46 32 1900 http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e81bc1c6cbf84c73e3680f2c82e594ff.PDF c37152fcb41ef4519beb9cd55b35fa0e PDF Text Text -•'" •! •t' y^'' Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 10. 1946 TELLING THE SAD STORY No. 19 Kyska Seaman Dies; Shipmates Say Captain Couid Have Saved Him Seafarer Arthur A. Flaws is dead today, his shipmates say, because the Captain of the Waterman ship Kyska re­ fused to put him ashore when he was deathly ill and refused to transfer him to another ship with a doctor aboard until it was apparent he was dying. Members of the crew of the Kyska have written to Flaws' mother, Mrs. John Flaws, at Shenlin, Wis. advising i-her to bring charges of criminal negligence against the master of the Kyska, Captain Jacob Jacobson. They also are advising her to SIU President Harry Lunde- bring a civil suit for damages berg will serve as United States against the Waterman Steamship delegate to the ILO Maritime Company. Conference in Seattle this June, They say that the Captain's it has been announced by AFL concern for fuel oil and the com­ President Wm. Green. Andrew pany's time is the reason AB MacDonald, Chairman of the Arthur Flaws is not alive today. Radio Officers Union has also Flaws became ill at Antwerp, been certified by the govern­ an hour before the Kyska tossed ment as another delegate. With the exception of Russia, her lines for New York. When all the major powers will be rep­ Captain Jacobson ordered him to resented at the meeting of this turn to, he was unable to do so. world labor organization which The Captain, members of the was created along with the Lea­ crew aver, threatened to bring gue of Nations in 1919. Each him up before the Coast Guard government sends two represen­ on charges. PLEA REFUSED tatives for the seamen and one The Captain's attitude i-emainfor the shipowners. Deliberations are scheduled to begin on June ed the same through the Chan­ 6, and will continue for about nel. He refused the plea of Deck two weeks. (Continued on Page 3) LundebergToTaikFor U. S. Seamen At ILO These are a group of shipmates of Arthur A. Flaws, who died through lack of care aboard the SS Kiska. telling the story to Assistant Secretary-Treasurer J. P. Shuler, From left to right are; Edward M. Carlson. Acting AB (ship's delegate); Charles M. Carlson. Wiper; John Maloney. OS; Robert Grigsby. OS; L. P. Phillips. Deck Eng.; and J. P. Shuler. SlU BACKS AFL ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN The full str&ngth of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor will be mobilized to support the southern organizing drive at the spring meeting of the AFL Executive Council in Washington, begin­ ning May 15. The AFL drive will push tow­ ard a goal of a million new members within a year. The Executive Council action will be spurred by the giant Southern Labor Conference, to be held in Asheville, N.C., May 11 and 12. More than 5,000 dele­ gates already have registered for the conference, which will thrash out organizing problems. AFL Regional Director George Googe said he expected more than 8,000 to attend the confer­ ence. He declared AFL Unions in the South were aroused to a fighting pitch by the threats of the CIO to "invade" AFL territ­ ory. NMU Challenges Vote On Hoard; Move Seen Admission Of Defeat NEW YORK, May 9—Register­ ing heavily for the Seafarers as the Union of their choice, the Isthmian Line ship, William D. Hoard voted yesterday in the Port of Philadelphia. Estimates of observers gave the SIU ap­ proximately 92 percent of the total ballots casts, with the bal­ ance going to the NMU. Immediately, the NMU official observers challenged the entire vote of the Hoard's crew. It was quite evident that this challenge was made because the NMU fig­ ured that they didn't have a chance of winning on that ship, and therefore decided to try to have the entire vote thrown out. GOONS FAILED This maneuver was in line with similar ones made on a number of other strongly proSIU Ships which the NMU also ch allenged. However, it won't succeed. This overwhelming support of the SIU substantially proves the estimates of the Hoard's voting preference made in the Log some time ago. The NMU at that time laid claims to having the major­ ity aboard her. In the Log issues of of January 18 and February 1, a story and an editorial revealed terroristic methods by which the NMU goons had sought to force Hoard crewmembers into their outfit. Election results were clearly an answer to, and a repudiation of, these NMU goon squad tactics by Isthmian seamen. Voting in the Port of New York, the Eastpoint Victory was estimated to have favored the Seafarers with a percentage of 70 percent, There is the possibil­ ity that with the inclusion of some doubtful votes that this margin would be even higiier (see story on the Eastpoint on page 16). Isthmian's Sea Stallion voted at Savannah, and the SIU is be­ lieved to have garnered about 51 percent of the total ballots. A {Continued on Page 16) Officials of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, which . has been carrying the ball against the NMU's scabbing tactips throughout the country, said they were glad to see that other AFL Union leaders had become aware of the threat of the finking com­ munist-dominated CIO unions. At Washington, an AFL spokes­ man said the Executive Council is expected to call upon all af­ filiated unions to assign addi­ tional organizers to southern cities and have them work as teams with the AFL's own in­ creased staff in the field. SIU leaders said they would be glad to have the Union's or­ ganizers work in concert with the A charge of conspiracy to keep AFL organizers. There is little Boston fisherman locked out was likelihood, however, that the hurled at trawler owners by Pat­ Seafarers will augment its or­ ganizing staff in the South, since rick J. McHugh, secretary-treas­ the SIU has been at full organiz­ urer of the Atlantic Fishermen's ing strength ever since the cam­ Union of the SIU, in a bristling paign to bring Isthmian into the statement placing full responsi­ bility for the tie-up of the fish­ fold began. ing trawler fleet on the boat SIU PREPARED owners. SIU Vice-President John Hawk The lockout, now in its nine­ said: teenth week, was a result of own­ "The AFL doesn't need to er action, McHugh stated. He worry about the SIU going along pointed out that on Dec. 27, 1945, for a free ride, however. We'll hundreds of fishermen reported pull our share, just as we have to the vessels at their pier ready always done. The fact that the to sail on the basis of the "50-50 SIU already has a strong and lay" then in effect but owners militant organizing staff in the ordered the men to take their be­ South makes us just that much longings and leave the boats. It better prepared to aid in the was then that "the lockout be­ over-all drive than the Unions gan," McHugh said. which are starting fx'om scratch." "CRACK UNION" Many members of the AFL Executive Council will attend the "Soon after the lockout began, Southern Labor Conference, a high official of the Federated where they will have an oppor­ Fishing Boats of New England tunity to study all phases of the and New York told a meeting of the boat owners, 'now is the time (Continued on Page 5) Boston SIU Fishermen Look-Out Called Conspiracy To Kill Union to crack the fishermen's union'," McHugh revealed. "The boat owners have admit­ ted that this statement was made," he asserted. "They did everything to force a ticup of the trawlers in Glou­ cester and New Bedford, all of which operate on a 60-40 basis, or better. Fortunately for these ports, they were unsuccessful," the SIU official added. "These are the same owners who are now weeping crocodile tears for the Port of Boston, even as they engaged in a campaign of vilification of the Union and its leaders." McHugh commented that the lockout is unpopular with the owners. He said, "If Mr. Rice (executive secretary of the own­ ers' association), who has ex­ pressed admiration for democra­ tic processes, will take a secret ballot of his own group, he will find a majority are willing to pay the "60-40" and end the lock­ out." �THE SEAFARERS Page Two LOG .... •. Friday, May 10, 1946 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 X i, i X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Unity Smokescreen The enormous amount of propaganda which is coming out of San Francisco about the Maritime Conference seems to be a lot of sm,oke to cover up the real activities. Despite the slirill cries of Harry Bridges and Joe Curran about ••maritime unity" there is very little of that precious com­ modity on view at the conference. The first break in the solid ballyhoo front came when the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers ICMFOWW), and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation (MEBA), repudiated the official announcement that they were sponsoring the conference. Both unions maintained that they were sending observers only, not dele­ gates. hit Unity received a second beating when Curran's candi­ date for secretary of the convention was licked by Bridges' candidate. This did not sit so well with Curran, who al­ ready sees the handwriting on the v/all. He knows that if he is out-maneuvered by Bridges he will lose his dominant position on the waterfront. Curran also lost the next round in the struggle for power. Harry tried to force the other participants in the meeting to take strike action by June 1. Curran advo­ cated a more cautious policy, but was out-voted, and he also unsuccessfully opposed the formation of a strike com­ mittee of thirty-five members as too unwieldy. As a sop to Joe, and in order to keep him in line, Bridges appointed him as temporary chairman of the com­ mittee, and he was elected permanent chairman when the committee started to work. The real issue at San Francisco, however, is not unity. Nor is it the formulation of plans to strike for higher wages and better conditions, although the ILWU and the NMU could certainly stand an increase in wages to bring their scales up to the level attained by the IEA and the SIU. No, the real issue is an attempt by the ILWU and NMU to gobble up the smaller uiiions so as to fortify their tottering position on the waterfront. For those who expect real maritime unity as a result of this conference, we fear that only disappointment will be their reward. What kind of unity can result from an •^amalgamation of the NMU and the ILWU? The NMU leaders have a long record of scabbing and ^company collaboration, and with ILWU leaders have faith­ fully followed every turn and twist in the communist party : line. Can the seamen and waterfront workers of the United _ States expect, or receive, honest leadership from laborfakers such as Bridges and Curran? The answer is no. I The MEBA and the MFOWW seem to have learned to be cautious and to doubt that unity can be achieved by a maritime federation dominated by Bridges and Curran. It is only a matter of time before all maritime workJ ers learn the same thing. But by that time it may be too late. You can t fight a shark after you have been swallowed. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are 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 writ­ ing to them. GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. A. DYKES TROMBLEY R. V. JANES E. J. M. MAXFIELD H. M. BOMAR R. W. BANTA M. J. WILLIAMS A. E. EDEFORS D. VAN AALST J. A. SNEDELLA McCLINTOCK DUGGAN R. HALLORAN XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. PHINNEY, JR. ED. JOHNSTON FRED HOHENBERGER H. GILLAN H. W. PORTER HANS I. HANSEN P. CASALINUOVO E. P. BELKNER J. COXWELL. S. F. PUZZO J. HANLEY T. ROBERTS JOE FLAHERTY , L. W. GRAY .... f ' GEORGE VOORLOUMR XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL FLORENZ PASKOWSKI WILLIAM SIEJACK WILLIAM FIELDS OLGOT BOGREN ARTHUR VIPPERMAN SIROTH TALLEY FRANK RICHARDSON XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL V. SHAVROFF 0. HODGES C. MIDDLETON J. LITVAK L. A. CORNWALL L. A. FAULSTICK 1. LOWE R. HANSON H. TILLMAN R. G. MOSELLER F. MATEO , C. W. GOODYN W. B. MUIR W. G. H. BAUSE C. KUPLICKI W. B. COPELAND P. E. SMITH J. J. SWYKERT 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.) L. R. BORJA L. L. MOdDY W. W. McCLURE J. L. WEEKS J. BRODDUS J. GUFFITT N. ROMANO XXX NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL AMOS BAUM R. M. NOLAN H. C.nUSE E. A. NONNAN FLOYD E. ANDERSON W. C. CLARK J. DENNIS JOHN AUINN C. HONOROWSKI FR ANK A. ALEMIDA SKYLLBERG EDWARD CUSTER W. F. LEWIS E. ZIEMONS E.» M. EVANS LEONARD CAHILL R. D. LUSKO WILBER MANNING I ,•T �Friday. May 10. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ti,ree U. S. Shipowners Made Enormous Profits Through Charter Hire By RAY WHITE brought out in Mr. Bernard's ar­ it is certainly food for thought; An article of supreme interest ticle could not go on forever, or especially at this time, when we to every seaman should be the else we would be a bankrupt na­ are faced with the issue of hold­ one published in this month's is­ tion, and the fabulous sums of ing up our earnings to a living sue of "THIS MONTH" by Allen taxpayers' money spent by the wage for everyone, and capital Bernard entitled "Plunder of a Maritime Commisison and the is pitted against labor the whole Nation." The writer, who of WSA has had to be curtailed. world over, and the big com­ Of course, as you know now, panies are "squealing" if an in­ course is aware of the gross prof­ By PAUL HALL its made during the war, was the companies will be able to re­ crease is asked. amazed at some of the stati.stics place this floating stock lost dur­ Speaking of excess profits, let The course which initiated the educational program, "Parlia­ quoted, and I would like to pass ing the war—for a great part us think and act now in a man­ mentary Procedure and Public Speaking" will be concluded shortly. great hulk.s fit only for the bone- ner to hold our hard-won gains These classes, held Monday evenings in the recreation hall, have been them on to other brothers through yard—with a staggering aggre­ together against the big com­ the Log. well attended, both by union officials and the general membership. Mr. Bernard calls the attention gate amount of profit gleaned panies that have profited so Debates, foruiiis and symposiums were featured in addition to of the general public to the Char­ from insurance paid for loss of much, whose bank accounts are the conduct of regular business meetings. Many of those who at­ ter Hire situation in 1939 when vessels and the staggering profits swelled with taxpayers' money, tended the classes had seldom or never taken the floor at a meeting war broke out in Europe. made in the Maritime Commis­ swelled with the lend-lease hut are now "speaking their piece" in a forceful manner. money paid to them in this "In such a crisis, the Merchant sion "Charter Hire" practice. These classes have been a good starter and have proven the Marine Act of 1936, provides that PLENTY MORE scheme so cleverly designed by desirability of expanding the program to encompass greater fields. all privately-owned United States I have only pointed out here the U. S. Maritime Commission a very few of the facts brought and its cohorts the War Ship­ Classes will continue to be held in the recreation hall but these vessels are liable to requisition out in Mr. Bernard's article, but ping Administration. are of course limited to the men on the beach. In order that this for title or hire by the Mari­ program may reach the entire membership, a series of educational time Commission." outlines and study material has been prepared for use aboard ship. He goes on to say that the An index of reference material will be included with each of Maritime Commission did not these outlines and this material will be made available in the union intend to adhere to the formula in deciding the price to be paid libraries in the major ports. for vessels requisitioned for Strikes and Strategy title. 16 TIMES MORE One of the principal topics of discussion today is that of (Continued from Page I) Sparks told them he was in touch "strikes." The general idea put forward by the employer controlled He further states that in many Delegate Edward M. Carlson that with other ships in the vicinity. press is that job actions, in fact any kind of union resistance to the incidents, the Commission and he see Flaws and take his tem­ They delegated Carlson to go bosses, constitutes a strike, and that all strikes are practically a its dependency, the WSA, paid perature. to see the Captain again, to de­ revolution. up to 16 times the book value of Aboard the Kyska was J. V. mand that Flaws be transferred To avoid this misconception and equip the membership with a these vessels. Best, who had shipped as Deck to a ship which had a doctor Typical of these, purchases are Maintenance. Best had gone to aboard. Carlson did. The Cap­ working knowledge of the subject, a comprehensive study has been assembled covering the entire field from job actions to the general listed below, and I quote Mr. Al­ a Maritime Commission School tain still wasn't interested. strike. This includes such subjects as Strike Structure; Committees len Bernard: and he had shipped before as Two days out of New York and Their Functions; Strike Funds; The Union Apparatus and the SS Rafael Semmes Purser and Pharrnacist's Mate. Flaws' already critical condition Built in 1920 Carlson asked the Captain if Best Strike; Negotiations; Arbitration; Policy and Strategy; The Govern­ Owner Waterman SS Co.. could attend the sick man. The took a decided turn for the worse. ment Role in Strikes; Lockouts; and How and Why Strikes Are He was dying, obviously. Book Value $ 41,045 Captain reluctantly agreed. Called. ALL TOO LATE Price paid by MC 723,600 Best found Flaws' temperature Politics and Politicians Mr. Bernard cites many con­ Finally the Captain acted. He was 103 degrees. He also found crete examples such as the one wirelessed the Grace Line's Ste­ Although the Seafarers does not participate in politics it is an insufficient supply of sulfa above throughout his article, phen's Victory, which had a doc­ drugs and only one vial of peni­ nevertheless affected by politics and politicians, as for example in which he backs up with sta­ tor aboard. The Stephens Vic­ cillin. He reported his findings the machinations of the WSA and other government bureaus. tistics. However, this one con­ tory had been just about two This phase of the educational program will deal with the struc­ crete example will give you an to the Deck Delegate. Carlson hours away aU the way across. ture of the various political groupings, a synopsis of their program dea of the excess profit made went to the Captain again. "Flaws is awful sick, sir," he But in the two hours before the and policies and their relationship to the trade unions. by the Shipping Companies dur"His temperature's 103. doctor came aboard Flaws died The basic idea of this course is to enable the membership to ng the state of emergency that said. Couldn't we wireless shore and —a day and a half out of New recognize politics and politicians for what they are. existed before the war and dur­ The doctor tentatively ask them to send a boat out for York. ing the fighting days of the war. him." diagnosed his illness as strep Organization throat or diptheria. PLUS INSURANCE NEAR PLYMOUTH The payoff aboard the Kyska This course has been used throughout the Isthmian organiza­ Mr. Bernard also brings out the He gestured toward Land's wasn't a happy thing this time. tional drive and will now be expanded to include the broader phases excess ra^ of insurance that was of organization such as Industrial Organization; Inner Union Organi­ paid the companies by the Fed­ End England, which loomed haz- ^he crew members didn't head ^^e gin mUls right afterward. zation; International Organization; and Organizational Propaganda. eral Government, it. a ship were ily to starboard. "Plymouth isn't I , They hung around talking it over. sunk or lost through enemy ac­ Captain Jacobson turned away gomeone suggested a coUection Pamphlet Material tion, and I quote below from Mr. from the_ Delegate without com^ jje collected $26 In connection with the general educational outlines, a number Bernard's article a concrete ex­ ment. The ship continued on its —willing dollars, they were. course. of pamphlets are being prepared for the use of every member of ample: Someone else suggested that Flaws' condition grew worse. they should have the Captain the union. Approximately ten of these will be issued this year and SS Antinius....Waterman SS Co. four will be off the press within the next five or six weeks. Built 1920, Sunk 1942 He was delirious most of the brought up on charges. They $ 4ff,543 time. Best couldn't seem to help discussed that for a good while. These pamphlets will be elementary and intended to serve as a Book Value 728,250 him. stimulus for a more intensive study of the subjects. The first four Insurance Paid They decided that a Coast Guard Now and then, in the course of hearing board—staffed by offi­ I suppose that there are among will be Union Solidarity; Do's and Don'ts for Members; Settling Beefs: An Outline of Delegates' Responsibilities and Duties; and you who will read this article routine inspection, the Captain cers, and with officers' preju­ men who have sailed this ship; would look in on him. But he dices—would not look sympa­ Shipboard Meetings; Why and How. probably there are among you made no suggestions, never seem­ thetically toward charges brought Union Leadership men who remember her sinking, ed to take an interest in the by crew members. and will realize the exaggerated mortally sick man. One of the main objectives of the educational program is to NOT ENOUGH value given this ship in the POPULAR MAN train as many members as possible so that they will be prepared They decided that the worst amount of insurance paid. The crew was incensed. Ar­ to assume leadership in the union. that would happen to Captain All of us will, I am sure, ap­ thur Flaws was a popular man It is just as important to have a trained leadership aboard ship preciate Mr. Bernard's reference aboard ship. He was clean-cut Jacobson under such circum­ as ashore, often more important. Job actions have played an im­ to the discussion pro and con of and 22, a guy who always had stances would be the suspension portant role in the development of the union and in the days to your wartime bonuses, and how been friendly and good to have of his papers for a short period come, until such time as the entire maritime industry is organized, they were considered exhorbitant around. Some of the crew mem­ of time. They agreed that such they will continue to be one of the principal factors. during the period of their exis­ bers W/'nt up to the radio room. gross negligence should bring a more severe penalty than that. These actions largely depend upon single crews. If they are tence, but this article brings out So they decided to put the haphazardly conducted they have little or no chance of success but the terrific bonus to a shipping whole thing in a letter to Mrs. company if the ship were lost. if they are capably led they will seldom or never fail. Flaws, to advise her to bring a ". . . it must have been a The same applies to organization. In reviewing the Isthmian civil suit for damages and to ask , campaign thus far we find that the greatest asset of the Seafarers strong-minded owner who didn't her to place criminal charges pray every night that his ship has been the man on the job, the ships organizer. against the Captain. Without a single exception, the full time shoreside organizers be sunk before dawn." In order to better express the Then a half dozen of the crew HONEYMOON OVER have come from the ranks of the unpaid ships organizers. scope of its operations, which will members came up to their Union, These men, on the whole, went into the organizational drive Now, of course, the war is include the ownership and char-, They said they wanted their SIU unprepared except through their own personal experience and en­ over, and the companies have be­ ter of dry cargo vessels as well Brothers to know what kind of a thusiasm. They have done a job, a damn good job, and they are gun to tighten their belts, as it as the operation of tankers, the deal their shipmate had gotten; helping in the educational program to give the entire membership were, and in tightening they are Los Angeles Tanker Operators, they wanted them to know how beginning to put the squeeze on Inc., has announced the change Waterman's old line masters re­ the benefit of their experience. AN EDUCATED MEMBERSHIP IS THE LEADERSHIP OF labor, on the little man, because of its name to the American Pa­ acted to a choice between fuel and time—and a man's life. a^profiteering scheme such as is cific Steamship Company. THE UNION. Kyska Seaman Dies, Couid Have Been Saved, Says Crew L A. Tanker Changes Name �Page Four I. ft • •I V THE SEAFARERS LOG MEBA Only To Observe At 'Unity' Convention Messman Back '.T- • •... x- fv.'.- v.?.*-- • • • -r- - .i -W. The mass of ballyhoo and 71st Convention which is to be propaganda that surrounds the held in the city of Los Angeles "Unity" Maritime Convention the third Monday of January \ which started in San Francisco 1947." With this action, the MEBA OA May 6, has been split by the takes its place alongside the statement of S. J. Hogan, Presi­ MFOW which has also gone on dent, National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA). record to send only observers, In a letter to the members of with no authority to pledge or the MEBA National Executive commit the union to anything. Corimiitlee, dated April 1, 1946, Mr. Hogan makes it emphatically clear that he attended the orig­ inal meeting on February 4, as an observer, and that he will Seeifarer Samuel Ellison has attend the May._6 meeting in the seen a lot of the world from same capacity. By LEON N. JOHNSON shoreside as well as shipside in EMBARRASSMENT CHARGED PORT ARTHUR—Shipping has the last couple of years. He He further charged that the been somewhat slow this past Conference had caused his office week but we were able to ship did a hitch in the Army Quar­ much embarrassment in that several men in various rates on termaster Corps that took him literature had been placed aboard to Italy, France and Germany, the PoLrera, an L. A. Tanker. ships indicating that the MEBA However, we expect shipping and rode- several ships as a GI supported the Maritime Confer­ to pick up in the next week, en­ passenger. Brother Ellison ence. abling us to get some of the local joined the SIU in 1941, and "It is my intention," Mr. Ho­ beachcombers back to the high sailed as a Messman on several gan states in his letter, "to pro­ seas, which will probably leave SIU-contracted ships. Then test at that convention the send­ us with a shortage of rated men. Uncle Sam came along, and he ing out of such data because it We have some none-rated men, wore khaki until three months is misleading insofar as the Na­ but what we really need is some ago. Brother Ellison is happy tional MEBA is concerned. Each good ABs, FWTs, Cooks and to be back in the SIU fold. "I of my colleague members of the never knew how good it was to Stewards. committee who attended the Feb­ ride the ships until I got to rid­ V/e have been having a little ruary 4, 5, and 6 Conference made ing them as an Army passenger." difficulty in getting to the ships it perfectly clear that we were when they come in to the oil there as observers, and I have in docks, as some of these oil com­ this office the transcript of the panies are hard customers when varbatim record of said confer­ it comes to getting on their docks. ence." But T hope to have things fixed The essential difference be­ up in the next few days, so that tween democratic imions, and the the Agent and the Patrolman will ones supporting this so-called have no trouble in making the "unity conference" is shown by ships. Mr ' Hogan's statement that any SAME PLACE action on the proposals would have to wait until the MEBA As yet we haven't been able to meets in their 71st Convention in locate a hall, so we are still lo­ The 1934 West Coast victory January 1947. cated in the Merchants Bank stimulated the organization of The leaders of the NMU, the Building. The housing shortage seamen everywhere. On the East lEWU, and the other commie- in this port is terrific and rents Coast our Union, long dormant, dominated unions, will need no are worse. There are plenty of suddenly awakened. Unfortun­ such approval to put into effect hotel rooms, though, at reason­ ately our officials continued to anything they decide on at the able rates for the boys that want sleep. present conference. to come down here and ship. The Sailors Union of the Pa­ There are some lovely girls and cific, not satisfied with the dor­ AIR CLEARED ; f. The air-clearing statement, slot machines down this way. I mant East Coast leadership, which Mr. Hogan will deliver at have my hands full trying to hold opened independent union halls down the other local piecard, on the East Coast and led the the conference, is as follows: "Mr. Chairman and Member of Harvey Jamerson, with all the way in the education of the East the Convention:—^I appear before pretty stenogs roaming around Coast seamen. you representing the National this building. However, he could Inspired by the 1934 victory Marine Engineers' Beneficial As­ use a little help with both, so and the success of numerous job sociation as an observer, the same come on down boys and give actions, the Atlantic and Gulf position that myself and my com­ Brother Jamerson a helping hand. seamen poured into the Interna­ This port while still a small tional Seamens Union by the mittee were in at the conference of February 4, 5, and 6. Anything one, is growing by leaps and hundreds. Union halls were that might be arrived at cannot bounds and will someday out­ crowded and meetings were held be approved by the National rank most of the other Gulf Coast for the first time since 1921. MEBA until they meet in their ports. Old timers, who had paid their dues and maintained their mem= bership and the shell of the union structure throughout the bitter years since 1921, worked at I- -'h Company knows that it must top speed to rebuild the ISU. r^l The Captain of the Buntline have a representative present at SHIPOWNERS' FRIENDS Hitch put handcuffs on a man the payoff. Well, I paid off the The stumbling block lay in because he refused to work over­ MV Bell Ringer last week, and we waited for two hours with­ the officialdom which no longer time on cleaning the icebox, an out anymore showing up. Final­ understood the problems of the unnecessary job. I told the Skip­ per that this was not the custom ly the Purser called the company. seamen, an officialdom which in As luck would have it, he many instances had grown cor­ because a-man does not have to overtime unless the work contacted Captain (NO!) Perkins, rupt through collaboration with who said that he did not give a the shipowners. is necessary. Against this officialdom and The Contain countered by tell­ damn, he wasn't coming to the * in the interests of good unionism, ing me tiiat the crew wanted the ship for anybody. work done and that was the reaThis happened on May 1, and loosely knit rank and file groups were formed, led from the begin­ the ship has not paid off yet. flon he ordered it done. The men are losing all this ning by active paid up members PAYOFF HOLDUP 1:-^ time, and it happens frequently. of the ISU. I surely made a bum out of The liquidation of the Com­ the Skipper when I called in All crews should stick together Uie crew and the Shipping Com­ and we will be able to correct munist MWIU created a con­ missioner. The crew denied this. We ivill have to make them dition which we have yet to what the Old Man said, and even pay for the time, and then they completely overcome. Furnished with the initiation the Commissioner told him off in will get a man on the ship tootsweet. fee by the communist party, doz­ front of everyone. ens of pre-trained party mem­ S. CoUs The Waterman Steamship An Invitation To Port Arthur Sleeping Beauties if The Patrolmen Say.., Trouble, Trouble Friday. May 10. 1946 Bridges Tops Curran In First Bid For Power At 'Unity' Convention Harry Bridges pounded out a win over Joe Curran in their per­ sonal fight for control of the "one big union" now being cook­ ed up in San Francisco. Bridges' candidate, Louis Goldblatt, was elected convention secretary over Hoyt Haddock, Curran's choice for the job by more than 200 to 20. This is the first of the many battles to come as the two boys jockey for position. Meanwhile, who were the candidates offered by these mari­ time leaders? The strange thing about this is that neither of the candidates are representative maritime workers. Louis Goldblatt is SecretaryTreasurer of Bridges' union, but must have slipped in through the back door. Formerly he was CIO regional Director in San Francis­ co. For the past fifteen years he has been a familiar figure in communist social circles on the West Coast. The Log has a state­ ment showing that he led a goon squad which dumped an AFL member at an office workers' dance. He gained his present office by passing himself off as a ware­ houseman but there is no evi­ dence that he ever worked at the job. He is neither a seaman or longshoreman and in no way qualified to represent maritime workers, in fact his only knowl­ edge of the industry is through association as a professional or­ ganizer with workers in the in­ dustry. Mr. Haddocks record is even worse, if that's possible. He first appeared on the scene about fifteen years ago as the President of the American Radio Telegraphers Association. Later he showed up as an organizer for the Circus and Carnival Em­ ployees, APL. These jobs weren't so bad, but Mr. Haddock had greater abilit­ ies whicfi were recognized by the Standard Oil of New Jersey —so he accepted a job in their marine personnel department. In 1939 Joe Curran made a tour of the Guff with Mr. Haddock. It may be a coincidence but the Standard Oil tanker sell-out fol­ lowed immediately after. This didn't finish Mr. Haddock, however, and since that time he has had a number of jobs rang­ ing from salesman to legislative representative of the NMU in Washington. There is a strange affinity between Haddock and Curran, but evidently Joe wasn't able to payoff this time. bers joined the ISU and immed­ iately launched a campaign to seize control of the rank and file movement and thus either rule or ruin the entire ISU. The wreckers were at work. than anyone else), a strike of At­ lantic and Gulf seamen was called by the rank and file of the ISU. NOT GOOD RECORD Feverishly they set about look­ ing for a "leader," an East Coast edition of their west coast stooge, Harry Bridges. They found him in the person of a "Company man" Bosun on the "California," a hard working, not-too~brilliant stiff who was called "No Coffee Time Joe," This was Joe Curran, now President of the CIO Na­ tional Maritime Union. Curran had been a stewpot member of the MWIU who had never engaged in a single job action. Later he joined the ISU but here too his record shows no mark of distinction. It does show however, that he was dropped for non-payment of dues. Here we have the picture of a "leader" who has never explain­ ed where he was in the 1921 and 1923 strikes, and who on the record was a "freeloader," in 1934 and '35, suddenly emerging as a "leader" of the seamen. In April 1936, following a beef on the "California" in which Joe Curran, was the spokesman (he . poke more with Ma Perkins POLITICAL STRIKE This strike was confined large­ ly to the locale of New York, al­ though ships were tied up for varying periods of time in all ports of the Atlantic and Gulf. The big trouble with the strike was that it was political rather than economic in nature, spon­ taneous rather than organized, premature in all aspects. The action of the spring of 1936 was the result of shrewd calculation of the communists and designed to seize control of both the East and West Coasts. The West Coast agreements had until September 30, 1936 to go. The newly formed Maritime Fed­ eration of the Pacific was in the throes of internal warfare with the communist faction led by Harry Bridges striving to domin­ ate the rank and file unionists, led by the SUP. A strike of the Pacific Coast seamen at this time would have violated the newly-won contracts and created the chaos which in­ evitably would have led to the communists seizing full control. GIVE AID Despite the fact that their, con­ tracts were jeopardized, unions on the West Coast rendered finan­ cial aid to the strike of the Spring of 1936. In a tumultuous meeting held in Manhattan Center, New York City in the Spring of 1936, the striking seamen rebelled against the communist leadership of Cur­ ran and company and voted to go back to work and await the expiration of the West Coast agreement on September 30th. (Continued Next Week) �Friday. May la 1946 TEE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fiye SEAFARERS BACKS AFL DRIVE ITHIITK QUESTION:—What has been the reaction of Isthmian men with whom you have discussed the election ? ROBERT SCHLAGER. OS— Mosl oi the Isthmian men I've spoken to seem to be in favor of the SIU. They say that they can see the difference between the SIU and the NMU and they don't want any part of the NMU. It's a bread and butter proposition with them. The SIU offers bet­ ter wages, better conditions, and a more democratic union, and that is what they want. The NMU organizers get very little atten­ tion from Isthmian men. Every time the SIU wins a beef, the Isthmian men become more de­ termined to come into our union. trols, without the crippling (Continued from Page I) amendments adopted by the program adopted by the dele­ gates representing 1,800,000 work­ House. ers in 12 Southern states. Failure of Congress to act promptly for the lifting of mini­ CIO DRIVE DOOMED mum wage levels probably will Commenting on implementa­ draw a stiff rebuke from the tion of the program, Regional Executive Council, which has Director Googe said: "The CIO's 'invasion' effort is doomed to failure. "In the first place, the Federa­ tion already is strongly entrench­ ed in the South and will repel any raids. MFOW Will Remain Neutral In Isthmian Fleet Election "In each city in the South with a population of 10,000 or more the AFL had a Central Labor Union. In each State there is a highly regarded State Federation of Labor. These local officials, together with the representatives of the various International Unions, will soon show^ these unscrupyjous invaders that we are capable of handling our own af­ fairs." claims of the NMU that the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders, and Wipers Association were backing them in their cam­ paign on the Isthmian election re­ ceived a rude jolt recently. In a resolution adopted in a headquarters meeting on April 18, the MFOWW vigorously affirm­ ed that it is an independent union, not affiliated with either the AFL or the CIO, and wauld In addition to the Southern or­ therefore maintain a "hands off" ganizational strategy, many other policy insofar as the Isthmian important matters are due to election is concerned. come up at the Executive Coun­ cil meeting in Washington. The lesolution follows: "Therefore be it resolved, that the official attitude of the Ma­ rine Firemen's Union in the Isth­ mian Line election is to adopt a hands off policy and let the Na­ tional Maritime Union and the Seafarers International Union fight it out themselves, and that we so notify both unions of our stand." Both unions have beej]^ noti­ fied, and any claims by the NMU that the MFOWW is backing them is not founded in truth. POLICY DRAFT The AFL political policy for the 1946 Congressional elections NATHAN F. BARKSDALE, will be drafted, with the objec­ Quartermaster— TAMPA — The NMU flying tive of electing members favor­ I met a couple of Isthmian men salesman, who scurried aboard in Mobile and they told me that able to Labor. and left quantities of literature they were going to vote SIU. Decisions will be made on out­ on the Flying Eagle in Tampa They were impressed by our de­ standing legislation now pending recentl}^ should be interested to mocratic principles, good living in Congre.ss and on government leai-n that his material has been conditions, excellent overtime policies affecting Labor. received and properly filed. provisions, but most of all by The Council will be asked by He apparently was reluctant to the record of SIU militancy for President William F. Green to act remain and witness the reception seamen's rights. They had sailed for the continuation of price con­ accoi-ded his efforts, for when on NMU ships at one time or an­ the men, whose interests he holds other and they knew the score. so dearly, returned and spotted These men, and I think they were the samples of generosity the representative of most Isthmian donor was nowhere in sight. men, wanted to be represented Our library contributor from by a union that would fight for the NMU had an unwitting ac­ 4hem, not for communist prin­ complice, an inspector who had ciples. Recruiting and "can shaking" come aboard the Eagle to inspect for the communist party charges the ship's lifeboats. Several were leveled against the First membei-s took the inspector out and Second Assistant Engineers in the boats. The field was clear of the SS Robert M. T. Hunter, for the NMU literature-lugger. He by crewmembers when the streaked aboard, performed his South Atlantic ship returned to task, then skidded off down the this country. gangway. The lifeboat inspection over, Fred Holdman and C. B. "Bud­ dy" Bregg, crew delegates, the crewmen repaired to the charge that Lawrence Harris, crew's mess. There they spotted First Assistant, and D. Massey, the i-eading mattex-—a stack of Second Assistant, were active in Pilots and a bundle of magazines disseminating communist prop­ called Porkchops. On the bulletin board were aganda on board the vessel, and tacked a couple of postex's, the also x-ecruited crew members to attend communist party meet­ truth of which were highly questioxxable—"We (the NMU) settle ings in foreign ports. your beefs." The two delegates report that The men steamed unappreciaalthough the First and Second tively. Whitey Lewis, Electrician, Assistant Engineers tried their his blood boiling, nearly hit the harde.st, they had little success overhead. in their attempt to collect money "We've got a beef hex-e," the for "commie front" organizations, men agreed. "And we'll settle or in putting over communist it right now," said Whitey. "Fol­ propaganda. low me," and he grabbed one EDMUND ERIKSEN. OS— of the bundles, the men follow­ If there is anybody in favor of ing him with the remainder of voting for the NMU, they must the beef. be keeping very quiet. All of the They headed back aft for the Isthmian men that I have spoken garbage cans, the temporai-y reRep. Clai-e Hoffman (R., Mich.) to can't wait until th0 election is positoi-y, and deposited all the wants a new law that would over so that the SIU can start ne­ px-inted refex-ences until they make unions and companies alike gotiating a coniract for them. could file the stuff more per­ legally liable for bi-eaking a con­ manently. The Isthmian men tell me that tract. Anatole Fi-ance gave the they want to be able to hire "It may interest our anonymous answer to that one when he re­ through the Union Hall, and ob­ benefactor , to know," Whitey marked on "the majestic im­ tain the good conditions and high Lewis told the Log. "the be­ partiality of the law which per­ wages that SIU men enjoy. Most havior of the Tampa Bay sea­ mits rich men and beggars alike of all, they want to be in a Union gulls was very unusual the next to starve under bridges." that will give them a chance to day. The poor birds were flap­ say what they want to, not what ping around dismally and puk­ the leaders want them to. ing. And their .squalling cries sounded like 'Porkchops, Porkchops.' " This action by the MFOWW followed a statement by that union that they were opposed to the "one big union" move of Cxirran. Bridges and Company be­ cause "it is and will be commiecontrolled and cannot benefit the membership of the MFOWW." As a consequence, the MFOWW is now represented at the Mari­ time Conference in San Fran­ cisco by only rank and file ob­ servers and not by any officials. SiiiP NMU Literature Makes Gulls Sick Ship's Engineers Recruited For CP CLIFF MECUM, Chief Cook— The Isthmian men that I ap­ proached didn't need any selling on the SIU. They said that even if the SIU initiation fee cost more than the NMU, they would still join the SIU and vote SIU. They would mention- the SIU record on settling beefs, and on obtaining high wages and conditions. That is why we are winning the Isth­ mian election today. Very few of the men were anti-union, but they were practical enough to want a strong, democratic union to represent them. I used to be in the NMU, and I know that the NMU doesn't fill the bill. p. „„„ SQUIBS... Make Isthnlan SIU! ri 'w' 111. continuously advocated such leg­ islation. Besides legislative matters, the Council will consider the trend of court decisions affecting Labcar and will draft programs for ex­ tended Labor aid to returning veterans. MEETING OBSERVERS Coal Barons Try To Starve Miners The big guns of the Nation's reactionary press were turned on the United Mine Workers' strike this week, as coal barons set their propaganda sights on its effect on px'oduction. Throughoxxt the country, industi-y-dominated pa­ pers screamed about plant clos­ ings. Meanwhile, labor haters in Congress begaix—at the instiga­ tion of mine owners—a new cam­ paign to break the strike: They introduced legislation that would knock out the UMW's chief de­ mand—establishment of a health and welfax-e fund. The bills introduced by two labor-baiting Virginia Democrats call the health and welfare funds requested "payment of royalties to a union." They prohibit such payment, with $10,000 fines for violations. STOP PAYMENTS In Tennessee it became appar­ ent-that mine owners ax'c x-esorting to starvation tactics. Sixtyseven operators stopped the State Unemployment Commis­ sion froxn paying $15.00 a week unemployment compensation to 3,500 strikers by challenging the constitutionalit.y of the law. Govex-nment, r e 1 i g i o xx s and community leadex-s joined with the UMW in protesting the stax'vation tactics. "Now that they're desperate enough to try starvation," said one UMW official, "they're only one step away from the old flog­ ging law by which the bosses were able to whip men and chil­ dren into the pits." . �Friday. May 10, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six SlU Helps RR Patrolmen Win Beef By RAY SWEENEY Ships Tie Up In Port Savannah By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH ^We waved good/ bye to one of our friends. The ' Fluorspar was sold to the Greeks and she's sailing under the Pan­ amanian flag and she's now call­ ed the "Fryxos" (you pronounce it). She just went down the river blowing her top, saying goodbye to the South Atlantic SS Co. which operated her for many years. Many of our oldtimers who sailed aboard her will mourn her loss. She'll probably never be up this way again. We understand the same fate awaits the three other Hogs own­ ed by .the South Atlantic. The Schoharie is in drydock now and the Tulsa and Shickshimiy all are, according to reports, bound for other homes when they are sold. ROUNDY—ROUND Did you ever hear the story of the little girl who wasn't there? Well, here it is. We got a tele­ gram from the NLRB last Satur­ day notifying us that an elec­ tion was to be held on Sunday at 2 p. m. aboard the Isthmian's Horace Wells. • . Among other things, we were asked to meet Miss Christine Davis who was to arrive by train at 10 o'clock for the election. We don't know Miss Davis nor she lis. Aside from that, Savannah has two railroad depots and we were not told which ore she would be at. While we were wondering what what to do we got anothver telegram advising us that the election was postponed to the fol­ lowing day. Now we are aware of every ship entering or leav­ ing the port of Savannah, and Monday morning we checked and found that the Horace Wells was stiU in Charleston. We also discovered, by our . own means, that the election is to be held in Charleston and not Savannah. The NLRB didn't e^^'vCiis this information But then it's a government-run or­ ganization and such lack of co­ operation is expected. ' , But we still wonder if maybe Mi.ss DaVis is standing forlornly at some railroad depot waiting ^ ior us. SHIPPING BAD The shipping situation in Sa­ vannah is getting rather serious. We have at least a dozen ships in and they are all operating with skeleton crews awaiting orders. As fast as a ship comes in and pays off it ties up. We have a top heavy shipping list again and the boys want to ship out but nothing is going out except the Fluorspar, X mean Fryxos and she's got a Greek crew aboard. We've got another .South At­ lantic, the Robert Fechner, pay­ ing off tomorrow and she will probably tie up, too. The river is getting so full we won't have room for many more. HO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of ihe follow­ ing ports; CHARLESTON MOBILE SAN JUAN HOUSTON GALVESTON—It looks as if this port is open for business again. The Railroad Patrolmen, Local 23228—AFL, went on strike here Saturday, April 27, and tied up the entire waterfront. The only exception was the Todd Drydocks which was left open until Monday morning. At that time a picket line was placed at the Todd ferry, which is used to transport workers to and from the yard, and the tie-up was complete. When this happened the Gal­ veston Wharf Company, against whom the Patrolmen were strik­ ing, threatened to serve an in­ junction against the union busi­ ness agent. He could not be found, so on Tuesday the com- Boston Staggers Through A Very Hectic Week By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—The Port of Boston has just had a very hectic week, and the delegates working out of this port an even more hectic time. Eighteen SUP and SIU ships were handled. And despite riders and transportation beefs galore, everyttiing went off smoothly to the satisfaction of all concerned. Brothers Parr and Sweeney spent the week in Portland, Me., where thirteen ships were av/aiting to be paid off at the same lime. No more than half of them were alongside a dock, so that the Patrolmen made the equiva­ lent to a trans-Atlantic voyage journeying out to the stuff in the stream and back to the dock. Then, when the brothers got back to their hotel rooms, and put their feet into soak, delega­ tions from the various ships would arrive to cut up touches far into the night. Altogether, the following ships were hit one or more times in the course of the week; Fort Donaldson and Fort Hoskins (Pa­ cific Tankers); Stony Creek and Gervais (Los Angeles tankers); Wallace Tyler (Smith & John­ son); Murray Blum (Mississippi); Charles Keefer (So. Atlantic); William Tilgham (Bull); William Phips (Eastern); Ovid Butler (Alaska Packers); Joseph Holmes (Union Sulphur); Clifford Ashby (Bull); and Josiah Bartlett (East­ ern). SIU SERVICE The latter two have not paid off at this writing; and two or three more are ready to berth as soon as space allows. At Provi­ dence, R. I., the Louis Kossuth (Bull) is paying off today, after requesting a Patrolman for yes­ terday. This kind of work is expensive to the Union, as ships arriving in outports necessarily raise hell with the telephone bill, and dele­ gate's expenses rise accordingly. But no one is going to be nig­ gardly, for first and foremost is the fact that SiU men are en­ titled to 100 perecent representa­ tion, whether they dock in New York or in the Painted Desert, Arizona. By a strange coinci­ dence there wasn't a single pay­ off in Boston itself all week. A couple of Isthmian vessels are due today. Whether they have been voted or not is still a question which will be answered shortly. The boys who organized and voted the Hawkins Fudske are breezing into town, after hav­ ing done a good job. All maintain that it was a sweh trip, and only occasionally did it occur to any of them that they were not riding an SlU-contract ship. Many shipped over, which is gratifying in view of the need to keep SIU men on these regular run out of Boston to Holland and return. The new, fast ships will be used; and they will be crewing up and paying off here weekly. Eastern, however, still is await­ ing the pleasure of WSA in re­ gard to their passenger ships. It looks as though the Novies will be running dory service to Bos­ ton befor.e Eastern gets going. We finally have received au­ thorization from the Civilian Production Administration to go ahead with repairs and renova­ tions to the building. Now to get a contractor to handle the job for us, and the shingle will be out on the new quarters by next month. There were times during April, when hundreds of members were ships until the voting is com­ around the Hall, when we wished that we were already set up. A pleted. On May 9, Waterman starts a guy could get severely bruised just trying to get into the office! Port Baltimore Still Humming By WM. (CURLY) RENTZ BALTIMORE—Things continue to hum here in Baltimore. Ship­ ping is still very good and the men are getting the jobs they want. As we go down the home­ stretch in the Isthmian campaign, our organizers are throwing their all into the final effort. They have been doing a fine job thus far and the results are showing it. It looks as though the Isth­ mian ships will be sailing under the SIU banner from the scores that are coming in. The following brothers, Ed­ ward M. Rydon, Bernard Rooseberg and Nigel Stoneberg should call at the Baltimore office and see Johnny Hatgimisibs regard­ ing transportation vouchers from the Smith and Johnson company. We are holding the vouchers here. Contributions totaling $16 were collected on the SS Clarence King to be distributed to the SIU men ill in the Baltimore Marine Hos­ pital. The following hospitalized men received $1.25 each for their per­ sonal expenses; Algot Bogren, Joseph Tousaint, Arthur Vipperman, Whiler Fields, William Rumbol, Moses Morris, Paul Combs, William Siejack, James Kelly, E. J. Dellamano, Tver Iversen, Florenz Paskowski and Wil­ liam Ross. However, it didn't take long lo clean out the Hall after the ships in Portland started paying off. The first three days of the week saw over a 100 members dispatched, with plenty of jobs stiU on the board. Our big headache is to get Pumpmen and Pumpmen-Ma­ chinists, as the West Coast tank­ ers are coming into this area regularly now, and calls for pumpmen are very frequent. Then, too, of every 100 members on the register, it figures that only 40 will have ratings. This port is also getting plenty of West Coast cargo carriers, in addition to the tankers. In Bos­ ton right now are the following SUP ships; Carrier Pigeon (Wa­ terman); Mt. Whitney, Central Victory, Marion Bovard, Benja­ min Goodhue (American Hawaaian); J. S. Pillsbury (Grace Lines); J. .Hawthorn (Hammond SS). It should be another busy week coming up, according to advance reports. If there are black gang men anywhere who want to be sure of getting a job without waiting more than 24 hours, this is the spot for them. Besides, spring is here! pany threatened to serve indi­ vidual injunctions against each picket. Immediately the Business Agent notified the SIU of the ac­ tion which these capitalists in­ tended to take. A special meet­ ing was called, and all of the Brothers in attendance voted to assist the Patrolmen in their dis­ pute. All 83 volunteered to replace any picket who had an injunc­ tion served against him. Of course, Galveston is a small town, and the word soon got around as to what we had done. Later that same day, the com­ pany signed an agreement with the strikers giving them what they had requested in the first place—recognition of their Union. The company did its level best to try to make non-union men out of a bunch of old timers who have served at their jobs for a long time. I am enclosing a copy of the letter which the Patrolmen sent us in appreciation of our assist­ ance. Gentlemen; I wish to express our most grateful thanks to all members of your organization for the assistance rendered Railroad Patrolmen's Union 23228—AFL in our recent difficulty with the Galveston Wharf Company. We know that without the all-out assistance we received we would probably have lost this strike. In the event our assistance is needed in the future, please feel free to call upon us. This ought to teach people that they cannot make scabs out of honest men. We have been kick­ ed around long enough. Social Life Only, In Phllly By J. TRUESDALE PHILADELPHIA — The coal strike has made Philadelphia a dead port. There is not much doing here at the present. How­ ever, we have had a few tankers in here to help us out They sort of broke up the stillness around the waterfront. There is an SUP .ship in port now with a fine bucko Mate aboard, who thinks, sadly enough, that he is one tough guy. From all appearances it seems as though he will bo on the beach for a long time, a fact which will bring forth very few tears. Well, right now we have a lot of oldtimers around. Blackie Gardner is doing the town and seems to be enjoying himself. You know how it goes. When shipping is slow, the social life gets the play, etc. The boys must have activity in one form or another. We can report something for the boys. The recreation room is ready and everyone is pretty happy about this Philadelphia Hall now. We all agree that nothing is too good for the mem­ bers of the SIU. A good bunch deserve good accommodations. Though things are not so hot here at present, we're hoping that it won't be long before we will be able to get some steam up. Perhaps vejy soon John L. Lewis will bring the coal opera­ tors around. Then things will start stirring and we'll see ^me activity in this port. �"-..Or-"-.-"'., Friday. May 10. 1946 THE Islands Run Booms New Orleans SEAFARERS LOG File Cabinet For NMU Literature By C. J. BUCK STEPHENS igi: T .,v -v " * Page Seven Gt. Lakes Ships Laying Up NEW ORLEANS — Plenty of I'm enclosing a snap shot of ships and plenty of good shipping the final resting place of the By ALEX McLEAN down on this end. It looks like Pilots and NMU leaflets that BUFFALO — Buffalo shipping the grain will start moving pretty were placed aboard the SS Fly­ interests expect to start laying up soon and the ships that are an­ ing Eagle of the Mississippi Ship­ most of the lake freighters they chored at the point will start ping Company by some NMUer. have in operation in about two •moving. As soon as they start The gang was pretty hot about weeks as a result of the strike intaking crews the Hall will take the whole affair because they the soft coal mines. on the appearance of a morgue. came aboard and left the gear in The number of vessels operat­ Alcoa will take a full crew for the Mess Hall while they were ing in the ore fleet on the lakes a new ship next week to go on attending a fire and boat drill. has been cut from last year's 270 I'll close now hoping that re­ their regular Island run. to 64 this year, due to the strike. We heard from a round-about gardless of what the OPA does Here is a warning to any sea­ This is the repository for NMU literature left aboard the source, but pretty reliable, that in the future, I hope and pray man who plans to visit our city Flying Eagle by a swift-footed NMU organizer. It made even all Liberties which do not have that they put the 5c beer back of good neighbors: If you intend into circulation. the reinforced decks and sides the gulls of Tampa Bay sick. (See story on page 5. col. 5.) to go on a drunk, don't go heavy will head for the boneyaid re= weather on the streets! gardless of their condition. Coast The waterfront police precincts Guard orders: they are not sea­ have just received orders to worthy. They sure took long charge drunks under Section By LOUIS GOFFIN enough to find it out, after sea­ Hatteras, we informed the crews want tj thank these men and 1221 of the city ordinance. This men have hauled millions of tons section provides for a maximum JACKSONVILLE — There is that they were entitled to trans­ the delegates. of cargo across the North Atlan­ portation, wages, and subsistence, V7e have been spending a little sentence of six months in the more shipping in this port, at tic in them. and were required to leave the time trying to contact the ILA penitentiary and is to now be in­ the present time, than there has ship. We also told them that if and Tea.msters Agents regarding voked in place of the section From the latest report, Bull been at any time since 1938. The they wanted to re-register for the the proposed AFL Maritime which fixes the maximum penLine and Alcoa will give us quite sudden influx of busine.s.s has a bit of business on their regular Council, but we have not had alty for a drunk-disorderly charge at a $30 fine. any luck. runs out of here. Between the forced us to put on a temporary Brothers John Petersen and bauxite, sugar and fertilizer Patrolman. We certainly hope This is due mainly to the fact Paul Warner are in the Marine plant here, there will be quite a that this situation continues for that the primary elections will Hospital. few runs out of here for the a long time to come. take place on May 7, and all those An SIU member in good stand­ We have been on the lookout Islands. Agents are busy trying to make ing, Brother Herman Franson, ON THE BEACH for larger quarters, as this place sure that only candidates favor­ Book No. 2224, died in his sleep Waterman has just about got will only accommodate a hand­ able to labor will get elected. aboard the SS G. W. Mead. His her run to the Islands on sche­ ful of men, but so far we haven't shipmates made a collection for dule and the boys that enjoy been successful in finding a new We are sure, however, that we a floral piece which was sent, the San Juan girls and Puerto home. will be able to get together after along with the bodv, to his final JRican rum should head this way Right now we have two ships the elections are over. resting place at Cleveland, Ohio. and sweat it out on the beach in here crewing up. Both of here for one of those runs. them, the SS John Gallup and I am wondering whether the SS John Gorrie, have been Frenchy Michelet made his run chartered to Alcoa, and are leav­ same ship, they could come up to the Islands or not? He left ing very soon for the old bauxite to the Hall, but few availed them­ By JOE ALGINA here headed for the wide open run to Georgfetown, Trinidad, selves of this. Texas spaces—and a ship for and Canada. There is a possi­ SOLID BEEF NEW YORK—After an eight Quite a few of the Moran tugs bility that these ships will pay Islands. An SUP ship, the SS William month trip, the SS O'Gara, Cal- are being laid up and this will This wetk was the first that off in New York. Garson, Grace Line, paid off mar Lines, returned to New York, leave only six tugs in service. we have had any sign ons to here, and we had one beef which RATINGS SCARCE This means a loss of plenty of amount to anything. We have came from the entire crew. They only to run into trouble with Mr. jobs, and the men who are laid Getting crews for these wagons been having lots of beefs and demanded that the Steward be Cantillo, the Calmar watchdog. off as a consequence can do the payoffs, but we had a rest from has been tough. We have very unloaded. We are sure that this Cantillo refused to pay off the Union a service by coming to the few rated men on the beach, and sign ons until this week. will be done before this appears crew because he disputed all the Hall and shipping out on unor­ The biggest mystery of the so we have been calling on Tam­ in the Log. overtime which had accumulated ganized vessels. week around here is where in pa and Savannah for men. We On most of the payoffs in this The men could obtain only onehope that we will be able to com­ the hell did they get the coal SINKING SHIP port, we have been receiving the third of their pay on demand, on down in Texas to load the SS plete full crews when these ships May 3, but we collected the re­ complete cooperation of all crew The steady stream of dissatis­ George H. Dern? She is to leave sign on. members. This helps to make mainder, including all overtime, fied NMUers continues. Every Since both the Gorrie and the here today to go on loading berth payoffs smooth and serene. We on May 6. day they come into the New York in Texas for coal to Denmark. Gallup signed on north of Cape Hall and ask about giving up That is the $64 question? John L. NMU membership and joining might have to move into Texas the SIU. territory. Most of them say that they are FINAL DISPATCH fed up ringing doorbells for One of our old members has Stalin, and they want to join an passed away; Peter 'Scotty' Calioutfit that will represent them kis. He had no known relatives firm owned a large number of R. Carpenter Co., for our rein­ in their beefs. To all of them By HUGH MURPHY here in the USA, so between the ships which travelled in different statement has proved to be in we tell the same story—go back Seafarers and the Crew of the VANCOUVER, B. C.—We all zones and called at all the chief vain. Finally, we have unani­ and clean up your own union. SS Florida, of which he was a know how the shipowner pits one ports of the world. Consequent­ mously resolved to solicit the One man came in this week member, he was put away. Later we found out that he group against the other because ly, they provided am.ple oppor­ assistance of your Union by al­ and said that he wanted to get may have had some sister or of racial or religious beliefs. The tunity to us in acquiring expert lowing us to join the Union over out of the NMU before it was in tfie different there. We regret to state, owing gobbled up by the ILWU. He brother in the States, so if any seamen of the Fiji Islands have experience been pushed around plenty by branches of work in which we to racial discrimination, no Union claimed that Bridges is smarter one knows about his relatives Sir Walter Carpenter, who oper­ in this Colony has never been than Curran, and so Bridges wiU were employed. please communicate with me, as ates the .ships from the Fijis to established. win in the battle for power which soon as possible. Rest in Peace, PROVED CAPABLE ports in North America. He pays "We humbly appeal to you, is sure to come. Scotty. the munificent sums of from 15 "At the termination of the war, therefore, to kindly state the We have always heard that shillings to 36 shillings per month ABOLISH RMO we were instructed by Messrs. tei-ms and conditions by which the NMU classed all companies for the various classifications. W. R. Carpenter Co., to obtain we may join your Union. Copies Many men have said recently that were not NMU contracted as What a racket in slavery! our discharge as soon as possible of the prospectus, regulations that the WSA "fink halls" should being un-organized. As we know However, the seamen of Fiji in our own island. This was very and application forms, etc., would now be abolished. With so many they have an all-out drive on the have determined to stop Sir Wai­ disappointing indeed to our boys be very welcome, as they will ships being laid up, there is no Isthmian Line; but believe it or especially after they had served throw light on the subject and need, if there ever was, for these not. Brothers, it looks like they ter's litle racket and make him their country and the United Na­ enable us to arrive at a wise de­ hiring halls for scabs. Now is are trying to move in on all kick through with decent con­ tions with great loyalty and cour­ cision. We should be very glad the time for us to take final ac­ ditions. They have decided to companies. age through the most critical to receive them, preferably by tion against these union-busting get organized into a seamen's stages of the war. airmail or by the first direct boat bureaucratic procedures. union. "Our boys had proved them­ to Fiji. Shipping in the port of New FIJI LETTER selves most capable and experi­ "Trusting that we have made York continues at the sameIn a letter which we have re­ enced seamen. They carried out our position clear and that you The deadliile for port re­ rapid pace and as far as ABs are ceived from a group of seamen their various duties with great would give us your most sympa­ ports, monies due. etc.. is the concerned, we have more jobs in the Fijis it would appear that initiative and patriotism. They thetic consideration in our unfor­ than men to fill them. Monday proceeding publica­ the need of organization among served as (1) Deck hand.s, (2) tunate plight." tion. While every effort will The continued good weather all seamen of the world is defin­ Stewards, and (3) Firemen, etc., I remain, be made to use in the surrent has turned the sidewalk in fi-ont itely great. The letter follows: under the most trying conditions (signed) Vereto Tabakanaca issue material received after of 51 Beaver Street into a re­ Ex-Bosun, Admiral Chase. "We respectfully beg to inform and have acquired great skill in that date, space commitments viewing stand where the seamen Our organization is the answer. you that during this recent war their various occupations. generelly do not permit us to "Our situation is a very de­ We will gladly give all support on the beach can stand and look we served in the merchant navy do so. So play safe—send plorable one since all out at­ to such a move. at the beautiful girls who work through the agency of Messrs. your copy in. on time. tempts to cooperate with the W. Take note. Sir Walter! W. R. Carpenter Co., Ltd. This in the neighborhood. Look, I said. Jacksonville Has Best Shipping In Eight Years NMUers Still Coming To SIU WITH THE SIU IN CANADA Notice To Agents �THE SEAFARERS Fziday, May 10. 1S46 LOG I ^•••:••••^:^;Vv:;:;;;.v.v.^:.:;;;x•i^:•v^^^;-:^;¥:-;•:;•x^:;:v:•^;•^^^V:v^^^^ iiii HAVE ALREADY VOTED AND 47 HAVE KOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR 5s«i s ' I- r€i il ,»• THE SEAFARERS/THE SlU HAS RECEIVED, 75% OF THE VOTEil - * •*.' -V 's''/ •, f ' DOYOURJ08 I m A 0000 SMtPAAME 3 . sJ-U. , jw''.-"• •rjVi' • ?.lft •- 4 SFiOW'AMU COMPARi S3<R : COmKACtS AND COKOfTONSi" 5 • 05scus$ s,iu: 3mwcTURr, 4 RUN SHIP UNION STYIF mm nm * Li.'b m-?* •/ • i. t" ll V.»'S>' • KfS' V-,, , <.a^. Is ';'• •'/'A: ES'f.;':, Es bf': • /, B:- '• " '.:• m^'y- • L"i V• • 5')»V#. ••'».•• •••• ;tafJ*if»'V,,..,:.. A- ... 5^,isv'V''-T''A'•' • •' • fIfS;. i»l f >•)' .V .f Kf?4l mier'rjr.',:1 .e' f •'• •••yi, •.••.»»•»• J* - ' V . :5gvR',', :.. Ey.'-iEi.-i J "'f.v»..-''jA.»>'.i-.'';-' • • . . .'t- ' t® .'i.!*''.'.. - 'A! > T ". F'4 �HE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nin» Seafarers' Waterfront ActjoiT^ Winning Over NiMU's Deception By EARL SHEPPARD The NMU is strangely silent on the question of the Isthmian Line these days. Not so long ago they were boasting that they were winning hands down but now, outside of the usual slogans, the Isthmian Line is hardly mentioned in the Pilot. The big cry today is "unity" and "strike." They make no claims any longer of being able to offer the unorganized man anything but an "oppor­ tunity" to help them with something in the future. At present they are meeting in a convention m San Francisco, but here again another of their vaunted schemes has fallen flat. DECEPTION EXPOSED In all of their propaganda they have claimed that the MFCWW and the MEBA were fully sup­ porting their unity convention. The result of these false claims were that Vincent Malone Sec­ retary of the MFOWW, withdrew and that the organization has announced that anyone attending is there only as an observer. The same holds true with" the Marine Engineers who have gone even farther, and have announced through their President that they will protest the use of their name as indorsing and supporting the convention. Without even sending the ILA a letter, they have announced the support of "a group of ILA members." The whole thing has been a series of lies and deception: NOT A SINGLE AFL UNION IS PARTICIPATING IN ANY MANNER IN THEIR PHONY MANEUVERING. The truth of the matter is that the whole thing has now narrowed down to a small CIO group who represent only a small section of the maritime and transport industry. MFOWW ADOPTS RESOLUTION At the headquarters meeting of the Marine Firemen Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Asso^ation of the Pacific (Independent), held in San Francisco April 10, 1946, the following resolution was submitted and adopted; WHEREAS, The Isthmian Steamship Company is at present the battleground of an organizational fight between the National Maritime Union (CIO) and the Seafarers International Union (AFL) and WHEREAS, Statements have been made that the Marine Firemens Union is backing one or the other of each contending Union, and WHEREAS, The Marine Firemens Union is in­ dependent of national affiliation, and is not af­ filiated with either the CIO or the AFL THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the official attitude of the MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION in the Isthmian Line election is to adopt a hands off policy and let the National Maritime Union and the Seafarers International Union fight it out themselves, and that we so notify both Unions of our stand. MOTION SECONDED TO CONCUR. CARRIED, (Headquarters Meeting April 18, 1946) Here again we see the dividends of lies and deception. The NMU has dong claimed the full support of the West Coast Firemen, who now have openly repudiated these claims and proven the lie to NMU claims. 3IU ACTION WINS RESULTS The Seafarers in the meantime is busily work­ ing fi om day to day to improve the present agree­ ments and gain still better conditions. Many issues are being negotiated daily such as run jobs, stand by jobs, laid-up ship pay, improved riders, overtime clarification, increased manning scales. wage increases, working conditions, improvement of quarters, etc. These things are the things seamen are interest­ ed in, the things that affect their daily existence. The Seafarers will go the limit to gain everything possible as has been shown throughout its history. This is why a union is necessary, that is whyv the Isthmian Seamen are voting SIU. Instead of a bunch of meaningless blood and thunder shouts of strike the SIU keps on the job every day' winning issue after issue and improving condi­ tions daily. ISTHMIAN LINE BEEFS The Isthmian Line working rules stink to high heaven, and it is a shame that any union minded man has to work under them. On every ship every section of these rules should be compared with Seafarers' agreements and proposals drafted for the Isthmian agreement that will be negotiated at the conclusion of the voting. In the meantime the closest attention should be paid to shipboard beefs. As yet it will be im­ possible in the majority of cases to settle these beefs on the basis of Seafarers' agreements, but the very least that can be done is to try. When a beef develops it should be written down in complete detail, and brought in to the nearest SIU Hall. Every attempt will be made to bring about as good a settlement as possible. Aboard ship these beefs should be handled in a clear-headed, common sense manner. By doing this, many improvements in Isthmian conditions can be brought about and the future negotiations made easier. EDUCATION ABOARD SHIP Before so very long all men sailing Isthmian; ships will be Seafarers' members. The strength of a union is gauged by the understanding and ability of its membership. Pamphlets and other educational material are* available in all SIU Halls. The Seafarers aboard Isthmian ships should take this material together with copies of the Log. aboard all Isthmian ships and hold regular discussions with all members of the crew. All ships should have regular department dele­ gates, and the affairs of the crew members should be discussed and attended to just as if the ship were sailing under a closed shop agreement. The delegates on Isthmian ships should be selected by the entire crew and not by the Union members alone. All members of the crew should participate in the meetings and regular minutes should be kept and sent into the Union for dis­ cussion at Union meetings and publication in the Log. Crew members should be encouraged to send in letters and articles to the Log and to visit the Union Halls while ashore. It is the old Union members' responsibility to see that the new and future members of the Union learn as much about unionism as possible. WRITE THE NEW AGREEMENT The job now is to stay on the Isthmian ships and help prepare for the negotiating of an agree­ ment.^ The writing of this agreement will be the crowning point of a long liard fight, it is the goal for which the long struggle has been waged. The men sailing- Isthmian have proven their ability to organize the fleet and there is no doubt as to their ability to write the best agreement in maritime history. The entire membership of the Seafarers owes them a debt of gratitude for a good job, well done. Here Is The Isthmian Fleet—Which Is Voting For The Seafarers Ships Stiii To Be Voted These Ships Have Voted Alamo Victory, Argonaut Vic­ tory, Baton Rouge Victory, Bea­ ver Victory, Cape Martin, Cape Grange, Carleton Victory, Claremont Victory, David D. Field, Eastpoint Victory, Francis Drake, Gabriel Franchere, George M. Bibb, George Reed, George Uhler. Grange yictory, Hawkins Fudske, Horace Mann, Horace Wells. \ , -'•Hi J. Sterling Morton, James Ives, James McCosh, Jeremiah S. Black, Joaquin Miller, John Con­ stantino, John Barton Payne, John Mosby, John Wanamaker, Kelso Victory, Lynn Victory, Mandan Victory, Marine Fox, Mary A. Livermore, Memphis City, Mobile City, Montgomery City, Nicaragua Victory, Norman E. Mack, Ocean Telegraph. Sea Fiddler, Sea Flasher, Sea Scorpion, Sea Stallion, Sovereign of the Seas, St. Augustine Vic­ tory, Steel Mariner, Steel Ranger, Stephen Girard, Thomas Cresap, Thomas Kerns, William McCracken, William B. Ogden, Wil­ liam Glackens, William N. Byers, William Whipple, Winthrop L. Marvin, William D. Hoard, Zane Grey. Anniston City, Anson Jones, tory, Michael Pupin, Mom'oe Vic­ Junction, tory, Pere Marquette, Peter V. Clyde L. Seavey, -Edward Fan­ Daniels. Red Rover, Robert C. Grier, ning, Enslcy City, Fraiicisco MoSamuel Mclntyre, Sea Hydra, Sea ranzan, Frank Wiggins, Golden Lynx, Sea Phoenix, Sea.Triton, West, Hubert Howe Bancroft, Steel Engineer, Steel Inventor, Jacob Perkins, James L. Breck, Steel Motor, William Eaton, Wil­ Kathleen Holmes, Kenyon Vic­ liam H. Allen. Atlantic City, Cape .'t•; �?^t*-_=JM S'-l*,ayui« P«ge Ten THE SEAEAREKS LOG Friday, May ID, 1946 SmPS' MIMVTES AMD MEWS Jackson's Business: Monkeys Seafarers Visit Parisian Family Crew Hoists That Protected Kin From Nazis Steward's TC On Cape Pillar There was plenty of monkey business aboard the Waterman's Andrew Jackson on its last trip That isn't unusual, but on this one some of it actually concerned monkeys, the minutes of the March 31 shipboard meeting re­ veal. The monkeys (not the ones who shipped as officers) were part of the cargo. They were being sent to the U. S. for use in medical research. They es­ caped at Suez and created a small riot aboard ship, which, the minutes report, was enjoyed by all. The escape of the simians (monks, to you) and their conse­ quent japes upset one of the pas­ sengers, who turned out to be a lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard. Despite the fact that he was a passenger, this worthy took the matter into his Own hands, restricted the ship and questioned the crew about the incident. About the only thing he achieved was a sugges­ tion from one of the crew that he question the monkeys. MATE CLEARS IT Perhaps because he was afraid one of the monkeys would ask for a draw, the Captain was a stickler for protocol. Anyone who wanted to see the august Skipper had to be interviewed first by the Chief Mate. And then Captain Pedersen would take his "own sweet time about putting out a draw or letting the boys go ashore," the minutes say. Hi fe- J. Hansen, chairman, and T. Joseph, recording secretary, re­ port that the ship was a bum feeder. There was a shortage of stores and Steward Cornett was accused of chiseling, selling food in foreign ports, and making a profit at the crew's expense when buying. In addition, there was the problem of passengers getting the food that should have gone to the crew, no extra food having been provided for passengers when she was provisioned. Due to the shortage of fresh stores, the crew members always were complain­ ing of stomach disorders. Luckily for the health of the crew, S t e w a r d Comett was left ""behind in Suez. Early on the trip he threatened Messmen with a gun and a knife. The crew decided to take steps to see that his book is revoked and to see that all bad meat and aereals be taken off the ship when she docks. The minutes say, further: "You all know Morgan Hiles— well, we had one of his proteges for Chief Mate. Roughhouse Lawrence is his name. He's one of those 'I'll log you, I'll put you in irons' boys. He wanted to turn sick men out on the deck, Seafarer Bill Johnson stands wUh Salonge. M. Charles Couderc and Mme. Coudere on the balcony of the Coudere home in Paris, for Jack Kuberski to take their picture. This is where Jack's brother watched the Germans pacing while the Couderes were hiding him. At right. Bill and Jack squat on the deck of the Rob­ ert G. Ingersoll; with them, from left, are Bill Bois. Third Assist­ ant. and Bob Haskins. Second Mate. to the home of M. Charles Cou­ dere, a Paris attorney. There John was joined by six others from his plane, who had been smuggled into Paris by var­ ious routes and methods. For a week they remained hidden in Coudere's home, while Nazis goosestepped in the streets be­ low. Then, one night after pass­ ports had been forged for them, they began the underground movement southward. They reached Spain. They were in­ terned. They escaped. They reached Gibralter, and were sent back to the States. WARTIME SECRET It wasn't until after the war was over that Jack learned ail of these details from his brother. Just before he left the States, he said, John had asked him to look up the Couderes if he got to France. The Couderes' welcome couldn't have" been more enthusiastic. They entertained them as hon­ ored guests, and said they had FIRST PLANE DOWN prayed for the safety of John and his fellow crewmembers. M. On the train to Paris Jack told Bill the story of his brother's escape. John's plane was the first B-17 shot down in the Paris area. That was back in June, 1943. John wandered about the countryside for a while, then ap­ pealed to a priest for aid. The Dear Editor: priest sent him to Mile. MaryWe would like to tell you vonne Dobry. She hid him for a about one of the crew members day or two, then smuggled him here on the Charles B. Aycock, claiming they weren't sick. He a guy we are very fond of, but claims he can tell whether a man who always provides a laugh is sick or not just by looking at every time he sits down to a his eyes. meal. I wish it to be known that he BUBBLE BOY is very little expense to the "We all think he has a few Mississippi Shipping Company. bubbles in his barometer. He eats only two or three full "Where does Waterman get all houses each meal. And I do mean these "do or die" mates?" full houses (ask Chief Cook Wil­ Another beef was a shortage of liam B, Aycock). "Full House linen. The ship left New York Joe," as we call him orders only with only a two-week supply, al­ six eggs. The Cook sends 12 and though the shortage was reported to the Port Steward, who prom­ they aren't wasted. I want to add that we mean no ised more. The minutes end with some­ offense on Joe's part; that's why we're not mentioning any names. what wistful commentary: "We had a good gang and a The joke isn't on him; it's on us. swell thne—ashore. The Crew Seafarer Jack Kuberski paid a long-anticipated visit last month, and in so doing made a French family very happy. For himself he gained a warm feeling of real frendship and the conviction that the French are the finest and most hospitable people in the world. With him, and equally impressed, though less immed­ iately concerned, was Seafarer Bill Johnson. Jack and Bill were Messmen aboard the Robert G. Ingersoll. Last month they put into Le Havre, and Jack made up his mind to see the Coudere family in Paris, who had helped his brother John escape from the Germans after his plane had been shot down near Paris dur­ ing the occupation. The Skipper of the Ingersoll, Captain Von Bemmel, proved to be a good egg when he heard Jack's story, and gave Jack and Bill three days off to make the trip. TULL HOUSE JOE' ALWAYS IS BACK FOR A LITTLE MO' Coudere had been a big factor in the Paris underground throughout the occupation, they learned. Jack got a big thrill out of standing on the balcony over­ looking the street. John had peered out of the windows that led onto that balcony and watch­ ed the German guards pacing the street below. VISITING FIREMEN Salonge, the Coudere's daugh­ ter, took them to see the Eiffel Tower and other points of in­ terest in Paris. ' Though their food was pitifully scant, the Couderes managed to serve the Seafarers some royal meals. They didn't want to accept the bacon, butter, coffee and sugar that Jack brought to them, though these were luxuries that they hadn't seen for months. When Jack and Bill left they wanted to do something for the Couderes. No, said the proud family, there wasn't anything they wanted. Finally, Salonge said she'd like a copy of Gone With The Wind. So Jack and Bill are looking up the Margaret Mitchell opus. The Couderes gave them a bot­ tle of cognac for John. So far they've kept it intact, but they hope they get around to seeing John soon. BROTHER NEEDS AFFADAVITS ON COYLE CONDITIONS Dear Editor: Due to the fact that I have just been discharged from the hos­ pital and am not fit for duty and the Company denies all liability, I find it necessary to obtain wit­ nesses as to the actual conditions that existed while I was em­ ployed and where I became side so please print the following: Affidavits from former Coyle line employees as to the actual conditions that existed such, as: No. 1, working over 12 hours a day without the payment of overtime; No. 2, no heat fur­ nished in the deck hand quarters or v/heelhouse; No. 3, any other inhuman, unlawful or irregular practices that might have been observed. The above statements are de­ sired by Percy F. Hicks, 330 Chartres St., New Orleans 16, La. ^ The Steward aboard the MV Cape Pillar has been charged with incompetence by the crew, which has recummendod thai his tripcard be held for action by the Union as soon as the ship hits port. Chief Cook told the crew of discussions with the Captain, in which it was jointly decided that the Steward was incapable of carrying out his duties. The ac­ tion took place at a shipboard meeting at sea, nearing Panama on April 14, and was reported by Recording Secretary Philip Smith. The meeting had contemplated rescinding the Steward's tripcard while at sea, but decided on the aformentioned course. There were several beefs about lack of supplies. The Steward, however, reported that most of his requests had not been filled. There also were complaints about the attitude of the Messmen, whom the Steward said he had warned repeatedly of their short­ comings. Also up for discussion was a long list of items which need re­ pair, under good and welfare. Juicy Discussion Is Held Aboard Tho SS Warrior The subject of food monopo­ lized the major portion of a mem­ bership meeting aboard the SS Warrior recently, with discussion centering around night lunches and fruit—fresh and juices. Night lunches lacked variety from the beginning of the voy­ age, the minutes say. But the Steward promised to do better. The fruit situation was a bit more complicated. Passengers were served fresli fruit, fruit juices and ice cream for dessert but the crew dessert was monot­ onously restricted to apricots. The Steward's answer was that the Captain issued orders to give the fresh fruit to the passengers. He said company orders prevented him from putting out fruit juices. One of the crew reported that he saw a passenger with a can of fruit juices but he was told that it might have been brought on by the passenger. The Steward assured the crew that they would get juices in port and he called on the men who had made the last trip with him to verify his gtenerosity. These men replied that the short­ age then was just as acute as it is now. Wanna try that last question over again. Steward? �Friday. May 10. 1946 THE S E At' ARE RS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings SEAFARER SAM SAYSBUTTON GWINNETT. Feb, 9—Chairman Bill Thompson; Secretary Edward J. Clark. The ship's delegate gave a lec­ ture to tripcarders on becom­ ing good union men. Good and V/elfare: cots to be purchased, each man paying $2.50. to be refunded upon return of cots; sufficient milk and ice cream to be purchased to last in port and ten days out at sea; new coffee urn and supply of coffee; new .-^an and toaster for messhall; installation of new lockers re­ quested; fumigation of ship; new screens purchased and screen doors repaired; head drains, galley drains and show­ er doors repaired; crew agreed to cooperate in keeping messhall clean. t % X He Wants To Shoot; He'll Get The Chute A trigger-happy tripcarder aboard the MS Crown Knot had all hands from the Master down in a constant state of jitters on a recent South American voyage. It was in the otherwise quiet little Peruvian town of Mollendo that the TC man gave a hair- one leaving dirty cups on ta­ bles.. placing feet on chairs and radiators, throwing cigarette butts or matches on deck or for disorderly conduct in messroom; coffee to be made in big um at meal and coffee times and the small percolator used for watches at night. Good and Welfare: Steward reported slight possible shortage of cof­ fee and cream and asked the crew to conserve: the Oiler to get coffee for the Engine De­ partment from Steward; crew agreed to conserve night lunch­ es for the watches. New busi­ ness: The Clialiiuait gave a pep talk on Unionism; the Chief Cook to take over Dele­ gate duties. The following tripcarders were voted into the Union: John Martin. Robert Page. John Leskun. David Shuler. John Sealock, Joseph Ferren. Eugene Behrends. O'Neil Creteau and Charles Splear. Murray Smith. Second Cook and Baker, has been ap­ proved by the members of the SIU aboard this ship, but he is a former NMU member and they wish this case investi­ gated. ^ raising, near-tragic exhibition of gun play. It happened on the calm evening of March 14. In spite of the peaceful back­ ground, the gun-toting sailor pulled a revolver on Charles Mattinak, who was dead ahead—but very much alive—of the muzzle. The tripcarder squeezed the trig­ ger six times. Mattinak remain­ ed standing. The gun was empty. The TCer charged Mattinak, and beat him over the head with the revolver butt. The crew of the Crown Knot wants this dangerous character off the .ship, The next, time, they say, the gun may be loaded. And they're not shooting any blanks there, Brother. XXX BUTTOM GWINNETT. Mar. 1—Chairman Bill Thompson; Secretary M. Polise. Good and Welfare: The Steward delegate reported there was just one week's supply of meat aboard. Crew was asked not to sail un­ til sufficient stores are put aboard, and not to take ahy lines from the tugs. A petition, signed by 18 members of the crew, will be taken to the Cap­ tain about this. BUTTON GvflNNETT. Mar. 6—Chairman John Porter; Sec­ retary M. Polise. New Busi­ ness: Deck Engineer gave a lec­ ture to tripcarders on having them become good Union mem­ bers. Good and Welfare: Cap­ tain ordered opening of slop chest; crew was told to be care­ ful in using the water to avoid rationing; clothes were found hanging too long in the fiddly. XXX GEORGE G. CRAWFORD. Jan. 22—Chairman S. Watson; Secretary W. Tralle. Motions carried: Ten cents fine for any­ 3> ^ BELLE OF THE SEA, Chair­ man Don; Secretary Phil. New Business: Overtime disputed for extra meals served by three Cooks, two saloon Messmen and two crew Messmen. Motion carried to take disputed over­ time up with Patrolman. The beef about Third Cook doing crew Messman's work will al­ so be taken up with Patrolman. Ouestion arose whether Second Cook and Baker gets overtime for baking bread in port? Un­ der good and welfare, motion was carried for the Delegate to keep a list of all repairs made when in port. XXX SS WARRIOR. March IBChairman J. Jones; Secretary Vincent Fadoul. All delegates reported the Union status of all members. Motions carried: The fresh water tanks to be cleaned and cemented, and pur­ ifiers in the water fountains; a bigger supply of juices, fruit and vegetables and a reason­ able variety of food for the voyage; the ship to be fumi­ gated in port; to provide an­ other utility man for the Stew­ ard's Dept. because this man is seriously needed and firm mea­ sures were advised. Since there was a dead man placed in the ice box below, a thorough fu­ migation of this box was strongly advised. XXX RICHARD BASSETT. April 8—Chairman Anthony J. Stauton; Secretary Edward V. Subler. A long list of repairs was made and it included: repairing electrical equipment in all quarters; install screens on portholes and order several toasters and percolators. It was suggested that each mem­ ber give .his book to the dele­ gate and make a donation to the Log. XXX THOMAS J. LYONS. April 7—Chairman C. Simmons; Sec­ retary J. Pullen. Beef on the repair list being turned in to the officers and the Union and was not taken care of. To have the Second Cook snap out of it and bring this ship in clean. It was suggested to give a pep talk to the Tripcarders and an­ swer all their questions. Beef was discussed thoroughly whether it was overtime to be held on the ship for 36 hours without shore leave. It was de­ cided that the Captain is start­ ing to dispute overtime as he did with 800 hours in New Or­ leans. The ship is now laying up at anchor without several Mates and Engineers. XXX FLOYD GIBBONS. March 13 —Chairman Joe Mabazinsky; Secretary H. G. Spinello. A list of ship's rules was passed by the crew and posted in the mess hall. All violators to be fined and the delegate to col­ lect the sums. The crew was advised to keep books in good condition; all departme nts agreed to cooperate in cleanli­ ness and have their quarters and passageways painted. t Here's A Skipper Who's A Ripper Someone better stop feeding the Skipper of the ,SS Nielson Richter raw meat or whatever makes him so wild. He wants to fight at the drop of a seaman's hat. On one occasion four Deck De­ partment men went ashore for 45 C^T AND RUN By HANK Yes sir, the Brothers who know Johnny Meghrian, have started counting revolutions and shout­ ing congratulations. He just got his Third Engineer's papers! Wanna take the 8-12 watch, Johnny? . . . Militant Fred (Ski) Sweder is beaching it for awhile with standby jobs until his wife recovers from her illness. We hope it will be soon. Fred wants to know where Paddy Nash (or is it Paddy Walsh?) is right now! ... If Rusty Jowers happens to read this column we want to tell him that when he comes into New York, he should go and see Baltimore Ski, for old times sake Jimmy O'Neill dropped into our hall to greet his pals, after mak­ ing a trip on his Third's license! minutes. When they returned, the belIico.se bucko let go with a hot blast of abusive language and called on one of the men to go on the dock with him for a round of fisticuffs. Then he predicted a dark future for the boys. It be­ gan to cloud up the next day. He logged three of the four men. On the evening of March 24, • » * the ship's minutes say, one of the logged men was standing the We don't imagine that one of bridge watch. "Coffee," said the our oldtimers, Percy Boyer, will Skipper. "Bring me some coffee." have another humorous experi­ "Overtime," replied the man on ence like the one he had two watch. "For bringing coffee I weeks ago! . . . From out of New Orleans, a welcomed man, want overtime." The Captain boiled over. He indeed, has been Steely White, called the seaman "terrible honorably visiting our town . . . names," spit on him, and threat­ We wonder if Ray White and ened a beating, according to the Harry Simmons remember Those minutes. The man was sent aloft Good Old Days, with all that in the dark to do some unneces­ Fresh and Ready Rum—and no sary work. Coca-Cola? . . . And so it went. We just hope « * * that one day somebody doesn't Bob French paid off about acepl one of the Captain's fistic two weeks ago and treated his challenges. We'd hate to think pals swell. Well, a glad hand of him having to go on a diet is better than an empty one. we of soft mush for the rest of his always say . . . Jimmy Cosmo sailing days. sure went up fast. He's Sec­ XXX ond Mate now—and his ship­ ROCKLAND VICTORY, Feb. mates wish him good luck . . . 26—Chairman J. N. Engles; George Semko and Gene BaSecretary C. M. Calevich. Mo­ lonibini. Pennsylvania boys, are tions carried: To have the getting set for another voyage cleaning of the laundry divided —but a real long one this time! between the departments and * m * the horse-tenders; to have the "Red" Connoi'S, who is organiz­ crew quietly eat their meals in­ stead of sitting around and ing on the Isthmian ship, the Mctalking; to remember not to Cosh, still has his Third's papers. overlook the letter sent to Will you ever use them, "Red?" headquarters concerning the . Last week, Pete King, the Agent and Patrolman in Hous­ Cook, came out of sick bay! It's ton. Texas, until action has good to see you again, Pete! . . . been taken by the membership; When we say Tom Collins, we the repair of lockers and port­ don't mean the drink. We mean hole screens, and the fumiga­ Brother Tom Collins, who just tion of the ship. blew in . . . We were talking with James Johnston, who shipped aboard the Flagstaff Victory. He was hoping to get clarified the duties of Junior Engineers and Electri­ cians. Did you finally get them, James? . . . We wonder if the friends of Pete Barbellos know he was married last trip in Cape­ town? The lucky lady was Sally Sullivan, who is now en route to the U. S. A. . . . T. C. Deale, Oiler, is making his fourth trip on the William Tilgham. His pals, John "Spatz" Hertling, Johnny Boland and Bosun Keenan Langham, nick­ named Alabama, didn't stay on this time . . . Our jovial friend, Tommy Thompson, was reminisc­ ing about the days when Joe LeWicki used to write a column like ours. Does anyone know how Joe is getting along now? . . . We lieard that Bud Priest is sailing as an Engineer now. Omar Ames jusi came in. Talking with Bud Garrity and others. Omar told us he can't forget the swell dance they had aboard the Frosiburg Vic­ tory in Liverpool! . . . E. Kelly, who ships in all ratings, was confessing last week about how he wished he could own a small fishing boat, which isn't a bad idea at all... Bosun Strom, who has been doing good work or­ ganizing Isthmian ships, is on the Sea Fiddler now. This ship has an Engineer named Duane Valentine, who fired a man in Frisco because he was an SIU organizer! . . . We're certain we saw Steward M. J. Lucas last week in the Hall. We remember him from the Tulsa, South Atlantic ship. How's everything. Stew? . i . Buddy Callahan, formerly in Philly and in the New York Isth­ mian Organizing Drive, is now in Detroit, taking care of a tough job organizing the Great Lakes seamen ... If Frenchy Michelet {Contimiat an Pa^e 14) �- "tm THE rage Twelae SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 10. 1946 TBE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS 1 SEAMEN'S HOUSE PRAISED BY SIU BROTHER Dear Editor: I would like to bring to your attention the work that is being done by the Library for Seamen in the Seamens House been in New York. This orgnization un­ like the USS is not on the whole a profit hoarding society; in fact several of their clubs and hotels that I have seen abroad have showed signs of dire need and yet they have not overcharged for services rendered in their little missions in the far corners of Europe. The Library for Seaman here is in a respect the same way. Mrs. Appo, who started her work here in 1941, has since that time kept a record in clippings from newspapers a very complete rec­ ord on the American Merchant Marine and marine matters. This has been a very tedious job, as one can see. Mrs. Appo re­ leases her time very generiously to explain in detail here work and the working idea of the library, •wage scales, letters to labor, mer­ chant marine losses in the war, great battles the seamen took part in during the war, sub­ marine warfare, and many other clippings of importance that would help the younger members who have just entered the Mer­ chant Marine to understand more thoroughly the splendid job done by the seamen during the war. Also the complete history of the SIU is on hand, along with one of the most complete collec­ tion of books for study, all the latest books on marine naviga­ tion, engineering, practical sea­ manship and hundreds of other well known informative books, fot those that want to know more about their job aboard ship and with the kind assistance of Miss West and Miss Appo who are al­ ways ready and happy to show complete cooperation. Other attractions are the latest fictional books, popular maga­ zines and all can be checked out. If it is possible to put in a word for the people of this or­ ganization that have for nearly a century been by the side of sea­ men even when they were not the heros in dungarees, namely The Seamen's Friend Society, of 550 West 20th St., New York. Jerry Palmer DELEGATES FIND CAPTAIN, MATE SWELL HOMBRES Dear Editor: We the undersigned delegates of the Flying Arrow, expressing the feelings of the crew, find the . Skipper and Chief Mate a swell jgg and an Oldtimer, respec'tively. We want all the Union members to know that if they ever sail under Captain Glen Webster or Stanley Carr, that th^:^e got a sure thing. We would like to have this pt^Hted in the Log. Charles E. Ports. Deck Delegr-V'; Benjamin McGarey. Engine Deiegae; Hanry E. Fursell, Stewjard Delegate. SIU ORGANIZES SHIPS OF DESERT! Perhaps it would be exaggerating to say that the SIU actually is organizing the camels—ships of the desert—but at least we can say that the brilliance of the SIU now hangs over the pyramids. The chap at upper left is Seafarer Joseph Pilutis. OS, who recent­ ly returned from a trip to India, Ceylon and Egypt aboard the Andrew Jackson. The montage was made during his appoint­ ment in Sahara. NMU 'EXPERT' GETS UNEXPECTED SIU ANSWERS Dear Editor: I have been a member of the SIU for quite a long time. It has been by pleasure to watch it's growth from a small group to a well organized and power­ ful marine Union, improving the working conditions of it's mem­ bers and getting better pay for all concerned. While stumbling around on the New York waterfront, .sev­ eral days ago, I ran into a char- acter who professed to know all the angles of "Political Philo­ sophy" and was an expert on Industrial Unionism." After having the usual rounds of drinks in several South Street gin mills, our discussion drifted into the pros and cons of Unionism and politics. Having already sized up this character as a phony from the beginning, I decided to be a good listener for a while, and did I get an earful of pure bull . . . You know what! According to his line, the NMU is a first class, rank-and-file in­ dustrial union. Now get this: "The NMU is democratically run FOR THE BENEFIT OF IT'S MEMBERS." Well, Pal—I mean. Dear Editor—^I guess I must still be a little off my box, for that is what this poor crackpot did to me when he made this crack. It really gave me a shock from which I have not fully recoverd as yet. It became necessary at this point to swallow the remainder of a drink, and douse myself with another before I fainted. I re­ minded him that democratic rank-and-file Unions were run "BY THE MEMBERS" and "NOT FOR THE MEMBERS BY THE OFFICIALS," such as is the custorfc of the NMU officialdom. Well, believe it or not, yours truly was immediately treated to another drink by this NMUer. I guess it surprised him so to find someone who didn't immediately swallow the old "commie line" that it also knocked him off his feet. With another drink in­ side of me, I really got warm and you would have thought that the old time soap box was back in full swing. I pointed out that the NMU did not organize on an industrial ba­ sis, that they allowed the MCS and the MFOWW to ship the Stewards Dept. and the Black Gang, and that further they made no attempt to organize other workers in the maritime indus­ try into one Industrial Union. I also reminded him that President Joe Curran openly declared that the NMU was run by a gang of commie racketeers, and unless the rank-and-file did something about it the NMU was in great danger of being destroyed. The drinks began to come slow­ er after this declaration, so I de­ cided it would be a damned good idea to point out to this bewild­ ered wick the advantages of be­ longing to a REAL RANK-ANDFILE SEAMEN'S UNION such as the SIU. and how it was run. I mentioned the fact that the of­ ficials of our Union were nom­ inated in the branches and were elected by referendum ballot, and pointed out to him that this was not so in the NMU, where all of the officials are elected at the socalled convention. I also pointed out that these conventions were composed mainly of commie stooges who go through the mo­ tions of okaying those proposed by the commie machine, and not allowing shose proposed by the rank-and-file even to be men­ tioned, let alone be elected. Another character approached our table, and had a whispered conversation with this boy won­ der on Industrial Unionism. He was probably the local GPU agent, and led him away before he became contaminated by good, .sound SrU common sense. J. Greenhaw HERE'S ANSWER TO SOBERSIDED SEAFARING SOTS Dear Editor: Enclosed are some excerpts from a letter 1 received from my broth­ er in St. Paul, which I think will be of interest to the Seafarers who take pride in their drinking, and haven't fallen for this talk of Alcoholics Anonymous, which thinks all seamen should stand around like sober little saints. My brother Muir writes that he is working as a roofer now, and probably will fall off a roof some payday and break his drunken neck. He says he hopes, if this happens, he will wake up in a drunkard's heaven, where: "There are river of beer, gin springs, artesian wells full of whiskey, lakds of rum. When it rains it will rain brandy. When you milk a cow you'll get 200 proof alcohol (Grade A, Raw). "There will be a liquor store every other door, with brew­ eries in between. Sidewalks will be made of felt, slot ma­ chines in the street with whis­ key jackpots; juke boxes that play when you stick an empty beer bottle in them. There will be streams of wine run­ ning down the gutter. "When it rains, it rains cham­ pagne. "There will be a Polish fun­ eral every hour. When you go into a restaurant the menu will have: wheaties and whis­ key, coffee made of finest beer, steak smothered in wine, pie a la rum, barbecued pork in stright rye, champagne ice cream. Southern style fried chicken with corn whiskey and gin gravy. "The only law in the coun­ try would be: any person caught sober between 6 a. m. and 5:60 a. m. will be deported at once. "There would be a town hall where the drunks all could meet every day and tell each other of the nightmares they had the night before, with cases of whiskey for the prize winners, "There would a school to teach bartenders to mix drinks, the University of Bourbon, and Log -A' Rhythms THANKS, UNCLE SAM! By Mrs. W. L. Knowlton In memory of my son. Carl A. Bennett, who went down with his ship in 1942. We are the men of the Merchant Marine; We are the men who sailed the ships; We took the guns to the battle scene; We sailed them through the tidal rips. We are the men of the Merchant Marine. Now there's a stamp to honor our name, A stamp with the shape of a Liberty ship Proclaiming to all in the future the fame Of seamen who sailed on the final trip. We are the dead, sailing on just the same. Now, Uncle Sam, from the seas where we lie We give our thanks; from the deeps of the green We hope in our hearts that no other men die Sailing the ships of the Mer­ chant Marine. For we, too, sail on with the Merchant Marine. Dear Editor: I wish to submit this short poem to be published in the Seafarers Log. I am a volunteer worker here in the Marine Hos­ pital at Galveston, Texas. I take the Logs to merchant mariners here every week and turn in their names to the Union. The Agent here knows me quite well, for I have been doing this work since I lost my son on the Alcoa Pilgrim on May 27, 1942, in the Caribbean. This poem is dedi­ cated to the memory of my son. Yours for service to the Mer­ chant Marine. Mrs. W. L. Knowllon BROTHER FINDS USS CLUB THAT IS 'REALLY FINE' Old Port School of Rye for Boys. "We'd have a circus, such as Hiram Walker, Bourbon and Sherry combine. Music fur­ nished by Tommy Sot and his Whiskey Jug Band. There would be Ginny Rum Lee, the fan dancer, who uses beer bot­ tles for fans. "There would be doctors io check on your nerves. If you weren't nervous enough, they would put you on a diet o£ straight whiskey until you got Dear Editor: In recent editions of the Log I have read many comments on various USS Clubs. I wish to call your attention to a very fine one that I have been to not long ago. I am referring to the USS Club in the Carol Hotel in New Orleans. I am sure that all of you who have been there will agrge with me. Edwin Schenkman well (delirious). You'd use beer labels and stoppers to pay him." "D. T. Delirious." Well, Brothers, there you have it. My brother may irot get to heaven, but the sobersided sons of guns who write to the Log won't ever get ot his heaven. "• Eric Ivey Upchurch / �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 10. 1948 JOffN STEVENS ON WAY TO BONEYARD NEW AIR SERVICE OFFERS PLANES FOR CHARTER TO SIU Dear Editor; We, of the Willis Air Service Inc., can offer the members of your Union air transportation to any and all parts of the United States. In no time at all, after hitting the beach, the follows can be on their way home in a DC-3 at a price that is within theii means, First, allow me to introduce th^ Willis Air Service, Inc., to yc!u and your men. We are an all veterans organization from the President on down to the mechanics. Each member holds an equal amount of shares, there­ by making it his own company. It all started when a group of pilots in the Pacific made their dreams into a reality. Immedi­ ately upon arrival in the States, steps were undertaken to incor­ porate the members. This was accomplished in October of 1945. These three pictures made by Seafarer Ernie Murphy. Sec­ ond Mate aboard the John Ste­ vens, show graphically why the old Liberty is headed for the boneyard. She has been rammed nine times since she was launched in 1941, the last time in Bolivar Roads off Galveston on February 13, after she was loaded and ready to go to Rotterdam. Coincidentally. she was the thirteenth Liberty to hit the harbor. Brother Mur­ phy reports that the tripcarders aboard her had their lifejackets on second after she was hit and were hollering for lifeboats! In a harbor, yet. 11 Priests Praise Delegate And Crew Dear Editor: Operations began in December and since that time we have flown throughout the United States, Nassau and Puerto Rico. Our immediate future calls for regular operating contract flights to Cuba and South America. We operated a fleet of Douglas DC-3s with veteran pilots and mechanics. Our qualifications for pilots are as follows: They must have 3000 hours of multi-engine time, plus a C. A. A. Green In­ strument rating, which is the highest qualification possible to obtain. Under the C. A. A. regulations bur Chai'ter prohibits scheduling regular flights, which is the only restriction on passenger traffic. However, by calling us at our New York office, at 130 William St., we can arrange a charter flight to fly you men to your homes. Don't delay—call WOrth 2-7836. Unless you do so, there might not be room for you on our next plane to California or any of the other states. Raymond J. Gambon. Sales & Traffic JOCELYN TRIP, FINEST EVER, BROTHER SAYS Dear Editor: I have just come in off a 10 month and 18 day trip aboard the Henry Jocelyn of the Calmar lines. Our first port of call was Naples, then back lluough the Panama Canal and out ot the Far East. It was one of the finest trips I have ever made, with no real beefs in either the Deck or En­ gine Departments. The Stew­ ards Department, however, had a -300 hour overtime dispute, which was settled at the payoff. But other than the fact that the Chief Engineer threw his weight around a bit, all went well. He will not, by the way, sail SIU again! Among those handling, the pay­ off were Paul Hall, J. P. Shuler, and Tex Suit. Yes sir, it was a very satisfactory trip! Fred L. Pitfman •-ft:. Paga ThirtMm As book members aboard the SS Button Gwinnett, we are sending this letter signed by only the book members. We feel that Bill Thompson, Book No. 18, has all the qualities of a topnotch Union man. He has continually helped all the crew members aboard this ship on any problem thatf arose. Never once did he fail course our Chief Engineer re­ the crew in getting action on the fused to let him be fired at the different matters that arise dur- above request. (Signed) Charles A. Miller, a trip. In our opinion he under­ stands unionism 100 percent and Edward J. Clark, John E. sees to it that everyone receives Hurny, Richard Bairlein. Rob­ a square deal. On sevearl occa­ ert T. Burns, Manuel Polise, sions throughout the trip he Henry Woods, John Faria, straightened out Purcell Powless, Pavils Kronthings for mem­ berg. bers and told the individual YOU CAN GET LOG just what was IN DENMARK PORT, right. Enclosed is a THANKS TO TILLEY letter received Dear Editor: from the priests I would like to tell you and who came from the rest of the SIU Brothers of Italy with us as the trip of the Edward C. Janepassengers. The way to Aarhus, Denmark with a crew not only gave cigarettes, to­ load of coal. A good time was had bacco and razor blades to these by the crew. priests, but donated $76.00 to We had eight days in this port them. and while here I made contact Dear Bill Thompson. with three place to have the Sea­ farers Log mailed to. First is the Ship's Delegate: Regitzs Hotel where you can get As you have been the rep­ resentative of the crew, so we address to you thanks for the Trie P«6C/ gifts we received from your PL6AS€... hands. In these gifts we've seen all the bounty of your heart, as well as your friends'. We will never forget you, because you are the first Americans we have known in our lives, and you have left in our hearts an impression you can never guess. We wish you and all the men our best greetings for Easter, and at the same time we assure a good room and enjoy your stay you that our masses on Easter and pick up a Log and read Sunday shall be celebrated ac­ about all that is going on back Second is the Teater cording to your intention, ask­ home. ing from God the best blessings Cafeen, whei-e you can see a for you, for the Gwinnett's crew good floor show and have that good loking blond on one arm and for all your relatives. (The letter is signed by 11 while you sip beer with the other. The third is the Rico Italian priests.) Restaurant where you can take Regardless of criticism or con­ your blond and really enjoy home demnation by captains or other cooked food and anything you officers Brother Thompson never want to drink. The place isn't a backs down on any argument. clip joint as Mr. Hans Neelsen Even after being fired by our keeps the prices down to suit all Captain in Texas he didn't back seaman. down o r stop fighting for us. Of Earnest B. Tilly. USS NOW SERVES AS COLLECTION AGENCY FOR NMU The Stevens has had many an SIU crew aboard her. At left, a tarp hangs over one gaping hole in her side; center, more beat-up plsLtes, and right, a couple of girders holding her together amidships. COFFEYVILLE CREW LIKES OFFICERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT We, the former crew members of the SS Coffcyville Victory (South Atlantic), wish to express through the Log the sentiments of the entire crew in regard to the militant stand taken by the ship's officers in supporting the crew in their many beefs against the bucko Skipper Ramm and Chief Engineer George Edlund. These two birds are gentlemen of the first water outside of just being no good in general. They opposed the crew members in anything and everything that's good and decent for seamen. The officers we wish to com­ mend are Chief Mate Daniel Dalton. First Assistant; Walter Getherfert, Second Assistant; J. J. Heck, Third Assistant; Jgmes Stacey, and Junior Third Edward Hickock. These men are aU mil­ itant seamen, and hold books in the ranks. We wish them good sailing wherever they may go. Please send a copy of this let­ ter to the MSBA and the MM&P. Delegate Lukban. Chief Stew­ ard; George Belie, Asst. Electri­ cian; Gustave Wirter, Chief Elec­ trician; Reece B. Oliver, Chief Electrician. CREW OF E. G. HALL WARNS MEMBERS ABOUT ENGINEER Dear Editor: The entire crew is hereby going on record to the fact that Mr. Aury Hutchins, Night Engineer on the E. G. Hall, Alcoa, in Searsport, Maine, is strictly a laborhating rabblerouser, and can show no proof of any kind of Union membership. The officers aboard this ship report they have found the En­ gine Gang very faithful and com­ petent in their jobs, in spite of the false tales this Hutchins tried to tell them about certain mem­ bers of this Department. Mr. Aury "Hayseed" Hutchins, seems to think the only way to get along with Union seamen is to threaten them constantly that he will call in the Coast Guard. Print this in the Seafarers Log. so that our membership going in­ to Searsport, Maine will know about this fink in advance and take steps to keep the company from hiring such, no good, in­ competent, non-union help. Signed by 19 crew members .. . /. v-V. ;: Dear Editor: I am writing this little note in reference to the United Seamen's Service, Inc. The only thing I can truthfully say that's good about this outfit is they gave me thi55 .Statinnery I'm writing on. Tonight, I walked into the USS Club and was asked for my last discharge, when it couldn't be furnished, due to leaving it in my room. I asked if my Union book would do the trick and she •said "Yes." My dues were paid up to and including February. She said I couldn't come in because I was behind in dues. I said "What the heck was my union dues to do with going in?" She said that was a union rule! Then I blew my top. I said "That's no rule from the outfit I belong to. You're talking about that phony NMU." I must have been talking pretty loud because a crowd had gathsred. I told them I would write my Union and bring public and Union attention to this matter. I gave her hell for about three minutes. Well, ansrway, to make a long story short, I must have sounded very convincing for when I walked out, about half -the pleace cleared out. Here is some dirt about the NMU. I belonged to that outfit in 1943. After a short trip to England, I was sent my induc­ tion papers. I immediately brought them to the hall on 17th Street and was told they were very sorry they couldn't help me. He said "We have too many men in the union to bother with one man." Very much disgusted, I ripped up my book and threw it in his face, and told him what he could do with it. I served six and a half months in the Army and was told "It was a mistake drafting me," and if I wanted a discharge I could get one, providing I go back to sea. And that I did. I am in San Pedro now and the only boat that can be had in this port is the ferry, to and from Terminal Island. Stay clear of this port, brothers. So long now. Frank (Cookie) Chiaia CREW OF GORRIE THINKS SKIPPER IS REALLY TOPS Dear Editor: We, the entire crew of the SS John Gorrie of the South At­ lantic Steamship Co., wish to ex­ press oin- deepest thanks, and highest praise for the outstand­ ing Skipper of this vessel. — Harry Cavalier knows what the word crew means, because he himself came up the hard way, through the foc'sle. Maybe some of the oldtimers remember him. <!: as a AB on the old Waterman, scow, Yaka. He was a member of the SIU until I94I when he re­ tired his book when he became Master. Crew of Ihe SS J<^ Gorrie �THE Pag© Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 10. 1946 Analysis Of The Strike Wave BROTHER RAISES OLD QUESTION OF SHIPPING RIGHTS OF TRIPCARDS Dear MR. Editor; I'm calling you MR. because it scsms that I have no right whatsoever to call you BROTHER. They call me a Trip Card Member down at the Union Hall. I joined the Seafarers International Union on January 10, 1946, on that same day I got my first ship, it was anchored at Norfolk, Va. The only reason I got that ship was because the book mem­ bers thought it was too far to travel down to Norfolk to get a ship, so, I, being a trip card member and being my first ship, took the job as an Ordinary Seaman on that ship. Out at sea I learned all about this Union, and a little bit about the other Unions (Maritime), and from what I learned and - - from what I found out myself, I found out that the SIU is a swell Union, it's more than that, it's a DAMN good Union. It's Democratic as all hell and it has no equal, yes, IT'S ALL TRUE. I signed off that ship. The Ida Straus, Miss. Lines in New Orleans on the 19 of March, 46, I got home on the 24th, I reg­ istered the 26 of March at the Union Hall, and as of this date and other date to come I WILL STILL BE WAITING FOR A SHIP. Up 'till April 23, I had $25 paid on my trip card, on that day I paid an additional $26 in assessments and dues. As of April 23, my trip card is ALL paid up. So, that day, I exchanged my old trip card registration card for a new one, I lost my registration date of March 26 for a card with the date, April 23 stamped on it along with a shipping number, No. 1294, when I paid that money and got a shipping number, I thought I had a better chance of shipping out, but nope, that shipping merely gave me priority over other trip cards shipping in my raing as Ordinai'y Seaman, Now what the HELL good does tha do me when I haven't seen one trip card shipped out as OS during the time that I have attended the hourly calls down at the Union Hall. I swear to God, I've ben down to that Hall so many times in the past month that I feel as if I live there. Today, April 26, I went to the information window down at the Union Hall and asked Johnny Johnston what the deal was on that shipping card with 1294 stamped on it and TC 15565, written on it. He said that gives me priority over trip cards and that book members still have first choice. He also said, "You're only a TRIP CARD member, you don't belong to the SIU until you get your book." Tliat really makes me mad, I paid a total of 51 bucks to the Union and one donation to the Log. If I'm not in the damned Union, WHY THE HELL AM I PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR? Just to enter the Union Hall and be al­ lowed to look at the names of the ships on the board? WHY can't I get a ship, I guess because I paid $51 to a Union that doesn't even exist? I ask you again WHY can't I get a ship? I have nothing against the Union, I want you to understand, except that stinking damned system you have on shipping trip card members. The Union as a whole is a DAMNED good one, I have no doubts, about that. I'm not going to ask you to print this in the Log, because I know you wouldn't do it anyway. Sincerely, Anthony J. Dllrbano p'-—- Dear Sir and Brother: This is with reference to your status as a tripcard member of this Union. It is regrettable that you feel as though the Union has done nothing for you and although I cannot quite agree with you, I certainly understand your viewpoint. You must remember that the Union and its actions are made primarily for the protec­ tion of the Union members. It is my opinion, however, that the set-up regarding tripcard men will be changed in the near future because of such beefs as yours. Next time you are down the Hall, why not drop in and present your beef in person and I am quite sure some of these points can be explained to you. Fraternally yours. The Editor. CUT life'• II-- AND RUN (Contimmd from Page 11) cooks food as poetically and humorously as he writes, he'll have plenty of sailors beach­ combing the South American coast with him . . . • « * That was Bosun O'Sullivan having a loud nautical cony^fsation with Kenny Marston last week . . . We would like to tell Martin O'Connor, who just came back after organiging the W. Whipple, that James Pren- Slim, is in town and shipping out! . . . • * * It's good to see the shape of dergast, nicknamed Chicago Paddy Walsh after his recent trip and we hope that Paddy don't keep on looking so sad about something. After all, Paddy Han­ son, who just came out of the hospital last week with his everloving pipe and a wish for a cup of coffee, always carries a smile with him. Perhaps he keeps re­ membering those good old times when he was young and fast? . . . In the years following the of the workers and evidenced the out on strike on January 15, over strikes of the 1936-1937 period, type of solidarity that caused 80% of the electrical production the United States passed through capitalists and politicians to be­ of the nation was tied up. an era during which few labor- come frantic. In Stamford, Con­ An interesting sidelight on management agreements were necticut, and Bloomfield, New the whole situation was thrown reached without government aid Jersey, both communities, includ­ by the upsurge of independent or interference. Both labor and ing thq public officials, gave unions. The National Federa­ management looked to the gov­ whole-hearted support to thestriktion of Telephone Workers, with ernment for leadership. Few ers. This was duplicated in prac­ over 250,000 members, has had unions took any action which tically eyery town and city in sporadic work stoppages to en­ was not appealed to the govern­ which a strike was taking place. force its demands for a 30% in­ ment for mediation. MAINTAIN PRICES crease in wages, and negotiations In the latest crisis, the Tru­ The third and most significant were only recently successfully man Administration has failed advance was in the argument, completed. to provide the leadership which advanced by the Oil Workers and COMMIE POLITICS labor and capital have come to the Auto Workers, that industry The communists, of course, expect, and from that seems to could raise wages without in­ have played a role in all the.se stem the breakdown in labor creasing prices. The UAW, un­ disputes. Concurrent with the management relations. der the leadership of Walter end of the war and the change of This dependence on govern­ Reuther, went even further. The Soviet foreign policy, the com­ ment help made for an era of union took the position that abil­ munists started a militant effort union politicians, not union lead­ ity to pay was an integral part to eradicate the bad impression ers. When the war drew to a of collective bargaining, and that they had made during the war close, these officials had to pro­ labor wanted "to make progress years. vide leadership, or stand the with the community and not at The first blow was struck in chance of being replaced by more the expense of the community." the removal of Earl Browder who militant men. In spite of the phony company symbolized connivance with the TAKE-HOME DROP position that the UAW's request capitalists. Following this, they Of course, the entire strike for a look at the books (to es­ fomented many wildcat strikes wave does not stem from this tablish ability to pay) was really in unions which v/ere unprepared cause. Some of the origins lie a step towards socialism, many to take action, and in general in the economic upheavals that thinking Americans agreed with carried out disruptive practises. accompanied the end of the war. the union, and a fact-finding Some of the strikes were to­ The cut-back in production, and board, appointed by the Presi­ tally political and were aimed at the resultant decrease in take dent, also took the same position. giving the Soviet Union a free home pay, made the worker eager The UAW strike could have hand on the European continent. for any action that would help been settled much quicker had On one occasion they settled a him to earn more money. the union been willing to accept strike in order to discredit the The comparatively high wages the wage increase asked for with­ Auto Workers. This took place of the war period had left their out limiting the company's right when the electrical workers of mark on American workmen and to raise prices on finished goods. the General Motors Corporation they wanted to know why indus­ WAGES ONLY came to terms with the company try could not utilize them fully The steel strike, on the other for an I8V2C increase when the during peace, as they had been hand, concerned itself solely with stated demands of the UEW was used during war. the question of wage increases for I9V2C, the same as the de­ The factors that created the and tacitly gave industry the right mands of the UAW. This settle­ strikes were three-fold. First, to raise prices as much as the ment was characterized by the the cut in hours of work and market could stand. Consequent­ GM-UAW negotiating committee the resultant decrease in over­ ly, although the Steel Workers as a rank betrayal of the Gen­ time and take home pay. Sec­ were as deserving of more money eral Motors strikers and of the ond, unemployment and the pros­ as any part of the labor move­ UE membership. pects that the situation might be- ment, public support was not as LITTLE INFLUENCE com.e even more widespread and solidly behind them as it was I far-reaching. Third, the fact that behind the Oil Workers and the On the whole, however, the technological improvements had Auto Workers. communist party has had little tended to make a certain percen­ In the cases of both the steel influence on the militant poli­ tage of workers unnecessary. and auto strikes, Henry Kaiser cies of the unions. It has These, coupled with the Ad­ was the first to break the solid attempted to capitalize on the ministration's failure to take the capitalist front. Two days before situation, but they have had lit­ initiative in conciliation and in the steel strike started, he signed tle success in recruiting new cushioning the shock of recon­ with the union for a wage in­ members in the labor movement. version touched off the closest crease of I8V2C as suggested by The communist collaboration with thing to a general strike that the the President's fact finding board, the employers during the war United States has ever known. and during the GM-UAW nego­ does not lead workers into be­ tiations, he signed with the Auto lieving that the communists can BEEFS GREW The voluntary no-strike pledge Workers for the same type of give effective leadership to the working class during the turbu­ which labor gave during the war wage increase. lent period of reconversion. The electrical workers conflict made it impossible for the unions Especially noteworthy was the to handle grievances expeditiously was the most violent and hard and at war's end, many locals fought of all the major work stop­ defeat the communists encoun­ The union successfully tered in the UAW elections in At­ had hundreds of grievances piled pages. up which clamored for attention. mobilized public support, but lantic City. Here Walter Reuther, The strikes, as conducted dur­ even so, anti-picketing injunc­ an outspoken foe of communist ing this period, set a new pat­ tions were handed down, and influence in trade unions, was tern. There was little attempt, violence marked the attempts of elected as president, in the face by employers, to break the strikes the company to instigate back-to- of all-oui communist support of the incumbent, R. J. Thomas. by violent methods. Except in work movements. When the United Electrical Workers went The conflicts which have taken the electrical field and at the place have caused great appre­ Yale and Towne Company in hension. Strikes are the indica­ Stamford, the picketing was of tion of a defeat m the economic peaceful nature. system. The knowledge that we Labor and management knew face a major depression justifies that labor was strong enough to the attempt of labor to consoli­ close the plants, and both sat date its position for the coming around the conference table to struggle. battle the issues there and in the Unless we learn as a nation, public press. Labor had definite­ how full employment can be ly come into its own, and was guaranteed to those who wish to being dealt with accordingly. work, we face chaos and worse. Another fact which proved that Only militant unionism has labor was a force to be reckoned shown the ability and willingness with was the way most communi­ to solve the 'problems of unem­ ties supported the strikers and ployment and exploitation. were not taken in by the phony you*? SlU Plhl — back-to-work movements and The responsibility for full emtue BAtee OF A n&wnG other labor baiting tactics which plo3mient and prosperity must UNION ... UNION ! employers have used from time be shared by labor, capital, and government. immemorial. In communities clear across the Up to now, only labor has vol­ nation, people rallied to the side unteered to carry its full shhre. Make Isthmian SIU! �Friday, May 10, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG r- MONEY DUE Edward M. Rydon, Bernard Rooseberg and Nigel Stoneberg. Call at the Baltimore branch of­ fice and see Johnny Hatgimisios regarding transportation vouchers from the Smith and Johnson Co., which are being held for you. sion of 550 extra meals, payable at the Waterman office. 4 i 4. SS SEA STURGIS Frank Ross, SUP messman has 19 hours of overtime payable at the Waterman office. Billy Butler, SUP messman. % All your overtime records have SS ROBERT G. INGERSOLL been checked and you have re­ J. Martinez. You have a divi­ ceived all money due, you. NORFOLK BOSTON R. Ferreira, $5.00; R. B. Jester, $2.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATION P. E. Powell, $2.00; F, G. VanDusen, S. White, $1.00. Total—$1.00. $2.00; E. D, Jenkins, $2.00; R. C. Beahm, $2.00; L. L. Cason, $2.00; S. E, NEW YORK Shepheard, $2.00; W. A. BiKham, $2.00; SS CARLE EYE S. C. Pruett, $2.00; R. L. Mudd, $2.00; Paul L. Blair, $1.00; B. H. Scott, G. Hernandey, $2.00; E. A. Reid, $2.00; O, M. May, $2.00; R. W. Anderson, $2.00; Ira Williams, Jr., $2.00; L, Mineur, $1,00; R. Dillon, $1.00; W. R. Buck, $2.00; W. M. Leech, $2.00. P. S. Morris, $2.00; H. E. Nesbit, $2.00; H. Nettelbladt, $2.00; SS Cable $2.00; T. C. Milton, $2.00. Total—$41,00 Eye, $10.00; C. Stephens, $2.00; D. Mentzes, $2.00; D, Davenport, $2.00. Total—$27.00. PHILADELPHIA O. McLean, $1.00; J. Mncey, $2.00; J. Cragg, $6.00; W. Hoover, $2.00; L. Hubbell, $2.00; J. Tuck, $2.00; W, Shoaf, (Crew of Port Christina) $11.00; H. Thurman, $1.00; J. Green, $20.00; Paul F. Fritz, $1.00; H. Kecanda, $2.00; W. Hollansworth, $5.00; J. Krauskopf, $2.00; H. Rasmussen, $1.00; T. Hol­ land, $2.00; J. Graham, $2.00; W. Pow­ ers, $1.00; H. Hastings, $1.00; O. Fraisser, $2.00; R. Horn, $2.00; K. Kohn, 10.00; W. Kohn, (Crew of SS Tonto) 16.00 B. Hall, $2.00; C. Garza, $3.00; A. Green, $1.00, Total—$IOU.UO. NEW ORLEANS ..T. J. Lewis, $10.00; Crew of SS Coastal Herald, $8.00; Crew of SS Peter Zanger, $17.00; Crew of SS Brazil Vic­ tory, $21.00. Total—$S6.00. JACKSONVILLE SS JOHN GALLUP C. p. Blankenship, $2.00; A. P. Smith, $2.00; G, M. Williams. $2.00; R. Kuntz, $2.00; C. Taylor, $2.00; W. A, Belcher, $3.00; G. Dawis, $2.00; H. C. Rembliss, $3.00; A. Patten. $3.00; H. B. Patterson, $2.00; H. Terrell. $2.00; J. Martin. $3.00; J. W. Reeves, $2.00; L. R- fadea.u, $2.00; V. E. V. DTndia. $3.00; J. Kirk, $1.00; J. Messick. $2.00; J, O, Messick, $5.00; H, L. Hostrodt. $2.00; F. B. Rosenbaum, $1.00; J. S. Chamona. $2.00; H. Davis. $5.00; D. G. Socenson. $2.00; J. L. Hunt, $3,00; J. W. Davis. $2.00, Total—$62.00. SS JOHN GORRIE W, A. Adamson. $2.00; J, V. Sim­ mons. $.1.00; S. Mosakowski. $5.00; G. Mather, $2.00; J, J. Mallon. $5.00; H. Junge, $2,00; J. Chiorra. $3.00; Fox, $2.00; D. E. Mclntyre. $2.00; Lindsay, $2.00; J. Abrams. $2.00; Grezgocwski, $2.00; J. Luvanos, $5.00; H. E. Schmidt. $5.00; W. Easmont, $2.00; O. L. Kirkland. $1.00; W. E. Dirlam. $5,00; A. J, LaNoco, $1.00; F, Luzziettl, $1,00; W. F, Barth, $2.00; A. W, Rummil, $2.00: A. Strherolini. $2.00; I. Toran, $2.00; J. Redden. $2.00. To­ tal—$60.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATION W. D. Crawford, $5.00. Total—$5.00. :x SS J. LOW G. E. Monroe, $5.00: M. J. Dambrowski, $2.00; Henry Chenel, $5.00; Joseph Boutin, $2.00; Franklin Wood, $1.00; John Zadakis, $2.00; M. C. Edward, $2.00; Aud L. Mclntyre, $1.00; M. A. Robinson, $3.00; Joseph E. Senneville, $2.00; L. K. Helie, $1.0Q; H. H. Power, $3.00; B. A. Ashwansky, $2.00; M. D. Tsokas, $2.00; R. E. Crowley, $2.00; T. Mastaler, $2.00; R. J. Gonthier, $2.00; N. D. Parsons, $2.00; Arthur J. Dutour, $2.00; Edward Babbitt, $2.00; Joseph T. L. Dupere, $3.00; Thomas Dineen, $2.00. Total—$50.00. SS AIKEN VICTORY A. Allie, $1.00. Total—$1.00. SS FROSTBURG VICTORY E. Snyder, $1.00; C. J. Leger, $1.00; J. A. Rascik, $1.00; K. Korneliusen, $2.00; B. Lesselroth, $1.00; E. Barron, $1.00; J. Figg, $2.00; G. Jensen, $1.00; G. Pepry, $1.00; D. J. Dennis, $1.00; C. Ciatras, $1.00; D. Ciccone, $1.00; R. Morrow, $1.00; D. R. Nicholson, $1.00; J. L. Swann, $1.00; P. A. Crecca, $1.00; C. Hardwick, $2.00; A. G. Diaz, $2.00; J. Stombough, $2.00; J. G, Alses, $1.00; W. A. Brown, $2.00; John SS R. M. PEARSON B. B. Tippins, $4.00; G. Guiseppe, Schaefer, $2.00; E. Malkiewicz, $1.00; $3.00; M. Raddin, $3.00; D. Laner, $2.00; L. P. Doleac, $2.00; Thomas Stewart, G. L. Sheppard, $2.00; A. W. Salter, $2.00; J. Podesta, $2.00; R. Kidd, $1.00. Jr., $4.00; L. G. Warren, $5.00; W, L. Total—$37.00. Skippard, $2.00; J. G. Daley, $1.00; R. SS MADOKET DeLaeacquutaux. $2.00; A. G, Howe, J. M. Nelson, $1.00; M. Lopez, $2.00; $4.00; 3. D. Laney, $1.00; C. J. 11111, A. DelVoIle, $2.00; B. McKee, $2.00, $.1.00; S. J, Towson, $1.00; G. Stout, J. Keesley, $2.00; C. Wright, $2.00; $2.00; C. B. Mltchan, $1.0,0; C. W. Gar­ B. Turk, $1 00; J. Hall, $2.00; E. Sigon, rison, $2.00; E. Veal, Jr., $2.00. Total $2.00; J. M. Harris, $2.00. Total—$18.00. —$42.00, E. Glassford, $2.00; G. Peterson, $2.00; J. Walker, $2.00; R. Prolazick, SS WM. BREWSTER $3.00; D. L. Beck, $2.00; A. Wm. Pac J, K, Gatlin, $20.00; Joe B. Holden, key, $2.00; L. Kubik, $2.00; D. F. $1.00; John D. McDaniel, $1.00; Charles Walters, $3.00; R. Geiszler, $3.00; H. E. L. Blackburn, $1.00; C. R. Lane, $1.00; Murphy, $2.00; W. J. Miller, $2.00; A. Wm. S. Baum, $1.00; R. C. Tate, $1.00; J. Coogan, $3.00; A. Dans, $2.00; A. R. M. Tate. $1.00; R. L, Hughes, $1.00; E. Majewski, $5.00. Total—$35.00. J. Story, $1.00; E, O, Gates, $1.00; W. SS COLABEE T. StricUlin. $1.00; j, E, Burreh $1.00; J. Rocco, $1.00; J. Petkac, $1.00; H. Thomas McPherson, $1.00; Madison Total—$3.00. Blount, $1.00; Rob Ferguson, $2.00; Schwartz, $1.00. John Spruill, $1.00; Hamilton Dailoy, SS RICKETTES $1.00; E. O. Johnson, $1.00; J. L. WalJames Mele, $2.00; J. Distefano, $2.00; lace, $1.00; Thomas Dennis, $1.00, Total G. Passaretti, $2.00; SS Rickettes, $2.00. —$4.1.00. Total—$8.00. SS ALGIC P. Cretello, $2.00; C. Dawson, $2.00; W. Stewart, $2.00; R, E, Brower, $2,00; A. K. • Jockel, $2.00; H, Lichtenstein, $2.00; L, R. Kramer, $1.00; E. J, Leslie, $2.00; John Vatland, $1.00; E, S. Schroeder, $1.00: H. Strackhan, $1.00; L. H. Barsh, $1,00; P. R. Dahlor, $1.00; H. X. Mcz, $2.00; A. V, Steele, $1.00; M. Wright, $2.00; R, L, Harrell, $2.00; J. C, Tarklngton, $1.00; R, N, French, $1.00; L. W, Peppett, $2.00; R, E. Lansdell, $2.00. Total—$33,00. I# ~ '•lii SS ROBERT M. T. HUNTER The below named can collect at South Atlantic office. New York. E. F. Potts, 5 hrs.; D. A. Natsch, 5 hrs.; W. R. Hynes, 3 hrs.; H. Kowalski, 4 hrs.; B. Viano, 3 hrs.; J. Cnagey, 2 hrs. 4 4 4 BEN GORDY Your transportation for the trip you paid off by mutual consent in Charleston can be gotten from Bull Line, 115 Broad Street, New York City. SS GREELEY VICTORY J. Demuth, $1.00; Robert Wreden, $1.00; Charles Gansis, $1.00; John Alstatt, $1.00; Edward Lewis, $1.00; John Walz, $1.00; Henri Hillion, $1.00; Isadore Flaherty, $1.00; R. D. Donahoe, $1.0;; Joseph Guerrino, $1.00; Gil­ bert Isnor, $1.00; Frederick Ghiotto, $1.00; Augustu Leitc, $1.00; A, J. Wright, $1.00; O. Silva, $1.00; Thomas A. Chatfield, $1.00; Fred Yauch, $1.00; A. J. Brewster, $1.00; Sherwin Gorowsky, $1.00; Domenic Taglieri, $1.00; Rober A. Therrien, $1.00; L. R. Girard, $1.00; A. A. Erdmann, $1.00; Leo C. Tuttle, $1.00; Wm. McNulty, $1.00; Total—$27.00. Melvin Tuttle, $1.00. Page Fifteen PERSONALS SlU HALLS ANTHONY SILES Get in touch with Anthony Gniewpowski, R. 702 Indiana Ave., Glassport, Pa. 4 4 4 DEAN E. HORMEL Get in touch with Attorney Richard M. Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, New York City, regard­ ing your claim against the SS Wiliam Pepper, 4 4 4 ALPHONSE LANDRY Your claim has been settled and you are requested to contact your lawyer, Silas B. Axtell, 15 Moore Street, New York City; 4 4 4 RAYMOND GUIDRY Contact your mother in New Orleans at once, 4 4 4 HAROLD PHILLIPS Please get in touch with Miss Mary W, K, Miller, St, James Apts., 530 N. Charles St,, Bal­ timore 1, Md. 4 4 4 HOWARD L. WING A settlement is waiting for you. Contact Richard M. Can­ tor at 51 Chambers St,, N, Y. C., immediately. NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHII AnFI.PHTA NORFOLK CHARLESTON NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R. GALVESTON 2-8448 TAMPA 1809-1S11 Franklin St. M-1323 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St Phone S-irSig PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON 44S Austin Ava. Fhonct 28532 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 RICHMOND, CaUL SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE PORTLAND WILMINGTON HONOLULU BUFFALO CHICAGO CLEVELAND DETROIT DULUTH VICTORIA, B. C VANCOUVER SS SKAGWAY VICTORY John Hane, $2.00; Abdon Sylvera, $1.00; Robert W. Randle, $2.00; C. H. Graham, $2.00; Charles DeLoch, $2.00; Sebastian Corregal, $2.00; Omar F. Col­ lins, $2.00; M. Dodge, $2.00; J. L. Jones. $1.00; W. T. Horsfall, $1.00; D. W. Hartwig, $2.00; L. Linion, $2.00; C. N. Walker, $2.00; D. D. Roberts, $3.00. Total—$26.00. 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave. Uberly 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 68 Society St, Phone 3-3680 339 Chartrea St Canal 3336 220 East Bay St 3-172ft 7 St. Michael St 2-1754 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 305 22nd St. 257 Sth .St 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 111 W. Bumside St 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 16 Merchant St 10 Exchange St Cleveland 7391 24 W. Superior Ave.. Superior 5173 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 1038 Third St Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St Melrose 4110 602 Boughton St 144 W. Hastings St NOTICE! R. Myers, Second Cook on Buntline Hitch: Patrolman Colls has $75.00 for you from Mike and Johnny. 4 4 4 SS ALEX STEVENS The following men of the crew C. Lowe, $1.00; K. J. Rasna, $2.00; of the SS Plattsburg, to whom N. Brothers, $1.00; C. Murello, $1.00; E. Naulty, $1.00; L. Sou-sa. $1.00; J. Steward William Kaszubaski owes M. Lodford, $5.00; F. Torres, $1.00; D. money, are requested to call at C. Blalock, $2.00; Waiter Taylor, $2.00; room 646 Times Square Hotel, O. Stuart, $2.00; G. J. Wanka, $2.00; 43rd and Eighth Ave,, NYC.: Jules Barbarin, $1.00. Total—$22.00. j Joe Bolsalvotti, Ralph Russo, SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY I R. L. Davis, $1.00; H. F. Justice, Barton Troutman, Bill Wingo, $1.00; A. D. Filiberto, $1.00; R. H. Buell Davison, Andries Rodri­ Sinclair, $1.00; J. C. Hoban, $10.00; guez. Guy Walter, $2.00; C. R. Craig, $2.00; K. R. Weddington, $2.00; B. J. Espy, $2.00; Robert Tharp, $2.00; Einar Blakstad, $2.00; Morris E. Southard, $2.00; J. Buckley, $2.00: Allen F., Williams, $2.00; C. W. Fouchey, $2.00; T. B. Black, $1.00; E. L. Stakebake, $2.00; Berrim .Walker,^ $2.00; Vincent R. Valen­ tino, $1.00; R. M. David, $2.00; R. W. Hoglund, $2.00; R. E. Entsminger, $2.00;. Julian Lewis, $1.00; Gerald Lemmage, $2.00; P. Richter, $2.00; James T. Klette, $2.00; A. Aubin, $2.00; John A. Russell, $2.00; R. M. Douglas, $2.00; J. A. Nickerson, $1.00; David H. Nel­ son, $1.00; Ed. Boikland, $10.00; G. M. Gigantelli, $2.00; C. Moonan, $1.00; S. Meyer, $1.00; W. Stoveland, $2.00. Total—$77.00. SS R. HUNTER T. Thompson, $1.00; J. W. Ryan, $2.00; W. Haynes, $1.00; B. Vi^no, $2.00; S. Smrynski, $2.00; D. Higgins, $2.00; C. B. Bregg, $2.00; H. Kowal­ ski, $2.00; L. Alvar, $1.00; R. F. Van Bennel, $1.00; C. E. Hargroves, $2.00; J. R. Gnagey, $1.00; D. A. Natsch, SS F. H. HASSLER J. B. Harrison, $1.00; W. T. Frank­ $2.00; N. Toskce, $1.00; K. Scheprelin, $2.00; D. J. Monteleone, $1.00; F. beck, $2.00; K. S. Fornes, $1.00. Total R. Raiford, $1.00; R. Persinger, $1.00; —$25.00. G. P. Raeburn, $1.00; L. C. McNair, SS SHICKSHINNY $1.00; G. D. Mumford, $1.00; P. C. James Nolan, $1.00; R. J. Kipp, $3.00; Pearson, $1.00; L, M, Voliva, $1.00; R. Khrly, $2.00; V. Acabeo, $2.00; C. Gayler, $1.00; M. Swain, $1.00; P. Guerra, $2.00; George Karajsz, $2.00; E. A. Boyd, $1.00; E. J. Boyd, $1.00; C. Hosleta, $2.00; H. Ptibnl, $2.00; R. S. L. Brown, $1.00; B. Elotz, $1.00; Heffley, $2.00; J. D'Agostino, $2.00; P. S. Plesnarskl, $1.00; R. Butler, $1.00; M. Dashukie, $2.00: S. Mank, $2.00; S. Salagio, $1.00; E, C. Bell, $1,00. J. Robles, $2,00: W. Kehrwiedor, $2.00: L. Fitch, $2.00; A. Lotzgesell, $2,00; Total—$21,00. E. Bevan, $12.00; V. Dominquez, $2.00.; A. Melendez, $2.00; C. Hancock, $2.00; G. Kourkounakis, $2.00. Total—$52.00. SS OTIS HALL J. M. Lord, $2.00: J. Flynn, $2.00; R. Casale, $3.00; F. Dotti, $2.00; G, C, Crautt, $2.00; R. W. Gienier, $2.00; J. J. Connell, $2.00; L. L. Dixon, $2.00; F. Thomas, $3.00; W. Flemming, $2.00; L. -Strong, $2.00; E. Rockwood, $2.00; R. B. Frazier, $2.00; R. D. Bryant $1.00; F. J. Morrissez, $3.00; J. Savio, $2.00; J. R. Martin, $2.00; C. D. Conte, $2.00; J. E. Radigon, $17.00; T. Gard­ ner, $2.00; H. U. Hansen, $2.00; SS Otis Hall, $4.00. Total—-$63.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Robert Urioste, $1.00; Leonard Widelock, $1.00; V. Puetvaro, $2.00; George Krause, 50c; J. Troast, $1.00; E. IL. Yates, $1.00; Albert Dufner, $1.00; W. R. Morris, Jr., $2.00; T. F. Maher, $2.00; H. H. Johnson, $2.00. Total—$13.50. John Pope, $1.00; O. Uusmann, $1.00'; Mohamed Halm, $1.00; S. Roman, $1.00; Rafael Vazquez, $1.00; Albert H. Stt-, mac, $1.00; R. Hampson, $1.00; Thomaa Boland, $1.00; Stephen Mangold, $1.00; F. Misakavicz, $1.00; Rudolph Michaiek, $1.00; E. Laychak, 50c: R. Nortbjt>p, $2.00; Clifford E. Headrick, 5Go; Pedro Morales, $1.00; F. A, Edyvean, $1.06; George Elot, $2.50; A. A. John^dil, $1.00; Walter Almond, 50c; B. Percello, 50c; Charles Englesma, $1.(ML Total—$21SO. GRAND TOTAL—$968.00. 3.1 �77 T H E SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen Bosun Dominic Di Sei, volun­ teer ships organizer aboard the Eastpoint, reported a successful two-and-a-half months trip to Tenerife, Dakar, Monrovia, Luanda, Lobito, Matari, Takarati, and return. At the completion, the boys all had a bellyful of West Africa. Unlike a number of other Isth­ mian ships, the Eastpoint was for­ tunate in having a good comple­ ment of officers skippered by Captain Fitzsimmons. According to the crew, the Skipper was good on draws with the men able to gel their cabbage on short notice. "LINE" CROSSING Twenty men, including the Chief Engineer, had never been across the Equator before, so it was necessary to give them the works on the trip down. Initia­ tion ceremonies were conducted by the Bosun acting as Father Neptune and, traditionally, the gang all had the day off. Need­ less to say, they all had a good time, including the initiates. After docking at New York's Pier 45, North River, upon her return, the Ea.st.point. wa.s con­ tacted by the NMU's hired watertaxi. They came out to see that the boys received the latest prop­ aganda, and asked for an NMUer, AB Bozarra. For some unknown reason, probably because he knew how pro-SIU the Eastpoint was, this individual declined to show himself. CLEAN PAYOFF Standing right near the Bosun when the launch hailed their ship and asked for him, he still stayed in the background and refused to poke his nose out. The crew all got a kick out of his Yehudi act, and razzed him unmercifully. All overtime in the Deck and Stewards Departments was okay­ ed at the payoff with only one Friday. May 10, 1946 ISTHMIAN'S EASTPOINT VICTORY The Eastpoint Victory Is SiU By 70 Percent Continuing the pattern set by the overwhelming majority of ' Isthmian crews, seamen aboard the Eastpoint Victory recently voted in New York approximate­ ly 70 percent for the Seafarers and with a few doubtful votes which could bring the SIU per­ centage even higher. /X beef being raised in the Engine Dept. All in all, it was an ex­ ceptionally clean payoff for Isth­ mian, due in part, of course, to the shipshape ^manner in which the men kept their overtime sheets a la SIU, and to the fact that they got overtime they were entitled to. Bosun Di Sei intends to re­ main on the Eastpoint, because he realizes that, though the vot­ ing over on his ship, only part of the job of organizing Isthmian is accomplished. After the elec­ tion comes the bargainin.g nego­ tiations for a contract, and ne­ gotiations are only as strong as the men behind you. So these men are going to keep their ship strong until they have a signed contract with the Isth­ Here's another Isthmian ship which went strongly for the Seafarers in the voting held in New mian Lines as proof of their York recently. Frustrated in his attempts to get aboard, the photographer was forced to grab this militant strength and solidarity. picture from the stern of another ship docked ahead of the Eastpoint. Lend A Heiping Hand Crew Cleans Up Gabriel Franchere-Twice To Build Overseas Distributien Of Leg Dropping in to the Log office the other day, ships organizer SHE WENT 87 PERCENT FOR SIU The question, "Why can't we Arthur Hayston of the Isthmian get copies of the Log in foreign Line ship, Gabriel Franchere, ports," is irequently asked the Log staff. The problem certain­ gave us the story on how the ly exists, due to the closing of crew cleaned up that ship on the APO and FPO services, but with recently concluded voyage— the cooperation of the member­ twice. Once was when the crew ship a solution can be reached. members, following the lead of The first step in aiding in the the other Isthmian ships, voted world-wide distribution of the for the Seafarers by approxi­ Log is to put the paper aboard all Seafarers' ships. On arrival in a mately 87 percent while docked foreign port, these copies should at Mobile, Alabama. be taken ashore and left in ginThe first time, according to m.ills, cabarets, clubs, and other Hayston, was when the crew gathering places. found the ship in a filthy condi­ Another is to notify the Log tion upon going aboard. Several office of places in foreign ports men went to see the Captain, where seamen gather. Bundles complaining about the matresses of the Log can be sent to those and the general condition of the spots, and they will thus be ship. As a result, new matt.»-esses available to incoming seamen. for the entire crew were secured. After a week of hard work on the As one member put it, "The Here's part of the crew on Isthmian's Gabriel Franchere which part of everyone, the ship was in voted 87 percent for the Seafarers when she voted at Mobile recently. Log is our paper—let's make it fairly good condition with all of the best-read and most-widely Front (reading from the left); A. Hayston, ships organizer, R. Parent. the foc'sles spick and span. distributed union paper in the Turkettle, and J. Hamsen. Middle row: B. Sincroff, F. Valesek, L. world." GOOD TRIP Larson, J. Wade, E. Stcinach. Rear: W. McNutt, N. Phillips, J. Bur» We can do it—if every Sea­ "We had a good trip," declared gess, G. Rate, J. Collier, and D. Krenzenski. farer cooperates. Hayston, "although t;;e skipper. Captain Axtman, was quite strict. In fact, after we called a meet­ ened to charge us with mutiny if MONTGOMERY CITY CREW ing at sea, the Skipper threat- we held any more meetings. But, that didn't bother us too much." NMU Hints At Isthmian Defeat lost, six are in the doubtful col­ (Continued from Page I) couple of doubtful votes were es- umn, and the balance of 50 ships tunated, with the balance going range from 51 percent to 100 per­ cent -for the SIU. to the opposition. This vessel had been pointed - In the face of these outstanding out by NMU organizers as one odds, the NMU has done an about of their strong ships. face from the extreme confidence Completion of the balloting on they were s'nouting from the the Hoard made a grand total rooftops a couple of months ago, of 58 Isthmian ships which have to the present excuse-making already voted, or almost two- policy as displayed in the NMU thirds of the entire fleet. Four Pilot. more ships are due in port within The following is a direct .quote the next few days, so the total from the Pilot of May 3rd: "The not voted is rapidly dimishing, Isthmian Company has been and another couple of months feverishly conspiring with the should see the complete fleet, in­ SIU to steal the election from the Union." cluding stragglers, all voted. The score, with 58 ships com­ Another quote: "Isthmian has pleted, still gives the SIU a vote hired directly from SIU halls for in the neighborhood of 75 per-' months ... but no matter how cent of the total number of bal­ the results of the election stack lots. In terms of ships, only two up . . . fight company-SIU col­ of the 58 have definitely been lusion!" About three days out of Gal­ veston,. Hayston said that one of the crew members sustained an accident. He was unable to work with a badly injured shoulder, and, later, examination showed that he had compound fractures in two places. * As far as Hayston knew, this man received no medical atten­ tion other than superficial care. Further action is expected in his case. When we asked Hayston what condition the Franchere was in now, at the conclusion of her trip, he asserted that she looked perfect as far as cleanliness and conditions were concerned. The Captain was so pleased that he Snapped while aboard their ship, these Isthmian seamen of the wanted the entire crew to sign on again. However, most of them Montgomery City are proud of the fact that their ship voted 65 per­ had other ideas, and wanted to cent in favor of the Seafarers when she was voted while docked at Philadelphia, head for home. ... - Vpi � 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 May 10, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 19 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: KYSKA SEAMAN DIES; SHIPMATE SAY CAPTAIN COULD HAVE SAVED HIM SIU BACKS AFL ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN LUNDEBERG TO TALK FOR U.S. SEAMEN AT ILO NMU CHALLENGES VOTE ON HOARD; MOVE SEEN ADMISSION OF DEFEAT BOSTON SIU FISHERMEN LOCK-OUT CALLED CONSPIRACY TO KILL UNION UNITY SMOKESCREEN U.S. SHIPOWNERS MADE ENORMOUS PROFITS THROUGH CHARTER HIRE L.A. TANKER CHANGES NAME MEBA ONLY TO OBSERVE AT 'UNITY' CONVENTION BRIDGES TOPS CURRAN IN FIRST BID FOR POWER AT 'UNITY' CONVENTION MFOW WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL IN ISTHMIAN FLEET ELECTION NMU LITERATURE MAKES GULLS SICK SHIP'S ENGINEERS RECRUITED FOR CP COAL BARONS TRY TO STARVE MINERS SHIPS TIE UP IN PORT SAVANNAH BOSTON STAGGERS THROUGH A VERY HECTIC WEEK PORT BALTIMORE STILL HIMING SOCIAL LIFE ONLY, IN PHILLY ISLANDS RUN BOOMS NEW ORLEANS GT. LAKES SHIPS LAYING UP JACKSONVILLE HAS BEST SHIPPING IN EIGHT YEARS NMUERS STILL COMING TO SIU SEAFARERS' WATERFRONT ACTION WINNING OVER NMU'S DECEPTION HERE IS THE ISTHMIAN FLEET--WHICH IS VOTING FOR THE SEAFARERS JACKSON'S BUSINESS: MONKEYS SEAFARERS VISIT PARISIAN FAMILY THAT PROTECTED KIN FROM NAZIS CREW HOISTS STEWARD'S TC ON CAPE PILLAR JUICY DISCUSSION IS HELD ABOARD THE SS WARRIOR ANALYSIS OF THE STRIKE WAVE BROTHER RAISES OLD QUESTION OF SHIPPING RIGHTS OF TRIPCARDS THE EASTPOINT VICTORY IS SIU BY 70 PERCENT CREW CLEANS UP GABRIEL FRANCHERE - TWICE LEND A HELPING HAND TO BUILD OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION OF LOG Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/10/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f0c35f308c862db9d221dafc147a47ab.PDF 4422e6a25e4f980c7750e3bb107dc009 PDF Text Text ;-V '•• : Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. NMU Challenges Votes Of Pro-SIU Isthmian Crews NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY MAY 3. 1346 POSTED NEW YORK, May 2—Getting frantic as the Isthmian election progresses and their defeat be­ comes more evident, the NMU has now resorted to challenging the votes of entire crews who are predominantly pro-SIU. In the past week, the entire SIU vote of the Stephen Girard and the Gabriel Franchere has been chal­ lenged by NMU observers. The Girard was voted at Pensacola, Florida, and of the total eligible votes it is estimated that the Seafarers secured 92 percent. This overwhelming SIU vote was immediately challenged by of­ ficial NMU observers. Voting at Mobile, Alabama, the Gabriel Franchere had an esti­ mated figure which gave the Sea­ farers 87 percent of the total bal­ lots. This vote, too, was immed­ iately challenged by the NMU. HERE'S RECORD Since the report appearing in last week's Seafarers Log, which recorded the voting aboard 46 WASHINGTON—The appoint­ miners used this holiday to go Isthmian ships, 10 more Isthmian ment of Edward F, McGrady, fishing. The banks of every fishvessels have docked with nine of former "ace trouble shooter" of able stream are lined with strik­ them voting, and one scheduled the United States Department of ing miners, and mine bosses give to vote today or tomorrow morn­ Labor, and now Vice-President their employees a friendly greet­ ing. This makes a grand total of of the Radio Coi poration of Amer­ ing. 55 ships voted with 41 more yet ica, brought the United Mine As one of the oldtimers put it, to come. The average estimated Workers-AFL and the operators "This is a quiet strike—^not like for these 55 vessels gives the Sea­ together in an attempt to iron the old days of blood shed and farers around 75 percent, with out the differences which have violence. We ain't picketing, and the prospect that this figure will kept the miners "on a holiday" we ain't working." probably be maintained, and for the past 31 days. might even be surpasseid. The present sessions, the first Since last week, three ships since negotiations broke down on have voted in New York, April 10, were called by Secre­ these, the John Constantino was tary of Labor Schwellenbach, and almost solid for the Seafarers are being presided over by Mr. with only one certain vote lost to McGrady and Paul Fuller, of the the NMU. Aboard the Kelso Vic­ The attempts of the Chief En­ U. S. Conciliation Service. tory (about which a story appear.^ Neither John L. Lewis, Presi­ gineer of the William B. Giles elsewhere in the Log) the esti­ mate gave the SIU 85 percent. dent of the UMW, nor Charles to "get even" with the men under O'Neill, acting for the operatoi-s, him, and the support he received Only one doubtful ballot on the would make a statement after the from the Skipper, cost the Missis­ William Whipple marred what first meeting, referring all re­ sippi SS Compan:' a smart piece would have otherwise been a 100 porters to Mr. Schwellenbach, of change in the payoff that took percent SIU vote. who said: place on April 23. 100 PERCENT SIU "Mr. Grady and Mr. Fuller Although he admitted that the Down Charleston, S. C. way, were encouraged by the attitude work of the Firemen and Oilers the Horace Wells voted on Tues­ shown by both sides. While no was satisfactory, Thomas Hackett, day with the Seafarers getting concrete progress has been made, Chief Engineer, insisted on post­ the entire crew's solid vote. Not they are of the opinion that both ing rules and regulations de­ one company or NMU ballot was sides want to make a real effort signed to increase the efficiency estimated aboard this vessel. to make progress in the nego­ of the Oilers and Firemen, but That's what you call a clean ship! tiations." which he privately admitted were At Frisco, the SIU lost one ship MINERS CONFIDENT instituted "to make it tough for —the Sovereign of the Seas— Lewis confidently predicted us (the ciew) because of legiti­ when the NMU collected an es­ that the miners can outwait the mate overtime we turned in." timated 60 percent of the total operators. "It may be a week, a FINKY ORDERS vote. The Memphis City voted month, or even six weeks," Lewis The orders were issued at sea, at New Orleans, and was placed told the opening session of the in the dioubtful column due to the Tri-District Anthracite Scale on April 10, and are as follows: fact that there were a few doubt­ Convention at Hazleton, Pa., "but 1. In the. future, no clothes ful votes aboard, and she could go operations in the bituminous in­ shall be washed in the Engine either way. dustry will continue to be stop­ Room or Fire Room during Voting at Norfolk, the James ped. Who can operate mines regular working hours or on Ives gave the SIU about 82 per­ without miners?" off hours. cent wjth the balance split be2. No clothes are to be himg Operations in the mine fields {Continncd on Page 14) were at a complete stand-still as up to dry in any part of the MINERS FIRM IN'HOLIDAY' No. 18 SIU And AFL Defeat Company Union Bid The attempt of S. P. Jason to rig a company union of seamen in the New Bedford area and affiliate it with the New Bedford Central Labor Union was scotched last week. William Green, president of the AFL, sent instructions to the New England Regional Director to order Jason to disassociate the "independenf't ly terminate on that date, unless union from . the central body. Green's action and the follow- the new company wanted to re­ up by Edward A. Raleigh, Act new it. ing New England Regional Di When the SIU learned of the rector for the AFL, followed sale. Union representatives con­ sharp protest of Ja.son's action tacted officials of the Massachu­ by SIU Vice-President John setts Steamship Company to talk Hawk and John Megan and Bos about continuance of the con­ ton Representative Joe Goggin tract or negotiation of a new one. The seamen in question had been The company officials were non­ members of the SIU, and were committal. Sure, they wanted to hauled into the company union go along with the SIU, they .said, by Jason's devious tactics in col but they wanted to learn how laboration with the shipowners. their new business operated first. The seamen were organized by They'd talk about the contract the SIU at its inception. The when they took over the company Seafarers gained a closed shop on the first of March, they said. contract with the New England From the first qf _January to Steamship Co. and was able to the first of March the Massachu­ negotiate raises in pay and work­ setts Steamship Lines worked ing conditions for them from time night and day to organize a com­ to time. pany union. COMPANY SOLD JASON SIGNED ON In January, 1946, the company They enlisted the aid of S. P. was sold to the Massachusetts Jason to do so. Steamship Lines, Inc., with the S. P. Jason is business agent stipulation that the former owner for the International Brother­ would operate the boats between hood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, New Bedford, Wood's Hole, Nan­ Warehousemen and Helpers of tucket and Martha's Vineyard un­ America. He is President of the til March 1. The contract with New Bedford Central Labor . the Seafarers was to automatical- Union and Vice President of the Massachusetts' State Federation of Labor. He was something of a power in New Bedford labor circles. But S. P. Jason worked hand in glove with the steamship com­ Fire Room or Engine Room or pany to organize the company union. in the Fiddlys. Shortly after the purchase of 3. The practice of sitting the freight and passenger line down on watch will henceforth from the New England Steam­ cease. ship Company, officials of the 4. Books and other litera­ Massachusetts Steamship Line ture shall be kept out of the were seen conferring with Jason Fire Room and Engine Room, in a bar and gi'ill owned by Ja­ and no reading will be permit­ son's wife. ted in these spaces. Only that BUM PROMISE material pertaining to the En­ Jason began organization of an gines or Boilers will be per­ mitted and then only with the 'independent" luiion immediatepermission of the Watch En­ y. He duped a few men em­ ployed on the boats into stirring gineer or the Chief Engineer. 5. Oilers and Firemen will up antagonism toward the SIU. relieve promptly at 10 min­ He made promises he knew nev­ utes of the hour and shall make er would be fulfilled. Company a complete round, and be sure men talked an independent _ everything is in order. The union. Gradually some of the'. watch being relieved will re­ rank and file was won over to the i main until the hour or Eight phony organization. Jason made capital of the war­ Bells. In no event will they leave before the hour, or until time wage restrictions to lowthe relieving man is satisfied rate the Seafarers. He bored from within through the few company with the watch. men to talk the seamen into it. 6. All tools are to be re­ placed on the tool ti.ard or in On February 28, the day be­ the Machine shop by the end fore the new company took over (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 4) Chief Makes Own Finky 'Rules' So Seafarers Collects For Crew �• .J.S Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 3, 1946 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 X X X X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- Presidetit 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Strikebreakers''Strike' Perhaps we shouldn't ever be surprised at the devious turns and twists of the NMU party line. Change of pace and change of front seem to be the watchwords of the little Red howlers at Curran Castle. But somehow the idea of strikebreakers turning striker strikes us. The NMU has crossed so many picketlines during the past two years, the scenery must have looked like a picket fence to some of its members. That was back when the "line" called for wholehearted collaboration with the shipowners. That was when the NMU officials were wining and dining people like Basil Harris, shipowner and official of the American Merchant ' Marine Institute, the NAM of the shipowners, ardent foe of labor and bellwether of maritime reaction. Now the line has changed. The NMU is out for a ; 30 percent wage increase for its m*nbers, for an eighthour .day in all departments, shipping of all ratings through ; the Union hall, adjusted manning scales, sanitary work ' overtime, and other items which the SIU gained for its membership long ago. This militancy looks like a step in the right direction. Certainly the NMU members should have the right to ship through the Union hall in rotation; certainly they should have the right to adjusted manning scales; surely they should have an eight-hour day. They should have had these long ago, and they would have had them ii the NMU hadn't been playing footsie with the shipowners to the extent that its officials were embarrassed to ask for anything, much less demand any­ thing, and support the demand with job action. That wasn't being done. The NMU even coined a phrase to de­ scribe militant action by the SIU. We were called the •^trike-happy Seafarers." Now the NMU is in a strange position. It has been collaborating so long that nobody—certainly not the ship­ owners—believes it when it says a strike is upcoming unless its demands are met. It is in a position where it has to get out and harangue its own members to make them believe they really will strike. Instead of putting strike action up h to its members as a "do-you-wanna" proposition, it is forced to take the issue before them by saying "Vote YES in favor of this strike resolution." But even with all this build-up, we sort of have our doubts whether a strike ever will actually come off. The '^ine has changed too often, not to change again. / IV The shipowners and the WSA certainly don't feel that it will come off, because every time the Seafarers has a beef the WSA reallocates ships to NMU-controlled companies. That was the stick they tried to hold over our heads on the recent rider beef even though the NMU strike threat had progressed pretty far. So we don't advise the NMU membership to get too hopped up; the line may change again. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are 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 writ­ ing to them. GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. A. DYKES TROMBLEY R. V. JANES E. J. M. MAXFIELD PI. M. BOMAR R. W. BANTA M. J. WILLIAMS A. E. EDEFORS D. VAN AALST J. A. SNEDELLA McCLINTOCK DUGGAN R. HALLORAN XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. PHINNEY, JR. ED. JOHNSTON FRED HOHENBERGER H. GILLAN H. W. PORTER HANS I. HANSEN CHARLES DUNCAN P. CASALINUOVO E. P. BELKNER J. COXWELL S. F. PUZZO J. HANLEY T. ROBERTS XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL IYER IVERSEN E. J. DELLAMANO JAMES KELLY HARRY KESSLER WILLIAM ROSS WILLIAM RUMBOL JAMES GRAHAM NEWTON PAINE, Jr. MOSES MORRIS HARRY MYERS JOSEPH TOUSSAINT EARL JORDAN DONALD WOODSIDE XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL V. SHAVROFF 0. HODGES C. MIDDLETON J. LITVAK L. A. CORNWALL L. A. FAULSTICK 1. LOWE R. HANSON H. TILLMAN R. G. MOSELLER F. MATEO C. W. GOODYN W. B. MUIR W. G. H. BAUSE C. KUPLICKI W. B. COPELAND P. E. SMITH J. j. SWYKERT L. R. BORJA L. L. MOODY W. W. McCLURE 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 Sill and 61h floors} Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m, (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on Ist and 2nd floors.) J. L. WEEKS J. BRODDUS J. GUFFITT N. ROMANO XXX NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. E. DALE H. D. STERTZBACK O. PATTERSON S. WILUSZ CLARENCE CARTER WILBUR MANNING EDWARD CUSTER B. C. BEASELY AMOS BAUM • W. H. OSBORNE JOHN ZEBROFF J. DENNIS J. H. BOWEN W. F. LEWIS R. M. NOLAN * •' DONALD DAHL J. RICHARD QUINN M. KUHN ERIC ZIEMONS H. A. CRUSE • ; .;i MARVIN HALL A. L. SCULLY Vvi C. HONOROWSKI E. M. EVANS •E. A. NOOVAN v¥ ;-S a: �- [ ,^7;^ "'^r .• Friday, May 3, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Isthmian Seamen Are Joining Seafarers in increasing Numbers As SiU Lead in Eiection Grows By BULL SHEPPARD By PAUL HALL NOTICE! SEAFARERS SAILING >1S ENGINEERS All members—relired and former members^—of the SIU, now sailing as licensed Engineers;, report to the New York SIU Hall as soon as possible. men to turn in their books and the members who started and The halfway mark in the Isth­ join the SIU. In fact these in­ carried on the drive, but has in mian ship voting has passed and cluded a number of paid ships addition brought into the Union organizers. many capable new members who the percentage in favor of the In the past two weeks a num­ will actively lead the future cam­ Seafarers is steadily mounting. Up to and including April 30th, ber of Isthmian men have come paigns. .53 ships had ben polled with a into the halls in different ports The real test of a union's suc­ total of 1296 men voting. Ship and stated that, although they had cess in any campaign is the con­ and shoreside organizers work­ voted for the NMU in the elec­ solidation of every gain. Win­ ing carefully have made a tions, they were now convinced ning the Isthmian elections would thorough survey, and report that they were wrong and wanted to mean very little if the Union the approximate result for the make amends by joining the SIU, failed to push the advantage. and working to win a good con­ first 53 ships vote is; By active struggle, the Sea­ tract with Isthmian. SIU — 877 These ihen were welcomed farers can negotiate a contract No union — 23 NMU — 328 just the same as any other Isth­ that can well be the model for The 68 votes unaccounted for mian eaman, and were told that all others. are liable to end up in any total, they had nothing to be ashamed KEEP ORGANIZING but are not sufficient to appre­ of or to make amends for. They The SIU is going to win the ciably change the tally. The Sea­ had voted the way they saw fit Isthmian election hands down, farers, with the voting well past without any pressure from the but the job of organizing doesn't the half way mark, has a 526 Seafarers, and they were just as stop when the voting is over. vote lead over the combined welcome in the Seafarers as Many of the men sailing these NMU and company total—a two though they had never voted. ships were unable to vote, others and one-half to one average. Needless to say this doesn't ap­ Figures, and especially approx­ ply to the high-pressure paid or­ voted NMU or didn't vote at all imated figures, can be wrong and ganizers who have been feeding because they didn't know the often are, but these estimates are genuine Isthmian seamen with score. There are even men who voted for "No Union" who can based on a conservative survey lies for months. be made into good Union men. and won't be far off. GOOD UNON MEN All of these men have the right SOUR GRAPES Isthmian seamen are joining the to enjoy the benefits of Seafarers The NMU organizers are grow­ Seafarers every day, and the ing panicky. They are very sel­ gratifying thing about it is that membership. They are Isthmian dom .seen except just prior to the big majority of these men are seamen and they will ultimately and during the actual voting, and either staying on the same ship be SIU men. The job of t^ie Union man they look as though they have or immediately shipping on an­ aboard ship is to teach these men ost their best friend. other Isthmian ship. what Seafarers membership real­ Last week in Mobile, Aabama, This proves that they are good ly means, so that they will be the Stephen Girard and the Ga­ Union men, a real asset to the able to do their part in the period briel Franchere voted. Union, out to finish the job they of negotiations. The results on the Girard were have started and done so well For that matter organization SIU, 26; NMU 2. The NMU ob­ thus far. never stops. There is always server promptly challenged all The Isthmian drive has been something to fight for and the 26 SIU votes, showing that he a proving ground which has suc­ knew in advance that only two ceeded not only in developing Seafarers membership are the men who can do the job. of the crew members supported This little box in the Log has caused a lot of comment and at the same time has served to clear up a much becoluded question. Since its first appearance in the Log several hundred Marine Engineers, all members of the MARINE ENGINEER^ BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, CIO, have visited the Union Hall. The big ma­ jority of these were former members of the SIU, but a few were former NMU members and some had never belonged to any.union except the MEBA. The purpose of the notice was to determine whether, or not the indorsement of the Ciirran-Bridges "unity" convention by MEBA officials was representative of the rank and file Marine Engineers opinion. The Seafarers has no designs on the MEBA and has never en­ couraged its present and former members' sailing as Engineers, to act as a block within that organization. This is in sharp contrast with the NMU policy of using selected former membei-s as a cell through which they attempt to direct the policies and ultimately gain control of the Engineers organization. Samuel Hogan, President of the MEBA in going for this so called "unity" movement has been hoodwinked into taking a po­ sition distasteful to the big majority of the MEBA membership. In their discussions with the Engineers the SIU has made it clear that no effort would be made to change any Engineers opinion or to even explain the Seafai-ers policy unless requested to do so. The whole idea of the conversations was for one purpose—lo get an accurate concensus of the opinions of working Marine Engineers. Without a single exception the Engineers agreed fundamentally with the policy of the Seafarers as it has been expressed from time to time in Log articles and editorials. The majority of these men have sailed both on SIU and NMU ships and read both the Log and his outfit. On the Franchere the result the Pilot, and clearly understand the issues involved. was SIU, 21; no union, 1; doubt­ In line with the conversations in the Union Halls, the Patrol­ ful, 1; and NMU, 1. The ob­ men and Organizers have been contacting Engineers aboard both server on that ship evidently organized and unorganized ships. They report that nine out of every inew he had but a lone vote, ten Engineers look on the unity proposals of the Cur-ran-Bridges because he challenged all 24. group as a scheme to swallow or control the smaller unions and 118 votes have been challenged will have no part of it at any price. The Marine Engineers have a tough problem to solve. The on the first 53 ships to vote; but SIU offers its full aid to the MEBA membership and officials. if these together with the "No The fact that the MEBA is a CIO affiliate has no bearing on this Union" and "Doubtful" votes issue. The question is whether or not an important segment of were added to the NMU total the organized maritime workers are to be engulfed and dominated Seafarers would still lead by 340 against their will and against the best interests of both licensed votes, far more than the neces­ sary number to secure the elec­ and unlicensed seamen as a whole. The Seafarers has no intention of interfering with or par­ tion. Ship by ship the position ticipating in, the inner union affairs of the MEBA. There are of the SIU. grows stronger. NMU MEN DISGUSTED no strings to the aid that is offered. Former SIU members now Prior to the elections it was in the MEBA are in there not as a "group" but as individual mem­ not an unusual thing for NMU ber's acting for the best interests of that organization. Chief Makes Own Finky 'Rules' So Seafarers Collects For Crew (Conihtutd from Page 1) of each watch, and no later than five o'clock. 7. Firemen will wipe front of boilers where they have spilled oil on same, and clean drip pans under fuel oil serv­ ice pump, and under fuel oil burner manifold, and sweep floor plates in front of boilers every watch. 8. Oilers shall wipe off hand rails, gi-atings, floor plates, and main Journal Bearings (Stbd side) around main engine of DEMOCRACY AT, WORK any excess oil at end of each watch. 9. The Firemen shall clean all the burners in both boilers each watch, a total of eight burners.' They shall also clean fuel oil suction and discharge strainers every watch. 10. In the future. Oilers shall make 20 minute rounds on the Main Engine, and shall take temperatures near the end of each watch. THOMAS HACKETT, Chief Engineer. REAL REASON Following the posting of these unnecessary and dictatorial rules, the crew instructed the Engine Delegate, Martin Gross, to see the Chief Engineer and the Skip­ per. Brother Gross saw the Chief Engineer on April 11. In his own words, according to a sworn A rank ,and file committee of Seafarers meets with the SIU Agents at their recent conference signed statement, here is what happened: lo discuss Union problems. "On April 11, 1946 about 6 p. m. I approached the Chief Engineer and asked him whether the di­ rective he posted in the engine room would aid in the more ef­ ficient running of the engine room and fire room. He replied No! Thai the reason he posted the directive was to make it tough for us, because of legitimate overtime we turned in. "I told the Chief Engineer, that to the best of my knowledge, our work (Firemen and Oilers) was satisfactory and we could not see why he should post a list of rules of that type. The Chief En­ gineer admitted our work was satisfactory but that the direc­ tive would stand. 'T later stated the above in the presence of the Captain, Purser and Chief Engineer. The Chief Engineer did not deny the above statement." When the boat got into New York Harbor, the crew was fit to be tied. The payoff found the SIU crew well represented. For the extra time and work caused by rules Number 5 and 8, each of the Firemen and Oilers received two hours of overtime per day. Jimmie Hanners, the Patrol­ man who handled the payoff, said, "It will be a long time be­ fore that Engineer tries to throw his weight around with a Sea­ farers crew. We hit them right where it hurts them most—in the pockebook." �Lf •J''.-:.- - fi •• - 1^ •r 1. :ffc THE SEAFARERS LOG Puge Four HEROMfHli ITHIVK QUESTION: What was the biggest beef you ever saw settled by the SIU ? m. I; ?- EUGENE WEINGARTEN—OS The best settlement I aver heard of was the one on the Lou Gehrig. The men on board stood watches while the ship was in port in Rouen and Le Havre, but when the payofi came, the company claimed that the watch­ es were stood at sea, and were therefore not overtime. After a bit of negotiating, the money was finally collected. The crew split over $25.000—that ain't hay. We worked for that dough, and the Union collected it for us. That's really doing a job for members. CECIL E. WHIDDEN—AB When we were in Manila the Skipper refused to give us any liberty. He said that the Army would not grant liberty to sea­ men. We sent a man to the Army and they said that it wasn't true. So the delegates advised us to put in for overtime. Back in Norfolk we found that the Cap­ tain was not completely wrong, and the Patrolman worked out a compromise. In my own depart­ ment alone, I know that each man collected 100 hours over­ time. That was the biggest beef settlement that I was ever in on. WILLIAM JENKINS—Steward The money collected for un­ loading cargo during the Nor­ mandy invasion was the one I'd call the biggest. I got a little over a hundred dollars, but some of the men in the engine and deck departments got a lot more. Of course, they were helping to unload cargo, whereas I just got overtime for the extra food hand­ ling at night. It was pretty rug­ ged going for a while, but after Ihe first week, things kind of eased off. The SIU has collected plenty of money, but this was ihe biggest that I ever benefited from. JEROME ERBSTEIN—OS In my estimation the biggest beef the SIU ever settled was the one on the foreign transportation rider. The tremendous sums of money spent for transportation will no'j/ come out of the pockets of the companies, instead of from the seamen. This victory proved to the shipowners that they could not lick a group of militant sea­ men who were organized in a solid Union. This was a big settle­ ment, both in money and pres­ tige. Seamen everywhere will benefit. m- Friday, May 3. 1946 SIS! And AFL Defeat Company Union Bid For Now Bedford Seamen {Continued from Page 1) the line, and the SIU contract became void, Jason called a meet­ ing of the new "independent" union in the Central Labor Union building. The new ownei-s of the line were present at the meeting. Jason proposed a new contract to the membership then. But the seamen wouldn't go for a sell­ out contract. They had been Sea­ farers too long, so they knew a phony deal when they saw one. So Jason petitioned the State Labor Relations Commission to have Local 59 of the Chauffeurs and Helpers certified as collec­ tive bargaining agent for the em­ ployees. His petition was filed on March 18. JASON FLEECED The SIU went into action im­ mediately. By the time the first hearing was held on March 27, the Seafarers had forced the Teamsters Union to declare that Jasori was acting on his own, and for an independent union, rather than one affiliated with the Teamsters International. Jason was forced to amend the petition, from Local 59 Chauf­ feurs and Helpers, to read as fol­ lows: New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantuck­ et Employees' Association of the Massachusetts Steamship Lines, Inc., affiliated with the New Bed­ ford Central Labor Union, AEL. This was a frank admission that it was a company union. Ja­ son had been hoist by his own petard, foreed into an admission that he was heading a company union and undermining an AFL affiliate—the SIU. SIU IN ACTION But Jason still had an ace in the hole. He still had the com­ pany union ostensibly affiliated with the New Bedford Central Labor Union. SIU representatives contacted Raleigh, the New England AFL representative, along with Wil­ liam F. Brophy, former attorney for the National War Labor Board, Boston Region. In addi­ tion to representing the SIU, Brophy was acting for the Mas­ ters, Mates & Pilots, and the ILA, whose contract also is void­ ed through the formation of the company union. Raleigh wired President Green, reporting the situation, as pre­ sented by Hawk and Brophy, and Mr. Green wrote back, in part, as follows: "It seems to me that we should call upon the officers of the New Bedford Central Labor Union to disassociate it (the independent union) from the Central body. Therefore, I suggest that you con­ fer with the officers of the New Bedford Central Labor Union and that you point out that the In­ ternational Brotherhood of Team­ sters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America lacks authority to organize licensed and unlicensed seamen into either a Teamsters Union or an independent union and for that reason you call upon them to dis­ associate the independent union from affiliation with the New Bedford Central Labor Union. "Furthermore, I caU upon you to get in touch with the Team­ sters' Representative having juris­ diction in New Bedford to dis­ avow this union, to disassociate it from membership in the Team­ from the New Bedford Central sters Union or to give it support Labor Union, American Federa­ as an independent union." tion of Labor, and they be not harbored or represented by any­ The line had been drawn clear one using a title as a representa­ and hard. tive of the New Bedford Central Raleigh wrote to Jason as fol­ Labor Union, AFL. This request lows: must be complied with immed­ April 18, 1946 iately, or the charter of the New Bedford Central Labor Union will Mr. S. P. Jason, President be suspended, until such time as New Bedford Central Laboi it is complied with. Union 129 Union Street Realizing that the New Bed­ New Bedford, Mass. ford Ceiilral Labor Union com­ Dear Sir and Brother: prises over 35 unions of different This office is in receipt of a International Unions, affiliated communication from Mr. William with the American Federation of Green, President of the American Labor, we know that they, as af­ Federation of Labor, relative to filiates, do not want to force this the New Bedford, Woods Hole, kind of action. This is not a mat­ Martha's Vineyard & Natucket ter of one or two people to Employees' Association of the consider. It pertains to the entire Massachusetts Steamship Lines, labor movement of New Bedford. Incorporated, affiliated with the Therefore, let it not be the snap New Bedford Central Labor Un­ judgment of a few people in an attempt to commit the New Bed­ ion, AFL. ford Central Labor Union to a President Green, in his com­ drastic action which they will munication, advises that the New later regret. Bedford Central Labor Union has It is our understanding that no right to take into its member­ there is a hearing before the ship any delegates repx-esenting Massachusetts State Labor Re­ any Independent Union. For lations Commission on a petition your information, we quote to for certification of this Indepen­ you Article XI, Section 1 of the dent Union on Monday, April 22. Constitution of the American We want to inform you that a Fedei-ation of Labor, under which your New Bedford Central Labor copy of this communication is being forwarded to the Seafar­ Union is governed: ers International Union, for their "Article XI—Local Central information. Bodies—Section 1. No Central Hoping this request will be Labor Union, or any other complied with immediately and central body of delegates, shall this office so notified; and that admit to or retain in their coun­ no further action will be i-ecils delegates fi'om any local quired on our part, we are organization that owes its al­ Fraternally yours, legiance to any other body. Edward A. Raleigh, National or International, hos­ Acting New England tile to any affiliated organiza­ Regional Director tion, or that has been suspend­ ed or expelled by, or not conSo the company union is back ixected with a National or In­ where it started: as a company ternational organization of union unaffiliated with the Cen­ their trade herein affiliated; tral Labor Union, and with no nor are delegates to be seated connection with the Teamsters from locals of National or In­ Union. And S. P. Jason is in the ternational organizations which soup with the State and National are not affiliated to the Amer­ AFL. He has shown himself ir­ ican Federation of Labor, un­ responsible as a labor leader, der penalty of having their using his authority and the or­ charter revoked for violation ganizations he represents to fur­ of their charter by the Presi­ ther his own ends and those of dent or the Executive Council steamship officials. subject to appeal to the next SIU GRATEFUL convention." SIU officials expressed grati­ President Green further states, tude to the Teamsters Union, the in his letter, that the employees Central Labor Union of New Bed­ of this particular steamship line ford and the Massachusetts and in question have International National AFL for their frank Unions, affiliated with the Amer­ recognition of Jason's double ican Federation of Labor, namely, dealing, and their support of the the Seafarers' International Uxi- Seafarers in the matter. They ion; The Masters, Mates- & Pilots said Jason's actions were no re­ International Union; and the flection of any of the Unions with Radio Officers Union of the Com­ whom he is affiliated, but rep­ mercial Telegraphers Interna­ resented only the machinations tional Union, of which these peo-. of a greedy, unprincipled indi­ pie could become members. It vidual. is our understanding that they The Seafarers, meanwhile, is were members prior to the for­ preparing to bring the seamen of mation of this so-called "Inde­ the Massachusetts Steamship pendent Union." Lines back into the fold. Many We now order .you, and the of the seamen who went along other officers of the New Bed­ with the company union will ford Central Labor Union, to dis­ recognize the falsity of their po­ sociate this Independent Union sition, and will be ready to come back, for crews have been re­ duced drastically and working conditions have gotten worse, al­ though the company crawfished by giving slight wage increases. Others must have the facts of life explained to them before they can see which side their bread is buttered on. The SIU is ready to show them the way. LOG! �;-:/?r;!Zyi':-.v::»?^s-5^ .- •'. Friday, May 3, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG .^-V- , , •' .'- Page Five NMU Scuttles Beefs, Ex-Members Charge Phony Collections A Feature Of NMU Ten Men Who Joined The SIU Recently Tell Why They Left The Curran Ranks overall operation of the NMU was, and is, completely ineffi­ cient," stated McLin. "My ex­ periences so far as an SIU mem­ ber have confirmed the wisene.ss of my decision to join, and I am perfectly satisfied with the way my beefs are being handled now." 4 4 4 "I was a member of the Na­ tional Maritime Union," said Al­ IN the past few months, many former NMU members have come over berto Sanchez, "and really got ' to the SIU as members because they couldn't get representation or beefs a belly full of the policies and officials of that settled by that outfit. These men got the run-around on overtime beefs, outfit." Accord­ they were intimidated by bully officers, they were forced to wait several ing to Sanchez, weeks at a time for jobs. "They paid no JHAT'S why they quit the NMU, and joined the SIU! attention to any of my beefs, and "Having been a member of the never furnished NMU for almost two years," Gus­ IN numerous instances, these seamen were forced to wait for jobs while me with proper tavo Redman, NMU No. 64279, de• friends of the piecards were being shipped out the back door. Other cleared, "I really wanted to get Union represen­ men claimed they got no action on their legitimate beefs, and were forced tation. out of that out­ to fight alone, or lose plenty of cabbage through lack of representation. "Joining the fit in a hurry, Seafarers was "That organi­ Still others had stories to relate about how the union representatives the best move I were in open collusion with company stiffs. zation is nothing ever made," but a communist THESE are plain, unvarnished statements signed by former NMUers party front with Brother Sanchez continued, "Be­ who left that outfit and joined the SIU on account of unsettled beefs, cause it's a democratically op­ little or no beef erated Union with full represen­ s e 111 e ments," unstable working conditions, and other intolerable conditions. They were tation for the membership on all Redman con­ unsolicited, offered in good faith by men who joined the Seafarers to se­ legitimate beefs. SlU Patrolmen tinued. "My life cure the kind of a Union which represents all of the members, all of the are interested solely in settling at sea was time, on all legitimate beefs. Here they are; read 'em for yourself! beefs and getting your cabbage made miserable for you. They don't give a damn by their screwy bers received little or no rep­ about phony appeals for the Rus­ ideas, their or­ sian Society to Rescue Senile resentation on beefs." ders, and their politics. However, Graves continued, "I have been Rats, or other equally foolisli the ideas of the National Mari­ going to sea for quite a number time Union 'leaders' are certainly can-shaking outfits." of j'ears, have always been not those of the seamen as a In conclusion Sanchez said, "I'm a former member of the whole, nor do they represent the "I was a member of the Na­ Union man and intend to remain "Such a union of labor-fakers as the NMU should not be allowed tional Maritime Union working so, but not under the banner of NMU, but now I'm shipping with opinions of the majority of the to exist at all. They merely col­ on the rivers out of New Or­ the NMU! I am fed up with be­ the Seafarers International Un­ membership." Redman stated: "I made one " lect your dues and 'donations' leans," Wilton Le Blanc said, ing dominated by a few comrats ion," Brother Albert Mutschler trip on an army transport prior "and I received who do not know the meaning said. under false pretenses, and give very unsatisfac­ of unionism, and care less. "When I was to joinng the NMU, and then you no beef settlements in re­ "During the past three or four tory representa­ in the National joined because I've always been ' turn." tion from them. yeai*s," asserted Graves, "I have Maritime Union, a Union man. My father is also a> 4. 4. My beefs were come into contact with quite I got the royal a Union man, having belonged never satisfac­ few SIU crews. Talking with run - around on to the Bakery and Confectionery them, and comparing working torily settled. my overtime Workers Union. Before going to "I want to be­ agreements with them, I found beefs a couple of sea, I belonged to the Brewery come a member that the SIU has better contracts times," Mutsch­ Workers Union. "I joined the Seafarers Inter­ of the Seafarers and agreements than the NMU ler declared. "As a member of the NMU," has ever had, or expects to have, national Union because I learned as I believe it is "That was William Fincken asserted, "I no­ and sees that these contracts are that it is the one Maritime Union a Union which is enough for me. ticed plenty of things that weren't enforced." that represents the members, and thoroughly dem­ I joined a Union on the up and up. However, I According to Graves, "There are fights for wages, working and liv­ ocratic, respect­ which represents was willing to a lot of rank and file NMUers fed the members at all times, and ing conditions for the seamen." ing the wishes of the member­ overlook these up with that outfit who are com­ isn't afraid to demand that tough 4 4 4 ; ; matters as long ship at all times," declared Le ing into the Seafarers, and it is SkipperS wipe the logs off the Blanc. "I've found out that as my own per­ only a matter of time before the books wherever justified. Since sonal beefs got the SIU does not use the mem­ NMU will collapse as a result of joining the SIU, I've also had de­ the proper kind bers to advance any particular the termites boring from within." cent representation on my over­ of attention. political philosophy, but fully time beefs, collecting all of it in 4 4 4 That might represents the members on over­ "In 1938," Richard Kavanaugh time beefs, logs, and that's what two different instances. sound selfish, asserted, "I joined the National want. I had enough of that "Whenever I run into any Isth­ but it isn't Maritime Union, and sailed under , stuff in the NMU—^pushing the mian seamen, other unorganized meant that their contracts and conditions un­ commie line all the time." men, or NMU members," Mutsch­ way. til the present ler promised, "I'm going to give "I finally quit 4 4 time." "My book number in the NMU them the real lowdown on my that Union be­ K a V a naugh is 14111," Joseph Gordon report­ experiences, and urge that they cause of a beef with a new Chief continued, "I've ed, "and I have been a mem­ join the Seafarers." Engineer aboard the R. J. Reyn­ watched it de­ ber of that organization since Feb­ olds," continued Fincken. "I 4 4 4 generate from ruary 3, 1937 wanted to stay on as the Reynolds what once ap­ However, I've was a good ship, and I had it all "Since 1937, I've ben a mem­ peared to be a! had enough of shipshape after two trips. When ber of the National Maritime good rank and that phony the Chief got after my job, the file union to it's Union," Daniel F. Graves attest­ bunch, and have NMU representative at Houston present status of ed, "having picket cards from finally found a "The National Maritime Union told me he could do nothing about a propaganda in­ all strikes in the real militant it. So, I left the ship." never cooperated in any way strument for maritime indus­ maritime Union Fincken further claimed that whatsoever," Haiold M. McLin Soviet Russia try during that in the Seafarers this was the finish for him in the declared. "When I was a mem­ with little or no representation period. My book Intern ational NMU as well, because he didn't ber of that on members' beefs. They (the number is Union. want to remain in an outfit* which phony outfit, I NMU leaders) change their line "I know that 16131. couldn't properly represent it's paid my dues so often to conform to the Soviet, "When I join­ the NMU is members, and which couldn't pro­ regularly, but that you'd have to be a corkscrew phony," Gordon ed the NMU tect them from company stiff in­ never received to follow their devious paths. along with other went on, "because they ship men timidation such as he'd under­ the kind of Un­ "I no longer cared to be asso­ active and bona- out of the back door all the time. gone from the Reynold's Chief ion representa­ ciated with this colossal doublefide Union men," The rotary shipping system the Engineer. tion that a mem­ cross of the merchant seamen," said Brother way they use it is a rotary ship­ Concluded Fincken, "I looked ber should ex­ declared Kavanaugh, "so, I left -• Graves, "I was ping system for their friends. around for another maritime pect. Instead, that outfit, and joined the SIU. "In - my opinon," concluded of the opinion union which didn't have any of they always There, I found no foreign politi­ * the NMU's faults, and had plenty that it was created by and for all Brother Gordon, "it looks as gave me a big cal line being followed, and I of benefits instead. I'd heard Union men that joined it, and though the average NMU mem­ song and dance also discovered how much better about the Seafarers, how demo­ was to be run by the members. ber has nothing whatsoever to do story about what the SIU contracts were, and how cratically run the Union was, and Beginning in 1938 the comrats or say with the operation of that they were going to do, or what much better the SIU members . union. It's altogether different about their contracts. After join­ began to infiltrate the Union they had done in the past. were taken care of in the settle­ in the SIU. In the Seafarers, ing, I found out that there was with more and more power being ment of their beefs. Yes, the SIU "My reasons for finally quit­ everything i£| run by the rank as much difference between the given to the officials and less and is the Union for me, and I'm cer­ ting the NMU and joining the and file members, with the mem­ less for the rank and file to say NMU and the SIU as night and tainly glad I changed!" SIU were based on these items bers receiving good representa­ about the guidance and affairs of day. Give me the SIU brand of plus the additional fact that the {Conthined on Page 14) the union. In addition, mem­ tion on all good beefg." daylii^ht." NMU Leaders' Ideas Not Membership's He Finds Seafarers Really Democratic He Got Run-Around On Overtime Beefs NMU Wasn't Batting For This Seaman Party Line Cause Of Disaffection Back Door Shipping Replaces Rotary Rule NMU Will Collapse By Action Within All NMU Operations Called Inefficient �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Friday. May 3. 1948 Seafarers' Skating Star Winds UpSuccessfui Season Seafarer Jack Parker, Book No. 27693, climaxed his most success­ ful ice skating season by winning the large silver trophy awarded by the Brooklyn Ice Palace Speed Skating Club to the most im­ proved skater of the 1945-1946 season. This trophy, plus those already won by Jack this win­ ter, makes a total of four trophies and 18 medals for the season just completed. Born in Utica, N. Y. back in 1924, Brother Parker, who now makes Rome, N. Y-. his home town, started on his winning ice skating ways at the age of 13 when he won his first speed skat­ ing contest. h ON SUNKEN SHIP Jack gave up his skating dur­ ing the war to a great extent, when he joined the Seafarers some three-odd years ago. Dur• ing his seatime, he was on the • William J. Palmer of the South Atlantic SS Company when she sunk in the Adriatic Sea on Aug­ ust 4, 1945. The Palmer was hit by a sonic mine, and went down in less than 25 minutes with a complete loss of cargo but no loss of lives. Having donned his skates only a few odd times during shore leave while the war was on, Par­ ker found it necessary to do some real training when he decided to resume competition. Entering the City Championship races at Rome, Jack succeeded in copping the crown after winning the Half Mile and One Mile Senior Men's events and securing two first place medals and two trophies. CLEAN SWEEP Competing in the races at Syracuse, the SIU flash made a clean sweep of the events by com­ ing home in front in the 200 yard, 440 yard, 880 yard and One Mile speed trials, and winning the meet point trophy. * Entering the Rhode Island State Championship meet at Provi­ dence, Brother Parker succeeded in taking the 200 yard event, but only placed in the other speed races. Skating as a member of the Brooklyn Ice Palace team in various indoor meets around Brooklyn and New York, Jack succeeded in winning a total of 10 medals and the trophy already : mentioned for his indoor efforts. As proof of the fact that Sea/— ^ The SIU Spirit! l-w?-; Seafarers are Brothers in spirit as well as in name. The following contributions were made this week by va­ rious Seafarers to ailing SIU members in hospitals: From the crew of the SS Francisco Quinone. $11.00 to the Brothers in the Fort Stanton Hospital. From the crew of the SS Fort Donaldson, $16.30 to the Brothers in the Fort Stanton Hospital. From Brother N. Larson, $10.00 to the Brothers in the New Orleans Marine Hos­ pital. From the crews of the SS Venore, SS J. McDonough, and SS W. Bevins, a toted of $39.00 to be distributed to the Brothers in the Balti­ more Marine Hospited. That's the true Seafarers Spirit! THE WINNER The Marine Workers Indus­ Myers; Joe Curran; Daniel Boana trial Union published a month­ and many other who are today ly paper called the "Marine officials of the NMU. Lest we forget, two of the Workers Voice" and under the name of the Waterfront Unem­ ployed Council published a mime­ ographed scatter sheet called the © < "Dog House News." Masthead of the Marine Work­ "ties ers Voice proclaimed that they *C6*i were affiliated to the Trade Un­ ion Unity League, American see tion of the Red International of Labor Unions, which in turn was the Profintern"^—The International Trade Union secretariat in Mos­ cow with affiliate centers located in various pcffts throughout the world. Jack Parker, the Seafarers' skate flash, displays some of the trophies he won in ice compe­ tition. farer Parker comes from a family of competitive scrappers, Jack's young sister, Rosemary, won two second place medals in a row while competing in the speed trials at Rome. Rosemary has been under her brother's expert coaching since the age of nine, and is now 12 years old. All in all, during his lifetime of competitive ice skating. Jack Parker has managed to win a total of six trophies and 50 medals. And he still has a few years of competition left before hanging up his skates for good, so Jack can be expected to have plenty of souvenirs to show his grandchildren. COMMIE HALLS They maintained halls and "Stew Pots" in the major ports and their permanent membership, which at its height in 1934 amounted to only some 2,500, consisted in the large of per­ manently employed waterfront hangers-on. Their halls were minature com­ munist party headquarters and served as the waterfront center for all the Communist organiza­ tions such as the International Labor Defense, Workers Interna­ tional Relief, Friends of the So­ viet Union, Anti-Imperialist League, Unemployed Council and other language, national and ra­ cial organizations. The National Secretary- of the MWIU was Roy B. Hudson, now labor editor of the Daily Worker, official Communist paper. Other prominent members of the MWIU, who .seldom went to sea but were maintained ashore by the C. P. were: A1 Lannon (alias A1 Vetteri); Thomas Ray; Howard McKenzie; Blackie ONE TO MAKE READY most infamous were Ferdinand Smith of the NMU and Jack Lawrenson, Vice-President of the NMU who was organizer of the scab "good fellowship club." This is the outfit and there were the leaders that formed the NMU. Following their repudia­ tion in 1934 when the unions of the ISU won the labor represen­ tation elections by an over­ whelming majority, the MWIU was officially liquidated at a meeting, held in Communist Headquarters at 50 E. 13th Street, presided over by Roy Hudson and attended by Earl Browder. * The 1934 Strike the National Guard to supple­ ment the police whose clubs and tear gas had not driven a single picket off the waterfront. BLOODY THURSDAY On July 5, 1934, "Bloody Thurs­ day," was the "battle of Rincon Hill," the San Francisco Police moving in battle formation with tear gas squads, riot squads, night stick companies and all of them armed with pistols, moved on the unarmed pickets. Union martyrs, HOWARD SPERRY and NICK BORDOISE were murder­ ed under a hail of bullets and 109 militant strikers were wounded. July 5th is an official holiday of the AFL unions of San Fran­ cisco, an official holiday for all the affiliated unions of the Sea­ farers International on the Pa­ cific Coast and also for crews of Atlantic and Gulf contract ships which are on the Pacific Coast on that date. The shipowners "vigilantes" were at work, vigilantes more vicious than those of the gold rush days. Despite this terror, the picket line continued to move and the ships laid idle. All of the power of the shipowners, the state National guard, and the city police failed to swerve the strik­ ers a single inch. The shipowners in desperation called for more aid and it came in the form of the late General Hugh S. Johnson who in his first statement, labelled the strike of the starving, underpaid seamen and longshoremen as "Civil War." The culmination of the long years of hard work and perseverence since May 1, 1921 came on March 5, 1934. The Internation.;! Long.shoremen's Union, AFL, of the Pacific Coast demanded an STRIKE ENDS increase of fifteen cents an hour, The strike was officially called from 85 cents to $1.00. off on July 31, but much remain­ The date of the strike of the ed yet to be done. The rank and seamen is hard to determine but file seamen under the leadership under the leadership of the Sail­ of Harry Lundeberg, now Presi­ ors Union of the Pacific, the dent of the Seafarers Internation­ strike spread like wildfire up and al Union, handed down the ul­ "We will return to down the Pacific Coast from ship timatum. to ship and port to port until the work when all hiring is done entire maritime industry was through our Union hiring halls, when wages and conditions are paralyzed. contracts The official date of the calling guaranteed through with our Unions." of the strike is recorded as May A few die-hard union officials 9, 1934 and its official conclusion continued apathetic and concillias July 31 of the same year. tory to the shipowners. They had The term "official" is used be­ cause the strike was preceded by to be weeded out by Lundeberg a series of job actions and many more actions were necessary after the pickets were recalled before full union recognition and control of shipping through union hh-ing halls was estab­ lished. Never before in the history of trade unionism has a strike been marked with a greater militancy and sacrifice. At that time we had no strike funds, no treasuries, no large membership and only a few scattered halls. The Pacific Coast nights are never warm, yet shiv­ ering, underfed pickets maintain­ ed their picket lines twenty-four hours a day. Facing them was the greatest array of strike breaking appara­ tus ever seen before in any strike. The police were out en masse the first day, breaking heads on any excuse and in many cases outnumbering the pickets. THE ESTIMATED COST TO •ili THE SHIPOWNERS IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE STRIKE AND SMASH THE Brother Parker is poised ready for a quick start on the ice UNIONS WAS $1,000,000 A DAY. track. He has met America's best skaters in competition, and his Then on July 5, 1934 Governor trophies attest to his skilL Merriam of C^ifornia called out and the rank and file, and they were in short order. The strike was over but ships remained crewless as long as shipowners tried to ship through their offices or from the fink halls. The road to the conditions of today was opened. The blood, hunger and sacrifice of 1934 had not been in vain. It was in this strike of 1934 that NMU Secretary Ferdinand Smith was found guilty by a NMU trial committee of scabbing on a Luckenbach ship. Draw your own conclusions of the morals of the NMU leadership. / (Continued Next We^) �THE Friday. May 3, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Repatriated Crew Gets Good Beal •By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS Move For Company Union Beaten By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON —The Port has just I day withdrew his petition to rep­ seen a pretty slow week, what resent this union, and the case with a half dozen sliips dumping was dismissed by the NLRB. the crews on the beach while the However, enough disruption riders were being negotiated. took place among the seamen And even after the riders were while the case was on to require okayed, WSA continued to main­ a first class organizing job to get tain only skeleton crews aboard these ships under SIU contract the affected vessels. again. ISTHMIAN VOTE Upon checking this situation with the operators, we found that Another Isthmian, the Sea the "skeleton crew" business is Scorpion, arrived in Boston this WSA policy with regard to ships past week and was voted. This awaiting assignment, so that an­ ship left five months ago without other angle has now been added sufficient organizing work on tO' decrease employment oppor­ her; hence the 50-50 vote obtain­ tunity for American seamen. ed on her was a tribute to the or­ In Portland are three SIU ships ganizing activities of the SIU (Wm. Phipps, Wallace Tyler and men aboard her, especially since Charles Keefer) and two SUP one of the votes they swung to ships (Ovid Butler and Fort Don­ SIU was an NMU book man for aldson, tanker). All except the five years. tanker had rider trouble, with The next Isthmian to be voted the payoffs held over from day in Boston will be the Lynn Vic­ to day. tory, which will arrive within At this writing only the SS four or five days. Wallace Tyler has paid off; the There are about a dozen ships others are scheduled to pay off as around right now, between Port­ soon as rider beefs are straight­ land and Boston. If they start to ened out. Brothers Parr and crew up at once our manpower Sweeney are standing by in Port­ surplus will be no more. But land trying to get favorable rul­ there is a noticeable tendency to ings. marry the ships on the part of the Stewards and Cooks, a tendency TWO FOR ONE which shows that the Stewards In the case of the SS Ovid But­ Department gang is well aware ler (SUP) the Federal Court has of manpower situation caused by notified the Shipping Commis­ the laying up of so many troop­ sioner that the crew is entitled ers. Well, it remains to be seen whether the Hall will be big enough on next Wedne.sday to hold all the Brothers idle in Bos­ ton. Philly Blocks WSA Move By J. TRUESDALE PHILADELPHIA — The busi­ ness about the WSA Competency to two days' pay for every one Cards is not yet completely dead. that the payoff is held up by the We now have a Calmar ship in company. here on which they are trying Boy, what a relief it is going to to pull a fast one. be for everybody when the ships The company insists on a Stew­ start coming in with the rider ard who has .such a card. The just negotiated and won by the WSA Commissioner was aboard SIU! to sign on the crew, and we in­ To date, WSA has not driven a sisted that the Stewards Depart­ nail in either the Yarmouth or ment sign on first. the Evangeline. These are the They refused to agree to this, ships which were reported in and so no one signed on. As this these columns some months ago, is being written, the boat is still too optimistically, as being read­ tied up, and it will remain that ied up for possible Easter cruises. way until the WSA and the com­ If it is next Easter now, it will be pany get wise to the fact that a surprise! thej"^ can't pu.sh us around. FAKER BEATEN The business of the Port is In the matter of the Massachu­ looking up. We have had a few setts Steamship Lines, Inc., which ships payoff here in the past had us a bit excited up this way, week. One of them, the Alcoa SIU has won another victory. Cutter, gave us a hot time be­ The New Bedford labor faker cause of a rider that was a honey. who was forming a company Our new Hall and recreation union was told in no uncertain room are in fine shape. We hope terms to cease and desist from that this will cause members to aiding and abetting a company continue to take an interest in union. the Port from now on. The AFL, both State and Na­ tional, really went to work on this case, and the final result is that the Teamster's Agent yester- Make Isthmian SIU! / • /J.. NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: CHARLESTON NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPA HOUSTON SAN FRANCISCO — Business on the West Coast has dropped somewhat. Shipping is very slow in all ports. We paid off one of those crews last week that every piecard dreams of. This was the crew of the Grace Abbot, Calmar. The ship was out over eleven months and was finally turned over to the Jap^ in Yokohama. The crew was repatriated on the Stephen Porter, Eastern, to San Francisco, where they were paid off. Every bit of disputed overtime was collected and in addition we collected the following repatri­ ation monies: Eleven days at $5.20 per day while awaiting a repatriation vessel; $75.00 for the voyage home; three hours over­ time daily for the crew doing The Patrolmen Say... Crew Cooperates We had a little bit of excite­ ment in paying off the SS Edwin Moore. The Waterman Steam­ ship Company red-pencilled the overtime, and then failed to have a representative present to help settle disputes. The Skipper had a habit of log­ ging the men for the most minor infractions, and this didn't help. On one occasion he logged three men because one of them bor­ rowed a table from the guncrew quarters. The Captain could not figure out who took the table, so he fined all the men who shared the same forecastle. He also logged two or three men for not knowing the exact location of fire stations after he had changed the stations at least three times during the voyage. We asked the Captain, the Port Purser, and one of the Port Cap­ tains to take the responsibility of trying to settle disputes with us so that the ship could be paid off, but they declined. The crew refused to payoff for a period of four hours, and then the Purser decided that he would take the responsibility, and so we were able to payoff. The cooperation received from the crew was 100 percent. We were able to have five minor logs lifted, and this was due most­ ly to help we got from the men involved, and from the delegates. R. E. Gonzales James Purcell 4- No Picnic Signing on the Frostburg Vic­ tory, Alcoa Steamship Company, was really a picnic. First we had a beef about the Stewards De­ partment trying to sign on with­ out first clearing through the Union Hall. Then we had some charges brought up against the Second Steward. The charges were dropped, and 16 men, in­ cluding the Chief Steward, were pulled off the ship and told to pick up their books at the Union Hall. That settled the problem, and the rest of the signing on took place without further trouble. Paul Gonsorchick R. E. Gonzales James Sheehan Claude Fisher J. J. 4, Beef—New Type Wonders never cease. I was sent to sign on the crew of the John P. Poe, Bull Line, and when I came on board I call­ ed all three delegates together to instruct them on the new rider and other details. Before I could get a word in, the Delegates told me that the crew would not sign on unless the Purser could stay aboard for another trip. This hit me right between the eyes. I had never heard such a beef before, and so I called the whole crew together to get the right score. Here is the story: The Purser was a very efficient pharmacist and a very helpful and coopera­ tive sort of guy. Besides that, he was a clean cut fellow who could riot be used as a stooge, and the crew wanted him to stay aboard. The company claimed that it was a company matter, and that the Skipper had asked for a replace­ ment. While the discussion was go­ ing on—and the procedings lasted for three hours—the new Purser came on board, complete with bag and baggage. The old Pur­ ser pleaded with the men to sign on, and as he left the ship, the crew did sign on. As I said before, wonders never cease. Claude Fisher X % a, Sig^n On Delayed I had to hold up the signing on of the Williams Victory, of the Smith and Johnson Line, until they would attach the proper rider to the articles. After we waited from 1 p. m. to 3:15 p. m., the company finally got smart and gave in. Howard Guinier sanitary work coming home; and first-class transportation,, wages, and subsistence back to New York. I would like at this time to commend the entire crew of this ship in general, and the engine delegate in particular, for the fine way in which they conducted their business throughout the whole voyage and payoff. They kept a complete record of every­ thing that happened, which made it very easy to settle all the dis­ putes. Also in for payoff were the Henry Sanford, Overtakes; the Marine Dragon, Waterman; and the Stephen Porter, Eastern SS Company. These three ships paid off in San Francisco with all beefs .settled. Joe Wread reports from Seattle that two Waterman ships, the Maiden Creek and City of Alma paid off up there with all dis­ putes settled and transportatifHi paid back to the Gulf. Saturday, I got word that the Aberdeen Victory, Waterman, was due in San Pedro for payoff, and as per request from the crew, I went down there. We settled all disputes and the ship is stiU waiting for payoff. This ship signed articles in Mobile in February and made a Far East trip. She signed on with nine months articles and final port of discharge in the Gulf. This is exactly the same articles that there was such a beef about in New York and which still hasn't been settled. I will report further what happens on this deal after she pays off. The longshoremen and the waterfront employers are still slinging mud at each other be­ fore the Fact-Finding Board which was appointed to hear their case. There is no indication at this time as to what the Board's recommendation will be in this case. New Contracts Signed On Lakes By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO — Secretary-Treas­ urer Fred Farnen and I, along with Ship's Delegates William Hill and Daniel Thomas, met with George and Philip Hall, own­ ers of the Steamer Canadiana, for the purpose of negotiating the new 1946 contract. We received the following wage scale: per month Wheelsman $221.00 ABs 218.00 Ordinary 171.00 Firemen, Oilers 218.00 Watertcnders 218.00 Coal Passers 176.00 Steward 305.00 Second Cook 210.00 Mess Waiters 171.00 Dishwasher 171.00 Night Cook 188.00 Maid 100.00 All these wages are plus sub'sistence. At a meeting held aboard the Canadiana on April 25, the new wage scale was accepted by a vote of 28 to 2. April 25 wa.s sure busy because on that day we also met with Mr. Hammond, President of the Gravel Products Company, and • his lawyer, Mr. Coffey. Another good contract was signed for the personnel aboard the Niagara. Shipping here remains very slow. Bulk freighters that called for crews are now sending them home. Fred Farnen, the newly elected, Secretary-Treasurer, got a hearty welcome—of course, he is now back in familiar territory as ho was once Buffalo Agent. �THE Page Eight Seafarers' Solidarity Beats WSA in Competence Card Move SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 3. 1946 SIU IN A BIG WAY—THE HAWKINS FUDSKE Ey WM. (CURLY) RENTZ :'K- • BALTIMORE—After a silence of three weeks due to the Agents' Conference in New York, I find the port in fine shape. Rex Dickey, who acted as Agent while I was at the conference, had the port in good shape when It*-. I got back. I hope my efforts at the con­ ference are as beneficial for the I'?'-" Union as his help was here and . ? ;- that goes for all the Patrolmen [ii' we have here in the Port of Bal­ timore. They are a grand group of men, and remember, they are here to help you in your beefs, so don't be afraid to talk to them. I i'.'- They are seamen who have been through the same things that you have and can help you from their experience. We have been having quite a little time here in Baltimore f. these last few weeks in regards to the riders on the different ships and we have made good progress so far. The companies have come through! COMPETENCE CARDS The coal strike has quite a few of our ships tied up due to the lack of coal. We got a lot of stuff when we refused to let men sign on as long as competence cards Union to the men who are not SIU members. From the amount of rated men they are getting they must be good talkers. In fact, when they aren't busy on an Isthmian ship they arc down around ships that we haven't yet got to organizing, passing out literature. Well, fellows, this is enough for thi.q week. We'll be sending in more on Baltimore from now on as we are really on the ball down here, with shipping still very good. Let Us Have 'Em The Log wants at once the names and addresses of bars, clubs freqfuented by seamen, particularly in foreign ports, so that they can be put on' the Log mailing list. With the postal delivery to ships snafued, this remains the only practical way of getting the Union paper into the mem­ berships hands. So do it today—send us the names and correct addresses of your favorite places all over the world, with an esestimation of the number of Logs they can use. Recently voting while docked at Staten Island, Isthmian's Hawkins Fudske rang up a resounding 89 percent vote for the Seafarers. Yes, sir, she's another in the long line of Isthmian ships joining the victory parade of the SIU. Puerto Rico Has Jobs For Tropical Beachcombers By BUD RAY SAN JUAN — Shipping has picked up since the New York ships are running in again and all hands are happier as this gives them a chance to get a few pesos in their pockets. We have now got a closed shop agreement with the Bull Insular Lines to do chipping, scraping, scaling, painting, and general maintenance work while any of the Line's ships are in the Island, and in the past week 35 men have got this work. Usually each ship uses from 15 to 25 men so if you go on the WITH THE SIU m CANADA i. -*j J • M- were demanded from the mem­ bers of the Stewards Department. But when they found the rest of the crew standing pat and refus­ ing to sign on, they changed their minds fast. This is true of all men who ship out of Baltimore— they really stick together and get what they go after. The compa­ nies here know that by now. I, as Agent, am proud to repre­ sent a group of men such as we have here, and I can truthfully say that it is to men like these that the credit should go for making the Port of Baltimore what it is today—the best port on the East Coast! I finally convinced the Calmar Steamship Co., this week, that they must hire their Stewards from the Port of Baltimore out of the Hall if the ship is here in Bal­ timore and not call New York or some other port. It has been this practice which is responsible for the company's reputation for running poor-feeding ships. I hope they wise themselves up soon as the men are getting so they don't want to ship on them for this reason. Can't say I blame them, as I don't like to starve either. GOOD RIDER . In closing I would like to say a few words about the work the organizers are doing. Last week, in an unofficial manner they got one of the best riders on an Isth­ mian ship that could possibly be had. They don't know what de­ feat means. I have found them talking to Isthmiaa men all hours of the day and night—^helping them on their beefs and talking j The Seafarers International Union of North America has re­ peatedly laid before the Federal Government, proposals for the revision of the Canada Shipping Act which would bring it more in line with the Navigation Laws of the United States and eventu­ ally a Seamen's Bill of Rights. Recently further representa­ tions were made, and cover the questions of: (1) Abolition of "Advance Note" system, and the substitu­ tion of Slopchests on Canadian vessels. (2) Definite ruling on "Cash Draws" made by seamen on wages due, when in port similar to U. S. (3) Crew accommodations on shipboard, similar to U. S. (4) Abolition of "Shipping Fees" extorted from seamen for signing on, and off, ships articles of agreement. (5) Watches, Hours of Labor, Legal Holidays, (8 hr. day). Same as U. S. (6) Sick Mariners — complete revision of Section 308 of the Canada Shipping Act which cov­ ers sick mariners, and the cover­ age of all seamen regardless of whether their vessel sails foreign or coastwise. (7) Manning Scale—The decla­ ration of the Government on the question of manning scales for all vessels, and "requirements, qual­ ifications, and regulations as to crews," Certificate of Service as Able Seaman. Penalties for Undermanning. (8) Duplicate certificates of diecharge, to be issued free of charge when originals lost through shipwreck. These are only a few of the many vital questions affecting seamen in Canada which are kept before the Government by the SIU and will be persistently brought before them until re­ vised to our satisfaction. Seamen in Canada need the SIU more today than at anytime in the past. Shipowners have al­ ready started their campaign to break down their conditions to the level of slavery, they have never been much above this level and will have to organize into the SIU if they hope to stop the ship­ owner and win for themselves a decent and higher standard of living. There is Security In Unity! J. 4- S. Charles Marcotte, AB, left at St. Pauls Hospital, Vancouver, beach down here now there is plenty of opportunity to always have your rice and beans and a flop. Waterman talks favorably, so maybe we will have the same contract with them. There will be at least three ships in a week, which should give about 60 men work while their ships are in. PLENTY OF TRAFFIC In the past week, six ships were in: the Wa.shington, Cape Trinity, Cape Romain, B. A. Follansbee. Cape Mohican and the Cape Nome and all of them made some jobs. This week, we expect the Cape Corwin, Cape Texas and the Coastal Mariner, and the Cape Faro should be in from the Gulf. B. C., from the vessel Cranston Victory extends sincere thanks to the delegate, and deck crew, of the Maryville Victory for the cig­ arettes sent to him. The Patrolman took these to him and they were sure a God­ We are getting them from all send, as he was sick of smoking sides—trying to change books and Limey cigarettes. Many thanks to join the Union where the mem­ again. Brothers. bers get representation and not a lot of conversation. X X X Evidently the boys delivering the small so-called "China Coast­ ers" to Chiang Kai Shek from the United States are having a bad time. It is reported that the com­ pany handling these ships has been very lax in living up to its agreement. However, the matter has been referred to Headquar­ ters and no doubt will be recti­ fied without delay. Staff Officers Association Opens Now Office On East Coast TO ALL PURSERS: We are faking this means, of notifying you that the Staff Officers' Association has just opened an office on the East Coast. It is desired that you contact this office by mail, phone, or in person at your earliest opportunity. It is to the benefit of all that you do this as soon as possible. It would be of much help and greatly appreciated by the American Merchant Marine Stafi Officers' Association if the Deck Delegates would inform all Pursers on board their respec­ tive ships. The office is located at 21 Bridge Street, Room 508. Phone: Bowling Green 9-5245. Let us hear from you. TOM HILL Representative MORE TALK In the last week there have been two MFOW men in, three MCS and we have quit counting NMU members as they are to numerous to mention. Editors Note:—See page five for more of same. It's getting to be quite a parade.) The shaft alley gossip at the present time is that the Alcoa is to buy out the New York Puerto Line. How true this is I can not say; but give a seaman time on the beach and he will get more of this gossip going than a half dozen old Beetle's on a back fence can have under way about the newly married pigeon across the way. At the present time we have 44 men on the beach in all rat­ ings. In the past week there was shipped 15 men in all rat­ ings, so you can see that things aren't so tough down this way if you really want to go. And that is more than I can say for some of the Carioca Boys who have been with us for quite some time. So for the gang who likes to enjoy life at its best—we will be. looking for you in the neav' fu-• ture. ' �,.r; .">• ". ^ •: . ' •"* '•;", ;• THE Friday. May 3, 194G SEAFARERS FAST CROSSING On the return trip from Lon­ don, the Kelso would have broken the Atlantic crossing rec­ ord for cargo vessels of that type, if she hadn't run into a fog bank off Nantuckett Light. Until the time she hit the fog, the Kelso was maintaning a speed average of 18.5 knots, but was forced to cut down so that the trip aver­ age was 17.5 knots. The Skakway Victory, Alcoa, had an unofficial race with the Kelso, but came in a bad second. Spotting the Skakway a cool seven hours start from London, the Kelso still managed to beat her in by 10 hours. Some of the Kelso lads man­ aged to while away their spare time on the New York trip by warming up their assorted soup bones, and borrowed half a dozen baseballs from the Skipper. Hav­ ing lost several of these to Davey Jones, the crew intends to repay the Captain by sending him some replacements from New York in return for his generosity. f-:i LOG Page Nine SHE'S AN SIU VICTORY—THE KELSO Kelso Victory Scores 87 Per Cent For SlU Seafarers Bormann, Second Cook; Fuches, and Jones, Asst. Electrician, did a bang up job as ship's organizers aboard the Isth­ mian ship, Kelso Victory, by bringing her in aknost solid for the SIU. Estimated figures gave the Seafarers the overwhelming vote of 87 percent of the ship's total ballots. Kelso crew members commend­ ed Captain Burbanks as being a good Skipper-—one of the best they ever sailed with—a good Joe who was strictly informal, and knew each member of the crew by his first name. According to a number of the men who have sailed Isthmian before, this is a notable excep­ tion to the usual rule of Isth­ mian's tough, bucko Skippers. . nz-'y. aboard the Kelso is remaining on for another trip. In fact, several of the boys drew so heavily on their pay, that they don't have much coming. One man only has about $1.95 to come. Such is life. Well, men, you did a swell job on the Kelso. Keep her that way, and she'll be a pride and joy to the Seafarers. Bon voyage! The Two Stooges Get Theirs By BEN REES NORFOLK—Shipping has pick­ ed up some during the last few days, but as yet it is still slow for unrated men, especially for the Steward's Department. There are quite a few boneyard jobs com­ ing in and the boys make a few standby jobs which keeps them in beer money. We are expecting four ships next week, and to date there is no word that they are going up the river; so it looks like we will clear out the hall again. The SB PVank R. Stockton of the Calmar Steamship Company paid off here last week and we encountered another bucko Skip­ per and a sea-lawyer Purser, for which this Company is so fam­ ous. There were quite a few tripcards aboard the ship and the "two stooges," as they were named by the crew, thought they had the bull by the tail. They proceeded to fill up the log book and do everything they could to hardtime the crew. But the delegate, Raymond Ferreiro, an oldtimer, gave the men ex­ cellent advice and they just sat quiet until time of payoff. Then Ferreiro and the Patrol­ men went before the Commis­ sioner and all logs were can­ celled and the "two stooges" were promptly read off before the entire crew. These Isthmian crew members of the Kelso Victory are proudly displaying that SIU sign on Pier 17, Brooklyn. Even though she didn't vote 100 percent SIU. the Kelso did go 87 percent, and that ain't hay. Brother! Kneeling (left to right): Peters. Johnson, Gaedt. Parks, and Holmes. Middle: Harmes, Hill, Hazelwood. Schultz. Figini, and Ray. Rear: Bennett. Lamb. Fuches. Welch. Parkinson. Parrett. and Hubbard. Safer At Sea! This has nothing to do with the sea, except, perhaps, to show sea­ men the h.azards of shorecide life. No sooner had he been pro­ nounced married when bride­ groom Leroy Wandsneider, of Sussex, Wis., keeled over in a dead faint. Before the echoes could die out, he was joined on the floor by his brother and his attendant. They were revived by the bride and her attendants. Commy Red Tape Precedes Hiring R.R. Patrolmen Tie Up Gaiveston By D. L. PARKER GALVESTON — The Port of Galveston is tied up as tight as a drum. The National Associa­ tion of Railway Patrolmen, is out on strike for union recognition. They met with the company some few days ago and got them to agree to raise their wages and shorten their working hours and days. But they could not get the company to negotiate a contract in writing. So they put out a picket line on April 27. medical atention if they become ill. Sez 1, "Strange animals in this cold cruel world, eh?" Sympathy, he asks for. He will get it in the form of an iron-clad con­ tract, which his men will present to him when he sees the light. I've got a beef to make! In this port we are so hard up for Stewards that we have to ship anyone that we can get, and we are getting some rum-headed guys who are a disgrace. I don't mean the old-timers, for we have some very good. Unionminded Stewards sailing. I am referring to those birds who go aboard the ship drunk and stay that way for days. Then suddenly they decide that the rest of the Stewards De­ partment is no good, and any­ time after midnight they will awaken the crew and tell them they are all fired. These guys are TC men and you can imagine what happens to them. For the time being this port is getting busier every day and we try to kep the beefs as low as possible. So far we've made some progress. The SIU, the longshoremen and other crafts are giving the strik­ "DONALD DUCK" ers 100 percent support. E. H. Chief Electrician Duncan, who Thornton, general manager of the was the NMU ship's organizer company, is crying the blues, aboard the Kelso, received the {Continued from Page J) saying that the poor people in self-explanatory nickname of Brother Powell, who recently European countries are starving "Donald Duck" from the crew. joined the Seafarers, said, "I to death and that, with all the They got the biggest kick imag­ dropped from the NMU ranks be­ ships now tied up by the strike, inable from his antics, especially cause there was too much red food cannot be delivered to them. the high pressure outfit which he tape about getIt is damn funny that he has wore to London to impress the ting a job just thought of this matter at English gals, whom he considered through that this time. 1 don't suppose that fair game for his monkey suit. outfit. Not only he ever gave a thought to his Cartoonist Bob Niedermeyer, did it take you own men, who were working for AB, who is quite talented in the Alternately bullying and cajolseveral weeks to him at starvation wages seven art line, drew several very effec­ ling, the Isthmian Chief Engineer find a job, on ac­ days a week, 12 hours a day— tive cartoons which members of aboard the Baton Rouge Victory count of the with no vacations, or any form of the crew posted on the bulletin tried to persuade crew members o V er stuff ed board. One of them was really to join the NMU. This bucko membership a dilly, showing Duncan's pro­ Chief told Black Gang men that rolls, but they boscis in close proximity to the if they joined and voted for the very seldom had Chief's shoe—or words to that NMU, he'd see that they got proper repre­ effect. Did the boys get a laugh plenty of overtime. By JOE ALGINA sentation aboard out of that one! In addition to the Chief, the NEW YORK—The Government beef, and we are proud that the ships in or­ In his desperate efforts to gar­ 1st was also down on the proner a couple of NMU votes, Dun­ SlU men in the Engine gang. der to settle beefs. When they is laying up a number of ships beefs are being settled at the can promised a couple of the Wip­ While down in Panama, this indi­ did furnish the representation, in Tarrytown and that should payoff. help solve the housing problem ers that they'd receive Asst. Elec­ vidual had some crew members 1 think that now is the time trician ratings on the next Kelso on top of the boilers cleaning about half the time it was so in­ in that vicinity. Of course, in a for us to start thinking about, few months the companies will and preparing for, a strike in the trip. Incidentally, the Jr. En­ down, and also had them in the ferior that it was no good. "My idea of a good union is be buying the vessels back at industry. Like all other workers, gineer who carried an NMU book, bilges on their hands and knees didn't vote, and the boys all with hot water. He promised the one which takes care of it's mem­ one-third their present value, but the seamen will probably have wondered why. boys plenty of hot jobs—more bers beefs, and tries to get a this type of steal is not new to to hit the bricks before any gains One of the ABs, West, smashed evidence of attempted intimida­ square break for the seamen. big business—and it is not the can be made. first time that the Government his finger during fire drill, ac­ tion. Last week's report had some­ They don't do that at the NMU, has helped big business to thing in it about obtaining hos­ In spite of these bad conditions, cording to some of the members. He's a fairly light man, and was ship's organizers Colditz, White, that's why I left, and joined the "chisel" the taxpayer. pital records. Well, the fellow At last good weather has hit we had in mind, Mike Fyka, liii holding the nozzle when the Chief and Taylor did a splendid job on SIU." Powell went- on. "I'm satis­ turned the pressure on suddenly. the Baton Rouge, and brought fied with the kind of represen­ this port and quite a few of the ally collected his money, but .it As a result, he was thrown up her into port for the voting in tation that I'm getting now, and boys are atending the ball games. was a tough one all around. in the air, and fell to the 'deck, fairly good shape, teaching those 1 don't mind telling the whole Others go up to Central Park for We hope that men will remem­ a real sailor's holiday—rowing and his hand was smashed. SIU birds that SIU men don't scare world." ber to get hospital records when on the lake. representatives are pressing his easily, in the face of coercion, forced to go to the hospital in-a Business and shipping have re­ case in order to see that he gets intimidation, or what have you. mained good since the settlement foreign port. It's your money, Seafarers can take it, and they a proper settlement. of the foreign transportation rider protect it! Most of the present crew can dish it out, too! Isthmian Engineers Try To Intimidate Baton Rouge Crew Ships Lay Up For Bargain Sale Make Isthmian SIU! �»t;.- w rix THF SEA FAKERS Page Ten LOG Friday. May 3, 194G SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS BURNT ISLAND HEADS FOR BONEYARD Buntline's Old Beefs Still Ride Itr > Iv The Edwin Moore of the Calmar Line paid off this week after a six month trip. Except for sev­ eral petty loggings and a few dis­ puted overtime hours, the cre\'\^ was also concerned in reporting to the Union the disagreeable be­ havior of Captain Vandergriff, Chief Engineer Richards and the Steward. Several men, for example, had contracted a venereal disease. Sulpha pills were automatically issued to them. The ship's supply of penicillin was denied the crew. The Captain refused to use any of it because he was saving it for pneumonia cases. When the ship left for the States, the Chief Cook discovered he also had the disease. He told the Steward about it. The Stew­ ard ordered him to keep on working, regardless of what the crew would think or do about it, if they knew. In New York the Cook told the crew he was rereceiving penicillin treatments at the Marine hospital and how he had notified the Steward during the voyage of his condition, etc. ' Crew members of the MV - Buntline Hitch have blisteringly denounced the Waterman Line 5 for its laxness in shipboard con ditions and practices. The com pany neglected repairs after they had been pointed out on three oc­ casions. I Winding up a trip on March 3, < the crew revealed the existing 1 conditions in a statement to the Log. citing a pressing need for repairs, which, if listed, would run from stem to stern. Chief items in a state of disre; pair were faulty stoves, conkedK out boiler, leaking port holes, to P say nothing of the tile trouble. ^ Nor was there a fog bell or whistle to blow in freezing weather. Water was unneces­ sarily rationed, the crew added. DISREGARDED The company had ample time, to properly attend to these mat­ ters, the crew avers, for atten­ tion was called to them on each of three previous trips. Even the Captain's plea, added to the crew's clamor, failed to stir the company to action. The crew said the Cap­ tain did everything in his power to obtain the much-needed re­ pairs. Also exposed was a chiseling company attempt to slash over­ time on the last tr'p for the same work on which it approved over­ time pay on the three previous sailings. Symbolic of what is happen­ ing to her and other tugs and ships these days is this shot of the Moran Towing Company's sea-going tug, the Burnt Isl­ and, with Brother Bill Ken­ nedy coming down the gang­ plank at Hoboken. Lots of seamen are coming down gang­ planks for the last time these days, as ships, like the Burnt Island, head for the boneyard. •^w> im.. iw TeU. OF TH6 40VANT>*SCS OFSIUMfMB^RSHlP — / -gUIL-D Trtg SlU / NO COOPERATION One night a Fireman went ashore. He met the Second En­ gineer who was drunk. The En­ gineer started shouting at him. Then he hit the man several times and finally hit him in the head with a bottle. Returning to the ship, the Fireman woke the Captain for first aid. The Cap­ tain raged and stalled around and finally treated him. The next day saloon when he asked for mail for the crew. While the ship was on coast­ wise articles, everything was all right. Once the crew signed on foreign articles, and was out at The crew of the Belle of the sea, the picture changed. Sea has gone on record asking that the Union see that the po­ PICTURE CHANGED sition of Night Cook and Baker When the Deck Department was is reinstated on C-2 ships. That working at night, the 9 o'clock in itself is hardly noteworthy, lunch was not brought to them. for many crews have expressed The Deck Delegate v/as sent to themselves on this point. But the Skipper to find out what the the Belle crew has taken the trouble was. When he was told trouble to document its case com­ that it was not supposed to be pletely from the standpoint of furnished, he showed the Skip­ dollars and cents—an item which per that it v/as included in the agreement. At this point, the should appeal to the operators if Skipper said, "Don't throw the anything would. The minutes of the shipboard agreement up to me." meeting of March 23, as submit­ Crew members who sailed with ted by Chairman A1 Howells and this Captain in the past say that Secretary James Atkins, point out the last Deck Delegate was told that the Chief Cook's responsi­ the same thing. The First Mate has taken his bilities are too great to warrant cue from the Captain and is also his doing this job and obtaining making life miserable for the maximum efficiency, too. The Third Cook, the crew said, crew. He has taken authority has to devote full time to clean­ away from the Bosun, and has ing and washing; therefore he had the other Mates doing Car­ there was a notice posted stating that anyone disturbing the Cap­ tain again would be logged and placed in irons. Several days later, this same' Fireman complained of a head­ ache but still went below to work his hours. The Captain and the Chief Engineer suddenly came aboard drunk and raised holy hell. The Chief went below and noticed the Fireman sitting down resting his head on his arms. The Fireman was subsequently log­ ged for sleeping on the job and was also broken down to Wiper. GUNNERY LEVY! The latest notice by Captain Vandergriff was here in New York, stating his request to the crew to pay him $10.00 because some of the men were found in possession of guns. In order to settle the fine levied by the Cus­ toms against him, he wanted the crew to pay. However, it was a different story to several crew members in the Customs Court. The officials told them they were not being fined and they did not have to pay any money to the Captain. Speaking for the crew;, the fol­ lowing members: George Le Beau, Harry Grace, Bill Dunsworth and George Chauvin have expressed the hope that no SIU crews ever have the bad luck of sailing with this Captain, with his never ending phony notices and petty loggings or with this Chief Engineer who often enough tried to catch an earful of the crew's affairs. Crew Spells Out Reasons For Retaining Second Cook VOICE OF CREW One of the crew, P. H. Parsons, apparently voicing the sentiments ^,of his shipmates, had this—among other things—to say: . . Our seaman should not suffer, freeze or starve aboard the vessels now that peace is here. Nor should we have to bow to phony decrees preventing in­ stallation of peace' time equip­ ment by the WSA. "Neither should we bow to lastmoment slashing of OT by the Waterman offcials when they pass the same time on previous trips. "We should also have an extra man to make beds and clean toilets as we do on other ships. . ." Amen, Brother. Captain, Engineer Louse Up Good Trip Here's a tricky shot of some of the crew members of the Sea Flasher, made by a crew mem­ ber as she put in at Norfolk. SS Grhwold Is A Ship To Bypass, Boys The Captain and First Mate of the Roger Griswold are careful to stay within the law, but they are certainly doing everything in their power to make the trip as unpleasant as possible for the un­ licensed personnel. This infor­ mation is contained in a letter from the crew dated April 7. So far, they have ordered the lookout to stand on the weather side when the weather is cold and raining, threatened to log a man for not turning to on over­ time, ordered the men to chip and scrape the decks during rainy weather, and threatened to throw the Deck Delegate out of the penter's work to prevent the pay­ only in going to and from the ment of overtime to the crew. bridge, or giving each man only one carton of cigarettes per week, LUMP IT All of the above have led to are petty tryannies that are prac­ many protests, but the Captain tised by dictators. Tlie present crew of the Roger answered all beefs by saying that Griswold is unanimous in ad­ the day had come and gone when vising other Brothers to stay crews should be satisfied with away from this ship when a call their ship and officers. Some of the orders of the Cap­ for a new crew comes in. And as tain and Mate have obviously they put it, "A new crew will been given to show the crew who be needed for this scow if the is boss. Some, such as ordering Captain and Mrst Mate stay the men to use the after ladder aboard." has no time to learn cooking. This makes it hard to obtain the proper type of man for this po­ sition. BAKES AT NIGHT Due to the capacity of ovens on C-2 ships, baking during the day interferes with the normal work load; therefore, the Second Cook and Baker has to do this sort of work at night. ' This, naturally, militates against effi­ ciency during the day. Here's where the Belle of the Sea crew lays it on the line: .Reinstatement of the position of Night Cook and Baker would involve an additional cost of $157.50 a month. Overtime for baking and incidental work in a haphazard way will involve ap­ proximately $100 a month. The crew feels that the advantages will cover the outstanding expen­ ses of $57.50 per month, with a far more satisfactory crew re­ sulting. TO LIST PRICES The shipboard meeting also carried a motion to list prices paid for souvenir.?, and curios for the erew'.s benefit. Other action taken included: "a list of repairs to be made in trip­ licate for the Piatrolman, the head of the department involved, and the incoming delegates; to leave fo'csles clean and ^dy at end of voyage. �.;- :;j>'!• Friday. May 3, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings WILLIAM MACLAY. April 7—Chairman Jack Osse Jr., Secretary P. D. Staii'ton. Mo­ tion was carried to accept all reports concerning, the Union status of each man. Motion car­ ried to have every man leaving dirty dishes on messroom tables pay a 50c line, to be sent to Fort Stanton Hospital; to have copy of these minutes sent to Mobile Branch from Aruba, NWI. S. S. S. BLUE ISLAND VICTORY. Chairman (Bosun); Secretary George Lazorisak. Good and Welfare; Motions carried: The Union's attention be brought up concerning the quarters aft; new mattresses purchased for the crew; all departments co­ operating in keeping laundry clean; to repair or obtain a new iron; requesting the Cook for warmer food at mealtimes and to have potatoes at breakfast time; and proper locks, lockers, ventilation and heating facilit­ ies be secured. % X % FROSTBURG VICTORY, March 20~-C hair man John Meghrian; Secretary Chad Hagberg. New business; Dis­ cussion on why the Jr. Engin­ eers were moved from topside down below and why the two day men received a private fo'c'sle, also a beef about two Steward Dept. men using the hospital as a fo'rsle. Good and Welfare; Beef about having to eat Army stores instead of fresh food. A discussion on why the Steward Dept. Pan­ try and their ship's baggage locker is being used as a paint locker. Motions carried; The slop chest price list to be pre­ sented to the Commissioner and Union Patrolman for in­ spection; and the fumigation of the ship before the new crew arrives. S, 4 J, WILLIAM MOULTRIE, April 5—The Steward report­ ed his requisitions are open to the Delegates to estimate an adequate supply of stores. The crew refused to cross picket line formed by tugboat strikers and longshoremen and truck drivers in sympathy with them. Decision was made to move the library from the cleaning lock­ er to gunner's messroom which is now a recreation room. Sug­ gestion was made for the Dele­ gates to see the Purser about supplying adequate penicillin. Motion carried to have all fines go to the Log and Hospital funds. 4" FALLEN TIMBERS, April 3 Chairman J. Templeton; Secre­ tary J. Kenigan. Beef discuss­ ed on the galley-man being dis­ charged. S t ewa r d explains why, stating it was agreed with the Hall the man would get off in Charleston. Members decide two Galley-men should not have been hired, and if he is discharged, then transportation and full month's pay are due. Captain says this beef has to be settled by the Company Agent. Discharged Galley-man states he didn't come on as an extra man but as a replace­ ment for the other galley man. Motion carried to have the Captain clarify the restriction of the ship in New Orleans and the disputed overtime for this. Captain states he can't pay overtime for restriction of ship unless the company allows it. % t, X FALLEN TIMBER, April 15 —Motions carried; To hold up the payoff until all disputes are settled and the Union Patrol­ man arrives; to have proper ventilation for the summer months and the scuppers and drains fixed. The Engine Dept. decided that the purser's over­ time sheet be checked with the crew's before Purser leaves for the office. Deck Dept. discuss­ ed a beef on why the ship sail­ ed with men short in two de­ partments. 4. 4< 4. TOPA TOPA, April 13 — Chairman Guy Whitehurst; Secretary Newell Gilliam. Dele­ gates reported all overtime in order except for eight hours on carpenter work. Full coopera­ tion was asked of the Engine Dept. towards helping the Wip ers keeping the head and showers clean. Beef was dis­ cussed about passengers inter­ fering with men on watch in purchasing Slop Chest articles at the same time as the crew. Motion carried to have dele­ gates see the Captain about correcting insufficient Slop Chest stores, and for more buckets issued to men doing sanitary work. 4. 4. 4. GEORGE G. CRAWFORD, Jan. 22—Chairman S. Watson; Secretary W. Trolle. A pep talk on Unionism was heard and enjoyed. Motion was car­ ried for a ten cent fine for vio­ lations of cleanliness rules, proceeds to be donated for the Log. There was a food report by the Steward and a request that the crew take it easy on certain items. The crew agreed to conserve the night lunch for the watches. 4' 4' 4 BUTTON GUINNETT, Mar. 17—Chairman John Parie; Sec­ retary M. Polise. New Busi­ ness; Meetings to be held each Sunday while at sea; the Deck Engineer gave lecture to tripcarders on having them under­ stand Union rules and prin­ ciples. Good and Welfare; The rationing of eggs was discuss­ ed. Steward claims that most of the eggs were from last trip and a quarter part of them were found bad. Men who ate four eggs were advised to ob­ tain more eggs from those who did not eat eggs. Suggestion was made to turn extra linen in to the Steward. 4. 4 4 BUTTON GUINNETT, Mar. 23—Chairman Harry Woods; Secretary M. Polise. Motion was passed to send signed pe­ tition to the Union about the crew refusing to sail until ship was stored. Articles were sign­ ed on Feb. 2, 1346 and the stores were not put aboard un­ til March 2, in the third port. Union Agent and Patrolman were aboard in Galveston and Houston about these stores. Good and Welfare: Bill Thomp­ son hcinded out drinks in cele­ bration of his birthday. The ship's Baker made a delicious cake for him and all drank to his health, wishing him a hap­ py birthday. Delegates were; Edward J. Clark, Robert T. Burns and Charles A. Miller. NEW YORK SKYLINE FROM THE DECK OF THE JOHN MOSBY For some homesick Brothers, this shot, taken from the deck of the SS John Mosby as she lay at a Greenpoint dock, may stir nostalgia. For some of the boys who've been on the beach a while, it may not mean a thing. At any rate, here she is; the New York skyline. That's the Em­ pire State Building at the right. Page Eleven SEAFARER SAM SAYS: €UMt/<fATS Tf/ose RUM 8€€FS/ V : 4 . To «oA' Started to ^one L ,n po" "• .n excess 2. ly '1cx:>ctiy ' V ,o. CUT AND RUN By HANK Chief Cook George E. Char­ lotte and Steward Pete Pavich just paid off from a four month trip aboard the Frederick Dau, with their beefs settled. . . . James Manning and Earl "Snuf­ fy" Smith are probably waiting for more shellbacks to anchor a certain item in the galley . . . "Rum and Coke" Willie West beefing the other day about lots of things. Especially ahniit the Loopers who ride the loop like chickens with their heads cut off! . . . We didn't see Ray Diskson around for a few days. Did he grab a ship? . . . 4 4 4 Somebody wants to know where John Bananas is right now? . . . We're going to ask Buster Helvin, who had been doorman for a few weeks now and then, where his pal, Teddy Hess is right now? . . . Some­ times the Irish miss a day when the jobs pop up on the board. That's what happened to Jimmy O'Connor, while his pals were waiting for him. soon in this town—so they can get together and have a real old fashioned voyage! . . . Deck Engi­ neer Weaver Manning must have worried his hairs gray trying to find the tanker he's on, which is anchored somewhere in the har­ bor. Not only was this two days of a Lost Weekend for him but it seemed the steamship stiffs had lost their .ship, too! 4 4 4 Abe Sprung who just ship­ ped out, told us that he had met Harry Bernay, a few weeks ago. He also says there's a rumor that AB Tommy Holmes is working as a bar­ tender down in New Orleans. ... It seems that Paddy Logan had a beef about something but he probably had it settled by now. . . . Chicago's pride and joy of an oiler. Tommy Hannan, will be sailing soon on the Cape Borda down South America ' way. Say, Tommy, are you playing any more pi­ nochle, and beating "Mac" for all those games? 4 4 4 Jimmy De Vito, who is aboard the Giles, Mississippi, told us that he finally got the papers for the kid . . . We overheard a cer­ tain humorous and famous cook remembering when Kitty Hawk, the Engineei', was so hungry for 4 4 4 Our shipmate. Salvatore Frank, and his pal, Johnny Sullivan just paid off a short trip on the Wil­ liam Tillman. Frank's blowing his top about the guy who still hasn't sent him the three-num­ bered bill he had borrowed . . . Robert Mouseller, who is hospit­ alized with a broken back. Dex­ ter Warrel and Brother Abrams, did a swell organizing job with a cooperative crew on the Isthmian ship, Sea Scorpion . . . Jimmy Lil­ ly, from Mobile, who was Engine Delegate and Deck Maintenance Fred Pittman, are plenty happy from their smooth ten-month Calmar trip payoff. Fred said that if Duke Dushane had some­ how covered the payoff it would have been complete . . . 4 4. 4 Our thanks to Bosun William Murrell for the swell Isthmian organizing on the Nicaragua Victory! , . . Although we don't -know Jack Lawrence, there are others who do. Well, we just heard he's in town, that's all . . . Somebody told us aboui that little Steward. Joe Ryan, and all those white pants he bought some time ago. Joe must have seen our SUP Broth­ ers with their white caps and somehow thought he could sell them those white pants! •:• �>:•' • •TBB SEAFARERS Page Twelve LOG Friday. May 3. 1946 THE MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS BROTHER ASKS UNION MEN TO JUDGE HIM Dear Editor: I have been requested to note a recent experience, which caused much internal disruption amongst a few of our Brothers. First of all, I wish to impress upon you that personalities haven't any place in our Union, and if we have any sense of stability, it will never tui'n us from honest judgment of our problems. Please do not judge me for be­ ing vindictive for the following. I trust that I may be of some help to some of you in what I am about to relate. On my ship at the first of our voyage were troubled with pil­ fering. Therefore, two men in my department asked me to hold in safe keeping their personal be-, longings, consisting of $100.00, i two sets of seamen's papers, and last, but not least, two Probation­ ary Union Boobs. I accepted their belonging and secured them in a locked drawer under my settee. During the trip our Depart­ ment Delegate had asked these men for their books and for some reason of their own they i-efused to show them to the Delegate— (so the Delegate stated). The Delegate mentioned to me sev­ eral times that the men were re­ luctant to show him their books. ir ;r" HeARTtlERe'5 A 616 HAOL' Siif CARPS/ I told him that I had their books, and that they had been entrust­ ed to me for safe keeping. I also told him that I would be glad to show him their books, when they gave me permission to show them. They gave me their things to hold in safe keeping, and I was not going to break a trust. If they chose to refuse to let the Delegate see their books, lhat was a decision of their own, and they should be made to answer for their actions. I was in no way involved. My position in the matter was clear and simple. I also told the Delegate that I was sure the men had good standing Probationary Books. As I write this, I am under the impression that Delegate and the two men above-mentioned had personal differences. The Delegate, I understand, is trying to bring charges against me for non-Union activities for " holding the above-mentioned books. Yes, he saw my Book the very first time he requested it. He claims that I should have turned the men's books over to him without their permission, in ^pite of the fact that they had given me their things for reasons of safety. Now, I leave it to the Broth­ ers: Did I do right by keeping SEAGOING *BLACKIE* IS ACCOMPLISHED This is Blackie. the mascot of the SS Norwalk Victory, who recently whelped a. litter of four on the Assistant Electrician's bunk, at sea. Here she demonstrates her prime accomplishment: sitting up with folded paws, like a dog, to beg for food. Brother Windy Walsh, who sent in the photo, says "she sits that way until you feed her. too." their books, and waiting for the men's okay for release, or should I have broken a trust that was given to me as man to man. To have complied with the De­ legate's request would have been a violation of trust, and a failure .to discharge my responsibility honorably. It is not to be re­ garded as an issue between the Union and me. Book No. 25268 (Brother's name with­ held on request) Editor's Note: How about it. Brothers? Let's have some let­ ters from you regarding this. Let's hear about what you think of the angle. CH. STEWARD EARNS COMMENDATION OF GRACE ABBOTT MEN ber of the SIU, and it is a pleas­ ure to have him as a Brother in the STU. H. H. Neih. Steward Delegate: George W. Robey. Eng. Delegate; Wiley F. Todd, Deck Delegate. SIU CREW MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN SHIP CLEANLINESS Dear Editor: This letter was received at the Philadelphia Hall. It comes from the Chief Mate of the Matthew B. Brady. It seems to me the membership would be interested in knowing the difference a real SIU crew makes in a ship's cleanliness. Red Truesdale The letter follows: Dear Editor: This is to commend Brother To The Philadelphia Local: Signing on a Deck Crew is Mariano DiPierro, Chief Steward one thing. aboard the SS Grace Abbott. This Paying off a Crew is another ships sailed from New York on thing. a trip which lasted eleven On December 8. 1945, this months. vessel signed on a crew from He has been found to be the your Local. most capable and most efficient This Ship was in a very dis­ member of the crew. He has to graceful condition when they the best of his ability tried to signed on. I do not think that obtain the necessary fresh foods I have ever been in an Ameri­ and commodities for the good can Ship that was in a worse health and welfare of the crew. condition. In many instances he had to go On April 17, 1946, we are to much trouble to accomplish paying off this crew. this end. At this time this ship is a clean ship and all its deck gear Under his direction, the De­ is in shipshape order. partment has always been in a 1 want to go on record as ap­ sanitary condition, and he has had to work very hard to re­ preciating the cooperation of place a bad First Cook sent to us the entire Deck Crew, especial­ ly the Old Timers, good sailors by the RMO in Panama. and Union Men. This is to certify that Brother Neil C. Steyer, Chief Mate DiPierro is a 100 percent mem­ CREW OF PEARSON DISCLOSES BEEFS ON CH. ENGINEER Dear Editor: Why do we sail under an an­ tagonistic, oppressive Chief En­ gineer? It isn't that we are so foolhardly we develop an atti­ tude of unconcern; neither do we anticipate changing his longnouriGhcdj undesirable character­ istics. It is always because we were unable to forsee the inevi­ table until articles were signed and the voyages underway. How­ ever we would like to remove these blind patches from the eyes of the crews who follow us by a forewarning in our Log. Merely to enumerate a few of of our grievances we might men­ tion that when Engineers, the crew or both were doing main­ tenance work, the Chief was al­ ways on the spot to oversee and reprimand, invariably finishing up the job himself. Who read­ justed the feed chock valves, forced draft speed, or added ex­ tra feed when he came below? Who made it a point to make a round below on the minute just before coffee time and immediate­ ly thereafter to check on the day worker's time off? Who called the watch in port with the neverending threat, "log you 4 for 1?" Who was it that never missed a day throughout the voyage sounding the settlers as a double Log -A- Rhythms The Rooster's Revenge (Anonymous) Early on an Easter morning Little Miss Virginia Meggs Found a score of highly-colored, Somewhat gaudy Easter eggs. Now in a nest out in the barnyard Where the old hen stretched her legs Generous little Miss Virginia Placed these pretty Easter eggs. Some were pink and others yel­ low; Some were green and some were blue. Three were striped, the color purple; Some were dyed a crimson hue. Came the rooster, crowing loudly. Strutting as a rooster should. Joyful in anticipation. Proud of coming fatherhood. By his nest he drew up proudly, There his handiwork to view, For he knew his mate was setting. Knew the hatching day was due. Sad the day and sad the moment. Sad his terrible surprise; Joy fled from his heart in horror At the sight before his eyes. For in the home nest of his lady, Whom he would have sworn was true Were the eggs of green and yel­ low, Pink and brown and red and blue. Long the rooster stood in silence. Then decided bitterly Naught was left but to avenge His violated sanctity. check, after the Second Asst. had pumped them up? We ask who So with the courage of an eagle made it so evident that he con­ Next door did the rooster fly; sidered all the Engine Depart­ Battle-ruffled were his feathers. ment incompetent of their du­ Blood was in the rooster's eye. ties? It was Chief Engineer Al­ The rooster's mind was firm, de­ exander Korb. termined; There is no harmony and little The rooster's jaw was set and romance in the Black Gang when grim. they feel that they are being And the nextdoor neighbor's watched at each of their duties, peacock when a large percentage of their Got the hell whipped out of overtime must be entered on a him. disputed overtime sheet, and what is acceptable must be debated for. We became accustomed to see­ the 8-12 watch, but erased by the ing the Chief standing on the Chief with orders to make no boat deck to assure himself the such entry again. Oiler made his round to the steer­ The minor petty afflictions ing room. Neither was it unusual upon the crew is what causes so to find that he was standing in much dissension. For instance, the fireroom grating at any in­ changing light bulbs to a lower terval throughout the night, peer­ candle power throughout the ship ing down at the men on watch. and creating a disturbance about Few Second Assistant Engineers the crew using too much steam have made a two months voyage to boil out clothes. without adding any boiler com­ When a vessel continuously re­ pound whatsoever, or making a places each member of the En­ boiler water analysis. This one gine Department after a single did. Why—because the Chief voyage except the Chief Engineer did that on another watch. Few it should speak well enough for Chief Engineers do the majority itself. We would only like to of the maintenance work at sea add, "thanks for a short voy­ that would otherwise be over­ age" with our beloved Chief En­ time, or trace down grounds and gineer Alexander Korb and to renew fuses while the Third As­ wish the traditional "Godspeed" sistant is on watch. Maintenance for the return voyage to those work done by the Chief Engineer who follow us, with a sincerity was not recorded however. It from the bottom of our hearts. was entered in the official log on Crew of ihe R. M. P/arUn �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 3, 1946 UPGRADING SCHOOL ! it than the Maritime Service ever IN APPRECIATION did. I think we have already WOULD BENEFIT proved that by the type of men OF THE VERSES we have turned out of the SUP OF A. SHRIMPTON OPERATORS, TOO Dear Editor: May I suggest to these messroom strategists (the kind who arc always yelling "phony") that we meet aboard ships these days, that they read the minutes of the last Agents Conference held in the Port of New York. The pro­ posals and resolutions acted on at this conference are most cer­ tainly a credit to the officialdom and the membership they repre­ sent. I notice in the Secx-etaryTi-easurer's report he states that negotiations are soon to be open­ ed with the shipowners. Now is the time to submit your pro­ posals and quit the beefing. All the griping in the woidd will never get the job protection and conditions so important in main­ taining a smooth organization. There are numerous clauses in the various agreements that could be clarified, such as the hiring clause in the Calmar agree­ ment, the Oilei's' working rules in the Overtakes agreement, number of men in the Steward Department, etc. Your negotiating committee represents you and the condi­ tions you are to work under, and if you don't get behind them I don't know how you expect to come out of these negolialioixs with sound agreements and clari­ fications. Brother Paul Hall, New York Agent, has suggested a stx-ong educational program. I agree with him wholeheartedly. For the past several weeks I have been visiting ships with Brothers Simmons and Kelly here in San Francisco and the importance of an educational program becomes clearer to me with every ship I go aboard. , In too many cases we find Dele­ gates aboard ship who are not familiar with their duties, and days are put in straightening out minor beefs. I have also been aboard a few Isthmian ships and have found that we are going to have to train organizers, not only in the history of the SIU, but also of the NMU, if we axe going to compete with their Com­ mies. It doesn't take much think­ ing to see the importance of carx-ying out a strong educational program. As I have stated previously, ne­ gotiations are to be opened soon and I am of the opinion that an Upgrading School would give us no end of aid when our represen­ tatives sit down at the table with the shipowners. If we can convince them, we are training our members to be­ come competent and efficent sea­ men, that is half the battle. A good competent crew can really cut down the operatox-s' shipyard expenses, and it would be bene­ ficial to the organization if we can give them this type of per­ sonnel to man their ships. I know we have men in the organizatioi^jWho could take over ^nstructors''^^ • >bs in this school ,y4n.d mak^ a fuuch better job of Upgrading School here in San Francisco. Above all, I believe the pro­ posals adopted by this Confer­ ence proved that at all times the interest of the membei-ship was fox-emost in their minds. Tommy Murphy POWELLTON SEAM PUTS STEWARD ON THE FIRE Dear Editor: As the Powellton Seam nears the port of Baltimore, Maryland, we take the opportunity of digest­ ing the minutes of the past thx-ee meetings held aboard ship. The meetings were held on March 14th, April 1, and April 16. Attendance at the meetings have been 19, 20, and 21 members of the crew respectively. At the first meeting there were considerable small items discus­ sed. The largest percentage of these has been attended to, but there are still some of them that will have to wait until the ship goes into the shipyard for annual inspection. At the second meeting, the Steward and his department caught fire from all angles. It was brought out that he was not cooperating with the crew in the manner in which he should. Cleaniiig, food situation, and the failure to put out perishable goods while they were still in an eatable condition were fully dis­ cussed and the Steward promised his cooperation to the fulled. He will leave the keys to the store­ rooms with the Chief Cook. This he has failed to do in the past, thus causing many inconven­ iences to the membex-s ot his Department in securing the proper implements with which they could do their wox'k. At the third meeting, the Stew­ ard and his department wex-e again on the pan. He has failed to cooperate, not only with the crew, but with the members of his department. Many of the same conditions discussed at the two previous meetings were repeated, but the Steward seems to have the attitude 'that while the ship is in port, to hell with the cx'ew." In one instance, replacements caxne on board in the port of Baltimore—these men could not secure clean linen for their bunks because the Steward was the first one off the gangway with the keys in his pocket. This occux-red in the morning, and no one saw him until the ixext day. Before closing this letter, we want to take pleasure in passing this bit of news on to our Broth­ ers who are on the beach. Al­ though the ship is on a coastwise run, you will go a long way on the seven seas before you meet as cooperative officers as we have sailing on the Deck and in the Engine room. For one, the Cap­ tain has been the most coopera­ tive in respect to the crew's suggestions. Charles Cramp, FWT, Ship's Secretary; George Talley, Bosun, Ship's Chairman. Dear Editor: I greatly enjoy reading your paper which comes to my house each week for my step-son who is away at sea. I keep them in chronological order for him and my wife complains that she sees The Log at supper table while the boy is away and The Log at breakfast table when he is home (confidentially, I think she reads it at dinner when we are both out!) May I ask a question. Who is Jack (Aussie) Shrimpton? Every now and then I see a short hu­ morous article or a piece of well turned verse under his name and if he is one of your regular writ­ ers let us have more of him. I am something of a minor au­ thority on nautical verse (I teach English Literature at school) and I want to assure you that his verse is more than good. He Page Thirteen very hot, even going through the Canal. The Delegates for the three departments have been do­ ing a good job to see that all men are shipped through the Union hall and instructing new men about the Union and work in the various departments. Finally, a word about the skip­ per, Captain Robert Mason. He was in command of the SS Beth- ox-e for a great xnany years, is well liked and respected by everyone, and if we had more Skippers like him sailing our Union ships, life at sea would be much pleasanter. The Crew of the SS Venore STATEN ISLAND MARINE PATIENT AIRS SOME BEEFS Dear Editor: As a bed patient in the U.S. Marine Hospital at Staten Island since January 15, 1946, I would like to call your attention to the insufficient food served in this place. The food when served, is very often cold, garnished with stale bread, washed down with cold coffee. If you complain to the officials, I understand you receive a bad conduct mark on. your record: At least, so I am told. It seems to me there must be a way to improve at least the quantity of the meals and to be sure to serve them hot. As a rated member of the Steward Department I believe I understand the serving of food and in my opinion, food can be served hot, regardless of quan­ tity or quality. With so inuch WE COOL'i T>^e FOOD gy MACHINE . - HERE : CAPTAIN RAISES LEGITIMATE BEEF ON CREWING SHIP had obviously steeped himself in the classics and his style is yex-y much akin to that of John Masefield, the greatest of all English nautical poets. To be pex-fectly honest, from the point of view of poetry, much of the other verse you publish, while having admirable Union sentiments, leaves much to be desix-ed to the critical eye of a peda­ gogue, but then of course I real­ ize that you do not cater to many aforesaid pedagogues. Anyway, good luck to your paper, and mox-e power to your Union. R. C. Lovelace. Editor's Note: We. too, value Brother Shrimpton's contribu­ tions highly, whether prose or verse. We should like to assure Pedagogue Lovelace that we shall always use any of Aussie's stuff when, and if, it comes in. ORE STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S NEW SHIPS ARE FINE Dear Editor: During the past ten months, the Ore Steaxnship Co., has put two new ships in operation on the run to Cruz Graude, Chile. The SS Venore was the first new ore carrier to be completed and is now winding up her eighth round trip, whereas the SS Marox-e is at present on her maiden voyage. According to latest re­ ports four xnore of these vessels are to be constructed in the next two years. These ships carry about 25,000 tons of ore and make the trip to Chile and back to Bal­ timore in approximately 25 days. The fo'ecs'les are for three men and are roomy. Each has it's own shower and toilet. There is a lounge for letter writing, reading, and cai'd playing. The messrooms are large and well equipped. Thex-e is no "catwalk" on deck. Instead, below the well deck on each side, is a tunnel leading amidships and up to the fore­ castle head. The engine and fire rooms are cooled by natural and forced draft ventilation, so it is never Dear Editor; The following is a co'-y of a letter sent by the Skipper of the SS Rufus W. Peckham to the SIU Agent in New Orleans. The crew requested that it be re­ printed in the Log. New Orleans March 23, 1946 SIU Agent Port of New Orleans Dear Sir: I am skipper of the SIU ship Rufus W. Peckham, a Bull Line Liberty. Since I've been aboard last January 1945. we have had fine crews. Almost without ex­ ception they were a credit to the «hip and the SIU as well. But there is a development which I noticed in this port that I think you ought to try to check. Boys are being as­ signed to a ship, gohig down to the ship, then going off with­ out notifying either the ship's officers or the Hall that they don't want the ship. We had several cases like this, and this hurts us all. It delays the ship, and delays your sending re­ placements, because neither the ship nor the Hall realizes that replacements are needed. I'd like to suggest that you bring this up before the mem­ bership in order to prevent fel­ lows walking off without noti­ fication. Very truly yours, Capt. E. J. Ritchie ARMY BROTHER ENCOURAGED! BY UNION MILITANCY Dear Editor: I am now receiving the Log regularly and once more I am up on my Union. It makes me feel glpod to know that om* Union is wox-king to organize more companies and men, be­ cause I know that when I leave the Arxny I will x-etux-n to a big­ ger, better and more prosperous Union, thanks to ixxy "no-quit­ ting" Brothers. I would like you to find a place in the Log to tell my shipmates to write to me. Pvt. Harry Price, Jr., 15207252, Co. A., 102nd Btn., 81st Reg., Camp J. T. Robinson, Ax'kansas. Best wishes for a bet­ ter Union. Harry Price, Jr. S. • • vNt . • , :;-o publicity about the starving peo­ ple of Europe, why not donate some of the generous govern­ ment's grants to improve the lot of patients who are absolutely depending on the food served to them. I wonder if the patients are still to be fed at pre-war rates? That would explain a lot. I am spendixig a lot of moxiey here for food brought in to me in various ways. I am spending money which I can not afford to spend, being confined in a four-bed ward. I have no contact with other Sea­ farers. There are about 20 of them, but I am sure they feel the saxne way about it. Medical care and treatment from my limited observation, is excellent. But a hungry patient is not a cherful one. I don't know what can be done to improve the conditions for our present and future patients. But surely some­ thing should be done, or does a great nation like ours forget so quickly the glowing promises made to seamen, when we were the first line of offense during the war? We, as Union men, should put pressure at the right places, for we are still the outcasts when it comes to benefits, such as com­ pensation, unemployment bene­ fits, or don't we pay enough tax­ es? Well, dear editor, I sure am thankful for the Log and my weekly allotment. It Is about the only bright spot I can look for­ ward to, since I, like many other Seafax'ers, have no folks nearby to come and visit mc. I would like to see this letter in print, thereby inviting conXfr ments of previous and future pa­ tients. Yes, future patients, be­ cause it can happen to you, too. So let's start the ball rolling, thanking you for past favors. William Bause Make Isthmian SIU! I I �•• Page Fourieen gjc. . '•-•• •m THE SEAFARERS LQG Friday, May 3. 1946 Coast Guard Tried To Force Seamen To Fink in illlaniia Strike During the six years that I must fight. So I advocate fight­ who would be aboard at eight again, due to it being so phony have been a member of the Sea­ ing now when we are at the peak o'clock, they would have every­ and the fact that all the seamen farers International Union I have of our strength. If you see that We arrived in the Canal Zone thing ready to start working got together and were ready to seen it engage in some hard fights a man is going to hit you, the two days ago and received our cargo. fight it. and emerge victorious in almost smart thing to do is to hit him _ first news of what the Union is all instances. These however, firsti A few days later a Coast Guard doing about the Coast Guard, etc GESTAPO SWOOPS have been but minor skirmishes officer was flown out from the A "Sunday" has won many a since we left the States last De­ Our crew and seven men on the States. He gave the seven men compared with the savage battle fight, so let's not be above cop­ cember 6th. Well, we hac. ship alongside of us (the Miona trouble with their phony lashup Michael) flatly refused to turn involved their papers back and that it is now entering, for today ping one now when the bread in Manila last February and that to unless the safety of the ship told them it was all a big mistake. we are battling for our very or­ of our children is the stake iti We thought we were finished ganizational existence. the fight. is the reason for this letter. was involved. with the Gestapo for awhile but Make no mistake about it. Bright and early after this hap­ no, they had their sights trained JUST RIGHT In the first place, after we left Brother, the War Shipping AdFrisco, we arrived in Tacloban, pened, the Coast Guard in typical on me next. We have justice and honesty » mini.stration is rigging to do Lieyte, the day before Christmas. Gestapo fashion, swooped down of purpose on our side. All we A day or^two before the strike job on this Union. They have in Although the ship was safe at on the Miona Michael with a ask is the right to negotiate for started the phony Chief Engineer, their corner all the fabulous re­ anchor we were refused shore bunch of subpenas and .started living wages and conditions with serves of almost incalculable mil­ whom I mentioned before, called passing them out to the seven leave by the Captain. me a "son of a b " and I lions, an army of subservient the operators and for freedom men who refused to fink. A couple of days later we start­ publicists, and all the prestige from the wholly unnecessary The following day the hearing. trammeling of a power-hungry ed to discharge cargo and still no There wasn't anything done of a great arm of the United bureaucracy. Our record can was held and I attended to see shore leave. As a result of this, about this for about a week but States Government. stand the most minute examina­ everyone on the ship put in over­ We have seen that these people after the Coast Guard foimd out tion. time for the time they were re­ about my strike activities, one of are ruthless fighters . . . that they We have nothing to hide. All stricted. them came aboard and closeted will go to any lengths to keep of our dead have died in free­ When we finally got to Manila, himself in the Captain's room swilling at the public trough. dom's cause—either to free our the Coast Guard was called with the Captain, Chief Engineer We know that they will even country from foreign tyrants or aboard by the Chief Engineer. and the Clerk. connive at the subversive acti­ Our Union from domestic opThe first one on the list was the About an hour later he came vities of acknowledged enemies pre.s.sors. We have spent no­ 2nd Engineer. out and handed the Chief Mate a of the American way of life, as body's money but our own, and subpena to give to me. The Coast Guard boarding of­ long as these Communist-minded that sparingly, and we have ad­ ficer, Commander Thompson, enemies of the American people vocated no "ism" save American­ THEY TRIED HARD looked over the Engineer's over­ are content to confine their acti­ ism. T was charged with striking vities to gnawing away at some time and told him that all the The record of the WSA, on the a superior officer, the Chief En­ olher timber in the governmental overtime he put in for being re­ other hand, cannot stand any gineer, and for good measure, stricted in Tacloban was no good what kind of a deal it would be. they trumped up a charge that structure and will leave the WSA probing at all. Some of the things and he had better strike it out. bureaucrats free to gobble their that they have done stink to high During a break for a smoke I I had threatened the Clerk. pie in blissful economic security. heaven and it will take but little got talking to the officer who TOUGH BOY This last charge was false, and probing to bring it to the atten­ was prosecuting the case, and I had three witnesses who were ANY MEANS He also said that he (Comdr. tion of the most skeptical nose. told him that according to their | th0i-e when it was supposed to Tliuinpson) had sailed for 18 years We know that they are not So, Brothers, I am voting here and never got any overtime and agreement (NMU) they were not have happened. above swindling the American and now to go out on picket lines supposed to do that kind of work The threatening charge was people of the fruits of their labor he didn't see why anyone else and the order was illegal. finally not proven when they saw in orfler to perpetuate their bu­ with a lot of sticks and start should get it. When the Second stirring. Right away he told me the that they could not intimidate my tried to explain his union agree­ reaucratic existence, because we Coast Guard does not recognize witnesses. But don't think they ment, he was told to shut up and have but to glance at General union agreement. The only didn't try! not to answer back or he would Order 53 to find an instance of This is all we had had to do unadulterated boondoggling . . . lose his license so fast it wouldn't thing they go by is the law. Well, the hearing started again and we with the Gestapo so far. I a project whose sole excuse for even be funny! saw how one-sided it was, so we thought you would be interested being is that it provides jobs for The next one to go before this asked for a postponement until "joker" was an ordinary seaman, we could get further legJl ad­ because of the fight you are put­ the faithful and somebody for ting up now to get rid of this the bosses'to boss. Jim Rosgen, for refusing to take vice. (Continued from Page 1) menace. orders from the Chief Engineer. Now we find them showing CASE DROPPED I still say that the seamen help­ their hand . . . revealing the tween the NMU and doubtful. The way this came about was: The postponement was granted ed win the war in spite of the methods by which they propose Figures on the Franchere and the Rosgen was painting on the boat and we immediately went to the Coast Guard and their tactics. to break this Union, because they Girard have already been given. deck where the Bosun had put Philippine Lawyers Guild and Also the seamen don't intend to have answered our legitimate de­ So it's easy to see that of the nine him. The Chief Engineer, how­ asked for help. They put two of lose their hard-earned conditions mands by reallocating our ships .ships voted this week, the SIU ever, tried to knock him off and their be.st lawyers on the case on account of the Coast Guard. to the National Maritime Union, took seven, and the NMU took .start him painting a different and refused any payment forTheodore W. Paproski. Jr, anacknowledged Communist- one, with the remaining vessel place. their services. SUP 3196 doubtful. controlled organization. Rosgen refused to be ordered Well, the case was never heard SS Marquette Victory Of the 55 ships already voted We find ourselves today in the around by the Engineer, who from the Isthmian fleet so far, untenable position of a Union had no business ordering any­ only two have ben lost, six are struggling to free itself from bu­ body in the deck gang, in the considered doubtful, and the bal­ reaucratic interference in order first place. ance have gone to the SIU by that it may be free to bargain TAKE ORDERS! a safe margin. with the operator as it always has When Rosgen was brought be­ Simply on the basis that cer­ for wages and conditions comfore the boarding officer he tried patable with the American way tain ships were predominantly to explain that one of the rules of life, and being worried and for the SIU, their votes are being of his Union was that the deck yelped at by a mongrel form of challenged. What's behind tliis? gang should only work for the governmental bureau that is not It muse be a smokescreen Bosun. above calling in the jackals on thrown up by NMU misleaders to Commander Thompson then the fringe of labor to prolong soften the blow to their mem­ said: "The Coast Guard don't their miserable parasitic exis­ bers that the quarter million or -recognize any union. That union tence. so of gold that they spent on will get you into a lot of trouble." Isthmian was merely thrown SHIPS' DESTINATION INFO SAME GAME away. He also told Rosgen that in COMES FROM COMPANY OFFICE It is inconceivable that a gov­ How can the present NMU of­ the future, he would take orders ernment, that has just passed ficials expect their membership from the Chief Engineer or any Please see that a closer check is kept on the destination through the mortifying exper­ to continue swallowing the line other office aboard. markings on ships up on the board. Some of them are marked ience of having the scrap metal of guff that they've been fed for Well, there wasn't anything "unassigned," despite the fact that the Journal of Commerce that it sold to an Eastern Power so long? Even a worm turns done about either one of these carries their destination in its pages, or that the companies us­ dropped on its silly head from sometime, and certainly the longcases but it wasn't very long beually will give more information if they are colled from time to a placid December sky, would suffering rank-and-file members |^^;t,fore we had more trouble with time. We are convinced that the above beef is important and nc^v stand idly by and watch of the NMU as fellow seamen • the Manila Gestapo again. should be rectified as soon as possible. a bureau of that same govern­ can't be considered as worms. When the longshoremen's strike T. Horan ment strengthen the hand of peo­ The votes of Isthmian seamen was called in Manila last Feb­ John Fallis ple with pretty much the same for the Seafarers as the Union ruary, most of the ships crews John Lukaz idea in mind. of their choice will continue to had agreed not to do any fink­ Yet that is exactly what this roll over NMU opposition just as Answer: The dispatchers do what they can. The destina­ ing, regardless of what the Army government is doing when it per­ the juggernaut rolls over the tions are given as supplied by the operators. If the ship is or the Coast Guard said. mits the War Shipping Adminis­ suppliant Hindus in India. It's marked "unassigrted" it is because the companies themselves The first morning of the strike, tration to reallocate the ships of nothing more nor less than the give us that information. The companies are called from time "all ships were notified by the the militant Seafarers Interna­ inevitable reckoning of justice be­ to time for additional information which, if supplied, is marked Army that the deck gang would tional Union to the subversive ing deal out by seamen who on the board. In addition, the "maritime intelligence" page of have to turn to-at six a. m. to National Maritime Union. the Journal of Commerce is posted on the bulletin board daily. know the score, and won't be open hatches, trim gear, etc., so Okay? I am convinced that we have fooled by propaganda and .-^hony that when the Army stevedores, no alternative. Brothers, that we|actions. / To Ihe Editor: NMU Challenges Isthmian Votes - i T.-; �THE Friday, May 3, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen 1 BIIUJEHN SS HART CRANE (Voyage No. 7) War Bonus for the entire per­ When in New York please Steamship Co., 17 Battery Place, sonnel for three days at $2.50 per bring your Union Book to Head­ Now York. day may be collected at company quarters. office. Bouyea, John 24587 SS THOMAS LYONS Manning, Cleveland 32317 The crew can collect the pay SS ALEXANDER V. ERASER Vincente, Villacian 3299 due them for the 13 hours they Kii-by, Jack 852 V. Kelpss, 19 hrs.; M. Foster, were restricted in Boston. Anderson, Christian 24167 12 hrs.; A. Thomas, 7 hrs.; C. lit 4387 Akers, 15 hrs.; B. Bales, 6 his.; Bennett, alvador 1135 SS BUTTON GWINNETT F. Lippscy, 7 hrs.; M. Self, 10 Cromwell, Edward 1839 A check from the South At- hi-s.; J. Pool, 9 hrs.; W. Smith, Hummel, William Luizza, Michele A 7190 lantic Steamship Line is at the 18 hrs.; R. Weinkauf, 4 hrs. Martello, Joe G-303 Norfolk Branch for Edwin T. Collect at Pope & Talbot Inc., Smith, J. C 1293 Dixon, Oiler. 19 Rector St. Morrison, James 2995 Estwick, Henry 1142 Acunto, Hem-y Anthony .... 47426 Acunto, Heni-y Anthony .... 45483 Brooks, Carl 45463 Brooks, Cai-1 45476 Elorin, Lazaro 243 Rogan, Joseph T. 24890 Roddick, R 2242 Laedei-, Kennth 42488 Stankeiwics, Vincent L 22363 Saunders, James 457 Murrell, W G-19 Bilinski, John ;.... 4105 Arrera, Leonard 1832 MONEY DUE SS ROCKLAND VICTORY The following men paid off in Houston on April 5, have money collectable at the Water­ man office, 19 Rector St., accord­ ing to Blackie Colucci: Jack Stewart, Jack Wcstfall and H. Thurman. i. i, t SS HART CRANE Men have three days WaxBonus coming. This can be collected at: Mr. Garland, Alcoa NOTICE! NOTICE! BOSTON H. Dennis, SS A. Clay. $2.00. Crew of SS .Alexander Clay, $9.00. Total—$11.00. S. Brown. $5.00; M. Rahn. $2.00; C. Doslm, $1.00; D. Ilodye, $1.00; R. Sasseville, $1.00; E. Brown, $5.00; C. Jen­ sen. jr.. $2.00; R. McCarthy. $1.00: D. Williams. $1.00; M. Kostrivas. $1.00; M. Basar. $2.00;, C. Zobal. $2.00; P. Huss. $2.00; j. Mitchell. $1.00. Total —$27.00. BALTIMORE SS PETER FINLEY DUNN U. Cabaree. - $1.00; R. Windham. $1.00; F. Allen. $1.00; E. Anderson. $1.00; R. Florider. $2.00; J. Urban. $1.00; F. Burpee. $1.00; T. McKince. $1.00; Robert Johnson. $2.00; J. Letvinchch. $1.00; G. Cutter. $2.00; J. Fisher. $2.00; A. Princeu. $2.00; V. Makwawiz. $2.00. Total—$20.00. PHILADELPHIA John J. Hollywood. $1.00; P. C. Langford. $1.00; Eugene McCIain. $1.00; F. Valicnti. $1.00; B. Meek, $1,00; J. Baker. $2.00; O. Russo. $2.00; P. Goldberg. $2.00; Hicks. $6.00; W. Telmachoff. $2.00; A. Keane. $2.00; Goldsmith. $9.00; A. Miles. $2.00; R. Gosa. $1.00; J. SJiefuIski. $1.00; A. Bettisi. $1.00; F. Ray. $3.00; H. J. Jackson. $3.00. J. Wilson. $2.00; W. Walker. $1.00; W. Blanton. $2.00; P. Langlianis. $2.00; H. Weatheathers. $2.00; H, Talbnrt. $2.00; B. Pearson. $2.00; S. Price. $2.00; M. McLaughlin. $5.00; Marshall. $2.00; R. Reynolds. $1.00; B. Crews. $2.00; D. Clifford. $1.00; W. Saylor. $1.00; C. Bebworth. $2.00; J. Smith. $3.00; L. Jackson. 3.00. Total—$76.00. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS W. Plauche. $5.00; J. Orman. $2.00; J. A. Caruke. $2.00X L. J. Sangiolo. $1.00; J. P. Palmer. $2.00; E. Johnson. $2.00; W. Bohlman. $2.00; E. A. Dudu. $1.00; A. Kotsehis. $2.00; L. Bieit. $2.00; A. B. Ily, $2.00; G. N. Mar­ guerite. $2.00; W. Denny. $3.00; C. Nel­ son. $2.00; J. K. Viltainoza. $2.00; C. H. Monsees. $2.00; James Rowan. $2.00; P. Driscoll. $2.00; E. Olsen. $2.00; M. J. Zohler. $2.00; J. Garcia. $2.00. E. Torres. $2.00; F. Hayden. $2.00; T. E. Richardson. $2.00; E. Dziak. $2.00; J, R, Mars. $10.00; Z. Fnssadourinn. $10.00; J. P. Burchfild. $3.00; F. Besney. $2.00; J. Schols. $2.00; W. Mey­ ers. $2.00; F. Daggett. $1.00; E. Cattis. $3.00; P. Scott. $2.00; J. Branchi. $2.00; Celberg. $2.00; A. Pontoni. $1.1.00. Total—$101.00. NORFOLK A. Tj^ameur. $2.00; R. Aberneth. $2.00; n. K. Portwood. $2.00; D. D. Stockholm, $2.00; A. C. Gillan, $2.00; S. vN... Barker. $2.00; B. W. Standi, $2.00; F. Englebert. $2.00; E. C. Blankenship. $2.00; N. F. Lascara. $2.00; G. E. Wilkins. $2.00; R. S. Miller. $2.00; C. G. Moore. $2.00. Total—$26.00. NEW ORLEANS $4.00; E. Kcrselring. $4.00; Karl Kra­ mer. $4.00; Mariano Menor. $4.00; Jo­ seph CasseHa. $4.00; William Costello. $4.00. Total—$28.00. SS M. $8.00. SS M. MELGNEY Moloney—Crew. $8.00. Total Crew SS Wm. H. McLannon. $12.00 SS W. DAVIE Jan Schumm. $1.00; Crew SS Cape Ro W. J. Dwaranczyk. $2.00; J. F. Lanamain. $6.00; Crew SS Ben Williams $13.00; Chas. L. Crozier. $2.00; Crew han. $2.00; R. S. Conter, $2.00; W. $2.00; L. M. Dolan, $3.00; A. SS Cape Faro. $2.00; Crew of SS Men- Robey. M. Fusco. $1.00. Total—$12.00. non. $32.00. Total .$68.00. SS SENORE AT SEA Ed Harrison. $1.00; H. L. Houghton $1.00; J. R. Dougherty. $1.00; W. C Burdeaux. $1.00; A. R. BliksnaU. $1.00; D. A. Hubbard. $1.00; S. O. William­ son. $1.00; Antonio Gonzalez. $1.00; Paul A. May. $1.00; Grover B. Payne, Jr.. $1.00; Henry Dugger. $1.00. Misc. donation. $1.00. Total—$12.00. NEW YORK SS W. WOLFSK1LL P. E. Driver. $1.00; B. J. Swain. $2.00; T. H. Nelson. $2.00. Total—$5.00. SS JAMES GUNN T. C. Rigby. $1.00; R. N. Mahone. $1.00; J. Axelson. $1.00; G. R. Hill. $Z.OO; L. Wright. $1.00; R. Bowman. $1.00; C. W. Berg. $1.00; F. F. Judson. $2.00; J. Gendell. $1.00; R. G. Suren. $2.00; S. Skidel. $2.00; J. C. Knowles. $2.00; P. Webb. $15.00; T. H. Cobb. $15.00; H. A. Griffin. $1.00; R. H. Al­ lison. $2.00; D. C. Grave. $2.00; L. Shipley. $1.00; H. M. Manning. $15.00; W. H. Gascoyne. $2.00; SS James Gunn. $56.00. Total—$126. H. S. Sztore. $1.00; R. T. Shaw. $2.00; J. Hudak. $1.00; F. E. Umholtz. $2.00; J. Paulus. $2.00; G. A. Slocum. $2.00; F. D. Fabiano. $1.00; Robert Kinerk. $1.00; eorge Finn. $1,00; B, E. Gattis. $1.00; Clinton J. Haggerty. $1.00; Leo SS H. JOSELYN E. Swank. $1.00; S. A. Rembetski. $1.00; C. J. Lilly. $10.00; C. T. H. BroadJ. ChleboraH. $1.00; John Brobst. $1.00; L. W. Boyer. $1.00; S. D. Wright. $2.00; street. $5.00; K. Anderson. $5.00; J. Swoboda. $10.00; F. Pittman. $5.00; Total—$22.00. B. Kruyanan. $5.00; E. Ualkowski. $5.00; SS L. HALL H. P. Ledbetter. $1.00: L. DeWitt, N. A. Suarez. $5.00; R. E. Eakins. $5.00; $1.00; James Easterling. $1.00; L. C. Barra. $3.00; J. Looper. $5.00; G. Gaudry. $1.00; Julius Johnson. $5.00; Sackett. $5.00; M. Magyar. $5.00; 1. Jack Brady. $2.00; T. B. Sanders. $1.00; Story, $2.00; K. Squires. $2.00; Louis C. B. Harrison. $1.00; B. Burroughs. A. Visinitnincr. $5.00; John Castro. $1.00; E. A. Boatright. $1.00; D. L. $5.00; Paul Caviness, $5.00; T. Becker. Williamson. $1.00; Wm. B. Rich, $1.00; $5.00; George Turchin. $10.00; W. Seemuth. $5.00; R. E. Lewis. $5.00; W. C. McRow. $1.00. Total—$18.00. Helmkay. $5.00; J. Welsh. $5.00. Total SS BEN CHEW —$132.00. George H. Plont. $2.00; SS Ben Chew. SS BILLY SUNDAY $14.00. Total—$16.00. R. Toker. $2.00; William Sheppard. SS ROBERT INGERSOLL $1.00; F. Blizzard, $1.00; R. Bitner. C. F. Pye. $1.00; A. Christiansan. $1.00; T. Thompson. $2.00; A. Merlino, $1.00; R. S. Harmon. $1.00; W. L. $2.00. Total—$9.00. Trout. $2.00; P. J. Sullivan. $1.00; John SS M. DODGE Eaton. $3.00; S. Integra. $1.00; E. R. J. M. Monart. $2.00; R. E. BuffingSmith. $1.00; J. Kalmic. $1.00; T. Moore. $2.00; D. Palumbo. $2.00; M. Todd. ton, $2.00; J. McMurry. $2.00; A. Tamm. $1.00; D. N. Anderson. $2.00; J. 0'Ha,.e. $2.00; M. L. Mottey. $3.00; R. Klemm. $2.00; J. B. Manning. $1.00; W. H. $6.00; D. H. Ellison. $2.00; N. Pepper.' Bergmann. $1.00; F. Flischer. $2.00; $2.00; J. R. Matthews. $4.00; E. Whitwarn, $2,00; C. W. Hoffman, $3.00; J. W. W. Wetbrook. $2.00. Total—$27.00. H. Miller. $4.00; D. H. ilmore. $3.00; SS CLAVMONT VICTORY J. W. Ueach. $4.00; J. R. McCarthy. J. Pryor. $2.00; H. W. Heigl. $2.00; J. Toro. $1.00; R. D. Linstedt. $2.00; E. C. Dinger. $2.00; .M. O. Ochs. $2.00; M. J. Neth. $2.00; W. T. Ashmore. $2.00; J. Gottfried. $2.00; E. Pfrommer. $1.00; A. J. Lcary, $4.00; S. GartPHIL AGREE an, $2.00. Total—$24.00. PERSONALS SS C. PADDOCK Robert C. Love, $4.00; Stanley Cabcl. Pick up your papers in the Agent's office, New York Hall. SlU HALLS NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK CHARLESTON NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R GALVESTON 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 /. .lantic Ave. Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 68 Society St. Phone 3-3680 339 Chartres St. Canal 3338 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 30.6'/, 22nd St, 2-8448 TAMPA 1809-1811 Franklin St. M-1-323 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON 445 Austin Ave. Phone: 28532 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 RICHMOND, Calif SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE PORTLAND WILMINGTON HONOLULU BUFFALO CHICAGO 257 5tb St. 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 Ill W. Bumside St. 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 16 Merchant St. 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 602 Boughton St. 144 W. Hastings St. The following brothers have CLEVELAND mail at the Norfolk branch. DETROIT Please call for your mail as soon DULUTH as you hit this port. VICTORIA, B. C HOWELL McCLENDON VANCOUVER JOHNNY J. HAGINS PAUL S. TRIBBLE WILLIAM ZAMPELL R. W. TINDELL JESS W. RINGO REX W. RINGO When in New Yoi'k please Telegram at Norfolk for Calvin come to headquarters with your F. Rice. Union book. Notice! Walizer, Darryl D Geddes, Charles Kenoff, Norman SS W. GILES R. Lucarello, $3.00; N. Daniels. $1.00; Popa, John D. Wilpie. $1.00; R. A. Ambers, $2.00; Werling, F C. J. Nouak. $1.00; T. Pitti. $1.00; J. Davidoski, Francis R Moiidez. $2.00; W. H. Koeppen. $3.00; F. Kozub. $3.00; G. Tucker. $2.00; R. W. Miller, J Murij'. $2.00; G. O. Pettus. $3.00; R. I Murphy, E Achenbach. $2.00: G. Witkowski. $1.00; BauiUS, J C. P. Wigger. $3.00; L. Frost. $3.00; ' Dusevitch, Edward M C. Torres. $2.00; J. H. Dickinson. $2.00; Siles, Anthony J. Riese. $2.00; G. G. McGill. $3.00; W. Woods, Ralph C. Craven. $3.00. Tetal—$45.00. Serrahn, Fred A SS M. LAMAR G. Maumann. Jr.. $5.00; W. R. De Loftus, Ralph $4.00; R. L. Huddock, $3.00. $48.00. Haas, Jr.. $3.00; M. Sanford. $2.00; R. Ramos. $2rOO; F. P. W. Drewes. $2.00; J. R. Landry. $2.00; E. Brezina. $3.00. Gross. $1.00; Paul Acabeo. $2.00; L. Costentino. $2.00; J. J. Kotcha. $2.00; J. B. Jones. $2.00; Total—$28.00. SS CONRAD KOHRS R. Bissett, $2.00; Sejio Ocasio. $2.00. Total—$4.00. SS WM. MOORE Thomas L. Moller. $1.00; eorge Chavin. .$1.00; L. L. Wilson. $1.00; H. Grace. $1.00; J. M. Skinner. $1.00; J. D. Goodgame. $1.00; James C. Pinkston, $1.00; J. E. Hall. $2.00; W. S. Gilbert. $1.00; Joe L. Phelps. $1.00; Thomas Mueller. $25.00. Total—$36.00. NOTICE! The following members are to pick up their Books and Retire­ ment Cards at the Norfolk branch: BOOKS Eddie Pitney Jr Alvin Shiferdek Herbert E. Orr Howard Price SS CAPE CORWIN William Jones J. C. Friedericks. $1.00; B. B. Spears. $1.00; G. Johnson. $1.00; W. B. Jodar. Thomas Tux-ner $4.00; C. Glndhill. $1.00; E. J. Glacer. Marvin J. Blanton $1.00; J. B. Ritter. $1.00; C. H. Crump. James W. McFarland .$1.00; W. Woldhauser. $2.00; James' Demas. $1.00; J. F. McHale. $4.00; J. E. Hem-y B. Crees Popejoy. $2.00; T. Whiter. $1.00; V. E. Alvin Carter Kane. $1.00; F. R. Miller. $2.00; R. Marvin E. Noegel Christensen. $1.00; K. C. Zickefoose. $1.00; Mck. E. Moles. $1.00; S. S. Colon. $1.00. Total—$28.00. SS CAPE TEXAS C. Nieves. $1.00; J. C. Evans. $1.00; J. A. Goglas. $1.00; Warren B. Jodar. $1.00. Total—$4.00. Gr^d Total—$960.00. 34504 " 33227 " 40251 " 47007 " 40705 " 42751 " 44985 " Total— 33048 22490 34270 31203 39996 44931 39970 23634 PB. 47493 PB. 36893 PB. 39759 RETIREMENT CARDS Alfx-ed Southward Richard Bruce Elbox't Duffy DuPont A. Clarence Charles W. Martin 36944 44508 26974 41928 36785 �"••••; v<^":v^^ja-'jm-•- Page Sixteen a WSftPapers Abolished THE SEAFARERS LOG y.T ...ill he enti^ F*iday, May 3. 1946 to send noen •jsJe-W ^orV.^'EtV VORK, a££"quoroh,„_' ^PnJ 11 of SlU Victorious On • The "lilifant Sfcr Rider (rut. .UO*^' c\c»'.tw .otv aC :iF sii:« Pli |il !s*sg;s»5s« Gets 3 [PJ'on] ^^oorjf. i^^lUa 00 •» IN WINNING CONOir/ONS: TN/irV WN/ .... ....v....::,. * g£2da^erf/ WITN /STNAfMN SeAMGN ;it' ty:;;- e-:- SeafoLters hiitrrutfioml Uniovi olP Notth America A.F.ofL � 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 May 3, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 18 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NMU CHALLENGES VOTES OF PRO-SIU ISTHMIAN CREWS SIU AND AFL DEFEAT COMPANY UNION BID MINERS FIRM IN 'HOLIDAY' CHIEF MAKES OWN FINKY 'RULES' THE STRIKEBREAKERS' 'STRIKE' ISTHMIAN SEAMEN ARE JOINING SEAFARERS IN INCREASING NUMBERS AS SIU LEAD IN ELECTION GROWS NMU SCUTTLES BEEFS, EX-MEMBERS CHARGE SEAFARERS S' SKATING STAR WINDS UP SUCCESSFUL SEASON MOVE FOR COMPANY UNION BEATEN REPATRIATED CREW GETS GOOD DEAL PHILLY BLOCKS WSA MOVE NEW CONTRACTS SIGNED ON LAKES SEAFARERS' SOLIDARITY BEATS WSA IN COMPETENCE CARD MOVE LET US HAVE 'EM PUERTO RICO HAS JOBS FOR TROPICAL BEACHCOMBERS STAFF OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OPENS NEW OFFICE ON EAST COAST KELSO VICTORY SCORES 87 PER CENT FOR SIU THE TWO STOOGES GET THEIRS SAFER AT SEA! R.R. PATROLMEN TIE UP GALVESTON ISTHMIAN ENGINEERS TRY TO INTIMIDATE BATON ROUGE CREW SHIPS LAY UP FOR BARGAIN SALE BUNTLINE'S OLD BEEFS STILL RIDE CAPTAIN, ENGINEER LOUSE UP GOOD TRIP CREW SPELLS OUT REASONS FOR RETAINING SECOND COOK COAST GUARD TRIED TO FORCE SEAMEN TO FINK IN MANILA STRIKE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/3/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/98a35007f084772fb9a8fa2026a9b857.PDF 74412b19456b5a3b8ac799acdf9fb099 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North AmerUu Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 28, 1946 Move For AFL Who Said The War's Over? Ship Hits Mine Off Italy Maritime Group Makes Headway The war is over (it says here). Bui the SUP crew of the SS Nathan Hale had their doubts recently when a terrific ex­ plosion ripped a hole in her port side below the water line and sent debris through the No. 2 hatch, littering the deck from stem to stern—even landing on the bridge. Most of the crew was in the messhall drinking coffee when the ship hit the mine somewhere between Genoa and Leghorn, Italy, AB Albert A. Hawkins of Baltimore, told the Galveston News after 19 seamen from the Hale were repatriated through that port by another SUP ship, the Benjamin Booneville re­ cently. No one was hurt. But they had to turn to and work like hell to keep the pumps going to keep the water down while they beat into Leg­ horn. First they tried to get help, but no ships would come out in that weather to the mine field they had uncovered. ' It was no use trying to mem the lifeboats. They would have been smashed to junk against the sides of the ship. They had to keep her afloat until help came or they reached their destination. Everybody turned to, even the officers. There was no excitement, Hawkins said, "but we knew very well the chances were against us." The ship made it to. Leghorn Harbor. Tugs met her. Just inside the breakwater she sank, but everybody, was safe and uninjured. "The war isn't over for the men of the Merchant Marine," Hawkins said. No. 17 Isthmian Vote Going To SIU By 75 Per Cent, Crew Survey Shews The move for the formation of an industry-wide AFL mailtime federation, as proposed by the SIU Agents Conference, proceed­ ed full steam ahead with the an­ The crews of four more Isthmian ships cast their bal­ nouncement that William Green, lots last week, and three of the four apparently had joined AFL president, had been asked the long list of vessels which seem to be overwhelmingly to call a gathering of AFL mari­ on the SIU side of the fence. time unions by May 2. To date 46 ships' crews have voted, and of this num­ This action is in lino with a proposal made recently by SIU ber, the NMU can point to only one ship—the Sea Fiddler Agents at their conference in —which seems to be definitely NMU. New York, when attention was For the rest, indications are that 39 ships will be strong called to the "urgent need for a for the SIU, while five appear to be in the "doubtful" col­ closer cooperation among the af­ filiate unions connected with the umn, with crews sharply divided on which Union they maritime industry." want to represent them. Either SIU or NMU could win Comprising the AFL, in addi­ aboard these ships. There seems to be almostmo sentiment tion to the Seafarers Internation­ for "no union," the third choicet ' al Union and the Sailors Union of for the Isthmian men. From un- or three have voiced that .sentithe Pacific, would be the Inter­ official tabulations based on in- nient without casting ballots, re­ national Longshoremen's Assn., formation received from ships' fusing to vote at all. the Brotherhood of Teamsters organizers, less than 10 men have Three ships appear to be 100 and the Masters, Mates and Pi­ voted for "no union" so far. Two percent SIU. These are- the J. lots of America. Sterling Morton, the St. Augus­ The AFL maritime unions hold tine Victory and the William the dominant position on both Ogden. the East and West coasts. On the Into New Orleans this week West coast, where the Bridgescame the Jeremiah Black, whose CIO group makes the most noise, crew seems to have gone down the dominance of the AFL group the line almost solidly for the SIU. That's the way it appears is maintained through the strength of the Teamsters and The United Mine Workers-AFL Here 2.5 miners lost their lives in have fought for safety measures to have shaped up on the George the the SUP, both of which oc­ insistence on a health and wel­ an explosion which left their 113 that would not rob them of their Read, at Baltimore, according to unofficial estimates. In New cupy .strategic positions there. fare fund, and for better safety widows and children without any lives. York the Hawkins Fudske voted "Can these well fed pluto­ precautions and federal mine in­ financial support. FROM CONFERENCE and also was overwhelmingly Kentucky law leaves the mat­ crats," he went on, "with their Spearheading the drive for an spection, was dramatized by SIU. industry-wide maritime federa­ events which took place in Vir­ ter of unemployment compensa­ cushions of life insurance policies SHE'S DOUBTFUL tion to the discretion of the em­ argue that the twelve miners tion, the SIU Agents Conference ginia and Kentucky last week. On the doubtful list is the Sea As the strike went into its ployer, and the owner refused to who were .killed this weekend ... specifically recommended "that accepted the hazards that the op­ take out compensation. Scorpion, which voted in Boston fourth week, and as the negotiat­ the President of the AFL, the Ex­ erators deliberately left un­ this week. The balloting there is The operator, William E. Lew­ ing sessions broke up, the nation ecutive Committee, and the na­ tional officers and executive was shocked by an explosion at is, was anxious to reopen. "But touched after federal and state estimated at about 50-50, with had condemned some doubtful votes which could committees of the ILA, the the McCoy, Virginia, mine of the I can't do a thing until they get inspections them?" swing the ship either way. The them bodies out of there," he Teamsters and all other mari­ Great Valley Coal Corporation, said. Scorpion is one of the five doubt­ in which 12 miners were killed. The indifference of the mine time-connected unions, be imme­ ful ships previously listed. Even Lewis' fellow operators owners to the lives and safety of Bearing out many of the diately contacted with a view to­ are opposed to his further opera­ All of these figures are esti­ their employees is pointed up by charges made by the miners dur­ wards the establishment of an mated, of course. The conjec­ tion of the mine, .saying that the ing the past four weeks, this the i-efusal of the operators to AFL Maritime Council." mine was inspected last August catastrophe has given Kentucky agree to the UMW proposal that tures are based on what the men The Agents' report further rec­ the federal mine inspectors' rec­ who are voting tell the shipside and found dangerously unsafe. "a black eye." ommended "that each Port ommendations be made obliga­ organizers. Of course, there's the Nothing had been done since the The break-up of negotiations Agent" of the SIU "immediately inspection, and the explosion was between the operators and the tory on the owners rather than po.s.sibility that some members contact the local imions in his the result. miners took place on the day of advisory as they are now. (Continued on Page 4) port and sound them out and dis­ Climaxing the tragedy was the the Virginia mine explosion. The cuss the formation of this Coun­ disclosure that rescue squads, highlight of the break-up was a cil with them. which pulled 48 others out of the booklet distributed by the mine "In line with this program, it mine, were forced to wait more owners, stating their side in the is recommended that the SIU of­ than three hours for gas equip­ miners' battle for a health and ficially request a meeting to be ment from another town. welfare fund. held as soon as possible to ex­ Another tragedy was enacted CALLOUS DISREGARD plore and set up the mechanics at Pineville, Kentucky, where the Another hand has been put the House in the last days before into the money pocket of the al­ its Easter recess, murdered the for such a Council." The most remarlcable thing families of the miners trapped Administration's stabilizatioii pro­ The Bridges group's plan was four months ago gathered for the about the booklet was the callous ready "broke" consumer. In the face of rising prices, and gram. The present measure, conceived to embrace CIO, AFL opening of the mine entrance. attitude expressed by the oper­ ators in their statement that "The scarcity of commodities, the which expires June 30, 1946, was and independent unions but later men who go down to the sea in House of Representatives killed cut to pieces by the crippling was restricted to CIO members ships and the men who go down price control and destroyed the amendments and the Set was ex­ when AFL unions spurned the invitation, recognizing it as a A "guilty" verdict was return­ in the bowels of the earth to wage gains which labor has made tended to March 31, 1947, instead communist attempt to seize con­ ed against Nye and Nissen, San mine the nation's energy have through painful struggle, which of the year originally requested. The major amendments, any trol of the shipping industry. Francisco wholesale produce firm, from time immemorial accepted will add over $300.00 to the year­ ly cost of living of the average the extreme hazards of their oc­ one of which would kill a large The SIU-AFL maritime federa­ on charges of defrauding the family. cupations." share of the stabilization pro­ tion plan is a warning light to Government through sale of sub­ gram, would take the price ceil­ This was refuted by one UMW LID OFF CEILINGS the commies that their insidious standard and short-weight butter, ings entirely off half the items A series of'five amendments to official, who declared that for scheme for maritime control will cheese and eggs to the Xrmy, the Price Control Act, passed by decades the miners and seamen Navy and WSA. {Continued on Page 14) be run aground. 12 More Miners Killed In Blast As Owners Continue To Stall On Safety Demands Congress Wrecks CPA; Higher Prices Seen Negating Pay Rises Bad Eggs Scrambled �THE SEAFARERS Page Two LOG Irriday, April 26, 1946 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 % HARRY LUNDEBERG i X % ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 SIU Does It Again The glorious words "Complete Victory" can now be written across the face of the rider beef. The militant ac­ tion of the Seafarers who refused to crew ships under rider 64 led to the best foreign transportation rider ever to pro­ tect seamen. . Another in the long line of SIU victories has been rung up. A victory made possible by the militancy and unity of seamen fighting for a common goal. We can be justly proud, and we can modestly accept the thanks of seamen of other Unions. The SIU emerged victorious after taking on the WSA and the shipowners alone. Collusive action between the operators and the WSA has been proved, and to this can be . added the charge that the NMU officials were also a party to the proposed sell-out of seamen. When the WSA, in a last ditch attempt to put over the "finky" conditions of 64, asked the NMU to sail re­ allocated ships, the NMU was immediately contacted by SIU officials, and asked, "Will you sail these hot ships?" THimPOiS tr ACAHfl The NMU hemmed and hawed and refused to give an answer. They did not have to answer—their past record speaks only too plainly. Too long has the NMU rank and fiile been taken in by the "unity" pleas of their mis-leaders. Actually, the NMU top officials have a long record of scabbing, picket line violations, and general phony labor tactics. Their militant words do not jibe with their scabbing actions. There is the record. The tugboatmen in Philadelphia will not forget that the NMU broke through their picket lines in November, These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, 1945, when they were in the midst of a battle for Union as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging recognition and better wages and conditions. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals The phosphate miners in Florida will long remember ing to them. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL that the NMU officials ordered that picketed ships be sailed from Tampa in the face of NMU rank and file sentiment IVER IVERSEN E. J. DELLAMANO against such action. JAMES KELLY The NMU members on the Gulf cannot have forgot­ HARRY KESSLER ten that their own brothers scabbed on them in the tanker WILLIAM ROSS WILLIAM RUMBOL dispute in 1939. JAMES GRAHAM We in the SIU will never forgive them for sailing ejght NEWTON PAINE, Jr. ships on the West Coast which had been hung up on a MOSES MORRIS quarters' beef. HARRY MYERS The solid front of the Seafarers was never threatened JOSEPH TOUSSAINT EARL JORDAN by the unholy combination of WSA, shipowners, and DONALD WOODSIDE NMU. Now that the battle is over, the NMU will try to % ^ t, claim a share in the victory. They will have to, in order to bolster up their waning power, and in order to keep the STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL V. SHAVROFF NMU from cracking up on the rocks of inaction and po­ 0. HODGES litical maneuvering at the behest of a foreign government. C. MIDDLETON Many NMUers are asking themselves, "Why didn't my J. LITVAK union go to bat against the phony transportation rider? L. A. CORNWALL Why was my union willing to stab the SIU seamen in the L. A. FAULSTICK 1. LOWE back?" R. HANSON They will find that the answer will not be forthcoming H. TILLMAN R. G. MOSELLER from their oflScials. F. MATEO Yes, the NMU officials will take some credit in this C. W. GOODYN victory. But the SIU, and most of the members of the W. B. MUIR NM U, will not be fooled. The results have been announced W. G. H. BAUSE C. KUPLICKI •—the NMU also ran. W. B. COPELAND P. E. SMITH J. J. SWYKERT L. R. BORJA L. L. MOODY W. W. McCLURE J. L. WEEKS J. BRODDUS J. GUFFITT N. ROMANO 1 » » NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. E. DALE H. D. STERTZBACK O. PATIERSON S. WILUSZ„ CLARENCE CARTER WILBUR MANNING EDWARD CUSTER B. C. BEASELY AMOS BAUM W. H. OSBORNE JOHN ZEBROFF J. DENNIS J. H. BOWEN W. F. LEWIS R. M. NOLAN DONALD DAHL J. RICHARD QUINN M. KUHN ERIC ZIEMONS H. A. CRUSE Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate 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 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.) MARVIN HALL A. L. SCULLY C. HONOROWSKI E: M. EVANS E. A. NOONAN 4. 4. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. PHINVEY, JR. ED. JOHNSTON FRED HOHENBERGER ROBERT GUSHUE W. R. SHEA J. E. LEE E. P. BELKNER, SR. J. COXWELL * HANS I. HANSEN P. CASALINUOVS 4 4. BUFFALO HOSPITAL THOMAS DUFFY J. LA BONTE J. PEMBROKE ART JEPSON a. 4 4 SAN JUAN HOSPITAL R. GAUTIER P. PAGAN B. DEL VALLE P. PEDROSA T. C. LOCKWOOD J. VANDESSPPOOLL �THE Friday. April 26. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Isthmian Going SiU; Seafarers Must Take Shipbeard Leadership By EARL SHEPPARD By PAUL HALL The union "beef box" on the third floor is getting a big play, and the big majority of the beefs are pertinent. One of the crying issues of the day is shipping, and a good many of the written beefs are on this subject. Brother Blackie Rodriquez presents the following beef, and it is deserving of a frank answer; "Why is it that an S.U.P. book member does not get the same treatment in the New York S.I.U. hall as an S.I.U. book member is accorded on the West Coast? Down in the Gulf area and all other Atlantic ports the S.I.U. members and S.U.P. members are given equality as far is registration and shipping on contracted ships of both unions with one exception, which is New York, where there is an S.I.U. hall and an S.U.P. hall. "On the West Coast there is an agreement between the two unions that the S.I.U. members have equal parity with S.U.P. mem­ bers as far as the date on the shipping cards are concerned. In New York however, a full S.U.P. book member is shipped thr' ".ame as a trip card man regardless of the registration date on the ;;iupping card. For example: An S.I.U. member who wants to ship on a West Coast ship merely has the dispatcher stamp his registration card, "O.K. fur the S.U.P." and that man has his S.I.U, registration date "if honored" in the S.U.P. hall. But such in reverse is not the case. An S.U.P. man who registers in the S.U.P. hall and desires to ship S.I.U. does not have his S.U.P. registration date honored in the S.I.U. hall. He can only take a job providing no S.I.U. man wants it. As a result of this, an S.U.P. full book member is accorded the same treatment as a trip-carder. I would like to point out to the membership that the S.I.U. proposal to the S.U.P. about shipping through one another's halls was for the convenience of the S.I.U. membership on the West Coast. How about reciprocating the courtesy extended by the S.U.P. on the West Coast, to the S.U.P. brothers in the Port of New York." (Signed) Blackie Rodriguez Here's the Answer This is a good question, a damned good one especially since it is one that was raised many times in the past on both coasts. Until recently the SUP operated strictly as a craft union with the Pacific District of the SIU maintaining a separate apparatus. This has all been changed now, and the SUP operates as an in­ dustrial union covering all three departments in the same manner as the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts. From the standpoint of efficiency alone it would be unfair to the membership for any member to be able to register simultane­ ously on two shipping lists. An Atlantic and Gulf member registering on the Pacific Coast registers on the regular shipping list in the SUP hall. The Pacific Coast member paying off a ship on the East Coast is given the same opportunity. This is exactly the same system that is used on both coasts, and it permits members of either district to ship on any ship. The Seafarers has the best working agreements and reciprocal arrangements of any union in the maritime industry. During the war, hundreds of East Coast agreement ships have crewed up on the West Coast. These ships have sailed under their own agreements, and West Coast Patrolmen have paid them off and settled the beefs just as though they were West Coast agreement ships. Conditions Are Equal The same situation to a lesser degree has prevailed on the East Coast particularly on tankers. There has never been the slightest disagreement or any question of jurisdiction. In New York, which is the only Port with separate SUP and SIU Halls, a system of reciprocal shipping has been arranged. It isn't, and never has been, a que.stion of one group or the other get­ ting a better break. When shipping is slow at one hall or the other the jobs are shared on an equitable basis. The membership of the Seafarers International, and this in­ cludes the SUP, Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, are one, and the working set-up guarantees all members jobs. This is particularly important at this time as a look at the rela­ tive shipping in other maritime unions shows. Poor shipping is the rule of the day in the NMU with cards as old as seventy-five days being thrown in for jobs. In normal times, each section ships from their particular hall, but at all times this is so arranged that there is an equal opportunity of employment for all. The Seafarers has the finest system of shipping, and the best Brother Rodriguez raises a good question, a question that will be discussed more in detail from time to time. The shipping rules are made by the membership, and can be changed anytime the membership so desires. The West Coast, the East Coast and the Lakes are one, each enjoys the same privileges, and fights the same enemy. The prob­ lems are common problems and the solutions joint solutions. An injury to one is an injury to all. crews in every possible way. No beef can be ignored, a good agreement can be quickly won only by the Seafarers being alert, and fighting every issue out to the finish. Agreements are won, not. given to a union out of the goodness of the shipowner's heart. Half the Isthmian fleet has voted, and the Seafarers are out in front by a good margin. On twenty-nine of these ships the SIU has polled an overwhelming majority, and has ,won on all the others with few exceptions. The over-all percentage now stands at SIU, 75 percent; combined dis­ puted, NMU and no union, 25 percent. These figures are as factual as is possible, and are based on a man to man canvass of all ships that have voted. A glance at the results on just a few of the first ships that have voted gives a clear indication of the Sdhfarers strength in Isthmian. SIU SHIP Percentage Mobile City 85 William N. Byers 92 Marine Fox 83 Lynn Victory 56 Sea Flasher 88 Mary Livermore 71 John Mosby 96 Francis Drake 81 Cape Martin 63 This is an average based on the average type of ship. It is, of course, possible that the tabu­ lated results may add up slightly different in the long run, but as matters stand today the Sea Fid­ dler is the only ship that has been definitely lost. On approximately three other ships the issue is in doubt, but on the whole the SIU has run up a score to be proud of. NEGOTIATIONS NEXT There is an old saying about "many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," but with the impressive majority already established the Seafarers has little to fear on that score. The task at hand is the consolidation of the position already established in the Isth­ mian fleet. Winning the elections does not THE TUGBOAT DRIVE EARL SHEPPARD Great progress is being made in the tugboat and inland water­ way drive. On the Texas coast the SIU has petitioned for a bar­ gaining election in the Houston Bay Towing Company, one of the largest operators in the field. Well over fifty percent of the em­ ployees have signified their de­ sire to be represented by the Sea­ farers. In the New Orleans area the Whiteman, Company has yielded, and signed an agreement. All up and' down the coast from Port­ land and Seaisport, Maine to the Rio Grande, tugboat crews are Today more than at anytime ^ requesting organizational mate­ during the organizational drive, rial and organizers. The SIU Is the Seafarers aboard Isthmian 'rapidly becoming the major orships must assume the leadership ' ganization in the tugboat field. in the fight for conditions. This is The Isthmian Line drive is important, because this is the showing results on the tankers. way agreements are written. In the past few weeks, a number necessarily mean the signing of a contract. Before the final agree­ ment and contract is signed, the company will have to feel the full weight of organized crews. Right now the crews of Isth­ mian ships must begin to func­ tion in the same manner as crews of organized ships—with regular ship meetings, departmental del­ egates and an organized handling of all beefs. of Esso seamen have come into the various Union Halls and ac­ tually taken out Union books. One of the most significant de­ velopments has been on some of the so-called organized ships. The Texas Company is ostensibly organized, and under union THE SIU WAY agreement, but actually these Beefs should be handled, not on the presumption that the men are getting no representa­ working rules of the Isthmian tion whatsoever.. line prevail, but on the basis of A Chief Steward on a Texas Seafarers' agreements. All Isth­ tanker came into the Hall the mian crews should immediately other day, and reported that in a forward their suggestions on solid year not a single delegate clauses in the proposed agree­ had visited the ship, and that re­ ment, and put teeth in their sug­ placements were shipped directly gestions by putting their sugges­ from the company offices. tions into action to as great a de­ Regardless of whether the Tex­ gree as possible aboard the ships. as Company is under agreement The shoreside organizers will to a so-called union or not, the have to double as union patrol­ fact remains that the crews are men during this period and assist not getting repi-esentation, and the Isthmian ships' delegates and can therefore only be classified as being unorganized. "Shall We Say Grace?" These crews want representa­ tion and are entitled to it. For the SIU to act in their behalf is neither "union raiding" nor "dual unionism." Many of these men are Seafarers members, and more are joining daily. These men are entitled to, and will get, Seafar­ ers representation. • ONE BIG UNION Reports from Port Arthur show that an increasing number of Sa­ bine crews are adopting the SIU. On both the Sun Oil and Atlantic, operating largely out of the Dela­ ware River area to the Gulf, a definite organizational improve­ ment is being shown. In the New York area, the Cities Service, Socony and Tide Water Associated crews are showing great interest in the Seafarers program and literature. Summing it all up, the SIU is on the march on all fronts. Win­ ning Isthmian is only the start. Tomorrow it will be tiie entire industry—One Big Union, the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL. Make Isthmian SIU! �i>iige Four THE SEAFARERS NMU Goes A'Gooning For Ex-Organizer Who Joined Seafarers NEW YORK — After former NMU ship's organizer Padgett turned in his book and joined the SIU, some stooge aboard the Isth­ mian Line ship, Nicaragua Vic­ tory, apparently notified the NMU powei's that be. As a re­ sult, two cars loaded with goons attempted to waylay Padgett Monday night, and do a dumping job. Padgett was returning to the Nicaragua Victory after shore leave, and as he was going through the gate heard someone calling his name. Turning around, he noticed two large sedans load­ ed with men who were slowly piling out. Padgett realized they were NMU goons, and were out to do a job on him. So, he ran aboarc yie ship, and told Bosun MurreL that the goons were waiting for him on the Brooklyn dock. Murrell quickly rounded up a group of Nicaragua Victory men to investigate, and see that Pad­ gett was no longer molested. By the time they reached the dock, the two cars had pulled away, and were no place in the immedi­ ate vicinity. NMU GOONS THREATENED HIM By R. E. GONZALES and J. HANNERS Egypt. Her itinerary includes stops at Bangkok, Siarii; Singa­ pore, S. S.; and Batavia, Java. VOTED SID Ship's organizers Murrell and Don Kennedy brought the Nica­ ragua Victory into Baltimore in good shape when she completed her last voyage, and are both re­ maining aboard for the current trip. When the votes we're cast, the SIU received approximately two-thirds of the total with the NMU and the company receiving the remainder. Crew members are attending SIU membership meetings, as she is solidly pro-SIU with the exception of two electricians who belong to another union. Every­ one is impressed with the SIU meetings where they've seen Seafarers rank and file democ­ racy in action, and they all in­ tend to make every Isthmian sea­ man they contact SIU, also. The Things Seamen Have To Take! These Iwo Isthmian seamen from the Nicaragua Victory are smiling over Padgett's (on left) escape from NMU goons who at­ tempted to "dump" the former NMU ships organizer for joining the SIU. Besides him is Bosun Murrell, who is one of the SIU ships' organizers aboard the Nicaragua, and who quickly gathered a mili­ tant bunch of Isthmian seamen too late to catch the goons. irS A HAPPY ISTHMIAN GROUP "Don't be a sucker, soldier. If j«ou must play cards or games, don't play with the Merchant Marine. They are crooks and will not give you a fair chance. Play with the men you cah trust —your buddies. Don't associate with the merchant crew in any way." This nulice was a lipolT on the type of cooperation which the Troop Commander, Lt. Roush, would give to the merchant sea­ men aboai-d the SS Williams Vic­ tory, and he lived up to every word of it. More than one crew member accused Lt. Roush of snooping in his quarters and searching through personal belongings. On one occasion he removed a chair from the Second Steward's room, and left an obscene note accusing the Steward of having stolen the chair from the Troop Quarters. This was later dis­ proved, but the chair was never returned. FAST RETREAT When we approached Lt. Roush, his first words were, "I will do any goddamn thing I RECOGNIZED GOONS want to on this ship as I am the While running up the gang­ Transport Commander. If I plank, Padgett had an opportuni­ catch any jnerchant seaman be­ ty to get a good look at the goons, low deck, I will throw him over­ and he recognized a couple of board." them as well as noting that there We invited the looey to start was a total of 15 or 16. It really throwing, but he immediately look a gang or big, brave goons backed down and said that he to take care of one, lone Isthmian was only kidding. seaman who had realized he be­ In addilinti to publishing liter­ longed in a real democratic ature designed to cause friction Union, and joined the Seafarers. between tlie soldiers and the Maybe they were afraid of retali­ merchant seamen, Lt. Roush or­ ation, and figured there was safe­ dered the Chief Steward to serve ty in numbers—16 to 1! three meals a day to the POWs The Nicaragua Victory will be who were being carried on board, leaving for the Far East some and told the Baker to serve them time this week end with her first with fresh bread. port of call being Alexandria, This was okay with the men involved, but when the payoff Crew members of the Nicaragua Victory smilingly posed for this shot alongside their ship docked came up, all this overtime was in at Brooklyn. From the left. Front Row: Lanier, Edwards, Bednavoski, McCune, Murrell (ships orga­ dispute. nizer), Anderson, Jacobson, and Paschal. Standing: Paul, Rettedal, Atkinson, Smarz, Thompson, Bean, HE APOLOGIZED Jones, Semashko, Boris, McCarthy, and Padgett. A couple of the boys moved, so names may not be in exact sequence. Regardless of his rank, Lt. Roush apologized to the crew (Continued from Page 1) this port and that, looking up members for the bad time he had have told the SIU organizers these Isthmian seamen and tell­ caused them during the voyage, they were voting SIU and told ing them what's good about the and asked them to forgive and the NMU they were voting on SIU. forget. that side, and then maybe voted TALK CONTRACTS When we have managed to re­ for the company. But even lop­ "Sure. That's what they listen turn all the men who were will­ ping off 10 percent to allow mar­ to. They want to hear about the ing to fight for freedom and jus­ gin for error, the SIU appears to contracts, and what's better tice, then and only then will we have polled at least 75 percent of about them. They want to hear be free of men like this who the votes so far. about repre.sentation and how the never heard the scream of shells, That isn't a bad showing, but Union goes to bat for them. They or the explosion of a ship after organizing director Bull Shepbeing torpedoed. The men of the pard viewed the estimated fig­ want to hear other seamen tell it as their own personal experience, Williams Victory called Lt. Roush ures with a critical eye. not the regular line of an or­ a "little tin god" and he did the OVERCONFIDENCE HIT ganizer. Armed Services no good by his "The only trouble with an esti­ "And," continued Bull, "that's domineering manner. mate like that during an elec­ what they've been getting from In conclusion, we would like to tion," he told the Log, "is the the SIU rank and file. That's the ex'press our gratitude for the co­ overconfidence your members reason the vote is going so heav­ operation we received from the get. They get that it's-in-the-bag ily in our favor. crew and the delegates. The de­ feeling arid they don't get around "But an election like this partments were well handled to talking up the Union and talk­ you've got to keep plugging. and, on arrival, all trip cards, ing up the contracts any more. Pretty often it's the last guy who books, and disputed overtime "How do you suppose we got a talked to a man that makes the were turned over to us at once. lead like that? impression on the way he votes. "By Seafarers talking about We ve got to keep the Seafarers The famished millions of Europe and Asia, jr.o:;e than any CRYING TOWEL, PLEASE! the Union every time they met in there getting to all of the ships convention of foreign ministers or diplomats, hold the key to American business spent $2,an Isthmian man," Bull answered as they hit port and talking it up whether the war that cost 1,0,000,000 lives in combat alone was only 386,000,000 for advertising during himself. "I don't mean just the* to these guys, real big. 1945, it v/as disclosed — an'in­ organizers and the organizing "We can't let the members get the prelude to another military hurricane. Organized labor in the committees, I mean the individu­ over-confident and stop trying." U. S. and -Canada by throwing its wholehearted support behind the crease of 5%. An awful lot of that two billion was spent on al Seafarers, the guys who've Thalt's right, we can't, Broth­ U. S. program to conaerve food, is helping eradicate the festering full-page ads telling us that the been beating their brains out in ers! causes of a new world war. (LPA) advertisers couldn't afford 18%c. Isthmian Vote For Seafarers THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR III �Friday. April 26, 1346^ ITHMTK THE SEAFARERS LOG Paga Five U. S. Ships Are Placed On Sale; Merchant Marine Fnture At Stake The future of U. S. merchant it, said L. A. Parks, Association and going after business them­ shipping hangs in the balance of Secretary, but right now none of selves, without being wet-nursed events of the next few weeks, as them knows how many. with Government money? shipowners begin jockeying for Are any of them planning for­ Weren't any of them doing that? position for the purchase of U. S.- eign trade expansion, the Log How about public relations pro­ grams in foreign countries boost­ QUESTION?—Da you think that the Cur- built ships under the Ship Sales asked? Act. The ships went on sale op Mr. Parks said he guessed ing the merits of U. S. shipping? ran-Bridges "One Big Union" will achieve Mari­ April 23, after several delays. some were, but he didn't really Mr. Parks said he didn't know. time Unity? Also at stake is the future of known. All of which presupposes that the Seafai-ers International Union How about the shipping busi­ the future doesn't look too bright and the members of every other ness that the Germans and the for the U. S. Merchant Marine. maritime union. Japanese used to have with U. S. commercial shipping's back­ KING SHERRER—AB For in the successful distribu­ South America? Wouldn't that bone lies in foreign trade—un­ Although I think the idea is a tion of ships to American oper­ be considerable and worth going subsidized foreign trade, based good one, I don't think it can be ators lies the hope of jobs for after, said tile Log. on the advantages that U. S. achieved if Curran and Bridges Seafarers and everyone else with Mr. Parks said he guessed it ships can offer: faster, cleaner, have anything to do with it. an interest in waterfront econ­ would be, but all that depended mure efficient service, as op­ Neither one of those guys can omy. on the economic condition of posed to the cheaper rates made Equitable distribution of the those countries. The WSA might be trusted. The motive behind possible by slave labor on some the move is to help them stay ships will mean more competi­ put out some additional lines, he of the foreign lines. in power, and that means that tion for trade; more competition said. But the shipowners don't seem the smaller unions will be swal­ for trade will mean better repre­ COMPANY APATHY to be going after it, nor after the lowed up. That may be unity, sentation of the U. S. maritime Yes, said the Log, but how ships that will make it possible, but it is the kind of unity that is flag on the sea lanes of the world, about unsubsidized trips? How even when they can get them at also achieved when a lion eats a and the more ships that ai-e oper­ about the companies getting cut bargain rates. cow, I'm in favor of Maritime ated in foreign commerce the Unity, but only when all the more jobs there will be for sea­ small unions will have a break. men. CONGRESS' VIEWS That probably is an oversimpli­ fication, but it is the essence of the^'entire maritime program as envisioned by Congress when it NEW YORK—With the words Two department delegates set up the Ship Sales Act. "You've got me where you want plowed straight to the Skipper. CARL I. KOPPER—Steward Congress also was interested in me," the Skipper of the Calmar Which order, they wanted to I think that Curran and Bridges seeing that the American public ship Marie M. Melonie yielded to know, was to be followed? are out for themselves and they was not sold short. It sought to the SIU and conceded defeat by don't give a damn about Mari­ GET OFF! establish prices which would not writing "cancelled" across the time Unity unless they can run The Captain squalled. As far be a burden for the shipowners, logs which were holding up the things to suit their own purposes. as he was concerned, he bellow­ but would turn back to the U. S. crew payoff. In ths long run, they will fight ed, "You can all pack your gedr Treasury—and the taxpayer—a The company's chief demand and get the hell off the ship!" among themselves, and the whole fair proportion of the cost of for a thorough investigation of thing will fall flat on its face. The crew promptly obeyed building the ships. The price for­ the crew's actions boomeranged their Captain's order! The. smaller unions will find mula was delayed by months of when the SIU Patrolmen readily themselves taking orders from hearings, at which shipowners' They went back to the com^ agreed, stating that they would the ILWU and the NMU. and lobbyists pressed and partially pany office, where they were "go whole hog" on an investiga­ that means thai they will be fol­ gained their point for bargain told the payoff would begin with, tion. lowing, the communist party line. prices. the Captain's arrival. But by 5 If they want to do that. okay,, but Their assertion that the Cap­ P.M., the company reversed itselfr SOME BARGAINS tain's position was a vulnerable in order to protect the Skipper that's not real imity for common The final base prices for the one, and that they would prove purposes. ships are to be an adjusted 50 that he was derelict in the dis­ who was nowhere in sight. When Calmar charged that the percent of the cost of the vessel charge of his duties clinched the crew had abandoned the ship, the as estimated at January 1, 1941. argument for the Union. SIU countered that the men. The adjustments are to be scaled The Marie M. Melonie returned down, in accordance with age to New York on Mondaj', April obeyed the Captain's orders. The JOSEPH ORNOWSKI = Wiper company wanted the crew to be and conditions of the vessels, to If anybody but Joe Curran was a floor price of 35 percent of the 15 after discharging a cargo in a logged 30 days' pay. The Cap­ foreign port. at the head of this deal, I would 1941" estimated cost. tain after ordering the men off In response to the crew's de­ think that it had a chance. But the ship had logged the entire In addition, purchasers of the how can he work for unity in the U. S. ships can receive an allow­ mand for a draw, the Skipper deck department, several men whole maritime field when he ance for trading in old vessels. went, ashore for money. By from the Steward's and Engine can't even get his own bunch to Ostensibly this move is designed Thursday he had failed to reap­ five days' pay. work together. I think the idea is to retire obsolete craft, but actu­ pear so the crew went to the SIU men who wei-e sent to swell, but not with a guy who ally it affords the shipowners a Union Hall with their story. The handle the beef pounced on the had his men sail ships that were chance to drag down some thick Union was informed that the fact that the log was in poor picketed. 1 don't know too much gravy for old ships and to obtain Captain had returned to the ship shape and that vital entries had about Bridges, but you can bet real bargains in new ships. (See with $1000 for the draw, that the not been made. They asserted that the two of them are up to the March 22 Log editorial for crew should go aboard for the that the Captain had failed to shifting of the vessel to a loading no good. Sooner or later, we details.) berth 6 A.M. Friday, following note that several men had re­ are going to have maritime unity, Let us bypass that phase for which there would be a payoff. ported sick. but not the Bridges-Curran-com­ the nonce, however. The ques­ At the appointed time the crew HAND-HOLDER mie kind. tion is how effectively the WSA was aboard, but by 11 A.M. the To this the Skipper replied is handling the sale begun this Melonie hadn't shifted. The crew that he had felt the pulses of the week. So far the shipowners was baffled by two sets of orders men and that, to him, they looked have entered few applications for —one calling for the shifting of healthy. He couldn't be bothered the ships for sale. They are the vessel, another, posted in the entering the name of every man studying the conditions of sale messroom, ordering the men to who said he was ill, he added. for each ship, and are warily be at the company offices at 44 The Union pointed out that the FRANK PASCHANG—AB casting an eye at the foreign bids Whitehall Street. U. S. Public Health Service de­ No, they will never achieve for the ships and charter. cided that several of the men what they want. They might be SHIPMEN WARY were ill, and here the shipping able to consolidate themselves in The window dressing* of the commissioner, who had been power, but they won't strengthen sale looks good, but they're afraid called in, stated that the Skipper the seamen and shoreside work­ the WSA may have some shoddy was guilty of neglect. The Seafarers Log is your ers. The big unions will have the merchandise inside. The SIU Patrolmen said they Union paper. Every member balance of power and the smaller The Atlantic and Gulf Ship were willing to have a thorough has the right to have it mailed unions will be gobbled up. Well, Operators Association, which is investigation but it would be to his house, where he and that's unity of a sort, but not the spokesman for most of the com­ "whole hog," with the Captain his family can read it at their kind I go for. Joe Curran and panies with which the SIU has coming in for his share of it. leisure. Harry Bridges never did any­ contracts, did not have much in­ It was here that the Captain If you haven't already done thing for the workingman and I formation to contribute when the reversed his engines and uttered so, send your name and home don't think that they are starting Log called on the day the sale his admission of defeat. address to the Log office, 51 now. They are strictly out for opened. Patrolmen handling the beef Beaver Street, New York themselves. A FEW DOUBTS were Joe Volpian, Joe Algina, City, and have yourself added All of the companies in the As­ Whitey Lykke, "Tex" Suit and to the mailing list. Claude Fisher. sociation plan to buy ships under Investigation Demand Backfires; Ship Pays Off With Logs Lifted GET THE LOG �Friday. April 2S, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Isthmian Crew Wins Stewards Dept. Beef Militant Isthmian s e a m e nt aboard the Sea Phoenix, led by SIU delegates, won an overtime beef aboard that ship while at sea, according to a report sub­ mitted by ships delegate B. Mur­ phy, and signed by deck delegate Dows, steward delegate Kauffman, and engine delegate Van Der Ende. The beef involved overtime payment for weekend in purl wlien the Gca Phoenix was moved from the pier to fuel Boneyard Bound The IWW In 1921 the second strongest seamen's union numerically was Industrial Union 510 (Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union) of the IWW. In 1921, however, the majority of the lU 510 were also members of the ISU and in certain areas, par­ ticularly Philadelphia, San Pedro, California and the Northwest ports of Taroma, Everett, and Seattle, played a leading role in the internal affairs of the ISU. Advocating job action (the forerunner of the later effective sitdown strikes) the IWW led a series of semi-successful moves between 1921 and 1923, and in this period increased their mem­ bership to several times the 1921 size. A large portion of this mem­ bership came from dis-illusioned old timers of the ISU, but at the same time two other factors en- ship. While at sea on April 7th, the Sea Phoenix held a regular ship­ board meeting, in typical SIU style, and took care of their ac­ cumulated beefs in one, two or­ der. Jerry Mathais, AB, was Four of the last crew members elected as chairman, and minutes aboard the Isthmian scow, J. of the previous meeting were not Sterling Morton, before she read as they were not available. heads for the boneyard. Front (left to right); Porter, Saliba and NEW BUSINESS Taylor. Hear: Upchurch. Dutch van der Ende, Engine delegate, brought up the subject of watch relieving which had arisen while the ship was in port I wenl up lo New York, and the weather was fine at Tandjoeng Priok, Java. Full And there I got a job. on the Isthmian Line. discussion followed, and the mat­ ter was finally thrashed out when And since I was broke, I felt lucky at first. a motion was passed reprimand­ But I'll tell you, boys, I have never seen worse. ing one brother for going to the I went to the office. Mister McCullough was there Chief Engineer with his beef in­ And he said, sure enough, shipping was fair. stead of contacting the Engine "I will sign you on, bucko, for a dollar a day; delegate, For the first thirty days, you work without pay. A former NMU man. Chief Cook Le Bratta, who at present "The trip will be short, with weather so fine belongs to no union, evinced a With plenty time off, and all that overtime. strong interest in the Seafarers. The lines are so light, and the gear is so new He also commented favorably on You will lay in the sun, with just nothing to do." the way that the meeting was Oh, the Mate was a devil, and the Bosun, his son; conducted, and stated that never They both would be angels, if I had a gun. in all his time in the NMU did The Mate was a whip, so we bore on our backs they conduct a meeting in such All the ship's gear till we dropped in our tracks. shipshape manner. We've been gone six months, with no overtime— Deck department delegate Jack You missed fifteen minutes, the log you would sign. Dows stated there were no beefs in his department with every­ I broke both of my legs, so 1 laid in my sack— thing running smoothly. In an­ "Oh, but when you're well, you'll work that time back swer to a query concerning fruit Your arms are not broken, although you're a wreck juices at breakfast raised by Hi You can still do some work, we'll wheel yeu on deck." Gillman, Dows mentioned that We went up to Murmansk, where the weather was cold. juices were not necessary in port So I said to myself, this isn't what I was told. when fresh fruit was available. The snow was so deep and the ice was so thick LINEN PILFERING We went to the wheel, with a shovel and a pick. Chief Steward brought up the "Oh, please, Mr. Mate, 1 want a bit of time off," matter of linen pil^ring, and "We'll paint the ship's side, before we knock off;stated that it made it difficult to You may have a whole hour, I want to play square, change linen when shortages "Oh, thanks, Mr. Mate, this is indeed so rare. were caused by the linen being taken ashore by the crew mem­ "I've been working all day, and my back is so sore." bers. One man was caught while "Keep moving, keep moving, or I'll log you some more. in the act of removing linen from Your backs are all aching, your fingers do bleed: the ship, and was referred to the But five minutes for coffee is all that you need." authorities by the Captain. The food is like garbage, the fo'c'sles like sties; Crew Galleyman Heavy WeinI'll dance on his coffin, when the Chief Steward dies. er requested more shipshape The bedbugs were really starving, the rats ate ashore treatment of the pantry by the I've sailed for them once, but I'll never anymore. crew between meals, and after Without our dear Steward, the ship will not sail. the night lunch was put out. The His time is now finished, and he's fresh out of jail. Steward delegate Pat Kauffman Oh, his face is so swollen, it's so black and blue mentioned that a list of fines was He looks so much fatter, than we would ever do. very workable on several ships on which he had previously sail­ You work the day through, and now it is night ed. A motion incorporating this So pick up your scrappers, while the moon is bright. fine system was carried. Oh what can be wrong, with such a merry crew? With the final report concern­ You know I'm not really taking advantage of you. ing the overtime beef in the I have seen some rough weather and I have made Steward department with which some mean trips; the Chief Steward was in com­ Now I've felt the sting, from many a Mate's whip; plete agreement, the meeting was I've been out with some women who could shake a adjourned. After the meeting, mean hip— those men who had never before But the meanest of them all is the Isthmian ship. witnessed an SlU-style shipboard Then heave away. Brothers; Oh, heave away strong; meeting commented on the com­ We'll organize Isthmian, before very long. plete democracy which prevailed. We'll scuttle the finks and the company .stooges; They think only of money, those Isthmian Scrooges. So heave away. Brothers, heave away strong; We'll all ship Seafarers before very long. JAMES LUND—(SS Cape Junction) Sad Song Of Isthmian Make Isthmian SIU! tered the picture. The ship­ owners used the opportunity to "plant" a large number of labor spies and disrupters in the or­ ganization and the Workers Party (the 1921 name of the Communist Party), with equally sinister mo­ tives, poured dozens of their group into the organization. On top of this, the IWW was at that time divided into camps waging a factional war. With the Communists disrupting in an endeavor to seize control of the organization, the shipowners' spies and stooges blocking every move, and the factional fight tak­ ing up a lot of valuable time, it is easy to see how the shipowners were able to break the 1923 "Wobbly" strike. This strike, al­ though brief, was marked with militancy, sacrifice- and blood­ shed and furnished a pattern of militancy that remained un­ equalled until the 1934 strike. The Communists De.spite their depleted mem­ bership, tlie Inlenialiunal Seamens Union continued to main­ tain the highest scale of wages for seamen. On the West Coast the three "old faithfuls" the Sierra, Sonoma and Ventura, un­ der contract to the unions of the International Seamens Union, continued to sail with union crews. Those with some steam schooners and Alaska ships were the prize jobs of the coast. The same held true on the East Coast and the Great Lakes, ships manned by union seamen dis­ patched from union hiring halls had the best conditions, and the highest wages and the most ef­ ficient crews. Throughout the long lean years that followed, this remained true and the men who maintained their union memberhip and sail­ ed these ships were the men who were largely instrumental in starting the ball rolling to the conditions we have today. WAGES DROP Following 1923, conditions de­ clined rapidly, with wage reduc­ tions keeping pace. By 1924, the basic wage for ABs had dropped lo $62.50 a month. The following year it had dropped to $55.0 and after that there was no .scale. The best paid were the few union-contract ships with tankers and shipping board owned and operated vessels running second. Overtime was unknown and a request for time off was tanta­ mount to asking to payoff. You got your time-off when you left the ship, at your own expense on your own time. During this period the bighearted shipowners developed the most nefarious scheme that had ever been used. Even in the clipper era of bucko mates and crimps such a thing would not have been tolerated. This was the system of "work­ aways." Practiced chiefly on the East Coast but also throughout the industry, it i-apidly developed into one of the chief menaces. In order to get a job a man had to board a ship, ostensibly work­ ing his passage io the next port. He remained aboard the ship working and working hard to make an impression until the fir.st vacancy occurred and he then got preference over the men on the beach. He was outranked only by the company stil'f or master's rela­ tion who automatically had first choice through the company of­ fices. CONDITIONS WORSEN Conditions were at an all-time low. One over ripe egg, a piece of rancid meat, and a cold soggy boiled potato was a standard breakfast. Colored bedding was changed whenever the company felt like it. Mattresses were lympy and bedbugs were the permanent crew of almost every ship. The two-pot system was stan­ dard, and woe unto the guy who helped himself from the saloon pantry. Even at that, the mid­ ships menus were no bar-gain. A man shipping with a few dollars in his pocket brought his own coffee aboard. If it was a hotweather run, he bought his own fan and a few extra towels. On the Western Ocean runs men bought their own cheese, liverwurst and sausages in France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany, to augment the moldy bread night lunches on the re­ turn voyage, when most of the meats were spoiled and vege­ tables were only a memory of the first two or three days out. Fresh milk was unknown and the only icecream ever seen was on coastwise ships where it was sold by the Steward who in turn, had to split his profit with the Ma.ster. Conditions and wages went from bad to worse, until, in 1932, an all time low was hit with the Munson Line paying the munificient wage of $22.50 a month for Wipers and Ordinaries and $35.00 a month for ABs and Firemen. On these ships 3rd Engineers shipped for as low as $65.00 a month and Chief Mates for $110.00. THE COMMIES COME Naturally, the militants and a few remaining organized men in the industry didn't take this with­ out a fight, and this entire per­ iod was marked with the forma­ tion of various small organiza­ tions and an ever increasing num­ ber of "job actions," the majority of which took place between 1929 and 1933. In 1927 the Communists came into the picture with an outfit called the International Seamens Club. In 1923 they announced the formation of the Marine Workers Progressive League. In 1929 the name was changed to the Marine Workers League and, in April 1930, a so-called rank and file convention was held in New York and the name was again Changed to the Marine Workers Industrial Union. (Continued Next Week) �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sever* Members Imperil Own Conditions By BUD RAT Ships Clutter Port New Orleans By C, J, BUCK STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS — Missed out writing to the Log for a couple of weeks due to being so damn busy on this end. Now that the rider beef with the companies is gquared away, we .snould be able to report to the Log regularly every -week. The river is so cluttered up with ships now they don't know what to do with them. Ships are laying al anchor two or three weeks waiting to get alongside the docks. There are over 50 SIU and SUP ships in port at the present time and shipping is at its peak. As soon as the WSA gives the companies orders to load these ships we should get a breathing spell. Arodnd 35 of these ships are just laying at an­ chor awaiting orders. Maybe it was due to the rider beef that they didn't get riders because the NMU ships are moving out on schedule. Well, the SIU stood alone and won out on another beef. It gave our members a little vaca­ tion, because they cut the crews down to a minimum on our ships. VACATIONS Speaking of vacations —» the crew of the SS Seatrain New Orleans is still on one. The Seatrain has been on strike since the early part of December and the crew is still on board. The SS Florida of the P&O SS Co., is still here, aild there are no definite orders yet as to where she will go for drydock. The Tugboat situation here is still status quo. Bisso is on the unfair list. Whitman signed a new agreement and hates like hell to live up to it. T. Smith is willing to sign up with the STU, but hates like hell to go for the 120 days off a year with pay. The other outfits are okay, ex­ cept Willie Bisso's brother who calls the Hall four and five times a day asking us to please let the people know that it is Willie Bis­ so that is unfair and not Ed Bisso. He is told on all occasions that a Bisso is a Bisso, but if he signs a contract we may consider the matter and mention only Willie as being unfair. Willie Bisso's tugs have not left the yard for some time due to our contacting every company. Union, etc., as to his being unfair. A few ships have been delayed three or four hours due to the .shortage of tugs, but when an outfit is finky there is no con­ sideration to be shown them. At the last meeting here the gang went on record in a big way to instruct the Secretary- j Treasurer to start the wheels go­ ing on and to see if we couldn't erect memorials in the major ports for our Brothers lost at sea. All were of the opinion that it was a damn good idea, and I for one think it a mighty damn good motion. So, Brother members, lets see if we can get some good suggestions through the Log as to what the membership thinks of the idea. NO NEWS?? Silence Ihis week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: PHILADELPHIA MOBILE GALVESTON PORT ARTHUR JACKSONVILLE SAN JUAN — Well, we can't complain too much down this way although shipping has slow­ ed down some since the ships have been tied up in New York, but we expect in the near future for the WSA to see the light then all v.'ill bo on an even keel again. The Cape Falcon came in a week or so ago and the Cooks made a deal that one would take off here and the other in New Orleans, The 2nd Cook lives here, across the Island, and took off Tuesday and was silpposed to report back for work on Fri­ day. But it was the next Monday be­ fore he could find the ship. Now all this was between the Cooks, and no one else knew what the score was, so the Old Man charged him with desertion and was go- ing to keep all the man's pay. But I went to Mayaguez and got the man his money. HELP YOURSELF This time off down here is a practice that I am definitely against, because the shipowners' arguments are that if only one man is needed in port, then one man can handle the job at sea. Your negotiators this fall are going to have the job at con­ vincing the ov/ncrs that there are more men needed on the ship when those that are there give the Officers the argument that they have no work to do and they would like this time off in port. So if you want, and expect better working rules and more men aboard these ships, then let's all get on the ball to make it easier for your officials to get conditions. We know that you like a little time off in port, but let us get it the right way and gree, but that she was capable of have it in the contracts. fast-thinking action as well. I have been having talks with The night was dark and from the Bull Line here about shore out over the water drifted the gangs, and they have conceded eeiie notes of a ship's whistle a to most of what we have asked signal for the "Waving Girl" to for. 1 will take the contract be­ perform her time honored and fore the membership at the next self-imposed task. Grasping a meeting we have down here, and lanteim, she went out on the if it is okay, then it will be the porch but had scarcely completed first such contract for this work her waving routine when she saw here in Puerto Rico. something that sent her rushing I have also talked to Capt. back into the cottage to arouse here sleeping brother. Fortunati of Waterman and he tells me that they will be running FIREi Out over tile dark water of the Co. ships here after the 1st of Agent Relays Story Of Savannah's 'Waving Olrf By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH—Sometime ago I sent an article to the Log and among otheie*things I mentioned the "Waving Girl" and stated that if anyone was interested in the story I could get it fur them. Since then I've had a few re­ quests for the story. I contacted the librarian in the AMMLA in Savannah and asked her for the story. There seems to be more than one version. When I first saw the waving girl in 1933 I got a more roman­ tic version of the story from one of my shipmates and since that time I've heard others. Mrs. Martha Long, the librarian down here, should know the story if anyone does and she very ob­ ligingly sent this version of the story; FORT PULASKI The "Waving (;?irl" of the Savanah River, known to maritime folk the world ovei;, was the daughter of John H. Martus, who, after forty years of service in the United States Army was assigned to Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Georgia, at the mouth of the Sa­ vannah River. He arrived there for duty on July 12, 1866, bring­ ing with him his wife and fiveyear old son. Two years later a daughter, Florence Margaret, was added to the family, then living in one of the wooden engineer's quarters almost within the shadow o£s Fort Pulaski's walls. She was destined to become the "Waving Girl" of nautical song and story. Until recent years, Fort Pulaski always figured as bulwark or background in the life of Flor­ ence Martus; in 1881 it probably saved her life when a great storm, still recalled with awe by Sa­ vannah's older residents, swept the South Atlantic seaboard. With the hurricane howling and the waves of the Atlantic threatening to engulf the Island, the Martus family sought the shelter of the sturdy brickwalls of the Fort and, although the water rose to a considerable height, on the parade ground within the Fort, the little family, including Florence, then a terri­ fied thirteen-year old, was saved by taking refuge in one of the circular stair towers. , Brother George, seven years her senior, in 1877 at the age of sixteen, had entered the light­ house service, but resigned in 1884. Upon re-entering the serv­ ice three years later, he took up residence wth his mother, Mrs. Rosanna Cecilia Martus and nine- year old Florence, in a cottage provided for him on Elba Island, a short distance up the river from Cockspur Island and now joined to it. In that same year began the many years of friendly waving which won for Florence the affec­ tion of the Seafarers of the world and made her a legendary figure in faraway ports and gain­ ed for her the sobriquet of "Wav­ ing Girl." The mother died in 1909, but Florence stayed on with her brother at the lonely outpost facing the north channel of the winding Savannah, without tele­ phone, telegraph, radio conection or any other communication with the outside world. Until the retii'ement of Mr. Martus in 1931, she greeted every Soo t^oo/ vessel entering or leaving the port of Savannah, waving a ker­ chief by day and a lantern by night, a forty-four year example of steadfastness seldom, if ever, equalled. After the unique and neVerfailing greeting had been no­ ticed and marvelled at by sea­ men for years, colorful yarns be­ gan to be spun to account for such incredible vigilance: A lover had been lost at sea and in the waving ot other seamen she was honoring him; he had proved faithless and had crossed the ocean, but still she waved to reassure him that her love had not waned; her brother had been lost at sea—these and other more romantic tales were passed around by grizzled seamen at New York, San Francisco, Mo­ bile, at Marseilles, Cadiz, Rio and Shanghai, at many strange ports of the seven seas. Miss Martus consistently has denied any ro­ mantic implication in her waving but even now, years after, the stories persist. Later in her astounding career as the "Waving Girl," Miss Mar­ tus was to prove that she pos­ sessed not only patience and watchfulness in superlative de­ Savannah, she had seen a blaz­ ing ship. Setting out in a little craft, the "Waving Girl" and her brother reached the unfortunate vessel, a government dredge, in time to rescue thirty of its crew of thirty-one. Only on one occasion, it is be­ lieved, did Miss Martus fail to wave a handkerchief in a day­ time greeting; that time, in 1923 she waved a small American flag to welcome to their homeland the last of the American Army Oc­ cupation ns they passed her is­ land home aboard the transport "St. Mihiel" bound for Savannah. At the dock, the doughboys re­ ceived a riotous welcome from an enthusia.stic tliiong, but tlie quiet salute of the "Waving Girl" had been their first welcome. Honors have come to her—a medal for her heroic rescue work, poems written in her honor, in­ ternational fame on printed page and in stories in many languages. She has not been forgotten. Several years ago in an er­ roneous report of her death a newspaper honored "Was Winkinda Madel von Savannah" in a long and flowery feature ar­ ticle. "Her life was a legend" wrote the author, "and now that she is gone she will live forever more a picture of loyalty and hope." The last few years of Miss Martus' life were spent with her brother in a neat cottage at Thun­ derbolt, on the mainland near Sa­ vannah. She died on February 1, 1943 in Savannah, beloved by all who knew her. And that's the story of the "Waving Girl." Since our last report we have shipped 44 men in all depart­ ments and paid off two ships. We expect to, payoff another tomor­ row. Things are still humming in Savannah, however, and we expect them to continue so for sometime since there are two ships in Charleston waiting for a payoff. July, and thai he wants lo see the contract so we can start to ne­ gotiate on the same thing.' Now that there are more men on the beach here, if we can get these through it will mean that any of our members on the beach who want to work will not go hungry. COME SEE US While in Ponce the other day, the big shots of the cement com­ pany were aboard the Bellringer, looking it over. I got into con­ versation with them and it seems as though they have started to do business with the government on two small ships to ply out of Ponce to South America: Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia and Pan­ ama. In the event that this does go through it will give us about fifty more jobs here and a chance for a little income, which we can use. It was good to get back to the Enchanted Isle after my stay in New Vork. The ladies are just as beautiful as ever and we al­ ways have the sun and the gentle trade winds to cool your brow, after a hard night with The Old Demon Rum and the Ladies of Doubful Virtues. So any of you follows who are looking for that perfect spot just come on down as the Welcome Mat is always out. So steady as she goes, until we have the pleasure of your com­ pany; and, as always, on to a better SIU. �THE Page Eight WSA Paralyzes America's Shipping SEAFARERS Isthmian Seamen! By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Shipping in Boston is, and has been for a week, at a standstill. It seems no one in the country knows what the U.S. merchant marine is going to do next — except perhaps the janitor at the Seamen's Club. Some signs are fairly indica­ tive, however, such as the stat­ istics regarding the number of foreign flag arrivals as contras'ted with U.S. flag vessels. It looks as though the U.S. merchant marine has been sold down the river again, whether the James or the Hudson is unimportant. WSA certainly has botched up the shipping situation in grand style. It is forever reaching out for power and using any flimsy reason for continuing in exist­ ence. up, no doubt for the reason that the WSA has forgotten that they were to be reconverted by the first of the summer. It could be now that they'll be ready to cruise by August, provided, of course, that someone nudges the WSA arid says: "Pssst, there's a coupla more ships you forgot about." Well, there isn't any encour­ agement to be offered to all the boys on the beach around here. The outlook is still very poor at this writing, with all kinds of ratings standing by for jobs. It is hoped that our next article will present n more cheerful pic ture. LOG Friday, April 26, 1S46 iNorfolk Shipping Falls Off By RAY WHITE For the Best Union Representation NORFOLK — Shipping around Norfolk has dropped off in the last week. The coal strike has virtually stopped most of the ships that were on that run and it really rings the slow bell on ship­ ping. This is the first time in quite a while that the boys want to ship and find no jobs on the board. There are more book members floating around here now than have been for the last year. There are quite a few ships scheduled to hit here for payoff, but they could easily be divert­ ed, so we won't count them until they dock. Now, speaking of service, here is one for the books: One of the patrolmen got a phone call from a member, who stated that he had just arrived in town and was up in his hotel room. But this was only the beginning, as the Patrolman wa.s soon to find out. After a few minutes of batting the breeze, he stated that he had SH!PoW/^R? CotAB povV^/MBf^£A^iP^^L I l£r Voo PAVMC OFF J • Re-Routing Of Ships Slows Business In Tampa INDUSTRY PARALYZED By SONNY SIMMONS have one bad feature: it seems so we hear, though this is doubt­ plenty of beefs and for the Pa­ Already they have fouled up that they want a fellow to work ful. trolman to come up to the hotel TAMPA — Shipping has been at least a couple of hours a day, the allocation department in such ON THEIR WAY room and, also, bring a secretary a manner that everyone has des­ pretty^low for the last week or so I guess Bro. Gillette will have to take it all down. We had a top-notch fight in paired of saving any remnants of two, due to the fact that several to ship out. this city last night, one of the of the ships that were due in RETORT PROPER the once-powerful merchant fleet; Perry Roberts is also looking Now the Patrolman, who hap­ now they have so concerned here were re-routed on account of for a job, but always manages to good boys from up-country came in to fight a local boy, and did he themselves with the seaman's the phosphate workers' strike. steer clear of one, Tommy Tay­ get massacred! Our Tommy pened to be Ben Rees, had to act and think fast in order to keep wage and subsi.stence scales that We had the Powellton Seam in lor is now driving a Truck for Gomez actually ate^is guy alive. the standard of the port in beefthey have managed to tie up the over the week end but there He knocked out top-ranking settling up to the high mark, and, rest of the ships still in service. were no replacements to be made. Freddie Schott in about twb in living strictly up to Union Locally we have the following I found out after she had sailed TOOR SAM ^ COVUDN* minutes of the first round. rules. So lie promptly countered situation: SS Jesse Metcalf (East­ that one of the boys had got on Fl/slP A PICKET tlNE We attended a meeting of the to his Union Brother over the ern) is being towed to the bone- a drunk and was reclining in the CRASH TOPAV! Central Trades and Labor As­ phone, "Show me your Union yard; tfie David Burnett and local calaboose at .sailing time. sembly last night, and it turned book and 1 will be glad to come Thomas Jefferson (Waterman) We have the Flying Eagle of out to be a hot and heavy meet­ over with a secretary." are both tied up awaiting clarifi­ the Mississippi SS Co. in port at ing before it was over, with some The Hall here is in good shape. cation of the transportation rider; present. I don't know what will of the oldtime fakers taking it We have just covered the meet­ S-S Alexander G. Bell (So. Atlan­ be doing on her, as she just pretty hard on the chin. ing hall with asbestos tile and it tic)—a question mark, no one docked this morning and the Pa­ These old boys have had the really gives it a gleam. It gets knows what to do with her; SS trolman is down aboard her now. i;un of things so long that they more like home around here Felix Grundy (So. Atlantic)—is We will have the James Miller of just can't understand opposition, everyday. currently in drydock, but with no the Bull Line in on the twen­ but slowly and surely they are We are expecting a couple of future. tieth for phosphate, and the War­ on the way out. When this hap­ Isthmian ships in soon and then Then, up in Portland, Me., the rior of the Waterman Line in the SS William Phips (Eastern) is ly­ thirtieth to load lumber for one of the local concerns. A1 pens it will be a big break for the we will again have the pleasure Ortega is about ready to ship laboring men in this locality, as of going aboard and watch them ing too, the crew fouled up with France. again now that he has a new son. there is really a need for some vote to come under the banner that phony "back to the Gulf" That is about all I know of at This son is carrying a book now, ' new blood around here. of the SIU. rider. To sum up, the industry is present although we do have a suffering from a sort of creeping few sneak in on us now and then paralysis, induced by an insidi­ here and down in Boca Grande. ous type of virus emanating from I understand from the Editor the WSA. TheTstRmian campaign is still' the Florida Labor Advocate on, however. The SS Francis that they are alloting some space Drake was voted in Boston and to the National Maritime Union VANCOUVER—The SIU agree­ loading for Shanghai, the ship old axiom: "Eternal vigilance is the crew voted 81 per cent SIU. in the coming issue. But I don't think that they appreciate it as ment covering the North Van­ required two Firemen. The local the price of liberty." Five NMU organizers were on hand to greet this ship; but they it is some very unfavorable pub­ couver Ferries which has .been agent, with the idea of killing SEAVEY FOR SIU were a crestfallen group when licity about them sailing a ship in effect for the past year has two birds with one stone, ignored The Clyde L. Seavey, an Isth­ out of Port Tampa that had a been renewed for the coming the Union Hall and had their they started to poll the crew. mian ship loading grain for the legitimate picket line from the year. crimp supply two unfortunate These NMU organizers are Under the agreement, condi­ seamen who were stranded, and United Kingdom, has been in practical people. After five min­ chemical workers around it and port for the past ten days and is utes of talk they conceded that after the longshoremen walking tions have been very satsfactory, were the responsibility of the due to vote on arrival at the first the Drake was SIU, but added off, it had been loaded by scab and minor matters and disputes company. United States port of call upon arising from time to time have Hoping to get rid of these men, the remark, "What the hell, our labor. the termination of her present been efficiently handled and ad­ quick dispatch was made, in sign­ salaries go on anyway." PEOPLE AND PLACES voyage. justed by the grievance commit­ ing these men on articles, and RAISE FORCED Batting around the other night Five crewmembers paid off this tee functioning according to the they were quickly rushed to the The employees of the Massa­ down on the water front, we ship while she was here, on ac­ grievance procedure as set up in ship. However, the ship's dele­ chusetts Steamship Lines, Inc., noticed how all of the old prewar count of illness, and they were the agreement. gate was on the alert, and when received a $10.00 to $20.00 raise. joints have changed around. The damn glad to have SIU repreThis is the only agreement he discovered that the men had That's the outfit that formed a old Anchor Bar is no more. The .sentaljon at the payoff. The Van­ which has been satisfactory to the not been dispatched from the company union to save money Old Fort is now remodeling and ferrymen. Their previous agree­ Hall, he immediately notified the couver Branch was able to re­ promises to be a show place, and ment which was signed by the Union office. The result was that place four of the crew. the Gator Bar is so quiet that it This crew will vote practically IBU (now CSU) was definitely the Union Agent had these men seems like a funeral home. 100 percent SIU, and from the unsatisfactory. This was the paid off the ship the next day, The only spot that is the same main reason the Ferrymen threw and two other men signed on talk going around, damn near the entire Isthmian Line will go is Ma William's place—the well- them out and came over to the from the Union Hall. SIU. known Mother Williams Blue SIU 100 percent. The Union also acted for the Room or as some would prefer. STALLING ENDS two stranded men, and collected RESTORER AGREEMENT Mother Williams cocktail lounge. The SIU Victoria Branch re­ for them one month's pay, plus After several months of stall­ The place is about the same as cently signed an agreement cov­ the two days they were on ar­ ing on their answers to the SIU always: some one gets peeled ering the .standby work on the ticles, a total of $165.33 each, paid application for improved wages, alongside of the head and the cable ship Restorer. The agree­ in United States funds. overtime, and working condi­ other patrons never even look up. ment calls for the standby rate This should serve as a warning tions, the CNS, CPR, and Union Some of our guys are tending of 95 cents per hour for straight to these local ships agents that Steamship Companies, have fin­ bar in the various recreation time, and time and a half for any they can't get away with this ally sent in their briefs to the Na­ Brit the intervening action of the lounges, Jimmy Buzbee just work performed over eight hours tripe where SIU-SUP agreements tional War Labor Board. Barring any further delay on the part of Seafarers has forced the raise in wound up a career as bartender per day, or on Saturday after­ are concerned. Raymond is at noons, Sundays, or all legal holi­ The recent passing of Captain the Board in handing down a de­ order that they might save face at Ma's joint. Aikman of the CPR means that cision, something definite should with the employees, who are the present time tending bar at days. An agreement covering all liv­ another faithful shipowner stooge be forthcoming within the next s'owly awakening to the fact that the Old Fort, though he has his something is rotten with their greetings to attend a meeting at ing and working conditions will has passed away. The seamen few weeks. new set-up. Whether or not this Camp Blanding on the 17th of be negotiated before the vessel have nothing to thank him for. AGREEMENTS EXPIRES signs on a new crew for a voyage. crrimb thrown to the employees this month. The agreement between tfie And while he is dead, another Jeff Gillette is now attempting will save the situation for the -SAMPAN DISPUTE stooge is in his place, and it be­ Park SS Company and the Cana­ to go to work on the beach, company remains to be seen. While the Chinese Sampan Hai hooves the seamen to remain dian Seamen's Union has recentThe Eastern boats are still tied though most of these beach jobs Jen was at Fraser Mills recently. ever alert and to remember the (Continued on Page 9) WITH THE SIU m CANADA �THE Friday, April 26, 1948 When a member is dispatched to a ship, one "of the things he should not forget, in order to avoid lodging and linen disputes, is to go and get his linen. It is not to be taken for granted that the ship has no linen and that you are therefore entitled to $2.00 per week. The SS Vassar Victory has been a beefless ship -for the past three voyages, to my knowledge. But some members who did not report for their linen, though it was aboard, were of the opinion that they were entitled to a claim of $2.00 per week. That is not so. This Union is able and ready to take care of all genuine beefs whenever a member has one. Our sole purpose is to build a bigger and better Union. But let's be right before we go ahead. With regard to ships having oil burning ranges which require pumping oil to the galley, I should like to point out that it is not the job of the Steward's de­ partment to do the pumping. Claude Fisher S. S. 4 Union Principles The payoff aboard the SS Rich­ ard Bassett, Bull Line, which took place on April 18, reminded me of the good old days. This was a clean ship from stem to stern, and the tondition was made possible by the teachings handed down by our Union and carefully followed by all hands. These men lived up to Union principles 100 percent. I am also glad to state that all three Departments, including the bellyrobbers, stood firm and ready to stick out their chins for anyone who was wrongfully ac­ cused by the officers. If this scow was sailing right now, the whole crew would be ready to sign on again. A lot of the credit for the con­ dition of this vessel goes to Brother Frank Moran, Bosun, who although Jiul a delegate, did a splendid job in aiding the dele­ gates of the respective depart­ ments. William Hamilton X X Gives Thanks We would like to take this opportunity to express our grat­ itude to the crew of the SS Ly­ man Hall. This ship paid off in fine order, and was clean from top to bottom. There were a lot of oldtimers aboard, and no one was under the influence of alcohol—which was a good deal. William E. Plews, a onetime NMUer, was the Chief Steward, and was highly praised by the en­ tire crew. We look forward to the day when all reports can be like this one. R. E. Gonzales J. Hanners XXX On Cooperation NEW YORK—The SS Worthington blew'into town on Tues­ day, April 16, and I went aboard on Wednesday for the payoff. I was confronted with three beefs in the Stewards Depart- Make Isthmian SIU! LOG HERE'S A SOLID SIU CREW The Patrolmen Say.., Get Your Linen SEAFARERS ment, but none of them involved the company. Two of the beefs were cleared up immediately, but the third one had to be disposed of in the Union Hall, by five offi­ cials including the Port Agent. The man with the beef was in the wrong because he refused to follow the instructions . of the Union on how to handle himself on board a vessel. After he was fired, he wanted the Union to place him back on board the same vessel. This does not make sense for the simple reason that anyone working aboard a ship who does not want to cooperate with the other crew mennbers sbnnld get. off the without waiting to be fired. The other beefs were taken care of with the understanding that if the situation occurs again, drastic action will be taken. It should be remembered that the heads of the various depart­ ments get their instructions from the Union. If anyone does not wish to cooperate, they should leave the ship in a peaceful way, and in a hurry. William Hamilton We note that those two old buddies, "no coffee time" Curran and 'Arry Bridges have come out with a threat of a general strike on both coasts. The press has followed this up with the opinion that such a strike would tie up 90 percent of American shipping. In this we differ. While we recognize any legitimate picket line, and back any strike wherein the workers are out for better v/ages and conditions, we cannot let the public be mislead into thinking that these two phony, would-be labor leaders control betweetf them 90 percent of the American ships. For the benefit of the unini­ tiated, the majority of the or­ ganized ships under the Am.erican Flag have SIU or SUP con tracts. These ships will not be struck unless the membership of both Unions vote a strike on a constitutional referendum ballot. Just where do those two birds get the idea that the unions they are supposed to represent con­ trol 90 percent of the ships? We know what liars they are, and the public should be made aware of their lies. LEGITIMATE STRIKES We are heartily in favor of any and all raises in wages and conditions, but it is up to the membership to make the decision as to whether or not the Union goes out on strike. No one indi­ vidual, or any small group, can make such far-reaching decisions. In the NMU a few individuals make all the decisions and the rank and file is not even con­ sulted. This is an old commie custom which has been practiced by the NMU top officials since their socalled union has been in exis­ tence. It might be well for the rank and file of the NMU to look back on the days of 1921. At that time ships were being laid up by the hundreds, and seamen were be­ ing beached by the thousands; and yet it was then that a strike was called by the top labOT fak­ ers of the now defunct ISU. The situation is being repeated. Hundreds of ships are being laid, Baltimore Shows The Way Again By WM. RENTZ When the crew of Isthmian's John Mosby voted recently at'New York, they went solidly for the Seafarers as the Union of their choice. Following is a complete list of the crew, but not in their proper order: Ships organizer Tannehill, Tangres, Zeph, Smith, Hell­ ers. Moore. McBride. Eayers. Shipley. McKnight. Rowe. Turner. Cuthrell. Waters. Rogers. Pratt. Bunn. Vick, Williams. Kirkland. A. Williams, and Liverman. The photographer was a little close for such a large group, and so cut a couple of boys out of the picture. Communists 'Unity' Will Mean Political Strikes By LOUIS COFFIN Page Nine up or sold to foreign companies, and American operators do not actually own the ships, but are merely operators for the WSA. It therefore stands to reason that thousands of seamen will be beached. We doubt very much that sea­ men want to revert back to the non-union days between 1921 and 1934. An ill-founded strike at this time would certainly do the trick. We believe that Curran and Bridges have their orders from Moscow and disruption is first on the agenda. It may also prove to be a golden opportunity for the i-ank and file of the NMU to get rid of these commie fakers. If that is done, and the Union votes to strike, they will get the support of all legitimate labor Unions. As we mentioned before, we will back any strike that is call­ ed by the majority of the mem­ bers for better conditions and With SIU In Canada (Continued from Page 8) ly expired. It is common knowl­ edge that the seamen on the.se vessels have regretted their first choice, and will be only too glad to have the opportunity of select­ ing the SIU to get them an hon­ est and fair working agreement. The companies taking over these vessels have expressed their intention of recognizing the terms of the expired agreement until such time as the crews can decide which Union they desire to have represent them. Park seamen have been pushed around plenty under the CSU agreement; by the company, the Manning Pool, and by the CSU itself. These seamen have fre­ quently turned to the SIU for help, and that is why these sea­ men, given absolute freedom of choice, will select the SIU to represent them in the future. higher wages. The SIU and SUP will not support a political strike called by labor leaders who are slaves to a foreign, dictatorial form of government. BALTIMORE—There is smooth sailing in this port. Shipping is good—very good, in fact—and thei'p are plenty of jobs available. The men continue to respond generously to the call to aid the Brothers confined in the Marine Hospital. The crews of five ships donated this week $104 to the Baltimore Hospital fund, it was reported by John Taurin of the ho.spital com­ mittee. Men of the SS Holton R. Gary ccnlributed S21.00 and the SS Edward K. Collins, $20.00. The $41.00 was presented to the'fol­ lowing men hospitalized at the Marine hospital, each receiving $3.15; Charles Szakacs, Ralph Chappell, William Rumbol, New­ ton Paine, Jr., Paul Combs, Mose.-j Morris, E. J. Dellamano, Ivor Iverson, James Kelly, Harry Kessler, William Ross, ArildHansen and James Graham. Crews of the SS Oriental, SS' J. M. Mitchell, and the SS Pepperhill gave $25.00, $20.00, anel $18.00, respectively, with the fol­ lowing sick SIU members getting $6.30 each for their personal ex­ penses: Earl Jordan, Ralph Chap­ pell, William Rumbol, James Graham, Newton Paine, Jr.. Moses Morris, Jam.es Kelly, E. Dellamano, Iver Iverson, and Harry Kessler. Skipper About Faces On Logs Some hard-boiled skippers don't change their courses too rapidly, unfortunately. But Cap­ tain Johansen (the Smiling Swede) seems to have done some fast reforming between trips aboard the Frederick Dau. Either he reformed, or his latest crew of tripcarders and Maritime graduates were informed about the soU of guy they were sailing under. Beacuse there were only a few men logged on the Dau's fourmonth trip to Italy. On the pre­ vious trip the Captain had chop­ ped 63 logs against the crew. But Patrolmen Sheehan, Colls and Hart reported thgt there were other beefs to worry the green crew of the Dau when she paid off in New York. MONEY-HATER So green was one of the men aboard that he probably has for­ feited $50 by virtue of being unaware that the SIU could have collected it for him. He had been stranded in Italy from an American Export Line ship. The WSA had paid his hotel bill for him until he was able to ship back to the States. First ship was the Dau. At the payoff Calmar deducted Attention Seafarers Word has come to this of­ fice that the Seafarer Log is not to be found in some of the seamen's Clubs in for­ eign ports. Whenever in a foreign port go to the seamen's Clubs and see if the Log is displayed. If you don't see it, ask for it. Find out why it is not put out. and leave some of your ship's copies of the Log there. Notify the Seafarers Log of all Clubs where you do not find the SIU paper. ,$50 from his pay for the hotel bill. He was mldly curious about Ihis matter, and mildly sore, too. An SIU man suggested that ho take it up with the Union to see what could be done about get­ ting it back from American Ex­ port. But he just - shrugged it cH with a what's-50-bucks-attitude, and left the ship. Buffalo Opens For Fair By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO — The lake season, which got off to a sluggish start almost two weeks ago, perked up this week as several ships in tho fleet which wintered here, madu their first sailings of the year. The George H. Ingalls, Mc­ Carthy Lines, made her first trip to Detroit for a load of automo­ biles, and her sister ship, the T. J. McCarthy, has just finishe<# unloading the fifth load of auto­ mobiles. The J. S. Scobell washere this week with a load of gravel, and due to a good SIU crew in all departments, thero were no beefs aboard. A call has come in for a crew for the SS Canadiana, of the Crystal Beach Line. She will get a coat of paint and then bo fitted out to live up to her locai and pet name of "Ice Cream Boat." The oiltanker Westcoat un­ loaded her first load of oil this week. We are still wondering whether it was the fumes from the oil, or the oil in lower Main Street that caused one good AB to be left in our fair city. There were no beefs up to sailing time, but now I am wait­ ing for the ships' delegates report.s. We all know those six hour watches are a headache. CI �Pa< THE SEAFARERS L 0,e fen Friday. April 26. 1946 M )'il S'MIMV SHfES AND NEWS iVARD'S DEPARTMENT OF THE I STEnADAWASKA VICTORY ON DECK Mystery •former Ship perplexing who-dun-it," the central character a nauJekkyl and Hyde, whose ity still remains a mystery e crew of the SS John Lawas unfolded when the lean Range Line vessel tied ter an extended 11-month climax of this dilemma is forthcoming, as efforts of Jrew to determine the Broth;C" who was plying between eetings and the Captain's ers with reports of the go^on, failed to produce the cul, e crewman, whose comings I joings aroused the suspicions e men, was cleared when a littee, which was picked to •e into the charges, accepted lasons for going topside. STORY UNFOLDS ; .^'aned from the ship's inin•^™'was this story: ^ the final meeting of the it was revealed that everythat transpired at the March feting was reported to the )er. Obviously, the leak was where in the room, neone made specific charges, Jig that he ^had seen a cerBrother visiting the Captain ving the meeting on March he Brother, an old pre-war her and a Delegate, was I to speak in his own de- ^Hall Crew Opposes Credit Union Plan the subject so they, in turn, cah take the proper action and in­ form our representatives of their decisions. (Editor's Note: The training schools, as now proposed will be pfirnaiily craft schools for was true, he answered, that upgrading purposes, with Un­ ad gone up to see the Cap­ ionism as a necessary adjunct; on the night in question— the Log will print the full curmly to borrow some money. riculums as they are decided The Hall crew suggests—and upon.) NOT ACCEPTABLE The crew went on record in fa­ 5 alibi, presented to the 12 here the line of reasoning be­ vor of the following: book members, was rejected comes somewhat tenuous — that 1. The four-watch system. isatisfactory. But the Broththe formation of a credit union 2. Union control of the slop iamantly stuck to his story, insisl |would "promote a possible play chest. ting that the money was the field for back door shipping." 3. Uniformity of contracts and all of the boys of ihe Steward's Department of motive for his topside trip, the resolution made by'one SlU ctory. and they amount to quite a slew when was then that Brother Grant •u 'I'he minutes go on: "Naturally the Madawaska Vi ship to ask our representatives ^"mPtogether. Lower, from left are Chief Steward ted into the proceedings with you get them all to make every effort to obtain ijjoys consider the best Steward they ever sailed allegation that the Brother Kienast. whom the money to be employed so we can for us overtime for Saturday af­ 1"son,* Steward's Delegate Romalko. and. lower, lestion had not conscientiousunder; Cook Petercollect what is coming to us. How ternoons at sea, and eight hours ly di scharged his duties as a De- Baker Vandal. about the member who is not overtime for those who are re­ legat • e. Referring back to the —in debt, then? Remember, re- quired to work on legal holidays first shipboard meeting at which M moving temptation is half the or Sundays at sea. the ccused was instructed to correct REPORT ACCEPTED the water rationing and light bulb "We are asking all those who situation. Brother Grant reReport of Steward's Delegate Aboard the Ira Nelson Mor­ lated whoever the . .. . believe as we do to thoroughly that he had been told by Mike De Poloa was accepted. It C, his espion- ris there is a stir about the cof­ -hief Engineer that the mat- activities, and that express themselves, and that the is to the effect that since the softshoe artist wasj^gw York Hall further advertise The boys evidently con­ ter td to the one fee. lad never been brought to Hooligan Navy was now aboard age was not confinithe feelings of the men on the sider coffee one of the most im­ ttention. his aentire trip. "protecting" the crew and eating night—but to the ships on all matters like the ;ly exonerated portant items in life, for there it out of house and home that ^ But they complete above by placing the parts of story they were three motions about it car­ INVESTIGATION SET the night lunch for the crewmen Gran not guilty ried in the course of the March mplying with Brother the Brother whost minutes and resqlutions stating on watch would be-locked in the it's demand for action, a com­ investigated. He Wgur views in the Log." ^itt^hey decided, 26 shipboard meeting. saloon and the keys entrusted to ic of five full members was of the charges, 1 ^^en t satisfied First off, they want a new type the Night Engineer and Mate. though they wer, WELL INFORMED revie'^'°" that he coffee before the ship leaves on ed on April 6 to list and with the explanal The Hall crew keeps well inThe crew voted-to draw up a The men another trip. (Chicory-chick iw the charges. ^ererow money. resolution listing necessary re­ went topside to bor formed on all subjects before the Edward "P. Odom, Chris Leff« ^^comniended trouble, boys?) The committee Union, for the meeting carried a pairs, with the suggestion to the ^ jld reveal the The .minutes, submited by /rt, Jr., Bumey M. Flemthat if anyone cou "potion to go on record asking next crew that if everything was Grav"^'" " should Chairman Ernest Sojholm and Edward Janaszak and Robert identity of Brother tke editors of the Log to print a not attended to they take job ac­ iately so that Secretary Alphoson Logonais, itt. be done so immedj definite plan on the type of tion before signing -on. ^®nstituted. also disclose that mattresses were eting on April 8, the commitA motion also passed to notify charges could be i Union-operated training school: ^ ^ry of the SS laid before the meeting. The innounced that it was obthe nearest Hall of the actions of whether its purpose is to be to And so the myst ^'®"^ins unsolved, crew wants cotton ones to re­ that someone had been the Night Engineer and ask that train men about the Union itself, John LaFarge rem; puss5^rnoId-in-dun- place the straw ticks. No more 'footing it to the Captain with the Benedict I or train men in seamanship, cook­ he be barred from that position With, sad sacks, in other words. stories of the Union and its garees still at large' ing, etc., to enlighten crews on on all SlU ships in the future. i No Like Chicory Chic The entire crew of the E. G. (Hall has gone on record*against he pi-oposed formation by the jSIU of a credit union, on the [rounds that is the worst enemy hf organzied labor, according to he minutes of the March 19, sub­ mitted by Chairman James Allen nd Secretary Jerry J. Palmer. Tiie urew �THE Friday. April 26. 1946 SEA I ARERS Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings ALCOA PIONEER, March 24 Chairman Waymar Merriman: Secretary C. L. Hamilton. Mo­ tions carried: To have the Pa­ trolman see the proper author­ ities about the proper sailing lime rather than when shore leave expires; to have no mem­ ber sign on until the ship is fumigated; to have a loud­ speaker installed ?n the crew's messroom. Repairs listed: To have toilets installed on the stern; to check the crew's bunks, mattresses and springs; lo install a steam lino in place of the salt water hydrant in Ihe laundry. Isthmian Seamen! ^ 4. 4. Youthful Skipper, 24, Gives Crew A Laugh Youth must be served. That's what the crew of the SS Rufus Choate found out. Their skipper, a briny bucko of 24 years, kept the boys amused with his sea-going antics on their recent trip to Amsterdam, the minutes of a recent meeting re­ port. ^The precocious Captain tried his darndest to make it obvious to all hands that he was one of the Bligh boys. Reading a few salty yarns, the crew thinks, is what gave the lad his saline complex. But since he made an other­ wise uneventful trip humorous, nobody seemed to mind. The meeting, last one of the voyage, was devoted to routine matters. 4. t ^ MADAWASKA VICTORY. Mar. 16—Chairman Lechanby; Seerelary Carler. Eeef on 4-8 watch eating at 4:50 settled. Membership demanded cleanli­ ness of messhall and laundry. Motion carried: Ten and 23 cent fines for throwing cigarettes on deck or leaving dirty cups. Money to be donated to the Log. Various repairs listed. Good and Welfare: Full coop­ eration from Steward's Dept. in getting up from ihe first call. 1^4. EDWARD W. SCRIP PS. Chairman C. A. Roberts; Sec­ retary S. A. Heiniling. Dele­ gates report five full book men and 20 trip-carders. Three men elected for Isthmian Commit­ tee to contact any Isthmian ship in every port. To send a letter to the Sailor's Union of the Pacific in regard to the SUP Memorial Monument. Good and Welfare: To remem­ ber the Seafarer's Log and the West Coast Sailor in regard to a crew donation. T-shirts to be worn during meal hours. All laundry buckets to he kept out of showers. 1>RcntcTTHESiy.^ Ttorect "fOURSBLf/ Page Eleven LOG FORT FREDERICA. March 17—Chairman Linn; Secretciry Larsen. New business: The Steward clarified the discus­ sion on the food beef by hav­ ing the delegates see the Cap­ tain regarding fresh vegetables, milk, etc.; to have the compciny agent dispatch the crew's mail out to the ship; all disputed overtime to he made up by Delegates to he handed to the Patrolman and no one to pay off until all is settled for all concerned. Good and Welfare: Chairman gave a long discus­ sion on ihe principles of the Union and the benefits gained by being a good Union man. XXX SEAFARER SAM SAYS: t|our sViip's koMie... keep it"clean I Here's A Smoking Hot Story, Boys REINHOLD RICHTER. April 7—Chairman C. Sperry; Secre­ tary D= Mitchell. Motions car­ ried: To have screens for all portholes and all doors and if not delivered, all hands willing to walk off at sailing time; as­ signment of heads was discuss­ ed and voted to leave this up to the Captain, and that any neglect of the heads in any manner, to he brought up hefore the regular meeting; suf­ ficient tools be supplied for all departments before sailing time; cold dinners to he served on Wednesday and Sunday dur­ ing hot weather; to have suf­ ficient dungarees and other clothing in slop chest to cover this trip; to have any man fined after the first warning for leav­ ing unwashed cups, other than at mealtimes; all departments are satisfied with the meals served. X % X ANTELOPE HILL. March 27 Chairman (Bosun). Beef was made about no shore leave in South. America. Beef about poor launch service while an­ chored in stream in Baltimore to be taken up with the Pa­ trolman. The transfer of spoil­ ed food from one ship to an­ other was protested and referr­ ed to the Union. Good aiid Welfare: To have the Steward order 50 cots; to have a new arrangement of night lunches and to assign each messman to definite tables to prevent con­ fusion. XXX JOHN A. ROEBLING. March 15—Chairman Joseph Lecke; Secretary George Gordano. New Business: To elect a com­ mittee to see ihe American Consul to have clothing and cigarettes allotted to the ship in preparation of the long voy­ age lo Shanghai; to have the Delegates see the Master for a draw for the crew and the three new members; and the Dele­ gates were elected tr act as the committee to see the Consul. 4" 4' 4" FRANK EMERSON, March 23—Chairman Thomas J. Wickham; Secretary W. H. Wallace. The 18 Vz hours disputed overlime for the Deck Gang agreed to be collectable because it is in the agreement; crew praise Captain and Officers for their splendid cooperatioti; bouquets to Captain Albert Gerlach for having Tom Wickham as Third Mate after 16 years* absence and to William (Hogery) Ander­ son as Third Engineer after 18 years' absence. Repair list in­ cluded another fan for the messroom and screens for all portholes. We got wind of a minor con­ flagration aboard the SS Francis M. Smith recently. When the smoke cleared it was revealed that the slop chest was taking a roasting. The crew's fire was directed at the lack of smokes in the slop chest. Brother McMaine reported a decided shortage of cigarettes and said that he had "to raise hell to get the ones we had." The smokes available to the crew af­ ter leaving Santos were stale and dry, the minutes disclosed. Members went on record as 100 per cent for an unlimited supply of cigarettes on shipboard, and that the next crew not sign on without a plentiful tobacco supply. At the meeting, which Lloyd Gardner served as chairman, and Neal Smith as secretary, it was also suggested that the slop chest should he checked for stores in general inasmuch as it was short of many items on the last trip. XXX M.S. CROWN KNOT. March 10—Chairman Brown: Secrexary T. Hashrouck. New busi­ ness: To instruct Patrolman to meet ship for the payoff; dis­ cussion over decision concern­ ing AB's Hanley and Langford who missed ship in South Am­ erican port. Good and Weltare: Fresh fruits served more often and regular cleaning of scuttle­ butt. the ice to be handled by Steward's Dept. 4. 4. 4. RICHARD RUSH. Feb. 16— Chairman Carl Lawson (Bosun); Secretary John Billing. Motions carried: The Cooks put out more effort and produce better food; all departments to rotate in cleaning laundry and recre­ ation hall; to have the radio speaker, commandered by an Assistant Engineer, returned for the crew's enjoyment; those men desiring time off should go to the officer of their depart­ ment, rather than consulting the Captain, as has been the practice by some of the crew. tea MiM OP THC AOVAfvrWGeS OFSIU MfiMBeRsrtlP / -BUIUD Tri€ SlU AH ^IU ship IS a clean skip! CUT AND RUN By HANK It'.s good to he hack again to see familiar faces shipping out or paying off. Say, there's Don Hall, brother of Paul Hall, who just came in to see how New York is Seafaring, especially in this big Isthmian drive ... One of our oldtimers, Jimmy Purcell, gave a hit of a helping hand in settling that rider business, we heard. XXX The Bull Line must he rather proud to have J. Donila always sailing on their scows as carpen­ ter. Perhaps he loves those daily beans and cabbage? . . . Dan Butts, ex-pie card at Puerto Rico, just blew in off the Cape Nome and is saying hullo to his pals: Blackie Rodriguez, Franky Bose, Ceasar Romano, Johnny iVlerciano and Doc Sussman. It sure looks good to see the old rank and file together again! XXX We're sorry to hear about Bosun Francisco Moniglio be­ ing in had health in San Juan. Anyway, his shipmates wish him fast recovery and will he seeing him soon. They are En­ rique Cortez. Mariano Gonza­ lez. Julio Pelo de Cana and Rafael Santiago. . . . "Chips" Peter Guozdich, Bosun Herman Ohristensen and A. B, Lee Abies, just came in after a hard trip with the Charles Paddock. XXX John Rove, one of the host Bakers we have, just grabbed the Isthmian ship, George Bibb for another trip. Bon cooking and organizing to you, John. ... In March we wondered where one of our best and smartest oldtimers, Joe Buckley, could he. Well, he's right here, looking the hall over, and will soon sail on some rusthucket. . . . It's a funny thing indeed to hear Joe Arras bragging about those two pet mice he has in his Greenwich Village penthouse. We feel like a rat to reveal his humorous hobby. 4. 4. 4. With a halo of cigar smoke v/rapped around him. Cook Oscar Grimm announce he woulc^ make one more trip because the ground is too damp for a shore job! Ah, Oscar, so are your loaves -oi bread! ... If Bud Ray remembers that good old Delaires trip under Red Face Brote, he'll remember Abe Sprung who was P. O. Messman. He's sailing Wiper now anc^ was in town recently. . . . One-o4our most militant and hard work­ ing Stewards, Fidel Lukban t©14' the Captain of the Coffpyvillo Victory during their trip that he (the Captain) should stay up orv the bridge and blow his whistle while he'll stay down below and count his prunes! 4» 4" 4* We were sorry to hear about our doorman. "Red" Morrif be­ ing afflicted with a little ill­ ness. Fast recovery. "ReA" while Emilio De Petro has been doing a swell job in your place) . . . We knew we would he see­ ing Joe Pilutis again and sure enough he's here—mustache and all. How was the trip. Joe? . . . We were glad to say hullo to Bosun Ronnie Chalcraft and Kenny Marston who are all set to ship out again! . . . Are ycu going to make that Swedish voyage, Kenny, since you miss­ ed that ship last time? XXX We're cooking with the halfbaked opinion that one of ouf humnrou.s shipmates, Harold Farrington, might never grow an­ other beautiful heard again un­ less he gets a ship going Chinaway, as he hopes for! . . . This recent chilly weather may have shaken us up so much that we couldn't see straight, but we think we saw Bosun Carl Lawson last week? . . . Anyway, we'll bet anybody a glass of rationed beer that we'll he seeing Harvey Hill, Red Whitten and Jimmy Mulli­ gan coming in for our New York summer. 4. 4. 4It must have been a birthday for Tex Morton last week when he received a carton of smokes'. But he didn't hold on to it long. A pack went to Boh Hicks,;tinother to Boh MacCastle, and the rest liere and there. Of course, Tex had the decency to keep the last pack for him.self. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 26, 1948 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS BROTHER RETURNS FROM USSR TRIP; FINDS ONLY CHAOS Dear Editor: Here we are arrived in Odessa, Russia, January 21, 1946. The promised land! Where the Amer­ icans are forbidden to walk or talk with the Russian femmes. Our first difficulty, money; ac­ cording to the government here there are Ave rubles to the dollar, uptown there are 100 to the said dollar, quite a difference. The poor dollar, what a beating. Plen­ ty of business so we did not draw any, still we had plenty, since the government runs the black mar­ ket. They sell everything even the foodstuffs that the UNRRA sends over for relief. The people work 12 hours a day and receive an average of 300 rubles a month. A loaf of bread costs one hundred rubles, enormous wages, huh! We are pumped for everything, informa­ tion, clothing and cigarettes. We have a 12 o'clock curfew and Lord help the man caught out beyond that. If you are caught with a Russian girl, you are immediately arrested, taken to the N.K.W., or Gestapo head­ quarters, as we call tJiem. The man is then warned and the girl is placed in a labor gang where she: is worked 12 hours a day •without pay and receives a loaf of black bread and lodging. Nice people our Allies. You are not allowed to associate with the people in any way. One of our men, an oiler, was arrested and confined by the Ges­ tapo for 24 hours without notify­ ing anyone. They attempted to work out on him but he was too many for a couple of them so they left tliem alone. Finally they resorted to the pastime of shooting at us through tiie doors and: quite a few undei-weul that treatment. The much vaunted Russian hospital and medical service are a farce because there just is not any. From observation the peo­ ple live a life of fear, the entire country is operated on fear and bluff. There are an average of three Gestapo watching one man work. Inefficiency is rife all over the country. From our standpoint the cele­ brated Five-Year Plans are a fail­ ure. There are valuable machin­ ery laying about waiting to be put together and no one to do it. The celebrated trade schools do not seem to be teaching very much. The people are underfed and overworked and entire fam­ ilies live in one room without heat, no sanitation, and water is supplied one hour out of 24. Where is the mighty USSR that wants to rule the world with their new order? This country is set for a revo­ lution or a change in political be­ lief. Practically every American ship entering this harbor is mak­ ing this possible. We teach them plenty about our way of living, our freedoms of speech, press, and labor. We have a good man over here in command of the 'Naval Commission, an honest-toGod American, he goes after them in good old American style. There have been two men kill­ ed by the Gestapo and one by accident in the past ten days. Seafarers Comment On Victory RIDJER VICTORY GOOD UNIONISM, SAYS BROTHER Log-A - Rhythms Dear Editor: This is the first time I have taken advantage of the oppor­ tunity to express my opinion of our Union. At this writing the rider beef has just been settled. Settled and how! Settled in the Union's favor. Again this goes to show what sol­ id unionism can do. Again this goes to show what wisely dir­ ected, militant action can do. Single-handed though we were, this victory in our favor is an­ other step forward—another fea­ ther in our Union cap! Isthmian crews will take notice of the kind of Union they want to represent them. They will vote for a Union which can win their beefs and get them better condi­ tions. B. Rubias BROTHER THINKS OPERATORS KNOW WE MEAN ACTION Dear Editor: I think we have won more than just a beef against the shipown­ ers in our victory over them on the rider beef. We have shown them that even though we were oi t on a limb we mean action on v.'hatcver we start. Here's hoping (and expecting) that we will beat them again and again and again. E. Weingarten NMU IS SCORED FOR ATTITUDE ON RIDER BEEF Dear Editor: I have been, sailing in this Union for almost four years, and I am proud to say that we have a Union that sticks together. We are not a bunch of commies like the NMU who would have sailed the ships to brqak down our ne^ gotiations. I was on one of the ships and I did not like the idea of getting off, but it was something for us This is good old Commy land where nothing is free but the air and if you are not careful you won't have that long. You are searched on arrival and depar­ ture and I do mean searched. Every time you move some Ges­ tapo monkey is asking you for a pass. The nation that is ruled by fear and lust is erecting a political Frankenstein that will destroy it soon, and the sooner the better for their own welfare. Sam Watson MERCHANT SAILOR (Anonymous) You have seen him in the street. Rolling round on groggy feet; You have seen him clutch the pavement for support. You have seen him arm in arm With a maid of doubtful charm, Who was leading Johnny safely' into port. You have shuddered in disgust As he grovelled in the dust. You shuddered when you saw him on a spree. But you haven't seen the rip Of his lonely, dismal ship. Plowing furrows through a mineinfested sea. all, so I left the ship. REAL UNITY SHOWN If we keep up the good work in the future, we will always be in BY SEAFARERS IN there pitching right over the FIRM BEEF STAND plate. Stanley L. Gibson Dear Editor: The Seafares, by unity, have won the foreign rider beef with­ SEAIARER HAILS out the" support of any other GREAT VICTORY Union. ON RIDER BEEF To escape government control Dear Editor: all types of riders will be incor­ Well, it looks like the Seafarers porated under Union contracts. International Union has won an­ Moreover, the membership has other great victory and jwithout had actual experience in know­ the heip of any other Seaman's ing how to settle a "hot beef." By Union. every man seeing the problem I certainly hope it teaches the through to a successful conclu­ sion it girds us mentally on what NMU what unity really means. This War Shipping Administra­ to expect for any future struggle. The members who were incon­ tion "has been a thorn in the side venienced by the job action have of seamen. During the war it seen the justifiability of the argu­ tried to cut all our overtime, at ment and no complaints from the least as much as possible. ,I hope rank and file have come up that the victory on the rider beef will knock those WSA boys clean out could have weakened our course or led us to deviate from it. of the picture. Tougher battles may be ahead The shipping companies and and it is up to the rank and file the WSA try to lord it over every of the Seafarers to constantly be working stiff, not only seamen; alert for any attempted financial so you see, it is to everybody's gouging by the ship operators, as advantage that we won. That is in this case. all I have to say. John A. Kirkley Bob Porter BROTHERS ASKED TO LOOK OUT FOR FINKY SEAMAN Dear Editor: On the SS Abraham Baldwin we had a First Assistant named Anthony Krajac who worked for the WSA as an inspector all dur­ ing the war. This man brags that he was a strikebreaker during 1936. He told us how they took ships out from under our noses and laughed at the pickets stand­ ing picket duty. A few of the men in the Deck Department wanted to work him over, but he beat us to it by get­ ting off this ship to sail on the SS John Armstrong. I would like to warn thie Brothers to be on the lookout.for this guy, and if you run across him, notify the New York Hall as to his whereabouts. This is one of the scabs who got away during the 1936 strikes and now You have cheered our Naval lads. In their stately iron-clads. You have always cheered the boys in khaki, too. You have trembled, in a funk When you read; "Supply Ship Sunk." But you never cared a damn, about the crew. He has brought your wounded home Through a sub-infested zone; He ferried all your troops across at night. He belongs to no brigade; He's neglected, underpaid. But he's always in the thickest of the fight. He has fought the lurking Hun With his great big three-inch gun. He has ruined Adolf Hitlar'o little plan. He's a hero, he's a nut; He's the whole damned limit, but. He is just a merchant sailor and a man. • ['Editor's Note: These verses were submitted to The Log an»onymously. They merely bore the notation: Author Unknown, and (Lines found on a public wall in New Orleans). We think ifs one of the best poems evef run in the Log, and that the author should LAZY STEWARD step forward and take credit. STARVES CREW ON Perhaps we're wrong, but we JULIUS OLSEN think we detect the fine Gallic hand of Frenchy Michelet. "We Dear Editor: should like confirmation or cor­ We, the crew members of the rection.] Julius Olsen, Bull SS Company, would like to give you the facts about the Steward on this boat down on this and informed that and make sure that he never we should get two meat twice makes another voyage aboard each day. After leaving Italy, we ran out; this ship. of coffee before we reached GibHis main interest seems to be ralter. At "The Rock" we got in the saloon. He only comes in­ some more coffee, 100 pounds,, to the crew messroom when but even this had to be rationed) there is a Union meeting. The before complefcion of the voyagecrew Messman, a first tripper, has While we were in Casablanca,, never been shown how to serve. he was told that the Steward o£ At the start of the trip, the a Waterman ship would give hinu Steward tried to put out only one food, but he refused to accept meat per meal. He was called any "because of the paper work" involved. you can see the kind of men the This character will have to geti WSA is putting aboard ships as off this boat before we all starve,' officers. It's either him or us. James J. Devilo. Gulf 185 The Crew �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. AprU 26. 1946 Page Thirteen Two Pros And A Con Offered Baltimore Hall Beef Rouses Some Letters On Subject Of Drunk Seamen BALTIMORE HALL AND ANOTHER A. A. SEAMEN CLUB THANKS LOG FOR RECENT ARTICLE SEAMAN'S FATHER THINKS ALCOHOLIC PIECE WAS TOPS Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Please accept my congratula­ tions on the style and content of your issue of April 12. I am a regular reader of your pub­ lication which arrives at my home weekly, addressed to my son who has been a full book member of j'our Union since 1940. I particularly iikcd the article about Alcoholics ^Anonymous, which by coincidence or design appeared on the same page and location in which a column all too frequently appeared to express, what was in my opinion, a glori­ fication of the "gas hounds and beachcombers." Please don't get me wrong. I'm not a teetotaler nor a reformer, nor is my son. But as you well know, many ne'er-do-wells and phonies went to sea during the war years and the legitimate sea­ man was rated NFG by many well-meaning persons who, un­ fortunately, are unfamiliar with the sterling character of the ma­ jority of men who sail the ships under the SIU banner. May I not suggest that in the best interests of all of your mem­ bers that you give little space to those romantic but irrespon­ sible characters who frequent the seamen's bars between standby jobs or handouts from working members of your organization. I tru.st you will pardon me if I do not sign my name; I don't only because I do not wish to embarass my son. With all best wishes for the growth of the SIU. We wish to take this oppor­ tunity to express our sincere ap' preciation for your article on the alcoholic seaman. We have been building our group for two years and you can believe us that it has not been dune witliuut a struggle. Yours was the first sign of real interest in the welfare and education of the seafaring man who does suf­ fer from alcoholism. It has given us a great moral boost. A recognized Union which does not hesitate to tell the world of a seaman's problem and at the same time let them know what the seamen themselves are do­ ing about it, is indeed a credit to the world. As you must know, our biggest problem is in the education of the public to accept the fact that alcoholism is a disease and not a moral issue nor a character weakness. Alcoholism is recog­ nized as a public health problem and therefore becomes a public responsibility, and we have prov­ en that the alcoholic is really worth while helping. May we at this time extend to you and any other members of your organization who might care to take advantage of it, an invi­ tation to visit our clubhouse at any time convenient. A. A. Seamen's Club Joseph I. Flynn, Secy. NMU IS BAD OFF;i NOW RECRUITING SEAMEN AT USS. Dear Editor: I think things are, getting pret­ ty bad for the NMU when their Palroliueli have to cuiiie to the USS looking for recruits. Twice the NMU Patrolmen have approached me, singing out the praises of their organization, tel­ ling me that the NMU fought for its men on every ordeal and raw deal. One of them was telling me about the new trip card men and how numerous they were. To this I laughed in his face, as I have gotten it straight that they were taking any and every thing (which is nothing unusual for the NMU). He was telling me all about the great future of the NMU. The damned fool believes (or says he believes) that the SIU will fold up after the Isthmian vote is taken. I laughed at him on this one, and did a bit of telling my­ self: about his phony picket line parading up and down in front of the WSA with their dogs. I can't blame anyone for not sailing on an NMU ship, as they are the filthiest ships afloat. I say this from hearsay only, be­ cause I have not sailed on an NMU ship myself, and it will be pretty late in the day before I do. Also, please send the Log to my home. My folks enjoy the paper about as much as myself and others. It is a truly well writ­ ten paper. Best wishes for a better Union, if it could be better. Ray Morris SEAMAN FEELS ALCOHOLICS CLUB IS OVERRATED Dear Editor: In reference to the article on "Alcoholics Anonymous," I be­ lieve that you are doing alco­ holic seamen a disservice. I have been a alcoholic, so I know whereof I speak. There are many lost weekends in my past. In fact, there are many lost weeks and lost months. But any mystical approach to the problem, such as the AA preach­ es, will not wean heavy drink­ ers away from the bottle. Most people drink because of a deficiency in their characters, or because they are so disheart­ ened with life that alcohol be­ comes the only release for them. l?'or these people, only mental therapy can be of any use. And this must be under the guidance of an experienced, qualified, psycho-analysist. A group of do-gooders can help while a man is in a port where there are other AAs, but what happens when a drinker finds himself in a port that has no AA branch. Then he starts to drink again, and with no one around to help him, he will drink con­ tinually. Some people can cure them­ selves, and for them, AA Is OK. Your article gave the impression that just about every drunk can be helped by this group, and I wanted to get you right. As I said before, I know. Joe Grimes RICHARD BASSETT CREW REFUTES 'UNFAIR' OPINION Dear Editor: This letter is being written by a committee appointed at a-regu­ lar Union meeting held aboard the SS Richard Bassett. The purpose of this letter is to dispel the erroneous opinion the membership might have gained that the Captain and Purser of this ship have been unfair in their treatment of us. That un­ fair opinion had its being through an article written by a (one) former member of this Crew (i.e.; Voyage No. 11) who wrote of the Captain's unfairness and the Pur­ ser's non-cooperation. We, the undersigned members writing on behalf of the whole crew, have found this ship be one of the beat captained and of­ ficered ships we have ever sailed aboard. We want to repeat that the food was good and plentiful, also our general welfare was well taken care of. We received our draws regularly and we finally wound up without any beefs whatsoever. BEEF BRINGS A PEPPERY RETORT Dear Editor: This is in answer to John Ger­ ard and C. R. W. Gaithers' Beef Box beef in the Seafarers Log, April 12, 1946, about the Balti­ more doorman. Confucius say: "There is wis­ dom in the mouths of babes." The two Brothers must still be in the embryo stage! First, we have no full time doorman here in Baltimore. Sec­ ond, wo have plenty of old-time Baltimore men here who arc able to take care of any situation that may arise. For the Brothers' in­ formation, we have a very cap­ able Agent here and also we hold bi-weekly meetings where all local beefs are straightened out. I have been sailing out of Bal­ timore for a longer time than six months; we are very jealous about the Port and its reputation, we won't let any new upstart hit us below the belt and try to get away with it! Suggest that if the Brothers don't like Baltimore, kindly stay out of here and ship out of somewhere else! T. (Al) Slanley HERE'S ANOTHER Dear Editor: I, Walter Haas, have been in this Union since it has been formed and have never had a doorman in this hall. The only hall that has a doorman that I know of, is the Port of New York. But in the Port of Baltimore we have enough militant men around ARTHUR L. PERRY CREW MEMBERS LIKE OFFICERS The crew of the Arthur L. Perry would like to give First Asst. Ray Miller and Chief Mate C. L. Ingram a rising vote of thanks for making a tough trip easier. The Crew I am speaking for m.yself (Leonard Layton) and a few more of the oldtimers who aren't here anymore. Since this Union has been formed, and I was with it from the beginning, there never has been a doorman in the Union Hall in the Port of Bal­ timore. We have always had a janitor who doubled as doorman and when he was busy, some­ body always had there eye on the door to see that no bums or scabs came in. Regardless of whether ho gets in, he cannot get a job without passing the sharp and knowing eye of our Dis­ patcher. So he has gained nothing but the knowledge of how a good ' Union runs. Leonard B. Layion, 417 i- S- HERE'S THE BEEF AS RUN, AND THE LOG'S ANSWER It seems to us that the Interna­ tional Union officials ought to get in touch with the Baltimore Hall and tell them to get on the ball. We refer to the lack of a door­ man. There is no one there to check Union books or keep out the bums and undesirables. Anyone who chooses to do so, can walk in or out at any time. This condition has been extant for at least six months that we know of. It hardly seems like an effici­ ent way to run a hall, and we think something should be done about it. John Gerard, R. W. Gaither Answer: Yes, Brothers, on the face of it this condition does not sound loo good. But the Balti­ more Hall, like all other halls except New York, has only a clean-up man who doubles in brass as daerman. He gets busy cleaning up the joint and often isn't around to check books. Just to make sure about this, we checked with Curly Rentz, and he told us that there really wasn't much danger of undesirable char­ acters getting in, since there usually are a bunch of sharpeyed old-timers around who'd latch onto any who tried to ease through that door on the first landing. As for the third floor, there is a ping pong table there, » and anyone who made it that far might find himself being used for a ping pong ball. 4 it it BROTHER SECONDS MOTION ON USS POOR SERVICES Dear Editor: The Brother who wrote the letter aHout the United Seamens Service took the words right out of my mouth. And I know that a lot of other merchant seamen feel the same way. This "can-shaking" organiza­ tion tells the world how much good it does, but actually, it doesn't do a damn thing. If a man wants a favor from them, he has to beg like a dog. The USS got a lot of publicity about the clubs they maintained for seamen. Well, I slept in those places and they were cold and cheerless. We had to pay for this, just as we had to pay for every other service we obtained. I wonder if this bit of publicity was ever given to the news­ papers. We seamen don't want favors. However, if people are put in jobs to give a certain amount of service to seamen who are far from home, they ought to supply that service without a lot of com­ plaining. Harry Olsen Dear Editor: to see that nobody comes in the hall that doesn't belong in, and if one does happen to get by, the boys, he gets a very warm recep­ tion and doesn't come back again. It seems to me that all these guys that are doing the hollering about no doorman, don't know much about the Union or they would know that all they had to do is to bring it up at a meeting to have the Agent hire a door­ AND THE EDITOR man, and it would be done. I know what I am talking about STICKS HIS BILL from my own case. When I came INTO THE MATTER out of jail from the '36 strike, I EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the myself couldn't get in the Hall until somebody could be found way we like to see it happen. to recognize me. Brothers. A couple of the boys Walter H. Haas had what they considered a good % a, % beef, not being too familiar with AND ANOTHER the Baltimore situation. So they let us know about it, and we gave Dear Editor: I, William J. Brown, Book No. them the sort of answer that G94, being a charter member of seemed right. Now, the Brothers the Seafarers International out of the Baltimore Hall agree, Union, know that there has never been an appointed doorman in so there's nothing more to it. either hall of the SIU, referring to the hall on Pratt Street and the present hall on Gay Street. The janitor in charge takes ample care of his work and carries out •his uuties as required. William J. Brown One thing, though: we'd like to bet that the Baltimore Hall is more aAvare of its sometimes-un­ guarded door now than it ever was before, and that it would be tougher for soiyone to get in now than ever -before. �THE Page Fourteen Rider Win Ends Shipping Lull By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Since winning the rider beef, business and ship­ ping have been very good. It Icoks as though shipping is final­ ly getting back to normal, and a lot of the boys are waiting, for trips down to the land of senorilas and rum. It won't be long now before passenger ships resume their peacetime runs, and the next few weeks will bring a return of coastwise runs. We hope this will also put an end to bucko Skip­ pers and Mates who v/ant to log a man at the drop of a hat. .We have had a lot of these in the last week, but we have been successful in getting more than two-thirds of the logs knocked out. HOSPITAL RECORDS If you should be unfortunate enough to be sick or injured on the other side, and require out­ patient treatment or hospitaliza­ tion, be sure that you secure a record or clinical abstract and bring it back to the States with you. We had a case aboard the Bald­ win which paid off here last week. A member of the crew was in the hospital for ten days while the ship was in Buenos Aires. The t eatinent did not seem to be effective, so he transferred to the out-patient department and went back to his ship. However, he neglected to ob­ tain a record of his out-patient visits, and when the ship return­ ed to New York, the Captain tried to log him twelve days. Now we-have to communicate v/ith the hospital in B. A. before GOT TO GO the beef can be v/on, and in the You see, we were scheduled to meantime, the seaman has to take a sixweek vacation while v/ait for the pay which he has waiting for a Chief Steward's job been logged. on a Mississippi passenger ship, and so we promised ye editor to scribble six columns for him while waiting. But now it de­ velops that somebody fouled up with the ai illimetie because the scow won't be ready 'til early August. (Continued from Page 1) If we were to wait around un­ included in the cost of living, in­ til then the card would be too cluding meats, milk, coal, shoes, damn old to make the job, so and women's and children's gar­ we're going to make a trip to ments made from wool and ray­ the Islands in between. on. The Islands . . . There's sheer It would further require OPA magic in the term! Scattered haphazardly over a ceilings to cover the cost of pro­ ducing, processing, and distribut­ thousand miles of sunny south­ ing each commodity, plus a "rea­ ern seas, like emeralds flung from the Creative hand, these seasonable profit." girded gardens are rich in roman­ Other amendments would de­ crease subsidies by 25 percent tic history. Columbus stumbled upon them every 45 days, and end, on July 1, all subsidies to producers of on his first voyage to the New meats. The consumer will have World, and the ninety adven­ to pay the difference in price and turous souls who comprised the it will remove the only effective crews of his three frail craft told way the OPA has to control live such wonderous tales of their en­ chantments that the intrepid animal prices. navigator returned for his sec­ LABOR OPPOSED ond voyage with 1500 men in Labor and consumer and veter­ his train. ans' groups, supporters of price EVERYBODY'S MEAT control, pinned their hopes on There were many high-born Senate action to restore the bill princes of the realm among those to its original form. They have who answered the call of adven­ issued urgent appeals to their ture on the second voyage. Little members to express their views did these romantic - minded to Senators. hildalgos realize that the tropical Labor leaders immediately in­ paradises that met their eager dicated that the House measure eyes on every hand were actually was a f^irce. the summits of extinct volcanoes, Boris Shishkin, AFL represent­ or that their frail craft were se­ ative on the OPA Labor Advisory renely floating over an awesome Committee, said, "The whole la­ canyon of 27000 feet—one of the bor movement will have to be most horrible chasms on the face mobilized to have this decision of the globe. reversed. Reversal is necessary Yessir, Brother, there's food to save the peace from chaos." for both the carefree soul and Prices To Rise If OPA Goes LOG ATTENTION! According to all reports on the Isthmian drive, everything looks very good. Of course, we still have a lot of work to do, but we can do it—and are doing it—ac­ cording to the report that crew members bring us on the ships that voted. Every now and again some guy drags us bodily to the nearest bar and pours beer into our reluctant innards until we commence to look at the world with the jaun­ diced eye of the cynical old philo­ sopher that we are at heart. Fresh from one of these bouts with the cup that cheers some but invariably depresses us, we are sitting here among a gang of the boys waiting around for jobs in Orleans, and scribbling this what time we brood over what a screwy old world this has grown to be. For here are you, reading stuff like this while the works of Dick­ ens and Macauley moulder away on dusty shelves all about you. Reading Brother Michelet when the works of the masters may be had for the asking is a sad enough commentary on the deplorable state that things have sunk to generally, and we would ordin­ arily go on moralizing about it for paragraphs on end, but we have just remembered that we've got to take leave of you in this column because there's been a change of plans. Chum. SEAEARERS If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hedl 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. the brooding mind in these Is­ lands, for you .can either trip the light fantastic with the carefree children of nature who people their fruitful surfaces, or you can wander with the poet to the brink of the drink and think— "And when I feel, fair creature cf an hour! That I shall never look upon thee more. Never have relish in the faery power Of unreflecting love;—then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think. Till Love and Fame to nothing­ ness do sink." Browsing through the soothing lyrics of one of the gifted sing­ ers of Elizabeth's reign, we last night stumbled upon the word "make" used in the archaic sense for "Mate." He was wiser than he knew, this old bird, for sea­ men have learned long ago that "the make" is far preferable to the mate." Oh, yes. Brother, the apples are sweeter when you swipe them from the other guy's orchard, no matter how red they hang on the bough in your own back yard. FAVORABLE REACTIONS The membership's reaction to the actions taken at the Agents Conference is, as far as we have been able to learn, one of undi­ vided satisfaction. We are all of us pleased at the contemplated economies, the constitutional modifications, the proposed streamlinging of the business end of the organization, along with the other beneficial proposals, and, to a man, we are all eagerly awaiting the implementation of what we consider the most im­ portant phase of all—the upgrad­ ing program. If the Stewards Department School should be threatened with any undue delay because the premises of the first floor of the New York Hall is not available, we would like to suggest that it isn't absolutely necessary to lo­ cate it there at all. Anywhere else will do—what is important from a rank and file viewpoint is to locate it somewhere, and soon! Make Isthmian Sill! Friday, AprU 26, 1946 Bosuns Are Getting Bad Pay Deal By J. M. WALSH HOUSTON—Retired temporarily Today, the average AB re­ from the sea in order to assume ceives $157.50; the Bosun receives the weighty position of Dis­ as customary his $12.50 per patcher in this port, I find time month more—topping the AB's to resume my arguments in fa­ by about 12 percent. vor of my pet beef. Now any sane man can see To my way of thinking, and to that there is something radically the way of thinking of lots of wrong in this set-up. If there other Bosuns, I think that the had been a decrease of respon­ Bosun is the most underpaid sibility on the Bosun's shoulders, slave aboard our merchant rust- or if there had been other ad­ pots. justments made to compensate Today, as for the past fifteen for this, I wouldn't have a leg or twenty years, a Bosun receives to stand on as the wage differ­ the vast sum of $15 more than ence would then be "fair." an Able Seaman in some cases, ^ But the contrary is true. There but in most ca.ses only $12.50 has been an increase of respon­ more than the Able Seamen. sibilities thrown on the Bosun's Twenty years ago when an AB shoulders. He has green men, received $62.50, a Bosun received and new types of gear devised by $75 (these are Shipping Board wheelchair admirals, who do ships that I am talking of, not nothing but devise new tools and Luckenbackers at $50 per). By methods of driving an honest inspection we can see that the hard-working serang, like myself, difference of $12.50 represented nuts. a percentage of approximately What I am driving at, as has 20 percent over the Able Sea­ always been my aim, is for some man's pay. recognition for the responsibility Granting that the wage earned, placed on a Bosun. and I mean earned, by these ABs He handles gear and stores was a starvation wage, the pro­ valued at countless dollars, but portion of difference between the is paid a pittance. Why can't Bosun's and AB's was fair, and we do something to remedy this represented what to my thinking particular arrangement? As itwas suitable pay for the head­ stands today, many experienced aches involved. Bosuns prefer to ship as AB, Now don't get me wrong, for feeling that their pay is not I do not say it was suitable pay, commensurate with their respon­ only that it represented under sibilities. As ABs they get just a that system of wages, suitable small fraction -less in pay, but compensation, for the extra work get a 1,000 percent more in peace of mind. involved. THE ARMY IS THE ARMY — IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW — SO YOU HAVE TO WAIT We think there should be something done about the crew having to stay aboard troop ships at the piers while troops are being unloaded. In repeated cases, the merchant crew, when there is no reason to keep them aboard, have had to stay on for as long as twelve hours. We were on the Waycross Victory which docked at Pier 15, Staten Island, on April 9, 1946, and weren't allowed off the ship until every GI was off the ship—which took six hours, the Ax-my way "slow and fouled up." John H. Fritz James Hocman John Arthur Answer: You tied up at em Army dock and were, therefore, under Army control. However, the "duration" will soon be over, and with it the Army control. 4. i 3. 4. THE LAW SAYS YOU CAN SIGN OFF; BUT THE LAW AIN'T THE LAW NOW Please tell us whether or not a man is entitled to double wages if his term of em.ployment on the ship's foreign articles exceeds the time called for in the original articles. This question has been discussed lately and we would ap­ preciate an answer to it. Three SIU Members Answer: The answer is. No. According to the law you are entitled to pay on demand, even if you are in a foreign port, with transportation back to the U.S. However, this provision was suspended during the war, when there were no facilities for transportation cr available replacements. As yet, the pro­ vision has not been reinstaiod but the Union is working on it. �Friday. April 26. 1048 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen I BULLETIN Notice! When in New York please bring your- book to headquarters. Collins, Melvin 42972 Troche, Gregoria 10689 Weglarz, Theodore Thunias..23u08 Kulinowski, Bronislaw ==..49606 Muri'ay, Thomas M 10723 Perez, Inoncencio 2768 Garcia, J 713 Davis, William 23861 Ryan, Edward G-20 Blanchard, L G-307 Russell, James H. .......587 (G-195*) Layne,-Simeon 480 Thomas, Charles Samuel 22336 Gepec, G. B Clarke, Florian R 23311 Andrews, Frank J Gordon, James W. 50058 Reed, Arthur Reyes, Carmelo 23407 Dennis, Pearce Frey, Ralph 22180 Roberts, Cupid W Kulikowski, Bronislaw 46222 Akers, James Oosse, Jack Jr 21952 Wall, J Walker, Wllkie .7. 4029 Sayeis, John J Hegarty, John B. ...21935 Ramsey, William A. Larson, Earl 2239 O'Rourke. George McLean, William H 25302 Vetu, Albert F Naugle, John J G-34 Story, D. d Petro, Jerry G-133 Bloom, William Brooke, Joseph E ....22113 Hodge, Oliver Viera, Anthony 21913 Wheeler, Robert J DeBarros, Manuel 23552 Fitts, Roy Pinkowski, Frank 26768 Hodo, James 25113 22146 23308 1718 32579 4652 2355 6224 24447 25504 22341 3012 454 22390 24326 44522 44521 PERSONALSW. DALY Who holds Book No. 2131; See E. Dakin, Boston. He owes you $2.00. Overpaid on dues receipt April 12, 1946. 1 £ it WILLARD C. HOWELL Get in touch with your mother, 4033 Burlingame, Detroit 4, Mich, it it i O. J. MORGAN You have charges pending against you by the crew of the M/V Crown Knot. Get in touch with the New Orleans Branch. 4. J. S, JIMMY NOLAN Please get in touch with Bob Roales, 223 E. 58th treet. New York 22, New York. BOSTON J. M. Wilson, $2.00; W. Wallace. $1.00: L. Mapazzi. $1.00; J. Vincent. $3.00; H. Jobe. $1.00; W. Sontag, $1.00. Total—$9.00. PKILADELPHIA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS W. Long. $1.00; R. D. Paola. $1.00; J. P. Kavacky. $1.00; W. Maute, $3.00; R. Sambone. $10.00; J. Slusser, $2.00; E. Dialers, $1.00; R. Barbosa. $2.00; J. Rankin. $2.00; L. Dean. $2.00; RYoutzy, $2,00; E. .Shane, $23.00; O, Thompson. $1.00. J. Dean, $3.00; G. Graham. $2.00; B. Baiter, $2.00; L. Cievenger. $3.00; J. Davies. $1.00; L. Parker. $2.00; K. Wright. $2.00; H. Brown. $2.00; M. Lopez. $3.00; S. Neely. $2.00; H. Sadler. $15.00; R. D. 1 lankes. $2.00. Total —$98.00 NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS John Medevesky. $1.00; Milton E. Flynn. $2.00; Jack R. Simison. $4.00; Antonio Cruz. $1.00; R. Coleman. $1.00; H. R. Pearce. $1.00; R. Canberine. $1.00; John J. Connell. $1.00; Charleii Hum­ phrey. $1.00; L. H. Morgan. $1.00; H. M. Doi'pmans. $1.00; W. E. Battle. $1.00; Herbert Draunstcin. $2.00; W. T. Larsen. $1.00; C. H. Kumberger. $ LOO; Clifford Lindahl. $1.00; A. Joswicki. $2.00; J. J. Connors, $2.00; Eugene Jazwinski. $1.00; J. Childress. $1.00; Antonio Nina. $1.00; Peter Mart, $1.00. Total—$29.0O. SS A. BALDWIN C. P. Wilson. $1.00; D. Byrne, $1.00. SS BONANZA Errors were made in Ihe entries appearing in the Sea­ farers Logs of April 5th and 12th concerning donations to the Log by the crew mem­ bers of the SS Bonanza, and the mixup has since been cleared up to the satisfac­ tion. of ship's delegate Taylor. SS RUFUS CHOATE W. Foley, $3.00; J. Fee. $1.00; John Vertilla. $1.00; C. A. Terry. $3.00; J E. Miller. $4.00; F. Raaisa. $3.00; E. J McLean. $4.00; N. C. Balko, $3.00; U Nieuwenhuyzen. $3.00; J. R. Moore, $2.00; S. Melinsky. $2.00; J. Anderson $3.00; SS Rufus Choate. $17.00. Total —$49.00. SS JOHN P. POE P. Tole. $2.00; Joseph J. Miller. $15.00; J. N. Mapeius. $2.00; R. N. Overson, $1.00; Irwin Collins. $2.00 Steve Dubil. $2.00; P. Lopez. $1.00; R Warth. $2.00; Mike Caruso, $1.00; J V. Conlan, $1.00; Acisclo Perez. $1.00; E. Bokowski, $1.00; J. Zohil. $2.00; H Mielke. $1.00; A. D. Pereira. $1.00; A. Warder. $1.00; W. A. Slover, $1.00; C. Brewer. $2.00; J. H. Earl. $1.00; J George. $1.00; C. C. Fritz. $1.00; E. Wkrek. $3.00; C. Stewart. $2.00; K. Hopprer, $2.00. Total—$49.00. SS MARTIN JOHNSON W. Jemlgan, $1.00; J. Lockler, $1.00. Total—$2.00. SS CAPE WHITE OAK J. Heitman. $1.00; S. Zabecki. $1.00. SS VASSAR VICTOR* T. F. Baldwin. $1.00; Henry Hence. To-ial—$2.00. SS R. GRISWALD $1.00; E. Mofiene. $1.00. Total—$3.00. G. J. SMITH, $1.00; C. Kalinski. $3.00; S. Woodell. $1.00; F. F. Martin. $1.00; J. Dixon. $4.00. Total—$11.00. Totah—$2.0O. NOTICE! JAMES A. McCONATHY (Pro. 45687) Your book is at Port Arthur Branch. 4. X Will holder of receipt No. A67326 make himself known to Patrolman Gonzales in the New York Hall as soon as possible, so that he can get credit for his Et -dues? BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R GALVESTON 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4530 9 South 7lh St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SOSVi 22nd St. 2-8448 TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 JACKSONVILLE PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON 445 Austin Ave. * Phone: 28532 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 SEATTLE 257 5th St. 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 f 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 Ill W. Bumside St. 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 16 Merchant St. 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 602 Boughton St. 144 W. Hastings St. When in New York please PORTLAND come to headquarters with your WILMINGTON Union book. HONOLULU Ridgeway, W. H ! 45799 BUFFALO Jones, Thomas B. " CHICAGO Gibson, R. L 37493 CLEVELAND Crowther, Ellsworth, B " Jones, W 44621 DETROIT Burton, J. R " jFroats, R 38620 DULUTH SS NICOLETTE " VICTORIA, B. C C. W. Hargis. $1.00; R. L. Pare. ! Viga, J. A Staida, Edgar Neil 48109 VANCOUVER $1.00. Total—$2.00. Canavan, William F. = " SS GEORGE WASHINGTON J. C. Eversley, $2.00; G. Rodriqucz. Rollins, B. R. 41732 $1.00. Total—$3.00. Miller, C. R ' " SS M. BRADY Jones, Clyde H 39784 V. F. Shusarczyk. $2.00; J. Cisiecki. SS COASTAL ADVOCATE Amelinckne, C " $1.00; F. P. Corcoran. $1.00; K. C. 39258 Bozarth. $2.00; M. Sharpe. $1.00; H. Owens, C. F Boudreaux and Mouton, Oilers, Mitzger. $1.00; W. Dunn. $2.00; E. T. Wilma, R. F " 1 day's pay: N. Moskowitz, IV2 Staley. $2.00; E. L. Fix. Jr.. $2.00; H. Harvey, W. H 36949 hrs. Collect at Smith & Johnson, J. Gaudreau. $2.00; A. P. Todd. $2.0p; Mangan, E " 60 Beaver St. J. D. Waugh. $2.00; O. Bland. $2.00; Desposito, P. M 44890 C. Wadsworth. $2.00. Total—$24.00. X X X Kegg, George A .' " SS THOMAS SULLY Knell, Charles 47505 Dale Aunspach, $2.00; C. Coates. SS FELIX GRUNDY $2.00; H. Fein. $1.00; E. Saulino. $1.00; Maccomand, Hames " Hans Nielsen. $2.00; A. Scriveri. $1.00; James L. Smith, Wiper, has Heck, M. B 10063 Joseph Zito. $2.00. Total—$11.00. five hours overtime coming. Col­ DeForge, H " SS HENRY DODGE lect at So. Atlantic SS office, N.Y. Murray, Alfred 47804 M. H. Robb. $1.00; James E. Dudley. " $t.OU; E. Brannan. $1.00; E. Mantel. Arvins, W. R XXX $2.00; F. L. Chappel. $1.00; E. E. Wal­ Dunn, Thomas F 41276 ker. $2.00. Total—$8.00. SS THOMAS JEFFERSON Stewart, James W. " SS RICHARD BASSETT Pollack, Roy A 39361 Collect for three extra meals B. G. Stoppel, $15.00; C. E. Passeno. Cuttle, E. W. " at Waterman's New York office. $2.00; SS Richard Bassett, $24.00. Total Reed, Arthair 23308 —$41.00. Urbina, Teodoro " XXX SS H. DODGE H. Taylor. $20.00; D. R. 1 lightower Ross, Wi.Uiam T 35419 SS WALLACE M. TAYLOR $2.00; P. DePaz, $1.00; R. N. Haln Martinez, Jesus, M " James Birmingham, $1.37; F. $1.00. Total—$24.00. DeLo, C. A 42368 B.. Horton, $4.32; Donald DonSS FT. LANE Diamond, Irwin M " L. Harris, $1.00; E. Slagle. $1.00. cette, $1.37; E. C. Ray, $1.04; B. Kellen, Vernon F. 40628 Total—$2.00. Lancaster, $33.05; D. Newell, Nanz, Edmund " SS J. MILLIAGE 47613 $2.76; F. Foriarty, $.69; J. TuczM. Yerger. $1.00; R. Sampson. $6.00; Frige, William kowski, $5.51; P. Atkinson, $4.13; J. James. $1.00; J. Bollella. $1.00; B. Santana, M " A. Gluchacki, $1.37; F. Bloom Forbes, $ 1.00. $1,0.00. Scott, Thomas C 40828 $.69. Collect at Smith & John­ SS WAYCROSS VICTORY Marcin, George " D. W. Campbell. $2.00; W. A. Borson office. Carroll, Raymond R 42626 Money Due waiz, $1.00. Total—$3.00. SS JOSE MARTE Josephum Kitcas. $1.00; J. $2.00. Total—$3.00. Smith. SS JOHN LA FARCE F. Boyne. $2.00; E. E. Walker, $2.00; L. Austman, $2.00; W. Siyack. $3.00; SS JOHN J. ABEL J. Jelks, $3.00; Paul Moss. $2.00; H. J. C. DeCorte. $4.00; D. Vorgias, Dreher, $3.00; E. Kearns, $3.00; R. $4.00; D. Sirams, $2.00; Oliver KiviBrown. $3.00; E^ T. Janaszak. $3.00; koski, $20.00. Total—$30.00. M. Scapinakis. $3.00; M. Scapinakis. SS ALEX LILLINGTON $2.00; Dale R. Pearson. $2.00; J. KeniJ. Richards, $1.00. Total—$1.00. gan. $3.00; Frank Peach. $5.00; W. F. SS JOHN GIBBONS Weil. $2.00; B. B. Fleming. $2.00; Ray J. D. Malazinsky, $2.15. Total—$2.15. Grunt. $3.00; Erwin Cox. $25.00; R. James. $3.00; E C.arrlngton. $3.00; L. SS FREDERICK DAU J. Faddie. $1.00; R. Brandifine. G. L. Armstrong. $5.00; J. F. .Saunders. $25.00; Brown, $4.00; L. W. Ange. $2.00. Totals Daniel Wagner. $25.00. Total—$134.00. $7.00. SS SPARTANSBURG VICTORY A. Demata, $4.00; G. Waas. $3.00; SS qOFFEYVlLLE VICTORY Harry Thompson. $1.00; Paul Huslly, L. L. Goudreau. $3.00; M. Do.nohue. Total—$17.00. $1.00; N. Rodriques, $3.00; SS Coffey- $3.00; M. Bee. $4.00. vllle Victory, $3.00. Tatal~$B.WK BOSTON RICHMOND, Calif SAN FRANCISCO NOTICE! INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SlU HALLS NEW YORK Grand ToiaI-^561.15. Lych, S Londenberg, E West, Roger S Maimer, Edwin C. it Cochrane, Ernest R " 46518 " 43295 " ATTENTION! When paying dues, assessments, lines, donations or any monies to the union, make sure that you pay it to an authorized representative and that you get an official re­ ceipt. No matter how much or how little you pay, follow this proceduro for your own protection. NOTICE! WALLACE LOVEJOY Your private papers were found aboard the SS Robert Ingersoll and are being held for you on the Fourth Floor- of the New York Hall. XXX Vaccination certificates for the following are being held on the fourth floor of the New York Hall, and can be picked up there: George Oliver, David Crockett, Albert A. Williams, Julius Mor/ ton. Alien Palmer. �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. 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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 April 26, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 17 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MOVE FOR AFL MARITIME GROUP MAKES HEADWAY WHO SAID THE WAR'S OVER? SHIP HITS MINE OFF ITALY ISTHMIAN VOTE GOING TO SIU BY 75 PER CENT, CREW SURVEY SHOWS 12 MORE MINERS KILLED IN BLAST AS OWNERS CONTINUE TO STALL ON SAFETY DEMANDS BAD EGGS SCRAMBLED CONGRESS WRECKS OPA; HIGHER PRICES SEEN NEGATING PAY RISES SIU DOES IT AGAIN ISTHMIAN GOING SIU; SEAFARERS MUST TAKE SHIPBOARD LEADERSHIP NMU GOES A'GOONING FOR EX-ORGANIZER WHO JOINED SEAFARERS THE THINGS SEAMEN HAVE TO TAKE! U.S. SHIPS ARE PLACED ON SALE; MERCHANT MARINE FUTURE AT STAKE INVESTIGATION DEMAND BACKFIRES; SHIP PAYS OFF WITH LOGS LIFTED ISTHMIAN CREW WINS STEWARDS DEPT. BEEF SHIPS CLUTTER PORT NEW ORLEANS MEMBERS IMPERIL OWN CONDITIONS AGENT RELAYS STORY OF SAVANNAH'S 'WAVING GIRL' WSA PARALYZES AMERICA'S SHIPPING NORFOLK SHIPPING FALLS OFF RE-ROUTING OF SHIPS SLOWS BUSINESS IN TAMPA BALTIMORE SHOWS THE WAY AGAIN COMMUNISTS 'UNITY' WILL MEAN POLITICAL STRIKES SKIPPER ABOUT FACES ON LOGS BUFFALO OPENS FOR FAIR RIDER WIN ENDS SHIPPING LULL BOSUNS ARE GETTING BAD PAY DEAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/26/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a0db46b0a809dafd5f9903768d9795f1.PDF 958d62328ea65c045cfb2ecb83e302a4 PDF Text Text Psiiai :;x;r:;;:;;>>;::':SfV:^ WBMm i<a» p '/ Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers Internationai t nnett .,i \orrb America NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. APRIL 19. 1946 Vol. VIII. No. 16 SiU Victorious On Foreign Rider Beef Breaks WSA, Shipowners' Collusion Group Okays Union Setup As Efficient NEW YORK — After a full week of research into the struc­ ture of the Union National ap­ paratus and the workings of the New York Branch, endorsement of both units has been voiced by the Committee to Investigate the Efficiency of the Union Structure. The report further recommends that a similar committee be elect­ ed in each port. The report, signed by the ma­ jority of the group, follows; NEW YORK, April 19—The SIU emerged victorious yesterday from its fight against collusive cictiiin lietvvi-cri thi' W.SA and shipowners on the foreign trans­ portation rider. All demands of the Seafarers on the foreign rider were met. The Union and operators have agreed to meet in the near fu­ ture to cover all points on all types of riders under a collective bargaining agreement. This will assure full security for the SIU without interference by government bureaus. The rider victory is. an import­ ant step in backfiring the Unionbusting move of the WSA.-Shipowner collaboration. Throughout the negotiations the WSA held tiie threat over the head of the SIU of reallocating ships to NMU-contracted operators. The record shows that the NMU would be glad to move "hot" ships on a finky WSA deal of this sort. They pulled just such a stinker several months ago when the WSA reallocated eight ships tied up on a SIU-SUP quarters beef job action on the West Coast. Furthermore, the commies said, at that time, they would be glad to sail even more "hot" ships under similar conditions. The rider victory is another in­ stance of all seamen benefitting by the militant action of the SIU. As it often has in the past, the Seafarers bucked the combined strength of the shipowners and government agencies alone. Text of the rider follows: The Committee elected April 10, 1946, at. the regular New York Meeting submits that it thor­ oughly delved, as per the motion, into the structure of our Organi­ The rank and file committee elected at a regular membership meeting to investigate the effi­ zation and reports the following: ciency of the Union apparatus meets in the New Yark Hall. Such check-ups, by the membership, are We checked the structure of made possible by the democratic principles of The Seafarers International Union, The report appears the Headquarters and are agreed in the adjoining column. Seated (from left to right) are: R. Porter: A. Marco; J. Marciano, and J. that that body is functioning effi­ Arras. Standing, are: J. Sussman; H. Guinier. and R. Sparrow. ciently and steps are being taken to carry out the recommenda­ tions of the last Auditing Com­ mittee. Your Committee ex­ plored the possibility of reducing Sheppard was loud in his crystallizing Isthmian opinion in NEW YORK, April 19 — Earl expenses but our investigations praise (and. Brothers, the Bull f.avnr of the Seafarer.s (Bull) Sheppard, Seafarers Dir disclosed that the Headquarters can be plenty loud when he ector of Organization for the At­ "There's plenty of talk of that and the Branches responsible to wants to be) for the Seafarers lantic Coast, today called on the commie 'united front'," one re­ it are operating satisfactorily. It and SUP members who have SIU rank and file to redouble port said, "and the Isthmian men was pointed out in discussions contributed to the margin of vic­ their efforts to sell the Union to are paying attention to it. They that some Branches are main­ tory so far. "But," he emphasiz­ Isthmian men "on*every dock, on don't like the idea of the possib­ tained from the General Fund ed, "the load is being carried by every ship, in every bar, in every ility of being called out on a for the convenience of the mem­ the more militant members. port." strike for purely political pur­ bership, despite the fact they are The Isthmian election, mean­ There still are some SIU men who poses, and that's the whole line not self-supporting. We fully en­ of the united-waterfront unions while, had progressed close to the aren't doing their part. dorse this principle. program. half-way mark, with 39 ships TALK IT UP! Your committee went into the "Out here llie seamen know matter of the Organizing System having been voted to dale. "This is no time for anyone to Bridges' organization for what it Volunteer organizers aboard and reports that we are unani­ be dragging their heels. Every mous in endorsing it in its entire­ Isthmian ships which have voted member of the SIU and the SUP {Continued on Page 3) FOREIGN ARTICLES ty and urge the members to give so far report a substantial mar­ has got to talk up the Seafarers It is agreed between the Master gin of the votes being cast for it its fullest support. and seamen, or mariners, of the to every Isthmian man h.. meets of which is In the matter of the New York representation by the Seafarers. to make the overvvr.elming vic­ at present Master, or whoever Branch, we wei'e taken on a con­ tory more certain. shall go for Master, now bound ducted tour by the Agent who "And he can't just wait around from the Port of and explained in detail the workings for an Isthmian man to turn up. then to such other ports or places of the several departments, We He's got to seek them out and The Waterman Steamship Cor­ in any part of the world, as the are agreed that this Branch is talk up the Union." poration has applied to the Mari­ Master may direct, or as may be working at peak efficiency and From other ports the encourag­ time Commission for 12 new ordered or directed by the Unit­ any i-eduction in personnel with Here's a good deal for mer­ ing news continued to flow in. ships under the ship-sales act. ed States Government or Depart­ a view to cutting expenses woud chant seamen if they live in Con­ The Gulf area still .seemed to be It wa.s di.sclo.sed that the Wa­ ment, Commission, or Agency be ill-advised. We might add that necticut. the strongest bastion of the SIU, terman Corporation has pur­ thereof, and back to a final port some members of your committee i^ny resident of that slate who but there was no apparant slack­ chased 22 new modified C-2 type of discharge in the Continental were of the opinioti that in some has left merchant marine service ening of SIU feeling among the vessels which have been deliv­ United States, for one voyage respects, it was understaffed. with 32 months' seatime may Isthmian crews which voted at ered within the last thi'ee years. only, for a term of time not ex­ Your committee invited all in­ claim an annual $1000 property East Coast ports. The company plans to extend its ceeding nine calendar months. terested members to bring in any tax exemption. Provisions of a Gulf-United Kingdom-Continen­ RIDER proposals they might have. The VIEW STRENGTHENED 1943 state statute provides such tal service to include New Or­ It is also agreed that these ar­ majority of these members were exemptions for honorably disFrom the West Coast, SIU or­ leans and Texas ports in the West ticles shall terminate at the final of the opinion that the Branch char-ged members of the U. S. ganizing committees reported Gulf range, and expects to have port of discharge in the Contin­ was understaffed. Many of them armed forces, said Assistant At­ that the proposed amalgamation all its 22 vessels in commercial ental United States of America. felt that among other thihgs certorney General Bernard Kosicki of the Gurran and Bridges forces operation in its liner services by If the final port of discharge is on in a recent opinion. (Continnci on" Page 4) into one big waterfront union was the end of May. (Continued on Page 3) ISTHMIAN VOTING GOING WELL FOR SIU Conn. Seamen Get Good Deai Waterman Seeks New Ships �Page Two THE SEAFARERS 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 1 ^ i S- f HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President iOS Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 2), Station P., New York City 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 Unity 'Phisteris' Among followers of the horse tracks there is a worc for it: phisteris. It is a beautiful word, as are most word' coined for a purpose. In racetrack parlance "phisteris' is applied to anything of doubtful value. A tout's tip is a lot of phisteris. A mutual ticket on a horse that lost is just so much phisteris. 1he bragging of a losing jockey or trainer is phisteris. We bring this phisteris point to bear because wi think there is no word which so adequately describes the "movement for Unity in maritime," to be nurtured at a meeting in San Francisco on May 6. We would like to say forthrightly that the movement is phisteris, pure and simple. And the reason we have gone to such pains to bring the race track to sea is that we do believe in marititne unify, "V^^e believe there is a real and definite need for unity among the maritime unions, and that much good can be accom­ plished by such unity. But it is a far cry between real maritime unity and the phisteris unity proposed by the so-called Joint Mari­ time Publicity Committee. One of the handbills gotten out by the committee shows the political purposes of the Unity Program. Listed among the sponsors of the con­ ference is, and we quote directly: "Members of the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Association, AFL." There the whole import of the Unty Program is re­ vealed baldly and nakedly: the Communist-dominated maritime Unions, led by Joe Curran's NMU and Harry Bridges' ILWU, are out to raid the ILA. The tactics •will be the same as those employed during last October's ILA waterfront strike: the CIO will be using a small group of ILA malcontents to try to move into the East Coast. All of the unions which will be represented at the conference will be CIO unions, with the exception of the Marine Firemen, Oilers, and Watertenders of the Pa­ cific. And woe betide the MFOW! You can look for that -independent outfit to be gobbled up by the NMU before the many syllables of its name can be enunciatedBut even that isn't the full import of the "Unity in Maritime" movement. First off, there is the dubious tie-up between Bridges and Curran, representing two of the CIO's most powerful—and most dissideixt—unions. There, according to the best qualified observers, you'll have a real struggle for power. And yet, whoever wins, nobody's the winner. The choice between these two characters is a dubious one. Yes, we're all for unity on the maritime front. But can yop see unity in a deal like that? We can't. That's why we say it's all phisteris. LOG Friday, April 19, 1946 SQUIBS.,. Det'-oit auto manufacturers have decided not to hold their annual auto show. Too bad. It •would have been fun seeing Grand Central Palace jammed to the doors with the cars General Motors didn't produce between Nov. 21 and March 13. 4-4-4^ /. The boss called his faithful old clerk into his office. "Jones," he began, "You've been working for me for 15 years and in all that time you've been faithful, you've never joined a union, you've never failed me." "Yes, sir," said th^ clerk expectantly. "So in order to show my ap­ preciation," the boss continued, "you will lieneefurth bo addressed here as Mr, .Tones." 4. 4- % Eight striking employees of a New Haven tool factory, clad in evening clothes and derby hats, picketed the Park Avenue resi­ dent of the company's president in New York City. That's just the sort of thing that Tom Girdler says is wrecking the free en­ 4^'v'^ terprise system and which will lead to Sewell Avery's testifying WHILE THE PEOPLE "HUNT FOR HOHES for the Case bill dressed in over­ alls and a sweat-shirt. a, 4. 4. FORD WORKER'S PRAYER Our Father who are in Dearborn Henry be thy name. It shall be done at River Rouge As it was done at Highland Park. Give us this day our daily 18 cents And forgive us for taking it. As we foi'give those who take it from us. And lead us not into com­ petition These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, But deliver us from Kaiser and as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Frazer heavily on their hands. Do 'w^hat you can to cheer them up By 'writ­ For theirs is the power of ing to them. production. (From Ford Facts, Local BRIGHTON HOSPITAL 600. UAW) L. A. CORNWALL G. PHINVEY, JR. V. SHAVROFF ED. JOHNSTON J. GRIFFITH FRED HOHENBERGER H. L. DAISEY ROBERT GUSHUE Hospital Patients H. C. PELLER W. R. SHEA C. G. SMITH When entering the hospital J. E. LEE notify the delegate by post­ J, P. CAMPRET.T. E. P. BELKNER, SR. card, giving your name and I t J. COXWELL the number of your ward. GALVESTON HOSPITAL HANS 1. HANSEN JAMES PRINCE P. CASALINUOVS Staten Island Hospital D. MITCHELL You can contact your Hos­ t ir t R. H. ABBOTT pital delegate at the Staten NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL SPEAKS Island Hospital at the follow­ J. DENNIS THOMPSON ing times: J. H. BOWEN BANTA Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. DONALD DAHL EDEFARS (on 5th and 6th floors) JAMES RILEY B. M. ELLSWORTH Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. R. E. THORP, Jr. M. JLESON (on 3rd and 4th floors.) P. F. HICKS M. J. WILLIAMS Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. W. F. LEWIS J. A. DYKES (on 1st and 2nd floors.) H. A. CRUSE V. A. BOEHRINGER EDWARD JOHNSON POSTON J. E. DALE J. NOLAN H. TUTTLE C. JANULEVICUS BLUE FRANK NICHOLSON W. J. MARIONEAUX R. V. JONAJN 4- 4- 4R. M. NOLAN 4- 4- 4DETROIT HOSPITAL JOSEPH MAJEAU ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL EDWARD WARES H. D. STERTZBACK D. MCDONALD WALTER DERR 4J. KOSLUSKY LYNN BURKE STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL TONY SOVERENTO 4f 4. ALEX MCMILLAN J. CLAMP MOBILE HOSPITAL R. G. MOSSELLER X X % W. CURRY C. KUPLICKI BUFFALO HOSPITAL S. JOYNER W. B. MUIR THOMAS DUFFY I 9^ t, W. G. H. BAUSE J. LA BONTE BALTIMORE HOSPITAL J. PEMBROKE J. NOVAF NEWTON PAINE C. H. GOODYN ART JEPSON WILLIAM. RUMBOL W. B. COPELAND HARRY KESSLER . XXX L. R. BQRJA JAMES GRAHAM BAN JUAN, l>.R. HOSPITAL C. MIDDLETON 4^ 4- it HIPOLITA DE LEON J. LITVAK FORT STANTON HOSPITAL JOHN VANDESSPOOLL O. HODGE NICK GAMAMIN . ROBERT MORGAN J. L. WEEKS A. McGUIGAN DELAWARE P. ELDEMIRE J. L. WEEKS E. T. HARDRMAN ANGEL CABRERA L. L. MOODY, JR. A. B. THOMPSON F. M. DUCLOS J. E. MCCREADIE P. E. SMITH GERALD R. VOHLER JOHN R. SARTOR J. J. SWYKERT BLAS "RAMIREZ L. L. LEWIS J. BRODDUS JULIO CATQ BE;RNAI^D Men ^ow In The Marine Hospitals �Bssai Friday, April 19, 1946 • -'•nc—l'".—J THE SEAFARERS LOG a Page Three Isthmian Men Urged To Remain On Ships After They Have Voted By EARL SHEPPARD Voting has been going on pret­ ced. This representation must be ty regularly on the Isthmian protected, and a binding written i! ships, and by the end of this agreement negotiated as soon as week almost half of the fleet will possible. In any event. Isthmian. j have voted. On some ships, only conditions will immediately im- ! a small percentage of the crew By PAUL HALL prove, even before Ihe elections | are over. Riding these ships j are eligible to vote, but on the The Seafarers have rolled up victory after victory in the past won't be so tough as it was in .i majority a fair percentage of few years and the present campaigns will be no exception. The the past. reason for this is that the SIU is a young progressive. Union with eligibles are found. FULL AHEAD an active alert membership. When an issue came up it was met A factual survey of the situa­ with the full united strength of both officials and membership. Tn the meantime, the Seafarers tion indicates that up to the pres­ is looking ahead, and already , When the Seafarers moved into the present New York Hall in ent the Seafarers are winning other unorganized companies are September, 1944, there were some greybeards who bemoaned the with a substantal majority, some being surveyed to determine move on the grounds that the Union was assuming too big'an obli­ which shall be the main point gation. Their opinion was honest enough but faulty, as a trip 70 percent of all ballots cast of concentration. The Union isn't having been for the SIU. 51 per­ through the Hall .shows today. going to stop, and there will be the total is required to Every inch of available space from the door to the sixth floor .is cent no slow bell on the organizing in use. with basement space being used for some of the technical determine the winner on the first drive. equipment. ballot, otherwise a runoff elec­ As a result of growth and con­ .The dispatchers and recreation halls are crowded from opening tion must be held between the tinued success of the Seafarers, to closing time and it is a tribute to the membership that a drunk two leaders. it i.s now nationally recognized as EARL SHEPPARD is seldom seen. the most powerful maritime Very few indicate that they In 1944 there was ample space for large offices and much less were raised to a par with the union in the field. Every day re­ cramped secretarial and operational space, but that has changed are voting for the company and Union agreements. quests come in from towboatmen, there is no doubt that the com­ long ago. It is very important that SIU tugboatmen, inland waterway Nearly every week it has been necessary to move another desk pany will be on the tail end of men continue to try and gel jobs and rivermen, bargemen and and a few filing cabinuts into some already overcrowded office or to the final tally. This doesn't mean on these ships, and that those ferry boatmen, for the SIU to erect some new partition to create additional space. that the company will give up members who arc aboard try to send a representative to talk to right away, however. They will stay aboard. Getting aboard an them. Experience On The Job The SIU does not intend to let continue to try and get their own Isthmian ship will be harder and harder as the days go by until the these men down. They want to The experience that has been gained in the Isthmian campaign men aboard, and to try to win elections are over, but it is in­ has served the Union well and has shown just what can be accom­ organize, and they are going to over the men who were ineligible creasingly important that this be plished when all sections of the Union apparatus work as one. It get the opportunity. In this cam­ done. has definitely proven that in order to successfully conduct any to vote. paign to organize the entire in­ sizable action this working unity must be achieved. Isthmian crews have fought dustry every member of the SIU THE COMPANY ROLE Through this campaign the Seafarers has learned that certain Steamship companies all work long and hard for the SIU repre­ is an organizer, and with this types of men are excellently qualified for certain types of jobs and the same way, against the sea­ sentation which will be theirs as kind of organizing force the Sea­ to obtain the best results the right spot must be found for the right men. They are not dumbbells, soon as the results are announ­ farers cannot lose. men. however, and use everything pos­ A Patrolman may be just the man to payoff and sign-on ships; sible to wean the seamen away he may be able to settle beefs aboard ship and yet be absolutely no from the Union even after elec­ good on a committee arguing the point out in a conference with tions are won and contracts signed. company officials. t NEW YORK—Captain Ramm An Organizer may be able to work day after day with the Already the Isthmian line is of the South Atlantic's Coffey- . shoreside apparatus, dodging the company guards, and lining up getting more liberal with over­ ville Victory was charged by his crew after crew and still as a crewmcmber himself unable to win time, less insistent on bell to bell over a single man. crew members with falsifying his working and much more gener­ Hundreds of ships organizers have developed in this campaign ous in the matter of conditions. log book, a circumstance which • and these, together with those who have worked in the shoreside Just as soon as the elections are was attested to by the Purser, on • {Continued from Page 1) apparatus, are the ones who will lead the Seafarers in the struggles over and the NLRB announces arrival of the ship in port heie, . that the SIU has been certified is, and the amalgamation biusithat are bound to come. as the sole bargaining agent, the ness has shown them what the and upheld by the U. S. Shipping f Commissioner at a hearing. Learning: Union Operation company will bring wages, over­ NMU is, too." c NO BLAST NEEDED At the payoff the Commission­ A Union official cannot long remain a specialist. In all ports, time and working conditions up Many of the oi'ganizing com­ er, as a matter of routine, asked especially, an oPJicial must be alert to all matters and generally pre­ to Union standards. mittees aboard Isthmian ships members of the crew whether pared to meet issues and act on them immediately. Often a few The operators don't do this be­ reported that there was no need hours delay greatly embarrasses the settlement of an issue. cause they are yielding to the they had witnessed their logs. All to blast the NMU, because the Union without further fight, or Jhe policy of the SIU has been to avoid any specialization by answered negatively. The Purser changing jobs around, so that everyone would have an opportunity because they ha\-e suddenly be­ Isthmian seamen are familiar They bring with the blackguarding efforts was questioned. He said, no, too. ^ to learn the operation of the entire Union apparatus and be able to come big-hearted. fill in anywhere at anytime. In many of the smaller ports the few conditions up to Union standards of that union, and do the blasting The Captain stormed and the " Union officials have to do everything from the Janitor work to so that they can claim a written themselves every time the sub­ Captain raged, threatening the • keeping the books. When any issue arises they have to be able to agreement and Union representa­ ject comes up. Purser. } tion is no longer ^lecessary since As for "no-Union" sentiment, act on it right away. Then the Commissioner order- ' No member or official can know too much about Union opera­ they have already established that can be summed up in one ed the hearing. With the aid of ~liree-leLLer word: nil. Despite tion. Every day new problems arise and in the near future the Union conditions. the efforts of Isthmian to pack its Patrolman Jimmy Sheehan, he Union is going to be faced with all sorts of issues which will have STAY ON THE SHIPS ships with company men during established the fact that no men to be met and fought out on the spot. This is the reason the com­ the months prior to the formal had been called up to the bridge pany will endeavor to replace announcement by the NLRB of or to the Captain's stateroom to The Need For Expansion SIU members and those who'have the election, there are few of hear the logs brought against '' them or to sign the log book. All , Winning the Isthmian election doesn't mean the epd of organi­ voted SIU, with men who have them aboard any ships. men logged had their logs void­ zational work. In the Gulf Area the towboatmen are already be­ not participated in the campaign Even more to the point, is the ' ginning to organize on a large scale. The Inland boatmen and to organize the company, and fact that many of the men who ed. rivermen want organization and are asking the SIU for it. who will thin^t the new condi­ were hired by the company be­ The madhouse payoff also fea­ There are still thousands of seamen sailing on unorganized ships tions aboard the ships were grant­ cause of their avowed anti-union tured disputed overtime. Most of in the coastwise and foreign offshore trade. So long as one man or ed by the company without pres­ proclivities have been swayed by this was in the Steward's Depart- , one Company in the maritime field remains unorganized the job of sure, and who as a I'esult will not the strong SIU tide, and have an­ ment, where, in the course of a actively support negotiations for nounced that they would mark three-month trip to South Amer- I the Seafarers isn't finished. To meet the demands of the future the Union must streamline a written agreement. their Xs in the box marked Sea­ ica five successive Stewards do- , its apparatus into a smashing power. No port where ships call can nated their fast services to the On the other hand, if the com­ farers International Union. be neglected. The membership pays dues and has voted a number pany by any chance wins any company, adding to the overtime of assessments to safeguard their interests. This money is in the election, they would immediately confusion. Beefs were settled to Union treasury, not to gather moss, but to draw interest in the form lower wages and conditions to the crew members' satisfaction of better conditions, higher wages, and still better representation. by Patrolman ColLs. Hnrt art/4 the lowest possible standards. The Seafarers has participated Time Is Ripe For Action in and won many elections, and The Seafarers has the forces with which to work. The Isthmian the result has always been the campaign alone has developed hundreds of potential leaders for the same. The minute the results struggles yet to come. The leadership of the SIU has undergone a were announced, even before ne­ gotiations were opened, conditions (Continued on Page 4) Captain Accused Of False Logs Isthmian Vote Going Weil �Pao'> Four Cape Junction Wants Fonr-Watch System PORT SAID—Isthmian seamen aboard the Cape Junction held two shipboard meetings before Kitting this port, and came up with a recommendation support­ ing the four-watch system. Copies of the resolution, signed by a big majority of the crew, were forwarded to the SIU head­ quarters at New York, Text of the resolution is as fol­ lows: "Resolved that we ask the leadership of the SIU to take into consideration the following things that are arising in the maritime industry at the present time, namely: the boneyarding of numerous ships which means scarcity of jobs and unemploy­ ment for the seamen throughout the industry, and that the seamen who stand watches at sea work seven (7) days a week without any days off—a fifty-six (56) hour week. "Be it further resolved, that when the contracts terminate in September, 1946, the leadership push for a four (4) watch system to combat these obstacles." FmST MEETmC At the first meeting held at sea by the Cape Junction crew, D. Morgan was elected chairman and L. Nasukiewitz as secretary. Pete Kordakis was chosen as Deck Delegate; Harry Baldkauff as Engine Delegate; and Red Twyman as Stewards Delegate. When the floor was opened for Isthmian Seamen! SEA FLASHER—88 PERCENT FOR SIU! beefs, a couple of minor details were cleared up, and it was noted that the Wipers were losing a considerable amount of overtime cabbage by not being under SIU contract. The Cooks were also commended for serving good food. Delegate Twyman of the Stew­ ards Dept. settled a beef with the Port Captain, Port Steward and ship's Master whereby 8 men in the Stewards crew received a split of 10 houi's' overtime for extra meals, This was quite a victory for Red. SECOND MEETING A second shipboard meeting 'vvas hold on April 3rd, and dur­ ing the course of business the resolution- regai'ding the fourwatch system was drafted and passed. A small beef in the Stewards Dept. was settled with glasses being passed out'to all crew members. After a brief discus­ sion on Union policy and back­ ground under Good and Welfare, the meeting was adjourned. Bosun Lund reports that the crew enjoyed swell weather in the 15-day trip across to Port Said, and that everyone com­ mented upon the fact that the crew was made up of such a swell bunch of guys. According to the report, the Cape Junction has an almost solid SIU crew, and intends to strive for a 100 percent SIU vote when she re­ turns to good old U. S. soil. Coast Guard Confused, No End One of the main reasons the Coast Guard should get the hell out of merchant marine affairs is that it works at odds ends, constantly creating confusion throughout the entire industry. A case in point occured last Wed­ nesday. William O'Connor is a quali­ fied engine department man, hav ing all indorsements from Wiper to Jr. Engineer, with the excep­ tion of Electrician and Assistant. He has shipped as Assistant Electrician on several ships with­ out the indorsement, and has been refused on several others. Naturally, he wants to be able to ship on any job he is qualified for, so he went to the New York examiners for an Assistant's in­ dorsement. He was given the usual runaround, and in the end requested the Union to take the matter up. The Union immediately con­ tacted Commander Bridges of the Coast Guard, and was informed that the indorsement wasn't Fridar, April 19, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG necessary, and that any qualified engineroom man could ship on the job. Now, isn't this a hell of a note! One thing is law in one port, and another thing somewhere else. The Coast Guard doesn't know whether it is com^g or going. If they cannot even form a policy for all ports on certificates, how can they expect to run the affairs of the merchant marine? This is just another reason why the merchant marine should immediately return to the prew^ar status and the Coast Guard be put back to chasing icebergs. This Isthmian crew voted for the SIU 88 percent. Reading from left. First row: Valencia, Reese, Fitzkee, Beyer, and Charroin. 2nd row: Youngblood, Sr., Hardin, Youngblood, Jr., and Robker. 3rd row: Bosquin, Cavender, Buckley, Thompson, and Wiggins. Lewis Condemns Operators imbecility' WASHINGTON (LPA) - Not enough soft coal was produced in the nation last week to light a fire under a mine owner, but the operators were burning plenty, nevertheless, after an unprece­ dented tongue lashing given to them by John L. Lewis, who walked out on the stalled negoti­ ating sessions. Subsequent meetings between Labor Secretary Schwellenbach and the miners and separately with the operators produced little progress toward solution of the walkout of 400,000 bituminous miners which started on April 1. There was hope, however, that the negotiations which were broken off when Lewis walked out would be resumed this week, Lewis' vivid denunciation of the operators came after his mo­ tion to report disagreement to the full conference had been de­ feated by the mine owners. Read­ ing from a prepared statement the mine workers' leader told the operators: "For four weeks we have sat with you, we attended when you fixed the hour, we departed when weariness affected your pleasure. Our effort to resolve mutual questions has been in vain; you have been intolerant of sugges- PEDESTRIAN John L. Lewis took a walk last week—straight out of the nego­ tiating sessions with the soft coal operators in Washington. Before he left, however, he let go a blast at the mine owners that had them rocking. "We condemn your imbecility," declared Lewis, "You are smug in your com­ placency; we are abashed by (Continued from Page 3) your shamelessness: you prate of rapid turnover and therd is always room for capable and aggressive your respectability; we are shock­ ed at your lack of public moral­ members in that leadership. No one can draw a perfect bluepiant of the future, but the ity." (LPA) things that are happening today give a pretty clear picture of what can be expected. The collusion of the WSA, Coast Guard and other government bureaus with the shipowners is no matter of accident. It is a defin­ ite test of strength, a test to see whether the Union or the owners (Continued from Page 1) and bureaucrats will determine the conditions of the seamen. tain Port Halls should be opened Thus far the Seafarers has met all issues squarely, the Coast at once. Guard, WSA Medical examinations, competency cards, riders, and Your committee went into all dozens of others. In every instance the result has beeli a victory for the recommendations of the rank the Seafarers. • and file members and found that in each instance these proposals All Energies were already in force or recom­ The issues that have arisen thus far are important but they are mended by the recent Agents' of small stature compared to the attacks that can be expected in Conference. the future. A proposal that we discontinue To meet these attacks a strong vigorous Union is needed. Every the practice of requiring all reg­ ounce of Union energy, every facility, every resource, must be de­ istration cards to be stamped voted to the fullest education of the entire membership in prepara­ with its accompanying results tion for the struggles to come. was not adopted because it was This isn't the time to quibble about little things but rather a felt that this measure was a time to look at the big things ahead. With the correct carrying out prime method of educating our of a program of education of the entire membership, the Seafarers members. can face the future with assurance. The goal of the SIU is the A further proposal was made organization of the entire industry, the time to do the job is now. that a Steward Dept. member Clearing The Deck tions and jmpaticnt of analysis. "When we sought surcease from bioodletiing, you professed indifference, when wc cried aloud for safety of our members, you answer—'Be content—'twas always thus.' When we urged that you abate a stench, you averred that your nostrils were not offended. When we empha­ sized the importance of life you pleaded the priority of profits, when we spoke of little children in unkempt surroundings you said—'Look to the State.' "You aver that you own the mines, we condemn your imbe­ cility. You are smug in- your complacency; we are abashed by your shamelessness; you prate of your respectability; we are shocked at your lack of public morality. You scorn the toils and abstinence and the perils of the miners; we withhold approval of your luxurious mode of life and the nights you spend in merri­ ment. You invert the natural or­ der of things and charge to the public the pleasures of your own indolence; we denounce the senseless cupidity that withholds from the miners the rewards of honorable and perilous exertion. "To cavil further is futile," Lewis thundered. "We trust that time, as it shrinks your purse, may modify your niggardly and anti-social propensities." Then he strode out, followed by the other TJMW npgntiafors. Investigators Okay Union Setup inspect the stores of all vessels before they clear. In discussion it was pointed out that this would necessitate many inspec­ tors as the waterfront is so vast; it was therefore, rejected as im­ practical. Your committeg recommends that each Branch adopt the New York Branch system of filing and shipping in the interest of uni­ formity and efficiency. We fur­ ther recommend that a similar committee to this one be elected in each Port. In,conclusion, we are happy to report that your Union under the present leadership is functioning most efficiently and receives our unanimous endorsement. �Friday. April 19. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Him wHi ITHWK A letter from a Brother who quoted an em­ ployee of the United Seamens Service as saying that merchant seamen had been babied too much during the war and it would have to cease, was received. (See letter page.) (QUESTION: What did the United Seamens Service do for you during the war? Kathleen Holmes Crewmembers File Charges Against Skipper SHANGHAI — Crew members of the Isthmian Line ship, Kath­ leen Holmes, led by SIU ships organizers Suall and Larson, charged Captain Bert E. Smith with failure to comply with Sec­ tion 673 of the Seaman's Act, and with violation of Rider No. 7 of the Ship's Articles. In accord­ ance with the law, the crew re­ quested the U.S. Consul General at; Shanghai to hold appropriate hearings, and see that the law was enforced. On March 14th, the crew held a special meeting aboard the Holmes to discuss the Captain's actions, and a committee of three was elected to carry through on the charges. The committee drafted a letter to the U.S. Consul General at Shanghai containing the follow­ ing detailed charges: WILLIAM PARKER. ABThos© phonies never did any­ thing for me. Most of the clubs were cold and uncomfortable, and we were made to feel almost un­ welcome. The club in Panama wasn't too bad, but the rest were, pretty poor. The people who worked in the clubs never did any favors for seamen, but they made us feel that everything they did was a favor. I guess maybe Ihey thought that acting decent­ ly to ordinary seamen, not offi­ cers. is babying them. "We, the crew of the Kath­ leen S. Holmes, through our undersigned representatives do hereby lodge the following complaints for adjudication by the Consul General: 1. Title 46, USCR, Sec. 673, HENRY E. SOHL. AB— Why. they never went out of their way for anyone. They got paid for everything that they did. I never asked them to do me a favor, but from the way they did the routine stuff they were supposed to do. I can bet they v/ould have raised quite a fuss. When they talk about baby­ ing us, they are plain nuts. First they don't want to do us any fa­ vors. and then they want to re­ main in existence for a while longer. It just doesn't add up. PAUL SCHAD. AB— They must hide those clubs in Ihe hills. They are hard to find, and when you find one it isn't worth it. I don't know what they mean by babying us. We had to pay for everything we got. and Ihe prices were not Idw. Somelimes they would make a fuss about the seamen and tell them what heroes they were, but that isn't babying them. We were all in the war together, and it doesn't sound so good to hear that they Ihink they were babying us dur­ ing all that time. LEONARD C. WALBERG. AB— I have been in quite a few of their clubs and I have never been babied. On the other hand, sometimes the people who work­ ed there weren't even civil. You know, they think they are doing you a favor by telling you the right time. We became fed up with their attitude, and we only went there when we had no place else to go to. If the don't like us, and don't want to baby us. as they say. then why don't they dissolve and leave us alone? The war's over, and they can close up shop. Page Five makes it obligaotry on the part of the Master to maintain sea watches continuously while ^t sea, under penalty, for Sailons, Firemen, Oilers, and Watertenders. We charge that the Master of the above named vessel did violate the law on March 12, 1946, at 1200 by or­ dering, through the Chief Mate, that the Able Bodied seamen be placed on day work, i.e. from 8000 to 1700 with one hour off for lunch. The official Log Book and Bell Book will show that the .ship was .still officially at sea until Finished With En­ gines was rung on the after­ noon of March 14, 1946. 2. We charge that Number 2 lifeboat is in an unseaworthy condition. 3. We charge that an injured crew member was repeatedly denied suitable and appropri­ ate medical attention when available. 4. We charge that Title 46, USCR, sec. 670 was violated not only in price but in avail­ ability of goods. 5. We charge that the 2nd Asst. Engineer is incompetent and a menace to the safety and lives of the crew and vessel. In view of the above charges, which can be proven to the satisfaction of the Consul, and Beats WSA, Shipowners' Collusion His First Log, (Continued from Page 1) the Pacific Coast, Gulf of Mexico, or on the Atlantic Coast South of Cape Hatteras, first cla-ss trans­ portation shall be provided plus wages and subsistence to the port of engagement in the Continental United States, or at the seamen's option, cash equivalent of the ac­ tual cost of first class railroad transportation (less railroad tax) shall be paid, except where the collective bargaining agreement provides a specified amount then that sum shall be payable. A Real Phony, Lifted In Poit To Hiram F. Haines, a Chief Cook who has been sailing since 1922, came his first log recently. Brother Haines was aboard the Florence Crittenden, out of Balti­ more, and had received nothing but compliments from the Cap­ tain on his cooking until the beef in question came up. That followed the Captain's re­ quest that he be saved some sup­ per, since he was coming aboard late. Haines did as he was told, and as the Messman was serving the Skipper told him to be sure to put in overtime for the late service. It is furllier agreed that in the event that ship returns light or I . in ballast to the Continental United States articles shall ter­ minate at first port of arrival in accordance with voyage descrip­ tion set forth herein except that when the arrival at the first port is for the purpose of securing ad­ DOG FOOD? ditional bunkers, stores, or mak­ The Skipper asked Haines if ing emergency repairs of not he intended to put in overtime, more than seven days duration too. "Sure," said Haines. "I Articles shall continue until the worked overtime, didn't I." vessel can proceed to another "Yes," the Captain admitted, U. S. port. "but the meal wasn't fit for a It is further agreed that if dog." within thirty 'days of signing "You ate all of it, Captain." clear of these articles a seaman "Sure, I was hungry," the Cap­ who accepted first class railroad tain said, "but that meal still transportation less railroad tax in wasn't fit for a dog; who the hell cash presents himself in the com­ do you think you are, anyhow." pany's or agent's office at the port "I might ask you the same of signing on articles, he shall be question, sir. You may be Jesus paid an amount equal to wages Christ on the high seas, but in and subsistence for the number of days ordinarily required to port you're just another Captain travel from port of signing off to me." back to the port of signing on, "By God, I'll log you for that provided that ho wages or sub­ remark," the Captain roared. sistence shaU be payable to a He did. He logged Haines for seaman reporting back to the $200.67 for the remark. port of signing on within thirty But he couldn't make it stick. days if such seaman has returned The Shipping Commissioner told as regular crew member of this the Captain he^ couldn't make it vessel. stick. So the Captain of the Florr Operations Regulation 55 and ence Crittenden backed water, 72 of the War Shipping Adminis­ and Chief Cook Haines was paid tration shall also apply. off. the fact that Articles have been broken by the Master's viola­ tion of Title 46, USCR, see. 673, it is requested that appropri­ ate hearing be held and Title 46, USCR, sec. 673 and 685 be enforced." CONSUL STALLING Committee reported at another crew meeting on March 15th, and a motion was carried authorizing the special committee to take such actions as they saw fit re­ garding the charges against, the skipper. Another meeting was held on March 19th, and discussion arose regarding the shortage of tobacco in the slop chest, as well as on the charges. The 3-man commit­ tee was further authorized to represent the crew in the matter of cigarettes, and empowered to call a meeting for trial purposes. Further reports from volunteer organizers Larsen and Suall state that continuous organizing prog­ ress is being maintained aboard the Holmes, and that by the time she returns to this country and is voted, she'll bo in good shipshape form for the Seafarers. The last radiogram from the Holmes reports that the Consul at Shanghai is apparently stall­ ing. However, the full strength of the Seafarers is being massed behind these Isthmian seamen who are being victimized by an unscrupulous Captain who cares more about saving Isthmian a few dollars in overtime rather than in the safety and well-being of his men. In the event that further ac­ tion On these charges is impos­ sible at Shanghai, a complete in­ vestigation and hearing will be insisted upon by the Seafarers International Union when the Kathleen Holmes arrives back in this country some time within the next two months. NMU Sails Picketed Ship TAMPA, April 5 — The NMU sailed a strike-bound, picketed ship from this port this morning. The vessel, the LaSalle Seam of the Atlantic Coast Line, was being picketed by striking phos­ phate miners. This pernicious, NMU-tactic was in violation of a pledge made earlier to the president of the phosphate miners that the picket line would be respected. The picket line was thrown around the ship when half the cargo of phosphate had been loaded. Longshoremen woi'king the ship immediately quit. The Atlantic Coast Line, no­ torious scab-employing outfit, finished loading the ship with, scab labor. Then the NMU, dem­ onstrating greater allegiance to the company, backslid on its pi'omise to the miners. The pres­ ident of the miner's organization was informed that the NMU had held a meting and had voted to sail the ship. Most of the original crew re­ fused to accept the fink decision and walked off the ship. The NMU, which holds a contract with the ACL, sent another crew to replace the more union-con­ scious members. �THE SEAFARERS Pags Six Criticism Of Piecards Brings Fast Expuision For An NMU Gidtimer One of the tactics of conunie dominated unions is to yell "I'edbaiter" whenever someone has the nerve enough to stand up in the union meeting and ask ques­ tions of the officials. One such union is the NMU. In the NMU it is unconstitutional to criticize the officials or ques­ tion union policy. And in the NMU charges can be brought against a member if he defends himself against goons. Henry P. Boslooper, NMU No. 48675, found out all these things —to his sorrow. He stood up in a New York branch meeting and said that he didn't want the union officials to plan a policy so as to follow the line of any political party. He didn't mention the Com­ HENRY P. BOSLOOPER munists, but everybody knew what he was talking about. And changes are imminent in the NMU then the fun started. set-up. "A lot of the oldtimers don't RIGHTS DENIED like the way the union terrorizes First of all, he was told by those who speak out against the the Philadelphia Agent, who was Communist Party domination of present at the meeting, that this the policies of the NMU. Many type of criticism was unconstitu­ of the men who helped organize tional and would not be tolerated. the union are not communists, Later that same evening, when and don't even like the commies." he went into a bar, he was set It is interesting to note that upon by a couple of "strong-arm the charge sheet, which was gorillas, and warned that his handed to Boslooper has no sig­ "red-baiting" would have to stop. If he persisted in raising embar­ natures on it, although the rassing points at union meetings, charges are supposed to have been they threatened to really do a brought against him by other NMU members. job on him. All this to a man who joined the NMU in 1S39 and has served in responsible capacities for the union, both on ship and ashore. A few days after the meeting in question, Boslooper was in NMU New York hall, and one By ARTHUR THOMPSON of the stooges tried to rough him up. He, of course, defended him­ SAVANNAH—Shipping took a self, but he was put out of the holiday while I was at the hall, and has been refused admit­ Agents' Conference in New York tance since then. but when I returned the ships On March 20 he was charged started ganging up on Savannah. with conduct unbecoming a union We paid off six ships last week member in that "he is guilty of and we still have a few more starting a fight in the lobby of which we expect to payoff in the the union building and red-bait­ very near future. They are in ing." Charleston and they'll be paying off when they get rid of their CURRAN UNAVAILABLE ammo. It is significant that Boslooper Paying off two ships in the has not been admitted to the union hall to defend himself. He same ''ay is no hardship, but has also tried to see Joe "Quick when one is in Savannah and an­ Change" Curran, president of the other is 125 miles away in NMU, but so far he has not been Charleston it becomes a problem; able to get an "appointment" to so we had to put Mac on the job again so our members could get see him. As Boslooper puts it, "I guess the cooperation they expect and Joe is so busy organizing his one are entitled to. We did manage all of them, big union and May Day demon­ however, and most of the beefs strations that he doesn't have were settled at the payoff. There time to see the members of his own union. If I was in the right were two minor beefs with Alcoa group in the NMU, I bet he which they flatly refused to pay, and these we were compelled to would see me fast enough." send to Headquarters. Lately Bosloopeifs life has been After the War 1919 was a year of celebration and prosperity, especially for the shipowners. The public had not yet forgotten the "heroes in dun­ garees." The boys were coming home from overseas and every available American ship was loaded to capacity carrying tons of American made goods to the far corners of the earth. Wartime agreements had ex­ pired and negotiations were en­ tered into with the owners. At first, the owners refused the union's demands; but when a strike referendum vote was tak­ en and a strike call issued, they quickly capitulated and an agree­ ment was signed May 1, 1919 and expired May 1, 1921. In this agreement a basic wage of $85.00 a month for AB's and $90.00 for Firemen was agreed upon. TRAINING SCHOOLS There was one fly in the oint­ ment, however. In the early days of the war the United States Shipping Board had established a training school system for mer­ chant seamen. Not so. elaborate as the Maritime Commission pro­ gram of today, nevertheless the idea was the same. Ships were turned into train­ ing schools. The boys were dress­ Plenty Of Jobs In Savannah even more exciting. Twice with­ in the past two weks he has been tailed by goons, but each time so far, he has managed to oiitwit. therh. "I want to ship out on an SIU ship," he says, "so that I can feel safe again. I know that those guys won't stop at any­ thing—especially now when they know that many members are fed up with the union's dicta­ torial methods." CHANGES DUE Boslooper feels that NO LIST We have plenty of jobs on the board at present and our ship­ ping list looks rather sick. We've had to call .some of the other Ports for help but there seems to be a scarcity of seamen all over. We have five ships in port at the present writing but we could not hold a meeting due to the lack of a quorum. Robert L. Ripley, of "Believe It Or Not," fame arrived this noon in a Chinese junk-type boat many fitted out as a pleasure craft. Friday. April 19, 1S46 LOG ed up in uniforms and although no real shortage of seamen exist­ ed the Shipping Board continued the recruiting program. Dr. Paul S. Taylor in his his­ tory of the Sailors Union of the Pacific gives the following fig­ ures: "Under these plans the Ship­ ping Board began the training of crews in January 1918. Ex­ perienced men were enrolled at 6,854 official enrolling sta­ tions at drug stores through­ out the country, were sent to the training stations for an av­ erage of six weeks intensive training, and then sent to sea in the proportion of four ordi­ nary seamen to six able sea­ men. In this way the Sea ,Service Bureau of the Shipping Board trained and placed on board American ships 9,523 seamen, 9,053 firemen, and 5,333 employees of the Stew­ ards' Department." Thus we see that in the first World War, as in this one, the Government agencies were sim­ ply a bureaucratic strike-break­ ing setup spending thousands of dollars for the men recruited. BLACK LIST The United States Shipping Board made no pretense of rep­ resenting anyone but the ship­ owners and subsidized operators. In each of the Sea Service Fink Hiring Halls, a file was main­ tained containing the names of all militant seamen. This "black list" was called the deferred list and the old records are still on file in Washington, probably now the property of the Maritime Commission. The USSB like the Maritime Conrmission today, constructed ships, operated ships itself and, in addition, de­ livered newly-built ships to com­ panies which operated them on both "bare boat" and "cost plus" terms. Following the war, hundreds.of these ships were practically giv­ en to the shipowners and, in turn, the U. S. Shipping Board gave huge subsidies for their opera­ tion, the subsidies more than paying for the ships in the vast majority of cases. The end of the war instead of marking the end of this training program saw it intensified. Ships manned and loaded down with trainees were in every port. Un­ fortunately, no one seemed to re­ gard them as a threat to the union and they were laughingly referred to as the "Hooligan Navy." ON THE BEACH The era of shipping prosperity was short-lived, and by the end of 1920 ships were being laid up by the operators—although the nation as a whole was witnessing a boom such as had never been seen before. The laying up of ships threw hundreds of experienced seamen on the beach but undaunted by the fact that no longer was there the slightest excuse for its exist­ ence, the "Hooligan Navy" sailed merrily on, and recruiting all the way from the Bowery to St. Louis progressed steadily. Early in 1921, the International Seamen's Union formally notified the shipowners of its desire to negotiate a renewal of the con­ tract and were met with a stony silence. During the war, and in the pe­ riod of postwar prosperity, the shipowner^, and the U. S. Ship­ ping Board had planned well and were now ready to launch their campaign to smash the seamen's union. Shipping was bad and seamen were plentiful. This was the shipowners' and Government's "reward" to the seamen for their wartime loyalty and sacrifice. ISU and that no member of the ISU, unless dispatched through the "Sea Service Fink Bureau" or the company personnel depart­ ment, would be considered. The "heroes" of 1917 and 1918 were forgotten. May first, the union men walk­ ed ashore and the "Hooligan Navy" augmented by the riff-raff of America walked aboard, under police protection. THESE MEN WHO WALKED ASHORE WERE THE PIO­ NEERS OF OUR UNION OF TODAY. There was no strike. The ship­ owners deliberately I'efused to recognize the union of seamen which had sailed the .ships throughout the war. With the collaboration of the United States Shipping Board, they had for four years recruited the replace­ ments necessary to sail the ships on the day of their determining. This was a lock-out! A lock-out! A strike of the shipowners against the seamen. Men died in this lock-out—men who fought on the picket lines established in every port from coast to coast. FINK HALLS Needless to say, the lock-out was a success. The shipowners were victorious and proceeded to lower conditions to the absolute minimum through the United States Shipping Board Fink Hall apparatus. These Fink Halls op­ erating under the name of "Sea Service Bureaus" operated under the absolute dictatorship of the shipping master. There was no such thing as rotary shipping or preference due to length of time ashore. The men .sat around on dingy chairs and benches waiting. When a job was called the shipping master would look over the seamen crowding around the desk and pick whomever he wanted. A five dollar bill would WHAT AM 1 BIP TOR THIS A B.'S JOB ? The 1921 Lockout In the early months of 1921 the shipowners announced, not to the Unions, but to the nation as a whole, that they had decided upon a 17'A per cent wage cut. The - International Seamen's Union, well aware of the sudden buy almost any job and a letter from the company cinched the decrease in American export ton­ deal. nage, was still willing to negoti­ Each shipping master kept a ate, even willing to accept the master file called the "deferred "status quo" and continue the list" sent out from Washington. agreement of 1919-1921. until Discharges issued in this period some equitable agreement could had spaces for "Character, con­ be reached. duct and ability." If any Captain, Then the shipowners gave an Mate, Steward or Engineer la­ answer. They had no intentions belled a Seaman as bad he went of recognizing the ISU. A 17 Y2 on the deferred list. per cent wage cut was the order NO APPEAL of the day. An open shop would This meant that he was "black replace the Union hiring halls. Seamen would be dispatched listed" with no right of appeal, through the "Sea Service Bu­ thereby being forced to sail on reaus" (Fink Halls), no prefer­ the worst of ships if he sailed ence would be shown and no at all. On the West Coast, as on the union would be recognized. A strike vote was taken among Great Lakes, the use of a con­ the membership of the ISU and 1 tinuous discharge "Fink Book" was prevalent. These books were the answer was—"STRIKE." issued on the lakes by the Lake On April 30, 1921 the operators Carriers Association and the announced 'that they no longer recognized the existence of the (CofI finned on Pago 9) (••.I: �Friday, April 19, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Shipping Lull Ends In Boston By JOHN MOGAN Florida Law Aids Operators By SONNY SIMMONS TAMPA — Things here are going along as usual. Mississippi is running the Flying Eagle in here next week, but we don't khow whether this ship is going on this run permanently or not. I see in the papers that Water­ man is getting 24 more ships back. It has been pretty well understood all along that Water­ man and Bull were opening up here in the near future. This phosphate miners' strike has all of the boats on that run going to some other port; though this should be over in a few days, BEST OF ALL We will get in our new build­ ing in a couple of weeks, and after we move we will have about the best Hall in the Gulf, if not in tlie country. We have that all men would come through the SIU hall. We wonder just what they ex­ pect us to send to their tugs when they call us for a man. We may go to sleep and send a com.pany stiff, but the chance is very very slim; in fact, it is the same chance that Joe Curran has of becoming President of the SIU—which is no chance. NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: SAN JUAN NEW ORLEANS PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON BOSTON—We have just com­ pleted tiie slowest week in this port in many a year. Not a single payoff for the entire week. Nev­ ertheless the ships in port had enough beefs to keep everybody going; especially the two Isth­ mians that were voted on Friday and Saturday. Our one and only sign-on since the "competence card" gag came into being went off okay. The Patrolman said that the Stewards Department members would sign on first and that they had no "competence" cards. WSA waiv­ ed this particular ship and she signed on without incident. It is to be expected, however, that the Port Baltimore Sounds Loud Call For ABs By ELBERT HOGG BALTIMORE — Well, here is the Port of Baltimore coming in again. I didn't receive any timebombs in the mail this week, so the boys must have liked the news—so we will try it again. Shipping is still good in Bal­ timore with about 50 or 60 AB jobs on the board and no ABs here to take them, and your Dis­ patcher is forced to place acting ABs aboard ships. This is not only hurting the Union, but it is keeping men with enough sea-tirne to get their AB from going down to get them. I say that if a man is too lazy to go get his AB ticket, he is not the kind of man to be going to sea and be getting AD pay, there­ by gypping some oldtimer out of his rightful pay. I, for one, would like to see the old ruling come back requir­ ing three years OS time in order to get an AH ticket, and no more acting ABs to be accepted. This also applies to men with enough time to raise their ratings in other departments. But this is enough of beating my guttis about my headaches. Let us look at the brighter side of Baltimore. had a run in with the CPA, and this group of bums are trying to give us the run-around. The lady that has the hotel rented told us that she has friends in the OPA and wouldn't have to vacate. Upon visiting the OPA giiy, and cortfroriting him with these statements it looks as though it were so, but now we find that this lady has sold most of her furniture and is now ready to move. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURES An old friend just pulled into CONTRACT TALKS port after a long trip. Some of By the time this gets to New you oldtimers from New York York we will have finished on and New Orleans should know the contract with the Florida him. They used to call him "Min­ Power Corporation. We spent one nie the Moocher" then. Well, he entire day arguing with these peo­ hasn't changed any. ple, and have made quite a bit All our visiting firemen pieof headway. cards have taken their gear and Because of the State Attorney- have gone back to their own General in Florida, these Cor­ back yards. I hope they learned porations are , in a pretty good how a good port is run and prof­ spot, according to the ruling laid it by their sojourn in our lovely down by this bum. Port of Baltimore. (Excuse us Any mail working for a com­ fellows, we were only kidding— pany can join, or not join a we have to have some fun.) I Union as he sees fit, and there is see that none of our lovely wom­ to be no discrimination against en are missing so I guess none' of a man for not joining. We couldn't go for this, and luld them that if that was the case oM.\ ALU MtRe! there was no reason for us being the bargtining agents, that if the company could hire any man they Wahted to ahd it was left up to the mah whether or hot he Warited to jdih the Union theh thfefe would be no Union on these tugfe of theirs. THROUGH UNION HALL They cited the ruling of the At­ torney Genefal: no elosed shOJis. We said Okay; take that part Out that says that a matt ttiust join them was married while here. the Seafarers, but insert that all We have to thank them for that. Brothers, It sui-e is a relief men hired would come through our Hall. They agreed to this. to walk out to the dispatch desk and not have to look at a bunch of uniforms. You don't even see them in the gin mills any­ more. That sure makes the oldtimers feel good. Even the boys who went out and got a license have discarded the gold braid and are bending elbows with the old gang again in the same old bars. It is nice to have them back again, and find out they're still the same as when they sailed in the fo'cle. GOOD JOB Our organizers are still doing a bang-up job down this way. The three Isthmian ships we had in here when the voting started were carried by a large majority. It is more important than ever that the boys stay aboard until the voting is over. When jobs come up, take them, oven if you can't vote it will keep some scab off who may be able to vote for the company or the NMU, So let's keep sacrificing awhile longer and help to en­ lighten the unenlightened. Then there will be more jobs for every­ body with no more stew pots to be had for the boys on the beach. SIU Shows Ability In Brive By RAY WHITE next sign-on will produce some bother. ; The two Isthmians that were voted at Ihi.s port were very sat­ isfactory percentage - wise. But the news of the election came just a little too late to keep all the gang aboard. Many SIU votes piled off, but they can catch an­ other Isthmian and utilize their voting eligibility. ISTHMIAN VOTE It looks from here as though Isthmian should be won easily. Yet it is no time for complacency; we nflist continue to work hard on the Isthmian canipaigu. The Massachusetts Steamship Lines, Inc., dispute involving sea­ men, former members of the SIU, is still in the hands of a Labor Commission. A decision should be rendered after a final hearing this week, which will be attended by Secretary-Treasurer Hawk. FINAL DISPATCH One of our oldest and bestliked Brothers, Joe Saunders, passed away in Mobile last week, and was buided from his home in Boston a few days ago. A great many of the members paid their last respects to Joe and the Branch sent a nice floral tribute. Many of his old cronies and shipmates were on a trip when he died, and will be saddened to read this issue of the Log and find that old Joe has left our ranks. The lull mentioned in the opening paragraph is over. Three payoffs coming up in the next two days and a chance for some of . the older cards to get moving. Seatime Cut Asked By SIU NORFOLK — Shipping is still mian drive is not over but just good in Norfolk. We seem to started. have more rated jobs than men at the present, but this is the By JOE ALGINA way the boys here like it. It gives theiii tlie chance to pick NEW YORK — Payoffs have their ship. been heavy in this port for the By D. L. PARKER But, this isn't the case with the last week with all beefs being unrated men, the jobs disappear GALVESTON—I have just re­ settled at the payoffs. Shipping as soon as they are called from turned from the Agents Confer­ is at a standstill because of the the board. ence and I sincerely believe that rider beef. To date we have voted one it was the best one that I have It looks as though the whole Isthmian ship in this port. ^ It ever had the privilege to attend. situation was engineered to force Upon arriving back in the Port was the SS Sea Flasher. "The the smaller companies out of of Galveston I found that every SIU polled 95 percent of the business. The bigger companies, thing was running smoothly, and votes as there wei'e only six men with Alcoa in the lead, want the that shipping and business were aboard who voted NMU and non­ field to themselves. very good. union. This is a fine record and We are now looking for an­ it plainly shows the ability of SIU REDUCE SEATIME other Hall and I believe that I men and organizers who have Concerning fellows still in the have found one that will be suit­ been sailing Isthmian .ships. able for our purpose. It is 40 draft age, I was talking to some The NMU organizers made a feet wide by 12 feet long and it of the WSA officials on having grand attempt to make a show is situated in the business dis­ the se-atime reduced. In my es= at the election and even after the trict close to the waterfront and timation, I think that anyone voting was over, but the crew with 18 months seatime during will seat about 300 men. tui-ned their backs as they had the war should be draft deferred. ISTHMIAN VOTE already gone under the banner of The way it stands now, the re­ We have an SUP man here the Seafarers. now to take care of the SUP quired 32 months seatime wiU They knew, as all Isthmian men ships and that is some relief to keep a lot of young fellows from know, that the SIU has the most us. His name is Jack Hines and returning to .school until God to offer in conditions and wages. knows when. Men who want he is on the ball day and night. The SlU-'record speaks for itself. We voted an Isthmian ship this to work ashore will be forced to We have quite a few ships due past Friday, the Norman E. stay at sea. for the coming week and ship­ Mack, and we carried her by a HOLD YOUR PAPERS ping will hold good, especially for big majority. rated men. When you are on the other On the beach here we have We have several ships tied up quite a few of the oldtimers, side, don't give up your papers because of Rider 64, which the Windy Walsh, Frenchy Michelet, to the Coast Guard if you are WSA is trying to shove on the Jack Kelly and numerous others unfortunate enough to be brought seamen. But John Seaman is and it is a pleasure to talk to up before them. It is my advice getting tired of being pushed men like them as they know the that you tell them that you for­ around by the WSA and plainly score and do not ask damfool got your papers. Don't produce shows it. questions as some of the TCs and them unless there is a Union rep­ resentative present. would-be seaman. The boys are just going to sit Shipping for rated men is so tight in the harbor until they In that way, you niight be able receive instructions from Head­ good we can't get them for love to keep your papers. Once the quarters, as to the final settle­ or money. So if any of you boys Coast Guard gets a lipid of your from the cold climate want to papers, you might be out of luck ment of this beef. for a long period of time. Be reminded that the Isth- get a short run come on down. Galveston Gets New Hall �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 19. 1546 SlU Lakes' Scale World Highest Isthmian Seamen! The Patrolmen Say... By FRED FARNEN Cooperation DETROIT — The SIU set the* wage scale again for the Great Lakes — tlie highest scale of wages of anj' seamen in the world. And now, the phony l ake Car riers Association, coiejiosed of and controlled by the largest group of ship owners on the Lakes, comes through with an increase of a few dollars over our scale. And they stUl have their phony bonus system in effect which is extra compensation for staying on their ships the entire season. The bonus was accepted by the SIU in lieu of an increase in wages during the war, when wages were frozen and it was impossible for the unions to get any increase in wages. Immediately after the war this bonus clause was eliminated from the SIU's contracts, and was applied to our wages, payable monthly instead of at the-end of the season. SIU SETS WAGES D&C Signs New Agreement By WILLIAM STEVENSON DETROIT — Well, the weather is a little cool this past week, but the weather docs not affect me very much because the help is busy around this Port. We have got two passenger boats running now—the D&C boats. We just signed another agreement with this company. It has been in operation for about seventy-five years and we have had fifty agreements with them and not one major work stoppage in all that time. We are getting the highest wages of any sailors in the world, and the best working conditions and hours. We expect to be running around day and night in about another month trying to keep our boats running smoothly. Our wage scale is for Quarter­ master, $216.00; AB, $209,00; Firemen, Oilers, and Watertenders $209.00; Ordinary Seamen $171.00; Coalpassers, $168.00; and Porters $171.00; 2nd Cooks $200.75 In other words we got a flat in­ crease of $31.00 per month for everybody in the unlicensed per sonnel group. The other steamboat companies are falling in line very nicely. We expect to have five more ships fitting out this next week which will use up most of our :nen around this Hall. One of our new boats, the J. P. Wells, stopped here on her way to Manitowac to be converted into an automobile carrier. Some improvements were recommended for the crew quar­ ters. This ship was sold recent­ ly to the D & C Company; her former name was the Hazen Butler and she was owned by the Midland Steamship Company. It is a well known fact that the wages of Lakes seamen is set by the SIU. The reason for the Lake Carriers Association's grant of a few dollars more is also well known: A miserable, contemptable trick to discourage future seamen from joining a Union, also an attempt to discourage men who are already in the Union. Any thinking seaman knows as long as the shipowners keep one step ahead of the Union, there will be less incentive for men to join the Union, but it must be stressed to the new men and our own members, too, that if the SIU is allowed lo die, eventually all wage scales, living conditions, etc. will be entirely up to the shipowners and we can't say a damned thing about it. This condition still exists in and on Lake Carrier ships. Regardless of the few dollars difference in pay it should be erought to the alleallon of future saembers the advantages Union ships have over non-union ships —the rotating system of shipping, the right to bring any beefs to the attention of Union Officials, indiscriminate hiring and firing By ALEX McLEAN and other advantages too num­ erous to mention here. These ad­ BUFFALO—The only ship so vantages will never be granted by the Lake Carriers Association. far this week to visit our port was the T. J. McCarthy with NO UNION. NO PAY ioine three hundred new autoThey have only been granted •nobiles. The George H. Ingalls to SIU ships because the SIU vill join her in that trade on the fought for them in the past and I5th of April. will fight for them in the future. Waterfront aclivilies here are The phony Lake Carriers Asso­ very slow and we expect them ciation is well aware of this fact to stay that way until - the coal and will naturally do anything strike is settled. in its power to discourage their The Connecting Terminal grain employees from joining the SIU, hence their grant of a slight in­ elevator on the Blackwell canal crease in pay. But it must be was closed today for the first time remembered by all seamen that if in seven years, as the result of a there is no Union, there will also critical shortage of grain here for exporting and domestic milling. be no pay for seamen. I see that Brother Herb Jen­ If this year the Lake Carriers sen, Chicago Port Agent, will only operate sixty percent of have to brush up on his foreign their vessels, they will have Mates wheeling and watchmg, Engin­ languages as the vanguard ves­ eers oiling, firing and even pas­ sels that will reopen the all-water sing coal. Whom then will the Europe to Chicago trade were en unorganized seamen have to turn route across the Atlantic today for the first time since the out­ to for protection? break of World War II. If the unorganized seamen who Papa Jensen will be pleased to enjoy the present wage scale on hear that the first cargo to ar­ the Great Lakes believe that rive is cod liver oil. they are a free gift of the ship­ Lakes Trade Very Slow owners and that they will remain so without any effort on their part to sustain them, they are laboring under a delusion. \ Make Isthmian SIU I For the Best Union Representation The SS Goldsboro paid off last week and it was a pleasure to go aboard the scow and see how spotless she was. The boat was so clean that it would be almost impossible to tell that she had just returned from a three-month trip. The book members worked hand in hand with the tripcard men and were able lo break them into SIU way of doing things. The Deck and Engine Depart­ ments joined in complimenting the Stewards Department men for their spendid work during the voyage. The men who go aboard vari­ ous ships in the Stewards De- Visit, Don't Phone Union Hail By LOUIS COFFIN JACKSONVILLE—Things are continuing fairly slow here, and at the present time we have only the Atlantic Line Florspar in port. She will be with us for a few days more, and then she pro­ ceeds to Savannah where she will be turned over to a foreign com­ pany. We inanaged to ship a few men on her and on the SUP ship, the John McMillen of the Matson Line. We expected to see a small boom here, with shipments of food to Europe, but so far noth­ ing has materialized. There are few expectations of any ships ar­ riving here within the next lit­ tle while. TELEPHONE PESTS We have been plagued with a new kind of pest who likes to obtain all information over the telephone. They call up and ask what kind of a ship it is, who does it belong to, does she sail under steam, and they even want to know the name of the Mate. Brothers who try to get infor­ mation this way should take in­ to eonsideration the fact that the Union Hall is the place where Union business should be trans­ acted. We never refuse to give certain information over the phone, but we feel that the boys should come up to the Hall to discuss shipping. If is true that the Hall in this partment should not work over­ time unless it is authorized by the Steward. Otherwise thic company will refuse to pay, and the Union is forced to stick its neck out on a worthless beef. W. Hamilton % X ^ Square Shooter The La Farge, American Range Lines, was out for almost eleven months. During this time the crew was logged a total of $3,000.00. The tliree Delegates told me all about it, and most of the loggings sounded like bum beefs. So we talked it over with the Skipper and after a little per­ suasion he agreed to lift all the loggings. Everything came out okay, and the Captain acted like a square shooter instead of the way some of the "brass" acts. Salvador Colli XXX town does not have the accom­ modations of the Halls in the big ports, but it is the SILT Hall, and No Beefs members should +ake time to All beefs existing on the SS come to the Hall to find out what John P. Foe of the Bull Line goes on. were satisfactorily squared away when wo went aboard for the SHOOTING THE BREEZE payoff on April 12. We were recently visited by The Second Cook of this vcs.scl, one of our oldtimcrs, Brother H. P. Poncyhausky, missed the Otto Preussler. Uncle Otto hasn't ship when it left Germany. He has wages and overtime coming tlowpoi KA/OVV // to him but they will not be paid iHe COLOR OF.. until ho gets in touch with the THCSKIPPCKS^ dispalchej- in the New York Hull. S. Colls R. Gonzales XXX Money Coming Wc managed to lilt logs which had been entered against four i.crew members of the Rufus Choate of the Overlakes Steam­ been to sea for quite some time, ship company. The payoff was but he is ready to go now. It's al­ made on April 12. ways good to meet some of the The black gang was paid off old shellbacks, and it gives us all a chance to shoot the breeze without receiving the overtime which v/as coming to them. How­ about the "good old days." ever, the matter has been settled The weather here is real olHsatisfactorily and the men can fashioned summer, and straw now collect their money from the hats and slacks are in season. If company's paymaster. it weren't for the competition All other beefs were settled at from the Navy kids, this would be a good town where a Mer­ the payoff. chant Seaman could take a few William Hamilton weeks' rest between trips. A1 Kerr WITH Although Uncle Sammy is giv­ ing a hell of a lot of shipping to the Chinese Government, that is no reason why, in the process of delivering these "sampans" to a Chinese port, the living standards of U. S. seamen should be lowered to the level of Chin­ ese seamen. Chiang Kai-shek and his agents have found that this won't work. Some of the tubs coming in here from San Pedro have been in a filthy mess and full of beefs of every description. We have given the local agents a rough ride on those beefs, and the crews are damn glad to have an SIU Hall at Vancouver and Victoria. All of the ships left here in A-1 shape and with everyone satisfied, with the exception per­ haps of Chiang Kai-shek and his local agents. Conditions on the job must be maintained at the SlU-SUP level. Ship's Delegates must remain ever on the alert, and keep shore officials informed of any and all infractions of the agreements. STRIKE THREATENED Recently, the Marine Engineers employed on Union SS Company vessels voted to strike to force the National War Labor Board to take some action on their de­ mands for decent conditions. It seems that no matter how bad conditions are on the job, and no matter what peaceful methods labor uses to try to adjust these standards, eventually the work­ ers have to resort to economic action. Of what use then are the many government boards supposedly set up to. ensure justice to the workers in their dealings with their employers, and supposedly to also maintain industrial tran­ quility. In order to be effective, the structure of these boards must be changed and labor given equal representation. The "North Vancouver Coun­ cil Ferry Committee" was recent­ ly stopped cold in its latest at­ tempt to reduce the conditions won for ferry employees by their respective organizations. The Masters and Mates, in a dispute over the accumulation of statutory holidays, won their ar­ gument and set the Council back a little. The Ferry employees are determined lo protect what they have. MARCASITE AGREEMENT A few weeks ago we wrote that we had reached an agree­ ment with the owners of the Marcasite. It provides for good overtime pay, first class trans­ portation and wages back to Vancouver if ship pays off in any other port, and overtime for any work performed on Saturday af­ ternoons, Sundays, or Legal Holi­ days. All wages, overtime, and other monies to be paid in United States Currency. Its a good con­ tract, and one that maintains the high standard of SIU agreements. -vnirif:.; �THE Friday, April 19, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Mobile Has Jobs For All Ratings Page Nine WINTHROP L, MARVIN By CHARLES KIMBALL MOBILE — The future of the a happy day for the membership port of Mobile looks very bright. when we can move out of this There are plans under way, and Hall. the money appropriated, for the So, Brother, if you want a job expansion of the docks and wa­ come on down to Mobile where terways. you can get grits with your eggs The Mobile Towing and Wreck­ every morning. ing Company has purchased three more tugs. Waterman is getting 18 more ships that will go in service soon. It is also rumored that Waterman has purchased three or four more tugs that will work in this harbor. There are also plenty of jobs By JAMES TRUESDALE for all ratings on these tankers PHILADELPHIA — Although we have laying up the river. At present we have 17 Pacific, five the tugboat strike is not over in Here's a strongly pro-SIU ship, the Winthrop L. Marvin of the Isthmian Line. In the recently Deconhill and eight Los Angeles this port, the pickets have been Tankers. This fleet is expected taken off the entire waterfront. conducted election aboard this ship, the Seafarers polled 85 percent of the eligible votes. Hold her to reach a maximum of fifty. Teamsters and longshoremen steady as she goes, men! These ships are keeping full have gone back to work with the crews by to maintain them and a.ssurance that if the tugboatmen be ready to move in 24 hours; put out another picket line, they that is, the company wants full will back them 100 per cent. We crews but we are unable to fill told them the same thing. the orders. We have a few ships tied up In the Zane Grey item of here because of the rider beef, These companies arc threaten­ last week's Log (4/12/46), ing to man these ships themselves and a couple more tied up be­ Richard Ort, AB. was men­ if we don't get some men up cause of the coal strike. We had tioned as having turned in his This is New Orleans in her to the legend that her carefree there. I have called New Orleans a few tankers in which paid off NMU book and becoming an halj'con days. The tides of war children have lent to her name. several limes and they are doing and signed on again. 3IU member. The Log wish­ have receded and left a revital­ Under the soft lights of a mer­ the best they can, still it isn't A lot of men have been coming es to correct this error as we ized soil in their wake from cifully mantling night, New Or­ enough. in from New York and Baltimore. have been informed that whence have sprung a host of leans is as romantic as a wellRichard Ort is still a mem­ Shipping for all ratings has Philly is a good town to ship new places of pleasure dedicated kept old doll who is highly skill­ ber of that union. We made been very good for some time, from when there is anything do­ to appeasing the hunger of a fun- ed in the art of plying the an honest mistake, and here's and we expect it to continue that ing, but if the tugboatmen set up starved city. powder, paint and rouge. our honest apology. way indefinitely. A lot of the old another picket line, this port will The storied square-mile that The harsh light of dawn re­ Mobile boys are drifting back, be closed up tighter than a drum. is the Old French Quarter is veals her dimples to be but and it sure looks good to see abloom with all the vigor of its wrinkles of care, but this is of them. earlier years. The town is wide concern only to the guy who mu,st Business for the past several open again at long, long last. see her when .she gets up in the weeks was also very good and "They're off!" is heard on every morning—for the seaman who is it's keeping all the pie cards NEW YORK—Under the chair­ that Electricians' beefs should be corner and, mingled with the merely passing through, she af­ around here in high gear. clink of chips, the whirr of the fords a dance or two with all As for a new Hall, it just about manship of Frank Barbaria, the handled in the same manner as slots, the blare of the jukes and the grace and dalliance of the impossible to find a suitable Electricians Committee selected Engine Department beefs through the slightly hysterical laughter True Romance. place in this town, although I at the last New York Branch the medium of the Engine Dele­ of caiefree women, all go to Somebody or other here at haven't given up yet. I have one Meeting has drawn up i-ecommake a music of entrancing har­ home in New Orleans is forever gate aboard ship and the Union mendations which will be voted prospect at present; whether it giving us a bad time about ourIt was fur­ mony for the nautical ear. will materialize or not I don't upon at the next Branch Meeting. apparatus a.shorc. The aging madams of the long- philosophy of life. They are ther agreed that a log entry know, but I do know it will be Among the subjects discussed shuttered houses have soaped constantly after us to settle down by the committee were shipping should be made when any mem­ and polished the dust of years and do something. Now why rules, upgrading, division of au­ ber of the Engine Department must people be forever doing the Electrician thority, living conditions, work­ other , than something? Or, worse yet,* wor­ handles any electrical equipment. ing rules, and the handling of rying other people to do some­ The Committee went on record beefs. (Continued from Page 6) thing. The recommendations in i-egard as favoring the addition of a West Coast by the Pacific Ship­ '"I don't care what screwball to shipping rules, it adopted, qualified Electrician to the ne­ owners Association. built the pyramids," wrote the gotiations committee if Electri­ The great majority of shipping would require that a Chief Elec­ sage of Walden Pond; "tell me was done through Fink hiring trician have at least four years cian's problems are on the agenda. something of the people who Other recommendations in­ halls maintained by the shipown­ of electrical experience, or two were above such trifling." clude the formation of an ex­ ers, and in order to ship through years of experience and two years DO IT NOW these halls the carrying of the of technical school time. Assis­ amining board of qualified Elec­ While we are prepared to ad­ tant Electricians would need a tricians to be selected from the Fink books was mandatory. mit that its the doers who con­ The only contracts remaining minimum of one year experience. floor at such times as they are quer the earth, we insist that it in existence after the 1921 lock­ Until a Union examining board needed to pass on the ability of has been given to the dreamers out were on the Pacific, Great can be set up, however, all rat­ applicants and to discuss general alone to enjoy it. We contend Lakes and North Atlantic coasts ings will require full experience. Electricians beefs; and that in from their gilded upholstery and that Thoreau was far happier in the event that the ship carries everything is agleam again in all and consisted of only a few com­ PROMOTION PROCEDURE the dreamy isolation of the Con­ only one Electrician, the com­ its gaudy glory. panies operating only a few ships. cord forests than any of the imThe report proposes that pro­ pany is to furnish a Night Elec­ OLDTIMERS CARRY ON LIVING LEGEND pei-jal Caesars e\-er were in" the motions will lake place only trician while the ship is in port. Shipping was bad and thou­ The "B" dolls who work the .marble palaces of ancient Rome. when a man is qualified and then sands of former members of the Other members of the commit­ bars are young, .stacked and Time waits for no man. Broth­ according to seniority. Training International Seamen's Union tee besides Brothel Bai'oaria, eager with an urgency born ot er. If you put vour .Spring aside on the job is" provided for in the quit the sea for jobs ashore. wei-e Reece Oliver, John Smith, the uncertain temper of these per­ while you conquer the world recommendation that a Wiper be Other thousands who had joined Allan Strand, William Nicholson, ilous times. Revelry is ram­ vou 11 find that V/inter has stolen added to the manning scales and the • union during the period of M. Vrydenberger, Paul Bauer, J. pant again . . . there's a Carnival upon you while .you were busy that he be assigned electrical the war and who had used the Callahan, and Eugene Greene. spirit in the air . . . goodfellow- conquering and that you're stuck work. union simply as a hiring hall The recommendations will be ship is once again the open-se­ by the fire with a world on yoiu" The Chief Electrician is to work without participating in any of submitted to the membership for same to the richest treasure in hands. under, and be answerable to, the its activities, simply stopped pay­ action on Wednesday, April 24, the genie's hoard. And all this is "Gather ye rose-buds while ing dues and shipped either from Master and Chief Engineer only. at the regular bi-monthly branch as it should be; for New Or­ ye may. The other men in the electrical the dock, company offices, or the meeting. leans owes much of her wealth Old Time is still a-flying: section are to be directed solely USSB Fink hiring halls. And this same flower that by the Chief Electrician. " The ISU continued to maintain smiles today, Quartei's are to be furnished union halls and representatives HERE'S WHAT YOU DO TO HAVE A GOOD Tomorrow will be dying." in the principal ports supported and maintained for Chief Elec­ SHIP AND A GOOD TRIP—THE UNION WAY in the main by the pre-war mem­ tricians in the same maimer as licensed officers, and Chief Elec­ bers of the union who refused to 1. DO YOUR JOB IN A NEAT FASHION accept defeat and continued their tricians are to eat in the saloon. 2. BE A GOOD SHIPMATE On the subject of wages, the union membership. 3. CO-OPERATE WITH SHIPS DELEGATES The future of seamen's organi­ report recommends that Chief 4. HOLD MEETINGS REGULARLY zation looked dark. The mush­ Electricians receive the same room growth of the union,' the overtime rate as licensed engin­ 5. KEEP ACCURATE OVERTIME RECORDS failure to develop any real rank eers, and that a wage differential 6. NO DRUNKEN PERFORMING ON BOARD and file leadership, had resulted be established between assistants 7. READ YOUR UNION PAPER in a powerful union being nearly if several assistants are carried. 9. AFTER COMPLETION OF TRIP STAND BY destroyed ahno.d overnight. HANDLING OF BEEFS SKIP 'TILL ALL BEEFS ARE SETTLED. The Committee recommended (Continued Next Week) Tug Strike Continues Our Mistake Electricians Committee Reports History Of SlU �THE Sl^ A FAREtiS Page Ten LOG Friday, April 19. 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings Steward lArtnyMan IShowsHow iHe'd Do It If Army Captain Charles Botte had his way, seamen would be executing snappy salutes, click­ ing their heels and serving as the Captain's personal orderlies. ; "Bone is the troop commanding officer aboard the SS Cody Vicitory. From the ship's minutes, it jappears he wouldn't mind being admiral of the whole damm fleet. Pet boast of our Army friend is that he can commandeer the ship whenever he so decides. And furthermore, he claims, ho could force the crew to eat any place. Like the laundry for ex­ ample, . But, really, he wouldn't do anything like that: because, says . Captain Bone, he's a "regular . Joe." Now do you feel better fel­ lows? • TEA. IT GIVES 4. , . The Captain, who just enjoys reminding the crew of what he can do if he wants to, but would, n't do unless he had to, was ^ questioned on what he meant by ."reprisals." He sinisterly called attention to his "brass halo." (With or without horns, Cap­ tain?). On one occasion this very ben5. evolent despot called the three .. delegates to his quarters. "Why," he sweetly but unhap­ pily asked, "can't I have tea and cakes served in my room?'" Well, you sec it's this way. Captain ... — ; DRAFT INFORMER Further on, the minutes reveal ,, that the man-who-likes-to-playsoldier expressed resentment at . the crew's attitude. With a bogeyman-will - get - you-if-you-don't watch-out manner. Bone copied the "vital" information from the crew's draft cards, most of the kids aboard being subject to the « draft, I The crew, with a bellyfull of the Captain's chicken, finally ap, pointed a committee of four. '' They went to the department • heads, and then to the "Old Man." - They were assured by all that there was no cause fdr worry. As you were, men! Make litbmian SlU! Almighty Skipper Is Taken To Task Messhall Spitting Swells Log Fund A complaint that "the Skipper thinks he's God" headlines the minutes Of the SS Bell Ringer dated March 20, and serit in by Chairman Red Davis and Secre-^ tary Eugene Dore. The minutes charge that the Captain insulted one creW mem­ ber by calling him "trash" and .stated that all the men were dogs. He also allowed the of­ ficers to bring beer on board at St. Croix, but would not permit the cr^w the same privilege. He endangered the lives of the crew members by ruling that all un­ licensed personnel had to use the outside ladders on going up to the wheel. A note of humor was injected into the proceedings. A stow­ away, Ida Sierra, was discovered on board, and the crew prompt­ ly voted a tripcard for her. The crew voted to request overtime for getting linen after 5 P.M. on Saturday, and the Deck Gang wants the Mate to give his orders through the Bosun. VENORE.. Mar. 3 — (Not i 4. 4. noted). Discussion on purposes FRELINGHUYSEN. Mar. 31 of Union. Suggestion offered —Chaitmari Jack Higgins; Sec­ by Mate concerning sick call retary Charlie Heuser. Report hours, Suggestions made on that $7i25 had been collected in various dishes for meals. Mo­ tines. Recommended that Stew­ tions carried: To keep same ards and Cooks cooperate with Deck Delegate; to have laun­ members on suggested menus. dry cleaned and painted. The Motions carried: Inspection of Steward commended the crew foc'sles twice a week by Depart­ for its cleanliness. ment Delegates; to conserve 4 4 4 hot water by cutting time spent in showers. Watch Your Coat & 4. Oft Powelltoft Seam TARLETOM BROWN. Jan. One of our jackets is missing! 5-^Chairman F. Baron; Secre­ tary R. Somets. Elections held. Thus read the minutes of the SS Suggested thai crew censiult Poweilton Seam, dated March 14, Dept. Delegate on all beefs. sent in by Chairman George TalMotiohs carried: Less noise be ley and Secretary Charles Cramp; made in passageways; messhall The minutes go on to say that be kept cleaner; that ship be if the thief is hot apprehended, fumigated; thai proper clothing the Captain will order a shake­ be worn in messhall. New down inspection. crew members Were informed That something is wrong on of the Union's importance and board the vessel is further value. brought out by the mention made of money disappearing 4 4 4 WILLIAM D. HOARD. Feb. from crew members' lockers 10—Chairman A. Briant; Sec­ when they are left open. The crew has also agreed to retary G. Stevens. Election of a Ships Delegate. Motions car­ cooperate in keeping the ship ried; New blackboard in crew's clean, and they have asked that mess; To fine members leaving a radio be supplied for use in cups and silverware on tables, the crews' mess. Other repairs proceeds to Log; to obtain new have been listed, and the Stew­ light bulbs; Deck Delegate to ard has promised a better variety consult Captain about a box for of foods in the night lunches, percolator to prevent falling and to have fruit juices for off cabinet, and about repairs breakfast. for radio. Money that had been collected for a Brother to be turned over to the Log. Stew­ ard instructed to see Captain about painting messroom white and gray. 4 4 4 WILLIAM D. HOARD. Feb. 24—Chairman G. Stevens; Sec­ retary J. Hunt. One minute silence observed for men lost at sea. Beefs on coffee urn and lighting stove reported taken care of. Motions carried: to keep jar in messhall as c6htainer for fines; coffee be made VouR SlU Piti — by Messboy in a, m., and OS ieoPAfi&KHQ in afternoon; to have all crewifom UMIOM! members do their -part in keep­ ing gun crew's messhall clean. YOUR CONTRACT Eschews Meetings You might get away with it in some other place, but not on the The boys aboard the William Buntiine Hitch you don't. If Harper have a hot beef against you're caught spitting in the the Acting Steward aboard that messhall you're liable to a maxi­ ship. At the March 3 ship's meet­ mum fine of $10.00. ing everyone turned up at roll On a recent voyage a plan was call except the AS. A committee instituted to keep the messhall in was sent after him, and he in­ clean and orderly fashion. Fines, formed them he did not have any ranging from 50 cents for mark­ intention of attending that meet­ ing tables to $10 dollars for spit­ ing or any other. ting and fighting, were imposed The crew voted to turn this in­ on offenders. formation over to the Agent on So successful was the plan—the arrival in port, along with other condition of* the messhall was beefs against him, the minutes much improved—that it was de­ cided at a recent membership meeting to retain the fines on the next trip, the minutes reveal. Proceeds of the levies, amount­ ing to $19, were 4urned over to the Log as a donation. Brothers Vandervert and Mit­ chell acted as chairman and sec­ retary, respectively. 4 4 4 STURDY BEGGAR. Jan. 8— Chairman C. Compan; Secrefary D. W. Randall. Discussion on bringing charges against crew member for his conduct of the meeting, submitted by Sec­ toward crew. Decided that he retary J. Case and Chairman T. bfe put on probation until t>ay- Goodwin, reveal. off in UiS. port. First Asst. En­ In the discussion of the beefs gineer to be told to use milder brought up in the prbvioUs meet­ language in giving orders to ing, it was noted that beefs which Black Gang. Good and Wel­ were brought up had been prac­ fare: Fireman complaihed tically eliminated. The ship's about cleaning burners; will at­ Delegate explained the settle­ tempt to get new ones install­ ment of the night lunch beef. ed in next port. Motion car­ This was taken up with the Cap­ ried: To have crew make great­ tain. He instructed the Steward er effort to keep mess clean. to include ham in the night lunch 4 4 4 three times a week, and insisted STURDY BEGGAR. Feb. 15 that all the ham aboard should —Chairman C. Compan; Secre­ be used in the present voyage. • tary D. W. Randall. Motion Beefs against the Steward's De-, carried: To stop excess noise in partment were: passageways at nighi. RecomRunning out of meat before all ihended ihal Engineer sanitary The Chief man obiaih his own disinfec­ crew was served. Cook promised to cook more meat tant for heads, owing to Chief hereafter. Mate's beef on excess use of Serving tomatoes and salad same. Decided lo continue crew member in probationary dressing to officers and not serv­ siatus. Heard Steward's com­ ing them to the crew. plaint of shortage of 88 pieces It was voted to have the Ship's of lihen. Delegate contact the Captain for permission to have a Wiper soogie 4 4 4 ALEXANDER G. BELL. Feb. the alleyway belonging to the 23—Chairman H. Buffs; Secre­ Engine Department crew quar­ tary Orval Burks. Motion car­ ters, since the First Assistant ried: To keep tables clean at was of the opinion that this work all times; To impose 25c fine on did not belong to the Engine De­ those not placing coffee cups partment. in sink after use; to use ashThe crew also passed a motion frays provided, and not the to make fnore specific the ruling cups; to alternate weekly the made in reference to donations departments which will clean for the Log for failure to keep proposed library. Suggestion the messhall clean. It was de­ made to make library and rec­ cided that this would include reation room out of Navy mess- leaving cups, coca cola bottles, room on all Liberties after glasses and refuse on tables, companies lake over. throwing butts on deck and leav­ 4 4 4 ing night lunch out of the ice CAPE MOHICAN, Mar. 19— box. All of these will be the Chairnlah D. H. Morris; Secre­ subject of fines, to be donated to tary J. Fishbr. Cbheral discus­ the Log. sion oh welfare of crew. Moiion carried: To have rotation shower would Solve problem. of Watches on each round trip S'Jggefelion 16 piifchaiBe wash­ for all Deck and Engine Depts. Agreed to suggesfion io have ing maichine if6m a cblleclioh Vitewed fis hnpraclicable be­ overtime returned 24 hoiiis atcause 6f h^jrd usage. tet reaching shore. Suggested that delegate see Chief En­ 4 4 4 gineer about having special MUHLENBERG VICTORY, place in Engine room for dry­ Mar. 29—(Nol holed) Slaleing clothes. Agreed thet Stew­ menl sighed by 14 diretv mem^ ard's plan of scuppers for the (Contimied on Page 11) �Friday, April 19, 194b. THE SEAT ARE RS Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings (Continued from Page 10) bers to effect that Chief Stew­ ard had not properly fulfilled his duties and that he hereafter sail as a Steward only aboard Liberty type vessels or nondroop ships. A list of contribu­ tions for the Fort Stanton TB Hospital and also for the Sea­ farers Log was submitted. S. 4. 5. DOROTHY. Jan. 28—Chair­ man Ken Barrett: Secretary Karl Damgard. Deck Delegate reelected. Disputed overtime for Wipers be taken up with Patrolman. Motions carried: Inform next crew of conditions Wfore articles are signed; Jneetings to be held once a week nt sea; letter to Union be s#nt from Rio; Union to be inform­ ed of dissatisfaction with hav­ ing one Messman serving en­ tire crew; to have self-service and cooperation; Skipper to be seen about repair of galley stove in Rio. Good and Wel­ fare: New percolator order put in to Baltimore office. Steward promises to put out dry cereal for night lunches. Chief Cook agrees to supply larger i}.ight lunches. 4. 4. 4HAWSER EYE, Mar. 2 — Chairman Kwiatkoski; Secre­ tary C. F. Hayes, Jr. Motions carried: To have crew remain­ ing on watch while in port paid $1.00 extra per hour plus over" time; to hold next meeting on return trip two days out of Cuba. Good and Welfare; All port holes and screens be prop­ erly secured while in port: garbage cans emptied after meals: all longshoremen be kept out of passageways in port; tables be set just before meals: Steward, Deck and Engine Dept. clean laundry on alter­ nating weeks: gear locker and slop sink be cleaned by OS and a Wiper on alternating weeks: arrangement of fines for mis­ demeanors. t % % Look Out, Buster; iYou May Be 'Robust'Crew members of the SS Spartansburg Victory had better be on their toes—their tip-tocs, in fact. Anyone guilty of waking the sleeping crew by "robust ac­ tion" stands to part with $5.00. And "robust" ca.n cover a multi­ tude of actions. At a recent membership meet­ ing, the crew decided to impose maximum fines of $5.00 on mem­ bers adjudged guilty of miscon­ duct, uncleanliness, disturbing the crew, etc. -a policy, which, incidentally, seems to be getting universal acceptance by SIU crews. ^ Proceeds of the levies are to be donated to the nearest hospital in the port of payoff. Shpta^yai 'fttjiU.-tfieS.I.U- YovRvmoh / LINCOLN VICTORY, Feb. 19—Chairman Wilkins: Secre­ tary J. Freschelte. Motions carried: Impostion of small fine for non-attendance of meetings and proceeds be sent Brothers ill in Marine hospital: to check springs on bunks, repair where needed, paint Engine shower and head: all electrical appli­ ance repairs to be done by crew where needed. Chief Steward explained that inadequacy of stores brought aboard made menus dificult problem, but that he would make up for it as best he could. Boiler ex­ ploded. delayed ship at Bremerhaven two weeks. 4, 4. UNACO, Feb. 6—Chairman (Steward); Secretary (Bosun). One minute of silence observed for Brothers lost at sea. Recom­ mendations made for inspection of heads and lockers for repair; purchase of new mattresses; check and repair all bunks; fumigation of ship, including rat extermination; installation of loudspeaker in messhall. Crew asked to leave messhall immediately after eating to aid Messmen in getting work done. Cups to be washed, tables to be cleaned during and after cof­ fee hour and at night. 4, 4. 4, HAWSER EYE. Feb.—Chair­ man ("Frenchy"); Secretary R. T. Schultz. Steward settled beef about PO Mess. Motions carried: To pay $1 extra per hour plus overtime to any man substituting for another who fails to appear for duty: to have Steward. Deck and Engine De­ partments alternate in cleaning laundry; to take better care of iron; to wear proper dress in messroom; to return cots and cups to proper place after use on deck; to empty garbage pails after each meal; keep un­ derneath ladders fore and aft clean. 4- 4" 4" RICHARD H. ALVEY. Feb. 1—Chairman McNabb: Secre­ tary Schneider. Motions car­ ried: to have Delegate of each dept. give names, number of book and trip card of each man in his dept.; to investigate Dis­ patcher at Norfolk. Va.. for carelessness in sending too many men out to same ship and not calling jobs on the hour. Engine Delegate to draw up petition to be signed by crew; to make it obligatory for crew to report any violations by giv­ ing guilty party's name to his Department. Delegate; to bring charges against SUP crew mem­ ber who shi;)ped through Nor­ folk hall for taking property of crew members with him when he jumped ship at Bal­ timore; all TC and PB men wishing to become full mem­ bers must cooperate and com­ ply with all rules—to same ex­ tent as full members: Good and Welfare; Stopping of un­ necessary noise in crew's quar­ ters while men off watch are sleeping; Gunners' head to be cleaned and used by Engine Dept. unless passengers are taken: all members of Stew­ ard's Dept. wear shirts while preparing and serving meals; have Union investigate condi­ tions in Steward's Dept. 4. 4 4 TARLETON BROWN. Mar. 2G—Chairman F. Baron; Secre­ tary R. Somers. Suggestion to cpe Agent ahont lark nf lannrh service while at anchorage. Discussed third request to have ship fumigated, repairing of showers, possibility of improv­ ing slop chest. Crew voiced satisfaction »with food. 4 4-4. WLLIAM MOULTRIE, Mar. 27—Chairman George Meaney: Secretar> Thomas J. Roach. Report of delegates that all members were shipped through the Hall. Motions carried: That no one sign on until stores, slop chest, etc.. are aboard; that Engine Delegate see Engineer about fixing chill box; to fine members puttting feet on chairs in mess, leaving cups and dirty dishes on tables and throwing cigarette butts around mess and recreation rooms. 4 4 4 HAWSER EYE. Mar. 23— Chairman Jean Redmond: Sec­ retary Eugene Kwiatkowski. Motions carried: That one Of­ ficers' Steward be assigned to give proper medical attention and penicillin shots because of lack of Pharmacist's Mate. Good and Welfare:. Several members of Stewards Depart­ ment charged with improper execution of duties: the matter of Improper launch transporta­ tion in Havana is to be called to the attention of the boarding Patrolman. 4 4 4 Alex. G. Bell Story Is Really A Cutter A rather cutting situation has been revealed aboard the SS Al­ exander G. Bell. Attention was called to a sharp practice existing in the slop chest, where razor blades single" and double edge are double the price ashore. The crew, their whiskers and indignation bristling, raised th'eir collective chins and voices to demand that the razor's edge be applied to their cheeks and not their pocketbooks. It was so stated in the minutes submitted by Orvil Burks, secre­ tary who wielded the brush; and Harold Butts, chairman, who tried to control the boj's' lather. foM CANWOUOW WEAR -rN€*BADBp / Page Eleven LOG SEAFARER SAM SAYS: MW RON VOOR. OWN UNION Attend Union cohenever noLiare m poirt: •ThetJnicn IS uouK business New Echota Hung Up Off Mobile 16 Days A strongly-worded appeal to ning low for some time. Wo the Mobile Press Register has have been without fresh vege­ brought the plight of the crew tables. fresh fruits, and fresh of the £S New Echota, Pacific milk for quite some time. Oux Tankers, Inc., squarely before the bread supply has been complete­ Mobile public (if the Press Reg­ ly exhausted and we have beei> ister printed it, and it could hard- forced to go from ship to shipIj' be ignored). A copy of the let-, (who are practically in the same ter to the Press Register was sent condition) begging for substan­ tial nourishment. In addition so to the SIU. The letter is dated April 5, and the lack of food-stuffs, the cooks revealsJhat at that time tlie New have been laboring with brokers Efhota has been riding af anchor down ranges, resulting in >m-. off Sand Island Light for 16 days, | porperly prepared food. awaiting orders from the Pacific | Having not received any maii^ Tankers Agent to enter the har- i for several months, we lay at this bor of Mobile. j anchorage for thirteen days be­ Food i.s sliort along several ^ fore finally receiving our firsij lines, the letter states, for the 1 mail through the courtesy of the hang-up comes at the end of a j crew of another vessel who trav­ eled 40 miles in an open life thrcG-niontbi trip. The SIU is investigating the boat (Part of the way in the situation, and a full report will open Gulf) for same. Most of the mail was several months oldL be made by the Mobile Agent. some dating back to 1943 asd The letter to the Press Regis-' as far back as last October was ter follows; i not out of the ordinary. Some I of the crew have received 'worri Dear Editor; ! of the death of their loved ones. We are appealing to you for j Others have received word of ser­ your aid in assiting us with our : ious accidents in their families. problems which have arisen i Still others have been anxiously aboard our ship. the SS New; awaiting word of the arrival oS Echota. the stork and the welfare of theiii After completing a three | wives. month's voyage and withstanding We are appealing to the ta-»xseveral severe storms, in the payers of Mobil© to in North Atlantic, which you have this matter (as this ship is op­ no doubt read about, recently, and making four Atlantic cros- j erated at the expense of the Gov­ sngs: we have been riding anchor ernment plus the profit of tho off Sand Island light house for 16 Agents) by contacting Mr. Frar.Js days, since the 21st of March, Cox. Agent of Pacific Tankers;. awaiting orders from the Agent Inc. (Who is responsible for Sh© operation of this ship while iu to enter the harbor of Mobile. We have faithfully fulfilled the Mobile) .who we understand ;is agreement signed between the located at the Admiral Semnaea crew and the shipping company Hotel in Mobile. to the best of our ability. Any assistance that can be of­ It is our belief that the public fered to us in having the shipi is unaware of the conditions and berthed as soon as possible w-Rl suffering that exist aboard this be greatly appreciated. Once sM vessel. At the present time we have the dock our badly needed sup­ several members of the crew who plies can be easily obtained. .Itare suffering from various ven- appears as though little or TXO eral diseases who are in dire effort is being made to bring i.u» need of medical assistance. Not to the docks. only do we not carry a doctor but Yours truly. our supply of penicillin and other Crew Members of r'bft drugs have been exhausted for SS New Echota some time. Our food supply has been run­ c/o Pacific Tankers inc. �THE Page Twelve' SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 19. 1946 THE MEMBERSHl YOUNGER SEAMEN LACK AWARENESS OF OBLIGATIONS I'M YOUNG! Dear Editor: I understand that the Log is an organ where a man may express his opinion. I would be happy to see this letter printed, for I be­ lieve the topic I ant going to speak on is an important one, which needs a lot of discussing, and one in which we are not liv­ ing up to our obligations. Let us understand that a workingman has not only the privi­ leges his Union gains for him but also obligations. Obligations to his fellow workers and to his employer. These include clean­ liness, a thorough knowledge of his duties in the capacity in which he sails and a willingness to ex­ ecute these duties. In this a great many of our members have become very lax. We must realize that, in all fair­ ness, an employer has the right to expect that his stores and equip­ ment will be well taken care of in return for the salaries he pays his employees. It will also be easier for our officials to gain even better conditions fur us if they have a rank and file who are capable and willing in'their jobs, to back them up. One example to make my mean­ ing clearer: The Chief Electrician who pre­ ceded me on this job was a drunkard, incapable or unwilling to do his work. His name does not matter; it would be senseless to make a case out of a single man, when the fault is with hundreds. The electrical equip­ ment aboard this ship was in ter­ rible shape when I took over. At least four winches were inopera­ tive. This caused delay in loading and consequently, in departure. The :shipowners lost money. Though we bear the shipowners in general no great love, it will appear to a just-thinking man that the owners are entitled to make money. There are of course, grievances on both sides. We get raw deals but sometimes we also give them. But let us consider our own welfare: this business of broken down toasters and electric irons, the filthy messrooms, etc. In wartime we always had the armed guard to blame, but now they are no longer with us. Yet the toasters, iceboxes, irons, etc. that are especially made for rough use, continue to break down regularly through misuse. Why is this? These things are placed there for our convenience. Why are they not taken care of? The fault is probably mostly with the youngsters, the fellows who are away from home for the first time, and who think that because mother no longer watches over them and makes them wash behind their ears that they can let themselves go com­ pletely, spit on the deck, dirty up the quarters and do just anyr thing they please. But the fault is also with the older men be­ cause they don't get the young swaggering roughnecks in line. Make them toe the mark! Get them to clean up the laundries after they do their wash, rinse their cups after coffee time, and do all those little things that make life aboard ship more pleas­ ant. What is the use of clamoring for electric washers? They wuoldn't last two weeks when not even the old fashioned tubs are kept clean and the hand wringers are bent all out of shape in a few days through unthinking abuse. There are hundreds of examples which it isn't necessary for me to enumerate, since you all know them. It is not sufficient that we post a notice on the bulletin board, "An SIU Ship Should Be A Clean Ship." Apparently no­ body reads it. Anyway, few practice it. The old phrase "it makes it bad for the other fellow" doesn't express it adequately, either. Let us teach the kids just out of high school exactly what their obligations are. My book number is Pacific 56, though I sail mostly out of New York. Gunther Schlesinger THE LOG PULLS BONER LIKE THE MARK TWAIN OBIT Dear Editor: I am writing to you in regard to the article about the Lincoln Victory on page three of the April fifth issue of the Log. I am reminded of the Mark Twain anecdote. The writer came across an erroneous report of his death in a newspaper obituary, commented that he might be wrong, but he considered the re­ port "highly exaggerated." Well, the Log has "highly ex­ aggerated" the pulling of the pa­ pers of the Second Assistant Enginer of the Lincoln Victory. He was in the Boston Hall here, showing me his license, which could not have been taken from him as stated. He says it v/as another En­ gineer. How about clearing this up. E. D|ikin, Patrolman EDITOR'S NOTE: If he says so. it must have been a couple of other Engineers. Sorry. LOG IS MAKING THE ROUNDS IN L. 1. HOSPITAL Dear Editor: Just a line to let you know that we are now receiving the Log here regularly, and that they are much appreciated. I've been working on distribu­ tion, and I've worked out an equable distribution of them throughout the hospital, so that everyone gets a crack at them. Even, the Commies are gobbling them up; so you can see that love's labor isn't lost. Emil von Tesmar U. S. Marine Hospital, Neponsit, L. I. SEAFARER CALLS HAND OF ENSIGN WHO WROTE LOG Dear Editor: Who the hell is that punk En­ sign? I happened across his let­ ter in this week's Log, where this Annapolis Admiral, or whoever he thinks he is, can't understand why we blast the officers or ship­ ping companies in the Log. Everything we put in the Log can be backed up with solid proof. So he can't understand why we have so many beefs. Well, the main reason is the officers; yes, I mean those alrnighty Ensigns who come out of school as mates and assistants. They think they got the world by the tail. Even the Pratt boys (Oh, excuse me. Ensign! I mean Cadets) seem to think they run the ships. And as far as working with the companies and listening to a bunch of jerks, like the likes of you, that stuff went out with the wind. Not that I mean to be nosey, chum(p), but did you ever have to work for a living. I sure would like to get on a ship with you as Mate. I would soon fix your wagon, but good. Henry E. Sohl SEAMEN BABIED DURING WAR, USS CHARACTER SAYS Dear Editor: I was shipped from Galveston to meet a tanker in Corpus Christi. I could not get my baggage from the Greyhound Terminal after 11 p. m., and the bus I was scheduled to get left Galveston at 11:30 p. m. I left word and also sent a telegram to have my baggage shipped to Corpus Christi, but by the time the ship was ready to leave, it had not arrived. I therefore asked the United Seamens Service, not for a fa­ vor, but for a good deed. I asked them to send my baggage to New York, C. O. D. The lady there asked me how long I have been going to sea, and when I told her 22 months, she said that we have been babied long enough during the war. I told her that she wasn't do­ ing anything for me. I don't look for handouts since I ^an always work and earn my wages. She then asked me where I had come from. I said that I had come from Galveston, where I had stayed at the U. S. Seamen's Club. She then repeated that we were being babyed. I don't think so. I paid $1.00 to sleep in a little room with someone I didn't know; the next door neighbors could be clearly heard since the walls were like tissue paper; and SEAMAN'S LINGO COMES HOME TO ROOST, VIA LOG Dear Edilor: I was discharged from the Newark, N. J., City i^ospital and returned home for treatment. I am now on the mend after hav­ ing been rammed by an auto and suffering a concussion and many bruises. Now a few words about the Log. I came home and said something to may wife about a minor linen detail and she said to me, "Well, what's the beef." I looked at her rather funny as I had never heard her talk like Log 'A' Rhythms SINGER SONG (Anonymous) Now the 8 to 12 is a fine old watch; All we require is Women and Scotch. But the First and his God-damned Sewing Machine Has got all of us off our beam. How She rattles, screeches, bangs and roars Like a million fighting, scratching whores. Its the damnest sight you've ever seen This Engine the First calls a Sewing Machine. The 1. p. is loose. The L. F. tight; Its like a nightmare on the dark­ est night. The cross heads knock, but the rods are clean. This pride of the First, This Sew­ ing Machine. that before. Later on she said. It's coffee time, come and get it." At this point I said, "Honey, wliere did you learn such lingo?" She replied, "Well, dear, I am the wife of a seaman and so we get the Log. I read it word for word. That's the answer." Well, Brothers, I hope the Log keeps on the up and up with the lingo, or the little woman will learn it wrong. Regards to all the Brothei's around the Hall. Beace B. Oliver But the feed pumps work once and a while And I say this with a hopeful smile. When the hot well is full and the boilers hoi. Just bet your cash the pump will stop. . Now the Second's steaming at 84, The Bridge calls down demand­ ing more; Just then the Second takes a peep; The slarboard selllec has sprung a leak. BROTHER LIKES CAPTAIN FRITH AND UNION WAYS So he calls the Bridge and say "What the Heck, "I've got fuel oil all over the deck; "And if you want more revs go Dear Editor: sit on a hatch On behalf of the crew who sail " 'Cause this engine'll blow on the next guy's watch." ed under the command of Cap­ tain Thomas Frith of the Seas Shipping Company, I want to But this is all beside the point; As I stand my watch in this say that it is a pleasure to sail creaking joint; with him. And I listen carefully and watch unseen. He is 100 per cent for the Union This Reciprocating Engine Thai's and will cooperate with our Pat­ a Sewing Machine. rolmen in every way. In fact, he contacted the Big Shots in Wash­ Editor's Note;—This verse was ington to fulfill the transporta­ submitted anonymously by some­ tion rider of our articles when one on the SS Jean Ribaut. the Agent in Houston pointed out that the agreement was not BROTHERS LIKE being lived up to. He gave us every consideration MONUMENT FOR and respect. He is a man of high caliber, and is on our side in the SUP HERO DEAD struggle for conditions and pro­ Dear Editor: We 22 crew members, in meet­ gress of seamen. •** Carl B. Lawscn ing today aboard the SS Edward W. Scripps (Alcoa), hereby en­ dorse and congratulate Brother she says we are being babyed, Lundberg and the Sailor's Union and will have* to learn to take of the Pacific for the fine Mem­ care of ourselves once in a while. orial Monument erected in mem­ Well, the ticket agent at the ory of our dead Brothers. Steady Trail ways Terminal in Corpus as she goes. Christi sent my baggage on to C. A. Roberts me. There you are, an outsider, S. A. Heiniling not knowing anything about the Merchant Marine, treating' us better than a, woman who should know what we are up against. H. Greeky Make Isthnilan SlU J �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 19, 1946 Page Thirleen THE BEACH COMBER URGES BACKING OF AGENTS' DECISIONS Dear Editor: r Smith Gets 60 Days. w K away from your job. It's your head (colds) and your tummy (aches), according to a statement made by the president of "the Assn. of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons. These two account for 50 to 60 percent of time lost from jobs. CHICAGO — Gerald L. K. Smith, head of the America First Party and number one rabble rouser, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for contempt of court for passing out statements to report­ ers during the trial of Smith's associate, Arthur W. Terminiello, unfrocked priest. Municipal Judge John V. McCormick, in passing sentence on Smith, said, "if the conduct of you and your associates in and toward an American court of law affords a test of your attitude toward other American institu­ tions, it behooves Americans to look squarely at the philosophy which confronts them'.' X X i MILWAUKEE—A cool million and a half in undeclared income and excess-profits looked like plain gravy to three former of­ ficers of the Crucible Steel Cast­ ings Co. here. Then the gravy went sour: a federal judge sen­ tenced them to from three to five years in jail, plus payment of $5,000 and $10,000 fines. Teachers' Get Raise XXX XXX Sour Gravy -T Transit Tie-up Ends ATLANTA—Teachers in Geor­ gia, whose pay scale has been as low as $45 a month, will receive a 50 percent wage increase. Gov. Ellis Arnall announced. The new salaries, beginning with the new term in September, will run until the governor's term expires with the beginning of the new year. What happens after that depends on the next administration. XXX DETROIT — Voting to accept a 15c-an-hour increase, and to submit the only remaining issue to arbitration, the Street Railway & Motor Coach Operators-AFL members here ended th'S'ir weekold strike, involving 5200 workers and tying up all public transpor­ tation here. Good Investment Double Or Nothing XXX WASHINTON — The billion dollar mark in social security payments has been reached, it was'announced here. Nearly half of the $1,005,000,000 spent since Jan. 1, 1940, has gone to retired workers in monthly payments, 44 percent to survivors of de­ ceased workers, and the rest to dependents. XXX ERIE, Pa.—Not ISVzc, not 30%, but a 100% raise is being de­ manded by the new owners of the Auditorium Building here in which several unions have their offices. "A swell example of what would happen if rent con­ trols were removed from resi­ dential dwellings," said the Peo­ ple's Press last week in reporting About Absenteeism . the problem now facing the CHICAGO Even in spring, it's iinions' either pay twice as much not your heart that keeps you rent or get out. ALCOA'S ADOLPH HALF PREPARED FOR WITS BATTLE Dear Editor; This is the story of Alcoa's Adolf. It could be sub-titled "Why Seamen Become Farmers." I went aboard the Cody Vic­ tory shortly before 1 p. m. on April 4. After making due rev- fsTEAW AS ' cue GOBS: SHE ...V#' ereiice lu the Alcoa Insigne on the stack, I made my way to the Chief's room. April Fool's Day was three days past so I believed this character when he told me he was the Chief Officer. His first move was to ask me when I would like to turn to. I said that I would like to start the following morning as I had an. appohitment at the Marine Hospital that day. He snapped, "You'll turn out today or not at all." After deliberating for a few minutes, I told him that I would accept the job and hit the deck that very day as he had com­ manded. He then said that he didn't want me, and would call in for another man. I asked him to write his reason for rejecting me on the back of my assignment card. He inform­ ed me at the lop of his voice) that my presence aboard was as wel­ come to him as scurvy. I per­ sisted in getting a reason. "Get off the ship," he roared. I knew I couldn't have a battle of. wits with him, as it was ob­ vious that he was only half pre­ pared for such an encoimter. After having had the honor of his acquaintance for ten minutes, I have decided that I would rather ship out as Acting Ordin­ ary on a prairie schooner than to sail with that poor man's Addff Hitler. I heartily recommend him for promotion since he is typical of the Alcoa type of Mate. Frederick Pawel Well, we have back in our mid.st our Agent Brother Ray after his absence to the Agent's Conference at the gay city of Now York. Business, as far as I can under­ stand, has been very slow. But strictly on the quiet it is what 1 would consider not as bad as the fellows claim it is. You know these fellows that never tarry around the hall can­ not, expect to get out, as some­ times the Agent has to get out and around these gin mills to find replacements for the ships. Things are getting aroutid to normal. Prices are getting down to almost half what they were selling for a year ago. Rooms are still high and food still seems to be at a high price, so you should have a few dollars in your pocket before you pile off here. This place is a hard one to be on the beaeh if you are not in the know especially if you have been living on the upper crust, and if you are not a professional beachcomber. For myself, I know the in and outs here and do not find it any ti-ouble but someone else would not fare so well, as they would not find it so easy to get ai'ound. Oh, well it is the talk around the water front that "The Texas Bar," is going to issue member­ ship cards to Seamen and Long­ shoremen, now personally, I will give the Membership the lowdown on this place. Mr. Marino was at one time Agent and Organizer here for the Seafarer's and when he went out of office, he opened this bar. I find that it is a little better than the run of bars in this section and, I know that he has a practice to give a little, as we all call it, on the house. ' I have looked over the minutes of the Agents' Conference and I think a lot of good can come from it in the near future. We should do all we can in the fol­ lowing year to back up the men who tried so hard to make the Agents' Conference a success. It has been called to my atten­ tion that some Union men are pawning their papers for a few dollars for a few drinks, and then writing to the Agent to get thern back for them. I have taken this up with the Agent and he is go­ ing to take the necessary steps to put a stop to this in this port. The Beachcomber BROTHER DEMANDS THAT GAS HOUNDS BE KEPT OUT OF MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS I would like to offer a suggestion with which I am sure many of the members will concur. During the meeting of April 10 of the New York Branch, it was to the displeasure of nearly all of the Brothers gathered to discuss a very important matter to have several interruptions by Brothers under the influence of liquor. The chairman re­ peatedly had to tell one of the Brothers to be quiet, to sit down and finally to leave the Hall. It is to your benefit and mine to stop this practice by not allowing anyone in that condition in the Hall. If they must drink, they should stay clear of the meeting hall on such occasions. I am sure more will be accomplished by all concerned if that rule is fully enforced. Vic Combs P.S.: I believe it is the duty of the Doorman and the Master-at-Arms to enforce this rule. Answer: Brother Combs has something here. It is the duty of the Doorman to bar anyone who is obviously under the in­ fluence of liquor from meetings. Sometimes, however, the Door­ man doesn't observe how gassed up some of these characters are. If one of them gets past him, however, the chairman should not temporize with the disorderly member on the floor, but should immediately call the Master-at-Arms to have him put out of the meeting entirely. * BROTHER GIVES THANKS TO OLD CREW OF DEARN PATROLMAN TEX GETS THANKS FOR PAYOFF HANDLE Dear Editor: Dear Editor: I take the privilege of writing to you about the crew of the SS George H. Dearn. I want to thank them through the Union paper for what they did for me when I broke my leg in Brest, France. Just dropping you a line be­ cause I want to publicly thank Tex and his partner for the fine job they did at the payoff of the SS Citadel Victory of the Wa­ terman Lines. Yes, he knows how to take care of Red Line Perkins of the New York office. Those two Patrolmen got all of the overtime except three and a half hours, and that was classed as ship'.s safety. Another thing: I agree that there are too many phony Stew­ ards that are catering to the top­ side, and forgetting that they be­ long to the unlicensed personnel. It is time that there be something done about it. Only thing I can suggest is for us Stewards to stay with the crew. I always have, and have as yet to come into port with a beef against my department. There also are some phony En­ gineers who think they are God. We have one here —• First En­ gineer Gruchawha. He thinks he can keep the boys from having overtime and threatens some of them. But from the latest reports he is being taken care of. Here on the Reinhold Richter I think the boys are satisfied with the way the food is being put out for them. I have a fine bunch of boys in my department. Some of them have more than 100 hours overtime. Yes, they earned it. I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart, as I don't think I will ever be shipmates with a better or nicer crew of men and I am glad to be a Broth­ er to them all. I'd like to thank the licensed personnel, too. I will be here for at lea.st. four HERE'S NEW BEEF ON NON-RECEIPT OF LOGS OVERSiEAS Dear Editor: What is the reason the SIU Log is not being sent to some place where we members can get them? Have tried in several ports and completely failed to get or find one of any date. Please give us an immediate re­ ply on the Log question. We see stacks of "NMU Pilots," in many places. We have no need for the Pilot as long as the toilet tissue lasts—^so please give us the Log. We're now on Luzon and have been on this ship for 12 months and we are anxious to know whats cooking. Delegate Carroll E. Martin Editor's Note: We've said it before, and we'll say it again: The Army won't forward papers from port to port. You'll have to give/us an address to mall them to. or five more v/eeks, which is a hell of a long time in a joint like this. These people over here, in­ cluding the doctor, nurses and sisters, are doing their utmost to make my stay as pleasant as pos­ sible. The people here haven't a hell of a lot themselves, and very little to eat. We get two meals a day. There have been six more Am­ ericans up here and we have been getting most of our eats from the ships. We pooled it lall together and wo didn't do so bad. At present there is only one American here, and he is exlongs to the MCS. I have been talking to him and have tried to persuade him to join up with the SrU, for I think Johnny is good Union material. We have I'd like to end up by thanking Patrolman Sweeney for the fine job he is doing in Galveston. Chief Slew£urd Sperry only had one member out of the Nickel Moochers Union and he only stayed 12 days. Here's hoping. Brothers, that I haven't bored you with this let­ ter. Robert McAdoo �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS Friday. April 19. 1946 LOG High Points in Trips Of Two SlU Ships CENES of devastation at foreign harbors are commonplace to Seafarers who hauled the im­ plements of war for more than six years. Famil­ iar, too, are the long lines of prisoners and the jubilant GIs returning to the U. S. I»ut the pic­ tures on this page will be history in a few short years. They will be an important documentation of the part the SIU played during the war and the period immediately following it. They were made by Seafarers aboard the Pittston and Lin­ coln Victories. S - I " t - ' ' '" <«• - . .. 2. There is nothing masterful about these representatives of Der Master Race as they prepare to go ashore from the Lincoln Victory at Le Havre on February 22, 1946. There were 1,500 of them aboard this ship, and these were but a few of the thousands transported across the Atlantic in ships manned by SIU crews. 1. This crumpled bit of wreckage is all that is left of a once-formidable German pillbox on a pier in the harlwr of Le Havre. It was taken from the Lincoln Victory on February 22. iMiiiiii : 3. This was one of the more pleasant aspects of the return voyages of American troops— a sun bath in mid-Atlantic aboard the Lincoln Victory. Usually they were cramped below decks. 4, These German pillboxes looked plenty good to American soldiers when they saw them at Le Havre, painted white and bearing inscriptions: "Go West, Young Man," "Here's to the Lady With The Lamp," and others. The GIs were on their last lap on the European Continent. Now they would board U. S. ships bound for home. 5, Long and lean, but none too slick-looking in her wartime grey is the Pittston Victory as she lies alongside a pier at Bermerhaven, Germany, She's typical of the ships Seafarers sailed through the war zones—and after the war when the overseas bonus was removed, but dozens of ships still were sunk by mines. 6. Symbol of the U. S. seamen who went down to the sea in merchant ships is this hulk's superstructure projecting above the surface just outside the breakwater at Le Havre. She w,as sunk by a mine. �Friday. April 13, 194B THE SEA F RS Page Fifieen LOG BUUiErajfltlP Notice! Card, Arthur A 22686 or bring your Union Book to Boyle, Henry 20487 Headquarters.) Canton, Joseph E 21774 Davis, Acie 4811 If the following named mem­ White, C. F 24990 Clark, G 4916 bers apply to the Aocountng De­ Rae, Roland 22387 Downey, D 256 partment, South Atlantic SS Line, Highman, Henry Jr 23224 Whitehead, A 46632 P. O. Box No. 670, Savannah, Rojas, Manuel 22736 Hunter, Kenneth 5608 Georgia they will receive over­ Baoz, M 2397 Rosato, V G-51 time due them Rioz, Juan 4411 Bernes, M 24372 Edwards, Gilbert 1558 Peter.s, A. R, Leonard Leskow.sky, 28 hr.s,; 4478 Smilley, William E 20158 Donahoe, A G-115 Emmannel Villareal, 16 hrs. Menor, Victor 25064 Theiss, R. S 24772 Amos Cates, 20 hrs.; John Thomp­ Elicerio, Ignacio G-56 Lund, J. R 24863 son, 39 hrs.; Thomas Robin.son, Connors, L 272 DeFazi, P. W 10211 28 hrs.; Edward Dompkosky, 29 Czajkowski, Walter 23967 Garcia, M 3166 hrs; Irwin Gorgas, 16 hrs; Jul­ Ash, Bernard 24779 Stovall, W. H 3134 ius Jacko, 20 hrs.; Herbert H. Augustine, Dan (Please forward Nichols, Gustava 2410 Crowell, 46 hrs.; Anthony Nyes, 85 hrs. Money Due When in Now York please bring your Union book to headquarters. Grangaard, Jons 21812 Wichartz, Juilius 4303 Rasmussen, C 36 (G-161) Matysuk, John W 24930 Styles, Julius 623 Coratti, Nicola 24692 Moreno, L 526 McVey, William 3629 Ruzyski, Stanley 23811 Curry, William L 23348 Berkenkemper, J. G G-206 Rodder, James, G 22355 PERSONALS CHARLES W. GOODWYN Your papers were turned into the New York Hall, and may be picked up on the 3rd floor from Jimmy Stewart. . NOTICE! $1.00; T. Burcos, $2.00; R. L. Acton, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $2.00; S. W. Zabawa, $2.00; J. W, Walter Cptler. $5.00; M. Bolok. $1.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS M. Skop. $1.00; M. Ochmanowicz, $1.00; DeVall, $2.00; R. Mennessy, $2.00. W. F. Taylor, $2.00; E. F. Quinn G. Antell. $1.00; J. Wire. $1.00; A. Total—$20.00. $2.00; J. Pitman, $2.00; J. A. I letsell Larsen. $1.00; F. Ramiller. $1.00; R. SS PATTERSON $2.00; J. L. Spencer, $2.00; R. S. Kerr, E. Bewasher. $1.00. Total—$13.00. R. Kavanaugh, $2.00; J. Burke, $1.00; $2.00; W. B, Smith, $2.00; R. H J. Auslitz, $2.00; C. T. Hunsilkio, $2.00; Grimis, $2.00; A. Orr, Jr., $2.00; D. B NEW YORK E. Cpccia, $1.00; L. Evans, $1.00; A. White, $2.00; H. B. Spoon. $2.00 INDIVIPUAE DONATIONS Barnosky, $2.00; J. Rudolph, $1.00; J. L. A. Webster, $2.00; V. W. King, $2.00 Vincent H. Mertz. $1.00; K. Balan- Sobyka, $3.00; H. Burkhardt, $1.00; W. U. Neese, $2.00; E. R. Barrow, $2,00 dis. $1.00; Williarn Smalls. $1.00; James H. R. Barnett, $1.00; E. Graf, J. M. P. Badon, $2.00; F. T. Jolly, $2.00. Ward. $2.00; R. Scott. $2.00; F. Riedel, Maxima, $2.00. Tojal—$20.00. J. R. Frazier, $2.00; W. G. O'Bren $1.00; V. Laugh. $1.00; S. Lenert. $1.00; SS HAMPDEN SIDNEY VICTORY $2.00; J. E. Lelis, $2.00; L. T. Law Gordon A. Yearly, $1.00; G. L. Skogrenee, $2.00; C. L. Bullier, $2.00; R. N berg. $1.00; C. P. Suppa, 50c; James A. Nathaniel A. Christopher, $2.00; R. Beavers, $2.00; J. W. Chandler, $2.00 Barjuska, $1.00; Julian Torres. $1.00; H. Grandell, $2.00; W. 1. Richardson, L. E, Hall, $2.00; F. W. White, $2.00 Gordon Knapp. $1.00; James J. Van $1.00; J. V. Pamel, $1.00; L. D. Tillard, R. E. Schrutii, $2.00, R. Slgman. $2,00 Savage. $1.00; John J. Thompson. $1.00. $1.00; M. Newhauser, $11.00; B. E. H. W. Allsbrook, $2.00; J. J. Long Total—$17.50. Miller, $2,00; W. J, Tschushke. $3,00; $2.00; H. M. Conner. $2.00; R. K E. A. Champagne $2.00. Total—$25.00. SS CODY VICTORY Coates, $2.00; B. Pinklam, $2.00; W. B SS WACpSTA H. W. Nelson. $|.0P; p. H. PomerSowell, $2.00; H. J. Carter, $2.00; J. H John De Rose. $2.00; E. J. Laws. Merriweather, $2.00 C. O. Horton, $2.00 enk, $1.00; S. DeMarckie. $1.00; A. S. L. S. Sides, $2.00; J. D. Berry, $2.00 Bodden. $2.00; A. L. Varbrough. $1.00; $3.00. H. E. Chase, $3.00. Total—$8.00. L. F. Reider, $2.00; R. Sommer, $2.00 W. Smith. $1.00; N. Botw^y. $1.00; P. SS IRA NELSON MORRIS Lohse. $2.00; J. R. Wyant, $2.00; J. Total—$82.00. Crew—$29.0«. Total—$29.00. Wefreng, $1.00; S. Sacean. $2.00; G. N. L. H. Hardy, Jr., $2.00; S. Green, SS CAPE BORDA P. Thompson, $2.00; Houser, $2.00; J. $2.00; E. M. Gainey, $2.00; J. R. Fer­ A. Kaden. $3.00; J. P. Rafferty, $2.00; T. E. Ross, $2.00; S, Musco, $1.00; W. guson, $2.00; B. O. Carpenter. $2.00; H. F. McLind, $2.00. Total—$7.00. R. Cafferty, $1.00; W. D. Grace, $1.00; O. Modin, $2.00; O. M. Jones. $2.00; J. Fridgen. $1.00; Marlin Kibbe, $1.00; SS CAPE HENLOPEN J. R. Moberly. $2.00; Charlie Giles. M. Lelinko, $1.00; L. Porzilli, $1.00; R. R. Mechleit, $2.00; Richard Kaszer, $2.00; K, O. Howie. $2.00; D. A. Wat D. Waters, $1.00; F. Albanesa, $2.00; $2.00; SS Cape Henopen, $2.00. Total— ford. Jr.. $2.00; V. G. Aaron. $2.00; Rob Walther. $1.00; R. F. Cleary, $1.00; $6.00. J. T. Rountree, $2.00; G. M, Lineber J. R. Scott, $1.00: H. M. White. $1.00; SS DOROTHY gpr, $2.00; C. Warner. Jr.. $2.00; W. H. S. J. Stefanski. $1.00; F. Mazzaferro. ' Chrisp. $2.00; E. R. Cash. $2.00; L. E. D. W- Jones. $2.00; H. G. James, $1.00; A. Tiffaav. $1.00. Total—$38.0p. $2.00; J. Thonipson, $2.00; B. Gapse, Sfnith, $2.00; H. B. Parker. $2.00; C. E. $1.00; W- J- Peterson, $1.00; A. NaSS SEA STURGEQN Llyerinan. $2.00; R. A. Wroton. $2.00. Tpttrl—$42.00. Harry E. Fentpn. $2.00. Total $2.00. poleoni, $2.00; Herbert' Karft, $2.00; T. MpNeal, $4,00, Tptel—416.00. NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SS DONAED SS MURLENBURG VICTORY E. Felker. $2.00; Gussy Fontenot, H. W. Roberts. $5.00; Crew SS Julian R. W. Anderson, $i.QO; J. J. Mc $2.00; R. P. Jensen. $2.00; W; R. Poydraas. $15.00; Crew SS Walter Ran Nordstrom. $2.00; W. M. Horlon. $2,00; Mahon, $1.00; R. H. O. Soler, $2.00; ger, $6.00; Luke R. Hollen. $2.00, Jack Coulter, $2,00; C. Houchins, $2.00; G. Gingowiz, $1.00; FJ. Slattones, $2.00; Total—$28.00. G. Shaffer. $1.00; H. R. Kreutz. $2.00; p. M. Nichols, $1.00; F. C, Hagan, $1.00; Crew of the SS George H. Dern do­ E. R. Crowell. $1-00; E. IWalstropi. $1.00. V. Helmgrkoh, $1.00; L. Lofton. $1.00, nated $41.00 to ill Brothers in the Total—$10.00. C. V, Morgan, $1.00; Rpdney John­ Ft. Stanton Hospital. son, 25c; Howard Glatt, $1,00; F. B. S3 E. G. HAEE C. H. Gibson, $3.00; L. Clapp. A. Francis, 75c; Nelsqn, 30c: Frank RodBOSTON Weatherford. $3.00; H. C. Anedson, zyila, 5Uc; Frank Oelgado, $1.00; Du SS DAVID BURNETT $3.00; H. Robertson. $3.00; B. Roberts. Rois, 50c; Lawrence T|fft, $1.00; MelJ DiCabo. $1.00; D. Walker. $1.00; $3.00: J. L. Allen. $f.00; R. W- Dea- vin H. Gullus, 50c; Jphn Madanci, 50c: S. Nongezef. $3.00: M- Welch. $1.00; tph. $1.00: L. Herrara. $3.00; C. E. Geo.rge Barnes, $1.00; Frank Hogan, J. Osborne. $1.00; L. Blackston. $1.00; Hplder. $1.00; E. J. Jaks. $3.00; P. T. $1.00. Total—$20.3P. J. O'Connor. $1.00; B. Clayton. $2.00; Gates. $2.00; J. J. Palmer. $2.00; G. SS BLUE ISLAND VICTORY D, Maxwell. $1.00; J. Walker. $1.00; S. Garcia. $3.00. Total—$36.00. L. S. Rivers, $1.00; M. Leblanc, $1.00; Sakter. $2.00; J. Labmbrakas. $2.00; F. V. Ornowski, $2.00. Tqtfil—$4.00. SS ELOy ALFARQ R. Ruck. $2.00; E. Pontenceider. $5,00, J. Koppman. $1.00; Jack R. Parker. SS JOHN J, HOLT Total-T-$24.00. $1.00; C. Pripe. $1.00: A. Barron, $|.00; Robert S. IVIarch, $1.00; Japies W. Earl F. Spear. $1.00: H. Ha)ioway. Pullman, $3,00; A. F. DeP^vyn, $2.00; SS FELIX GRUNDY H. Schneiderman. $1.00; M. Skop. $2.00; C. A. Herbert, $1.00; T. E. Be- A. Dziendzieiewski, $1.00, Total—$7.00. $1.00; Wm, O'Brien. $1.00; D. Mc- velle. $1.00; R. J. Kubiak. $2.00; T. T. SS SLOCUM Enaney. $1.00; P. Standi. $1.00; P. F. Sigman. $1.00; C. R, Cattle. $1.00; J. Cruz, $1.00; J. Dirksmeyer, $1.00: Moses. $1.00; M. Tryon. $1.00; Wm. Elwood Byrd. $1.00. Total—-$14.00. M, L, Miller, $4.00; J. W, Redding, Muckenfuss. $2.00; James Smith. $2.00; SS OUCHITA VICTORY $1.00; R, H. Klettpr, $1.00; R. L, Roth, E. Pendzemaz. $3.00; Tom Doyle. $2.00. L. E. .peWift. $2.00; W- E. Shuler. $3.00; P, J, .Griffin,. $3,00; E. W. Bran-, Total-r-lie-OO. SS ROBIN SHERWOOD—$37.00 $2.00: R. p. Ravis, $2.00; pi. Beyer. $2.00; A. Padumets. $1.00; J. Norgaard. If Sam Hardy, Deck Engineer aboard the E. Alfaro, has my tan topcoat which I left aboard the ship during the payoff, I would appreciate it if he would send it to me care of the New York Hall. R. E. Gonzales D. Snyder, $2.00; E. B Total—.$25.00. Swenson, $3.00. SlU HALLS NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7631 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 GALVESTON 305'/j 22nd St. 2-8448 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. ^ Superior 5175 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 PORT ARTHUR 44.". Austin Ave. Phone: 28532 HOUSTON 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3309 NOTICE! Books for the following men are being held at the New Or­ leans Hall; E. M. Swope 6290 Pro. W. L. Strange 750 P.D, J. J. Swank 78-6 Geo. Shouse 37890 Pro. Harold Swilley 42798 Pro. E. C. Thacker 42362 SS CAPE NOME John E. Tambllng 39411 J. Morales, $2.00; J. Pasadp, $2.00. E. Wm. Taylor 26271 Total—$4.00. R. W. Thompson 118-6 SS HAGERSTOWN VICTORY Joe R. Touart 32143 A. W. Weir, $1.00; E. G. Cowles, H. G. Tyler 41275 $1.00; J. Peason,. $1.00; P. G. Beard, H. Tenent 40517 Pro. $2.00; D. Anderson, $2.00. Total— $7.00. Dale L. Umphenour .... 38517 Pro. Chas. Vandenbos 34035 SS GOLDSBORO F, C. Christner, $1.00; R. A. Skiles, G. Van Holden 37553 $2.00; J. A. Blomquist, $8.00; E. L. A. J. Varn 37006 Kerbo. $2.00; S. M. Rose. $2.00; P. L. Frank MVilla 55-6 Lewis, $2.00; J. Dail, $2.00; C. Suppa, H. F. Wells 37757 F. Grup, $2.00; E. R. Fritz, $2,P0: $1.00; J. Albert, $3.00; Stanley Kutz, James D- Welsh 43135 $2.00: B. Hoffman, $3.00. Total— Paul C. Warren 32378 $32.00. L. W. West 32154 SS ROBIN SHERWOOD B. Wlgg 42174 M. Goodrich. $1.00; A. Niipeberg, Walker Wilson 36259 $2.00; J. J. Gorman, $2.00; L. Grisport, Neut Williams 24-6 $2.00; F- J- Dutton. $3.00; S. Q. O'Con­ nor, $2.00; P. Jones. $2.00; Henry J, Ralph Williams 37764 Zielo, $1.00; Robert Conroy, $1.00: W- Claude E. Winch 32475 Mrozinski, $1.00; Howard A. Allen, J. A. Welter 37963 $1.00; Andrew Goozif, $1.00; C. W. 41801 Srrsink, $l.fiP: R- E. Ford, $1.00; J. W. Wolfe McPonough, $1.00; Julius Lukacs, Channing H. Wood 24475 $1,00; J. W. CattoU, $1.00;' G. F. Loth- Homer Wookman 10738 rop, $1.00; Donald F. Dean, $t.0Q; J. J. W. J. Whalen 42516 Pro. Hraspa, $1.00. Total-r-$27.0p. A. M. Williamson 36498 Pro. SS ALCOA PILOT 37725 Pro. C, S. Smith, $2.00; H. Long, $1.00; C. L. VJilspn W. W. Walton 39247 Pro. H- H. Hurlstone, $1.00; J. B. Holsenbecks, Jr., $1.00; S. M. Pearson, $1.00: John A. Welling 30065 Pro. T. E. Rushan, $2.00; L. M. Kyser, $2.00; W. L. Zieber ,27 P.D. W. I. Brewster, $2.UU; E. C. Lraddock, E. W. Zeigel 37511 Pro. ' $1,00; R. P. McCarney, $1.00; T. R. SS MADAWASKA VICTORY P. Caruso, $1.00; A. Lohr, $1.00: A. F. Elster, $1.00; Ralph M. Bieker, $1.00; Arthur Blakely, $1.00; G. lozia, $1.00; Edward W. Senko, $1.00; Murray H. Kantor. $1.00; Albert LeBail, $1.00; D. Hamilton. $1.00; H. Pitkofohy, $1.00; D. .M. Ravosa. $1.00; C. J. Handley, $1.00; Wm. Pallas, $1.00. Total— $14.00. Stnly, $1.00; T. D. Owen, $2.00; J, P. Pickett. $2.00; R. P. Johnson. $1.00; Mastin, Jr., $1.00; F. J. Wist, $2.00; F. M. Haugen, $1.00; R. C, Scholz, J. L, Reynolds, $2.00, Total—$22.00. $3.00; N. Yallow, $3.00; B. Manisson. SS J. OLSEN $3.00; M. N. Pontipos, $1.00: C. C. Fred Whitney. $2.00; S. M. Lake. Torres, $2.Q0; L. Aaronson, $2.00; M. $2.00; SS J. Olsen, $43.00. Total—$47. Lindq, $3.00; F. Kenfic'.d, $3.00; J. J. SS W. RAWLE Rozmus, $1.00; C. J. Persson. $2.00; P. Mazqk, |L00; C. Bouskila, $2.00. G. e. Horton. $3.00; W. H. Wallace, Total—$4.00. $3.00; R. F. Leamy, $3.00; C, Mont­ gomery, $3,00; H. C. Dittmer, $3.00; SS SMITH VICTORY H. E. Zwicker. $1.00; E. D. Beck- SS Smith Victory, $11.00. Total—$56.00. fck. 11,00: T- R. S|jn«pda, $2,00; D. L. Jones, $1.00; E. Mulfolland, $2.00; ham, $IJ)0: E. V. Aman, $1.00; W. Grand Total—$734.80. �THE SEAFARERS Page Sixleen Friday, April 19. 1946 LOG /Aliiiemc>7- S B 4^ gS B M X 'V % ^oe*LECITY ^'LUA^ 8,tR Ni/^eA6i^A v'dMVV ^'I^AAlAM.e/t. P4K4/^ \ 4S % miow IMS t€AP orTM€« ISTMMIAAI SHIRS WHICH HA>^ oveaWHClMlMGlV ^0 ^-m SEAFARERS ^STHM/AN — This ,rcse«^Ciarqa»"'"*^ *we coiiectiqr^ €^rc emp^oV®**^ „ev "•t"~ "•' • •;* Seata'"®''''' 1^- •" ^either It'' . \'r; ' •- 1^. Li"'/; I fc-'.• • "satvoa' »""V . -^J!! i^""" 04# Internationai Om<i ,t North ^«'««» A. F«o' I', FOR eesrwAeeANooYeRnMG •pitoVlSloKS — B^T SHlPBoAfet> CONOIHONS-'BES'T' UAJIOAJ 'RBPReseNT/rrioN —BBST ovesALO GOMTBACTS - RAMK AND FiiB CONTROL - 62,ooo siu ANO 7,000,000 APL MP/UBCRS BeHiivD yoo 5 I UhionofW-^.-A-f-L,, fe 1 •<•> r-" . . --.LVr � 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 April 19, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 16 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU VICTORIOUS ON FOREIGN RIDER BEEF GROUP OKAYS UNION SETUP AS EFFICIENT ISTHMIAN VOTING GOING WELL FOR SIU CONN. SEAMEN GET GOOD DEAL WATERMAN SEEKS NEW SHIPS UNITY 'PHISTERIS' ISTHMIAN MEN URGED TO REMAIN ON SHIPS AFTER THEY HAVE VOTED CAPTAIN ACCUSED OF FALSE LOGS CAPE JUNCTION WANTS FOUR-WATCH SYSTEM LEWIS CONDEMNS OPERATORS 'IMBECILITY' COAST GUARD CONFUSED, NO END KATHLEEN HOLMES CREWMEMBERS FILE CHARGES AGAINST SKIPPER HIS FIRST LOG, A REAL PHONY, LIFTED IN PORT NMU SAILS PICKETED SHIP CRITICISM OF PIECARDS BRINGS FAST EXPULSION FOR AN NMU OLDTIMER PLENTY OF JOBS IN SAVANNAH FLORIDA LAW AIDS OPERATORS SHIPPING LULL ENDS IN BOSTON PORT BALTIMORE SOUNDS LOUD CALL FOR ABS SIU SHOWS ABILITY IN DRIVE GALVESTON GETS NEW HALL SEATIME CUT ASKED BY SIU SIU LAKES' SCALE WORLD HIGHEST VISIT, DON'T PHONE THE UNION HALL LAKES TRADE VERY SLOW MOBILE HAS JOBS FOR ALL RATINGS TUG STRIKE CONTINUES ELECTRICIANS COMMITTEE REPORTS ARMY MAN SHOWS HOW HE'D DO IT STEWARD ESCHEWS MEETINGS NEW ECHOTA HUNG UP OFF MOBILE 16 DAYS HIGH POINTS IN TRIPS OF TWO SIU SHIPS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/19/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d178fd755f2fd3741565a43e013808e7.PDF 3970ecc9647cfd3bea867bf6cbf018a0 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Oulf District, Seat avers International tJnum of North Amt^ruu VoL VIII. No. Is NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 12. 1946 IN MEMORIAM: TO AFL St^-AV'AffEjRS^ SlU Charges Collusion With Shipowners; Asks Dismissal Of WSA Heads NEW YORK—Officers of the Seafarers International Union have demanded the immediate resignation or dismissal of two War Shipping Administration officials, J. F. Devlin, Director of Vessels Operations, and G. H. Helmbold, Assistant Deputy Ad­ ministrator for Ship Operations. They said the tv/o WSA officials v/ere acting in direct collusion with shipowners to the detriment of Union seamen and unorganized —— — — SlU Forces Postponement Of Competency Card Action This majeslic monument of black granite, erected by the Sailors Union of the Pacific-AFL in honor of brother merchant seamen who lost their lives during World War II, was unveiled with impressive ceremonies at Olivet Memorial Park near San Francisco. Speaking at the dedication were (1. to r.) SUP Secretary Harry Lundeberg. Gov. Earl Warren, and C. J. Haggerty> secretary of the California State Federation of Labor. "We shall never forget," said Warren, "that their sacrifice was as great as that which was made by our boys in actual combat." (LPA) Isthmian Vote Indicates Heavy Trend Towards The Seafarers NEW YORK, April 11—The inconquerableness of militant I n i o n i s m was more clearly jioved as the WSA reversed its jusilion on General Order 53 re•juiring Competency Cards for steward's Department men. Whei'ever competency cards were required. Seafarers crews refused to sign on, and within a drort time, ship after ship was being tied up along the water­ front. Faced with a complete tie up of all SIU ships along both coasts, the WSA quickly backed down and decided to once again post­ pone the effective date of the oi-der. As originally drafted, the order was to have gone into effect on January 1, 1946, but realizing that the SIU was unalterably op­ posed to this power grab, the WSA was content to let the oper­ ation of the order .go along on a voluntary basis. MEMBERSHIP OPPOSED The membership of the Sea­ farers went on record opposing General Order 53, regarding NEW YORK, April 11—With votes cast, over 85 percent were "Qualifications for the Steward's the voting to determine a bar­ for the SIU, and the remainder Department," immediately after gaining agent for the Isthmian were split between the NMU and it was issued by Admiral Land seamen well under way, the Sea­ the company. last October. This stand was re­ farers continues to poll over 70 affirmed by the membership re­ SWEEP INDICATED percent of the votes cast. Isthmian seamen are recogniz­ cently. These figures were obtained ing "that the sure way to higher On March 27, Hai'old J. Confrom ship and shoreside organi­ wages and better working condi­ nell, director of Food Control for zers, plus the statements of crew tions is by enrolling under the the WSA, notified tlie Union that members, and are an accurate banner of the Seafarers Interna­ the order would go into effect on April 1, and that Stewards' De­ estimate of the actual voting tional Union. thus far. From every port, the story is partment m.en shipping from Already more than 35 ships the same. New Orleans reports Boston, New Orleans, Portland, have voted, or are in the process that the Zane Grey went SIU by New York, Houston, San Fran­ of voting, and SIIJ officials, and a substantial majority. . Philadel-. cisco, Seattle, or Wilmington, organizers arc unanimous in re­ phia sends word that the J. B. California, would have to go up porting impressive majorities. Payne rolled up' a big vote for for an examination before sail­ ing. A letter from the crew of the the Seafarers. Men sailing from other ports SS Sea Flasher, dated March 31, New Ybrk reports that the stated that the crew was 75 per­ NMU and the company gained could sail under waivers since cent in favor of the SIU. This scant comfort from the balloting there were no facilities for exam­ was borne out in the election, of the John Mosby and the Cape inations at points other than the held, in Norfolk on April 4. SIU Orange, In fact. Ships Organizer above. Following receipt of Mr. ConOrganizer "Rocky" Benson un­ Tannehill of the Mosby is willing nell's communication, John Hawk, I equivocally stated that of the 33 (Continued on Page 4) SIU Secretary-Treasurer, went immediately into action. Instruc­ tions were drafted and sent to all Port Agents which made it clear that Steward's Department men were not to sign on unless the Competence Cards were waived as a prerequisite. Engine and Deck Departments were to refuse to sign on also if this was not allowed. ACTION TAKEN The tie-up action followed. On all ships the situation was ex­ plained, and Patrolmen found the crews ready and willing to co­ operate. In addition to sending instruc­ tions to the Port Agents, Hawk sent a telegram of protest to the War Shipping Administration, which read in part: "The proposed measure is not necessary for the furtherance of the war effort . . . (we demand) it be immediately rescinded in (Continued on Page 6) *seamen. WSA men were charged with direct responsibility for the present tie-up of a dozen ships in the Port of New York. Some of these ships bear relief supplies for Europe's starving. Others were to be used for re­ turning American soldiers to the U. S. The charges of collusion will be brought to the attention of Congress by John Hawk, Secre­ tary-Treasurer, and Paul Hall, Business Agent, of the Seafarers International Union. They speak for 62,000 member-seamen. IMPARTIALITY! While presumably conducting impartial negotiations with the Union, Hawk and Hall said, these officials secretly agreed with L, A. Parks, representing shipown­ ers which have contracts with the SIU, not to improve trans­ portation benefits for seamen dis­ charged at a port other than where they signed on. The WSA had agreed to Union demands for a revision of the foreign transportation rider to shipping articles. Then pressure was brought to bear by Parks, for the shipowners, regarding near(Continned on Page 9) New York SIU Reiterates Position On Transportation Rider Beef More than 2,000 Seafarers, meeting in a fourhour New York Branch session on April 10, re­ iterated their previous position on transporta­ tion riders. They voted to refuse to sign articles on any vessel that does not have a proper transporta­ tion rider for the particular voyage and for the particular trade in which she will be engaged. The New York membership's vote unani­ mously suiiiported previous action on the rider. The meeting followed an all-afternoon confer­ ence between an SIU committee and a group of shipowners. A wire from the Galveston meeting assured the New York Hall that Gulf Seafarers would go along with any decision made in New York. �B Friday. April 12, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the Avierican Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 * » 4. 4. HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - = Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Rough Riders Back in the old days of the U. S. Shipping Board it was axiomatic that every time seamen, especially orga­ nized seamen, tangled with the Government they got a licking. T,ately, however, the Government agencies which dealt with seamen have worn kid gloves and have hid­ den their grimaces of distaste behind pleasant masks. At least, the masks merely smirked. Consequently, it comes as a sort of shock to us every time the marks are removed and the bared fangs glisten in the light of day. It was that way a week or so ago when a couple of the boys of the WSA who play along with the shipowners knuckled under to their demands that the wartime riders be reinstituted. We were all surprised and shocked that a Government agency should prove so venal, or even that its employees should. WSA JUSTICE Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ cards giving your name and the number of your ward. Not that the WSA has been playing an open and aboveboard game throughout. After all, it tried to maintain their phony medical examination deal, and knock out the U. S. Public Health Service. And more recently it tried to put over the asinine Steward's Department com.petency card finagle. Staten Island Hospital But neither of these were quite as raw as the way Devlin and Helmbold were playing the shipowners' game while ostensibly negotiating in good faith with the Union These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, —stalling throughout the whole month of March, and sav­ as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ing their Sunday punch, loaded with a shipowners' horse­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. shoe. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BOSTON HOSPITAL ED VOLLMENT T. F. SMITH JAMES LEE T. THOMR G. PHINVEY, Jr. GUY GAGE ED. JOHNSTON H. GILLAN W. BRUSIMA But the SIU reckoned wrongly when it wasn't pre­ t 4 t NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL pared for the grandstand play the WSA boys made for the J. DENNIS shipowners. The SIU was displaying a sort of naivete when- J. H. BOWEN it figured this was a gentleman's game, with the hardware DONALD DAHL -in plain sight on the table. Sure, we knew that the ship­ JAMES RILEY R. E. THORP, Jr. owners were kibitzing on every card the WSA turned over. P. F. HICKS And we knew the WSA had devised an elaborate set of sig­ W. F. LEWIS A. CRUSE nals so the shipowners could be told what we had in our H. EDWARD JOHNSON hand. J. E. DALE C. JANULEVICUS But we didn't expect 'em to pull a knife on us, a knife W. J. MARIONEAUX R. M. NOLAN that the sliipowncrs slipped 'em under the table. JOSEPH MAJEAU Now we know where we stand, though. From here H. D. STERTZBACK on out we'll be playing our pat hand close to the belly. And 4 4 4 •we'll be looking under the table, too, when we play cards STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL with slick strangers who have waxed mustaches, nimble J. CLAMP fingers and a couple of stooges with knives standing behind R. G. MOSSELLER C. KUPLICKI their chair. W. B. MUIR If the negotiations actually had bogged down, it might have been some excuse for their action. But as far as the SIU was concerned they were still in progress. After all, the WSA had agreed to the foreign rider provisions de­ manded by the Union. There were just the intercoastal and nearby-foreign to be settled. W. G. H. BAUSE J. NOVAK C. H. GOODYN W. B. COPELAND L. R. BORJA C. MIDDLETON J. LITVAK O. HODGE J. L. WEEKS J. L. WEEKS L. L. MOODY, JR. P. E. SMITH J. J. SWYKERT J. BRODDUS L. A. CORNWALL V. SHAVROFF J. GRIFFITH H. L. DAISEY H. C. PELLER C. G. SMITH J. P. CAMPBELL 4 4 4 GALVESTON HOSPITAL JAMES PRINCE D. MITCHELL R. H. ABBOTT SPEAKS THOMPSON BANTA EDEFARS B. M. ELLSWORTH M. JLESON 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.) M. J. WILLIAMS J. A. DYKES V. A. BOEHRINGER BOSTON J. NOLAN BLUE R. V. JONAJN 4 4 4 ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY 4 4 4 BRIGHTON HOSPITAL JAMES LEE WM. BRUISMA H. GILLAN D. DENOYER C. RAMIREZ G. PHINNEY, JR. E. JOHNSTON 4 4-4 MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY 4 4 4 DETROIT HOSPITAL EDWARD WARES WALTER DERR LYNN BURKE TONY SOVERENTO • ALEX MCMILLAN �Friday, April 12. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers Will Win Isthmian; But Organizing Werk Must Go On By EARL SHEPPARD proven itself unable to do the No election is over until the job. These companies must be a votes are counted and the re­ part of the future organizational sults announced. This holds true program. in NLRB elections as well as Smaller outfits such as the Sa­ shoreside civil politics. bine Tran.sportation of Port Ar­ One of the old tricks of the poli­ thur are unorganized. These ticians is to hold torch light par­ men too are aware that the SIU By PAUL HALL ades, throw banquets and pass is the only maritime union that offers a constructive program and The Isthmian Line has long been the mainstay of the shipowners, out cigars right up to the last they are asking for SIU leader­ maintaining their own shipping lists, shipping halls and private per­ minute, in the meantime claim­ ship. Many of these men are sonnel files. To stave off any organization they have spent thousands ing an "overwhelming victory." This is done for two reasons: anticipating an organizational of dollars hiring stooges to hang around the waterfront, and even drive by joining the Union now. first, to try and recruit doubtful ride their ships. voters by giving the impression Their watchmen have had instructions to lieep Union representa­ THE NMU COMPANIES tives and organizers off at all costs. Their Captains, Mates, Stewards that they are getting on the band The Texas Company is sup­ and Engineers have been instructed to get rid of Union men any wagon and supporting a winner; posedly a NMU company but second, to bolster up their own time they were discovered. only the other day a crew mem­ courage. Isthmian can be correctly said to be the balance of power in ber of a Texas Tanker came into IN THE DARK the maritime industry in two ways. First, the Isthmian Line is one the Hall and reported that in one This second course is generally of the major operators and serves the shipowners as a wedge against year his ship had not been visited Unionisrn by operating a large open shop fleet, a fleet that with a referred to as "whistling in the by a single delegate. The reason Everyone does a little EARL SHEPPARD little expansion could serve to break the front of any organized dark." for this is that actually the NMU whistling once in a while. Theo­ agreemenf is a company agree­ action. dore Roosevelt once saicj that he thusiastically responding to the ment with the company being Secondly, it represents the balance of power between the CIO didn't believe in ghosts but that SIU program. Step by step, company by com­ able to get replacements any­ and the AFL. Either Union organizing this company will be recog­ when he was alone on a dark nized by the seamen as a whole as the most able organization in the night he was afraid of them. Its pany, the tugboat and inland where they want tq. Union rep­ industry, the only Union capable of assuming leadership over the human nature to try" and look waterway boatmen are being resentatives are not permitted aboard and beefs are settled with­ entire industry. brave when one is scai'ed all hell. brought into the SIU. The Union out the men being represented. is not idle. Even while the IsthIn the last issue of the "Pilot" mian campaign is being wound These men want real organiza­ One Industry—One Union the NMU does a lot of "whistling up the union is penetrating other tion and the SIU is the only one TJie SIU is an industrial Union, and in the long run there wiU in the dark" and, incidentally, fields and bringing organization that can give it to them. be only one Union in the industry or none at all. The question of quite a bit of plain old peanut to unorganized men. This is not a jurisdictional which Union this will be rests upon the ability of that Union to politicking. Quoting them word question. When men are not THE TANKERS correctly interpret the needs of the seamen and to efficiently repre­ for word from the main front­ represented; they are unorgan­ Plenty of big tanker companies page article shows the somewhat sent and lead them in their struggle with the shipowner. ized. are still unorganized, the Esso, In the past few years, the seamen as a whole have learned to ridiculous .statement; "to date, Socony and many others. These 100% SIU judge and to evaluate the principles and activities of the unions. some 21 Isthmian ships have outfits have powerful company The organizational work of the The time is past when a union can shout slogans and on a pre­ voted, and Union port officials unions and the men sailing these Union cannot stop so long as one text of militancy, be able to organize the unorganized and win report NMU majorities by an im­ tankers are so confused by the company remains unorganized or., pressive margin." NMU propaganda that they ac­ one group of seamen doesn't have benefits for all. Now ain't that nice? The NMU In this light, the SIU can be justly proud of its record. This is port officials know just how the tually voted for the company representation. The job of the a record of achievement, a record of down to earth fighting for and crews are voting. The SIU is of union in preference to the NMU. SIU is to organize the tugboats, The SIU didn't enter these elec­ towboats, bargemen and allied winning conditions. the opinion that this is an elec­ tions but now many of these men wprkers as well as the offshore The progress of the SIU has been a realistic progress, a steady tion cdnducted by a secret ballot are asking the SIU to come into ships. In doing this the union growth built on the winning of concession after concession. The and that the only people who the picture. These men want or­ will build a solid unbeatable expansion of the union has been the result of the practical applica­ really know are the men doing ganization and the NMU has force. tion of a correct program, and not a mushroom growth based on the voting. bombastic propaganda. "THE SIU WILL WIN" The SIU has proven its right to lead the seamen as a whole, and The SIU makes this statement this must now be the objective if the interests of all seamen are to without qualifications, not be­ be guarded and the Union preserved. cause some brilliant shoreside anaiysist has deduced the final By CHARLES KIMBALL The Line Up result, but because right at hand • MOBILE—The port of Mobile in the organizing office are the The SIU is prepared, and now has the strength, to enter into is still booming and it looks like reports of dozens of rank and file this campaign. Looking over the situation and taking into consider­ ship organizers showing that Isth­ it will continue. We have a large ation the material and forces at hand, the Seafarers can face what­ mian seamen have made their fleet of tankers laying up the ever lies ahead with confidence. choice even before the voting river that is taking all the men The prime factor in any campaign is the membership of the started. we can get a hold of. These Union. The struggles of the past few years and the successful con­ Further proof is shown by the When Joseph Renka, Book duct of the Isthmian campaign has shown that the Seafarers mem­ response of Isthmian crews after number 5680, flunked his ex­ ships are paying regular wages bers are capable. The new members that have come into the Union the voting is finished on their amination for Jr. Engineers and the companies are furnishing have been given every opportunity to learn and to participate in ships. These men are coming up papers, he didn't like it, and daily transportation to and from the leadership of the union. Today they are serving as Agents, to the Hall and taking out SIU even less did he like the run- the ships. Patrolmen and Organizers, and are doing a good job. books and in many cases throw­ around he got front the Coast Quite a few of the oldtimers The SIU is free from any type of political control or domination. ing in NMU bargain-counter Guard. are coming back to the Gulf, and To keep itself free, the Union has discussed all types of political books. This is the proof, the The exam was an oral one, and it is beginning to look like old activity from the communists to the National Association of Manu­ only kind of proof the SIU wants some of the questions were not times around here again. facturers. The Union believes in political education without politi­ or recognizes, proof right from clear. He asked to have those Waterman has just bought cal commitment. Knowing the score on politics as a whole is the the ship. questions reworded, or clarified, twelve more ships from the best safeguard against political domination. TOMORROW'S JOB and was told, "You're answer­ Navy which are going into serv­ In many unions, control of all Union activities rests in the hands The elections are moving rapid­ ing the questions, not me." ice soon. of a group of greybeards, old labor fakers who have perpetuated ly but it will be quite some time After ho was told that he had NEW HALL themselves in office and who have foisted rules and constitutioris before the official results are failed, he was refused informa­ upon the membership which make their power absolute. This is announced. The SIU is confi­ tion on what he failed, or how The State Docks Department not the case of the Seafarers, and it is to our advantage. We can dent and willing to let the re­ many questions he had missed. has just announced it is going to sults speak for themselves with­ Only "Come back in 30 days improve the waterfront and thus more ably prepare for our tasks. out a lot of ballyhoo forecasting. That was five months ago. Sub­ build berthing space for a lot The SIU Can Win * In the meantime the work to or­ sequently he went for his ticket more ships at a cost of several One of the first objectives established at the recent Agents ganize Isthmian must continue so in Portland, and received it on million dollars. We have made a few changes Conference and indorsed by the membership, is the establishment that negotiations can be entered January 8, 1946. into and good agreements won as Previous to entering the Mer­ here in the Hall to the satisfac­ of a strong AFL maritime council. soon as possible after the elec­ chant Marine, Renka was a top tion of all concerned. We cut The SIU has strong opposition, and to meet it a strong united tions are over. machinist for more than four down the bulkhead, and now force must be maintained. Our ready allies are 61,000 LonphoreIn the Gulf, the tugboatmen years. He worked at the Todd have about the same set up as men, 629,000 Teamsters and some 60,000 closely allied Maritime af­ are coming under the banner of Company, and other shipyards. New York to do the shipping filiates: Fishermen, Warehousemen, etc. Behind these lie the 7,000,- the SIU. An agreement was re­ * As Renka puts it, "The Coast from. 000 organized workers in the AFL. cently concluded with the White- Guard is not interested in what We have been looking around The issues are clear and they must be met. The Seafarers has man Company and now the Texas you know. They ask you pat town for a piece of groimd to the strength and power to win. We have the membership that has Coast tugboatmen are organizing questions, and if you can't give build a new Hall on. At present proven in action its ability to fight. We have the resources and the in several ports. them a pat answer, it's just too we have two prospects and hope power. There is no reason why the Seafarers can't win. The job is The February tugboat victory bad. The more people they flunk, to get something soon so the boys laid out and the way is clear. The Isthmian Line drive is the first in Mobile started the ball rolling, the longer they will stay on top, can be comfortable while they step to complete victory. THE SIU WILL WIN. and the tugboatmen are en- they think." are on the beach. J Tankers Provides Jobs In Mobile Another Snafu For Coast Guard �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Four The rigors of war and the chaos of peace have so ravaged our delicate constitution that we find ourself compelled to take a six-week vacation while await­ ing a Chief Stevt'ard job on a Mississippi passenger ship. Removing one's nose from the grhidstone of piecard routine to put it into the beerstein of idle­ ness is an altogether pleasant transition, yet it leaves lis with so much time on our hands that w^e have determined to utilize kome of it to scribble a few par­ agraphs for the Log each week. It does a man good to eat the bread of idleness occasionally, all the wise old saws to the con­ trary notwithstanding. We can literally feel Nature recharging our battery as we sit here in Baumer's gin emporium on Conti Street and alternately scribble this and sip a frosty stein of Jax's golden nectar, while Buck Stephens gives us the lowdown on the local s.ituation. Buck tells us that New Or­ leans is enjoying one of the great­ est shipping booms in the check­ ered hi.story of the port. He says that the record number of ships in the harbor, the Agent's absence to attend the Confer­ ence, the added emphasis on the Isthmian drive which has now entered the climatic stage, to-, gether with the Bisso Tow Boat beef have ganged up to drive the local piecards to drink. GOOD DEAL By a happy coincidence Broth­ er Michelet has found refuge from the tribulations of this troubled world in the same gin mill frequented by these piecards, and is consequently in a position to pass along the local gossip without sacrificing any of the creature comforts so neces­ sary to the ailing soul, so you can look for a resume of port acti­ vities in these columns for the next few weeks. As the train that carried us home neared New Orleans it passed a huge fleet of already rusting ships moored in the up­ per reaches of the Mobile River. A host of familiar names loomed up among them—ships that had carried SIU crews to the far cor­ ners of the earth and that were now apparently destined to spend the rest of their days in slow dis­ integration in the lapping waters of this placid stream. The chips are down. Brother, the lines are drawn. It's going to be a long, hard fight, uphill all the way from here on in. Al­ ready the boneyards of this war have sent thousands of unor­ ganized seamen on the prowl for jobs. Many of them are unorganized simply because they are finks at heart and they constitute a ser­ ious threat to the conditions that w^e fought so hard to wrest from the reluctant shipowner. Re­ member the fink haUs of the United States Shipping Board of World War I and, remembering them, narrowly examine every proposal of the War Shipping Ad­ ministration of World War II. Our - is truly a turbulent life. Brother, for with us, when Peace comes War cannot be far behind! The New Orleans Hall is liter­ ally crawling with oldtimers. In the first half hour there we spoke to Buck Stephens, Paul Warren, Dick Birmingham, Blackie Clark, Joe Martello, Make-a-Motion Charlie, Moon Coons, Cris Jennsen. Pop Bothers and at least 20 others whose names es­ cape us now, but whose faces have bobbed up on all the monkeywrench corners known to man. WORLD FOR HOGS We had quick ones with every­ body and sailed and resailed the ships all over the world as shorebound seamen have done for ten thousand years come Shrove Tuesday. Pop Bothers was telling us about a trip he made on a Hog recently. "Them old Hogs have sure been cleaned up since the old Shipping Board days," he said, "they aint nearly so piggish as they were in our day." IN OUR DAY! "Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring Your Winter-garment of repentance fling: The Biid of Time has but a little "way To flutter—and the Bird is on the Wing! If you're looking for a job go South, Young Man, go South. There are jobs galore here with rated men scarcer than raisins in Shuler's raisin cake. As an added inducement we might add that Brother Michelet will soon be bellyrobbing on one of the New Orleans based scows and feeding in the manner peculiar to him and to all well-feeding Stew­ ard's in the organization. Isthmian Vote Indicates Heavy Trend Towards The Seafarers (Continued from Page 1) to bet his entire paycheck that the crew voted 100 percent for the SIU. Tha's confidence with a capital "C!" Along the West Coast, the pic­ ture also looks very good. The ' Argonaut Victory and the Ocean Telegraph have both voted and reports indicate another SIU sweep. That the NMU is worried about the situation is brought put by the fact that wherever possible ' they are challenging SIU votes, 'even though the votes are abso­ lutely legitimate. From Boston, reports on the George Uhler and the W. Ogden indicate that the voting went bet­ ter than 85 percent for the SlU. Wlule from down in Galveston, Organizer Cal Tanner sends word that the Norman E. Mack showed a 90 percent Seafarers vote. Voting will continue in ports along both coasts where Isthmian ships dock, and will not end until all Isthmian vessels have been polled. SIU officials and organizers are confident that when the results are announced, the Isthmian sea­ men will take their rightful places in the most progressive and militant seamen's union—^the Seafarers International Union. Friday, April 12, 1945 Vote Of Grange Victory Crew Refutes NMU's Distertiens Upon completion of an intei*coastal trip from San Francisco to New York, ships organizer "Chips" Rodrigues of the Grange Victory, Isthmian SS Lines, as­ serted that the Seafarers top heavy vote in the NLRB-conducted election aboard the Grange was a strong refutation of lying statements appearing in the NMU Pilot a short while ago. Grange crew members charged thai the wild claims made in the Pilot story were nothing but a tissue of lies from start to finish. The NMU claimed, according to the Pilot, that the Grange Vic­ tory was 85% pro-NMU, and that through their efforts they se­ cured the ship's fumigation! Actual voting figures in the election aboard the Grange, based on accounts of eye-wit­ nesses who closely watched the balloting, showed that the Sea­ farers cwrricd 75% of the vote; 17% were for the NMU; and the remaining 8% were doubtful. These results indicate clearly that the Grange seamen were not taken in by lying NMU state­ ments, and made up their own minds on the Union of their choice. NMU BARGAIN RATE Three NMU members who turned in their NMU books be­ fore taking out SIU books stated that they hoped all other Isth­ mian ships which hadn't as yet voted, would turn out as well as, or better than, their ship — the Grange Victory! Robei't Reid, Junior Engineer, refused an NMU book which was offered to him at the special bar­ gain price of only $10! Reid told the NMU organizer, "I wouldn't belong to that phony outfit even if I got a book free, and was paid $100 per month!" Organizer Rodrigues, and oth­ ers who assisted him in lining up the Grange seamen, agreed to a man that their success was due in great part to tloe splendid cooper­ ation that they received from Here are three of Isthmian's Grange Victory men who brought their ship in so solid in the election just finished—for them! Ships Organizer Raymond "Chips" Rodrigues has his arms around Dale Kathrein (left) and Floyd Cox (right). shoreside organizers and patrol­ unorganized Tsthmian vessel. men who contacted their ship in A moral might be read into the every port, and continuously account of the Grai^e Victory while in port. They also had I election. We might call it "How plenty of support from SIU mem­ I to have an unorganized ship re­ bers on board, including Paul main unorganized." Certainly, Bays. the lies and false claims of our Isthmian crew members Dale opponents, the NMU, makes our Kathrein and Floyd Cox, as well job that much easier. SIU men as Chips Rodrigues, lauded the know the Union score, and tell it officers aboard the Grange Vic­ to one and all. They don't have tory. According to them. Skipper to fabricate elaborate tales to im­ Leonard Duks, Chief Mate Knox press others. Telling the truth and the other Grange officers the SIU way wins its own vic­ were a good bunch to sail imder tories, and through it Isthmian on any ship, and especially on an wiU soon be SIU. Bucko Skipper Endangers Lives On Mosby NEW YORK — Owing to seri­ ous charges prefeiTed against both the Captain and Chief En­ gineer of the John Mosby, Isth­ mian Line, by crew members of that vessel, they both face sus­ pension and lifting of their papers. Upon her return to this coun­ try after hauling a load of coal over to Antwerp, Belgium, prompt action was taken by mili­ tant men aboard the Mosby as soon as their vessel docked, Snd the proper authorities could be contacted. After investigation of the charges. Coast Guard offi­ cials and Steamboat Inspectors decided a hearing was war­ ranted. Engine Delegate Bill Rowe and other members of the black gang laid specific charges against Captain Shelly and Chief En­ gineer Thorpe for endangering the lives of the entire crew. They claim that the main steam stop of the starboard boiler was in bad shape, and even though the 1st and 2nd Assts. requested that the other boiler be operated while it was repaired, both the Skipper and Chief refused to permit this. After her arrival at Antwerp, the steam stojj was finally re­ paired, and it was discovered that its condition was so bad that the boiler could have blown sky-high at any time. In addi­ tion, the Chief worked a man in the crank pit with steam to the engines and no jacking gear. Leaving Antwerp, the 'Bosby had 10 feet of water in the No. 1 hold, and the Skipper didn't even know the cause! While in port, steam was left on the winches all night in order to avoid the pay­ ment of one houj-'s overtime to deck men. General conditions aboard the vessel were very poor due to the inefficiency of the Captain and the Chief Engineer. In addition to those faults al­ ready enumerated, food and other conditions on the Mosby were equally poor. If it hadn't been for the guidance of ships Organ­ izer Tannehill and Delegates Moore (deck), Rowe (engine), and Williams (stewards), the vessel wouldnt have been as shipshape as she was! After the payoff at New York, the Chief, 2nd and 3rd Mates, plus the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Assist­ ants all piled off the Mosby, not wishing to sail another trip with the same Skipper and Chief En­ gineer! As a result of the charges pre­ ferred by the Engine Dept. men, the Chief told the entire gang that they were fired, although various other reasons were given, and the crew had no desire to stay under that Chief in any eventuality. Ships Organizer Tannehill as­ serted, after the NLRB election had been conducted on the Mosby on April 8th, that she voted solidly for the SIU, and that even the Chief Cook who was an NMU book man had voted SIU. Whitey was willing to bet his entire pay on the results, but found no takers! The entire crew felt gratified over the election results, and was confident that the charges against both the Captain and Chief Engineer, when substanti­ ated before the Coast Guard, would take care of these two in­ dividuals. Then crew members also took out SIU books. �Frfday, April 12. 1848 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Virginia Governor Uses State Draft As Strike-Breaking Weapon QUESTION:—^What did you do in the Isth­ mian Organizing Drive? RICHMOND, Va.—A last min­ ute agreement by the Virginia Electric Power Company to arbi­ trate issues averted a walkout by more than 1,500 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL. The agreement provided for an immediate 15-cent an hour raise, and specifies that the union and the company will each name two WILLARD ROY—Msssman arbitrators whose decision will I'm not a member of the SIU be binding on the issues of retro­ yet. but I was approached and I active pay and higher wages. signed a pledge card. I'm going This latest anti-union action of to join the SIU because I 'think the Virginia Governor's was preconditions will be better on Isth­ ceeded by dictatorial methods mian ships if we are organized. used recently when strike-break­ ing legislation was railroaded Even when the election is won. through the Virginia Legislature we're going to need militant men by Tuck, 'which enabled the state on Isthmian ships so that we can to take over and operate the fer­ win good conditions from the ries of the Chesapeake Ferry company in negotiations. I'm Company. This action was taken after a three week strike by Sea­ ready to sail on Isthmian ships, farers crews for vacation time, if necessary, until the whole line holidays, and a higher monthly is organized. pay scale. BILL KALINKOS—OS I did what I could aboard the Joaquin Miller. The men asked about the difference between the SIU and the NMU, and I explain­ ed that we are democratic from top to bottom. I kept driving on the point that our officials come from the rank and file, and are not placed in office to carry out some political line. I also gave out Logs and other organizational I material. Whenever a beef came up. I explained that if we were organized we could have our beefs settled without any trouble. SOLOMON HARB—Steward Setting a dangerous precedent. Governor William Tuck, of Vir­ ginia, tried to break the strike by drafting the employees into the state militia before the walkout was scheduled to begin. This ac­ tion, unparalleled in United States history, would have sub­ jected union members to courtmartial if they did not act as strike breakers. Tuck's order, which brought out the state guard in armored cars and with fixed bayonets, told the workers, "You are here­ by notified that you have been drafted—into the service of the Commonwealth to execute the law which requires that you pro­ vide electric service to the people of Virginia. You are therefore commanded to report to the commanding officer, Virginia State Guard at the Virginia Elec­ tric Power Company office with­ in 24 hours after receipt of this notice and thereafter be and re­ main obedient to the command of said officer or such officer as may be set over you." VIOLATES DEMOCRACY "The Governors action," said the IBEW, "violates the basic fundamentals of democracy and is counter to every concept of free men. Instead of taking the role of peacemaker between two factions, he is relying upon the iron hand of military dictatorship, an action we are informed by our legal counsel is the first of its kind in the United States." Everybody had some sort of question to ask about the SIU. # and so I did what 1 could by an­ w swering questions. Mostly they wanted to know if the Union would stick with them in case of trouble. I didn't meet any men who were against the Union, it was just that they wanted Union that would do them the most good. I proved to them that the SIU has ia good record in settling beefs and getting good Chief issue in the threatened conditions for the members. They strike was the issue of back will support the Union that sup­ wages. Negotiations for a new ports them—the SIU. agreement started over a year ago when two Virginia power utilities merged. An agreement ABE SPRUNG—Wiper was finally reached on a raise of 15y2C plus 2y2C to eliminate in­ Some of the men on the ship equities. I was on were opposed to any Subsequently the company re­ Union at all. I explained the ad­ fused to make the increases ef­ vantages of being organized. Then fective to April 1, 1945, when ne­ I went further and told them gotiations began, but offered in­ stead 5% of the total wages due. about the differences between the The union said that it would SIU and the NMU. One man accept 10%, but this offer was who was on board had been vetoed by the company. helped by the SIU in having a COMPANY STALL $27.00 fine dropped and he was The union then suggested that all for us. I brought literature on the back pay issue be turned over for arbitration. This was also board and distributed it. The refused by the company, and this men considered what they heard stand was reiterated by J. G. and made up their own minds. Holtzlaw, company presideid, as I'm sure they will go SIU. soon as Governor Tuck had draft-' •ir:-; handed action as "slavery" and ed the workers. The company will not arbitrate the back wage issue alone, he said, but would arbitrate all disputed issues if the union called off the strike. Branding the draft as an at­ tempt to force men to work against their will, AFL President William Green declared, "We will never acquiesce in that policy." Other outraged AFL leaders denounced the Governor's highAFL lawyers quickly prepared legal moves agginst the decree. Tuck was blasted in a state­ ment by the IBEW which pointed out that "the company had for many years exercised economic power over the employed through a company-dominated union which was disestablished by or­ der of the Supreme Court only after heroic efforts of the em­ ployes. The company has never relished the thought of dealing with their employes as free agents." Disinterested observers have pointed out that the State does not seem to be operating either within the Constitution of the United States, or the Constitu­ tion of the State of Virginia. Agents Discuss Maritime Strike Possibiiities And Probiems NEW YORK — The recent Agents Conference, besides mak­ ing recommendations designed to strengthen the Union, also dis­ cussed the part which strikes and industrial disputes might play in the Union's future ac­ tivity. action, except as a last resort. "Without raising a strike scare, there are a number of existing factors—any one of which could precipitate a strike in the indus­ try and which might spread to such proportions that the SIU could not avoid becoming physi­ cally involved." In a report, submitted by Paul VOTES TAKEN Hall, New York Agent, and J. P. The report pointed out that the Shuler, Assistant SecretaryILWU and the MFOW have al­ Ti'easurer, the present strike ready taken strike votes and that situation was analyzed. strike action has been authorized "No one wants a strike," the in both cases. A strike of the report starts, "and it is the duty West Coast Longshoremen would of the Union to preserve the involve all maritime unions, in wages and conditions of the some way or other, since all have membership and to better the specific rules respecting legiti­ same without recourse to strike mate picket lines. The wrangling and dissention in the NMU came in for discus­ sion. It was stated that the collapse of the NMU top leader­ ship has resulted in a general breakdown of their negotiations with shipowners. DETROIT—The membership of Seafarers International Union, Several companies are, there­ Great Lakes Division, AFL, un­ fore, weighing the possibility of animously ratified a contract pro­ returning to "open shop" opera­ viding for the highest wage scale tion, and although a lockout is in the world for able-bodied sea­ improbable, it must be taken into men employed on passenger and consideration. sand boats, at one of the largest "With a return to private op­ meetings inythe local's history eration," the report went on, "the held April 1, it is reported by shipowners may, and in all prob­ Emmanuel Lashover, secretary- ability will, propose a wage cut, treasurer of the district. if only for a bargaining point. A rising vote of confidence for We will, of course, demand in­ the efficient manner in which ne­ creases all around. Such a ques­ gotiations were conducted was tion can easily lead to a strike." tendered officers of the Union. STRIKE STUDIES Under the terms of the new The analysis also explored the contract an increase of $31 per action that could bo expected of month was secured thus raising government agencies and bu­ the base pay to $209 per month. reaus, and it was felt that they would throw their weight on the OVER-TIME RATE BOOST side of the shipowners in any In addition, the overtime rate controversy and would do all was boosted from 95 cents to $1 they could to maintain and en­ per hour and the subsistence rate hance their power. from $5 to $6 per day. Various other improvements in The report closed with recom­ working conditions were also se­ mendations to take certain action cured. which would enable the SIU to meet any eventuality. "It is rather amusing to note," Gt. Lakes SIU Wins Raise Lashover said, "that the National Maritime Union, the CIO com­ munist dominated competitors, are now begging and pleading with shipowners to grant them a 40-hour working week during fit out and- lay up. The Seafarers International Union, AFL, has been operating under a 40-hour week since 1942." Make Isthmian SIU! The preparations include a study of strikes and strike strat­ egy, an examination of the steps necessary to convert the Union apparatus into a strike appara­ tus without cutting into normal operations, and a study of strike committce.s and finance.s. These studies are to be pre­ sented in a form suitable for Union educational purposes. A summary of the studies is to be published for general member­ ship consumption. �Friday, April 12, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Seafarers' Democracy Wins NMU Oldtimer The obvious superiority of SIU contracts and the real democ­ racy existing in the SIU, were among the determining factors which made Rad M. Powell, an original NMU member, turn to the SIU for membership. Lauding the SIU for its healthy democracy, Powell said, that "the SIU is a real rank and file Union that is run by the members and not the officials." Powell joined the NMU at its inception and held book No. 306. At that time he felt that it. was a democratic organization, but with the infiltration of the com­ mies he saw democracy wane, and "we began to lose the gains we had made, as the commies gave up more and more of our rights to the shipowners." HARD TO SEE RAD M. POWELL Stressing the inaccessibility of the NMU officials, and the type of treatment accorded the mem­ officials believe that they are a bership, Powell, who has been permanent fixture, and do not sailing for the past nine years as have to worry about the mem­ a Chief Steward, pointed out a bers' troubles or beefs." Powell compared the SIU typical personal experience. "When I was in New York and agreements with those of the wanted to see any of the officials, NMU. "The SIU men have JOO especially Ferdinand Smith, his percent better agreements," he secietary would give me a card asserted. "Naturally the NMU would al­ stating that in about seven days ways put a big write-up in the I could get an appointment with Pilot and tell the world that they him. "Now a union is supposed to were the ones that secured the be for and by the members," benefits for the seaman. "But I know different," the Powell continued, "and anytime the crews have any beefs, the of­ former NMUer added. "I am now applying for mem­ ficials, elected by the member­ ship, are to settle any beefs or bership in the SIU and I know trouble for the members. But in that it is the only real Union for the NMU it is the opposite. The any real union man." The Patrolmen Say... Payoff Tip meeting included fumigating, working conditions for Steward, Deck, and Engine Departments, forecastle for men sleeping be­ low deck, and finally the rider. The first three items were okay, but the rider was not accepted by the company. If all crews of SIU ships would cooperate like this, the Union would, without doubt, be 100 per­ cent more prosperous and strong. Although we are the most pro­ gressive and the strongest Union in the maritime industry, more crews like this will do a lot of good. NEW YORK—I had a little trouble aboard the E. Alfaro of the Smith and Johnson Line. A company official took it on him­ self to slash over 100 hours over­ time in the Stewards Depart­ ment. We had to talk to him for a little while, but he finally ad­ mitted that it was legal accord­ ing to the agreement, and the men involved collected every cent. I was helped in this beef by the fact that all men stayed sober until the payoff was completed. We Patrolmeh can't stress too Salvador Colls much the importance of staying t ir % sober until all beefs are settled. It's your money, and the best Hats Off way to get it is to be able to tell NEW YORK-Hats off to the the Patrolman and the com.pany crew of the George Washington. exactly what's what. R. Gonzales This vessel was at one time a X % ^ headache to the Union, but it has Thanks Crew become one of the very best at NEW YORK—I would like to present. Brothers, I can assure take this opportunity to thank you that we have to give a lot the crew of the Cody Victory for of credit to Brother Rhino, Stew­ the cooperation they gave me in settling their beef. In the years ards Department Delegate. that I have been going to sea, I He and the rest of the Stew­ have never seen so much coop­ ards Department keep the Engine eration given a Patrolman. and Deck gangs well satisfied in The five Delegates knew what the matter of their food. to look for, and the crew knew how to explain the beefs to the The only comment I have to Delegates. The Delegates are J. L. make is that the crew should try McHenry, Ship's Delegate; Tony to keep their respective quarters Galante, Deck Delegate; Robert in a more orderly manner. Nielsen, Engine Delegate; and A1 W. Hamilton Dellavelle and M. Cafferty, Stew­ ard Delegate and Sub-Delegate respectively, BEEFS The beefs taken up at the Make Isthmian SIU! Foreward tion, hold our meetings, and meet our shipmates. We have our Union of which we are justly proud, and which we are determined to maintain until every seaman is organized under the banner of the Sea­ farers Iniernational Union. Many long years of struggle have passed since the first issue of the Coast Seainens Journal was published, years of hardship and struggle, of misery and death but we know that these years have not been wasted. Our only regret is that next Wednesday night our founder cannot be present in our Hall at 51 Beaver Street, New York City, to preside over the meeting. He is gone but every time we settle a beef we know that his spirit is with us. It is with pride in his work and the deepest humil­ ity on our part, that we dedicate this, journal to our founder. ANDREW FURUSETH. Thi.s brief journal is in no .sen.se a history of the struggles endured by the American seamen in the building of the militant unions of t^e Seafarers International. Such a document would perforce be lengthy and require much time and effort in its preparation. Organization first began when the first group of galley slaves broke their chains, smashed their masters over the head and gained a moment of temporary freedom. History is filled with these inci­ dents but th^ historians ignore their culmination which came in 1874 with the^publication of the Coast Seamei^ Journal by An­ drew Furusetlf. Andrew Fiiruseth, a young Scandinavian teaman, helped or­ ganize the Coast Seamens Union in 1885 and became its Secre­ tary in 1887. "Working tirelessly against seemingly overwhelming odds, Andrew Furuseth was able in 1891 to bring about an amal­ The 1915 Seamens Act gamation of the Coast Seamens The passage of the Seamens Union and The Steamshipmen's Act in 1915 marked a new era in Union, forming the Sailors Union the organization. Already strong of the Pacific, our Parent or­ on both coasts, the Gulf and ganization. Great Lakes, the Unions of the In 1892 under the leadership of International Seamens Union of the SUP, the National Seamens North America grew" by leaps Union was organized and a cam­ and bounds securing contracts paign was launched to organize with the great majority of all the Great Lakes, Atlantic, Gulf steamship operators. and Pacific coasts. By the time of the outbreak of war in April 1917, the member­ ADVANCES MADE For the first time seamen, who ship of the Affiliated Maritime in the old law books "were reck­ Unions numbered some 115,000. oned neither among the living The unions were distinctly or­ nor among the dead," began to ganized on a craft basis in three get a slight amount of recogni- area groupings consisting of the Atlantic and Gulf, the Great Lakes and the Pacific Coast. Each of these areas were di­ vided into craft divisions of Fire­ men, Sailors and Stewards with full autonomy over craft affairs, but on matters of general wel­ fare and policy responsible to the International Seamens Union of which Andrew Furuseth was President. In addition to the sea- going unions the ISU had fish­ ermen, towboatmen, and harbor worker affiliates. ON THE UPGRADE Contracts with the operators were entered into by the various craft divisions together with the International and were binding on all affiliates starting and ex­ piring on the same date. Thus a lockout or strike affected all divisions and crafts equally. Conditions steadily improved and although the best conditions of 1916 were in no way compar­ able to the conditions of today, they were still the best the sea­ men had ever known—paradise in fact compared to the condi­ tions of a few years before. Seamen still bathed from buck­ ets; ate in crowded messrooms, on bare board tables from tin plates, and slept in poorly ven­ tilated and often bed-bug infested foc'sles—but this was still heaven, compared to what they had been forced to endure. "FIRST TO DIE" The war came as no surprise to the American seamen. Al­ ready American ships had been sunk. Ships were being stopped at sea and boarded by submarine crews. In the First Woi-ld War, as in this war, the seamen were first to suffer, the first to die. Ready then as we were in De­ cember, 1941, the seamen of the International Seamens Union res­ ponded to the nation's call and were the first to pledge them­ selves to an all out war effort. This was Furuseth's 1917 mes­ sage to all seamen, and thte nation; To All Seafaring Men Ashore or Afloat: The nation that proclaimed your freedom now needs your services. America is at war. Our troops ai'e being transport­ ed over the sea. Munitions and supplies are being shipped in ever increasing quantities to our armies, in Europe. The bases are the ports of America. Shelve Order 53 tion with the result that in 1895 the "Maguire Bill" was passed followed in 1898 with the "White Act." This legislation, although in­ adequate and loosely enforced, did abolish cojjporal punishment, reduce penalties for desertion, protect a seamen's gear from seizure for a fine and give a slightly better "whack" or ra­ tion allowance. These were the stepping stones to the Seamen's Act of 1915 which Andrew Furu­ seth termed "The Dawn of a New Day." It is with this "New Day" that we are primarily concerned. The new day that has given us show­ ers instead of buckets and hand puimps; mattresses instead of "donkeys breakfast"*, eatable food instead of green liver, soggy potatoes and wormy mush; wages and conditions rather than ropeyarns and misery. A LONG JOURNEY Today we are almost free of boarding-house masters and crimps (if we exclude the WSA, company unions and the NMU). We have our own halls where we select our jobs, settle oirr beefs, check our baggage, receive our mail, spend our hours of relaxa­ •T| (Continued from Page 1) order that our ships may con­ tinue to sail on schedule carrying their cargoes of food and mate­ rials to the people of war-torn countries and also that our troops eligible to be returned home will not be delayed." MILITANT .VICTORY Copies of the telegram were also sent to the Marine Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific, the National Maritime Union, and the Pacific Coast Ma­ rine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Association so that the position of the SIU could be brought to the attention of their membership. The victory over the WSA Medical Program last November was the first in the struggle waged against bureaucratic con­ trol. The Medical Program and the Competency Cards were hid­ den methods by which militant seamen could be forced ashore without recourse. The SIU refused to accede to these union-busting actions, and will continue to battle militantly until all WSA and Coast Guard control has been removed from over seamen's lives. I The battlefields are in Europe. The sea intervenes. Over it the men of the sea must sail the supply ships. A great em­ ergency fleet is now being built . . . Your help is needed to prove that no enemy on the seas can stop the ships of the nation whose seamen bear the responsibility of liberty. "America has the right, a far .greater right thaii any other nation, to call upon the seamen of all the world for service. By responding to this call now you can demonstrate your practical appreciation of freedom won." •(Donkeys breakfast—a tick fur­ nished to llie seaman filled with hay furnished by the big-hearted shipowner.) (To be continued) �Friday, April 12. 1346 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven AFL Unions Cooperate In Tampa By C. SIMMONS Beefs Squared Away In Frisco By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS SAN FRANCISCO ~ Business in general is picking up quite a bit on the West Coast in com­ parison with the past. We are still getting repatriated crews in­ to oil ports on the coast for pay­ off. Also, we are getting quite a few other ships in for payoff. We have managed, so far, to square up all the beefs as they come up. Incidentally, we have just been notified that the repatriation money is payable on the SS James King and the SS George Poindexter. This may be collect­ ed by contacting the Mississippi Steamship Company in New Or­ leans. Repatriation money is also payable on the SS George Von L. Meyer. This may be collected have several ships due in over the weekend and several repatri­ ated crews in the bunch, which 1 will report on next week. The strike situation on the coast is very hard to figure out, One day the longshoremen are going to strike and the next day they want to arbitrate. So far there has been nothing but double talk which means nothing. TAMPA—Things continue fair here with several ships coming in. Most of them are in transit— no payoffs but plenty of ships. We are getting a Mississippi ship in the latter part of the week for "T^ a payoff, however. The phosphate miners are get­ ting ready to throw a picket line around the phosphate docks in Silence this week from the Port Tampa. They wanted to throw one around the Powellton Branch Agents of the follow­ Seam last week, but got a re­ ing ports: spite on their beef. SAVANNAH Now it looks like they will SAN JUAN have to go through with it. Seems BALTIMORE these guys got a ten cent in­ NEW ORLEANS crease, and in turn the Company GALVESTON has gone up on the rent 80 PORT ARTHUR cents a day. As these men all HOUSTON live in Company houses and trade NO NEWS?? in Company stores they have re­ ceived exactly nothing. SIU WILL HELP The president of the phosphate miners came over and asked our help. We have promised him all of the aid we can give him, and the longshoremen have done the same. These longshoremen are very cooperative here; they seem to be a militant group and will go all out any time for an affiliate of the AFL. The Florida Federation of La­ bor is having a convention in Miami this week. Brothers Jeff Gillette and Vernon Bryant went down for the Seafarers. We have taken an active part in the move­ ment here and it is about time that something was done in this State. The oldtime labor fakers are in a rut, and are sitting around on their cans waiting for some outside group to move in and take over. NOT HAPPY Labor Commission now, we have We are putting all of the sup­ retained an attorney and intend port we can muster behind a to fight this guy every step of the way. Already the prelim­ inary hearing has disclosed evi­ dence to prove unfair labor prac­ tices by the Company, and even should the Labor Commiysion certify the fink as the bargain­ ing agent, he'll still have some trouble. The outlook for this port inso­ far as the Isthmian election is concerned is very good. We have two ships here now, and were prevented from posting them for election. However, the majority of the men are standing by to man here who has done all hei wait for the vote, which we hope can for Labor in this State. He will come soon, as we have prac- is an organizer for the Carpen­ ters here, and a damn good man. All of the oldtime fakers are very resentful of the fact that we are going to bat for him and have shot a lot of angles, but so far we have come out on top in everything we have attempted. Will write later on the outcome of the elections there. We are still negotiating with the Florida Power Corporation on their tugboats. We hope to have the contract signed, sealed and delivered this week. Unread Rider Takes Unwary Crew For A Hide By JOHN MOGAN former NMU man, who spent most' of his time telling the newer SlU members the huge differ­ ence between the NMU and SlU agreements. These fellows really knew the score after this man got through telling them how well ul'i' Lhey were. And this knowledge imbued in them the desire to live up to the agreement, even if there were some things in it they didn't care for particularly, for they know that it takes time and patience to achieve anything like perfection. On this .ship the Engine gang donated $15.40 to the Log and the Deck gang, $14.00. We ai-e still having our trou­ bles with the firiky Business Agent of Local No. 5^, Teamsters and Chauffeurs, of New Bed­ ford. His latest and finkiest move was to form a company union on the island boats running out of New Bedford. The issue is before the Mass. BOSTON — Business and ship­ ping continued fair in this port. We had four payoffs in one day, spread all over the' map of New England, so that there was plenty of hustling to be done in order to make them all. The SS Pendleton (Calmar) paid off in Searsport, Me.; the SS Idaho Falls (Los Angeles T-2 tanker), in Providence, R. 1.; the SS James Drain (Inter-Ocean— SUP); and an Isthmian, the SS George Uhler. Then, too, there were the signons to be covered, with the SS Francis Marion proving to be a real headache, owing to the fact that the crew figured on a sure by contacting the Seas Shipping payoff here (judging by the rider Company in New York. on the fo'c'sle card), whereas the We have paid off the following articles in the Captain's posse.sships on the coast this past week: sion showed that the ship had SS Arthur L. Perry (Calmar): to return to the Gulf in order to This ship was out 11 months pay off. and had plenty of disputes which SORRY BUNCH were all squared up before the A sad but wiser crew took, the payoff. We collected around Marion back to Galveston, but 4000 extra hours overtime for the only after everybody in the port Chief Cook doing all the baking. had had a piece of the argument. This was due to picking up a Incidentally, the new rider re­ Second Cook and Baker from the cently submitted to the member­ By BEN BEES WSA pool in the Canal who ship for approval should elimin­ tically a hundred percent SIU couldn't boil water. vote on these two. NORFOLK — We must learn ate all such trouble in the fu­ There are a half dozen due in SS Hillsboro Inlet (Moran Tow­ ture; it covers the Coast and Gulf to govern ourselves before we ing): Out two months. All beefs like a blanket, and there is ab­ can rule others. So spoke some the next 20 days, and it is our squared away. solutely no reason why evei-y in­ wise and learned gazuni and so hope that they are a solid as the SS Cornell Victory (Waterman dividual SlU member should not thought the Bosun of the SS two cuiTently waiting to be voted. By JAMES TRUESDALE Joseph F. Emery. Intercoastal): There was a beef know the rider verbatim. The Bosun, a sailor of the old on this ship caused by a young PHILADELPHIA—Things look Brother L. Clark, Bosun of the Third Engineer trying to push SS Idaho Falls, a tanker which school with a name that would pretty dismal for Philly at the the gang around. This situation paid off in Providence on March cause any United States Inspec­ present. When the tugboat men Keep Records was straightened up okay with 27, must be all smiles these days. tor to issue AB papers and whose went out and put pickets on the the Chief and First promising to Brother Clarke, who used to be person, quarters and habits were In paying-off the SS John T. front, it stopped all traffic in this unload the guy at the next port Patrblmah in New Orleans, had meticulously neat and orderly, is Holt, Calmar Line, on April 5, 1 port. if he doesn't lay off the crew. a run-in with the Chief Mate, the kind of a guy who wouldn't ran into a situation which we It seems as though the opera­ think of throwing a cigarette butt ourselves can remedy. A lot of SS William Von Moody (Alcoa): Roy E. Philips of New Orleans. tors don't want to give a damn Repatriated crew paid off in The Mate cook,ed up a little on the deck or drink a cup of overtime was short and although thing, although the strikers met scheme to get Bro, Clarke logged coffee without washing and put­ the company later discovered them bettor than half way. The Seattle. All beefs settled. ting away his cup, or play with SS Fred Ives (Overlakes): All by the Skipper; but the Skip­ u.sed pig's feet bones on the mess that some of the recoi-ds sent in men are only getting 85 cents an by the purser from overseas had hour, and by the time their per saw through the scheme and disputes settled. table or, etc. never reached their destination, taxes are taken out they are in tossed the Mate out of his office, SS William Sturgis (Calmar): He was 100% for organizing the whole situation could have All disputes settled with excep­ and, to top it off, canned him on the crew to fine themselves at been avoided if the men had re­ pretty bad shape. The men are a.sking for retro­ tion of one, involving extra meals arrival at Providence. the shipboard meetings for the tained their duplicate slips. active pay from Jan. 1, 1946, which will be settled shortly. We POOR FELLER above mentioned misdemeanors, The same thing happened on but these operators refuse to It seems the Mate never liked but the Bosun "loved" dough­ the Hagerslown Victory of the give in. the agreement; he told the boys nuts. same company. In both cases There are quite a few men on on many occasions that he wished Some disappeared from the gal­ the company wanted to pay only the beach here due to this action. he had an NMU crew, that he ley. He donated $5.00 to the the overtime that was turned in, All in all, we are doing the best All men who come within could work them as he wished Seafarers Log. along with the or that the men had duplicate we can. Next wek we hope to without the payment of overtime. other members of the unlicensed slips for. We were finally able the provisions of the Draft have more pleasant news from As a matter of fact, the gang personnel, to bring the total to to square away the beef, but it Law should keep in touch the City of Brotherly Love. could have collected some phony $48.50 for which Receipt Number took a lot of unnecessary work. with their draft boards while overtime, due to an error on the A49365 was issued to the SS Jo­ I want to warn each member on board ships. Do not de­ part of the Mate; but because the seph F. Emery, loudly denounc­ to be sure to get a duplicate slip pend on the Purser to do this Old Man was such a good egg ing the frame-up but praising from the head of the department for you. He may fail to do so, and was technically responsible the system, for all overtime. Keep the slij. and the first thing you know, for his Mate's mistakes, the gang Incidentally, I see that Red in your possession until the pay­ you're not a civilian anymore. dropped the beef. Ganey, ex-NMUer, has taken off off is completed. Also on the Idaho Falls was a for New York City. Claude Fisher Rank And File Democracy Phllly Ships Held By Strike The Patrolman Says: About The Draft �THE Page Eight Robin Sherwood As Bad As Painted SEAFARERS LOG Phone Union Leader It looks like the WSA has been carrying the ball for the ship­ owners, which is what we have maintained for a long time. The Oilers of the Hagerstown Victory, Calmar Line, had a beef about standing watch and watch in port. The company maintained that the men were only working eight hours, but we pointed out that the eight hours should be between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. After a bit of wrangling, they agreed to pay; so the Oilers who stood watches after 5 p. ni. and before 8 a. m. can collect quite a bit of money. JACKSONVILLE—There isn't very much to write about this week as business and shipping have been very slow. We have the SS John Merrick of the Calmar Line loading here for Europe. This boat signed on in New York and one man has had to get off due to illness. The SS Fluorspar of the South Atlan- The Robin Sherwood blew into port and things were as bad as we had heard (see last week's Log). The Skipper, E. J. Bonn, should be known as "Captain Bligh." He treated the crewmembers like dirt, and used vile and pornographic language to them at the drop of a hat. He made it a practice to look under the bunks of the sleeping men to see if any women were hidden there. We suggested that the com­ pany give this man a long rest as it would be impossible to get crews to sail with him on account of his terrible reputation. We want to add something to the warning of the crew of the Robin Sherwood: Sail with E. J. Bonn and suffer the conse­ quences! Joseph A. Beirne. president of the Natl. Federation of Telephonfe Workers, charged the multi-mil­ lion dollar Bell monopoly with stalling wage negotiations In hope of splitting the unity among the NFTW's 50 affiliates with a mem­ bership of 250.000. The union, seeking an 18'/2c an hour pay in­ crease, finally won pay hikes of $5-8 a week. (LPA) Great Lakes Secretary - Treasurer Reports By EMANUEL S. LASHOVER Mr. Russ Mortenger and Mr. Sarkensen of the USES called on me after hearing of our protest concerning the misleading adver­ tisement they inserted in the papers. They explained to me that they were mainly interested in re­ cruiting a backlog of men in case we or the Lake Carriers ' were to run short and, inciden­ tally, justify their being on Un­ cle's payroll. 1 thanked Mr. Mortenger for his past help but assured him that inasmuch as the policy of this Union was not to patronize Gov­ ernment hiring halls that we would not use him from now on out. They promised to try to remedy the damage caused by their first ad by inserting another one which would definitely spec­ ify rated men, in which there might be a shortage this year. The ad duly appeared and no others have since followed it, and I do not believe that they will print anymore of them. LAKES TRANSPORT Your negotiating committee has had its first meeting with Great Lakes Transport Co. and it looks like they will go along with us on practically all the major requests. There have been a lot of rumors aboui the NMU declar­ ing their vessel, the Stmr. Westcoast, a "hot ship" and ask the Oil Workers, CIO, not to load or unload this vessel. Your of­ ficials have contacted the various Maritime Unions connected with the AFL and explained the situa­ tion to them and have received a unanimous reply that they will refuse to tow any tanker, take a line from any tanker or repair any tanker if the Westcoast is boycotted. Masters, Mates and Pilots wiU re.spect our picket lines and will not operate ships that we picket. If the Commies go through with their threat, there wiU not be an oil tanker running profitably on the Lakes until such time as the threat is removed. D & C NAVIGATION CO. Last Friday your officials at­ tended a meeting of the Stew­ ards and Chefs on the D & C Line. Also present v/ere Mr. Durand and Arley Williams of the Company and Stanley Barr of Masters, Mates and Pilots. At this meeting we laid down the law as to the hows and whys of feeding the crews, warned them against phony overtime both their own and the crews and also made it very clear that they could either act or get off. If they didn't produce they would be dumped and someone who could handle the job would be hired. BOB-LO EXCURSION CO. We have had considerable dif­ ficulty gaining their consent to pay the $12.00 raise retroactive Says Fond Farewell To Old Hogs By LOUIS COFFIN By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — A number of ships have been paying off in this port, and so business has not been too bad. Due to the ridor very few .ships have been signing on. Friday, April 12, 1948 Walking Stylish In Betroit By WILLIAM STEVENSON DETROIT — Well, the sailing season got away with a bang last night, April 1st, with the passen­ ger boat sailing with a large load of passengers and automobiles. She looked good leaving the dock all painted up with a full crew of SlU members on board. We have a transportation stop­ page here, but our Brothers and Sisters walked. Some had to walk fifty blocks to get to their job, but they got there and also attended the meeting in the eve­ ning. That shows the stuff we have in our organization. With the transportation stoppage we had a very large attendance at the meeting. to last July. However, now the boss' son has returned from serv­ ice, and Fred Farnen and my­ self had a meeting with him to­ day. He has agreed to pay the $12.00 as soon as possible and will send me a letter to that ef­ fect. GOOD DEAL At the Same time, we presented Well, 1 have been busy since him with our 1946 proposals and 1 came from Duluth, but 1 have 1 believe that we will be ready to take a passenger to and from to wind up this contract by work now. She is our good sten­ next Monday. ographer from the office. 1 al­ OTHER NEGOTIATIONS ways feel sorry for these weaker We haV6 finished negotiating sex when they are troubled with this contract and it is now being transportation difficulties. signed in Chicago. It will be 1 hope all the boys around the brought up for ratification at Hall in Duluth are on their good our next meeting. behavior and 1 hope to see them Herb Jansen, Chicago agent is soon hard at work negotiating this Made my usual visit to Marine contract and it looks like he will Hospital last week. Only Broth­ have this finished within the next ers there now are Brother Ed week. By ALEX McLEAN Wares, Brother Burke and Our proposals have been de­ BUFFALO — Willi a tiadiliun= livered to these people and we Brother Soverento. al whistle salute from the two have a meeting scheduled for tugs that pulled her away from later this week. 1 therefore pro­ her winter berth at the foot of pose that we sail these vessels Genesee St. the freighter Joseph until we .see what reaction we P. Wells sailed out of Buffalo will get from this session with harbor, opening this port's 1946 McCarthy. Serious concern over the pres­ navigation. sure being exerted on non-com­ WAGES The Wells had no difficulty in As per the instructions of the munist trade unionists in the cutting a clear path through what membership, your negotiating Russian-occupied zone of Ger­ is left of the ice outside Buffalo committee has eliminated the harbor. She was out of sight in bonus entirely from the sandboat many has been expressed by re ­ less than an hour, manned for­ agreements and had 10% added sponsible journalists. ward and aft and the Stewards to the base pay. Kathleen McLaughlin, writing Dept. by as able an SlU crew as We have done the same for the to the New York Times from ever left the Buffalo harbor. Deck and Engine Departments on Berlin, charges that an Allied Thomas C. O'Brien, Jr., has the passenger boats. This gives document gives evidence that been appointed assistant man­ us the highest wage scale in the ager in Buffalo for the T. J. Mc­ entire world for seamen, $209.00 "contrary to the pledges of po­ Carthy Steamship Co., operator per month for ABs, Firemen and litical freedom given in the Pots­ dam agreement, Soviet military of three Automobile carrying ves­ Oilers. sels on the lakes. Today 1 was informed that the government authorities have re­ One of the first ships to steam Pittsburg Steamship Company, activated the Buchenwald and into the harbor this year will largest in the Lake Carriers As­ Sachsenhausen concentr ation be the T. J. McCarthy bringing a sociation, has filed with the Wage camps and are detaining in them cai'go of new cars frohi Detroit Stabilizaton Board in Washing­ dissenters from the merger of the manned also by an SlU crew. ton to pay the same scale, but Communist and Social Democra­ The shortage of coal for vessel still maintaining the 10% bonus. tic parties." fuel as a result of the current Vote of Social Democrats on the If granted, it would be an un­ coal miners strike will permit fair advantage over us, and proposed merger is now sche­ only two or three weeks of lake therefore 1 have registered a duled for March 31-. Miss Mc­ vessel operations, the ship opera­ strong protest to the proper au­ Laughlin indicates that Soviet tors warned. thorities and 1 believe that it will military authorities have held Now that spring has hit us, the be given the proper considera­ out a promise that military con­ Marine Hospital has lost all of its tion inasmuch as 1 told them that trol will be almost completely SlU patients—the best of health if they granted this increase, it withdrawn if the two parties and good sailing to all the mem­ would be tantamount to the use merge, and reports that "all lead­ bers who were there. of a government agency to break ers of political parties in th6 Rus­ Buffalo members are also wsih- a union and would bring down sian zone have been required to ing a speedy recovery to Ed the wrath of the Gods on their report at least once a week to Wares, former Detroit Agent in beads from all legitimate labor headquarters of the Soviet mili­ tary government in Karlhorst, the M. H. at Detroit. organizations. First Ship From Buffalo tic Line just came in from Sa­ vannah for repairs. This wagon will be here for about two weeks, and then will be turned over to an outfit from Norway. Slowly but surely, these old Hog Islanders are going out of existence as far as American sea­ men are concerned. Some are being sold to foreign companies, and some are being laid up. We who have sailed on those .ships know that a better vessel was never built. GOOD SHIPS It is true that they were not exclusive in quarters and messrooms, but they were good rid­ ing ships and the work on them was much easier than on the Lib­ erties and Victories. We are sor­ ry to see these wagons go, but like old sailors they never die, they just fade away. With the fruit season on, we are in hope that more ships will be coming in to load and un­ load. Rumors have been going around that the Waterman Line plans to operate a regular run out of here. We hope this rumor bears fruit as we can use the bus­ iness in this port. We have just installed a pri-. vate telephone, so Brothers coming to Jacksonville can reach us at 5-5919. We are also going to be listed in the telephone di­ rectory. The search for a new Hall goes on, but with no success. We need more space and will have to keep searching until wo find it; Russia Sends Unionists To Camps where they have been either ex­ horted to accede to certain pro­ jects or received order to coop­ erate under pain of arrest." Dorothy Thompson, authori­ tative columnist on world affairs, has disclosed other evidences of Soviet pressure on German leaderSi snd fiirther warns that the trade union movement is in dan­ ger of losing its democratic char­ acter. Miss Thompson points out, in support of her warning, that elec­ tion results in the January works council elections gave an over­ whelming majority to Berlin so­ cialists—Social Democrats, 524; Communists, 216; Christian Democrats, 9; and without party, 55. Despite these and similar re­ sults in other places, the ma­ jority in the Central Commis­ sion of Unions in the Russian zone is Communist. The colum­ nist says that a number of lead­ ing Social Democrats have al­ ready been forced to flee to find safety in the British and Amer­ ican zones. Make Isthmian SlU! �Ffiday, Apiil 12, 1346 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine WSA Officials PlayShipowner Game (Continued from Page 1) by-foreign, intercoastal and coastwise transportation articles. Devlin and Helmbold knuckled under to the shipowners and re­ versed their decision on the for­ eign articles. The tie-up is the result of their action. ACTION SUMMARIZED Here is the way SIU officials Hall and Hawk summarized the case against Devlin and Helmbold; During the war the WSA su­ perseded its authority and de­ vised blanket transpurlalion reg­ ulations, known as Rider 64 and Rider 64 Revised. These were to be uniform for every American ship. Such blanket regulations were inequitable for many voy­ ages and the Seafarers opposed the move from its inception. The WSA refused to budge. After hostilities ceased in 1945 the WSA released ship operators from the blanket regulations. All vessels reverted to the pre-war individual negotiation basis. But shipowners weren't sat­ isfied with the old status quo. There was much backing and filling by operators and the WSA. The latter reversed its field sev­ eral times. On March 1 the SIU tied up several ships in protest of this reversal. CONFABS CONTINUE Meanwhile, the SIU officials were conferring constantly with WSA representatives. They reached full agreement on a rider on ships sailing under foreign articles on March 2. Operators also agreed to the provisions of this rider and ships sailed again. Here is a copy of the foreign rider agreed on: It is agreed between Master and seaman, or mariners, of the of which (name of ship) is at present (name of ma.ster) Master, or whoever shall go for Master, now bound from the port of (name of port) to (first port of destination) and then to such other ports or places in any part of the world as the Master may direct, or as may be ordered or directed by the United States Government or department, commission, or agency thereof, and back to a final port of discharge in the continental United States for one voyage only for a term not exceeding six calendar months. FOREIGN RIDER II is also agreed that these articles shall terminate in the final port of discharge in the continental United States. If the final port of discharge is on the Pacific Coast, the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Coast South of Cape Hatteras, first class transportation, wages and subsistence back to the port of signing on shall be paid to those men terminating employ­ ment and not resigning articles for the next voyage. In the event that ship returns light or in ballast to the continental United States, articles shall ter­ minate in the first port of ar­ rival in accordance with the voyage description set forth herein. Hewlett R. Bishop Atlantic Coast Director War Shipping Administration The WSA negotiators were Deputy Administrator Granville Conway, J. Godfrey Butler, Dev­ lin and Helmbold. To all intents' and purposes a complete agree­ ment had been reached on riders on foreign articles. Here is a copy of a letter they sent to Hawk on March 6. Mr. John Hawk, Sec.-Treasurer Seafarers' International Union Room 213, 2 Stone Street New York 4, N. Y. Dear Sir: This will confirm the under­ standing arrived at between yourself on behalf of the Sea­ farers' International Union and the War Shipping Administralion with respect to transporta­ tion riders to ships' articles to be used in the foreign and near­ by-foreign trades, as follows: FOREIGN ARTICLES AND RIDER USED NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS Same as regular foreign ar­ ticles heretofore used except insertion of following clause: "and back to a final port of discharge in the continental United States for one voyage only for a term pot exceeding calendar months." "If the final port of discharge is on the Pacific Coast, the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlanlic Coast south of Cape Hat­ teras, first-class transportation, wages and subsistence back to the port of signing on shall be paid to those men terminating employment and not resigning articles for the next voyage. In the event that ship returns light or in ballast to the con­ tinental United States, articles shall terminate in the first port of arrival in accordance with the voyage description set forth herein." NEARBY-FOREIGN AR­ TICLES AND RIDER USED NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS "It is agreed between the Master and seamen or marin­ ers of the of which is at present Master or whoever shall go for Master, now bound from the port of to (first port of destination), and then to such other ports or places in the World as the Master may direct or as may be ordered or directed by the United States Government or Agency thereof, and back to a final port of discharge in the continental United States on the Atlantic Coast north of Cape Hatteras for one or more con­ tinuous voyages for a term of time not exceeding six calen­ dar months," (same Rider as used in Foreign Articles) Where a vessel departs from an area other than the area north, of Cape Hatteras on the Atlantic Coast, the area speci­ fied in the articles^ and rider as the area in which the voy­ age shall terminate shall be changed accordingly. It is understood that seamen re-signing articles for the next voyage will not be' entitled to transportation, wages and sub­ sistence in accordance with the provisions of the rider. In or­ der to avoid any misunder­ standing by the seamen at the time of payoff, in accordance with the voyage description, the War Shipping Administra­ tion will instruct its Agents to take from the men paying off and accepting transportation, wages and subsistence, a signed statement to the effect that if Crew of Hubert Howe Bancroft Brother Floyd Winkle of the Bancroft's crew took this picture just before his ship left the Brooklyn docks. He neglected to include the names in his letter, so we'll apologize for his oversight. However, they're a good solid pro-SIU crew, and will vote that way upon their return. they return and re-sign articles for the next voyage they will repay to the Master of the ves­ sel the money advanced for first-class transportation, wages and subsistence or in the alter­ native will authorize the Master to deduct from their wages and other reimbursement at time of next payoff a sum equal to the money advanced for firstclass transportation, wages and subsistence. The Union will not delay War Shipping Administration vessels by dispuies over trans­ portation riders and ships' ar­ ticles but will endeavor to set­ tle all disputes regarding such matters prior to the sailing date of the particular vessel con­ cerned.' The War Shipping Adminis­ tration will authorize its Gen­ eral Agents having collective bargaining agreements with 14 Million Are Covered WASHINGTON — Union con­ tracts covered approximately 14,000,000 U. S. workers in 1945, the Labor Dept. disclosed in its an­ nual analysis of the extent of col­ lective bargaining in American industries. About 29,000,000 workers are engaged in fields in which unions exist. About 70% of the production workers in manufacturing indusr tries had the protection of union contracts as compared with about one-third of the workers in the non-manufacturing group. The report, prepared by tlje Indus­ trial Relations Branch of the Bu­ reau of Labor Statistics pointed out that in 1941 it was estimated that less than one-third of the workers eligible for union con­ tract coverage were working un­ der agreements as compared with about one half of the workers in 1945. your Union fo pay first-class transportation, wages and sub­ sistence back to the port of signing on to members of the Union who are discharged prior to final termination on articles in an area other than the area wherein is located the port of shipment, except where such discharge is for incompetency. It is understood that such pay­ ment will not be made in case of discharges for insubordina­ tion, drunkenness, and other similar reasons. Inasmuch as.il will be neces­ sary for the War Shipping Ad­ ministration to instruct its Agents having agreements with the Seafarers' International Union along the lines indicated herein above, kindly sign and return promptly the attached copy of this letter in indication of your concurrence. Upon re­ ceipt of the copy signed by you, the War Shipping Administra­ tion will immediately issue the instructions necessary to fulfill this agreement. G. H. Helmbold Asst. Deputy Administrator for Ship Operations J. Godfrey Butler Acting Asst. Deputy Adminis­ trator for Maritime Labor Relations Hawk refused to sign such ah' agreement until the coastwise and intercoastal negotiations were completed. But on March 21, L. A. Parks, Director of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association, put the pressure on the WSA. The picture changed entirely over­ night. Parks wrote to the WSA, as follows: Capi. Granville Conway War Shipping Administration Washington, D. C. On December 12, 1945, Ad­ miral Land sent a telegram to John Hawk, SIU which led us to believe that the WSA would discontinue the practice of set- The Zane Grey Shapes Up Okay For Seafarers NEW ORLEANS — Volunteer ships organizer Charles Palmer of the Isthmian Lines Zane Grey, reported the conclusion of a fair­ ly successful SIU vote on that vessel. After the last ballot was cast, observers estimated accu­ rately that the Seafaiens carried slightly better than 60% of the votes, with the NMU taking around 30% and about 6% either doubtful or going to the company. Brother Palmer declared that the Zane Grey was a clean .ship carrying a clean crew. He and the other crev/ members did have one major beef, however. They claimed that the slop chest prices were exhorbitant, and way out ol line with the usual cost plus 10%o charged on SIU ships. A" copy of the posted prices was taken off the ship, and will be compared with other lists before further action is taken. If it is found to be over the legal maxi­ mum for the various articles, then the proper action will fol­ low. After the Zane Grey's arrival at New Orleans, several men took out SIU books, among them be­ ing two NMU book men—PatdBoenig and NMU organizer Rich­ ard Art, AB. Both of these men. stated they were fed up with the phony tactics, lies, and do-noth­ ing attitude of the NMU, and wanted to belong to the only .strong, democratic seamen's Union extant—The Seafarers! fling claims upon Ihe demand of Ihe Union and wifhoul re­ gard lo justiiicalion of fho claim committees. The numer­ ous changes in shipping article riders demanded by individual union agents and delegates in Atlantis fe Gulf Ports which should have been approved by WSA officials during the past ..two months have created a sit­ uation in which a seaman can collect more actual cash in transportation that he will re­ ceive in the same period for wages and still leave the vessel in the port in which he origi­ nally joined the vessel. Ves­ sels under private ownership cannot operate under this financial handicap, nor is it right that these conditions be­ come e.stablished under the benediciion of ihe WSA at a time when some of your ves­ sels manned by SIU crews are still signing articles with Rider Operations Regulation 64, Re­ vised, included. We request you take immediate action to pre­ vent granting of new benefits now proposed by the Union. L. S. Parks Capt. Conway immediately wired Parks: L. A. Parks Director, Atlantic & Gulf Ship Operators Association 29 Broadway New York, N. Y. March 22, 1948 Reurtel March 21, concerning transportation provisions and articles. Understand Capt. Dev­ lin is meeting with you tomor­ row and that transportation provisions will be discussed with union representatives in (Continued o«. Page 14X i �Page Ten T HE SEAFARERS Friday. April 12. 1946 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS ISTHMIAN SHIP DECK PROVES SEAMEN*S HAZARD • • •• • ' 'T.-" ' Crew Asks More-Pay Contract Without waiting to hear shoreside recommendations^ the militjant crow of the MV Diamond Hitch has drawn up a petition for , betterment of conditions and wages to be incorporated into all agreements and contracts with all shipowners. The petition was directed to the SIU committee working on new agreements. It was drafted and signed by 23 members of the crew at a shipboard meeting at sea on March 26. The petition asks for a 30 per­ cent wage increase, for a flat 40 hour week, an increase in over­ time from 90 cents to $1.25 an hour, adequate crew quarters ^ and a Union-operated slop chest. The nine-part petition follows: ^ We. the undersigned, mem­ bers of the Seafarers Intemational Union, agreed at this ^ shipboard meeting of March 26. 1346. to draw up this petition for the following re^ quests: 1. That there be a 30 per cent wage increase on all ves­ sels operated by SIU men. ^ That there be a flat 40-hour week on all vessels and over. time to be paid for all work , . done, at sea or in port, by . watch standers and day men. and lime and one half for work performed by the Steward's ,. Department in port. y \ 3. That the present overtime rate of SO cents per hour be in­ creased to $1.25 per hour. 4, That all ships have ade­ quate quarters for all unli­ censed personnel and that a wash basin, medicine cabinet and innerspring mcittresses be in all foc'sles. < . That a recreation room be * on board every vessel for the physical and mental recreation * of the ship's crew. fi. That on any veeeel, when Iron Mike is in operation, the r man at the wheel shall not work nor leave the wheel - house while on watch for safe­ ty of crew. 7. That on all vessels, if the bottom floor plates are below a pertain depth, there must be ; a one-man elevator for des' sending and coming up. 8. That a representative from the SIU take over the outfitting of the slopchest on board all » vessels to insiure good equip­ ment, an assortment of articles and lower prices. These profits derived to go to the strike fund of the SIU. 9. That there be two day men. in the deck and engine department and two utilitymen in the Steward's Department, * be added to complement of •- ship's crew. Man's humanity, as well as man's inhumanity toward fellow men was demonstrated on the last trip of the William Patterson to European poi'ts. The Chief Cook gave out with the human­ ity and the Steward expressed the inhumanity. It all started when the Patter­ son hit Lisbon. Chief Cook Ar­ nold Boyle began collecting scraps left over from supper for the hungry people on the dock. Brother Boyle has been a Chief Cook for 15 years, and every time he has hit a foreign port where there were hungry people he has followed this practice. But here came the New Order. Here came Steward Freeman. . Nineteen lines and a hook were used to secure Isthmian's J. Sterling Morton (left) inside the breakwater at Crete, but safety was lacking on deck. Nail-studded dunnage was piled up. despite Isthmian's vaunted safety committee. (Pix by Bob Littlefield.) Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings BUNTLINE HITCH. Feb. 28—Chairman C. H. Bush; Sec­ retary M. Wineman. Motions carried: To continue same fir as agreed on previously; all hands to assist in general clean­ liness and to secure breakable articles firmly before voyage; to install salt water faucet in galley to conserve fresh water: to laud Captain and Chief Mate in Log for their splendid treat­ ment of crew. Good and Wel­ fare: General discussion and clarification on question of overtime; discussion on how to conduct oneself in port; all men to strip bunks and clean room before leaving. 4" 4- 4" CLAYMONT. VICTORY. Mar. 3—Chairman E. Gibbs; Secretary Laliberte. Motions carried: That Union books be closed as soon as possible; to urge Union to secure full books for probationary members for rated jobs. Good and Welfare: That all quarters be overhauled; all locks to be repaired and a water fountain be installed back aft for crew; better qual­ ity uncanned bacon be pro­ cured. t 4 4. Meeting Throws Light On Dhrk Situation Just because a man is a mem­ ber of the Black Gang is no rea­ son to keep him in the dark. But light was thrown on the matter at a membership meeting aboard the SR Philip F. Thomas. A Wiper in the Engine De­ partment claimed the Black Gang was rationed to only 10 boxes of matches per man on a recent trip. It was decided that the next crew check up on the supply of matches and face soap, before going aboard. The Deck Delegate was in­ structed to consult with the Chief Mate to halt interference by Mates with men being worked by the Bosun. A motion was carried calling for cleaning of all quarters and the disposal of soil­ ed linen. John Samsel presided, and F. E. McGillicuddy was secretary. Lyons' Biggest Beef: Not Enough Beef Firmly and succinctly they put it when they noted the minutes of the Thomas J. Lyons meeting of February 3: "Biggest beef was not enough beef (meat).'; , There jwere^, other beefs, about shortages; too few juices, mostly secondary , meats. The ship. Chairman Church Corners and Secretary Joe Renka observed, sailed twice improperly stored. Supplies to be ordered. There also was a discussion of messroom cleanliness. CAPE NAME? Feb. 25—(not note) Motions carried; To ob­ tain new items for crews health and welfare; to have variations in night lunches. 4 4. 4. DEL OURO. Mar. 5—Chair­ man Beckman; Secretary Greer. Motion carried: To ask Patrolman to intercede wtih Port Steward for payment for linen procured during trip. Good and Welfare: Three brothers witnessed that Stew­ ard had made derogatory re­ marks about Union and further sailing; it was reported that there was coffee available for officers but none for the crew, also a shortage of cocoa. Sug­ gestion made to request to have ship fumigated and to purchase new chairs and tables for mess. Bunks and mattresses, lockers, and other equipment needed for the health and welfare of crew. 4 4. 4. THOMAS HEYWARD. Dec. 25—Chairman Phil H. Acree: Secretary C. E. Gamble. Mo­ tions carried: That a set of rules be drawn up for the im­ provement of the. messhall since the Stewards Department consists mostly of first trippers. Good and Welfare: Deck Dele­ gate asked that more salads and fresh fruit be served, and a bet­ ter night lunch; the ice box to be cleaned and sorted so more fresh vegetables could be stored; to have messhall soogied Chief Cook Fin^ No Humanity CONVERSATION "What are you doing with that slop," Freeman asked Boyle. "It's for those hungry people." "No, it's not. Throw it over­ side." "Listen," said Boyle, "Listen here, Mr. Steward, I'm going to give those hungry people these leftovers if it costs me my job." They went to the Captain, They put it up to him. "Sure," said the Skipper. "Give 'em the leftover food, What the hell. No point in throwing it out." by all hands to make it a ft place to eat in. Survey of all hands showed that there are nine full books, seven proba­ tionary books, and four tripcards. aboard. 4 4 4 VENTURA HILLS. Feb. 27— Chairman Pat Ryan; Secretary Robert Darey. Discussion re­ garding poor food. Suggestion made that cooking improve or Steward's Department be taken HE DIDN'T THAW off ship. Motions carried: The Steward didn't speak to * Steward to make up menus, not Boyle for days. Finally he asked Chief Cook; Chief Cook is to the Cook why he was pulling get rid of gun in his possession. meat out of the chill box. Boyle If he flashes it again, or threat­ said he was thawing it out for ens to flash it, he will be a can­ the next day. didate for 99 year club. "Come to me when you Want 4 4 4 to do that," growled the Steward. Butter Unscaworthy . .Boyle settled that one right there. He turned over his keys to On Montauk Point the chill box, with an 'if-youThe caustic odor that makes don't-trust-mo' gesture. your eyes water as you approach PERSECUTIONS the -SS Montauk Point doesn't come from the bilge. It comes A week later some meat was straight from the galley, and we missing which the Steward had got it straight from the crew. In put out. He accused Boyle. There short, -the food stinks. were other persecutions. For 12 This malodorous matter was days Boyle received no tomatoes the subject of a motion carried at to use in cooking. The Steward a recent membership meeting. said they were all gone. But The minutes, submittted by when they hit port Boyle hap­ Chairman Joe Penner and Secre­ pened to go in the storeroom. tary LeRoy Parker, reveal that There were two full cases of to­ the "meats and butter have been matoes. going bad because they have been Steward Freeman's defense, on the ship since last August." when questioned by the Patrol­ If something isn't done about it, man, was that Boyle used too it appears that galley gas masks many tomatoes in cooking! might be made standard equip­ ment on the ship. When the food isn't bad it's on Captain's refusal to allow monotonous. The menu for night Jack Foxworth to make over­ lunch is always cheese and ba­ time. Radical crew members, loney. And that's still baloney, disputed overtime, and short­ age of messroom equipment no matter how you slice it. The crew voted that the ship also discussed. Good and Wel­ be re-supplied. Recommendations fare: Request men paying off were made for repairs of the leave their quarters in clean head, bunks, benches in the and sanitary condition. 4 4 4 fo'c'sle, and of the faulty heating system. Another motion called PHILIP F. THOMAS. Jan. 19 for the cleaning and spraying of —Chairman Russel Wilde: Sec­ rooms or the fumigation of the retary Francis R. McGillicuddy. entire ship. Explanation was made to new men regarding laws, benefits, 4 4 4 and expectations of SIU. Bo­ EDWIN G. WEED. March 18 sun Pinkowski questioned ovejr—Chairman Glen Reid; Secre­ tary C. E. Swenson. Discussion (Continued on Page 11) �Friday, April 12, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings (Conthu'.ed from Page 10) in Deck Department. AH hands agreed to hold meetings week­ ly. Motions carried: To keep messroom clean at all times, especially clearing away cof­ fee cups from tables, bread and butter from serving counter, and keeping cigarette ^utts off the deck. 4* 4* 4* Penalties Adopted For Lifting Stores all tripcards on the ship who want books be accepted; that a member assigned to a ship who cannot perform his work, be put on a "do not ship list" as of that indorsement; that all Departments stand by at pay­ off until all beefs are settled. Good and Welfare: Ships' Dele­ gate to contact Patrolman lo see about having living quar­ ters painted before new crew is put aboard; rationing of ci­ garettes aboard WSA ships should be lifted and popular brands made available: all cooks and messmen should wash hands before leaving toilet while on duty; enough medical supplies should be made avail­ able; repair list to be made up. A cooperative Steward can command respect on any ship. That is the moral contained in the minutes Qf the B. A. Falhmsbee's meting. Members decided that anyone caught going into the storeroom without permis­ XXX sion would be brought up on CAPE TRINITY, Feb. 17 — charges. Reason: The Steward if willing to give out anything Chairman H. W. Roberts; Sec­ retary A. Ballard. Mdtions car­ c^ew members need. The minutes, submitted by ried: To contact Agent in New Chairman Walter Vanditte and Orleans about transportation Secretary Robert McNatt, list from ship to shore in different several items to be repaired, and ports; to find out about organi­ zing Pursers into SIU; to keep missing articles to be replaced. stevedores and longshoremen t X % out of passageways and messS. M. BABCOCK, Jan. 20— rooms while in port, and to fine Chairman William Moise: Sec­ men giving them coffee 25c; retary- John H. Twyman. Moto have penicillin aboard in case iions carried: To hold a Union of sickness. Good and Welfare: meeting in the crew's messroom A vote of thanks lo the Stew­ every Sunday. Good and Wel­ ards Department for their fare: Storm doors will be kept splendid cooperaion; also one closed in heavy seas; messto Bud Ray, Agent at San Juan room will be kept clean and for his good work in boarding library straightened up; all the ship at three different parts books not being read to be re­ of the island. turned; problem settled on how XXX and where toast for breakfast will be made; beefs on lockers, Keep Night Cook coffee um, etc., were settled Belle Crew Asks lo everyones satisfaction. The crew of the SS Belle of % X X TULANE VICTORY, Mar. 16 the Sea is concerned about the —Chairman Lonnie Granthan; elimination of the Night Cook Secretary John Jarvis. All full and Baker position aboard C-2 book members are paid to date. type vessels. This is revealed in It was decided to complain minutes from the ship sent in by about failure of New Orleans Chairman Allan Howells and Agent to give proper repre­ Secretary James Atkins. sentation on beefs. Agent said' The minutes, dated March 23, ice cream, milk, cigarettes, and analyze the duties that must be slop chest would be sent to taken on by others in the Stew­ ship, but nothing was received. ard's Department if the com XXX pany is successful in putting over S. M. BABCOCK, Jan. 27— this penny-pinching scheme. Actually, very little money Chairman William Moise; Sec­ retary John H. Twyman. Mo- . would be saved, as overtime and lions carried: To fine anyone food spoilage would cost almost improperly dressed in the mess- as much as hiring another man. hall $1.00; and impose a fine of The crew of the Belle of the Sea 25c on anyone leaving coffee have gone on record as wanting cups on the table when using the job continued. Other matters discussed in­ same between meals. Good and Welfare; The following beefs cluded a repair list; and prices were settle'd; fruits and juices paid by the crew for souvenirs. for meals, supply of face soap XXX for crew, exchange of linen; it JOHN P. MITCHELL, Feb. was decided that a certain 17—Chairman John M. Lopez; amount of silverware and cups Secretary Edward Robinsan, be left out during the night. Engineers found violating con­ tract by painting on watch. Un­ XXX licensed men, off watch, were JEAN RIBAUT, Jan. 27— willing to paint. This will be Chairman A. Monahan; Sec­ reported to Patrolman! Radio retary F. S. Mitchell. Motions needs repairing, crew will re­ carried: Three delegates to see fuse to sign on for next voyage Skipper about crew having ac­ unless this is done. Good and cess lo library at all times; all Welfare: Bosun spoke on prop­ laundry to be done in laundry er attitude for crew to take room as dri^iping in shower toward passengers and Deck keeps men awake. Good and Delegate suggested that crew Welfare: It was pointed out members stay away from pas­ that permit men are not keep­ sengers; Delegate to see Cap­ ing up SIU standards of clean­ tain on necessary repairs to liness and cooperation. It is lights, lockers, fans, and steam; impossible ot 'get them up in on board are eight full book, the morning or to do their rou­ four probationary, and sixteen tine work. Steward has pre­ tripcard members. vented their being logged by reminding them of their obli­ XXX gations daily. S. M. BABCOCK, Mar. 3— Chairman William Moise; Sec­ XXX retary John H. Twyman. MoGEORGE W. ALTHER, Feb. lions carried: Following fines 3—Chmrman Harold Karlsen; were voted, leaving cups on Secreteiry Spider Korolia. Mo­ tions carried: It was voted that table 50c, putting feet on mess- Page Eleven SEAFARER SAM SAYS: room chairs 25c; ice box to be kept clean. Good and Welfare: New toasters and coffee urn to be ordered for the pantry. CARE OF ALL SHIP'S OBAR XXX Food For Thought Aboard The Young It's usually "eight bells and all's well." But not on a recent trip of the SS William Young it wasn't. Came time for the night watch to partake of some lunch and the cupboard was bare. The noc­ turnal raid was traced right down to the insatiable cravings of the mcssmcn, the ship's min­ utes say. So a suggestion was made that the night lunch not be put out until 8 o'clock, and that the amount of coffee left out at night be increased. XXX FIRE ISLAND, Mar. 2 — Chairman Wendell Lockwood; Secretary "Frenchy" Martin. Motions carried: Shipboard meetings to be held every Sun­ day; Purser be invited to attend all meetings; three Delegates to see Chi^f Engineer to have steam jet put into laundry room; steps be taken to famil­ iarize man in Engine Depart­ ment, sailing on tripcard, with history, aims, and advantages of SIU. Good and Welfare: Thorough discussion on remov­ ing Coast Guard control from the Merchant Meirine and crew agreed to support the Union's stand; suggestion was made that the crew read the Log regu­ larly and discuss top subjects. XXX GEORGE W. ALTHER, Mar. 7—Chairman Harold Karlsen; Secretary Spider Korolia. Mo­ tions carried: That the Port Agent in Boston investigate why engine room fiddly has been closed for past two months; that fiddly be left open at all times for the safety of the crew; that all crews get their pay in Amerjcan Cur­ rency when in foreign ports; that a gear drier be installed aboard ship before sailing on her next voyage. Good and Welfare: It was ruled that no man be allowed in the messroom unless he is dressed. XXX FORT CLATSOP, Feb. 17— (Not noted) Discus^n on the writing of a letter of condol­ ence to parents of a Wiper, who was washed overboard during a storm in the North Atlantic on Jan. 25, 1946. Also discuss­ ed Master's practice of signing on board ship non-union mem­ bers without first calling the Hall for them: Action taken to stop crew members from enter­ ing mess hall not properly dressed. All hands instructed lo leave their fo'csles in clean and proper order at the end of voyage. XXX FRELINGHUYSEN, Mar. 16 Chairman Jack Higgins; Sec­ retary Charlie Heuser, Motions carried: Meetings to be held bi­ weekly; imposition of 25c fines for throwing butts in passage­ way, leaving used cups, spoons, etc., on tables, and putting feet on messhall chairs, proceeds to go to Log; laundry to. be clean­ ed every Saturday morning by crew sanitary men; crew be washed and fully clothed at mealtimes; and stoppage of un­ necessary slamming of doors after 10 PJd. 'III YOUR OW^Nl SAKE ANIP YME SAKE OffHE. PROTECT SHlP^ (SEAR- -ft^E CREW FOLLOWIK/G fOJ 0/v/Tt^£€HlP IS HNlTtT/.EO fo A WEU-KEPT SHIP. Alcoholic Seamen Are Offered Help The AA's know these boys can. quit if they have a mind to. Li­ quor hasn't become a disease, a drug and a food for them. Nor does AA claim that its "cures" always hold. Some-.-.«4 the boys will slip after a couple of months. Usually they climb The somewhat rhetorical ques­ back on the wagon, though, -arffll' tion posed above is answered la­ embrace AA anew. The time be­ ter on in the song, but the an­ tween binges lengthens. In addi­ swer is only a temporary expedi­ tion, they begin to acquire a new ent, meant for the occasional respect for themselves when they drunk, not the complete alcoholic find out they can let it alone for a who needs a drink when he given period. wakes up in the morning to keep Actually, AA is a combination going—not the guy who is af­ of mysticism and "immediate flicted with the screaming meemself control." The mysticism ies when he doesn't have a drink comes in where the boys -feelaround. they need faith in something—• There are plenty of guys like call it God, or "Supreme Being'' that in the Merchant Marine, or "Animal Psychology," or what plenty of guys who can't take the have you. The "immediate-.eelA first drink without wanting to control" comes in saying to your­ drink every distillery dry. self "I won't take a drink new So we come back to the ques­ , . . maybe later on, but not now." tion of "whaddya do?" In that way the dry period leng­ THE ANSWER? thens out from hour to hour, day There's a group of seamen in to day and week to week. New York today who think they GODSEND FOR SOME have the answer to that question. For a hearty Seafarer who likes All of them have been through to take a drink or leave it alono, the mill of habitual and peren­ all of this may sound-sort--oi nial drunkenness. Many have wishy-washy. But to the alco­ tasted the dregs of degradation holic who can't get straightened through their alcoholic sprees out by himself after he gets the landing in jail or the alcoholic craving that ntie drink brings, it wards of municipal hospitals. is a Godsend. Now they are sober, self-respect­ There's a letter on one of the ing seamen—usually much better Membership Speaks pages from Union men than they were be­ a member of the SIU who "fit the fore. rum demon" from hell to break­ The group is run by seamen for fast and who found a way out seamen. It is called the Alcoholic through Alcoholics Anonymous. Anonymous Seamen's Club, and He writes that he's just begin­ is located at 334 Vz West 24th St. ning to find out the good thing's Most people have heard of Al­ about' his Union now that he's coholics Anonymous, and the been sober for 18 months. There Seamen's Club is a nautical arm are plenty of other seamen who of that organization. It is design­ swear by the AA Seamen's Club, ed to help the gashounds who too. They used to be performers, really want help—the guys who but now they're having a heH oi have been hitting the crock so a lot more fun staying sober to­ long they can't stop by themsel­ gether. So listen. Brother, if you're a ves, but who want to. That's the only prerequisite for joining the real alcoholic (and maybe yotji club—a very real desire to quit are, but don't know it yet) or know of someone who is, it might drinking. The AA Seamen's Club isn't be worth while to drop by the interested in the occasional or AA Seamen's Club in New York. moderate drinker, nor even the It may not work for you, but you one who goes on an occasional never can tell. And it doesn't tear when he hits a strange port. cost anything. "Oh, what do you do with a drunken sailor? "What do you do with a drunken sailor? "What do you do with a drunken sailor, 'Euluiie in the morrrnnning?" �TBE Page Twelve SEAFARERS IOC Friday. April 12. 194S TBE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS MATE APPRECIATES GOOD UNION CREW WHEN HE GETS ONE Dear Edilor: I wish to congratulate your Union, and especially your Nor­ folk Hall upon the high quality of the men you furnished me for our trip on the Hart Crane, just finished. This has been my first trip on the East Coast since the end of the war, having been in the Pa­ cific for four years. I was frank­ ly amazed at the resourcefulness and initiative of the men when they turned to on my first day aboard. I had come to think that there were no real seamen left. Without exception, every man in my crew had been ready at all times to do more than his share. They conducted them­ selves in a manner to bring credit to their Union. Most of the men are remaining on the ship which, in itself, proves many things as to their ability to properly adjust themselves to a good ship. Following is a list of the men whom I wish t& commend. James F. Lee, Bosun; Ernest Askew. Deck Maint,; Willard Byrd, AB; George Jackson. AB; Curtis Powell. AB; Hatton Midgett. AB; Randolph Watson. AB; Thomas Vann, AB; Hubert Burbage. OS; William Winslow, OS; Sheldon Midgett. OS. Hoping that you will be able to furnish more men like these in the future for the good of Amer­ ican shipping. F. A. Willett Chief Mate LOYAL UNION WIFE APPRECIATES LOG, SENDS DONATION CORNELL VICTORY ENGINE CREW GETS A SPOT OF SUN Log'A'Rhythms Bremerhaven Bliies By DENNIS SAUNDERS We sailed out of Boston one bright July day With the John Blair's bow headed down the bay; Ten days in Beantown was enough tor us all. And we anxiously awaited the next port of call. The Mltritime boys were an awful flop. In ten days at sea they all blew their top. The Old Man logged them once, then logged them some more: They swore then, by Jesus, they'd settle the score. The Engine Department of the Cornell Victory takes time out for a spot of sun and poses for a formal portrait during a recent trip. (Pic. by Bob Bunce), BROTHER TELLS WHAT HIS UNION BUTTON MEANS Dear Edilor: To me my Union pin symbol­ izes a small, but strong-minded group of men who started out with the idea of trying to better the living and working condi­ tions of the men who "went down to sea in ships." In ships that were unsafe, vermin-ridden, ruled by cruel masters, who ser­ ved food that slave owners would refuse to feed to their swine. And these men have never strayed from that path, They have refused, time and time again, to be beaten, and instead have grown to be one of the big­ Dear Editor: Just reading the Log, which my husband asked you to send me. Thanks to you, and many, many thanks to Harold Baldauf for sending you the picture of the Ouachita Victory's hospital. My husband was the Steward on that ship. He has always been one of the best husbands but that Peter Del Morris (Chief Officer, ha-ha) had him so upset he came home very mean. I'm saving the Log for Frank when he comes home to see and read it. Enclosed find one dollar for the Log. Wish I had more to send. Thank you again. Mrs. Frank E. Gardner gest and strongest collective Editor's Note: Thanks to you. agents in the history of unionism. too, Mrs. Gardner, for the senti­ Time after time, the fink-hard­ ments as well as the buck. ened shipowner has put into ef­ fect phony rulings in an attempt to break down our morale and cause disunity among us. But we have always come through LOGS SENT HOME FREE OF CHARGE TO MEMBERS t' Dear Editor; I would like to have the Log sent to my home while I'm out on a trip. Then I can catch up with the news when I am home. I am a full book member for three year's. I miss getting all the Logs when I come in from a trip. Please let me know whether there is any expense for mailing and I win send it to the Log, LETTER OF CREW ADDS TARNISH TO NAVY BRASS with our heads up, and stronger than before. Now the shipowner, instead of trying to force us into seeing the light his way, calls in our Agents to try to effect a com­ promise before resorting to force. Dear Editor: First wo wish to thank the The war, too, with its phony Navy for stopping the mail just Coast Guard and WSA rulings before Christmas. That was real­ trying to herd us around like a ly fine, .After all getting mail lot of blind cattle, presented twice in six and one-half months great problems. But again our is all right especially when there Agents, elected by the member­ is none for the last four and oneship in_ a democratic election, half months. went out determined to represent Then we also wish to thank the men who put their faith in them for the swell" way they them. And again they came treated some of the crew in Yothrough for the boys. kasuka, Japan. It seems some of So you see what Unity means. the bny.s got ashore with the As one of our great statesmen Navy's permission in one of our said, "United we stand, divided own lifeboats and were stranded we fall." Yes, in unity there is on account of rough weather in strength. the harbor and couldn't get back My Union pin stands also for in the lifeboat. We spent two a lot of men who, without praise days and two nights a,shore. The or glory, went through air and Navy wouldn't offer any assis­ torpedo attacks and invasions tance in any way for the crew. and who were taken prisoners of We asked for some place to stay. war. It stands for those among They said they had no accom­ them who had their bonuses modations for Merchant Sea­ taken away, and were hounded by the Coast Guard at every turn of the propeller but who stood firm in their belief that the Coun­ try came first, that their own fight could be taken up again later. So they stayed on the job, and while they were being called "4-Fs," they were delivering the goods to the battle fronts in all the war zones, as our casualty lists will show. Many Brothers are listed on the records as dead. But in our minds they are still "on a trip." We'll all meet in anther port some day, and you can bet your payoff they'll be wearing their Thank you and my Brother Union buttons, and talking Union members for putting out the best to the men around them. news along the waterfront. Walter Haas James H. Fisher Editor's Note:—Brother Fisher should know, as all good Sea­ farers do, that the Log is sent to any member's home upon re­ quest with no charge involved. Please pa« the word to any Brothers who aren't aware of Ibis. men. We asked for food, they seemed to be out. We asked aboard the flag.ship for as little as a cup of coffee and were re­ fused and sent back ashore to stay on the dock until the weather calmed enough for a lifeboa"t to come in and get us. It was raining, snowing and was cold as hell but they were all warm and comfortable. "They have a great desire to come aboard merchant ships and have their coffee and even their meals, but it seems they have very little desire to. help Merchant Seamen We stopped in Hull, England, a Limey town. Stayed long enough to let the anchor down. Picked up our orders and sailed some more Headed for the distant German shore. Bremerhaven. Germany, was our destination. Just another town knocked to full devastation. So on August the seventh, at 12 o'clock We went up the river straight to the dock. The first time ashore in 16 days The crew split up and went their ways. Fraulein hunting on their list was first. Then some German schnapps, to quench their thirst. Sixty-five dollar fines were paid by a few. But you couldn't stop them, not the John Blair's crew. Frauleins were plenty, we gave cigarettes to some; Others were choosy and asked for some gum. A wonderful time on this Ger­ man clambake. And we hope to come back some day. But for my money. I always will take The Boro of Brooklyn. U. S, A. when they really need assistance. As you know we picked up the distressed Russian T-2 Tanker, SS Donbass. It said over the radio the Navy was rushing to the rescue but because of bad weather the Navy couldn't quite get there, so we towed the SS Donbass 2,200 miles in rough weather and when we get 50 miles off the coast of Seattle the Navy finally gets to the rescue and offers to relieve our tow after we get inside the break­ water. So if you ever need assistance when in need just call on the Navy. Crew of SS Puenie Kills P.S.—The officers aboard the SS Puente Hills were plenty swell. We wish to express our appreciation, to them for plenty shore leave, plenty overtime and plenty fun. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 12, 1946 LABOR HISTORY FOR MEMBERSHIP TO BE STRESSED BROTHER FINDS WAY TO REMAIN SOBER IN FORT ANNAPOLIS MAN TAKES EXCEPTION TO LOG LETTERS EDITOR'S NOTE: This letter Dear Editor: probably will make plenty of In the discussions at the Agents you Brothers as sore as it did Conference, education was stres­ us. We're running it in The sed, and, in education, we think, Log because we figure you'd is the mainstay of any Union. like to hear e minority opin­ ion. even a stinker's. We believe that all our mem­ bers should be educated in the Dear Editor: When I was a Midshipman at past, present and future of feea* the U.S. Naval Academy at An­ man's unions, and in the labor napolis I used to envy the mer­ movement in general. chant seamen. I used to think Following is a short history they had the best sort of life pos­ of seamen's unions since the end sible. No shore duty except when of the last war, beginning with they wanted it. <Hs don't know from nothin'—^Ed. Note), picking May 1919: their ships, no red tape in get­ At that time the old ISU was ting things done and nothing to the Union. Almost every sea­ be tied down to. man was a member of this out­ During the war I rode on sev­ fit. On May 1 of that year, after eral cargo ships and came across a minor strike, agreements were several copies of The Log and signed covering a period of two some other Maritime Union pa­ years. per. One thing that struck me The great percentage of men was the amount of gripes the sailing American ships at this guys had. time were not American nation­ Since then I'm not so sure als and they formed the major about the freedom the seamen part of the ISU membership. have. Since these men were interested Perhaps they do have, legitim­ in becoming American citizens, ate beefs sometimes, but others they were easily controlled by seem to me just a matter of the labor fakers who were the clashing personalities that call heads of the old ISU. for sterner measures than are It was because of this control pos.sible on merchant ships. I that tlie fakers were able to sell the men down the river in a two Wipe year agreement with the ship­ ^OUR , owners. pAce/ The 1921 strike broke with the termination of the contract. But the seaman took a beating, and there followed many long dark years. Then in 1934, with all maritime workers on the West coast cooperating, a strike took place, and the groundwork was laid for the present and future seamen's union. The old ISU took advantage of know we wouldn't stand for that the weakness of the East coast sort of insubordination on Navy and came back into being. In­ vessels or shore stations. stead of profiting by their ill-got­ And reading the sort of inflam­ ten experience, they proceeded matory articles that appear in the to operate on their old 1919 line. Log. it seems to me that the men Their tactics resulted in the are directly incited to attack strike of 1936, for the seamen of tlieir officers every time they that year were different from write a letter to the editor. They the seamen of 1919; They were aren't the spontaneous gripes different in that they were bet­ that Navy men have, but harbor­ ter educated—though not quite ed grudges that smack of dissat­ enough. isfaction with the whole social For this reason large numbers system. I'm euro the officers are some­ were swayed by a bunch of times at fault, even as we Navy smooth-talking commies, who men are. But from where I stand were there for the express pur­ pose of taking over the water­ it looks like your paper is often front for their masters in Mos­ just trying to get the officers' cow, and not for the interests of goats, along with the shipping companies'. I don't consider that the seamen. a healthy sign. The seamen So, due to ignorance on the part should work along with the com­ of a large number of the men, the commie-controlled NMU was panies for the salvation of both •formed. Now, after eight years, in these troublous times. I think the membership of the NMU is seamen are being regimented by their Unions. waking up. Ensign B. O. Through education they have EDITOR'S NCTE: Any answers discovered that they are not mem­ to this. Brothers? bers of a genuine seamen's Union but of a political organization. Being true seamen and not poli­ ticians, they are rebelling-^the" result of being educated. ^ We believe that if the Ameri­ can seamen become better edu­ cated, they will get rid of all commie and fascist ideas and the fakers who brought them into being. <Thc future of the unions is in the hands of the member­ ship. We seamen must realize that only by educating ourselves in the maritime labor movement will we be able to put up a solid front against the shipowners, the phony government agencies, and tea HsM OFTHS AOWNTASeS CFSIU MCMBgRSHlP — / last, but not least, the sell-out 'SuiuD-mesiu / .policies of the commies. Louis Goffin Page Thirteen TWO BROTHERS ASK WHY DOORMAN ISN'T ON DUTY AT BALTIMORE It seems to us that the International Union officials ought to get in touch with the Baltimore Hall and tell them to get on the ball. We refer to the lack of a doorman. There is no one there to check Union books or keep out the bums and undesirables. Anyone who chooses to do so, can walk in or out at any time. This condition has been extant for at least six months that we know of. • It hardly seems like an efficient way to run a hall, and we think something should be done about it. John Gerard. R. W. Gaifher Answer: Yes. Brothers, on the face of it this condition does not sound loo good. But the Baltimore Hall, like all other halls except New York, has only a clean-up man who doubles in brass as doorman. He gets busy cleaning up the joint and often isn't around to check books. Just to make sure about this, we checked witli Curly Rentz, and he told us that there really wasn't much danger of undesirable characters getting in. since there usually are a bunch of sharp-eyed old-timers around who'd latch onto any who tried to ease through that door on the first landing. As for the third floor, there is a ping pong table there, and anyone who made it that far might find himself being used for a ping pong ball. STEWARD'S DEPARTMENT PAMPHLET SUGGESTED AS AID TO CREWMEN I would like to suggest that the Union print a pamphlet describing in detail the duties of each and every member of the Steward's Department on every type of ship manned by our Union. Great confusion results from lack of hard and fast rules on this score. Every Steward has his own ideas and makes his own rules, sometimes as he goes along, about laying out the work in his Department. This would help bring an end to the arguments as to who does what. Michael Goftschalk Answer: Thai's a sv/ell idea. Ersiher. even if ii has been suggested before. Only trouble is that its pretty hard to do a really comprehensive compilation of such materiaL If you'll look through some back issues of the Log you'll find a couple of pieces by J. P. Shuler and Frenchy Michelet that clarify some of the points in the Steward's Department. However, we do plan to get out a booklet of that sort sometime in the future after enough research has been done. ELIMINATION OF NIGHT COOK AND BAKER BRINGS BEEF FROM SEAFARER BROTHER Dear Editor: The companies, in their pennypinching, have seen fit to elimin­ ate the Night Cook and Baker job on C-2 type vessels. With their usual sliort-sighted ap­ proach to any problem, they fail to see that this causes moi'e work for the remaining members of the Stewards Department and that the money saved in doing away with this job will be eaten up by overtime paid to the others. What I am most interested in, however, is the w,ork which must be done to make up for the loss of a man in the Steward's De­ partment. The work, as divided at pres­ ent, gives every man more than enough to do. With this added burden, the preparation of food will suffer, and so will the men who have to eat it. We don't have enough time to do all the work which is necessary, even with a Night-Cook and Baker, so figure out what we'll do without one. I wish the company officials would try to sail the ship shox't handed the way they expect us to. They sit in their little offices and make plans without knowing exactly what goes on aboard ship. They can't be as miserly as they appear, and I'm sure that a lot of the dumb things they do, are done in ignorance and not be­ cause they want they are cheap and conniving. Please print this letter in the Log. Maybe the operators will read it and wake up to the fact that they are trying to put over a dirty trick. We seamen, who sailed the sea in the face of enemy fire, are deserving of bet­ ter treatment than this. Joe Grimes Make Isthmian SIU! Dear Editor: Because of excessive drinking, ten of my 12 seafaring years were spent in despair and destruction. The last five years were a hellish nightmare. Drinking from the ship's cargo, paint-locker or in the barrooms—it was all the .same to me. Both at sea and on shore I was usually either in an argument or a fight. Anger ac­ companied me wherever I went. Periodically, I tried by every means I know not to drink. It was useless Booze had me licked. Finally, after landing in sev­ eral hospitals, I heard about al­ coholics alonymous from an al­ coholic-seaman. A. A. is a non­ profit, non-political, non-sectar­ ian organization, concerned only with helping drunks to get straightened out and to stay that way. I've just returned from my first voyage since getting into A. A. It was wonderful. In­ stead of despair and mental tor­ ture, my mind was clearing stead­ ily, the alcoholic fog was liftng, and I felt an interest in life awak­ ening in me. Only now, with a sober mind, am I reaUy beginning to under­ stand the purpose of and neces­ sity for unionism. Through so­ briety and the clarity of thought which follows we can all be bet­ ter men and better union mem­ bers. No doubt about that. Gene M. EDITOR'S NOTE: If you want to learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous, see the story on page IL tilled "Alcoltolie Sea« men Offered Help." CODY VICTORY CREW] VOTES CONFIDENCE IN CHIEF STEWARD Dear Editor: We, the undersigned, have been chosen to represent the crew of the SS Cody Victory. The pur­ pose of this letter is twofold. First, to clarify the rumors con­ cerning Chief Steward Joe Doyle which were carried back to the hall by Sheepshead Bay crew members of the Steward's De­ partment. These men were ship­ ped out of the hall and their "reciprocated" report of condi­ tions is entirely erroneous. At a meeting held on April 4 at 1 p. m., the Chief Steward was given a vote of confidence, compliment­ ing him on his militant executive abilities in handling his own de­ partment. Second, to express apprecia­ tion for the cooperation of the Union Hall in sending Patrolman Salyadore Colls to represent the entire unlicensed personnel in their beefs. All beefs were set­ tled to the satisfaction of the crew, thanks to the militant SIU action of Brother CoUs. The set­ tlement of the beefs by Brother Colls has inspired great respect for cm- Union. J. L. McHenry, Spike O'SpUivan, A1 Deiavalle. and Curley Nielsen. �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG WSA Officials On Operators' Bandwagon; SlU Hangs Up Ships After Sellout On Rider (Conthined from Page 9) New York on Monday. Any agreements on transportation arrived at between your oper­ ators and union will be consid­ ered for approval by WSA. It is not our intention to increase transportation benefits beyond those presently provided. Granville Conway War Shipping Administration This was a clcar-cut statement of policy. It showed that the WSA intended to continue to work with the Union along the continuing lines of the negotia­ tions, but would not do so to the detriment of the shipowners. But Helmbold and Devlin un­ dercut the WSA policy-makers to follow through on Parks' request. They followed through to the letter. Nearly all WSA-operated ships are under foreign articles. Most of those operated by the firms Parks represents are on nearbyforeign or intercoastal articles. So, on March 27, Helmbold and Devlin, et al., tacked a kicker on the foreign rider the WSA and the Union had agreed upon. It specified that the foreign rider would be carried out only if the nearby-foreign and the coastwise riders remained intaet, as the shipowners requested. Here are their instructions to the Atlantic Coast Director of the WSA in New York: "Reulel March 27 (an inquiry on fhe rider's slaius) foreign clause and Iransporfafion rider I^roposed by Unions is accepted provided Unions will agree thai nearby foreign, coastwise and intercoastal articles shall remain as at present except that where transportation ben­ efits are payable such benefits shall be in accordance with the provisions of the foreign trans­ portation rider, namely first class transportation plus wages and subsistence to the port of signing on in the continental United States or al the sea­ man's option cash equivalent of transportation (less tax) except where collective bargaining . agreement provides a specified amount then that sum shall be payable and that seaman who accepted first class railroad transportation (less tax) in cash shall receive amount equal to travel from port of signing off back to port of signing on if he presents himself in the company's or agent's office at port of signing on but no wages •or subsistence payable to sea­ man reporting back within thirty days if such seeunan has returned as regular crew mem­ ber of original vessel. Devlin-Butler 533P The SIU refused to be bound by such a trammeling agreement. It sought to continue the negoti­ ations on other articles which had not been agreed upon. Here are the nearby foreign and intercoastal articles the SIU was seeking: NEARBY FOREIGN ARTICLES It is agreed between the Mas­ ter and seamen, or mariners, of the of which is at present master, or whoever shall go for Master, now bound from the port of and then to such other ports or places in the Western Hemisphere as the Master may direct, or as may be ordered or directed by the United States Government or Department. Commission, or Agency thereof, and back to a final port of discharge in the Continental United States, for one or more voyages, for a term of time not exceeding three calendar months. RIDER It is also agreed that these articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge in the Continental United States of America. If the final port of discharge is on the Pacific Coast. Gulf of Mexico, or on the Atlantic Coast South of Cape Hatteras first class trans­ portation shall be provided plus wages and subsistence to the port of signing on in the Continental United States, or at the seamen's option cash equivalent of the actual cost of first class railroad transporta­ tion (less railroad tax) shall fie paid, except where the collec­ tive bargaining agreement pro­ vides a specified amount then that sum shall be payable. It is further agreed that if within thirty days of signing clear of these articles a seaman who accepted first class railroad less railroad tax in cash pre­ sents himself in the company's or agent's office at the port of signing on articles he shall be paid an amount equal to wages and subsistence for the number of days ordinarily required to travel from port of signing off back to the port of signing on. provided that no wages or sub­ sistence shall be payable to a seaman reporting back to the port of signing on within thirty days if such seaman has re­ turned as regular crew member of this vessel. In the event the vessel is di­ verted from the nearby foreign service, these articles shall be deemed broken, and members of the crew shall be entitled to pay off. with transportation al­ lowances as specified. Operations Regulation 55 and 72 of the War Shipping Admin­ istration shall also apply. INTERCOASTAL ARTICLES class railroad transportation (less railroad tax) shall be paid, except where the collective bargaining agreement provides a specified amount then that sum shall be payable. It is further agreed that if within thirty days of signing clear of these articles a seaman who accepted first class railroad transportation less railroad tax in cash presents himself in the company's or agent's office at the port of signing on articles he shall be paid an Eunount equal to wages and subsistence for the number of days ordi­ narily required to travel from port of signing off back to the port of signing on. provided that no wages or subsistence shall be payable to a seamaA reporting back to the port of signing on within thirty days if such seaman has returned as regular crew member of this vessel. In the event the vessel is di­ verted from the Intercoastal Service, these articles shall be deemed broken, and members of the crew shall be entitled to pay off. with iransportalian al­ lowances as specified. Operations Regulation 55 and 72 of the War Shipping Admin­ istration shall also apply. On Api'il 4 the WSA nullified everything that had been accom­ plished at the conferences. It scrapped the new foreign rider; it ended continuing negotiations on the nearby-foreign and inter­ coastal riders. It ordered Rider 64 or Rider 64 Revised back in operation. U. S. seamen were shunted back to their position of 1943 when the Riders were adopted. The SIU refused to man ships which would operate under the provisions of the wartime rider. It will continue to refuse to man ships under a regulation which was put through as a wartime emergency, when the emergency no longer exists. The WSA ad­ mitted, in effect, the end of the emergency by lifting the Riders for a time. Devlin and Helmbold have shown their hand clearly: that they are acting at the behest of the shipowtiers. The demand for their resignation by the SIU of­ ficials is a direct result of their action in support of the ship­ owners. It is agreed between the Master and seamen, or marin­ ers. of the, of which is at present Master, or who­ ever shall go for Master, now bound from the port of to and then to such other ports or places on the Atlantic Coast. Gulf Coast or Pacific Coast of the United States as the Master may direct, or as may be ordered or directed by the United States Government or Department. Commission, or Agency thereof, and back to a BALTIMORE — Twenty-eight final port of discharge in the dollars for sick SIU members in continental United States North of Cape Hatteras for one voy­ the Marine hospital has been do­ age only, for a term of time not nated by the crews of two slrips, exceeding six (6) calendar it was reported by John Taurin, months. of the Baltimore hospital com­ RIDER mittee. It is also agreed that these Men of the SS Coastal De­ articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge in the fender contributed $16.00, and Continental United States of $12.00 was received from the SS America. If the final port of Edward Collins. « discharge is on the Pacific The following hospitalized Coast. Gulf of Mexico, or on the Atlantic Coast South of members' received $2.33 each for Cape Hatteras first class trans­ personal expenses: portation shall be provided Charles Szalsacs, Roy Chafplus wages and subsistence to fell, Newton Paine, William Pumthe Port of signing on in the bol, Moses Morris, Jose Martinez, Continental United States, or at Paul Combs, L. Omerton, E. Delthe seamen's option cash equiv­ lamano, I. Iverson, James Kelly, alent of the actual cost of first Ira Womer, Crews Aid Sick Members Friday, April 12, 1946 OUT OF THE MINES—INTO THE SUN The air on top is a lot fresher than in a coal mine these four Pennsylvania miners decided as they left the pit to join 500.000 other soft coal diggers in their industry-wide strike for a new and im­ proved contract. Government officials who announced that there were no plans to seize the mines wisely remembered John L. Lewis's statement that "you can't mine coal with bayonets." (LPA) IT CAN HAPPEN BUFFALO, N. Y.—This is one for the book. An 18Vac wage increase demand by the United Steel workers of the N. Y. Car Wheel Co. here got—not I8V2C but a 21c-an-hour raise for the workers. And they hadn't even been on strike! The company said they could afford more, now that overtime was eliminated, so the workers got the benefit, in a contract signed last week, i 4. PRICE RELIEF, HUH? NEW YORK—That penny-apack-more you're going to pay for cigarettes, now that OPA has given tobacco firms "price re­ lief," is going to "pay for a lot of advertising," according to Printers Ink, Mar. 29. ^ 4* 4* OLD WEAPON GAFFNEY, S. C. (LPA)—The six-months-old strike by mem­ bers of the Textile Workers Union-CIO against the local plant of the giant Deering-Milliken chain brought out a rusty strike­ breaking weapon last week: the court injunction. Although the strike has been absolutely peace­ ful, the sweatshoppers—^failing to starve out the workers—have yelped to the courts for aid in breaking the morale of the work­ ers. X % t AFL BROADCASTS WASHINGTON (LPA) —April inaugurated a new series of labor broadcasts, "Cross Section AFL." On Saturday for 13 weeks at 3:45 EST, broadcasts frojn places where AFL members work will be heard over the CBS net­ work. 4i 4' AFL SAN FRANCISCO — Son of the famous movie star. Will Rog­ ers, Jr.. was endorsed last week by the California State Federa­ tion of Labor as candidate for U. S. Senator. Other nominees endorsed by the AFL were: Earl Warren, for re-election as gov­ ernor, and John F. Shelley for lieutenant governor. All the can­ didates were interviewed on Mar. 22 by members of the state AFL executive council together with delegates of other important rep­ resentative councils of the AFL. XXX RUSSIA SAYS NO WASHINGTON—Russia is the only nation in the world which has refn.sed admission to U. S. veterans who want to study abroad under the GT Rill of Rights, it was announced last week by Dr. Walter C. Eells, chief of the foreign training divi­ sion of the "Veterans Administra­ tion. A dozen Soviet schools had been approved by the VA and a number of Americans had ap­ plied for study in Russia, Eells said, but the Soviet Embassy re­ jected the applications. 4. 4> 4> RELIEF PARCEL LIMIT LIFTED WASHINGTON—Relief parcels to the value of $25 now may be .sent to individuals in any for­ eign country except Germany and Japan without specific authoriza­ tion from the Office of Interna­ tional Trade, the Commerce Dept. announced recently. Each parcel must weigh no more than 11 pounds, must have the words "Gift Parcel" clearly written on the outside, and may include suc|^ items as clothing, toilet ar­ ticles, writing materials, vitamins and non-perishable foodstuffs. XXX CO-OP FLIERS COLUMBUS, O. — Piper Cub airplanes may be purchased through a co-op near here, if you were thinking of buying a plane instead of a car or jeep. Manager Will Dietrich of the Lake Geagua Co. Farm Bureau Co-op Assn. will add your name to his back­ log of orders, accumulated since his group became the only co-op with a franchise to sell planes. Dietrich himself owns and oper­ ates a Piper Cub, and recom­ mends them for farm-folk. �Friday, April 12. 1946 THE SEArA RERS LOG Page Fifleen gUIlMIfP MONEY DUE PERSONALS Notice! SIU HALLS Will the gentleman who picked FROSTBURG VICTORY SS JOHN T. HOLT hrs.; David Anderton, 12 hrs.; up jH tan topcoat aboard the E. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 Overtime for all three depart­ William Rahl, 117 hrs.; Alphonse Men to whom I owe money Alafro, Pier 69, Brooklyn, please 330 Atlantic Ave. ments has been settled and is Rolland, 67 hrs.; Manley Roun- please write me—Sam Hardy, 921 return it to Patrolman Gonzales BOSTON Liberty 4057 now payable at the Calmar office, tree, 34 hrs.; Harold Thomson, North Main, Danville, Va. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. at SIU Hall. Calvert 4539 45'/2 hrs.; Robert March, 23 hrs.; t s, i 4. i 3. PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. SS HAGERSTOV/N VICTORY William Leonard, 8 hrs.; William Phone Lombard 7651 When in New York, please come 127-129 Bank Street Overtime is now payable to Colt, 3 hrs.; Juan Lugo, 23 hrs.; taking reefer temperatures and to headquarters with your Union NORFOLK 4-1083 for cleaning lube oil and fuel oil Book. members of the Stewards Depart­ Robert Schisler, 39 hrs. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 ment who worked the weekend Harold A. Thom.sen al.so had strainers. Sullivan, A. E 24280 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. These men can collect this White, H of April 6-7. The following men 11 days pay coming as Chief 1656 3-1728 money from the Waterman SS Lowe, J. G also have money due: Cook. 7 St. Michael St. 123G MOBILE 2-1754 F. Janocinski, 38 hrs.; R. DeCan be collected at Calmar Company, 310 Sansome Street, Davis, G. J 24522 SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon laney, 12 hrs.; F. Denis, 12 hrs. Steamship Co., 44 Whitehall St. Can Francisco. San Juan 2-5996 Allen, Fred 3475 305 "/j 22nd St. This money can be picked up at 4* 4, 4* 4. t Lee, Chas. 0 70G GALVESTON 2-8448 the Calmar office. The Chief Cook, the Night The following men from the Pearson, P. C ^ 24184 RICHMOND, Calif. ,, , 2.57 5th St. Cook and Baker, the Third Cook, SS William B. Allison have over­ Velazquez, J 59 Clay St. 22493 SAN FRANCISCO Garfield 8225 SS JOHN\.^HOLT the Galley Utility, and the Sa­ time money coming to them for Nielsen, H 1257 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Albert H. Birt, 45 hrs.; Leo loon Messman of the SS Conrad the hours specified: Main 0290 : Nutting, G 50052 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. Derstler, 641/2 hrs.; William Bis­ Kohrs, of the South Atlantic SS H. E. Rasmussen, 304 hrs.; H. Walker, M. E 1456 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd.. hop, 37 hrs.; James Pulliam, 16 Co., have money coming to them B. Roth, 304 hrs.; L. S. Nagy, 304 Johnson, E. D G89 Terminal 4-3131 • hrs.; Alphonse De Pauw, 37 hrs.; for serving meals to Aripy steve­ hrs.; Charles F. Zeitler, 426 hrs.; Gladhlll, C. V ... 16 Merchant St. • 24871 HONOLULU 10 Exchange -St. , Philip Caruso, 36 hrs.; Anthony dores at Enewitok. R. A. Fontaine, 426 hrs.; C. A. Vereb, Jos 32328 BUFFALO Cleveland 7391 Write to the William Dimond Kaasc, 426 hrs. I;. Adamczyk, 268 Hogback, E. P LaSala, 37 hrs.; Adam Dziendzie30515 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 lewski, 64 hrs.; Hem-y Vail, 58 Co., 215 Market Street, San hrs.; William Logan, 92 hrs.; F. Judah, Frank 30516 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. hrs.; Angclo Cinqucgrana 49 hrs.; Francisco. Hoskins, 80 hrs.; A. Lutaves, 268 Klass, Ernest 36848 Main 0147 • Harry Sagarino, 189 hrs.; James hrs. Johnson, J. R 24535 DETROIT % X 1038 Third St. : Cadillac 6857 Kingston, 138 Vz hrs.; Clarence Oilers of the MV Lanyard Knot This money can be collected Dunn, Harvey 29156 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. have overtime money coming to from the Waterman SS Co., 310 Morris, Harvey Conkle, 12 hrs. 21993 Melrose 4110 Alejandro Valenquela, 46y2 them for relieving for supper, Sansome St., San Francisco. 602 Boughton St. Jensen, Arville, B 41763 VICTORIA, B. C Baptiste, Freddie 7690 VANCOUVER .....144 W. Hastings St. TAMPA 842 Zack St. Pierce, Wm. H 20347 M-1323 920 Main St. Royal, G. P 45210 JACKSONVILLE Phone 5-5919 Goodman, Benny 23015 PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. Phone: 28532 Kasmirsky, Stanley, J. .... 23589 HOUSTON 7137 Navigation Blvd. Kuntz, J. J G80 Phone Wentworth 3-3809 Hosten, Joseph 4020 Zerrudo, Demetrio 25085 Collier, AUen, J 26338 Rickall, R G87 Books for the following men Wenski, Chas. A 23109 Neils, Kaartrup 775 are being held at the New Or­ Nichols, Homer G57 leans Hall: Farrulla, M 2487 Chas. Murphy 44709 Pro. Soppit, Oswald ...................... 23803 John J. Naugle 34-6 Anavitate, C 215118 M. B. Nesom 37773 Malavct; A; 67 J. P. Neveraskus 33380 Larrerits, Thomas 10691 L. Nickels 35133 Pro. Kerr, George 373 D. Newcom;b 44413 G. Fox, $3.00; D. Holland, $3.00; J. SS J. F. MYERS NEW ORLEANS Blumenburg, I. 24861 R. L. Hostetter, $2.0,0; E. J. Madison. W. P. O'Dea 31176 M. B. Williams, $3.00; J. B. Coble, Spersoy, $3.00; 1. Butler, $10.00; W. G151 L. D. O'Quinn $1.00; W. Gentry. $2.00; J. Carullo, Connelly, $1.00; F. Crioer, $1.00; J. $2.00; R. L. Smith, $2.00; L. H. Smith, Walker, D 45585 Londy, $1.00; Gileride, $15.00; J. Serylo, $2.00; F, M, Welch, $2.00: E- P. Tom- Hernandez, L, 23222 J. Owens $2.00; L. Ray. $2.00. 35151 $2.00; D. Smith, $2.00; G. Miohna, $2,00; linson, $2.00; R. Glenn, $2.00; D. L. Machido, L SS Sturdy EegBar. . $2 1.00. 4969 J. Owens 35151 Pro. SS Cuba Victory, $55.00. Total $86.00. J. Procter, $10.00; A. Brown, $4.00; Smiley, $2.00; R. Woodward, $2.00; C. Reyes, J 22519 C. D. O'Glesby 46273 J. Rogers, $2.00; F. S. McCloskey, $1.00; D. Aired, $1.00; P. Pavlukovich, $5.00; NORFOLK 21734 Victor T. Pahl E. R. Boyle. $1.00. Total—$190.00. Joe Lazier, $5.00; U. Coursey, $5.00; Bonafont, C 21595 SS Golden Fleece—$ 125.00. E. P. Moran, $5.00; F. Bowman, $5.00; McNealy, J 5936 John Perry 31618 NEW YORK John Fibbiani, $2.00; B. B. Fuller, A. Clark, $5.00; W. R. Brown, $5.00; B. Waterman, Elton G189 M. R. Plummer INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 168-6 $2.00; John C. Dorcax, $2.00; J. W. Rowan, $5.00; J. C. Lord, $5.00; J. DanHarry Spencer, $1.00; R. H. Potur Wooten, Jackson 23965 Ronh, $2.00; O. R. Edney, $2.00; W. M. Raymond L. Poirrier 30890 gulia, $5.00; R. Bierer, $5.00; W. Rog­ Armand Antiono 10109 Mel Pope Smithson, $2.00; Wayne C. Ruth, $2.00; nicki, $1.00; Charles Douglas, $1.00; G. ers, $5.00. Total—$79.00. 33021 W. R. Twiford, $2.00; E. H. Britt, $2.00; J. Tomasik, $1.00; J. Harrelson, $1.00. Phillips, H. E G142 G. J. Powers SS BONANZA 34312 R. H. Isaacson, $1.00; Julio Matos, C. L. Holley, $2.00; J. D. Richardson, Dubrosky, J 21932 L. L. Price S3 Bonanza, $4.50. Total—$4.50. 34378 $2.00; Carl B. Dawson, $2.00; J. F. $1.00; E. C. Gaare, $1.00; Alfred SomSS CAPE MOHICAN Santalla, J 22420 Tom Prothro Smigielski, $2.00; E. H. Clark, $2.00; erville, $1.00; G. Gviogovaz, $1.00; R, E. 29347 R. Rodriguez, $1.00; A. Oquendo, Ingram, $1.00; A. C. Simpson. $2.00. Delapenna. Fred, A 23991 K. Penoycr C. A. Ennis, $2.00; J. E. Knutson. $2.00; 5073-Lakc3 SUP $1.00; A. S. Santago. $1.00; Daniel H. Alfre.i Longo, $1.00; Warren E. Mes­ Kennth M. Swan, $2.00. Guthrie, C. A 21042 H. A. Pallsson Morris, $1.00; F. Neri, $1.00; M. Wil­ 3440 SUP Pro. senger, $1.00; P. Fernandez. $1.00; Eugene A. Bunch, $2.00; Russell H. 22681 Wm. T. Parsons liams, $1.00; J. A. Mara, $1.00; E. Rosenthal, Samuel 49767 Pro. Eagle, $2.00; Edward G. Futrell, $2.00; Daniel A. Hart, $1.00; Lester W. Feyk, Sierra. $1.00; G. O. Rosado. $1.00; 1. Michaelis, -J. R 1014 Claude Pennington .... 37936 Pro. Paul J. Smith, $2.00; C. Steward, $2.00. $1.00; M. Humphreys, SOc; F. L. .Al­ NOTICE! SS Joseph Emery—$48.50. Gordon Bell, $2.00; H. P. Shook, $2.00; Morris Troniba, $2.00; J. H. Mills, $2.00; Colon L. Poone, $2.00; James M. Stachlen, $2.00. Total $229.50. PHILADELPHIA A Bertty, $2.00; F. G. Herman. $2.00; C. Gait. $2.00; W. Lawrence, $2.00; W. Thompson. $2.00; T. Lawlor, $3.00; D. Jacobs. - $3.00; W. Olsen. $2.00; E. Bomowski, $2,00; G. Carlson, $2.00; R. Kuaka, $2.00; M. Dikum, $2.00; O. F.i.sele, $2.00; D. Lukowiak, $3.00; J. Berry, $10.00; 1. Fleming, $2.00. j;. Hatcher. $1.00; O. Fishback, $2.00; J. Logan, $2.00; H. Merson, $15.00; B. Passanati, $1.00; M. E. Moody. $1.00; E. C. Eldrige, $1.00; W. B. Beck, $1.00; W. H. Hughes, $1.00; J. Harris, $2.00; S. Yobris, $1.00; A. D'Amlco, $2.00; S. Cambridge, $2.00; T. T. Chmiel, $2.00. T, Cepreang, $2.00; U. Fadoul, $2.00; J. C. Walsh, $2,00; L. Jones, $1.00; L. Martin, $5.00; R. Savin, $2.00; E. Jones, $1.00; D. Yeo, $3.00; C. Lord, $2.00; I. Cahts, $3.00; S. Ortiz, $2,00. Total— $102.00. MV DIAMOND HITCH /. Sellers, $21.00; M. Benedette, $1.00; varez, $1.00; A. Green, $1.00; F. Gard­ ner (Mrs.) $1.00. L. Fanum, $1.00; Luca Gentile, $2.00; J. Hirshberg, $1.00; J. Hannay, $1.00; C. J. Rettinger, $1.00; Ruben G. Grasse, $1.00; Ernest A. Bakeberg, $2.00; Ed­ ward Lyon, $1.00; C. Nelson, $1.00; Ivan Swit, $1.00; V. M. Combs, $1.00; Howard M. Dues, $1.00; Francis Owens, $1.00. Total—$35.50. SS GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE Daniel Clifford. $2.00; J. Smith, $2.00; S. Drozdouski. $2.00; Peter Lapnt, $2.00; C. O. Bergagna, $1.00; H. H. Clendenning, $2 00. Total—$11.00. SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY E. M. • Yeager, $1.00; j. J. Word, $1.00; J. Sokolowski, $1.00; M. Bratina, $1.00; H. F. Justice, $1.00; J. Russo, $1.00; R. L. Davis, $1.00: W. A. Bait, $1.00; R. M. Buell, $2.00; E. Wm. Lloyd, $1.00; E. S. Borkland, $4.00; A. Karlonas, $2.00; J. S. Wood. $1.00; W. B. Hudgens, $1.00; W. A. Hope. $3.00; R. Tucker, $3.00; K. L. R. Wood. $3.00; J. T. Kletts, $2.00; A. Aubin, $2.00; M. Samuel, $3.00; E. A. Johnson, $2.00; K. R. Weddington, $2.00; B. J. Espy. $2.00; J. A. Shea, $2.00; M. E. Southard, Santos, $1.00; R. Torres, $1.00; Jose Aguiar, $1.00; Jose Reyes, $1.00; R. Fowler, $3.00; F. R. Dozois, $2.00; R. Alvarez, $1.00. Total—$14.00. L. Pedengill, $5.00; R, T. Meeks, $2.00; R. McCray, $4.00. Total—$66.00. SS FROSTBURG VICTORY SS GERVAIS P. L. Robinson. $1.00; T. R. Lolly, P. Daton. $1.00. Total—$1.00. $2.00; O. Uusmann, $2.00; T. A. FniSS JOHN GIBBONS conann, $2.00; G. E. Miller, $2.00; H. D H. Van Reet. $2.00; Richard Colin, Taylor, $2.00; J. J. Palaggi, $1.00; S. A. Weiss, $1.00; V. G. Lehmkuhl, $2.00; $2.00; F. A. Tickle, $2.00; Lowell Pow­ R. Nadeau. $2.00; L. P. Doleac, $2.00; ell, $7.00; T. A. Gamble, $2.00; R. D. Thompson. $2.00; Ray Morrison. $2.00: J. M. Kaestner. $1.00. Total—$20.00. H. Cote, $2.00; E.*^chonbeck, $2.00; SS LINCOLN VICTORY I. Taylor. $2.00; D. K. Ohr, $1.00. To­ R. J. Moylan. $1.00; J. W. Leavitt, tal—$26.00. $1.00; C. P. Thatcher. $1.00; H. J. SS WILLIAM PEPPER Cashman, $1.00; P. L. Ray, $1.00; M. Jack Linscott, $2,00; B. Elliott. $2.00; DaCruz, $2.00; R. Osborn, $1.00; F. J. G. S. Grun, $1.00; J. H. Maxey, $2.00; Spouel, $1.00; D. F. Kelleher, $1.00; J. A. R. Benitez. $3.00; A. Dipascepil, Toatjes, $1.00; R. B. Terrado, $2.00; W. $2.00; F. Paul. $2.00; F. Boudreau, F. Vaughan, $1.00; J. A. Freckette, $1.00; Gregory Haura, $25.00. Total— $2.00; R. Peloquin. $2.00; A. L. Forgue, $40.00. $2.00; W. Wteromiej. $2.00; J. O'Hare. SS R. JONES $1.00; U. F. Kellen, $,.1.00; D. H. Long, V. Warren. $1.00; T. Weglarz, $1.00; $1.00; J. F. Byrne, $2.00; E. R. Hicks, Jr., $3.00; R. D. Harless, $2.00; M. J. E. Burns, $2.00; Georfge R. Bauer, Delaney, $2.00; M. Newborn, $2.00; H. $2.00; R. Nathan. $2.00; E. W. KullP. Smith, $2.00; L. Wheeler, $2.00; T. man, $2.00; E. D. Safay. $2.00; W. J. J. Connoes, $2.00; S. Wiesberg, $2.00; Daliessio. $2.00; H. Marks. $2.00. To­ G. H. Thompson. $2.00; H. P. Stapel, tal—$16.00. $2.00; W. Bnkley, $4.00. Total—$<d.«>.$2.eM); £. W. Debonise. $2.00; G. F. Grand Tola!—$362.00. Geo. C. Perkins 37705 Pro. E. Pctrec Jr 9342 SUP Permit E. Petree 9954 SUP Permit Peter Phillips 41661 Pro. • H. E. Railey 236 P.D. Wm. Reslall 44761 Robl. E. Riley 30908 David Robinson 25008 Arthur J. Rooney 7129 Loren F. Ryniker 31654 Jas. H. Russell 40511 C. Sharpless 37903 John A. Schaule 20941 H. M. A. Schmidt 37837 Erik A. Schon 32139 Pro. Edw. Shcpard 680 P.D. M. Short 37738 M. E. Showalter 31623 Henry Silk 30889 Jos. A. Sims 31631 Bryon C. Slaid , 37749 Carl W. Smith 30904 Walter S. Snow 25491 Ambrose Sourheer .... 31626 SUP �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 12. 1946 .<• PUT YOUR "X" IN THE SEAFARERS BOX AND WIN THE BEST UNION WAGES, WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY! e0lfEfi$'EM AIL! S€ST \y/AlSS AMP, oveRfiMe pRovi^ioN^ CHIPBOARD CONPItiON^ 3B6T UNIOM l^fiPReBEMTATiOM BEST 0>^RAa COHlRfiCXi he SIROIBIH oF 62,000 ^eAMRBRS, BCHIMD VOU frtg SoliBABlTV oF f,000,000 An BRcTriERS RAMK AND Fiue CONTROL THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION MO RTM AMERICA A . F. � 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 12, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 15 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CHARGES COLLUSION WITH SHIPOWNERS; ASKS DISMISSAL OF WSA HEADS SIU FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF COMPETENCY CARD ACTION ISTHMIAN VOTE INDICATES HEAVY TREND TOWARDS THE SEAFARERS NEW YORK SIU REITERATES POSITION ON TRANSPORTATION RIDER BEEF ROUGH RIDERS SEAFARERS WILL WIN ISTHMIAN, BUT ORGANIZING WORK MUST GO ON VOTE OF GRANGE VICTORY CREW REFUTES NMU'S DISTORTIONS BUCKO SKIPPER ENDANGERS LIVES ON MOSBY VIRGINIA GOVERNOR USES STATE DRAFT AS STRIKE-BREAKING WOMEN AGENTS DISCUSS MARITIME STRIKE POSSIBILITIES AND PROBLEMS GT. LAKES SIU WINS RAISE SEAFARERS' DEMOCRACY WINS NMU OLDTIMER HISTORY OF THE SEAFARERS THE PATROLMEN SAY... BEEFS SQUARED AWAY IN FRISCO AFL UNIONS COOPERATE IN TAMPA UNREAD RIDER TAKES UNWARY CREW FOR A RIDE RANK AND FILE DEMOCRACY PHILLY SHIPS HELD BY STRIKE ROBIN SHERWOOD AS BAD AS PAINTED SAYS FOND FAREWELL TO OLD HOGS WALKING STYLISH IN DETROIT GREAT LAKES SECRETARY - TREASURER REPORTS FIRST SHIP FROM BUFFALO RUSSIA SENDS UNIONISTS TO CAMPS THE ZANE GREY SHAPES UP OKAY FOR SEAFARERS 14 MILLION ARE COVERED CREW ASKS MORE-PAY CONTRACT CHIEF COOK FINDS NO HUMANITY ALCOHOLIC SEAMEN ARE OFFERED HELP CREW AID SICK MEMBERS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/12/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4f1e7c75826962d3428f6df4cde171b4.PDF 2a4ea100cfbd3a68b9c0bd0b44e76998 PDF Text Text , ^1 A k % ^ t Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union tf North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 194S Isthmian Vote Starts; Reports Indicato Full Sweep By Seafarers New York, April A—Following militant action by the SIU to end the stalling tactics of the Isthmian Steamship Company, voting on the ships started on March 29. The company, in a last ditch attempt to avert, an ejection to decide which Union will represent Isthmian seamen, last week prevented NLRB and Union representatives from posting notices of the elec­ tions. Prompt action was taken, and the company was informed, in a telegram from the WSA in Wash­ ington, that further interference Prospects of united action by with the posting of notices was in Maritime Unions to free seamen violations of the law. from Coast Guard jurisdiction FIRST SHIP VOTES appear bright, following receipt The first ship to be voted was I by the SIU of letters from the the Mobile City, in New Orleans, Masters, Mates & Pilots, the on Saturday, March 29. In rapid MEBA, the NMU and the Marine succession followed the William Cooks and Stewards endorsing its N. Byers, in Galveston; llie Ni­ stand. caragua Victory, and the ManThe Seafarers International dan Victory in Baltimore; the Thomas Cresap, in New York, Union, in a letter dated March 13, invited all Maritime Gnions and the Marine Fox in Seattle. The report on the voting of the to adopt a unified program of Mobile City indicates that the action on the Coast Guard and SIU is the choice of the men. Marilime Commission. SIU Leads Again The Seafarers Intemaiional Union has once again taken the lead in the struggle against bureaucratic General Order 53, just as it did so successfully against the WSA Medical Program. Since this order is dia­ metrically opposed to the best interests of all seamen, we will hold fast uirtil it is re­ scinded, removing one more bureaucratic leech from the maritime industry. Paul Warren, one of the SIU or­ ganizers, states, that of the 27 men voting, a majority said that they had voted for the SIU and only a few admitted to having cast ballots in favor of the NMU. Aboard the Marine Fox, which voted in Seattle, the story was much the same. Here an over­ whelming majority claimed that they voted for the Seafarers, and the NMU and the company gar(Contmued on Page 4) UNIONS RECEPTIVE Such a prograrn would transfer the functions of the U. S. Ship­ ping Commissioners and the Steamboat Inspection Service from Coast Guard jurisdiction to a civilian bureau, where they legally belong in peacetime. It NMU GOES ALONG also would prevent the U. S. Mar­ Joseph Curran, president and itime Commission from assum­ F. C. Smith, Secretary of the ing jurisdiction over these func­ National Maritime Union, went tions. on record, in part, as follows: Four Unions have replied to "We agree with you that a uni­ fied program of action by all maritime unions, regardless of their affiliation, is necessary and desirable . . . we believe that the quickest and best solution would be to call an immediate confer- Seafarers Acts To Restore Taxes Withheld From Seamen POWs Teiiiiing the deduction of withholding taxes from the ac­ crued wages of seamen interned as prisoners of war a "gross in­ justice," John Hawk, SIU Sec­ retary-Treasurer, has called up­ on the Bureau of Internal .Kevcnuc to take steps toward return­ ing the deductions to seamen. Hawk's letter to the Commis­ sioner ;of Internal Revenue pointed out the obvious injus­ tice of the 20 percent deductions. FOR ALL SEAMEN Hawk called attention to the fact that seamen did not re­ ceive their war zone bonus while in prison camps, while the arm­ ed forces personnel did. He brought up the fact that service­ men had no taxes deducted. And he stressed the point that they were deprived, not only of free­ dom, but, in effect, all rights of citizenship while interned. The letter is important to all seamen, not merely the formerprisoners of war. It establishes with the Bureau of Internal Rev­ enue the fact that the SIU will not suffer injustices lying down. It is a testament of faith by the SIU in the men who suffered long tortuous months in intern­ ment camps, and who were re­ leased to find that their Govern­ ment was taking one-fifth of the money they received in wages. It is an indictment of a policy which classifies merchant sea­ men as a group apart, and a group not to be considered in the same light with the uniformed serv­ ices, although seamen were in ac(Oontinued on Page J) Go-ops Big Business NEW YORK—Business run by the people and for the people— the cooperative movement — is entering the sacred fields of big enterprise. The co-ops, which include farm producers, credit unions, and consumers' co-ops, have grown so greatly in the U. S. that a merger is planned at the end of April of the three na­ tional bodies through which they work together. The three plan a meeting in Chicago to consum­ mate the merger. There are almost 3,000,000 members of farm marketing co­ operatives, which operate such giant enterprises as the Farmei-s' Union Grain Terminal Assn. in Minneapolis. Last year they had sales of almost $41A billion. No, 14 SIU Refuses To Crew Ships UnderTheWSA's CempetencyCard Rule BULLETIN — The War Shipping Adminis­ tration wired all maritime unions on April 3, requesting them to abide by General Order 53, and sign on in all departments. For the WSA's wire and the reply of the SIU, reiterating its position, see page 6. Maritime Unions Support Seafarers' Move To Push Coast Guard From Waterfront the proposals set forth in the letter from John Hawk, SIU Secretary-Treasurer. All were re­ ceptive to the ideas advanced. H. Martin, president of The Na­ tional Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America (AFL) answered, in part: "You are hereby advised this organization will cooperate with you to the fullest extent and that we will be willing to participate in any discussion that any of the Maritime Unions attend in con­ ference for that purpose." S. J. Hogan, president of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial As­ sociation, said, in part: "This is to advise that the pro­ posal attached to yc..'r letter meets with my approval and I am heartily in accord with same. -Iii ence of all maritime unions, as indicated in your communication." E. F. Burke, president of the Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards, CIO, said, in part: 'We are in accord with you that the merchant marine should be turned over to the Depart­ ment of Commerce . . . We will notify our office in New Yoi'k to sit in on such a meeting." AWAITING ANSWERS Other mai-itime unions to which the leter was sent, and from whom answers have not yet been received, are the Marine Firemen, Oilers. Watertendeis Wipers Association (Ind).); the Radio Officers Union, AFL, and the American Communications Association (CIO). The Seafarers International Union plans to announce a date for the meeting, at SIU Hall, 51 Bea'ver Street, New York, subject to convenience of other Unions, as soon as the other Unions have ample time to reply to Hawk's letter. First repercussions of the Sea­ farers decision to buck the WSA's phony General Order 53 requiring competence cards for Steward's Department men sounded along this waterfront as SIU crews refused to sign ar­ ticles on seven ships in the har­ bor. Members of the Union were firm in their decision to carry through in the fight against ex­ tension of WSA bureaucracy. They will continue to tie up ships where competence cards are de­ manded as a requirement for the Steward's Department. To every Port Agent on March 29 went instructions from Secre­ tary-Treasurer Jolin Hawk. They were to direct Deck and Engine Department members to refuse to sign on until Steward's De­ partment members had signed on—sans benefit of competence. MEMBERS DECIDE Hawk's action was a result of the membership's decision to fight the power-grabbing order. So far, there have been no in­ dication from other ports how many ships were tied up. But on April 4 the score stood at seven in New York. Typical of the ships affected, {Continued on Page 6) Seafarers Blasts Use Of Name By 'Merchant Marine War Vets' A prospectus sent out by the "Merchant Marine War Veterans" lists the financial director as one C. A. Blakeley, a member of the Seatarers International Union. A check of the records showed that this individual was a member for only a few months and is now 15 moiilhs in arrears! He is therefore no longer a member of the Seafarers, and his claim is absolutely false. This outfit smells strangely like another veterans racket, and is linked up witti another group called the "National Voters League for the Preservation of American Ideals, Inc." Blakeley's claim to SIU membership is evidently an at­ tempt to get money from merchant seamen under false pre­ tenses. Using the U. S. mails for such a purpose is a federal offense punishable both by imprisonment in a federal peni­ tentiary and a fine, and the proper authorities have already been notified. All Seafarers are hereby warned that the SIU has no connection with, and does not indorse, any of these phony outfits. We have no battle with legitimate veterans groups, but do not ftitend to sit idly by while fly-by-night rackets attempt to mulct our members of their hard-earned cabbage! �THE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday. April 5. 1946 LOG SEAFARERS LOG ..J- 1? 3 : .'O- . .V- :-v • Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affilialed with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAAover 2-2784 » » & HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 An Opening Wedge The War Shipping Administration, a useless organi­ zation trying to hold on to its wartime powers, is now, with its last breath attempting one more power grab. General Order 53, which provides for the reexamina­ tion and recertification of men in the Stewards Depart­ ment, went into effect on April 1, in the face of oppo­ sition from the SIU, It doesn't take a mastermind to figure out why this is being done. It has been known for some time that the training program, paid for by the taxpayers, and ad­ ministered by the WSA, was a fiasco. This gives them a chance to retrain any "graduates" who have not sailed on SIU ships. The SIU seamen learned what they were supposed to have learned in the school. HE liN'Tl Then again, by taking on the responsibility of the retraining program, the WSA can perpetuate itself in of­ fice for a while longer. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL PATIENTS Here we have the picture of a government agency, set up for the War Emergency, doing everything in its power to keep going when its services are no longer needed. The poor taxpayers, you and I, are not taken into considera­ tion. The provisions of Genera] Order 5 3 are but an open­ ing wedge in the plans of the WSA to stay around for some time. In the event that they are able to put over this deal, what will stop them from setting up standards and tests for the Engine and Deck Departments? As an anti­ union move, it is exactly what the shipowners have been crying for. Any militant seaman could be forced ashore on the grounds that he has not passed the test. What recourse uould he have? \ ' Such limitless authority is not to be carelessly granted. We prize our right to jobs far too much to endanger it by placing it in the hands of an agency which has demon­ strated its irresponsibility. Throughout the war, the War Shipping Adminis­ tration proved that it was incompetent and unnecessary. Now ill its latest move, it proves itself to be untrustworthy. The WSA entered into an agreement with the SIU pledg­ ing itself not to interfere with the Union's conditions for employment of its members under its contracts with WSA General Agents. General Order 5 3 absolutely reneges on this agreement. The WSA has the moral responsibility to live up to the agreement signed with the SIU. Anything less is dishonesty. The good faith which we have come to expect from an arm of the government is sadly lacking. Instead of making plans to liquidate, this unnecessary agency is trying to make itself indispensible by formulating meaningless 'plans for further interference in a peacetime industry. The SIU will not allow itself to be made a party to this latest WSA boondoggling scheme. The WSA will not be aided or abetted by the SIU in further wasteful squandering of the taxpayers money. Seafarers will not sail unless the phony Competence Cards are waived. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BOSTON HOSPITAL ED VOLLMENT T. F. SMITH JAMES LEE T. THOMR G. PHINVEY, Jr. GUY GAGE ED. JOHNSTON H. GILLAN W. BRUSIMA % % % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. DENNIS J. H. BOWEN DONALD DAHL JAMES RILEY R. E. THORP, Jr. P. F. HICKS W. F. LEWIS H. A. CRUSE EDWARD JOHNSON J. E. DALE C. JANULEVICUS W. J. MARIONEAUX R. M. NOLAN JOSEPH MAJEAU H. D. STERTZBACK % % % STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL C. G. SMITH D. A. HUTTS J. V. RODRIGUEZ C. W. FARRELL W. A. MORSE W. H. G. BAUSE L. R. MORJA L. L. MOODY J. A. J. V. A. F. L. WEEKS WHEATON H. SPEARN SHAVROFF C. McALPHIN M. HANGEN 4. & BUFFALO HOSPITAL THOMAS DUFFY J. LA BONTE J. PEMBROKE ART JEPSON 4 4 4 MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY 4 4 4 SAN JUAN. P.R. HOSPITAL HIPOLITA DE LEON JOHN VANDESSPOOLL ROBERT MORGAN DELAWARE P. ELDEMIRE ANGEL CABRERA F. M. DUCLOS GERALD R. VOHLER BLAS RAMIREZ JULIO CATO BERNARD 4 4 4 FORT STANTON HOSPITAL NICK GAMAMIN A. McGUIGAN E. T.'HARDEMAN A. B. THOMPSON J. E. McCREADIE JOHN R. SARTOR L. L. LEWIS H. TUTTLE FRANK NICHOLSON You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing itmes: Tuesday-—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on Sth and 61h floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3r30 p. m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. DETROIT HOSPITAL EDWARD WARES WALTER DERR LYNN BURKE TONY SOVERENTO ALEX MCMILLAN 4 4 4 BALTIMORE HOSPITAL NILS RICHARDSON WILLIAM ROSS CHARLES SZAKACS GEORGE MEANEY ELDRED NELSON JOSE MARTINEZ LEONARD ARMENTANO 4 4 4 GALVESTON HOSPITAL JAMES PRINCE ' D. MITCHELL R. H. ABBOTT SPEAKS THOMPSON BANTA ^ EDEFARS B. M. ELLSWORTH M. JLESON M. J. WILLIAMS J. A. DYKES V. A. BOEHRINGER POSTON J. NOLAN BLUE R. V. JONAJN a �Friday. April 5. 1946 T H t LOG Page Three Report Of SlU Organizing Drive By EARL SHEPPARD Every indication is that the SIU "Voting is taking place on AT&P will win these elections by a and Isthmian ships in whatever substantial majority and credit port they happen to be. It would must be given where credit is be easy to say that the whole pic­ due. The entire membership of ture looks good but in so doing the SIU should recognize this we would just be kidding our­ and the stamp "ISTHMIAN OR­ selves. GANIZER" in a membership book should always be considered For example we will take the a badge of honor. AT&P. For the past eighteen months the company has followed By PAUL HALL EYES OPEN a deliberate policy of turning "Voting is now taking place in American shipping tonnage is being laid up at an alarming over crews as often as they could. the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific rate and many thousands more tons will be laid up in the near In this period of time we have ports. The SIU must be more on future. Scores of ships are being practically given away to other seen ships that were 100% SIU the alert now than ever before, come into port and practically nations. on the alert for any phony man­ The industrialists and politicians explain this on the grounds every man fired. euver on the part of any and "Collusion" is a hard term but that the commerce of other nations has to be supplemented to pro­ ail opponents, the WSA, Isth­ tect the American markets. This is all well and good for the something smelled pretty fishy mian and the NMU, shipowners and the National Association of Manufacturers, but about the whole thing. Almost Winning these elections is just seamen, too, have to look into the future and do a little protecting every time SIU supporters or a starter on our future campaigns. members were fired they were themselves. Negotiations have to be opened I'eplaced with NMU men, and the EARL SHEPPARD and agreements won with the SIU had to start from scratch all The Maritime Training Program companies. Many large com­ has realized for a number of over again. A seaman was a very much-needed guy duri.ng the war. The years that Isthmian had to be panies are still unorganized—big GOOD JOB poster of the rough, tough guy with his bag on his shoulder, saying, organized to protect the condi­ outfits like the Standard Oil of "You bet I'm going back to sea," was a nice bit of wartime propoDespite these obstacles the or­ tions and wages of all seamen, New Jersey (ESSO), the Stand­ ganda. The fact is though that unless something is done and ganizers kept on the job and won both organized and unorganized. ard of N. Y. (Socony) and many done quick, there are a lot of men who are not going back to sea. over unorganized men day after As far back as 1939 the whole others. day. They also won over quite The outfits have to be organ­ This won't be because they don't want a job, but because jobs Isthmian question v/as discussed aren't available for them. No one wants to see the old days of sixty, a few NMU members and sup­ by the SIU-SUP and plans were ized and the SIU has proven that laid. Many SIU men have volun- {it is big enough to do the job. So ninety and a hundred days on the beach between jobs. It isn't right porters. Some of these .ships are laid up tarily sacrificed the good wages long as there is a single unorand it isn't necessary. The maritime commission has established training schools and with skeleton crews aboard. One and conditions on agreement ganized company the Union is in We are growing now given hundreds of youngsters brief and a more or less useless period of the results of the company's ships for long periods of time danger. quick turnover policy was that so that the Union could organize and if we keep up our pace the of training and issued papers to them and told them they were many men who are eligible to these ships and bring Union conOne Big Union will be a fact— seamen. These men went to sea and thousands of them became vote won't be able to do so be­ ditions to another large segment one big Union of seamen and afseamen the hard way, at sea on the job. These men sailed the cause they are scattered from of the maritime industry. filiated maritime workers banded ships during the war. They became good Union men and they hell to breakfast all over the These ship organizers have together in an AFL maritime are entitled to jobs now and in the future. world. done a good job and they have council. Hard work will do the .Many of those who were trained have never been aboard a done it as unpaid volunteers, job, so lets aU get in and push. The vote is going to be close ship and its a good bet that hundreds of them never will. The WSA is now writing letters to these men advising them to go to on these ships and the way to the union halls or direct to the shipping companies. They admat win is to keep on the job right up that even now there is no place in the industry for them and are to the last minute. Every man that, sailed on AT&P ships this trying^ to pass the buck. year at any lime prior to and as of March 18 should immediately Chalk up one for the Coast , gate and Ed Twohill, the Junior Increased Manning Scales contact the Union Hall, either Guard for a fair deal. Engineer, heard the Chief En­ There is only one answer to the problem and that is to force the the Port Agent or Organizers im­ gineer, a character named DemChalk up another for a Chief shipowners to provide adequate employment for all seamen. This mediately. Engineer as a snide character brici, tell the Coast Guard officer: can be done only by increasing the manning scale. "This is an SIU crew. These who tried to sell his shipmates ISTHMIAN The shipowners will put up a howl that they cannot operate are the guys who're trying to down the river. The Isthmian Line rriade a last under the extra burden. This is pure baloney. It is a matter of end your jurisdiction over them." This is the case of Seafarers record that the shipowners have always chiselled billjons of dollars ditch stand to try and forestall The inference was obvious: the elections. They put up the Bob Osborn, Fireman and Waterout of the government in the form of operational subsidies. "hang it on 'em. tender and John Taatjes, Oiler' old howl that they were only The government accepted the responsibility of issuing thous­ agents for the WSA for the big who were charged with negli­ But, Saints be praised, this ands of certificates and creating thousands of new seamen, many majority of their ships and then gence on the Lincoln Victory Coast Guard officer wasn't hav­ more than were necessary, and even today are continuing the they instructed their guards to when a boiler was burned up. ing any. program to a degree. keep both the union and the DAMN GOOD IDEA That happened in BremerNo provision whatsoever has been made for these men. The NLRB representatives off the haven when the boiler was blown "It's a "damn good idea," he seamens bill of rights is pigeonholed in committee red tape. No ships. down and someone told someone said. "We're at peace now." adequate provisions have been made to even take care of the The SIU immediately got in else to get up steam while it was Like all trials, this one milled sick and injured other than the same overcrowded and inadequate touch with various teamsters and empty. At any rate, a Second As­ around for a long time. There marine hospitals. longshore locals and started the sistant Engineer had his papers was testimony and counter-tes­ The very least seamen ^ can ask is that they be given the op­ ball rolling all the way from the yanked for six months, and Os­ timony, with Dembrici trying to portunity to earn a living and the least the government and the shipside to Washington. The re­ born and Taatjes figured it look­ hang it all on Osborn and Taat­ shipowners can do is to make" that possible by increasing the sult was that both the WSA and ed bad for them for a while. jes. The latter was cleared in a manning scale to provide jobs for all seamen. the company agreed that the elec­ short time, but five hours of SHE LIMPED BACK tion order was valid and that the wrangling went by before the The Four Watch System The inspectors came aboard in ships could be posted and voted. charges against Osborn were The NMU as usual tried to the German port, charged negli­ dropped. The four watch system is the answer. Boiled down simply it means a six hour day, three hoiurs on and nine hours off. At sea make a face saving gesture after gence all around, and the ship 'The boys, naturally, are plenty this would mean a forty-two hour week for men on watch as well as the battle had been won and sent stayed there for 15 days before grateful to Hanners and Sterling. the usual picket line with the she limped back to New York. They are sure they'd have had for those on day work. In New York the Coast Guard the book thrown at them if they This isn't too extravagant a demand. Before the war parts of same old slogans to parade up some industries were working a thirty-hour week and the standard and down in front of the Istlic took up the charges, and the two hadn't had them there to fight week today even is forty hours. The regular work-week in even mian offices. The weather was men came up for trial. Repre­ the good fight. warm and, outside of a few drops senting them were SIU Patrol­ the most vital industries during the war was forty-four hours. They have even more reason to The four watch system is a reasonable and logical demand. of rain, no one was bothered so man Jimmy^ Hanners and Coun­ be grateful to Hanners. He col­ With this in effect the government can forget about training pro­ the boys had their fun-and went sel B. B. Sterling. lected 300 hours of disputed As they came befoi-e the trial overtime for the Engine Depart­ grams, for the men will learn on the job and through their union. back, to Seventeenth Street feel­ officer, Osborn, and two witness­ ment alone when the Lincoln The extra number of men employed will result in a constant need ing good. es, "Walter Foster, Engine Dele- Victory paid off. for replacements and a steady influx of new seamen in the unrated ALL TRICKS classes. This also would be practical national defense and is worthy The Isthmian Line is one of the of government subsidy if such is necessary. biggest operators in the country Tradition has held the seamen back on the question of manning and they are going to do every­ HERE'S WHAT YOU DO TO HAVE A GOOD scales. The same objections that are now raised against the four thing possible to avoid being SHIP AND A GOOD TRIP—THE UNION WAY watch system were raised against the three watch .system not too forced to sign a union contract. 1. DO YOUR JOB IN A NEAT FASHION long ago. Isthmian and U. S. Steel, their The shipowners want the watch and watch system, twelve hours parent company, have the same 2. BE A GOOD SHIPMATE a day. If they can keep enough men on the beach the seamen will policy—and that is to fight unions 3. CO-OPERATE WITH SHIPS DELEGATES someday be forced back into the old slavery. On the other hand on every turn. This is the first 4. HOLD MEETINGS REGULARLY if unions fight and force a better manning scale the seamen will time since May 1st, 1921, that 5. KEEP ACCURATE OVERTIME RECORDS prosper and unions remain strong. Now is the time to prepare Isthmian has had to recognize 8. NO. DRUNKEN PERFORMING ON BOARD a fight for adequate employment for all seamen. We must discuss any union whatsoever. 7. READ YOUR UNION PAPER this and formulate a program for action—action aimed at the ac­ 8. AFTER COMPLETION OF TRIP STAND BY The picture on the Isthmian is complishing of this objective—the establishing of the four watch much better than that of the SHIP 'TILL ALL BEEFS ARE SETTLED. AT&P. In the first place the SIU system. Lincoln Men Cleared Of Charges �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 5, 1946 First To Vote, Mobile City Goes SIU NEW ORLEANS — Honors for being the first Isthmian Line ship to vote in the NLRB-conducted election to determine the Union bargaining agent for that com­ pany go to the SS Mobile City, which voted at New Orleans re­ cently. Prior to the actual voting, NMU piecard Marten marched up to the dock with a group of twenty odd NMU piecards and men off a Lykes Bros, ship docked just ahead of the Mobile City. With banners flying high, these NMU flag wavers tried to persuade the crew members to come ashore, listen to their "lino," and have their pictures taken for the Pilot, As a result of their pleading, only one man from the Mobile City went ashore, while the rest of the boys stayed on shipboard laughing at the NMUers. Noth­ ing daunted, they lined up the Lykes Bros, men plus the one Mobile City man, and took their pictures alongside the Isthmian vessel as though they were all Isthmian seamen. and hardship, to make Isthmian go SIU. When the final vote is in and tabulated, and the Isth mian Line is, forced to bargain with the SIU, these unsung her oes are the men who can take full credit for a job well done. In addition, those Isthman sea men who are not now members of the SIU, but who voted and will vote SIU in the election, de serve honorable mention for help ing turn a non-Union stronghold into a Union stronghold. For Isthmian is on its way to become just that! 'Red Pencil' Tries Again An StU crew, insistent on its rightful demand.s, proved match for a stubborn Port Cap­ tain once again. When the SS Monarch of the Sea, of the Waterman Lines, pull­ ed out of Beaumont on February 9, the SIU, anticipating that the ship "might tie up in New York, ACTUAL COUNT made sure that a rider was at­ Here's the Mobile City's crew snapped by their ship at New Orleans. Kneeling (reading from No doubt these pictures will ap­ tached to the articles, entitling pear in a forthcoming edition of the crew to first class transpor­ left); E, Felsko, OS; E. J- Serganny, Oiler; Bill Hig^s; and P. R. Chepialle, Oiler, 2nd row: SIU the Pilot with the caption that tation, wages, and subsistence, Organizer Cal Tanner; Organizer Paul Warren; S. A. Wilson, AB; A. Myrex, AB; P. N. Miller, Bosun; A. B. Summers, Oiler; L. Myrex, AB; R. V. Walters, Utility; and J. P. Pope, FWT. Last row: they are all Isthmian inen. If back to Beaumont. P. Marquez, AB; F. Breghner, Cook; C. C. Wood, FWT; W. D. Steppe, Deck Oiler, R. C. Steppe, Carp; not, we'll be greatly surprised. Sure enough, the Monarch and J. Massemino, OS. However, an actual picture of the pulled in to New York, but Port genuine Mobile City crew—or the Captain Perkins, the "Red Pen­ major part of the crew—appears cil" of the Waterman Line, who in this Log with the names under­ shouts "No" whenever he gets neath. the chance, refused to grant the According to an accurate esti­ men the first class transportation mate of the actual voting, re­ back to Beaumont. WASHINGTON (LPA) ~ "We has appeared on the scene, with accomplished as yet as he had liable sources state that of the His attempted penny-pinching mined the coal that made the inslructiuns from the Secretary "found the coal operators in tlieii* 28 men eligible to vole, 8.5% of failed when a new crew refused steel that made the guns that of Labor to bring about a settle­ usual mood of declining to do the votes were cast in favor of to sign on unless the company made the ships that made the ment, But thus far his efforts anything." the SIU. The other 15% went lived up to the terms of the planes that made the tanks that have achieved little success since Thex'e has-been no picketing or to the NMU. The company is agreement. "Tex" Suit, the Pa­ made the shells that kept Amer­ Mr, Lewis refuses to negotiate violence at any of the mines in said to have received no votes in trolman who went aboard to set­ ica free. We demand justice now the issues of wages and hours the twenty-six coal-producing this round. tle the beef, repoi'ts that the men and will fight for it. Do not ex­ unless the operators agree, in states. The miners have merely SIU PRESSES BEEFS were paid off according to the tend the contract. Local Union principle, to the miners request abstained from working and no that a health and welfare fund attempts have been made by tlie articles, on February 21, and a 6033, Alva, Ky." Crew members of the Mobile new" crew was then signed on operators to break the strike by John L. Lewis added this tele­ bo set up. City who had met in the SIU without further trouble. The meetings between the op­ violent methods. gram to a pile of others on his Hall to discuss their beefs, Union erators and the negotiating com­ Meager reports so far received desk saying substantially the of their choice, and other matters, mittee from the UMW are con­ indicate that the strike is having same thing last week and then complained about lacking cots, tinuing even if, as Mr. Lewis an immediate effect on steel pro­ dictated a telegram of his own. and having no coffee pot, clock, says, "Things have reached an duction, and that a gradual cur­ The next day the bituminous coal toaster or hot plate in their messimpasse." tailment is faced in other indus­ operators were tersely informed hall. As a result of SIU pro­ If you don't find linen Lewis said that nothing can be tries. that "Exercising its option, the tests in going to bat on these v/hen you go aboard your UMWA terminates said agree­ beefs, these conditions will be ship, notify the Hall at once. ment as of 12 p. m. midnight, remedied immediately. A telegram from Le Havre or Sunday, March 31, 1946." The strong SIU vote aboard Singapore won't do you any Thus the nation's huge soft the Mobile City is a tribute to coal industry faced another par­ good. It's your bed and you those SIU volunteer ships organi­ When Stephen Bucko, Mess- himself, learned when it was to alyzing shutdown and mine own­ zers who worked day and night, have to lie in it. man, came into the New York be held and appeared on that ers started muttering, "This is sometimes at personal expense Hall last week he was somewhat day. (He was fined $50). But where I came in." No plans were unliappy. He had $250-odd dol­ that day, also, the crew of the made by the Labor Dept. to seize lars owing that he wasn't sure Livingston sailed on the Marshal the mines, but the Solid Fuel he could collect. But when c.he Victory without him. Administration "froze" coal on SIU got througli with the Bull NO DOPE mine tracks where it was and Line he had been paid off and Steve is no dope. He got a let­ he evidently thought it was ordered shipments stopped to all had the chips in his pocke.t (Continued from Vage 1) ter from the trial board, saying purchasers save hospitals, gas nered the remaining votes be­ worth it. Bucko shipped early this year that he "failed to make the sail­ plants, householders with less tween them. Voting is now taking place all ing date because the Master fail­ on the Livingston (Bull Line) for than 10 days' supplies and certain That this percentage will hold along the coasts. In ports at the industrial users with less than Japan. The Livingston was sold ed to inform the board of his true throughout is borne out by present time are twenty-five five days supplies. to the Japs and Steve was kick­ whereabouts." Then, somehow, the estimates of disinterested ob­ ships which are in the process of ing around Yokahama for a while, he beat his way back to the Lewis stuck doggedly to his in­ servers who place the total SIU voting, SIU officials and organ­ sistence that the industry ^ay a waiting for transportation back States. vote at approximately 85 per­ izers are confident of the out­ 10c a ton royalty to provide a to the States. In the course of His worst fears came to pass. come, and are sure that the high cent. health and welfare fund for the things he got tangled up with a The Master has screwed him up wages and good conditions which An interesting sidelight was in­ the Seafarers enjoy will soon be miners. The operators, it was re­ case of beer, somehow, and was on his transportation back and troduced when J. R. Knight, a available to all Isthmian seamen. ported, had offered wage hikes brought up before a trial officer on a lot of accrued overtime as well. The Bull Line wasn't im­ equal to the 18c won in steel and on charges. former NMU organizer aboard The voting will continue until auto, but. the UMW sought a The trial date wasn't set im­ pressed with his letter from the the Peter "V. Daniels, turned in Other UMW mediately, and Bucko was re­ trial board and he was more than his NMU book and will vote SIU seamen aboard all Isthmian ships greater increase. in the election to be held on the have cast their ballots. Results demands included complete obed­ manded to the custody of the $250 short. will not be announced until the ience by the mine owners to any Master of the Livingston, pend­ But Steve still was no dope. Grange Victory in Baltimore. balloting has been completed safety recommendations made by ing notification of trial. Then He didn't let the matter drop, VOTING NOW Crew members will vote in port, the Federal Bureau of Mines. the trial officials couldn't find as some guys would. He came In spite of the fact that Knight and in the presence of NLRB, In the five days since the min­ the Master. So the trial was up to the Hall, and was taken by had his dues paid through 1947, SIU, and NMU, representatives. ers stopped work, little has been postponed. Joe Algina back to the Bull Line. he took out an SIU book. He Elections will be held within 24 done in the way of reaching an Bucko finally got tired of wait­ There was some wrangling, but realized that he was forfeiting hours after the notices have been agreement. ing for things to happen, so he the Bull Line paid off. the money paid to the NMU, but posted. That's all, Brothers. A Labor Department mediator appeared before the trial board Miners Promise Not 'To Trespass' AnENTION! His $250 Beef Is Squared Away >.• • • 'J First Isthmian Vote Favors SIU �THE Friday, April 5, 1946 HlRi$ MfHii ITHWK QUESTfON.—Whsit do you think of the proposals of the Agents Conference? ROBERT G. BUTLER, AB— I like the idea of holding a conference and referring the pro­ posals to the membership. That's the way a democratic organisa­ tion should- work. The Shifting Rules need changing and they should be changed first thing. Members who are more than three months in arrears should be treated like tripcarders. The rest of us keep our dues paid up and we should gel the call over tnembers who don't feel the same responsibility to the Union. All the proposals are good ones, and will help to strengthen the Union for the fights which are bound to come. SEAFARERS LOG NMU Pulls Phony Plcketllne NEW YORK—This item could in all justice be properly labelled the "Fable of the Big, Bold Union Which Frightened the Big, Bad Company!" A few days ago, the NMU misleaders staged a phony demon­ stration in front of the Isthmian SS Line offices not far from the New York Hall. For a period of a few hours, NMU pickets march­ ed by these offices carrying the usual placards, supposedly in pro­ test of the company's unwilling­ ness to allow representatives of the SIU, NMU, and the NLRB to board Isthmian ships and post them for election purposes. It was a phony demonstration from the start as the NMU well knew that the SIU had forced Isthmian to give in, and comply with the NLRB directive. The NMU also knows that they have already lost the Isthmian elec­ tion, and their empty gesture was apparently meant as a face-saver to kid the general public. DONALD SMITH. AB— These proposals are all very good if Ihey can be carried oul. Take the Scamans Bill of Rights, for instance. This has been pend­ ing for a long time and it's about time something was done about it. Seamen should have these benefits just as the GIs have. An Up-Grading School is something we need, too. Many times a job for an AB shows on the board and no one applies for it. If we run our own school, this won't happen in the future. We have plenty of guys right in our own SIU ACTION Union who can teach a school; Countering the Isthmian action men who have praciical exper­ in denying access to their ships, ience, not just book-learning. the SIU had already notified the company and the WSA that un­ less the NLRB directive wa.s fully obeyed, the Seafarers would hang the hook on every ship that Isth­ mian owned or operated for the WSA! This militant stand by the SIU, backed up by the Teamsters, Longshoremen, and other AFL affiliates totalling seven million members in all, convinced Isth­ mian, and they capitulated, al­ lowing their ships as well as WSA shfps under their control to be posted and voted as the ves­ sels docked. The entire phony maneuver— only a few pickets were out, prov­ ing that the NMU couldn't even The Patrolmen Say DALE WEINTRAUT. 2nd Cook— We seamen did our part just like the GIs and we should get a Bill of Rights. If the bill is ap­ proved, many seamen who left school to sail during the war will take advantage of this and go back to school to gel an education.^ The Union Up-Grading School is hot right now, also. I have talked with men who went to the schools run by the WSA and they didn't learn a thing. We could do a better job, and the men would be bound to get more out of it. NEW YORK — In paying off the SS-John Gibbons of the Overlakes Freighting Company, I was reminded of prewar sailing days. This ship was exceptionally clean from top to bottom. One of the reasons was that a set of rules was adopted by the whole crew and posted in both officers' and crews' messrooms. Violators of the- rules were fined from 10c to $10.00. The sum of $34.15 was collected and turned over to The Union to be distributed to the men in the hospital who are in bad standing. The deck and engine depart­ ments had nothing but praise for the stewards department. They said that the cooking was so ex­ cellent that they wanted the cooks to remain aboard for an­ other voyage. This was a real SIU ship. COOPERATION NEEDED JAMES E. MANN, AB— All in ail, Ihe proposed changes look pretty good. Lots of changes have been needed for quite a while, but on account of the war, we had to hold back. Now we can go ahead and do everything that has to be done to strengthen the Union and edu­ cate the membership. The way it looks to me, the Up-Grading School ig most important right now. It will stop a lot of the headaches by putting only com­ petent men aboard ships in the future. If we can do this, and get rid of Government 'control, we will be doing good work for ihe merchant seamen. Page Five Here i.s .something that has come to my attention and I would like to pass it on for what it's worth. The war is over, and so the Night. Cook and Baker job is also over. Men who have been sailing during the war in the Night Cook and Baker category are now taking jobs as Second Cooks, but they are refusing to do the work. After baking, they hit the deck or turn in. This set-up needs full coopera­ tion and not laying down on the job by any one. When you do this, you not only impose on your shipmates, but you are not up­ holding the agreement signed be­ tween the SIU and the opei'ators. Claude Fisher convince their own members that it was legitimate — fell as flat as a steam-rollered commy resolu­ tion. Their attempt to capitalize on the Seafarers' militancy back­ fired to the extent that the aver­ age Isthmian seaman thought it was a good laugh. PHONY PICKET LINES To the Seafarers, a picket line is a demonstration of Union strength for the purpose of forc­ ing the shipowners to improve wages, better conditions or settle a beef. When the SIU puts out a picket line, it means business— that the Union has hung the hook on a ship or ships. We don't be­ lieve in these phony political picket lines and demonstrations. The SIU doesn't believe in empty grandstanding that means nothing, and accomplishes noth­ ing. We leave that to our feeble opponents who have so much time to waste, and thereby de­ feat themselves. We, the 62,000 fighting Sea­ farers that make up this Union, are going to win this Isthmian election. Isthmian men know that; the NMU knows it; and the whole world knows it. But we're going to win ON THE JOB, AND NOT IN FRONT OF THE COM­ PANY'S OFFICES! Seafarers Act To Restore Withheld Taxes To POWs (Continued from Page 1) live combat on all fronts and in all invasions. The text of Brother Hawk's let­ ter follows: Mr. Joseph Noonan Commi.s.sioner of Internal Revenue Bureau of Internal Revenue Washington, D. C. April 2, 1946 Dear Mr. Noonan: I am writing to you on behalf of the former American civilian prisoners of war, with special reference to merchant seamen who. were interned. Like the Army, Navy and Ma­ rine personnel, civili.an prison­ ers of war were paid, for the full period of their internment, sal­ aries, wages or other forms of compensation. This payment came in the form of lump sums at the time of their release. But unlike the armed services personnel, withholding deduc­ tions were made for all money the civilians received while they were interned. In the case of the merchant seaman, I consider this deduc­ tion a gross injustice. So does the membership of the Seafarers International Union, for whom I speak. The membership has gone on record, instructing offi­ cials of the Union to take im­ mediate steps to see that seamen who were prisoners of war "be re­ imbursed the amount of taxes deducted from wages earned while in pri.soner of war camps." which point up the unfairness of the withholding deductions for seamen. First, there is the matter of the overseas bonus. Service personnel were paid their 20 per­ cent overseas bonus for all time spent in prison camps. Seamen received a monthly bonus while shipping in the war zones, too, but not during the time they were interned as prisoners of war. While in prisoner of war camps, seamen were deprived of the de­ cent food and living conditions they would have had on ship­ board, and which is figured as re­ muneration in every contract. Many of these seamen had fam­ ilies to support in the United States wliile they were interned. Deprived of their war zone bon­ uses, and with 20 percent being deducted for taxes, their earn­ ings were reduced to 1937 levels. This caused an undue hardship for their families. SECOND CLASS The families of seamen who died in prison camps received only $5,000 in Government insur­ ance, compared with the $10,000 provided for men of the armed forces. Eye-witness accounts of Jap­ anese prison camp conditions re­ veal that seamen were subjected to the same indignities visited upon armed forces personnel. In no case in there records of their having received preferential treatment. Yet the seanieri were deprived of their war zone bonus and, in UNFAIR addition, had 20 percent of their The Union considers the 20 wages deducted in the foi-m of percent tax deduction for pris­ withholding taxes. oners of war unfair and unneces­ sary. It feels that these men were Consequently, the Seafarers deprived of all rights of citizen­ International Union, representing ship during their internment. 60,000 merchant seamen, calls There are other particulars upon you and your office to take steps toward returning the 20 percent withholding tax to the seamen. The membership feels that this is the just due of the men who were interned and who were deprived of exerci.sing their full earning power during the days when every man was need­ ed to man U. S. ships. I shall appreciate advice from you at your earliest possible op­ portunity concerning the .steps you intend to take regarding this matter. We feel that immediate action should be taken by the Lh S. Governm'ent to show that it is acting in good faith with mer­ chant seamen. tea HIM OF THE AOVAMTASK OF SIU MEMBERSHIP — / Very truly yours, '8UILD TH€ SIU / John Hawk, Secretary-Ti'easurer �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, AprU 5, 1946 Steward Dept. Action Spurs WSA Plea The second and third rounds of the Battle of General Order 53, providing for competence cards for members of the Steward's Department, was fought on April 3 via Western Union telegraph. Messrs. Helmbold and Devlin of the War Shipping Administra­ tion wired all maritime Unions and ship operators, asking that "crews of all vessels immediately sign on ship articles with the above understanding (that waiv­ ers can be obtained from Ship­ ping Commissioners until evew members can get competence cards) and that no delays will be incurred." The WSA wire followed close on the heels of the SIU action which ordered all crew members of all Departments not to sign on ships that demanded compe­ tence cards from Steward's De­ partment members. IMMEDIATE AJ4SWER Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk immediately wired the WSA, re­ iterating the stand of the SIU on the examination and competence card procedure. His telegram re­ affirmed the demand of the mem­ bership that Order 53 be abol­ ished. Here is the wii'e from the WSA: Mr. John Hawk Seafarers Intemalional Union The General Operating Or­ der 53, effective April 1, per­ taining to competence cards for members of the Steward's De­ partment in the grades of Sec­ ond Cook and Baker and above must be adhered to in prin­ ciple and eventually in fact as it is sound theory and prac­ tice. For years the industry has invoked the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Naviga­ tion competence certificates for all ratings in the Deck and Engine Room Departments from Master to Able Seaman and from Chief Engineer to Fire­ man. There is no question in the minds of Government, Indus­ try and Labor as to the sound­ ness of this order which was issued September 25, 1945 and its effective date extended from January 1 to April 1, 1346. There is sufficient elasticity in the order as written and un­ derstood to work no hardships on either crew or operators, as the Shipping Commissioner has power to issue waivers until such time as the crew mem­ ber is able to get his certificate. We request that operators and Unions advise all concerned that WSA will hold to the prin­ ciple of this General Order 53 because of its basic soundness to the men and the industry, but until certificates have been issued to all ratings applying, tolerance will be exercised and waivers granted. We request that crews of all vessels im­ mediately sign on ships articles with the above understanding and that no delays will be in­ curred. Helmbold, Devlin, War Shipping Administration HAWK ANSWERS Hawk's answer to the WSA's wire follows: War Shipping Administration Washington, D. C. Attention: Messrs. Helmbold, Devlin Re your telegram April 3, with reference to WSA Gen­ eral Order 53 the Seafarers International Union staled its I>osition in regard to Order 53 in a letter to Admiral Emory S. Land, War Shipping Admin­ istrator dated October 11, 1945. That letter read in part: "The Administrator purports to act under Executive Orders 9054 and 9244 and Directive 18 of the War Manpower Comission (which directive is no longer law since revoked June 13. 1945 and accordingly is no longer authority for any action). "Executive Order 9054 is a war measure and any action taken under its expires with the cessation of hostilities. "statement of policy" with the Seafarers International Union pledging itself not to inter­ fere with the Union's condi­ tions for employment of its members under its contracts with WSA General Agents. "The War Shipping Adminis­ trator could under this usurpa­ tion of power take a similiar step and require the examina­ tion to be taken by ratings in the Deck and Engine depart­ ment and thus attempt to set aside the act of Congress now embodied in the Merchant Sea­ men's Act. "The Seafarers Union has gone on record as opposing this action and demands that Gen­ eral Order 53 be immediately rescinded." At recent meetings on a coastwise basis, the member­ ship of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union went on record reaffirming its opposition to General Order 53 and demand that it be immediately rescind­ ed in order that our ships may continue to sail on schedule carrying their cargoes of food and materials to the people of war torn countries and also that our troops eligible to be returned home, will not be de"layed. John Hawk Secretary-Treasurer In addition to sending the wire to the War Shipping Administra­ tion, Hawk sent copies to the fol­ lowing Maritime Unions: The Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Association of the Pacific, the National Maritime Union and the Pacific Coast Marine Fire­ men, Oilers, Watertenders & Wip­ ers Association. The copy sent to the Uniuiis bore this preface: "In response to the wire sent by the War Shipping Administra­ tion to all Unions in re General Order 53 dated April 3rd, The Seafarers International Union has sent the following wire. We be­ lieve that your membership will be interested in our position and it should be brought to their at­ tention." SIU Refuses To Crew Under WSA Order 53 (Cmtinucd from Page 1) by the Union's no-sign-on order was the Hampden-Sydney Vic­ tory. The Bull Line ship docked at Pier 23, Brooklyn, on April 3, at the end of her fifth trip from Marseilles and Bremerhaven car­ rying homo Gls. The 70-odd crew members paid off. Then they refused to sign on again. cognizant of the opposition by the SIU, had let the operation of the order drag along on a volun­ tary basis. Needless to say, few Seafarers availed themselves of the opportunity to "volunteer" for competence cards. THE NEW ORDER But on March 27, Harold J. ORDER ILLEGAL Connell, director of Food Control "The proposed measure is not for the WSA, notified the Union ARDENT SUPPORT necessary for the furtherance SIU Patrolmen Jimmy Ban­ that the provisions of the order of the war effort and is con­ ners and Claude Fisher ignored would become effective on April sequently outside of the scope the WSA man as they went 1. Steward's Department men of the purpose of the execu­ about setting the Crewmen would have to go up for exam­ tive order and illegal and un­ straight on the General Order 53 inations before they could sail constitutional. score. Despite the fact that many from Boston, New Orleans, Wil­ "Congress has set forth the of the crew members have been mington, Calif., Portland, New requirements to be met by sea­ aboard the H-S Victory for all of York, Houston, San Francisco or men in the Merchant Seamen's her five trips, there was general Seattle. Steward's Department Act (Title No. 46, Section 672 agreement that supporting the men signing on at other ports, (g). Steward's Department was a Connell's letter stated, could sail "Congress, alone is the only good deal, as the men refused to under waivers, since there were body empowered to take the no facilities for examinations at sign back on. drastic action and the Admin­ other points. Patrolmen who contacted the istrator should not be permitted There were other provisions other six ships where the Stew­ to usurp the power given ex­ for Shipping Commissioners to ard's Department ruling applies, clusively to Congress by the grant waivers to men who would found the crews equally ready to Constitution of the United not have time for examinations cooperate. States. before ships sailed after the or­ Opposition to General Order der became effective. But the 53 developed last October, imme­ EIGHT-HOUR DAY? waivers would be effective for diately after it was issued by Ad­ "The Administrator's Gen­ only one trip. Then men would miral Land. A resolution was eral Order 53 in effect is a submitted to meetings in the At­ have to have examinations and statement that the safe opera­ lantic and Gulf District on a coast­ cards before they could sail. tion of vessels requires not only Hawk went into action imme­ wise basis, and the membership the regulation of the seamen diately upon receipt of Connell's was almost unanimous in agree­ but the regulation of Cooks notification. He drafted the fol­ ing to oppose the order. and Stewards. If this is so it lowing instructions to Port follows that the law of the NEW POWER GRAB Agents, which brought about the United States requiring the ap­ The order requires men who tie-up action: plication of an eight-hour day fail in the WSA's proposed ex­ The SIU has received from the for seamen in the Deck Eutd aminations for competence cards War Shipping Administration no­ Engine Department should be to go back to WSA training tice that the general provisions applied to Cooks and Stew­ schools, even though they may of General Order 53, regarding ards and that a vessel should have been going to sea for a "Qualifications for the Stewards' not be permitted to sail unless number of years and are func Departments" will become effec­ it has a set number of Cooks tioning in their regular duties tive on April 1, for all vessels and Stewards on the ship in The move obviously is one to ex­ operated or chartered by the the ship's complement. tend the WSA's tenure as far in­ WSA. • "Furthermore, the War Ship­ to peaLetime as possible. As you will remember, the SIU ping Administration has enter­ It was to have gone into effect membership went on record op­ ed into an agreement termed on January 1, 1946, but the WSA posing this Competence Cai-d pro­ cedure, which we view as merely another gi'ab for power by the WSA. The Union's position was reaffirmed by the membership recently. The War Shipping Administra­ tion and the Coast Guard were informed of our views , on the subject in no uncertain terms. Heretofore, provisions of the or­ der have been in operation on a voluntary basis. Now WSA of­ ficials have overridden our pro­ tests and will attempt to enforce this program anyway. We are not going to let them get away with it, And here is what we arc going to do about it: All crews are to be instructed not to sign ship articles until a Patrolman comes aboard. All Patholmen are to be in.structed to have the Stewards' Department sign on first. If the Stewards' Department is not allowed to sign on without the phony Competence Cards, the Engine and Deck Departments are to refuse to sign on. This means no man among the unlicensed personnel is to sign on unless the Competence Cards are waived as a prerequisite for the members of the Steward's Department signing. There are to be no exceptions This smiling crew of Isthmian seamen plainly show ^heir p<referenco with that big SIU sign, and to this rule. Patrolman shall en­ those pleased grins indicate how well pleased they are with the way the Isthmian election is going. force it in every case. Their ship has voted already, and it didn't roU up a vote for the opposition^ JOHN HAWK WILLIAM N, BYERS AT GALVESTON �Friday, April 5. 1946 THE SEA EARERS NinnNH LOG Page Seven First Isthmian Ship Votes In N.O. By C. J. BUCK STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS — Shipping tion is now started and all hands and business are rocking along are damn glad we can get it mighty good at the "present time. over with. From all indications How long it will last we do not we should get ready to draw up know, but as it is the men have a nice SIU contract foi- the Isth­ all kind of chances to pick their mian Line seamen. jobs and the pieeards are having Voting started here in New Or­ one hell of a merry-go-round. leans on the SS Mobile City. It Around 35 SIU and SUP ships was quite a little to-do for the are in port at the present with NMU. They had a delegation all kinds of beefs on them. The down on the docks with placards, main beef on the ships is that banners and what have you try­ By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS they sign on in some other port, ing their best to get the crew to SAN FRANCISCO — We had Company. The Port Committee then when they get here to load come down and have a little getthe SS William B. Allison, Wat- agreed unanimously that the they want to quit, or they get in together so they could sell them erman» payoff here recently with Company ohould pay ITVaC per a beef with some of the officers the NMU line and have a friend­ Silence ihis week from the three thousand hours overtime meal. Ir. this case it amounts to and want the officers pulled off. ly picture or two taken. disputed in the deck department. over .$1200.00. This is all set up They all come up to the Hall Branch Agents of the follow­ Well, the ship was practically The .ship went into Okinawa and on vouchers and payable. wanting to be paid off by mutual SIU all the way around, so there ing ports: The following have moneydischarged cargo. The Skipper consent. Paying off by mutual was no smoke in getting picture maintained watches all the way coming: Chief Cook; Night Cook consent is all well and good, but of the crew members of the Mo­ MOBILE through for the deck department. and Baker; Third Cook; Galley remember, fellows, mutual con­ bile City; but stop at this "Oh, NORFOLK Herbert P. Knowles, Pacific Dis­ Utility, and Saloon Messman. sent means that the Master also no"—the NMU did get a picture SAVANNAH trict Patrolman, paid the ship off Contact William Diamond Co., has to con.sent to pay you off. of the SS Mobile City. and handled this dispute with 215 Market Street, San Francisco. Well, the Isthmian Line elecThey went forward of the SS Waterman and, needless to say, RIDER 64 Mobile City and got the crew off he collected every, hour. Herb Our biggest headache right of a Lykes Brothers ship and had has once again proved his effici­ now, as far as conditions are con­ them take a picture. As the sim ency and ability. He'll sure as cerned, is caused by the WSA was not in a good position in hell get the swell head when he Transportation Rider 64 Revised. front of the Lykes Brothers ship, By CHARLES B. MARTIN sees this. We had a big beef on the James they had the crew stand in front Charlie Kimball paid off the M. Wayne, Waterman, over this SAN JUAN—Just a few things or the first of next week. I want of the SS Mobile City. MV Lanyard Knot, another Wat­ transportation rider. The ship from the scuttlebutt from down to. thank the membership for their So when the pictures come out erman ship. The Oilers had over­ left New York and went out in P. R. way. Times are not bad, cooperation while I have been in the Pilot, don't be misled, time for relieving for supper, tak­ the South Pacific, then into San though not so good, in shipping. trying to hold down the job as Brothers, because we will have ing reefer temperature.s and for Francisco. But it seems to be picking up as Agent of the port. our own proof that the crew of cleaning lube oil <ind fuel oil It is understood here that the the SS Mobile City was SIU The Commissioner ruled that we have a few ships in port and strainers. This was all disputed this was the final port of dis­ some in the outports. USS is folding its tent — this when the votes are counted, be­ bj'' the Engineers. Charlie took charge but he ruled further that wasteful organization is finished cause we have a clear cut ma­ I had a hot ship in port here, this up to the company and there would be no transportation on April 15, according to infor­ jority on this ship. squared it away okay. These as the ship was going back to and had to have the Mate pulled. There was only four vote.s on men can collect this money from New York within ten days. There If I had been able to locate the the ship that we are in doubt of; Waterman SS Co., 310 Sansome were men who had been in this other officers who had quit the one was the NMU organizer ship, I would have obtained a St., San Francisco. ship continuously for over twelve statement and had his ticket lift­ whom the SIU should congratu­ months but, regardless of that, ed, as one crewmember claimed late for such a bum job; two were MORE MONEY NMU men; and the other seemed From the William B. Allison since the ship was going back to that that he had been sti'uck by to ride the fence, so we don't the following men have the fol­ New York, the Com.missioner the Mate and that the other of­ ruled that the men who i-efused ficers had witnessed the fracas count his vote as SIU, although lowing amounts coming: to take the ship back were not which took place topside. he claims he voted SIU. The H. E. Rasmussen, 304 hrs; II entitled to any transportation. other 22 votes cast were for the B. Reith, 304 hrs; L. S. Nagy, 304 TAKEN OFF SIU. So, Brothers, you see just what hrs; Charles F. Zeitler, 426 hrs; It was rumored that the Mate The company did not get a R. A. Fontaine, 426 hrs; C. A. Rider 64 Revised is. In my opin­ invited the seaman up to his vote on this ship to our know­ Kaase, 426 hrs; I. Adamczyk, 268 ion we should immediately de­ room and then started the trouble ledge. If all ships continue vot­ hrs; William Logan, 92 hrs; F. mand that our contracted com­ up there. Anyway, the Coast ing like this ship the .SIU wiU panies enter negotiations for a Hoskins, 80 hrs; A. Lutaves, 268 Guard did not pull him and the mation obtained. I wonder what definitely come out with a clear transportation rider and further hrs. ship was about to sail. Off he the piecatds are going to do? majority over the NMU and the" This money can be collected we should take united action I hope to be sailing soon with Company. came though, for the crew would against any rider proposed by THANKS DUE the WSA. . not sail the ship with him. Cap­ some of the good brothers who tain Toler piled off, as the Mate are sailing with the ships plying A vote of thanks and credit SIU POSITION had said he would get off if the the Seven Seas. should be given to Emil J. SirTransportation or any other captain did likewise. The Mate gany and Clark C. "Wood, Jr., matter affecting the economic was finally taken off by the for the splendid job they did on welfare of our membership is' company. this ship. They were the ones strictly a matter for collective | There were a few beefs on the that .should bet lots of credit for bargaining between the Union gg Bellriiiger that were ironed swinging Ihis ship in line for and the Companies and our right except for one about Linen, the Seafarers. Sirgany was even to demand that the companies ne- j ^^e Steward that the pracwilling to be demoted from Oiler By ALEX McLEAN gotiate with us is upheld by the tice was for the Ordinary Sea­ to Wiper due to a misunder­ "Wagner Act and the National La­ man, Wiper, and Messman to BUFFALO — This was a busy standing on the ship, so he could bor Relations Act. change the linen between the week. I visited Erie, Pa., and remain on board and be able to We have been in the position hours of eight and ten a. m. on put a full crew aboard the sand vote ]SIU. Brothers, that is from Waterman SS Co., 310 San­ for the past three years of having Saturdays, and towels on Wed­ sucker J. S. Scobel. She will go Unionism at work. some St., San Francisco. our terms of employment dictated nesdays. The Steward referred into operation the first week of Some of the other men should We had a dispute with South to us by the WSA which has in­ me to the Master as he had is­ April. also get a vote of thanks are, Atlantic SS Co. last week invol­ directly been the employer since R. C. Stepp, Edward Fctsko, AL sued the order. Also put a full crew aboard the ving the SS Conrad Kohrs. It this agency of the government vin B. Summers, Joseph M. Cur­ OVERTIME Hazen Butler in Buffalo. She is happened in Enewitok. The owned all the ships. They could tis, Wm. H. Powell, Woodward D. I took the matter up with him. going to Manitowac, Wis., ship­ Army brought food for the steve­ back up their directive through Stepp who stuck it out so that He told me he was running his yard to be converted to an auto­ dores down to the ship in large the employment of their fink they could vote for the Seafarers.. containers. These were placed on school system. This, however, is ship, that he had-started the prac­ mobile carrier. She will be reThese men and the others who the galley stove so as to heat the a thing of the past and the time tice of having the linen issued christened the J. P. Wells in hon­ voted for the SIU deserve our food. The stevedores filed by is ripe to stand up and fight these at 6 p. m. by each one of the crew or of a Great Lakes marine en­ thanks for their splendid coop­ personally due to the shortage gineer. with their plates and the Cooks people relentlessly. of linen. I explained that this The Butler was sold recently to dished out the food. was after hours, and that I per­ the Detroit and Cleveland Navi­ The agreement only covers sonally thought the men would be gation Company by the Midland cases where the food is actually entitled to overtime. Steamship Line. The 420-foot prepared in the galley and serv­ He explained that if the com­ freighter has wintered in Buf­ ed in the messroom in which Take your gear when you pany agreed to the'overtime, he falo. Mr. Wells, a well known case 35c is paid for each meal go aboard! There have been would sign for it, but that it was sidewheeler expert on the lakes, and this 35c is split equally be­ many cases recently of men not in the agreement and that he retired in 1932 as superintendent tween the Cook and Messman in­ going aboard, waiting until would conduct the matter his of hulls and machinery for the volved. We contended that in­ they were restricted, and way until he was shown dif­ D. and C. He died a year later asmuch as there was no Messman then announcing that they ferently. He was very nasty in at 81. The ship being named in involved and the food was warm­ had to go ashore and get their this deal .-'nd I told the crew his honor will sail into Buffalo ed in the galley and served by doing this they give gear. By to put it down as contested regularly. the Cook the galley force should the WSA a chance to sneak overtime. be paid 17l^c per meal to be di­ For the benefit of Brothers in eration on this ship. Thanks a in replacements. Often times vided equally in the galley. other ports, the shipping is going lot, brothers, and I hope the day they miss the ship and are in THANKS MEMBERSHIP We took this beef to a port for a Coast Guard rap. I guess this will be the last to be very slow for at least an­ will come soon that you can sail committee composed of myself, Have your gear with you; week that I will write for the other two weeks, or until a defin­ Isthmian under the banner of the Kimball and Simmons for the don't let your union down. Log as I expect Brother Ray back ite turn in the threatened coal SIU with the best conditions in the Maritime Industry. Union and three men from the to resume his duties this week strike. Time Is Ripe To Change Rider 64 NO P.R. Squares Away Some Beefs Lakes Shipping Still Slow Take Your Gear �THE Page Eighi SEAEARERS LOG Friday. April 5, 194B SlU Supports Philly Tugboatmen Isthmian Drive SIU Helps Longshoremen Collect Is Emphasized By JOHN MOGAN By BLACKIE CARDULLA BOSTON — Business and ship­ the ILA commending the Sea­ PHILADELPHIA — The seven- months, so he plans to drift South ping in Boston fell off a little farers for their cooperation in and wait for the bellyrobber's By W. H. SIMMONS day-old tugboat strike has this this past week—or so they tell helping to win this beef. job. So, sailor—beware! port tied up tighter than the pro­ SAN FRANCISCO — Things me after returning from the The Ea.stern boats are still not verbial drum. All shipping is are still slow on the slow bell Agent's conference in New Yod-k. nearly ready for operation, but here in Frisco, although with But the outlook isn!t too bad for the headaches connected with being diverted to Baltimore and the Machinists strike over, I look the conning week, with at least them are already part of the rou­ neighboring ports with the re­ for things to start picking up a one payoff scheduled for the first tine. They have a couple of Stewsult that our new board boasts little. However, we can't look of the week. ai'ds Dept. men on each ship, only one job—an AB for the for too much business as far as Brother Parr reported that he with quite a number of men wait­ the Atlantic and Gulf is con­ Scripp. By J. TRUESDALE had spent three days up in Sears- ing for spots on these ship.s. cerned at present, as the Alcoa The beefing about jobs on the The towboat operators are at­ PHILADELPHIA—Well, in the Steamship Company has closed port in connection with the SS ships will no doubt .hold out un­ E. G. Hall payoff, which* didn't tempting to confuse the issue City of Brotherly Love business their offices here Also, Bull Line til there are jobs a-plcnty; but payoff after all. by contending that the question seems to be picking up once is ready to fold up, and the Moprimarily on the program should However, it was well that we of jurisdiction must first be de­ more. It sure looks like the tub- ran Transportation has tied up be, and will be without doubt, had a representative from Sea­ termined before they will even boat strike is almost over. most of their tugs. the drawing up of a new con­ farers on the spot, in view of all We had a couple of payoffs this discuss wages, conditions, etc. We still have a few Calmaitract' with Eastern, as the old one It Actually, the question of juris­ week and now we need rated ships due to arrive from the Pa­ the trouble up that way. is quite passe nowadays.' diction exists only in the vivid men down here pretty bad. I cific in the near future. Although seems that the longshoremen STAYING ON imaginations of the operatoi's, for hope some will show up. we have our usual run of beefs have been trying to collect some The recreation room for the on the Waterman and Calmar In­ retroactive pay since last Octo­ the United Harbor Workers are •We have been notified that the unquestionably the bargaining hall is shaping up pretty well ter-Coastal ships, there is not ber 1st, but hadn't even obtained Isthmian election will be held agents for the towboatmen and now, which will make it a little much income realized from either a nod from the company. within thirty days of March 18. they'll win the strike hands down, •better for the men who want to one of their outfits as they pay­ Only three Isthmians have been ILA HELPED because the Agents in conference take it easy. off and sign on on the East Coast. They decided to use the Hall as in port since the receipt of this in New York have pledged them DETAILED REPORT GOOD LUCK a lever, as it would probably be information, and we immediately the solid support of the SIU in We have been, as a whole, pret­ the last ship to hit Scarsport, and contacted all SIU men to ask Frenchy Michelet left for New their fight for conditions com­ ty busy hitting these Isthmian of course they needed the help them to remain aboard until elec­ parable to those now enjoyed by Orleans this week—Best of luck ships here. We have them pretty of the crew. They got it, despite tion was held. Frenchy. It also looks like Gibbs the SIU on our own contracted The results were most gratify­ has decided he can make more well sewed up on this coast, and the threat of the Coast Guard to towboats. ing, as in practically every case money at sea, so he is going to' we are throwing all we have into sail the ship. And we understand the members expressed their this organizing deal. I would like there is a resolution coming from THEY'LL WIN ship out again. willingness to stay with the ships Well, we are glad that the to see a repoi't on every ship, The SIU support, together with until we had won. The winning that of the longshoremen, insure Agents Conference is over now by name, from every organizer, of Isthmian will really count in an eventual victory for the Uni­ and that we are back to our regu- regardless of which coast or port a heavy way now, with shipping ted Harbor Workers, but it wiU lar procedure of carrying the be is in. I feel that this report ^ slowing down some, which fact | is very valuable ... it helps the p A || probably be a protracted affair. waterfront. is appreciated more and more That's all from Philly now. organizer^ in the next port. Let's'J u3ll So give Philly a wide berth. each day. j have that report, fellows!' Brother, until the towboatmen We'll see you next week. '' ' It won't be long now before By LEON JOHNSON get the operators straightened we'll be moving to our new quar­ out. PORT ARTHUR—There is not ters, and I don't think any of the On the local front, Frenchy much to report this week as ship­ members will be sorry to hear it. Michelet has extended his lease ping has been pretty slow here By LOUIS GOFFIN on the after port table in Sonia's ing shipped to the starving counfirst part of the week. It JACKSONVILLE — Business gin mill and is to be found there tries of Europe, this port should ^Je ships were cornnightly swapping tall tales with and shipping picked up during ing in from other Texas ports to The Log wants at once the Big Tony, Red Healy, Ray Gates, the time that I was attending the definitely pick up, with ships get bunkers from Port Arthur. nanies and addresses of bars, Jake Martin and the choicer bags Agents conference in New York. running in here regularly. clubs frequented by seamen, I think this is due to the fact If the business of the port inthat frequent this deservedly Brother Bryant, our capable re­ particularly in foreign ports. creases as it should, we intend' that several Pacific tankers have popular rendezvous of the Philly lief, took care of everything in BO that they can be put on to do the best we can to change been tied up in the boneyard in good style. elite. the Log mailing list. With The old Bull Line wagon, the Hall, as it is a sure thing, Mobile. But later in the week RAN SHORT the postal delivery to ships known to us as the Cornelia', that we will need larger quarters, we had the SS Chalmette, a Pasnafued, this remains the only Frenchy claims that he piled came in from England and paid The Hall we have at the pres- cifie tanker, come- into Lake practical way of getting the off the Brady to relieve Red off in good shape. However, she ent time is much to small to ac- Charles off a seven months trip, Union paper into the mem­ Truesdale while the latter at­ did not sign on the same way. It commodate over 15 or 20 men,' So now I am looking around berships hands. tended the Agents conference. seems that the weekend boys and with shipping and business for a complete crew, the ship So do it today—send us the But we got it straight from the who usually join a ship just to bound to pick up we will need being headed for drydock in Monames and correct addresses feed box that the real reason he get the weekend overtime de­ a place to take care of the boys. bile. Things look pretty good for of your favorite places all got off the scow was the Brady cided to quit at the last minute However, getting a larger p:j^ce the coming week, as we have over the world, with an esstayed in port so damn long that and this made it very difficult isn't so easy. Every place we two foreign and several coastestimation of the number of Frenchy ran out of the recipes for the Agent to get replace­ see is rented but if luck is with wise ships due in here. So, all Logs they can use. that Shuler gave him to help ments. us we may be able to open up ratings wanting to ship out come soon in a larger hall. | on over and pick your job. CONSIDERATION In a small port like this, it is a tough proposition to get last min­ ute replacements as there are very few men on the beach here. We think that the men should consider very carefully whether they are going to sail the ship or By HUGH MURPHY oidei' to really obtain a high board, then, we say, God help the not early enough to allow the The recent tour of the various standard of living. The seamen seamen. Agent sufficient time to replace PORT NEWS Boards of Trade by Mr. Gordon have always led in this respect tbiem. Quitting at the last rtiinThe port of Vancouver has been Cockshutt, president of the Cana­ and will continue to do so. The ute should be discouraged as dian Chamber of Commerce, has steady increase in membership of very busy, with ships from the much as possible. brought to light a matter which the SIU is sufficient proof that United States adding a heavy Well, it looks like boom times is of vital interest to seamen, iand seamen are determined to obtain load to the regular routine of him get out of port before the have come to this port. Expec­ of which we have been aware for for themselves a decent and high the Union officials. tations were never brighter. We crew bounced him off. many years. It is to bad that all standard of life on shipboard. The owners of the Marcasite have two SIU, and one SUP, COMMIE COVER-UP Frenchy swears that relieving ships in port at the present time. workers don't realize this them­ have finally agreed to an SIU The Canadian Seamen's Union contract, and the cable ship. Re­ Red is positively his last stint as The SS John Merrick of the Cal­ selves, and have to be told by a a piecard. Seems that Buck mar Line is in from New York representative of the employing representative recently released storer, in Victoria, has signed to the press a. statement about an agreement for standby work Stephens done tole him that Mis­ loading fruit for Europe. The cla.ss. Mr. Cockshutt, in an interview, the good living and working con­ while in drydock and will prob­ sissippi will launch their first big SS Florspar of the South Atlantic passenger ship in a couple of Line is in from Savannah for stated that "wage increases in the ditions aboard the Park Ships. ably sign again before she sails. The Isthmian election is now minor repairs. We also have thd United States may compel some We wonder whether he is speak­ rise in Canada because of Inlering from personal experience, or under way. All unlicensed per­ SS Loyola Victory, an SUP nalional Union Influence." from what he has been told by sonnel on the company payroll wagon. Mr. Cockshutt knows that it is company officials. as of March 18, 1946, are eligible DONE WELL inevitable under such circum­ We know that the boys who to vote. Expected are a couple of Wa­ stances, and when Canadian sea­ sail these ships will be glad to All SIU and SUP members on terman ships which may payoff men realize this fact, they v/ill be hear about the wonderful condi­ board Isthmian ships must be on in this port. All in all, things on their way to a nigher stand­ tions. It is our inforrtiation that the alert to do their share to look bright and we certainly ard of living. All members—^retired and conditions on the Park Ships are make Isthmian SIU. hope it continues this way. former members—of the SIU. The Canadian people have no better than on an average Time is now limited and Isth­ This port is in a fine position been fooled for a long time about Limey, and everyone knows what mian committees should be form­ now sailing as licensed En­ at this time due to the fact that •the high standard of living they they are like. gineers. report to the New ed to contact all Isthmian crews quite a number of fruit shipments enjoy, and are gradually becom­ York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ When the seamen have to de­ at all ports. come out of here. And with ing aware of the necessity of in­ pend on commiecal would-be sible. THE ISTHMIAN LINE MUST frozen "fruit and vegetables be- ternational union affiliations in politicians for conditions on ship­ GO SIU. Tugboat Strike Due To End Port Arthur Port Jacksonville Picks Up Let Us Have 'Em WITH NOTICE! Seafarers Sailing As Engineers triL:••.. .'v. �THE Friday, April 5, 1946 Houston Calls For Militants SEAEARERS LOG irS THE MARY A. LIVERMORE, ISTHMIAIS} By CHARLES RAYMOND HOUSTON — This town is on the map and, therefore, should be in the Seafarers Log. so here goes. In opening the Houston Hall, we did not obtain the best of locations, but we got the best we could. The Hall is now at 7137 Navi­ gation Boulevard and is near the Shipping Commissioner, Long-: beach Docks and City Docks on the south side of the bayou. We have been on the lookout for a better hall but have no prospects yet. Among the ships paid off re­ cently was the John E. Ward with a Baltimore crew. Among the several oldtimers aboard were Red Mackin and Johnny Grams. They had conditions in line with SIU traditions—a clean payoff. PINNED DOWN Paid off the SS Iberville and we still have her with us behind a picket line walked by two ILA Dockside and Compress locals, 1525 and 1581. The after-effects of the Mardi Gras caught the crew of the Iberville in New Orleans and she paid off two-fifths of her crew or left them in New Orleans, in­ cluding two cooks who will have a division of 1959 extra meals. In crowing the'John E. Ward, Johnny Grams and "Wild Bill" Simmons remained aboard. As we signed her on, who did we have in the crew okaying the rider but Jerry Petro, ex-war prisoner of the Germans; Dutch Degan of Sixbit street, and last but . xiut least, "Hellroaring" Casey, ex-Norfolk piecard just out of the hospital and raring to go to sea again. VERY HUNGRY The Ward signed on okay, but came sailing day and Casey the Steward didn't have any pork, fresh ham, cold should­ er or diversified meats and So WHAT ifitisfMPiy- \rs Snapped not far from where their ship, the Mary A. Livermore. was docked at Brooklyn is this Isthmian crew. Reading from left to right are: Ed. Mosakowski. Wiper; Robert Chapline. AB; T. Palton. Bosun: P. Kita. D. E.; C. Jensen. OS; L. Varga. OS; J. Arabacz. SIU Organizer; N. Saroka. AB; and Organizer Callahan. Just Be Sure Of What You Sign Next Week! By RAY W. SWEENY GALVESTON — Shipping and business continue to be good in this area and ' from all reports things will stay that way for some time to come. We are having a small num­ ber of ships coming in here load­ ing grain for Europe. Of course, most of these are in transit but still there are quite a few re­ placements. Last Monday we finally got the SS Jo.seph N. Dinand paid off under a blanket protest. The ship signed articles in San Francisco stating that the final port of dis­ charge would be on the Pacific coast. The Eastern Steamship Co., took the. stand that they would not pay the ship off until the articles terminated—a nine month per­ iod—unless the vessel returned to a Pacific port. But through the cooperation of the entire crew, which refused to" sail the ship, the WSA ordered the com­ pany to payoff. However, the men signed off "under protest" as no transpor­ tation wa^ paid to anyone. THE HARD WAY The men who made that trip learned the hard way the neces­ sity of looking at the articles and having them read by the ship­ ping commissioner before sign­ onions. We held her to the dock ing on again. This should be a until the company and WSA came lesson to all members; "Be sure through with the stores—except­ ing the onions. As 1 left the ship, Dutch Degain and Blackie Ignatz were onionbound. Bon voj'age, good luck, and Godspeed to them. We are just getting established in Houston. Some of the oldtimers are coming in and ship­ ping. We are paying our freight and expect to do so in the future. The Texas area is opening up for the Seafarers, It's a hell of a mess when you have to go aboard ships to get of what you are signing, and see enough book members to hold to it that the riders are to your special meetings. So I'm sound­ advantage and not the company's ing the call again for militant or the WSA'B," members to come down on over Always remember that after Texas way and help educate the your name is on the articles it tripcard men the Seafarers way. takes an act of Congress and all the brass hats combined to break them. Be sure a Patrolman is aboard your ship when the ar­ ticles are signed, and keep him Make Isthmian SIU! there until the crew has signed on. Any rated man can be used liere any time he arrives in this port. So, get away from the cold and come on down to a nice warm climate. Beginning next week, the Log will run. serially. "The History of the SIU." It is must reading for all of the newer members. The oldtimers will iind it an in­ teresting story of the history they helped create — and perhaps a fore-warning of the future. Questions Get Dispatchers Down By ELBERT HOGG Page Nine General0rder53 A Power Grab By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — Business and shipping have been picking up and ABs are still at a premium. Shipping in this port should con­ tinue good for some time to come. The "Competency Card" which the WSA is trying to force down our throats is being thrown out the window as far as the SIU is concerned. We stated our oppo­ sition to this ruling months ago. On account of this, a number of ships are being tied-up, all up and dov/n the coast. As far as we can see, the main reason for these cards is to keep those WSA bureaucrats in office a little while longer. Like all bureaucrats they hate to see their jobs go from under them. SHIP STEAL We notice that a lot of ships, after paying off in New York, head for the boneyard. Quite a few of them are of the C type. After they have been laid up for a while, Mr. Shipowner can buy them for a song. Not onlyhave the shipowners made enor­ mous profits out of the war; now they are all for stealing the ships paid for out of the taxes of the people. They like that idea, but how they yell about an hour's overtime! The crew of the Muhlenberg Victory, whith paid off recently, took up a collection of $37.50 for the T. B. Hospital in New Mex­ ico. This money is to be used for SlU-SUP patients. SIU Ship Saves Tanker Donbass rated men so we can swing this BALTIMORE—Well, Brothers, deal. We wish that Paul Hall hei-e is your scandal and news would come down and take a from the biggest city and best look at our Hall now that it has SEATTLE — When the SS been done over. port on the East coast south of Puente Hills of the Los Angeles QUESTIONS New York (excuse us, Philly). Tanker Co. pulled into port here Perhaps some good-hearted soul nobody paid much attention. It Shipping is good here in Bal­ timore for all rated men in all can suggest a cure for the head­ seemed to be just another tanker. departments. We are also ship­ aches Dispatchers get from ques­ But gradually the story came out. ping unrated men, but we have tions, like the following, that are Soon the entire waterfront knev/ so damn many of them on the thrown at them: that the Puente Hills had salvaged What ship is paying off to­ the Russian tanker Donbass, and beach that it wouldn't do for any of you men to come down; day? Any jobs on it? the U. S. Navy had tried to take Can 1 have a letter to get my the credit. j'ou will more than likely get out a hell of a lot faster where papers? The SIU crew of the Puente Wliere is that ship going? How Hills is no aggregation of oldyou're now at. timers. Most crew members are It looks like old times at the long a trip? What kind of a ship is the one tripcard men. But, as in all good port with many of the oldtimers crews, there is a sprinkling of coming back steadily to ship out, on line three? 1 don't want this ship—the older ABs. The officers aboard just as in prewar days. Mate's no good. her, from Capt. W. E. Campbell VISITING FIREMEN What time is the next call? on down, are swell hombres and" Officials from outlying ports How about the job now? good seamen. •have dropped in to see us during Do 1 have to attend the next The Puente crewed at Galves­ the last few weeks. Among tliem meeting? ton, sailed for Japan and spent was Bud Ray, Agent from Puerto 'How about giving me my Christmas there. By the time the Ricn. Wonder how he liked be­ suitcase so 1 can change my skiip came across the strickening away from those rum and shirts? Donbass in the North Pacific the cokes, those lovely maidens and What can the Coast Guard. men had six months aboard, were balmy breezes? do to me for jumping ship? working well as a team. And many, many more—these We are now being honored by DETAILS INCOMPLETE the presence of J., P. Shuler, the are just a few of them. So how Details of the rescue are still Asst. Sec'y-Treas. He isn't look­ about looking at the board before vague. The Donbass had flashed ing too bad but 1 think he misses asking questions—everything we an SOS. The Puente sailed up to know is there. "Frenchy" Michelet's cooking. her and stood by. The radio said Well, enough for this time. That man about town (if you the Navy was rushing to the can call Norfolk a town), Ray Hope to be seing you guys down rescue. Then the radio said that White, Agent from Navyland, this way soon to grab a ship or because of bad weather the Navy have a drink. was in to tell us all about the couldn't quite get there. crab farm his Patrolman has So the Puente Hills got a line started. What won't these pieacross to the Donbass and towed cards think of next! her 2,200 miles to Seattle. It was They sure must be feeding bet­ quite a job in rough North Pa-" ter in New York now than they cific weather. were the last time 1 was up there. But gradually the story of the Our Agent came back from the i-escue came out. The officers conference looking mighty well and crew were warmly praised fed. and highly commended. In ad­ When you fellows come down dition to the kudoes, each man this way, drop in and see the aboard the ship will come by at Organizer. He is doing one hell smart piece of change, for the of a good job here but he needs salvage was appraised at one andl cooperation from some of you three quai-ter million dollars. �THE ffage Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, AprU 5, 1946 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings Noonday Overpays Cattlemen steward Is Partial To Brass, Crew Finds Charged with partiality to of­ ficers and passengers and with neglect of his duties to the crew, a Steward aboard the SS Jose Martie drew the fire of his ship­ mates at a special shipboard meeting on Februai-y 1. Crew members of the SS Noon­ The Steward, who has made day were recipients of a rare dis­ tinction—that of having a Cattle­ man working in their galley. But Foft-me it was a distlncliuu they didn't OFFICEKS, FOR THE care for, and an angered delega­ tL ANP... MEN' tion explained this to the Cap­ tain in no uncertain terms. Edward Carrillo, the Cattleman related how it all came about when he was summoned to a special meeting of the crew, held on March 7. , Since the ship departed from New York on a Sunday Carrillo didn't have time to get his pass­ port visaed by the Argentinian three trips on the ship, heard his Consul. So he signed on as a Brothers agree "that for the best crew member at the munificent interest of all concerned and the sum of three cents a month. future harmony among the crew, CO. AGENT RESPONSIBLE that (he) resign and be replaced ' A Mr. Murphy, general passen­ by another Steward." ger agent of the Moore-McCorThe crew, aU new men with mick lines, put Carrillo, who has the exception of two, shared the a Cattleman pass from the Coast opinion that the Steward is a Guard, aboard the Noonday. company man, not working for Up to this point it wasn't so the crew's interest. Pi-evious bad. Then the Second Cook took crews had considreed similar ill, and the Captain, who appar­ charges against him. ently sees little difference be­ Patrolman F. Bruggner and,' tween the handling of meat on Brother A. J. Janowski called the the hoof or in the galley, made a meeting to order. decision. Carrillo, working on the deck caring for horses, was AMERICAN TRADER. Feb. to alternate between jobs by also 17—Chairman E. J. Kennis; working in the crew's galley. Secreiary D. C. Lawkon. Dis­ cussion on voluntary contri­ bution to UAW and other strikers. Motions carried: To elect Ship's Delegate to handle affairs concerning ship and crew, and to report at meetings. Good and Welfare: Time set for all linen to be exchanged; crew to be caxeful not to throw things on deck of messhall, ash­ trays to be provided for the purpose. It was then that the men start­ ed their beef. But the Captain emphatically refused to remove Carrillo from the galley appoint­ ment. He stuck to his decision even after the delegation sub­ mitted proof that caring for Tiorses on deck and then working in the galley was not sanitary or that the Cattleman did not have a food handler's endorsement. INVESTIGATION SOUGHT The meeting wound up with the passage of two motions. One was to have a Shoreside Delegate investigate why Car­ rillo, who sailed on the Noonday, Dee. 23, 1945 as a Cattleman and crew member, did not clear through the SIU Hall. The second motion was to in­ struct the Union to "make this a test case and find out why the Company ships Cattlemen as crew members on Articles at three cents per without clearing the Union, and that in the future .he (Carrillo) be barred from .working in the galley handling food." MADAKET. Jan. 2—Chair­ man Ross; Secretary Rolkiewicz. Special meeting held to determine whether or not to sign blank vouchers so the Pur­ ser could speed payoffs. After due discussion it was decided not to do so as it is the same thing as signing a blank check. Undated Minutes Harass Poor Editor Mate Prepares For Lean Days The Mate aboard the Fort Clat­ sop is doing everything an AB does to get himself ready for the lean days. The minutes of the Clatsop, dated February 6, recount that the Mate repaired the topping lift to the boom and dumped gar- There are many ways to grey fSSSrfl&AildHT the hair of an editor. Here is an WETWMPSOME example of one of the several SA«eAGE« ways: He received some minutes of a shipboard meeting to be printed in the Log. and although the names of the Chairman, Secre­ tary, and Delegates are given; the name of the ship, and the date of the meeting does not ap­ pear. And so, here is the digest of the minutes of the SS , sometime in 1946 (we hope). bage without turning the crew to Chairman Lincoln; Secretary on the work. Scott. No beefs in nny depardThis sort of activity may lead ment. Good and Welfare: A dis- to the Mate's swabbing the deck, soogieing the messroom, cooking the food for the crew, and may­ be even to sailing two sheets to the wind. Who knows? The crew of the Clatsop is tak­ ing an active interest in Union affairs and is holding discus­ sions on back-door shipping, pen­ alties for promotions in United States port without being shipped from the Union Hall in that posi­ tion, and general cleanliness of the ship. The crew decided that all men should familiarize themselves cussion was held in regard to with the Union agreement. keeping longshoremen out of passageways, toilets, and messFRANCIS G. NEWLANDS. hall: Bosun will keep ke,y to Feb. 22—Chairman G. Chand­ Deck Department toilet. Dele­ ler; Secretary W. Lamb. Mogates elected were; Deck, Joe lions carried: A. Frederick and Colon; Engine, Fortunato Ca- Forest B. Condon be barred pacete; Steward, Carlos Roco- from membership in SIU; "JF. fort. Koppersmith and J. J. Owen be lined $10.00 each and con­ If any of our readers recognize tinue sailing under SIU juris­ these minutes, let us know. We diction. They shipped off dock still might be able to save the editor's sanity. (Continued on Page 11) 'Possum'Finds Activity Unhealthy We came across a new • breed of hypochrondriac in looking ooQQll _ over the minutes of the meeting of the SS Aiken Victory for FAIMT/ March 14. In case anyone is about to hop to the dictionary, we'll save him the trouble. A hypochrondriac is a guy who thinks he's sick when he isn't. Sometimes these guys really are sick because they think so. Other times they are just malingering. At any rate, they had a hypo­ chrondriac aboard the Aiken that Here are some of the reasons was a beaut. A hypo with a ven­ for their action. geance, and, it looks like, with a He "caused undue hardship on purpose. other members of the crew by CREW THOUGHT SO deliberately refusing to go on At least, the crew thought he watch, claiming that he was phy­ had a purpose. sically unable to do so." They called him "incompetent But examinations by the Pur­ and incapable." They recom­ ser and Army doctors failed to mended that his tripcard be taken confirm this claim. away from him, and that "he be THE BIG MYSTERY denied any and all benefits of Just to prove that he was a the Union in the future." real hell-bustin' hypochrondriac. / ^h\ this guy didn't confine his ail­ ments to one or two. Over a pe­ riod of time he complained of tooth trouble, stomachache, head­ ache, and fever. His mysterious ailments were contracted when it was time to report for duty. They were relieved suddenly three or four hours later. And, say the boys, "he was well able to participate in vari­ ous social activities." HE'S A LIABILITY The man in question was also cited for being AWOL on sailing day in Antwerp, and for objec­ tionable sanitary habits. The membership termed him "a lia­ bility rather than ah asset to the SIU." Other matters handled at the meeting included motions car­ ried to have all books and tripcards inspected by the Delegates and Patrolman, and for the paint­ ing of two showers and two Black Gang heads. Formality In Salon For Crew Carping captains, blustering bucko mates and stewed stew­ ards, not to mention pusillnaimous pursers, aren't enough to plague honest seafaring men.' Comes now Tlie Case of the Haughty Headwaiter. The Unctious Uncle in this case is a character aboard the SS George Washington, probably one of the guys who shipped on a cruise liner because the pa­ trons of the Stork Club or some other glittering gaudy house found him too stuffy and had him bounced. At any rate, here is a portion of the Bill of Particulars against him, contained in the minutes of the March 11 meeting, as speci­ fied by Chairman A. Kerr and Secretary J. Lundy. MEALTIME BLUES First off, the members ask that the Patrolman set a definite time for meals for the Waiters, Bed­ room^ Stewards and Bellmen, who are forced to eat in the dining salon. The big trouble with this is that they have to have their meals at the discretion of the Headwaiter. And the Headwaiter won't let crew members begin chow until every passenger has left the sal- fER-HOWMAN^ on. Oh, perish forbid! Pish and tush! Passengers must never .see cre-wmen eating! It's much too good foi" the beasts. Eating, in­ deed! But that isn't all, Brothers. The Headwaiter stands just as firmly on formality with the pas­ sengers. Dinner is from 12 to 2 p.m., but the major domo i-efused to serve a family of four who came in at 1:20 on one occasion —because it was after "last call for dinner." REFUSED SALON The crew was refu-sed the din­ ing room fur meetings. It is the only place large enough, because the glory hole won't accommo­ date all of the boys at once. There was one really serious cliarge; that the Steward is hir­ ing men from the docks in New York and San Juan without con­ sulting the Department Delegate. The Steward, however, denies the charge. There also were some repair and installation beefs, the usual run of mill stuff. �Friday, March 29. 1946 THE • SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG _ Nudism Pays Off In Naples, Seamen Robbed Of Pants Find SEAFARER SAM SAYS Leave your pants off. In fact, wear as few clothes as possible. This was the admonition impart­ ed by Harry Simmons, AB, to fellow seamen hitting the beach in Naples. Brother Simmons was explain­ ing a situation which prevailed in that Italian port on his last trip there aboard the Martin Johnson. It seems that groups of from six to ten Neapolitans, abetted by the city's lack of power which keeps the street lamps darkened, are haunting the alleys and sidestreets leading to the docks, in­ tent on ambushing seamen re­ turning to their ships. SECOND HAND WARNING Luckily, Harry didn't draw his conclusions from actual personal experience. It was a less fortun- SEE NAPLES AND HAf?r,SHAFFN£Rfi.MAi?Xi I ate member of the crew,- an OS and Tripcarder, who provided Brother Simmons with the tale of woe. One night this Tripcarder went ashore seeking some excitement. And he got it. After several hours in a local grog shop he .set sail for other place.s—that is, he would have made other places if his radar hadn't failed him, and he hadn't come in contact with a gang of the Neapolitan land pirates. BETWEEN CHUCKLES Brother Simmons continued his story between chuckles, though we failed to catch the spirit of the thing. "They worked him over, aiid then they took his pants and shoes, which is all they want— clothes. They don't care about the money." Simmons also des­ cribed in nautical terms some other irregularities to which the Tripper was subjected. We forgot to ask Harry how come the gang left the unfortun­ ate with his shirt. Maybe it is .some .sort of courtesy rule. Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings (Cf/ttlitilled from Page 10) in Mobile, while holding tripcards. They were excused be­ cause they did not know any better; all tripcards be turned in to Chairman for action. Good and Welfare: Mattresses used by venereal patients be fumi­ gated or replaced; a toaster and percolator be purchased for crew's mess and engine room. S> S" 3i« FORT McHENRY. Feb. 23— Chairman Michael Pappadakis; Secretary Ray Creel. General elections held. Chairman gaye lecture on constitution and by­ laws of SIU; also advised crew as to what action should be taken on beefs. Good and Wel­ fare: Discussion on repairs for portholes and spikets in deck department. Motions carried: To suggest a clock, two toasters and three percolators for crew's messroom. 1- 4. 1. Here's New Cook's Tour; One With A Gas Mask The plumber who forgets his tools, and the butcher who doesn't like meat, now have to move over to make room for the cook who can't stand the odor of fry­ ing. . The rninutes of the August Bel­ mont of December 3, 1945, sent in by Chariman Tony Nycz and Secretary Tom Hedlund, note that COPS» Ff?l£PFISH'n?NlSHT,'.' Chief Mate Lauded On Baldwin Hill Crew members of the Baldwin Hills voted thanks to Chief En­ gineer Morgan for his resuscita­ tion efforts on the body of Lester Williams, Sec. Pump, who lost his life in an unspecified acci­ dent while on duty in England. The crew voted to collect con­ tributions to be sent to the near­ est kin of Williams. Five men in the Stewards De­ partment voted to change to the Deck Department, according to the minutes submitted by Chair­ man M. Koons and Secretary J. E. Marshalls. Messmen were charged with negligence in keep­ ing messrooms clean. ^ i CAPE ROMAIN, Feb. 12— Chairman Mario Cacrasco; Sec­ retary C. L. Stringfellow. Mo­ tions carried; That crew walk oti ship if Chief Mate is not re­ moved. He is anti-union and his treatment of workmen is inhuman; overtime beefs be settled by Patrolman before payoff; a list of repairs and changes be submitted to insure the safety and well being of unlicensed personnel. quest action be taken against Brother Johnson to relieve him of his trip card. This action is for the good of the Union. He is incompetent and certain of his actions, while under the influence of alcohol, have not been what is expected of a good Union man. Good and WoL fare: Discussion regarding overtime pay for Stewards for work performed before 8:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p. m. while in port; a list of duties which various persons should perform was submitted. XXX' T. B. ROBERTSON. Feb. 19 —-Chairm.an M. Csnercka: Sec­ retary William Brodbeck. Good and Welfare; Improvement of showers with curtains, racks and better system of drainage. Suggestion by Steward that all members keep mess hall more tidy. Motion carried: Work be started on ships laundry which thus far is lacking. Received O.K. sign from topside. IStHMlAM, too, MU Secretary G. Dyer, show the mernbers also passed resolutions imposing fines on members who leave laundry room dirty, and that no member of the Steward's Department is to leave the ship without official permission. S/oJ Tripcarders Reminded Of Responsibilities A motion x-eminding ti'ipcarders of their responsibility to their Union and respective depai'tments and the necessity of having the endorsement of five full book membei-s to gain Union membership, was passed at a re­ cent membership meeting aboard the Philip Thomas. The indifferent attitude of sev­ eral tl-ipcarders in the discharge of their duties prompted the ac­ tion. But thei-e was nothing indif­ ferent about one guy aboard when it came to his service rec­ ord. This was Bertram Gaynor, a Wiper. He told the meeting—and in no uncertain terms—that the XXX Motion On GIs Utter Confusion The following motions, as con­ tained in the minutes of the Feb­ ruary 22 meeting of the William H S- A Victory, are reproduced ver­ CECIL W. BEAN. Feb. 12— batim: Chairman Joseph D. Otto; Crew members should come to Secretary LeRoy W. Moore. a better understanding with the Motions carried: Have glass GI's, thereby making the trip a ports installed in portholes; pleasanter one fgr all. ship to be fumigated with hy­ Crew members are not to en­ drocyanic gas to kill off all tertain GIs in any part of the types of vermin. Good and Welfare: Crew to help keep ship. Sale of liquor to GIs prohibit­ ship clean and refrain from ed. throwing articles around; a The rninutes, submitted by number of minor repairs listed. Chairman William Brakely and X % i JOHN BLAIR. Feb. 17—(not noted) Joseph Sinopoli not ac­ cepted for membership. George Steele unanimously voted in. Motion carried: All debts owed by members to be paid on ship. Good and Welfare: One pair of trousers missing — to have shakedown if not returned to rightful owner; proper cour­ tesy in messhall stressed. the Chief Cook removed the hot . plate from the messroom on two occasions because the odor of fry­ X X t' ing bothered him. If this hap­ NORTHERN WANDERER, pens again, the crew has threat­ ened to take action against him. Feb. 20—Chairman Jack Far­ The Cook was warned to put row. Motion carried: to write out everything on the menu and to New York office to obtain information on mail problem. to change it to suit himself. Everything else aboard the good XXX ship August Belmont is under CAPE ROMAIN, Feb. 22— control. (not noted) Seven members re­ VOTING WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE MUST NOT RELAX OUR FISHT • DRAFT -DODGER, AMI? I was made when his temper was high, and that it was directed at one of the crew in a persnoal matter. Several of the crew went to bat for the offender, who pro­ fessed a high opinion of the Union and its work. A scheme to avoid the pay­ ment of overtime was revealecl by the Steward who reported that his request for the repair of the refrigerator in the crew's mess was turned down by the Chief Engineer. No electrical work was to be done at sea—the repairs would have to be held up until the ship got to port, he was told. Cigarettes Short; Subtraction Oniy Adds Distraction The crew aboard the Coastal Stevedore is worried about the mystery of the missing cigaret­ tes. .The minutes, dated March 16, carry this statement; Discussion on missing cigar­ ettes: 400 brought aboard Chief Engineer had called him a 198 given out "draft dodger." 202 supposed to be left! NO SLACKER. HE Picture Sherlock Holmes peer­ That would have been bad enough, Gaynor said, even if ho ing into the Engine Boom, or the had been one. But by God he Captain's quarters on the trail And finally wasn't. He holds an honorable of the cigarettes. discharge from the Army. And coming up with a man who damn it all, he wanted something 1 WEARD 'EM SAV S^ME done about it. RAts SMOKES / The meeting went on record as suggesting that the Patrolman be TRdf.MAiV, told about it "when the ship ar­ TftuE rived in port. The Brothers felt that the Chief owed Gaynor an apology. Off the record, one of the Bro­ thers had a much more practical suggestion for Gaynor: Wait on the dock for the Chief after sign­ ing off. THEY WENT TO BAT A Tripcarder was called to ac­ doesn't like smoking, and so he count' for a profane statement stole the cigarettes so that no derogatory to the Union, the one could smoke. Or pick your ship's minutes revealed further. own favorite detective to carry He explained that the remark ' out a solution. �•v--fis^ THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS Friday. April 5, 194B LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS BLACKWELL HITCH MASTER SCREWS UP SIU CONTRIBUTIONS POUR IN EVERYONE ON SHIP FOR BROTHERS IN HOSPITAL Dear Editor: I am on the Waterman SS Co. MV Blackwall Hitch with J. A. Roy, Skipper. In all the departments we are having trouble. As soon as the war was over we started to have meetings, but the Skipper would not allow them. He claims that he is an old Union man, yet this is typical of his actions in re­ gard to Union matters. He has stated several times that all the men going to sea today are no good, nothing but rats. Things like this go by OK once, but af­ ter they are repeated often en­ ough, they tend to stir things up. He hasn't cursed anj'one person­ ally, but he is continually raising hell with the crew and the of­ ficers. He will make a statement that he is intending to do a certain thing, and then he will get peev­ ed at someone and change every­ thing. Sometimes when we are at anchor he will refuse to send a boat ashore for several days. Once when he gave the Deck Department an afternoon off, some of the boys went to bed. He came around checking up, and when he found this out, he put a stop to all time off. Just before this he had made every­ one a speech about spending too much money, their own money. He has given orders that any­ one found drunk on board will be logged, even after working hours. He has stood the Second Mate's watch, so that the Mate could go ashore and drink. He has given similar orders about gambling, but the gangway watchman couldn't get the Sec­ ond to leave a poker game to an­ swer the signal light from the shore station. When this was re­ ported to the Old Man, he didn't even comment on it. The Old Man and Chief Engineer have both been drunk while the ship was at sea. As you can see he keeps things going around in circles all the time. Just when things calm down, he thinks of something else to cause trouble. The N-avy furni.shed u.s with movie projectors, and the New Zealand base loaned us a gaso­ line powered generator for them. We went down to New Zealand, and one night the Skipper sold the generator, with two barrels of gasoline, and 96 five-gallon buckets of paint. This all, went into his own pockets, and New •Zealand customs knew nothing of the sale. We lost the Engine Maintainence Man about two months ago, when he went to the hospital. The Skipper, or the Purser, tried Dear Editor: Forty-two ($42.00) dollars was turned over to me by R. E. Dickey, Acting Agent, to be divided among the sick SIU members in the Marine Ho.spital here in Baltimore. Fiftj'-one ($-51.00) dollars was turned over to me by Miss Lopez, secretary, for the same purpose. The money was collected from the following ships: SS Lorcdo Victory, $23.00; SS Robin Locksly, $19.00; SS Amy Lowell, $35.00; SS James Harlan, $4.00; and the SS Yaka, $12.00. Total ninety three dollars ($93.00). John Taurin. Hospital Committee We the undersigned members of the SIU, at present hospital­ ized in the Marine Hospital, state that we have received from John Taurin the Hospitla Committe, the sum which appears in the back of our names: James Kelly $7.75 Henry Kich $7.75 Clark Pope 7.75 Moses Morris 7.75 Leonary Armento 7.75 Jose Savarra 7.75 Jose Marties 7.75 Daniel Hickey 7.75 Ralph Chappel 7.75 E, J. Dallaman 7.75 Paul Combs 7.75 I. Iversen 7.75 A. G. BELL CREW FINHS ENGINEER HARD CHARACTER NMU NEGLECTS HOSPITAL CASES IN DETROIT AREA Dear Editor: Dear Editor: I was Agent in the City of Duluth last Summer and Winter. Now as there is no shipping in that port, I have been transferred to Detroit, where I have been busy ever since I came here. Well, on Sunday I made the weekly visit to the hospital and to my surprise I found more NMU men there than SIU men. The boys all were glad to see me. I gave them all the latest news and the activity of the organiza­ tion. What surprised me more than anything else was the NMU men. Some have been there since Sep­ tember 6. One was Clyde Kenney, with a broken leg, who's never seen a delegate or any one from the NMU at all. Another We the crew of the Engine De­ partment, as well as other mem­ bers of the crew of the Alexander Graham Bell, of the South At­ lantic Steamship Co., wish to file complaints against Joseph Ram­ sey, First Assistant Engineer, who claims to have been a member of the SIU as late as 1940. Ail the complaints are based on acts unbecoming to a Union "mem­ ber. We ask that he never be allowed to sail as Chief Engineer or First on any ship manned by SIU or SUP crews. We wish to have this brought before the membership at the next meeting. Complaints; He told the Engine Delegate thai the crew had too much Unionism. He tried to fire an Oiler and a Wiper because of personal dis­ like. He refused to have the Engine Department soogied or painted. He refused to have Wipers' and Firemen's fo'csles soogied, even though the dirt and grease was left over from the last trip. Signed: Edward J. Sakon, John G. White. Albert Jensen, Howard J. Butt, Andrew J. Gwisdala. to make the Wipers sign a paper giving part of his pay to the Pur­ ser, and the rest to an unnamed Engineer. They wanted the Wip­ ers to draw the Maintainence Man's pay every month, and give them their share. Needless to say, the Wipers said no. Now the Old Man is trying to pull the same thing about the Steward's job. He wants one of the Messboys to bring up stores, and he and the Messboy will split the pay. The Chief Cook hasn't even been offered the job, and he is the most efficient member of the Stewards Department. We don't expect much can be done about this while we are out of the States, but it will give the rest of the members an idea how things are on this ship. Joe H. Naismifh Make Isthmian SIU! AAAAAillPlPf^'T WMUl! . SOMEBODY -PI.EASE! -TALK TO MEi! of their members, Alvia Harrison in another ward has been in the Marine Hospital since October 1, and has never seen anybody at all. There were several more in there, the members told me, but I had no more lime to visit but will be on the job next Sun­ day again. The thing the boys love more than anything else is the Log. This is true of both our members and non-members, but the least we can do is go and see the members as they cannot come and see us. How can an organiza­ tion expect to exist if out of sight is out of mind. William Stevenson SEAMAN CHARGES HE WAS FRAMED BY COAST GUARD Dear Editor: This letter is an outspoken beef against that branch of the C. G. which is known as the Hearing Unit, which in my opinion was established for the purpose of weeding out all the old timers in the U. S. Merchant Marine, imposing a super-military disci­ pline aboard ships, making of the Merchant Marine a sycophantically servile adjunct to the Coast Guard and last but not least, to rid the Merchant Marine of any one who is at all interested in Unions, and unionism. I know that this letter is going to be called undiplomatic, and • TAiU5 Yc^f (2E PAI^lAUy SUILTY/ several other things that I do not care to mention here. Every thing is tolerated here except the possession of a spine of in­ flexible caliber. I know lots of people, who are generally known as performers, who watches and carry on in an objectionable way. But, -when they are brought be­ fore the Coast Guard, and show a "proper" attitude, they are nine time out of 10 let off with sus­ pended sentences, or even warn­ ings not to do it again. The writer has been up before these people three times. All three times were frame-ups. The last time takes the cake. I made a trip aboard the SS Marine Fox as a Jr. Engineer, and got along all right for about a month. During that time we had two shipboard meetings on behalf of my Union which is the SIU. Before long the First Assistant got the news about who advocated Unionism aboard the ship. He started a systematic rid­ ing campaign. But I am not a performer, and never missed a watch, except, when I had some one stand it for me, which was the usual prac­ tice aboai'd this ship. But when the Finst went up before the C. G. in Seattle, and told them about me, he mentioned that I was UP before the Coast Guard before. That settled it. They brought me up on charges of missing a watch. The First was witness against me, and according to the record, he did not remember whether it was in Calcutta, or Bodge-Bodge that I missed my watch. The Third, a young punk just out of Kings Point, got so excited that he testified that he didn't even stand that watch that I was sup­ posed to have missed, but was off, and that the First stood the watch for him. That was a lie, because the First never stood a watch during the entire trip. I had three men testify at the hearing, that on the day in ques­ tion, I did stand my watch. In my statement, I said that Log'A -Rhythms Lines In Hate To a . Rolling: Liberty By Jack (Aussie) Shrimplon Roll on you cow, roll on. Through murky seas of gray— What though I cannot sleep at night. What though I cannot eat a bite. What though I nearly break my neck A-lloundering round your greasy deck. What though my storerooms, sad to tell Resemble Dante's lowest Hell. What though I gain the Skipper's hate. Because his breakfast eggs are late. What though my dunnage all does rolL Around, around like drunken moll. What though I shriek and tear my hair And rant and rage in black des­ pair. What though my sanity's all but gone? Never YOU mind YOU BITCHROLL OH! (It rolls on) I knew in advance that I was go­ ing to be convicted of all the charges, and specifications, not because of what I did, or did not do, but because I dared to stand up and fight these frame-up ar­ tists. The Hearing Officer got white under the gills, and or­ dered part of my remarks strick­ en from the record, so I do not know whether that part of my little speech is in the record or not. He said I •was an incorrigible and that I had been tried before. That, of course, justified his find­ ing, to wit: partially guilty. What that means I do not know. Either I'm guilty or I'm not guilty. They suspended my papers for three months. Then they asked me if I was going to appeal. I told them right there and then that by the time all the red tape necessary for an appeal, that the three months would be up. We of the Merchant Marino are considered civilians, at least as far as benefits are concerned. Let us put it this way: Suppose I was working for a private con­ cern, and I did not show up for work. The boss would be justi­ fied in docking me for the day's pay. If I persisted in missing days work, he could fire me. But suppose an employer deprived mc of the right to seek other em­ ployment, because he fired me. That would be the epitome of Fascism. Yet that is precisely what those dispensers of justice did and will continue to do as long as they continue to have the jurisdiction over the men in the Merchant Marine. So I think that we ought to do Gvex-ything in our power' to get rid of these people. The war is over. We ought to- do a little plain thinking and get these parasites off our backs. Ernest Kaprall �Friday, April 5, 1946 Spring Cleaning Tale With Payoff Ending THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirieen SEAMAN BURIED WITHOUT HONORS IN RIO CEMETERY Dear Editor: The following is a copy of a By EDDIE PARR letter I sent to Secretary Byrnes, This is the tale of a Captain who tried to anchor his which I think will be of interest to members: ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Hon. James R. Byrnes, This rustbucket was homeward bound from the port Secretary of Stale of Bremerhaven when his engine broke down in the middle Washington, D. C. of the ocean at 8:45 a.m. "Oh," said the Captain, who Dear Sir: haled to see the man at the wheelt We are in receipt of the fol­ idle, and Spring was in the air. MOBILE CATHOLIC lowing from Rio de Janiero, Bra­ BROTHER HAS REAL GRIPE HERE: So he called his brawny Mate, MARITIME CLUB zil, signed by all members of the and the Mate's right hand man, THEY AREN'T RECEIVING THE LOG IS TOPS, HE SAYS crew except the Master on the SS the Bosun, none other than Sal­ We arrived at Santos on February 14 and cxp5ct to depart John A. Roebling of the Mississip­ vador Volpi (ex-baggage man at Dear Editor; pi Shipping Co.: about March 12. As wc have been here for a period of about a 51 Beaver) to do a little springStarting off with first person month, and as there are quite a few ships and crews of our Union "On Feb. 21. 1946 our shipmate, cleaning and they picked the singular, I think I can truthfully in this port at all times, 1 wonder why we can't have our Union chain locker to start on. They say that I have been in as many Sylvester Watson, Chief Cook, Log at various places in this port. figured they could kill tluee birds USOs, USSs, American Legion was taken to the hospital where We can obtain all of the NMU papers, including their superwith one stone; first, clean the and Vet's Clubs and the whole he was reported to have passed duper cartoon sections, we want. On March 1, the Pilot was ob­ away later that evening. chain locker and let the seas help kaboodle as any ex-servicemen tainable with a February 10 dateline. On the day of his burial, we by washing the anchor chains. or seamen who sail these rustI think our Union should be able to place out papers also, were amazed to see our ship­ Second, paint the chain locker buckets today. and that the SIU members mate had to be buried barefooted, while the chain was out. Third, Gentlemen I have found the should receive information from clothes not properly arranged, mark the shackles as the chain par-excellance of 'em all. ( SBfJHOR WOULD our own editors, rather than the even his abdomen was showing, came in from over the side. This club I am speaking of and LIKE To BUY A biased sort of thing the Pilot his hair not combed and not even I am using their typewriter fur­ ADVICE FROM BELOW LOG, NO? hands out. a proper shirt on him. The men were all ready with nished for just such a purpose, is As ships land here for the Far He was buried without relig­ sea boots, buckets, shovels and located in Mobile, Ala. - It is East, and since it takes months ious rites and the Agent did not lines to go down and play golf sponsored by the Catholic faith. to make the trip, a great many even send a wreath to mark ap­ on the links, and the Bosun was Myself, I was christened, or what­ preciation for the services which members are at a loss in regard busy mixing the red lead for the ever it is, a Hard-shell Baptist, if to news of the various branches he had just closed. He was not spring painting. The Mate let go I ever get around to where I left and doings of the Union. even given the honor of his Counboth anchors and had four shack­ off. But I still want to go down Iry which he had .faithfully ser­ As 1 am writing for the crew les over the side when the chain the line for the Mobile Catholic ved as a member of the United and expressing their feelings, I Marine club. started to jump the wild cats. hope you can give this matter Making a hasty payoff from Slates Merchant Marine and a The Ordinary Seaman on the your earliest possible attention. • discharged member of the United eight-to-twelve, and the Captain the Warrior Point departing Mo­ States Navy. Here's hoping you can work out a system or plan that will make went into a huddle and it was not bile and paying off in midstream We petition that that kind of this possible. long before the OS had the Cap­ Here's wishing you luck wtih whatever plan you can work treatment is not what an Ameri­ tain convinced that it was unsafe can Seaman is accustomed to re­ out to make our papers available for our members in this port. JUST Lit^e to work under those conditions; Charles Hariman, Chief Steward, Ralph Semmes ceive, and ask that a statement the ship would look funny com­ tUS MO&tLB be sent to the ship of such ab­ /WACITiHE" Answer: We've been pleading for a long time. Brother, for ing into port without anchors. So horrent methods." the members to send us the addresses of their favorite waterfront CLUB 1 the spring cleaning of the chain At our regular business meet­ bars in ports all over the world, so we can make a supply of Logs locker was called off and the an­ ing on March 27, I was instructed available to them at those points. If you'll send us the name of chors were hauled in with none by the membership of this Union the bar in Santos where you know Seafarers hang out, we'll see hurt. to write you protesting such that the Logs get there. The Captain could not see a treatment to an American sea­ And anyone else who reads this is hereby invited to send the beautiful spring day like this one man, regardless of his race, color, name of his favorite bar in any out of the way port to provide a go to waste so he had the wheel­ creed or Union affiliation. We new address where Logs can be received. men do a little cleaning on the strongly urge that you use every forward deck where he could method available to your high of­ BROTHERS RAISE RATINGS ISSUE: keep his weather eye on them. fice in preventing similar treat­ (the war's over) I charge ashore This they did none too willingly, OS INTO ACTING AB, BACK AGAIN with a powerful pay-off of $35.60. ment to an American seaman in being two peacetime sailors. Recently it has come to our attention that a few of the ship­ First place was to get a room any port in the world. THEY PAID OFF ^ J, S. White, ping rules have escaped the attention of the editor of the Sea­ and like all good boys the first Gulf Coast Representative. farers Log. Two of the aforementioned (copied from the Deck The first beef before the pay­ stop was the Admiral Simms. Department shipping board in the New York Hall) are: off was about the man being ta­ The clerk looked at me like I was ken off the wheel. After I heard stupid to ask such a question. To PUERTO RICO SLOW, 1. An Ordinary Seaman must have six months sea time to the story I went looking for the cut a long story short I shuttled ship as an Acting AB. Company representative, and I between the USS lobby to the BUT SEAFARERS 2. After rejecting an Acting AB position, an OS cannot ship, told him he would have to pay Bus Station to the Y and back ARE NUMEROUS again in that rating, but must continue as a straight Ordinary throe hours overtime for having again. The Stai'tcr in the bus Seaman. the Third Mate on the bridge and station was beginning to worry. Dear Editor: We do not contest the value of the rules. They may be nec­ This week has been slow here no wheelman. He readily agreed Then I ran into a stately old essary. We should like to see every rule passed on by the mem­ in San Juan but not without ex­ gentleman, who twisted my arm WHAT D0 yeo CHARGE to come down here and have a citement. On the water front bership, though, and go through the correct channels before they street brawls are getting to be become effective. We do not believe these two matters were look. And here we be. At present a bunch of us guys a common occurence, and busi­ brought up at any meeting, so where did the rule come from? One man hasn't the right to pass a rule in regard to the mem­ are chitted for a ship the Ventura ness is on the decline with the waterfront. You would be sur­ bership. So either they go through the proper channels or they Hills that they can't find out in prised to the amount of men are invalid. Frederick Pawel the stream on account of fog. I John W. Jameson hope they don't find it for a around. It is getting to look like old times is here again. week. Answer: The Broihers are right in one respect. There is The Texas Bar, where mo.st of nothing in the Seafarers* rules in the way of a resolution by the Take the cleanly atmosphere of walking into the USS club in the SIU men hang out, had only membership on these two provisions. Calcutta, the building of the USS a few Beachcombers. One fel­ They were drawn up by the Dispatchers in the New York club on MacLeay (good ole Tony low is really staying with us. Hall to avoid confusion during the war, when the rating of Act­ Canora) and the San Pedro Mr. Sorenson is still here and ing AB was created to make up fro the shortage of rated ABs. snack-bar. Roll 'em all into one to the looks of things he must Since it was a wartime rating, these provisions were merely be going to stay the summer with discussed by the membership. It was felt that a purely wartime and you got this one. to pay the two ABs on the 8-12 If you don't believe mo come the other Old Timers. ruling would be unnecessary. watch three hours each. How We had a bloomer in here and The shortage is over now. and the rating will be abolished on these companies will pay off to take a look. she was a madhouse till the May 1. R. C. H. cover one of their men's mis­ famous Mate was pulled for the takes! benefit for all concerned. This I hope that we have a few more FOLKS AT HOME ANOTHER FAMILY JOINS LIST was the SS Vernon S. Hood. of those Captains with spring WANT LOG TOO, The Chief Cook really shirked OF SEAFARERS LOG READERS cleaning ideas. Only hope they his duty for nine days on a drunk. have a little more overtime in­ BROTHER SAYS but for myself as well. I think He will be hollering to high heav­ Dear Editor: volved. Dear Editor: * that every Brother should have en on the account of being log­ I am writing to ask you to P.S. This was the cleanest ship I would like to have the Log ged for this time when the ship please sf nd the Log to my home the Log sent home so that when he gets back from sea he can that hit this port in many a day. sent to my home. I am sure that gets ready to pay off. Now men Hoping the boys read the min­ my parents would get a great v/ho do this are really giving address, because every time I read and leam what went on utes of this ship and carry out kick out of our paper, and would the Union a bad name and caus­ come to the Hall I take one home while he was gone. a motion for a recreation room like to see what our Union does ing the department men more with me, and T see that my Dad I am on the Galen L. Stone and am ready to leave. I'd like to like these boys did. It would be for the seamen. work. I don't remember his is interested in it and in what the a pleasure to sit down and read hear what goes on while I'm Thanks. I am on ship now or name but will take this up later Union is doing for us fellow gone. a book in a clean recreation room I would Bome over in person. Brothers. when his name is obtained. like they had. John Lombardi I am not just thinking of Dad, James H. Clavier The Beachecmber �Page Fourteen T H b SbAtAHtKS LOG Friday, April 5, 1946 Take Warning From Smallest Robin Sherwood Crew Seafarer Leaves Sea, Returns To Show Business Expressing Ihe sentiments of 37 crewmembers (all of the crew with the exception of the Steward) the following article was sent to the Log by the crew of the SS Robin Sherwood. We pass it along When members of the Seafar­ with no comment—none is needed. ers go to see thiE Ringling Bros.A word to the wise is sufficient.*——— Barnum and Bailey Circus at said, "I don't blame the officers When a call for almost an en­ Madison Square this month, they tirely new crew for the Robin for not wanting to associate with are not just going for entertain­ Sherwood comes to the Hall, re­ the crew; (the officers) can use ment. They are also going to pay member this, or sail and suffer. number five hatch." tribute to Brother Curt Starke, Just before arriving at Cape­ With 58 passengers aboard, we one of the littlest men in the sailed from New York on Janu­ town, the Skipper gave a dinner world, and certainly the smallest in his own honor. When the time ary 20. Imlnediately Skipper E. Seafarer. came for a toast to the host, many J. Bonn became supreme. His Curt stopped in recently to tell first orders were: crew, including glasses were turned down. Upon asking guests whether they us about his activities during the officers, not allowed forward; would care to drink the Captain's past year, and he has really been crew not to talk to passengers; toast, waiters were told, "No, places and done things since the crew not allowed to use second thanks, I'll buy my own liquor last time he paid us a visit in deck passageways (this space for without the toasting." April, 1945. passengers only). This proves that the Captain, Curt's last trip was on the Wil-All this on a ship carrying 58 was just as popular among some liam Nott, of the Bull Line. This passengers and originally de­ passengers as he was with the trip took him to the Admiralty signed for only 12. crew. Islands and to Honolulu, and may EXPENSIVE BEER One morning, about ten min­ well turn out to be the last sea Theix- was plenty of GI, tax- utes to six, the Skipper wanted trip he will ever make as a work­ free, beer on hand, and when it his coffee served on the bridge. ing seaman. didn't sell too well to the passen­ While in the Islands, he con­ gers, we ciewmembers were per­ tracted malaria, and was very mitted to buy same at 20c per sick for months. When the boat bottle. returned to San Francisco, he In all the three months spent was examined by the medics and at sea, not once did this "kind told that he better not sail again captain" say "Good Morning" to "or else." any of the crew, or to the officers. SHOW BUSINESS AGAIN His entrance into any group, or into the Saloon, was a signal for So Curt had to go back to his immediate ce.ssation of all mirth original work, in show business, or conversation. He glared at only this time he is doing a everyone as though they were single, instead of being pai't of pour, non-paying relatives who an acrobatic team. had overstayed their welcome. "Just straight clowning," he and asked the AB to get it for On the return trip, he went him. Thoroughly fed up with the says, "and a lot easier on me even further. The same rules for Captain's orders for favors with­ than holding a bunch of guys on non-fraternization applied, but out so much as a thank you, the my shoulders." Oldtimer John G. Harris poses with Brother Curt Stark, who has the Chief Mate was able to have AB politely told him that it Brother Starke is heart-broken been forced by illness to retire from the sea (temporarily, we hope). a shapely visitor in his quarters would cost the company 90c in about not being able to go back between the hours of 1 a.m. and overtime. to sea. "I wanted to be a sailor So here's good luck to Brother 4 a.m. nightly. The Skipper and from the time I was ten years ors and can do his work with the NO CONSIDERATION best of them. Chief Mate inspected nightly to old," he says, "and it took me Curt Starke, a man who packs a The ensuing explosion was felt During his sea service, in time big heart in his four foot frame. see whether any passengers were thirty years to make it. Now it's to the keel plates. When he fin­ of war. Curt saw much action, with the crew. The missing pas­ ally recovered his voice, he roar­ all over and I guess I'll have to Good things sometimes come in and sailed the seas in the face sengers, if any, might have been spend the rest of my life in cir­ ed, "Oh, a bunch of wise guys, of the most furious enemy ac­ small packages, and Curt is a found in the officers quarters. hey? Well, from now on it will cuses and shows." living example of that adage. • Outward bound, crossing the Curt comes naturally by his tivity. ' be a tough ship." line, a gala time was had by all. Maybe it had been a pleansant love of the sea. As a child in The crew furnished the enter­ Germany, he used to listen to trip for him. tainment for the passengers. On The Captain's dinner on the re­ the tales of the sea spun for the homeward trip it was an­ turn trip took place off HattcraG, lim by his uncle, a merchant ma­ other story. The crew was order­ in usual Hatteras weather. After rine skipper. His uncle promised ed aft with a curt "this initiation the ship had been taking green to lake him to sea when he be­ is for passengers only." seas for two hour's, and the Skip­ came big enough, but Curt never "Steely White has worked both work of Headquarters and the Of course the Chief Mate and per had been taking toasts for as topped four feet in height, and so in organizational and regular Ports be perfectly coordinated." the Second Mate were made ex­ long, he remembered to have the his uncle refused to let him ship branch work. lie understands The proposal, adopted unani­ ceptions to this order. lookout relieved from the fo'c'sle out. the functions' of Headquarters mously by the Agents Confer­ From 1919 to 1941, Curt was OFFICERS COUNTRY head. Very considerate, but a and has had personal experience ence, and which is now before part of a team of traveling acro­ • When questioned as to where trifle late. in the general problems that face the membership for final ap­ the officers could relax on deck; So there it is. May we once bats. He was the bottom man the Union. Earl Sheppard has proval or disapproval, provides the crew having been arbitrarily more repeat: A word to the wise and supported a human pyramid the same type of experience and for coordination of work, per­ on his shoulders. "When Hitler assigned number four hatch, he is sufficient. knowledge and has proven him­ sonnel, and apparatus, by plac­ came to power in Germany, Curt self capable by doing a good job ing responsibility for carrying came to the United States, where in the Isthmian drive." out these tasks on the two co­ he joined the Royal American With these words by Paul Hall, ordinators; one for the Gulf Dis­ Midgets. New York Agent, the names of trict, and one for the Atlantic During all this time, he never By SONNY SIMMONS Steely White and Earl Sheppaid District. forgot his first love. When it were proposed to the Agents / SQUEEZE PLAY TAMPA — The futui'e looks Union should use the same ap­ became apparent, in 1941, that Conference for the posts of Co­ pretty bright for Tampa. There paratus and go after the other the United States might become The proposal further points out ordinator of the Gulf District and are a lot of plans under way unorganized companies. involved in the war, Curt wanted the Atlantic District, respectively. that the shipowners and the WSA for harbor expansion, new docks to help out his adopted country, PORT SHOULD BOOM This move, designed to stream­ have been working hand in glove and general increase of ware­ and at the same time gratify his The P & O will be running full line the organizational and port to put the squeeze on the Union. house and transportation facili­ desire to go to sea. blast before long and the coffee, unit, has been made necessai-y by "The shipowners say one thing, ties. Before long Tampa will be sugar and cocoa is already mov­ JOINS SIU the stalling tactics of the WSA the shipping commissioner an­ one of the main ports on the ing from the Islands. Both Bull Curt knew from past exper­ and the shipowners, and the com­ other, and the whole thing is Gulf. and Waterman will have more ience that his lot might not be a ing contract negotiations. passed along to the WSA wrap­ Right now shipping is about sailings in and out of here so we ped up in a lot of red tape." happy one. He knew that the COORDINATION STRESSED normal, neither good nor bad. ought to be pretty bu-sy. These shipowners would not look at "The thing that is needed," the Neither of the proposed coor­ Quite a few of the oldtimers are new sailings will make this a him twice. So he went to J. P. proposal states, "is the proper dinators is to relinquish his pres­ around, probably because they payoff and sign on port instead Shuler, then Tampa Dispatcher, assignment of tasks and this ent job, but is to take on the new like -the sunshine more than of just a port of call. and asked to be shipped out by means that a special effort must responsibilities in addition to snowballs and cold March winds. As soon as the present tenants the Union. be made to keep the organization­ their regular tasks. "In this po­ There has been quite a lively move out, the Fishermen and a In the Spring of 1941, he was al and port apparatus coordin­ sition," the proposal states, "they discussion going on relative to the few other unions are going to dispatched to a ship, and as he ated at all times. It means that shall have the full powers and Conference and some good ideas move into the new Union Hail expected, the Mate raised a terri­ the closest cdntact between Agents authority to supervise*, and unify for the convention are being dis­ with us, and the SIU will have fic howl. The Union refused to and Organizers must be main­ all activities within their re.speccussed. as nice a Hall as any union in back down, however, and Curt tained and that above all, the tive areas." There is also a lot of discus­ the South. was able to ship out. One chance sion about organizing, and the Anyone that wants a' sun-tan, was all he needed, and now he general opinion is that now that plenty of grape fruit and a job is ah AB. voting is under way in the Isth­ on the Island run should make His shipmates have a lot of mian Line and the AT&P, the Tampa a port of call. respect for him. He asks no fav- Conference Okays Coordinators For Atlantic And Gulf Regions Bright Future Seen For Tampa Make Isthmian SIU �Friday, April 5, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG ST r-pK^ *1^- _• \w^X /--- PageVit*een BULLETIN - • Z1 MONEY DUE SS EDWARD L. LOGAN The following men have money coming to them. They can col­ lect at the Eastern Steamship Company, Pier 25 North River, New York, N. Y. Donald Rohbeck $128.70 William Reehten 143.10 Thomas Jarboe 135.90 Arnold Funey 117.00 James Jordan 82.35 Charles Parrish 80.55 Joseph Le Tourneau 95.85 John Horn 20.25 Cecil Worthington 72.00 ^ SS KYSKA V-2 The crew is entitled to two days pay, two days subsistence and first ^las.s tran.sportation from Mobile to New York. Col­ lect at Waterman SS Co. 4. 1. S. SS WILLIAM MOUTRIE Robert Moore may collect transportation at Seas Steamship Company, 39 Cortlandt Street, New York, N. Y. X % X SS MONARCH OF THE SEAS Men who paid off on this ship may collect two days wages and subsistance in the Waterman Steamship . Company, 19 Rector Street, New York, N. Y. 1 PERSONALS Unclaimed Wages TO DECK GANG SS THOMAS JEFFERSON Please put gear belonging to Brother Alan E, WhilniPi-, who missed his ship in Tampa, Flor­ ida, on March 7th 1946 in Hall, in port where you payoff; or send Railway Express collect to him at 31 Oliver St., Bath, Maine. SS CECIL N. BEAN Andrew Thompson $ 4.98 Joseph Sofia ll.OZ Alfred K, Johnson 5,94 John Ellis 2.83 Albert Swindell 12.12 Allan G. Lind 12,12 Victor Hartman 6.40 SS ALBERT S. BURLESON Klaus Wass $ 1,79 SS LLOYD S. CARLSON Jeff B. Ross $ 4.85 SS W. M. CHRISTIANSEN William J. Flynn $ 2.39 SS GEORGE G. CRAWFORD W, Devlin $15.75 E. W. Nitcher 9,75 SS STEPHEN W. GAMBRILL Herman Gatlin $10.32 John J. Rogers 9.98 SS ALBERT S. BURLESON L. Jackson $20.00 Books for the following men are being held at the New Or­ leans Hall: J. Greenberg 36718 B. B. Guthrie 39479 K. M. Gregory 36671 Paul Goodman 40188 Pro. W. Hamilton 37795 Paul L. Hansen 25838 Donald Hare 43296 XXX Chas. E. Harris 40349 ADELINO CARDOSO J. B. Harris 37701 Geo. S. Hayes 38737 Your wallet was found in a Roxy Hebert 37521 New York Post Office. Get in Fred C. Hechler 41829 touch with Post Office Inspector W, R. Henry Jr 34197 Mr. J. J. Broderick, .at Main Post Harold Hertel 35820 Office, 34th Street and 8th Ave­ Wilford Hilley 27383 nue, New York. J. A, Hollen 37656 Robert Holoren 27647 James L. Hood 32192 Benj. H, Horner 37732 E. M. Howell 37693 Clifford R. Huete 34085 Earl L. Huffman 29543 Henry H. Hulbert 7028-A When in N, Y., please come to W. R. Hynes 36533 Pro. headquarters with your Union Clark Inman 29701 book. Thomas Irving 37211 Pro. 43255 Sweat, J. W 23499 John Jacobs Osborne T. James 30894 Tollfsen Biarne 23008A 38-6 Grimsland Johannesk 21493 E. L, Jennings 37950 Daily, P 2339 E. Jensen Denaro, A 4311 j Harvey Johnson 35394 Rivers, H. C 3267 H. K, Johnson 37578 Gardea Dirgo .,.. .,,G184 Herbert Johnson P.D,, Pro. Cobb. J. L. G99 Vemon H Johnson 31903 Finlay, G. E 3181 Buford Jones 6-6 W. C. Hogancamp. $2.00; W. White, 6166 Claude S. Jones 52-6 $2.00; D. Stockcn, $2.00; F. J. Hubert, Watson, Henry $2.00; A. Saki, $2.00; E. M. Mllyski, LaFoe, J. R 24110 Sybert L. Jones 30906 $2.00; D. Dilffenwerth, $2.00; H. Allen, Wooten, J 23965 W. C. Jones Jr 153-P.D. $2.00; H. Eatherton, $1.00. Total— Hedges, G, D 22302IW. M. Jones 42373 $49.00. McNealy, J 5936 ^ Sherman L. Jordan 24407 SS MONTAUK POINT Fred L. Jordan 20243-A. Machado, L 4969 G. Mcnlicott, $1.00: C. DeMarco, Phillips, H. E G142 Eugene T. Jackman ....49555 Pro. $1.00. Total—$2.00. 41171 Waterman, E G189 J. W. Kumierski SS JOHN SHERMAN B. B. Kaluza 39048 Dodge, Marshall GlGl U. C. Heuer, $5.00; E. B. Youngblood, 30669 77 H. Karlson $2.90; E. Englebrecht, $2.00; S. Mouser, Wainwright, V, C $2.00; J. Kozak, $2.00: J. C Erirkson, Guy, Walter 21560 5017 James King $3.00; C. D. Arnette, $2.00; J. E. Brax­ 35569 Montanez, Ignacio 28702 Jos. W. Koone ton, $1.00; J. P. Greene, $2flOO; J. Ziats, 35596 Wagner, F. A 40225 Toivo J. Kurki $1.00; A. J, Shaw, $1.00; J. E, Brooke, 4-6 42894 Joseph D. Lafaso $2,00; J, Rusinko, $2.00; H. J. Fowler, Slencol, Norbut, J. $2.00; W. J. Anderson, $2,00; A. Ben- Richardson, Nils 62 1812 F. Lamelas zuk, $1.00; K. Kain, $1.00. Total— Quinones, A 27952 4233 Chester Lamar $33.00. 37730 Barrett, W. W 1001 Aldon V. Landry Blanchai-d, J 9o Thor. Larson 39561 SS PHILLIP THOMAS R. McBride, $2,00; J, W,-. Samuel, Pruitt, H 3849-Lakes 2275 W. E, Lastine $1,00; R. T. Wilde, $1.00; F. PinkowAguilar, B 3319 Wm. M. Lawton 164-6 ski, $1.00; J, Sheppard, $1.00; P. Donald C, Lee 3500 SUP Toniazzo, $2.00; L. Reaser, $2.00; R. F. 26360 Willgousinski, $2.00; H. M. Myers, $2.00; Tilenquist, $1.00; S. Vasilchik, $1.00; Wm. J. Lee L. Taland, $2.00; W. Hare, $2.00; D. Mario B. Franciose, $1.00; Erick John­ Clarence M, Lemmon 30891 Zunega, $2.00: H. E. Willridge, $3.00; son, $2.00; P. S, Vaughn, $1.00; P. T, C, Lochrie 173 P-D B. Baua, $2.00; W. F, Belong, $1.00; Welch, $1.00; R. Lyons, $1.00; W. S. Matthew Love — 34506 R. J. Clark, $1.00; M, B. Sabaka, $2.00, Thompson, $1.00; George Billik, $1.60; C. Lowe 16-6 H, Ahmed, $1,00; S. Roman, $1.00; Total—$29.00. William J, Hauens, $1.00; H. H. Hankee, Lynn McCully 5344 SUP SS ALCOA POLORIS | $1.00; Burton Trautman, $1.00; John R. Chas T. McFarlane 32374 P Cor-n, $2 00; j\^ntonio Urem. $|.00: Fosipanka, $1.00; William E. Poater, C. Fernandez, $l.00:'W. Beckwth, $1.00:' Joe P. MacKoy 43644 $1.00; M. V. Bodden, $1.00; V. A. Toe. Charles A. Fletcher, $2.00. Total—$7.00. S. J. Maggie 20112-A CO, $3.00; T. C. Hickey, $1.00, M. L. 44989 Joao, $1.00: Oscar M. Pile, $2.00; F. O. J. L. Manning SS PLATTSBURG Valles, $1,00; Eugene K. Verley, $1.00; C. M, Marin J, Rotert, $5.00, Total—$5,00, 338-6 C. R. Johnson, $1.00: B. C. Skelos, SS BONANZA Wm, Marshall 201-6 William Holland, $1.00; J. D. Henley, $1.00; C. Moonan, $1.00; Wm. C. Wil­ Jas, E. Mason 28614 $1.00; Gerald Bloom, $1.00; E. Bressel, son, $2.00; M. J. Goodrich, $1.00. 35955 Otto Hunzinger, $2.00; Jerome C. Hugh Matthew $1.00; R. E. Withrow, $1.00; James 25066 Barrow, $1.00; G. Wilt, $1.00. Total Fleck, $1.00; Herman Pederson, $1.00; J. E, May-sbat V. P. Tre.-idway, $1.00; Jack S. Mc- Jas. M. Mason —$7.00. 287 Indoe, $1.00. E, E, McCarthy 385 P.D. SS J. F. MYERS Juan Rivera, $1.00; John Zenco, $1.00: R. L. Hostetter, $2.00; E. J. Madison, E. Zanetti, $1,00. John McClaine 40499 $2.00; R. L. Smith, $2.00; L. H, Smith, 29336 E. M. Hocker, $2.00; E. L. Hilton, Morris E. McEven $2.00; F, M. Welch, $2,00; E, P, Tom- $1.00; J. J. Lawlor, $2.00; S. Helducki, John Mclntyre 35493 linson, $2,00; R. Glenn, $2.00; D, L, $2.00; J. N. Podesta, $1.00; D. R. Nich­ Joe T. Melton 37696 Smiley, $2.00: R. Woodward. $2,00; C. olson, $1.00; T. M. Storm, $2.00. D. Aired, $1.00: P, Pavlukovich, $5.00; Fred D Medders 29613 R. Haukea, $1.00; R. J. Hasenzahl, Joe Lazier, $5.00; U. Coursey, $5.00; E, $1,00: Robert C, Melvin, $1.00: James Clyde Miles 7720 Pro. P, Moran, $5.00; F, Bowman, $5.00, A. R. Harmon, $1.00; George Shaughnessy, Jos. W. Mills 781 P.D. Clark, $5.00; W, R, Brown, $5.00; B, $1.00; P. Martinez, $1.00: Robert NeisB. F. Mims 40410 Rowan, $5.00: J. C, Lord, $5.00; J. ler, $1.00: J, E. Brown, $1.00, E. D. MoiTis 31414 Dangulia, $5.00; R. Bierer. $5.00: W. Robert Deppe, $1.00; J. C. Warner, Rogers. $5,00. Total—$79.00. ^ 38613 Pro. $2.00; H. J. Palmer. $2.00; William Van- Leslie Mullins SS (aiORGE WASHINGTON derburg, $1.00; Joseph Majeau, $2.00: Raymond E. Miller 47282 Pro. A. Savory, $2.00; J, Jackman. $2,00, Robert E, Entsminger, $1.00; V. J, Robert McAlpine 42940 Pro. Helms. $1,00; J, T, Helms, $1.00; J. McTotal—$4.00. Ghee, $1.00; W, Kenley, $1.00. Total $75. James MacCamono .... 47505 Pro. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Ferdinando Nunzlaut, $1,00; Paul Grand Total—$487.00. John Marks 47012 Pro. NOTICE! on. $2.00; J. Murphy. $2.00; J. McHale, $2.00; T. Bluitt, $2.00. Total—$30.00, BOSTON SS IDAHO FALLS Engine dept., $15.50; Deck $14.00; Total—$29.50. Dept., SS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL S. Williams, $1.00; M. Fuller, $1.00; C. Nelson, $1.00; P. Kanman. $1.00; S. Volpi. $1.00; D. Casiles, $1.00; L. Yoder. $1.00; D. McKenna, $1.00; £. Kearsey, $1.00; J. White, 50c: A. Cwisdala, $1,00; J, Buhia Jr,, $13.00, Total— $23.50. SS BABCOCK T. M. Larsen, $2.00; F. Oiello, $3.00; F. Blues, $1.00; O. N. Peltomas, $1.00; N. Pruzzka, $1.00; A. E. Jansson, $1.00; R. W. Hauenstein, $1.00; E. T. Clark, $1,00; N, M. Urich, $1.00; G. Igarragaray, $2.00; P. Frankmainis, $2.00; G. B. Gipec, $1,00, Total—$17.00. SS AIKEN VICTORY K. R. Hall, $1,00; I, S. Moen, $1.00; George J. Betz, $1.00; O. G. Moore, SS GEO. PENDLETON H. Stimac, $1.00; B. Lopatin, R. Bayne, $1.00; O. Sytholt, $1.00; $1.00; C. Miller, $1.00; J. Norris, $1,00, $1.00; G. Petcusky, $2.00; H. L, Rrung, $2.00; W, J, Broich, $2.00; F. A, UlanTotal—$4.00. oski, $2.00; J. J. Sullivan, $2.00; R. 11. NEW YORK Zeiske, $2.00; F, A. Parker, $2.00; M. SS VASSAR VICTORY A. Reyes, $2,00; E. P. Headly, $2.00; E. Mofiene, $2.00; H. Self, $13,00; L, R. Frazir, $2.00; K, P. Baker, $2.00; J. E. Burke, $2.00. Total—$17.00. G. Powell. $2.00; J, Schierenbeck, $2.00; SS JOHN MERRICK Wallace Groves, $1.00: J. F, Sweet, $2.00; A, McKenna. $1.00; L. J. Koza, $5.00; Fred Petrillo. $2.00; " George E. Manning, $.00; Thomas Hawkins. $2.00; James R. Hoffman, $2.00; W, P. Conte, NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 $2.00. Total—$18.00. BOSTON 330 Atfantic Ave. Liberty 4057 SS L. KURD 14 Norlli Gay St. M. U. Potten, $i.OO; A. E. Bean, BALTIMORE Calvert 4539 $1.00; R. P. Fontaine, $1.00: William 9 South 7th St. Wilson, $1.00; William G, Lynde, $1.00. PHILADELPHIA Phone Lombard 7651 Total—$5,00. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 SS J. CONNOLLEY NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. A. W. McArthur. $2.00; A. Sistrunk. Canal 3336 $3.00; H. Zajicek, $2.00; D. C, Craw­ SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. ford, $2.00; J. R. Boone, $2.00; R. W, 3-1728 Joplin, $4.00; G. W. Alvardo, $4.00; S. MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 P. Collins, $4,00; R. A, Hawkins, $3,00; 45 Ponce do Leon W. Sibley, $3.00; K. Jones, $3.00; W. F. SAN JOAN, P. R San Juan 2-5996 Stallworth. $3.00; E, O; Upton, $3.00; GALVESTON 305',4 22nd St. W. E. Bancroft, $3.00; L, H. Pentacost, 2-8448 $3.00; C, K, Marcussen, $3.00; W. H. RICHMOND, Calif 257 6th St. Banks, $3.90; A. O. Smith, $3.00, Total SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. —$53.00. SEATTLE 86 Soneca St. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. SS R. ALVEY 440 Avalon Blvd. L, T, McNnbb, $10.00; R. F, Hudson, WILMINGTON HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. $2,00; H, Johnson, $2.00: J. McRae, BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. $2.00; A. C. Mueller, $2.00; C, R, Ken­ CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. neth, $2,00; G, Carr, $2,00; R, W, DixCLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. LOST—One wallet containing TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 Seaman's Z papers, Idfe Boat JACKSONVILLE .920 Main St. ticket, Passport, Union Book and 5-I231 445 Austin Ave. Veceipts, and other valuable PORT ARTHUR Phone: 28532 papers. Reward. Return to Ern- HOUSTON 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 fest Kaprall through New York SlU HALLS LOST Union Hall. Notice! �=W:V. •r? Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 5. I Sic VOTfF ^OI^RTiME mo^isioiis •SfST 5HlP8Cl4ltP COliDltlOM^ •BBfUnlioil unts^umwi 'B(S(OlkRAll COltfMCfi OF62,000 9fAfARfK^ BFHMP^U •-m 5otiP' AftltV OP AFLBROfMfRS •RANK AMD flU COfiTROI. hi: m I :. I?/ ' PUT YOUR "X" IN THE SEAFARERS BOX AND WIN THE BEST UNION WAGES. WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE INDUSTR,<F! � 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 5, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 14 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ISTHMIAN VOTE STARTS: REPORTS INDICATE FULL SWEEP BY SEAFARERS SIU REFUSES TO CREW SHIPS UNDER THE WSA'S COMPETENCY CARD RULE MARITIME UNIONS SUPPORT SEAFARERS' MOVE TO PUSH COAST GARD FROM WATERFRONT SEAFARERS ACTS TO RESTORE TAXES WITHHELD FROM SEAMEN POWS CO-OPS BIG BUSINESS SEAFARERS BLASTS USE OF NAME BY 'MERCHANT MARINE WAR VETS' AN OPENING WEDGE REPORT OF SIU ORGANIZING DRIVE LINCOLN MEN CLEARED OF CHARGES FIRST TO VOTE, MOBILE CITY GOES SIU 'RED PENCIL' TRIES AGAIN MINERS PROMISE NOT 'TO TRESPASS' HIS $250 BEEF IS SQUARED AWAY NMU PULLS PHONY PICKETLINE STEWARD DEPT. ACTION SPURS WSA PLEA P.R. SQUARES AWAY SOME BEEFS SIU SUPPORTS PHILLY TUGBOATMEN TUGBOAT STRIKE DUE TO END ISTHMIAN DRIVE IS EMPHASIZED SIU HELPS LONGSHOREMEN COLLECT PORT JACKSONVILLE PICKS UP PORT ARTHUR EXTENDS CALL LET US HAVE 'EM HOUSTON CALLS FOR MILITANTS GENERAL ORDER 53 A POWER GRAB JUST BE SURE OF WHAT YOU SIGN QUESTIONS GET DISPATCHERS DOWN SIU SHIP SAVES TANKER DONBASS NOONDAY OVERPAYS CATTLEMEN FORMALITY IN SALON FOR CREW 'POSSUM' FINDS ACTIVITY UNHEALTHY NUDISM PAYS OFF IN NAPLES, SEAMEN ROBBED OF PANTS FIND TRIPCARDERS REMINDED OF RESPONSIBILITIES CIGARETTES SHORT; SUBTRACTION ONLY ADDS DISTRACTION SPRING CLEANING TALE WITH PAYOFF ENDING BROTHER HAS REAL GRIPE HERE: THEY AREN'T RECEIVING THE LOG BROTHERS RAISE RATINGS ISSUE: OS INTO ACTING AB, BACK AGAIN TAKE WARNING FROM ROBIN SHERWOOD CREW SMALLEST SEAFARER LEAVES SEA, RETURNS TO SHOWBUSINESS BRIGHT FUTURE SEEN FOR TAMPA CONFERENCE OKAYS COORDINATORS FOR ATLANTIC AND GULF REGIONS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/5/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b9bd9df8d8bca561ebd1af2ab4e57100.PDF 57aef57f39c6ba733752b526390dce84 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. . mm NEW YORK. N. Y., FKIDAY, MARCH 29. 1946 WHAT GOES UP.... No. 13 Isthmian Bars Election; Officials in New Stall To Keep Men Non-Union FLASH! NEW YORK. March 28 — NLRB and SIU representa­ tives will again attempt to board Isthmian vessels in this port to post election no­ tices. This action follows a telegram from the WSA in Washington to the Isthmian SS Company instructing the company to allow the notices to be posted in compliance with the law. The Isthmian Steamship Company pulled a new stall­ ing tactic out of its old bag of obstructionist tricks on March 28, as National Labor Relations Board regional of­ ficials, SIU and NMU organizers tried to board ships in New York Harbor to post notices of the upcoming elec­ tions to decido which, if any,$ Union • is to represent Isthmian the election machinery. By its delaying tactics the seamen. The NLRB and Union repre­ strongly anti-Union company is sentatives were barred from all trying to avert collective bar­ ships in the harbor, under one gaining and maintain its far-below-par wage scale as long as subterfuge or another. Isthmian' clearly showed that possible to save a few pennies. At every ship in New York it will delay as long as, possible Harbor Isthmian had doubled or trebled its dockside guards. The guards were under orders not to allow anyone aboard under any -circumstances. The tactics of barring the dele­ gations were slightly different in each case, btrt the pattern was the same througliuut. At three ships, the Mary Livermore, the H. H. Bancroft and the John Wanamaker, the guards gave this phony excuse: The ships are not the property Among the decisions reached of Isthmian; they belong to WSA NEW YORK—After eight full days of intensive discussion, the were proposals that would tight­ and you must have authorization longest conference of its kind in en the organizational structure from the WSA. Seafarers history, the Agents of the Union; look into the fea­ ANOTHER PHONY Conference of the Atlantic and sibility and advisibility of form­ At the Atlanta City they pull­ Gulf District has come to a close. ing an AFL Maritime Council; ed this one: The recommendations will be sub­ probe the desirability of setting This is an Isthmian ship. The mitted immediately to the mem­ up a Credit Union within the government has nothing to do SIU; make changes in the pres­ bership for its approval. with it. Consequently, the NLRB In this, the first peacetime ent probationary and trip card has nothing to do with the way it Agents Conference since 1941, system; and expand the present is run. many important decisions were Educational Program. The NLRB men took exception reached, which will serve to, Following are some of the re­ to the company's statements in strengthen the gains made so far,' each case. They argued with the and to make possible the further ports and proposals of the Con­ guards, they called their bo.ss, expansion of the Seafarers In­ ference excerpted from the offi­ the regional director, and they cial minutes of the conference: ternational Union. called Isthmian officials. Conference Proposals Miners Will 'Stay At Home' Go Before Membership Unless Given Health Fund For Final Approval Mr WASHINGTON, March 26 — Over 400,000 soft coal miners, 7Ticmbcrs of the United Mine Workers, AFL, will "down tools" at midnight Sunday, according to UMW President, John L. Lewis. Asserting, that this is "not a strike," Mr. Lewis stated that the miners are "exercising its option under the present agree­ ment." "In our letter to the local unions," Mr. Lewis said, "we are not calling a strike. We are no­ tifying them of the termination of the agreement. Obviously you know that the miners do not woi'k without an agreement. They will not trespass upon the properties until they have a con­ tract as that will be a violation of law and the miners are law-abid­ ing." The break in the negotiations, which started on March 12, came_ principally through the failure to agree on a "health and welfare fund" for the minei-s, and an agreement to act on the safety recommendations of the Federal Mine Inspection Service, instead of those of the state mining bu­ reaus. HITS STATE BUREAUS Mr. Lewis asserted that the state mining bureaus are lax and company dominated, and that casualties of his men during the war period had been greater than in the armed services in propor­ tion to the number involved. He said; "There will be no miner's blood spilled next week." Mr. Lewi.s maintained that fur­ ther talks would be useless un­ less the mine owners agi'eed in principle to the miners' proposal that a health and welfare fund, approximating $60,000,000 a year, to be collected through a "par­ ticipating royalty" of ten cents a ton, be set up. Lewis told his press conference today that the miners are not in­ terested in wages and hour.s if the question of its demands for health and safety measures are not satis­ fied. HOME USERS SPARED Although the work stoppage All shipping rules, except rules might paralyze basic industries, 8, 14, 25, 35, and the rule relative Lewis said that the union waited to. the Eastern Steamship Com­ until after the end of winter so pany, the Colonial Navigation that home users would not be in­ Company, the Savannah Line convenienced. Basic industries and the New England Steamship have enough coal for from 10 to Company, were unanimously re30 days, and the Solid Fuels Ad­ adopted by the Conference. The ministration is preparing to em­ latter rule and rule 35 were com­ bargo soft coal deliveries to in­ pletely deleted; rules 8, 14, and sure supplies to the most essen­ 25 were changed; and a new rule tial consumers. was inserted as number 35 to Government officials estimate take the place of the rule on tripthat electric power plants have card men and probationary men enough coal to last 72 days, and adopted at Llie 1943 Annual Elec­ railroads have enough for 27 days tion Ballot. of operation. The recommended rule changes The negotiations will continue, are: but observers see meager prosShipping Rule No. 8 be chang­ fJ^ct of a settlement in time to ed to read as follows: avert the Sunday night shut­ Any member on the regular down. shipping list who has a shipping. Proposed Changes in Shipping Rules card more than 3 months old must re-register on the shipping list and take out a new shipping card and date. Members more than 3 months in arrears in dues or assessments and less than 6 months in arrears in dues or assessments shall reg­ ister and ship from the 'same list as Tripcard and Permit Men do. Former members, more than 6 months in arrears in dues or as­ sessments, after approval by membership action, shall lake the first job assigned to him by the shipping dispatcher. Shipping Rule No. 14 be chang­ ed to read as follows: Members who have shipped and later quit or get fired and who do not report back to the (Continued on Page 4) Isthmian finally backed down on one point. It said the NLRB and Union delegations could go aboard company-owned ships af­ ter Isthmian had compiled lists of men aboard each ship who would be eligible to vote. HERE'S THE SCORE Under the NLRB ruling the elections are to include all*unlicensed personnel in the Deck, Engine and Stewai'd's Depart­ ments. The NLRB specified that the elections were to take place as early as possible, but not later than 30 days after the March 19 order. The new Isthmian time-spar­ ring tactic follows a long delay­ ing action by the company, which was climaxed when the NLRB denied a motion by Isthmian to reopen oral arguments on wheth­ er an election should be held. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 29, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Puhlixhed Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affil/aied with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 1 » HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Hunger In Europe It is ironical that the first fighters against fascism m the world should be the victims of the peace. Yet it is an undisputed fact that, unless immediate help is forthcoming, more than 20,000,000 European people will starve within the next year. The situation in Europe is critical. From eyewitness reports, and from letters, we know that disease and starva­ tion are scourging ever)' continental country. Our own seamen, returning from abroad, have told us of the bodies, of starvation-dead people being stacked like cord wood along public streets. They have told us about children and adults rooting through garbage pails for food, and scrabbling along the decks of relief ships for any grain that might have been dropped. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL PATIENTS Such an attitude must prevail throughout the world, intolerable. Here in the United States, organized labor has adopt­ ed the attitude that hunger is not to be used as a weapon in industrial disputes. In the instance of the GM-UAW strike, labor showed its solidarity by contributing whole­ heartedly to the strikers so that the strike could be settled on its merits, and nor because of the hunger of the strikers' families. Such an attitude must prevail throughout hte world. The brave people in France, Poland, Greece, and the Balkan countries, who fought by our sides in the struggle against fascist oppression must not be allowed to starve now that the war has been won. We cannot allow hunger to be used as a political wea­ pon to force these people into the camp of the Russians, or to make it easy for a dictator of the Hitler-Mussolini type to use this situation to seize power. During the long war years, we in the United States looked forward eagerly to the days of unlimited steaks, quantities of butter, and an abundance of all other delica­ cies. And so, as a Christmas present to the rest of the world, we ended rationing of most items here. It is true that even yet we do not have all that we want. But we do have more than we need. And this excess must be shared with starving peoples of the world if we are to see the dream of a warless world come true. & Abraham Lincoln once said that a nation cannot exist half slave and half free. A peaceful world, as we would like to see it, cannot exist half fed and half starving. In this situation organized labor must take the lead. It is our duty to press for action by our government to alleviate the distress of the hungry peoples of the world. By whatever measures necessary, even the re-institutUn of rationing, we must make available enough food to sustain life in our brothers and sisters overseas. We have the food and we have the ships and men to sail the ships. We must heed the call of starving Europe and Asia. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BOSTON HOSPITAL T. F. SMITH JAMES LEE T. THOMR RAY KEY G. PHINVEY JR. E. ALLEN GUY GAGE ED JOHNSTON H. GILLAN F. C. BROWN s. a. t NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. DENNIS J. H. BOWEN DONAT.D DAHL JAMES RILEY R. E. THORP, Jr. P. F. HICKS W. F. LEWIS H. A. CRUSE EDWARD JOHNSON J. E. DALE C. JANULEVICUS W. J. MARIONEAUX R. M, NOLAN JOSEPH MAJEAU H. D. STERTZBACK 4. 4. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL C. G. SMITH D. A. HUTTS J. V. RODRIGUEZ C. W. FARRELL W. A. MORSE W. H. G. BAUSE L. R. MORJA L. J. A. J. V. A. F. L. MOODY L. WEEKS WHEATON H. SPEARN SHAVROFF C. McALPHIN M. HANGEN 4 4 ft BUFFALO HOSPITAL THOMAS DUFFY J. LA BONTE J. PEMBROKE ART JEPSON ft ft ft MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY ft ft ft ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD J. KASLUSKY C. MIDDLETON SAN JUAIL P!H.^HOSPITAL HIPOLITA DE LEON JOHN VANDESSPOOLL ROBERT MORGAN DELAWARE P. ELDEMIRE ANGEL CABRERA F. M. DUCLOS GERALD R. VOHLER BLAS RAMIREZ JULIO CATO BERNARD ft ft ft FORT STANTON HOSPITAL NICK GAMAMIN A. McGUIGAN You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing itmes: Tuesday—-1:30 to 3;30 p. ni. (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.) When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. E. T. HARDEMAN A. B. THOMPSON J. E. McCREADIE JOHN R. SARTOR L. L. LEWIS H. TUTTLE FRANK NICHOLSON ft ft ft DETROIT HOSPITAL EDWARD WARES WALTER DERR LYNN BURKE TONY SOVERENTO ALEX McMTI.I.AN ft ft ft BALTIMORE HOSPITAL JAMES KELLY FLOYD FRITZ JOSE SARAVIA OLIVER HEFFLEY JOHN MORRIS CLARK POPE GEORGE PARDEE IRA VAN WORMEK ft ft ft GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. A. TROMLY R. N. STROMER H. HARTMAN DIXON BANDA QUAID �Friday. March 29. 1946 TU t SEA tAKtRS LOG Page Three Deadlock Still Holds In Norfolk By PAUL HALL The Agents Conference has recommended a program of coor­ dination of union activities with New Orleans Port Agent Steely White as Gulf coordinator and Eaid Sheppard, Atlantic and Gulf director of organization, as Atlantic coordinator. The importance of this program is that it serves to weld the entire apparatus of the Union into a compact apparatus capable of meeting all issues squarely and using its full strength to act without delay. It means further that all activities of the Union are handled in a systematic manner with all sections of the apparatus working as one. Through the medium of the coordinators, headquarters and or­ ganizational officers in New York will be kept in constant touch with every phase of both port and organizational operations. In addition the burden of work can be more efficiently allocated, receiving supervision at all times. This is particularly needed at this time in view of the immediate tasks facing the Union. Elections Begin The Isthmian and AT&P elections have been finally ordered and the posting of the ships has actually started. When a ship is posted by the National Labor Relations Board, voting actually .starts within forty-eight hours. As this issue of the Log goes to press vot­ ing is already under way. In the voting period the closest attention must be paid to see that every crew member is contacted and every possible SIU vote is voted. A functioning organizational apparatus has been set up by the Union. This operation consists of some of the most energetic and best-trained men in the Union. These men have been trained in the hardest school of all, organization of the unorganized on the point of production. This apparatus is equipped to handle anything that comes their way and it only takes a brief glance at what the future holds to sec just how necessary it is to maintain this apparatus. They Love Their Jobs The Coast Guard, the War Shipping Administration and the other government maritime agencies aren't going to give up easy. They like their jobs and they intend to keep them as long as they ran and they will use every means in their power to hang on. The Union has to get rid of all forms of government bureau control and return maritime administration to its peacetime status if we are to progress. A well functioning Union with the organizational and port ap­ paratus working together can give the bureaucrats a run for their money and should end in the elimination of their control. The question of contracts and negotiations will be coming up soon and here again it is necessary that all Union operations be geared up so that the SIU can continue to lead the maritime field on the question of wages and conditions. The proper coordination will mean that the Union is on its toes and ready to get into any scuffle with both hands swinging. The Conference has proposed the formation of an AFL Maritime Council. This means that all AFL Unions connected with the mari­ time industry will be working together closer than ever before. The formation of such a Council means the active support of mighty unions such as the Longshoremen and the Teamsters. With such a strength the SIU can face the future with confidence and assurance. Chance For All With the educational program getting into full swing, every member will have the opportunity of preparing himself for leader­ ship. The AT&P and Isthmian drives have developed hundreds of members who will be found in the leadership of the future. The future looks good. This conference has been one of hard work which has produced jn-any progressive plans and proposals. All the proposals in the world don't mean anything, however, unless they are carried out. With the proper coordination of all Union activities they can, and vyill be carried out, The coming year is a year of action, a year of growth and progress. Isthmian is the first step towards the goal of organizing all the unorganized, towards bringing the whole in­ dustry under the banner of the SIU. The SIU belongs to the membership and the membership have a job to do. The time to act is now. With everyone pulling together it won't bo long before the SIU is the "ONE BIG UNION" in the maritime field. Make Isthmian SIU NORFOLK, Va.—Possibility of return of State-operated ferries to the Chesapeake Ferry Com pany and an end to the wage dis pute between the SIU and the company was foreseen here, as Seafarers officials reported "pro gress" in negotiations with the company. The Virginia Assembly enacted legislation on February 28 for the State to seize and operate the ferries after a three-week strike by Seafarer crews for vacations, holidays and a higher monthly scale.- The State is still operating the ferries at rates paid by the ferry company. There is reason for optimism, SIU leaders said, because the Chesapeake ferry company is, in effect, out of business until the ferries are returned by the State. And the State will continue to operate the ferries "until such time as the company can guaran­ tee uninterrupted service." AGREEMENT A "MUST" An agreement with the SIU will be necessary before any such guarantee can be given. Public opinion has been on the side of the strikers since the ne­ gotiations between SIU Secre­ tary-Treasurer John Hawk and Norfolk Agent Ray White and company officials bogged down .early in February. The strike rocked along for three weeks, supported by all maritime Unions in the ai-ea be­ fore the State took over the fer­ ries and ordered the men back to work. All during that time, despite transportation hardships, the public and press in the area were on the side of the Union. There were several reasons for this support. First, it was gen­ erally known that the Union de­ mands were just, and that the ferry company was a notorious slave driver. It was known also that the wages and conditions sought by the Union merely eciualized those of the ferries op­ erated by the county. GAINS ALREADY MADE The disputed ferries are op­ erated between Pine Beach and Newport News and Willoughby Spit and Old Point Comfort. Prior to an NLRB election in 1945, which certified the SIU as collective bargaining agent for unlicensed personnel, men had worked an eight hour day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. There had been no compensation for overtime after the eight-hour workday—and there was plenty of overtime work. Immediately following the elec­ tion, the Seafarers were able to obtain a 48-hour week, with time and a half for work in excess of eight hours a day and time and a half in excess of 48 hours. COMPANY STALLING Then negotiations were carried on for four months by the SIU to obtain a two-week vacation for the men, 10 holidays a year and an increase in the monthly pay scale. The company continued to stall and the unlicensed personnel voted to strike the ferries. The company had held out for no blanket increases and had tried to whittle dov/n other demands. The high-handed action of the State of Virginia came without warning. Hawk and White both were in the Norfolk area, but were not consulted before the strike-breaking legislation was railroaded through the legisla­ tive body by the Virginia Gover­ nor. The State Circuit Court also acted with lightning speed in handing down a writ ordering the State Highway Department to operate the ferries. SIU leaders conducting the present negotiations are holding firm in their demands. The ferry company is on the spot. The only action that can possibly fore­ stall an SIU victory is continued operation of the ferries by the State. Report On Organizing Drive By EARL "BULL" SHEPPARD FLASH ! I Posting of Isthmian ships has start­ ed. When your ship is posted voting starts in 48 hours. STAY ABOARD AND VOTE SIU ! The thing everyone has been*— — looking for has finally happened and show them just what SIU and the crews sailing Isthmian representation really means. Staying aboard these ships will and AT & P ships are going to insure a full turnout of the SIU have the opportunity to make vote. If, for example, the SIU their decision as to whom they were to win by an impressive wish to be represented by. majority, negotiations could be This is a time when, more than immediately opened and the sign­ ever before, every man must stay ing of an agreement made much on the job. The voting is only ea.sier. one phase of the activity that The question of a contract is must now be carried on, and the something for Isthmian seamen larger the margin of the SIU to immediately start discussing. vote, the easier will be the carryUsing the SIU contracts now in ng out of these tasks.. force as base, group discussions STAY ABOARD should be started with a view to It is important to stay aboard getting as many ideas and sugges­ the ships now and see that every tions as possible from the ships. man votes. There are still men These ideas should be writ­ aboard these ships who haven't ten down and mailed to the New fully made up their minds as to York Hall so they can be assem­ just what they are going to do. bled and studied. They will then It is up to every SIU member be turned over to the negotia­ and supporter to discuss the tions committees when the vot­ Union in detail with these men ing is over and the question of an agreement comes up. PICTURE OF AN INJUNCTION GOOD NEWS Good reports are coming in from all ports and ships. The most marked improvement in or­ ganizing has been in the Stew­ ards Department. Many cooks and chief stewards, who pre­ viously were undecided, have now signed pledge cards and se­ lected the SIU as their choice. The response to the charter membership offer continues to be good and all ports report many Isthmian men taking out mem­ bership books. Men who have joined ships since March 19th will not be able to vote, but they should still stay on the job until the voting is over. If a few men start piling off, others will follow and if they get scattered many will lose out on the chance of making their choice in the elections. It won't be long now and after putting up with these jobs for so long it shouldn't be too hard to stick around for the final punch. Everything looks good now and it is up to everyone both ashore and General Electric's attempt to provoke violence by obtaining an on the ships to keep it that way. injunction against group picketing and using cops as strikebreakers Before long the Isthmian fleet only succeeded in doubling the determination of GE employes in will be SIU! Philadelphia to win their strike and a pay raise. The injunction, which failed to turn out a single radio or refrigerator, brought only a parade of 6000 pickets whom club-swinging police tried futilely to disperse. (LPA) Make Isthmian SIU! •- iy- �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 29, 1946 Agents Conference Plans For Expansion All Tripcard Men and Permift (Continued from Page 1) dispatcher within 24 hours after Men who have their dues paid shipping, shall lose their original for the current month shall reg ister on a separate shipping list date. Shipping Rule No. 25 be chang­ other than the regular shipping list and shall ship from this list ed to read as follows: Men shipped on regular job as Tripcard and Permit Men in a whose ship lays up in less than rotary manner.' 15 days after original employ­ All Tripcard Men and Permit ment date shall have his shipping Men shall be shipped only after card restored. book members do not take jobs, Shipping Rule relative to the After no member on regular clauses regarding Eastern .Steam­ shipping list takes jobs after 3 ship Company, the Colonial Na­ hourly calls, then Permit Men vigation Company, the Savannah or Tripcard Men sliall bo allow­ I,inc and the New England ed the privilege of throwing in Steamship (Clauses 1, 2, 3 and cards for the job. 4) be deleted in its entirety. Tripcard Men and Permit Men Shipping Rule No. 35 be de­ shall be allowed to make either leted in its entirety. one complete round trip or to To delete that part of the Ship­ not less than 60 days continuous ping Rules relative to the Reso­ employment on same vessel. lution adopted at the 1943 An­ To recommend to the member­ nual Election Ballot in its entire­ ty, and a new Shipping Rule be ship that the Shipping Rules be added to the regular Shipping amended and after ratification by Rules to replace the old Sliip- the membership that it be placed ping Rule No. 35 and to read as on a referendum ballot for ap­ proval, as per the Constitution. follows: Constitutional Change Proposed In tire r-epori of the Committee tion. This provision shall not ap­ Oil Constitution it Was recom­ ply to officials and other office mended that only Article XIII be holders working for the Union amended. The proposed amend­ during current year for period of 4 months or longer. ment follows: Section 12: After completion of Section (c): Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must referendum balloting, and final have three years of sea service action taken by membership re­ in any one of three depai'tments. garding same, used ballots to be Any candidate for departmental held in Secretary-Treasurer's of­ patrolman must have three years fices, The Quarterly Finance sea service in their respective de­ Committee, meeting in the first partments. Sea service, as speci­ meeting of such type after final fied in this article, shall mean on action by membership is taken, merchant vessels in unlicensed are to recommend means and capacity. methods of disposing of used bal­ Section (e): That he be an ac­ lots. tive and fuU book member and If passed by the membership show four montlis discharges for the proposed amendment will be the current year in an unlicensed placed on a referendum ballot rating, prior to date of nomina­ for approval, as per Constitution. Action Against The Coast Guard The S e a f a r ers International Union of North America has al­ ready taken concrete action on the question of unnecessary peacetime controls of the mari­ time industry by the U.S. Coast Guard, and the transfer of juris­ diction of the Bureau of Steam­ boat Inspection and Navigation to the Maritime Commission instead of to the Department of Com­ merce, as in pre-war days. On January 11, 1946, a letter of protest was sent to the Presi­ dent of the United States regard­ ing the continuance of Coast Guard authority over the Mer­ chant Marine, and at the same time, it was requested that the jurisdiction .over the Bureau of Steamboat Inspection and Navi­ gation be transfeiTed to the De­ partment of Commerce. On March 8, 1946, a further letter of protest was sent to the President's Executive Office re­ garding these same matters, and was concurred in by all SIU af­ filiates. Your Union has further protested the transfer of the Shipping Commissioners and the Steamboat Inspectors functions to the Maritime Commission, and has demanded that open public hearings be held on this matter before it is transferred to any other authority than the Depart­ ment of Commerce. A continuous campaign has been carried on in the pages of the Seafarers Log regarding con­ tinued Coast Guard control of maritime personnel, and our stand in opposition to this peace­ time control has been made in no uncertain terms in several differ­ ent stories and editorials. A motion was passed by SIU membership meetings that the Seafarers call on all Maritime Unions and AFL affiliates to join with the SIU in a campaign to rid the seamen of wartime Coast Guard controls and return the in­ dustry to peacetime status. In line with this motion, let­ ters were sent to all Maritime Unions during the past week re­ stating this motion, and suggest­ ing a program of action. Since that time, a four paged mimeographed leaflet has been issued to all SIU members, along with copies of the letter and sug­ gested program. We feel it necessary and urgent that this Agents' Conference re­ affirm the stand which has al­ ready been taken on the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Steam­ boat Inspection and Navigation, and continue this same militant program of publicity and direct action until these evils which be­ set the merchant marine are en­ tirely eliminated, and conditions are returned to their pre-war status or better. YES, ITS ISTHMIAN'S SEA HAWK These Isthmian men were glad to have their picture taken by the Union of their choice—the Seafarers! Front (reading from left): Skuistad. DM; Hilliard. Oiler: Neilson. AB; Martinson, AH. Second row: Roberts, Wiper; Barker, AB; Servallos, 2nd Ck.; Belcher, FWT; Martinski, FWT; Rob­ ertson, AB: Barney, AB; Priichett, Oiler. Back row: Webber, MM; Clemens, AB; Diaz, MM; Lueek, OS; Dennis, DM; and Lode, OS. Two former NMU men. Skuisted and Servallos, turned in their books, and took out SIU memberships. Deck delegate Robertson and Eng. delegate Belcher are holding the Sea Hawk shipshape for the SIU, and doing a swell job, too! Probationary Books, Permits The probationary book and tripcard system of operation has become obsolete. With the in­ dustry being reconverted to a peacetime operational .status, the operators will be laying up a large amount of tonnage. On a small scale, this is already being felt with a marked decrease in shipping. The rights of the membership to jobs must be protected at all times and we have to be par­ ticularly careful today because we don't know just how many jobs will be available tomorrow. It is true that winning the Isth­ mian Line will mean more jobs, but it will also mean more mem­ bers, and we will have to have good Union men sailing those ships to see that the right kind of Agreement is obtained. For this reason, we cannot even consider closing the books of the Union as such an action would be the same thing as shutting off the organizational activity. When we organize a company, we bring new members into the Union who are entitled to and must be given, the same protec­ tion as the older members. For that reason, it is recom­ mended that the present tripcard and probationary book system be changed to a permit system. The value of the permit system is that it enables the membership to ad­ mit as members the necessary numbers to keep shipping on a decent basis. The permit system would elim­ inate much of the duplicate filing and office work and would aid in the check-up system of dues records, etc. When any seaman who is car­ rying a permit card is admitted to the Union from time to time, he would be given the regular blue membership book, but re­ gardless of the length of time he has sailed on a permit, he would have to remain on probation for at least six months before be­ coming a full member. A general summarization of the recommendations are: 1. Tripcards and probationarybooks are to be eliminated. 2. Permits to be issued prop­ erly ruled for payments, de­ scriptions, etc. . 3.. These admissions to be based on seniority but in no case should any permit man be admitted with less than six months time on a permit. •4. The regular blue mem­ bership book to be issued from the Headquarters Offices when the permit holder is admitted to the Union. 5. A minimum of six months probationary period is to be required on membership books, in addition to time already spent on permit before a man is considered for a full book membei'. 6. None of these rules to ap­ ply to unorganized seamen working on ships where an or­ ganizational drive is being con­ ducted. SIU Moves To Abolish The WSA The War Shipping Administra­ tion was created to take over the responsibility of operation and administration of shipping for the period of the war to relieve the U. S. Maritime Commission of the overload of wartime ad­ ministration and operation. During the course of the war, the WSA has constantly added to its powers and duties until it has become virtually the controlling agency. At the present time, the WSA is frantically trying to hang on to everything it can and to even increase its jurisdiction. The purpose of this is to hang onto the pie and have the WSA, under the same set-up, but with pos­ sibly another title, become a permanent government bureau. Inasmuch as many companies are resuming peacetime opera­ tion, the WSA is no longer neces­ sary and only a burden to the people of the country who must continue to pay high taxes to support such useless paper bu­ reaus, this committee recom­ mends and urges that the SIU exercise every possible means to have the WSA abolished in all of its phases and all shipping con­ trol returned to tlie pre-emergency status. Need For AFL Maritime Council This committee realizes the urgent need for -a closer coopera­ tion among the affiliate unions connected with the maritime in­ dustry. The SIU support of Dis­ trict 50 of the Mine Workers and the Longshoremen have shown that this cooperation is both feasible and necessary. The fact that the support of the entire AFL in Mobile was in­ strumental in the quick tugboat strike victory there shows again that some even closer national agreement between the SIU and our affiliates is necessary. This committee, therefore, recommends that the President of the AFL, the Executive Com­ mittee and the National Officers and Executive Committes of the ILA, the Teamsters and all other maritime connected Unions, be immediately contacted with a view towards the establishment of an AFL Maritime Council. It is further recommended that each Port Agent immediately con­ tact the Local Unions in his Port and sound them out and discuss the formation of this Councilwith them. In line with this program, it is recommended that the SIU of­ ficially request a meeting to be held as soon as possible to ex­ plore and set up the mechanics for such a council. (More on Page 6) �THE Friday. March 29, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Baltimore Seafarers Give To Hospitalized ITHMK QUESTfON:—T)o you think that the United States should reinstitute rationing, if necessary, to help provide food for the starving people of Europe and Asia. MATTHEW DILEO, Acting AB— Rationing during the war gave jjeople in the United Stales enough to eat. On my last trip, I was in Belgium and people there didn't have anything to eat. So. of course we ought to help them out with food. We have plenty. We should make sure that we leave ourselves enough to get along on. but any sound system of rationing will do that. I don't know how people here can enjoy the food they eat when they know that men. women, and children are starving overseas. They don't need much, and what we give them will keep them alive. Port Baltimore Has Big Field JOSEPH CANTIN. Bosun— That's a good idea if done cor­ rectly. By that I mean that we have got to see that the black markets don't start again, and all people will get a just share of the food. I was in France last month and I know that people are starving there. We had grain as our cargo, and people came on board and picked up all the loose grain from around the winches, and swept up every last piece from the deck. Starving people have got to be fed. and we should feel lucky that we can help them, and still have enough for our­ selves. JOSEPH J. FENNER. Bosurf-We should not allow these peo­ ple to starve. We helped them fight the war, and now we should help them live. We have plenty of food and we could help them until they get on their feet. When people get hungry they get out of hand and anything can hap­ pen. I think the majority of peo­ ple in the United States is in favor of feeding Europe and Asia. The quicker we get those people straightened out. the bet­ ter it will be for all of us. Europe is starving, and the only ones who can do anyihing about it are the people of the Untied States. i BALTIMORE — Contributions from the rank and file members of the SIU for their sick brothers in the Marine Hospital continue to come in, reports John Taurin of the Baltimore hospital committe. Brother Taurin has received $16.10 from Rex Dickey, acting Agent, and $35 from Miss Lopez, secretary, which they collected from Seafarers in the Baltimore port. The following hospitalized men have received for their personal expenses the sums specified: Floyd W. Fritz $4.26 Charles Skakacs 4.20 P. Chappell 4.26 M. Morris 4.26 Jose Sarove 4.26 Daniel Hickey 4.26 E. J. Dellamuno 4.26 1. Iverson 4.26 S. Kelly 4.26 J. Kelly 4.26 J. Morris 4.25 J. Van Womer 4.25 CHRIS. J. LEGER, Jr.. AB— I'm in favor of it provided that we get what we need to keep us going, and then let them have the rest. The situation in Europe is bad. They lack nutritious food, and we should give them all we can spare. I saw people scram­ bling in garbage cans for food, and that kind of living will lead to riots. Even worse, the chil­ dren will grow up skinny and sick, and then it will be too late to do them any good. Most of the people I talk to are in favor of helping these unfortunate people, and so am I. ' r-' ~t' rt -if 'S' •' I- 'r T I By CURLY RENTZ BALTIMORE —A lot of guys don't understand the problems in the Port of Baltimore. In the first place, Baltimore is the head­ quarters for hundreds of men who work in allied industries closely connected with seamen. The entire Cheasepeake Bay area from Hampton Roads, the Eliza­ beth, Potomac and James Rivers, up to the Patapsco, is a fishing, towboat and tug area with thous­ ands of men closely allied to the seamen. In the great part these men are unorganized or else loosely or­ ganized in small local associa­ tions. The most important thing to consider is that almost any of them can qualify as seamen and, a.s .such, should be organized un­ der the SIU in one of our af­ filiated Unions. For example, a man may work a portion of tne year as an oysterman, later he fishes and still later he takes a barge or tug­ boat job. TUGS AND TOWS Actually more tugs and towboats operate in this area than in any other section outside of New York. Baltimore is a main transit point of the inland water­ way system from the Carolinas to New York, and coal alone rep­ resents a large part of the transit tonnage. Many big towing companies, such as the Curtis Bay Towing company which is organized in the ILA, AFL, make Baltimore their headquarters. It is import­ ant that these men all be organ­ ized in affiliate unions so that we can all work together in the event of trouble. The whole Chesepeake area is a thing that should be studied by the Union, as a tie-up of this area would be a prime factor in winning any beef we might have with the shipowners. Its a big job but we are tack­ ling it, and so far the results are favorable. If we remember that Baltimore is inland waters head­ quarters, then we must realize the necessity of doing a job there. An organized Cheseapeake Bay area would be one of the greatest weapons the SIU could have. Page Five The Patrolmen Say... Good Feeding the man that he did not feel like ' paying him overtimeNEW YORK—Recently I had The crew also complained that the privilege of paying off the this Purser spent money, enMV Black Rock, one of the Mo- j trusted in his care for the beneran tugs. Believe me, it was a ! fit of the crew, on souvenirs for himself. pleasure to see a ship so clean and MAIL UNSORTED spotless. When mail was delivered for The food aboard is excellent. the crew, he threw it on the Brother Eldori Cook, Chief Cook messroom table unsorted, and and Steward, and Brother Leslie told the crew he would not be Wing, Second Cook, are doing a responsible for any mail that was wonderful job. This ship could lost while they were sorting it. be rightfully termed the Wal­ After threats and promises dorf-Astoria of the waves. failed, we finally had to take ac­ A good clean crew, and good tion against this man and had cooking, makes a combination him put off the ship. hard to beat. Keep up the swell The war is over . . . now is the work. time for all Union men to weed R. E. Gonzales these men out and report them to the Union. No Pay—No Sign Salvador Colls NEW YORK—Last week I was called in on a beef aboard the Council Crest of the Los Angeles Tanker Company. This crew had been on coastwise articles for twentj'-three days, and the com­ pany wanted them to sign on foreign articles. This sounds okay, but what made it so tricky is that the company wanted to backdate the foreign articles twenty-three days without paying the men off on the original articles. We tried to talk to them, but we got nowhere fast. So we held up the sign on, and then they squared away the beef in a hurry. The men got the pay they were entitled to, and then they signed the foreign articles. Graydon "Tex" Suil Foreign Rider NEW YORK — When I got to the SS John Merick of the Calmar Line last week, all but six men had already signed on the articles without the Foreign Rider being signed also. These men waited while I got in touch with the Union Hall, and the Hall con­ tacted the WSA and the company. The company finally agreed to accept the Foreign. Rider and so the remaining six men signed them, and the rest of tlie crew initialed their copies. Now all unlicensed personnel are pro­ tected with first class" transporta­ tion, wages, and subsistence, back to the port of signing on if the vessel terminates its voyage any place other than that port. The same thing happened on the SS Galen Stone of the East­ ern Steamship Lines. There, too, they tried to sign the crew on without the Foreign Rider. We stopped that in a hurry, and we also made them change the crew's quarters around to where they are supposed to be. There was a Commissioner from the WSA aboard the Galen Stone when I got there, but he was letting the company get away with anything they wanted to—some help he was. Fred Hart Beef On Purser NEW YORK — A little while ago we received a complaint about the Purser of the SS Bluefield Victory of the Mississippi Steamship Company. It seems that this guy had gotten the idea he was a little tin God—practical­ ly the Master of the ship. He refused to okay overtime and threatened to have crewmembers logged and thrown off the ship. On one occasion he went so far as to have a man from the Stewards Department soogie his room, and then he told Troop Ship Rules NEW YORK - On all troop ships paying off, members in the Steward's Department who are laid off must come to the Union Hall, re-rogister foj; that .ship, and if the ships call for crews within ten days, these men are eligible for the jobs. According to the Shipping Rules, to which seamen are sub­ ject, they must get off the ship if they are laid off. Failure to do so may result in plenty of trouble. Business and' shipping con­ tinues good in this port. Plenty of work for all ratings, with ABs still at a premium.. All men who do not hold a rating, but would like to get one, should see Jimmy Stewart, on the 3rd floor of the Union Hall, for information. The Coast Guard is still in our hair with quite a few beefs now and then. It will be a great day for all concerned when the.se birds go back to paddling their canoes. In another part of this issue, an article appears giving the facts on how discharges from the WSA can be obtained. It is very im­ portant for every member of the SIU who has the required Ecatime to take advantage of this because if you are within the draft age, and you have a dis­ charge, it will keep the Draft Board from breathing down j'our neck. Joe Algina Brasshats Push Peacetime Braft WASHINGTON (LPA) — The Army brass hat.'; did a turn-abniit in their demands for permanent peacetime conscription, and came up with a proposal for an exten­ sion of the present Selective Serv­ ice Act. Members of Congress are believed to favor extension, for less than a year, and Senate Military Committee Chairman Elbert Thomas already has be­ fore the committee his bill ex­ tending the act for six weeks after its present expiration date. May 15. Major opposition is e.xpected to center around the argument that present voluntary enlistments are at a rate sufficient to provide the needed 1,070,000-man Army on July 1, and that raising the pay and status of the regular Army would result in maintain­ ing this figure. Make Isthmian SIU 1 �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 29, 1946 CREW OF ISTHMIAN'S GEORGE READ AT NORFOLK Agents' Proposals Go Before Membership For Seamen's Gl Bill Of Rights "This committe has met with the Secretary-Treasurer and dis­ cussed this point as well as in­ vestigating the various member­ ship demands in regards to the adoption of this bill of rights. We see now that the chances of this bill being pigeon-holed in Congress are great. Considering these factors, this committee recommends the following: 1. That this Union demand from Congress immediate ac­ tion on the Seamen's GI Bill of Rights. 2. That we call on all our affiliated Unions within the AFL to assist us in this by adopting a resolution calling for action by Congress on this bill. 3. That we call on ALL friends of labor to exert all possible pressure to assist us in this matter. 4. That we send a representa­ tive or representatives to Wash­ ington at the next hearing on this matter to present our views. The entire question of the Sea­ men's G. I. Bill of Rights has been tossed around in Congress like a political football ever since its fii-st introduction. We must all realize that the fight for. the passage of this bill is going to be a tough one, and where we, as seamen, were con­ sidered a short while ago as "Heroes in Dungarees," we are now considered little better than bums. This is, of course, in large part due to Westbrook Pegler and others of his slimy ilk who have maligned the seamen vic­ iously. We must prepare ourselves for an all-out battle to secure pas­ sage of this bill, and through continuous publicity and pres­ sure, make certain that the pub­ lic learns the real story behind the wartime merchant marine. When the true story of the sac­ rifices made by seamen is known, then the public and progressive members of Congress will sup­ port us in our fight for this just legislation. Union-Run Upgrading Schools One service the Union can, and must give to the membership is a Union upgrading school. At the present time, they have a choice of going to (1) WSA School, (2) Pi'ivate School, or (3) Haphazard Studying. Unionism is a bread and but­ ter proposition; what can the Union do for its members? Or, if there are two (or more) unions in the same field, which union gives its members the most ben­ efits? In time of stress, those members wlio have no deep or­ ganizational ties (and these, no doubt, form the majority — al­ though a comprehensive educa­ tional program would greatly les­ sen this number), these members would tend to turn to that outfit which offers him more—-whether in wage.s or conditions, or a chance to advance his status in the industry. The Seafarers has the men who could teach the up­ grading schools. In all cases, the cost of maintaining them would be small. The committee therefore rec­ ommends on upgrading schools that: 1. Activate the New Orleans upgrading School (this is al­ ready established but not op­ erating). 2. Open Upgrading School in the New York Hall. 3. Open Upgrading School in the Baltimore Hall. Committees must set up an Agenda for each Department, draw up whatever printed mater­ ial is necessary, set minimum lequirements for admission, and to arrange for instructors. Agenda, material, admission, etc. — whatever pertains to all schools in any port—should be set up hy a joint committee. Instruc­ tors may be a Port matter, un­ less a Port feels that it hasn't the qualified personnel. The responsibility of putting into effect such .schools .should be that of the Local Officials, sub­ ject to the approval of the mem­ bership. Possibilities For Credit Union Your committee has investi­ gated the proposition of Credit Unions, and recommends the fol­ lowing action; (a) That we instruct the Sec­ retary-Treasurer to contact, as soon as is physically-pos­ sible, a representative of the Farm Credit Administration, or whatever agency handles Credit Union Information, and have him explain to us in plain language the func­ tions of same. (b) That once this information is available, that it be sub­ mitted to the membership for action, as to whether they want such gear set up, and under what terms if they want it at all. (c) That we recommend to all officials and to the member­ ship that they seriously study and consider the entire prop-osition of a Credit Union for the Seafarers. We could thus get well-informed action, and thereby be following the most advisable course on this matter. This we feel to be very important. (d) That we recuiiiMiend Llial the officials encourage as much as possible the full dis­ cussion of this matter by the members of our Union, and that we include in the Log such information as will aid our members to make up their minds. ^ (e) That we mimeograph or print in the very near future, a pamphlet or leaflet on Credit Union, and this be made available to all mem­ bers. In closing, this committee would like to add that they are in favor of establi.shing such Credit Union. However, wo are of the further opinion that be­ fore we consider adopting such action, that the membership should be completely familiar­ ized with Credit Unions. Thus, we feel that the adoption of the above program will answer this purpose. Here's a group of Isthmian brothers from the George Read docked at Norfolk. She's 100 per cent SIU. and in his hurry to make the Log deadline, our correspondent from Norfolk neglected to include their names. Stand Against Expanding Educational Program WSA Fink Halls The position of the SIU on the question of Fink Halls of any type, whether operated by the government, steamship compan­ ies, or by any combination of shipowners, remains the same. From the beginning, the Seafar­ ers have consistenthv fought against any and all types of hir­ ing other than rotary shipping from the Union Hall. Shipping from a Fink Hall is even more demoralizing than shipping from the dock and a system of hiring from any place other than the Union Hiring Hall can only serve to weaken the Union, give the companies the opportunity to place their stooges aboard ships and ultimately wreck the Union. This committee recommends that the system of government hiring be placed in the same category as the Fink Halls oper­ ated between the years 1921 and 1934 on the West Coast by the Pacific Coast Shipowners Asso­ ciation, on the Atlantic and Gulf by the U. S. Shipping Board, and at present, operated on the Great Lakes by the Lakes Carriers As­ sociation. This committee, therefore, rec­ ommends further that the mem­ bership reiterate their position on this question and take every pos­ sible means to abolish in their entirety, all Fink Halls and the Agencies sponsoring them. We recommend that the mem­ bers of this Union instruct their Officials to set up for their ap­ proval, as soon as possible, a program calling for an organized effort by ALL Maritime Unions, for the permanent elimination of this evil for all times from this industry. Venice Unions Venice unions star'ted a 24-hour general strike recently in protest against government leniency in cleaning out fascists from public offices and private industry. •With the end of the war, and 3—Public Speaking and Parlia­ the need for "national unity" mentary Procedure gone w'th the wind of Russian 4—History of SIU expansion, the need for an edu­ 5—History of Communist Union­ cational program for the Sea­ ism—Emphasis on NMU farers membership becomes more 6—How to Organize and more apparent. There is' no doubt but what 7—Labor Journalism There are, of course, other sub­ the commies will take a more and more militant line. How­ jects that may be considered. ever, since they are clever enough This is by no means a complete list. What should be pointed out to tie their political demands demands that will push Russia's here is that almost all of these interests in this country — with subjects, with the possible e:.the bright ribbons of what seem ception of public 'speaking can to be legitimate beefs, there will be taught by men who are now be many politcally uneducated on the Union payroll and thus who, if not taken in, will find will incur no additional expenses. If po.s.sible, the m,Tterials u.sed in. themselves greatly confused. In order to save the politically tlie classes should be priiiled or naive from the high-pressure mimeographed for general discommie propaganda, and to give trbiution. This committee recommends our membership a solid ground from which to be able to effec­ that that the administration of tively oppose the commies on the the educational program, as was watei-front in competing for the decided by the Agents' Confer­ unorganized seamen, and to make ence of last year, should remain them more union-conscious so in the hands of the Editor and that they'U be better able to with­ Educational Director. Agents are stand the coming counter-offen­ requested to communicate with sive of the shipowners, we recom­ the Educational Director to sug­ mend that the Seafarers Inter­ gest subjects, etc. The committee also recom­ national Union must immediately mends the purchase of a multilith set up a broadened educational machine so that educational ma­ program. The best medium, of course, is terial (as well as organizing and the Log—because it reaches more propaganda material) can be of the membership as compared cheaply and quickly printed in with classes, which must be the Union Hall by the SIU. limited in capacity. However, the Log must be supplemented by classes, since the latter permits of more intense instruction, ques­ tions from the floor, and discus­ sion to clear the doubts and mis­ understanding. The following subjects are LONDON, Mar. 24—Protesting recommended to be considered: against a 72-hour work week, 200 1—Theory and Practice of Trade crew members of the 25 tugboats Unionism operating in this harbor went on "(a) The principles of "pure strike. The demands of the strik­ trade unionism" as opposed to ers include wage increases and "political trade unionism." a 48-hour work week. A spokesman for the strikers 2—SIU Contracts, Agreements, said that the present work week Etc. "(a) Overtime, Settling a Beef, is 72 hours and that overtime fre­ Shipboard Meetings, Ship quently boosted this to 100 hours Delegates, Elections, Duties, a week. The protest was started as a 24-hour work stoppage. Functions, Etc. London Tugmen Strike For Hours �Friday. March 29. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Background On Russia Page Seven AT EASE as long as the Communist Party and are, easily liquidated. machine wields the legislative It is absurd to think that such The Soviet Union has emerged and executive authority. things could exist under selffrom World War II as one of the government. No people having THE WORKERS Big Three powers. The influence the recourse to democratic pro­ which the Soviet wields in Eur­ According to the Soviet Con­ cedure would institute a system ope and Asia cannot be over­ stitution, Russia is a .Socialist which guarantees them so little emphasized, as witness the scores state of workers and peasants. and gives so much to a privileged of headlines and columns of dis­ To which group then do the high few. patches devoted to Russian ac­ officials of the Communist Party Ru.ssia fails of achieving de­ tions and policies. belong? In which category do mocracy in many more ways. The An understanding of Soviet in­ we place managers of. industries. absence of a free press, the re­ ternal policies and practices is Army officers, artists and writ­ fusal to submit territorial dis­ necessary if we are to understand ers, and members of the gov­ putes to the United Nations Or­ Obviously, a third ganization, the enslavement of her foreign policy. It is a his­ ernment? torical fact that foreign policy group has evolved which is tan­ millions of forced laborers in is a reflection of a government's tamount to a ruling class. concentration carnps; these are domestic policy. And under­ A bureaucracy has arisen which all the actions of a fascist dic­ stand Russia we must if we are tatorship, not a .socialist democ­ to live in a world without war, takes to itself the exploitation of racy. and one in which the coopera­ the worker and peasant—a func­ OUTLOOK? tion of nations is raised to its tion which was previously car­ And so the picture for Europe ried out by the Czarist nobility highest degree. does not look optimistic. Where and capitalists. The Soviet RED ARMY masses have traded in their capi­ the Red Armies go, the Soviet There can be no denial of the talist exploiters for the privilege type of rule will be set up. Where fact that Russia, with her power­ of being ruled by a managerial the Communist Party gains pow­ ful Red Army, played an impor­ dictatorship. er, dictatorship will take the tant part in the victory over fas­ place of democracy. Labor unions do not exist in cism. The magnificent heroism What, then, is the answer to Russia. The ultimate power to of the Red forces staved off de­ the Soviet riddle? The ideal so­ feat in the dark days of 1942-43, set wages, hours, working condi­ lution would be the overthrow and contributed mightly to the tions, and job security is vested of Stalin's dictatorship from with­ final destruction of the Nazi in the government. There is no in, and the setting up of a true appeal because strikes agpinst Army. woi-kers' state. Failing of this, But the peoples of Europe have the government are illegal. There the remaining great powers must not thrown off the yoke of fas­ are no rights for workers; no take a firm stand against further cist dictatorship, only to have it position is guaranteed, and pro­ Soviet imperialist aggression. replaced b/ Russian dictatorship. motions to better jobs depend The Russian people do not want Only too well do these people upon political loyalty and favorit­ war. The Soviet leaders will not know that the denial of democ­ ism of superiors. take the final steps to throw the racy does not breed more de­ Tile Russian worker is humili­ nation into conflict if they see mocracy but less as time goes on. ated and degraded. He has not that the rest of the world is The one-party type of govern­ the right to say where he will against them. ment which has been imposed by woj-k, when he will work, or how The Soviet Union can exist the Russians docs not go hand in many hours he will work. These peaceably as one of the United hand with any concept of self conditions are laid down by the Nations. Only her own decision rule. State, and any dissenters can be, will prevent her doing so. And Russia's policy in occu­ pied countries is merely a pro­ jection of her theory and prac­ Crew members of Islhmian's Orange Victory—who are all-out tice in home affairs. for the Seafarers—in a moment of rest. What is the nature of the gov­ ernment of the Soviet Union? Is there any indication that Russia is moving from a one-man, oneparty dictatorship toward real po­ litical democracy? What is the Although all seamen are urged Reemployment Rights—A sea­ status of the Russian worker to­ to stay on the job to help return man of any age who left a per­ day, and what is the official at­ our troops from foreign shoi'es, manent job to enter the Merchant titude toward trade union.s? NEW Y'ORK — Here's another black gang ratings. There he and to help supply our occupa­ Marine on or after May 1, 1940 First, let us take up the sub­ tion forces and to carry relief is not entitled to his former job typical case of how Coast Guard found out that hi.s Union cards ject of the nature of the Russian supplies to the liberated coun­ until tlie termination of the Un­ red tape and inefficiency works were not enough, and that, he Government. According to the tries, this information is being limited National Emergency, as a genuine hardship on special would have to furnish written constitution, promulgated in 1937, furnished for the benefit of those declared by the President or Con­ ratings, and makes it difficult for proof of his employment as Mathe Union to fill these- jobs, j rine Electrician for a period of democratic processes are guarded who have already left the Mer­ gress, unless There's been quite a shortage of • at least three years. Also, when and every Soviet citizen over 18 chant Marine, or who contem­ (1) The provisions of points 1 Chief Electricians recently, and 1 he showed his father's citizenyears of age is given the right to plate such action. and 2 under Draft Status in response to the demand. Local ship papers with notation regardvote and be elected. Releases—Service in the Mer­ have been met, or B277 of the International Broth­ ing himself on the papers, Gold­ Yet, very recently, without re­ chant Marine is voluntary and (2) Ho has become permanent­ erhood of Electrical Workers, thorpe was informed that he course to the legal procedure for any seaman may leave such serv­ ly disabled for further serv­ AFL, occasionally sends over would have to provide a signed amending the constitution, it was ice at any time without the ne­ ice in the Merchant Ma­ qualified men who desire to ship affidavit proving that he was the decreed that only those citizens cessity of obtaining a release or rine through no fault of his out. son who was mentioned therein. who had reached the age of 23 discharge. However, the follow­ own. This must be sub­ DAYS WASTED could be elected to the Supreme ing points should be considered. One day last week, William stantiated by a statement In addition to all this red tape, Soviet. It is po.ssible that t.hi.<4 Draft Status—A seaman be­ from the United States Goldthorpe came over to the SlU Goldthorpe was required to fill change is justified, but the flaunt­ tween the ages of eighteen and Public Health Service, or Hall, going up to the Third Deck out numerous forms, take a phy­ ing of democratic procedure is twenty-six is subject to reclas­ from a private physi­ where he received a letter to the sification and induction into the Coast Guard from Jimmy Stewart sical examination, and also a not. cian, or Armed Forces upon leaving the Electrician's written l^est for Chief .Electrician The elections to the Soviet are (3) Through no fault of his requesting Chief papers. Goldthorpe came over i ^i^cn by an e.xaminer who probcarried out by means of a single Merchant Marine, unless own, his continued service to the SlU well-recommended by i training (1) He has been in the service slate of candidates, picked in ad­ in the Merchant Marine is but little actual experience. mem­ the IBEW, and carried a vance by meetings of voters. This of the Merchant Marine no Jonger desirable or All of this bureaucratic nonbership book along with working constitutes, in the final analysis, for not less than thirty-two necessary. cards which qualified him as sense and fol-de-rol merely took a vote of confidence in the ruling months, beginning on or The Certificate referred to Journej-man — Marine Di\isiun, three days of Brother Goldparty, and not an election of a after May 1, 1940, and above entitles the seaman to lethorpe's valuable time! And legislative body. No candidates (2) He has performed active employment rights to the job. Snapper, and Foreman. while this unnecessary delay is are ever nomin.'ited wlio are not SINCE '22 duty during not less than other than temporary, which he , going on, shipowners are howling supported by the local Com­ 75% of this period, and horpe h,-,sbcnaJo^.,„,, ® Bill Goldtho held prior to entering the service. munist Party and Communist (3) He has applied for and re­ Application for a Certificate— neyrnan Elc Youth League. And so, it is not at marine electrical f ~ "j" ™ r-n • ceived a Certificate, pur­ A seaman who considers himself has 1 worked • mon J u 1 .1 qualified men to fill out their strange that a dissenting vote has work since 1939, and has worked suant to Public Law 87— eligible for a Certificate pursuant crews. never been cast in the sessions 78th Congress, certifying to Public Law 87 should apply in the capacity of snapper or fore­ The Goldthorpe case corroboof the Supreme Soviet. man for more than four years. that the two preceding con­ for one within thirty days after „ , ... „ . . .rates what the SlU and the Log Lately, however, even these ^ ^ ditions have been met. he leaves the service. A seaman Sm-cly w.th all of this .accamupretenses have been torn away, Upon the issuance of this certi­ who remains in the service after latcd expcncnce he .s ,ual.I.ed Coast Guard hinders the and more and more power has ficate, the seaman's Draft Board industry, and should the end of the Unlimited Na­ as a Chief Electrician! go he' been usurped by the Council of will be notified, and they will tional Emergency must apply for thought. get out entirely, returning the inPeople's Commissars, the execu­ thereupon consider his reclassifi­ the Certificate, if he wants one, Upon arrival at Coast Guard dustry to its peacetime status once tive arm of State authority. cation into a class which makes within six months after the end­ with his letter of endorsement, again—^and backs up our deTrue political democracy does him no longer eligible for in­ ing of the Unlimited National Goldthorpe saw Warrant Officer mands that the Coast Guard get not exist in Russia, and cannot duction. Emergency. Van Nuys who is in charge of out of maritime for good! By BURT BECK Status Of Seamen Who Leave The Sea Usual Coast Guard Redtape Holds Up Needed Ratings E. �Page Eight THE SEAtAHERS LOG Friday. March 29. 1946 PR Hospitals Are Okay, He Says By CHARLES B. MARTIN Not Much West Coast Activity By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS ATTENTION! SAN JUAN—I have often won­ dered why the Agents are greyhaired, and now I can understand some of the reasons. Since my short stay in office I have had everything to iron out. It is new to me, and I really get a kick out of it, but sometimes I wonder what the membership expects of the Agents. I was called down to one of the ships recently to try to squash the case against a Bosun who openly admitted that he was guilty of theft of some ship's pioppi ty and wanted me to try to have the charges dropped. Well, I did all I could; but it was impossible. A few of the members who were shipmates with me in years gone by stopped in to pay me a visit. I'm always glad to see old shipmates and any of the mem­ bership at any time. We have had so many calls from fellows here for letters to help them get seaman's papers that we have had to post a sign on the board that under no condition will letters be issued from this office as long as there are mem­ bers to take the jobs that come up. GOOD HOSPITAL A few of our members are in the hospital here and they claim that they are being treated very well. I know that, since I have been here, the personnel at the hospital has treated me with all If you don't find linen when you go aboard your SAN FRANCISCO — At the every official and every rank and ship, notify the Hall at once. present writing we are still en- fUer doing his utrriost to carry A. telegram from Le Havre or gaged in the Agents Conference. the word to Isthmian crews, then Singapore won't do you any We have drafted proposals, and good. It's your bed and you we will draft still more proposals have to lie in it. which will have more far reach­ ing effects on the entire structure and the future of the Union than ever before. I have attended Agents Confer­ ences before, but never before have I seen a more progressive By JOHN MOGAN and cooperative spirit apparent BOSTON—Shipping and busi­ ened out; but the telephone be­ among the collectvie officials than ness continues good in Boston. tween Searsport and Boston gets is in evidence at this conference. Two ships are lying in Searsport, quite a play from our understand­ We have taken steps to stream­ Me., with the ci-ews not a little ably impatient crews. line the organization. We have SHOULD CONTINUE eager to get paid off and go home. taken steps to cut down operating There is no reason to believe This Searpsort deal is a real expenses in all phases of the or­ we have reason to be very con­ headache these days, chiefly be­ that shipping will not continue ganization at the same time bear­ fident of winning this battle with cause of the phony riders these to be brisk for a while. Three ing in mind to do nothing to de­ orthe communist party front ships sailed with. In most cases, arrivals are scheduled to payoff crease and curtail the efficiency we manage to get things straight- here the first of the week, an­ of the organization. All these ganization— theNMU. other in Searsport awaiting a proposals will be submitted to company representative from the membership for action at the New York, and all kinds of stuff next regular Branch meetings. So in transit. much for that. Every week, also, there are a As for shipping on the West couple of ships pulling in to the respect anyone could expect. By LOUIS GOFFIN Coast: At the present, shipping Portland for loading. Invariably I want to go on record about the and payoffs on the Pacific Coast JACKSONVILLE—The South­ actions of the above mentioned they arrive shorthanded, so that hospital and the staff, as told to are very slow. We are still get-' land is far behind us, temporarily phonies, and see to it that these we have a chance to place a few me by the membership, because ting some of the repatriated crews at least, as we are now attending birds are ,put where they belong. some of the people here have men up there. in to the Pacific Coast for pay­ the Agents Conference in New We are sure that no seaman Nothing for Isthmian has paid been trying to sling mud at the off. These crews are from the York. While the Port of Jack­ wants to go back to the wage and off here in the last couple of staff. ships which were turned over to sonville has been kind of quiet working conditions of the '20s We have nine members in the weeks, although we had a couple the Japs in the Far East. of late, it seems to be a consensus hospital now, and we make it a in transit. Everything points to The shipyard strike in the San of opinion that the business of the practice to visit them on Satur­ an SIU victory in any election Francisco Bay area has finally Port will increase in the near day as we have more time to go held now or soon, as every ship been settled after being closed future. around and we don't overstay our contacted here has been belter for over four months. This should We certainly hope that such than 60% SIU—and, in the ma­ time. cause shipping in general to pick will be the case very soon. We NMU BEEF jority of instances^ better than up considerably. Now I under­ had a payoff on Monday, and 95%. We have been hearing beefs stand there is a possibility that this was taken care of by our SHORTAGE about the NMU and they are real­ some of the West Coast Maritime relief man (a further report on The shortage of FWTs and Oil­ ly down on the Agent here be­ Unions may take strike action in this payolf will be in the next ers is still acute up this way. A cause he gave a man a tripcard forcing some of their demands issue of the Log). The action ship pays uff and the three Fire­ to ship out and there were al­ in the very near future. It is a taken at the Agents conference men waste no time in packing ready two Chief Cooks on the little too early at this time to be should be studied by every mem­ up and getting off; and very often list. This guy waited until the able to see just how this will ber of the SIU, as the recommen­ we haven't got the Firemen avail­ boys went out to lunch, and then affect us. dations are for the best interests able immediately to keep up he shipped the man. This is I am notified that there are of the membership and the Union and early '30's, and such may be steam. In fact, it seems some­ nothing unusual for them. I quite a few Isthmian ships in the as a whole. the case if we allow these birds times that all the Firemen in the don't know the Agent, and it is various West Coast ports at this From time to time we have to operate against us. Now is the industry are enrolled with WSA. really a job to find the NMU hall time. We have just received noti­ written articles which we believe time to kick them out. Let's go Well, the Agent's conference here if you don't know where it fication that the Isthmian elec­ were for the best interests of the and make a real job of it, so being held right now should be is. tion has been ordered for some Union and Labor in general, and that our march forward never productive of some changes bene­ The Beachcomber is still time within the next thirty days. we shall do our utmost to con­ slackens. ficial to the Union and the mem­ around. He says he is going to You have my word that no tinue this policy of condemning bers. And since it is actually un­ ship out, but I wonder if he is stone will be left unturned to in­ those whose very existence perils derway right now, I'd better cut giving he the old blarney. I sure that every single ship is the advances that we have made this short and head for the Big asked him if he is still writing for contacted continuously in an ef­ since we came into being. Town. the Log. and he says that he does The records of the -SIU in its fort to swing all crews to support when he" can find anything to advancement are unparalleled in the SIU. write about. I better watch and Proof I am sure that with each and the Maritime industry. see if he puts me in print. lies in our contracts in the of­ Owing to the fact that we did ficial representation in the set­ not have a quorum, we could not EUROPE AND EAST tling of beefs; and in the general By STEELY WHITE have a meeting last week. I SHIPPING OUTLOOK way in which are membership is NEW ORLEANS — The Sea- couple of weeks. All of our con­ would like to thank the members protected. We intend to not only tracted companies and agents who came up from the ships in Signs of increased shipping to keep up this record but to sur­ train beef is still pending in this the harbor for the interest that port, and when they will reach here refuse to use Bisso. Lykes Europe and the Middle East are pass it as much as possible. Brothers and NMU outfit are the they show in their Union. foreseen in reports of additional The continuous existence of an agreement is hard to say. The only ones that do not cooperate Well, that will be all for this shipments of wheat to starving certain Government Agencies, Company acts like it doesn't give week, so till next week, Bon Voy­ with us. Europe and the conclusion of the such as the Coast Guard, and the a damn about the ship, and re­ We still have the Thomas Nel­ age to all. Anglo-American financial agree­ WSA, perils our advances and fuses to meet and negotiate an son of the Calmar Line trying to ment. we must continue to demand that agreement with these men. The sign on and get a crew. The beef Wheat already is flowing to these two phony outfits get out WSA still has the ship, so the is still pending regards meal Europe in unprecedented of the picture, along with their Company does not care about the money on this ship. We should amount, with one million tons stooges, the commie officials and expenses. After it is turned over have something definite for the Seafarers Sailing expected to be shipped this their buddies, the shipowners, to Seatrain Lines, then they will next meeting. month. Middle Eastern countries, who have been aiding and abet- come to terms in a hurry. As Engineers We have a new Ijoard for the meanwhile, are considered prime ing these Agencies in their dirty The men received the check Hall now, on which we will put All members—^retired and prospective U.S. markets as soon work against the forward pro­ donated to them by the SIU and all information we have on ships, former members—of Ihe SIU. as the short dollar exchange is gress of the genuine seamen's were highly satisfied. They con­ sailings, when they will sail, now sailing as licensed En­ i;emedied. Unions. vey their thanks to the member­ where they are going, etc. gineers. report to the New Both of these straws in the All seamen, organized and un­ ship. This will relieve the Dispatch­ York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ wind should mean more jobs for organized alike, should make it The Bisso situation has kept all er of having to answer so many sible. U.S. seamen. their business to condemn the hands mighty busy for the past questions. Boston Needs Black Gang Ratings Time To Oust Meddling Bureaus Make Isthmian SIU! Operator Stalls At Govt. Expence NOTICE! �T H E Friday. March 29. 1946 Great Lakes Sec'y-Treas Reports S E A t< A REUS LOG Page Nine VIGIL IN THE NEW ORLEANS HALL By EMANUEL LASHOVER NEGOTIATIONS: Your negotiating committees have completed the Sandboat and Georgian Bay contracts and they will be brought up tonight for ratification. (The agreement was unanimously ratified.) NICHOLSON STRIKE: The shipyard workers at Nich­ olson and Great Lakes shipyards went out on strike last week and placed a picket line around the Stmr. Westcoat. This ship was not involved, in their beef inas­ much as she was laying at a dock midway between the yards but the strikers .still refused to allow our men to go aboard her. Your Secretary went down to the picket line at 9 p. m. last Wednesday and after a little ex­ plaining obtained permission for our men to pass through the pick­ et line without any trouble. TUGBOATMEN'S NEGOTIATIONS: The various locals of the li­ censed and unlicensed tugboatmen's unions are here in Detroit negotiating with tlieir operators for a 1946 contract. The unli­ censed men have been offered 10c per hour increase retroactive to April of 1945. They have accepted that and are now demanding that an in­ crease of ISt^c per hour be grant­ ed retroactive to V-J Day. Their chances of obtaining this raise look vei-y promising. The Buffalo tugs were seized by the ODT last fall after the Great Lakes Towing Company locked out the workers, and ac­ cording to the United States law, the issues which precipitated the dispute are to be settled before the boats are turned back to the Company. However, it looks like the Com­ pany has a lot of influence in Washington, becau.se the latest information is that they will be turned back in the very near fu­ ture without any settlement hav­ ing been reached. If they are turned back, it means that again a government agency has been used as "strike-breakers" and the i-esultant publicity will embarass the Truman administration. The tuginen have issued a threat to tie up the entire Lakes if the ODT is allowed to go through with its plan. STMR. WESTCOAT; , Your negotiating committee had its first session with the op­ erators of this boat and it looks as though we will have very little trouble with them in nego­ tiating our 1946 contract. UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE; An article appeared in the De­ troit Free Press stating that the operators are crying for men. Alcoa Resumes Service To S. A. Service from Baltimore to the principal ports of Venezuela and to Curacao and Aruba will be resumed on May 3, by the Alcoa Steamship Company, it was an­ nounced recently. The first sailing will be by the Alcoa Cutter. Thereafter, fort­ nightly sailings are scheduled with the Alcoa Trader, Alcoa Master, and Alcoa Voyager, be­ ing used in this service also. women and children tp sail the ships, and that there is such a terrific shortage that the USES has established a separate depart­ ment just to handle them. They also claim that there is a shortage in maids and waitresses. This ar.ticle is highly misleading and is only causing us a great deal of headaches by a lot of 16year-old boys and a lot of wom­ en coming up and taking up the time of your officials to explain that we do not have any jobs for them. By WILLIAM STEVENSON DULUTH AGENT: Due to the fact that we will not have many ships running up to Duluth until about the middle of June, Bill Stevenson has been ordered to Detroit to give Fred Farnen a hand in the crewing up of the vessels in this area. Duluth Hall Suspends This peaceful scene in Ihe New Orleans Hall seems lypical of many an off moment anywhere. Buf just wait for a new ship to appear on the board, and the boys lose all of their seeming lethargy. DULUTH — This country is really paradise now that the robin.s are around. Some of the members tell me that they are as big as pigeons. Brother W. H. Stovall dropped around. He made two trips across the pond since he left here la.st fall. We had quite a chat, and he is coming back next week to see the doctor. We've had a lot of new pros­ pects in this week. They seem anxious to get those sailing pa­ pers, but you lads who are on the coast will be able to make another trip before Duluth is Army Misuse Of Piers Hurts New York Shipping Speaking at a monthly lunch­ eon meeting of the Warehouse­ man's Association of the Port of New York, Charles R. Haffenden. Commissioner of Marine and Aviation, charged that the Port of New York i.s in danger of los­ ing 3,250,000 tons of shipping traffic a year. This loss, stated Commissioner Haffenden, is caused by the re­ luctance of the Army and Navy to release city-owned piers. He further pointed out that the arm­ ed services are occupying 20% of the city's piers, and that the All Quiet In Savannah By EUSTACE B. McAULEY SAVANNAH—This city had a gala St. Patrick's Day parade Sat­ urday. The Royal Order of Hiboimians really put on a show for the visiting delegates of the lOU Conference (International Mon­ etary Conference to youse guys what ain't heard of the limelight the Coastal Empire is now get­ ting in the newspapers of the world.) We might be in the headlines on this conference deal, but in the shipping depart­ ment we are viewing a famine. We have a co.uple of South At­ lantic Hogs in port, the Fluor Spar and the Schoharie. We paid off the August Belmont last week, but .still have one beef pending on some overtime in Delaware Bay, The Belmont will be sailing today for Charleston. The way the WSA shifts these ships around, one has a tough time keeping up with these float­ ing masses of steel. The weather turned a little cold down under these southern skies. You know by that last paragraph this report is coming to an end, 'cause the weather is the last thing one talks about. Here's hoping everything is running smooth at the Agents' Conference. volume of traffic which these piers can handle represents close to 10% of the Port's total volume. The armed forces are making no use of these piers, the Com­ missioner stated, and their con­ tinued occupancy is causing con­ siderable hardships to shipping interests here. Twenty applica­ tions have been received from shipping lines anxious to rent piers and they cannot be filled due to the slow rate at which the Army and Navy arc surrender­ ing the facilties. DAMAGES REPORTED Preliminary reports from a sur­ vey of the city's piers, the Com­ missioner said, has shown that the city will be able to present a claim for considerable damages. These damages, incurred during the past five years of wartime shipping, were caused by negli­ gence, the Commissioner charged. He specifically charged that the WSA had allowed the dumping of ballasts in the slips, thereby lessening the draft of vessels that can be accommodated in the slips, and necessitating dredging op­ erations to make them usable. Mr. Haffenden also stated that he thought passenger traffic is on the decline and he urged ware­ housemen to begin making plans for handling a larger volume of freight as the day of passenger liners drav.'s to a close. Lakes Crews Due To Report shipping anyone. It will be May 1 before they get going here. So, boys, unless you have a sock full, make one more trip and then come out here where the mosquitos travel on show shoes in July. Duluth is the place where the beer is always cool, and the girls are friendly and beautiful. By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO—The Steward. 2nd Cook and Porters are now aboard the George W. Mead, and the full after-end crew will be on by the 26th. The Oilers and Firemen of the EDITOR'S NOTE: Brother George H. Ingalls will also go to Stevenson seems to be stray­ work by the week of the 26th. ing off the straight and nar­ The members along with their friends viewed the St. Patrick's row with his pipe dreams of Day parade from the second floor friendly girls and cool beer. assembly room with much enthu­ Therefore, in order to save him siasm. from a life of shame and sin, Old Sol also put on his best for the Secretary-Treasurer has or­ this time of year here. He came dered him to report to Detroit out in the GOs causing the side­ where his actions can be close­ lines to sweat a little along with the Irish. ly watched. With this unusual warm weath­ .•W." er, ice in the Great Lakes con­ tinued to melt rapidly during the past week. Make Isthmian SiU! SIU IN CANADA iiliilislPi Ik By HUGH MURPHY VANCOUVER — In Canada "crimping," like the "blacklist," is supposed to be illegal. Every maritime nation in the world has definite regulations against such practices, and en­ forces them. Canada, which is the most regulated and governed country in the world, with more laws than an old rustbucket has barnacles, is still, in spite of all this, the happy hunting ground of financiers and industrialists. This has brought about a con­ dition where laws and regula­ tions are stretched and, in some cases, even disregarded entirely if it suits the purpose of the em­ ploying class. Nothing must stand in the way of their accum­ ulation of the almighty dollar, by the millions. LAWS EVADED Shipowners are the most no­ torious in this respect, and they kick the Canada Shipping Act around at will. There seems to be no central authority to en­ force this Act: Its contents come within the jurisdiction of many control. The only answer to this sub-departments, and none of whole vicious mess is through them has the final authoritj- over ! the organization of seamen for any part of it. their own protection. The or­ ganization through which this These are the kind of condi­ can be attained is here now. Join tions that shipowners thrive on, and use to evade the just de­ the Seafarers International mands of organized seajnen for a Union for a better life. POOR SHIP decent standard of living. The vessel, Hai Lee, arrived Now that the war is over, and last week and was reported by the shipowners are juggling for position in the race for postwar the delegate to be in a hell of a trade routes, many foreign sea­ shape. Crew quarters are dirty, men who have given their ser­ there were insufficient linen and vices to various Allied Countries i blankets: the electric fans were now find themselves stranded j on the bum; there were no elec­ and unwanted in many ports. tric heaters. The crew was very These men are usually imprison­ much dissatisfied with conditions ed in our Immigration Building on a United States ship. These at the behest of the shipowner conditions will be rectified be­ responsible for them, until an fore this vessel pulls out again, opportunity presents itself to and the company will be made ship them out on some old rust- to live up to the SUP agreement. All members are urged to con­ bucket. tact Isthmian ships in their re­ CRIMPING FLOURISHES spective ports. Voting will start Local .shipowners retain their soon to determine a bargaining own "crimp joints" to handle the agent for Isthmian seamen, and unholy work of disposing of these Isthmian must go SIU. The Sea­ unfortunates under conditions farers is your Union, and you, as over which they have no say, or members, are the best, organizers. �THE l!>age Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 29, 1946 SHIPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS HERE'S WHAT WSA'S ^DISCHARGE' PAPERS LOOK LIKE - ir; . c;^ , ^ Monk Sets Stage For This Yarn There's a titillating resolution atnong the minutes of the ship­ board meeting of the SS Piatt Park of January 22—one that lends itself to all sorts of conjec­ tures. The resolution itself is short, sweet and to the point: 'tlhat monkey be barred from rjiessroom for sanitary reasons." But it's the sort of resolution that doesn't let a man be. He can't just read it and drop it. There are too many possibilities to explore. There's the angle, fur instance, that the monkey referred to may not be a simian at all, but an NMU man who somehow got aboard the ship. That would be understandable, at any rate. A;-.. > . .i '/ ' • . ' . V— •"< "-rAA « ^ vv. s :?4i . 1 < ^ t ' f,- iui;tn,., 'u, , npiu '--'iW 'I^TFIT i -I 11 :J I r ;>' ADMimSTltATION ' "'>> < my v.- . , V/'"? >•, 'V r 'v./'Ti i, » ^ A'c- :,r;o /. < , WAT? ^ c , \ A';,' WAB. ! - J*. rl)' f t >r ; 4s ''J')i. h'ir V) h -.>M u'A><' . «.t7. T A<' ' o V-c,' . 'wv<4 „ .<rilG !- - " r/VJ-i CHiPravC' AO'.'-i,,! ^ fcias on thi$ date completed a period of substii^i^jaUy5! / -M continuous service la t1?e Merchant Marine, commendng .r " ^ within the meaning of Public Law S7, 78th.'<f, - < 'C Congress (57 Stat. and the R,ules and Regulations,? < < 4,,^ 4 issued pursufeltii^ijrbil'the'^dinit^ ping Administration. This certificate is issued for the ' 4 ? . purpose of establishing reemployment tights under said ,Public Law, '> ' ' >41 -.v / MONKEY BUSINESS . ""J.;. • Or it may be that the crew kr. SSitxta to t-c frm v-j- --,- -K: tor tut;., p olasi# iJqr ^ j . members are afraid that if the uaftsr t;«<? monkey gets in the messroom a I'iVV.'; V,/': ;; j':;,': :..V:Vc.Y::V'V'-;Ki »if Jit. i. f:;' • iTf'fr ' W A ??' f 5tiif i'A NS meat-short Cook may spy him. •, ^ f; I fi-f Jfi:f fOMlM • :AV'4ArUMA.hiA.AH' :Ai • • ,• The crew may like that monkey :ffWAA MiWHAPi rt WA?; , , , J' , . ' ' " T" .' 'A. ' too well to consider him appe­ iXiAAhiSH A?? ; AOMifA ••: : " tizing. fiiSiG' _ Again, the crew may be against , • " < ; ^GrEurville Ooavfay >"^ '""7 {yffraternizing with officers, or Acting A&Bthistrator ^ ' , - ' Uar Shipping JiidMnisinitton -A'<4 prospective company officials. ATTtsT: ^ A, J. Vi'U-U-VMS. Secremy Wtnr A<lmmisiralh/f . - _ _ ' \ Chairman McCrinic had other things to report about the meet­ ing, however. For instance: that a motion was carried to contact Captain Parsons to ask him about the possibility of taking troops back to the States, since there was room for them aboard. This brings up new food for thought, sjnce there is no report on what tl>e Captain answered. DIRTY CUPS AGAIN A motion also was carried that members clean their respective places before retiring, since the complaint was raised that dirty Clips were left in the messroom. ' There was a .suggestion made by the Steward, who was shorthanded in the messhall: that one of the Bedroom Stewards be used for serving, thus leaving one man to clean the Officers' Mess. vTo which we might add: Why not let the monkey help out t^iere; at least he'd feel at home. Editor's Note:—If you read this. Monk, we're just kidding. For the information of Broth­ ers who haven't yet seen a copy of the "discharge" certificates is­ sued by the WSA, we're printing a facsimile (above) of the one issued to Bruno V. Seliste, Deck Engineer, Book No. 25155. It was issued to him on January 29. The typewriten. section, which didn't reproduce very well, reads: "Mr. Seliste is eligible to be relieved from any future con­ sideration for classification into ^ 'I V > :v. '.•• i«y>HriW7-r -li. t. y : -J , ' > X > ^ * UNINFORMED TRIPPER A Tripper (who seems to have been reading Pegler, or at least the Hearst or Scripps-Howard papers) raised a question on the probability and stability of the Union. He wanted to know whether Unionism wasn't really a racket. The Bosun (name not listed in the minutes) explained Union spirit in action. He waxed elo­ : •-•. i •>•:••:; V-j'JVi/i ' •'VV;HA^' •'Sr''' • '• ' . . <. , '.< I' y a class available for service un­ der the Selective Service Sys­ tem." In plain English, Brothers, that means Seliste ain't available for the draft no more, no more. Suffice it to say. Brother Seliste has done his share—and more— in the late and unlamented war. He has seen action in every war zone, and has been under fire several times. He holds the At­ lantic War Zone Bar, the Pacific 4 f:- > f - ( / - supplies and contents of slopchest betore allowing crew to sign on: all departments to turn in list of needed repairs at end of voyage; to have all overtime lists signed. St i> MADAKET. Dec. 2—Chair­ man W. Pozen; Secretary S. Rolkiewicz. Motions carried: That every man who eats be­ tween meals would clean up the mess hall; crew to return dirty linen for fresh. Good and Welfare: A survey of mem­ bers, twelve probationary, four­ teen tripcards. Bosun C. Dole, quent. Then he came down to earth and bi-ought up the obliga­ tions entailed by a man shipping on a trip card. He went into pro­ bationary books, obligated books, deferment and draft age men and assessments. A motion followed, which was carried, that the Tripcarders who are going to school should pay regular dues. War Zone Bar, the Mediterranean Middle-East War Zone Bar and the Merchant Marine Combat Bar. The fact that he's seen "substantially continuous" serv­ ice "commencing December 5. 1941" shows he's been in more action than many well-decorated, uniformed heroes. WELFARE ITEMS LISTED Any of you Brothers who have seen 32 months combined service Then the Trippers were able at sea or accrued leave are elig­ to see what could be done aboard ible for one of these gadgets. a Union ship in the matter of Good and Welfare. The follow­ ing improvements were suggest­ ed and will be taken up: Fumigation and painting of the entire fo'csle; replacing an oldiimer, gave a short talk broken lockers and putting locks on Unionism and its mean­ on all of them; a wheelhouse for ing. He stated that most of the the helmsman; repair of steampipes, electric fixtures, radio conveniences on ships today speaker, plumbing facilities, the were gained by Unions. leaking oil drain of the steering apparatus which passes through 4. t 4. ST. AUGUSTINE VICTORY. the Black Gang's fo'csle, which is Jan. 14—Chairman I. Schlipf; dangerous; to replace toa.sters and Secretary E. Sedlack. Motion coffee maker; to replace or re­ carried: A list of violations be condition the icebox. placed on bulletin board. Vio­ All in all, this was just a good lators be brought before three run-of-the-mill meeting, with no judges, and fines collected will special beefs or problems, but it be donated to US Marine Hos­ was the sort of meeting that pital. Maximum fine $1.00. makes for a good Union shipminimum fine $0.10. Good and and brings men into the Union as good Union men. (Continued an Page 11) Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings ANTINOUS. Dec. 9—Chair­ man Carolyn; Secretary M. Daire. Crew refused to sail on Dec. 2 because of an BOO lb. meat shortage. Steward from another ship impersonated Port Steward and said ship should sail because meat had been brought aboard. Upon ques­ tioning he admitted that he was not Port Steward but a mem­ ber of SIU. Motions carried: That charges be brought against this Steward, and an investi­ gation be made of reported shortage; in future Patrolman be asked to check Steward's They're got a militant bunch of boys aboard the SS Colabee, Seafarers who are going all-out to bring home what Unionism means to the Tripcarders aboard ship. Most of the March 2 meet­ ing, as reported by Secretary J. E. Williams, was devoted to that issue. Chairman R. F. Vincent open­ ed the meeting by suggesting that Delegates from each department make up lists of all Tripcarders who desired to join the SIU and present them to the Patrolman upon arrival at home port. Then he explained to the firsttripers the method of changing endorsements. __ .' J," y (| m ^ 5685 Union Men Go All Out On Colahee �Friday, March 29, 1946 THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Digested Minutes Of SiU Ship Meetings (Continued from Page 10) Welfare: Safely measures v/ere discussed; sanilary condilions were spoken about and plans made to better these conditions. X % JAMES SWAN. Jan. 23— Chairman Arthur Forcier; Sec­ retary Curtice Bobbins. Mo­ tions carried: All overtime beefs to be settled before pay­ offs; Union to be asked to take action to alleviate crowded conditions aboard Liberty ihips; to request better toilets and showers for Engine De­ partment. 5. t BERNARD L. RODMAN, -Jan. 24—Chairman A. Meshefsky; Secretary W. Dupchyk. Good and Welfare: For the benefit of new members. Deck Delegate discussed the way to acquire a Union Book; general discussion on how to get a ship for next trip; Deck Department dissatisfied with quarters, claim garbage dumped too near them, wish to change back to pre­ war quarters. S. 1 J. GOVERNOR JOHN LIND, Jan. 27 — Chairman Lloyd Thomas; Secretary George Billak. Motion carried: All beefs to be brought to a Union Hall meeting. Good and Welfare: A list of repairs cind needed pur­ chases was submitted; on board are eight full book members, three probationary members, and eleven tripcards. 4. S. t E. G. HALL. Jan. 9—Chair­ man H. Tucker; Secretary O. T. Gates. Motions carried: That dues and assessments be cut due to decreased earnings of seamen now that bonuses have been revoked; that action be taken to insure that unsatisfac­ tory conditions aboard ship be corrected, and that crew slick to the grievances at time of payoff. Good and Welfare: Galley and all crews quarters should be painted; numerous articles, such as razor blades. T-shirts, leather work gloves, have been left out of slopchest. It was requested that these ar­ ticles be furnished; Deck En­ gineer's full, approved over­ time was not paid him when ship paid off in Antwerp. This is to be reported to Patrolman when ship gets back to Stales. S. it COASTAL COMPETITOR. Feb. 8—Chairman Roman Vilaria; Secretary J. E. Winderweedle. Suggestion made that Purser sell slops during slopchest time, and not do his book work, also that a sign be post­ ed showing slopchest lime. Molions carried: That a sink and scuppers be installed in galley; that the crew be allowed more cigarettes; list of repairs and improvements to be presented to the company. 4. a; 4. CODY VICTORY. Feb. 10— Chairman Schmidt: Secretary Dellavalle. A repair list was drawn up. Motions carried: Payoff will be held up until a Patrolman views the over­ crowded situation; ship should be fumigated; brand of coffee should be changed. 4-4 4 ROBIN TUXFORD, Feb. 10 —Chairman Thomas Tooma; Secretary Robert P. Moran. Motions carried: Definite infor­ mation to be obtained as to whether Steward's Department should take care of Steward's, Electricians', or Purser's rooms without being paid overtime; that a precise agreement be drawn up so that deck hands on sea watches will get a full hour for meals or payment of a penalty hour; that Patrol­ man investigate why Engine Department received no soap powder and officers did. Good and Welfare: It was decided that entire crew should settle beefs before paying off; all crew forecastles, heads, show­ ers, and passageways should be painted; licensed personnel must remain out of crew's messhall; Patrolman will be asked to investigate slopchest situa­ tion, since crew is rationed and passengers can buy all the ci­ garettes they want. 4 4 4 CRANSTON VICTORY, Feb. 10—Due to an epidemic in Nagoya, it was necessary for all men to get smallpox "shots." One man refused because of the after affects. Motions carried: That souvenirs be returned to the crew and not held by Pur­ ser; Purser was voted off ship because he is incapable of do­ ing his job: one man sailing on Iripcard was voted out of the Union because he is imcompetent; no crew member to sign on again unless repairs are made to lockers, scuppers, and railings on crosstrees. 4 4 4 AM-MER-MAR, Jan. 28—(not noted) Motions carried: "Horse­ play" to be eliminated in pass­ ageways and messrccm; crew to hold meetings to take action against anyone violating regu­ lations. Good and Welfare: Sanitary regulations discussed; after coffee time, each person to rinse out his own cup; messmen to defrost ice boxes once a week. 4 4 4 JOHN A. ROEBLING, Feb. 3—Chairman Joseph Lecke; Secretary G. Lindstrand. Mo­ tion carried: That Union liter­ ature be procured for new member. Good and Welfare: Ship sailed one Wiper short; delegates report everything else OK. 4 4 4 CHARLES W. STILES, Feb. 9—Chairman Ed Johnston; Sec­ retary A. Pontoni. Motions carried: Each department have men responsible for cleaning laundry once each week, and department delegate be respon­ sible for execution of same; tine each man Ic for each of­ fence of throwing debris on deck of messhall or passage­ way, accummulated tines to be donated to the Log. 4 4 4 CUBA VICTORY, Feb. 10— Chairman E. Metros; Secretary A. Johnson. Motions carried: Crew to refuse to sign on again until a number of minor re­ pairs and purchases be made for the safety and health of the crew; each department to ap­ point two men to Inspect all forecastles before payoff. Good and Welfare: Purser sold ar­ ticles from slopchest to pas­ sengers and limited purchases of crew, this beef was adjusted. 4 4 4 MADAKET, Feb. 12 — Chairman W. Pozen; Secretary Mastrandrea. A member claim­ ed that the Chief Mate was working on the Deck Gang and giving order to the Deck De­ partment instead of through the Bosun. New members were informed about Union Fees. Good and Welfare: The fol­ lowing beefs were brought up; no penicillin aboard; insuffi­ cient slopchest; radio and rec­ ord player needed in crew re­ creation room; washing ma­ chine and iron needed for laundry. 4 4 4 OCCIDENTAL VICT CRY, Oct. 14—Chairman W. J. Walsh. Deck Delegate reported that someone in deck department had cut the wheel with a knife, and that if it didn't stop, the men who steer the wheel will have to pay for it. Good and Welfare: Men complained abouf shorfage of French fries and were promised a more adequate supply; one order of steaks to be placed, at a time to insure equal distribution; the crew utility is to prepare the coffee from now on. 4 4 4 OCCIDENTAL VICTORY. Oct. 27—Chairman R. Meeks; Secretary W. Walsh. Deck Del­ egate reported that Purser had received no order increasing rate of subsistence, but that if there should be an increase it will be paid on return to an American port. One hour per week of overtime goes into dis­ pute because skipper will OK only one hour for sanitary work on Sundays and holidays. Mo­ tions carried: Probationary members have voice and vote aboard ship, but voice only at regular meetings on the beach. Good and Welfare: The victrola head disappeared and men were requested to return same to Armed Guard, if found. 4 4 4 LLOYD S. CARLSON, Feb. 11—Chairman Ernie Fast: Sec­ retary C. Parker. Motions car­ ried: Last standby of each watch to clean messhall; a list of duties drawn up so crew can help each other. •<EAO TMe ARTICLES AHD RIDERS CAREf^ULLV BBfORE SIGNING ON I ! ! Nicolette Supports Four-Watch Action A motion to support any action taken by the Sea­ farers International Union on the matter of a four-watch system was voted unanimously by the crew of the SS Nicolette at its shipboard meeting on March 14, according to minutes submitted by Chairman W. Malley and Sec­ retary S. stein. 4 The crew's resolution follows: Baldwin Hills Crew Says Steward Cut Hours Off Overtime "That in view of the long hours worked by seamen (56) and the danger of unemployment, the crew of the SS Nicolette unani­ A beef charging the Chief mously agrees to support the Steward of the Baldwin Hilis Union 100 per cent in any action with chiseling on overtime of to secure the four-watch system." crew members in his department was lodged by the crew at a ADDITIONAL ACTION membership meeting held at sea Other important action taken on Feb. 24, according to the ship's at the meeting included: minutes. A motion to ask the Union to Stewards Delegate J. P. King put up the area or street where said men had complained to hirn a ship i,s docked on the board that they had worked five hours, in the New York Hall as well during which they also cleaned as the destination. The Chair­ the chill bo.x, but that they were man and most members felt such credited with only four hours of All men doing this a motion should be brought up at overtime. the New York membership meet­ type of work verified the dis­ ing, but it was agreed to put crepancy, and the matter has the matter under Good and Wel­ been referred to the Port Agent. fare, so it could be brought up The crew gave a vote of thanks' at the next meeting, to Chief Engineer Morgan for hi^' A motion that Delegates at­ "fine work at sea" when the' tempt to obtain new books for .ship's engines broke down. Mor=' the ship's library, since the ones gan stayed day and night at his job until repairs were completed. on board are of poor quality. A food discussion brought the That the Steward obtain a fruit squeezer and that breakfast juices recommendation that the Dele­ gates contact the shore Agent who be more varied. in turn is to notify the Port Stew­ NOISY OFFICERS ard to have the ship's supplies That officers be asked to be brought to the vessel before sail­ more quiet in the Saloon after ing time. In addition it was midnight, since the Watch can't recommended that Delegates can sleep through tlfem. check stores with the Steward That in view of the Mate's at­ concerning ship supplies for the titude toward the dog, and in or­ voyage. der to protect the animal, the The crew voted that each mem­ Captain be contacted and asked ber make a donation to the Log whether the crew can keep the at the payoff, and that the money dog aboard. be turned over to the Agent in" That the spare toilet be cleaned Port Arthur, Texas. and locked for use by any mem­ Recommended also was the ber who contracts a contagious painting of the Stewards' quar­ disease while on the trip. ters and showers, which were de­ That the four to eight watch scribed as "filthy." keep messrooms clean at sea, and that members who continue to be careless about butts and dirty cups be fined. Make Isthmian SIU! v5( �THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 29. 1946 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS MORE RUINS OF NAGASAKI FROM OCCIDENTAL CREW JIMMY STEWART COMES IN FOR MERITED PRAISE Dear Edilor: I would like to pass along some merited praise for Jimmy Stew­ art, and at the same time give some of the boys a good steer. Log-A - Rhythms UNION MAN By SCI330RBILL I want to tell the fellows that they should go and see Jimmy when they hit the New York Hall if they want their endorsements raised. I was in with two dis­ charges showing 57 and 55 days respectively as Fireman and Watertender, and Jimmy phoned the He was gentle and quiet, yet Strong as steel; Never seemed to know he was around; Yet any time a helping hand was needed There he was— Real as real. And somehow all felt better. More sure and certain of them­ selves When Bill was there. Bill? you ask. What Bill? Why any Bill will do We're talking of a Union man. A man of will. Of courage and convictions He may be Sam or Mike or Jim. But for our purpose. He's just plain Bill. WEST COAST TOWN GARBAGE DRIVER IS SYMBOLISTIC Coast Guard at 10 a. m. By 2 p. m. the same day he had ob­ tained my endorsement! It sure is nothing like the deal in New Orleans (at the Hole in the Wall) at the Customs House, where you stand out in the street and are called in at the Coast Guard's discretion. So three cheers for Jimmy and his handling of the Coast Guard. F. Cloplnn FORMER MEMBER OF NMU CHARGES SPY PLOT IN U. S. Dear Editor: The anti-American situation now existing in the National Maritime Union is similiar to the Canadian spy plot now being re­ vealed in the daily press, only on a smaller scale. It has been revealed that some of the so-called leaders of the NMU collected shipping infor­ mation during the war and pass­ ed it on to other sources outside the United States. It is already known by the State Department that some of this information on departures and cargoes found its way to Russian operators in New York. Several members of the NMU National Council whose wartime activities and connections arc be­ ing further investigated may be indicted along with the seditionists who tried to sell America down the river. These would-be spies have no right to a soft berth on the payroll of an Am­ erican Union. As a shining example of lead­ ership these men are using young inexperience seamen to picket personal enemies. If the men ex­ press any contrary opinion on the picketing, they are denied the right to take a job at the Union Han. Furthermore, this same so-call­ ed Union has collected and used without accounting for same some 12 million dollars during the war. Where is the $12,000,000? That is a question NMU Dear Editor: 1 was on the West Coast at a small steam schooner port re­ cently and was waiting for a bus at the bus station, A garbage truck drove up to collect the gar­ bage from the restaurant in the station. I did a double take, and then laughed like hell. The garbage truck driver was wearing a Steward's high pres­ sure cap—crescent and all. Whoops! R. E. Tunison LOG BECOMING FAMILY PAPER BROTHER SAYS Dear Editor: I am an SIU man sailing SIU ships. I have read several copies of the Log on board ships. I brought one home and let my dad I —i_ii_ J i ^ STOP PUSHIN@/ YOf'RE TURN WILL COME.' and mother read it. They enjoy it very much. I would like for my name to be put on the mail­ ing list and the Log sent to my home. James L. La Caze seamen are asking among them­ selves. If American Unions ai-e to con­ tinue to enjoy the privileges they have gained through hard strug­ gles for decent pay and conditioris, such misleaders as the above mentioned should be cast out where their loud-mouthed un-American activities will not mislead young America. Former NMUer Make Isthmian SIU! Dear Editor: Here are two pictures I took during a five month trip on the Occidental Victory. No 1 is myself at Nagaskai. Japan, in the area where the atomic bomb was dropped. The destruction can hardly be described. No. 2 might be titled "The Old and The New." It is of Oscar Grimm. Second Cook (left), and Danny Ungaren. Wiper, on his first trip. Phil Adelman BROTHER LANGLEY TELLS OF CAPTAIN WHO HATES UNION ENGINE BEEFS SPELL TROUBLE FOR DELEGATE Dear Editor: I thought I would write and let you know of a certain louse who is sailing as Captain for LAT. He is Captain Dickson of the SS La Brea Hills. Dear Editor: Tlieatening charges were made against me by the First Assistant Engineer aboard the George W. Alther at sea today. This morning, January 28, I was approached by the First As­ sistant and questioned about the overtime, which as Engine Dele­ gate I turned in for the Fireman and Oiler for relieving the watch On March 19 we arrived in New York from Port Arthur. Six of us were paying off, all in the Stewards Department. We" work­ ed that day. At 3:30 p.m. our re­ placements came aboard. I ask­ ed the Purser when we were paying off, and he said after sup­ per. We went to the Purser at 6:15. He said the Captain was busy. At 7 p.m. I went up to the Captain's office, knocked and stepped in. The Captain was just getting up after a nap. I asked when we were paying off. He .said as far as he was concerned we could wait all night. At 9:45 p.m. the Purser came back to the Messroom and said the Captain was ready to pay us off. Afterward I told the Captain I was bringing this matter up with the Union. The Captain said: "The hell with the Union. for supper, and for the Wiper for carrying angle, iron and. lumber from the magazine to the store room. The First Assistant claimed I was a trouble maker and that he There's the story, fellows. You was going to turn me over to the can see tliat the guy is strictly Coast Guard for putting in such overtime. I denied causing NFG. trouble but insisted I would conCharles A> Langley What was his race, his creed, his color? V/hy friend. I do not know. He was all races. All names. All religions. Sometimes he wore dungarees. Sometimes he had smooth hands. Instead of callouses And wore white collars. But underneath It was all the same. • And this is Bill. American And Union Man. A rebel against all tyranny. Oppression and dictatorship. He asked nothing For himself, other than his due. Old? Young? Why. he is all ages. And all trades. He is the- dignity Of labor and its fame. EARNED RESPECT By ERNEST KAPRALL The earned respect of your fel­ low men. Is the finest thing on earth. And as you go along in life. You'll find out v/hat its worth. But that respect which can be forced. By virtue of authority. Can at best but be endorsed. By a very small minority. And even those who thus respect you. While you are on top. Will be the first ones to reject you. Once you take a flop. tinue to turn in overtime as re­ quested by the men. The First Assistant said that if such overtime is put in again, he will refuse all overtime. I re­ torted that he did not have to check the overtime if he did not wish. The First Assistant then told me he did not want me on the ship and he would have me put in jail for stating I would not go to sea any more. The First Assistant stormed against the SIU as just a bunch of scabs, kicked out of the NMU. He is a member of the NMU. Alvln W. Frwrsoa �THE Friday. March 29. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG COMPANY TRYING TO BUMP STEWARD ON CAPE PILLAR Dear Editor: I would like to call to the at­ tention of the crew members of the MV Cape Pillar who paid off on March 3 in Norfolk the at­ tempt that is being made to smear Pete Piralta, who was Steward that trip. The South Atlantic Steamship Company's agent at Norfolk says the Steward brought in a dirty .ship, but certainly you fellows .know better than that, just as I do. Surely, you recall the Captain, the Chief Engineer and the Chief STEWARD, COOK STIR UP CREW OF ELBRIDGE GERRY BUNTLINE CREW WANTS HOT WATER RUN FOR A CHANGE Dear Editor: Dear Editor: The good ship Buntline Hitch is loaded with plenty of trouble and is always headed for Iceland, the land of the midnight sun. These trips would be exception­ ally dull and desperate if the crew had not picked out of the We, the undersigned crew members of the Elbridge Gerry wish to report the activities of the Chief Steward, C. Chattin, and tJie Chief Cook, Casella, aboard this ship. BROTHER SUGGESTS NEW ORGANIZATION 'OFFICERS WITHIN THE SEAFARERS' There are among the licensed personnel on a lot of SIU ships jiiany members of the Seafaieis and fonnc-r members of the Seafarers, and I know that a lot of these boys figure on stay­ ing in the Union after they get their papers. ' I don't sec why the SIU, then, doesn't build up an organi­ zation within the organization to take care of these men. They would be plenty useful in keeping members fiom getting a rough deal and helping them nut aboard ship. In addition, we certainly could use them for constructive criticism on what Seamen can do to get along with officers with­ out bending a knee to them. How about it, Brothers? Answer: This is hardly a beef, Brofher. Bui ii does merit some considereilion. and should be brought up at a member­ ship meeting by interested parties. Both of them .should have their | papers revoked. The Steward is a company man, a first class of­ ficers' stooge, who has failed throughout this whole trip to peiform his duties. In addition, he has kepi Casella on as Chief Cook, knowing he was no cook in the first place. When he gets gassed up, which is frequently, he comes down to llie crew's mess, accusing us of breaking into the storei'ooms and old hat an exceptionally fine set of deck officers. Especially Cap­ tain Harold Reid, Jr. and Chief Mate Royce Graham. They are both old hands and members of SIU. "To you Captain and to you Chief Mate, we salute you as" good brothers and will damn well; sail with you any time, bul please, don't take us to Reykjavik, Ice­ land again!" The Crew BROTHER PROPOSES AN ASSIST FOR OUR HARRIED DISPATCHERS Mate making the inspection rounds every day. I know that most of us won't forget it, becau.se it made us mad as hell. But at any rate, there wouldn't be much chance of a dirty sliip with that sort of inspection deal. The thing for you fellows to do is write the company and set it straight; point out that every­ body on the ship left it, and that the Norfolk Agent is probably sore about that and wants to take it out on someone. Henry Beckman BROTHER TRYING TO FIND SEAMAN JAMES POULOS Page Thirteen Most of our members are unaware of the fact that the Journal of Commerce carries full news about shipping—dates of arrival, departure, destinations, lengths of trips, etc. As a result of this not generally being known, the dispatch­ ers have to answer many unnecessary questions and because of the pressure of work are unable to satisfy everybody. I propose, therefore, that the full shipping page of the Journal of Com­ merce be posted in a convenient place on the second floor of the hall, and that care be taken to change the page daily. B. Goodman Answer: A very good idea. Brothers; we'll call it to the Dispatchers' attention. SEAFARERS ABOARD WALLOWA REFUTE CANARDS ABOUT COOPERATIVE OLD MAN Dear Editor: We, the undersigned crew members of the SS Wallowa, having just completed a trip to Germany with Capt. O. W. Chaffee, would like at this time to add a word of praise and admiration for the Dear Editor: "Old Man." I am writing in an effort to lo­ It appears that in the past a few unsavory letters have been cate my brother, James Lamprowritten to the Log concerning Captain Chaffee; but as far as this poulos. .We have not heard from him for six years. We believe he sails unc^er the nanio of James Poulos for con­ venience sake. He is in the Stew­ ards Department and usually ships from West Coast ports. Any information that any Sea­ farers might have as to his ad­ dress or present whereabouts would be greatly appreciated. Theodore Lampropoulos Tidane Victory Crew Sets Union Example selling the stores. We know that he's the one who does it. When the officers' water pitchers were broken he took the ones from the Black Gang's mess to replace thern, saying: "if you don't like it, go to the Old Man." He spends all his time with the Purser and in the saloon, never thinking of the lousy chow his stinking cook puts out. The cook has taken but one bath the whole trip, and that was when he went ashore in Rotterdam. He has worn practically the same clothes the whole trip. These men should be put ashore where they belong, and not allowed to contaminate American ships. We want this to be printed in the Log so other members •who rnme in contact with the.se characters will know what to give them; the toes of their shoes. The letter is signed by 19 mem­ bers of the crew. RETIRED SEAMAN WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE LOG Dear Editor: The 3S Tulane Victory in its minutes of March 7, as reported by Secretary R. Goldstein, has a motion that would be worth while for any ship to follow: To visit all Isthmian ships in ports hit and speak to crews about better con­ ditions in the SIU. Captain Chaffee (standing center) and friends. The crew also voted to see the Captain about obtaining names crew is concerned he is 100 percent, and never has there been a and addresses in ports where the Skipper who has cooperated more wholeheartedly witlr the crew crew can get maU; to have do­ than Captain Chaffee. mestic water aboard; to notify Leter signed by 36 crew members. the Agent of Stewards DeiiartEditor's Note: The Log is glad to learn of Captain Chaffee's ment shortages, and to have the new attitude toward his crews; this letter is markedly different New Orleans Agent take care of from those received about him in the past. The Log trusts it had the fans. something to do with the transition. EeUy Shipowners! The War^s Over, Yet SICK BROTHER ASKS FOR LOG AND MAIL You may not know it yet. Ship­ owners, but the war's over. The crew of the SS Williams Victory wants to know why blackout cov­ ers were installed. The query came up in the minutes of the March 11 shipboard meeting, as reported by (Chairman William Blakeley and Secretary P. Dyer. Dear Editor: I am in the Marine Hospital here in Detroit, and across the ward from me is Brother Wares, our former Agent in Detrot. I would like to ask you if there is any chance of getting the Log as I haven't seen one since I left Baltimore last August. Also, if there is any chance of getting some mail for Brother Wares and myself. Perhaps you can put us on the mailing list. I've been in these hospitals for almost two years now, but I will become a militant SIU member again on my release. James R. Lewis (Book G28) I am a retired seaman. I would like to get the Log every week. The Log is alwaj's full of good news for a former seaman now in the Army, and I would be quite happy if you would send it to me. Pvt. Charles F. Cirri SEAMAN'S DEATH ABOARD CROSBY IS INVESTIGATED Dear Editor: Will any of the former mem­ bers of the crew of the SS Na­ thaniel Crosby who know any­ thing about the injui-y to, and death of, George Braddock on August 24, 1945, while the ves­ sel was at Stockton, California, please conununicate with the un­ dersigned as promptly as pos­ sible. I represent his family. Sol C. Berenholtz 1102 Court Sq[uare Bldg. Baltimore, 2, Maryland Lexington 6967 OUACHITA VICTORY HOSPITAL SHOWS PURSER'S ABILITY Dear Editor: The enclosed shot of the hos­ pital on the Ouachita Victory was made on its trip to Sweden and Denmark last fall. The Purser took the Steward's key to the hospital at the begin­ ning of the trip and said it was his room to look after—so stay the hell out. Just how well he took care of it is shown in this picture. It was like this for more than half of the trip. That Purser is a phony if one ever lived. So, Brother, look out for Lieut. Peter Del Morris, one of the Sheepshead Bay wonders, because he's strictly C. S. Harold Baldauf BROTHER NERRING HELD UP, STABBED; WANTS VISITORS Dear Editor: One of your boys is sick in the Holy Family Hospital, 155 Dean Street, Brooklyn. His name is Frank Nerring (Fireman). He sure would like someone from the Union or some of hi^ friends to come over. Visiting hours are 2-3 and 7-8 p. m. every day, the Ward is St. Charles on the second floor. Ner­ ring was held up and stabbed in the left arm and left side just below the heart, but is coming along fine. Sincerely yours. Stern H. Clliah C'J �."-r, ' Page Fourteen THE Skipper Of SS Lawson Is 'One Of The Boys' SEAFARERS STURDY BEGGAR'S CHIEF MATE HAS 'ACHING' ALLERGY LOG • Friday, March 29, 1946 What Commie Unity Means By WHITEY LYKKE The unity of all waterfront mate waterfront unions to unite The following was read and workers has always been the with them. What can be behind Dear Editor: goal of all union seamen. Today this move? ORGANIZE, CRIES approved by the members at The current crew members of the waterfront unions of the AFL PARTY LINE the John Lawson agree that fate BROTHER BUCKLEY; general meeting held aboard the are the organizations closest to We know that in the past the Sturdy Beggar at sea on Feb­ achieving this. has cast one of her rare smiles GIVES SOME TIPS policy of these unions always ruary 15. Our Union, the SIU—which in­ connected with the relationship in their favor. Not only are they Dear Editor: can­ between the United States and The ship left New Orleans on cludes seamen, fishermen, bound for Buenos Aires, which Organize is the cry in every January 18. One man, Milton J nery workers, inland boatmen, alone is a boost for mor&le, but issue of the Seafarers Log. Or­ Malousc, AB, went to the hos­ and tugboatmen—together with Russia. When Russia was allied with Nazi Germany, they were are also fortunate in sailing with ganize to create more jobs. That pital at St. Thomas, V. I., the the International Longshore­ isolationists. When Russia joined a captain who everyone vows is is one method of reconversion. Deck Maintenance man was put men's Association representing the Allies, they became superthe best they have ever sailed Go out and tell the.se unorganized on watch in his place. On leav­ longshoremen, ware housemen* patriotic. Whatever the Govern­ seamen of the gains they can win ing Recife, Brazil, one man, R. checkers, and other waterfront ment or one of its agencies did with, by joining up with the SIU. The Henault, Tripcard, missed the workers—and the Tearnsteis In­ was OK with them, even when it Captain T, H. Hostetter, a for­ old-timers are e.specially called ship. The Chief Mate .said it was ternational Union, which repre­ came to cutting the seamen's mer member of the SIU, carried upon to do this work because unnecessary to put cither the sents the men hauling the fi-eight paybook No. G-136. He joined riw their experience will be a great Bosun or the Carpenter on his to and from the docks, are work­ Today, relations between this Union in 1938 and retired his aid to the younger element with­ watch, as he would be at sea over ing together very closely. country and Russia have become book in 1941. He was a former in our ranks today. the weekend! This group of unions has no strained, although there are in­ ISU member before joining the Indeed, the art of knowing In Rio Henault rejoined the political mission. Their only con­ dications that everything will be things as they really are is ex­ ship and the Deck Maintenance cern is decent wages and work­ ironed out to the satisfaction of ceedingly difficult: moreover, the returned to day work. An SIU ing conditions for the men they all concerned. But in the event mind of man is by nature feeble represent. And by militant or­ that something should happen at and drawn this way by impres­ ganizing and unity in action, some time in the future, what is sions coming from without; fur­ these unions enjoy the best con­ the most effective blow which thermore, the influence of pas­ ditions in the country today. could be struck against this sions takes away or diminishes country in time of war? HISTORY SIMILIAR the capacity for grasping the TREASONABLE ACTION There are, however, other or­ truth. Complete paralysis of the ganizations among the maritime On this account force is often waterfront is the answer. How workers. One, headed by Harry used in controlling Union affairs Bridges, is the West Coast Inter­ can the commies achieve this? fo keep together those who can­ national Longshoremen's Union. By putting themselves in a po­ not agree in their way of think­ The other, headed by Joseph Cur- sition whereby they control all ing. ran, is the National Maritime maritime and waterfront work­ When you go aboard an unor­ Union. This history of both of ers. SIU and started his sailing days ganized ship it is not with pur­ And this is the purpose of their these organizations is quite sim­ at the age of 16 on the Lakes. He pose of telling the world in gen­ so-called unity program. ilar. remembers the days when he eral your business. Keep to your­ While unions such as curs man was picked up off the beach They started out as militant fought with NMU men, when he self at first. Study your ship­ work together for better living as an Ordinary Seaman to re­ rank and file organizations, and first joined the SIU, and also the mates. Every fq'csle has a leader place the AB whom we left in St. ended up saddled with a leader­ conditions, the communist unity days when you had to fight to to whom most of the men are Thomas. The Mate claims it is ship that has been ruling them means a weapon against the eco­ get an SIU ship. At present he drawn. When you are sure of nomic system of this country, all right to keep four Ordinary with an iron hand. is a member of the Master, Mates your ground, bring the subject of which they believe they can Seamen without promoting any­ and Pilots in good standing. These leaders were put in change by helping the Soviet unions into the ordinary conver­ one to Acting AB. there to carry out a certain polit­ He prefers a Union crew who sation; don't try to force it upon The Mate also claims that no ical line and to develop the Union, even to the extent of de' knows their agreements and jobs, men. If your subject is interest­ OS can go aloft to work, but they unions as a weapon for further­ feating this country in a war. rather than men who belong to a ing their normal curiosity will can go up in a Bosun's chair! This is the difference between ing the program of the Commun­ their brand of unity, and our Union because they have to. He make them listen. Bring your F. "Cuz" Murray ist Party. sees the Union's viewpoint in unity for a better standard of what they have done and ask for This is the first concern of these living. and what they are willing to go Conditions of the mem­ Make Isthmian SIU! leaders. out and get in raising wage bers is secondary. scales and conditions. These very same political Captain Hostetter says this is agents are now asking the legitiTHE FIRE ISLAND the best crew he has ever had SUPPORTS STAND under his command. Six men of ON COAST GUARD the Decli Department and two of By J. TRUESDALE the Steward Department are now Dear Editor: making their third trip with him, PHILADELPHIA—News from The SIU crew of the Moran and the rest of the men are mak­ the City of Brotherly Love is not tug M. V. Fh-e Island held its ing their second trip. so hot this week. The tugboat finst weekly meeting of this tilp Alien seamen, heretofore bar­ strike called by District 50, United This ship has never been de­ on Saturday, March 2, shortly red from entering the United layed or hold up because of any after leaving New Orleans for States due to the fact that they Mine Workers, is really giving us subject to the point and don't crew^ member, and Captain Ho­ the business. Although the men had served aboard ships of the involved in this strike have gain­ stetter feels with a crew like that drag it along. Let the men un­ Guantanamo, Cuba. Above all, get After crew discussion of Paul United Nations since September they de.serve the best of breaks. derstand you. ed- practically everything they them to respect you. Hall's remarks in the Log of Feb­ 1, 1939, are now eligible to re­ He cleared sevei'al of his crew in want, with the exception of one A worker on the job trusts a ruary 22, 1946, concerning the ceive immigration visas. These point which is going to be ar­ Galveston v/hen they had a runin with the police. He also went worker who approaches him in SIU plans to investigate the pos­ instructions were recently sent bitrated, it will be a few -days to bat in front of the Coast the same capacity. He feels the sibilities of removing the Coast to Consular Officers by the De­ before we will know what is Guard when one of the crew other fellow has a understand­ Guard's authority over the Mari­ partment of State. what. So no ships are going out ing of his economic life better time Industry, the following was missed the ship in Marseilles. The text of the instructions has right now. entered in the minutes of that not beon made public, but it has He has sailed with South .At­ than an outsider. We are now fixing up the Hall been learned that Consulates will so it will be more comfortable It is important that you do meeting: lantic since 1935, the past threeThe lopic of faking fhe Coast be permitted to accept applica­ for the members. A lot of Philly years as Captain. And up to your job and stay sober. Then Guard's authority away from tions and issue visas to alien sea­ men are now coming back and you can prove your ability to pro­ date, there hasn't been a log on the Lawson, despite the futile ef­ tect your shipmates when the the merchant marine was men who have American-citizen we hope they will like it. discussed. The wives, and alien seamen who are forts of the Chief Engineer and brass hats attempt the usual ex­ thoroughly Here at the Agents Conference his social climbing First Assis­ ploitation found on these unor­ crew as a whole agreed to nationals of any one of the coun­ in New York everything is going support the decision of those tries with which the United States along fine. There is a lot of con­ tant, and we don't think there ganized ships. will be. Brute strength in organization in the Union qualified to in­ had wartime agreements. structive work being done, and The countries referred to are it looks like we will come out A quiet-spoken go-getter is shows stupidity and lack of un­ vestigate the situation. So do prejudices These minutes will of course be Gi-eat Britain, Norway, China, with a program which the mem­ Captaiq. Hostetter—a gentleman derstanding. of the seas if ever there was one. when displayed in an argument, handed in to the Patrolman on a Greece, Belgium, The Nether­ bership will like and approve of. "One of the boys" is a fitting whether the men around you hold regular blank whenever we may lands, France, and Yugoslavia. be in an SIU port again. Mean­ The applications will only be ac­ description, and we of the John the same prejudices or not. Your job is to gain the confi­ while, the crew of the M. V. Fire cepted if the seamen can secure PORT OF NEW YORK Lawson are happy to be the ones to say so. With the majority it's dence of the crew; understand Island desires to go on record a release from the country with TO KEEP PACE a case of:' "suitcases over the side, ther weaknesses and fears; know with the Log as willing to en­ which they served. their hopes and ambitions. Only dorse whatever steps the SIU of­ Mayor William O'Dwyer of Any alien seaman who since here's my home sweet home." then can you organize them. ficials may decide upon with re­ September 1, 1939, served aboard New York has promised that his Very truly yours, Joseph S. Buckley gard to authority over merchant a merchant ship of the United administration will impi'ove New Johnnie Johnson Nations, may apply for an immi­ York s harbor facilities,, particu­ seamen. Gene Yarborough grant visa. The Consul to whom larly piers, warehousing and Woodrow A. Soderman, W. L. Cunningham such application is made, will de­ approaches. Deck Delegate Frank "Scottie" Aubascsson termine whether or not the sea­ W. N. Lockwood, man is eligible according to the Engine Deleate authority contained in the new Jack M. Greenberg, Make Isthmian SIU! Steward's Dept. Delegate instructions. Dear Editor: Visas Opened To Alien Seamen Tugboat Strike Cools Phiily Make Isthmian SIU! �Frida7< March 29, 1946 THE SEAFARERS Page Fiileen LOG BUUJITIN J - • Z1 •K7- - Unclaimed Wages SS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Back pay checks for the fol­ lowing men will be held at the Chicago Branch until May 15th, 1946, after which they will be re­ turned to the Company offices. Marie McMillan, $12.69; J. McMahon, $15.99; John Cass, $39.01; Charles Brown, $17.73; Wm. Rich­ ard, $24.54; Clarence O'Donnel, $28.85; Paul Byi'd, $30.61; Joseph Smith, $57.01; Arnold Kelm, 21.38; Salavatore Barers, $22,61; G. Catandella, $29.55; Donald Keret, $20.86; Walter Otis, $28.85; J. L. Smith, $51.27; Charles Pataky, $27.46. Natale Cantendella, $17.73; Salvatore Cinellato, $29.55; Edward Galgin, $30.15; Louis Johnson, $26.76; Anton Prusaitis, $26.76; Mechle Scala, $22.59; Walter Wolden, $27.81; Richard Wechol, E. McArthur. $1.00; L. Cheaves. $1.00; R. Parker, $1.00; R. Broadus. $1.00: SS PENDLETON C. Pendergraft, $1.00; M. Gilbert. $1.00; R. Pack. $1.00: U. Johnson. $1.00; W. D Huff. $1.00; W. Stoan. $1.00; J. Walker, $1.00. Total—$3.00. Rainwater, $1.00; U. McCorvey. $1.00; SS BASTROPE R. Stribner. $1.00; F. Stanton, $1.00; J. LeVa«.suer, $3,00; R, Mcl.eod, J. Fleemaii, $1.00. Total—$19.00. $3.00; j. R. Frutton. $2.00; G. A. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON French. $2.00; O. Silun, $5.00; C. E. C. J. Cora, $2.00; S. Ferarz, $2.00. rollins, $3.00; Edward F. Raposa. $1.00; Total—$4.00. H. J. Pi^zgrowski. $1.00; E. P. LaniSS WAYCROSS VICTORY gan. $1.00; Lewis B. Michaud. $1.00; W. Lcmkcy, $2.00; F. A. Calitri, $2.00; Rubin L. DuBose. $1.00; E. C. Dacey. W Barwarz, $2.00; N Mattei, $2.00; $1.00; Peter S. Kozak. $1.00; A. Supple. K. Blir. $2.00; J. Marsh, $2.00; C. $1.00; j. Garello. $2.00; llenry HigLeFeber, $2.00; R. O'Dell, $2.00; P. hani. $2.00. Total—$30.00. Tietsche. $2.00; S. Lazzari. $2.00; L. A. SS DORCOSTER Schumann. $2.00; A. Birrell. $1.00; R. E. F. Raul, $1.00; A. W. Shearer. T. Moran, $2.00; G. R. Gass. $1.00. $1.00; A. Watson, $5.00; W. KaczanowTotal—$26.00. -ki. $1.00. Total $8.00. SS EDWIN WEED SS CITADEL VICTORY Garland Brown, $2.00; C. .E. Swenson. W. Howell, $5.00; T. Nickols, $1.00; $1.00; O. V. Hale, $2.00; P. Klein. J. Saucier. $1.00; T. Sharp. $1.00; M. $2.00; C. W. Wells. $2.00; J. C. HamRossi, $2.00. Total—$10.00. berlin. $2.00; R. H. Davis. $2.00; R. SS FT. McHENRV M. Bennett, $2.00; J. L. Turner, $2.00, C. Hargis, $1.00; j. Floyd. $1.00; Total—$17.00. W. Palmer. $1.00; R. Drobiak. $1.00; SS F. CRITTENDON S. Cohen, $1.00. Total—$5.00. K. Bagley, $2.00; M. T. Coffee. $2.00; NEW YORK SS HILTON R. Darby. $2.00; Donald Cease. $2.00; LeRoy Harrod, $2.00; T. Balde, $2.00; John W. Andreasson, $2.00. Total— W. W. Allen, $2.00; W. Eslinger, $2.00; $10.00. J. E. Maher, $2.00; T. Popa. $2.00; F. SS WILLIAMS VICTORY Garcia. $10.00; C. H. Kisner. $2.00; F. Rutkowski, $1.00; J. W. Gard, H. Chapman, $2.00; R. Rae, $1.00; P. $1.00; C. A. Hancock, $3.00; M. GoldenAlnocisa. $1.00; Paul Schobenid, $2.00; berg. .$1.00; R. G. Kluerk. $1.00; W. J. Charle,s Lacy. $2.00. Total—$32.00. Balkelcy, $1.00; S. D. Wright. $2.00; SS COASTAL MARINER Thoriiaa M. Quinn. $1.00; V. J. Bene­ H. T. Clisaoii, $1.00; L. A. Cabrera. detto. $2.00; P. Dyer, $1.00. Total— $2.00ffi W. T. Scott. $1.00; C. Reyes. $14.00. $2.00; R. M. Porter. $2.00. Total—$8.00. SS SAMUEL GRIFFIN SS ROBIN WENTLEY J. Ouiapo, $2.00; A. Leiner, $2.00; D. R. Fisher, $2.00. Total—$2.00. R. L. Varnum, $3.00; A. H. Harbaugh. SS R. M. CULTER Roy Voss, $1.00; A. Tavares. $2.00; R. McDougald. $2.00; Clyde S. Couch, $2.00; G. .Georgevich, $5.00. Total— $12.00. SS CLAYMONT VICTORY j. j. DiFebo, $2.00; Jose Toro. $1.00; H. D. Shackelford, $2.00. Total—$5.00. $2.00; R. D. Rossi, $2.00; C. W. Gorlcy. $2.00; D. Crabtree, $2.00; J. E Lillis. $1.00; R. N. James. $2.00; R. McManus. $2.00; H. E. Encelder, $1.00; S. Escoldi. $2.00; T. Wheeler. $2.00; F. Shapiro, $2.00ffi F. Phillips. $2.00; J. R. Smith. $2.00; T. McCarthy, $2.00; P. J. V. Spinney, $1.00; J. Panozzo. $2.00; George Bogorae, $1.00; R. B. Lowe. $2.00; Lee Simmons, $2.00; A. J. Nittl, $1.00; E. C. Johnson. $1.00; C. P. Jack­ son, $2.00; M. Trocha, $1.00; D. M. Moody. $1.00; T. Adkins, $1.00. Total —$48.00. SS W. S. YOUNG C. Kasparian. $5.00; E. D. Holmberg, $2.00; J. H. LaFlame, $5.00; F. Salhany, $2.00; O. Pelland, $2.00; E. D. Neipel. $2.00; A. Freund. $2.00, M. Kennedy, $2.00; B. C. Osborne, $2.00; H. Hnrr, $2.00; I, Boe, $2.00; B. IngNORFOLK hie. $2.00. Total—$30.00. R. S. Turman, $1.00; W. G. Manning. C. Chambless. $1.00; T. Whitford. $2.00; H. Beckman, $3.00; W. Finley, $1.00; T. George. $1.00; J. Dudley. $1.00; J. Owens. Jr.. $10.00; F. E. $1.00; E. Jolly, $1.00; C. Hughes, $1.00; Koppersmith, $10.00. Total—$27.00. NOTICE! Henry Connolly, Book 38839, contact Union Hall, New York, and pick up your book. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS J. F. Wood, $2.00; E. E. Cosby. $2.00; B. E. Brooks, $2.00; H. W. Beck. $2.00; S. Rosoff, $2.00; W. W. Etty. $2.00; W. A. Smith. Jr., $2.00; J. H. Richard­ son, $2.00; A. R. Douglas, $2.00; Roy L. Auman, $2.00; Vincent Vallencla, $2.00; I-.- 1 PERSONALS PETE HUDAK $23.93; Wm. C. Fisher, $21.72; Os­ car Huggins, $58.47; Francis I. Please get in touch with Don­ Jolcoeur, $28.85; Betty Grater, ald Dahl at the Marine Hospital, $19.12; John Naglowski, .95. New Orleans. When Dahl was taken off the Pacific Tanker Mis­ % % % sion de Pala in Panama, as the SS WALTER M. CHRISTIANSEN result, of an accident, you were George Smith, Messman, and a member of the crew, and he Frank H. Sullivan, Oiler, contact needs your testimony. the American Liberty SS Corp., 5. 75 West Street, New York, for GEORGE W, MEANEY unclaimed wages. Peter King, with whom you sailed on the SS Peter Zcnger, wants you to get in touch with him through the New York Hall. J- i 5. JAMES AND NICHOLAS j LAMPROPOULOS I Write to your brother. Theo\ doro Lampropoulos at 361 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkcrs. New York, or call Batavia, New York, 612-R. i. 4. 4. GEORGE E. BENTLEY Please get in touch with your mother, who is ill, at 238 Howard Ave., Brooklyn, New York. Notice! Books for the following men are being held at the New Or­ leans Hall: Wm. E. Apple 38166 Reginald Arceneaux 106-6 Louis L. Arena 6908 Pio Arna 28425 John C. Atherton 30472 Francis P. Aucoin 23973 Wm. L. Austin 75-6 Thos. J. Baier 767 P.D. Angelo Barone 39918 Lionel F. Baxter 31910 Doyle B. Bellew 34487 Arthur Berger 22724 James A. Berley 34045 A. T. Bernard, 356-6, 70003-A, 1675-Lakes J. A. Berry 32655 W, W. Bickford 39144 F. A. Bishop 6964 Fvichard L. Blake 752 P.D. James F. Blizzard 33277 Fred B. Bloomer 38625 Victor T. Bonura 7103 Warren Bose 38006 Carter E. Boyd 29656 John R. Boyle 332 P.D. Preston Boyter 176-6 B. J. Brewer 44519 Charles Briscoe 31908 Frank Brookins 33510 Ed. J. Hoblin. $2.00; W H. Hunsucker. $2.00; L. Smithson. $2.00; M. A. Free­ Carl L. Bruncr 34124 The Seafarers' Hall in Duman. $2.00; H. L. Westfall. $2,00; L. E. Richard Bryant 39303 Farmer. $2.00; G. A. Brinkley. $2.00; luth, Minn„ will be closed for Gen. Bunch 37881 W. M. Van Dresser. Jr.. $2.00; M. M. a month or so. F. V. Burrus 37925 Robbins. $2.00; D. A. Waffell. $2.00. Ralph Butler 296-6 Total—$42.00. Leonard Bailey 45487 Pro. PHILADELPHIA Joseph S. Barron 44588 Pro. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS C. Dunphy, $2.00; J. Quist. $1.00; Henry Bonk 39269 Pro. •A. Anderson. $1,00; H. Sharpe. $2.00; J. MANFREDI W. J. Boudreaux 44637 Pro. Follctt. $1.00; D. Groner. $5.00; Crew of You can collect three days Joseph L. Campbell 32371 J. Lenon. $7.00; Crew of Schoarie. wages for standing fireman's Clarice Carey 36314 $11.00; C. O'Brien. $1.00; Herman, $1.00; 41170 C. Jacques. $4.00; N. Bartholomeo, watch on SS Ft. Meigs, at 17 Bat­ Paul Carlson $1.00; I,. Goldwhithe. $2.00; J, Harrison, tery Place, Room 1723. John C. Carolan 23058 $4.00; C, Dolan. $5.00; R. Allare. .$1 Oil; Olivei Carpenter 29930 B. Meyers. $4.00; T. Romango, $4.00; J. •las. G Carter 3720 SUP Logan. $4.00: P. Bistline, $3.00; J. Edgar Caudill 248 P.D. Bendergrass. $4.00. 37944 51 Beaver St. W. C. Chancey A. Melin. $10.00; G. James. $4.00; W. NEW YORK HAnover 2-2784 Frank Cimperman Kwitchoeff. $2.00; W. Weber. $3.00; 32485 330 Atlantic Ave. K. Brown. $4.00; W. Cahill. $4.00; BOSTON 37214 Liberty 4057 Jesse Clarke Bruoffy. $2.00; A. Bitale. $3.00; A. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Jack W. Conway 29659 Djerdi, $1.00; J. Connolly. $1.00; J. Pa­ Calvert 4539 Houston F. Cooper 6739-A tient. $1.00; J. Velthe, $3.00; R. Har- PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7651 F. B. Crowther 37493 rimant. $1.00; J. Ringtont. $2.00; J. 127-129 Bank Street Joseph 8. Crustuski Wheeler. $1.00; F. Quindnest. $1.00; NORFOLK 29474 4-1083 D. Cavanaugh, $1.00; C. Ponhro. $8.00; V. J. Cortez 62 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. T. Amann. $1.00; R. Stedman. $2.00; J. Canal 3336 P. M. Darnell 22449 Gouiea, $4.00; J. Baveas. $5.00; A. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 21692 Hawley, $2.00; M. Reeves. $1.00; L. 3-1728 Thomas Q. Dear 7 St. Michael St. L. H. Denton Dower, $2.00; Crew of Rider Victory. MOBILE 34043 2-1754 $12.00; A. Rosenfield, $3.00; A. Valdez. C. F. DeShane 234 P.D. 45 Ponce de Leon $3.00; S. Liberto, $5.00; W. Black. SAN JUAN, P. R San Juan 2-5996 Steptoe Dixon 22733 $4.00; p.. Dillon. $3.00; J. Dougherty. GALVESTON 305'/i 22nd St. H. H. Dorer 37911 $3 00; R Wentz, $3.00; \V. Swcboda. 2-8043 7654 $15.00; D. Scalise. $15.00; R. Swoboda, RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Chas. M. Dowling $15.00; T. McEirone, $2.00; F. Wher- SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Kennth M. Dowty 32923 ritz, $2.00; A. Aghazasmetz. $3.00. | SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Charles R. Duff 29547 Ill W. Burnside St. G. Owens. $3.00; J. Gallagher, $3.00; PORTLAND F. E. Eklund 25-6 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. J. Campbell. $4.00; J. Shaw. $4.00; A. H. F. Flkund 42466 16 Merchant St. Sellre. $3.00; D. Smith, $4.00; J. HONOLULU 10 Exchange St. W. Fpton 45480 Pro. Doughlas $1.00; A. McGuffey $4.00; BUFFALO 24 W. Superior Ave. Edward Faris W. Hines, $4.00; A. Scardina, $2.00; CHICAGO 25387 I0I4 E. St. Clair St. A. Ploch. $3.00; Sarchild. $2.00. V.; CLEVELAND Michael J. Feeheny 22006 1038 Third St. Smith, $1.00; F. Newcomer. $2.00; Ginn. DETROIT 5890 DULUTH 531 W. fvlichigan St. John Felix $2.00; H. Price. $1.00; J. Blach. $2.00; VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton .St, Charles D. Feraci 20082-A J. Hoyle. $4.00: J. Ledden. $4.00; J. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Joseph N. Fisette 29672 Myefski. $2.00; Crew of Capitol Reef. TAMPA 842 Zack St. $8.00; C. Santee. $1.00; T. Delia. $1.00; 37856 M-1323 E. P. Flannagan C. McLawhorn, $1.00; P. Harris, $1.00; JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Harvey L. Flora 30157 G. Butter. $2.00; Crew of Scripps. 5-1231 L. C. Fortner 35857 PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. $68.50; G. Bursick, $1.00. Total $261.50. Phone: 28532 H. J. Fountain 37082 HOUSTON 7137 Navigation Blvd. BOSTON S. Franzella 7552 Phone Wenlworth 3-3809 SS CALVIN AUSTIN Raymond F. Fristoe 27825 Joseph Forget, $1.00; Robert Falke. J. J. Frisella 32847 $1.09; W. Mosley. $2.00; R. W. Clark. $5.00; C.. Mahmlcl. $5.00; J. Gess. $5.00; H. Fruge 37966 $1.00; S. J. Steel, $1.00; Raymond B. T. Glover. $3.00. P. Heckman, $5.00; Ohara. $1.00; N. Funken. $1.00. Total 39792 J. Shuninn, $5.00; D. Rae. $5.00; H. P. Jas. Fulmer —$8.00. Bilinski. $5.00; L. S. Atzull. $5.00; C. Wm. M. Faulkner 37688 Pro. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS West. $5.00; S. Jones. $5.00; E. P. Per- R. V. Felger 49620 Pro. Crew of SS Geo. Whitefield. $15.50. terson, $5.00; H. A. Brown. $3.00; E. L. K. Fortenberry 45220 Pro. Weeker. $1.00; B. Coffey. $2.00; F. C. GALVESTON Samuel Garouette 34354 Walz, $2.00; SS John Bartman, $19.55; J. H. Seiber, $1.00; W. T. Ncel. $1.00; 23213 P. H. Devine. $4.00; L. G. Johnson. E. P. Meek. $1.00; T. Momarety, $1.00; Harold J. Garty 209 P.D. $1.00; F. N. Meinerth. $1.00; J. Denke, SS Council Crest, $20.00. Total—$126.55. A. A. Gonaiez Grand Total—$753.00. $4.00; N. L. Fuzzell, $5.00; R. J. Hardt. ' Willie Gooden 32515 NOTICE! MONEY DUE SlU HALLS �Page Sixteen ft- THE SEAFARERS LOG The J. Sterling Morton Back From Hectic, But Typical, Isthmian Trip Friday, March 29, 1946 J. STERLING MORTON, ISTHMIAN LINE By W. E. WYMAN 3rd. If we didn't have a good ashore in the motorboat to see On the Chief Mate on here, it really the American Consul. NEW YORK — After a hecticwould be tough as he docs all of way up, he took one case of cof­ voyage of three and a" half fee, two cases of syrup-arid five the navigating. months with a bully 1st Asst who H. Norwood, one of the Oilers, cases of dried potatoes, and gave only had a 3rd's license, the J. was broken down to a Wiper for them to a man who owns a yacht. Sterling Morton of the Isthmian supposedly being drunk, even LINEN. EGG SHORTAGE Line docked at New York. My though he oiled the winches total overtime under Isthmian Due to the Steward giving while we were in port and none rules amounted to 76 hours, while away most of our eggs in Greece, of the others in the Black Gang under an SIU contract, it would the supply was cut down, and were working. A friend of the have added up to a total of 213 we were forced to go without First Asst's was promoted as a hours. What price non-Unionism! eggs quite often. Linen was cut result of Norwood's demotion, and We went on the Morton for the the entire crew was of the opin­ down to changes every ten days fii'st time at Galveston on Dec. ion that hi.s demotion was plan­ as the Steward claimed 1900 13th, and wouldn't have stayed ned by the 1st for that specific sheets were stolen in Greece. We only had 800 on the entire trip, so oh this filthy scow, only we had purpose. I guess the rest must have been a job of organizing to do. Our The 1st Asst, 2nd Asst, 2nd first beef was with the Steward Mate, Captain and 3rd Asst were lost, strayed or stolen. who didn't want to feed us one always di-unk or drinking, but Leaving the Gib on the 3rd of morning when we had worked nothing was ever said or done March bound for New York, we through breakfast shifting ship. about that. They were never fish-oiled the decks .and painted We went to the Capt., raising broken. The Chief Engineer was her up. We really didn't need the devil about it, and he made warned by the Captain to stay to oil the decks as the engine them feed us. away from the crew, to refrain room spilled oil nine separate ENGINE: (reading from left—front). H. Thomas. Wiper; and After breaking and setting sea from fraternizing with them or times, and we're 1000 barrels of Charles McDowlel. FWT. Standing: John Chaplin. DE; E. J. S2mez, watches five times in two days, be fired, and we all believed that oil short. 1st Eng. (this is the man who caused so much trouble: read story), and .sounding the bilges and deep! the 1st Asst was trying to get The 1st Asst was bragging all and Joe Barron. Oiler. tanks, we finally got the okay i the Chief's job. of the trip about being in the to leave on Dec. 22nd. On the! Navy during the First World GIRL STOWAWAYS 24th we started in to paint and, War, and that he had an un­ decorate the messeS for Christ- j Leaving Crete on Feb. 11th, limited Chief's license. When the mas, and on Dec. 30th we held we arrived at Oran on the 12th. licenses were posted, we found our first Union meeting on ship­ and found it to be a pretty good nut that he only had a 3rd',s li­ port. Wliile there, we enclosed board. cense, and that he was only 33 the flying bridge with plywood years old. He must have been in MEETING HELD WILLIAM D. HOARD — This dodgers, made dodgers for the the Navy when he was the ripe Isthmian vessel, which the NMU All crew members were in full steering stand, took down all claimed so strcnguously a couple attendance with Joe Barron elect­ jumbo guys and renewed the old age of six years. of months ago, held two ship­ ed Recordng Secretary, and yours i boat falls. These beefs are typical of Isth­ board meetings on the trip over truly as Chairman. The- SIU • From Oran, we went to Arzeu mian, so we must bear with them frorh New Orleans to Genoa, policies and program were fully j to get ballast, finding two girl the best we can while Isthmiah Italy. With two exceptions, the explained at the meeting, and! stowaways, when we arrived is still unorganzied. We'll fight Chief Cook and 2nd Cook, the vai'ious agreements were broken | there. Leaving Arzeu, we went back the best we can until Isth­ entue crew is SIU. The NMU out for the benefit of those broth­ to Gibraltar to bunker, and got mian is under an SIU contract. Steward and Bosun got off be­ ers who didn't know much about there on the 23rd. While we were Then things will be a lot dif­ fore the Hoard left New Orleans, the Union. They were told that! at Gibraltar, I took the Captain ferent! and were replaced with Seafai"the Seafarers had no isms or ists.!I ers. The meeting was adjourned At the first meeting on Feb. after the election of delegates as 10th, Briant, Peterson and Stev­ follows: Deck—W. E. Wyman; ens were elected Chairman, Engine—W. Roux; and Stewards NEW YORK — William T. was that the company error in Reading Clerk and Secretary re­ —M. E. Logan. Witushynski, NMU 73138, visited not officially promoting the wi­ spectively, and Hilton was elect­ We really did a job of cleaning the SIU Hall the other day in pers put $600.00 in one Wiper's ed as Ships Delegate. Discussion up the Morton; two coats on the company with some SIU ship­ pocket and $200 in the other's. revolved around certain sanitary messhalls; varnished the tabels mates off the Robin Adair. He paid Witushynski said, "In the ATS and safety measures, and fine and chairs; repainted the icebox; off an NMU ship, the Mitchell the army decided what was over­ painted the decks; overhauled STEWARD: Sol Fernandez and penalties were imposed for vio­ Palmer in Montivcdeo and, after time; in the NMU the patrolman lations with the money to go to and repaired or i-eplaced almost two months on the beach, he was took all disputed overtime ashore Henry Evangelista, with their the Log. Meeting was closed af­ all of the gear; put two coats of with him and that was the last buddies busy getting chow ready, shipped on the Robin Adair. ter giving one. minute of respect fish oil on the decks; painted the Prior to joining the NMU Wi­ ever heard of it; but here on my were the only men available to tlie fallen Seafarers of the last foc'sles and repaired the life­ first SIU ship I found the over­ from the Stewards Dept. for this World War. boats. Boy, what a job, but it tushynski had sailed in the ATS. time settled before we got in." He then sailed on several ships of was worth it! shot. On Feb. 24th, a second meet­ the NMU operated by the United ing was held with Stevens being UTILITY WORKED OVER Fruit, American South African elected Chairman; Hunt as Sec­ After the Captain and the Util­ and other lines. He heard the retary; and Bishop as Reading ity had a beef, the Utility was same story in the NMU that had Clerk. All beefs from the pre­ chased back to the Gunners' quar­ been told him in the ATS, "the vious meeting had been taken ters. When the Captain stuck his SIU is an outfit of goons—keep cai-e of, and Ship.s Delegate Hil­ head in the door, the Utility away from them." ton reported on his activities. Af­ punched him in the nose. So, the With this ringing in his ears he ter discussing various measures 1st A,s.st. and the Captain worked went aboard the Adair with some for improving shipboard condi­ him over good, and then shackled trepidation. Once aboard how­ tions, and holding the memorial him to his bunk. ever, he found himself treated observation, the meeting was ad­ When we arjived at Piraeus on like any other crew member of journed. the 20th of January, we had to the crew. No one threw his STEEL INVENTOR — This is spot and lower booms every time weight around or treated him any another four star ship with at the longshoremen went to work. differently because of his NMU least 25 certain SIU votes aboard We also had another beef with membership. The relative merits counting reconverted NMU men. the Steward who would feed all of the NMU and SIU were dis­ The Captain of the Inventor is of the outsiders first and let us cussed and the SIU agreements one of those tough" Skippers who •wait. explained. In- his own words believe in living up to the letter "they were all good shipmates." NO FREE RIDES of the rules. When any crew The majority of the beefs were We had to pay to got a boat to member wishes to make a draw, take us ashore at Piraeus, as the so well squared away that a good he only gets the actual amount Isthmian Line doesn't believe in speedy payoff was made with of money coming at that time. giving the crew free rides—not practically all beefs settled. The Recently, several men were the unlicensed personnel, at least, question came up however, of short on dough, so their only al­ A couple of us met all of the of­ two Wipers who had been stand­ ternative was to sell their blood. ficers at the Frolic.s Club in ing Oilers' watches. An inspec­ Up to the blood bank went two Athens one night, and we gave tion of the ships log showed A..B's, two Messmen, one OS and them a good talk about the mer­ that these Wipers had not been one Wiper. They all gave a pint its of the SIU, also some SIU promoted. DECK (from left): Jesse Barton, AB; W. Wyman, Bosun and of blood just for a six dollar bill! literature. Patrolman Jimmy Hanners, ships organizer; R. Katt. OS; H. Boyd, AB; and C. Kumrow, AB. That's really one for the books, On Feb. 1st we left for Crete, representing the engine dept., im­ Brother Wyman, with some valuable asssitance from other Sea­ but conditions like this will stop and had to hunt for it at least 48 mediately took an overtime sheet farers, is doing a splendid job on the Morton, and has her almost just as soon as Isthmian is under hours, finally finding it on the and began writing. The result solid SIU. contract to the Seafarers. Short Reports On isthmian One Trip Was All He Needed � 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 29, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 13 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ISTHMIAN BARS ELECTION; OFFICIALS IN NEW STALL TO KEEP MEN NON-UNION MINERS WILL 'STAY AT HOME' UNLESS GIVEN HEALTH FUND CONFERENCE PROPOSALS GO BEFORE MEMBERSHIP FOR FINAL APPROVAL HUNGER IN EUROPE DEADLOCK STILL HOLDS IN NORFOLK REPORT ON ORGANIZING DRIVE PROBATIONARY BOOKS, PERMITS ACTION AGAINST THE COAST GUARD NEED FOR AFL MARITIME COUNCIL SIU MOVES TO ABOLISH THE WSA BALTIMORE SEAFARERS GIVE TO HOSPITALIZED PORT BALTIMORE HAS BIG FIELD BRASSHATS PUSH PEACETIME DRAFT AGENTS' PROPOSALS GO BEFORE MEMBERSHIP UNION-RUN UPGRADING SCHOOLS POSSIBILITIES FOR CREDIT UNION STAND AGAINST WSA FINK HALLS EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM LONDON TUGMEN STRIKE FOR HOURS BACKGROUND ON RUSSIA STATUS OF SEAMEN WHO LEAVE THE SEA USUAL COAST GUARD REDTAPE HOLDS UP NEEDED RATINGS PR HOSPITALS ARE OKAY, HE SAYS NOT MUCH WEST COAST ACTIVITY TIME TO OUST MEDDLING BUREAUS OPERATOR STALLS AT GOVT. EXPENCE EUROPE AND EAST SHIPPING OUTLOOK GREAT LAKES SEC'Y-TREAS REPORTS VIGIL IN THE NEW ORLEANS HALL DULUTH HALL SUSPSNEDS ARMY MISUES OF PIERS HURTS NEW YORK SHIPPING LAKES CREWS DUE TO REPORT ALL QUIET IN SAVANNAH ALCOA RESUMES SERVICE TO S.A. MONK SETS STAGE FOR THIS YARN UNION MEN GO ALL OUT ON COLABEE HERE'S WHAT WSA'S 'DISCHARGE' PAPERS LOOK LIKE NICOLETTE SUPPORTS FOUR-WATCH ACTION BALDWIN HILLS CREW SAYS STEWARD CUT HOURS OFF OVERTIME WHAT COMMIE UNITY MEANS VISAS OPENED TO ALIEN SEAMEN TUGBOAT STRIKE COOLS PHILLY THE J. STERLING MORTON BACK FROM HECTIC, BUT TYPICAL, ISTHMIAN TRIP ONE TRIP WAS ALL HE NEEDED SHORT REPORTS ON ISTHMIAN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/29/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/447e06327f310be52ab49b6dbb39486d.PDF ddecd37cf3b28f1c665ec0ebc358824e PDF Text Text ISTHMIAN TO VOTE WITHIN 30 DAYS Washington, March 19.—The National Labor Rela­ tions Board today ordered collective bargaining elections for unlicensed personnel aboard ships operated by the Isthmian Steamship Company, and the American Trading Official Organ of the Ailaniic and Gulf District, Seafarers' International Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. MARCH 22. 1946 No. 12 Agents Confer In New York Te Plan Futnre Expansion Of Seafarers NEW YORK, March 18 —The* Port Agents of the Atlantic & Gulf District ai-e meeting this week in New York City to chart the course of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union for the next year. ATLANTIC & GULF AGENTS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE Their first peacetime meeting since 1941 finds the Agents faced with problems different from those that held the limelight dur­ ing the war years, and the agenda for the Conference reflects the difference. The keynote of the conference is expansion — the plans, pro­ grams and directives are directed toward the growth and increas­ ing influence of the SIU. Unneccessary expenditures will be pared to the bone, while all at.tention will be paid to the com­ ing Isthmian election, the organ­ izing of other unorganized sea­ men, and the streamlining of the .union education and propaganda .apparatus. The Conference will be an ex­ tensive one, with many other or­ ganizational problems due to be discussed. (See the Conference Agenda, in an acijoining column.) All signs point to the most suc­ cessful conference in the Union's history. Decisions reached will be printed in the Log, as soon as ,the decisions have been approved by the membership. Although scheduled originally to last for one week, the con­ ference may be , extended, if necessary, to allow full discus­ sion and careful formulization of plans and programs. » It is certain that the conference will not adjourn until every angle of the problems, complex or com­ paratively simple, is considered and weighed. The future of the Seafarers lies in the balance, and the Agents will not treat lightly with that.. The NI.RB order denied mo­ tions to reopen public hearings and a motion by Isthmian for oral argument. This action came as a direct result of the Seafar­ ers' demand that the stalling tac­ tics of the company and the NMU be by-passed and the election be held immediately. Several Isth­ mian crews also had petitioned the NLRB, asking for immediate elections. RECOGNITION DEMAND ' The caiTy-overs on the agenda include the unremitting war that the Seafarers has so far success­ fully waged against the govern­ ment controls and restrictions on the merchant seamen and for the transference of these controls to a civilian agency;' and the con­ tinuance of the organizing drive, particularly of the Isthmian fleet. Both items have top place on the agenda. EXPANSION Due for intensive di.scussion is the expansion of the educational program of the SIU, which al­ ready has made great strides in the. last year. The Seafarers Log which last week increased its size to 16 pages, will get its share of the stage to present plans and proposals for widening its circulation and scope. and Production Corporation. X The Isthmian election an­ will exclude, however, all radio nouncement culminates several operators, cattlemen, veterinar­ months of effort by the Seafarers ians, hygienists, supercargo, phar­ International Union to have an macist's mates, clerk-typists and election date set as soon as pos­ other employees of the Staff De­ sible. Both the company, and the partment. National Maritime Union, which ELIGIBLES LISTED is also concerned in the election, had sought to have the election Voting eligibles will be the postponed, to get more time to men who were employed during marshall their forces, the payroll period preceding The NLRB's order specified March 19—that is, anyone who that the election is to be held as was working for Isthmian when early as possible, but not later the order came through. than 30 day.s after the date of the The Isthmian seamen may vote order. to be represented by the SIU, the Persons voting in the election NMU or no union at the secret will include all unlicensed per­ elections which will be conduct­ sonnel in the Deck, Engineering ed by the Regional Director of and Steward's Departments. It the NLRB. Early in November, the SIU advised Isthmian that it held pledge cards from a substantial majority of its employees, desig­ nating the Seafarers as their col­ lective bargaining agency and demanding full recognition as the sole representative of the men in contract negotiations. The announcement had climax­ ed a five-month organizational drive by. the SIU to bring the Isthmian men into the ranks of organized seamen. ISTHMIAN STALLED "the Seafarers' Fori Ageiifs meet in the New York Hall for their annual conference. In the foreground, center, is John Hawk, Secretary-Tree surer of the Atlantic & Gulf District. Along the Isthmian refused a voluntary left side of the conference table, from front to rear, are: J. Truesdale, Philadelphia; Bud Ray, election, stalling for time, and the Puerto Rico; Charles Kimball, Mobile; D. L. Parker, Galveston; and Robert Matthews. San Fran­ SIU resorted to NLRB election cisco, At the head of the table are Paul Hall, New York and J. P. Shuler, Asst. Secretary-Treas­ machinery. The NLRB order tourer. At the right side of the table, from rear to front, are Arthur Thompson, Savannah; Louis Cof­ fin, Jacksonville; Ray White, Norfolk; C. Simmons, Tampa and Wm.'Rentz, Baltimore. {Confhiued on Page 6) Agenda For Conference THE Agents of the Atlantic.& Gulf District, • meeting in New York, face many problems which must be solved to insure the growth and strengthening of the Union and to protect the membership's interests. Below is the agenda that will govern the meet­ ing, which gives you an idea of what the confer­ ence will discuss. 1. Finances 2 Buildings and Halls 3. Operation of Union Apparatus (a) Headquarters operation (b) Port operation (c) West Coast (d) Beef and Negotiations Committee (e) Organizing Drive Reports and Recom­ mendations 4. Education (a) Political trends and ideology (b) General education pro­ gram (c) Seafarers Log (d) Upgrading schools 5. Constitution 6. Shipping Rules The Secretary-Treasurer Reports To N. Y. Conference By JOHN HAWK NEW YORK, March 18—The the responsibility of carrying out purpose of this Conference is to this program. He has done an exthoroughly discuss the problems | cellent job of it and so have all with which the Unjon js cnn-1 hand.s, officials and the memberfronted, as well as proposals the ship. member..hip has referred to us. { ^ur way 7. Contracts and and then to draw up concrete | is the National Negotiations plans to handle all tne problems Relations Board. The board for the membership's action. 8 Government Agencies and is holding up the election on Our last Agents' Conference Isthmian Line ships: The NMU Legislation came out with a constructive has been discounted and discred(a) Coast Guard program, the biggest part of (b) WSA (c) Steamboat Ins pection which has been very beneficial j ^,43^ ggg^ien are clamoring for to the Union. | election so they can vote SIU and Navigation (d) Fink halls The program to e.xpand and j to obtain the top conditions in (e) Merchant Seamen's Bill streamline the Seafarers Log that 1 the industry, of Rights was laid down at the last con-; FINK HALLS (f) Maritime Laws ference has resulted in high com- j shortly after the Conference pliments from all sections of thei^^e took the power of issuance of 9. Organization industry and the public in gener-1 seamen's papers out of the hands (a) Prospective (b) Probationary books and al. Our members are proud of of the WSA fink hall masters, their paper. permit system thus enabling the SIU to recruit We have followed through on its manpower from without the (c) AFL Maritime Counccil our plan to eliminate the WSA fink halls and putting us in a po­ 10. Strike Discussion Medical Program and we have sition to dissolve the fink halls 11. Feasibility of setting up a done just that. entirely. The WSA fink halls credit union We laid down plans to organ­ were operating in practically 12. Good and Welfare Jind ize Isthmian Seamen under SIU every U.S. port. Now there are General and appointed a Director of Or­ only three or four fink Halls in ganization and charged him with (Continued on Page 6) �Page Two THE SEAPAKERS LOG Friday. March 22, 194« 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 t 1 t X HARRY LUNDEBERG - 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK -------- Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York Qty 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 Gravy Boats Now that the compromise Ship Sales Act has been enacted, the shipowners have broken their united ranks formed for the purpose of pushing through Congress gravy legislation for themselves—and are squabbling over the spoils. The battle lines have been formed. The unsubsidized shipowners are waging a punitive campaign against the subsidized lines. In the middle is the often-confused, usually-fumbling War Shipping Administration. The unsubsidized lines charge that the WSA is interpreting the interim charter program—in effect until U. S.-owned ships are sold to private companies—in a manner that will advance the interests of the shipping companies which arc government-subsidized. On the surface there seems to be merit in the charges brought by the Association of American Ship Owners, which represents unsubsidized lines. The Association's $326,000. The vessel sank and Lykes received $727,000 president, George W. Morgan, says, in effect, he wishes in government insurance! only to provide assurance that there will be no discrimina­ By LOREN NORMAN The Congressional Record published a hundred similar tion against the lines he represents in the matter of charters. cases during the fight over the Ship Sales Act, so the Effing­ Headline-hungry Sewell Avery is due to explode out of sheer But there may be more below the surface. ham was no exception. frustration any time n6w, Mont­ Let us take a look at the way the shipowners have These instances provide a good reason for believing gomery Ward workers told each maneuvered the Ship Sales Act's provisions. On the sur­ there may be more than meets the eye in the presnt con­ other last week. With Charles face, this too seems a good deal for the shipowners •tind troversy between the subsidized and unsubsidized lines. E. Wilson and Benjamin Fairless not too raw a deal for the American taxpayer. It probably will end with the War Shipping Administra­ making all the headlines, Avery has been pushed into the back­ tion providing some sort of lagniappe for the unsubsidized ground and recently Federal Dry cargo ships arc to be sold at 50 per cent of their owners to hush them up. Just hpw the WSA will be able Judge Philip Sullivan robbed him pre-war cost, plus approximately $80,000 depreciation de­ to do that under the Ship Sales Act remains to be seen, of his last chance—for a while ducted for each year of service the vessels have seen. There but the shipowners usually have been able to manipulate at least—to stay in the running is a floor price for C-2 type vessels of $910,000, and a floor for labor's enemy No. 1. Oo their grabs through rhat agency very'nicely, thank you. price of approximately 5 500,000 for Liberties. That looks mandate from the U. S. Supreme Court, Sullivan dismissed Avery's like the taxpayer will get at least some return on his But the really important point of the sub-unsub plea to declare illegal the govern­ investment. squabble is that it is delaying an active program for more ment's seizure of Ward propercommerce for the U. S.—more foreign cargoes for U. S. ites in 1944, Just what Avery But here's the kicker: ships. So far none of the shipowners has really gone after wanted to prove, now that he has Under the bill a shipowner can trade in any old ves­ new business that will keep the Lk S. maritime flag on the the properties back, baffled the sel in his possession for handsome allowances—a dry cargo sea lanes of the world. They have been satisfied to pick judge and even the Supreme vessel worth approximately $50,000 in scrap will bring up the Government charters, carrying troops and end-of- Court. Latest report is that al:)Out $3 50,000 credit. Thus a C-2 bought'at floor price war supplies, rather than the long-term business that v/ill Avery, who is too highly paid to do any menial work, has assigned will actually cost the shipowner only about $600,000— mean so much to the future of the United States and its his lawyers to the job of gnash­ quite a reduction from the two million dollars it sost to seamen. ing their teeth for him. build. J. X X These are the provisioiis the shipowners lobbies were Quote of the week: When four midwest plants of the J. I. Casa fighting for when they held up the Ship Sales Act in A front page story in this issue of the Log gives the Co., farm implement manufac­ Congressional committees and floor debate from Septem­ complete details on the forthcoming Isthmian elec­ turer, were closed down by a. ber to March, while world markets lay a-waiting. tion. After six long months of continuous pressure and strike. Pres. Harvey Kitzman of UAW Local 180 declared; "The The shipowners already had made a sizeable U. S. effort on the part of the SIU, the elections are all set. company now has what it has Treasury grab through their government contracts during All this represents a splendid victory for the Seafar­ fought against so long—a closed the war and through watered appraisals of old ships—ap­ ers. The danger is that some members will now be ready shop in all foyr towns. proximately one billion, 200 million dollars in the latter to sit back on their collective posteriors, figuring that « X X X category alone. everything is over but the victory celebration. When U. S. Steel President Oh tire contrary, now is the time for every single Benjamin Fairless asked the Take the Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., for example. In 1932 the line bought the SS Effingham from the Gov­ member of the SIU to double and redouble any previous President to consult management ernment for $49,63 3. Between 193 3 and 1940 Lykes efforts he may have expended on the Isthmian campaign. about prices, wages and profits, many steel workers wondered if Brothers was paid a $326,000 operating subsidy by the Now, more than ever, Seafarers must talk Isthmian, his name didn't get transposed. government. In 1941 the Government chartered the ship breathe Isthmian, and sail Isthmian until the last single vote Maybe it should have been Less fair. to carry lend-lease supplies and paid Lykes an additional has been cast. SQUIBS... Now Is The Time �Friday. March 22. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three GM Indicted For Price Conspiracy CLEVELAND—The fond be­ lief of General Motors that it is beyond the law took a rude jolt here last week when the corpor­ ation along with five other firms was indicted for criminal pricefixing conspiracy under the fed­ eral anti-trust laws. By PAUL HALL (The following is Ihe report given by the New York Agent to the Agents' Conference regarding the local situation.) The Port of New York is in good shape. There are no outstand­ ing beefs and the affairs of the Union are in fine shape. Since 1934, the Justice De­ partment charged, GM and the other defendants "held secret meetings at the Yale Club and Biltmore Hotel in New York Bisso Beef Goes To Conciliation NEW ORLEANS—Further ac­ tion on the strike against the New Orleans Coal and Bisso Towboat Company has been postponed pending the arrival of a United States Conciliation Service Com­ One of the vital problems, according to the feelings of the missioner. membership in this port, is the Union's need for an educational Since signing a contract with policy and program. This subject comes up at practically every the SIU on October 5, 1945, the meeting in this port for discussion by the membership, all of them Bisso Company has continually e.xpressing the opinion that we must develop a full and good edu­ endeavored to break the condi-' cational program. It is the membership's hope that the Agent's tions of the contract and has re­ Conference will accomplish such a job. fused to live up to any of the The membership in this area are more interested in the Union's affairs and problems than ever before. This is a good sign and should be instrumental in the Union in this area making more progress in the coming 12 months than in any previous year in the Union's history. Monday Classes Along with this particular thought, this Branch is now con­ ducting regular Monday night classes. These sessions, on Parlia­ mentary Law, Trade Unionism, Union Procedure and Public Speak­ ing, have been helpful in educating our local officials in all phases of union procedure. It is the intention of the Port officials to ex­ pand it to include the rank and file members in this area who desire to attend this school. This will be done as soon as the officials have completed the course. While the Agents are here for the conference, they will attend one of the sessions which will be held for that particular purpose. Normally the classes are held on Monday night at 6:15 on the third floor of the Union Hall. City and at other places" where j "Big Six," produce 95 percent of they "discussed and agreed upon , ail the ball bearings manufacturall bearing prices." Named with ^ ed in the U.S. with a total annual GM were: SKF Industries, Phila­ ^ .sales value of approximately delphia; Fafnir Bearing Co., New $200,000,000. The bearings are Britain, Conn.; Marlin-Rockwell required in the manufacture and Corp., Jamestown, N.Y.; Federal , use of machinery and equipment Bearings Co., Poughkeepsie, N. j including household goods such Y.; Norma-Hoffman Bearings as vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, Corp., Stamford, Conn. washing machines, and sewing "BIG SIX" machines; farm machinery, autos, The indictment charged that trucks, railroad locomotives, tex­ the companies, known as the tile and shoe machinery, machine tools, mills, mining machinery, power generating and transmis­ sion equipment. provisions. In addition to this, the com­ pany has failed to keep its word to the other towboat operators in the area on the question of uni­ form prices and procedures in the towing field. STRIKE VOTED One by one, all friendly and non-aggressive efforts to nego­ tiate with the Bisso Company were exhausted. paign of intimidation of the work­ ers, and has attempted to set up a company union. Reports have been received from men aboard Bisso boats that they have been threatened with loss of their jobs if they do not join the phony union. This is contrary to the provisions of the Wagner Act, and will be brought to the atten­ tion of the Commissioner, a Union spokesman stated. "Out of respect to tlie Concilia­ tion Department," said Steely White, SIU New Orleans Port Agent, "we will work with the Commissioner 100%. However, if this fails, everybody grab his hat because we're going to have an old-fashioned, drag - out, strike." FIXED PRICES At the price-fixing meetings, said the Justice Department, "the defendants not only fixed the prices they would charge to man­ ufacturers who would use ball bearings in manufacturing their products but also fixed prices charged to distributors of bear­ ings for replacement of damaged and worn out bearings in used machinery and equipment." The conspiracy had the effect, according to the indictment, "of suppressing competition between the defendants, of fixing and maintaining non - competitive prices for the sales of ball bear­ ings, and of establishing unfair" and discriminatory differentials in prices between various classes of customers purchasing ball bearings." Make Isthmian SIU I GOING AFTER BISSO The future of this Union looks good. First, because of the Strike action which was voted fact that the membership is taking a high interest in the Union's by the membership, was set to affairs and problems; second, because of the fact that the Seafarers start on March 13, but on peti­ are now receiving better cooperation from other AFL Maritime tion of the New Orleans Steam­ Unions. More and better cooperation than we ever got before. ship Association, action was post­ poned to March 18 to give them Future Certain a chance to pressure the company As most of you know, the Seafarers in this port have been into dealing legitimately with in battle several times in the past 12 months. Each time we were the union. victorious in our clashes with the commies, the companies, etc. This Tliiu had ulau failed and the has been instrumental in raising the morale Of the membersliip to matter has been referred to the considerable heights. It is the opinion of the officials here that if Conciliation Service in Washing­ this is continued, and the educational program for the Union is ex­ ton, D. C. The arrival of the panded, then there is no doubt that in this field the Union's welfare Commissioner is expected at any will be protected in the coming year. moment and all negotiations have Certainly we ^ave the foundation on which to build. We are been held up until all the facts a militant Union, run by the rank and file for the membership at can be placed before him. large. We lake orders from no government, foreign or otherwise INTIMIDATION and we follow no party line. Our militancy and democracy make In the meantime, the Bisso us a hard combination to beat. Company has carried on a cam­ During the coming year we must not lose sight of any of ouiaims. We will continue our fight against Coast Guard and WSA control of merchant shipping and merchant seamen. These war measures, while doubtfully necessary during the war, are no longer needed. We have gone on record as being opposed to the con­ tinuance of these measures, and we are going to fight it through until we win. Final Drive The drive to organize the Isthmian Line is now going into the final stages. The NMU and the company cannot stall any longer. Within the next thirty days, an election will be held to determine a bargaining agent for the Isthmian seamen. And the days up to the election are as important as any that went before. The men who sail Isthmian ships deserve the same high wages and good conditions that other SIU seamen enjoy. We have put too much time and effort into this drive to fall down now. Talk SIU to all Isthmian seamen, encourage all our members who are aboard Isthmian ships to stay there until the election is over. The NMU has proved that it cannot represent it's own membership, let alone other seamen. The SIU can, and when we win the election we will give the Isthmian seamen the same service and benefits that other Seafarers get. . This announcement of the election should be the signal for an all-out drive. We know how we stand with the Isthmian seamen. We know that they want to be represented by the Seafarers. The many pledges and letters that we have received from them proves Bisso, in New Orleans, is a notoriously hard nut to crack—but the Seafarers is in ihe process that. If we continue the good work. Isthmian will go SIU, and of cracking him. When the New Orleans boys go out on a campaign they go all out. Here we thereby lay the foundation for further organizing of unorganized have two scenes of a recent demonstration designed to put the public heat on old Willie. lines. The United States is a big maritime power, the biggest in On top. Brothers Higgs and Barnett dramatize the unequality of the situation. The bottom the world, and the men who sail the ships are important. Only by picture shows some of the slogans that SIU Tug men used. Pretty effective, what? unity can their importance be proved to the shipowners. c.. �THE Page Four mmmm ITMIirK QUESTION—Uaxe you ever seen cases of the Coast Guard abusing its authority? HENRY BECKMANN— Assistant Electrician: I was on 'the Cape Edmont of Ihe Alcoa Line and I missed the boat at Manila. So I bummed a plane ride to Okinawa and got there just as the hurricane struck. The Edmont had gone out to sea to avoid the storm, and when she returned, she went to a different anchorage and I couldn't find her. I finally caught the boat just as it pulled out for Japan. I told my story to the Skipper, and everything was okay. But when we got back to New York, the Coast Guard in­ sisted that I go before a Hearing Board. The Skipper would not press charges, and so they had to release me. I guess they just wanted td show us who is boss— for the lime being. ERNEST KAPRALL—Oiler On the Marine Fox certain men missed watches and were logged for it. That was supposed to be the end of it. Then when we re­ turned to Seattle, the Coast Guard came aboard and insisted on charging all the men who had missed watches. In most cases they placed men on three months' probation, but in my case, they really hit me. And the funny thing about it is that I never missed a watch. The First Mate had a beef against me, and turn­ ed me in. The Coast Guard took his word for it, found me "par­ tially guilty" and lifted my pa­ pers for three months. Some doingsl SEAT AK.ERS Report Of SlU Organizing Drive By EARL "BULL" SHEPPARD The agents from all ports are in New York for a conference and all of them report progress in the Isthmian drive. This shows that the Seafarers has succeeded in gearing the entire Union ap­ paratus as an organizing ma­ chine and this is what must be done to make any campaign a success. Isthmian ships come into many of the smaller ports where there is no Union and they have to be covered. This takes up a great amount of the time and energy of the shoreside organizers. The full participation of all officials in all ports is needed to keep the drive going at all times. This is being done with the result that no matter where an Isthmian ship happens to go, someone is always no hand to contact the crew. There continues to be a hold up on the Washington end of the business. A decision should have been rendered and an election ordered a long time ago but still a definite date has not been set. E. R. PENROSE—Steward; When I was on the Albert S. Burleson, on a run to Rotterdam, we had a couple of beefs that came up. Nothing serious, just the kind of stuff that can be handled by the Delegates or the Patrolman. Well, a Coast Guard officer came aboard and wanted to know the whole story. Kept urging me and the mate to press charges against anyone who. had stepped out of line during the trip. He said that the only prop­ er way to control men is to log them and then turn them over to the Coast Guard. We wouldn't have anything to do with hirn, and so he finally took off. of activity they will be unable wages and conditions that much to put any stumbling blocks in longer. CAN'T STOP US the,way. The whole situation looks good The present period can almost despite the stalling and the phony be compared to the "war of NMU activities. The thing to do nerves," as the early days of the now is to stick aboard the ships recent World War was described come heaven, hell or high water! by the majority of journalists. The Isthmian se.amen have al­ The whole idea of the NMU is to ready signified their desire to be stall things along until the pres­ represented by the Seafai-ers, and ent crews have piled off, and this representation will be won then to try and infiltrate aboard by staying on the job and fight­ the ships. This is a rotten way ing this thing out to the finish. to do things, as it means depriv­ If this is done, all hell can't ing the Isthmian seamen of Union stop us. Steward Sticks To Union Way As it comes to all good Union men, the realization came last week to Pedro O. Peralta that the democratic process of rotary shipping means a better deal for everyone concerned, a lietter way of life for seamen. Pedro Peralta is Assistant Port Steward for the South Atlantic LETTERS HELP Steamship Co. Last week the One of the best indications of company sent for him. He was success is shown in the large asked to ship as Chief Steward number of letters and pictures aboard the Occidental Victory. that are being sent in direct from Then he idly picked up an SIU the ships. These letters and pic­ tures are necessary and very booklet titled "This is the SIU." helpful. A crewmember sitting down and writing a letter will often bring out points he may have overlooked in an ordinary conversation. These little points total up and gives the Union a chance to get a real picture' of just what is going on and the situation aboard, the ship. Another gratifying sign is the Isthmian men that come up to the Hall to take out membership books and discuss their problems with the officials and organizers. These men are getting a first hand view of just how the Union functions, not only on the or­ ganizing drive, but also in the conduct of the routine uffuiru such as beef setting, dispatching, etc. COMING AROUND PAUL PARSONS—Steward: After one trip, the Coast Guard came aboard and asked me if I wanted to place any charges against . anyone in my depart­ ment. I told the officer that everything was OK, and that I had no complaint. So, he just turned around and asked the men if they had any thing to com­ plain of about me. He did the same thing with all the Mates and the men under their super­ vision. I had heard of that kind of goings on, but I had never seen it happen. Well, seeing is believing. Friday. March 22. 1946 LOG A good response has been ob­ tained from Seafarers ships' crews on the establishment of Isthmian committees aboard these ships. A number of reports show that these committees have been established and are func­ tioning. Already results are be­ ing seen with crew members on SIU ships bringing Isthmian sea­ men up to the Halls to look things over for themselves. The NMU National Council is now in session and is hurling a lot of hot language around. The general tone of it all is that all of the NMU officials are blaming each other for their general or­ ganizational collapse. The thing that must be remembered though is that the NMU isn't going to back up and quit. In these final days of this campaign .they will do everything possible to harm the Seafarers' campaign, even to the point of helping the Istlunian Line by disrupting and embar­ rassing the whole question before the NLRB. He thumbed through it. His eyes fell upon a page title. "Ro­ tary Shipping for All," it read. Peralta read the type down the side of the page below a cSrtoon depicting several seamen stand­ ing in line. This is what he read; "Rotary shipping means job democracy. The man who reg­ isters first gets first crack at the jobs. His name is listed on looseleaf panel files which are kept in the shipping hall for all to see. Once a man ships, his registration card goes into the permanent file and becomes pi'ool llial he si an active sea­ man. No favoritism, no back door shipping in the SIU. Every man in his turn." Pedro Peralta read it through again. Then he made a decision. He would not take the berth aboard the Occidental Victory. There would be other Stewards ahead of him on the list, and it was their right to accept or re­ ject the Steward's job. Peralta was a little sad about his decision at first. He knew that many men would have jumped at the chance he had, men who would defend their posi­ tion as "realistic." But Peralta now views his position as the only realistic one. "One must live up to the rules one makes for one's Union," he said happily. He Looks For Hsrd Goes Being a good Union man, work­ ing on a good ship was not enough for Charlie Bush, Book 127. He wanted to do more, and after pay­ ing off the Water SS Company's Buntline Hitch, he managed to ship on the Red Rover, an Isth­ mian Line ship. The Buntline Hitch was a fine vessel, with a Master and Mate that the crew swore by. Both had been paid up members of the SIU before advancing to licensed jobs. Aboard the Red Rover Charlie is doing the same good job that he does aboard eontract ships. He reports that all the Mates and Engineers are right guys and ev­ erything is moving smoothly. Almost the entire crew prefer the SIU already, and Brother Bush expects the Red Rover to be 100% SIU by the time the vot­ ing starts. Here is an oldtimer and a good Union man who is doing a bangup job aboard an unorganized ship. This is what makes the Seafarers the best Union in the maritime industry. AFL Calls Labor Rally STAY PUT This makes it more important than ever before to stay on the job both day and night and keep a weather eye open for any phony maneuvers on the part of the NMU. Right now they are work­ ing to delay the elections every way they can, but if the Sea­ farers continue the present tempo PEDRO O. PERALTA ^RCn^CTTHESIU.' '?RcfreCT YOURSELF.^ Civil Service workers affiliated with the various local unions em­ ployed by the City of New York will hold a mass meeting to dis­ cuss the administrative budget of the city at Manhattan Center Ballroom at 8 p. m. Tuesday, March 26, the Central Trades and Labor Council, which is spon­ soring the event, has announced. The meeting is designed to show that labor supports the de­ mands for a higher annual wage for all Civil Service employees. The AFL in Greater New York now represents the largest single group of civil service employees in the country. �Friday. March 22. 1946 » THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Port Agents Attending N. Y. Conference From every important port in the Nation the Port Agents of the SIU are gathered in New York this week for the annual conference which is designed to iron out problems and correlate activities. These are the men you, the Seafarers, elect­ ed to represent you in matters of policy, in dealing with the multitudinous problems which have arisen at war's end. In a series of round-table conferences and committee meetings these men are thrashing out those problems. At their conclusion, the findings will be brought before membership meetings in every port. Routine business will be dealt with as it comes up. Important issues will be brought to vote by the rank and file for action. This is the democratic way of handling Union af­ fairs. This is the Seafarers way! t: JOHN HAWK—Secretary. Treasurer: We have follow­ ed through on our plan to eliminate the WSA Medical Program. Our educational program has helped eliminate all but three or four of the WSA's fink hiring halls, and tone down the Coast Guard gestapo. S J. P. SHULER — Assistant Secretary - Treasurer: Com­ munications have been caught up and it is now so arrangetl that all communications prop­ erly submitted in reference to record, tripcards, probation­ ary books, duplicate books, etc., can be Hnswered on the same day that they are received. PAUL HALL — New York Agent: The future of the Union in this area looks good. The membership is taking an active interest in the Union's affairs and problems. In ad­ dition, the. Seafarers now is re­ ceiving better cooperation from other AFL maritime Unions than ever before. ROBERT MATTHEWS (left)—San Francisco Agent: We have received good coop­ eration from all SUP officials and we have given them the fhme cooperation. Assuming that the SIU will win the NLRB election in the Isthmian fleet, we will continue to need representatives on the West Coast. JOHN MOGAN — Boston Agent: The Boston Branch has been covering the area from Searsport, Me., to Provi­ dence, R. I., and despite the dis­ tances which must be covered, all vessels hitting ports within the area were contacted by Pa­ trolmen or the Agent. WILLIAM RENTZ (right) —Baltimore Agent: The Bal­ timore Branch is in fine shape and running smoothly. All of the local problems have been solved to the satisfaction of the membership, and plenty of members are acting as volun­ teer organizers when Isthmian ships come into port. D. L. PARKER (above)— Galveston Agent: The Port of Galveston is on the upswing. Business is good and shipping good. Quite .n few Isthmian ships eoiiie in, and they are fully covered by organizers. When they leave, at least 98 per cent of be men aboard are pledged SILT. ARTHUR THOMPSON (right) — Savannah Agent: Business in Savannah continues on the upswing, with a ma­ jority of South Atlantic ships having hit port in the last few weeks. Charleston also has icept us on the go, though most of the ships hitting that port are manned by SUP crew mem­ bers. C. SIMMONS (left) — Tampa Agent: Everything in Tampa is in good shape. Loc­ al ship operators tell me that as soon as WSA releases ships to operators, shipping will really boom. We are currently negotiating with the Florida Power and Light Co. for a con­ tract covering their tugs and barges. BUD RAY (right) — San Juan Agent: Shipping is fair at the Island, with approxi­ mately 16 ships running there on a steady basis. As soon as the new crop of sugar is turn­ ed loose we expect more rcgula'rs. Since the ruling of pay­ ing dues before registering went into effect they've been coming in. LOUIS GOFFIN (left) — Jacksonville Agent: Jackson­ ville is in good shape as far as the office and shipping sys­ tem are concerned. Business isn't too good right now, but if coastwise trade begiirs to function in the near future, the business of the port will de­ finitely pick up. CHARLES KIMBALL (right)—Mobile Agent: Ship­ ping is good and it looks like it will continue so indefinitely. There is a shortage of all rated men, and I don't know what I'll do to man all of these Wa­ terman C-2*s that are being worked over. Crews khat brought them in have moved out. STEELY WHITE — New Orleans Agent: Shipping has continued good since the end of the war and bids to con­ tinue so. With the group of men we now have spark-plug­ ging the Gulf, plenty of prog­ ress will develop in the com­ ing year. We have some really cracker jack Patrolmen down there. RAY WHITE (above) — Norfolk Agent: The over-all condition of the Port of Nor­ folk is in "fair shape." We are pushing ahead in the or­ ganizing field and every un­ organized ship is thoroughly covered. In the feri-y field we l:i,ave been deadlocked since the State took over the ferry company. J. TRUESDALE (left) — Philadelphia Agent: The port is in pretty fair shape right now, but if the strike of the Vnitcd Mine Workers Distrurt 50 Tugboats conies off, it seems certain to slow things down quite a bit. We have been unable to find a new hail as yet. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS Friday. March 22, 1946 LOG NLRB Calls Isthmian Election JOINT GABFEST departments, including chieft stewards, on the vessels own­ ed and/or operated by the Isthmian Steamship Company, whether as general agent for the War Shipping Odministration or as owners, but exclud­ (Coutiuucd from Page i) ing all radio operators, cattlethe country, and they must go. , men, veterinarians, hygienists, The Educational Program has super-cargo, p h a r m a c i st's helped us to eliminate some of mates, clerk-typists and all the fink halls through encourag­ NLRB ORDER other employees of the Staff ing and helping our. members to Petitions requesting investiga­ Department ar, d;"-fined in the upgrade themselves. Our Edu­ tion and certification of represen­ Staff Officers' Act of 1939, as cational Program must be can-^ed tatives having been filed by Na­ amended. on and be expanded. tional Maritime Union, affiliated 4. Separate elections by secret COAST GUARD with the Congress of Industrial ballot shall be conducted as early We have toned down the Coast Organizations, and Seafarers' In­ Down Baltimore way, crew members from three Isthmian ships, as possible, but not later than Guard Gestapo and have taken ternational Union, affiliated with the Peter V. Daniels, Baton Rouge Victory and James Ives get to­ thirty (30) days from the date of positive steps to eliminate it's the American Federation of La­ this direction, under the direction jurisdiction over the merchant gether for a little gabfest on mutual problems. This clearly illus­ bor, in Cases No. 2-R-5732 and and supervision of the Regional seamen in any form. We have trates how they've adopted the SIU way of Union brotherhood. No. 2-R-6030, respectively, and Director for the Second Region, more woi'k to do on this problem. hearings having been held, both acting in this matter as agent for We have petitioned Congress unions appearing in each case; it the National Labor Relations to amend the present proposed appearing to the Board that the Board, and in conformity with Merchant Seamen's Bill of Rights. Companies have each refused to the procedures prescribed in Ar­ This bill is now being considered recognize either of the unions for purposes of collective bargaining, ticle III, Sections 10 and 11 of by a subcommittee. Open hear­ National Labor Relations Board ings again will be held, so we and that disputes as to the com­ Rules and Regulations—Series 3, have more work to do on this. position of the bargaining unit as amended, among employees in WASHINGTON (LPA)—Amer­ actually are at the disposal of The Seamen's war bonuses have arisen, the Board, upon the each of the units above found ap­ have been taken away, thereby icans are being asked, voluntar­ the government. basis of both records in their en­ propriate who were employed reducing take-home pay. How­ But here is what we Ameri­ tirety, hereby makes the follow­ ily, to cut their eating of wheat during the pay-roll period imme­ cans can do in our own homes: ever, before this came about the ing rulings and findings of fact: diately preceding the date of this SIU was instrumental in getting products by* 40 percent and of TO SAVE FATS: 1—make bet­ 1. Having considered all mat­ Order Directing Election, includ­ food fats and oils by 20 percent ter use of meat drippings for ters raised at each of the hearings ing employees who did not work a flat $45.00 a month increa.sG for during the next 120 days. This is cooking; 2—serve fewer fried concerning the question of ap­ during said pay-roll period be­ all ratings in their base pay. The War Labor Board has gone the appeal of the President's foods; 3—save and re-use fats propriate unit, the Board defers cause they were ill or on vaca­ out the window, and we are Famine Emergency Committee. and oils for cooking, and render decisions as to the status of all tion or temporarily laid off, and and save fats on meats and bacon thankful for that, although the classifications of pursers, clerks, including employees in the arm­ The committee, and a larger grease; 4—salvage all unuseable SIU has batted 100 percent in clerk-typists, yeomen, pharma­ ed forces of the United States council appointed by President fats and turn them in to the cist's mates and all other em­ who present themselves in per­ the cases it had before it. Truman, have the task of getting butcher or grocer; 5—go easy on CONTRACTS OPEN ployees who fall within the scope son at the polls, but excluding cooperation of citizens in in­ oils and salad dressing. TO All our contracts are now open of the "Staff Department" as de­ those employees who have since creasing shipments of needed SAVE WHEAT: 1—prevent waste for negotiations. They were fined in the Staff Officers' Act of quit or been discharged for cause j opened by the shipowners them- grains, fats and meats aboard. of bread; 2—use less bread at 1939, as amended, pending final and have not been rehired or re-, proposals have The 120 days will carry the world each meal, by using potatoes for determination of Cases No. instated piiui tu the dale of the bgen submitted to us yet. We through the period until this instance; use fruits and other 2-R-5379 and No. 2-R-5362, which election, to determine in each can look forward to plenty of year's crops begin to be harvest­ desserts instead of pastries and cases involve the two Companies cakes; 3—use less wheat cereals ,hrBoarrThll'=«^ " »" -hapmg up and negoti ed. presently before the Board. ThNational Mar- , .j<jog contracts ALL SHARE and more oat, corn and rice ating contracts. aforementioned personnel will' ^ contracts. itime Union of America, affiliated | Ea.stern, P. & O. and Colonial cereals. Much of the food saving must therefore be excluded from the with the Congress of Industrial making preparations to oper­ be made by the food industry and The world wheat crop in 1945 bargaining units at the 'present Organizations, or by the Seafarate again in the Coastwise pasby restaurants. Much more has was the smallest since 1929, and time, without prejudice to a fu­ ers International Union, affiliated senger trade. The old contracts to be done by the government to was especially poor in Europe, ture consideration of them as a with the American Federation of possible addition to the units up­ Labor, for the purpose of collec­ with these outfits will have to be allocate food products and to where that war-torn continent re-shaped and negotiated. speed shipments abroad. Many produced only 64% of its pre-war on appropriate motion or peti­ tive bargaining, or by neither. The funds of the Union are in consumer and labor groups are wheat crop. tion. Dated at Wa.shington, D.C., good condition. However, our in­ demanding a return to rationing 2. The motions to reopen the this I9th day of March, 1946. come is bound to fall off, so we of scarce foodstuffs in order to hearings, and the Isthmian By direction of the Board: will have to cut expenses wher­ make sure that all share in cut­ Steamship Company's motion for John E. Lawyer e'er possible and practice strict ting down use of wheat, meat oral argument, are denied. Chief, Order Section economy. and fats, and that foods saved 3. The following units are hereby found appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining: WASHINGTON—The nation's (a) Case No. 2-R-5732: All mem­ bituminous coal industry through bers of the unlicensed person­ "mismanagement, cupidity, stu­ nel on the vessels owned and/ pidity and wanton neglect" killed Four years in the NMU taught or operated by the American 28,000 miners in the last 14 years. Trading and Production Cor­ Ireneo C. Robles that he was in President John L. Lewis, of the the wrong union. Robles, present­ poration, whether as general United Mine Workers-AFL, agent for the War Shipping ly Utility Room Steward aboard charged last week in the third the Cape Junction of the Isth­ Administration or as owners, open session of negotiations with mian Line, was placed on the ship including chief stewards, but the operators for a new contract. excluding all radio operators, by the NMU to help them in the Tn addition to the 28.000 killed organization drive. pharmacist's mates, clerkthe industry "violently mangled, "This is now out," he says. "My typists, and all other emcrushed and shattered the bodies" . ployees in the Staff Depart­ organizing from now on will be of 1,400,000 other miners, he de­ ment as defined in the Staff for the SIU to help bring Isth­ clared. Officers' Act of 1939, as mian into the Seafarers." In a bitter indictment that Through his efforts, and the amended. charged the operators with a cal­ (b) Case No. 2-R-6030: All un­ work of Ed Bender, .ship's or­ lous disregard of the lives and licensed personnel in the deck, ganizer, the First Cook, Second safety of the industry's 600,000 engineering and steward's Cook, and another Utility Man workers, Lewis said, "We accuse have also signed SIU pledge by the record that the indusi.rj'' cards. does not bury its dead or bind NEW FACES Robles was born November 17, up the shattered bones and the Old members of the SIU have mangled flesh of its victims in been wondering-:—aloud—recent­ 1887, at Danao, Cebu, P. I. He any adequate, humane or modern ly about the number of new spent most of his childhood in Manila, and when he was twenty, sense. faces in the New York Hall. BY THE RECORD Where have the old-timers gone, he went to Ormoc, Leyte, where Ed Bender (left) SIU Organizer, signs up Ireneo C. Robles, "We accuse by the record," the they ask. The answer may be he stayed a year before return­ ing to his hometown. This taste formerly with the NMU—until he got the real score. UMW chief continued, "that the partially found in the Agents management and stockholders of Conference now under way, of travel gave him the urge to see the world, and so in 1909 he organized and no effective mari­ in the battle for higher wages the bituminous coal industry in­ where many old-timers formerly dulge in systematic and wide­ around the New York Branch are went to Hawaii where he found time unions existed to fight for and better working conditions. employment on a sugar planta­ the rights of seamen. After the spread financial exploitation of Now he is fed up with the attending from the outports. tion. NMU was organized, Robles join­ NMU. He is 100% for the SIU, the families of the dead and prac­ Robles first went to sea in ed because he felt that it would and he is doing everything he tice commercial extortion upon 1921. At that time the United help seamen if they had a mili­ can to bring Isthmian into the the yet living victims of its in­ States Merchant Marine was un- tant union behind them to help SIU fold. dustrial violence." {Cmtinned from Page 1) day—nearly five months later— is the result. Seafarers officials who have participated in other elections to decide collective bargaining agents were jubilant at the fact that the date finally had been set. The Board's order follows: Hawk Reports To Conference Small U. S. Sacrifices Will Save Millions From Hunger Lewis Accuses Coal Operators NMU No Place For Me, He Says; Joins SIU Make Isthmian SIU! �Friday. March 22. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven British Seafarers Look Over New York Hail I AST week three seamen who were paid off •- the SS Griffco in New York wandered into the New York Hall. We decided it might be fun to follow them around the hall as they looked it over. These pictures are the result. Geiting acquainled and swapping a few yarns is always part of hitting a new port. Here Iho three form#r Griffco men sit on one side of the table and hear a few. from James Gor­ don. OS; James Plunkett. Second Cook and Bob Drake. Chief Cook. Firsf stop in the recreation room is the "coke" marfiine. The boys aren't from the Deep South, but they sure went after the cokes. From left, they're Gormandy. Leinonen and Smith. the three men appear­ ing on this page, tno, Herb Smith, AB, and Eero Leinonen, OS, are full-book Seafarers. They had frotn Vaucouycr, B.C., and joined the SIU a! the Vancouver Hall after their first trips as Tripcards. Both had been in Neiv York once before, but only for a short stay, and didn't get a chance to look over the Hall. The'other sea­ man, Lionel Gormandy, is also a British subject, but he comes from Trinidad. He was on the Griffco on a tripcard, but he's an SIU pledge, and is plenty enthusiastic about the Sea­ farers. ttf Herb Smith holds the symbol of SIU solidarity as the other boys look on. The bloody cap was the result of clubs swung by New York police, called by the NMU when Seafarers demon­ strated during the New York longshoremen's strike. Herb and Eero stop by Joe Algina's window to pay up their dues. Lionel is just tagging along. All of them settled their beefs before they paid off the Griffco. % ^ The British Seafarers look with interest at the notice board in the Dispatch Room of the New York Hall. Here they prob^ ably will spend much of their time until they find another ship. The boys find the SIU's rotary shipping list well worth looking over. They were impressed with this democratic procedure. Dropping into the organizer's room, the boys are given a fill-in on SIU history by Seafarer's Organizer Warren Callahan. �THE Page Eighi SEAtAKEKS Friday. March 22. 1946 LOG Port Boston Finds New Building By JOHN MOGAN Selfish Ones Spoil It For Rest By CHARLES B. MARTIN SAN JUAN—I thought that I this is the truth. Let's watch our would drop in for a bit of here and yon aiound the waterfront, also some talk of what the mem­ bership might expect in the near future. It seems that the ships that are coming to the Island have been giving days off to the members in the port of San Juan, and the boys have been taking off more than was given. Now on one of the ships that is here, I was talking to the Mate who did not know who I am and he told me positively that the fellows were taking advantage of the other Brothers by not turning too when they were supposed to, and that this trip was the last time he was going to give time off. If they took time off next trip and he was Mate, he was going to order replacements for them. Now, brothers, he was not drink­ ing when he told me this. WRONG DOPE Also some of the membership think that they are supposed to get this time off, and they think that the officers are being hard. But when the ships are turned back to the shipping companies they are going to expect a day's work while you are on articles. This is straight from the shoul­ der talk, and I, personally, know st^. While I was touring the beach which has become a habit with me in my sojourn here, I find we have my opponent, Mr. George Davis, here again. There is talk expect the Agent to come and dig them out of a gin mill to give them a job. You should listen to the tall stories of these Drugstore Cow­ boys that the Transportation Corps ha.s working here. The Gold that they wear would make Captain Bligh turn over in his grave. BUFFALO—In many parts of the country the arrival of the fast robin is the sign of spring. But the arrival of the first four Broth­ ers this week waiting for the opening of navigation has given this Hall a touch of spring, as did the many stories—long and short —that are sprung across the cribbage board about the many ports visited during the winter. We shipped 4 Oilers and 6 Fire­ men this week, expect things to pick up from now on. The last of the winter grain fleet was unloaded this week. There is a demand for grain, but there is comparatively little at the head of the Lakes Elevators to be moved down by ships to lower lake ports, including Buf­ falo. Even the coal trade picture is clouded by threats of a nation­ wide coal strike. The Automotive Trades Steam­ ship Co., which has been convert­ ing the steamers George W. Mead and the George IngaUs into Autocarriers, expects to start sailing its ships in the automobile trade by April 15th. John Cullerton and Hugh Duf­ fy, Wheelsmen of the SS George Ingalls, are requested to send their addresses to the Buffalo Hall so they may be notified of fitting out date. idle. Of course, the slump may be one of those periodic affairs which occur in every port; however, the longshoremen are frankly wor­ ried about the situation. There is no accounting for this business slump—the recently re­ juvenated Port Committee, whose duties are to bring business to the port, is still talking grandly about building added piers and reno­ vating the old ones. Insofar as shipping is concern­ ed, though, we still haven't enough men to fill all the jobs available. The tankers use a lot of replacements and are coming in regularly. Then, too, there are NOT ENOUGH MEN But one might very well in­ quire why new piers are neces­ sary when the pre.sent ones are Rights Of Seamen Long Forgotten that he has a Rancho Grande somewhere around, but I have not been able find where it is. RUSTTUB SPECIALIST One of my sidekicks has ship­ ped out they tell me—Mr. Soapy Campbell. But I still have one buddy around to help me keep the grass from growing: old Tex is still here. I will have to leave him here in the Fair I.slanrl; that is ,if he does not hurry and find one of these rusttubs, as I think that is the only type that fits our style. The NMU boys find it tough shipping here, but they almost think that since the war is over, we do not need a big war time Navy and manning scale. There are no more convoys; the Mer­ chant ships sail alone and no pro­ tection from submarines is neces­ sary. Of course this all depends on whether the "war is over or not, or whether we are preparing for another war in the immediate fu­ ture. We believe it is time that the President of the United States, called the war time emer­ gency over. From actual facts we find that men are reluctant to join the army during peace limes, yet we see thousands of young fellows in the Navy, where they really aren't needed. Why NO NEED not discharge the men that are As a matter of fact we should in the Army of Occupation, and revert to all pre-war laws for the put these dry land sailors in their Merchant Seamen. This would place. bring about the change in in­ SAY OUR SAY come taxes and put us back un­ We are asked if all this has der the jurisdiction of the U. S. Department of Commerce, and anything to do with income taxes, also get rid of the Navy influence i Yes, of course, for as long as the which is the Coast Guard. We Government is taxing us, we help pay the wages of these service men, and we .should have some thing to say about where our money goes. Until the Seamen are allowed the privileges which cards are called on hourly jobs, we had before the war; such as the book member has prior no income taxes if wc are out of rights to all jobs. Bad-standing the Country for periods exceeding book members come second; and six months; the end of Coast third come permit cards with as- Guard influence over the Mer­ .sessments paid on their permits. chant Marine, we will harp on In event that a book man this subject again and again. throws in, and it is found that he While they talk of the rights has missed his meeting, then he of the ex-service men, they never must re-register before he can mention the rights of the seamen. ship out—he has lost his right to We believe we had as much to do ship on that particular "hour with the winning of the war as call." any branch of the military service I hope this information straigh­ had, and we should be entitled to the same benefits as they arc tens things' out. getting and will get in the future. Paul Gonsorchik Over three thousand seamen who gave their lives for their coun­ CLEAN SHIPS try demand that the Government NEW YORK—Having paid off and the Congress take immediate the Edwin Weed, it gives me action to remedy these fault.s, or great pleasure to comment on the condition in which Brother they would like to know if they James Brandon, Ch. Steward, died in vain. brought this ship in. It was one of the cleanest jobs I have cover­ ed in the past few years. The payoff Was clean, too. All hands joined in commending the feeding of the crew for the entire voyage. The SS R. McNeely paid off March 7, 1946, and I must give praise to the crew of this ship. Brother F. L. Carson, Chief Cook, is very much responsible for the way the crew brought her in. We had sever.;! tripcard men aboard and believe me, they were all good union men. One beef Ybu CAN'PRoOtMN was in the Steward Department, vieAR-m'BADse / and the entire crew held out un­ til the matter was settled. Claude Fisher JACKSONVILLE — Recently a few old book members sitting around the hall here in Jackson­ ville were discussing income taxes, and our opinion was asked. We reminded these Brothers that some time ago we had written an article about this situation, which was published in the Log. A couple of boys remembered read­ ing this item, and we were asked to write a repeat and add a few items concerning the taxes in reference to the majority of the men in the present day Navy, and that we revert back to prewar tax systems for the Merchant' Seamen. Buffalo Sees The Patrolmen Say... Sign Of Spring SHIPPING GOOD By ALEX McLEAN BOSTON—We have just had a pretty slow week in the port of Boston; in fact, the waterfront activities have slowed down so much that the longshoremen are feeling the pinch badly. NEW YORK — Shipping has been very good with about 50 ships paying off and 35 signing in. So the patrolmen have been on the go. We had the R. Coulter in on it and paid off. The Old Man was another little "tin god" —-or thought he was, but J. P. Shuler and the Patrolmen who paid off the ship took care of him. On the Edwin Weed, ^he Pati-olmen said that the Steward brought the ship in very clean, and the entire crew had a good word for the Steward Depart­ ment. The McNeely was also brought in very clean. The counter has been kept very busy by the Draft Boards which are taking every one in sight from 18 to 26. So don't overstay your leave or we'll be hearing from you by way of the Army. PRIORITIES IN SHIPPING NEW YORK — Men who are being paid off ships, and who wish to go back to the same ship, must first go directly to the Union Hall after the payoff and register for that .ship. Members are not to stay aboard the ship until signing on. This applies particularly to troopship stewards departments. In answer to the beef last week about tripcarders shipping before book , members: When shipping always calls for crew replace­ ments from outports, such as Providenc and Portland. And in Searsport at the mo­ ment are two SIU ships and one SUP. These won't payoff until their cargoes are discharged, but in the meantime anyone who can ing control over civilian seamen, and we get the calls for the re­ placements. Our Building Comm.ittee has finally located a building which suits our purpose. Recommenda­ tions have been made to buy; tl'ieiefore we sliould be moving into new quarters come spring. All those members who remem­ ber our present Hall and the in­ adequate facilities therein will have a pleasant surprise when we get the building buffed up and ready for occupancy. It lia.s always been a raw spot with the membership that the Commies in this port have such a nice building and the Seafarers an old two-by-four Hall. Fortu­ nately, the remedy for this raw spot is now in the making. The Coa.st Guard in this port has definitely started a drive to get the old seaman's papers (tiiose issued by the Department of Commerce) away from the sea­ men in exchange for the new Coast Guard issue. I have impressed on the mem­ bers at this Branch that they should retain their old papers, but when a member goes up for an endorsement he is told that unless he exchanges documents he will get no endorsement. In other words they are now resorting to a blackjack technique in order to overcome the natural leluctaiioe of a man to give up his genuine seaman's papers in exchange for something that can be—and it is hoped—will be of only temporary value. NO EXCUSE For there is no longer any ex­ cuse for the Coast Guard rctai.iin gcontrol over civilian seamen, and in the interest of efficiency, not to mention in fairness to our branch of organized labor, mili­ tary controls on the shipping in­ dustry should be lifted immedi­ ately. But in the meantime, don't give up your seaman's papers, your tools of employment, just because some guy with insufficient points for a discharge from the Coast Guard tells you that the.v are no longer valid. �rHK Friday, March 22, 1946 GULF COAST SKA F A R EHS LOG THERE'S MORE!! FOR MORE PORT NEWS, TURN TO PAGE 14. Mobile Has Need Of Rated Men By E. S. HIGDON MOBILE—Shipping and Vjusiness last week were very good. At the present time there are HOW TO MAKE A MINE OWNER UNHAPPY By VERNON SMITH NEW ORLEANS—One of the finkiest towboat operators in the entire Gulf District area is being brought to task by the Seafarers International Union. \Villie Bisso, owner and operator of the New New Oi-If^ans Coal and Bisso Towboat Company, whose labor record for the past forty years has been one of the blackest blots in the south, is beginning to bow before the might of the SIU. Irish WMke, A.S an o.Ticial in this port, I want to thank all hands for their consideration and their gift, which helped bury the Brother so nicely. Thanks, too, to the Waterman .St(-£;m.ship Company for their donation fr.n- our Broth­ er'.'; bui'ial. Bisso who has heretofore successfully resisted the efforts of the Inland Boatmen's Division of the National Maritime Union in their half-hearted attempts to force a contract from the company, now realizes that there is quite a difference in bargaining with a strongly militant union that represents the employees aboard Bi.s.so tugs and not commie underlings. Men Go Overboard For SIU KANGAROO COURTS In line with employees of other towboat operators in the Gulf who have renliz(>d through comparison of their working conditions and wages with those enjoyed by SIU members, Bisso employees asked the Seafarers to represent them in their efforts to obtain similar wages and conditions. Afte.'- taking office in the Port of Mobile three weeks ago, I had my first expeiience with the Coastapo. which is used strictly as a kangaroo court here in this port. Names of the two officers heading the court are Lt. Comdr. F. A. Ricker and Lt. Comdr. Rob­ ert Murdask, USCGR. The SIU, as a militant and right minded maritime Union that stands ready and able to answer the call of labor, organized or unorganized, rcsporided readily to their please for help. Within a matter of hours, over ninety per cent of the personnel of the tugs had given SIU representatives authorization to represent them. The S.S Mi.ssion .Santa Clara ar­ rived in this port with the log book looking like a Chinese cross-word puzzle, having around 27 logs. ,\bout 15 men, including a Mate, and Engineei', appeared before the comt. As a result, in September of 1945, Steely White of the SIU was abl() to force Bisso to acknowledge the Seafarers as sole bargaining agent for all personnel on board the company's tugs. On October 5, 1945 Bisson signed an agreement recognizing the SIU as bargain­ ing agent for the men. Bisso Tries To Renege On Contract Immediately after this, however, this'would-be slicker tried to duck out of the agreement by digging up an old charter issued to a small group of employees aboard the Napoleon Avenue Ferry of New Orleans in 1940, and which through cajoling, wheedling and threats of dismissal, he forced a minority of his men to join. Those who were independent enough to defy Bisso in his labor busting tactics were promptly fired. The SIU after using every means of amicable settlement at its disposal was eventually forced to declare the company on their unfair list. Every year, comes the Ides of March, the nation's bituminous coal operators start to look harassed. The prospect of having to be locked up with John L. Lewis for several weeks, knowing that in the end the miners always win the best part of whatever they de­ mand, has made more than one coal operator wish he had dedicated his life to chicken ranching instead. With the United Mine Workers chief above is a glum-looking Charles O'Neil, spokesman for the joint operators committee. (LPA) Wholehearted Support Obtained He's Waiting For The 'Hot' Days A copy of the resolution condemning Bisso for his anti-labor attitude was immediately foi-warded to every maritime-connected By WM. RENTZ labor union in New Orleans (comprised predominately of unions BALTIMORE — This Port can affiliated with the AFL) and was enthusiastically received by all of again report that shipping is very them. All of these unions had in the past, in one way or another good, and that there are plenty experienced trouble with Bisso. of jobs on board. With this goes Strike comniittees were formed. Pickets were thrown about the an invitation to any and all Sea­ entire New Orleans waterfront. SIU deepwater men were re­ farers to come down and take his quested to refuse lines from Bisso tugs and regular shipping from choice. the port of New Orleans was suspended by the Agent until such The strange part of this "good time as the emergency, as such, was over. shipping" is that there have not —but there are plenty of ships coming here in transit, and there are many jobs to be had. There is not much more to add. Very shortly I shall be off to the Agents' Conference in New York. And after the plans ha\'e been thoroughly discussed and finally laid out. and action starts on them, things will start humming in real earnest — and then I'll The highly mechanized gear of All AFL unions in the city was been many payoffs — there were have something really hot to thrown against the company. As a result, although the strike is only three in the last two weeks write about. barely two days old, the Bisso fleet is laying idle in the yards and will continue to do so until such time as Willie Bisso, self-styled "Captain" and "Forty years a Politician," agrees to accede to his employees' demands for a decent living and working scale. Here's the breakdown on wage scales and hours as worked by RisMi men and SIU men: BISSO 12 hour day Deckhands—$121.33 per month 28.00 per week 4.00 per day .33 per hour Firemen, Oilers, Cooks— $151.67 per month 35.00 per week 5.00 per day .41 per hour Bisso men: no time off No vacation time No overtime payment No working conditions No representation on beefs SIU 8 hour day Deckhands- -$165.00 per month 38.09 per week 6.35 per day .79 per hour Firemen, Oilers, Cooks$175.00 per month 40.38 per week 6.37 per day .84 F>er hour SIU men 48 hour week 2 weeks per year with pay $1.00 per hour overtime clauses Best working conditions afloat Militant action on beefs In the final analysis, there is no doubling the outsome of this contest, if it may be called that. The SIU with its two and one half million dollar strike fund, its unlimited source of manpower and its will to win decent living and working conditions for all mari­ time workers cannot help but win. about 25 ships in this port; most of them are in for reconversion, and are expected to be out with­ in three or four weeks. Some of these ships, being tankers, are headed for the lay-up fleet. But we still need a lot of rated men in. tiiis port. Last v.-eek one of our Brothers, Pat Honahoe G-115, passed away. Taken sick, he was removed from a ship in the port of Mobile, and admitted to the Marine Hospital. He died a couple of days later. As Brother Donahoe would have wanted it, the membership in the port gave him one of the swellest funerals, with a real old time NEUJS OF SIU TOG AND TOUl FLEET IN GULF AREA Bisso vs. SIU Page Nine After a couple of days before the Coastapo the.se boj-s were very happy, and on their way back to the West Coast. At the present time Charlie Kimball is at the Agents' Conference, but the port is running along smoothl.v. GET THE LOG The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has Ihe righi io have ii mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so, send your name and home address to the Log office. 51 Beaver Street. New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. WITH THE SIU m cimima By HUGH MURPHY VANCOUVER—Tlie SB Griffco jof the Coa.stwise Steamship Comjpany, manned by, and having a union shop agreement with the SIU, has ijiaintained the highest, conditions of any ship operating under the Canadian Flag, The members of this crew de­ serve the liighest commendation. A great measui-e of respect is due Brother Peter Lucas /or his work as ship's delegate and for the manner in which he has carried out his duties. Latest repoi'ts on this vessel are that she has been sold to Hon­ duras interests and the crew paid off in New York. It is understood that some members of the crew will remain with the vessel un­ der the new owners, while others will return to Vancouver. They were also warned that ir­ The vessel Amur, also of the regularity must not be repeated. Coastwise SS Company, has been Crew nifinbeis should refuse to sold to interests who will operate ^sail unless regular agreements her with other vessels of their kuv signed and in order. fleet o.n the China Coast. Her OTHER NEWS name tias been changed to the A number of small vessels, Far East Carrier. ' built in the United . States and THE LAW turned over to the Chinese GovThe CPR Lines, who think the-y , eminent, have been calling here arc a "law unto themselves," have I for cargo. Some of our members recently been reminded that the have sailed on these ships under laws of the land apply to them SUP agreement. as well as to others. It is apparent that Isthmian This came'about when the Prin­ ships are predominantly in favor cess Victoria left Victoria B. C. of SIU affiliation, and will most for Vancouver without the for­ certainly vote SIU in the elec­ mality of signing rhips Articles. tion. The matter was brought to the Linton Robinson, Book 1167, attention of the Union by the age 60 years, died January 28, crew members, and resulted in 1946, of heart failure. He was the company being taken to task ship's carpenter on the Elijah by the Department of Transport. White, interned at Manila. / �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 22, 1946 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS . .i ROLLING THEM OUT Jonah Rides On Aycock, Crew Finds By JACK (Aussie) SHRIMPTON ^ Somewhere aboard the "Char­ les B. Aycock" I am convincec we have a Jonah, and no small one at that. Everything that pos­ sibly could happen has happen­ ed, including murder, collision. Storm, and last but not least, be­ ing ice-bound in the Hudson, irhat, dear fellers, isn't too bad a record to hang up for a bouple of months' voyage. We kicked off on December 28 by going up to Albany to load grain, at least that was the gen­ eral idea, but just off West Point we got jammed in the ice and had to wait for the ice-cutter to come and get us out. We saw the New Year in at Albany and how the hell that town got to be the \ capital of New York State is a Well, not exactly rolling them—hoisting the barrels is the expression. But wartime or peacetime, ^64 question. It's my considered the Seafarers are on the ball. opinion that if the State of NeW York had to have an enema, Al­ bany would be the place to put found thanks to the local author­ ities who had thoughtfully placed the nozzle in. While coming down the river a red light outside each of them. we got tangled up with a tanker The Second Steward got ambi­ that smacked us gently but firm­ tious and flew to Rome but fin­ ly in the stern. We had to have ished up in the calaboose in Naretary Giangrasso. Motions GEORGE W. ALTHER. Jan. quite a sizeable hole cemented 29—Chairman Korolia; Secre­ carried^ Crew's messman to up in our tail before we left. tary Craddock. Korolia elected Then came crewing troubles, but clean the messroom; crew to Ship's Delegate. Motions car­ thanks to what must have been back the Steward in regard to ried: That three delegates see lihe heroic efforts of Paul and messman being logged; messthe Captain about turning i'ohnnie, we finally scraped one men to wear white jackets steam back on on the lower together and sailed for Italy on deck where gear is washed. while serving and to refrain January 9. Delegates reported that Skip­ from smoking; to notify Paul SOME OLDTIMERS per agreed; that a copy of the Hall to investigjate Third Oldtimers amongst us included threatening charges made by Cook's wages and to see about Pop Clarkson, Oscar Kaelep, the First Assistant against the overtime for oiler for standing Mike Wiilik, poor 'Red' Craig Engine Room Delegate be sent watch while cargo is being whom we buried in Sardinia, to Union Headquarters for ac­ pies, thanks to a slimy rat aboard worked. Good and Welfare: Benedict "Klappy-bitch," immor­ (not, I am pleased to say, a mem­ tion. Engine Delegate to see Chief talized in song and story by ber of the crew) who blew the % % %> Engineer about Wiper making Frenchie Michelet, and our gen­ whistle and tried to cause as coffee. NASHUA VICTORY. Jan. 24 ial Steward Andy Anderson; all much mischief as possible. From —Chairman Nottingham; Sec­ in aU, a damn good bimch of SIU {Cuufinned on Page 11) the Second's account of his ad­ men. Of course, we had the usual ventures in Rome it has ceased to sprinkling of one or two punk be "The Eternal City" and shquld ing in the water the following and Navy personnel direct for kids in the Steward's Depart­ now be re-named "The Infernal morning and the Skipper had to the States. ment, who on the strength of a City." go over and identify it. Foul couple of trips to sea and a tripANOTHER BREAKDOWN The graiif was discharged in play is suspected, but not proved, card, thought that they could do During the 21 days across we six days and we sailed for Casa­ and wc shall never know for sure as they liked. But it didn't take had a couple of blows and also a blanca on Feb. 2, but our jinx was what happened. He lies buried in us long to straighten them out, breakdown at sea, during which still with us. As we cast off our the American Cemetery at Cagand we settled down for the run we just drifted about the Atlantic stern slewed round and smacked liari, Sardinia, and what little we across. for 12 hours until the Engine De­ the quay and bent a blade of the could do for him we did. He was partment got her going again. We picked up "The Rock" on propeller. It was nobody's fault the 14th day out and got our or­ and just one of those things that one of the most popular men We finally docked at Norfolk on ders the following night—Cagli- happen every once in a while, aboard and represented a type March 11. Two union meetings were held ari, Sardinia. Not a one of us but out of that incident a ship­ of seamen that is fast disappear­ had ever heard of it. It turned mate was destined to lose his life. ing—hard living, hard working, during the voyage and a vote of but to be a sailor's dream of Para­ When we got outside we found hard drinking—but every inch a thanks goes to the deck and en­ dise, complete with plenty of that the ship wouldn't steer prop­ man. His death depressed every gine departments' delegates (Pop Clarkson and Whitey Humes) for wine, women, women and wom­ erly, and was going round and one of us. FLifING STEWARD the way they did their respective en. Prices were low and for once round in circles (like Oscar try­ Later we got orders to proceed jobs. There is talk that this the supply exceeded the demand ing to find his way aboard after to Naples for repairs and on the may well be the last trip of the in everything. The medium of a night out) so back we came and day we left, the Second Steward old "Aycock." She is one of the exchange was barter, and nearly tied up for survey and a diver. again distinguished himself by olde.st Liberties afloat and al­ aU hands abandoned the dollar in A BROTHER LOST missing his passage and catching though we have cussed and favor of the cigarette, candy and The Casablanca trip was can­ the ship in a Royal Air Force moaned at her, I think there will soap standard; in fact, the Stew­ ard went cross-eyed trying to celled and we awaited orders crash ship, in which he somehow be some of her, crew who will watch all his storerooms at the from Naples. On Monday eve- managed to bum a ride. He came be sorry to see her go to the ing, February 4, "Red" Craig, alongside at a cool 36 knots per boneyard. She has done a damn­ same time! Plumber of Lynn, Mass. (Book hour and received a great ovation. ed fine war job and has safely HELPFUL CARABINIERI No. 30812) went ashore as usual We limped into Naples where re­ carried many SIU crews, and for Places of historical interest and that was the last we ever saw pairs were effected and after a that alone we should wish her abounded and naturally all hands of him alive. His body, badly speed trial we went to a loading safe anchorage and fair haven in visited them—they were easily knocked about, was found floatberth to load cargo, passengers, the Port of Forgotten Ships. MINUTES OF ID Army Lauds Steward On SS Claymont There have been many tributes to SIU ci'ews from Army per­ sonnel returning on ships under contract with the. Seafarers. But one of the most impressive was Contained In the mimeographed daily shipboard paper gotten out by the troops aboard the Clay­ mont Victory, returning to New York from Le Havre. The tribute was written by one Lee Newhouse, and was address­ ed especially to the Chief Stew­ ard, M. George Whale, and the 42 men in his department. Newhouse's story follows; "Have you noticed the great big fellow you pass in the mess hall every mealtime? He looks like a pretty tough customer, but in our opinion, he does more to make your trip enjoy­ able than anyone else. Some of you call him the mess ser­ geant; some of you just won­ der . . . and after discovering the job he's got, it's got some of us wondering too! A WHALE OF A JOB "Tlie man we're referring to is M. George Whale, Sr.—Chief Steward. He was an infantry­ man in the last war, and he's never forgotten the kind of chow he had to put up with. "George is married . . . has four children, one girl and three boys and lives in Maspeth, Long Island. As to be expect­ ed, he is admii-al in his own kilchen—having charge of all the vessels. "Although the Army pays for the food consumed aboard the Claymont, it is his job to CA,94 STAY , requisition it, and he alone is j-espuiisible fur the quantity and preparation. Just to give you an idea of the immensity of his job, here is what George stocked up on when he left Nev/ York to pick us up at Le Havre. The following is for a 2-way Atlantic crossing and just skims the high spots, rep­ resenting only a fraction of the rations: "17,000 lbs. of potatoes, 72,000 eggs, 3,800 lbs. of sugar, 2,500 lbs. of coffee, 2,300 gal­ lons of fresh frozen milk, 1,500 lbs. of jam, 9,000 lbs. of fresh vegetables, 2,450 lbs. of fresh butter, and an insignificant little item like 34,000 lbs. of fresh meats and poulty! Re­ member, these are just a fe\v of the items! "Truly a whale of a job done by a whale of a man, deserv­ ing a whale of a hand. Our hats are off to you, M. Genrge Whale, Sr." �Friday, March 22. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SUP Man's Papers Are Suspended SEAFARER SAM SAYS: By Coast Guard On Phony Charges A clear case of discriminatory brought women aboard ship. The tator and a radical . . . action against an SUP seaman Captain's evidence wouldn't stand "During the vessel's stay in because of his Union affiliations up there, so he preferred new Halifax the Coast Guard was and insistence that the Master charges. There were several of summoned aboard ship by its abide by the Union agreement them, but the one which decided Master and a mock trial was was revealed when a Coast Guard the Coast Guard hearing officer, staged. The Bosun was hearing officer in Halifax, N. S., Lt. Comdr. F. J. Hinckey, was charged and convicted with be­ suspended for six months the the drunk on duty charge. ing unable to perform his du­ papers of W. Schumaker, Bosun ties because of the iniluence of LETTER OF LAW aboard the Thomas F. Hunt. intoxicating liquors on Janu­ The WSA Agent was helpful. ary 10, Schumaker with the full sup­ He testified that there had been port of the Deck Gang, has ap­ "We know and testified that no logs against Schumaker when this was not the truth; never­ pealed the decision of the hear­ the ship came in port. Crew theless, the Coast Guard con­ ing officer. members who wished to testify Schumaker first was charged victed Schumaker and sus­ with bringing women aboard for Schumaker were hushed up pended his papers for six ship. This did not stand up, no by Coast Guard officers. Schum- iuuiilhs. "Throughout the voyage this the Ma.ster of the Hunt, Charles man took an active part in var­ E. Pottage hung a drunk on dut.y YOU CA«4'T 1 charge on him—two months and ious disputes and we believe -TCSTIFY— because of his prominent part several ports after the incident Youwe ONLY. A SCAMAN/ in these disputes the Master occurred. It all started in Rotterdam and Mate singled him out as an when the deck Gang was paint­ agitator. "We hold this man's truth up ing in 28-degree weather. The as a good example of discriminBosun told them to knock off ination and victimization in the when it started raining. Captain legitimate course of Union ac­ Pottage hurried up and asked tivity. ?nd maintain that this why the men were quitting. The practice of victimization be Bosun said the Master could or­ prevented as far as possible in der them back to work if he wished to. The Captain did, but the future." aker pleaded extenuating circum­ the men refused to go back. Schumaker'-s appeal for return stances. He said it had been of his papers is on the grounds ANTI-UNION TALK agreed that half of the officers that: The Captain called Schumaker and men were to be on duty go­ 1. The nature of the offense to his cabin, tried to butter him ing through the Panama Canal, does not warrant suspension. up what whiskey and soft talk. where the charge was located, a2. That the charge was brought But the whole line of his argu­ and half were to be off duty. He as the result of a clash of per­ ments added up to a denuncia­ had been one of the men off duty. sonalities. tion of Unions, and an attempt to But the First Mate, with whom In addition to the letter up­ work the men outside the Union he had arranged this, proved to holding Schumaker, the Deck agreement. Schumaker, an old be a company man and backed Department is preferring charges water when asked to testify. SUP man, wasn't having any. against the Master and the First When they reached Halifax Hinckey ignored the extenuat­ Mate. the Captain ordered the Bosun to ing circumstances and followed They charge that the Master have the men paint in zero the letter of the law in lifting interfered with the Helmsman, weather in a snowstorm. The Schumaker's papers. drunkenly threatened crew mem­ Bosun refused. In supporting Schumaker, all bers with a revolver and fired "You're fired," said Pottage. ten members of the Deck Gang several members of the crew for "Okeh," said Schumaker, "pay signed a letter addressed to the no apparent reason, only to re­ me off. But if you do, I've got membership of the SUP. Par­ voke his decision the next day. a month's wages coming from tial text follows: They charge that the Mate, M. today, and travel expenses back "Brethren: M. Miller, was incompetent, re­ to Frisco where I signed on." "We 4he unlicensed mem­ fused to let the Carpenter secure "I'll see you in hell first," the bers of the Deck Department the hatches for sea, left cargo Captain shouted. "By God, I'll aboard the Thomas F. Hunt booms swinging when the ship have" the Coast Guard pull you wish to make it known that it put to sea and failed to have a off this ship." became apparent to all that the licensed officer present on the Next day Schumaker was Master and Mate had branded fo'csle head while the ship went brought up on charges of having Bosun W. Schumaker an agi­ through Calebra Cut. Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings (Continued front Page 10) NASHUA VICTORY, Jan. 30—Chairman Frank Hughes; Secretary Russell Diehl. Mo­ tions carried: One man from each department will clean the laundry room; on a vote taken to decide if a certain messman could join the SIU, he was re­ jected on the grounds of ne­ glecting his duties and incom­ petence. i i 4" NORTHERN WANDERER, Dec. 19 — Chairman Jack Fanam; Secretary Harry Dixon. A few men took ill. and with the consent of the crew, were replaced with Filipino. Sev­ en men were advanced. S" i S* CECIL BEAN. Jan. 6 — Chairman B u r a ; Secretary Moore. Motions carried: All de­ partments are to use their re­ spective showers; ship's libra­ ry will be moved to Navy messroom where it will be mroe convenient for everyone; Deck Department will be giv­ en use of starboard gear lock­ ers for stowing foul weather gear. ANTINOUS. Jan. 7—Chair­ man Carolan; Secretary Daire. Motions carried: That someone be delegated to check Stew­ ard's supplies and slopchest be­ fore next voyage, and that Steward be informed of short­ ages of this voyage; all Tripcard men be accepted into the Union, that crew's rooms be soogied and painted. Good and Welfare: Someone lo ask Cap­ tain why he had Messman lake glasses and dishes from crew's pantry to the saloon, thereby leaving the crew short. 4* 3* EUGENE E. O'DCNNELL, Jan. 16—Chairman Cole; Sec­ retary Carraway. Motions car­ ried: To contact Union to have disinfectant put aboard; fau­ cets are to be closed light as there is a shortage of water. Good and Welfare: Upon reach­ ing home. First Assistant is to be looked into for his failure to cooperate with men; fore­ castles are to be kept clean; Steward commended for his at­ tempt to keep all men supplied with linen; Steward suggested that all men read the LOG as it is a good way to keep in touch with Union activities. ^ TRISTRAM DALTON, Jan. 31 — Chairman Harry Nolan; Secretary Virgil Blaszyk. Molion carried: To retain honor system instead of fining memhers for uncleanliness in the messhall. Good and Welfare: Additional light bulbs will be placed in the messhall: full amount of towels and linen will be given out on Sunday: for the benefit of men who were at sea during last shoreside meeting, a brief account was given by Brother Gerry Harris, i. i- i. RICHMOND M U M F O R D PEARSON, Feb. 3—Chairman Gallasy: Secretary Acosta, Sug­ gestion was made that crew members keep feet .:)ff tables, dress and eat properly, use ash trays, etc. Motions carried: To have the food cooked bet­ ter; lo have chill and vegetable box cleaned, and meat is to be thawed out in its proper place. 4- i NORWALK VICTORY, Fob. 4—Chairman Barnes; Secreta- I ' , I { i \ I | B PRESENT AT THE PAY­ OFF SO TMAT VOU CAN If ANSWER QUESToNSAEa/r YoOR CWERTIME . yot;w/iU. SAVE WEAR ANOTEAR CM VoaRSetF AI4V WlUt se 'TRoTECTiNG Coquille Crew Am-Mer-Mar Charges Mate Has Meanest And Captain Mate' Aboard Charges were brought against The crew of the SS Am-Merthe First Assistant Mate of the;. , Mar has a new candidate for the SS Coqmlie for usmg vile Ian-' guage to the crew. When ques-|^j^^ candidates for .such a tioned on his failure to author^ ^ ize time for sanitary work, hei^j^j^g character will be said The heads will not be fixed until next trip when the , 's get off " crew has written a motion • This information is contained submitted to the chair at in the ship's minutes. meeting listing their The Mate is also charged ,vith i; Grace, Jr. The motion follows: making anti-union lemarks, discrimination against wipers in the' That the Chief Officer R. B. matter of overtime, and refusing Gi'ace, Jr., never be allowed to to lash down the oil drums dur- ;Sbip on any SIU or SUP ship; ing heavy seas, thereby endan- 'that any ship on which he sails as gering the lives and safety of |^'bief officer or master be refused crew members. crew. The Captain of the ship came \ Reasons listed for the motion in for his share of censure as he follow. failed to take on fresh food when i 1. That the Mate has con­ it was needed and available. j tinually turned to with the crew According to the same minutes, i and performed unlicensed per­ the Black Gang delegate was' sonnel work. charged with dereliction of dutj' 2. That he has brought mem­ in that, after being refused over-! bers of the crew up on charges time himself, he did not fight for: before the Coast Guard, over the overtime due other members the head of the Master, of the Gang. 3. That he brought the Bosun before the Coast Guard because he carried out orders of the ry Walsh. Chief Cook was Mate on watch which were brought up on charge of in­ contradictory to his (the Chief competency. Ho was given per­ Mate's) personal wishes. mission to sign off under "Mu­ 4. That he abused the crew tual Consent" and will sign off and used profane language intomorrow. Motion carried: Not ' variably when addressing crew to prefer any chsrges against members. this individual as he is not a 5. That he used the property bad guy and this will teach and stores of the ship for his him to pay more attention to personal use, i.e., keeping cof­ his duties. fee, cocoa and sugar in his fo'4> 4- 4. casle. FELIX GRUNDY, Feb, 6,— I The note lo the Log telling of Chairman Willaim Craven: the motion to be brought to the Secretary Fred Shaia. Motion chair is signed by 14 members of carried: Each department is to ithe crew of the Am-Mer-Mar. use its own heads and showers, and all quarters are to be kept clean. Good and 'Welfare: Li­ R. Drurey. Motion carried: All brary is to be kept in 12 to 4 hands against handling lines watch forecastle, and all books from any source until notified are to be put back after being fay respective Unions. Good and read; radio in crew's mess is Welfare: Talk on importance to be turned off at 10:00 P.M. of SIU and SUP membership lo enable men to sleep: linen supporting Tug Boatmen in to be issued every Friday their time of need. It was morning. pointed out that we xnight sometime need their support; 4. 4. 4. VENTURA HILLS. Feb. 7— another short talk on Union­ Chairman Pat Ryan; Secretary ism and clears messrooms. �THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 22. 1946 THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OCCIDENTAL VICTORY'S TRIP 'PLOW JOCKEY' RESENTS BEING CALLED DRIVER NMU HOSPITAL PATIENTS DON'T CROW ANY MORE Dear Editor: There is, of course, the famous story of the late Robert Benchley mistaking an Admiral for a door­ man in front of a New York Hotel. "Call me a cab," he said. The Admiral spluttered, and in­ dicated that he was a Naval of­ ficer, suh! "Okch," said the ir­ repressible Benchley, "call me a battleship!" That one's probably apochryphal, but here's one that really happened down here in Tampa: A citizen walked up to a befibboned Merchant Marine of­ ficer in a bus depot and asked him when the next bus left. The phony, high-pressure bum didn't Dear Editor: In your listing of me in the Marine Hospital at New Orlean.s in the Log recently, the name was spelled incorrectly. It should be C. Janulcvicus. . I would also like to say that the NMUers who used to crow about getting better benefits do not crow any more. They were getting $2.50 a week, while we get $2.00 a week. But they got Y<^ReONlYMALfj MAN yoo 1b 8t-soitou6er OWLV HALf OF HALF 11 V a new constitution (or confisca­ tion) which cut it down 50 per­ cent. If they did that to their Broth­ ers who are patients and paid money in for hospital benefits, I wonder what kind of an- outfit they have now. Let them holler for unity. It just goes to show that there is a little too much friction inside the outfit, and soon it's gonna fall apart. All we have to do is spread and keep spreading, and they will fall by the wayside. Well, so long for now. Please get in my name correctly, so my drinking partners will know how I'm spending the winter. C. Janulevicus take it as a natural mistake. He spluttered as much as Benchley's Admiral must have. "I'm no bus driver," he shouted so every­ one in the station could hear. The citizen wasn't dismayed. "Then what the hell arc you, in that monkey suit," he shouted back. Everybody in the bus sta­ tion howled. Regards to all, until I write again. Alan E, Whitmer P.S.;—I have a sneaking sus­ picion the citizen who approached the "plow jockey" in officer's uniform might' have been a mer­ chant sailor. These pictures, brought into the Log office by Ed Larkin, give some highlights of the last trip of the Occidental Victory, live and a half months long. It hit Panama, Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Calcutta and then via Suez, came to New York. At top are the ruins of Nagasaki after the atomic bomb blast. At left are two Nagasaki girls, whom the Seafarers found quite hospitable, and below them Wipers Dan Ungareen, Ed Larkin and Earl Wilson (from top to bottom): at lower right are (from left) Charles La Quere, AB: Ed Larkin, Wiper; Irving Segal, AB; and Ben Cadman, AB. $ — CLARENCE McCLURE ASKED TO REPORT TO U>G OFFICE Dear Brothers: Any seaman who knows the whereabout of Clarence McClure (picture below) is asked to com­ municate with him immediately and ask him to get in touch with the editor of the Seafarer's Lof, fir-- POLIO FOUNDATION THANKS SEAFARERS FOR CONTRIBUTION ' '1 V. • f( CLARENCE McCLURE who has an important message for him from a member of his family. Many thanks. Brothers, for keeping a weather eye out for McClure. The Editor Dear Editor: On behalf of The National Foundation for Infantile Paraly­ sis, we wish to acknowledge re­ ceipt of your group contribution. We wish to thank the mem­ bers of your organization for for contributing so generously to help combat polio. It is only through the joint effort and wholehearted cooperation of everyone that we can help to con­ quer infantile paralysis. Again may I thank you for your efforts on behalf of The Foundation. Sam Moskovilz Labor Director BROTHER THINKS LOG IMPROVING; ASKS CRITICISM SICK BROTHER ASKS MEMBERS TO WRITE HIM Dear Editor: Dear Editor: I would very much appreciate it if you would ask some of my shipmates to write to me, as I am going into the Marine Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, for a rupture operation, and I'd like to hear what goes on while I'm on my back. Nick Mutin I'm enclosing the minutes of the meeting aboard the SS Jean Ribaud, along with a poem by some future Edgar Allen Poe, which I think may be of interest to members if you can clean it up a bit. Congratulations are in order for the continued improvement of the Log, and it is with con­ siderable intere.st that I give it a thorough perusing aboard ship. That is the time when I can really get around to absorb­ ing the various items. All I can think of in the way of improve­ ment is the need for more con­ structive criticism by the mem­ bership. So here's hoping to see it al­ ways on the upgrade. Frank S. Mitchell, Sr. EX-SOLDiIER URGES PASSAGE OF BILL OF SAILORS RIGHTS Dear Editor: As a discharged soldier who served overseas, I would like to express by opinion on a Sea­ man's Bill of Rights for those men who have no benefits for themselves or their families. I have seen those men in the line of duty, and sure we soldiei-g and Marines over there were in­ deed glad when a merchant ship ij came with supplies and ammuni­ tion with which we had to fight and eat. They are really the forgotten heroes of World War II. I urge the public, their friends and re­ latives to see that a bill of rights is passed to insure those men and their families a benefit to. live while their men are home on a much nee<jled rest. Many of us are home and the war is over for us. But the mer­ chant seamen were at war before us and are still doing their duty bringing our boys home and feed­ ing Europe. I urge one and all to write their congressmen and senators to vote for the Seamen's , Bill of Rights, H. R. 2346, now in committee. They certainly de­ serve to have a bill similar to ours, known as the G. I. Bill of Rights. Ex-Pfc Elmo A. Sanchez �m Friday. March 22. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG BROTHER CASEY GIVES THE SCORE TO LOW RATERS Dear Editor. Sometimes the fates have been kind and more often very, very rough on the Merchant Seamen, so when you hear some blowhard, gas-hound, or know-it-all guy popping off about the sea­ men, just tell him to look up the record of the American Mer­ chantmen in every war this great country of ours has been BROTHER WANTS TRANSPORTATION involved in. TO AND FROM JERSEY SHIP The writer is a bona-fide sea­ man and is darned proud to wear Why not see that the company pays the transportation back the Union button of the Seafar­ and forth to the ship when it is in port when the crew has to ers International in his lapel at eat and sleep off the ship. all times to show people that he is not only a merchant seaman, In other words, I was on a ship, the SS Burleson, in North but endeavors to the best of his Bergen, N. J. and all of us had to eat and sleep off the ship ability to be a good Union man and to get back to our rooms which we had in New York City at all times. I sailed before the it cost us 30 cents one wya and the round trip is 60 cents. In a war, during the war and am week that adds up to $3.60, counting six days in the week. So sailing after the war, otherwise why not see that the company pays our transportation back and I'd not write this article and re­ forth to our rooms when not sleeping on the ship. I personally quest the Log to publish it. think this is a good beef. Certainly, we can argue pro John Pritz and con from now until dooms­ Answer;—Sorry, Brother, but your beef isn't valid. There day in re; what the American is nothing that says you must put up in New York. Get your­ Merchant sailor has done in the self a room in Jersey. past, present and what he will do in the future, but official stat­ BROTHER RAISES QUESTION OF FIRST AID istics will show that approxim­ KITS NOT BEING SUPPLIED BY SHIPS ately 8,000 seamen lost their lives in the service of their country, The Last few trips I've taken the sliips have not had any nearly a thousand are prisoners first aid kits. Now that leaves us seamen open'to veneral of war, thousands were injured diseases. Isn't there some rule saying that they should have and of those, many are complete­ them? Can you take this matter up with the companies? ly disabled, and many more have Ed Gross become mentally incapacitated, Answer:—Shipping companies are supposed to provide first some temporary and others per­ aid kits on every ship. Look for them when you get on, and if manently, from the ravages of they are missing, report it to the Hall. war. The aforementioned show.s the percentage, yes indeed, a large percentage, who were either killed, hurt or disabled board ship, many die in the was floating around in the water from approximately 200,000 li­ waters of many oceans and sea without a life preserver on. A censed and unlicensed merchant­ after being torpedoed, bombed, young kid (on his first trip under men who served our country in or by hitting a mine and also the SIU banner) jumped into the have seen shipmates die in hos­ water and put this oldtimer on a the war. The merchant sailor has not pitals, but each and every one raft and then got on the raft and does not ask for the world to a man, would have denied that himself. The oldtimer tried to with a fence made of golden nug­ he was a hero, or cared to be thank him for saving his life and gets around it, but merely asks called one, but did know that it here is his reply: "Forget it pal, for decent living conditions, de­ was a lack of fear because he was as you would have done the for his country and same for me, and before this war cent wages and a right to live fighting would do the same again if he is over, you may have the chance, our lives in the good old Ameri­ for we seamen are in this thing could have lived. can way. We can have the above to the finish." and also keep it by teaching the An instance of that w-as when: So in conclusion, we must see younger element in the maritime A certain ship was torpedoed in that the Merchant Seamen get a field, the American way of the Carribean, and an oldtimcr just deal all around, and we must The USS Is Weeping; NMU Dries Its Tears Dear Editor: Have you heard the news, Brothers? The NMU is still playing the stooge for certain agen­ cies. This time it is the United Seamen's Service, an or­ ganization well known to all of us who sailed during this war. * — " ' tion," and as these military The leaders of the NMU are judges more than likely have trying to tell the seamen how been wined and dined at your ex­ beneficial this outfit is to us, and pense by the USS representative, are asking us to sign a petition you usually would wind up in an to keep the outfit in business. Army stockade until you were But we haven't forgotten the shipped back. type of "benefits" they gave us. And THIS is the outfit that is Their "seamen's clubs" in various now asking our support so they ports, especially in areas under can keep up these activities. We military control, were just an­ and the other taxpayers are pay­ other medium to keep the sea­ ing these people to kick us men under the military thumb. around whenever we are un­ We paid, and paid dearly, for our lucky enough to get stranded in flop and each meal in those clubs. a port under military rule. The food was lousy—the bunk a AND THE NMU LEADER­ couple of boards, with a sack of SHIP IS SUPPORTING THESE hay, and if we moved into a pri­ PEOPLE! vate home or hotel, where we Can these armchair artists, who could live decently and cheaply, never had to take the abuse that they would have the MPs pick us up. In other words they treat­ is heaped upon a seaman by reped us like dogs, just like the ship­ rc.sentatives of the USS and mil­ owners did before we made our itary authorities in foreign ports, Unions strong enough to fight really get a seaman in his right mind to sign a petition that can them. The managers of these joints only result in heavier shackles are mostly men who got the soft for liimsclf? I doubt it. It is time now for jobs through connections, friends all of us to realize that the only of the shipowners who influence way we can regain our rights as the policy of the USS and their civilians wherever we go, is by mother outfit, the WSA. These despotic characters run the business without any consid­ eration for us, and if we squawk they always have a MP handy to pick you up and bring you up to the Provost Marshal, where you probably would be charged with "subversive activities and agitaalso try and educate those people who do not know, or do not care to know, that the men who sail­ ed the ships back and forth on all waters were a necessary cog in winning the war, and have prov­ en themselves a real part of this great country of ours. We can do this by talking SIU to these youngsters and oldsters whether they be Seamen or workers ashore. D. S. (Casey) Jones Log-A -Rhythms THE FINAL ANSWER By JUD GARMON Let there be no more questions hurled. No more arguments throughout the world. No more debates, for I'm here to tell And offer proof that there is a Hell. Unionism—which is in the writ- Hell? Yes, a Hell on earth. •er's opinion and the majority of Take my statement for what it is worth. seamen—"THE SIU WAY." Hear my story and then you'll see No one can deny that we, the What Hell on earth can really be. seamen, were a vital and neces­ sary cog in the war machinery I was sent to a ship in the Port of Mobile, of this past struggle. No one can An NMU freighter, of rusted steel." deny that the seamen did their I came aboard ship at three-forty-five. share in helping to win same, so Went ashore at six, more dead than alive. if anything good has been born from World War number two, The Mate saw me coming, gabbed hold of my due credit should be given to neck the merchant seaman. Quite a And immediately put me to chipping the deck. few of them did not know the And said, as he landed a kick in my rear meaning of war; yet they volun­ "There's no coffee time ,or overtime here." teered to aid in sailing the ships that carried the necessary imple­ Then the Steward came by and said "Pardon. ments of war, in order to do their Sir, bit for their country. "The cat just died, and unless I err It makes a person damned mad "We'll have fresh meat in the stew tonight." when he says that he is a real Then he left me there in an awful fright. merchant sailor and some gazuni pops off about how soft and etc. When chow time came there was rat in the stew we had it during the past fracas. Which I find quite typical of the NMU. Many sailors, as well as the writ­ And as I picked the weevils out of the bread, er, have seen shipmates die on "You'll have to get used to it," the Messman said.. Page Thirteen The Fo'casle was dirty and covered with lice. And the galley was full of roaches and mice. Then the Captain said a Log was mine For knocking off at four-forty-nine. That was enough and I said I was through. And that I never more would ship NMU. So I went to my foc'stle to get my gear. But the Bos'n had hocked it to purchase some beer. That fed me up with the whole phony deal. And I hated that ship from mast to her keel. So I said "to Hell with the NMU, I'm going right over to the SIU." getting rid of these would-be seamen's "patrons," and refuse to recognize the authority that they have so arbitrarily assumed over seamen. Let us all get together regard­ less of what Union we belong to, and tell the public how these people are taking the taxpayers' money, getting high salaries and fat expense accounts, without any benefits to us, the seamen, whom they are supposed to "serve," according to their fancy name. We ask only one thing: That we are allowed to live like John Doe, the average citizen, without any interference or bullying by petty bureaucrats like the men who run the USS. Whitey Lykk© SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A SEAFARER, NAME OF GRAND Dear Editor: I have been trying to locate a friend who is a member of your Union. He shipped on the SS Freder­ Then came along the Patrolman, a Big Baboon, ick W. Galbraith, a Liberty ship, Who looked half Ape and the other half Goon. about December 20, 1944, as Chief About six of his tribe was with him too Steward. He is Russian-born and And he said, "I hear you are going SIU." a member of the Naval Reserve. So he reached out and grabbed me tight. His name, I believe, is Grand. And when they finished I was a sight. I may be mistaken about his So I took what was left of my brdken frame name because he left the ship And cursed NMU to eternal shame. at Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, before I had a chance to get his LATER address. Now I just got back from a six-month trip. J. E. Simms Good chow and overtime, an SIU ship. Editor's Note:—Anyone who Now take my word, I'm telling you. knows Brother Grand can write If you want a good deal, JOIN the SlUi to Simms c/o MM&P. 90 West Street, New York City. JUD GARMON, SUP T.C. 5440 �' -'i-Ivr" THE Page Fourteen SEA tARERS LOG Friday, March 22, 1946 EAGER BEAVERS Urge NMU To Oust Commies By LOUIS COFFIN What was predicted in the past'has now come to pass. In the dis­ sension amongst the top officials in tlie NMU, who are now claw­ ing at each others throats, we see old "Ham Head" Curran trying to PHILADELPHIA — l.ast week get out from under. His stooging many ships paid off, among them da.vs for the commies are now the Black Rock of the Moran coming to an end. Is he wise to Line, a deep-sea tug which was himself? out si.x months. The Black Gang We doubt it. The commie ele­ had a beef over $2100 in disputed ment has lost its grasp, and the overtime. Wo went to bat for rank and file of the NMU mem­ them and the money was collect­ bership is getting wise to the ed when the ship paid off. phony setup they have had to The Scripps, of Alcoa Line, contend uilli. Now is the time for paid oti on March 14. The com­ the rank and file to unload all pany did not notify the Hall, but this commie deadwood. told the men that they would They now have the opportunity payoff on March 15. Men should to call it a day as far as outside not payoff under any circum­ politics and phony donations are stances unless the Union repre­ concerned, and become a real sentative is pi-esent. In this way democratic seamens union, such all beefs can be settled at the payoff in Philadelphia. as the SIU and SUP are. Learning themselves—but good anyway, here are a group of Seafarers, getting the lowdown on Philadelphia is now the second the organizing business. When they get through they'll go out to Isthmian, and tell the boys in a READY TO HELP port as far as shipping out of professional way. With the election coming within a month their work has increasing importance. We, the membership of the men goes. Last week 179 rated How about you? SIU, have always been on record men shipped out. Rated men can to aid and assist our fellow sea­ get a job at any time in Phila­ men in their organizing attempts. delphia. We stand lOO'c behind them now TUG STRIKE in their housecleaning job. A tug strike was started by To the rank and file of the The Log wants at once the District 50, United Mine Workers, NMU, we say: Get rid of this names and addresses of bars, on March 15, and this might slow communist control, elect real Recommended changes in the Branch of the Union, or in the things down for a few days. The rank and file Union Seamen as clubs frequented by seamen, constitution of the Great Lakes immediate vicintiy thereof. Any your officials. Remember that SIU will not scab on this strike, particularly in foreign ports, District of the Seafarers Inter­ case not covered by the above in without the membership no union and has promised its cooperation. national Union will be shortly which hardship can be proven so that they can be put on The strike is a jurisdictional can exist. placed before the membership for shall be brought before the mem­ the Log mailing list. With For years you have been com­ dispute between the UMW and approval. bership for their consideration. the postal delivery to ships pelled to knuckle down and take the MEBA. The strikers have (5) Page 42, Article XXIV. The proposed amendments snafued, this remains the only oi'ders from a gang whose only been diverting a lot of ships out were reported out of the commit­ Amend Section VII to read as fol­ of Philadelphia. It looks like no, thought was to carry out the orpractical way of getting the tee elected by the membez'ship lows: If a full member in good settlement is coming right away. Union paper into the mem­ standing is buried by relatives for this task. Ski Janow.ski has been brought berships hands. Following are the changes or any other organization in up by the Coast Guard on phony which he has beezi a member, So do it today—send us the recommended: charges. A CG officer claims that without such relatives or organi­ Ski cussed him out. We've got a names and correct addresses (1) Pago 14, Article IV, Section zation duly notifying the Union lawyer working on it, and we're I, shall be amended to read as of your favorite places all of such members death before going to find out if they can take follows: Members intending to over the world, with an esinterment, no benefits shall be a living away from a man on remain on shoz-e indefinitely, or estimation of the number of paid by this Union. The Fun­ phony charges. sail as licensed officers or in any eral Benefits shall be paid by this Logs they can use. capacity not listed in the Deck, Engine or Steward Department Union. The Funeral Benefits in may retire from active member­ any case shall not exceed Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. ship and shall be granted a re­ (6) Add clause for Three Dol­ tiring card upon payment of dues lars ($3.00) Annual General Fund for the current month, assess­ Assessment. ments, fines or other indebted­ ders of their masters from Mos­ PHILADELPHIA — Striking a ness to the Union, but under no By WILLIAM STEVENSON cow. At no time did they have messboy during a druzikon rage condition shall a i-etiring card be your welfare at heart. DULUTH — Well, even the proved to be a costly action for i.ssued during a strike or lock-out: You are American Seamen, not weather man can be fooled in the Skipper of the Alton Gary, (2) Page 18, Article XII Nom­ seamen belonging to a foreign this north country. He said the American Range Line, which ination and Election of Officez-s power. The biggest majority of; temperature would go below paid off here on February 1. Great Lakes District. Section A, your officials are communist j freezing, and he woke up in the The vessel was carrying five shall be amended to read as fol­ By D. L. PARKER party members, and the party; morning with a hot sun shining i-efugee women from Europe, and lows: That he is a citizen of the comes first, last, and always with down on us. the Captain did all he could to United States of America or the GALVESTON —• The Agents' them. With the spring weather liere make their trip enjoyable and Dominion of Canada or eligible Conference begazi this week, and the boys are starting to leave for comfortable. He even went so far NOW IS TIME to such citizenship. this is the fourth one I have at­ „ ^ , •, , They have itchy feet as to have the Steward serve Now is your time to get rid of i ,u• (3) Page 37, Article XXI, tended since I started pie-card­ T • ..u • , xu know that this port is them personally, and he gave thsm In un,on thnro ,s strength amend Section II to read as fol­ ing. In all .sinrerity the agenda parties for them frequently. and u you all gat lugalhar and lows: The Initiatiozi fee- shall bc- that was drawn up for this conDuring one of these parties he Twenty-five ($25.00) dollars and fez'ence is the most pi'ogressive force them out, j'ou will come: x n • • . a . , . . Lome young fellows, juniors I became dz-unk and complained shall accompany the application one in which I have ever had the out of tins moss as true American call them, have that the crew was making too for membership, and the dues privilege to participate. Seamen. You w.ll be re.spected byin,„„ in for papers. They much noise and disturbing his shall be two ($2.00) dollars per You can readily see that all of all true labor orgamsal.ons and to try their future on the fun. He thereupon went into the month, payable in advance. have the knov.dedge of a job well ^ ^ the Agents attending have crew messroom, and in the pro­ done. A job done not only for i The Secz-etaz-y-Treasurer shall brought new ideas and thoughts cess of throwing his weight, yourselves, but for all seamen, [ be authorized to set a lower ini­ to the conference, which I am around, he struck one of the everj'where. i MORE COMING tiation fee for Organizatioizal pur­ sure will help to promote proMessboys in the face. gz-ess, unity, and enlightenment To you, again we say: The SIU ' ^ getting a lot of calls now poses. At a hearing before the Coast and SUP, the only t^-ue demoregards to the package freight (4) Page 41, Article XXIV to the new members who are cratic seamens unions^ are withi^^"® starting up soon. As far as I Guard authorities on February 2, antend Section IV to read as fol­ coming into the Union. And I know, the SS Arthur Orr is the this bucko skipper was found lows: Members who enter Hos­ azu sure that, at the conclusion you 100"c in your efforts. only one to carry freight so far. guilty on all charges, and he was pitals in good standing shall be of this conference, we can all say Others, howevez*, are sure to fol­ su.spended for one month and entitled to Ho.spital supplies or that it was one of the best yet. placed ozi three month's proba­ low. The Port of Galveston is, in­ the equivalent thereof in cash, I had a letter from a bz-other in tion. not to exceed Two ($2.00) dollars deed, on the znap to stay. Our Nebraska who wanted to know per week for a period of not more shipping has picked up at least If you don't find linen whe we started shipping here. So than Fifty-two (52) consecutive 50 percent in the last year. The when you go aboard your you see that it is not only the weeks, provided (l.i he is a pa­ port is self-.sustaining and from hometown boys who want to run ship, notify the Hall at once. tient in a United States Marine all indications it will continue to these ships here on the Lakes. A telegram from Le Havre or Hospital, or (2) while a patient be for a good many years to When you are passing through in any other institution for the come. We average 20 to 25 ships Singapore won't do you any this place, going east or west, be cure of the sick, except when con­ and payoffs are about three to. good. It's your bed and you sure to stop in and say hello. fined for mental alienation, pro­ five per week. have to lie in it. Long time no see some of the vided such institutions are loWe are very short of rated brothers. cated at Headquarters, in any'rnen, especially Cooks and ABs. Philiy Second Port For Jobs Let Us Nave 'Em Proposed Changes In Great Lakes Censtitutien To Go To Vote Young Men Seek BuckoGetsOneMontb Careers At Sea In Which To Repent Galveston On Map To Stay ATTENTION! 1^'-1 lOG! �Friday, March 22, 1946 THE V li'.U SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifieen ci«.L,5 fc ^ Unclaimed Wages STMR. L. S, WESCOAT Checks for the following for back pay are being held at the offices of Great Lakes Transport Corporation. Atler, S. B $ 5.20 Belknap, Homer 15.08 Boncel, Anthony 1.28 Buschel, Jos. M 58 Cease, Charles 4.61 Conrol, Matthew 2.00 Davis, Gordon Dayton, Wayne Dohcrty, James Grady, Henry Hanratty, Henry Heinbuch, Peter Hoffman, Edward Jarvis, Joseph Klass, Aloysius Lande, George Lewis, W 1.22 7.43 3.99 2.08 14.91 13.76 3.81 6.83 23.61 14.85 3.71 Menkavitch, Jos Morgan, Robt Nauman, Elmer Paskier, George Rekst. Edward Richardson, W Slife, Douglas Smith, Howard Svendsen, Wm Trappy John Wedeiiieiei, Rubl 8.82 8.46 58 5.72 8.64 67 5.69 4.29 5.25 12.37 19.00 Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BOSTON HOSPITAL ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL T. F. SMITH D. MCDONALD JAMj:s LEE J. KASLUSKY T. THOMR C. MIDDLETON RAY KEY .'. X S- I G. PHINVEY JR. DETROIT HOSPITAL E. ALLEN EDWARD WARES GUY GAGE WALTER DERR ED JOHNSTON LYNN BURKE H. GILLAN TONY SOVERENTO F. C. BROWN ALEX MCMILLAN i. i 4. X X X NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. DENNIS A. A. TROMLY WILBER MANNING R. N. STROMER J. H. BOWEN H. HARTMAN EDGAR SMET DIXON LEONARD CAHILL BANDA JOHN DRIEMAN QUAID C. JANULEVICUS GEO. R. COOPER XXX W. F. LEWIS NORFOLK HOSPITAL "GRINDSTONE" JOHNSON JOHN B. DARCY H. A. CRUSE CHARLES T. GASKINS P. F. HICKS EUGENE WENGARTEN D. J. GROSS LLOYD G. McNAIR W. J. MARIONEAUX J. H. SMITH DONALD DAHL L. L. LEWIS $2.00; W. Hurley, $1.00; G. A_. rkc Thomp ton, $2.00; F. Christy. $2.00; J. Weit BOSTON R. M. NOLAN son, $3.00; K. Neilson. $2.00; J. W. CHARLIE MIZELL zcl, $2.00; J. Dawine. $2,00; J. Duf SS G. W. ALTHER t i. i. fel, $2.00; A. Jones, $2.00; N. Renfer, McCahlin. $2.00; W. Pupchyk. $2.00, FRANK HOLLAND ' D. Korlia, $1.00; 13. Slaid, $1.00; R. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL $2.00; H. Williams, $2.00; J. Bohne Total—$32.00. J. H. SMITH Meyvankson, $1.00; A. Home, Jr.. $1.00; $2.00; J. Bianchard. $2.00; M. Payhart J. S. CAMPBELL SS HAMPDEN SIDNEY VICTORY J. Manpin, $1.00; ti. Savine. $1.00; J. XXX $1.00; I. Tocan, $1.00; T. Wixter. $10.00 R. H. Grandell, $1.00; E. G. Gross. C. G. SMITH JBarnett, $1.00; H. Frlerson, $1.00; J. Total—$159.00. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL $1.00; L. R. Johnson, $1.00; K. W. Smith. $1.00; B. Brock. $1.00; Wm. D. A. HUTTS Stebbins. $2.00; R. Tucker, $1.00; W. NORFOLK Kennedy. $1.00; M. Treme, $1.00; A. JAMES KELLY J. V. RODRIGUEZ J. Doyle. $1.00. Total—$7.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Freirson. $2.00. (and $2.00 for cigar FLOYD FRITZ C. W. FARRELL SS DEL OUKA R. Pierce. $10.00, John K. Knapp, ettci for Brolhere In Ft. Stanton); L. JOSE SARAVIA W. A, MORSE C. L. Culner. $2.00; C. C. Cornett, Lang, $1.00, M. Van Ryawisk. $1.00; C. $1.00; Gerald Searpati, $2.00. OLIVER HEFFLEY $1.00; B. M. Mixon. $2.00; W. H. Butts. W. H. G. BAUSE Craddocck, $2.00, (and $2.00 for cig JACKSONVILLE $3.00; J. May. $3.00; N. Larsen, $2.00; JOHN MORRIS arettes for Brothers in Ft. Stanton); V. L. R, MORJA Individual Donations—-$21.00. A. Aruanites. $2.00; W. W. Greer. $2.00; buck, $2.00; A. Kubicke, $1.00. (and CLARK POPE SS Newberg—$14.26. J. L. WEEKS J. ,W. Black. $1.00; H. L. Hill. $3.00; $1.00 for cigarettes for Brothers in Ft. GEORGE PARDEE L. L. MOODY NEW YORK J. W. Butts. $2.00; C. E. Domingue. Stanton); S. Evans. $1.00; G. VanderIRA VAN WORMER A. WHEATON INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $1.00; F. E. $5.00; D. C. Browning. populiana. $1.00, (and $2.00 for cigar­ P. P. Ruda. $2.00; J. Kovachic. $2.00; Abrahamson, $2.00; E. F. Neidlinger. ettes for Brothers in Ft. Stanton); H. J. H. SPEARN Karlsen. $1.00; W. Williams. $1.00; H. E. Nilson, $2.00; W. J. Wolfe, $1.00; J. $7.00; A. Gren, $5.00; W. Hamilton. V. SHAVROFF D. Harris. $2.00; E J. Jordon. $1,00; E $ 1.00. Total—$44.00. Olmsted. $1.00. Total—$26.00. A. C. McALPHIN L. Krotzer, $1.00; i'. Cumberland. $2.00. SS CITADEL VICTORY INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS F. M. HANGEN R. Gregg, $2.00; J. Doyle, $1.00; P. J. W. Sperry. $1.00; R. Marcinak. $1.00. O. Jones. $2.00; J. Crawley. $1.00; E. Richcards, $3.00; R. B. Coen, $2.00; E. i 5, S. Total—$2.00. Webster, $2.00. Total—$5.00 SS COLLABEE B. Jensen, $2.00. BUFFALO HOSPITAL SS McNELEY NO PORT G. Seibcrt, $2.00; Joe B. Farrow. E. E. Jolly, 12 hrs., Herbert THOMAS DUFFY R. Peters. $2.00; C, R. Spser. $2.00; SS FREL1NGHUY5EN $2.00; W. .Nachman. $1.00; R. Dawson. Newberry, AB, 1 days pay. J. Niemiera, $2.00. Total—$6.00. J. LA BONTE John R. Settle, $1.00; W. 1 ajans, $1.00; J. Bergstrom. $1.00; J. Hibbert, SS J. BLAINE $1.00; Leo A. Allen, $2.00; R. A. Gar- $1.00; P. Eastman, $1.00; L. Melanson. J. PEMBROKE Can be collected at office or D. Whittaker, $1.00; E. H. Keen. lick. $1.00; Robert Paustian. $1.00; Wm. $2.00. ART JEPSON by writing to American Hawaiian Garber. $1.00; Pat Holden. $1.00; R. H. Vickery. $2.00; O. Kleppberg. $2.00; T. McGin. $2.00; E. W. Sweeny. Steamship Company, 90 Broad its, F. Wilson. $1.00; Norman Thompson. $1.00; L. Ghezzo. $2.00; R. Argo. $2,00; $2.00; F. 'Morton. $2.00; S. Jondora. Street, 2nd floor, New York, N. Y, MOBILE Total—$11.00. $2.00; Norman Kramer, $1 00; A. Sim- J. W. Alstati, $2.00; J. Di.slefano, $2.00; $2.00. onarage, $1.00; A. Driessens, $1.00; J. Longo, $1.00; J. Lawrence. $1.00. TIM BURKE SS ELEAZOR WHEELOCK XXX E. Eckholm. $1.00; R. Barba. $1.00; C. C. J. Quinn. $3.00; Lawrence O'Con­ George E. Blight, $1.00; H. D. French. M. CARDANA SS JOSEPH I. KEMP Rinelli, $1.00. Total—$17.00. $2.00; A. Runnuel, $1.00; M. Winstein. nor. $2.00; Adolph Budraigis. $20.00; J. C. DANZEY The following men have trans­ $1.00; R. Bailey, $1.00; F. Schmitt, Frank P. Heckisson. $3.00; Manuel MalNEW ORLEANS portation amounting to $125 each: Geo. H. Reier, SS Marie Maloney, $6.00; Calvin R. Hullum, $1.00; H. E. donado, $1.00; E. Spanaas. $2.00; O. Donald L. Smith; Kristian Staale$7.00; SS Wm. Christansen, $3.00; M. J. Nelson, $1.00; A. A. Erdman, $1.00; Bowman, $1.00; John Kidder. $2.00. Mouton. $2.00; M. Neal Jr., $1.00; D., Henry Gillard, Jr.. $1.00; Walter N. Total—$34.00. son; Alton B. Wheler: Gaines D. SS CAPE TEXAS R. Joyner, $1.00; E. R. Henry, $1.00; Cyrek, $4.00; G. Stanter, $1.00; R. NEW YORK SI Beaver St. Hedges; Ralph W. Wilkjns; Ralph Gachette, $2.00; M. Nesslnson, $2.00. J. R. Pagan, $1.00. Total—$1.00. L. P. Marsh, $1.00; V. F. Mascari, $2.00; HAnover 2-2784 A. Rohrer; Lyle A. Brannan; SS OUVER LOVING V. F. Mascari. $2.00; J. R. Burton, $1.00; BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. SS PURDUE VICTORY Bruce L. Clayton; Boleslar A. C. W. Snyder. $2.00; D. D. Kobreek. Liberty 4057 Fred Bloomer, $1.00; R. O. Spencer, Geiorge E. Taylor, $2.00; F. A. Doll14 North Gay SL Beierilo; $1,00; F. Rakas, $2.00; L. J. White, baum. $1.00; Charles Knowles. $2.00; BALTIMORE $1.00. Total—$26.00. Dwight E. Yentzer; Calvert 4539 $3.00; T. Ulinski. $3.00; E. G. Tasko. James Wjlcott. $3.00; F. C. Towsanrl, Mcrrel E. Spence. BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. $2.00; J. R. Misner. $3.00; J. Quigley. $1.00; $1.00; E. R. Braden. $2.00; W. Phone Lombard 7651 , INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS The money will be kept at the $3.00; B. Smoljan, $3.00; G. Chambres, Sexton, $2.00; E. T. Allen, $2.00; H. E. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street E. Lord. $1.00; L. Guzzi. $1.00; Rosol. $2.00: A. Mihalovic, $H.OO: J. Davis, Stridylk $2.00; John F. Boss, $5.00. office of the American Liberty 4-1083 $1.00; V. L. Sikes. $1.00; P. T. Hill. $6.00; N. Eraser, $1.00. Total—$4ZM0. Total—$22.00. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. SS Corp., 75 West St., N. Y., for $1.00; VT L. Briers. $L00; D. N. Tal­ Canal 3336 SS SMITH VICTORY bot, $1.00; R. L. Ferron. $1.00. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. the next few days, after which O. L. Schrooder. $1.00; T. R. Gatheral. TOTAL—$605.76. 3-1728 vouchers will be sent to the ad­ PHILADELPHIA $2.00; SS Smith Victory. $7.00; Alex MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. Crew of SS B. Rock—$30.00. Janes. $2.00; H. E. Zwicker, $2.00; T. 2-1754 dresses given at the time of SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon sign on. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS D. Kidd, $2.00; Thomas J. Shea. $2.00; San Juan 2-5996 B. Mills, $1.00; C. Cramp, $1.00; A. N. W. Rogan, $1.00; A. Kelpler. $2.O0. XXX GALVESTON 305'/i 22nd St. Kutawsky, $1.00; D. Cushino, $8.0p|* H. Total—$21.00. 2-8043 CHARLES De SHANE SS PENDLETON Jennings, $5.00; A. Kezina, $2.00; A. SS BUNTLINE HITCH RICHMO.ND, Calif. . 257 5th St. Mariani, $J.OO/Ii J. Duzzi. $2.00; W. RONALD KNOX SS Buntline Hilcli, $21.50; E. Erick SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. The following men may collect Freeman. $2.00; J. GuUedge, $2.00; C. sen, $1.00. Total—$22.50. 86 Seneca St. their disputed Overtime by writ­ Please get in touch with Ray ^^TTLE Duncan, $2.00; F. Jones, $2.00; A. LeIll W. Burnside St. SS B. L. RODMAN Thome, your delegate while on PORTLAND ing the Los Angeles Tanker moe, $1.00; R. Olsen, $1.00; W. Parish, WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. D. L. phenoweth, $2.00: W. King, $1.00; L. Worden. $1.00; G. Cionet. the Coastal St.evedore, at 640 N. HONOLULU .16 Merchant SL Corp., 365 W. 7th St., San Pedro, $2.00; G. W. Kyle, $2.00; E. Wetzel, $1.00; B. Lessecreth, $1.00; J. France, 10 Exchange St. Calif. $1.00; T. J. Koppenburg, $2.00; E. H. Alexander St.. New Orleans, 18, BUFFALO $1.00; D. Waters, $3.00; J. Grosh, $1.00; CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Desher, $2.00; R. M. Zimmerman. $2.00; La. Philip Pratt. Sr., 38 hrs.; Fidel W. Motten. • $1.00; D. Markel. $2.00; CLEVELAND 1014 E. St, Clair St. W. R. Dyer. $2.00; A. Meshefski. $3.00; t, D. Pfail. $1.00. W. Evans, $1.00 Nevarez, 89 hrs.; Lei Sasser, 85 DETROIT 1038 Third SL R. W. Peaslea, $2.00; A. C. LaShare. F. Knox, $1.00; W. Repply. $1.00; Will the following men when DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. hrs.; Richaid Hadeen, 49 hrs.; A. Smith, $5.00; J. West, $2.00; A. 602 Houghton St. Jerry Graham, 20 hrs.; T. E. Barin New York please come to llie VICTOBIA, B. C West, $5.00; Pardee, $2.00; A. Dupree, VANCOUVER 144 W. Hasting. St. 6th floor of the Hall and bring let, 486 hrs.; A. S. Blankinship, $2.00; H. Rabun, $2.00; G. Prince, $2.00;, TAMPA 842 Zack St. their Union books? J. McDonald. $2.00; D. Parrtsh, $2.00; M-1323 297 hi-s.; W. Warden, 29 hrs.; J. 920 Main St. H. Pope, 64 hrs.; A. Skaar, 24 W. Cook. $1.00; E. Gernier. $1.00; M. Terres, Jorge Rentas, Brooks, JACKSONVILLE The books of Robert S. Russak, 5-1231 Teicher, $1.00; H. Orman, $1.00; H. Daniel E., Aquiar, Jose, McGrath, PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. hrs.; K. D. Brooks, 24 hrs.; V, Thompson, $1.00; J. Auger, $1.00; W. aind Don G. Cameron ai-e being John T.," Messerschmidt, Kai Johnson, 56 hrs.; R. Pack, 24 hrs.; Ashbrige, $1.00; M. Pierprinski. $1.00; 7137 Navigation Blvd. held at Headquarter's offices in Svend, Viruet, Pech'o A., Floyd, HOUSTON J. Kivanas, $1.00; H. Kirk, $2.00; T. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 Walker, 24 hrs.; J. Graham, 46 Noble, $10.00; D. Ling. $5.00; J. Ading- New York. J. W., Smith, A. F. hrs. MONEY DUE SIO HALLS PERSONALS NOTICE! �Page Sixteen THE ANOTHER SJU CREW—THE THOMAS CRESAP Yes, sir! They're all SIU. Kneeling (from left): Manahan, AB; Ships Organizer Pat Keenan, AB; Miller, MM; Goodman, OS; Buck­ ler, OS. Middle row: Atkins, MM; Anderson, Oiler; and Ships Or­ ganizer Petrovich, Oiler. Rear; Tart, AB; Strickler, AB; Novatney, AB; Morgan, AB; Koenig, Oiler; J. Baumgartner, Utility; C. Baumgartner, 2nd Ck.; Roland, OS; and Harrison, FWT. THOMAS CRESAP DECK GANG SEATAREHS LOG Why Isthmian Men Flock To SlU Why are Isthmian seamen flocking to enroll under the ban­ ner of the SIU? Is it because membership in the SIU costs only $29.00 per year in dues and assessments, plus the initiation fee of $17.00? No, that can't be it. since the NMU charges $30.00 per year, plus a $17.50 initiation. The answer must lie in another direction. It is for other, more concrete reasons that Isthmian seamen are attracted to the SIU. They, like all American seamen, are interested in joining a union that guarantees them democratic control of the organization. Thoj' v.'ish to have no part of a union that uses their hard earned money to further the interests of a foreign political group. They want to have a voice in the af­ fairs of the union, and in the ex­ penditure of union dues and as­ sessments. In the SIU these rights are theirs from the first moment they join. COMMIE TOOL The NMU can no longer mas­ querade as a union. It is nothing more than the trade union arm of the communist party, and has been doing the will of the com­ mies since the day it was organ­ ized. It is a union that was or­ ganized by the communists, and will be broken up by them, with­ out qualms, if it fails to carry out the party line. But membership in the SIU means more than just member­ ship in a democratic American union. It means equal partnership in an organization of over 62,000 men, and worth more than $3,000,000. The SIU has closed shop contracts with 129 companies, controlling more than 1.500 ships. These agreements contain the best conditions that seamen have ever known. MANY BENEFITS These benefits are not tin. They add up to rank and file control, Here's the Deck Dept. of Isthmian's Thomas Cresap. They're high wages, good working condi­ militant representation, all for the SIU, and waiting impatiently for that election to begin tions, «o that they can have Seafarers representation on their beefs plus and the support of the large.st seamens union in the maritime an SIU contract in their pockets. industry. Yon don't fight alone when you belong to the SIU. Isthmian seamen who join the SiU Organizer Shows Red Rover Crewmen How To Win Their Beefs NEW YORK—When the Sklp-tper of Isthmian Line's Red Rover othei's expected to do so when the Rover returns. decided to give the crew mem­ CAMERA BUG ABOARD bers only a ten dollar port draw, One of the men on the ship, it didn't take volunteer organiz^ , , Neibling, is a regular camera bug er Chai ley Bush long to change ^ plenty of gadgets and equiphis mind for him. j ment for his minicam, plus one Bush, who is Bosun aboard the, hundred feet of film, good for ' Red Rover, told the Chief Mate i ^^00 pictures. By the time the , , . I Red Rover hits U.S. soil again, that if he and his men didn t re- .he „ should , , ,have some swell n shots u , ceive a decent draw, he'd hit the | pf the crew in action both aboard gangplank and the men would, and ashore at the various ports all follow him. i call. The Mate must have let the' '•f'hc Rover is expected to be Skipper know what was what in: ™ths . no uncertain terms, for when the ^ the first stop at Alexandria, time for the draw finally came and with Haifa, Port Said, Bomaround, no word was mentioned I Kai;achi and Calcutta also about cutting down to $10, and I h/r itinerary With a good tbe crew received what it had, men requested, dished out by the Cap- i f ^ tain and his helpful wife. According to one lad. Our Chief Cook cooks chicken out of this According to Charley and a world. Yes, sir! It really tastes number of other Seafarers on like more!" board the Rover, she's all ship­ Along with the good news that shape. With tJie exception of one, the Isthmian election to deter­ lone, misguided NMUer aboard, mine the Union bargaining agent it's a solid SlU-pledged ship, and will start within the next thirty several of the men have taken days, we wish this swell Isth­ out SIU books at the special mian crew, "Bon voyage, and the charter rate, of $17, with some best of luck, fellows." Friday, March 22. 1946 SIU will also derive other profits in addition to those outlined above. They will be entitled to burial expen.se from the union, they will receive regular hospital benefit.s while in tlie hospital, and they will have the free use of the facilities of all halls owned by the SIU. The SIU has been growing steadily. It is not a house of cards, without a foundation. The Strike Fund alone amounts to more than $1,000,000, and although we have recently purchased new halls in three different ports, the Building Fund stands at more than .$.500,000. No money can be spent from these funds without Here's Tbe Score "WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN SIU IF YOU ARE NOT AN ISTHMIAN SEAMAN Current Month's Dues. S 2.00 Initiation 25.00 Seafarers Int'l Fund .... 2.00 Building Fund 10.00 Annual Strike Ass'mt... 12.00 (4 years @ $3.00 per year) Strike & Org'al Fund .. 5.00 Hospital Fund 2.00 Strike Fund 10.00 TOTAL S68.00 All assessments in the SIU were passed by a secret vote requiring a two-thirds ma­ jority. t 5. 4 WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN THE SIU IF YOU ARE AN ISTHMIAN SEAMAN Current Month's Dues..$ 2.00 Initiation 15.00 TOTAL $17.00 S. WHAT IT COSTS ALL SEAMEN TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP IN THE SIU Yearly Dues @ $2.00 per month $24.00 Annual Strike Assessment, Yearly 3,00 Annual Hosp. Fund .... 2.00 YEARLY TOTAL $29.00 the consent of a two-thirds ma­ jority of the membership, on a secret referendum ballot. Compare this last item with the NMU conditions whereby all dues, and various "voluntary" as­ sessments, go into a general fund, and can be spent at will by the oflicials of the union without the consent, or even the knowledge of the membership. The officials of the Seafarers are from the rank and file. They were not placed in high office by a political party to dictate policy. They have sailed under wartime conditions, and they know inti­ mately the problems each sea­ man faces. The men of the Isthmian Line are not blind to the facts. In in­ creasing numbers, the unlicensed personnel is signing up with the Seafarers. They resent the stall­ ing tactics of the NMU which has held up the election to determine a bargaining agent for the Isth­ mian Line. When the chips are finally down, and the men stand up to be counted, "Isthmian too will be SIU." Start New Class NEW YORK—A course to de­ velop a knowledge of parliamen­ tary law and public speaking among the membership is the newest part of the SIU Educa­ tional Program. , Under the direction of Joseph Glass, labor lawyer and candi­ date for public office, these classes are designed in such a manner as to give each student the opportu­ nity to learn by actual practice. The? classes meet on Mondays, 6:15 p.m., on the third deck of the Union Hall. The coui'se has been under way for three weeks, and seven more lectures are contem­ plated in this series. Fifty students were in attend­ ance last Monday, and the session was niai ked by enthusiastic par­ ticipation. The instructor, Joseph Glass, is a well known labor attorney, rep­ resenting, among others, the Fish Workers Union, AFL; and Local 64, Stationary Engineers, AFL. A GROUP OF RED ROVER MEN, BROOKLYN This group of socunen from the Red Rover, Isthmian Line, is all for the Seafarers. Kneeling (reading from left): Nungesser, MM; Fletcher, OS; Anzalone, Wiper; Berkshire, Oiler; Ships Organizer Bush, Bosun; KokenspSrger, Oiler. Second row: Anderson, MM; Mejia; AB; Hawkins, Oiler; Hoag, FWT; Leuschnef, AB. Hear: Paraday, AB; Hansen, FWT; Howard, OS; Hultberg, OS; and Schloemer, AB. � 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 March 22, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 12 Vol. XVII, No. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ISTHMIAN TO VOTE WITHIN 30 DAYS AGENTS CONFER IN NEW YORK TO PLAN FUTURE EXPANSION OF SEAFARERS AGENDA FOR CONFERENCE THE SECRETARY-TREASURER REPORTS TO N.Y. CONFERENCE THE GRAVY BOATS NOW IS THE TIME SQUIBS GM INDICTED FOR PRICE CONSPIRACY BISSO BEEF GOES TO CONCILIATION REPORT OF SIU ORGANIZING DRIVE STEWARD STICKS TO UNION WAY HE LOOKS FOR HARD ONES PORT AGENTS ATTENDING N.Y. CONFERENCE SMALL U.S. SACRIFICES WILL SAVE MILLIONS FROM HUNGER NMU NO PLACE FOR ME, HE SAYS; JOINS SIU LEWIS ACCUSES COAL OPERATORS BRITISH SEAFARERS LOOK OVER NEW YORK HALL SELFISH ONES SPOIL IT FOR THE REST PORT BOSTON FINDS NEW BUILDING RIGHTS OF SEAMEN LONG FORGOTTEN BUFFALO SEES SIGN OF SPRING THE PATROLMEN SAY... MOBILE HAS NEED OF RATED MEN HE'S WAITING FOR THE 'HOT' DAYS JONAH RIDES ON AYCOCK, CREW FINDS ARMY LAUDS STEWARD ON SS CLAYMONT SUP MAN'S PAPERS ARE SUSPENDED BY COAST GUARD ON PHONY CHARGES COQUILLE CREW CHARGES MATE AND CAPTAIN AM-MER-MAR HAS 'MEANEST MATE' ABOARD 'PLOW JOCKEY' RESENTS BEING CALLED DRIVER CLARENCE MCCLURE ASKED TO REPORT TO LOG OFFICE NMU HOSPITAL PATIENTS DON'T CROW ANY MORE POLIO FOUNDATION THANKS SEAFARERS FOR CONTRIBUTION BROTHER THINKS LOG IS IMPROVING; ASKS CRITICISM SICK BROTHER ASKS MEMBERS TO WRITE HIM EX-SOLDIER URGES PASSAGE OF BILL OF SAILORS RIGHTS BROTHER CASEY GIVES THE SCORE TO LOW RATERS THE USS IS WEEPING; NMU DRIES ITS TEARS BROTHER WANTS TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM JERSEY SHIP BROTHER RAISES QUESTION OF FIRST AID KITS NOT BEING SUPPLIED BY SHIPS URGE NMU TO OUST COMMIES PHILLY SECOND PORT FOR JOBS LET US HAVE 'EM PROPOSED CHANGES IN GREAT LAKES CONSTITUTION TO GO TO VOTE YOUNG MEN SEEK CAREERS AT SEA BUCKO GETS ONE MONTH IN WHICH TO REPENT GALVESTON ON MAP TO STAY WHY ISTHMIAN MEN FLOCK TO SIU HERE'S THE SCORE START NEW CLASS SIU ORGANIZER SHOWS RED ROVER CREWMEN HOW TO WIN THEIR BEEFS Headlines: Headlines: Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/22/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ac901ba239469a8fd06d6f7f45731d4c.PDF be5cd6e43640041564f93a210c033f62 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. -liT NEV/ YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. MARCH 15. 1946 Just To Give You An Idea New York —In line with the expansionist pro­ gram of the Seafarers International Union, and the increasing support from unorganized seamen, the Seafarers Log this week goes to sixteen pages in ordjer to better service its growing membership. New York—In a letter addressed to all Nation­ al Council members of the NMU, Secretary Ferdin­ and C. Smith asked them "to make recommendations regarding retrenchment and economy." No. 11 Return Seamen To Civilian Rule, Says SIU To Truman; Coast Guard And Operator Control Condemned Agents' Conference in New York City The Agents Conference of the Atlantic and Gulf District, will he held in New York City be­ ginning March 18. The Confer }nce will discuss the postwar fu­ ture of the Union, organization, up-grading schools, etc. ' The results and decisions of tile Conference will appear in future issues of the Log. NEW YORK, March 11—President Truman was called upon to halt the transfer of the function of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation from the Department of Commerce to the Maritime Commission, in a letter sent by the Seafarers International Union. The letter signed by Vice-President John Hawk, requests that public hearings be held on the proposed enabling bill. Bill No. 9, so that the views of all parties concerned may be presented. "We object to the intrusion of the United States Coast Guard into the affairs of the Merchant Marine, a civil activity," said Hawk. "We fear the effect of such c.an intrusion, and encroachment, upon the rights and gains we have won over the course of many years. We fear that such control can and may be exercised in such a way as to injure and emasculate the labor organiza­ tions which have thus far been responsible for the great im­ provement in the lot of the Americ.an Merchant seaman." ALL-OUT CAMPAIGN full Union representation can A joint action program to end I Stating that he spoke for 60,000 be assured. the tyrranical jurisdiction of the members of the SIU, Brother TO ALL UNIONS U.S. Coast Guard over merchant Hawk's letter was sent to the Hawk declared: "This sub­ seamen has been proposed to all Masters, Mates and Pilots Asso­ ject is of the greatest importance maritime unions by the Seafarers to our organization. We feel that ciation; Marine Engineers Bene­ we have been deprived of the op­ International Union. ficial Association; Marine Fire­ portunity to urge our views on Up to this point, the SIU has men, Oilers, Watertenders and the legislative bodies of our Gov­ been waging the battle against Wipeis of the Pacific; American ernment ... in the deliberate and Coast Guard abuses single-hand­ Communications Association careful manner which is provided (Marine Div.); Commercial Tele­ edly. for by our legislative procedure." The time has now come, SIU graphers Union (Marine Div.); The Seafarers' letter is part of Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk National Maritime Union; Inland the SlU's intensive campaign to pointed out in a letter to the Boatman's Union, and the Mar­ have Coast Guard controls en­ other unions, to end this control ine Cooks and Stewards Union tirely eliminated from merchant of the Pacific. by a unified program of action. seamen's lives. To bring about this action by The complete text of Mr. Here is the proposed program other Unions, Hawk addressed Hawk's letter follows: sent to tbe other unions: this message to Seafarers: By virtue of Public Law 263 of 1. All merchanl seamen to re­ "You, as a member of the best ( the 79th Congress, the President fuse to surrender their cer­ (Continued on Page 15) ' (Continued on Page 15) tificates to Coast Guard rep­ SIU Offers Program To All Maritime Unions To End CG Power Over Civilian Seamen Commies Seek To Oust Curran From Leadership The reaction of NMU President The installation of Bridges, the Joseph Curran to the public ex­ Telegram said, would come about pose of communist domination in through a merger of seven his union—after his private ex­ Unions. This would combine all pose to the membership—is ty­ CIO dock workers, officers and pical of the cover-up tactics em­ unlicensed seamen, wireless op­ ployed by the NMU every time erators and unlicensed personnel its inner machinations have come on the east and west coasts, the to light. Gulf, Great Lakes and inland In the March 8 issue of the waterways. Pilol. NMU official organ, he 'ANDSOME *ARRY charged a "smear," and an at­ Harry Bridges, the often-triedtempt by the press to "smash our bul-never-deported czar of the union" and "drag our country CIO longshoremen, would be the into a war against the Soviet kingpin in the nmalgamatinn. Union." If this sounds far-fetched, conMeanwhile, the public press .sider tlie.se sitiiple points: continued to spotlight the writh1. The communists have no ings of the NMU's inner cell. more use for Joe Curran. Even The New York World Tele­ before he told the membership of gram charged that the commie his Union that the commies were machine in the NMU is pi-epared climbing into the saddle, they to make "No-Coffee-Time-Joe" were out to get him. That's the walk the plank and install Harry reason he went before the mem­ Bridges on his uneasy throne bers with his story. via the "Maritime Unity Confer­ 2. The NMU has been sound­ ence. The Telegram was the first ing off for "unity" among the to reveal that even Curran gag­ maritime unions for months. The ged at the communist domination AFL and independent unions of the Union and had appealed to don't want any. So the CIO must the membership to save itself— seek to achieve that communist and, incidentally, his Presidency "unity" within its own ranks. —from the commie machine— 3. Harry Bridges wants to use dictating all policy. (Continued on Page 15) 2. 3. 4. 5. resentatives when presented with a copy of charges and subpoena to appear before a Coast Guard Hearing Unit. ^ To accept a Coast Gu-rd sub­ poena only in the presence of their respective Unions or an authorized representative of the joint committee. To atten" no hearing without a Unirepresentative or joint committee counsel. The joint committee to take such court action as may be necessaiy now or at any fu­ ture time. In the event of charges being brought in any foreign port, either neutral or allied, or in any occupied territory, to in­ sist that the hearing be post­ poned until the arrival of the ship in a port within the con­ tinental United States where SIU May Strike Bisso Tugs NEW ORLEANS — Tugboat workers in this area will go out on strike on March 18 unless the New Orleans Coal and Bisso Towboat Company agrees to ne­ gotiate in good faith with the Seafarers International Union. All amicable means have been exhausted, and strike action has been voted by the membership. The deadline for the strike was set for March 13, but on petition of the New Orleans Steamship Associatino, action was post­ poned to March 18 to allow them to bring pressure on the com­ pany. Other AFL unions on the wa­ terfront, the International Long­ shoreman's Association, the In­ ternational Teamsters Union, and the Masters, Mates, and Pilots Union, are supporting the SIU in j the struggle to negotiate good working conditions for the tugboatmen. The authority to negotiate in behalf of the tugboatmen is con­ tained in a union shop agreement which was reached between the company and the Seafarers on October 5, 1945. "We are in more or»less of an armed truce now," said Steely White, SIU New Orleans Port Agent, "awaiting action from the company. If the Steamship Association cannot get Bisso to negotiate with the SIU on legi­ timate terms, the harbor is going down next week." �Page Two THE SEAFARERS 1= LOG Friday, March 15, 1946 TMe aux/souBt/1 SEAFARERS LOG Vttblished 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 S. i t ^ HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Tifftc To Go The United States Coast Guard has exercised control over merchant seamen long enough. Using the war emer­ gency as an excuse, this military branch of the government has coerced and dominated the seaman, and attempted to build a dictatorial machine which would have the power to tell seamen whether or not they could work. Such Gestapo-like methods are un-American. The unlicensed personnel had been treated fairly by the Department of Commerce, under whose jurisdiction they were prior to the war. Even if the transfer of au­ thority was necessary, as a wartime measure, surely the need no longer exists, and any retention of such authority is distasteful to the seamen. The military arm of the government has no part in the peacetime activities of the shipping industry, or in lives of the men who go to sea. The President of the United States has been urged to arrange for a public hearing on Bill No. 9, which would transfer the functions of the Bureau of Marine Inspec­ tion and Navigation from the Department of Cominerce, to the Maritime Commission. He has also been requested to transfer cuntrul of all Steamboat Inspection and Shipping Commissioners' duties to the Department of Commerce. Under the provisions of Public Law 263, recently passed by Congress, he has the power to do so. The fight to rid the merchant marine of bureaucratic control is not lost. A program to eliminate Coast Guard domination is already under way, and has the wholehearted support of the entire SIU membership. Other maritime unions have been asked to join the fight. With sufficient effort being put forth by all Seafarers, everywhere, we may see the quick end to "gold-braid" regulations. Still Growing . A Don't drop the Log! Sure, it's heavier. It has sixteen pages (count 'em and read 'em) more features, better coverage, and more news about you and your Union and the outside world. With this issue, the Log goes to sixteen pages; the Editor will grow more gray hairs; the printer will curse--but you will get a bigger, more informative weekly paper. The growth of the Log has kept pace with the growth of the SIU. The Seafarers International Union, represen­ tative of more than 60,000 seamen, has been fighting a militant battle for the rights of merchant seamen and has gained their confidence and support. The Log which has been in the fight in every way has matched that growth— in a year's time, the Log has jumped from a four-page weekly to what it is today. To our friends—and to our enemies—we say, neither of us has reached maximum growth. ; Come around and see us next year! STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL PATIENTS Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BOSTON HOSPITAL A. J. KELLEY D. DENOYER E. JOHNSTON A. FORCIER G. PHINNEY, JR. G. GAGE H. GILLAN T. SMITH E. ALLEN C. WINSKY S. CHAPMAN E. VOLLMERT NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL HAROLD SCOTT J. DENNIS P. F. HICKS WILBER MANNING GEO. A. CARROLL MILTON HENDRICK JAMES E. COLSTON W. F. LEWIS EDGAR SMITH NEIL LARSEN WM. ROSS C. JANULEVICUS WM. MIMS GEO. R. COOPER GORDAN KAY D. J. GROSS J. H. BOWEN WALTEK J. MARIONEAUX "GRINDSTONE" JOHNSON DONALD DAHL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL C. G. SMITH D. A. HUTTS J. V. RODRIGUEZ C. W. FARRFLL W. A. MORSE W. H. G. BAUSE L. R. MORJA J. L. WEEKS L. L. MOODY A. WHEATON J. H. SPEARN V. SHAVROFF A. C. McALPHIN F. M. HANGEN XXX ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD J. KASLUSKY C. MIDDLETON XXX BUFFALO HOSPITAL THOMAS DUFFY J. LA BONTE J. PEMBROKE ART JEPSON XXX DETROIT HOSPITAL EDWARD WARES WALTER DERR LYNN BURKE TONY SOVERENTO ALEX MCMILLAN You can coniacl your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing itmes: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 5th and Bth 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.) When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward.. GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. A. TROMLY R. N. STROMER H. HARTMAN DIXON BANDA QUAID XXX NORFOLK HOSPITAL JOHN B. DARCY CHARLES T. GASKINS EUGENE WENGARTEN JJ-OYD G. McNAIR J. H. SMITH L. L. LEWIS CHARLIE MIZELL FRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL PAUL WINTERLY ESELE WALKER STEPHEN KELLY BUCK SHERWIN , X X X MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY li �Friday, March 15, 1946 THE SEAFARERS He*8 Okay, Now LOG Page Three Report On Organizing Drive By EARL SHEPPARD By PAUL HALL NEW YORK—The progress of an organizational drive can only be measured by the actual results. If the SlU were to say that a ship's crew was organized just because a few members of the crev/ had been contacted who had responded to the Seafarers pro­ gram, that would bo just a smoke screen. made up their minds which way to vote. This is where the man to man discussions with actual compari ­ son of agreements and union op­ eration comes in. Personal con­ tact and friendly discussion has won more support for the Sea­ farers than any other means of organizing. An example of what this means is shown in the number of Isth­ "TOMORROW IS ALSO A DAY" For that reason, both the shoremian men coming up to the Union side and ships' organizers of the These words of our founder, Andrew Furuseth, hold true to­ halls in every port, and taking Seafarers have been very careful day as never before. out membership books, %<} contact each m.embcr of the Industrialists and opei'ators in general, unlike Unions, have KEEP EYE OPEN #crew, whenever and wherever relatively simple problems arising from the end of the war. They ., . ., , ^ possible, and to have long man lay off a few million workers, re-tool their plants, send out their Another form of organizing In a misguided moment, James salesmen and start new peacetime operations with a fraction of their Evans. AB (above) paid six discussions with them, that is shov/ing results is the former employees. months dues to the NMU. Then is the important way to or- work of SIU ships' crews. On a and has resulted in many great many Seafarers' ships. The Unions in the meantime must bear the brunt of this re­ he left them because, he says, he' were either NMU mom- Isthmian committees have been conversion. It is the Union's job to lessen hours and increase wages found them following "a definite . sympathizers coming over e.stablishcd. so that the membership may continue to live. The whole tempo of communist political line." A! of the Seafarers, Union activity mu.st be speeded up to meet the problems that occur fourteen months trip for Stand- i It is the job of these commit­ ard Oil convinced him that he' tees to keep a weather eye open as a result of these wholesale layoffs. , J , • ,, • , MAN TO MAN had been right in the first place for Isthmian ships in any port The ,S1U has taken a realistic view of the.se problems right along. about unionism—only this time ' Unfortunately, there are. still iri the world and to get aboard The organizational drive was planned-and thrown into gear while he v/ent where he should have' men aboard unorganized ships those ships and talk to the crews. jobs were plentiful and replacements scarce. The Union plant can the first time, to the SIU. "Every who will agree with either the The main idea is to get Isthmian never be shut down. seaman should join a Union," he NMU or SIU organizers just to men to come aboard SIU ships says, "and the only good one is be sociable. It is pretty likely for a visit and to sliow them just FIGHT CARRIED ON the SIU." But everyone knows that these men agree with the how a Union ship functions. idea on unions but just haven't The present campaign against WSA is not a postwar measure. that! In this manner, the Isthmian Throughout the war the SlU has constantly carried on this fight. seamen can see at first hand just The fight against the shipowners and the bureaucrat who menace how much overtime is made and the workers' freedom and security is the duty of the Union in war just what is overtime. They will as well as in peace. be able to see how the ship's de­ legates function and how beefs Hundreds of new members have joined the SlU during the war are settled right on the Job. period. Some of the.se new members will quit the sea, but manyAbove all, this means that the will be seamen the remainder of their lives. During the war these To Seafarers who have beent members of the SIU are estab­ men had little opportunity to learn how the Union operates, what lishing friendly relations with the the basic principles of unionism are. These men will have to be paid off in New York, or who men who will be their Union taught these things so that they can face the struggles of tomorrow have visited the New York Hall, Patrolman Joe Algina is a fam­ brothers when the Isthmian line with assurance and confidence in their Union. iliar sight. With his tousled hair, elections are won. We have only to look backward at the period following World and harried expression, he has Some especially good reports War 1 to get an idea of what we may expect in the near future. the look of a juggler trying to have been coming in from the Then, as now, the employers used every means at their disposal in keep six balls in the air at the West Coast. Only many of the attempting to smash all unions. Today you cannot pick up a paper same time. ships coming around now the without seeing pictures of police clubbing strikers. The press is Joe is a specialist in Coast crew is lined up practically 100% filled with anti-union articles and editorials. The radio commen­ Guard problems and logging for the Seafarers. That they are tators work overtime to damage the cause of unionism. beefs, lie has made it a point proud to be identified as being to know the intricacies of the SIU is shown by the large num­ TOUGH TIMES COMING laws pertaining to the merchant bers of snapshots and letters they The shipowners are no exception. All they ale waiting for is marine, and he is a militant fight­ send in. Some of these are pub­ an opportunity. In 1921, the shipowners locked out the seamen er for seamen's rights. Seafar­ lished in this weeks Log. and it took a 13-year figrt to rebuild the Union and regain con­ ers who have had Algina settle EVBRY MAN a beef for them are aware that ditions. he is a quick thinker, and can Once in a while, due to some Today the Union is prepared far better than it was in those out-maneuver almost any Skip­ slip-up or an overload of work, days. The SlU has a task to fulfill, the task of holding the Union per, or company agent, or Coast the organizers miss a ship in together and developing a strong active membership that can to the next man and help him. Guard officer, living. some port. This is unfortunate, meet the shipowners anytime, on any issue, and come out on top. Assigned to his job by Paul We want to do a good job, and if but it is something that is hard This isn't "reconversion;" this is just getting set for the main Hall, New York Agent, Joe has boys follow these simple rules, to avoid. The best way to get go. There are tough times ahead. Shipping won't be as good so operated efficiently and has con­ we can do it." ' around this is to remember t'nat it is up to the Union to make wages and conditions better and to tributed much to the prompt Typical of the officials in the every member of the SIU is an increase manning scales. handling of the enormous amount SIU, Joe Algina has seen war organizer for the Union. If an service, and has faced enemy ac­ SIU ship is lying in the vicinity The SlU has seen tough going in the past and has always come of work done in the New York tion in belligerent areas. Hall. of an Isthmian ship, go aboard out on top. The maritime Unions of the AFL are more closely The fine job being done by and talk to the crew. Meet them, united than ever before. The SlU in the past six months has twice MANY DUTIES ^ Joe, and by the other Patrolmen, ashore and become friends with taken militant action which prevented scabs from breaking strikes. Besides representing crew | has made it possible for the SIU them. Wlrcnevcr and wherever The Longshoremen, Tugboatmen, Teamsters, Masters, Mates and members at payoff time, Joe to expand its services, and to give it is possible, bring them up to Pilots, arid many other associated unions of the AFL stand as one. works the counter on the fifth prompt and pains-taking atten­ the Union hall. Be honest and deck, and dispense.s good advice tion to every beef that comes up. friendly with every Isthmian man PERIOD OF ACTION to the Brothers who request it. you meet. Listen as well as talk. Yes, "tomorrow is also a day;" but instead of just talk of re­ We sat behind Joe one day, and These men have their problems. conversion, the SIU is prepared to carry on the fight to the finish. in rapid sncce.s.sion he took care They are often able to offer crit­ With the full wholehearted support of the membership this fight of a veteran who wanted to go icism that will help the SIU. Be will be won. Every official of the Union must be constantly alert. to sea; a Seafarer wlio wanted in­ Will Clyde Wood, George real shipmates and brothers with Every member must participate to the fullest extent in the activi­ formation on some money due Branch, and M. L. Eustae please ties of the Union. Every issue, no matter how small, must be taken him on overtime; a seaman who see the Savannah Agent, who is Isthmian men and they will be had come in to report a Coast seeking information on the death SIU members soon. care of and thrashed out to a final conclusion. Guard beef, and an oldtimer who of Lawrence Smith? All in all, the drive is proThis is a period of action; this is the period that will determine wanted to ship out again. Be­ 3,* 4" igi-essing very well. A definite whether better wages and conditions are won or whether the old tween interviews he answered David L. Scaggs, OS, Z638739, date for the elections hasn't been days will come back again. The Union cannot stand still. It's full innumerable telephone calls. reports the loss of his wallet con­ speed ahead and no slow bells. set as yet, but all indications taining papers, trip card and pho­ GOOD ADVICE tographs at New Orleans. Will show that it isn't very far away. OUT OF THE RANKS From his experience Joe has finder please forward, care of The main job now is to stick Now is as good a time as any tn say a few words about the hun­ figured out ways in which crew the New York SIU Hall. aboard the ships and be ready dreds of Seafarers, newcomers as well as oldtimers, who are work­ members can cooperate in the 4- 4* 4* to vote when the time does come. -settling of beefs. He says, "Don't ing aboard unorganized ships, under non-union wages and condi­ Will the Brother who had two get gassed-up if yuu have a beef A big SIU majority in the tions in order to bring the.se ships into the SlU. to settle. Give the Patrolman months stamped in his book for , Out of these fervent Union men will come the future leaders of all the facts; he can help you organizing on Isthmian's Cape Isthmian election zneans a quick­ our Union—for they are in the process of proving to the mem­ best if he knows exactly what is Junction please get in touch with er and better agreement when bership that they have the initiative, the ability, the spirit, and going on. Helping you quickly Patrolman Joe Algina on the 5th the elections are over. Get in the unselfish interest in the Seafarers that leadership requires. will enable the Patrolman to get floor of the New York Hall. there and pitch. Hurried, Harried And Haggled - But Patrolman Does A Swell Job NOTICE! �THE Page Four ACCUSES ARMY You Pay High interest When Buying On Time By BEN DOR (LPA Columnist) All over America, people are watching the newspapers and the store windows—waiting for the time when they will again be able to buy toasters, washing ma­ chines, autos, and the other things that have been out of the stores for so long. Probably you, too, have some of these things on your list, things that you want to buy as soon _as they are available again. The people who are lucky will be able to pay cash when they get around to buying. By paying cash, they will save themselves a good deal of money. But the rest of us will do our buying on time or we will borrow the money with which to pay for our purchases. Either way, we will have to pay more for the things that we get. Even the stores that say "no ex­ tra charge for credit" have to make up some way for the extra costs of selling on time. Now, salesmen doir't like to talk about how much extra it costs if you pay later for the things that you buy now. Hardly ever does a dealer tell you how much interest you are paying on the money you owe him. Instead, he talks about how much money you put down, and about how much money you will pay each week or month. If he can make the amount seem small enough in each case, you won't bother to figure out how much you're pay­ ing altogether, and how much you're paying for the credit ser­ vice. AN EXAMPLE Let's take the new stove that Susan Smith is thinking of buy«« ing, for instance. The cash price of the stove is $100, and that's more than Susan can lay out at one time. However, she doesn't have to pay for it all at one time if she doesn't want to. The store will take $35 down, and let her pay $2 a week for one year to pay up the balance. If Susan does a little arithmetic, she will find out that the pay­ ments add up to $104, more than the cash price of the stove—and she has already paid $35. In other words, she would be paying $39 in finance charges. Susan may be one of those peo­ ple who knows how to figure fi­ nance rates. If she is, she will sit down with pencil and paper and; 1) divide the amount she is borrowing in half—$65 di­ vided by two is $33. 2) divide the finance charge by the $33—$39 divided by $33 shows that the interest rate is about 110%. Now 110% is a lot of interest to pay for the privilege of buying on credit. HIGH INTEREST There are small loan companies that would be glad to lend Susan the $65 that she needs for buying the stove. But .that might mean putting the family furniture in hock, or the car. And both Susan and her husband remember what has happened to their friends who have fallen behind in their pay­ ments to small loan companies after paying back most of their loans, too. Even the small loan companies would charge as high as 24%, or even 36% per year. And nobody; should have to pay that kind of interest to borrow a few bucks to | buy a stove, or a refrigerator, or to pay a doctor's bill. Especially if there is a credit union right there in the union where Susan— or her husband—belongs. Or in the neighborhood where they live. Or at the church they attend. UNION BANKS SEAT AH ER S LOG Friday, March 15, 1946 Congress Asked To Enlarge, Increase Old Age Benefits WASHINGTON (LPA) — Our federal system of social insurance is basically sound, but needs changes fo build it into a compre­ hensive program for all workers. This was the the testimony of l^elson Cruikshank, director of social insurance activities of the AFL before the House Ways and Means Committee last week. "All workers need an income in old age and in periods of dis­ ability and unemployment; all workers need protection for their families in case of premature death," the AFL spokesman told the committee, which is consid­ ering proposals to improve fed­ eral legislation. It is currently considering changes in the sec­ tions of the act dealing with old age and survivors insurance. those excluded and those whose protection is defected because of shifts in jobs. We look to Congree to take the needed action now." Among the changes the AFL social security expert proposed in the old age and survivors' in­ surance plan were: 1—Extending coverage to as many as possible of the 20 mil­ lion jobs not now covered. Giv­ ing servicemen earning credit for his monllis in the armed forces, and providing for older workers who came back to take jobs dur­ ing the war. Extension of cover­ age to new groups of workers in­ cluding the self-employed, and provisions that newly covered workers would qualify with a year and a half of the time the change went into effect. 2—Liberalization of benefits to meet present day prices and wage scales. Benefits should be 40% of the first $75 of the average monthly wage and 10% of the part of the average wage that' exceeds $75 up to $300. 3—Extension of benefits to workers over 65 who may con­ tinue in a part-time job. 4—Lowerng the age of eligi­ bility for women to 60 from 65. 5—During extended disability, payments equal to the old-age program and geared in so that a disabled worker would not lose his old age benefits rights by ex­ tended unemployment caused by the disability. 6—Use of general federal rev­ enues to add to the worker and employer contributions to finance the program, with the eventual goal of eliminating other forms of public assistance. Hundreds of local unions hav<^ sot up credit Unions, more are set­ ting them up all of the time. In a case like Susan's, the credit Brig. Gen. H. C. Holdridge union is a chance to borrow (ret.) veteran officer and West money at the lowest rates that are Point gfraduate, shocked the House usually available. Credit unions Military Affairs Com. last week charge no more than 12% per when speaking for the Veterans year, and sometimes much less. League of America, he denounced It's a chance to deal with your "The contributions which they compulsory military training and own people—people who will un­ termed the Army "a feudalistic make from their income from derstand your problems if any organization carried over into the work should be matched by em­ come up, who will help out if atomic age." Peacetime draft, he ployers and supplemented by gov­ trouble comes, who will make charged, would indoctrinate 18- ernment contributions to provide any arrangement that they can year-old boys with "the totali­ benefits adequate to meet basic to help jmu, just as you would to tarian viewpoints prevalent in needs when the risk materializes," help them. the Army." The military's caste Cruikshank said. "The longer the The credit union is a place to system, he said, is both undemo­ program operates on a limited invest your money, too. Credit cratic and un-American. (LPA) basis, the greater the injustice to unions are paying 3%, 4% and even 6% on money that is invest­ ed with them, with an almost per­ fect record for safety. The money that you put into the tuted overtime, he said, "The hell credit union is loaned to other Good Crew you say. Try to collect it." Susans and other Joes. So it serves NEW YORK —The SS James Two crew members were as­ your friends and fellow workers Blaine, of the Eastern Steam Ship saulted by the Skipper, and one at the same time that it serves Company, blew into town last you. of them was put in irons and week after a two months voyage. locked in the after ammo maga­ There must be a credit union Believe me, I have to take my that you can join—either where zine for six hours. The Patrolmen you live or at the union hall—if hat off to the entire crew. This questioned the crew, licensed and not, there must be someone near was a clean ship, from stem to unlicensed, and could not find you that knows where the handi­ stern. The quarters of the unli­ anyone to say a good word in the est credit union is located — or censed personnel was in such Captain's favor. Due to the ac­ how to set one up. good shape that you would have tions of this Skipper, most of the If you can't find anyone who taken them for the quarters of crew refused to sign on this ship does know the answers, write to some Washington high official. The Log wants at once the for another trip. the Federal Deposit Insurance names and addresses of bars, The overtime for the Salon All three departments were so Corporation, Credit Union Divi­ clubs frequented by seamen, Messman was collected at the solid, and worked together so sion, Washington 25, D. C. They'll particularly in foreign ports, send their closest field man to see well, that there were no mis­ time of payoff. Charges have been so that they can be put on you. He'll know the score and he understandings. The five Tripcards preferred against the bucko Cap­ the Log mailing list. With on board had been well instruct­ tain and the hearing will be held will help you to get started. the postal delivery to ships ed in SIU methods and they were in the near future. snafued, this remains the only The credit union is a kind of as ready to act as any oldtimer. R. E. Gonzales, practical way of getting the cooperative bank. Your union J. Hanners. Union paper into the mem­ At the time of payoff, everyone should have one as part of its per­ berships hands. manent, standard equipment. Set­ was sober. Not that the boys So do it today—setid us the ting one up, or helping to develop didn't indulge; it was just that names zind correct addresses the one you have, is your chance they knew when to stop. of your favorite places all to make a real, permanent con­ E. TROY I recommend this crew in the over the world, with an estribution to the program of the highest degree. If all men going Contact Pupschyk or Gomez estimation of the number of labor movement. aboard ship in the future will act on the B. L. Rodman for your Logs they can use. in the same way, the beefs will book. be handled much quicker and easier, and there will probably BELLY ROBBERS, INCORPORATED be fewer beefs. By LOREN NORMAN W. Hamilton. Civilians will have 30,000,000 pounds less butter in tlie first Bucko Skipper quarter of the year, according NEW YORK—The SS Richard to the Dept. of Agriculture. M. Coulter of the Overlakes Now we know which side nur Steam Ship Company arrived in bread will be buttered on .— port with as many beefs as the neither. Patrolmen could handle. There \ X % were many and serious complaints The Dutch have found that about the Captain. He was chai'gtheir cup of Java runneth over. ed by the crew with agitating 4t S. them by calling them vile names Citrus fruits are back under and telling them that they were price ceilings. Some of the White not Union members. He was also House ffolks must have got chai-ged with failure to comply squirted in the eye. with the law concerning the The Journal of Commerce says amount of money crew members that higher castor oil ceilings are could draw. expected. Anyway, Junior will PERSONAL SERVICE continue to go through the roof He seemed to think that the when he sees the stuff. Salon Messman was his personal Stewards Department men on the Edmund Fanning. Isthmian 4. 4. S. servant, and utilized him as such Line, smilingly attest their preference for the Seafarers. They must Rumors that Congress is un­ by demanding meals and coffee be smiling because the photographer told them that the SIU was dergoing a "cooling off" period served in his quarters at all hours. just as sure to win as Boston (where Fanning is docked) is the home are clearly unfounded. When informed that this consti­ of baked beans. The Patrolmen Say.., Let Us Have 'Em PERSONALS SQUIBS... �THE Fridey. March 15. 1946 MfHii ITHIIVK Ir^ QUESTION: What questions do you think ought to be discussed at the Port Agents Con­ ference in New York on March 18th? NORMAN WEST—Messman I think thai the most important thing they can discuss would be an Up-Grading School for the Stewards Department. Now that the war is over, the passenger trade will start again and we will need a lot of good men to fill the jobs in the Stewards Department. If we can't supply the right kind of men, we'll be cutting our own throats. In line with this, we should make an all-out drive to organize all the passenger lines because that means a number of jobs, and it will mean seamen covered by good working condi­ tions and good wages. PETER BUSH—Oiler One of the most important mat­ ters for them to take up in for the SIU to do its own training of seamen. They should also discuss the four watch system, increases in wages, and education of trip card men. Some of the trip card men do not act like good Union men. They are not clean, and they don't observe rules of sani­ tation. The Agents should also discuss how to stop some of the ships officers from acting like Gestapo agents and grinding down the unlicensed personnel. BSP SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Peace Ends Need For Coast Guard Control Over Civilian Seamen .of Commerce regain control of i men, and in the collection of in­ surance and social security bene­ In recent months, it has be­ the Shipping Commissioner's of­ fits; fourth, he assists relatives to fice. come increasingly evident that i locate missing seamen; and last, For efficiency in competing with the Coast Guard does not intend the shipping interests of foreign jhe perfoi-ms all activities relating to relinquish voluntarily the war­ states, the Department of Com­ I to the issuance of .seamen's docu­ time powers vested in it by au­ merce is infinitely more capable, ments, receives and passes upon through knowledge and experi­ the eligiblity of applicants re­ thority of the President. ence than the Coast Guard. And questing seamen's papers and is­ On the contrary, the per.soqnel for the civilian seaman is it even sues the documents necessary. of the Coast Guard, those at least more imperative that the .Ship­ ON HIS NECK who now enjoy plushy desk jobs ping Commissioner handle his The foregoing are part of the in the offices of Shipping Com­ problems. I duties of the Shipping Comm^By JOHN MOGAN isioner. Can he perform them COMMISSIONER'S JOB missioners in every seaport in the country, are doing everything What aie some of the ways that j while dominated by Coast Guard possible to manufacture reasons the Commissioner functions as a interference? He cannot. More­ why the Coast Guard should con­ protector of the men who sail our over. the Coast Guard has taken tinue in peacetime to function as ships? First, the Commissioner over completely the issuance of 'documents and endorsements. it did during the war. ; Consequently we argue that This "eager beaver" attitude is 'Coast Guard controls should be wholly understandable when it is |i'emovcd n^ow, as the questionable remembered that this type of war necessity for their interference service was very choice indeed. during wartime is now definitely Thousands of able-bodied young I eliminated. men were issued tons of gold braid and assigned to supervise [ The war is over and won, and the work of civilian Shipping I also over is the need of wartime controls over civilian sailors by a Commissioners, who had been defunct but diehard military or­ doing the work for years without ganization. this type of gratuitous assistance —and doing it a lot better. j To the powers-that-be we say: "Rid the government of the exIt was good "service," however; pense of maintaining the thou­ it was a 9 to 5 job that carried clarifies Navigation Laws and sands of Coast Guard men now lots of authority and little work that couldn't be done just as well statutes for agencies interested in cluttering up the offices of Ship­ by countless thousands of able- the welfare of seamen; second, he ping Commissioners throughout bodied yeomen and Spars; it also adjusts claims of seamen as to the country, and let the United furnished a beautiful opportunity wages, loggings, forfeitures, and States merchant fleet continue to meddle with the work of the improper discharge; third, he as­ its work unhampered by the in­ Shipping Commissioners and with sists relatives and next of kin to efficiency of the little men in gold the lives and livelihood of civilian recover monies due deceased sea- braid." merchant seamen. BIG JOB In retrospect, their wartime duties are hazy. They consisted chiefly of boarding ships safely inside the nets, after they return­ ed from perilous runs to all the war theatres of the world, to tell the Masters that "surely you must have had some trouble with the crew that requires Coast Guard disciplinary action!" Seafarer Parker Has Ice-Legs ROME, N. Y.—Whether on ice | prizes in the Rome races to show or sea. Seafarer Jack Parker, Bo-1 that all the competitive spirit in sun/AB, is equally at home. As I the Parker family is not possess­ proof. Jack successfully defended | his Senior Men's City Champion-1 ed by Jack alone. ship won last year by winning i At the close of the winter ice both 4he 880 and mile men's; season in New York State, the speed skating races held here last I Log will run a feature story on week, taking home two first place i m^edals and two trophies for his i Brother Parker, and will attempt efforts. j to have pictorial proof of his The day previous, speedy Park­ skating prowess showing a few of er had scored a grand slam in his medals and trophies, and Jack the ice races held at Syracuse.' in action. Copping the 220, 440, 880 and' Known throughout the sea­ mile I'aces, Jack received four men's world as a fighting Union, first place medals and point trophy for the meet to climax an j the SIU is happy to have among extremely successful season, both ; its members another fighter of indoors and outdoors. ; the proven ability of Jack Park­ His kid sister. Rosemary, age i er, who has that old competitive 12 years, won two second place spirit of the Seafarers. FRANK WOZNIK—Oiler If, by an J' chance, the Master It's about time the Coast Guard had had some poor sailor logged and the WSA let up on us. They for drunkenness (a most normal treat seamen like dogs and, now happening), a horde of legal bea­ that the war is over, there is no gles in gold braid then took over possible excuse for this to con­ and harassed the guy through tinue. The Agents CJonference J two or three days of mock trials ought to figure out a way to get I before suspending his seaman's the Coast Guard and WSA to papers for a period of time, de­ keep their noses the hell out of priving the sailor of his right to our business. They also ought to work—and at a time when we discuss lowering the 32 months needed every seaman urgently. at sea rule. On May 15, the How embarrassing must have draft will end, but the seaman been the "service" of the shorewill still have to live up to this .side gold braid to the kids and rule. If the NMU rank and file the officers of the Coast Guard succeeds in cleaning up the out­ manned LST'.s, escuils, patrols, fit, we might be able to work etc., who fought side by side with with them on some of these merchant sp,amen on the beach­ The Sailors Union of the Pacific I The unveiling ceriMnony will points. heads! announces the unveiling of a take place Sunday, March 17, at 11 a. m. at Alivet Memorial. Memorial Monument erected by OUTRANKED Park, Colma, where this Monu­ the members of the Sailors Union But this sort of stuff was, and ment now stands in the Sailors is, picayune. The vital role they of the Pacific in honor of their Union of the Pacific's burial departed brothers, who lost their have usurped is that of the U. S. lives in World War II, and in ground. Shipping Commissioner. This is The monument is a most fit­ lasting memory of those wlio died of utmost importance to the sea­ ting memorial to the men who man because the Commissioner is ashore. follow the uncertain paths of the The Honorable Eaii Warren, required by law to protect the sea. It is an eloquent gesture of Governor of the State of Cali­ interests of the seaman. a Union of Men, in memory of fornia and C. J. Haggerty, Sec­ But he is now in the anomalous retary of the California State the dead who give their lives in position of being in the Coast Federation of Labor will be guest war or peace that a world may Sculptored bj^ John, Guard himself and under orders speakers. The ceremony will be be free. of some young ignoramous with broadcast over Radio Station Stoll of black granite, it is ap­ proximately 18 feet high. another stripe—if he was chump GKO. enough to accept a commission. Chiseled in the sub-base and And if he didn't, he is still pow­ following its complete course is erless to function properly under the inscription; ***And the Sea the set-up as is. Shall Give Up Its Dead* Fromi Every Latitude Here Rest Our Thcrefoi'e, it is to the best in­ Brothers of the Sailors Union of terest of the seaman and of the the Pacific.* country to have the Department SUP Unveils War Dead Memorial ISADORE COHEN—OS The Agents Conference should start a new program for highe.r wages. We don't make very much money, and a lot of that goes for taxes. We need more money. The Agents should also try to work out a plan to allow the NMUers to come into our Union if they can prove that they didn't follow the "party line" and are not really communists. Maybe this way we can build an even bigger Union, and have more seamen enjoying SIU wages and conditions. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 15, 1946 . John Mosby Crew For SlU DECK GANG OF SS JOHN MOSBY will ever see it again. He's for the SIU! With an all-Seafarers crew such as the John Mosby has. there's no doubt about the Sea­ farers winning the election. The only question is—"Plow long be­ fore we're going to have the Sea­ farers as our Union to represent us in bargaining and negotiations with the Isthmian Line?" The Hall's Yours Cards? Chess? Music? A Good Book? They're all in the SIU hall. No effort has been spared to make the halls comfortable and attractive. A gin mill is no longer the social center for men ashore —the center is the union hall. An SIU crew is a happy crew, and these boys are certainly happy. Maybe they heard that the Isthmian election is just around the corner. Kneeling (from the left): Hatley, OS; J. B. Crokaert, Bosun; L. R. Smith, OS; Zeeb, OS; Standing: Tannehill, AB; Bel­ lows, AB; McBride, OS; and Ayers. PART OF JOHN MOSBTS 100% SIU CREW PINKY STEWARD FIRED Just before the Mosby was ready to sign on, the crew got together for a meeting and de­ cided not to sign articles until the finky Steward was fired. They won their demands in short order. One full book NMU member, McBride, has declared that he will not sail with that outfit again. He states emphatically that when the ship returns he is go­ ing to throw that book so far away that nobody in this world SUP Marks Anniversary SAN FRANCISCO, March 6— Sixty-one years of progress was marked today by the Sailors Union of the Pacific. In a special 61st anniversai-y meeting at Head­ quarters, short talks were given by oldtimers, touching on the his­ toric fight made by the SUP in championing the rights of sea­ men everywhere. From the time of its organiza­ tion, on March 6, 1885, it has grown increasingly strong. The SUP has faced adversity of all kinds, but has never faltered in the fight for the emancipation of seamen. Age has not dulled the vigor of the oldest Seamen's Union in ex­ istence. In fact, its record of mili­ tancy and progress of the last few years proves that its strength and fighting spirit have been en­ hanced by the passing years. Founded by men who had been abused and mistreated, a democratie constitution was framed to safeguard them from venal men who might come to power in the union. The executive power is retained by the membership, and thus, ashore and at sea, each member is fully protected. The young men who have join­ ed the SUP in recent years are ware of the traditions and repu­ tation of the Union. They realize that the responsibility of carr5'^ing on the organization lies with them. To them, and to the oldtimers, the SUP slogan means ex­ actly what it says—-"Steady as she goes!" -jji Port Arthur Needs New Kail By ROCKY BENSON NORFOLK, Va. — The John Mosby, Isthmian Line, now stacks up 100% for the Seafarers. The crew members are sick and tired of the NMU's stalling tactics in holding up the election. They want to vote now, not six months or a year from now. One Army vet, Jim Hartley, OS," claims there is no other Union like the SIU. He has been overseas three years, back in this country a year, and is now making his first sea trip. When he returns from this trip. Brother Hartley assures us he is taking out his SIU book at the first opportunity. Another vet with four years fleet time in the Navy, L. R. Smith, AB, is very definitely for the Seafarers, and also wishe.s to take out his SIU book when he returns under the special charter rate open to Isthmian men. Bill Rowe, Black Gang Delegate, has a 100% SIU bunch with him, and ship's organizer Tannehill says the Deck Gang is all SIU, too. They're all yelling for action on the election to determine the union bargaining agent for Isth­ mian to take place right away. 1 ii PORT ARTHUR — The real value of the Log mailing service was demonstrated today when the' Port Arthur Hall received a telephone call from St. Louis. A brother member who had the Log mailed to him at his home read of the new Hall here and promptly made a long dis­ tance call to find out how ship­ ping was. • He is now on his way down here and will be riding a tanker soon. The Venrendrye, a Los Angeles tanker, paid off with all beefs settled satisfactorily aboard ship. The Baldwin Hill another Los Angeles tanker, came in from a seven-week trip to England. There were a lot of oldtime book members aboard, and the ship was in fine shape. THE SIU WAY The oldtimers had worked very closely with the younger members and the tripcard men, with the result that the whole crew knew the score. This is a real example of the way ship­ mates should work on an .SIU ship—the oldtimers educating the younger members in the princi­ ples of unionism. Brother Moon Koons brought in a smooth payoff with a good Log donation. A lot of men riding the unorganized tankers are coming in to the hall and in­ quiring about the SIU. They want to ship SIU and they want to .see the unorganized ships go SIU. Several ships are due in a few days, so it looks like a busy week coming up. This small hall was okay for a starter, but with the increase in business it isn't big enough—so the headache now is to find a larger and better one. Anyone heading south should make it a point to at least pay a visit to Port Arthur. This is the place to get a good tanker anytime. NOTICE! Seafarers Sailing As Engineers Some of the lads on Isthmian's John Mosoy snapped down Norfolk way. Reading from left (front): M, F. Vick, S. Dept.; L. P. Smith, AB; Bill Rowe, Oiler; J. B. Crokaert, Bosun; W. H, Bellows, AB; W. L. Zeeb, OS. Second row: Sam Suttles, Wiper; M. W. Eayers, MM; B. S. Tur­ ner, Oiler; Jim Hatley, OS; C. E. Waters, FWT. Third row: J. T. McBride, OS; J. Shipley, Wiper; J. C. Bunn, MM; A. M. Williams, S. Dept.; W. R. Kirkland, S. Dept.; C. M. Tannehill, AB; and T. Ayers. Apparently the cameraman cut a couple of the boys out. All members—retired and former members—of the SIU, now sailing as licensed En­ gineers, report to the New York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ sible. Conference Will Draft Labor Action Program Calling for "positive action in this critical time," a Conference of American Progressives will meet in Chicago on April 6 and 7, to find ways and means to build a unified program of action for labor, farmers, coopcrators, professionals, and liberals. Among the prominent labor leaders and educators spuiisoring the call are John Dewey, educa­ tor; A. Philip Randolph, Presi­ dent, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, AFL; Simeon Mar­ tin, President, Michigan Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union; H. L. Mitchell, President, National Farm Labor Union; Jame.s Fatten, President, National Farmers Union; and Samuel Wolchok. President, United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employees. gram has been evident for some time, say the sponsors. On every front labor is being attacked, and restricting measures have been introduced in Congress to limit and negate the gains which labor has made in Its long and honor­ able struggle. Unless labor is to remain on the defensive, they say, a mini­ mum program must be drawn up which will try to solve the fol­ lowing problems outlined in the convention call: Wages and prices—Can a disas­ trous inflation be avoided under the Administration's compromise policy? Is the end of the war to mark a period of low wages for the American worker? Legislative fumbling—Congress refuses to consider progressive measures relating to veterans The need for some such pro­ housing appropriations, minimum wages, proposed anti-labor bills, and expansion of cooperatives. Must these issues remain in the hands of the reactionaries? Internal democracy—The exteiision of only second class citi­ zenship to millions of Americans is a black mark against our vaunted democracy. ^ Atomic energy and World War III—The most destructive force the world has ever known should not be left in the hands of the militai-y- In their hands it can only be used as an offensive weapon. Atomic energy should be under civilian control, anc used to better the standards of living of the entire world. Political action—The 1946 and 1948 elections are almost upon us. The present Administration, which professes to try to achieve a liberal program, but sponsors reactionary appointees, cannot be expected to satisfy the just de­ mands of labor and liberals. The victory of the British La­ bor Party, and the progress of the Canadian Cooperative Common­ wealth Federation, have given "new impetus to the talk of a new party for the United States. The two party system, the callers of the conference contended, has shown itself to be woefully in­ adequate in its representation of the workers. A new party is a possibility and will no doubt be r-:.:-efully discussed dt the con­ ference. In addition to the sponsors, other national labor leaders, edu­ cators, writers and economists are supporting this conference. Peru­ sal of the list shows that no com­ munists or fellow-travelers are included. �Friday. March 15. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Furuseth Freed U.S.Seamen FromSlavery emancipated, our status contin-^' ued. . . ." PUERTO RICAN GIFT TO NEW YORK LEGISLATION PASSED But thanks to Andrew Furu­ seth, the seaman's status did not always remain so. Successive acts were forced through Congress which reduced the drastic power of the shipowners and masters over the lives of seamen. The White Act passed in 1898. These eloquent words were It abolished imprisonment for de­ written by the late Andrew Fur­ sertion from American vessels in useth, a man who went to sea in U. S. ports. It abolished corporal his teens, and who, throughout punishment. It gave seamen the his eventful though poverty- right to draw half wages in any stricken life, fought to elevate landing or discharging port. seamen from their status as chat in 1915 the Seaman's Act was tels of the shipowners. fought through Congress. It pro­ Last Tuesday—March 12—was vided important safety measures. Andrew Furuseth's birthday. It These things arc taken for was a day that every seaman— granted by today's seaman. But especially Seafarers—should have you need go back less than 50 celebrated. For Andrew Furuseth years to find cases of seamen be­ did more than fight for seamen's ing imprisoned for jumping ship rights. He was an early leader in in U. S. ports, or bein^ flogged the Seaman's Society for the Pa­ for minor misdemeanors aboard cific Coast, the forerunner of the ship. And these" were legal acts Seaman's Union of the Pacific and until Furuseth went to work on Puerto Rico Agent Bud Ray, in New York for the Agents Conference, attracts a group of inter­ the Seafarer's International Congress. Union. Andy Furuseth is gone. He died ested Seafarers as he presents a painting of Andrew Furuseth. founder of the SUP, to the New Before Furuseth fought his leg­ on January 22, 1938, a poor man York Branch. Above we can see (from left to right) Bob Porter, New York Agent Paul Hall, who islative battles, no American sea­ in wordly goods, owning no more accepted the painting- on behalf of the Branch, Bud Ray, P. Robertson, J. Arras, The portrait is by M. Rosado, eminent Puerto Rican painter. man could strike after signing than the clothes on his back. But shipping articles. No seaman up to his dying day he had the interest of the merchant seaman could quit his ship. at heart, and he had a wealth of FREED SEAMEN accomplishment behind him. He Furuseth fought to abolish the was mourned bj' all, even the severe penalties under which sea­ shipowners whom he fought. Ordinary Seamen and Actmen were prosecuted for either They took the ashes that once ting ABs who have one year's of these "crimes." He fought "to were Andy Furuseth out to sea seatime are eligible for up­ make seamen free men." aboard the SS Schoharie, and on grading to AB. Seamen who have been pri.son- forms. They were bedded down He succeeded. Last Tuesday, on March 21, 1938, the Master of the ers of war, returning from long in any old corner, barracks or If you are interested see what would have been his nine­ ship scattered them over the sea years in German, Italian and anywhere else convenient. Jimmy Stewart on the 3rd tieth birthday, he would have Furuseth loved and hated and Japanese prison camps, were TOOK THE DOUGH floor of the New York Hall. looked with pride upon the great fought to make a decent place for given the greatest kicking around The steamship companies and Union organizations the SlU and seamen to work and live. of the war. Many of them have the government didn't miss tak­ the SUP have become. still failed to collect the full ing out the income tax or any Andrew Furuseth was born in amount of wages, bonus and other deductions. Although these Romedal, Norway, on March 12, clothing allowancce due them. men were not drawing the bonus 1854. He came from a poor family The WSA and the companies during and after their imprison­ and took to the sea in his early used about five bucks worth of ment and were not even given By ARTHUR HAYSTON teens, sailing successively on Nor­ bureaueiacy and red tape for either tiie consideration accorded wegian, Swedish, German and GALVESTON — Joining the program with all SlU members each dollar they paid the return­ to military or other civilian pris­ American ships. He came to the many other Isthmian Line ships taking an active part, and others ing POW. They were pushed oners, every possible penny was U. S. in 1880, and began his agi­ around and interrogated, often taken away from them. asking questions. Meeting was tation fur a change in the status which are now holding regular finally adjouimed at 9:00 p. m. for day.s, by government agencies Each returning Seafarers' POW of seamen shortly afterward. He Union meetings on shipboard, with all crew rnembers having which asked the same senseless was met by a Union representa­ was elected secretary of the SUP crew members of the SS Gabriel been present except those on questions over and over again. tive who remained with him un-" in 1887. Four years later the SUP Franchere recently held a meet­ watch. While returning civilian inter­ til he had settled his company established the first Union ship­ ing to elect delegates, discuss With better than 90 per cent of nees were being feted, put up accounts. In every instance the ping office. the Franchere's crew signed to in the best hotels, loaned and phony deductions were pi"otested. beefs and take -v/hatever action SERFS OF THE SEA pledge cards, and a number of given money, the seamen POW's When the WSA and the com­ deemed necessary to settle their were left to the ministrations of It was in 1894 that Furuseth beefs. men who have taken out Sea­ panies continued the deductions, the United Seamens Service, was sent to Washington to lobby farers books, this ship is really which like every other phony the Seafarers took the entire mat­ Brother Sheets and Jump were for protective legislation for sea­ shaping up in fine style and charity outfit, dressed them in ter to Washington and kept the men, His appeals to members of elected chairman and secretary fight up from everj- angle. The Congress were dramatic pleas of the meeting respectively, and should be 100% by election time. cast-off clothing and old uni- SIU claim was that no tax for the for the seamen's case. Here is a then the men proceeded to elect period of imprisonment should be delegates for the various depart­ payable, and that tax deductions portion of one of them: SOLID SIU STEWARDS CREW ments. John Collier was elected should be refunded. "Maritime law makes of sea­ from the engine dept.; the deck men the property of the vessel on SIU PRESSES CASE gang elected Hayston; and Sheets which we sail. "We cannot work E"vents recently point to a pos= was chosen by the stewards dept. as seamen without signing a con­ sibility that the Treasury Depart­ as delegate. tract which brings us under the ment will agree to the Seafarers' law. We have nothing to dn with contention, and that these re­ BEEF SESSION turned seamen POWs will at least its terms. We either sign and sail, At the conclusion of nomina­ get some partial recognition for or we sign it not and remain tions and elections, members of their long months of captivity. landsmen. the crew all had a chance to get The Seafarers has been fight­ "When signing this contract, their beefs off their chests. Most ing on this issue since long be­ we surrender our working power of the complaints were that the fore the first prisoners of war re­ to the will of another man at all Mes-smen keep the mess halls turned, and will continue the times while the contract runs. We clean; that the Messmen wear fight until the sacrifices of these may not, on pain of penal punish­ "white coats at all times when men are recognized and they are ment, fail to join the vessel. We serving meals, and the standbys given the same recognition as the may not leave the vessel, though to clean up the mess halls—the men of the armed services. she is in perfect safety. We may la.st standby on the 12 to 4, and SIU Agents, Patrolmen and not, without our Master's permis­ the first standby on the 4 to 8— representatives in all ports are sion, go to a mother's sickbed or and to have their shirts.on at all urged to contact New York Hall funeral. . . . times; .and glasses and .silverware regarding any Seafarers who "The captain may change, the to be wiped after each meal. were POWs during the past war, owner may change—we are sold Final demand was that the ship in order that further action might with the vessel. . . . We stand in be fumigated before saling. be taken on their cases. All per­ the same relation to the vessel as tinent details regarding their im­ EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSION Here's another solid SIU Stewards Dept. on the Isthmian Line's the serf to his master. When serf­ prisonment, etc., should be sup­ Last part of the meeting was Kenyon Victory. Reading from left: S. D. Nova (iJan Francisco Or­ dom was abolished in Western plied at the same time, so that Europe we were forgotten by the given over to an educational dis- ganizer), Gris Casallo. Philip Pascua, Julio Pelias, Guadencio A. no valuable time is lost in de­ liberals. When the -slaves of the icussion of the Seafarei-s, history, Arcangel and Valeriano Morante. Vincent Agot and Ireneo C. termining facts. United States and Brazil were Union activities, contracts and Caparro. both Seafarers, were busy and couldn't gel in picture. "You can put me in jail, but you cannot give me narrower quarters than as a seaman I have always had. "You cannot give me coarser food than I have always eaten. You cannot make me lonelier than I have always been," Upgrading To AB Franchere Grew Discusses Beefs .. I Seafarers Presses Fight For Tax Refund To POWs �THE Page Eight SE A EAKEKS LOG Friday. March 15. 1946 Searsport Growth Is Predicted By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — It continues to be quite busy in Boston, with plenty of jobs for all who wish to go to work—excepting, of course, the entry ratings, which are still scarce in comparison with the number of job-seekers. All payoffs were clean; dis­ putes were settled aboard the various vessels. We still run into some bother regarding the sign­ ing on of some of the ships: it seems that the Steamship Com­ panies are trying to chisel their own type of rider into the ar­ ticles—which means that Head quarters will have to circularize all the companies with copies of the rider that SIU ships will rec­ ognize, and thus save a lot of time and bickering at sign-nns REPLACEMENTS A couple of delegates came down from Searsport to try to get some action up that way on get­ ting paid off. There are two of our ships up there now, both in the stream awaiting berths. The articles call for final port of dis­ charge; but when they finally get to a berth we hope to be able to get the ships paid off and the crew members back to civiliza­ tion. Both ships have been out a long time, a good part of which was spent lying to in the stream —and all of the time sitting on a load of ammunition. As was pointed out in these columns be­ fore, Searsport will doubtless be a busy spot now that the Army has given up its base in Boston, so that it will be up to the local membership to provide replace­ ments for the crews up there as soon they dock—for that is the only way we will be able to get the ships paid off in view of the articles. RAIDING The New England Steamship Co., with which we had a con­ tract, changed ownership on mid­ night of February 2-3. An outfit known as the Massachusetts Steamship Line, Inc. took over as of March 1. This new outfit has been finagling for months, while operating the ships for the pre­ decessor company, to form a com­ pany union. On midnight of February 28, a meeting was held'in New Bed­ ford; all employees of the com­ pany were in attendance, and the meeting was presided over by S. P. Jason, Business Agent of the Teamsters Local 59. It was a clear cut case of "raiding" by the local czar of labor, and by the time we reached New Bedford on March 1st, the employees had been sold down the river by the Teamsters' Agent. At this lime we can only say that this affair is not finished, for already the State Federation is investigating Jason's activities, and it is inconceivable that this labor-faker will best the Seafar­ ers. NEW BUILDING There is a possibility that the port will be getting its new build­ ing in the near future. A Build­ ing Committee has been elected and is currently examining a number of buildings. However, to date the Committee has not had too much success, as the real estate which would be ideal for our purposes always has a price tag on it that is beyond our means. However, there are some leads as yet unexplored and it is hoped by all the membership that the Committee finds a spot soon. Eastern Steamship is rushing the reconversion of the Evange­ line and the Yartnouth, with the j goal of having the first cruises of; these vessels coincide with Easter. These two will carry a comple­ ment of approximtaely 100 men each, and with two more which Eastern hopes to get into opera- tion soon, steady employment for about 400 members in this port will be assured. All in all, it looks as though the Port of Boston will continue to do increased business, especially when the Warehousemen win their demands and return to clean out the warehouses, which are now glutted with merchan­ dise of all descriptions. So far as work is concerned, we can still use all ratings above OS, Wiper, and Messman and the vaidety of voyages is great. NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE MOBILE NORFOLK GALVESTON TAMPA PHILADELPHIA Can't Pay Off If Rider Says "No Ice Delays Lakes Shipping By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH — After three By ALEX McLEAN hectic weeks we drained our man­ BUFFALO—Ice conditions in power and called for men from the Great Lakes generally are other ports to crew up the five slnp.s we had in iinrt This worse than last year, when navi­ gation opened about April 1st, the U.S. Navy's Branch Hydrographic Office in Buffalo report­ ed in it's first 1946 ice summary. Except for breaks west of Long Point,, solid ice extends from Buffalo to Rondeau, Ont., on Lake Erie, and 10 to 18 inches of ice off Buffalo Harbor. Stockholders of the Great Lakes Transit Corporation have approved a proposal to transfer certain company assets to North­ ern Shipping Ice., a new lakes package freight and automobile doesn't sound like a big job, but shipping concern formed by believe me, it was. Overlakes Freight Corporation of While trying to crew up a hot Detroit. ship we may have jobs on the The Hazen Butler of the D&C board for one which will be here Line has the Engineers aboard awhile, and on top of that some now, and we expect them to call for the Oilers and Firemen the companies pay better, and ten first of the week. bucks is ten bucks in any man's Engineers are also aboard the language. Naturally, it's harder George Ingalls and the George to man a Bull Line scow than a W. Meade of the McCarthy line. South Atlantic. But we made the Oilers are now aboard and the grade and we have nothing in Firemen and Stewards depart­ sight for the near future except ment will be aboard by the 18th the Robin Line's Dvorak which of March. should payoff next week. The following Brothers are re­ NO DICE cuperating in the Marine Hos­ pital: Thomas Duffy, Oiler; J. La We have quite a few calls from Bonte, Helmsman J. Jembroke, various ships, especially west Porter and Art Jepsoh, 2nd Cook, coast ships, wanting to payoff In all our experience we have never seen a port as dead as this one at the present time. We are in hopes that this situation will change soon, but -from the looks of things it won't happen for a long time to come. It has been rumored that a Bull Line ship, the old Cornelia will be diip here on March the 17th, or 18th; whether she comes here or not remains to be seen. Our old standby, the Newberg, left for Galveston last week, and in her sailing is a story that the members should ponder over. This ship was in Jacksonville drydock for about three weeks, and the full crew was kept on. The Stewards Department was engaged in painting the messrooms and the rest of the Stew­ ards quarters; with subsistence wages and overtime these guys, especially the cooks, were aver­ aging over eighteen bucks a day. WALKED OFF When this ship was ready to start feeding the fun began. Wo had notified the crew that any LOVELY LADY We had the August Belmont laying in Charleston for months waiting to unload so she could payoff. We just got word from Charleston, however, that she would payoff in New York. Since she came in, we've had calls for replacement of practically half the crew. When she does payoff one who wanted to quit, should advice and quite a few of them 1 doubt if half the original crew do so on signing on day. None of have been heading for the above will be aboard. the stewards department decided mentioned ports. Savannah is in her glory at the to quit, yet on sailing day morn­ time of this writing. Spring is ing, just about one hour before busting out all over and the city the ship sailed, the two cooks is beautiful, even though Lady jumped the ship without giving Astor recently referred to Sa­ us enough time to replace them. vannah as a beautiful lady with The result was that the Agent a dirty face. ALBANY, N. Y.—Under a lib­ of the company, shipped two non Savannah has been chosen as eralization of the State Unem­ Union men aboard before we had the City for the Monetary Confer­ ployment Insurance Law, mari­ a chance to get Union cooks. time workers are now eligible ence which started March 8, 1946. This illustrates an act unbe­ for unemployment insurance if The city is decked out like a coming a Union man. Such ac­ the vessels on which they work seliuul girl at her first pai ty and tion is a black mark against us are controlled from offices in a holiday feeling prevails. and should not be tolerated by New York State. This was an­ The USS Solomons, an air­ the membership of the SIU. We nounced by Industrial Commis­ craft carrier, is due here in the informed these men that the sioner Edward Cursi recently morning. This is a rare event in proper action will be taken when he stated that merchant Savannah. It seems most of her against them. seamen in foreign or interstate crow will take part in the St. Pat­ We are engaged in a large or­ trade had not previously been rick's Day parade. We haven't ganizational drive and it is guys eligible for payment of unem­ had any calls for replacements like these who do more to harm ployment benefits, but are now on her yet. us than even dual Unions and included. We have two members in the Employers became liable for the ship operators. hospital down here L. A. Holmes contributions to the State unemWe recommend to the member­ and Robert Schmidt. plnyment insurance fund on Jan­ ship that proper steps be taken (P.S. To Edtior: — Remember uary 1, 1946, Benefits will .start to alleviate this kind of a situa­ in the "benefit year" beginning Savannah's waving lady? If you tion. the first Monday in June, 1946, don't, ask some oldlimer. It's an There are a few book members and will be payable thereafter on the beach here, and since ship­ according to the terms of the interesting story. Anyway, they are talking of making a picture ping is so slow in this port we Unemployment Insurance Aqt. have advised these men that they This liberalization is a direct about her. If you can't find out go to either Galveston, Houston result of the struggle which has about her. write and I'll be glad or Port Arthur. We note by the been put up by maritime unions to give you the story.) minutes of these ports that rated to have seamen and maritime (P.S. From Editor: — No we men are needed there very badly. workers included within the pro­ The men, noticing the situation visions of the various state un- don't. Brother Thompson, but in this port, have been taking our I employment insurance set-ups. we'd sure like to know.) Irresponsibility Of Members Hurts The Union By LOUIS GOFFIN The Arab closed his tent and silently crept away in the night —and such is the Port of Jack­ sonville. No ships, no shipping, no business, no nothing. when the articles don't call for it. We'll do everything in our power to payoff a ship, but there are higher authorities who say "no," and we can't buck them, so easil.y. When a rider calls for a final port of discharge on a particular coast, that rider has to be lived up to, like it or not. When tho SUP mcmbcnship went on record to go back to peacetime articles they thought they were protected. The ship­ ping comiriissioners gave them the understanding they were. But Lt. Commander R. H. Farenholt in Washington had different ideas. 1 see by the San Francisco minutes that Morris Weisbergcr is working on the matter and if anyone can do anything about it he can. Meanwhile tho SUP membership has gone back to Rider 64. The SIU has a new rider which in my opinion covers the situa­ tion adequately. However, most west coast ships coming into Sa­ vannah want to be paid off. We tried, but ho can do. Still we get calls for replacements, since most skippers vifill payoff some of the crew under mutual consent. We have trouble supplying these replacements, but manage some­ how. Seamen To Get Idle Insurance �Friday. March 15, 1946 T HE SEAEA HERS LEARNING SCORE FROM SIU ORGANIZER BENSON LOG Page Nine Great Lakes SecretaryTreasurer Reports... By EMANUEL S. LASHOVER SANDBOAT NEGOTIATIONS: und that they only .seemed in­ terested in coJlecting money, We met with the sandboat op­ erators on February 18th and left j Those that did not want to in a deadlock concerning pay­ , contribute at the meeting were ment of the bonus on the 30 day \ given envelopes and instructed basis. They have informed ; to mail in the moola after they us that they wi.sh to meet with • had thought it over. I have sent us again on March 11th, and I ' the report into the offices of the believe that we will be able to ; International for their action. finish up the contract at that D & C NEGOTIATIONS: time. ! Your committee met with Cap­ The hold-up seems to lie in the tain McDonald last Monday and fact that they want to know how when wo found out that he had no to go about gclliiig an inciea.se final authority to sign the con­ from the OPA in the price of tract, we refused to do business sand, and it looks like they have with him and walked out. found the angle and are ready We met with the big boss today to talk business. I and belifVe lliat we will have a little difficulty in completing the MERCHANT MARINE ASSN. I contract. We have a date set for OF AMERICA: ] tomorrow to continue the nego­ This outfit had a meeting in tiations and will report on the re­ Chicago on Sunday, February sults at next meeting. Isthmian's John Constantine crew learning the Union facts of life from Seafarers' Organizer 23rd and I instructed Herb JanHocky Benson. From the interested looks of the men. Rocky must be giving it to them straight from sen to attend. He report.s that GEORGIAN BAY the shoulder in typical SIU style. from all he can gather, it is .strict­ NEGOTIATIONS: ly a phony-baloney organization We had a preliminary meeting with Mr. Brown last Thursday and have a date set for this com­ ing Wednesday to complete the negotiations. I will report fur­ cause tlie Towboatmcn delegates By C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS ther at the next meeting. NEW ORLEANS — Shipping is will make a report for the Log. Bisso. cheap guy that he is, of­ FINAL DEPARTURE; still buuiiiing in the port of New fered one of our pickets a dollar Brother Julius Swanson No. 49® Orleans and from all indications to discontinue picketing. By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS He died in the Cook County Hospi­ wlil continue for a week or two. tal in Chicago as the result of SAN FRANCISCO—Yesterday, March 8th, Brothers Sim­ This port will have the Puerto tuberculosis of the spine. He mons, Kelly, and Turner went down aboard the SS Sea Fiddler, was in good standing and was Rican effect to it ne.\t week from an Isthmian Ship to meet the gang and talk things over. They buried by Herb Jansen, Chicago the looks of ships due in. saw a little incide.ut which should not go unrecorded. Agent, at a funeral that was well Garabedian and another NMU organizer were aboard the Bull Line will practically take attended by his old friends in the Sea Fiddler also and, as is their custom, they had their pockets over the Port for the next week Union. full of blank NMU books. They sell these books just like they with five ships due in over the were lottery tickets or something, only with a lottery ticket a OVERLAKES FREIGHT wcek-cmd. So all Bull Line stiffs CORPORATION: guy does have a chance to better himself. At any rate, they let will really have a chance to ship these books go for whatever they can get. This outfit has absolutely no on one of their scows. Missis­ Well, to make a long story short, they sold one of these NMU intention of running their ships sippi has a few scheduled ships books to one of the Oilers. This man took the NMU book and on the Great Lakes this year or due in but the^tanker situation went below where lie saw the Second Assistant Engineer. year. They are now trying tclooks pretty bad for our favorite sell them to the Great Lakes Now it just happened that this Engineer was an old SIU stand-by gang. will soon find out that a union Transi# Company which is plan­ man and a good one. He promptly told this young fellow what We've been having quite a few man cannot be bought like the ning a package freight service the score was in regards to the difference between the SIU and beefs in here lately from mem­ people he is used to dealing with. between Buffalo and Dnluth. I the NMU. That threw a different light on the matter so the bers of the various tankers that will have more to report on this guy ran up to the messroom where he collared the NMU or­ did not get their overtime at at next meeting. ganizer. He tried to get the guy to return his money that he had payoff but went off with some given for the book, but the NMU refused to give it back. company-man's word for' it that In spite of this, the Oiler then signed a pledge card for the checks would be mailed to them. ' SIU. These are tactics that are used by the NMU but to no avail. A month or two later they come up blowing their tops that some one fouled them up. It's nobody's By WILLIAM STEVENSON fault but their own—so. Broth­ DULUTH—Last week I was on ers, remember to collect at the the sick list, so I went to Dr. payoff. ^ Barney, and he sent me to the By CHARLES B. MARTIN NEW YORK Here's another deal these op­ SS KOLA VICTORY erators are pulling: You happen hospital. I am now back on the SAN JUAN — Since 1 have chance to get at the men who Harold Allen. $2.00: L. Eastrom, job, with less rations; and worst to run across a pretty good com­ taken over the Acting Agent job, never sailed with him. $2.00; \V. Wiercomiez. $1.00; Norman pany official or skipper and col­ of all, no smoking. That is go­ we have been having fair to good Philly's wonder boy. Soapy West, $1.00; J. M. .McNeal, $2.00; H. lect a few extra hour« overtime, ing to be hardest to give up. shipping for rated men. Some­ Campbell, is still in our midst. Slater. $2.00; A. J. Yell. $1.00; J. J. which is not put down exactly as We sure have spring weather times we have to go and dig men 1 can't tell how his love affair is Schulte, $2.00. Total $13.00. the head office would like it, then up here now. Little lakes during out of the famous Texas Bar, progressing as I am not in the SS ANDREW PICKE.N they will deduct it from any un­ the day, and skating rinks at and some of the less famous bars know, and he doesn't show his R. Tolbert. $2.00; J. R. Setarle. $2.00; claimed wages you have and then night. I you don't believe me, try that giace our waterfront. happy face around here very J. Smith. $2.00; P. Edwards. $2.00; W. Husson, $2.00; II. A. Eller. $2.00; G. tell you when your voucher driving, or walking the sti-eets. We have one ship here, the SS often. Weininger. $2.00; j. 11. Gorman. $2.00; comes that you were overpaid Tex hangs around until he finds F. Bassala. $2.00; T. D. Smith. $2.00; Jean, that is giving m'e a con­ We've had a lot of guys around and they deducted the overpay­ tinuous headache in trying to out about a job coming up, and 11. Millron. $2.00; C. . E. Perdue, $2.00. ment from the money due you. asking about when we're going furnish the Captain his supply of then he does a fade-out. I tried Total—$24.00. So, Brothers, again don't forget to start running the boats again, seamen. In fact, I have run to to find him 'or a job on the SS ALCOA PATRIOT to collect all monies due you at and what kind of a season we are the end of the rope as I have Jean, but it was like searching Robert Prozinski. $2.00; SS .Alcoa payoff, and not two or three going to have. A fellow has to shipped him almost two crews for a needle in tlie haystack. PuUiul. Steward Dept.. $8.00. Totalknow everything in this game. Si 0.00. months later. HOT SPOT However, things are looking up, SS MADAWASKA VICTORY STRIKE UNIFORMS The Cape Mohican has the hot­ and from the way men keep com­ A niakelv. $1.00; R. F. Willie. $T.00; The Carnival went over here test messiuujii I ha\"e eVer been F. Anderson. $1.00; C. E. Williams, ing in, we are going to have in New Orleans in a big way and in, in all mj* experience of going $1.00; R. T. Harrison. $1.00; P. Caruso, enough manpower. was enjoyed by all hands that to .sea. The Engine Room Dele- ^ $3.00; C. G. W. Magnuso, $2.00; J. Detroit is doing good shipping were in port on ships, or the gate invited me to have dinner I D. Dikon. $2.00; E. J. Dancy, $2.00; H. Mertz, $1.00; members that stuck around to see this past week, and with our with him, and if modesty would | W. Swift. $2.00; I. Ramas. $2.00; C. Hallett, $3.00; P. it before shipping. Even the contract for that raise in pay from have permitted it, I would have Messneger. $3.00; R. Le-kenby. $1.00; workers of the Bemis Bag Fac­ last July, the boys are convinced done the same as the girls in the B. G. Han-.. $2.00; W. R. McM.ally, tory who are on strike here got that we are really doing some­ Hurdy-Gurdy shows do. 1 finally ! $2.00; 11. .\. Blank, $2.00; W. Gason, into the Carnival spn it and pick­ thing. did what the crew has to do; re- j $2.00; J. E. Jadwin. $2.00; W. H. White, $2.00; G. Azlward. $3.00; C. J. OTIandeted the place in Mardi Gras I was asked what the NMU was tired to the deck to eat my meal.! ley, $2.00; .A. F. .Mazarelle, $2.00. Tot&l costumes. going to do about wages, and I We are having a few beefs' $45,00. Bisso has been declared "un­ told them that the NMU would here and there, but outside of PORT ARTHUR ' fair" to the SIU and picketing of take what the Lake Carriers since he has been in the Island. that, sailing is pretty smooth. The SS BALDWIN HILL his boats and office is now going would give them, and then take I will be more than glad when rainy season is upon us, brother, Deck, Engine, Steward Dept. $32.00 on. I will not go into detail be­ the credit also. his ship sails so as to give me a and plenty of it. Complete Total—$124.00. Operators Use New Bag Of Tricks NMU Sells Books At Any PriceNot Worth It, Isthmian Man Finds Good Season Seen For Lakes Rainy Season Hits Puerto Rico I �Page Ten THE SEAEARERS LOG Friday. March 15. 1946 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS THE TULSA CREW SAW PAREE Seafarers Protest Rustpot Conditions Tulsa Crew Finds 'Hog' Seaworthy There seems to be a slight hitch in the matter of sup­ plies aboard the Buntline Hitch. In fact, there seems to be a hitch about the whole damned ship. From what the Brother list as needed in the minutes of their February 17 meeting, it looks like there isn't much left of her. Spencer Crew Finds Captain Cooperative By GEORGE SWIFT Engine Delegate Home is the sailor. Home from the sea. Place all your women Under lock and key. With this song on their lips and a few bucks in their pockets, the crew of the South Atlantic Hog Islander, SS Tulsa, piled off the ship in Boston after an 11week trip to France and England. To many of the crew who boarded ship in New Ycrk the Tulsa had been an innovation. They had been under the im­ pression up to this time that fouryear-old Liberties were old ships. Now they found themselves on a ship whose prototype was the Liberty Ship of World War I, this particular vessel being built just after the close of hostilities in that fracas, in 1919. There was some hemming and hawing before a few of the boys signed on, particularly among , members of the Engine Depart­ ment. They viewed the swaybacked and bulged-front boilers and various pumps, auxiliary en­ gines, upon which many and many an engineer and oiler had worked. Each had had his own idea how to repair and what kind of parts to put in. They s5)eculated loudly as to whether such a conglemeration of pracctically homemade machinery could get the ship to Europe and back. In the end, however, they decided that if the ship had managed to make forty-Teven and then some crossings she ought to be able to make just one more. USUALLY GOOD The Tulsa did not let them down. They found that when she was running good she ran very good—and fast—faster by some knots than any Liberty ship. Of course she did not al­ ways run good. Now and then the high-pitched hum of the tur­ bine would die down and down below there would be much ham­ mering and sweating and cursing as repairs were made. It was the concensus that a Hog Islander was a good riding ship in heavy weather and proof of this was not long in coming in the form of an 80-mile gale. In­ stead of the awesome rolling of a Liberty the Tulsa treated the boys to an exhibition of slow and easy pitching combined with an occasional snake-like weaving mo­ tion which, to the consternation of the "old-timers" aboard, in­ cluding this scribe, produced a bit of mal-der-mer (seasickness to youse guys what don't know French), which was something same "old-timers" had not ex­ perienced for many and many a moon. TO GAY PAREE But in the end the hook was dropped in Le, Havre and after The Black Gang of the SS Tulsa. Standing (left to right) Fred Goff, FWT; Red Dilda. Wiper; Ed Eckcrt, Refer. Oiler; Jim Meyer. Oiler; Dick Husman. Oiler; Whitey Schlabach, Dk, Engr.; Tony Denddo. Wiper; Jesse Dorman, Wiper; Bill Todd. Refer. Engr. Kneeling (left to right) George Swift. FWT and author of the ac­ companying story; Joe Hudek, Oiler; George Hilty. FWT. MINUTES OF SlU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING JOSIAH COHEN. Sept. 22— Chairman John W. Keenan; Secretary Gene Trimble. Dele­ gates' reports included beef that three or four cold suppers are being served each week: Male has been interfering with work on deck. Motions carried: Cold supper will be served no more than once each week; Captain to inspect ship twice each week for cleanliness; Del­ egates to see Captain about the keys to the linen locker; Bosun and Deck Delegate to see Mas­ ter about the Mate's interfer­ ence. some unloading the scuttlebutt had it that we'd run up the Seine to Rouen. First-trippers aboard were elated by the thought of aproaching almost within hail­ ing distance of that City of Sin, Gay Paree. For once rumor was correct. The Tulsa steamed up the Seine through the heart of France, a very picturesque run. There were quaint little villages, chateaus sitting upon rocky cliffs, peaceful fields with gi-azing cat­ tle and ever and anon French maidens who dropped everything to wave to the American sailors. This last phase was most interest­ ing to ye scribe who, with a pair of extremely high-powered bino­ culars he had picked up in Le Havre could count the fillings in the l^'rehch damosels' teeth, when he was looking at their teeth. GAY RESEARCHERS With the ship docked quite some time in Rouen many mem­ bers of the crew got up to Paris and, after due and consciencious research, were able to state that Gay Paree was Gay Paree in­ deed. However, we will skip lightly over this as the Log is now a family journal being mail­ ed regularly ot the members' homes. Leaving Rouen ,the Tulsa sail­ ed to Swansea, England for re­ fueling and ballast. Here, too, the youthful members of the erew astonished the older boys JOSIAH COHEN. Oct. 17— Chairman Johnson. Suggestion made that washing machine be kept on deck. Motions carried: Meetings are to be held twice each month; Crew's Pantryman to paint the Crew Pantry; Crew's mess is to be kept clean and crew has until next meet­ ing to show improvement. JOSIAH C^HEN!^ NOV. Chairman Edwards. It suggested that catsup be in bottles, butter issued Messmen daily instead of ery three or four days, to IBwas put to ev­ pre- with their energy, some of them swarming down lines before the gangway was lowered in order to make an early start on a trip to London. TOLERANT EYE It might be stated here that Captain Leslie (Mother) Hubbard proved that he had the good of the crew at heart by viewing these shennanigans with a toler­ ant eye. So, at length, the Tulsa sailed for home. Aside from true North Atlantic winter weather rearing up seas and providing headwinds that saw the ship forging slowly backward at times with the en­ gine going full speed ahead and a leak developing in the No. 1 doublebottom which ruined quan­ tities of fuel nil and kept the enginers watching fuel consump­ tion with bated breath it v/as a routine crossing. True, there was some talk of being forced to rip out all the woodwork on the ship to feed the boiler fires if the fuel oil gave out. Too, some sadistic character started the rumor that all souvener liquors from France on the ship including costly • cham­ pagne, Benedictine, wine, etc., would be confiscated, also, to feed the fires if the situation grew desperate. But nothing like this transpired and one day the Tulsa made port in Boston Harbor, her voyage ended. 'pj^g meeting was conducted by Chairman Charles H. Bush, with Molvin Wineman acting as Sec­ retary. In compiling the safety, repairs and supplies list, the meeting voted that: "the ship should be questioned and marked for the men to stand by until the work in New York port is done." Here are some of the items in question: To fix all portholes and have glass installed in them. The crew of the SS Frank E, Spencer, South Atlantic Steam­ ship Company, sends in the kind or report we always like to re­ ceive. The ship, just in from a lung trip, reports complete agree­ ment between the Master and crew on all issues. Black Gang Delegate Gene Markey is an organizer of the British Columbia Soamens Union, affiliated wtih the SIU. He re­ ports that Captain Brenneck, in addition to being an excellent seaman and ships master, has cooperated throughout the voy­ age with the ships delegates and crew. Captain Henry Brenneck is an old SUP member who came up To cover old ship's whistle from the fo'csle the hard way. so it will blow in freezing Cooperation such as he has shown weather, or purchase new one. makes any trip a good trip and To purchase fog bell, to be any old rust pot a good ship. placed on fo'csle head for per­ sonal safety. To repair engine room boil­ vent spoiling, and that a new er and blower systems so they toaster and ice cream freezer won't break down at sea. be procured. Motions carried: To ship NO passengers in To cease feeding, pets out of ship's hospital, so there can be the dishes; Steward to make room in the ship for sick or insure that coffee urn is cleaned injured. daily. To obtain adequate rnedical ft 4, 4. supplies; to see to it that enough JOSIAH COHEN. Nov. 30— placed in slop chest; articles are Chairman Harold Johnston. to have unrationed cigarettes Motions carried: To have one aboard. fresh meat and one canned To install a blower in the meat each meal because of food galley range. shortage; Committee of five If these delinquencies weren't men appointed to bring Stew­ ard up on charges; that charges enough to drive any good ci-ew be withdrawn if Steward to drink, there was also a lack of good soap aboard, insufficient proves capable rest of trip. bread, milk, ice cream and sani­ ft ft ft tary equiment. In addition, there JOSIAH COHEN. Dec. 15— were no electrical heating units Chairman Gene Trimble. Mo­ in the mess rooms to use when tion carried: Passageways to the boilers broke down. That be swabbed twice each week. meant cold' food. ft ft ft JOSIAH COHEN. Jan. 11— hands had shipped through the Chairman C. Gladhill; Secre­ Union hiring hall, and that a tary P. Shafer. Motion carried: library had been received for Committee of five to report on the benefit of the crew. Mo­ whether or not Steward is to tions carried: To have Patrol­ be brought up on charges. man come aboard to check the Good and Welfare: Meetings stores with delegates; to obtain will be discontinued as ship is a portable ice-box for medi­ being turned over to the Japs. cine stored in chill box; to get In case fo a special beef, a permission from Master to use meeting will be called. abandoned Navy quarters. ft ft ft Good and Welfare: Patrolman T. J. JACKSON. Jan. 27— Hart came aboard before sail­ .Chairman John M. Chauvin; ing and checked stores with Secretary Max Fabricant. Dele­ delegates. Stores found to be gates reported that beefs about adequate. overtime are still not settled. ft ft ft Good and Welfare: Steward rePETER ZENGER. Oct. 18— que.-t jd each Delegate to make (not noted) Deck Delegate re­ a list of repairs required in the ported that Navy quarters will forecastle. be used for passengers on the ft ft ft return trip. Motions carried: PETER ZENGER. Oct. 8 — To fine all men found violating Chairman George Meaney; the cleanliness of the mess Secretary Edward Sala. Deck (Continued on Page 11} Delegate reported that all �Friday. March 15, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Vandals Tear Up Agreement, Minutes What seems to be a plain case of attempted sabotage of the Union movement aboard the Parkersburg Victory were reported in the minutes of the shipboard meeting of the Parkersburg Victory by Brothers Boon and Price, chairman and secretary, re­ spectively. The copy of the agreement of the Ship's Delegate was torn up and the! •" Crew Defeats Chips And DE In Argument The Carpenter and the Deck Engineer aboard the. George Washington got the worst end of an argument over minor repairs wtih almost every other member of tlie crew of the George Wash­ ington, minutes of the shipboard meeting of February 25 reveal. The argument waged hot and heavy for some time at the meet­ ing, and Chips and the DE fin­ ally were forced to back down, according to Chirman G. Ghrame and Secretary A1 Kerr. Among repairs listed by the membership were; covers for messroom tables; a new toilet bowl for the Deck Department head; fans for the Black Gang fo'csle; new coffee urns and toaster for the crew's mess and bunk lights in the crew's quar­ ters. Several members of the crew asked about the possibility of shipping on the Great Lakes. A motion was carried that all crew members make some dona­ tion to the Seafarer's Log at the payoff. tminules of thi? prcvittus prcviaus meeting* moetinfet^ crumpled and mutilated. Bill Thompson, Ship's Dele­ gate, reported that someone had ransacked his di-awers, torn up the agreement and mutilated the minutes. Nothing else among liis belongings were touched. room, said fine io go io the Union hospitalization fund; the Steward to be financiai secre­ tary for all fines and donations collection—George Meaney to be chairman of fine committee consisting of three delegates. i i- J. PETER ZENGEH. Oct. 28— (not noted) Letter was ap­ proved to be sent to the Union to look into question of wheth­ er or not the crew is entitled to a penalty bonus for sailing a ship which carries an inflam­ mable cargo. Motion carried: Delegates to ask Captain for more than two cartons of cig­ arettes to carry them through the stay in the port of Algiers. Captain Acts Against Nine Of Crewmen Charges were brought again.st nine members of the crew of the William B. Giles by its Mastbr, F, M. Forster, when he found them off the ship after he came aboard, according to un.signed minutes Chairman Boon called for sug­ received from the ship. gestions, and since none were Fnclosed with the minutes was forthcoming, it was decided to an excerpt from the ship's log, notify the ship's officers and send which showed that a notice had the torn agreement and minutes been posted on the ship's gang­ to the New York Hall for review way on January 2, ordering all and comment as soon as possible. shore leave stopped. The Master A Wiper, meanwhile, told the meeting that someone had enter­ ed his quarters and taken his sei'vice ribbons and the cards ver­ ifying them. Also up at the meeting was the question of the Chief Mate doing seamen's work and the problem of overtime for this. The Desk Delegate said he had discussed the matter with the Mate, who had promised it would not happen again. Delegate Thompson rer ported that the Captain had made an inspection and found every­ thing shipshape. Deck Delegate W. F. Stephens read portions of the Agreement between the SIU and Calmar to the meeting and discussed its in­ terpretation. CHARLES A. WARFIELD. Feb. 10—Chairman Jonas; Sec­ retary Berry. Discussion in ref­ erence to advantages of join­ ing Union and information giv­ en on procedure for joining; discussion on Stewards Depart­ ment lack of delegate and the improper amount of overtime for this Department. Motions carried: To reporf Sieward as incompefeni and request that he be prevented from sailing on SIU ships; to record the fact that Steward. Chief Cook, and Second Cook refused to at­ tend meeting. J. S. J, T. J. JACKSON. Dec. 23— Chairman Voorhies; Secretary Fabricant. Motions carried: Any man leaving dirty cups, saucers, etc.. in the messroom to be fined $5.00. Proceeds to go to the LOG; three Delegates to go to the Captain to see about more pressure in the drinking fountain; each man to do his share in keeping forecas­ tle clean. J. S., J. BELL RINGER. Jan. 22 — Chairman Robert Kennedy; Secretary William Yetman. Stewards Department was questioned on lack of fresh milk. Steward said he ordered it. but it was probably stolen by ship docked next to this one in New York. Complaint about Chief Mate, a "little 21year-old imitation of a man" who. it was suggested, should be handled to show him the ways of a good Union and good Union men. Motion car­ ried: Wiper to make coffee in morning and standby to make coffee in afternoon. PETER ZENGER. Dec. 30— (not noted) Deck Delegate sug­ gested shipboard meeting to support Union's effort to in­ crease wages in maritime in­ dustry. Suggests minimum of $200.00 per month for ABs, Firemen, and Oilers. it it CHARLES A. WARFIELD, Jan. 1—Chairman Jonas; Sec­ retary Berry. Good and Wel­ fare: Two men will alternate in doing dishes; all men to be quieter; arrangements were mad© for preparing coffee; mess halls to be cleaner. fl;. S. BELL RINGER. Feb. 10 — Chairman Robert Kennedy; Secretary William Yetman. Motions carried: All hands to refuse to pay off until all beefs are settled; crew to leave ship in clean condition to show company that Union men are clean men; list of needed re­ pairs to be made up and given to officers; to ask A.M.M.L.A. to take old books out of the li­ brary and replace them with new books. Good and Welfare: An AB was warned that if he gave a performance again such its. SEAFARER SAM SAYS : arrived aboard at 12.50 a. m. on January 4, and nine crew mem­ bers missing, five from the Stew­ ard's Dpeartment and four from the Engine Room. The crew members were charged with disobendience of the Master's orders, neglect and dereliction of duty. The case is to be refeiTod to the Coast Guard for a decision. On January 7 the charges were read to the accused .seamen. All of the men said they went ashore because other members of the crew had gone ashore. Digested Minutes Of SiU Ship Meetings (Continued from Pat^c 10) Page Eleven as he gave in San Juan or Humacoa. he would be dealt with by the membership ashore. JAMES M. GILLIS. Feb. 16 —Chairman Purcell; Secretary Heinfling. Suggestion made that laundry is to be soaked in buckets and not in wash basin, also that wash basin be cleaned after using. Motions carried: A list of improvements to be draWn up; to get better variety of slop chest and if passengers are carried, provision is to be made for them; book members voted on Tripcards, five men voted in unanimously, one to be watched. 1- i. JAMES M. GILLIS. Feb. 22 —Chairman Smith; Secretary Heinfling. Motion carried: To bar Tripcard being watched from membership in SIU on grounds that he is not a good shipmate. He puts bulk of work on other men. gives arguments to superiors, and stays in "sack" until called by Chief Engineer. t i. S. WILLIAM DA VIES. Jan. 9. —Chairman Bennett; Secretary Colquitt. No delegate will be elected to represent all depart­ ments as there is no member of crew capable of doing so. Motions carried: Any Brother leaving mess on buffet will be fined 25c. on tables 10c. Money will be used to buy beer. J. 4. t WILLIAM DAVIES. Feb. 5 —Chairman Bailey; Secretary Colquitt. Engine Delegate made suggestions for better li­ nen and lettuce on salads. Mo­ tions carried:-Old heads to be opened and Stewards Depart­ ment to use their own wash­ basins. Good and Welfare: Dis­ cussion of night lunch and unlidyness of messroom. YOUR BEEPS ^-TO THE UNIOM HAIL JNSTEAO OF TOTME BAR. Seafarers Victimized By Shoreside Rackets Down through the years that landlubbers have been preying on seamen, there have been some pretty smooth rackets developed, for somehow the seafaring man always has been considered legitimate prey by the shoreside sharpers. But two West Coast rcakets the world. Changing four tires is have been brought to light this no cinch. Next morning they were up week that make anything short bright and early, looking for the of the old Barbary Coast shang driver. He didn't seem to be haiing operations look petty lar around. They asked the tourist ceny by comparison. They were brought to the at camp owner. "Oh,"' he said airily, "that guy tention of the Log by two Sea blew out about 4 a. m. Headed for farers. First came the Cheap-Trip-to L. A., he was " The four seamen took a bus the New York-Racket, reported by Joseph Falinsky, AB off the SS rest of the way to New York. ' El Morco. When his ship paid off SMOOTH OPERATOR in Los Angeles, Falinsky and The other racket was worked tliree other seamen were ap­ at San Francisco by an equally proached by a travel bureau rep­ smooth-operal,ing con man. Like resentative, and asked whether the cheap-trip guy, lie came right they wanted a cheap trip (:o New aboard ship. He had an e.xpenYork. sive view camera with him. BEAUTIFUL PROSPECTS "Lemme take your pictures," It just happened that all four he said to the crew of the 'Con-. of them did. They jumped at the stant Victory. "You guys want chance of making the trip in easy something to remember each stages by automobile, because other by. Do you good to be able they'd had visions of standing all to look up that picture and see the way across the continent in all your shipmates five years day coaches. That had happened from now. You don't have to to them before. buy any prints if you don't want So they paid the agent for the to." travel company SI 1.00 apiece, and BEAUTIFUL PROMISES agreed to pay S50.00 apiece more Among them was Chief Cook when the car picked them up. Fred Jensen. Brother Jensen It came around in due course, came into the Log office with the and they shelled out their hard- stoiw a couple of days ago, and earned dough and settled back showed lis the receipt he had to enjoy the ride. Ten miles out from th'e photo-gyp joint. It had of L. A. the rattletrap had its a photo concern's name on it, but first blowout. The character who no address. It had a serial nmnwas driving siad he reckoned if ber, and a lot of fine type about they wanted to get going, they'd COD charges to be paid to the better get out and patch the tube. Post Office. Nothing that would There was no spare. They patch­ identify it. ed it while the driver took a nap. Brother Jensen said the camera In the ir.iddle of the desert be­ guy had promised that the pic­ tween Los Angeles and Tuscon, tures would be delivered to the Ariz., three more tires blew out. New Ymrk Hall in four days. The driver had three more naps. They haven't shown up yet. In He was just the driver, he said.. addition to Jensen, there are If they wanted to get on their four other seamen from the Con­ way, they'd have to fix the tires stant Victory waiting to ship out themselves. of the New York Hall who have . RED HOT SEAMEN receipts from the gyp-photo out­ By the time they hit Tuscon, fit. there were four burned-up Sea­ It's a dirty trick to go around farers. And the desert heat didn't pinning morals on the end of have anything to do with it. stories, but for the love of Mike, When they hit their bunks in Brothers, look inside the poke a tourist camp they were dead to before you buy the pig. �"Trr-»^ TUK Page Twelve SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 15, 194S THE MEMBEBSaUP SPEAKS NON-SCAB SEAMEN WILL BE TRIED IN PHILIPPINES LIGHTER SIDE ABOARD EAGLE WING TELL THEM Dear Editor: The latest reports in the news­ papers here say that settlement of the Filipino dock hands strike is imminent. We all sincerely hope so for it will relieve the tension on the American flag ships waitings at anchor liere for (Ah! That old Army red tape!) "further orders." The seven seamen who refused to scab on the Filipino strikers come up for trial February 15 and everything possible is being done through cooperative SIUNMU action to defend the men. Incidentally, we all agree that "cooperative action" isn't a bad idea. Our biggest beef lately has been lack of food and we solved it by presenting the enclosed pe­ tition, signed by everyone ex­ cept the Skipper, Chief Engineer, and Navy personnel, to the WSA and the U. S. Army. And it worked! We got tur­ keys, plenty of meat, potatoes, and all the dry stores the old man requested in his latest order. WSA knows the Richard Henry Lee is in Manila! The crew has not been holding official meetings, but since we've been in the Pacific the Army has had us anchored most of the time in places where there was no ngiht liberty. Nightly bull sessions have been the main form CHARLES STARLING Dear God, when it's all over and brave stories come out, And of our armed forces and heroes they shout Please step up and tell them the sights that you have seen. Tell them for me, and the boys of the Merchant Marine. Dear Brothers; SEAFARER TELLS OF SOIREE DOWN PUERTO RICO WAY Dear Editor; I would like you to print this in the Log. Mr. and. Mrs. Bud Ray (he's the Port Agent at San Juan) threw a party at his house last Sunday on their fifth wedding We've been getting plenty of letters from you about the stinkers and the bum ships. But we feel sure some of the other Log readers would like to hear about the good times you have in strange ports, loo. There are a lot of boys on the beach today who'd like to know what goes on in Rio or Copenha­ gen, Yokohamaa or Cape­ town. So drop us a line and let us hear what you've been doing. Try to keep your letters to about 300 v/ords or less, so we can print them all. Many themks. Brothers. The Editor anniversary. As usual, everyone got lushed. The party started with a bang when the band arrived at 2 p. m. Around 6 p. m. we had a big feed, but who wants to put a nice fire out when you've just built it. So we tossed for it, and I guess you know who won. There were so many gorgeous senoritas around that you had to be on a swivel to keep track of them. Well, the boys and I wish to thank him for such a nice time and hope he and Mrs. Ray have many more happy anniversaries, such as this one has been. Adios. Soapy Campbell PENCIL PUSHER FOULS UP DEAL AT SLOP CHEST Dear Editor: This letter concerns a clerk by the name of H. D. Gustavfion aboard the SS Koloa Victoiy. His is a name to well remember and he is a character to stay away from. Now some of us aren't handsome, A meeting was held tonight And never had eyes of blue. and when the subject of welfare Like the soldiers and sailors you came up there was a lot of dis­ read of cussion of this clerk. So here In all the magazines do. goes. And maybe our shoes need Now this heel is really some polish. thing out of a sea story—and a We don't wear a pretty suit. lousy story, too. This navigating The gear we wear is all different. wonder has the attitude that the And in it, we aren't so cute. crew as a whole is scum under his feet and when a decent ques­ But we can die and we have died. For a reason the same as the rest And though we die not in khaki or blue, We have given our land our best Bill Johnson. Second Cook aboard Waterman's Eagle Wing, made these pictures during her 10-week trip out of Long Beach. It's easy to tell by the costumes what ports she hit. At top left are Jap maidens (standing) Dean Williams, Messman; Juan Rodriguez, OS: Charles Figarou, Messman; (kneeling) Dale Bush, AB. and Johnson. Top right. Don Waters, OS, and Johnson, in something they picked up at Hawaii, but never saw there. Lower, preparing for the New Year's party are Frenchy Fournier. Baker, Jack Kuberski, Stew. Delegate; Bill Knowles, Deck Delegate and David Nunn, Chief Cook. Send In Letters On Your Voyages , of recreation and we have thrashed out most of our prob­ lems during these sessions. This battered old Liberty oper­ ated by Calmar Steamship cor­ poration is slated to go to the dock in a "couple of days" to load cargo for return to the Promised Land. We left New York for a six-weeks jaunt to Europe nearly nine months ago. We have had no mail since the middle of November and the only Union news received has come from other SIU ships we have met and the radio. We'll see you sometime in April or May. James J. Richard, Bos'n; Ted J. Koiaarski, Oeck Delegate; John F. Meyer. Engine Deleg.; Cleveland R. Wolfe, Steward Delegate. Log - A - Rhythms We, too, have lost our sweethearts. The mothers and fathers we love. To add our blood to those colors And keep them flying above. Tell them all of the sleepless nights and days of that dangerous run. And of the men who lived and slept. And died beside their gun. Or when some ship would be blown to hell To wake the night so still. And that was the end of some 70 men Dear Editor: And the end of some "Joe" or "Bill." You fellows from the East Coast don't have to worry about And the dirty flying Heinies payoff on the West Coast. Who came diving from the We have three of the finest gray men in the SIU to represent us To plaster the decks with here in Frisco: Bob Matthews, stinging lead Business Agent and Simmons And carry some lives away. and Kelly, Patrolmen. You don't have to take my Yes, tell them of some buddies With faces once tan and bright. word for it. Ask any of the fel­ Now drenched and covered with lows that just came off the Lu­ their blood cius Q.C. Lamarr; they'll be up Which is turning with the night around the New York Hall now. No beef is too large or too small And tell them of the weeping for them to handle. But what's wife Who lingers by the gate To hope against hope that the \v\' one she loves Is just a little late. FRISCO PIECARDS ARE ON THE BALL, BROTHER WRITES Or have we gave up a nice warm home For a Foc'sle two by four Or the candle that still is burning And some mother at the door. But we are not asking for glory For medals we ne^er look. For all we want is a line or two In that future history book. For maybe, of thousands of the use of trying to tell you— buddies you have to see these boys at Who have traded their life to work to understand what I mean. sleep, (To you fellows who got off Some may have a boy or a girl the Lamarr in Yokohama and To read those lines and keep. came back passengers on the Willimette Victory: Go up to the So stand up and tell them dear Lord, Waterman office and get your­ Please tell them of what you selves $75.00, payment owed to have seen. you for the differential of first class passage.) That's another Tell them for me and my buddies, THE BOYS OF THE victory you can mark up for the MERCHANT MARINE! West Coast. Paul Glazic tion is asked of him he answers as if he were King Neptune him­ self. We have had the slop chest opened only about four times on a two-month trip and even then we had to beg to have it opened. The first time it was opened we got our smokes. But from then on it was always a fight to get them. In Sweden we had to turn in our extra smokes to the Cus­ toms and they allowed us one carton a week. But on leaving Swedish waters for Danish wat­ ers this pen pusher said we could have only one carton. The Dele­ gates then went up to the Skip­ per and the Skipper said we could have all we wanted. On learning this the clerk was all burnt up and treated the crew with contempt. The last time he opened the slop chest he set the time of opening at 7:30 p.m. and it WSsn't until 8 p.m. that it was finally opened. The time between 7:30 and 8 p.m. was spent by this clerk carrying down stuff that should have been in the slop chest already. Several times he has made statements to persons topside that the crew member's were a bother and nuisance to him. Here's another one: the Chief Engineer and the FAE approved overtime but this louse of a clei'k disputed it. Believe it or not. We hope this bum is brought to the attentiop of our Union. I am .speaking for the crew. Robert G. Roales ^ ] ! ' i ' : �>riday. March 15. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG JAMES G. BLAINE TRIP PLEASANT, BROTHER WRITES MAYO BROTHERS CREW IS HAVING 'ULCERATED TRIP' Dear Editor: The Skipper C. B. Davis, Chief Mate C. F. Sullivan (Deck Dept's biggest eoncern), and the mates .through their competence and co­ operation, made this voyage aboard the James G. Blaine a safe and pleasant one. We, the crew and mates, were very sorry to lose Skipper Davis while at Antwerp, Belgium. But the WSA, badly in need of a good head to take over a troop-laden Victory ship, whose skipper un­ fortunately died at sea, naturally picked Mr. Davis for the posiliun. In turn, Chief Mate C. F. Sul­ livan, who has previously sailed as Master, was chosen to replace Mr. Davis; while each mate in turn, Second Mate Fames and Third Mate Hutcheson, went a peg higher including Bosun G. Stecn as Third Mate. Overtime wasn't considered a topic of discussion. For if energy and willingness to work were stored up, overtime was willingly passed out in abundance. Gus Liakos, OS, due to a sev­ ered finger tip acquired while doing sanitary work, was left at Antwerp, Belgium in a hospital. Regards, good wishes, and a speedy recovery from the crew and mates of the Blaine are ex­ tended to him. The Stewards Dept., under the management of Chief Steward S. T. Patterson, will be hard to beat in sanitary conditions and palat­ able meals. S. J. Jandora, Deck Delegate TRiOOP COMMANDER PRAISES CREW OF ALCOA PATRIOT Dear Editor: As the last days of our Voyage from the Island of Leyte to the USA come to a close, the troop officers desires that some official word of commendation be made of the SS Alcoa Patriot. After having spent many months in the Pacific under the hardships of warfare, the offi­ cers were unusually impressed with the desire of the personnel of the Alcoa Patriot to make us comfortable and happy. The in­ terest and attention will long remain a pleasant memory to us. May we especially commend Mr. Harold R. Dreyer, Second Steward, working under Mr. Kai H. Basse, Chief Steward, for the excellent supervision of our food and quarters, and their desire to make us comfortable. May the Alcoa Patriot continue to serve the returning veterans, for they, as well as we who are now almost home, deserve the same generous hospitality. John T. Curtis. Colonel. QMC. Troop Commdr. CREW REFUSES TO SAIL WITH CHIEF ENGINEER Dear Editor: We the undersigned members of SS Scotts Bluff request that no men are signed on the above ship until the company replaces the present Chief Engineer. (Editor's Note: The letter is signed by 29 members of the crew.) DISPATCHER SHOULD CHECK CARDS CAREFULLY BEFORE TRIPS, HE SAYS I think that the Dispatchers should check shipping cards more carefully. Maybe I am wrong, but 1 alway.s thought a book member came before a Tripcard, regardless of the date. Am I right or wrong? Also, I think those who do not attend meetings .should have their cards taken away and be made to re-register. The rules say they have to re-register, but many hgve been getting by without doing so. James Dunifer and R. Wilma CROWDED N. Y. SEAMEN'S CLINIC HAS SEAFARER HOPPING MAD What can be done about the Hudson and Jay Clinic? I waited one hour, then asked the attendant: "How will the doc­ tor know when my turn comes?" He answered, "When your turn comes the doctor will call you." It was a mystery to me. They had not written down my name and I noticed that men who had come after me were be­ ing attended. One "high pressure" in particular. Per­ haps the doctor had a mind like a Sears-Roebuck catalog, but it wasn't doing too well that day. An hour and a half later there was the same amount of men in the room, about 25, waiting to be taken care of by one doctor. He could just as soon have been working on a Ford conveyor belt. I hadn't the slightest reason to think I was nay nearer see­ ing him than I had been an hour and a half earlier. Well, I'll go back early tomorrow, before the rush begins. In the meantime, jotting down this note has relieved my blood pressure. A few suggestions: 1. That the Union investigate the whole set-up. 2. That the Union investigate charges by seamen that the Marine Hospital is in cahoots with the shipowners on "cures." And it seems to me that if we're ever rich enough we should have our own damn hospital—where members can be attended to by flashing a paid-up book. Ralph B. Stein 'HUDSON RIVER' WANTS TO SHIP OUT ONCE MORE Dear Editor: I've refrained from going to sea since the Coast Guard tried me for swimming the Hudson—in.stead of giving us three nuts a medal. Since that time I've played around with the dead under the title of "apprentice embalmer" for a Georgia funeral home. But people in Georgia died too often from overwork and underpay— so, I had to come to Minnesota for a decent wage and living condi­ tions. Quite to my dismay, I discovered that in order to eat I must work. The very idea causes me an undue amount of nausea. My escape, therefore, shall be a ship. Now I find myself confronted with this obstacle; my dues were paid up to last November. By the time I arrive, I'll be in bad stand­ ing and broke. Arrange with Moe Sclar, and the Dispatcher to allow me to ship out, and, after one voyage, I'll reinstate myself. What do you think you can do about it? Eric "Hudson River" Upchurch Dear Editor: This has been what you might call an ulcerated trip on the Mayo Brothers. What with a Steward who liked to don his high pressure and go ashore with the Old Man, not to mention bor­ rowing the best part of the crew's grub, presumably, I suppose, to feed the poor hungry French­ men—if they'll pay enough. Naughty, naughty. Steward! Out of six cooks only one could get out a decent meal and he painted most of the trip. The Army must have had some intel­ ligence men aboard, and found out about feed conditions, be­ cause they sent us back light. What a lucky break for the GIs. After all, they don't give the Purple Heart for ulcers. Now we get to our First As­ sistant Engineer. This lovable and mininformed character says, and I quote: "I long for the day when I can hire and fire my own men. Unions to me arc a pain in the neck." Off the record, he also claims he belonged to the SIU fro six years, but I very quickly re­ marked that he may have "be­ longed," but he never was a Union man. This fink doesn't know anything about the days when a Chief got only $180 a month, 'or less, and the First As­ sistant $150, and so on down. He appears to be much con­ cerned with the plight of the poor shipowners who only get a cut out of each employee's pay, op­ erate on taxpayers' money, don't invest a dollar of their own, and return nothing to John Taxpayer on his investment. I think this First Assistant de- Page Thirteen HERE'S A MASTER WHO'S PLAYBOY WITH THE VALVES Dear Editor: Still we have no Mission Santa Clara minutes to present. As we still have not had a meeting. Things are about the same here. Or perhaps a little worse, if that is at all possible. The grand total of logs has risen to 49. Not a bad score for slightly more than four months. We are sure the score will rise steadily. So far this trip we have lost 12 good men. For various reasons. Some were fired, some were hos­ pital cases, and only one missed the ship. One iiian just up and jumped. Right in front of every­ one. One of our biggest beefs is the Mate, and the Old Man working on deck. While discharging car­ go in Liverpool, The Old Man sneaked into the pump room. And helped himself to various A FENNY SAVED PENNY EARNED.' valves, which caused two of the main pumps to lose suction. This annoyed yours truly no end. While ballasting, the same character was busy at work on the deck valves. Madly turning them. Closing the open ones. And vice versa. What a life. From here on out the watchword is: "I will be in the pumproom, if you want me." It is impossible to do a job with him around. Same goes for Boats. They will not let him do a job either. Capt. A. A. Lund is alwaj's in the activity somehow. Giving orders direct to the gang. And telling them how, when, where, and how fast to do this and that. Overruling the Bosun in every­ thing he does. He even states what men he wants on what job. And then stands over them with his whip. It is unamiously agreed by all concerned that he is N. F. G. And we all hope that none of our Brothers have the misfortune to ship with him. That seems to cover the situa­ tion fairly well. Another report will come to you in the near fu­ ture. And we hope to have a good word for someone. At least once this voyage. Edward C. Gamage serves a nice brigh,t, shining Waterman button for being such a good little boy. I have also come to the conclusion that if the THE BEACHCOMBER other engineei's sailing for Water­ DECIDES TO EASE man took the same attitude, the company might have difficulty OUT OF SAN JUAN obtaining crews. Dear Editor: J. A. Gerard and For sometime, and for no good Elmer L. Moss reason at all, I have been silent. The only reason that I can give the Membership is that I have never heard as much as came been on a tear that is notable, from the SS Jean. The Captain even in this Fair City of Beauti­ seems to be a professional at HERE'S BROTHER causing trouble, and the men ful Senoritas. don't want to sail with him. They WHO APPRECIATES Well, I might as well tell you have changed — almost all the that I am going back into circu­ crew already and they have only SEAFARER'S LOG lation again as I am tired of be­ sailed half-way around the Isl­ Dear Editor: ing a beachcomber. The welcome and. I .signed off the Frank R. Stock­ mat has been taken in by all, I have been reading the Log ton in Galveston, Texas, on Jan. even the Police Department. Al­ and the newspapers from the 26, and since I haven't seen any so, the wide open waters seem States, and I am glad to see what news of the payoff in the Log as to call me; so, Brothers, watch the Union has done in organiz­ yet. I figure it will be in next out or you will have me as a ing the tugs in New Orleans. I week's Log, shipmate as soon as I get near wigh to praise the men who have So I am enclosing a picture of enough on the shipping lists to done the job that others failed to the deck department of the ship out. I want to see the good do. Stockton, which I hope will ap­ old USA again, and get acquaint­ To the good Brothers who sail pear in next week's Log. ed with some of the gang I used ships to the Island, please don't I also would like to have the to hang out with in Mobile, Sa­ fail to visit your Union Hall here, Log sent to my home each week; vannah, and Baltimore. at 45 Ponce De Leon Avenue. it's certainly valuable to have I have been running around The Agent will be glad to see when you're away from seaports here, making the ships for a you at any time, and especially as I am here at Buffalo for a while. It's the only way a Bro­ handout occasionally (as a good on meeting night. beachcomber does) and I have a That will be all for this time, ther can keep up with what's go­ ing on. chance to listen to the tales of so keep them sailing. Harry Vanner The Beachcomber woe of the good Brothers. I have �Page Fourleen Credit Union Urged For SIU Members Deer Editor: THE SEAE ARERS LOG AUSSIE SEAMEN WANT TO BECOME MEMBERS OF SIU Dear Editor: I am writing to you on behlaf of my shipmate and myself, who are the only English-speaking persons aboard this ship, a Swe­ dish tanker. I am seeking advice on how to join your organization After reading the article in the Log on "Credit Unions," I became quite interested in the subject, especi­ ally insofar as the Seafarers is conceriied, as you will under­ stand as I relate my own past particular circumstances. A credit union is an organization where you can deposit i on our arrival at Port Arthur Friday, March 15, 1946 The Skipper Gave Him A Royal Runaround, But He Got His Dough When the Alcoa Trader left$ Weehaukcn in July, Charles B. Rodriquez, Oiler, expected to be aboard her when she returned. He probably would have been if the Skipper of the Alcoa Trader had not stranded him in Port Au Spain. And how that came about makes a stoi-y worth telling. The trip was smooth until the boat reached Trinidad, where a passenger, and two race horses were picked up. As the Trader has no accommodations for passenger.s, the Skipper made ar­ rangements for him to eat with the crew. That is, he made the arrangements, but forgot to no­ tify the crew. Rodriquez, as Crew Delegate, complained to the Captain and V any amount of money, and gett ^ —7: ! Texas, where we shall be signing paid for doing so through accum­ same organization that is upheld, off this ship if all goes well with ulating interest. When a person by 62,000 other seamen: the Sea- the Immigration authorities, My mate is an OS, with two i.s hard-pressed for some ready farers International Union of North America. years sea time, and I am an AB, money, there it is—just waiting Also, you must realize that T : with seven years time in. I have for him to pick it up and put it and those other 62,000 seamen served on English, Swedish and in his pocket. are the SIU and that my own Australian ships, as well as those I'm a married man with a wife hard-earned money i.s better off of my own country, which i.s New and child. Defoie my marriage 1 in my own organizational pocket; Zealand. My mate has served on could go and come, and spend than it would be in some ship- i ^ New Zealand .schooner and dough as I pleased. And I had a owner's pocket, because they, Australian ships, one of which wonderful time. But that was practically run most of the hanks, i was chartered by the U.S. Govwhen a fellow could get practic­ I ally any ship he wanted—stay for the same as they run me when ernment, running m,the islands of the Pacific. Ho hails from was told that he, the Captain was a six-month run and pay off with I sail for them. Yes, give mo an SIU credit Brsibahe Australia, and 1' from a pile of dough. There was a master of the ship and could do lime when I spent my entire pay union and I'll give my true Union i Auckland, N.Z. as he pleased. Thereupon the support in keeping it in opera­ Wo are both j'oung chaps look­ j crew put the passenger out of CHARLES B. RODRIQUEZ in exactly two weeks. Where is ing for a chance to serve in your I the messroom, and he was subit? I don't know, but, boy, oh tion. •W'arren Callahan country's siiips, which have a j sequently served all his meals in boy. what a time I had spending! good name for conditions all over his own chain. been mailed to the WSA Com­ it.' Yes, there were other occa-i . (he world. We read your paper, missioner in New York City. And sions, too, and there are otheiv ALL S NOT ELL The Log. and it met with our ap­ TRICKED BY SKIPPER .so the long trip started. To Mo­ fellows like me — fellows who y^ITH BOYS ON proval as being the ideal publi­ Smoothno.ss again prevailed. bile as a passenger on a coast­ cation for an organization like j when the vessel reached Port THE SCHOHARIE yours. We have not seen anyj AU Spain, Rodriquez obtained a wise steamer, thence to New Now that the war is over and: Editor: thing like it before, and I can as-j pass which expired at 2 p. m. on York by train, and finally, in the war bonus for danger areas I am forwarding this letter to sure you that it will go a long 1 August 9. However, the good New York, disappointment. The is out, high earnings are over— you from the Black Gang aboard way, as far as the future is con- skipper pulled the ship out at 6 and I'm over, as fdr as spending Captain had left his gear in Mo­ the SS Schoharie. We had a cerned for the SIU. a. m. on the 9th and left Rodri­ bile! money as I did. I hardly know wonderful trip coming down We should be arriving in Port quez on the beach. He also cabled just what to do. You see, I love from New "York last week. We Arthur about the end of March company that Rodriquez had Ready to blow a valve at this my little family very mueh, and broke down about two days out or early in April and would like, deserted ship, we just moved into a new apart­ point, Rodriquez went back to and had to drift in to Savannah, to know of any means of getting ment. You're right. I need some Rodriquez went to the Alcoa Mobile, where his gear was Georgia, for three days on the in touch with a branch of your money pronto: the apartment has Agent in Port Au Spain and was awaiting him. While there, he feed pump on account of the air Union. I shall enclose our adno gas stove, no refrigerator and , , , i given the brush-off. When he pump broke do'wn. dress on the ship and would including appeared before the WSA Com­ lacks other things a family needs grateful to hear from you. 1 hope you will print this let­ to live in average comfort. $600.00 in war bonds, he was told missioner and was cleared of all M. White and C. M. Home • that he would have to wait until charges. Best of all, he was 'Why didn't I save money be­ ter to let the boys know what fore? Well, I'm the sort of per­ kind of a rustpot this is. Every­ Editor s Note: Many thanks; ^he Trader returned from Mon- awarded $105.74 for traveling ex­ son you'd find in the majority thing down below is falling apart. for your comments on the Log;! tieal. penses, and he had the satisfac­ The other day I was opening a we are writing to you direct to; group of seamen. tion of hearing the Almighty RUN-AROUND No. Mr. Editor, the shipping steam valve and the stem snap­ advise you to see SIU Agent Skipper roundly condemned for ped right off in my hand. Blondie Johnson at 445 Austin, He did so, only to be told by hasn't fallen off as completely as Avenue, in Port Arthur. } tlie Skippet that his gear had his high-handed actions. The First Engineer is an NMUit did a few years before the war. ATS stiff who is a gas hound. The But it will. Any oldtimer can verify that, and now when I still other day, while drunked-up, he have the chance I would like to went down to the engine room, save some money for the things while in port here, and warmed my family and I will need in the up the c-ngine:5. Then he tried to take her out to sea by himself. If near future. Why not put it in a savings it hadn't been for the Chief he bank? you ask. Because I could would have dragged the anchor By GENE MARKET not get as much benefit from my all over the bay. He still isn't VANCOUVER—A comprehen­ Union when he said, "The repre­ ciates will fight hard and to the deposits as T could in a credit sober. union run and operated by the The Chief Engineer likes to see sive brief, submitted by the Sea­ sentations made by them are bitter end. You are right in your the overtime cut to practically farers International Union, to the along the same phony lines as conclusion that we must remain nothing. If it was up to him we Dominion Government, is being followed in the United States by strong, not only in effort but in wouldn't have any. The Second studied by the Departments of the NMU. They advocate col­ purpose, determined to combat with Government any move made. I will gladly and Third have been ashore for Transport, Labor, and Health and laboration DAY SCHOOL FOR forms of regimentation, such as do all that lies in my power to a week now and the Chief is flat Welfare. continuance of the Manning Pool be helpful." on his back. The other day he In. the brief the SIU has asked System, etc." AIDS DRIVE called in an Oiler to give him a Dear Editor: for revision of the Canada Ship­ Several Isthmian Line ships GREEN SCORES COMMIES The present slump in shipping rubdown, but we told him he'd ping Act; extension of sick mar­ have docked in Vancouver and have to use the Purser for that. The battle which the British finds the Union hall fairly iner benefits to include coast- Columbia SIU is putting up the.v have been contacted by Pa­ We're- leaving Cuba today, and crowded with men who spend wi.se vessels; extension of the most of the day there. It would expect to be in Philly next week; Unemployment Insurance Act to against the commies in its ranks, trolmen and by the Port Agent. be a good idea to set up a day we hope to get this tub condemn­ include seamen; one day holiday and in the labor movement in Many copies of the Log, and school so the men can use part ed, as nothing works on it, can't with pay for each four days' serv­ general, received support from much organizational material William Green, President, AFL. have been distributed. The ves­ of their time ashore in gaining get coffee in the galley, even, be­ ice for all unlicensed personnel, A letter from Mr. Green lu Mr. sels so far coulacled are pre­ "invaluable education without cause we can't get enough steam and incorporation of the war-risk Murphy stated, "I hope the Brit­ dominantly pro-SIU, and if there jeopardizing their shipping cards. up here. In addition, the shower bonus in the basic wage rate for ish Columbia Seamen's Union is no relaxation of the organiz­ What I have in mind is a school is broken and the drinking water seamen. will continue its fight against . . . ing drive, there should • be no with two sessions each day—say in the messroom barely runs. We In a letter to H. Murphy, Van­ communists and fellow-travelers doubt as to the outcome of the from 10 a.m. to 12 and 2 p.m. to are trying to get along the best couver Agent of the SIU, Lionel . . . T know you and your asso­ election. 4 p.m. Courses, I believe, should way we can until we get homo. Chevrier, Minister of Transport, be abbreviated and condensed to Then we want somebody to look at this ship. It is a menace to said, in part, "I may say that the. last about a week. Canadian Seamen's Union has the seamen. The history of trade unionism 'DOC SUSSMAN STRAIGHTENS RECORD Roy J. Turner; Miguel McDina; also made representations with in the maritime field would be a respect to the revision of the them very much, for mentioning popular and easily digested Bisttine; Kenneth "V. Brown; Canada Shipping Act which are To the Editor: John Hanna; H. Nurmie. my case in the ship's minutes'. I just finished reading the min­ course, and the two sessions receiving consideration. Their daily for five straight days would Such cases as mine, should not "representations are somewhat dif­ utes of the SS John Bartram' in accommodate large groups of ferent from those made by your the Log. From all accounts the make any member of the SIU be men. Union. The Canadian Seamen's members of the SS John Bartram afraid or stop him from making Other popular subjects could good union conditions aboard Union recommends continuance do not know the outcome of the be taken up from time to time, any ship. A Union is as strong as f| of the (wartime) Manning Pools and I am sure would be greatly in the postwar period, and I case, as my papers were lifted the members make it, so keep appreciated by the Brothers on up the good work, and fight should like to knov/ if your for a period of six months. the beach who have to stick Union holds the same view." Knowing most of the men harder for Union conditions now, around for any length of time. Murphy scored the recommen­ aboard the ships who are very so that later we won't have to B. Goodman dations of the Canadian Seamen's good Union men, I want to thank fight. Good sailing fellows! WITH THE SIU IN CAHADA BROTHER URGES BEACHED SEAMEN �Friday, March 15, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen SlU Letter Rejects CG Control seamen, on the general issues in­ this Military Branch of the Gov­ ernment. is empowered to reorganize vari­ volved. The experience of the thou­ NO OPPORTUNITY ous agencies of the Government. sands of seamen whom we repre­ Unfortunately, many bills are We assume that the general pow­ sent, with wartime control by the passed which vitally alTcct the ers conferred upon the President United States Coast Guard, has interests of the unlicensed perby this law encompass the Bureau of Marine Inspection and]sormt>l in the Maritime industry, been unsatisfactory and distaste­ Navigation. Moreover, we are in­ under such circumstances, that ful. Historically, the policy of this formed that Bill No. 9, which is not only are we not given an op­ country has always been to con­ currently being proposed, but not portunity to make our views fine the military functions of this actually before either the House known to the lawmaking bodies, Government to their proper of Representatives or the Senate, but we are not even appraised of sphere. Our experience with the seeks to vest the functions of the the passage of the bills them­ Coast Guard during the course of Bureau of Marine Inspection and selves, until circumstances de­ this War verifies and confirms Navigation, formerly exercised velop which bring them to our the soundness of that policy. We object to the intrusion of by the Department i>f Commerce, attention. the United States Coast Guard Apparently, proposals are in in the Maritime Commission. existence to transfer the func­ into the affairs of the Merchant While we are not entirely clear tions of the Bureau of Marine In­ Marine, a civil activity. We fear as to the powers of the President spection and Navigation to either the effect of such an intrusion, under the Public Law 263, and the Coast Guard of the Treasury and encroachment upon the rights also the scope of Bill No. 9, we Department, or to the Maritime and gains that we have won over consider it advisable, at this time. Commission. We are strongly and i the course of many years. We to communicate with the Presi- unalterably opposed to either of fear that such control can and dent of the United States for the these governmental agencies as a may be exercised in such a way purpose of making known the po­ custodian of these important as to injure and emasculate the sition of the Seafarers Interna­ functions. labor organizations which have »!-EIgl3E3tional Union of North America, We believe that we are correct thus far been respoP-sible for the representative of 60,000 merchant in .stating that the original pur­ great improvement in the lot of pose of the legislation creating the American Merchant seaman. the Bureau of Marine Inspection ASK VOICE and Navigation and the United The experience of the unlicen­ States Shipping Commissioner's sed personnel since the creation maritime Unions to follow the ^o further extend the j of these laws, with the Departthe transfer of the Shipping Com­ (Continued from Page 1) program of concerted action out-j Protection of the law^ment of Commerce, has been satmissioners' and Steamboat In­ ! to the unlicensed seaman. Stated j isfactoiy and we can see no sound damn Union in maintime, the spectors' functions to the Mari­ ' m another way, these various j reason for the removal of the SrU, must do your part and fol­ time Commission and has de­ The motion reads: remedial laws were designed to functions of the Bureau of Marine low through on the program. manded public heai'ings before "That the SIU call on Read it thoroughly, and discuss they are~ transferred to any gov­ Unions in the maritime industry, protect the seaman against the Inspection and Navigation from the control of the Department of the program both ashore and ernment agency other than the as well as our affiliated unions in ship operators and owners. Commerce. We know of no objec­ aboard ship. Talk it over with Department of Commei-ce. (See the AFL, to join with the Sea­ AN OPERATOR tions that have been raised by other Seafarers in any port in the lead story in today's Log.) farers in a program to remove Vested in the hands of impar­ the shipowning interests to the the world, and talk it over with The course of action was de­ the Coast Guard from the mari­ members of any maritime Union cided upon after a thorougli dis­ time industry, and to end for- all tial Government agencies imbued general operation of these laws. wherever and whenever you cussion of the problem at two Lime their wartime control with­ with the spirit and the purpose jpHnr to the entrance of this coun^ of those laws, they have, in times try into the Second World War. meet them. This is your job! It was passed past, satisfactorily performed the membership meetings. A motion in this field." This subject is of the greatest "Do your part. Follow out the was passed to appeal to all the unanimously. purpose for which they were cre­ importance to our organization. program. This fight can be won ated. However, by transference We feel that we have been de­ by every member of the Seafar­ In the Maritime Commission, prived of the opportunity to urge ers fighting shoulder to shoulder these powers and functions will our views on the legislative bod­ in the common struggle. GiVc be vested in the hands of an ies of our Government prior to the Coast Guard its final dis­ agency of the Government, which the passage of the Reorganization charge from the Merchant Mar­ is, at the same time, the owner ^ct, in the deliberate and careful ine!" and operator of merchant vessels. manner which is provided for by Where monetary interests arc our legislative procedure. How­ LONG FIGHT feet, and based their findings on (Continued from Page 1) concerned, a decision favorable to ever, we have complete eunfidenee Hawk s message to the mem­ strikes as a political weapon. the communist political line. tlie seaman and adverse to the in our President and believe that There's no doubt about the bership was contained in a mime­ This policy is opposed by Phil Government would serve to op­ he will restore that right by ac­ ographed communication, which Murray and the CIO hierarchy. fact that the NMUers arc con­ erate against the financial inter­ cording us the fullest opportunity pointed up the fact that the Sea­ But all CIO maritime Unions fused. When their trusted lead­ ests of that very agency of the to state our views in detail. ers gnaw each other's guts, it's farers has consistently fought combined under one head would Government which administers We respectfully suggest that against coercion and intimida­ give Bridges a political weapon hard for them to see which side the law, and fi'om such decision the President arrange for a Pub­ of the fence to get on. But it's too tion by the Coast Guard. Usually that would not need the support there is no appeal. We urge that lic Hearing, so that the views of this has been without any sup­ of other CIO unions to be effec­ early to see whether they'll fol­ such an arrangement is inherently all parties concerned may be pre­ low the commies, or whether the port from other maritime Unions tive. more moderate line of Curran unsound and improper and should sented and in that manner aid other than SIU affiliates. NAT'L CIO INTERESTED and the National CIO will come not be foisted upon the American him in his final judgment. It recalled that during the war seaman by our President. Thus, Curran's rebellion has out with a victory. Very truly yours, the Union was usually able only aroused interest in the CIO na­ Even where the interests of the John Hawk, to represent the seamen as coun­ tional office. Though it follows Government are not directly in­ Vice-President. sel before Coast Guard hearing the communist line in some re­ volved, the close alignment in in­ units, that it was difficult to pro­ spects, the national CIO diverges terest and sympathy with ship test agaiiist Hooligan Navy dom­ sharply from it in others. This is NEW VORK 51 Beaver St. operators of the Maritime Com­ HAnover 2-2734 mission in the role of a large ship ination because the war emer­ especially true of Uncle Phil 330 Atlantic Ave. gency bugaboo was dragged out Murray, who has had to smack BOSTON SS ALEXANDER CLAY Liberty 4057 owner, could easily operate to of mothballs on any pretext. SS MARY M, DODGE 14 North Gay St. prejudice the judgment and men­ down the numerically weak but BALTIMORE Calvert 4539 Members of the Stewards De­ tal processes of those individuals Now, Hawlc's communication politically potent communists re­ PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. partment of these two ships, Phone Lombard 7651 ilesignated to enforce tiie laws. continued, the seaman's war peatedly. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street which paid off the last week in bonus has ended, but the Coast 4-1083 Just what effect the power pol­ MILITARY CONTROL February in Norfolk, can collect Guard still assumes the right to itics within their Union will have NEW ORLEANS . 339 Chnrtres St. Canal 3336 Our objections to the Coast difference in extra meals money push seamen around. on the rank and file cannot be SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Guard, as an agency designated by contacting South Atlantic SS 3-1728 It went on to explain that: foreseen at the moment. At the MOBILE , 7 St. Michael St. to administer these laws, are office. The SIU had sent a letter to NMU's most recent meeting. Cur2-1754 equally as emphatic. We have 4. 4- 1. 45 Ponce de Leon President Truman requesting ran denied that he meant Com­ SAN JUAN, P. R San'juln^'Lsl^l stated OUT position on a number SS BONANZA transfer of authority to the De­ munists Myers, McKenzie and GALVESTON sos'/j 22nd Si.' of occasions, both to the Coast Sedewitz, Oiler, has one day's Smith" were Communists when partment of Commerce. pay coming. Can be collected at RICHMOND. Caiif 257 lib SL ^o various memCongress has passed a law giv­ he spoke of the "machine" they SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. bers of the House and Senate Alcoa Steamship Co. ing the President the power to were running. He proclaimed SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Committees interested in the af­ 4* 4' 4 Ill W. Burnside St. fairs of the United States Mer­ transfer the jurisdictiorial pow­ himself "still an anti-fascist," PORTLAND SS HAMDEN SIDNEY VICTORY WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. ers of any government bureau to —whatever that means. chant Marine. Disputed overtime is payable HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. another government bureau. In brief, the Seafarers Interna­ to the following men: INVESTIGATE DISUNITY BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. 24 W. Superior Ave. tional Union of North America is The membership took all that CHICAGO Zac Lewis, M. McCatty, A. LETTER SENT 1014 E. St. Clair St. opposed to the control or inter­ in, but it also voted to accept the CLEVELAND Stewart, W. Seltzer, M. Sams, 1038 Third St. The SIU has sent a letter of report of the committee appoint­ DETROIT ference, to even the slightest ex­ E. Collins, C. Duff, P. DeLaCruz, DULUTH 631 W. Michisan St. protest to the President, in which ed to investigate "disunity" with­ VICTORIA. B. C 602 Boughton St. tent, of a military branch of the M. Whitehurst, C. Wilson, J. Wil­ all Seafarers affiliates have join­ in the NMU. With this report VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Government in the affairs of the liams, R. Robei-ts. 842 Zack St. ed, asking that the functions of Curran disagreed so vigorously TAMPA Merchant Marine. We have found J. Styles, W. Jones, B. Knight, M-1323 the Coast Guard be transferred that he took the internecine JACKSONVILLE from actual experience, that H. Davis, A. McMillan, James 920 Main St. S-1231 back to an unbiased and civilian fight to the rank and file. A ma­ there i.s a fundamental antipathy Ward, J. Patrice, J. Anderson, PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. Government agency. jority of the committee members Phone: 28S3Z between the unlicensed person­ R. Flemings. The Union also has protested were communists, he said, in efnel of the Merchant Marine and Can be collected at Co. office. (Continued from Page 1) THE HOLE IN THE WALL" Program To End Coast Guard Control Commies Seek To Oust Ourran From Leadership SIR HALLS MONEY DUE �Page Sixteen THESEAFARERS LOG Isthmian Grows Panicky, Seizes Logs Going Aboard Cape Junction Apparently growing frighten-1 One, of the Wipers on board ed over the growing tide of SIU fhe Cape Junction, "Tiny" Don sentiment aboard Isthmian ships, Mease, really lives up to his nick­ name. He's a delicate little morofficials of that company have 23^ 333 stooped to open violation of con^.gj^ pg|i stitutional rights and the National Stewards Department. Tiny realLabor Relations Act. Acting un- ly keps them busy dishing out the der instructions of the Isthmian S^ub! T ,1 • Logs, which were brought on Line, an Isthmian guard, accord= . j ,• ing 10 his own statement, station-: I'""'', received a good reception, ed at Pier 17, Brooklyn, recently the boys reading 'em quite 1 ^ , avidlv. SIU literature has been .stooped crow members of the , , „ .. u *1, T f (1 s.-nst-m trrtinty po-'^ted all over the ship in the Friday, March 15. 1946 STEWARDS DEPT. ON CAPE JUNCTION dred per cent for the SIU, and the Stewards Dept. is better than 50 per cent. Red declares she'll be either all Seafarers on her return, or damn close to it. A couple of close friends from i Plainfield, N. J., are sailing on the Junction in the stewards dept. Messmen A. Jandrisovits and Ben Battista and there are rumors that Ben rightly reserves another nickname besides "'Vino Kid." Yes, sir! The entire crew is a Taken aboard the Cape Junction, the majority of this Isthmian swell bunch, and they'll be a Stewards Dept. is for the Seafarers. > Ships organizer Twyman credit to the SIU when Isthmian (second from left) assures us she'll be all for the SIU by the lime goes Seafarers. their ship returns from the Far East. Cape Junction as mes.shall, foc'sles and on the bulaboard and seized Logs ^oard. they were carrying. This flagrant violation of law RED DOING OKAY is being watched closely bj'' of-1 Ships organizer Red Twyman, HERE'S NEW CAPE JUNCTION CREW ficials of the Seafarers, and in the .^yho is a buddy of Hank's of "Cut event it is repeated, unfair labor g^d Run" fame, is really doing practice charges will be preferred g good job aboard the Cape Juncagainst Isthmian. This notorious-; tion, along with some able assisly open-shop company has been tancc from other Seafarers on her. getting away with other viola- They've got the Deck and Engine tions with such ease that they are Departments lined up one hungrowing over-confident, and; headed for a richly-deserved downfall. Later, upon being told their constitutional rights and privi-; leges, the Cape Junction boys, were quite indignant, and brought; Rotary shipping means job more Logs aboard in open do-; democracy. The man who fiance of the "hard-boiled" guard. registers first gets first crack These Isthmian men learned their at the jobs. His name is list­ lesson quickly, and the company ed on looseleaf panel files will find out that they can't be which are kept in the ship­ bamboozled so easily the next ping hall for all to see. Once time. i a man ships, his registration card goes into the permanent CLEANUP SQUAD file and becomes proof (for Shortly after the new crew the draft board, among signed on, they proceeded to clean! others) that he is an active up the recreation hall completely, i seaman. No favoritism, no Finding a number of Pilots and j back door shipping in the other NMU literature aboard for 1 SIU halls. Every man in his which these pro-SIU seamen had ! Those big smiles and the sign show what Union these Isthmian men from the Cape Junction turn. no use, they disposed of it in | want. Front, reading from left: B. Schoonmaker, OS; J. Lund, Bosun; W. Henderson, AB; B. Davey Jones' locker. Garrod, AB; Heins, AB; Twyman, MM; H. Bridgeman, Wiper. Rear: A. Jandrisovits, MM; G. Garrido, Wiper; "Tiny" Don Mease, Wiper; P. Kordakis, AB; N. Nasukiewicz, MM: and C. Funkhouser, OS, Why isthmian Men Are Going SIU li Seafarers Sweeps Marine Fox By HAL BANKS their propng.md.n for what, it is. Much to their sorrow, the Na­ tional Maritime Union will also find out that the average seaman sailing on American ships is in­ terested primarily in agreements, good working and living condi­ tions, and wages. They don't give a damn about a lot of political and communistic nonsense. Steel. Inventer Joins SIU Camp After completing a fairly long whom were Doctor Ida Song and SEATTLE, Wash. —When one farers when considering the num­ Pacific voyage, the SS Steel In­ Mrs. Tien, with her two children. of Isthmian's largest vessels, the ber of votes concerned. ventor has returned to this coun­ Christmas occurred while the In­ SS Marine Fox, pulled alongside i Upon contacting the Stewards try, joining the host of Isthmian ventor was at sea, and this usual­ Dept., we found that the lies the dock here recently, both SIU Line vessels with one hundred ly dreary day on shipboard (for and disruption which the NMU per cent SIU crews. kiddies at least) w^as turned into and NMU organizers were there had been atempting to spread a joyous occasion. On the trip East, a number of to meet her. The crew was lined j among our Filipino Brothers had Yes, Santa Claus appeared in passengers were carried, among up along the rail on the port deck, not done them one bit of good. the person of Johannes "Wunder­ happy to be returning to the good Johnny Arabacz, with assistance lich ably assisted by Freddie old U. S. after a trip to the Orient! from some other SIU Brothers, GOOD FISHING ABOARD STEEL INVENTOR Reid, and everything was com­ explained to them actually the —that is, everyone had a smile on | SIU has more Filipinos in its plete with the exception of some reindeer and a fireplace. his face, with one notable excep­ membership than any single Upon arrival at Shanghai, the tion. He was the NMU ship's American, trade Union. ship was met in person by the organizer. In addition, he e.xplained to Mayor-on his private yacht. He Observing the anxious look on ' them that the NMU was only us­ came to greet Dr. Song and Mrs. the NMU shoreside organizer's ing the Filipino question to spread Tien, who is the wife of a noted face, we noticed that he was j dissension among the crew. At Chinese statesman, and cointuendlooking up for some kind of en­ j the trip's end, every Filipino ed the crew for their part in couraging look upon the face ' of aboard was a firm believer in making the long trip a happy his ship's orgaivizer. Finally, in SIU. one for Mrs. Tien's children. desperation the NMU organizer I No praise is too high for good, Homeward bound once again, called up to this lone wolf and I staunch Union men like Johnny the Inventor carried as passen­ asked, "How did you make ouff" Arabacz who believe in their prin­ gers a number of repatriates who The answer came back promp- ciples and Union enough to go had spent considerable time as ly, "Not so hot. This ship is out of their way spending prac­ Japanese prisoners in various Jap practically 100 per cent SIU." tically all their spare time to concentration camps. Upon boarding the Marine Fox, bring the truth to shipmates. The crew reported good fish­ our SIU organizej-s found this ing and with "Cowboy" Guyal as STILL SIU _to be a conser'vadve statement. the life of the party, along with The majority of this crew stay­ valuable assistance from Broth­ BRISTOL FASHION ed with the Marine Fox, and .she ers Wunderlich, Reid and Riga, SIU Ships Organizer Johnny is still overwhelmingly for the everyone on the Steel Inventor Arabacz, had really done a yeo- Seafarers. Conditions aboard the had a happy trip over and back. inan job on this vessel, lining her Fox prove one major fact, and That's the way it should be on up Bristol fashion for the Sea­ that is that the lies and propa­ an SIU ship and we call the In­ farers. 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Title A name given to the resource March 15, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 11 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/15/1946 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RETURN SEAMEN TO CIVILIAN RULE, SAYS SIU TO TRUMAN; COAST GUARD AND OPERATOR CONTROL CONDEMNED SIU OFFERS PROGRAM TO ALL MARITIME UNIONS TO END CG POWER OVER CIVILIAN SEAMEN COMMIES SEEK TO OUST CURRAN FROM LEADERSHIP SIU MAY STRIKE BISSO TUGS TIME TO GO STILL GROWING REPORT ON ORGANIZING DRIVE HURRIED, HARRIED, AND HAGGLED--BUT PATROLMAN DOES A SWELL JOB CONGRESS ASKED TO ENLARGE, INCREASE OLD AGE BENEFITS THE PATROLMEN SAY... SQUIBS BELLY ROBBERS, INCORPORATED PEACE ENDS NEED FOR COAST GUARD CONTROL OVER CIVILIAN SEAMEN SEAFARER PARKER HAS ICE-LEGS SUP UNVEILS WAR DEAD MEMORIAL JOHN MOSBY CREW FOR SIU PORT ARTHUR NEEDS NEW HALL SUP MARKS ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE WILL DRAFT LABOR ACTION PROGRAM FURUSETH FREED U.S. SEAMEN FROM SLAVERY SEAFARERS PRESSES FIGHT FOR TAX REFUND TO POWS FRANCHERE CREW DISCUSSES BEEFS SEAFARERS PRESSES FIGHT FOR TAX REFUND TO POWS SEARSPORT GROWTH IS PREDICTED ICE DELAYS LAKES SHIPPING CAN'T PAY OFF IF RIDER SAYS "NO" SEAMEN TO GET IDLE INSURANCE GREAT LAKES SECRETARY-TREASURER REPORTS OPERATORS USE NEW BAG OF TRICKS NMU SELLS BOOKS AT ANY PRICE--NOT WORTH IT, ISTHMIAN MAN FINDS RAINY SEASON HITS PUERTO RICO GOOD SEASON SEEN FOR LAKES TULSA CREW FINDS 'HOG' SEAWORTHY THE TULSA CREW SAW PAREE SEAFARERS PROTEST RUSTPOT CONDITIONS SPENCER CREW FINDS CAPTAIN COOPERATIVE VANDALS TEAR UP AGREEMENT, MINUTES CREW DEFEATS CHIPS AND DE IN ARGUMENT CAPTAIN ACTS AGAINST NINE OF CREWMEN SEAFARERS VICTIMIZED BY SHORESIDE RACKETS CREDIT UNION URGED FOR SIU MEMBERS AUSSIE SEAMEN WANT TO BECOME MEMERS OF SIU THE SKIPPER GAVE HIM A ROYAL RUNAROUND BUT HE GOT HIS DOUGH ALL'S NOT WELL WITH BOYS ON THE SCHOHARIE BROTHER URGES DAY SCHOOL FOR BEACHED SEAMEN ISTHMIAN GROWS PANICKY, SEIZES LOGS GOING ABOARD CAPE JUNCTION SEAFARERS SWEEPS MARINE FOX STEEL INVENTOR JOINS SIU CAMP Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a50703df6c626aa04c6958b5ace95a30.PDF 5d0deb601b66be5c4323b361f5049274 PDF Text Text |4» Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, MARCH 8. 1946 Vol. VIII. Kn No. 10 COMMIES RUN NMU, GURRAN ADMITS . +. iPiiiii illB' Says Membership Was Sold-OutTo CP Line; Asks Ouster Of Meyers, Smith, McKenzie As His Gang Batties For Union Leadership The Communists have busted the NMU wide open. Joe Curran, NMU national president, exposed the machinations of the Red leadership in its struggle for power in the Union at a closed membership meeting on February 18. Curran revealed that the communist machine continually overrode the will of the membership. He showed the membership how the commies had dictated who was to be elected, fired and 'or brought "^up on charges. Shipowners And NMU Members: These are some of the men on the Cape Junction who are doing their best to bring the Cape Junction into the Seafarers—and they're getting places. With the exception of the Bosun, these men are all active aboard the ship. From the left (kneeling): Nick Calzia, AB; Vincente Chavez, 2nd Cook. Rear: Guy Merchant, Bosun; Phillip Daum, Utility; Tex Hansen, AB; De Haven, AB. Passenger Ships Pianned NEW YORK — A summary of the construction plans of eleven ship lines has been announced by the National^Federation of American Shipping. A total of eighty-nine new passenger ves­ sels of 1,200,000 gross tons will be built, costing between $400,000,000 and $500,000,000. The new ships will be larger and speedier than the prewar models. They will have a total passenger carrying capacity of 14,000 to 15,000 passengers, and a cargo carrying capacity of 700,000 deadweight tons. Speeds will range from 16 to ,30 knots, com­ pared to a prewar range of from 12 to 22 knots. Four of the lines which have announced their plans have closed shop contracts with the Seafarers International Union. The number of vessels they plan to obtain, total passenger and car­ go capacity, routes and ranges of speed, is as follows: Grace Line, Inc., New York, nine ships carrying 450 passen­ gers and 83,960 cargo tons to South America at a speed of 18 knots. Alcoa Steamship Co., New York, three vessels with 2000 passengers and 40,000 to 50,000 tons of cargo to West Indies and South America at speeds from 16 to 20 knots. Mississippi Shipping Co. New Orleans, three ships carrying 360 passengers and 39,000 cargo tons to South America at 20 knots. American Mail Lines, Seattle, six special Diesel powered C-2 type vessels, with 75 passengers and 55,000 to 60,000 cargo tons from the Pacific Northwest to the Orient at 16 to 18 knots. The Seafarers International Union of North America is hereby giving notice to all U,S. shipowners that, no matter how badly broken up or weak the NMU becomes through the squab­ bling of their communist leaders, we will faithfully observe all NMU contracts, and will under no circumstances permit the disintegration of the NMU to be used as a club by the ship­ owners against the helpless members of that organization. Several times in the past, ship operators with whom the Seafarers has contracts have disclosed the fact that NMU of­ ficials Myers and McKenzie have both offered to deal with the shipowners on very liberal terms—provided that the operators sign up with the NMU, instead of continuing their SIU contracts. These disclosures have not caused the SIU to veer from the straight course and attempt to pay back the NMU in their own coin. On the contrary, we are making this pledge to the rank and file members of the NMU so that they may rest assured that they will have every assistance in the world from the SIU in cleansing their union-house of their scabby, finking misleaders. We make this pledge to the NMU rank and filers, and in­ tend to keep it. Now, do your shcure, boys. Make it a good housecleaning while you're at it, and don't worry about the shipowners coercive attempts. We'll back your play! Seafarer Led Filipino Regiment In Guerilla Warfare Against Japs By TOM MOORE McBRIDE Into the Log office in the New York Hall, the other day, came an amazing young man, a probationary SIU member named Edward G. Bender, oiler. Until recently he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, commanding First Bolo Regiment, Isabela, Philippine Islands. He is a man who survived the Bataan Deatht March, escaped from the Japs an SIU ship after five days In and led the resistance movement port. Ed Bender was still reticent in northern Luzon. when he began to talk, and Lutt­ This is the first time his story rell had to prompt him to get has appeared in print. Up to now him started. But once he got go­ he had been reticent to the point ing, there was no stopping him. Ed Bender's father was a of turning tail whenever a news­ Pennsylvanian who married a man appi'oached. His buddy, C. Filipina. Ed is an American cit­ E. Luttrell, longtime SIU full izen. He went to school in Ma­ book member, prevailed upon nila, and in 1940 joined the Phi­ him, however, to come up to the lippine Scouts. He was dis­ Log office to tell his story when charged for disability on August their ship hit this port. 6, 1941. When the Jap attack Bender and Luttrell sailed came he was an Army civilian from New York on March 2, on employee, a stenographer at the Army Medical Corps Hospital. Bender wanted to do more than work in a hospital, but he didn't get his chance until De­ cember 26. Then two non-coms of the 86th Field Artillery, who knew he'd had experience, picked him up and took him to the northern front, where he (Continued on Page 4) He disclosed that Joseph Stack, NMU' New York Agent and prominent in the communist par­ ty in New York, has been doing espionage work in and around the Port of New York. Since Curran's expose the NMU has been entirely leaderless. The fight for power has gone on. No one has quit throwing mud long enough to take the helm. And now the entire world knows aB'out the communist lead­ ership in the NMU. A report of Curran's sensational disclosures at the closed meeting was carried first in the New York World Tele­ gram. It was reprinted by other New York papers. The wire ser­ vices picked it up. Mention the NMU to anyone, anywhere henceforth, and any­ one, anywhere will see Reds. OFFICIAL MINUTES To World-Telegram reporter Fred Woltman came the official transcript of the closed meeting, through an undisclosed source. He broke the story on March 5. That was the first public knowl­ edge of the explosion in the vit­ als of the NMU, though it had been known for more than a week that the fight for power between Curran and the com­ munist bloc had come to a crashing climax of some sort. Despite the obvious inference throughout his 20-page indict­ ment of the Red leaders of the NMU, Curran managed to avoid the use of the word "communist," hewing to the phrase "the ma­ chine" each time he spoke of the men doing battle with him. QUIZZED SEAMEN He named as leaders of the commie plot to control the NMU, Ferdinand Smith, national secre­ tary; Howard McKenzie and Frederick (Blackie) Myers, vice presidents. Also scourged by Curran was communist Joe Stack, New York Port Agent. The World Telegram went even further than Curran, in establish(Continued on Page 10) �-mi Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday. March 8, 1948 LOG 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 » » » & HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - - President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 3-iikj A White Elephant? Although the shooting part of World War II has been over for more than six months, full peace has not yet been achieved any place on the globe. Sporadic fighting has brokeji out in many spots, and British and Dutch troops have been used to keep the colonial peoples in subjugation. This battle to keep the colonies under control is but another facet in the fight among nations for expanded economic power, and international prestige. The last eighteen months have seen the virtual en­ slavement of half of Europe by the Russians; the dismem­ berment of Chinese territory and the de-industrialization of Manchuria, also by the Russians; the meddling in Greece b\ the British, and an overall breakdown of the machinery designed to guard against just such excesses. These actions cannot be justified and are in no way compatible with the charter of the United Nations Organization. The veto, which has given the Big Three unprece­ dented power, has been used to quell any objections to the grabbing tactics of the Soviet Union and of Great Britain, and to the continued exploitation of the Dutch colonies, which has had the approval and the active cooperation of England. While the other member nations of the UNO certainly do not condone such activities, there is little that they can do about it under the present set-up. The basis for world peace has become fear of world war. We are attempting to build an organization to upbold amity among nations, yet we have the certain know­ ledge that force may have to be used to achieve this end. Already there is loose talk about World War III. Surely a world which has seen ten million people slaughtered fruitlessly is in no position to contemplate a new war. The brave new world may yet come, but not through the medium of an organization dedicated to the main­ tenance of power politics and imperialist expansion. It will come when no nation fears its neighbor; when all peo­ ples are free from want and tyranny—and may that day be soon. Out In The Open The stench that has arisen at the NMU national head­ quarters has existed for years. Up to now it has been care­ fully covered. Hitherto, any attempts to lift the lid have been met with the cry of "Red-baiting." Now, however, the expose comes from NMU Presi­ dent Joe Ciirran who certainly should know. He has been for the most part a willing part of the controlling ma­ chine. No matter what his reasons for the break, this much is certain: He knows whereof he speaks. For the maritime industry, this story has been the greatest thing that has happened since the overthrow of the old ISU piecards. For the membership of the NMU it is an opportunity to overtlirow their commie-line leadership; take over con­ trol for themselves in the name of clean, honest, militant unionism and prepare for the Coming day of real maritime unity—a unity free from communist political control. Hospital Payments Men Now In The Marine Hospitals STATEN ISLAND M. J. FIELDS J. DENNIS L. A. CORNWALL D. E. SEBOLD J. J. HANLEY V. SHAVROFF D. J. MONTELEONE J. L. WEKKS TIMOTHY HOLT j. L. CAMPBELL C. E. HASZ H. OLUF J. S. NEAL .1, C. CARSON H. L. GILLOT R. POWELL L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN % % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL HAROLD SCOTT THORWALD JOHANSEN WM. ROSS P. F. HICKS WM. MIM3 BLYHURNE WOODS J. DENNIS WILBER MANNING C. JANULLEVICUS GEO. R. COOPER GEO. A. CARROLL 3. i 4BRIGHTON MASS. HOSPITAL ELMER STEWART E. JOHNSTON G. PHINNEY, Jr. J. SAUNDERS F. KENSFIELD A. RAMOS STEVE KELLEY A. HUDSON PHILIP ARCHILLOER S. 4. 4.GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. "A. TROMLY R. N. STROMER H. HARTMAN DIXON BANDA QUAID ^ 4, 4. NORFOLK HOSPITAL JOHN B. DARCY CHAR1,ES T. GASKINS EUGENE WENGARTEN LLOYD Q. McNAIR J. H. SMITH L. L. LEWIS Members of Ihe Seafarers are eniifled to a weekly pay­ ment from the Union if they are laid up in a hospital. Be sure to get what is coming to you: Notify the Union of your ward number so that there will be no delay in your receiving the money due you. CHARLIE MIZELL FRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH 4" 4" 41 ELLIS ISLAND D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY It if i> BALTIMORE HOSPITAL PAUL WINTERLY ESELE WALKER STEPHEN KELLY BUCK SHERWIN 4 4 4 MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY 4 4 4 SAVANNAH HOSPITAL ROBERT HANING 4 4 4 NEPONSIT £. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER �THE Fxiday, March 8, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Report Of SlU Organizing Drive By EARL SHEPPARD By PAUL HALL In addition to the organizational task, the Union's postwar prob­ lems, the task of educating our younger union members, the Sea­ farers now have another job to do. We have the task of contacting every possible member of the National Maritime Union. This will be just as great a problem and as necessary as our current organizing drive. Details on the existing situation in the NMU are carried in another part of this paper. We are now witnessing a very large maritime union in the stage of breaking down. All officials and members of this union should remember that it will do the Sea­ farers no good to see the NMU completely demolished. The destroying of any maritime union will harm all other unions in the industry. This is what we must go to the membership of the NMU with. We must tell them; "Clean up your house— drive the fakers out. Unless you do this the NMU is sure to fall." Seafarer's Support Menjbers of the NMU must be told that the Seafarers will back them in their demands for a clean union. This can lead to the uniting of all seamens unions on common problems such as the program laid out in last week's Log of a joint agreement between all maritime unions to cooperate in eliminating the wartime powers of the Coast Guard, WSA, and other government bureaus. We know, and ^here's no use kidding ourselves, that we can sit on the sidelines and watch the NMU collapse through internal dissention and the sell-out tactics of their leadership. If this hap­ pens, and we do nothing about it, there will be nothing left to even call a union and the NMU membership will be left to be pushed around by the shipowners and all government bureaus. As we see it, our problem is plain. We must seek out the NMU members and explain to them that we have no designs on their organization, that for our mutual protection it is good that . llieie be an NMU until such time as we unite in "One Big Union" under the banner of the Seafarers International. The former chief stooge of the communist party, Joe Curran, now sees fit to expose the fact that the NMU is in the clutches of a group which no not intend to do one single thing for the mem­ bership of the NMU. In Curran's own words, they are interested only in following the political line of "Zig Zag" Foster, chief of the communists. Fired By Commies It is degrading to an organization of any kind in any industry to have to stomach the statement made by communist chief William Z. Foster in which he states he had had to use; "Surgery on some of the officials in the NMU." This must make every rank and file NMU member's ears burn. It must more than ever before tend to make him lose confidence in his organization. ..Naturally, we can expect the communists to attempt to rally and reshape their program along the line of some of their previous in­ famous slogans. The NMU member.s must bo told not once but as often as pqssible, that their internal problems are their own affair and that unless they and they alone clean them up, the NMU will surely die. The NMU membership has been told for years by the same communist leadership that are now slandering each other, that the Seafarers would do everything in its power to crush the NMU. This naturally has resulted in a bad feeling between the member­ ship of the two organizations. NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE MEMBERSfllP OF THE SEAFARERS TO PROVE TO THE MEM­ BERSHIP OF THE NMU THAT WE FIGHT FOR THE INTERESTS OF ALL SEAMEN AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF WHAT ORGANIZATION THEY BELONG TO. THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION IS DRAFTING A PROGRAM CALLING FOR UNITY AMONG ALL MARITIME WORKERS. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE BASED ON SIMPLE FUNDAMENTALS, WITH THE THOUGHT IN MIND OF HAVING ALL MEMBERS OF ALL MARITIME UNIONS UNITE ON ANY MATTER AT ISSUE WITH THE SHIPUWNEKS OR THE WASH­ INGTON MARITIME BUREAUS. We must push this program. We must tell all seamen of all unions that the Seafarers are strictly for unity on all union prob­ lems. We must show by our actions that we mean what we say. It seems that NMU is really getting worried about the Isth­ mian drive. Just last week the big shots held a meeting and Joe "No Coffee Time" Curran ac­ cused some of the other national officers of sabotaging the drive, and causing NMU members to desert wholesale. All of this is reported in a front page article in the "World Tele­ gram" of March 5, 1946. It even states the fact that the NMU couldn't even win an election against a company union; citing the Standard Oil of New Jersey. Curran blames the other commies —Myers, Smith, Stack, et al— and they blame him. The SIU has known this all along. On plenty of Isthmian ships NMU organizers are turn­ ing in their books and joining the SIU. In the last issue of the NMU rag, the "Pilot," they even stopped claiming any progress in Isthmian. REPUDIATE NMU The men on the Isthmian ships in the great part have already re- Johnny Goes A-Gooning John Rogan, NMU Port Committeeman and commun­ ist "big shot," who sometimes is known as the "Assistant President" of the NMU. set out to drown his sorrows one evening last week. The whisky evidently made him think himself a big, bad tough goon so he set out with a few other gas hounds to hunt a victim, and inquired for several people who weren't around (convenient­ ly for him). When one of these called up the next day Johnny wasn't in. His secretary, how­ ever, reported that he was still on the binge. Tut! tut! Comrade Rogan, the NMU doesn't pay you to drink dur­ ing working hours—but after all drinking's a lot safer than gooning—don't mix 'emi pudiated the NMU, but this isn't enough. The job to do is to show every Isthmian man, re­ gardless of who he is, just what the Seafarers stand.s for and how he can benefit himself and his shipmates by selecting the SIU as his bargaining agent. Reports from all ships continue to be good. The crews are stick­ ing aboard and fast getting everyone swung over to the right course. The response to the charter membership fee of seventeen dol­ lars has been good, and large numbers of Isthmian seamen have taken advantage of this and become members of the Union. ALL SHIPS VISITED Various port organizers all re­ port that every Isthmian ship is being visited and that the re­ sponse is improving every day. There is no doubt that the Sea­ farers is the choice of the ma­ jority of seamen riding Isthmian ships. Special effort is being made to have Isthmian committees or­ ganized on every SIU ship. The object of this is to have Isth­ mian ships and crews contacted in every port in the world. Sea­ farers members should not only contact these ships but every ef­ fort should be made to get Isth­ mian crews to come aboard SIU ships and see at first hand just how an SIU ship functions. Special attention should be paid to showing these Isthmian crews all overtime sheets and letting tnem see at first hand just how much they benefit finan­ cially by becoming organized. The Agents Conference will be held shortly in N. Y., and the (Coniinued on Page 12) NEW ISTHMIAN SHIPS Some large 02, and 03 types of ships and a few 04'.s are being turned over to Isthmian. These ships have been operated by the Army and Navy as transports. When they are put into operation this will mean a large number of men that must be hired to I'eplace the Army and Navy crews. Every SIU member should pitch in and help. If enough men can get aboard these ships they too will be won over and the election will be cinched. CRITICAL POINT .Summing the whole thing up in a nutshell, this is the critical point of the drive and every SIU member must be on his toes. If crews start piling off the ship at the last minute before the elections there is a danger that they will be replaced by men who don't know the score or by selected men that the NMU will try and .send in just to con­ fuse the issue, even though they know that they have no chance of winning the election. The picture looks good right now, and if the SIU holds on to what strength is now aboard ships, victory is certain. Holding on means however, that the work must not be lessened in the slightest. If anything, the work must be intensified. The bigger the margin of victory the better the agreement will be. Every or­ ganizer and every man aboard every Isthmian ship mut.t pull to­ gether. NMU Finds It Can't Piece-Off SIU Volunteer Ship's Organizer NORFOLK — Despite the at­ tempts of NMU Norfolk Agent Kirk to piece-off a couple of Isth­ mian men aboard the SS John Constantino, the ship is solidly for the Seafarers, and will con­ tinue to be pro-SIU. ANOTHER ISTHMIAN SHIP FOR SIU Charges Proved When talking to members of the NMU, tell them that their President, Joe Curran, has verified the charges made many times by the SIU. That he now openly admits that the affairs and man­ agement of the NMU are controlled by Moscow stooges such as Ferdinand Smith, Frederick Myers, Howard McKenzie, Joseph Stack, et ab Prove to them that once again as shown by Curran's own words ar.d charges, that the NMU has been sold down the river completely as regards conditions and wages. Point'out to them that the good officials of the NMU have re­ signed or been forced out under pressure simply because they in- Isthmian voting should be under way at about the same time. One of the principal jobs of this con­ ference will be to see that Isth­ mian activity doesn't slacken when the voting starts. Isthmian crew of the John Constantine, snapped aboard their ship while docked at Norfolk, is all for the Seafarers. Reading from left (kneeling): Eseky Benson, Organiser; Dowoy Parry, OS; Ward Moyers. AB; Henry Ford, Messman; John Johnson, Messman; (stand­ ing): P. P. Gaskill, AB; Melviii Eure, AB; Reese O'Scott, AB; C. M. Tucker, FWT; Gordon Trail, Oiler; Allan Marby, 2nd Cook; Willard Beaton, OS; T. Proctor. FWT; Lester Smith, OS. This is nut the first time that the NMU has attempted to "buy" or '"bribe" SIU members or proSIU Isthmian seamen, but the unquestioned loyalty of all Sea­ farers has always resulted in their resistance to these under­ handed attempts, and the SIU has on hand authenticated rec­ ords of several cases in proof. Of the two men in question, Reese O'Scott and Bill Evans, Scotty has been sailing with Isth­ mian for three years, and his buddy. Bill, has been with them for two-and-a-half years. Accord­ ing to them, "After we got a look at this Mr. Kirk and his 'union' pals, we would not have anything to do with him or his 'union'." STRONG SMELL Scotty declared, after revealing the attempted piece-off, "It (NMU) stinks up'the City of Nor­ folk, and I don't think Rill likes that becau.se Norfolk is his home to-wm." Organizer Rocky Benson assert-, ted that, "These fellows are help­ ing me to organize Isthmian, and they will go aboard other Isth­ mian ships in any port they hit. Both Scotty and Bill will tell the story of SIU to unorganized sea­ men who belong to Isthmian or other non-union companies." With volunteer ship's organi­ zers like Bill Evans and Reese O'Scott, plus numerous others pn Isthmian's hundred odd ships, the Seafarers is confident of the elec­ tion's outcome. �Page Four Hm MfHIS ITHIITK THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 8, 1346 Seafarer Led Filipino Gueriiias (Continued from Page 1) laid guns to cover the retreat to RESISTANCE LEADER Bataan Peninsula. Then, because Bender knew all of the back roads, he led a con­ voy to Bataan. There he estab­ lished gun emplacements for the first line of artillery defense. Bender still didn't know wheth­ QUESTION: What port do you want to set­ er his status was Army or ci­ vilian. He wore an Army uni­ tle down in when you retire from the Sea? form, but that didn'tr mean much. He was advised to go to head­ quarters to find out. En route he ran into Major EINER HANSEN. CarpenterStephen C. Sitter, Medical Corps, Brooklyn for me—how else can who prevailed upon him to cstabr I follow the Dodgers if 1 don't lish the hospital registration sec­ live close fo them? Anyhow, it's tion and plan wards at the my home and I have my family newly-established Army field there. I like the wide open spaces hospital. For three weeks he of Flatbush. I like the gin mills worked 16 hours a day. Then the there, and you have to admit that casualties dropped off some. Brooklyn girls are the most beau­ But around mid-March all hell tiful you've seen. Even an old busied loose again. The second guy like me can see that. Most Edward J. Bender, who was a Li. Col. in the Filipino Resis­ Jap convoy had come. The whole of my friends live in Brooklyn. tance Movement and who is now an Oiler on an SIU ship, clasps peninsula shook, day and night, I know it sounds funny, and very hands in solidarity with his shipmate C. E. Luttrell. Jr.. 3rd As­ with the bombardment. The Japs few men will say this, but it's sistant on SS Marine Perch. pounded away at the field hos­ Brooklyn for me. Anyway, my pital where Bender was sta­ wife lives in Brooklyn—and likes thing he did when Bender's had other ideas though. They tioned. it—so I'm going to have to set­ group came up was shout "Atten­ kidnapped a collaborating po­ "I can't imagine why I didn't tle down there whether I want tion!" Eight men came to atten­ liceman and forced him to guide get it then," he says. . to or not. tion. Immediately the Japs fell the small group past .sentry boxes CIVILIAN AGAIN When the surrender flag was on them with rifle butts and bay­ to the rice paddies toward An­ raised Bender was too busy with onets. Bender told the white man geles, then allowed him to return. wounded to leave with the first he was a Filipino of German des­ There were several families of day's Death March contingent. Philippine Scouts at Angeles Major Sitter advised him to whom Bender knew. These took NELSON BENJAMIN. 2nd change to civvies as soon as pos­ them in, fed them and gave them Cook—New York, where else? sible, escape and organize guer­ money. Bender accompanied the New York is like heaven to me. rilla resistance. He managed to six to Tarlac, then set out over I have lived here since 1912 and make the change at night. the mountains toward home. He I still like it. I've never been The next day the ordeal be­ had crossed Balita Pa.ss when sol­ broke in New York, and I've gan. To start him off toward their diers of the Second Battalion, always been happy. My family concentration camp, three Japs 14th Infantry, Philippine Scouts, likes this town, and my kid has stuck bayonets in his back. An­ stopped him. Bender proved his grown up here. This is a good other twisted a piece of flesh identity, and gave the command­ city, nice people, plenty to do. from his arm with pliers. Anoth­ er, Major Enriquez, the first news and always a chance to make a er beat him over the head with of the American surrender. He living. I'm fifty-two years old a fla.shlight. told the story of the fall of Ba­ now. and I hope to live to be The worst part of this for Ben­ cent, that the Americans had taan, and the Death March. Ma­ seventy years old. and die right der was managing to keep smil- forced him and the men with jor Enriquez listened gravely. here in New York City. ling at his tormentors. If he him to do construction work. When Bender finished the major They had agreed on this story informed his men there would be hadn't they would have killed on the long march. All stuck to no surrender, that the 14th would him. They walked throughout the it when questioned, and the Japs continue to fight as a guerrilla first day and into the night. There believed it. They told the group outfit. was no water or food. It was the to disperse and go to San Fer­ NO SURRENDER JOE KRAMER. Oiler—I want same the second day. If a man nando or Porac, where they That battalion was the only to settle down in New Orleans. faltered he was beaten or bay- would become part of labor bat­ one which remained intact The boys tell me that I spent a onetted. The second night a med­ talions. Bender and six friends throughout the Jap occupation, good two weeks there once. It's ical officer looked them over. never surrendered and fought on a beautiful town, and the main Those whom he designated as too until long after the forces under street is one of the widest in the Bender Will Make weak to continue were bayonetMacArthur landed on the Luzon world. But the real reason I want ted to death. The men were made A Good Seafarer beaches. to live there is that the women to sit on the ground. They Bender wanted to stay with are really beautiful and not too Edward G. Bender, the couldn't stand or lie down. The the outfit, but Enriquez had more hard to get to know. The food guerrilla leader, will make us ground was damp and dysentery valuable work for him. He or­ there is the best in the United a fine Seafarer. set in. dered him to go home to San­ States, and as for the drinks, He sailed on an SIU tripSHEEP FROM GOATS tiago, Isabela, to collaborate with well, they're powerful enough. card as Wiper on the SS John It was a haggard group which the Japs and do intelligence I guess I'll never settle down any Goode on December 3. Two reached the point where civilians work. He gave him a horse to place, but if I do. I want to live days later he was promoted were to be separated from, sol­ ride tlie rest of 'die way. in New Orleans, even when it to Oiler. diers on the fourth day. Bender Ed Bender was a sad young rains. * He was badly burned on simulated a paralyzed hand. In December 31. but four days the office he showed us how he later he sailed on the Ruby did it, and his clawlike hand was Victory as an Oiler. As a so convincing we weren't sure it member of that crew he be­ hadn't grown that way. It was came a probationary member. just as convincing to the Japs. PETE SUDOL. Acting AB—I They placed him in a group of His buddy. C. E. Luttrell. don't want to live in a town 150, all supposed to be civilians. currently sailing as Jr. Third where the people act tough all Assistant, is a longtime, mili­ Only a fev/ Japs guarded his the time. New Yorkers are like group of civilians as they march­ tant Seafarer, and thinks that. That's why I'li take Bal­ ed northward, and Bender was he'll be an SIU asset. timore. where the people are able to pass the word for every­ "Look." said Luttrell, the swell and easy to get along with. one to dispose of everything GI, other day, "this guy will The girls down there are good- underwear, shoes — everything. make you a great Union man. looking and they like seamen. He knew Jap intelligence officers He's a top-notch man. and it . man when he asked the Japs in There are nice places to live, and would be the next ones separat­ doesn't take long for others Santiago for work as a book­ I think it would be a swell place ing the sheep from the goats, and to recognize it. What's more, keeper and they gave it to him. to bring up a family. There are would look for anything incrim­ he'll get out and organize About 10 percent of the people a couple of girls down there that inating. In addition, he warned them. in his hometown were collabor­ I am interested in and, who them not to do anything sugges­ "Any guy who could organ­ ators, and. he couldn't afford to knows, maybe I'll settle down tive of military training. ize an army from the ground let his family or friends know with one of them in Baltimore. up. should be able to organize There was a German in Am­ that he was in the Japs' erafor the SIU." erican uniform with the Japs at Labao, Pampanga, and the first (Continued on Page 11) �THE Friday. March 8. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Conditions On Azalea City A Scandal To The Jaybirds SIU PARTY HELD IN SALERNO We, the undersigned members of the crew on the SS Azalea City. Waterman SS Co.. do make the following state­ ments of conditions which exist at the present aboard this ship, on matters which are vitally important to the crew. We also make the following recommendations concerning what should be done in order to correct these conditions. Log - A - Rhythms Toast To The SIU By E, S. Higdon NO LAUNDRY FACILITIES As far as the ship's crew is concerned, there are no such things as facilities for laundering their dirty clothes. How­ ever. there are two laundry rooms aboard; one aft on the fantail and one mid-ships near the main galley. These two rooms are supplied with sinks and adequate equipment for the entire ship's company if handled properly. That is. if so much time for use of. and so much time and responsi­ bility for the maintenance of, were allotted to each group. As conditions now stand, the laundry room on the fantail is locked, and not available to the crew crew, and re­ served only for the Navy Personnel aboard. Likewise, the laundry room midships is kept locked and reserved for the use only of a few select officers. From what we gather there are only about IC officers using this laundry room. In each of these rooms, there is a washing machine, owned apparently by the individuals, who let out the use of the machines to others. It appears that the reason for locking the crew out of these rooms is that it would interfere with the use of the washing machines. Our desire is not for the machines, but for the use of the laundry room sinks, which we feel that we are entitled to. At one time, three department delegates went above to see if something could done, but were unable to kindle any interest, outside of the possibility of getting a steam line put in each one of the showers. This item should be corrected immediately, but from appearances, it is going to take more than a mere request of the persons in authority to do so. This letter is in request of the assistance of a little more power than we seem to be able to generate. CREW PANTRY, REFRIGERATOR To describe said crew pantry, it consists of a tiny room about 5 by 7 feet in which is jammed a rusty steam table about one-half the size necessary for the number of men being fed; a tin stand upon which rests an equally rusty coffee urn. which should have been discarded a year ago. and an old beat up refrigerator, which likewise should have gone to the junk heap a year ago. In addition to these items just mentioned, which should be sufficient in their importance to cause some action, the facilities provided for the washing of dishes, and of other mess equipment used by the crewv are not far short of criminal. We say this because of the knowledge which is common, that there has been and IS available to the proper agency, (W.SJl.) all the needed equipment necessary. Other ships have it; why hasn't this one? To continue, the facility for dish washing is. in short, one small tin sink about 18 inches square and 12 inches deep with an equally small drain board. In this small sink, the dish washer must handle all the dishes, silverware, glasses and utensils necessary for feeding about 80 men. Need­ less to say. it is an extremely unsanitary condition and if for nothing mofe important than the health of the men of the crew, some form of immediate action should be taken. It is absolutely impassible to sterilize dishes with this set-up. This so called pantry set-up for the ship's crew, if on shore, would have been condemned by the Department of Health before it ever left the shipyard, if it had been inspected properly. From what we gather from the past few trips, the story has been that the "Azalea City" would only make ONE MORE trip carrying troops; that after that trip the ship would go into the shipyard to be reconverted. This being the reason for not doing any work on her. Well, since they first started saying that, the ship has made at least three trips. We propose that this story that they give, should not be the reason for this ship to go out in the same condition again. Signed. THE CREW Wonder if the land folks Ever stop to know What the seamen mean To the world of "stop and go." Do they know the dangers Filling every trip? The risk of every man Down to the sea in a ship? This is the beginning of a surprise birthday party given by Seafarer members of the crew of the Mary M. Dodge at Salerno, Italy, for George Vourloumis (left, with beard). 41 River St., Fitchburg. Mass. It is easy to tell that the party is just begining. because the wine bottles are full, the birthday cake is un­ cut. and no one is under the table. INGERSOLL CREW AND SKIPPER ARE JUST LIKE THAT!! Dear Editor: We the members of the Deck Department of the SS Robert G. Ingcrsoll w;ish to express our thanks and appreciation to Cap­ tain Robert Van Bemmel for a short yet very pleasant trip. It would be a pleasure at any time in the future to sail again with Captain Van Bemmel. Signed. Deck Department CAPTAIN FOUND SIU CREW BEST IN HIS CAREER Dear Editor: I wish to express appreciation for the broad minded and con­ servative manner in which the unlicensed personnel aboard the SS TONTO have acted during my time as master and mate •aboard the ship. I relieved Capt. Roy M. Cone as- master after I had been aboard about two months as Chief Mate and I know that there were lots of grievances and wrongs going on at the time I took over. The three unions. Deck. En­ gine, and Stewards have com­ ported themselves in a business­ like manner and we have straightened out all the trouble. I wish to commend them for their patience and cooperation and thank them for their trust and confidence in me. About when the ship was get­ ting in shape to live in com­ fortably there was rharted an agitation against a certain mem­ ber of the crew whom I consider a very competent man. When it was demanded of me that I dis­ rate this man I refused, as in my judgment he is perfectly competent and satisfactory. Later I was gratified to receive a peti­ tion from the three SIU unions. Deck, Engine, and Stewards which was signed by all the un­ licensed crew members of the ship, upholding this crew mem­ ber and deploring the fact that The seamen are the sailors That sailed before the war— Before the natty uniform Made the salty tar. They learned the secrets of the sea The story of the brine. When Roosevelt called "Attention!" certain officers had tried to get The seamen stood in line. them to complain. I think that you can be justly And when came the war with a stout command proud to have such men in your The merchant marines were Union, and personally I am proud there. of their confidence and coopera­ tion. In a long career at sea I They carried the message to Garcia have never known a better crew. Not asking when or where. Laurie B. Cale. Master, SS Tonto Ships were afloat—ships went down. And men were thrown on high, WSA AND ARMY Then dropped to the ocean wild. TEAM UP TO FUBAR On her bosom there to die. SUPPLIES FOR SHIP Their's was not the glory loud Nor the trumpet's shrill applause. Dear Editor: But "Hell, what is a victory We, the undersigned officers When you're fighting for a and crew of the SS Richard Hen­ cause?" ry Lee, desire to call to the at­ tention of the War Shipping Ad­ And when the white-clad fleet ministration the deplorable con­ udieux. ditions existing aboard this ves­ When stopped the battle scenessel in regards to food supply. Still to the sea for Uncle Sam This vessel originally left New Always—the merchant marines. York City in June, 1945, with supplies for 42 days and at no And back of the men is a Union time since then has an amount of We've organized to stay. food been received adequate for We've won a place in the nation the length of voyage undertaken, FOREVER—not just today. eight months to date. The Master So, let us lift a brimming cup of this vessel has repeatedly re­ To the banner of the SIU quisitioned The War Shipping And drink it down—every drop— Administration and the U. S. To a Union staunch and true. Army for stores only to have the greatest part of his requisitions Then, shake your hands, across the world ignored. The appended copy of the latest requisition submitted A Brotherhood of the Sea. and the list of stores actually re­ In fairness there is freedom ceived amply bear out this state­ And the truth shall make you free. ment. We are aware that a ma­ jority of the items requisitioned are available at this port both for Army and civilian use and we BROTHER THANKS feel that they arc being unjustly SHIPMATES FOR withheld from members of the FUNERAL TOKEN Merchant Marine. We therefore respectfully re­ Dear Editor: quest that the situation be rem­ Please have the following print­ edied as quickly as possible as ed in the Log: our present diet lias caused our "I wish to thank the crew of health to deteriorate to the point where, in a short time, we will the SS Cranston Victory for no longer be able to perform our the kind expression of sym­ duties necessary to the care, pathy in the recent death of maintenance, and operation of my father. Since I was unable to attend the funeral, the col­ this vessel. lection will be used for masses (Signed by everyone on and grave decorations. board except Captain, " "Thank you, Shipmates," Chief Engineer, and Navy Personnel) Jack Paszkiet �THE Page Six SEAFARERS Friday, March 8, 1946 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS ih Peacetime Festivity Returns To Passenger Ships 'Neptune Reigns At Equator By ROBERT P. MORAN End Cargo Jeopardy, Crew Asks With an air of peacetime festivity, the SS Robin Tuxford welcomed back her first return voyage to South and East African ports after several years of war service in the European Theatre. Highlighting the journey was the "solemn" initiation A resolution requesting the scrapping of articles and sections of various Union and company agreements pertaining to the safe­ ty of the vessel and cargo was passed by crew rv.embers aboard the John Bartrain at the Feb­ ruary 18 meeting. The crew also voted to attend the first possible shoreside Union meeting to introduce a similar resolution and to see that such resolutions are pushed by mem­ bers at all Union meetings. The Bartram resolutions stress­ ed the following points: That on numerous occasions overtime claims for securing of gear not secured or ill-secured at the time of sailing have been dis­ puted and payment has not been made to claimants on the basis of such work being necessary for the safety of the vessel. LIFE vs. MONEY That on occasions of securing such gear in severe storms, a seaman's life is more at stake than at other times, constituting, in effect, a gamble of the sea­ man's life for company money. Tlial company agents have, on many occasions in the past few years, taken advantage of sea­ men by declaring various slight difficulties as emergencies in which the safety of the ship is involved. That all other contingencies and exceptions are included in the companies' figuring of freight costs, margins of profit, et al. All of these add up to, the Bartram crew believes, excessive abuses on the part of the shipping companies and exploitation of seamen. MORE ACTION TAKEN There was plenty of additional action aboard the Bartram at this meeting, presided over by Chairman Knies and recorded by A. Nagy. New motions car­ ried included: That the meeting condemn the previous crew or crews for laxness in the preservation and care of their fo'casles and messhall, and for concealing live ack-ack warhe^ids and 20 mm. shells un­ der lockers and in ventilators of tlie ship. That the meeting commend the Philadelphia Branch for its sup­ port of SIU Steward Joe (Doc) Sussman in his fight against the Coast Guard on charges of failing to attend boat drill in Philadel­ phia t-ecently. Sussman was aboard merely to collect his standby pay when the Inspecting Officer had ordered him to man a boat in 25-degree tempera­ ture and a 55-mile gale which al­ ready had parted a line aboard the vessel and set four vessels aground in the Delaware River. Calmar Says Mail Is Being Carried-Fast High jinks and hilarity are the order of the day aboard the Tuxford as it crosses the Equator. King Neptune sits with his Queen and courtiers (upper left), but somehow the courtiers look a little bored with it all. The blind folded ship's mascot (upper right) protests as the "ship's dentist" approaches with a pair of pliers, and a lady passenger (lower left), dressed for the occasion, gets a big "surprise" splashed all over her countenance. We don't know what has startled the other one, (lower right), but Brother, it must be plenty horrible, judging by the look on her face. Freylinghuysen Crew Asks Action Against Officers A petition asking that action be taken by the SIU against the of­ ficers of the SS Frelinghuysen, whom it accused of misconduct, has been received by the New York Hall. It is signed by eight members of the crew. The instances cited in the peti­ tion concern the Second Mate, ex­ cept for one concerning the Third, so the other officers seem to have been thrown in for good measure. But, if by their silence, the Master and First condone the actions of the Second, this would be reason enough for action to be brought against them, also. On one occasion, the petition charges, the Second, while in­ toxicated, struck three members of the crew with a wooden club v/ithout provocation. Much more serious was the case of the minor who was not a member of the crew, but as­ sisted in two departments while in port for meals and a place to sleep. The Mate, it is reported, struck the child. Later, upon sail­ ing, the boy was discoverd to be a stowaway. He was locked in .... I " a compartment without sanitary facilities or a guard. But there was a heaving line in the com­ partment, and the lad undertook to hang himself. A crewmember discovered him and cut him down. Despite artificial respira­ tion and two shots in the arm, he remained in a ^ coma for three hours. In the course of the trip, the Second ordered the seaman on watch to turn over the wheel to a lady passenger who was a novice. She managed to get the ship 10 degrees off its course. On another occasion, the Third Mate ordered a seaman to turn over the wheel to another woman, also a novice. In the minutes of the Union meeting aboard ship, it was re­ vealed that members of the deck department were unjustly log­ ged for coming to work an hour late. The men in question had no means of transportation, so they went aboard another Water­ man ship and had someone sig­ nal their ship to tell of their predicament. 'I'j" ' " 'i'"' •»of all pollywogs into the Royal Order of King Neptune. Passengers, as well as officers and crew, underwent all the mental anguish and physical tortures that the murderous band of shell­ backs could improvise. From the rising of the Equatorial sun 'til dusk, the ship was in a literal state of turmoil and the show­ ers and passageway bulkheads throughout the ship were an ebony hue that evening. Steve Bzdil and Frank Ward, Chief Engineer, spent a most en­ joyable afternoon shearing off the numerous victims' hair into a diversified as.sortment of fanfa.stic coiffures. Perhaps the most memorable one was that given to Don Brewer, the Third Mate, who had been charged with "scrambled-eggitis." To this day Mr. Brewer does all of his entertaining out-ofdoors so he won't be forced to take his hat offt GRAPEFRUIT COURSE The King and Queen were portrayed by M.P. Lee and Roy Berket, respectively, the latter of whom became a very curvacious ruler with the assistance of some giapefiuit and ati ullrafeminine bedspread. Despite the gagging concoc­ tions the "dentist" threw into the pollywogs' mouth.s, the ungodly baths in the fish-oil pool, and various other harassing events, the entire show was accepted by all in a most congenial manner. Even the less gregarious were on hand for the laughs. Recently a letter was received in the Log office which made the charge that mail sent to the SS Midland Victory; of the Cal­ mar Line, had never been re­ ceived by the crew. The letter was sent from Seattle, Washing­ ton, and said, in part, "When we signed on, we were told that all mail sent to us care of the Cal­ mar Line, 25 Broadway, New York City, would be forwarded to us. Out of the five ports we have hit inside of the U. S., we have received on the average of one letter apiece. Where the hell is our mail." USE FOR GUN-TUBS On the trip homeward, as far We called the Calmar Lines where a Mr. Squier said he al­ north as Trinidad, the crew found much good use for the gun-tubs—they were converted into make-shift swimming pools, with the fan-tail serving as the "beach." Of course, every time the ship took a sudden roll, the water splattered over all passersby and placed the "proprietors" in a most precarious position. With the return to peacetime sailing, for which the merchant seamen fought so valiantly, not only the ships have been painted gaily again, but also the lives of the men who sail them have be- . ready had received a complaint come brighter, and humorous letter from the Midland Victory things, such as this initiation, crew. are once again painting the SIX SHIPMENTS highways of the sea with the He looked up the records and color of bygone days. told us that six mail shipments had been made to the crew of the port ahead of the ship. If the Midland Victory. The last something happens, or if there is four shipments were as follows: some hold up, the agent forwards February 21, to San Francisco; the mail to the next port. February 23, 25, and 27, to Port­ When the ship is eastward land, Oregon, Another shipment bound, and in the Atlantic is being planned to catch the ship Ocean, deliveries are made by at the Canal Zone on the way having company representatives back East. go from New York with the mail, He explained that shipments to meet each ship with the loss of mail are scheduled to reach of the least possible time. '-I '''r �Friday, March 8. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven It Was The Falrland's Last Trip ^The Crew Wasn't Supcstitious, But Things Happened ... Not a single member of the crew of SS Fairland could have been called really superstitious when they signed on for her thir­ teenth voyage at Portland on De­ cember 14. And none of them can be called really out and out superstitious now. But some of them probably won't be as anx­ ious to sign on any ships making their thirteenth voyages in the future. Not that they're super­ stitious, mind you . . . It looked like an entirely aus­ picious voyage from the start. Then everyone learned they would lose Christmas. The Fairland would cross the dateline on Monday, December 24, elim­ inating Tuesday, from the year. Baker Charlie Smith, who dropped into the New York Hall recently, said everyone was dis­ cussing the year without a Christ­ mas when, on Sunday, December 23, there came a terrible hissing from the engine room. It was followed by an emergency alarm and then a general alarm. Here's the way (lop) Ihe seas looked from the deck of Ihe Fairland during a quieler moment of Ihe storm when Seafarer Charles Smith was able to get on deck and make a picture. And if you think those seas weren't pounding, Jook at the torn and buckled plates (arrow). This is the way the Fairland looked when she reached port. MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING OCCIDENTAL VICTORY, Feb. OCCIDENTAL VICTORY, Sept. 31. — Chairman D. John­ 10.—Chairman B. Cadman. Deck Department reported overtime son; Secretary D. West. Engine was checked and OK'd for trip. Delegate reported on overtime Motions carried: Crew will not that was lost by oilers on last pay off until black gang overtime trip due to delegates' ignorance. is thrashed out; all except two Chief Engineer agreed to pay probationary book members were overtime on Second Engineer's accepted into the union; one new verification. Motions carried: member to be referred to Patrol­ That one man from each depaiT- man so that rules and regulations ment be assigned to keep gun­ of the union can be explained to ners quarters and messroom him. Good and Welfare: Stew­ clean^ each week; Steward to ard questioned reason for elect­ keep laundry clean and supplied; ing SUP man as Deck Depart­ soaking clothes not to rem.ain in ment delegate. In his opinion this laundry more than 24 hours; all was against rules of the union. men to cooperate in keeping mess Crew stated they elected man on recommendations of former crew. room clean. List of improvements for ship X' drawn up for future crews benefit. OCCIDENTAL VICTORY, Oct. XXX 6.—Chairman M. Ziroli; Secre­ JOHN GALLUP, Nov. 4. — tary D. West. Deck Department to request overtime for call back Chairman Vendetta; Secretary to ship while berthed at Colon, Way. Motions carried: One man C. Z. Steward Department re­ from each department to inven­ quested firemen to eat soon after tory ice boxes and store rooms: noon watch so cooks wouldn't All passengers to be prohibited have to spend so much time in from entering crew messhaHs; hot galley. Good and Welfare: Steward to report to skipper if Decided on seating arrangement any member of crew takes cups for mess room; ash trays may be or pitchers and does not return obtained from steward as long them. Good and Welfare: Men as supply holds out; pantry complained about being served should be kept cleaner and food second rate meats such as hot returned to icebox; watches to dog.s and chili. Steward ex­ get flashlights so as to get to and plained that it was the best he could do. from look-out. ENGINE ROOM FIRE "Lifeboat stations," someone shouted. "This is the McCoy." A boiler tube had blown and kicked the fire out into the en­ gine room. Thirty minutes later word was passed that the fire was out. But the ship was wallowing in a trough without power, and a hell of a storm was swinging down from the Aleutians. The one boiler out of commission had taken the water and steam of the others. Condition of the re­ maining boiler was unknown. Finally word came from the en­ gine room that one boiler could be used. Four hours later steam was up and the screw began turn­ ing over, slowly. The Fairland could now head into the huge combers. The wind was now gale velocity, but the ship still could make four knots an hour, which gave her steerage way. The storm increased during the night. Everything that could tear loose did so. By morning the wind velocity instruments reached maximum—force 12. And the wind kept increasing. HAVE YOUR SAY j THE SEAFif^RER WAY f^ a UlOLO TriOSE SHIPBOARD/MEETINGS — FOR ORGANITATION, —FOR EDUCATION, - FOR SOLIDARITY / CUT AND RUN By HANK If you see a pair of seamen,' baby girl who would like to see one short and smiling and the him home for a while longer. other, big and poker-faced, it it J. 1. will be Jack Lawtun and William We haven't seen Johnny Wolff merrily making the best of Flynn for some time, so it must it here in New York ... It looks be true he shipped out fast like Blackie Gardner, Peg-leg rather than wait around for the Andersen and Bill MacQuistian, boys . . , Lee Berwick, former the writer and orator, arc not to­ bartender, nearly shipped out gether again as they have been last week—but it was just a . . . Fireman Bush blew in from coastwise job to Baltimore. Frisco, said hullo to Frank Rad- j Anyway, smiling little Frenchy zwila, and will rest up awhile J Marcaux sailed on her and will with his swollen ankle while his | no doubt be back here again, lawyer keeps working on that' to see Danny Ellsbury. old ca.se of his. XXX XXX Wc heard Frank Bicniuk say he Cook Pete King might ship out, was getting rather tired of stayeven though he's waiting to settle i ing around—so in the near fuhis case. It ain't so easy to wait' ture we may see Frank departtoo long, especially when there j ing "dis cruel world of New are some shipmates on a good York" . . . Robert Zulauf was an­ ship hoping you'll sail with them other one of the guys on the . . . Red J. Whitten blew into: Spartanburg Victory, which had town and is taking things easy, as I the honor of being the first U. S. usual. i ship in seven years to visit FinS. i. J. ' land. Oldiimer Andy Thevik is XXX Little George Kelly, Messman ready to ship out, afler talking things over with Paddy Han­ on that Delaires voyage is now A REAL COMBER son and his little brown pipe ; working on a contract job in EngAt 2 p. m. on the 24th came ^. . . What's Rum and Coke West ; land. Perhaps it's a waiter's job a crash that shook the ship from" waiting for? Every week rolls or something like that . . . We stem to stern. Men went for their by and he's still smiling his haven't, seen or heard about life jackets. A tremendous wave way around, and talking about "Fienchy'' Nnrman Guillel since hit the starboard beam. Among Coffee-drinking Morgan? Per­ '43 and we're wondering if he other things, it dismantled a stai'- haps he's waiting for another knows wc have a New York hall? board running light 60 feet above shipmate or a certain ship? XXX the waterline, poured water down Cook Teddy Hess was ralher XXX the funnel, swept away five life Charles Copeman and Johnny anxious to ship out with one rafts, dislodged a lifeboat and Cabral are preparing to ship out, of his shipmates—but the guy ripped out and crumpled 45 feet although they miss Pete De Fazi he was asking has a bad leg of half-inch steel plate along the —who now sails as Third En­ right now, so he can't do it . . . starboard rail. gineer. Pete's brother, Richard Say. Where's Joe Buckley now? But the storm had done its De Fazi is still in the Army, al­ Down there for the Mardi Gras worst. After that it subsided, though he once sailed in the SIU with Tom Gould. Slug Siekgradually. mann and Jimmy Crescitelli. and still talks about the boys. Next afternoon, after a survey, XXX XXX Baker John Bove is still trying Captain Anderson decided re­ John Marciano likes to hang pairs were necessary and changed around the beach but Teddy Cuc- to ship out—but for a good run. course for Honolulu. The storm chiarelli can't afford such a thing. •Perhaps this week will be good had kept the Fairland from cros­ After all, Marcy hasn't got any for all concerned . . . We've no­ sing the dateline, and it was responsibilities . . . We thought ticed Pete Sudlo and "Chips" Christmas. It remained Christ­ we got a quick glimpse of AB Hansen toiling away the daily mas all day, and the passengers Harvey Hill last week, whizzing hours playing five-hundred rum­ and crew of the Fairland cele­ in and out, but then we might be my—while waiting for more jobs brated it all day. The weather mistaken . . , Bosun James Scott on the board. Say, Chips, do you was still rough, but the sun was might ship out for just one more know about Bosun Dick Brady out—in more ways than one to trip, if there's a ship going South working and living up Jamaica, the guys aboard the Fairland. Africa way. He has a wife and Long Island now? �THE Page Eiglit SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 8, 1948 New Berths Boom Boston Shipping By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Business and ship­ ping in this port continued good for the second week in a row. All kinds of rated jobs are on the board and, in many cases with no takers. It looks as though the activity is not going to die out for .a while, as the prospects for the coming week show three payoffs for Monday. This increased business is no doubt due to the fact that the Army has just about pulled out of this port completely, making available a good many berths, the lack of which had been a definite drawback for shipping here. Eastern Steamship is readying up two of their ships for the passenger trade and expect to re­ sume operations early in the sum­ mer. Standby crews have been placed aboard both ships while they are being reconverted, and it's beginning to look like old home week, what with all the oldtimers showing up around Boston. land—at the present time there is considerable snow on the ground, and more and moi-e of same as one proceeds northward. Which is why the delegates get a little green ai'ound the gills when it develops that someone has to go to Portland for a payoff. All we need now is the good word that something is paying off in Searsport (135 miles far­ ther north) and the delegates will really get sick! But there is al­ ways the morsel of cheer—North­ ern Maine is a delightful place in the summer—or is that a very stimulating thought to those members who arc stuck up there for two weeks or more in this weather? I'll take a small bet that it isn't! Well, when we get to talking about the weather it means that we're fresh out of news—so we'll quit for this week. PAY IN FULL By way of creating a problem, many of these oldtimers are pos­ sessors of books which are in bad standing, and, at our last Branch meting, this problem was given an airing. It was voted by the membership present that, if these members should be re­ instated at a meeting, it should be part of the findings that they be required to pay in full before being permitted to ship. In other words, the feeling was strong that these members not be allowed to pay up on the in­ stallment plan; but because of the shipping situation today, they must be fully paid up before be­ ing permitted to compete for jobs with members who have kept their books paid up regardless of circumstances. Of course, in many cases, this is going to be a distinct hardship; but the policy was decided upon only after a lengthy period of free and democratic discussion by all hands. Silence Ihis week from ihe Branch Agents of ihe follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE PORT ARTHUR SAVANNAH MOBILE NORFOLK GALVESTON TAMPA WE TOLD *EM There were a couple of Calmar ships in to payoff and crew up here in the past ten days. The new agreement made the pay­ offs infinitely easier and more satisfactory for all concerned; and, what is equally gratifying, the old hesitation of the mem­ bers in taking a Calmar ship was missing and the vessels were crewed up in good time. In view of these favorable re­ sults, it sems surprising that the Calmar Corporation held out against an agreement for so long. The thought naturally follows that an SIU agreement with Isth­ mian would also be equally bene­ ficial to the seamen and to the company. Incidentally, it does look very likely that, if an elec­ tion were to be held today, the SIU would be adjudged the bar­ gaining agent by a substantial majority. However, it is no tii re to be­ come complacent, but rather a time for redoubling our efforts in order to insure the Isthmian Line contract for our Union, And the only positive insurance avail­ able to us is to have the ma­ jority of the crew of every Isthmain ship consist of SIU mem­ bers. NO CONSOLATION The weather here is about what might be expected for New Eng­ Puerto Rico Gets New Painting Of Andy Furuseth By BUD RAY A GOOD NEIGHBOR NO NEWS?? Late Opening Seen For Lakes By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO—Following a tradi­ tion of longstanding, the thoughts of waterfront marine men in these early pre-spring days al­ ready are turning to speculation on the opening of Great Lakes navigation. Their verdict today: a com­ paratively late opening, certainly much later than in all the war years. Engineers and fitting-out crews aren't expected to board ships in the harbor before April 1st at the earliest. Vessels won't be ready for sailing until after mid-April. Strikes have curtailed ore cony sumption and there won't be any great hurry-up demand for the red mineral at lower lake ports early in the season. Grain trade prospects also are viewed as poop by these marine forecasters, milling procedure. The Buffalo Federation of La­ bor, central body of AFL unions here, expressed emphatic oppo­ sition to the proposed St. Law­ rence seaway project. Federa­ tion President Robert Smith sent lo Senator Carl A. Hatch, Demo­ crat of New Mexico, chairman of the Senate subcommittee holding hearings on the proposal, the following telegram: "Buffalo Federation of Labor, representing largest dues-paying labor group in this area, vigor­ ously opposes St. Lawrence sea­ way project as impractical and visionary." The federation has been on record for several years in oppo­ sition to the seaway, and Mr. Smith said the telegram to the Senator not only reaffirmed that stand but also supported the re­ cent individual action of affilia­ ted AFL Locals. M. Rosado, eminent Puerto Rican painter, (left) presents his painting of Andy Furuseth to Agent Bud Ray. Membership Opinions Are Sought By ROBERT A. MATTEWS SAN FRANCISCO — Business picked up on the West Coast last week with several repatriated crews in for payoff. Joe Wread reports the following crews were in Seattle for payoff: SS Abel Stearns and SS James M. Porter. All these men will get $75,000 for the repatriation voyage, plus overtime for any work performed on repatriating vessels. Payoffs in Wilmington have been so slow that we v/erc forced to let Brother Drawdy go as Pa­ trolman down there. He expects to ship in the Coastwise ships for awhile. It is reported that Harvey Brow^n, International President of the Machinists' Union, will attempt to settle the four-month old strike of the Machinists in the San Francisco Bay area, over the heads of the local Machinists' Business Agents. In the event the strike is terminated, shipping should pick up quite a bit in San Francisco and vicinity. WELL, ARRY Now comes word that the long­ shoremen might pull a strike on the West Coast. There has been some job-action over hiring of checkers which could possibly spread over the entire coast. An^ other thing, the Longshoremen are not exactly pleased with the fact that the AITi Longshoremen on the East Coast and the GuH SAN JUAN—Things are about the same here, with shipping picking up and the shipping list getting longer, and more ships running steady. Most every one is happy who gets hei-e, or gets happy soon after docking—what with rum plentiful and no short­ age of lovely senoritas for the boys to spend their spare time with. Phily's wonder boy. Soapy Campbell is with us and in love; now I am waiting for the wed­ ding bells to peal. Tex Sorensen is here and he is getting tired of me running him down to take a job. He hid in the head of the Texas Bar for an hour when T. Lockwood told him I was looking for an Oiler. Every week there are more NMU men coming to the Had wanting to join up and sail ships where they get conditions and de­ cent contracts to sail under, and representation by a Union that is run by the membership and not a bunch of political-minded commies. BEARING A GIFT Well, I should soon be in the land of the sturdy north-men to attend the Conference, and get a taste of the ice and sleet. I. am bringing a beautiful portrait of Andrew Furuseth that was done by our neighbor below the hall, Mr. Rosado; Puerto Rico's own master with the brush and pallette. We are having a few ships to load at Humacao, which is an anchorage, and transportation is are getting $1.50 straight time and on the Pacific Coast the mighty Bridges has only been able to get $1.15. On March 18 the Annual Agents' Conference will begin in New York. All the various Branch Agents will be in atten­ dance, together with the Secre­ tary-Treasurer and Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurer. At this conference will be charted the course which the Atlantic and Gulf District will follow during the next twelve months. Undoubtedly there will be many problems to be met and dealt with which are most vital to the membership of the Union. SPEAK UP Because of the fact that the SIU is controlled democratically by the rank and file, it is most essential that we get some ex­ pression from the membership on the various problems which will tough, as anyone can tell you arise. I, for one, would like to who has ever loaded there. It hear what the members think of takes from thirty minutes to an the following: hour and a half to make the trip Union control of the Slop Chest; one way; then you have to wait The four-watch system; Unifor­ for a barge to load before making mity-of Contracts; Formation of the trip. a Credit Union for the member­ ROUND TRIP ship of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ When I went to the Bull Line trict members; A Union-operated about' it, all T got was a short training school; A well-rounded answer and "It isn't in the Con­ educational program. tract." But Capt. Fortunatti for WRITE IN Waterman is trying to remedy These are just a few of the this condition on ships loading questions which will arise. Now for him. So I think that when let's see you guys write in to the contracts come up for renewal, Log with your opinions and, also, there should be a clause in all of take these things up in your them for at least one roundtrip a meetings and discuss tliern. Let day to and from the ship to shore yo*ur agents know what you want whenever they are at anchorage. and expect to get out of your Charles B. Martin, G16, is to Union. relieve me while I am gonet-up The Isthmian organizing is still north; any of the oldtimers who going along in fine style on this sailed out of the Gulf and Sa­ coast with all ships being con­ vannah in the hectic days when tacted at every opportunity. | we started will remember Everyone concerned is all set for him. So imtil we meet March the election, with possibly the ex- ! 18th keep her steady as she goes ception of the NMU. ' and full speed ahead. -r.- �Friday, March 8, 1946 THE Carnival Pays Coolie Wages By C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS — Shippingt Not In Contract iand business for the past week was pretty good, with the out­ look for the coming week fair. The Carnival Season started last Thursday night here in New Orleans and, believe it or not, it had its labor troubles also. In the past the light-bearers had been getting $2.00 a night, and the generous Fathers of the City decided to give them a raise of 50c to make it $2.50. But the men requested a $5.00 parade rate, or no lights. They don't belong to any Union. So the first parade started off with about three lights to the float; the Friday riight parade had around two and some had only one, so as they go along the outlook for the parades look mighty dark. Brother Stringfellow, Steward The head of the Saturday night on the Cape Remain, swings into parade has appealed through the local press to all discharged serv­ peacetime shipping. ice men to carry the lights at the low wage of $2.50, and give their brother service men and families a break so they can see some good parades. What low depths these labor-haters will go to, to try and beat the working stiff By BED TRUESDALE out of a few dollars! They contend that all parade PHILADELPHIA — Business expenses are carried by a few remains good in this port and, local individuals and should be from all indications, will continue cut as low as possible. Why in so indefinitely. We paid off a the hell don't they make some Bull and two South Atlantics this SEAFARERS LOG NOTICE! Seat ayera Sailing As Engineers All members—retired and former members—of the SIU, now sailing as licensed En­ gineers, report to the New York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ sible. Page Nine Beware Of Jacksonville Gestapo By LOUIS GOFFIN JACKSONVILLE — Things have quieted down here since our old standby, the SS Newberg, left us for Galve.ston. We don't know what to expect in the way of ships, so we will just have to wait around with our fingers crossed. A few oldtimers have shown up in this port recently GULF COAST TUSBOAT NEUf S OF SIU TUG AMD TOUl FLEET IN GULF AREA By VERNON SMITH to escape the snowballs up north. We've seen Brothers Van Dyne and Barrett, and an old picketline mate from Baltimore, Char­ lie Schrunk. Brother Jones, who a.ssisted in the Branch for awhile, is getting himself readied up to sit for his Second Assistant Engineers ticket. We wish him luck. WATCH YOUR STEP We have been ad\ised to tip off any of the boys who figure on coming down here to keep a weather eye open for the local gesiapu. They make It a point to arrest any merchant seaman, if he as much as stumbles, on the pretext that he is drunk. Quite a number of guys have been pinched, and the fines in this town are plenty steep. We visited the Commissioners office recently, and all we saw were Lieut. Commanders. It seems that every officer in that office i.s strictly a two and a half stripei". We haven't had any tiouble with those birds yet, but while we were there we told them of our position regarding the Coast Guard. They came up with the usual crap about, how happy they would be to get out of the Mer­ chant Marine picture, but we didn't notice any rush to leave those cushy jobs or to tear off those uniforms. Copies of the new proposed come up for negotiations in re­ amendments to existing contracts gards to amendments. Certain company stooges have between the Seafarers and River Terminals Corp., Coyle Lines and been attempting to sell the men Whiteman Towing Co. have been on the idea that "the old eonsubmitted to the operators and tracts have expired and arc no negotiations are already under longer in effect." Such is not the It is true that tlie old way. However, Bailey De Bar- case! and phony contracts which the deleben. General Manager of the Marine Division of Coyle Lines, SIU inherited are in the process objects to an eight-hour day on of renegotiation, but the contracts the tugs. He claims, "the in­ are as binding today as they dustry (towing), cannot consider were the day they were signed. FORTY SHIP OUT any contract, the basis of which If any of these finks try to sell week, and there are several scows is an eight hour day." you boys anything to this effect Have shipped around forty lying offshore which will also let the hall know about it. We'll men in the last few days, and Now there's a prime example probably take full crews. get the guy on the right track— have persuaded fifteen men to go However, there's a longshore­ of a man talking through his hat. and in a hurry. to Galveston. men's strike in the offing and, Of course we all know that what We are still being troubled We squared away two beefs if it materializes, it will probably Bailey objects to is the payment with the oldtime finks who sailed over at RTC the other day with­ foul up shipping until it blows of overtime after eight hours, but On the first non-Union all through the war. when he attempts to speak for out any trouble. over. one, W. Walters had the bucket Now that there is no RMO in this The unorganized ships keep the an entire industry, he's putting tied to him for refusing to leave port, they come looking for a local piecards hopping. We have up a bum argument. For Bailey's the tug he was assigned to and Union ship. been successful in getting a num­ information, I'll mention offhand Along with them there are nu­ going over and swab the decks ber of SIU men into these scows. just a few of the towing com­ merous kids looking for seamens on another one of their scows. We continue to hit them when­ panies which have not only con­ Walters was told to "either do it, papers. We use the youngsters ever the opportunity presents it­ sidered an eight-hour day, but or else." Well he got the "else." when they are needed, but the have signed contracts with the of these local merchants here foot self. But as soon as I contacted com­ finks are strictly out. We send the expenses is beyond me. They There are a number of men on SIU which calls for an eightpany officials on this matter, he are raking in the gravy with all the beach here — Wednesday's hour day. was promptly reinstated and then the visitors in town. meeting was well-attended. In SOME EXAMPLES quit immediately after reinstateThe speed dei'by here in N. O., fact, there were as many standees The most recent of these was jnent. has ended and it was won by as there were members who the Mobile Towing and Wreck­ REINSTATEMENT Pat Gallagher and Louie Meri- found seats. ing Co.—an eight-hour day con­ dith. The Merchant Seaman was Frenchy Michelet blew into tract. The Moran Towing Com­ On the other beef, one of the in up until two nights before the town with the avowed intention pany recognizes an eight-hour boys who was shipped on the end, and he wound up by slip­ of making a ship to Italy. We day as per our agreement with Patrick of RTC returned from ping out of the ring and busting understand that the gang waiting them. The Eastern transporta­ his vacation to find that the a couple of ribs. I knew they to ship with him has invested tion Co.; the Southern Transpor- finky skipper had hired a farm would have to really bang him heavily in bicarbonate of soda. hand in his place. Well, that up to get him out; maybe next "Ski" Janowski, the local Dis­ boy was al.so promptly reinsiated time our seaman will bring home patcher, is going to ship with and his transportation, both ways, the bacon. Frenchy as a Deck Engineer — was refunded. I'm enclosing a snap shot illus­ seems he's getting too fat and How some of the skippers on them to the NMU hall so that the trating the latest duty of a Stew­ wants to shed forty pounds or so. these tugs can be so chicken is birds of a feather can flock to­ ard. It is a shot of Brother We wonder how Ray and Sam­ beyond me. Listen to some of gether. Stringfellow, Steward of the Wa­ my are making out 'way down the complaints listed on one tug POEM terman Scow, Cape Komain. Be­ yonder. We understand that the in a letter recently received in Hero is a little poem that has lieve it or not. Brothers, but he necessities of life are ridiculously this hall: a good meaning, and we thought is playing the role of nurse maid high there. Why, they tell us Captain consistently refused it would fit into a seamens paper. in this picture. The mother of that whiskey is a buck a throw. to buy sufficient groceries. Cap­ the young one was seasick most "FUTURE" Oh, yes — we visited Saint tain refused to obtain clean of the trip, so Brother String- Agnes hospital where several SIU linen—result, no changes in Sail fast. Sail fast. fellow carried on. Never let. it hrnthers are laid up, apparently Ark of my hopes, ark of my linen between Dec. 23. 1945 and be said that an SIU Steward is indefinitely—or as long as these tation Co.; Martin Marine Trans. Jan. 22. 1946. dreams; not prepared for all events, and snazzy nurses keep trotting Co., and the Dougherty Co. in Sweep lordly o'er the past. Refusal to okay overtime pay their agi'eemenls with the SIU for Armistice Day, Thanksgiv­ cannot tako them in stride. Fly glittering through the SUIT'S around the wards anyway. recognize an eight-hour day. ing Day and New Years Day. strange beams. Space prevents me from listing No overtime pay for making Sail fast, sail fast. all of the SIU eight-hour tug and breaking hose connections Breath of new buds from off contracts, but any time Mr. Do by deck crew when handling some dying lea One of the boys sweating it out on the third deck of the Bardeleben doubts the above fuel oil. With news about the future scent, New York Hall, waiting for a ship, is finding his wail expen­ statements, I'll be more than glad the sea. No overtime pay for deck sive. He whiles away the time playing 500 rummy with an­ to show him copies of the above crew when handling cargo. other Seafarer. Stakes are a "coke" a game, and he hasn't mentioned contracts. The United Textile WorkersSome of these skippers have won a coke since the game started three weeks ago. AFL, representing 96,000 work­ Recently there has been some really been ^getting away with Almost every other habitue of the Recreation Room has ers will hold its ninth biennial misconception on the part of a murder down in this section, but gotten interested in the long distance game. They're rooting convention in Washington start­ few members regarding the exis­ within the next 60 days the SIU for the consistent loser. They want to see him win at least ing Apr. 29, Intl. President An­ tence of the present contracts will have this muddle all cleared one game, and some of them are talking of chipping in for a • thony Valente announced last with RTC, Coyle and Whitemans. away and then we'll start unload­ pair of glasses to help him do it. This is due in part to the fact week. The last convention was ing all of the finks off the Gulf They feel he might have a chance if he could see his cards. that the present contracts have tugboats. held in April, 1944. Philly May Have LongshoreStrike ^mi HE CAN'T SEE SPOTS IN FRONT OF HIS EYES i--.n :l >1 �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 8, 194« SlU Crew Feeds Starving Greek Children PATHOS, Greece. Dec. 11 —^ Forget The Dead Thomas DiFazio, Sleward of an American Steamship, the Edweird K. Collins, yesterday sent an in­ vitation to fifty poor children of the city of Patros and gave them all the means to have a good time for quite a few hours. * * * This news report, taken from a Patros newspaper, does not tell the whole story. It does not tell of the quantities of food which was distributed by the crew out of their own rationg. It docs not tell of the clothing and shoes which were bought by the crew and given to the children. It does not tell of the • starvation and death which was witnessed by the crew. When the relief ship, Edward K. Collins, steamed into the pox't of Patros, the crewmembers im­ The tarpaulin behind the chil­ mediately made plans to give dren cover starvation dead. what additional help they could. The kids pay the mound no mind A pot of stew was prepared each —they're waiting for food. day for distribution to the desti­ tute people who lined up at the gangplank. The leftovers from etc. Soon we had enough food each meal was also given to them. saved up to give a party for these kids." As DiFazio says, "It was impos­ PARTY GIVEN sible for us to eat when we knew that children were going hun­ On December 8, before the ship gry. So we started a little plan. left Patros, a party was held for Each day the crew would do fifty Greek children invited by without something. One day, the crew. The vessel was deco­ no butter; the next day, no mar­ rated with American flags. Cho­ malade; the next day, no meat, colate bars and chewing gum were contributed by all hands, li­ CHOW LINE FOR CHILDREN censed and unlicensed. The labor of preparing and serving the food was contributed by the Stev/ards Department. And best of all, money was col­ lected to buy shoes and clothing so that each guest could be given a useful gift. The menu, at the dinner, in­ cluded soup, hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, string beans, cake, fruit, and candy. And of course, all the bread, butter, and marmalade that the kids could eat or carry with them. DEATH STRIKES "Some of the youngsters" said DiFazio, "were so afraid that this would be their last food for a long time, that they stuffed their pockets with bread and butter. Maybe reading this story in the Log will cause other crews to do the same thing when they hit foreign ports." Lined up with mess gear, the kids wait for the feeds. Some of The hunger that is ravaging all of Europe was witnessed at first these children would now be dead, if it weren't for the Collins crew hand by the crew of the Collins. who gave of their own food so that these innocent victims might live. While the townspeople of Patros were lined up at the gangplank, waiting for food, some of them COME AND GET IT! died and had to be covered with a tarpaulin. This happened quite a few times, and although the crew had seen death strike before, they never could become used to seeing men, woihen, and children die from hunger and exposure before their eyes. Curran Admits Commies Control NMU, Says Members Are Soid-Out fight for the membership, placed He and 20 other union members (Continued from Page 1) ing him as an agent of the Krem­ in u position where they were wrote a letter to The PiloL charg­ ing that Port Agent Stack had lin during and after the war, sup­ called all kinds of names." been rigging meetings as he saw plying information on troop and — OR ELSE! convoy movements to the Com­ Myers and McKenzie, he said fit. munist national headquarters at "made the decisions and then The World-Telegram, mean­ 31 East 12th Street. while, had obtained evidence that handed them on to the national Government agencies, the office . . . Men were driven from the NMU "machine" to which Telegram substantiated, found the Union and whispers and ru­ Curran referred functioned di­ rectly out of Communist head­ that seamen returning on con­ mors maligned all dissenters. quarters. It learned that the voys were quizzed about the size "The Union is in the hands of of convoys, their destinations, a machine, a machine that is go­ communist national committee cargoes, number of troops trans­ ing to tell you how to work or laid down an official party line ported and identification of troop else. I will not be a party to a for the NMU at its secret meet­ The happiest word in Greece these days is—food! And hungry units. machine. The machine tells you ing on February 5. kids fill up for first time since the war. In his report to the member­ who is a phony in the Union, the On that date, the Telegram ship Curran piled conclusive machine tells you who to elect, says, William Z. Foster, com­ proof upon many items of CP who to fire. munist national chairman. Warn­ ON SEA TRITON, IT'S THE SIU leadership and disunity in the ed that the party already had "The machine tells you who to NMU ranks already well known bring on charges ... If you want cracked down on NMU comrades to the Seafarers. it, it is okay with me, but if you who got out of line and warned He asked the membership to don't want it you have to have that more expulsions would oust Smith, McKenzie, Myers the facts and nobody should es­ come. He said; and Stack, charging that a com­ cape. Anyone who is part of a "We have a very dangerous mittee appointed to inve.stigat.e machine should be thrown out situation In Uie NMU. We have disunity in the NMU had failed quickly . . . You are the ones done our best to try to adjust the to bring facts to the members. who can bust it up." situation and have been unable Curran said he could "stand to accomplish it. "It doesn't trust you with these here the next three hours and facts," he said. "The principal reason is our He told the members how the give you dozens more examples own comrado.s in the NMU. They commies had sold the member­ . i . "I want to see the truth for are not carrying out the party ship down the river on wages a change. I want to see recogni­ line or we would have a differ­ during the war, backing the War tion that the Union is the rank ent situation in the NMU. This Labor Board on its low-wage and file." is intolerable. policy, in line with the party's RIGGED MEETINGS "There has been a little sur­ policy of subordinating all union But Curran warmly defended gery in the NMU but apparently issues to helping Russia win the an opposing faction of NMU of­ not enough. If these comrades war. ficials who were party members continue in defying the party "From that time onward," Cur­ but have fallen from grace with­ line, we will have to do some ran said, "those who had dis­ in the commie circle. Their more surgery." agreed with the national council "crime" in each Case seems to Some of the Isthmian crew members aboard the Sea Triton. found themselve.s picked out, have been that they questioned And the Telegram says that Reading from the left (kneeling): Billy Burke, AB; Gretsky, OS; one by one, and character assas­ the party line or deviated from it. NMU Vice President Blackie Rodriguez, AB. (standing): Bill Stroy, Bosun; John Neilson, AB; sinated and, one by one, made to One of them, Charles Keith, a Myers, a member of the com­ Shelby, FWT; Martinez, AB; Michaud, AB; Blea, OS; Beauchamp, either leave the Union or, if they delegate, was expelled from the munist national committeej was MM. Volunteer ship's organizers Strom and Gordon were busy desired to stay in the Union and party because of "factionalism." present at the meeting. working, and so couldn't be included in the shot. �Friday, March 8, 1946 THE SE AI A RERS LOG Page Eleven T BUTJ^TI?^ Seafarer Led Filipine Guerillas Here It Is Back pay checks from the city of Grand Rapids are at the Chicago Hall for the Broth­ ers and Sisters. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS Otto Carlson $56.70 Carl Edwai'dSon 27.60 John Erwood 16.44 Raymond Forst 27.60 Howard Hill 26.08 Richard Hossler 23.65 Otto Horner 46.64 George Koche 27.20 August Melmros 25.14 Thomas McKoe 25.41 Frank Milkus 28.58 John Murphy 23.09 Cornelius Schapcr 24.40 Robert Snyder 23.02 James Toughy 21.79 Harry Bjork 20.08 Manus Boyle 29.08 Comad Graham 26.61 Oscar Grande 29.08 Karl Holm 22.32 Ed. Horton 29.08 Harold Lamrock 9.99 Clyde Patzkowski 25.14 Ray Quilan 26.61 Albert Rosenberger 26.61 John Russell 25.19 Ernest Rddlewicz 22.74 Donel Zelser 18.08 Oscar Zacher 19.71 Charles Bank 17.12 Ernest De.sjai-din 21.83 Hazel Fogel 22.68 Anderson Jones 19.54 Joy Kookcr 22.17 Edith Larson 22.17 Ida Lou Lavelle 24.15 Mary McNeely 22.17 Maxinc Miller 22.68 Barbara Quayle 19.18 Bradford Spake 24.35 Margaret Best 21.47 Nettie Brown 22.17 Sidney Barton 21.81 SlU HALLS NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R GALVESTON RICHMOND, Calif .SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE PORTLAND WILMINGTON HONOLULU BUFFALO CHICAGO CLEVELAND DF.TROIT ' DULUTH VICTORIA, B. 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GILLIS 24.00 SS HAGERSTOWN VIC. .. 14.00 SS ELWOD HILLS 26.00 SS GEO. WASHINGTON .. 26.00 SS OCCIDENTAL VIC 38.00 NEW ORLEANS SS JAMES SWAN SS COSTAL COMPETITOR SS CAPE TRINITY SS THOMAS NELSON SS FIRE ISLAND SS WALTER CHRISTIANSEN Individual Donations $20.00 11.00 12.00 9.00 15.00 6.00 1.00 (Continued from Page 4) ploy to spy on them. Faces turn­ ed the other way as he walked down the street. Men spat as he passed. But in three months he had gained the confidence of the Japs and couM go anywhere. Ho was able to smuggle medicine and ammunition to the guerrillas, able to pass on to them infor­ mation on Jap supplies and con­ centrations through his brother, bi'other-in-law and untie, who acted as messengers. JAP CULTURE Then came the day when the .Taps ranght them. Renrier'.s brother-in-law and uncle were shot. His brother Frank begged the Japs to shoot him for four hours, before they did. They had disrnvered he was an American and pulled long strips of skin from his body with pliers, a little at a time. Ed Bender fled to the moun­ tains. Major Enriquez had been kilJed, but he got in touch with Capt. Matiana R. Balauag, com­ manding Co. G, 14th Infantry, who asked him to organize a guerrilla outfit to support his company, which had been re­ duced to 115 men, including of­ ficers. Bender did. He recruited men, and they recruited other men. In no time at all he had a regiment of five battalions of 350 men each. Officers were elected. As regimental commander, Ben­ der assumed the rank of lieutonant mlonel. THE BOLO BOYS Bender's First Bolo Regiment had little more weapons than the name implies when they started out. But the bolo is an effective weapon, ambushed Japs found. Soon the outfit was fully pro­ vided with Japanese weapons. Then the Americans began drop­ ping supplies and ammunition. In no time the Bolos had cleaned PERSONALS PHILADELPHIA DWIGHT SHELDON SS D. WILLARD $45.00 Write your grandmother im­ individual Donations 570.00 TOTAL $886.00 mediately. She has important in­ formation for you. FRED A. BARTHOLOMEW Contact the Customs Agency, Customhouse, New Orleans, Mr. All men who come within W. L. Whitney, in reference to the provisions of the Draft doeumonted gas crow voDSol Law should keep in touch 'May,' with their draft boards while t ^ ir on board ships. Do not de­ MELVIN V. HAY pend on the Purser io do this Please write to your mother. for you. He may fail lo do so, ^ t. A and the first thing you know, ROBERT C. WILSON you're not a civilian anymore. Call Silas B. Axtell immedi­ ately to sign releases. He is hold­ ing check. 4. i ft ROBERT G. FENDERS Your book, left behind on the The books of Robert S. Russak, and Don G. Cameron are being SS Spartensburg Victory is be­ held at Headquarter's offices in ing held for you at the Phila­ delphia Hall. New York. About The Draft NOTICE! out all of the collaborators in the area. The Japs tried to retaliate. They were ambushed each time they came into the mountains. The Bolos fought five major bat­ tles with them. Few Japs es­ caped. Once the Americans were es­ tablished on Leyte they request­ ed information on Jap supply depots, ammunition dumps and concentrations. The Bolos were able to supply it about Santiago, Isabela, and all of the am.munition dumps and rice granaries in the area were pin-point bombed. Meanwhile, the Bolos had hacked an airstrip out of the jungle with bolos and plows. Pi­ lots who were brought down were spirited to the airstrip, and light planes carried them back to Allied airfields to fiy again. Tech- nicians were flown in. Among them was a Filipino boy, Lieut. Larry Guzman, who became the idol of the Bolos because of his artfully contrived mines and booby traps which accounted for hundreds of Japs. AIRSTRIP BATTLE When the Americans landed on Luzon, a good portion of the Japs were occupied with fight­ ing the guerrillas. The Bolos cut off some 2500 men who were trying to reach General Yamashita's headquarters to the north. The battle was fought at the air­ strip, and when G-2 asked for prisoners there were only eight Jap survivors. Many others had been taken prisoner, but weren't ATTENTION! The following members have various papei's at the New Or­ leans Hall. These can be obtained by writing to A. L. Stephens, Sr., 339 Chartres St., New Orleans, La. Discharges: Stephen J. McNee, Jr.; W. C. Block, J. B. Sharpc, Wm. Cai'llon, James W. Sullivan, Orville' E. Abrams, Bertrand P. Palmer. Dues Receipts: A. M. Bert, F. Baptiste, J. I. McCants, E. E. Fletcher, R. Hansen. Argentine Passports: Wilfred B. Spring, John A. Maloney, Roland Hebert, Ren J. Martinez. Various Papers: Eugene Carhart, Louis Hussey, Kenneth A. Neff, Lyle E. Fowler, J. S. McRye, Irvin A. LeBlanc, Lester T. Hofstad, Ferdinand C. Trenchard. able to live in the high altitudes, somehow, Bender says. Bender's first contact with the Americans came when he brought the prisoners to Captain Sher­ man, commanding Co. I, 145th Infantry. The Captain ordered the Lieutenant Colonel to pa­ trol an area along the highway to Baguio, and Bender followed the Captain's orders. A month later the GI's took over, and Bender ordered his men to go home. For a month Bender taught at the small arms school at Camp Roosevelt, Ilocos Sur. Then he found out repatriation to the United States was open and his tendered resignation was accept­ ed. Meanwhile, though, the First Bolo Regiment of Isabela, P. I., was officially recognized by the U. S. as part of the Philippine Army. Many of the men who fought with bolos in rags now wear U. S. Army khaki. The regiment now is commanded by Lieut. Col. Alejandro C. Manikad. Bender never has been deco­ rated for the part he played in securing northern Luzon for the Allies, but he doesn't mind. He's proud to have killed some of the Japs who flayed his brother, proud to be sailing under the U. S. flag and the Seafarers In­ ternational Union banner. MONEY DUE SS JOSEPH I. KEMP The men who joined the ship in New York and paid off in San Francisco can collect transporta­ tion by writing to the Interocean Steamship Corporation, 311 Cali­ fornia Street, San Francisco, Cali­ fornia. ft ft ft SS THOMAS WOLFE The crew which paid off in San Francisco March 1, has one night's lodging coming, which can be colected by writing to Williams-Dimond and Company, 215 Market Street, San Francisco, California. ft ft ft The following men have over­ time coming from the Mississippi Steamship Co.: A. K. Knox, $6.48: H. C. Roach, $5.04; C. Dean Jr., $4.32; L. R. Guy, $17.28. ft ft ft SS ALCOA PATRIOT The following men have three days plus overtime coming to them: C. Mclntire, D. Gunn, G. Losee, F. Hills, Jr., R. Malinen, H. Childers, D. Turpel, A. Mackowski. Joseph Chavez, K. Clark, J. T. Miller, R. Greppi, R. Prozinski, James Ramer, John Spinosa. • The money can be Collected at Alcoa Steamship Company, 17 Battery Place, N. Y. C., write or cal. �THE Paae Twelve SEAFARERS Friday, March 8, 134S LOG Sea Triton Edmund Fanning Crew Condemns Isthmian Welcomes Seafarers NMU For Stalling isthmian Vote By A. GORDON and R. STROM BOSTON — Another Isthmian vessel, the SS Edmund Fanning, followed tlie lead of some sister ships by holding a shipboard meeting, eleeting delegates, and passing a resolution condemning the dilatory tactics of the NMU in playing the company's game by stalling the election. After the opening of the meeting D. Collins and A, Bauseo were elected chairman and secretary respectively. J. Ahern was elect­ ed Deck Delegate; J. Garvin to represent the Engine Dept.; and H. Weising as Stewards Delegate. Considerable discussion then ensued regarding the possibility of having the Isthmian election to determine the colleclive bargain­ ing agent held in the near future. At the conclusion of discussion, it was regularly moved, support­ ed and carried that the Seafarers International Union of North America be petitioned to repre­ sent the crew of the Edmund t EDMUND FANNING DECK CREW NEW YORK — It really was a pleasure and an encouragement for us to find the Isthmian men on this ship, the SS Sea Triton, as receptive as they az-e towaid the Seafarers' drive to organize Isth­ mian. Brother, they really listen attentively! When you start talking SIU to these seamen, they actually seem to take the words right out of your mouth, and ask you various questions concerning the Seafai-ers. Union contracts, represen­ tation on beefs, and working and living conditions aboard SIU ships. Several of the boys weren't satisfied with just filling out pledge cai-ds, and so took out Seafarei-s books, taking full ad­ vantage of the charter member pffer of an SIU membership book for only $17. We expect a num­ ber of other fellows to also take out books befoi'e leaving poiT. BRING 'EM HOME 100% ' > Thei-e are two or thi'ee NMU men on board the Triton, but one of them has already signed an SIU pledge card, assuring us that Fanning. Here's the Fanning's Deck Department, taken aboard their ship -while docked cit Boston, Fifth he fully intends to vote for the from the left in the rear row is Bosun Antoniou, supposedly NMU, who wanted to be included with the Seafarei's. With the rest of the CONDEMNS NMU crew at present shaping up over Whereupon the following peti­ rest of these Isthmian Seafarers. 90 per cent for the SIU, we ex­ tion was drawn up and signed pect to bring 'em home 100 per BLACK GANG OF THE FANNING cent at the completion of our by 23 crew members present: five month trip. "We, the undersigned mem­ These boys are getting impa­ bers of the crew of the SS Ed­ tient for the Isthmian collective mund Fanning (Isthmian Line) bargaijiiiig election to come up, being in dire need of a rep­ and of course they know the resentative to conduct collec­ reason for the delay, also whom to blame for it. They're pretty tive bargaining in our behalf well riled up at both the com­ with the Isthmian Line offi­ pany and the NMU for continu­ cials, do hereby petition the ously stalling, thei-eby prevent­ Seafarers International Union ing them from enjoying their of North Aiiierica to so repre­ democi'atic privilege of selecting the union of their choice to rep­ sent us. resent them. "Further, we also request How about some of you -broththat the Seafarers International ei's jumping into this drive with Union of North America do both feet, and do this job of or­ everything in its power to bi'ing ganizing Isthmian up good? With about an immediate election your assistance, all Isthmian within this company, and thus ships will then line up for the obviate the efforts of the Na­ Seafarez's as well as the Sea tional Maritime Union to stall Triton! (See picture on page 10), the election, which stalling tends to benefit only the Isth­ mian Line company to the de­ triment'of us seamen." Let Us Have 'Em 90% SIU After leaving Norfolk, the Fan­ ning crew, upon learning the score, swung to the SIU with the exception of three men either un­ decided or for NMU, making it better than 90% for the Sea­ farers. One amusing incident concern­ ed the Bosun, who is a whishywashy NMUer, and refused to knock the men off so that a shot of them might be taken. However, when the deck gang knocked off anyway, the Bosun made a mad dash to get in the pictui-e himself, proving some­ thing or other! Actually, the Bosun isn't really NMU, accord­ ing to the crew—merely misled by their phony "propaganda. Now that the Fanning crew has had a taste of union democracy in the form of a shipboard meet­ ing, electing their own delegates to take care of their many prob­ lems and beefs, they're all for the Seafarers' brand of unionism and membership representation. The Fanning's Engine crew display their sentiments in no uncertain terms. These Isthmian men with their SIU sign are typical of the great majority of Isthmian seamen who are all for the Seafarers. Clearing The Deck (Continued from Page 3) insisted on fighting for the wel­ fare of tho membership and not the Communist party. THESE THINGS MUST BE TOLD THE NMU MEN, AND THEY MUST BE TOLD IN A FRIENDLY SPIRIT. WE MUST NOT BRAG ABOUT THEIR TROUBLE OR ACT AS THOUGH WE ARE GLAD THEY ARE HAVING. SUCH PROBLEMS. It would be well for members of the Seafarers to invite rank and file members of the NMU to visit the Seafarers Halls. Many of them know nothing about the Seafarers, other than the lies they have read in the Pilot or been told by their leadership. Now is the opportunity for us to show members of the NMU in jusi what manner the Seafarers op­ erate on a day to day work basis. Now is the time to let them see that the membership of the SIU shapes its policy and program. Unless we do this to help the good members of the NMU to put their organization in a workable condition, minus the leadership of the communist scabs and finks, we will stand a good chance of seeing the unfortunate picture of the shipping companies smashing the NMU. It takes no great imagination to see what would happen if the shipowners succeeded in knock­ ing dowii one maritime union. If this happened all maritime unions would be weakened, and the wages and conditions of all seamen lowered, ALL OF THESE THINGS MUST BE TOLD TO THE NMU MEMBERS. WE MUST AP­ PEAL TO THEM TO WORK IM­ MEDIATELY TO CLEAN UP THEIR UNION. ALL BRANCH OFFICIALS OF THE SEAFAR­ ERS INTERNATIONAL UNION MUST FOLLOW ONE POLICY. WHEN NATIONAL MARITIME The Log wants at once the names and addresses of bars, clubs frequented by seamen, particularly in foreign ports, so that they can be put on the Log mailing list. With the postal delivery to ships snafued, this remains the only practical way of • getting the Union paper into the mem­ berships hands. So do it today—send us the names and correct addresses of your favorite places all over the world, with an es­ timation of the number of Logs they can use. Build the Seafarers by building the Seafarers Log! UNION MEMBERS APPLY TO THE SIU FOR MEMBERSHIP, THEY MUST BE TOLD THAT BEFORE THEY ARE ALT.OWED MEMBERSHIP THEY MUST GO EA.CK AND COMPLETE THE HOUSE CLEANING JOB IN THE NMU. � 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 8, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 10 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: COMMIES RUN NMU, CURRAN ADMITS PASSENGER SHIPS PLANNED SHIPOWNERS AND NMU MEMBERS SEAFARER LED FILIPINO REGIMENT IN GUERILLA WARFARE AGAINST JAPS A WHITE ELEPHANT? OUT IN THE OPEN REPORT OF SIU ORGANIZING DRIVE JOHNNY GOES A-GOONING NMU FINDS IT CAN'T PIECE-OFF SIU VOLUNTEER SHIP'S ORGANIZER CONDITIONS ON AZALEA CITY A SCANDAL TO THE JAYBIRDS INGERSOLL CREW AND SKIPPER ARE JUST LIKE THAT!! CAPTAIN FOUND SIU CREW BEST IN HIS CAREER WSA AND ARMY TEAM UP TO FUBAR SUPPLIES FOR SHIP BROTHER THANKS SHIPMATES FOR FUNERAL TOKEN PEACETIME FESTIVITY RETURNS TO PASSENGER SHIPS END CARGO JEOPARDY, CREW ASKS CALMAR SAYS MAIL IS BEING CARRIED-FAST FREYLINGHUYSEN CREW ASKS ACTION AGAINST OFFICERS IT WAS THE FAIRLAND'S LAST TRIP MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING NEW BERTHS BOOM BOSTON SHIPPING PUERTO RICO GETS NEW PAINTING OF ANDY FURUSETH MEMBERSHIP OPINIONS ARE SOUGHT LATE OPENING SEEN FOR LAKES CARNIVAL PAYS COOLIE WAGES BEWARE OF JACKSONVILLE GESTAPO PHILLY MAY HAVE LONGSHORE STRIKE SIU CREW FEEDS STARVING GREEK CHILDREN CURRAN ADMITS COMMIES CONTROL NMU, MEMBERS ARE SOLD-OUT EDMUND FANNING CREW CONDEMNS NMU FOR STALLING ISTHMIAN VOTE ISTHMIAN SEA TRITON WELCOMES SEAFARERS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/8/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ff6372e0054daacf2cf033881d38ecf2.PDF 0d2d252e351bc86b75a850a0c14420ff PDF Text Text ft fIt Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MARCH 1. 1946 More On 'Unity' No. 9 Virginia Seizes Norfoik Ferries; Taiks Continue That Utopia for which all seamen search is tied up with a certain something called maritime unity. No sea­ man who really has the interest of the seamen at heart can or will be against unity. Since the start of maritime union­ ization, all seamen have looked forward to the day when there would be one united maritime movement. NORFOLK, Feb. 27—Acting without preliminary investigation of the facts in Our experience has always been, however, that the greatest shouters for unity have been those who have the case, the Virginia Assembly enacted legislation empowering the State Highway created the greatest amount of turmoil and friction and Commission to operate Chesapeake Ferry Company vessels which have been tied up for three weeks by an SIU strike for vacations, holidays and a higher monthly scale. internal strife within the maritime workers ranks. The action, was steam-rollered through the State legislative body at the request of Recently, several CIO Maritime Unions have been ^ ? 3'Governor Tuck, who has a long record of anti-labor tactics carrying on a "unity" campaign resulting in a joint Wash­ to his discredit. ington Conference and the projected conference of May 6 The State Circuit Court immediately issued a writ in San Francisco, California. They plan a federation of instructing the State Highway Commission to operate the maritime unions. But why a federation which will be bog­ ferries at rates paid by the companies. The Log wants at once the ged down continuously in a muddle of interlocking con­ These are the rates over which* names and addresses of bars, the SIU members went on strike. be operated by scab labor if the stitutions, politics, personalities and confusion? the high-handed tac­ men did not go back to work. Before we get down to brass tacks and discuss any clubs frequented by seamen, ticsDespite The totalitarian action follows of the State, SIU Secretaryparticularly in foreign ports, closely the anti-labor leanings of unity or other future plans, let's get the score straightened Treasurer John Hawk, who has so that they can be put on Governor Tuck, who is a close out on the union fatts of life. The past records of the been negotiating with the com­ friend of U.S. Representative the Log mailing list. With pany, looked upon the legislative NMU, ILWU, ACA and other outfits calling for unity Howard Worth Smith, co-author the postal delivery to ships action as a victory for the Union. must be reconciled with their present talk and plans for of the Smith-Connolly Bill. the State will operate the future. Let's get the record straight and then proceed snafued, this remains the only Reason: Despite the presence of Hawk the ferries until such time as ffbnV thSre. ' ' ' - . ...... . .. . .. , practical way of getting the the company can guarantee un­ and other Union leaders in the Let Us Have 'Em . Past History For years, the NMU and other communist-dominated outfits connected with it in the present conference had been conducting open warfare with th^ SIU-SUP. From this state of warfare, they have now passed to their pro­ posal for "one big union" of all seamen and connected workers. And while they were battling the Seafarers, they have been and still are collaborating with those natural enemies of maritime workers—the WSA, RMO, Coast Guard, ship­ owners, etc. The Seafarers has fought these people and agencies consistently. A "unified policy" would have helped but when it comes to dealing with the shipowners and Wash­ ington bureaucrats, these "saviors" who now want unity prefer to go right on down the line with our natural enemies. These are points which could and should have been discussed from the beginning and throughout the War. During the war, the WSA moved into several NMU halls at the latcer's express invitation. The NMU welcomed the WSA wholeheartedly and adopted the WSA shipping rules. The WSA has thus been able to write its own ticket in the halls of the NMU This, during the time when the SIU-SUP were staging an all-out fight against the WSA and all Government controlled maritime bureaus. The SIU Was blasted as being "anti-Government" be­ cause we fought just as hard against Government bureaus as we do aganist the shipowners, whose place the WSA took over. Was that unity? Didn't the NMU go whole-hog for the "labor man­ agement" program? And, didn't they support the pro­ posed "Tri-partite Board" to handle routine beefs?—In other words, a seamen's war labor board that would force" compulsory arbitration. Simultaneously, the NMU told unorganized men that the SIU was "strike happy" because the SIU had refused (Canthmed ffdm Page 2) > Union paper into the mem­ berships hands. So do it today—send us the names abd^ correct addresses of your favorite places all over the world, with an es­ timation of the number of Logs they can use. Build the Seafarers by building the Seafarers Log! interrupted service. ACTION FORESEEN Hawk believes the company will be forced to come to terms with the SIU, since, in effect, it is out of business until it does. The legislative action is tan­ tamount to placing the State of "Virginia in the position of a strike-breaking body, since it was announced that the ferries would by the War Dep't in favor of compulsory military training that will stand up under close scrut­ iny." "The Army has looked in the back door, put its finger on the same old answer 'compulsory military training'," he said, "and is trying to work the problem backward to force that answer to fit the problem of the atomic bomb. As a matter of fact, not only is that not the right answer, but the problem is no longer in the same old book . , . We can only conclude that the army is trying to railroad this legislation through on a wave of postwar hysteria." BRASSHAT'S BILL The army's caste system, Hol­ dridge said, "is undemocratic and unAmerican. The army's judicial system is not a system of justice at all. . . The army speaks the language of democracy, but it has little understanding of the spirit PRESS SUPPORT The daily press in Norfolk and Newport News has been in sym­ pathy with the strikers through­ out, but apparently the Assem­ bly paid no attention to the newspapers, either. Immediately following the Cir­ cuit Court injunction, a State Highway Commission man ap­ peared at the ferry company of­ fice, prepared to take over the operation. Meeting with him, Hav/k and Norfolk Agent Ray White were told that the State could .not, under the law, negoti­ ate with the Union. He request­ ed, however, that the men be asked to go back to work. Hawk pointed out the unfair­ ness of the legislation, since the Norfolk County Ferry provides wages and working conditions demanded by the Seafarers. If a county can do it out of taxpayers* money, he said, surely the State can afford it out of taxpayers' money. The State Highwayman was non-committal, but Hawk was able to pin him down on one vital point: that if the men voted to go back to work on the ferries for the State, none of the strikers would be discriminated against. (Continued on Page 10) (Continued on Page 4) Army Undemocratic; Draft Not Needed, Says General WASHINGTON — Last - min­ ute testimony, including that of a West Point graduate, an Army career man who reached the rank of Brigadier General, slow­ ed down the drive of supporters of peacetime conscription in Con­ gress last week. Testimony by Brig. Gen. Henry C. Holdridge (Ret.), head of the legislative committee of the Vet­ erans League of America whose offices are at 45 Astor Place, in New York City, set the brass hats back on their heels. Holdridge, who graduated from and has taught at West Point, served a total of almost 30 years in the Army. He was, from 1940 to 1943, Commandant of the Adjutant GenferaTs School, and served as director of schools training of the army administration schools through which he turned out 35,000 students. NO ARGUMENT "I am unable," he said, "to find a single argument presented area, no investigation was made of the issues at stake. Neither did the State consult with New­ ton J. Maxey of the Federal Con­ ciliation Service, who ha.s been acting as mediator at the request of the Government, since opera­ tion of the ferries between New­ port News and Pine Beach and "WlUoughby Spit and Old Point Comfort constitutes a link in in­ terstate commerce. �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District SEAFARERS Friday. March 1. 1946 LOG iMeomeftsioc oFiM SI6N X. 2. Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JoHM HAWK - -- -- -- - Sccy-Trcas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 More On 'Unity' (Continued front Page 1) to surrender their members' welfare to the mercy of the Washington bureaucrats, and instead, took militant ac­ tion before, during and after the War to protect seamen's conditions. Was that maritime unity? Leaders of the NMU constantly wined and dined Gov­ ernment bureaucrats and shipowners in their halls and con­ doned legalized scabbing such as the sailing of "hot" ships which were reallocated as a result of SlU-SUP beefs and job actions. After the SIU-SUP members refused to give in to the shipowners and WSA, these ships were happily accepted by the NMU and sailed by the NMU crews. That was merely another form of unity—wasn't it? No Striking Weren't the NMU leaders the first to advocate no striking in peacetime?" How about their organizers' train­ ing schools with the adopted slogan "reading, writing and no striking?" That must have been unity with the ship­ owners, or something? Yes, the Feuhrer of these associated unions blasted the SIU as being first, scabs, goons and finks, and then as strike-happy, anti-War, delayers of ships for more than eight years. Now, they call for unity. l ogic tells us something must be wrong—that the leo­ pards don't change their spots overnight—and that even these communists with their many "line" changes can't change that radically in a comparatively brief span of time. We suspect that it is the desire to swallow up the in­ dependent MFOWW and also to quiet the rumblings with­ in the members' ranks caused in part by the division exist­ ing between the leaders. Can it be that the membership of the NMU now realizes that the wartime "flag waving" of Comrades Curran and Bridges was designed solely to sell them down the river today? But, we are from Missouri and more than willing to be shown if the person or persons doing the showing are sin­ cerely honest and have the courage of their convictions. Yes, unity is wonderful! It is something we all want. But, under the present set-up we don't believe it will be achieved. Until the past record is cleared up and we se­ cure definite assurances which are a lot stronger than words that it won't repeat itself, we can't have unity. Unity must be based on a program for all and not for a chosen group. Unanswered Questions We want definite answers to a number of questions from Mr. Joe Curran, Mr. Harry Bridges and Company before we can even discuss the possibilities of "one big union" or submit our Union to any future course of action. Will you agree to cease your union baiting and scab­ bing tactics such as you used against District 50 of the United Mine Workers at Philadelphia November 28, 1945, and against the International Longshoremen's Association in New York? Do you intend to use the new "national union" as you used the Maritime Federation of the Pacific when you openly bragged that you would break the SUP picketlines? * •% l£. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL PATIENTS Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BALTIMORE MARINE HOSPITAL TOM ST. GERMAIN MANUEL ROMERO LEOPOLD GRUND PHILIP McENANEY JOHN SCHOLLER DANIEL HICKEY LIONEL McLOUGHLIN 1 » t NEW ORLEANS • HAROLD SCOTT WM. ROSS B. O. COFFEE JR. JOHN BUCKLEY PADRON ROLAND HEBERT J. DENNIS C. ZANULINICUS P. F. HICKS 4. t t GALVESTON HOSPITAL JAMES HART CHESENA R. V. JONES KEANE DYKES REDMAN BANTA WILLIAMS ALFERDO JACK TOMPSON 4 4 4 STATEN ISLAND M. J. FIELDS Is it your intention to repeat your Gulf of Mexico sell-out where you used the Maritime Federation of the Gulf as a political football in a vain attempt to take over the longshoremen? If you are prepared to prove your sincerity aiid integ­ rity, then by all means, tell us what your plans are and how you intend to act. Arc you w illing to join a common fight of maritime unions against the WSA, Coast Guard and all Government bureaus which are attempting to maintain control of the maritime industry? That is. what we want, from you. So,, put up or ^ut up! iO. You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing itmes: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on Slh 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.) When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. r ' . .— L. A. CORNWALL D. E. SEBOLD J. J. HANLEY V. SHAVROFF D. J. MONTELEONE J. L. WEKKS TIMOTHY HOLT J. L. CAMPBELL C. E. HASZ H. OLUP J. S. NEAL J. C, CARSON H. L. GILLOT R. POWEIi L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN 4 4 4 MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY . r �Friday, March 1, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Former NMU Official Helped To Lead SiU Tugboatmen To Strike Victory By PAUL HALL The Agents Conference of The Atlantic and Gulf District will be held in less than three weeks in the Port of New York, This should prove one of the most important conferences held since the founding of the Seafarers. Steps will be taken to complete the con­ version of the organization to a peacetime basis as well as many other important items. Possibly one of the most important problems which the Agents Conference will face will be the mapping of a full and comprehensive educational system. Another point will be the complete overhauling of shipping rules, .issuance of books and re-drawing of a set of rules governing tripcard men. These are just a few of the many things that will have to be taken up at this conference. We are holding informal meetings at the New York Hall of interest to the rank and file members and port officials to shape up a program for the coming conference. All fellows who are interested in attending these informal meetings and presenting their suggestions, come to the fifth floor any time after 1 p.m., any day in the week, and sit in. After the Agents Conference has started, and the various sub-committees have been designated to deal with specific problems, any interested rank and file member may participate in the meetings and present his particular points and views. In this manner, we should be able to get good decisions and a good program and policy on the many problems which will affect us in the coming year. LAST MEETING The last meeting in the Port of New York brought up several points for discussion which are well worth passing on. The members pointed out that we have a couple of operators under contract who have already started chiseling in their attempts to break down exist­ ing contracts. One operator in particular has a great love for trying to ship men from the company office backdoor. The membership at this meeting thoroughly discussed this particular problem, and it was the conseh'sus that every member of the Seafarers Union must be on guard to put an end to this practice. As soon as a new crew replacement* comes aboard a ship, check his shipping card and see if he has cleared the Hall. If the man has not cleared the Hall, then make sure he leaves the ship in a hurry—in fact, in a hell of a hurry. The shipowners know that very shortly there will be a lot more men in the industry than there will be jobs. The fact of the matter is that they are encouraging this particular condition as much as possible. There is one steamship official in this port who has issued as many as 100 letters in one day to men who have never been in the industry so that they could get seamen's papers. We are stop­ ping this now, but it gives you an idea of what the shipowners would like to see—50 men to one job. Not only that, but they know the differences that exist between the maritime unions in this field. There was a time when, if our crews had ships tied up on a beef the shipowners threatened us with "other unions." CREW POINTERS The operators are playing this point to the hilt and all of us must watch carefully to see that our rights and contracts are pro­ tected. Make sure that every man who goes on board ship is check­ ed thoroughly .for Union clearance. Make sure that the crew holds its meetings, elects its delegates and lines its beefs up properly. .When the ship comes in for pay-off, stand by for shoreside patrol­ men. Nobody should pay off the ship until such time as a patrolman arrives and gets the beefs settled to the crew's satisfaction. These points are very important, not only to protect the union by keeping company stiffs and freeloaders out of the ships, but also to protect the men in the handling of their disputes. As announced recently by Earl Sheppard, greater strength has been added recently to the Seafarers' drive into the Isthmian fleet. In another part of this paper, you will find an article dealing with the reason why the election has not started as yet.' The Seafarers' program is getting more of a" response daily frum the Isllimian men as well as from the Seafarers' membership who are shipping into the Isthmian fleet to help organize. Possibly the very largest asset we have had during this entire campaign has been the interest taken by the membership of this Union. The membership in all ports have joined in this fight and have announced their intentions of staying in the fleet until the struggle is over. When this drive originally commenced, some of the members felt that they didn't care to ship Isthmian because of the difference in pay and condition.? as compared to Seafarers' ships. Quite a few of them assumed the attitude of "let George do it." This, however, is no longer the attitude today, as the entire Union, both oldtimers and the ypunger members alike, is contributing to this drive. These fellows' efforts are not unappreciated and,' through mak­ ing these sacrifices, we stand today ready to go into the voting period in a very strong condition. " MOBILE — One of the results® of the overwhelming victory of the SIU in the tugboat strike here is the recognition of the role former NMU members, who know all of the "unity" tricks, can play in bringing about agree­ ments by exposing the hamstring­ ing tactics of Curran's boys, who, on the surface, seem to be "go­ ing along." Such was the case of Mack Hankins, an ex-NMUer, who for three years was Delegate and Agent in Mobile. Like many misguided NMUers, Hankins worked hard for the union he adopted. His book shows that he voted on almost every important issue that came up, and that he "contributed" to most of the NMU "causes." Hankins went down the line for the NMU on all matters that pertained to the welfare of sea­ men. He didn't agree with some of them, and he voiced his nppo.sition, but he went along because he felt it would be all ironed out in the end. HE'S NO COMMIE But he refused to go for the commie line. So, despite all of the work Mack Hankins had done for sea­ men in the NMU, the commies brought up phony charges against him. But Hankins knew that most of the rank and file of the NMU wouldn't go, for that sort of deal, and had the charges brought up in an open member­ ship meeting. He beat them be­ cause they wouldn't staled up against his record, and he left the meeting vindicated. But that sort of deal was too much for an honest guy like Hankins to swaUow. Consequent­ ly, after showing up the charges as phony, he dropped the NMU like a hot potato, and came to the SlU where he knew his ef­ forts wouldn't be in vain. THE OLD SOAP The NMU realized its mistake after a while. Hankins was working on one of the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co. tugs, and the SIU was organizing the outfit. Some NMU boys ap­ proached him with this story: "We were wrong in giving you the business. We'i-e really sorry about the whole thing. No hard felings, friend. How's about com­ ing back into the fold, pal. And incidentally, friend, bring along some of the boys off the tugs back with you. Just incidentally. Brother, just incidentally." But Mack Hankins wasn't hav­ ing any, thank you. He knew when he'd landed with a decent outfit, and ho knew he'd stick with it—and get something for the boys. Well, he did. The Mobile agree­ ment is considered by most SIU officials as probably the best in­ land tug agreement in the mari­ time industry. And Mack Han­ kins had a large finger in the preparation of that pie. He was Chairman of the Strike Commit­ tee, and he was able to advise the rest of the boys on just what steps the NMU would take to sabotage the whole deal. The committee was able to act accordingly. MOBILE BARGAINING COMMITTEEMEN Here are some of the tugboat men who formed the bargaining committee which negotiated the agreement on the Mobile tugboat strike. The agreement is considered one of the best in the industry. From left. Stanley Colvin. Mack Hankins. Chairman. Strike Com­ mittee. Lindsey Williams, SIU Gulf Tug Representative, and William Ray. Secretary of the Strike Committee. Progress Report On Isthmian By EARL BULL" SHEPPARD The organizing drive has now reached the critical stage with the final NLRB decision due to be handed down any day. This will mean that voting will finally get under way, bringing fb a head the long weeks of work that has been put in on Isthmian. The NMU has been stalling on Double Talk On Fort Meigs NEW YORK—A double-talking Skipper is the lastest thing we have to contend with. This boy is not as funny as Danny Kaye, or Chax'lie Chaplin, but he tried. Let no one point the finger at the Captain of the Deaconhill Tanker SS Fort Meigs, and say that he has no sense of humor. When this vessel paid off in New York on February 13, he told the crew that he was run­ ning the ship and didn't want to be bothered with small things like the Union, overtime, or launch service frOin ship to shore, which men had to pay while the ship laid at anchor for five days. The Patrolman sympathized with him, and luld him IhaL he would have plenty of time to study the agreement while wait­ ing for a new crew, if he didn't pay the disputed overtime ,and for the launch service. And so, like all comedies, this story has a happy ending. The men of the Fort Meigs collected $311.00 in overtime, and can be reimbursed for launch service by just bringing their launch re­ ceipts to the Deaconhill offices, 17 Battery Place. the issue of wanting to include pursers. This, coupled with the usual slow motion of the NLRB in Wasliington, has somewhat slowed down action in getting the Isthmian election started. With the full support of many Isthmian crews, strong pressure has been kept up, and in the very near future the Isthmian seamen will have the opportunity of vot­ ing to be represented by the union of their choice. The response of the crews indicates that they will choose the Seafarers. Tbis means that now, more than ever before, the men riding the Isthmian ships must stay on "the ship and work and vote for the Seafarers in the election. In any kind of contest there is always a tendency to let down when the finish is in sight. This should be borne in mind and every organizer, official and member of the Seafarers should keep on the job working doubly hard to insure victory in this dmve. Better contact than ever be­ fore has to be maintained be­ tween the Isthmian crews and tho union ashore. Seafarers halls and meetings are open lo Isth­ mian seamen, both organized and unorganized Bring these crews up to the union hall and let them get a first hand look at things. This is a twenty-four hour a day job. Every Seafarer should bear this in mind, and make it a point to meet as many Isthmian men as possible. Discuss their beefs; bring them up to the hall; be good shipmates ashore as well as aboard ship. This is a job for all Seafarers—do it well. �THE Page Four SEAFARERS Isthmian Steward A Sea-Napoleon After spending a v/eek on the Isthmian ship, Red Rover, Messman A1 Yarborough was fired by the bully Chief Steward who had tried to make life miserable for him. This is one condition which will certainly be changed by the SIU. Friday, March 1, 194S LOG Steward had been trying to get* him right along, and he finally succeeded. Other conditions aboard the By LEON JOHNSON Red Rover were equally bad. A1 PORT ARTHUR--We are real­ received only one towel for the ly getting down to business in week, and no matches were pro­ Port Arthur. Last "^week the vided on .ship. Straw mattresses "Charles Fort" a Robin Line ship were so filthy that they were docked at Lake Charles. By the hardly fit for animals to sleep on, time the payoff was over, one of and fumigation was something which had taken place in the long the guys who had just paid off ago. In fart, roaches, weevils and was ready to ship on a tanker. Our literature is being well re­ ceived all over town and quite a few unorganized seamen are coming around and making re­ quests for it. A couple of guys blew in from New York a few days ago. They had made the trip down here just to see how the new Hall was making out, and to ship from the Union's newest Hall. Port Arthur Booms HERlKMfHi I THINK QUESTION:—Who was the best officer you Conditions in the stewards de­ ever served under? partment of the Rover were in­ tolerable, with the Chief Sreward having the Messman and Pantry­ man clean up the Army gun crew galley after they finished work in their own messroom. With tliree inches of water in the gal­ ley, accumulated lifth in the re­ frigerator, dirty dishes and pots, the Army galley really took some cleaning up. On the Rover stewards dept. men were expected to work straight through from 6:00 a. m. CAN'T STOP 'EM till 1:00 p. m., and then from 3:30 p. m. till 6:00 p. m., making The other day a Deconhill in all a total of nine and one-half tanker, the Signal Hill, came in hours at straight time rates. The and docked at the Magnolia Re­ Chief Steward stated, "You'll bedbugs were so thick that the^ finery. We tried all afternoon work 8 to 10 hours in port. That's could have taken over the Rover from noon to 6 p. m. to crash the the regular layout on this ship, almost aqy time. gate, but the company said "no and you'll do what I say." potatoes." They don't even want SIU PROTECTION to talk to a Union representative. PEEL. OR ELSE The Chief Steward had such This didn't hold us up, how­ A1 was ordered by the Steward a phony setup that when another JOE MALAZINSKY. OS—We ever, as we got hold of a launch to go back in the galley and peel Messman was sent out to round had a First Mate named Lewis on and made the ship anyway. De­ spuds, after he had finished his out the crew, he said he was the Robert Toombs who was the spite this hold-up by tlie com­ breakfast stint and was resting filled up. He was merely holding swellest officer in the merch&nt pany, we were able to settle all briefly. Upon his refusal to do the job open for a friend of his service. I was with him on one beefs and dispatch the necessary so, Yarborough was ordered by who hadn't showed up as yet. trip to England and while we replacements aboard. the Steward, "Peel spuds, or else were transporting troops and sup­ These are just a few of the you're finished!" So, A1 was conditions aboard the Rover COME ALONG plies during the invasion of Norfinished. Of course, the Chief about which the Isthmian men mandie. He was a regular fellow; The Nickajack Trail, a Los never bothered the Bosun and are complaining. However, un­ Angeles "Tanker Company ship never pushed the men if they der the protection of an SIU con­ has been in port for several days were doing their work. When we but is now all crewed up and tract things will be a lot different. were in Manchester for a month, ready to sail. Boarding Patrolmen of the Sea­ fixing up. he went put to a lot of farers closely check sanitary and A good many members from living conditions, and make sure the nearby cities — Beaumont, places with us and gave the men that the company lives up to all Houston, Orange, etc.—are com­ plenty of leave if they wanted terms of the contract regarding ing around the Hall, keeping the it. The best of all is that he was (Continued from Page 1) in favor of the Union and what The Highwayman also was overtime, division of work duties, place looking pretty busy. Shipping is pretty good with the Union can do for sailors. forced to agree that the State and any other legitimate beefs would turn back the ferries to that the men may have. Make quite a few ships other than tankers coming in. If you want the company upon conclusion of an agreement between • the Sea­ Isthmian SIU, and their ships to ship on any type of ship come will become like SIU ships—the nn down to Port Arthur—you are farers and the company. always welcome. Ho was insistent that Hawk best sailing the seven seas! and White tell him immediately whether the strikers would go back to work on the boats. Hawk said the decision was up to the rank and file, and that if the members decided to remain. on By JAMES HANNERS strike a picket line would be NEW YORK — Prompt action pany by stating that they had no . thrown up immediately. by an SIU crew forced the Moran report of the matter. The striking members of the Fed up by this sort of treat­ Norfolk SIU Branch which has Towing Company to make ade­ ment, the crew walked off the been supported by the Masters, quate improvements to the MV ship, and despite their being on Mates & Pilots Association and Pidgeon Point . before sailing. articles, they declined to' return the Marine Engineers Benefiicial These improvements were agreed until action was taken. Association (CIO), voted to go to at the time articles were signed The licensed personnel of the back to work, rather than jeopfor a trip to Alaska, but at the ship supported them, and said ardLze the contracts of the other last minute the company reneged, that they would refuse to acceptunions, which had agreed to re­ and the ship was ordered to sail any re'placements coming from spect ^iheir picket lines.. The without any overhiauling. anywhere except the SIU hall. MM&PA and the MEBA had been The crew, properly indignant ordered back to work early to­ INVESTIGATION ORDERED ROBERT DRAKE. Chief Cook at this breach of promise, im­ day by the State, but hadn't The Union immediately took —I guess the best officer I ever mediately contacted the Union shown up at the time of the vote Hall and a Patrolman was sent action and an investigation was served under was 3rd Assistant meeting. aboard. He found that the tem­ ordered. Representatives of the Engineer William Maguire of the perature in the Skipper's quar­ SIU, the WSA, the U. S. Public John L. McCarley. He came up GAINS ALREADY ters was 42 degrees, and this was Health Service and other Inspec­ the hard way and he never forgot The SIU already has won a tors, went aboard and made a that members of the crew were the warmest room on the ship. 48-hour work week for the strik­ complete survey. The result was men and deserved to be treated Inasmuch as the outside teming ferryman, with time and a that the Pidgeon Point was or­ like men. He took an interest in measure was 40 degrees, this half in excess of an eight-hour dered into drydock immediately the men and gave them good ad­ made it almost as cqjd inside as day and in excess of 48 hours. for the installation of a complete vice if they asked for it. When out. There was also a lack of The strike was called after fom: new heating system, and all other anything was broken in the electric toasters, and other re­ months of negotiating for a two crew's quarters, he was johnnyneeded repairs. pairs had not been made. week vacation for the men, 10 Today there is adequate heat on-the-spot to fix it. On the way holidays a year and an increase TOPSIDE SUPPORT aboard the ship, the toasters are back to the States, from Ant­ in the company pay scale. The company was then con­ aboard, and all other equipment werp, we hit the tail end of a Best offer the company has tacted and they claimed that re­ has been repaired. The ship has hurricane. He had-his work cut made to date is a 12-day vacation, pairs came under the jurisdiction sailed with the original crew, out for him. but he never got five holidays a year and no of the WSA. The WSA passed men who took the right action flustered, and he never lost his blanket straight-time increases. the buck right back to the com­ and won their demands 100%. temper during the whole time.. JOHN KELLER. Deck Main­ tenance—The best officer I ever served under was Captain Rip­ ken of the SS Joseph S. Emory. He was master on a trip to Cal­ cutta. and he was a very fine of­ ficer. He gave us a draw in every port, and made sure that each man had a leave wherever pos­ sible. He treated the men right all the time, not just when every­ thing was going fine. He was in­ terested in our problems, and he was like a father to the younger men on board. When I was log­ ged by the Coast Guard, he help­ ed me to get off without any trouble. Virginia Seizes Norfolk Ferries Tug Crew Wins All Demands J*'. .-iviLr-.-ri.'-, JOHN OSTANOSKI, AB — On. the John L. McCarley of the Alcoa Line, we had a young Master, Captain Hall. He treated every­ body square and was liked by all the men. Whenever a beef came up. he took prompt action on it. He liked a clean ship, and wanted the men to be comfortable. On board ship, he was the boss, but once we got on land, he was one of the boys. We all went drink­ ing together, and when we got back to New York, from Ant­ werp. he took us out to a foot­ ball game. Oh. yes. I almost for­ got; he was in favor of the Union and he didn't care who knew it. - i-l �Friday. March 1. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS COMPANY STIFFS PUSHING MFOWW TERMS AT CREW Dear Brothers, A meeting of the book mem­ bers of the Grace Abbott was called at this date to discuss the THE SEAMAN beefs and other matters pertain­ ing to the welfare of the crew? By JAMES F. FEELEY Brother Jereczek was chosen as Say. listen ye people chairman. Now listen to me Discussion was brought up And I'll tell you a tale about the ship being unseaOf a man of the sea worthy claimed by the Chief En­ gineer and Captain and what steps I speak not of he to take regarding the protection Who is dressed all in blue of the crew. It was looked into But of he who sails tramps The sailor-man true by the delegates of the respective departments and these represen­ tatives of the crew were told by His life is quite hard And his life is so cold tl;e WSA at this port that the matter had been taken up at Ma­ Buf this sailor-man's tough And this sailor-man's bold nila and a report was expected in a day or two. I add to this that the ship is in better shape He'll never flinch From any task that comes mechanically than it was the day Whether 'tis battling a storm we left New York. The fact that Or manning the guns she was to be turned over to the Japanese Government has caus­ In port, he may work ed this phony predicament. Thru the day and the night Log - A - Rhythms NOAH BROWN CREW BALTIMORE HALL MAROONED BY WSA BROTHERS DONATE TO STANTON, LOG IN GULF OF LEYTE Dear Editor; Dear Editor: We, the crew of the* SS Noah The following brothers made Brown, Robin Line, feel we have contributions for the men in Fort additional information concern­ Stanton T.B. Hospital: ing our present voyage that will C. V. Morgan $1.00 be of interest to the Union and its C. G. Frey 1.00 membership. (Please refer to our Wm. H. Stringer 1.00 previous letter published in the LaVern Peck 1.00 Jan. 4th issue of the Log.) In that letter we wrote; "In J. DeNota 1.00 our opinion the WSA is handling J. Mf Kemitch 1.00 the ships here in the Pacific area, Harry M. Nebd 1.00 'Most Inefficiently'." That was Donald Jones 1.00 putting it MILDLY! W. N. Rollins 1.00 Ninety-three days ago, Nov. R. H. Gerichek 1.00 7th, 1945, we dropped anchor John C. Keith 1.00 here in the Gulf of Leyte; and our hook has been on the bottom G. Dealer 1.00 ever since. Since that day of ar­ R. Leitgeb 1.00 rival with a full cargo of food R. C. Colman 1.00 that apparently is not wanted S. Gang 1.00 Charles Cotton 2.50 weu,- t-ET's SEE TeA TtoP • COALS TO /oewcA^TiC BoRScrtT To Ross/A^"BAOTLS •TbT>^e BRaO><- f rc. - h'ere, we have been on a "two hour standby notice" awaiting orders from the local branch of­ fice of the WSA. IS THAT WHAT THEY CALL EFFICIENCY? . . . We wonder why we are beirfg held here month after month by the phony WSA, while countries are facing starvation and the States themselves continue to ra­ tion sugar of which we have tons in our cargo. IS THAT EFFICI­ ENCY? . . . This is not a liberty port; and the crews lying out here at an­ chor have no ^ form of divei-sion. The WSA makes no attempt to offer any . . . We are literally MASTER OF DODGE PRAISED BY CREW AS SWELL HOMBRE Dear Sirs and Brothers: We, the former crew of the SS Henry Dodge of the Waterman SS Corporation, have just com­ pleted a voyage from San Fran­ cisco to Italy to Galveston and back. We have found the present Captain of this ship. Captain The subject was brought up about the agreement with Calmar SS Co. The rate per hour for overtime and it was suggested that all Calmar chief officers be furnished agreement books so the many beefs concerning over­ time may be straightened out be­ fore'arrival at port. For instance the Chief Engineer is trying to shove a west coast M.F.O.W.W. agreement odwn the Black Gangs' neck. Namely Chief Engineer Samuel Williams and First Asst. Paul Tauney, both company stiffs. Preparing to sail And preparing to fight Then its back out to sea Back to his life This life he knows best One of toil and strife Now, the voyage is long And its hot and dreary The good turns bad And the seaman grows weary But his courage does not falter He'll bring his ship thru Come storm or come subs His course will be true On the question concerning transportation from a west coast port to New York if it has not So now back into port And you see him ashore been noted in the articles. It But a week on the beach seems that some of the compan­ Then seaward once more ies have not been paying it. We would like to know about it. Also And when this war's over in the_event articles expire while At sea, he'll remain out here what is the procedure to For that is his life be followed by the ciew. The sea's his domain The situation regarding sea­ man's mail appears tn he a prnh- So, in war or in peace He still is the same lem for the Union to look into. This man of the sea Taking this ship for example. In TOTAL $18.50 Mikkelson, is one of those mas­ two months we have had three This man without fame! Stated below arc contributions ters who wc would be pleased to different APO numbers and have sail with again in the future. received a total of 40 letters. to the Seafarers' Log: (Signed) Entire Crew. If, as we have been led to be- lievp, the Navy no longer handles C. V. Morgan $1.00 our mail, what can be done to C. S. Frey 1.00 Wm. R. Stringer 1.00 MILITANT SEAFARERS ABOUT TO SHIP remedy this condition. We had a little discussion con­ Lavern Peck 1.00 cerning the condensed copies of J. DeNota 1.00 die Seafarer's Log. All agree that Charles Cotton 2.50 it has been a step in the right E. P. Carmichael 1.00 direction and it ha." been enjoyed by all. However, we have re­ $9.50 TOTAL ceived only two copies. One sug­ Wm. Rents, gestion was made that may be a Baltimore Agent help to a lot of us. We have been away from the states for eight months now and would like to prisoners, unable to escape the know more about activities per­ WSA'.s inefficipncy! taining to seaman such as bonus We leave this matter in your cuts, wage rates, how our organ­ hands, hoping it will be investi­ izers are doing, etc. We received gated and used as a point to pretty good coverage of home throw back at the WSA. and foreign news over the radio. Crew of the Respectifully, SS Noah Brown Howard W. Conner, Wiley H. Tood, Deck Delegate Deck Delegate Melvin F. Liedel, George W. Robly, A group of militani Seafarers crowd into the office of Organiser Engine Delegate Engine Delegate Charlie Starling in the Baltimore Hall to wish him well before they John T. Cann, Harold H. Nelli, sail.' Several of these men will be sailing Isthmian. Steward Delegate Steward Delegate �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 1, 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS HERE'S STOCKTON DECK CREW An Open Letter to Smith and Johnson GI's Write Of Favors On Albion Expressing their pleasure at sailing home from Calcutta with crew of the SS Albion Victory, 17 GI passengers wrote a letter to the crew through the Master of the Albion. The letter was brought to the Log because of the desire of these soldiers that it be printed in the union paper to show the union how much they appreciated all that was done to make their trip home enjoyable and comfortable. As stated by Thomas Clark, En­ gine Room Delegate, who brought in the letter: "The soldiers' quarters were ' crowded, so we gave them room with us. We showed them around where to wash clothes, etc. Hav­ ing them aboard made the trip more enjoyable than it would have been because they were a fine bunch of fellows. They had an understanding of the problems faced by the seamen and shoreside workers." SUBJECT: Letter of Apprecia­ tion. TO: All members of the United States Merchant Marine, aboard the SS Albion Victroy. THRU: Captain Eugene C. Dur" ham. Master. SS Albion Vic­ tory. We. the undersigned hereby wish to express to Captain Durham and his crew our grate­ ful and wholehearted apprecia­ tion for the treatment extended to the seventeen (17) U. S.) Army Enlisted Personnel dur­ ing our return to the United States from Calcutta. India. The way we were welcom­ ed aboard, our living quarters and conditions, our food and our freedom aboard ship, made our stay more comfortable, more pleasant, more enjoyable than we had ever hoped for bh a sea Voyage to our home­ land. We cannot help but feel that if we are welcomed and treat­ ed by the people in the United States as we were during our voyage to the United States, our long absence from our homeland, loved ones and our slay in a strange and foreign country was worth while. For a very enjoyable, com­ fortable and pleasant voyage to the United States we all ex­ tend to you. a grateful thanks. The Albion Victory left New York on August 4, and returned to Baltimore on February 16, af­ ter being out for six months and 12 days. Steward Describes Trip On Hungry Ship I shipped SIU on October 28, 1945, to take a job as chief steward with Smith and Johnson Company of New Yfirk. When T arrived at the office they decidetl to .send me to Galveston (Texas) as a chief steward on the SS Coastal Advocate. When we arrived at Galveston we saw no one at the station or at the office. It >was accompanied by the Chief away. 1 tried to use my supply in Engineer who was sent with me a economical way until we reach­ for the same ship. The only thing ed Patrasso (Greece). The cap­ we could do was to take a taxi tain tried,his best with the War and go from hotel to hotel in Shipping Administration in Pa­ trasso to get some food but re­ search for a room. ceived very little. The Chief Engineer met the After leaving Corfu (Greece) Port Engineer and received his Looking fit and healthy after a long trip, the deck crew of I was out of food. I tried my instructions. It was impossible j the Frank R. Stockton lined up this way for a picture when the for me to meet the Port Steward best to go to Tunis. At Tunis the agent of the War Shipping Ad­ ship hit Galveston. Left to right are (standing): Robert Elsmere. (Mr. Hoover) because he had ministration gave me part of AB; William Elliott, OS; Emil Puntillo. AB; Leonard Bolton. business on some ship. This way what I requested and I myself Bosun; James Reed, OS; (kneeling): San Miquel. AB; John I spent two days in Galveston at was forced to kill the meat be­ Julicho, AB; Jim Conners. AB. and Harry Vanner. AB. my hotel and it wasn't until the cause the Arabs refused to kill 1st of November that I met Mr. on that day. Hoover at 11 a. m. Then we left for Gibraltar and He said "Steward I am glad encountered a terrible storm. We to know you, but 1 have lots of lost on the whole five days on trouble. Instead of boarding the this trip. I told the Captain that Coastal Advocate please go to the Lately, the Log seems to have "On December 26, after the our supply would not last until E. S. Collins at once and try to been replete with stories of the main engines were ready, sea or­ America and he sent me to the organize the Steward Depart­ strange doings of certain Mas­ ders were cancelled, due to the British Food Control and they ment. Then tomorrow report to ters, Mates and Stewards. But gave me 'as much as they could weather. Sailing orders were me here at the office." I imme­ Chief Engineer Ventura L. Blan­ spare. On our trip to the States diately went to my hotel room co has come up with a tale about postponed until 7 a. m: the next the Chief Cook was constantly packed and took a taxi to the the Master of the Benjamin Wil­ day, but the engine room tele­ sick for he drank too much and ship. As soon as I boarded it, it liams that is a beauty. His story graph was on 'Stand by all night' the Second Cook could not even left for Texas City. When on ship concerns Voyage 11 of the Wil­ —why I don't know. Something make bread because he was only^ I started checking the attendance liams, and could well be titled new in the Merchant Marine. a kitchen man who was promoted of my department, I found that "Handy Lexicon on Derelictions "On .January 4 the Master de­ the Saloon Messman, Messman, to this rank without the least ex­ for Ships Masters." cided to take charge of the en-| Dishwasher, Galley Utility, and perience and I could not replace First off, the Chief was unable gine room. He proceeded to snoop j the second were absent from the him at Galveston. HUNGRY SHIP to get qualified men for his de­ around the Engineer quarters ship. I reported this to the GapFor ten days and nights I work­ partment. Then came the unex­ and the unlicensed personnel' tain and when I returned to my ed myself in the galley. When we pected order at 5 p. m. on De­ quarters. That was when I hung' dept. from the bridge I found the reached Baltimore I stopped feed­ a sign oil iny door. It read 'En­ cember 1 that the ship would sail i-est of my crew back on board. at 6 p. m. Luckily, the Chief had gine Room Under New Manage­ When I asked one where they ing because there wasn't a bit gotten word of the sailing pre­ ment.' had been he replied, "^e were of food on the whole ship. The viously from the supercargo, and held and questioned by the Gal­ Assistant Port Steward then SEAMAN IN IRONS was able to have the engines veston police about a murder came on board and gave me hell "On another occasion the Mas­ warmed up to ^pave in time. which occured near the ship in because I bought food while out ter ordered the Chief Mate to put of the states and he demanded an Under way, the Master repeat­ a seaman in irons, which is Galveston." explanation in writing and I edly asked the Chief to get more against rules and regulations^ NO SUPPLIES wrote to the Port Steward and speed out of the ship. Blanco while a ship is in port. Later I took the Chief Cook explained. At the same time I couldn't convince him that the "On the after part of the bridge with -me and I started to inspect sent a letter of my expenses spent ship was running at top speed the fish box, the meat box, the until he took him to the engine deck the Master himself installed dairy box, store room and found in Galveston and Texas City room and showed him the guages, red and blue lights facing aft. them all empty and dirty. I also which amounted to $39.60. These lights sometimes caused After arguing and fighting all up to maximum pressure. confusion to other ships in the found all the cereal, rice, flour, many times at the office I re­ SAFETY HAZARD vicinity. But he was head man etc. full of worms. We started ceived only $19.80. I want to to clean the store rooms and put demonstrate to the Smith and The first fire drill was on De­ in the show." a new order in for food because Johnston officers and the SIU cember 0, but the Captain CREW OBJECTED it was imposible to feed this food members the way Smith and wouldn't let Blanco test the mo­ On January 20 the crew held' to the crew for it was no good tor in the lifeboat, so 16 days Johnson treats a seaman who left a meeting in the crew mess and' and not enough any way. New York to take a job far away went by without testing. passed a resolution to call on the I checked my stock and found in Texas; after making a three Came December 18. Union not to send any more men one hundred pounds of beef kid­ months sacrifice with such an un­ "We opened up the fuel il to the Calmar Line until they' ney full of worms and so I re­ experienced crew. This is the transfer pump for inspe"-; .on," got rid of Captain Dower. Blanco turned it, but I did not receive way they treat a Steward with Blanco says. "There v, found also reports that the Master in-| a substitute supply of this re­ 31 years experience at sea. That two broken studs, for which we tentionally overcharged on-' the' ject. The butcher also eliminated is why all the capable seamen had no replacements. I wanted slop chest items, and that due to many other things from order do not return to a soa job. For an okeh from the Master to get these actions not a single man and never replaced them. they are always discouraged and new ones and also some spares aboard was for him. Noting this, We left Texas City in a big receive such poor consideration from the Agent, but I never could the Captain had the Purser re­ storm and for ten days it Was from the people who sit in the of­ find him aboard ship for more adjust prices to normal. impossible to check my stock. fice all day and do not under­ than half an hour a day. On January 24, the Captain had When I was able to go down to stand what kind of life we have "One* day I asked the Agent Lutavis put in irons for refusing the store room I took the Captain on ship. where I could locate the Master. to work overtime, painting and the Chief Engineer down Thomas De Fazio He replied that he didn't know passageways. He was released 10 with me to show them just how Chief Steward and was looking for him himself. minutes later after the crew pro­ much I received in Texas City (Editor's Note: Steward De COULDN'T WAIT tested. and also showed them all my bills Fazio has documented his evi"As we had to pump up the There were several other mat-^ that I was forced to .sign by the dence carefully. He has a statesettler tanks, we couldn't wait ters recorded by the Chief and Port Steward who assured me not ment from the Captain of the any longer for replacements and other crew members. All in all, to worry that I would get every-'ship, his expense account in New had to repair the broken parts they add up to severe indict­ thing. The Captain entered these. Orleans, and an inventory of supaboard ship. things in to the ships log right plies aboard the ship.) ment of the Master. MasterOfBenjamin Williams Had Whole Crew Aroused �hi THE Friday, March 1, 1946 MIHUTES OF SlU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING U-, I. ANSON BURLINGAME. Dec. 16—Chairman Thomas E. Gould; Secretary Bruce N. Bliss. Dele­ gate's report included disputed overtime, fact that there is an insufTicient supply of matches for use of crew and po conveniences in galley. Motions carried: That report be made to New Orleans hall that no Patrolman came aboard to check conditions of ship; that all overtime beefs be settled before final payoff; that list of neressitie.s be drawn up by department delegates. 4. 5. 4. HAWStR EYE. Nov. 25 — Chairman Steve Finn; Secretary Eldor Peterson. Motions carried: That Delegate see Chief Mate about Second Mate interfering with work on deck; that Dele­ gates sec Captain about getting cots for crew at first port reach­ ed; that all reading material and games be moved to large locker in laundry room. new toaster and fans; that mail be delivered by Purser; that watches have key to the Stew­ ard's pantry to assure them of a night lunch; that all men co­ operate in cleaning messhall after movies; that obstructions such as pad-eyes, bitts, eye-bolts, etc., be painted white as safety measure for crew moving about in dark. 4 4 4 LINCOLN VICTORY — Chair­ man Frederick J. Wilkins; Secre­ tary Alex Dolomanuk. Motions carried: To have engine head and fo'casle painted; that a Messman be given chance to prove himself capable of holding job; to make less noise and cooperate in keeping messhall clean eve­ nings; that Steward's refrigera­ tor be fixed; to have wooden lockers taken out and replaced by metal ones; that Army person­ nel be fed after crew; that strict roll call be enacted after each meeting. its. HAWSER EYE. Dec. 3—Chair­ man Jean Remond; Secretary Eldor Peterson. Members signed statement that Chief Engineer was bothering crew members and cursed Puerto Ricans for their na­ tionality. Members reported thefts of personal articles. Dis­ cussion of Steward's Department being logged by Captain because messroom was filthy and dishes unwashed. No action taken. Mo­ tion carried: that Delegates see Captain on regular opening day of slop chest for cigarettes for crew. 4 4 4 JOSEPH M. CAREY—Chair­ man H. T. Hall; Secretary M. Rompilla. All of men complain­ ed of mail situation, agreed to send telegram to Waterman Steamship Co. to find out about hold-up in mail. Question of quarreling brought up, and it was decided that questions should be brought up at meetings and de­ cided by majority vote. Motions carried: that after each meal Messmen should clean up to satis­ faction of crew; that ash trays are to be put in messrooms; to have each man wash own cup. 4 4 4, FRANK C. EMERSON. Dec. 10 10—Chairman Frank Sintich; Sec­ retary S. E. A. Bayne. Agreed to supply all reading material for troops aboard and cigarettes for those short of funds. Also agreed to discontinue boiling clothes in sailors' sohwers and keep dishes out of messroom between meals. Motion carried: To give soldiers qomplete use of head starboard enrtance. 4 4 ^4 FRANK C. EMERSON. Dec. 30 —Chairman Gordon Kinney; Sec­ retary S. Baque. Motions carried: That Agent or Patrolman be con­ tacted to be present tomorrow, Dec. 31, to see that crew is paid off; Captain had said he would not pay off for a couple of days, but since working watches for ballast and dunnage were through at 7 a. m. today, we demand that we be paid off 24 hours after; that J. Landron proceed to Sa­ vannah to request Agent Thomp­ son to contact the ship tomorrow morning. 4 4 4 CLAYMONT VICTORY—Chair man R. Hillman; Secretary S. Danes. Discussion of work of Waiters and Bedroom Stewards in regard to overtime. Suggested and approved that ship be clean­ ed for next crew. Motions car­ ried': That request be made for 4 4 4 SEAFARERS LOG cups on tables; that money col­ lected be given to SIU for bene­ fit of the Log. 4 4 4 WILLIAM B. GILES. Feb. 6— Chairman Jack Moore; Secretary John Grissop. Discussion of log­ ging of two Steward's Depart­ ment men, since it seemed too severe. Decision to prevent Third Cook from joining Union re­ versed, as he had been cleared of all charges. Suggestion for indi­ vidual donations to Log. Motion carried: That Steward Depart­ ment go on record as making do­ nation to Seamen's Friend So­ ciety. 4 4 4 WALLACE M. TYLER. Jan. 27 —Chirman John Crowly; Secre­ tary Frederick Bloom. Charges read against three men, who were found by the crew to be undesir­ able members of the SIU. Night lunch to be increased. Motions carried: One member of each de­ partment to clean up washing room before arrival in port; all fines collected on trip to be re­ turned, and all fining to cease; all fo'csles to be left clean and pre­ sentable after payoff. 4 4 4 BLUE ISLAND VICTORY. Dec. 15—Chairman Roome; Secretary Deeney. Beef raised about not getting enough fruit juices. Stew­ ard explained that Waterman put small amount aboard. He will try to exchange fresh fruit for juices with Army. Motions car­ ried: One prime meat will be on menu instead of two secondary meats; a partially cold supper to be' served Sunday nights; no troops to be allowed in mesShall and outside passageways, these areas to be posted; Delegates to see Patrolman to stop troop comrnander from interfering with the Steward Department; all beefs from Steward Department to be presented in form of a motion to other departments; to discover why repair list drawn up on previous trip was not attended to, and to draw up a new list and add repairs; that no man pay off until all beefs settled to crew's satisfaction; to acquire separate quarters for Maintenance Men and Wipers. CAPE FARO. Jan. 16—Chair­ man Lee O'Marsh; Secretary Thomas A. Powers. Motions car­ ried: That Patrolman check with agencies about having fire and boat drill on Sundays; that Dele gates see Captain about getting better supply of medicine for Purser and about Purser's atti­ tude toward crew; that each mem­ ber help keep heads clean and 4 4 4 cigarette butts off deck; to keep all visitors out of laundry and MIDLAND VICTORY. Jan. 26 mess halls. —Chairman C. C. Davis; Secre­ tary J. Sr Sandstrom. Steward 4 4 4 consented to put more vegetables CAPE FARO. Jan. 27'=Chair- on menu, provide more glasses man Ralph Dargan; Secretary T. and also cold drinks for noon A. Powers. Steward, said he and night. Steward explained would have galley range repaired about unavoidable milk shortage. in New Orleans. Black Gang's Motions carried: Arrangements debits for leaving cups and sauc­ for cleaning heads; overtime to ers in messroom at coffee time be turned in promptly; to keep amount to $8.75. laundry clean or Captain will close it; to price washing ma­ 4 4 4 chines and donate toward pur­ S= M. BABCOCK. Jan. 20 — chase of one at first port. Chairman William "Shorty" Moise; Secretary John H. Twyman. Arrangements made for cleaning messrooms, keeping li­ brary neat, returning books, changing linen, geting toast for breakfast and keeping storm doors closed during heavy seas. Motion carried: To hold crew meetings at 1 p. m. every Sunday. 4 4 4 S. M. BABCOCK. Jan. 27 — (Not noted) Fruits and juices are to be provided foi* crew, dirty linen will be returned and laun­ dry will be kept clean. Motions carried: / To fine any member found not fully dressed in messrooms; to fine any man leaving ii J ' > Nil:: •:li,li Page Seven CUT AND RUN By HANK AB Leo Siarkowski and Bo­ sun Gunnar Svallund told us about the swell guys they ship­ ped with on the Spartanburg Victory, which by the way, was the first American ship to visit Finland. They're wondering whether Mike Sikorski, Jimmy Van Sant, George McGeorge and Jack Heacox are still down Philly way. Salvatore Frank and Johnny Sullivan have left Mrs. Sullivan's house (and that good old home cooking) and are happily aboard a scow which has the swellest skipper they've ever sailed with. Congratulations, Captain Larsen, for being on the Swell-CaptainsTo-Sail-With list! 4 4 4 4 4 4 We thought we wouldn't be seeing James Manning and Earl Snuffy Smith after they shipped on the Floyd Gibbons. Something happen­ ed. however, and they're right back again — haunting the hall and hunting an easier ship! 4 4 4 Looks like J. P. Shuler is go­ ing to be rather lonely without Frenchy Michelet—who went to Philly to ship out. The way these piecard cooks were steal­ ing each other's i-ecipes finally made Jimmy Stewart cook up this beefy comment: "It doesn't make any difference which one cooks the stuff'. It will kill the guy who eats it. anvwav!" Let Us Have 'Em The Log wants at once the names and addresses of bars clubs frequented by seamen, particularly in foreign ports, so thai they can be put on the Log mailing list. With the postal delivery to ships snafued, this remains the only practical way of getting the Union paper into the mem­ berships hands. So do it today—send us the names and correct addresses of your favorite place all over the world, with an esestimation of the number of Logs they can use. L. Nasukiewicz and Henry Red Twyman shipped out on an Isthmian wagon this week. Bon voyage, fellas, and bon organiz­ ing, too! . . . We heard that Jim­ my Mulligan was around—but we haven't seen him yet . . . We wonder whether Steward Luis Cohen ever sold those binoculars? And if he'll ever go back to Venuzuela, too? 4 4 4 We saw big Frank Radzwila. that smiling Cook, vis­ iting the Hall for a ship. Say Frank, you just missed see­ ing Thomas (Rebel) Melton a few days ago. Rebel didn't grow another one of those dignified beards (remember his SS Delaires beard?) prob­ ably because he's just going home for a while and don't want to pretend he's some­ one else! 4 4 4 Bob Hicks said he didn't want to see his name iii the Log any more because his wife reads it. Aw, come on now, Bob, just once more, and see if your wife won't be prouder than the first time? 4 4 4 We haven't seen Bill Kennedy, although he was around after he and -Bob Bunce came in recent­ ly. Bob is helping out on the Isthmian organizing drive, which is important enough to get as much support by the member­ ship in every way . . . Steve Gang shipped with his buddy on the Floyd Gibbons — after saying goodbye to their pal. Red. �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 1, 1946 SlU Isthmian Drive Swings Into High Gear On West Coast By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping show how much good he is doing in this port continues slow in I can cite the fact that he was comparison with the other ports on the Coast. This is due mostly to the fact that the Machinists are still on strike in the entire Bay area. This strike has tied up the shipyards in San Fran­ cisco for a period of over four months. The International Pres­ ident, Harvey Brown, is in the city at the present in an effort to end the walkout, so it will end in the near future. During the past week we had the John Sargent, a Mississippi ship, in to payoff. This ship was out over six months. We squared all the overtime disputes before the payoff, and we still have two items pending. GASSED UP Also in for payoff was the Granston Victory, South Atlantic. This ship was out about two months and there was no beefing until the payoff. Almost the en­ tire crew was gassed up and she was distinctly not a pleasure to pay off. There were a few beefs that cropped.up at payoff time, and these were settled in favor of the crew. The Isthmian organizing work is in high gear on the entire West Coast, with every ship being con­ tacted every day. All the latest literature relating to the Isthmian drive is given to the crews. We have Isthmian seamen clamoring for Union books every day and they are surprised to find that, contrary to what the NMU claims, the book only costs $17.00. LOOKS LIKE SIU I just talked with Joe Wread in Seattle. They have the Ma­ rine Fox and the Mandan Vic­ tory, Isthmian ships, in that port. He reports that the Marine Fox is at least 90% SIU and the Mandan Victory is 95% SIU. From information I have, it looks like Isthmian will go at least 75% SIU—or more, if the membership plugs along as it has been. I imderstand that the commies have stated that they have been making good headway in the Isth­ mian ships in the Port of San Francisco. I can- only say that this is just about as ridiculous a lie as their usual claims. They have only one guy who can do any talking at all, namely Garabedian, and he can't do much as he has nothing to talk of. He might be a good salesman if he had any product worth selling. To put off two ships bodily by the crew in one week. T just boarded the SS Kenyon Victory, Isthmian. She is just in from Shanghai and is 100% SIU. Most of the guys will stay on this ship until the election. We are still getting the crews in from ships which have been turned over to the Japs. The crew from the Abel Stearns, Bull Line, is due in Seattle today. We paid off the repatriated crews from the SS George Poindexter and the SS Lucius Q. Lemar here in San Francisco. We are now settling these crews' claims for extra pay for under­ going these sub-standard ex­ periences. To date we have the crews from the SS James King and the SS Von L. Myers in Portland, the Poindexter and Lucius Q. Lemar in San Francisco, and the Abel Stearns in Seattle. These men will get from $75.00 to $90.00 each, which represents the dif­ ference between second class ac­ commodations and what they ac­ tually got for the voyage back to the United States. They will get subsistence at the rate of $5.20 per day for the time spent ashore in Japan await­ ing passage home, and they will also get overtime for any work performed on a repatriating ves­ sel. As soon as it is settled, I will notify all interested parties through the Seafarers' Log. Business in general has been very slow the past couple of weeks, and it is my opinion that it will get much slower. Alcoa has already closed up here. Bull Line will follow shortly, and Waterman will close up about the middle of June. About the only thing we can count on definite­ ly being out here are the few Calmar ships which are running Intercoastal, and a few Waterman Intercoastal. Port Baltimore Shows Its Heart By WILLIAM RENTZ but the knowledge that he has not been forgotten by his Broth­ BALTIMORE — We can report ers—this is pretty good medicine that shipping this week has been' and damned good Union spirit. very good. Any inau who wants \ The names of these Seafarers to ship out can come down to in the hospital, each of whom re­ Baltimore and get fast action. ceived $7, are as follows: Our members here in the Ma­ George Renn; P. Podolsky; rine Hospital were the happy re­ Moses Morris; O. Iversim; J. Delcipients of a cut of the money lamano; Frank Nicholson; E. G. donated to them by crews of the Kalker, and Manuel Bando. various SIU ships that have hit The boys want me to relay this port. their thanks to the Seafarers who It is not only the money alone, were so thoughtful, and I want which naturally comes in handy to add mine in the name of the to a guy who's flat on his back,' SIU. It's Okay To Go To Boston, Now; Shipping Is Up will probably pay off here, today tion is slightly gummed up for or tomorrow. With the coopera­ the present.. BOSTON —' Business and ship­ tion of the members of the Branch Eastern Steamship has the ping took a big jump this last we will Iry to crew her up com­ Yarmouth and the Evangeline week; the delegates had to do pletely. back at last, and they are hoping some fast jumping around to SWITCHEROO to get them reconverted and back cover all the ships m port and According to the local news, the on their regular runs by June or nothing was missed. Much of the Army Base in Boston is transfer­ stuff was in transit, calling for ring its cargo handling facilities July. After looking these ships three or four replacements each; to Searsport, Me., in order to re­ over, it is apparent that there so that, for the first time in a long turn the berths here to commer­ is a great deal of work to be done while, there were a few jobs on cial shipping. If that be true, on them. Another lesson to be Searsport may be a busy spot gathered after looking over these the board with no takers. The Isthmian Line has quite a for the rest of the winter and vessels is that the Army Trans­ few ships coming into Boston dur­ through the summei- months; and port doo.sn't keeping their .ships ing the next couple of weeks; one by the same token the present in very good condition. paid off here last week and was Army Base in South Boston By JOHN MOGAN should get back into stride in the THINGS CHANGE handling of merchandise cargo. Well, a week ago we were At the moment there is a Ware­ housemen's strike in progress bewailing the lack of ships in the here, and the waterfront situa- columns of the Log. How things change in seven days! By actual count the Patrolmen had to make one or more visits to 16 ships in Boston, and two ships up in By LOUIS GOFFIN Maine. And during the week all JACKSONVILLE — We had braided Purser, he agreed to pay these ships have been on the Dis­ quite a busy week, what with off any one who wanted to, under patcher's books, either for re­ mutual consent, providing we having three SIU ships in port at placements or full crews. So it could replace each man. This the same time. We also renewed was done, except for one fireman, is safe to grab a rattler for Beana number of old acquaintances and the ship sailed for New York town now. And, as an added in­ ducement, the sun has been shin­ since most of the boys on these with enough men to handle her. ing the last couple of days! ships sailed out of New York. READY TO GO The SS Frank R. Stockton came Our old standby, the LA Tank­ in from Galveston for emergency er SS Newberg is still in dryrepairs. She had already signed dock. She will payoff her stand­ foreign articles in Galveston, and by time and sign on coastwise was bound for Southern France. articles on February 25, and then The Purser on this wagon-took it probably leave for Galveston. By ARTHUR THOMPSON on himself to figure out what We note from the minutes from each man should receive in the Galveston and Port Arthur, that Shipping here has been way of a draw, and after deduct­ they are short of all ratings. We good this week. We paid off ing slopchest and withholding have passed on this information taxes, this jerk made a decision two ships here and we still to the boys around here, and have that each hand would collect the need rated men. It is so busy advised them that if they can get large amount of five bucks. This, to Galveston on their own hook^ that we don't have time to notwithstanding the fact that the to look up old Jack Parker and send in a full report. Will ship was on Articles more than he would probably ship them the send in a more complete one half a month and each man had same day. quite a few bucks coming. next week. Well, that's all at present from We contacted this bird and the this gob-infested town. Skipper, and after showing him the error of his ways, we man­ aged to get the boys what they wanted. This Purser is the same guy who gave us trouble when we paid off the MV Gay Head in By ALEX McLEAN New York. Well, everybody was BUFFALO — To all the Broth­ company president; August A. happy about the way things turn­ ers on the coast, up and down: Wolf, president of the Tug Fire­ ed out, except the Purser. You had better stay put for a few men, Linemen, Oilers and WatchAN OKAY SKIPPER mens Union; and Fred B. Gerard, more weeks unless your pockets president of local 4, Licensed TugThe Bull Line SS Munroe was are bulging with that green let­ men. Mr. Colwell said he will re­ here for little over a day to dis­ tuce, as no green has shown up port back to Washington since charge a fev,' sacks of coffee, prior to going on to New York here yet. Ynu guessed it—it is further conciliation conferences for a final payoff. We received a still snowing and the boys at the will be of no avail whatsoever. call from the crew requesting Hall are getting the shovels Negotiations were understood that we come aboard as some of polished for one more round be­ to have been completed today for the crew wished to pay off under fore the sun gets where it hits the purchase of the Great Lakes mutual consent. We explained to you on both sides of the fence. Freighter Hasen Bu'^lcr by the the crew that it was up to the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation A six hour conference Wednes­ Master of the ship if he wished day among company and Union company from the Midland to pay anyone off, since New executives and United States la­ Steamship Lines of Cleveland. York was her final port of dis­ bor conciliators brought no settle­ The ship will be converted to an charge. ment in the five month old dis­ auto-carrier for sailings between Nevertheless, at the insistance pute between the Great Lakes Buffalo and Detroit. of the crew, we called on the Towing Company and Buffalo The Great Lakes Transit Cor­ Skipper and found him to be Tugmens Union. poration of Buffalo is planning to The conference was attended join with the Overland Freight Captain Houston, whom we had once sailed under when he was by R. H. Col well and Thomas M. Corp. of Detroit in the formation Chief Mate. After a short con­ Finn of the Conciliation Service; of a new lake package freight and ference with him and his gold- Capt. Chester Willett, towing automobile shipping concern. covered by a patrolman. This ship was in pretty fair shape com­ ing in, and, we hope, she'll be in better shape going out. At this writing, another has arrived and News From The Jacksonville Front Short And Sweet From Savannah Buffalo Tugboat Beef Unsettled �THE Friday, March 1. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Short Story Of Rickshaw Izzy New Orleans Is Really Rolling By J.'TRUESDALE PHILADELPHIA - Shipping has picked up here, with three ships paying off last week. Lots of oldtimers are corning back to Philly, and it looks like we shouldn't have to be sending to New. York for men anymore. Old man Mitch of Sonia's Cafe is going to the hospital soon. We all of us here wish him the best of luck, as he has always been very good to the boys down there. On the social front: Alex Janowski is having a pretty hard time figuring out who is the bet­ ter looking, Mary or Uleo, the two waitresses in Sonia's. And while were talking about such things, where does Blackie Cardullo disappear to every once in a whileSINGAPORE SAGA We just shipped Rickshaw Izzy, alias Izzy Cohen, who holds book number 194. There's quite an interesting story about how he came to be a seaman, but I'll let Alex Janowski do the talking. "Back in 1931," says Alex, "one of our Brothers, Paper Bag Wil­ son, was sailing aboard the SS Defiance of the AP Line. The ship Was tied up in Singapore when he was accosted by a seedylooking individual who asked Wilson if he needed a high speed ; taxi. "Paper Bag said that was just what he needed, and for the guy to come for him later in the evening. "Well, about 11 o'clock that night, Wilson had a beautiful babe in tow and some half dozen stingers under his belt, and start­ ed to expand. He announced to all and sundry that in a short while his private car would pick him up. PRIVATE CAR "Just at this time, I^zy Cohen pulled in front of the joint pull­ ing a dilapidated rickshaw. Paper Bag got aboard and had izzy take him back to the ship. "As soon as they hit the dock Wilson shoved the rickshaw off the pier, hauled Izzy aboard one of the Dollar Line tubs and sign­ ed him up as an Ordinary Sea­ man. Paper Bag figured that this was the human thing to do, in order to save other seaman em­ barrassment when they hit Singa­ pore. "From that day to this, Izzy has • been sailing ships, and plaguing the Agents from Maine clear around to Frisco. We fin­ ally shipped him out yesterday, after a prolonged stay in the Port of Philadelphia — so, for now. Goodbye and Good Luck to Rickshaw Izzy." And with this last I agree. \r GET THE LOG The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has the right to have it mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so, send your name and home address to the Log office, 51 Beaver Street, New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. Page Nine By C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS And now in more sombre vein. The entire membership of the Philadelphia Branch wishes to extend its deepest sympath to Philadelphia. Patrolman Freddie Bruggner. whose mother died in New York this week. KOMTtA Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: MOBILE NORFOLK GALVXSTON TAMPA SAN JUAN .^1 ^ M I M m^ By FRENCHY MICHELET There's been quite a bit of •speculation in the last few years about the whereabouts of the former bigshots of the old WPA setup. People have naturally wondered what ever happened tb these guys because everybody knew that no earthly power would ever induce one of 'em to take a job with any actual labor attached to it. We are happy to be able to re­ solve the mystery—they've all taken jobs in the Stewards De­ partment Re-Training Program of the WSA. You see. Chum, this happens to be the grandest boondoggling project ever conceived by the po­ litical mind. It works like this: First, you set up a training school and you don't train the trainees; then you set up a re-training school and you don't retrain the re-trainees; then you get a tailormade setup for setting up a rere-training school not to re-retrain the re-re-trainees. Get it? The idea has infinite possibilities! STILL AROUND Nowhere in the recorded his­ tory of the scientific plundering of the hapless taxpayer has such a masterful plan evolved from the bureaucratic mind. This is the ab­ solute ne plus ultra . . . the heaven of the heaven the angels sigh for. So if you're looking for Joe Blow who used to write all those important directives, memoranda and queslionaires back in the good old WPA days why, just hustle over to 37 Broadway and he'll come shuffling out the door by and by. Now that the operators are re­ turning to peacetime manning scales, many of our members who entered the industry during the war are refusing to accept the prewar setup and Chief Stewards are consequently finding them­ selves in a quandary for no de­ tailed Working rules for the Stew­ ard Department exist today. This is a condition that the organiza= tion must remedy and must rem­ edy immediately. MEMBERSHIP'S JOB We are consequently planning to introduce a motion at the next regular meeting to elect a rank and file committee to formulate these badly needed working rules. This is not a difficult job, for although the Union has hundreds of contracted jobs, they conform pretty much to types. Conse­ quently, working- rules need be formulated for only a few types, such as Victories, Liberties, and etc. We would have written these working rules long ago, but we feel that this is a job for a rank and file committee. (The working rules for Liberty Ships that ap­ peared in these columns several ...ST'S.AKM^P OF ^-rieUE — Z' e/> NEW ORLEANS — Shipping and business last week was very good. At the present time there are 31 SIU ships in the Port of New Orleans. There are quite a number of American Liberty and Calmar Line ships coming in here for grain and coal for Europe. The SS Rofcert S. Lovett, the American Liberty Line scow that we had so much trouble, on last time she was in port, is back here again and from all indications she is another headache. The coming longshore strike on the Pacific Coast, must have the companies sending their ships to the Gulf so they will not be tied up out there. Shipping in all Texas ports is very good, and now that we have established new Halls in Port Ar­ thur and Houston the member­ ship can be assured that they will get some real good representa­ tion when tfiey hit any port in Texas. Any members who can stand their own transportation should head either for New Or­ leans or Texas, as they are in need of rated men in all depart­ ments at the present time. FINAL DISPATCH Recently one of our old mem­ bers passed away; due to some slip up the Log has never been notified of it before. Brother Eugene "Red" Collins, Gulf No. 3, passed away in the Marine Hospital after being there quite some time. As Brother Collins would have wanted it, the membership in the Port of New Orleans gave him a swell funeral with a real old time Irish wake. Nearly every member on the beach at the time attended the wake and later on attended the funeral. The boys around the Port of New Orleans hated to see an oldtimer like "Red" pass away. GOING STRONG The Speed Derby is still going on down here but not with as many contenders lor the two thousand bucks as there were last week. They have been going 58 days now, and out of ' twenty couples there are only three cou­ ples and one solo girl left. The villain of the show. Jack Glenn, a merchant seaman, is now in position to win the contest by getting himself a partner last night The contest had better end soon, because the joint is about ready to fall in. I hope we don't have any bad weather around UMPf« OOH CCMfftACfAU here or the show will have to close up. The crew of the SS Charles Conrad sure h.Ued to sail before the contest ended; they usually attended about 10 or 15 strong every night. Don't worry, gang, I'll let you know who wins. The towboatmen around New Orleans should look forward to some real action in that field within the very near future. Now that we have a new contract sign­ ed in Mobile, we will have some­ thing to go by and the companies will have to come across or else. Great Lakes Secy-Treas. Reports By EMANUEL LASHOVER weeks ago were merely a guide to assist Chief Stewards to lay D & C Navigation Company: Sandboats: out the work, and by no means a Your Secretary and Detroit We have sent this company directive of the Union as some Agent spent the entire day meet­ members have elected to inter­ copies of the proposed changes ing with the sandboat Operators pret it.) in the contract for 1946 and set and Commissioner Marshman of The Stewards Department pie- a meeting date for next Monday, the United States Conciliation cards here plan to take this com­ February 25, 1946, at 10:00 a. m. Service and accomplished exactly mittee aboard every type ship in so that we can go over in a body nothing. the harbor and show them ex­ to start the negotiations. (D & C At the first meeting with these actly what work must be done, has purchased • an automobile people, most of the minor points and then let the committee lay were agreed upon and left just out the work for each type of ship, the Hasen Butler, and has three items undecided. First, the ship. The committee will also assigned Tom Quigley as Chief $12.00 wage increase, which they be asked to lay out set rules for Engineer.) are willing to go along with, if the division of extra meal money, we don't change the bonus set-up. the duties of men on day work, Overtakes Freight Company: Second, the 30 day bonus clau.se etc. These working rules We eliecked with the Com­ which they turned down flat. A will then be submitted to the pany on their plans for operation compromise was suggested by the Agents Conference for action and for 1946 and thus far they don't conciliator, which seemed fair, submission to the membership know themselves where they that the bonus be paid fop the for ratification. stand. Will report on this Com­ first sixty-days of continuous GET ON LINE service and then for every thirty pany next meeting. days of continuous Service there­ Having come into a rich le­ after. gacy of several pairs of nylon hose Constitution Committee: Third, that the rate of pay fo.c (size 9) we are now interviewing Today we have to elect a com­ cute dolls with small feet. This mittee of five full book members winter work be raised to $1.20 iS' to be a purely barter arrange­ to study the constitution and per hour. The companies turned ment and we want to say here recommend changes therein. Af­ this down too. and now that we ain't looking for ter these changes have been ap­ After spending the whole day anybody to do our laundry! proved by the membership, they arguing, we walked out after Shuler's friends (all three of will go on a balltk and all mem­ notifying the operators that when 'em) have" trotted topside and bers will have a chance to register and if they were ready to sail informed us in no uncertain terms either approval or disapproval, their boats, they could come that we gotta start treating the according to the method set-up in down to the Detroit Hall and (The sign on the dotted line: and that, guy with the dignity his station the pi-esent constitution. following were elected to the further, no boats would sail un­ demands. Well, all right then. But we still say that he ain't Constitution Committee: James less under a signed contract. The smart enough to peel potatoes in Green, Jack Hart, John Green, next move is up to them and I believe they will come across. Dick Boddy, David Walker.) our galley. �THE Page Ton SEAFARERS Saving Lives Is Not New To Him When the Hood Victory docked in Boston McAbee had 102 hours of overtime coming to him for doing the Chief Butcher's work when the Chief Butcher was too drunk to do it himself. At the payoff, he was told by the NMU Patrolman that doing the work of two men was not considered overtime. JOINS SIU He was then asked to join^the NMU. He answered by coming to the SIU so that he could enjoy better protection and higher wages. On one of the trips to Europe, McAbee visited the concentration camp of Mauthausen. There he saw what terror, brutality, and malnutrition had made of the prisoners of the Nazis. "Men," said McAbee, "who By LOUIS GOFFIN HIGH PAY? Does Pegler know, or is he try­ ing to claim ignorance of the fact George H. Thompson (left) and Joseph Frechette. that the average Merchant Sea­ man works only about eight Thompson got a chilL He says had struck a piece of driftwood months out of the year, and that he was shaking like the well- when he dived. after his taxes are deducted, he known dog that ate the peach McCauley was taken to Charles stones. The police rescue squad Hospital, and later to Staten showed up then, and wanted to Island Hospital, where his condi­ take him to the hospital along tion was described by hospital with McCauley. But Thompson attendants as "good." It wasn't (Continued from ?age 1) knew what he. wanted and re­ good enough, though, for him to fused. He went aboard ship, ship out when the Lincoln Vic­ of democracy." Holdridge insist­ broke out a pint, and while two tory sailed last week. ed, "The army leadership is classother seamen rubbed him down, This wasn't Thompson's first conscious, ultra-conservative, ab­ killed it in about three drinks. experience at life saving. He solutist. The individual has no READY FOR BED # grew up in Cinciniiati and work­ entity, but exists to serve the He was ready to go to bed ed on river boats before he went machine. when the Purser told him to. to sea. Four years ago he re­ "It is significant that this bill Only ill effects; a bad cold, and ceived a medal for pulling a man is, itself, being superimposed up­ a bruise on his leg where he out of the Mississippi at Cairo, 111. on the army by the army auto­ cracy, and not by the GI. The training program of the army is no more democratic than Hitler's compulsory training program was were once healthy and handsome pall of death, and the stench of democratic. It is not democracy were reduced to crying idiots, decaying bodies filled the air. It but regimentation. It will result grubbing for cigarettes or pieces was a scene no American could in the standardization of our of food. Over the camp hung a ever forget." American youth." Hits At Army Doing Two Men's Work Not Overtime, Says NMU ExArmy Corporal James L. McAbee is a man of strong convic­ tions. He ^rved in the Army for two years and went overseas with an anti-aircraft outfit. Following his discharge, he signed up with the Merchant Marine. His assign­ ments were all on ships sailing to Europe. One trip, on the SS Hood Victory, as assistant butcher, was from September 25 to October 15, 1945 and it was on this trip that he met up with the NMU tactics which caused him to join the SIU, "A Union that would fight for its men." PegUr, The Hate-Monger We note that Westbrook Pegler, the peddler of hate of the worker and labor-unions, is con­ tinuing his raps against the Mer­ chant Seamen, and plumping for the building-up of the "poor, mis­ treated" Navy man. This is one for the books, since Pegler spent the war years sitting on his fanny and drawing down $50,000 a year from the syndicate which prints his slimy columns. He should be the last person in the world to draw distinctions between Mer­ chant Seamen and Navy men. Maybe Pegler can tell us why there is about 75,000 Navy per­ sonnel based in a small place like Green Cove Springs, outside of Jacksonville, if the Navy is laying up over twelve hundred ships. According to a recent ar­ ticle by the Admiral in Command of the East Coast, these crews woiild be inactivated and sent someplace else. The wages these men are drawing is paid for by our taxes and his; why doesn't he print these facts? To the quick thinking and im­ mediate action of Seafarer George H. Thompson, seaman Hughes McCauIey owes his life. It all happened on the night of February 1, when McCauley, groping his way through the pitch darkness of Pier 36, North River, stumbled over a plank and pitch­ ed into the freezing waters. A watchman heard the splash, ran over with a lantern and yell­ ed for help. Thompson, Steward's Utility, and Joseph Frechette, Chief Butcher, both shipmates of Mc­ Cauley aboard the Eastern SS Company's Lincoln Victor5', heard his shouts. When they got there a minute later, McCauley could be seen by the light of the lan­ tern, floating face down in the murky water. The current was iflowly moving him away from the pier. NO DELAY Thompson stopped only long enough to peel off his jacket. He says his heart seemed to stop beating for an instant as he struck the icy water. McCauley was out cold. He evidently had hit his head as he went over. It was no trick for Thompson to pull him. back to the pier, but once there he had to tread water for a long time be­ fore any means could be found for hauling them out. Finally Frechette snagged a rope and a ladder. Thompson threw a hitch around McCauley, and while others pulled, he crawl­ ed up the ladder and helped ease the burden on the rope, guiding the inert figure up the 12 feet to the dock. He had been in the ice-laden water 25 minutes, Mc­ Cauley 30. While Frechette and others went to work on McCauley, Friday, March 1. 1946 LOG SIU Sets Pace On Sea Lynx has about six months take-home pay for the entire year? On the other hand, the average Navy man has a full year's pay, plus allotments, and certain clothing allowances. He also gets leaves of absence with pay, and pays less for his amusements than does the Merchaht Seaman. Does Pegler know that other than the $5,000 insurance, de­ ceased Merchant Seamen left their families nothing to live on, whereas any member of the mili­ tary service who was killed left his family $10,000 insurance, plus various benefits from the govern­ ment for many years to come. HEROES NO MORE We believe that Pegler knows all these things; nevertheless he has the deliberate gall to con­ demn a Bill of Rights for the sea­ men who did so much to help win the war. It wasn't so long ago that he, among others, was calling us "heroes in dungarees." Now that the war is over, and the flagwaving is finished, we are "bums in dunga^es." During the early part of the war, the Merchant Seamen took the brunt of the enemy Subma­ rine action. More seamen were lost during this action than in any branch of the military serv­ ice. These facts will be remem­ bered when Pegler's attacks have been forgotten by all right-think­ ing people. The story of the Merchant Marine will be a bright spot in the history of our coun­ try long after Westbrook Pegler's slime has faded away into the past. ISTHMIAN'S LARGEST^MARINE FOX Red Fisher, volunteer .ship's organizer aboard the Sea Lynx of the Isthmian Line, reports outstanding progress for the Sea­ farers in the current organizing campaign to determine a union bargaining agent for Isthmian ships. According to Red, the Deck and Engine Departments are practically all for the SIU, and definite progress is being made in the Stewards Dept. All in all, the Sea Lynx is shaping up very good. The majority of the Isthmian crew members are anxiously waiting for the election ot start, so that very shortly they may receive the same protection and coverage that the average Sea­ farer does under the terms of an SIU contract. A full book member aboard a ship should take it on himself to check each man coming aboard, Part of the Isthmian crew aboard the Marine Fox. Isthmian's largest vessel is very much to see if he has a slip from the pro-Seafarers with Johnny Arabacs and several other SIU brothers making sure it stays that way. dispatcher. If he doesn't, send Hat's off to a swell gang on a swell ship! him back to the hall for one. )J �I L k Friday, March 1, 1946 msssss= ' ••• • • •I . t THE SS ELEAZAR WHEELOCK (Voyage No. 6) Genaro Mendez 20.91 Robert C. Whitehead 17.77 Feliz J. Branigan 128.25 Richard Mason 144.97 Major E. Reid 132.43 A. L. Matthews 165.19 Elmer E. Holmes 147.77 Jim Copeland 131.73 Richard A. Young 241.16 Joseph Scarborough 184.01 Ivan S. Lewis 159.61 Oscar Johnson 133.83 Raymond Foster 132.42 Quinton B. Knox 203.53 Nazrie Warrick 133.83 George I. Roberts 6.63 Roger Latty 38.33 John Cuthbert 78.76 Robert Johnson 130.34 James T. Daughtrey 407.53 Heinrich Viik 234.73 SS FRANK R. STOCKTON (Voyage No. 2) Walter A. Zcrcoc $ 2.78 Samuel A. Nichols, Jr 3.77 Clyde R. Hendrick 8.37 Peter E. Barnett, Jr 8.37 James L. Gresback 8.37 Harold G. Vincent 8.37 William L. Wenzel 8.37 Listed here are the rest of the men Who have money dne rcsiilting from |21,-B45 the Seafarers collected on the Calmar Beachhead beef. Collect at the company office. Vincenzo Russo Anthony Jaraiz Harry O'Neill Ralph Chappell Harry Burnett 10.45 5.57 13.94 16.03 46.70 SS J. WILLARD GIBBS (Voyage No. 4) Everet A. Movafl $96,54 Flournor B. Francis 35.55 Edward F. Bcllington 25.09 Joseph E. Henault 36.25 Ruby W. McAuley 50.19 Edwin Valez 34.51 Alvin S. Coffey 31.37 George E. Ruel, Jr 30.32 Anthony Tosado 37.79 John S. Szyayarto 31.71 Abrey L. Thomas 35.20 John L. Madden 61.33 Edward Santeler 58.20 Luke R. Holland, Jr 64.13 Francis J. Best 75.27 Joe Sura 91.31 Francis J. Olcheskie 93.75 Walter V." Grace 94.45 Robert G. Fenders 11.15 Peter C. Dubendorf 12.55 Kenneth D. Strong 57.15 Jerry G. O'Brien 70.40 John Bove 57.85 Frank J. Sobolewski 58.55 Ralph P. Johnston 58.55 Donald Kimble 60.64 Donald O'Neal 65.52 Francisco S. Alonso 56.46 Philip F. Barrows 55.76 William Pyontek 58.55 Earl Nice 56.46 SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R GALVESTON RICHMOND, Calll SAN FRANCISCO SEAri'LE PORTLAND WILMINGTON HONOLULU BUFFALO CHICAGO CLEVELAND . DETROIT DULUTH VICTORIA, B. C VANCOUVER TAMPA JACKSONVILLE PORT ARTHUR Harvey R. Kase Theodore R. Trask Thomas A. Murphy Frank E. Matrks Howard T. Karow James E. Dudley Charles Goldstein Walter Szostak Mortimer W. Jacox Carl E. Bean Homer T. Ward Ode L. Short Paul E. Austin Joseph Sadowski Warren D. Law Wolfe Ginsberg Donald N. Curtis John W. Spriggs William A. Brewer Leopold K. Kuzwa Chester Sobczyk Edward Rybinski Charles A. Daniels . , 16.73 18.47 17.43 16,03 27.53 25.09 16.03 29.63 10.81 66.21 43.21 41.82 44.61 73.19 43.21 20.90 29.27 89.91 73.88 79.46 74.58 73.88 85.03 Page Eleven Juan C. Rivera Antonio Lopez Edward Dacey Michel Francalancia Everett Knowles Richard A. Floyd Eli Popovidi sis GRACE ABBOT (Voyage No. 5M) William A. Fallon James J. Powers William L. Jones Arthur J. Williams James E. Dicks Albert C. Fish John B. Dillon Arthur A. Barstow George H. Wasson Samuel T. Parks James C. O'Neil Richard Mitchell Raymond Sofrin Delmar Reed James W. Morrisey Donald J. Tolan Frederick J. Foley Morris Goldman Albert E. Berry George A. Rittenhouse Wesley E. Cordwell Wladislaw J. Sokol Richard C. Burns Carl G. Shippe Abraham D. Rapaport NOTICE! The following men have their books at the San Francisco Hall. Call on or write to Agent Robert A. Matthews, .59 Clay St. W. V. Agee, 33640; J. R. Allen, 22436; F. L. Alvord, 28030. Lehman Baker, 190-G; J. G. Blanton, 33143; Gustav Boeck, 10800; John Boush, 36657; B. K. Brown, 29935; H. D. Burch, 39403. D. C. Cam^eron, 36745; G. Cham­ bers, 25234; Juan E. Conception, 27373; M. H. Connelly, 1019; R. W. Credit, 44995; C. V. Culpepper, 29938. E. Dillard, 22106; J. Dougherty, 25751; J. P. Doyle, 6070. M. D. Easte, 29941; C. G. Eister, 44258; C. Ellzey, 25753; R. G. Esteve, 10216. C. B. Folz, 29743; J. P. Foxhoven, 36093; Dale Fry, 49818. F. E. Gamble, 28846; W. F. Gavlik, 29947; R. E. Green, 24817. J. M. Harris, 43865; J. T. Hicks, 24848; A. F. Hiers, 2337'?; Tom Henery, 28021; K. J. Herzog, 32676. Canal 3336 H. Johannesen, 6866; K. S. John­ 220 East Bay St. son, 29951; E. A. Jury, 28818. 3-1728 J. E. Kane, 22021. 7 st. Micbaei st. 2-1754 W. Leighton, 6778. 45 Ponce de Leon J. Maasik, 25878. San Juan 2-5996 .305% 22nd St. A. Mikeska, 35140; W. R, Mil­ 2-804S 257 8th St. ler, 38124; L. H, Minks, 41505; C. 59 Clay St. J. Moutoh, 7667; J. O. Mullin, 88 Seneca St. 27828. Ill W. Bumside St. A. R. Nowlin, 38128. .440 Avalon Blvd. J. E. O'Quinn, 48100. 16 Merchant St. J. L. Phelps, 41657. .10 Exchange St. 24 W. Superior Ave. L. Rodriques, 26281* 1014 E. St. Clair St. Charles F. Rush, 31209; R. S. ."..loss Third St. Russak, 39881. 531 W. Michigan St. T. Samuelson, 24810; H. J. 602 Boughton St. 144 W. Hastings St. Schroer, 23563; J. Spencer, 33253; 842 Zack St. M-1323 J. R. Straater, 38542. 920 Main St. A. Toop, 35339; J. Tournier, 5-1231 105-G. Auatin Ave. Q. West, 31757. Phone: G. H. Whitney, 35550. SlU HALLS $ 8.02 1.39 ;70 1.39 4.i8 2.52 .70 2.52 43.91 16.73 9.76 6.96 41.12 23.00 5.57 7.67 9.76 7,6'? 5.57 LOG Here It Is SS JOHN BLAIR (Voyage No. 6) John J. Madden $18.12 James J. Dill 33.45 Robert F. Kennedy 30.67 Harold F. McCarthy 35.55 Eugene Ritter 32.06 Nicola Maslripolilo 33.45 Thomas E. Thompson 28.58 Harold B. Stever 32.06 . Avery W. Gisy 34.84 James E. Warner 33.45 Martin Pedersen 32.43 Stanley Kephart 43.57 William R. Holloway 37.64 Joseph Czarnecki 42.52 Fred B. LaPlant ....i.,.. 42.52 SS JOHN H. B. LATROBE Thomas J. Hughes 92.01 (Voyage No. 5) Stanley J. Wojtowicz 79.46 Julius T. Mortoji 39.03 Benjamin F. Sellers $96.88 Walter Adlam 33.45 Olin G. Rains : 19.51 Moses A. Lucas 33.45 James H. Roberts 33.45 Harvey C. Roberts 33.45 Paul L. Yancy 33.45 Winston T. LaLande 33.45 NEW YORK Si Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 Louis Machado 33.45 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Henry Davis 33.45 Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. George H. Stevenson 33.45 BALTIMORE Calvert 4539 James Willis 33.45 PHILADELPHIA ......9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7651 Arthur M. Smith 33.45 127-129 Bank Street George R. Bickert 167.07 NORFOLK 4-1083 Albert E. Christie 8.49 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. SS JOHN T. HOLt (Voyage No. 4) Ali Hassen Charles Mepham Charles Ulbinsky Jack Baker Louis Berwick Lalim Chami Raymond Dates Arnold Heinvali William Lalley Robert Giwelke John Echbach ^ Eugene Grimley Salo Beaties Andrew King Salvatofe Nieastrb' Harry Kessler Lawrence Puckett Paul Schwartz Charles L. Heard SEAFARERS GALVESTON SS HOMESTEAD $ Individual Donations NEW ORLEANS SS SCOTTS BLUFF Individual Donations BOSTON SS CHARLES WAKFIELD Roy K. Johnson SAN FRANCISCO Individual Donations NEW YORK Individual Donations SS J. COHEN SS BONANZA SS KOHAS SS JAMES WAYNE SS MISSION SAN LOUIS REY SS CAPE BORDA 69.70 69.70 91.31 81.55 SS LUCIUS Q. C. LAMAR 66.91 The amount of $75 has been 44.26 rnllected for the following crew105.57 members, representing the cash difference between cabin-class accommodations and those ac­ $11.15 tually furnished when they were 13.94 repatriated after the ship had 8.37 been sold to Japan. 11.15 John A. Lafoe, Bos'n; Paul E. 19.51 Callander, AB; Knownly R. Dor11.15 man, AB; Allen W. Nugent, AB; 16.73 Orlando Consalves, AB; Charles 18.82 H. Phillips, Jr., AB; William E. 8.37 Myers, AB. 8.37 John P. Hughes. OS; Gerald J. 25.09 McFarren, OS; Filippo Carlino, 25.09 OS; Wayne H. Seindler, Dk. 25.09 Maint.; John W. Thompson, Oiler; 44.61 James P. Burke, Dk. Eng.; Law­ 41.821 rence F. Derry, Oiler. 41.82 Paul T. Gazic, Oiler; George 41.82 W. Doring, FWT; Carl B. Wamb41,82 ley, FWT; Louis Springer, FWT; 41.82 Ray R. Rabeneck, Wiper; Scott 41.82 McCormick, Wiper. 41.82 Harry C. Peeler, Steward; 41.82 41.82 Nicholas A. Nadouros, Chief 41.82 Cook; Archibold R. Volkerts, 2nd 208.07 Cook and Baker; Mateo H. Lo­ renzo, Messman; Juan Hernandel, Messman; Ralph H. Douget, Massman; Alvin Baidus, Utility; Robert Bailey. The money may be collected at the Waterman SS office in New York. (Submitted by Robert A. Mattews, west coast representative.) 6.00 MONEY DUE 33.00 14.00 65.00 4> 3^ JSS FT. MEIGS J. Manfredi, 4 hrs.; Ludwig, 3 hrs.; Medvid, 3 hrs.; Vazquez, 12.00 1 hr.; Smith, 2 hrs.; Lambardo, 26.00 1 hr. N. Cart Wright, 46 hrs.; C. Liveto, 55 hrs.; R. Jinkens, 44 hrs.; 6.00 M. Iturino, 26 hrs.; D. Dufault, 19.00 39 hrs.; R. Watford, 26 hrs.; H. 39.00 Lowery, 26 hrs.; Smith, 26 hrs.; 7.00 Lejsore, 3 hrs.; Steisapin, 3 hrs.; 52.00 Buerfield, 3 hrs. This' money may be collected 23.00 by writing DeconhiU SS Co., 311 32.00 California St., San Francisco, Cal. Men who were not reimbursed 18.00 for launch service may collect 28.00 SS J. MCDONOUGH this money at room 1723, 17 Bat­ SS ROBIN TUXFORD ...... 12.00 tery Place, N. _Y. 3.00 SS POINT VINCENT SS NASHUA VICTORY.... 38.00 4" 4- S 5.00 SS WHITE SANDS SS WHITE SANDS 15.00 .SS FT. McHENRY 15.00 SS W. TILCHMAN Men who paid off the SS White SS MONARCH OF Sands without their overtime 9.00 may collect same by writing: Mr. THE SEAS 24.00 George Clark, Claims Office, Pa­ SS NICOLETTE SS CODY VICTORY 28.00 cific Tankers Inc., 419 Sansome JACKSONVILLE St., San Francisco, Calif. Individual Donations $ 21.00 NEW ORLEANS SS COASTAL COMPETITOR $ 3.58 SS TONTO 33.00 NOTICE! TOTAL $592.50 PERSONALS ROY STUBBLEFIELD Your seaman's papers have been found and are in the New Orleans Hall. Seafarers Sailing Engineers All members—retired and former members—of the SIU. now sailing as licensed En­ gineers, report to the New York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ sible. �THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS Friday. March 1, 194S LOG ii irS SIU-ISTHMIAN'S SEA LYNX St. Augustine Victory Holds Meetings in True SiU Style Another Isthmian vessel, the business of discussing safety, St. Augustine Victory, joins the sanitation and other shipboard problems. Such interest was many Isthmian ships now hold­ aroused by the novel idea of a ing shipboard meeting in typical shipboard meeting on the Augus­ Seafarers fashion, and sends in tine that the Chief Mate and Pur­ a copy of the minutes for the first ser both attended. meeting ever, held on the St. A number of safety .measures Augustine. were first discussed, and several With the election of Ivan valuable suggestions adopted Schlipf as chairman and Eugene such as the proper marking of Sedlack as recording secretary, first stations; the placing of life­ the crew got down to the serious line and lifejacket on the bow; issuance of safety gear to men going aloft; checking of topping lifts and crows nest; checking by the Electrician of all winches; the repairing of the seats in crew's WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN mess, and building of motor plat­ SIU IF YOU ARE NOT AN forms on bridge deck by the Car­ ISTHMIAN SEAMAN penter. Current Month's Dues..$ 2.00 VIOLATORS FINED Initiation 25.00 Among the suggestions adopt­ Seafarers Int'l Fund .... 2.00 ed for the purpose of improving Building Fund 10.00 sanitation were the closing of Annual Strike Ass'mt... 12.00 messhall in port; cleaning of (4 years @ $3.00 per year) laundry once a week; cleaning of Strike 8e Or^al Fund .. 5.00 the messhall nightly by watch on Hospital Fund 2.00 deck; furnishing of additional Strike Fund 10.00 soap dishes and wastebasket, and cleaning of the gear locker on TOTAL $68.00 port side-midships weekly by the All assessments in the SIU engine sanitary man. were passed by a secret vote It was finally decided to post a requiring a two-thirds ma­ list of sanitary rules and to fine jority. violators of the rules. A three * $ 4. man trial committee composed of WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN Arvel Bearden, Leonard Pollock THE SIU IF YOU ARE AN and Frank Lambert was- elected ISTHMIAN SEAMAN to pass on rule violations, with the power to levy fines from ten Current Month's Dues..$ 2.00 cents to one dollar according to Initiation 15.00 the seriousness of violation; the fine money to be donated to the TOTAL .r. $17.00 U.S. Marine Hospital. ^ 4. & The meeting was adjourned af­ WHAT IT COSTS ALL ter more them two hours, with SEAMEN TO MAINTAIN all who participated feeling that MEMBERSHIP IN THE SIU something concrete- had been Yearly Dues @ achieved by the results o£ such a $2.00 per month $24.00 genuinely democratic seamen's Annual Strike meeting, and looking forward to Assessment, Yearly .. 3.00 the next meeting a la Seafarers Annual Hosp. Fund .... 2.00 aboard the St. Augustine. Yes she's all for the SIU- -at least, the great YEARLY TOTAL $29.00 majority of the St. Augustine's crew. Here's The Score Part of the Sea Lynx crew who are largely for the Seafarers. Reading from left to right: J. Baird. Carpenter; A. Hamad, AB; R. McReynolds. AB; D. Robb, AB; J. Carr, OS; K. Ellsworth, Oiler; Monceau, AB; F. Shockey, AB; J. Gallagher, AB; Bill Smith, Oiler; and Tom Slaughter, FWT. The rest of the Sea Lynx crew were on board working, and could not get off at the time. Crew Member Gives Lowdown On isthmian Sea Fiddler Score BY BEN TAFLEWITZ WILMINGTON, Cal. — After reading some supposed facts and figures concerning Isthmian s Sea Fiddler in the NMU Pilot, I'm submitting the true facts about this vessel to the Log in order to set the record straight on her course. First off, the Sea Fiddler is a troop ship carrying 99 crew mem­ bers and officers, something which the Pilot neglected to state when bragging about their 18 pledges. Even if the NMU had 18 on board as they claim, it would still be a long way from a majority. However, Meyers the NMU organizer on the ship, ac­ tually collected 24 pledges, of which more than half were no good as they were signed by proSIU men who did so in order to get rid of the smooth-talking Myers. THE LINEUP Here's the way that the Fiddler actually lines up; for the SIU— 54; for NMU—8; undecided—6; making a total of 68 unlicensed personnel. In addition, there are '.15 Army personnel, and 16 li­ censed men to make up the 99 total. These facts are based on . the latest figures and collected pledges upon arrival at San Pedro, and give the SIU a per­ centage of approximately 80 per cent. . While waiting at San Peclz'O, two NMU organizers boarded the ship, and with a dramatic flour­ ish proceeded to tell the Isthmian crew how much they had dope for them. However, the gang didn't fall for any of their highpressure g.uff as the Seafarers on board had already put them straight. As usual, the hungry NMUers arrived around meal time, went into their act, and told everyone that "they" were going to get us paid off on Saturday without any further delay. That's a big laugh! We arrived at San Pedro on Feb­ ruary 14th, and after a ten day wait, we're paying off on the 23rd. officer, and not being allowed to eat or fraternize with the rest of the crew. Why, we're nothing more than glorified Oilers on this C-3| , This is the first time I've ever been fired, but it's in a swell cause—that of organizing the un­ organized Isthmian men—and I'd do it again in order to advance the cause of real honest-to-goodness democratic unionism as ex­ STRATEGIC RETREAT emplified by the Seafarers! That's the longest wait I've ever seen on a ship—ten days— and yet these NMU piecards were hailing it as a victory that they had achieved! You can imagine how''peeved the men were, and only the retreat of the valiant two (organizers) saved the situation from coming to physical blows! The fellows are completely dis­ gusted over having to wait so long for the payoff, plus the small amount of overtime which is be­ ing allowed, and a number of them are not going to sign on again. However, more than half the crew will stick, as they are East Coast boys who want to re­ turn there, and are going to pick up their SIU books before they leave-the ship. After some repairs here, the Sea Fiddler is scheduled to go to San Francisco to load prisoners for Europe, and will probably stop on the East Coast on the way over. ISTHMIAN SEAMEN WHO WENT SIU CONFER IN NEW YORK HALL IN GOOD CAUSE Here's the big laugh. After sailing this trip as a Jr. Engineer in order to make a couple of ex­ tra cents, the Captain and Chief Engineer have notified me that I am being fired for conduct un­ becoming an officer! That's the first time that I ever heard of a Jr. Engineer being classed as an Four Isthmian seamen who went SIU some lime ago dropped into the New York Hall to give the Sjeafarers the lowdown on conditions on the Isthmian ship St. Augustine Victory. The Skipper, they related in a bull session in the conference room, refused to give any draws, refused to pay off a seaman who learned his sister was dying. These are abuses they are sure will be remedied when election comes up and Isthmian votes to have the SIU as collective bturgaining agent. From left are: Edward Martin, Messman; Joe Colht, AB; Phil Miremda, Deckman and Arvel Bearden, Carpenter. m � 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 1, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 9 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MORE ON 'UNITY' VIRGINIA SEIZES NORFOLK FERRIES; TALKS CONTINUE LET US HAVE 'EM ARMY UNDEMOCRATIC; DRAFT NOT NEEDED, SAYS GENERAL FORMER NMU OFFICIAL HELPED TO LEAD SIU TUGBOATMEN TO STRIKE VICTORY PROGRESS REPORT ON ISTHMIAN DOUBLE TALK ON FORT MEIGS ISTHMIAN STEWARD A SEA-NAPOLEON PORT ARTHUR BOOMS TUG CREW WINS ALL DEMANDS COMPANY STIFFS PUSHING MFOWW TERMS AT CREW NOAH BROWN CREW MAROONED BY WSA IN GULF OF LEYTE BALTIMORE HALL BROTHERS DONATE TO STANTON, LOG MASTER OF DODGE PRAISED BY CREW AS SWELL HOMBRE LOG-A-RHYTHMS GI'S WRITE OF FAVORS ON ALBION STEWARD DESCRIBES TRIP ON HUNGRY SHIP MASTER OF BENJAMIN WILLIAMS HAD WHOLE CREW AROUSED SIU ISTHMIAN DRIVE SWINGS INTO HIGH GEAR ON WEST COAST IT'S OKAY TO GO TO BOSTON, NOW; SHIPPING IS UP NEWS FROM THE JACKSONVILLE FRONT SHORT AND SWEET FROM SAVANNAH PORT BALTIMORE SHOWS ITS HEART BUFFALO TUGBOAT BEEF UNSETTLED SHORT STORY OF RICKSHAW IZZY NEW ORLEANS IS REALLY ROLLING GREAT LAKES SECY-TREAS. REPORTS SAVING LIFES IS NOT NEW TO HIM PEGLER, THE HATE-MONGER ST. AUGUSTINE VICTORY HOLDS MEETINGS IN TRUE SIU STYLE CREW MEMBER GIVES LOWDOWN ON ISTHMIAN SEA FIDDLER SCORE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/1/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/31d2f1317446621b957ae6f11310a7a9.PDF b44195354a3be18c7639c526df081c76 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol, VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y« FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1946 No. 8 Seafarers Way Pays Off On Beefs, Union Action Brings $5,653 To Eight On Frank Stockton THE BEARING OF THE GREEN NEW YORK — The militant SIU way of handling a beef paid off a pile of cabbage to eight Seafarers whose legitimate overtime was disputed by the company. Two men received more than a thousand dollars each; three got over nine hundred dollars each, and one took over —tseven hunderd dollars. Settlpment of the dispiited overtime for the extra meals <• served aboard the Frank Stock­ ton, of the Calmar Line, which :»• made port in Galveston during ill the Latter part of J.anuary, has re­ NEW YORK — Hititng a mine sulted in the payment of $5053.68 in the Atlantic Ocean was not the to eight Seafarers. only bad thing to happen to the The Stockton sailed from the crew of the Bull Line's SS Mar­ Philippines and, after a seven iner on its last trip. After being months trip, paid off in Galves­ towed into a port in France and ton. The Stewards Department spending thirteen months in dry- collected the usual overtime, but dock, the Mariner returned home the dispute arose when the com­ to face company chiseling at the pany refused to pay for the extra payoff. meals served to GIs, Coast Here's whai happens when beefs are collected by a militant Union like the SIU: Patrolman Only militant union action won Guardsmen, and shoreside work­ Frenchy Michelet (left) congratulates William Doran, Messman, and Clifton Young. Utility, on the for them the extra overtime pay ers. . $1,011 each collected as the result of the settlement of an extra meals beef with the Calmax to which they were entitled, and BEEF SETTLED . Steamship Company on the Frank R. Stockton. The boys look happy, understandably. which the company did its best to The beef could not be settled withhold. A total of 1575 hours at the payoff and, the matter was in extra overtimR pay was col­ referred to the union officials in lected by five Seafarers, in addi­ New York, who went ..to work tion to their regular overtime pay on it. On February 10th, a settle­ of more than $1000.00 each. ment was arrived at and the In their drive to "Organize the stalling tactics of the commie The beef arose over the ques­ money was collected and distri­ Unorganized" in unlicensed per-! NMU, whose leaders realize they tion of payment for the extra buted on the following basis: Jan sonnel of the Isthmian Line, the have no chance, and who there­ meals which were served to shore- Rooms, Chief Cook—$935.33: Har­ . SIU has been voted the total fore are following their timeless All members—retired and side workers while the Mariner old Kropps, Second Cook—$935.support of the Masters, Mates, role as "disruptionists" of the la­ former members—of the SIU. v/as in drydock in France. Dur- 33; Edward Hudak, Third Cook and Pilots, West Coast Local No. bor movement. However, the now sailing as licensed En­ ing this period 4780 extra meals _$935 33. william Doran, Mess90. day of reckoning is not far away, gineers, report to the New were served, but when the ship i n,an-$1011.33; Clifton Young, York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ Mates have been advised to since the election date should be returned home on Thursday, Feb-' Utility—$10.11.33; A1 Cresenci, sible. point out to their watches the announced by the NLRB very ruary 12th, and payoff time came Utility—$724.33; T. Hollenberger, advantages of union agreements soon. around, the company tried the Utility—$58.40; and William , and to emphasize the necessity age-old trick of refusing to pay Beck, Messman—$42.30. of a strong organization to en­ for some meals on the grounds This division was arrived at force such contracts. that they were not extra. This by allowing the Bedroom Stew­ maneuver fooled no one, and the ard one hour per day out of the Mates on the Isthmian Line NEW YORK—Coastwise meet­ have also been asked to give the "The membership of the Sea­ Patrolmen insisted on the 1575 sum total for making the bunks SIU a helping hand in the un- ings of the Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ farers International Union ' is meals which the company refused of the men who were fed and • licensed department of these ves- trict of the Seafarers Interna­ solidly behind the striking auto- to allow. bunked aboard. The Saloon ' sels and to contact the SIU at tional Union Wednesday, Feb­ workers in their fight for better WE COLLECT Messman was given half of the • any of their offices. These are ruary 13th, overwhelmingly wages and working conditions, The settlement, which was ar- extra meals which were served • located in every port in the passed a motion to contribute and against the union-busting rived at the next day, was a clear in the saloon, and the other half United State.s and Honolulu. $1000.00 to the sUppoi't of the campaign of General Motors," he cut victory, and every one of tho was divided among the cooks General Motor strikers. In ad­ wrote. disputed 1575 extra meals was who prepared the meals, This action was taken in ap­ dition, it was voted to contribute ' The GM strike is now in its collected for. Each of the men The balance was then lumped preciation of the valuable assist­ ance which was rendered to the $100.00 each week to their strike thirteenth week and there are in­ received 315 hours of extra over­ together and divided equally be­ tween the Cooks who prepared , MM&P by the SIU when that kitchens for the duration of the dications tht it might be settled time pay. "It didn't take long to win," the meals and the Messmen who very soon. The company thus far Union was organizing Standard strike. Following the action of the SIU has remained adamant in its said the Patrolman who handled served them. The difference 'be­ Oil and other companies. membership, checks ' totalling refusal to negotiate in good faith the .settlement, "but if you let a tween Messman Cresenci's cut The SIU has lined up a major- $1200.00, to cover the major do- with the union, but pressure from company get away with anything and that of Messmen Doran and , ity of Isthmian vessels, and with n.-^tion and the strike kitchen help "top level" Government officials at all, they only try more the next Young is due to the fact that , the additional help and coopera- for the first 'wo weeks of this in Washington and the refusal tme. You got to keep after them Cresenci was not concerned wtih ' . tion of the MM&P, there should month were sent to the strik­ service of the striking autoworkers to all the time.'' passen, b^no difficulty in increasing this ers. In an accompanying let­ accede to GM's union-busting de­ The men affected by this settle-1 gers, GIs and shoreside workers, . lead. ter, Secretary-Treasurer John mands are convincing the cor­ ment are: Keith, Miller, Jackson, returning to the United States. The election to select a bar- Hawk gave notice that labor will Hubbard, and Belcher. The Patrolman French Michelet, - gaining agent for the Isthmian not be divided in its struggle for poration and will probably bring money can be collected at any | who handled the negotiations. Line merchant seamen has been better wages and common ob­ about a speedy settlement in the time at the Bull Line office, 115, stated, "The boys collected what repeatedly postponed by the jectives. near future. Broad Street, New York City. SIU Insists, So Five Get $1417 M M &P Supports SIU Drive NOTICEl Seafarers Sailing As Engineers SIU Votes Aid To GM Strikers �• ,% Page Two TM1E SEAM ARM ft-S hOQ SEAFARERS Friday, February 22. 1946 NO LIE I Vublishcd Weekly jby the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf district Affiliaicd with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 X i X X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 10 S Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - - - - - - - - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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. 267 The Union-Busters Move Pushed by employers and anti-labor congressmen, the Case Bill (H R 5262) passed the House last week by a vote of 258 to 15 5. This bill, designed to shackle labor, is a long step toward fascism in that it suppresses the right to strike and make arbitration compulsory. Under the guise of being necessary to speed up reconversion, the bill wis rushed through the House without public hearings and in face of the biggest mail and telephone deluge Washington has seen in many months. Although opposed by the entire labor movement, this bill, which denies basic constitutional rights to the millions of men and women who work for a living, was forced through the lower house by a coalition of the most reac­ tionary Republican and Democratic Representatives. The bill has six main provisions which effectively negate all the gains which labor has made during the past twelve years. Briefly, it outlaws strikes for as long as thirty-five days after all conciliation and mediation has failed. Assistance to a strike is also outlawed. It repeals the Norris LaGuardia Act and will revive the use of anti­ union injunctions. Wagner Act protection is taken away from clerical and supervisory employees and leaves them at the employers' mercy if they try to organize. Wagner Act proteciton is also taken away from any picket con­ victed of "violence" on the picket line. The bill makes it illegal for unions or workers to refuse to work on non­ union or struck products. 6ULF TU£BOAT NEUIS OF SI.U TUOANOTOUI FIEET IN eUiFAREA If present indications are a sign of anything, within the next six or eight months the Sea­ farers should have everything in the inland field under the SIU banner—lock, stock and barrel. SIGNS SAY SIU The new Port Arthur hall has recently been set up on the sec­ ond floor of 4;he Merchants Na­ tional Bank, Port Arthur, Texas. Should any of the boys on tugs over that way need assistance or advice of any kind, drop into the hall there and contact Leon Johnson, the agent, and he will give all the help you need.Tommy Doyle is back out of Army and knocking around again. By VERNON SMITH On the face of it, it seems that no representative body would ever dare Lo pass such legislation. But they have; NEW ORLEANS—Negatiations Louie O'Leary is as proud as a and with a rousing majority. with the Mobile Towing and papa over the new traveling dues Wrecking Company are nearing The Case Bill, and other anti-labor measures, is now completion as tbis is being writ­ check system he devised and he pending in the Senate Labor Committee, where public ten. Brothers Steely White and totes it with him wherever he goes. hearings are finally being held. Only militant action by Lindsey Williams are handling every worker can prevent the Case Bill, or one of the so- the deal and are pushing to nego ­ Sliipping here i,i New Orleans tiate one of the best tugboat has been pretty slow lately as the OUR PART. TOO called "milder" bills, from becoming law. agreements in the maritime in­ steel strike up north has most The SIU deep sea organization Don't be taken in by the line the Case Bill may be dustry. The things that really of the Coyle Line tugs tied up bas pledged all of its resources, touched the' boys off over the in the yard. When the steel does physical as well as financial, to­ defeated because of its very stringency. The "hatchet- Mobile was when one of the SIU start flowing down the river boys" in the Senate are as much at the beck, and call of tugs tied up alongside one of the again though, we can look for the ward helping the tugboatm.en in this area to obtain the same wage big business as their brothers in the House. Don't be fooled Mobile Towing tugs and the boys shipping situation to pick up. scales and working conditions by the equally dangerous line that the Case Bill may be were able to compare at first The tug Van Guard of the prevalent in other areas. It's up withdrawn to be replaced by more reasonable legislation, hand not only wage scales but Whiteman Towing .Company hit' 'to us now to show the deep sea­ working conditions, etc. The New Orleans the other day and' men how much we appreciate or that President Truman may veto any anti-labor legis­ also addition of this company to the SIU Patrolmen were able to cop-' their assistance by presenting a lation. We have no guarantee of that. The only assurance SIU Tug and Towboat division tact every man on her—with the^ solid front to the operators. Ithat such proposals will not become law rests on labor to is but one of the many companies result that ail hands aboard lier Meetings are held on the sec­ put such tremendous pressure on the Senate that it will rapidly coming under our ban­ now carry an SIU book. ond and last Thursday of every ner. yiot dare to pass the bill. Baldy BpUinger is still over atr month at the New Orleans hall, Whiteman's on the J. W. Terry— 339 Chartres St. at 7:30 p. m. It ALL HANDS SIGNED We have fought tw long and against too many odds looks lilfe Baldy .has married the is your duty to attend these meet­ Brother Trussels Franks, one to laermit our present rights to be taken away from us by of the ace deckhands over at job. ings and help your officials to those who put their profits above human rights. The Coyle Lines, had to get off the ' From a,conversation this writer work for the betterment of YOUR victories and the half-victories that labor has wrested D. D. DeBardeleben the other had the other day with Captain. union. out of the recent strike wave did not settle anything. The day to check into the Marine .Jack Denis of RTC, it seems asj When in doubt of ANY matter here in New Orleans— if RTC. will gradually shift its contact YOUR vmion haU and forces of reaction are on the march, in the legislatures and in Hospital nothing serious, just a .cage .of scene of major operations over' get all possible adviod before industrial fields. We cannot rest on our laurels now. bad choppers. making any moves. to the Texas end. �Friday. February 22, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three SIU Men Win Payoff For fsthniian Crow By PAUL HALL The membership at the last regular meeting of the Seafarers passed a motion for the officials of this union to investigate the possibilities of immediately removing the authority of the Coast Guard over the Maritime Industry. Many of the men present at this meeting werjj of the original opinion that this cnul; be done by passing a motion to boycott the Coast Guard in the same manner that the Seafarers had successfully boycotted 'the WSA Medical Program. It was pointed out, however, that this situation was dif­ ferent from that of the Medical Program, and. would require a . study to be sure that the union is following a right program, what­ ever action is taken. This demand by the Seafarers is not a beef which is confined to the Seafarers members alone, but is a beef which is prevalent among all seamen of all unions, as well as the unorganized men. We feel that the time has come when the Coast Guard should stop removing men's papers for slight infractions, causing hardship not only on seamen, but their families as well. We have had cases here, and recently too, where men with families had papers taken away and, as a result, their children were in actual want. This must stop. The legality of the Coast Guard's taking it upon itself to deprive these men and their families of a living is now being investigated, and a full report will be de­ livered at the next regular meeting. THOSE SHIPBOARD MEETINGS Most SIU ships are now l^lding regular meetings. There are, however, a few that are not doing this, and this must be corrected. We have had a few cases where ships would go out for two or three month trips and there would be no meetings held for this period of time. All crews on SIU ships should remember to hold joint crew meetings regularly to elect delegates and discuss various problems. An organization's worth can be determined by the amount of interest shown by its membership. Therefore, to make thi? out, fit even stronger that it is, all members of all ships, as well as ashore, must taken even a greater interest in its problems. Hold those meetings—elect delegates! The actions taken by the crews in this matter should be sent to Headquarters Offices in New York for action by the membership as a whole. Noticeable too, in some of the ships minutes is the lack of discussion on various important questions affecting this industry. For instance, the above issue of the Coast Guard's attempt to keep control over this industry should be in all minutes and recom­ mendations should be sent in. Other topics for discussion and action by crews are: proposed seamen's legislation-^the attempts of the shipowners trying to chisel on contracts-—the proper running and operation of the union —a full discussion and action on the union's program and policy on any question—all of these, as well as full action and discussion regarding this union's expansion program. The membership of this organization should not take the attitude that only officials should deal with problems and make decisions. Remember that an organization at all times is as strong only as its membership and, to have a strong membership, regular and good ships meetings are of prime necessity. NEW YORK—As a result of the William Whipple crew stick­ ing together in typical Seafarers fashion and presenting a milit­ ant front, the Isthmian agent fin­ ally agreed to a payoff in full, rather than the port draw which he first wished to foist off on the seamen. When the crew first demanded the full payoff before signing for­ eign articles, the agent tried to tell them that the WSA Commis­ sioner wouldn't wait for the Whipple crew to sign on. Sea­ farers who knew the score, did­ n't fall for his guff, with the re­ sult that the men all 'got the mdney which was rightfully com­ ing to them. Food aboard the Whipple is down to usual Isthmian standards —Grade Z—with no butter at many meals and dehydrated po­ tatoes served in port. Some of the meat in the icebox is so old that it carries dates 'way back in '45. men, the Chief Steward is not re-t sponsible for the deplorable food conditions aboard the Whipple. He ordered the food, but it was never sent out to the ship. In­ cidentally, the Chief Steward is an NMU man, but the gang says that he's going SIU like the bunch of them. HERE'S COOKIE CONVERTED BY O'CONNOR Chips was an NMU tripcarder sent to the Whipple to do organ­ ization work for that outfit, but ship's organizer Mike O'Connor read him the SIU gospel, and nov/ he's all for the Seafarers— going to turn in his old book, too' SIU militants like Tom Gould and Mike O'Connor have done a swell job on the William Whip­ ple—so good, in fact, that the great majority of the crew is sol­ idly behind the Seafarers in the Union's efforts to bring Isthmian within the SIU family. With ac­ tive support like that, the Isth­ mian seamen are definitely as­ This is Chief Cook Jacobs who sured the progressive, militant battled strenuously with one of and democratic unionism of the Isthmian's tough hens on the gal­ WHAT'S COOKING Seafarers. ley stove of the William V/hipple Chief Cook Bill Jacobs solemn­ ly asserted that he was cooking one tough old hen for more than ON THE DOTTED LINE two hours when the bird finally poked it's head out of the pot de­ manding, "What's cookin', Cook­ ie?" Jake also stated that there was an ancient turkey that had been on the Whipple for so long, and looked so fierce,-that he was ac­ tually afraid to tackle him. Every time he opens the icebox door, that bird just glares in his eyes as though defying Cookie to take him out for cooking purposes. Some bird!! According to the Isthmian As replacements are need­ ed aboard ship, the jobs are listed on the blackboard. The name of thetship, the type of ship, the run, and the ratings wanted are all written down for the membership to see. You pick your ship, and your run-—and the variety suits every taste and need. Organizer Bull Sheppard looking on while volunteer organiser Mike O'Connor signs up some of the Isthmian seamen who smilingly clamor for a little speed. WILLIAM WHIPPLE CREW COMES ALONG THE RECORD WILL SHOW The membership of this union has taken action to exempt all SIU members for dues for the period of time they spent on un­ organized ships, and to record such sea-time permanently—not only in the members's book, but in headquarters' records as well. This was done not so much to save these fellows a few month's dues, but to put into the permanent record the job that these men are doing. The Seafarers today has hundreds of men all through the un­ organized fleets, both off-shore freighters, tankers, as well as inland boats and tugs. These men are doing a job for this union. They are sailing for les.? than union wages and under less than union conditions, and doing it willingly. Not only are they sailing into these unorganized ships, but they are doing a hell of a good job of it while they are there. 1 The results of it are more evident every day. Crew after crew of unorganized seamen have swung solidly SIU because of the activities on board by a minority of Seafarers men. Any of our members reading this article, and who have been in Isthmian, AT&P, or inland boats, working as SIU Organizers, should go to the nearest SIU Hall with their discharges and Union book so that this can be made part of their record. This is important, for these same men who are pushing the expansion program of the Seafarers into the fields we have selected, and are Working on these ships, will be called upon once we have Here is yel another crew which learned thai the SIU way brings results. The demonstration gained victory and then when we move into other fields. With the sort of response to this program that tlie membeira have shown, did the trick, and the overwhelming majority of the crew has pledged themselves to the Seafarers. From Left to Right: First How—-Tony Maniscalco, Chas. Rodriguez, Shorty Reichelt, Mike Shep» there is no reason why. oiuse we have finished the struggles which we are involved in, we cannot then xnove into other - and even' toek,.JEd :'Hal]Snan. Second Row—Jesus Ouiniano,' Chips Schoenhorn, G. V. Brekke. Dean Liggett. Irv Bailey. Third Row—Tom Gould, Allen Olsen, Mike O'Connor, N. H. Whitehill, and Fat Hughes. larger fields. �TEE Page Four SEAFARERS Texas Is Fertile Field For SlU By ARTHUR L. GRESHAM The Texas area is really boom­ ing, and ship traffic—especially tankers—is on the upgrade with business getting heavier all the time. The Seafarers has a good future in this part of the world, providing we continue our ex­ pansion and put the same amount of hustle and energy into the struggle here that we have on the east coast. There are a number of SIU tankers now hitting the Texas tanker Ports, and where these t.nnker.s were formerlv a weak spot in the SIU organization, they are now part of our strength. With these scows running into Texas Ports on regular schedule, it should really open the door wide to Seafarers expansion in the Gulf Area. We have an additional asset down here—-the fine regard which workers in this part of the world have for the Seafarers, especially the maritime workers. They're all for the SIU—think we're a swell outfit—and know we pack plenty of muscle on our frame now. Although we have never displayed our strength in Texas Ports, with our fine reputation we're capable of going a long way if we decide to open up more halls and organize the many un­ organized workers in the area. PURGED Not only from our friends may we expect a good reception, but the NMU rank and file members are also strong for the SIU. They Volunteers Are Rewarded By SIU A concrete way of showing appreciation to those Seafar­ ers who have made sacrifices by riding on unorganized ships, enduring poor condi­ tions and low wages in order to organize Isthmian and AT&P has been adopted by the Seafarers International Union. All Seafarers who have sailed on Isthmian or AT&P ships since June. 1945, are urged to report to the New York Hall as soon as possible whore they will be credited the dues they paid while sail­ ing unorganized ships toward future payment. A complete record of their activity will also be stamped in their book to show that they have worked long hours for low pay in the battle to •organize Isthmian and AT&P. Friday, February 22, 1946 LOG have not forgotten how their half satisfied with our progress. friends were shoved around and We've sure got a lot of tough eliminated . during the NMU work to do, but we can do the "purges" by the cpmmie leaders, job; we've done bigger jobs be­ and as a direct result the morale fore. In fact, I think the mem­ of NMU rank and filers in this bers of our Union will agree that field is the lowest in any section. we've only begun to fight. Where Many of these men come ^to other outfits are slowing up and Seafarers' Halls daily trying to going on the defensive, the Sear throw in their books, and unless farers is dedicating its strength we know they are on the spot to building a bigger and stronger with the commies, we give them Union. With the selfsame spirit that all the same message, "Go back and clean up your own outfit. the SIU has shown in the past We'll help you, but it's strictly year, such as beating the comup to you men to do the job iuies in their attempted infiltra­ tion of the Longshoremen's ranks, yourselves." and chasing them off the Philly Most of them realize that the tugs when they tried to scab on great day is coming soon — the the striking tugboatmen, we are great day when they can throw well on the road to a goal which off the commie yoke, and once is the salvation of all seamen— more be free union men. one big Union for seamen—^The There's a lot of work for us Seafarers International Union! though before we can be even HEREIN WHI ITMIMK QUESTION:-^Wha.t do you think of the pro­ posal that the Union operate an upgrading^ school for the Stewards Department in the New York Hall? LESLIE VARINO, Baker~I think it's a very good idea. It will start a trend toward better production in the stewards department, and give younger men a chance to advance when they learn their jobs. 1 like the idea of being able to get ahead when I learn more. It's even a good idea if only to give men the chance to brush up on anything they might have gotten stale on. I'm sorry it didn't start before so that a lot of us would not have had to waste time in that Maritime Serv­ ice school. Full Speed In Isthmian Drive By EARL "BULL" SHEPPARD for every man's support on the Isthmian drive, and they are loy­ ally supplying that all-out sup­ port. THE FUTURE . Every SIU member taking a job aboard an Isthmian ship is a volunteer organizer with certain responsibilities and duties to the Union. Each can show Isthmian seamen that they are the same mentally and physically as Sea­ farers, except that they are un­ fortunate in not having Union representation such as SIU mem­ bers enjoy. Day by day the dis-unity exist­ ing in the ranks of our opposition becomes more evident to every­ one. The distant rumbling of ap­ proaching revolt from the too long commie-dominated masses of that other "union" can be plainly seen and felt. The aftermath? A strong, mili­ tant Seafarers International Union taking in all seamen, in­ dustry-wide, and giving them the NEW ASSIGNMENT contracts, conditions and repreRussell Smith of the Log staff sensation which have made the has been assigned to full time SIU the force it is today. work with the organizational staff in order to coordinate edu­ cation and publicity with the or­ ganizational effort, and provide Cards? Chess? Music? A on-the-spot action. Good Book? They're all in More and more Seafarers are the SIU hall. No effort has offering their services as volun­ been spared to make the halls teer ship's organizers to sail the comfortable and attractive. vessels of Isthmian and other un­ A gin mill is no longer the organized fleets. This gives evi­ social center for men ashore dence of the SIU rank and file —the center is the union hall. members awareness of the need NEW YORK—New impetus has been added to the Seafarers. al­ ready extensive Isthmian organ­ izing campaign. As the opposi­ tion slowly but surely disinte­ grates, our Union grows strong­ er, devoting more time, energy and physical resources to the allout drive in an effort to bring it to a quick and successful con­ clusion. Additional shoreside organiz­ ers have been added to the staff in order to have full and com­ plete coverage of all Isthmian ships as they dock anywhere within the jurisdiction of the SIU. Constant contact and coverage must be maintained with Isth­ mian vessels on the move. Specially prepared educational packets filled with usable mater­ ial for the volunteer organizers have been placed with all poten­ tial ship's organizers to make their job with Isthmian men that much easier. By COVAMI When volunteers are called for he. He says "Aw, wish it on George not Mel (And, say! what would the Unions do Without the "Georges," tried and true?) For monthly meetings at the hall He has no lime, no time a'tall; For he might miss his Wild West show. Or chance "to date his skirt," you know; DAVID HARVEY, Chief Pantryman—After three months of what the Maritime Service calls a schooL I think I know we really need a school of our own, and I would like to go to one. The guys would really learn some­ thing here instead of just put­ ting in time. I've spoken to a lot of men on shipboard, and they all seem to want belter training than the Maritime Service school gives them. This school would put the Union in a good light by helping the ships to be staffed by qualified men. After I came out of school I didn't know anything and it took me five months on the job to learn. The Hall's Yours Eulogy Of A Cardman The "Cardman" is a noble guy; He joins the Union just for "pie," He wants to get but not to give. To take it easy, on others live; DALE PRESTON, Chief Pantryman—A school like this will avoid what happened on my first trip. A Chief Baker came aboard and he didn't know anything. He couldn't even bake mud pies. The food on that trip was pretty good, but we didn't know it until some of the other men took over. The Union school will eliminate all chances of unqualified men get­ ting jobs that they can't do. It will help men to advance more rapidly and even experienced men can stand a refresher course every now and then. The Mari­ time Service school does not do the job it should. All I learned was how to serve tables and I already knew that. When asked to cough up for his dues. He's always got some bum excuse; And when he's MADE to pay his share. You'll hear him grouching "It aint fairl" If he gets on the picket line He's there because he feared the fine; But you just oughtta hear him yelL To the boys up front in language swell,' "Give them bastids, brothers, hell!" He's never there when its'time to pay. But he loves to strut on Labor Day. Ho ain't to blame—he's a poor, cheap guyBut I wish to God he'd go and DIE, So Union Men can win the fight They've waged for ages for the right. RAYMOND J. GRISWOLD, Messman—It's a good idea. We had a lot of young fellows who came on during the war. They were willing, but they didn't know their business. It only takes a little while to train them, and show tnem how to set up tables and other things. In be­ tween trips they could learn a lot in just a few hours each day. It's to their own advantage to change papers. It will also give us oldtimers a chance to brush-up on some of the things that we have gotten rusty on. It is a good idea, and 1 hope it goes through. . - ' �Friday. February 22, 1346 THE SEAFARERS LOG THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS Sale Of V. S. Ships To Japanese Stirs SIU SUGAR BLUES SUNG LONG AND LOUD BY JIM STEWART SUP PERMIT MAN AIDS ORGANIZATION WORK IN HOUSTON Dear Editor: Ever so often one of the mem­ bers arrives at my desk on the Third Deck of the New York Hail,- with a. request for a sugar ration letter, so he can sweeten his morning coffee before coming down to look over the board. Dear Editor: I'm an SUP permit man, and I'm all Union. I'll get my book just as soon as possible. Coming into Houston 1 was very much surprised at the amount of non­ union shipping, and in my small way, did my best to give a couple of boys who haven't shipped yet Dear Edilor: i Dear Editor: the good word. They will ship It is the wish of the merchant oo( Since the Sieafarers Log and SIU, because T took them to the seamen aboard the SS William the West Coast Sailor are the Hall myself. C. C. Claiborne that this letter To get to the reason for this serve as formal protest against best means of airing 6ur views, letter, 1 would like you to send beefs and suggestions for the wel­ the leasing (or even selling) this me the subscription rates of the and other ships to the Japanese fare of our members and sea­ Log, and also any literature you government through the U. S. men in general, we wish to place have. Army. on record a matter that calls for I would like to send this ma­ The main objections being as some investigation and steps to terial to the high school where 1 follows: graduated. If they didn't teach 1. That all these ships, being prevent further examples of this me anything else, 1 did learn the property of the peoples of the breach of contract. Formerly the matter was easily about our social problems and United States who purchased Aboard the SS Amelia City, taken care of. He received a also that the Union is part of the them with War Bonds should first which has just returned from regular request form, which he solution. I'm sure all of the serve those people who made took to 1781 Broadway, where Yokahama are the crew members their purchase possible; because supplementary rations were is­ thousands of American boys are of the SS Cornelius Vanderbilt sued. stranded or forgotten on various and the SS George Poindextcr, Now all this has been changed. Pacific islands, the excuse being who were repatriated back as About two months ago a regula­ that no ships are available. These passengers; their ships havinf^ tion announced that 350 Fifth boys, by their own admission Avenue was the only place where would be willing to come home been sold to the Japanesese Gov­ sugar could be issued. on any type of vessel. These ernment. These men were en­ Complaints have been pouring ships were considered adequate titled to first class transporta­ in about the delays how accom­ to transport them during the tion, but what did they get? And panying the new directive. So war, why won't they serve to what will seamen in the future I got in touch with the bureau­ bring them home? crats, and was informed that ap­ 2. That although our American get if something is not done to plications were put on file and, if statesmen may have forgotten stop this disgraceful practice? approved, the coupons were is­ the sufferings of the men who Are the old transportation days sued by mail good for five fought to win the war, the mem­ coming back when men were pounds for a four month period. literature would be put to good ory of the ordeals and hardships 1 pointed out that oui- jueivi-^ use there. huddled togettier like cattle in our merchant crews suffered hers were only part-time shorethe holds? We hope not. This 1 read the Log every chance I along with the rest of our fight­ side dwellers, and needed the ing men is still alive in our is one of the reasons our soldiers sugar without the delay occasion­ get, and it gives a very good pic­ ture of our beefs and shows the memories. We, the merchant who shared these holds on the ed by having to wait for the program of organization. ship fought to prevent. crew of the SS William C. C. Our sympathies go to the sol­ coupon to be mailed—if the board William Tyerman Claiborne protest against the decided" to issue one. quick rebuilding of the Japanese diers, but it is not their troubles There seems to be no delay for marine power, whether it be for we are at present concerned with; the large bottlers of soft drinks, CREW TELLS WHY it is the welfare of our Union trade or war purposes. and big-time users of sugar, and The above are but but two members that we must continue it is about time the merchant sea­ IT WANTS STEWARD reasons of protest, yet they are to fight for if we are worthy to men got a break. Or are the ra­ TO BE LOWER RATED sufficient to convey, not only our be called Union men. tion board officials reading West- Dear Editor: sentiments in this regard but The members of these two re­ brook Pegler these days. also those of the entire American patriated crews certainly got a We, the crew members of the Jimmy Stewart people. We are inclined to ask, bad deal, and the blame lies with Rufus Choate, have just finished "Are our ships being given away the WSA for not seeing that they our last Union meeting before re­ .so that capitalistic enterprise can got the best possible transporta­ LAWRENCE SMITH turning to the U. S. We have the sooner benefit through Jap­ tion. DIES IN FRANCE; voted unanimously that Gerald anese trade that will flood our Gerson, who is at present Steward In the first place, there were MILITARY BURIAL home markets again, causing un­ better accommodations on this aboard the Choate, definitely employment? Or is it^ more ship—the quarters which form­ Dear Edilor: should not be allowed to sail in We have just come across a the capacity of Steward again, important to us that the Japan­ erly were occupied by the gun ese soldiers be returned home, crew forward, and also in the news item announcing the death for the following reasons: than that the promises to our riiidships house. But this accom­ of one of our members. He is 1. Leaving the U. S. with­ boys, to get them home quickly, modation was denied them in Lawrence Edward Smith, who out adequate food, utensils and be kept. spite of an effort by the Dele­ shipped out as Bosun on the, SS other stores necessary for the Gentlemen, we urge you to take gates to secure them. Fresh water Warren P. Marks on December trip. the necessary action for we know showers were available in these 17, 1945. 2. Miserable mismanagement A message received by his wife, it is in your power. Don't let quarters, but the men in the of supplies aboard. us be sold out from under. hold got salt water or none at all. Mrs. Helen Smith, Route 5, Sa­ 3. Leaving the U. S. without vannah, said Brother Smith died The crew of the Fur food, the men had to lino having necessary equipment at an American hospital in Wm. C. C. Chiibbrne upUike the soldiers to get a hand­ France on January 22. It said repaired. out, then stand at a' beiioh to eat. he would be buried with full mil­ 4. Having a most overbearing If we civilians are to sail the itary honors in the American attitude toward the men in his ships'" tb' Japan; we want to be Cemetery at Solers in north department. 5. Allowing the messhalls to transported as civilians should be. central France. remain in a slovenly condition We got no honor during the war Survivors include his wife; his and we don't want any now. All mother, Mrs; Marie New Smith; throughout the trip. we want is what we are entitled three brothers, two of whom, If this man sailed at an in­ to, and that is something we Charlie and Ernest, are merchant ferior rating and learned a great won't get unless our Union of­ mariners, and a sister. deal more concerning the Stew­ ficials take steps to see that we Brother Smith was one of our ard's Department, he might, in do. charter members. His number the future, be capable of hand­ ling the position- of Steward. Hoy Haxgraves, Eng. Del. was G 36. We have no personal gi-udge Jerry Grassi, Deck Del. Arthur Thompson agairit the man, and want this William Henderson, Stew. Del. Savannah Agent Here are two aspects of the sale of IX S. Ships to the Japanese Government, written by members of the SItJ. Both are protests, and both call for dihrect action by^ membership. Seafarers are invited to Write further on these important questions, airing their view. 9 ? Log -A- Rhythms ALOHA, HAW AH - By Dennis G. Saunders Ever since I was knee high And old enough to work I've sailed the seas from, coasf to coast From 'Frisco to New York. The Seven Seas I'll always sail Through hurricane, storm or gale; But as long as my home is the sea» Please don't take me back to Hawaii. In November '44, this land I did reach. Expecting to see Hula Hula girls on the beach; But grass skirts that once the streets did roam Are nov^ only souvenirs that you send home. So, if Aloha means goodbye. Then one thousand alohas to Hav/aii. There are a lot of holes below the sky. But the biggest, damndest hole is Hawaii. The Good Lord made Heaven and earth; He also made the Hell. Then he made the white cliffs of Dover, And Hawaii came out of the trash that was left over. In every port, the story goes, A seaman has a dame; But if you say you got one in Hawaii, Brother, you'll be called a name. A bottle of whiskey Is something that you'll prize Since it will cost you 20 bucks For a bottle one-quart size. So Aloha to Hav/aii; It's a place that I deplore; And like the Bowery, in the song, I'll never go there any more. (Note:—Dennis Saunders wrote this while serving as Night Cook on the Eleazer "Wheelock. Re­ print permission is hereby grant­ ed to the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce.) point thoroughly understood. However, as seamen interested in conditions aboard ship and the future well-being of our Brothers, we make the aforementiuued de­ mand, so our Brothers will not have the misfortune of sailing with this man acting as Steward. The Crew (Nofe;—The letfer is signed by 27 persons, prefaced by a statement that they agree wholeheartedly with it, and sign it under no com­ pulsion.) �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 22, 1946 J SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS WHAT A JAP TOWN LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE AMERICANS LAND ArtnyAble To Snafu Ship Goods I Crew Hits Practices Of Officer There's still another bucko mate on the loose who is caus­ ing trouble for Seafarers, and the Deck Department of the; George E. Pickett has issued a warning to their Brothers: Don't sail on any vessel un­ der R. B. Rosileck. JThey particularize as follows: . "At various times during the voyage he has threatened the life and iimb of the crew mem­ bers and has shown an inability to handle men. On the slightest provocation, he will rant and rave and curse anybody in the vicinity. When worked up into one of these rages, he is a regu­ lar madman and the rages last for two days. The Captain does not care enough to alleviate the situa­ tion." The warning was signed by the five members of the deck crew, and submitted along with the ship's meeting minutes of Jan­ uary 1. Just as though Seafarers didn't have enough trouble with the Coast Guard, the WSA and such, the Army now has to step into things and louse them up. There's no telling where the followng incident took place, be­ cause the letter to SIU officials has no mention of the port, but it concerns the Calmar's William Harper, seven of whose members write as follows: "The following statements are incidents which occurred on De­ cember 31, 1945 at the Army Docks where the William Har­ per was docked. No. the two chaps standing in the ruins of Kure, Japan, (top) didn't do all that damage them­ selves. though their stance suggests they'd just cleaned out the joint. This was the aftermath of a E-29 raid, and the two Seafarers merely lent themselves for atmosphero when Tex Welbom was shooting the scene. Brother Welbom recorded this solemn ceremony (below) aboard the Greeley Victory at sea, as last rites were held by reverent crew menrbers for a distinguished head piece of ancient vihtage. Reading the service for the late and unlamented Hat. one crew member' kecos a bottle of holy water GUARDS INTERFERED (Schenley's) handy. The robed choir sang a solemn requiem (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead. You "Milk and ice cream were de­ Rascal You) as the venerable sombrero was lowered over the side. livered at approximately 10 a. m. and the truck was stopped by the guards outside the Army area PLENTY OF BEEFS gates and admittance was re­ There are plenty of other beefs fused. This was approximately aboard the Pickett, too. three blocks from the ship. The When the ' ship reached Okin­ Army Security officer was con­ tacted and would only agree to awa, for instance, and it was ap­ parent that food was getting low, have the perishable stores de­ the Steward went ashore and livered to the dock in an Army The Steward caught it coming vehicle at 1 p. m., a delay of three ordered more. Authorities ashore and going at the ship's meeting offered him a supply, but the hours. It was delivered at 1:30 Captain refused to get it on the p. m., and the ice cream was held aboard the John Gallup on grounds that there was no means mush. November 4, according to the 6f transporting it fi'om shore to "On this same date our laun­ minutes sent in by Chairman Ven­ dry was delayed because our ship. detta and Secretary Way. driver was not allowed in the Like all other Liberty ships, First off, the Deck Department the Pickett has two motor life­ area. boats which would have been suf­ members wanted to know why OFFICIOUS MPs ficient to transport all of the he'd told the Captain they were "Some of the crew members food offered. have at times been forced to show complaining about the milk. The So the ship proceeded to Yo­ passes three or four times to Steward said he hadn't been. kohama, where she was anchored guards and MPs in order to go Then they asked the Steward out for almost three weeks be­ ashore. fore she ducked. Then food fin­ why lie was serving two second "These incidents have caused ally was brought aboard. the resignation of a Fireman and ration meats, such as hot dogs INSUFFICIENT MILK the Steward. They gave these and chili. The Steward said it bad conditions as their reasons was the best he could do. So Among other things, there the meeting sent a delegation to for leaving. wasn't enough milk put aboard investigate the iceboxes and the for the trip. Ten rases were "It is the opinion of the crew The boys aboard the Richmond Acosta. The Cook was straight­ that we should be shown more storeroom. They came back to Mumford Pearson got a little ened out and will do belter cook­ brought aboard at Panama, and this supply was made to stretch consideration and respect at these report that there was approxi­ tired of stumbling over the hams, out for 90 days. Army docks, as we feel that our mately 1400 pounds of canned of bumping into the sides of be'ef ships have done a satisfactory meat and 3600 pounds of fresh and of getting smacked in the Resolutions canied included: job in the prosecution of the war and smoked meat. That the ship be paid off out­ mush by dangling sides of bacon. The crew asked why two cases and are continuing to do so in side Army docks and restricted Reason for such a meaty beef of lemons and pineapples were the building of the peace. areas. thrown over the side. The Stew­ was the fact that meats aboard That there should be an extra ard said that they were rotten ship were being thawed out in messman in the crew's mess to when brought aboard, and were the passageway when taken out STATEN ISLAND^ facilitate serving; one messman is thrown over five days afterward. of the chill box. There they not HOSPITAL insufficient. As a .sort of consolation, the only constituted a hazard to any­ That linen money should be PATIENTS Steward agreed to put out all Of one navigating the passageway, put down as subsistence rather the dry cereals the men could eat but slid around on the deck with You can contact your Hos­ than overtime. for night lunch, and to serve every roll of the ship. pital delegate in the New That five men who hold triptoast twice a week, aiid French York Hall at the following That situation was remedied at cards were acceptable for pro­ toast once a week. times: the Ship's Meeting on February ing "from now on" the minutes bationary books. f Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. Then the crew turned to the 3, where the stewards department reveal. There is plenty of disputed (on 5th and 6th floors) Chief Cook. A motion was made was instructed that meats were No pies or pastries were being overtime on the Pickett, too. The Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. and seconded that merchant cooks to be thawed in more proper set­ put out. The Steward reported Deck Department claims approxi­ (on 3rd and 4th floors.) cook for the merchant crew. tings. In addition, the Depart­ a shortage of eggs and no short­ mately 1100 hours, plus 113 se­ Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. The Chief Cook pointed out that ment was instructed to keep the ening. It was decided to use curity watches at $6.00 each: The (on 1st and 2nd floors.) this was impossible, because he chill and vegetable boxes cleaner. eggs until they are gone, and per­ Engine Department has 700 hours When entering the hospital hasn't enough cooking utensils to Along the same line, the men haps some butter for shoxiening. and the Steward.^ Department 450 notify the delegate by post' cook meals in this manner. That complained that cooking was not From here, it looks like the hours. card, giving your name and got ironed out, though, when he up to standard, according to the Pearson is having a good trip— - G. Allen was chairman-at the the number of your ward. agreed to oversee all cooking-iir nrinrrtes; strbmitted bjr Chairman' whem ail;^the boya^have to worry meeting and C. Niehaus was the galley. Jean Gallaspy and Secretary John about concerns their menu. secretary. Steward Catches It At Meeting, Coming & Going Crew Got Tired Of Meat — When They Fell Over It �By HANK m' — • >A • ' / 1,^ - y > ;• m Seated on a winch housing aboard the Frostburg Victory, a member of the Deck Department gets his first view of the coast of Africa, as the ship enters the Mediterranean en route to Naples. This excellent study of shipboard life was made by Seafarer E. W. Hocker. CPM, on the trip. MiNUTES OF SlU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FDR EASIER READING DELAIRES. Nov. 12 —Chair­ man James O'Keefe; Secretary Bill Kaiser. Letter to be drawn up in regard to failure of Patrol­ man to come down from Phila­ delphia Hall on three occasions. Motions carried: To wash uten­ sils correctly and put away by crew, not any special person; to have steam pipe placed in laun­ dry for washing .clothes; dele­ gates to see heads of each depart­ ment to have bulkheads in crew's quarters washed and painted. Williams. Motions carried: To have better night lunch; designa­ tion of men to clean mess halls; to have messman make coffee for coffee time in AM; to warn next crew to keep a weather eye on Second Mate and First Assistant as they pro6ably will go ^Chic-f Mate and Chief Engineer respec­ tively; to draw up record of 13 members who were not signed on before leaving, and should be en­ titled to transportation back to New York since there was ample time for them to be signed on there, as ship was in port three weeks; to make up a list of the 4. DELAIRES. Dec. 21—Chairman full books, probationary books James O'Keefe; Secretary Bill and tripcards to be brought at Kaiser. Grin H. McCormack in­ next meeting. dicated he would join Union if 4 4 4 possible. Cooks have been using WILLIAM C. CLAIBORNE. too much fat in preparing food, Nov. 29—Chairman Hall; Secre­ and request for moderation en­ tary George Taddie. Motions car­ tered. Motions carried: that Stew­ ried: Membership may vote, due ard acquire new flour in first to lack of sufficient book mem­ port reached, since bugs have bers; to make arrangements for been foimd in bread and creamed keeping messhall clean; to meet soups; to provide carfare for the Navy boys who get the ship's once a week; to fine members mail; to draw up a list of repairs $1.00 each for throwing refuse so next crew will have every­ in heads or leaving soap in show­ thing in order; to post a sign as ers, fines to be turned over to to the way each department is Marine Hospital. to clean laundry. 4 4 4 BRAZIL VICTORY, Nov. 26— 4 4 4 Chairman R. Janeska; Secretary DELAIRES, Jan. 14—Chairman W. Perry. Motions carried: To Walter Staunch; Secretary Bill have each man sign for his cot Kaiser. Everyone reminded to donate to the Log. Motions car­ and wash it before returning it to Steward; to have Wiper clean ried: all keys to be turned over extra Navy toilet and Ordinary to department heads so next crew the next; Ship's Delegate and can keep quarters locked; to have Patrolmen see about fumigation Steward to arrange for soap and of ship; to have Patrolmen see washing powder for Black Gang; company about getting round Ship's Delegate to see Captain about rationing of cigarettes. trip fare for crew in Rio, as cost 4 4 4 of launch ride was $5.00; to have DAVID G. BURNET. Dec. 29— letter signed by crew putting Nicholas Badera, 3rd Eng. on (No listing) Harry Goldberg (Tripcard) received telegram that black list. mother was dying. Captain re­ 4 4 4 fused him a leave, but he went VENTURA HILLS. Jan. 19— anyway. Crew decided to back Chairman Hoff stein; Secretary 4 4-4 W. M. EVERTS. Dec. 30 — Chairman William Logan; Secre­ tary Harold Westphall. All seven Tripcards wish to join SIU. Mo­ tions can-ied: That Frank Russell take up matter of going back to school with Patrolman on arrival. That Assistant Baker is not to be accepted in Union; that radio men who are members of KUU and who shipped out as Messmen be allowed to join SIU. 4 4 4 FITZHUGH LEE. Jan. 19 — Chairman Cecil Morash; Secre­ tary J. Brousseau. Discussion of men not doing work as.signed to them and waiting until last min­ ute to relieve watches. Beef from Deck Dept. about unnecessary noises keeping watch awake. Talk given to Tripcards about work and Union. Motions carried: That each man do his share in keeping messhall clean; repairs needed and new equipment to be installed listed. Well, while v/e Peglerized sea­ men are shipping out, and even though we have millions of dol­ lars in the bank and Lost Week­ ends in the Army and Navy So­ ciety Records, there's lots of news to be logged. John Marciano, a smart and busy guy who gets around, is still in town, taking it easy ! . . Martin O'Connor sailed on the SS Whipple, ready to do a good job organizing another one uf Lstliiuian'.'? SLUVV.S! 4 4 4 Oiler Pete Sudlo is sadly wait­ ing to ship out, if the jobs show up, and told us about "Wimpy" Pentlow doing some big dough hack-driving up Connecticut way . . . Tall and handsome "Red" Morris just blew in and we were glad to see him. He did a good job for us aboard the Louis Kos­ suth when we held up the payoff, even though the disputed over­ time totaled a few hours each man! Pete McCoskey and Dutch Bolz were fired from the Eastpoint Victory, but they're on an­ other one. However one of them pumped too much of something over the side and is willing to pay for it. If he does, it means a lot of beers left behind the bar. 4 4 4 We like ihe remark of liiile Jimmy Cresciielli. for ihe bene­ fit si the Ear Esys; "Sariender. give all ihe boys ihe best—of my regards!" Say. Jimmy, were you serious when you said you would bei anybody you'd get a job in about eight months? As a singing and dancing stage performer, no doubt! .444 We heard that our little smiling firecracker, Ben Rabinowitz, paid off recently—and was immediate­ ly rolled for everything. We be­ lieve it, with a smile — but if we're wrong, we really don't care . . . The SS Tulsa came into Bos­ 4 4 4 ton i^nd is going down the coast Jack Simons, winner of Ihe to load for the Persian Gulf. And Mariner's Medal, recently lost Gordon Ellingson is going Bosun his papers, and is restlessly this time! waiting to get them and ship 4 4 4 out of this New York vacuum! Bob Hicks is in town, rubbing . . . We saw Russell Sanders, that lightingest and funniest elbows on the Mariner's Bar and Carpenter and he's shipping somehow getting into an argu­ out. too. without his automo­ ment, with big Danny. Well, bile. and as Ordinary Seaman! everybody's better off when they . . • Jack Dalton. who's called forget firecracker arguments over Rubberlegs. paid off recently nothing! and^ is probably sobering up 4 4 4 ' enough to start counting ihe Those Three Musketeers are dwindling fortune! shipping out to give some scow 4 4 4 WILLIAM C. CLAIBORNE. Dec. 3—Chairman Bartlett; Sec­ retary Taddie. Toilets checked by Delegates. Fines to go into effect immediately. Steward re­ fused to come to meeting, saying he was an officer of the ship. Mo­ tions carried: to get soap rack and shower curtains for show­ ers; Wipers and OS to accept re­ sponsibility for cleaning recrea­ tion hall on alternate weeks; to a hard time. That's Salvatore 4 4 4 provide a gift for ship's doctor, Frank. Jimmy Sullivan (who Messman Teddy McQueen, who has gone all out for crew; to quit his Mariner's Bar dish­ keep officers out of crew's mess who's been sailing a long time, washing job) and Chet Pyc. hall, since they make too much dropped over and told us about Good luck in everything, fel­ his well-paying beach job! . . . mess and do not clean up. lers . . . Well. well, even Smil­ We're glad to hear about Warren 4 4 4 ing Bryant shipped out. as if Callahan's brother, Buddy, start­ he didn't want to. indeed .. Lit­ WILLIAM C. CLAIBORNE. ing to help out in the Isthmian tle Frenchy keeps trying but Dec. 11—Secretarj- Tnddic- (no Organizing Drive .. ."Slug" Sick' somehow Old Man Jinx both­ chairman listed). Claim that mann has promoted himself out ers him and the ship enough to Steward has been taking over of his Doorman job and is ship­ settle things, fouled up! time from members of his depart­ ping out. Won't it be kinda lone­ ment, and his statement that men some for you. Slug? 4 4 4 had too much overtime. Request By the way, there'll be no more 4 4 4 that ship be kept in good condi­ Ever hear the humorous stories i Tarpaulin Musters. Not because tion for next crew. Motions car­ by Paul Sheehe, that aviator J. P. Shuler blew his official top ried: that all men read agree­ about it but because it really was ment; to have last meeting's min­ paratrooper who sailed amongst just a passing fancy by some of the Scrambled Gold before the utes posted on bulletin board. war and who still claims that our good sailors trying to keep Cairo was bombed, including her happy. 4 4 4 WILLIAM C. CLAIBORNE. deserts. Paul really yarns them 4 ,4 4 Dec. 18—Chairman Hall; Secre­ and we sure enjoy the stuff. There's one thing we would tary Taddie. Engine Delegate like to see, and it's been bother­ 4 4 4 complained about silver being Tex Morton, who has that ing us for a long time. The toilet thrown in sink and allowed to be­ faithful mustache and several belonging to the Mnri'ier's Bar i.=i come rusty. Steward reported mess and if it doesn't coins in his ear. paid off re­ a filthy supply of matches divided equal­ start getting cleaned up by a cently and is all set for an­ ly between crew and officers. Mo­ steady man, the Membership other one, with his gear all tions carried: To see Steward wrapped up in a pillow-case. might have to totally avoid such about rusting silver; to have of­ We heard Tex say one day that a stupid and unsanitary condition ficers return crew's coffee cups; he couldn't play coon can, in a profitable eating and drink­ to have'Messman keep coffee urn that's why he left town! Okay. ing place. clean. Tex. drink them slow, even though expensively, and per­ 4 4 4 haps you'll be lucky if by some WILLIAM C, CLAIBORNE. miracle you miss getting on the Dec. 24—Chairman Bartlett; Sec­ "Brother Chairman!" same ship with Scotty Morton, retary Taddie. Ship's medic gave And no one denies him his who just lost his papers. report on treatment of venereal constitution-given right to 4 4 4 diseases. Official notice from the floor .during a union We don't know where Oiler HQ concerning regulations ashore meeting. Rank and file con­ read to all. Motions carried: Ben Peffer is right now but we're trol of all union affairs^ and. Delegation to see Steward about expecting to see him soon. We decisions is a principle with moving Messmen around; appro­ met one of our pals. Smoky Stov­ the SIU. Every man has his val of four-hour watch system; er, from that George Pickett trip say. and his vote. No pres­ since it will mean employment and he's sailing AB. He told us sure group tells him how to for more seamen; that messmen that "Smitty" Smith is sailing use them. cover food; that sugar bowl be Third Assistant Engineer now. Fast work, Smitty! cleaned more often. Speak Up! �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS Friday. February 22. 1946 LOG Bring In Glean Ships By RAY WHITE NORFOLK—Shipping here is back up to par again, after aboqt a two-weet slowdown: We have had several long trips in the Port for two weeks. One was the John Gallup, which was out about liine months. The crew and delegates aboard the Gallup brought her in With ail overtime and disputes properly written dbWn. This was a great help to the boarding Patrolmen and in a shbrt time all beefs were squared away. The delegates had also picked up all books and cards and every member of the crew paid up to date. This is the way SIU Msn Like N.O. SpcBd Dcfby By C. J. BUCK STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS—Things were' resented by men from the SIlT really booming down this way ships. Men on the beach hit it last week, especially last Friday,' pretty regular because you can when three ships paid off and raise all the hell you care to and four signed on. It really had the drink all the beti and whiskey Patrolman on the run. From all you are man enough to hold. You indications things will be good can really let off steam there here for at least another week or with out worrying about being two, with 28 ships in port at the pinched. I'll sign off now with one thing present time. in mind, 1 can make an excuse For the past few months there for going to the Speed Derby be­ has been a lot of ballyhoo in the cause 1 have to take the wife and local papers here about the Bill kid, but I would like to know of Rights for Merchant Seamen. what kind of an excuse Brother In the column "Letters from the James McRae, who sails regular Readers" it has been aired pro and con with some pretty nice as a Bosun, can make for being letters in favor and quite a few there and sitting way in the back against a Seamen's Bill of Rights. eating popcorn and drinking soda What will be, will be. So if the pop. The popcorn is pretty good, But how about the public likes "it and it is passed— eh, Mac? soda pop? well, then we will have some­ thing. WANNA BOAT? We noticed recently in the local press that there are about 30 million dollars worth of boats and barges lying in the Tchefuncta and Pear Rivers, local rivers near New Orleans. If any one is real­ ly interested in starting his own barge lines the prices are pretty reasonable; a tug that cost $330,000 can be bought for $80,000; a barge that cost about $7,000 can be bought for $3,150, and so on down the line. There are quite a few to pick from: around 20 river boats, 22 tugs, 157 wooden barges and about 100 steel tank barges; so, fellows, if you are interested, come on around and have your pick, and don't forget that we will furnish you a crew of experienced men from the tow boat division of the SIU. HOLDING ON The Speed Derby down here in New Orleans is still going strong but with very few couples left. The contest started December 28, with 20 couples from all over the country and at the present time have six couples and one solo. For crew's information at sea, the couples left are Johnny Hughes and Pat Gallagher; Louis Meredith and Mae Smith; Mario Gentile and Vickie Lawrence; Jack Stanley and Virginia An­ derson; Jack Glenn and Jackie Delaney; Fuzzy Furr and Cecelia Henriques, and the Solo is Dale Thorpe. Jack Glenn is a merchant sea­ man and, from all indications, will be in there pitching to the end. He is booed every time he comes out because of his rough tactics, but he ju.st ignores the boos and lets everybody know that he is in there ot win, come hell or high water. The brother and sister team that came from N. O., and was the only brother and sister team in the contest, broke up last week with the brother falling out. She teamed up with Fuzzy Furr to make a pretty good team. They are both pretty damn popular and every­ body wishes them luck. EVERYBODY THERE The Speed Derby is well rep- Savannah Shipping List Hits Bottom By ARTHUR THOMPSON Triiltw-ei lh> fdUowiKKlTlMDXtiS FHtLADELPHlA Giiast Guarit Still Bureaueratic By JOHN MOGAN BOSTGN-^There was a slight pick up in both business and shipping in this area e ver the past week, thanks to Searsport and Portland, Me. However, it does look as though the slump is over for the Port, inasmuch as three or four payoffs are sched­ uled for the end of this week. Then, too, we are getting our share of Isthmian Line .ships^ with the work that goes into getting this outfit lined up for the coming election. Patrolman Eddie Parr has ta­ ken up his abode in Beantown, and by the time he finds an easy way to get to the office from his lodgings and back again he will be able to call himself a native. Most of us still get lost three blocks from the Hall. But Eddie is getting the layout of Boston's crazy waterfront these days, and in a short while wiU know all of the highways and byways con­ necting the docks. SAVANNAH — Business was good this week again, and prom­ ises to keep up for awhile yet. We paid off the SS Richard M. Pearson and, although there were quite a few beefs aboard, they were settled before the payoff. The SS August Belmont is still in Charleston with a load of ammo wating for a berth. There's only one place there to unload ammo, and some ships have laid up there for two months waiting COAST GUARD "NEUTRAL" to discharge. I had occasion tp appear be­ Quite a fev/ SUP ships have hit this Port of Savannah in the fore the Coast Guard this past past few weeks, and it's keeping week in behalf of a member who us on the jump trying to hit them •was charged by the Captain with drunkeness and refusal to obey all. an order. After checking the de­ We've knocked our shipping tails with other crew members, list down to practically nothing and we'll have to borrow men and finding out that the incident from some other ports. We've happened on Christmas Day, sub­ been told that men are scarce sequent to an issue of grog to all all around, but we'll have to try hands by the Skipper, the case them anyway. We're still being began to smell a little. Anyway I sat through a very plagued by beginners wanting to hectic session during which the get their papers, but most of the original entries in the ship's log jobs open are for rated men. We were changed by the presiding have no hospital cases and the officer at least twice in order to few we have left on the beach r the Captain's charges. I down here all look pretty healthy. It's Still Winter In Port Buffalo By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO—The Brothers who have left the deep sea for the lakes are all wishing they had made another trip down South American way, now that the weather here has played such a trick on us all. St. Valentine's Day came in with 57 degrees, and the next day came in 8 degrees above with a gale of 70 miles per hour and a beautiful blanket of snow. The gale on Lake Erie has head­ ed the ice for the Atlantic by the way of the Falls and heavy dam­ age was done to the Black Rock Ship Canal—200 feet of stone breakwall going along with the ice. The winter grain fleet in this port is almost unloaded. AH that remain are 16 vessels. The Biiffalo Harbor TugmenS t^hiort, Local 4; AFL is to resume riieetings this week with the owners arid the IJ. S. Concilliatiorl ser'Vide. "There has been quite a' bit of unrest among the crews. Although working under Fediera! control- no action has taken place since Nov, 29th, 1945, on their case; I am holding mail from the Treasury Departrrient for the fol­ lowing: "VVUliam Robert McIlveen, Raymond Pazder. challenged such shenanigans on the part of the "neutral" Court, and was told by the "Court" that my challenge meant nothing to them as they had jazzed up Blackstone to suit themselves. Thereupon my client and I deemed it advisable to leave the prejudiced presiding officer and the piusccutors to toss the law around among themselves. We will doubtless hear more about this, whiph will be well, as it must be determined once and for that all delegates aboard ship. should work. We also had two Alcoa ships inl­ and, as usual, they were paid oft at anchorage. They were the Monohan and Howard. When the Patrolmen boarded the Howard, who did they find but our old friend and Brother, ex-pie-card Curley Masterson. Also, Simp­ son, one of the old school cooks. Tliey did a fine job on the over­ time and tripcard men, and the Patrolmen had little trouble with the payoff. OVERTIME PAID But there is always a fly in the soup, so in comes the SS John H. B.* Latrobe of the Calmar Steamship Company from a nine month trip. Plenty of trouble was expected, but, after about a two hour parley with the ship's delegates and the Company rep­ resentatives, the disputes were boiled down to two items—one concerned about eight hundred hours to the deck department for standing anchor watches after five and before eight, when -vatches were broken. This was settled and collected at the pay­ off. The other dispute was bonus for 651 tons of explosives carried. As Calmar had never paid am­ munition bonus, this beef was forwarded to John Hawk in New York for final settlement. Shipping looks good, as the tugboat strike in New York has diverted quite a few ships here. Don't forget — organize Isth­ mian! Weather Warm, Beer Cofd In Port Arthur By LEON JOHNSON all how almighty is the power of the Coast Guard in the matter of depriving a seaman from earning his living. OLD FRIENDS PORT ARTHUR The Hall is opened up in this port, and things look good here. Shipping has been good and we have had to call Galveston for men. This is a good town, nice weather, real cold beer and a lot of friendly gals—so some of you foot loose guys get over here and grab a tanker. The tankermen are glad to find a Seafarers' hall opened here. There are a host of unorganized tankers coming into this area and the more SlU members we have around, the quicker we can get them organized. The Nickajack Trail of the Los Angeles Tanker Company paid off yesterday and the crew were proud to find a SIU Hall opened here and some representation at the payoff. All of the beefs were settled to the crew's satis­ faction and some of the gang that piled off are going to stick around Port Arthur. The old Yarmouth and Evan­ geline are back home and in the process of getting set for their old runs. Back with them came a number of faces we haven't seen in these parts for years, and the word goes that the ATS didn't do right by our Nell. All hands are happy that these ships will soon again be running for Eastern with a 100% SIU crew. However the word "soon" is not too apt for this particular case, because it will very likely be mid-summer before the ships are back in regular operation. The Bull Line is also going to get the old Emelia back from WSA. It must be said for the FAST ACTION company that they are making This isn't a ve^ big hall but a sincere effort to make the hulk there is a fast turnover, so a livable for the crew members, bigger hall isn't needed just now. even to the extent of asking Anyway there's plenty for the Union officials for suggestions members to do around here, just that would contribute to the roaming around and talking to greater comfort of the crew. But the unorganized men. Quite a unfortunately there isn't a chance few of them have already been of getting the ideal setup for the iri and before long we hope to be crew in a chip like the Emelia; able to show some crews from the best we can suggest is in­ unorganized tankers calling on creased living space and improv­ the SIU for representation. ed' facilities wherever possibleDon't forget shipping's good arid the Bull Company is amen­ around here so make Port Arhtur able fo all suggestions of this na­ a port of call the next time you ture. hit the Gulf. 1 �Frida^' February 22. 1S46 THE SEAFARERS LOG ATTENTION! fimm6AU£y., By FRENCHY MICHELET The Whirligig of^ Time has turned up yet another St. Valen­ tine's Day in its inexorable march toward the Nothingness from whence it came. This, like the last, finds us full of mistyminded memories of days gone by beyond recall. So we'll drink whiskey sour to a dimpled darl­ ing of other years—even as you and I, brother, even as you and I, Tex Morton is in town again. Tex is the Wandering Jew of the SIU. He's forever seeking green­ er pastures in distant fields. We like to get him half gassed and listen to him mouth the haunt­ ing poetry of the open road. Like many another SIU man, Tex has plenty of stuff on the ball but he can't see pitching in shoreside leagues. He was born with an insatiable urge to get a beer in the gin mill over the next hill and, in the final analysis, we pUST.THlNk-TriErGiV'S } |TriE STUFF AWAY FORMOTO Union will soon be called upon to fiU now that the operators are resuming passenger service once again. POSITIVE PROGRAM 3. A positive program with which to oppose the WSA's Stew­ ards D e p a r t m ent Re-training Program which is to be made mandatory on all governmentoperated vessels after April 1st. The SIU is fighting the spread of bureaucracy in the Federal Gov­ ernment and a positive program of this nature strengthens our hand immeasurably when we go to bat again.st these bureaus. 4. A self-supporting soup kit­ chen in the event of a strike. 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 god. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. Page Nine Tampa Has Best Week In Years By SONNY SIMMONS TAMPA—It looks like, at long last we are getting some busi­ ness in this Port. We just had the biggest week we've had in four years. The ships are com­ ing in again; we have already been notified that we will get Jacksonville Is Quite A Port By LOUIS GOFFIN JACKSONVILLE—This is our first report from this area and, we certainly hope, not our last. We haVe completed a tour of the Jacksonville waterfront and have found that it's a lot bigger than we thought. The area is a long one, and the means of transpor­ tation in this town are about the lousiest that wc have seen in a long time. It is true that not many ships make this Port, but when they do they sure pick out some awful distance spots to dock, and getting there means the use of strong leg power. This town is so infested with young gobs that every Satur­ day night looks like Navy day. They say there are 55,000 gobs stationed here, and, if it's true, then there are as many sailors here as there are local civilians. We certainly will be happy to see the day when they transfer these guys to some other base, so that the merchant seamen can have a chance with the local talent for a change. The labor situation here is not so hot. Most of the local pie- cards seem to have interest only in their pie, and no ambition to get nut and organize llie unor­ ganized; and this town really needs a working over. We will try to do our best to change the situation. CLEARING THE HALL We've had only one ship here in the last few days, a Los An­ geles T2 Tanker called the Newberg. We have managed to clear up the beach quite a bit by ship­ ping a few men on this ship. We expect the old Bull Line SS Munroe in port soon, and if she pays off here, we should be abie to get out the rest of the boys on her. All in all, business and ship­ ping isn't so hot here, and whether it picks up or not is in the hands of the gods. It cer­ tainly is a big change from the fast action and turn over that we had been accustomed to in New York and Philadelphia, handling such a slow port, but wc should be used to this place soon, and maybe we can wake it up to a lot more fast action. 5. Uniform conditions aboard can, and when the lower occu­ pants move out we wall get all SIU ships. Instructions to Chief lined up with a new hall. Stewards will be directed tow­ ard eliminating individual con­ PRESENT CONTRACT ceptions of how the work should We have met with the Florida be laid out, the overtime split up, Power Corporation about the tugs of that Company. We had the extra meal money divided, a favorable meeting last Monday and a hundred and one other and we will present a contract things incidental to the opera­ this Monday. We should'nt get tion of a Stewards Department too much trouble from these aboard ship. people. And, finally, clear and specific There are also three ferries in working rules for all ratings in that' area that we are going to the Stewards Department for hit when we go to St. Peters­ every type vessel will be formu­ burg to meet with Florida Power. lated by a rank and file commit­ There is « total of about thirty tee and made an important part jobs on these ferries, and should of the curriculum. By A. L. STEPHENS be easy for the Seafarers to line If these three departmental NEW ORLEANS — The situa­ These two. new members are glad up. We have already talked to schools can be successfully set up to make the acquaintance of the and made to function smoothly tion is fairly quiet here but it SIU and the jolly crew of the several of the guys on these fer­ ries and they are enthusiastic there is no question but that this looks as though things will be Competitor. about coming under the Sea­ organization shall have taken a picking up around here very farers banner. FRIENDLY LIKE tremendous stride toward realiz­ soon. In making the rounds of With the exception of a few We arc having quite a few of ing its ultimate goal of the great­ the waterfront and paying off the fights, which served to keep the NMUers call in and ask about est good for the greatest number. various ships, I picked up the di­ up the morale of the crew, the coming over to the Seafarers, as When Shuler was laid up with they are being sold out in a big ci" J the hoof and mouth disease last gest of the trip of the SS Coastal way. There were five of their Conjpetitor which Louis Marchetweek we began to hear some rank and filers yesterday doing alarming reports about his condi­ ti, the Deck Delegate, asked me a lot of beefing about the way tion, so we got racking our brain to send in. It was written Feb­ things arc going over that way. for something to say about him— ruary 8, while at sea, and here From their way of thinking, there just in case. We finally remem­ it is: is an explosion coming from that bered a story Herman Troxclair "Amid sunshine and good angle before too long. used to tell on the guy. weather the SS Coastal Competi­ P & O TO START Herman said that when old tor is returning from Havana, the "Hungry" was cooking (ha ha) on land of the Gay Senoritas. All of The P&O Passenger Service is the Sarazen he poured hot grease the crew have good comments expected to start up in about on a port steward who got to on the trip, having spent a gay ninety days with the Florida be­ poking an inquisitive nose into time in the Isle of Paradise. ing put back on the Cuba-Tampa the pots. So we can say this We have two new trip cards run. Quite a few of the P&O for the guy, anyway—he's con­ since we signed up the Bosun's Competitor lived up to its name. boys have inquired about the sistent; he burns anything that Parrot, "Chico," and the First The Bosun and an AB of one possibility of a quick return of Assistant's chicken, "Feathers." of the ships in Havana wound up this ship. Looks like several of shows in the galley. in the hospital with broken noses, them are doomed to a bitter dis­ but there were no hard feelings. appointment, as several of them "The sailors had a hard time have been on this scow all during because the Mate persisted in the war. showing him.sclf on deck as There's been some real nice though he didn't trust the Bosun, weather down here. A few of although vve tliuughl the Busuu the oldtimers are laying around a very capable man. soaking up this Florida sunshine "The stewards department re­ and a wee bit of the Florida Beer. ports everything okay. There Brother Tommy Taylor is now was plenty of overtime, which Quartermaster on one of the Cabs was all paid, except for eight here; Charlie Simmons just got hours for work on a Cuban holi­ in and dropped around and Abie day. One beef we do have is that and Nevin Ellis and Tom Bowers Wonder the black gang quarters should to name but a few. be painted before the ship leaves how Parker in Galveston feels again. since leaving Tampa? There are "There was a little o\ ci time for any number of the fair haybags the sailors, but somebody is that are very disappointed by his afraid to put it out because it leaving and continue to call and might break the WSA." ask about his welfare. Happy Saga Of Coastal Competitor think it will be found to be the most enviable patrimony given to any man; for, "And much as.Wine has played the Infidel And robbed me of my Robe of Honor—Well, I often wonder what the Vinters buy One half so precious as the stuff they sell." The Stewards Department School that we proposed in these . columns two weeks ago has aroused considerable interest among the membership. If this plan is acted upon favorably by the rank and file in the forth­ coming meetings up and down the Coast, work will be started immediately to set up the groundwork for the project, MANY BENEFITS We have already drawn up Stewards Department working rules for every type of ship to submit to the rank and file com­ mittee that wiU be elected to set up the school if the plan is ac­ cepted. Among the concrete benefits that the union can expect to de­ rive from such a program are briefly these: 1. An improvement in the qual­ ity of food served aboard SIU ships due to the training given the Stewards Department rank and file by the best Cooks and Bakers in the organization, with a resultant improvement in de­ partmental relations aboard ship. 2. More efficient Waiters and Bedroom Stewards, etc., to meet the increased demand that the two for Bull next week, and we should get at least two in Boca Grande. If things continue as they now are we will be back on the map again. Our new hall is progressing favorably. We will be able to move into it in about ninety days. There is some sort of CPA rul­ ing that we must give the pres­ ent occupants that long to get another location. We can move the people from upstairs in two weeks, but it takes ninety days for the lower part to be vacated. We are going to take a couple of the upper rooms as soon as we �Page Ten Lakes Shipping On At Detroit THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday; February 22/ 1948 Brother Act Saves Him—He's SIU New There are two brothers in the SIU who are Brothers together again. If that sentence sounds like doublctalk, By FRED FARNEN bear with us for a few paragraphs and find out how it all DETROIT — Forty-five men works out. It's an interesting story, and it has as frater­ were shipped out of the Detroit nal an ending as it had a beginning. Hall during the past week to be­ The two brothers are Roy Gei-* gin the fit-out for the season ger. Ordinary Seaman, and Eu­ aboard the D & C Steamers gene Geiger, Acting AB. Cleveland III and Detroit III. Back in April, 1945, Eugene got These two ships will be ready for out of the Maritime School at opei-ation on the Detroit and Sheepshead Bay. The following • Cleveland run around April 1st. month Roy got out. Eugene ship­ Everyone was ver-y happy over ped first, on an NMU tripcard. the SI2 monthly increase, re­ Later he took out a book. Roy troactive to July 1, 1945, which made an NMU ship as a Messthe SIU gained from the passen­ man. It looked like he would fol­ ger ship operators. Now, with low in his brother's footsteps. negntiation.s already started with ROY WAS LUCKY some of the operators for the But Roy was lucky. He got coming season, and the outlook sick after four days on tlie ship. iso far appearing very favorable, Maybe you wouldn't call getting we should have little trouble sick lucky, but Roy sure did. manning vessels on the Great "Luckiest thing ever happened iLakes this season. to me," he says. Reason: When Roy got out of APPEALS TO OLDTIMERS the hospital, he took an SIU ship It would certainly be a pleas­ on a tripcard. Later he took out ure to see some of the oldtimers a book. He had found out about return from the coast to help us put over the organizational drive the SIU, and what it meant to members. He was sold on it to make the Great Lakes one throughout. hundred per cent SIU, thereby Roy didn't meet Eugene again establishing a link between the until January 27, 1946. Then he Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. heard his brother was on the This work can only be accom­ NMU ship George Washington. plished by conscientious union He went down and looked him men who are willing to give up up. Yes, Eugene was aboard, but the ease and security of union he hadn't signed the ship's ar­ conditions for a short time, in or­ ticles. That was all Roy wanted der to devote a little while tow- to know. He yanked Gene off ai'd education of the unorganized that ship so fast it made his seamen on the Great Lakes. head swim. Right away they In the past, the Seafarers has hopped a train for home. Home never made an all-out attempt to is Appleton, Wis. organize the Lakes, and usually Brothers Eugene (left) and Roy Geiger stand together (at top) in front of the symbol of SIU $64 QUESTION the members have taken a fairly solidarity: the bloody cap that was the result of the NMU's appeal to the New York police to sup­ All the way across country the self-centered attitude, apparent­ press the SIU's demonstration during the longshore strike in New York. The SIU suffered several ly satisfied to get union condi­ brothers bantered and chaffed easualties at the hands of the N. Y. mounted police, but it won the beef. In the lower picture SIU tions on the minority of vessels each other about the rival Unions Patrebnaa Joe Algixu> signs up Eugene Geiger, as his brother Roy, already a Seafarer, looks on. they belonged to, Roy always under the SIU. seemed to get the best' of it. I believe it is the duty of every "Contracts, for instance. Roy ward building the organization. Eugene couldn't seem to find an­ rolled in at Appleton, Wis., they seaman packing an SIU book to took me in hand, and started I found out the SIU has assess­ swers for some of Roy's taunts were able to tell their folks that get out and promote the Seafar­ showing me that SIU contracts ments, loo, but that they are about "No Coffee Time" Curran hereafter they would be sailing ers International Union to every beat the NMU contracts in every voted upon by the membership under the same Union. Gene had and the Commie politics that seaman he contacts, and prove and go to build the union—an­ shape, maimer and form. heard, compared and decided. steered the NMU on its circular that it is the only bonafide sea­ other story, entirely. "Then he showed me the cash •niERE WERE REASONS course. men's union in the maritime field. "But the main thing was the from some overtime. Golly, the Let's let him tell it: Half way across the face of representation. Roy showed me SIU overtime beat the NMU all "Naturall^J', when Roy started America they rolled, and as they what a fellow got under the SIU. hollow, in every case. sped on, toward home, they talking I was sure he was the Why, hell, the overtime beefs ALL POLITICS cussed and discussed everjrthing guy who was mistaken about his don't seem to mean a thing to "There was the difference in about their experiences, ships and Union affiliations. The NMU had those NMU Patrolmen. At least crews. Eventually they got down done a pretty good job of filling assessments, too. Why that NMU puts out with "voluntary" assess­ they don't seem to collect any­ to cases, down to the hard, cold, me full of bull. concrete facts about their Unions. "Then he started telling me ments every time you turn thing on them. Maybe they're too By D. L. PARKER Roy hadn't started out with the things™and proving them—that around. And, by some queer busy keeping up "unity" with the shipowners." GALVESTON — Irelieved idea of converting Eugen^ to the didn't gibe with what the NMU cnincidence, they're all for some Gene's an SIU Brother now, and commie fund or other. Try not Brother Cotton Raymond this SIU, but by the time the train put out. the brothers are Brothers to­ paying these "voluntary" assess­ past week as Agent, and found ments—which don't even go to­ gether. the Port in good condition. There is quite a contrast between Tam­ pa and Galveston as far as ship­ ping and finances are concerned. From all indications this Port will be picking up more and more By WM. STEVENSON in the near future. There are DULUTH — The way things One of the brothers got a big plenty of jobs here, and quite often we call on New Orleans are shaping up here in Duluth, it check from the unemployment for men—so if any of you brothlooks very much as though we people early this week. He'd only been waiting a short while— "ers want to ship out in a hurry will have plenty of prospective mere matter of some seven odd come over to Galveston and pick seamen this year. Yes, Sir! weeks—reporting faithfully every your jobs. They're already flooding the Hall week during that time. Inas­ Brother Stetson is doing a fine this time of year, trying to get much as he'd worked in the ship­ job on the unorganized ships and their seamen's papers so they yards last winter and spring be­ wc are giving him our support in will be ready when the first boat fore going on the boats during every way we can. Some of the the summer months, he finally puts in an appearance. boys from Tampa have come over The weather conditions so far made the grade. And is he the and shipped out. Red Whidon, promise a late opening season on proud man today! W. W. Boatwright and Brother the Great Lakes in 1946, as wit­ There was a piece in the Du­ Stanley are in Port. ness the amount of snow this luth Tribune last week about the We are looking for a hall in Agent had to shovel away frdm proposed amalgamation between Houston, as that it one place that the front of the Hall this past Joe Gurran, Harry Bridges aiid needs a hall very bad. I can't, week. Accoiding to some of the some other outfits after a con­ understand where in the hell all gallery gang, as they strenuously vention in May. it's supposed the people come from, but it is shuffled cards within the warm to be one big, happy family df a problem to find even a place ConfiheS of the Hall, shovelling seamen with unity for all—arid to live much else a place for a •show nS good exercise, t>r some­ the gravy for Joe and Harry^ of hall; but we will find one some­ thing. But, oh, my aching back! course. where in the near future—I hope. Plenty Of Jobs In Galveston Prospective Seamen Pack Duluth :v.'' �Friday. February 22, 1946 THE SS THOMAS SULLY (Voyage No. 4) Jennings B. Barnett Oni U. Hilden Joseph S. Jones James H. Hand, Jr John D. Brown John D. Zadakis George A. Brown Joseph A. Harrington George V. Wright Victor Varrialc Robert H. Boughart Cecil Donald Harold E. Brackett Raymond J. Martin . Myron E. Thomas John F. Kelly Charles R. Wallace Charles H. Dean Sylvester M. Miranda Lawrence McDonald Timothy D. Driscoll Robert W. Rickett Vernon C. Porter Daniel J. Hurley Edgar R. Larrabee Alfred D. Pereira, Jr Ernest D. Fickett Walter M. Cutter Alan A. Gray Dorus H. May $25.44 9.42 35.20 27.53 521.96 6.96 37.99 19.51 32.41 25.09 29.97 86.67 78.67 77.37 84.34 27.88 110.13 48.09 11.15 43.91 43.91 43.21 41.82 43.91 41.82 41.82 43.91 41.82 41.82 41.82 SS WILLIAM PEPPER (Voyage No. 4) Homer B. Turrell Woodrow W. Knorr Declan J. Mulahy Edward H. Dermody William A. Butler Joseph R. Lozada Augostino J. Dora'zio Charles T. Mills Berton L. Waldron Arthur E. Cord Louis L. Rizzo Charles E. Connors John D. Wynn Thomas Osowich Edwin J. Klein Robert P. Cross Donald L. Cross Donald C. Hillard Frank B. Hudcc James M. Southwell Thomas Haliday Thomas Poore John E. Brown $63.18 8.37 8.37 16.73 8.37 25.09 12.55 25.09 25.09 25.09 25.09 25.09 25.09 25,09 25.09 —25.09 25.09 25.09 19 51 16.73 115.83 131.71 109.67 SS WILLIAM PEPPERELL (Voyage No. 4) Leonard M. Ilealy Thomas J. Monahan Edward D. Truxel Francis Hunt Joseph McCulloch Floyd R. Collins Clarence Wilson Leodegarih A. Bautista James J. Frangos Salvatore Deleso Harry W. Sagarino James Antoniades Julius B. Schutte LeRoy K. Hellerstedt Donald B. Beck Arvel E. Bryan W'illiani Oswald Daniel Scannell George E. Allen Milo Eikelberg yifalter Addison David R. Cornell Kenneth Brown •Bernard Gabor •Vincent Russo .-William R. Carlson Robert J. Pendergast $14.30 17.43 7.67 17-08 18.82 8.02 16.73 - 44.26 - 29.97 48.45 97.58 .*.. 75.2/ 73.88 61.33 96.54 88.52 87.13 79.46 74.58 66.91 69.70; 61.33 56.46 69.70 71.-79 64.13 52.97 SEAFARERS =r= Here It Is Listed here are the names of the mesi who have money due resulting from $2L345 the Seafarers collected on the Calmar Beadhhead beef. Collect at the company office. Bernard Goldfein Harold L. Fessler Joseph S. Koziol Norman F. McCrossin Daniel Byrne Frederick L. Thompson Wilmer Dykes Robert E- Perry William J. Powers 64.13 63.43 60.64 44.61 14.64 50.92 50.92 50.92 123.33 SS EDWARD SPARROW Voyage No. 5M Edward J. Westlake 50.19 Lawrence Laronde 61.33 Neil S. Churchill, Jr 57.84 John Knapik 49.49 Michol J. A. Glacken 68.31 George O'Rourke 80.85 Delmer K. Gaut 50.19 Edward J. -Ronan 46.70 William Gooden 77.37 Norman G. Cramer 9.76 Thomas Vega 6.96 Joe Roache 39.73 Elmer Huff 44.61 Melvin Chastain 49.49 Edward Lovasto 71.09 Arthur T. Smith 64.13 Hari'y Ruzila 64.82 Robert C. Uhozie 1.39 Samuel Phillips 33.45 Walter M. Jones 95.84 Claudius Constantino 61.33 Rudolph Smith 63.78 Eugene W. Hayes 62.73 William Harvey 65.52 Theodore Elmore 69.00 Cecil D. Wilson 69.00 Arthur F. Lane 71.09 Lionel E. Thompson 70.40 Hunter Davis 71.79 Malcolm Kelley 292.13 Edmund L. Erikson 303.40 Zelma H. Wright 333.13 SlU HALLS NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 765! NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 GALVESTON 305 Vi 22nd St. 2-5043. RICHMOND, Calif 257 Sth St. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. PORTLAND ......111 W. Bumside St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. CLEVELAND .lOf.4 E. St. Clair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH i . .531 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C. . .. ,602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. XAM1»A ................642 JACKSONVILLE .920 Main St. 5-1231 PORT ARTHUR ......445 Austin Ave. Phone: 26632 Page Eleven LOG SS PHILIP F. THOMAS Voyage Ho- 3 Glenn K. EUis J88.60 Burns Z. Powell .... 9.76 Antonio Galante 8.37 Edward O'Connell 9.76 Alexander D. Stewart 11.15 Harold A. Wages — 19.51 Robert Wallish 28.58 Floyd E. Pinkerton 25.79 William R. Boruta 9.06 Jack T. Benge 17.08 John M. Reid . 18.82 Eustachy Bulik 20.20 Russell E. Swinehart 36.94 George W. Robey 54.37 Fay L. Denny 36.25 Joseph E. Laundry 40.43 John W. Przelecki 32.76 Francis E. McGillcuddy 55.06 John P. Faulkner 34.15 27.88 Natale Ficarotta 32.76 Frank A. Schuster John W. Singer 36.25 52.27 Thomas B. Keevins 30.67 Antonio Gonzalez 35.35 Paul Opsatnik 2.79 Maxwell E. Gunn 44.61 Albert A. Abramoff ...147.11 Francis B. Kenner SS MARIE M. MELONEY Voyage No, 3 William M. Macey 6.96 George G. Magnuson 5.57 George Church 418 Marion Lubiajewski 8.37 James Carroll 23.70 Frank R. Johnsoi^ 23.70 James E. Van Sant 22.31 Steve Bazzarone 25.79 Howard C. Price 16.73 Lindell Joiner 16.73 Harold Benson 97.58 Arthur lies 75.27 Kenneth Summerlin 65.18 Kenneth Engler 33,45 Hai Nielsen 33.45 Victor A. Barch 30.67 Ronald Barnes 30.67 Carlton E. West ..., 30.67 David S. Tucker 30.67 Bob Montgomery 25 09 Charles Alexander 34.84 Doyal Burell 30.67 Adrian Plourde 30.67 Stanley Estes 83.45 John Faniola 76.38 John Nahalka 49.20 SS RICHARD HENRY LEE Voyage No. 7 " Jean Harp 26.31 Charles E. Laguerre 18.82 Frank C. Poinsett ................ 86,2.5 John W. HalliweU 3.49 Marlyn G. Jacobs 7.67 Wliliam J. Irvine .................. 48.09 Edward Beesley 16.73 Edward Bphart 7.67 Stomatios M. Pappas 35.20 James T. Rhodes ...,;39.03 Milton E. Bowen 55.76 Adolph C. Szurlej 61,33 Laurence E. Flopean 39.03 Lynden Webber 22.31 Lee Johnson 27.88 Robert L. Hutchins George Rogers George Wyatt William T. Sullivan Cleveland W. Manning Charles W. Williams William Felton Alfred E. Hoyt Edward L. Parker Stanley Molkowiez Henry Costello 22.31 22.31 22.31 22.31 SS ANTELOPE HILLS 22.31 J. Bryant, 16 hrs.; E. Blackwell, 22.31 29 hrs.; N. Keans (SUP) 3 days 13.94 9.42 pay. Collect Pacific Tankers Co., 4.88 260 South Broad St., Philadelphia. 69.00 S' i54.69 SS JAMES B. MILLER MONEY DUE SS JOHN MERRICK Voyage No. 3 Charles M. Pogue 26.14 Edward Ross 9.42 Edward Barcomb 8.02 Walter Smallwood 36.94 Leo Wolf : 14.64 John Christopher 7.67 Frank A. Wright 11.85 Antone Souza 21.96 Jacob R. Robeson 20.21 James H. Mullen 7.67 Harry A. Mackay 128.25 Joseph Hrobughak 82.25 Richard Woodward 84.34 George F. Saurborne 70.40 Bobby L. Messerall 82.94 Max W. Siegel 85.03 Carmelo Llamas 19.51 William M. Jenkins 82.94 Cicero A. Douglas 69.00 Ronald S. Moe 68.31 Josephus Young 84.34 Eric H. Moe 68.31 Robert Pardo 75.97 Enoch J. Pringle 99.66 William F. King 15.33 Walpole L. Clark 92.70 Gladstone W. Ford 79.46 Earl C. Wolfe 75.97 Clark D. Brown 12.55 James N. Ryan 2.79 John Germano 69.00 John R. Bailey 41.12 John Phillips 65.07 Douglas M. Newton i 20.75 Leonard Maley 12.73 SS ELEAZAR WHEELOCK (Voyage No. 6) Ole B. Sandtory A. W. Nickel Edward Babicke John W. Jacobson Edwin F. Zaniewski Milton M. Whitfield James F. O'Sullivan Juan Reyes Charles McCallister Jaan Kerdo Joseph Charlton Richard W. Graves William Meehan, $38.65; Har­ old D. Davidson, $33.48. The vouchers have been forwarded to the West Coast. Write directly to J. J. Moore & Co., 451 Montgom­ ery St. S,an Francisco, Calif. 4- 4. 4. SS MARINER Each of the following has 315 houi's due him: Keitti, Miller, Jackson, Hubbard and Belcher. Collect at the Bull Line, 115 Broad St., New York City. PERSONALS Will holder of Receipt No. 61050, issued in Wilmington by Robert A. Matthews, on January 21, 1946, please send his name to Brother Matthews at 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. 4, 4- 4 ROBERT W. GAVIGAN Get in touch with your mother, Mrs. W. B. Gavigan at 607 E, Stephenson Street, Freeport, Il­ linois. 4 4 4 DAVID R. HARVEY Get in touch with your father at 1413 Henry St., Hannibal, Mo. 4 4 4 FRANK W. BETTS Get in touch with your mother, $ 11.85 who is ill, at 722y2—17 Avenue, 21.96 Seattle, Washington. 47.06 44.61 88.88 89.91 142.89 167.64 159.27 208.28 147.42 PHILADELPHIA 128.95 SS MISSION SAN CRUZ....$20.00 SS THOMAS REED 13.00 SS WM. PATTERSON 23.50 Baggage belonging to the fol­ SS ANTINIOUS 20,00 lowing men is being held at the Individual Donations 264.00 Sea.s Shipping Co. office, 39 BOSTON Cortlandt St., N.Y.C. Please call Individual Donations $ 53.00 for it as soon as possible. M. Ai-mandu, and R. A. Chas­ NEW YORK tain, TJtilitymen; W. McGough, $ 21.00 Boatswain; J. Prambia, Wiper; C. Individual Donations 14.00 •Swarkas, Wiper; Wm. Wolfe, AB; SS AIKIN VICTORY 72.00 S. Goldenberg, OS; G. DeJesus, SS LAMAR SS GEO. WASHINGTON 12.00 Messman. SS IVANHOE 1.00 SS WAYCROSS VICTORY 48.00 SS FROSTBURG All Lakes seamen now VICTORY 5.00 sailing from Gulf. Atlantie SS VASSAR VICTORY .... 10.00 ami Pacific Ports contact SS W. B. GILES 49.00 New York Organizers as suon SS'PROSPECT VICTORY 53.00 as possible. GRAND TOTAL $678.50 NOTICE! lakes Seafarers! �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 22, 1946 Ed Hallinan, Isthmian Seaman, Joins The SIU i IKK many another crewman, Edward J. Hallinan ^ had long considered becoming a member of the SIU. He had talked to Seafarers about wages, con­ tracts and working conditions. He made his de­ cision recently, when he signed an SIU pledge card. Now, like many another Isthmian crewman, Ed­ ward J. Hallinan has taken advantage of the charter membership rate of $17.00 available to Isthmian men. Ordinary Seaman Edward J. Hallinan, who is at present Acting ^ Some of the boys took him on down to the Dispatch Hall on the second deck and introduced him to Dispatcher Benny Gonzalez. It was between rush hours, and Benny had a little free time AB on the Isthmian ship William Whipple, felt elated as he opened the door of the Seafarers New York Hall at 51 Beaver St. to tell him about the Seafarers' system of rotary shipping. He told him that this manner of letting He was ready to sign up as a member of the SIU under the men pick their ships insured the soundest and fairest choice possible. It sounded good to Ed. charter membership rate. siPiifes 1 'J Hallinan was given free access to the financial records of the Union. As a member of the SIU he will be free to look them Ed Hallinan's a Seafarer now. 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SPEED DERBY COAST GUARD STILL BUREAUCRATIC SAVANNAH SHIPPING LIST HITS BOTTOM WEATHER WARM, BEER COLD IN PORT ARTHUR IT'S STILL WINTER IN PORT BUFFALO TAMPA HAS BEST WEEK IN YEARS LAKES SHIPPING ON AT DETROIT BROTHER ACT SAVES HIM--HE'S SIU NOW PLENTY OF JOBS IN GALVESTON PROSPECTIVE SEAMEN PACK DULUTH ED HALLINAN, ISTHMIAN SEAMAN, JOINS THE SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/22/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7aa0cc0f14222fbb7532149347d893ca.PDF 429a3a344c99a7aaaac87e4044bc6933 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North Ameri-ca Vol. VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1946 No. 7 SlU CoUects $21,345 On Beachhead Beef Hawkins Fudske Crew Follows Trend; Votes To Support SIU New York—^Settlement of the Calmar beachhead beef was reached on February 11, and resulted in a smashing victory for the SIU giving $21,345.51 to Seafarers mem­ bers. Decision on the dispute was handed down by the National War Labor Board, and can be credited solely to BOSTON — Sparked by num-t erous consistent gains achieved THEY CHOOSE THE SEAFARERS by the Seafarers militant,actions, such as the resounding SIU vic­ tory on the Calmar beachhead beef, the crew of the Isthmian's Hawkins Fudske unanimously voted to request SIU membership and SIU repi'esentatiun for col­ lective bargaining purposes. Typical of many Isthmian ships which prefer SIU contracts and shipboard ..conditions, the Fudske's action is right in line with that taken by other Isthmian ves­ sels. They're taking a -deter­ mined pro-Seafarers stand be­ cause they are sick and tired of being pushed around by company stiffs under intolerable non-rmion conditions. These Isthmian men want the protection and fighting representation which an SIU con­ tract always means to seamen. Calling of a special shipboard meeting on the Fudske was ne­ cessitated by the need for elect­ ing delegates, determining union choice and securing the facts on the Isthmian bargaining election delay. Here is the crew of the SS Hawkins Fudske. who definitely want the Seafarers of repre­ ELECT DELEGATES sent them. Boston Agent John Mogan and Dispatcher Joe Goggins. assigned to act as organizer, After the meeting was con­ report that they are a likely group and a definite asset to the SIU. vened, Ben Stewart was elected First row. (left to right): W. Woodbury, carp.; E. Debay. Bosun; L. Alaimo. Oiler; V. DouChairman, and W. Woodbury cette. OS. Second row, (left to right): J. Fawcet e. AB; J. Preshong. AB; W. Berquisi. MM; B. elected Secretary. The meeting Stewart. Oiler; N. Ruggeiro.- FWT. Third Ro^, (left to right): G. Copeland. Oiler; J. Kuzinski. then proceeded with the election Oiler; W. Powers. Deck Oiler; T. McCarthy, AB; E. Adler. FWT; S. Smialowski. Chief Cook. Back row, (left to right): P. Saunders, AB; H, Good /in. MM; R. Florence. OS. (Continued on Page 12) Mobile Tugmen Win Great Gains Mobile Feb 13--Strikmg SIU tugmen who tied np«„( the entire Mobile Harbor for several days returned to tee. work today with a signed contract in their possession which gave them a 47 per cent increase in their basic wage rate, plus other revolutionary gains. Under the terms of the This contract, basic rates have been uppcd from $112.50 a month to $165.00. Daily working time is reduced from the former 11 hour day to one of 8 hours with all time over that paid for at the rate of one dollar an hour. This means that the tug workers' minimum wage will average better than $200 per month under the new proposed setup. MAY REOPEN WAGES ^ All wage increases 'are to be retroactive to February 9 with the company agreeing, in addi­ tion, that the entire wage issue may be re-opened by the Union at the completion of a threemonth trial period. At that time. Union and company representa­ tives will sit down to look over the accounts in order to determ­ ine whether the company is in a financial position to pay addi­ tional increases to the men, and still realize a fair margin of prof­ it for their operations. Negotiations with tugowners were conducted by Lindsey Wil­ liams, SIU Gulf District repre­ sentative in: charge of tug and towboat organization, ably as­ sisted by Chairman Mack Hankins and Secretary William Ray strategy Commit- COMPARISON OF CONDITIONS is how the new contract shapes up against the old con­ ditions: New: An 8 hour day. Old: An 11 hour day. New: 9 holidays a year. Mon­ day to be observed as holiday if the holiday falls on Sunday. Old: No holidays at all. New; Overtime after 8 hours at $1.00 an hour. Old: Overtime after H hours at 80 cents an hour. New: Deck hands. Oilers and Firemen get $185 a month. Old: Wage scale of $112 per month. (Continued on Page 4) Lakes Seafarers! All Lakes seamen now sailing from Gulf. Atlantic and Pacific Ports contact New York Organizers as soon as possible. the persistent battle waged by the Seafarers to force Calmar SS Corp. and other SlU-contracted shipowners to live up to the terms of their union agreements with the Seafarers International Union. There is no doubt but that the pattern established in this award by the WLB wiU be followed in the settlement of other beach­ head beefs involving Seafarerscontracted operators who follow­ ed Calmar's ill-advised lead at the time by refusing to pay legi­ timate overtime beefs. These beachhead disputes con­ cerned payment for overtime per­ formed by SIU members during the European invasion in the summer and fall of 1944 follow­ ing D-Day, and were in strict ac­ cordance with SIU agreements regarding overtime payments to seamen. At the time of the invasion, other unions waived their mem­ bers' legitimate claims under the guise of super-patriotism and outright flag waving. But the Seafarers persisted in their beefs because they knew the disputes involved legitimate overtime, and amounted to many thousands of dollars in their members' pock­ ets. The issue involved not phony patriotism, but militant union representation for the seamen. • ALGINA SMILES New York Deck Patrolman Joe Algina, who handles most of the beefs over the counter in the New York Hall, smiled broadly when he fu-st heard about the WLB award. Algina happily stat­ ed, "From now on, we can tell the members that their cabbage (Continued on Page 4) Norfolk Strike Holds Strong strongly supported by the daily press in Norfolk and New­ port News, the SIU strike against Chesapeake Ferry Company of Norfolk rounded out" its first week, with Union and company officials still deadlocked on sev­ eral major issues. Die-hard company officials could find little to reassure them in their stand, because public opinion in the area was all for the strikers. So widespread was the support that it was unnecessary to throw up picket lines. The Masters, Mates and Pilots Association, and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (CIO) have pledged to honor the strike. Negotiations with the com­ pany, carried on by SIU Secre­ tary-Treasurer John Hawk and Norfolk Agent Ray White, bogged down when ferry officials tried to whittle down Union demands on lake-home pay, vacations and holidays. The company, which operates ferries between Pine Beach and Newport News and Willoughby (Continued on Page 4) �Page Two THE SB A FAKERS LOG Friday. February 15, 1946 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 it » 4^ HARRY LUNDEBERG - - ^ = 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Further Proof This week's decisive victory for the SIU Mobile tugmen followed closely the pattern already established by the Norfolk tugboat workers, who recently signed a contract with the shipowners giving them me highest wages and best conditions within the entire tug and towboat industry. Among the many Mobile gains achieved by the Sea­ farers were the reduction of working day from 11 to 8 hours; inclusion of 9 holidays as against none formerly; overtime above 8 hours paid at $1.00 an hour w:her^ pre­ viously the rate was 80 cents an hour after 11 hours; 47% basic rate increase for Oilers, Deck Hands and Firemen from $112 monthly to $165; plus numerous other im­ provements in eating, living and working conditions. Under SIU leadership. Mobile and Norfolk proved that it can be done. Now, it remains for unorganized towboat and tug workers throughout the country to say that they, too, want SIU contracts bringing their wages and conditions up to a level with other seamen. Fair And Impartial E.ecently, the Log received a set of minutes from an SIU ship for reproduction in the paper. These minutes were no different from hundreds of others except that they contained certain serious charges against fellow sea­ men sailing on that ship. The Log is not concerned specifically with the charges —whether they were just or unjust, remains to be proven •—but we are concerned with their disposition. Accompanying the minutes-was a letter from an SIU Port Agent in which he stated, "As you can see, these minutes consist mostly of charges against crew members; which charges, incidentally, they failed to press at Branch meetings." Nothing could be clearer. Charges, apparently legi­ timate, were preferred aboard ship against Brother mem­ bers by SIU men. Yet these members felt the respon­ sibility of their membership so lightly that they didn't have the time to attend a Branch meeting to explain those charges, so that the membership could take action. That adds up to Union irresponsibility! In tl^e first place, it is a serious matter to prefer charges against a fellow unionist; secondly, once preferred, charges should be followed through to their completion, • and substantiation or rejection. All Seafarers owe it to their brothers and themselves to see that justice "fair and impartial" is always meted out. If the workers were not fit to be members of the Seafarers, then they should have been ousted, or listed in the social register so that they never could be members of the SIU. If the charges were made in an idle moment and never meant to be carried through, then those irresponsible mem­ bers who originated them should be set straight and made to realize the error of their ways. Membership in the Seafarers carries numerous respon­ sibilities, and the right to see fair play and justice is para­ mount among them. Always be "fair and impartial," and try to see that your actions are likewise. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL GEORGE RENN FRANK NICHOLSON LOUIS HUTTA MOSES MORRIS MANUEL JUSTO JOSE PEREZ FRANK ROCCIA X % % Men Now In The Marine Hospitals STATEN ISLAND M. J. FIELDS L. A. CORNWALL, D. E. SEBOLD J. J. HANLEY V. SHAVROFF D. J. MONTELEONE J. L. WEKKS TIMOTHY HOLT J. L. CAMPBELL C. E. HASZ H. OLUF J. S. NEAL J. C. CARSON Hospital Payments Members of Ihe Seafarers are entitled to a weekly pay­ ment from the Union if they are laid up in a hospital. Be sure to get what is coming to you; Notify the Union of your ward number so that there will be no delay in your receiving the money due you. H. L. GILLOT R. POWELL L. R. KATES , C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY L. R. BO^A D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN 4. MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J, C, DANZEY 4" S" ELLIS ISLAND D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY 4 » BRIGHTON MASS. HOSPITAL ELMER STEWART E. JOHNSTON G. PHINNEY, Jr. J. SAUNDERS F. KENSFIELD A. RAMds STEVE KELLEY A. HUDSON PHILIP ARCHILLOER NORFOLK HOSPITAL JOHN B. DARCY CHARLES T. GASKINS EUGENE WENGARTEN LLOYD G. McNAIR J. H. SMITH L. L, LEWIS CHARLIE MJZELL PRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH 4 4 4 SAVANNAH HOSPITAL ROBERT HANING 4 4 4 NEPON3IT E. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER 4 4 4 PORT OF NEW ORLEANS F. W. MURPHY J.- E. WARD J. A. SCARA J. E. McCREADIE J. DENNIS G. T. WHITE J. P. SABERON �Friday, February IS, 134# THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Telling Off Polsoned-Pen Pegler By PAUL HALL The CIO recently announced a meeting in Washington of seven unions for the purpose of establishing "one national union for six CIO unions and one independent union/' The CIO unions are: Amer­ ican Communications,Associations; Marine Cooks and Stewards of the Pacific; Inland Boatmen's Union; Marine Engineers Beneficial Association; National Maritime Union; Harry Bridge's outfit, the International Longshoremen, Warehousemen Union; and the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipfers Association of the Pacific, unaffiliated. Both Bridges and Curran have bemoaned the fact that although the maritime unions of the AFL were invited to attend this conference in Washington on Feb. 4-6, they refused to participate. However, with hopeful hearts and wishful thinking, they state they are going to give us "another chance" and re-invite us to the convention which they say will be held in San Francisco around May 6. We cannot say at this point whether or not this "unity" plan Vvill go through—and, frankly, it doesn't matter a hell of a lot either way. The comrades have already scrapped two groups of maritime unions. First was the Maritime Federation of the Gulf, and the other, the Maritime Federation of the Pacific. No doubt but what any other set-up these people have anything to do with will be scrapped in a likewise manner. We all know the job they did on these two outfits—The Federations, th& Pacific and the Gulh "MOVING IN" This proposed new amalgamation comeS at a very opportune time for Comrades Curran and Bridges, and it can be taken for what it is—first, a face saving gesture; and second, a grouping of forces to battle the SlU. Let's look at the record for a moment. Curran and the NMU, to this date have failed miserably on all fronts. The zig-zagging of the C. P. Line has got even them dizzy. Their attempt to muscle in on the west coast failed completely. They established during the war an expensive set-Up ort the West coast, buying halls and creating the same top-heavy commie bureau­ crat system which they maintain in all their halls. Then they com­ menced in their own words, "to move in on the SUP." In preparation for this, they looked flashy and, strictly in keeping with the CF style, used a lot of propaganda and ballyhoo. However, once the chips were down and the battle started, things took a disastrous turn for them. First, the NMU was driven out of the Deconhill and Los Angeles Tanker Company by overWhelming majorities for the SIU-SUP; and both of these companies are now under contract to this union. Then they threw their entire propaganda and machinery against the Seafarers In vessels of the Standard Oil of California Co. in an attempt to beat us. Herd^ too, they were imsuccessful: the Sea­ farers once again gave the NMU a crushing defeat in this election. This was all that dame of the NMU intention to "muscle in on the west coast." All they have now is an elaborate set-up on the west coast and nothing to do with it but throw more of their dough into it. In New York, the Strike Fund of the NMU has disappeared; and through a system of shuffling around with figures, using a "per­ centage basis" of the amount of dues collected, it was replaced with a "General Fund." Maintaining their Political Action Committee to put out that commie propaganda is an expensive thing, and has forced the NMU to tap othCT, hereto separate, funds to support their party-line political activities. By ARTHUR THOMPSON VS'esfbrook Pegler. poisoned-pen columnisi for fhe Hearst To Savannah Morning Nows: papers and hatchetman for the country's capitalists, in a re­ As a merchant seaman 1 feel cent column scurrilously attacked hte merchant seamen. Among called upon to take issue v/ith other things, Pegler said: you concerning your editorial That "for every hero there were dt least two ship-jumpers, about "Merchant Marine 'Bene­ drunkards and thieves." fits'." 1 can easily understand That "the files of the NaVy and the Coast Guard contain such tripe from Westbrook Peg­ details of a disgraceful record of misconduct ranging from mu­ ler, but 1 was under the impres­ tiny and defiant insubordination to drunkenness on Watch and sion that a newspaper editor pilfering of cargo." took the time to study an issue That seamen in the merchant service "were high salaried before writing about it. job-holders." If you studied this issue at all The following answer by Brother Arthur Thompson is in you certainly did not get the reply to Pegler and the Savannah Morning News which, while whole story. You quote the Navy, not agreeing entirely with Pegler. feels that "the gentleman is but not the Merchant Marine. on the right side of the fence." You quote the Navy as saying Space limitations in the morning News prevented Brother the merchant crew only manned Thompson from answering all of Pegler's poisonous charges, the ships while the gun crew such as his sweeping indictment of the majority of seamen as did the fighting. "drunkards and thieves." That some of the merchant seamen This was not the case. The might fall in these categories is. of course, true. But it is equal­ merchant crew were all asked to ly true that Army and Navy records will show similar offenders, man battle Stations. No mer­ and in about the same proportion. However, no one would chant seaman ever refused to do seriously contend that servicemen as a whole are thieves and his share of the fighting. As for drunkards—just as no one would condemn all newspapermen work, the gun crew only took because, unfortunately, Westbrook Pegler disgraces that pro­ care of their quarters and equip­ fession. ment. Some of the gun crew were stationed near their guns or They paid taxes in many cases cases gave the gun crews oppor­ in the crow's nest as lookouts. more than any civilian. I per­ tunities of earning extra money CHECK RECORDS sonally paid a victory tax on and also made donations to the Most objects sighted were first four months wages earned in gun crews. In some neutral ports done so by one of the merchant 1942, although the tax came into where gun crews were not allow­ crew or by the mate on the bridge. The statement that the effect January 1, 1943. Others ed ashore in uniform we loaned merchant crew sopped up more who were out on longer trips them civilian clothes so they gravy in a week than a seaman paid more. DESERVE IT ONE TARGET second saw in two months is rather far fetched. The statement that the gun could go ashore. We didn't always get along as If you'll take the trouble of crews were the particular targets checking with the WSA you'll of enemy attack is downright brothers, but it's hardly fair to find through a survey taken by stupid; The ships and their car­ lay all the fault on us. As far as them that the wages of merchant goes were the targets and when the Seamen's Bill of Rights is seamen ranged from $1,200 a year survivors who managed to get concerned, we didn't ask for it. It to $2,400 a year for the unlicens­ into lifeboats were killed by the was proposed by some Senator, ed personnel and $2,400 a year to enemy they were not asked unsolicited. But the point is we $7,000 a year for the licensed of­ whether or not they belonged to think we deserve it. ficers. And consider the fact that the gun crew. Don't forget that many of our a merchant seaman worked 56 Another misstatement is the former shipmates will never sail hours a week minimum and was one about the gun crew getting again and some of them are han­ restricted shore leave in many worse food. All members of the dicapped for life and they don't ports and had to stay "in bounds" merchant crew and gun crews get any pensions or pay for dis­ even though he was a civilian. ate the same food and at the same abilities. No merchant seaman There were no paid furloughs time. On some ships they shared ever could collect more than $5,for merchant seamen. They paid the same rnessrooms. The mer­ 000 and he had to die to get that for their own clothes. They paid chant crews cooked their food, much. The families who depend­ full prices for everything and the waited on them and washed their ed on these men who died got moment they signed ofT a ship dishes and cleaned their mess- nothing more than the $5,000 in­ everything stopped, including rooms. surance and possibly a pat on their insurance. The merchant seamen in many the back. TUGBOATMEN VOTE NOT VERY SOUND . With their heavy set-up here, the PAC, etc., their funds are dropping and they find themselves financially ott the down-grade. All of these factors, along with the fact that they have made heavy purchases of property, means, of course, that their financial standing is not sound. There appears to be no relief for them, in­ asmuch as the apparatus they have created is eumberSome and fund-draining, and most certainly cannot be maintained within their postwar income. They must move in some manner—or curtail their heavy set-up—and this they will not do or can not do. On top of this—they now find themselves faced With certain defeat itt the corning Isthmian election the same as in all other NLRB elections in which they were opposed by the SlU. In short, they are bankrupt both organizationally and financially. Bridges, the other big gun of this proposed set-Up, is not a lot better off. He, too, met with defeat add this only recently. In his attempt to move in and disrupt and Capture the tLk oft this coast, he was defeated—principally because of the militant Stand taken by this Organization., His popularity, particularly in the Ports Of San Pedro and Portland, is at a new low. Even in his own place; San Francisco, discontent is found throughout the ranks of "his" -fitrikind New York lugboalmeti line up In froni of ihe SUP Hall ai 150 Broad Street to vote oDi {Continued on "Page 10) the question of callinsr off their strike pending arbitration. �Paae Four THE SEAFARERS Friday, February 15. 1943 LOG Mobile Tugmen Win Great Gains demning the NMU's finkipg tac­ boat workers. While represent­ (Contintied from Page 1) tics in the Mobile strike situation. ing only a minor victory in the Other provisions include: This resolution states in part, overall labor picture, concessions Sunday to be observed as a hol­ "That we go on record condemn­ gained by the tugworkers show iday, except for safety of the ing Clyde Gannoway and his what can be achieved by a mili­ vessel. Firemen to do no other work stooging shipowner tactics . , • tant Union such as the SIU when that we notify all NMU branches it presents a strong, united front but firing. Crews to get fresh milk, fresh of his finky action so the honest against the shipowners. Tugboatmen throughout the QUESTIONWestbrook Pegler, anti-labor vegetables and shore bread every rank and file members in the country may rest assured that NMU will know "What kind of day. columnist, said merchant seamen should not be An unbroken hour for chow. If representation to expect when in the Seafarers International Union given a Bill of Rights because they were amply men work this hour they get paid the port of Mobile," and was has just started the' battle to paid for risks they took and had the right to signed by the entire tugboat raise wages and improve condi­ at the rate of $1. tions within this low-paid indus­ choose ships. What do you think? membership. Crew will eat first no matter try—tugs and towboats—to a who comes aboard the vessel. In FINE EXAMPLE level with other seamen. Once the past, company officials would Smashing gains achieved by the started, the battle won't be stop­ come aboard and eat first, and ped until all tug and towmen N. R. CRAIG, JR.—I was classiMobile tugiueii set a fine example the crew would get the leftovers achieve parity with the rest of fied as 4-F and was ineligible for and future pattern for other un­ —but this no longer will happen. the armed forces. I went to sea Cooks get oO cents extra for organized and underpaid tug- the maritime industry. to help the war effort, although serving extra meals, and this in­ I could easily have made more cludes company officials. m.oney at a shoreside job. Pegler A Night Cok is added to the is a bitter old man, a paid profes­ crew. sional labor-hater, who is antiThree deck hands, a fireman everything except Westbrook and an oiler on night watch, com­ in the monthly pay scale, The Pegler and whoever is paying (Continued from Page 1) pared with one fireman and two Spit and Old Point Comfort, has company continued to stall. him at the moment. The bones deck hands and no cook pre­ a long record of Union opposition, at the bottom of the sea, and the STRIKE VOTE TAKEN viously. man-killing hours and slave Last Friday the unlicensed per­ maimed and broken men in the wages. SIU SOLIDARITY sonnel voted to strike the ferrios. marine hospitals give the lie to Men had worked eight hours a Several SIU-SUP ships in the The company realized the stal"* He should be made to eat those words. harbor came to the aid of their day, seven days a week and 365 ling jig was up then, and offered striking brothers and donated days a year. There had been no a compromise that nobody but a money to the strikers. The crew compensation for overtime after jughead would have accepted: a of the Alcoa Pioneer gave $40.00; an eight-hour workday — and 12-day vacation, five holidays a * .^ the Joseph E. Wing crew, $28.00; there was plenty of it. year and NO BLANKET the Cape Faro crew, $43.00; the Following an election by the STRAIGHT-TIME INCREASES. J. "RED" MARCHAND — The Pan Orleans crew, $15.55; and the seamen, the SIU was certified in Brothers Hawk and White said men who had been sailing during Bret Harte crew, $18.00. In addi­ 1945 by the NLRB as the collec­ "Nope" — they wouldn't have the prewar years, kept right on tion, the New York Branch con­ tive bargaining agent for unli­ any of it. sailing during the war, with no tributed three hundred dollars in censed personnel working for the thought of the danger or of re­ So the strike goes on. The ferry solidarity with their union broth­ company. The Seafarers had ward—there was no GI Bill even company knows it is licked, how­ ers in time of trouble. been able to obtain for the men thought of in the early years— ever, and has made no attempt to As reported in last week's Log, a 48-hour work week, with time and many lost their lives. On the operate its boats with fink labor. a resolution was unanimously and a half for work in excess of other hand, many servicemen approved by the tug strikers con- eight hours a day, and time and It would have a devil of a time never left the country at all dur­ finding strike-breakers if it tried, a half ill excess of 48 hours. ing the time they were in service, and Union officials believe that But for four months the SIU and yet get all the benefits given has been negotiating for a two- with public opinion the way it is to the combatants. I am an exweek vacation for the men, 10 the Norfolk area there would be serviceman myself — like many holidays a year, and an increase few passengers anyway. others in the SIU—and I cer­ tainly think that seamen deserve the rights given by the GI Bill. (Continued from Page 1) is over at the shipowners, and go WILLIAM LE BEAU — Ac­ over there to collect it. Yes, sir, cording to military standards I the SIU has done it again—shown wasn't fit for military service. I the way for other unions to fol­ could have gone right on with low!" clear" order came at 5:30 P.M. on my schooling, but chose to serve Joe, as well as other SIU Pa­ As we go to press word comes Tuesday, and released the thirsty my country where they needed trolmen, was subjected to many men most—the merchant marine. and movie-hungry crowds. complaints by impatient Seafar­ that the tugboat strike has There were many more higherArmy and Navy tugs which ers who couldn't or wouldn't im- ended with the operators ac­ paying jobs on the beach, and were pressed into service when derstand that their beefs were cepting arbitration. Mean­ much safer ones. And there was the government took over, have still pending, and hadn't been while rationing of fuel will no thought of anything like the been unable to work with the settled. Now, these seamen just GI Bill, which didn't come up be­ be continued until stock piles same dispatch as the professional have to take the trouble to go fore Congress until late in 1943. are increased. tugboatmen, proving again that over to Calmar, and collect their Now many of the younger sea­ old adage that industry cannot long-overdue mazurna. men would like to be able to take be run by bayonetes. SHIPS INVOLVED advantage of a government-spon­ NEW YORK CITY — Refusal Longshoremen working at sored education. What has hap­ Following are the names of of the New York Tugboat oper­ ships involved in the Calmar set­ ators to arbitrate their dispute North River piers were directed pened to the "heroes in dunga­ tlement: Thomas Sully (voyage with the striking tugboatmen af­ by the ILA to refuse to xmload rees?" No. 4), William Pepper (voyage filiated with the International any ship moved to its pier by No. 4), William Pepperell (voy­ Longshoremen's Association non-union tug operators. The SIU has pledged its entire age No. 4), Edward Sparrow (AFL) led to the complete shut­ aid, to the tugboatmen financial­ (voyage No. 5M), Philip F. down of all commercial life in CHADV/ICK C. HAGBERG — ly as well as physically when Thomas (voyage No. 3), Marie M. New York City. Those who volunteered to man ever they feel it is needed. Meloney (voyage No. 3), Richard the ships did so despite the fact Meanwhile, the tugboat oper­ Henry Lee (voyage No. 7), John that casualties among the mer­ ators—put out on the limb by Merrick (voyage No. 3), Eleazor chant seamen were much higher being responsible for the shut­ Wheelock (voyage No. 6), Frank than in the armed forces. Every R. Stockton (voyage No. 2), John down order—^are meeting, at this man who sailed then went right Blair (voyage'No. 6), John T. Holt writing, to reconsider their re­ into combat areas, and did not (voyage No. 4), J. Willard Gibbs fusal. have the long training period at /voyage No. 4), John H. B. LatWASHINGTON (LPA) — Ap­ For eighteen hours, not a store, home with the possibility of be­ robe (voyage No. 5), and the bar, theatre, school, or business proximately 2,000,000 workers ing stationed in this country or Grace Abbott (voyage No. 5M). operated in the largest city in were disabled during 1945 as a some place behind the lines. Sure A complete list with the names the world, as a result of Mayor we got higher pay than the serv­ result of work injuries, the La­ and amounts of money for each O'Dwyer's drastic move to con­ icemen, but we had to pay for our SIU member concerned in the serve fuel for essential users; bor Dept. disclosed last v/eek. own clothing, shoreside maintenbeefs was delivered to the Log homes for the aged, hospitals, etc. About 16,000 deaths occurred and . ance, and could not offer the se­ office too late to make this issue As .suddenly as the close-up order total time lost during 1945 as the curity to our families that the of the paper, and will be printed j had come — an announcement result of disabling injuries GIs could. By the way, where in it's entirety in next week's over the radio put an immediate amounted to more than 41,000,000 was Pegler during the war? halt to all activities—so the "all- employe-days. 1THWK Norfolk Strike Holds Strong Beachhead Beef Brings $21,345 Tugboat Operators Responsible For Close-Oown Of New York le.OQD Were Kilied On Jobs During 1945 ..'•iliSii �Friday. February 15, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five TH£ MEMBERSmP STEAKS CREW CALLS TURN ON ENGINEER WHO ISANTI-UNION by the Patrolman whether I WHEEE - WHEEOOI only one six month's round the wanted to join the NMU. I said,world run. The ship itself, is in "Hell, no. I can see NMU is no NO SLEEP ABOARD excellent condition, and we in­ good, never was any good and THE FORT MEIGS tend to keep it that way. never will be any good." Then I Furthermore, we have the crew Dear Editor: Dear Editor: joined the SIU. Thank God. to do it with. The officers of this from a rough trip and being a We would like to call your at­ The name of the Fort Meigs Lawson Evans ship seem O.K. to us, but you training ship No. 2, it was un­ tention to a character on board should be changed to "The Night know Calmar—24-hours a day eventful. here that is just about as phony Whistlers." The tripcalders without overtime if they can get The entire crew expressed their as they come DE SOTO MESS, shouted and whistled at nigh away with it. But we are giving thanks to Ray White and Keith His name is Nicholas Badera, when you tried to sleep. They you in the hall $2.00 per month in Alsop for their cooperation and LACK OF PORTS sails as Third Asst. Engineer. should be replaced by unionists dues to do the arguing for us. So efficiency in the payoff. The pay­ He proudly asserts he has had AROUSE CREW The Steward ran out of coffee we're not going to spoil our off appeared to be "bum," but papers pulled from some three or Dear Editor: three days out of New York. The Soutliem cruise on that account. they smoothed it out. four Firemen and an Oiler or So far, we have had good food, Just a few lines from the crew beef, when we had it, was boiled, A. C. Simpson, Book 27831 two. He also brags that he has and terrific weather, plus a swell the Cooks either not being able, of the DeSoto, regarding the crossed five different picket lines, or too lazy to roast it. The pota­ ride. So, until we meet again in one being of a Seaman's Union. mcsshall. The ship is new and the mess- toes were swimming in grease, the near future. So Long for now. READER OBJECTS He has never belonged to a Sea­ Sincerely, hall looks like a lumber camp— and kidney and beef stew ap­ man's Union of any kind. TO DESCRIPTION peared with monotonous regular­ worse than the old Virgin C. F. Gaines He came in" late during the ity on the menu. OF SHIPS IN LOG Deck Delegate meal hour, the Messman think­ Stream. Remember? We under­ Most of the meat was whole­ stand they have removed the ing everyone was served was sit­ Chas. C. Davis bear Ediior: ting at the table ' with the Chief small tables, so the gun crew some, but the ham hocks and the Black Gang Delegate Don't you believe it would add would have room. In addition, hash stunk to the depth of Davy Mastanturo, Jones' Locker. Pity poor Dave. to the dignity of our calling and the crew quarters aft have no portholes.' Stewards Delegate at the same time tend to estabEAT iVlTH us./ li.sh a spirit of gf-eater harmony We have asked them to pur. the P.S. Is it cold in New York? HEVi-o/H^uo/ between the companies and the original P.O. mess and the crew We've got all portholes open, and mess back in shape before sail­ GBT TMIS all fans running. "Having a won- Union if the Log ceased referring ing on voyage No. 10. Also the GA^QB- , dreful time. Wish you were to ships as "scows?" OUTOFH5RE./ portholes aft, and we will be in Even where no beef is involved hero." Baltimore long enough to make this happens, viz: under the pic­ The Crew of The the changes. ture of part of the crew on page Midland Victory 6 of the Jan. 25 issue, you speak We'd appreciate it if Brother of the Waterman "scow" William Hall would jack them up a hair Harper. Yours for a better un­ or two. DELEGATES, CREW derstanding all around. Signed: Don R. Wilson, George LazoriLIKE CONDITIONS ON sak, Jim Saffell, Robert CronDON'T ANYBODY - - —» * ^ . COASTAL MARINER CALL THIS TUB A in. Eugene Viano, Joseph J. and First Engineer, eating his SCOW' Dear Editor, Melita (and an illegible signa­ dinner. The third, N. Badera, sat This job should be straighten­ ture.) The undersigned Delegates of down, saw the Messman, jumped ed out. It is not up to standard the crew of the Coastal Mariner up and reported to the Steward for present day conditions. wish to let you know that we feel that he couldn't eat at the same Bill Kennedy very proud to have a good staff SHIP AND CREW, table with a Messman. of officers and a 100 per cent SIU Now the Mess was probably EVEN OFFICERS, crew. Our Union conditions on wrong in a way but this is just to CREDIT TO SIU this ship are excellent for these RICHARD BASSETT show you the kind of a fink this reasons. Ending this trip in Bal­ bird really is. He has been sail­ Dear Editor: STORY RAISES A timore, none of the crew want to ing with OTS, United Fruit, and Just a few lines to wish you all BIG COMPLAINT leave the ship. all the other non-union compan­ a Happy New Year and to say I We wish to take this* opportun­ ies up to now. thai this is one Crew and ship Dear Editor: (Ed. Note: The letter has a ity to give a vote of thanks to the Please get facts, not bull, such We would like to have his that are a credit to the Union. San Juan Agent, Bud Ray, for Hoboken dateline and is unsign­ name, rank, and horsepower add­ The Captain and Mates are all as you printed in our paper. ed. What do you members think Those things about the Captain his co-operation and Union pro­ ed to the blacklist, so no SIU with us and no beefs at all. of the usage?) crew will sign on a ship of which Everything is okeh except the and Purser were purely lousy motion in that port. Wc ai'c very happy to have Mr. Weather and these damnable and did not do any good for our he is aboard. organization. Nick Tala as Steward, Mr. Carlos customs in these foreign ports. Would like to see this in the Please be a little more careful Rocofort as Chef, and Mr. Jose GOOD SAMARITANS Log so all branch halls wiU be (The letter is dated Pailyak, France, Jan. 1.) Cannot some­ in your editing, as this hurts us Petersen as Second Cook and ON HOMESTEAD on the lookout for this phony. Baker. We hope that they will thing be done about, this? I mean, most critically. The Crew of the stay with this ship a long time. when foreign ships come to Am­ Anlhony Stanton SS Delaires Dear Editor: erican ports they are not re­ Theodore Ruiz, Editor's Note: Brother Stanton stricted on cigarettes and slop Wc wish to thank some of tha Deck Delegate chest. Why .should Ameriran refers to the story in the January boys aboard the SS Homestead 25 Log. Facts in that story came Fortunato Capacete, MEMBER EXPLAINS ships be subjected to the ignor­ from Robert Hicks, SIU Delegate for .trusting their fellow men and Engine Delegate ant greed of these other Customs. HOW NMU DIDN'T scraping up $80.00 to got a few of and Chief Cook, who said the Carlos Rocofort Perhaps if we got up a petition Purser was uncooperative and us boys out of jail. The follow­ HANDLE BEEFS Steward Delegate requesting the sort of regulations the Captain acted as though it ing crow members and officers applied to our ships that are ap­ were s Navy ship. Until Brother Dear Editor: who did us this favor are: Rex plied to theirs, we might be able Stanton has more documentary Haper, Bosun; Guy H. Baluvin, I would like to tell you about Ch. Eng.; James McCasland, evidence to present, we believe JAMES MONAHAN the no-good way the NMU hand­ to get some action. Cotton Pumpman and G. Huntley, First no apology is due for the story.) SAILED ON—AS les complaints and beefs. Eng. Back in November, 1942, on FLYING DUTCHMAN We're also glad to see a new my first trip and ship as Wiper, I PATROLMAN NIERA hall being opened here in Port Dead Ediior: was given an NMU trip card and MIDLAND VICTORY Arthur as we needed one in this shipped aboard the Jeb Stuart at COMMENDED FOR NOW CALMAR SHIP; With a good Irish name, she section. Norfolk, bound for Oran. We had PAYOFF HANDLING a Flying Dutchman, destined Ricky. Otis, French, Hansen. CREW SWELTERING was four or five meetings, and at each to sail on and on until she hit one, the Delegates took reports Dear Editor: Norfolk. No beefs aboard the Hello Gang: to be turned over to the Patrol­ We want to express our thanks James Monahan except the stew­ We, the crew of the Midland men. There was a lousy Skipper to Blackie Niera, Patrolman in ard's department. The Port aboard named Victor Johnson, Mobile for the splendid way he Victory, are forwarding to you Steward used a blue pencil indis­ and we had plenty of beefs about handled the payoff on board the the minutes of the first SIU meet­ criminately but all overtime was him. But none of the beefs were William Phipps, Eastern Steam­ ing on the first intercoastal trip, paid, with the exception of the settled, and I don't think they ship Co. on the first voyage of this ship passengers from Panama,' which were ever turned over to the Pa­ Joe Hanrahan, Ship's Delegate under Calmar Line Agency. She Alcoa claimed signed as gun trolmen, even. Bob Stanford, Deck Delegate was taken over from the North­ crew. All other overtime beefs When 1 got back I was a^ed John Leys, Engine Delegate land Transportation Co. after were settled amicably and aside ARE VOTED THANKS ' '--I- • i'- -IIIJ , �fage Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday^ February 15/ 1346 SS Hilton Damaged By Mine Galley Boy Blisters C. E.; To Be Charged Instances of insubordination by a Galley Boy that would make any Oldtimer's teeth curl and ar­ teries harden were reported in the December 27 minutes of the Hawser Eye, whose crew mem­ bers recommended that the lad in question be brought up to face charges in direct violation of the oaths sworn to in his Seaman's Papers, since his actions degraded the Union Brotherhood. On one occasion the Second As­ sistant Engineer noticed a shore native working in the galley. No one but the Galley Boy was around, so the Second told him to get the native, who was "dirty as a pig," out of there. HE DIDN'T ARGUE The GB cursed the Second, told him he had no business in the Giles Master Cites Crew For Conduct During Fire SS WILLIAM B. GILES (Voyage No. 14) New York, N. Y., February 7, 1946 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Re: Fire in No. 1 hold at sea Jan. 31, 1946. Extraordinary conduct by members of ship's crew. Gentlemen: On the night of January 31st, 1946 at 20:45 P.M. Ship's time, (24.45 P.M., G.M.T.) a fire was discovered in No. 1 hold by the watch. All hands were summoned to general fire sta­ tions. At this time the vessel was in Lat. 39.08 N, Long. 47.53 W, on a passage from Le Havre to New York, N.Y. The crew promptly responded to general quarters. The efficient and heroic action of the following members of my crew and their action in this emergency and peril warrants my personal commendation, a copy of which will be sent to the WSA and our office with my report on combatting this peril, and bears full evidence of their being well trained for such emergencies as that which occurred on the night of January 31st. Members of crew cited for extraordinary conduct; Mr. E. C. Hurum 2nd Officer—Z269423 Mr. C. D. Peterson 3rd Officer—Z386393 John Sutton 2nd Steward—Z360754 Anthony Victor Yellovich Messman—Z740745 Charles F. Creighton 2nd Cook—Z490612 Laurence E. Tefft 3td Cook—Z491084 Anthony Tarnacki Mess Utility—Z894694 Daniel Horan 2nd Cook—•Z595203 Hyman L. Moore Storekeeper—Z410I96 Walter Macko Butcher—Z445244 Fred R. Bradwell OS—Z334719 A copy of this letter will be forwarded to the Seafarers International Union of North America. Yours very truly, Edward M. Foster, Master Vessel owned and operated by the WSA-Mississippi Ship­ ping Company, Agents But Shipowners Still Brush Aside Peril To paraphrase a famous line oi^ for a port in England to load balPatrick Henry; The gentlemen last. talk of peace—peace, but there is "On December 16, while in the no peace. Even now, each wind North Sea, we hit a mine at from the east or west brings the about 3:55 a.m. The mine prob­ sound of mines exploding against ably was of the magnetic type, the sides of American merchant because it hit low on the bow. It ships. cau.sed considerable damage to The gentlemen who talk of the hull and the deep tank. No peace today are the shipowners. one was hurt—though we don't They loftily brush aside any sug­ know why, becau.se the quarters gestion that shipping in Euro­ for the sailors and firemen are pean waters or Japanese or Phil­ forward. ippine waters constitutes a ha­ TOWED BACK "The ship quickly began to set­ tle forward. "We swung the lifeboats out as quickly as possible. We were ready to abandon ship if neces­ sary. "A Norwegian freighter picked up oiir wireless message and stood by us until two sea-going tugs were sent out to tow us back to Bremerhaven. "We were put in dry dock on December 19. The repair work has been slow, but we expect to get out sometime around the first zard—even as they put in claims week in February. with the insurance underwriters. "There are still a lot of mines Their faces assume a bilious hue in this vicinity. It is no rare oc­ if Union representatives mention casion to see floating mines in mines, and they become preoc­ the daytime." cupied with the appearance of PLENTY OF BEEFS their fingernails. The letter ends with a report Comes now a letter from the that there are a number of beefs crew of the SS Hilton, which has to be ironed out when the ship been lying in drydock at Bremer- reaches port. haven since December 19, as the So there's an example of the result of a mine collision. "unhazardous" conditions AmerThe Hilton, the crew members icans sailing in foreign waters write, sailed from New York on face. November 11 for Northwestern Europe. "We arrived in Bremerhaven, Germany on December. 8, and left on December 14, bound Galley, and to "get down below where he belonged." The Second didn't argue, but merely walked away. Later the Chief Engineer walk­ ed into the open galley and took a look around. Then he strolled over to the icebox. The young whippersnapper came over to him, glowered and said: "You have no damned business in this galley. Get the heU out." The Chief was somev/hat startled, but Considering the number of ' merely laughed and walked out. beefs which are ordinarily re­ « ported when a ship hits port, it is CHARGES BROUGHT heartening to come across one Eldor Peterson, who was a wit­ which is practically beefless. ness of the events, brought the Patrolmen Jimmy Hanncrs and charges at the Union meeting, Frenchy Michelet reported an ex­ and the action was taken. ceptionally clean payoff on the A motion also was carried to Eastern Steamship's Clajrmont bring charges against an ordinary Victory, thanks to the efforts of seaman for neglecting his duties Delegates John Marciano and Pat and sticking his shipmates with McCann. watches. Brother Marciano evidently had spent much time teaching Union TO REPORT PURSER knowhow to the trip card men, Crew members decided to re­ for the Patrolmen said all of the port the Purser to the Patrolman crew members were on their toes for ignoring the repeated requests and brought in an exceptionally to list slop chest prices. The Pa­ clean and beefless ship. trolman is to check prices for They did a yeoman job along articles and the number of cigar­ other lines, too. The crew do­ Delegate Marciano (right) gives the boys some pointers. ettes put aboard and compare nated $133 to the Log (something these with the number sold to of­ of a record, incidentally) and ex­ ficers. pressed a desire to urge all crews first in the field of Union publi- robber on the Claymont Victory, R. Oliver chaired the meeting to make similar contributions to cations. so it is almost superfluous to add and Eldor Peterson was secretary. make the voice of the Seafarers' George Whale was the belly- that the food was tops. Beef less Ship Heartens Patrolmen; SIU Delegates Kept Her That Way —-"mSM Jose P. Soberon, SIU Member 1938, Dies At New Orleans Brother Jose Pescador Soberon, G362, a fighting SIU member since 1938, died v/hile waiting for the Algiers, La., ferry on his way back to his ship^ the SS Seatrain New Orleans, according to a let­ ter received by the Log from Adolph Capote, 699, stewards de­ partment delegate. Brother Soberon was better known to his shipmates as Broth­ er Fish because, of his middle name, which is Spanish for fish­ erman, Brother Capote writes. He had always sailed in the Stew­ ards Department. Brother Fish was an active fighting veteran of the rank and file and has experienced many a strike on the picket line. Brother Capote, in writing of his death, did not describe the cause. He said it came without warning while Brother Fish was waiting for the Algiers ferry, and was "merciful." Crew members of the New Or­ leans have sent flowers and con­ dolences to the family of Brother Fish in Tampa, Fla. �THE Friday, February 15, 1946 5 ' ' ' ^ MINUTES OF SlU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING |j EDWARD L. LOGAN, Jan. Chairman B. Goodman; Secretary E. Kaskell. Deck Department complained of trouble with Chief Mate and of insufficient toilet fa­ cilities for all hands. Steward requested dirty linen be put in locker not later than Monday. Motions carried: That night lunch be increased; that Delegates see Captain about toilets; that crew's mess be kept clean and tidy. 4 4 4EDWARD L. LOGAN, Jan. 7— Chairman P. Hargus; Secretary E. Kaskell. Cook stated that no­ body is to ask to cook their own specialties. Everybody blew their tops and Brother Marciglio sug­ gested that one of crew be allow­ ed to cook a special meal. Stew­ ard agreed, subject to Captain's permission. 4 4 4 MUHLENBERG VICTORY, Jan 9—Chairman J. McHenry; Secretary Edward Abraham. Open discussion on general wel­ fare. Motions carried: That Shore Patrolmen put pressure on WSA to have day lights installed in foc'sles; that fines of 10 cents for first offense and double for additional be levied for leaving mess room untidy; that a fine of $1.00 be levied for misuse of li­ brary books, proceeds to go to Log; that arrangements be made for using laundry — Steward's Dept. three days. Engine and Deck two days each. 4 4 4 MUHLENBERG VICTORY, Jan. 29 — Chairman McHenry; Secretary Stanley Kaminsky. Dis­ cussion of chess tournament in which 19 • •'embers are entered, as constructive means of building reasoning, and an aid to "winning disputes and influencing depart­ ment heads." Motions carried: To hold special meeting on day of arrival to collect fines posted in crew's mess; that Patrolman be contacted to have fresh supply of drinking water taken aboard and to check drinking water tanks for traces of creosote. Chief Cooks says water ruining his cooking. i 4. S. SQUARE SINNETT. Dec. 31— Chairman L. P. Frank; Secretary Singleton. Scarcity of food aboard ship, but main beef is that it is not prepared properly. First complained Steward in galley too much, causing confusion, Mo­ tions carried: That First Cook be given two weeks to better cook­ ing; that Steward stay out of gal­ ley as much as possible; that radio be turned off while men are eating; that fines be levied on disorderly men after they have been warned and ignore warn­ ings, that Messman feed gun crew at his convenience. Brothers Holt, Hinerick and Romey elect­ ed as general galley committee. 4 4» 4* SQUARE SINNET, Jan. -3 — Chairman L, P. Frank; Secretary Metz. Deck Department Dele­ gate Frank resigned, complaining that there was no sense fighting for men who were imcooperative. No one would make a motion to elect a new chairman, so Frank agreed to keep overtime, but re­ fused to go to Old Man about beefs. Due to shortage of food, it was decided that a poor meal now and then cannot be helped. Chief Cook, still on trial, has im­ proved. Motion carried to have list of repairs drawn up for read­ ing at next meeting. 4. 4. 4. EBEN H. LINNELL. Dec. 15— Chairman Frank F. Reid; Secre­ tary Paul McGahee; Master at Arms George W. Salters. Galley stove broken for five days and ship has been in port {Manila, P. I.) two days. Suggestions made to investigate what action SEAFARERS LOG should be taken regarding sub­ sistence; agreed to confer with N. Y. Branch. Motions carried: That agreement be made for com­ bination fireman and watertender, as there is none with the South Atlantic SS Co.; that cer­ tain penalties be imposed on those uncooperative in cleaning messhalls and heads. 4 4 4 CLAYMONT VICTORY, Jan. 1 —Chairman John M^rciano; Sec­ retary John Lalibert. SIU pamph­ lets distributed. Talk by Chair­ man and Ship's Delegate Marciano on what constitutes a good Union man and a bona fide sea­ man and emphasizing the prog­ ress of the SIU. Motions carried: That three delegates go to the Chief Engineer and ask that the laundry be open for the use of the crew; that the crew cooper­ ate with the Steward's Depart­ ment in keeping the mess room clean. 4 4 4 CLAYMONT VICTORY. Jan. 27—Chairman John Marciano; Secretary Robert Laliberte. Dis­ cussion on keeping messrooms clean. Log donation sheet pre­ sented to membership. Discus­ sion of laundry and showers. Delegation to see Captain on this matter. Motions carried: That one crew member be deprived of membership in the SIU. This followed a recommendation by P. J. McCann that he be disquali­ fied because of various com­ plaints regarding his filthy living habits and reluctance to cooper­ ate with his fellow workers. 4 4 4 DELAIRES, Nov. 5—Chairman James O'Keefe; Secretary Bill Kaiser. Many complaints on re­ pairs: missing faucets, toilets out of order for several days, snafu loud speaker in mess hall, broken electric toaster. New Orleans Agent Higdon told meeting Wip­ ers would have clean electricians' quarters, since electricians are out of their quarters during two hours allotted for sanitary work, Sullivan of WSA gave permission to use old Navy quarters, since two different watches were sleep­ ing in same quarters. Higdon ironed out beef on hands for Steward's Department. 4 4 4 COASTAL MARINER. Jan. 30 Chairman C. Rocafort; Secretary R. Morgan. Deck Delegate Ruiz read letter of praise for officers and Steward's Department, to be sent to Log. Voted 19 to 3 to send letter. Electrician wants Patrol­ man to see why officers are rid­ ing him. Suggestion that Dele­ gates see to stores at beginning of next trip, since there is a short­ age on this one. Motions carried: Not to pay off without a Patrol­ man; To look into possibility of a Spanish section for the Log; to accept Rocafort as Steward's Delegate, since he and Steward are only book members in De­ partment. Page Seven CUT AND RUN By HANK AB Mike Zirolli is coming in on the Occidental Victory and his old buddy, Matty Dileo, is anx­ iously waiting to see him. Three years is too long a time to be separated. 4 4 4 We've just discovered about Jack Parker being something of an ice-skating champ. We won­ der if anyone can have noticed the sea legs in his skating style? . . . Mike Porter just blew in and said Hullo to Paul Hall. What's new, Mike? . . . We're rather curious about how Brothers are treating the 511 Club down Philly way, and if there's any chance of scratching any more names on the board? . . . Baltimore is fa­ mous for a lot of things but es­ pecially for her Broadway Rose. How is she getting along lately? 4 4 4 Salvatore Frank; Jr., blew in recently with Frank Betts and Joe Tassin. Frank's making an­ other trip on that grandmother wagon, Schoharie—and is plan­ ning to run for a piecard job in Boston soon. Good luck, Frank. 4 4 4 With Rocky Benson and Broth­ er TannehiU already riding the waves, and Mike Rossi ready to hit the deck, thfe Hall is getting newer faces fast enough! . . . New York's crime wave soaked Louis Goffin just before he left for his Jacksonville piecard job. He was clipped for a camera, coat, wall clock, etc. Well, we hope crime don't pay any more attention to Literary Lou down there. 4 4 4 We hope Alex Baltimore Ski doesn't have to strike against the M. M. &• P. to get that night mate's job. The little bag he had with him for his gear was similar to the way Mickey Quinn ships out—fast and light enough even for a pier-head jump! 4 4 4 It looks like those comical Midtown Romcos, Mike Dendak and "Tabbacco" are leaving the ex­ pensive glittering world arid shipping out. But then we could be wrong, too, after a few drinks! 4 4 4 AB "Peppy" Nelson blew in last week from a short snorter and promised to ship right out. Easily convinced by a ropey arn pay-off, no doubt. Say, Peppy, have you seen Leo Siarkowski and Ozzie Okray yet, or have they sailed out into the strikeless world ? 4 4 4 Pete McCoskey, the Irish Polock, visited the Hall recently and reported excellent organiz­ ing aboard the Eastpoint Victory with Dutch Bolz and Dom the Bosun. Pete was trying to shang­ hai Scotty Morton aboard her for her West African run when he suddenly met another good old shipmate, Verrill Sverrigen, who loves the horses, by the way. They had separated on the West Coast some time ago and certainly talk­ ed it over. Say, Verrill, is your big, stout pal really named O'Connor or is he just talking blarney? 4 4 4 The hottest and most humorous thing in bcwintcrcd New York are the Tarpaulin Musters for Standby Beer jobs daily brewed up by those Mariner Bar Sailors, big Danny, little Frenchy and smiling Bryan! The Steward Was Much Disliked By A1 But The Electriciau Had $64 Reason The Chief Electrician aboard the Brazil Victory doesn't feel very kindly toward the Steward. Neither does anyone in the Stew­ ard's Department. But the Stew­ ard added injury to insult in the case of the Electrician. He left him hungry. The Electrician had some work that kept him after the dinner hour. When he asked the Stew­ ard for food, the Steward cussed him and swung a boat knife at him. The Chief Cook complains that the Steward is a continual nuisance, and the Bedroom Stew­ ard says he used profane langua^ in reprimanding him. At the Ship's Meeting on Janu­ ary 27, it was decided to let the Steward's Dept. handle its own beef in this respect. But there was no motion on the Electrician's complaint. The poor fellow's probably still hungry! SEAFAHFHS IN POLAND WDL Protests Picketing Ordinance . NEW YORK CITY — (WDL) — Enforcement of an anti-picketing ordinance against General Mo­ tors strikers in Trenton, N. J. has brought a strong protest from the Workers Defense League. Pointing out that the ordin­ ance is "a clear violation of the right to picket, which has been upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court," Rev. Aron S. Cilmartin, national chairman of the Work­ ers Defense League, called upon Mayor Andrew J. Duch to "re­ quest police to cease enforcing it and then take action to have it removed from the statute books." Apparently aimed against mass picketing, the-* ordinance bars picketing by persons other than plant employes < and requires pickets to carry identification insignia. Here's more documentary evi­ dence that our roving Seafarers get around. From left, according to a note on the back of the snap­ shot, are "Danny of N. J. and R. L. Wilkenson of the SS Julian in Gdynia, Poland in De­ cember 1945." They seem to be inspecting the wreckage of a Nazi plane. �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. February 15, 1946 New Orleans Draws Its Breath By C. J. BUCK STEPHENS Boston Says, 'Bo Not Come Now' By JOliN MOGAN NEWS?? NEW ORLEANS — Shipping has dropped off in this Port with­ in the la.st few days, but .should pick up in the next week «r so. There are plenty of ships and beefs here, but no one is getting off. The majority of the ships are in transit from the West Coast and from Atlantic Coast Ports in here for grain. The Seatrain New Orleans is still here and from all indica­ tions will be here for some time to ,come. The longshoremen struck the ship December 13th, and it is still tied up as tight as a drum. All hand.s on board are satisfied with the set-up because they ar"e all local members and don't mind being home with the family for a spell. A warning was issued here last week by the District Engineers that all vessels passing near thfr levee or places ^yhere there are any inhabitants should proceed at slow speed. The river here is just about at flood stage and still rising. DIRTY WORK I see where the local paper carried an article that men were urgently needed in the new peace­ time Merchant Marine, and the Maritime Service is seeking BOSTON — The report from? Siience this week from the Boston this week will necessarily taking a ship up that way WAWMA whether they are rugged enough "Btunch Agents of the follow* be brief. There was very little 6t A SAILOR^ ing ports: shipping, and only fair business. to take the weather. OR ELSE! There is an awful lot of stuff go­ SAN JUAN Where transportation is in­ ing to the boneyard, and even NORFOLK on this type of run the operators volved in every case, it is un­ JACKSONVILLE try to chisel, so I guess most of derstandable that the operators TAMPA these will be tow jobs from Bos­ cannot view the idea of sending BALTIMORE 50 to a 100 men to a ship in Port­ ton. NEW YORK land with a kindly eye. We will The old Yarmouth has return­ have to take drastic action if the PORT ARTHUR GALVESTON ed from the wars and is now members don't cooperate in bet­ docked here preparatory to the ter fashion. reconditioning required to put It will be quiet around here for her back on her peacetime run. a while, unless the tugboat strike volunteers. What the hell they All the oldtimers get nostalgic in New York should cause whole­ are needed for is beyond me. when the Yarmouth is mentioned; sale diversions, in which case From all indications there are hence it is figured it will take we'll have to order more chalk more men than jobs at the present By J. TRUESDALE about three seconds to get' a for the Dispatcher. In the mean­ time. They should come around crew for her when the call comes time, though, it would be well if some of the halls and pick up the PHILADELPHIA —Giving out Shipping is good in this Port, in. Perhaps the other Eastern all hands knew that shipping here with the news from the City of and there are quite a few old- excess men hanging around in boats will be back very shortly, is very slow. place of spending dough on raw Brotherly Love: and thi.s will insure a steady timers coming back here. The recruits. Or could it be they business for the port. SS Halton Carey paid off here, are in hopes of keeping a few NEW CONTRACT with another of those bucko skijj- thousand recruits handy—^just in John Hawk, Secretary-Treas­ pcrs. It seems that the old man case? urer, visited the port this past wps getting a little too much By WM. STEVENSON While they are laying up Amer­ week. The matter of a contract competition from some of the ican merchant ships as fast as DULUTH—"When a fellow gets rainy days, and turn his business crewmembers as far as one of the with the new company operating around as much as I do, he often over to a younger man before the passengers was concerned; very they can, I see in the paper where the New Bedford boats is up for ship flying the "Rising Sun" consideration, and it will take a hears people talking about vari­ Grim Reaper cuts him down. pretty she was, too. is sailing the Pacific with a load little work to get this company ous interesting topics. Recently, It (labor) wants the manufac­ of raw silk for the United States. The Captain took it too, too overheard a conversation re­ turer to make enough money, so in line. Then, too, it seems as That doesn't make sense to me. seriously, and came stalking though a little finagling has been garding organized labor, and the he will stay in business; expand It seems to me as though our down to the messroom with his going on, which also will require hasty assumption that "labor and employ more workers; keep ships should be used and not laid wants everything." money in circulation; and pay attention. up in a bone yard. In the other direction—Port­ Nothing could be further from workers a decent living wage. TAKE IT EASY land and Searsport—we have a the truth. Organized labor beDECENT WAGE I see where the ICC permit for couple of ships loading for Italy ieves in a world with prosperity Labor wants the white collar the operation of the Seatrain and Yugoslavia. It would be for all. It doesn't object to in­ worker, and those with a fixed Lines, Inc., route between Belle much easier for the Dispatcher if dustry or capital making a legi­ income, to make a decent salary Chasse and New York has been our fellows would decide before timate porfit. or income so they can live com­ restored. How long it will* take fortably and become good con­ for them to start operating is IT ISN'T MUCH sumers. yet not known, so all members Labor wants the farmer to get All the American wage earner interested please don't start down a fair price for his products in asks for himself is a decent wage this way yet. And, by the way, order that he may become a good so that he can live as every Amer­ all hands interested in shipping consumer, and can put by a little ican should, and be able to pro­ on the New Mississippi ships cabbage for the day when he re­ vide for the future day when he don't head this way for a while By ARTHUR THOMPSON tires. Labor also wants the mer­ lays down his tools to let a admiral's suit on and tried to yet, because the first one will not SAVANNAH — Shipping has chant to. make a fair profit so he, younger man take over. That's scare the crew to death. When be ready until sonie time in July. picked up considerably the past too, can save something for a all that organized labor wants! that didn't work, he got real And if you do want to start two weeks. We had another pay rugged and slapped one of the this way, don't say it is because off since the Lyman Hall last messboys. The Union promptly of the good weather, because you week. We paid off the David brought him up on charges be­ will be badly mistaken; they even • Burnett, a Waterman scow, in fore the Coast Guard, who found had to close the race track here Charleston, and it was another WASHINGTON, D. C.—One of version, it will be entitled to ire- him guilty, suspended his papers for 10 days so it would dry up clean one with no beefs outstand­ for one month and put him on enough for the nags to run and. ing. All the delegates were help- the frankest admissions so far bates from Uncle Sam, which will three months probation. Brothers, that is plenty damn wet. full with the job and all hands made that employers are using be sufficient to take care of any losses it may sustain in the next GO BACK tax "savings" to finance a war were sober. TOOK IT EASY This was quite a surprise since against labor has come from a two years. When the skipper claimed we That is about all the dirt I can the Burnett was shoved around big textile plant in Union Point, were trying to take his living dig up at the present time exfrom pillar to post since last No­ Ga. away from him, he was, told that ; cept for the hush-hush story of vember looking for a place to he could go back to his ATA, be­ I the week here in New Orleans. A It is owned by the Union Manu­ discharge ammo. The gang must cause the SIU does not allow any I fellow went into the NMU hall have been impatient to get paid facturing Company and imion officer of any ship to slap one to get a job; and, while there, off so they could let off steam, workers have gone on strike be of the crew. picked up cash and checks Rotary shipping means job and we expected a bit of trouble cause the management refuses In addition three logs were amounting to $1026.00 off the dHmocracy. The man who to put into effect National War but got none. desk. I don't think he made a cut in half; and, all in all, this lad registers first gets first crack Labor Board orders. MEN NEEDED ship because from the last report got what was coming to him. at the jobs. His name is list­ Im response, the company, in Wc expect a couple of more he was in the local jug and when All ships signing on in this Port ed on looseleaf panel files ships in Savannah during the a circular distributed to em­ picked up only had $630.00 left are covered by a Patrolman, to which are kept in the ship­ coming week and also at least ployes, brazenly boasted that it ping hall for all to see. Once see to it that everything is ship­ on him. one in Charleston. We're short will lose nothing from the walk­ a man ships .his registration shape. Pictures were .taken of of rated men again, and unless out. the New Hall, which we expect card goes into the permanent a few more of the boys come "Any losses we sustain in 1946 will appear in a near issue of the file and becomes proof (for around looking for a ship we're will be made up to us by the gov­ Log. (Editor's note:—^We're Oven the draft board, among in for some more hxmting. A few ernment out of our profits in 1944 others) that he is an active faster than that. They were print­ other ships are due to stop in the and 1945," the circular declared. ed in last week's Log.) seaman. No favoritism, no near neighborhood but they'll be What the company referred to back door shipping in the Any of your beachcombers who in transit and may not need any was that, under the "carry-back" SIU halls. Every man in his are looking for a good port to replacements; we hope so any­ provisions of dhe tax laws, passed turn. ship from—come down to Phila­ way. by Congress to facilitate recon­ delphia. Skipper Takes Unwilling Rest Labor Demands Decent Standards Savannah Short Of Rated Men It Pays Bosses To Have Strikes Why. Isthmian Men Are Going SiU �THE Friday, February 15. 194S SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Tugboat Unions Ask SIU For Aid By FRENCHY MICHELET During the past week we have encountered a number of situa­ tions that need remedying, so we ' are going to utilize this space to comment on 'em. Number one is the fink-herder in the Calmar Line's New York office, who not only shakes down the "Dog House" and sundry Bowery flonhouses for men to round out Calmar crews, but is even sending green kids to the Inspectors for papers and then shipping them directly to the ships on pier-head jumps, with­ out even bothering to notify the Union. That this character is able to do this successfully is our own damn fault. It is not only our right but our duty as well to see that no free-loader mans an SIU ship. When a man trots aboard your sCOw, Brother, demand io see his shipping card; and if he doesn't have one, why, just bounce him down the gangway, bag-aiid-baggage. Number two is this business of SIU members taking jobs with - the shipowners. We have a situ­ ation here in New York where a number of our members have ta­ ken assistant Port Steward's jobs (the lowest form of animal life, incidentally) and then proceeded to try to out-Herod Herod in or­ der to sit on Herod's throne. Sev­ eral of these would-be Port Stew­ ards are doing some mighty finky things, to prove to their bosses, no doubt, that they are hungry enough and anti-union enough to merit better things. BAD TIMES COMING When we paid off the Oliver Jjoving the other day we found that one of these assistant Port Stewards had takcn^ the over­ time home with him and just had himself one hell of a time with a red pencil. There was no rhyme nor reason to it, because it was all legitimate stuff that was covered by the contract and we made him put every hour back in, but the guy certainly gave us a bad time for an hour or so. We want to take this opportunity to assure the gentleman in question hat we're going to give him an equal­ ly bad time when he pokes his nose into an SIU hall in search of a job. However, our whole point is that the matter should be taken up at the forthcoming Agents' Conference and the proper changes made in the constitution, so that birds of this feather would be compelled to answer to a specific committee for their ac­ tions while employed by a ship­ owner. DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR Point number thi-ee is the prac­ tice of Chief Stewards and Chief Electricians with gold-braid com­ plexes eating in the saloon. They have no business in the saloon— the messboy who serves them is entitled to overtime for it. If you are a member of the unlicen.sed personnel, you eat with the un­ licensed personnel. It's as simple as that. Point number four—Who fries the eggs. In laying out the work for a Liberty with an eight man stew­ ards department under normal peacetime conditions, we ex­ plained that now that both the Third Cook and the Straight Sec­ ond Cook had been eliminated, it was necessary to revert to pre­ war conditions where the Chief Cook fried the eggs while the Second Cook & Baker prepared the morning hot breads, such as hot cakes, french toast, etc. We have since had to straighten out a situation where a Chief Cook contended that he had nothing to do with breakfast. IT'S OVER It's true, as this Chief Cook contended, that the Chief Cook had nothing to do with breakfast during wartime — but the war's over, Bub. We can now expect to do a lot of things that we didn't have to do during the war. They are going to paint the .ships white again and we're going to have to shinny up the mast and soogee the damn things in all kinds of weather, too. For a just distribution of the work in the galley the Chief Cook must fry the eggs, just as NEW ORLEANS The SIU Atlantic and Gulf Coast District was asked this week to assist the Gulf Coast Tug Boat Union in bringing several reactionary and recalcitrant tugboat companies in the Gulf area into line. The ap­ peal was issued by Lindsey J. Wil­ liams, recently-appointed Direc­ tor of the Tugboat Union. Williams said llial the liiiiiigup action would involve several notorious anti-labor tug com­ panies. Among the worst of these is the Bisso Towing Co., which has refused to recognize the de­ sire of men in its fleet to be rep­ resented by a Union. He pointed out that if Bisso and the other reactionary com­ panies are allowed to operate in this manner, it ultimately will affect the livelihood of all mari­ time workers in the area. SCABBY TACTICS particularly odoriferous is the ' pressed by Williams, SIU leaders fact that a short time ago the here had a few words of their Union showed such an over­ own to add in clarifying the tug­ whelming number of Bisso work­ boat picture: ers as members and pledgees The big stumbling block in the that the company signed an way of strong tugboat organiza­ agreement to the effect that they tion and contracts is the Bisso recognized the Tugboat Union as Company. The fact that it will the bargaining agent. not recognize the Union serves as a stimulous to other towing com­ A COMPANY UNION panies to follow its reactionary • "Then out of a clear -sky, this lead. outfit had a couple of stooges The tug business is highly form a bastard company union. competitive, and , if one outfit The company then refused to does not pay Union wages it will meet with Union representatives run the Union companies out of on the bacio that the company business by lis lower scab rales. had an 'independent union'." So, in addition to building a The men of this outfit are strong Union, the fight against plenty sore, Williams said. the Bisso Company is also a fight "Unless something is done to to keep the Union outfits from break the company's attempt to being put out of business—and buffalo these men, it probably Union members from being put will lead to either job or strike out of jobs. action, as the case may necessi­ SIU Atlantic and Gulf Coast tate. members here feel, consequently, "You can see the necessity, that the fight' of the SIU Gulf then, of getting the Seafarers' Coast Tugboat Union is their support. With them helping us fight, that by aiding it they will we should be able either to kick be aiding the cause of exploited these people into line or make tugboat men and, in a'ddition, af­ them wish they had." fording them the opportunity of PICTURE- CLARIFIED affiliating with the fighting Sea­ In addition to the opinions ex- farers. Williams appeal to the SIU followed a regular meeting of the SIU tugmen, at which 60 men went on record as asking "the Atlantic and Gulf Districts to as­ sist us in out attempts to put to an end the scabby tactics used by the Bisso Towing Co." Williams explained to Sea­ farers' representatives that the specific help needed in this work would be announced after the Tug representatives had attempt­ ed to arrange another meeting CHICAGO (LPA) — A govern­ between the company and union representatives. He amplified his ment study of workers in a typi­ cal St. Paul war plant shows that explanation: "What makes this Bisso outfit "dollar for dollar" the pay of an Pay Check Today Buys Less FORE 'n AFT By BUNKER he did before the war when a Third Cook or straight Second Cook had not yet entered the pic­ ture. That's why his working hom's were set from 6:30 A.M., in order to permit him to assist to run off the breakfast. Finally, a word about splitting up extra meal money. Some of the contracts provide for over­ time for this work and the split is consequently clear, but this is the fair and proper division for those contracts with 35c a meal clauses: When extra meals are fed to persons carried as passengers, the Bedroom Steward should be compensated with the equivalent of one hour a day overtime from the total meal money. The rest of the dough should be cut up among the men preparing and serving the meals. The Nail's Yours Cards? Chess? Music? A Good Book? They're all in the SIU hall. No effort has been spared to make the halls comfortable and attractive. A gin mill is no longer the social center for men ashore —the center is the union hall. When President Truman an­ nounced the other day that there wouldn't be as much beer and liquor made this year because of the grain shortage, many Ameri­ cans probably tfiought: "the war's over now . . . that's a helluva thing to do." But merchant seamen who have been hitting the war-torn ports of Antwerp, Hamburg, and Le Havre have a different slant on this. Many American seamen are going ashore in Allied ports with canned goods . . . coffee . . . sugar and bread. Not to sell to the black market, not to pass around to the girls in some water front dive, but to give to people who are trying to live on a diet that would seem like pigeon fare to A.me.ricans. employed worker bought con­ siderably less in March 1945 than in early 1941. This confirmation of the claim of organized labor that substantial wage increases are needed now to keep the na­ tion on a full-employment basis is contained in a study made pub­ lic this week by the regional of­ fice of the Bureau of Labor Sta­ tistics, U. S. Dept. of Labor. few bucks from each man after ACTUALLY LESS a good pay off would soon add In addition, the study found up to a mighty good sum of money—money that could then that weekly earnings of men who be used to buy vital commodi­ were employed in 1941 and who ties for people "over there." . have found new jobs since lea^*This sum could be administered ing the aircraft parts plants have directly by a committee of SIU receded to prewar levels. These members or could be transfered men averaged $47.46 for a work­ to a recognized relief agency which we can be siu-e will dis­ week of 51.5 hours in 1941. In tribute our money regardless of wartime their earnings increased race, creed or political beliefs. sharply, to $81.41 for 54.4 hours per week in the spring of 1945. WE'RE THE ONES Since then there has been a sharp I"o start the ball rolling, 1 have sent a check for five dollars to drop which reduced their earn­ ings to $47,75 for a 45.4 hour week. THEY KNOW American merchant seamen know better than anyone else the contrast between the well-stock­ ed restaurants in New York and the empty store shelves in Europe. ' Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk, Now here's a suggestion and I'd with the suggestion that it be like to hear what you other fel­ used as the basi.s for .such a fund —to be called "The Seafarers In­ lows think about it. ternational Relief Fund." 1 suggest that SIU men, who It is significant that we are an know what bread means to our international union and that no starving Allies, start a fund to other union has better idealism buy food for Allied nations., A or better reason to initiate such While the earnings of this group would appear to be almost exactly the same now as before the war, the Bureau pointed out, actually these workers have suf­ fered a marked reduction in pur­ chasing power due to increased taxes and the sharp rise in prises. a drive. We extend to all sea­ men everywhere the hope of a better standard of living, so we can make this concrete move to prove our interest in the common man everywhere. If this proposal meets with favor among the membership I believe we should give it as much publicity as possible ... to show Americans that their merchant seamen are as generous in peace as thej' were courageous in war. �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Growing, Growing—Grown: 129 Operators Contracted To SlU Friday, February 15, 1946 ANOTHER ONE JOINS OUR RANKS We Were Too Modest i r-T: In last week's Log we stated that the Seafarers International Union had closed shop contracts with 75 companies. This statement was sliffhtly inaccurate, inasmuch as only the major companies were counted. The Sea­ farers have contracts with 129 companies^ Approximately 15 per cent are not operating at the present but will start in the near future, but, all in all, well over a 100 active companies have contracts with the SlU. We print the entire list in response to the requests from the member­ ship, who made inquiries after they read last week's statement. 65—^Hart Wood Lumber Co. 1—Admiral Oriental Line 66—Hobbs, VTall & Co. 2—^American-Hawaiian 88 Co. 67—Hedger 88 Corp. 3—^American Mail Line 68—Interocean 88 Corp. 4—American President Lines Ltd. 5—Alaska Packers Association 69—Island Transportation Co. 6—Alaska 88 Co. 70—Johnson Lumber Co., A. B. 7—Alaska Transportation Co. 71—Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co. 8—^Ashley & Dustin 8tcamer Line 72—Kingsley Co. of California 9—Automotive Trades Steamship Co. 72—Luckenbach Gulf 88 Co. 10—Arnold Bernstein 88 Co. 74—^Lake Sand Corp. 11—Alcoa 88 Co. Inc. 75—^Lawrence Phillips 83 Co. 12—A. H. Bull 88 Corp. 76—Linderman Co., Fred 13—American Liberty Lines Inc. • 77—Los Angeles Tankers, Inc. 14—^Baxter and Co., J. H. 78—Matson Navigation Co. 15—Burns 88 Co. 79—Maritime Transit Co. . 16—Bob-Lo Excursion Co. 80—McCarthy 88 Co. 17—^Baltimore Insular Inc. 81—Moore 88 Co. 18—Coastwise (Pacific Far East) Line 82—Mississippi Shipping Co. 19—Canadian National Railways 83—Mobile Oceanic Corp. 20—Cement Transit Co. 84—Martin Marine Transportation Co. 21—Chicago, Duluth, Georgian Bay Transit Co. 85—Moran Towing & Transportation 22—Cleveland & Buffalo 88 Co. 86—^Northland Transportation Co. 23—Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. 87—New England 88 Co. 24—Construction Aggregates Corp. 88—Oceanic 88 Co. 25—Cleveland—Cedar Point 88 Co. 89—Olson & Co., Oliver J. 26—Crystal Beach Transit Co. 90—Owens—^Parks Lumber Co. 27—Chamberlain & Co., W. R. 91—Overlakes Freight Corp. 28—Coastal 88 Co. 92—Ocean Dominion Line 29—Coastwise 88 & Barge Co., Inc. 93—Orbis 88 Corp. 30—Consolidated Olympic Line 94—Ore SS Corp. 31—Coos Bay Lumber Co. 95—Olympic 88 Co. 32—Colonial Navigation Co. 96—Pacific Atlantic 83 So. (Quaker Line) 33—Canadian Gulf Line Ltd. 97—^Pacific Mail 88 Co. 34—Collabee 88 Co. 98—Pacific Republics Line (Moore-McCormack, 35—Calmar 88 Co. Inc.) 36—Cuba Distilling Co. 99—P. L. Transportation Co. 37—Coyle Lines 100—^Port Oxford Lumber Co. 38—De La Rama 88 Co. 101—^Peninsular and Occidental 88 Co. 39.—Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. 102—Pacific Tankers, Inc. 40—Dorothy PhiUips 88 Co. 103—^Pope & Talbot, Iiic. (McCormack 83 Co. —Deconhill Shipping Co. Div.) 42—Dougherty Co. 104—^Ramselius Co., Captain J. " 43—^Debardeliban Coal Corp. 105—^Raritan 88 Corp. 44—Emery Co., W. L. 106—River Terminals Corp. 45—Erie Sand & Gravel Co, 107—Richfield OU Co. 46—Eastern 88 Co. 108—8anta Ana 88 Co. 47—Eastern Transportation Co. 109—Shepard 88 Co. 48—Fitzirnmons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co 110—States 88 Co. 49—Freeman & Co., S. 8. 111—Schafer Bros. 88 Lines 50—Frelihew Southern Corp. 112—Solano 88 Co. 51—Florida East Coast Coal Co. 113—Sierra 88 Corp. 52—Florida Car Ferry Co. 114—8udden & Christenson 88 Co. 53—General 88 Corp. 115—8tandard Oil of California 54—Grace & Co., W. R. (As agents for Grace 116—South Atlantic 88 Line Lines, Inc., Pacific Coast, West Coast, Mexi­ 117—Sm.ith Johnson 88 Co. can, Central American, Panama Service of 118~Soaa Shipping Co. Grace Line, Inc.) and Pacific Coast South 119—Savannah Lines American Service of Grace Line, Inc.) 120—Southern Transportation Co. 55—Gorman 88 Co. 121—Seatrain Lines, Inc. 56—Griffiths & Sons, James 122—The Union Sulphur Co., Inc. 57—Griffiths 88 Co. 123—Tri-Lakes 88 Co. 58—Gravel Products Co. 124—Tidewater Associated Oil Co. (Associate 59—Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Div.) 60 -Great Lakes Transport Corp. 125—'Wisconsin & Michigan 88-Co. 61—General Petroleum Co. 126—Wheeler-Hallock Co. 62—Hammond Lumber Co. 127—Wood Lumber Co., E. K. 63—Hammond Shipping Co., Ltd. 128—^Waterman 88 Corp. 64—Hanify Co., J. R. 129—Wilmington Transportation Here ore some of the crew of the Isthmian East Point Victory who, after surveying the maritime union field, overwhelmingly chose the Seafarers as the jjnion of their choice. Reading from left to right, they are; Peter Coyle; Jimmy Carroll; A. B. Back. AB; L. M. Eads, Elec.; J. Boles, Oiler; B. Svenblab, AB; R. Taylor, AB; R. Nowaskowski, Messman; M. Nickol, OS; E. Zavrol, AB; R. Berrian, OS; Dominick Disei, Bosun; Kruithoff, ILA, Whitey Callahan. Sports Review Of The Week FAN BOO VERDICT Many of the fans who made up the suckers to continue pouring the third largest fight crowd in through the Garden turnstiles at Madison Square Garden's history twenty bucks a head or more, (18,941), lustily booed the draw he'd better cook up some more verdict in the recent Johnny highly entertaining fistic menus. Greco-Beau Jack ten rounder. Incidentally, we're inclined to Even though somewhat disap­ ask how come the OPA allows pointed at the very dull scrap for Brer Jacobs to jack up the ducat which they had shelled out $148,- price without even a murmur, 752 with tops at $20, the majority how come? was of the opinion that Greco de­ HERE AND THERE served more than the draw which The golden magic of Notre he was given. Referee Ruby Goldstein was Dame's name did something to either blind in one eye or both, as the Garden's basketball crowd he saw fit to fill out his card five when 10,000 wild fans turned out to three in. Jack's favor; Judge last week for 3,800 available tick­ Frank Forbes gave Greco the ets to the NYU-Notre Dame nod, five to four; and Judge game. Hardwood crowds have Marty Monroe scored five each been more than good all season, way, voting for a draw; and a but this one was really some­ draw it is according to the rec­ thing for the books . . . Brook­ ords, even though the fans and lyn's Dodgers face a real prob­ lem in the coming season with Greco feel cheated. After the first few rounds. Jack their catching dept. Unless either had no zip in his famous "bold Mickey Owen or Bobby Bragan blow'.' dnd appeared to be cither secures his release from the Navy, overtrained or past his peak. In things will be tough for Durany event, the boys really put on ocher. Detroit Tigers are one team a sorry exhibition such as wiU certainly not do the fight game that won't raise the price of tick­ ets, because Owner Briggs can any good. If Maestro Mike Jacobs expects see "no justification." Clearing The Deck (Continued front Page 3) union. Then, too, he is at odds with other bigwigs of the CIO, and only recently was reprimanded by the National CIO for attempted raiding on other CIO unions. He finds^himself, at the present time, in the very embarrassing position of finding that the east coast; Longshoremen get much higher rates of pay than his own mem­ bers. His members know this and resent it. Today, the east coast Longshoremen's rate of pay is $1.50 while the west coast Long­ shoremen's rate of pay is $1.25, FORCED TO MOVE In other words, the only way the leadership can survive is to make up for the loss they have taken, and to protect themselves, from the coming furor of an uprising membership. By gobbling up all the loose ends of this'industry and absorbing them for their own per.sonal benefits, they can stave off for a short while the inevitable. Thus we see the reason for the proposed creation of such a "national union." First, it is to save themselves fitiancially; second, organizationally; third, to preserve their very lives as union piecards and as CP fronts by attempting to defeat what the CP consider the major danger to their controlling this industry—the 8IU. Thus, we have the "national union." The various unions of tlie 8eafarers have refused to even talk with these phonies and for a damn good reason. We know their purpose in proposing such a thing. We know that whatever union is luckless and senseless to go for such a song, is sure to become a victim of these finks—its funds confiscated, and its membership used to further the commie aims, and prostituted to the demands of that all-time fink—Joe 8talin. il'IiriVi I'li^iri'i' if (T'Vii' i"iir''' I - �THE Friday, Februeury 15, 194B SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG 3 •: SS ALABAMA Ahlberg, John $..6.56 Almack, Russell 65 Amans, Lloyd R 10.01 Amie, Fred 5.90 Anderson, Leroy 65 •Raker, Martin 1,07 Band, Alice 1 14.76 Banti, Fred 24.18 Bartchy, Ruth 7.55 Bass, Frank ; .99 Grossman, Herbert 99 23.28 Lopierre, William H Bass, Pearlie 13.45 Grywalski, Edward 9.84 Lovely, Robert 2.63 Beamer, Annie 19.13 Gump,-Charles 7.87 13.12 Luster, James Beason, Richard 4.59 Hall, Albert 9.94 7.87 Luster, Robert Beechcy, Sidney 13.71 Hall, Noel R 3.28 14.11 Luster, Rudolph Belknap, Omri 8.53 Halladay, Robert 3.61 19.68 Lydon, John Bell, Hubert 6.54 Hanson, Louis 1 2.13 23.47 McCarthy, Ernest Bennett, Grant 1.97 Ilartman, Leonard A 1.31 1.64 McGlynn^ Leo Bennett, Ray R 3.93 Hassell, Harold 2.29 65 Mcintosh, George Bergstrom, Sidney 2.63 Hassman, Norman J McManus, Joseph 1.64 2.29 Bobb, Fi-ank L 1.15 Hayward, Eugene 25.97 3.61 McQuinn, William Bollens, John C. 10.17 Hcdrick, Wilham 13.35 6.07 McWhorler, Robert Botzenhart, Herbert 23.45 Hemphill, CL ra 1.31 10.83 Maddox, William Brewer, Ernest 1.31 Henderson, David L 16.23 1.31 Mallory, E. R Breneman, Donald 65 Henry, Mary 7.21 22.01 Malone, Thomas Broda, Frank M 2.29 Hill, Milford 23.81 4.27 Manor, "Vernon Brogan, Charles 14.43 Ililliard, John 1.64 22.73 Manross, Richard Brooks, Adelbert ;. 24.72 Hinkel, Edna W 33 23.09 Marella, Angelo Brooks, Everett 9.35 Howald, Theil R 33 11.81 Marshall, Wilbur Brown, Charles .1 6.56 Hughes, Henry S 10.83 9.19 Martin, Robert E Brown, John 26.69 Humbrecht, Joseph 9.51 2.79 Martinelli, Stefano Brown, S. E 7.21 Hunt, Francis L 6.56 5.57 Mascia, Joseph Burnett, John D 2.29 Jacobs, William 2.95 6.56 Matson, John S Burns, Wiiliam 1.64 Johnson, James Mencke, Elmer 8.20 1.64 Burr, Donald 3.61 Jones, Eleanor M 23.81 7.87 Meyers, Mary Jane Burson, John H 65 Jordoo, Fred D Miller, Herman 25.25 -4.92 Busch, Florence 3.93 Katlick, John 12.13 , 65 Mitchell, Leslie Camp, Reita Jane ,4.27 Kayler, Joseph Jr 13.45 1.31 Moat, Richard Campion, Thomas U 6.56 Kelly, Michael J 6.23 2.29 Moat, Stanley F Carroll, Harold P 2.46 Kannebrew, Nancy 13.45 19.48 Moore, Albert Carseth, Robert C 22.73 Kerins, Patrick F; 1.81 1.97 Moran, John Chartrand, Joseph 2.95 Kinville, Mary 21.65 26.34 Morgan, Gene Chesnikm, Frank 17.67 Kirby, Richard D 9.84 4.27 Moses, Johnie Christian, Richard E 3.61 Kolukusky, Edward 1.15 3.28 Murphy, Patrick Church, Edith 3.93 Kondor, Steve 9.19 2.95 ' Naglowsky, John Cliff, Charles S 1.97 Kranyak, Attila D 12.99 16.40 |Naglowsky, Bogdan Cline, "Wendell B 1.31 Kreiger, Donald R. 3.45 2.95 Migbor, John "Cobb, Jack 9.84 Leahy, Mary North, Leo 2.13 14.07 Collins, John 2.63 Leahy, James O'Dell, James 17 14.07 Cortese, Fredrick J 10.83 Lenneier, William Jr 65 15.41 Orfanos, Andrew Coulson, Ruth Georgia 22.01 Lewis, Harry 1.64 33 Pace, Gerald Coyne, Thomas 2.79 LlBerto, Donald 6.23 99 Pager, Paul Craig, James 19.85 J Lister, Robert ^ 5.57 13.12 Palmer, Paul CuUoton, Stemphen M 1.64 Locsch, Kurt F 33 3.61 Papow, Arthur Curry, Katharine 3.61 Parker, John R 11.48 Dama, Donald 99 Parker, Robt. H 1.31 Danchek, Frank 33 Parket, Timothy 33 Darling, Robert 3.45 Parsons, Harold 7.21 Darling, Ralph 7.93 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Paye, Curtis 8.58 HAnover 2-2784 Davidson, Herbert i 4.27 BOSTON 21.97 330 Ajtlantic Ave.' Pendelton, Clayton Liberty 4057 . Pennington, Harold Dawns, Elmer 4.27 __ 65 14 North Gay St. DeCatur, John 33 BALTIMORE Peters, Vernon 2.29 Calvert 4539 De Georgia, Albert 1.64 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone Loinbai'd 7G51 Den, John A. 65 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street Dennard, Willie F 4.59 4-1083 339 Chartres St. Devese, Rachel 23.09 NEW ORLEANS Canal 3336 Dilly, John. 33 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. CREW OF SS FITZHUGH LEE 3-1728 Dine, Milford 10.83 The men listed below have sou­ 7 St. Michael St. Dom, Frank .33 .MOBILE 2-1754 venirs which are being held as Doody, Cornelius 9.19 SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon unclaimed baggage at the U. S. San Juan 2-5996 Dooley, Lawrence 9.84 GALVESTON SOS'/e 22nd St. Custom House, in New York City, Dorff, Charles B 82 2-8043 contact William -J. Rummol at 257 5th St. Edmonson, Harry L. .* 3.45 RICHMOND, Calif, 59 Clay St. Smith and Johnson, 60 Beaver Egan, Harold H 7.55 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Street, who will give you stubs Elliott, Charles H 8.55 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. so that you may claim your sou­ Ensley, Elmer 3.28 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. venirs: 16 Merchant St. Evers, Charles E 33 HONOLULU V. Blais, Deck Maint.; C. Eng­ 10 Exchange St. Farmer, Eda L 23.45 BUFFALO CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. land, AB; D. M. Cavanagh, OS; Farrish, Douglas R 2.13 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. C. A. William, Oiler; G. Hamil­ Fathe, Fred : 1.31 DETROIT 1038 Third St. 531 W. Michigan St. ton, FWT; R. Bacon, FWT; N. Faulkner, Carl E 5.47 DULUTH 602 Boughton St. MacKerron, FWT; M. D. DouFord, William 5.91 VICTORIA, B. C VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. cette. Mess.; D. Barker, Mess.; O. Fritz, Russell 13.45 TAMPA 842 Zack St. Major, 2nd Cook; P. L. Shauger, M-1323 Cant, James 17.71 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 2nd; J. W. Reeves, 2nd Baker; G. •Gatton, James E 1.15 5-1231 Costa, Mess. Utility; S. Surface, Giblin, Bartholomew 20.92 PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. Phone: 28532 2nd Pantry; E. Arnerault, Utility: Goodwin, Mary E. 21.19 M. Cummings. Gordon, William 8.53 Unclaimed Wages Checks for back pay due the men listed below is being held at the Detroit Hall, 1038 Third Street. If they are not picked up by May 1st, the checks will be returned ot the company. SiU HALLS Notice! Pierce, Clarence Polly, John Preston, Genevieve Rayfrod, Marion Rebant, Raymond Rebant, James Reed, Elmer R Reed, Harlan Richards, William Richcreek, William D Riley, William Robertson, Dorothy Rogers, James Rogoski, Joe Ross, Robert L Roundtree, James Rounsley, Charles Sabo, Steve Sack, Roy E Sadis, Paul Sawyer, Marion Sajrre, Marie Sayre, Robert Schieb, Fred Schoultz, Earl Seaborn, Albert Sebring, Edwin Sells, John Sessor, Beatrice Shearer, James Shears, Sterling Shelton, John Sinclair, Joseph H. Smith, Dallard Smith, George Smith, Harvey Smith, Major L Smith, Robert Smith, William Snyder, Paul Sproch, William Spurrier, John Squire, Richard Stanley, Milton Stauffer, Gertha Stephans, Dorothy Stiver, Emerson Strachan, A. R Templin, Ernest Ternes, Richard 2.63 6.89 1.64 1.31 14.11 23.09 15.09 5.74 6.23 10.99 65 6.23 7.21 99 2.29 : 3.45 2.29 13.61 82 10.01 5.74 4.03 • 4.92 11.15 65 6.56 5.74 1.31 3.93 21.65 82 1.15 14.11 33 7.55 11.66 65 8.85 3.93 12.79 1.47 2.95 8.69 15.70 1.31 7.87 12.95 11.48 18.76 7.21 PERSONALS ED. L. KASNOWSKY When in New York, please con­ tact someone in the 6th floor Secretary-Treasurer's Office at the New York Hall. J* ip' JOHN A. PRITCHARD Your wallet containing your seaman's papers is being held for you at the New York Bag­ gage Room, 51 Beaver Street. NOTICE! HENRY HALLIGAN FRANK SINTICH ELZA MYRIGK The following men are to get in touch with Lynn R. Burch at 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Mich. Timmons, Samuel Ulrich, Thersea Valkman, Frederick 0 Van Vliet, Robert VaseBinder, Richard Vernick, Harry Vogel, John B Wallace, Bernard Walters, Leroy Weimer, Catherine Welsh, John Watmore, Robert White, Jack White, Wayne C Williams, Charles ..: Wilson, Edward Wilson, Fred 1 Willison Edith Winston, David Winson, Sally Winters, D. G Wolff, John Wood, Ira Woods, Harold Worthington, Robert Wright, Ethyl Wright, Walter Yonkoff, Stephan Yukes, John Zelazo, Harold 23.47 26.34 11.31 6.89 16.95 1.81 22.37 65 2.63 4.59 0.85 65 13.77 3.93 2.29 4.59 4.75 23.47 6.89 13.45 1.15 2.13 3.45 7.21 99 14,11 2.63 12.95 12.63 9.19 UMS .S: NEW YORK BRANCH Week Ending Feb. 8, 1946 Turned Into N. Y. Branch..$ 22.00 SS BLUE ISLAND VIC. .. 66.00 SS LAWTON B. EVANS.. 8.00 SS LILLINGTON 59.00 SS R. M. T. HUNTER 8.00 SS EDWARD LOGAN 11.00 SS GIBBONS 44.00 SS JAMES CALDWELL .. 32.00 SS I. N. MORRIS 49.40 SS BEN CHEW 14.00 SS CLAYMONT VIC 136.00 SS MUHLENBERG VIC... 83.50 SS HAMDEN SID. VIC... 1.00 SS WILLIAM RA^VLE .... 14.00 SS CHISHOLM. TRAIL .... 6.00 TOTAL $553.90 NORFOLK SS JOHN GALLOP $ 31.00 SS EDWIN T. HOWARD.. 21.00 BOSTON SS OTIS E. HALL $ 15.00 MONEY DUE SS MICHAEL EDELSTEIN (Paid off in Galveston) Leonard E. Craddock Raymond O'Hara J. Wald F. Lindse J. Irwin C. H. Craddock E. Thorns Wm. Taylor W. S. Fergeson A. Butler J. Quinn Wm. Baum.er James Thibodeaux L. Armstrong James Baptiste Adie Coleman J. Barrow L. Hichsmith $55.80 32.17 28.57 31.42 23.32 32.42 36.47 36.47 32.17 32.17 32.17. 32.17 22.05 45.75 10.80 2.70 3.60 11.25 �THE Page Twelve SlU Organizers Show Way; Constantine Crew Wins Beef SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 15, 1946 THE HORACE WELLS, TOO, GOES SIU After the Isthmian men aboard they were arriving in dangerous the SS John Constantine held a waters. .The Skipper suggested shipboard meeting in typical Sea­ chat the crew wear life preservers farers style to discuss the chisel­ at all times, and have a ditty ing practices of the Skipper and bag ready in case a mine was the Isthmian Company, especial­ struck. At the same time, the ly insofar as concerns overtime emergency throttle on the main results were achieved. The Cap­ deck was not connected, anci had tain discussed overtime beefs been disconnected by the Chief with the men, and with a couple Engineer since shortly after leav­ of minor exceptions, all beefs ing the U. S.! The water system had not been were settled in favor of the men checked since August, 1943, Im­ involved. perato stated, and at the trip's According to Guiseppe Imbeginning they had rusty water perato, conditions aboard the to drink. Constantine were enough to OVERTIME BEEFS make anyone's heart seriously On the way into port, reported sick. He sailed Isthmian for two years, and revealed the poor con- Imperato, the crew was called ditions in order that others could j into the Purser's office to sign benefit by the experiences he and ^ overtime. However, not one man "the rest of the non-Union men in the three departments had re­ From down in Norfolk, Organizer Rocky Benson reports that the crew of the Horace Wells, ceived an overtime return slip like so many of the Isthmian ships has gone 100% SIU. And to convince the skeptical, they posed have been putting up with." Night lunch was very poor, back, and yet they were asked for their pictures with the banner. "Horace Wells is 100% SIU." Welcome fellows! and the food as a whole was ter­ to sign overtime sheets which are From left to right, they are: First row. Archer Hoffman. Hem Clarit, Messman; William O. rible, the Imperato report set final sheets at the payoff. Im­ Roberson, 2nd Ck.; R. C. Marshall. Chief Ck.; Paul Jones. MM; Bruce Beal. MM; Ralph StanselL forth. Food choice was unvaried; perato and SIU ship's organizer DE; Charles Macomeber. Steward. bread often stale; napkins were Snyder, who was an Oiler on the,, Second row: Edward Thompson. Wiper; James Gambrell. Wiper; R. W. Coggins. FWT; Robert short; coffee was so poor that the Constantine, refused to sign and ^adsworth. Oiler; James Rush, FWT. boys referred to it as "Planters the rest of the crew followed Third row: Clyde Nettles. AB; Beo Joslin. AB; Rudolph (Feewee) Klaus. OS; Bruce Knight, Coffee"—always black and mud­ their lead. AB; Ray Flynn, AB; Don (Tex) Campbell. OS; James (Blackie) Martin. Bosun; Thomas Holt. OS; A meeting was called for 1800 Rockie Benson, Organizer; Charlie Moss. Oiler; Joe Frencik. Carpenter; James Allen, AB; Ralph dy, although this was not the Messman's fault; toothpicks were that night, and certainly brought Nixon, AB. Below are the men grouped into their respective departments. rationed; and ice cream was a' results. Delegates for all depts. rarity. When, as a result of the were elected as follows: Snyder The next day, the Captain crew's demand, ice cream was for the Engine; Imperto for the agreed to check all overtime with made, it was so bad that the boys Deck; and Haragland for the the crew, and all beefs were Stewards. Considerable discus­ never asked for it any more. straightened out.' sion ensued regarding how the CARELESSNESS " This action and its result show­ boys had been gypped on over­ Imperato declared that when ed the crew what united action time. It was decided to take the Constantine went in to mined can do and when this crew paid joint action in holding up every­ areas such as Ancona and Bari, off in Norfolk recently, 95 per thing until properly checked and Italy, the Captain pulled a boat cent went Seafarers. paid. drill to warn the seamen that" ENGINE DEPARTMENT Fudske Crew Follows Trend; Boes SIU (Continued from linage 1) of delegates as follov/s: Deck, Parker Saunders; Engine, Ben Stewart; and Steward, S. Smialowski. Considerable discussion ensued on the question of union repre­ sentation, and several men took their feet to describe conditions on union as compared with non­ union ships. The consensus was that it is infinitely preferable to sail aboai-d a union vessel. But what union? Relative merits of seamen's unions were discussed pro and con, and the boys decided to de­ mocratically put the question of a union for Isthmian men to a vote. Results were, that of the 23 men present, they all voted for the Seafarers as the union of their choice, and requested that the SIU accept the entire crew for membership as well as rep­ resent them in collective bar­ gaining with the company. I It,' fc.' PETITION APPROVED • Delay of the Isthmian election to determine the union bargain­ ing agent was discussed at length, and Brothers Pov/ers and Mc­ Carthy moved and supported that the following petition be signed by all crew members, then pre­ sented to the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America: "We, the undersigned crew members of the SS Hawkins Fudske, havmg decided by ma­ jority vote to petition the Sea­ farers . International Union of North America to accept us for membership, now further pe­ tition that the SIU officials do everything possible to obtain an immediate election of Isth­ mian crews to determine which union, if any, they wish to rep- Here's The Score WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN SIU IF YOU ARE NOT AN ISTHIvIIAN SEAMAN Current Month's Dues..$ 2.00 Initiation 25,00 Seafarers Int'l Fund .... 2.00 Building Fund 10.00 Annual Strike Ass'mt... 12.00 (4 years @ $3.00 per year) Strike & Org'al Fund .. 5.00 Hospital Fund 2.00 Strike Fund 10.00 TOTAL $68,00 All assessments in the SIU were passed by a secret vote requiring a two-thirds ma­ jority. 4. i. $ WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN THE SIU IF YOU ARE AN ISTHMIAN SEAMAN Current Month's Dues..$ 2.00 Initiation 15.00 TOTAL ....$17.00 WHAT IT COSTS ALL SEAMEN TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP IN THE SIU Yearly Dues @ $2.00 per month $24.00 Annual Strike Assessment. Yearly .. 3.00 Annual Hosp. Fund 2.00 YEARLY TOTAL $29.00 resent them in collective bar­ gaining with the company. "We teel that the stalling tactics employed by the Na­ tional Maritime Union in trying to postpone the Isthmian elec­ tion are harming no one but us. who are sailing Isthmian ships; therefore, we ask the SIU of­ ficials to call for the election immediately." This petition was unanimously approved, and signed by the en­ tire crew present at the meeting, as follows: DeBay, Woodbury, Preshong, Saunders, Alaimo, Fawcette, McCarthy, Sachuk, J. Doucette, Florence, Powers, Copeland, Stewart, Kusinski, Ruggiero, McComiskey, R. Dou­ cette, Marcinkiewicz, Smialowski, Goodwin, Berquist, Hoar, and Melody. DEMANDS ACTION Having received the petition, copies of the minutes and a com­ plete report of the Fudske, of­ ficials of the Seafarers are more determined than ever to continue exerliag all pressure possible on the National Labor Relations Board, Isthmian SS Lines and tlie other "union" concerned, in or­ der that the long-delayed elec­ tion be held at once. The SIU is pledging the entire resources of the Union to back up these Isthmian men who are so staunchly fighting for their democratic rights and demand­ ing action; rights which are as­ sured by every law in the land, and which must no longer be de­ layed by any procrastinating company or stooge outfit mas­ querading as a imion! isliill DECK DEPARTMENT STEWARDS DEPARTMENT hr'-' -I ' . � 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 February 15, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 7 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/15/1946 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU COLLECTS $21,354 ON BEACHHEAD BEEF HAWKINS FUDSKE CREW FOLLOWS TREND; VOTES TO SUPPORT SIU THEY CHOOSE THE SEAFARERS MOBILE TUGMEN WIN GREAT GAINS NORFOLK STRIKE HOLDS STRONG FURTHER PROOF FAIR AND IMPARTIAL TELLING OFF POISONED-PEN PEGLER TUGBOAT OPERATORS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLOSE-DOWN OF NEW YORK 16,000 WERE KILLED ON JOBS DURING 1945 SS HILTON DAMAGED BY MINE GALLEY BOY BLISTERS C.E.; TO BE CHARGED GILES MASTER CITES CREW FOR CONDUCT DURING FIRE BEEFLESS SHIP HEARTENS PATROLMEN; SIU DELEGATES KEPT HER THAT WAY JOSE P. SOBERON, SIU MEMBER 1938 DIES AT NEW ORLEANS THE STEWARD WAS MUCH DISLIKED BY ALL; BUT THE ELECTRICIAN HAD $64 REASON WDL PROTESTS PICKETING ORDINANCE NEW ORLEANS DRAWS ITS BREATH BOSTON SAYS, 'DO NOT COME NOW' SKIPPER TAKES UNWILLING REST LABOR DEMANDS DECENT STANDARDS SAVANNAH SHORT OF RATED MEN IT PAYS BOSSES TO HAVE STRIKES WHY ISTHMIAN MEN ARE GOING SIU TUGBOAT UNIONS ASK SIU FOR AID PAY CHECK TODAY BUYS LESS GROWING, GROWING--GROWN: 129 OPERATORS CONTRACTED TO SIU SIU ORGANIZERS SHOW WAY; CONSTANTINE CREW WINS BEEF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fe2947f8331d52814da32183b1271182.PDF 7117a9b28241789ed8d1faab615e771d PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. No. 6 NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8. 1946 Isthmian Seamen: JOIN THE SEAFARERS AS CHARTER MEMBERS Striking SIU Tugboatmen Tie-up Mobile Shipping Isthmian Seamen Now Given Membership Rights For S17, In Move To End Phony Issue Of 'Bargain Basement Unionism' Mobile, Ala.—Striking rank and file tugboatmen who had tied up all shipping in the Port of Mobile since 7:00 A.M. Sunday morning, won a smashing victory for union­ Isthmian seamen can join the SIU today as Book members for a total ism in spite of the finking efforts of an NMU official who price of $17.00. This move now places the issue of what seamen's Union they tried to prevent the NLRB-conducted Tugboat election will join squarely on the basis of merit. No longer can the NMU lure seamen on Isthmian ships into its phony, fink-ridden organization on the basis of "bargain rate unionism." Isthmian men now can look at both unions' record scheduled for last Tuesday. Clyde Gannaway, NMU port agent, unsuccessfully tried to intervene in the proceedings be­ tween the SIU tugboatmen, NLRB Hearing Examiners and the operators by claiming that the NMU had tugworkers signed up. K he had been .successful in his efforts, the operators would have been able to stall the election indefinitely. NLRB officials gave Gannaway until 3:30 p. m. Tuesday to pro­ duce substantiating documentary evidence — proof that the NMU really had bonafide reason to in­ tervene, and was not just playing the shipowners game. THIS HE FAILED TO DO, proving con­ clusively that he was merely playing along with the opera­ tors in order to prevent the tug­ boatmen from enjoying the bene­ fits of unionism. WON BY SIU AU hands then agreed to a checkoff system of voting, and • the January 15th payroll was accepted for the determination of voters eligibility. The election to determine the bargaining agent for the striking tugboatmfen proceeded with the checking off of pledge cards against the company payroll, and was over­ whelmingly won by the SIU. Commencement of negotiations with the company president for a written contract followed Wed­ nesday morning. Oilers, who are now being paid $112.50 a month, are demanding a substantial increase. The com­ pany claims that payment of a higher wage would force it out of business. However^ the SIU of­ fered to take over the tugs and •« ^ " ''' HERE'S THE SCORE WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN SIU IF YOU ARE NOT AN ISTHMIAN SEAMAN Current Month's Dues..$ 2.00 Initiation 25.00 Seafarers Int'l Fund .... 2.00 Building Fund 10.00 Annual Strike Ass'mt.. 12.00 (4 years @ $3.00 per year) Strike 8E Org'al Fund .. 5.00 Hospital Fund 2.00 Strike Fund 10.00 TOTAL WILLIAM RAY Chairman Strike Committee run them cooperatively for the benefit of the workers. A resolution was adopted by the tugboat workers condemning Gannaway for his companystooge tactics, and trying to sabotage a legitimate rank and file strike. Copies of the resolution were sent to every NMU branch to be read before the membership. MEN CHOSE SIU Originally the tugboatmen were a group of unorganised sea­ men who had recognized/^the ne­ cessity for unionism, and chose the Seafarers as the Union of their choice. Since that time, the SIU has thrown resources behind thes'e miltant rank and filers. At the tugboatmen meeting held last Saturday, Feb. 2, the unlicensed tug personnel unani(Continjied on Page 3) $68.00 All assessments in the SIU were passed by a secret vote requiring a two-thirds ma­ jority. WHAT IT COSTS TO JOIN THE SIU IF YOU ARE AN ISTHMIAN SEAMAN Current Month's Due3..$ 2.00 Initiation 15.00 TOTAL $17.00 ^ ^ WHAT IT COSTS ALL SEAMEN TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP IN THE SIU Yearly Dues @ $2.00 per month $24.00 Annual £ ike Assessment, Yearly .. 3.00 Annual Hosp. Fund .... 2.00 YEARLY TOTAL $29.00 arid contracts and decide, oni the I basis of what the Unions have<--'~' done for seamen and are doing for them, which one they want to join. WHAT IT COSTS ISTHMIAN The SIU membership •'mted SEAMEN TO JOIN overwhelmingly on February 1 THE NMU to admit Isthmian seamen to membership upon payment of Current Month's Dues..$ 2.50 the original charter member fee Initiation 15.00 of $17.00. The step was taken because the Isthmian men are TOTAL $17.50 bona fide seamen; because they ^ 3/ $• are men entitled to be considered in the same category as the orig­ WHAT IT COSTS ISTHMIAN inal founders of the SIU. SEAMEN TO MAINTAIN The drive to bring all Isthmian MEMBERSHIP IN ships to the SIU fold was expect­ THE NMU ed to move along under forced Yearly Dues @ draft as a result of this new $2.50 per month ..$30.00 move. Already, it was sailing at a high speed. YEARLY TOTAL $30.00 Veteran organizers, both ashore All of this money goes and aboard ships, who know (along with numerous volun­ which way the wind lies, know tary assessments) into a Gen­ that if an election were held to­ eral Fund and can be spent day the large majority of Isth­ at will by the Officials of the mian men would go SIU. Organization without the They look upon the charter voice of the membership. member rate as an added stim­ ulus, both from the satndpulnt of 3;* placing the issue squarely on the record of contracts and working WHAT DOES JOINING THE conditions and by virtue of the SIU MEAN TO ISTHMIAN prestige Isthmian men will feel SEAMEN? at being admitted under the This means equal partner­ charter rate. ship in an Organization now STU officials pondered long and earnestly the matter of a worth over $3,000,000.00 with charter rate for Isthmian men be­ membership of 62,000 men; fore bringing it before the mem­ 75 closed shop agreements bership. They decided that Isth­ with the best conditions that mian men must, in all fairness, the seamen have ever known be considered pioneers in bring­ on the waterfront 1.500 ships ing the union , to a fleet of ships sailing under contracts with which never before had been or­ various companies. ganized. They decided that Isth- HERE'S THE SCORE (Continued on Page 12) sSjiris/,•••, ' a �% Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. February bV 1946 SEAFARERS LOG PubHshcd Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with tlx American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 ^ HARRY LUNDEDERG = X X %• = = = = = = President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 21, Station P., New York City 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 More Of The Same As a direct result of the highly successful SIU educa­ tional program now being carried on, rank-and-file Sea­ farers from all ports have become increasingly educationconscious. In line with that awareness, SIU members are demanding "More of the Same." What labor know-how the boys have already absorbed has only whetted their appetite for a bigger and better pro­ gram in the coming year. Through resolutions, verbally and by mail, many Sea­ farers have made known their ideas, and these suggestions are being scrupulously followed in the new, greatly ex­ panded educational plan. The incorporation of all worth­ while proposals into the completed outline should make the program not only highly original but also extremely interesting and informative. Just as the SIU has developed until it is the strongest, most militant and democratic Union in maritime, so must labor education organization keep apace by continuously growing and developing. Dynamic education within the Seafarers is a living, breathing actuality—not a static old line force—and must continue to provide the life blood and sinews for the Union. Under an expanded program, an enlarged Log of 16 pages may shortly make its appearance: A T.og crammed to the gills with more interesting port news; increased "Mem­ bership Speaks" material; additional human interest stories about militant and progressive rank-and-filcrs; more pic­ tures and cartoon illustrations; plus many other additional new features and old favorites. All in all, it should be such a Log of which any Seafarer can be proud, one as good, certainly, as the best labor weekly in the field. STATEN ISLAND TIMOTHY HOLT J. L. CAMPBELL Plans also call for the publication of several additional M. J. FIELDS C. E. HASZ pamphlets and leaflets to be used for organizational and L. A, CORNWALL H. OLUF educational purposes. Also, some pamphlets now in print D. E. SEBOLD J. S. NEAL will be revised, brought up to date, and republished. This J. J. HANLEY J. G. CARSON written material will be used in the overall coordination of V. SHAVROFF H. L. GILLOT R. POWELL the entire program in the effort to relate it to immediate D. J. MONTELEONE J. L. WEKKS L. R. KATES problems of the seamen. Informal classes on a variety of subjects are contem­ have been a.dvanced as to how they can be successfully set plated, and will be directly related to specific questions and up and operated. Hdwever, plans are still in a fairly in­ problems. Some classes will probably be of short duration complete stage, and a lot more research and planning will and others last longer, but all will be conducted on a strictly be necessary before upgrading schools become a reality. informal basis—not like high school or college classes—and Many times, the SIU has missed golden opportunities stress group discussion methods as well as other techniques of presenting the true Union score to the public through involving full class participation. not having a publicity director. As a consequence, a lot of There is a crying need for weekly organizers' training untruths and garbled stories are foisted on the public by institutes, and these are being planned as a condensed and the daily press. This is another recommendation which is concentrated course to develop an informed, militant rank being i:onsidcrcd, and further developments may be ex­ and file leadership with the necessary know-how to cope pected along this line sometime in the future. with almost any seaman's problems on shipboard or ashore. These plans on education and publicity — some of In line with this, research is now being carried on for the jvhich are in the completed stages, and others which are purpose of developing a comprehensive leadership manual which will be a constant reference source, and will be kept still in the research hopper—are just a part of the overall program of the SIU for the future, and should show ,the up to date through continuous additions and revisions. world that the Seafarers not only leads maritime unions in Upgrading schools controlled by the Union—not gov­ organization, but also in education and planning for the ernment—are recognized as another necessity for the de­ future welfare of all seamen by securing better wages, velopment and upgrading of Seafarers, and several ideas conditions and contracts. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN 1 3; 3, MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY 4. i i. ELLIS ISLAND D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY ^ X X BRIGHTON MASS. MARINE HOSPITAL ELMER STEWART E. JOHNSTON J. SILKOWSKI ' G. PHINNEY, Jr. J. SAUNDERS F. KENSFIELD A. RAMOS H. SAUKIASIAN % X % BALTIMORE HOSPITAL GEORGE RENN FRANK NICHOLSON LOUIS HUTTA MOSES MORRIS MAN UEL JUSTO JOSE PEREZ FRANK ROCCIA % X X NORFOLK HOSPITAL JOHN B. DARCY CHARLES T. GASKINS EUGENE WENGARTEN LLOYD G. McNAIR ' J. H, SMITH L. L. LEWIS CHARLIE MIZELL FRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH I �Triday, Febtu&ty 8, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Page Three LOG Seafarers Begin Clearing Up Old Abuses in The Gulf Tugboat Field By VERNON SMITH NEW ORLEANS — The era of discrimination, intimidation and general union-busting, as follow­ ed by tug-and towboat operators in the Gulf area is rapidly ap­ proaching an end. The factor hastening this zenith is the ad­ By PAUL HALL vent of the Seafarers Interna­ Acting under the membership's instructions, it has been my tional Union in this all-important privilege to have been in all ports where we have SIU Halls estab­ field. lished, with the exception of Mobile, in addition to other areas The Gulf Coast tugmen have wliere we do not have halls, to study the necessity of optining up seen what has been accomplished new spots. I should like, in this space to report on a few of the by the SIU for the tugboatmen ImprcssionB that I have brought back with me. in Norfolk — the 'highest tug First of all, I noticed the great improvements in the Seafarers' wages in the world. They have apparatus—the manner in which our inner union affairs are now seen what has been accomplished being handled. As recently as 12 months ago, this union operated for the tugmen in Philadelphia, its business in a somewhat loose manner. Very bften causing delay where they were victimized by and confusion by its handling of the membership's problems. This not only employers but by a has now been remedied and should improve steadily in the very communist-domindted union as near future. well. Most Seafarers have come to acknowledge the fact that they elect officials off ships to represent them during the year; that they are not electing bookkeepers and stenographers, but are electing sailors. Originally, we had a hard time recognizing this as a fact. Consequently there were times when we didn't function as effici­ ently as an organization of our size should. This has been corrected now, and with the assistance of local officials in the various ports, a central files system has been set up which conforms with the Headquarters Offices and the larger Branch systems, as well as the same type of dispatching systems in the hriing halls, etc. This has benefited the membership greatly, as they can expect and will re­ ceive the same type of representation and layout in all ports. THE BIG WIND IS GONE Another thing which strikes one forcibly—and this applies particulai-ly to the Gulf Area—is the deterioration of the opposition to the Seafarers by the comrades. Where a short while ago, they were putting up a big, rough front attempting to look militant, they have completely reversed themselves now and are literally backing up on all fronts in all ports instead of trying to oppose us, they are now bickering among themselves,^ trying to .save their piecard careers. Their main activity now is screaming "collusion" and "SIU goons, thugs," and the like. This is somewhat surprising coming from people who have wasted so much ballyhoo as to their "strength and "fighting ability." The same tactic is also used up the east coast, but not quite as heavily. There it is used principally as an advance preparation by the leadership of the NMU to excuse the defeats they know they are going to .take in the unorganized field very shortly at the hands of the Seafarers. The morale of our membership In all ports is good. In any Sea­ farers port, for example, if there are any number of men needed to do any sort of a job for the union anywhere—from hitting the front to distributing Our papers and literature aboard unorganized; ships—the response is the same. All hands tur.n out practically en masse. These men are now taking more of an interest in the Or-, ganization and the Organization's problems than ever before. ; Something, too, which is constructive: These men are used to certain types of representation in certain ports and when they don't get it in other ports, they holler like all hell. This keeps all officials on their toes and punching at all times for the membership's welfare. This is as it should be, and as it .should continue to be. GETTING THE GLAD HAND We are expanding in every manner imaginable. We have open­ ed a new Hall in Port Arthur, Texas and are opening another in Houston, Texas. It will be necessary again very shortly to survey, areas where we do not have halls, to investigate the possibilities of, establishing even more halls for our members. The reception by all unorganized men in general of the Sea­ farers' program is gratifying. This applies even to the inland boat' and tugboat field. For instance, in another part of this Log. you will' see that in the Port of Mobile the previously unorganized tugboatmen have gone on strike in order to get SIU representation. Dis appointed members of dual uniftns and other unorganizea seamen can be expected more arid more to look to us for assistance. We must be prepared to give this assistance when asked for. We cannot, close our eyes to these men's problems and tell them to stay in their own unions or to remain unorganized for finky wages. We will see in the next few months an increased effort thrown into all the Seafarers' wox'k due to these factors, and tve must be prepared to absorb all of these men, both disgruntled members of dual unioris and unorganized seamen, into our organization when they bring their fleets under the banners of the Seafarers. wriAT ifHEY WANT Another thing which is ndticeable is the progressive type of thinking of the Seafarers in hll areas. For instance, the merribership is now demanding, and in my ripiriiori it is a good demand, that the Seafarers establish in our newly purchased hall In Tampa k hotel {Cbntinmd on Page 11) The Gulf tugmen hope the SIU will help them, as it has other workers who have been victim­ ized. They have heard enough about the Seafarers to know that the Union stands foursquare be­ hind legitimate workers opposing entrenched reaction and the commie line of the NMU. DISREGARDED RIGHTS For years tug-and towboat op­ erators in the Deep South have disregarded entirely the funda­ mental . Tights of employees aboard their vessels with respect to the rights of organization, de­ cent living and -working condi­ tions and a sufficient take-home wage. When the BIU stepped into this field only a few weeks ago it found conditions deplorable. Men were forced to work as many as 100 or more hours a week without overtime. Food was bad and in many instances crews of vessels were subsisting for days at a time on such uninspired diets as beans, macaroni, rice, and other starchy amount of necessary foods such staples with an insufficient as fresh fruits and vegetables, milk and meats. COMPANY GRAFT Sugar was to be pro-rated to the crew, but by the time the ration had passed from hand to hand among the petty company officials, crew members found themselves with an amount suf­ ficient for three or four days for a trip lasting from seven to ten days. Men were broken out while off watch on the slightest pretext and often worked for 12 to 18 hours at a time without payment of overtime. Any man who had the temerity to protest or to even suggest payment of overtime was promptly put ashore upon ar­ rival in the home port and re­ placed by some farm hand who wouldn't protest against such in­ human treatment. LINEN BY WHIM Clean linen was furnished at the whim of company officials. Cases are on record of crew mem­ bers of tugs having had to go without changes of linen for a month or more. Some operators have furnished men with cotton mattresses, which after a few days use were {Continued on Page 9) Tug Strikers Tie-up Mobile (Continued from Page 1) mously voted to strike in order to force the owners to recognize the Union. This the company had consistently refused to do, and only as a last result did the tugboatmen decide to strike at 7:00 a. m. Sunday. SIU Gulf tug representative Lindsay Williams referred to the record, and stated that the Sea­ farers had petitioned the NLRB for recognition after the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co. had refused to recognize the Union as the bargaining agent for their unlicensed personnel. According to Williams, "The company had been notified by the NLRB to recognize this union of rank and filers but has ignored the order." TO NEGOTIATE MACK HANKINS i As a result of the solid front Secretary Strike Committee presented by the tugboatmen, the shipowners declared their willing­ ness, late Monday, to negotiate that previous efforts to meet with with the Unio'^: They claimed SIU representatives had proven fruitless. JUMPING THE GUN The Mobile Central Trades ex­ ec. com. announced its support of the tug strike which had mean­ while tied up the major portion of the swollen shipping in Mobile Harbor. Shipping in the area was at an alltime high, and waterfront sources estimated that more than one hundred ships were awaiting loading or unload­ ing, in the river, awaiting re­ pairs or awaiting movement up the river to the boneyard. ILA SUPPORT At a special SIU meeting called in Mobile to discuss the entire tugboat situation, Brother L. Tanner of the ILA addressed the meeting, and pledged the full support of the ILA for the strike. Lindsay Williams, SIU repre­ sentative detailed to work on the tugboat organization, also ad= dressed the membership, and brought them up to date on com­ plete tugboat developments. As this Log goes to press, re­ sults of the negotiations between the strikers -and the tug opera­ tors now taking place in Mobile are awaited with wide intei'est among the many unorganized These striking veterans, members of the militant Veterans tugboat workers who are only Lieague of America, demonstrate in Reading. Pa., against the favorite waiting for tangible gains before ariti-labor devise of refusing unemployment compensation to strikers. joining up with the Seafarers. .L. �Page Four HEREIN NfHf ITHIITK/ THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. February S, 1946 Report On The Isthmian Drive By EARL "BULL" SHEPPARD. Isthmian Organizer get as regards wages, overtime The concentrated drive to or­ and conditions. ganize the Isthmian Line seamen started in June 1945. The first Another point of particular inpoint on the program was secur­ tefest to the Isthmian seamen ing enough pledges to enable us has been the structure of the to petition the National I,abor Re­ Union.. Ship organizers and all lations Board for an election to members contacting Isthmian QUESTION: — What do you think of Joe determine the bargaining agent ships have been instructed to give Curran's statement that "there is a great deal for the crews of Isthmian ships. the unorganized seamen the com­ of merit" in the cafeteria style of feeding on plete scoi'e, holding nothing back. From the beginning we had a ships? few SIU book members aboai*d As a result, today many unor­ ganized Isthmian seamen are Isthmian ships. These few men JACK WILSON. BOSUNs — I themselves voluntary organizers were carrying on a small organi­ don't like the idea of changing to zational drive without any special pointing out to other unorganized a cafeteria feeding system be­ equipment other than the Log men that only in the SIU can cause it eliminates jobs for sea­ and the regular educational they find a Union where the men, and cuts down on the choice literature of the Union, and their membership makes all the final of meals. You would have to own desire to organize. decision, where officials are regu­ take meat, eggs or emything else larly elected and where every the way it was served, and The results of their work was beef gets immediate attention. wouldn't have a chance to get that there were quite a few Isth­ FOUND OUT things cooked the way you want­ mian seamen coming up to the ed them. It revives the old idea Many Isthmian men have visit­ halls in various ports and joining of standing in line and waiting ed SIU halls and attended SIU the Union. The trouble was how­ EARL "BULL" SHEPPARD for service. Seamen are being meetings seeing for themselves ever, that these men almost in­ treated like human beings now variably quit their Isthmian ship related to the organizational at first hand just how the Union with the way they are being fed. and started sailing one of bur work. In addition to the regular works. All of this has been one So, let's keep it that way. Wonder contract ships. What we needed literature, much special explana­ of the greatest factors in per­ how Curran would like to line suading the Isthmian seamen that was the immediate setting up of tory literature has been issued up for his food? He should be an organizational apparatus both specifically for Isthmian crews. the Seafarers as a whole is the in a line—the unemployed! organization for them. aboard ship and ashore. To carry out this work the Log When organizers boarded ships DRIVE BEGINS has been given larger offices, the largely manned by unorganized The joint Agents. Conference size of the paper has been in­ crews they at first found the representing all the affiliated creased and the staff enlarged. crews skeptical in many cases WILLIAM TOLER, SECOND unions of the Seafarers Interna­ TALK PAYS OFF but as the drive has progressed COOK: — I'm strictly against it tional, the convention, and the Every unorganized man now this skepticism has vanished and because it sounds too much like Atlantic and Gulf Agents con­ riding Isthmian ships knows the now a genuine welcome awaits some shipowner's dream. They're ference had, a few months pre­ score on unionism as a result of the organizers when they come trying to cut down to seven men vious selected Brother Paul Hall, being shipmates with SIU book aboard. This has been larought on some ships now, and this N. Y. Agent as the official in member shipmates and being about by the organizers answer­ would make it possfble for them charge of all organization. Broth­ contacted regularly by shoreside ing all questions in a straight for­ er Hall immediately started work­ to try cutting down even further ing out a schedule of organiza­ organizers. Hundreds of coffee ward manner. It is pleasing to —possibly down to four men or tional operation and recruiting time, meal hour and watch bel6w notice the doubts disappear from less in the stewards dept. Under the necessary forces to carry it discussions with SIU members port to port, and trip to trip, as the cafeteria plan of feeding, the through. Shortly after I paid off have acquainted these Isthmian knowledge of the SIU and the boys won't get food served the a ship in New Orleans in the men with the advantages of SIU honest open approach of the or­ way they like it, and that's bad spring of 1945 I was selected to membership. They know the SIU ganizer and members aboard where steaks and some other become one of the organizers and agreements as well in most cases ships instill a feeling of confi­ meats are concerned. One thing subsequently placed in charge of as the SIU men themselves know dence in the crew members. every seaman likes to do is eat, them, and have shown a special this area. WANT SIU and this scheme would be the interest in the protection they As a whole we find that the The first step was the calling same thing as cutting down the Jsthmian Line seamen want orpleasures some fellows get out for volunteers from the member­ ganizatioti. They want repre­ ship to infiltrate the Isthmian of eating. sentation by a militant union WM. CHADBURNE, OILER: fleet as volunteer ship organizers. that stands and fights for the in­ —We seamen don't want any part The membership responded en­ terests of the seamen. They want of cafeteria feeding on ships. You thusiastically and have done a a union that is controlled by the have to take what's on the steam fine job. They have gone aboard membership, a union that has no tables—the way it's already cook­ these scows and endured non­ outside political interests to hamPORT ARTHUR, Texas—Con­ ed—and would have no selection union conditions trip after , trip pe.r its progress and activity. In tinuing the march of progress at all. It's definitely opposed to acting as volunteer organizers and plain words, they want the SIU the Seafarers idea of seciiTino bringing hundreds of unorganized which has been made by the Sea­ because it is strictly a union for. farers IiiLeriialiiJiial Union of more men for the stewards dept., men under the SlU banner. of, and by seamen fighting on North America in the recent ac­ not cutting dov/n on them. Serv­ CONTACT MEN every front for the interests of quisition of new Halls and im­ ing at the tables is more like Working in conjunction with the seamen. proved facilities in many ports, home, and under the cafeteria the ship organizers have been the SIU announces the opening With the unanimous approval style we'd have "bread lines." In the shoreside organizers whose this week of_,a new Hall in Port of the membership of the Sea­ addition, any time one of the boys main job has been to keep in con­ Arthur, Texas. It is located at farers International Union, the wanted seconds or didn't like tact with each ship and crew 445 Austin Ave. with Phone unorganized Isthmian seamen are what he v/as served, he'd ha/e wherever it might be. Number 28532. Blondie John­ now given the opportunity to be­ to go around the second time. son, who was a Patrolman ih the come members of the SIU upon The Istlimian line is one of Port of Norfolk, has been assigned payment of the original charter the major steamship companies membership fee of seventeen dol­ as Port Agent. with their ships sailing to every lars. We look upon them as port. Thus it was necessary to There is a heavy traffic of SIUpioneers, the same as the original establish an organizational appar­ contracted ships going through J. T. WALKER, AB:—Such a atus to cover the Atlantic, Gulf Port Arthur which necessitated seamen who founded the SIU and plan would reduce the stewards and Pacific coasts plus Puerto the new Hall, and in addition, when they come in for the char­ there is the demand of unorg.an-- ter fee they enjoy the same rights dept. Messmen, and make it seem Rico and Honolulu. ized men throughout the Texas and priviliges as any nthcr SIU a lot less like home style meals. 1'his alone was still not enough area. This makes it necessary to member. If a fellow comes in off the deck however, so crews of all "con­ seriously consider the x>pening of Today we are ready to enter or engine room, and has to grab tract ships were urged to con­ other SIU halls in various Texas the bargaining elections with the his own grub, he'll certainly feel tact Isthmian ships wherever Ports. full knowledge that the Isthmian they ran across one in any part In accordance with the recom­ Line men will select the SIU as like being on a timetable. This of the world. This established a cafeteria idea would cut down fraternal basis and has been the mendation of the Director of Or­ their bargaining agent. Today ganization, Paul Hall, after mak­ the Isthmian seamen are our on the men's time considerably, thing that has caused many Isth­ ing a series of surveys of the en­ brothers, they are saying "the 1 : and smacks too much of an as- mian seamen to select the SIU tire area of Texas, another. Sea­ SIU is the Union for me." sembly-line speed up system. Be­ as their representative. Shortly they will prove this-by farers Hall will shortly be open­ From the beginiiing a section ed^ in Houston, Texas. Serious their vote and the Isthmian fleet mM lieve rae, it's a lot of bull, and '-mm cert^ly sounds like someone of the Log has been, devoted en­ consideration is also being given will be another step toward the tirely to the Isthmian drive and to the possible necessity for open­ ultimate establishing of the SIU was pushing the ball for the com­ a large percentage of the pic­ ing Union Halls in othe- Texas as the representative and Union panies. of all seamen. torial news has been of subjects and Gulf Ports. SIU Opens Hall In Port Arthur I fe,' �Friday, February 8, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS SCENES AS SS ROBIN LOCKSLEY DOCKED AT DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA \' V ^ This Is Your Paper; Write, Draw For It , • I; The two photos at left, were loaned to us by an SIU member. So were the two shots of the storm on page 7. Have you any unusual pictures made in foreign ports or at sea? If so, we'd like to use them in the Log. We'll be glad to use any cartoons, drawings, ar­ ticles or stories, too. Seafarer James F. Byrne made the picture at left when his ship, the Robin Locksley, tied up at Dur­ ban, and the other when Zulu natives began loading -4 'STINKY' RINKER, CHIEF MATE, HAS FITTING HANDLE Dear Editor: Here is a little poem we of the Joshua Tree deck crew com­ posed: Stinky Rinker There once was a man named Rinker To us, he looked like a tinker Then we made a short trip With him on the ship . . . And now we know he's a stinker. We want to warn our fellow members about this guy Rinker. He was 100 per cent chicken fi'om the start. Two of our ABs took their gear out to the ship about 4 p. m. after signing on, he could do with himself, and then he sent two standbys with orders to use force if necessary. The watch got up, went mid­ ships and wakened the Captain. His first words were: "I think the guy is crazy." put a boot where it would do Stinky the most good, and the watch went back to sleep. . Fifteen minutes later Stinky was heard humming a hymn (Blessed Be The Tie That Binds). Needless to say, an hour overtime was turned in for that skirmish— and collected. The old boy has a ^Master's li­ cense. So, Brothers, JocJc out for Stinky Rinker. He'll be either a Chief Mate or a Skipper, but with the SIU we don't think he could ship as ordinary seaman. The Deck Gang of The Joshua Tree BROTHER RHODES SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR DELEGATES Dear Editor: and fooled around the deck for a while. At 9 p. m. they saw a man on deck, and it proved to be Rinker, mate on watch. They did not expect pay for that day, but he assumed they did and informed them who was who. He was Chief Mate, he said, and they were only a pair of AB.s, They were called before the Skipper about it. He proved to be a swell guy. (Everyone liked Capt. T. J. Cullum) and everything was okeh. His crowning achievement, though, was when he called the 12-4 watch to the bridge to check their overtime — at 4:30 a. m.! The watch sent back word they were asleep. Five minutes later he sent a standby back with the order: "To the bridge or out comes the log book." We sent word back what Please allow me space in the Leg to commend Brother L. Rhodes, No. 38564. He has been Steward Delegate on the SS Williams Victory of the Smith and Johnson Line for the past three trips. These remarks, in­ cidentally, constitute a tip to all ship delegates on how to handle their respective department ef­ fectively. Brother Rhodes not only looks out for overtime beefs, but teaches the trip card men how to act. Mo.st important, on the day before his ship arrives in port he gathers everyone—books or trip carders — and holds them until the boarding Patrolman arrives. Then he turns all of the men over to the Patrolman. If all delegates would follow the example of this Brother, we surely would have less trouble with the free loaders. W. Hamilton. Patrolman The venereal disease rate in Naples, sitaly, has risep 427 per cent sinve VE day. HERE'S ANOTHER CHIEF MATE WHO STINKS ON ICE Dear Editor: This ship, the Eugene O'Donnell of the Eastern SS Co., sail­ ed from Norfolk in June, des­ tined for Marseilles, then Pan­ ama, then the Philippines. We have been shuttling around the Leyte area since October. Some guys gripe on their ships, but we think we have the prize. We would like the opin­ ion of you all on a certain Chief Mate, Elisha Sampson, who: 1. Refused to let the deck crew finish lashing deck cargo because overtime would be in­ volved. He had orders from the Army to lash it. The ship sailed with improperly lashed cargo, and some of it wasn't lashed at all. 2. Refused to let even one member of the unlicensed per­ sonnel go along to unload linen that was being taken to the laundry. Instead he sent the Second Mate. 3. Refused to let crew take on flour, in the rain, between 12 and 1 p.m. because of penalty; 900 pounds of flour was ruined in the rain. ing the past few months. Every hour that the Chief Mate has been put down. We wish to have this Chief Mate's papers pulled and to have him "blacklisted. We would hate to have another good crew sail under this guy. The Black Gang has about the same trouble as the Deck Crew—a sorry First Assistant Engineer. There have been no beefs made to the Skipper, who seems to be a pretty nice fellow. Please give us your opinion as to how we should handle this matter of the Chifef Mate. It would be greatly appreciated. Charles Paris 'UNHOLY THREE' MAKE THIS SHIP A HOLY TERROR Dear Editor: Among his bad habits, is the practice of growling at the Bosun. Because he does not chip and paint, just the same as the gang he is working. Boats is an "Oldtimer" and put him right, but he still does not see it. 5. Works himself and the Third Mate almost eight hours every day. Pays the Third Mate overtime. No overtime for the deck crew. These are only a few of the things the Mate has done dur- When I started this letter to you, there were 35 loggings to date for a voyage barely ex­ ceeding three months. As I mentioned before, five wei'e log­ ged today, that makes the total 40, and they were very proud of them. The Steward has his share of the total. He is Lt. Senior Grade C. A. Shay an "Officer" for the pleasure of the "Officers." A complaint is usually answered. As we reported previously. We do not have minutes to present, as Capt. A. A. Lund (Logging Lund) forbids meet­ ings on his ship the Mission Santa Clara, of \vhich he is Master. What a character, slop chest open at his will, still we are limited to one carton of smokes per week, that is if he should happen to open once a week, and cash slops are out. Then there is the matter of mattresses and linen on deck, in the tropics. No, just a cot, I wonder if he sleeps on an innerspring. 4. Rang the general alarm to celebrate crossing of the Equa­ tor. The crew was mad as could be. for the penalty hours that have been turned in. Which are all good time. And I might add, he made good this threat this very day. He had five men logged tonight, and reminded them that it was because they had gune against his orders, and continued to turn in the penalty time. It seems to me, this may be classed as direct discrimina­ tion against the Union, and the members of same on board, also a violation of The Wagner Act. And the Chief Mate. Oh, my aching back! He is a Greek, and this is his first American ship. His handle is "E. Georgeoglov." He does not have the least idea, what oiu- Union is, or what it is for. Or for that matter, he does not have the least idea of the American way of life. Just today he said he intend­ ed to log anyone for anything at all. So that he could get even "the Officers like it, so it must be good." He has been seen playing favorities, to the saloon side of the ship. He has no love for the crew at all, as he is: "An Officer." We have about 70 hours writ­ ten up aginst the Mate and the Old Man, for doing sailors' work on deck. Thej' just don't seem to understand. Taking everything into con­ sideration, and all things being equal, I believe they could be called ;"The Unholy Three." And for the good of all the Brothers, please do not let any one of these characters take one of our ships out, unless of course, a full crew of "Cow­ boys." Edward C. Carnage Louis J. Waitkus �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 8, 1946 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Grs SHOW APPRECIATION FOR GOOD CHOW There is a certain Master who has been raving to passengers aboard his sliip about unions in general and the SIU in particular. His acts in regard to the crew haye borne out his attitude. The skipper is Capt. Talbert of the SS Leonidas Polk, Mississippi Lines, and he really will Hungry GFs Raise Fund For Steward's Dept. Members of the Steward's De­ partment aboard the Madawaska Victory received a signal honor (with pelf to boot) when their ship docked at Pier 3, Brooklyn Army Base on Janu­ ary 29, with 1,548 appreciate GI's singing of their chow. Stewards Departments on many ships have been com­ mended by GI's they fed. But aboard the Locksley the 1,357 men of the 100th Infantry Di­ vision and 191 members of the Second Armored Division took up a collection to show their ap­ preciation. In addition, their commander, Lieut. Col. Edwin H. Hughes, reported on the ex­ cellence of meals. The N. Y. World Telegram, which reported the arrival and the praise of the cooks, quoted troop transport officers at the pier as "fighting off a tendency to faint," and saying "it was the first time such a thing ever happened.' BOOTY DIVIDED In addition to the honor, there was a division of booty for the ten SIU members of the Stew­ ard's Department. They di­ vided $94.16, which meant that each man received $9.40. Those sharing the proceeds were; Chief Steward R. C. Kinnask, Second Night Cook Joseph Rantoque. Fourth Army Cook Louis Baxter, Saladman George Spangler, Jr., Third Army Cook Jimmy T. LaJolli, Chief Baker Joseph C. Gordon, Chief Butcher Harry A. Hamilton, Second Day Cook Albert J. Simmons, Don Along with this memento came $94.16 Captain Is In Right Church, But Is Dead Wrong On The Pew The Captain of the Schoharie goes strictly by the agreement, crew members reveal in their minutes of Jan­ uary 22. Only trouble is that he has a copy of the agree­ ment dated 1941, and insists that he will go by that one instead of the 1943 copy. All of which leaves the Scho­ harie crew sort of up in the air: they quote chapter and verse, and the Captain does, too. But it doesn't gibe. M. Revila and Cliief Army Cook Jack C. Jones. Brother Jones told the Log that part of the reason for the praise had been adequate pro­ visioning of the ship, allowing him and his fellow cooks some leeway in the matter of pre­ paration. IMPRESSIVE MENU For breakfast the meat-hun­ gry troops were fed ham on two occasions, and pork sausage and bacon, the rest of the time. For dinner they had this va­ riety in the meat line: steaks, pork chops, ham, chicken, ham­ burger steaks, pot roast, chicken cacciatore, Hungarian goulash and noodles and pork and apple sauce. Pardon us, while we step down to the canteen! Action taken at the meeting, presided over by William H. Richards and recorded by Ed­ ward Pananen, included: To ask Patrolman what pun­ ishment should be applied ta Watertender missing four con­ secutive watches. To request fumigation of the ship; there are many bugs and rats in the storeroom that are big enough to fight back when cornered. To ask Patrolman to inves­ tigate the slop chest. Inade­ quate supplies were taken on in Philadelphia and the bridge gets preference on everything. Crew takes what is left, if anything. Election of committee of six fuU book members to decide whether mess boys should be allowed to continue sailing. It was decided to give them one more chance. Listing of repairs necessary. Cigs Short: Purser Practices *Appeasement* The old practice of "appease­ ment" reared its ugly head the SS Hastings on its recent South American run. The ap­ peasement took the form of gifts or sale of slop chest cigar­ ettes to port officials in Rio de Janiero and to passengers. The result was a shortage for the crew. First off, the Purser was dis­ covered by Chairman J. Dioro taking several cartons of cigar­ ettes to the passengers' rooms. He claim.ed they were his own, to do with as he pleased. Pre­ viously, he had told the Elec­ trician they were the Captain's. Later he admitted that, act­ ing on company orders, he used slop chest cigarettes to pacify various officials in Rio, and said he intended to do the same in Captain Was Raving; Crew Wasn't Slaving TRY SoMf reported negligent in attending to the crew's needs, giving un­ satisfactory substitutes or stall­ ing the sick men off. Brother Epstein asked for Whitfield's Ointment for ath­ lete's foot. *He was given Insective Louse Powder. Montevideo. One of the Sani­ tary men who came aboard in Rio told the Engine Delegate he was given 10 cartons of cigar­ ettes. He didn't know why. The crew thinks the answer to that one would be interesting. That Purser fellow also was I iAtii Brother Diorio asked for merthiolate to treat cuts and bruises. His wounds were not examined, and he was given highly dangerous sulfadiazene, which seldom is administered without a thorough examina­ tion, and told to treat himself. The SIU Brethren voted to bring the matter before the Gaptain; if the Skipper did not act, a committee was to be appoint­ ed to visit the American Consul at Montevideo. have something to rave about pretty soon. His actions will be brought before a Union meeting in New Orleans, with the request that the entire SIU be enlisted to see that he does not sail again on SIU ships. In addition, eharges will be brought against him before the Bureau of Steam and Navigation for violation of the U. S. Navigation Law on the following eount: Failure to provide a proper draw at Rio de Janeiro on De­ cember 7, 1945, as required by law. ACTION AT SEA The double barrelled action was decided upon at a Ships Meeting at sea on December 28, through motions proposed by Brother Freuge and seconded by Brother McRae. The resolu­ tions were recorded by Chair­ man Dunham and Secretary Miller. In proposing the Union action. Brothers Freuge and McRae listed the following. acts by the Captain as detrimental -to the Union: Permitting the present Second Mate to sail on this trip, when he knew the Mate wa.s not a member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. ^ Refusing to allow a crew member to go ashore at Rio de Janiero for medical treatment. UNION BAITER Continuous raving to passen­ gers about all unions and about the SIU in particular. Failure to put out a proper draw at Rio. Rationing of cigarettes on the entire trip, when he had per­ sonal knowledge before we left the States that rationing had been abandoned. Failure to have mail brought aboard at Trinidad on the re­ turn tiip, thus showing his utter disregard for the crew and it's welfare. There had been a forewarning of the Captain's attitude on the outgoing trip of the Polk. Min­ utes of the meeting on Novem­ ber 11, as recorded by Secretary Schenk and Chairman Ryan re­ veal that there was some dis­ cussion in reference to the Cap­ tain's order that the forcdeck be reserved for passengers. No re­ solution was reached, however. EGG SITUATIONS Resolutions at that meeting included: That no man is to leave the table hungry; this was decided after the Steward made a re­ quest to limit the number of eggs at breakfast, explaining that .eggs cannot be purchased in foreign ports; it was agreed to use judgement in the size or orders. That, each department .use its own head and showers. • > That the Deck Delegate have salt tablets and dispenser in or­ der. That book racks be put up in the PO Mess. ^ Sleepy Steward Set Straight On Ship Squareness They are having Steward trouble aboard the Rufus Choate, according to the minutes of the January 23 meeting. Not that Steward trouble is unusual. But in this case the Steward just seems to be a cantanker­ ous, pusillanimous (you are welcome to provide any other adjectives or nouns you see fit.) For one thing, the ship left the Stales with an inadequate supply of silverware, side dish­ es, mess jackets and aprons, a fact which has led to no graciousness at mealtimes. Came a request for extra glasses, arid the Steward said he had no more. Union Delegates went below and found more than enough for the whole crew. Oh, yes, the little man admit­ ted, he knew they were there, but he didn't want them used for fear they'd be broken. (Some of the Brothers com.mented that he shouldn't feel that way about his head.) There was also a little matter of overtime. The Steward didn't believe in such foolish, ness. Overtime? Perish forbid. This character also took a ChrisLiaa Science view of sick­ ness. The Bedroom Steward was ill and confined to his bed. 43UIT 3MLLIAJ6 ^ I GPT'SACKIb ' This will never do, said the Steward, as he kept bothering the man, and asking him to turn to. That matter of painting the messhall also bothered him. Every time anyone mentioned it to him, you'd have thought he'd have, to pay for it out of his own pocket. t The crew took a slightly dim view of the Great Man's little peccadillos. Chairman Roy, Cole reports that they voted to see that if hersails. again, it is to be • with a somewht inferior rating. �Friday, February 8, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven What happens when a real North Atlantic hor'easter hits a ship is shown in these two pictures, made by an uniden­ tified SIU member who drop­ ped them off in the Log of­ fice and didn't leave his name or any information about them. Many SIU members have ex­ perienced storms of this tors, and remember the terrible beating their ship took in them, the pounding lurches as the ships smacked the bot­ tom of a trough, and the less­ er waves cracking against the midship. MINUTES OF SlU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FDR EASIER READING T. B. ROBERTSON. Dec. IBChairman D. E. Williams; Sec­ retary E. L. Patterson. Motions carried included: that silver­ ware be cleaned properly after each meal; that all stores be drawn' by respective Messmen for their own messrooms; that overtime be properly written up; that Messmen be held re­ sponsible for having sufficent mlik,. bread, sugar, coffee, tea, etc., for night lunches. Sugges­ tions made for repairs and cleanliness. Chairman read union literature and" forecastle card to trip card men to ac­ quaint them with conditions and duties they assume when signing articles. • • • BUNTLINE HITCH. Jan. 13— i Chairman P., Taurasi; Secretary B. -Skelos. Carried followingmotions: that Hans Vingen be transferred from Norwegian Seamen's Union to SIU (his book is fully paid in Norwegian Union); that no crew member be paid off until all beefs set­ tled; that repair list with suggestion.s for improved condi­ tions for ship from all depart­ ments be presented. New trip card men were voted into Union. Steward reprimanded for wast­ ing fresh fruit and not follow­ ing decision made at last meet­ ing that fruit be put on table at night. * * * JOSEPH LEE. Jan. 2—Chair­ man Elmer Huff; Secretary George Curran. Motions car­ ried: that mess halls be painted and cleaned before ship reaches port; that man assigned to Deck and Engine Departments sani­ tary work do a better job; that dishes and cups b4 kept off tables between meals; that food be served in more efficient man­ ner; that foc'sles be cleaned be­ fore leaving ship. Voting on trip card men, Tavaris and Eetzek accepted, R. Lucarello given probationary book and one man rejected. Suggestions made for general improvement aboard ship for safety and comfort of crew. * * • THOMAS SULLY. Nov. 21— Chairman Theodore Lang; Sec­ retary Louis Harris. Motions carried: That messhall be kept clean between meals; that un­ necessary noises in passageways cease to let men off watch sleep; that all members take up dis­ puted overtime as soon as dis­ pute arises, to have it rectified, if possible, before coming into U. S. port; that no drinking water or food be wasted; that permit men and tripcarders get in touch with Patrolman when he boards vessel before payoff. s. 4 JOHN STEVENS (No date noted)—Donald R. Short, chair­ man. Meeting called for pur­ pose of wising up young tripcarders who were bragging about how salty they were (hot from Sheepshead Bay). They were sitting on tables in mess room and putting their feet on chairs or bulkhead paint work. Motion carried to draw up list Valuable Papers Found In Branch At New Orleans Dear Editor: In cleaning out the New Or­ leans Branch storeroom today, we found valuable papers for the following men: Walter J. Moral, John A. Siebold, Theodore Lewis, George Johnson, Thomas J. Golden, Ed­ ward P. Ormsby, Peter DeVries, Karl Sweetser, Maurice Richard­ son, J. E. Adams, John J. Kogut, A. L. Mareaux, Lloyd D. Mills, William Cook, Harry Johnson and John J. Ash. A seaman's wallet belonging to Lyle E. Fowler, containing a $50 war bond and other impor­ tant papers, was also found. I have written to his mother and notified the SUP in which he holds membership. J. S. White. New Orleans Agent CLEVELAND HALL QUIETEST OF ALL, BUT HE LIKES IT Dear Editor: of laws; fines arranged for mis­ demeanors, such as not wash­ ing up cups, etc., between meals, spitting on deck, etc. Motion carried to send $51.00 collected in fines to buy smokes for sick, hospitalized Brothers. (A wish goes with the smokes. Get well quick, fellahs!) 4. 4. 4. FITZHUGH LEE. Jan. 19— Chairman Cecil Morash; Secre­ tary J. Brouseau. Motion car­ ried to have ship fumigated. General discussion of watches not being relieved until very last minute and men not doing work assigned. List of neces­ sary repairs drawn up. Mess halls are to be kept clean and unnecessary noise to cease, so watch can sleep. 4 4* 4* NASHUA VICTORY. Jan. 25 —(No chairman, secretary list­ ed.) Motion carried recommend­ ing that utility man be carried on every ship to clean heads, passageways, etc. It is unsani­ tary for messboys, pantryman, or bedroom steward to do this work. Motion carried to try to obtain third cook's wages for galley man, since shi? has no third cook and galley man is doing his work; job was put up on board fbr third cook and that is what man reported for. Mo­ tion carried to investigate over­ time for oilers when ship is working, such as discharging cargo. Just got the enclosed card at the hall here in Cleveland. Talk about quiet restful places—^this hall beats them all. There were only a couple of guys around; however, we managed to argue salt and fresh for a while. I paid off in L.A. and am tak­ ing^ a re.st for a month, but will be in New Oileans, camping at Mabel's, by the first of Febru­ ary. We had a fair trip=-the Rob­ ert Fechner, South Atlantic— made five months . . . loaded in New Orleans and went to Man­ ila. I'm glad that the Log can be sent home like this. It will let more people know what the SIU is doing and has been do­ ing for us. Am enclosing a couple of bucks for the Log. Jim Currie Editor's Note: Thanks for the donation. A receipt will be made out and mailed to you. NICHOLAS D. LABADIE. Jan. 3—Chairman Frederick H. Schwalb; Secretary Irving Smith. Motion carried that last standby on watch is responsible for cleanliness of mess hall. To prevent crew from abusing mess hall privileges a list of fines was drawn up. Money will be do­ nated to The Log. Shore dis­ cussion held in reference to cleanliness of recreation room. Brothers Bilko, Lietner and Dominico took part. CUT AND RUN By HANK Last week several of our oldtimers sailed in and anchored awhile for some beery and mer­ ry greetings. There were Alex Baltimore Ski and James Kane —two of our best union men now sailing with the scrambled gold. After proudly showing them the odd looking sea bags (light blue in color with leather straps here, there and every­ where) he had made last trip, Three-Fingered Morgan smiling­ ly remembered the days and ways he had raised Ski down Puerto Rico-way. And sure enough. Bosun Robert Hillman, our hgihest decorated oldtimer, was glowing and showing his medal around, and praising his shipmates. This week he's aboard ship, probably shouting his well-worn words, "Do The Best You Can!" 4 4 4 After grabbing a job on the Cooper Union, Chief Cook Ed­ die Gordon had some beery talk with his best pal, Louis Galvin, who is waiting to get his papers renewed and traveler's checks repaid—after getting rolled for everything on the train-ride up the coast. 4 4 4 One of our best Stewards. Drew McKenney. blew his top about the runaround and the delayed absence of needy stores on the Joseph Lee and so he piled off. That's the way a Steward should be sometimes instead of forgetting about everything—including the crew —for the scheduled voyage. ice—with just two months more to finish before he starts coming home. We'll bet he'll be proud to see our new halls and the other changes, too. 4 4 4 Andrew Lavezoli, proud fath­ er of a seven month baby, is starting to get proud all over again. The little family is ex­ pecting another little guest soon. What will be the treat, Andy, cigars or drinks? 4 4 4 We're hoping ihe landlubbing life Bill Sullivan is living in now is trealing him decenfly. Bill was discharged from the Merchant Marine. recently. How's the new job. Bill, or are you just taking it easy for awhile? 4 4 4 We're expecting to say hullo and hear the most humorous de­ tails from Bob Kennedy and Bo Bunee who are due to arrive soon from Marseille on the Cor­ nell Victory. Frankly, we'd like to be back there among the francs, the frogs and the fast welcomes shelled to us. 4 4 4 Hank Sadocha just blew in with lots of his buddies and they're now just waiting for the ships to come in. Hank's in the steward's dept. now and with him are Art Bratkowski. Joe Bratkowski and Paul An­ dersen. 4 4 4 Tall, blonde and handsome Kenny Marston has finally had the chance to grab a job on the Ouchita Victory and he sure has been waiting for it. She's going to Sweden and that's just where Ken wants to go. Have a few Swedish beers for us. Ken. Paul Gondzar just grabbed a South American cruise with a Pacific tanker. His pals, Keith Mino, Vern Mino and Ken Har­ rier are still waiting for more jobs to show up. We don't know the present whereabout of piecard Boston Kennedy but there's one thing we'd like to ask Highpressure Charlie Bush: Where's that Eastern Co. uniform we heard so much about, eh? 4 4 4 4 4 4 Wherever our men go we al­ ways like to be wishing them smooth sailing, good chow and swell ports. So we're saying the best of everything to Tex Tye. Third Engineer on one of the Lykes ships and to Tom Wheel­ er. Third Mate on a Waterman wagon! To David Harn and John McLullen aboard the John S. Mosby: Warren Callahau says hullo and expects to see you guys over at the hall for old time's sake. Isthmian organizer' Thom­ as "Rocky" Benson (a good look­ ing guy, by the way) and Mike Rossi, that Bmiling Bosun and Midtown waiter, will be shoot­ ing down New Orleans way thia year for the Mardi Gras. Mike's going to run for the Patrol­ man's job down there, so we wish him good luck! 4 4 4 4 4 4 All the way over there in YokohaiAa and around, there's Bosun Ronnie Chaleraf stretch­ ing out a year's shuttling serv­ •V, .'j;' -Tirtv. �MM THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 8. 1946 Read Articles, Riders Carefully By ARTHUR, THOMPSON Texas Now Ready For Expansion By D. STONE GALVESTON Come to Texas and catch a good T-2 Tanker, Brother, that's no fooling. We are having a deluge of these tank­ ers. They're damned good jobs and the best tanker conditions in the world—so all you boys who would like to make a good trip with no winches banging in your ears in port—then come down to beautiful Texas. It appears that traffic here is going to hold up, with many of the Pacific Tankers to run steady from Texas ports. This is the time when the Seafarers should study the necessity of opening several more halls in the Texas ports. Several of our freighter companies are bidding to run in several ports in this section regu­ larly now, so this should assure us of a steady traffic. GOOD SHAPE The affairs of the port are in good shape now, with the Hall given a recent shaking and clean­ ing up. We may not have a very large hall here, but one thing is sure—there isn't a cleaner one anywhere. We notice with interest the demand for an expanded educa­ tional system for the Union, by the many ports and ships crews. From the look of things here, we are in accord with the idea. It is easy to see that our member­ ship is rapidly stabilizing itself now—with all the boys who were interested in beating the draft pulling out and going hack to Uncle Hank's farm. The young fellows staying in this business are a likely looking lot of prospective union men, anc we should make it our business to see that they are properly edu­ cated. OPEN NEW PORTS Brother Paul Hall has been in this section lately, surveying the necessity of opening up more (Ser ' ovfnriwf IN YOUH/ II halls. This branch has notified him that in our opinion it is a good idea. The quicker the bet­ ter—especially so for the ports of Houston and Port Arthur. We have plenty of traffic in both these ports and to guarantee the prop­ er coverage of our ships these ports should, for the time being, at least, have Seafarers repre­ sentatives. The organizing program is get­ ting plenty of support from the membership now, and, it looks as though that if this is true of the rest of the ports, then we are sure of success in our ex9 pansion program. SIU Supports N.O. Longshoremsii Silence ihls week front ike Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: SAN JUAN NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA JACKSONVILLE TAMPA BALTIMORE MOBILE Many Tripcarders Good Union Men est payoffs we've had. There were very few beefs and the oldtimers on the ship were very helpful in getting the tripcards squared away. The crew also donated $23.00 to the Log, which puts them, on the Honor Roll. There was only one discordant note in the whole procedure. One of the crew was gassed up and he kept insisting he was getting cheated on his transportation. Ac­ cording to the rider under which the creW signed, they were en­ titled to transportation and sub­ sistence minus taxes. This beef has come up many times before and will probably come up again. A careful perusal of rider 64, revised, will show that the tax is deducted from the transportation, and no amount of arguing will alter that fact. This member thinks he was cheated and will not listen to reason. He argued with others in the crew who told him he was wrong and still he believed he was right. READ CAREFULLY By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—EBusiness and Ship­ ping were only fair for the past week. We had a payoff in Searsport, Me., which was covered by Jimmie Sweeney. On the return to Boston he was ac­ companied by a few of the crew of the John B. Lennon. When they got as far as Ban­ gor the bus driver quit; it was too rough a journey for him, after taking 7% hours to do 40 miles. Sweeney and the boys prevailed on a taxi driver to take them from Bangor to Portland. After two hours of tough goin^, in which time they had covered 12 miles, the tax driver wanted to renege on his contract; but the boys prevailed on him to keep going. They made it all right, but those boys will never forget what North Maine is like after a winter snowstorm. We also paid off the Juliet Lowe in Portland last week on the same day. This trip wasn't nearly so precarious—Portland is within the limits of civilization. However, when the jobs go on the board for these ports, the members start shivering just thinking of going up there. Things being what they are, though, insofar as shipping is concerned, they were crewed up without too much trouble. during the Seafarers' Seatrain strike a few years ago. The men on strike are the same ones who refused to cross the SIU picket lines during that strike, and ma­ terially aided the Seafarers in winning it and securing the out­ fit. In the floor discussion, it was Specifically, the New Orleans made clear that every member of GOOD JBOYS the New Orleans Branch feels the Branch elected a three-man com­ Another .':,inooth payoff was the SIU should be committed to help mittee to work with the strikers them financially. Murray Blum, which crewed up on the West Coast and Galves­ in contacting all ILA locals to LOW DOWN ton, and went to Antwerp. There see how much aid they will give. Members pointed out that the were only two book members In addition, the three-man com­ mittee will recommend the longshoremen's pay scale was be­ on the ship, but the trip carders amount of financial aid to be low that paid the Cuban long­ were a cooperative crowd and helped to get overtime beef.s set­ given the strikers by the 81U. shoremen in Havana. The com­ tled in an hour's time. Nearly pany is trying to freeze out these The recommendations will be all of them are excellent Union men and secure a contract with submitted to all SIU branches material. In my opinion just so others to work the ships. and acted- upon at the regular long as we find it necessary to meeting on February 13. The longshoremen, it was issue these trip cards in order to pointed out, are in dire need of fulfill our contracts, the oldTURNABOUT assistance from all persons in the timers should give them the saihe Any money the Union agrees to donate is to be paid from the maritime industry. Their local respect and consideration as any has been giving them as much other brother—unless and until Strike and Organization Fund. the newcomers give evidence of The recommended support of assistance as possible, but they being poor material. the strikers by the New Orleans have been on strike since early The Isthmian campaign is- go­ branch comes in return for the December, and it looks Tike they ing well here. We feel that we aid given by the Longshoremen will be out for some time longer. can do well with any Isthmian NEW ORLEANS — Turnabout is fair play, so the membership of the New Orleans Branch of the SIU decided on February 1, in voting to extend support to the International Longshoremen's Association on strike against the Seatrain Line in New Orleans. SAVANNAH—Business picked up again in Savannah and Charleston. The 88 Lyman Hall of the South Atlantic paid off yesterday and the Burnett, which has been in Charleston about a month, is finally due to payoff. We'll be there Monday. We also have a Bull Line ship there which should payoff soon. All of this means jobs and, with our top heavy shipping list, this is good news. j We had a meeting last Wednes­ day which was almost a novelty. We have plenty of men on the beach but getting twenty-five book members together is no easy job. Some of the crew of the Lyman Hall came in and that gave us members to form a quorum. The Hall was one of the clean- If every member ^insists on hav­ ing tlie articles and riders read before signing on, and if each man has it explained so there won't be any misunderstanding a lot of later trouble will be avoided. It's not being a Union member to let these things ride and plague the officials with IDEA MEN them later on. If you don't like This week, however, it looks the rider, don't sign on and, as though we'll be plenty busy above all things, never sign with­ straightening out the New Bed- out having a Union representa­ tive on board. He can explain things beforehand and tell you what you want to know. • ANO-THEREFORF, BROTHERS,IAPP|.y Our biily hospital case af JjresfOR TRANSFER-Po ent is Eugene Yon. "We hope '^TAMPA... he'll be out soon. ship that comes to the port of Boston. Future arrivals for the port show that about three Isth­ mians are expected here within a two-week period; we hope thej*^ payoff here and we get the op­ portunity to handle them. Tankers Plentiful In Port Arthur By LEON (BLONDY) JOHNSON ford, Martha's "Vineyard, Nan­ tucket line. A change of owner­ ship is pending, and someone down in that area has ideas of forming a new Union to take care of the employees of this line. Needless to say, there wiU have to be a change of ideas by the party or parties with ambitions. As yet, there has been no ap­ preciable increase in shipping for this port, except for the SUP stuff running in from the coast. Although this trade provides quite a number of deck jobs, we still need a few SIU ships to take care of the engine and stew­ ard gangs. We've advised quite a few of the local boys to journey south for a job, and we've been hearing from them that they didn't have to wait around for a job very long. In summation, local boys paying off elsewhere should check on condition': here before they grab the train for Beantown. Still, it might be a great deal different a week from now. • '-ji.'. ''.v PORT ARTHUR — This Port has just opened up as a new Sea­ farers' port. As can be expected on such a short time, there isn't too much to report. The thing that strikes a fellow so quickly here, however, is the good name the Seafarers enjoys in this area. Personnally, from my observa­ tions, the Seafarers should have opened a hall not only in this port—but in other Texas ports long ago. We expect from all indications to have plenty of jobs here on SIU Tankers right along. So some of yoti would-be tankermen come on down and grab a good one. It is regretable that at the present we do not have a larger Hall here—nevertheless, if it is at all possible we will get a larger and better Hall. However this one will have to do till we get one. It is to be noticed that the SIU Log and other material went over well with Ihe men around this port who are not union men or who belong to the NMU. This is no surprise though, as that is the case not only here but in every port. Don't forget iellows — When your ship docks in Port Arthur Call the Union Hall at once— the number is—28532. Yours for more Seafarers' Halls in the Texas field. �Friday. February 8, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG !N THE PHILADELPHIA HALL Page Nine SlU After Tugboat Abuses (Continued from Page 3) so hard and lumpy that sleeping on a steel deck felt like an innerspring by comparison. Rotary shipping was entirely unknown. In order to obtain a job men had to kowtow to com­ pany stooges or be a close rela­ tive of minor company officials. Men were discriminated against for little or no reason. The fact that a man was able and compe­ tent meant nothing. Men were hired and fired on their ability to take what the companies dish­ ed out. SIU WAS NEEDED When officials of the SIU in­ vestigated, they decided these men needed representation in a hurry. The Seafarers had inheri­ ted a contract with three of the largest tugboat companies in the No beachcombing in Philadelphia—There are jobs for all. Here we have ihe local piecards New Orleans vicinity. Upon look­ hard on the job: A. Steve Cardullo, Patrolman, putting the jobs on the board; J. Redden, Dispatcher, ing over the contracts, officials found the only redeeming feature and J. "Red" Truesdale, new Agent, getting a flash over the phone. in any of them was a clause call- Three Foes Still Face Seamen By LOUIS COFFIN NEW YORK — We're still up in the big city, but in a few days we wiU be heading for the sunny South—at least, we hope that it its sunny. ing for a 105 day per year paid vacation on a pro-rated basis. But the companies were chiseling even on. that until SIU officials stepped in and bluntly stated that henceforth there would be no more attempts to deprive men of their hard earned vacations. Another clause in the inherited contracts called for the payment of $7.00 a month for all over­ time worked by any one em­ ployee in one month. After care­ fully reading these- phony con­ tracts, SIU officials and organi­ zers immediately began contact­ ing the personnel of these boats and showing them just what the SIU could and v/ould do for them. THEY'RE ENTHUSIASTIC After the explanation of what the SIU stood for and the things that it fought against, the men were highly enthusiastic to learn that here at last was an organi­ zation that would fight to the last man for decent living and working conditions and wages' for them. Meetings were organized. Large turnouts of crew members attended to discuss organization and the drafting of new contracts to bo presented to the companies. In drawing up the contracts the men had the voice as to what and what didn't go into them. This was an innovation, since their previous contracts had been drawn and signed without the membership even reading them until it was too late to do any­ thing about them. 500 ACTIVE MEMBERS Present membership in the Gulf District Towboat and Allied Workers stands close to 500 ac­ tive members. Three major tow­ ing companies are under con­ tract, operating over 20 tugs and more and more men from various companies are. coming into the Tugboatmen's local daily. As fast as the men learn what the score is they come in asking for unions—as witness their recent attempt to scab on the Philadel­ phia longshoremen. Not only have they been condemned by the AFL, but some of their own CIO unions have pointed the While waiting for the day, our finger at them for scabbing and mind has been reviewing the union-raiding. events of the i*ast year or so, es­ SEAMEN IN UNIFORM pecially insofar as it concerns About the Coast Guard, it is the merchant seamen, the part not necessary to write much. they played in the winning of the Every seaman, organized and un­ war and some of their postwar organized, knows about this out­ problems. fit. The Seafarers has been bat­ The records show how well the tling their attempt to. regiment cargoes so necessary for the win­ the civilian seamen under a semining of the war were kept rolling, military set-up. The SIU posi­ at great risk of life—how, indeed, tion has been, and still definitely at one time, casualties among the is, that merchant seamen are merchant seamen far exceeded civilian workers and intend to remain so. Our past actions have those of the armed forces. rpmpdied many injustices of the pledge rards. GOODBYE, PHONIES Coast Guard regime, and stopped Within the next few months All that, however, is now his­ other of their practices. Our the SIU should have the entire tory, along with the phony medi­ present battle is to return mer­ Gulf Coast area organized solidly cal centers, the wartime riders, chant shipping to civilian con­ under the Seafarers' banner and the RMO, and the rest of the trol, and it's a fight that we then together with the deepseaphony set-ups that were foisted shall not relax. men and the longshoremen the on the underpaid, overworked The third party on our agenda tugboatmcn will be able to ask merchant seamen (Heroes in Dun­ is our old friend, the shipown­ for and get the same conditions garees) under the excuse of war­ ers. As always they are banded for which deep sea men had to time emergency — and which together to smash the militant fight so long and hard. were abolished, incidently, chief­ unions on the waterfront—the ly because of the strong opposi­ SIU-SUP — but today their tion of the_ SIU." chances are much more slim than However, there are three foes they were several years ago. whose very existence still perils During the past few years the the attempts of the seaman to Seafarers has progi-essed greatly, NEW YORK — Charges that further his emancipation. And and is now here to stay. manufacturers, gambling that these three are the commie of­ The SIU grew because it fought CPA would raise price ceilings ficials of the NMU, the Coast for decent wages and living con­ to more profitable levels on Guard, and the shipowners. ditions for the seamen, who re­ men's clothing, had hoarded mode DOUBLE-BARRELLED sponded by joining and supporting than 3,000,000 shirts and 400,000 STOOGES the SIU. The operators may not men's suits, were made here and like it, but the Seafarers are still in Washington last week. Manu­ The commie officials of the out to better them wages and facturers have been holding the NMU, who misled their mem­ conditions—already the best on shirts because they were made bership all through the war, mak­ the waterfront. to scU at above $3, and OPA re­ ing them abject followers of the quires them, to sell only the same operators and their government proportion of the higher priced bureaus, are still following the shirts as they made and sold in strict line of the communist par­ 1943. ty, wherein, following the party If you don't find linen line they are trying to destroy Confirmation of the charges when you go aboard your the American Labor Movement. was given by the Natl. Assn. of ship, notify the Hall at once. Shirt and Pa jama Manufacturers. They play the game from both "Only two things could free these epds: collaborating with the ship­ A telegram from Le Havre or owners (the latest move is Curshirts to a shirt-hungry public, a Singapore won't do you -any ran's approval of a company change in the OPA ruling or a good, It's your bed and you proposition to have his crews greater volume of low-cost fab­ have to lie in it. feed themselves cafeteria style), ric production," their spokesmen Shirt Makers Hoard in Plot To Up Prices Agent J. Truesdale listens to a beef from Brother J. Merkel, acting AB. AFL Higgins Victory Threatened NEW ORLEANS—A Natl. La­ bor Board regional examiner scheduled hearings this week to determine the validity of 66 votes which may decide whether 2341 employes of the Higgins Indus­ tries here will be represented by the AFL or CIO. With only 1411 voting the AFL led, in the first official tally by a count of 669 to 652 for the. CIO. However, 66 votes were chal­ lenged, 28 ballots were cast for neither and six were ruled void. The AFL's 17 vote margin may be increased or reversed by the findings of the regional director who will hold the hearings with representatives of the AFL crafts and the Industrial Union of Ma­ rine & Shipbuilding WorkersCIO. Despite the surprisingly low number of ballots cast the two union groups waged vigorous campaigns. The small vote for "neither" was credited in part to the action of the New Or­ leans Archdiocese of the Catho­ lic Church which, supporting neither union specifically, urged the Higgins employes to "vote for a union." and scabbing on legitimate trade ATTENTION! announced. �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday. February 8. 1946 LOG THE WDEK'S NEWS IM REVIEW f •I A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Onion Members in Foreign Ports,^ CURRENT EVENTS... m SPORTS ^W CHAMP CROWNED Marty Servo, the 26-year ok welter from Schenectady, climax­ ed his ten-year ring career when he knocked out Freddy "Red" Cochrane in the 4th round of their scheduled 15-rounder to become the new welterweight champ of the world. From the very first minute, Marty hit the redhead with everythings but the galley stove, and the outcome was al­ most a foregone conclusion. Despite the fact that a lot of wise money was riding on Servo, who entered the ring a l-to-3 fa­ vorite, more than 17,000 filed through the turnstiles to pile up a gate of $92,505 for the bout at Madison Square Garden. This was the first chance that Cochrane had to defend the 147pound title since he won it in 1941, due to his four year's of naval service for Uncle Sam, and he didn't do too badly in a finan­ cial way, as the challenger guar­ anteed him a purse of $50,000, which ain't hay, brother! FOURTH ROUND KO As the 4th round got under way, Marty started Red on his wp^ with a succession of four rapid left hooks to the jaw, and forced him to clinch. Near the end of the round, Marty backed York with a new ruling aimed at the discontinuance of bonus pay­ ments to new, players upon sign­ ing contracts . . . Rumor has it that slugger Hank Greenberg is trying to secure $65,000 for his 1946 services from the Detroit Tigers. Nice pickings if you get 'em. Prior to the running of the Columbiana Handicap at Hialeah, E. G. Drake's filly Swoon tried to jump the fence, and when jockey Tommy McTaggart grab­ bed the reins, the filly rolled over him. Later, McTaggart died in a Miami hospital . . . Larry MacPhail announced that the tion in the Pearl Harbor inquiry admitted that he had planned to THE HOME FRONT make his testimony make Admir­ -The watchful waiting by em­ al Kimmel look good . . . The battled industry and labor nar­ Pacific liher Yukon went aground rowed down, toward week's end, and broke in half in Johnstone to keeping a weather eye open Bay, Alaska. Latest reports said for one specific Administration 281 had been rescued, and the move, said to be upcoming at any Navy held out hope for 215 moment. This is the new wage- others, mostly GIs . . . Women, price policy, to be effective for a and sometimes a few hardy men, year. On it will hinge the settle­ wei-e still standing in two-block Queen of the St. Louis AFL's ment of many strikes, or, if it is lines waiting to buy nylon stock­ annual Labor Charity 'Ball was as unrealistic as some of the ings . . . A Brooklyn woman who Miss Shirley Bierman, member Delirium-Trumans which have cmildn't, find a room in Miami of the Natl. Federation of Fori preceded it, almost complete Beach camped in a hotel lobby Office Clerks-AFL. Shirley, chaos on the labor front. for four days, despite manage­ whose beauty captured 1113 votes, almost started a rank-andConsiderable secrecy surrounds ment protests. BRADLEY ATTACKED file revolt in several other unions the new policy, and officials are The American Legion attacked that demanded to know why their reportedly worrying about how Gen. Bradley for his conducting business agents couldn't go out to "sell" the new formula to the of the Veterans Administration, and get members like her. (LPA.) public. One thing is certain: the and was rebuffed by General new poUcy will be directly tied up with extension of price con­ Eisenhower ... Sec. Byrnes de­ removal of British troops from fended his conducting of the State Greece. The British denounced trols. Department, said he had Tru­ the "incessant 'Russian propa­ Early settlement of the steel man's full support . . . Two large ganda against the British Com­ strike was forecast if the policy sunspots appeared in the solar monwealth. goes far enough; certainly, it nebula, and electrical and com­ Other nations, anxious to get will have an effect on the Gener­ munications systems were ex­ al Motors, General Electric and pected to be affected . . . The on with the v/orld's business, baseball Yankees would up some Western Electric disputes. Ne­ Navy expects to get its full com­ proposed various formulas to sat­ ticket prices amounting to a IVz gotiations on these and others plement of men without recourse isfy both countries, but it was no per cent overall raise . . . Base­ go. Most of them agreed, how­ seem to be mired down pending to draft. ball experts admit that baseball ever, tliat the Russian delegates' the policy announcement. schools which they ridiculed constant invoking of the veto ABROAD some time ago, are clicking and Formulating the policy were clause negated not only the ef­ are of benefit, to the diamond Price Administrator Chester The United Nations Organiza- fect but the spirit of UNO. game. Bowles—on whom labor could j tion was caught in the throes of SPORTS SOUIBS CHINA BRIGHTER look as a champion—and Recon-1 an intra-mural fight between Add to the suffering of Ham­ version Director John W. Snyder, Russian and British delegates, Things were looking up in burg the fact that Max Schmeling who has sided with Big Business Each sought to prove that the China, a? plans for the coalition and Walter Neusel will battle on many issues. Somewhere in other country was engaging in government matured, and Chiang there for the German heavy the middle is the man who will imperialistic expansion which Kai-shek said he would not seek championship . . . Navy remain­ decide: Harry Truman. would endanger the peace. Spe­ office. But the Communists still ed as the only major undefeated cifically, the Russians demanded made demands for Manchurian CURMUDGEON SPEAKS basketball quintet as Notre areas, and fighting broke out Elsewhere at home, the oil Dame and West Virginia both sporadically . . . The U.S. ex­ Warns Wall Street scandal pot bubbled furiously as took it on the chin . . . The wise tended diplomatic recognition to Interior Secretary Ickes charged guys claim Jack Kearns is try­ Rumania . . . Grave food short­ Cochrane into a corner, and let ing to raise a couple of bank­ Edwin Pauley, nominated for age appeared anew for Britain, him have a left to the jaw fol­ Under-Secretary of the Navy, rolls for promoting a six-day and belts were tightened as new lowed by a flurry from^ both bike race, and the other for open­ with attempting to promote ration controls Were announced. hands which dropped Freddy into ing an auto agency. bribes for oil interests immedi­ . . The bodies of 195,000 Russian, the limbo of ex-champs. ately after President Roosevelt's The Washington Senators are The new welter king has only spending $20,000 plus to improve Polish, French and British pris­ death . . . The House struck out oners were discovered in Ger­ been defeated twice in his entire Griffith Stadium . . .The Ama­ features of the Case strike-con­ many . . . The U.S. feels that career—both times by Sugar Ray teur Softball Association has trol bill but failed to bring an peace terms with Germany' and Robinson, and Sugar is the boy made four major changes in its agreement. Liberal members of Japan should be brought to a he'll have to meet next May in rules—limiting the team to -9 the Senate warned that if antidefense of his orown. Robinson players, by eliminating the long conclusion soon. labor amendments went too far, is now at his peak, but if Marty short; shortening the base paths a Fair Employment rider would The U.S. Supreme Court de­ gets a few more victories Under to 55 feet; enlarging the batters be attached to assure defeat by nied the appeal of Jap General his belt, he's not going to be the box; and allowing a hit batsman the reactionary Southern bloc . .. Yamashita from the death sen­ soft touch some of the ring dope- to take first base . . . Baseball's The United Nations Organization tence for his crimes in the Phil­ sters figure him to be. Site Committee selected a likely ippines . . . The Arab League has Intel national League announced HERE AND THERE spot on the Westchester County, gone on. record opposing any aid a 154-game schedule to open on Rep. Andrew J. Biemiller (D.. to Zionism, foretelling new con­ New York-Connecticut line. Im­ A lot of people think Babe April 17. mediate howls were raised by Wibc.), Oiie of organized labor's flicts in Palestine . . . An advanc­ Pratt got a bum deal from the New Giant's rookie. Bob Joyce, residents of the area, and the most outspoken advocates in ed degree of autonomy "within National Hockey League by their won 31 games while pitching for Site Committee modified its Washington, last week told Con­ the framwork 'of the Netherlands recent action in barring the Babe San Francisco of the Pacific Coast gress that "The economic Bour­ Kingdom," and not complete from hockey for life due to League last year . . . Giant's man­ "seizure" proposals. bons of Wall Street proved again autonomy will be offered to In­ charges that he was betting on ager Mel Ott is definitely still BLACK TEXTILES they have learned nothing and donesia . . ; In Chile 83 Commun­ the games and consorting with interested in acquiring one or The textile industry made its forgotten everything since 1939." ists tried to persuade Socialist gamblers. Pratt's case was more hurlers from tlie St. Louis first formal appearance in a black Praising labor for having accept­ workers to join the general handled in a very dictatorial "way, Cardinals . . . The gentlemanly market role. Seventeen indict­ ed fact finding recommendations, strike. The Socialists counted off and he wAs certainly entitled to Charley Gehringer, Detroit- Ti­ ments were handed down by a Biemiller warned flatly that the 83 men, sent them out to battle an open hearing with a chance to gers, bowed out quietly to de­ Federal court, charging $500,000 Wall Street reactionaries "hope the commie band. The Commun­ defend himself. vote his entire time to business. iri illegal profits . , . One of the to smash labor and all liberal leg­ ists withdrew after a short slugThe baseball majors concluded Many experts rank Charley toijs key witnesses for the prosecu- islation.'' (LPA) their two-day session in New as secorid sackers go. fest. AT HOME hi? UNION BEAUTY M �Friday, February 8, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven :d( N. Y. Tugmen Defy Govt. Seizure fHOM mGALLEY.. By FRENCHY MICHELET The resolution looking toward the establishment of an SIU-operated upgrading school that was Tccently introduced in the Port of New Orleans by Paul Hal], C. J. Stephens and Steely White, anc^ subsequently so overwhelmingly endorsed when voted on by the rank and file up and down the Coast, is one of the most progres­ sive steps ever taken by this or­ ganization. The following sug­ gestions are our version of what the stewards department end of the school should embody: ing for thorough discussion, for there is no question but that the welfare of the entire member­ ship is inextricably bound up with the ability and knowledge of the stewards department. YUMI YUM! The New York tugboat strike went into its fourth day on Feb­ ruary 7, with the sort of backing and filling common to any tug­ boat operation, but with Govern­ ment pledged to step into the role of strike-breaker and run the struck boats. The tugboat men, however, voted on February 6 to stay on strike, despite Government seiz­ ure of the vessiels, and appeals from Mayor O'Dwyer of New York and Government officials. SIU leaders stated unequivocal­ ly that the Seafarers would go down the line for the towboat men, financially "and physically, if necessary." Several phony issues were raised by City and Government A Steward will add greatly to the variety of the menu aboard ship if he will substitute fresh pork or prime rib for the usual Thursday chicken dinner, and if he fries the chicken Thursday night. Here is an ideal way to fry chicken to insure one of the On the first floor of the New tastiest of shipboard meals: York Hall is a restaurant and Cut up the chicken and re­ SS WILLIAM F. McCLENNON gin mill that would make a com­ The following men can collect move the skin, wash thoroughly modious cafeteria if the bar was their overtime by writing to the and soak in cold salted water for ripped out. In the cellar there Waterman' Steamship Company, is ample room to install one of Wainwright Building, Norfolk, "the most modern galleys in New "Virginia: York. G. Teacher; Vincent Petrello; PAY THE FREIGHT Daniel Brewer; George Garman; Vincent J. Patterson; James R. This place should bo operated Miller; C. Daniel. as a school for Cooks and Mess% ^ % men by the Union, and the food MV COASTAL MARINER could be sold in a cafeteria to the membership at reduced prices Subsistence money due the •and to the general public at following men for the day, Dec. •fancy prices. The school would 27, 1945, in Baltimore. consequently not only be opera­ These men are: Thoma-s Lockted without cost to the union, but wood, AB; Marcelino Santiago, would in all probability pay for OS; Jose Figueroa, Second Cook; the other two departmental twenty minutes to remove the Francisco Duclos, Galley Utility; schools as well. Moreover, it cold storage taste. Now make a Norman Wood, Messman. would be a self-supporting soup battel; of 12 eggs, four cans of This money has been turned in kitchen in the event of a strike. evaporajji^ milk and about two as "Unclaimed Wages" and can The need for a union-operated pounds of flour. Add a pint of be collected at the New Y'ork school for the stewards depart­ cold water to the batter and beat Office. ^ ^ ment is too well known to need well. Dry the chicken and soak in the batter, then roll in wellurging here. It's common know­ SS SIDNEY HAMPTON ledge that a good stewards de­ salted flour and fry in deep fat VICTORY partment makes for a good ship. until a golden brown. You must The following men have money We have the men in our organi­ be careful that the fat does- not due: zation to really teach practical get too hot or it will burn the Oliver Thompson, 11 hrs.; stewards department know how meat without cooking through. Claude Townsend, 11 hrs.; A. Try this once a week and we'll to our rank and file. Layn, 11 hrs.; W. Sallie, 11 hrs.; guarantee you a contented crew. C. Gooden, 11 hrs.; G. Wilson, 11 TOP MEN • P.S.—Speaking of the school hrs.; J. Griffitt, 7y2 hrs.; Otto A union that can boast men . . . Shuler could teach the Mess- Babb, 8 hrs.; M. Bass, 8 hrs.; J. like Louis Fromm and Alfred boys, 'cause he's got to be a Ward, 8 hrs.; M. Whitehurst, 8 Stev/art within it's ranks, to men­ pretty good messboy himself hrs. tion only two at random, is in a since we have taken him in hand. Can be collected at Bull Line position to command the services office. of the best men in the business— ^ ^ bar none! If Louis Fromm whs SS J. CRITTENDON to teach all the SIU bakers how Francis Attwood, 57 hrs.; Al­ to make a real seagoing cake, NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. fred Bernard, 34 hrs.; Thomas HAnover 2-27S4 and Alfred Stewart was to teach BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Gardner, 34 hrs.; Edward Dethe cooks to prepare steaks and Liberty 4057 Mello, 17 hrs.; John Walsh, 17 14 North Gay St. chops as only "Kid Shine" can, BALTIMORE Calvert 4539 Jirs. R. W. Barus has 1 month, then. Brother, peace and content­ PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. 15 days missing utility man Phone Lombafd 7651 ment would reign on every ship NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street wages coming. in the union. 4-1083 Can be collected at Bull Line NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. ALL RATINGS Canal 3336 office. 220 East Bay St. 4. 4- i. The details would have to be SAVANNAH 3-1728 SS BEN CHEW worked out by a rank and file MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 committee, of course, but to H. W. Davis, $3.56; N. E. Routh, SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon speculate further: Messmen and San Juan 2-5996 $5.44; W. Thomas, $4.45; H. S. 305 Vi 22nd St. Fry, $1.78; T. Coyne, $1.78; W. H. Waiters could be taught their GALVESTON 2-8043 business in the cofetcriai So RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Bellows, $1,78; J. B. Omohynero, could all ratings in the stewards SAN FRANCISCO .59 Clay St. $7.57; R. J. Sweeney, $2.67; E. 86 Seneca St. Brewster, $2.67; J. E. Enright, department. Working rules and SEATTLE Ill W. Bumside St. the duties for men on various PORTLAND $32.37; J. Webb, $17.82; P. Creel, WILMINGTON ......440 Avalon Blvd. types of ships could be formu­ HONOLULU $22.27; P. C. Rowland, $22.54; W. 16 Merchant St. lated and made part of the cur­ BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Thornton, $17.88; W. A. Keeley, CHICAGO V! l'Tr'.'24"wT*Superio!^vy. $20.56; W. E. Goodwin, $3.56. riculum. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. Can be collected at 44 White­ Then, too. Chief Stewards could DETROIT 1038 Third St. be taught the easy way to do DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. hall St. 602 Boughton St. things. As it is now, every VICTORIA, B. C % % % 144 W. Hastings St. Chief Steward has his own ver­ VANCOUVER SS LUCY STONE 842 Za^k^SL sion of how the work should be All hands are entitled^ to 13 920 Main St. laid out, the overtime split up or JACKSONVILLE 5-1231 hours overtime. This can be col­ the extra meal money split up. PORT ARTHUR 446 Austin Ave. lected at Mississippi SS Co., 17 Phone: 28532 We urge all members to bring Battery Place, N. Y. this up at the next regular meet- MONEY DUE SIU HALLS , VIJL': officials in urging the tug men to go back to work. Among these was the assertion that New York "faced disaster" as a result of the strike. Reactionary news­ papers jumped on these state­ ments in attempts to indict the tug men, maritime unions and labor in general. MAYOR'S WARNING Mayor O'Dwyer warned of "deaths, fires, explosions and vast property damage as a result of freezing pipes and equipment" if the strikers .stayed out and coal was not brought to the city. Tugboat leaders pointed out the fact that there had been ample warning that the strike had been upcoming for four months, and said no efforts had been made to stockpile coal or other supplies to tide the city over the crisis. The strike vote was taken unde^ the Smith-Connally Act. This means that the tugboat com­ panies were given a 60-day notice before the strike took effect. In addition, the companies were given a week's notice of the ac­ PERSONALS KENNETH HUNTER (Book No. 5608) When in New York, please come to the 6th floor of the SIU Hall and see someone in the SecretaryfTreasurer's office on a very urgent matter. 4, 4" 4 tual deadline before the strike began. IN BAD FAITH Had the towboat companies acted in good faith with either the union or the community they would have been prepared to meet the tug men's demands or notified the outfits which would be affected to prepare for it. It is apparent that the issues of coal, fuel and other materials had been made to order for those was wished to break the back of the strike. « The Government was impressed with the issues, however, and or­ dered the Office of Defense Trans­ portation, a defunct wartime agency, to operate the tugs and ferries affected. 1 NEW YORK Individual Donations ,$ 5.00 SS WEBB MILLER 12.00 SS JOHN CRITTENDEN.... 7.00 SS SCHOHARIE 20.00 SS GEO. WASHINGTON.... 5.00 SS GALEN STONE 20.00 SS CAPE COMFORT 8.00 SS MADAWASKA VIC 43.00 SS BONANZA 1.00 SS SMITH VICTORY 9.00 SS NEW ZEALAND VIC... 61.00 SS McCAULEY 22.00 SS V/ALKER 6.00 SS FITZHUGH LEE 11.00 SS CAPE TEXAS 6.00 Brothers Chester Kuplicki and Albert P. Ryder desire informa­ tion regarding man who injured himself on December 23, 1945, BOSTON and went to the Hospital at Casa­ blanca as a result. Write them' SS J. B. SENNON in care of New York Hall. ' Individual Donations $13.00 8.00 Clearing The Deck H (Contimicd from Page }) and run it by the Seafarers as a hotel for seamen. Now is the chance for us to prove that this thing is workable; then go and show that it can be applied in any port not just only in a small port. The membership, too, is demanding the release of control of this industry by the flnky government bureaus in Washington and the bureaucrats who control them. The Seafarers are demanding, also, the acquisition of one of the government-built ships to act as a training ship for our members who v/ish to qualify for higher ratings. We see the Seafarers now insisting on many of these things which we know the seamen as a whole are lacking: Union control of upgrading systems; Union control of seamen's hotels; Union control of slop chest on all ships. This type of progressive thinking, along with the fighting spirit shown on the waterfront by our membei's, means that we will be able now to double and re-double our efforts. We have problems within the union itself which must be settled. For instance, in the Ports of Mobile and Boston, we are in need of new union halls and clean facilities for our members, the same as we have in other ports. We are in need of an expanded educational program. These things must be attended to shortly. The quicker these inner union problems are answered, the quicker we will be able to apply all of our strength at the point of production. WORKING TOGETHER The one powerful factor, the one powerful thing which should guarantee our success in the handling of these problems is some­ thing which we have and which other organizations in this industry do not have. That is, cooperation and mutual respect within this union between so-called young fellows and oldtimers. In the other organizations oldtimers are leaving while the younger members are in a confused and upset mind as to their union's problems. The Sea­ farers are very fortunate that within their ranks these two groups are as one. There are no distinctions. The oldtimers and the youngtimers, alike, recognize our problems and have the same liigh opin­ ion of the organization. This is our weapon — this is our real strength—this is the thing which will make these fights which lie ahead simple. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG CHARTER ISTHMIAN SEAMEN TO PHONY NMU ISSUE IS KNOCKED OUT SEA PHOENIX CREW GOES SIU TOO! (Continued from Page 1) mian men were in tlie same po­ sition as the founders of the SIU, who struck out boldly against strongly entrenched opposition to form a union that was not dominated by a political party. Their decision received the en­ thusiastic endorsement of the membership. In the New York Hall, for instance, introduction of the resolution was followed by a discussion on the floor. Then every member present—and the Third Deck was filled to capacity voted in favor of the charter rate for Isthmian seamen. Other halls reported a similar reaction. In every case, officials careful­ ly explained to the membership: That the big rave of the NMU in its campaign to organize Isth­ mian under its finky banner has been that it costs $65.00 to join the SIU. That the SIU outstrips the NMU on every question of wage scales, overtime rates and ship­ board conditions. And that the charter member rate would square away the dif­ ferential between the SIU and NMU membership rates, leaving the Isthmian seamen free to make their choice between the Unions on the valid basis of which one offers the seaman more. It was explained that the SIU does not believe in "bargain basement" unionism. It is a fac­ tor which cannot be measured in dollars and cents. Every SIU member is agreed that he has more than made up the differ­ ence in the membership rate by overtime pay which the SIU has been able to get for him. They explained, however, in all frankness, that the SIU does want to organize Isthmian under the SIU banner, so the maritime industry can be stabilized. To do so, the SIU wants to elimin­ ate the phony issue of "we sell imionism cheaper." Here are the issues that now face Isthmian seamen in decid­ ing on which Union shall repre­ sent them: Which has the better agree­ ments? Which has the better working conditions? Which is free from outside po­ litical control? Which is democratically con­ trolled by the membership and not by a few topside officials? Now they can decide these is­ sues alone, without the distract­ ing factor of a large membership fee, as opposed to a small one— and, from the responses already received there is no doubt as to their choice—The Seafarers In­ ternational Unio'i. Friday. February 8. 1946 MEET THE MEN OF THE SEA ^ Following the familiar pattern set on Isthmian Line ships, the PHOENIX 27 crew members of the Isthmian freighter Sea Phoenix, voted unanimously on February 6 to have the Seafarers International Union of North America repre­ sent them as collective bargain­ ing agent in all future negotia­ tions with the shipping company. The action was taken at a meeting called by Deck Delegate Jack Dows aboard ship in Brook­ lyn. The meeting had been called for the purpose of electing dele­ gates for each department. In the course of the meeting Bernard Murphy introduced a motion, which was seconded by Jim Hamilton, that a hand vote be taken to decide whether the crew members wanted a union to represent them, and what, if any, union it .was to be. The motion brought forth a storm of discussion. Man after man took the floor. Some told of their experiences with Isthmian in the past. Others told of their experiences aboard ships under SIU and NMU agree­ ments. Then there were the inevitable comparisons between the NMU Above: Here are some of the and SIU conditions and agree­ Sea Phoenix men who made the ments. One telling point made by a SIU. their choice: crewman was the fact that the 1st row; Hamilton and Char­ five cents an hour more in overcoal; R. L. Brane, J. E. Bond and t i m. c under SIU agreements M. Perry. 2nd row: T. N. John­ would be more than enough to son, H. Gillman, Murphy. Dows. pay members dues for a year. and Walker. 3rd row: Jose Re. Gradually it . simmered down Scott. Sherrer.'Mathias. English, until everybody who wanted to and G. Carlson. talk had had their say. Left: Bosun Murphy and crew Then the hand vote was taken. member Wert. Result: East Point Victory Crew Asks Bargaining Election At Once The SIU received a heartening letter the other day. It was a letter from the crew of the Isthmian ship Eastpoint Vic­ tory,-currently in New York. And it asked the SIU to take immediate steps to see that the election to decide the collective bargaining agent for the Isth­ mian Line be held as soon as possible. The letter was signed with 29 names, with ratings, of the crew. SIU officials were impressed. It began to look like their or­ ganizing campaign for Isthmian was bearing fruit—or that the NMU's campaign was backfiring, a suspicion some Seafarers have had for some time. Not that the Eastpoint Victory crew members made any mention of wanting any special union to represent them or not to repre­ sent them. It was just that they made a point of writing to the SIU that made the piecards feel good. Because if this Isthmian crew wants action^ it means that other crews do, too. It means they're tired of the old run-around they've been getting from the company, and -the old soft soap they've been getting from commie-lihe NMU organizers. We'd like to say right here and now. Isthmian Brothers of the East Point Victory, that the SIU wiU take immediate steps to try to jack up forces that control col­ lective bargaining elections and try to get that date brought just as close as possible. For SIU affiliation—27. .For NMU affiliation—0. For no union affiliation—0 That's all there was to it. The crew of the Sea Phoenix felt good. They had settled an im­ portant point in a democratic manner, and all were sure they had made a wise decision. , They felt so good about it, that they decided the NMU ought to know. So they drew up a peti­ tion requesting that: "The National Maritime Union immediately discontinue present tactics of stalling the pending elections for this company on un­ essential technicalities. "We feel that all parties in­ volved have had ample opportun­ ity to present their cases to all of us in the Isthmian fleet, and that further stalling only keeps us from getting the Union condi­ tions that are rightfully ours." 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Title A name given to the resource February 8, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 6 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ISTHMIAN SEAMEN: JOIN THE SEAFARERS AS CHARTER MEMBERS STRIKING SIU TUGBOATMEN TIE-UP MOBILE SHIPPING MORE OF THE SAME SEAFARERS BEGIN CLEARING UP OLD ABUSES IN THE GULF TUGBOAT FIELD REPORT ON THE ISTHMIAN DRIVE SIU OPENS HALL IN PORT ARTHUR HUNGRY GI'S RAISE FUND FOR STEWARD'S DEPT. CAPTAIN WAS RAVING; CREW WASN'T SLAVING SLEEPY STEWARD SET STRAIGHT ON SHIP SQUARENESS CAPTAIN IS IN RIGHT CHURCH, BUT IS DEAD WRONG ON THE PEW CIGS SHORT: PURSER PRACTICES 'APPEASEMENT' VALUABLE PAPERS FOUND IN BRANCH AT NEW ORLEANS READ ARTICLES, RIDERS CAREFULLY TEXAS NOW READY FOR EXPANSION MANY TRIPCARDERS GOOD UNION MEN SIU SUPPORTS N.O. LONGSHOREMEN THREE FOES STILL FACE SEAMEN SHIRT MAKERS HOARD IN PLOT TO UP PRICES N.Y TUGMEN DEFY GOVT. SEIZURE SEA PHOENIX CREW GOES SIU TOO! EAST POINT VICTORY CREW ASKS BARGAINING ELECTION AT ONCE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/8/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6ade782abad08958f3e15c31de73434a.PDF 2cd98c5480d334d135518637c8de8765 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers international Union of North America Vol. VIII. No. 5 NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1946 SlU ELECTS NEW OFFICIALS FOR 1946 Calmar And Ore Sign Contract . Subject to membership rati­ fication, the Seafai'ers Interna­ tional Union of North America has signed agreements with the Calmar Steamship Corp. and the Ore Steamship Corp. The-agree­ ments incorporate features su­ perior to the majority of con­ tracts now held by the SIU. As usual, * provisions of the agreements are far superior to any held by the National Mari­ time Union (CIO), the Marine Cooks and Steward of the Pa­ cific (CIO) and the Marine Fiiemen. Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers of the Pacific (Ind.). SIU officials who conducted the negotiations with the Calmar and Ore shipowners, look upon the agreements as a major vic­ tory for the Union. While there- still are some ob­ stacles to complete . agreements to be ironed out with the ship­ ping companies, SIU officials are confident that these would be dealt with to the further bene­ fit of the Seafarers. FULL REPORT DUE A full report of the negotia­ tions and all features of the agreement was presented to SIU rank and file members in the New York' Hall on January 30. As the Log went to press, copies of the agreeiiieiit were being rushed to all SIU Halls to be brought before the membership for ratification. The agreement followed a fouryear curtailment of negotiations brought on by the war. In December, 1941, as a re­ sult of a National Labor Rela• tions Board election, the SIU was designated as the collec­ tive bargaining agent for seamen • aboard ships of the Calmar and Ore Lines. The war then iriterrupted contract negotiations. Next step was a review of the Union's demands and the com­ panies' counter proposals by the War Labor Board's shipping panel. Because the SIU present­ ed a better case than the com­ panies, the WLB panel denied most of the proposals by the com­ pany and granted the majority of the SIU proposals. These were modified, however, to comply with conditions prevailing in the shipping industry in general. directives on cases pending, but merely issued recommendations. The agreements reached by the SIU and the Calmar and Ore Lines follow, in most cases, the recommendations of the WLB, and are almost certain to be ap­ proved by the membership when reviewed. They cover various phases of pay and overtime pay, and work­ ing conditions. That it would be superior to agreements made by the NMU and the other CIO and independent seamen's unions was a foregone conclusion. But, Sea­ farers officials pointed out, it goes even further than that. It •contains provisions that are bet­ ter than most agreements or con­ tracts the SIU now holds with other shipping companies. Simultaneous coastwise Branch meetings of the At­ lantic & Gulf District, held last Wednesday night, accepted the report of the Tallying Cx)mmittee on the election for District Officers for the year of 1946 and voted to install the winning candidates into office. John Hawk, running unopposed, was re-elected as Sec-f retary-Treasurer for his seventh, s°l"tmns authorizing the buying , , , of Union Halls m the Ports of term. J. P. Shuler won the post Philadelphia, of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Incoming officials pointed out replacing Louis Coffin, who was the great gains made by the elected Jacksonville Agent. In Seafarers during the last year, addition to filling the executive and pledged themselves to bet­ posts of the Union, the member­ ter the excellent -record the out­ ship overwhelmingly passed re- going officials had set. Success in the organizing campaigns the SIU is now undertaking, par­ ticularly in the Isthmian fleet, will definitely establish the Sea­ farers as the strongest union in maritime, it was stated, and the maintenance and extension of the membership's support will insure Crew members of , the. William D. , . Hoard, Isthmian*" , , were opened, and Brother R. succe.ss in that field, they said. The resolution to buy a buildLine, voted unanimPusl);^ for the Seafarers International gates was unanimously elected. Union as the Union of their choice at the Mt regular ship's for Engine Dele-lff in the Port of Boston was , voted for by 86 per cent of the meeting held aboard that vessel. Isthmian seamen were gate were opened, and, „ Brothers i Philadelphia was highly incensed, at the lying reports appearing in the E. Warner and H. Hutchinson authorized to purchase a building January 18th issue of the Pilot.* were nominated. Warner was by 81 per cent of those voting. and were resentful of the false Stevens was nominated and elected. Constitutional provisions require claim put forth by the NMU elected by acclamation. Steward Dept. nominations a two-thirds majority, so these ~ NEW BUSINESS propaganda sheet Jhat "they" were E. Nova, H. Davis and J.' resolutions were declared passed. Moved and supported by Can­ Cannon. Brother Cannon was had assisted the crew in beating Since the Constitution dues nut some logs and collecting $3,000 non and Pedersen that one dele­ unanimously elected. provide for the disposal of used gate be elected from each de­ in disputed overtime. Moved and supported by Bro- ballots, it was recommended that partment. Carried. These Isthmian seamen decid­ the ballots be held until. the Nominations for Deck Delegate (Contitiued on Page 12) ed on the Seafarers after careful Quarterly Finance Committee is consideration of all the factors elected to audit the books and involved. As one man aptly put bills for the first quarter of 1946. it, "If that (referring to the Pilot This committee is to have the story) is the way the NMU does authority to destroy all ballots business, then we sure as hell for the 1946 elections. want no part of it!" This seemed Following is the complete list to be the opinion of all the men of all Atlantic & Gulf District of­ aboard the Hoard, and they de­ ficials for the coming' year: GALVESTON — He looked like an oldtimer when clared their intention of joining he walked into the Hall here the other day. Anyone who District Officers the SIU as soon as possible. Hoard Crew Hurls Lie At NMU; Votes To Support SIU In Election Oldtimer Joins Seafarers; Blasts NMU Leadership After the entire issue of union­ ism was thoroughly thrashed out at the Hoard meeting, the men voted unanimously in favor of the Seafarers to the tune of 24 for the SIU and 0 for the NMU. Minutes of the first Union meet­ ing on the Hoard are- herewith presented in their entirety. MEETING OF JANUARY 22 « The meeting was called to or­ der at 12:30 p.m. by Acting En­ gine Delegate . Earl Warner who explained that the purpose of the meeting was to elect delegates from each department by popular vote to represent the crew membei-s in any shipboard beef. Nominations for C h,a i r m a n were opened. Btothers J. Cannon and J. Briant WAre ngminated, RECOMMENDATIONS and J. Briant was elected. After V-J Day, the policy of the WLB was changed. It no Nominations for Recording longer had the authority to issue Secretary, were opened, and G. •-J had been sailing for long could have spotted him for a seaman. There was a sort of swagger about him, the sort of air that says "I haven't got a chip on my shoulder, but I'll damn well knock one oft* yours if you try to make any trouble for me." Said his name was Adams— Sherwood J. Adams. Then he looked straight at us. "I want to see one of the SIU piecai'ds," he said. "I want to join the Sea­ farers." We shot a question at him, quick. * "Yes,", Sherwood J. Adams said, right off, "I'm a member of another union already. I'm a member of the NMU." • 41" '. i;.o.• A k.'?;', -c - ASSISTANT SECRETARYTREASURER J. P. Shuler New York AGENT Paul Hall DECK PATROLMEN Joseph Algina James Sheehan ENGINE PATROLMEN Joseph H. Volpian James Hanness STEWARDS PATROLMEN Claude Fisher R. E. Gonzales $64 QUESTION What the hell, we asked, was he doing in a Seafarei's* Hall?Adams allowed as how that was a right prime question. He said he was expecting a question (Omtinuei OH Bnge 4) SECRETARY-TREASURER John Hawk Boston AGENT John Mogan SHERWOOD J. ADAMS (Continued on Page 9) •41 �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 1. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Pnblisbed 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 X if HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK = Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., Now York City 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 UNITY' Leaking badly at its scams with the signs of imminent disintegration now visible to the naked eye, the National Maritime Union is issuing frantic and hysterical appeals for "unity on the 'waterfront." The Seafarers admits that unity among all maritime workers is something which must be achieved if seamen are to keep and advance still further the gains they have made in recent years—gains that were made by the SIUSUP despite sabotage by the NMU commie-inspired lead­ ership. . Waterfront unity is certainly a good idea; but it all depends upon with whom you .ire uniting and for what purpose. Their past record and present actions of their leaders is the most- powerful argument against uniting with the NMU. If a united waterfront is to be a reality, and success­ fully encomp-iss all sections of maritime labor- it must be built on the firm foundation of progressive, dernocratic, rank-and-file trade unionism—standards which the NMU has never recognized. For the benefit of those seamen and maritime work­ ers who have newly entered the industry and who do not know the score, we will enumeiate the facts of life as fatThis Branch has submitted a VANCOUVER — This branch as the NMU is concerned. of the Seafarers International brief to the War Labor Board Oldtime membership is deserting the NMU in droves Union is throwing its entire of Canada requesting certain and joining the SIU for the betterment of their wages, weight into a campaign to changes in conditions on vessels working and living conditions. Read the story of Sherwood modernize the Port of Vancouver. operated by the Union SS Co.; Adams in this issue of the Log; he is a perfect example of As it stands now, the waterfront the CPR, and the Canadian Na­ needs an entire overhauling to tional Steamship Service. The the typical rank and file seamen who helped found and provide adequate modern dock­ Union asked that uniform condi­ build the NMU, but can no longer bear to see the organi­ ing facilities so that this Port can tions prevail on all three lines zation subverted. make full use of its potentiali­ and made the following demands: ties, and io eliminate the dan­ MAKE DEMANDS There is no unity within their (NMU) organization; gerous fire hazards that the pres­ 1. That salaries be raised for as witness the case of Ralph Rogers, former national offi­ ent wooden structures now every rating. Examples: Quar­ cial, who resigned in disgust. Top leadership is divided into are. termasters to receive $120 in­ two factions fighting for control, and there are rank and stead of the $100 they now get; POLITICAL MESS file groups actively opposed to sellout NMU leadership. Greatly needed are at least two Oilers $120 instead of $105.75; Even with the lame excuse of the war emergency large fully-equipped fire boats Chief Cook $155 instead of $120. finished, their mis-leaders are still collaborating with the capable of handling a major (Canadian^ seamen have not had a raise in their basic wages in shipowners, eliminating jobs for the members and piling v/aterfront blaze. There were twenty years). additional tasks on their shoulders by making them per­ two major fires here in recent 2. Raise the overtime rates to times, and the present equipment form jobs which should be done for them. (See story by could not handle them. The 85 cents an hour instead of the J. P. Shuler on page 3 for more on this question.) whole port set-up is a political present 50 cents. Lies and intimidation are part of the NMU's stock mess, and should be cleaned out. 8. All longshore work done by in trade; just read the William D. Doard story which ap­ Vancouver will never-amount to seamen to be paid for at the prevailing longshoremen's rates. pears in this week's Log, and check the reproduced affida­ much if present policies are con­ If done at a port where no regutinued. vit in the editorial which was printed two weeks ago. These are the facts which tell of the almost unbelievable depths to which desperate NMU commie leaders are going to gain tioii. Only after the conimle party demands and con­ tinuously changing line have been complied with are the their evil ends. members considered at^all. When allegience to a foreign Scabbing on other maritime workers is an old NMU country and ideology controls the decisions of their leaders, story. Recently in Philadelphia when the Tugboatmen how can American seamen expect consideration? were out on strike, they attempted to break a legitimate Yes, we all want unity on the waterfront, and v/e strike of* their fellow workers by openly scabbing. This, oi course, was in line with their long record of strike 'must have unity for progress and continued survival. However, that unity must be on a basis of militant, pro­ breaking and scabbing. gressive, honest trade unionsim like the SIU practices—=• Members of the NMU receive secondary consideranot scabbing, finking, and kowtowing to the shipowners! by-, lar rate has been established, then the pay shall be no less than 85 cents per hour. 4. Compensation at the rate of $1 per day while carrying dan­ gerous cargo; i.e., explosives, gasoline, etc 5. That the eight-hour day be established on Canadian vessels. (Present hours are, depending on the company, from eight to twelve hours a day.) 6. An extra day's pay for all legal holidays while at sea, and overtime for all such, days while in port. 7. Annual holidays with pay, on the has:.; of seven days for six continuous months of service, and fourteen days for twelve months service. AID U. S. SHIPS All U. S. ships coming into this Port, and there have been many lately, are all contacted by our Patrolman who floods them with Logs and any other material we have, and, of course, squares away all beefs. Sometimes these vessels take up so much of our time that we have to neglect our own. How­ ever, we work like hell to satisfy everyone. We have shipped quite a lot of our members on U. S. ships lately, when they have been shorthanded in our ports. It really means something to our members to ship on your vessels where they have decent condi­ tions. '.hyig-.-r ' '9 ii �Friday, February 1. 1946 Lewis' Miners Back In AFL MIAMI, Fla. — John L. Lewis signed a check for $9,000 ]ast week and 600,000 miners found themselves back in the AFL which they descried almost 10 years ago. In paying the United Mine Workers' January dues, Lewis also took over the seat at the AFL Eecutive Council table va­ cated by Harvey W. Brown, pres­ ident of the Intl. Assn. of Ma­ chinists, whose 700,000 members dropped out of the Federation in October, 1945. AFL President William Green said that "I interpret this step taken by the mine workers as evidence of their determination to wipe out the division of labor and to establish unity. It might be interpreted as a move to place the house of labor in order. It will have a profound effect upon the expansion and development of a united labor movement." He added that "The story that I was going to retire with the return of Mr. Lewis is false. I am going to continue as president of the AFL." PROGRESSIVE MINERS The one discordant note in Lewis' "homecoming" was the vehement objection of the 35,000 members of the Progressive Min­ ers of America. President John Marchiando declared that "The act of the Executive Council in my opinion is a strict violation of the AFL constitution." The -last AFL cpnverition, he asserted, ruled that an AFL affiliate must give its consent before another organization in the same craft may be admitted. "That consent was nevei; given —and never will be—by the Pro­ gressive Miners of America," said Marchiando. He said that the issue will be presented to the union's membership whether to give consent or leave the AFL. Nationwide Boycott Of Montgomeiy Ward Proposed By Union ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (LPA) ^A nationwide boycott of Mont­ gomery Ward 'by labor and the public was urged last week by the general executive board of the United Retail, Wholesale & Dept. Store Employes in its quar­ terly meeting here. Wards, whose 76,000 employes the URWDSEA has tried to or­ ganize for nine years, has "con­ sistently attempted to defeat or­ ganizations of its employes, has resorted to espionagCi coercion and intimidation, and having failed, refused to bargain in good faith," the unanimously passed resolution declared. 1" THE HE'S TYPICAL This is Jake Richard, who re­ cently completed a trip on an Isthmian ship, the SS Norman Mack. He is typical of most of the younger men who came out of the maritime Service and land­ ed with Isthmian. In France, he met several Seafarers, who told him about the SIU and invited him aboard their ship. What he saw convinced him where his place was. When he came to the States, he reported to the SIU Hall in New Orleans, and applied for membership. He knew what he wanted—and he got it—a lucky thing for him and for the Sea­ farers. SEAFARERS LOG Page Three SIU Makes First Move Toward Union Operated Upgrading School The first concrete step toward the establishment of an SIU up­ grading school for the Seafarers' membership was taken last Wed­ nesday night when coastwise Branch meetings voted over­ whelmingly for a resolution that authorized the election of a com­ mittee to investigate the possi­ bilities and advisability of es­ tablishing such a school in the Port of New Orleans. There has always been great membership sentiment in favor of such a step, as informal polls, resolutions from ships meetings and letters to the Seafarers Log have shown. The resolution, sub­ mitted by Brothers Paul Hall, C. J. Buck Stephens and J. Steely Vv^hite, pointed out that there is a great shortage of men in quali­ fied ratings, while there is an over-abundance of unqualified ratings in practically all ports. Being unalterably oposed to gov­ ernment controlled and operated fink schools, the only move open to the Union is to own and op­ organized vessels to act as or­ erate its own school, the resolu­ ganizers, and tion states. The elected committee will re­ WHEREAS: It is obvious on turn a full report of its findings checking the shipping files and to the membership in all Ports list, that we have more than for complete discussion, and to a sufficient number of unthe scheduled Agents' Confer­ qiialifierl men on tho beach in ence. practically all ports, and The complete text of the reso­ WHEREAS: The Seafarers, while lutions follows: acknowledging thig shortage of men, is at the same time on rec­ WHEREAS: The Seafarers' In­ ord as being unequivocally op­ ternational Union of North posed to Government control­ America that this time is ex­ led and operated fink schools periencing an acute .shortage doing upgrading work which is of all men in qualified ratings, now being done, and and WHEREAS: This shortage has WHEREAS: Our membership has reached the extent where it is time after time expressed it­ making it difficult to supply self of the opinion that this ' our contracted ships in general work should be Union con­ and Pacific District Tankers in trolled and Union administered, particular with qualified rat­ so, therefore ings, and BE IT RESOLVED: That the WHEREAS: At the same time membership goes-on record as that we are experiencing a electing a committee to inves­ shortage of qualified men for tigate the possibilities and ad­ our contracted ships, we are visability of establishing in the also having difficulties in ob­ Port of New Orleans an up­ taining qualified men for ungrading school for the benefit of our membership, to help them to not only become bet­ ter craftsmen, but better Union, men as well, and NMU Cooperates Its Members Out Of Jobs By J. P. SHULER The port of New Ydfk had a fair week ,with all beefs being settled at the point of produc­ tion. Shipping fell off here due to the fact that a large number of ships have been laying in the stream without paying off. The situation should be relieved dur­ ing the coming week with more ships paying off and getting into the dock. the Seafarers International Union. In 1938 the NMU made a deal with Lykes Brothers in the Gulf whereby the* Watertenders on water-tube boiler ships were el­ iminated, and the rating ;:Fireman-Watertender" created. At the very birth of their set-up in 1937 they agreed to a deal with Moore - McCormack whereby Firemen worked day work, Watertenders fired and Wipers Another reason for lighter were eliminated. shipping is the reduction of the PHONY PLAN stewards department on Liberty Every one of these phony deals Ships being converted from has resulted in smaller crews and troopships to cargo carriers. The S e a f a r ers International Union has a stiff fight ahead of it, especially in the Stewards de­ partment, as we not only have to fight the shipowners and steam­ ship companies but also such sellout artists as Joe Curran. One of fllurran's latest escap­ ades in labor-management "co­ operation" is exposed in an ar­ ticle in the January 25th issue of the NMU "Pilot". STILL "COOPERATING" Moore-McCormack has intro­ duced a plan to reduce the stew­ ards department by serving the crew cafeteria style, and Curran is setting some kind of brown nose record in what he has to say in his "passing the word — all hands and the cook" column in the Jan. 25 issue of the "Pilot." "The Union has looked over these plans with representa­ tives from. Moore-McCormack. They also gave us their ideas of having a high class cafe­ teria style of feeding on these ships, and there is a great deal of merit in their plan." The ships he is referring to are the new 150-passcnger ships now. under construction for MooreMcCormack as well as for a num­ ber of lines under contract to more work for the individual crew member. This phoney ca­ feteria plan means more and more regimentation it means that the seaman eats a la steam table, ' with cooked to order steaks, eggs, etc., becoming a thing of the past. Above all, however, it means the cutting doym of the number of messmen carried, and the creation of new low standards of service. In the past few weeks the NMU has again set the pace by scabbing on all stewards depart­ ment men and agreeing to a new low stewards department man­ ning scale. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That this elected committee re­ turn a full report in all details to the membership in all branches as well as referring the report to the coming Agent's conference for action and recommendation thereon. SAILING ISTHMIAN Coast Guard Up To Old Game One of the things you can al­ ways say for the Coast Guard is that it's officers are consistent— consistently Snafu. Comes now Ben Goldblatt, rated at Second Steward, with 15 years of shipping experience be­ hind him, who has a new chap­ ter to add to the book we plan to write about the CG some day, with the title "Semper Snafu." Ben was aboard the Smith and Johnson Williams Victory last October 10 when it pulled into Lellavre. Along with other crew members, he went a.sliore at 1 p.m., noticing, as he went, a sign that said the ship was leaving at 6 a.m. Ben got back about 8 p.m. His ship had left. He had misread the sign. It had said 6 p.m. So Ben moseyed over to the WSA to see whether he could pick up another ship. There were plenty of them in port. The WSA boys sent him to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard didn't listen. He'4 missed his ship, so he was a "deserter." They put Ben on trial, forthwith. At first -they were going to charge de­ sertion, then cut it down to "mis­ conduct," being in a charitable frame of mind. And so, for "misconduct," they took his papers away from him for five months. Mind you, this was a good while after V-J Day, and Gold­ blatt is past draft age. Various Coast Guard officers have since commented that the sentence was "too severe,' but they didn't do anything about it. Now we ask you? SIU member Alfonse Rosewich, Deck Eng.. has a number of friends who have been sailing Is­ thmian for some time. He's'been a Seafarer for two years, and be­ lieves all SIU men should be ready to ship Isthmian, as condi­ tions on those ships are bad, and they really need unionizing, a la Seafarers. When Brother Rosewich joined the SIU. his ship (Burnt Island—Moran Tugs) was strafed by Jap planes in the South Pacific. He's been a deck delegate several times, and other­ wise active in the Union. �T".":••• THE Page Foui Him mm I THINK QUESTION .'—Several proposals have been made for expanding the SIU educational pro­ gram. How do you think such a program should be carried out. CURTIS NELSON — I Ihink such a program would be impor­ tant, and I'd like to see classes established in every SIU Hall. I don't believe Ihe idea of Ship Delegates running the courses aboard ship would be too prac­ tical; they'd have too damned much to do. Take this Hall, though. Everybody who's in port comes to the Hall sometime dur­ ing the day. If they don't find a ship they hang around a while. I'd like to make use of my time while I'm waiting — learning something about the Steward's Department. SEAFARERS Fed Up Wtth NMU, Oldtimer Joins SIU (Continued from Page I) like that, and he had an answer for |t. In • J-f> m '15^67 Book No "Brother," he said, "I've Boofe NO....?3.^....P got a list of beefs as long as a boatdeck. They're beefs that are everyday scuttlebutt along the entire front, and I need help. He sort of trailed off on those last words. i ' Name of Member ^ ^ He looked sort of This Must He I'miie'^VP jfiaritim? Mniott of Then he came back strong. "Look, Brother, I'm one of the original members of the NMU. I joined the finky outfit on May 22, 1937. 1 "I thought it was a great thing then. I was in the thick of some really rough, tough and nasty fights in the days when we were building that union. Along with a lot of other good guys. We went hungrj' on the picketlines, and. Brother, when you hit the bricks in those days you didn't expect to come back aboard real soon. We were try­ ing to make a good union, and we thought we were on the right track." ^ happened," he (S.J.®. Not valid unleia countersigned AN ORIGINAL MEMBER. what 3IIE.RW(»P J .AD^ _ THIS CERTIFICATE, when signed by Ihe officers, is evidenMrthe fad thai the bearer, if corresponding to the personal description afpinded hereto is a member of the ' sheepish about asking for help. "And barked. Katioual Ittion of Amrrira, 1. SIGNATURE .K be sign ' hy member , presence of Fatrolmen) A.....B.«....AN0 603UN.. Birthplace Date of Birth... ,....?4....HI.CKS.,ST .B.I<LY.N....N.....Y. Permanent Address. Height ^r of Hair 13 Weight .PRN Color of Eyes..... - Port N Y arest Relative Relative's Address V SAMt This is a reproduction of Sherwood Adams' NMU book. Note He didn't seem to expect us to answer his half-question, so we the date of joining. May, 1937 and his low book number—Adams was just nodded. one of the founders. He was in good standing at the time he left. COMPLETE SELL-OUT The signatures of the union officials did not come out in this re­ "The leaders of the NMU sold production, as they were stamped in light blue ink, which does not us down the- river," he supplied. photograph. MICHAEL DENDAK — I be­ lieve an educational program wouid benefit the Union con­ siderably. But I am firm in the belief that the education should not be confined to Union acti­ vities and Union history. A pub­ lic speaking course would be a marvelous asset for the indi­ vidual and would help the Union as well. A man who can talk on his feet will express himself on questions that come up; it would keep the SIU the demo­ cratic outfit that it now is if everyone spoke his piece. And I think the history of trade union­ ism as a whole, net merely the seamen's unions, would be good to read about, hear about and study. ANGELO MONTEMARANO — I think the educational program should be for Ship Delegates first. If they are well grounded in unionism in general and the SIU in particular, they would be able to pass it on to the trip card members who haven't been ex­ posed to Unionism. And I think their talks on shipboard should be open to ihe 'jnorganized sea­ men, too. Those boys only need to know what it's all about to see the light. Naturally, the dele­ gates would have to learn a lot more than SIU history to put over such a program; it would mean a fairly intensive course of study for them. But I think the time and the effort that would be required would be well worth it. Friday, February 1, 1946 LOG Sherwood J. Adams, the NMU rank and filer who wanted to ship SIU, took a deep breath. . FRANK HALL — Unionism is the primary subject that should be taught, militant SIU union­ ism. If ihe boys are ambitious enough to want to learn history or some other subject, they can learn it through correspondence courses or extensive reading. But where else can they learn Union­ ism? But this is a Seamen's Un­ ion, and we should have a chance to leam things that will be valu­ able to seamen, so they can be upgraded as they progress. Per­ sonally, I'm a Baker, and I'd like to learn more about the Stew­ ard's Department. I.5;T-r. ij;,j;ITI-rr^a^:-^.sTi?5T-vT^_RijF;^v4^-fs» •'"' "I saw it happening and felt it. But by God, there wasn't a Those commies rigged all the to sling mud at the only regl damned thing I could do about it, meetings. They've got the mem­ seaman's union in existance? nor any of the other working bership by the neck." STRAIGHT COURSE stiffs either. It was as complete DISILLUSIONMENT a sell-out as ever you want to see. He looked at us, with the que.sHe shook his head sadly. We tion mark still hanging in the "Why, hell. Brother, it hurt the hell out of me to see those were impressed. Here was one air. We finally said that the dastards pull their 'management- NMU guy we could respect. He only thing we-could think of was labor program.' I could tell you had believed in his union and what he had decided to do, and things. I could tell you about fought for it. Now he was disil­ then had done—join the SIU, and those leaders—we thought they were 'our' leaders—wining and lusioned. let the poor working stiffs in the dining those same rotten ship­ We were pondering this NMU work out their own des­ owners who had persecuted us tiny if they insisted on staying in. and exploited us. Right in our thought when he blazed out own hall, too. Then, by God, again. These are the conclusions we they'd speak 'Peace—it's won­ reached about Adams through "The payoff for me—what fin­ derful.' " ally made me decide to leave the that conversation: Brother Adams—we felt that NMU—was that blast of Cur1. That he is fervently antiway about him already—was mad ran's several days ago against communist. as a wet hen, He glared at us the SIU. as he talked, and whapped down 2. That he is first and fore"It's bad enough that this sort on the desk with his fist for .most against the system that of finky guy has already ruined emphasis. allows only commies the breaks what was once a real union. But in the NMU. SCHOOL FOR FINKS to sink so low as to take pot shots 3. That Adams personally 'Look. You know what they at the only real seamen's union left in the industry—that was knows all of the NMU placards did? They start preaching to us too damned much." and thinks they all stink. how to become shipowners' stooges. Sure! They open what MORE QUESTIONS 4. That he resents, most of. they call a 'Leadership School' all, the way his former union to teach 'reading and writing and Adams simmered down some is used to push only commie NO STRIKING.'. Yeah. That's after that. We f^|t that he had propaganda instead of real what the commies called it, 'a gotten something out of his sys­ sailors' issues. leadership school,' T can think tem, and asked him a few more of a better name, though. They questions. So we have a new member of * should've called it a course in the Seafarers. We think he'll be He' answered these quietly, how to be a fink. a good one. And we have a feel­ with dignity. ing that he's the first of many We said we had seen all this, NMU rank and filers who'll no­ Yes, he had known for some too. Only from the outside. We tice how the wind has shifted asked him why he and the other time that the SIU was a good and will be coming over to 'us. rank and filers hadn't done some­ outfit. He had been of the opin­ thing to bust it wide open. "Try to stop it? Of course we did," he said. "There are a bunch of good guys in the NMU who didn't want to take it laying down. ion that seamen should work to­ ward the day when they could all be back in one union. He had even done a little spadework to­ ward planting that idea among the rank and file of the NMU. After all, the story of Sher­ wood J. Adams is the story of a lot of disillusioned men in the NMU. .Just change the name and the fact, and multiply,^ by hun­ dreds, and you have a look at But what was the use? What the situation in the union of the "But listen. It was like butting could you do in an outfit when little red rascals, Joe Curran and our heads against a, stone wall. Blackie Myers. the leadership devotes all its time The walls of the Kremlin, maybe. �THE Friday. February 1. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page FIVA THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS SAVANNAH HALL MADE IMPRESSION ON THIS SEAMAN Dear Editor: Much too often one notices skill of an exceptional nature, or a job being well done, and after subconsciously patting the person responsible on the back, passes on. Or sometimes we men reach the point of sitting down to write the powers that be and commend such deserved work and then, on sitting down, gradually talk ourselves out of extending such literary bou­ quets. Such is the status of a num­ ber of us crew members of the Griffco (Canadian not British) ship, being thus stricken since our unexpected call at Savan­ nah, Ga., and now is as good a time as any to make amends for our laxity. Our first impression of the Savannah hall was our bypas­ sing the obvious entrances (on the 2nd floor) in our search for the mens' room—Hmm! One can well imagine our utter am­ azement, on opening said door, at being confronted by a" daz­ zling redhead! We answered 'TO-THINK, X Auiwr TiMe/rr-wFf route HALL/ her query "what arc you look­ ing for" with "the SIU hall" and were further floored with "This is it." (Don't stand there like a fool—pick me up.) On entering we discovered that she was quite alone. The agent, Arthur Thompson, was at Charleston. We strode over to the Log & Sailor and found our­ selves being asked as to the when, where and why of our arrival which we answered me­ thodically. This, only to be further enlightened by the fact that this girl knew ships, agree­ ments, conditions etc. and was by no means an ornam.ent. When others called to make in­ quiries, pay dues or ship out, they were handled ^with the ut­ most efficiency. Business was being carried on with as little noise and excitement as pos­ sible. The office was operating as smoothly as if Arthur Thomp­ son had never gone to Charles­ ton. Later calls tended to fur­ ther our original impressiori. Now we realize the difficulty of extolling the merits of a young lady, especially when she is such a far cry from being an eyesore. The obvious con­ clusion would be that she ap­ peals to us because of her sex etc! The best we can do is to ask you to mention her to any of the lads you may know who have been in the Savannah hall. We are certain that they'll THE HARD WAY Lloyd "French" Blanchard is an oldtimer as far as the Sea° farers is concerned — his book number is G-307. As an active seaman, he knows that one of the banes of a sailor's existence is doing his own laundry. Good union man that he is. he decided to do something about it. So he went into the ship laundry busi­ ness in New Orleans, and now sees to it that seamen's troubles are reduced as far as that ques­ tion is concerned. You'll probably recognize Frenchy i when he comes aboard your ship in N. O. agree 100 percent and may, even as we, confess to the fear of praising a young lady's merits due to the obvious reaction. By the way, we believe her name's "Rusty" Shelton. In the December 21st issue of the Log under the caption "Can­ adian Tub is Harbor Landmark," our dear yacht made "its" way, her way, into print. Don't call our rust bucket a tub—she's a good ship but just doesn't .give a damn! Can she help it if her crew is convinced that, manual labor is the name of a Mexican? Bach, Brahms and Beethaven may be the three "B's" of music —the Griffco's three "B's" are Baltimore, Bacardi and Bill's Bar. To be serious again though, thank.s a lot for our mention and cartoon in the Log. We all really appreciate it. We have the be.st agreement of any 'Canadian flag' ship and ex­ pect to be able to make an in­ teresting announcement shortly. Canada's SIU, while being be­ hind that of the U. S. is by far supreme in Canada. Having been away from Canada since last March, our "Brotherhood of the Sea and security in Unity" is evident by the fact that the original crew is, with a couple of exceptions still here. From now, then, full a starboard and hard amidships! Dick Deeley. Vancouver. Canada Postwar Planning Hi—Do you believe in the five-day week? Si—I'd rather have the fiveday week-end. % ^ % Among Us Girls . Cora — That nasty friend of yours said I was half-witted. Dora—Oh, don't mind her, she always exaggerates. MATE LOSES GOAT ON THOS. SULLY: CREW'S GOT IT! MEMBERS CLAIM SCHOHARIE IS ROTTEN HULK Dear Editor: Dear Editor: When several full book mem­ bers signed on the Schoharie, they were expecting a real ship, with a competent bridge that would respect the union obliga-' tions of a crew. But no, the Schoharie is a rotten hulk, in­ fested with roaches that will walk up to you and say hello by the hundreds, inadequate show­ er facilities and unsafe working conditions aloft. Between skip­ per and mate is so much buck passing that it isn't clear to us who puts out the phony orders. The Bosun is run ragged from this combination and is ready for the proverbial stump ranch. I would like to cite a few ex­ amples. It never fails upon arrival in Believe it or not, today one of those things we all joke about but never see actually happened aboard the Thomas Sully. It was about four bells and the deck crew was fluffing off for a smoke. Three men were a little forward of the midship house when the Chief Mate spotted them. Down the ladder he flew after them, trying to get them back to work. But the deck crew was faster. Down the passageway they larfuped, and the mate righ+ after them. He finally gave up trying to figure which way they'd run. Back on the boat deck he found the boys chipping paint to beat all hell. Boy, what a mad Mate! Theodore Lang Seamen On Elwood Hills Overpaid; Captain Asks Return Of Surplus SIU President Harry Lundeberg has forwarded the fol­ lowing letters, which speak for themselves, to the Log: PACIFIC TANKERS INC. 433 California Street San Francisco 4. Calif. SS ELWOOD HILLS Jan. 7, 1946 Seafarers International Union San Francisco, California Gentlemen: I fully realize that it is not your business to collect overpayed allotments from seamen who have been paid off, nevertheless overpayed were Richard Broadus, OS, $60.00; Lee Kirwan, Act. AB, $100.00; Robert W. Lillie Act. AB, $100.00; Ward E. Foe A^t. AB; $100.00; Charles Donaldson FWT, $50.00. It seems only fair that since seamen paid off from the vessels can collect certain monies due, such as disputed over­ time retroactive pay, etc., that they in turn should make good their obligations. Now, we have certain outstanding claims against this vessel, namely, disputed overtime which may or may not be in accordance with the agreement, never­ theless this company, in accordance with its policy of playing square, is making every effort in an amicable way to settle. It seems only reasonable that the Union should reciprocate. But what I cannot understand is how any man who calls himself a man, especially a Union man, can cash a check that does not belong to him. I would greatly appreciate it if the SIU would endeavor to reclaim this money. Respectfully, Chas. Ayres, Master Here Is Brother Lundeberg's Answer: January 19, 1946 Dear Captain Ayres: I received your letter dated January 1, which was for­ warded to me from Galveston. I am in full. accord with you that the men, then were overpaid, should return the money. However, I arn sorry to say, the union has no way to forcing a man to pay back money when he has been overpaid. We have had several ca.ses of that on the Pacific Coast, and in most cases have been able to get the men to return the mpney. I don't know what you will he able to do on this matter, however, we will print your letter in the West Coast Sailor, and I will also forward a copy of your letter to the Seafarers Log and ask them to print same. That is about all I can do for you, Captain. I remain. Very truly yours, HARRY LUNDEBERG, President Editor's Note:—And so. Brothers, it looks like the next move is up to you. a port that the Chief Mate does not come aronnd with the soft .snap about "finish this or that job and you can have your draw or an hour off tomorrow or maybe two scoops of ice cream for dessert tonight!" He just has to supervise such important jobs as raising or lowering the accommodation ladders, dump­ ing garbage over the side. I have always thought that Chief Mates were indispensable for these jobs. Now we know! This character has no consid­ eration for the men in the foc'sle. On one occasion an AB injured his hand and was un­ able to turn to the next day. Chief Mate Two Scoops imme­ diately ordered him to stand gangway watch during work hours (mind you, this was after two weeks in port). Heretofore this watch had only been kept at night. This individual should stand more than a casual glance. Look him over union brothers of the South Atlantic Co. A final word about the Port Steward who provisioned this rust bucket in Philly. I would like to personally shove the bread that is being cooked aboard this scow down his throat. The flour is defective and old and it has been proved satisfactorily to the crew that it isn't the cook's fault. As usual. Pursers come up. Black on the Schoharie is no ex­ ception, little things that irri­ tate the crew, such as bridge preference and plain ignoring of the crew. This slop che.st is the lousiest of them all—ill-equip­ ped, poorly managed, next to useless. But it fits the character of the Schoharie! Salvatcre Frank Frank Betis Blackie Calucci Is An Optimist; Wants Apartment Dear Edilor: I'm going to need two or three rooms very badly, and I'd appreciate it if you'd print this letter to help me find them. Anyone who hears about a two or three-room apartment anywhere in New York, up to $35 a month, can notify,, me through Miss Marie Aversano, 1336 - 58th Street, Brooklyn, Windsor 8-0862. Thanks for your assistance. Blackie Calucci �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 1, 1946 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS ROGER GRISWOLD BEEF Cuba Victory's Mate Standout Among Stinkers All God's chillun, the song goes, got shoes. All God's chiilun, that is, except the crew of the Louis Joliet, which went without dress shoes over a period of several months, and over a stretch of sea miles extending from Baltimore to Italy, to France, to the Philippines, to Stateside again. Take a drink with any sea­ man who shipped on the Cuba Victory and you'll get a tirade against the Chief Mate, a char­ acter who bears more than a faint resemblance to Captain Bligh in one of his more sadis­ tic moments. Brother T. Kirby, chairman on the Louis Joliet, has a sneaking suspicion that all of the dress shoes aboard, except a few reserved for the officers, were sold along shore before the ship left Baltimore. Kirby recounts his shoe tale as follows: "Just after we left Baltimore I asked the purser for dress shoes for certain members of the crew. He told me there would be none for sale until we left Naples, Italy. This sweet-scented scorpion has everyone on the ship down on him, the minutes of the ship's meeting of December 9, record­ ed by Chairman Davis W. Gib bert and Secretary Elias J. Kupstras, reveal. To show you why they hate his guts so cordially, we submit the following beefs, listed by the crew at their meeting at sea. 1. Chief Male doing work lhat legally belonged lo deck hands and for which overlime would have been paid. Seafarers—left to right—F. Champa, Chief Steward: R. Har­ 2. Chief Mate taking Bos­ rington, Messman; and I. Lentini, Utility Messman (stewards dele­ un's job and generally messing gate) turning in their beef on the Waterman ship, SS Roger Griswold. They claim Capt, Jack Teston discriminated against the stewards dept., and wouldn't allow sick man (Harrington) to go to hospital until after payoff. Brass Goes To Bat; Makes Hit With Men up things in deck department, 3. Chief Mate stopping members from making regu­ lar draw for his own personal reasons. 4. Chief Mate giving man time off for time on. 5. Chief Mate laying in too small a supply of soap for laundry and cleaning. (He ordered only "75 small boxes for entire trip.) 6. Chief Mate erasing over­ time from overtime sheet and purposely losing overtime sheet. 7. Chief Mate restricting conversation with Captain, unless given permission by him to do so. 8. Chief Mate ordering members of crew from sec­ tions of ship over which he had not authority. That is the record of the sea­ going lawyer aboard the Cuba Victory. We have a feeling he won't be continuing those prac­ tices for long. Dispatcher Dept. Mystery. Nobody wants to admit owner­ ship of a lurid novel entitled "The Three Lovers." Crew Didn't Get Shod; Purser Should Be Shot It looks like there are some ships' officers whose brass is only on their uniforms Four of them on two Los An­ geles Tanker Operators ships proved that it hadn't pene­ trated their hides when they went to bat for crew mem­ bers who had gotten in trouble. Minutes of the shipboard mppting on the Fort Raliegh, at sea, on January 7, contains the following: "Motion was made by C. Bairstow that due recognition be given in The Log to Capt. Phillip Shinn and Chief Eng. James M. McKillop of the Fort Raleigh, and Capt. Friedman and Quartermaster Moon Conns of the tanker Balwin Hills, op­ erated by the same company. These officers spent a great deal of time and trouble in getting three of our shipmates out of serious trouble in Now Orleans. "Orchids to them all. We feel sure that men of the SIU and SUP sailing with the above men would be as proud* to sail un­ der and with them as we, the crew members, are." The motion was carried unan­ imously. Other business at the meet­ ing included: Election of Eugene A. Beckman as chairman and John J. Connell as secretary; resolution to try to procure a ship's library on arrival in New York; resolu­ tion that Wipers and.Messboys cooperate in keeping passage­ ways by their quarters clean; that no one be allowed in mess halls at mealtimes without at least a tee shirt on; that night lunches be reserved for men on watch only. Slips that pass in the night or what can happen wjien a type­ writer key slips. From a report, "Everyone is doing something different these days, including Don Ronan ex-Chief Mate who just recently gave berth to an a'A lb. baby girl." ANOTHER STALL "We left Naples on July 5. No shoes. The purser said we would haVe to wait until we cleared Marseilles. "We cleared there'July 30. No shoes." (If this is getting monotonous to you, just think of the mon­ otony of those answers to the Joliet crew.) "Bound for the Philippines, via Panama, I asked the purser again. Yep, you guessed it. No shoes." STILL NO SHOES "Across the Pacific the Pur­ ser told us the Captain had for­ bade him to sell dress shoes. Our answer was that we knew Topside had gotten them. We arrived at Luzon at the end of September. Still no shoes. I bought a pair, off a messboy. "Homeward bound. Purser informs us he has three pairs of dress shoes for sale which were handed back to him by Topside officers after I spoke to the Cap­ tain. (The Captain had told me that the Purser was instructed to sell shoes at Naples.) When the Purser came up with the three pairs, I told him what the Captain had said. He stated lhat lie knew nothing about it. "Now, I don't know who was doing the buck passing, the Captain or the Purser. The fact remained that we didn't get shoes. None were sold to crew members until Homeward bound. So we voted to place this with the SIU." CIGARETTES, TOO If the shoe situation wasn't enough to drive any crew to drink, there was the little mat­ ter of cigarette prices. That part was well in hand from Balti­ more out, all of the way to Panama, with cigs sold at 60 cents a carton, any brand. "There," Brother Kirby says, "new cigarettes were put aboard and priced at 88 cents a carton. "There were a few cases of the original 60 centers from Baltimore still left, but the Pur­ ser informed me these were not . ^ . ALMOST,' being sold. He didn't offer a reason. "We discussed this at length at the ship's meeting, and upon closing, we, the crew, decided unanimously to place this in the minutes for the Patrf lman upon arrival at the Port of discharge and payoff." Alan Seeger Crew Commends Log For Meetings Role The Seafarers Log came in for a hearty commendation for its role in promoting meetings aboard ship, as a stimulant to better understanding and work­ ing conditions, by the militant crew of the Alan Seeger at a shipboard meeting of January 6. Just what those shipboard meetings can accomplish was demonstrated at the turn-out at which the" Log was commended: The Seeger's crew passed a i-esOlution going on record to ask that a sizeable increase be considered in the overtime scale when the new agreement is drawn up with the shipowners, the Los Angeles Tanker Opera­ tors, Ins. The SIU and SUP now are in the midst of nego­ tiations for a new agreement. The resolution pointed out the fact that overtime scales for workers in,shore industries are nearly twice those of seamen. The motion regarding the Log follows: "We Ihe crew of Ihe SS Alan Seeger go on record commending ihe SIU and ihe Seafarers Log for plugging ship's meetings on board all ships at this tiem. We feel that this is just the thing neded to straighten out our Union conditions and prepare for the tough days that lie ahead." Another resolution ,rev^led by the minutes, in which Chair­ man and Secretary were not noted, was that the Patrolman be requested to come dowh to the ship, when it is in port, to collect dues from the crew. �Friday, February 1, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOO Page Seven It's A Tough, Rough Trip When Old Man Admits It By FREDERICK W. WILKINS When you get a Master'admitting that it's been a tough trip, Brother, it has been. The Old Man himself— Captain Harsley (one of the best)—said he wouldn't like to experience another of the same. He was talking about the Lincoln Victory's trip from Boston to Le Havre to to New York. The Captain's opinion wasn't one of a minority. All aboard agreed that it was the rough­ est and the toughest and the nastiest trip in their careers. Sleep was out of the ques­ tion on the way back. We plowed through gale after gale. The worst one we hit was on January 19. During that night, according to scuttlebutt, we rolled 55 degrees to starboard. That roll was the first of sev­ eral, and each one seemed worse than the one before. NO BED OF ROSES MINUTES OF SlU SHIP MEHINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING BENJAMIN CHEW. Dec. 16— Chairman Bellow§; Secretary Coyne. Agreed to have secre­ tary infoiiii Union Agent that Calmar Line is chjseling on transportation and expense money from New York to Nor­ folk. Motion that black gang's quarters he painted was pass­ ed. Motion introduced by Bro­ ther Jimmy Pecard and second­ ed by Steward Albert Sinclair, that eggs be left out for 12-4 watch, was passed. Brother Coyne gave talk on past record of SIU; how its militant actions of the past had built up the sea­ men's standard of living. He urged increased efforts to sus­ tain and further these condi­ tions. i 4, IDAHO FALLS. Jan. 16 — Chairman L. Smith; Secretary J. Mclntyre. Reports from Stewards Delegate J. Caldwell; Engine Delegate Smokey Ball and Deck Delegate LeRoy Clarke. Carried motion to ask overtime for Wipers for trans­ ferring rough log to smooth log, since ' this is outside Wipers' regular duties. Carried motion that 8-12 Firemen and Oiler claim overtime for relieving 4-8 watch for supper on basis that they are working in excess of eight hours per day. Chief En­ gineer had ordered such relief, Motion carried unanimously, af­ ter discussion by all hands, to commend Master Donald Gra­ ham for his consideration for and cooperation with crew. Le­ Roy Clarke elected ship's dele• gate. Motion by Brother Brenan, seconded by Don LusTsy, that ships' delegate be instruct­ ed to use all available means to obtain suitable slop chest in Jacksonville for forthcoming voyage. Discussed method used by crew to obtain prompt pay­ ment pending okeh from main office in Los Angeles, but due to united front presented by crew and Patrolman E. Lapham of Boston the company paid off in full. 4. 4. it MILTON H. SMITH. Dec. 27 —Chairman Johnson; Secretary _ J, L. Dunlap. Reports from Steward's Delegate Plunkett; Black Gafig Delegate Dunlap and Bosun, who served as act­ ing delegate because Delegate E. Alninski was put ashore at Trinidad because of illness. Passed motion made by Bosun that Captain be requested to wire ahead for draw to be put out on arrival at New Orleans, since arrival would be on New Year's Eve, and banks would be closed. Motion by Bosun that men staying on ship refuse to sign on until ship is fumigated, carried. Passed motion by Stew­ ard that all coffee pots, hot plates, etc, needed in various' departments be obtained by Pa­ trolman. Passed motion by Fire­ man Lemaire that lockers be in­ spected and repaired. Passed motion that water line be in­ stalled at wash stand on fantail. 4-4 4. JOSEPH LEE. Nov. 22 — Chairman Walter Zeiler; SecTetary Donald Moars. Motion carried that steward give full account of weevil in flour and other food. Steward stated case: All flour contains weevil and fault lies with second cook who failed to strain flour. WSA condemned flour and requisi­ tion put in for supply of Brit­ ish rations; American supplies not available. Motion carried that no food containing weevil be served; that as long as food of any kind aboard, it is to be served as long as it lasts. Agreed to have delegates go with stew­ ard to WSA to check on food requisitioned; steward agpreed to abandon rationing of food, place storeroom keys in hands of cook. 4 4 4 BUNTLINE HITGH. (No date noted—special meeting) Chair- This Is Your Paper; Write, Draw For It There are two examples on this page of work sub­ mitted by SIU members: the cartoon above by Theo­ dore L. Hasbrouck cmd the tough trip story by Fred Williams. Will be glad to use your contributions, too. man P. Taurasi; Secretai-y Casiles. Motion carried to let Steward into union, providing he does not ship above position of Chief Cook. This was decid­ ed because of his general atti­ tude in the galley and com­ plaints against his cooking. Here's what happened to some of the boys aboard: Peloquin, one of the Bedroom Utilities, ,was slammed against a bulkhead and suffered a sprained wrist and a gash in his right forearm. A GI picked "one of the worst moments (and all of them were bad) of the gale to take a stroll on deck, against orders. He was carried below with a brok­ en leg. " Tommy Coiinor, Galley Util­ ity man, had one whole side of his body badly scalded when a container of soup got acquaints ed with him in a very rough manner. ENGINE TROUBLE TOO To top everyt'ning off, our Engine gang had its baptism of work trying to keep the old Lincoln up to schedule. One of the boilers sprang a leak and 4 4 4 soon was incognito. The Chief CHARLES W. STILES. Jan. Engineer looked it over, and 2.—Chairman E. Johnston; Sec­ after many hours of labor pro­ retary A. Pontoni. Ships Dele­ nounced it ready to operate. gate J. E. Mann introduced mo­ It did, for just two days. Then, tion, which was carried, that Bingo! She crapped out again. crew leave quarters clean and We stood almost still for two shipshape when leaving ship. more days until it was repaired No new business, again. 4 4 4 There was a humorous side IDAHO FALLS. Jan. 6 — to the trip, too, which I'd like Chairman L. Clarke; Secretary to tell about in note form: D. Lusby. Mbtion by Thurman, The Bosun had a 3 a. m. em­ carried, that each crew member ergency ship call because of the claim one hour overtime due to No. 1 starboard life raft decided change in sailing time in New to leave us, and hasn't been Orleans Dec. -27. Members since . . . Johnny Geagan, Crew agreed that no one signs foreign Pantryman, somehow managed articles until Hall offehs same. to deliver his celery on time Various members spoke about . . . Dick Bowman, Crew Messkeeping mess room clean and man wore out 19 mops dabbing about riders on articles. the seas out of his domain. 4 4 4 BLOCK THAT LIST! LOUIS JOLIET. Dec. 1 — Chairman Charles Ryall; Secre­ tary Walter Trent. Matter of overtime had been subject of dispute with Chief Mate and it Talbott and Engine Delegate Lessans. Joe Frechette, Chief Butcher, says he needs a new chopping block. He made the wrong swing at the wrong list . . . Sec­ ond Steward Alex Dolomauk wore out three pairs of shoes turning to the boys back aft . . . Eddie (Father) Duffy, Second Troop Pantryman and idol of the young boys aboard, scouted around for-two weeks before he 4 4 4 T. B. ROBERTSON. Jan. 5— Chairman E. L. Patterson; Sec­ retary J. W. Meyer. Delegates reports read and all difficulties settled satisfactorily. Meat "box checked and list taken of best cuts of meat, fruits and juices; findings of this investigation re­ corded with main beefs for Pa­ trolman. Motions carried: That troops be kept out of the crew messhalls at night, since they were eating up the lunch of the men on night watch; that dirty clothes be removed from show­ er; that cooperation be extended toward better cooking and baking. -- - — found his allotted bunk. And when ho found it, what a job he did on it! Tommy Connor, Troop Utility, got around to buying baby clothes at Le Havre with phony 1938 francs . . . Joe Scavuzzo, Chief Army Cook, had the WACs wacky over his a la Col­ ony sandwiches . . .Transport Mate Lester Dobbins claiming to hear piercing screams emit­ ting from the flying bridge. The Bosun was ordered to rope it off. Night Cook Melvin (Echo) Mackey trying to make a hard boiled egg stand on end in a rough gale . . . The GPs (Rail Splitters) down below trying to figure out v/hat kept all of the seamen from falling down. They were plenty impressed . . . Bob O'Hara, Fourth Army Cook, paying a tram fare with a loaf of bi'ead ... A swell crew, and all loyal supporters of the SIU . . . The trip might have been better if the keel plates had been left on. Navy Men Sit In On Ship Meeting; Are .Impressed Two Navy maintenance men aboard the Lanyard Knot were allowed to attend the ship's meeting off Okinawa on No­ vember and got a first-hand,im­ pression of how democracy works on an SIU ship. Needless to say, they were impressed with the efficiency and lack of friction as matters came up and were ironed out. What they heard was just routine, but the waj' it was handled was a revelation to them. Here are some of the things which Secretary Harry Clark disclosed as coming up and being disposed of: The Deck Department Dele­ gate brought up the shortage of water in the galley and drinking fountain: Since all hands agveed that water seemed to be plentiful, a motion was passed that the matter be brought before the Captain. The subject of theft of freshbaked bread was discussed, and a motion to try to get the handle of the ice box door fixed was passed. There were the problems of men dumping swab water in the wash trays, and of dirty dishes in tiic messhall after coffee time. These were taken care of by a discussion of who was respon­ sible and resolutions to rectify them. Discussion on clean linen end­ ed with decision to take clean spreads every other week, since supply was limited. Members also agreed to put dirty linen in • certain places and not all over the alleyways. As we said before, it. was all routine. But the Navy men had never seen anything like it in the Navy. They probably never will. �THE Page Eighi SEAFARERS • LOG Friday, February 1, 1946 Shipping Still Slow In Savannah By ARTHUR THOMPSON It's 9 Long Hours To Searsport By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — There hasn't been a ship in Boston this past week for our members—and only two in the area, otie in .Searsport, Me., and the other in Portland. Con­ sequently, we can look around the hall these days and see doz­ ens of familiar faces, all of them turned expectantly toward the blackboard. Just this morning we had to crew up the scow in Searsport (where the weather is always cold this time of the year—and by "cold" I mean about 15 be­ low zero). Ordinarily the mem­ bers don't relish the nine hours' ride to get to Searsport, nor do they take kindly to the prospect of being in a real hick town for about two weeks; but this morn­ ing those jobs on the board were grabbed off in record time. Which serves as a graphic illustration of the shipping situation here at the moment. PERSONAL STAKE The Isthmian situation is well in hand around here. We should have no trouble swinging any­ thing in the neighborhood toward the SIU, with all the members on the beach wanting to go to work. They appreciate more than at any time during the war what it means to each member personally to bring the Isth­ mian Line under an SIU contract. Along with shipping, business has naturally been slow. Eastern has received word that their ships should be returned to them be­ fore mid-summer. When this line gets into peacetime opera­ tion the port will get a,^ muchneeded shot in the arm.' Then, too, the steamship company down New Bedford way is going in for a good bit of expansion, and this will help considerably in making jobs for the local membership. NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agehis of the follow­ ing ports: SAN JUAN NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON JACKSONVILLE TAMPA BALTIMORE MQBILE these guys are figuring on joining the SIU in self-defense. And now, before closing this brief I'eport from Boston for the week, we would like all his friends and former shipmates to know that Dave McCarthy, Book No. 2635, was killed in action in Leyte on Dec. 22, 1944, while serving with the U. S. Army. Word of his heroic death just came to his family, who in turn notified us in order that his Brother Seafarers might know of his passing. TAKING OVER We finally got the Emerson crowed up and she's gone. Tom­ my Wickham, one of our oldtimers, and one of our best sea­ men took a third mate's job on the Emerson. He sent us a let­ ter and told us he may take the second mate's job before the trip is over, but we wouldn't be sur­ prised to see him riding the ship in single handed. Our only member in the hos­ pital is T. C. Musgrove and we hope to see him out again soon. San Juan who was flat on his By LOUIS GOFFIN PHILADELPHIA — This is my Philadelphia Story with a pleas­ ant ending, After five weeks, in which we changed the system of operation so that this port is now functioning in true SIU style, we leave the Port in the capable hands of the new Agent Red Truesdale; and we wish him all the luck in the world in his new job. We had a number of exciting By RAY WHITE Take Your Gear Take your gear when you go aboardi There have been many cases recently of men going aboard, waiting until they were restricted, and then announcing that they had to go ashore and get their gear. By doing this they give the WSA a chance to sneak in replacements. Often times they mis^ the ship and are in for a Coast Guard rap. Have your gear with you; doSi'i Isi you? union ^ciowTis FINAL DISPATCH At long last, at our meeting last NO LETTERS week, Mike Buckley was official­ The membership here has al­ ly voted in as Doorman. He is By WILLIAM kept mighty busy asking people ready adopted the policy of not for books. It is even rumored issuing letters for papers unless DULUTH—Well, Duluth is en­ that he nails the employees of it is absolutely necessary in or- joying the sunshine again, after the factory on the next deck as a two-day cold snap, and you they come up the stairs, so that can see open water in the Bay once more. It is a strange thing to see iceboats forcing their way importantly on one day, while on the noxt you may see a rpwTake a ship and don't ask so boat idling in the Bay. many questions. Everything that Now the boys are counting the the dispatcher knows, he has on days until the big boats will be the shipping boards. running again. Some of them are it i very disappointed with the unA full book member aboard a eiupluyiiienl insuraiice in this ship should take it on himself to State, and are talking of going check each man coming aboard, to Ohio or Michigan next win­ to see if he has a slip from the ter. They say some of the boys der to fill a job. This will be one dispatcher. If he doesn't, send are getting insurance there. step to keep from flooding the him back to the hall for one. Union with men. VISITORS J, 4. J. We have had several Isthmian Brother McDonald of the Labor When dispatched to a ship or ships in and have covered them Temple cOmes in quite often to the company office, report within completely. pay us a visit here. He is look­ the allotted time so that your one Shipping looks slow for the ing well, and asks about the oldday beefs can be collected, in the next week, but it is expected jto timers. He wants to know where event that you have one coming. come back up to par soon. they are, and reminisces about The Dispatchers Say won't-be needing any new mem­ bers in this port for sometime. Says Farewell To Philadelphia Norfolk Pleased With New Hall NORFOLK — Shipping has slackened down here during the last two weeks and the local piecards are getting a rest. Most of the Troop Carriers that have been paying off in this port have been shifted to New York, so when you feel like making a Trooper, the best port is New York. You can already begin to see a difference in the Union Hall. Be­ fore, it was always empty and plenty of jobs were on the board; but now there are plenty of men and not so many jobs. But this doesn't worry the local Norfolk talent, as they just sit up snug in their new Hall, and time doesn't mean a thing. SAVANNAH — Shipping in Savannah is still slow. We sent a few replacements to Charles­ ton and a few to SUP ships, all of which are in transit. We ex­ pect a Waterman ship to payoff in Charleston but it's still waiting for a berth to unload before it can payoff. We also expect the Lyman Hall in Savannah, but it's overdue now. We have a shipping list large' enough to fill three ships and, unless we get a few in the next week, we'll probably have twice that many. We're still being bothered every day with men coming around trying to get papers or trying to get in the Union. We have to turn them down as fast as they come in, and from the looks of things we experiences during our stay. First was the loss of the car; a couple of young punks decided to take a joy ride and our heap was the baby they chose. They gave the cops quite a ride, and if it hadn't been for the fact that one of the cops fell off of the patrol car, these punks would have been nailed. However, we got the car back and, with 'a little repair work, she will look as good as ever. The next bit of excitement was when some of the crews refused to sign on under the old wartime riders. Right away the opera­ tors got in touch with some news­ paper reporters, notifying them that we were holding up some ships in the Philadelphia area. In no time at all we had a flock of reporters in the Hall looking for statements. We gave them some, and they immediately had them printed and misquoted, putting in just the opposite to what we had told them. On their next visit to the Hall, we gave them the boot and everything was settled to the satisfaction of the crews involved. While we were out, some of the would-be big shots of the NMU paid us a visit. -Unfor- Duluth Keeps Home Fires Burning STEVENSON the hard time he used to have trying to get some of the fellows on their boats, v/hen he was working for us in this Hall. Well, all the brothers now are able to drink their coffee and get there with plenty to spare. back a few months ago with a broken leg is up and around again. One doctor told him he wouldn't be able to sail again for a year or so, but a new doctor came down to Savannah Marine Hospital and went to work. San Juan is now walking without crutches and will be on a ship, we hope, within a few months. tunately we were not around at the time, but we hope to be around on their next visit so that we can make their stay as pleasant as possible. Oh, hum. This port should become one of the Union's major ports in the future. Business and shipping is good and, from the looks of things, it should stay this way for a long time to come. Our stay here was pleasant and we would like to thank Blackie Cardullo, Freddy Bruggner, Jim­ my Redden, Johnny Hog^e, and all the rest of the boys around Philly for their cooperation and support during our stay here. Good luck and so long, fellows. And so ends my Philadelphia story. Crew Contributes For Sick Brother SIU members aboard the SS Joseph S. Emory of the Robin Line contributed $38.25 to their sick brothers in the Marine Hos­ pital at Baltimoue. The money was raised by the crew through the levying of self-imposed fines for various shipboard offenses, and turned in to the Baltimore office by ship's Delegate Patrick Fox. Another Robin Line vessel, the Francis Lee, collected (by means of the same method) the sum of $33.00 for hospitalized Seafarers at the Marine Hospital, and ship's Delegate A1 Stansbury gave the collection to the Port Agent, Curly Rentz. Brother Nelson gave us a call this week, and told us of his trouble while on the Coralia. Brother Culbertson got his longawaited check yesterday, but it was not signed. It seems as though he must haye gone to De­ troit with it himself to have jt signed as he has not been around since. The home fires are stijl burn­ ing up here for those of you who will want to return for spring­ time in Duluth. I expect to heap some tall sea stories when you The report on these sick contri­ all get back here. Even if noth­ butions was submitted to the Log ing did happen to you, you do Office by John Taurin of the Bal­ have imaginations! timore Hospital Committee. • ri U it, •BJr.U',. �Friday, February 1, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG THAT'S THE ONE SIU Pledges Full Support To Striking Tugboatmen S-- "I'll take it. Brother," says this member. Shipping is good in New Orleans, and dispatching has been simplified by the new streamlined system recently installed. Drop in and look the place over. Officers Elected For 1946 Mobile (Continued from Page 1) JOINT PATROLMAN Eddie A. Parr AGENT Charles Kimball Philadelphia JOINT PATROLMAN E. S. Higdon AGENT James Truesdale New Orleans ' Baltimore AGENT J. Steely White AGENT William Renlz DECK PATROLMAN Frank Sullivan DECK PATROLMAN R. E. Dickey ENGINE PATROLMAN Dolar Stone STEWARDS PATROLMAN Charles Starling ENGINE PATROLMAN C. J. Stephens STEWARDS PATROLMAN Richard Birmingham Galveston Norfolk AGENT D. L. Parker AGENT Ray White Puerto Rico JOINT PATROLMAN Leon Johnson Keith Alsop AGENT Bud Ray Savannah AGENT Arthur Thompson Jacksonville AGENT • Louis Goffin Tampa AGENT Claude Simmons Page Nine AFL Asks End To Convict Labor JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Con­ vict labor, which has undermined wagQ standards in many south­ ern states for decades, was sub­ jected to heavy fire by the Flor­ ida AFL last week in connection with the state's $14,000,000 roadbuilding program. Calling for the defeat of any candidate in the May primaries who is not opposed to convict labor, the Labor Journal, AFL weekly published here, dei.-lared that "the system is wrong" and that "Florida has^^had more than one black eye because of the con­ vict labor ill road construction. If it does nothing else it will eliminate the 'sweat boxes' which seem to be an integral adjunct of every convict road gang." The paper proposed that "Women's organizations, as with labor and other groups, should see to it that candidates for the legislature, to be voted on in May declare themselves in pub­ lic statements. NEW YORK, Jan. 30 — The boatmen went on strike for belter wages and conditions on .Seafarers International Union November 23, 1945, and will support Tugboat Division of WHEREA.S, the record of the the International Longshoremen's NMU shows that they have and Association, AFL "with all our will continue to use apy scabby reserves, both financially and practice necessary to wreck phy.sically," wlieii the tugboatconditions and wages for labor, men go out on strike for better SO, THEREFORE BE IT RE­ conditions next week. A resolu­ SOLVED, that the SIU goes tion backing the lugboalmcn was on recoid to support the Tug­ overwhelmingly passed tonight boatmen in their just fight bj' the regular membership of the agaiiisl the .shipowntM's for de­ New York Branch. mands with all our reserves, both financially and physically, The resolution pointed out that and the tugboatmen enjoyed the •same affiliation as the SIU, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, were honestly trying to raise that we take any action deem­ conditions in an underpaid field, ed necessary to see that the and that there was great danger scabby leadership of the NMU of scabbing tactics on the part of does not get a chance to wreck the National Maritime Union, who conditions of a legitimate or­ had tried to break a tugboat ganization as they 'attempted strike in Philadelphia. to do in finking out the tug­ boats in Philadelphia and cross­ The strike is expected to start ing legitimate picket lines any on Monday, February 4th, and time it would aid them poli­ has already been pledged sup­ tically. port by the longshoremen. The Union is a.sking for a 40-hour work week, and wages of $1.35 an hour for unlicensed personnel, and $1.85 for tugboat oficers. At present the unlicensed men are getting from 67 to 72 cents an hour. The operators have offered an increase of 10 cents an hour. The text of the resolution fol­ lows:' RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Ihe Tugboat Division of the International Longshore­ men's Association has an­ nounced its intention of going on strike for better wages and conditions, and U. S. Can Break Steel industry Sitdown By Opening Govt. Plants WASHINGTON (LPA)—While 750,000 steel workers took their turns on the picket lines before silent and smokeless mills and plants, the battle of words over the merits of the steelworkers' strike was carried on in public declarations by United Steelworker.s—CIO President Philip Murray, U. S. Steel Corp. head Benjamin Fairless, and by the President of the United Slates. WHEREAS, we, who are also af­ filiated with the AFL, should suport this strike not merely The union last week wrote to because of our mutual affilia­ Secy, of the Treasury Vinson, tion, but because they are brothers in the same industry charging that existing tax legis­ honestly striving for better- lation would give the steel in­ wages and conditions, and dustry "guaranteed pi'ofits 29% WHEREAS, very recently in the above the level of pre-war earn­ Port of Philadelphia the lead­ ings" even if it should "loaf the ership of the NMU forced their membership to cross legitimate rest of the year—remain abso­ picket lines when the Tug­ lutely idle." LOOKING THINGS OVER San Francisco t AGENT Robert Matthews The Tallying Committee, which was elected at the meeting of January 16th, consisted of Earl (Snuffy) Smith; Robert Deppe; Giaydun (Tex) Suit; Otis Man­ ning; Woodrow Boatright; and Eugene (Jimmy) Crescitelli. "CLEARING THE DECK" "Clearing The Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears In the LOG each week, is abse'nt this issue, since Brother Hall is touring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New York Agent, Brother Hall is Director of Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian election. ii.. .'•i Those men in the background are rank and file Seafarers, exercising their democratic rights by watching the Tallying Committee. Both jobs are finished—The tallying and the. watching—and the new officials are ready to take over. �Pago Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday, February 1, 1946 LOG THE WEEK'S NEWS IN REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Lnion Members In Foreign Ports, CURRENT EVENTS.. SPORTS.. KING HOCKEY That razzle-dazzle game which exceeds all others in speed, specla lor appeal and body contact, hockey, has really spread in the good old U. S. A. In Boston, New York, Chicago and Detroit, as well as in numerous other towns. King Hockey is now played as extensively as baseball. The crying need today is for more rinks—playing surfaces for dds, amateurs and the pros both big and little town variety. These outdoor rinks and indoor ice palaces cost real money to build and maintain, and the financial support 'must come from other sources than hockey itself. During the war, with almost ninety per cent of the players coming from Canada, hockey was Miss Stardust is the shining actually hard up for player ma­ title model Eleanor Cahill wears. terial. Playing .standards were Think it suits her? Delow par, the same as it was (Federated Pictures) n other sports throughout the war period, but attendance flour­ ished with new records being set. Turnouts are up 18 per cent in all National Hockey League cities. livities, the Babe heaved a lieved sigh and headed for dressing room. "Gee," he said stripping off sopping uniform, "I'm glad re­ the I Hyde Park seems top contender his for UNO site. the There were signs that peace The boys in Wall St. were at might bust out all over the strike it again: stock market prices rose front at week's end, with most to highest levels in nine to 15 observers conceding a victory for years, apparently on assumption labor on every major salient. of strike settlement . . . War Sec­ Hopeful signs included: the sign­ retary Patterson, home from ing by Ford and Chrysler with world tour, defended the demob­ the UAW, a move which is ex­ ilization program, said GI units pected to force General Motors abroad would be stripped to the into line; the 11 Vz cent hourly bone . . . Former Justice Roberts increase for 8,000 RCA em­ blasted Republicans for smear­ ployees, without benefit of strike, ing Roosevelt in the Pearl Har­ a harbinger of General Electric, bor investigation. Western Electric, Westinghouse umps called it!" "If I'd had to ABROAD and General Motors electrical di­ stay out there any longer I'd of vision settlements; Washington The UNO investigation of Rus­ been wrenched." predictions that the Big Steel sian activities in Iran may be A pitcher on the Yankee staff. strike would be arbitrated with­ withheld if open negotiations be­ Lefty Heimach, heard the Babe's in a week; return of 200,000 tween the two countries are in boner, and retold it with glee, packing house workers to Gov­ itiated . . . Drastic fiscal controls but he added his own correction. ernment-seized plants. were in prospect for France to "What the big ape meant," he But these were merely straws avoid complete financial collapse grinned smugly, "was that he in the wind. There was no cer­ as a result of the inflation spiral would have been drowneded." tainty that Fairless of U.S. Steel . . . Violence broke out anew in SPORTS* DRIFTWOOD and Charles Wilson of General Palestine as terrorists held up National Junior American Motors would back down from an RAF camp and escaped with Legion baseball tournament will their positions, uncomfortable as 200 machine guns, ammunition ROOM FOR TWO be held at St. Paul, Minn, next they might be; and it is on the . . . Viceroy Wavell promised In­ With two franchises still va­ August . . . With twenty five outcome of these two strikes that dia a constitutional convention in cant, New York Americans and firsts, Ted Atkinson still leads the future of internal U. S. econ­ the near future. Montreal Maroons, the National Santa Anita jockeys . . . Famous omy rests. New York's former Police League only has six clubs, and California-bred horse, Morvich, SAN FRANCISCO — The Cali^ Commissioner Valentine indic­ MOON MESSAGES which won the Kentucky Derby ated he would accept Gen Mac- fornia state AFL last week served Next to the labor picture, the in 1922 died at the age of 27 notice on Gov. Earl Warren that Arthur's summons to advise on biggest story in the United States years . . . Rumor has it that it expected the state legislature, Japanese police, prison and fire concerned a slight noise, a 'ping,' Benny Oosterbaan, three time All summoned for a special session, control problems . . . Bavarian heard in a U. S. Army laboratory America football end, will retire towns held first free elections, to enact a broad and progres­ in New Jersey. The noise was as basketball coach of the Uni­ sive legislative program. went Social Democrats. In Greater not as earth-shaking as the atom­ versity of Michigan at the end of In a special legislation con­ Hesse Social Democrats continic bomb's blast, actually or figur, the current season, and devote ference held in Fresno, the AFL . Japanese were ac­ atively, but it spelled a big step, himself entirely to the Wolver­ advanced a 12-point program forward for science: we had cused of trying to get back their which included the following pro­ ines' football team. bounced a radar beam off the old fishing areas . . . Brazil is posals: unemployment compen­ When Ben Hogan, Hershey, moon. Next step, said enthusias­ seeking machinery from the U.S., sation up to $25 for 26 weeks; Pa., muffed a short putt in the tic prognosticators, will be trans­ a move which would increase action on the much needed public $7,500 Phoenix Open, the cham­ atlantic wireless phone messages, shipping, commerce . . . U.S. sol­ works projects so that they will pionship went into overtime, and via moon bounce; others ventur­ diers in Bavaria voted on frater­ most effectively relieve unem­ would like to add a couple of he now has to meet Herman ed further, envisioned rocket nization with Germans; result: ployment; making permanent the more cities such as Washington Keiser . . . Hurler Al Javery of flights to the moon in our gen­ the foregone conclusion, aye! wartime amendment to the and Philadelphia. However, they the Boston Braves narrowly eration. BLAST AT HEDS Workmen's Compensation Law lack ice facilities large enough to escaped death in a Colorado mine The House rebuffed President The Vatican City paper count- providing up to $30 a week for make the sport profitable to the cave-in where he had been work­ ing during the off season . . , Truman twice: voted to relmn erblasted Izvestia's charges of temporary and permanent dis­ proiiioters. Jack Zeller, former General Man­ USES to State controls June 30, ability and increase the payment A number of other leagues and the most drastic bill restrict­ "politics" in the appointment of of weekly death benefits from have sprung up around the coun­ ager of the Detroit Tigers waiming labor yet to reach the floor Bishop Spellman as Cardinal . , $25 to $30; amend the unem­ try, and all are doing a flourish­ ed big league baseball teams to break up their farm systems, or was introduced . . . The AFL exe­ The British unconvered an old ployment insurance act to permit ing business. They comprise cutive council pledged support of plot by Himmler to assasinate Hit­ payment of benefits to persons the American Hockey League, face the possibility of a huge its building unions to the Gov­ ler; Ho Hum . . . The Egyptian who are unemployed by reason of the- United States League, Pa­ anti-trust suit by the U. S. Govt. Heavy Champ Joe Louis in­ ernment housing program, which disability caused by illness or cific Coast League with two di­ now is expected to be extended cabinet seemed ready to bteak non-industrial injuries; amend visions. All are fairly closely tends to take off 15 pounds from up momentarily; Cairo was tense to building lots. the unem-ployment. insurance act knitted, and have working agree­ his 220 total before meeting Billy . . . Spain finally acceded to UNO Conn on June 19. He expects to HOPKINS DIES deinaiids, deported 23 Germans so as to eliminate the waiting ments with each other as well start final training around March period and permit workers to re­ Long ailing Harry Hopkins, on wanted list . . . Jap newspa­ ceive benefit, payments as soon as with amateur loops with the 1 with a couple of months' road view of developing amateurs into iuust iiitiinaie friend and adviser pers shifted to the left, to back as possible; enact legislation to pro league players. King Hockey work at French Lick, Ind. . . . Bob Socialists and commies ... A of President Roosevelt, followed Johnson who was recently re­ permit the continuation of the marches on! his Chief to the Happy Hunting British company announced plans leased outright by the Boston child care centers which are now Grounds on January 29 , . . for daily transatlantic flights Red Sox after 13 years of major AMONG THE BONERS financed by Federal funds; es­ President Truman will vacation each way. league baseball, has been signed They still tell this one about tablish 40-hour week for all state in Florida waters, probably en­ The Dutch cautiously implied a employes; memorialise Congress the one and only Babe. Ruth by Milwaukee . . . Detroit Tigers tertaining Winston Churchill . . . plan of self-government for Java urging the passage' of the Wag- was out in his usual spot, right announced the signing of Paul Three jet-propelled Army planes . . . The chancellor of Austria field, in the Yankee- Stadium "Dizzy" Trout, ace right hander ner-Ellender-Taft housing bill. broke all transcontinental rec­ pledged return of property to when a heavy shower came up, . . . Two students at Bob Feller's ords: California-New York in Jews . . . The Chinese Commun­ and he really was a sorry looking baseball school at Tampa, Fla. four hours, 13 minutes . . . Navy ists at Yenan declared themselves British politics, led the fight in figure in the downpour. But the had a quick payoff when they Department announced plan for in favor of the proposed consti­ Commons last week against na­ umps refused to call the game were signed by a St. Louis scientific research in American tution . . . Anthony Eden, once tionalization of the coal mines, until the end of the inning. When Browns scout. They are Armond colleges, industrial plants . . . considered a liberal figure in an avowed Labor plank< they finally called a halt to fes- Roy and Harold Bemberger. AT HOME s BRIGHT Cal. State AFL Serves Notice On Legislature t �Friday, February 1, 1948 THf: STRAIGHT SEAFARERS LOG PEACE, IT'S WONDERFUL! Page Eleven Unclaimed Wages CalmarSteamship Co. SB GRACE ABBOTT Francis J. Pitzel Elwood A. Fogel Charles J. Court Dale R. Clau.ser Earl R. Tucker Gordon A. Stewart H. C. Bloxom Richard V. Kuyoth Abner A. Abrams Jr Lawrence C. Abrams George Rudat Charles Gross Eugene J. McDougall •nvjf me rALLEY 2.47 2.47 2.47 4.25 1.68 2.52 19.35 24.87 1.68 5.05 1.68 20.20 21.65 By FRENCHY MICHELET The Delta Line (Mississippi) HOW TO DO IT plans to resume passenger service If wc were called upon to de­ to South America in the very fine the greatest fault with ship­ near ' future. We are going to board cooking we would say that , take the first available belly-rob­ it was a lack of seasoning. Take ber's job on one of the Del Brasi duck, for instance. Half of the LOG DONATIONS TURNED type. It certainly- will be good occasional Sunday duck is usual­ INTO NEW YORK BRANCH to get back on this best of all Here's jusi one bit of evidence to support Adams' charges that Individual Donations ly heaved over the side simply $49.00 peacetime runs again. the NMU leadership sold out to the shipowners under the fancy SS ROGER GRISWOLD .. 68.00 because it wants a little extra atThe old gang who homesteadec, flag of "collaboration." Above is Danny Boano, NMU official fra­ SS BASSETT 65.00 ten'tion. Here is a way to cook ternizing with Basil Harris, president of the U. S. Lines, in the NMU SS SARAZAN these ships before the war are 41.00 duck that we assure you will hall. During the war years, the commie piecards spent more time ' scattered all over hell now SS P. SEAM 55.00 make it one of the best dinners dining and drinking with the shipowners than in settling their SS WILLIAMS VICTORY 59.00 "Buck" Stevens is piecarding in membership's beefs. No wonder they are getting fed-up. of the trip: SS SULLY 53.00 N. O.; "Smokey" Shriner is on (Read Sherwood Adams' Story on Page One) SS HOLT Clean the duck, removing all 38.00 the Coast; "Rebel" Hassel is the fast possible, and rub it in­ SS PEPPER 27.00 working in a Virginia powder side and out with plenty of salt SS B. MTCH 15.50 plant; Eddie Parr and Johnny and pepper. Now stuff it with SS HAGERSTOWN VIC... 28.00 SS LINCOLN VICTORY .. 10.00 Jf)hnston are piecarding in N. Y.; a quartered onion and a haU of SS JOHN LAWSON LOO Danny Byrne and Percy Boyer an apple. Put it into a baking The War Shipping Administra­ Mister, I thought I told you I pan, sprinkle a crushed bayleaf NEW ORLEANS are enroute to Europe, and over the meat, throw a clove of tion is a somewhat confusing, as was SIU." SS CAPE TRINITY $10.00 "Blackie" Shaw is Mate on the garlic, a quartered onion and a It_ didn't faze the guy at all, well as confused, outfit. But Individual Donations 24.00 Aiken Victory. Jimmy Bing­ piece of apple in the pan and sometimes there appears to be "Oh, that's all right," he said, PHILADELPHIA ham, Canada, "Jake the Snake bake dry in a hot oven for twen­ something a little diabolical in and a host of other right guys ty minutes. Now pour off the IK, A 60V/ER1VJAAEMT I SS GOVERNOR J. LIND ..$11.00 MU^.T BE have made that port from accumulated grease, pour a cup the asininities its bureaucratic SS WILLIAM JOHNSON .. 29.00 IMFACTIAL/, whence there is no return; but of orange juice over the meat and members voice. SS BELL RINGER 15.00 those of us who have managed cook until thoroughly done. SS NEWHALL HILLS 50.00 Take the case of Lee Edde, an to get through this fracas in one SS THOMAS 24.00 SIU Wiper, for instance. MORE JOBS! piece will soon be drifting back SS SEA DOLPHIN 16.00 Last Tuesday Lee went around As if you didn't know depart­ to the Gulf now that the old runs SS CECIL BEAN 59.00 to the WSA to ask whether they are opening again, because San­ ment.' INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 94.00 had an upgrading school for the tos, Rio, B. A. and that little The Food Control Division of Engine Department. SS MISSION SAN CRUZ .. 12.00 Uruguayan paradise of Montevi­ the WSA, confronted with a BOSTON The guy behind the informa­ deo are the best sailor ports in situation where they must either DONATIONS $17.00 the world, bub. get some more boondoggling pro­ tion desk at WSA was very help­ jects launched at once or send ful, like a hole in the head is JUST HEAVEN .some of their "experts" back to helpful. Oh, no, he said. The WSA Nowhere but in Santos can a the shoemaker shops from fellow find joints like Mussolini's whence they came, have revived didn't have anything like that. airily, "they don't discriminate. HAROLD WHEELER They'll be glad to have you." and the Mickey Mouse and peo­ that old red herring. The Stew­ He was very sorry. You can get your discharges Brother Lee Edde is still won­ ple like "Mussi" and Martha run­ ard Department Retraining Pro­ Then he brightened, and turn­ at the SIU Hall, 105 Market dering what the hell gives. . So ning them. We have actually gram. "After April 1st," says ed a cheery smile on Edde. Street, San Francisco, Calif. They are we. seen "Mussi" leave Danny Byrne their latest release, "no man hold­ He said, "Why don't you go were found aboard the SS Char­ and Eddie Parr in chai-ge of her ing the rating of Second Cook, around to the NMU Hall." les Keffer. gin mill while she trotted her or above, may sail on a govern­ Edde did a double take. "Look 4 4- 4cute little trustnig torso around ment operated vessel without a MELVIN V. HOY Santos in search of feminine fin­ competence card." ROCKLAND VICTORY R. J. ANDRY ery. Believe us, brother, heaven This union is unalterably op­ The following men have money lies thirty-five hundred miles posed to the squandering of any Your books and papers are due, and can collect at Waterman being held for you by J. Stewart due south of Hatteras, no matter additional taxpayers money on NEW YORK SI Beaver St. SS Co.: jT. Ramey, $4.51; W. Dau- on the 3rd floor of the New York HAnovtr 2-2784 what these screwballs tell you any more of these ridiculous BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. phney, $4.74; M. Healey, $8.61; C. Hall. about pie in the sky when you schools. The "Cooks" originally Liberty 4057 Haganson, $1,80; J. Hall, $1.80; B.\LTIMORE 14 North Gay St. die. trained in their schools are the Calvert 4539 V. Mino, $1.80; B. Richie, $1.80. Minchew, $32.62; Harvey W. "Moras non numero nisi se­ joke of the industry, and, there PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Egerter, $29.76; Charles E. Allen, 4" 4" A" Phone Lombard 7651 renes," says the sun dial of Ven­ isn't the ghost of a reason for put­ SS B. FALLANSBEE NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street $36.66. Can be collected at Cal­ ice—"I record only those hours ting them througji the damn 4-1083 mar SS Company. The following men who paid 339 Chartres St. which are serene." The accumu­ thing all over again. It will be NEW ORLEANS Canal 3336 off in Tampa in November have 4' 4 4' lated wisdom of the ages is re­ interesting to see how the WSA SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. SS J. GIBBON • 3-1728 money due them: corded there, chum. Get your- is going to justify this latest John Graff, 1 hr.; R. Cham7 St. Michael St. T. G. Lyona, 8 hrs. Can be col­ self a berth on the South Amer- splurge of poor old John Q. Tax- MOBILE 2-1754 poux, 18 hrs.; A. Walters, 6 hrs.; lected at Overlakes SS. Company. lean run and live like the Vene­ payer's dough now that the SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 L. Sheffied, 16 hrs.; F. Delgado, tian Bun dial, waking nnly to Army is not even moving trnnps GALVESTON 4 4 4 305'/, 22nd 9t, 8 hrs.; E. Garcia, 2 hrs.; R. Law­ bask in the warmth of some love­ on their ships anymore. 2-8043 R. HOWARD and 257 Sth St. rence, 2 hrs.; J. Jenkins, 4 hrs.; ly Latin smile. Let the Napo­ N. KOLMENT Senator Byrd has been flipping RICHMOND, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. A. Arvante, 4 hrs.; F. Rodriguez, leons of Finance and Industry his lid in Congress about the SEATTLE Your transportation beef from 86 Scncca St. 4 Ins.; S. Lavado, 4 hrs.; L. Jones, chase their favorite phantoms growth of bureaucracy in. the PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. the SS Newberg has been col­ 4 hrs.; C. Lawrence, 1 hr. 440 Avalon Blvd. through the tortuous paths of this government. Here's an instance WILMINGTON lected. Contact the New Orleans Can be collected at Bull Line 16 Merchant St. screwy world—all the real hap­ made to order for him. For, if HONOLULU hall. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Office. piness on this good green earth the Steward Department Retrain­ CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. 4-4 3^ 4 4 4 lies in simple things:— ing Program isn't the brainchild CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. SS THOMAS SULLY SS JOHN GIBBON DETROIT 1038 Third St. "Ah, make Ihe most of what we of a gang of guys just about des­ DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. (Voyage No. 8) Elbert A. Segrist, $31.94; John perate for a way to keep swilling VICTORIA, B. C yet may spend. 602 Boughton St. The following hen have over­ 144 W. Hastings St. Grabowieki, $34.94; William M. Ere we too into the Dust descend; at the public trough, then we in­ VANCOUVER Watson, $44.14; Elefterios Elias, time due: Leinster J. Fox, 4 hrs.; TAMPA 842 Zack St. vite some bright bureaucrat in Dust unto Dust, and under Dust, M-1S23 $65.51; Thomas E. Shields, $5.94; Arthur Cobb, 7 hrs.; Thomas G. the Food Control Division to tpll' —to lie, JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Edwin W. Flinders, $28.64; John Lyons, 8 hrs.; Albert Rund, 3 5-1231 us just what else it can possibly 'Sans Wine, sans Song, sans C. Rowland, $19.27; Marvin M. hrs. Collect at company office. be. Singer, and . sans End." WSA Man Recruits For NMU PERSONALS MONEY DUE SIU HALLS �page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. February 1, 1946 JOB^ Vl^y16£5 4flo (^Ot^QtTlON Wm. Hoard Crew Votes NMU Strongarm Tactics A Failure To Support Seafarers Typical commie strongarm tactics such as practiced by NMU (Continued from Page 1) | the Hoard in the same manner as organizers in the Gulf area and Iters Slovens end Hunt that the SIU ships-holding regular meet- elsewhere have failed to intimi­ ings and educational discussions date seamen of the Isthmian AMMLA be contacted by the strength of Line. In fact, the NMU'a gnnn delegates for the purpose of se- the entire crew available to back squads and lying stories appear­ curing a set of books. Carried. up any member's legitimate beef. ing in the Pilot have done much Moved and supported by BroMeeting was adjourned with 24 to swing Isthmian toward the men present, Seafarers. thers Lagrama and R. J. Dom^ I G. Stevens Action take by the Isthmian inique that a vote be taken to Secretary crew of the William D. Hoard (de­ determine what Union the crew tailed story appears on Page 12 wished to have represent them. of the Log) in voting unani­ Quite a lot of discussion ensued The attitude of Isthmian sea­ mously, 24 to 0, for the SIU as on this motion, and the point was men on the Hoard is typical of the Union of their choice is con­ raised that very shortly there the attitude of all Isthmian crete proof of how Isthmian boys would be an election within the crews. They feel that if the NMU regard the NMU in their attempt­ Isthmian Fleet to determine would lie, and misrepresent im­ ed intimidation. whether or not the T.sthmian .sea­ portant matters now, what would As a result of this action. Earl men would be represented by a they do if 4hey took over Isth­ Warner, who was elected Engine Union. On a question, the Chair­ mian? The Hoard's reaction to Delegate by the Hoard crew at man explained that Ae ballot the coming election—The SIU the very first Union meeting ever would allow the men to vote any EARL WARNER is sure to sweep the Isthmian held by a crew aboard that ship, one of three different ways: SIU, Fleet. was instructed to contact the NMU or No Union. After several These boys are now holding SIU and notify them of the action that Isthmian men do not like members took the deck, it ap­ peared that all hands agreed that regular Union meetings a la SIU taken by the Isthmian seamen in the NMU for a variety of reasons regardless of a man's choice, he style, and the men are visiting voting unanimously for the Sea­ among which are their lack of contracts comparable to the SIU; should vote for one of the two the Seafarers Hall daily. SIU Or­ farers. they also resent the commies' in­ ganizer Tanner reports in con­ Unions. MILITANT SEAMAN timidating ways. "While the firmation that all of the crew SIU WINS VOTE Warner is typical of the mili­ NMU raves and rants about the went Seafarers, and it is his opin­ The respective merits of both ion that the NMU finks are so tant seamen who are turning the SIU using strongarm m.ethods," the SIU and NMU were fully dis­ easy to catch in their bare-faced entire Isthmian Fleet toward the Warren declared, "it is they them­ cussed, and men who had sailed lies that it is enough to make SIU, and through the actions of selves who practice these tactics." uned both SIU and NMU con­ even lliose men who might havejoinen of this caliber, the Seafarers' THREATEN ISTHMIAN MEN tracts pointed out the benefits of liked the NMU turn against organizational drive is assured of An incident which Warner cites belonging to a union. After fur­ them, and go along with the ma- success. gives ample proof of these ther discussion, it was regularly' jority in voting SIU. I Brother Warner has discovered charges. Every time a member of the Hoard crew goes ashore, the NMU organizer is waiting on the dock with anywhere from six to twelve goons accompany­ ing him. When the Isthmian seamen tell the commie organizer that they want no part of the NMU, this individual named Bill Chandor immediately tells them, "I wouldn't say that if I were you. You see these men with me? Well, it may not be safe for you to go ashore if you "take that attitude" —this in spite of the fact that crew members have repeatedly told the NMU that they want nothing to do with them. Some time ago, this comrat or­ ganizer, Chandor, was brought into the N. Y. region from the Great Lakes (or thereabouts), and moved and carried to close dis­ cussion. Vote results: SIU — 24; NMU 0; No Union—0. Moved and suppoited by Bro­ thers Hunt and Canuun that the SIU be contacted by the Dept. Delegates to inform them of the crew's actions, and to secure in­ formation regarding the coming election. Carried. GOOD AND WELFARE Several suggestions were made on how to make the trip as good as. possible by cooperation be­ tween all Departments, and one man stressed the point that the best way to have a good ship and handle all of the crew's beefs to their satisfaction was to operate • .'.•riaK-.:,.• was supposed Jo set the world on fire with his reputed oiganizational ability: This somewhat scrawny individual was openly boasting among Isthmian seamen that he could dum.p any three SIU organizers on the,New York docks. When contacted, he de­ cided that even one Seafarer was too much for him alone. LAUGHED OFF DOCKS Isthmian boys and othei'S around the docks openly laughed Chandor off the New York water­ front, and the NMU was forced to send this windy braggart to the Gulf area for his health's sake. Now, the Gulf seamen are likewise openly deriding the NMU's mis-organizer. The boys around the Gulf are expecting to read the following ad almost any day now: Want­ ed, one Gulf organizer for a decrepit "union." Doesn't have to be mentally smart, but must be good strongai-m individual with ability to make T.sthmian seamen think red is white. Apply to Messrs: Curran, Smith, Stone, Myers, Stack et al. Actions by the NMU as enu­ merated here are convincing Isthmian men day by day that they want nothing to do with that outfit. As Warner puts it, "I'rn getting damned tired of those guys acting so tough with me simply because I told them that I preferred the SIU." LIES HANGING COMMIES In the Log editorial of January 18, an affidavit of Brother Whitis of the William D. Hoard appeared which clearly stated how one man had been brow-beaten and bamboozled by NMU phonies be­ fore, and after, he go„ wise to the score and joined the SIU. It is a self evident fact that the Sea­ farers is winning Isthmian hand over fist, and in addition to the SIU contracts and conditions, it is the commies own lies which are hanging them. Keep it up, comrats! Shortly, all Isthmian seamen will know the Union score, and then the NMU will be "buried under the landslide of Isthmian votes for the Seafarers! TOP; SIU Organizer Cal Tanner is Gongratulating Ihe Hoard seamen for choosing the SIU as their Union. Signed pledge cards from the entire crew, which they gave Tanner, attested to their delerminalion to fight for the Seafafers in the coming Isthmian election. LEFT: This is a group pic­ ture of the Isthmian Line's William D. Hoard crew taken shortly after they made their unanimous decision to join the Seafarers, completely repudi­ ating the NMU's lying, strongarm tactics. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 5 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU ELECTS NEW OFFICIALS FOR 1946 CALMAR AND ORE SIGN CONTRACT HOARD CREW HURLS LIE AT NMU; VOTES TO SUPPORT SIU IN ELECTION OLDTIMER JOINS SEAFARERS; BLASTS NMU LEADERSHIP 'UNITY' LEWIS' MINERS BACK IN AFL SIU MAKES FIRST MOVE TOWARD UNION OPERATED UPGRADING SCHOOL NMU COOPERATES ITS MEMBERS OUT OF JOBS NATIONWIDE BOYCOTT OF MONTGOMERY WARD PROPOSED BY UNION COAST GUARD UP TO OLD GAME SAILING ISTHMIAN SEAMEN ON ELWOOD HILLS OVERPAID; CAPTAIN ASKS RETURN OF SURPLUS CUBA VICTORY'S MATE STANDOUT AMONG STINKERS BRASS GOES TO BAT; MAKES HIT WITH MEN CREW DIDN'T GET SHOD; PURSER SHOULD BE SHOT ALAN SEEGER CREW COMMENDS LOG FOR MEETINGS ROLE IT'S A TOUGH, ROUGH TRIP WHEN OLD MAN ADMITS IT MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING NAVY MEN SIT IN ON SHIP MEETING; ARE IMPRESSED SHIPPING STILL SLOW IN SAVANNAH IT'S 9 LONG HOURS TO SEARSPORT SAYS FAREWELL TO PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK PLEASED WITH NEW HALL DULUTH KEEPS HOME FIRES BURNING CREW CONTRIBUTES FOR SICK BROTHER SIU PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO STRIKING TUGBOATMEN OFFICERS ELECETED FOR 1946 AFL ASKS END TO CONVICT LABOR U.S. CAN BREAK STEEL INDUSTRY SITDOWN BY OPENING GOVT. PLANTS CAL. STATE AFL SERVES NOTICE ON LEGISLATURE WSA MAN RECRUITS FOR NMU NMU STRONGARM TACTICS A FAILURE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/1/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d9342636de3b9351d877593a74e23984.PDF 5c18a9bedabdae16100f96dedabb3539 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers international Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY. JANUARY 25, 1946 No. 4 NMU Stalling On AT&P And isthmian Elections As a result of the strong SIU position within both the Isth­ mian and American Trading and Production fleets, the NMU is de­ liberately stalling in both of these vital elections. The Sea­ farers International Union ac­ complished more in their five month Isthmian organizational campaign than the NMU could Even Isthmian Is Better! Congress Is Deluged By Flood Of Anti-Labor Bills WASHINGTON (LPA)—Crack down on labor! That was still the battle, cry of all the union haters in the House and Senate a.s Congress started the second week of sessions following the holiday recess. Anti-labor bills poured into the hoppers of both chambers like a spring flood, as reactionaries sought to take advantage of the current strike wave to put over permanent shackles on the na­ tion's workers. Also, both chambers resounded with violent speeches from Torms denouncing organized labor, though the same solons had not a word of criticism for hardboiled corporations which have precipitated the strikes, knowing that rebates under the tax laws will protect them against lo.ss. PROGRESSIVES SPEAK However, the labor-baiters didn't go unchallenged. Many progressives in Congress counter­ ed with speeches strongly sup­ porting labor's present struggles for preservation of "take-home" wages and assailing repressive legislation. iRep. A. J. May (D., Ky.), chair­ man of the House Military Af­ fairs Committee, served as gen­ eralissimo of the campaign. He and his associates tried to intimi­ date the House Labor Commit­ tee into taking rush action, on restrictive legislation. May threat;ened that the Militai-y Affairjs committee would report out bills to curb labor if the Labor Conimittee did not. Later, reactionaries in the La:bor Committee tried to railroad out a bill embodying President Truman's "fact-finding" scheme, but lost by a tie vote. In getting behind . the Presi­ dent's "fact-finding" proposition, the foes of labor made it plaija that they wanted to use that measure solely as a wedge and that they intended to tack on all sorts of other shackle.s when the bill reached the floor of the It's a pretty well known fact that if a seaman had to live on his straight salary, that he'd be a poor sack, and would have to do pretty much without a lot of things that we or­ dinary guys feel we need—things like food, clothing and decent shelter for ourselves and our families. The overtime provisions that the Seafarers put into their contracts serve many purposes. Among them are the pre­ servation of working conditions aboard ship; the prevention of that old shipowner racket of hiring a man in the lowest rating and having him do work of a higher endorsement; and, certainly not least, to furnish a means of supplementing his income. The mark of a good union is how well its members are .-.guarded by tljeir contract-provisions, and how successful-it is in' cbllectihg overtime beefs. If it fails in these things, then it has failed its job and is not worthy of its members' support. We have many times proven that the SeMarers has the best conditions on the waterfront—our contracts, represen­ tation, wages and conditions outstrip all other competition, including the NMU, a point we have made and proven many times before. To say that the SIU is the better organization is one thing. But to say, and prove, that an unorganized line, one as notorious as Isthmian, gives its men more of a chance to earn overtime than a so-called "union," is quite another story. On page 3 of this issue, we print the story of a man who made more overtime shipping Isthmian for two months, than he. did on an NMU ship during a six-month period. We think the moral is pretty obvious, but read the story, and read the records we reproduce—and draw your own conconclusion. (SEE STORY ON PAGE 3) in five years of intensive effort on their part. In a brief five months, the SIU performed the difficult feat of securing the Isth­ mian election petitions — some­ thing which the NMU found im­ possible. Now, through their nefarious moves, this so-called union has the outstanding gall and dupli­ city to think that they can sabo­ tage innocent seamen seeking to be fairly represented by the union of their choice in accordance with their democratic rights. Here's the complete score on the background and present sta­ tus in both the Isthmian and American Trading elections, and the reasons why they are being stymied by the desperate NMU commissars. AT&P STIPULATIONS Back in June of 1945, the NMU petitioned for an election to de­ termine the collective bargain­ ing agent for the American Trad­ ing seamen, and the SIU fur­ nished evidence to prove they should also be on the ballot. At that time, stipulations called for the inclusion of all unlicensed deck, engine and steward person­ nel with the exception of Radio Operators and employees coming under the Staff Officers Act of 1939 (this includes Pursers). In November of 1945, the Sea­ farers petitioned for an election to determine the bargaining (Continued on Page 9) TALLY HO! IT'S ONE FOR JOE! HQU.SP AN.TI-LABOR MEASURES Besides the "fact-finding" bill and the pending Ball-Hatch measure, which would destroy many of labor's right, old guard solons introduced a mass of other anti-labor measures. One of the most sweeping came from Sen. James F. Byrd (D,, -Va.) and it sounded as if it had been written in the offices of the Nath Assn. of Manufacturer.s. It would, among other features, require unions to incorporate; open the way to heavy damage (Continued Pagt 9) Here are the boys who are counting the votes that wUl determine the Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ trict officers for the year 194G. There are a lot of nervous candidates pacing the floor these days, wait­ ing for the final tally, which will be announced in next week's Log. If waiting's no fun, neither is counting—ask anyone of the tallying committee, who are shown at work, above. From left to right, they are: James Manning, AB; W. W. Boatright, Wiper; Jimmy H. Crescitelli, Ch. Cook; Graydon (Tex) Suit, AB; Earl (Snuffy) Smith, Wiper; and Robert Deppe, Ch. Cook- '.V- �Page Two THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG Friday. January 25, 1946 LOG HBtiSTMY C0A1£/ Published Weekly by the liT's ffer roa£Tfd£iiB... SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated ivith the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 % X i % HARRY LUNDEBERG ------105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK ^ecy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N, Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912, Do It Now! The one obvious thing in the present strike situation —besides the fact that the soaring cost of living and the disappearance of overtime have made the present wage structure pitifully inadequate—is that there seems to be an understanding among the nation's industrialists that now is the time to smash the trade unions. Direct evidence of an organized conspiracy would be difficult to present. But there is no need to show written agreement to bolster this charge. The unity of action among the leaders in different industries proves, if not a deliberate anti-labor pacr. then at least a "spon­ taneous" understanding that now is the time. The pattern is the same in all industries involved with their unions: a flat rejection of the union's demands; a speedy objection to the recommendations of government mediation committees, even in the face of a promise—as in the case of the steel industry—of price adjustments that would offset the additional operating costs. This is a particularly good time for the corporations' union-busting campaign: Under the provisions of the present law, they will be refunded part of their last year's taxes to make up for any profit-loss. The steel industry alone will make $149,000,000 in tax refunds even if the plants stay closed all the rest of the year! What a set-up! Get rid of the unions and get paid by taxpayers money while doing it! So far, maritime is not yet involved. Perhaps, the pattern will change by the time our contracts come up for renegotiation. But perhaps not. There is no reason, at this time, to presume that the shipowners will be dif­ ferent from other industrialists. The Seafarers is prepared for any contingency. Our Union is Well-knit, strong in membership and in finances. But we cannot stop there. We must continually grow— in numbers, in financial reserves, in spirit and in under­ standing of the various forces that exist on the waterfront. I / An additional complication in maritime is the wideopen internal disscntion among the NMU leadership, which threatens to tear that "union" apart, and will leave its bewildered membership at the mercy of the shipowners. However, as far as these men ai'e concerned, there will always be an open door for them in the Seafarers. In addi­ tion, we must continue to organize the unorganized: The non-union seamen of Isthmian, AT&P and the others must be reached continually. They are ready for the Seafarers, and will come to us if only we go to them first. In all probability, the showdown will come soon. We all of us, united on the waterfront, under the progressive, fighting banner of the SIU will win. This is the time for the consolidation of our ranks. This is the breather we have for better preparing ourselves. If we take advantage of it we cannot lose. Now is the time. Brothers. Or­ ganize the unorganized! • Protect Yourself Men Now In The Marine Hesnlbis STATEN ISLAND M. J. FIELDS L. A. CORNWALL D. E. SEBOLD J. J. HANLEY V. SHAVROFF D. J. MONTELEONE J. L. WEKKS TIMOTHY HOLT J. L. CAMPBELL C. E. HASZ H. OT.UF J. S. NEAL Tr J. C. CARSON H. L. GILLOT R. POWELL L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY Hospital Payments Members of Ihe Seafarers are entitled to a weekly pay­ ment from the Union if they are laid up in a hospital. Be sure to get what is coming to you: Notify the Uni^in of your ward-number so that there will be no delay in your receiving the money due you. BRIGHTON MARINE HOSPITAL G. PHINNEY A. RAMOS J. SILKOWSKI H. SWIM F. KINFILD D. KKUG E. JOHNSTON E. STEWART XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL GERALD BOWMAN GLADE WRIGHT WOODROW MOORE WILLARD BANKHEAD JR. ELDON CULLERTON BERNARD BUSTER FRED DAY JACK WALKER * ' * JOHN VILIVA X % NORFOLK HOSPITAL JOHN B. DARCY CHARLES T. GASKINS EUGENE WENGARTEN LLOYD G. McNAIR J. H. SMITH L. L. LEWIS CHARLIE MIZELL FRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH XXX SAVANNAH HOSPITAL ROBERT HANING Once again we remind you about the need for protect­ ing your righis in regard to compensation for injuries and medical attention. Whenever the case war­ rants it, active seamen should check into a Marine Hospital for medical care. When in doubt about your rights un­ der the law, check with your SIU officials. Seamen should see to it that any injury or health im­ pairment is recorded by the ship's Master, or your de­ partment head, regardless of how small the case may seem to be at the time. Failure to follow such a procedure often results in financial loss and inferior medical attention if the case develops into something more serious. Protect your rights! Anyone who takes ill, or in any other way is unable to sail after taking a ship should notify the dispatcher at the Union hall as soon as possible so that another man can replace him. XXX NEPONSIT E. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F= CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER PORT OF^NEW^ORLEANS P. W. XdURPHY J. E. WARD J. A. SCARA J. E. MGCREADIE J. DENNIS C. T. WHITE J. P. SABEBON �••^TSE" THE Friday, January 25, 1940 SEAFARERS Page Three LOG Found Conditions Cn NMU Ship Worse Than On isthmian SIU member Warren J. Calla­ han furnishes additional proof to the Seafarers repeated statement that Isthmian seamen have everything to gain by joining the Seafarers International Union, and nothing to gain by joining the organizationally - bankrupt NMU. Through a series of cir­ cumstances, Brother Callahan sailed on an Isthmian ship for two months during which time he earned $26.78 in overtime; he then shipped on an NMU vessel, and during a six month period received $25.88 in overtime pay, or exactly ninety cents less than he had earned on the Isthmian ship in one-third of the time! Brother Callahan, Bosun/AB, sailed on the I>thmian Line ship, John S. Mosby, to Marseilles, and paid off in that port by mutual consent, receiving $26.78 in over­ time pay. Desiring to reach home again, he contacted the WSA at Marseilles, and was forced to ship out on an NMU ship, the Kenyon L. Butterfield of the R. A. Nicol & Co. Line. BADLY NEEDED! Loading for Lingaycn Gulf in the Philippines with war cargo consisting of 900 tons of ammo, 3 hospital units and ordnance sup­ plies, the Butterfield was leaking badly—21 inches per hour in the No. 3 hold — and operated the pumps almost continuously. Not wishing to sail with his ship in this condition, the Skipper want­ ed to lay her up for repairs, but the WSA said no—they needed the cargo in the Philippines. Cargo was needed so badly that the Butterfield laid at anchor for 3V2 weeks in the Philippines, and then returned to Cape May, N. J., with the same cargo still unload­ ed. After laying off Cape May for a month, the ship finally pull­ ed in to Norfolk, and discharged her load there. At the payoff for the six month trip aboard the Butterfield, Calla­ han received $25.88 for overtime work. So, for a six month's trip on an NMU ship Brother Calla­ han received $25.88, which is ac­ tually 90 cents less than the over­ to put back to the Philippines in of the snakes, broke out three Seafarer Callahan has been time pay he received for a two order to hospitalize him (James fully loaded revolvers and gave sailing SIU for almost five years month voyage on an unorganized Milton) before proceeding on her them to the Second, man on the now, and prior to thatftime sail­ bow, and to SIU member Calla­ ed unorganized ships until he Isthmian scow from an outfit way. han ordering them to shoot any learned the score. On board the that is death on overtime. Skipper Stewart of the Butter­ Japs they saw on the ship (this John S. Mosby, he was directly field was habitually drunk POOH CONDITIONS happened after V-J Day). They responsible for the entire crew throughout the voyage, and one In addition to the poor over­ were also ordered to shoot any being organized into the SIU with time payment, conditions on the stormy night came on the bridge wild monkeys running around one or two exceptions. Like while stark naked. He attempted Butterfield were' as bad, if not loose, and any of the men who many others sailing Isthmian, to maneuver the ship through a worse, than on any unorganized wouldn't obey their commands. Callahan believes men of that ship—this in the face of NMU dense fog even though the Sec­ Line will secure a fair deal only Upon arrivale at Cape May, ond Mate was on the bridge at claims regarding their ships' con­ when they are unionized under Stewart disappeared for a week the time, and ordered the Second ditions! to stop blowing the whistle and after going ashore to get $20fl0 an SIU contract — not under a This NMU crew on the Nicol's change speed from "slow" to for a draw, and claimed he "lost" phony NMU contract such as the ship was really a dilly, according "full" while proceeding through it upon his return. As a result of seamen on board the Butterfield to the report, and only one man the reef-infested Mar.shall Islands. this and other bad reports, the have—but a Seafarer.s' contract besides Brother Callahan was Later that same night, the Cap­ Skipper was finally fired by the insuring the best of wages, living able to make a long splice. There tain, who by now had a bad case Nicol Line. and working conditions. were two wartime ABs aboard, and the rest were acting ABs. The Chief Cook was promoted to Chief Steward when the lat­ NMU SHIP — $25.88 OVERTIME IN 8 MONTHS ter was taken ill, and upon in­ vestigation discovered weevils in •lOM FOf the flour. When the Skipper was VESSEL OWNED AND OPERATED BY informed that more flour should UNITED S^TATES OF AMERICA be taken on at Panama to replace that which was unfit for human War Shipping Administration _ ^^ consumption, he put his foot R. A. NICOL & CO., INC. ^7 ^/ down, and said flour was too ex­ GENERAL AGENT pensive to throw away even if it did have weevils. On his ox'ders, the acting Chief Steward had _ DATE PAID. NAME the flour sifted, but some weevils remained and were cooked into TAX D-EDUCTION RECEIPT , the bread, pies and rolls. Most of this tainted food was thrown out VOY. NO as the crew refused to eat it. I • BiiTItRriElD BROKE ARM Jc 19 Employed fro On another occasion. Captain Stewart refused to use more than Total Wages aW»FRtt Fouus one watch to top and lower the booms—said he was living up to Total Board and Lodging $ the NMU contract which only Total Overtime called for one watch to be used (SIU contracts specifically call wmmmti Total Cash Earnings for all three watches to be turn­ ed to when working the booms). As a result of this set up, one DEDUCTIONS man who was carrying cable on Social Security Tax his shoulders, tools in his pockets, and climbing the mast at the Advance Income Tax .same time, fell when the ship lurched. This man sustained a broken forearm with the bone protrud­ ISTHMIAN SHIP - $26.78 OVERTIME IN 21^ MONTHS ing through the flifeh, ahd also A.228 5M y-45 had a badly lacerated face and contusions. The Butterfield had -... , . owned Here Is The Evidence—See For Yourself //sj'S7^ Tbu vessel 10 chartered to and operated by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA War Shipping Administrntinn By; lathmian Ste.jm.vhu- Ct. General Agents. HE SAW THE DIFFERENCE ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY NEW YORK 6, N. Y. STATEMENT or EAltmitfOS PORT i^:Ua,N.,iU~AS^....PAYA (See note on'/reverie) ^ommmmmrnrnrn^ •/••••yr VROM t. 5) • '' Dite Issujd -/r- (Column 3, Notcl)L/ Col, ^ -C FAMILY STATUS CODE (Column J, Note 2) Wages 19 20 lOvertimc jir. Months Days^ f. /ta O, ^'yage../..y..S..^.Q.. Months!l???J??. Area Per month. Days Hours- - ^ttack Room & Meal A!loy.ance....(For FOAB tax only) Taxable Earnings .X^.( " " " March QUARTER ENDING Sept. June Dec. " ) ^ G c V .-r Zr See inatructious on article payroll DBDUCTIOWS iipiwiil Allotments: Nnmber- @$ /-A ...aZa?:.. W.... MJ.- £.Ci. FOAB Tax: Exemption, Col. 13, Resident indome Actual days of Tax Withheld: period. Col. 22, $ 28 Other: Group Insurance for pcriod....Froin Pension Contribution, $. y' 29 30 31/ /32 $- Slops Describe other Warren J. Callahan lypes the not4s for the story that appears 6n this page. No hewcotaer, Brothe# Cailahah alwayisl knew the Bcore on' the waterfront, but the experiences he describes above was the clincher—the Seafarets has the best conlractsi Details ---L.- -Advaoces 13 Taxable Earnings, Col. 8, $ Tax per chart. Col 23, r - (21) To- ^ @ 394... - - Fines Total Deductions Balance of Wages Paid on Discharge -7 J... CASH ACCOUNT A R NI NGS 15 16 17 18 25 26 27 - VOY , l9AiT(Col 6) (Column 2) 14 8 --y • /- / * ? �THE Page Foiu SEAFARERS Friday. January 25, 1946 LOG Flynn Still Organizing The Unorganized HeRr5 iVHiii ITHWK Take it from A1 "Whitey Flynn, Brothers: "The present expansion drive of the Seafarers is the most Impoiiant job the union has ever undertaken." Whitey should know. He holds SIU card No. 45, He's one of the original members of the Sea­ farers. QUESTION: Why did you go to sea And Whitey isn't just batting tile breeze because he's an oldoriginally? timer. He's in the thick of it. He just got fired from the Isth­ R. M. TYDINGS, Oiler—The mian ship William D. Hoard be­ reason lhal I went to sea was to cause of union activities. have a look at all of the far Getting knocked out of a berth away places that one hears so ynu want to keep for a reason is much about. Well, boys, I really no fun. "Hell," Whitey said, "I did see them. To mention a few: don't like to get kicked off any England, France, Panama, Ha­ scow." Just the same, Whitey is waiian Islands and the Philip­ AL WHITEY FLYNN bouncing right back again. He's pines. While doing this. I have managed to meet lot of good fel­ now awaiting a job on another lows in a swell union—the SIU, imnrganized .ship. is, and there is no question as to "Listen, pardner," he said the how they will cast their vote in and have come to the conclusion that it is hard to find a job on other day, "as.^ long as there are the Isthmian election." the beach to beat going to sea unorganized ships, I'm shipping And when Flynn says the Isth­ However, there is one parting out on 'em. The way I see it, this mian battle is the mo.st impor­ word of advice I'd like to give is the most important work we've tant yet, he's not talking like a anyone contemplating a life at ever been in, and it will mean the guy who can't see the forest for sea, and that is to be sure to sail difference between prosperity the trees. He's a veteran of many for the whole membership of the only SIU. union battles, the Seatrain strike Seafarers or just some of us in at New Orleans a few years ago, the years to come." among others. ORGANIZED THE HOARD H. ANGELL, Oiler—I went to If you think Whitey didn't do sea because I wanted to see how a job on the crew of the Hoard, people on the other continents take a look at last week's Log. were—mostly, of course, to see There was an editorial in there RHILADELPHIA — Misquoting how women abroad compared to about the NMU's dirty organizing our good old U. S. variety. At sea tactics on board the Hoard, and by the public press created a you have a chance to get away a sworn affidavit by an Ordinary furor here when members of the from the noise and filth of the Seaman who was threatened by a SIU aboard contracted ships re­ cities ,and enjoy the good salt air. 20-man commie goon squad be­ fused to sign articles containing You also have a good opportunity cause he joined the SIU. But the to compare the living conditions end of the affidavit speaks vol­ Rider 64-72 (revised) which de­ in other countries, and then you umes for the job Whitey Flynn nies seamen transportation costs can choose whether you would did. It reads: "There is now a back to port of embarkation Un­ rather live there or in the U. S. 90 per cent SIU crew aboard the less they have completed a transI guess the main reason one goes William D. Hoard, and the men Atlantic or trans-Pacific voyage. He's just as hard and tough as he has to be when there's a job to do. EDUCATION PROGRAM Whitey's a great believer in union education. He's thoroughly sold on the need for an educa­ tional school on an International basis. He doesn't see how a lot of the young fellows ever will hp able to appreciate the strug­ gles their union went through to get them what they're getting today unless they get to know what unionism is, and what labor went through. And he thinks tliey'll be better seamen, as well as better union members, because of such a program for new mem­ ber's. Not only is Flynn active on un­ organized ships and one of the progressives m union affairs, he's a guy who always brings in a clean ship as a ship's delegate. Take a good look at that pic­ ture of Whitey Flynn. He's the sort of guy who has built your union. With seasoned timber like that to help chart the course, plus the efforts of young members, it look.s like the Seafarers will be hard to stop. Restore Transportation Rider to sea is hard to explain. It's just a feeling inside you, and there isn't anything in this world just like the good old open water. P. L. WILLIAMS, Oiler — I went to sea to see if the French women were all people said they were. They were, and more, too! Seriously, I was bom with the old wanderlust in my bones—a good old roving spirit. Going to sea satisfies my urge to go places, do things, and see how the rest of the world lives and what they do. The education one gets from books cain't begin to compare to the education which you secure from life itself, and the average seaman's life provides plenty of education. That's the only life for anyone who has the travelling urge and not enough money to in­ dulge it—the seal on board are grateful . . . that With the Union crewing up the we found out what the real score ships as per schedule, resentment ran high when newspapers re­ ported that the SIU was tying up ships pending a settlement of the dispute with the operators. WILLIAM FAGAN, Elec.—To me the sea has always been fas­ PHONY MEASURE cinating, and the far away lands, The refusah of the crews to and customs of other people plus sign articles containing the rider, WELCH, W. Va. — For the the many wonderful sights are although not officially sactioned indeed luring. The very nature second time within three weeks a by the Union, is understandable of his job makes the seaman in- coal mine tragedy; attributable to in view of the fact that the war­ dspondsnt and fras from iko company carelessness and refusal time denial of transpoi tation many drudgeries which bother to install safety precautions, costs was a phony wartime meas­ the average landlubber. It is an snuffed out the lives of a group ure introduced by the WSA on education in itself that can never of miners. Fifteen men were the pretense that it would in­ be acquired anywhere else, and killed last week in a blast tliat crease the number of merchgint once acquired is never forgotten. threatened 250 others in the No. seamen available in the outports. I wouldn't trade my life or ex­ 9 pit of the New River Pocahon­ In actual fact, however, the rul­ periences at sea for all the tea tas Coal Co. near here. The ing was an effective method of China, and if I had it to do all deadly explosion came almost on shanghaiing seamen by stranding over again my choice would still the heels of the Pineville, Ky., theni in ports and leaving them be for the life of a seaman with disaster which claimed 24 lives only one w^ay of departing, that its freedom from humdrum on Dec. 26. via another ship. As a result everyday things. In the New River explosion, as thousands of civilian seaman with the Pineville entombment, found themselves out of contact Federal mine inspections late last with their families for consider­ year showed that the mine was able lengths of time. gassy, electrical wiring v/a.s un­ That the action of the indi­ safe, company inspections and vidual seamen was justified is safety training programs were testified to by the fact that the Wholl/ inadequate. The blast, dispute was settled in their favor which wrecked the tipple and shattered schoolhouse' v/indows cutting a number of children, was caused by gas "propagated en­ tirely by coal dust," according When paying dues, assess­ to state and federal inspectors. ments, fines, donations or any Flames that shot 300 feet into the monies to the union, make air were partly responsible for sure that you pay it to an injuries to 88 others. Miners authorized representative and who attempted to use an ele­ that you get an official re­ vator to the surface found that ceipt. No matter how much it had been destroyed. A Federal or how little you pay, follow report which may place the this procedure for your own blame for the mine's unsafe con­ protection. dition is being prepared. Second Blast Kills 15 Miners ATTENTION! : L.} : ." with the shipowners agreeing to their demands of a prewar rider calling for transportation pay if they were paid off north of Hatteras after signing on south of Hatteras or vice versa. This mornings papers carried a story, with the correct facts, and the news that the operators had agreed to the crews' demands. A humerous sidelight to the first press article was the newspaper demotion of Assistant SecretaryTreasurer of the SIU, Louis Cof­ fin, to Asst. Sec-Ti-eas. of the Philadelphia Brmch. Other mis­ statements of fact were con­ tained in the aidicle. PHILADELPHIA—The Union's car was stolen last night and before the police regained it, the fenders were crumbled, various items stolen from the car, and a cop fell out of the police-car. Parked by Union Patrolmen while they attended to SIU busi­ ness, the car was missed shortly afterwards. A statement by po­ lice that a gang was operating in the city, stealing cars for strip­ ping purposes, sent several mem­ bers of the Union chasing around empty lots looking for it, but without success. CAR DAMAGED Police reported that they spot­ ted the oar travelling in the rity, tried to stop it and got close enough to fire several shots, one of which broke the trunk lock of the car. The damage to the Union's automobile is covered by insur­ ance. The thieves, three young punks, escaped when the police­ man who was firing as he rode on the police car running board, fell as they swung a corner. His buddy in the car abandoned the chase to pick him up. In the, meantime the three thieves jump­ ed from the Union's car and made a run for it, �Friday. January 25, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS SALT WATER DIET CAUSES COMPLAINT ON LANYARD KNOT Dear Editor: A few days out of Frisco, at the beginning of the trip, salt water got into the fresh water tanks. As a result of this we were promptly put on a tvater ration. This was okay with us but we were told that wo had to use and drink the salt water already in the tank. We did for three days. Then, a week before we arrived here in Okinawa, the same thing occufrcd only this time the situation lasted five and a half days. Now we have a darn good Cook aboard, but even he could not lessen the salty taste of our food. He had to use salt water to cook with, and we had to drink salt water from the water fountain as all the fresh water is on the same water line. If the Messboy forgot to put water in pitchers we were completely out of luck for we had to drink something even if it was salty water. All this time there. was still good fresh water in other tanks and the evaporators were mak­ ing water. The Chief Engineer, however, refused to turn it on for us. While at sea Brothers Harry Cook and W. Hauger, ABs on the 12-4 watch, asked the Chief Engineer to turn the water on at 11:55 a.m. so that they could wash before eating and going on watch. They were refused. I'm on the 4-8 watch and we worked up quite a sweat. When I a.sked the Ch. Eng. to let the water on an extra half hour at night .so that we could take showers, he told me to "Do -fUESEARfSTAl^fVMW ISS1«ON1HISSCO»^// ON THE MEND for the young first-trippers on here. This has been a good les­ son in unionism for them. In closing the crew wishes to thank Delegates H. Thurman (deck), Smokey Ball (engine) and J. Caldwell (stewards) as well as Brother Lapham for their splendid work. Fraternally, for the entire crew of the Idaho Falls, L. CLARKE High Living Cost Answer Seen In 40-Hour Week Dear Editor: Brolhef John Ptiit, AB, has been on ihe beach for 8 months as a result of shipboard injury to his back aboard the Wm. G. Lee. and is waiting for legal settle­ ment before shipping out. WILLIAM EVARTS MEN DO SOME RECONVERTING Editor, the Log: Please send the Log to my home as I have a hell of a time keeping up with it. The last trip we didn't get any mail at all. While we laid in Marseille, France, we almost succeeded in signing up ah NMU ship which was all out of stores and came to us on the William M. Evarts to get anything they could. I gave them the few Seafarers Log copies v/e had aboard, and if we'd had tome pledge cards we'd have got them signed I'm sure. I suggest some cards should be sent to the ship at Waterman, Norfolk, Va. Harold Westphall IDAHO FALLS MEN THANK BOSTON PATROLMAN Editor: Upon instruction from the crew of the Idaho Falls this let­ ter is sent to you for publica­ tion in the Seafarers Log. Patrolman J. Lapham of the what I do—do without a show­ Boston Branch has won the er." hearty thanks of this crew for We've had our fresh water the manner in which he suc­ tanks filled twice, while here at ceeded in getting the LA Tank­ Okinawa, and now we are ra­ ers to pay off all overtime on tioned again. 6:00 to 9:00 a.m., this ship before signing on ar­ 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. arid 4:30 ticles, to C:DO p.m. The Cdmpany wanted to pay We work as close to bell to wages only and send the OT to bell as the Mate can get us, so Los Angeles for okaying. In it's pretty hard to shower, eat the meantime wc would have and wash clothes during the gone. The crew instructed hours designated. Brother Lapham to inform the The evaporators are not mak­ Company that the crew said ing water now. I guess topside figures it's cheaper to get free "no dice" and they would have water from the Army and Navy a hard time to sail the ship if than use the three ceftt oil they they didn't see the light. After a full day of stalling they saw burn for the evaporators. This letter has been tead to the light. the crew and approved by them. Patrolman Lapham came Incidently, we haven't seen the aboard at 3:00 a. m, on Jan. 10 Leg for sometime. and stayed With the ship until Cliff Samuelsoa. all overtime Was okayed. His SUP 6402 (Dk. Del.) fiiie work >vas an eye-opener FORMER CADET LAUDS FOCS'LE SHIPMATES Log Editor: This letter is in appreciation of all help the SIU has afford­ ed me and my shipmates during the past year. In January 1945, I came to the Union hall fresh from the Ca­ det Corps after having spent a year in that fink outfit and re­ signing, thoroughly disgusted with the whole set-up. . I sailed "on the bridge" as cadet for eight months and in the focs'le for the last year as an SIU member. I'm here to say that its quite a change. The more I sail the more I can see that although the SIU is doing a lot to overcome dictatorial rul­ ings aboard ships, it will con­ tinue to be a long hard battle before this practice is elimin­ ated. " The battle, of course, is half won but there are still Skippers and Mates who believe that the men in the focs'le are of a lower As the year of 1945 comes to a close, the seaman finds that he is no better off, due to the high cost of living, than he was way back in 1941 when most of our contracts were drawn up. It is no secret to the men who go to sea for a living that the take-home wages are not enough to meet the high cost of living. Its no secret to the work­ ing stiff that he is not earning ( YOUSf fiUYSPoN'T ^ enough to meet his family ob­ I ME ASif^E OP TO AAY ' ligations, and that he is now almost living from hand to mouth. Big and little business alike are only interested in TRYING TO REAP THE SAME AMOUNT OF HUGE PROFITS AS DURING THE WAR. This cannot be done at the expense of the workingman as we see by the nationwide strikes we are having. Government has failed to hold the line on the cost of living and mentality and intelligence than this is what it all adds up to. those on the bridge. Now, new contracts are com­ This was apparent during the ing up for the seaman which time I sailed as cadet and has calls for modern working agree­ become more so since I went ments and let's not forget that into the focs'le. although w go to sea for a livI also believe that a good 'ing WE ARE entitled to a 40 many Skippers are afraid to hour per week agreement. This give too much overtime because will eliminate working Satiu- it may result in their dismissal day and Sundays gratis without by the company. the payment of overtime. This Certainly the operators think will also do away with giving more of a Skipper who has less the shipowners a day of free overtime than one who has a work for every month that has lot, but there's no ship that can 31 days. go the whole trip without some I am asking the SIU mem­ overtinie. bership whereever you may be The last ship I was on (the to go down the line for a 40 Geo. E. Pickett, Waterman) hour week agreement, there was an average of 200 Adolph Capote hours per man for a seven month voyage but there was an all time high of 1100 hours dis­ Time Is Wasted puted overtime because the At Meetings By Skipper insisted on letting everw ne and his brother do Reading Papers carpenter and other work with­ Dear Editor: out the crew getting overtime. Some' engineers continue to. I sailed on this ship as Bosun chisel on the agreement. The and being prottji- green in re first assitsant on the Cape Mo­ gard to Union membership, the hican (Bull Line) wanted the going was pretty rugged. I fireman-watertenders to watch know I couldn't have gotten the evaporators, in violation of anywhere successfully if it the agreement. wasn't for the deck delegate, At the New York member­ Kenneth E. Finkenbinder, ship meetings too much time is whose unfailing devotion to the wasted reading things that Union resulted in our getting could be posted on the bulletin the rightful overtime due us. board, to be read by those de­ My hat's off to him and the SIU. I would like to take this op­ siring to do so. By the time "new business" is portunity to express my grati­ reached, everyone is restive and tude to the crew of the Pickett wants to get out, instead of for their cooperation in trying transacting constructive busi­ to make the voyage a pleasant ness. one. Wmiam C. Kennedy C. S. Nilhaua .AN' Seamen in Manila Join Beef Chorus On Mail Stinkout Dead Editor: There has been a bulletin posted in the mes.shall stating that after December 1, 1945 the Navy refuses to handle mer­ chant marines' mail. It says that all foreign mail should be addressed as follows: Mr. John Doe, Name of Ship, Name of Foreign Agent, Foreign Agent's Address. They pull that on us, and yet we are still under Government orders and subject to go any place they care to send us. An­ other thing we would like to know is what the devil is wrong with the Navy. After they no more use for the merchant ma­ rine, they give us the wellknown brushoff. The hell with the merchant marine, they say. Please try to give this all of the publicity you can, We think it's something the public should know. Charles (Tex) Welborn (This letter also was signed by the following additional crew members: A. A. Lorenzo. C, E. Rushlon, Jr„ J. E. O'Quinn, L. O. O'Quinn, Ralph Ingle, R. D. O'Brien. Fred Fernandez, Frank M. Loft. Jr.. Harold Thur­ man, Argyle J. Wright. Mark E. Christensen. Clinton Anderson, Salinus M. Joyce. Frank Morte. Harold Farmer. C. Masters, William B. Green and George Heidel Lakes.) THE REST OF THE MAIL AS SPACE WILL ALLOW Dear Brothers. I want to thank you all for the nice Christmas donation you sent to us boys here at Fort Stanton. It was greatly appre­ ciated by the brothers here. The best of luck in the Isth­ mian drive. I was supposed to go on an Isthmian ship and everything was fixed but in­ stead I landed in the hospital. I'm feeling fair but getting fat and lazy. Why doesn't the Union put the heat on to try and get Bill HR 2346 enacted. If the Union would print the names of the Congressmen in the Log I'm sure most of the seameu would write to them and demand ac­ tion. John R. Sarlor J. i 4> Dear Brothers, I wish to send my thanks and those of the brothers who are patients at this hospital (U. S. Marine Hospital, Neponsit, L. I., N. Y.), to the kind brothers wjio were instrumental in making possible the thoughtful and wel­ come gift to all hospitalized SIU members. It meant a very* merry Christmas for us. Emil von Tesmar �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 25, 1946 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Sturdy Beggar Crew Asks Educatien Pregram ON THE WILLIAM HARPER Bassett Trip Worst Ever, Seamen Say The Bull Line's Richard Bas­ sett was warped into her berth in North River on January 22 after a trip of two months and 18 days—New York, Rome, New York. Aboard her were 585 re­ turning GI's—all of them glad to be home, but. all of them hopping mad about the mess. None of them were any mad­ der than members of the crew. They agreed that it was the lousiest trip they'd had in a long time. Robert Hicks, SIU delegate and Chief Army Chef, reported that it was the lousiest trip he'd ever made. He's been sailing since 1939. Never, he said, had a crew been so imdorfed. And he doubted whether troops had ever gotten the end of a stick as dirty as the one they were handed by the Bull Line's Port Steward, BEEFS LISTED F I? Hicks has a list of beefs a mile long. Here are a few of them: The Port Steward at Rome understored the Bassett on everything. They were short of potatoes, eggs, all kinds of vege­ tables. They were short 350 pounds of meat on the last day out. On the morning of the ar­ rival—on schedule—the troops were fed bread and butter. That's all there was left to give them. The crew mess was even worse than the Army mess. The Purser was uncoopera­ tive, What's more, nobody could ever find him. He was always sneaking off for a snooze some­ place. MASTER BUSYBODY lij- I If-' l¥.|:£ 1'^ |j- li The Chief Mate was always "too busy" to do anything. The Chief Army Steward was an incompetent. The Captain, who acted as though it were a Navy ship and continually bustled around seeing that everything was "shipshape," hgd rated him up to Chief Stew­ ard from Second Army Cook, On orders from the Bull Line there was no overtime for the Stewards Department. Crew quarters were supposed to be painted by the deck depart­ ment, which never could get around to it. On the way over the Bassett ran into a storm and her gang­ plank was smashed. There was no effort at Rome to repair or repl vje it. The crew was forced to use a painters' ladder. Hicks Tell off the ladder and broke his shoulder. Other men were in•jin-ed because of this negligence. The crew of Ihe Waierman scow, William Harper, face Ihe camera as Ihey prepare for a clean payoff in Mobile at the end of a 7'A month trip which all are reported to have enjoyed. Left to right: (kneeling) Deck Delegate D. Acker (AB); J. Arnold (AB); B. Samples (OS): 2nd Mate; Sparks; E. A. Hattaway (AB); H. Patterson (OS); (standing) G, Leroy (AB); E. McNam'ar (Bosun); E. Mastrevich (AB); D. Pritchard (DM); J. Manning (Oiler); G. Goodwin (Dk. Eng.); unidentified Messman; J. Eng­ land (Wiper); Chief Mate; Chief Cook; O'Bannion (Steward); and Stewards Delegate R. Wilson (NC&B) Hey, Shipowners! Who Says Danger Of Sinking Over? Add Shipboard Vermin: Master A Linen Louse They're having linen trouble aboard the Charles Mc­ There was a little item in The Donnell, where Captain Albert J. Dixon, a former ATS New York "Times" a day or two skipper and a wind-jamming slave-driver, is trying to ago, which we are sure the run the vessel as though his ATS command was still shipping owners would have in force. H. H. McCarthy writes from liked to have had buried back among the obituaries, since it Batangas, Luzon, on December knocks into a cocked hat their 5 that linen has not been issued contention that there's no more for five weeks. Captain Dixon inaugurated the no-linen dictum danger in shipping. The "Times" quotes the with an announcement on the Militant action was decided Liverpool underwriters, annual bulletin board, saying that no more would be issued to unli­ upon by SIU members aboard report regarding ship losses as censed crew members. His an­ the Alcoa Pioneer at a meeting follows: nouncement said that crew held on December 28. Crew That 45 vessels, totaling members would be paid at the members agreed that no one 247,811 tons, have been lost •rate of $2.00 per week for wash­ would sign on again if former or damaged by hitting mines ing their own linen, and that promises of improvements were in European or Far Eastern an inspection would be held not met, and if the ship didjiot waters since the war ended. each Saturday to see that clean return to peacetime sailing pro­ Of that number IS ships of 71, linen was on each bunk. visions, in opposition to WSA 182 tons were sunk. On these inspections the pur­ rider 64, regarding transporta­ That for some time to come ser accompanies him and takes tion, and rider 72, in regard to there would be danger from down names of crew members" repatriation. stray mines in spite of the whose bunks "aren't tidy Members agreed to sign a pe­ scientific improvements avail­ enough" or whose linen isn't tition protesting frozen milk and able for their detection and clean enough to suit him. The the large percentage of poorer destruction. men whose names are listed cuts of meat still provided by Significantly, the "Times" and don't get their two bucks. the WSA. Members also agreed the Liverpool underwriters did Officers, of course, find no to request innerspring mattres­ not Tnentinn loss of life or in­ shortage of linen. ses, and extended a vote of juries su.stained by crew mem­ In addition to "having been thanks to the stewards depart­ bers on the vessels sunk or dam­ bitten by the linen bug. Captain ment for food and service ren­ aged. Dixon gets a case of second de­ dered. There's another significant gree hydrophobia every time he Brulhei's Manley and Rasmus point in this story, too. Before hears the word "overtime." He sen served as chairman and sec­ the Underwriters are able to has disputed most of the over­ retary, respectively. compile such a report, they time put in by the deck depart­ must receive notice of claims ment. The ship ran aground, A POT FOR 'FRENCHY' for losses by shipping com­ and the deck department made Overheard at the Dispatcher's panies. Thus, the shipowners •quite a bit. of overtime trying to window. "Michelet? Why he's are turning with guileless faces float it, but the master is dis­ strictly, a one pot cook. Yeh! to say there is no danger in war puting it. zones, while they're holding Brother McCarthy, who seems One pot, corned beef, cabbage^ their palms out behind them to to know which side a seaman's potatoes, greens and even pud­ . collect for lost shipping sunk bread is buttered on,, points out ding sometimes,- all in: one pot. in those same undangerous war that Section 4^ of the^ agreement -Says he figures it all gets mix­ zones. calls for overtime in such cases. ed up on the inside anyway;" . Alcoa Pioneer Crew Demands Return To Poacetime Status New Members Would Learn Union Bylaws A new resolution calling for establishment of an educfflional program on an International ba­ sis for nev/ members has been submitted in the form of a peti­ tion by the crew of the Sturdy Beggar (Mississippi) to the membership of the New Or­ leans branch of the SIU, with the request that it be considered at a regular business meeting. It points out these facts in urging adoption of the measure: 1. That the SIU during the war has been required to accept thousands of new members without opportunity to investi­ gate their fitness or qualifica­ tions to become members of or­ ganized labor. 2. That many new members have had no previous industrial e.xperience, and haven't had contact with any unions; that as a consequence, they don't real­ ize the hard struggles of the SIU in gaining the working con­ ditions now extant; that many do not realize their responsibili­ ties, and have conducted them­ selves in manners unbecoming to sincere unionists, thereby casting a reflection on the me'mbership of the SIU as a whole. 3. That such an educational program is a debt the m.embers owe to the Brothers who fought so hard and sacrificed so much to build our Union in its early days, and many of whom were killed sailing ships into dan­ gerous waters. The body of the resolution fol­ lows: Be It Therefore Resolved: That the International Offi­ cials and the. District Repre­ sentatives of the Seafarer's International Union of North America hereby be authorized to establish educational schools in such branches or districts as may be best suited for carrying on this work. And Be It Further Resolved: That after the establishment of such schools and after competent instructors have been obtained that a curricu­ lum of instructions pertain­ ing to the study of the Con­ stitution: the conduct of ship's meetings; the duties of ships' delegates; the proper record­ ing of minutes of business meetings; how to organize for the union; the study of our agreements; Robert's rules on order, and etc.; and that all trip card and probationary members be required to attend these schools for at least 60 -. days during their probationary period before being obligated as full book members fo the Union. J; Greenhaw. G-956 Wayne F. Harris. A&G 26873 Smokey Ball. 2800 �THE Friday. January 25. 1946 DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS ALBERT P. RYDER. Nov. 24 —Chairman E. Behrns. Secre­ tary E. Shymanski. Meeting called to order at 3:15. This be­ ing the first meeting of the trip the meeting moved immediate­ ly into New Business. General discussions on cleanliness and linen. Meeting voted a 25c fine for first offense ($5.00 for seccond) for anyone caught spit­ ting on deck. Meeting lasted 45 minutes. 4* 4* ALBERT P. RYDER. Jan. 6— ChaiiiVian noberl Winning. Sec­ retary John Sullivan. Disputed overtime because "Navy boy stood week-end watches" is to be turned over to Patrolman. All tripcarders accepted. No beefs in stewards department. Delegates: Eugene L. Behrns (deck), Robert Winning (en­ gine) and Basil Undertilo (stew­ ards). 4. J. 4BRANDYWINE. Jan. 6 — Chairman RiLLerbush. Secre­ tary P. Jakubcsak. Topics dealt with by meeting: Agent to be contacted on whether "we re­ ceived a raise in meal subsis­ tence of 10c, if and when an extra Cook is to be carried, re­ pairing radio and fumigating .ship. Delegate: R. L. Ritterbush (deck), F. V. Robinson (engine) and James Brandon (stewards). 4. 4. 4TRISTRAM-DALTON. Dec. 1 —Chairman W. Falkner. Sec­ retary Larson. Purser was brought up to account for prices in slop chest. He had been re­ quested in past to post prices but neglected to do so. List of needed equipment was compil­ ed. Delegates: Eugene Melzcr (deck), Charles Bauer (engine) and James Kelly (stewards). 4. 4. i. WILLIAM S. YOUNG. Dec. 6 —Chairman Joseph Kelley. Sec­ retary Dargan O. Coker. Pur­ pose of meeting to explain SIU and benefits to new seamen. Overtime, living conditions and need for cooperation of all hands were discussed as v.'ell as the practice of having Union Patrolmen boarding vessels. The tripcard men wex'e requested not to patronize the USS. % % ^ OLIVER LOVING. Dec. 23— Chairman Bogil. Secretary Robertson. Motions adopted: to install a clock in crew's messhall, to get new gaskets as all deadlights are in bad shape. Many personal beefs pertaining to overtime were discussed. Medical supplies are inadequate and a man had to use penicil­ lin on Dec. 23 that was stamped "To be used before Dec. 2." All tripcard men aboard were ap­ proved and Robertson was elected to take McNally's place as the latter was sick. X X WILLIAM S. YOUNG. Dec. 7 —This meeting was for full book members only. Chairman T. Green. Secretary D. Coker. A five dollar fine was agreed upOn for seamen caught con­ versing with army personnel in messhall. Messman to get three dollars extra for cleaning messhall ^ter card games and three dollars extra to be given to SEAFARERS LOG OFF THE EQUATOR Baker for serving coffee. The cardplayers will vacate messhall by 6:00 a.m. A midnight lunch will be prepared by the Baker and placed in crew's re­ frigerator. The meeting agreed that any work that calls for overtime pay and is done by a POW will be listed and pre­ sented to the boarding Patrol­ man. Due to seasickness of< the Messman, each person had to serve himself therefore the question of overtime is to be taken up with the Patrolman. Meeting adjourned at 7:05 after a 35 minute .session. it 4. Some of the boys aboard the Robin Locksley in the South At­ TULANE VICTORY. Dec. 19 —Chairman Robert Ellis. Sec­ lantic off the Equator. Top row. 1. to r.—R. Bodina, Gunner; J. retary Karl Esplin. Motions Waihme. 4th Asst.; M. Peoples, Signals: G, Langley, Oiler, Bottom carried included: ice box, hot row. 1. to r.—N. Zeverino. FWT; T. Walsh. FWT; and J. F. Byrne. plate, fans, mixer, potato peel­ C. Pantryman. er, blower and domestic tanks to be fixed; ship to be fumi­ gated; steam table to be put in crew's pantry; two Messman for crew's mess to be secured; "Pa­ trolman to ««heck slop chest overcharging and stop cash and By HANK carry system. Chief Steward was charged with not allo\ying While the Social Security tax really happened: He got hit by his department coffee -time has climbed up the ladder to an automobile, and is nov/ drywhile on overtime, not writing 2'/2 percent, the pay-as-you-go- docked in Staten I.sland Hos­ the overtime down for himself, showing favoritism to officers in broke income tax has been mer­ pital. Swift and smooth sail­ regard to linen and being in­ cifully, but no doubt reluctant­ ing out of there, Hansen! Jim­ competent in supplying the ship ly, lowered to IT^'i pei'cent. my Stewart, President of the at Frisco. Delegates Engene (You see, there shouldn't be any Tliird Floor Boudoir, is waiting Stevens (stewards), Jim Laun- of these insane strikes for more with a smile on his broad map ius (deck) and engine depart­ money when there's such an for your latest yarn, easy-living peace on), and the 4 4 4 ment delegate not noted. mail system for us unsung, dunChicago's Pride, Oiler Tom­ 4. 4. 4. gareed millionaire rovers of the my Hannen, finished with en­ ALEXANDER STEVENS, world is still off the course, gines in the Blue Front Tavern Jan. 5.—Chairman Louis Sousa; we're shivering out a wintry uptown and the chances of Secretary Jules Barbarin. No bag of hot comments. pumping out a few bucks here beefs so far, .but disputed over­ 4, 4- 4" and there. (But exactly where time at New Orleans prior to Joe "Gus" Eisenhardt blew Tommy?) He's now standing by signing on will be called to Pa­ trolman's attention at the pay­ out on a ship to New Orleans for a ship South Africa-way. off in New Orleans. Motion car­ after a few farewell shuts with His remark, about shipping out ried to inquire about purchase Bosun Ozzie Okray, who also fast to avoid guys who may de­ of milk and ice cteam in U. S. has himself a home for another cide he's a Greek Irishman after ports outside Now Orleans. cruise. Winter ain't a kind wom­ all, gave us a kick in the funny Stewards claims he ordered an in New York or elsewhere muscle, some, but was turned down by when your pockets aren't filled 4 4 4 Master. Motion carried by crew with that wonderful spinach! Our Assistant Editor. Gerry 4> 4< 4 demanding free company launch Harris, has abandoned his paper Richard Hansen, our squareservice at Pensacola, when ship work and pencil-steering for is at anchor out .in the stream rigged sailor, has been hit with some sea watches and North At­ more than 24 hours. Master re­ just about everything in his lantic weather for an English fused same when approached on ship-shaped life. This time it voyage. Cheerio, pip-pop, and subject. Crew on record con- • all that stuff these Engish for­ cerning same and wants reim­ little eai-lier, and to stretch meat eigners say in farewell, Gerry! bursement for money spent on a little to make it last until end By the way, you should see the such service. Motion carried de­ of trip. new arrival to our powerful manding two cartons of cigar­ 4 4. 4. organizing machine. He's "War­ ettes per man per week, since JOSEPH S. EMERY. Nov. 28 ren Callahan, fresh from a year's war is over and cigarettes avail­ —Chairman Sammy Fama. Sec­ gray-hired labor on Isthmian able in all ports touched. Mo­ retary Pat Fox. Motions car­ ships! tion carrier to reinstitute de­ ried: menu suggestions for spe­ 4 4 4 mands for ship's improvement cific meat every other day, as specified in minutes of last shower on stern to be used for - Oiler Robert "Scotty" Morton, meeting on Voyage No. 9, as laimdering purposes to elimin­ "one of our oldtimers, regretfully very little done at present. Note: ate confusion and congestion missed his New year's drinks. Master replied in detail on mat­ in the one amidship. All mem­ He got sick (the old year was ter of cigarettes; it all added bers present except those on rather in bad health after those two explosive Victories) and up to "No." watch. to turn to on a bed in Staten i 4. 4. 4 4 4 Island Hospital. Next New MEMNON. Dec. 9 — Meeting CALVIN AUSTIN. Dec. 16 Year's will be different, Scotty. Chairman Jorgin Rasmussan; called to order at 1:00 p. rn. 4 4 4 Secretary Edward L. Redmond. Steward elected chairman and Can Paddy Ryan be down in Agreed to help keep messhall Meade recording-secretary. All Savannah or even Baltimore? clean,-with fine for each man overtime beefs were reported It's been noticed he didn't stay neglecting to do so. Fine fund settled to date and the chair re­ around here too long! And our to be donated to the boys at Fort ceived no reply when he called other Paddy—Paddy Walsh—^is Meeting Stanton, Engine Dept, agreed for the repair list. to use Navy head and showers spent most of the time discus­ somewhere in the sea world, and use original for a spare. sing the merits of various crew- resting his elbows on the mess­ Agreed that only toaster aboard members who sought member­ hall table or over some foreign to be used only foy crew's mess. ship in the SIU. Meeting ad­ tavern where they fluently Agxc-ed to take all beefs to De­ journed after making recom­ speak pidgen-English. 4 4 4 legate andr hot try to settle mendations for acceptance of Wiper Tommy Taylor (that them by independent action. some and further investigation Florida Irishman newly nickAgreed to come to meals a of other prospective members. CUT AND RUN Page Seven Whitefield Crew Gets Union Talk The Brothers aboard the George Whitefield (Bull Line) are doing a militant job of Union training, their November 12 meeting minutes reveal. First item of new business at this meeting was the agreement to a motion by S. Nicastro that someone explain to new mem­ bers the icason for white caps, and other matters of Union policy. E. DiPietro took the floor and told the men about the beef in N. Y. when men went down the line with the AFL longshore­ men aginst the commies, and that all SIU men wore white caps during the beef. The com­ mies know, he said, that if it v» Eli not for the rniiitant action of the SIU White Caps their stooges in and out of the ILA would have taken over the New York waterfront: and that there­ fore it was agreed to wear white caps ashore in all ports where the commies are in power; this is also to show the NMU that their police "escorts" in New York did not take the white caps off SIU heads. A three man committee—R. A.. Gates, deck delegate; L. Healey, stewards delegate, and E.DiPietro, engine delegate—was elected to board all Isthmian ships, distribute Seafarers Logs and to have pledge cards signed and sent to the organizers in New York. R. A. Gates served as chair­ man; L. Connors as secretary. named Pop) paid off an Isthmia.n trip and rushed Floridaway by plane to see his father, who's in bad health. Swift re­ covery for your dad. Tommy, and don't forget our fireman's papers. By the way, Tom.my swore himself on the wagon. It's been chasing him a long time, you see-, and he got tired of it. 4 4 4 We found Wiper Henry "Red" Twyman shipping out and con­ fessing a healthy beach beef. He couldn't get discharged by RMG, even with his over-thedraft age and more-tha.n-enough sea time. So, with a wet au revoir to the 500 Club uptown (where lots of our men rendez­ vous) Red is grabbing a wild horse of a scow. 4 4 4 Though Fireman "Gaty" Boatwright recently paid off from a Waterman wagon, he's not let­ ting himself get all barnacled and broke, neither in Tampa nor here. 4 4 4 "Volunteering as an organized AB Gmar Ames, recently work­ ing on MoTan sea tugs, climbed aboard the George Bibb and we introduced him to Baker John Bove. Well, they had been ship­ mates on the Cape Borda. They got as far as some bay in Scot­ land with their load of bombs, suddenly discovered to be worthless. Then one of the life­ boats sank because the mate erred about the tide. And what a laugh it was when one of their drink-loving shipmates was so loaded they brought him aboard by boom and cargo sling. Well, bon voyage, and don't get stuck with any wooden marks, if you go to Frankfort, as rumored! �Page Eight THE SEAFAKEKS L O C? ?• Friday, January 25, 1946 Asks Men To Ship In Own Ratings By BUD RAY Boston Shipping 3y JOHN MOGAN BOSTON We just completed another busy week in this port and its suburbs. We had four payoffs during the v/cek—two in Boston, and one each in Port­ land and Pi'twideiice. In addition, there were three Isthmians in, one in Searsport, one in Portland, and the third in Boston. There was plenty of hopping around for all hands, especially that Searsport trek. When we arrived in Searsport, the Haw­ kins Fudske was still in the .stream, where she had been an­ chored since before Christmas— with no prospects in sight of get­ ting up to the dock. We stuck around till we contacted some of our members of the crew, then went to work to try to get the sco\v docked. We succeeded the next day, much to the delight of the officers as well as the crew—including the NMU dele­ gation aboard. BACK TO NORMAL We are still getting a flock of West Coast tankers in up this way and the SUP stuff is rather plentiful. Right now we have the Mexican to payoff, which won't be too hard as the crew is happy and all .speak highly of the ship and its officers. The job situation is getting back to normal—not too many jobs on the board, and those that do stay on for over a day are always the engine ratings. How­ ever, what is true is Boston is not necessarily true in the other ports, and we hear that New York is doing plenty of shipping all the time. . Morris Weisberger and "Bull" Shepard paid us a visit last week. We just pushed a couple of tables up against the wall and somehow made room for them in the of­ fice. That's one nice thing the visitors to our office like—it's so cozy. Weisberger managed to get all his business cleaned up with four people breathing down his neck. Bull found all his Isthmian boys very "happy" and their ship is in pretty good shape. BILL OF RIGHTS We are being bombarded with queries lately regarding the sta­ tus of the men who served in the merchant marine during the war, particularly with regard to whether any benefits accrue to them under the GI Bill of Rights. It might be a good idea to run a Broathor NO NEWS?? feature in the Log explaining to all members what they get under present laws—or, more aptly per­ haps, what they don't get under the present set-up. In this con­ nection, it was good to see the editorial regarding the mail situa­ tion, as the families of the mem­ bers are plenty burned up to have their letters returned to them after three or four weeks, stamp­ ed with the very obvious "un­ delivered" stamp. It really is time that the various government outfits appreciated the fact that merchant seamen also have wives and kid.s who are concerned for their welfare and morale. It's A Slow Week In Savannah By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH — The past week was one of our slowest. Four SUP ships came in this week, but all were in transit and only a few replacements -were required. Nothing at all was doing in Char­ leston and we don't expect any­ thing in the near future. ' There is one ship in Charleston which should -payoff in the near fu­ ture, but it's still waiting for a berth to discharge. There was a little trouble about transportation on one of the SUP ships in port which has not straightened out yet, but it will be in a few days. The crew is a good one and can be depend­ ed on for backing I'm still looking for the first one of the four Waterman ships v/hich the local paper claimed were due in Savannah. It sounds like another one of those stofies. We have a surplus of men again and we can only wait and hope. To fhe Editor: We have been informed that one, Paul Powloff, is circulating up and down the Pacific Coast, representing himself as being an attorney and associated with Paul Matthews of New York; and, as such, they are the official attorneys for the SIU and au­ thorized to represent our members in personal injury claims. This is to inform the mem­ bership of the SUP and SIU that no one has been author­ ized to represent the SUP and SIU in personal injury calims. The traditional pclicy of the SUP is that the choice of attorneys in an injury case is entirely up to the indi­ vidual member. The only time the union ever interferes with personal injury cases is when ASKED to advise what attorney on the Coast is com­ petent. HARRY LUNDEBEHG, President, SIU of N. A. Siletace Ihis week itom Ihe dira^h Agents of the follow" ing patis: NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON JACKSONVILLE 1!AMPA BALTIMORE MOBILE SAN JUAN—All hands have found out that all you need is a letter from the Agent to get sea­ man's papers, and Brother, if it is true that all of the fellows that some of the members bring up and tell me are their brothers then all I can say is their parents didn't get much sleep. Thpy come with letters from Postmasters, Pilots, Mailcarriers, Policemen, Stewards, Captains and what have you. If all these men got papers and went to sea, we could crew the entire mer­ chant marine. So, for the love of Mike, let me up; I am all blood. Well, shipping isn't bad but \ ABs go out as Messman. The Cooks as Wipers and FOW men leave as OS, Then when I want rated men, all 1 can find are Messmen, Wipers and OS—then I have to send out acting men on rated jobs, and it sure isn't help­ ing the Union to furnish compe­ tent men. ONE DEPARTMENT Personally, I think this should be stopped and members should register and ship on their ratings. Also, new members should de­ cide which department they are Phllly Hall Open For Business By LOUIS OOFFIN Formerly a restaurant, the PHILADELPHIA — Ample a new some fanjjy wall lights proof of the need for which had been over the indi­ SIU hall in this port was fur­ vidual booths. These serve to nished by the number of old- give the place a comfortable, going to sail in, and stay there timers who crowded in at the homey appearance which the until they make a rating. Hop­ ping from one department to an­ opening last Monday. other is no good. After going to Word must have travelled sea two and three years, these MARgS/lCPegL I around by the grapevine that we jumpers ain't worth a damn any AT HOM^/ L were about to open new quarters, place. and a surprising number of book We are averaging four ships a members flocked in to give the week. Waterman has one in, and place the once-over and offer one out each week. Bull is get­ their witty, and otherwise, re­ ting its schedules worked out, marks about what to set where and I am getting them here and why. Few of them found the steady out of Baltimcwe and New opportunity of offering sugges­ York. tions for the general remarks were of satisfaction with the set­ up. SHANGHAIIED! To the surprise of the beach­ combers, the Dispatcher's coun­ ter was a beehive of activity and, before they could recover their wits, they found themselves shanghaiied and shipping out for the first time in many months. The honor of being the first man to ship out of the new quar­ ters belongs to Brother Jack Kennedy, who went on the tank­ er, Newhall Hills. Old Colonel Hoodges escaped the shanghai artists because he couldn't be put aboard a tub while waiting for the Button Gwinett to payoff. SUGAR REPORT members—to judge by the num­ ber sitting around shooting the breeze, reading, etc.—seem to ap­ preciate. Excellent planning and carpen­ ter work transformed open floor space and a couple of corners in­ to adequate union offices and a Dispatcher's counter which is a smaller edition of second deck at the New York Hall. The first day'saw 35 men ship­ ped through the Hall, but plenty of jobs remain for all ratings. Members who want to ship pron­ to would do well by coming here. Buluth Is South (Of North Pole) By WILLIAM STEVENSON Who said Duluth was at the week to try the Coast for their fortune. North Pole? Mrs. Captain Cronk paid a vis­ The little sffeams of water are it to the Hall this week and said running down the hills again, she is ready to go any time, if I and here it is, not even spring could only get her a boat. She yet. The other quite definile sign has her help all picked out. She's sorry about her old ship going of spring is the number of boys to the Bone Yard. around the Hall again. They We had a card from one of the must have spl'ing fever! Brothers, Short Longline. He is They are asking when the on his way to Greece. Good boats are going to start running Luck, Shorty, from all the boys again; and it is too bad we have around here. They all want to not any leaves on the trees here, see your smiling face in the because they're saying it's too Spring. warm to sit in the Hall. If I Now, listen, all you full book had a few palm trees around members; come around for meetthey could sit in the shade of iiigs. They're the first and third them on the sidewalk iii front of Monday of each month at 7:30 the hall, ahd wouldn't be able to p.m. If we can get a qtiofum we tell the difference from Califor­ can discuss things for the Spring. nia. Editor's Note: Latest Weather And speaking of California, Bureau reports from Duluth give some more of the boys left this temperatures of 19 below zero! Sugar cutting has started with a few small Centrals starting to grind, so I should have sugar in the next few weeks. In the past few months they have been go­ ing light or to Cuba to load. So now the lovers can get a few more days in with the lovely Senoritas and bask in tlie tropi­ cal sun and absorb enough heat to last until they get back. We hear down here that Ole Jack Frost is pouring it on the sturdy North men. Several times I have written about the dives on the docks at Ponce, telling of the evils that lurk there; but so far it has done no good, and every time a ship is in over there it means trouble. The last roundy go roundy may cost one of our boys a few years in the clink. The man he cut required 32 stitches in his face and he is in the brig under ten grand bond. What is that old adage. Live and Learn? PERSONAL SERVICE We had a Wiper, second trip to sea, who was under the im­ pression all the Cook had to do was prepare his .meals — never mind the rest, of the crew. Fel­ lows, the stewards dept. is shorthanded as is, and with so many green kids it is hard for the Cooks to please all hands and keep things straight. So let us all get in and do our part. Growl when you have a good beef, but such petty things as the eggs are too hard or soft—He doesn't do these things on purpose just to hear you gripe. 'Leave the messroom in the morning as you found it when the messman left it after supper, and he will praise you the rest of his days. �THE Friday, January 25, 1946 SEAEARERS LOG NMU GOONS AT WORK Page Nine Need 8th Man In Stewards Dept. By J. P. SHULER NMU goons on the New Orleans waterfront trying to intimidate SlU Organizer Bill Higgs and two Isthmian men. of William D. Hoard crew shown on the left. P.S.—They didn't succeed! All Liberty ships entering Ihia Shipping is going back to nor­ mal in the Port of New York, port are being converted into and most of the jobs have been regular freighters, and on these cleared off the board except ABs ships we are losing 20 men in and Second Cooks. There were the steward dept. and a Plumberwell over a thousand men regis­ Machinist. Several of the.se ships tered for shipping this past week, have signed articles before they and there are still at least 25 AB were re-converted and all men jobs and about the same amount i on articles have received a of' Second Cooks jobs on the month's pay in addition to the board. However, there have been wages which they had coming no delays in sailing on account due to the fact that they were laid off without cause. of the shortage of men. . Twenty-six ships paid off and Since the lull in shipping, the 21 signed on. All the beefs were Oi-ganizers have been doing settled at the payoff time, e.xcept pretty well keeping Isthmian for three or four minor beefs Line office flooded with men and which have been settled—leaving quite a number of them have no recent beefs pending in this made Isthm.ian ships. Anyone in­ Port. terested in helping the Orga'nization take over these ships The battle between the Union and the Companies is still going should see the Organizers on the on about the manning scales in fifth floor, especially rated men. the stewai'ds dept. on MAV-1 It won't be long now until this vessels. The NMU and the MCS company is forced into an elec­ have both accepted the 7 man tion and every vote will be a help Stewards Dept. on these ships, to the union. and are making it extremely hard TEST CASES for the SIU to put 8 men aboard. This has been a busy week with the Coast Guard as several members have decided to make te.st cases and not appear before the Merchant Marine Hearing Unit when subpoenaed. The men wliy they are being denied their have gone and shipped out and, just and legal rights to vote on as yet, nothing has come of it as the union they wish to have rep­ every beef has been cleared resent them. away. But, a man is taking a hell The NMU has never had a of a chance by not appearing af­ contract or agreemenf covering ter being subpoenaed. Pursers, and has never tried to The Union is working on this include them in any previous and it shouldn't be long before elections. However, there is a SIU seamen have overthrown bonafide labor union which does tlie dictaturshnp of the Merchant represent the staff officers' group Marine Hearing Unit. After the of which the Pursei's are an in­ way has been paved, it is pos­ tegral part. The SIU charges sible that the NMU and other un­ that through the use of the Pur­ organized seamen may follow. ser subterfuge, American Trading However, they are still subject­ and Isthmian seamen are being ing themselves to this phony used as guinea pigs by the NMU WSA Medical set-up •which the in their desperate attempt to stall SIU-SUP kicked off a couple of off inevitable defeat. months ago. NMU's Stalling Delays Isthmian Election {Continued from Page 1) agent for Isthmian unlicensed personnel. Then, the NMU in­ tervened as an interested party. On January 7, 1946, an inform­ al hearing was held before the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in New York in order to secure a consent election on American Trading, if possible. The SIU and NMU agreed on a consent election in accordance with the terms of the original NMU stipulation, but the company refused to agree. January 8, 1946 was the date of an informal hearing called by the regional NLRB director at New York to attempt to secure a con­ sent election on the Isthmian Line. Both the SIU and NMU agreed on the terms in accord­ ance with the origianl stipulations of the Seafarers, but the Isth­ mian Co. refused. NLRB FORMAL HEARINGS The regional NLRB called a formal hearing on the American Trading case on January 17, 1946, and American Trading had two lawyers while the NMU had two also and numerous other of­ ficials. The Seafarers was rep­ resented by Morris Weisberger and Earl Shepard; Evidence was subniitted by all interested par­ ties to be forwarded to the NLRB headquarters at Washington for a final directive setting the date and terms of the election. Again, on January 18, 1946, the Examining Officer of the NLRB held a formal hearing—this time on the Isthmian case—and both NMU and Isthmian had two law­ yers present as well as other representatives. The SIU was again represented by Shepard and Weisberger, and after con­ siderable discussion raised by the NMU representatives regarding the inclusion of Pursers in the bargaining unit, they agreed with the SIU that Pursers would be excluded. EXAMINER CALLS SIU On the morning of January 22, 1946, NLRB Hearing Examiner Macht called the SIU represen­ tatives by phone to come over to his office as the American Trad­ ing had agreed to sign a consent election agreement, and he be­ lieved that all three parties in­ volved were in agreement and would sign. Inasmuch as tlie SIU and NMU had previously agreed on .stipulations regarding the exclusion of Pursers and set­ ting of eligibility date, and the American Trading now agreed to these provisions. Examiner Macht felt that nothing further would keep the three parties apart. Shortly after the meeting start­ ed, the NMU men again raised the Purser bogeyman and the eligibility date with the plainly apparent idea in mind of using these phony issues as a smoke­ screen to cover their delaying tactics. The meeting stretched out all day with several breaks and recesses, during which the NMU attorney notified all parties pres­ ent that they intended to ammend the formal hearing rec­ ord on the Isthmian case which had already gone to Washington. The NMU ammendment will re­ quest the inclusion of Pursers within the bargaining unit, and "CLEARING THE DECK" "Clearing The Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears in Ihe LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall is touring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New York Agent, Brother Hall is Director of Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, .it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian election. J. this move is being vigorously fought by the SIU. At the con­ clusion, SIU representative Mor­ ris Weisberger openly accused the NMU officials in front of the NLRB Examiner of deliberately attempting to stall the eleetion. In this complete factual presen­ tation, the SIU has attempted, and succeeded in doing so, to reveal all the details concerning the Isthmian and AmeiTcan Trad­ ing cases and the issues 'which so vitally concern the employees of these two corporations. In addi­ tion, the Seafarers International Union wants both the Isthmian and American Trading and Pro­ duction seamen to understand The Tallying Committee, elect­ ed at the last regular meeting has been going strong and has all outport votes counted and has started on New York. By the next regular meeting, the mem* bership should know who their piecards will be for the year Typical was a counter-blast by 1946. Congressman Andrew J. Biemiller (D., Wis.). "You cannot settle the problem of strikes by any kind of repressive legislation," he warned. Biemiller recalled the fact that the first act of the Nazis in Ger­ many was to destroy labor Linibns, and the "result was that the main strength of the demo­ LOG DONATIONS cratic forces •was wiped out." NEW YORK BRANCH Congressman Augustine B. Kel­ 810.00 ly (D., Pa.) cautioned that "only SS W. PEPPERELL SS HOOD 32.00 ill-advised legislation will result from hasty action in a period of SS BARTLETT 18.00 stress." SS PICKETT 37.00 From Congressman Charles B. SS LUCY STONE 37.00 .Savage (D, Wash,) came the ad­ 22.00 vice that "we should not get loo SS C. AUSTIN 50.00 upset about strikes, because as a SS B. GWINETT 20.00 rualtex of fact there are more SS J. LEE 40.00 workers on the job today than SS J. POYDRIAS 90.00 ever in the peacetime history of SS CODY VICTORY SS G. WASHINGTON 6.00 America." 109.00 "If, as suggested here, •we take SS BIENVILLE 5.00 away everything that labor has SS CAPE NOME ~ 1.00 gained,, you will surely cultivate SS GOLDSBORO 7.00 communism in this country," ho SS KING WOOSLEY said. FROM NEW YORK HALL.. G9.00 Congress Is Deluged By Flood Of Anti-Labor Bills (Continued from Page 1) suits against unions for alleged illegal" strikes; compel unions to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission and submit all sorts of information about their international affairs; deprive unions of all rights under the Wagner Act if they violate any provision of the bilk and place all sorts of manacles on unions, all in the name of "es­ tablishing equality" between workers and employers. Another, by Rep. John Ran­ kin (D., Miss.), would outlaw "union .shop" contracts. One by Sen. Josiah Bailey (D., N. C.) would wipe out the Natl. Labor Relations Board. A bill by Rep. Clare Hoffman (R., Mich.) would establish 6g-day "eooling-off" periods before strikes would be called. A proposal by Congressman Howard Smith (D., 'Va.) would prohibit sympathy strikes, juris­ dictional strikes, or boycotts; de­ prive foremen of the right to or­ ganize, provide compulsory "cooling-off" pei-iods, and permit wholesale damage suits against unions for various petty reasons. Friends of labor fought back. LOG DONATIONS NEW ORLEANS HALL $82.00 TOTAL $685.00 �Pago Ten TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday* January 25, 1946 THE WEEK'S NEWS IN BEVlEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit. Of Our Onion Members In Foreign Ports, THORN IN THE SIDE CURRENT EVENTS.. AT HOME In his message to Congress, President Truman called upon the lawmakers to pass the follow­ ing measures: The Full Employ­ ment Bill, already passed by the Senate; a minimum wage of 65 cents an hour to rise to 75 cents in two years; a comprehensive medical care" program; extension of the Price Control Act for an­ other year; unification of the armed forces; extension of food subsidies beyond June 30th, un­ less living costs decline; greater unemployment allowances for veterans; extension of crop in­ surance, and the creation of a permanent housing authority. These are measures which all of Labor will support with all its strength. On the debit side of the ledger, we find the Presi­ dent still calling for fact-finding boards in labor-management dis­ putes, and for universal military training—which the trade unions are violently opposing. ON THE STRIKE FRONT The United Steelworkers have shut down practically every steel plai. , in the country. The" Steel Barons, like GM, seem to be de­ termined to smash trade union­ ism in America. Steel and auto labor leaders called for revision of the tax law that would give hundreds of millions to corpora­ tions, even if they didn't operate one day this whole year. The steel industry alone would get $149,000,000 in refunds. What it amounts to is government subsi­ dizing of union-busting. Govt, will probably seize pack­ inghouses, as meat moguls hold out again.st govt, rccomrnrnda- Unions Under His Bed SPORTS \ j tion for GPttlomcnt, which the AFL and CIO unions accepted . . . The Kaiser-Frazer showing of their new cars an overwhelm­ ing success, and is having its run extended for two more days. Carhungry thousands placed orders, even though date of delivery is uncertain. GM, by refusing to sign with the auto union, may be building up a major competitor. ALOHA! Government agencies recom­ mended a 15 percent increase for 650,000 shipyard workers . . . Statehood was asked by the Pres­ ident for Alaska and Hawaii . . . AFL Council, meeting in Miami, asked for approval of Federal loan to Britain . . . 25,000 women storm Macy's Depai'tment Store in New York to buy nylon stock­ ings . . . There is a move on to draft women only for the Army, and take men into a masculine equivalent of the WACs. Rep. Charles LaFolIelte is one of those rare birds, a completely liberal and pro-labor Republican, and reactionary Republicans in Congress wish he was much rarer. LaFollette, who comes from In­ diana, has been needling the GOP leadership at every chance to get behind legislation for full em­ ployment, a permanent FEPC, an expanded social security program, Major General Walter C. Short federal unemployment compen­ accused the War Department of sation and other bills backed by having made him the scapegoat organized labor. (LPA) for the PearL.Harbor fiasco. He said that General Marshall, then Chief of Staff, had not kept him Korea, accused U. S. military informed . . . No matter upon command of permitting anti-So­ whom the final blame is finally viet propaganda . . . Army brassplaced, one thing is certain: The hats put foot down on any more men who headed our Army and Gl-wanna-go-home demonstra­ Navy will all come out of this in­ tions . . . Chinese groups reported vestigation with their reputa­ to have agreed to nationalize the tions somewhat less than un­ Army under an all-party defense tarnished. None of them seems mirtistry, and a govt, remodeled quite the super military-man that somewhat along American lines. every officer likes to think him­ Disposition of Italian colonies self. and fixing the Italian-Yugoslav border were the two biggest prob­ lems as deputies of the Council When Iran went to the "UNO of Foreign Ministers began draft­ (United Nations Organization) ing the peace treaty with Italy asking for an investigation into ... A Papal encyclical charged Russia's actions in Azerbaijan Russian interference with acti­ (Iran province), which revolted vities of the Roman Catholic against the central government Church in Ruthenia, and said recently, she started something they were trying to win Roman . . . Russia countered by charg­ Catholics over to the Russian Or­ ing Britain with interfering in thodox Church. ABROAD Greece and in Indonesia. brave new world! Oh, However, Premier Sophoulis of Greece said the British were there with the consent of his govt., while "Premier" Sjahrir of the "Indonesian Republic'' de­ clared he didn't want Britain to withdraw her troops. If there's anything that fright­ ens Rep. Howard Smith (D., Va.) it's unions. Co-author of the in­ famous Smith-Connally Act and other anti-labor bills. Smith is currently supporting every item of union-smashing legislation that comes up in Congress. (LPA) . % -f,. NO MORE MEETINGS A Royalist band revolted in Greece and killed fourteen hos­ tages. Last reports were that the rebels were surrounded and faced defeat . . . General De Gaulle re­ signed as President of France. Felix Gouin, Socialist, was elect­ ed by a three party coalition of Socialists, Communists and Popu­ lar Republican Movement, leftist Catholic party. Russia, in a dispatch from SOCIALISTS WIN Germans turned out in record numbers to vote in their first free election in years. First voting was limited to small towns in Hesse, and the Social Democrats turned in a surprising victory. The small towns of Bavaria will vote this Sunday, and a conser­ vative victory is expected. But so it was in Hesse, too. Despite the great opposition to him from all sectors .of the popu­ lation, Dictator Peroh's position in Argentina is said to still be strong. Latin American coun­ tries are reported to be fed up with U. S. tactics of talk-big-dolittle . . . British, French and Italian socialists are planning a new international organization to replace the one that died with the war. HAWKS FLY HIGH Coach Johnny Gottselig, in his first season as coach of the Chi­ cago Black Hawks, has really got his boys flying high these days, and they are playing the type of hockey which the fans really love: a devil-may-care offense with the defense taking care of itself. Gottselig says he's got the players to get the goals, and they will make 4 scores a game, if nec­ essary to win. Seems to be pay­ ing dividends, too, as the Hawks are now tied with the Montreal Canadiens for the league leader­ ship as a result of whipping New York Rangers to the tune of 9-1 this week. Both the Hawks and Canadiens play the same kind of "headlong hockey," and it's paying off. The teams are hockey's top drawing cards today, and Chicago fans are the largest and noisiest in any of the circuits' ice palaces. Coach Gottselig claims Max Bentley, 25-year-old forward, is the smoothest forward in the game today, and he certainly is one of the fastest. Bentley re­ ported back after a two year hitch in the Canadian Ax-my plenty of action, hurler Hugli Mulcahy of the Phillies is slowly rounding into something like his pi-ewar condition. Badly run down and some 25 pounds lighter than his normal playing weight, Mulcahy tried to come back late last summer but the transition v/as too great, and he tired easily.. He's now down in St. Petersbui'g, Fla., and believes the early con­ ditioning will put him in A-1 shape. Bobby Feller, the Cleveland fireballer, signed up for a I'eputed $50,000 to top the headline salary receivers . . . With lai*rupin' Ted Williams back in the fold once more, Boston Redsox let loose with three cheers as Dom DiMaggio and Tex Hughson were also I'eleased from service . . . The Detroit Tigers high-powered out­ fielder, Dick Wakefield, signed up after reputedly holding out for 45,000 simoleons. Probably got ai'ound $35,000. Handyman Red Kress begins a new life in the majors at 40 by. coming back to the Big Town as all 'round handymaar for Giant m.anagei-, Mel Ott . . . According to reports, the operation on Lefty Russo's hurling arm was a com­ plete success, but it's too early to predict anything yet. where he managed to play enough hockey to keep in trim, RESIN DUST and came back a better player In a fast rnovirg ten-rounder at than when he entered the serv­ the Garden, Rocky Gi'aziano out­ ice. With the Bentley brothers pointed Sonny Horrife before a ca­ and Mosienko forming Chicago's pacity crowd of 19,000. Home top line, it is conceivable that was slightly superior in boxing, this trio may top the 220 point skill, but the militant Rocky kept: total set by • Montreal's punch coming in looking for a knockout line last season. .which was denied him. The THE CITRUS CIRCUIT crowd-pleasing Rocky apparently, If one can believe that the St-. satisfied them that they got their: Louis Cardinals are involved in money's worth, and although his the deals which are supposed to KO''string stopped at five in a' be actually cooking, then Sam row, everyone was happy at the. Breadon, Card's proxy, may ex­ outcome except Home. pect Lu enrich the club treas­ Former champ Jack DemP^ey is ury by the sale of more than fronting for a group with dough, $700,000 worth of ivory from his which is proposing the construc­ talent-rich cards. tion of a ten million dollar spoi'ts Having already obtained $175,- arena in midtown Manhattan that 000 from the Giants for Walker will seat 30,000 for a fight. The Cooper, and $30,000 from the exact location could not be de­ Pirates for Infielder Jimmy termined, as Dempsey said the Brown, the Cards afid Giants are deal was still in the talking now dickering for Pitcher Hairy stages, but it seems a definite Brecheen and Outfielder Ervin reality that the arena (1% times Dusak whose sale would mean the size of Madison Squai-e Gar­ an additional $125,000 to the den) will be built when and if Cards in cold cash. Not bad, if the location is acquired, should you can get it! open up the local sports scene by After spending four years in furnishing competition to break the Army during which he saw the present Garden stranglehold.^^ �Friday, January 25, 1S46 r /f S Si E A I' A RERS LOG Page Eleven BUUiETIir^ ^--zl K: I SS WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS S. Goninas Daniel Maltese Wm. J. Wiscozky Vlademier Alonionosky .... Vernon Johnson Jesse A. Shonts John A. Hrabstock David Baldwin John W. Brunday Henry Arandorff John W. Grygo Leroy Jackson Arthur Thompson George D. Santos John Kuzma John Grabownecki Henry E, Winters Robert B. Hewitt Pedro Franqui Theodoro Pattison Virgil Brown Leo Kramer Raymond F. Linkowski .... Robert Whitfield James E. Jones Andrew McNememy ' 1.54 51 2,65 2.69 4.36 67 2.69 1.31 2.69 6.00 6.OO 99 -3.20 1.68 1.68 84 1.68 84 7.92 5.05 84 4.21 3.17 6.32 2.95 .84 SS ANDREW CURTIN C. Newhouse 1-67 C. Brown 9.62 J. Kelly 21.83 J. Barrett 1.60 R. Howe 1.60 M. Lecadio 9.62 B. Ruffin 1.60 E. Bryan 42.18 , H. Page 1.60 E. Tutt. 8.28 E. Gorman -. 12.97 F. Scott 11.09 F. Snyder 12.97 T. 'Bendle 11-89 N. Buries 11-89 J, Murray 15.89 H. Bradley 5-32 F. Morran 5.90 J. O'Keefe 44.96 R. Boyle 20.48 R. Hammett .; 3.52 W. Gunderman 4.21 W. Grant 3.79 R. Cavanaugh 3.79 N. Atkinson 5.47 J. DeCruz 2 73 F. Nickelson 5.87 J. Goode 3.36 C. Anderson 14.93 H. Small 98.75 A. Phillip 98.75 J. McWilliams 98.75 G. Wheatton 13.68 P. Peterson 7-08 F. Barret 3.17 W. Buries 12-70 SS FLORA MCDONALD E. Jones $ 3.28 O. Livingston 1-84 R. A. Wahahneetah 75.00 : " • • SS JOHN ABEL W. Dobson $ 1-48 J. Townsend 1-65 D. Ditamasso 60 N. Tteiger 1-00 J. Thomas 86 W. Turnwall 18.80 D. Williams 4.95 W. Chapnaan 19-80 H. Jensen 14.85 H. Rohl 4.95 S. Finn 11-88 S. Finn 16-80 A- Lundberg 11-88 P. DiStefano 4.45 E. Rassau 18.28 William Ackson ; _ 3.57 Virgil Rassau 13-60 —Unclaimed Wages— Calmar Steamship Company William lAckson John Schupstik Archibald Bullock R. Bitterton John A. Gerrity Harold C. Henderson Leon E. Foskey Andrew C. Fielder Patrick O'Sullivan James Lunquist Herbert Barbee Ollie Collins Arvin Veney Ollie Collins Herbert Barbee Vincent Lucas Ernest Gorman Patrick O'Sullivan Charles C. Redwine Murray Marsh Ralph M. Blair Herbert C. Broom James F. Gilbert Christopher J. Lcgcr Jr Richard C. Cassel Harry H. Grym John Walz Marion Merniel : 21.08 15.78 .67 20.83 7.42 18.91 37.43 22.72 35.99 99.01 15.15 17.32 16.47 2.88 2.88 18.15 10.83 4.21 • 3.37 14.85 4.21 7.07 2.95 2.95 2.95 6.46 25.37 18.71 Cieston Garmeam Eugene E. Lemieux Eugene H. Crescitelli James Richardson 10,10 4.95 15.70 3.99 SS WILLIAM PEPPER R. Sommella $ 8.90 R. Townsend 21.57 E. Goodwin 3.20 R. Bell 11.18 R. Albeets 1.45 P. Vlachos 9.95 M. Cavanaugh 11.42 G. Thompson 4.03 F. S. Miller 1.34 C. Phillips 1.34 H. Franks 27.18 M. Novak 1.34 W. Gearnes 1.34 F. Miller 3.02 C. Pl^illips 1.34 J. Morris 1.34 P. Cauthoi'ne 1.34 J, Mithcrson 1.34 C. Migacy 3.63 M. Hanson 1.82 R. Lagasse 5.58 J. DiStefano 5.31 J. Gonzales 9.73 SS CHARLES M. SCHWAB G. Meaiiey 1.34 13.43 G. Richards .$ 18,32 P. Cauthorne 3.36 W. LaLande 3.54 R. Stout 4.03 G. Stevenson 2.88 F. Miller ' J. Hernandez ^ 7.38 G. Malloy 1.21 A. Podkosaff 1.11 O. Klapberg 67 9.95 K. Slapleigh 98.75 Eugene Melzer Rialto Christensen 4.03 B. Bryant. 98.75 David E. Snyder 1.34 E. Surkanen 1.01 5.29 L. Gallose 20.94 Casper Schwiekhardt Joseph Lozada 19,98 F. Drack 9.70 3.37 A. Butts 4.72 Donald Griggs I Cyril Gallagher 84 F. Spaulding 20.50 W. E. Snavely 8.82 G. DiGiovanic 10.22 2.52 F. Saucier 2.69 Charles Ziegler C. E. Preclara 9.90 S. Feliciano 1.34 9.^0 F. Saucier 2.69 Donald E. Griggs Cyril M. Gallagher 9.90 S, Feliciano 1-34 9.90 W. King 3.36 Robert C. Meal R. Smith 5.45 W. McConnell 5.75 K. Goss 9.85 W. McConnell 7.97 51 Beaver St. N. Reso 7.97 NEW YORK HAnover 2-2784 R. Smith 2.69. BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 P. Krantz 8.06 BALTIMORE 14 North Cay St. A. McCloud 8.06 Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St. W. LaLande 2.69 PHILADELPHIA Lombard 7651 Raymond Stark 44.40 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street Ben Thomas -'1.34 4-1063 t .339 Chsirtres St. Fred Huesman 13.66 NEW ORLEANS Canal 3336 Fred Huesman 13.66 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 John Chiora 6.71 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. Paul Curzi 9.74 2-1754 Marvin Hauf 22.83 SAN JUAN» P. R. ... i 45 Ponce de Leon Salt Juan 2-5998 Cyril Wagenfer 13.43 G.ALVFSTQN aosu 22nd St. 2-8043 Edward Mitchell 13.77 257 Sth St. Melvia Selfridge 13.43 RICHMOND, Calif ^N FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Marvin Hauf 2.69 SEATTLE 66 Seueca Si. Melvin Selfridge • 67 PORTLAND lU W. Bumside St. 440 Avalon Blvd. Daniel Perez 13.43 WILMINGTON 16 Merchant St. Daniel Perez 3.02 HONOLULU BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Frederick Huesman 3.02 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Aye. Paul Curzi ! 3.02 CEEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. 1038 Third St. Cyril Wagenfer 3.02 DETROIT DULUTH ,531 W. Michigan St. John Chioira 3.02 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. Edward Mitchell 3.02 VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Paul D. Hanson 15.35 TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 Ray Ambs 4.42 JACKSONVILLE 020 Main St, Stanley Modjeska 13.94 5-1231 William H. Sinclair 3.28 SlU HALLS C. A. Morris Delmir Reed 8.02 1.14 SS GRACE ABBOTT F. Gages $ 13.19 F. Gages 8.06 J. McCoy 14.77 Leslie E. Wade 9.90 Max Martin 5.37 Clarence E. Bruff 9.90 J. Davis 17.87 George Preston 9.90 H. Carson 17.86 Julian Vista 9.90 S. Jones 17.86 Donald Pollack 9.90 H. Russell 17.86 Wilmer F. Snavely , 9.90 H. Stone 67 John T. Watkins 9.90 E. Ramirez 3.36 John F. Sharkey 9.90 J. Berkenheimer 67 K. J. Connelly 9.90 R. Theiss 5.04 James A. Miller 9.90 N. Eraser 67 Philip Small 9.90 J. Davis 2.01 Ray Burkitt 9.90 W. Russell 2.01 Steward Evans 9.901 H. Collier 2.01 C. Giguere 9.90 j E. Jones 4.70 Charles L. Ziegler 9.90 A. Benjamin 9.40 John F. Bourque 9.90 C. Williams 2.69 B. Gregory 9.27 SS STEVENSON TAYLOR A. Goodwin 4.45 3.36 Taylor Parker $ 17.57 M. McDonnell 11.98 A. Moses 23.58 ! Donald Tolan 5.30 Gilbert Brown 89.07 Carl Shipper 1:05 Lloyd King 6.59 James Hickey 1.26 W. P. Smith 2,25 A. D. Rapaport 3.31 R. M. Miller 3.50 J. C. Blocbaum 3.32 F. H. Switzer 8.97 R. E. Long J. A, Hickey 2.50 Irving Coleman 2.01 C. B. Andrew Jr 2.96 Bernard Cucuta 67 5.08 Charles Damico 3.36 William Scheibel, J. B. McNeal 1.42 Inofrio M, Lombardo 1-34 Roger E, Lang 16.96 Irving Coleman 12.39 11.28 Santos Pizzaro 12.39 Charles Gross 2.47 Louis Gates 12.38 Donald M. Crowell P. F. Hepp 4.52 Dave Hall 68 F. J. Ruff 2.01 Wyatt W. Hughes 4.03 SS ROBIN DONCASTER L. R. Assup 4.03 (Voyage 10) Eugene Barbee 7.05 Clarence Bruff 67 The following men can collect, Eric Hill 10.37 the money due them by contact­ Ernst Wright 10.33 ing Mr. R. H. Becker, Personnel George Johnson 4.60 Department, Williams, Dimond, Benjamin Ambrose 4.61 Inc., 215 Market Street, San Donald Keller 8.00 Francisco, California. Boyd Dressen 8.00 John E. Workman, $90.26; HolHenry Bark 6.32 lis E. Reed, $110.99: Hollis E. Clarence Overly 6.73 Reed, $137.52; Herman F. Bosch, Tom Hooper 8.57 $2.52; Harry A. Robinson, $2.52; Floyd R. Sharp 6.73 Leslie L. Zigler, $2.52; Alfred P. John McHale 10.51 Porto, $2.52; Leo J. Boos, Jr., Robert Fields 5.83 $2.52; George D. Birdsell, $2.52. Paul Madigan 5.48 Jerry P. Murphy, $2.52; Robert A. Ticum 13.46 R. Russell, $2.52; Oscar Martinez, Louis Hamlin 13.46 $4.68; Arne Arche, $1.78; Herbert Joseph A. Girard 8.85 Boyce, $141.12; Leon J. WoloLouis M. Alaims 7.75 wicz, $141.12; Alexander Laguillo, Cecil Donald 37.87 $47.04; Douglas A. Campbell, James P. Suski 6.73 $47.04; Thomas M. Woods, $47.04. Clifford A. Morcis 1.68 MONEY DUE George Vassily Eugene H. Chawaniec James P. Suski Henry Hillion Edward Sears W. E, Carr Cecil Donald J. A. Blarsdell Bernard B. Cohen J. A. Anderson 2.52 3.37 34.62 6.73 6.73 6.73 6.73 64.21 31.63 8.02 PERSONALS RICHARD ZRUBEK 4- 4SS JOHN GRIER HIBBEN The following men can now collect their transportation money by contacting Mr. R. H. Becker, Personnel Department, Williams, Dimond, Inc., 215 Market Street, San Francisco, California. John E. Sweaney, Lloyd Mcintire,- Alfred Sloman, John C. Stebber, Albert Wuendsch, Ralph Tindall, William Hogan. 4. 4. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON A clieck for the amount of Philip Caruso, 12 hrs.; Chelo $39.67, is waiting at the Williams, Vega, 12 hrs. Dimond & Co., San Francisco for Can be collected at the Alcoa you to pick up. No one knows SS Co., 17 Battery Place, New your home address. York 4, N. Y. �THE Page Twelve GROUP FROM ANNISTON CITY SEAFARERS Friday, January 25. 1946 LOG The Memphis City Gives Crew The Biues The Isthmian Line's Memphis City which was built in 1921 is of the Chicasaw type, and is real ly one for the books, according to a couple of SIU ship's organi zers aboard her. These two lads. Bob Larsen, AB. and Irwin Suall FWT, declare that the age o the ship, poor quarters and equip­ ment, plus the company's chisel­ ing practices combine to make her a lousy vessel. In the engine dept., the com­ pany has established a new job classification—that of "Deck Oil­ er." With no Deck Engineer aboard, this woi-k is done by an Oiler who is supposed to do Deck Engineer's and Wiper's work— All for the pay of an Oiler! When the Log photographer called on the Isthmian Anniston City, there weren't many of the practically all pro-SIU crew avail­ able, but he was fortunate to find these boys on the pier. Above we have Banks Caldwell, Frank Kuvakas, Virgil Harris. Frank Christler and Howe Hudson. All It Needs is SlU €ontract The American Trader, AT&P ship, arrived recently in Eliza­ beth, N. J., after completing a tough trip on the coastwise voy­ age from Mobile. According to Seafarer I. E. Bishop, Bosun, the quarters were bad and the pro­ visions were not up to snuff, even though the cook was a good one. An almost solidly-pledged SIU crew was aboard the Trader, and if the election to determine the bargaining agent had been held upon docking, the Seafarers would have garnered 8-5 percent of the votes. run exclusively, and can be made SIGN SIU into a swell ship once the Ameri­ can Trading and Production Line "You can imagine the reaction is covered by an SIU contract of the crew when we described providing better conditions and SIU conditions," declared Suall, wages. "and a majority of them have BOB LARSEN signed pledge cards with more to come. We're bringing a bunch of them down to the Hall one of these days, and they can see how the Seafarers operates." 'One misguided individual who belonged to the 'New Moscow Union,' spoke up during coffee time but the boys put him straight in very short order," Larsen stated, "and we expect to sign him up in the SIU because IRWIN SUALL h§'s no commie—only a decent seaman who has been led astray." "We'd give our right armi, to be on this ship after she goes SIU," both Suall and Larsen avowed. "These officers on the Memphis City will be dumfounded when they sail with -seamen under a Seafarers' contract, and learn how SIU members not only se­ cure the best conditions afloat, but also fight to preserve them." FIRST MEETING On the trip north, the Trader had 32 signed SIU pledge cards and, with Brothers John Rushing and H. Hulburt elected as Chair­ man and Secretary respectively,' they conducted their first Union meeting on board ship. After a discussion on disputed overtime and certain needed repairs and improvements, it was decided to take up the overtime beef with the New York P^rolman. During the trip. Brother Bishop declared, one thing after another Seafarers literature was disoccurred until the crcv.' thought tribu'ied to all the new members, that the ship was hoodooed. When and an educational discussion was thej' left Mobile, the engine fail­ led by Brothers John Rushing ed about a mile down the stream, and Leo Smith. With some of and another day was lost before these brothers to form a nucleus the repairs were made. After the on the return voyage to Houston, ensuing fog which held the the entire crew or greater ma­ ' Trader for another day lifted, she jority of them on the American made the open water, and had Trader should be either SIU a fair run to Houston. members or pledges. MATE LOST Loading a mixed cargo at Hous­ ton, the Trader boys had a tough time .securing the load for sea. About a day later, something must have loosened up, as the Chief Mate apparently noted on his rounds. Rather than call the boys to tighten it down, he tried to secure it himself, and in so doing was swept overboard. First Mate Bigelow was well liked by the en-tire crew, and his untimely loss was mourned by all. Due to the accident, Bo.sun Bishop acted as Third for the bal­ ance of the run, and had nothing but praise for his shipmates and the Old Man. In his opinion, the American Trader would make a nice home for any married man living around Houston or Eliza­ beth, as she will operate on that Both Suall and Larsen assert that penalty hour for work per­ formed during chow time is un­ heard of, and that there's hardly any overtime pay at all with the exception of work after hours. An Oiler was used to take on stores without overtime. This same Oiler has a Jr. Engineer's rating but doesn't sail with it. Wanamaker Crew Meets Confused (As Per Usual) NMU Organizer Bosun Hansen is one of the volunteer ship's organizers aboard the Isthmian Line scow, John Wanamaker, and according jto reports from that ship is doing an excellent job of organizing with the assistance of several other SlU members. They de­ clare that more than 90 per cent of the Wanamaker's crew is either pledged to the Seafarers or are already members of the Union. One extremely interesting highlight, which the Isthmian boys delight to relate, is slightly on the humorous side, and is in regard to the type of green, in- experienced seamen wRich the NMU is utilizing in its futile Isthmian campaign. When asked something about Joe Curran, the poor NMU stiff aboard the Wana­ maker said he "thought Curran was up on the Great Lakes or­ ganizing."' WHO IS JOE? This same guy "didn't know that Curran was president of the NMU." How have the mighty fallen! It must be the d61drums for the NMU when they are forc­ ed to use poor tools in place of their — in the past — super-slick smoothies. Poor tools who don't I. E. BISHOP know the headm.an—the illustri­ ous and malodorous Joseph, bet­ JOHN WANAMAKER BOYS ter known as "Hamhead" or "No Coffee Time." Incidentally, we didn't find out what Josephus was organizing up in the Great Lakes. "HUNGRY" SHIP Back lu Uie mure serious things of life once more. The Wana­ maker men declared that it was a "hungry" ship as far as food was concerned. One SIU brother said it was the woi'st ship for food that he'd been on since 1933! However, the boys were sticking to the ship v/ith the confident declaration that it wouldn't be long before Isthmian was forced to feed as well as other shipsunder SIU contracts, as well as Six Isthmian lads on the Jphn Wanameiker who are working for the SIU cause. L.to r.—^Philip conform to the better all-Around Cord, Oiler; George V. Carpenter. Oiler; Cecil Smith, OS; J. C. Vincent, OS; R. K. Robertson, AB; conditions which a Seafarers con­ and W. E. Flaherty, AB. tract insures for Union men. . � 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 January 25, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 4 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 Description An account of the resource NMU STALLING ON AT&P AND ISTHMIAN ELECTIONS CONGRESS IS DELUGED BY FLOOD OF ANTI-LABOR BILLS EVEN ISTHMIAN IS BETTER! TALLY HOE! IT'S ONE FOR JOE! DO IT NOW! PROTECT YOURSELF FOUND CONDITIONS ON NMU SHIP WORSE THAN ON ISTHMIAN FLYNN STILL ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED SECOND BLAST KILLS 15 MINERS RESTORE TRANSPORTATION RIDER STURDY BEGGAR CREW ASKS EDUCATION PROGRAM BASSETT TRIP WORST EVER, SEAMEN SAY HEY, SHIPOWNERS! WHO SAYS DANGER OF SINKING OVER? ADD SHIPBOARD VERMIN: MASTER A LINEN LOUSE ALCOA PIONEER CREW DEMANDS RETURN TO PEACETIME STATUS CUT AND RUN WHITEFIELD CREW GETS UNION TALK BOSTON SHIPPING TAKES BREATHER IT'S A SLOW WEEK IN SAVANNAH ASKS MEN TO SHIP IN OWN RATINGS PHILLY HALL OPEN FOR BUSINESS DULUTH IS SOUTH (OF NORTH POLE) NEED 8TH MAN IN STEWARDS DEPT. "CLEARING THE DECK" CURRENT EVENTS THE MEMPHIS CITY GIVES CREW THE BLUES ALL IT NEEDS IS SIU CONTRACT WANAMAKER CREW MEETS CONFUSED (AS PER USUAL) NMU ORGANIZER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/25/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6ff22d113d4208ca28c494adf1c6264b.PDF 7159f354b82fe1db36c16ab1459f5114 PDF Text Text Official Organ af ike Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers international Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 18. 1946 No. 3 END COAST GUARD'S CONTROL OVER MERCHANT SEAMEN, SEAFARERS ASKS Calls For An Executive Order Turning Peacetime Jurisdiction Back Again To Civilian Agency Continuing it's fight against the Coast Guard control over merchant seamen, the Seafarers International Union, in a letter from Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk to the White House, called upon President Truman to return the function of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, and all other controls now held by the Coast Guard over merchant shipping and seamen, to its peacetime functions under the Depart- 's iBtter To Pres. Truman The President of the .United States White House Washington, D. C. By Trickery And Terror *»• The Seafarers International Union stands foursquare on its record of the best contracts in the industry, full union representation on all legitimate beefs, and the bek wages and shipboard conditions on any ship afloat. We proudly boast about our democratically-operated Union, and continuously progressive independent platform. We say independent because we mean just that—not tied down by any foreign entanglements or outside com­ mitments. This leaves the Seafarers freely able to ap­ prove or disapprove of any legislation, directives or rulings purely on a basis of how it affects our membership. Unlike other organizations whose leaders must first find out what tlie current Moscow policy or program is and follow the commissar's chain of commands before taking any action, the SIU is able at all times to settle matters as they con­ cern our Union and membership directly. The^e Union facts of life which we are hereby re­ asserting are well known to SIU members, and those in the maritime know-how. However, through the use of slanderous statements, mudslinging villification, and outright lies the NMU's propaganda sheet, the Pilot, is attempting to obscure the issues in the current Isthmian organization drive. It is desperately trying to foist the stigma of their own commie-inspired leaders tactics upon the SIU. . In line with established Seafarers policy, the Log will (Continued on Page 2) January 11, 1948 Mr. President: By virtue of the authority vested in the President of the United States by Title I of the First War Powers Act. 1941, approved December 18. 1941. the Honorable Franklin D. Roose­ velt, on February 28. 1942 issued Executive Order No. 9083 and thereby transferred the function of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation and all other functic^is of the Secretary of Commerce pertaining to Shipping including the United States Shipping Commissioner and his office and func­ tions from the Department of Commerce to "The Commandant of the United Slates Coast Guard to be exercised by him under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Nav." These functions dealt among others with the shipment, dis­ charge. protection and welfare of Merchant Seamen. On or about December 29, 1945. you issued your Execu­ tive Order No. 9666 directing the return of the Coast Guard to the Treasury Department in accordance with your policy of returning the Nation to peacetime status as expeditiously as possible. Presumably this automatically transferred the Bureau of Marine Ispection and Navigation .together with the func­ tions of the Secretary of Commerce pertaining to Shipping and the United States Shipping Commissioner and his office and functions from the Commandant's control (as the Com­ mandant no longer functions under the direction and super­ vision of the Secretary of the Navy) back to the control of the Secretary of Commerce; however, it is respectfully requPEted that in order to leave no doubt in the mailer lhal an Executive Order be issued by you to that effect. Seafarers International Union of North America, repre­ sentative of 60,000 Merchant Seamen, has officially gone on record after meetings of its membership in all ports of the United States as opposing continued control by the Coast Guard of the above described functions; the desire to have these functions retransferred to their normal previous pejacetime status under civilian control and out of military control can­ not be too strongly stressed. Most respectfully yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA JOHN HAWK. SECRETARY-TREASURER ment of Commerce. Brother Hawk, citing President Truman's promise to return the nation to a peacetime status as expeditious­ ly as posible, and his recent Executive Order (No. 9666) which removed the Coast Guard from the jurisdiction of the Navy and returned it to its peacetime function under the Treasury De­ partment, requested for another Executive Order .specifically call­ ing for the retransfer of the Coast Guard's temporary juris­ diction over civilian shipping to civilian control. CLARITY REQUESTED "Presumably," said the letter. Executive Order No. 9666 auto­ matically "transferred the Bu­ reau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, together with the (prewar) functinn.s of the Secre­ tary of Commerce pertaining to shipping, and the United States Shipping Commissioner and his office and functions from the (U.S. Coast Guard) Command­ ant's control ... back to the con­ trol of the Secretary of Com­ merce; however, it is respect­ fully requested that in order to leave no doubt in this matter that an Executive Order be issued by you to this effect." Declaring that he spoke for 00,000 iiieiiibeis of the SIU, Bro­ ther Hawk declared that, "That the desire to have these functions retransferred to their normal pre­ vious peacetime status under ci­ vilian control and out of military control cannot be too strongly stressed." OLD FIGHT The Seafarers' letter to Presi­ dent Truman is the SIU's latest move tn eliminate the Coast Guards' hold over merchant sea­ men, Singlehanded, with only the SUP to give it support, the (Continued on Page 9) �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG SEAFAREHS Friday, January 18, 1948 EOG f^S ONLY WEAPON* II rirnrii i 'i'-i it 'I ii'" Iir i;:'! i Puhlished Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District" Affiliated with tlyc American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 X X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------105 Maikct Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City 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 By Trickery And Terror (Continned from Page 1) not attempt to bandy words or participate in a mudslinging duel! with the Pilot. You can't throw mud without having some of it remain on your hands, and we certainly don't want to follow their tactics of embellishing un­ truths to make so-called news stories. But, the Log can and will state the facts, and let the reader be the judge of the entire matter. Below is the self-told story of an Isthmian seaman who was inveigled into "buying" a membership in the NMU with the understanding that it would take care of his beefs and those of his buddies. Mind you, the NMU misleaders well knew that they had as much chance as a snow­ ball in hell to successfully represent Isthmian seamen, and present their beefs to the company. Still the NMU sold membership on the basis of misrepresenting its ability to collect for the Isthmian crew, and we herewith present the signed and notarized affidavit of Claude W. Whitis. AFFIDAVIT OF CLAUDE W. WHITIS New Orleans, La. January 10, 1946. I, Claude E. Whitis, was employed on the Isthmian ship, William D. Hoard, as Ordinary Seaman in Norfolk, Va. on the First of May, 1945. I was placed on this ship by the WSA as I was in the Maritime School at the time of my shipment to the Hoard. At this time, I had heard little about the SIU, NMU or any other union. We sailed on May 18th from Nor­ folk to Naples, arriving there June 6th, 1945, and were in various other European ports. Sailing through the Canal to Pacific ports, we left Nagoya, Japan for San Francisco on November 14th, 1945. Upon arrival at 'Frisco, we shifted the following day to Stockton, Cal. There our ship was boarded by NMU organizers. They talked with the crew, and told us that they could collected our disputed overtime which amount­ ed to 2000 hours for the complete crew. There were several logs also, and these NMU men assured' us they could also take care of that. We did not realize at the time that we were being high-pressured into buying NMU books, as they stated that they could not represent us until we did buy NMU books. Our ship being in this state, we believed these men and bought several of their -books. We sailed from Stockton through the Canal, and to the Gulf port of New Orleans. There our ship was boarded by an SIU organizer. He talked to the deck delegate and some of the other boys that were on the ship, telling us the real story, and stating that the NMU men had no authority whatsoever to promise the collection of this overtime as they had no contract with this company. The SIU or­ ganizer also compared any NMU contracts with various companies to SIU contracts, showing us that the SIU has the best conditions in the industry. The delegate and ntyself stated that we wanted no part of the NMU after being misled the way we were. We were paid off in New Orleans, January 9th, 1946 in the Commissioners, off ice at the Customs House. The only overtime that was settled, was settled by company officials, and company officials alone. I signed a statement for the NMU officials in New Orleans after they found out that the SIU organizer had been aboard our ship and told us the real story. The NMU officials brought approximately 20 men out near the ship, called me off the ship, and told me tQ sign a state­ ment that the SIU representative had posed as an NMU representative. After looking over the 20 man goon squad, I was afraid not to sign the false statement. That's why I am asking the SIU to take this notarized statement from me, and enable me to ship with the Union that will state facts as they find them, -and not shove you around on lonely docks with a goon squad. There is now a 90 per cent SIU crew aboard the William D. Hoard, and the men on board are grateful, as well as mystelf, that we found out what the real score is, and there is no question as to how they will cast their v >e in the Isthmian election. {signed) Claude E. Whitis (Notarized by Louis Branfin, Notary Public in the Parish of Orleans, State of LouiSana, January 10. 1946). This plain case of attempted intimidation by terroris­ tic goon squads trying to make good on the Pilot's les is a fair example of the tactics used by commie leaders of the NMU in their futile efforts to win over the Isthmian boys to their "union." Their racketeering efforts to mulct a few measly dollars from Isthmian seamen through pretense and lies only sell those seamen all the more strong­ ly on the Seafarers. Only when an organization is bankrupt insofar as its program and concrete benefits it has to offer is concerned, does it resort to the lies, slander, mudslinging and ter­ roristic practises such as the NMU commissars are using. The NMU has absolutely nothing to offer to offset the many advantages which SIU provides, and so it has to rely on its dying-man efforts to grasp for any straw to defeat the Seafarers. The Isthmian boys on the William D. Hoard learned the score the hard way. The others can learn from their experience. Where D'ya Drink, Pal? You may not know who'- you are drinking these days, but you certainly should know where—if you work on the theory that a friendly bar is a joy forever and to be cherished against all odds —and that is the information that the Log wants; where you drink when you are outside the contin­ ental limits of the United States. It isn't that the editors are sporting a thirst of global pro­ portions; not for publication, at any rate. This is the deal: The recent government ukase that the Fleet Post Office will no longer deliver mail to merchant seamen has thrown, not only your personal mail, but the Log distribution system off gear. There is now no way of getting the Log sent directly to our con­ tracted sliips. So about the only way to reach our membership—^ and we have received many com­ plaining letters about^not receiv­ ing the paper—is to have bundles sent directly to bars and clubs where SIU members congregate. So all of you—send us the names and complete addresses—i street address, as well as city and country — of your favorite places in foz'eign ports, and we'll take care of the rest. A cold beer, and the Seafarers Logl V/hat a deal! Inl V| I 'I ill �THE Friday, January 18, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Shipowners And Coast Guard Compete For Postwar Control Of Merchant Seamen Page Three TEACHERS ON SIT-DOWN STRIKE By GENE DAUBER V Maritinie Commission has shown the most remarkable facility for directing taxpayers dough into the pockets of the shipowners by crooked deals that resulted in some of the greatest industrial scandals in United States history. No small consideration at the It is treatment of this sort that makes seamen wonder whether Maritime Commission is the the Coast Guard considers them many highly-paid government members of the human race. jobs it will have to dispense to SHIPOWNER AGENCY government bureaucrats who What about the Maritime Com­ have no more interest in seamen mission's claim that they are the Thousands of teachers in Paris, like the one above, staged a than they have in Hottentots, but logical and worthy ones who sit-down strike recently and just sat back and read the paper. While should administer seamen's af­ who will administer seamen's af­ the kids had to sit with their arms folded the teacher was on strike fairs? Let's look at their record: fairs in the interests of the ship­ with hundreds of thousands of other French civil employes for a It was the Maritime Commis­ owner for ten thousand dollars pay raise. (LPA) What are the reasons behind sion as the government agency of and up per year. this tug of war over who shall, the shipowners which sponsored Tne union sentiments of these administer the peacetime func­ and attempted to carry through professional political hacks and tions of the Bureau of Marine In­ spection and Navigation? Let's all the union-busting measures bureaucrats can be gauged by the By J. P. SHULER first take a gander at the Coast in the last ten years. Mainten­ statement of the chairman of the ance of union conditions won in Maritime Commission, Admiral The outstanding beefs among thereby losing ciuite a bit of Guard. the waterfront str '.ggles of 1934 Land, that "every union organ­ the 32 ships that, paid off in the money for themselves. SHORESIDE ADMIRAL and 1936 and '37 has meant a izer should be taken out anc. Port of New York the past week The deck dept. collected their When the Coast Guard was constant fight against the Mari­ shot at sunrise." (Being a union were on the SS Pickett and the 1100 hours and the .stewards brought back under Treasury time Commission. organizer myself, I can't say that SS Hawser Eye, Waterman SS dept. collected their 400 hours. Dept. jurisdiction this Jan. 1, I, for one, take kindly to Ad­ Company, and the SS Lucy Patrolman Red Truesdale, who The government training ships it resumed the limited functions and schools (fink schools), gov­ miral Land's suggestion.) Stone, Mississippi SS Company. paid the ship off, said that the it always had in peacetime, with ernment hiring halls, (fink halls) There were 460 hours overtime deck and stewards depts. and DEPT. OF COMMERCE the sole exception of the jurisdic­ and the Continuous Discharge disputed for the electrician some of the engine dept. gave As the Martime Commission is tion over seamen usurped dur­ Book (fink book), are all means aboard the SS Hawser Eye. This him the best cooperation that he the government arm of the ship­ ing the war. During the war, un­ that the Maritime Commission overtime was crossed out by ever had in collecting their owners, it is obviously as unac­ der its expanded set-up, the used in its attempt to break Capt. Perkins and his red pen­ money. Coast Guard created all sorts of union control of shipping. The ceptable to seamen as is the Coast The Captain on -the SS Lucy cil. The only excu.se "he could titled positions for fair-haired War Shipping Administration is Guard set-up. All seamen should Stone would not let the crew give for disputing the overtime get behind the demand of the boys from "good families," who go ashore and kept them on the wartime agency of the Mari­ was that he couldn't see how SIU to return the admini.stration kept lifting papers of bona-fide board over the weekend. The time Commission and even war­ one man could make that much of material and personnel func­ seamen and who by their ignor­ time seamen have learned what overtime on a one month's trip. entire unlicensed personnel turn­ tions of the Bureau of Marine ance of seamen's affairs messed that means — Sheepshead Bay, So, the overtime was held up to ed in 13 hours each on this beef. Inspection and Navigation to the up one shipping situation after The company claimed that they Medical Division, RMO. let Capt. Perkins check on it. Department of Comm'erce where another. If the Coast Guard were being held aboard the ship While Capt. Perkins was check­ PORK BARREL it belongs. When this Depart­ loses its jurisdiction over sea­ by naval orders and after check­ ing, the ship was also being held men these gold-braided shoreTime and again the Maritime ment had control, competent ing with the logs, this was proven side admirals will be out of soft Commission's War Shipping Ad­ steamboat inspectors and com­ up because the crew would not untrue—so all the crew members jobs, and will no longer be able ministration has used its high- missioners chosen from seafaring payoff until their beefs were set­ of the SS Lucy Stone can collect to sport their fancy uniforms all paid legal staff to interfere in men, not from Washington bu­ tled. The Engineer on the ship 13 hours each at the Mississippi over town. And this, to put it established union contracts—tell­ reaucrats, company stooges and went to bat for the electrician, SS Company offices. and said he worked night and mildly, they don't like. ing the companies that they professional politicians, adminis­ BIG BUCKO day and he certainly was due tered theissuance of Seamen's Having gotten their training didn't have to pay overtime for The SS Parksburg Victory, an. every hour that he made. With Certificates and upgrading of sea­ Navy-style these characters have work that called for overtime men as a civilian function. Sea­ the cooperation of the crew, Pa­ Alcoa SS Company ship, came in always, like the Navy, resented rates in the signed contracts. They men weren't "court-martialed" trolmen Algina and Sheehan col­ from the west coast to Boston. the freedom merchant seamen event went further, and refused by Coast Guard phonies and were lected the 460 hours for the elec­ The crew had been attempting to have won through their bitter to reimburse the companies for payoff every time they hit a port able with union assistance in al­ trician. struggles with the shipowners. overtime and clothing that the fine to the fact that the Chief most all cases to get a fair deal OVERTIME COLLECTED They never could understand union had forced the companies Engineer was a No. 1 Bucko. in disputes over shipboard dis­ what makes a merchant seaman to pay according to contract on On the SS Pickett, there were They are at this time docked in think he has any more rights than those ships over which WSA cipline. 1100 hours overtim.o disputed in the Port of New York, and Calan enlisted man in the Navy, and had control. This led to pro­ As seamen we will retain our the deck dept., 400 in the stew­ mar SS Company refuses to pay have shown this attitude in all longed beefs between the union hard won rights only if we hold ards dept., and 700 in the engine them off until they go to Bal­ and the companies and the de­ on to our rights to jobs as union dept. their dealings with seamen. The stewards and deck timore to discharge the rest of terioration of relations amongst men and civilians. depts. held tight. Some of the their cargo. The union has of­ And for No seaman who has sailed dur­ all parties concerned. engine dept. paid off the ship be­ fered to replace these men if the these rights ,as in the past, we ing the war while the Coast fore getting their beefs settled. company would pay them off un­ intend to fight and win. Throughout its history the Guard held sway will forget soon The Maritime Commission and the Treasury Dept. for the United States Coast Guard are each sub­ mitting legislation to Congress asking for complete control over all aspects of maritime life. With their usual callous disregard of the seamen's feelings on this or any other subject, they have done this without consulting repre­ sentatives of seamen, or even publicly shedding those crocodile tears they are wont to shed every time they do something "for your own good." The fact that sea­ men are opposed to both set-ups does not deter the self-seeking bureaucrats one bit in their de­ termination to rule over our lives. posed misbehavior in some for­ eign port, but the skipper logs you to boot; then the Coast Guard figures it may as well kick you in the face so they work you over once more—but good—by lifting your papers and maybe jugging you. Beefs Payoff When Crew Sticks those well-groomed dandies who boarded the ships on their ar­ rival in port, sneaked about amongst the men and tried to set • one seaman against the other; or, failing that, went midships aiiiungst the officers and tried to stir up charges against the crew; then high-handedly lifted papers and served you with a notice to show up at their hearing unit where these exalted beings sat in judgment over "erring and un­ ruly" seamen. Another favorite procedure of . the Coast Guard was, and still is, to work the triple jeopardy angle, under which a seaman may be punished, not once, but three times for an alleged in­ fraction of one rule or regula­ tion. Not only can you get canned and fined by the military for sup- Porthole Navigation With a pair of calipers and a six-inch rule The Chief climbed up on his cabin stool; Looked out of the port at a bit of land As he shifted six pencils from hand to hand. He took a bearing, on God knows what And hurriedly grabbed an old grease pot; Jumped down below the revs to take And wound up the steam guage by mistake. With a six-inch pipe and a Stillson wrench He shot the sun from the ship's work bench; Opened up last year's almanac And thru page ten stuck a carpet tack. He looked at the clock and yelled for steam Then wrote in the log-^"Diamond Hea^ is abeam"; RightOi Chief I as the limeys sayBut abeam a thousand miles away. He added, deducted, and divided by three And said dead ahead is Cape Flattery; An oiler skidded as a sea made her roll So he measured the slip with an old pike pole. Navigation to him is mere child's play So he added her strength to the width of her beam; By the sea temperature her speed multiplied Threw the Captain's barometer over the side. Blew the whistle three times, set the clocks back an hour Tied the safety valve down with an old sack of flour. Another revolution per minute, he fold the Chief Male Will bring us right in through the Golden Gale; Better grab something. Chief, and take a turn The Gate's two thousand miles astern! (Author Unknown) der mutual consent but- the com­ pany refuses. The company may find that such action will result in, their ships l^'ing around the docks without crews for them, if they cannot be protected from some would-be Jesus like the Chief Engineer aboard thi.s scow. The men have been dropping into the Hall and registering this past week, having finished their holiday celebration. There were .approximately 1400 men regis­ tering, but that was not enough to supply the 35 ships that we signed on in this port this last week and the total tripcard men and book men shipped was ap­ proximately 1600. It is possible that there will be a lull in shipping in the stewards dept. due to the fact that a number of the Lib­ erty ships that have been sailing as troopers are going back on their regular cargo runs. �Page Four Him mm THE SEAFARERS Friday. January 18, 1946 LOG Seamen Get Runaround From Medics By P. H. PARSONS I am not a man who usually or high pressure walk in, and the It seems to me that we are en­ beefs and I don't think I beef whole staff breaks legs trying titled to medical care and it about petty things but for the to take care of him. should not be prejudiced by the This week I witnessed the same kind of clothes we wear. Coast past three years I have seen something happening before my thing, again at Hudson and Jay. Guard, high pressure or respec­ very eyes and heard many, many Now as a seaman I don't want table working man's clothes. beefs but seen nothing done about any treatment unless I'm sick, We were all in the same war it whatever. This is the story, but when I get sick I expect to and took the same chances. In QUESTION:—Who is the most interesting or at least part of it: be treated like a sick man, not fact most of us took a hell of a or outstanding personality (seaman) that you In registering for treatment at a sick dog. lot more chances than the USO the Public Health ,Service, irl this have met during your time at sea? Commandoes or the uniform JOHANNES NORGAARD. AB port (New York) and in others, lovers who are obtaining treat­ —While sailing on Ihe Eldena of preference has been given to men ment ahead of us. When paying dues, assess­ the Robin Line on July 8, 1943, in high pressures and uniformed With 75% of our time spent at we were torpedoed by a Nazi sub Coast Guardsmen before those in ments, tines, donations or any sea, we can't be sitting around monies to the union, make at 2:00 a. m., and ordered lo civilian clothes. waiting while the armchair ad­ sure that you pay it to an abandon ship. After seeing that Coast Guardsmen break the mirals get treated for their back­ the ship did not sink, the Captain line any time and get medical authorized representative and side callouses. asked for volunteers to board her care before non-uniformed sea­ that you get an official re­ We don't want glory or any ceipt. No matter how much and see if she could be sailed. men, who are in equal need of uniforms to strut around with Seven men including myself re­ treatment, can get attention. Sea­ or how little you pay, follow but, by jeepers, we want proper this procedure for your own sponded, and we got up steam to men often have to wait days for medical attention when we're sail to the South American Coast an appointment and steer through protection. sick. nearby. We were struck by an­ a mass of red tape. other torpedo at 5:00 a. ih., and Undoubtedly hundreds of the ship went down in 50 seconds. brothers who have needed medi­ Later, the Old Man praised the cal attention will agree that this volunteers, and promised us a is a common practice in all ports. swell dinner—which we're still On one occasion I had an op­ waiting for. Yes sir, I still re­ portunity of seeing three seamen, member the Skipper and his affected with common colds, wait promise, and hope he sees this. in a cold and drafty corridor without so much as an aspirin only to have their cases develop STEVE KADCIOLA, AB — I into pneumonia. That happened made a trip to Palermo, Sicily, in at Hudson and Jay two winters 1943 on the Bull Line ship, Wil­ ago. liam S. Young. We had a deck delegate aboard by the name of During that same winter, men Andrew Lawezoli who was a good were being brought in for treat­ delegate, and had the beefs all ment for injuries suffered in ac­ linetTup at the payoff. I think he cidents, Regardless of the weis the best union delegate that seriousness of the case Coast By FRENCHY MICHELET I have ever sailed with. Aboard Guard and high pressure casual­ Now that the operators are re­ time, of course) and he dumps the same vessel, I remember an ties were given priority over suming something like normal the galley garbage. OS who liked to fish, and was al­ civilian clothed seamen. The Saloon Messman cares for peace-time operations again, ways doing so. He stored all the Sometimes, even after obtain­ many of our brother members in his messroom. He takes his dirty fish he caught in his locker, and ing an appointment, the seamen the stewards department are gear to the dishwasher to be then promptly forgot all about would be told to come back again finding themselves confronted washed, and he returns the gear them. When the Old Man made in seven days (this without being with new and puzzling problems. to the saloon racks. He cares an inspection, he discovered the treated), or were told ihat noth­ This is particularly true of our for the port passageway from his terrible odor, and made him clean ing ailed them by examiners who wartime-recruited members. So messroom door to the thwartships out his locker. What an out­ obviously didn't know their busi­ we are reviving our stewards de­ galley alleyway. The Crew Mess­ standing poison-ality! ness. partment column while we are man cares for his messroom and JAMES W. JONES, OS — On When a merchant seaman on the beach between trips, in takes his dirty gear to the dish­ my last trip, I sailed aboard the wants treatment he must show order to pass along a few hints washer to be washed. He cares Memnon, Mississippi Line, and his discharges to prove how long on general peacetime procedure for the passageway from the gal­ after leaving from New York we he's been on shore but let a CG to any brother who may be in­ ley to the after port doorway. loaded at New Orleans, and start­ terested. The Dishwasher washes all messed on a six months trip which room gear (including all galley A number of chief stewards are gear that contained pies, pud­ took us around the world. . We complaining about the difficulty dings, etc.) He makes the coffee went through the Panama Canal of laying out the work for a in the pantry urn at mealtimes to Leyte and Okinawa; then to Liberty with an eight-man stew­ and dumps the pantry garbage. Shanghai, Hongkong and Sing­ apore; and we loaded up again NEW ORLEANS — An''rew J. ards dept. For instance, they The Bedroom Steward cares for at Calcutta, going through the Higgins, who closed his huge say that, now that the 3rd Cook all topside rooms, toilets, show­ Suez Canal via Port Said to New boat-building plants here Nov. 1 has been eliminated, there's a ers, passageways, etc. He cares York. On this fairly long trip, following an AFL strike and beef about who fries the eggs in for the stewards department one man did a lot to keep up vowed he would never re-open the morning, etc. Here is the toilet <and shower. shipboard morale. He was an them, la.st week proved that or­ proper distribution of the work Cooking for a normal Liberty OS named Dick Martinez whose ganized labor was right when it for a Liberty with a normal complement of 40 men is not a peacetime crew and stewards difficult job. constcuit joking and story-telling charged him with bluffing. In fact, if two dept. of eight: kept us in stitches, and was a Higgins not only announced the men and a boy can't do this work damn good union man also. The Chief Cook, 2nd Cook and .they're in the wrong business, reopening of the yards with "more permanent workers than ever be­ Baker, and Galley Utility man they should be cobbling shoes. JOHN ARTllUR, AB — The fore" but also disclosed that the the galley. There's one Messman However, cooperation is essen­ most interesting seaman I ever firm would offer for sale to the in the saloon, one for the crew tial if the galley is to function met in my five years at sea was public 900,000 shares of common and one in the pantry to wash smoothly. For instance, when an AB by the name of Slugger stock for $9,090,000. With initial the dishes. Urie Messman acts as the 2nd Cook and Baker has to Pritz. When I first walked in my reserves exceeding $12,000,000 Bedroom Steward. The Chief bake bread, the menu should be foc'sle and saw him there, I Higgins reported pending orders Cook prepares all meats, soups, planned to insure free ovens. He thought it was going to be rough amounting to inore than $40,000,- sauces and gravies. He cuts all should set his bread when he en­ on me as I had only been going meats both before and after cook­ ters the galley in the morning to 000, a full year's output. .to sea for a year, and he appeared The AFL strike is still on but ing and he fries the eggs. The expedite the work. And, above to be such a salty old character. the Natl. Labor Relations Board 2nd Cook and Baker does all the all, everyone should try to help It turned out that my watch part­ has ordered an election to deter­ baking; he cooks the vegetables, the other fellow along. If the ner was only on his second trip, mine whether Higgins workers, puddings, creals and morning hot Chief Cook is boning meat it even though he appeared to be who totaled 12,000 during peak: breads. He assists in serving won't hurt the 2nd Cook to fry an oldtimer. He really fooled ihe war production, will be repre­ dinner and supper. (The Chief a few eggs for him; and ,in turn, entire crew, and the Chief Mate sented by the AFL or CIO. Hig­ Cook slices the meats.) The Gal­ when the 2nd Cook is whipping was so impressed with his windgins was widely criticized by ley Boy washes the galley gear, up a pudding it won't hurt the jamming thai he wanted to make labor following the lockout of his tables, work benches, etc. He the Chief Copk to watch his him Bosun. The crew liked the employes and even more vigor­ peels the vegetables and brings bread—^but it certainly will go a way he had the Old Man and ously condemned for numerous up gaRey stores. He cares for the long way toward making the job Chief bamboozled, and he was subsequent statements assailing passageway before the ice boxes of each a hell of a lot easier way the most popular guy aboard. unions and government policies. (all soogee and painting is over­ tp make a living. I THINK ATTENTION! Higgins Bluff Fails; Now Wants To Reopen v.lrLi i • �\i^ Friday, January 18. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS "BELLY-ROBBERS" AND SKIPPER GET VOTE OF THANKS Brolhers: We arrived here today (12/26) and the boys are all waiting for their money to get ashore and tear Yokohama apart. We've had four meetings since leaving New York and the three departments cooper­ ated splendidly. The delegates settled several minor beefs with the Old Man but we have one major beef which concerns every union man aboard this ship (SS Lucius Q, C.- Lamar). It is with the Chief Engineer, one "Happy" Hornsby, who has a very anti-Union attitude. He refused to recognize the blackgang delegate, Oiler Paul Gazic and demoted him to Wiper for his Union activities. He also called the blackgang together it was really a swell surprise. all luggage that isn't paid for From your story about him should be sent back unaccepted. he seems to have forgotten to If things keep up the way tell you about a lot of things they are, with Union officials such as, how he got six large accepting the packages and pay­ shrapnel wounds when the SS ing for them out of their own Gilbert Stuart was hit, his ex­ pockets, they'll soon find them­ periences in severzd GI hospi­ selves working without pay just tals from Nov. 18, 1944 until the ,to provide a new kind of serv­ end of Febraury 1945, when he ice for the brothers. finally got home. What I really wanted to write I was very glad to read that about was the need for all SIUthe Blue Island Victory is an ers on board seagoing tugs and SIU ship. If it, wasn't I'd start other ships to be on the alert for organizing her myself. Johnny's NMUers who are being slipped dad has been an AFL organizer for this district for over 20 years, is President of a Union, delegate to Union Labor League of Chicago Federation of Labor so we know what unionism is and stands for in our family. Florence Krech SLOP CHEST IDEA IS SOUND SAYS SIU MEMBER The Editor, Let me add my opinion to those which I have already seen in the Log concerning the proposition that the slop chest on all ships should be union controlled and administered. The profits from these slop chests to go for the maintenance of union controlled rest homes for seamen. and ordered them to elect an­ other delegate which they promptly refused to do. "Happy" gets hard boiled now and then and hollers "mu­ tiny" and threatens to call out the Army, Navy and Coast Guard. The members of the crew have gone on record for drastic action upon arriving at an American port. "Happy" Hornsby should be barred from sailing on any SIU ship. All books and trip cards have been checked and one "free­ loader" discovered who will be turned over to the Patrolman on arrival. The boys gave the "bellyrobbers" a vote of thanks for their holiday meals and also thanked the Skipper for his do­ nation of "cheer." Boss "bellyrobber" Harry Peeler says he was glad Frenchy was not along to spoil the trip with some of that Creole cooking, but has to give him credit for the good "Poor Boy" sandwiches he used to make in Exchange Alley. The boys are glad to have the ship to thernselves again and are cleaning it up in SIU style. We won't let "Happy" spoil a good trip. Allen Nugent Paul Gazic Juan Hernandez SIU MOTHER IS , THRILLED WITH ARTICLE ON SON The Log. I was thrilled to see an ar­ ticle about my son, Johnny Ferdensky, in the 21st and his pic­ ture in the 28th issue of the Log. Lr7.'- I think the idea is very good and there's no reason in the world why we can't do it. After all the seamen are practically the only customers of the slop chests and it should be easy for the Union to take over and run it for the seamen's benefit. into crews by the WSA (We Ship Anything Incorporated). This means that we'll all have to make sure to check their Union books and dispatch cards and not to accept them as ship­ mates unless they have the dis­ patchers' shipping card at hand to show. Slicking together as Union men will take us places and mean more cabbage. That's all, rhugs. Steady as she goes. (Ski) A. J. Janowski STURDY BEGGAR FIRST ASST, THANKS DEPT, It should make it possible for This message is from First us to have better places to take Asistant Engineer M. E. Ander­ care of our members when they son of the Sturdy Beggar and is are not able to go to sea. It intended for the unlicensed per­ might also lead into bigger sonnel of that vessel's engine things such as Union owned and operated hotels instead of the _ finkj' seamen's institute idea YOUR COOK AND now in existence. All these things, and more, MINE could be done if we decide to do them in an organized fash­ By Orval. Burks ion. I propose that we refer this Our Second Cook whose name whole question to the next is Klein, Agent's Conference which, I un­ Was sent to us by the Mari­ derstand, is to take place soon. time. We should instruct our of­ The way he cooks is just a crime. ficials to take the necessary ac­ For it means death, yours and tion to get us union controlled mine. slop chests on all ships. John S. Williams He went below to get a ham. Brought up beef, could've been lamb. BROTHER SKI ON For he can't tell succotash from PREPAID FREIGHT spam. And marmalade to him's just TO UNION HALL jam. Dear Editor. There's a bad practice going on among some of the members of the Union. I refer to those who send their baggage to the hall expecting others to foot the bill for the delivery costs. For cabbage once he went be­ low. Came back with lettuce and. y'know We're afraid he'll cook the misletoe. This Maritime Pinocchio. The least they could do when Ihey send their sea bags and other luggage to the Union bag­ gage room (which is a Union no-charge service) is to pay the freight before sending it and As people go he's an alright guy But for spuds and yams he has no eye. If he ships again I'd rather die. Than let him be the cook for 1. department on December 17, 1945. I wi.sh to thank each and every one of you for your co­ operation on the past voyage. If there is anything you wish me to do for vou please do not hesitate to agk. Wishing all of you a big time Xmas, I remain, fraternally Yours, M. E. Anderson tempt to disguisp their unAmerican activities as "Amcricani.sm." Although General Motors President Wilson has denied any GM connection with the WARNS OF HOME­ BRED FASCISTS ON THE MARCH Dear Editor. I wonder if the majority of the members of our Union are aware of the fight that is brew­ ing against the workers of America. I say this because, with the public press so much against organized labor, it's necessary to read between the lines in order to get a proper picture of what's really hap­ pening. For e.'tample, this week the autoworkers strike for more purchasing power went into its 8th week with the workers still holding fast against General Motors. There can be no doubt that the outcome of this strike will effect all workers in the coun­ try for a long time to come. To combat this strike and ap­ parently break the union in­ volved, General Motors have made use of full page adver­ tisements to tell its side of the story. The other day full page ads in many newspaper (I'm told they appeared all over the country) declared that a new organiza­ tion had been furined which was to be known as the "Society of Sentinels " By its own advertisements the "Society" makes it clear that the "Sentinels" are opposed to every bit of social and progres­ sive legislation we workers have managed to win through years of suffering and battle. In a nutshell the "Sentinels" are ad­ vocating a form of fascist con­ trol for the American people with the big corporations run­ ning the country. They ad­ vocate a return to the "horse and buggy days" and if they had their way they'd be in the buggy with a whip and we'd be the horses. It seems that while wo were busy fighting the fascists and nazis in Europe and Asia many of us forgot that wo have a do­ mestic breed right here at home which operates under names such as "Sentinels," "Silver Shirts" etc., most of which at­ "Sentinels" the Corporation's economist Stephen Du Brul is listed as a co-chairman of the organization. In conclusion let me add that if the bosses expect to keep peace with labor, and without it they can't make their profits, they had better stop sponsoring and supporting semi-fascists and pro-fascist organizations which advocate the destruction of legislation which lielps the ordinary working stiff. Andrew Lavezoli SLOP CHEST PROFITS COULD CREATE SECURITY The Editor, Although I'm a comparatively new member and haven't been going to sea too long I would like to have my say about the Union taking over the slop chests aboard our contracted ships. This should be done as soon as possible as I think it would be a very gpod thing for us Union men. As it is now, the .shipowners are constantly on the watch for a chance to chisel us on our wages and we get more chiseling on slop chest prices and profits. Wo should take over the op­ eration of the slop che.sts and, as has been pointed out before, use the profits to help those men who made them possible in the first place. Taking over should not be difficult. We should merely notify the opera­ tors of our plans and take over. Of course, I don't mean that we should do it in an unor­ ganized manner. We should draw up complete plans so that the shipowners, or anyone else, won't have a leg to stand on when they try to argue against the idea. A real planned effort will beat any attempts to call the idea "haywire." This type of action by sea­ men is the only way to guar­ antee security for those of us who, because of old age or health failures, can no longer give the bosses a day's hard labor in order to live. Hugh Fuich �THE Page Six SEAFARERS Friday, January 18, 1946 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Kenmar Lost In Adriatic; SIU Crew Home Safely Gunners Knot Master Subject Of Petitien Requesting an "official check as to the Master's capabilities" the crew of the MV Gunners Knot, including members of the licensed personnel, have urged an investigation to determine if the Skipper is fitted to continue carrying a Master's ticket. Stripped of the ' surplus phraseology, the statement in­ dicates that, in the opinion of the signers, the Skipper is emo­ tionally unstable and therefore endangers the ship and the men who serve under his command. The statement is signed by two Wipers, three Oilers, six ABs, five Messmen, two Ordinaries, the Chief, 1st and 3rd Engin­ eers, 1st and 3rd Mates, Bosun, 2nd Cook, DM and even the Purser. The crew's "petition" was dated November 5 and was the result of a meeting on that date but minutes of meetings held previously indicate that as far back as Oct. 11 the crew had debated the question of turning their complaints over to the Coast Guard and WSA. Major issues which brought the crew's action were: Cap­ tain's refusal to allow hospital cases to use boat to get ashore, locking himself in quarters after arbitrarily cancelling all shore fvJMV POAJ' ' Go To rAeiN Ai (• leave, abusive behavior when requested to change lifeboat schedule and creating a fire hazard by locking the port side passage in port and at sea. The Captain was not removed after the charges had been made by the crew but they felt that their action had greatly im­ proved the .situation. Other issues discussed at their meetings were: Skipper's re­ fusal to store soft drinks and cigarettes in violation of crew's rights, cooperation of the stew­ ards department, supplying fresh water for use of longshore­ men and an inadequate medical supply. The meetings were chaired by E. Chang and G; Pickerell was the secretary. Delegates were J. L. Chaffin (engine), E. L. Chang (deck) and B. L. Law­ rence (stewards). The minutes and the "peti tion" fail to make mention of HARPER DECK CREW News of the destruction of the SS Kenmar, when she piled up on a reef on the Adriatic coast of Italy, first reached this office via a letter of complaint from a crewmember regarding the crew's treatment in the first few days after the accident (Seafarers Log, Jan. 11, page 5). Since then the survivors have — been returned lu the U.S. and little village which had come we have additional details into sight. This was at about 8:00 a.m. and they started pull­ which fill in the story. The Calmar prize rustbucket ing towards it. By chance a left Philadelphia on November fishing boat came across them, 15 and at about 2:50 on the picked them up and took the morning of December 10 struck boats in tow. They were land­ a reef in the Adriatic Sea. "As ed at Barletta. soon as we hit," saj's AB John A. Lobin, "the Captain rang the general alarm and blew "aban­ don ship"'on the whistle. LOSE ONE BOAT All hands then mustered on the boat deck and the Skipper ordered the lifeboats swung out. Heavy seas threatened to smash the boats against the side and the Mate sent men aft to the crew's quarters for mattresses which they placed between the boats and the ship. The fall line fouled on number one boat and she was lost. Out of the noise and confusion the men heard the order to take to the boats. "Immediately before going over the .side," relates Lobin, "the Mate took some men to get emergency lights. I went along to the room which stored about 30 of them. Only 8 were any good. I asked the Mate about the life belt lights which were also there but he said they were no good. I tried a few and he was right," Number four boat was lower­ ed first, then number 2 follow­ ed almost setting on the bow of number four. "Although we were in the lee between the sheer mountain and the ship it was by no means calm," the AB said. He also lold us that the last man to leave the ship was "Curly" Weeks and not the Skipper who "was about sixth from last." All of the crew got away. After about an hour of row­ ing in the heavy seas they got about 200 yards away from the Kenmar then the ship's gener­ ators failed and they could see her no more but the mountains were still in sight despite the fog and rain. A real seaman, the 3rd Mate took charge of number 4 and immediately started a system of having the men alternate in rowing. In number two boat, which they could now see with the fog lifting a little, the Chief Mate was apparently in charge with the Skipper not saying any­ thing. LAND AT BARLETTA Later the Captain signalled for the two boats to head for a the Master's name but Water­ man informs us that Captain J. C. Orrell commanded the Gunners Knot on the Nov. 5 date. From there on the letter picks up the story of the crew being ignored by the Skipper* and the WSA while the latter worried about their ship and the former was safely bedded down in a local hotel. Suffering from ex­ posure the crew was treated to the best the natives had to of­ fer, which was not very much. Later U.S. trucks took them to a British Army camp where they were fed, clothed and given medical attention. . After four days there (a place called Bari) the Skipper came to tell them thej*- were going back to the U.S. and asked them to sign for slops and draws they'd received aboard the Ken­ mar. Army trucks took them to Brendise where they were put aboard another vessel for return to America. The Skipper was kept in Italy by the WSA, according to our informant, and the Mate was supposedly in charge. "All the ship's officers stuck with us ex­ cept the Captain and the Chief Mate," Lobin said, "and when we handed our overtime in to him (the Mate) he fought against paying it. When we got to Norfolk he beat it ashore and home." On December 18th. the William Harper (Waterman) paid off in Mobile following a IVz month trip. "Everyone says it was the bcii trip he ever made." our reporter tells us. "and the ship made a clean payoff." Left to right: (kneeling) G. Leroy (AB); E. A. Hattaway (AB); (standing) H. Patterson (OS); E. Mastrovich (AB); 2nd Mate. Chief Mate; Deck Delegate D. Acker (AB); D^ Pritchard (DM); E. McNamar (Bosun); B. Samples (OS) and J. Arnold (AB). Describe Emerson Mate As "Biggest Slave Driver "Without doubt the biggest slave driver on the east coast" is the way the crew of the Frank C. Emerson describe Chief Mate Murphy of that Smith and Johnson scow. According to his own state­ ment, they say, the Mate has been sailing some forty years, has sailed "all the clippers" and been a member of every sea­ men's union during that time. "But the real fact is that he's an ex-NMU stiff" says the crew. MEMNON MINUTES MEMNOK. Dec. 2 — Meeting called to order by Deck Dele­ gate Tom Skirl. Elected chair­ man John Brown. Elected Sec­ retary Joseph Meade, Dele­ gates reported to crew- Motion made for minutes to record the refusal of Electricians to show books and attend meeting and the fact that they were receiv­ ing linen while the rest of the crew was going without it. Mo­ tion adopted to "make every effort to get separate focs'les for Jr. Engineers." Other motions passed by the members con­ cerned: getting two man focs'les when armed guard left ship, drawing up article for Seafarers Log concerning discrimination against blackgang by officers, giving armed guard representa­ tion at the meeting, restoring use of laimdry to crew and drawing up of repair lists by delegates. Other ship business discussed included: objection to firemen bringing food to li­ censed personnel on watch, in­ structions to delegates to nego­ tiate a $50 draw for the crew and a request to the armed "who considers the SIU men a bunch of shoemakers." What the crew thinks of the Mate is unprintable, even in a seaman's newspaper. "Here's fair warning," reads the report which is signed by six members, "that this Chief Mate hasn't guts enough to tell people to their face what he's thinking, He rnmplain.s to the crew about the Old Man and to the Old Man about the crew." During one part of the trip, when they were experiencing rough weather the Mate told the men on watch, that "this was the worst weather I've seen in three years." Nevertheless he gave the Bosun hell for not guard to cooperate in keeping the messhall clean and main­ taining quiet in passageways and messhall. working the crew on deck. Coming from the foVepeak OS Purch was knocked dgwn by a sea, the forepeak filled and he was washed twenty feet along the deck. The force of the water added to his owri weight (300 lbs.) resulted in Purch be­ ing injured and hospitalized for the rest of the trip. In Jacksonville the crew had what they describe as a "minor beef" which they placed before the Union representatives. Mate Murphy told the Patrolman that he never disputed overtime but the Deck Maintenance turn­ ed up with one hundred hours disputed OT. Another complaint the crew makes about Murphy is that he disapproves of the Bosun as­ sociating with the rest of the crew "because it makes him show favors to them." When the Serang turns one of the men to paint "you can be damn sure the Mate will give him other orders." He reportedly turned the DM in to the Skip­ per "for not working fast enough." The report, which is signed by J. M. Landron, F. Cruz, G, Kinney, J. Norgaard, J. Aguiar and A. Perez, states "the whole trip has been poisoned by this idiot" and such a man (make,s) any seaman certainly appreci­ ate belonging to a good union like ours and have agreements to back him up." lOOfCATn,^. �Friday, January 18, 1946 DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS THE SEAFARERS LOG LIMPING HOME Page Seven CUT and RUN By HANK We've lost track of Antonio Constantino who used to ship Mississippi and we wonder if he's still doing it or working on their shore gang. NASHUA VICTORY, Nov. 21 board bulkheads to prevent —Chairman A1 Waterman. Sec­ sweating. retary not noted. All present X' X X except those on watch. Motion 4. 4- 4. CAPE NOME, Nov. 24 — for delegates to post "liberal Chairman Now that the holiday season Brown, Secretary rules" and long discussion re Bolehala. Motions carried: to is over most of the boys are stewards department. trying to replenish their money have 4:30 feeding in port and pouches. They're coming in and ^ X % '5:00 at sea, 20c fine for leaving shipping out. We noticed Lou NASHUA VICTORY, Dec. 10 dirty cups, etc., to be donated Luttrell, Shallow Water and --A1 Waterman, Chairman. Sec­ to Log, and all unauthorized Well Denny getting dispatcher retary not noted. Motions adopt­ persons to be kept out of mid­ cards the other p. m. ed called for: wind scoops, ship house. Meeting wa.s short steam line in laundry and two because of extreme heat in 4. 4> t kinds of toilet soap. It was messhall. Surprising how many of the agreed to use fruit, juices when fellers find the need for mak­ XXX the milk ran out, crew's messing it to spend uii the people CAPE NOME, Dec. 3—Chair­ room to be painted before Xmas man Martin Rubio. Secretary "working for that yankee (1945) and suggestion that SIU Donald Henne. Many discus­ dol a a a a r." write letter to Nashua, N. H. sions regarding repairs needed XXX citizens and thank them for fine on the ship. A list was finally Local (NY) piecards thank library they put aboard. drawn up. Delegates are Bosun Mike Rossi and Mrs. Ros­ X X % Brown (deck), O'Conner (en­ si for an excellent Xmas dinner. NASHUA VICTORY, Dec. 19 gine) and Rubio (stewards). 4' 4- 4" —Chairman Nottingham. Sec­ X X X This gem from a letter to the retary Donald E. Fuser. Debate JOHN P. MITCHELL, Dec. Secretary-Treasurer. "Enclosed over Steward followed by vote 23—^Chairman not noted. Sec­ find. two dollars. Please retire for him to get off ship. Sixteen retary John M. Lopez. Motion my passbook which is also en­ for him to stay, fourteen to get demanding new bunks for Wip­ closed." Wrong bank, son. off. Suggestion followed for im­ er's quarters and new lockers 4 4 4. provement in serving meals. in Messmen's quarters adopted. On the back of a set of ship's ^ H. C. Roch volunteered to stay minutes appear these words WILLIAM S. YOUNG, Nov. aboard and "see that slop chest "... jumped overboard in the 30—Meeting of Stewards de­ is propei'ly supplied for next Pictured here is the Henry Ward Beecher being towed into Ber- Red Sea." The name is men­ partment. Chairman Dargen trip." Chairman explained tioned but no explanation w-hatCoker. Secretary James L. about "overtime and why we rrdda by the American-Range's Liberty, the Cecil N. Bean, after the ever is carried leaving us to Lunn. Robert Maulpin gave have it." Agreement was reach­ Beecher lost her propeller in a gale last month. Standing near the hazard all sorts of wild guesses. talk on SIU benefits, policies ed about who is to make coffee after port rail in characteristic poses (neither of 'em are doing any­ thing) are Chief Steward Frenchy Michelet and Deck Engineer and costs. Also gave talk on in­ and when. A discussion follow­ Charlie Simmons. LAMENT OF A dividual jobs for members of ed regarding the Captain's in­ stewards department. He was quiry regarding the characters Si E AM AN'S WIFE unanimously elected as dept. of each of the crew. that War Risk Bonus starts and keep officers out of crew's messdelegate. finishes," checking on crew's hall was adopted following a I'm getting awfully tired XXX XXX ELEAZAR WHEELOCK. Dec. right to first class lodgings and discussion regarding ship's ufOf living like a saint, WILLIAM S. YOUNG. Dec. 22—Chairman Charles Dorabia. meals while ashore as ship­ fiicers making "cracks about the I'm thinking mighty seriously 21 — Stewards dept. meeting. Secretary Frank Shobel. All wreck survivors, check of cor­ Union." It was pointed out that Of writing a complaint. Chairman Dargan Coker. Sec­ men on watch were excused rect prices for WSA goods in the Captain had been asked to retary James L. Lunn. Meet­ from meeting. Cahill "made a slop chest as "it is believed the go along with this idea but had To the WSA in Washington ing was called to discuss giving snappy speech in which he stat­ Captain made over 10% profit." refused. The discussion dis­ And those who make the laws. "general prisoners on the ship ed 'The SIU is built on a solid More details of the Kenmar ap­ closed the crew's general dis­ To tell them of a seaman's wife a carton of cigarettes" on Xmas foundation and it's a privilege pear on page six. Twenty mem­ gust with the Captain because Whose life is full of flaws. morning. The members decided to sail on an SIU ship. It is not bers attended this meeting. he refused to cooperate in this to give 3 cartons at total cost just a toy as many trip card "None from the stewards de­ matter. A list of repairs need­ of $39.50. Each member con­ men make it out to be'." He partment." Delegates were J. ed "is to be drawn up so that In war they gave me substitutes tributed and the money was urged cooperation from all the Brewer (deck) and L. Stoll the next crew will have the For all that I did lack. turned over to Lt. Shaw, Trans­ men. Motions adopted called (engine). necessary equipment." Dele­ Paid me cash for a war job for: not permitting new crew to port Commander. gates are Torch and Renstrom. But taxes took it back. XXX sign on until the ship is exam­ XXX They rationed me on sugar, ABEL STEARNS. Oct. 28^ 4. 4. 4ined by the patrolman for fu­ WILLIAM S. YOUNG, Dec. Chairman M. S. Torch. Secre­ On butter and on cream migation, fine for leaving THOMAS B. REED. Dec. 9— 30—Acting Chairman Joseph tary G. A. Renstrom. Sgt-atBut forgot to set a place aside dirty cups, expectorating on Kelley. Acting Secretary Dar­ Arms, Jerry Reese. General dis­ Chairman A. G. Burke. Secre­ deck, etc., to be sent to the Log For wives to "let off steam." tary David Henderson. Motion gan O. Coker. Motion adopted cussion to acquaint men with (a list of fines was to be drawn calling upon Ordinary Seamen called for: repairing springs in up and posted), carpenters to SIU and general rules around and one "Wiper to keep laundry I took if all as best I could crew's focs'les, coffee pot in en­ repair doors, escape panels, the ship. Cooperation was urg­ clean wa.s adopted, Steward is For we'd a war to win. gine room, new urn, better as­ ed between all members and pei-colators, silvcware, toasters, sortment of meats for next trip, each department. Cleanliness to be responsible for reading Some wives took to knitting blankets and new mattresses to room. Ship's delegate was in­ But me. I took to gin. complete slop chest supplies. be supplied. Another motion was stressed and the men were structed to ask the Skipper Some worked for the Red Cross Two other motions have been (by Cahill) was "well accepted" reminded that they could, ask about passengers u.sing the Or USO'd 'til dead. referred to the proper SIU of­ that a fine of $10 be placed for a second helping but should crew's toilets, showers, library But they were all poor substi­ ficials for action. against any crewmember seen avoid wasting stores. Torch and slop chest. Nine full books, tutes XXX wearing a monkey suit or high- and Renstrom are deck and en­ 5 prob books, 9 trip cards, 3 For nights alone in bed. ANDREW JACKSON. Dec. 3 pres.sure hat while at sea. Dis­ gine delegates respectively. "no books" and one SUP were —Chairman John Hanson. Sec­ cussions on overtime followed. reported on board. But once again this war-torn retary G. Mikalapoulos. List of 16 members were present at the ABEL STEARNS. Nov. 12.— world 4. 4. 4repairs was drawn up and sent "first meeting held aboard this Chairman M. S. Torch. Secre­ Enjoys a little peace. to the New York office. Dele­ ship." Delegates are Jack Up­ THOMAS B. REED. Dec. 30— And so do v/ives of some GIs tary G. A. Renstrom. Motions gates are T. Joseph (deck), Mes- per (deck), G u y DeBaere Chairman A. G. Burke. Secre­ Whose cries will now decrease adopted called for less noise in saros (engine) and H. Forbes (stewards) and Louis Skowtary David Henderson. Motions But spare a thought for us messhalls and passageways (stewards). ronek (engine). called for leaving place vacant Whose men are still away while men are sleeping, and ^ ^ X XXX at chow table for blackgang Working on a Liberty cups and bowls to be washed SS KENMAR, Dec. 31—Chair­ and replaced instead of using member on watch, assigning Off Leyte or Cape May. SMITH VICTORY. Dec. 23— Chairman and secretary not man L. Stoll. Secretary L. Cle­ them as ash trays. The meeting one toilet to the stevedores and noted. Motion that men "act as ments. The meeting was called discussed the need for recrea­ turning all books and other data Explosives are their cargoes one to guarantee a setlement of to discuss beefs of the crew tion facilities. Laundry room, over to the boarding Patrolmen. Just like the wives who wait all beefs before payoff." Sug­ from the SS Kenmar (the Ken- washing machine and garbage A rumor that two of the crew And all that's needed is a spark gestions for installing glass mar was wrecked off the Italian disposal in the galley pantry were making anti-Union state­ To change the census rate. ports, buzzer system for men on coast and the crew was brought were also discussed. Sixteen ments aboard the ship prompt­ To WSA I'll have to say standby, separate quarters for back on another vessel) while men attended the meeting. Del­ ed a warning by the meeting "With ships do as you choose day men, material for bookshelf aboard that vessel, • their treat­ egates are Torch and Renstrom. that such things will not be tol­ But give me back my husband erated. Delegates are: Robert Before I blow my fuse." and percolatoi's for crew's mess. ment ashore and matters on XXX Rathbone (deck), George N. Other recommendations were hand. Motions adopted called ABEL STEARNS. Dec. 21— Hendrick (engine) and D. Hen­ for: investigating "date of ar­ for cementing water tanks to Chairman M. S. Torch. ^ Secre­ derson (stewards). The meet­ rival at Rock of Gibraltar and get rid of rust and installation tending New Years greetings to tary G. A. Renstrom. Motion to ing closed with the crew ex- all members of the SIU. line of latitude and longitude of insulating material on out­ �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 18, 1946 Mobile Stripping Picks Up Again Tankers On Peacetime Articles By JOHN MOGAN NO NEWS?? By JAMES L. TUCKER and LOUIS NEIRA MOBILE — Shipping has pick­ We still have the SS Frank H. Dodd Matson Line, tied up with ed up again after having slowed a beef. The MFOW is on the down for one week. This port same one and we are holding, shipped about thirty men to the tight. The WSA is trying to get Galveston area and crewed up out from under by reallocating the new Maidian Creek, Harritt the ship to Lykes Bros. We have Monroe, Lyman Stewart and the one of the Deconhill Tankers in Alcoa Cutter. from an eight-month trip, the SS Back from a sojourn in the Fort Moultrie, with a bunch of Blue Pacific came the SS Harritt shysters for Engineers, and all Monroe, a Mississippi ship with kinds of beefs and charges in the very few heef.tt all having been engine dept. -which wc arc hav­ settled before the payoff. We ing a hard time straightening had the SS Lyman Stewart, a out—but we are gradually get­ Coastwise (PFE) in from a six- ting it done and it should be paid week trip to Europe with very off over the weekend. few beefs, which were settled We also had two of the Morans before the payoff. The Alcoa Tugs in, the Hilj.sboro Inlet and Cutter, one of the Hog Island the Margot Moran. The few type, came in from the Bauxite beefs on them were straightened run with a clean payoff—no beefs out before they sailed. We had and only one freeloader. a donation of $22.23 from the Ihis vsreah frsm ihs BOSTON—We have had a solid ment! As a matter of fact, every­ Branch Agenls of the followweek without a payoff in the body seems to be doing some­ ing ports: thing different these days — in­ SAN JUAN Port of Boston. Although there cluding Don Ronan, ex-Chief NORFOLK are all kinds of ships in, enough Mate, who's wife recently gave NEW ORLEANS work to keep everybody busy as birth to an 8%-lb. baby girl. GALVESTON hell, still there hasn't been a JACKSONVILLE single ship paying off and taking TAMPA BALTIMORE , on a full crew. We are begin­ ning to see all kinds of Pacific crew of the .SS Harritt Monroe District tankers and West Coast to the Log and the West Coast ships, each one with a load of Sailor. beefs of one kind or another. On the Lymna Stewart we had By J. E. SWEENEY One standout beef is with ref­ a $5.00 donation to the Ft. Stan­ By LOUIS GOFFIN The SS Emilia (an oldtimer, ton fellows from M. Nasal an erence the articles—any memPHILADELPHIA — Paying off Peiyoff, and she is making a trip SUP man. We still have several and howl), which left Norfolk ber shipping on a coastwise tank­ more than six months ago, just ships and getting the new hall to the boneyard on the James er, or on an intercoastal vessel, paid off in Boston. The boys ready has kept this branch quite River at Norfolk. She's been an fellows in the hospital, but all are getting along pretty well. We should be sure to know what he didn't have much dough coming busy the past week. The car­ SIU ship since the birth of the have two union books that were, is signing because there is no to them, as they were in port penter, electrician and painterturned in to this Branch that fixing the situation after the down in South America for too notified us that their work should are being sent to HQ: Audrey be completed in time for us to long a time. Felts, No. 28781, and John M. damage once has been done. move in on January 15th. The The crew had only figured on Chavin, No. 26494. They were Generally speaking, these tank­ a two-month trip, but as soon new hall will give this branch found by persons in town and ers are all back on peacetime ar­ as they left Norfolk, everything much more spacious quarters, mailed in to this Branch. ticles, so before signing on con­ went wrong. Between breaking and we intend to make it one Now that the elections are tact your nearest Patrolman for down and making other needed of the most attractive in the or­ over with, and the new officials will be taking office in the near the information, which will save repairs, she all but limped back ganization. With most of the beefs squared here six months later. She is future, let's go all out on this or­ you and every other Patrolman plenty old and, without going away on boai-d in the usual SIU ganizing drive. The holidays are up and down both coasts a few into details about repairs, as soon way, we had a few nice payoffs. over, and there is nothing to hold headaches. _ as the cargo is out she is going Outstanding was the beef on the us ashore, so see the Agent or MV Bellringer, a Waterman into quite an overhauling. Organizer in the port you ship GOOD CREW scow, where the Chief Engineer from, ^nd get lined up for one The Emilia is .still around. She SWELL CREW resigned his job on hearing that of these unorganized ships. It was a treat to have such will be going into drydock for the Company had agreed to pay Union, and it's like saying good­ swell bunch at the payoff. bye to an old friend. extensive repairs (and how she Brothers Paugh, Bacher, and the overtime he had disputed. With her departure the Hog needs them!) before creaking her MacCambridge gave great coop­ HE'S CONVINCED Island .fleet loses another mem­ . way out of Beantown. This scow eration. The crew got paid for In quitting he stated that since ber and, slowly but surely, the was a terrible mess when the Pa­ the day, and it was a very clean the Oilers made so much over­ Hogs are disappearing from the trolman went aboard, as the crew ship when they left. The old time, he would like to come up seas, and another link of pre-war had knocked off working as soon man kicked beforehand about to the Hall, get a trip card and sailing passes out of the pictui-e. By WILLIAM STEVENSON the way he expected to find the ship out as an Oiler. He also As we say goodbye to her, let's as she came in. But when the ship, but the crew really fooled said that he could now under­ hope that wo sail her namesake Things have been rather quiet Patrolman spoke to the men him. stand why being a member of with the same kind of SIU crews this week with the Hot Stove about it, the boys turned to be­ league in the hall on a vacation When I mentioned what he the Seafarers International Union that manned her in the past. fore the payoff and cleaned her said to the crew, they all went paid off. As soon as we are installed in over the holidays, but- I think to town on this cleaning end of We paid off the Old Del Sud up fine. the new HaU we will notify all they will be back in session next week. it, and in a very few minutes the in fine shape. This is her last hands. It was a helluva good crew, Unions are old iiisUlutions. ship was cleaner than when . and after sailing this crate for six Unions are nothing new. They months, showed they were bona aren't a creature of latter day fide union men through their radicals bolshevists or other un­ 100% cooperation with the pa­ desirable citizens. The workmen By ARTHUR THOMPSON trolman. The part-time union of Rome had their unions. The man would have deserted the SAVANNAH — Last week was V/e noticed a report in last craftsmen of the middle ages had , Emilia the moment she tied a slow one with only twelve men week's Log which is in error. their guilds . . . unions to protect • .alongside a dock. We're going shipped and seventy registered. There was an announcement that themselves and their products. to try to see to it that this scow The unions of today have the Nothing came in during the week four of our members were in the is made seaworthy before she and the only things scheduled for hospital down here. The four same motives as those of ancient leaves here with another Union the near future are five Water­ membei's in question were re­ Rome — better wages, better crew. man ships which, according to leased from the hospital some­ working conditions, better buy­ MUSH! the local papers, are due in be­ time ago. Brothers Gregory and ing power and a better civiliza­ The outports are doing contween now and February 21, Peterman have disappeared and tion. . siderable business. We are ex1946. Brother San Juan is getting along DUES PAY DIVIDENDS . pecting a couple of arrivals in This announcement was coup­ quite okay with crutches but he Unions are on a business basis. . one day—aU West Coast tankers. they went aboard. I felt very led with the news that the Water­ has been out for about six Why do the members have to Then, of all places, an Isthmian proud of their work, and told the man SS Co. has opened an office months. pay to belong to unions? The comes into Scarsport, Me. (Har­ Port Captain, "These are SIU in Savannah again with Sam C. Brother Grimes was.in the of­ modern labor union is run on ness up the dogs and grease the men." Heard as Manager. The Water­ fice this A.M. and was quite sur­ principles of business. It has a At the end of the supplemen­ man Co. used to have an office prised to know he was also a business representative who han­ rurmers on the dogslcd, the SIU goes to Searsport!) Incidentally, tary payroll, late at night, every­ here before, but closed it in the hospital patient. The only mem­ dles negotiations for better wages, we had another Isthmian in Bos­ one was happy. There was not early part of 1942. ber we know of in the hospital etc.; it has a secretary who keeps ton this past week, and there is a disputed hour left. Hats off to If any of their ships come in it down here is Robert Haning, who the business in shape; it has sten­ no question about her being an this crew! will be good to have an office just notified us today. ographers; it maintains modern Six months on the Emilia! SIU ship. Editor's Note:—The Log apol­ office equipment and other func­ here so we can have a company The Hall is beginning to look representative at the payoff. On ogizes for hospitalizing these tions that cost money. like, bid times again, with quite We are our last two payoffs we had no now-healthy brothers. As a fraternal society, it pays a few men hanging around. But one and avoided delay in paying more than glad to make them its members many benefits. If the shortage on engine ratings off only because the skippers, on well again. We take the names its members are forced into a is acute; most of the firemen both occasions, could listen to off the Hospital List as soon as strike or lockout, it helps them and oilers have probably trans­ reason'on the few overtime beefs we are notified that they have pay their bills with strike bene- ' left. ferred to the stewards departwe had. fits. All that costs money. Says Hats Off To The Emilia Engineer Learns Why SIU Leads Unions Are Very Old Institutions Savannah Gets Waterman Office �THE Friday, January 18, 1946 OH, NO YOU DON'T, BROTHER! SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Made Fortunes From Sale Of Rustbuckets American taxpayers have been taken for a ride by the shipping lobby through the payment of in­ flated wartime shipping purchase prices and damages according to facts and figures slowly coming to light, and they are expected to continue in the sucker role by selling the nation's present mer­ chant fleet to the shipping ty­ coons for only 35 cents on the dollar, It has been estimated that war made the shipping companies $1,200,000,000 richer through the ex­ cess appraisal of old ships, there­ by ahowing the owners to collect five or six times their prewar value in insurance settlements when hundreds of these old hulks were sunk—many of their crews with them. Insurance claims paid to the shipowners range from three to twelve times the 1938 market value placed on these GM Rejects Panel's Pay Proposal Non-strikers at the huge Western Electric plant at Keamy, N.J., met this kind of effective persuasion when a few of them got a no­ tion to violate the picket lines. In the end scabs and cops alike found they were moving backwards faster than they were forward, and'the ranks of the 17,500 members of the independent Western Electric Employes Ass'n remained firm behind their demand for a 30% wage increase. (LPA) End Coast Guard Control Thus the fight against the brasshat bureaucrats has the wholehearted support of every man on the waterfront — even though the Seafarers Internation­ al Union alone of all the mari­ time organizations is leading this When on April 19, 1945, the fight. Coast Guard called a public Meanwhile, the SIU is await­ hearing on its proposals to make its control permanent, the Sea­ ing word from President Tru­ farers International Union was man. If an adverse decision is re­ the only organization to speak ceived, the fight will be carried out in defense of the seamen's further. As Brother Hawk said basic right—the right to be ci­ at the April, 1945, hearing, "Sea­ vilian employees and bargain men will fight to maintain their through unions of their own civilian status, and will fight to maintain the strength and in­ choice. tegrity of their trade unions." Secretary - Treasurer Hawk, The Seafarers International speaking for the SIU, pointed out that continuation of Coast Guard Union will lead this fight. supervision into peacetime would mean continuation of- military discipline, kangaroo courts, ar­ bitrary suspension of seamen's papers, and regimentation. These tactics would ultimately lead to the incorporation of the mer­ chant seamen into the armed forces (Continued from Page I) SIU has been striking blow after blow at the Coast Guard's open maneuvers to continue its tem­ porary power into the postwar era. NMU SUPPORTS IT As was expected, not only the shipowners, but the representa­ tives of the National Maritime Union and the American Com­ munications Association — which always see eVe to eye with each other no matter what changes Browder or Foster make in the official commie line — supported and praised in glowing terms the Coast Guards' gestapo methods of handling merchant seamen. The seamen's hatred toward the Coast Guard cuts across all organizational lines, despite what good words some of those lead­ ers may have for the bureaucrats. Any rank and file seaman, no mattter what union he belongs to, has nothing but a deep di.slike for the CG. Any of them can tell of hundreds of incidents of the Coast Guard Boarding Of­ ficers trying to turn the men against the ship's officers, and the ship's officers against the crow. Any of them, can tell of indiscriminate lifting of a sea­ man's papers — his only way of earning a living—of intimidation, of anti-union acts. WASHINGTON — General Mo­ tors' defiance of the U. S. gov­ ernment and of its 200,000 strik­ ing employes rose to an arrogant new high last week when the world's richest corporation flat­ ly rejected a set of recommen­ dations of a government fact­ finding panel which President Truman had praised as "a thorough and reasoned docu­ ment" Thumbing his nose at the panel's proposal of a pay raise of lOVzc-an-hour, equal to a 17% increate, GM President Wilson an­ nounced that the recommenda­ tions were "unacceptable in whole and in part." GM, he said, "rejected the unsound principle that a specific company should be forced to pay higher than com­ petitive wages because of its ability to pay." « The union had demanded a 30 % raise while the corporation re­ fused to offer more than ISVzc an hour. Acceptance of the award by the UAW and GM would raise the present GM basic hourly rate of $1.11 to $1.31. Had a 30%. hike been granted the Enough millions of dollars to rate would have gone to $1.45 an make a difference in everyone's hour. tax bill can be recovered if an Another UAW victory was seen honest Congressional investiga­ tion of the shipping lobby's il­ in the fact that the panel took legal take is made. cognizance of the corporation's ability to pay. This question, pressed by the union over vehe­ ment GM objections, finally re­ sulted in the corporation repre­ sentatives walking out on the fact-finding deliberations, an ac­ tion which the report said "han­ dicapped" the panel's work. In a footnote to the report the panel declared that "Our calculations show that . . . the company can earn, in the first 12 months fol­ lowing the resumption of produc­ tion, profits in excess of those of the base period used by the CPA for pricing purposes. Such a re­ sult is possible principally be­ cause (a) prices of GM 1942 models are slightly more than 12% above 1941 models, thus yielding a substantial increase in sieve W. Kliderman, FOW. income on an equal volume of who just returned from a trip on production, and (b) GM's profits the Topa Topa (Waterman), and were the higliest in the history of wants to thank the Patrolman for the company." beating a log against him. OKAr, HE SAYS Admiral Mills To Replace Land FROM PORT OF NEW ORLEANS LOG DONATIONS MADE TO N. Y. BRANCH SIGNAL HILL $31.00 WALLOWA 18.00 FLYING EAGLE 76.00 G. BADERA 2.00 T. OVERLAND 2.00 C. ANTONES 2.00 W. A. MASTERSON .... 5.00 ANTONIN DVORAK .. 16.00 JOSlAH PARKER 52.00 ROBERT BELGER 2.00 HILLSBORO ISLAND.. 15.00 JAMES ROONEY 2.00 GEORGE ALTHER 6.05 MONTEBELLA HILLS 16.00 H. J. BRADLEY 2.00 J. WORLING 2.00 L. G. BROWN 2.00 G. A. KENNEDY 2.00 E. T. McCORMICK 2.00 REINHOLD RICHTER.. 18.50 WARRIOR POINT 36.00 FLORENCE CRITTENDEN 8.44 SS LUTHER KURD ....._ 14.00 SS CUBA VICTORY 8.00 SS O. LOVING $38.00 SS KYSKA 23.00 SS FELIX GRUNDY 10.00 SS TULANE VICTORY .... 6.00 SS ELEAZOR WHEELOCK 4.00 SS JOHN HENRY 18.81 SS KENMORB 26.00 SS IVANHOE 15.00 SS ALGIC 9.00 SS ALEXANDER BELL .... 74.00 SS RANGER 25.00 SS VASSAR' VICTORY .... 55.00 SS EMERY 11.00 SS GARDNER 19,00 SS H. MELVILLE 28.00 SS TOPA TOPA 2.00 SS AIKEN VICTORY 14.00 INDIVID'L DONATIONS .. 99.00 SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS ships by the Maritime Commis­ sion. PRICES JUMPED In spite of the "no enhancment" clause, many obsolete ves­ sels were taken over by the Gov­ ernment during World War II, and some were purchased at up to ten times more than their ap­ praisal of a few months prior to the war. Prices as high as"$l,150,000 for a tanker and $676,000 for a cargo vessel were paid for old rustbuckets, although a mar­ ket value of around one hundred thousand dollars each on some of these old scows had been estirnated by the MC back in Decemlwi', 19.38. BALTIMORE DONATIONS SS BENJAMIN BOURN ....$11.00 SS ALBERT P. RYDER .... 18.00 FROM BOSTON SS IDAHO FALLS $20.00 TOTAL $865.80 The United States Senate this week will be asked to approve President Truman's nomination of Real Admiral Earl W. Mills as successor to Admiral Land, who resigned as chairman of the U. S. Maritime Commission. Land's unexpired term runs until September 26, 1949, and, upon Senate approval, will be filled by Mills who has a Navy background in ship construction similar to Land. His nomination to the post indicates that the general pattern of policy adopted by the Land regime is to be fol­ lowed. It was pointed out that Ad­ miral Mills has been named at a time when the greatest merchaaL fleet ever afloat is under an American flag, and that the job of turning the ships over to private operation will bring con­ siderable criticism from varipus quarters. With a 45,000,000 ton merchant fleet which cost American tax­ payers some $18,000,000,000, there will be many people to question the policy of making the ship­ owners a present of a new fleet at the taxpayers expense. As plans stand now, the op­ erators will get them for a ridicu­ lously small fee and tremendous pressures will be brought to bear when the general public is made aware of the deal. Mills, as the head of the Mari­ time Commission, will be the one to bear the brunt of this criti­ cism. Admiral Land, in the mean­ time, has taken over the presi­ dency of the Air Transport As­ sociation. "CLEARING THE DECK!' "Clearing The Deck." by Paul Hall, which usually appears in Ihe LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall is louring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New York Agent, Brother Hall is Director of Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so thai all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian election. �THE Pago Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 18, 1946 THE WEEK'S NEWSm REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports. OK'S WAGE BOOST CURRENT EVENTS... SPORTS his only chance of defeating Billy Conn in their forthcoming fight was to knock him out, as he AT HOME couldn't outbox him . . , New world's record for ^ the mile and President Truman's "fact-find­ tion that the government must ers" recommended a 17'/2% wage adopt rigorous measures to con­ a sixteenth was established at increase for General Motors trol inflation and maintain order Santa Anita when the four-yearstriking employees. Caught be­ . . . Secretary of War Patterson, old Snow Boots covered the dis­ tween the "fact-finding" board under fire from GIs, declared that tance in 1:41-3/5. and need for public favor, the MacArthur didn't intend to quit autoworkers accepted the pro­ and that 400,000 U. S. troops in National Football League signs posal providing the corporation the Pacific would be returned agreement with three minor lea­ agrees before Jan. 21. Other­ home within the next four gues to set up organized football wise the 30% demand is on months. on the same basis as baseball . .' . Admiral Nimitz announced again. The company has refused Bobby Permane up on Lou-Bre elaborate tests of the atomic to accept the recommendation. bomb are to be made this sum­ captured the $50,000 San Pasqual Steelworkers postponed their mer. He also declared that the Handicap from Sirda by a nose impending strike for another Navy would be in constant fight­ . . . Giants mail out 48 baseball week, following a White House ing trim. New York longshoremen won a conference which both sides at­ player contracts to beat the The Maritime Commission 20% wage raise and all but two tended . . . Meat packers were Dodgers and Yankees to the gun no closer to settling their de­ plans "to return to private own­ of their chief demands in arbi­ . . . Marius Russo, recipient of mands and went fSut on their ership" at the earliest practical tration decision handed down by moment the 45,000,000 ton mer­ an Army discharge, rejoins the William H. Davis (above). long expected strike . . . Tele­ chant fleet built by the U. S. Yanks only to head for a hospital (Federated Pictures) phone workers returned to their government. The cost to the to have his elbow operated on for jobs in a 3G-day truce, during taxpayers for this tonnage is removal of bone chips and cal­ ship. British forces in Jerusalem which a nation-wide strike will $18,000,000,000 (eighteen billion cium deposits. were erecting pill poxes and be planned, dollars) which will now be "re­ barbed wire entanglements in THE WINTER CIRCUIT Electrical workers walked off turned" to the shipping bosses. preparation for a showdown with their jobs in all GE. WestingHarry Boykoff, star of the St. Albert Einstein, noted mathe­ terrorists." house and pM (Electrical Div.) matician and refugee from Hitler, John's basketball squad, has The suicide of Dr. Conti, Nazi plants following weeks of nego­ declared Britain was unfit to ad­ made his quintet into the class­ extermination hospital ' propon­ tiations. Meanwhile 10,000 AFL minister Palestine iest one in New York, and every Palestine^ and that a ent, was just announced although electrical workers (construction) UNO trusteeship should be es­ indication points to them copping the act took place in his jail cell in New York signed a no-strike tablished there. the Metro title . . . 18-year-old three months ago ... At the pact for the duration of the hous­ freshman, Tony Lavelli, scored 22 Admiral Kimmel, who was war criminals trials in Nurem­ ing shortage. points for the Yale Bulldogs Navy commander at Pearl Har­ berg, a Czech physician named against Columbia's Lions to help Congressmen returned to Wash­ bor, is the next scheduled witness six of the accused as visitors to Yale win to the tune of 44-32 . . . ington, after a holiday recess, to appear before the Pearl Har­ the notorious Dachau concentra­ The undefeated Irish team of with little enthusiasm for enact­ bor Investigating Committee. tion camp . . . Documents intro­ Notre Dame climbed to the top ing laws to ease domestic strife. Critics are charging the Com­ duced at the trials show that of the hardwood heap with their Anti-strike legislation holds top mittee is attempting to clear vanity and personal pride, not win over Great Lakes, while Wy­ place in their collective thinking Kimmel (and General Short), and differences in ideology, caused scrap before more than 16,000 ring oming was being upset by Utah . . . Tied to a 25 million dollar smear the late President Roose­ Nazi Financier Schacht's dis­ fans at Madison Square Garden. after ten straight wins, and Iowa loan to Greece is a U. S. stipula­ velt. agreements with Hitler , . . Pro­ Jake had a weight advantage of secutors accused Nazi Admiral IOV2 pounds, and managed to INTERNATIONAL Doenitz of ordering U-boat com­ take six rounds al least in tlie Secretary of State Byrnes, in ials under the guise of surpluses manders to exterminate all Al­ decision fight. Bell absorbed ter­ lied seamen in an attempt to crip­ rific body punishment through­ London, urged prompt forma­ unfit for use. tion of an international commit­ Britain will propose to the ple shipping by eliminating crews out the scrap, although he fought, tee, under the UNO, to devise UNO the creation of a "world se­ as well as ships. like a man whose one hope of safeguards to insure atomic en­ curity parliament," and will pro­ Sixteen member nations of the victory was a quick KO in the ergy being used for "human wel­ claim her readiness to place all United Maritime Authority will early rounds. fare and not the more deadly mandated territories, including lay plans in London to dissolve Jake wasn't in tip top shape as warfare." He also proposed the Palestine, under UNO trustee- the giant merchant fleet pool used he was forced to take penicillin formation of an international during the war . . . The Allies prior to the battle as a result of police force . . . The U. S., it was FIRST AGAIN will begin distribution of repara­ his recent struggle against the disclosed, is not ready to an­ tions from Germany next month, little flu germs. However, the nounce the number of troops it while relief agencies in the U. S. poundage that the game Bell would make available for such were struggling to get supplies gave away was a little too much was taking it on the chin from a body nor its policy in regards to shivering men, women and in the long run. The wonder is Indiana. to turning over to UNO trustee­ children in Europe, including that Bell could absorb the ter­ ship of Pacific islands it now Germany. Word is going out To the six rific punching he did and still occupies, An army coup forced the resig­ remain on his feet till, the end. day bike riders to get in shape UNO Delegate Eleanor Roose­ nation of Haiti Pres. Lescot . . . LaMotta should very definitely for some contests in the near fu­ velt was asked hy GIs in Lon­ All police were alerted in the be matched with some good mid- ture . . . Former N. Y. spor(s don to bolster their demands for Argentine as business and in­ dleweights like Rocky Graziano writer Jack Knfoed is blasting getting high point soldiers home dustry joined in an anti-govern­ or others, ag he has graduated the U. S. courtmartial system in . . . Five hundred American ment lockout which is paralyzing from the welter class and is his Miami column, and really soldiers demonstrated in Paris the country . . . The Japanese ready for the bigger lads. di-awing blood .. . The Algerian and demanded, among other Cabinet has decided to remain in welterweight champ of Francp, things, the removal of War Sec­ office pending the general elec­ WEEKLY SPORTS ROUNDUP Kid Kouidri, defended his title retary Patterson and an end to tion . . . Russia will be asked to Many of the hoss players are successfully against southpaw special privileges for Army of­ cooperate iri forming a new still squawking about the death Degouve in a twelve round title ficers ... In Manila other The former first lady of the policy for Korea. of the daily double at the race bout . . . Three star Washington soldiers, including Sgt. Emil land, Eleanor Roosevelt, who was "Orders from above" have stop­ tracks. Actually it was just Redskins are shopping around for Mazey, former Detroit anti-com­ named the only American woman ped the GI publication "Pacifi- sucker-bait to get the bettors out better terms than they have been munist labor leader, accused the delegate to the United Nations can" from printing any criticism to the track early, and it's elim­ offered—-End Joe Aguirre, and Army of destroying quantities of Organization Assembly current- of "policies of the War Depart­ ination is a good move . . . Joe backs Bob Seymour and Wilbur valuable and salvageable mater- ly convening in London. (LPA) ment" or "theatre commanders." Louis stated at Macon, Ga., that Moore. PRO FOOTBALL WARFARE Pro football's war of the leagues appeared to be getting hotter as the NFL replaced mild mannered Elmer Layden with the belligerent ex-owner, Bert Bell. It was just another indica tion that the National Football League is stripping the decks for action against the new All-Amer ica Football Conference. Much as we like the Thin Man (Layden), we must approve the NFL's choice of Bell who prac­ tically grew up in the senior pro circuit as coach and owner. The fight-loving Bell should be an ideal choice for one of .sport'.s hot seats, and the AAFC can cer­ tainly expect a real scrap from the NFL's best scrapper, and a man who speaks the pro football lingo. • LAMOTTA DEFEATS BELL In strict accordance with the dope, Jake LaMotta defcatec Tommy Bell in a fast moving �Friday. January 18, 1946 TBS SEAF ARERS LOG Page Eleven BIIIXET ' z\ J LwiiX STEWARD DEPARTMENT — A — Adams, L. R., Alley, Harry Adams, L. R., Alley, Harry W. _ B — —Unclaimed Wages— Shepard Steamship Company Bacc, John, Ball, Frederick, T., Barnette, Carl, Barnes, Barry C., Barrett, Richard E„ Dartnne, Peter B., Beck, Clyde, Beers, Floyd B., Beltram, William, Ben­ — H — ton, Stanley T., Bingham, Earl L., Bingham, Joe A., Birkin, H., Harris, Wm. Ira, Hendricks, Bodenhamer, Forest, Bolzano, J. Leon R., Hudson, Egbert, Huhn, Jr., Boulton, W^illiaru C., Biyau, Renhold A., Hunter, V. Douglas, Burris, Garold W. — J — _• C — Joliiison, Oliver H., Jones, ElCandas, Peter, Cascalenda, J., wood. Cavness, Ezra L., Cecila, Patricio, — K — Champion, Paul C., Christie, J. Kelly, James J., Kimbrougli, B., Clady, A., Cark, Leon T., Ken O., Krukowski, Richard, KuClute, George, Coburn, R. C., pola, John. Colby, Clyde R., Collins, Robert E., Cottrell, Leroy, Conlson, Levi — L — R., Countryman, Nathan, Cullen, Lavine, Harry F., Lawson, George M., Curtis, Henderson, Percy, Layne, Ray S., Leitch, Cutsail, John S. Henry J., Leonette, James, Lewis, Robert A. Jr., Liotta, Paul, Lu— D — centi, Doninador, Lucheck, Theo­ D'Entremont, Martin, Daley, dore, Lydon, H. W., Lyons, John, Danovske, P., Darney, Thomas. Peter, Davis, Carroll, Day, Jerry, DeCambra, Frank, Deveneau, — M — Nelsen E., Dewald, Lynch G. Jr., Marsh, Frank, Martin, W. L., Bobbs, G. B., Drazek, Joseph. Martinez, Joseph, Martinez, Ruven. A., McAnaw, Edward, Mc— E — Clure, R. B., McDonnell, BrenEunice, Edward V., Ewing, den, Mcintosh, Milton B., McClyde. Master, Robert, G., McMaster, Victor H., Mertz, Paul, Miller, — F — fred, Stacey, George, Stanley, Francis L., Steckler, Charles, Stephens, Herman, Stewart, WeL don T., Swan, J. L., Swanson, Ray C., Swanton, Edward, Swift, Ford. Unclaimed Wages Are Open On Books Of Shepard Steamship Company As Listed* Fecteau, Adrian, Feltrop, A. J., Fierira, John, Fitzsimmons, Ed., Fleisckhacker, Nathan, Foley, Ellis D. I — G — Gainer, Otts R., Gamble, Hor­ ace J., Garcia, Luiz, Garvlista, Robert J., Gassassa, Luigi, Ger­ man, John Gomillion, Gabin, Graham, Charles, Graham, W. F., Griffin, Fred J., Groome, Har­ old W. SIU HALLS NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE .... 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. Lombard 7651 NORFOLK .127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 SAN JUAN, P. R. ... .48 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 GALVESTON 305'/i 22nd St. 2-8043 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SAN FRANCISCO ^^59 Clay St. SEAT ILL ..86 Seneca St. PCTRTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH . .531 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 JACKSONVILLE .'920 Main St. 5-1231 Clem A., Moore, Robert W., Mul- Steve, Perrilli, James, Plocher, key, Ben Mueller, Avery L., Mur­ John F., Pool, Calvin, W. phy, Robert. — R — — N — Renner, Richard E., Rhodes, H. Neal, Columbus, Neil, Richard, Niekerson, L., Nolei:, Ward T. . -OOney, Frank, Ostron, Orton, V. — P — — U —. Usher, Louis. = V = Vance, William H., Varnes, E., Robinson, John F., Rodri- Van R., Vega, Martin L. quez, Estaban, Rossello, Miguel, — W — Ruiz, Ramon. Walker, T., Wjda, Teddy W., — S — Wassenberg, Milton, Williams, G., Williams, Edward, Williamis, Scott, William R., Shea, Jo­ James, Wilson, William, Wood­ seph W., Shellesky, John A., ward, Robert P., Whitfield, JarSloan, Richard E., Smith, Charles, vis G. Smith, D. D., Snow, George M., Pepliewicz, Vincent, Parsh, L. N., Patchin, Robert, Pedalino, V., Penn, Charles, Petosky, W. F., Snyder, Max M., Soloff, Harry L., Pieterick, Raymond, Pietrez, Southall, Thomas, Spencer, Al­ — Z — Zielke, Leonard F., Zihn, F. Calmar Steamship Company SB DANIEL WILLARD Alfred Woodford George Gierczic , Waldemar Soome Harold Rivers Walter Mitchell Joseph Hayden Henry Lyday Henry Lyday 4.80 4.48 6.04 4.94 4.48 4.48 4.48 1.34 MONEY DUE SB BMITH VICTORY Members of the crew on the voyage, Nov. 5, 1945 to Nov. 30, 1945, have overtime coming to them as follows: R. Morgan, 35 hrs; L. McDon­ ald, 35 hrs; R. Follett, 5 hrs; J. Boyne, 7 hrs; R. Reed, 6 hrs; W. Kinley, 39% hrs; K. Kursmand, 35y2 hrs; J. Thomas, 2V2 hrs; A. Beckham, 27y2 hrs; J. Moyer, 30 hrs; R. Allaire, 3% hrs; L. Melanson, 7% hrs; T. Nelson, 10 hrs; Shronsky, 2% hrs; T .Dickerson, 4 hrs; A. Llewellyn, SVz hrs; R. Chiomard, 2y2 hrs; Libei'atore, 2% hrs; M. Gendron, 2Vz hrs; Schroeder, 2y2 hrs; Morier, 21/2 hrs; R.- Simpkins, 41 hrs; W. Canty, 60y2 hrs. — T — Thompson, I,on J., Tibbetts, Carl M., Toeallo, David, Troop, Ernest W. The money can be collected at Bull Line Office. SB GEORGE PENDELTON G. Trocke, 4 hrs.; J. Watkins, 2 hrs.; D. Stasevich, 3 hrs.; J. Baja, 8 hrs.; Joe Phward, 6 hrs. Can be collected at Company office. ^ ^ ^ BB COABTAL BTEVEDORE Raymond C. Thorne, 42 hrs.; Charles E. DeShare, 48 hrs. Can be collected at Company office. SB ROBERT S. LOVETT The following men have vouch­ ers in the New Orleans Hall for money due them: Contact the New Orleans Agent to get your vouchers. Charles N. Jacobs, 235 hrs.; Gilbert B. Gainey, 160 hrs.; Nebra A. Berry, 35 hrs.; Clarence Du Pont, 9 hrs.; James L. Jones, 100 hrs.; Willie F. Everson, 219 hrs.; Murice B. Riddle, 57 hrs.; Jack A. Copeland, 41 hrs.; Benj. F. Boulware, 68 hrs. SB CLARENCE KING J. Erpelding, 40 hrs.; Harry Morris, 43 hrs.; Edward Kane, 40 hrs.; E. Chumley, 40 hrs.; W. Nolen, 40 hrs.; K. Howard, 40 hrs.; J. Malconian, 3 hrs. Write or collect at 17 Battery Place, Mississippi Steamship Company. All Deck Dept. disputed over­ CLIFFOim G. SABBER time is payable at 17 Battery Of the SS George E. Hale, can Place, Mississippi Steamship Co. collect the 18 hours overtime due him by calling at the New York BB WAYCROSB WTORY office. William L. Gable, 14 hrs.; Rich­ 4. 4. i ard Cozzi, 3 hrs.; Silvestro CaOUACHITA VICTORY pozzi, 8 hrs.; Donald M. Mease, Entire crew which paid off Dec. 10 hrs.; Edward J. Clark, 5 hrs.; 24, at Gutenbergt, N. J., has five Theodore R. CoiTell, 7 hrs.; Ches­ days' lodging money coming. Colter A. Madden, 4 hrs. ' lect at Mississippi, New York. George Gierczic Albert Woodford George Cohimon George Conimon Waldemar Soome Harold W. Mangrain ... D. L. Gilbert Joseph O'Connor Edward R. Crelan George Gierczic Eisten Hangen Samuel Ernmer John E. Duffy ' Edward Jabilonski W. E. Horn F. Constantino W. A. Melia G. C. Gierczic R. Raynor G. E. Sharp H. Price, Jr J. G. Hrabstock W. J. Jones T. Willmoth D. E. Halverson Norman Vooris Howard E. Austin Burton L. Lynch Joe Alonzo William Burgeos Edward C. Salter John G. Hrabstock Richard A. Voetz Joseph Chaisson Ned Remley Fortunate Constantino Michael J. Martin Joseph Winkler Edward J. Connolly .... Robert E. Duffy Joseph H. Hare Stephen E. Bokor George W. Ford Albert J. Boiselle Roy E. Taylor John Anton John F. Lesson Elton J. Polecheck Lorimer S. Tucker Joseph S. Gayan Davey Martin Willard K. Downing .... Edward W. Popeesh .... Roy E. Dant Heraclio Sancher 4.74 12.53 .53 48.17 61.66 7.04 2.69 5.04 4.36 14.26 1.62 1.34 7.72 7.56 2.05 1.68 3.37 8.63 2.52 1.68 1.68 2.95 6.61 6.73 11.26 1.15 1.15 15.76 11.01 6.91 7.64 5.35 5.89 8.67 1.45 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.90 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 Robert H. Rose Romes O. Rossi Stanley Rys Michael Martin Fortunate Constantino .... Joseph W'iuklei' George W. Ford Stephen Baker John Anton James W. Gallagher 1.98 1.98 1.98 5.89 3.79 2.52^ 84 3.37 1.68 1.98 SB WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS W. Barrett $ 4.53 G. Mann 67.31 J. Bouyea 3.06 P. Moigreri 10.28 K. Sansbury ' 8.85 A. Ucha 5,45 D. Draper 6.53 C. Kolsto 12.09 A. Solresen 10.74 G. Menchung 9.40 G. Towers 10.99 i'. Steward 4.79 J. Anderson ' 4.32 M. Chambers 28.56 W. Peterson 2.23 J. Cummings 2.69 J. Walsh 26.86 P. Vollwiler 2.73 C. Briscoe 2.69 R. Pare 2.01 B. Dale 2.01 F. Gutuerry 2.01 V. Johnson 2.69 D. Maltese 1.39 PERSONALS THOMAS HARVEY POOL. JR. Get in touch with.your uncle, William Bishop, 1060 Arlington Strent. Mobile. Alabama. You have some money coming to you. ATTENTION I T. T. HOPE Will you please contact Buck Stephens New Orleans Patrol­ man Or J. Algina, New York Patrolman in regards to your beef on the SS Carlos J. Finley. �THE SEAFARERS Page Twelve LOG Friday, January 18, 1946 a Seorge M. Bibbs Crew Accepts Seafarers ALAMO VICTORY ORGANIZERS and the last night before wo sail ed, security watch was out—^just With 90 per cent of the crew like that. pledged to the SIU, the Isthmian FINE JOB Liberty trooper, George M. Bibbs The Black Gang didn't have blew into wintry New York this much overtime and not many week from Marseille (the Sea­ WILMINGTON, Cal. — I'm beefs. The stewards dept. is all men's Paradise) with about 400 on an Isthmian ship at the for the SITJ,except for one quiet GI criminals and one happy present time just looking young NMU stiff who now and around and listening to French dog, Froggy. then placed literature in the everything The NMU guys Without any arguments or sus messhalls, and three other young sure haunt this crate but picious misunderstandings, these guys going around in a fog and don't get to first hase. The Isthmian m.cn smoothly accepted robbing their own pockets. really funny part of it is that the friendly efforts of the oi-ganOur SIU men aboard the Bibbs they always come at meal­ izers and their recounting of the did a fine and quiet job of con­ time — must be that they're various advantages of the SIU. vincing these Isthrhian men of always hungry! Manj' of their reasons are import­ the spirit, the honesty, the The crew usually gives antly connected with their wages, strength and the many protective them a bad time, so they just their jobs and better conditions advantages of our Union. The on ships, which can be summed black gang had Wiper Tommy SNIFF -SNKT - LET'S up as follows: With the union SETrtf THIS one ' Taylor and Oiler Johnny Waueach guy would know his own chek; and Stewards Dept. had Three SIU volunteer ship's organizers aboard the Isthmian ves­ job without doing another guy's the best Bakers oiit of the union sel, Alamo Victory. Heading left to right—Yulin Blomgren, Car­ work and not being paid over­ —John Bove and Lawrence Hor- penter; Frank Fromm. DM; and Edward V. Welsh, AB. They pre­ time. ney, who are making another trip dict large majority of Alamo's crew, at least 85% will vote SIU. Lots of these guys who run to see that the Bibbs remains away from their jobs would be SIU; and the deck gang had Mar­ straightened out for the good of tin O'Connor, Estel Staib and everyone in the dept. With myself. everyone knowing their jobs Recently returned from an inThe main beefs aboard the EDITOR'S NOTE: With men there won't be so many argu­ like these Seafarers, and others tercoastal run aboard Isthmian's Eastpoint are typical of most ments, fights and complaints— who express their union loyalty Eastpoint Victory, SIU volunteer Isthmian ships, and are in re­ especially from the rest of the by shipping Isthmian, we can't ship's organizer Mike Hook re­ gard to the lack of overtime pay­ crew. stay long enough to eat a ments for many jobs which are lose the election. It might mean A growing young seaiuan or an meal and then take oft. The slight sacrifices on your part to ports that the crew of the East- noriiially overtime-paid on SIUoldtimer should eat decently on j reason? She's SIU on here! sail Isthmian, but remember the point is 90 per cent Seafarers- contracted vessels. Isthmian men ships, be paid decent wages and over all good to be achieved by pledged. They are also enthused are well aware, according to Fraternally, have good living conditions—as unionizing the entire shipping in­ over the prospects of having the Brother Hook, of the need for a Jack Kane all Americans want and deserve dustry. Only when all unorgan­ long-postponed election to deter­ Seafarers contract to correct this such a way of life. When we and other inequities which exist ized companies are covered by work extra hours or within our for the Seafarers. In overtime, SIU contracts will the wages, mine the collective bargaining on unorganized Isthmian ships, hom-s, v/e don't want them for­ we naturally lost" several penalty shipboard conditions and union agent held in the very near fu­ "A couple of sorry individuals gotten about, or argued about hours working during meals. representation protect you from ture, subject to the National La­ from another seamen's union and delayed. Some hours worked on dunnage these companies' chiseling tac- bor Relations Board determina­ were on the Eastpoint, and didn't down in the hold were disputed,tics, tions. FRANKS AND HAM get to first base with the Isth­ By HENRY PIEKUTQWSKI A Memo From An Isthmian Ship SS Eastpoint Victory Signs Up For the entire voyage we were faithfully tortured with old eggs and vegetable meals worthlessly ttieated; while those good old frankfurters and Virginia ham After surviving a crash in the? were worked overtime in place of Red Sea and losing one man, the various missing meats. We would Poland Victory of the Isthmian SEAFARERS UN FOLAND VWIOKY have been more satisfied if we Line put into Baltimore. Short­ had to raise chickens in coops ly thereafter, two SIU volunteer for the trip, and if we had re- organizers aboard her—Johannes .ceived permission to move the Pahapill, Carp., and William messhall into the galley so we Stewart, AB—travelled to New .could get our meals fast and hot York to report on the organiza­ (which tastes better in winter tional progress aboard the Poland, weather), and watch how those While traversing the Red Sea blind doctors dreamily throw the about 2.5 miles from Suez, the food at us. Poland Victory collided with a The most humorous and unnec- British-manned LST. This Brit­ essai-y part of the^ trip was a ish ship, LST 3002, mistook the stupidly stubborn and ignorant, Poland for a slower travelling young, overgrown Ordinary. He Liberty, and attempted to cut worked all trip with the same across in front of her when she black sweater, dungarees and was doing about 10 knots. As Q pcacoat. He slept over the linen result, the Poland stood by to on ]»i3 bunk so he wouldn't muss take off the crew of 125 seamen. it up, and he ate .his meals with After the LST crew came aboard, his watch cap next to his plate their Skipper saw that the LST of food—the same cap that ^ he was still afloat and wasn't ap­ wore night and day. His shoes parently going to sink. So, about were always on the chairs. And half the Britishers again boarded .showers? Yes, he took them only the LST, and got up steam to iwhen we blew our tops about his take her into the nearest port. feet choking us (and they really The balance of their crew was were that bad), aod stinking up taken by the Poland to nearby These boys did a yeoman job on Ihe Isthmian Line's Poland the foc'sle. Suez, and the Victory's damaged Except for two men (one who plates were repaired at Port Said. Victory, and brought her in solid ,SIU-pledged. Ship's organizers dreamily 'loved the company, and Seafarers Pahapill and Stewart William Stewart (on the left) and Johsmnes Pahapill came all the the other who was a quiet old both claim that the Poland's crew way from Baltimore to New York to report that the entire crew will vote SIU in the election. CIO man), the deck dept. is all > is solidly SlU-pledged. Poland Victory Loses Crewman In Crash K-:- mian lads," declared Hook. The Isthmian men, having learned the union score from the Sea­ farers, were too smart to fall for their phony windjamming, and were quite amused by it. Unorganized Isthmian needs, and wants, the kind of conditions which an SIU contract will in­ sure for all Isthmian seamen when that company is brought under the Seafarers banner. Why isthmian Men Are Going SIU * Rotary shipping means job democracy. The man who registers first gets first crack at the jobs. His name is list­ ed on looseleaf panel files which are kept in the ship­ ping hall lot all to see. 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Title A name given to the resource January 18, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 3 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: END COAST GUARD'S CONTROL OVER MERCHANT SEAMEN, SEAFARERS ASKS BY TRICKERY AND TERROR SIU'S LETTER TO PRES. TRUMAN WHERE D'YA DRINK, PAL? SHIPOWNERS AND COAST GUARD COMPETE FOR POSTWAR CONTROL OF MERCHANT SEAMEN BEEFS PAYOFF WHEN CREW STICKS PORTHOLE NAVIGATION SEAMEN GET RUNAROUND FROM MEDICS HIGGINS BLUFF FAILS; NOW WANTS TO REOPEN KENMAR LOST IN ADRIATIC; SIU CREW HOME SAFELY GUNNERS KNOT MASTER SUBJECT OF PETITION MEMNON MINUTES DESCRIBE EMERSON MATE AS "BIGGEST SLAVE DRIVER" CUT AND RUN LAMENT OF A SEAMAN'S WIFE TANKERS ON PEACETIME ARTICLES SAYS HATS OFF TO THE EMILIA ENGINEER LEARS WHY SIU LEADS SAVANNAH GETS WATERMAN OFFICE MOBILE SHIPPING PICKS UP AGAIN UNIONS ARE VERY OLD INSTITUTIONS MADE FORTUNES FROM SALE OF RUSTBUCKETS GM REJECTS PANEL'S PAY PROPOSAL ADMIRAL MILLS TO REPLACE LAND GEORGE M. BIBBS CREW ACCEPTS SEAFARERS A MEMO FROM AN ISTHMIAN SHIP SS EASTPOINT VICTORY SIGNS UP POLAND VICTORY LOSES CREWMAN IN CRASH WHY ISTHMIAN MEN ARE GOING SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/18/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/52e7ef84a60cf0abe986780a630f7d4c.PDF ee81733f853980067599642292f19384 PDF Text Text I t Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf uietrict. Seafarers international Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 11. 1946 THEIR FATHER WILL NEVER COME HOME No. 2 Comparison Of SlU And NMU Contracts Proves Seafarers Has Top Wages In Maritime Field By JOHN HAWK The six young children of Huey Miller can'l quite comprehend that their father is buried two miles deep in the mines in which he worked near Pineville, Ky. Miller, 31, was one of the 24 miners trapped by explosions, raging fires and choking gas deep in the bowels of the earth. The 24 members of the United Mine Workers, who left 23 widows and 135 children, were murdered because of the mine owners time and time again ignored warnings by stale and Federal authorities that the mine was unsafe and ready for just such a tragedy as occurred. (LPA) day wages stack up against the Proof that the Seafarers' wages are the highest in the NMU wages for the various rat­ industry—a fact commonly known to all seamen—can be ings carried on C-1, C-2, C-3 type troop vessels. Liberty and Vic­ indisputably pfoven now that the National Maritime tory type troop vessels. Union has displayed enough courage (and folly) to pub­ Note that only for one rating, lish the wage scales it negotiated for its stev/ard depart­ that of Chief Steward, does the ment personnel aboard troopships. A simple comparison NMU get a higher wage. Four of the two wage scales is enough to make the point, which ratings—2nd Steward, 2nd Baker, Utilityman, and Messman — get the NMU "Piloi," through lying headlines, tried to disguise.! the same pay under both con­ The National Maritime Unior.^ tracts. in th^ January 4, 1946 issue of only for the shipowners and not But the SIU men get more their official rag, "The Pilot," for the seamen, because the NMU money in 13 ratings than do the has the lowest wages in the in­ states in bold face type "NMU NMU men-who perform the same dustry for seamen sailing troop Troop Pact Tops in Industry." work. The wage scales quoted Well, their "Pact" is tops, but ships. Let the facts* speak for for the NMU were taken as pub­ themselves. lished by the "Pilot." Here's how the SIU present, Coast Guard Is Responsible For Shortages In Certain Ratings HERE'S THE PROOF Present Present SIU Scale NMU Scale Ratings $245.10 Chief Steward $257.50 207.50 211.75 2nd Steward Storekeeper Crew Cook An acute shortage in certain ratings, together with a"®""—T 182.50 211.75 2nd Crew Cook 182.50 167.50 slight surplus in others this week exposed inconsistencies in ^ AnotL^- man' ^luard, 1 TT • J C.U /J 1i! • • i I Another man, appealing to the 3rd Crew Cook 157.50 ' 167.50 the United States Coast Guard policy of issuing endorse- ^ union for aid in changing his Army Cook 182.50 211.75 ments, as well as War Shipping Administration conniving endorsements, told a story of Army 2nd Cook 167.50 182.50 in getting their "trainees" placed on ships in positions they weeks spent in the WSA Cook 2nd Cook to work nights 167.50 182.50 are incapable of filling. ' J Baker school, after which he Baker 197.50 211.75 were reporting back was issued 2nd Cook and Baker Butcher 167.50 Attempting to break the bottle- veterans 200.25 , . J i_ u i. c that they stood in line for hours, papers. "After weeks there at Asst. Butcher 145.00 neck created by a shortage of _ J u u j u ..i. 172.50 ^ TT . One said he had been there nine the taxpayers' expense," he said, Storekeeper 142.50 Chief Electricians, the Union was 172.50 hours only to be turned down. "I've got to admit that I can't Pantryman 145.00 sending Asst. Electricians for up­ IdT.oO Meanwhile, possibly by coinci­ cook and I can't bake, regardless 2nd Pantryman 137.50 grading endorsements so that 147.50 dence, the War Shipping Admin­ of what these papers say. Please 2nd Stewai'd 185.00 they could ship as Chiefs. De­ 185.00 istration was sending its boys help me ship as an Ordinary, and 2nd Baker 182.50 182.50 spite the fact that many of these down in droves to fill whatever throw these endorsements in the Utilityman 132.50 men had been doing Chief's work 132.50 jobs they could. One man, with waste basket." Messman 1.32.50 right along, the Hooligan Navy 132.50 Oiler endorsements, said the In the meantime, the costly The NMU "Pilot" said "After the NMU had won this agreebureau was refusing the higher WSA had promised a waiver in radio and newspaper propaganda endorsement. ment, the SIU-SUP appeared before the War Labor Board in an order for him tp ship as Chief effort to get the same provisions." (Continued on Page 3) Assistant Electricians who had Electrician. In at least one case, FROM THE RECORD been sailing as Chief under a the WSA sent a man for Chief Steamboat Commission waiver, Electrician Just to keep the record straight, endoi'sements al­ some of them for a year or more, though he had no seamen's papers I repeat and quote in part my were being turned down as not whatsoever. report in the December 21, 1945 meeting the requiiements — al­ issue of the "Seafarers Log." WASHINGTON ^ President whether or not we shall devote NO DICE though in other ports, such as "The SIU paved the way in In another case, the . Coast Truman last- week devoted the our strength to reaching the goal Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia November, 1943" said the report, major part of his year-beginning of full production and full em­ and Norfolk, the Assistants were Guard refused to suspend its report to the nation to a defense ployment." "and increased the wages for being issued Chief's endorse­ regulations in order to change a of his program for fact-finding, Truman reprimanded those certain ratings in the stewards ments with little or no opposition. Messman into Cook and Baker cooling-off legislation to stop members of Congress, members department on troop ships. The despite the man's obvious ability EXPERIENCED MEN in that work. He had served as strikes. He also appealed to "the of powerful committees v/ho have NMU blasted the SIU for sign­ ing this agreemnt charging it Faced with a tie-up unless a cook and baker in the United most powerful pressure group blocked any floor consideration in the world," the American peo­ of such important bills as those was a Sweetheart Agreement ne­ Chief Electricians would be States Aiiny and had his honor­ ple to let their Con^essmen and for supplementing unemploy­ gotiated in the middle of the found, the Union was even send­ able discharge to prove it, but Senators know where they stand ment insurance benefits, for re­ night. However, the NMU did ing ex-shipyard' expert electri­ got Messman papers through bum on a whole series„of "must" legis­ newal of the Price Control Act. nothing to increase the wages cians to get the endorsements, advice. lative items. "Time is running out," he as­ for their stewards department on Another veteran was turned but the men reported back that troop ships, and their members serted. "Nineteen forty-six is our year they had been turned down. Sev­ down when it was found that his were compelled to sail for ap­ In the second section of his eral of them became disgusted Navy discharge, although listing of decision," he told his nation­ proximately one year for less speech, devoted to the dangers of when the Coast Guard, ignoring five different U. S. vessels on wide radio audience. "This year wages on troop ships than SIU inflation, Truman pleaded with the need for these ratings, was which he had served, failed to we lay the foundation of our membei's were receving." citizens to tell their Congress­ adopting a policy of "veterans state the dates he was aboard the economic structure which will Then the NMU adopted an infirst." Apparently even this was ships. This error on the part of have to serve for generations, men to renew the Price Control Time Running Out, Says Truman just for public consumption, for • the U. S. Navy was not overlook- This year we must decide (Continued on Page 3} (Continued on Page 12) �Page Two THE SEAFdRERS Friday, January 11, 1946 LOG 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 HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - - President 105 Market Sci'cct, San Francisco, Calif. JoEiN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, Statioii P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in Nev.' York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. >^^267 'rJ Mail Snafu Merchant seamen as a group, and as individuals, are bitterly complaining over the fact that many of them have not heard from their families since Thanksgiving, as a result of government orders which prohibited Fleet Post Offices from handling seamen's mail as of December 1, 1945. They have been cut off from all home nev/s since the ruling diverting their mail from the naval setup to civilian channels (which are non-existent) went into effect. Under the present setup, it has been estimated that letters to merchant seamen in most cases will take v/eeks or months to reach them. Even though there may be no commercial planes operating in the area where the mer­ chant ship is going, such mail may nof be carried by planes of the armed forces. Government explanation that letters would get civ­ ilian delivery is a far from satisfactory solution, as many parts of the Southwest Pacific area have no regular mail service, and ordinary postal communications have not been re-established to the Japanese Islands. Hospital Payments Hundreds of merchant ships are still operating in the Western Pacific with little or no information regarding their next port of call, and under the new mailing system, or lack of system, they are virtually without a mailing ad­ dress. Inasmuch as many members of the Seafarers are sailing on ships which visit areas with no regular civilian mail ser­ vice, we are of the opinion that both government and com­ mercial planes should handle seamen's mail so that these boys who help maintain the American lifeline can receive letters from their loved ones at home. Too long have seamen docilely accepted the role of forgotten men in their country, but in the present sit­ uation they refuse to continue that acceptance, and actively febel against it. Bureaucratic redtape and brasshat carelesness should not be allowed to prevent American seamen from receiving just consideration in this acute problem, and certainly some decent method of assuring our boys of reasonably steady mail service should be devised by our tax-supported jtublic servants. Government brasshats, including all figureheads of any agencies even remotely concerned with mail handling, dispatching and delivering, should sit down, pool their collective thinking power, talk this entire matter over carefully, and arrive at some equitabje solution. If it is not possible for their collective brainpower to devise some method of solving the merchant seamen's mail problems, then we urge thafno time be lost in turning back that mail delivery to the Fleet Postoffices, plus any commercial airline assistance which may be possible. This is an urgent problem, and not one which should be tossed around like many political footballs. Merchant seamen are up in arms, and will not be satisfied unless the mail situation is immediately settled. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals STATEN ISLAND M. J. FIELDS L. A. CORNWALL D. E. SEBOLD J. J. HANLEY V. SHAVROFF D. J. MONTELEONE J. L. WEKKS TIMOTHY HOLT J. L. CAMPBELL C. E. HASZ H. OLUF J. S. NEAL J. C. CARSON H. L. GILLOT R. POWELL L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY" L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN i, X i, NEPONsrr E. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL-BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER PORT OF NEW ORLEANS F. W. MURPHY J. E. WARD J. A. SCARA J. E. McCREADIE Jr DENNIS C. T. WHITE J. P. SABERON % % % BRIGHTON, MASS. G. PHINNEY J. HOWARD A. RAMOS J. SILKOWSKI H. SWIM F. KINFILD D. KRUG C. KRIZLIC A. MORSE, ATTENTION! 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. Members of the Seafarers are entitled to a weekly payment from the Union if they are laid up in a hospital. Be sure to get what is coming to you: Notify the Union of your ward number so that there will be no delay in your receiving the money due you. E. JOHNSTON P. CONOYER G. PITLEKETLY ELLIS ISLAND D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY % % tBALTIMORE HOSPITAL GERALD BOWMAN GLADE WRIGHT WOODROW MOORE WILLARD BANKHEAD JR. ELDON CULLERTON BERNARD BUSTER FRED DAY JACK WALKER JOHN VILIVA I ^ t, NORFOLK MARINE HOSP. JOHN N. CONNOLLY CHARLIE MIZELL FRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. R. PETERMAN VINCENT SAN JUAN R. C. GRIMES JOHN W. GREGORY �THE Friday. January 11. I94ft SEAF ARERS smpmm OUT THE .EASY WAY Page Three LOG Operators Make Things Tough For Thomsolvos By Reneging By J. P. SHULER The New Year started off with the wages of a missing Utility a bang in the Port of New York Man. They have now roncgged with 36 ships paying off in the on the beef and are passing the last week and 34 signing on. buck to the WSA. Meanwhile, There have been plenty of book such type vessels are laying members registering after the around in port waiting for a Christmas Holidays. Shipping is stewards dept., as no one wants still good, and a number of trip- to sign on them with an inade­ card men are having to be taken quate complement for the stew­ in in order to keep the ships ards dept. unless they are reim­ crewed up. All the members bursed for doing the work. should realize that every tripcard UNION PRESSURE man that has to be taken in to In the past, it has been the. fill a ship on which a book man custom of the Merchant Marine can ship will eventually be one Hearing Unit to send Examiningmore member that will have to Officers aboard the vessels with be bucked on the shipping list instructions to stop the men from when shipping gets tough again. paying off until such time as There has been a number of they have appeared before the beefs in all departments, but Merchant Marine Hearing Unit most of them were settled before of the United States Coast Guard. the ships paid off and the few The Merchant Marine Hearing that were held over have now Unit maintains that they only How io gei a job wiihoui slraining youreelf could be Ihe caption of ihis. p/eiurc. These mem­ been settled. prefer charges against a seaman's bers in the New York Hall are saving- their strength for the job. The Brothej^ on the right is catch­ papers and not his person or PASSING THE BUCK ing up on his sleep now, so that he will'have more time, when he hits those foreign ports. Some of the steamship com­ property. This beef was taken panies to which we are contract­ up by the Union with Command­ ed make an agreement and break er Dugan, who is in charge of it the next day. They are only the Mei-chant Marine Hearing hurting themselves because these Unit, and he has promised that WASHINGTON — AFL Presi­ to industrial unrest. We join ships on which the agreements in the future this practice will be Once again we remind you dent William Green last week President Truman in appealing are made and then broken gener­ discontinued, and that the Exam­ about the. need for protect­ ally lay around uncrewcd after ining Officer will not stop the took issue with President Tru­ to the American people to urge ing your rights in regard to their representatives in Congress all other ships have been crewed men from paying off the ship. compensation for injuries man's assertions on labor laws to vote for these measures." During the rusk of shipping and sailed. and medical attention. and on the state of collective bar­ here, some of the companies have One of these agreements was Whenever the case war­ gaining in his "State of the Na­ started the practice of recruiting between the Waterman Steam­ rants it. active seamen should tion" radio speech, ship Company and the Union men from sources other than the check into a Marino Hospital wherein the company stated that Union and sending them aboard "We do not agree," Green said, for medical care. When in they would pay enough over­ SlU-contracted ships without "with the President's recommen­ doubt about your rights un­ time to the Second Cook aboard clearing them through the Union dation for compulsory coolingder the law, check with your (Confitmed; from i) the M'V-type vessels to make up Hall. It is the duty of every off and fact-finding machinery SIU officials. union member aboard the ship to to , deal with labor-management Act "as soon as possible and in Seamen should see to it see that no man signs on a ves­ disputes. We consider this cure advance of its expiration date, that any injury or health im­ sel without a dispatch slip from worse than the disease. This leg­ June 30, 1946," He also asked pairment is recorded by the the Union. islation would be unworkable that Congress again extend the ship's Master, or your de­ Calmar has been the worst of­ and dangerous. It would make Second War Powers Act, recent­ partment head, regardless of fender in this case, having sign­ wage-fixing a permanent Gov­ ly extended for six months in­ how small the case may seem ed on at least a half dozen men ernment policy, it would subject stead of a year as he req.uested. to be at the time. on the SS Eleanor 'Wheelock MIAMI, Fla.—Legislative prob­ labor and management to control He urged the people to bring Failure to follow such a without clearing them through lems vital to labor's interests will by Government boards, it would pressure for a "satisfactory" con­ procedure often results in form the principal topics of dis­ the Union Hall. Alcoa SS Comjaullify the safeguards of the Nor- ference report on the Full Em­ financial loss and inferior cussion at the annual winter panj' also partly crewed several ris-LaGuardia Act by reviving ployment Bill. Conflicting ver­ medical attention if the case meeting of the Executive Council ships in the same manner. This court injunctions against labor sions have been passed by Sen­ develops into something of the American Federation of is something which should be and it would subject labor unions ate and House. more serious. Labor, which opens hero Jan. 21. watched closely if we intend to once more to the vicious doctrine The President reiterated his op­ Another question which may maintain closed shop shipping in Protect your rights! of conspiracy. position "to the anti-labor bills come up before the meeting and these companies. Anyone who takes ill, or in NEVER EXISTED now pending in the Congress which has aroused wide public BAD PRACTICE any other way is unable to "It is not accurate to say that which seek to deprive labor of the interest is the possible reaffilia- It should be brought to the at­ sail after taking a ship collective bargaining and volun­ right to bargain collectively, or tion of the United Mine Workers tention of the stewards depart­ should notify the dispatcher tary arbitration have broken which seek to deprive a union of Union with the American Federa­ ment that sail aboard passenger at the Union hall as soon as down in major industries such as its ultimate right to strike." He tion of Labor. No official an­ ships that thej' are hired on here possible so that another man automobiles and steel. The plain claimed his measure "will have nouncement as to whether this for the purpose of giving the pas­ can replace him. facts are that real collective bar­ none of the evil effects of some subject will be considered has sengers service and not to enter­ gaining and voluntary arbitration of the legislation now pending." been forthcoming. tain them. There have been a have never been put into practice First among the legislative is­ number of beefs lately on the SS in these industries." sues confronting the AFL lead­ George Washington in regards to The AFL head did express the ers is the Norton-Ellender Bill, the members of the stewards AFL's hearty endorsement of based upon a proposal by Presi­ department mingling with the hamstringing the operation of the (Continued /row Page 1) Truman's "demands for legisla­ dent Truman for the authoriza­ passengers. This is a very bad nation's shipping. tion to protect human needs dur­ of the War Shipping Administra­ New York papers of January 9 tion of fact-finding disputes to practice and will cause the Union ing reconversion. We believe tion continues. The theme of tlje carried a story of 74 ships "tied prevent strikes and make recom­ a lot of trouble. The oldtimers that the failure of Congress to barrage is that there's a shortage up yesterday in east coast ports mendations for settlement after are not implicated in this, as they enact adequate full employ­ of seamen, but the facts are that because of shortages of crew collective bargaining has broken know that the less familiarity, ment, unemployment compen­ the shortage is WSA manufac­ members." The story reported down. llie more money. Any man asation, minimum wage, housing tured and that the government "357 unfilled requests for crew­ The AFL already has come out board a passenger ship who fra­ and health insurance legislation, agencies concerned with the men," 4)ut the propagandists against this bill on the ground ternizes with the passengers has contributed in large measure maritime industry are effectively make sure to announce "five that it infringes on the right to should have charges placed tankers and a cargo ship" were sti'ike and would lay unions open against him by the rest of the moved by the WSA yesterday. to penalties through court in­ crew in order to protect them­ Therefore the reader is to con­ junctions and damage suits. selves from a lot of trouble "Clearmg The. Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears clude that without the WSA'even j On the positive, side, the AFL caused by some Johnny-comeExecutive Council is expected lately. in the LQG eajph weeb, ia. abaant Ihis issuje, since Brpther HaU those six vessels would have still to. pre^ Congress for adoption of been in port. The SS Clarence King has paid is touring. SIU ports in, connection whOt th!% IsjOuxdPih^ thrive. Often accused of seeking to per­ full employment legislation, an off. Claude Fisher, the Boarding As well as being New York Agent, Brother HaU. ia; Uirector of petuate themselves in soft arm­ imemployment compensation bill, Patrolman for the stewards dept., Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high chair office jobs, the WSA bu­ minimum wage legislation and settled a beef coming to 246 hours for the 7 men involved. geax; with the, yoting commencing very shortly, it is necessary reaucrats seemingly are out to health insurance. Support for the efforts of afprove the accuracy of those The men collect their money by for bixn to coQrdinaia, aXrii'vilieB fha various pprts,, so that chargas. Their, actual obstruction filiateil unions to obtain wage in- calling Mississippi SS Co., at 17 all effpjrte a?® cctncentj^etf on tbie inH^gtanii; igMppalan, of ship movements speaks much creas<?s unquestionably will be Battery Place, New York. An election. louder than their propaganda voted and a new organizing cam­ itemized account will be run in paign undertaken. machine. . the Money Due List In The Log. ra AFL Takes Issue With Truman Prateet Yourself Time Runnuig Out, Says Pres. Truman Big Problems Face AFL In '46 6G Responsible For Shortage ^'CLEARING THE DECK" �I THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 11, 1946 Answers To Some $64 Questions thumbs-down on prostitutes, More fairy tales concerning the hold Irue for everyone, male or free girls, pick-ups, and any female, white or colored, old venereal diseases abound than other such form of promiscu­ or young, rich or poor. any other infection. This has ous sexual relations. been so mainly through the upWhy can't inanimate objects What are the symptoms of to-now-successful campaign of spread veneral diseases? the bluenoses and self-appointed There is a simple scientific syphilis? Of gonorrhea? A hard sore on the parts of censors tb keep any mention of reason for this. These disease the body exposed to infection is syphilis and gonorrhea out of the germs thrive inside the human the usual first symptom of sy­ daily press. That this taboo has body, but quickly die outside philis. However, in some cases been defeated is due to the cour­ the body. Heat, cold, light, dry­ this sore may be so small as ageous campaign of progressiveing, soap and water or any not to be noticed or is located minded men and women all over disinfectant instantly kill them. where it cannot be seen. Fur­ the country. Dead germs don't spread di­ thermore, even without treat­ It is because of them that the sease! ment, the sore disappears. But pendulum has swung the other Are syphilis and gonorrhea the syphilis germ is still in the way, and that the great publicity the same? body. Later on. a rash usually campaigns warning of the rav­ No. They are different di­ appears on the body. That too, ages of these two killers have seases. Syphilis is caused by a goes away after a while. But been possible these last few germ known as a spirochete. the disease is still present. The 5'ears. Among the organizations Gonorrhea is caused by a germ usual first symptoms of gonorr­ fighting this ignorance and re­ known as a gonococcus. hea are a burning sensation on action has been the American passing water, followed by a What is the best way to pre­ Social Hygiene Association. discharge within 2 to 10 days vent the spread of veneral di­ We print below a series of after infection. Following its seases? questions and answers on the acute stage, gonorrhea tends Since these diseases are venereal diseases which the to pass into a qviiet period; of­ spread mainly by sex relations, ASHA has gotten up, which may ten leading to the mistaken be-disciplined personal behavior is help clear up some popular lief that the danger of infec­ the best preventive in the case doubts and misconceptions: tion has passed. Only a doctor of the venereal diseases. That's How do people catch syphilis one of the many reasons why after thorough tests, can tell and gonorrhea? whether gonorrhea or syphilis girls and women must take no Syphilis and gonorrhea are has been cured. chances and men must turn spread almost exclusively by sex contact, even if acquired innocently from an infected husband or wife. Infected mothers can pass the disease on GRAYDON "TEX" SUIT, AB to their children at birth. —Provided the Army and Navy have evacuated Puerto Rico, I'd Is there a danger that syphilis like to go back to the Isle of and gonorrhea can be caught by Paradise. That would really be those working alongside infected the life of Riley, to stay on the people? beach for a couple of months, ab­ No, men and women in in­ sorb a little liquid sunshine, and dustry need not worry about chat with the gay senoritas. May­ catching syphilis and gonorrhea be I'd meet a few of my friends while working on their jobs. who'd probably be doing the They need not fear that they same things, and we could shoot can get these diseases from the breeze around the old "Grass" such objects as cups, drinking Hotel. There's really a lot of glcisses, knives, forks, wash ba­ nice scenery in that vicinity in­ sins, towels, toilet seats, tools cluding the numerous gin mills and machines handled by in­ and hot spots. Members of President Truman's fact-finding board for the fected people. Of course, or­ dinary rules of good health and General Motors strike: (L. to R.) Chief Justice Walter R. Stacy, of sariliaiion require thai eating the N. C. Supxeme Courl; Lluyd K. Garrison, chairman; Milton utensils, wash rooms and so Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College. GM walked out forth should always be clean. when Truman directeS that ability to pay should be considered However, medical experience by the board. has proved that, except pos­ sibly in extremely rare cases, syphilis and gonorrhea are not acquired through contact with The following letter was sent and it is time we took our rigiitobjects like those just listed. to the Log Office. The issues ful place among other organized These are medical facts, which raised by the Brother are im­ labor; we of the SIU enjoy the portant and pertinent enough for best conditions and agreements the Editors to lift it put of the of any maritime union, but even Letter Page, and present it here we have far to go, in order to where it cannot be missed. What obtain the benefits granted to do you think of these proposals? many industrial organizations (not including unemployment in­ Let us know. surance and pensions, unfaiidy At a meeting held on this ves­ NEW YORK—All three bran­ sel, a resolution was introduced withheld from those who delivei'ches of organized labor are united to ask the membership of other ed the goods). What we ask is not unreason­ in support of the 1946 March of SIU ships to concur in a motion Dimes drive conducted for the requesting our able representa­ able. I defy anyone to name a Natl. Foundation for Infantile tives to make every effort to ob­ business or corporation, other Paralysis Jan. 14 to 31. Thomas tain for us overtime for Satur­ than a shipowner, that would re­ C. Cashen, Philip Murray and day afternoon at sea, and eight quire its employees to work 56 FRANCIS BRETT, FOW -- William Green are co-chairmen hours overtime for those who hours or more per week, without My favorite spot now that the of the Labor Division of the are required to work on legal hol­ payment of Overtime. I have tip war's over? Well, I'd like to re­ March of Dimes fund, represent­ doubt that a careful study of the idays or Sundays at sea. visit the island of Cuba. They ing the Railroad Brotherhood, If the above suggested clause law would reveal that it is a vio­ really have a beautiful, mild cli­ CIO and AFL. could be inserted into all new lation of the Peonage Act, and mate wtih lot's of relaxing acti­ Proceeds of the fund, which and renewed agreements it cc'tainly a violation of many vities, I prefer the smaller ports would be equavalent to an addi­ State laws, which probably ex­ as there's less competition there. supports the foundation set up tional increase of $10.80 per week plains why overtime is paid only Prices are cheap, and they have eight years ago by President or approximately another $45.00 during the vessel's brief stay in plenty to drink. That native mu­ Roosevelt, go to meet its pledge port. per month take home pay. sic, danced to with Cuban belles that "no victim of polio shall go We request that this letter be Labor ashore has been paid — samba, conga, and rumba — untreated for lack of funds, re­ read at the next joint meeting, > overtime for decades when re­ really makes your bones tingle. gardless of age, race, color or and with grateful appreciation to quired to work weekends or legal The American Bar at Navajas is creed." The Foundation has ap­ our repre.sentatives, we trust that holidays, usually a"^t rates of time a typical Cuban spot with that propriated more than $7,600,000 the matter will be given their and one half or double time. For old friendly atmosphere and lots for scientific work on polio, in too long merchant seamen have attention. addition to giving emergency aid of friendly females. Thomas F. Lynch to communities hit by the disease. been treated as 2nd class citizens. ITHWK QUESTION:—Now that the war is over, what favorite spots do you wish to revisit? EARL "SNUFFY" SMITH, AB —I'd like to ship out on a vessel headed for the world's best rec­ reation spot. Havana, Cuba, and see some of my old girl friends, if they're still around. Then I'd drop in on some of my favorite night spots such as the Two Brothers, Sloppy Joe's and Los Marinas. Prices are a lot cheaper down there, and there's plenty of lovely ladies and liquor available. My number one drink is Cuba's national favorite — the Cuba Libre. Boy, they really hit the spot; even thinking about them makes my mouth water. GM WALKED OUT ON THEM ws . vw JOSEPH DAMES, FOW — I want to return to Europe now that the war is concluded, «and see for myself what the Euro­ pean postwar world is coming to in England, France, Italy and other countries. A new world is in the making and every sea­ man has a chance to secure a ring­ side seat to watch developments. I'd like to see at first hand how the nev/ English Labor govern­ ment is managing things, what changes they've made, etc. In France, one should be able to see the effect of communist treachery within the coalition government. Ask Extension Of Overtime Pay Labor Heads Back Polio Drive �THE Friday. January 11, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fire THE MEMBEBSniP SPEAKS CONGRATULATIONS FROM AN SlU LOG READING WIFE Seafarers Log, Congratulations from an SIU wife on the fine way in which the Log shows its democratic spirit, and that of the swell union it represents. The Log is the most demo­ cratic piece of literature in cir­ culation, for my money. It cer­ tainly emphasizes equality and justice for everyone regardless of rank. Aside from all this the Log is very interesting. When I finish rny copy I always pass it along to friends and, although we are landlubbers, we all agree that if we were to ship to sea it would be SIU. Good luck with Isthmian and a Happy New Year. Mrs. Hans lives SEAMEN SUFFER FROM EXPOSURE AND WSA RED TAPE Dear Editor, Our ship, the SS Kenmar a Calmar tub, was run on a reef off the Italian coast on Decem­ ber 10, 1945. We abandoned ship almost immediately and after some time in the lifeboat we were picked up by an Italian fish­ ing boat which happened upon us by sheer chance. We were brought to Barletta, Italy where the people did with­ out to give us food, wine and blankets. The WSA phoned up and ask­ ed about the ship, the crew evi- y WRECKED out tilCgf SHINY dently didn't matter. The room in which we were sheltered was very cold and had a marble floor. This wasn't the people's fault for it was the best they had to offer. After waiting here six hours, shivering and hun­ gry, the Red Cross sent us cof­ fee and donuts. True they were welcome but we were all suffering from ex­ posure and the waiting didn't improve our condition. Finally U. S. army trucks came and packed us off to a British Army Camp, The WSA apparently forgot about us then. The British treated us wonderfully with food, shelter and clothing (British Army clothes, new). Since then we have been in the dark about our future. We were told today that we are to remain here two more days and then go to Naples by truck for further orders. This is just another thing to chalk up against the WSA. The Crew Editor's Note: The letter is signed by twelve members of the Kenmar crew. MILITANT UNION MEN WILL DO DEMOCRACY'S JOB The Editor. I see by the papers that the NMU is leaking badly at the The deck department didn't have any beefs but the engine and stewards departments were snafued on their overtime. The Chief Engineer disputed over­ time for Oilers relieving for meals but this was collected on board at the payoff. The stew­ ards department overtime was held up a little but it will be collected—it's all legit. The Old Man on the ship is no good. He pussyfoots around the ship trying to cause trouble. He didn't even want the stew­ ards department to get a breath of fresh air on deck during working hours. He chased me below down in Georgetown when the temperature in the galley was 115 degrees. Charles "Red" Langiey RUMMAGING AT NORFOLK HALL FINDS WSA JUNK seams: a few sticks of dyna­ mite well placed might help the disintegrating process. It will come, of course, be­ cause the U. S. is going to re­ main a democratic nation, a na­ tion of free men where we all have equal opportunity. Of course, opportunity itself isn't enough and won't do the job. It takes men, militant union men, to get the job of democracy done. John Campaigne THANK SIU, CRANSTON AND EVARTS CREWS Dear Brothers, Your letter of December 18 with the $143.60 donation check from the SIU of North America and the crews of the Cranston Victory and the William S. Evarts received and each of the five brothers here received $28.72 as his share. I enclose a sheet with the signatures of each member re­ ceiving a share. (Filed at N. Y. headquarters). We are sincerely appreciative of this generous gift and we will surely put it to good use. We respectively request that you thank the donating brothers for us. Fraternally yours, Nick Gaminin, Hospital Delegate U. S. Marine Hosp. Fort Stanton, N. M. LOW DOWN ON ISLANDS RUN OF DIAMOND HITCH Dear Brothers, I thought it would be a good idea to give you the lowdown on the ]\4V Diamond Hitch. We had a nice trip down the Islands and to British and Dutch Guiana. We sailed from New York Nov. 16 and we hit five islands including Port au Spain and Trinidad. They were all lousy liberty towns. Then we went to Georgetown, B. G. which was the only decent port we hit. Dear Editor; Recently, with the Sea Fid­ dler drydocked at Newport News, I had a chance to visit the new Norfolk hall. They moved out of the old waterfront dive and into the staid and sturdy ex-Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank which the RMO had occupied during the war. My curiosity got the better of me and I went up to the third deck (the attic). It has a glass roof to improve the lighting and I spent an odd half hour rum­ maging through abandoned WSA files and leaflets plus some banking records dated back to the early 1920's. At least the building has a history behind it but I havn't found out if the bank crashed in '29. Some of the fellows off the Sea Fiddler stopped in to look the place over and expressed their appreciation of the SIU hall. Pardon the WSA stationary, I found it in the attic. Benjamin Taflewiiz DONATE MONEY TO HOSPITALIZED SIU MEMBERS The Log. The following crewmembers of the SS Tristan Dalton have donated money for hospitalized SIU men. Earl Biehr, Edwin Larson, Joe Gi-annini and anonymous, fifty cents each; Charles Bauer, Chester Startz, Frank Moshal, Earl Huebner, Jim Lyons, George Bass, Chips, Forzano, W. M. Mulevicz, Wm. Amiliasso, Don Presser, Wm. Falkner, G. Hasko, Henry F. Hendon, Thomas Franzone and Joseph Mazzocchi one dollar each; A1 Yarborough, A. McKennon, I. P. Lossoph and Joe Traub, two dollars each and Jim Kelby, five dollars. A receipt for this money, amounting to $31.00 (thirty-one dollars) has been given to me. Charles Bauer. WANTS INFO ON BILL OF RIGHTS FOR SEAMEN The Editor, I have just returned from an eight month trip in the Pacific and I'm now planning on going to college. In the Log there was something said about a GI Bill of Rights for seamen. If you have anything on the edu­ cation program I would like for you to send it to me, for I would like to start school the first of January if possible. I am enclosing two dollars as' a donation to the Log, Thomas E. Goodwin. Editor's Note. The brother's letter has been answered and the donation to the Log properly recorded. plus what we have seen our­ selves remind us all of concen­ tration camp stories. Can all this continue under the Stars and Stripes? The Crew Editor's Note—The letter car­ ries 14 signatures. MEN ON DOBBS LAY CLAIM TO RECORD 114 DAYS ON HOOK Seafarers Log: We on the Dobbs read in the Log where the Gibbs had laid claim to a record when they lay at anchor in Samar for 55 days. We of the Calmar Line's Luck­ less Liberty SS Arthur Dobbs Seafarers Log, Today I received the latest is­ claim a greater record. We sue (of the Log) and wish to have been on the hook here in Guiuan, Samar for 114 days as state how it has helped me. I of January 1st, and see no early have been shipping in the rating " prospects of leaving. of Steward or Chef on trans­ Not only can we claim a rec­ ports. ord in days but also in poor The new issue of the very in­ formative Log showed nie at a conditions. We don't have movglance that the Chef rating has been eliminated and therefore f THIS IS A necessitates a change in my I LOUSY TUB plans, so I'll be in the Hall in a I LET'S PILE OFF.'/ few days and get right up-todate on the changes. My family all read the Log and enjoy reading how our Un­ ion fights for us and collects our money from an often reluctant paymaster. Louis S. Rizzo ELIMINATION OF CHEF CALLS FOR CHANGE IN PLANS SKIPPER AND CHIEF ENGINEER COMMENDED Dear Brothers: We on the SS John P. Mit­ chell are for the Captain and Chief Engineer 100%. The Chief cooperated with the crew in the case of an Oiler sent to the ship in Leg­ horn, Italy by the WSA. Captain Simpson went to bat, together with the department delegates, for shore leave for all the crew when it was re­ fused by the army Colonel in '' charge at Leghorn. The Skip­ per's discussions with the Col­ onel resulted in three army trucks which took us to Pisa. Unity was what we needed at the time and we sure found it. We brought back four hun­ dred prisoners of the American Army and the tales they told v ies on board, we don't get ashore, we don't get beer, and we didn't even get any dough until, after two months, we forced the Captain to' give us a draw. Our lifeboats don't run, we don't got mail anymore, we don't have matches, we don't have toothpaste or toilet soap and to crown matters they tell us they're almost out of toilet paper, of all things, Is this a record or aint it? Jim A. Golder NOTICE! W. E. O'Sullivan is in the Good Samaritan Hospital at Suffern, N. Y., and would like to have some of his friends drop in to see him. �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday. January 11, 1946 IE SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS *1 JACKSON STEWARD CHARGED BY CREW OF ANTINOUS Warn Of Trouble Brewing On SS Abel Stearns Alex. H. Stephens Minutes Are Praised By Master When the delegates of the SS Alexander H. Stephens present­ Conditions are . so acute ed a list of suggestions to the ship's Master in accordance with the aboard the Bull Liberty, SS position taken by the crew at their shipboard meeting, they not Abel Stearns, according to word only received a written answer but the crew was complimented An un-named member of the received here, that the crew "on the minutes of your meeting." Captain Roy L. Wilder, in will use every effort to care Seafarers International Union fears a showdown will be pro­ replying to the delegates, took for equipment. Stands charged by the crew of voked by the ship's officers the opportunity to point out It is requested that port fans the SS Antinous, (Waterman) of despite their appeal to the ship's that, in his opinion, reduction be swung in, clear of water, impersonating a Waterman Line when taking spray and rain­ in financial allotment to the Master to alleviate the situa­ official and damaging the cause ing. Water will ruin these WSA required certain reduc­ tion created by the licensed per­ of the crew of the SS Jackson fans. tions in waste and extra care of sonnel. when they refused to sail the Regarding water glasses and The crew announced their in­ equipment. latter ship because of an 800 lb. ice trays: we are not permit­ Minutes of the meeting show tention of holding the Captain meat deficit. ted to buy supplies in foreign responsible for any disturbance that the members asked for, The charges, according to the ports, except fresh vegetables. among other things; water which m.^y rn.sult from the IL Anliiiuus liiiiiutcS, stem from the However, we will try to get censed personnel's efforts to glasses, ice trays and ice, paint­ alleged actions of the Jackson's water glasses. ing of cnew's quarters, toilets, Steward during the time ac­ foment trouble. tion was being taken by the Ice trays and ice in Rio will Following repeated attacks showers, and messhalls, wind crew in Hoboken, New Jersey upon the union, the crew urged chutes and screens for the not be permitted by the WSA. on December 2nd when they the Skipper to request his of­ messhalls and all quarters, Toasters, percolators, wind demanded that the food supply ficers to stay out of the crew's checking of fans, and bunk chutes, ice trays and screens be made up. The Steward, messhall in an effort to avoid lights, toaster, percolator and will be ordered at New Or­ state the minutes, appeared further dissension. Showing re­ hot plate. leans. among the men, none of whom markable patience under the ' (The minutes state "The ra­ SKIPPER'S ANSV/ER recognized him, and declared circumstances the SIU men dio in the messroom does not The text of the Skipper's re­ posted a notice telling the li­ work. Sparks has said that if censed personnel that they were ply, as it was posted on the COOK UP the crew would pitch in 50c or Bulletin Board, reads: A MESS OF not welcome in the crew's quar­ a buck apiece he would fix This vessel is owned by the ters unless on ship's business TROUBLE/ same." Suggest the delegates U.S. War Shipping Adminis­ but the Master refused to back go to the Captain and find out tration. Repair and replace­ them up. "His orders were if the crew has to pay for ments cost the taxpayers, that they could come in for radio to be fixed.) which are you and I. coffee at any time" despite the Sparks has worked on the fact that "they have their own The WSA allotment of mon­ radio for some three days, coffee pot and hot plate in their ey has been radically reduced. without good results. • It is my saloon." It is requested that all per­ belief that he was kidding in With six months aboard the sons on board will endeavor to asking that crew pay. The ra­ that he was" the Port Steward vessel filled with various beefs reduce waste, and that they dio will be put up for repairs and that the 800 lb. of meat and arguments the crew de­ at New Orleans. had been put aboard. He im­ cided, at their shipboard meet­ The sougeelng of crew's pressed the crew with the fact ing, that the officers were sit­ the point where the men want quarters and messrooms is a to fight with their fists, and that that their demahd had been good idea. Also the painting, would probably be called mu­ complied with and it was okay if needed. The stewards de­ tiny. to sail. Upon questioning, how­ partment will attend to mess"So we all decided to keep ever, he admitted that he was rooms, and each department not the Port Steward but claim­ all officers out of our messhall to their respective quarters, from getting our coffee. They ed membership in the SIU. when convenient to depart­ "We demand," read the An­ have their own coffee pot.and ment heads. tinous minutes, "that his name hot plate in their saloon. ' Try to cooperate. The war be found out and that charges "We stopped them, put a sign is over. You are to be compli­ be put against him for inter­ up and told the Captain about mented on the minutes of your fering with our actions which it. But there was a big kick meeting. were sanctioned by the Union." about it. The Captain would Roy L. Wilder . Another motion made by Bo­ not let us stop them from com­ Master sun Nels Larsen, called for an ing in. Called to order at 2:15 on Oct. inevstigation of the 800 lb. meat "His orders were that they 14, the meeting was chaired by shortage which was supposedly could come in for coffee at Sidney Dolese. George Stevens stolen but which "Myers of Wa­ ting on a powder keg determ­ any time. was recording-secretary. Other terman admitted had never been ined to light the fuse. The SIU "All we can say is if we have matters taken up by the crew put aboard." The Bosim also men adopted the following: any trouble on board this ship, dealt with cleanliness of the urged adoption of a motion re­ "To whom it may concern: or fighting, it's the Captain's messrooms, wearing of aprons quiring the Union to check all "This is to certify that after responsibility. We, the crew, by Cooks, proper clothing at supplies- and slop chest inven­ six months (6) aboard this ship did all we could to stop it to mealtime and removal of steam tories before allowing the crew (SS Abel Stearns) without any this date (Dec. 21, 1945). line from which "a man gets to sign on. liberty from the ship, different "Please keep this on file in The meeting of the Antinous, beefs and arguments have come case of further difficulty be­ chaired by Red Carolan and up. tween the men and officers. with M. Daire as secretary, dis­ "In order to try to avoid This is for the protection of the cussed shipboard beefs and trouble the membership called union and crew." other conditions. Most of the The statement is signed by meeting issues centered around a meeting of the unlicensed per­ sonnel. In the meeting it was the entire crew as far as can the stewards department and moved and carried the follow­ be determined. food shortages but it was ap­ ing'; To prevent and stop Veteran seamen were quick parent that all hands were co­ trouble on board this ship be­ to point out that by virtue of an operating to their best ability unwritten law the crew had and the beefs aboard were not tween the men and officers. "The deck men and engine every right to keep, the licensed caused by the crewmembers gang have heard a few remarks, personnel out of their quarters themselves. from topside, against our fine unless on ship's business. "Un­ The meeting concluded with union. These officers would licensed men. are not allowed a talk by the chairman on the come into our messhall for cof­ in the officers* saloon," said one merits of the SIU and the his­ fee and open their big yaps mah^ "and by the same token burned' every time he .goes to tory of hardships and suffering against our union. licensed personnel only enter take a bath J' compared With the fights sea­ With twenty-eight mernbers "That would start some hot the crew's niesshall on business . men enjoy today as a result of present, the meeting heard the * arguments. Now it's getting to or as guests," • organization. James G. Blaine Notice On Pets And Ammunition This notice was posted by Skipper C. B. Davis of the SS James G. Blaine. It deals with taking live ammunition or pets aboard ship. NOTICE There is to be absolutely no live ammunition of any kind aboard this ship. There are strict regulations and laws gov­ erning the restriction of live ammunition aboard ships. Therefore anyone found with live ammunition in his posses­ sion will liuve to sulfur the pen­ alty. These restrictions include all firearms arid guns as well as ammunition. Also there is to be no pets of any nature brought aboard. The troops are also restricted from bringing pets aboard: therefore do not, under any circumstances, accept a pet from one of the troops because the pet will only be chloroformed and disposed of over the side. (signed) Captain C. B. Davis Master of SS James G. Blaine delegates report 11 Full Books, (SIU), 4 SUP men, 6 Pro. Mem­ bers and 7 trip card men among the crew; ' r It was noted that some of the men had not been present at the last Fire and Boat drill and that this was a serious offense for which the Skipper could log them. "So let's see every man hit the deck to his station when­ ever we have a Fire and Boat drill," the minutes conclude. LAST MEETING Nov. 29 — The meeting open­ ed with the reading of the last meeting's minutes, after the election of a chairman, secre­ tary and reading clerk. S. Dolese, A. L. Stevens and E. Swope were elected for the re­ spective posts. Swope read the Skipper's communication in re­ gards to the last meeting and the crew voted to turn it over to the Patrolman in New Or­ leans. Two Wipers who were on watch were excused from the meeting. A motion "to find out from Hall in New Orleans, what rigbt has the WSA to break a Union contract by not allowing the Steward to buy milk in a for­ eign port" was adopted unani­ mously. Another motion adopted by the meeting called upon the delegates to remain aboard the ship until the new crew came on "so that the same thing that happened to us will not happen to them (taking an unstored wreck to sea)." The delegates reported no disputed overtime in stewards dept., 36 hours in deck crew and only. 2 hours in the engine department. Engine delegate stated: "We tried to get the-, (Continued: on Page 7) �^ THE Friday, January 11, 1946 SEAFARERS 4. S. JOHN P. MITCHELL. Dec. 3—Chairman John Lopez. Sec­ retary Ray Alexander. Motions passed: that all hands cooperate in keeping rooms clean and use own heads and showers, ask Chief Mate to have crew messhall door repaired, ask Chief Engineer to have port fan in messhall repaired. The Isth­ mian organization drive wa.s discussed and the chairman urged all new members to help the union and thereby help themselves. i 4. t CHARLES W. STILES, Nov. 16—Meeting called to order by J. Longfellow. Chairman Ed­ ward Johnston. Secretary Ar­ thur Pontoni. Motions carried: election of ship delegate, each dept. to have man to clean ship's laundry each week, re­ quest door and steam heat for wheelhouse. James Mann was elected ship's delegate by a ma- Charles Conrad Skipper Praises Union Seamen High words of praise from the Master of their ^ip usually indicate mutual respect between him and the crew. Such is the ease aboard the SS Charles M. Conrad (Seas Shipping) which recently encountered typhoons in the South Pacific. In two messages, one to the crew and the other "To the Union Delegates," Skipper E. J. Morgan sings words of praise for the crew's seamanship, team play and "exemplary courage" during the emergency. "The very satisfactory condi tion and appearance of the SS Charles M. Conrad," he writes to the delegates, "is the best evidence possible of the good work performed by the crew aboard this vessel. In the re­ cent typhoons, the exemplary courage, seamanship and teamplay, succeeded in bringing us through with practically no damage. It is a pleasure to work with a crew such as you are." In the letter to the crew Cap­ tain Morgan says, "No word of praise can be too strong con­ cerning your high caliber of courage, performance and team­ work during the typhoons. Proof is in the results accomplished: we have suffered negligible damage to the vessel, and we continue to be safely anchored. Most of all, we are each and every one of us here, and all in one piece. And so I say, thanks, to the good Lord, good seanru'snship, and good luck, we have eomfr thrpugh in: good shape." Page Seven ANOTHER CREW GOES SIU DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS JOHN P. MITCHELL, Dec. 9 Chairman John Lopez, Secre­ tary Ray Alexander. Motions passed for "men coming into messhall for meals, must have at least a T shirt on" and that more aprons be carried aboard hereafter. Agreed among all hands that anyone leaving a dirty cup be reminded by any­ one seeing the offense. Mem­ bers bowed their heads in trib­ ute to departed brothers. LOG jority vote. Suggested that meetings be held every two weeks also consideration of members off watch by not mak­ ing unnecessary noises. Crewmembers were: Longfellow, Maney, Dacey, McGinnis, Gal­ lagher, Steward, Curry, Hornbeck, Johnston, Sills, Redrosa, Goll, Seekman, Brady, Carter, Williamson, Cherlburg, Curry, Mann, Butler, Johnson, Laskowski, Hohlo, Rathbone, DeVrics, Pontoni, Carmellino and Scott. X X % RUSSELL JONES. Dec. 16— Chairman Byron Taylor. Secre­ tary Donald Powers. Meeting called to discuss beefs. Motions carried: that no crew member break articles until all beefs are settled (made by Macomber), that if passengers are car­ ried sufficient stores be put aboard for theni (by Walker). The crew recommended the fol­ lowing for membership: Har­ old Young, Vincent McCloskey, Wallace Chrisam and Culse Copeland. The four watch sys­ tem was thoroughly discussed. The meeting stood in silence in tribute to departed brothei-s. 4. 4. 4. WILLIAM MACLAY, Oct. 13 —Chirman John Aydinian. Sec­ retary Teodor Skrypel. Motions caiTied: list of shortages to be drawn up and presented to Cap­ tain, vote of thanks to Purser Frank Dietlsin for his helpful­ ness and excellent medical at­ tention. Delegates were: John Aydinian, O. Joceao and R. Vicira. XXX JOSEPH S. EMERY, Nov. 16 —Chairman Sammy Fama. Sec­ retary Pat Fox. Motion by McAdoo to fine those leaving messroom or midship house untidy, carried. Other motion carried: Fine to be turned over to brothers in Baltimore Marine Hospital. Full attendance at meeting with exception of those on watch. Delegate were Sam Fama, Pat Fox and Frank Muscalli. Alex. H. Stephens Minutes Are Praised By Ship's Master . (Contimtcd from Page 6) rooms painted but, as you know, the Chief would only allow eight hours. As the condition of the rooms was bad, the paint­ ing alone couldn't have been done in that time so I advised the gang to turn it down. On the milk question. I went to see tlie Skipper in Rio and he showed me a letter from the company and a telegram from the WSA to the effect that only $500 worth of fresh vegetables were to be brought. This amount to be spent between Rio and Santos." After reporting for his depart­ ment the deck delegate said, he was resigning "as there are a lot of petty beefs in the depart­ ment" (this from the minutes). George Stevens was then elect­ ed as delegate. 29 members were present and the meeting, which had lasted 55 minutes, adjourned at 2:50. Crewmembers of an Isthmian ship, gather around Tex Tannehill as he gives them a spiel on the advantages of Seafarers style trade unionism for seamen. Brother Tex has done a swell job among a good crew and, although many of them are young, they look like the kind of seamen any union man will be proud to have as union brothers. Soap Blamed For Skin Disorder On Robin Sherwood Memnon Officers Play Game With Disputed Overtime Playing football with disput­ Dermatitis, or some other skin ed overtime may eventually disorder which causes itching, throw the "sports" on the SS among several members of the Memnon for a loss at the payoff, stewards department aboard the SS Robin Sherwood. was attrib­ say the engine department men uted to the type of soap the aboard, the vessel in their writ­ men were using and the crew- ten report to the Log. members at their Dec. 25th Referring to "the Captain, the meeting demanded that another Chief Mate and the Hitler En­ brand be substituted at once. The motion was adopted when gineer aboard" the crew charges Brother Blakeley brought the that they "consider our Union complaint to the attention of and its agreements a big joke." the Steward. Another complaint "The Captain, F. A. Tupper," regaraing the stewards depart­ they say, "discriminates openly ment was brought up by Dele­ against the engine department gate Bause. This one concern­ and Chief Engineer Dana is ed proper cleansing of eating % running a contest with 1st Ass't utensils. As stewards depart­ McCormack to see who can ment delegate he declared that give the phoniest, excuses and there were no rinsing facilities the biggest run-ai-ound." The aboard and the utensils were contest has apparently been go­ washed and rinsed in the same ing on since the start of the five basin. The Steward "promised and a half month trip. that both conditions would be Replying that the Wipers remedied when the ship hit were needed below, the 1st' port. Ass't refused to have the black Other business at the Dec. gang's quarters painted despite 25th meeting involved the ques­ the fact that they had been un­ tion of vouchers before the pay= touched with paint " since the off (motion by Dougherty) and ship was built almost two years cleaning focs'les before leaving ago. Floor plates, he implied, the ship "so that the new crew were much more important and coming aboard won't have to the Wipers couldn't be spared do it." (motion by Smigelski). for even qpe day. The delegates were instructed When the other departments (motion by Bause, seconded bj' had compleled' their painting of Myers) to inspect the focs'les of quarters, the Skipper, nicknam­ their re.spective departments at ed Fish Oil Tupper by the men, payoff time. made one of his infrequent in­ Another motion adopted at spections. The Wipers asked the meeting struck the minutes about painting their quarters of the previous meeting from but, according to the report the record. Both Bause and "Fish Oil Tupper replied that Drury spoke on the question the engine crew would only get and the vote was 21 for to 6 them dirty again." Continuing, against. No reason is given for the report.„states, "he later told the action. the deck delegate that the en­ Delegates aboard the Robin gine department men on all Sherwood are: William Bause ships were a dirty bunch and (stewards), John Dougherty should have a separate mess­ (engine) and R. S. Pribben hall so they could keep their (deck). Secretary is Joe Freed- •filth to. themselves." man. "The Captain, the Chief and the 1st Ass't have another game.' They play football with the en­ gine department overtime. When the 1st gets tired marking up disputed overtime, he makes a lateral pass to the Chief who can always- find a few more hours h ere and there to dispute. The Chief then passes to Cap­ tain Fish Oil Tupper who man­ ages to find still more to dis­ pute. "What these sports -don't know is that the Union agree­ ment is going to throw them fui- a loss on the payoff. Com­ pany stooges like these have boon chiseling right and left during the war. They think they can- still get away with it. "If they don't change their attitudes fast, they may have to' change their jobs." The crew members report to the Log which contained these allegiations was ordered at the December 2nd shipboard meet­ ing on the Memnon when a mo­ tion was introduced, and adopt­ ed, "that the engine depart­ ment draw up an article for the Log exposing discrimination against the engine department by officers." Blackgang delegate was John Brown. Library Lore Junior—What is a "rare vol­ ume," Daddy? Father—Well, son, it's a book that is returned after being loaned. XXX Naval Technique Girl—I'm telling you for the last time that you can't kiss me. Sailor — Fine! I knew you would weaken, sooner or later. XXX Old Acquaintance Cora — Did you .meet your aunt at the railroad station? Dora—Oh, no, I've known her for years. �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 11, 1946 •ht Duluth Gets Ready For New Year By WILLIAM STEVENSON Hands Bouquet To Emerson Crew NO NEWS?? By ARTHUR THOMPSON •Kjg WAAIT fwtryt til# SAVANNAH — We made two trips to Charleston last week. Rumors were going around on the Frank C. Emerson that she would not payoff, but would make another trip on the old ar­ ticles. The crew even sent a dele­ gate over to see us on Sunday to tell us what they believed. It was all a misunderstanding, however, as we discovered when we got to Charleston. It seems that government em­ ployees got a holiday New Years EVe, and no one was available to payoff the ship. This led to the belief that the ship would not payoff at all. While we were there we checked up on all the disputed overtime so that when the payoff came we'd be able to handle it in record time. We had some good help on the ship. The delegates, John Bedard for the deck and Thomas Ryan for the engine departnient, had all their disputed overtime lined up and we went through it with­ out any difficulty. There were no disputes in the stewards de­ partment at all. Most of you oidtimers, especial­ ly those from around Boston, will remember Sam Bayne. He used to be an official in Boston, and he has a knowledge of the agree­ ments which is hard to beat. He was, and still is, the Steward on the Emerson and there were no beefs in his department. There was quite a lot of overtime for extra meals, shortage of person­ nel,, etc., but he had it all down and it was okayed by the skip­ per and we didn't have to do any­ more than collect dues in his de­ partment. GOOD BUNCH The deck and engine delegates were also very helpful. We had all the books made up and squared away so that no one had to wait after the payoff for any­ thing. This was fortuntae be­ cause it was on Wednesday and v/e wanted to get back to Sa­ vannah in time for the meet­ ing. We did get back but had no meeting due to the lack of a quorum. Nevertheless we had a committee to count the ballots and another to audit the books and still another to check on * some members who wished to be reinstated. ^ When the crew of the Emerson sent a man over to see us, they collected some money to pay his way and the money whicR was left over was turned in to the Log, The entire crew was sober for the payoff and,"" considering the fact that they paid off the day after New Year's, these boys deserve a hand. We had an accident on our first trip last week. While wait­ ing for a red light in Charleston, a Buick slapped us in the stern and shoved our bow into another Buick which was also waiting for the light to change. The dam­ age was not serious, nor did it put us out of commission. The party who hit us is insured, so we can get fixed up without any trouble or cost, and no one was hurt which is also lucky. We had our day here in Sa= vannah when there were no ships Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: BOSTON MOBILE SAN JUAN NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON JACKSONVILLE DULUTH—Now that the holi­ days are over, we can get back to business again for another year. Your Agent spent a couple of days with his family for a change in a little Indian town in Michigan called Pontiac, and had a swell time. The only thing wrong was the weather. I thought that when I got away from this North country I would get warm. But actually I didn't get warm until I returned back here again. I celebrated Christ­ mas watching a tall, dark and^ handsome waitress trimming the tree. I don't remember seeing the job completed, but my wife, a good Samaritan, got me in shape for a nice Christmas din­ ner. I just received a notice from Philly Will Move To New Hail our Chicago Agent, and con­ gratulations are in order: A bouncing baby boy, another can­ didate for the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. The Duluth Hall is operating under new hours, so all of you please take notice. The Hall will now be open from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m. every weekday, and from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. on Sundays. " The old gin mills in Duluth are still doing a landoffice business; so if any of you want the best -M't' By LOUIS GOFFIN in the harbor whatsoever. Noteven a foreigner. This was the first timd' in three years the harbor is empty. Shipping is slow in Savannah again, but still fair in Charleston. We don't know yet what the future holds in store but we're hoping for the best. PHILADELPHIA — Tempor­ arily holding down this branch for the past couple of weeks gave us plenty of opportunity to watch the port in action. Yes, the City of Brotherly Love is really hum­ ming and shipping couldn't be better; and any of the boys who would like to ship through here can help eliminate the acute shortage of rated men. Come to Philly where you'll be welcomed with open ai-ms. The Branch is preparing to move to a new location and, with- in a week or so, the new address will be available to all branches. The new quarters are now being renovated and fitted in accor­ dance with SIU policy of having clean and decent halls where the members can hang their hats and feel at home. When the work is completed the Philadelphia hall will be one of the finest on the East Coast and will meet the ap­ proval of even the most critical Seafarer. CHANGES MADE The business set-up of the Branch is being changed to con­ form with the more efficient me­ thods now in effect at the New York Branch, and should guar­ PARKER antee proper and complete rep­ resentation aboard all SIU ships suggestions to these people, and in the Philadelphia area. it is our opinion that they will The last few weeks have seen win their beef. As most of the Seafarers know, this State is a number of ships paid off and really tough on organized labor, it looks as though the amount of and unless each union helps the business will continue for some other in beefs then it means that time. Tampa Helps AFL Officeworkers By D. L. TAMPA — Business picked up sornewhat the past week in this port and, believe it or not, there were pobs on no less then five ships at one time on the board. They were taken, however, by some of the local beachcombers, and things are now back where they usually are here—sort of slow. From present nidications, several operators will have scows running in here regularly now, and things will be on the up­ grade for this port. The need for a decent hall in Tampa is becoming more ob­ vious all the time. All you fel­ lows who have seen the hall in this port know what I mean— those of you who don't know, stop in some day and see for yourselves. This joint is a dis­ grace to the Seafarers. The whole place is about the size of one of the toilets in the Nevs£ York Hall, and the only difference is that the New York toilets are a little better equipped then this Hall. We are now scouting around for a new spot, and we may come up with something soon. I sure as hell hop eso anyhow. HELPING HAND There is a little action on the labor front in this port. The AFL office work^ union is striking a local business firmthe Spencer Auto Electric Com­ pany—and has asked the Sea­ farers' assistance in the way of a few suggestions as to the con­ ducting of picket work. Need­ less to say they are going to get it from us. We have offered On the wrong side of the ledger for the port is the an­ nouncement of the loss of an SIU Brother who had assisted us in the tugboat beef and in various other Union matters. The Broth­ er's name was Joe Sofi and we wish to extend our deepest sym­ pathy to his family. We who knew him will surely miss him. He was a good Union Brother. N. Y. Meetings in Webster Haii a tough time, indeed, is ahead New York Branch meetings for all of the workers in this area. are held every other Wednes­ This brings us back to the day evening, 7 P. M. at Web­ need for a decent union hall in ster Hall. 119 East 11th Street, this port. Once when we have a between 3rd and 4th Avenues. respectable place here it will make" it easier for us to help To get there take the 3rd Ave.. all these other unions in their Elevated and get off at 9th St., problems, and most important— or the East Side IRT Subway it will help us a hell of a lot. ^ and get off at Astor Place. There aren't many guys on the No cards will be stamped beach here. Among the old standhys of the local scene we after 7:30 P. M. NEXT MEETING WILL BE have with us now—Johnny Wil­ liams, AI Ortega, Chelo Vega, ON JANUARY 16th. Harold "Canteen Slim" Wilson (with new choppers), Ralph Tindell, Tony Sosa, and Frank Villar. If any of you fellows would like to help these lads with the surplus of good rum and fair maidens in the old Sunshine State—come on down. of beachcombing corhe to this Port and look us up. We can ship you down to where ship­ ping is really good. Even though it may be a little late by the -time you fellows see this, I want to wish you all the best of luck for the coming year. i Baitlmore Changes Improve Efficiency j.'he Seafarers' Baltimore Hall is now much more efficient, and provides better service for the members since improvements have been made throughout the building, say SIU members. New fluorescent lights have been in­ stalled so that it's really a pleas­ ure to workj read or write under them. With the walls and ceiling newly decorated, it is now easier to see than with the old dingy paint job, and makes a much cleaner appearing hall. , A simplified filing system has been installed, and the office equipment rearranged for more efficient service. Three new shipping boards have been set up, and the dispatching counter moved aft of the baggage room. With a window cut in the bag­ gage room to take care of regis­ trations, mail, tripcards, agree­ ments, baggage, overtime slips, beefs and dues payments, the setup provides much better serv­ ice for the members than form­ erly. EASY DOES IT Comfort has not been over­ looked, Leather easy chairs have been moved down from the third deck to the second, and the water cooler has been changed to a more convenient location. Many .new information and or­ ganization. posters have been put up, and a partitioni enlarging the head and increasing privacy has been built. Curly Rentz, Baltimore Agent, was tickled pink at the many improvements made, but con­ cealed his pleasure under a blast at Paul Hall who aided Curly in making the changes. "Paul Hall will never be invited to re­ turn to Baltimore," declared Cur­ ly. "He caused too much dis­ ruption while he was here." Whether the Baltimore Hall was disrupted or not. Brother Rentz was the first man to brag about Baltimore now having the best hall in the SIU! 14 �Friday, January 11, 1946 THE SEAFARERS NOT THE UAISY CHAIN LOG Page Nine Safest Place Is Under The Ocean WASHINGTON (LPA) — "The safest place on this tortured planet should an atomic war break out will be deep below the surface of the ocean," the Senate Atomic Energy Commit­ tee was told last week. Dr. Alvin M. Weinberg, chief of the theoretical physics section of the Clinton Laboratories at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and one of a series of scientists who liave been heard by the committee, once again posed the terrible choice between using atomic energy for warfare or devoting its fabulous power to human welfare. Atomic energy, he said, can be used, for example, in treating 100 persons at a time for certain types of cancer. Industrial development would be possible in vast regions devoid of waiter power, and set­ tlement of the Arctic would be feasible. Things are popping Ihese days in the Seafarers' Halls. Here is part of the lineup before the Another scientist, Dr. John A. registration window in the New York Hall. There are ships waiting. Brothers, so come on in. Simpson, a member of the Nu­ clear Studies Institute, Univer­ sity of Chicago, declared that peace requires international con­ trol of the bomb, and Dr. Clarke Williams, of the Manhattan Pro­ ject, advocated "a complete in­ spection system carried on by some international agency," ad­ ding that scientists and engineers contend that an international inspection organization is tech­ nically feasible. Simpson warned that "in any atomic armament race the U. S. in the long run will find itself in a very unfavor­ able position, due to highly con­ centrated population and indus­ try. No nation can withstand a large scale atomic bomb attack. It may lose a sizeable portion of its population in a few hours of warfare. In the immediate fu­ ture, before other countries also have bombs, the U. S. must take the lead," he concluded, "in re­ shaping international affairs to obtain world security." Deplores Labor's Apathy DETROIT — Lack of initiative by the labor movement in draw­ ing up a program to eliminate the roots of fascism at home is de­ plored by Victor G. Reuther, him­ self a union official of the United Automobile Workers, in a recent issue of Common Sense magazine. "In the short time that has passed since V-J Day, the need for a labor program has been ex­ pressed with unusual prominence in the public press. Unfortunate­ ly, the initiative has been seized by partisans of the status quo— like Senator Vandenberg — who have called for. a conference of labor, industry and government to iron out the industrial prob­ lems arising out of conversion to peacetime production. OLD STUFF "This initiative from the right for the formulation of a labor pro­ gram is unfortunate because it proceeds on the antiquated theory that government can persuade la­ bor and capital to join hands and work like bi-others for the com­ mon good. It is unfortunate that some labor spokesmen have agreed to the theory that labor must depend upon the 'free en­ terprise' system to provide the bulk of the sixty million jobs that everyone is talking about. • "The recent strikes and threats of strikes for necessary wage in­ creases reveal the real danger in this supposed get-together pro­ gram of labor, industry and gov­ ernment, The danger is that un­ der any such get-together pro­ gram as may occur today, a twothirds majority of the conferees —namely, industry and govern­ ment—will gang up on labor in an effort to compel it to accept a labor pi-ogram designed to maintain the status quo. REAL BOTTLENECK Unearned income — profits — is the bottleneck in the road to full production and full employ­ ment, Reuther declares, and it does labor no good to scrap with management and government "for larger shares of scarcity un­ der a system of 'free enterprise'." Instead, he proposes a political program of independent action by labor, farm, liberal business­ men and cooperatives. Basic to such a program is the replace­ ment, Reuther says, of "private ownership of monopolistic indus­ tries by forms of social owner­ ship, such as TVA and coopera­ tives, all fundamentally deinocratic in character." THE FACE OF GM SS FLUORSPAR (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$19.00. SS WM. B. GILES (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$15.00. SS RUFUS PECKHAM (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$12.00. SS JOHN BLAINE (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$8.00. SS OUACHITA VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$17.00. SS KING WOOLSEY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$19.00. SS WILLIAMS VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$9.00. Here is what Gen. Motors looks like when it tells the U. S. Gov­ ernment that the world's richest corporation is frightened stiff at the idea of opening its books to public scrutiny. GM Counsel Walter G. Merritt (above) sounds off to President Truman's fact­ finding board to the effect that GM would pull out of the pro­ ceedings and wreck the whole negotiations if the bpard decided to consider profits and prices. But President Truman decided that "ability to pay" is a legitimate base for a union to bargain on wages. (LPA) SS BABCOCK (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$43.50. SS T. DARLTON (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated--^31.00. SS LINCOLN VICTORY (Paid off in Boston) Amount Donated—$24.50. SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$56.00. SS WARD HUNT (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$40.00. SS SMITH VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$57.00. SS J. MITCHELL (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$42.00. SS WAYCROSS VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$24.00. SS K. JOHNSON (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$9.00. SS FINLEY P. DUNNE (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—-$6.00. SS JOHN MARSHALL (Paid off in Baltimore) Amount Donated—$15.00. SS RAPHAEL SEMMES (Paid off in Baltimore) Amount Donated—$18.00. SS HONDURAS VICTORY (Paid off in Baltimore) Amount Donated—$26.00. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS Amount Donated—$113.00. SS JOHN MERRICK (Paid off in Bo.ston) Amount Donated—$50.00. SS CORNELIA (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$19.00. SS J. STEVENS (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$23.00. SS COCHRAN (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$14.00. SS IRVIN S. COBB (Paid off in Boston) Amount Donated—$28.00. SS WESTINGHOUSE (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$9.00. SS MILLEDGE (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$16.00. SS MADAWASKA VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$46.00. SS WILLIAM YOUNG (Paid off in New Yoi'k) Amount Donated—$35.00. SS NEGLEY D. COCHRANE (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$1.00. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$26.00. SS ROCKLAND VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$17.00. SS G. H. PENDELTON (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$19.00. SS ROBIN SHERWOOD (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$18.00. SS FROSTBURG VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$41.00. SS CLAYMONT VICTORY (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$4.00. SS R. PECKHAM (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$17.00. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON (Paid off in New York) Amount Donated—$16.00 LOG DONATIONS TURNED INTO NEW YORK BRANCH Amount Donated—$210.00. �THE Tw S,EAEAKEKS, LOG Friday, JtmuKlC 1946/ THE WEEK'S MEWS IN REVIEW CURRENT EVENTS . BANS IMPORTS^ SPORTS m m AT HOME GIANTS BUY COOPER In the most lavish deal in N. Y. Giants history, they forked over $175,000 in cold cash to the St. Louis Cards for catcher Walker Cooper. The Giants are gambling on Cooper being available for the 1946 baseball season as he is still in the Navy, and lacks enough points for release at present. President Stoneham was jubi­ lant over the Giant's acquisition of the 6 foot, 3 inch slugging catcher, and declared, "Cooper is the greatest catcher the Giants ever owned." The deal showed proof of the Giants' willingness to shell out ready cash to build up last sea­ son's 5th place club, and reward, the more than one million faith­ ful fans who stuck with the Giants through their poor season last year, and whose dough is now being paid out to rebuild the club. Tuesdaj*- morning saw some expected in Washington soon. seven thousand Western Union He is not expected to return to workers on N. Y. picket lines the Soviet Union. The Pearl Harbor Livestigating ... In Detroit the Autoworkers announced the signing of an Committee, sarcastically referred agreement with the new Kaiser- to as a permanent Congressional Frazer auto company calling it Committee, was told that the late the "best ever" in the industry. Secretary of the Navy Frank Observers see a possible effect ,Knox put the blame for the fiasco on the Army and Navy com­ in the General Motors tie-up . RINGSIDE CHATTER manders at Hawaii. Western Electric strikers in After flattening Morris Reif in Kearney, N. J. tangled with 1,000 A radio commentator chargedthe fourth round of a scheduled salaried employees and execu­ that the Army carried 20,000 lbs. 10 round headliner. Beau Jack is tives who attempted to crash of bottle caps—yes, we said bot­ ready for Johnny Greco on Feb. picket lines. About 65 pickets tle caps—on the same priority 8. Jack appeared to be much are reported to have routed the as GIs going home on leave. In Because he fears use of foreign improved over hiS; last bout with crashers, but the show was con­ addition he charged that they music will deprive American mu­ Willie Joyce, although there were sidered as a deliberate attempt were consigned to the San Miguel sicians of jobs. Pres. James C. some claims that Reif was the by the company to provoke vio­ Brewery in the Phillipines owned victim of a flu attack as well asPetrillo of American JFederation lence. by Col. Andres Soriano, a close Beau's fists. of Musicians (AFL), has ruled President Truman intervened friend of General MacArthur, a Beau appeared headed for in the steel controversy and CPA Colonel on his staff and person­ that radio stations- in this, coun­ trouble as he gradually cleared was reported reads'- to grant price al repre.sentative of Spanish Dic­ try must ban music programs or­ HERE AND THERE up the field of welters. Yes, increases to the corporations . . . tator Franco in the Phillipines. iginating abroad, except in Can­ trouble in capital letters awaits Arthur Devlin of the Lake Oil companies are said to be ne­ Madison Square Garden is to ada. (Federated Pictures) Placid Sno Birds, ex-AAF war Jack when the time comes that gotiating with the unions . . . be the scene of another prohero, returned to ski jumping he faces Sugar Ray Robinson.' The meat packing industry will fascist demonstration, under by winning the Toger Tokle He hasn't looked bad in his two use the National Conciliation sponsorship of the FFF. Dubbed the atomic- control program memorial at Bear Mountain with fights since being discharged Service in an attempt to settle as Front For Franco, the FFF adopted by the Moscow confer­ successive jumps of 141 and 148 from the Army, but when Beair the wage dispute. (Friends of Frank Fay) is being ence of Foreign Ministers. feet . . . Billy Conn, recently re­ meets Robinson—well, don't say. The President went on the air backed by "every reactionary, Although General Morgan de­ leased from the Army, is getting we didn't warn you. Robinson, in a direct appeal for the peo­ vicious, un-American publica­ clared in Frankfurt that he had ;into shape for his June heavy­ is without doubt the cream of ple to pressure their congress­ tion" which has "joyously hop­ not resigned, UNNRA headquar­ weight match with Champ Joe the welters today, although a guy men into speeding his labor and ped aboard the Fay bandwagon" ters announced his dismissal fol­ Louis at Little Rock, Ark. . . . named Freddy Cochrane is the reconversion proposals. Response according to War Correspondent lowing his Hitlerlike statements The AAU announced that its an­ recognized champ. by the citizenry was "indifferent" Quentin Reynolds. Fay's fight regarding Europe's remaining nual track meet will be held at NEWS AND VIEWS according to a survey . . . Secre­ against the Actors' Equity (the Jews . . . The Anglo-American Grunt and groan promoters ap­ tary of State Byrnes left Wash­ actors' union) is being supported Committee opened its inquiry in­ pear perturbed over the new, ington to attend the United Na­ by the Hearst press and nazi to Palestine, in an effort to pro­ wrestler's union ju^t formed un­ tions Organization Assembly in friends such as Joseph P. Kamp, vide a home for the comparative­ der the leadership of King Kong London where Republicans Van- John Eoghan Kelly, Harry A. ly few who escaped the nazi Cox. Promoters, like all coupon denberg dnd Dulles were report­ Jung and Joe McWilliams, Kamp slaughterhouses. clippers and profiteers, don't ed out of harmony with the rest and Edward Atwell, the FFF Testifying that the wholesale want anyone checknig up on. of the U. S. delegation. Byrnes press agent, are regarded their take and demanding a; took pains to reassure the U. S. as the two out.standing leader.s slaughter of Europeans had been that the atomic-bomb secrets of pro-fascist political forces in ordered by the Nazi hierarchy, a larger share of the proceeds in high German officer declared wages. It ain't kosher sez they. would not be disclosed prema­ America. The N. Y. Rangers appeared on. turely. (Meanwhile scuttlebutt Thousands of angry letters that his "conscience troubled saysj that the Russians have dis­ from GIs stationed all over the him." The U. S, representatives the comeback trail as they suc­ covered an even more potent world are pouring into Washing­ at the Nuremberg war criminal ceeded in winning two games in. atomic bomb) . . . U. S. Am­ ton protesting the reduction in trials opened their drive to have a row by defeating the Boston the German General Staff and bassador to Russia Harriman is Army's demobilization rate. Bruins 4-2 before the season'sHigh Command convicted for San Antonio, Texas . . . 1946 largest crowd at Madison Square planning aggression as early as racing season in N. Y. Stats' will Garden . . . Clarence Rowland, INTERNATIONAL 1919. Captured documents quoted open at Jamaica on April 6 ac­ Pacific Coast League prexy, de­ In the Phillipines GIs demon­ General invited thirty U. S. edu­ Field- Marshals von BJpmberg cording to approved schedules of clares the PCL will become a strated anci booed Lt. Gen. Styer, cators to cojne to Japan and help and Blasko.witz as. among those jthe N. Y. State Racing Com­ major loop in the very near fu­ who was trying to explain the revise its educational system to who plotted to plunge the world mission. ture, and says the meeting in Sarj, slowness of the Army's demo­ conform with democratic prin­ into war; Other documents and Battle lines were drawn on the Diego will concern itself with, bilization program. Demanding ciples . . . General Marshall, as witnesses will seek to prove that pro football scene as the new these plans . . . Dixie Walker of the immediate evacuation of well as communists and national­ many of the. atrocities were pro. grid loop—^All America Foot­ the Dodglprs and Nick Etten*, China, the Phillipines and all ist -spokesmen, reported "good sponsored or condoned by the ball Conference—laid claim to al­ Yankee.s first, basemap, promisei 'overseas garrison with the ex­ :progress" in their first meeting Gernian rnili,tary men. The most 200 National Football to. be important holdouts iu Lire, ception of Germany and Japan designed to end the civil war . . . American plan is. to strip, the old League players. The new loop coming baseball sea,son. -proper, the GIs denounced the i Shanghai authorities protested cloak of "just a soldier in the also planned a tentative 14-game According to recently compiled; .use of U. S. ships as transports the removal of six persons aboard Iservice of his country" from the schedule with the leagiie split irecords, right hander Les Web­ to China and Indonesia, and de­ [a French warship as a violation German Junkers backs. ipto Eastern and Western Divi­ ber of Moiilreal led the Inter-; manded that the demobilization iof Chinese sovereignty. Inflation and a tidal wave of sions . . . Tony Cuccinello, recent- national League in earned runs be taken out oI the hands of the ; Although the country is to unemployment with the worst ily released by the Chicago White with 1.81, and had a winning per-; ."vested interests." Similar de­ remain under control of the Al­ economic, chao?. in. years was re­ Sox, is being offered the man­ centage of .786.. . . Henry Frnka, monstrations took place on Sai- lied council, Austria's govern- ported from It£d:^. Butter i^ $6 agership of the. Richmond Colts of Tulsa was named new head pan, in Guam and, according to jment has received diplomatic a pound and other ijrices up 150% ink the Piedmont League . . . coach of the Tulane U. football Stars and Stripes, in Belgium. 'recognition by Russia, Britain, to 200% oyer last year's infla­ Jockey George 'The Ice. Mian" squad ... A baseballer's dream The Japanese Cabinet may dis­ ; France and the U. 3. . . . The tionary prices. Like niany other Woolf, one of America's, top rid­ ~a double no-hiter—took place, solve because of- MacArthur's Rumanian government was "re­ Europeans, Italian children were ers with almost 20 yeajrs, racing at Manila when the Okinawa ruling; that no Jap who helped organized'' with the appointment without toys, and were, lucky, in behind him, died as a result of team, defeated the Leyte Base K: promote totalitarian idjeas mgy of two, opposition njenibers to fact, tbftt theyj- had any. clothing injuries sustairysd in a track team in- the. Army Olympic dite hold office . . . Meanwjiile the minor posts.. . . ITance approved at all. spill. trict championships. : I 'Y ^ �Friday, January 11, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven :rr^= BUIJ^ITIN ENGINE DEPARTMENT — A — Adams, Donald R., Anamatoros, Nicholos, Arnold, R. A. • Ashton, W. Bagziewicz, Edward, Baptist Richard, Beckman, Harry G. Billings, Frank J., -Black, J. Blacksher, Robert L., Blume Martin, Borovicka, Frank, Buck Theodore A., Burt, Leroy. Unclaimed Wa&es Shepard Steamship Company Unclaimed Wages Are Open On Books Of Shepard Steamship Company As Listed. — P — Page, Charles M., Panter, Bruce A., Pariani, Albert, Par­ sons, W., Paul, Richard R., Pedersen. Christian, Portain, John, Peters, Glen A,, Posey, Ottis, Powers, R., Procetto, Ralph. _ Q _ Quinette, Wayne. — R — Rahm, Theodore, Ramsey, W., Rastard,Harold, Rawlins, James H., Revill, Frank, Reeis, .Jules, Riddle, Walter M., Rickles, Fran­ cis, Rizzo, Anthony, Roberson, Richard, Rohari, Jauies L., Ryan, — Z — — I — Zouchi, Vernon. Ingram, Clayton H., Irwin, Daniel P., Rye, Carl B. Frank, Igaz, W, — S — Sadlowski, John E., Saiss, Otto DECK DEPARTMENT W., Sardella, Joseph J., SavoJacome, W., Jacome, Walter lainin, L. P., Schrimer, Robert, — A — Adamonski, Joseph, Adams, N., S., Jacobsen, Ernest E., Jaffe, Scoffone, Peter, Scarberry, Hugh Alder, Edwin E., Allen, Carey P., Charles, Jarrell, Paul E., John­ E., Schwab, Andrew, SkanleAlsonetsky, Morris, Anderson, J. son, Albert, Johnson, Donald R., gaard, H. M., Smith, George R., E., Anderson, Lourilis, Anderson, Johnson, G. C., Johnson, George Smith, Raymond, Smiechowski, W. C., Anderson, Walter R., An­ R., Johnson, H. W., Johnson, Theodore, Sperry, Wendell E., Thomas M., Jones, James A., Jor- Stam, Kornelius, Strantmanvis, drews, Don K. gensen, A., Joyce, David. Otto, Stromme, Earl, Sullivan, _ B — Stephen, F., Suozyr, Joseph, — K — Baker, Robert, Barker, James Sunada, Jack, Swahn, James, J., Keenan, Robert A., Kielski, E., Bauer, Robert G., Beech, Rus­ Swanton, Joseph J. Marion S., Koltoniak, Henry, sell, Belles, John, Beyer, Richard — T — W., Bianchi, Constantine, Bil- Kostric, Adolph, Kozel, Alexan­ Trusz, Edward, Tucker, Rob­ der, Krichtiak, John. lingslea, B. V., Bishop, Lowell, J., _ F — — S — ert W. Blanchard, Philip, Blanchardm, — L — Felser, Edward C., Fitzpatrick, Sabo, Roland U., Samselski, Richard F., Berth, Charles W., — U — James J., Flowers, Charles B., John, Sawicki, Sigmund J., Lehew, Harry E., Lorher, Ray. Urbans, Oswald. Bosworth, Caluin, Brandon, Ar­ Floyd, Edward I. Sayer, Frank, Schmidt, Joseph thur, Brink, J., Branum, James — M — _ V — T., Scolt, Martin R., Serrato, M., Brock, Bobby L., Burroughs, — G — Madson, Hans A., Majik, P. J., Valentz, Paul, Van Laeven, Ed­ Louis, Shaver,' Neal S., Sisney, Robert. Gallagher, Arthur J., Garris, Mailing, Lewis M., Mangels, Ru­ ward. Ernest, Smyth, J. A., Smythe, James, Gentry, Lloyd B., Ghormdolph W., Mansell, Cecil A,, _ C — James F., Stumph, Harold N., — W — ley, Thomas A., Goglas, Walter, Mann, George, Marchewka, Ed­ Suscavage, Joseph P. Cain, C. O., Cain, P., Calafato, Wade, Lloyd, Watson, Cecil, Gomez, Edward, Gomez,^asquine ward, Marshik, Walter, Martin, Weaver, Russell C., Wells, John Luigi, Caramellino, Fred, CarleM., Gomzales, Elias, GBabowiec, James, McCarthy, Joseph B., Mc— T ^ A., West, John R., Williams, ton, George S., Casada, G., CasWajciek, Griffin, F. Taylor, Waller J., Techan, J., toro, Paul A., Church, Wilbur L., Nellage, John. Berge C., Williams, C., Williams, Melder, Albert, McLoo, E., Theweatt, Walter B., Thompson, Carmond L., Williams, Luther B., Clegg, H., Coley, William H., — H — Robert, Trinks, K. L., Tronnes, E. Compos, Abelino, Cori, James M., Mickler, Charles B,, Miller, Her­ Williams, Thomas E., Willard, Hall, William C., Hallet, Ron­ Corrigan, Charles E., Coutant, mit, Miller, R., Mills, Milton, M., Wallace G., Witham, Wesley, J., ald E., Hanna, Guy K., Hannac, — V — Wilbur E., Cronen, Robert J., Mitchell, W., MiHer, William J., Wood, Charles. H. J., Haney, Howard S., Hatch, Vechi, James. Melvin, Moffett, Curtin, Cornelius, Cushing, Da­ Moellinger, Otto, Hatley, Cecil E., Hobson, — Y — Isaac R., Moher, John, Mooy, vid, Czerwinec, Joseph. — W — W. P., Hoffman, John, |lougen, Young, Frank G. James J., Morgan, William A., A.. O., Houk, H. J., Hort, John W-, Walton, William H., Ward, _ D — Mosei, Donnelly S., Murphy, — Z — Eugene, ,Warfe, Walter W., Humphrey, E. Zajac, Charles. Davis, Earl, De Souza, Henry, John J. J., Mushill, Paul. Del Rizo, Octavio, Dennis, Don­ — I — — N — ald, Deimy, Williard M., Dodd, Isaacson, Howard J. Napolitano, Joseph, Nelson, Frank B., Doyle, Thomas G., Drehmer, George, Drever, Robert. Harold W., Newberry, William, — J — NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnovor 2-2784 Newell, Linton A., Nielson, Claus SS OSCAR UNDERWOOD Jacobs, Gerald, Jacobsen, H,, BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. — E — (Voyage No. 3) J., Norris Sourgeun D. Liberty 4057 Jakir, J. P., James, Jack, Johnas, Edmunde, Maryld A., Edson, BALTuClORE 14 North ^ay St. Those crewmembers who work­ John, Johnson, John A., John­ __ O — Calvert 4539 Chester, Eiser, Edgar L., Elrod, ed the complete voyage from son, John E., Joyce, Donald. PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6lh St. Oakes, William S., O'Brien, J. Lombard 7651 Norman D., Elwood, Lonnie E., October, 1944 to July, 1345 have J., Oden, Richard, Ogiba, Theo­ NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street Estby, Fred, Ellis, Dale F. — K — a week's wages coming to them. 4-1083 dore, Ogiba, Walter J., Orelli, Kaucher, Elmer, Keller, Wal­ NEW ORLEANS Communicate with or call at the 339 Chartres St. — F — Rinaldi, R., Otis, Joseph Scott, Canal 3336 New York HaU. ter M., Keating, Timothy V., Kim­ SAVANNAH .220 East Bay St, Farley, Robert, Fee, Ward B., Ots, Harold. ball, Edgar M., Knutson, Etui H. 3-1728 4> 4. 4. MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. Ferranido, Anthony, Fimovicz, SS JOSIAH PARKER 2-1754 Bernard, Fisher, Harry, Frank, _ L — The crew claim for Explosive SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Poncc de Leon Lacey, ohn, Lancaster, L. E., San Juan 2-5996 Harold W., Frazier, Willie. Cargo Bonus for voyage No. 10 305'/i 22nd St. Latham, James P., Le Queiie, K, UALVESTON can be collected from the New — G — 2-8043 Leahy, Daniel V., Lee, Ray, Lew­ RICHMOND, Calif. Will the ivitnesses who know Orleans office of the Mississippi 257 5th St. GaUagher, Richard A., Garlind, about the case of Joseph Walton is, Richard R„ Lichty, Richard, SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Elmer, Gerhardson, Wilhelm, who lo.st his life on the SS Shipping Co., Hibernia Bank 86 Seneca St. Lile, Robert S., Lindsay, Ernest SEATTLE Ill W. Buraside St. Gerke, Philip A., Graham or Phineas Banning please contact Bldg. •H., Lipton, Milton, Lloyd, John L. PORTLAND WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Gahran, H. C., Grebenack, Jo4" 4. 4. Sol C. Berenholtz, 1102 Court HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. — M — SS FLOYD GIBBONS heph, Groll, Frederick J., GjirSquare Bldg., Baltimore 2, Md. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Disputed overtime can be col­ •Magnus, Steen E., Manning, CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. sten, Maurice W., Gjirsten, Mau­ He represents his widow and in­ lected by writing to South Atlan­ 1914 E. St. Clair St. ri tz. William P., Martin, Richard, CLEVELAND fant child. 1038 Third St. tic SS Co. in Savannah, Ga. Mathews, E. A., McGinnis, Ar­ DETROIT 4" 4" i" DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. — H — thur, McGrath, Maurice, Mc- VICTORIA, B. C. 602 Boughton St. CHADWICK HAGBERG . Hagan, Sigried L., Hall, John Guire, Charles McMahon, John, VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. ATTENTION! Your gear is in the New York *.842 Zack St. E., Halvorson, James, Hammonds, Mikalik, George, Miller, Joseph, TAMPA M-1323 Eddie R. Hansell, John C., Har­ hall baggage room except for Holder of receipt No. 36608, Miller, Willie J,, Moore, Henry JACKSONVILLE 020 Main St. please contact the Galveston boots which the 2nd Mate got rison, Charles T., Harrison, Wm., 5-1231 C., Morley, Macfarlane, MuhleiBranch. Hauger, Charles A. Hawkins, Message from Ernest Bonner. son, Fred G,^ — N — Natho, (Edward, Negri, A., Neese, Thaddeus G., Nelson, — C — Fred L., Newman, Robert F., Campbell, J. 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Jr., Winter, William, Wiseltier, Richard B. Donald, Heger, Frank M., Henkleman, Norman L., Homer, John, Hoogeriwerf, Jan, Horst. Edward, Howard, Donald, M., Hughs Pat­ rick, J. MONEY DUE StU HALLS PERSONALS / �• :.'• ' v'h- |. K r., • THE Page Twelve SlU Action Keeps Militant On Ship The operator's stooge tried, but couldn't keep a militant Sea­ farer from signing on. After se­ curing a job as Junior Engineer aboard the Claymont Victory of the Eastern SB Co., SIU member John Marciano was refused the right of signing on by the First Asst. Engineer, who claimed that Marciano hadn't performed his work properly while sailing un­ der him some five years prev­ iously. However, as a i-esult of speedy action by the Seafarers, Brother Marciano was quickly signed on the Claymont. Back in March, 1941, Johnny had sailed on the Evangeline as a Fireman, and was elected as ship's chairman by the members. This same First served on that ship in another licensed capacity, and no doubt didn't want to be bothered with any union hot shots, so he decided that he didn't want Marcy. Due to the efforts of the SIU representative, a letter was sent by the company to the Chief En- ife-. IsP-' gineer directing him to hire Mar­ ciano as nothing on his previous record indicated that he had not fjerfui'ined the duties required of iiim on the job. This the Chief complied with, by signing him on at once. The value of membership in the Seafarers was clearly illus­ trated in the prompt settlement of this beef, and makes evident •how SIU union membership pays off in job protection and other numerous benefits. SIU wage scales are the highesl in the industry. This is so because 60,000 fighting men under the Seafarers banner inspire A healthy re­ spect from the shipowners. SIU wage scales will continue to be the highest in the years to come because 2V2 million dollars in the treasury means union stability, and because no considerations, political or otherwise, are allowed to stand in the way of the day by day, week by week, month by month struggle for better wages and better conditions, fc- Friday, January II, 1946 LOG ON THE FRONT SIU Organiser Gene Dauber is talking to a group of Isthmian Seamen. According to Gene, they are listening very carefully to the Seafarers' story. They told Dauber not to worry—that Isthmian would go SIU. We're not worrying, but just as insurance, we could use some more volunteer organizers. How about you? Crew Of The Anniston City Denounces 'Pilot' Story As IklC Crew members of the Anniston City of the Isthmian Line de­ nounced as entirely untrue a statement appearing in the "Pilot" of November 9, .1945. The lying story appeared under a picture of a group of men cap­ tioned "Anniston City", and pur­ ported to reveal pro-NMU feelings of the crew plus certain anti-SIU sentiment. The entire story, according to Anniston brothers, is a tissue of lies from start to finish, and is apparently the figment of some cokie's dreamy mind-like most NMU utterances. Truth and journalism are so far apart in the commie's lexicon as dis­ played by the "Pilot", that the truth seldom finds its way into that rag. (Continued from Page 1) ferior version of the SIU "Sweet­ heart Ag^-eement" which they had previously blasted and sign­ ed it with their operators, in Sept. 1944. "The SIU at that time," the report continued, "was trying' to increase still further the wages in our Troop Ship Supplement Agreement arid had this case be­ fore the War Labor Board. The job to win increases from the War Labor Board was made much tougher for the SIU be­ cause the operators, WSA and WLB were striving to stabilize wages and conditions for sea­ men. The WSA and WLB achieved their objective when the NMU voluntarily signed with their operators a troopship supplement agreement similar to the one , the SIU had then, but knowing full well that the SIU was before the Board demanding still higher wages on troopships." The SIU succeeded in increas­ ing the wages on troop ships in spite of the troopship "Pact" com­ monly called sellout. Compare the wage scales for yourself. Normally, one would not ex­ pect the NMU to make their so obviously fake claim to the best contract, except that in printing the SIU scale, we did not include full well that the Isthmian sea­ men of the Anniston were pract­ ically all Seafarers or SIU pledge card signers, the disguised com' mies were very careful ot make no mention of the NMU or any other commie-front organization. SIU ship's organizers Stanley Bukowski and Thomas Benson laugh at the Wild claims of NMU dis-organizers regarding the An­ niston City, and express complete confidence in the election's out­ come as being a sweeping SIU victory. Indignation among Anniston seamen ran high over belittling remarks in the commie rag, and accordingly these lies will haye the ultimate effect of turning any doubtful Isthmian men to the Seafarers for union represent­ ation. MISREPRESENTATION Members of the Anniston crew were presuaded to pose for the picture by a man and gii'l sup­ the $45 blanket increase of Oct. 1st, That should teach them to posedly conducting a survey on read more carefully — among the Seamen's Bill o'f Rights and Organizing aboard the SS other maritime legislation. Knov/- Lynn Victory, Isthmian vessel, is other things. proceeding apace, and Deck Del­ egate Charles W. Hall reports THE SIU ABROAD that this ship is now one hundred percent SlU-pledged with the ex­ ception of three misguided mem­ bers of another "union." These guys noted with great dismay how the Isthmian buys signed pledge carris for the Seafarers, and themselves received only one —that from a lad who signed it to keep his two watch-partners placated, and not because he wanted the other "union," The Lynn Victory Bosun, L. B, Mack, is a good fellow and knows the score. He has. been sailing Isthmian for the past four years, according to Brother Hall, and very willingly signed an SIU card. "In case any other members run into him," says Hall, "They can't find a better Bosun to sail with. "Seamen sailing on the Isth­ mian ships are really learning the score," Hall declared, "and they're getting so they can smell phony propaganda a mile away." Concluding his report. Brother Chai-les Hall feels confident p? This picture — showing the Isthmian Anniston City docked victory for the Seafarers in th^ at a Freeport. Sweden, and SIU volunteer organizers Stan­ election to be held in the very ley Bukowski and Thomas Benson on the dock alongside—appear­ near future, and says that it ed in a Swedish paper, which hailed these two Brothers as typical won't be long before Isthmian men are fighting side by side representatives of American union seamen. under the protective influence of a Seafarers' coiitiact for the same wages, working and living conditions as are now enjoyed' by SIU members. long-delayed election for bar­ the Alamo Victory to the long list of Isthmian ships which are gaining agent to begin. The Alamo Victory left New swinging to the SIU — ships York recently on an intercoastal which have become dissatisfied To all seamen applying for run to Mobile and points beyond with the present unorganized original or duplicate Sea­ to Seattle. The Isthmian seamen status of Isthmian, and want to men's papers in New York aboard her are a swell bunch of bring that company under the City: Beginning December OK Joes, according to the ship's terms of 17, 1S4S, all seamen's papers Seafarer's contract organizers, and will be a very will be issued at the Barge which will insure better working, welcome addition to the Sea­ office located near the Ellis wage and shipboard conditions farers membership roster. Island Ferry at South Ferry, So, we can add the name of to all Isthmian men. Prove SIU Has Better Contract "PACT" A SELLOUT JOHN MARCIANO SEAFARERS Lynn Victory Joins Up With SiU Parade pO ' ' I ' , t,i ll'-. "J Organizers Report Alamo Victory Strongly SIU ' SIU volunteer organizers Yulin Blomgren, Frank Fromm and Edward V. -Welsh of the SS Alamo -Victory, Isthmian Line, report that excellent proga-ess has been made by the Seafarers organizational drive on this ship. 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Title A name given to the resource January 11, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 2 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 Description An account of the resource COMPARISON OF SIU AND NMU CONTRACTS PROVES SEAFARERS HAS TOP WAGES IN MARITIME FIELD COAST GUARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHORTAGES IN CERTAIN RATINGS TIME RUNNING OUT, SAYS TRUMAN MAIL SNAFU OPERATORS MAKE THINGS TOUGH FOR THEMSELVES BY RENEGING AFL TAKES ISSUE WITH TRUMAN PROTECT YOURSELF BIG PROBLEMS FACE AFL IN '46 ANSWERS TO SOME $64 QUESTIONS ASK EXTENSION OF OVERTIME PAY LABOR HEADS BACK POLIO DRIVE CHARLES CONRAD SKIPPER PRAISES UNION SEAMEN SOAP BLAMED FOR SKIN DISORDER ON ROBIN SHERWOOD MEMNON OFFICERS PLAY GAME WITH DISPUTED OVERTIME SIU ACTION KEEPS MILITANT ON SHIP CREW OF THE ANNISTON CITY DENOUNCES 'PILOT' STORY AS LIE LYNN VICTORY JOINS UP WITH SIU PARADE ORGANIZERS REPORT ALAMO VICTORY STRONGLY SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-11-1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c4768f59c6eada4b84a1145e9af53e41.PDF c9e572ab6b6e4d4cfd098faa127342e3 PDF Text Text jnr • •/ *v.i Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. vm. NEW YORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. JANUARY 4. 1946 No. 1 •i):5 Arbitration Award Ends New York Longshore Beef \ t, X' -1 Culmination of the four month issue which caused the longshoreold Idngshore dispute was an- men to tie up New York shipnounced by William H. Davis, ping for about 18 days, the arbitrator named by Secre- j Also granted by the arbitrator tary of Labor Schwellenbach to ^ was the reduction of "straight find a solution to the deadlocked ^ time" work from 44 to 40 hours negotiations between the Inter-1 weekly, after which time and a national Longshoremen's Associa- ^ half is to be paid. Other feation and tne New York Shipping, tures were: reduction from three Association. to two shape-ups daily and a paid The dockers problem received vacation. Davis refused the denationwide publicity when the mand for larger work gangs with communists, attempting to use definite assignments fur each the longshoremen's legitimate nianbeefs against the shippers in a AWARD EXPLAINED thrust for control of the vital Port The arbitrator, former Director of New York, moved the notori­ of Economic Stabilization and ous Harry Bridges in from the former Chairman of the War West Coast. ' Seizing control of a Labor Board, explained his 20% "rank and file" committee, the boost by saying "The hourly communists, headed by Bridges, wage rates are relatively high, National Maritime Union officials but this is a reflection of the and other communist-led groups, casual nature of the employment. demanded the ousting of the ILA The evidence before me shows President as the price of allow­ that a longshoreman, in normal Declaring that present condi­ given for each four days of serv­ sisting of two watches of four ing the longshoremen to return times, is out of a job at least one to the jobs—a move that was third of the time, on an average." hours. tions encountered by Canadian ice. halted by the united action of the The practice of some Canadian That the War Risk Bonus be The contract, which will be ef­ Seamen "reflect nothing but dis­ Seafarers and the AFL long­ fective until Oct. 1, 1947, is re­ shipowners of putting part or incorporated into the basic wage credit upon our people," the Van­ shoremen. troactive to Oct. 1, 1945. Arbi­ couver (Canada) Branch of the whole of fleet under the flag of rate, and that an additional fifty another nation, an indirect viola­ dollars increase in pay for all The Davis award granted a tration proceedings started on Seafarers International Union has tion of Canadian Maritime Law, Nov. 14. classifications on shipboard be 20% wage increase, bringing the petitioned Prime Minister Mcbe stopped. granted in order that seamen may dockers' pay up to $1.50 an hour, Instead of the .sling load limi­ Kenzie King for changes in the have a higher standard of living but rejected the ILA demand for tation demanded by the union. Canadian law that would bring SHIP CANADIANS which wlil compare with all other a sling load limit of one long, Davis said he had directed that conditions aboard Canadian ships That all shipowners, or ship- workers. ton. It was primarily the latter the contract be amended to pro"in line with the new conditions operators, operating Canadian ! vide "reasonable adjustment of prevailing in the world today." Flag vessels, be compelled to car­ the sling load and of the gang to The brief declared that it was ry Canadian crews, and that all the nature and requirements of entirely possible to operate Can­ shipowners, or ship-operators, op­ the work on hand," and that if adian vessels while maintaining erating vessels of other than disputes arise on these points a high standard of living for the Canadian Flag, or registry, out Direct blame for the delay in bucket, but the total amount of "they will go to the amended seamen who man them. Cana- of Canadian Ports, and who are returning GIs to this country ships involved including those grievance machinery." . dian seamen, it charged, were the receiving a Government subsidy may be laid on the doonstep of now being sent abroad to bring ADMIT PROGRESS lowest paid of any seamen in the for such operation, should like­ WSA, and the present loud wails back ammo, those off Philly, and Attorney Nathan Witt, speak­ civilized world, and hadn't re­ wise be compelled to carry Cana­ from them and other government others standing off different ports ing for the communist-led group, ceived a raise in wages for the dian crews. bureaucrats are just so much hog- amounts to a considerable num­ said the award represented "sub­ past 25 years. That the present Continuous wash being tossed out for pub­ ber of bottoms which could be stantial progress" but the in­ Discharge Book be done aiway lic consumption to alleviate con­ in use for transporting supplies COMMISSION NEEDED ference was that the commies with and be replaced with a cern over that delay. abroad and returning servicemen were not going to relax their ef­ Calling for a Royal Commis­ single, unattached discharge cer­ Radio appeals, ads and all to the U. S. forts to win control of the long­ sion to investigate maritime con­ tificate. kinds of notices whine about the Not only the ships involved, shoremen's organization. ? ditions, the Seafarers demanded; That the practice of a "Ship­ shortage of seamen, and how but their crews also are badly The abortive attempt they made Revision of Canada Shipping ping Fee" from seamen be dis­ many ships are being held up on needed. The rated men aboard Act, with rights and duties of a continued. That since the posi­ account of insufficient rated men these numerous vessels would go in October, 1945, ended in a rout merchant seamen simply stated. tion of Shipping Master was a to man them. They also rave a long way toward manning ships and Bridges left hurriedly for Revision of that part of the public office, it should he brought about the hard time WSA is hav­ now tied up all along the At­ his West Coast hangout, after Act concerning the sea worthi­ under the Civil Service regula­ ing in getting cargoes out of this lantic Coast on account of the (Oonthmed on Page 3) ness of ships and the employment tions. country, and providing the bot- manpower shortage. on them both in port ahd at sea. Luins for bringing the GIs back Let's put the blame where it SLOP CHESTS NEEDED Attention That a Sick Mariners Benefit home. rightfully belongs, and stop tos­ That Canadian ships be re­ The stoi'-y we doVi'l hear is about sing out all these smoke screens. be drawn up that covers coast­ On ships that are laying up, wise shipping as well as deep quired to carry Slop Chestg con­ WSA sending • ships abroad to We don't mind if the WSA and the crew must collect trans­ sea shipping. Also that some taining for sale, articles of cloth­ bring back very much-needed Coast Guard brasshats want to portation pay at the time of provision be made in this Bene­ ing, tobaccos and cigarettes, peri­ (?) ammunition to this counti-y- continue sitting on their over- the payoff, and not wait until fit for the older group of men odical literature. Already more than twenty ships upholstered fannies, as long as it they are miles away from the That a seaman be entitled to a are anchored off Cape May with isn't at the expense of U. S. tax­ sign-off port. that are used in relief crews but cash draw on his earnings every full crews held for from 2 to 5 payers, the hardship of return­ that do not sign articles. If requested to stand-by That the Unemployment Insur­ five (5) days his vessel is in port. months, waiting for berths to un­ ing GIs, or the expense of the they must do so up to a pe­ That the antiquated twelve (12) load in the Philadelphia area, and seamen. ance Act be extended to cover Let's do away with riod of ten days; otherwise hour day system consisting of two still more are being sent over­ wartime measures and wartime they face possible loss of Seamen. That for all unlicensed person­ watches of six houi's b? revised seas for the same purpose. bureaucrats, and return to peace­ transportation pay. nel, one holiday with pay be to make an eight hour day conThis 25 is just a drop in the time controls once again. Canadian Seafarers Ask Fair Standards WSA Ties Up Needed Ships r" / �THE Page Two SEAFARERS Fiiday, January 4, 1946 LOG SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ' OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with iljc American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnovcr 2-2784 X i X X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- Preside/if 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 They Know The Score' The SIU often brags, and rightly so, that it's contracts, wages and shipboard conditions are the best in the mari­ time industry, bar none. Proof of the pudding lies in the record books of settled beefs, and in the written con­ tracts under which the members sail. With little or no prompting, any member will break out his union contract, go over it point by point, and patiently explain the provisions to any seaman who is unfortunate enough not to be protected by a Seafarers contract. We who live close to SIU conditions, wages and the democratic operation of union affairs take them for grant­ ed, more or less, and don't give much thought to them. We also take for granted those services which our elected representatives give to every SIU* member. However, on the Isthmian page of this week's Log, certain things arc brought to light which bear further comment. Isthmian employees on the William Eaton sailed with a couple of SIU members on their last trip, and after listen­ ing to the talk about the SIU wanted to see things for Themselves. As a result, they were shown SIU contracts; they visited Seafarers halls, attended a membership meet­ ing, and met several SIU officials. They came. They saw. And they were convinced that the Seafarers was the only union for Isthmian or any other unorganized company, - For the current trip of the Eaton, only a couple of those seamen who had sailed on the previous voyage stayed aboard, and they are not SIU members. But they had learned the score so w^ell, that they in turn proceeded to teach these Isthmian men the union facts of life. Through the very same methods that had sold them on the Seafarers, these self-elected SIU organizers succeeded in convincing the new men that the SIU was the only union for Isthmian. There is the oldie about the world beating a path to the door of the man who builds the best mousetraps, We're not selling mousetraps—we're just selling the best condi­ tions in the maritime industry. We have the best contracts, the best shipboard conditions, and the best all-around rec­ ord of any seamne's union. What we have to sell cannot be matched by any other rival "union." The incident on the William Eaton is proof that the ij Isthmian seamen are well-aware of this, too. Not only are they willing customers, but volunteer salesmen them­ selves. But before they will buy, they must be approached —and the job must be done by SIU men. The election to determine the collective bargaining agent for the Isthmian fleet should begin shortly.- It will continue thereafter for six monlhs—and during that period those seamen must all be contacted. The example of the William Eaton is an inspiring one. There is every reason to believe that the majority of Isth­ mian seamen will react in the same way. But they have to be approached the first time, and that is the job for every SIU seaman. Sec the Seafarers organizers. They will tell you what has to be done. Organize the unorganized for j V^jobs, wages and conditions. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals ••• 'A.-. PORT OF NEW ORLEANS F. W. MURPHY J. E. WARD J. A. SCARA J. E. McCREADIE J. DENNIS (colored) C. T. WHITE J. , P. SABERON 3^ S< S" NEPONSIT E. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER » » » STATEN ISLAND J. S. NEAL J. C. CARSON F. NERING H. L. GILLOT B. E. SPOONER R. POWELL L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON L. L. MOODY L. LUZI W. E. SMITH L. R. BORJA ' D. CARRILLO W. B. MUIR M. JOHN a. t. a. BRIGHTON. MASS. G. PHINNEY J. HOWARD A. RAMOS J. SILKOWSKI H. SWIM F. KINFILD D. KRUG C. KRIZLIC A. MORSE E. JOHNSTON P. CONOYER G. PITLEKETLY Attention Members! New shipping hours are in effect at the New York Hall: Monday through Saturday— 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Sundays and Holidays— 11:00 AJM. to 3:00 P.M. Members of the Seafarers are entitled to a weekly pay­ ment from the Union if they are laid up in a hospital. Be sure to get what is coming to you: Notify the Union the day you are admitted, so that there -"ill be no delay in your receiving the money due you. ELLIS ISLAND D. MCDONALD J. KCiSLUSKY X is, X BALTIMORE HOSPITAL GERALD BOWMAN GLADE WRIGHT WOODROW MOORE WILLARD BANKHEAD JR. ELDON CULLERTON BERNARD BUSTER FRED DAY JACK WALKER JOHN VILIVA X X % MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY X % % NORFOLK MARINE HOSP. JOHN N. CONNOLLY CHARLIE MI7.ELL FRANK HOLLAND J. H. SMITH X It i SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. R. PETBRMAN VINCENT SAN JUAN R. C. GRIMES JOHN W. GREGORY �Friday, January 4, 1946 THE Shipboard OvortlRio is A Protection, Not A Reward SEAFARERS LOG FLIMSY FLOPHOUSES FOR VETS By J. P. SHULER NEW YORK — Business has been fair in this Port £ui- the past week. Christmas and the day after were slow days with nothing paying off and sign­ ing on; but. the Patrolmen were really kept busy on the other days with an average of six ships a day being paid off, making a total of 24 ships paying off in the Port for the last week and 23 signing on. It has been practically impos­ sible to keep the ships sailing dur­ ing the Christmas holidays, but the Dispatchers somehow got enough men to take them so that there has been no delays in sailing. For a couple of weeks, it was hard to get some of our companies ships crewed up, but most of them have seen the light and the men are shipping equally to aU companies at this time. ISTHMIAN ORGANIZERS The Organizers have also been able to keep a number of men lined up for Isthmian ships, and there have been quite a few who have been able to ship. Men that will take unorganized ships are definitely a benefit to the or­ ganization, and it should always be remembered that these men are doing their part for their union, The Diesel beef came up again, where oilers were standing watch 'T port on a Bull Line ship, the SS Coastal Stevedore. It has been settled now, and the ship is paying off the first of the week with all beefs settled. This crew had been standing by until such time as their beef was settled be­ fore they cleared the articles. On a Mississippi ship, the SS Ouichita Victory, there was a beef where the Junior Engineer made canvas runners for the floor plates in the engine room. The company refused to pay this, con­ tending that it is maintenance work and it is done on the regu­ lar hours of the Junior Engineer who was on day work. There has been One meeting with the com­ pany, and no results yet. How­ ever, the beef is not lost and there will be further aciton taken on it. MONEY HUNGRY Lately, there has been a num­ ber of beefs coming into this Port with overtime that may, eventually deprive a member of the union of a job—sometimes enormous amounts for the amount of work performed. It is understood that we are not go­ ing to sea for our health, and that we want to make as much money as possible—but it should also be remembered that the pur­ pose of overtime in our agree­ ments is not to make money but to better working conditions and to create employment for more men. In the beginning, a man that came in with a lot of over­ time was classed as money hun­ gry and was not classed as a good union man by his shipmates. Somehow, that has been changed now, and it seems that most of the men think they are not good union men unless they bring in an enormous amount of overtime. During the scarcity of seamen, this is all right; but it should be remembered that when shipping gets tough and more men need jobs, that we should eliminate as much overtime and division of wage.s as possible and create employment for as many men as possible. GET OKAY In making out your overtime slips, the members of the crew and their delegates should live up to the agreement and demand an okay from the head of their department for overtime on the day which it was; made. If the head of the dept. refuses to do this, it should be taken to the Capt. and if you don't get any results there, you should make a record of the date on which the head of the dept. and the Capt. refused to check your over­ time. All overtime that is disputed by the heads of depts. and by the Skipper should be kept on a separate overtime sheet and a note made at the bottom as to why this overtime was disputed, and should be signed by the head of the dept. and by the Muster of the vessel. If the Skipper and the head of the dept. refuse to this, it should be so noted that they refused and the date on which they refused should be put on the overtime sheet. CAN SAVE IT A lot of good overtime could be saved if the members of the crew and the delegates checked with the agreement of the com­ pany whose ship they are sail­ ing. There could also be quite a bit of bum overtime eliminated by the same process. The ships minutes are pouring in to this Port now and it shows that we are getting back into our peacetime stride, and that the younger members are taking as much intere.st in the organiza­ tion as did the oldtimers who knew the score before the war. If the interest and cooperation the membership of this organiza­ tion is showing at this time con­ tinues through 1946, it should DC a record year for the SIU. This is the nearest that the government has come to a concrete answer to the housing shortage. To meet the housing needs of a million homeless vet's families, the Federal Public Housing Author­ ity is staging a "War Housing Re-Use Demonstration" near Wash­ ington, D. C. Purpose is to show how flimsy war housing struc­ tures like this can be cut up and transplanted to new sites. These are supposed to do until private enterprise does something about providing decent places for veterans and others to live. (LPA) Shipowners Cry In Their Beer: Seamen Making Too Much Money In the New York "Herald Trib­ une" of December 24, the gullible American Public was treated to a Christmas dinner of bull—by the ever generous shipowners. The highlights of the informa­ tion as given to the "Tribune" were as follows:— 1—The American seaman with a wage of $145.00 per month is the highest paid seaman in the world. 2—The Canadian seaman with $81.00 per montli was second highest. 3—The Chilean seaman earning $17.00 a month was the lowest paid, (not considering the Chinese and Lascar seamen). 4—It costs the shipowner $175.00 a month for the board and lodging of a sailor. HIS STORY The shipowner set up his com­ parisons to show that the Amer­ ican merchant seaman is sitting on top of the world, and for proof he goes to great lengths to point out all of the sub-standaid wages paid by other nations. Needless to say, the public is not informed that the wages shown ai'c NOT the sailor's "takehome pay." No mention is made of the fact, that the American seaman was forced to fight and fight hard for his present wage The seaman's wage, as it stands today, was not picked off of a Christmas tree, but was picked from a picket line. Comparison of the wages of seamen of other nations with the wages of the American sailor is neither here nor there. We are not in Canada and we are not in Chile: Our famifies live in the "CLEARING THE DECK'' "Clearing The Deck," by Paul HaU. which usually appears in the LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall is loriring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New,York Agent, Brother Hall is Director of Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all SIU efforts axe concentrated on this important Isthmian election. United States and have to pay U. S. prices. Brit.i.sh industrialists pay much higher taxes than do American operators—and we do not see the American shipowner begging to have his taxes raised to the British level. The truth is, the shipowner is sniping at the maritime union,s— particularly the SIU-SUP which have the best contracts on the waterfront. He thinks unionism is unfair. But the ship owners collectively fix freight rates, so if seaman act collectively it can not be far out of line. BUM BEEF While seeking sympathy from the public, the operator claims that it costs him $175.00 per month just to room and board a sailor for one month. Now, all of the shipowner's stores are bought at wholesale prices; and he does not buy the .sailor's clothes for him; nor does he pay the sailor's doc­ tor bills; nor does he educate the sailor. (Consider the inferior quality of the food which some companies try to unload upon their crews—and what they wouldn't try to get away with if there were no unions. In ship­ owners' lexicon, any muddy liquid with a small piece of meat in it is a stew. If it has two pieces of meat, they call it a roast with sauce. Did any of the shipowners ever have spam for breakfast and spam for dinner on Thangsgiving Day? — $175 a month!) UNION DOES IT If it costs the shipowner $175.00 per month to feed a sailoi, let's give a little consideration to the sailor with a wife and a pair of bi-ead-snappers to feed," clothe, shelter, educate, and provide medical care for. From the shipowenrs' figures it would definite­ ly cost more than $175.00 each to take care of the sailor's family. So for a family of three the sailor is entitled to a 'take home pay' of $525.00 per month. After all this would only be social jus­ tice—.but then the operator is on­ ly intez'ested in shipowner jus­ tice — like chiseling on overtime, ill-provisioning of his'ships, and keeping the sailor in serfdom. While the public can be misled Page Three Hungry NMUers Go To SIU Ship For Food We know that our contracts are better than those of other unions. We know that the SIU is the most democratic union on the waterfront. We know that the Seafarers is always on the go, punching away for the mem­ bership's beefs, and fighting at the point of production every minute of the day. In short we know damn v/ell we're the best outfit on the waterfront, no matter which way you're looking; and if you don't believe us, why there are plenty of NMU men who will back us up. Take, for example, the little incident that happened in Trini­ dad, as reported by SIU mem­ bers Lonnie Grantham and M. Cross. Riding the MV Cable Eye, a Waterman scow, they tied up in that port right next to aii NMU vessel. Hardly had they made fast when a delegation from the NMU boat came aboard the Cable Eye. Were they out to "organize"' this SIU ship? Hardly. '"Say," said their spokesman," how about lending us your cook for a couple, three hours. We haven't had a decent meal in weeks. And we want your man to show our guy how to bake bread—we haven't had any fresh bread since we left Mobile." Well, the SIU took, care of them; the SIU always does. Unorganized, or disorganized in the NMU, the Seafarers is al­ ways glad to show the way. Arbitration Ends Longshore Beef (Continued from Page 1) denying that he had aspirations among the New York dockers. The commies quickly pulled in their horns when it became ap­ parent that all the anti-com­ munist forces in the ILA were closing ranks in a united, front against them. Joined by the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Teamsters, the longshoremen were assured they would be able to run their own affairs without the benefit of outside interference. New York's Mayor LaGuardia also received a set-back when he injected him­ self into the ILA affairs. Following a joint threat by the AFL unions, that they would drive the communists from the waterfront, the NMU, MFOW, MCS and other communist-led outfits withdrew from the fight and the longshoremen returned to their jobs without interference. The naming of Davis as arbi­ trator followed. Affected by the award are some 25,000 longshoremen, 3,500 check­ ers and clerks and 400 cargo re­ pairmen. through propaganda disseminated by the shipowner, the American seaman is going to see that he gets a living wage, and knows that it will only come through the militant action of his Union. The money spent by the opera­ tor in issuing false propaganda to the public would go a long way to giving a better living to their employees. Let the shipowner think this over: False propaganda has never broken a Union picketline. �THE Page Four Him mi I THINK QUESTION:—What changes would you like to see in 1946 for conditions under which sea­ men work and live? ^ '' JOSEPH BLACKIE LEAUMONT, AB—V/e should do away with Coast Guard control of mer­ chant seamen for once and all, as that is one form of government bureaucracy that we can well do without. I also believe that ship slopchests should be placed under Union control, and be operated solely for the seamen's benefit. We, as Union seamen, should see that action is taken on the Sea­ men's Bill of Rights, and that the income tax on seamen and other workers on the same level is cut or entirely done away with. SEAFARERS Friday, January 4, 1946 LOG Had No Food, No Overtime, Says Crew; But They're Being Taken Care Of Now What a union means to work­ ing seamen was never so start­ ling illustrated as it is by the let­ ter sent to the SIU by the crew of the SS Howard E. Coffin, of the South Atlantic SS Co. This tale of penny-pinching and super-exploitation of a crew can be matched by many an NMU or other unorganized ship, but the saving point in this case is the SIU, which is taking steps to correct the situation. Even as this is being written in the Log office, the Seafarers is on the move and the matter will be shortly settled and the wrongs righted. board. We haven't seen any fresh vegetables in five weeks; we even forget what a potato looks like as we have none. There is no flour on board—no bread, only crackers; no meat except stew meat. "Our menu for yesterday was as follows: Breakfast: boiled eggs and bread, coffee. Dinner con­ sisted of stew and crackers, plus EYGoLLi - THREE OF 'fAl ToOAil^ here (no turkey); and we expect to spend the New Year on here and we won't even have stew by then as the icebox won't hold out that long. We were 16 days cross­ ing the Atlantic, and have been here since the 19th, so you must admit we have done well on the 30 days' stores we had when we left Rouen. According to the food allotments, we were out of food 18 days ago. "Can anything be done in re­ gards to obtaining shore leave here? Can't we have launch ser­ vice provided fur us, as per agreement with this company. Or can we claim 15 hours per day overtime for the days we spent here prohibited from going ashore? Can arrangements be ONLY ONCE The real point in this story is not that seamen are starved and overworked, but that tales like this would be common-place if it weren't for the SIU. Things like coffee. For supper we had chili LUCKY this can happen on organized and beans and coffee. Today, t HAD THIS ships—but only once. The Sea­ what do you suppose we have scheduled for dinner? Stew. B^U-HOPCAF/ farers takes care of that. We print the letter in full be­ HE EATS IT low. It was sent to us by the de­ "On Wednesday, the Captain partment delegates; Viadislars even informed the officers of this Kelpss, for the deck; Parke H. vessel, when they squawked Heller, for the engine; and W. J. JIMMY MULLIGAN, AB — about the food, that the food is Furdy, for the stewards depart­ Seamen should receive overtime all right as he eats it and can't ment. The letter follows: pay for Saturday and Sunday see anything wrong with it. made for us to receive a draw "We, the crew of the SS How­ When the delegates appeal to here so as we can play poker or work at sea, and should also have ard E. Coffin of South Atlantic him, he informs them the food is even just pass the time counting an established 40 hour work week SS Co., appeal to you to try to on its way out here, as it was and recounting our draw? with overtime rates tor work find out the reason for the fol­ due here a week ago—but the over that time. I think th^ the NO MAIL lowing circumstances on this ves­ launch service is critical and minimum wage tor any seaman "And, also, please do all you sel: If this is a safe harbor why should be $200, in order that he that may be the reason for the can to have our mail delivered, are we denied shore leave as we can take care of the increased delay. But the food situation on have passed Customs, Immigra­ here is much more critical than as we have had none since we cost of living ashore tor his fam­ tion and Doctor? 2. Why can't the launch service, as we have left Baltimore on October 13th. ily, and see that they live de­ Our mail was all addressed to we get any .food on here? 3. Why none. cently. I see no necessity for the this vessel care of Fleet Post Ofcan't we get a draw? continuance of Coast Guard Con­ "Must we all starve here just "This is our plight: We arrived waiting for a launch? Other lice, Baltimore, Md. Any action trol of merchant seamen now, and believe it should be finished here Dec. 19th with no food on ships received food here; the on the mail situation will cer­ tainly be appi-eciated by all how that the v/ar is ended. launch that bi'ought the Captain hands on here. aboard, when he went ashore and 'Incidents on here are too came back, had food on it. numerous to mention, but we will "Our trouble started on here state a few to try to convey to around November 4th or 5th in you some of the things that hap­ BILL CHAMPLIN, Bosun—As Rouen, France, when the WSA pened. Our Master, the Captain one who is already entitled to removed our food there and left Mr. Fred Davis and his loyal dis­ WASHINGTuN — Congress­ benefits from action in Work 30 days' stores on board. We ciple, the Chief Engineer, Mr. War I and to the National Soldiers men who serve on the House were scheduled to go from there McEasterling, spend many hours Military Affairs Committee last Home from previous service, to the British Channel for ballast suffering the agonies of the con­ week were treated to the imcencertainly have no plugging to sored views on peace-time con­ and back to the States, but our demned trying to devise ways do on my own account, but am scription of recently discharged orders were changed and we and means to prevent paying well aware of the value of these sergeant and a private waiting were sent to Antwerp, Belgium. overtime—such as informing the benefits. I think all seamen with discharge. Our stores were badly depleted bosun to supply shovels to the six or more months seatime, since before we left there—we were In the presence of a score of there three weeks and the couple longshoremen in Antwerp to dis­ the start till the end of wartime pose of the garbage there. We conditions, should be entitled to generals and colonels, an Army of days-that we spent in transit have ammunition on board, and wear the combat bar, and enjoy GI, Pvt. George L. Mark, Cleve­ from Rouen to Antwerp makes the security officer we had was full veterans rights under the land, Ohio, attacked what he 23 days, leaving approximately replaced shortly after arrival Veterans Bureau. Our union called the "Pentagon Boy Scouts." seven days' stores on board. here by a soldier. should own slop chests on ships, He charged that the entire mili­ TOO EXPENSIVE sell at minimum retail prices, and tary training idea is the product THE PAYOFF of the "The Army Brass Hats. "We couldn't get any food in use the profits for union-owned "Well, the payoff was the ac­ He said that, "They want a large Antwerp; they said it was too ex­ and controlled rest homes. army to retain the officers." He pensive there. We spent Thanks­ tion taken by Little Caesar and testified that his own observa­ giving in Antwerp, and some of his loyal subject to avoid paying tion was that men in the ranks the crew had turkey there. But an hour's overtime to a member THOMAS G. LEE, AB = There are opposed to compulsory mili­ they bought it in the Seamen's of the crew. Instead of a seaman is a very urgent need for a selecthelping the security officer with tary training in peacetime. ed group of union-approved at­ Club for 28 Francs, or 56 cents. his bags into the launch, they did Sgt. James F. Donnelly, of We also spent Xmas at anchor torneys from which members can it themselves—and no tip. The Boontown, N. J. told the com­ select a lawyer without too much other problems we have here will mittee that while he was over­ trouble to take care of their legal keep until we "can get a Patrol­ seas he heard a great many army affairs. I think that Coast Guard man on board here, after we officers make speeches in favor control should be finished. It dock. So, until then, we are at of peacetime training. He never helped much during the the mercy of Mr. Fred Davis, un­ charged that GI's were being To all seamen applying for war other than to provide MPs less you can do something on our compelled to keep quiet. He original or duplicate Sea­ over the merchant seamen. The behalf, which we all sincerely cited a letter he wrote Senator Seamen's Bill of Rights is ex­ men's papers in New York hope that you can." Hawkes of New Jersey that was tremely necessary to our welfare, returned to him, because it was City: Beginning December Viadislars Kelpss, and I think we should take di­ 17, 1945. all seamen's papers violation of army regulations. Deck Delegate rect action even to the length will be issued at the Barge He told the Committee that he Parke H. Heller, Jr., of striking fo secure its passage office located near the Ellis was threatened with court marEngine Delegate and that of other needed legis­ Island Ferry at South'Ferry. ial if he wrote aiqything further W. J. Purdy, lation. against military training. Steweirds Dept. Delegate Gis Against Peacetime Draft Notice! "•i. �Friday, January 4, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS QUESTION WSA ON SHIP TIE-UP IN LEYTE Dear Editor. We, the crew of the SS Noah Brown (Robin Line) feel that it would be of Interest to the Union and its membership to know how our ships are being handled by the War Shipping Administration, here in the Pa­ cific area. We feel they are be­ ing assigned most inefficiently. We are only one of fifty or more ships laying here at an­ chor in the Gulf of Leyte wait­ ing for our cargoes to be dis­ charged. We have been here two days short of a month( this was on December 5th) but, compared with other WSA op­ below with overtime an un­ heard of thing. We didn't even have a Messman, or for that matter a messroom. The Or­ dinary on watch (me) acted as mess and we ate on a big table in the middle of the focs'le. Yes, we were in one focs'le and it was forward. Anyhow, we made the trip from New Orleans down to Pernambuco okay and in due time were on our way back to the States. We stopped off in Ha­ vana for sugar and then went on to Baltimore. Right after we tied up a Fire­ man strutted up displayed a roll of bills that would choke an ox, and promptly disappeared. He had no sooner vanished when the "forty-thieves" found four Chinese aboard. We had to leave the dock im­ mediately for anchorage and after sipcty days of laying there, the immigration authorities brought the Chinese out to the ship, lined every one of us up in the saloon, and had the Chinese try to identify the cul­ prits. They said two men were involved. The first man quickly identi­ fied the 2nd Assistant Engineer as one of them (they had ap­ parently decided that' the Fire­ man was the other) but the other three couldn't decide so the immigration officials made us all change places and tried all over again. Again the first Chinese identified the 2nd As­ sistant Engineer but the others erated vessels here, we are con­ sidered as "newcomers." For your information we found other ships have been lying here anywhere from three to six months with their crews just as iiiLicli in tlie dark about when they'll discharge their car­ goes as the day they arrived. Like ourselves many are load­ ed with the highly publicized "food for our fighting men," while other still lay as if "invasion ready" loaded with war materials. Wc wonder just how long, this condition will exist and why. We wonder whether the "so very efficient WSA" can offer a reasonable explanation about these ships that could be carrying our armed forces home. still couldn't make up their We remain, fraternally yours minds. By that tirqe 1 had begun to for the crew of the SS Noah imagine that maybe I did look Brown, Howard W. Conner (Dk Del) a little like the 2nd, although Melvin F. Seidel (Eng Del) he had blond hair, stood six feet John T. Canon (St Del) and had a fair complexion while (Editor's Note; — The Noah I am dark and five feet four. Brown left New York on Sept. • Finally the last Chinese, after 21 and arrived in Leyte Nov. looking at each pimple, black­ 7. Other facts mentioned in head, freckle and wrinkle on each and every one of us, hes­ the letter appear to check. itatingly pointed a shaky finger at the 2nd. You should have RECALLS TRIP heard the sigh of relief from WITH COUPLE OF the rest of us. John D. McLemore ^'IMPORTERS" Dear Brothers. Bunker's recent article about stowaways reminded me of a trip I made back in 1931. Ship­ ping was tough at that time and we were lucky if we shipped at all. About the only way you could get out was through a crimp and boy, what wages and conditions we had to put up with, I took a job, through a crimp, on an old rust bucket called "Wjuidsbeck." It was six on and six off, thirty bucks a month, plenty of work on watch ii CONSTITUTION CHANGE IS PROPOSED Brothers. During the December 7th shipboard meeting of the Pacific Tankers SS The Dalles mem­ bers have agreed that a new Article should be introduced in­ to the SIU Constitution, and ByLaws, calling for the employ­ ment of a union "Food Repre­ sentative," the object of which would be to inspect all ship's stores before leaving port. Due to the fact that we feel the ship was insufficiently stored in New York, there was a serious food shortage at such a time where the available stores are unfit for consump­ tion. This practice of insufficient storing appears to us to have become a common oversight on the part of the SIU-SUP and its members. We, and other members, have noticed from time to time that a great number of articles by crewmembers in the Log and West Coast Sailors az'e com­ plaints of low graded and in­ sufficient stores. In closing we would appreci­ ate the introduction of the Article at the next meeting and also that a copy of this letter be included in the next issue of the Seafarers Log. Warren Messenger Ship's Secretary NICKNAME SANTA CLARA SKIPPER CAP'N "BE NO*' Dear Brothers, As the Old Man on this ship (SS Mission Santa Clara LA Tankers) won't allow shipboard meetings, we have no minutes to report. This guy, Captain A. A. Lund is a veritable "Be No" when it comes to the common rights and privileges of the crew. In fact there'll "Be No" nothing as far as he's Qoncerned except, of course, logging for which there's always time. "Be No" threatened to put the deck crew in irons or log them if they didn't work "faster." During our thirty days on the hook at Yokohama we were given one draw. $10 worth of worthless Yen. Some of the more lucky crewmembers got ashore twice most of us just once even though the whale boat went ashore twice daily. On Thanksgiving Day the Old Man, Chief Mate, 2nd Mate and our beloved Steward (bedecked in his "Hi pressure) made pre­ parations for a shore visit and lowered the boat while wc all looked on. The Skipper also adheres to an old directive from World War I, which allows only one carton of cigarettes each week and no cash slops of any na­ ture. He manhandled a sick man who was looking for some di­ version in the mess hall and locked another man who was ill in the hospital for 24 hours without food, cig.arettes or rea­ sonable attention. He introduced searching of the seamen's effects and went so far as to frisk every man on the couple of occasions they returned ft-om shore. The frisk­ ing consisted of digging deep into each man's pocket and opening any package they had with them. What he hoped to find has remained a complete mystery. He even subjects the armed guard to the same treat­ ment and refused to let them ride the. whale boat ashore even though there was- lots of room in it. As might be expected of such a deal, the Skipper and Chief Mate put in work on deck daily and, because of this, time is al­ ways on hand for us. He never allows mattresses or linen any­ where on deck although he will allow a bare cot. (We're won­ dering if he sleeps on an innerspring). The total number of men log­ ged to date (12/20/45) is 18 but the points are rising fast. Edward C. Gamcge Louis J. Waitkus" COMPETITION FOR BEST MENUS NOW GOING STRONG Dear Editor, When we came aboard this ship (SS John Merrick) at Nor­ folk she was in bad condition. All three" departments we^-e a mess, but we had a good crew even with the trip cards. We had to work like hell, but she began to look like a ship, even if we didn't have tools to work with. From what we saw and heard about the crew that was on here before, we hate to claim them as Season's Greetings Frem Mebile Hospital You know how it is! As down the sea of centuries, man sails the ship of his dreams, seeking forever a haven of happiness, peace and rest. None of us wish that haven to be a hospital, moored to a bed. lime on your hands. lonely—and sailing orders—"indefinile." Then comes a bright gleam of light on a lonely day when your active shipmates with their , all too generous hearts, make up a donation to lighten and gladden the Christmas holidays. Speaking for our fellow patients and Union Brothers, as well as ourselves, we are trying to express our heartfelt appre­ ciation to the SIU boys in general and the Mobile office gang J. Tucker. Blackie Niera and R. Jordon. in particular for their many kind acts and union activities. Hoping for continued Union success and progress, we are. and intend to remain. Union Brothers. Sincerely. Lester A. Kirtcher James Gahan Henry L. Dukes Wellie K. Harris. M union brothers. We don't see why they didn't try to help the union by leaving a clean ship, such as clean rooms and turning in a list of things that are need­ ed to the Patrolman at the pay off. After all, when you get a ship like that, it is hard to explain things to the new members; so let's go for cleaner ship.s and pay offs. J. P. Schuler and Frenchy please take note. The menu we had for Thanksgiving Dinner is attached and it was as good as it sounds. The steward did a very good job, and the crew and GI's were well pleased. There was a happy bunch of GI's on board with the prospect of being home for Xmas, but bad luck was there. • We got Ihroiigh the locks at Antwerp, and rammed another ship that put a hole in our bow and one in the port bow of tlie other ship. So back to the dock for us, but the GI's were put on another ship. We all hope they were home for Xmas! Now Bud Ray can have his senoritas; so can Frenchy, but boys you haven't seen Lu-lu. When you do, you will all want to go to Antwerp again. Most of the crew had their fling with the ladies of doubtful and imdoubtful character, but due to the fact that there was a faith healer from Georgia swamp country aboard the Purser has had no callers. Most of the cre'v went to Welch's place on London Street, and we all wish him lots of luck. We hope that very soon there will be plenty of Log's in Antwerp, as that is one thing we all look forward to reading. While in Antwerp there was an Isthmian Line ship in port. She was boarded and she seem­ ed to be O.K. as for what union the crew want. The SIU of course! They had one SIU man in the crew, and we think for one man he did all right for himself and his union. Wliat we need is more men like that and it won't be long before we have all the unorganized Com­ pany's in the SIU. We the crew of the John Mer­ rick extend our most sincere appreciation to Mr. Charles Engwall (Purser) for his endless effort toward making this trip a pleasant one. L. Paradeau, Ship's Del, W. Perdue. Eng. Del. R. Brown, Deck Dept. �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 4, 1946 SHIPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS DO YOU KNOW BIM? iiiiiiii Noonday Crew Brings Charges Against Ch. Eng. Allegations that the Chief Engineer was interferring with the proper functioning of the galley, neglecting his duties and carrying concealed weapons aboard ship brought charges by the crew of the Waterman C2, Noonday. Regarding the galley, a state­ ment signed by Chief Cook Eldon H. Cook and Utility-Messman Nicholas Saldino declares "During the present trip the galley exhaust system has been repeatedly turned down to the point where it is ineffective. On occasions when the cooks were working over the range they noticed immediately the failure of the system to take out the cooking vapors and steam, the Chief Cook investigated the reason. On arrival he found the rheostat turned as low as pos­ sible or the switch completely off. "From witnesses, the Chief Engineer was seen to be at the switches only a few moments previously. Among the witnes­ ses who have seen him do this more than once was Nicholas Baldino, Utility-Messman. "Also the forced air ventila­ tion system has been turned off for the galley a number of times for no apparent reason." The neglect of duty charge stemmed from the Chief En­ gineer's alleged failure to take his proper fire station during an emergency. Signed my three crewmembers, Robert Kelly, Wilbert Shabher and Raymond Ditato, the charge states: "Not reporting to his fire sta­ tion on the night of Saturday, Oct. 13, 1945. On this night about 1940 hours, a fire broke out in the deck cargo, by num­ ber four hold on the starboard *K^side of the deck. Instead of being at his fire station, which is in the engine room in charge thereof, he was seen at the scene of the fire by members of the • deck crew at their stations. It is verified by the Oiler on watch at the time of the fire, that the Chief Engineer was not, below, while the emergency existed." "For no apparent reason," states the charge of carrying concealed weapons, "this Chief Engineer is known to carry a • blackjack on his person aboard ship. This is verified by mem­ bers of the crew to whom he has shown the weapon. I testify that this statement is true." The signer is Nicholas Baldino. In addition to the specific charges, the delegates aboard the ship; Arthur A. Barctows (deck), Robert Lewis Kelly (en­ gine) and Pat DriscoH (stew­ ards); state that the following Meeting On Arthur Dobbs Settles Cooperation Beef A most interesting set of minutes comes from the De­ cember 10th shipboard meeting of the SS Arthur Dobbs. Called to order by Chairman Forrest Edington (Bosun) the men elect­ ed OS James A. Colder as sec­ retary, First order of business was a report of attendance. Firemen S. Jensen (tc 19456), Knud Sender (tc 19114) and C. Weatherbee (tc 16306) were ab­ sent. Jensen and Weatherbee were on watch or going on watch but Sonder was said to have refused to attend. Purpose of the meeting was to take up the apparent refusal of the stewards department to make ice cream for the crew. 2nd Engineer Drew Craig opened the discussion with "We are now in port. Union rules require that when in port we are to have fresh milk or ice cream twice weekly. The stew­ ards department ha-s failed to Another one of those pictures for which the Log office has produce it and we would like to no caption. Who recognizes the picture? know why. We have been at anchorage going on four months complaint is made by the entire serve funds inasmuch as these and not once during that time funds are the very best type of have we received any ice crew. "During the voyage between job insurance" and shipowners cream." New York and Rio De Janerio, hesitate to chisel a financially Steward Orville Payne; "My there was no cold water. The strong organization such as ours. men refuse to make ice cream. water coming out of the taps The assessment, according to The 2nd Cook (J. Foust) could and showers was very hot, many the Bean resolution, would be not as he says his back bothers times it was impossible to take used for organizing unorganized him. The Chief Cook (W. Saw­ a bath because the water was companies. It is signed by the yer) does not have time and, scalding. Complaints were following crewmembers: Sim­ inasmuch as making ice cream properly made by the crew and mons, Milazzo, Pokalor, Con- requires a skilled man, I can­ passengers. The Chief Engineer nally, Michaelis, Wiggins, War- not require a Messman to make made no known attempt to cor­ pup, Branicky, Loll, Mansfield, it. Also I cannot have the 2nd Brioman, White, Pekersen, Wil­ Cook make it ahd a Messman rect this situation." As a footnote to the report, son, Moore, Bura, Ellsworth, turn it as only one hour over­ the delegates add, "The Cliief is Labiosa, Lugo, Ilallis, O'Brien, time. is paid and can't be di­ looking for a new ship and com­ Kordahis, Hado and Michelet. vided." pany." The Chief Engineer's During the course of their trip Deck Engineer Stuart Ander­ to Italy, the crew held several son" said he understood that name is Jens Hoik. shipboard meetings, during making ice cream "requires no -I ^ which all mattery of importance cooking, only a little water, to the crew, the ship and the ihixing and freezing." Steward SIU were thoroughly discussed. Payne replied that "neverthe­ less it still requires a skillful man." Bosun Edington: "When OREGON TRAIL someone is sick>don't you have CREW BLASTS a man to fill in?" The Steward AT SEA — In a resolution STEWARD FAILURE replied that in this case the calling upon the Seafarers In­ Chief Cook would be the only OREGON TRAIL, Nov. 28 — ternational Union to adopt mea­ man to fill in, "and he doesn't sures for postwar security and Meeting of the engine depart­ have time to do it and his other maintenance of the principle of ment called to order by Dele­ duties too." full employment, the crew of gate Charlie Collith. Nomina­ Chief Cook Sawyer: "You the Cecil N. Bean (American tions for chairman and secre­ men are trying to press the issue Range Lines) proposed concrete it seems to me." steps to be taken to assure such tary were first order of business. Deck Engineer: "We have Wiper Hunt was elected secre­ been laying here over three a program. The resolution points out that tary and Fireman Razilavich months and during that time we an ever increasing number of chairman. Various motions have continually requested ice ships are being layed up in the taken up at the meeting in- cream and in order to come any­ boneyards reducing .the number duded: painting of port alley­ where near obtaining it, we of merchant seamen jobs and way, broken fixtures in black have had to call a Union meet­ upsetting the present favorable gang head, relieving watches on ing If that is pressing the is­ (to seamen) balance between time and linen shortage. Also sue, as you have evidently in­ jobs and job takers. discussed was The lack of cots terpreted it, then undoubtedly The welfare of the seamen for the crew in spite of the we must be doing that. The demands that there be "more ship sailing to the Persian Gulf. stewards department delegate than enough jobs" and that by "The .Steward: had: ample time has failed to cooperate with us organizing "new companies un­ to supply cots in New York or on this issue. Eoust (2nd Cook and stewards der the SIU banneE' well paid .Colon .R. R," read the .minutes. delegate) "I thought the deck • Slop chest prices came in for jobs and decent working con­ a blast , as did the ; shortage of and engine delegates (William-.. ditions can be maintained. Urging an assessment of ten engine room tools, and engine Luttenberger and Stuart An­ dollars per member, the crew department equipment. The derson) assumed the wrong at­ of the Bean,: declare=:"we'are»Te'»^ meetfngr. iduch had lasted an titude." Both delegates replied luctant to draw upon our re- hour, adjourned at seven p. m. that they had requested Foust Cecil Bean Men Adopt Postwar Aid Resolution to ask his men if they would turn the freezer and when they approached him two days later he refused to talk to them. Bosun (To Steward) "Why can't you order the Messman to turn freezer inasmuch as the 2iid Cook is sick?" Steward: "It's the 2nd Cook's job and if he is unable to do it he can't re­ quire a Messman to do it. As I said, the Chief Cook doesn't have the time and the Messmen are not skillful enough." Bosun Edington: "It seems that the .steward is giving us all kinds of excuses why he can­ not produce ice cream, the fact is that nobody in the depart­ ment is willing to cooperate with him and the rest of the members of the Union." Deck Delegate Luttenberger: "Let us vote and see who wants ice cream." The chairman call­ ed for a vote. The stewards department was unanimously against it but the rest of the crew, almost to a, man, was for it. Chairman: "The men wantice cream but it seems that we can't get it." Secretary Golder: "Just a mo­ ment, this is a Union ship. On a Union ship the departments are supposed to cooperate with one another and each man is supposed to cooperate with the next, that is one of the purposes of the Union." The .secretary then asked, through the chair, (to the 2nd Cook) "Will you co­ operate by mixing the ice cream if a Me.s.sman turn.s the crank?" Foust replied in the affirma­ tive. "And will you Messmen turn the freezer—I would like individual replies?" Norman Jefferson and James Armstrong refused but Richard Taylor, Joseph Valentino, El­ mer Knox and Septic Black­ wood agreed to take turns. Luttenberger: "Now that we have men willing, wiU we get ice cream?" Steward: "I cannot okay over­ time for both men." Oiler Christenson: "I'll pay the overtime myself if the company won't." Steward: "Then we'll have ice cream twice weekly starting this, Thursday." Chairman: "Any more new business?" The Chief Cook complained about cooperation and was as­ sured that all hands would co­ operate in the future. Lutten­ berger rnoved that "we hold Union meetings every two weeks," it was seconded by Golder and carried unanimouslyThe meeting adjourned after several other questions had been discussed among which was the crew's -request for beer for Christmas. Luttenberger assqred the crew, that. progress • was -being made on this matter and also the question of, slop chest supplies, "as we have, been on articles going on six months.'.' �Friday. January 4. 1946 DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS THE SEAFARERS LOG Heads 750,000 Unionists Page Seven Okay GI As Chief Cook Replacement On Merrick PARKERSBURG VICTORY, men and did same. Motion was Two more meetings, one on Nov. 28—Meeting called to or­ made by W. Cunningham, sec­ Dec. 11 and the other on Dec. der by Ships delegate at 8:10 onded by John Mclnlyre that 22, are reported on the SS John p. m. Purpose of the meeting anyone contacting an Isthmian Merrick. Chairman at the first was to secure fresh bread and man, do their utmost to try and was L. W. Paradeau and the milk while in port. In new show him the benefit of having secretary, A. Heigl. business Boon made a motion an organization like the SIU to The meeting discussed laun­ seconded by Huddle that ,the represent him. Under discussion dry cleanlines.s, galley, disputed Bad luck pursued the United ships delegate contact the Cap­ that was given a very good go­ overtime, need for a spare head, States servicemen who were re­ tain concerning fresh milk and ing over inasmuch as all of the and a list of needed repairs. All turning home for dishcharge bread. This was carried with an crew is very Isthmian Line con­ this under New Business. aboard the Calmar ship, SS additional motion by Boon sec­ scious. In good and welfare it Under Good and Welfare the John Merrick. onded by J. M. Rosa that if the was suggested that the ship be crew took up matters concern­ ship paid off on the West Coast fumigated. Their anticipation of getting ing poor work done by the dish­ back to America in time to that no one pays off until they 4 4. 4. Harvey Brown, president of the washer and his statement have the go sign from the ships CAPITOL REEF, Dec. 9 — Intl. Associcition of Machinists, is against joining the Union. He spend their Xmas holidays with delegate. The following recom­ Chairman, George Talloy, Sec­ their families was temporarily making a nationwide tour to visit was told that in any case as long delayed when the ship rammed mendations wei-e made for the retary James Nowery. The pur­ lAM lodges where he explains as he rode a Union ship he another vessel as it was proceed­ social register: Bolton, TC 672, pose of the meeting was to ac­ the history of the dispute be­ would have to do his job. The ing through the locks at Ant­ W. Pfiffer, TC 4709, Robert quaint the new union members tween the lAM and the AFL chairman suggested that a rec­ werp, Belgium. Brown TC A 647, Joe Jalbert of their duties to the union and which resulted recently in the ord of restrictions suffered at TC 4711, Walter Kostadinoff, their shipmates. This was The acident put a hole in the suspension of the Machinists. The Antwerp be turned over to the and Wendell Joy. Book mem­ handled in a very able manner Merrick's bow and one in the 750,000 JAM members will vote boarding Patrolman to prevent bers on the trip were: Bill by L. Potter, Quartermaster. port bow of the other ship and in referendum next month on recurrence for the next crew. Thompson, J. M. Rosa, W. F. The new men were impressed as a result the Calmar scow re­ whether ot continue to withold Slephens, W. A. Hendetshol, R. with the meeting, the most im­ Good work oa the part of a lumed to the dock. The GIs their per capita tax—now $100,J. Sadowski, T. J. Luoma. J. G. portant part being stressed was GI who "wants to go to sea were put aboard another ship 000 in arrears—from the AFL. Huddle, C. LaFrance. M. O. the relievihg of the watch on after he's discharged" brought to continue their journey across (LPA) Boone, A. F. Hillary, Laurence time. Meeting adjourned with commendation from the crew the Atlantic but their chances Collina. when it was disclosed that he of getting back in time for all members present except was helping out in the galley Christmas were doubtful. 4. 4. cups in the mess hall. Meeting those on watch. because the Chief Cook was ill. • LINCOLN VICTORY, Dec. 28 adjourned after a good discus­ 4 4 4 The crew voted to have him a list of needed repairs. They —Chairman, W. A. Foster, Sec­ sion. FITZHUGH LEE, November carry on until the Chief Cook included fans, bunk lights, lock­ retary, Marty Hitchcock. In new was ready to resume his duties. ers, shower heads, springs on 4 4 4 business the motion by R. Pelo- 17—Chairman, George Krause, His name is O. R. Marlin and bunks, head and shower doors, quim seconded by several that Secretary, L. Sanla Ana Dele­ MUHLENBERG VICTORY, the tripcard men be instructed gates reports were read and ac­ December 16. Second Meet­ he was invited to attend the crew's mess radiators, mush­ as to what their duties aboard cepted. In new business the ing — Chairman, Abraham, Sec­ meeting. room ventilators, etc. ship are, as this is the first night motion was made by Cecil Mor- retary, W. C. Wagner. List of The meeting adjourned after L. Gillikin reported a broken of the trip out at sea. This rer, seconded by George Krause names read that left dirty cups discussing several other ship­ chair in the Armed Guard's motion was complied with by that the Chief Steward be plac­ in the mess room since last board matters and standing a mess and the Bosun, speaking . the chairman who instructed the ed on charges for neglect of meeting. All agreed to pay the minute of silence for lost for Brother^ Musgrove urged tripcard men as just what their duty and also for being gassed fine that- had been levied for brothers. that the Firemen should change duties consist of. Motion was up on the job. Moved by Marion this offense. It was moved and At the Dec. 22 meeting E. E. foes les with the Wipers be­ made seconded and carried that and seconded by Stanley that seconded that the delegates in­ O'Neal took the chair and C. C. cause of the noi.se in the messan investigation of the sleeping the three delegates compile a vestigate the fresh water situa­ Surles was recording-secretary. hall. quarters aboard ship be con­ repair list and turn it in to the tion. Under new business the First order of busine.ss was the Other discussions at the meet­ ducted by the delegates as the department heads. Moved by Steward was challenged for his reading of delegates' reports ing involved complaints on food Wipers and day men were sleep­ Gerlanda seconded by Joe Her­ book and he said: "I don't have Deck Delegate Brown stated and the Bosun urged everyone ing with the watches which was nandez the meeting adjourn. it with me." He failed to attend that he had no disputed over­ who had something to say about 4 4 4 working a hardship on some of the last meeting although hav­ time and that TC members it to do it at the meeting. Dethe crew. Meeting adjourned LEONIDAS POLK, November ing been notified to do so, and would sec the Patrolman before Vere suggested omelettes be after a. discussion of the Log 11—Chairman, Dunham, Secre­ he also refused to attend this leaving the ship. Brother Car­ served for a change from under good and welfare. tary, Peter Ryan. Delegates re­ ship's meeting. Moved and sec­ rol, the stewards delegate, also scrambled eggs at breakfast. ports were read and accepted. onded that the three ship's dele­ reported "no disputed overtime" Purdue suggested two meats be 4. 4. 4There was fifteen full books, six gates draw up charges again the as did blackkang delegate, Pur­ available on the menus. The JOSEPH S. EMERY, Dec. 17— probationary, and five tripcards Chief Steward. This rnotion was due. The latter reported three 2nd Cook declared that the only Chairman, McAdoo, Secretary, on board. Under new business carried and the meeting ad­ TCs to become Union members. deserts aboard were pears and Sammy Fama. In new business it was moved that each dept. journed with the crew being A motion was adopted to recom­ pudding. The Steward stated the motion was made by Ship­ use it's own shower and head. satisfied with the progress that mend them. that he had left the States with ley and seconded by several Further new business was the is being made in our meetings. The Deck Engineer submitted insufficient food and that some that the Stewards be placed on of the canned goods he got in charges. It was brought out discussion of the Stewards or­ ders to cut down on the size of Belgium were not fit to eat. under discussion that the Sec­ Brother Brown asked about ond Cook and Baker was having the orders on eggs for break­ electing a ship's delegate and trouble in keeping the crew fast. The reasons given by the a motion was made and sec­ supplied with bread in port. As Steward for this was the fact onded that the Deck Engineer much, as twenty and twenty-five that eggs ai-e hard to secure in be elected by acclamation. loaves missing at each port. foreign ports and the ship does Due to the fact that the Stew­ not have a large enough supply The meeting adjourned after ard held the keys to the store­ to last for the trip, at the rate a minute of .silence for the room where the bread was kept, they are being consumed. In brothers who were lost at sea. he was held responsible for the good and welfare it was sug­ disappearance of the bread. The gested. that a book rack be put Goulash! motion carried with no dissent­ up in the P.O.'s mess and that Ordinary — I find the Cook ing votes. Motion by Far -.a and the deck delegate see about get­ amnzing. ting the salt tablets and di-sseconded by several that here­ Able—I find him amusing. He after nationalities be kept out of pencer put up where they belong. cooks the food and I try to guess discussions and arguments. Un­ Meeting adjourned with all what it is. der discussion it was pointed crew members present except 4 4 4 out that where our parents were those on watch,. born is immaterial, that basical­ 4 4 4 Swap Shop ly and fundamentally we are all MUHLENBERG VICTORY, Sailor—See those two girls. Amercians. Meeting was at­ December 2 — Chairman, RocOne is my wife and the other tended by the full crew with quefort. Secretary, W. C. Wag­ my mi.stres.s. the exception of the members ner. It was moved and second­ Fireman—S'funny. I was just on watch. ed that the Steward be contact­ going to say the same thing. 4. 4. 4. ed in regards to the amount of 4 4 4 JOHN LAWSON, Oct. 2 — night lunch being left, for the Twilier Talk Chairnrlan, E. M. Bryant, Sec­ crew. It was duly moved and retary, Charlie Rice. Motion seconded that the Steward try Smart Aleck—Do you know was made by Knowles and sec­ and secure fresh milk and ice what is wrong with the alpha­ onded by several that the trip-: cream while in the port of Le bet? card men be instructed as to Havre, France. Under good and Dumb Dora—^No what? their duties aboard ship. Know­ welfare it was suggested that a We're real bright. We know the ship, too. Bui who the h . S.A.—I'd say U 'and I aren't les was delegated to instruct the fine be levied for leaving dirty is the guy in the picture? close enough together! Collision In Antwerp Delays John Merrick h / KNOW HIM? • �r--' THE Page Eight SEAFARERS Friday, January 4, 194G LOG Two Deaths Mar Xmas In Savannah By ARTHUR THOMPSON Carry Your Book While In Boston By JOHN MOGAN NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS PHILADELPHIA GALVESTON TAMPA JACKSONVILLE SAVANNAH — Shipping was slow last week and nothing is in Port except a Smith & Johnson ship which should pay off in a few days. We had an SUP ship in which only stayed a few hours. There was only one va­ cancy aboard and we filled that. Now that Christmas is over, most of the boys are ready to ship again, but now we're wait­ ing for jobs. Shipping has been BOSTON — The New Year es, Vhe local vote is not a fair opens up with the news that the criterion. The good old Emilia is in port last troopship has come into Bos­ at tlie present abd wiU be crewed ton—barring an occasional di­ up later on this week. With the version' frnm New York. This weather we have been getting will cut business somewhat, but there will be three candidates it will have the compensating for every job on the Emilia. Oh, feature of eliminating the hordes for a short run into the warmer climes! of trip card applicants, whom we had to tolerate so long as the troopers required so many Messmen. No doubt we'll still have the By BUD RAY boys mobbing the Hall for some time to come, so at long last it SAN JUAN — If it is the most in the Texas Bar where they may be necessary to place a door­ wonderful climate in the world worry Obie day in and day out. like a see-saw down here for man in the Hall to keep them out. Christmas wasn't too bad for a long time. When we have no you are looking for, and the ideal Therefore, members coming to the boys as Capt. Fortunatti of men we have plenty of jobs, and Boston be sure to carry your lazy atmosphere, then this is the Waterman, and a swell guy, sent when we have no jobs we have book or trip card — henceforth place to spend your joy days. a case of the Old Demon up to plenty of men. Right now we Boston's dilapidated Hall wiU be We are getting steady ships in I the Hall, and the spirit of the have about 40 on the shipping as exclusive as New York's or­ here now out of the Gulf and the season was gotten into early. list. nate building. Atlantic coast with an occasional Frank, another member, is now Last week there was a notice Business is still brisk and ship­ one in from the West Coast, but ' the possessor of the manager's job in the local news of the death ping continues to be a problem. I in the New Carioca Bar, and I am of R. D. Sullivan, executive of We're having quite a number of so far very few of the old gang told he gives the boys out look­ the South Atlantic SS Co. Most loading.? (food, supplies, etc.) for who loved to spend time in our ing for a good time a fair shake. of our members here knew him all European ports, not only at little Isle, but they will all come By the way Hank, of the cut and he was well liked. We hope Boston piers but also at Portland in time. and run column; Have ynu seen our relationship with the South and an occasional Providence So far,, there is only three of Tiny Mike Gison who was on Atlantic won't change any be­ job. Then, too, there is still a lot the Del Aires lately, and has he cause of his passing. of conversation about building the north-men spending the win­ educated himself how to play We also have to report the new piers to attract shipping ter with us. C. W. Phillips, one pinochle; or does he still spend death of Rembert G. Goodloe from New York and Philly. How­ of the Gay St. Playboys, has all his money on Blue Moons ever, if the Bay state solons run been with me since Jack Frost for the ladies of easy virtue. true to form, the prospects of any took a look to see how much When down this way drop in immediate building are remote, weather the sturdy men up yonthe Hall as we have torn out the Not that it isn't urgently needed, partition and made one big room, .. -because some of the piers are lit­ so it is easier to hold meetings— r JUST ASKED HIM if erally falling apart. By BLACKIE NEIRA if and when we get enough men. HB WANTTP to SHIP AMP HE We had four payoflfs during the Had the Coastal Defender in and VANISHED iN^ MOBILE — Shipping for the past week; each one was a clean A. Goldsmith, a newcomer in PuFFO'iHoKEf job, with no disputes carried the galley (35 years of belly rub­ port* of Mobile is fair with sevover. Patrolman Sweeney has bing), was Steward. All hands eral ships paying off. The rain just received a letter from the were fat and sassy, but I have and bad weather in general is V Bull Line, concerning a dispute always said a good Steward and just about got us snowed under on a recent voyage of the Vassar Cooks can break or make a here. Victory, stating that the mem­ trip. Carrasco, the Serang, and bers involved have an average The tugboat men in the port of Rustry on the Cape Faro still of 30 hours each coming. The have their fuel going. I think Mobile have signed enough I "Money Due" section in the Log someone is trying to steal some­ pledge cards authorizing the Sea­ recently ran a squib saying that one's Light of Love there. Will farers International Union of N. they had 3 hours due, and it is let you know next time she is in. der could stand. When I show A. to open negotiatons in their hoped that the corrected figure Prize beef of the year of our will be noted before the boys ex- him pictures of all that lovely Lord 1945: Beachcombers com­ behalf, and on Thursday morn­ '-pire from apoplexy. (Editor's snow and tell him I expect some ing to the Hall to register com- ing at 10 a. m. we are to sit down Note: Corrected she is. See page jobs, then C. W. Phillips vanishes to see about signing an agree­ for a few days. 11.) ment for these men. Martin Haggerty, a staunch Al­ Now that the Christmas season After contacting the president - is over we can see quite a few coa sailor, has been here two of the company, he has agreed book men showing around the months and swears by and not to sit down nad open negotia­ Hall: Maybe we'll have some at the Lovely Ladies, and is tions without calling for a NLRB good old-fashioned meetings looking for a homestead to come vote; and from the looks of But he is again. And we need them, too, to every winter. things, with the support of these as the agenda is pretty crowded plenty smart—he doesn't fall in men, I don't know how we can with business which should come love; he just plays the field. lose. We are not counting our before the membership. Another 'Then we have our old stand-by chickens yet, but we are hoping reason why it is good to see the George (Red) Davis, who has a for the best. oldtimers around is that it makes ranch across the river at Catano, bur "crewing-up" problem simp­ and who only worries about work Brother Tucker is on leave of ler — for the longest time the when he is charged up with absence, going to Charleston for presence of a couple of ABs and giggle soup which is only about his Christmas turkey. We wish Firemen in the Hall at the same every two months. But if all the plaints of the food that is served him and the rest of the members - time was a rare treat. stories from the shaft alley are to them on their good will visits an enjoyable Christmas and New Well, the election results will true. Red wiU be with us for on some of the ships touching Year's joy and hope for bigger and better doings for the Sea­ be known to all very shortly sometime, as all he has to do is our fair port. farers International Union in the P. S. So far all these beefs now. According to the number mention that he is going away coming year. have been on No Coffee Time of ballots cast in this Branch, a on one of those big iron ships and ships, which are out of our juris­ light vote would be indicated; his Lovely Davey turns on the If you want a tanker, contact but so many members who cus­ tears. And Red can't stand to diction at present. Please print Brother Monssen in Galveston. tomarily ship out of here have have broken hearts. All of the our new phone number as 2-5996 He is crying for men and he needs them badly. cast their votes in other Branch- above have their headquarters as you use the dial. Society Notes From Puerto Rico who has been in the hospital for quite some time. He came to the Savannah hospital from Bal­ timore and was transferred to Fort Stanton, New Mexico. He was recently sent back to Sa­ vannah and died yesterday, De­ cember 27, 1945. Duluth Hall Is Real Warm Spot By HEAVY WEATHER DULUTH — This weather sure has been cold up here—the old mercury column seldom goes above zero. The definitely non­ tropical breezes we are enjoy­ ing here make the boys appre­ ciate this warm Hall. The heat facilities are getting a big boost from the hot air that circulates around the place—a natural by­ product of the competition among each of the men in telling stories about what he did to the other guy or what he said to the Old Man. J often wonder how we did manag^ to keep the ships running. We had some, fellows in this week asking about jobs on the coast. They have already left, and by this time the Agents in the othre ports should be having them call for jobs. I hope to see them all in the spring, when this port opens up again. This week I was invited up to the Labor Temple by the young ladies there to have coffee—I mean just coffee, and a good time was had by all. Captain Cronk is still around, but very down-hearted. I think he must be having quite a time get- Mobile Negotiating Tugboat Contract IT'S JUST . ^OFicsf ting a crew; that's the way it looks like from here. More news next time, and for those of you who'are around these parts, come in and call for William Steven­ son, the Agent. To all Brothers everywhere wherever they may be: Best wishes for the coming year, and may it be brighter than any we've ever had. The Dispatchers Say Take a ship and don't ask so many questions. Everything that the dispatcher knows, he has on the shipping boards. 4. 4. 4A full book member aboard a ship should take it on himself to check each man coming aboard, to see if he has a slip from the dispatcher. If he doesn't, send him back to the haU for one. 4* 4" 4 When dispatched to a ship or the company office, report within the allotted time so that your one day beefs can be collected, in the event that you have one coming. i �F Friday, January 4. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG SS GEORGE POMTZ (Paid off in New York) J. B. Price, $2.00; Charlie Fulford, $2.00; J. W. Picou, $2.00; W. Wallace, $2.00; C. E. Conger, $2.00. Total—$10.00. SS MUHLENBERG VICTORY (Paid off in New York) S. J. Kaemiasky, $2.00; M. E. Nichola.s, $2.00; A. Cruz, $1.00; George Heil, $2.00; Wm. Banghort, $2.00; D. Karsck, $1.00; A. H. Jaquish, $1.00; H. Kohv, $5.00; S. Pine, $1.00; J. Pine, $1.00; D. Dimaio, $1.00; T. Loftin, $2.00; W. C. Wagner, $1.00; W. Hernan­ dez, $1.00; E. Abrahams, $2.00; H. G. Sutton, $2.00; A. Cariello, $2.00; J. Augustine, $2.00; E. L. Morris, $2.00; Rayburn Will, $2.00; J. Figuerou, $2.00; R. Reeder, $2.00; S. Griwicki, $2.00; G. M. Dackin, 2,00: A. R. Ali, $2.00; C. W, Ball, $2.00; R. A. Denrough, $2.00; J. A. Bishop, $2.00; A. Suarez, $2.00; R. G. Kinesk, $2.00; P. Pfluke, $2.00; D. Stearne, $2.00; P. Calderon, 2.00; B. Markiewizz, $2.00; R. Kowalski, $2.00; N. Nilcin, $2.00; V. H. Drischer, $1.00; W. R. 'Aldanottis, $1.00. ToiaI=-$D3.0u. Page Nine $1.00; R. A. Czuike, $2.00; Finley L. Loldinger, $1.00; Solger Hansen, $1.00; Hugh F. Gaynor, $1.00; E. L. Sewland, .$2.00; A. Valinzuela, $1.00; V. Anderson, .$2.00; A. Bavis, $2.00; George Kigg, $1.00; J. E. Burms, .$1.00; A. Sisolak, $2.00; F. J. Fleischauer, $2.00; Hubert C. Corbet, S2.00; James J. Hough, $3.00; A. Silos, $2.00; Roy McCammon, $2.00. Total—$38.00. W. D. Grace, $2.00; W. Babyimple, $2.00; A. J. Poery, $1.00; W. M. Addison, $1.00; J. F. Conley, $1.00; R. E. Crowley, $2.00; Y. Buttafuco, $2.00; F. Tiirok, $2.00; J. W. Hunt, $2.00. Total—$34.00. zur, $2.00; J. W. McNolly, $2.00; M. A. Boucetle, $2.00; J. Gouveia, $2.00; W. C. Bonker, $2.00; E. J. Amorault, $2.00; G. Co.itn, $2,00; W. A. Cahill, $2.00; R. Cobb, Jr., $2.00; A. Mclntyre, $2.00; O. M. Bartlett, $2.00; B. A. Barker, $2.00; S. G. Suyace, $2.00; C. Morash, $1.00; F. Mozinski, $1.00; M. B. Bozard, $1.00; E. V7. Vogel, $1.00; B. M. Cavanagh, $2.00; G. A. Krause, $2.00; N. MacKerron, $2.00; C. A. Williams, $2.00; O. W. Guernsey, $2.00; R. E. Bacon, $2.00; E. G. Gaase, $2.00; C. F. England, $5.00; V. N. Blais, $5.00; J. F. Elmquist, $2.00. Total— $50.00. SS CHARLES AYCOCK (Paid off in New York) O. Kaelep, $2.00; M. Wiilik, $2.00; A. M. Binto, $2.00; N. E. Argento, $2.00; W. B. Stockton, $2.00; B. W. Osmond, $2.00; B. S. Ginn, $2.00; R. McCarthy, $2.00; J. A. Mullen, $2.00; R. W. Gosa, $2.00; J. Lopez, $2.00; J. W. Grubb, $2.00; W. A. Koeppen, $3.00; G. Smith, $2.00; W. Bow­ ling, $2.00; M. Goldenberg, $2.00; J. Theniault, $2.00; A. Rothman, .$2.00; .J. R. Sneth, $2.00; J. Boyle, $1.00; W. G. Rodis, $2.00; B. M. Woodward, $3.00; J. E. Curray, $3.00; L. R. Nowak, $2.00; N. Newberg, $2.00. Total—$52.00. SS J. HEWES (Paid off in New York) L. Rodriquez, $1.00; H. M. Kem­ per, $1.00; J. Fromko, $2.00; F. J. Button, $1.00; A. H. Stodged, $1.00; G. C. Blum, $1,00: L. Hall, $1.00; F. Rouncefield, $2.00; Z. F. Ochmind, $1.00; W. H. Kula, $1.00; SS THOMAS HYDE G. Vago, $2.00; P. S. Brzostowski, (Paid off in New York) O. F. Razak, $1.00; D. Hickey, $2.00; J. Motos, $1.00; C. Cowart, $1.00; G. F Power, $1.00; H. D. $2.00; W. F. Wells, $2.00; A. Abra­ Schackeford, $2.00; F. H. New­ ham, $1.00. Total~-^22.00. comer, $1.00; M. B. Gacer, $2.00. SS BONANZA Total—$8.00. (Paid off in New York) SS R. RUSH G. J. Link, $2.00; F. Botifoll, (Paid off in New York) $1.00; W. J. Klempowski, $1.00; L. Ottenberg, $7.00; E. C. Ot- R. L. Coward, $1.00; B. L. Scott, tenberg, $7.00; L. S. Miller, $2.00; $3.00; J.* E. Logan, $2.00; H. C. C. R. Turner, $2.00; C. B. Agust- Wells, $5.00; S. C. Green, $2.00. zniak, $2.00; C. Nickens, $2.00; Total—$17.00. R. E. Bail, $2.00; T. Blackstoock, SS FITZHUGH LEE $2.00; W. O'Handley, $3.00; F. W. (Paid off in New York) LaBell, $3.00; F. R. Adams, $1.00; P. L. Shanger, $2.00; E. S. LaC. H. Martinak, $1.00. Total— $34.00. SS ZBNANZA (Paid nff in New York) R. E. Dollath, $1.00; E. Jongensen, $2.00; George Mann, $2.00. Total—$5.00. SS KOLA VICTORY SS WARRIOR (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) C. O'Neil, $2.00; J. H. Maran, J. A. Coles, $2.00; W. E. Far­ $1.00; M. S. Kalonik, $2.00; E. R. row, $2.00; H. W. Gilmore, $2.00. Bradford, $2.00; J. M. Profowinp, S. Rogers, $2.00; D. S. Geo, $1.00; E. R. Cochrane, $2.00; B. $2.00; J. L. Hickey, $2.00. Total— Zawacki, $3.00; W. A. Clark, $12.00. $2.00; F. Hayden, $2.00; I. E. GunSS TARLETON BROWN ter, $2.00. (Paid off in Baltimore) L. , Krawczyk, $2.00; M. K. F. J. Balger, $2.00; F. F. Fitz­ Smith, $1.00; R. Thime, $3.00; C. gerald, $2.00; Rolf T. Sommey, Syola, $2.00. $25.00. $1.00; Antonio Infante, $1.00; Guy SS AIKEN VICTORY E. Horlon, $1.00; John Abraham, (Paid off in New York) $1.00; • Jim C. Pineador, $2.00; G. B'Anna, $4.00; B, A. Ouger Petanese, $1.00; James J. Brandle, .$3.00; J. Smith, $2.00; Johnson, $1.00; Joseph Coyle, W. W. Chapman, $1.00; O. Copei*, $1.00; Floyd R. Livingson, $1.60; $1.00; P. Saualli, $3.00; G. H. Harlow J. Hall, $1.00; B. S. GellPowell, $3.00; F. Tarres, $2.00; man, $1.00; Emil Treichel, $3.00; Konipiewicz, $3,00. Michael Phillip, $2.00; Wade L. J. Jeffers, $2.00; S. Panebrango, Peler, $1.00; Julius Mogyorvagy, $2.00; R. C. Curry, $1.00; G. H. $2.00; James Vansavage, $1.00; Thmopson, $3.00; A. M. Graner, R. E. Donavan, $1.00; F. Fraley, $2.00; W. B. Specter, $2.00; W. $1.00. Total—$27.00. White, $2.00; S. Biaz, $2.00; J. R. SS IVANHOE Loggins, $2.00; J. A. Reynolds, (Paid off in New York) $2.00, Total—$44.00. Joaquin Gomez, $2.00; Robert SS MENON A. Eaton, $2.00; George L. Kenyon, $2.00; Charles L. Perry, $2.00; J. P. Meade, Jr., $2.00; F. A. Bartolome Pla, $2,00; Eugene Bal­ Schuster, $2.00; Bertrand B. boa, $2.00; Valentin Alvarez, Wright. $2.00; R. J. Ryba, $2.00; $2.00; Adolfo Scoane, $2.00; ClanK. Arlt, $2.00; A. Centeno, $2.00. dio Barreisos, $2.00; Jose Cil, Total—$12.00. $2.00. Total—$20.00. SS CAPE TEXAS SS NOONDAY (Paid off in New York) R. M. Hill, $1.00. Total—$1.00. Antonio Quinone, $4.00; V. M. Escobar, $1.00; G. Marbury, $2.00. SS FRANCES MARION Total—$7.00. (Paid off in New York) The connection isn't clear, but J. H. Fussell, $2.00; S. Pellet, SS DUNMORE $1.00; K. P. Apter, $1.00; R. A. designers must have a name for (Paid off in New "fork) Tate, $3.00; G. W. Manning, $1.00; everything, so the new swim suit ,J. T. Coxwell, $2.00; B. B. G. D. Smith, $1.00; C. C. Witcher, Adele Mara models is called the Young, $2.00; L. Waff, $2.00; V. $5.00; E. Pfrommer, $1.00; N. A. Gandhi. Because it leaves a lot Sanno, $2.00; F. Ruez, $2.00; M. Andersen, $2.00; Alex Sari, $2.00; bare? (Federated Pictures) C. Rey, $2.00; J. Sanchez, $2.00; GANDHl? J. Salgero, $2.00; A. A. Perez, $2.00; F. Vale.?, $2.00; J. Fernan­ dez, $2.00; A. Gomez, .$2.00; H. Perez, $2.00; E. B. Balboa, $2.00. Total—$28.00. SS WHITE SAND (Paid off in Nev/ York) E. T. Yon, $3.00; I. A. Gascon, -$2.00; B. J. Williams, $2.00; E. L. Poe, Jr., .$2.00; R. W. Hicks, .$2.00; C. T. Cook, $2.00; R. T. Sane, $2.00; C. Lawson, $2 00 A. R. Mitchell, .$3.00; T. C. Piszczek, $2.00; H. Karpen, $2.00; E. L. Kortus, $2.00; R. S. McGraw, $2.00; G. R. Siebert, .$2.00. Total—$30.00. Crew members of the SS T. J. Lyons, Smith & Johnson, $48.00. LOG DONATIONS TURNED INTO NEW YORK BRANCH L. Beckett, $1.00; J. Londsdoof, $1.00; R. Lee, $1.00; F. Paladino, $1.0; M. Condino, $1.00; J. Kovachic, $1.00; A. Serrano, ,$2.00; G. Redman, $2.00; M. Stachura, $2.00; Moran, $3.00; A. Larsen, $5.00; E. Howell, $1.00; E. Franchi, $1.00; L. Wikson, $1.00; W. Bevine, $1.00; B. Malcom, $1.00; C. Carpenter, $1.00; J. Wendling, $1.00; C. Hall, $1.00; L. LaMonica, $1.00; R. Lowe, $1.00; F. Shapiro, $1.00; C. Gorley, $1.00; G. Sinkes, $1.00; I. Panozzo, $1.00; A. Nitti, $1.00; W. Nickerson, $1.00; J. Bratcher, $1.00; L. Simmons, $1.00; L. Brickman, $1.00; W. Hocevar, $1.00; H. F. Englehart, $1.00. Total—$35.00. H. Hailey, $1.00; L. Grenier, $1.00; G. BeMeo, $1.00; G. Rob­ erts, $1.00; J. Moris, $1.00; R. Eschrich, $1.00; F. Gonzales, $1.00; J. Stangl, $1.00; R. Raynolds, $1.00; E. Bziubanski, $1.00; J. Sullivan, $1.00; A. Ferber, P. Caruso, $8.00; G. Brown, $3.00; A. GiulietU, $3.00; A. Pow­ ers, .$3.00; L. Bavis, $3.00; J. Abernethy, $3.00; M. Bodds, $3.00; Z. Frcy, $.3.00; W. Trout, $3.00; W. Wunrow, $3.00; G. Konradi, $3.00; W. Chalk, $3.00; Wilson, $2.00; C. Neal, $2.00; V. Clark, $2.00; R. Ingram, $3.00; R. Stratton, .$2.00; R. Shattuck, $2.00; J. Smith, $2.00; H. White, $2.00; B, Soenblad, .$2.00; T. Alwell, $2.00. Total—$62.00. C. B. Garza, $2.00; J. M. Berry, Jr., $2.00. Total—$4.00. E. Lukowski, $1.00; Hubert L. Lowe, .$2.00; James B. Luck, Jr., $2.00: Plinn E. Lamouaux, $2.00; Francis T. Jackson, $2.00; Mar­ tin T. Conlton, $2.00; Wm. E. Wininegar, .$2.00; Sidney B. Calter, $2.00; John Bryant, $2.00; A. D. Jenkin.':, $2.00; Spencer McPorsher, $2.00; J. L. Lucory, $1.00; James W. Kriss, $2.00; Horace A. Mosley, $2.00; Ruben Hurst, $2.00; Stanley P. Gondzar, $2.00; Boris W. Byrd, $2.00; M. Causey, $1.00; A. Saari, $1.00; T. Castano, $1.00; W. Ward, $1.00; R. Melson, $1.00; R. Keyes, $1.00; E. Oblen, $1.00; E. Foley, $1.00; R. Abel, $1.00; M. Woolfe, $1.00; G. Wischowsky, $1.00; E. Wal­ ters, .$1.00; G. Anderson, $1.00. Total—$45.00. L. Beckett, $1.00; J. Londsdoof, $1.00. Total—S2.G0. R. Lee, $1.00; F. Paladino, $1.00; M. Condino, $1.00; J. Kovachic, $1.00. Total—$4.00. Lowe, $1.00; F. Shapiro, $1.00; C. Gorley, $1.00; G. Sinkes, $1.00; I. Panozzo, $1.00; A. Nitti, $1.00; W. Nickerson, $1.00; J. Bratcher, $1.00; L. Simmons, $1.00; L. Brickman, $1.00; W. Hocevar, $1.00; H. F. Englehart, $1.00. To­ tal, $12.00. Paul Brententhal, .$1.00; V. G. Lehmkuhl, Sl.OO; L. B. Beck, $1.00. Total—$3.00. TOTAL—$760.00. U.S. Discourages Anti-Nazis WASHINGTON—United States policy in governing Germany is missing the greatest available op­ portunity to build the anti-demo­ cratic forces in that country, the AFL charged last week. In an article titled "Is America Missing a Great Opportunity?" in the current issue of Labor's Monthly Survey, the AFL bulle­ tin says "The present U. S, policy does not give the anti-Nazis a sufficient opportunity to rebuild democracy within the country. We do not permit statewide unions and democratic parties. Able and sincere anti-Nazis should be allowed to return. Mail service between the United States and Germany is still closed, and after six years the Germans are still cut off from democratic in­ fluences in this country. Ger­ man industry is today operating at only 5% of capacity. General Eisenhower warned a few weeks ago that with millions unem­ ployed and 60% receiving so little food that malnutrition and dis­ ease are threatened, organized re­ volt might occur at any time." The AFL publication points out that before the coming of Hitler, there were tliree strong democratic political parties in Germany: the Social Bemqcrats, the Christian Democrats and the Liberal Democrats. The nonfascist youth movement had 5,000,000 members. In addition, "the consumer cooperative move­ ment was older and larger than in any other European country; and most important of all, the free labor movement in Germany was one of the strongest and best developed in the entire world, with an unbroken record of demo­ cratic achievement for 80 years." Anti-Nazis who have been liv­ ing in exile should be allowed to return to do their part toward rebuilding democracy in Ger­ many, it is urged in the article. "The task will be long and dif­ ficult," they conclude, "but it will not be impossible if the democratic forces within Ger­ many are encouraged and quali­ fied exiles allowed to return." �- •• r. THE Page Ten SEAFAREnS --i i?* • -';;T ^ '/s- j ^- Friday. January 4, 1946 LOG THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports. CURRENT EVENTS.. iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiliiliiM AT HOME AUTHOR OF, STRIFE \ SPORTS GRID BOWL SCORES The Log sports ed hangs his head in shame after looking at the results of the various bowl games. Uniy four of our seven favorites clicked, and we come up with a .571 battling average, which isn't so hot. Oh well, bet­ ter luck next year. 69 yards for the 3rd score. 'GATOR BOWL—Wake Forest, 26—So. Carolina, 14. A heavy Wake Forest team was not to be denied, and came from behind in the last half to down a fight­ ing, lighter S. Carolina eleven. Secretary of State Byrnes re­ ances that there was no danger turned to Washington after Mos­ of attack. The United States opposes in­ cow Conference of Foreign Min­ ternationalization of a UNO*zone isters. He reported to President (United Nations Organizatioji) Truman and later to the nation similar to Vatican City, but fa­ ROSE BOWL—As expected, a great Alabama team came via the radio . . . "The agreements vors an international zone simi­ through to whip Southern Cali­ reached," he said, "should bring lar to the Tangier set-up . . • The fornia, 34-14, before a crowd of hope to the war-weary people of late President Roosevelt's estate 93,000 fans. The lighter, faster many lands." ... He conceded at Hyde Park appeared to lead as Crimson Tide from 'Bama ran that the solution was not "ideal" the choice location . . . The U. S. and passed the Trojans silly, al­ ... He said that Russia neither delegaton to UNO left" for Lon­ most scoring at will. USC saved asked for nor received tech­ don where the General Assembly Rep. Leslie Arends (R., 111.} is itself from humiliation by scoring nical or scientific information re­ will meet. Mrs. Eleanor Roose­ garding the atom bomb, but fa­ velt is one of the U. S. delegates. one of Ihe authors of the pending two markers in the last quarter. President Truman's fact-find­ Smith-Arends bill in Congress Sophomore 'Bama back Gilmer vored creation of an international control body . . . Iran proved ing aboard assigned to study the which labor leaders have called was the game's standout, with his the major stumbling block for General Motors strike adjourned the most vicious piece of union- passing and running. its hearings, and will strive tp smashing legislation ever to come the conference. SUGAR BOWL — All-America The conference also produced make its recommendations with­ before Congress. Pro-labor Con­ FLOTSAM AND JETSAM backs Fenimore of Okla. and gressmen. who insisted that it a four power control plan for Ja­ in two weeks. The GM manage­ Southpaw Cliff Melton of the pan and a joint Soviet-American ment representatives walked out constituted a deliberate provoca­ Wedemeyer of St. Mary's lived up to advance notices, but Okla­ Giants has been sold outright to tion to industrial warfare, were Commission for Korea ... He de­ of the hearings. They refuse to homa was too big and strong for instrumental in defeating Arends San Francisco in the Pacific Coast clared that the "aulhoidty of Gen­ substantiate their "inability to eral MacArthur will not be ob­ raise wages" by showing then- and his anti-labor pals when they the St. Mary's boys, and triumph­ League . . . All attendance rec­ structed" but MacArthur differ­ books . . . Truman created a new tried to steamroller the bill onto ed by the tune of 33 to 13. We ords for professional football guessed right on both of these ences with him, are noted below. "National Wage Stabilization them. games were broken as a total of. games. The Pearl Harbor Investigating Board" to replace the War Labor almost two nulli";'. -ians paid to Committe heard Admiral Stark, Board . . •. William Green and sponsoring her application for SUN BOWL — This was one of who was chief of naval operations Philip Mur-ray declared that a membership in the UNO. The ovu* poor choices. New Mexico attend 68 National Football on Dec. 7, 1941, testify that high wage program was an eco­ U. S. had not been at war with came from behind in the final League games ... Joe Baksi won eleven specific warnings were nomic necessity . . . Unemploy­ Siam. Additional French troop a one-sided victory over a high­ sent to the Pacific naval com­ ment will not be as grave as had landings in Syria was creating ly touted Freddy Schott in a slow mand during the last tliree been previously forcast, accord­ another crisis . . . French Prexy bout at the Garden . . . Boston months of that year . . . Maj. Gen. ing to the year-end review of a DeGaule's resignation was avert­ Red Sox announced the uncon­ Short, who was removed as com­ Bureau of Labor Statistics offi­ ed when a compromise measure mander in Hawaii after the at­ cial . . . The first major tax re­ on army finances was adopted by ditional release of outfielder Bob tack, blamed the War Department duction since 1929, while giving the Assemblj'. . . Police discover­ Johnson and first baseman Dolph for failure to keep him fully in­ some relief to the smaller tax­ ed a quantity of arms and am­ Camilli. formed. He also blamed naval payers, will give greatest savings munition in Tel Aviv, cached by colleagues for frequent reassur­ to the corporations. Surprised? terrorists, the British say. Chicago Bears signed Ken Kavanaugh, formerly of the AAF, Three days before the Russians INTERNATIONAL moved into Berlin, Hitler mar­ for the 1946 season . . . Cleve­ ried his mistress and wrote his land Browns of the new AllGeneral Wedemeyer said referred to his "wilful tempera­ In it he disclosed that American forces in China needed ment and grandiose mentality," will. America Conference proposed an another 4,000 men, and that the and headed its editorial "Unhap­ Goering and Himmler had been period to score three touchdowns exhibition game with the Cleve­ U. S. would aid the movement of py Mikado, Unhappy McArthur." thrown out of the Nazi party. A and clip Denver's wings. Final land Rams next fall . . . Branch from Czechoslovakia Nationalist troops into Manchuria The paper points out that Mac- report ys that a twelve-year-old boy outcome was—New Mexico, 34— Rickey of the baseball Dodgers . . . General Marshall was to be Arthur is suposed to carry out Denver, 24. released pitcher Earl Jones to To­ virtual referee between the com­ U. S. policy, not make it. Britain's who has been taken into custody ledo of the American Associa­ ORANGE BOWL — The fates munists and Chiang-Kai-shek leading paper refers to MacAr- may be Hitler's son" . . . The tion ... A knockdown battle be­ who, in a speech to the people, thur's "high respect for his own Nuremberg trials of war criminals against us in this thriller. Miami tween major and minor league called upon all parties to unite ability" and the General's annoy­ resumed after a Christmas recess. broke a 6 to 6 tie in the last hockey appeared in the offing as President-elect Dutra of Bra­ second of play through A1 Hud­ . . . Korea protested against the ance at "the Big Three's de­ zil pledged the end of totali­ son's interception of a Holy Cross officials of both the National and trusteeship of the U. S. and So­ thronement of the wrong em­ American Hockey Leagues pop­ viet Union, and violent disorders peror." Previously, Hirohito, tarianism in that country, and pass and an 89 yd. runback for ped nff. rseulted in political assassina­ in an unprecendented broadcast, set March 15 as the date for con­ the winning marker. Final score Cleveland Rams signed tackles tions. Some Americans were called the idea of him being a vocation of the Pan-American —Miami, 13—Holy Cross, 6. What Eberle Schultz and Gil Bouley stoned. Later all strikes and divinity "a myth and a legend." conference on hemisphere defense a heartbreaker! demonstrations' were called off The Biitish paper asks whether and solidarity . , . Dr. .lose COTTON BOWL—In the wild­ to '46 contracts . . . Sirde streaked when U. S. Secretary of State the Jap peasants will take the Tamborini will lead the Argen est scoring melee in Cotton Bowl to a single-length win in tlie Byrnes announced that the Mos­ hint and bow in another (Mac- tine Democratic Union fight history, the Texas Longhorns $25,000 San Carlos Handicap at against Juan D. Peron. Santa Anita . . . Western Stars cow plan might be dropped. Even Arthur's) direction. whipped Missouri, 40 to 27, be­ tied Eastern, 7-7, before 60,000 in the Korean Supreme Court had British troops seized and dis­ fore a thrill-groggy crowd of 46,gone on strike. the Annual Shriners' benefit foot­ armed all Indonesian police in 000 spectators. The wirming mar­ Confusion about who is eligible Batavia on the grounds that ball game . . . 11th Airborne Di­ gin was in the air with Texas to run for office may postpone the many have ben aiding the "re­ vision won the Jap grid crown completing 13 out of -14 tries for Japanese elections . . . One bels" ... A battalion of Dutch by defeating the 41st Division, a gain of 264 yards. factor for the confusion was the marines landed at Batavia to re­ 25-12, at Tokio . . . Chicago Cubs report that General MacArthur place native troops. They were OIL BOWL—Georgia's Trippi won 21 of their pennant-winning would bar, as candidates, those trained in the United States . . . was too much for the Golden games against one defeat from identifed with former Premier Jap General Yamamoto was taken Hurricane of Tulsa, as Georgia the Cincy Reds . . . New York To jo's government . . . MacAr­ to Java by the British "to assist topped Tulsa, 20-6. Going into Yankee ball team originally en­ thur himself was getting a verbal in rounding up Japanese." the last quarter with a 7 to 6 joyed the name—^Highlanders—• lead, Trippi heaved a long one remember? ... Of the 11 new spanking in the U. S. and in Britain and Siarn signed a Britain following his statement peace treaty after her sovereignty good for 54 yds. and a marker. records established in 1945, Mel Not content, he grabbed a ptfnt Ott, Giants slugging manager that he didn't agree with Big and independence were guaran­ on his own 31, and scampered created nine of them. Three's plans . . . One U. S. paper teed, with Britain and India �THE Friday, January 4, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven BUIJ^ETIN ) SS JOHN MERRICK Darioll H. Bryant 3.75 Vincent H. Farrell 3.75 John II. Hansel 3.75 Chailes G. Krider 3.75 Joseph E. Lee 3.75 Edward F. McCormick 3.75 Elmer D. Nelson 3.75 Edward L. Owens 3.75 Philip Plouffo 3,75 Joseph Maccia 92.20 Charles Drucker 1.68 Joseph W. Lamb 4.95 William E. Olley 4.21 Philip LaChapelle 4.21 Anthony La Torre 84 John Kwasnaza 3.17 Winifred S. Meredith 4.21 Je.ssie H. Adington 5.52 Joseph L. Raphael 3.37 Arthur B. Pena 3.37 Frank R. Rankin 10.69 Riburo Corclosa :. 1.38 Thomas Morgan • 4.98 Kenneth E. Johnson 9.21 —Unclaimed Wages— Calmar Steamship Company Ralph Chappell Ronald C. Coleman John B. Borders Albert H. Birt John S. Solomon Russel S. Perkins Robert M. Scott Jr Sarti J. Rochileau 37.26 17,83 18.56 4.21 84 3.37 7.55 82.70 Edward Shubert Ch.arles Peoples Robert Selby Charles Fritz Jr William Wynn L. Almeida H. D. Perez V. Bouzuelo Jesse Jordan M. Stall worth E. Morris Jr Arthur Cameron Herman Demick Lawrence Kensinger Clyde Whittington John-J. Campbell Louis Almeida Carroll P. Wright Walter V. Fisher Jlc-nry E. Woods Herman Terry Adrian Buckey P. G. Van Verth Francis Mater William Macko James Erickson Robert McDowell Henry McCabe Harry Martin Fred Fox Billie Britt Howard Logue William Bradshaw Archie Blue Wm. Mullen •Wm. E. Doolan Wm. Doolan M. Carroll G. Hudson E. Gibbs B. Crawford G. Duncan C. Albury J. McCrystal L. Tucker D. Klein E, Bravdon E. Scott J. Armstrong T. Dungan J. James W. McKay J. Gerhold J. Taylor F. Carson W. Mitchell F. Fernandez M. Scarpinate R. Sloss B. Price G. Transona H. Rivers M. Cooper G. Transona H. Bailey 1.68 7.63 7.63 2.60 2.60 2.60 1.34 2.40 4.03 .68 68 1.35 . 2.73 1.82 10.74 5.37 17.93 4.17 3.50 5.16 4.03' 31.04 4.07 7.27 22.83 3.27 .. 1.5.3.5 17.00 98.75 C. Meyer 2.69 60.12 . . . 98.75 E. Malone 98.75 98.75 O. Clark 98.75 98.75 F. Rolan 98.75 , , 98.75 A. Phelps 98.75 6.71 J. Brown 98.75 2.69 W. Jacobs 98.75 4.94 G. Henderson 1.68 9.32 F. Jardine SS HENRY JOCELYN 4.03 .67 R. Farrell J. Duffy $ 5.47 4.03 .67 S. G. Moran F. Fowler 5.80 1.68 4.03 Joseph A. Cuniff F. McLaughlin 5.80 1.34 2.69 A. A. Goode L. White 11.60 67 3.36 R. E. Stevens E. Ingersol 5.80 67 2.69 K. K. Kenny J. Curran 4.21 6.91 4.00 Henry Davis R. A. Linnekan 7.00 6.91 2.69 Louis Machado R. A. Linnekan 20.32 6.91 1.34 Winston Lalande F. Johnson 3.65 : 6.04 Harold F. McCarthy 67 SS ARTHUR L. PERRY ... 2.74 H. Norcott 8.06 James J. Dill 67 A. L. llutchins $ 5.83 C. P. Belkner 3.24 2.69 5.37 Louis J. Mester Carl Miller 10.88 R. W; Collins 2.59 Walter D. Huff 1.34 5.37 Edward Clark 10.07 R. W. Collins 5.37 5.37 Moser A. Lucas 68 W. Anderson 54.51 C. P. Belkner 1.34 2.18 Harvey C. Roberts 67 E. T. Newborn 6.20 F. Johnson 2.01 1.68 Winston Lolande 67 William Jolly 2.96 MONEY DUE CORRECTION Ruggiero 2.69 L. 30.72 Celso Rodriguez 15.94 Angel F. Burgos 2.01 Cappas 11.77 3.37 Jessie Winfield 2.69 In the December 21st issue of Elmer C. Korth 10.74 J. D. DiMaio 2.35 26.93 the Seafarers Log a mistake was Royal Shelton 2.69 Christ W. Bass 12.80 D. DiMaio 98.75 Bernard Hill 2.69 20.53 made in reporting the overtime Paul G. Oros 5.66 Hilorio Quinsat 98.75 26.93 John W. Forbes 4.18 due certain members of the VasChrist V. Bass 9.29 A. L. Gantt 2.41 21.03 sar Victory, who paid off in Bos­ E. A. Washington 6.83 Thomas J. O'Brien 2.96 L. R. Tickle 4.95 L. MacDonald 6.83 15.43 ton. The corrected list follows: Leslie H. Johnson 99 Francis G. Fuller 14.54 John Morgan 6.83 11.23 SS VASSAR VICTORY Clifton F. Stuart 5.37 John H. Foley 3.36 10.73 6.43 A. Shaw (Voyage No. 3) Lester St. Thomas 9.40 James K. Hennessey 2.69 R. L. Decker 6.00 41.62 Everett V. Clayton 2.69 The following men have thirty James A. Kell 8.06 33.02 hours coming. Thomas Guimond, 20.52 Byron R. DeForrest Hally B. Tyson 6.04 William L. Sharp 8.39 Ralph R. McKenzie 10.95 3.01 Wade H. Lamm 1.34 Ferdynand Syoblik, Moses Earl J. Joyner 16.79 Harry T. Mizell 6.45 Schrocky, W. Hooker 3.37 Anthony Thomas, SS JOHN BLAIR Charles M. Smith 8.73 Edurn Cardinell 1.00 Romeo DiCicco, Robert Jones, F. Schwalenbei'g 10.10 $ 4.00 Walter J. LaCon Arthur M. Caycc 14.77' Charles Baker 1.19 Vincent Tocco and John C. Forys. F. Forzano 1.68 12.39 William Gilland James C. Mitchell 12.42 J. Jackolski 13.79 B. Umschweif 18.56 Allan Cohan has 22 hours com­ 3.00 Donald Clark Jr Lewis H. Thorp 4.70 J. Kennedy 2.58 ing. Twenty hours each coming H. Frazer 6.73 2.13 Eai-1 E. Marchand Marvin E. Persinge 6.71 P. Duffy 28.88 for Henry Higham, Maurice A. L. Hansen 39.96 R. Osoris 19.97 Donnie L. Gillespie 5.37 Sylvester Andre 7.39 Clark and Jerome Bayer. George Scognamiligis 28.84 45.66 Archie Hankins Alberg MacDonald 5.37 A. Phelps 16.51 Arthur L. Hansen 84 Collect at Bull Line, New York. 17.46 Walter J. Arnold 5.37 W. Jacobs 20.49 Robert Tucker 3.37 Lewis P. Fears 4 4 4 17.46 Wellington Lewis 5.37 A. Phelps Jesse Lyons 1.68 SS LOU GHERIG SS DANIEL WILLARD 92.18 .' §.37 J. Brown Anthony lacone 84 Gene McNeeley The following men have $129.69 J. Farich $ 2.73 Eldee McNaldi 2.01 Ralph Griffin 1.68 H. Campeon 3.20 each coming: Charles A. Ray­ Frank T. Campbell 13.36 Robert Thompson 1.68 H. Niel.son 3.20 mond, John D, Wynn, Jason Robert G.amber 18,31 Daniel Wilson 2.52 L. Kramre 15.98 Gibbs J. H. Witley and Harry L. Main 1.27 Jack McCann 2.52 Alan D. Williams has 84 Israel. 51 Beaver St. C. Brunnet C. Grayson 1.27 NEW YORK Arthur L. Hansen 3.54 H.Anover 2-2784 H Rivers 6.73 $8.77 coming. Collect at Eastern Everett N. Stanley 3.00 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Joseph G. Sidlo 1.30 3.96 Steamship Company, New York. Liberty 4057 E. Williams W. N. Woodie 2.97 E. Igoe 55.00 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. C. Albury 1.98 4 4 4 Calvert 4539 SS WILLIAM STURGIS 6.73 SS LINDENWOOD VICTORY SS JOHN HOLT PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. R. O'Hara Lombard 7651 $ 2.45 The following men have 12 John McDonald $ 20.50 Fred Farren NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 3.30 4-1083 hours each coming for week-end Robert Aiken 7.39 Lawrence McDonald 339 Chartres St. TO ALL DELEGATES 84 NEW ORLEANS watches in Eniwetok. Louis Charles Kellog 2.69 William Sawyer Canal 3336 L. Foy 4.07 Sandoval, Raymond E. Nelson, W. J. Wescozki 87 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Do not pick up crewmem3-1728 2.01 R. Schott. Edward Fontaine 6.39 A. Rood bers' trip cards. Look them MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2.36 Collect at Alcoa office. Harry Sykes 12.12 William McDevitt 2-1754 over and take the number 45 Ponce de Loon 67 SAN JUAN, P. R Jose Bifjose .67 H. Spain only, as the trip card men 4 4 4 San Juan 2-8996 67 GALVESTON J. Livingston 5.76 S. McVey must have their cards for SS CAPE EDMONT 305'A 22nd St. 67 2-8043 Henry" Claus 5.92 I. Levy their records. Peter J. Kupsczjde, 7 hrs.; 257 SlI. St. 3.36 RICH.MOND, Calif. James A. Bartuski 8.77 J. W. Gunter James J. Shiber, 1 hr.; James SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. 5.37 SEATTLE Thomas Manlcy 8.41 A. H. Wilson 86 Seneca St. Snow, 1 hr.; Thomas R. Wilson, 2.01 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumaide St. Donald Brown 7.00 C. Johnson 1 hr.; Miguel D. Flores, 1 hr. 440 Avalon Blvd. 2.01 WILMINGTON Herman Schnell 6.93 B. Farmer Collect at Alcoa office. 16 Merchant St. 2.92 HuNOLULU Edward J. Meltzer 23.83 F. Harrington WM. E. CLYMER BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. 4 4 4 10.60 CHICAGO Walter Kozack 18.29 C. Johnson 24 W. Superior Ave. Please contact the Log office SS JOHN DAVIS E. Wilson 23.08 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clalr St. William Lally 22.49 regarding ship's minutes you Walter B. Zaumseil, 34 hrs.; DETROIT 1038 Third St. A. Kaluna 5.87 John Eschback 22.49 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. sent in dated Nov. 17 and Dec. 1. Ben Hubbard, 32 hrs.; Wayne Theodore Peterson 6.36 Ormel Fleet 13.86 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. t 4. Jenkins, 32 hrs.; Sven Regner, 18.13 VANCOUVER William Jacobs 15.20 Patrick McCarthy 144 W. Hastings St. FRED G. ZESIGER 22 hrs.; William Chupak, 20 hrs.; R. Daisley 21.82 TAMPA 842 Zack St. Daniel Vega 13.86 M-1323 Jimmy Gibson, 20 hrs.; T. DenPlease contact your attorney, J. A. Schmidlin 12.72 Sala Beautis 21.14 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. man, 20. hrs. Richard M. Cantor, 51 Chambers N. Cramer 27.53 5-1231 Salvatore Nicostro 19.80 Collect at Alcoa office. Street, New York City. Theodore Peterson 98.75 Harry Kessler 20.47 MONEY DUE SlU HALLS PERSONALS �THE Page Twelve SlU Organizer is Fireii From Joaquin Miller For Unionism After sailing Isthmian for more in favor of the SIU. The only than eight months and making ones who didn't sign pledge cards four trips on the SS Joaquin Mil­ were the stooge Oiler and one ler, Charles Tannorhill was fired other NMU lad. for union activity aboard that MEN NOT FOOLED ship, partially through the ratty Brother Tannorhill stated that efforts of an NMU stooge. Oiler the Isthmian system of company Rodriquez, who continuously paternalism was nothing more stooged to the Chief Engineer. than a big build-up to fool the The excuse given for Tanner- men into believing that the com­ hill's firing was that he was ab­ pany was genuinely interested sent from the ship from 8:00 a. m. in the welfare of their workers, till 11:00 a. .m while he was sup­ and would give them merit pro­ posed to be available for turning motions as they deserved them. Jo. However, other men on the After being told the score, the Miller (needless to say, they Isthmian men recognized what weren't organizers) were gone for the score was and went SIU in two or three days at a time with­ a big way. out any disciplinary action ever Nothing daunted, though fired, being taken. So, it can readily Tannerhill is looking for another be seen that the excuse was mere­ unorganized ship to sail on, so ly a phony one to got rid of a that he can continue to serve man for his uniop activity. the union cause in the best way As a result of SIU organiza­ be knows how. Once again the tional efforts aboard the Joaquin true Seafarers' spirit of un­ Miller, 46 signed pledge cards selfishness in the union cause is were turned in for the 48 man manifested. With this spirit and crew, and Tannorhill claims that courage. Isthmian, too,, will be the election will be at least 80% j SIU!! Convinced By SIU, Isthmian Men Become Volunteer Organizers The crew of the Isthmian ship, William Eaton, was thoroughly sold on the Seafarers' brand of • unionism after two volunteer SIU organizers invited the men to at­ tend a union meeting, look over an SIU hall, meet some of the Seafarers' officials and see for themselves real SIU democracy in action. These Isthmian boys were literally from Missouri, and wanted to see for themselves if the Seafarers was as pictured by its members. They were con­ vinced, and, so much so, that they became SIU missionaries in carrying the torch of unionism to the unorganized. At the comple­ tion of the last trip, the entire Eaton crew was 100 per cent for the Seafarers. Only two or three of these men were left from the former crew to make the current voyage of the Eaton, and none of them was an SIU member. However, they immediately took up the Sea­ farers cudgel, and decided to convince the new crew in the same manner in which they had been convinced. As the new crewmembers came aboard, they were educated in the SIU way of securing decent conditions on board ship. After investigating to their own satis­ faction what other unions and the company had to offer in the wa.y of a present and future for merchant seamen, they, adopted the SIU as the only union worthy of their support. . With men like these sailing SEAFARERS Friday, January 4, 1946 LOG ANOTHER ISTHMIAN CREW GOES SW •y-:- i-' ' •• - A:;: :•. ... . ; '.7 . ' ''1 : ''' I 5 'I • Crewmembers of the SS Joaquin Miller, an Isfhinian ship, have pledged themselves in favor of the SIU. AB Charles "Tex" Tannerhill fifth from the left, has done a swell job among them and, although many are young, they look like the kind of seamen members of the Seafarers will bo proud to have as union brothers. Left to right are: Wiper Arthur Peter; Ut. Mess. Manuel Mino; Oiler George Ulrich; 2nd Cook Macare Roque; AB Tannerhill; Pantryman Eugene Catmaitain; AB Joo Sarcusa; Ut. Mess. John Piccolo; Ut. Mess. E. Quarto; Fireman Bill Cooper; Ut. Mess. Charles Ka« linowski; OS John Slushnis; Ut. Mess. Aloys Jandrisovits; and Ch. Butcher Joseph J. DeFranceschi. Other members of the crew were unavailable when this picture was taken. Sea Fiddler Officer Is Exception, He Says By BENJAMIN TAFLEWITZ Our engine gang was a pretty hard working bunch, but half of them were fairly young • with little or no seatime. We had a good majority of the crew pledged to SIU, and we're certain that on the next voyage, when the election should be in progress, that we will likewise have a strong majority for the only democratic seamen's union extant—the SIU! bring even better understanding and protection for Isthmian sea­ men. We hear we're heading for the Pacific and away from the frigid zones, and we wish all a Happy New Year with the realization that Isthmian will be under Sea­ farers contract and conditions be= fore another holiday season rolls around. After a fairly hectic and rough crossing from Casablanca to Newport News, Va., the SS Sea Isthmian, there can be no doubt Fiddler unloaded her cargo of of the election's outcome. All we can say is, "Keep up the good 2000 homeward bound GIs. Due to lack of cargo, these troopships work. Boys!" are rather light and a moderate sea can really toss 'em around. It took us almost 13 days to make a routine OVa day trip, and we GOOD JOE Now is the time to come to were only in Casablanca for such the aid of your union. We In the Seafarers Log of Nov. a short time that we didn't get are engaged in an all-out ef­ 30th, we mentioned about certain The Seafarers Log is your any shore leave; almost as bad fort to make Isthmian a officers on unorganized ships Union paper. Every member as some tankers! union outfit. This can only denying crew members justice has the right to have St mailed be done with the help of We ran through the Gulf on their overtime beefs. We still every rank and file SlUer Stream with a sea temperature believe this principle. However, to his house, where he and afloat. When you tie-up along of around 70, and we hit frigid even though the rule holds on his family can read it at their side an Isthmian ship, board Norfolk during a so-called infre­ most Isthmian ships, we must ad­ leisure. her and give the crew the quent cold wave with Chesapeake mit that First Mate McAmus of If you haven't already done score on waterfront union­ Bay sea temperature at a low 39 the Sea Fiddler has the respect ism. Show them a copy of so, send your name and home (a.s officially logged below)—brrr of all ci-ew members who worked our contract, tell them how address to the Log office, 51 —Newport News was really cold for him. we settle beefs, prove to Beaver Street, New York those few days before Christmas! This is the exception rather City, and have yourself added them that unionism, the SIU than the rule on Isthmian ves­ to the mailing list. way, means more pork chops FREELOADERS sels, and clearly illustrates why for them. Just before leaving Casablanca, we feel that an SIU contract will 26 stowaways managed to hide in the fantail rope lockers above the steering engine, and they SS SEA FIDDLER were not discovered until we were well out at sea. Most of them were Italian POWs, and they did KP in the large troop mess below for the entire trip. The immi­ gration authorities took them off at Hampton Roads, and the Nor­ folk papers of Dec. 18 carried a write up. The only other incident of any account was a 12 hour slowdown due to a leaking economizer in one of the boilers while we were in mid-Atlantic. As engine dept. men, we must admit that you have to keep your eyes peeled on these C-3 high pressure jobs. Calling All SIU Men GET THE LOG • ' --..l •4' L J • .V>:t - • � 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 January 4, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 1 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 Description An account of the resource ARBITRATION AWARD ENDS NEW YORK LONGSHORE BEEF CANADIAN SEAFARERS ASK FAIR STANDARDS WSA TIES UP NEEDED SHIPS THEY KNOW THE SCORE SHIPBOARD OVERTIME IS A PROTECTION, NOT A REWARD HUNGRY NMUERS GO TO SIU SHIP FOR FOOD SHIPOWNERS CRY IN THEIR BEER: SEAMEN MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY HAD NO FOOD, NO OVERTIME, SAYS CREW; BUT THEY'RE BEING TAKEN CARE OF NOW GIS AGAINST PEACETIME DRAFT OKAY GI AS CHIEF COOK REPLACEMENT ON MERRICK COLLISION IN ANTWERP DELAYS JOHN MERRICK SIU ORGANIZER IS FIRED FROM JOAQUIN MILLER FOR UNIONISM CONVINCED BY SIU, ISTHMIAN MEN BECOME VOLUNTEER ORGANIZERS SEA FIDDLER OFFICER IS EXCEPTION, HE SAYS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-04-1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3cd33ded0b450aeffeba7dd719382ecd.PDF 8ef7303ce47c97ba21a75eaa88218e16 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1945 No. 52 Headlines In Review—^1945 in SlU History 53 SIU Men Decorated For Heroism Seafarers Is Set For Big Organizing Drive One Mrrchini Miritw poiihumoiulr. iiu^^UnneMSWili jwirded for woundi ind juffering w the reiuU of cnrmr KiniM ihe a ireit percettugc t Merchint MihM B h» MWnot I ihipmiW. ta t Injjiiei, Kumi ^n>.n( botk tnew irei «>d U) ll Ih'V •Tt ' wiTi. far Wt'ff fiang to i>p«n » drive i. unorginurJ. Thb u the m-xnenc ImJMn willing for over the pitt lew yein piy-i^. fighii to __ eirly eifly fighii I win coocc|^H piy-oH. All of our r diy to-dir nrugglei t •tul *>9, ill. of tnM lu ptewnl • we iiittfelimi tha moath •r >JIVL HUX Tbii rt It. Wlow»! $25,210 is Collected On Falsified Ship's Log Beef Dnimpfi. lted Service MeiJil. 4f Miriner'i Medelt iwirded titfOl. *11 •! o«rtw»iBev» • 10 krro IK» tHilt Uilinf U IIHV—oil of thew • •inwd Inititd the <l*jr .rouU be bie moufh » eooefp to •M »>A Ihr 4«r- rrpretentition by eipeneaced Pi- ,.p.-nj:e tp.cnrme—even when the ihip'i tog "• I I'foven igiin ihu week wkcn the Em era . aJiffi I., ihr tune of JiiptKRl fK iiehfij f I..I<iH in K«v. VtitIt ilfoof two Uut >.,« v,<b pMn4. T<«n JiniiB' oltiO de;eC*<"* i^.-etBuft. Qceri* :w» and R o. t Cntrui. •.jii w *r with B«.iaa -n., they . (S'' !SS;%^IAwait HLRB Ming In Isthmian Election iS>. <• •r , 1 the direction of So.Wir m A .« be m >h* b»—'• |^^iV»_i^il pevoon. OM®' "41 t-liu Oat Tvut" ^ i\"' - ...VP; - r, ^ ' . L' '«' ht F^enti iv-:;: St® '^'"' ' Pav lltl Gets Tugboatmen Record "i* I.°~rL!',vj,V',r'';rTi^;''c*""""-iP-'-™ > PT.. ,0„-T,., , \ •'VvirJS'V' -X _ _ .. •" " '''"m "J n «.r«.ti»f, ,n in. 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'd ,•.». e<i •* IMO ^tViVS ^ >• . -p> ,.t\t iCeWMwrf iM P.x' il , tuU iiH * " tieT^ n4 4v.« V pataMr The ktl»*nd thewai II in iMce m. . -'PIPPXP -• '-^X: -..'IS-XNU" 1 Hut in inwir»i u.iuld • (iivimmrnt -UibJ hclM kwo '' wifiun un m-riivu. now ilh Ihii :nn, ihr •w.lwvre l.un II. |„., .,.p ••' tt-; tt- ins $45 Wage Boost vXi'-'-al .1..-PI" ..v> . tV<„>oX \l -" -• •- 'V. ' -: «tr>* eof* ' •": •' ^ SJ' ^*^- "V Three Fink Halls Sink As Ail Seamen Cheer '1/ mimmis,.C ^ /•jii' "d I"*' fA7> '0 '•w ^10,000 Overtime ' For Crew Of John Banvar The crew mcmben of rtpairiitad icroai ihr n Infmcd AiUntic, woold have bean chitrlcd out of SIO.Qi fliertifne / the SS John Binvird. i wrecked ibrDxl, worked long hown at salvage, kii around m Euro^ tintil finally if tlw'union had lafccn the ihipowfter'i l.«tii»<i"""."r New York Welcomes Five SIU ^P^tijates FroiiLNazi Prison �Page Two THE SEAEARM:&B LOG Friday. December 28, 1945 ^ SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFAIIERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated tvHh the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. •» HAnover 2-2784 i X i t- HAEIRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Year 1946 By any standards, the Seafarers has done exceedingly well this past year. 1945 has seen the Seafarers tighten its organization and streamline its structure, so that now it is able to function smoothly and effortlessly. No emer­ gency can catch the SIU unawares, as was proven by the way the Uriion was able, at short notice, to step into the longshore beef and help that AFL union beat off the union-busting raid of the commies. 1945 saw the Seafarers effectively challenge and beat that time-wasting, bureaucratic set-up, the WSA Medi­ cal Program. It saw the Seafarers collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in disputed time for its members. 1945 saw the Seafarers expand its educational pro­ gram to the point where, while there is still room for further improvement, it need bow to few labor unions. It saw, indeed, the expansion of the Seafarers on all fronts—new buildings in many ports, fitted out for the comfort and needs of its members; a bigger and better Seafarers Log; a bold, confident step into the unorganized field; the securing of better conditions and wages for many of its members; the amazing growth of Seafarers consciousness among the membership. The list can go on almost indefinitely. The changes and improvements can be seen on every side. But this By BUNKER was in 1945. What has been accomplished is now history, and has come to be accepted as the norm by the SIU Not all of the^lads who start­ ashore there report a good time, seamen. ed going to sea during the war with plenty of girls who aren't What concerns all of us now is the coming year. afraid to give you that "comeAnd for 1946 the Seafarers has many plans—resolutions, if are piling off the ships and head­ hither" look. ing for that promised land of you please—that will see as many changes as did 1945The Tyler's black gang that In 1946, the first aim is to organize the unorganized; shore-side happiness and employ­ trip also included Bill Frey and to bring into the Seafarers' fold those outfits that are still ment. Ernie Jergen as Oilers and Fire­ trodding the old path in their dealings with their seamen- Brother Johnnie Johnson, for man Bill Dixen, who is still go­ one, doesn't think the ^rens call ing to sea after catching two First on the list, of course, is Isthmian, and there the any louder on shore than they do Jerry torpedoes on Murmansk campaign has already started. With every member doing at sea, and he is for making the Avenue. Chief Cook on the Tyler his share, there is no reason at all why Isthmian should not merchant marine a career. was Lenny Olsen, who the boys say gets the best chow and knows be under a Seafarers' contract before the year is out. Says Johnson: "I've spent how to serve it up after he gets it. The SIU intends to further expand its educational three years at it now. I've beeh program, to make it second to none; to put out a still scared stiff on the Russian run XXX and I've rolled around the North larger Log and more pamphlets and leaflets to better Atlantic in the winter trying to You have probably heard that service the membership. oil a Liberty. I've lost plenty of the Ore Steamship Company is The SIU intends to improve still further the condi­ pounds trying to eat camel stew building a fleet of eight super ore tions under which its seamen work and to raise still higher on the Persian run, and I've spent carriers, with two already my time as a rag mechanic—so launched and named after SIU the wages they now get. The Seafarers' contracts are even why quit now?" lost early in the war; name­ now the best on the waterfront, but the SIU will always Johnnie is currently oiling on ships ly the Venore and the Chilore. work and fight to improve them still more. the John Lawson which, because All these ships will be nearly The SIU intends to continue its fight against the a former crew brought her in six hundred feet over all, with government bureaucrats, who are attempting to make looking like the city dump, is beams of 78 feet, and of 24,000 their wartime stranglehold over the seamen permanent. having a tough time getting a gross tons. If that doesn't im­ crew. you, think of walking from The SIU intends to fight to keep the waterfront Cleanest ships he's been on, press your quarters aft up to the free and democratic, and will oppose the dictatorial aims of says Johnson, were the Oriental fo'cstle head in a stiff September the communists and fascists wherever they are raised. and the Wallace Tyler, Smith and hurricane on the way down to These are part of our program for the year 1946. Johnson Liberty which he rode Venezuela. In contrast to the There are more on our list, for which we shall work with down to Galveston last summer. days when the rule was "the Galveston, according to Bro­ sailor be damned," the architects ^11 our efforts. These things can be accomplished. We ther Johnson, is one of those that dreamed up these huge ships have the organization, we have the membership, we have towns that the army forgot to have provided for the sailor's the spirit. It can be- done, and the Seafarers will do it! purify; and the lads who get safety by including fore-and-^ft FOSE 'NAFT i: Y. Meetings in Webster Hall New York Branch meetings are held every other Wednes­ day evening, 7 P. M. at Web­ ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. To get there take the 3rd Ave^ Elevated and get off at 9th St., or the East Side IRT Subway and get off at Astor Place. No cuds will be stamped after 7:30 P. M. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON JANUARY 2nd. passageways below decks that make travel safe from bow to stern. At sea these ships look like tankers, with the tanker-type fo'castle, bridge and poop; also because of their lack of cargo gear. They can take on a com­ plete load of ore in one hour with dock-side loading equip­ ment. This doesn't give you much time down in Chile or Venezuela with the senoritas who hold a rum and coke in one hand and go through your pockets with the other. But as that sterling char­ acter Frenchy Michelet once re­ marked: "VHio cares about the senoritas if we bring the ships in on time!" I �Friday, December 28, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG A DECENT HOME FOR EVERY FAMILY Explains Stewards Dept. Changes By J. P. SHULER Page Three New Dock Pay In England Business was fair in the Port tion of one of these Chief Cooks, of New York the past week with The Stewards should try to di­ LONDON, Dec. 10—A minimunf 26 ships paying off. The majority vide the work of the two Chefs, daily wage of nineteen shillings so that they will have as near of them being troopers, and 22 an equal amount of work and ($3.80)f for dock workero was signing on. responsibility as possible. recommended tonight by a com­ There is the biggest shortage The other Cook's duties are the mittee appointed to breal: the of seamen that this port has ever same as on the Liberty ships. deadlock in the wage dispute that witnessed arid with the holidays Well, Christmas has come and The big guns of the AFL were turned on the Senate Banking caused a nation-wide dock strike here, it is practically impossible gone and some of the men should r'J" to get the ships crewed up. How­ be drifting back into the Hall and Committee when (1. to r.) Harry Bates, chairman of the AFL Housing last October. The employers Committee, and AFL President William Green testified in favor ever, there has not been many shipping out so that the board of the Wagner-Ellender-Taft Housing Bill. A program to enable have accepted the decision and will soon be cleared away. There delays in sailing and there have are no beefs hanging fire in this families of moderate income to buy homes, and to resume the union leaders have agreed tp been some men taking out un­ Port at this time, as the Patrol­ federal low-cost housing projects, would go far toward the nation's place a strong recommendation before the workers Friday. organized ships. The men that men are settling most of them goal of jobs for all. Green and Bates told the committee. sacrifice their conditions to sail at the point of production. Here's wishing everyone a on these unorganized ships can­ Happy and Prosperous New not be given enough praise. They Year. are not the type that live on the By JOHN MOGAN looked lousy, even to the Skippast record of what they have pre, who up to that time had bef BOSTON — With Christmas lieved he had a real tough Chief done for an organization, but only a few hours away at this sailing with him. The windup they are still in there pitching writing, the situation in the port was that several members of the to get SIU wages and conditions of Boston is far from normal. crew, most of whom had been on Isthmian ships. For the first time since the begin­ put aboard by the NMU, came off ning of the war we've had sev­ . In doing this, they realize that the ship with me and joined SIU. eral ships hung on the hook Several more, active workers for they are sacrificing themselves— awaiting crews. This doesn't SIU, remained aboard for the trip and to some of them who have mean that we didn't get a num­ back to the gulf. never sailed on anything but SIU ber of vessels out also, because By FRENCHY MICHELET There hasn't been anything do­ more ships were moved out than ships, it is a lesson and making ing on the Isthmian line for a All those fat and sassy seamen first Caesar, and the guns that were delayed. a trip on an unorganized ship, while here. We had a couple due We're sure to have a couple of to come in here, but they just they see the difference. There knotting around the East Coast snuffed out the last. There's with well-fed looks on their pans much of interest here for the ships tied up over Christmas are quite a few new members are easily explained away — tourist, but it ain't worth the however, they will be colliers, as debarked troops and proceeded taking out these vessels and Frenchy Michelet has made an­ trouble of walking around to see we used our available manpower elsewhere: one to New York and the other to Hampton Roads. everyone should give them as other trip to sea. If you want to enjoy yourself in on the troopships. Hence, al­ Some of our men, who wanted to much encouragement as possible Of course, there's the usual Savona just pull up a chair in the though there will be no SIU help in the drive, we sent down for they are really doing a good Shuler-inspired gags circulating Plaza Bar and gaze into the troopships idle in Boston over to New York where they can be job for the union. 'round the halls, like the story starry eyes of one of the .many the holiday, there will be several of great usefulness to the or­ lovely dolls that frequent the NMU troopers—which is another STEWARDS DEPT. CHANGES about our biscuits being respon­ joint—everything worth seeing in slap in the kisser for the "brains' ganizing campaign. sible for the little flurry of ships It looks like a quiet week com­ who engineered the phony strike The new steward dept. raise in losing their propellers in our vi­ Italy is recorded there. ing up for a change. And un­ of a few days ago. Wages and change in ratings has cinity in the North Atlantic last MEET O'TOOLE doubtedly right after Christmas caui^ed quite a bit of confusion week; but all of you brothers IN HOSPITAL the boys will be coming to the Incidently, the SIU is richer as the men are trying to adapt who have been fortunate enough Hall in droves to ship. Well, I Our patrolman paid his Xmas themselves to the new changes. to eat our baking know damn by an honorary member for the visit to the following men in the guess we'll be able to take care On the Liberty ships, where they well that it ain't apt to be found trip, because the gang picked Brighton Marine Hospital: F. of them. carry one Chief Cook, this Chief floating around the drink as a up O'Toole in Savona. O'Toole Kenfield, E. Johnston, A. Morse, And now to wish all the mem­ Cook is the same rating as was menace to navigation if some guy is a snazzy little black mbngrel G. Phinney, P. Kogoy, and J. bers a Happy and Prosperous the Chief Chef before and his is so ill-advised as to heave it of questionable lineage but every Thoms. We all extend to these New Year— and to sign off for duties are the same. The Second over the side. inch a gentleman. The Com­ brothers, and brothers in hospi­ another week—and another yearl Cook's wages have been raised The trip was such a good one missioner in Philly gave him tals everywhere, our greetings to a par of what the Chief Cook that we feel called upon to touch and best wishes for the holidays, gets on straight cargo vessels. on some of the highlights. The and hope that afl will be back on Therefore, the Second Cook is scow was Am-Range's Cecil N. the job very soon. supposed to perform such duties Bean. Charlies Simmons was We were authorized by the under supervision of the Chef as Deck Engineer. We had a load Once again we remind you Secretary-Treasurer to present cooking meats, sauces, and the of coal and didn't use the about the need for protect­ these members with cash gifts general work of a Chief Cook on winches, so Charlie never did ing your rights in regard to from the Union, and it was grati­ ia straight cargo ship. find out if they would run or not. fying to hear their expressions compensation for injuries The Third Cook's wages have Some of the gang went out on of pleasure at the thoughtfulness and medical attention. been raised to that of the Second deck one day and counted the of the membership. The day pre­ Cook's wages and he should per­ winches, just so Charlie wouldn't Whenever the case war­ vious all the men in the hospital form such duties as cooking vege­ be embarrassed if the Chief asked rants it. active seamen should had received a $5.00 check also, tables and performing the same him how many there were. from the Boston American-Rec­ check into a Marine Hospital duties as the Second Cook on ord fund. SAVONA OKAY for medical care. When in straight cargo vessels. doubt about your rights un­ The gang rented a suite of LOG-HAPPY der the law. check with your ON VICTORY SHIPS rooms in a hotel in downtown We had an Afherican Trading discharge and O'Toole obligingly SIU officials. On the Victory typ6 vessels, Savona, Italy. It's almost super­ signed it with his paw dipped tanker in Boston this past week, Seamen should see to if there will be two Chief Cooks— fluous to add that we didn't ex­ in ink. He was given an SIU and we paid her a visit. A 30actly hold a convention in 'em. that any injury or health im­ year-old-Chief Engineer, a guy one should be in charge of all trip card by Blackie Cardulla, pairment is recorded by the Savona is a very interesting named Joseph Antolie, was one foods prepared and served for and he immediately exercised his ship's Master, or your de­ city. She was old when Christo­ of the "log-happy" breed, and the crew. The other should be Union pr^erogativc by piling off partment head, regardless of pher Columbus was lushing up had logged his Wipers for taking in charge of all foods served and the scow. He got off 'cause he how small the case may seem on "Dago Red" in her neighbor­ five-minute blow on deck after prepared for the troops. The wanted to come along with the to be at the time. ing Genoa gin mills. She has the working hours in an engine-room Butchers and Bakers on the ships gang and not, as Shuler would would come under the jurisdic- chariots that wheeled in the have it, because he couldn't find where the temperature register­ Failure to follow such a procedure often results in any meat on the bones we gave ed 100-odd degrees. I took up the beef for the financial loss and inferior him. "CLEARING THE DECK" medical attention if the case Oh yes, we towed the Henry Wipers with the Shipping Com­ missioner and after a hectic ses­ develops into something Ward Beecher into Bermuda "Clearing The Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears sion with all hands in the saloon, more serious. when she lost her propeller in in the LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall a gale. And-Ve still say it was the Commissioner ruled in favor Protect your rights! is touring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. all a coincidence. of the Wipers. The pSeudo-Chief Anyone who takes ill, or in As well as being New York Agent, Brother Hall is Director of was fighting mad, and his talk any other way is unable to sounded like fighting talk also, Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high For The Duration sail after taking a ship so I asked him to leave the saloon gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary should notify the dispatcher Letty—^I like your new coat and continue the conversation on for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so thai at the Union hall as soon as but it seems pretty short. the dock—this was in front of all all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian possible so that another man Betty—That's what I thought, hands also. can replace him. election. but mother said it would be long When this character folded up enough before I got another one. like an accordian, naturally he Boston Is Shorthanded—But Troopships Sail Protect Yourself "k' �THE Page Four PAUL SANFORD. Dk. Eng. Slop chest conditions on over three-quarters of all ships could be improved considerably. Prices, styles, brands and quality should all be uniform. I don't know whether operating conditions can ppp;:?',; be improved by removing control from the purser and captain, but ship's delegates should meet prior to taking off and see that the proper gear is on board. Quite often winter clothing is not on hand when the ship is sailing on a cold voyage, tuid the patrolman should be contacted to remedy the situation if the delegates can't. -fi;?:::::::::;;;.::.;;;:;:;:;!;:; JOHNNIL JOHNSON. FOW — Why should one or two men make all the profits, when a de­ cent plan can be worked out so that all the crew members can share in the proceeds through some profit-sharing system. We could set up a sick fund or other worthwhile fund from slop chest proceeds, if they were operated for the seamen's benefit. Plenty of stock should be carried in the chest at all times in a wide va­ riety of sizes, and they should break out more cigarettes—one carton a week of smokes is us­ ually not enough. •-1J: 4-'. Friday, December 28, 1945 A run job to Shanghai back in 1941, when he signed'' says Spear, "and there I boarded on to take a ship to that Chinese port, ended almost four the SS Admiral W. L. Capps years later for Earl F. Spear who has jusrreported ready to which brought me to Frisco." He ship again after having spent most of that time as a Jap­ arrived at the West Coast port on QUESTION:—In your opinion, how should a ship's slop chest he operated for the best in­ terests of the seamen? NICHOLAS L. MARK, AB — Cheap junk is the rule in most slop chests. This should be stop­ ped, and the profits should be regulated to not more than 10% Delegates should check the wholesale costs to see that eX' horbitant prices are not charged. If the right kind of a crew is on board, some sort of a co-op slop chest can be operated for the benefit of the seamen, euid with good value for their money. Otherwise, profits could go for a sick members fund, old sea men's homes, rest homes, and de­ cent waterfront recreation places. LOG Home Again After Three Years In Jap Prison Camp, He Wants To Ship Again HERI$MfH| ITHWK ROBERT PORTER, AB—Ship's delegates and members should check prices, also make sure that sufficient supplies of the right kind are aboard. Most slop chests don't carry sizes for large men, and are often short on tropical or winter clothing when it is ne­ cessary to have them. Slop chests should be operated for the benefit of all the men on ship, not just the captain or purser. It is pos­ sible thcd some plan Ccui be work­ ed out whereby the profits from chest can be saved toward some worthy cause like seamen's homes, etc. SEAFARERS anese prisoner of war in the* Philippines. Spear, who was enroute to the United States at the time of his capture on January 4th, 1942, says someone in the Jap com­ mand "made a slight error when they told us to take three days' supply of food with us—they should have said 'three years'." After a week of sleeping on ce­ ment floors at San Tomas Prison, the prisoners, some of them wo­ men, were finally supplied with blankets and cots by the Filip­ inos. For the first year and a half of their internment, the Japs allow­ ed a "package line" through which the friendly Filipinos were able to bring food—and oc­ casional news of the outside world carefully wrapjjed inside EARL F. SPEAR some of the food. In addition to this, the internees were allowed to have a canteen to which Ger­ tion received sailing orders for man nationals outside would the States. "I was flown to Leyte where I send cold cuts, etc., for sale to received an issue, of clothing," the prisoners. Those fortunate enough to have money would buy the stuff, and then share it with the others. , NURSES VOLUNTEER On May 14, 1943, Spear was transferred to the Los Banos prison which was south of Man­ ila. "Twelve U.S. Navy nurses vol­ unteered to make the four'hour trip with us," he said, describing the railroad box cars, the doors of which the Japs refused to leave open despite the weather. Arriving there they found an open field with but few build­ ings. "We had to start building a new prison camp, and after several months had passed the Nips allowed us to have a can­ teen." Again the friendly Filipinos kept a meager supply of food­ stuffs such as fruit, vegetables and fish, trickling in to the in­ ternees. And in this way they existed until September 21, 1944, when the Navy bombed Manila. After that all privileges were done away with, and rations were cut to 500 granis a day (approx­ imately one pound); and a short time later were further reduced to 240 grams daily. Even salt was denied the internees and the only beverage they had was mango tea made from leaves they themselves collected and boiled in water. STRAFED On the morning of February 23, 1945, seventy-five Jap soldiers were exercising on the baseball field when American P-38s start­ ed strafing, and the 511th Airfiorne started landing inside the camp. At the same time Filipino guerillas began knocking off the Jap guards. In a short and furious 90 min­ utes the action was over, with 240 Japs dead and the U.S. forces osing two men. The Yanks had taken the Bilibid prison the day before and it was set up as a clearance center, 't was here that Spear was taken with his fellow internees and af­ ter two weeks of medical atten- April 8, 1945, but was hospitaliz­ ed until a few weeks ago. OFFICERS BRUTAL Asked about the attitude of the Japanese towards the Ameri­ can and other prisoners. Spear said "There was considerable dif­ ference between the Jap soldiers and their officers. The officers were generally brutal, officious and arrogant while most of the men in the ranks were inclined to be tolerant if not friendly. "Some of them obviously felt sorry for the prisoners and even stole food for some of us. Others did whatever they could to make life a little easier, but usually they were afraid of getting in wrong with their officers. It seemed to me that the officer caste had ben taught their bru­ tality and arrogance as a regular part of their training." Spears had met up with two old shipmates, Joseph "Champ" Barron and Jimmie Bingham, with whom he plans to ship out. March Of Progress In Baltimore At a recent membership meet­ ing held in the Port of Baltimore, Brother Sam Watson introduced a motion calling for the drafting of a new SIU program on educa­ tion, publicity and business, co­ ordination. As a result of the motion which was approved. Brothers Elbert Hogge, Robert Keenan and Henry Wykosky were elected as a committee of three to bring back their recom­ mendations. Their recommended program of action calls for a newly establish­ ed system of public relations, either under the direction of someone appointed to this posi­ tion by the SIU Convention in March of 1946, or under the con­ trol of an International officer as­ signed to this job on a full time basis. This is necessitated by the fact that the Seafarers is often placed in an unfavorable position due to the lack of a good public­ ity program. Coordination of business setups in all Ports is called for, so that approximately the same business and operational system will be in existence in each port as well as the same general layout for each hall. The resultant efficiency, in the opinion of the committee, would serve to concentrate the union's energy, if necessary, on a specific beef in any and all ports at the same time. In their opinion, although the SIU is making strides in the field of membership education, it is still far from being in good shape. The Committee feels the urgency of the need for a school for the purpose of teaching basic union­ ism and associated subjects. Fail­ ure to do this will result in the death or deterioration of this union. The conclusions of Brother Keenan, Hogge and Wykosky are that this entire program must be adopted by the SIU, and adjust- HENRY WYKOSKY ed to the Union's specific needs in order to combat the disrupting influence of foreign-dominated propaganda from other "Unions." Seafarers who know the score will fight that much more strenu­ ously to preserve their many gains against any attack. i ELBERT HOGGE �Friday, December 28, 1845 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fiv* THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS SKIPPER SAYS FINEST CREW IN 41 YEARS AT SEA Gentlemen, • As Master of this vessel (SS Thomas J. Lyons, Smith and ' Johnson) I take great pleasure in reporting to you that, on the current voyage front Charleston to Wales and England to Bos­ ton, I enjoyed a very fine trip due to the fact that I had the finest crew in my 41 years at sea, 37 of which were spent as Master and Mate. This was my first trip with an SIU crew and the coopera­ tion, feeding and discipline kept the ship happy and content without any beefs. Their fine comradeship and friendliness to the 28 enlisted men and six officers of the U. S. army won a commendation for the crew and myself from the returning GIs and their Of­ ficers. I want especially to commend the stewards department for their very efficient handling of so many men with a minimum staff. With the best regards and wishes to you all for a very happy Christmas and New Year, and success to your Union. I remain. Your truly, John Johansen. Master SOMEONE GETS THANKED FOR SPAGHETTI, ETC, mates aboard the Robin Locksley on its last trip which took us to South and East Africa. Left to right ar»: 2nd Cook Patrick McCann, AB Joseph O'Donnell and Bosun Francisco Morciglio. In Capetown the Master, J. P. Donnelly, died suddenly and Chief Mate Ryan took over for the balance of the trip. We had quite a few beefs but they were all squared away when we hit New York on De­ cember 3rd. Edgar A. Johnson these old flag wavers start pay­ ing off on their chinwagging and pass a seamen's bill of rights which would give us ed­ ucational privileges, benefits for injury and some means of fin­ ancial aid for those who want MESSAGE OF GOODWILL TO A CHIEF STEWARD SeafEtrers Log: The crew of the Cornell Vic­ JACK PARKER tory would like to thank Chief Steward Robert Sanchez for the splendid job he did while to quit the sea and start some business ashore. aboard this ship. It's about time these guys put Because of illness in his fam­ ily he has requested to be re­ up or shut up. Look at the way lieved of his duties and it is they're kicking the GI around, with regrets that we part with offering him something at other people's expense instead of him. We hope that his family passing laws which would pro­ troubles will soon be over and vide real benefits, it's enough to show what phoney patriots they that he will return to us. really are. Raynipnd Barwick, Jack Parker (Ship Del.) PUT UP OR SHUT UP HE TELLS FLAG WAVERS GIRL WANTS CARPENTER WHO CAN HIT The Editor: Everytime there's a shortage of seamen during some period of national emergency such as the recently ended war, we hear what wonderful heroes we are, what champions of the Ameri­ can way of life we are, and what a credit to the nation we are. Why in the hell don't some of The Log, A unique system for filling out the complements of ships is being employed in New Or­ leans at the War Shipping Ad­ ministration headquarters. When an order came in for a carpenter to be shipped aboard the SS Antonin Dvorak (Robin Line) the dispatcher (a The Editor, I want to thank several of the brothers for giving me such a hearty welcome while I was in New York recently. I want to-thank them for the spaghetti and meat balls, top. They were delicious. May I take this opportunity of wishing you all a merry Christmas and a Prosperous , New Year. Thanks once again for a grand time in the great big lonely city. She .may be saggy and disheveled and her keel plates may be Percy Beyer beveled And she may need a dozen coats of paint. Still there ain't no other like her tho this poet ajnt no piker ALL BEEFS At handing out a compliment or complaint. Salute To The Hog Islander SQUARED AWAY ON LOCKSLEY . Dear Editor, Here's a picture of some ship­ And brother when you're down and out. following a month long bout With shady ladies and your pint of booze. Then she's queen of all the water, she has sisters but no daughter And to sail her none will e'er refuse. We'll take her down to Ponce, maybe Rio, maybe Monte, Or to any other port where she may head. Oh! Her life has not been easy and her winches now are wheezy And she's covered mostly with that old red lead. To the north, south, east or west, we'll damn sure do our best To stay on course—steady as she goes. She's called an old rustbucket, ye Gods, if she don't look it. But she's home for some three dozen seamen Joes. We may bemoan them and bewail them, yet. bejabers, we all sail 'em To get the old mazuma for our grog To be sure some took a "fish" at some sub commander's wish Still on every sea you're sure to find a Hog. Is there a son among ya that's ne'er had one that brung ya To port when nature got a little rough And so the men who sail her, yes and even those who made her Salute Hog Islands lor they had the stuff. refugee from Woolworth's) called out in a soprano voice, "I want a carpenter, I want a car­ penter." There was no response. A little later she called again "Isn't there anyone here who's handy with tools, anyone who can use a saw or something?" Again there were no takers. Filled with desperation she got her fanny up off the cush­ ioned chair, stood on'her toes and with a voice of appeal, bel­ lowed, "Can't anyone here hit a nail on the head with a ham­ mer?" A few minutes of sil­ ence followed, then a small voice chirped up timidly "Do you mean hit 'er every lick?" "Hell! No," she'said in dis­ gust. "Okay then, I'll try 'er, by golly" the timid guy (a laker) announced. Thus commenced the saga of the Dvorak." Bad as it seems, it turned out even worse for, as a finale, a coup de grace as it were, little "Chippy" after a month outlost his hammer. Dick Cummings FLUOR SPAR MEN ENJOY TRIP SAYS SIU BROTHER Dear Brothers, The crew on this trip of the SS Fluor Spar is one of the most experienced assembled since before the war and con­ sist mostly of old-timers. Two days out of Baltimore we ran into a gale and from then on it was one gale after an­ other, the peculiar thing being that they were all easterly or northeasterly instead of the usual westerly winds. In Rotterdam the boys had a gay time with the Dutch girls, the beer and the gin and some of them hated the idea of leav­ ing. We left there on Thanks­ giving Day (Nov. 29) although the Skipper had tried to save on overtime by ignoring the Nov. 22 date because we were approaching port and raising gear on that day. He lost his bet with himself, however. On the homeward trip we enjoyed mild weather but con­ siderable rain, which dissap.pointed the Mate who couldn't get the ship painted, but short­ ly after entering the Gulf Stream we got radio warning of a hundred mph gale ap­ proaching. The hundred miler failed to materialize however, although the wind had full gale force for a while. The stewards department is just about the best we have ever seen. The Stewards real­ ly put it out and the Chef's dishes are the best ever con­ cocted. The 2nd Cook's pies are something out of this world. Thanksgiving dinner was the best I'd ever eaten and the food was just squeezing out of my ears that day. The Fluor Spar is an Old Hog Island, but she's a god scow especialy for the deck gang. Only ten light booms, small hatches m and ABs and ship easily handled gear. Any who feel like taking a rest getting paid for it, just on her. John McLenore THE LOG GETS MORE VERSE ON SEAMEN'S ROLE Dear Brothers. The following was written by Mark Durham, ship's delegate. It should rate a space in the Log. Saga of the Merchant Marine There are strange things seen By the men who've been Down to the sea in ships It was hard to grin When the subs closed in Just the words of a prayer on our lips. The cargoes were strange With seldom a change The trucks, the tanks, the pleines The wind would roar And she'd roll some more As we rode the convoy's lanes. Convoys to Sicily Beachheads in Italy While Stukas strafed overhead Our nerves were strained And blood our decks stained And many died in their bed. Meeting Jap or Hun On the Murmansk run Or on the vast Pacific We met them, blow For every blow But the pace they set was terrific. In wind and rain In health in pain We've always manned our stations We've kept them sailing. Never failing. The whole United Nations. So bow your head For those who're dead May their souls all rest in glory. They seiiled the seas In dungarees The heroes of this story. Incidently Brother Durham is doing a fine job as ship's dele­ gate aboard this ship (SS Scotts Bluff). Everything is running smoothly now after he spent a month straightenng out the Engineers and the Mate. C. Stanley Nice To Know The soldier and his sweet­ heart took their seats -in the movie theater just as the fire­ proof curtain was being lower­ ed. "I think I've seen this picture 'Asbestos' before," she said, re­ luctantly. "Don't be silly," he reassured her, "that's just a Latin word meaning 'Welcome'." 1 �. ' "' ' ' . '^" •^", "• •-;• -• > Paga Six TH E SEAFARERS -.• "' " .• Madaket Water Shortage Due To Negiigence Negligence in obtaining a proper water supply before leaving Calcutta on ptember 11 was the cause of rationing of fresh water aboard the SS Madaket after the 14th of that month, according to the ship's minutes just received here. Co-chaired by Brothers Sim­ pler and Sevems. the meeting also took up the matter of extra service and attention being giv­ en to passengers at the crew's expense. The shortage of fans and inadequate ventilation in the crew's quarters was discuss­ ed and members called atten­ tion to the fact that some li­ censed personnel had "from two to four fans in their port holes in addition to regular focs'le fans." Adopted unanimously was a motion to bring to the SIU's at­ tention that a few days out of ' New York one shower in each department was shut off in or­ der to conserve water, leaving only three showers for 33 men. Meanwhile none of the licensed personnel's showers were shut off. Removal of the steam line for boiling clothes was taken up with the Chief Engineer, who was asked about replacing it. He is reported to have answer­ ed 'The Captain and I have de­ cided not to replace it," This ended the matter apparently as far as the Chief was concerned but the Union was asked to press the beef further. Excessive charges for slop chest supplies, inadequate med­ ical supplies, insufficient chinaware jahd the alleged practice of requisitioning merchant ship supplies when in foreign ports were referred to the Union for investigation and action. The meeting adjourned at 8:45. Secretary was Morris Sattgast. Over There Harry—What was the weather like where you were in London? Jerry — It was so foggy I couldn't see! December 14 Robert J. Morgem was elected chairman and the meeting was called to order at 6:30 p. m. Niel Nielsen was the secretary. After Bosun Manuel Loubriel called the meeting's attention to the Captain's practice of interferring with the crew's deck and overtime work and forcing him, the Bosun, to paint alleyways etc., a motion by Lockwood, seconded by Ruiz, ' demanded that the Skipper confine him­ self to his own duties and not try to be Master and Mate all in one. The motion was adopted unanimously. Pedro Nathan then seconded a motion made by Nielson that the ship be supplied with cots, lava soap and a percolator. Marcelino Santiago moved that the "entire unlicensed per­ sonnel refuse to re-sign articles unless the Chief Engineer, John O'Neill, is forced not to make another trip aboard this ship." The motion was seconded by Jacinto Figueroa and discussion disclosed that the Chief had "had a run in with just about every" lower rating aboard. Br 606 The motion was unanimously adopted. A motion to adjourn was made by Lockwood and second­ ed by John W. Lincoln. Dele­ gates were Teodoro Ruiz (deck), W. C. Sanders (engine) and Wil­ liam H. Beckwith (stewards). When the Coastal Mariner hit San Juan, they report, aU beefs were squared away except the percolator question, The Chief Engineer, on being questioned by the Patrolman, admitted making the derogatory remarks about the Union but said he used the expressions during a fit of anger. He apologized for his actions. The reports from this ship do Marina Meeting DIscnsses United Seamen's Service Angry crewmembers at the meeting of the SS Marina on Novemlx>r 20 demanded to know why the LeHavre branch of the United Seamen's Service was selling clothes intended only for shipwreck survivors. It was de­ cided to call the matter to the attention of the SIU when the ship returned to the U.S. The meeting, which was call­ ed to order at 2:45 and lasted until 4, also took up the ques­ tion of mail delays. Speakers pointed out that the ship was only receiving mail once every three months and the members discussed means of alleviating this condition. Under Good and Welfare the men took up the problem of liv- '-••J 'T )l Friday, December 28. 1945 LOG Crew Votes Not To Sign On If Chief Remains Plagued with a Chief En­ gineer who tried to deny them their elementary rights and who cursed the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, the crew of the MV Coastal Mariner adopted a motion against any members re­ signing articles as long as the Chief stayed aboard. Wiper W. Daniel quoted Chief Engineer John-O'Neill as order­ ing the Wipers not to make coffee at coffee time and stating the Union was no good and that Daniel would find out, if he sailed long enough, that the company (Bull Line) did not recognize the Union. He also cursed the Bosun, the Wiper declared. The Bosun, Manuel Loubriel, stated that he had confronted O'Neill with these alleged statements and the latter admit­ ted cursing the Union but de­ nied that he had used obscene language against him, the Bosun.' Daniel stated that the Bosun's name was ijientioned because he had requested the Wipers to take turns at making coffee. It was decided that the whole matter would be referred to the boarding Patrolman at San Juan. Chairman of the meeting of Nov. 24 was Carmello Fernan­ dez and the secretary was Wil­ liam H. Beckwith. Motions at the meeting included one on a coffee percolator, (made by T. Lockwood) and undermanning of stewards department (made by T. Ruiz). Steward D. F. Kinnie made a motion, which was adopted, that all members of the crew "take care of their obligations at the payoff," and the meeting then adjourned. m not indicate the final result of their beef against the Chief En­ gineer. In regard to the stewards de­ partment undermanning, the SIU San Juan Agent told the crew that, inasmuch as they had got their figures from the Sta­ tion Bill, that such figures did not apply because manning was subject to agreement between the Union and the company. However, he informed them, the Seafarers International Union has taken the position that this type vessel is definitely under­ manned in the stewards depart­ ment and that the Union was pressing the matter. SS Thomas Lyons Nov. 30 — T. C. Short, Chair­ man, Joseph Renka, Recording Secretary. Delegates reports were accepted as read. A for­ mer NMU man was sailing as dishwasher and was called on to speak. He compared the SIU ship conditions with those of the NMU. SIU conditions are bet­ ter all around than those of the NMU according to this man. Delegates for the trip were, V. Suhling, C. R. McClure. and Joseph Renka. ing conditions aboard the ship, poor installation of heat, light and sanitation, etc., and also the matter of the slop chest. Delegates for the stewards and deck gang were Aubrey R. Hubbard and Anthony A. Raszcryk respectively. Hubbard was recording secretary. The chair­ man's name is unreported in the niinutes. Joslah Parker Men Want Up-ToDate Arrangements Stating that the sections of the agreements dealing with breaking and maintaining sea watches in port "has been sorely abused throughout the war" members of the Josiah Parker crew, at their October 20 ship­ board meeting, urged SIU head­ quarters to publish new agree-' ment books, "with all new amendments made since the last issue." They asked that the sec­ tion be made as clear and defin­ ite as possible "so that it cannot be misinterpreted by those who try to use it against us." "We would like this brought up at the next regular meeting in New York" the minutes of the meeting state. Another matter taken up at the meeting called for all dis­ puted time to be compiled by the department delegates and turned over to the boarding Pa­ trolmen "as soon as the ship docks," so that it may be dis­ cussed with them and no last minute rush occurs which would delay the payoff. Other action at the meeting concerned shipboard conditions and the meeting adjourned after a thorough discussion of the Seafarers Log and the SIU's fu­ ture actions in regard to work­ ing conditions and wages. Delegates were Briant (deck), Molegus (engine) and McManus (stewards). Briant chaired the meeting and Brother Yarbor­ ough was the recording-secre­ tary. Cape Falcon Crew Want Skipper Removed Calling upon the Waterman Steamship Company to remove the Captain from the MV Cape Falcon, members of the crew of this vessel, docking in the port of New York, told of a very disagreeable trip to San Juan, P.R., during the course of which several members of the stew­ ards department and the black gang were logged. The demand followed a ship's meeting during which each member of the crew spoke his piece on the subject. Also brought to light at the meeting was the fact that at no time did the Captain post on the gangway the sailing time of the vessel. Due to not having posted this notice the crew of this vessel is of the opinion that the craw member left behind in ^ Ponce, P.R., should have his transportation . and subsistence paid back to signing on port. "With such flagrant miscar­ riage of justice toward cre\y members it is without a doubt that the company will remove this man, as he is definitely a detriment both to the company and to their crew members." Delegates for the trip were T. Lazenby, R. Schwartz, and A. Huf&ladt. V �' 7 7"7; • : .. 7.' ; • ' '^ -' -•;.^i : -;i Friday, December 28, 1945 THE DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS SS Robin Locksley Nov. 10 — Chairman, J. McCann, Secretary, Thomas Walsh, Jr. No improvement noticed in cooking since last meeting. Change of cooks recommended. Delegates for the trip were, T. Walsh, Engine, M. G. Martin, Steward. J" 4- 4> tary. Delegates reports accept­ ed. One man was reported in bad standing. Vote of thanks to stewards department for per­ fect Thanksgiving dinner. Dis­ cussion of repairs and improve­ ments and meeting adjourned. SEAFARERS LOG ards ration of three pounds of coffee per night was enough. No one agreed with him. A good discussion was had under good and welfare. Page Seven 'JOHNNT THOMAS" FERDENSKY XXX ALCOA PIONEER, December 9—Chairman, William Merriman. Secretary, Jim Case. The purpose of the meeting was to secure repairs for the next crew coming on. E. Mayo, suggested XXX that P.O. head be opened for the convenience of the crew. SS William S. Y«ung Blacky Mason moved that the NOV. 18 — Meeting called to stewards delegate obtain infor­ SS Henry M. Rice order by the delegates. Dargan mation as to the duties of the Nov. 24 — Chairman, William Coker elected chairman and stewards department. L. Brown, Lawlon, Secretary, Maurice Mc­ Charles O. Faircloth, rec-sec- Bosun, moved that the Agent Laughlin. Under new business retary. be requested to contact ship it was moved that a radio and Motions adopted were; that previous to pay-off. Delegates more fans be placed in the the ship be fumigated, to re­ for the trip were William Mermess room'. In good and wel­ place mattresses and repair riman, E. Mayo. B. M. Talbeffare suggestions were made as lockers, additional pipe for sen. to obtaining overtime sheets be­ drain in deck department show­ 4. 4. 4fore sailing. ers, that the required amount of linen be provided each week, ROBIN LOCKSLEY,~ Decem­ plus full size pillows for each ber 11 — Chairman, William SS plrk Victory bunk. Spencer, Secretary E u g e n^ /> Nov. ,25 — Chairman, Bush, Under Good and Welfare the Weingarlen. Several complaints Secretary, Robinson. Requested crew discussed crockery short­ were made in regards to keep­ that wipers quarters be moved ages, hot plate which had found ing the ship workers out of mid-ships from back aft. Moved its way into the officers mess crew's quarters. Among items that a written agreement be listed for repair were: the star­ hall. drawn up for the clarification A heated discussion followed board scupper in main deck of cattlemen's duties, on the question of the best way passageway, two main deck 4, t SIU member Ferdensky aboard Ihe Keniuckian. The story to write up overtime in order to scuttlebutts. Nineteen book men of "Johnny Thomas" appeared in Ihe last issue of the Log, and and seven trip card men are re­ SS Clifford Ashby ease the problems of the board­ ported aboard by the delegates, although young in years, he's had plenty of experience under Nov. 18 — Chairman, Flanna- ing Patrolmen. John Van Pamel, Thomas Gil- the Seafarer's banner. gan. Secretary, Taber. The dele­ Cleanliness of quarters was gates reported everything in also discussed widely and the ham, Eugene Weingarlen. good order with the exception meeting adjourned after a 45 t 4. 4. of an overtime beef in the En­ minute session. The only dele­ ALCOA SCOUT, November gine department. Delegates for gate reported is Faircloth who 26—Meeting called to order by the trip were; Ruess, (Deck) represented the deck crew. Richard Hauenstein. Chairman, Pevvy (Engine), Labacki (Stew­ William Newbury, Secretary, Stewards Dept. Meeting By HANK ard). Lesler Coverl. Ship's delegates Nov. 19 — It seems that the With the Henry Ward Beech- quickly then, with a sly look i. t i ' stewards department aboard the reported tha.t as yet nothing had er in tow, orders are out aboard ' SS WaiTior SS William S. Young held a sep­ been done on the beefs. Sug­ the Cecil Bean forbidding any­ to see nobody was watching, Dec. 2 — Chairman Louis arate meeting with Coker hold­ gestion was made that a copy of. one from throwing any cooked picked it up and started read­ Alaimo, secretary T. Pelkinglon. ing the dual posts of chairman the beefs be made for the Pa­ foods overboard under penalty ing some more. As we passed by we heard him mutter "well trolman, the Captain and the Delegates' reports accepted. and rec-secretary. of being put in irons. Frenchy I'll be damned." new crew. Meeting adjourned New business discussed many Motions were adopted that de­ Michelet is aboard the Bean and 4 4 4 beefs such as, using paint spray manded "an assortment of in­ with all crew members present rumor has it that the Beecher except those on watch. Oiler Johnny Wascheck and gun, working inside boilers, etc. teresting games," improvements lost her propellor when it chew­ AB Esles Slaib are aboard the Under good and welfare insuf­ in slop chest supplies, additional 4- 4. 4. ed into some of Ffienchy's bread George Bibb, helping to organ­ ficient slop chest supplies were laundry equipment, improved JOHN MERRICK, AT SEA— which Charlie Simmons had ize the Isthmian men. .However, discussed and that no price lists food quality, repairs to focs'les Chairman, C. Lee, Secretary, D. cast overboard on the outbound we're sorry to hear that 2nd were posted in messrooni. and replacement of mattresses Carroll. Delegates reports and trip. S'help us. Cook Johnny Byrnes left the and pillows. 4- 4. J. the minutes of last meeting 4-4-4. ship since the stewards depart­ William Taylor, 1st Engineer Because of incompetence, one read and accepted. In new busi­ SS Cape Comfort ment needs SIU men. Nov. 29 — Chairman, Weber, member of the dept. (name ness it was moved to get an and long-time SIU brother, paid 4 4 4 off the Isthmian ship George secretary, Parker. It was agreed withheld here) it was recom­ electric iron and toaster for the Bibb last month. Hope he drops crew. We ran into this the other mended, should not be allowed /i to report to the Chief Engineer in to see the boys at the New pm. Scene: 3rd Deck at N.Y. to ship again in the stewards about fan missing from gun York hall. department. hall. Chief Dispatcher Paul crew mess. It was decided that Gonsorchick, i n te r v e iwing a QUITS CHINA 4. 44. The stewards delegate was dishes and silverware would be trip card applicant. "Did you Frank Radzvila, the smiling locked up daily as crockery and C. A. Newman. Chief Cook, hasn't shown his ever belong to a union before?" tools were disappearing. Also XXX galley-tanned face in N.Y. for Applicant: "Yes, for two the crew was to refrain from SS Joseph N. Nicollet years." some time. Where are you giving night lunch to stevedores. Frank? Nov. 18 — Chairman Wayne Paul; "Where's your book?" Delegates were Robert Weber, K. Hatfield, secretary Henry Applicant: "I never had one." 4 4-4 Nelson and Carkeet. Koenig. Business of the meet­ Paul: "Two years in a union Aboard the DelAires, Fire­ ing included keeping passengers man Thomas Bernsee used to and no book, what kind of an SS Buntling Hitch out of crew's quarters, repair lead us in those sad songs of outfit was that?" list to be made out by delegates Applicant; "Western Union." Nov. 3 — Chairman, L. Galyesterday. "Schrozz" McCorand general cleanliness of the lager, secretary J. W. Schmid. mick, the Cook, would assist Many beefs taken up. Dele­ ship. Bernsee and the rest of us. gates were L. F. Anders (stew­ 4 4 4 XXX ards), P. A. Taurvsi (engine) and From a reliable shipmate we IRVIN S. COBB, Novem­ William Bobalek (deck). get information about a Bosun ber 3-—Chairman, Alton Curry. 4. 4^ 4. aboard the James Swan who Secretary, William Samore. Mo­ likes to imagine himself the SS Buntling Hitch tion was made and carried that Mate and works the crew bell a fan be installed in the laun­ (Second Meeting) to bell. Our informant tells us Nov. 25 — Chairman, L. Gal- dry room. In good and welfare that anyone who objects is . lager. Secretary, J. W. Schmid. the steward agreed to put out promptly invited out on deck Many minor beefs were brought cocoa for the crew and to in­ for a showdown. You'll get the up and taken care of with the spect the messman's work. Also wrong kind of promotion that .. „ , exception of t"he one of the steel to make a change in the kind of way, brother. salads being used. Hurley deck in front of the galley resigned as ambassador to China, 4 4 4 range. Delegates were; P. A. charging his policy of supporting Tauvai, L. F. Anders, William Grabbing a cup of java the 4 4 4 =*^5 K.i.d.ek-. Bobalek. other p.m. we notice a white * Missing from the New York vember 18 —Chairman, James , j - . . collar worker pick up a copy hall -these days is the "aroma" 4 4 & Fisher, Secretary, Glen Macundermmed by of the Log from the stool along­ of the unmentionable brand of SS Fluorspar Donald. Letter Letter concerning State Dept. minor officials. He Donidd. side of him. Obviously thinking cigars dignified, but corpulent, Dec. 9 — Chairman, John D. charges against A. Thomas, was " replaced by Gen. George C. it to be the "free press" he Baker Oscar Grimm smokes McLemore, David BelL secre- read. One member stated stew- MarshalL started reading. He put it down habitually. •••iiiP CUT AND RUN �THE Page Sight SE4F 4REHS Fridvy* December 28. 1945 LOG 1946 Will See Victory For SlU By LOUIS COFFIN BrrrVr, the big snowfall we had here in New York set us pining for the sunny South where the only snow you see is in the movies—and ice is something that goes into a highball. But as in the past, we'll have to take it and carry on like the mailman. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night will stop the piecards from covering the ships no matter where they lay." Looking ahead into the coming year we would venture to guess that nothing but the best is in view for the SIU. The tremen­ dous strides our Union has made in the past couple of years will probably be outmatched in 1946, especially in view of the in­ creased union consciousness among the newer members. we must sail these Isthmian ships now, and assist every or­ ganizer to the greatest of our ability. This is one job we can't afford to let the other guy do. We've got to pitch in and do it ourselves, each and every one of us. Another thing to look forward to in 1946 is the extinction of all the wartime established phony government agencies. We can anticipate them being just a bad memory of World War II. In bowing out the old year and welcoming the new, let us raise our glasses to the only real fight­ ing maritime union in the world, the Seafarers International Union of North America, and wish it success and prosperity, not only in 1946, but forever. NO. 1 JOB By ARTHUR THOMPSON With the war behind us, we can expect many more out and out battles with the anti-union forces in government and among the operators, but after weather­ ing the storm of war, meeting them and defeating their antiunioo efforts should be a push over. Number one on the agenda for the new year for all Seafarers should be the bringing of Isth­ mian under the SIU banner. With the assistance of all hands this campaign, despite the many ob­ structions, will end in an over­ whelming SIU victory; and when next Christmas rolls around, members of the SIU will be ship­ ping on Isthmian scows under SIU contract. To make this victory certain, SAVANNAH—We had another payoff in Charleston last Monday —the Julius Olsen—and in true Bull Line style the ship started to pay off at four o'clock instead of in the morning as most ships do. The payoff was nearly held up on account of some overtime which was disputed. After the Skipper had it explained he agreed that it was good and okayed it. There was no com­ pany agent present, and if it handn't been for a decent Skip­ per we may have had a beef on our hands. The Skipper went so far as to straighten out one beef for us before we ever heard about it. There was a lot of overtime com­ ing for security watches, and the Skipper had to contact every branch of the military before he could get a statement to the ef­ fect that security watches were necessary. All this was squared away before the payoff, however, and a few other items. Attention Seafarers Word has come to this of­ fice that the Seafarer Log is not to be found in some of the seamen's Clubs in for­ eign ports. Whenever in a foreign port go to the seamen's Clubs and see if the Log is displayed. If you don't see it, ask for it. Find out why it is not put out, and leave some of your ship's copies of the Log there. Notify the Seafarers Log of all Clubs where you do not find the SIU paper. •> Silence this weeh from the Branch Agents oi the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS MOBILE SAN JUAN TAMPA JACKSONVILLE By BILL LUTH PHILADELPHIA — Old Man Winter is really sneaking up on us here in the City of Brotherly love—were having a beautiful blizzard right now. No wonder we're having such a tough time crewing up thsee rust-buckets. All the boys are getting to be "Fair Weather" sailors and head­ ing for the sunny south, I guess. What A Difference Between These Two Ships naavMiiir'-'"" JUST A FAVOR The Wipers put in for over­ time for bringing coffee to the Second Assistant and this was also disputed. The old man held up the Second's pay until this was thrashed out, but it develop­ ed that the Second had not or­ dered coffee but had merly asked the Wipers to bring some down as a favor. It should be under­ stood that the matter of bringing Now Is The Time To Plan For Lakes By HEAVY WEATHER DULUTH — Well, the Duluth Hall is a fine resting place. Al­ most empty and noiseless with only a few guys around. There aren't even enough brothers around to have a good game of cards, since I cleaned it out last week. The Agent had to either clean house or hire a janitor to carry out the cans and bottles left while he was out on business. Pleased to find so many young fellows around seeking informa­ tion about the coast for the win­ ter months. Looks like things have been taking a change for the better with us. Now is the time to come to the NO NEWS?? Fish Story—Fresh Gut Of Philly aid of your Union, as we are en­ gaged in an all-out effort to or­ ganize the Lakes. This can only be done by the help of every rank and file SIU member. We want to see a contract on every ship that sails. A con­ tract not like the one "No Cof­ fee Time" Joe puts out. We work for the interest of the crew, the operators look after themselves, they always have. Now is the time to gather around when we have time to talk business and not running around looking for crews. The weather is cold up here, but warm in the Hall at all times. Give me a call. coffee to officers on watch is a matter of courtesy. It's been done for years and probably will continue to be. a custom. If, how­ ever, the officer who asks for such a favor happens to be a whosis, you can always' refuse him any favors. If he then orders ypu, you can put in for overtime, as he is ordering you to do some­ thing which is. not your regular job. There is also another angle to be considered here. If you re­ fuse a favor, the officer in charge could make you work from bell to bell and give you exactly fifteen minutes for .coffee time and no more. The Second As­ sistant in this case was very much disliked, and even the old man had to call him down and advise him to change his atti­ tude toward the crew. The beef didn't amount to much, anyway, and it was all finally dropped— but I believe it's a. wise thing to consider every angle if such an incident should come your way; and once you decide on a course stick to it all the way. DIFFERENCE IN SHIPS We had a ship here in Savan­ nah which is quite a headache. It's another Bull Line ship, the Henry Lomb. The difference be­ tween these two ships is as night from day. The Olsen was spot­ less. The decks were clean enough to eat from and the quarters and messroom were freshly painted and clean. It was a typical SIU ship. The Lomb is quite another story. We advised the crew to wait until we could get aboard before they signed foreign ar­ ticles. We were in Charleston and couldn't possibly be on both ships on the same day. We didn't get back from Charleston until after 9:00 p. m. When we came aboard the Lomb the following day we discovered that the crew had all signed on any­ way. DOING H^S BEST The ship is in a hell of a mess. Only a half dozen or so have books. The ship left New York short-handed and some of the crew came aboard pn a pier head jump. The crew blames the Messmen for not doing their job as they should. We saw evidence to bear this out. But if the crew can't keep them in line no one else can. We certainly can't put a Patrolman aboard to make the trip. The Steward left the ship, sup­ posedly for a couple days, but stayed off for nearly a week. There isn't enough'food for a for­ eign voyage and we saw a dozen bags of dirty linen waiting to be sent to the laundry. We couldn't find out how much clean linen was aboard. The cook is doing the best he can under the cir­ cumstances, but without the co­ operation of the rest of his de­ partment he is helpless. The old man is never aboard and the of­ ficers who can be found are com­ plaining that the Utility Messmen are not cleaning there rooms as they should. The old man refuses to let re­ placements come aboard to look the ship over unless they sign on first. Consequently jobs are go^EMOVE IT ing begging; most of those who signed on are sorry they did so and would like to get off. If they had listened to our advice and waited we could have straightened the ship out. As it is we're doing the best we can. We have nothing in view for the immediate future but we hope things will come our- way again after the holidays. By the time this gets to press we'll prob­ ably be starting a new year and we certainly hope for a busy one. If the WSA and the CG will leave hands off we'll have good ship­ ping. Savannah is the home port of the South Atlantic and the Savannah Line. But we can't blame them much for ducking this Western Ocean in the winter time, it's pretty rough. The shortage of men is really getting bad, boys; the only way we can furnish crewg is to get men their seamen's papers and Vow I'LL FEALUY ' CATCH SOME­ THING • issue trip cards to them. We have several ships hanging here for crews right now, so any of you salts who would like to spend Xmas on the bounding main come and see us. Frenchie Michelet brought the Cecil Bean in the other day in '•« his own inimitable way — all beefs squared away and all books and trip cards picked up and ^ ready for the Patrolman. . I see that he is going back to piecarding in New York. FISH STORY Charlie Wenski paid off the Antonin Dvorack in New Or­ leans the other day and came back to Phila. with a new fish story that I think should be passed on to the membership. Charlie says they had a Chief Engineer who pitched a four day "wing-ding" at sea and decided to do a little fishing so he bor­ rowed a hawser from the Bosun, i; Dick Cummings, and started looking for bait—and finally set­ tled for a white Arrow shirt, size 14Vz. When he got everything rig­ ged up shipshape, the shirts made so much commotion in the water that he decided that someone should stand by for action. The hard part to believe is this— he paid the Wiper two hours a day overtime to keep his weather-eye on the rig. . I can see its going to be hard to sell you fellows a ship with the holidays coming up, so I'll wish you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year and will see you all next year when your ready to do a little steam-boating. Notice! To all seamen applying for original or duplicate Sea­ men's papers in New York City: Beginning December 17, 1945, all seamen's papers will be issued at the Barge office located near the Ellis Island Ferry at South Ferry. ' cJ �Friday, December 28, 1945 ^6 LO(S THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Tankers Were Lifeline Of Navy Now that the war has been to operate the fleet during the source of supplying the'fleet units over long enough to cool things past war with supply lines at sea. off, we are able to evaluate the .stretched as far as 14,000 miles The many types of tankers in numerous piecemeal items con­ from bases. use were classed as noncombatant cerning tankers and other mer­ A continuous battle of almost ships, even though they spent chant supply ships which pro­ three months duration was fought most of their time in active com­ vided the navy's lifeline during at Okinawa with crews, ships, and bat areas. In the earlier days of the war. The real story behind guns unchanged. How was this the war, one lone tanker went SS JOHN STEVENS $2.00; H. N. Goldman, $1.00; D. the courage and patriotism of possible? along with several combat ves­ ^(Paid off in New York) Crabtree, $2.00; T. R. Glenn; the men who sailed the merchant sels on a mission, and only re­ NEW SERVICE FORCE Warren Wyman, $1. Tolal—$1, $1.00; Ivan Lovic, $18.75. Tolal— supply ships is slowly being re­ turned for another cargo when vealed. $58.75. What was once known as the its load had been emptied after SS MADAWASKA VICTORY During the First World War, Fleet Train has been changed to refueling operations at sea. Later, (Paid off in New York) SS WOLF CREEK American destroyers were bare­ the Service Force, and is made a group of tankers went along (Paid off in New York) James E. Rose, $1.00; A, Godzik, $2.00; D. R. Tenk, $2.00; Joseph Chester Mason, $1.00; J. J. ly able to cross the Atlantic on up of many specialized ships out­ with every task force, or was as­ one load of fuel. Now, with high- fitted to carry fresh food, equip­ signed to one, and given meeting Corbo, $2.00; R. F. Lowden, $2.00; Kundrat, $1.00. Tolal—$2.00. pressure- and high-temperature ment, ammunition, fuel, and locations near the fighting areas. J. J. Wasyl, $2.00; W. Sift, $2.00; SS NOONDAY steam turbines operated with oil, stores of all kinds, and also equip­ R. E. Tenney, $1.00; C. Wayne, (Paid off in New York) HARDSHIPS INVOLVED they are able not only to cross ped to pass these materials at sea $2.00; J. Luksewick, $2.00; A. Tanker crews sometimes went C. Willes, $1.00; J. Garcia, $1.00; the Atlantic, but return without while on-the run. Many hundreds Marel, $2.00. Toial—$20.00. Francisco Bhiaj, $2.00; E. Palmer, refueling. This is in part due to of these supply and repair ves­ for months on end without step­ SS LOUIS JOLIET $1.00; Pat Driscoll, $1.00; L. farsighted direction of U. S. naval sels were, and still are, an im­ ping ashore, returning when (Paid off in New York) Kogma, $2.00; A. A. Barstow, affairs in the past two of three portant part of the fleet. Tank­ empty to their bases and refilling A. L. Crockett, $2.00; J. King, $1.00; H. E. Sohl, $1.00; R. J. decades, wherein it was possible ers were, of course, the main within a day or two; then ship­ $1.00; G. Boden, $1.00; W. W. Boutin, $2.00; W. B. Andrews, ping out immediately to keep an­ Trent, $4.00; E. J. Karczewski, $2.00; L. J. Miller, $1.00; R. E. other rendezvous with some .$1.00; M. Lessang, $2.00; J. E. Rock, $1.00; W. Grabfer, $2.00; thirsty task force. The meeting * Sherwood, $2.00; Chester Crone, Wm. J. Schubert, $3.00; P. J. Orplace may be compared to a $1.00; A. Talbott, $1.00; W. W. tez, $2.00; R. L. Kelly, $3.00. Tofloating base in close proximity Matthew, $4.00; G. W. Tasker, lal—$26.00. to the fleet units which it serves. Of all the trips that I have made $2.00; A. Srebroske, $2.00; F. Many different types of vessels, There's one of which I boast. SS JAMES JACKSON Thorpe, $2.00. Tolal—$25.00. ranging from destroyers up to And that's the time we cruised the world; (Paid off in Baltimore) huge battleships and carriers, re­ We made most everycoast. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON Earl C. Doty, $1.00; John J. fuel in all kinds of weather. (Paid off in New York) Artkur, $1.00; Jack Jamer, $1.00; J. M. Lundy, $2.00; J. R. Pagan, Chester Jowers, $1.00; G. R. Our first trip stop as I remember The refueling operation was $2.00; E. Lewis, $2.00; J. B. Marsh, 50c; L. N. Cirignan, $1.00; Was way down in the tropics. done at night when necessary, but Brown, $2.00; C. Campbell, $2.00; P. Squicciarini, 50c; B. Lipshitz, A place they called ole Panama. usually occurred through the day. H. Bergen, $2.00; H. E. Renesz, $1.00; W. A. Morse, $1.00; B. Of which there's many topics. $3.00; B. N. Martin, $2.00. Tolal— Smith, $1.00; C. Hitchens, $1.00; $17.00. We sailed again for distant climes M. Nolan, $1.00; V. Benedetto, SS JAMES CALDWELL And passed the South Sea Islands, $2.00; A. Lopez, $2.00; W. Taglia(Paid off in New York) A stopping place, but not for us: ferri, $1.00; J. Black, $1.00; G. Just one of those goodbye lands. P. E. Sorensen, $2.00; J. A. Fowler, $1.00; E. Owens, $1.00; Pearl, $6.00; Robert J. Gordon, L. Schuman, $1.00; G. Hanley, $2.00; C. W. Goodspeed, $2.00; F. $1.00; A. Lesinski, $1.00; J. Then we met the angry seas Logan, $2.00; M. Paraschiv, $2.00; Probst, $1.00; A. Brindley, $1.00; Of the great blue South Pacific; O. W. Moore, $2.00; T. Forcucci, R. Ceffaretti, $1.00; H. Gilman, For days and days we ploughed thru these. $2.00; M. C. Jenkins, $2.00. Tolal $1.00; B. Wiener, $1.00; W. C. The fight was just terrific. ^22.00. Chapline, $1.00. Tolal—^28.00. SS CAPE COMFORT At last the haze of Southern skies INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS » (Paid off in New York) Shone bright like any deihlia. AT BALTIMORE R. N. James, $2.00; M. T. Tryon, And then we came upon the land Chester Jantreau, $10.00; Wm. $2.00; K. W. Robond, $2.00; G. R. Ballard, $10.00; Michael BrelOur first glimpse of Australia. One tanker often refueled a dozen Cabling, $2.00. Tolal—$8.00. or more ships in a day, and often li, $10.00; John Davis, $20.00; SS EDWARD L. LOGAN fueled two at the same time. The It was after this I must agree • Theodore Vlinski, $10.00; M. J. (Paid off in New York) entire refueling operation was That our trip was more exciting. Vanderbider, $2.00; Sam J. TowJ. E. Filippowski, $3.00; T. son, $2.00; Robert Brewer, $2.00; carried on while the two or three For dodging subs and stuff like that; Pietrzak, $2.00; V. Grammetres, Desmond Dement, $2.00; Frank ships involved are under way, Made us guys feel like fighting. $10.00. Tolal—$15.00, and requires the passing of sev­ V. Burrus, $2.00; Granville Ruteral lines to carry the different SS J. A. QUITMAN ton, $1.00; W. H. Donaldson, $1.00; Now I turn to ports of yore. types of fuel as well as mail and (Paid off in Boston) W. H. Daniel, $2.00; J. G. Flint, When sailships made their way; supplies of all kinds. P. R. Stacoffe, $2.00. $5.00; L. B. English, $1.00; Roland Across the oceans and to the East, Town, $1.00; E. J. Hubbard, $1.00; Far places like Bombay. Numerous dangers were in­ ^ DONATIONS FROM THE D. Jones, $1.00; W. F. Waldoop, volved while refueling on the NORFOLK HALL We stayed here for a longer time run, such as the sudden parting T. McRamy, $1.00; W. D. Gun- $1.00; V. C. Lucke, $1.00; B. Wasdin, $5.00; B. Wheat, $3.00; D. Than any place we'd been. of lines while pumping fuel in a nell, Jr., $2.00; Harry Smith, And to this day I'm grateful for; rolling sea, and the resultant ne­ $2.00; Charles H. Perritt, $3.00; Barger, $3.00; C. Francis, $3.00; The time we spent within. cessity for the tanker to get out Henry C. McKinney, $1.00; Teddy G. Pugh, $2.00; R. W. Hodges, of the way of some huge battle­ M. Histt, $1.00; C. E. Whidden, $2.00; J. Baines, $2.00; Lex FanI'm sure our cruise up to this time ship bearing down on her. There $2.00; W. F. Sumner, $2.00; Julian joy, $2.00; E. D. Norman, $2.00; Seems like a picture story. was always the danger of some Royston, $1.00; C. A. Poland, C. B. Pickle, $2.00; H. Blount, But when we sailed into the Gulf; enemy combat force or bombers $2.00; H. C. Gordon, $2.00; Homer $2.00; Thomas J. Viciers, $2.00. Most ports waved our Old Glory. interrupting, and many merchant Whitley, $2.00; Tom L. Doyle, Tolal—$115.00. seamen lost their lives while per­ $2.00; D. A. Ware, $2.00; W. P. LOG DONATIONS TURNED Arabia, Iran, Iraq forming their duty under fire. Smith, $5.00; Eddie Jones, $2.00. INTO NEW YORK BRANCH Were places stifling hot. Tolal—$32^00. H. Koeller, $1.00; E. Escaldi, GAVE FLEET MOBILITY And after being there some time; SS BLUE ISLAND VICTORY $1.00; J. Smith, $1.00; E. Johnson, During the Okinawa campaign, We thought that we would rot. (Paid off in Boston) $1.00; G. Bogorae, $1.00; F. the movement of tankers was con­ John J. Deeney, $1.00; Mrs. C. Christmann, $1.00; E. Bibbee, trolled from Pearl Harbor, and I'm glad to state we sailed again Sangille, $1.00; William P. Mc- $1.00; W. Bechtle, $1.00; C. Stamthey were directed to forward This time to Durban Town, Alpine, $1.00; Michael V. Geagan, genberg, $1.00; W. Lindstrom, points which were running short We reached this port with much ado. $1.00; Francis Daggett, $1.00; $1.00; R. Carmichael, $1.00; E. of fuel supplies. When return­ Cause all the girls came round. Emil Burke, $1.00; V. Billiot, Hayes, $2.00; A. Fills, $3.00; R. ing in ballast, the tankers were $1.00; Paul Kent, $1.00. Tolal— Baker, $2.00. Tolal—$18.00. often ordered into Pearl Harbor After spending several days ashore $8.00. to take on necessary loads needed H. Gaudnean, $1.00; J. Waugh, We sailed for Montevideo, up front. $1.00; K. Bozarth, $1.00; R. PeasSS SAMUEL GRIFFIN And when wsi reached S. A. my friend; lee, $1.00; E. Desher, $1.00; S. (Paid off In New York) The amazing striking force of Senoritas showed us the way-o D. A. Ortiz, $1.00; D. M. Ravosa, Raywood, $1.00; V. Puerano, the U. S. battle fleets during the $2.00; J. "F. McSleer,-Jr., $2.00) $1.00; A. Leany, $1.00; A. Shley, We sighted New York Harbor closing days of the Pacific cam­ A. H. Carpenter, $2.00; C. May- $1.00. Tolal—$9.00. paign was mainly due to the en­ And our ole girl was there. hugh, $2.00; C. O. Miller, Jr., S. Twarok, $1.00; D. Stoddard, tire system of floating bases of Lighting the way for all her friends; $4.00; D. H. Wood, $2.00; R. Rob­ $1.00; D. Opatz, $1.00; H. Dickey, which the merchant tankers were For peace and tender care. inson, $2.00; C. B. Jordan, $2.00; $1.00; A. Tarquinio, $1.00; I. Shuan integral part. No finer tribute C. P. Jackson, $2.00; R. Grady, man, $1.00; R. Young, $1.00; R. I hope you like this story could be expressed than a small $2.00; D. S. Tuttle, $2.00; M. Ranney, $1.00; H. Beishline, $3.00; 'Cause it is straight and true. sign in an area petroleum office Trocka, $2.00; L. M. Cutlaw, $4.00; A. Jensen, $5.00. Tolal—$16.00. Perhaps Ifll make another trip; at Pearl Harbor which reads; J. R. Webb, $3.00; M. Kitteli, TOTAL—$422.75. 'Til then I say adieu. "Thank the tankers." Cruise Of The Cape St. George •7I I. ,' • (.I'liV .. �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 28, 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS Dl HEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports. NEWS REVIEW OF 1945 SPORTS national leaders praise labor's JANUARY—Top Army, Navy "miracle" of war production . . . officials praise labor for war pro­ OUT ON A LIMB Living costs highest since 1921 duction record . . . Anti-labor As 1945.. comes to a close, it as last year, ^nd looks like the with 18% rise in clothing prices r 'Ball-Burton-Hatch bill de-in 12 months . . . First cutback brings to a close with it the last team of the ytar in '46 as well. nounced by unions . . . President figures show 2,000,000 laid off . . . of four years of sports under the Roosevelt's' manpower draft re­ WALKING THE PLANK AFL President Green declares shadow of the war specter. Sur­ With Bowl seaidn just around quest condemned by all_ labor "we can and must raise Ameri­ prisingly, the overall sports pic­ the corner, ye old sports ed walks. . . Army operates 16 Montgom­ can standards of living by at ture was not much affected by ery Ward properties . . . AFL the plank by predicting the out­ least 50%" . . . Secret OPA study wartime restrictions, and for the and CIO carry fight against wage come of the various Bowl games predicts 10,000,000 jobless in most part fans and players alike freeze to White House . . . Cut­ held on New Year's Day. 1946 despite industry's highest disregarded those little occur­ backs begin to hit war plants In the Rose Bowl game at Pas-' profits . . . Govt, finds 200% rise rences which were war-necessit­ . . . All national union conven­ adena, we find Alabama pitted in applications for jobless bene­ ated. tions for 1945 ruled out . . . against Southeren California. Alfits . . . Nearly 5,000,000 workers Union-busting Christian-Ameri­ With the panorama moving be­ though Southern Cal has improvfound earning less than 40c an cans spread anti-labor law efforts fore our watchful eyes, we see ed by leaps and bounds in the hour . . . Weakened full employ­ throughout south. the Detroit Tigers winning the past few weeks, we are forced to ment bill passes Senate . . . Coal FEBRUARY — Union opposed strike s.tarts ,over issue of organ­ World Series by taking 4 out of pick Alabama by one or two slave labor bill passes House 246 izing foremen . . . Economic Sta­ 7 from the Chicago Cubs in a Se­ markers. to 165 . . . Slave labor biU junked Sugar Bowl at New Orleans— bilization Director Davis fired by ries which might be termed a in Senate . . . Labor members Truman after arguing for 50% "Comedy of Errors." It had St. Mary's of Cal. takes on Okla­ denounce WLB report by pubeverything; magnificent pitching homa A. and M. with two star Labor Secretary Schwellenbach rise in living standards . . . 60,000 lie members asking retention of AFL lumber workers strike . . . and lousy pitching; good hitting backs fighting it out in Fenimore wage freeze . . . AFL asks 75c further alienated organized labor U. S. workers' living costs have and no hitting; grandstand plays and Wedemeyer. Our favorite hourly wage minimum ... CIO last week when he told the Sen­ jumped 31% since 1939 and food and schoolboy errors; and will from here is Oklahoma by a one and AFL unions oppose peace­ ate Labor Committee that the costs 50%, according to govt, probably go down in the record touchdown edge. time draft. books as one of the most peculiar nation was in "critical need" of figures. At El Paso's Sun Bowl, Denver World Series ever played. MARCH — UAW-CIO votes Truman's fact-finding program and New Mexico tangle with OCTOBER — Govt, seizes 26 178,231 to 98,186 to retain war­ Denver getting the nod from this GREENBERG NEWHOUSER time no-strike pledge . . . John which has been denounced as oil properties; 11 were strike­ prognosticator. STAR L. Lewis demands lOc-a-ton anti-union legislation by all sec­ bound since Sept. 17 after com­ Miami's Orange Bowl finds' Homer Hank Greenberg and panies' refusal of govt, offer to royalty on each ton of coal mined tions of labor. (LPA) Holy Cross and Miami U tang­ arbitrate 30% wage demand of Hurler Hal Newhouser were out­ and 238,418 soft coal miners vote ling in a real close one. Each CIO union . . . Two-thirds of all standing for Detroit, and even in 8 to 1 to authorize strike . . . Su­ preme Court finally outlaws than 50% of nation's 7th War soft coal production halted as defeat. Hank Borowy of the team has-lost only once this sea-^ sweatshops . .. Labor shocks Con­ Loan quota of $4 billion . . . Food 200,000 miners strike . . . Con­ Cubs, Claude Passeau and Phil son, and we like the looks of Holy Cross—^it's a tossup, really. gress with CPA figures showing shortages still a mess as Rep. gress passes 1946 tax bill favoring Cavaretta were stars. But en­ The Cotton Bowl at Dallas has wartime profits up to 5404% of Clinton Anderson takes over as rich and hitting poor . . . UAW- ough of baseball; let's move on to Missouri and Texas fighting it pre-war. Brass hats scheme for Agriculture Secretary . . . Tru­ CIO votes 6 to 1 for General Mo­ other fields. Cleveland's Rams copped the out. Texas is a little too good passage of new work-or-jail leg­ man, after conference with tors strike . . . White House enoislation . . . Labor testifies for Green, Murray, refuses to junk nomists find that industry as a National Pro Football crown by for Missouri, and ye sport ed is strengthening of price controls wage freeze . . . Federal court whole could pay 24% wage in­ whipping the Washington Red­ forced to choose Texas by two . . . FDR names special commit­ approves federal seizure of Wards crease and still make stupendous skins in a close game, 15-14. counters at least. At Houston in the Oil Bowl, tee to study guaranteed annual properties . . . Supreme Court profits of $6,300,000,000 after Ram rookie Waterfield gets the nod as outstanding rookie pro Georgia and Tulsa tangle in a wage . . . Labor condemns cut­ rules against deportation of taxes in 1946. humdinger. Trippi of Georgia backs coming without adequate Harry Bridges, president of NOVEMBER—Truman tells na­ of the year. warning . . . Union-busting su­ ILWU-CIO . . . Take-home pay tion much of industry can afford Bo McMillin and Earl Blaik should star in this one, and al­ per seniority ideas in midwest drops sharply all over U. S. . . . "substantial" pay incj-eases . . . were the outstanding football though a lot of wise money is NLRB celebrates 10th anniver­ Smith-Connally Act repeal move coaches during '45, and both com­ riding on Tulsa, we're going out plants fought by unions. sary . . . WMC study reveals brings even worse union-smash­ pleted their season with un­ on a limb to pick Georgia. This APRIL — Labor and the na­ ing amendments . . . U. S. Steel blemished records . . . Race track is our treat. tion mourn President Roosevelt's myth of high wartime wages. Last but not least is the Gator death , . , Shipyards and auto twice-rejects govt, proposal to fans pushed over two billions of JULY — British labor wins in plants bear brunt of increasing landslide election . . . Congress arbitrate . . . 235,000 UAW-CIO shekels through the betting win­ Bowl at Jacksonville with South cutbacks . . . Pa. anthracite min­ passes new OPA bill after labor workers begin strike against dows to establish another first Carolina and Wake Forest meet­ ers vote 6 to 1 for strike . . . and consumers hattle for General Motors . . Labor-Manage­ . . . The ancient game of golf ing to play off an earlier 13 to ment Conference splits on wage witnessed a great year with By­ 13 tie game. We like South Car­ American Legion employment strengthening price controls . conference emphasizes breach be­ Tax relief for corporations okay­ issue . . . Truman and labor lose ron Nelson scoring an amazing olina to win this one, and don't tween labor and Legion . ed by Senate but wage freeze fight against return of USES to string of victories . . . Army was say we didn't tell you. ."So long Unions fight processor's use of remains ... 30% wage hike states . . . Unions throw support the Football team of '45 as well for '45." meat shortage as excuse to boost now needed to meet increased behind Wagner-Ellender Bill for prices and profits. living costs, unions say . . . Con­ national housing program. VETS ORGANIZE CO-OPERATIVE MAY — V-E Day celebrated as gress pulls sitdown strike against DECEMBER—Emasculated full ".r""" ' • " labor stays on the job .... Tru­ full employment and other labor- employment bill passes House man blasts labor hopes for re- backed legislation . . . Cutbacks over labor objections . . . Labor l.'ixation of wage freeze . . . U. S. become sharper as government- Management Conference ends in seizes 363 strikebound anthra­ built war plants become idle . . . failure after management pro­ cite mines bringing total to 599 Labor launches all-out fight poses union-busting laws and re­ . . . V-E Day found War Man­ against BBH bill. fuses to discuss wage issue . . . power Commissioner McNutt de­ AUGUST — V-J Day finds Workers in steel industry vote manding power to force transfer both AFL and CIO unions deter­ 5 to 1 to strike for $2 a day raise of workers from one job to an­ mined to press anew for wage All labor assails Truman for other . '. . Supreme Court upholds hike . . . Laid-off workers storm message to Congress asking for portal-to-pprtal pay . . . AFL an­ USES offices for new jobs . . . fact-finding boards and 30-day nounces no possibility of its join­ WPB removes most war-time con­ cooling off . . . New flood of antiing newly formed World Federa­ trols, giving industry blank labor bills hit Congress, and tion of Trade Unions . . . Labor check "to speed reconversion" House passes union-smashing supports Wagner-Murray-Dingell . . . AFL advances postwar pro­ Hobbs (anti-racketeering) bill bill for health insurance and ex­ gram calling for end of wage . Administration admits liv­ panded social security . . Schwel- freeze, 65c minimum and in­ ing costs jumped 33% since Jan. 150 veterans of World War 11, fed-up with the housing shortage lenbach named Secy, of Labor. crease in unemployment com­ 1941 . . . AFL and CIO testify have banded together to purchase the government-owned McClean JUNE—^Truman asks Congress pensation . . . V-E cutbacks dis- against peacetime conscription Gardens in Washington, D. C. They will bid for the $11,000,000 V/ to take "emergency action" to employ countless thousands, hit­ 30-hour week demanded by con­ houdng project with the idea of fuming it into a cooperative to ference of state labor commis­ hike unemployment compensa­ ting armament plants worst. provide homes for veterans who are sick of hunting for a place to tion to $25 a week . . . Organ­ SEPTEMBER — Labor Day sioners. (LPA) live in the caidtal. (LPA) ized labor will purchase more messages from Truman and other •v:. Jj.'{'• >-> �: Friday, December 28, 1945 TffE SEAEAHEkS SS THOMAS B. REED Paul Drensho John H. Diehl John Smith Nicholas Montes^'vo Arthur Hayston William Slattery i. Joseph Bourgr jis Marcel Conture Roy Burbar J. Blais Arthur K. Mack Paul Viveros Tom McMullen Jack Bannacker Glendon Reed Clyde D. Higgins Roy Liljadehl Raymond Hines Donald Webber Charles Holland James Dutsch George Tibbetts C. J. Collins J. Udeljock ; W. Worsley J. Rehan A. E. Hayston K. A. Sargent R. McCromley Paul A. Santa P. Agtuca J, Albanese L. W. Cornwell W. B. Brown J. H. Desmarsis James Passeri James T. Browne Charles Demais Paul Aras Frank Doherty G. Boyce George Holliday J. Albanese Carl Robinson William Taylor Arthur Haypton Charles Cartwright John W. Lincoln C. F. Bennenie Le Mar Nelson Forrest Leeson Hugo F. Strike William F. Egan Charles Jones Lawrence Rowe Chester Govoni Wm. Sutherland James Garrison Eugene Richardson John Sexton Manuel Licarda George Waurzynick Ernesto Serantes D. Grunnys Louis Manzi Joseph O'Connor Charles F. Leslie Jr Joseph H. Smith Rocco J. Barba •. Jack E. Gill Bronislou Zagorda Placido Aldierrera Earl Drazton Ronald M. Maston George Brown Jack Rosenblatt William Barker •^Benjamin E. Herwick Carl -E. Hughes John Knoblauch Herbert Kennedy James S. Milford John Knoblauch Albert Woodford John Hbyt ...: Rahn J. Rathbun ILOG ...• .V, . Page Eleven Eastern SS Company $ 4.00 SS WALTER E. RANGER 3.25 (Voyage No. 1) 4.00 Harold J. Lynch $ .46 7.19 Eustachy Bulik 56 7.19 4.79 SS ELIPHALET NOTT 3.36 SS GEORGE H. PENDLETON 10.66 David Miller 7.19 Porfisis Romero (Voyage No. 1) .67 J. Ryan 4.81 S. A. Zalewiski 3.20 Allen Henderson -L.... $ 2.60 John A. Duffy ....$ 31.37 Norman Ward . 5.37 F. Grancha 7.19 . 1.84 SS EDWARD SPARROW Robert Green SS ROBERT TREAT 2.69 A. Gresham 4.00 2.11 (Voyage No. 2) .67 P. M. Bufkin ;. $ 8.08 William Sliva 12.96 J. Wagner 14.10 4.60 Donald Copeland Joseph Benjamin $ 4.62 .67 William Colella 12.39 P. Bufkis 6.42 „ 2.69 H. H. Fletcher 6.00 Lorenzo Brigida 9.59 J. Egan 8.00 SS EUGENE E. O'DONNELL !... 6.38 Henry Johnson 2.69 Virgil I. McMichael 15.18 R. Reynolds 34.67 (Voyage No. 1) 5.83 William Davis Jr 2.69 Carter Keane 3.20 R. Litelford 13.43 Joseph Ouellette $ 13.62 4.30 Henry Smith Jr 2.69 Fortohato Constantino 9.59 H. Cuthbertson 2.01 1.34 Herbert Lewis 3.36 Marvin G. Wirth 9.59 W. Rutz 24.81 Henry Johnson 4.43 Edward R. Brielmaier 6.38 • .67 9.59 G. Betholsen 98.75 W. Smallwood William Davis 3.82 2.82 Curtis R. Krenzer 1.34 C. Crawford 9.59 Vincent J. Zemaitio 98.75 Lorenzo Brigida 2.82 Charles Chronister 1.34 4.33 W. Lee 3.35 Manuel Guerreiro 98.75 Herbert Lewis 3.52 William F. King 13.25 2.73 A. Maples 58.49 Robert England 98.75 7.25 Carter Keane 1.06 William Davis 10.88 11.10 E. Rood 98.75 Bobby L. Messerall 4.03 Herbert Lewis 3.84 Odell B. Blass John Germano 8.06 19.08 George McGee 98.75 4.03 Claude Scriggs John W. PhiUips 10.62 3.84 Marvin .G Wirth 14.60 A. Fabrizio 98.75 1.82 Carlton Byrum 4.03 S.84 Gerald R. Meyer 4.92 John Gibson 98.75 Max Siegel 1.18 David Gould 2.69 6.50 Virgil McMichael 4.92 R. Gunoris 98.75 John Germano 6.36 Theodore Irwin 6.50 J. H. Anderson 9.08 4.92 Milton Doetch 2.72 Bobby Messerall 6.50 S. Buda 4.03 Robert Mollingshead ,, 2.69 4.45 Edward Shymanski 1.34 J. MuUen 6.50 L. Jacques 2.69 16.29 John J. Hammelbacher .... 98.75 John Kapas 2.01 E. Barcomb 98.75 Jurace Gayette 6.50 W. Honnaker 2.72 19.10 Jack E. Gervais 67 E. Ross Walter Bauman 1.. 98.75 67 5.25 J. Trowbridge 5.37 Joseph Repianzi 1.34 J. Ryan James E. Bell 20.57 5.25 F. Wright 67 6.71 Pierre Driessens Joseph F. Arpino 3.86 Ralph E. Berg 6.43 C. D. Brown 67 5.25 Joseph Griffin 4.03 Clyde H. Parker 1.79 William A. Bristol 6.39 J. Robeson 1.34 5.25 Norman Cramer 2.01 Ralph W. Nolan 2.88 13.10 John W. Brodie 1.34 5.25 Charles J. Spohn" 5.37 Omar Richard 1.68 A. Souza Leonard Marcus 13.10 5.25 L. Wolf 1.34 Neil Churchill ... 5.37 Thomas E. Abbott 44.74 Wendall A. Spencer 9.08 5.25 Eric Hill 3.17 John Knapik 5.37 Lee Heffner 95.25 7.05 David K. Stevens Jesse J. Scott 2.62 ... 5.25 James S. Swahn :.. 5.37 David McEwen i 92.50 1.34 George C. Horning 4.87 William A. Springel Abel Lopes 9.12 5.37 Guy Walter 92.50 1.34 G. L. Newman 3.13 Paul L. Edwards i84 5.37 John O. Twyman 99.55 Arthur Pena 2.84 Paul P. Souza 1.22 John W. Swenson George C. Taylor 84 7.39 Ellis Gaines 98.75 .. 1.25 Mario Francoise 1.22 Thomas E. Abbott 3.75 4.03 Joseph Repianzi 92.60 John R. Weber 10.67 Arthur J. Reed 3.75 8.46 Joseph Tejodb 5.37 Carlton Fulton 28.25 Nicholas F. Arbuiso 1.90 Willie Graham 1.38 John W. Corns 5.37 Jose V. Gonzales , 17.42 43.79 ErWin Bradley .74 Earl O. Carpenter 2.01 A. Calderon 15.74 42.03 Erwin Bradley 7.42 John W. Gunter 3.69 J. T. Lisi 11.14 ... 64.21 Pete E. Bartnett 3.37 Peter P. Nesly 2.01 H. Schjeveland 1.27 SS FLOYD GIBBONS Forest Edgihton 44.34 i 18.30 C. R. Fulton 2.01 Henry R. Dombrowski .... 2.11 Voyage No. 4 Clarence H. ParTott 42.03 .84 J. R. Bryant 2.01 SteVe A. Karlak 6.73 Edward Bialon 5.94 3.37 John T. Lisi W. M. O'Connor, $5.16; Ken­ 14.85 Charles W. Goodspeed 6.73 Nicholas Fiola 6.00 4.21 John Totty neth A. Leonard, $3.41; Louis 8.56 Stanley Staszowski ...; 10.00 Frank Misakaricz 5.94 .84 Zelma H. Wright Jr Salvator, $1.39; Charles H. Jones, 10.44 Irvin Michalak 10.00 R. Cavanaugh 5.94 7.98 Julius Horwat Jr $14.12; Hubert G. Britt, $2.41; 1.34 Francis Mercer 10.00 7.92 Henry Galant ., 15.58 Charles Locke Walter J. Peterson, $1.72; Abra­ 2.01 Joe Roache 10.00 7.92 1.01 Melvin Chastain Evell James 10.00 ham Marco, $5.85; Gerald W. 7.92 1.01 Edward Lovato Gerard Feehey 10.00 Bowman, $9.63; Eldon C. Etchi7.92 1.01 Hunter Davis John Wallace 10.00 son, $27.54; Melvin Stonewall, 2.69 1.01 Hunter Davis Jesse A. Shonts 1.03 $2.41; Mose H. LaCount, $2.75; 6.71 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Jesse A. Shonts George Powell, $4.18; Walter 1.01 Edward Lovato 24.12 HAnover 2-2784 1.39 Nikonowicz, $3.79 G. G. Smithers, 1.01 J. Knapik James Antoniadis 14.36 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. 6.65 Liberty 4057 John F. Chafatelli 1.01 Francis Sapere 5.00 $4.65; Peter F. Spencer, $3.10 14 North Gay St. 2.58 BALTIMORE John P. Hill, $6.55; Eric J. 1.00 William F. Disharoon Calvert 4539 SS JOHN MERRICK 7.57 George E. Lee i Sheehy, $18.01. 1.03 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. Lombard 7651 O. K, Swanson 6.73 $ 3.46 16.25 Albert T. O'Sol "Write to: Accounting Depart­ 127-129 Bank Street , 10.94 NORFOLK , 3.50 ment, South Atlantic Steamship 6.19 Philip M. Zanienski 4-1083 E. B. Smith 4.31 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. C. M. Cummings 3.46 Line, P.O. Box 670, Savannah, Ga. 4.45 George J. Tomasik Canal 3336 2.52 Lloyd Short 19.24 5.94 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. H. Ross 3.66 3-1728 D. V. Alvis 4.46 4.45 Andrew Matyas MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 6.73 Glade Wright 12.87 5.94 2-1754 H. B. Lea 20.54 SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon C. Higgenbottom 15.21 5.94 George Woolford San Juan 1885 4.21 Philip J. O'Sol H. Scheveland 3.50 5.94 Will the brother who signed GALVESTON SOS'/z 22nd St. 12.93 Melvin O. Moore C. J. Johnson 19.83 2-8043 4.45 himself "Stormy Weather" get in RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. J. B. Madin 3.50 touch with the Log Editors. This 4.45 SS ARTHUR DOBBS SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. C. H. Matthews 24.88 4.45 time use your right name, SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. $ 16.80 PORTLAND 6.82 2.25 P. Syrax Ill W. Bumside St. W. Connors Jr i 4. 1.34 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. R. E. Blitch 17.22 8.45 H. Atkins SS FITZHUGH LEE 16 Merchant St. J. F. English 1.76 HONOLULU 2.23 :... 3.37 R. Aikens BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Will steward leave the money 98.75 CHICAGO 7.16 6.73 Arthur Robinson 24 W. Superior Ave. F. W. De Hany due me in New York Hall, as I 98.75 CLEVELAND 2.23 14.71 Glen Pugh 1014 E. St. Clair St. C. D. Dawson am leaving town for holidays— 1038 Third St. C. V. Kidd 98.75 DETROIT 7.15 1.27 Theodore Lindwood .... Samuel G. Surface. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 3.02 C. A. Becka 3.46 4.63 Burton Noel VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. i. 4- 4.67 VANCOUVER J. H. Hays 11.52 19.16 Raymond Daly 144 W. Hastings St. MORTON TREHERN .67 TAMPA 2.23 842 Zack St. W. W. Odenhal 3.79 Robert Mitchell M-1323 ...... 3.36 Your seaman papers and SIU A. Johnson 5.49 3.79 Samuel Schmidt JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 2.01 1.34 book were found and are at the 3.79 Gerald Mitchell 8-1231 J. Christopher 67 Robert Stone 1.34 New Orleans office. 1.50 Wilmot Spicer MONEY DUE SlU HALLS PERSONALS �Page Tixrelve THE SEAFARERS Only SlU Will Take Care Of You, He Finds After 14 Years At Sea Friday, Deu-~ - LOG "S. 1945 TELL US ANOTHER Fourteen years at sea, half of$ which he spent on the same Isthmian ship, have taught Brother Fidel Lukban to ridicule that company's paternalistic claim of taking care of "its fam­ The elfect of union education ily of merchant seamen." on an unorganized ship was dem­ During his many years Luk­ onstrated clearly recently, when ban has served in all ratings, be­ the crew of the Isthmian Line longed to the NMU for a short SS Poland Victory held its first period, and now enjoys Seafarers shipboard meeting. The meeting conditions aboard SIU contracted was called to order by the Chief ships. Bosun, and SIU volunteer organ­ •* He likes to tell of a shipmate izer, Roland Strom. William named Harry Gapac who, after Steward was elected chairman seventeen years with Isthmian and William Wiebel recording aboard one ship, was fired "when secretary. As the first movement toward he couldn't account for 42 effectuating shipboard democ­ prunes." racy, the crew elected three of Recalling his years of peace­ their shipmates to represent time-sailing, the SIU brother says their own departments aboard that the "only overtime we got was a very pleasant 'thank you' the ship. • Wayne Nelson was after feeding the Skipper's guests elected to represent the stewards department; John Slykastra for late at night." the deck, and Gloris' Brekk for DOLLARS AND CENTS the engine department. ' His experience with the Na­ A motion requesting the read­ We get them all the time—pictures of SIU crewmen, but with no accompanying identification*. tional Maritime Union, Lukban ing of the constitution of the dismisses with the simple state­ Seafarers International Union We don't even know what ship they're on. Do you know them? Send us their names. ment of "When I was sailing NMU and its By-Laws, so that the men I had no bank account, now I've could become more familiar with got a good one." Questioned the organization they favored further he attributed this to the was passed. practice of that CIO union of A discussion on messhall san­ "collecting dough every time we itation followed, and suggestions saw a piecard. They always had were made for greater coopera­ another reason for separating us tion among the crew in keeping From Okinawa, the Bosun of Bosun T. W. Call asks~ for in­ from our bucks." the Isthmian Line SS Cape Mar­ structions regarding voting pro­ the messhall clean and orderly. It is up to the oldtimers to tin sends word that his depart­ cedure in the Isthmian NLRB The Brother said he joined the Then the men turned to a discus­ SIU because he liked the ordeiiy sion of overtime for painting the teach the newcomers the Union ment is "100%" for the SIU. In conducted balloting. way they got beefs settled. Put­ focs'les, after which the meet­ way—their rights, their privilige.'r his letter to the Seafarers Log, His letter reads, "Very glad to . and their duties. Cooperation ting the whole question on a ing was adjourned. hear that the Seafarers Interna­ dollar and cents basis, he de­ A note accompanying the aboard ship is essential, but most tional Union is about to collar clared that the simple fact was minutes declared that the crew cases of lack of cooperation stem the Isthmian Company. And I'm SIU men earned more money and was getting good cooperation from a lack of knowledge, and also very glad to let you know enjoyed better working condi­ from the ships' officers and that not from malice. A little coop­ that upon our return the SIU Now is the time to come to tions than did men sailing in sim­ "the ship has been running al­ eration will go a long way. can count one hundred percent, the aid of your union. We ilar ratings on NMU contracted most exactly as though it was a are engaged in an all-out ef­ on the deck department of the 4. t 5. ships. union ship." fort to make Isthmian a Cape Martin." Ship delegates must not only union outfit. This can only Included in Call's letter was cooperate with the boarding Pa­ be done with the help of the following poem, apparently trolman—which they have been every rank and file SlUer composed by one of the crewdoing—but must also, since they afloat. When you tie-up along members: know the crew best, help in lin­ Another welcome addition to months service overseas in Eng­ ing up the trip carders for the side an Isthmian ship* board her and give the crew the THE QUEEN IS SIU the fighting ranks of the Seafar­ land. Patrolmen. score on waterfront union­ Jack amassed quite a fighting ers is Jack Terry Dillon, former A proud sea queen ism. Show them a copy of J, i t" record while in England, and did . is the Cape Martin, heavyweight champion of Cali­ our contract, tell them how it against the cream of the crop WARNING: , Men within draft As she plows through we settle beefs, prove to fornia (1937-1938), who in addi­ in fistiana circles. In February age who have been overstaying them that unionism, the SIU the water blue. tion is an AAF veteran of the 8th of 1944, Brf>ther Dillon, weighing their leaves are being reclassified And many a tide way, means more pork chops Air Force with more than twenty only 195 pounds, took on Tommy into lA by the 'VSA. There are for them. . sbet'll surely ride. Farr at 230, and gained the de­ no Patrolmen in the Army. For she answers her cision over Farr in fifteen rounds. . rudder, true. 4- 4" 4" Taking on Eddie Mills, the Eng­ The Skipper smokes, lish heavy champ, the following The Dispatchers have a beef. laughs and jokes. month Dillon whipped him in two Some men are taking jobs, and As he pilots his proud fast rounds, and then lasted never leave the Hall, and then craft through. through a 4 round exhibition bout turn these jobs down. Not only For he's sure as hell with the world's heavyweight do they make twice as much work she's handled well. champion, Joe Louis, in June, for the Dispatchers — who have By a crew pledged 1944. plenty to do these days—^but they S.I.U. are doing another member out of Brother Dillon liked England Bosun Call is one of the Qomiy so well that he married an Eng­ a job he may want. men aboard Isthmian ships who lish girl at St. Stephens Church, 4' 4' 4 . are convinced that the SIU is the London, and now has a young answer to their wage and work­ son, Paul, who is eight months Each man is entitled to Union ing condition problems. For tha-^^ old. At this writing. Jack is benefits if he is hospitalized. But past few weeks the Log office has sailing aboard the SS Roy K, you can't get the money if received many such letters from Johnson of the Calmar Line we don't know about it. 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Title A name given to the resource December 28, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 52 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES IN REVIEW-1945 IN SIU HISTORY THE YEAR 1946 EXPLAINS STEWARDS DEPT. CHANGES NEW DOCK PAY IN ENGLAND BOSTON IS SHORTHANDED-BUT TROOPSHIPS SAIL HOME AGAIN AFTER THREE YEARS IN JAP PRISON CAMP, HE WANTS TO SHIP AGAIN MARCH OF PROGRESS IN BALTIMORE SALUTE TO THE HOG ISLANDER DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SIU SHIP MEETINGS CUT AND RUN 1946 WILL SEE VICTORY FOR SIU TANKERS WERE LIFELINE OF NAVY CRUISE OF THE CAPE ST. GEORGE ONLY SIU WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, HE FINDS AFTER 14 YEARS AT SEA SS POLAND VICTORY RUN LIKE UNION SHIP THE PATROLMEN SAY- BOSUN REPORTS THE CAPE MARTIAN CREW IS 100% FOR SEAFARERS CALLIGN ALL SIU MEN HE'S A FIGHTER, SO HE JOINS SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-28-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6d10eb59821c1633fcdea57c7e256a0e.PDF 265beb71c803c93b26126607988c0b9c PDF Text Text •\ I ST| I it I Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N.Y« FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1945 No. 51 SlU Gets Raise For Troop Ship Stewards Despite NMU Sabotage In his report to the membership on the newly nego-'' on Victory type troop ships. tiated wage provisions for stewards departments aboard The text of the Secretary-Treas­ troop carrier vessels, SIU Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk urer's report follows: calls attention to NMU sabotage of the Seafarers demands Secretary-Treasurers : by negotiating inferior agreements "knowing full well Report on that the SIU was before the<5 Board (War Labor Board) de- similar to the one the SIU al­ War Labor Board Troop manding still higher wages on ready had. This created entirely Ship Case Covering troopships." new arguments for the shipown­ Certain Ratings in Analyzing the history of the ers and the government agencies Stewards Dept. dispute. Hawk points out that who claimed that any additional The dispute case involving cer­ "the SIU paved the way in No­ increases to the SIU would defeat tain ratings in the stewards de­ vember 1943 and increased the their stabilization program. partment with all companies that wages for certain ratings in the Nevertheless persistent de­ we are contracted to, who oper­ stewards departments on troop mands by the Seafarers eventual­ ate C Type, Victory and Liberty ships." At the time, the NMU ly bore fruit and the Hawk re­ Type ships converted to carry blasted the SIU for signing this port lists the new rates in three troops, has finally been decided agreement charging it "was a categories. (1) On converted 01, by the National War Labor Board. Sweetheart agreement negotiated 02 and 03 type vessels; (2) on SIU PAVED WAY Liberty type troop ships and (3) in the middle of the night." As usual the Seafarers Inter­ Despite their blast at the Sea-i national Union has paved the way farers, the CIO union did nothing for the National Maritime Union to increase. wages for .their stew­ to go hat in hand and ask for an ards department members who increase in wages for their stew­ were "compelled to sail for ap- John Hawk. Sec'y-Treas.. ards department members aboard proxiriiately brie year" Tor less Seafarers InlT Union troop ships in order to bring their money than the SIU seamen were 51 Beaver Street rates up.to SIU standards. The getting. Later they adopted an SIU paved the way in November inferior version of the so called Due to critical shortage of "Sweetheart agreement" but seamen which is increasing 1943 and increased the wages for certain ratings in the stewards never recovered the thousands of daily, delayed sailings -are department on troop ships. dollars-their membership had lost imminent in next several The NMU blasted the SIU for duririg that period. weeks. This will affect move­ signing this agreement charging In the meantime, the report ment of troop carriers and it "was a Sweetheart agreement Members repeatedly seeking in­ protect their rights. states the AFL seam.en were ne­ vital cargoes. Cooperation of formation regarding claims Another part of the note again gotiating for stjll further increases your membership is urged to negotiated in the middle of the night." However, the NMU did against shipowners for injuries reminds men who take ill, or and had their demands before the stay aboard vessels and those nothing to increase the wages for and sickness brought another re­ who, for any other reason, are WLB; The WSA (War Shipping ashore to ship out immedi­ their stewards department oh minder this week from New York unable to sail after taking a ship, Administration) and WLB pro­ ately. troop ships and their members Counter Patrolmen in regards to to notify the Dispatcher at gram for stabilizing wages and E. S. LAND. were compelled to sail for ap­ ' the procedure to follow when the Union Hall as soon as possible conditions for seamen was assist­ War Shipping Admin. proximately one year for less sickness or accident occurs aboard so that another man can be ship­ ed by the sudden agreement of Washington. D. C. wages on troop ships than SIU ship. ped as a replacement. the NMU to accept an agreement members were receiving. "Whenever -the case warrants Their members were paid on it," the memo from the Patrol­ strictly freight ship rates while men reads, "active seamen should SIU men were-..getting the high­ check into a Marine Hospital for WASHINGTON (LPA) — Or­ week told the House Labor Com­ ing to do so. The bill denies to er rates of the supplemental medical care, and when in doubt ganized labor won a round and mittee that President Truman's them freedom of speech and as­ agreement. Then the NMU adopt­ as to your rights under the law, lost a round in the struggle demand for fact-finding legisla­ semblage. The Norris-LaGuardia ed an inferior version of the SIU 'check with your SIU officials." against anti-labor legislation dur­ tion, as. represented in the bill Act was a recognition of the "Sweetheart agreement" which Seamen should see to it that ing the past week, and meanwhile introduced by Rep. Mary Nor­ workers' rights to strike. That they had previously blasted and any injury or health impairment the struggle as a whole still raged ton (D., N .J.) would amount to right is, now destroyed by the signed it with their operators, in •is recorded by the ship's Master furiously. the meantime losing hundreds of "involuntary servitude" for present bill." or department head, regardless of thousands of dollars for their On the credit side for labor was American workers. VICIOUS how minor the case may seem at the defeat in the House of a "gag members. •DESTRUCTIVE the time. Summing up the vicious effect rule calculated to grease the skids CASE BEFORE WLB It was pointed out that failure for passage of a bill which, in Citing the so-called "conspi­ of the bill Green said that: "(1) The SIU at that time was try­ to follow this procedure has often the name of repealing the Smith- racy" section of the bill. Green It invades the right to strike, ing to increase still further the resulted in financial loss and in­ Connally Act, would have substi­ asked, "What language could be which right labor must possess wages in our Troop Ship Sup­ ferior medical attention if the tuted far worse shackles for devised which would be more in order to procure enonomic plement Agreement and had this •case develops into something workers. destructive of the basic principles justice. (2) The proposal will case before the War Labor Board. more serious. On the debit side was the House enunciated in the Norris-La serve as a signal to the States to The job to win increases from the The Patrolmen declared that it passage of the notorious Hobbs Guardia Act and more violate pass similar laws applicable in War Labor Board was made much was a sad sfate of affairs to see bill which, though proclaimed as of constitutional guarantees? It intra-state disputes of every na­ tougher for the SIU because the Union brothers footing medical a measure to stop interference makes unlawful concerted action ture. (3) Vital guarantees of the operators, WSA and WLB were bills for accidents and sickness with farmers' trucks on high­ with respect to matters other­ Norris-LaGuardia Act are auto­ striving to stabilize wages and for which maritime laws hold the ways, opened the way to crush­ wise lawful—^matters most vital matically nullified or rendf id conditions for seamen. The WSA shipowner liable, after years of ing of legitimate union activities. to the welfare of workers and worthless. (4) The constitutional and WLB achieved their objec­ their organizations. Workers can rights of freedom of speech, free­ tive when the NMU voluntarily legislative struggle by the sea­ - WASHINGTON (LPA) — AFL no longer discuss the subject of dom of assemblage and freedom signed, with their operators, a men. The members were urged to President William Green last ceasing employment and agree­ (Continued on Page 9) (Continued on Page 3) Seamen Needed Many fail To Follow Proper Procedure When III Or Injured 1M i m p Anti-Labor Drive Continues In Congress mi �THE Page Two SE AEARERS LOG Friday. December 21. 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORra AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 % % X X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------10 J Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - President Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Santa For Whom? This is the season of peace on earth and goodwill towards men. It s the time of the year when business rivals send each other cards of good cheer and business friends divide the year's loot. It's the time of the year when em­ ployers greet their employees in the spirit of Christmas, when old feuds are temporarily suspended and even the Giants send "best wishes for the New Year" to the Dodgers. It's the season when little children are told beautiful stories of a Christ who died for a better world; a:nd with toys, candies and parties, we try to shield them from the truth of life's struggle. And some of us grown-ups try to forget that many of the good wishes are labelled "discard on January 2" after which the fight for political and eco­ nomic freedom resumes all over the world. We seamen, having seen twenty, thirty and more Christmases come and go, no longer expect to find Santa Claus climbing down our smokestack to distribute his tokens of goodwill among us working people. We know, through the hard experience of the years, that we've got to go fetch the old .boy and escort him through the Union hall xioor with a cordon of pickets to stop the bosses from pil­ fering his sled load. FORE 'N AFT To the Union man, much as he might wish otherwise, By BUNKER the only Santa Claus he can ever hope for is the one which he himself creates or has created. He, knows that the story book Kris Kringle was 'way behind on his delivery schedule Although he has-been going to bottom, ruining five thousand when it came to handing out decent wages and working sea since 1936 and has shipped tons of wheat while the dock conditions. He knows, too, that many of the items of cheer workers looked on and cursed in the hands of working stiffs and their kids, would not be out continuously since the begin­ the German and Italian bombers, ning of the war, Brother Villian that flew overhead. 'there if the bosses had had their way. The truth is that the real Kris Kringle is the working stiff himself,' who realizes that only through his Union or­ ganization have been made possible the good things in life which he enjoys. Whatever gifts he has been given, in the way of higher wages and better conditions, have been given to him by himself, collectively, through his economic or­ ganization by action at the point of production. But for his understanding of this need for union or­ ganization, Kris "Working Stiff" Kringle would find the fruits of his labor stolen, and the entire idea of a Santa Claus would be a mere fairy tale like Jack and his fantastic Beanstalk, or the fable of the Generous Operator. Yes, to us working men, Santa Claus for many years to come will remain our own democratically run Union through which we, without boss paternalism, will provide for ourselves the special things of good cheer during this lioliday season as well as the very necessities of life through­ out the year- To all seamen and their friends, the Seafarers International Union extends the season's greetings, and its very sincere wishes for a Happy and Pros­ perous New Year, in which the workingman will finally come into his own. Gerner, FWT, recalls the Spanish Civil War as the most interesting episode in, a sea-going career that has taken him all over the world on ships of many flags. Attracted by the high bonuses paid to men who flirted with Franco cruisers and Fascist con­ centration camps by running the blockade, plus sympathy for the Republican cause, Gerner made many trips to Barcelona with coal, grain and guns. As soon as the ship .was tied up in Barcelona each trip the crew went ashore and. stayed at hotels to avoid the bombers that plastered the dock area as soon as Franco's spies sent word that another blockade runner had made it through. On his last trip to Barcelona, Gerner's ship was attacked and sunk at her moorings almost as soon as they had the lines ashore. One bomb smashed half of the engine room; another went straight through number three hold and sent the ship to the Gerner recalls the gratitude of the citizens of Barcelona for the merchant seamen of many na­ tions who risked their lives to save the city from starvation and help the Republican cause. "No­ thing was too good for us," Ger­ ner recalls. "We were treated like- kings." Cigarettes were in great demand and a carton of them bought the best hotel room in the city. His narrowest escape during a year of blockade running came one night when fascists staged a counter revolt and took over the city. "We heard machine gun fire during the night," Gerner says, "and when morning came several of us left the hotel to try and get back to the ship. The streets were deserted except for groups of young kids roaming around with rifles and pistols. Bodies were scattered here and there and when* we came to a barricade several soldiers with automatic pistols stopped us. They found out we were blockade runners and I thought our end had come Take Your Gear Take your gear when you go aboard! There have been many cases recently of men going aboard, waiting until they were restricted, and then announcing that they bad to go ashore and get their gear. By doing this they give -the WSA a chance to sneak in replacements. Often times they miss the ship and are in for a Coast Guard rap. Have your gear with you; don't let your union down. right there in that Barcelona street when one kid with itchy fingers leveled a tommy gun at us and shouted 'Viva Franco.' We realized then that Franco sym­ pathizers had staged a revolt during the night and had taken over part of the city. We were about two seconds away from eternity when an officer ran up and kept us from being punctured with Franco bullets. Our ship was English and he didn't want international complications." Gerner had other adventures before the Civil War ended. "But it was all worth the risk," he says, "I never saw a better sailor's town than Barcelona. Pretty girls? Say, I've been trying for six years to get back." �THE Friday, DMembev 2L 1845 / CLEABim TBE DECK "Clearing The Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears in the LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brotixer Hall is touring SlU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New York Agent, Brother Hall is Director of Organizing,, ax^ as the Isthndan campaign swings into high gear with the voting conunencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian election. Anti-Labor Front Has New Racket WASHINGTON (LPA) —Vance?' Muse, the Texas rabble-rouser called Christian American move­ and head of the labor-hating ment, by former Indiana State Sen. Lewis V. Ulrey who "was a Christian Americans has cooked prolific contributor to 'the De­ up a new racket. This time it's fender' propaganda sheet of Dr. a "union"—called the Right To Gerald Winrod, the 'Jayhawk Work Union—and it's just as Nazi' until Winrod was indicted phoney as each of the other dozen on a charge of sedition." At vari­ or so "sucker" organizations that ous times Muse has been joined •by some of the worst pro-fascists Muse has set up. No dues, no assessments, ac­ in the south. Sen. W. Lee cording to the Texas fuehrer, but O'Daniel, a "Christian American" contributions gladly accepted. convert, addressed both the Okla­ Although exposed by Congres­ homa and Arkansas legislatures sional and state investigating and asked them to outlaw the committees and by labor groups closed shop. throughout the south Muse has peddled his labor-hating and union-busting bilge for more than 15 years with varying degrees of financial success. His Chris tian Americans succeeded last {Continued from Page 1) year in having the so-called right troopship supplement agreement to work amendment introduced similar to the one the SIU had in several state legislatures and then, but knowing full well that in addition supported every item the SIU was before the Board of anti-labor legislation that came demanding still higher wages on down the pike. troopships. Muse's new racket was report­ ed last week in the Washington The scale of wages for the rat­ Daily News and other papers by ings listed herein do not include Alan L. Swim. He found that the recent $45.00 per month in­ Muse is aided, as he is in the so- crease. SE AF ARERS Pago Throo LOG GUY WITH GALL Frostbitten? Ship To Tropics By J. P. SHULER Most of the boys around the Port of New York are debating whether to spend Christmas at home or to catch a ship going to the Tropics. The cold weather for the last couple of days here has about convinced them it would be better to take a trip to the Tropics, and there are plenty of jobs going any place a man likes. There were 816 men shipped out of this port in the last week. There are still plenty of jobs on board. It has been difficult to get men to ride Waterman and Benjamin J. Fairless. president Alcoa ships because of the fact of U. S. Steel COZPM has twice re­ that they are still chiseling on fused government requests for re­ manning scales and overtime. newal of negotiations with the However, we have Waterman Steelworkers Union on a $2-a-day squared away and it is no trouble wage raise. The profit-swollen getting men aboard that com­ steel industry, said the union, pany's ships now. There were 22 ships paying has "unmitigated gall" in refusing to bugain until it is given price off and 18 signing on in the past i week. All of the beefs were increases. (LPA) Pay Raise For Troop Ship Stewards Dept. Baltimore Gets 35 Grand On Beefs BALTIMORE —SIU members were $35,000 richer as a result ° of beefs settled here within the last two weeks. This was the amount .paid out by various companies in set­ tlement of beefs, most im­ portant of which was on the SS Juliet Lowe for which South Atlantic shelled out about $10,000 after the SIU squared away disputes con­ cerning- OS overtime and a three month division of wages. Successful conclusion of the Juliet Lowe beef was credited by the Baltimore Branch officials to the crew which "gave their Patrolmen plenty of backing." More details of 'the Lowe and other beef settlements are contained in the Balti­ more report on page 4. The Dispatchers Say 5 Take a ship ahd don't ask so many questions. Everylliing that the dispatcher knows, he has on the shipping boards. it 4. i A full book member aboard a ship should take it on himself to check each man coming aboard, to see if he has a slip from the dispatcher. If he doesn't, send him back to the hall for one. 4 When dispatched to a ship or the company office, report within the allotted time so that your one day beefs ccin be collected, in the event that you have one coming. WA6E PROVISIbNS Under the National War La­ bor Board Directive, the Seafarers International Union has gained increases in wages for its mem­ bers on CI. C2, C3, type vessels converted for the purpose of car­ rying troops as follows: Second Stew.-Storekeeper....$19.25 increased from $147.50 to $166.75 Chief Cook $29.25 increased from $137.50 to $166.75 Second Cook $15;O0 increased tram $122.50 to $137.50 Third Cock $10.00 increased from $112:50 to $122.50 increased from $117.50 to $155.25 Butcher $37.75 Baker $14.25 increased from $152.50 to $166.75 Pantryman $12.50 increased from $100.00 to $112.50 Thft iuczoase are zatroactive to August 24, 1845, The rating of Chef has been eliminated. The Chief Stewards wages have been decreased $12.49 from $212.50 to $200.10. The decrease for the Chief Steward to go into effect on the next signing of Articles. Under this same War Labor Board order the Seafarers Inter­ national Union has gained in­ creases in wages for its members on Liberty and Victory type ves­ sels converted for the purpose of carrying troops from the Eu­ ropean area back to United States to go into effect from the first signing of articles after Novem­ ber 28, 1945 as follows: LIBERTY TYPE TROOP VESSELS Second Stew.-Storekeeper....$19.25 increased from $147.50 to $166.75 Chief Cook $29.25 increased from $137.50 to $166.75 Day Second Cooks increased from $122.50 Night Second Cooks increased from $122.50 3rd Cooks increased from $112.50 Baker , increased from $152.50 Butcher increased from $117.50 Asst. Butcher (when carried) increased from $100.00 Pantryman $15.00 to $137.50 $15.00 to $137.50 $10.00 to $122.50 $14.25 to $166.75 $37.75 to $155.25 $27.50 to $127.50 $12.50 increased from $100.00 to $112.50 2nd Pantryman $10.00 increased from $92.50 to $102.50 Storekeeper (when carried) $30.00 increased from $97.50 to $127.50 The increztse in wages for Chief Baker. Butcher, Pantryman and 2nd Pantryman are retroactive to the first signing on Articles for the V-E Day Feeding Program. The rating of Chef has been eliminated. The Chief Stewards wages have been decreased $12.40 from $212.50 to $200.10. The decrease for the Chief Steward to go into effect on the next signing of Articles. VICTORY TYPE TROOP VESSELS Storekeeper $30.00 increased from $97.50 to $127.50 Crew Cook $29.25 increased from $137.50 to $166.75 2nd Crew Cook : $15.00 increased from $122.50 to $137.50 3rd Crew Cook $10.00 increased from $112.50 to $122.50 Crew Pantrjrman $12.50 increased from $100.00 to $112.50 Chef Cook Army $29.25 increased from $137.50 to $166.75 2nd Cook Army $15.00 increased from $122.50 to $137.50 3rd Cook Army $10.00 increased from $112.50 to $122.50 Baker $14.25 Butcher $37,75 increased from $117.50 to $155.25 Asst. Butcher $27.50 increased from $100.00 to $127.50 Troop Officer Pantryman....$12.50 increased from $100.00 to $112.50 Troop Pantryman $12.50 Troop 2nd Pantryman $10.00 increased from $92.50 to $102.50 settled at the point of production, and the men got all of their money at the time of paying off. OVERTIME PAID The Army Bases are beginning to loosen up some now, and oc­ casionally the Patrolmen get aboard the ship instead of having to pay off in the offices outside of the docks. Alcoa SS Company has come across with the overtime in the stewards department which in­ volved 188 hours. The men in­ volved in this beef will note the money due them in the Seafarers Log. They are still holding out on the overtime disputed in the en­ gine department, but they are softening up and should come across pretty soon. We are liaving quite a bit of trouble with the Moran Tugs. There's every kind of beef im­ aginable on them. There's lodg­ ing on them all, due to the fact that they don't have steam aboard and it is impossible for the men to sleep on the tugs. This has not been collected yet, but the company has promised to pay it —so this beef should be collected by the time the next issue of this paper is out. Voting is going fair in this Port, but due to the shortage of men on the beach, there aren't going to be as many ballots cast as there was last year. The boys are doing a good job on Isthmian in this port and good reports are coming in from the outports. Next Christmas should find Isthmian living up to a good SIU Agreement. ;1 ' s'l •,'J /F The increases in wages for Chief Baker, Chief Butcher, As­ sistant Butcher, 1st Pantryman, 2nd Pantryman, 2nd Cook, 3rd Cook, Army 2nd Cook and 2nd Cook to work nights are retro­ active to first signing of Articles for the V-E Day feeding program. The rating of Chef has been eliminated. The Chief Stewards wages have been decreased $12.40 from $212.50 to $200.10. The decrease for the Chief Steward to go into effect on the next signing of Articles. 3'CORNERED CONFERENCE FOR HOUSING RELIEF AFL leaders, together with state and industrial officials, meet with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in Albany, N. Yu to consider plans for relieving desperate housing shortage. L. to r: Alfred E. Hen­ derson and William Pickard of Building Industry Employers, Commerce Commissioner M. P. Cathexwoode. Public Works Commissioner Charles H. Sells, Pres. Thomas W. Murray of State Federation of Labor, Dewey, Housing Commissioner Hermann Stichman, Sec. Harold Hanover of State Federa­ tion of Labor. Alfred Rheinslein, R. L. Cullum of Turner Construction Co. and Paul C. Lockwood. (Federated Pictures) -J �-- -^-jr,^!^-:: Page Four HERE$Mllli^ ITHIITK THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 21. 1945 Baltimore Wins $35,000 On Beefs » BALTIMORE — Things in this over we are going to revert back port are at an all time high, with to peace time sailings, put your more ships and men in port, ordinary seamen on day work and juk maintain two ABs on which means that we need men sea watches." At this the mate in all ratings. All you have to said, "Captain you can't do that," do is pick your job and it's yours. and then hell broke loose and WASHINGTON—Strikers may I would like to say something Captain O'Toole said "As long not receive unemployment conias I am master of this ship, you Before stating the question of the week, we must lay a little about the SS Steel Ore of the and all hands do as I say." pensation in most states, a recent background. Mining our own business, we started past a four survey disclosed. Even veterans Ore SS Co. When this ship paid man convention on the third deck when an arm was suddenly At this the Mate put the or­ who stay loyal to their union, re­ off, after we had held up the dinary seamen on day work for thrown around us and its owner demanded that we cast the de­ fuse to scab, and walk on picket pay-off for two days, if one of the the remainder of the trip. But the ciding vote on the issue they were discussing. Instead we invited lines may not be able to get job­ crew members had not broken week after the ship docked in all four to use this column for their debate. Here was the issue: less relief under the majority of the articles, all beefs would have Baltimore, the crew and I had a QUESTION: Which makes the better union state laws. been paid. Charges have been much better time than Captain man, a single guy or a married one? In Michigan where many vet­ preferred by some of the crew O'Toole did in three mopths, as we held up the pay-off until all JOHNNY MARCIANa >Dk. erans are now on picket lines, members and are waiting the beefs were paid at the point of Eng. — I believe that a single the State Unemployment Com­ Steel Ores' return to port, so production, man. because he has no family re­ pensation Commission notified that the man can be brought be­ sponsibilities, will take more the public through daily press ad­ fore the membership and tried. $2,000 FOR OS chances than a married one. He vertisements that strikers could As for Captain Hector, of the The OS overtime for working also has more time to spend on not receive benefits unless they Steel Ore, when he gets back off watch amounted to approxi­ could prove they were not parti­ to the United States, the Coast union activities and doesn't have Guard will be waiting his arrival, mately $2,000.00. The ABs all to account to a wife for his com' cipants in the dispute. collected division of wages for Illinois officials declared that and I don't think that he will ship ing and going. He can concen­ three months for the missing Or­ trate on one affiliation, that of strikers may not receive benefits for some time. dinary Seaman, and along with his union, without being distract­ and. the same is true under In­ the Steward department beefs, VACATION FOR MATE ed by domestic affiliations. He diana laws. In New York the The Chief Mate was charged the South Atlantic SS Company can be stronger during job action law is far more liberal. For the paid out approximately $10,000. , because he doesn't have a bunch first seven weeks no benefits can with the same charge, (entering So you see what a damn good of mouths to feed as well as his be paid to strikers but after the fire and boat drill in the log crew can do when they hold tight book and not having same) and seventh compensation is allowed own. Another thing he doesn't and give their Patrolman plenty he won't be sailing for the next to a maximum of $21 a week for have a wife who's trying to "keep of backing! three months. This was for mak­ 26 weeks. up with the Jones'" on seaman's To all steward department Ohio and Kentucky state of­ ing only one entry whereas Cap­ BEN RABINOWITZ, AB — A (He's single), men: When you ship out and tain Hector made one each week ficials said tt.at benefits are single guy has a clearer mind have under an 11 man steward for the entire trip, so he should aarred, and California's laws, still euid doesn't have to worry about department, and carry any pas­ be on the beach-for some time. disputed by union officials, also what his wife is doing while he's sengers during the voyage, re­ Baltimore is at an all time high penalized strikers. Maryland's away. He doesn't have a wife member, the supplementary with beefs of approximately egislature recently turned down worrying about what he's doing a proposal to give strikers unem­ $35,000 paid out in the last two agreement does not cover these either. In this way he can think weeks by various companies. ships, you work under your or­ ployment compensation. more clearly about union ques­ The "Big Beef," was the Juliet iginal agreement. At last we are tions whether he's on the beach Hitting the veterans hardest Lowe (and Captain O'Toole). You putting a stop to the steamship was a ruling by the Michigan or out to sea. A married man has company methods of chiseling , State Unemployment Compensa­ talk about reverting back to the seamen on passenger money due so many responsibilities and can­ not move around freely when it's tion Board which decided that "good old days," hell, O'Toole them. Always look in your veterans who either participated went back to BCJ someplace, but agreements and see if you have necessary. He can take a chance n the General Motors strike or tie got lost, so now we are re­ and use his own judgment with­ a clause covering passengers. out having to worry about the are jobless because of the walk­ verting him. Some agreements pay overtime, One nice sunny day. Captain kids and their feeding. All in all I out are not eligible to receive re­ others pay-off as extra meals and O'Toole called his Chief Mate think the single guy has the best adjustment allowances under the overtime for the bedroom stew­ and said, "Now that the war is deal and can be the better union GI Bill of Rights. ard, and Brothers that will mean man. (He's single). a hell of a lot more money for you than you would get paying off under the supplementary GRAHAM (WHITEY) GOD­ agreement and getting the divi­ FREY, Bosun — In my opinion, sion of wages for two of three Once a member of the West married or single, a union man Coast Firemen, Eugene "Tuna men. is a union man and his marital Fish" Tunisen holds SIU Book WEDDING BELLS status has nothing to do with it. number 3861 and is one of the It may be true that single men oldtimers of the Seafarers Inter­ Well, on the bright side of life, s have less responsibility and more national Union. it looks like we will be having freedom of action than married a wedding in Baltimore soon. As Once a West Coast man, "Tuna men but the married men have you know, when a man gets hen­ the edge when it comes to really Fish" now makes Baltimore his pecked as Brother Hogge is, well understanding the need for strong home port after sailing all during —it won't be long. So good luck . unions. It is the married men the war and in all probability Hogge, we all feel for you. who must worry about condi­ piling up more war time at sea Before knocking off, I would tions and wages on a long range than the average seamen. like to say to all brothers who Years of association with the basis because they know theil the knew Captain O'Toole and what fight is really for better food, bet­ maritime industry have left him he stood for, one thing for sure CARL C. LAWSON, Bosun — ter clothing, better education and convinced that now, even more you won't have to worry about I lake the position that there's better medical care. In a nut­ than before, we must be on the shipping on a ship with him as no difference between married shell, being a good union man lookout for chiseling practices on master for quite some time. The men and single men when it has nothing to do with marriage. the part of the shipowners who, Company fired him and the crew comes to being union men. If (He's married). he says, "will most certainly do and myself have charges with they're good union men, their their damnedest to break our the Coast Guard against him. As iiiiiiil thoughts are for their brothers Union in their fight for even he failed to appear at trial, you and fellow . workers. The mar­ greater profits than their govern­ all know how the Coast Guard ried man has more responsibility ment fink bureaus assured for oldtimers, he insists , that the fu­ works when you run out on and the single one can voice his them during the recent world ture of the SIU and the seamen charges and try to re-ship. The opinions with no thoughts or depends upon the oldtimers giv­ blood bath." responsibility but, when the chips ing the lounger men the advan­ Coast Guard is always there to FANCY ART tage of their extensive knowledge take you off, so I wonder how are down, the married guy knows more about the need for union­ Tunisen is noted on both coasts of maritime dealings and the sea­ Captain O'Toole will feel when ism than does a guy who can "go and in ports throughout the man's history of bloody struggle they take him off and not some west" when the going get tough. world, for the fancy tattooing that against penny pinching, arbitrary seaman? Well, I've run out of gas for It's because men with families graces his body. In his utter and even inhuman shipowners, couldn't move to the next town contempt for the Nazis and der plus training to meet the coming this time, be seein' you!" or country that -unions were bom fuehrer he has their awastika tat­ onslaught. anyway. The guys without re­ tooed right on the "nicest place" "Only in this way can we pre­ sponsibility just moved on leav­ (unmentionable here) and, in the pare them for the struggles ing the married men to fight for past when he suspected someone against the operators and the fink conditions. Anyway married or of fascist leanings, often invited bureaus," Tunison declares, in his demand for an extensive educa­ single, there's strength in unity. them to "kiss my swastika." ' (He's married). • Joining with so many other tional program for SIU members. Deny Idle Pay For Strikers .• ' Says Education Means Progress �-.•'r-ZfyTT^ \ v-""' i: Friday, December 21, 194S THE SEAFARERS i LOG Page. FIT* SPEAHS UNIONS SHOULD FIGHT WITH ALL THEIR RESOURCES The Log: In my opinion this so-called cooling off period proposed by Truman in his attempts to solve industrial problems, is against all democratic principles and detrimental to organized labor. Therefore I think that all unions should join in fighting such legislation with all their resources. L. Grantham TO KNOW WHAT DATE WAS SET AS V'J DAY Seafarers Log, I wish to express my apprecia­ tion to the Editor, or whoever is responsible for sending us the Log. We have been out six months now and will be away another three months or more so we really appreciate getting the Log and news of what the SIU and the members are doing. Would you please put a notice in the Log stating what day the President has declared as V-J day and whether or not its an overtime day for those who worked on that day. John Gelbmana (Editor's Note: V-J day as such has not yet been proclaim­ ed. However, the President de­ clared August 15 and 16, 1945 as holidays for those affected by Executive Order 9240. Seamen, not being effected by 9240, did not receive premium pay for those days.) Huttgry Brothers? Read This! Into the Log office comes the menu (pointed below ( of the Thanksgiving dinner prepared by Chief Cook Carl Johnson for the crew of the SS Park Victory during the run through the Mediteranean. THANKSGIVING MENU 19 4 5 Seafood Cocktails Queen Olives Crisp Celery Hearts Carrot Sticks Cream of Tomato Soup with Croutons Waldorf Salad Roast Young Argentina Hen Turkey with Oyster and Nut Dressing Giblet Gravy and Cranberry Jelly Baked Sugar Cured Domestic Ham with Yorkshire Sauce Braised Long Island Peking Duckling with Pickled Keiffer Pear Snowflaked Potatoes Creamed Bermuda Onions Purple Cabbage (sweet and sour Bavarian) Buttered Carrots and Garden Peas Hote Parkerhouse Rolls with Butter and Honey Old Fashioned Pumping Pie Hawaiian Pie Rhum Fruit Cake Vanilla Ice Cream Pecan Fudge Coffee Oranges Hot Tea Apples Iced Tea Mixed Nuts Hot Cocoa Thus ate Ute crew of the Park Victory on Thanksgiving Day 1945. Yum-ml bation and all I have to say for them is that they're jerks. Good luck in. the conquest of Isthmian. Walter "Hoy" Royal Editor's Note: The E. G. Hall paid off in Mobile or Galveston. She left Galveston on Nov. 14 and is at sea now (Dec. 13). Mo­ bile and Galveston please check. WANTS HELP IN REGAINING GEAR LEFT ON SHIP SKIPPER WRITES . TO LOG ON SIU Ist CLASS CREW The Editors: After paying off the Deconhill's SS Silverpeak I am in for a spell with the U.S. army and I want to mention the fact that on this ship I met the finest bunch of guys a fellow could meet. Some of them will be conyng your way soon aboard the Newburgh. The rest will be staying here (Galveston) or go­ ing south. When Christmas comes around I give you full permission to throw a few invectives my way, for I'd thought of shipping out of New York about that time. In the meantime, my regards to anyone around the hall who might know me. By the way, if tiie E. G. Hall, an Alcoa scow, comes in, will someone be kind enough to go down and get my gear which I left aboard when I missed her in the Canal after coming down from Frisco. I tried to get it here and in New Orleans but no soap and no gear. It has all my papers and stuff so I'd ap­ preciate it. The Coast Guard gave me- a joke trial and three months pro- The Editor, We are enclosing a letter from the Master of the SS William Tilghman stating his satisfaction with the crew which was placed on board in Norfolk. "The Log of the SIU: "This is just a line to thank the SIU for furnishing me with a first class crew. "These boys, to assist the U.S. government in returning soldiers to the U.S. requested me to offer passage to soldiers in every available bunk on the ship, including spare bunks in their own quarters. "This was taken up with the Army and ten extra soldiers were able to get home quick­ er. I hope to see this happen again on my vessel .and all other vessels manned by SIU seamen. "In closing, I thank you again for the quality of men you have furnished me." John M. Larsen, Master, SS William Tilghman For your information the fol­ lowing men were among what has been described as a "first class crew:" T. C. Deale (en­ gine), K. W. Langham (deck), V. Brunkow (stewards), and Ar­ thur Philips (stewards). Fraternally, Leon Johnson GIs PRAISE THAT OLD SEAFARERS' SERVICE Seafarers Log, Coming into contact with many SIU members each day, as I do here on my job on the 3rd deck of the New York Hall, I really have a first class op­ portunity to see and hear the boys when they come in off the newly arrived ships. The big majority of the boys who have been on troopships (that is, vessels bringing back GIs to the U. S.) tell me that the SIU is really making a great name and reputation for itself. Many returning GIs are so sold on the Seafarers Union and good shipboard conditions including meals on SIU ships, that they want to return to the sea after their dischargje, and become members of the best damn union in the world—the SIU! A number of Seafarers have stopped by to let me see letters and Army news sheets that have praised the good food, fine serv­ ice, and courteous treatment ac­ corded GIs by SIU crews. Don't know whether they we^p too bashful to put their name in print or what, but they wanted me to write this item for the Log, so here 'tis. Jimmy Stewart BEMOANS CHANCE MEETING WITH SHANGHAI TRIO The Editor, Having just paid off with a couple of fat C notes and a de­ sire to spend the forthcoming festive season on terra firma, I strolled round to the hall filled with that air of contentment which comes of anticipating the spirit of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. Thinks I to me-self, thinks I, "I'll just drop around and pick up a couple of back numbers of the Log, pay a deuce in dues, register myself and maybe gab awhile with some of those suck­ ers who are shipping out be­ fore Christmas, and then 'tis me for the rolling hills and the yule log—I'll be back Jan. 1st, 1946." Yes, that's what I was think­ ing when I had the triple mis­ fortune of meeting up with the Shanghai Trio, Messrs Red Truesdale, Paul Gonsorchik and Johnny Johnson. These alleged gentlemen had other ideas and I had hardly put my head in the door, said a big "hello" to a guy wot owed me a double sawbuck (and collected), than I was out on the sidewalk again When the effects of the opium pipe had worn off, I found my­ self aboard a broken down Lib­ erty, in Brewster's Dry Dock, New Jersey, bound for "destina­ tion unknown" with a bucko skipper. Nice work triplets. I'll know better than to show my silly puss within five blocks of you decendents of a long line of bachelors next Christmas. Anytime I'm passing, I'm go­ ing to pass. Anyone who craves a date with Santa this year should steer clear of the Shanghai Trio and the Dispatch Room. These guys would ship their own grandmaws if the old ladies had papers. Please notify my folks who had expected their wandering boy home for the turkey and trimmin's. Jack "Aussie" Shrimpton WANTS LESS TALK AND MORE ACTION ON SLOP CHESTS The Log, I see that three other brothers have voiced their opinion about the need for having the SIU run the slop chests aboard ship. I think Paul Hall mentioned it in "Clearing the Deck," then a brother wrote about it in a let­ ter to the Log and now Louie Goffin has remarked on it in his article last week. All that seems to remain for us to do now, in order to get the wheels rolling, is to introduce a resolution or a motion at one of our membership meetings and establish a competent commit­ tee to investigate the possibili­ ties and report back to the mem­ bership. I think that such a commit­ tee will find many obstructions and pitfalls to overcome before such a program could be adopt­ ed by the Seafarers. Neverthe­ less I'm sure the plan could eventually operate to the ad­ vantage of the seamen and with my prow headed for the prove that we know how to win wilds of New Jersey to join on the consumer end of it as some scow that I'd never even well as the wage demand end. heard of before. In any case we should get the I'm still trying to figure out investigation going so that the how they did it. I seem to re­ idea doesn't get kick around member Red, registering me and around with everyone being with one hand and shipping me for it but nothing being done out with the other, while his about it. Let's have less talk legs were thrown around me and more action. in a "scissors." As I see it, overcharging on Paul was keeping my atten­ slop chest goods has cost the tion diverted with a big spiel seamen about 10% or more about the glorious ship it was which they could save. A 10% going to be my privilege to wage increase is nothing to volunteer to serve on and im­ sneeze at and savings on pur­ plying that the very bunks were chases amount to the same thing made of gold with royal blue as a wage increase. linen. Other unions have studied the Meanwhile Johnny was saying problem and many of them have something about a pleasure done something about it under cruise the ship was bound for conditions much 'tougher than and WAC's to be transported we would face. After- aU the who hadn't seen men for two slop chests have only one cus­ years.. Between them they men­ tomer—the seaman. It seems so tioned every possible delight a easy. weary seafarer could hope for. Eugene H. Crescitelli �Page Sue THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday# December 21,. 1945 SHIPS' MUIUTES AND NEWS COALINGA HILLS CAPTAIN CHARGED Lennon Men Write Union 'We Are Hungry' Complaining about the feed­ ing aboard the SS John B. Len­ non, the crew, in a letter to Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk, demand that the Union take the matter up with the responsible parties. Signed by five members of the crew, as a respresentative group, the letter lists a series of food beefs which should be unusual in this day and age when, through organization, seamen are no longer at the tender mer­ cies of the skipper, the crimp and the owners. Jhe letter reads: "Dear Sir: "We, the crew of the SS John B. Lennon, wish to file a com­ plaint. We were led to believe that the war was over, but it seems to us that it has only begun. "We left Nor­ folk with coal for France (8,000 tons), and a small supply of groceries for the crew. As soon as t h e || ship cleared the harbor about 1200 lbs. of con­ demned meat was dumped overboard. The WSA and the agents knew about this meat in advance but did nothing about replacing it. "As a result we were on one meat during most of the trip to France. Both the Skipper and the Steward tried to get sup­ plies there but, although they ordered some 600 lbs of meats and potatoes, only received about 100 lbs. "Naturally the food was lim­ ited and there were seldom any 'seconds.' The old cry of 'there ain't no more,' which we have­ n't heard since 1936, rang through the messhall at every chowtime. "Four times each week, until the ice box went on the bum, we received two eggs each after that it was one egg daily until the supply was exhausted. "Today we have a little meat and it smells and tastes bad. Our diet otherwise consists of dehydrated eggs, dehydrated potatoes, and canned milk (3 cans daily for the entire crew). "Possibily we are Avrong, but it seems to us that, with war­ time restrictions off, conditions should loosen up a bit and some­ thing should be done about the feeding on these rust pot Lib­ erties. "So, if possible, will you handle this complaint with the Shanghai Accusation Made By Chief Engineer Tries Fast One Crew Against Ship's Master BOSTON, Dec. 13—Crew members of the SS Coalinga Hills operated by the Los Angeles Tanker Corporation have preferred charges against the ship's Masl.-r before United States Maritime Commissioner Shea, according to a statement signed by 12 seamen. In their statement the men give a brief summary of events which led to their al­ legations that the Captain cause it was unsatisfactory. He shanghaied them from Mobile, was then ordered to leave the Alabama to Portland, Maine. ship immediately." Despite the "We shipped on the above obvious lack of transportation vessel," the charges read, "on or hotel accommodations at that the tenth day of November 1945 hour "the Captain insisted that in Mobile . . . the vessel was at "it make no difference to him anchor in the stream when we and payoff was accepted under went aboard. We signed an protest in order that the men agreement . . . which contained could live until the dispute was no destination and no length of settled." service." The statement is signed by According to the crew, the Deck Delegate James M. ship left Mobile and went to Branum, Bosun R. Cecil Stone, Port Arthur to load sailing from Stewards Delegate Chief Cook there for Portland where the J. M. Dobson, QM, Louis Waites, cargo was discharged and the Messman Arthur Hargroves, crew paid off under protest. Messman Lowell Moore, 2nd Itemizing their complaints the Cook and Baker James Mcseamen point out that: (1) the Raney, Galleyman R. A. Wat­ Skipper refused a transporta­ ford, Pantryman I. D. Smith, tion rider to the articles because, 2nd Asst. Eng. Joseph Shuster, he said "we are sailing under a Wiper Emmit E. Vancil and WSA agreement and would re­ FWT H. M. Lowery. ceive transportation under that In addition to the shanghai agreement," (2) they were 12 charges beefs pending concern men short (all departments), overtime, back wages and trans­ (3) in Port Arthur the Master portation back to Mobile. stated that "if the ship paid off and signed Foreign Articles in Portland, we would receive COMMENDED transportation back to port of shipment," (4) the Captain de­ nied an OS his rightful rest period and deprived the- watch of its night lunch. Major charge is contained in the next part of the statement (5) which states, in effect, that the Skipper, after assuring the crew that he was pulling into the stream (at Port Arthur) to await the completion of his crew, instead proceeded direct­ ly to Portland. The charge of shanghaing the men stems apparently from the probability that the men would Brother Joe Miller. Chief have demanded to be paid off instead of sailing so badly Steward who received commen­ manned. dation from the army troop The concluding paragraph of commeuider aboard the SS Claythe charges deals with the Cap­ mopt Victory on two different tain's actions in the Maine port voyages. Together with the where he fired Steward G. W. stewards department. Miller was Beardsley and Chief Cook lauded by Capt. Nelson D. George M. Dobson and called Johnson for "excellent coopera­ them to his office at about 10 tion and. superior food" careful­ ly plaimed and served meals p. m. to pay them off. Dobson refused his pay "be- "which were enjoyed by every officer and enlisted man aboard." WSA or agents who are respon­ sible for these shortages. Miller reports that both trips "WE ARE HUNGRY on the were completed without a single John B. (Hungry) Leimon, beef in his department. Smith and Johnson Liberty." The letter is signed by E. J. Shipp. D. A. Hutto. C. Corkle. S. Hanlon, E. Brown and G. Piddicord. As a result of the communica­ tion from the crew, the beef has been settled and the operators promised immediate relief in the shape of a thirty day supply of all food to be put aboard the ship at once. . HAVE YOU VOTED? When a Chief Engineer decides Chief had three choices. (1) Use| to monkey around with an SIU a Wiper, (2) use the Deck En­ agreement and ignore its provis­ gineer or (3) have the remaining ions because "he's running the Fireman stand 6 and 6 watches. ship regardless of the Union," Two weeks later the Oiler he's liable to wind up the same hurt his foot and the Chief, seiz­ way as this one did. ing this as another opportunity Aboard the Edward Logan to get away with something (Eastern) the Fireman took sick smart, put the Junior Trainee on and was unable to fulfill his du­ the Oiler's watch. ties. The Chief decided to use When the delegate took issue the Junior Engineer trainee as a with him on this he was told by replacement and put him on the the Chief that "I'm running this Fireman's watch. ship, not you or your Union." The black gang delegate took P.S. The other two oilers got 80 the matter up advising that the hours when the beef was settled. JOHN W. DAVIS CREW Here's part of the crew on the Alcoa scow. SS John W. Davis, standing by for the payoff on overtime beefs. Other picture Page 7. John W. Davis Bucko Chief Out-Buckos All Buckos Alcoa Line ships are having In addition, he wouldn't let any­ plenty of difficulty in securing one leave the deck during their crews as a result of unsettled watch, and logged them if they did so. Watson played favorites beefs. aboard one Alcoa scow, and discriminated against the the SS John W. Davis. Davis Oilers every opportunity he had. crew members William Bell and At Seville, Spain, Bell asked Ira Gol4stein claim they had a the Chief to come on the dock, bucko Chief Engineer aboard and was logged 10 for 1! - Men who could out-bucko any bucko who were doing their jobs as they'd ever met. usual were bawled out for im­ This individual, better known aginary infractions, and were as "Log Book" Watson, started timed while working. Things in on the last voyage of the got so bad that the Chief didn't Davis to browbeat the men by dare go ashore more than once forcing the Deck Engineer to on the entire voyage. To be pack number one winch during additionally mean, he went to a rainstorm, and threatened bed about 7:00 p. m., or 8:00 him when the engineer was re­ p. m. in order to get up early luctant about doing the job. to catch the men off guard, and Watson told him he wouldn't had a peep hole through which have any money coming at the he could watch the black gang end of trip as it would all be without being noticed. gone ill logs. "Once you sign Since arriving at Staten articles on this ship," declared Island, it's been rumored that "Log Book,"' the union agree­ the Chief has been fired. How­ ment is no good. ever, we have been unable to There were many beefs^ about confirm: this story. The ship has disputed overtime throu^out not paid off as yet, and the ma­ the trip, and the bucko Chief jority of the crew are holding stated- in no uncertain terms, fast by refusing the payoff un­ "To hell with the union agree­ til more than 300 hours. of dis­ ment! I make my own rules." puted overtime is paid. �mTHE Friday. December 21, 1945 :/ / DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS SS John McDonough OCT. 1—Carl Lawson (Bosun) was chairman and Walt Swohla secretary. Meeting discussed general cleanliness of the ship. Deck delegate was James Disario. SS Tarleton Brown SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven DAVIS' OILERS PRESENT BEEF "To Whom It May Concern: "The 1st Assistant and other watch Engineers on this vessel take great pleasure in expres­ sing our appreciation for the fine and cooperative service of all members of the unlicensed members of the Engine Depart­ ment during the voyage, which has just been completed. "There has not been a single beef or complaint against any member of the SIU, therefore this letter. (Signed) R. E. Martin, Chief Engineer M. A. Morgan, 1st Assistant Engineer 4 4 4 crimination against Robe rt Moran when he was disciplined but two other men, one a ship's officer, went scot free although all three were together at the time of the alleged violation. Details of the meeting are at the New York hall. a;. 4, i. SS Joseph N. Nicollet Wo OCT. 7 — Chairman FitzgerOct. 21 — Chairman C. Sul­ ..Id, rec-secretary Sommer. Deck lies. Meeting called to order delegate John W. Samsel and 1.30 p. m. Motions adopted; stewards delegate, Philips. A required all men must wear a general discussion was held re-; shirt in messhall when chow is garding cleanliness of messhalls served, cleanliness around mess­ and fines were suggested for all hall, repairs to messhall door offenders who do not clean up and starboard gear locker and after their meals and do not night lunch. Meeting lasted 30 dress decently. minutes. SS De Soto SS Joseph N. Nicollet OCT. 2 — Only beef roister­ ed at this meeting was on food and everything was squared up okay according to the chairman and deck delegate, H. Braunstein. J, i (Second Meeting) Oct. 21 — Chairman C. Danforlh, secretary H. Koenig. Mo­ tions adopted included demaridsfor: dish rack in scullery, re­ pairs to deck dept. shower, keep­ ing shoregang out of messhall, providing keys for focs'les. The delegates were instructed to speak to the gunners about using their head with a promise that, if they agreed, the crew would see that they were kept clean.. The meeting adjourned at 1.45 after a half hoUr session. SS Herman ' OCT. 2 — Chairman John Buzelewski and secretary Oliver H. Healy. Only business of the meeting was two motions. One that new mattresses are de­ manded and the quarters fumigated, the other that each man remove anything he has used from the messhall. Buzelewski was the deck delegate. ^ ^ ^ SS Clifford E. Ashby Octi 20 — Chairman Flanagan called the meeting to order at 8.00 p. m. Brother Taber was secretary. Under Good and Wel­ fare the Purser was requested to post slop chest price list in messhalls. Men from each dept. are to take turns in keeping the laundry clean. The meeting heard a report that the Patrolman who had promised to return to the ship with information regarding V-J day overtime, had failed to show up and that the day before sailing from Galveston three phone calls to the hall failed to get a Patrolman down to the ship. The crew voted "something should be done about it wh'.n we get back to the States." Delegates were Ruess (deck), Pevvy (engine) and Lobacki (stewards). SS John T. Holt V (Special Meeting) Oct. 11 — A special meeting was called today to make formal statements regarding the Chief Mate, John Boarders. The charges against Boarders re­ volved around his use of abusive language in speaking to Messman E. Conway on one oc­ casion and Deck Maintenance Albert Birt on another. The meeting brought out that while disciplinary action was taken against members of the crew when they used similar language towards an officer, this Chief Mate feels free to speak to the men in any manner he sees fit. The crew discussed the question of officers boarding the - .ship drunk and then expect to - discipline their crew when one . of them does the same thing. Another beef concerned dis­ SS Reinhold Richter AT SEA, Nov. 25 — Chairman Wobeser, secretary L. A. Marsh. Motions adopted, increased the penalty for messhall violations because "no improvement" had been found, instructed the Stew­ ard to make a list of needed equipment, instructed the deck department to "give us safe working conditions" and all union books to be turned in to Engine Delegate Rothery in readiness for the boarding Pa­ trolman. It appears that this meeting was for the black gang. only. No information pertaining to the other depts. was sent to the Log for this date. t 4. 4. SS Parkersburg Victory AT SEA Nov. 11 — Chairman Paul Thompson called the meet­ ing to order at 6.30 p.m. The rec-secretary was H. W. Price. A summary of beefs was pre­ sented and acted upon after a full discussion and the meeting moved into New Business. It was moved, seconded and carried that all departments will alternate on a weekly basis in the cleaning detail in the laun­ dry. A motion that the Wiper in the a. m. and an OS in the p. m. will make coffee. On Saturday p. m. Sunday and holi­ days, the watch will make their own coffee. The motion car­ ried. The ship's delegates were in­ structed to write to New York for new cards and books for the following men. Walter Kostadinoff. R. T. Brown and Wendell Joy. T. S. Louma (Pac 147) was made Junior Engineer and a new Oiler obtained from the Philadelphia hall to fill his old position. The chairman praised Stew- this expression of appreciation from the engine department of­ ficers to the black gang. SS Josiah Parker William Bell, Oiler, and Ira Goldstein, Oiler, telling their story about the John W. Davis to the SIU Beef Dept. Story and other picture on page 6. ard L. Collins' reorganization of his department and urged the men to give him complete co­ operation. Under Good and Welfare the meeting discussed a ship's li­ brary, making good Union men, and a troublesome hot water situation. The meeting adjourned at 7.30 p. m. Delegates were Bill Thompson (ship), Gilbert Hud­ dle (engine), W. F. Stephens (deck), and R. Sadowski (stew­ ards). 4 4 4 SS Ellenor Dec. 1 Chairman Mike Sirelli and secretary Joe Sanabria. The delegates' reports were ac­ cepted. Business of the meeting included demand that everyone keep out of galley and icebox when vessel is in port because food is running low. A list of personal effects damaged as a result of bad weather was drawn up. Also drawn up was a list of needed repairs aboard ship. Meeting adjourned after a min­ ute of silence in memory of de­ parted brothers. Delegates were Dimas Eudza (deck) and F. Camacho (engine). tion of scupper in pantry, piping to coffee urn, drainage in crew's showers, crew's icebox, installa­ tion of steam line in crew's laun­ dry, crew's quarters signs to keep wandering passengers out, additional portholes and addi­ tional help for stewards depart­ ment because of the varying number of passengers the ves­ sel may carry. Also voted for was a motion that "all hands are not to pay off until beefs are settled." T. Griffith (deck), J. Tingle (stew­ ards) and M. Fisher (engine) were elected a committee of three to examine the books in all departments. All books were in good order except one, that of James A. Clark who was 15 months in arrears and had not paid 1945 assessments. Some discussion followed in regard to eating at 4.30 p. m. in port to give the stewards de­ partment a chance to get home early. Meeting adjourned at 9.10 p.m. 4 4 4 SS Baldwin Hijls AT SEA Dec. 1 — Called to order at 1.30 p.m. by V. Hick­ man the meeting aboard the SS Baldwin Hills immediately reelected Hickman and Fleming SS Milton H. Smith as chairman and rec-secretary NOV. 18 — Meeting called to respectively. order at 1.30. E, C. Johnson Brother Kouns advised all elected chairman and E. J. Alpresent that assessments and binski recording secretary. dues would have to be paid in All departments reported a the next port. The Chief-Cook "beefless situation" but the requested permission to return stewards delegate stated that to work and the request was the Captain said there would granted. be no fresh milk in South Deck Delegate Kouns reported ,America. 5 books, 2 p.b.s. and 6 trip cards. A motion instructing the three Stewards delegate J. A. Hollen delegates to caU upon the Cap­ stated that he has 7 trip cards tain before the ship reached Rio and one full book. Engine Dele­ and hear what he had to say gate J. R. Hickman reported about the fresh milk question, 5 trip cards, 3 books and 3 p.b.s. was adopted unanimously. Motions to accept the follow­ A vote of thanks was extend­ ed to the Bosun and Deck Eng. ing trip card men into the Union for building a place to wash were adopted: F. L. Thomas, clothes on the fan tail. The M. P. Davis, V. G. Madsen, D. W. Carmichael. El. Carlson, C. meeting adjourned at 2 p. m. H. Ray, M. L. Hamman, H. F. 4 4 4 Ray, J. E. Marshalle, W. L. Tay­ SS Mohican lor, C. E. Smith, J. W. Williams, NOV. 18 — Chairman Brother D. C. Hingson. L. E. Rimes, W. Goodman and Rec.-secretary G. Fulton, M. Day, J. Zuzov, and Brother Dexter. Minutes of L. Williams. Book members voting were: previous meeting accepted and filed. Subjects of motions adopt­ Fleming, (13), J. B. King (G90), ed by the meeting included Kouns (G51), Foster (G112). Included with the minutes of recommendation to add another Wiper to black gang, installa­ the Baldwin HiUs meeting was Nov. 4—Bennie Terrien elect­ ed chairman, Yeirborough elect­ ed secretary. Meeting was called to order at 9:00 p. m. Minutes of meeting on October 20 read and accepted. The delegates submitted their reports. There were many discussions concerning the improved condi­ tion of the mess room in the mornings. Requested to go easy on the sugar as it is running low. The removal of cots on the fore­ castle head as they gave the im­ pression that the bow look out was sleeping on the job. Engine gang is to call meeting for the discussion of their over­ time and port watches. A mutual agrement was made to stay sober for the pay-off and to do something to enforce it; such as, making a small fine payable to the Log if some one runs off. No one is to sign off until the patrolman is on board and all beefs are settled. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p. m. Delegates, Briant (deck), Molsgus (engine) and McManus (stewards). 5* i" ^ SS John P. Mitchell Oct. 18—W. J. Michaelis elect­ ed chairman. All men return their cups to the sink after using. It was suggested that the steward put jam and pickles on the table for meals.- Second steward assumed the respon­ sibility. The subject of the night lunch was brought up and it was re­ quested that the day men keep hands off. Army personnel were asked to keep the heads clean, which they use. Subject was settled through the army delegate. Meeting adjourned at 7.50 p.m. Steward Delegate: J. Cabral. 4 4 4 SS John A. Donald The following list of repairs was decided upon by the meet­ ing chaired by H. Moore: doors of all focs'les, settee in Bosun's room, lockers and mirrors in all focs'les, new mattresses and pil­ lows, clean water tanks, fumi­ gation of the ship and bunk lights repaired. New items demanded by the crew included: toasters, fans, radio speakers, refrigerator, cof­ fee urn, shower curtains and electric iron. Approximately 300 hours of disputed overtime was reported paid in the engine department. The rec-secretary was E. B, Cox« �• -•? r: ;if'i?^.'''««''''j;^';i^ -W 'V^ THE Page Kghi SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December Zl. 1949 New HaH SymboS Of Progress By BEN P. REES NORFOLK—SIU pressure fired the. WSA monkeyhouse doctors here and SIU seamen's dollar hills purchased the marble and stone structure in which they had been so comfortably housed at the taxpayer's expense for the dura­ tion of the war. It all goes to show what good Unionism and organization can do. The building, the architecture of which is a replica of the temple of the Greek Goddess Athena, will be a permanent monument to the Seafarers International Union of North America. It is symbolic of the progressiveness and permanency of our Union. When we are through with our outfitting and alterations, we hope to make Norfolk one of the most pleasant ports for seamen to lay over between ships. All will admit that we have come a long way since we started. Stop in Norfolk, look over your Oldtimers Lured By Tugboat Contracts By RAY WHITE NORFOLK — The new Hall here is beginning to shape up as the alterations are almost com­ pleted. But it is still bare of members. This is mostly due to the Christmas holidays, but the shipping is still booming. You can pick your job, ship and company. Since the new Tugboat Agree­ ment was signed, you can see lots of the oldtime deep sea boys tak­ ing the jobs. Tugboating is a little out of their line; but the wages are good, so they give it a try and really like the change. It gives them a little port time for the holidays. We have had several Isthmian ships in and have covered them completely. Every union man should put the Isthmian drive ahead of everything else, as this is the crucial time with the elec­ tion coming up. We are stiU negotiating with the Ferry Company and, to date, we have made quite a bit of prog­ ress and have obtained shorter hours and a raise in the homly rate of pay. But the raise is not sufficient under the high living costs of today. The company still refuses to accept the proposed agreements of the union submit­ ted by the Secretary-Treasurer, but we hope to get it settled in the near future. The Port of Norfolk wishes every member a Merry Christ­ mas and a Happy New Year. The Patrolmen SayThe Dispatchers have a beef. Some men are taking jobs, and never leave the Hall, and then turn these jobs down. Not only do they make twice as much work for the Dispatchers — who have plenty to do these days—^but they are doing another member out of a job he may want. i 4- Each man is entitled to Union benefits if he is hospitalized. But you can't get the money if we don't know about it. So notify the nearest Branch when you are laid up. M iiE«ys?r Sllmneo wwk Hmm the Btttneh Agonts of tho followposte: new home and, when you're ready to ship, we'll put you on any tjqje ves^l, in any rating, to any part of the world you want. Shipping here is better than good. PHILADELPHIA JAH JHAN GALVESTON ^ JACKSONVILLE Baltimore Has A New Schedule By BOB HIGH BALTIMORE — The new set­ up here in the hall is working like the proverbial charm and as soon as we get the shipping floor painted, we should have the best haU on the coast. (Take note Ray White). #• / sure getting these Isthmian so out 100% SIU. This, in my opin-\^\ ion, is the critical stage of the game and every member should give Isthmian ships A1 prefer­ ence. A problem that I have run into Cal Tanner and his staff are right on the old ball and are here lately is the membership wanting to take these young first trippers out on trip cards with them as OS. They don't seem to realize that we have ordinary sea­ By BOB HALL and JACK PARKER TAMPA — Things here are in Captain Bligh, alias Captain E. tug and the Captain had called man registered aU the time and something of a turmoil, one of the Flaherty, took it upon himself the Coast Guard down and in­ if we put trip cards on these jobs Moran Tugs the Anacapa is in to close the galley, mess room and tended to have all the crew's the book members have a legiti­ and from the way things look she the pantry while Oilers were on papers pulled, wind up was that mate beef. . wiU be here for quite a while. watch, so Boatswain Hamilton the boarding officer gave the All you brothers take note of There has been trouble on her and the Oiler went up to the crew a warning. This bad bold the new hours for the Baltimore since the day she hit port. The Captain's room and asked him Captain told me that he did not old man is something of a char­ give a damn about the union or hall. We are now open from 8 acter, he paid the crew off on any of the men that belonged a. m. to 6 p. m. every day except mutual consent, the entire deck to it, so we had to give him a pep Saturday and Sunday, (to 4 on department left the ship due talk and extended him an invi­ Saturday and 11 to 3 on Sunday). to the mate, and we had no re­ tation to come on the dock. For­ This should give better service placements. We talked to the tunately he declined. former crew into taking her out Brother 'Tony Sousa who was and maybe help to get some of again and dispatched them to the out in the Pacific came back to these rust buckets on their way. ship, the old man refused to take to the States and he doesn't care It looks like the sea going the men, said that they shouldn't too much for that part of the "comrats" should be used to tak­ have quit. To top it off the Lykes world. ing shellackings by now, for every i Bros. Port agent who are agents , One of our brothers. Slim Chis- thing they have tried has been for Moran here tried to do a bit holm, just came by the hall on his thoroughly blocked and beaten' of pushing around, the outcome, way hunting, he has a nice gun by a militant bunch of sailors Anacapa tied up and can't get a and three boxes of shells, says who know and want the Amer­ crew. to unlock the pantry so that the he will bring-some squirrels and ican way and not the Soviet way. Brother Duke Dushane is in Oiler might get some night lunch. rabbits back by the hall, but I We have been getting a lot of It seems that the old man had don't know . this port enjoying the Florida cooperation from Paul GonsorSeems like these guys go hunt­ chik and his crew when we need climate, which is mighty nice taken on a few drinks of Florida (Chamber of Commerce take note) dew and was having pipe dreams. ing and wind up at Mother Wil­ help in getting some of these The Duke is going to be one of I suppose that he thought that he liam's blue room, and he is head­ scows out, and I would like to our best crackers before long. He was back in the days of the gold­ ed out that way. extend thanks to him and Red Our voting has just about come Truesdale. is on the lookout for an apart­ en West where the six gun was ment, and he will have trouble law and order. He came out in to a halt, we will probably vote Well, Christmas is almost upon finding one as they are mighty the passage way with his six a few at the next meeting, but us and it will feel pretty good to scarce. Jug Head Parker is look­ gun poised for a quick hip draw that is the only time that there have a Christmas ashore once ing for a place at the same time and told the Bosun and the are enough men in the hall to more. The only headache is that and is having something of a Oiler that he would blow them to form a committee, and at the men are going to be much harder struggle. The army guys are hell or any other S.B's that got meetings there are only a very to get from now on till after the few present. There are only six renting all of the places here, we in his way. holidays, but you can't blame Result was that the Bosun took men on the shipping list now, have two large air fields here and them. that means about a million of­ the gun away from him and gave and if these men ship we may not The old gin-mills are still doing it to the mate which kept the be able to get a committee again ficers. a land office business down this old man from carrying out his this year. We get a couple for Bull Line Wishing all you good Broth­ way. So if any of you want the in the last of this week, the Mar- threat and eliminating some of best of beach combing come on jorie, and the Governor John the too scarce seaman that are ers a Merry Christmas and a very down to Baltimore and look us prosperous New Year, and many Lind. Also getting one for Al­ so badly needed. over. Then, when you are tired coa. Looks like shipping is go­ The next morning I went to the of them. of the beach, we have an expert ing to start booming here any bunch of shanghai artists to ship time, we are getting quite a few you out. In fact we may not wait jobs here, but aU of the wagons till you are tired the way ship­ that make this port are in transit. ping is at present. By JAMES L. TUCKER and LOUIS NEIRA One of us hei-e will have to go Although I v/ill be glad when to Boca Grande next week, and MOBILE—^This week we paid week as long as the money lasts. the holidays are over, I still want that's one hell of a spot, it is off the SS Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa From the men who received this to wish all of you a very merry „ damn near out of the country. contribution to those who gave Chiristmas and a Happy New Still hear a lot of talk about Trader and the Alcoa Pegasus. there is nothing but praise and Year and remember to Ship Isth­ the P&O starting up again, hope From these three ships the sincere thanks, for it is good to mian. they hurry up as some of these amount of $120.00 was donated to know that although you are down P&O stiffs are waiting on them the Hospital Fund. This fund is on your back the Union Brothers and keep buzzing the office about for men such as Brothers Tim will not forget you. , from the Islands, after missing them. Also expect to have to Burke, M. E. Cardana, Willie her for two trips that she made *GOOD MEN pull a bunch of guys off of the Harris—men. who are in the hos­ into thb City of Brotherly Love. Florida and Cuba as they have pital and have been for over tme We also paid off the Oliver We had a new C-3 for Matson been riding these scows since the year and who have received all Evans after a nine months trip, line to crew up, with very few ATS took them over and will the benefits from the Union that they were all TC men on her, takers as some jobs are still on want to stay on after we take they are entitled to, according to but they had everything down to the board. The officials of this them back, and it is going to be the Constitution. a T, A TC man, F. Melonzi, was Branch take this time to wish tough on these guys as they are After so much being donated deck delegate, and bringing a each and every member a Merry strictly the home guard and hate it was worked out to give each ship in such as this one shows Christmas and a Happy and Pros­ to lose out on the Milk and Honey Brother a set sum to carry him that he has the making of a good perous New Year—and with con­ run. over the holidays, and then to Union man. tinued cooperation we should Re; MV Anacapa—Gun toting give each one the benefits each We also had the little Unico in have one. Oushane In Tampa For Warm White (Sand) Xmas They Don't Forget In Mobile �THE Friday, December 21. 1945 Two Kinds Of Payoffs In Boston SEAFARERS SHAPELY |||—f The entire crew was a credit to the Seafarers, and really high­ lighted the slogan "A SIU ship is a clean ship." The skipper, Cap­ tain Johansen, was so pleased with his crew he voluntarily sent to the Agent a letter of appre­ ciation. In addition, the crew donated $48.00 to the Log. in ap­ preciation of the swell job it is doing to get news and vital infor­ mation to all the members. Let's have more ships like the Lyons! BIG HEADACHE ' By way of contrast, we have had the Hagerstown Victory in here for the past couple of weeks, all crewed up and on articles. It has been one continuous head­ ache all of that time, with the greater part of the 43-man stew­ ards dept. figuring they had noth­ ing to do but raise hell. Calls for a Patrolman to come to this ship arrived here daily, each time there was a complaint from the deck and black gangs concerning the kids in the stewards dept., of which about 36 men were trip *• carders. We finally got a list of Dead End kids, seven of them, each a.bout 20 years old, who had click­ ed up to try to "bull" the entire crew. They seemed to be doing all right, too, as reports were coming in that members were taking a licking every day. Once we had the gang pegged a couple of delegates from the hall went to the ship, rounded them up, had their gear packed in a hurry and tossed them off the ship. Strangely enough, none of them had any fight in them by then. The crew is again happy and contented. BAD TIME All the "beefs" in the port have been taken care of satisfactorily. The only ship that gave us a real bad time was the Smith Victory, which paid off on a Sunday with .no Patrolman aboard, as the Hall Jias been informed that the pay­ off would be on a Monday. I • Anyway, the crew that paid off without a Patrolman might ex­ pect some bother in collecting Congress Gets "Slave Bills" (Continued from Page I) of the press are destroyed. (5) Government by injunction is re­ established, subjecting violators to criminal contempt charges, and to imprisonment. (6) The vicious 'doctrine of conspiracy' in labor disputes is restablished. (7) Civil damage suits are authorized and .encouraged, and such suits may be brought against the union, the officers thereof as individuals, and the individual members." A Little Brass Can Do Things By LOUIS GOFFIN By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — The Thomas J. Lyons (Smith & Johnson) paid off here on Saturday. The Patrol­ men who boarded this ship say it was the cleanest job they have seen for many months. The dele­ gates had all beefs lined up for the payoff; these same delegates were apparently responsible for the messrooms, foc'sles, and alley­ ways being spotless. Page Nina LOG their disputed overtime, because the Patrolmen can keep plenty busy on current beefs as they come up. However, as soon as there is a slow spell the Smith Victory dispute will be settled and the members notified in the Log. * It is a safe bet that these fel­ lows will not pay off a ship in the future unless a Union rep­ resentative is aboard, because they now know what it means in dollars and cents to them per­ sonally to have a delegate work, on the payoff. NEW SYSTEM It was a pleasure to all of us in Boston to receive the com­ munication from the SecretaryTreasurer, John Hawk, regard­ ing the issuing of Probationary Books. All men working on a trip card and ready to pay their initiation fee at the expiration of the six months, should be sure to have the book issued in the port where they pay such fee. This will certainly eliminate the duplication of work at the branches and at Headquarters— now for the Patrolmen to make certain they stamp up books and trip cards when they take dues, and we'll have 100% efficiency. To all members, everywhere, sincere good wishes from all of us in Boston for the approaching holidays, and may 1946 see the SIU continue to lead the way toward better wages and condi­ tions for seamen. The v^ar certainly has been very beneficial to plenty of exunlicensed men who today are Mates, Engineers and Skippers. If it had not been for the war the probability is that most of these guys would still be in the forecastle. We are gratified that many former, and in some cases still, SIU men who ^re now sailing on the bridge and at the throttle, re­ member the Union which did so much for them when they were sailing in the forecastle and who, though they are officers, are still 100% Union conscious and do not regard the unlicensed per­ sonnel as bums and inexperienced seamen. They realize that we all had to start sometime, and they know that it takes more than one trip to learn the ropes. Men like these as officers make sailing pleasant for all hands, including themselves. Carrying the ball in a current "good neighbor" musical is Re­ public actress Dorothy Stevens. Think she'll help Pan-American relations? (Federated Pictures) Canadian Tub Is Harbor Landmark By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH—We had no pay­ offs this week although we had quite a few ships in here and in Charleston. The Julius Olson is due to pay off in Charleston Monday and the Norfolk Victory should also pay off either in Charleston or Savannah next week. The Warren Marks, an SUP ship is in port looking for a few replacements and the Henry Lomb is also in and may need a few men before she leaves. We managed to get the Follansbee crewed up and out and also the William Bevan although she was short one man. The Crittenden is in need of a boatswain but rnay sail without one. We made a trip to Charleston to see some of the crew of the Norwalk Victory and try to straighten out the overtime be­ fore the payoff. She was at the embarkation dock and it takes an act of Congress to get aboard. The army was good enough to let us see some of the crew members but we were not allowed aboard ship. We also paid a visit to the Griffco, the Canadian ship which has been in port so long it's be­ coming a land mark. The crew of this scow is a shining example of good Union men. Their ship is an old one and the improvements which were made don't quite come up to our standards altho it's pretty hard to fix up a ship of this type. The gang aboard her stick together in every beef and never let go till it's squared away. They also attend meetings in every port they hit if meetings are held in that port. They've been away from their home port of Vancouver for sometime and have no idea when they'll get back. We wish them all the luck However there are a small few who have changed their attitudes since they became officers, and as far as they are concerned there aren't any more seamen left since they left the forecastle. According to some of these birds, the seamen of today are dopes and punks who don't know what it is all about. These birds, having got their licenses for the reason that there was an acute shortage of licensed men during the war, are now so swell headed that a size sixteen hat couldn't fit their heads. They have forgot­ ten their forecastle shipmates and they act somewhat in the manner of military brass hats. What does this get them? Through-their actions they are not only disliked by the crew, but also by their fellow officers, and in many cases are respon­ sible for dissension and trouble aboard ship. They arc the type that take it on themselves to in­ terpret the Union agreements as they see fit. They dispute over­ time without turning it in to the Company, and in various ways make it as uncomfortable as pos­ sible for everyone aboard ship. Such characters are a detri­ ment to the well being and morale of the seamen, they dis­ courage the first tripper who isn't aware that you can't judge all Mates and Engineers by one phoney. We had the misfortune of meet­ ing such a phoney recently on the SB Warrior. A Chief Mate by the name of Lawrence who, through his actions, is looked on with contempt by both the crew and officers. Such a bum should be a pilot on a garbage wagon. Freedom In Soviet Russia is 'Unfettered' The Log swiped this gem from the "Industrial Worker" which swiped it from the oldest labor paper in Europe, the Glasgow "Forward." It concerns freedom in the Soviet Union. "Beyond a shadow of doubt, that although in Russia not a single newspaper is permitted to be published in opposition to the government, nevertheless the press is free; that although political opposition is not allow­ ed, the elections are quite un­ fettered; and that although the slightest attack upon the funda­ mental policies of the govern­ ment at a public meeting would i-esult in the arrest of the offen­ der, nevertheless there is the widest measure of free speech in Soviet Russia." To which we might add, as a super climax, that although the communist parties throughout the world adopt the Soviet Union's current foreign policy as their current line there is no truth in the charge that the commies are Soviet Union Quis­ lings. N.D. Features Clean Payoffs in the world on the rest of their trip. Christmas is just around the corner now and most of the boys want to spend Christmas at home, for which I can't blame them, and we expect to see a lot of good shipping around this port as soon as the holidays are over. As it is now we need men in ev.;ry rating and if you want to ship out you'll stand a good chance in Savannah. The Savannah Branch wishes the membership of the SIU of N. A. and all its employees and affiliates a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. Merry Xmas! The Seafarers Iniernafional Union does not forget I Every member of the SIU who is hospitalized will re­ ceive a $5 IXmas gift, as a result of action taken by the membership on Wednesday, December 19th. By BUCK STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS—The fellow­ ships were paid off in this Port recently, most of Ihem with all beefs squared away. SS Fort Clatsop, LA Tanker: The beefs that were left unsettled, due to the fact that there was no company representative aboard, were turned over to Brother Munsen, SUP Agent. SS Vernendrye, LA Tanker: All beefs were squared away. SS Florence Crittenden, Water­ man: All beefs settled. MV Hillsboro Island, Moran: A clean payoff; no beefs. SS Carlos Finley, Overlakes: About 800 hours in dispute all squared away, except the Deck Engineer's beef, which was sent to New York, as the company representative wouldn't make a decision. SS Josiah Parker, Mississippi: Some overtime still hanging fire. Explosive bonus waiting decision from Army as to whether it was an explosive or not. SS Warrior Point, Pacific IA Tanker: All beefs squared away. Brother Frenchy Blanchard should be given a vote of thanks for the way he brought the ship in. SS Alex Stephens, Mississippi: All beefs settled, except for the Deck Maintenance sounding fresh, water tanks. In addition various beefs were settled on ships in transit. There is one ship in with about 1600 hours in dispute. The American Liberty SS Co. sent their Port Engineer down to settle the beefs, but he would not okay the time. Now they are sending their vicepresident down, and we will meet with him. And it looks pretty damned good. The crew would • not wait, so they paid off and took a powder, except some men in the black gang. The membership should take action on those men who pulled out. The ones who stuck were Charles N. Jacobs, Oiler; Riddle, Oiler; Eugene Rushton, Deck Maint.; and G. Gaiaey, Oiler. I'l iiii •; 'U*- • ,K' �Pago Tea THE SEAFARERS LOG f^ida7, December 21, 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, CUBBEMT EVENTS.. SPOHTS. RAMS WIN NFL TITLE Cleveland's Rams are champs of the pro circuit today by virtue of a single point victory over the Washington Redskins, 15 to 14. Considered by many who watch­ ed it to be one of the outstanding games of the NFL's 13 years of existence, 32,178 fans sat shiver­ ing in the near-zero weather of Cleveland Municipal Stadium to get their money's worth. Ram quarterback Waterfield was the outstanding player of the game, tossing both of Cleveland's touchdown passes, and constant­ ly shoving the 'Skins back on their heels with his booming punts. Halfback Jim Gillette, and end Benton were also thorns in the Washington team's side. They, along with the taking out of Sammy Baugh in the first quar­ ter, helped considerably in the Washington defeat. The Rams youthful forward wall put up a much better de­ fense than the veteran Washing­ ton line, and managed to hold them to 32 yards rushing, the second lowest in National Foot­ ball League championship his­ tory. Cox, have affiliated with the AFL. With a lusty .355 batting average,Phil Cavaretta of the Na­ tional League, was officially de­ clared 1945 batting champion . . . Colorado is acquiring a squadron of jeeps for the game wardens of that state to better check on the activities of sportsmen . . . Dave Ferriss, Boston Sox rookie hurler, named the player of the year by Baseball Magazine . . . More than 11 million paid their way through baseball turnstiles to break all records. Five clubs had more than a million each— Dodgers, Giants, Cubs, Tigers and Yankees ... It is claimed that Dr. H. L. Baker has the finest football library in the world; one from which he compiled his new book. Football: Facts and Figures. Joe DiMaggio claims handball ruins his throwing arm . . . It's AT HOME reported that Doberman-Pinschers were the best of all war dogs .... As a result of his Army coaching. Earl Blaik has been picked as footbaU coach of the year by many experts . . . Tom Smith's case remains up in the air, while the N-Y, Racing Com­ mission conducts further investi­ gation into horse-doping charges . . . Rumors have it that Chick Meehan former coach of NYU and Manhattan a number of years ago, is anxious to return to his old love. PICKETING DE LUXE DOWN UNDER LAND LEADS Our delving into sport records reveals that Australia is the lead­ ing sports-minded country in the world. With a population slight­ ly over 7 million, in pre-war years the Aussies managed to have a grand total of some 35 millions annually in attendance at all sports events. That really makes the American sports at­ tendance figure look sick. Horse racing is one of their big favorites, with football, cricket, boxing, and baseball sharing the limelight. Australian baseball, although not up to U. S. stand­ ards, is rapidly improving, and someday we may be able to have championship playoffs with their teams. Swimming is an almost universal sport there, with many magnificent beaches along the coast. The Australian Crawl or.iginated there, and Annette Kellerman of Australia, was for years the outstanding woman swimmer of the world. Quite a place— Australia. INTERNATIONAL CRACKER BARREL GOSSIP The Beau Jack-Willie Joyce scrap at the Garden which Beau won on a 10-round decision, groused much discussion in N. Y. boxing circles. As a result, the boys will be rematched for an­ other bout in the near future. The Beau clearly outpointed Joyce, and should have little dif­ ficulty in outpointing him in any future encounter, provided Jack can make the weight limit . . . Deciding to gain better working conditions and a better share of the profits, wrestlers in the San Francisco area have formed their own imion, and led by King Kong President Truman's request for delay was ignored by the U. S. Senate as it adopted a resolution for the U. S. to intercede in efforts to establish a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine . . . Truman's changed policy toward China seemed to be bearing fruit as his new Ambassador, General Marshall, left Washington for Chung­ king . . . General Spaatz declared that public pressme for de­ mobilization had left the U. S. air forces incapable of essential tasks . . . The U. S. will be host to the UNO (United Nations Or­ ganization). UNNRA was voted $1,350,000,000 more after disclosures that, despite early mistakes, it has been doing an increasingly good job and its continuance is essential if large areas in Europe are to escape starvation and disease . . . General Somervell urged the unification of medical corps, nursing service, quartermaster corps and other non-combat units of the armed forces . . . The country faces an acute fuel shortage, according to the newspapers, because heavy demands by motorists fop gasoline have diverted large amounts of crude oil. Acting Secretary of State Acheson, in the first meeting-with a high anti-Franco figure since the latter's rise to power in Spain, conferred with Dr. Juan Negrin, former Premier of the Spanish Republic. Meanwhile a French proposal for -an Allied diplomatic break with Franco was received in Washington . . . The Navy dis­ closed that the cruiser Boise could not have sighted the Jap task force which attacked Pearl Harbor, as had been alleged, because at no time was it closer than 1,400 miles to the Japs. General Motors has demanded an open shop and guarantee that the autoworkers' union will not use its paper to "vilify" the ' company . . . UAW President R. J. Thomas appealed to Britain (a large stockholder in GM) to intercede on the side of labor in a demonstration of solidarity with American workers . . . Presiderit Truman may appeal to the nation (in a fireside chat) for support of his so-called labor program which pro-labor forces have denounced vehemently. To add confusion to the national wage struggle. General Elec­ tric and Westinghouse announced new minimum wages for their employees. They admit, however, thert the new rates will not affect their male employees because they already get more than the new minimum . . . Henry Ford 2nd in an adroit move absolved his em­ ployees from responsibility in the company's production failures. He threw the blame on "suppliers of parts and materials who sought higher price ceilings" ... A precedent is apparently established in the oil industry with Sinclair settling with the union for an 18% raise. ^ Violence is feared in Flint, Michigan, were 10,000 pickets are in action after police crashed a token picket line and escorted office workers into GM offices. Sewell Avery, the nation's number one lab<»-hater, was carried out of his strike-bound Montgomery Ward offlcee by Army troops last year. With his employes again on striko becauso of his refusal to bargain, Avery's workers in Albany, N. Y. carry Miss Ethel Bailey on the picket line. Maybe it's just to remind us or maybe they enjoy the carrying. (LPA) Turkey rejected a Soviet protest declaring that a completely domestic student demonstration had been falsely reported in Soviet papers as "an international incident" . . . An Iranian General ac­ cused Red Army troops of confining Government troops to bai> racks while "revolutionaries" gained control of the Azerbaijan capi- . tal. Moscow radio announced that "a National" Government-of Iranian Azerbaijan had been formed in Tabriz," the capital . . . Bulgaria's "Fatherland Front" Parliament elected communist leader Vassil Kolaroff as president. Truman's restatement of U. S. policy in China brought expres­ sions of approval from nationalist and communist quarters, and 35 communist leaders arrived in Chungking for an "all-party peace -hnd unity" meeting . . . Jap Prince Konoye, who committed hari-kiri, left a farewell note in which he said he could not "stand the humiliation of being apprehended and tried by an American court" ... A stay of execution was ordered for Lt. Gen. Yamashita until the Supreme Coiut of the U. S. could rule on his appeal . . . General Marshall was expected in Chungking where he will carry out the U. S. policy enunciated by President Truman. Additional .precautions were taken at Nuremberg to prevent suicides among the nazi leaders as they are confronted with over­ whelming evidence of their guilt as war criminals . . . Allied counsel at the trial moved to have the entire "Nazi Leadership Corps" de­ clared criminal in an attempt to bring small-fry nazis to trial en mass. The Big Three foreign ministers (U. S., Britain, and Russia) were discussing international problems at a Moscow meeting . . . '^ On the agenda is the atomic bomb ... In Canada, Prime Minister King won Parliamental approval for the Washington declaration on the atomic bomb and advocated some form of world government in the interest of peace and security. \ �Fziday, December 21. 194S THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SS GEO. H. DERN Cole, $2.00; S. F. Uetu, $2.00; J. (Paid off in New York) W. Aspinwall, $2.00; R. C. Pierce, .A. Bratkowski, $3,00; Tom $2.00; J. L. Pievott, $2.00; G. C. Mack, $2.00; J. McMenemy, $1.00; Davis, $3.00; J. H. Joiner, $3.00; •Frank Nagy, $1.00; H. S. Sadocha, R. Creel, $3.00; J. D. Jackson, $2.00; P. E. Duffy, $2.00; G. Ru$4.00; W. A. Walker, $2.00; J. dot, $1.00; C. W. Maclnnes, $3.00; Dickey, $2.00; D. B. Brownlee, J. Saucier, $1.00; D. M. Boyle, $2.00; B. W. Arnold, $3.00; P. W. $2.0p; G. W. Ford, $1.00; J. BarMcRae, $2.00; C. M. Rice, $2.00. baccio, $1.00; R. Gray, $1.00; J. Total—$59.00. D. Dexon, $2.00; H. A. Nolen, DONATIONS MADE AT $1.00; R. A. Centric, $1.00; D. F. BALTIMORE HALL , ' Casiles, $1.00; J. W. Bryant, $1.00; Jesse Parker, $1.00; A. M. Stin­ G. B. McCulIoch, $1.00; G. B. nett, $1.00; H. VennevaUis, $1.00; ' Fannce, $1.00; T. C. Towne, $3.00; F. K. Johnson, $1.00; R. O. Sny­ J. Morton, $5.00. Total—$37.00. der, $1.00; W. A. Kennedy, $1.00; ^ SS INGERSOLL H. P. Robinson, $1.00; J. A. Shaf­ (Paid off in New York) fer, $1.00; Isaac Bo wen, $1.00; F. D. P. Koroyle, $2.00; E. E. FoT. Tillen, $1.00; H. M. Fink, $1.00; yard, $2.00; H. A. Taylor, $2.00; M. Bryant, $2.00; F. Broccoli, F. Streck, $2.00; H. Millar, W. N'Neal, $1.00; H. Blades, $1.00; H. Lofferman, $1.00; L. Sinclair, H. Gathlin, $10.00; L. Gordon, $2.00; E. Debonise, $2.00; W. Bun- $3.00; J. King, $3.00; M. Keeton, N. Leone, $1.00; L. Baxter, $1.00; Total—$13.00. .$2.00; G. T. Galbreath, $3.00; F. bine, $2.00; R. Leet, $2.00; A. Wel- $3.00; R. Parcher, $3.00; G. Gionet, J. Hermus, $1.00; C. Johnson, $1.00. TOTAL—$1,081.25. J. Landry, $5.00; S. J. Schwinde, berg, $4.00; B. Brown, $2.00; $3.00; W. Moulton, $3.00; J. Gross, $1.00; M. Dickstein, $1.00; R. $3.00; F. Leickert, $5.00; H. G. M. Fernandez, $1.00; J. Brodrib, $3.00; L. Rother, $3.00; M. Sipple, Mason, $1.00. Total—$26.00. Remme, $5.00; J. T. Wolfe, $2.00; $2.00; J. Cado, $3.00; J. Powell, $3.00; B. Sands, $3.00; C. VoulR. O'Connell, $1.00; F. Jones, J. L. Anderson, $2.00; J. T. Smith, $3.00; W. C. Carter, $1.00; G. H. garis, $3.00; G. Antill, $3.00; A. $1.00; W. Seely, $1.00; E. Sylvia, $2.00; H. W. Berger, $2.00; M. S. Campbell, $1.00; W. Campbell, Firgau, $3.00. Total—$58.00. $1.00; C. Dunham, $1.00; A. BarSS JAMES M. GILLIS Pollet, $2.00; F. C. Chance, $2.00; $3.00; C. W. Ball, $3.00; R. KoJ. Mazzocchi, $3.00; R. Waite, bagrllo, $1.00; R. Sypher, $1.00; The following men have $217.83,. G. Theriot, $5.00; F. Pereane, walski, $3.00. Total—$52.00. $3.00; R. Kinerk, $3.00; C. K. Ken- M. Kurtz, $1.00; J. Connolly, $1.00; Gess taxes) coming from Smith $2.00; K. Klundt, $2.00; M. R. E. Morris, $3.00; W. Giszczar, nett, $1.00; R. H. FerreU, $1.00; J. Raymond, $1.00; J. Testa, $1.00; and Johnson for extra meals, Hughes, $5.00. Total—$65.00. $3.00; G. Laura, $3.00; T. CatteU, J. Furo, $3.00; M. White, $3.00; H. Baumann, $1.00; E. Romano, served aboard the James M. Gil$3.00; E. La Torre, $3.00; F. Fa- W. Walterman, $3.00; G. Foster, $1.00; R. Brandifine, $1.00; E. lis on its last voyage. ^ SS WAYCROSS VICTORY iano, $3.00; R. Gamberini, $3.00; $3.00; P. Beard, $3.00; H. Harr, Ricker, $1.00; S. Clark, $1.00; J. (Paid off in New York) Chief Cook Oliver S. Springier, ; H. Willis, $2.00; C. Evens, $2.00; P. Rosatto, $3.00; T. Franzone, $3.00; J. Johnson, $3.00; T. Bo- Rozmus, $1.00; S. Korowski, $1.00; 2nd Cook and Baker Roy Plumer, $3.00; J. Giannini, $3.00; J. Roy, land, $3.00; J. Slocum, $3.00; J. J. Tucci, $1.00; P. Weidman, $1.00; Asst. Cook H. Pittman, Messmen O. Evens, $2.00. Total—$6.00. $3.00; F. Mazzaferro, $3.00; J. Powell, $3.00; R. Bartel, $3i)0; F. CroU, $1.00; W. Everett, $1.00; William SS LOOP KNOTT Hashkowitz, Joseph Lesko, $3.00; H. Boone, $3.00; W. J. Lunn, $3.00; E. Nutt, $3.00; A. Alson, $1.00; G. Peacock, $1.00; Sheely and James Russel, Utility(Paid off in New York) T. McLane, $2.00; W. S. John, Mulevicz, $3.00; H. McLaughlin, R. FerreU, $3.00. Total-f53m C. Tadder, $1.00; R. Colomina, men Thadieus Luckasik and RayC. Ruess, $1.00; H. Cornelius, $1.00; C. Patch, $1.00; M. Stef$2.00; H. L. Bray, $1.00; J. N. $3.00; E. Herrick, $3.00; F. Valen­ mon Twedell. Jaudon, $1.00; R. W. Hauber, tine, $3.00; W. Szymanski, $3.00; $1.00; R. Arthur, $1.00; J. Jim­ fen, $1.00. Total—$28.00. 4. i. J. $2.00; G. V. Woddail, $1.00. Total G. Littlefield, $3.00; G. Startz, enez, $1.00; F. Bodnar, $1JQQ; J. C. Rovakis, $1.00; E. Clark, SS MARIBEAU B. LAMARR $3.00; E. Larson, $3.00; C. May- Letvinchuck, $1.00; R. Perry, $1.00; R. Avilo, $1.00; L. Baker, ^-$9.00. The Chief Baker and the 2nd nard, $3.00; F. Lowell, $1.00. $1.00; J. Sanchez, $2.00; H. Brady, $1.00; R. Gerichek, $1.00; W. Baker of this ship can collect LOG DONATIONS TURNED $1.00; H. Brown, $1.00; P. Holden, Abercrombie, $1.00; J. Georges, Total—$70.00. INTO NEW YORK BRANCH their overtime at the Waterman G. G. Brielhart, $1.00;" E. Beehn, $1.00; E. Lubaoki, $1J)0; C. Carl­ $1.00; W. EUwood, $2.00; W. G. Office. J. Rainey, $3.00; S. Schleier, $3.00; o. Boyce, $3.00; J. La- $1.00; C. Wapenshi, $1.00; W. son, $1.00; C. ^ber, $1JOO; J. Cody, $2.00; E. Sanello, $1.00; J. 4. i i Flamme, $3.00; M. Shapiro, $3.00; Bergmann, $1.00; A. Smoldme, Flanagin, $1.00; T. Wood, $10.00; Doyle, $3.00. Total—$15.00. POWELLTON SEAM ^ W. Ashmore, $3.00; A. Kota, $3.00; $1.00; W. Connolly, $1.00; C. C. Manuel, $5.00. Total—$31J»Q. SS CAPE NOME (Paid off in Baltimore) T. Dodd, $1.00; P. Zitzeberger, W. Hogancamp, $3.00; J. Schier- Tracey, $1.00; R. De Feo, $1.00; J. B. Cortez, $1.00; R. Basbe, $2.00; L. Peck Jr., 20 hrs; A. Pfisterer, •enbeck, $3.00; W. Grocki, $3.00; A. Larosa, $1.00; T. Putts, $1.00; $3.00; P'. Villemarette, $3.00; C. J. Martinez, $2.00; T. Dizewicki, 12^2 hrs; R. Sesselberger, 12% , -R. Clanke, $3.00; J. Bulriss, $3.00; R. Nelson, $1.00; G. M. Wing, Black, $3.00; J. Donaldson, $3.00; $1.00; J. R. Boletchek, $2.00; R. hrs. Collect at Bull Line, 115 C. Van Orden, $3.00; M. Stockton, $1.00; J. A. Bishop, $1.00; D. F L. Kemnitz, $3.00; R. Rapone, Olivera, $2.00; P. Perez, $1.00; Broad St., N.Y.C. $3.00; C. D. Caney, $3.00; A. Sold- Dean, $1.00; J. Saxton, $1.00; E $3.00; E. Hatfield, $3.00; P. Rau, A. S. Sharik, $3.00. Total—$14.00. •berg, $1.00; D. Deitman, $1.00; D. R. Drovin, $1.00; E. R. Fultz $3.00; T. Griffith, $3.00; P. TietSS WILLIIAM S. YOUNG SS J. W. DAVIS Fonth, $1.00; E. Jorgensen, $1.00; $1.00; H. F. Reichwein, $1.00; J. E sche, $3.00; T. Schultz, $3.00; C, A Lubas, 36 hrs. CoUect at Bull (Paid off in New York) R. Pretty, $1.00; R. Walters, $1.00; Klausen, $1.00; E. Allen, $1.00 Taylor, $3.00; D. Stocken, $3.00 Line, 115 Broad St., N.Y.C. D. G. Nash, $1.00; L. Butelho S. Capozzi, $1.00; L. Klapp, $3.00 A. Chapman, $1.00; A. Price, R. Boone, $1.00; F. Shallow, $1.00 Jr., $2.00; T. Sandstrom, $1.00; T 4. 4. 4. $3.00; E. Kesselring, $3.00. Total R. Schnepf, $1.00; E. Kraszowski G. Barringer, $3.00; G. Jiouani, Supold, $1.00; H. M. Short, $1.00 SS NICHOLAS LABADIE $3.00; J. Gegus, $3.00; K. Blair. $1.00. Total—$24.00. —$58.00. A. Francisco, $88.59; D. B. J. J. Paulus, $1.00; F. A. Neu R. Bauer, $1.00; G. Heil, $1.00 $3.00; J. Marsh, $3.00; G. HUty, J. Chleboard, $3.00; B. Gattis, Tsenmengas, $80.56; Walter Dun­ bauer, $1.00; E. L. Schmidt, $1.00 $3.00; J. Huder, $3.00; P. Martin, $3.00; R. Chisholm, $3.00; A. J. Boston, $1.00; W. Yerke, $1.00 can, $80.56; T. St. Germain, H. V. Ryals, $2.00. Total—$11.00. $3.00. Total—$68.00. Copeland, $3.00; M. DiPasquale, Total—$5.00. $80.56; E. J. Schattel Jr, $47.57; F. SS JOHN LAWSON H. Newman, $3.00; R. Novak Crew of SS Yaha, $11.00; M, $2.00; P. Derasmo, $2.00. Total— Loriz, $8.03; C. Loriz, $8.03; Wil­ (Paid off in New York) Mellone, $3.00; L. Morgan, $3.00 $3.00; R. Smith, $3.00. Total— $16.00. liam R. Walker, $86.75; George F. C. Curran, $2.00; C. E. Price, R. Plunkett, $2.00; G. Storps, W. Kwitchoff, $3.00; W. L. Smith, $9.00. Rebocar, $8.03. W. Benovitz, $2.00; G. Heg- $2.00; G. A. Norich, $2.00; A. L. $2.00; C. McDaniel, $5.25. Total $3.00; S. Rose, $3.00; O. SchwieterWrite to J. M. Duffy or call man, $3.00; W. Eslinger, $3.00 mann, $2.00; J. Branch, $2.00; A Wootes, $2.00; L. C. Knowles, in person to Mississippi Shipping —$9.25. Lowry, $3.00. Total—$9.00. $2.00; N. Lomas, $3.00; L. RoeF. Peterman, $2.00; W. Bennett, W. Allen, $3.00; E. WilUams, R. O. Shonn, $1.00; W. Carter, brick, $2.00; J. F. Mullis, $2.00; Company, Inc., 501 Hibernia Bank $3.00; R. Golden, $3.00; O. Micale, $3.00; N. Jones, $2.00; G. Witte, $1.00; L. Ange, $1.00; J. Cooper H. G. Coroneas, $2.00; E. Smith, Bldg., New Orleans, La. $3.00; J. Roggioli, $3.00; G. $3.00; C. Case, $3.00; P. Zaleski 4. 4. $3.00; S. Coleman, $3.00; J $2.00; W. A. West, $2.00; J. J. Olynyk, $3.00; D. Niedzwiecki, $3.00; K. Clausen, $3.00; D. Sin­ SS CHARLES AYCOCK O'Hare, $3.00; T. Dziuk, $3.00; R $3.00; J. Mostecki, $3.00; G. lozia, clair, $1.00; L. Dallacroce, $1.00; (Paid offvin Boston, Nov. iS) Anzalone, $3.00; W. LaViolette, $3.00; A. Perez, $3.00; G. Sharpe, J. Bollella, $3.00; J. Yoemans, John White and Charles GUI, $3.00; E. Giza, $3.00; A. Scarcia $3.00; J. Schaefer, 3.00; B. Ship- $1.00; C. J. Reis, $1.00; M. J. $20.67 each. CoUect at Mississip­ $3.00; P. Ryan, $3.00; C. Johnson, NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. man, $3.00; R. Valentine, $1.00; D. Kraft, $1.00; C. E. Klein, $1.00; HAnover 2-2784 pi, 17 Battery Place, N. Y. C. $3;00; W, Westbrook, $3.00; J. W. Beyersdorfe, $1.00; H. L. Mease, $1.00. Total—$40.00 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. 4. t t Riley, $3.00; J. Fiumara, $3.00; Liberty 4057 R. Linstedt, $3.00; E. Lynn, Gayne, $1.00. Total—$63m SS FELIPE DeBASTROP BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. N. Gordon, $3.00; F. Fiol, $1.00; P. VonVoons, $1.00; E. Yeager, $3.00; F. Rowe, $3.00; L. Evans, Calvert 4539 (Paid off in Boston Dec. 12) $1.00; J. Kilbourn, $1.00; W. Bla­ C. Caccamo, $3.00; H. Vingen, PHILADELPHrA 6 North 6th St. $1.00; W. Stephenson, $1.00; A. Robinson, Fuchs and Butters, Lombard 7651 $3.00; N. Jones, $2.00; D. WillaChaumont, $1.00; J. Augosteno, zer, $1.00; L. De Foster, $1.00; R. 153 hours each. Collect by con­ NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street ford, $3.00; A. Rodrigues, $3.00; 4-1083 $1.00; L. Clony, $1.00; A. Johnson, Will, $1.00; P. Pfluhe, $1.00; J. tacting Captain Ackerman at Al­ C. Wilson, $3.00; M. Donohue, NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. $3.00; M. Costa, $3.00; W. Dow- Haestner, $1.00; J. Fredmann, coa, Pier K, Weehawken, N. J. Canal 3336 $3.00. Total—$66.00. ling, $3.00; A. Terilli, $2.00; A. M. Van Horn, $1.0P; R. Jenkins, SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 4 4. 4. J. Callaghan, $3.00; J. Cheely, 3-1728 Di Sessa, $2.00; E. Burke, $2.00. $1.00; D. Dufault, $1.00; C. Een, SS VASSAR VICTORY 7 St. Michael St. $3.00; R. McCord, $3.00; V. MOBILE $1.00; O. Schulaz, $1.00; J. Oler, 2-1754 Total—^29.00. (Paid off in Boston late Nov.) Schminke, $3.00; E. Leslie, $3.00; SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon M. Kayansky, $1.00; F. Walton, $1.00; A. Helms, $1.00; W. Binler, Entire stewards department, ex­ San Juan 1885 S. Sopkowiak, $3.00; W. Mosley, $3.00; P. Rowland, $3.00; H. $1.00; C. Prochenets, $1.00; M. GALVESTON 305 >/, 22nd St. cept crew's Mess and crew's $3.00; F. Forsythe, $3.00; C. Cala2-8043 Borkhardt, $3.00; S. Missonak, Jaffe, $1.00; N. Nilson, $3.00; S. Cooks have 3 hours coming. han, $3.00; Q. Wolff, $3.00; D. RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. $3.00; E. Sinecki, $3.00; P. Fink, Griwicki, $3.00; C. Humphrey, Troop carrying. Contact Mr. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Chenoweth, $3.00; T. Adkins, $3.00; Herman Jacks, $1.00; J. $3.00; F. Schweiger, $3.00; G. SEATTLE . . .v. . .86 Seneca St. Dooner, BuU Line, 115 Broad St., $3.00; W. Dyer, $3.00; W. Sheehan, Fore, 3.00; J. Julian, $1.00. Total Drouillard, $3.00; R. Peterson, PORTLAND Ill WrBumsid^St". N. Y. C. $3.00; R. Cleary, $3.00; R. Mal- $3.00; A. Bolsius, $3.00; W. Hus- WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. —$24.00. sey, $3.00. Total—$48.00. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. S. Green, $1.00; A. Messina, donda, $3.00; L. Silverman, $3.00. 10 Exchange St. Edward W. Colket, $2.00; Leon BUFFALO Total—$46^00. $2.00; C. Coons, $1.00. Total— CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. N. Fisher, $3.00; G. W. Stowers, E. Foskey, $2.00; Wm. C. Mel- CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. $4.00. orne, $2.00; John Kirby, $2.00; DETROIT 1038 Third St. H. Carney, $3.00; C. Clark, $1.00; E. Walker, $1.00; M. H. IMPORTANT! 531 W. Michigan St. $2.00; G. Brady, $2.00. Total—$7. Cross, $1.00; J. L. Dangey, $1.00; Charles Byal, $1.00. Total— DULUTH VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. $9.00. P. Perils, the man who shipped E. C. Craddock, $1.00; Jack Bon­ • J. Rassmussen, $2.00; G. Ander144 W. Hastings St. V. A. Rodriquez, $1.00; B. Cas- VANCOUVER as acting-AB on the Wolf Creek ner, $1.00; V. C. Booth, $2.00; J. 'fion, $2.00; John Cully, $2.00; SilTAMPA 842 Zack St. sata, $3.00; S. Stralsin, $3.00; V. on Dec. 11 contact New York Pa­ M-1323 W. McNellage, $1.00; W. R. Baranberg, $1.00; W. Yymon, $1.00; F. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. trolman Joe Algina at the New Amenta, $3.00; J. Fadde, $2.00; $1.00; R. T. Land, $1.00; E. thus, Hoskins, $1.00; Williams, $1.00; 5-1231 York HaU. $3.00; A. Ali, $3.00; R. Derrough, B. Lyles, $1.00; A. Firbas, $2.00. i F. Pierce, $3.00; J. Riley, $3.00; MONEY DUE SlU HALLS PERSONALS 0, �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 21, 1945 i Joaquin Miller Swings To SlU Several SIU volunteer _ organi­ large majority are already sold zers aboard the SS Joaquin Miller on the benefits of unionism—the of the Isthmian Line report that SIU way. However, a very small sentiment aboard this scow is minority of Isthmian lads remain largely in favor of the Seafarers. who have yet to see the light of A number of more or less old- day. This small group, slowly timers, who have been sailing but surely, is being made to Isthmian for a few years, have in­ realize that their contributions to dicated that they desire to join the profit-making of the Isth­ the SIU at the- earliest opportun­ mian Company entitles them to ity, and become full book mem­ a fair share of those profits in order to better their wages, liv­ bers. Some of the seamen on board ing and working conditions. the Miller complain about condi­ During their everyday contacts tions not being so hot, and how and conversation with their fel­ they lose a lot of overtime pay low workers, the SIU members through the company's close- now on the Miller were bombard­ fisted policies. However, these ed with questions by Isthmian men are beginning to realize more boys who wanted to know the strongly every day that there is score, and now they know. not much that can be done about One lone book member from their beefs, until such time as another union was on board, and Isthmian is under contract to the the Isthmian men didn't take to SIU. When that happens. Isth­ his phony propaganda. They mian crews will enjoy conditions liked the democratic policies of as good as those on any Sea­ the Seafarers much better, and farers' sHip, and have the same confirmed earlier reports that militant representation. The report maintains that the Isthmian too, goes,SIU! CalKng All SIU Men Now is the lime to come to the aid of your union. We are engaged in an all-out-ef­ fort to make Isthmian a union outfit. This can only be done with the help of every rank and file SlUer afloat. When you tie-up along side an Isthmian ship, board her and give the crew the score on waterfront union­ ism. Show them a copy of our contract, tell them how we settle beefs, prove to them that unionism, the SIU way. means more pork chops for them. wmmvj Has Seen Changes In His Time By GEORGE W. ROBEY As one who has seen vast changes in the maritime industry during my eighteen years of ac­ tive sailing since 1927, I am well aware of the splendid job done by the Seafarers in securing bet­ ter wages and working conditions for the average working stiff who goes to sea. Since the war, it has been my experience to ship both union ships and the unorganized ones of the Isthmian Line. While ship­ ping Isthmian, it was extremely obvious to note that many of the old time conditions still existed on this non-union line—conditipns which have long been elim­ inated on union-contracted ships and lines. Oilers, Firemen and Jr. En­ gineers do work on their watch which under SIU union contracts would be paid for at overtime rates of pay—work such as paint­ ing, cleaning and repair jobs. In addition, the highly qualified rep-, resentation of the Seafarers, which takes care of unfair log­ ging and other beefs brought before the Coast Guard and other bureaucratic agencies, furnishes Typical of the SIU younger protection such as the non-union membership now going to sea, seaman never enjoys. Those Isthmian lads who have is John Ferdensky, better known already accepted the outstretched as "Johnny Thomas," who, al­ hand of their union brothers though young in years, has ac­ within the SIU have seen the quired a lifetime of experience light of day. To those who through various harrowing cir­ haven't, the Seafarers still extend cumstances while sailing under that hand in the hope that all Isth- the Seafarers' banner. rhian men will bring their beefs During the earlier days of the and troubles to the SIU. Let's war, Johnny made the "suicide do the job in good old American run" to Murmansk, Russia, on style. Organize an American the SS Minotaur (largest steam company into an American union schooner ever built), and was for the American seamen, and let lucky enough to be on one of the SIU carry on it's progressive three vessels in the 65 ship con­ program for the American work­ voy to make port safely. Ferden­ ing stiff. sky was also aboard the SS Gil­ bert Stuart of the American Mail Line (SUP), which was lost in the Phillipine Island Invasion. Isthmian Mate Has Simple Philosophy: 'No Overtime' By DAVID S. FRIEDMAN Seafarers who sail only on The Mate, George Pruss, set union-contracted vessels are in­ himself the task of becoming this clined to take union conditions writer's greatest obstacle on the and agreements on those ships Bibbs. With only two and a half for granted. Therefore, when years seatime, Pruss had never sailing on an Isthmian ship, the sailed in the foc'sle. His own George M. Bibbs, it came as a statement to the entire deck dept. distinct shock to find men going was that he was only sailing till to sea under conditions which he got his release to -return to the were abolished on 'union vessels Consolidated Edison, where he as a result of the seamen's strikes. held the position of snooper, the^ Some of the things which oc­ same as on board ship. NO SAILOR curred on this voyage serve to This fellow was so ignorant of show why Isthmian needs an SIU contract so badly, and why Isth­ his duties that he couldn't per­ mian men are strongly favoring form the ordinary tasks of an AB, Seafarers victory in the com­ such as splicing line or wire, rais­ ing gear, and reaving two or three ing election. sheave blocks. He continuallyAboard the Bibbs, we carried polished brass while on wheel extra steward dept. men to serve watch, worked overtime and did Army troops on the return trip. not make out overtime slips for The Second Steward, apparently himself. His opinion which he under instructions, put them to enforced was that the watch on painting the officers' quarters, al­ leyways and toilets, and told deck is not entitled to coffee time. On another occasiorlf Pruss them they were doing this on their own time and not entitled stated that is was his policy while to overtime! With; the support in port to work the men from,, and leadership of SIU men, these 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. without young fellows, who were not slow exception. If anyone wanted to on the uptake, soon straightened P"* » security watch without, out the Steward on this and other! he could have the next day off. When tv^o of the men beefs. took off for four hours one after­ noon in order to buy a few articles in Bordeaux before the stores closed, he logged them two for one! When one of his pets accomplish its goals of decent took off and got drunk for three wages, living and working con­ days, nothing was said. ditions, is to organize the unor­ Regarding overtime, the Mate ganized and furnish a good pro­ stated, "I don't understand the gram for putting our united ef­ Isthmian policy on overtime, so forts into the battle to achieve I'll have to dispute all overtime!" . these ends." The sum total of this individual's "^With men of this fighting ilk. actions was to make the entire the Seafarers will face tomor- {crew, with a couple of exceprow's future confident that any^tions, conscious of the need forv enemy or issue can be met, and unionization under the militant defeated. I protection of an SIU contract. "Johnny Thomas" Typical Of SIU Ensley City Knows Its Mind Reports from one Isthmian Line ship, the SS Ensley City, indicate it is typical of the strong • Isthmian swing to SIU. Most of the men aboard are Sea. farers' pledge card signers, and they predict that the results of the election to determine the collective bargaining agency for Isthmian wil go as high as 90— 95% in favor of the SIU. Even a' couple of NMU men who were planted aboard the Ensley are seeing the light of day, and say they most certainly will vote for the Seafarers. They're fed up on the phony line and sellout tactics of that union, and want to belong to a real rank and file organization not under the commissars' con­ 1 trol—they want SIU! Two of the three messmen on the Ensley City have signed pledge cards, and the other is on the verge of signing. Chips, who is an oldtimer and has been sail­ ing Isthmian for 22 years, is strong for the Seafarers. One trip carder on board is an exnavy man who didn't want to sail non-union, but when he found out that Isthmian was being or­ ganized, he threw in his lot to help organize the unorganize into the SIU. With such spirit and coopera­ tion, the Seafarers can't lose. However, until the election is over and won, our members must keep on sailing Isthmian, talking SIU, and voting SIU. REHASHING THAT BIG PAYOFF WAR TROPHY On his return to this country, Johnny Thomas brought back as a war trophy the first Phillipine flag designed by the Filipinos in anticipation of their possible in­ dependence. This trophy-flag is now on exhibition in Blue Island, Illinois, after which the SIU ship Blue Island Victory is named. Incidentally, Ferdensky is a Blue Island native, and his family lives there. ORGANIZE! Brother Ferdensky has been in many battles for the union, and realizes that all is not.milk and honey in labor's struggles for a better life. He declares, "The only way that orgariized labor can Three SIU lads in the Baltimore Hall (now being entirely reno­ vated), left to right: Carl Johnson AB, Henry Kramer OS, and Henry Wykosky AB, talk over that memorable payoff on the MV Capa^ St. George. After a 7V2 month, 42,000 mile trip around the world last year, the boys collected from $1,500 to $2,000 a piece. Nice dough, when you can get it! ..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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ANTI-LABOR FRONT HAS MEW RACKET BALTIMORE WINS $35,000 ON BEEFS DENY IDLE PAY FOR STRIKERS SAYS EDUCATION MEANS PROGRESS DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SIU SHIP MEETINGS A LITTLE BRASS CAN DO THINGS JOAQUIN MILLER SWINGS TO SIU ISTHMAIN MATE HAS SIMPLE PHILOSOPHY: 'NO OVERTIME' HAS SEEN CHANGES IN HIS TIME "JOHNNY THOMAS" TYPICAL OF SIU ENSLEY CITY KNOWS ITS MIND Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-21-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7623a5b06f2f9146d6cd1bbf1b226140.PDF 0dffb2c21edb1b2a03bb6b6aeec1354e PDF Text Text ) Official Organ of the Atiantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1945 No. 50 Seafarers Cendemns Truman And Cengress For Anti-Union Stand M: Vigorous protests against the anti-labor proposal made'tions, the following telegram was by President Truman and the union-busting bills dispatched to President Truman: "The Seafarers International now before Congress were made by the Atlantic and Gulf VABo« Union of North America, Atlantic District of the Seafarers International Union in telegrams and Gulf District, affiliated with sent to the President and to the* the AFL, and representing more members of the House and Sen­ wholeheartedlly condemn its an­ than thirty-thousand seamen on ti-union provisions." the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, ate Labor and Military Affairs NOTIFICATION went on record as being unani­ Committees. An amendment, passed at the mously opposed to your proposedMeanwhile, Secretary-Treasurer same time, asked that the Union plan for the regulation and con­ John Hawk charged that the na­ "notify the President of the trol of Labor-Management dis­ tion's industrialists, directly aided United States, chairmen and putes through enabling legisla­ and comforted by the President members of the House and Sen­ tion, and strongly disapprove of and some of the national legisla­ ate Military Affairs Committees, such apparently anti-labor action. tors, had opened an offensive to and chairmen and members of the "We also went on record con­ negate existing collective-bar­ House and Senate Labor Com­ demning stringent labor laws now mittees of our position on this pending in both House and Sen­ gaining contracts. A motion passed on a coast­ vital issue." ate, and urge that you carefully In concurrence with the mo- consider the fact that under our wise basis at Port meetings stated "That we, members of the Sea­ democratic form of government, farers International Union of Labor's right to strike should Ndrth America (Atlantic and. Gulf not be restricted in any manner whatsoever." District), affiliated with the AFL, go on record as being unanimous­ (signed) John Hawk, ly opposed to the Truman pro­ Secretary-Treasurer posal on labor legislation, and Atlantic and Gulf New York Branch meetings . District, Seafarers are held every other Wednes­ International Union day evening. 7 P. M. at Web­ of North America." ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, The telegram to the House and WASHINGTON — Organized to rush through a resolution board within five days after the between 3rd and 4th Avenues. Senate committees followed the labor split definitely with Presi- creating a Congressional commit- certification. The board would dent Truman last week following tee to consider the legislation. In have complete subpoena powers. To get there take the 3rd Ave» same note, and shduld, along with his message to Congress asking the House Rep. Mary Norton (D., (3) Within 20 days the board Elevated and get off at 9th Stu the protests that have come with­ legislation for the power to ap- N. J.) introduced a bill to author- must make its report unless both or the East Side IRT Subway out exception from all parts of the Labor movement, convince point fact-finding bodies in union ize the President to appoint the groups, with presidential okay and get off at Astor Place. Congress that Labor will not tole­ disputes. fact finding boards. obtain an extension. (4) Neither No cards will be stamped rate any abrogation whatsoever AFL and CIO leaders throughThe President's plan provides the union nor the company would of any of its hard-won rights. out the country denounced the (1) If a strike is threatened in a be legally bound to accept the after 7:30 P. M. SMASH LABOR idea and charged that it would major industry the Sec'y of Labor findings or abide by them. NEXT MEETING WILL BE Brother Hawk pointed out that play into the hands of union- would certify the dispute to the NO STRIKES ON DECEMBER 19th. the shipowners under contract busting employers. Truman's President. (2) The President No strike or lockout would be to the Seafarers had apparently suggestion c-\lls for a 30-day com­ would appoint a fact-finding (Continued on 'Page 9) joined the anti-union drive. Their pulsory cooling-off period, sup­ method, he said, was to violate posedly patterned after the Rail­ the existing contracts as written, way Labor Act. The cooling-off no matter how clear the pro­ idea was the basis of the Smithvisions are. Then, when the SIU Connally Act which proved so ousting the WSA medics from The failure of other maritime subservience to government bu­ disagrees with their interpreta­ futile that even the authors of the soft jobs which the latter tion, they ask for a Port Com­ reaus, the MFOW and the MCS, the bill have asked for its repeal, unions to follow up the Seafarers' were hoping to establish on a per­ mittee meeting, to which they have failed to cash in on the r AFL President William Green victory over the WSA Medical manent basis. go with a closed mind, making militant victory won by the SIU, declared that, "In my judgment, program and do something for and continue to allow their sea­ any sort of settlement impossible. the recommendation of the Pres­ Instead, hog-tied by their gov­ ident will be unacceptable to la­ their membership was clearly men to present themselves to this ernment - subservient leadership, These moves are maneuvers bor." CIO President Philip Mur­ demonstrated this week on the government fink agency before the members of these outfits were to give the operators reason to ray charged that the government Zachary Taylor when the SUP shipping. forced to continue participation say that, since the contracts are had given in with "abject cowar­ deck crew refused to appear before in the potential black-ball sys­ ambiguous, the dispute should go When the Seafarers went after dice" to industry. President R. a War Shipping Administration the time-wasting, money-consum­ tem of being examined by men to arbitration for "clarification" J. Thomas, of the United Auto doctor for pre-shipping examina­ ing WSA Medical Division, sea­ who are practically committed to —an obvious move to change ex­ Workers-CIO, said, "I am won­ tion. In sharp contrast to the men all over the country, regard­ a program of eliminating the old- isting conditions. dering what is happening to de­ SUP sailors' action, members of less of union affiliation, cheered time (and/or more militant) sea­ Thus far, says Brother Hawk, mocracy. The right to strike is the Marine Firemen, Oilers and the move as a fight for re-estab­ men from the maritime industry. they have gotten no place with a democratic principle." The Watertenders and the Marine lishing thejr liberty. If these unions really had a this strategy and, he adds, "they, N. Y. State Federation of Labor, Cooks and Stewards who have Later, when victory was rank and file movement which won't. They won't be able to representing 1,500,000 AFL mem­ contracts with this company (Pa­ achieved (See Log. Nov. 9) and could make itself heard, there is arbitrate themselves out of agree­ bers, blasted the proposal. cific and Atlantic SS Co.) in the SIU contracted ships sailed with no doubt that the SIU action ments already signed." RUSH BILL engine and stewards departments crews examined only by a com­ would have been followed by Whatever the outcome of the While Truman's proposal was respectively, submitted meekly pany doctor as per the agree­ them. However, manipulated as present situation is, SIU officials being denounced by . union lead? to the WSA medics for examina­ ments, these seamen had good they are by their own leader­ say, the trend is unmistakenable: ers and pro-labor Congressmen, tion. reason to expect their own organ­ ship, they can do nothing to It is an all-out attempt to smash Rep. Howard Smith. (D., Va.) tried By following the old line of izations to follow the program of change the policy. the trade unions of America. \T N.Y. Meetings In Webster Hall Labor Unites Against President They Still Support WSA Medical Program • ,U • •. 1i �Page Two THE SEAEAREHS lOG Friday, December 14,' 1945 SEAI'ARERS 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 i a, % X HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - - President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Ptecy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 2<7 Congress Acts The editorial cartoon you see on this page, like all art work in a weekly paper, was ordered a week in advance. At that time. Congress was turning its usual deaf ear to those who thought that the workingmen of this country —who have gone without so much during these war years >vhile the industrialists were working under the "profits as usual" basis—reserved and actually needed legislation to provide the essentials of decent living. And at that time Congress was on a lay-down strike, doing nothing but engaging in its favorite pastime of growling at Labor and contemplating the bills,, which'it will introduce at some near future date, that will give themselves a mere 100/( salary rise. Well, times have changed. Congress is no longer laying-down. Our sterling legislators have leaped to action, and both chambers are in a great dither trying to force through some "labor legislation,-" But this time it is not legislation brought up at the request of the lower income groups, but under the pressure of the industrialists; and it is not legislation calculated to aid the workingmen, but to oppress him. To be sure, the cartoon is still correct; those bills are istill being ignored. But the lay-down is over. The stand-up period and the stomping-of-labor time is beginning. In contrast to the delaying tactics used against the Labor-approved bills, Congress is falling all over itself to bring to the floor and swift passage the following bills, which, if passed, spell the doom of a free, independent trade unionism in America. 1. The Hobbs Bill, which would cripple the AFL TeamUnless something is done by are too impoverished to care for • sters in their efforts to establish conditions for their mem­ those countries which are for­ them. tunate enough to be able to go The Netherlands: The country bers in large cities. to the aid of them, the conquered has conie a long distance toward 2. The Norton Bill, which would make strikes illegal nations of Europe face a disas­ recovery since the last terrible when certified to the President by the Secretary of Labor trous winter. According tb the winter. Then the Germans had U. S. Department of Labor these flooded a considerable part of for consideration by fact-finding boards. are conditions to be found today the country and practically all 3. The Amendments to the Smith-Connally Act, which in the liberated countries: civilian transport was at a stand­ Poland: It is reported that a still as a result of a strike of rail­ would penalize unions for strikes by depriving them of their collective bargaining privileges for a year and mak­ million people are homeless, half way personnel undertaken at the of them in Warsaw. Some 300,000 request of the Allied High Com­ ing them liable to damage suits. peasants are facing a bitter win­ mand. Families last winter, it To be added to these moves, which are backed by the ter living in holes dug in the was reported, lived on a few po­ usual "get-Labor" gang, is the fact that President Truman, ground. Some are without shoes, tatoes with now and then a piece many are without clothing; food, of bread, but mostly on sugar who had been considered in some naive quarters as not of course, is scarce. unfriendly to Labor, is apparently heading the anti-union One in every 9 of Poland's 7,- beets. "The housing shortage is still acute and the country is still drive* 000,000 children under 14 years very short of food, and of cloth­ old has lost both parents. (In We had a say last week about the President's proposal the United States less than one ing, including shoes and other and shall, no doubt, have much more on this topic in the in 10 of those under 21 years old necessaries. Infant niortality is said to be nearly four times the inext few weeks. What we are trying to do now is to find is a full orphan.) Another mil­ normal figure. a lesson in all this—something about Congress being elect­ lion Polish children have only Belgium: One-sixth of the ed by the votes of the workingmen, an.d now do you see one parent living, and 300,000. are working population had been de­ children separated from their .whar. happens? parents who were placed in con­ ported to Germany or in some But search our mind as we would, we can find no centration camps or sent to Ger­ cases to occupied France, for iiioral, except perhaps to reflect on that fascinating char­ many as forced labor. Of the forced labor. Under-feeding, children with their parents, 2,-. forced labor, tuberculosis and acteristic of ihum^h nature—that, if you act as though 000,000 must be clothed and par­ other conditions associated with yop enjoy a beating, someone, sure as hell, will oblige you. tially fed because their parents war and occupation have had 1- serious effects on children and young persons. In this country, marked progress is being made in reconstruction. The Government taking young people them­ selves into consultation in plan­ ning for the future. Gfeece: The three occupations —Italian, German, and Bulgarian —created tremehdouS havoc. Out of 6,500 towns and villages, 1,339 have been destroyed, 879 of that number being wholly wiped out; an'd 1,200,000 people are home­ less. Power stations have been destroyed and from 70 to 100 per­ cent of railways, ships, and air­ craft are lost. Among the coun­ try's 7,500,000 inhabitants there are 400,000 cases of tuberculosis. One-third of the population is suffering from malaria. Hungary: Prospects for the winter are gloomy, especially as regards heating and food. Seven­ ty-five percent of the country's livestock has disappeared. Italy: Many towns, large and small, are practically ruined; 8,500,000 people are homeless. De­ struction of agricultural land in Ihe war and this summer's drought have resulted in a great shortage of wheat. There is said to be practically no fuel. Austria, Czechoslovakia, Jugo^'avia and Albania; the record would be similar to that of th6 aforementioned cOuhtriOs. �THE Friday. December 14, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG $50fi00 PAY RAISE "CLEARING THE DECK" "Clearing The Deck," by Paul HaU, which usually appears in the LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall is touring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New York Agent. Brother Hall is Director of Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian election. Draft Will Mean Army Caste Page Three Chiseling Shipowners Discover Men Refuse To Sail Their Ships By J. P. SHULER r/ i WASHINGTON — Peacetime them . . . However, to expand conscription, especially as pro­ the functions of the military as Emil Schram, President of the posed in the May Bill, is un­ proposed by this bill would be New York Stock Exchange, has democratic and not in .keeping extending their control over the just had his salary raised from with the American tradition. civilian economy by reason of the $50,000 to an even $100,000 a year. These were the central points fact that the procurement and made by spokesmen for the AFL, production needs of the military as well as powerful international would continue during peace. We unions, before the House Mili­ have heard enough about the in­ tary Affairs Committee this week. flexible military mind and the Seafarers usually love a fight, In some of the most sharply waste of abilities and skill in the" and when it's a union fight in worded testimony presented by armed forces during the war just the common cause — then, they • labor spokesmen in recent ended, not to want to continue months, the Congressmen were military dominance over our come arunnin' — as witness the told off by AFL legislative rep­ civilian pursuits. We have also case of Brother Ralph Garret, resentative Lewis G. Hines. learned considerable from our re­ book number 7159, who is an SIU Harvey M. Brown, president of turning servicemen about the oldtimer in point of membership, the Intl. Assn. of Machinists, and caste system that prevails in and has taken part in many strug­ Martin H. Miller, natl. legisla­ both the Army and Navy; a sys­ gles during the birth and building tive representative of the Broth­ tem that is repugnant to all of of our Union. erhood of Railroad Trainmen the ideals of American fair play After hearing about the recent have also opposed the measure. and equality." trouble on the New York waterAll spokesmen insisted that peacetime conscription would in­ evitably lead to military inter­ ference in the civilian life of the nation. Quoting President Tru­ man's message urging the peace­ time draft. Brown said, "In our considered opinion this would SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 10 — 1886 aboard an Australian bai-k. mean nothing short of military Today, as it must to all men, In that same year he joined the .direction of labor, in addition to death came to Peter Blix Gill, 82-. old Coast Seamen's Union at Port control over the fighting forces, year-old veteran of the seas and Townsend. Such a plan is against the ideals for many years the "stormy of our democratic freedom, and PLENTY OF OPPOSITION petrel" of the waterfront. in the light of the splendid rec­ In March 1944 when the SUP Gill, who retired in 1939 after ord of American labor in the published its sixtieth anniversary past war, we sharply disagree serving for forty-five years as edition of the West Coast Sailors, that legislation should be enacted Business Agent for the Sailors Gill wrote an article in which he supporting such a program, which Union of the Pacific in this port, retraced the history of American would destroy the workers' op­ was second to none in knowledge seamen's unions. portunity to exercise their free­ of the seasmen's life and often He recalled that in those days, related stirring tales of the iron dom of occupational choice." as •today, they faced opposition The lAM head pointed out that men who sailed the wooden ships from not only the shipowners compulsory peacetime military of yesteryear. "but also at the hands of the As the man who championed training of young men of Italy, American Government." Germany and Japan in the past the rights of seamen over many Included among his many 20 years "and the defeated state years and who was credited with of those nations today, is a liv­ being the "father of overtime for friends and colleagues in those ing example" of the fallacy of the men who go down to the struggling days, was the man who thinking that such a program sea in ships," Gill, took an in­ became famous as the "Abraham terest in their affairs almost to Lincoln of the Sea," Andrew means military preparedness. "We urge," AFL representa­ his dying day. Following his re­ Furuseth. In the fight to better the wages tives Hines told the Congress­ tirement, he continued his visits and working conditions of the men, "that a decision on peace­ to the Union hall to "see how the seamen, they engaged in many time universal military training boys are doing." bitter struggles—"most of them should await results of final OVERTIME PRINCIPLE ending in defeats," wrote Gill. As treaties and international comThe story is told of how, back a result of these defeats the men 'mitments and the outcome of ef­ in 1889, as a member of the crew decided to work for changes in forts to insure world peace." aboard the four-masted schooner the Maritime laws. In the early "The adoption of a compulsory Carrier Dove, Gill advised his 1890s, they organized an Interna­ military training law in this coun­ shipmates that they were entitled tional Union of Seamen in order try," he said, "may have farto overtime pay of $3 each for to take in the U. S. and Canada. reaching effects of an undesir­ certain work. When the owners A legislative committee composed able nature. During the recent refused to pay the^men, he hired of Furuseth,"MacArthur, Jortall, war for the worthy purpose of a lawyer and took the case to Olander and Flynn was elected national defense, we saw nearly court where they obtained a rul­ to push for the legative reforms. our whole civilian economy ing favoring the seamen. brought under military control "DON'T MOURN" The total amount involved was which made civilian needs and It took twenty years of "ham­ welfare subordinate to the mili­ $18, and the elated men gave the money to their lawyer as a bonus. mering at the doors of Congress" tary instead of coordinate with Thus was established the prin­ before the Wilson-LaFollette Act ciple of overtime pay for seamen, was passed. Together with the the first case of its kind in the Jones amendment, this Act made We Win Again ! United States. the shipowners liable for injuries John Hawk, Secretary Born in Fredrikstad, Norway, sustained by seamen. Seafarers International Union on October 1, J863, he left school With the passing of Brother of-North America at 15 and became an apprentice in Brother Peter Blix Gill goes an­ 51 Beaver St., NYC the Norwegian Navy. Later he other of the long line of de­ Won the election of Florida became a merchant seamen at mocracy's solders. Brother Gill Power Corp. Tugboats 90 percent pay equalling $2.50 a month. might well approve that great |n favor SIU. After sailing to Quebec, Pensa- last statement of another union D. L. Parker. Agent cola, Portland and Australia, man: Gill arrived in Port Gamble in; "Don't mourn for me, organiie.' The Port of New York had a fair week with 31 ships paying off and 29 signing on. There were several ships still on articles that had beefs pending from the week before, and they paid off with all beefs settled to the satis­ faction of the crews. We have one beef pending in this port at this time on the SS John Davis, an Alcoa ship. But since this beef came up Alcoa company officials have had plenty of time to give it con­ sideration, as they are not being bothered with having to take care Shows That Old SiU Spirit front when the commies tried to muscle in on the longshoreman's strike. Brother Garret immediate­ ly hustled train fare from Bal­ timore to New York, so that he could join with his union broth­ ers in the common struggle to protect decent unions from the various raiding attempts of the comrats. Peter Blix Gill, Pioneer Union Seaman, Passes Away •r^-' *> What Ralph likes about the Seafarers is the fact that it is an aggressive outfit—not only be­ cause he has a militant spirit— but because he knows that the only way you can have a real or­ ganization is to fight for it. As this goes to press, Ralph is on the beach at Baltimore wait­ ing for an unorganized vessel to ship on, as he feels he can best serve his Union by helping or­ ganize the unorganized. of transportation and loading troubles etc., since none of their ships have been leaving port. Alcoa officials along with WSA authorities appealed to the Union yesterday to man their ships and take this beef to arbitration. It was pointed out to them that the dispatchers were making every effort to get the Alcoa ships crewed, but the membership just didn't seem interested in sailing for a company that would dispute legitimate overtime. The end of this week should find this beef settled to the satisfaction of the crew. FULL COMPLEMENT It seems that every time an MAY ship gets into port that you have to follow the same pro­ cedure in getting a complement in the stewards dept. These ships only carry 34 men and it gives the company a good argument that 7 men. should be able to per­ form the routine duties in the stewards dept. in a period, of 8 hours. But, the companies fail to take into consideration the fact that these ships give dumbwaiter service to the officers mess, be­ sides having as many alleyways and bulkheads to take care of as does a Liberty. The ships' minutes are coming in fast now, which shows that the membership is interested in the Union affairs and they are mak­ ing up lost time for the period when there were no meetings be­ ing held aboard ships. There are a lot of things ironed out in these meetings and taken care of aboard ship that used to be brought ashore. This makes it easier for a Patrolman who pays off a ship, and also gets the new membership interested in the Union's problems and solutions. SAIL ISTHMIAN There is still a shortage of sea­ men up and down the coast and especially in this port. There are 300 jobs on the board for rated men now, and it takes a shanghai artist to get a crew on a ship before she sails. However, the Isthmian organizers are doing a fair job of keeping men going to the Isthmian offices for jobs. The membership is also cooperating in this Isthmian drive and if this keeps up, it shouldn't be long be­ fore the Isthmian ships are sail­ ing under an SIU agreement. SIU Sends Condolences To SUP The following telegram was sent to the Sailors Union of the Pacific by the Atlantic and Gulf District , of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union offering its condolences upon the death of Brother Peter Blix Gill, militant trade unionist and one of the founders of the SUP. Harry Lundeberg, Sec. Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 86 Seneca St. Seattle, Wash. The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union joins with the rest of the Seafarers International Union in mourning the loss of Peter Blix Gill. Brother Gill was one of the men who, behind the leadership of Andrew Furuseth, helped raise the seaman out of the serfdom into which the profithungry operators had placed him and fought to keep him. Al­ though retired from active work by reasog of age. Brother Gill still maintained to the last an unflagging interest in the Union which he helped to build. Although Brother Gill has made his final voyage, he is still an inspiration and an active leader to the seamen who still continue their—and his—struggle. He is gone, but his work and teachings still remain as an inspiring mumorial. John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer Atlantic 8E Gulf District ¥• �r •' "'•. >•"• ' Pago Four '• u[''' • ••"• THE ' •'' • SEAFARERS '••'•• '• '. ' " ".' LOG The Patrolmen Say— Friday.'December 14, 1945 Koloa Victory Gets Peacetime Passenger Trade—One By One By JACK E. SMITH The SS Koloa Victory left New York for Baltimore to obtain car­ go and passengers. Much to the surprise of her crew, passengers came traipsing in — one, two, three swaggering up the gang­ way; a female and her. two chil­ .QUESTION:—The Baltimore Hall has just dren. Sailing for Rio De Janiero, had several improvements made in order to bet­ loaded to the limit in early Octo­ ber, 1945 with a woman and two ter service the membership. What do you think children for passengers, was as of these improvements, and what else should be different as night from day, from done to make a better hall? the sailing most of us have been used to. If a crew of a merchant ship had ever reformed, this was ed, the Royal Committee was the one. Every sailor's vocabul­ elected, and the ceremony finally WALTER HAAS—Due to im ary was minus a dozen words or began. provements already made, we more. NEPTUNE HIMSELF should be able to receive much The weather was just about the Tops on the list were our three better representation, and the only thing that sympathized with passengers who quivered and shipping floor can now give bet­ us by being as calm as possible. shook as they approached King *, ter service. It was a good idea to We put in to Trinidad for a day Neptune (Micky Moran). He laybring the leather easy chairs for fuel and did a little fishing, as ed down the law, but, being adown from the third to the sec­ there was no shore leave. Days gentle seaman, did not have the ond deck, and it should have been went on and the question of what heart to send them through the done sooner. My idea concerning would happen to our old tradition torturous procedure we had so further changes is that a door­ of initiating pollywogs on cross­ cold-heartedly figged. As I said man should be employed to keep ing the Equator arose with great­ once before, we certainly were a out the geis-hounds and kids hunt­ er concern. When the day arriv- Teformed crew. ing papers; the clock should be The after part of the boat deck placed in a more visible spot; and was a ringside seat where the a part time dispatcher should be Captain and Mates gazed in^ placed to help on the job. amazement at how this blood­ thirsty initiation had been revo­ lutionized to suit the eyes and WOODROW LAWTON—I have By BUNKER ears of the opposite sex. been sailing from Baltimore for Rio was not far by now and all twelve years, and I think the hall hands slept on the thought of ly see, is unusual generosity for Among many of the older SIU is belter equipped to handle what would be in store for them a waterfront haybag. men who are now going back to membership beefs then ever bethere. On arrival we were very sea after making use of their 4 4 4 for. It is now much more use­ much at ease after seeing our Brother Louis Goffin is always skills in shipyards during the war able and comfortable, and the passengers delivered to the happy full of questions about ships and Ed Ryan, Tampa Bosun, who boys will stay there while on the arms of the awaiting husband. things maritime, so we have a has been sailing blue water off beach. In addition to the fluores­ •We lay in Rio for 21 days, and couple here for him. We think and on for the past thirty years. cent lights, other changes for the a good time was had by all— you might be interested in the Since starting to sea in 1916, better would be to put a linoleum and how—without a single log. Ed has been on all kinds of ships, answers, too. or tiling on the floor, add an as­ The Koloa victory sailed once Do you know why they paint but the toughest of them all, he sistant dispatcher to the staff, more. She hit Santos, Bahia and ships grey? says, was the old America where and secure some recreation equip­ then Recife (Pernambuco) where Aside from blending well with he swung a banjo under hardment for the boys, such as pool our own ill-fated crew met up the horizon and the sky, grey boiled Paddy Brennan, famous tables, ping-pong tables, and with another female passenger, paint creates the illusion of a Fireman of theNorth Atlantic. more tables for writing and card who had her husband, an army ship being bigger than she ac­ playing. Ed picked a hard one for his tually is. Grain ships were once sergent, with her. first trip out after the war, sign­ New York bound once more, ing on as Bosun with a flock of painted grey in the belief that we neared an almost perfect trip the color would kep the cargoes newcomers on the little William LEONARD LAYTON—It looks Nott, a laker-type job out of the cooler. Grey paint was manda­ ekcept for the thought • of those ' . • tory for all Allied ships at the icy winds and snowstorms we as though the SIU in Baltimore McCloskey yards in Tampa. outbreak of the war, and many would soon be bucking. The is finally waking up. The hall not 4 4 4 shipowners believe the color thought of coming home for the,, only looks good, but it's giving Nick Grosius, an AB who has should be retained in peace time. first peacetime Christmas in a better service than it ever did be­ fore. The boys can now see where been shipping out of Gulf ports And that wouldn't offend the hell of a long time made us all the $10 building assessment is go­ since he left Baltic square-rig­ deck gang one bit. Think of the feel pretty cheerful about the whole thing after all. ing—and it's going for a good gers "quite a few years aga," is sujee-woojee you'd save! one of Parker's faithful in the cause. We must keep the gashounds out, and move the scuttle­ Tampa Hall, taking almost any butt to a more convenient loca­ of the rustbuckets that the first tion. If a well-designed neon tripper won't touch. Nick pre­ sign is placed in the window, out­ fers the rust buckets to the new • Crew members of the SS Josua In his opinion, the Seafarers side of the building or on the ships and has spent six months Leach of the Bull Line paid off should practice this policy of di­ front door, it would really show on the Brandywine, which is sup­ one of their "buddies" with a rect and forceful action at all up the hall so people can know posed to be a tough one to crew up, and fourteen months on the flock of Italian dough while in how proud of it we are. little Pan Orleans, grandpappy of Italy, and the Brother in ques­ the Waterman fleet. Says Nick: tion, Lloyd Short, was forced to "The trouble with the young fel­ leave the shores of sunny Italy lows is that they expect a ship to without being able to exchange it. LOUIS VAN EVERA — The Short paid off in Philly, and be spotless and all fixed up for changes already made are very went to his., home port of Bal­ their personal comfort. They good, and should have been made timore to try and change the un­ won't even look at a rustbucket." sooner. The new fluorescent usable lires into good old U. S. lights make it possible for the 4 4 4 currency. But, no dice—there members to see each other now, About a year ago we mentioned he found out that he must be a where formerly the hall was en­ Dynamite Nell and other water­ naval officer in uniform in order tirely too dark, and when the front characters well known to to exchange his mazuma. Short walls get their new coat of paint sailormen. Some lads on the Cape is really cussing the boys who —you'll hardly recognize the old Faro recently suggested that we pulled this quickie on him, and place then. I think a permanent add Rio de Janeiro's "Beach­ thinks the union should do some­ suggestion box should be in­ comber" to the list. The Beach­ thing to help him recover his stalled, so that members can pass comber, they say, hasn't had dough. on good ideas to the union for much in the way of good looks Seriously, though Brother future improvements, and where for many a year, but she knows delegates who are just in can more than any one else 'n Rio. Short, who ships from Baltimore place their beefs, "fhen, when She's a panhandler supreme, but all the time, has seen the SIU Isthmian goes SIU, we can show she puts the bum on one sailor growing by leaps and bounds in times. "That's the only way," our new brothers the best hall and gives the touch away to an­ that port, and develop a policy says Short, "that we continue ^o on any coast. other which, as any one can plain­ of hard hitting aggressiveness. progress as we have in the past." 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. 4. 4. It is up to the oldtimers to teach the newcomers the Union way—their rights, their priviliges . . . and their duties. Cooperation aboard ship is essential, but most cases of lack of cooperation stem from a lack of knowledge, and not from malice. A little coop­ eration will go a long way. 3^ 4 4" Ship delegates must not only cooperate with the boarding Pa­ trolman—which they have been doing—^but must also, since they know the crew best, help in lin­ ing up the trip carders for the Patrolmen. 4^4. WARNING: Men within draft age who have been overstaying their leaves are being reclassified into lA by the WSA. There are no Patrolmen in the Army. FORE 'N AFT Short Shorted By His Pals �saa l^riday. D.ecem^r 14, 194.$ THE S,E APARERS LOG Page Fivet SPEAKS URGES MEN TO COLLECT MONEY DUE PROMPTLY The Editor, Many members of the Union don't realize the Rouble they are causing the organization: by not looking over the Money Due notices and not claiming their dough after the Union has won it for them. Lots of guys would be as hap­ py as I was during this year when I discovered that I had $425 in overtime and transpor­ tation coming to me because of SIU winning beefs in Smith and Johnson, Mississippi and Water­ man lines. The other day one of the boys I know asked for a loan of a buckr I was willing to lend it to him but suggested first that ed away through the efforts of Martin, Doui? GofEin ^d ^9!^ Volpian. (Asst.-Sec.-Treas. Goffin uud N-Y. Engine Patrolman Volpiun)Martin has.my vote as dele­ gate in advance for the next trip we make as shipmates. Patrick John McCann HIS POP'S A UNION MAN FROM "WAY BACK" The Editor, Because I miss quite a few copies of the Log while on trips I would like you to mail a copy to my home. My father is a union man from way back and also enjoys reading about the activities of the Seafarers. James McClain COMMEND SHIP DELEGATE ON PARKERSBURG V we check the Money Due lists. To his surprise he found $100 of his own money collectable at one of the operator's offices. With notices printed in the Log and carried on several bul­ letin boards around the hall there's no reason for money to be left lying at company offices. Another thing, it makes the official who settled the beef look a little foolish when, after a tough battle for the dough, the members don't act as though they need it. So fellers, before you ask for the loan of a buck just check the lists and maybe you can lend someone some money yourself. George M. Thayer WANTS PARENTS TO KNOW GREAT WORK OF SIU Seafarers Log, I'm a member of the SIU and I would appreciate an additional copy of the Log mailed to my parents in Virginia. The Log will aquaint them with the things the SIU is doing for the seamen and just what the benefits are in belonging to a great Union such as ours. Thanks, in advance. Leroy McDowell ROBIN LOCKSLEY DELEGATE DID "GOOD UNION JOB^ F Seafarers Log: Merle G. "Pepper" Martin the stewards department dele­ gate on the SS Robin Locksley did a good Union job for the men in his department. When we hit New York we had a number of beefs in the dept. which were quickly squar­ if they said we were right^ we'd still have to job action the out­ fits because they wouldn't be bound by the committee's find­ ings. Montgomery-Ward is still blocking War Labor Board de­ cisions. The workers there had The Log: As a member of the SIU I want to inform the membership that we have a ship's delegate who is doing a grand job aboard the Parkersburg Victory. His name is Bill Thompson and he's done a lot for the crew. Just tonight (Nov. 29) I over­ heard the Chief Engineer say, "What am I going to do?" after a little session he had had with Bill. The Chief had never been on an organized ship before and now knows about Union rights. Things have been pretty swell and will continue to be with brothers like Thompson to steer us. We have 10 book members aboard and have weeded out the phonies. The members of the crew would like this published in the Log. T. J. Luoma to job action to back up the WLB. Even then they lost the beef because the government moved the army into the outfit and the workers didn't get any­ thing. We workers have only one way of fighting these anti-labor bosses. That's the right to strike and nobody ever heard of a general giving his enemies thirty days notice before he started "job action." We musn't fall for these softly worded anti-labor measures. A. Marco HOSPITALIZED BROTHERS AT FORT STANTON lawful for any union to use its only real weapon, the strike weapon. The bill doesn't state so openly but it has the same effect. It prevents the actual strike for approximately 30 days dur­ ing which a Truman appointed "fact" finding committee "lays the case before the public." La­ bor doesn't participate in the committee and has no voice in its deliberation. It can only sit back helplessly and take it on the chin. This bill should be fought tooth and nail. The SIU should join with aU of Labor in the most rigorous protests against Truman's slave labor attempts. This bill is only one of many that are now being pushed be­ fore Congress and if Labor doesn't fight back with all its power, other bills will be passed that are even more vicious. The executive committee of big business that rules the coun­ try in fact, should be shown in no uncertain manner that Labor intends to resist any and all at­ tempts to take away its only real weapon and its democratic right—the right to strike. B. Goodman Dear Brothers, Here is a list of the SIU broth­ ers who are at the U. S. Marine Hospital here at Fort Stanton, New Mexico. N. Gamanin (Bk No. 8), H. Tottle (Bk No. 86812), Archhibald McGoigan (Bk No. 22934), TIP THEIR HATS E. T. Hardeman (Bk No. 23852), TO SKIPPER OF and myself John R. Sartor (Bk WINFIELD SCOTT No. 36084). I have shown this letter to Seafarers Log: TRUMAN PLAN IS Brothers Gemanin and McGoi­ The crew of the Winfield Scott gan who ask me to have any tip their hats to one of the ANTI-LABOR benefits sent to me and for me to greatest skippers sailing. LEGISLATION pass it out to the brothers here. On our last trip in the MediIf you send it to me, please teranean, Captain Purnell show­ Dear Brothers, ed plenty of guts by dodging make out a paper with each At the New York meeting the mines that broke loose due to a brothers amount on so that he other night, the Seafarers went stei-m and again when one of can sign it when I give him the on record against the President's our engines broke down during money. idea that we should have antia storm when we were danger­ McGoigan tells me that he strike laws, and fact finding ously close to the beach where gets the Log okay. committees. We are all able to eat so far reefs were piled high. I don't think the motion and get around some but I guess On the return trip we again passed by the mepibership went we'll be here for some time yet. encountered a storm but the far enough in condemning this The doctor told me that I should Skipper brought the ship, the idea of putting working people stay a year but I'm trying to ci'ew and the troops aboard, in shackles by passing laws get well fast so that I can go back safely and well within which are undemocratic and back to sea in the next six schedule. sound like they come out of Take a tip from us fellers. It's months.. Naziland instead of America. In the meantime all of us not the ship that counts, it's the If they get such a law passed here would like to hear from man who runs it. it will mean that the smallest the brothers as often as possible. Bart Misuraco beef would never be settled be­ John R. Sartor cause the company wouldn't STEWARD BLAMED fear any kind of job action. FLAYS TRUMAN They'd have thirty days or more FOR BAD FEEDING to stall and by that time the SLAVE LABOR ON JULIUS OLSEN men would be shipped put be­ PROPOSALS Dear Editor, cause of the struggle to earn a The Log, living. We feel it should be brought It would only be a really ma­ This new attempt to put a to the attention of the member­ jor beef that affected the en­ straight jacket on labor, known ship that conditions aboard the tire maritime industry that as the Truman Labor Bill, is an SS Julius Olsen are far from would be worth fighting. By open declaration of war against satisfactory because of steward the time the fact-finding com­ the working people. department difficulties. mittee got through with us, even This bill would make it un­ Full blame cannot be placed entirely on the Steward, but he is generally responsible for the lack of efficiency on the part of his department. It may be true that there are several misfits in the dept. but the Steward has made no attempt to offset their ineptitude by making more bal­ anced menus. We believe that a perfect sample of his disregard for the crew's welfare is illustrated by the Thanksgiving dinner we had. It was served minus, a tablecloth, minus celery, fruit, pickles, salads, nuts or cran­ berry sauce. This, in spite of the fact that the ship received stores two days previously. Everytime he's called to ac­ count he shifts the blame to his department members or the WSA. His favorite answer is "That's all they gimmee." The saving soul served us purple turkey on Labor Day which had been put aboard on the previous trip in May or June. Another thing is that he came aboard as a cook last year and wiggled himself up to the Stew­ ard position. N. W. Regan (Dk Del) FINE HAND OF STALIN SEEN BEHIND CURRAN The Editor, It is obvious that the NI.IU cry to have our troops returned home as soon as possible is more than a grab for publicity. Any­ one who knows the workings of that outfit will see the "fine" hand of Joe Stalin giving orders dii'ect to his commissar "no-coffee-time" Joe Curran. The idea being to get Ameri­ can soldiers out of the countries over there so that the commun­ ists can have a" free hand in turning the entire continent in­ to a commie stronghold. To this end, Curran and com­ pany are using the rank and file members of the NMU as pawns in Stalin's international game. If the NMU rank and file would stop and realize that Cur­ ran and his gang are stopping them from acting as good Am­ ericans in the interest of Amei'ica, they would soon put a stop to their carrying out the work of the communist party of Moscow. This is not the first time they have grabbed a popular slogan in order to confuse the think­ ing of the NMU rank and file as well as^the American people. All of us want the boys home and the sooner the better but that's no reason for us to play right into the communists' hands. Completely discredited as the communists are, we can expect lots of militant words from them as they try to capture American workers who are inexperienced in the ways of the comrats. Pat Ryan �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 14, 1945 SHIPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS NAZI DEATH CAR IT"® lliwiiiii iiiiiiiiP®' Aboard Ihe Winfield Scott (Bull Liberty) Bosun Antonio Gon­ zalez perches on whiit is belieyed to be the first gas chamber rail­ road car brought to this country for examination. As far as we know this is the first picture of the Nazi death machine to appear in any jpaper. Weighing 92 ions, the railroad car was brought to New York from Naples. BLUE ISLAND VICTORY MEN HOLD TWO SHIPS MEETINGS AT SEA, Nov. 18 —With 17 book members present, Chair­ man Williams called the meet­ ing to order aboard the Blue Isl­ and Victory. Brother Rosato was elected rec-secretary. Brother Chenevert brought up the question of passageways and insufficient ash trays in the messhalls. This beef was set­ tled immediately after the mem­ ber who was assigned to clean passageways , explained that he had been too ill but was doing his best and the Chief Electri­ cian agreed to turn out some ash trays on a lathe. Questioned about late meals, the Chef and Chief Steward said this was caused by the galley fuel tank running empty. Engine Delegate Rosato under­ took to get the matter straight­ ened cut with the 1st Engineer. The Steward agreed to provide more glasses and cups. Trip card men in the Stew­ ards department who failed to perform their assigned duties were warned to either "work or be made candidates for the NMU." The Chef asked for coopera­ tion on keeping the messrooms clean. He said there was an awful mess when the Messmen come on duty. He promised co­ operation in varying the menus. Other motions dealt with, , laundry being too small, deck .dept. head repairs, steam lines in deck bathrooms, heater in stewards focst'le and deck main­ tenance being given their ov/n focst'le. The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. after a one hour ses­ sion. ) Second Meeting AT SEA, Dec. 2 — Brother Williams was again elected as chairman and Brother Thibeau was acting rec.-secretary. The deck delegates reported that the ash trays had been made and were in use. He also said that he had 8 fuU books in his dept., all in good standing. The black gang delegate report­ ed 7 full books all in good stand­ ing and that the galley fuel tank pump had been repaired by the 1st As^'t Engineer. The stewards department delegate said he had 7 full books, the rest of the men be­ ing trip cards and probationary books. The delegates' reports were accepted. Under New Business the Steward then declared that "stealing was being done" and implied that this might be the result of "Gls floating around quarters." A motion to stop this was amended by Brother Dimitriadis to "a search be made to find a stolen watch." The Steward then reported that he had five men turned to to clean the laundry but that it was filthy again. A motion ma­ king the three department dele­ gates responsible for the laun­ dry cleanliness was carried. Other motions at this meeting included pipe repairs, poor quality of eggs, cheap meats, soap, preparation of a repairs lijft, .slop chest prices and messroom cleanliness. The meeting also adopted a motion to refuse the payoff until all beefs are settled. The meet­ ing then adjourned. SS Alcoa Pointer Crew Shows Real Union Spirit NOVEMBER 10. — The mem­ bership aboard the SS Alcoa Pointer met today under the pro-tern chairmanship of Mar­ vin A. Hauf (Ut-Mess) who was later nominated as permanent chairman and elected by accla­ mation. Nominations for re­ cording-secretary were opened and Oiler W. W. Bain was un­ animously chosen for the post. Reported absent from the meeting were Edward H. Going (Oiler) and John A. W. Orman (FWT), both on watch and James C. Mitchell (AB) who, the deck delegate reported, was unwilling to attend. The stew­ ards department was fully rep­ resented. Under New Business the meeting then took up beefs con­ cerning towels, messhalls and outgoing mail. Also decided at the New Business session was the question of playing pingpong in the messhalls. A mo­ tion was passed demanding either fresh fruit or fruit juices be served each morning for breakfast. At this point the chairman re­ ceived word that Oiler Going and FWT Orman would like to be relieved in order to attend the balance of the meeting. A vote of thanks was extended by the meeting to Oiler Grim and FWT Barber who volunteered as reliefs. Under Good and Welfare the membership adopted a motion calling , upon OS Charles Robert Shatzer to apply for a proba­ tionary book or be placed on the "no shipping" list. Another mo­ tion concerning charges made by Shatzer against Pete DeCatte, the SUP Agent in Baltimore^ called upon the OS to sign a statement substantiating his aUegations. A Motion was adopted in­ structing Wiper Gilbert P. Hampton and Utility Messman Darrel J. Sundquist to contact Union officials upon arrival in port and get their union affilia­ tion status clarifed. The issue involved SlU or SUP member­ ship. The question of AB James Mitchell's absence from the meeting was then taken up and a motion was carried that he be reported to shoreside officials for further action. The meeting adjourned after adopting a motion that no mem­ ber accept the payoff until all .beefs are squared away and the question of transportation money straightened out by the Patrolmen. STRICKEN FROM RECORD NOVEMBER 17. — Chairman Hauf called the meeting to or­ der at 2.00 p. m. and opened the floor for nominations. He was again elected by acclamation after William Barber was nominated and declined. Bain was re-elected to the recordingsecretary post aqd the minutes of the previous meeting were read. A motion was introduced to strike the reference to James Mitchell's absence from the Nov. 10 meeting from the record. It was explained that he had been ill at the time. The motion car­ ried and the minutes were adopted after the amendment was made. Department delegates report­ ed entire deck and stewards de­ partments present. Edward Go­ ing and John Orman of the black gang were on watch and so recorded. A motion was adopted de­ claring that Messman Charles Barrett not be allowed to ship again in the stewards depart­ ment but that he ship in deck or engine departments if he gets the proper endorsemnts. Under new business the meet­ ing adopted motions on life sav­ ing equipment, third cook, and claims against the shipowner for injuries sustained by two deck crew members due to the company negligence. A motion of protest against the chief mate for charging Wiper James P. Feeley eight dollars and fifty cents because . life preserver strap had been broken. A general discussion of the mess followed under Good and Welfare. Iced drinks and chang­ ing of menus demands were taken up with the Steward who appeared for the purpose of hearing the beef. He explained that his department was shorthanded but was striving to have the mess as good as possible. Asked about poor cooking of potatoes, the second cook stated that he just doesn't have time to do the baking and the cook­ ing of vegetables efficiently and that on baking days the vege­ tables suffer and visa versa. He assured the crew that he was even working 12 to 15 hours some days in order that the crew is decently fed. No further dis­ cussion of the subject followed his remarks. At this point the chair called for volunteers to relieve Oiler Going and FWT Orman so that they might attend the rest of the meeting. Clarence Grim and FWT Beri Howard volunteered and received a vote of thanks. The disclosure that some members were going top-side to beef and that Wipers were taking orders from personnel other than the 1st assistant en­ gineer brought instructions from the chair that Wipers take or­ ders only from the 1st assistant and warned all members, in­ cluding delegates against going top-side on their own initiative. His position was supported. On a motion from the floor, the chair appoint a committee for the purpose of listing neces­ sary repairs. Ihe list to be in triplicate with one copy going to the Patrolman, one to the master and one to any member of the crew who elected to re­ main aboard for the next trip. Committee consists of James Mitchell (deck), William Bar- ON SMITH VICTORY Alfzed J. Rascik, AB. just com­ pleted a trip on the SS Smith Victory—New York to Le Havre and return to Boston. 1,500 Gls plus two stowaways, about whom the Log carried two stories, were aboard. He's now waiting to ship out. ber (engine) . and Gus Kline (stewards). The engine department dele­ gate then read excerpts from his report to the boarding Pati-olman reli.tive to the general con­ ditions aboard ship and the .meeting adjourned following one minutes silence in memory of departed brothers. Demand Fresh Fruit Abeard SS W. D. Ferris OCT. 28 — Blaming any fail­ ure to provide fresh fruits and vegetables aboard the SS Woodbridge N. Ferris when she ar, rived in Australia upon the WSA, the Steward told the meeting of SlU men on Oct. 28 that all he could do "is give his requisition for food and they send whatever they think is necessary." After some discus­ sion it was decided that after provisions were sent aboard the Steward was to notify the dele­ gates if his requisition was not filled and the delegates would "find out why." ' Chairman of the meeting was P. Truehart and the rec.-secre­ tary, H. Stirzel. Delegates were: James H. Selway (deck), Ernest Chlssen (engine) and Seldon Clark (stewards). Chief Cook Lovett proposed that the crew should vote on action if the provision requisi­ tion was not filled and with one exception the crew agreed that they would refuse to sail the ship if the delegates reported back unfavorably. The exception was Brother Olson who stated that he thought the action too drastic inasmuch as the ship would be in a foreign port. Brother S. Scott asked the • chair to ascertain whether the Purser was going to get some clothes in the slop chest. He was told "no" but that they could be purchased in Australia. �• ,U Friday, Dsceniber 14. 1945 DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS SS John Milledge THE SEAFARERS TUFTS SAILOR LOG Page Seven Joliet Crew Keeps Smiling Despite Their Cap'n Bligh ed by the meeting was the ques­ In spite of the Cap'n Bligh tactics of Skipper Evans, the crew October 26—Meeting called to tion of secui'ity watches in LeHavre, overtime for "All Saints of the SS Louis Joliet (Robin Liberty) were highly commended by ord^r with Melvin Hall in the. Day," painting focs'les and chair and H. H. Krenz as rec.18 GIs who were passengers on their return from the Phillippines. sec. First order of business, the messrooms, checking of food At least five members of the crew were in need of medical at­ election of department dele­ stores and installation of new tention by the time the ship hit Colon, Panama but they were gates. J. Mendel, H. Krenz and lockers in the focs'les. denied ueaiment lor treatment for six days. The meeting adjourned after M. Sterne were elected for deck They had about 2000 hours of these men who sail the seven adopting a motion not to payoff engine and stewards depart­ until all beefs were prgperly disputed overtime in the deck seas. ments respectively. "Our conversations, actions settled and that the Purser is­ It was moved, seconded and and engine department alone. and war experiences changed sue vouchers before that time. carried that a recommendation Cigarettes sold for 60 cents as the routine of the crew. Like­ S. to invite the skipper and chief far as Panama ,and then the wise we listened intently to life engineer to attend the meeting Seatrain New Orleans price went up to 88 cents. aboard a merchant ship. Our be held in abeyance until larger AT SEA, Nov. 4—^The meet­ pleasant evening hours with quarters could be found for ship ing, chaired by W. E. Boyd who This ship was so cheap that them over a cup of steaming meetings. Another motion ex­ was elected by acclaim, took up they had the place looking like coffee will long live in our cused two first trippers from at­ the matter of the crew's demand a safe deposit vault with locks memories. tending the meeting on account for time off until noon the fol­ on everything. Rags were ra­ "This has been a long, long Heme Sarra, AB, sailed of seasickness. lowing day if the ship landed in voyage for a little group of ser­ The crew adopted a motion port after 11 a.m. The motion aboard Ihe SS Tuffs Viclory tioned out two at a time. vice men who have dreamed of instructing all hands that crew's was made by Brother Kutsche. which jusl completed a round In spite of the poor conditions home and loved ones, but now messhalls, showers, etc., are for who pointed out that this pracNew York fo Le Havre, resulting from Skipper Evans' it's almost at an end. the crew's use and no other per­ tice had been followed in the and returned with a load of actions the crew apparently "It's been a v/onderful trip, 2,000 GIs, Trip's highlight was turned smiling faces towards sons use them except at the ex­ past aboard this ship. thanks to the crew. press invitation of the crew The crew then went on record the birth of nine pups to a GI the Pacific veterans as is testi­ "Why? Because the smiling dog aboard ship. members. opposing sailing the ship on ar­ fied to in the following state­ faces of the crew kept us smil­ Opinion was divided as to rival at New Orleans unless this ment: ing and cheerful too. It's a fine whether painting messhalls and was agreed to in writing. It also formerly used by the gun crew "When we came aboai-d the showers was deck gang work or instructed Brother Spires to and used by the stewards dept. SS Louis Juliet on the afternoon crew. Our very best to each of stewards. It was pointed out wire Eddie Higdon the New Or­ on the last trip. The matter was of October 13^ we were met by its members." The statement carries the sig­ that this work presented, in leans Agent so that Union rep­ settled with the black gang get­ the smiling faces of most of the natures of 18 GIs. most cases, an opportunity for resentation was available upon ting the use of the head. crew. Not until several days la­ Deck delegate was J. Kirby overtime for stewards dept. arrival there. A wait of ten days at Antwerp ter did any of us realize what and Engine delegate, Monroe members which some held they (Recording-Secretary Adolph for cigarettes and the fact that our coming aboard meant to Lessans. were entitled to. The opposition Capofe notes that "As a result no ice cream was served during brought out that many of the of this action the New Orleans the entire trip was ordered re­ stewards dept. men are inexperi­ Agent met the ship at Belle ported to the boarding Patrol­ GOOD TRIP — GOOD CREW enced in this work but all hands Chase at 11 a.m. and won the men together with a list of were unanimous in referring the crew's demands." They got the needed repairs and improve­ question to shoreside officials time off plus a new electric ice­ ments aboard the vessel. for a decision which would box and promise of a repair job Deck delegate was Frank Hos­ avoid recurrence of this issue when the ship hit drydock at kins, William Wildridge for the aboard ships. the end of the month.) black gang and Norman DeAnother discussion concerned 4. 4. 4, Laurie for the stewards. the location of the crew's radio. Seatrain New Orleans 4 4 4 Excessive and loud playing of (Second Meeting) SS John Stevens the radio, it was said, interferBoyd and Capote were again AT SEA, Oct. 21 — Meeting red with the Firemen's rest in­ elected chairman and rec.-sec., asmuch as the speaker which is respectively and the delegates opened with Warren Wyman in in the crew's mess is close to the proceeded to make their reports. the chair and Frank Hoskins as rec.-sec., both of whom were Firemen's focs'le. A motion was Deck delegate Hanson stated re-elected. Minutes of previous adopted to have it relocated andthat the chief mate had cleaned meeting were accepted and un­ that all card playing take place out the rose box and that this der "New Business" the crew in the mess located furthest was overtime for Brothers Hart away from the Firemen's focs'le. and Britten who were on watch adopted a motion for the deck and engine departments to use It was moved, seconded and at the time. heads and showers on the star­ carried that all hands take their Brother Muzio, the engine beefs to their respective depart­ delegate, reported his depart­ board side of the ship. A motion was adopted to ment delegates and the latter be ment o.k. with no beefs. have the Purser cease the sale authorize ' to call ship meetings Capote reported no beefs for whenever they judge them to be the stewards dept. and that the of cigarettes to the army on the way home because of rationing of benefit to the crew. The dele­ ship was short of a messman. to the crew. Another motion gates were instructed to con­ A motion was adopted de­ tact army officers and request manding overtime for all hands called upon the Steward to ex­ "A good Irip and a good crew" say ABs Bob High and Norman use of No. 3 hold for further for late sailings. It was pointed plain the shortage of plates, cups Provan of the SS Oils E. Hall which paid off in Charleston. and glasses in the messroom. ship meetings. out that the company was aware Meeting adjourned at 3:30 t X that the ship couldn't sail on after a 1^2 hour session. time because of a bad boiler. SS John Milledge 4 4 4 A list of suggested agi'eement November 12—Meeting call­ SS Reinhold Richter ed to order at 1.30 p.m. with M. changes was read by Brother AT SEA, Nov. 4—Members of Hall in the chair and J. Werner Kufsche and the crew approved as rec.-sec. The purpose of the them being turned over to the SIU aboard the SS Reinhold Because "the New Orleans cepted. No beefs and every­ meeting was announced as "ship shoreside officials for consider­ Richter today voted that any crew member who relieves the Patrolman gave us very good thing in good shape. The crew sanitation and welfare." Broth­ ation in future negotiations. In a special message from the watch late shall be fined one cooperation" in getting every­ then discussed the question of ers McKenzie and Nelson were crew, submitted by the rec.-sec., dollar which will be turned over thing squared away before they cigarettes which, reported the made "Master at Arms." sailed, the meeting aboard the chairman, had been taken up The deck delegate declared the men stated that changes are as a Log donation. Other motions adopted by the Francis M. Smith on Dec. 2 was in New Orleans with the Cap­ that no beefs existed in his de­ needed in shipboard working partment except overtime dis­ rules inasmuch as seamen now crew penalized members who short and to the point. tain who had guaranteed 2 car­ putes. He stated that this will work far more hours than work­ fail to put their cups and dishes Several of the old timers took tons a week for the voyage. be left to the boarding Patrol­ ers in other industries and "now away after eating and to give the floor to give a talk on Union Main also reported that the is the time for each member to the Steward a vote of thanks for activities especially for the new­ man at the payoff. Skipper had agreed to change Engine delegate reported he start action leading towards a his cooperation during the .trip. er men and the cTew went on the quarters as soon as the pas­ expected a clean payoff with no 40 hour week for seamen." The latter motion was opposed record extending best wisiie.; for sengers had disembarked at beefs but complained about the by one member. 4. 4. 4 the holiday season to "all the Trinidad. messroom untidiness. Members of the crew wanted brothers on the beach and at SS John Stevens The delegate for the stewards AT SEA, Oct. 14 — Meeting to know if comoensation would sea." Blackie Gardner made a mo­ told the meeting that his depart­ aboard the SS John Stevens be paid because of the lack of Chairman Mack Main opened tion that the crew give a vote ment was in good shape except with Warren Wyman elected bedspreads but it was proposed the meeting with a talk on co­ of thanks to New York Agent for green and inexperienced first chairman and Frank Hoskins that this be left to the Boarding operation between the thiee de­ Paul Hall for the "hard work trippers. elected rec.-sec., both by ac­ Patrolman for settlement. partments and stressed the need he is doing in the Isthmian or­ An open discussion was then clamation. Delegates aboard the Richter for keeping the ship and quar­ ganizing drive." The motion car­ held for the crew in general and Under "New Business" the are John Rothery (E n gi n e ), ters clean both during the trip ried unanimously, the new men in particular. membership discussed the ques­ Charles Wobeser (Deck) and and for the payoff. Neal Smith was the record­ Among other matters discuss­ tion of who was to use the head Curtis J. Band (Stewards). Delegates reports were ac­ ing-secretary. mammmMmrnm ALL BEEFS SETTLED BEFORE SAILING ON FRANCIS SMITH 111 If !i •u . f I �Page Eight THE SE4tl4E^R& laG Friday. Dj^qemb^r 14« 1945 Mobile, Too, Wants A New Hall By JAMES L. TUCKER MOBILE — Shipping has slow­ ed down, but we expect it to pick up this coming week with four ships due in for the Alcoa Com­ pany and two for Waterman. We particularly need ABs at the pres­ ent time and Cooks. We will have three more C-2s out here— the Median Creek on or about Dec. 21st; the Fairport around Jan. 10th, and the J^hn B. Water­ man around the 1st of Feb. Voting has been fair here with about four times as many voting this year as did last year. It shows an increasing interest is being taken in the Union by some of the younger Union mem­ bers. The Hall was broken into last week, and so far all that we find missing is the radio, which was still in working condition even if it was six years old. We are still looking for a new Hall, and we hope that we do not have to look as long as the Port of Norfolk did. They had to look for two years, and if we have to look that long the one we are in will fall down before that time. (Edi­ tor's note: But take a gander at the Norfolk story.) SHORT RUN Quite a few of the Tankers are beginning to run coastwise out of here, so any one wanting a short a-un come on down, as the weather iis just starting to turn cool. For the past week we did not have a • ship to payoff, but had eight to sign on with plenty of beefs about signing on. All of these ships signed on with no WSA Rider No. 64. They signed on to payoff in the Gulf area, and we hope in the future to be having them to sign on to payoff in the Port in which they sign on. • We are having a good many ships in transit from the Pacific 'Coast with every one wanting to pile off—^when the ships leave the coast they expect to go in the iboneyard, and some of them are coming in with just enough food for one more meal and a skimpy one at that. Some of our members must The Patrolmen SayCarry your gear with you when •you report to your ship. You might want to change your shirt ,when you met those senoritas or those mademoiselles. Each member should con­ sider himself a one-man organiz­ ing squad. Always carry some of the Union organizing material with you, and give to the unor­ ganized seamen you meet. Re­ member: Isthmian, too, must be SIU. i . Not only good Unionism, but ordinary courtesy and regard for your friends: Clean your quar­ ters thoroughly before signing off. have read the old ad^e that two can live as cheaply as one, for several have just tied the knot, one of them being James (Hambone) Watler. The Andrew Jack­ son bunch hit town and only lasted a few days, most of them having already shipped. Jughead Chandler has deserted the Pan-Orleans and is making a trip across. Brother (Von Steigle) Horn is back after mak­ ing a nine day trip on our train­ ing ship, the Pan-Orle«uis. Quite a lot of the oldtimers are sitting around waiting for a standby job to last over the Holidays. We understand that Brother Bob Matthews is expected in town for a few days, we hope he doesn't have to stand up aU the way from Frisco. i] NO NEWS?? SIU Takes Over WSA-Literally By LEON JOHNSON NORFOLK — Brothers, if you the doors are open and you are want to. see a nice hall, of which always welcome. With business like it is you the membership is proud, just breeze down to Norfolk, the Port won't only get a chance to view R|R1J^>ELPHIA our fair city but, also to get a that always needs a seaman. For TAMPA job. This Wednesday, December a long time the membership has 5th, we planned our first meeting GALVESTON JACKSONVIU'E been in need of a larger build­ in the new building, but due to ing; and now that they have it. the fact that this is an extremely busy port, and SIU men can't linger long, we had to get along without our hall warming affair. This building was bought out pecially in the matter of food work until the Army comes from under the War Shipping shipments for Europe. It 4;akes aboard on the other side. considerable time to take care of Administration, showing you that PAID GUESTS things up there; yet we've got Reading the riot act doesn't the SIU is on the ball. We now to have representation there for seem to have much weight, for have a building in which SIU our ships, particularly since there when the ship pays off the over­ is an NMU hall operating in Port­ time can be terrifically high for members can be proud to meet land. The situation in Providence a department carrying the regu­ in, and to acknowledge as their may prove to be similar in the lar complement cl Messmen. Most Norfolk Branch. very near future, as the commies of the time the Steward says they THE SIU WAY have a spot there ^so. didn't even earn their regular wages, much less the overtime. As in the past, we will see to BAKED BEEFS All beefs in this port have been Well, one cheerful thought is that it, personally, that any beef or squared away in the usual Boston the troops will all be home some­ differences can be settled in the style. A Port Committee meet­ day, soon. good old SIU way. If a Brother We've still got a major gripe up ing here with Eastern SS officials who has ever been in the port of finally resulted in an agreement here, in which every member regarding the ever-recurring lin­ that comes into the Boston hall Norfolk remembers 25 Commer­ en beef that should settle it for concurs—the same old one about cial Place, it will be with a feel­ all time. Eastern has agreed the Hall. It's getting worse all ing of indignation at the old to pay $2.00 per week linen the time, with not even enough crummy place. The new SIU money. Members of the SS Galen room for desk space for the Pa­ Hall here is reaUy something. It Stone, who started this thing trolmen and Dispatcher. In order is located in the heart of Norfolk. rolling, can collect their money to get into the office, someone It offers plenty of room for the has got to run interference for membership to conduct its meet­ by writing Eastern. . But there is one sort of beef you; and there is nothing that ings, instead of rentl T an extra that we have plenty of trouble can be done to remedy the crowd­ building as in the past. It has with: namely, the type of Mess- ing, because there is no way to ample space for a recreation men we are getting for the stew­ change the present set-up. So room, which we hope to have ard department of the troopships. here's hoping the returns on the ready soon as plans, now under These kids don't seem to know referendum will give us the go- way, are completed where the they are supposed to do 8 hours' ah'^ad sign. membership can lounge around Still plenty of jobs in this port and take it easy. work like anyone else. Some of them will tell the Steward that for any of those boys who want "OUR HALL" they've signed on as Army Util­ to duck out on the girl friend ity, and that they don't have to for Christmas. The membership in Norfolk is very cooperative. They ship for a living. They are proud to drive past 127 Bank Street and say to their families, "This is our new building. It belongs to us." By BOB HIGH In a few days, the painters will BALTIMORE—Shipping in the waste in answering questions have a sign ready to hang in Oriole City continues to be the which are very clearly answered front of the building. You won't best in its history and, from all in the . shipping rules, we could indications, it will continue this crew thousands of ships. So, what IF IT HMS way. The need for qualified men do you say? The next time you're is acute, and -we can ship any on the beach, get yourselves I'P BUST/ qualified man on damn near any copies of the shipping rules, and look them over—and then you type of job he wants. Because of this shortage we are can aU be as smart as any piecard. The Baltimore Hall has just suffering from, we have been forced to call the Port of New had some changes made in its York frequently during the past layout, which the members should week, and tapping them for men. find to their best interests. We have an idea that New York Thanks to those members on the is having its own troubles (How beach, who put in a lot of hard about it, Paul Gonsorchik and work on it, we have completely Red Truesdale?), and we hope changed the shipping set-up here. that in the future we will be able You'll find it har(i to recognize be able to miss it even if you v/hen you see it the next time. to handle our own local jobs. wanted to. Come down and make Monkey wrench corner here is It would be a good thing—to yourself known. Baltimore, just change the subject gracefully— still the same—no changes made you be careful, for though we are if the membership, in its spare there except in money, as the old a small town port we're booming. time, would study up on their established firms do business at In signing off, I now say. Bro­ shipping rules. If they did, it the same old stands. For a quick job, for a quick ther Seamen, we settle beef, set­ would sure save shipping dis­ patchers in general (and me in trip, or for a quick good time tle hash, settle stew and settle particular) a hell of a lot of when you come back in, come cash. Give us a try and you will trouble. During the. time we down here to Baltimore—quickly. be satisfied. BUonea this WMk from lha Hxaocfa Agents of tb» follow- Ships In Transit Should Settle Beefs At Payoff By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — This is the first op­ portunity I've had for some time to get around to writing a few paragraphs for the Log. It has been exceptionally busy up this way—all kinds of ships in port, including three troopships at one time, paying off and signing on. Crew replacements have been hard to find, but it is gratifying to say that no SIU vessel was delayed. However, a payoff is getting to be a soft touch. It is these in transit and loading ships that cause the real headaches The crews on these have all kinds of beefs, necessitating more run­ ning around than do the average overtime disputes, etc. Then, too, the stuff in transit, due to payoff in some other port, stops here to discharge cargo, and we have the delegates up trying to settle their beefs here. TWICE OVER This, of course, is wrong, becuse in some other port the Pa­ trolman will have to go over the same ground. Moreover, it will be his decision that will decide the issue, not ours. And there is always the possibility that some dispute will arise in which the boarding Patrolman will be told by some guy short on brains and memory that "the guy up in Boston said such-and-such." We don't want this sort of thing to happen; consequently, we try to explain to the man that their disputes rightfully should be handled by the patrol­ men in the payoff port. REMOTE PICKETING The NMU pulled its phony 24hour work stoppage in Boston. The whole thing had about as much effect on waterfront acti­ vities up here as the cat usually has on the marble floor. Tlie longshoremen worked every ship in the port, and business was carried on as usual in all depart­ ments. In fact, I don't know where the pickets did their pick­ eting, but 1 understand they de­ serted the waterfront and repair­ ed to the Boston Common to listen to the commie harangues from Parkman Bandstand. It really is farcical the way those guys can mess up their own pub­ licity angles. Still getting ships up in Port­ land, so it looks as though this port wiU make a comeback, es­ Urges Study Of Shipping Rules �m Friday, December 14, 1945 THE Old Times Return To Puerto Rico SEAFARERS LOG INNOVATOR able to see and remember. But I think it would be a good idea to have service flags made up, each branch to have one for par­ ades and occasions — with a gold star and the number of men of our organization who paid the su­ preme sacrifice. Well, this is about all for this time; but if you really are out to enjoy some fine fishing—for fish weighing from 10 pounds and up—and you like to catch Baltimore old timer, in mem­ lobsters of the same weight, and bership—not years—Sam D. Wat­ you Love The Lovely Senoritas son, FWT, stands for the Sea­ and the best Rum and the finest farers progressive action, and climate in the world—^then we introduced at Baltimore a motion Replacements have been slow will be seing you soon. The calling for a new SIU program on on these ship, but there have been papers state that the weather is education, publicity, and business a good number of the old Carioca on the chilly side up North. coordination. Boys on them. They looked the 'situation over, so we expect some of them to pile off the next time they come down and enjoy the tropical weather we always have By LOUIS COFFIN here in the Enchanted Isle. We note, with considerable like us, who have struggled for It is getting easier to tell what satisfaction, that more and more years to raise our pay and who Company is operating the ships, members are registering their re­ eVen now have to fight daily now that they are all getting the sentment against existing slop against chiseling operators, chest conditions by proposing should let these conditions re­ stack markings on. that this vital part of shipboard duce our earnings through over­ life come under the Union's con­ charging and inferior products. HAVE YOU VOTED? CAN BE DONE Voting has been slow in this trol. With overcharging the general There is no reason in the world port. So far we have voted only habit, and the quality of sup­ why seamen can't operate their 28 men and those that don't vote plies growing steadily worse, SIU own slop chest through their will be on the ones who beef men are demanding that the Union. We have numerous able about the men who get elected. Union undertake the handling of and reliable Stewards who have Fellows, you have a democratic slop chests aboad all contracted plenty of experience in purchas­ union, and the membership con­ ships. ing and distribution. These men trols all business that is doing. So Apparantly working under the are closer to the crew and under­ as Union men who belong to the theory that "seamen are a bunch stand their needs much better only democratic union on the of dopes who don't know the dif­ than " the present people who waterfront, it is your duty to ference anyway" many ship handle the slop chests. vote. Let us get together and chandlers are selling the Pursers, They could buy supplies with make this a banner year at the some of them inexperienced, all Union funds and sell them to the ballot box. their obsolete, outmoded and sur­ seamen either at cost or at regu­ The idea of a Memorial Plaque plus stocks at prices considerably lar, legitimate prices and leave for each branch is a fine thing higher than a reasonaWe profit the profits for division among to have in the Hall, and every demands. SIU members in the same manner It seems ridiculous that men one who enters the hall will be as the cooperatives do. (The co­ ops pay dividends to their mem­ bers after charging regular prices to everyone who buys. This plan would give every member of the SIU a share in the slop chest By ROBERT MATTHEWS Time To End Slop Chest Racket Frisco Presses Isthmian Drive SAN FRANCISCO — Business , in this Port is just about at standstill, due mostly to the ma­ chinists' strike. The operators are not . bringing the ships in here for fear of having them be­ come strikebound. However, the Port of Wilmington is booming. Most of the ships are being di­ verted to Wilmington, Portland and Seattle. At this writing, there are eight Isthmian ships in the San Fran­ cisco Bay Area. Most of these ships are 100% SIU. The Beaver Victory, which just came around from the East Coast, is very good shape. If the members continue sailing these ships as they are now, this election is in the bag— on this Coast the whole machin­ ery is in this campaign whole­ heartedly. Red Simmons and Matt Short have been covering the Isthmian Ships here every day, and they report very definite progress. They have come in contact lately With one of the top drawer or. ganizers for the NMU. This guy's hame is Terry Garabedian, and Simmons concludes that this guy would be a pretty good salesman if he had any product worthy of selling. The Isthmian men have repeat­ edly asked Garabedian for copies of the NMU contracts, but Gara­ bedian so far has failed to pro­ duce them. The Isthmian men can't understand this attitude, in­ asmuch as the SIU contracts have been put on every Isthmian ship for the men to read. Can it be that the NMU is ashamed of their contracts? I asked Red if he thought Gar­ abedian was a commie, and he said he didn't think Garabedian had enough sense to be a com­ mie — "He is probably just a commie stooge"—but he has de­ finitely been through the commie "leadership school." If You Want To Ship In A HurryBy ARTHUR THOMPSON By BUD HAY SAN JUAN — In the last two weeks shipping has been coming in like old times. With the shickshinny and the Cape Pillar in for South Atlantic, one to Bull and the Cape Pillar for A. H. direct from the West Coast; Cape Faro and Cape Flacon for Waterman, Geo. Washington from New York and the Alcoa Pegasus direct from the West Coast for McCormack. Cape Texas, Cape Nome Coastal Mariner and Jean for Bull. Page Nina SAVANNAH—Last week start­ ed off with a payoff on the SS Wm. Bevan in Charleston. There were no beefs and the payoff was made in record time. The old man is an old SUP man, and so is the mate. The first assistant engineer is a retired member of the SIU. Captain Bromberg and the crew threw a party aboard last Wednesday and from all re­ ports a good time was had by all. During the payoff, which start­ ed while the ship was in dry dock, we moved to the oil dock and I couldn't get ashore until about 5:30. Then I had to taxi across town to get to my car. After checking with the company agents to see what replacements were needed, I started back to Savannah. After about 50 miles the car went dead. I pulled off the road and checked and dis­ covered my oil pump was adrift. It, took me hours to get a lift, and then I v/as taken to a town which was quite a bit out of the way, but the only place near by where I might be able to get some help. I had to wait until morning before I could get towed in and get fixed up again. It only cost four bucks towing and labor which was quite a break. I man­ aged to get back to Savannah a bit later for breakfast. CANADIAN VISITORS We managed to get the Loring out but about 10 days late. Now we need replacements for the Point Vicente, the Wm. Bevan, the Del Ouro and the Follansbee, all in Charleston. A Gulf Tanker, the Chisholm Trail called for some replacements and I man­ aged tc get a Wiper for her, but she was late and sailed shorthanded. The Warren T. Marks, an SUP ship, has a few men on who want replacements so they can get off, but I don't know of anyone who'll take over. We have a Canadian ship in port, the Griffco, with a crew of BCSU men aboard. Some of them came over for the meeting last Wednesday, but we couldn't get a quorum and they were disap­ pointed. They have been hitting the meetings in every port they touched, and only missed out this one time. Dick Deely is aboard her, and any of you who may have been to Vancouver might know him. We have two Isth­ mian ships in, and one has a crew composed almost entirely of SIU men. Those who don't belong already have signed pledge cards. Most of these boys were shipped from Galveston and would like to get off for the holidays, but the articles call for a trip to a load­ ing port, which should be Bal­ timore. The other Isthmian ship I mentioned last week. We have one man in the hospi­ tal in Savannah and quite a few are laid up with colds. The weather down here hasn't been too good lately. Shipping is still very good and promises to keep up for some time. If you want to ship out in a hurry come to Savannah. Labor Unites Against Reaction (Continued from Page 1) permissible during the 30 days; the first five days would be the president's margin for appoint­ ment of the fact-finding board; the 20 days for investigation; the next five days for publication. In a fighting speech, AFL Pres­ ident William Green denounced this and the other union-busting bills being pushed before Con­ gress. These bills, he said, had done one good thing—"they have served to cement and unite or­ ganized labor." "There is no di­ vision among us on this vicious legislation," he said. "The performance of workers during the war has been widely hailed as a miracle," he declared. "And now, after we have made that contribution, ai'e we as a reward to be reduced to slavery and servitude?" AS IN RUSSIA? "Sponsors of these bills extol the virtues of free enterprise. But how can we maintain the free enterprise system if workers are deprived of their rights and lib­ erties?" he asked. Green bluntly warned that if Congressmen continue to push anti-union legislation and to shackle workers, labor will be "driven to desperation" and "move to the left, just as did the workers of Britain." Lashing at the hysteria that has been stirred up over strikes. Green added: "There are no strikes in totalitarian Russia. Do we want that kind of strikeless nation?" the goods.) It's high time we put a. stop to all those peddlers and chiselers who have been making a good living out of the sweat of the sea­ men. Reducing the cost of goods is the same as increasing our wages. We should be for it. GOOD BYE, SOON We are waiting patiently for the Coast Guard to announce their retirement from the mer­ chant marine scene. Although various sources have told us that they are to get out at the end of 1945, we'll believe it when we see it. So far we've had no of­ ficial announcement, but we are awaiting the opportunity of send­ ing condolences to all those un­ iformed lawyers who will have to leave their gold braid and re­ turn to civilian clothes. We will then express our deep sympathy in past statements, that bringing for their enforced return to work. the servicemen back to America We wonder how the GIs, who is first on the agenda of the LORRIMER TUCKER are waiting patiently to get home, Seafarers International Union, Book No. 26556 enjoy their new, self-proclaimed and we don't find it necessary to Died in Boston August 8th. friends in the commie unions who pull phony stoppages to get that pulled the recent phony work Joined sfu in July 1943. stoppage. While the commies job done or to convince the pub­ were using their usual Moscow lic of our aims. L. W. CULLISON propaganda, we were busily en­ We've got to get our boys back Book No. 974 gaged bringing the boys home, for their benefit and not for the Died in New York August 24th. which is what the GIs really political motives of the com­ want. munist party and their Moscow Joined SIU in December 1938. We hat^e made it very plain. commissars. Fina I Dispatch i ; i- JJ I �:f^!r';.-T7?;r--;^'-M'"i=''?r#--7>:;o»-;,%'*fr:7:/>'v/?'- Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG •, Filda^t December 14, 1B45 THE WEEK'S NEWS IN BEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports. CURRENT EVENTS.. SPOBTS. REDSKINS BLANK GIANTS In the season closer at Wash*ington, the Giants took it on the chin from Washington—Redskins 17, Giants 0. This win places Washington in undisputed pos­ session of the Eastern crown, and they will now battle it out with Cleveland's Rams for the Na­ tional Football League champion­ ship on December 16. Bothered with line trouble all season, Coach Steve Owen was minus the services of vet linemen Mel Hein and Jim Poole for most of the game due to twisted legs, and Frank Cope for the entire game on account of illness. Poor Steve just sat on the bench, holding his head in anguish, as the 'Skins scored their two markers in the second half. for Sunday games or as a coach. The battle over night games highlighted the Chicago confer­ ence of the major league ball teams. Baseball Czar Happy Chandler is also coming in for some strong criticism as part of the annual game of "shooting the commissioner" . . . Villanova is really looking for trouble during the next three years. Why? Oh, merely because the boys sche­ duled openers with the Army football juggernaut for three sea­ sons . . . Ice and snow facilities for skiing, skating, bobsledding. AT HOME and all winter sports are being readied for a record winter sea­ son at popular Bear Mountain, N. Y. . . . The National AAU has awarded the national boxing championship tourney to Boston after considerable bitter debate. GM STRIKERS WARM UP ALL-TIME GRID GREATS Search of the All-Time records reveals that only one player was ever chosen by all selectors—Heffelfinger, guard, of Yale. Stories of his prowess while at Yale and in later life show that he was a fast thinker on the field who knew how to seize upon situa­ tions and take immediate ad­ vantage of them. The power­ ful Pudge was equally adept at tearing holes in the opponent's line, diagnosing their plays, and breaking up mass plays and wedges. Many players have been men­ tioned as potential All-Time standouts or stars, but only this grid immortal stands alone on his pinnacle as the expert's choice as the game's greatest player. When­ ever football oldtimers, bugs, coaches, or what have you, gather to talk over the grid immortals, Plckeiing in December is cold work, so these General Motors the name of Heffelfirger crops strikers in Detroit are quick to take advantage of their mobile coffee up as the greatest of the great. kitchen. While officials of United Auto Workers (CIO), resume ne­ gotiations with GM (Dec. 6), they continue their fight for UAW's HOT STOVE LEAGUE 30% wage demand on the picketline. (Federated Pictures) Madison Square Garden cele­ brates it's 20th birthday on Sat­ urday, Dec. 15th — 20 years of AFL LENDS A HAND colorful, panoramic existence for the house that Tex Rickard built ... New York's baseball Giants hired Tom Sheehan to help Man­ ager Mel Ott on the coaching staff . . . Detroit Tigers rejected trade proposed by the N. Y. Yank­ ees — George Stirnweiss for Homer Hank Greenberg . . . 'Tis rumored that veteran football Giant Ken Strong is retiring from the grid wars. Steve Van Buren, flashy back of the Philly Eagles, established a new season's high-point score with a total of 110 points for the '45 season . . . Ailing Henry Picard, who came to Florida "to help my neuritis," breezed home in front of the field in the Miami ' Open Golf tournament, and cop­ ped $2,250 in prize money . . . Right hander Ted Lyons of the Chi White Sox has been released from the marines, and the 45Labor moved to lessen juvenile delinquency in Biridgeport, Conn., year-old hurler wants his old job when it gave $35,494 to wipe out a Boys Club deficit. Here, AFLer back. Sox " manager Jimmy Joseph Cleary enjoys a checker game with a Boys Club member Dykes said he would use Lyons while his union brothers crowd around to kibits. The annual wage demands of many parts of organized labor looked more hopeful this week as Ford intimated that a guarantee may be offered by the company . . . January 14 is the date set for the general steel strike unless the $2 daily wage increase is granted, or a compromise is reached . . . Union leaders in the electrical in­ dustry demanded an immediate investigation, charging that re­ frigerators, radios and other appliances are being withheld from the public "until the excess profits tax goes off at the end of this month and OPA grants price increases." This is not the first charge that industry is engaged in a sit-down strike against the American people in an attempt to grab additional profits or else. Secretary of State Byrnes declared that the welfare of the liberated countries comes before that of Germany. On Wednesday he left by plane for Moscow and the meeting of Foreign Minister^. Among discussions there, atom bomb control will have top priority . . . The Senate Foreign Relations Committee dropped the matter of ex-Ambassador Hurley's charges that "career diplomats had wrecked America's policy in Iran and China" . . . The Congressional Committee investigating Pearl Harbor was told that, four days before the attack, the Navy had intercepted a Tokyo message in­ forming Jap diplomats that war was about to break out against Britain, the U. S. and the Netherlands . . . The House narrowly defeated a proposal for immediate consideration of repeal of the Smith-Connally act. The anti-strike law was not working out for %9i| the labor haters and new controls on labor and more stringent measures are being proposed instead. 4 General Motors announced the cancellation of collective bargain­ ing agreement with the United Automobile Workers, demandinjg "provisions requiring union responsibility and assurance of unin­ terrupted production" in any new agreement . . . Some 20,000 pickets were in front of the company's headquarters on the twentieth day of the strike . . . Meanwhile the UAW, in the person of Ford Director Dick Leonard, offered Ford an agreement which would give the company the right to fire "leaders of unauthorized walk­ outs." Militant UAW rank and filers immediately declared that Leonard "would be back in the shop" as soon as they could arrange matters at the coming UAW convention where he will have to stand for re-election. Labor Secretary Schwellenbach attributed industrial unrest to a "fear complex worse than that after Pearl Harbor" and urged that industry and labor get together "before disastrous results set in" . . , Joint tests of atomic bombs against naval vessels was an­ nounced by the Army and Navy. This was seen as an Army assuf- * ance that the Navy would not be able to minimize the effects of the bombs on surface craft in an attempt to safeguard their traditional importance to national defense. INTERNATIONAL Iran looked, toward the Moscow meeting of Foreign Ministers for a satisfactory solution to its internal problems. The Red Army has been accused of hampering the government's attempts to defeat the revolutionaries in Azerbaijan Province, and that whole area appeared to be in the hands of the autonomous forces . . . The Chinese National Government, assured of Russian assistance for its forces, moved to take over control of Manchuria . . . Indepen­ dence leaders in Java threatened to use poison as well as guris and expressed themselves ready to fight American, Russian and Chinese troops if they were brought in to aid the British and Dutch. Cartel Agreements with American industries provided the Nazis with vital war materials and I. G. Farbenindustrie was enabled to produce the "deadliest poison gas in the world" which they tested on human beings, according to evidence now available . . . General "Blood and Guts" Patton was in critical condition at the Heidelberg Hospital following an automobile accident. His wife was flown to his side . . . The all-party Palestine Arab Council rejected the right of the Anglo-American committee to inquire into the Holy Land situation. General De Gaule, President of France, declared that his country stood as a balancing factor between Russia and the U. S. and for the sake of peace, must retain the friendship of both . . . Mus­ solini's son-in-law; Count Ciano, kept a diary which was introduced at the Nuremberg trials to show how the Nazis tried to speed the , Japs into the war ... In China 120,000 communist troops were re- " ported attacking the town of Lincheng in southern Shantung .... Venezuela opposes outright intervention, but favors "hemispheric repudiation" of all non-democratic American governments, not only that of Argentina. �I TBE SEAFARERS Friday, Dec6mber 14, 1945 SS THOMAS HYDE C. J. Collins $ .77 William F. Ketcher 2.69 M. Renvaro 2.69 Frank Silva 16.12 Frank Woznik 19.47 L. E. Oliver 67 John M. Ferguson F. Kenner 22.63 John Pabarcus C. Jackowski 23.38 R. J. Winter A. Fletcher 14.73 E. Cocking J. Egan 17.33 J. Dufort P. Clendeming 8.01 J. Billings N. Cline 6.57 F. Hill H. Morris 10.84 W. Kozane W. L. McCarthy 20.63 E. DeCelles •F. D. Crowell 23.38 F. DeSantis A> Rousseau 28.06 C. White Brienze 11.26 C. Vanderhoff John Kenny 4.89 J. Albright George Jones 4.32 William Stosek '. Robert Willets ' 29.73 James Reeves James Reeves W. R. Garrett 7.61 John J. Hayden 8.03 George M. Gibson Orlando Gpngoldes 7.19 George M. Gibson j. M. Thomas 4.89 Elvin J. Morrison Charles E. Denvers 7.19 John A. McCloud Gus A. Opolus 2.69 Max J. Baer John F. Ferguson 18.08 James Reeves R. R. Ederquist 1.00 Ira G. Pearson Cornelius Collins 1.22 Wilfred T. Luce J. A. Kirby 22r37 Maynard Blosser G. S. Lucas 40.86 Michael Hanley Milton Nelson 7.76 Augustine Gallegos W. A. Shiller 5.69 Anthony Moshak , A. Tanimiston 7.58 Paul E. Grinim LOG Phge Eleven —Unclaimed Wages— Calmar Steamship Company 1.00 2.88 1.42 .67 •'1.34 .67 .67 .67 1.34 .67 1.34 3.36 1.34 6.80 8.22 7.70 8.22 9.07 3.15 5.89 3.37 15.99 3.14 2.11 7.57 2.11 5.77 4.82 3.37 Volley R. Collins Georgos Kosmas Hugh T. Martin James T. Whitehouse Holger Hansen Anthony Moshak Jose DeJesus James R. Brenizer Richard W. Adamczyk Joseph Binowski Robert A. Snieder Bertram Agol Teodor Skrypel Josef S. Czaplak Charles W. Miller Juan Santos Torres George Jonah Denis C. Metaxes Robert Moore Harry L. Rogers Richard J. Creel 16.83 84 1.68 1.68 84 84 28.41 19.96 10.97 2.52 5.70 3.79 12.45 3.37 20.54 7.87 59.22 37.81 20.46 89 44.89 J. T. Gallenstine I. Rosyold Edward Bostwick G. Prudencio A. E. Jelken .R. B. Hughes David Schwartz Milton Raible John Rentalow Harry Wilke Jr Jack R. Shaver Joseph Sussman Richard Prickney Teime Loakkenow Arthur A. Volors John Gajdirewicz Robert R. Lonzon Frank Seriano Harold W. Simmonds Edward A. Hampson Leslie H. Johnson Frank Seriano Augustin J. Disano 11.41 4.70 4.70 13.09 4.70 .92 40.42 3.46 8.06 8.06 6.81 75 2.52 2.52 2.52 5.05 10.10 3.37 3.37 3.37 9.90 4.05 21.08 SS FREDERICK L. DAU Sam Green $ 12.03 William J. Ackerman 1.47 SS WILLIAM PEPPERELL Aubrey Thorp 12.53 D. Marchant $ 2.11 R. H. McLaurin 6.71 L. Langelier 84 James Starr 21.12 W. Troy 18.51 T. Mullarkey 4.12 B. Osmond 5.94 D. W. Purvis 4.12 W. Wardznski 10.94 W. Hasty W. E. Goodwin B. Hund R. Johnson James Sanders Clement Tennant Joseph Wallace David Kendrick James Wallace David Kendrick Benjamin Richardson Robert Johnson H. Kolter H. A. Stofel G. Troser John R. Hutchinson George B. Gabriel Ronald B. Barnes Bernard Kliminsky George B. Gabriel James H, Brandon David Gibson Michael Greco John Moko Richard Vance Joseph R. Masek Carl T. Trontmann Augastino Dorazio Edward B. Nichols Ronald B. Barnes Martin J. McDonnell Albert J. Wedlake Robert A. Baer Nickalas Koralchuck Joseph Caldwell Joseph Kirrec Armand R. Thibodeau 10.94 6.32 25.24 1.68 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 8.39 ^ 14.38 80 1.59 16.78 6.39 8.09 97.06 2.52 2.52 2.52 20.29 9.15 2.58 3.22 4.46 3.22 3.52 4.61 3.47 3.57 84 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.68 7.89 3.37 MONEY DUE ALCOA MASTER SS OREMAR Will the black gang members (Paid off in Philadelphia) of the SS Alcoa Master who had Turk, 15 hrs.; Mazert, 18 hrs.; overtime disputes on voyage and Gunnerson, 17 hrs. Collect which paid off in Mobile early in at Calmar, 44 Whitehall St., NewOctober, see Louis Goffin, Asst. York City. Secretary-Treasurer, for further 4' 4" 4information on these beefs. JACK ALLEN Notice! SS ROBERT LOCKSLEY (Paid off in New York) E. C. Kochanowski, $1.00 Henry Detje, $5.00; E. G. Stock­ ton, $3.00; J. Wents, $2.00; L. P Diliac, $2.00; J. Sharp, $2.00; P. J. McCann, $2.00; A. Pirigeji, $1.00; N. Zeveicis, $2.00; G. Cos­ mos, $2.00; I. F. Walsh, Jr., $2.00; 6. L. Lanque, $2.00; S. Meadow, $2.00; M. G. Martin, $2.00; W. J. Trux, $1.00; G. S. Wilson, $2.00; J. F..Byrne, $2.00; E. A. Johnston, $1.00; A. L. Nese, $2.00; R. John­ ston, $1.00; F. A. Ulanoski, $2.00; R. F. Leamy, $2.00; J. Jarvie, $2.00; R. E. McNally, $2.00. Total —$47.00. SS BELL RINGER (Paid off in iTew York) D. Albright, $2.00; L. F. John­ son, $2.00. Total—$4.00. SS THOMAS McDONAUGH • (Paid off iti New York) F. E. Davis, $3.00; B. M. Maye, $3.00; G. H. Ellebracht, $2.00; ..B. H. Richarson, $2.00; H. N. Jackson, $3.00; C. L. Capps, $2.00; O. G. Brown, $2.00; C. P. Neugeht, If $9.00; J. Prestridge, $3.00; M. C. Cooper, $3.00; L. E. Dees, $2.00; W. M. Ward, $2.00; E. Wilkes, $2.00; L. W. White, $2.00; J. W. Wade, $3.00; O. D. Ryals, $3.00. Total—$40.00. SS RODMAN (Paid off in New York) R. M. Granthan, $2.00; S. Pines, $2.00; A. K. Torp, $2.00; J. R. Trawick, $2.00; C. Dowling, $2.00. Total—$10.00. SS HOMPTON SIDNEY VICTORY (Paid off in New York) George R. Kaski, $1.00; Mike Caruso, $2.00; G. K. Grimes, $2.00; T. .Tackson, $2.00; V. E. Joyce, $2.00. Total—$9.00. SS FRANCIS WALKER (Paid off in New York) H. Noohari, $2.00; A. H. Rauseo, $1.00; R. M. Heavey, $1.00; R. L. Geiger, $2.00; Z. M. Touhlasakis, $3.00; D. McNelly, $2.00; C. May, $2.00; C. Codoluto, $3.00; L. DeSouse, $2.00; J. H. Pinkard, $2.00; L. Smith, $2.00; E. M. Cullinan, $1.00; L. iDehnis, $1.00; Ji D. Powell, $1.00; S. Greehdridgte, $1.00. Total—$26^00^ Li>...Jiii'iifM". •j--2 Your 16 hours overtime pay from Sept. 24/27 aboard the MS GEORGE M. MEDLICOTT Cape Pillar is waiting at the All assessments and dues are South Atlantic office in New paid according to the record. Your York. Book (No. 37157) is mailed to SS FRELINGHAUSEN your St. Paul address. Seaman's (Paid off in New York) passport must be picked up by R. E. Williams, $2.00; C. L. you personally. Your name has Wickers, $2.00; J. D. Dolan, $2.00; NEW YORK 51 Beaver St been placed on Log mailing list. HAnover 2-2784 Wm. A. Wilson, $2.00. Total— 330 Atlantic Ave. All this message from A. J. "Ski" BOSTON 8.0Q. Liberty 40S7 Janowski. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. SS J. B. BRADY Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA S North 6th St (Paid off in New York) Lombard 76S1 L. IVazier, $1.00; W. Paris, NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 $2.00; H. D. McWilliams, $1.00; NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. K. W. Miur, $2.00; C. B. Garig, Canal 3336 AAGE JENSEN SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St $1.0O; O. Lehman, $2.00; R. Schaf3-1728 ' Contact Joe Algina, New York fius, $2.00; N. Larsen, $2.00; B. MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. Jones, $1.00; R. B. Hughes, $1.00; Deck Patrolman, for $40 (Forty 2-1754 45 Ponce de Lec.n G. Hayes, Jr., $2.00; E. Thorpe, dollars) left here for you by Bob SAN JUAN, P. R San Juan 1885 $2.00; C. Clark, $2.00; C. G. Rich, Roales following the SS John Da­ GALVESTON 305>4 22nd St 2-8043 $2.00; S. E. Tillman, $2.00; N. M. vis payoff. RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. Bjorgum, $2.00; R. G. Vance, i SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St $2.00; Lexie 'fati, $2.00; G. W. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St SVEN REGNAR PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St Moreland, $2.00. Total—$33.00. 440 Avalon Blvd. Contact Joe Algina, New York WILMINGTON SS WACOSTA HONOLULU 16 Merchant St Deck Patrolman, for $35 (thirty- BUFFALO 10 Exchange St (Paid off in New York) five dollars) left here for you by CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. P. J. Boone, $1.00; N. Drazin, 1014 E. St. Clair St Bob Roales following the SS John CLEVELAND $1.00; A. E. Coleman, $2.00; J. B. DETROIT 1038 Third St Davis payoff. Kenpoe, $2.00; H. Fisler, $1.00; DULUtH 531 W. Michigan St is, is, VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughtoa St R. Welch, $1.00; F. D. Schneider, VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St B. A.WESTEN $1.00; B. Tisko, $2.00; H. Chase, TAMPA 842 Zack St Please contact Joe Goggin at $2.00; F. Brewton, $2.00. Total— M.1323 020 Main St the Boston Branch, who has $3 JACKSONVILLE $15.00. B-1231 that belongs to you. TOTAL—$192.00. SlU HALLS PERSONALS •; �Page Twelre TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 14, 1945 1 ( <1 They Know Why SlU Is Best Isthmian seamen are going to vote heavily for the SIU in the coming election (now stalled by NMU commissars) because they have analyzed the Seafarers' con­ tracts, and compared their pro­ visions to existing conditions aboard Isthmian ships. In addi­ tion, SIU members have shown them time and again how their lot will be improved under an SIU contract. The Seafarers has the best con­ tracts in the maritime industry, bar none, and can back this up with factual proof. As a result, Isthmian crews are strong for the many premiums and improve­ ments which they will enjoy after the election, when Isthmian will be signed to an SIU contract. BEST WAGES Wages on SIU ships are the highest in the industry today and shov/ the way to the other unions. When men go aboard Isthmian scows, they are nat paid for any time until they turn-to. On Sea­ farers" vessels men are paid from -the time they report, whether they turn to or not, and are paid for a full day when they report before 5:00 p. m. OVERTIME PROVISIONS There are many occasions on Isthmian ships when licensed per­ sonnel do work which should be paid for in overtime. Seamen are also forced to do certain jobs as regular work which pay overtime rates on Seafarers' vessels. As a result, these overtime adjust­ ments (under SIU contract pro­ visions) alone would pay for the nominal cost of union dues many times over. BUCKO OFFICERS Officers aboar.d Seafarer rustbuckets treat the men as human beings, and know that they will be held answerable by the union for any occasion when they-forget this. On the other hand. Isth­ mian officers are fairly notorious for the autocratic and heavyhanded manner in which they treat their men, although there are exceptions to this. When­ ever an officer on an SIU ship steps out of line, charges are pre­ ferred against him at the port of payoff, and in the majority of cases, reprimand or suspension follows. SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS Living conditions aboard SIU ships are the best possible under any contract. Eats are not ra­ tioned in quantity, and are con­ sistently better as to variety and Quality than aboard Isthmian ves­ sels. Seafarers' quarters are kept up better, and ample supplies for repair and upkeep are main­ tained as the ship delegates check the supplies before the ship sails. JOB SECURITY Members of the SIU are assured of jobs under the rotary shipping system in existence at ail Seafarers' halls. They may be certain that thei-e is no black­ balling by the shipowners on ac­ count of militancy, and because of the numerous contracts which the union has with many shipown­ ers, an SIU seaman can choose, not only his job, but his company. REPRESENTATION On a Seafarers' ship, the mem­ bers are represented on shipboard by their own elected delegates from the steward, engine and deck departments. Delegates take up beefs and disputes while the vessel is at sea; and, if they are riot settled, turn them over to the Union Patrolman who comes aboard at the payoff. Beefs are practically always settled at the payoff, and when not, are turned over to the port agent or other union officials who get fast action. Captains and shipowners alike respect the SIU reputation for fair settlement of all beefs, and are well aware of the militant policy which pre­ vails on unsettled disputes. FOLLOW THE LEADER In militancy, union representa­ tion, good contracts, and demo- Isthmian Men, Anxious For Vote To Begin, Favor SIU Consensus among the many SIU volunteer organizers and Isthmian men is that the Seafar­ ers is the only union which can win the election, and if voting started tomorrow the SIU would be the overwhelming choice of all Isthmian unlicensed person­ nel. The longer the NMU leaders stall, the more consolidated the Seafarers become aboard Isth­ mian scows. Remember that there is a Seafarers Hall in all the ma­ During the past few weeks jor ports in North America. more than twenty-five Isthmian That hall and all its facilities Line vessels on the East Coast are waiting to serve you. have been contacted by SIU or­ Bring your beefs to us—we ganizers with very satisfactory know, how to take care of results. Seafarers were on board them. all these ships when they left port, and their reports are that the Isthmian crews are deeply cratic policies, the SIU leads the interested in SIU contracts—es­ maritime field. That's why Isth­ pecially regarding wages, over­ mian men will vote SIU: They time, and living conditions. •* want the best Union and the best Isthmian lads also strongly fa­ conditions available — not some vor the Seafarers' policy through­ poor imitation — and that's the out the "war period, and especial­ reason why, "Isthmian, too, goes ly the present slogan, "No com­ SIU!" munism or any other foreign isms in this Union and this country." They don't want any part of the foreign-dominated policy of other so-called "unions" such as the home but are beiiig kept in many rapidly deteriorating NMU. countries in Europe and Asia. SIU'S RECORD TELL IT TO JOE The SIU record of fair and Said one "It's all right to tell square* representation on aU legi­ Uncle Sam and Johnny Bull to timate beefs, and the speedy ef­ pull his troops out of Indonesia, ficient manner in which union China, Japan and other places representatives settle them, is an­ but why don't they start a holler other strong point in favor of the to get Soviet troops out of Iran, Seafarers which the Isthmian Manchuria, Bulgaria, Rumania and all the other countries that boys really go for in a big way. They've been putting up long the communists intend to take enough with non-union condi­ over." tions whereby they lose out on Observers here consider it re­ overtime pay and other premiums v motely possible that counter which SIU members enjoy under demonstrations demanding that "Red Army troops be returned tfieir contracts. Now, Isthmian home to their loved ones," would crews are demanding that these be organized. However, they same excellent conditions prevail pointed out, most unions are too on Isthmian scows, and they busy handling legitimate prob­ know there's only one sure way lems of the rank and file and to insure it—that is, with an SIU RUFUS M. PETERS JR. haven't time to get into interna­ contract covering Isthmian men. When they see how quickly was strange that they aren't try­ tional political questions such as ing to tie up ships because the which imperialist nation is best and proudly the Seafarers pro­ Red Army troops are not-going fitted to rule some other nation. duce their contract books show­ ing the many premiums which SlU-contracted men alone poss­ ess. Isthmian seamen wisely note how NMU phonies don't show their much inferior contracts. By BENJAMIN TAFLEWITZ Our slogan and that of the Isth­ Our tub just pulled in to Nor­ mian lads is, "Isthmian, too; goes .. "With the balance of the signed pledge cards now in, the SS Sea folk with some 2,000 GIs from SIU ! ! " Fiddler is pretty strong for the Casablanca aboard. Whew! What Seafarers. SIU literature dis­ a trip, with all those men cram­ tributed all over the ship, and the med aboard this C-3! When we Isthmian boys ate it up, con­ saw the Patrolman at Norfolk, he If you haven't voted as yet stantly asking questions regard­ gave us some Seafarers litera­ in the annual SIU elections, ing the SIU—about wages, condi­ ture, and a bundle of Logs to take back to the gang on the Fiddler. do so at once. Polls will con­ tions, overtime, etc. tinue open until December With the election just ai-ound We had plenty of talks with 31st, and each member of the them, and answered all of their the corner, we are shipping again Seafarers in good standing questions. Except for a few men on this scow, and expect to be on should exercise his ' demo­ in the engine and stewards depts., her when the big day rolls around cratic right and privilege to the overwhelming majority of the crew is for the Union—^the SIU, —the day when over 90% of the' vote. Isthmian men vote for SIU!. of course! Isthmian men who are clamor­ ing for the start of voting on a collective bargaining agent, are being hamstrung by the NMU re­ fusal to sign a consent election agreement. At the meeting where SIU, NMU, Isthmian, and NLRB representatives were present, everyone there agreed on proce­ dure. Since that time, the commie misleaders of NMU, realizing that Isthmian is strongly SlU-minded, have been stalling for time on one pretext or another with the vain hope that.their phony prop­ aganda will succeed by hook or crook—mostly crook ! ! ORGANIZERS CONFIDENT Our brothers aboard the Isth­ mian ships are not going to be denied the SIU representation which they demand and right­ fully deserve, and only laugh loudly and longly at the desper­ ate comrat's futile efforts to sell their particular brands of lies, slanders, and vilification. NMU Saves 'Everyone But Seamen' BALTIMORE — Tired of be­ longing to an outfit "that's out to save everyone but the seamen they are paid to represent," Rufus M. Peters Jr. applied here for help from the SIU, and turned over his NMU book as "something I nor anyone else has any real use for." The straw that broke the camel's back, as far as Peters is con­ cerned, was the NMU refusal to give him an ear on a beef be­ cause, as he put it, "the commies \vere busy saving the GIs, and didn't have time to discuss a union question or a beef." FIRST OF MANY Corning into the Hall about an hour after the communist demon­ stration on the GI issue, Peters was the vanguard of about twen-. ty other completely disillusioned NMU men who declared them­ selves disgusted with that out­ fit's way of "shoving their rnember around in order to save every­ one from Jesus to the Indone­ sians." There seems to be a wholesale abandonment of the commie ship of state in this port, with the rank and file of the NMU denouncing their misleadership and demand­ ing that they lead the union on legitimate seamen's beefs, instead of using the members in every shady political deal dreamed up by the commissars at home and abroad. Peters made it clear, as did the others who protected the NMU political strike, that the commies were using a good beef to fur­ ther the ends of the Soviet Union and not to help the servicemen themselves. 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Title A name given to the resource December 14, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 50 Description An account of the resource SEAFARERS CONDEMMS TRUMAN AND CONGRESS FOR ANTI-UNION STAND N.Y. MEETINGS IN WEBSTER HALL LABOR UNITES AGAINST PRESIDENT THEY STILL SUPPORT WSA MEDICAL PROGRAM CONGRESS ACTS DRAFT WILL MEAN ARMY CASTE CHISELING SHIPOWNERS DISCOVER MEN REFUSE TO SAIL THEIR SHIPS SHOWS THAT OLD SIU SPIRIT PETER BLIX GILL, PIONEER UNION SEAMAN, PASSES AWAY THE PATROLMEN SAY- KOLOA VICTORY GETS PEACETIME PASSENGER TRADE-ONE BY ONE SHORT SHORTED BY HIS PALS DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SIU MEETINGS JOLIET CREW KEEPS SMILING DESPITE THEIR CAP'N BLIGH ALL BEEFS SETTLED BEFORE SAILING ON FRANCIS SMITH TIME TO END SLOP CHEST RACKET THEY KNOW WHY SIU IS BEST ISTHMIAN MEN, ANXIOUS FOR VOTE TO BEGIN, FAVOR SIU NMU SAVES 'EVERYONE BUT SEAMEN SS SEA FIDDLER STRONG FOR SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-14-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a86ef0aeadefb065492fb300180a2e86.PDF 1eab263ad28c5abf76fffb8868dc9130 PDF Text Text ^ -.Hf.'"'A-TrJ.-;' ->.-"' v.p3£.n^-3i,4- " •••*•'•'11 ' •' Vl' il ^•mii ••.«jii :1| ? Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1945 Sec'y-Treasurer Reports To SiU No. 49 Labor Blasts Truman For Anti-Union Plan By JOHN HAWK A week ago last Saturday, President Truman this week the company's records and profit Philadelphia Agent, Bill Luth gave the full speed ahead signal sheets! In other words, the union phoned me that all the tug boats to anti-labor forces within Con­ is being asked to do all the giv­ in Philadelphia were out on. strike gress and throughout the nation, when he submitted his proposal ing without receiving anything and that the NMU had finked for handling labor-management in return. four of the tugs out, and were disputes. General Motors has defied the attempting to fink them all out A F L President Green de­ union and government in their in an effort to grab these tugs. nounced the plan as well as refusal to reveal their profits for At my request. Agent Luth anc other anti-union bills in the Con­ the purpose of establishing the his Patrolmen came to New Yor gressional hopper. Labor claimed that night to attend a meeting the request for legislation was ability to pay or not pay the re­ •with our Organizational Director, aimed at the destruction of quested 30% wage increase. In unions, and curtailment of spite of this, they are not being Paul Hall, and the New York the rights of free men to asked to give up anything or re­ Branch Officials, organizers and work or refrain from work veal anything by the President; myself. as the occasion demands — • We met that night and, after the right to strike—which was they merely sit back on their hearing a full report from our dearly purchased by labor haunches and sneer at govern­ Philadelphia Officials, it was the through the blood and toiling ment and union alike. concensus of opinion that we efforts of many generations of PLAN OPPOSED should step into this beef and workers. knock the NMU out of the pic Rank and file union members TRUMAN PLAN ture, and let it be known in the contacted on the picket lines ex­ As proposed by the President, Port of Philadelphia that there pressed the determination to rethe plan calls for the following is a Seafarers International Union steps: and that we stand for bettering the seamens wages and working The mail service for crews of to appoint a member of the^^crew 1. When any strike which would conditions and will not tolerate affect the public well-bging American merchant vessels now with a letter of identification to any finking. threatens in a major industry, Ai a New York member­ provided by the Navy through its call for the mail at the office of Organizational Director, Pau Fleet Post Offices was discon- the foreign agent. then the Secretary of Labor ship meeting held Wed. night, Hall was delegated to move into tinued on December 1, 1945. certifies that fact to" the Pre­ x* IS • essentiali that xu x GeneralT the Seafarers unanimously ' It Philadelphia with as many New sident. approved a resolution con­ Delivery of crew mail : since Agents,, inform their respective York Officials as could be spared 2. Within five days, a fact-find­ that date is being undertaken by ships of the proposed itinerary in and rank and file as needed to demning President Truman's ing board is appointed by the do the job. Brother Hall has rend­ the U.S. Post Office Department order that crew members may in proposal for deciding laborPresident with power to sub­ ered a full report on this beef through the domestic mails when turn -inform their correspondents. poena records and individuals management disputes. Mem­ which will be read at this intended for delivery within this Itinerary must include name of and to request information bers expressed themselves as country, or through the interna- agent at ports of call, and exmeeting. from any government agency. strongly opposed to the The NMU top officials, whose tional postal service for delivery pected date of arrival. 3. The fact-finding board sub­ "finky proposition." and de­ in foreign countries. Therefore, NEW LOG DELIVERIES main interest is seeking publi­ mits a report within twenty t is now necessary for the seamu u• ' xj x city in the capitalist press and clared that its passage by The membership is cautioned to days. men to notify his correspondents instruct correspondents to follow Congress and,/or other finky (Continued on Page 4) in this country as to where his 4. Neither party involved (union directions closely — and. at all anti-union bills would im­ mail is to be addressed. If for or management) will be legal­ times to indicate the return adr measurably set back the en­ delivery in this country, or if the ly bound to accept the board's dress else difficulties may be tinerary of the vessel is not tire Icibor movement. findings. known, %he mail should be ,-Pe-nced with their mail. Because of these new regula­ 5. During the entire thirty day dressed as follows: period (5 days for board ap­ main on strike until their de­ tions, the Seafarers Log will no A demand that all "hiring ste­ Mrs. J. Q.- Doe pointment; 20 days for board mands are met, or until an honest longer be sent directly to the vedores and foremen" be union 120 Main .Street investigation and submission ships. A new delivery system is of report; and 5 days after effort is made by GM to bargain members was made yesterday by Chicago. 111. being set up, in which a respon­ John Q. Doe the publication of findings), collectively in good faith. Leaders Joseph P. Ryan, president of the SS (Name of Ship) sible person in every port will either party is legally pre­ of their union further rebuffed ILA, at the arbitration hearing c7o"(Nam; Of sT^mship Line) ^he Log directly vented from calling a strike the President by stating that they for a new contract between the (Domestic address of SS Line) f^ or lockout, or changing the were firmly opposed to his pro­ j where the Log may be picked up union and the New York Ship­ status quo as regards wages, posal. If for delivery in a foreign by a designated crewmember. ping Assn. Louis Waldman, coun­ country, the international postal; hours of work, working con­ , x •, „ The consensus among labor sel for the union, had requested rates and conditions will apply,'. details will follo^ in ditions or other established leaders and progressives is that Davis to rephrase the proposed and it is necessary that sufficient ^arly issues of this paper. Watch methods. the Truman plan is an attempt union contract td compel ship­ stamps be affixed before posting them. ALL FROM LABOR to appease big business interests owners to use only union fore­ n order to avoid delay. Such t— > Under the Truman- plan, the in their endeavors to either men. Mr. Waldman proposed that mail, should be addressed in the ATTENTION ! striking General Motors auto smash the unions once and for the number of "shape-ups" be cut following manner: workers are requested to return all, or to legislate out of exist­ Matthew D u s h a n e. SIU from three to two daily, with John Q. Doe to work for the same wages they ence the unions' ability to use Washington. D. C. representa­ none on Saturday or Sunday. SS (Name of Ship) were previously paid, while a their economic strength as a tive has resigned and the Sea­ Later, the union requested a c/o (Name of Foreign Agent fact-finding board prepeires for weapon. Along with other vicious farers International Union guaranteed minimum* of four (Address of Foreign Agent) hours' pay or work for each office at 424 Fifth Street. the public a report on the merits anti-labor bills in various Con­ Agents of the WSA have been shape-up on weekdays and a fourN.WM Washington. D. C. has of their wage demands. This gressional committees, this plan special fact-finding panel will would push organized labor back been closed. hour minimum for overtime directed to instruct masters of not have the power to subpena at least fifty years. vessels arriving at a foreign port work. Ships' Mail Ser^nce Regulations Changed Truman Plan Scored Longshoremen Ask Union Men Do Hiring �THE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday. December 7, 1945 LOG FORE 'n AFT SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with tfje American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 a. ^ 4K » HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New YorkXity Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of. August 24, 1912. Reconversion Fiasco General astonishment greeted President Truman's very recent announcement that the country was ahead of schedule in its reconversion prbgram. If the statement itself was true, we have ample warning of things to come. Very obviously, with millions unemployed alread}*", and millions more exTpecting unemployment momentarily, the President's statement can only mean that this is the kind of "reconversion" program which is scheduled for the people of America. That program, we agree, is "ahead of schedule." Although he had summoned Congress back into session soon after victory in the Pacific, and told them to enact certain "must" reconversion legislation, not a single one of the sound and workable measures he advocated has been put into law. Instead, we have experienced a Congressional sitdown strike, the like of which the nation has never before faced. Truman demanded legislation on Unemployment Compensation, Full Employment:," Minimum Wages, Hous­ ing, Social Security and Health Insurance. He was short­ changed on them all. Or so he implies. It is significant that the sit-down strike conducted by the national legislators was suspended long enough to enact corporation-benefitting tax revisions designed to further enrich their war-profit swollen coffers. They did this with callous disregard to the urgent needs of the millions facing a future of complete insecurity. This glaring, inexcusable and vicious strike borders on treason, in that it is directed against the very heart of the nation. It seeks to reduce the American people to more pawns in a world-wide power and profit grab of a dollarhungary few. It seeks to create an America which will be a tail to the profitmakers' kite. In the light of these events, and in the Truman declara­ tions, there is good reason to doubt the sincerity of the President. Although he advocates measures which met with the approval of great masses of the American people, not once has he actually put pressure on for their enactment. The record shows that he gave more lip service in the same manner as the common ward heeler who mouths, "We're against depressions." We had a right to expect our President—President of all the people, not a chosen few—to back up his demands with concrete action. He knew the people were behind him. We even had the right to expect him to stake his political career against the willful and destructive sabotage of the peoples' welfare. J;-, t l-S' , The fact that he has not done this is enough to con­ demn him as a man either unwilling or unable to solve the nation's internal affairs. The atomic rearmament race .which is. being led by the U. S. is a direct route to another By BUNKER i Brother James C.' Lyles, who as now. sailing Chief- Engineer, was reminiscing; in the Nev/ Orleans Hall- recently about old ships, old IfriendS, and how times, have fchanged: since he rode the Jolie, ;;the- Rrusa, the Elmsport, the (Western; Queen and other ships typical: of the days when most iships- fed 101% milk (100% water ^and' one per cent milk.) • Lyles wondered how many of 'the Log readers today ever ate the "sponge bread" that was oh the daily bill of fare of ships that flew the hungry house flag of the » Lykes Line. On'Lykes ships you squeezed the water out of the bread; gulped' it down with cof­ fee. and. hoped you didn't faU overboard with all that lead in your stomach. Another "memory" from Lykes, says brother Lyles, was the time they decided to save money by .doing away with Watertenders on .their Hogs. The fireman tended water, cleaned floor plates, redleaded and chipped—all for the magnificent salary of $57.50 per tmonth. Lyles also remembers the war (this one to end all wars and all people)'. Elere "baseball.bat" days of '36 and the again Truman's inability to cope with international affairs team that held the line for the 'SIU along the Gulf. Among them will mean disaster for America and the world; -were Buck Stevens, the Simons The very sorry fact is that we have set a boy to do a> hoys. Red Dean, Finn Shafstead, .Charlie Larson, "Poker" Parker, man's job. And he has failed. Joe Sullivan and Curly Rentz. ; i 4. 4. ' Dwight T. Smith, will never forget St. Patrick's Day, for it was at 9:30 in the morning of the .17th of March, 1943, that the ;Maiden Creek II was torpedoed the coast of North Africa, Under the guise of solving Labor-MSanagement dis­ foffThe ship- was hit in number putes, President Truman has proposed liagisliation which, if four hold and settled by the stern, enacted, will be but a forerunner to other undemocratic with all hands leaving her with­ out losing a man. measures designed to destroy trade unions as we know When it was evident that the them today. Workers would Be forced to create under­ :ship wasn't going to sink. Navy ground organizations such as has been the practice in all craft nearby ordered the skipper to return to the ship and break countries where repressive laws were introduced. out hawsers for towing the ship 'into port. The sub was still in The President's proposal that "fact-finding boards" (the vicinity and both American be established, that workers be tied to their jobs while the •end English destroyers were board "fact finds" and that these "findings" will not be dropping- depth charges all over the place trying to get it. binding upon everyone, anyway, is a clear mdication of the Says Smitty: "We broke out the forward lines and; went aft to road he has chosen to travel. jget- up: the sternlines. The Deck In essence, it means he has. divorced the American Maintenance went below. The worker and returned (if he ever left) to his true'love; big .Chief- Mate was standing on the (fan. tail. Several of the men business. It is a poorly-disguised attempt to keep indus­ ;were standing near me, as I start­ trial peace at Labor's expense by appeasing his corporation ed to heave up the lines from "be­ friends. Coupled with other to-be-expected anti-worker low. • "I hadn't taken more than a measures it can really create a strikeless industrial relation­ few good hauls when there was ship similar to that of the totalitarian countries. an explosion. A few seconds later I; came to by the midships The old Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act has not house. The blast had blown me done the job the Ikbor-haters expected. Instead-of stopping -there from the stern,, and'someall strikes, it merely used up government fundsi. Instead pne was bending over me wanting know if I was hurt. I remem­ of workers being misled by their leaders, as the labor- to ber trying to ask them what did haters had charged, they found that American workers they think I: was, a high jumper? given a chance to vote favored walk-outs in NLRB-con- and then; I passed out." j Smith woke up later in Djibuti ducted elections. Hospital with a fractured skuU, Thus Truman finds the nation's most notorious anti- broken arm, broken ribs and other, injuries. During seven Labor forces lined up solidly behind his proposal. months in African and American Smitty proved to doc:Significantly, the President- has not uttered, one single Hospitals, tors and nurses that he was a word against industry's resistance to reconversion. With tough man. Says Smitty: "I told profits guaranteed by the law their Congressional friends them I was going to walk down so obligingly passed, the corporations are prepared' "to sit Canal Street again, no matter what-they said." this one out until hell greezes over." Being a tough man, Smitty did Instead of getting to the source of the evil; Truman (just that. Next, time you're in the has decided to make the American worker"the'scapegoat. New Orleans Hall.you'R find him (handling, counter b^s on.the, sec* Brother, its bad,, all bad. | ond'floor. Prelude To Reactiom • �SE AF ARERS Friday, December 1,1945 'CLEARim TBB DECUr "Clearin<r The Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears in the LOiQ each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall is touring SIU ports in conneclion with the Isthmian drive. As well as beizig New York Agent, Brother HaU is Director of Organizing, and as the tsHMman campaign swinge into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all SIU efforts are 'Comwinlrated on this important Isthmian election. LOG DRAFT ADVOCATE lllllllllll Anti-Ubor Bills Face Congress . WASHINGTON—^All braiu;hes of organized labor rallied their forces this week in an effort to defeat rabid anti-union legislation pending in Congress. Most sweeping of the bills up for action is one sponsored by a triumvirate of two Democrats and a Republican—Congressmen A. J. May (D., Ky.), Howard W. Smith (D, Va,) and Leslie C. Arends (R, HI.) It would repeal the SmithConnally Act and replace it with a "union-busting" law more vi­ cious than anything proposed in years. The other bill, almost equally repressive, is authored by Con­ gressman Sam Hpbbs (D, Ala.), another leading Dixie labor hater. His proposal would bring union activities under the pro­ visions of the Federal antiracketeering act. Under the May-Smith-Arends bill, unions would be stripped of collective bargaining rights for a year if any of their members struck in purported violation of a no-strike provision in a contract, regardless of whether such walk­ out was "wildcat" or authorized. Employers or any one else al­ legedly "harmed" by such a strike could sue the union for damages, get a judgment against its treas­ ury, and thereby practically put a union out of business. Under ihis provision, labor spokesmen said, an unscrupulous boss could plant stool pigeons in a union, have them stir up a strike, and then drag the union through the courts. That would turn back the clock to the days when, as revealed in reports of the LaFoUette CivU Liberties Committee, it was common for crooked bosses to plant paid agents in unions as provocateurs. Significantly, there are no pen­ alties in the bill for employers who engage in such activities, nor for manufacturers who resort to lockouts. In the case of the Hobbs bill, unions could likewise be under­ mined through heavy penalties ranging up to fines of $10,000 and 20-year jail terms for union lead­ ers; So many bids have been made recently for the title of "for­ gotten men" that I submit mer­ chant seamen as my entry—not for the continuance of the title, but with the hope that America will demand that their bill of rights (H. R. 2346), scheduled for hearings on October 18, be brought before Congress and passed. .The bill will cost only about .one-sixtieth as much as the G. L bill, and the American ideal of equal reward for equal service cannot be fulfilled if these men are discriminated against — sent back to civilian life doubly han­ dicapped by the naturaL-advantage of civilians and the special rights of the armed forces. The following facts prove, I believe, .that this bill is an in­ Jean Ribaut Survives Gale sounded like the report of a big gun and the entire ship shud­ dered under the impact and pres­ sure as tons of water crashed on the foredeck." The wide open crack in the hull and deck was fastened se­ curely by huge emergency cables which lashed the two parts in such a way that the sturdy ship was probably prevented from breaking apart and foundering. The Skipper, H. C. Berger, im­ mediately sent SOS messages and ordered the lifeboats prepared for action. Later, Captain Berger admitted that it was highly im­ probable if any of the lifeboats could have been launched in the very heavy seas. After the accident occurred, the Ribaut managed to ride out the storm toward the African coast some 300 miles off course under low power to prevent a heavy pounding from the high seas. First ship to answer the SOS was the SS Robert L. Stockton, a troopship which follew the dis­ abled Ribaut until she was picked up by a U.S. minesweeper, USS Moscovite, which then relieved the Stockton carrying 560 return­ ing Gls. She was then picked up an attempt to get men else­ by the SS W. R. Grace, which where for their ships, but paid escorted her to Boston. the beef as they should have done MENDING in the first place. Their ships are now getting plenty of men aboard and sailing as before. Managing to survive an extremrfy hazardous voyage, the SS Jean Ribaut, Liberty ship, crawled into Boston Harbor with her steel deck and . hull almost broken in two. She was pounded for over seven days of her 22-day trip from Sweden by a highpowered North Atlantic gale which drove her some 300 miles off the regular course. Among the crew members wore a number of Baltimore lads —Waher Hess, Bill Mackin, Charles Hensley, A1 Oslo, Bill Wagner, Mike Kamanowski and Kay Sherbreck. They, along with other crew members, three pas­ sengers and a valuable cargo of pulpwood were all safe and sound. The Ribaut was hit by the furious gale on the night of Nov­ ember 7, but did not sustain any damage until the next morning when huge 50 foot waves smashed the hull until the break occurred. According to William Tofte of Waverly, Iowa, one of the three passengers, "The crack pI i 'I! • Chiseling On Beefs Backfires By J. P. SHULER The Port of New York has shipped 1352 men during the past week and there are 500 jobs on the board at this time. We have averaged paying off 7 ships a day, having paid off 35 ships in the past week. On almost all of these ships there have been a lot of beefs. It seems as if the companies have concentrated a drive to chisel on the agreements. But they have picked the wrong time, because shipping is very good and the men do not wish to ship on ships where they have to argue 3 or 4 days for their overtime, after having worked 3 or 4 months for it. Therefore, a lot of these ships are having trouble crewing up, simply because the company is trying to steal the justly earned money of the seamen. OLD RED-PENCIL The SS Ingersoll of the Water­ man SS Company came in with Asks Passage Of Bill Of Rights The following letter originally appeared in the Washington Post. We reprint it because we think this clean case made for the Sea­ man's Bill of Rights should reach a wide circulation if possible. Repu Andrew J. May, (D„ Ky.), chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, is one of out­ standing Congressional propon­ ents of universal military train­ ing in peacetime. Compulsory military service in peacetime has been opposed by practically all sections of organized labor. (LPA) Page Three tegral part of the G. 1. Bill of Rights: 1. Merchant seamen, contrary to public opinion, have not been paid more than the armed forces. 2. The risk of death faced by merchant seamen was as great or greater than the risk of death faced by members of the armed forces. 3. The average seaman has spent over 75 per cent of his wartime at sea. 4. The age group comprising the Merchant Marine today is predominantly young. It seems only fair that those merchant seameh returning to civilian life should be given the same benefits that have been given to the members of the armed forces — and those re­ maining at sea after facing the perils of war should be given the same considerations as those re­ maining in the armed forces. This group is smcill, but their job of transportation and supply was vital during the war. Jacklyn B. Sandan all kinds of disputed overtime on it, every bit of it legitimate. Capt. Perkins, of red pencil fame, dis­ puted the overtime sheets when they were sent to the office, and refused to even discuss the mat­ ter with the Patrolmen, telling them it was a closed issue as far as he was concerned. Word got around, and there were several days here that you couldn't get a man to take a Waterman ship under any- circumstances. Water­ man settled the beef and paid every hour of the disputed over­ time. The SS Sidney Hampton Vic­ tory of Bull Line is in with a large amount of overtime dis­ puted. Bull Line took the same attitude as did Waterman. The crew stood by and did not want to pay off until they got their beefs settled. The next day, the SS Cald­ well, of Bull Line, was scheduled to pay off. She had around 250 hours disputed overtime. The company never even took the trouble to send a man aboard to settle it. The crew of the Cald­ well is still waiting until their overtime is settled before . they pay off. This word has gotten around and at the present it is impossible to get a man to take a Bull Line ship. Apparently, the Port Officials of Bull Line have seen the error of their ways. Capt. Swinsen, the Chief Chiseler of that outfit, called the union hall today and asked us to please send someone over to settle the beefs so that they can pay the ship off. CREW STANDS BY Another bull-headed, red pen­ cil artist is Port Engineer Watts, of Alcoa SS Co. He has disputed a lot of good overtime in the engine Dept. of the SS John W. Davis. This crew is still standing by until such a time as Alcoa SS Co. decides to pay the legit­ imate overtime. The crew has been around the haU since the ship came in and the member­ ship knows the attitude of Alcoa SS Co.; therefore, it is practically an impossibility to crew an Al­ coa ship. Waterman SS Co. didn't make HALL EMPTY Alcoa SS Co., following its usual finky tactics, is attempting to crew their ships through the WSA and the Seamen's Church Institute. Even with the finky reputations that these two out­ fits have as fink herders, they can't get a man to sail with out­ fits as lousy as Bull and Alcoa. The hall looks vacant- for the last month around here." Every­ one has shipped that wants to and those who don't want to, are afraid to come to the hall for fear that they will be shang­ haied. It is practically an im­ possibility to pick up a Balloting Committee each morning, but so far, the impossible has been per­ formed and balloting goes on each day. Up to this date, we have around 1300 ballots cast in the Port of New York. Every one that wants to ship please come by the N. Y. Hall. Dan Ellsbury, AB, shipped from Baltimore to Bremerhaven and return on board the SS Spartan­ burg Victory. Now. Brother EUsbury is waiting for his leg, in­ jured as result of an attempted holdup, to heal before shipping out again. Thanks SiU For Strike Support Dear Brother: I appreciate your letter of November 23 and the pledge of support of your organization in our current fight against the General Motors Corporation. The General Motors workers realize that their fight against the General Motors Corporation is more than a fight for a wage increase. It is the fight to determine whether or not we are going to create the economic basis for winning the peace at home. The continued refusal of the General Motors Corporation to bargain in good faith, and their arrogant attitude toward every constructive proposal of the Union proves beyond ques­ tion that they are spearheading the anti-labor campaign of the National Association of Manufacturers. I am certain that with the support of your membership and the solidarity of American labor, we shall win in this fight. Thank you again for your support. Fraternally yours, WALTER P. HEUTHER, Vice President. Director, GM Department I >3 �•1 THE Page Four SEAFARERS Friday. December 7, 1945 LOG The Secretary-Treasurer Reperts QUESTION: The SIU is supporting the United Auto Workers-CIO strike against Gen­ eral Motors. In your opinion, should the Sea­ farers back other CIO or indeppdent unions (not commie-dominated) in their just demands? •Hi' FRED SOKOLOWSKI. BOSUN —Our union, the SIU. should always support other unions in their reasonable demands, as long as those unions aren't commie outfits. Their fight against the bosses is also our fight, and we must back them to the limit of our ability. Big business sits back and laughs every time two unions fight each other and waste their strength. They like to see labor divided. I think that the AFL and CIO should get togeth­ er and iron out their differences. Then, perhaps, they could co­ operate on problems of mutual benefit and concern to aU of labor. JUAN VILLAFARE. CHIEF STEWARD — We should get to­ gether with other le^imate unions in our common struggle. There's no doubt in my mind that as workers we should all fight side by side to keep prices down and wages up. That's the only way to maintain decent standards of living. We won the wax; now let us win the peace with decent conditions that we can enjoy. If we protect workers in other pro­ gressive unions, they'll protect us in our hour of need. The only strong labor movement we can have in the U.S. must be a united one. CARL C. JURGENSEN. AB— My idea is that both the CIO and AFL should get together to im­ prove the workers' wages and working conditions. All decent unions should cooperate, and not allow themselves to be split by paid agitators or union racketeers —that's only playing into indus­ try's hands. Divide and conquer —that's whsd they want. We should certainly give all our backing to the auto workers, and any other unions (not commie ones) which are fighting for their demands. Their victory will help not only them, but benefit the entire labor movement as well. k JUAN HERNANDEZ. BOSUN —All organized workers in bonafide unions should join together in order to win better working and living conditions during time of peace. I say thed we should support not only the auto workers in their battle against the indus­ trial might of General Motors, but all good working unions, re­ gardless of whether they are af­ filiated with the AFL or CIO. or independent; If we don't con­ tinue to back the auto workers Union, then they might lose, and that would hurt us just as much as it hurts them. When unions cooperate, they can win against the operators. — • - - (Contintied from Page 1) stooging for Joe Stalin, went into another dance to carry out his policy which is now to try and get our troops out of all occupied countries to enable the commun­ ists to move in with a freer hand to spread their propaganda among war-torn, starving, and confused people. in order that communist forms of government can be set up. Under the slogan "Bring The GTs Home" demonstations were held and a. 24 hour work stoppage was staged on all vesseels contracted to the NMU. STILL STOOGING In the Maritime field they' were supported by other communistdominated unions, such as the American Communications Asso­ ciation (CIO), Marine Cooks & Stewards of the Pacific (CIO), and by Commissar Harris, New York Agent for the MFOW&W of the Pacific. These demonstra^ tionc and the 24 hour work stop­ page was also a face-saving measure for the NMU and an­ other reversal of their bold posi­ tion that they advertised in a pamphlet and in the November 9, 1945 issue of their official pub­ lication, the "Pilot," in which they stated "that they could not man any ships except troop ships after December 1, 1945 unless sufficient ships are provided to bring the GIs home." The NMU officials' strategic 24 hour workstoppage bore no fruit, for no assurances were given by the Government that more ships would be converted to carry troops. So, in spite of hearts sup­ posedly bleeding for the GIs, the burning issue to bett them home was quickly abandoned and they are manning all ships that they are able to furnish with crews. PRIORITY GIVEN Nobody is more, interested and ready to help the GIs to get back home as quickly as possible than the membership of the Seafarers International Union. We give all troop ships priority on crews. However, the facts are that we are now having a difficult job to furnish crews to keep what troop vessels we have now sail­ ing on schedule. The NMU is in no better position than we are to furnish crews to any addition^ troop ships. The Army and Navy operate troop transports, and they are in a position to get the troops home faster if they feel that it is to the best interest of this country. However we don't in­ tend to tell the military author­ ities what to do and we don't want them telling us what to do. The SIU and SUP crews did not go for the NMU political blahblah, and remained at work on all shipg. I had several meetings v/ith representatives of the Chesa­ peake Feny Company in Nor­ folk, Virginia, and did not get very far with them in reaching a complete agreement. So far we have cut the work week from 56 hours to 46 hours, and got time and a half for work in ex­ cess of 8 hours a day. Previously they worked the men as many hours a day as they pleased, with time and a half only after they had 56 hours in a week. We also got them to agree to raise the coal-burning firemen $6.50 a month. I stopped in Washington, D. C. and met with War Labor Board members to get a final decision through as quickly as possible on the Calmar and Ore cases and the stewards dept. troop ship case. ASK FOR LETTER Brother Dushane, our Washing­ ton, „D. C. Representative, re­ signed and the SIU has closed up our Washington Office. Take him off your niailing list. The Cape Remain in Mobile and the Cape St. George in New Orleans had beefs regarding the stewards dept. being required to make up the pursers bunk. This beef was settled with the under­ standing that the Waterman Steamship Corporation will direct a letter to all their Masters, plus a copy to the Union, on the next outward voyage, instructing the masters that it is not the routine duty of the stewards department to clean and make up the pur­ ser's room. If our Agents in all ports demand a similar letter from all companies for *ill ves­ sels signing on, this beef will be won once and for all. Another beef that has been pending for some time on Diesel vessels was straightened out with Waterman and several other com­ panies operating Diesel vessels. The Oilers on the Cape St. George were put on donkey watches. In line with the Oiler's working rules in all of our agreements, the Oilers must be put on day work while a vessel is in port. The Waterman Steamship Corp-, oration refused to pay overtime for work performed by the Oiler after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M., when the vessel was not working cargo. We proposed to amend the working rules by outlining the specific duties of a Diesel Oiler in view of the fact that the duties of a Diesel Oiler are different and more numerous. Our proposal was submitted, contingent on a $10.00 per month increase in wages for the Diesel Oiler. Engineers on Diesel Ves­ sels get 10% more in wages than Engineers on steam jobs. The company admitted this, but would not agree to the Union's proposal. However, they have agreed to live ujp to the agree­ ment and pay the overtime -to the Diesel Oiler for work in port after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. whether cargo is worked or not that is okay with us. The Isthmian election appears to be drawing nearer and neai;er. Because of this, our Organiza­ tional Director Paul Hall is now visiting all our Branches to set up the machinery and lay down plans of action and strategy to be followed by our officials and members, in order that our max­ imum efforts are coordinated to win this election. Brother Hall is also surveying the possibilities of organizing the tug boats etc. in each port. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals PORT OF NEW ORLEANS F. W. MURPHY J. E. WARD J. A. SCARA J. E. McCREADIE J. DENNIS (colored) C. T. WHITE J. 'P. SABERON t 4 S. NEPONSIT E. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER t. i t, STATEN ISLAND T. BRESCIO D. G. SLOAN E. G. WALKER G. SMITH W. SPENCER J. M. MARTINEZ R. POWELL G. SCHULZE L.R.KATES C. MIDDLETON H. J. CRONIN L. L, MOODY E. R. CROWELL L. LUZI W. E. SMITH MASON HALL E. F. GIBBS L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO L. VEENSTRA W. B. MUIR M. JOHN L. LOFTIN ' , ' , • • ^> BRIGHTON. MASS. R. INSCOE G. PHINNEY J. HOWARD L. PERSICHETTI A. RAMOS J. SILKOWSKI H. GABAREE ~ J. LONG • A. MORSE E. JOHNSTON P. CONOYER i t XELLIS ISLAND R.DICKSON LOUIS CERON . : JOHN LOPEZ D. MCDONALD ^ BALTIMORE^HOSPITAL : FRANCIS JONES FREDERICK ROSENBAUM , ESILIO DELLAMANO % . % X. MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY ^ t % NORFOLK MARINE HOSP. CARLTON P. BLANKENSHIP JESS SMITH CHARLES MIZELL JOHN N. CONNOLLY JOSEPH TAYLOR X X> X. SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. R. PETERMAN VINCENT SAN JUAN R. C. GRIMES JOHN W. GREGORY �Friday, 7,1845 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five P SPEAKS rely upon the old man to give us the benefit of any doubt that arose on a dispute. Shore leaves and time off were always.grant­ ed reasonably. * Dear Editor, I'm one of the very few mak­ While tied up in Buenos Aires ing my first 'trip with this skip­ . aboard the SS DeSoto I saw the per and believe me 'I've found . Robin Line "Robin Adair." :a home. The serang has made This rust bucket has just four .trips already and.is staying. come over from South Africa The stewards dept. almost to a and looks like she is going to man have made three trips or sink right next to the dock. more as have a number of the Robin made a million on this black gang. scow but now they ought to Like the Skipper, Chief Mate scrap her. Goddard is another officer who's She's a menace to navigation hard to beat. -He is a former and a hell ship for any SIU SIU man and on watch or off brothers who sail her. he's just a good guy. H. Braunstein The only dispute among the crew was caused by AB Wagner GETS RUN-AROUND in Sibenik, Yugoslavia, while WHEN HE TRIES under the influence of the local snake juice. He got into an TO COLLECT DOUGH argument regarding the WSA Brothers, through which he shipped but When a man works a couple later requested to join our Un­ of days on a job he is supposed ion. I asked the opinion of to get paid. I worked two days every member of the deck crew but it took best part of a week and all agreed to his signing up. to get my money. A few hours of overtime were On the ship they told me to disputed by the Mate because collect at the company offices one crewmember had his OT and when I got there they told sheet all balled up in dates and me to go to the ship. I went up hours. After I explained the to see Captain Spearing at Wa­ situation to the Mate he quickly terman but he almost threw agreed on the disputed hours. me out of his office after first This is my first trip as a deck yelling at me and tossing a delegate and the crew asks that couple of insulting remarks. the Log print this letter of I went to the ship four times . praise to these officers. and each time they gave me the The Skipper is to -get married same run around. when we hit port so we join in Finally the Purser brought a wishing him and his bride the voucher to the office but when I best of luck. went up there they tried to deny That about completes my re­ they had it. After a lot of fuss port. No squawks, no beefs, the Chief Purser gave me my what a ship. money. Ewdld ,W.- Friedrich. Now just what (kind '^df a phoney outfit is this Waterman? Harold Epstein HOSPITALIZED SIU CALLS itOBlN ADAIR MENACE TO NAVIGATION PRAISES DANIEL HUGER OFFICERS SHIP AND CREW The Log, The crew and officers of this ship, (SS Daniel Huger) the food and other shipboard conditions all add up to make this a "dream UNITED ACTION SEEN IN PHILLY TUGBOAT ISSUE outfit. I must say that it makes a guy damn proud to see it. If we can show that unity and action in other beefs as we did right here in this port—then the life and the welfare of our union is safe. Now is the time when the Sea­ farers should make use of this militancy and energy of our or­ ganization and really go places. For instance with this spirit there's no reason why we should not knock off Isthmian as quick as we possibly can and then go after the big unorganized tanker companies on this coast. Think it over brothers—it can be done—now is the time to move intt) action on all fronts. Thomas J. Mack 'Seafarers Log, Just a few comments which should be of interest to the boys, especially to those who used to sail out of the port of Philadelphia. The old port saw more action in the last few days than it ever, saw before. When the NMU tried to steal the tugboatmen's jobs you would have thought that the roof was falling in on them. Not only were the tug boat boys LISTS SERIES OF after them, but you should have FRELINGHUYSEN seen the Seafarers go. The whole coast started buz­ SHIPBOARD BEEFS zing. Lots of rank and file SIU- The Log, This Waterman scow, the SS F. T. Frelinghuysen, is pretty innefficiently operated. For ex­ ample: Fire and boat drills rang incorrectly with the exception of the last one. Lifeboat gear was not secured properly in the boats and gear was missing completely. Another bad practice was shifting ship in inland waters without a full watch on deck. Delegates were, J. Keahinui (Deck) Wm. D. Weise (Engine) John Schalled (Slewaid) ers came whirling in, we called a special meeting to take action. I won't, go into details here, but SIU MEMBERS it was a sight to see. I person­ SWITCH TO ally knew we had a good out­ ISTHMIAN SCOW fit, but I didn't exactly realize the type of men we had in our Dear Brothers, Now that Martin O'Connor and myself have switched from MEMBER UROES one Isthmian scow to another, ARMY OFFICER (from Charles Hall, which has THAT YOU WRITE LAUDS MEN OF enough holes in her to make her The Editor, boneyard bait, to the George MARY M.DODGE If any of the boys are around Bibb, a Liberty trooper.) It's To Whom It May Concern, who made the 10th voyage on safe to jot down some atomic the WiUiam B. Giles (MississipDuring the month of No­ facts. vember 1945, I served as 'pi) on which I was Bosun would We'll be at sea, Europe bound security officer on the SS they write to me. probably, when this is printed Mary M. Dodge. Therefore so we'll miss the beginning of I'm one of "the "hiU" patients I believe that I'm qualified the Isthmian election. at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, to comment upon the voy­ Tliese Isthmian ships and men where we live in smaU two man age in general. certainly need the SIU and a cabins. little old timer, an NMU Bosun It is only fitting that I I expect to be^back to sea with­ who made the last trip and is should remark upon the ef­ in three months. Other SIU ficiency of the ship's stewmaking this one because we're men here are Nick Gammin and wards department headed talking him into it, really open­ E. Hardeman. I've been here by Mr. John Hauser. ed our eyes about the bad con­ since Oct. 1st. ditions aboard. In addition to the regu­ Until I see you in New York, We've also listened to a young lar crew, the stewards de­ Harold Tulile ex-NMU AB who told us his partment had to provide for story of how he was kicked out 31 passengers. There's no of that organization when he question in my mind that blew his top about their not set­ aU the passengers were KEEP UNION HALL tling a heavy beef for him. It more than satisfied with the CLEAN AND TIDY seems they promised a settleable performance of Carl O. rrient while he was away on his Hewey, Chief Cook, and his The Editor, next trip. When he returned two assistants, Lloyd War­ We have a nice hall here in and found nothing done (it inden and Ray Fisher. Also, New York and we should ap­ vloved money due after being I'm:sure, there's nothing but preciate it and keep it clean. torpedoed) about his legitimate praise for the efforts of the We are grown men yet some beef he went on the rampage Messboys, Alvin Zilinski of us don't act that way. Throw­ and accused the "Patriots" with and William Poliski, and the ing butts, waste paper and other "selling him out." He intends Utility men, William Mcjunk around the place doesn't • Cleaf and William Case. to join the SIU when he gets seem to be the kind of thing a back. He tells us that, for a Alfred Goodman grown 'man should do. variety of reasons, most of the 1st Lt. T. C. How about eyery day being Isthmian men he's sailed with Security Officer clean-up day around ;the hall are for the SIU. and each one of us making sure Well, the chow is rather bad, SAY'S WE SHOULD ship" for a union seaman. Overtime has been evenly dis­ tributed with the low man turning in 170 hours and the high man 190. Watches in port during week ends were evenly divided although as usual the 4 to 8 watch was high in OT. All this is a two month trip. Captain Sheppard is one of those rare people who doeiS everything possible for his crew and observes the Union rules to the letter. We could usuaUy that vie do our share to keep the place clean and tidy. How about it brothers? J. T. "Tex" Morton most of it old and insufficient. We serve ourselves most of the meals because the stewards de­ partment is all fouled up with too many hands that aren't straightened out about their du­ ties. Mail us some Logs to the ship also some of those one page "Digests." That's about all there is to say except that since we're leaving New York in the wintertime we'll keep thinking about those who're more fortunate and are spending their time in sunny climes. While we're away we hope the NMU scientists don't monkey around too much with the atomic bomb because even their members' aren't looking for Hol­ lywood miracles — they want decent wages and conditions and their legitimate beefs settled. Henry Piekutowski SIU MAN MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR UNION'S FUTURE Dear Brothers, Why the hell don't we get go­ ing and rig up our own train­ ing school? I noticed an article in the Log a while back by Paul Hall. He asked for opinions among the members regarding such a pro­ ject. Well it don't take long to give my opinion. Let's do it now, we have waited long enough for this and the sooner we start the better it will be. Not only that, but several other things as well, for in­ stance union control of the slop chest on each ship is long over­ due. Another thing we should do is run sailor's rest homes as Union operated outfits. We should do all these things and more. There's no reason why seamen should be without a lot of things that they do without at present. Although we have been active and successful in settling ship­ board beefs for seamen and on our toes whenever some-outfit threatens our security, we've been too slow on the uptake on these other things which are important to sailors. I, for one, would like to see something done about it. F. Redden I iOG V (I VI �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 7, 1945 SHIPS' muNuns AND NEWS SS William Evarts Skipper Okay William Lester Yokohama Mississippi Palis Report On View In N. Y. JJjEI'S The ships delegates of the William Evarts reported the fol­ "Beware of the ship William lowing: We think we express Lester of the Waterman Steam­ the opinion of nearly all the ship Lines. She is strictly no crew, when we say that Knute good." That's what the SIU Asslestad, the Master of the Wil­ delegates aboard her report for liam Evarts, is a hell of a swell the "Ehtire Crew." Just as a AT SEA, Nov. 3 — At a meet­ fellow. He is as considerate and sample of what the crew has ing aboard this ship, the Fran­ courteous with the lowest rat­ endured during the past four cis M. Smith, members of the ings as he is with the highest months, the report lists beefs in officers. He continually gives crew heard the deck delegate seamen every break possible. all departments, ranging from overtime distribution to union criticized for not having his de­ All he asks is for us to live up hating officers. partment participate in the joint to our agreement. We could do Mailed to the Log office, with meeting. The recording-secre­ with a lot more lil^ Captain the demand "Publish as is," the tary's reports states "The deck Asslestad. Submitted by ships delegates' report is so long and department delegate. Brother delegates, R- W. Cazlwzigiht. the language so detailed that it Shouse, was asked to call a joint Edward D. Burnett, C. V. Megan. is being held for private show­ meeting after leaving Trinidad, ings only. The condensed ahd to which he agreed. Later he de-loused version follows: informed Brother Mains that his partment delegate. Peel, stated Beginning with the deck de­ dept. had no beefs or complaints that none existed as far as he partment, the chief mate is said and did not care to participate in kne.w. Other members of the to have proudly boasted of be­ the joint meeting but would crew expressed their satisfac­ ing a company man and a hold a deck dept. meeting on tion. The Steward then express­ "prince." Disputing overtime Sunday, after the joint meet­ ed his appreciation for the co­ was his chief form of shipboard ing." operation he was receiving and amusement and he allegedly Although the notice was post­ stated that they were going in told the deck crew that his chief ed in the messhall, no members with one of the cleanest ships aim in life was to build himself of the deck crew attended the in the Gulf. with the company and a home joint meeting. The meeting took up the ques­ with Waterman "and damn any­ Excerpts from minutes follow: tion of repairing radio, correc­ thing else." Meeting called to order at tion of soap situation and sup­ INSULT TO SIU MEN 1.30 p. m. Nomination for chair­ plying the slop chest with smal­ man. Insulting to all SIU men is his ler size clothing. Brother Mains nominated by boast, that he runs the ship with­ The meeting then adjourned. Molenaar and seconded by Mur­ out regard for union agreements The following members at­ ray. Elected by acclamation. and defies the union to do any­ tend: Mack Mains (FWT), Rob­ Nominations for rcording-sec- ert McNatt (FWT), James K. thing about it. retary. Brother McNatt nomin­ Murray (Oiler), W. T. Hunter The captain when approached ated by Murray and seconded (Oiler), Miquel Vasques (Dk. to settle a minor beef, showed by Molenaar. Elected by accla­ Eng.), Vernon C. Molenaar his true colors by telling the mation. (Wiper), H. C. Benhold (Wiper), delegates to take the union Brothers Noles and Burton Gus Kretzer (Ch. Ok.), Henry C. agreement and ram it. He re­ excused from meeting, both be­ Gerdes (Steward), Robert M. fused to listen to the complaint ing on watch. Mains explained Pel (2nd Ck.), Harvey R. South saying that he was supreme law purpose of meeting and coopera­ (Asst. Ck.), C. E. Carry (Mess.), aboard and agreements with tion, for the benefit of the new­ Richard Bryant (Utility), John unions jneant nothing to him. comers and trip card men CaldwellC Mess.) Albert BouAccustomed to sharing with Steward Gerdes asked if there -dreaux (Utility), William Lowe the armed guard aboard the were any complaints about his ((Utility) and Henry J. Lambert ship, the crew complained about the skipper's 'practice of abus­ department and the steward de- Jr. (Mess). ing these men, refusing them night lunches and threatening to cut off their fresh water show­ INGERSOLL BLACK GANG ers. The crew took the position that the gunners were entitled to decent treatment as well as the crew. With both hands blistered after a night of loading stores with a handy billy, an AB be­ came exhausted and asked to be relieved. The Mate's answer was . to take him to the skipper and log him four for one. The old man wrote a log for two of the crew that night but put them on probation when they refused to sign it. Although they were anchored near shore on many occasions, the crew of the Lester were only given two shore leaves, one in Pearl Harbor and the other at Yokohama. They got two draws and then only after almost beg­ ging for them on their knees. Deck Crew Ignores Joint Meeting On Francis M. Smith Left to Right Standing: L. Gordon (Fireman), Engine Dele­ gate K. Klundt (Oiler), M. PoUet (Oiler), L. Schwuider (Oiler). Seated: L. Cowan (Fireman), J. Smth (Fireman), H. Berger (Wiper), F. Leickert (Wiper). Story and other pictures on page 7. without putting down overtime. "Just as a fayor to me," he said. He lied to them though, and when the chance came, he kept all overtime away from these men. He had a Wiper painting the engine (in the 8 hours) and wanted the Oilers to keep the engine wiped clean. The first meeting held aboard the Milton H. Smith, with E. C. Johnson in the chair and E. J. Albinski as recording-secretary, took up the failure of the com­ pany to obtain milk in port from Oct. 24 to Oct. 27 and failing to have milk aboard on sailing date in Pensacola. The crew adopted a motion requesting the SIU New Or­ FIRST TRIPS leans Agent to investigate the He told the delegates that he, matter. The Steward ordered two per­ too, intended to build a home colators but the meeting report­ in Waterman even though it was ed that only one had been re­ obvious to all that the second ceived, placed in the saloon, and assistant engineer was the one was unavailable for the watches. A motion was passed penal­ with the brains. izing anyone who left cups or This is reported to be the first plates etc. or cluttered up the trip as department heads for messhall "will donate one dol­ the skipper, mate and chief en­ lar to the Seafarers Log." gineer and the crew reports that The meeting adjourned after they have spent the last months having adopted a motion recom­ on a veritable "slave ship." mending that no new crew sign The report ends with another on before the ship is fumigated. warning "Brother beware. Never The meeting was in session sail with these union hating of­ from 2 p. m. to 2.30 p. m. "Good ficers whose names are furnish­ and Welfare" was discussed ed below." after the meeting adjourned. The names as received at the Log office are: Captain John Novotny, Chief Mate Pierce White and Chief Engineer G. C. Smith. Delegates on the William Les-ter are Ellon L. Warren (Deck) E. D. Holmes (Engine), Felton L. Hunt (Stewards). 'The report is dated November 10th, 1945 at Yokohama. HAVE YOU VOTED? Baldwin Hills Members Commend Ship's Officers The boys on the SB Baldwin Hills feel that they have the "good fortune in having such a fine ship" and they want their SIU brothers to know aboiit it. According to the minutes of their shipboard meeting on Oct. 21st the engine gang, the deck crew and stewards department were all enjoying the coopera­ tive attitude of the ship's offi­ cers and were doing their part to show their appreciation. Opened by Brother Kouns, the deck delegate, the meeting first elected Brother Felming as recording-secretary and. V. R. Hickman as chairman, by accla­ mation. For the enlightenment of the new crewmembers, Ko«ms gave a talk on the SIU standards, agreements and regulations. He relinquished the floor in order for Marsballe to make some re­ marks on cooperation between the three depts. and concluded with an offer of aid on any stew^ds department problem that might arise. STRICTLY COMPANY STIFF The deck delegate then re­ ported cooperation by the skip­ The chief engineer is strictly • per and mate particularly in rea company stiff from New Or­ gards to overtime distribution. leans, and according to the re­ port, wouldn't even make a good He said that there were no cases Wiper. By conniving nround of disputed OT and no beefs with promises of overtime he since the sign-on. .Hickman reported "po dis­ managed to get some of the Oil­ ers to do outside work ior him putes" in the engine dept. apd recommended a vote of thanks to the chief engineer. Together with a request for further co­ operation between the officers ' and the black gang, the vote of thanks was adopted. The stewards delegate, James A. Hollen, put his department on record to do everything pos­ sible to make the voyage enjoy­ able for all hands. He reported "no disputed overtime." Under "New Business" the meeting passed a motion stating that "the minutes of this meet­ ing be sent to the Seafarers Log so that our brother members can be informed of our good for­ tune in having .such a fine ship." A vote of thanks was adopted for Deck Patrolman Sullivan "for the excellent manner in which he handled the business of this ship" when the articles were signed on Oct. 1 in New Orleans. Brother Kouns then expressed a wish that more old timers would aquaint themselves with the way the SIU has improved conditions in the Tanker Fleet. . The meeting adjourned after approving a motion for a vote of thanks for Captain Harry ' Friedman, the master, a well known Gulf area personality, "and who we are ~'*oud be sailing under." . �'''-'.'J-. •'•i'~y. m-' Friday, December 7, 1945 THE DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS Liy acclaim. Victor Aviles elected recording secretary by acclaim. AT SEA, November 5. — R. Chair called on the three deleRooney elected chairman by ac­ gats for reports. Deck delegate, claim and G. Pacanonski elected Pedro de la Cruz and Engine recording secretary by acclaim. delegate Joe Lopez reported Motion that the crew cooperate everything in good order. Stew­ in keeping the messroom clean­ ard delegate, Harry Sutton, re­ er by washing the cups after ported his department is going coffee time. Delegates reported to submit overtime claims for the books and tripcards all m work the Deck Dept. did, wash­ good order. Also, requested the ing and painting the alleyways. skipper to make accommoda­ Several topics were discussed tions for a crews laundry room under good and welfare. Fol­ amidships. A tarpaulin muster lowing things were recommend­ was taken to be given to the ed for repairs: Deck and Engine mother of the Wiper who died heads with steam heaters in­ stalled in each, install a laun­ during the course of the trip. dry room, also to turn running 4. 4. water on faucets. (Chief En­ SS Joseph N. Dinand gineer previously claimed this AT SEA, November 4. — Nine should be closed to avoid the full book members present and waste of water). After discus­ four probationary. Moved that sion, meeting went on record • the following tripcard men be al­ to instruct the Boarding SHJ Pa­ lowed membership in the union. trolman to have Chief Steward Joseph J. Soos. Waller ChenauU. make certain that he has a full Herbert Drefin, Robert Prozin- of supply stores before leaving ski. William Brumfield. John port the next trip. In the event Williamson. Cleveland Harper. the company refuses complete Louis Rowe. and Thomas Lan- storing of vessel, the Steward gen. It was pointed out that notify the crew so that they music and other programs limit­ may take whatever action is ed to passengers and officers, necessary with the shore-side should be made available to the officials to complete the storing crew. A vote of thanks was of the scow. 4" 4" 4" given to Chief Steward, Victor O'Brian and the three depart­ SS'Cranston Victory mental delegates for the AT SEA, November 11. — in which they have handled Frank Alasavich elected chair­ their jobs. man by acclaim. Brad Heydorn 4* elected recording secretary by SS James Harlan OCTOBER 9. — BUI Elliott acclaim. Brother Edward Hedy elected chairman by acclaim. was appointed M. A. and did a James Corriher elected record­ bang-up job of keeping order. ing secretary by acclaim. Mo­ Motion that a larger percolator tion by Littleton, seconded by be provided for the night watch. Elliott to have all stores unfit Motion that the Assistant Pan­ for human consumption taken tryman be reminded "that re­ from scow on arrival in port. It gardless of the misdemeanor no was pointed out that there were one was to be reprimanded by weevils in the flour, crackers, the use of physical strength. and cookies. A committee was Motion to have new lights and "^appointed to inspect the pas­ bunk springs installed in aft sageway by the ice boxes. The quarters. Under good and wel­ committee of TomA«ik. K- fare it was agreed that a dona­ Brooks, and Konieczny later tion be taken at pay-off for the reported garbage in the passage­ tuberculosis hospital in Fort way which the Steward agreed Stanton. Delegates Frank Alasa­ to have removed. It was brought vich, Joe Alphis. Robert Keller to the Steward's attention about were given a vote of thanks for the shortage of seconds on chow, the job being done". 4. 4. 4^ which he agreed to remedy. S- 4 4 SS Spartenburg Victory SS Roger Griswold '. \ SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE INGERSOLL'S CREW Members of the Robert G. Ingersoll crew go over their list of beefs compiled by the depart­ mental delegates following their arrival in the Port of New York aboard the Waterman vessel. Although the main beef during the six month trip was an in­ adequate food supply, overtime and other beefs were created by arbitrary rulings of minor com­ pany officicils. The tie-up was short-lived as higher company agents negotiated with the Un­ ion and all beefs were squared away. A picture of the Engine Department appears on page 6. LEFT: Deck Department standing left to right, W. Worley (OS). H. Hughes (DkMn). G. Theriot (AB). Roy Powers (AB). H. Remme (AB), (seated) Melvin Schrade (AB). F. S. Chance (OS). Delegsite Justin Wolfe (AB). J. L. Anderson (OS) and A. F. Bankston (Bosun). • H. •t-i RIGHT: Stewards dept. Standing left to right. H. A. Tay­ lor (MM). E. E. Fayard (Br Util). G. P. Bergerson (NCAB), John­ ny Baliday (Steward). F. J. Lan­ dry (Util). Tony Catalanello (2nd Ck). K. W. Holland (G-Util). (sitting) H. J. Gatlin (Util). J. W. Przilecki (ChCk). Delegate D. P. KoroUa (MM) and G. T. Galbrath (MM). Robert G. Ingersoll Crew Stands By Until All Beefs Are Squared Away When the Robert G. Ingersoll hit the Port of New York the crew ran into a series of beefs and refused to payoff on the Waterman scow until they were settled. The entire crew stood by until all beefs were squared away despite the anticipated de­ lay in the settlement. Although they expected to sit it out for "a month if necessary," only a slight delay was involved be­ cause of a Waterman official's decision to reverse the ruling of his subordinate. With the beefs settled and a clean ship behind them, the crew then scattered to the re­ spective homes, most of them SS James Harlan AT SEA, October 18. — Chair­ announcing their intention of Second Meeting man Downery. Recording Secre­ spending an extended vacation OCTOBER 15.—Meeting call­ tary Allain elected by acclaim. with their families. During the six month trip of ed to order by Bill Elliott. VirgU Motion that in all ports of call the Ingersoll, the men say that Hill elected chairman by ac­ where any brother is stuck for they experienced a "phoney claim. James Corriher elect­ another brother's watch he shall chief engineer, a no-good 1st en­ ed recording secretary , be paid $1.00 per hour by man gineer and a skipper who who should have stood the acclaim. Motion K. seconded by Bill Elliott that watch. Also the man who stands changed from a Jekyll to Hyde any crew member leaving the watch shall collect any over­ during the early part of the ship or paying off before tho time involved. Motion that out­ voyage." Main beef during the trip it­ settling of beefs be brought up board side of black gang tab^e self was the inadequacy of cer­ on charges. Motion was car­ be left vacant for deck and en­ tain f odd stores which the skip­ ried unanimously. C. Payne. gine men coming off watch for per blamed on the WSA and the Wiper, suggested that each chow. Motion that fair warning Steward. One periqd saw the foc'sle and head be cleaned for be given Wipers to do their men eating pork twice a day for the next crew coming on. Also, work in a better fashion. It was 32 days. that all delegates have every­ pointed out that the first asMinutes of two shipboard thing lined up for the boarding ssitant would have no excuse meetings tell the story of an Patrolman. In the event that, for railing up the delegate and efficient group of union seamen the ship docks at an Army base squawking to him if the Wiper working together for mutual complied with same. .Motion for pay-off, call the hall and get their advice before paying to take immediate action re­ benefit. First Meeting garding the securing of different off. First order of business aboard type mattresses to the ones we 4- 4. the SS Robert G. Ingersoll, after have on board ship. Ships dele­ the SS John Poe election of a chairman and gates were: Deck Paiil James recording secretary, took up the AT SEA, November 4. — Ar- Mackadis, Engine, Henry Bramquestion Of fumigation and • Ihur Warden elected chairman welL Steward, I. G. Elsherry. changing the location of the stewards dry store room, both issues brought to the floor by Bosun A. F. Bankston. The chairman, Francis Peredne. then accepted a motion calling for the Branch Agents to remind all Stewards that all Cooks must wear jackets while on duty. The motion was made by Messman D. P. Korolia. the Stewards delegate. Other motions adopted by the crew included demands for a new coffee pot, glass racks, new bunk springs, mattresses, locker screens and wind shoots. AB H. Remmer spoke for electrical appliances and AB Justin Wolfe (Deck delegate) demanded new crockery and silverware. Oiler Klundl then moved that drink­ ing fountains and coffee perco­ lator be placed in the engine room and that a new refriger­ ator (with spare parts) be plac­ ed aboard the vessel. After adopting several other motions, including the recom­ mendation that Marcus R. Hughes (Dk Mt) be allowed to take out SIU book, the meeting adjourned. The recording - secretary was Tony Calalanello. Twenty-eight members of the crew were present. This meeting took place on November 11. Second Meeting At the second meeting aboard the Robert G. Ingersoll (Nov. 18) the crew elected Fireman J. T. Smith as chairman and Catalanello as recording secre­ tary. Engine delegate Klundt reported eight full books and one pb, all in good standing. Wolfe, the deck delegate, stated that his department had five full books, 5 pb and one trip card. All in good standing. The steward dept. delegate, Korolia, reported six full books (one not in good standing ac­ cording to the book) and five pb books all in good standing. The member whose books show­ ed dues and assessment missing declared that he had passed a committee in New Orleans be­ fore shipping. Under "New Busines.s" Broth­ er Peredne introduced a motion "That all WSA riders be elimin­ ated and that company cash and union riders be used instead." The motion was adopted. The same brother then moved that all depts. turn in a repair list before reaching port. Bosun Bankston then intro­ duced a motion that all members of the crew make it a point to have all focst'les clean and in order for "our brother members on the next voyage." The meeting then adjourned, 28 members attended. I SS Ward Hunt AT SEA, Nov. 17—^Tom Coyne was elected chairman and Ed­ ward Knoles to the post of rec.sec., both by acclamation. Most of the meeting was de­ voted to a discussion of the trip card men and the chairman gave the members a talk on union responsibility. He cautioned against the practice of free-loading. Great satisfaction was ex­ pressed at this first peace-time meeting aboard the ship. SI n. I^v'...:. i �•m Page^i^Ht TME SEAFARERS Friday. Deeember 7, 1945 L&G TheManJ^edFerA—AndHeCotIt I immm A ,NEW FRONT PHILADELPHIA — The Log and substantiation of same, the their 'contracts, ^live ;.up to them, .now has the doubtful honor of Captain has' been suspended for and 'ewfpeat Captains and mother owner representatives , to 'idc /lilte»i. adding another name to that in­ one year, and there .are four dam­ age suits facing Hie Company for wise. Whenever they, step /put famous group known collectively false imprisonment and injuries of line, SIU Delegates, Patrol­ as Bucko Skippers, Inc. With a sustained in chains. To show it's men and Delegates know what to great deal of displeasure, we sub­ do. And ^ey.do.it! mit for dishonorary membership The .Patrolman denies rumors Captain T. Anderson of the SS that /he ^wes .influenced an this Matthew Brady, (Smith and case djy the fact that the engineer Johnsdn). has a ipretty daughter. 'But who After having been asea for wouldn't deny it? —. And who some ten odd months, touching wouldtL't ibe influenced? 29 ports, the Brady returned to Philadelphia with a 100 per cent perfect record—every man on the ship had been logged! The Brady was the world's If you haven't voted as yet hungriest ship — Anderson took in .the annual >SIU elections, care of that. When on her way FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Textile workers will move their fami­ outward bound, the Skipper start­ do so.at. once. Polls will con­ lies into these homes before Christmas. Built under union sponsor­ ed a one man crusade to solve tinue open until December ship, these well-planned homes will cost about $5000 in contrast to the world's food shortage prob­ impartiality, the SIU went to bat 31st, and each member of the lem. His idea was an excellent for the Engineer, and settled all Seafarers in good standing the $8000 charged for the same size houses of much poorer con­ one; his beefs satisfactorily. should exercise his demo­ struction by private speculative builders. Cooperative or mutual Whenever anyone seemedf to This should serve as an object cratic right and privilege to housing enterprises, such as this one at Fort Royal, can be duplicated the Captain's eye, to be a little lesson to other would-be-buckos vote. on the stout side, he would haul The men elected will rep­ all over the country if the Wagner-Ellender-Taft bill now before the that they can't beat their men, out a slightly moth-eaten taperesent the entire Union, and not when those men belong to the Senate is passed. The homes have full cellars, two bedrooms, a measure (even moths can eat only Seafarers and know how to fight should be chosen by all who just so much on an Anderson shoulder to shoulder against any are eligible to participate. living room, full equipped kitchen and bathroom, and two unfinished ship) and whip it around the rooms ux>stairs. (LPA) and all injustices. SIU men know guy's waist. If he took a milli­ meter more than what Anderson thought he should — bingo! the guy was on rations. For some obscure reason, the Wiper was placed in handcuffs. Later he was told to go down to If I were an artist with nothing to do Determined pedestrians courting disaster, WASHINGTON — Still another 'Walking in gutters where movement is faster; I would paint a picture: A composite view SIU member has been singled out Italian Drivers all accident-bound, Of historic Italy, on which I would show for merit, and joins the ranks of 'Weaving and twisting to cover the ground. Visions of contrast, the high and the low. those Seafarers who have been honored for their unselfish dis­ Homemade brooms, weeds tied to a stick. regard of their own life or safety. There'd be towering mountains, - a deep blue sea. Used on the -street to clean off the bricks; In recognition of services, Brother ^ And filthy brats yelling ''Caramella" .at me: Bicycles and pushcarts, blockingL your path, Clive C. Boyer, AB, has been High-plumed horses and colorful carts. Str^t corner politicians needing a bath. awarded the Meritorious Service Two toned tresses on iamiriied laris. Medal by the Merchant Marine Decorations and Medals Board. Arrogant wretches picking up snipes, I'd show Napoleonic cops, the careibinieri. Brother Boyer was sailing Minature flats of various types; Dejected old women with too much to carry; aboard the SS Matt W. Ransom Young ^street -singers, hand organ tunes. A dignified gentleman with a balbo beard. enroute to Casablanca when she Shoe shine boys, sidewalk saloons. Bare bottomed bambinos both ends smeared. was hit in the number one hold by an enemy torpedo. As the Barbers galore with manners quite mild. the engine room and call the Fire­ ship began to settle, all hands Prolific women all heavy with child— man on watch. When the En­ Castle and Palace, opera house too. were ordered to abandon ship. Hotel on a mountain, with a marvelous view; 11 Ducris secret weapon, kids by the score, gineer said he couldn't let the Houses of wood, brickettes and mud. After the crew left the vessel, 'Caused by his bonus which is no more. Fireman off, the Old Man called People covered with scabs, scurvy and crud. it became apparent that she was tj;ie Engineer and threatend to settling no further, and that there plit .him in chains, also. A beautiful maiden, a smile on her face. was a possibility of her remain­ With a breath of garlic fouling the place. MEN CHAINED TO SCUPPER Chapels and churches, great to behold. ing afloat. As a result of this, Each a king's ransom in glittering gold; Listless housewife,.no shoes on her feet. the Captain called for volunteers * Two crew members were chain­ Poverty and want, men craving for "food Washing and coricing out in the street. to again board the ship, and ed to the water scupper, and Picking through garbage, practically nude. Boyer was one of the six men when the Patrolman pointed out selected to accompany him. Steam The family wash, a tattle tale gray, at the investigation that the deck was then raised, and the skeleton Huiig from the balcony, blocking the way; was cold and damp, the Captain Stately cathedrals with high-toned bells, crew proceeded at great risk to Native coffee—God, what a mixture! replied that he had made the men "Ricovera" shelters with horrible smells; navigate the Ransom safely into Tiled bathrooms with one -extra fixture. comfortable—he had thoughtfully Mouldering catacombs, a place for'the/dead. port, with the balance of the placed onion sacks on the deck Noisy civilians, clamoring for bread. crew following in an escort boat. ,for them. Considerate, wasn't Families dining from one common bowl. he? In addition, the brave Skip­ Next to a fish store—a terrible hole; per, accompanied by his stoogie Palatial villas with palm trees and riL Italian zootsuiters flashily dressed. CAUSE AND EFFECT Chief Mate, pulled his gun on A stinking hovel, a mere hole in the wall; Barefooted be^ars looking depressed. .the chained men, and threatened Tree-fringed lawns, swept by the breeze. Goats wading in filth up to their knees. to .shoot them if they moved! Mud smeared children, clustering about. On another occasion, the Skip­ Filling their jugs from a community spout; per ran up on the bridge shout­ Revealing statues, all details complete, A dutiful mother with a look of despair ing, "Look, I have a gun!" He A sensual lass with :6ores -on .her feet; Picking the lice from her small daughters hair. kept the gim in his belt, gangster Big breasted damsels with -never a -bra. style, and for target practice Bumping against you—there should be -a daw. would fire at the bumboats. 'Capable .crafts.uen, skilled in their art. Decrepit old shacks falling apart; SUSPENDED ONE YEAR Sweeping boulevards, a s^ai^led team. Intricate needlework out on display, After landing at Philly, charges Alleys that wind like a dope fiend's dream; .Surrounded by filth, rot and decay. were .preferred against this Buf­ Flowers blooming on the side of a hiU, falo Bill Skipper, and both Pa­ A sidewalk latrine with privacy nU. Elegant caskets cuved by hand. trolman and Agent declared they Odorous factories, where leather is tanned; were going to ship, as Bosun and Two-by-four shops with shriving all bare; A shoemaker's shop, a black market store. Deck Engineer, if he ever went Gesturing merchants, arms flailing the air; Crawling ivith vermin, no screen on the door— back to sea. The Patrolman Narrow gauge sidewalks, more like a shelf. claimed it was a good crew, and And puffing youngsters, scratching thenaMdves. Mike Hook, Oiler, is one of Ihe I've tried -to describe the things I have seen: that they went down the line many SIU volunteer organizers,^ Pfumrama of Italy, the brown and the green. with union officials. When the on Isthmian ships. Mike says that ' I've ^neglected the war scars visible yet. men saw how their beefs were Lumbering carts, begging the road. the Isthmian men are impressed But those -are the things we wish to forget. handled, they decided that the Nondescript trucks frequently towed. by the way ihat the Seafarers I'm glad -that I came, 'but anxious to go; Diminutive donkeys loaded dor bear. SIU was really on the ball. pressed its beefs and by its con­ Give it back to the natives, I'm ready to blow. As a result of these charges. Horse drawn taxies seeking a fare. tracts with the shipowners. Panorama Of Italy And Sicily Wins Meritorious Service Medal �Friday, December 7, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nins Philadelphia Gets New System By BILL LUTH PHILADELPHIA — This Port has seen considerable action over the past few days as a result of the Tugboat beef. As most of the fellows are aware, the NMU' at­ tempted to scab on the tugboatmen in,this port. The funny part of this beef is that it was the re­ sult of another CIO union, the MEBA, supporting the tugboatmen that in a large part, defeated the move of the commies to try to take over. Some note, eh? Looks like that recent article in the Log to the effect that "a good union is not to be judged so much by its affiliation as it is as to whether or not if it is a good union" is really true in this case. We have made several changes down this way, in between busi­ ness. First of all, we have changed our business system to a consid­ erable extent, so as to give still better representation to our mem­ bers. We have also changed our shipping Dispatcher's system, and have rigged up a counter for him to work behind. This is about the same set-up as they have in the Baltimore Hall. It should be beneficial in assisting the Dis­ patcher in his work. There is a shortage of men here now, with - few takers for the many jobs we have coming in. However, in spite of this, we are keeping all the scows moving. If any one wants a job in a hurry —this is the place to come to. We have ha'd several of the oldtimers through here recently— among them were Paper Bag Wilson, Don Hall, Eddie Abauly Intercostal Trade Booms Port Baltimore By CURY RENTZ and last, but certainly not least, Johnny Marcianio. . We are looking for a new hall in this port, and when we do NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: get it, we intend to rig it up first class. So New York, Baltimore, and New Orleans: You had better look to your laurels as to the "best looking Hall in the Sea­ farers." BOSTON MOBILE TAMPA GALVESTON SAN JUAN JACKSONVILLE NEW ORLEANS Savannali Still Asking For Men By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH — Business was exceptionally good this past week. We paid off the Del Ouro, a Mississippi SS Co. Hog Islander, in Charleston and we have the Eastern SS Co.'s William Bevan to pay off in Charleston Monday. The Augustus P. Loring is still waiting in the stream, ready to sail except for part of the crew. This ship has been delayed two days already. We have about 35 jobs on the board and no takers. The SS De Soto left Charleston short-handed, then came to Sa­ vannah and left here short-hand­ ed and proceeded to Jacksonville. We notified Red Morris and we hope he had the men to crew her up. We have an Isthmian ship in port with a majority of the men aboard for the SlU, and a good man aboard her is doing some or­ ganizing work — Edmund Fan­ ning, a regular member of the SlU. He has pledge cards signed by most of the crew with the ex­ ception of one NMU member, who still thinks the commie leader­ ship of that outfit is working for his interest. He may be con­ verted before the trip is over. "THROUGH THESE PORTALS BALTIMORE—Shipping is too god in this port, and the dis­ patcher is tearing his hair in desperation crewing up some of these scows. We could certainly use some rated men here, as it makes it tough to fill the regu­ lar orders and put men on un­ organized ships as well. How­ ever, we are managing to get by, and that's what counts in the long run. Around the beach, things are comparatively quiet now com pared to old times. There's a few of the boys around—among them Tuna Fish Tunison, Heavy Mc.Vey, Bob O'Toole, Walter Hess and Shorty Miller. Although there aren't many other Balti^jnoreans in, these lads manage to circulate around enough to take up the slack (if you know what I mean). Repeating again, shipping is very good, and we gather from talking to operators and others , that it will continue busy. Bal­ timore is a key port in the intercoastal trade, and they are start­ ing this shipping route once again. At this writing, we have a Smith and Johnson rust bucket hung up on account of the oper­ ator's refusal to settle beefs be­ fore the vessels pays off. The crew insists that their beefs be settled at once, and like all Sea^arers, are of the opinion that in­ Yes. Ihzough Ihese doors jpass the staunchest union men in the asmuch as they don't squawk when they do their work—^then world. Pardon us for pointing, but in the few short years of its fit the operators shouldn't squawk when the time comes for them to existence, the Seafarers has proven over and over again that, for pay for that work being done. militancy based on honest trade unionism, it has no peers. '•>i- i M Norfolk Makes Needed Changes By RAY WHITE NORFOLK — The impossible (and the best possible) has hap­ pened—The SlU is dispossessing the WSA in this Port, and is tak­ ing over the building they used to have. We are now preparing to move our gear into the joint and, needless to say, when we finish up with the place we will have a really decent Hall in Nor­ folk — something that the ^ SlU should- have had a long time ago. We should not forget that, in these days and under the exist­ ing set-up, it is absolutely essen­ tial that we have attractive and comfortable halls in, not just one port, but in every port. We should not forget that we are a responsible organization and must operate as such. We must be equipped in each of our ports to operate in the most ef­ ficient manner; and, in order to do so, we must be rigged for it. Norfolk, like all of the ports on this coast in recent weeks, has been busy as hell. We've just had another record week; and, from the looks of things, next week Will be even busier. The^ recent attempt by the NMU leadership to scab on the tugboatmen of Philadelphia should be a lesson to all Seafarers —let us not be fooled by the idealistic slogans that these par­ asites of the labor movement sometimes throw around. These commies (leaders and ordinary members) use these high-sound­ ing words like some women use make-up—to snare a poor, unsus­ pecting fool. To scab on a fellow-worker is the worst thing one workingman can do to another — taking his job away—^but the commies take it as easily as a professional pimp selling his sister to the highest bidder. It's all a matter of business. But their business does not rest on the welfare of the American worker, and that is not our way of doing things. Let us be on guard! Antwerp Beckers Idle While POWs Work The discontent of Antwerp dock workers agamst the in­ creased use of German prisoners of war as slave workers on the Antwerp waterfront has increased considerably in recent weeks. The secretary of the dockworkers' union has stated that a strike vote would soon be taken if the authorities don't reconsider their decision to use POW's as dockworkers; There is already con­ siderable unemployment among the dockworkers because of the employment of German slave labor. (LPA) Cooperation Facilitates By LOUIS GOFFIN . In the past week I assisted quite a bit in paying off ships here in New York, due to the great number of vessels that came in at about the same time. Along with Sonny Simmons and William Hamilton 1 covered the payoff of the SS Andrew Jackson, a Waterman scow. This ship paid off in first class shape. We congratulate the department delegates on their complete co­ operation and the manner in which they handled their duties. On the SS Williams Victory, Smith & Johnson, the same ac­ tion, with three first class dele­ gates; everything squared away at the payoff. On the SS Robert Ingersoll, "a Waterman scow — and 1 mean scow — wc struck a snag. Old Red Pencil Perkins tried to pull his old trick of cutting out legiti­ mate overtime. With the com­ plete cooperation of the entire crew we held this payoff up until all beefs were squared. After a bit of discussion with Captain Anderson, all beefs were settled in favor of the crew. Militant action such as this, at the payoff, by all hands, means that all beefs will and must be settled before any ship pays off. On the SS Wacosta, another Waterman ship, we ran into something that should be done away with, and that is turning in disputed overtime after the payoff, especially when it's the kind that isn't authorized by the head of the department. We have always informed the crew members that at no time are they to work overtime with­ out prior authorization from the heads of their departments; also that the Bosun aboard during regular working hours is not to work anyone on overtime with­ out making sure that the Chief Mate is advised first. In order for overtime to be col­ lected without any trouble, it should be turned in to the de­ partment delegate every day, and the delegate should make it his business to lurn it in to the head of his department at least every week. Each crew member shocild also keep a duplicate record few the boarding Patrolman. If all this is done, payoffs will be easier and quicker. The beefs from Philadelphia off the SS Daniel Willard are settled and the men involved can pick up their money at Calmar in New York. The Bull Line has informed me that the voyage of the SS Ferdinand Hassler which paid off in December, 1944, has an explosive bonus which is payable to all hands. There are still some minor beefs wl^ich I hope to have cleared away soon. Those involved will be notified. •'1 �s ' ' ': % Page Ten TBE SEAV AKEKS hOQ Friday, Deeeaibev 1. 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, SPORTS ... ARMY WHIPS NAVY. 32-13 Winding up the 1945 grid sea­ son in smashing style. Army de­ feated a scrappy Navy team by the score of 32 to 13, marking the first time in West Point history that they have gone two straight years without a loss—18 wins in a row. Before 100,000 fans who filled the huge Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Army's out­ standing back, Glenn Davis, scored three touchdown to climax a brilliant grid season. Army was heavily favored to win, and it is to the credit of a game Navy team that they scored twice against the Army juggernaut. Rose Bowl-bound Alabama put on a great show in crushing Miss. State, 55-13 ... The Yale Elis scored a one-sided victory over Harvard to the tune of 28-0, with Fitzgerald providing the winning spark in three scoring dashes . . . With halfback Trippi of Georgia tossing three pay counters and scampering over for a fourth, Georgia whitewashed Georgia Tech, 33-0, at Atlanta . . . Baylor 17, Rice 14 . .. An underdog Great Lakjes team souindly trounced Notre Dame, 39-7, to wind up it's World War II career . . . LSU 33, Tulane 0 . . . SMU whipped Texas Christian, 34, 0 . . . Maryland 19, South Carolina 13 . . . Tennessee blanked Vanderbilt, 45-0 . . . North Carolina 27, Virginia 18 . . , Tulsa beat Hondo Aimy, 20-18. WITH THE PROS The Washington Redskins rolled right over a helpless Pitt Steeler team, 24-0, to move into undisputed possession of the Eastern Division leadership. With Bagarus and Akins plunging, and Slingin' Sammy Baugh doing the tossing, the 'Sk-ins were just too much for the Steelers . . . De­ troit's Lions came roaring back to upset the Green Bay Packers, 14-3. The Lions made three magnificent goal line stands to stop the Packers and save the game . . . Western Division champs, the Cleveland Rams, wound up a very successful sea.son of nine victories and one loss by whipping the Boston Yanks, .20-7. With Sid Luckman heaving the pigskin, and George McAfee ^scampering, the Chicago Bears counted 28 to the Cardinals 20, to round out their cellar scrap . . . The New York season ended in a flurry of fists as the angry Philly Eagles resorted to that medium after being knocked out of the Eastern crown by a re­ juvenated Giant team, 28-21. Rangy end Frank Liebel of the Giants was the star by virtue of •catching three counters from the •aging arm of Arnie Herber during -five minutes in the third period. THE SPORTS PICTURE Rickshaw Derby at Shanghai was watched by 1,500,000 as 33 year "old Chang won the 3 and 3/10 mile foot race through the J crowded city streets pulling his flag-bedecked vehicle . . . Pa­ cific Army Olympics will be held in Japan, Manila, Honolulu and the Mariannas in January 26, 27 and 28 next year . . . Navy won over Army, 12-0, ir the China Bowl game at Shanghai . . . Vet­ eran football center Mel Hein of the Giants is still going strong after 15 seasons of the pro game, as witness his winning ot Foot­ ball Form's most valuable player award . . . Walter Trojanowski of Univ. of Connecticut was official­ ly crowned as the country's lead­ ing grid scorer, he piled up the total of 132 points. Jack Dempsey and the associa­ tion he represents are seeking the CUBBEMTA EVENTS... AT HOME NHL Brooklyn Americans fran­ chise, and also plan to build a new arena in New York . . . The 1948 Oljmipics are scheduled to be held at London or Lausanne, Switzerland according to Gustave T. Kirby of the American Olym­ pic Committee. Lack of finances wiU prevent Europeans from coming to U. S. . . . Missouri, Big Six champ and Texas, Southern Conference winner, are scheduled to tangle in the Dallas Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1st. VETS PROTEST OPEN SHOP HOTEL The brave, new, peaceful world to come was pushed one step nearer when new offensive war weapons were promised by Admiral Nimitz, who also urged that the Navy's striking power should not be interrupted by the proposed unification, of the armed services in the name of "undemonstrated economies" . . . The Senate Com­ mittee, which is investigating the Pearl Harbor disaster (and making the job a permanent one), was told by General Marshall that "considerations of secrecy" impelled the withholding of intercepted Jap messages from Army commanders and Roosevelt . . . Presidential Envoy Byron Price told Truman that Eisenhower had done a splendid job of denazification in Germany. Allied "Pots­ dam" policy had been stalled, however, by French attempts at "economic dismemberment of Germany" . . . Truman declared that our policy towards the Chinese government remains unchanged and that instructions handed to •General Marshall, who replaces Hurley as Ambassador, will be made public. . . . Meanwhile, both houses of Congress heard demands for an investigation of the Hur­ ley charges that certain State Dept. members were sabotaging U. S. policy in China . . . Truman indicated that he considers the UNO bigger than the "Big Three," and that it should soon be able to take over matters hitherto handled by the three chiefs of state. Labor leaders who have in the past advocated collaboration with the Democrats (or the Republicans) are considerably embar­ rassed by the turn of events that show Truman in his true colors. i Moving in on the strike situation, he has made common cause with anti-labor forces—Republicans, Democrats and sundry. He has advocated anti-labor legislation of the type to be expected only from the mo.st fervid of the nation's labor-baiters. Observers decleared that Truman "is in 'good' company with Clare Hoffman, Senator Taft, Senator Ball, Howard Smith, Clyde M. Reed and a host of other enemies of the working people on his side" . . . What now, PAC? What now, the Murrays, the Hillman's and those others who have sabotaged every attempt of- the workers to, organize their own political party? The General Motors proposal to the automobile workers that some 20,000 return to their jobs and produce parts used by other manufacturers was termed "generous" by UAW President 'Thomas. He is refusing, however, to "arbitrarily and immediately" order the tetum without giving the workers involved the final word on the matter . . . The steelworkers have called a meeting to map strike stategy following a five-to-one vote in favor of the walkout . . The Washington Labor-Management Conference has ended without any real advancement being made. Anti-labor legislation is expected to be hastened as a result. ' Servicemen entering Hotel Governor Clinton in New York stop INTERNATIONAL to sign a protest to management for refusing to bargain collectively with New York Hotel Trades Council (AFL). One of few remaining France has nationalized the Bank of France and four major open shop hotels in city, it has been charged with unfair l«dx>r prac­ deposit banks. More than 80% of the country's bank deposits are tices by State Labor Relations Board for refusal to recognize union now under State control . . . Rudolph Hess, Hitler's No. 1 boy, told as certified bargaining agent. (Federated Pictures) an astonished court that he had "simulated" loss of memory, but was now ready to stand trial before the intl. court trying Ger­ war criminals . . . Scores of German industrialists have been STILL MARCHING AT MONTGOMERY WARD man arrested by the British as "leading members of the most dangerous class in Germany" ... General Doster, the German corps commander who ordered the execution of fifteen U. S. Office of Strategic Serv­ ice men, was executed. Chineses Communists raided Haiyang and kidnapped four Na­ tionalist officials . . . U. S. General Wedemeyer disclosed that arms and ammunition were still being sent to the Chinese National Gov­ ernment under extended lend-lease . . . Soviet newspaper Pravda attacked General Hurley as a "mouthpiece for United States im­ perialist elements striving for unlimited domination of Asia" . . .' Chinese communists declared relief over the Hurley resignation. He is regarded by them as a strong backer of the Nationalists. In Java the British were again in action against the Indonesians, using rocket firing planes in the drive towards Bandoeng. The British warned that all native troops in the northern part of Batavia would be shot on sight . . . General MacArthur ordered war criminal charges placed against fifty-nine top flight Japanese . Premier Shidehara of Japan rejected a proposal to form a special court to fix war responsibility, and a vote/calling for resignation qf aR legislators who helped bring on the war was side-tracked. Yugoslavia was seen as a Soviet front in proposing that terri­ While a line of cop* wat«|]h. clewlr. mmmbm of UeUewl Retril tories be controlled under UNO trusteeship. If adopted, such a plajnt*' Wholesale & Dept. Store Employes picket Montgomery Ward plant would involve Soviet participation in islands seized by the U. S. in Chicago on 1-week work stoppage. Stoppage was called to pro­ from Japan . . . Yugoslavia abolished the monarchy and deprived test Ward Chairman Sewell Averyli refusal t» arbltrat* wage dm, King Peter of his vested rights. It established a Federal People'^' Republic of Yugoslavia ... mands. (Federated Pictures) %• �Friday, December 7, 1S45 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven MONEY DUE Tarochione, $19.28; Afredo Cuadra, $19.28; Leland Henderson, $19.28; Edmund Olofson, $19.28; John Hansen, $19.28; Donald Hen­ derson, $19.28. SS DASHING WAVE Lawrence J. Arnesen, $21.34; Alphus Everet, $24.79; George A. Kakavogannis, $24.79; J. T. Squyres, $24.79; Ing Ekeland, $24.79; James B. Rodgers, $23.40; Edward Hulecki, $24.79; Floyd Chevenger, $24.79; Edward Wei­ mar, $24.79; Jack T. Gardner, $35.80; Harvey J. Wilson, , $33.05; James B. Ryan, $22.03; Gordon L. LOG DONATIONS FROM THE H; Miller, $2-00; V.. G. Widder, SS HENRY RICE SS WALLACE^YLER Dodson, $19.28; George L. Lan­ 2.00; F. Hays, $2.00;, Ji Lopointe, Gilbert Moore, paid off in Boston, caster, $22.03; Raymond L. MichPORT OF BALTIMORE (Paid off in New York) SS Alexander Brown: J. T. $2.00; H: Peszatowski, $2.00; C. ihaa two. hours due. Collect at ener, $36.49. R. Hobart, $2.00; P. Caldwell Repanshek, $2.00; Wm. Saule, T. Stephens, $2.00. Total—$37.00. Smith and Johnson, N. Y. C. $3.00; R. King, $3.00; J. Dunlap, SS TYPHOON $2.00; Thomas Clark, $2.00; Albin SB. CLAYMQNT VICTORY S", S" 4$2.00; M. McLaughlin, $2.00; P, Martin Bugnitz, $8.26; Stanley The following is a list of money Mazgay, $8.26; Norman D. Garri­ (Paid off in. New. York) Edwards, $2.00; E. Savoya, $4.00 Landis, $1.00; Wm. McAdams, covering overtime due from Mis­ son, $8.26; Harold E. Hubbard, W. Lawton, $5.00; H. Grun, $2.00 $2.00; R. N. Hunter, $2.00; Her­ Thomas Ranger, $1.00; :M; Silo•R. Singletpry, $3.00; C. Mitchell man Graf, $2.00; Herbert, $2.00; vik„ $2.00;, E. W. Ralko,- $1.00; sissippi Shipping Company for $8.26; Geoffrey D. Lowe, $8.26; Louis Doherty, $6.00; Joseph $2.00; J. Jackson, $2.00. E. J. Amerault,. $1.00; R: A. By- week-end. watches stood on beach­ Harry Gjedstad, $8.26; William E. Bartlett, $1.00; J. Roush, $2.6o; M. J. Malvure, $2.00; E. W, strom, $1.00; J. J: Huddle, $1.00; heads in the South Pacific. It Lorenz, $8.26; Clarence J. Vickers, Ray Ballard, $1.00; Stan Gavres, Griffin, $2.00; S. E. MaUatt, $3.00 Wi C. Vanderpooi; $1;00; Jl Ma- can be collected by contacting $8.26; Clarence E. Hill, $8.26; $3.00. Leroy Manus, $2.00; E. Terrell honey, $2.00; Ai Gayke, $2.00; .R. Port Purser, General Steamship Thomas Landa, $8.26; Bernard G. J. A. Karlsen, $2.00; Fred O. $2.00; A. J. Richmond, Jr., $2.00; A. Hendrickson, $2.00; V. Birte, Co., 465" California Street, San Jenott, $8.26; Edward G. Michaels, Hart, $1.00; J. E. McGuffy, $1.00; D. Cinco, $2.00; R. Tolbert, $2.00; $8.26; Archie E. Jenkins, $8.26. $2.00; C. Zellman,.$2.00;,G. Arena, Francisco. ' J. J. Keys, $2.00; R. H. Hicks, Alfredo Rios, $1.00; Joseph L. $2.00; W. A. Pennock,, $2.00; J. SS MURRAY M. BLUM James W. Eagan, $8.26; Edward $2.00; S. Watson, $2.00; J. E. Lewis, $1.00; MOnsenate Solina, Matre, $2.00; Donald Shea, $2.00; Ernest L. Eggleston, $16.52; D. Miller, $8.26; John Straka, Grimes, $2.00; G. Curry, $2.00. $1.00; Harry N. Smith, $5.00; John M; Fields, $2.00; S. Pinto, $2:00; Robert Baxter, $17.56; Stuart A. $8.26; Lorn C. Church, $8.26; John Goenik, $2.00; H. R. Nault, $2.00. Total—$59.00. P. Yula,. $2.00; M. J. Godbut, Stevens,. $15:83; Beverly Pepin, M. MacDonald, $8.26; Walter I. SS Elenor Crew, $14.00; N. $2.00: Totali-^34;00:r - $16.52} Salvadore Diaz, $16.52; Simonds, $8.26; John A. Strong, SS B. HITCH Calzia, $1.00; Bill M: Flinn, $2.00; Jack Clement, $16.52; Edgar Row­ $8.26; Kenneth Coates, $8.26; (Paid off in New York) Donald B. Richelle, $1.00. SS R. E. INGERSOL land Jr., $16.52 Clarence Gun- Theodore Wilson, $8.26; Harold Haywood Rittman, $1.00; Paul (Paid off in New York) C. M. Atkins, $1.00; R. stine, $16.52; Richard Weigum, Jabe, $8.26; Bob J. Hardy, $8.26-; T. Calalanebes, $2.00; J. W. $16.52; Richar B. CarrillO, $19.28. George Watson, $8.26; Raymond O'Brien, $1.00; L. J. Gallager, C. Calden, $2.00; Raymond Tue$1.00; W; Bobalek, $1.00; J. R. In­ del $2.00; , James Sheeley, $2.00; Przelacki, $2.00; P. Y. Bergeron, TuU- Shelby, $19.28; William Jersild, $8.26;John E. Beard, gram, $1.00; F. Powel, $2.00; R. A. B. Sellers, $2.00; Oliver $2.00; J. P Baliday, $2.00. Tbtal Thurton, $19.28; Raymond F. $8.26; Harold R. Rave, $8.26; Jo­ .Davis, $2.00; P. Taurasi, $2.00; J. Springle, $1.00; James M. Haines, —$8-00. Manuel, $19.28! Howard Smith, seph Miculinich, $8.26; Samuel E. B. Zigman, $2.00; R. E. Hoey, $3.00; Wm. Washkauth, $4.00; $19.28; Harold Spry, $19.28; Peter Perkins, $8.26. SS CORNELL VICTORY $3.00; D. Cain, $1.00; D. L. Salis­ Ladense Lukasik, $2.00. John T. Edelman Jr., $8.26; An­ T. E. Barringer, $2.00;-Ri Piefer, SS James Gillis, $22.00; R. A. bury, D. Day, $3.00; J. E. Faulpton Bacich, $8.26; Rudolf Sutlo$1.00; S..Cohen, $1.00;,H. Foster, Damms, $13.00. ner, $1.00. Total—$24.00. vich, $8.26; Dan S. Roberts, $8.2&; SS James Low, $22.25. Tolal- $1.00; J. Meghraan, $1.00;. G., LyClinton R. Butler, $8.26; Charles SS SANDWICH SS JOSEPH NICOLETT gmont, $1.00; R. A.. Singer, $1.00; $137.25. S. Sahlberg, $8.26; Robert Reed, Any member who was aboard (Paid off in New York) J^jEhapik, $2.00; C. Reiff, $21)0; SS HAGERSTOWN VICTORY O. Sorenson^ $2;00; J. T. Skaylem, this ship in 1942 when transpor­ $8.26; Donal Coffman $8.26; Paul I. Bridges, $2.00; Wayne HatF. Goercke, $8.26;"' William R. (Paid off in Boston) $1.00; R. Peterson;, $2.00;. E. N. tation was in dispute from Port­ • field, $1.00; Julius Jowrkert, Mrs. J. J. O'Mara, $2.00; J. De Capua, $1.00;. S. Brown, $2.00; land, Maine to New Orleans, La., Bowes, $6.20; Richard Michael, $2.00; M; Davis, $2.00; E. Kelley, Gramble, $1.00; Marvin P. Kem- R. Bumidge, $2.00; J. W." Corri- please contact Mr. Ben Sterling $6.20; Vincent Buen, $5.51. $2.00; Adolp Anavitarte, $2.00; M. erly, $1.00; Robert "Ellsperman, gan, $2.00; K". Nielsen, $2:00;,R. in the New York office. E. Weise, $2.00; F. Reynolds, $1.00; Basil C. Skelos, $1.00; Rich­ R. CuUun, $2.00; F. Bagnasco, $10.00; Jarhes Rose Wack, $3.00; ard Rasmussen, $1.00; Marshall $1.00; E. Tonisson,,$2;00; Howard•H. Koenig, $1.00; W. Gustowson, Mlbt, $1.00; Peter C. Edwards, Warsinger, $2.00;, H. Scholes, $1.00; R. I. Bowen, $1.00; E. $1.00. Total—$9.00. $2.00; Robt. K. Barwick, $2'.00: 51 Beaver St. That member who made the NEW YORK Wilisch, $2.00; E. McClam, $2.00; HAnover 2.2784 O. Sarkan, $1.00; A. Nilson, last trip on the Matthew Brady -W. A. Cannon, $2.00; C. D. DanSS WILLIAMS VICTORY 330 Atlantic Ave. $2.00; T, Wilson,, $3.00; J: Donffis, with Captain Anderson, and was BOSTON Liberty 4057 forth, $2.00; M. E. Lang, $2.00; (Paid off in New York) $2.00; H. Beckman,. $2.00; H. put in chains, please contact the BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. R. Huntington, $2.00; Total— W. Holliday, $1.00; J. Troast, Kowalski, $2.00; X Shiber, $1.00; Calvert 4539 $41.00. 6 North 6th St. $2.00; H. V. Grimes, $1.00; F. T. E. R. Back, $2.00. Totai;-$52;00. Philadelphia . Patrolman, as it is PHILADELPHIA Lombard 76S1 very important. Olsen, $1.00; P. P. Petraitis, $1.00; NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street SS JOSIAH PARKER 4-1083 S& MARIE MAXONV C. Long, $1.00; R. G. Blackstock, (Port of New Orleans) berg, $5.00; J. Randolph Lemkin, NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. (Paid off in New- York) $1.00; G. Gunderson, $1:00; T. Canal 333B $2:00; J. Colgrove, $1.00; L. D. Chas, R. SwaiUj $2.00; B; P. Brescia; $1.00; J. Hudak, $2.00; K. 220 East Bay St. M. Antonio, $2.00; E; J..Dennis, Smith, $2.00; S. A. Tennes, $1.00; SAVANNAH 3-1728 "Bum" Terrien, $2.00;. J. "Rip M. Bymaster, . $1.00; E. W. ShoL $3.00; T: E. McHenan, $2.00; D. MOBILE 7 SI. Michael St. H. J. Smyth, $2.00. Toial—$25.00. Briant, $2.00; L. "Red" Baxely, lenberger, $2.00; C. A. Hancock, Roberts, $3.00;: H; H, Niemuller, 2-1754 SAN JUAN; P. R. ... .45 Ponce de Leon $2.00; F. Yard Bird" Yarborough, $5.00; D. E., Walker, $2:00; J; A. $7.00; O. G: Broomer,, $3.00; D. SS WALTER HANGER San Juan .385 $2.00; Jimmy Braithwaite, $2.00; Schelke, $1.00; M. L. Schrade, Van Aakt, $5.00;, Bi Bdtvards, 305H 22ad St. Louis Morroco, $1.00; Robert GALVESTON2-8043 J; "Sully" Sullivan, $2.00; Louis $2:00; A. Bankston, $1.00; J. J. $7.00; F. Lassiter„$2:00};J,j P. Tay­ Judy; $1.00;, A. E. Carlson, $2.00; RICHMOND. Cdlif; 257 Stbr-St: R; Plummer, $2.00; Chas. S. Flaherty, $2.00. Total—$28:00; lor, $3.00;, Hi Mtmcie; ,$3:00; U: P. John E. Mackay, $1.00; Robert SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. >inkle, $2.00; Wm. "Red" Walsh, SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Smith, $7.00;, D: Bi Mince, $7.00'; Layko, $L00. Total—$9.00. SS WAYCROSS VICTORY $2.00; Ernest M. Metts, $2.00; PORTLAND Ill W. Bumaide-St. JW. Saylor, $3J)0; J. Hi Allen; $2.00. SS VASSAfl VICTORY (Paid off in New York) WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Taddeusz S. Stbpa, $2;00. Total—$59<00. 16 Merchant St. ' Edward Vrablits, $1.00; Robert HONOLULU D; Anderson, $L00; A. Minnik, Joe Moliegus, $2.00; Louie H. BUFFALO 10 Exckancn St. A. Keenan; $1.00; Lawrence G. CHICAGO SS WILLIAMS VICTOBT Dhniels, $2.00; Charlie H. Price, $1.00; R. C. Borchard, $1.00; C. R; 24 W. Superior Ave. Ebberts, $1.00; Harold" Ereeberg, CLEVELAND' ^Paid off in. New York): $2.00; Thomas B. Linker, $2.00; Trotter, $1.00; J. A. Paine, $1.00; 1014 E; St. aair. St. 1038 Thirds St^ L. P. Holland, $2.00} Gi.Giaffith, $1:00; William- T. Mackin, $iiOO; DElttOlT i2has. H. Kirby, $2.00; Harry H. Stone, $L00; A F. Koch; $2.00; DULUTH 831 W. Michigan. St. -Huston, $2.00; Wm. C. McMhnus, R. Isaacson, $2.00; T. Liriderman, $1.00; T. Rosenoran^, $1.00}, S. Ralph s G; Weideman, $1,00; Carl VICTORIA, B. C. 602 Boughton St. N» Perbee, $1.00; caiarles Kaufft.-} $E;00; John Abate,. $2.00; Cletus J. $2.00; G. R. Mundis, $1:00; John Miksza, $1.00; Si Ross; $1.00;; R. VANCOUVER 144 W. Haattngs St. 842 Zacla St. .Conaghan, $2;00; Robert Ramlbr,, Bourgois, $2.00; W. Kahl;, $2.00'; Michalak, $LO0}.(K Jbhnson„$liOO; man„ $1.00; Fred C. Brown, $1;00;: TJOdPA M-iaaa i$ZOO;: Roscoe Canada, $2.00; Roy Francis- Di Callo; $2:00; S. Clark, G. De- Luca; ^100} Su A. Hbm- Daniel B; Krug, $liOaj Totals JACKSONVILLE 020 Blain St. SiiBa W .Crl Stockton, $2.00; Frank T. $1.00}. J: Ridgway, $2;00; W. betski; $1.00; GD D) Wkllore,.$1.00;; $a(UK& X U. McManus, $1.00; W. EisenMiner, $1.00; S. Ballkban, $2:00;; •(llampbeU, $2.00; Tbial—$S2;00. TOTAL—$$81.28. R. Epps $ 26.55 O. Thompson 26.22 W, Staine 26.22 A. Walker 26.22 E. HoUand 26.22 R. Ross : 26.22 ,^. Usher 26.22 Collect at Calmar SS Company. it 4; Si SS FERDINAND HASSLER All crew members who paid off in: Boston Dec; 5, 1944 have explosives bonus coming. Collect, at Bull Line, 115 Broad Street, New York City. Notice! PERSONALS *• SIO HALLS VI �Page Twelve THE NMU Uses Political Strikes As Weapon To Foster Communism SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 7, 1945 SEAFARERS SERVICE Not To A Dog! Blackout Murphy, a "Rus­ sian" Spitz dog, joined with the parading NMU comrats in their flag waving demon­ stration the other day. The hound was marched along with social inferiors vrearing a sign which read, "Bring my master home"—while his master walked beside him. At last report, the Russian Spitz was following the com­ mie-dominated parade blind­ ly down the street in the usual Stalinst, stooge manner. BALTIMORE—Ask any GI you and of a political nature — not see on the streets, what union used for the purpose of bringing did the, men belong to on the the solders homej but for poliship on wTiich they returned to, tical issues only. the states? The answer will be, This action was also taken by in two out of three cases, the SIU. 60,000 members of this Union, We stand on this. There is no representing the most powerful question but what we want these J Seamen's Union in the world, at -soldiers returned home, as many special meetings held in the 28 of these soldiers are our brothers different branches. and friends. We know the hard­ ships that they have been through — we should know, for the Seafarers has lost two The SIU has often expressed strong opinions—opin­ •thousand members in this war as ions based on its public acts about the sellout tactics and a result of enemy action. phony characteristics of the National Maritime Union. But, we absolutely refuse to Our position has been further substantiated now that Ralph take part in any phony political demonstration, aimed at serving Rogers, former National Director of NMU, has resigned the commissars of Joe Stalin in his position in protest over what he terms collaboration their political aims, aimed at with the bosses and many membership sellouts on beefs. confusing the entire issue. Their His letter, printed in full in last week's issue of the desire in this is to create as much LOG, merely repeats what we have been saying for a long, confusion as possible, so as to long time. Certainly, this corroboration from one who more quickly cause discontent among all peoples, and to assist has been part and parcel of NMU's inside machine, and the communists in taking control who has definite inside knowledge to support his conten­ of those areas on which Russia tions, cannot be treated lightly. Whenever a piecard such has designs. as Rogers resigns his job to become a rank and file member, We as Seamen, and maritime that is strong evidence in favor of his statements. workers, refuse to be a part of The labor movement as a whole always suffers when­ such a phony and scabby philo­ ever a "union" subordinates their members' best interests sophy. to outside influences and politics. However, maritime labor Four hundred members of the has nothing to lose, and everything to gain over these ex­ ,SIU in the port of Baltimore, at a special meeting today went on posures. A solid labor front of decent, progressive trade record branding such acitons as unionism depends upon the destruction and repudiation the commies used today as phony of such worthless organizations as NMU. Front One Who Knows A1 Kerr serfs fhe mail in the New York Hall. This is where you come to get your sugar reports—and as far as the SIU is con< cerned, there is no rationing. Reports from His Isthmian Scow By HENRY PIEKUTOWSKI The cold weather is biting and the winds are blowing, but some­ how life seems warm, although a little strange aboard this Liberty. From what we've heard aboard this and other Isthmian scows, the coming Isthmian election looks bright.for the Seafarers. unused to sailing without the pro­ tection of that little "piece of paper," the Union agreement. As uncomfortable as it may be at times, the little beefs and laughs fortunatelj^' keep us in union stitches. A sense of humor is really a life-saving device. After several Isthmian trips, But although the future will pipe-smoking, bemustached Bo­ probably find this fleet union, the present is strange—am rather sun Edwin Christian knows how these sailors are reacting to the SIU and the NMU appeals and • to their own present conditions, and his guess (and personal ' The Log apologizes pro­ choice, of course) is that the SIU fusely for being slightly re­ has the support of the majority miss in it's social news re­ of men. porting. By that, we mean One of his shipmates, Thomas that our Society Editor. Miss "Gabby" Fraley, is pledged to Sally Heighbagg, has been vote SIU and join it and help us under the table — er, er. all the way this trip. It was good weather—for the paist several to hear him report how the crew weeks, and our society gossip of the James McCosh rejected the just went to hell. We know NMU's literary prayers and prom­ all youse guys will forgive „ ises which filled their mailbags. us, especially when we gifti" Martin O'Connor, who keeps us youse stiffs this juicy little exploding with laughter; Mess-" lid-bit, slightly delayed. mfan Teddy Charete, a little guy monicker to "Some Cocktail We have it on reputable who needs a close shave too Time" Curran as a result. He authority (a national weekly) often; Messman Robert MpQueen, and some of the "boys" were that Joe "No Coffee Time" whose standing beef with Bosun on their way to the Interna­ Curran, that sterling leader Chris is over who is handsomer, tional Labor Conference at of the working class, was re­ and myself will have many future Paris when this event took ceived at cocktails by the laughs over the antics of the place. Duke and Duchess of Wind­ black gang 17th Street communist We always knew you'd sor, no less, while aboard the who came aboard. professors make the grade some day, Argentina bound for Frzmce Joe. You've been crusty for early in October. 'Tis our un­ The black cat we have aboard years; now you've made the derstanding that Joe is now brought us luck—the crew didn't Upper Crust! I thinking of changing his go for them, and threw the NMU garbage overboard. One good thing that came out of it— the cockroaches that infested ithe lockers took one smell of the stuff and turned up their curly toes. Saturday's dinner was rather ' tough. The sausages must have been around since the last trip, and the pudding could only have been sent from the Women's Aux­ iliary Baking Club of the .NMU. How we wanted to yell out, "Hey, Steward, what's this garbage do­ ing on the menu?" Reverts To 'Good Old Days' Joe Curran Finally Makes It BY A CREW MEMBER From all accounts it seems as if the Ore Steamship Corporation is going in for reconversion in a big way—to the detriment of the seaman. And while we re­ gret that Captain Hector of the Steelore was hospitalized at Cuba on the home-bound passage, we still feel that some of the hap­ penings during the voyage should be brought to the attention of the membership. On the Steelore most goods from the slopchest were sold at higher prices than is ordinarilly charged on other ships; as an ex­ ample, cigarettes cost the sailor a dime more. Now, they are supposed to be sold to the sailor at a profit of 10% over a reason­ able wholesale price at the port of signing articles, and there is the possibility that they cost more in the port of Baltimore. However, . chocolate bars were sold for a $1.20 per carton of 24. These are not required to be car­ ried in the slopchest, but they are carried on most ships and sold far cheaper. Other articles in the slopchest were by and at large sold at the same high rate. The slopchest on this ship is the cap­ tain's investment and the cap­ tain's profit — and apparently quite lucrative. During the last voyage the 2d mate, H. S. Clarry, and the 3d mate, H. S. Fischer, were turned to on the bridge with chipping hammers, scrapers and paint pots. While they were supposed to be on watch, they were actually do­ ing the work of a seaman, and no one was on watch. It is quite reasonable to expect, that in a few trips the AB on watch will be doing the navigating. Hector was busy during the en­ tire trip with an air hamrper, chipping, or busily engaged in wielding a paint brush. The captain tapped it all off by spend­ ing a day with a spray gun paint­ ing the after house. In addition he interfered with the deck gang all of the time. The bosun made the mistake of taking exception to this interference, and was accordingly demoted "for incom­ petence." If there is so much work to do on these ships, it is only reasonable to expect the mate to break out a couple of extra men—but not the captain. The run down to Chile and back is about 40 days, but darned if this tub doesn't run out of linen. The company may have excuses for this, but they must have a red face trying to justify the short­ age. For the entire trip the crew were treated to only one fire and boat drill. A good many seamen look at these drills as a damn nuisance, and the master did so, too. His attitude was that for every drill an hour's working time was lost, and that wasted hour is far more, important than the safety of the crew. To many, the above may seem trivial. It is needless to say though that if these abuses are allowed to continue and expand, conditions in the merchant ma­ rine will fast revert to what they were twenty years ago. Now is the time for action, let's stop them. 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Title A name given to the resource December 7, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 49 Description An account of the resource LABOR BLASTS TRUMAN FOR ANTI-UNION PLAN SHIP'S MAIL SERVICE REGULATIONS CHANGED LONGSHOREMEN ASK UNION MEN DO HIRING RECONVERSION FIASCO PRELUDE TO RECATION ANTI-LABOR BILLS FACE CONGRESS JEAN RIBAUT SURVIVES GALE CHISELING ON BEEFS BACKFIRES ASKS PASSAGE OF BILL OF RIGHTS DIGEST OF MIN FROM VAROUS SHIP MEETINGS ROBERT G. INGERSOLL CREW STANDS BY UNTIL ALL BEEFS ARE SQUARED AWAY THE MAN ASKED FOR IT--AND HE GOT IT PANORAMA OF ITALY AND SICILY WINS MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL NMU USES POLITICAL STRIKES AS WEAPON TO FOSTER COMMUNISM FROM ONE WHO KNOWS REPORTS FROM HIS ISTHMIAN SCOW REVERTS TO 'GOOD OLD DAYS' JOE CURRAN FINALLY MAKES IT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-07-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0037d0c86d15b96cdca9768141301c3a.PDF 2866894644a3d3b9d8648d57e4876d1c PDF Text Text ,,•' T^:- >,• 1]'',': v.-'"-' •f'Tf."'':'. :;l Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America V Vol. VII. No. 48 NEW YORK, N. Y» FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1945 m NMU National Director Resigns; Says Offlcials Coiiaborate With Shipowners, Sell Out Membership ATTENTION! Matthew D u s h a n e, SIU Washington, D. C. representa­ tive has resigned and the Sea­ farers International Union office at 424 Fifth Street, N.W„ Washington, D. C. has been closed. The SIU's often repeated ac-* cuslations that the officials of the the NMU since the strike of 1936, National Maritime Union have has always been popular with been collaborating with the ship­ that union's rank and file. He owners and selling out their was known as one of the few membership were substantiated by Rob Rogers when he resigned officials who would go to bat last month as National Director for the membership. However, when pressure was put on him, of the NMU. Rogers, an original member of he would bow to the anti-rank and file policy of the ruling clique. Evidently, he now can no longer take the finky policy of the NMU—and the point is that if anyone knows the inside of the NMU sell-outs, Rogers, as heard Police Court Magistrate W. one of the officials, surely knows. Mclnnes sentence E. L. Larsen, Rogers submitted his resigna­ T. J. Cibien and S. W. Haigh to tion on October 13th, and his twelve weeks in jail. Other men letter was sent subsequently to from the Westbank Park, G. I. Joe Curran because he felt "that Davig and W. G. Hay, were sen­ the membership that elected me tenced to six weeks, and J. R. ... is entitled to an explanation." Wallace, R. T. Clarkson, L. T. The letter, copies of which are Tyerman, and C. I. Palmer were circulating around the water­ given suspended sentences. front, was read before the NMU G. Tellier, Union representa­ National Office Meeting because, tive aboard the Cromwell Park, as Curran phrased it, according was singled out for eight weeks to the minutes, "If we don't bring at hard labor, while suspended this in, it will come out from sentences were handed out to ten some place else." (Continued on rage 12) The resignation was not ac­ cepted by the NMU. However, as he did not report for work, PICKETLINE he was taken off the payroll as of November 3rd. Roger's let­ ter which, we feel, is of interest to the entire waterfront is jwrinted below: •A' Canadian Seamen Jailed Under Anti-Strike Laws m-caSB=a// DETOUR!i// Detroit Police Commandos Train To Protect GM Plants By MANNY LASHOVER DETROIT — The "commandos" of the police force here, so-called PICKET LINE because of special training they LINDEN, N. J. — Former received in the doubtful art of servicemen, members of the using tear gas and clubs on strikLinden Local 595, staged a •' ers, had a practice alarm at 6 a. m. demonstration in front of the today which was ordered by General Motors plant here in higher-ups to see how fast they support of the UAW demands cSould swing into action. for a 30% wage increase to The general opinion among the meet the rise in the cost of business people that I have talk­ living. ed to indicates a suspicion that On the regular picketlines, GM wants the strike to last until many members of other un­ after the first of the year so that ions joined the UAW men they won't have to pay any more (and women) in a show of excess profits tax for 1945. Next labor solidarity. A resolution year the rate goes down and they passed by the Seafarers In­ Stand to make still more profit ternational Union which de­ on the stuff they sell. clared support for the UAW So far everything on the picketdemands, was read to the line front remains quiet, and will Strike Strategy Committee. remain so as long as the manageThe Committee indicated rpent does not start its expected their appreciation of the SIU "rank and file" movement among support and asked for copies their stooges and strike breakers. of the resolution for distribu­ There are a lot of johnny-come- tion among the pickets "as a l^itely unionists around here, and morale builder." that's where the GM outfit will Start its boring from within. The Body, the picketline .^was orderly Corporation is on the radio try­ and quiet. Plant No. 10-49 had ing to arouse public opinion few pickets, but everything was against the strikers, and spread­ in good shape. Detroit Transmis­ ing the usual hooey that the sion pickets told me that they A strike is keeping the public from felt their demands were complete­ getting "that wonderful GM ly justified, and they were ready ^product." to fight it out with the GM com­ P Talking to men on the Die and pany. Detroit Stamping men said Machine picketline, I was given the company was denying them the impression that they are pre­ a decent living wage and trying pared for a long battle. At Fisher to break the back of their union. VANCOUVER — A strongly worded protest to Canadian Transport Minister Chevrier at Ottawa, was sent by Hugh Mur­ phy, Canadian SIU Agent, con­ cerning the severe sentences re­ cently passed out to six merchant seamen convicted under' the ob­ solete Canada Shipping Act. "The sentences were too severe," said Murphy. "The men were convicted under the anti­ quated Canada Shipping Act which we have asked many times to have repealed." Weeping wives and relatives JOINING GM Dear Joe (Curran): On October 13th I submitted to the National Office my resignation as National Director of the Union. It is my feeling that the membership that elected me to that high post is entitled to an explanation for my action. That is. the reason for this letter. My decision to resign was not made on the spur of the moment. It does not come about through any desire on my part to stop working for the Union. On the contrary, I want to continue to work, to contribute in whatever way I can towards building our organization, and towards im­ proving the wages and conditions of the seamen and river workerst My decision to resign was forced upon me by a series of events over the past year. Tied Pickets march in front of Chevrolet plant in Toledo. 0« as together, these events form a workers leave their jobs to join nation-wide strike against General; ^ no longer Motors by United Auto Workers. After months of company stalling remain. As long as this situation on union's 30% wage demand. 115 GM plants shut down as union ®*'sts, I cannot, as an official, took wage fight to picketline. (Federated Pictures) (Contimircd on Page 12) . AAFI 1*' f' I't-- 'f - ' • .-'iy.illi'.'fti:-•''.i' •iStifl-.v'-Vil.tfVaJ 1 •;nnSii .i iir"--,. i '!l : Ml i: ,'vj| �mm m m. Page Two m mmm THE SEAFARERS lOG Friday, NoTember 30, 1945 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 » » 4^ » HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President lOJ Market Street, San Francisco, C^f. JOHN HAWK - -- - - - - - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 Time Has Come From all signs the nation's industrialists have em­ barked upon an all-out offensive against labor. No other conclusion can be drawn from the statements and actions of the men who are normally looked upon as the spokesmen for industry. Take, for example, the attitude of General Motors, speaking through the person of its vice-presi4ent, Harry iW. Anderson. GM absolutely refuses to reopen negotiating with the striking United Automobile Workers, unless the union modifies its "unreasonable" demand for a 30 per cent wage increase. In other words, General Motors insists that the union give in to it—since the wage demand is the bone of contention—and then go through the motions of negotiating. The crux of any wage-increase demand rests, in the final analysis on the ability of industry to meet rise in costs. iThe union insists that General Motors can meet the higher ,wage demands, and still make a reaspnable profit. HoWever, recognizing the possibility that they might be wrong, "Wal­ ter Reuther, on behalf of the UAW, promised to lower the demand if GM could prove, with figures taken from its books, that it could not pay the 30 per cent increase. To this the corporation refused to accede. "We will not ne­ gotiate," said Mr. Anderson, "with your union regarding our selling prices and profits." FRANKFURT, Germany — Workers have shown a surprising In addition, president Charles E. Wilson categorically energy in the task of rebuilding refused to join in any joint conference called by Secretary their unions had been of Labor Schwellenbach, without any qualifying ifs or huts. smashed by thewhich Nazis. Immedi­ So much for industrial cooperation. ately after permission for the re­ The steel workers are meeting much the same response construction of the unions had from their employers. The corporations deny that they been given by the military gov­ ernment, factory workers organi­ made the tremendous profits that the impartial government zed voluntary fund-raising cam­ agencies say they did. They plead poverty — meanwhile paigns for the reconstruction of spending thousands of dollars on newspaper ads to an­ their unions. nounce their msolvency — and are prepared to lose the The 400 workers at the munici­ tremendous amounts that a strike will cost them to defeat pal power plant, for example, con­ tributed 1000 marks, 200 postal the union. But they refuse to negotiate. workers raised 990 marks, and a So much for collective bargaining. shop of the Opel Automobile In Washington, the Labor-Management Conference, Works gave 1000 marks. All from which those professional Pollyannas, who seemingly this money was given spontane­ by the workers, when they never get tired of being ravished by the stern industrial ously received word that funds were realists, had expected so much in the way of industrial needed to take the first steps in peace, seems to be stymied by the unreasonable attitude on organization of a new imion the part of the Labor delegates who selfishly refuse to per­ movement. The problem of accepting mit themselves to be legislated out of existence. former Nazis as members in the So much for Labor-Capital partnership. new unions does not exist among We don't think we are giving away any secrets but the workers because none of them we, like the industrialists, think this is the perfect time for were Nazis. Hardly any dis­ an anti-union campaign. The operators are holding back cussion took place on the type of union setup, since all agreed on on their production, anyway, until next year when the industrial organizations. surplus profits tax will be lowered. Then, next year the % % % corporations will get refunds in their war taxes from the NEW YORK—Maurice Dollfus, government if there are any losses due to reconversion— president of the Ford Motor to, of France who arrived here last even if it's the unions which are being "reconverted." stated in an interview that We're not trying to be alarmists. That is just the way week, the French workers are under­ iwe read the signs. Can't you hear the Wilsons and the paid and that one of the main Averys shouting, "To the barricades. Comrades, the unions problems is to get sufficient food. "The average American has at are coming. i. CET THE LOG least 3,500 calories a day," he commented, "which is enough to live on.. Under the coupon system in France, the average worker gets about 1450 calories, which is just about enough to die on." "On the basis of 100 francs to the dollar," said Mr. Dollfus, "the American workman is paid on an average about $1.25 an hour; British 70 cents, and French 40 cents. Computing on the 5-day week, the Frenchman gets $16 a week. The lowest priced suit of clothes in Paris seUs for $75. Therefore the worker would have to invest ahnost 5 weeks wages to get a suit." ^ 4" 4- 4The minister of Foreign ^ffairs of the Indonesian Republican Government, Dr. Soedbardjo, has Sent the following message to Fenner Brockway, political secre­ tary of the British Independent Labor Party: "Having learned of your protest to Premier Attlee against the Labor Government's measures to re-erect French and Dutch governments in the Far East, we Indonesians express gra­ titude for your kind gesture on behalf of the Far East people. Indonesians' only aim is inde­ pendence and the right of selfdetermination. "We assure you that the Re­ public of Indonesia will be based on democracy and socialism. "However, the former Dutch authorities are still trying to re- The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has the right to have it mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so. send your name and home address to the Log office, 51 Beaver Street, New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. establish the Dutch colonial gov­ ernment. They are using the Red Cross and other charitable organ­ izations to foster their aims." Since this telegram was sent, British troops have engaged in large-scale actions against the Indonesian freedom movement. Dock workers in a number of Pacific ports have stated their unwillingness to transport ma­ terial which could be used by the Dutch or the British against the Indonesian fighters. The New Zealand Labor gov­ ernment has been called upon to take further steps toward the de­ velopment of cooperative owner­ ship in industry. The annual con­ ference of the New Zealand La­ bor Party, meeting in Welling­ ton last week, voted to urge the labor government to give work­ ers a more active share in the management of industry, as well as to create cooperative farms. They also demanded that the gov­ ernment take all farm lands no^ now in full production and turn them over to retiu-ning war Vet­ erans. (Labor Press Associates) �Friday, November 30, 1945 |S! THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three I il '1 >• NO HELLO Performing Mate's Papers Lifted For Three Months m '-i By J. P. SHULER , V- Vr." By PAUL HALL The absolute necessity of the SIU expanding on the waterfront has become more obvious than ever this week. The Port of Phila­ delphia, where the NMU has just tried to scab out on the tugboat workers (see Log of last week), is an example of things to come unless we move in to this particular field. In Philadelphia, at one time, the NMU had the tugboatmen under contract. Then, due to the fact that the basic demands and conditions were subordinated to meet the political needs and neces­ sities of the NMU, the tugboatmen revolted and left the NMU ranks and went into an independent union. After being an indepen­ dent union for a period of time, they went into the Harbor Workers Union, affiliated with District 50 of John L. Lewis' United Mine 3/Vorkers. Then the UMW next tried to take over the MMP on these vessels as well. As a result of their activities, one of the organizers One of 8.700 telephone opera­ on board one of these tugs was fired. The Harbor Workers Union then not only threatened to walk out because this man was fired, tors who struck Illinois Bell Tele­ phone Co. following breakdown but did. of wage negotiations. Donna Bir­ At the time of walking out and during the period of walking mingham of Illinois Telephone 8c out, the NMU encouraged them 100% to walk off their ships, and Traffic Operators Union (unaffili­ expressed itself in support of the beef. The NMU even went so far ate), braves chill rain to picket as to buy a nice white boat for $750, with which it ran around the company's Chicago office. Port of Philadelphia calling out on a loudspeaker "Pile off of her, men. Pile off of her." The Harbor workers naturally expected support from the NMU in the event that they did walk off, in view of their so-called "co­ operation" and "unity." However, they were in for a bad, bad fooling—^for no sooner did they walk off these tugs to gain their demands, than the NMU shipped 4 scab crews to sail on them. Williams, their Agent in Philly, announced to the public via the press that the NMU would sail all of them. There are so many jobs in the Union Hall in the Port of New York that you can't see the black­ board for crayon marks, and still the ships keep coming in. We paid off a total of 29 ships for the past week. I don't know where in the hell the crews go to when they get here, but they dis­ appear. So, if there's anyone hav­ ing a bad time shipping out any place, please come to New York immediately. The manpower shortage here is making it difficult to keep the Isthmian ofices flooded with men. But Joe Udiljak and Dull Shepard have turned into first-class shanghai artists and are doing pretty good. Bull will probably be able to get a job with the South Atlantic SS Co., as they are going to need a shanghai ex­ pert to get their ships crewed up—if they inais.t on putting such characters as Capt. Augusen and Chief Mate Puckas aboard their vessels. Chief Mate Puckas will not be making any more trips soon, due to the decision of the Merchant Marine Hearing Unit of the FORE 'n AFT By BUNKER I Coast Guard. South Atlantic SS Co. has been informed that no crew will ride a ship with Capt. Augusen, and South Atlantic has promised to pull him off. This was one of the most interesting cases before the Merchant Marine Hearing Unit that I have heard. The Hearing Chamber was never emptied of spectators throughout the trial. The ex­ amining officer who prosecuted this character was a young guy by the name of Cohen. I hope that guy never picks up my papers. He really seemed in earnest. He examined six witnesses appearing against this Mate; all of them gave direct evidence and the counsel for the defense could not shake their testimony in any manner. The defense had two witnesses —one, the skipper of the ship. Cohen confused him so in the cross-questioning that he forgot completely how to lie and made the statement that he didn't think he had any more to say. On cross-questioning the other wit­ ness, the Bosun, Cohen brought the truth out of him, so that the defense refused to ex­ amine him except as a hostile witness. Throughout this trip, this Mate was drunk, shooting at the crew and performing in general. The Examining Officer asked for a permanent revocation but the Hearing Officer only suspended his papers for a period of three months — such is Coast Guard justice. An unlicensed man would have been hung. South Atlantic SS Co. took the Skipper off the ship and promised not to ship him on an­ other one of their ships. Coasjt Guard charges wUl be pressed against the Skipper. Capt. Perkins of Waterman SS Co. is again on another red pen­ cil spree. As a result a lot of Waterman ships are laying' around with no crews because the men don't want to sail on them, knowing that they can't collect their legitimate overtime when they pay off. Of all the ships that sailed hands in lusty Windward Islands Thus, we see to just what steps the leadership of the NMU under the banner of the SIU, invective. When the senoritas and their will sink to seize control of the waterfront. They would force their certainly none has been more own members to scab on legitimate workers, simply to serve their famous, or had deeper signifi­ escorts hurried ashore, the crew political ambitions. To this date, outside of approximately 3 of the cance in the memories of the of the Kofresi sallied forth to en­ larger ports, the Seafarers has limited its activities to off-shore men who sailed her, than the gage the crew of an NMU scow laying astern. The NMUers soon vessels. Now, in hte face of the commies' attempt to scab on the Kofresi. tugworkers in Philly, it has become vitally necessary that the Sea­ Originally the Konowis, she put to flight and, several more farers become active not just in one port, but in every port, to was christened the Kofresi be­ bottles of Kofresi firing their guard against such things happening. cause, so it is said, the Waterman missionary zeal, the lads headed Steamship Company had an eye for town. on the Puerto Rican rum trade Progress townward, however, MEN WANTED and wanted to please the manu­ was unfortunately questioned by The response to our recent appeal to our membership to go facturers of Kofresi rum, that two Puerto Rican cops, who, after out on Isthmian ships has been overwhelmingly well-received. powerful and delectable bever- being rendered hors de combat, More and more SIU members are cooperating, and showing great ag brewed down in the palm tree recovered sufficiently to summon interest in the Seafarers drive to unionize Isthmian, one of the latitudes. reinforcements. Reinforcements few large operators still outside the protecting (for the maritime The re-christening of the arrived in the form of two trucks workers) cover of a union contract. / Konowis to the Kofresi was a full of Puerto Rican cops. The drive to organize Isthmian is one of the biggest the Sea­ signal event that took place in STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL farers has ever been, and one of the most important. The SIU Ponci, with two orchestras mak­ And then, under a tepid island has made great strides on the waterfront since its inception but a ing a fiesta day of it and open sun, took place the famous battle ON THE BEACH few years ago; and its members enjoy better conditions than any house announced for everyone on of Ponci, a battle fought with other maritime workers. However, the real future of the Union does the "Pride of the Islands." The bricks, stones, fists and odd pieces not depend so much on the contracts we already have with ship­ countryside for miles around, of wood against Puerto Rican riot owners, but on what happens with those companies that are still they say, trekked rum that was sticks that are unequalled any­ outside the trade union fold. promised free to all hands. where in the world for effective . As long as there is still an unorganized outfit, of any particular DOUBLE DISTILLED head-bashing. size, just so long must the Seafarers consider itself open to a pos­ The orchestra made nice music, The battle raged for an hour sible rear-guard attempt at shipowner, retrenchment. Until the time the company representatives shook or more, during which the crew when all operators are under an iron-clad contract with the SIU, hands with local dignitaries and succumbed one by one to superior we cannot consider ourselves secure. everything was going fine, till the numbers, better armament, and At this time, organizing Isthmian under the SIU banner is our hot sun started to percolate the the potencies of island rum. major concern. After that job is finished, we shall turn to the Kofresi rum that had been gur­ Casualties included broken hands, others. Meanwhile, we must leave no stone unturned, no weapon gling out of tall bottles all after­ broken noses, broken ribs, crack­ ed skulls, lacerations and bruises. untried, until Isthmian is signed and delivered. As was pointed out noon. Stimulated no doubt by the Veterans of the battle, who still last week, the election will take six months to be completed. That love potion reputed to be in Puer­ foregather when their trails ci'oss means for six months we cannot let down in our efforts. For six to Rican rurn, some of the Koto talk over this epic engagement, months we must plug, speaking to Isthmian seamen, giving them fresi's crew started chasing senoinclude brothers Red Simmons, our literature, answering their questions, and, most important, ritas around the deck. Amorous Dexter Worrel, Paul Hall, Her­ working with them aboard their own ships. glances became passes, to which man Johnson, Don Foltz and As we have said, the response to the call for volunteer organ­ a few senoritas countered witK Frenchy Armingen. izers has been we^-answered. But, more men are needed—^men will hefty slaps. A fight started. One Incorrigible as "Dog-Face" Mobe needed for the duration of the campaign. This job that has to of the orchestras saw the trend line's foc'sle hands may have be done, must be done for the most selfish of reasons—for yourself. of events, packed up their pre­ been, they did, however, make the Although Isthmian seamen will be the immediate beneficiaries cious instruments and hurriedly trim Kofresi the smartst ship in Just returned from a three of unionization, by getting what they haven't got now—^job security, decamped, while the other or­ the island trade. Her boiler month trip to Rio De Janeiro* ^higher wages and better conditions—^he membership of the SIU, chestra took refuge on the bridge. fronts shone like Park Avenue Montevideo, and Buenos Aires too, will reap the great benefits that come from the stabilization of The after deck took on the ap­ brass, hei* bright work was spot­ abord the SS Henry Lomb, Broth" . the waterfront. An outfit as large as Isthmian, still unorganized, is pearance of a Roman arena, while less; every splice was perfect, er Juan F. Velez, OS, is now a threat to everyone's security—so. for your own sake, ship Tsthmian officials, ships officers, and Skip- and her running gear was clean waiting for a vessel going to Eng> and organize. Iper (Dog-face) Moline, fired all as a Yankee clipper's. land. t �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG The Felix Grundy Crew Squares Beefs With Its Bucko Skipper ITHIIVK QUESTION: — The Hog Island ships were produced at the end of World War I, and the Liberty ships during World War II. Which is the better boat, in your estimation? JOE C. REYES, BOSUN— I've been sailing for a number of years now, and was on the Exmoor (now fhe Robin Moor) when she was torpedoed near Capetown in the summer of 1941. In my opinion, there is no com­ parison between the two types, as the Hog Islander is much su­ perior to the Liberty. The Hog really plows through any kind of water, while the Liberty rolls like a drunken sailor even in the mildest sea. Gear on the Hog Islander is also much easier to handle, and the work in general much lighter. I like the quarters aft as they are: and even though they're smaller, they are cooler. Steward dept. delegate John gested that inspection be held at Flynn, Cook Eugene Crescitelli, 10:00 a. m., or later, as the Stew­ and Chief Steward Joseph "Doc" ards had to be on duty at 6, the Sussman of the SS Felix Grundy captain replied, "I'm running this had some tough experiences with ship and any man, including you, the Skipper of that vessel which when I say frog, jump!" He also merit being brought out into the warned Doc that before the trip light of day. On your list of was over, he would be broken in bucko masters add the name of rank. Captain Wade—another high fly­ Sussman immediately contacted ing lad who had his wings clip­ Delegate Flynn, and explained ped by the SIU. the entire matter to him. They After leaving Baltimore, Wade both went to the captain, and started right in to discriminate Flsmn requested that he stop per­ against the stewards dept. by secuting the steward dept. Cap­ holding inspection in their foc'sle tain Wade shouted, "Before I'm as early as 7:00 a. m., and lectur­ through with you, you'll be a ing them gbout cleanliness. He Wiper aboard this ship." When remarked, "I'll lower the boom Flynn wanted to know why, the quietly on anyone who hasn't skipper replied, "No delegate their bunks made up when I in­ from any union can come and talk spect." to fne when he wants to. When When the Chief Steward sug­ I'm on the high seas, I'm master. HE DIDN'T GO FREE JOSEPH PILUTIS, FWT— As one who works below decks, I prefer the Hog Islander. She has low pressure turbines, which are better than the reciprocating type on the Liberty, and provide much more room for the black gang. I also think thcd in com­ paring the structure of the two vessels, the Hog Idander is more sturdy on account of being a rivetted ship, while the Liberty is all welded. The crew quarters on the Hog are much cooler, prob­ ably on account of being located aft, and at a fairly low level in the water. This makes it much nicer for sleeping conditions. STEVE CARR. AB— The Hog Islander is really para­ dise for the deck gang on account of the more easily handled gear. I've only been sailing four emd a half years, but during that time was torpedoed while on the Alcoa Victory coming through the Per­ sian Gulf on July 4, 1943. The Liberty rolls all over the water, and the Hog Island goes through any kind of weather riding a lot easier. Some defects in the Hog are the steering gear aft, and the smaller, more crowded quarters. However, even though crowded, the quarters on the Hog sleep a lot cooler. Friday, November 30, 1945 iiiiiiisji lliiii Dangling from gallows in Bruschal, Germany, is the body of Joseph Harlgen, one of five German civilians hanged for the murder of six U. S. fliers who parachuted from a disabled plane in 1944. (Federated Pictures) Future Looks Good In Savannah By ARTHUR THOMPSON F. TOMAS, AB­ AS a seaman who has been sail ing for over nine years now, I've sailed on both the Liberty and the Hog Island. Seems to me that there is a lot less work on the Hog Island. The rigging is a lot easier to handle, and she steers better than the Liberty. Sleeping quarters are cooler even though a little cramped. The Liberty stands higher in the water, and as a result rides rough even in fairly smooth water. On the other hand, the Hog ships go through almost any kind of weather riding smoothly. 1 think the Government should have learned a lesson through the Hog's superior performance. SAVANNAH—We paid off the Augustus P. Loring of the East­ ern SS Co. in Charleston, and it was another clean payoff. There were no beefs at all. The dele­ gates were Leslie Rut for the deck department, William Maddox for the engine department and Lanty Green for the stew­ ards department. They had every­ thing lined up and ready when I came aboard. There are a couple of ships due in Charleston for next week, but they are in transit and are al­ ready on articles. One other is in the stream waiting to be un­ loaded, and should payoff in about a week. We have only one ship in Sa- vannah, the SS Ira Nelson Morris, which is in transit. So far no replacements have been called for her. There are stiU plenty of jobs down here, and things are still looking good for the futtire. Quite a few of the oldtimers are coming back, after making a six month trip on the Frederick Dau; and after a couple of weeks at home most of them will probably be ready to ship again. At the present time, however, we only have 20 men registered and some of our Jobs are going begging. We have no hospital cases as yet and hope things will stay that way. and there's no union." CHIEF STEWARD BROKEN Two days before arriving at Marseilles, Doc criticized the yj M Chief Baker for turning out poor bread and cakes. Receiving an insolent reply, Sussman told theat two Bakers to report to the gal­ ley as utility men. The Captain called Doc some two hours later and bawled him out, telling him to go to his foc'sle and issue no more orders. When the Chief Steward report­ ed to the skipper next day that the two bakers were working as utility men the captain accused him of disobeying orders, and said that he would be logged. On the following day, when Dele­ gate Flynn and Sussman report­ ed to have the log read. Doc was reduced to Arniy Chief Cook. CG BELITTLES SIU Wade informed Crescitelli that he was up for disobeying orders after his return from shore leave allowed by Chief Steward, and the Coast Guard told hirn that he would be removed from the ship at Marseilles. When asked where he would like to be tried, he replied that he would rather wait until the vessel returned to the U. S., where he could secure union support. After the Coast Guard Commis­ sioner askd him what union he belonged to, and he had replied that he was an SIU member, the CG man said that he used to be­ long to the NMU and that, "The NMU is the only union that might be able to help you, but I don't know about any other union." The captain then agreed to hold his trial in the U. S., but after arrival at Norfolk, no trial was ever held. Sussman was also charged with disobeying orders, and chose to be tried in Marseilles. Coast Guard Commissioner King re­ fused, threatened to remove him from the ship, and said that he was there to please the Captain. DELEGATE DEMOTED On Oct. 25, after leaving Mar­ seilles, the Captain called Delegat Flynn, and informed him that due to shortage of help he was being demoted to Wiper. When Flynn stated that there was a shortage of five men in the Stew­ ard Dept., the Captain merely read him the log. Next day, he reported to Chief Engineer Zane as a Wiper, and the Chief made him FWT within 15 minutes after reporting. At Norfolk, Agent Ray White secured settlement for both Flynn and Sussman on their beefs re­ garding wages. Commissioner Engrel at Norfolk rebuked the captain for breaking the law, and left hurriedly when Flynn told Captain Wade that he would seek to gain damages. The Grundy members, in view of these hap­ penings, think that some form of collusion existed between the Coast Guard and Captain Wade, and after listening to their story, as reported here, we're inclined to agree that something has a strong odor of fish. �•• •.T-£^'^r--^S'i THE Friday, Noveihb^r 30, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS 'iI REPORT DEATH OF SIU BROTHER ON ROBIN TUXFORD Seafarers Log, This is to inform the mem­ bership of the death and burial of Michael Panoff, AB, Book No. 30791, who signed articles on the SS Robin Tuxford August 24, 1945, in New York. At about 6 (p.m.) . . . Oct. 6 . . . in . . . Salerno, Italy, while assisting in straightening . . . hatch covers . . . Panoff fell... into lower hold, striking his head. ... He received a frac­ tured skull and other injuries which resulted in his death.... He never regained conscious­ ness after the fall. He is survived by a brother, John Panoff of 100-34—67 Drive, Forest Hills, L. I., New York. We wish to express our regret at the passing of a brother whose qualities as a seamen and a shipmate were of the finest, and whose death is a loss to all. Funeral services were con­ ducted by . . . Father Flavian J. O'Donnell, Capt. US Army . . . and the burial was in the US Military Cemetery . . . Plot L, Row 12, Grave 134. Four beautiful wreaths were placed on the grave (from the workers of Salerno, the Tuxford Crew, ship's officers and the WSA.) The crew of the Robin Tux­ ford wish to express their grati­ tude to Captain Hocken, for ar­ ranging that members of the crew attend the services. . . . The Crew—(SS Robin Tuxford) out by the Frisco patrolman. The skipper. Captain Kirkconnel, says he's a great econ­ omist because he has been a banker all his life. We are en­ closing a sketch showing the kind of economics he under­ stands best. The cheapskate carried his own seabag and grips to save ignoring a 48-hr. warning of building for any good cause. "no food—no sail," got a hell of Your editorials are vivid and to a surprise and a 24 hour delay the point. in shoving off. Your publication, with its Let this be an example to high ideals and constant en­ donkeys like Dominic, who deavor for the bettering of liv­ threaten delegates with Coast ing conditions for the merchant Guard action, that seamen still seamen, should be recognized— and applauded—by all men! have rights. Sincerely, After leaning over backwards all during the rough years of the M. Benway war, trying to cooperate with a (Wife of Charles P. Benway) dozen government agencies as well as the companies, we be­ lieve in a reconversion to HAPPY IS THE peacetime contracted conditions UNION MAN WHO and activities. HAS A UNION WIFE Incidently, our Steward, Car­ los Diaz, showed himself a 100% Seafarers Log, My husband is a member of union man in standing with the the SIU (Pacific Di.strict) and crew in this as he did. —R. H. Gloss (Deck), Howard C. every time he comes home, he Hutcherson (Eng.), C. O. Winskey (Stw.). ing in the interest of the sea­ men. I well remember 4he raw deals they used to get. Enclosed please find a two dollar money order to help carry on the good work of the Seafarers Log. I also want to compliment the SIU for their stand against those detestible communists. The members did a good job in the longshore dis­ pute and I know they will keep it up. Wishing you all the best for the holiday season and better sailing for the year 1946. Yours very truly, (Mrs.) Edward J. Fries the piece off and the sooner we get these thirty day wonders back to their coupon clipping the better off we'll all be. Just to show you what a cheap ship this was, when we were in Germany and needed tools to work with, the mate told us to go to the Gestapo headquarters to get some. (They are available there if you're quick at getting things without the owner's permission.) Carl C. Lawson SIU MAN*S WIFE DISTRIBUTES LOG TO HER FRIENDS ATTENTION CREW OF JAMES M, GILLIS Seafarers Log: Since 1942 I have greatly en­ joyed reading your publication "Seafarers Log." During my husband's long trips to sea we unfortunately missed many in­ teresting editions. Now through your direct-by-mail courtesy, not only shall we steadily avail ourselves of its highly impor­ brings a copy of the Seafarers tant contents,, but shall pass it Log which I find interesting to on to a heretofore unenlight­ read. We live 138 miles from Frisco ened public. Among those "Strangers" but every Monday night, when whom the "Log" has already he is in the States, he makes the reached, it has- been interesting trip down there to attend the to note how many "didn't Union meetings and doesn't get know." Now they know—and back before 2.00 a. m. Now that he's shipping out are genuinely interested! All items are excellent. Your again I would like to have the sense of humor thrown into the Log mailed to me so that I can teeth of adversity is morale follow the good work you're do- From St. Louis Missouri comes this interesting letter of appreciation from returning soldiers to the SIU crew which brought them home aboard the SS James M. Gillis. The letter is signed by three members of the First Inf. 6th Div., and they say that it's the feeling shared by their outfit. OTIS E. HALL CREW ^'MILITANT TO A MAN" The Log, We three delegates of the Otis E. Hall, would like to show our appreciation of the cooperation and unity of the crew togeher with that of the SIU port agents CRITTENTON CREW in both New York and Philadel­ CONTRIBUTES TO phia. The ship was stored in New UNION BROTHER York for a three months trip, Seafsurers Log: according to the port Stewards The crew of the SS Florence of the American Liberty Steam­ Crittenton would appreciate the ship Lines. However, our Stewpublication of this notice in the ai'd found, during our shift to Log. Philly, that the chill boxes con­ To VERNON L. PORTER tained dried onions, white po­ Book No. 505 tatoes, sweet potatoes, and rot­ We are sorry to hear of your ten stores from last trip in large ordeal in prison and we have, enough amounts as to make the in gratitude of your good fel­ ship seemingly well stocked lowship, contributed $185 with fresh foods. (one hundred and eighty-five The Old Man, after inspec­ dollars) which is being sent tions of the boxes with the your way via Brother Jack delegates and Steward, agreed White, 30234, who is hand­ that additional stores were ling the contributions. needed. With the OK of W. J. We sincerely hope that this Hill, a vice-pres. of the com­ contribution will be of help pany, our Steward put in re­ to you. The best of luck to quisitions for all stores actually you and may we again have needed. Nothing happened. It the pleasure of sailing as ship­ was only after a word from Mr. Hill that we were even able to mates. On behalf of the crew, secure one lone delivery of daily B. Cartwright, Dk. Del. stores like milk and bread. After the wagon had been in port three weeks, the ci:ew fin­ ally became tired of being push­ GIVES LESSON IN ed around by the co's. port agent, Dominic. It appeared PENNY PINCHING that we were to be sent to sea The Log: without the necessary provi­ We have just payed off the sions. At this the crew, militant SS John McDonough after hav­ to a man, decided on action. The ing sailed with the cheapest war kind of stuff that made SIU born skipper we ever met. ships what they are today. Working with Brother Collins, We had notliing but trouble the crew voted to set her down. with OT and vaiibus other beefs whidi were duly straightened The Comphny and the Old Man, MCDONOUGH CAPT, "Merchant Seamen 99 The merchant seamen seldom boast That they carried the goods where needed most. But some flag-waver ashore asks where you work and why? And the merchant marine is your reply. "Draft dodger" he cries. "You low class bum You make all the money and have all the fun. You gripe like hell if things ain't just so And when you come ashore you're loaded with dough." This ignorant jerk always forgets That quite a few men went down to the depths. In '42 when the sinkings were high The merchant seamen were ready to die We carried the goods to the different fronts Yet we're known to the world as a bunch of drunks All that's said for what we have don% Is "go back to sea you dirty bum." Some "Volunteers" the draft board got And "Broadway Commandoes" who have never shot Will sneer at the men of the merchant fleet And curse every seaman they chance to meet. Now that the war is over and thru. Some merchant seamen will go home to The scorn of their neighbors and fairweather friends But that is not where the story ends. For the men who've seen action. Gob or GI Who've seen men suffer and seen them die Will hail every seaman as a comrade in arms When they md^t by the sea or the .ffopical palms. Donal'd McEwen. |B Seafarers Log, We would like very much for the crew of the James M. GUlis to know that we appreciate all they did for us and we send this along in the hope that you will be able to print it in your paper. We have read quite a few of the Logs and think that it's a good paper. Some of us were members of unions before we entered the service and expect to return to them in the near future. We want to say that we tliink you are doing fine for the men in the SIU and we hope that our branch of the trade union movement can do as much for us when we get back to work again. We were passengers on the ship for 48 days and, truthfully couldn't have been treated bet­ ter in the homes of our best friends. The crew was a fine bunch of men who worked well together. They never had any troT.ible among themselves, as many groups of men would con­ fined in such a small area for such a long time. The food was very good and excellently prepared and we had nice sleeping quarters with plenty of clean linen. It seem­ ed that the crew was always trying to do more for us even when we had everjdhing we could need. So expressing our thanks to the crew and to the Union which makes these things pos­ sible, we say good luck to all of you. C. H. Morris, J. E. Dugan, M. R. Bowers. I i'i !'1<I I' i' iiji �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 30, 1945 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Gome Deck Gang Charges THREE MEETINGS ON DE SOTO Mate; Skipper Involved STRESS FOOD AND CLEANLINESS Digest Of Minutes From Various SlU Ship Meetings MV Cape Texas NEW YORK, Nov. 15 — Spe­ cial meeting to take up black gang beef concerning donkey watches for oilers. Julio Evans elected chairman, Ramon Encamacion elected rec.secretary. Chairman explained that the agreement stipulates that over­ time must be paid for this work on week days between 5 p. m. and 8 a. m. provided the ship is in port and they do not break watches. Ralph Carbone moved that nobody sign on until this beef is squared away. The mo­ tion was carried unanimously. The chairman then spoke on the value of union solidarity. 29 men were present from all de­ partments. 26 were book men the others trippers. Eugenio Acabeo moved that all present list their names and book num­ bers for attaching to the min­ utes. The motion was seconded by Gordon Marvury. It carried. A committee of three, Ernesto Corlez, Ramon Encarnacion and Ramon Aguiar, was instructed to meet with the two absent members of the stewards dept. explain the action of the meet­ ing, and urge them to concur. The rec.secretary added this note to the minutes. "Great en­ thusiasm and unity was shown at the meeting. We have a 100% Union crew of which the SIU should be proud. 4- 4" 4" SS Thomas J. Lyons AT SEA, October 24. — T. Short elected chairman, J. Renka elected Recording Sec­ retary. Ships delegates listed everything in good order with the exception of the steward dept., which delegate C. R. McClure, reports has a dispute as to how many men constitute a steward dept., on liberty ships. . Fred Serrahn contacted New York hall long distance from Charleston, N. C. and received information that seven men plus the Steward, total eight men to complete a Stewards Dept. Crew went on record to ex­ press satisfaction of good work done by the 1st and 2nd cook and Chief Steward. The vessel left N. Y. not properly stored nor equipped. These men are congratulated for the good handling of their department in spite of this shortage. 4» 4" 4* SS Cape Corwin AT SEA, September 24 — Meeting called to order for pur­ pose of offering suggestions to Steward for improving the chow, and welfare discussion. J. McMahon, Chairman elected by acclaim. Recording Secretary, R. The necessity for proper feed­ three ships' delegates to meet It was just "fair weather" according to the John Gorrie skipper's log and nothing untowards was happen­ ing and cleanliness of ship and with the captain in regard to was stressed at the ship­ conditions of feeding aboard ing aboard as the scow steamed in the direction of Bor­ gear board meeting on the SS De- ship was unanimously adopted. deaux. "Without wishing to disturb the skipper's dream Soto Sept. 26 in Buenos Aires. The delegates were also in­ of harmony and contentment aboard his vessel the Log, A motion instructing the structed to take up the matter this time the Seafarers Log, wants to let him in on a little secret. On September 26, 1945, after a three-day drunken spree, Simon V. Pukas, his mate, bent on murder, was holding forth on deck armed with a 30-30 rifle which, in his drunken stu­ por, he was firing indiscrimi­ nately. Sorry to shock you, skipper old man, but the Log, that is the Seafarers Log, seems to feel that a little incident of attempt­ ed murder is something that should appear in your ship's log. Now this mate, not content with his indiscriminate shoot­ ing, started to discriminate, this time picking Ordinary Seaman Jerry Greenberg for his target. As the OS walked forward un­ suspectingly, the mate let go with a shot "across the bows" but fortunately, according to the crew, the first one was a dud. Greenberg, not fancying himself a dead martyr, prompt­ ly hit the deck (in fact he is said to have started his own private fox-hole), and the sec­ ond shot, not a dud this time, missed. So much for this gem of news for Skipper Rudolph Augustsen to enter belatedly into the ship's log. Now for some other infor­ mation, not yet recorded by the worthy captain. This same man. Mate Simon V. Pukas, had an almost fantas­ tic craving for masculine affec­ tion and attention, which went SURVIVORS OF THE FIRST MATE Members of the John Gorrie deck gang gather at the New York Hall to discuss "near misses" in their encounters with the first mate. Left to right, standing, P. Tanski (AB), Paul Schad (Dk Mn). John Belinski (AB). Ivan Radovic (AB). Joseph Grant (AB). Herb Mielke (OS) and Nick Roll (OS). Seated. Jerry Green­ berg (OS) and Ed Kairis (AB). The mate "remained true to the deck crew" they reported. far beyond the uisual desires of those unfortrmate afflicted peo­ ple. Of course, it must be admit­ ted that the mate showed fi­ delity to be his watchword, in that he remained true to the deck crew and never once pm-sued his ardors in the- black gang or stewards' department. Whether he showed endearment for the occupant of the log room is unreported. ' Herrmann, elected by acclaim. ot becoming SIU member. The Steward told meeting just what crew approved and five book the food situation was on board members signed statement to and asked for suggestions for that effect. They are: Busby, changes in menu. These were J. G. Can. W. Kosmidor. J. offered and after consideration Disarmio and C. Lawson. Sec­ by entire crew a list of changes retary instructed to write de­ was made and were duly turned cision to Union. Following one over to the Steward at the com­ minute of silence the meeting pletion of the meeting. Chief adjourned on a motion by Bus­ Electrician asked chair to open by, seconded by S. Collet. discussion pertaining to working Recording-secretary was Wedt rules and duties of electricians. Swohla. The meeting also dis­ Such was done. The recording cussed shipboard beefs which secretary added this note to the were squared away aboard. minutes. "Since above meeting 4> 4* 4' and carrying out suggestions of SS Samuel H, Walker this meeting, the feeding aboard this vessel has improved greatly. AT SEA, October 29. — B. M. McCormick moved that charges 4, it SS John McDonough of non-imion conduct be pre­ ferred against M. C. Gaddy MANILA, Oct. 1 — Meeting (steward) upon arrival in port. called to order by James Disario. The motion was seconded by B. deck delegate. Bosun Carl Law- Jensen. It was brought out that son elected chairman unani­ the Steward did not check pro­ mously. Oiler Busby moved that visions before leaving port, Messboys divide work of clean­ leaves insufficient night lunch, ing stewards dept., toilet and refuses to pay overtime to pan­ shower. S. Collet (Dk. Mnt.) try men for ten extra men. moved that toaster and orange • 4. 4.: squeezer be removed from of­ SS Henry Lomh ficers mess to scullery. Second­ ed by Triolo. Ch. Ck. Forsylhe, AT SEA, Oct. 27 — Serious formerly NMU, stated intention beef concerned deficient food ' of dishes, table linen and other gear. Licensed officers were told to stay out of the crew's mess and refrain from using the • crew's gear. The meeting was chaired by Brother H. Braunstein and Joe Olya was recording-secretary. MEETING NO. 2 At the second meeting aboard the scow, Braunstein was again elected and R. Mclnruff replaced Olya in the secretarial post. Discussion concerning trip card men Reindern and Scidini who had made previous trips on cards and not joined the Union . was followed by a recommenda­ tion that this matter be referred . to shoreside officials for further action. The recommendation was adopted. The crew then adopted a motion warning Mat­ thews, who had not attended the meeting, against leaving dishes dirty and urging him to be a better union brother. This meeting was on Sept. 28. NOV. 11 MEETING On November 11 the crew In the preliminary hearings held another meeting at which before the Coast Guard which the members went on record to followed his arrival in New refuse a payoff until all beefs York, the mate was charged by were squared away. It also members of the crew, "with as­ adopted a motion" demanding sault with a deadly weapon." that the soldiers aboard the ship Final hearing is set for Mon­ "shall be fed in the same man­ day, Nov. 26 at which time the ner and quantity as the crew • skipper is scheduled to appear members." and state his views on: the Olya was recording secretary charges and defend his own of the third meeting and Braun­ failure to enter the alleged hap­ stein again won the chairman's penings in the ship's log. assignment. supply which was not suf­ ficient to permit balanced meals. Repeated suggestions for im­ provement, made by the crew, met with complete indifference on the part of the Steward. In the engine department, the Ch. Eng. posted a notice saying he and the 1st were the only ones who would authorize overtime. Disregarding the notice, the 2nd turned the Fireman and Oiler to. The Chief threatened to break the 12-4 Firemen down to Wiper if he dared turn in any more overtime on sea watches. The crew strongly emphasized the need for Patrolmen at the payoff. Delegates were Andrew J. Morvay (Stewards) Carl G. Frey (Engine) and AUenby (Deck). 4. 4 4. SS Thomas W. Hyde Oct. 10. — Lonnie Granlham was elected chairman and the first order of business was elec­ tion of delegates. Rogers. Don­ ald Long and Eugene Smith were unanimously elected as delegates for engine, stewards and deck departments respec­ tively. The sitewards depart­ ment was reported two men short. Grantham delivered a talk oh the union way of help­ ing members and other men participate in discussions. He advised all to read up on SIU literature, particularly the Con­ stitution. Recording Secretary was Niel F. Nielson. 4 4 4. SS Thomas W, Hyde (Second Meeting) Deck department delegate re­ ported four trip cards, four p. b.s and three books. Gasperinni will have time for full book. Steward dept. reported three book men, four p. b.s, sixteen trip cards and beefs about lock­ ers, bunks, mattresses. Crew members who had intended to sign on for next trip insist that these- things are corrected be­ fore they sign articles. Also discussed was the question of overtime for painting. Engine dept. report showed three book men and seven trippers. One, who said he didn't want to joina imion, was recommended for the 91 year c^ ib. Name is J. (Continued on Page 7) �Friday,. November 30, 1945 THE Joseph Hewes Crew Files Charges Against Four Men < AT SEA, Oct. 22. — Meeting aboard the SS Joseph Hewes called to order at 8 p.m. John . Hansen was elected chairman and T. Winders, recording-sec­ retary. Reports of delegates followed. Ray Delker, AB, "We have 7 full books, 1 probation book and 2 trip cards in the deck department." Engine Delegate Lester Kimbriel reported 4 full books, 1 p.b., 4 trippers and Stewards Delegate George Dinass, 4 full books, 8 p.b.s and 14 trippers. The stewards department del­ egate pointed out that Messman E. A. Miller had signed on with­ out clearing through the Union hall and was turned to by Act­ ing Steward Conrad. Kimbriel made a motion that the Steward ' be brought up on charges but the motion was later withdrawn when Conrad explained he had been under the impression that the Chief Steward (who had been left on the beach) had picked up Miller's card. As there was considerable confu­ sion because of the chief's fail­ ure to board the ship, the matter was voted to be turned over to the Patrolmen for a thor, ough investigation. The need for fumigation had been called to the attention of the captain and he had prom­ ised action when they got to France. The deplorable condi­ tions left by the prior crew were condemned as being "not ' Sit all in accordance with SIU . standards." Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. engine). Hall (deck) and Cen­ ters (Stewards). • It was reported that due to the shortage of one Steward, the entire dept. had had "a m§rdi-gras." The food had been terrible during the en­ tire trip and on more than one occasion the Messmen had been told that there "isn't any more" for the watch eating at the second table. Delegates' vi­ sits to the Steward produced many unfilled promises but af­ ter a fuU and open discussion it became clear that the trou­ ble was because of the abso­ lute lack of cooperation in the department. It was decided that the offenders be brought before a shore committee. UP ON CHARGES SPECIAL MEETING, Nov. 10.—Hansen called meeting to order at 2 p.m. Only order of business was a motion duly made, seconded and carried, that the following men be charged as follows: John Higgins. Incompetent, uncooperative and for actions unbecoming an SIU member, such as refusing to take orders from Steward and Chef and using insulting language to sincere book members who were trying to better condi­ tions for the crew. Kaiser (2nd Ck.). Totally in­ competent, uncooperative, viz.: The crew agreed at a previous meeting to observe ship rules by keeping soldiers out of crew's quarters. Kaiser used his focs'le to run a card game, fed soldiers with crew night lunch, in fact used his trip card as a vehicle to hustle the GIs and crew. Several lost substantial, sums of money. Kaiser persisted after being warned. Such actions would destroy the Union's good name. Gomez (2nd Ck.). Totally in­ competent. Bemstien. This man recruit­ ed a soldier from among the passengers to do his work. The complaints were signed by the following men: Lester Kimiriel, John Hanson, Oposlokas Kalanidas. A1 Pateras, W. C. Wagner, R. J. Congdon. L. J. Hall, e. L. Kemper and John Francutl. FUMIGATION IMPOSSIBLE AT SEA, Nov. 1.—Chairman Hansen called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. The body then took . up unfinished business such as the matter of fumiga­ tion. It was pointed out that in­ asmuch as the ship had only been in LeHavre for a few hours, fumigation had been im­ possible. The captain had re­ jected the idea of deck boards for showers and the delegates r were instructed to see him again. Brothers Wagner (deck), Fishel (engine), and Higgins (stewards) were elected to make up a work list. After HE some discussion a motion was made demanding that new innerspring mattresses be sup­ plied the crew because the present ones were hard and thin and of poor quality. It was recommended the matter be brought before the next joint meeting in New York. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. after adopting a mo­ tion that nobody sign off be­ fore the' Patrolmen board the Ifliii ship. Brother Winders was re­ cording-secretary. WONDERS •SgiVvV--;.;-';..;-,:; lii FOOD IS TERRIBLE AT SEA, Nov. 10.—Hansen again elected chairman by ac­ clamation as was Winders to the rec.-sec. post. In the dele­ gates' reports all departments showed disputed overtime and a volunteer committee was formed to assist the Purser in giving each man an account of wages due. The following brothers volunteered: Hanson Jeff Davis saw Ihe now Coast Guard papers before he shipped out. "I wonder what their next move to grab power .will be." asks Jeff. SEAF ARERS LOG Digest Of Minutes Frem Various SIU Ship Meetings (Continued from Page 6) Hamlon or Namlon. Other ship­ board beefs were discussed and settled leaving only the bunk and locker situation for the Pa­ trolmen. Chairman Lonnie Gran­ tham again spoke on SIU or­ ganization matters. 4- S. 3^ SS Tarleton Brown BRINDISI, Italy, Oct. 7 — Fitzgerald elected chairman and Sommer, recording , secretary. Deck delegate John W. Samsel spoke about cleanliness of the mess halls, keeping tables clean and feet off chairs. Ch. Steward suggested fines. The members voted that Person is not to be served unless he is properly dressed. Black gang delegate Tony went on record to say that everything was running in har­ mony and the engine depart­ ment had no beefs. The same re­ port was made by the steward dept. delegate, Phillips. The Bosun proposed that no clothes be washed in showers. 4* 4" 4* SS Tarleton Brown OCT. 21. — No beefs reported from stewards or black gang. One member of deck crew com­ plained about heads with a re­ quest that they are improved in cleanliness. The Steward warned the crew against selling food to GIs or bringing any of them to the crew's focst'le. He pointed out that the latter practice dis­ turbed men who were going on watch. $1.00 penalty was voted for infraction of these rules. Chairman was Bosun William Simmans. Manuel Marin was recording secretary. Gl Paper Lauds SIU Members Ou SS Thomas Hyde Final edition of the "Fryde Hyde" official organ of the GIs.. returning on the Thomas W. Hyde, commented editorially on the cooperation the troops re­ ceived from all hands aboard the Calmar Liberty. In another article the troop commander, Lt. Col. A. E. Betschich, thanked the skipper and "his most efficient crew" for the excellent and interesting voyage during which good food, well served "and accommodations exceeding those expected on a vessel of this size" left nothing to be desired. The Col. said "We were all agreeably sur­ prised to find ourselves travel­ ling in such comfort and this comfort was the work of Cap­ tain Hansen and his crew." HAVE YOU VOTED? Page Seven CUT AND RUN By HANK Andy Thevik, one of the old timers, is going to comb the Brooklyn beach until he runs out of those Khorramshar PX stogies. % X X Bosun James Scott became the proud father of a girl. Mother, child and father are doing fine. XXX The Norfolk hall is a fine rest­ ing place. Almost empty and noiseless with about ten guys waiting around. No reason why the piecards there don't send us at least a weather report. 4' 4- 4. Deck Engineer Weaver Man­ ning has lend-leased nine bucks to 2nd Ck and Baker Henry McDilda. Both were gassed up at the time. McDilda would do fine if he spent the nine smack­ eroos learning to bake bread. 4-4-4 While those pea-jacketed Maritime School refugees breeze through the first deck in sub­ way rush hour fashion, and fa­ miliar shellbacks are rustfully anchored around the bar wait­ ing for salty shots to head their way, there's plenty of news about brothers to be logged. 4- 4- 4There's a beef about Alfred "Smokey" Lanton who's sailing chief mate these day for Miss­ issippi. He made a bad impres­ sion on his unlicensed brothers so it looks like the scrambled brass is giving him lead poison­ ing of the brain. 4-4-4. Little.Tommy Counihan sure climbed fast even for an ambi­ tious kid. He's third mating on a tanker now. Another young shipmate who's third mating is former Bosun Virgil Conrad. Hope he's improved in dealings with his union brothers. 4-4-4' The last time we saw Bosun Espur H. Dam, following that '43 trip on the Del Aires, was his appearance as third mate having a drink below the old Stone Street Hall. 4-4-4We've got a swell (but plenty tough and mustachioed) door­ man keeping out the foulweathered brothers at the New York hall. Nice work, Slug Siekmann, in keeping out those two guys who just wanted to look around "because we have trip cards." 4-4-4Our big and important organ­ izing machine is being oiled suc­ cessfully by "Bull" Shepard and his equally handsome brothers. Gene Dauber and Joe Udeljack. (Editor's Note: We apologize for Hank. Calling the organiz­ ers "handsome" is a sign of as­ tigmatism or perhaps DTs. Be­ fore Udeljack came on the others were known as "the gruesome twosome." Nobody has thought up a name for all three,—yet.) 4-4-4The best humored and busiest working Deck Engineer we've ever met is an old timer named Fred Johnson (Bk No. 117) who's aboard the SS Tulsa right now. 4 4 4Wonder if Thomas "Rebel" Mellon ever decorated his puss with another beautiful black beard. • 4 4 4 If Harry Bernay keeps sailing Mississippi he'll own the of­ ficers' mess saloon. Unless he decides to get his own restaurtaurant somewhere around New York. 4 4 4 Anyone know the where­ abouts of Oiler Paul Gondzer who was trying so hard for promotion to third. His soldier brother should be getting home from Persia soon, and Paul may have suspended operations to be with his family. 4 4 4 Don't suppose any wise guys like that big smilin cook bother Fireman Harold Barrentine these days. Barren hasn't hit New York for a long time. 4 4 4 A couple of fresh beers and chatter about old times with those two old Missouri mules, Oilers Patrick Kearns and Clar­ ence Adolph, would go good right now. 4 4 4 Waiting to hear from Gene Moon who shipped on a Robin scow and became deck delegate. 4 4 4 Attention all Eire newspapers. Messman George Kelly should be visiting his parents there. We don't know how many points the Irish law allows for a dis­ charge, but Kelly should have enough. 4 4 4 Has anyone seen "Seabreeze?" We mean Simon Forgetle. who did so much chairhopping in that Panama saloon and missed the ship which was heading home after a five month voyage. 4 4 4 Is James Holme married, hit­ ting Australia or sailing to Puer­ to Rico to say "hullo" to Bud Ray? 4 4 4 AB Charles McKee visited Beaver Street the other p.m., took one look around and left for Frisco to ship out again. 4 4 4 Why so much free advertise­ ment around the New York hall for that first mate on the John Gorrie? After all, there's an old saying, "One man's meat is an­ other man's poison." 4 4 4 Looks like Messman Harold Farfington shipped out a few days ago. He hasn't grown a beard since those days on the George Pickett. 4 4 4 We just saw the report from the William Lester sent from Japan by the crew. Their des­ cription of the skipper and chief mate is magnificent but unpublishable. 4 4 4 We were kidding one of the Log writers the other, day about the joys of a piecard's job. He didn't answer but slipped us a poem he had just received from a seafaring poet laureate. He said, "We have to read these." I withdraw my remarks about piecards. Anyone who has to read stuff like that is a hero of the labor movement. (Editor: Hank is just fooling. Most of the stuff we are getting is good.) s!l i-i li • Ur ' I i'Jj £.1 i } I �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 30, 1945 BULLETIN J SS THOMAS SULLY James Gordon Ernest Fickett John Frankowski Ralph Sturges Peter Nicolaides Garnett Stevens John McDonnell Lyle Smith Darius Aurman Wallace Gibson Floyd McNair N. N. Bathia A. Von Lerberg Purvis Parker Wm. Lichtenaner Martin Collins Richary King Robert Dunning Bill Woodham Fred Manry Ralph Whitley Floyd Grahan C. M. Blackstock Raymond Roach D. L. Lavender Geo. A. Yeager Billy Brown Elton Sanders F. W. Mobrhusen Leland Jacobs Leonard Morris Clarence Yackel Robert Breaux Chas. Holder 98.75 19.80 2.89 3.24 4.43 5.98 7.84 8.71 3.57 3.57 3.17 3.17 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.58 8.32 1.00 10.20 3.82 13.79 10.20 10.80 13.18 1.68 5.89 2.83 2.83 ..... 3.47 .. 3.47 7.49 18.43 5.94 84 SS FRANK R. STOCKTON C. Schwartzer $ 8.66 4.60 W. Maseley A. Lallesaya 12.02 P. Cox ... 5.07 ..... 2.69 Francis Altman 23.12 Henry Gable Edward Farch 2.69 Ferdinand Hartung 2.01 2.69 Harold Vincent 13.43 Peter Barnett 6.71 James Gresback Donald Quinn 32.67 Warren Burton 2.35 James O'Connell ; 1.34 Maurice P. Corbett 4.03 1.08 Melford Grier 1.00 M. Holm ; 3.37 Edward Janich SlU HALLS NEW YORK Si Beaver St HAnover 2-2784 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI. 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 SAN JUAN, P. R45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 1885 GALVESTON SOSVi 22nd St. 2-8043 RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. SAN FRANCISCO ..59 Clay St. SEATTLE ....86 Seneca St. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside SL WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. SO. CHICAGO ...9137 So. Houston Ave. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Oair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH B31 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 5-1231 —Unclaimed WtMges— Calmar Steamship Company Towell Vinal Malcolm Cross Carl Yost Victor Maldonado Giovanni Labbato 6.73 15.20 23.86 15.09 15.09 Leo A. Bolton ... Ernest Pelsey ..i H. H. Turner ... W. Peterson Joseph Mesta 4.67 D. A. Austin 3.19 2.89 5.15 P. Miguel 84 L. T. English 2.89 2.41 SS J. WILLARD GIBBS 2.41 John Smith John J. Comfrey E. McStowe S. ChiUin R. Solberg A. Feliciano J. J. Radziwicz A. Loy : I. P. Matazko Frank Tonas Maurice Norris D. Brummond James Minton Geo. Davis Max Seidel A. H. Kuffner L. R. Burdette Daniel Redington ... D. Staserich A. B. Chalmers Edgar N. Jacobson Members of the Seafarers N. M. Patton are entitled to a weekly pay­ Hyman Patask ment from the Union if they Geo. H. Bryand are laid up in a hospitaL Be Paul Crowley sure to get what is coming D. Coffey to you: Notify the Union the R. McCauley day you are admitted, so that E, Velez there will be no delay in your Geo. Ruel receiving the money due you. E. Bellington J. Henault John Szyayarto — A. Lazardo J. A. SCARA A. L, Thomas J. E. WARD L. R. Holland J. E. McCREADIE R. J. Renders J. DENNIS (colored) D. Kimble C. T. WHITE Francis J. Best J. P. SABERON D. J. Jackson XXX Ralph Johnson MOBILE Phillip Barrows TIM BURKE William Pyonter M. CARDANA F. B. Francis J. C. DANZEY PhiUip Barrows XXX Andrew Goodbeck NORFOLK MARINE HOSP. Thomas Hanley , CARLTON P. BLANKENSHIP John Mooney Lionel Chapman JESS SMITH Rossman Coons CHARLES MIZELL Wm. Meyer JOHN N. CONNOLLY Richard Desman JOSEPH TAYLOR Paul Morse XXX Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BRIGHTON, MASS. R. INSCOE G. PHINNEY J. HOWARD L. PERSICHETTI A. RAMOS J. SILKOWSKI H. GABAREE J. LONG A. MORSE E. JOHNSTON P. CONOYER % X STATEN ISLAND T. BRESCIO D. G. SLOAN E. G. WALKER G. SMITH W. SPENCER J. M. MARTINEZ R. POWELL G. SCHULZE L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON H. J. CRONIN L. L. MOODY E. R. CROWELL L. LUZI W. K SMITH MASON HALL E. F. GIBBS L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO L. VEENSTRA W. B. MUIR SAVANNAH HOSPITAL M. JOHN L. LOFTIN B. R. PETERMAN « » » VINCENT SAN JUAN ELLIS ISLAND R. C. GRIMES R. DICKSON JOHN W. GREGORY LOUIS CERON JOHN LOPEZ D. MCDONALD s. X t. NEPONSIT CORNELIUS J. FITZGERALD E. VON TESMAR Your sister Marie is trying to R. A. BLAKE get in touch with you. Contact BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK Headquarters office for her ad­ PABLO CORTES dress. E. V. FERRER XXX XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL MV TYBEE FRANCIS JONES Will Eddie "Gaga" or other FREDERICK ROSENBAUM members of the crew please write ESILIO DELLAMANO XXX to Robert Powell, at the U. S. PORT OF NEW ORLEANS Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Sts^ F. W. MURPHY ten Island, N. Y. Hospital Payments PERSONALS $ 27.01 6.04 ....... 2.01 98.75 98.75 .67 2.01 4.03 9.50 13.63 4.37 7.05 9.07 3.69 2.01 .. 4.70 3.97 5.57 5.56 3.95 1.97 3.36 3.36 1.18 6.03 ._... 9.61 8.69 11.06 8.69 11.36 13.40 11.72 ... 14.74 59.08 4.67 4.67 5.30 1.98 1.98 ...... 3.96 1.98 44.01 1.98 3.55 13.18 5.05 4.21 4.21 4.21 10.10 4.21 4.2l Wm. Friedley Vincent Petrella Marvin McLeod David Desman John McWade Eddie Combs Donald Austel Kennett Strong David Wedding Leland Taylor Oliver Knight H. Van Den Basch John Mooney' Ansel Rossan Thomas Williams Albert Wooten Jerry O'Brien R. Samples .' 11.98 4.21 4.21 17.67 4.21 13.47 4.21 28.61 4.21 43.34 43.66 17.67 36.00 7.57 33.5'}' 33.57 11.78 5.56 SS HOLT Voyage No. 7 Edward L. Gordon $ 96.13 Robert Moran 28.04 Robert Scott 6.23 Robert E. Conway 8.02 James M. Kingston 1.18 Paul R. Klausen , 2.67 Harry W. Sagarino 1.78 Q. L. Gryzwacz 1.78 Melvin Hoy 7.13 A. La Plante 7.13 C. Goetke 1.83^ Geo. R. Lang : .89 E. H. Steinhelfer 9.80 A. H. Birt 90 John H. Stevenson 1.78 Leo A. Derstler 5.14 Chas. A. Fitzpatrick 2.67 Wm. Ginn 8.66 Paul D. Leplay 3.56 Capas W. Jones 30 Collect at Calmar Steamship Company office. Notice! 1. The crew members of the D. Willard, who were aboard dur­ ing the salvage of the French vessel, are advised to keep in touch with the Chief Adjusiter, Division of Wartime Insurance, WSA, 99 John Street, regarding payment of bonus. MONEY DUE Paul Curtis, $225.00; H. Tucker, $175.00; T. Arrago, $225.00; D. Snyder, $67.50; B. R. Williams, E. McNulty, 34 hrs.; W. L. Sar­ $36.00. Collect from Eastern SS. gent, 16 hrs.; J. Chaisson, 46 hrs.; XXX $10.50; H. Kalitzki, $153.53; G. Brooks, $153.53; H. Mackiewicz, SS GALEN L. STONE $153.53; N. Remley, $153.53; T. (Paid off in New Orleans) Daley, $153.53; J. R. Webb, Crew has linen money coming. $153.53. CoUect by writing to Eastern SS Collect at Calmar, 14 Whitehall Co., Boston, Mass. St., New York City. XXX XXX SS HASSLER SS LOU GEHRIG The men who paid off in Char­ (Voyage No. 9) leston, S. C, can collect transpor­ The following men have money tation at the Bull Line Office in due them: Jack Wright, $225.00; New York. SS DANIEL WILLARD (Paid off in Phila.) • v..I"..'- �m mmm Friday, November 30, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG iPPBI Page Nine Port Boston Busier Than Ever By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — Business and ship­ ping continues at a fast pace in this port. We sometimes wonder where we are going to get the men, especially when the board holds 75 or 100 jobs at one time; however, we somehow manage . to get the boys aboard for sailing time. there last week, and currently is being crewed up from here. Every time we have a vessel—or vessels—in Portland, it requires that someone travel up there from Boston at least once a week. In­ cidentally, Portland . is doing all right so far as business is con­ cerned, and all signs point to­ ward its being much better off as a port in the future. By BOB HALL A great deal of our time is Not only have they some new TAMPA — Things in this port, John Lind and the old Marjorie taken up in this business of writ­ piers up there, built and paid for Silence this week from the are picking up, and we are get­ are due in next week. ing commitment letters for entry by the Government as a wartime Branch Agents'Of the follow­ We are getting several very sad ting quite a few ships in here ratings. We write one letter to necessity, but the Maine solbhs ing ports: now. We had four last week, cases in this office the past couple attest that we can use the ap­ appear ready to spend some and will have five in this week. of weeks. Some of the HMO boys plicant, and this letter gets him money to build more piers and GALVESTON The good ship Brandywine is drop in and inquire about taking woo the railroads for better rail SAN JUAN also due in over the week end. out trip cards. When askbd why ^^0 WAHTi facilities to feed the port. It PHILADELPHIA guess she will call for cooks, as they quit the WSA, they usually looks as though the postwar per­ JACKSONVILLE she does at least once a trip. Bull talk about every man should be­ iod will witness some rather in­ BALTIMORE long to a union. It's sad, sad in­ has started to send some of her tense rivalry for New England NEW ORLEANS rustbuckets back. The Governor deed that these monkeys never shipping. figured that one out long ago; MAIL SNAFUED they actually look hurt when We have been receiving a num­ you tell them to scram. ber of calls from wives and rela­ tives of our Boston members com­ THICK AS FLIES By LOUIS GOFFIN plaining about the mail situation These new Coast Guard papers and asserting that their letters to Slowly but surely the wartime the merchant seamen, are fully are something of a headache here their relatives are not being re­ agencies are going out of business. capable of taking care of our­ in this port. These kids go to ceived. Now that the Navy will the post office to get papers as selves. not handle merchant sailors' mail We've noted that in the past few We do not need nor want the soon as they become draft bait. any longer, we wiU have to de­ weeks a number of RMO fink on the list. About 10 or 12 days vise some way of insuring our halls in certain small ports have Coast Guard to interfere with the They in turn send them to the operation of the Merchant Serv­ SIU hall and won't give them later he returns to the Hall to men adequate mail service. For closed their doors. This is a step ice in the months and years to papers unless we give them a tell us that he went up to the one thing, we will have to de­ in the right direction, and the follow. We demand that we re­ letter to the effect that we are in Coast Guard to get his papers, mand that the various companies sooner that the rest of these fink turn to the jurisdiction of the De­ need of these men. Most of them and that they had sent him back not let mail addressed to crew we send to 228 South Franklin to us for another letter, in which members employed on their ships halls close their doors the better. partment of Commerce and the Street and, from what we hear, Elimination of all types of fink U. S. Steamboat Inspection Serv­ we must specify what ship we accumulate in some forgotten cor­ the rank and filers can't get in halls and crimp joints is abso­ ice. need him for, together with its ner of their offices until after the their own hall for the paper The Coast Guard should turn lutely necessary for the future sailing date. crew has paid off and dispersed well b e i n.g of the maritime this power over to the men who seekers. up and down the coast. The usual unions and all organized labor. are acquainted with the peace Not many of the oldtimers JUST TOO BUSY procedure then, presumably, is drifting around now. One of them time pursuits of the merchant In eliminating these agencies, we . Needless to say, this is quite . an imposition on the Dispatcher's to toss the whole stack of mail must never overlook the one out­ service. Coast Guard courts and has got himself a contract with time, for the Dispatcher is most into the dead letter office. Which fit which is most damaging to the hearing units should be discon­ Uncle Sam; Brother Harvey of the time too busy taking or- doesn't help the domestic har­ future of our Union, and all sea­ tinued, and their uniformed law­ men in general—^and that is the yers should be turned back to . ders for crews, shipping them out mony of our married brothers! At the moment we have the SS Coast Guard. civilian life. Frankly, we are and keeping his records in order, We realize that the Coast Guard getting tired of paying taxes to to have time on his hands for Hagerstown Victory (Calmar) and writing letters which can run into the New Zealand Victory (Water­ is a necessity for the protection support these shysters who are . 40 or 50 per day, the way the man) paying off. Both ships are of merchant ships dui-ing storms; doing nothing but harming the taking what amounts to virtually they serve an essential purpose wellbeing and morale of the sea­ young fellows are coming in. a full crew, so that we start this in life saving and other useful men. Then, too, another time-con- week off with the proverbia It goes without saying that all . sumer is Portland, Me. The J. "bang" and hope for the best for duties in peace time. The work seamen have the same thoughts that they did during the late war Swan (So. Atlantic) paid off up he remainder of the week. was a bright spot in the history regarding the Coast Guard and of our country, and we know that that is, get out of the merchant they will serve usefully in the service picture, let us attend to future. But there is one thing our knitting and all you gold that they must realize—that we. braiders attend to yours. Now is the lime to come to the aid of your union. We Jamerson has his notice to report > By BLACKIE NEIRA are engaged in an all-out ef­ to Camp Blanding this coming week. Old Peanut has hung * MOBILE — Shipping in this fort to make Isthmian a union outfit. This can only port is getting back to norma around just a shade too long. By BEN REES Maybe when he gets out, he will after a hectic four month period be done with the help of NORFOLK—Not much change Gordon, $1.00; Arnold Nathan- not have any worries any more of the best shipping that was every rank and file SlUer afloat. When you tie-up along in this port. Things have been son, 50c. ever encountered here. —he should at least be a Colonel, H. J. Acosta, $1.00; C. R. Fuber, or if he is real lucky he can get side an Isthmian ship, board going on as usual. We had the Pan Orleans (the her and give the crew the One of the pleasures of being 50c; R. L. Foote, $1.00; M. Mc- in the MPs and hang around Queen Mary of the Waterman score on waterfront union­ part of the Seafarers is knowing Carty, $1.00; R. W. Cartwright, Gran and Naples and give the SS Co.) to payoff here last week, ism. Show them a copy of that you are not a cog in an im­ $1.00; Bill Maldone, 50c; R. Catoe, seamen a break. Ma William's and the officers and men booted our contract, tell them how personal, cold organization; that 50c; Jack Griffith, $1.00; H. West- place will sure miss him, as he . in 28 dollars to the Log. we settle beefs, prove to there are members, and they are phall, $1.00; S. Krkovitch, $1.00; is one of the real oldtimers there." The Alcoa Master paid off with them that unionism, the SIU the great majority of the SIU, Richard Thornton, $1.00; C. RigGOOD HUNTING no beefs, and very little changes way, means more pork chops who want to share their pleasures ler, $1.00; J. Anderson, $1.00; One of Steely White's boys was in the crew. The Eliska finally for them. Howard Neal, $1.00; J. Magnuswith you and insist on helping to down to see us this morning, and got away, also the City of Alma. son, $1.00. Total—$26.00. ease your troubles. we had a long talk with him. The Alcoa Pointer paid off with It's feeling like this that makes It was a great lift to me, per­ He talks mostly Greek though a few beefs that were settled be­ a Union, and 1 am thankful that sonally, when the crew of the SS and we need an interpreter to fore the payoff time. We expect William S. Evarts came into the we have that kind of considera­ carry on a conversation with him. the Alcoa Pegasus and the Alcoa tion in the Seafarers. It makes Rail the other day bringing a Lots of good hunting here. I Pioneer and will also have the all the difference in the world. check for $26, the crew's dona­ went out and got a nice bunch of Captain Knot here. tion for a smoking fund for the quail Wednesday evening; and 'i / $ The William Brewster paid off brothers in Fort Stanton Marine Thursday Brothers Parkers and and will be here several weeks as Hospital. I enclose the list of Wread caught a nice string of she is going to drydock. The cold ndividual donors, I think their trout. (Louie Goffin take note.) weather finally caught up with names ought to be printed in the Anytime some of you fellows us; so if you are coming down Log. want to spend a few days hunt­ south, don't forget to bring your C. V. Morgan, $1.00; C. A. Vaning, drop down and I'll take you overcoat with you because you cura, 50c; Joe Komiado, $1.00; Joe to a fellow's place that has fifwill need it. Hall, 50c; H. Paquett, 50c; H. W. ten thousand acres of posted land, As this is being typed, the first Grove, $1.00; C. Gosniss, 50c; and the quail are plenty thick. man was fined 50 cents for com­ A. C. Vipperman, $1.00; G. Carr, Yesterday ,Tampa's tempera­ ing to the Union Hall without his 111.00; R. Burkett, $1.00; John ture ranged from 68 to 80 de­ book. So don't forget your Union Timkins, $1.00; Colbert Harkins, grees. Not bad for November; book when you come to the Hall. 1.00; K. - Atkinson, $1.00; John eh, wot? New Coast Guard Papers Messy CG Must End Control Over Seamen Mobile Shipping Caiiing All SiU Men Goes Back To Normal ft SIU More Than An Economic Group 11 �••Wra THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 30, 1945 THE WEEK'S NEWS nv REVIEW A Sport8 And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Lnion Members in Foreign Ports. SPOBTS COLLEGE .GAMES several years of good pitching left. In his last year with the Phillies, he won sixteen games . . . Alabama chosen as one of the Rose Bowl contestants . . . Star Pilot wins Futurity at Pimlico with a purse of $36,365 . . . "Phog" Allen claims Big Six Conference pays football players. Hear, hear! . . . The ring world's little guy, Jimmy Johnston, cele­ brated his 70th birthday . . . Holy Cross selected as one of Orange Bowl teams . . . Freddy "Red" Unbeaten Indiana by blanking Purdue, 20-0, won it's first Big Ten title in 45 years of conference competition. Standouts for the Hoosiers were returned-Vet Pete Pihos and Brooklyn Ben RaimonCochrane, former Navy ohief pet­ di . . . Notre Dame staged a sec­ ty o^cer, trains for world's wel­ ond half rally to swarm over Tuterweight championslup gp lane, 32-6 . . . Clemson upset Georgia Tech, 21 to 7 . . . Duke against Marty Servo while attend­ clinched the Southern Conference ing school under GI Bill of Rights crown by defeating North Caro­ at Seton Hall College . . . lina's Tarheels, 14-7, in a tough game. ARBITRATE LONGSHORE CONTRACT Virginia joined the beaten ranks by losing to Maryland, 19-3 . . . Brown 6, Colgate 6 . . . Mis­ souri outscored Kansas, 33-12, to grab Big Six top honors . . . Penn 59, Cornell 6 ... Yale triumphed over Princeton, 20 to 14 . . . Lou Little's Columbia Lions wound up their best season with a 251 point total by whitewashing Dart­ mouth, 21-0 . . . Pitt 7, Penn State 0 . . . Harvard overwhelm­ ed Boston U, 60 to 0, in a one­ sided game. Lafayette 7, Lehigh 0 ... A strong SMU blanked Baylor, 34-0 . . . Texas Christian 14, Rice 13, in a close one . . . UCLA Rose Bowl hopes dashed after losing to Cali­ fornia, 6-0 .. . Alabama 55, Pensacola 6, to wind up a successful season for 'Bama . . . Michigan won a thriller from the Ohio State Buckeyes, 7 to 3 . .. Northwestern 13, Illinois 7 . . . Wisconsin gained first win in 23 years over Min­ nesota, 26-12 . . . Nebraska 13, Louis Waldman, altcmeY for IntL Loagshoremen's Assn. (AFL)> Iowa 6 . . . Ole Miss took a close listens as ILA Pres. Joseph Ryan makes a point during contract one from Miss. State, 7 to 6 . . . arbitration proceedings in New York. William H. Davis is arbitra­ Tennessee 14, Kentucky 0 . . . tor in dispute which led to spontaneous IS-day strike. (Fed. Pictures) Wash. State beat Washington, 70 ... So. Cal 34, Oregon State 7 . . . Auburn blanked Louisiana COUNTING FORD STRIKE VOTE Tech, 29-0. PRO FOOTBALL Green Bay Packers whipped the N. Y. Giants, 23-14, with GB center Charley Brock stealing the ball from Ward Cuff, and in­ tercepting a Giant pass to score a marker . . . The Philly Eagles, by blanking the Washington Red­ skins, 16-0, remained in the race for Eastern Division leader. With Steve Van Buren plunging and Zimmerman tossing, the is­ sue was never in doubt . . . Chi­ cago's Bears, with Sid Luckman and George McAfee starring, de­ feated the Pitt Steelers decisively, 28-7. Scoring three touchdowns in the fhst half; the Bears were never headed . . . After the East­ ern Division leader is decided, with Philly and Washington now tied and each with two more games to play, the winner wiU ^meet Cleveland's Rams for the pro title. T/ WORLD OF SPORTS Racing revenue set a new rec­ ord in New York with a total of $32,463,542 reverting to the state ... Veteran right-hander School­ boy Rowe released from the Navy. At 35, Rowe figures he still has NLRB employes count ballots in Ford plant at Detroit aftev vote was held to determine whether members of United Auto Woi;kers favored strike if company denies demand for 30% wage increase. Vote was 43,235 to 3,851 in favor of strike. Negotiations with Ford continue while General Motors workers strike. (Federated Pictures) CURRENT EVENTS.. i., AT HOME Big news at the moment is Patrick J. Hurley, who took Wash­ ington bureaucracy by surprise with his sudden resignation as Ambassador to China, and issued a statement of denunciation against professional and career diplomats. Hurley charged that these people have interfered in US foreign policy "to undermine democracy, and bolster imperialism and communism." . . . Isolation­ ist Senator Wheeler, who likes to be known as "non-interventionist," spent four hours of the Senate's time denouncing Russia and Great Britain, the US and the UNO (United Nations Organization). The theory that "this Government of a peaceful people (the US) . . . was the cause of poor innocent Tojo being dragged into war" was declared ridiculous by former Secretary of State Cordell Hull. .. The US gave unqualified support to Uraguay'si proposal for "collec­ tive hemispheric intervention, whenever one of the American Re­ publics violates the elementary rights of man by a government of force" . '. . The Senate debate on the United Nations Participation Act is expected to result in acceptance of the principle of collective security, which policy the Senate vetoed 25 years ago when it pre­ vented the US from joining the League of Nations. Hope faded completely at the President's Labor-Management Conference when four committees were reported deadlocked. The head of the National Association of Manufacturers, Ira Mosher, declared that labor would have to "modify" its right to strike, orj the conference would only be able to discuss minor problems . . . Three weeks of discussions have only produced one agreement, i.e. that labor and management can't get along unless one or the othen surrender its "inalienable rights" . . . Charles E. Wilson, Gener^ Motors president, denied that the corporation had agreed to meet with Federal Conciliators. This, despite the announcement of such a parley by Secretary Schwellenbach, and the naming of a nine member delegation by the UAW. The strike entered its second week with no sign of retreat on either side . . . 700,000 steel workers have voted to dtrike, but no action is expected before January. Observers expected the steel workers union to bolster the autoworkers' strike funds and avoid actual picketing themselves. They pointed out that a victory in auto would reflect in every wage earner's pocket, regardless of his work.- INTERNATIONAL Early returns from Austria indicate that the first election in fifteen years has decisively beaten the communists, and elected the Socialists and the People's Party. More , than 90% of the people eligible voted .. . Lawyers representing accused Nazis at the Nurem­ berg trials are trying to call many leading figures in Allied countries as defense witnesses. Among those named are Lady Astor; an American, "General Wood," Lord Beaverbrook, and Winston Churchill's son. There is little likelihood that they will be called, however. Warnings of fascism returning to Italy were voiced by Premier Parri, forced to resign when two parties in the coalition government withdrew their support. He told his successors to beware of civil war and the return of dictatorship . . . Moscow was expecting an official delegation from Iran to confer on the seething revolt in Azerbaijan, which is occupied by the Ruasians. The Red Army troops are accused of interference with the Iranian goyernments forces and encouraging the rebels . . . British and American pleas induced Archbishop Damaskinos to withdraw his resignation as Greek Regent ... In Palestine the arrest of Jewish immigrants who landed illegally is said to have led to bombing of two police stations and injuring. of»a score of constables . . . Java's indepeiidence Cabinet and Premier failed to win support from Nationalist leaders, but asked that British and Dutch troops be replaced by men from the US, Australia, Russia and China . . . Russia was reported to be keeping the com­ munists out of Manchuria, in accordance with an agreement with the Chinese Government at Chungking. The President of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce said his country's affair^ paralleled Italian fascist methods as anti-Jewish riots continued, apparently at official instigation, in Buenos Aires ... Fists flew in B.A. when Peron (Argentine strong man) supporters clashed with "democrats." The "democrats" were arrested by poliqe. Taxation to recover all war profits has been approved in Japan by General MacArthur. The Japanese industrialists are not entitledC* to make money on their part in the war, is apparently the thought behind the General's directive ... The death toll in India, as a result of three days of demonstrating against the trial of members of the Indian National Army, totalled thirty-seven. �Friday' Noveixtber 30, 1S45 THE SEAFARERS lOQ Page Eleven SS W. SCOTT (Paid off in New York) E. Stratis, $2.00; A. Gonzalis, $1.00; B. G. Binnett, $2.00; G. T. Vibe, $1.00; S. A. Spivey, $2.00; J. D. Lawson, $1.00; W. Nichnowich, $2.00; W. A. McDaniel, $5.00; T. Tounisson, $2.00; E. Delande, $1.00; W. W. Dickey, $2.00; G. F. Edwards, $5.00; B. Miewaca, $2.0.0; Joe Staggs, $1.00 Total— $29.00. $1.00; M. Banny, $2.00; R. N. Bond, $3.00; M. Fort, $3.00; M. C. Holland worth, $3.00; M. W. Euins, $3.00; E. Kennon, $3.00. Total— $34J)0. SS ANTINIOUS (Paid off in New York) H. L. Durant, $i.00; C. E. Evans, $1.00; R. D. HUl, $1.00; G. E. Sime, $1.00; G. F. Miller, $1.00; J. W. Hill, $1.00; P. T. Coponiti, $1.00; J. W. Tobinson, $1.00; R. C. Schwenk, $1.00; James T. Beasley, $1.00. Total—$10.00. SS MADAKET (Paid off in New York) P. Paulin, $2.00; J. J. Radlesk, $3.00; D. Klein, $3.00; J. Severins, $2.00; K. B. Samat, $2.00; G. J; Eisenhaidt, $1.00; C. Senarighi, $1.00; T. T. Simpler, $2.00; J. J. Sexton, $2.00; C. G. Preisch, $1.00; J. Fisher, $1.00; V. H. Lynch, $2.00; R. Bersick, $2.00; T. F. C. Moehies, $2.00; M. Hays, $2.00; J. D. Reeves, $2.00; H. Bin-Dollak, $2.00; A. Rogerson, $2.00; A. A. Flaws, $2.00; E. C. Kohler, $2.00; R. A. Hall, $2.00. Total—$40.00. A Bell, $2.00; G. Hudson, $3.00; E. L. O'Rouke, $2.00; W. A. Sallie, $2.00; W. Truitt, $2.00; L. N. Taylor, $2.00; E. Broglin, $2.00. Total—$15.00. ;•# DONATIONS TURNED INTO NEW YORK BRANCH $1.00; J. Sykes, $1.00; G. Goos, $1.00; W. Carllet, $1.00; Joseph Savin, $2.00; J. Kory, $2.00; W. Lovirie, $2.00; R. Moran, $2.00; Chas. Leyannan, $2.00. Total— $16.00. SS CAPE BORDA (Paid off in New York) H. C. Michels, $1.00. $1.00. Total— Sona, $3.00;L. Total—$7.00. SS J. GARRIE (Paid off in New York) O. Roberson, $2.00; N. Roll $2.00; N. M. Urich, $2.00; H Mielke, $2.00; E. Kaeria, $2.00; Bilinski, $2.00; J. H. Grant, $2.00 P. Schad, $2.00; G. Greenberg, $2.00; J. E. Dressen, $2.00; S. Feincett, $2.00; E. C. Rybinski; $1.00; C. E. Hasz, $1.00; R. Kemmer, $2.00; C. Cassano, $2.00 Rog. A. Goddard, $2.00; J. Roderi quez, $2.00; Carl R. Kohls, $2.00 J. S. Matika, $2.00; R. S. Schlink; $2.00. Total—$38.00. SS FITZHUGH LEE (Paid off in Boston) Kenneth J. Johansen, $1; L. K. Welch, $1; S. H. Zydel, $1; Don­ ald Wagner, $1; Sten L. Johnson, $1; C. F. Peters, $1. Total—$6.00. R. Gleeson, $2.00; C. Williams, $1.00; J. Elmguest, $1.00; N. Machenson, $1.00; M. McMahon, $2.00; G. Hamilton, $1.00; P. Lipman, $2.00; R. Neuhauser, $1.00; H. Dawson, $3.00. Total—$14.00. L. Colombo, $1.00; P. Sarchio, $1.00; D Brendle, $1.00; T. Thomas, $1.00; K. Minich, $1.00; T. Jackuc, $1.00; I. Smith, $3.00; R. Arnett, $3.00; T. Anderson, $3.00. W. S. Daniel, $1.00. Total $16.00. SS RICHARD RUSH SS JAMES SWAN (Paid off in New York) F. Jarocinski, $3.00; R. Smith, (Paid off in Portland Maine) $3.00; H. Wetzel, $3.00; J. Nichols, A. Siles, $2.00; J. Rodriguez, Percy Boyer, $3.00; L. L. Gill, $3.00; J. Jenkins, $3.00; S. Naud$1.00; H. Sposato, $2.00; R. John­ SS TILLINGTON $1.00; R. Lambert, $1.00; J. F. zius, $2.00; G. Waas, $2.00; C. son, $2.00; R. McCannon, $2.00; (Paid off in New York) Robbins, $1.00; J. Kereston, $1.00; F. L. Hildebrano, $2.00; B. Toth, Moore, $3.00; G. Wirt, $3.00; J. F. Boyd, $1.00; C. Kavanagh, E. R. Van Woudenberg, $1.00; A. $2.00; H. Cordes, $2.00; C. Nick- Wasvl, $3.00; D. Larrivee, $3.00; $2.00; R. Lehning, $2.00; H. M. W. Miller, Jr., $1.00; R. Davis, ens, $1.00; W. Hryszko, $2.00; S. R. Lowden, $3.00; J. Carbo, $3.00; Widdonson, $2.00; W. Kalwa,$2.00; $1.00; L. Andreson, $1.00; H. R. J. Swink, $3.00; A. Godzik, $3.00; SS DE SOTO B. Ingle, $2.00. Total—$20.00. E. W. Smith, $3.00; J. T. Yeager, Welsh, $1.00.; W. G. Hughes, $1.00. R. Rachlow, $3.00; W. Ingalls, (Paid off in New York) $3.00; H. J. Robin, $5.00; E. SS J. MILLEDGE L. W. Peace, $1.00; H. M. Karl$3.00; R. Clark, $3.00; C. EHiott, Grech, $1.00; A. B. Kula, $2.00 sen, $1.00; J. W. Keen, $1.00; E. V. Matinki, $1.00; O. Holcomb (Paid off in New York) $3.00. Total—$55.00. A. H. Willard, $2.00; H. A. Eller, Bernel, $1.00; Fiske, $1.00; Adams, $1.00. Totat-$2.00. H. R. Krentz, $2.00; A. Kulos, H. Bergen, $1.00; B. N. Martin, $2.00; C. L. Beck, $2.00; R. D $r.OO; Saonnie, $1.00; Smith, $1.00; $1.00; M. Hall, $1.00; D. H. An­ $1.00; K. Montgomery, $1.00; E. SS RICHARD BASSETT Doney, $5.00; J. L. O'Connor, Wallace, $1.00. Total—$22.00. dersen, $1.00; D. D. Molter, $1.00; Kuczay, $3.00; J. Olexa, 3.00; T. (Signed on in New York) $2.00. Total—$36.00. V. Y. Rendar, $1.00; W. V. Vol- Burns, $3.00; R. Dail, $3.00; D. SS WM. S. YOUNG Virgil Troughber, $2.00; C. Rus kel, $1.00; J. A. Weiss, $1.00; C. Turner, $3.00; C. Augustyniak, SS CAPE MOHICAN sell, $2.00; J. Brosober, $2.00. To­ Donough, $1.00; C. U. Hardwick, $3.00; K. Kern, $3.00; A. Beiser, (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) tal $6.00. $2.00; E. Sidenitz, $2.00; C. I. $3.00; J. Odell, $3.00; J. McKenna, R. Mankin, $1.00; O. Dahl, C. Gonzalis, $1.00; A. M. Fusco Copper, $2.00; H. D. Linton, $2.00; $3.00; O. Wright, $3.00; E. NeuSS H. LOMB $2.00; J. C. Swain, $1.00; D. Mor $2.00; V. Conslantino, $2.00; Lee D, Karpie, $1.00; J. Albert, $1.00; bauer, $3.00; I. Seyfried, $3.00; W. rell, $2.00; R. T. Milde, $1.00 Pierce, $2.00; R. Kasanda, $2.00; (Paid ofi in New York) C. S. Nelson, $2.00; J. A. Russell, Stringer, $1.00; M. Crawford, R. Picken, $2.00; G. Koelbe, $2.00; Total—$7.00. R. J. Zirlott, $2.00; B. H. Goff, $2.00; M. Greenwaid, $1.00; K. E. $3.00; L. Cheesbro, $2.00; W. H. Hanes, $2.00; P. Martin, $2.00; $2.00; J. Velez, $2.00; AUie AnSS ANDREW JACKSON E. Savage, $2.00; H. E. Nilan, drock, $2.00; H. W. Foebes, $2.00; Uri $2.00; R. P. Koshik, $1.00; E. Cody, $2.00; J. Dolon, $1.00; E. (Paid off in New York) $2.00; Raymond I. Dahold, $2.00; J. N. Hoy, $2.00; Robt. Potter, Dasch, Jr., $2.00; E. E. McDonald, Romano, $2.00; L. B. CaUahan, $2.00; W. Kirpper, $2.00; Jack $2.00; P. Bowen, $3.00; H. VilW. A. Geiger, $2.00; S. M. Stok R. W. Moss, $1.00; L. L. Bisson$2.00; D. P. Davis, $2.00, Total— Geiyer, $3.00; W. F. Meyer, $3.00; lianeal, $1.00. Total—$59.00. ke, $4.00; S. Mackay, Jr., $2.00 neth, $2.00; C. O. Faircloth, $1.00; $16.00. T. M. Murelle, $2.00; B. F. Doolin, J. K. Gatlin, $4.00; D. O. Gipson, E. Bryant, $1.00; L. W. Hasiak M. Voletta, $1.00; R. L. Mur­ $3.00; J. W. Curlew, $2.00; N. $4.00; J. Ansor, $2.00; 0. D. Mer $3.00; O. L. Taylor, $3.00; J. B SS WARD HUNT phy, $1.00; D. Bynum, $1.00; F. Skuban, $3.00; G. W. Huthmacker, rlil, $2.00; D. R. Howard, $2.00 Kern, $2.00; F. R. Bare, $1.00; B (Paid off in New York) Ottenberg, $1.00; E. Ottenberg, $1.00; J. Boltin, Jr., $1.00; J. V. U. T. Cleveland, $2.00; J. Thaxton C. Osborne, $2.00; R. Northrop $1.00; S. Feingold, $1.00; P. Hur­ G. Mickelson, $2.00; R. W. Wag­ Ornowski, $1.00; W. Johnson, $4.00; D. A. Wright, $5.00; J, $2.00; A. Grune, $1.00; G. J, ner, $2.00; E. J. Blee, $5.00; J. P D. Johnstone, $1.00; T. R. Ryan, ley, $1.00; R. Nadeau, $1.00; J. Adams, $5.00; M. M. Laws Freda, $1.00; F. C. Bunch, $2.00 Wheat, $1.00; J. Lamb, $1.00; J. Zoger, $2.00; M. Schwartz, $3.00 $1.00. Total—$57.00. $3.00; C. L. demons, $5.00; S. O Total—$49.00. A. Raitano, $1.00; J. A. R. BowS. W. Zabawa, $5.00; W; A. Bur­ Wliitworth, $2.00; W. S. Holmes, SS THOMAS HYDE rette, $1.00; F. W. Smith, $1.00; ton, Jr., $2.00; W. Natmulski SS ELENOR ^r., $3.00; E. Linch, $2.00; R. E K. LeRoy Wood, $1.00; J. Kur(Paid off in New York) $2.00; N. J. Benjamin, $2.00. To­ (Donations Made in Baltimore Horn, $5.00. tal—$25.00. J. CahiU, $3.00; J. Warr, $1.00; chitski, $1.00; J. Conklin, $1.00; HaH) L. E. Wing, $4.00; F. J. Barley E. Gasperini, $4.00; G. Kosmas, L. Eshbach, $1.00; M. Fults, $1.00; Dimas Mendoze, $1.00; Ange $2.00; L. S. Roach, $2.00; W. H SS FALLEN TIMBER ill.OO; T. Madigan, $1.00; E. Smith, C. H. Dittmer, $1.00; T. Blodes, Werneth, $2.00; W. A. Clowers, Passapera, $1.00; Juan Nieves, (Paid off in New York) ilS.OO; J. Hanlon; $10.00. Total— $1.00; Henry Haas, $1.00; R. Din$4.00; F. L. Jeffryes, $4.00; R. L $1.00; Antonio Melendez, $1.00; nisen, $1.00; William Heil, $1.00; L. Szeliecki, $1.00. Total—$1.00 $23.00. Gorham, $2.00; D. L. Knapp, Michael A. Erelli, $1.00; Enrique W. Eversley, $1.00; B. Kenny, SS J. HEWEs' Albert Ellen, $1.00. $4.00; C. A. Dorrough, $2.00; I. J. Soto, $1.00; Gerardo Camacho, $1.00. Total—$25.00. Garrett, Jr., $3.00; L. Burk, $2.00. $1.00; F. Camachi, $1.00; R. Mc(Paid off in New York) SS SPARTANBURG VICTORY' J. Ulses, $2.00; J. Russo, $2.00; Kula, $1.00; J. R. Rivera, $1.00; Total—$89»Q0« S. E. Dodge, $1.00; W. Finley, (Paid off in New York) W. Yudovishes, $3.00; R. Suarez, C. Kind, $1.00; B. Hermandez, $1.00; R. J. Congdon, 1.00; F. SS HASTINGS $3.00; G. Lothrop, $3.00; W. Stiles, C. A. Wiles, $1.00; C. D. RumSl.OO; J. C. Sanobria, $1.00; J. Lindsey, $1.00; Geo. Young, $2.00; ney, $2.00; G. Pince, $1.00; M. S. $3.00; R. Beaudry, $3.00; L. Silver, (Paid off in New York) C. Reed, $1.00. ' Total—$14.00. J. Fancutt, $1.00; R. Delker, $1.00; wigg, $1.00; J. S. Downy, $5.00; $3.00; D. Wolfe, $3.00; L. Fleming, W. S. Watkins, $2.00; J. D. C. T. Kemper, $1.00; I. Hall, $1.00. C. W. Hebrauk, $1.00; A. Polxan- $3.00; J. Nagy, $3.00; P. Pitti, SS WARD HUNT Templeton, $2.00; W. C. Taylor, Total—$10.00. (Paid off in New York) ski, $1.00; R. Conway, $1.00; D. $3.00; G. Mihalopoulos, $2.00; A. $2.00; C. Cortright, $2.00; B. P. Wyckoff, $1.00; R. Moss, $1.00; Maestro, $3.00; R. Zogg, $3.00; J. Simmacz, $2.00; H. F. Sheppard, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS S. A. Emery, $2.00; P. Gilvanry, W. T. Fout, $1.00; E. T. Matthews, Ruszel, $3.00. Total—$48.00. $1.00; C. Inman, $2.00; S. A. Kor- !;3.00; A. Hull, $1.00; M. E. Simms, George T. Brannan, $1; Hans net, >$1.00; W. J. McDonough, i 13.00; E.- Rosa, $1.00; A. G. Soto, lives, 1; Jack Self, $1; Charles W. >1.00; J. Barrow, $1.00; R. E. S. Odeschuckt, $1.00; B. Paza$3.00; C. E. Zeitler, $2.00; R. Sl.OO; E. Lewis, 1.00; J. F. Ham- Crawford, $1 ;Frank P. Corcoran, ! Irusch, $1.00; M. C. AUain, $1.00; nowski, $1.00; J. Guerrino, $1.00; Riviera, $2.00; C. Bauer, $2.00; in, $1.00; T. Coyne, $1.00; M. $1; Russell H. Brinn, $1; Loy E. R. B. Chaney, $2.00; T. Mavordia, A. Mignano, $1.00; P. BrzostowR. A. Lindley, $2.00; T. Pitti, Levy, $1.00; C. J. McCarthy, $6.00; Hoyle, $1; William P. Allman, $1; $1.00; W. H. Thompson, $1.00; J. ski, $1.00 E. Habez, $1.00; F. DotStringer, $2.00; R. Lyons, $2.00; ton, $1.00; J. McLaughUn, 1.00; $2.00; W. J. Roach, $2.00. Total— E. Lewis, $1.00; J. J. Dalici, $1.00; John Tuczkowski, $1; Mrs. Ann S. Drummond, $13.00; F. R. V. Greco, $1.00; A. Stodgel, $1.00; T. Justas, $1.00; P. J. LaBlanc, Lammers, $1; Walter Tach, $1; $29.00. Stransky, $2.00. Total—$43.00. $4.00; W. H. Finicke, $2.00; J. C. John F. McLaughlin, $1; D. P. L. Montalzo, $1.00; G. Vago, $1.00; Geo. Benson, $2.00. Total—$2. J. F. Indore, $2.00; N. T. Fout, W. A. Long, $1.00; F. Alekcamie, Hollicky, $2.00; J. Anton, $1.00; Carroll, $1; Paul L. Baker, $1; SS THIS DALTON E. C. Dacey, $1.00; T. T. Gapelas, William Jensen, $1; William I. !;2.00; D. G. Elsberry, $2.00. To­ $1.00; W. Monohan, $1.00. Total 1.00; H. Gilsdorf, $5.00; Wm. Eionea, $1; M. Quinnoes, $1; Bus­ tal—$6.00. —$15.00. (Paid off in New York) Hernandez, $2.00; C. Montgomery, ter McCormick, $1; Joseph H. A. M. Rothman, $4.00; M. GoldSS L. EVANS L. W. Hampton, $1.00; A. L. 3.00, E. Knowles, $1.00. Total— Prudhomme, $1; Amos V. Mac­ enberg, $1.00; T. Knipp, $1.00; B. Yarborough, $1.00; E. V. Dunlap, (Paid off in New York) $46.00. kenzie, $1. Total—$20. H. Webb, $1.00; J. E. Carey, $1.00; $1.00; T. Frankmanis, $3.00. Total G. Garcia, $2.00; H. F. Higgins, W. H. Koepper, $1.00 A. E. Wil­ SS HENRY LOMB SS J. P. MITCHELL —$6.00. $2.00; J. Zito, $2.00; W. H. Riley, liam, $1.00. Total—$10.00. SS JOHN STEVENS (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) r., $2.00; W. E. West, $2.00; R. E. N. Neilsen, $1.00. Total-S1.00. ^ (Paid off in New York) T. Tabradoe, $2.00; I. Galindez, Gainous, $2.00; M. King, $3.00; A. J. O'Neill, $1.00; E. C. TrawaitTOTAL—$980.00. L. Donovan, $2.00; F. B. Reth,pospi, $1.00; E. J. James, $1.00; $1.00; A. R. BroneUe,, $2.00; V. E, Roderiquez, $1.00; J. B. Hoyt, Hi j; n I I I I;I �::y:\ - rU' :*•;••• ;•••• '• m ;.: ft Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Drops NMU Post; Says Loaders Collaborate With Shipowners Friday, November 30, 1945 IT'S GOTTA BE THERE crew, Cincinnati; dock workers, with any union official involved (Continued from Page 1) Cincinnati; dock workers, St. in the beef. The first we heard give our members the service to Paul; dock workers, Helena, Ar­ of this decision was when the Which they are entitled. kansas; dock workers, Vicksburg; company official called us up and This is what happened; • In July of 1944, when the Na­ dock workers. Warrior River; and gleefully read McKenzie's wire to us. Regardless of whether the tional Council was convened, the many others. Union was right or wrong, the And this is what happened to main point on the agenda was matter should first have been dis these former NMU members: the acceptance of the 1944 War cussed with the Union officials In Cincinnati, for example, the Labor Board decision. There was involved. maintenance crew, after being violent disagreement amongst Or take this case: the skipper the Council members with ref­ forced out of the NMU, formed an independent union. The com­ of the Steamer Louisiana forced erence to this decision. Certain pany now dictates the policy of three NMU members to junip of the Council members, led by this "union" to some extent. In overboard and into mud up to Brothers Myers and McKenzie, the same part, the dock workers, their necks, forty miles from the took the position that this WLB decision was the greatesit agree­ also formerly NMU, are now com­ nearest town, late at night, be­ ment ever achieved by the sea­ pletely unorganized. In Helena, cause these Union members re­ This lad's looking for his cabbage on the money due board. He's men. Other Council members, Arkansas, the NMU dock work­ fused to break our working rules. myself included, took the posi­ ers were thrown out of our Union Naturally the NMU crew aboard not worried—he knows it's got to be there. The SIU Patrolmen take tion that the decision, instead of and told to join the ILWU. Re­ tied the boat up in order to re­ care of that. the greatest agreement ever ceiving no service from that or­ instate these three men and re­ achieved, in fact contained prac­ ganization, these workers now move this mad dog skipper. Up to this time, that was the tically no gains for oiir mem­ belong to no union at aU. On the bership whatsoever. It did not lower rivers, we slid downhill so only tie-up we had on the rivers. contain an actual increase in fast, that at the time of my ar­ Despite this, a letter signed by wages, increased overtime rates, rival there, we had only three Brother Smith was immediately standby pay, increased manning contracts left, with the worst pos­ sent out to all our river branches, By BENJAMIN TAFLEWITZ stating that there were too many scales, or many of the other de­ sible conditions. For a kid just out of Sheeps- some authorative Steward or We had the beginnings, on the tie-ups out there, and they had mands that we felt could have head Bay Maritime School, a trip First Officer, that they realize been won by a real mobilization rivers, of the first real industrial to stop. This likewise was done on an Isthmian troopship is an what a meaningless thing it is to of the membership behind a union in the maritime industry without any consultation with interesting experience. Here is argue for a little justice when nationally, with everyone be­ the members actively engaged in fighting policy and program. why. The Sea Fiddler is a new there is no union contract to base longing to the NMU, from the the Union work on the spot. This sharp disagreement aris­ C-3 ship—clean and* fast. The your arguments on. And when ing over the 1944 WLB deci­ skippers and engineers on the basic scale is almost the same as these young fellows read the COLLABORATION sion has been prolonged to this boats to the Waterboys on the on SIU ships except, of course, Seafarers Log and get a little ink­ The above instances are merely day, with slome of those who docks. But during the period one seldom gets the 85c an hour ling of past union history, they favored jamming this decision Brother McKenzie was in com­ examples of many where the overtime which the company then realize that because there is work of the Union on the rivers down the throats of the mem­ plete charge, tlu-ough negligence say it pays; and that's the first a union in the field they get what bership, attempting to assassin­ or worse we lost not only the had been sabotaged, since I was big difference that stands out so they do get from the company. ate the character and integrity other sections, of maritime work­ assigned to that area. They fit sharply. One good going over of a typical of all those who had opposed ers, but the unlicensed personnel in with what happened to the But let's proceed—Our young SIU agreement, and they realize the decision, regardless of how as well, and we almost lost the Union on the rivers in the past. first tripper on this Isthmian C-3 why it is so necessary to get the, WhUe this may appear to be finds good quarters, good food SIU into Isthmian. such villification might hurt Union entirely. A survey of the situation con­ a personal fight on the surface, (because troop ships carry extra The Sea Fiddler has sent in 40 the Union and its! work. vinced me that we had a big it is far from that in reality. On supplies), and he even gets to see pledges altogether, and now we For example: job to do in that area; to raise the contrary, it arises oijit of movies every night. But, alas, must strive for the nearest thing KNIFED BY LEADERSHIP the wages and radically improve basic differences on policy and this outward shine soon shades to a 100% vote in the elections. After the Council meeting, I the working and living conditions returned to the west coast where on our remaining contract ves­ program. I have always main­ away to an awful, dull reality. Never again will maritime work­ The mess boys work 8% and 9 ers go back to the bad conditions I had been director of the sels; and to immediately begin tained that through correct mo­ Union's activities. Upon my ar­ organizing into our Union the bilizations of the rank and file hours a day, plus feeding extra and the miseries of the early rival there, I found that people river boatmen of the 1487 unor­ behind a fighting policy and pro­ men; and the company steward 1930's. Never again will we stand with whom I had worked many ganized companies. I began to do gram, even during wartime, the says he can't give them overtime. hat in hand for a pittance and a wages and conditions of our The 4-8 ABs must hose down be­ hand-out from the shipowners. years in building the Union this job. membership can be greatly im­ fore 8 a. m. and also clean the The young fellows on this ship would no longer even speak to proved. But others, particularly heads. The Firemen-Waterten- got that point easily after a lively BEEF SCUTTLED me. Upon investigation, I found Brothers Myers, McKenzie and ders must wire-brush (on their discussion in the mess with two After working there for sev­ that Brother Myers had made at Smith, have felt that collabora­ knees) the floor plates around oldtimers (both signed pledges)— eral months, I was recalled to least two telephone calls to San tion with our worst enemies, the the boiler fronts before the ship one of whom has sailed for 20 New York. A few months later, Francisco, one to Harry Bridges, shipowners, was the way to hits port in the U3A—no over­ years. Isthmian men are getting^ the Union again sent me back the other to Barney Dreyfus, the handle the seamen's and river time for that, or for countless to know the score, and they know to the rivers? Upon my return, Union's attorney, telling them boatmen's grievances. Mr. Murray, personnel director other items that on a union ship now why we fellows come aboard that I was a phony, that I had This fundamental difference would mean overtime. and sail these ships even if it sold out to Lundeberg, and that of Federal Barge Lines, said to It is when various disagree­ means a loss in some overtime I was a Trotskyite. Besides af­ me, "I thought we had safely continues to exist, despite lip fecting my personal relations gotten rid of you. What strings service to the contrary. The con­ ments arise between the men and each trip. with the west coast labor move­ did you pull to get back here?" tinued domination of Union pol­ ment, this action also affected A few days later, Haynes, port icy by those who preached col­ the negotiations then in progress captain of Mississippi Valley laboration with the shipowners with Union Oil, and the organiz­ Barge Line, also asked me hov/ in the past, expresses itself to­ them on account of the influence (Continued from Page 1) ing drive then on in Standard come I was back on the rivers day in the failure to mobilize other members of the crew. Those they exerted over younger crew since he thought they had me the rank and file behind our pre­ Oil of California. given suspended. sentences were members who were not given jail sent demands. Although negotia­ forced to pay $5. court costs, and terms. In November of 1944, I was permanently removed. Trouble developed on It was to be expected that tions with the operators for a post $100 bonds for one year. sent to the rivers to place na­ board the Westbank Park during tional policy in effect there. I the employers would naturally new contract were opened weeks a strike at Newport, England, found that no work had been object to and resist anyone who ago, only now has the member­ SENTENCED OVER STRIKES called over dismissal of a chief Magistrate Mclnnes commented officer. The crew refused to work done in that area for many years. fought to improve wages and ship been informed of what our that those given terms received as long as the first mate was on conditions and organize the un­ demands are. Without an in­ Instead, during the time Brother organized. What I did not ex­ formed, mobilized and active the crew, and as a result were McKenzie had been in sole charge of this work, we had steadily pect, however, was to find the rank and file, how can we hope ship' capable of honestly conduct­ charged with refusing to carry Union's work and progress con­ to win what we must have to live ing this struggle. out their duties as seasen. lost ground. Informed of the facts, with Strife aboard the Cromwell In many instances where we tinually interfered with and and support our families? had had contracts with com­ hampered by certain of our This basic difference in policy nothing hidden from them, the Park originated from the refusal panies in past years, we no long­ National Officers. But that is cannot be resolved by any meet­ membership will make the cor­ of crew members to sail until a er had any contracts. In addition, what took place. ing of the National Office or Na­ rect decision, as they always bosun, who was being demoted, many workers belonging to the For instance: tional Council. We have tried have. Once again they will place was reinstated. They were NMU had been turned over to Brother McKenzie, upon re­ that many times, and it has our Union back on its true course. charged with holding up the de­ In tendering this resignation, parture of the ship. other organizations or simply ceiving a complaint from a com­ failed. Only the membership can I pledge to the membership that Under, the Canada Shipping told to shift for themselves. pany official of the Federal Barge decide the issue. Without regard I shall continue to fight, as I Act, jail terms up to three months Among the many companies Line, went over the heads of for personalities, the rank and have done all my life, to build are mandatory, with the only and workers which were lost or both our St. Louis agent and file must determine whether they given away while McKenzie was myself, to wire this anti-Union are to have a strong and power­ our Union, and to help win for other alternative being suspended* Obviously the Act responsible for rivers' work, are employer that the Union was ful Union, whether the Union is all seamen the good things to sentences. the following: West Kentucky wrong in a certain beef we were to really fight for improvements which we are rightfully entitled. is being used to intimidate sea­ Fraternally submitted, men on the Park ships, and alsoj Coal Co.; Tresler Oil Co.; Pattoh- trying to settle. This was done in wages and conditions, and RALPH D. ROGERS to discourage union activity. 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Title A name given to the resource November 30, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 48 Description An account of the resource NMU NATIONAL DIRECTOR RESIGNS; SAYS OFFICIALS COLLABORATE WITH SHIPOWNERS, SELL OUT MEMBERSHIP CANADIAN SEAMEN JAILED UNDER ANTI-STRIKE LAWS DETROIT POLICE COMMANDOS TRAIN TO PROTECT GM PLANTS THE TIME HAS COME PERFORMIONG NATE'S PAPERS LIFTED FOR THREE MONTHS THE FELIX GRUNDY CREW SQUARES BEEFS WITH ITS BUCKO SKIPPER FUTURE LOOKS GOOD IN SAVANNAH JOSEPH HEWES CREW FILES CHARGES AGAINST FOUR MEN CUT AND RUN GI PAPER LAUDS SIU MEMBERS ON SS THOMAS HYDE ISTHIAM MEN ARE LEARNING THE SCORE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11-30-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/38ca1dfd4e620abdde0bf995cbda7a4f.PDF 6935c8a4d1ca0d3dd5921008918984b3 PDF Text Text m Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N.Y« FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1945 No. 47 May Begin isthmian Vote Before Month Ends Voting in the Isthmian fleet to determine the bar-'eiejjtion shaU be held in accor­ gaining agency for that outfit may take -place sooner than dance with the National Labor expected, possibly before the month of November has Relations Act, the Board's Rules ended. A proposed agreement on the manner of holding and Regulations, and the cus­ tomary procedures and policies of the election has been submitted by the National Labor Re­ the Board; provided that the de­ lations Board to all interested* parties in the case — the Sea­ ing will be manual for those farers International Union, the crews arriving in American ports National Maritime Union-and the within 150 days of the beginning Isthmian Steamship Corporation of the voting period, with mail —for their final approval. In­ voting for those ships which will dications are that no "serious ob­ not be back in the States within jections will be found by any of that time. If 65 ships have not the parties, and that the agree­ voted manually within that time, ment will be approved by all. In an additional 30 days will be al­ that case, voting can be started lotted for manual voting. Six months are provided for as the almost at once. The only points yet to be de­ voting period in the proposed cided are the date of ' election, agreement. The complete agreement as for­ and the date- of eligibility of crew members for voting, which warded by J. E. Kearns, Ex­ Will have to wait until the agree­ aminer of the NLRB, to the in­ terested parties follows in full: ment has been signed. As proposed by the NLRB, vot1. SECRET BALLOT — An election by secret ballot shall be conducted under the supervision of the Regional Director, among the employees in the Unit de­ fined below, at the indicated time one of their chief organizers. boats, and at a meeting held and place, to determine whether Monday, adopted three resolu­ or not the employees desire to be The Lewis affiliate claims a tions. One was that Carey be representd by (one of) the under­ majority of both licensed and un­ signed labor organization(s). Said licensed personnel ^ oh the tug­ (Continued on Page 12) NMU Scabs On Tugboat Strikers ^ Once more the communist-controlled NMU has turned to out­ right scabbing in its efforts to gain control over the American waterfront. Desperately grasping for any straw since their unsuc­ cessful attempt to take over the AFL longshoremen in New York, the National Maritime Union-^ CIO, on Monday set out to break 'a istrike called by Philadelphia • tugboatmen, who are members of • John L. Lewis' United Harbor •Workers Union. Six-man crews from NMU - were placed aboard each of four strike-bound tugs, operated by 'the Independent Towing Co. hnc P. F. Martin, Inc., under orders from Eugene Williaihs,; NMU port agent. Williams stated that I the NMU was prepai-ed to move additional men into the area to <man another 41 struck tugs. In order to justify their action, r Williams claimed that Lewis* ' union was "sabotaging the Port ; of Philadelphia." ' HAVE YOU VOTED YET? THREE DEMANDS The dispute began Sunday when 700 United Harbor Work­ ers members walked off the boats as a resiilt of Willis T. Carey, mate on a boat operated by the Martin Co., being fired. Carey, according to ship operators, was fired because he was delinquent in his dues to the MMPA. How^ever, he was also a member of the Harbor Workers Union, and Yes. voting for Union officers for the next year is still going on. This election committee has had a busy day. Seated at the table (left to right) are G. Suit. Henry Gillot. and Richard Hanson. Be­ hind them, about to enter the voting booths are Daxy Letoumeau and George Arnold. In front of the table. S. Ball is signing the register, while A.Stoeeklin is being sworn in and Ben Omar awaits his turn. ' , termination of the Regional Di­ rector shall be final and binding upon any question, including questions as to the eligibility of voters, raised by any party here­ to relating in any manner to the election. Time and Place of election: Crews wiU be voted in person on those ships arriving within 150 days from November , 1945, at their customary American ports of call on the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts, provided, the Re­ gional director will notify the Regional Director what ships are expected within the next 90 days. Ballots will then be mailed to eligibles not aboard any ships ex­ pected within the next 90 days. In the event that any eligible voter casts a vote by mail and also votes in person, the mailed ballot will be counted if received prior to the date the ballot is cast in person. If 65 ships have not been voted manually within 150 days from November , 1945, an addi­ tional 30 days will be allowed for manual voting. Crews will not be voted in person after 180 days from November , 1945. The election will terminate 120 days from the date ballots, if any, are mailed as specified above, and votes shall be counted and tabulated at that time except that in the event it is not neces­ sary to mail any ballots as speci­ fied above, voting wiU be ter­ minated 180 days after Novem­ ber , 1945, and the votes will be counted and tabulated at that time. 2. THE UNIT—All unlicensed personnel in the deck, engine room and steward departments of the company's American Flag vessels, including chief stewards, but excluding radio operators, li­ censed officers, and aU employees licensed under the Staff Officers Act of 1936, (herein called the Unit) constitute a unit appropri­ ate for the purposes of coUective bargaining. 3. ELIGIBLE VOTERS — The eligible voters shall be those em­ ployees included within the Unit, who appear on the Employer's pay roll for the period indicated below, including employees who did not work during said payroll (Continued on Page 12) �4 Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS LOG Fx!da7. November 23, 1945 THE PiM'Wf •m 9 m m 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 4- » HARRY LUNDEBERG - ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - SecyrTreas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 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 Organize Isthmian Unless the greatly unexpected" happens, voting to (decide the collective bargaining agency should begin short­ ly in the Isthmian fleet. Elsewhere in this issue, we print the still tentative proposal offered by the National Labor Relations Board on the mechanics of holding the election which has been submitted to all parties concerned for approval. No serious disagreement with the NLRB's suggestions is ex­ pected, and it may be presumed that the election will be conducted along these lines. Under the proposed agreement, the election, a com­ bination of manual and mail voting, will take 180 days. It is unfortunate that the period must be so long; how­ ever, in a fleet as large as Isthmian, it would seem that no shorter time can be allotted. The Seafarers has done a tremendous job in its spade work among the Isthmian seamen. In the five months that the SIU has been actively organizing among the Isthmian fleet, it has been able to get about twice the number of pledge cards than another union could get in the four years it has been propagandizing. The response that SIU has received from the Isth­ mian men is at once a recognition of the superiority of the contracts the Seafarers has with the other shipowners, and a tribute to the rank anli file SIU seamen who have acted as volunteer organizers aboard the Isthmian ships. Working shoulder to shoulder with Isthmian seamen aboard their own vessels, the SIU men have been able to demonstrate, far better than speeches and literature (as necessary as these are) what unionism means to the mari­ time worker: the fellowship, the solidarity, the cohesiveness of purpose that enables the seamen to be at once an individual where individuality counts—^socially, po­ litically—yet to be part of a group where group action is important—settling beefs, getting improved wages and conditions. As we have said, the Seafarers has done well in the comparately short time it has been at work, chiefly be­ cause the Isthmian men feel a need for a clean, militant, non-political union, and they like what the SIU has to offer. But the work is not yet done. In the six months that remain, much work must be done: much talking to all Isthmian men, wherever they are; many leaflets written and distributed; invitations to Isthmian men to SIU halls and SIU meetings to show them, first hand, how the Sea­ farers works. But more than that, men are needed to ship Isthmian; to work with them, to talk with them on the jobs, and to fight side by side with them on their beefs. The Seafarers is "calling all men" to do a job that must be done, if the maritime industry is to be stabilized —and that is where each of you comes in. See the Port Agent or Organizer in the nearest SIU hall, and see him now! ' VERSE and WORSE "I have a remarkable Ordi­ nary," said the bosun. "This lad," tie continued, "has an unusual brain. It starts working the mo­ ment he gets up in the morning and doesn't stop until he begins to work." » t 4 The young bosun reported to his skipper. The captain was gruff and sized the youngster up with anything but a friendly air. "Well," he said, "I suppose as usual they have sent'the fool of the family to sea." "Oh, no," the bosun quickly responded. "They've changed all that since your time, sir." 4 4 4 You may call a woman a kitten. But you must not call her a cat. You may call her a mouse. But you must not call her a rat. You may call her a chicken. But you must not call her a hen. You may call her a duck. But you must not call her a goose. You may call her a vision. But you must not call her a sight. 4 4 4 A young Brooklyn soldier was on maneuvers in Oregon. Having a few minutes to himself after, evening chow, he strolled out into the woods and soon came back with a handful of rattlesnake rattles. "Where in the world did you get them?" gasped his alarmed buddy. "Off'n a woim," replied the lad from Brooklyn. Mrs. Chips: "Has the baby called his father 'Daddy' yet?" Mrs. Sougee. "No. I'm not tell­ ing him who his father is until he gets a little stronger." 4 4 4 A middle-aged woman lost her balance and fell out of a window into a garbage can. A passing Chinaman remarked: "Ameri­ cans velly wasteful. That woman good for ten years yet." ,444 The following epitaph was found on an old tombstone: Here lies the body of John, They buried him today; He lived the life of Riley, While Riley was away! 4 4 4 Gruff Father (to son) — Why don't you get out and find a job? When I was your age I was work­ ing for $5 a week in a shop, and at the end of five years X owned the shop. Son—You can't do that nowa­ days. They have cash registers. 4 4 4 Whitey: "I hear you're in" the doghouse." Blackie: "It's the wife's own fault—she asked me: *What's Bet­ ty Grable got that I haven't got?' and I told her." .4 4 4 Conditions seem about the same all over. A Briton complains to his -favorite newspaper that the laundry returns the right but­ tons but he can't find the shirt, it 4 4 Caller: "Is your mother en­ gaged?" Hospital Payments Members of the Seafarers are entitled to a weekly pay­ ment from the Union if they are laid up in a hospital. Be sure to get what is coming to you: Notify the Union the day you are admitted, so that there will be no delay in your receiving the money due you. Little Boy: "I think she's married." 4 4 4 It was long after midnight in the home of the famous author. He looked haggard and worn, for he had been working on his latest novel. "Darling," called his wife, "are you coming to bed?" "No, I'm not," muttered the author. "I've got the pretty girl in the clutches of the villain and I want to get her out." "How old is the girl?" asked the wife. "She's twenty-three," informed the writer. "Then for goodness sakes put out the lights and come to bed," snapped the weary wife. "She's certainly old enough tp take care of herself!" 4 4 4 "Go to father," she said When I asked her to wed, For she knew that I knew That her father waS dead; And she knew that I knew Of the life that he'd kd, So she .Icnew thqt I kiiety What she meant when she said, "Go to father!" . �m Friday, November 29, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG HEIL HIGGINS ! Page Three CG Pushes New Card By J. P. SHULER By PAUL HALL The UAW-CIO has just declared a strike against General Motors Andrew J. Higgins, once hailed From all indicaations, it looks as though this will be one of the largest as the Henry Ford of the South, strikes in years. is doing his best to usiup Sewell This will not only be one of the biggest strikes ever pulled but, Avery's place as the nation's isomething more important, it will be a testing ground for organizer, number-one labor hater and labor and trade unionism in this country irt the future. If this strike union buster. After closing down goes for these autO workers, the entire labor movement In this coun­ three of his New Orleans plants in a frankly anti-union move, try will come out ahead. If the auto barons' crush the UAW, ai: Higgins embarked on a crusade trade unions will sooner or later have to fight for survival. If the against labor that included fullauto barons are allowed by organized labor to crush this union, we page ads in daily papers, assail­ WiU have allowed them to set an example which all big business wil ing not only unionism but also the Wagner Act. Higgins work­ attempt to follow in their fight against trade unionism. ers, who think his tactics have a Nazi smell, have asked for a A GOOD UNION Congressional investigation. Some people may be of the opinion that you should judge an organization on its affiliation—^whether AFL or CIO. We are not of that opinion. It is oiu: belief that, regardless of union affiliation, if an organization is a good one, then it is a good one; if it is a bad one, then it is most certainly a bad one,regardless of its affiliation. The UAW in our opinion is one of the better type CIO unions The rank and file of the UAW membership and part of the officials have fought not only the auto barons in their struggle for conditions but have, as well, fought the communists to keep them from seizing control of their organization. The UAW-CIO is organized on such a basis that each local union has its own autonomy. Some of these locals are very powerful outfits, and are rank and file led and con­ trolled. They are worthy of the support not only of CIO unions, but of all unions, regardless of their affiliation. It is every trade union's and every union man's duty to support these men, if not physically and financially, then at least morally. • r'H • V'J NEW YORK — Shipping ha^ some act on a merchant seaman hit its peak in the Port of New for his betterment and furnish York. Each night finds more jobs a banner to go along with it, such as this new shipping card ot on the board than there were in Copeland book. It took us two the morning. It is hard to tell years to beat the Copeland Book, where the merchant seamen have and it seems that we will have I 'I gone. They certainly are not to do this all over again on the Iaround the Port of New York, new card, which looks like an advertisement for the United and if there is anyone not look­ States Coast 'Guard. ing for a job and drops in here, he stands a pretty good chance PASSENGER JOBS of being shanghaied. The SS George Washington One of the causes of the short­ crewed up here this week to go on IS'] age can possibly be laid to the a regular passenger rim. She ril new seaman's papers that the will be the first ship leaving the Coast Guard is trying to cram east coast under an American down the merchant seamen's flag to ply the passenger trade* throats. In several instances, It is to the interest of all mem­ •'C some of the oldtimers who have bers of this organization that lost their papers, and applied for these ships be properly manned, duplicates, refused to take them and that the work be efficiently because of the phony card that performed. This may mean a dif­ the Coast Guard puts out as a ference in a lot of passenger ship Certificate of Service and Effi­ jobs or none for the SIU. ciency. In the very near future, there It seems as if some land lub­ will be a number of ships oper­ ber is always determined to hang ated by different companies con­ • -r-ii tracted to the SIU that are com­ binations. which carry from 50 to 100 passengers. All of these will mean more jobs for the members of the Seafarers Union and it is up to us as to whether we get these jobs or not. It Was A Wise Old OwlHe Joined The Seafarers An annymous brother, who is nameless because he forgot to sign his monicker to his letter, has some rather interesting ex­ periences to relate regarding trips made during his five and a half years as a seaman. 'My sea trips have taken me a distance of more than eight y * Already, with the, sfirike but one day old, as this is written, times arotmd the world, measur­ promises of support for this CIO union have come from other AFL ing around the Equator," says and independent unions. The building trades unions in Detroit, the Joe Doakes, "which isn't bad for teamsters and the railway brotherhoods have declared that they will a sailor of only five odd years. What I've learned, and what I've not cross the autoworkers pickellines. seen are a vital part of my life This solidarity on the part of labor is inspiring, and the SIU is history. The people I met were from Paul Bunyan was that the proud to offer whatever help it can in labor's first major action of many different qualities, char­ SIU owl was sailing aboard Isth­ against the employers' offensive. acteristics, and religions, but then mian ships, organizing for the it takes all kinds to make this SIU. From all indications, the big 3 in Auto—^Ford, General Motors world of ours. That's the real Seafarers spirit! and Chrysler—are going to join forces in their attempt to crush the BLESS 'EM ALL UAW. So, let us make it our business to do whatever we can to "As for the women, God bless help this outfit. 'em," continued Yehudi. "Blondes, red heads, an^ brunettes—^bless TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SIV em all. But green eyes, they're Approximately 200 ships sched­ We have recently discussed at our shoreside meetings and at my favorite dish of candy." uled to go into the Reserve Fleet (Shipboard meetings, as well as run articles in this paper, the neces­ sity of a training program for this Union. Today, this is more evi­ John Doe' declares, "Three before the end of the year must dent than before. The government-controlled fink system of up­ years ago, while steaming about be maintained in service in order grading has proved time after time that it is not competent enough 250 miles east of Hawaii on the to meet new shipping demands, way from Pearl Harbor to Frisco, Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, to handle any major demand for qualified men. thought that I had seen the USN (Ret'd), War Shipping Ad­ The results of the Union's failure within its own framework of Seventh Wonder of the ocean ministrator, said today. Some of producing its own upgrading program is evident now in the number world. That was the time when the vessels included in the 200 • of qualified men we need in our contracted ships. It is time we did actually saw Halley's Comet; have already been laid up and some serious thinking on this particular thing. something which only occurs will be recalled to active duty, once every 79 or 80 years, and Admii-al Land stated. ; We see where the government is laying up ship after 'ship, Increased shipments for ialthough recently they have reversed themselves, pulling out a few which very few people ever have the opportunity of seeing. That UNRRA, Great Britain, and ad­ ships which were laid up. But eventually they will continue this momentarily interrupted lay-up program. These ships being laid up was really a sight I'll never for­ ditional supplies for Russia and France accounted for the major vrere built with taxpayer's money. This means that you and I are get. SEA OWL part of the increased shipping de­ just as much an owner of one of those scows as anybody else. A While steaming from Staten mand. simple procedure for us to follow to get proper training facilities The additional ships are all would be to demand of the government that it put at the disposal of sland to Le Havre on the good ship SS Richard Rush," continued cargo vessels, not troopships, and this Union one of these vessels which are going into retirement. Richard Roe, "About three days will require 10,000 merchant of­ It would be a very simple thing to take one of these sdows and tie out, I saw something really hard ficers and seamen over previous her up to a pier somewhere, and use her as a training school for all to believe. A hoot owl landed on estimates. Admiral Land stated. SIU members who desire upgrading. our ship, joined the SIU, and be­ For the present, 50 per cent of This organization has proven before, as in the instance of the came a sea owl. all additional men heeded would SUP in San Francisco, that seamen's unions can operate an up­ "You don't believe it?" Davey ship out of the Atlantic Coast, grading school and can operate it efficiently. There is no question Jones went on. "Well, owls have primarily aboard transports re­ but it would be strictly in order for the membership of this organi­ reputation for being wise birds, turning American troops from zation to instruct their officials to go about taking steps to acquire don't they? Anyone with any Europe. Of the remainder, 20 pne of these tax-payer-built vessels for a Seafarers Training School. sense would know that the Sea- per cent would sail out of Gulf We helped lay but the dough to build 'em—^we sailed them all dur- 'arers is the only worthwhile ports and 30 per cent from the fog this war, so we should certainly be able to have at least one of Union aboard the organized rust Pacific Coast. The latter per­ ihem for this purpose. Let's have some letters and stiggestions on buckets sailing the seven seas, centages will rise as the troop this thing and, later on (the sooner the bett«r>, we should have ac­ and it didn't take that wise old return program diminishes in tion within our regular meetings on .tiiis partictdar subject. owl long to catch on." Europe and increases in the Pa­ Certainly, it is worthy of a full and thorough discussiom Last report the Log office had cific. Shipping Demands Will Use Ali Vesseis h-i 11 PAID IN THE DARK Among the ships paying off here the past week is the SS John Gorrie, South Atlantic SS Co. They had a skipper by the name of Rudolph Augusten and a Chief Mate by the name of Simon B. Puckas, a former member of the NMU now sailing chief mate under a second mate's license. Puckas is a fine example of an NMU seaman and what they stand for. This crew made a seven months trip on the SS John Gorrie, and the stories they tell will be carried in other ar­ ticles in the next issue of the Log. Waterman SS Co. is correcting a bad habit which they have been practicing, such as terminating articles at midnight, one night, and paying off the ship at 7 p. m. the following night. The de­ ciding factor in this case was the SS Hastings, which terminated articles midnight Monday and at­ tempted to payoff the crew after 7 p. m., Tuesday. The unlicensed personnel stood pat 100% and refused to take the payoff until 2 p. m. the next day. The out­ come was that Waterman has now decided to pay off all their ships not later than 2 p. m., whenever possible. CROSSING THE LINE Carl C. Lawson (Bosun) and Vance Reese (AB) take part in a party as the ship crosses the Equator. The boys didn't say whether they were taking part in the traditional ceremony for voyagers crossing the line for the first time. �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 23, 1945 C (•.V SIU Supports Autoworkers 350,000 Autoworkers Strike, As in Strike Against GM Labor-Management Confab Snags NEW YORK, Nov. 22—Mem­ bers of the Seafarers Internation­ al Union-AFL in a move to rally forces behind the striking Gen­ eral Motors .workers, adopted a resolution last night calling upon all unions to declare themselves in support of the auto workers' demands. The resolution in support of the UAW objectives states, "We recognize that the UAW-CIO faces the combined might of the nation's wealthiest manufactur­ ers . . . the Seafarers Internation­ al Union-AFL caUs upon all other unions, regardless of affili­ ation, to take similar action so that the combined might of the labor moyement be placed squarely ..." against the em­ ployers. The text of the resolution fol­ lows: WASHINGTON — With some trolled prices will not create in- vast amoimts of money are. avail­ 350,000 autoworkers reported out fiation but the best known eco­ able to the corporation with on strike against the General nomists have failed to agree with which it can influence the "free their views. press" through advertisements Motors Corporation, the show­ Putting it very simply, one GM and other more direct methods. down phase of the fight to move worker said, "If it costs me a Spokesmen for the UAW take-home pay into closer rela­ buck for a meal today and I'm pointed out that this 30% wage tionship with the cost of living getting a buck an hour, what ad­ increase demand, while initially moved sharply into the national vantage is it if they pay me two undertaken by their organization, bucks and charge two dollars or would eventually effect every spotlight. more for the same meal." It was worker in the country. "The out­ Simultaneously, it seemed, the a lesson in economics which even come is inescapable for all work­ long anticipated split between la­ the high paid corporation lawyers ers whether in the CIO, AFL or bor and industry members of refused to tangle with. WHEREAS. A showdown fight which concerns all labor other unions. Even non-affiliated President Truman's Labor-Man­ workers wUl feel the blow if we has been started between the United Automobile WorkersPROFITS WILL FADE agement Conference forecast the should fail to achieve our ob­ CIO and the General Motors Corporation, and R. J. Thomas, president of the doom of the sessions which some jective." autoworkers, orderd the strike of the more naive spectators had WHEREAS: Every worker, regardless of his trade or expected to result in harmony be­ after the company refused a last union affiliation, has a stake in the outcome of this struggle BACK AGAIN tween the two obviously irrecon­ minute offer by the Union to to establish a fair relationship between wages and the cost place the whole dispute before a cilable forces. three-man arbitration board. of living, and The breakdown in the confer­ With only a $4,000,000 strike ence came as the industry mem­ WHEREAS: We recognize that the UAW-CIO faces fund to fight the combination of bers proposed the enactment of the combined might of the nation's wealthiest employers, GM, and other industrialists who legal shackles which would seri­ manufacturers, bankers and even shipowners, and ously curtail the rights of free will throw their financial resour­ ces into the fight, the UAW ex­ workers. WHEREAS: We recognize that defeat for this union, pects to outlast the corporation's The labor members were un­ resistance because of the vast the largest in the world, will be a major, if not fatal, set-. animous in their opposition to the profits the .shareholders and cou­ back for all unions, large and small alike, ^ proposals filed by the manage­ pon clippers see slipping from ment representatives, with AFL, their grasp as other producers THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Seafarers CIO and the UAW joining in a crash the company's markets. International Union-AFL declares itself wholeheartedly declaration that "Legislation It was obvious, however, that in support of the objectives of the UAW-CIO in its struggle would destroy attempts to bar­ the UAW could not undertake a with the General Motors Corporation, and gain in good faith." prolonged struggle unless it had BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Seafarers In­ assistance from other groups of 135 LOCALS STRIKE ternational Union-AFL calls upon all other unions, regard­ organized workers. In the autoworkers action, less of affiliation, to take similar action so that the com­ which followed further attempts ALL WORKERS AFFECTED bined might of the labor movement be placed squarely in by the GM Corporation to stall Meanwhile the strategy as out­ opposition to the combined might of the employers, and on negotiations for a 30% wage lined by UAW Vice-president demand, the international union Reuther was generally considered BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That the Seafarers Inof the UAW-CIO called upon its to be winning the public's sup­ ternatinal Union-AFL authorize its officials to invite a Lonnie Grantham, former door­ 135 Local Unions in the GM sys­ port for the autoworkers' point speaker, or speakers, to address thia membership and pre­ tem to walk off the job at 11 a.m. of .view. Reuther's invitation to man at the New York Hall » all sent the UAW-CIO case in more detail. (Wednesday). (The actual time press and radio reporters to at­ smiles. Just in from off a ship, for the walkout varied because tend open hearings of the dispute he's catchixig up on all that he's of time zone differences.) WORDS, WORDS, WORDS! won favorable comment when the missed while away. Being on the The Union had demanded that corporation refused to go along beach is wonderfuL as Lonnie the corporation throw open its with the proposal. "What are urill tell you—^but he'll soon be books if it expected labor to scale they hiding?" was the press re­ off on another trip. Ah. a sailor's down its wage demands, which action. labor has charged the industry It must be remembered that life . . . can well afford without any in­ crease in retail prices. It appeared evident that the company, like the rest of indus­ try, would not fight against some I enjoyed reading a very in­ such as "Albert I^alace," "Sunny increase in pay, provided they teresting column by Johnnie Boy Bar," "Bob's," "The Rue De could pass the cost on to the long Bunker, wherein he quotes cer­ Galleon," "Johnny the Greek's" suffering consumer. The Union tain females who operated out of and other well known places in has repeatedly pointed out that this would merely alter figures various European ports prior to Le Havre. and, in actual fact, create even the war. I'm sure the oldtimers In Antwerp there was the greater differentials between who sailed out of the Gulf in "Globe," "Savingay," "Cosmos," take-home wages and the cost of those days and were known, in­ "Skipper St." and places along cluding myself, as Lykes stiffs, London Street, such as "Jack -living. can remember the old Havre, An­ Dempsey's," "New Orleans Bar," WANT PRICE BOOST twerp and Rottendam, the Ham­ the "British King," and numerous That part of industry's battle burg and Bremen, and the Liver­ hotel bars on Nassau Street. was with the OPA, was apparent pool and Manchester runs. All the above places were prop­ in its offer to grant a small in­ The bars, girls, and streets of erly manned, or should we say crease if the government price these towns were as familiar to control agency would allow it to us as our own hometowns. We womanhed, lay plenty of wellincrease its retail prices on autos were so stuck on these runs that known ladies of easy virtue, who and other products. In answer, the mere thought of running any­ gave freely of their companion­ the OPA granted several com­ where else was out of the ques­ ship and charms (for a moderate panies the right to up prices, but tion. It got so that guys would fee) to almost any American sea­ ordered the GM outfit to scale write songs and poems about man who happened to be first in theirs down. All this was based these runs. How well we remem­ the bar. upon a government survey of ber a poem written by an anony­ While we didn't make a hell profits and investments. The em­ mous writer called "Havre and of a lot of money in those days, ployers are insisting that uncon- Antwerp — that's the run; and we sure had a lot of fun in those when our daily work is done, we ports and leaving them was go ashore and have some fun, tough, but the joy of returning made up for all gab that we used in Havre and Antwerp." Of course, there's more to this to have while at sea. Sidney Frey. Carpenter, is lost deep in thousands of words as poem, but, having been away Going East, it was always what from that run for some time, we we were going to dp on our first he puts his spare time to good use, browsing among the books in can't remember all of it. If night; and going West, it was all the SIU library in the New York hall. By special arrangement, the' some guy can remember all of it we did while we were ashore in library is a special branch of the New York City Public Library he should write it in to the Log the good old ports of Havre and system, and has a continuously changing selection, including a large for publication, as it's really a pip Antwerp. Maybe these ports will all the way through. return to the old happy places percentage, of the latest books. Whether a mystery story or a book on navigation, we have it: So come on up. We remember familiar places, again—^we hope. SIU Resolution Supporting UAW Strikers Ah, The Good Old Days Of Yoro! �•-., Friday, NovetoiBer 2S. 1945 TffE --.™. SEAFARERS .A. LOG By JOHN MOGAN -•c QUESTION:—After thelirst of the year, the hist of the seamen's rest homea he tlosed down. Do you think they shmM- be eonUnued ynder government eontrot? BOSTON—Just finished a very busy week. The payoffs were generally very good, with the old ,SIU cooperation by the ship's de­ legates. We still have a couple of ships nn Portland; these should be get­ ting- away any day now, which will be a- relief, as the turnover in men on these outport ships can be a real headache. It seems, too; that these ships can run into a great deal of trouble up that way. On one of them, the J. Crit­ tenden, all new mattresses went aboard after the ship was fumi­ gated. When the boys got a look at some of the mattresses a howl went up that could be heard in Boston. Part of the lot, 1 learn­ ed, were about 4% or 5 feet in length, and none of them was so hot to look at. JOHN CABRAL, AftThere is a dafiaite need for seamen's rest' homes to be eon' tinned, but not under government conlroh The7 should be tmder the supervision of a private or­ ganization with worthwhile lead­ ership, not just out for the al­ mighty dollar like that USS putfit. Either retired seamen, or bonaflde seamen's organizations, SHORT SLEEP should operate them minus the red tape which usually kills any I contacted the agents and no place under government control doubt they made every effort to Even with the war over, although obtain good mattresses, both in some hazards such as floating Portland and in Boston, but the mines still exist; we must have good, clean, sensibly operated seamen's rest homes. EDWARD HANSON, CARP,— I don't mind government control of rest homes after the 1st of the year so much, but I don't want any shipowners or outfits con­ trolled by them to have any sayso about seamen's homes. As a sailor with fifty years experience in the Norwegian and American maritime service, I certainly feel the need of rest homes. In spite of my 72 years. I still feel active enough to continue shipping out, • but I've met plenty of fellows younger than myself who are burned up enough physically to need a permanent rest home. We men of the SIU should have some control, even if the government does supply funds. Page Five a- best they could buy were none too good. Several of the crew felt that they would rather use their old mattresses, which seem­ ed okay as the ship was fumi­ gated with gas and certainly every little thing in the mat­ tresses should have been killed also! • A few minor beefs on the J. Rowland Gardner, recently re­ surrected from the boneyard, where she was destined to go after just one voyage out of the shipyard, were settled at the same time. Tomorrow the SS James Swan (So. Atlantic )pays off at Portland at 10 a. m., which means that we have to get a Patrolman started this afternoon to be up there the first thing in the morn­ ing. In other words, when we have a ship in Portland, we lose the services of a Patrolman for two whole days. At this time, particularly, we feel this loss. CG RED TAPE On November 13, we had a couple of troopships (Victories) in here for a quick tmnaround. Be­ tween the two, about 36 entry ratings were needed for the stew- SS Smith Victory Stowaways Identified As Nazi Victims ards department. At 10:30 a. m. on the 13th, 1 took five young fellows over to the Coast Guard to obtain their papers so that they could sail these Victory ships, which were scheduled to sail within 36 hours. 1 was told by Lt. Comm. Leon­ ard of the Coast Guard that they were buried in work and that the earliest these men could get sea­ man's papers would be after the 21st—or a week later. Apparent­ ly it is all right with the Coast Guard if the ships lay in port until they get around to issuing necessary entry ratings. But 1 put it right up to the operators, and they sent a dele­ gation to the Coast Guard Ship­ ping Commissioners and finally contrived to obtain temporary waivers for men needed by the Union for immediate employ­ ment. WRONG SLANT The anti-labor editor of the "Stars and Stripes" is feeding vi­ cious propaganda to the troops awaiting transportation home, ac­ cusing organized labor of delay­ ing redeployment. 1 sometimes wonder if the editor referred to is not well aware of the real facts; namely, that any delay of ships is directly attributable to various government bureaus in­ cluding their brothers-in-arms, the U. S. Coast Guard. Why is it the "Stars and Stripes" does not take an edi­ torial stand against the shipping of their comrades on unsafe Lib­ erty ships, on which returning soldiers are often injured and sometimes killed due to improper ballasting for heavy weather. In my opinion, that should be their fight, to obtain the very best for returning servicemen, who de­ serve the best, and quit the busi­ ness of trying to set off the man in uniform against his civil­ ian brother in the ranks of or­ ganized labor. BUSY. BUSY Everything in this port is in good shape at the moment. One beef sent to us from the New Orleans Agent by way of Louie Goffin, regarding a linen beef aboard the SS Galon Stone, will be settled tomorrow in Port Com­ mittee with Eastern officials. No one can say what the end of the week will bring, however, except that it looks like a mighty busy week-end, with a half-dozen SIU ships scheduled to arrive on the last three days of the week. There is still an acute shortage of engine ratings, so we trust there are no brothers sitting around anj^where waiting for a job. Two stowaways who arrived at ! Boston aboard the SS Smith Vic­ tory, as reported in last week's Log on the "Membership Speaks" page, have been identified as sur­ WASHINGTON, D. C.—Amer­ vivors of the infamous Nazi con­ centration camp located at Buch- ican workers who have lost their enwald. They had vowed to come jobs since V-J Day are refusing to America if alive to do so, and to accept new employment of­ they managed to keep that vow. fered to them because the wages Immigration authorities identi­ are from 34 to 53 per cent lower fied the two as John Rubenfeld, than they earned before. This was announced by the 23 years old Polish youth, and his cousin, a 20 year old Roman­ United States Employment Serv­ ian, Gleidu Dayidescu. Slipping ice after a survey of conditions in aboard the Smith Victory at Le three "typical" cities — Atlanta, Havre, the youths managed to Columbus and Trenton. !ast until five days out when their Labor surveys also disclosed empty stomaches forced them to that many discharged servicemen ROBERT E. HUFFMAN, AB— give up. After being fed, they also are refusing to take jobs at In my opinion. Homes are very were placed in the ship's brig for cut-rate wages, preferring to get necessary whether under govern­ the remainder of the trip. along .on unemployment compen­ ment or private controL Seamen sation until a better break turns FACE DEPORTATION need rest homes more than the up. Both told authorities at immi­ other occupations, due to the very The Employment Service said gration headquarters that they nature of their job, and older men there was no mystery behind the who have served their time and had dreamed of coming to Amer­ fact that available jobs are going ica all through their imprison­ outlived their usefulness should begging while more than 1,500certainly be taken care of. If not, ment at Buchenwald, and that 000 persons are looking for work. they only wished for a chance to they'll become waterfront bums, The jobs now being offered, its panhandlers, moochers, or what start a new life when they were studies disclosed, would mean a have you. Of course, if we ever freed. The young stowaways managed cut in take-home pay averaging have a decent Seamen's Bill of to escape detection when board­ from 34 to 49 per cent for men Rights that wiU help matters con­ ing the vessel at Le Havre, and and from 49 to 53 per cent for siderably. The SIU, as an active but for hunger pangs might have women. seamen's union, should have reached this country undetected something to say about mntrol during the eight day voyage. Ex­ of such projects; pectation is that Rubenfeld and Davidescu will be deported after being given a hearing before WASHING'TON, D. C. — The organized labor was forced to Federal authorities. clothing industry has pulled a carry on a lone fight against the STRANGE BEEF successful strike against the gov­ price increases. For the past two years the CPA Mountainous seas resulting ernment and the nation's con­ has tried to keep cheap clothing from a storm off the English prices at about their 1943 levels, coast caused most of the^ Gls sumers. Refusal of manufacturers to which were, of course, marked to come down with seasickness, and they were still wobbly from produce lower-priced garments away up from prewar standards. The OPA excused its change of the after affects of their briny finally forced the Office of Price trip upon arrival at Boston. Their Admission to grant the industry policy by pointing out that most only gripe was a new one; one another 15 per cent increase in of the affected items had disap­ ceiling prices -^for such merchan­ peared from the market, leaving we've never heard before. dise as underwear, pajamas, hos­ only the highest-priced merchan­ They claimed that the food on iery, shirts and handkerchiefs. dise available to purchasers. Un­ the Smith Victory was really When labor strikes, the news­ der the revised order, the OPA good, but the stormy weather and papers and Congress go into con­ said, the lower priced garments resultant mal de mer made it im­ possible for them to eat and en­ niption fits—but apparently it's win again become available, al­ joy themselves during the first perfectly all right for industry to though the retail selling prices employ the same tactics, because will be "slightly" higher. (part of the trip. Some beef! Workers Spurn Jobs; Pay Is Cut In Half Glothing Industry On Strike PAUL STANCIL, BOSUN— If the SIU and other progres­ sive unions have something to say about the running of seamen's rest homes, I am in favor of con­ tinuing their operation; f don't object to government funds, but I do object to government con­ trol, The USS spoiled a good thing by paying out a lot of money in fancy salaries and high operating expenses. They weren't operating the rest homes for the benefit of seamen the way they should be run. We should also be careful to see that shipowners have nothing to do with them, as we can't Inut the owners not to use the homes to their own ad­ vantage. . . -;1 ffl I i; h H• I �r;rS?7T7^-77f^ •!;< •,• • 'v -' •• Page Six THE Ship Meetings On Edelstein, Cranston And Cape St. George Potrero Hills Crew Votes Fine For Untidiness At the meeting aboard the SS Potrero Hills on . Oct. 25, J. Whited, L. Clarke and E. R. Farmer were elected by accla­ mation to fill the posts of chair­ man, recording - secretary and "reading clerk" respectively. After much routine business Brother Quinnel made a motion that "feet be kept on deck and not on the messroom chairs and that anyone violating this rule donate one dollar to the Seafar­ ers Log." The motion was amended by Brother Clarke "that the 3 delegates see that the donation is made to the Pa­ trolmen when they come aboard." The motion and amendment were carried. The crew unanimously con­ curred with the SIU resolution on the recent longshore beef. Several members spoke on this motion, pointing out the aim of the communists was to create disruption with little regard to the worker's problems. One said they never gained "a darn thing for the working man — only trouble." A motion by Brother Quinnell that the three delegates con­ tact the captain and get cigaretes out of the slop chest, was adopted. The same brother then moved that the delegates negotiate with the skipper re­ garding the men who have transportation money coming from Galveston, Texas to the ship at Port Arthur. The mo­ tion was carried. Under Good and Welfare sev­ eral members took the floor and talked on union matters. It was pointed out that the beef over Stewards making up the Pur­ sers room was settled in favor of the Union and that now this work is overtime. Also men­ tioned was the fact that Stand­ ard Oil of California has "signed on the line with the Union." All hsinds spoke of the good work being done by various Union officials and expressed their appreciation of the way the organization is! being run. The meeting adjourned at 2,15 p. m. after it had been in ses­ sion for 1 hour and 15 minutes. 45 members were present. During the first regular meet­ ing aboard the SS M. Michael Edelstein, the crew elected Bro­ ther Joseph Barron and J. J. Wald as chairman and secretary, respectively. Chairman Barron opened dis­ cussion on the rusty condition of the ship's supply of domestic and washing water. It was brought out that the master and chief enginer had refused to do anything about improving this condition. When questioned by the crew, the master stated that no one could do anything to remedy the situation. At the conclusion of discus­ sion, motions were carried that members should be reimbursed for any damage to their clothes, and that the fresh water tanks should be cleaned and cemented upon reaching a U.S. port. Other matters regarding sanitary con­ ditions of mess hall and galley were settled without difficulty. The meeting was then adjourn­ ed. CRANSTON VICTORY First ship's meeting aboard the SS Cranston Victory, was held on October 20th. Brother Elliott, Chef, was elected chair­ man, and Brother George Moon, secretary. Ninety per cent of the stew­ ards department were present at the meeting and reported that Delegate Bob Keller was doing a good job free from personal bias in the breaking of night cook to dish washer. Working conditions aboard ship were discussed at length, and it was reported that the ice­ box and radio in stewards' mess hall needed repairing. Lockers and blower fans in the galley were also in need of repairs. The only member missing without excuse was the demoted night cook. Meeting was then ad­ journed. CAPE ST. GEORGE Chief Steward B. Farmer was elected chairman, and Junior Engineer A. Mullen was elected secretary at the first meeting aboard the MV Cape St. George. Motion was carried that any­ one caught leaving cigarettes on deck, leaving dirty cups behind, or creating a mess in the messroom would be fined a quarter, and that the money so collect­ ed would be used tp buy mag­ azines and other reading ma­ terial. Another motion to restrict the P.O. head was carried, and a motion to open nominations for ship's delegate resulted in S. Boyd being elected by accla­ mation. Reports from the stewards, deck and engine depts. indi­ cated that everything was ship­ shape with no beefs. Discussion regarding cleanliness on the sailor's foc'sle ensued and, after the Agreement was broken out and read, the matter was then read for the benefit of the trip carders, and meeting was adjoixmed. SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Norember 23, 1945 . f Freeloaders Not Wanted f™j[ Aboard William S. Young Alexander. Beii The SIU men aboard the SS William S. Yoimg held two efficently organized meetings de­ spite the fact that the Bull Line Liberty was on a comparatively short trip. The first, a general meeting for all hands, conducted seme sound union educational work among the newer seamen. Book men, discussing the question of new members among the first trippers, explained the advan­ tages of joining the SIU and the benefits derived. They also pointed out that, because of the short trip they were on, finan­ cial arrangements could be made so that the new* mem­ bers wouldn't be hit too hard in the pocket when joining the Union. The oldtimers made it quite clear, that they would not ship with freeloaders. The stewards department was okayed by the deck and engine gangs and a motion was made and carried that the laundry be put into proper condition and the ship fumigated before sail­ ing again. A black gang member made a motion calling for a safety rail on the catwalk "H. P. and I. P. Another motion instructed the delegates to see the captain and get the library opened. Chips volunteered to build a bookshelf in the messroms. After some discussion of al­ leged overcharging on slop Cody Victory Trip Quiet And Unoventfui chest prices the meeting de­ cided to investigate the matter at the end of the voyage. It was moved and carried that the slop chest be open to accommo­ date men on watch. The meeting adjourned after names of all those ready to join the Union had been recorded for submitting to the Patrolman at the payoff. The next day it was decided that a meeting of full book members only should be held. Those attending were: Arthiu: Lomas, Stewards; Joseph Frech­ ette, Ch. Ck.; Charles Taylor, AB; Constant Dobrovolsky, Car­ penter; John Dissent, AB; G. Sawyer, Bosun; Tony Green, FWT; Lynn Fields, Dk. Eng.; Joseph Kelly, PI Mach.; and K. Wuori, FWT. The meeting was called to or­ der at 8.10 p. m. by Chairnaan Taylor who called, for any old business to be discussed. There being none the next item on the agenda was New Business. The members went on record to notify any member of the crew who has not paid his dues, whether full book, probationary or trip card, to do so at the payoff or be listed as a "free­ loader." The meeting adjourned after a general discussion during which the noise situation and making coffee was straightened out to the satisfaction of all present. CAPE TEXAS BEEM Intelligent action and union solidarity among the crew of the Cape Texas, on the Porto Rico run, resulted in agreement by the ship's officers to make the needed repairs. The crew demanded that these badly needed improve­ ments and repairs be made prior to the ship's sailing from New York and effective work by the Patrolman, backed up by a solid crew, got the- beef squared away. Testimony of SIU crew effi­ ciency and stewards' depart­ ment ability is contained in two letters from the troop command­ er aboard the Alexander Gra­ ham Bell which docked in New York recently. In the first, addressed to Skipper William A. DePuey, the officer states, "Sea voyages aboard a troop ship are, as a rule, long, monotonous and un­ comfortable . . . these conditions have been minimized . . . due to the efforts of you and your crew . . , their fine courtesy and their friendly and cooperative attitude. "While it would be impracti­ cal to mention, everyone indi­ vidually ... we would especial­ ly like to commend Chief Stew­ ard Caesar Kiewe for the ex­ cellent mess furnished while on board and for his considerate and thoughtful gifts of birthday cakes for the men." TRIBUTE TO COOK In his second letter the army man, Lt. Col. Russell E. McMurray, pays tribute to the Chief Cook and his assistants. It reads, "The officers and men . . . wish to express their apprecia­ tion of the courtesies extended to them by the stewards' departmisnt, the excellent food served and the efforts and thought extended by the galley personnel . . ." "It has been our experience that good food can be spoiled by improper preparation and mediocre food can often be made palatable by a little in­ genuity and effort. "The quality of food has been good but we feel that it is through the tireless efforts of you and your helpers that the high standards . . . have been attained. Accept, therefore our sincerest thanks and our best wishes . . ." One of the crew commenting on the citations said, "It looks like the Colonel doesn't think the stewards' department per­ sonnel needs WSA competence cards to serve him and his men." The Cody Victory (Alcoa) trip to France was quiet and un­ eventful, according to crew members' reports at the New York Hall, with only a few items of ship repairs and im­ provements to be taken care of by the delegates and Patrolmen. The men held a shipboard meeting, which lasted about an hour, under the chairnianship of Joseph C. Lupron and with William C. Scott as recordingsecretary. TULSA IN DRYDOCK Business discussed included messroom cleanliness, missing glasswqre, and stewards depart­ ment's poor mdnus. A motion to have the delegates meet with the Steward and get these con­ ditions improved was unani­ mously qdopted. Trip card men were given some information about organ-, • ized seamen and the conditions preceding the SJU. The value of membership in the Union, both in conditions and. in dol• lars and cents, was carefully explained by the book members at the meeting. Recommendations for repair­ ing the crew's water, fountain, putting steam in the crew's Declc delegate Martin O'Conner, Henry Piekuiowski. Gordon laundry and eliminating jthe Ellington and Tommy Hannon (left to right) were part of the crew salt water from the stewards which brought the South Atlantic . SS Tulsa into Brooklyn for department head, were made at drydocking. the payoff. € �^ Friday, November 23, 1945 KEEP IT VP A larger number of ship's minutes are streaming into the Log office then we have ever before seen. This indicates two things. One that more shipboard meetings are taking place and the-other that the members are taking a real interest in their .. paper. Expanding this feature to two full pages is the result and we don't have to stop there. Keep up the good work. Mellville Crew Beefs About Dirty Messroom, Etc. THE SEAFARERSLOG Page Seven ON SS TULSA John Merrick Crew Holds Two Shipboard Meetings With all members present ex­ cept those on watch, the crew of the SS John Merrick (Calmar) held two shipboard meet­ ings during which various ship beefs were taken up. The first, were Brother W. Perdue in the chair and L. Paradeau as recording secretary, discussed bunk lights, fans and the cleanliness of messroom and dishes. The delegates' reports dis­ closed that 8 book members, 4 p.b.s and 18 trip cards were aboard. Blackgang delegate was Perdue. Steward and Deck del­ egates were D. Carroll and R. Brown, respectively. Under good and welfare the recording secretary spoke about the value of SIU membership for the benefit of all but the trip carders especially. Several other members took the floor to dis­ cuss this point. The Steward asked to be ex­ cused temporarily and when he returned had with him a pan of apples which everyone en­ joyed. At the second meeting the Steward, J. Van Der Laan, ques­ tioned about the poor quality of the eggs on board, produced a copy of a letter he had sent ashore with the pilot. It stated that the eggs ,were obviously "repacks" and that they were not fit for use. The Steward said he was positive that Calmar would thoroughly investi­ gate Meddin Bros., the suppliers. He stated that eggs would be obtained at Antwerp if at all possible. Also discussed was the possi­ bility of electric toasters and irons for the crew and it was decided that these matters would be referred to the Patrol­ men on the return to the US. A motion was made to ex­ change books with crews of other ships so that the ship's library would have some read­ ing material for the return trip. Both meetings observed pe­ riods of silence in memory of brothers lost at sea. Chairman of the second meet­ ing was C. Lee and the record­ ing secretary D. Carrol. Meetings called on the SS Herman Mellville (Eastern) dealt with a variety of items which included mess halls left dirty with fruit peelings and V cores, cups left on tables after being used and fumigation. John Buselewski, Deck dele­ gate who chaired the meetings, reported that all departments The shipboard meeting on the were urged to present their SS Ferdinand R. Hassler was beefs to the meeting but that few existed and the ship en­ called to order with all hands joyed a clean payoff. present, except those on watch. The Engine delegate was Oli­ Brother M. Corbett was elected ver H. Headly and the Steward chairman and R. Flanders re­ delegate's name is unreported. cording-secretary. The MelviUe left Baltimore The delegates' reports pointed Sept. 26 for Rotterdam and payed off in New York Nov. 8. out that the meeting had been called to check up on the food situation and find out why the cooks were not putting out the kind of food they should, also to get the probationary book and trip carders familiar with ship­ The SS Cape Comfort held board meetings. her first union meeting at sea on Deck Delegate G a b a r e e voyage three, and elected claimed the cooks were need­ Charles Scofieid as chairman, The SS Fitzhugh Lee of the and A. R. Smith as the record­ lessly slack and left the galley Smith and Johnson Line recent­ to go out on deck. He asked ly returned from a six-week trip ing secretary. that they spend more time in out of New York to La Harve, After the deck delegate re­ ported no overtime beefs to the galley and improve the Rouen, Antwerp, and return. date, the question arose as to cooking. He reported six full Deck delegate Marvin Bozard whether the deck dept. could and engine delegate L. K. collect overtime pay for paint­ books, two p.b.s and one trip Welch report that an Oiler came ing done by the second mate, card. Engine Dept Delegate Mo- aboard the ship at Baltimore. while the crew was on day work nast reported foin: full books, The delegate, being below, did in port. The entire matter was three p.b.'s and two trip cards not pick up his shipping card at discussed at length, but settle­ in his department. Ralph Lent, once. Later, when it came time ment was postponed until the a trip card who was on watch, to sign on, they found out that arrival at port, where a patrol­ he was an NMU man on the was said to have made non­ wrong ship! However, his ship man could be contacted. The delegates from the stew­ union statements but after he was across the dock from ours, ard and engine depts. reported was relieved appeared and stat­ and he was promptly assisted that there was no disputed over­ ed that he had inquired about over there. time, and that conditions on the the different unions and decid­ The ehtire mess crew were whole were quite satisfactory. highly commended by Lt. Colo­ "Discussion arose as to the di­ ed he wanted to join the SIU. nel Charles E. Boyle who was in vision of pay for extra meals. The Steward Dept. delegate, charge of returning GIs. He It was the unanimous decision R. Flanders, stated that he had gave them high praise for the of all present that the pay three full books and five proba- excellent food they served, and should be evenly divided among on the exceptionally fine condi­ the three cooks, scullery man, tionaries. tion of the messroom and facili­ The meeting drew up a list ties. and messman who served the meals. of needed repairs and improve­ Motion was moved, supported, ments which included: fumigaand carried to have a steward dept. patrolman aboard to tion, covering of steam pipes, check stores, and to see that coffee percolator, repairing of there was enough on hand for bunk springs, water drains and the next voyage. Another mo­ •refrigerator. tion was passed regarding • the The meeting adjourned after repairing or replacement of all lockers in the crew quarters. one minute of silence in honor After this, the meeting was ad­ .of union brothers who lost their ^ves during the war. v. journed. Censure Cooks Of F. R. Hassler Cape Comfort Crew Votes Extra Meal Pay Division Crew Of Fitzbugh Lee Assists NMO Man HAVE YOU VOTED? I i-'Vf-l V^;| f Tulsa crew included J. Prendergast. J. Scott and Henry Piekutowski. (Left to right.) CUT AND RUN By HANK It's sure good to be back to the welcoming arms of Mother New York, especially to collect the forty-five dollar peace of­ fering so reluctantly shelled out by the operators. tr It looks like a lot of the brothers have pulled retirement books so that they can keep the Midtown, Somerset, Pilot and other malt juice spots busy. 4. 4. t The salty barnacle babes seem well equipped these days for the high cost of living. The dames of questionable virtues must have organized into the UOPWA (United Order of P and W of America). They sure get union rates if not, con­ ditions. Just so long as we don't have to take them on a seniority basis. Looking for the union label would be mighty interesting. 4* 4* 4* Looks like Pete Bush quit shipping out to Hudson and Jay hospital. He's probably firing his boilers somewhere else in the world. 4. t t Has Smiley gone down to Mo­ bile or did he ship out as bosun? 4> 4> 4' It looks like Daniel "Blackie" Boyce (remember the Robin Moor) is out of New York, too. 4> ^ 4^ Remember Captain Brote who used to keep in shape by throw­ ing logs among his crew? Won­ der if that red-faced old burp man is still sailing the Del Aires for Mississippi? a x Busiest survivor we ever saw was Captain Krolikowski. Never to be forgotten is the smoking cigar in his face while he played poker with GIs aboard the Seminole back in 1942. He even borrowed some spinach from this lucky nickel player—but he paid it back alright. 4> 4^ & Frank . Brown, who was Bosun on the Pennmar when we paid off in her last port deep down in the North Atlantic, was re­ ported to have taken a Brook­ lyn apartment with his wife. He has a brother sailing too. How about contacting us via the Log. We'd like some data on PR, which Frank knew like a book. 4. 4. 4. Good to see Leo Siarkowski, AB, at the hall. He's now foot loose and fancy free and wait­ ing for a Mediteranean run. X X X Hear that Norman Okray is sailing Bosun these days. Pro­ motions were never like this. 4* 4* ^ Rudy Palelka is shaping up to ship as soon as he can sign his car on articles. Perhaps he did not get spliced after all. 4 4" 41 Lowering the boom on that lawyer must have left "Scotty" just enough for the govern­ ment's tax stomach. 4 4. 4 Are the lovely senoritas still chasing Mike Rossi around? Or is it" visa-versa for the smiling Bosun, Ah! Rio, what tempta­ tions you offer us lonely Am­ ericanos. 4 4 4 The rusty old lady, Sth At­ lantic's Tulsa, isn't going to rest her bones in the graveyard for a while, neither is she sold to the Russians. Right now the scow is having herself a facial and permanent in a Brooklyn drydock. '• 4 4 4 Tommy Hannen finally left the Cornish Arms and the empties and is home in Chicago. 4 4 4 Good luck to Reefer Oiler Joe James who is going to school for his Third's license. 4 4 4 If you like this new feature (call it gossip, scuttlebut or what you like) the best way to have it continue is to send in choice items. Address them to "HANK" c/o the Log. A Good Union Member Votes—Have You? V l! )• �Page Eighl THE SEAF ARERS LOG Friday. November 23, 1945 THE MEMBERSmP SPEilKS SUGGESTS "DIGEST" CARRY NUMBER SAME AS LOG Diear Editor, I have enjoyed reading the first two editiors of the Seafar­ ers Log Overseas Digest and tried comparing them with the corresponding editions of the Log itself. I believe that the idea of a single sheet letter sized news digest for mailing first class and by airmail, is excellent. It will keep members at sea in closer touch with union activit­ ies and should also be of assist­ ance to ship delegates who wiU know what's happening prompt­ ly and be able to act accord­ ingly. Although its easy to check the "Digest" against its big brother, the Log, while there are only a few editions out, I feel that this will be difficult when the number runs into the hundreds. Therefore I suggest the Voliune and Number of the corresponding Log be printed on the "Digest." G .W. Champlin Ed. Note. Check! Brother. A good idea and it's being done at once. ROBIN SHERWOOD CREW DEMANDS PAY VOUCHERS The Log: Aboard the Robin S. Sher­ wood we have discussed the question of receiving vouchers before the payoff but so far the delegates (Dougherty, Engine; Bause, Stewards; and myself) hax'e been unsuccessful in get­ ting it straightened out. The crew has decided, there­ fore, not to accept the payoff until they have received such vouchers and had time to look them over. The Sherwood left New York on October 31. R. L. Pribbenaw TOPA TOP A MEN BEEF ABOUT BEEF Dear Editor, It looks as though this will be one of the best trips yet. About a week ago the crew was being served bad meat through no fault of the Steward but rather by the order of Waterman Com­ pany stiff. Matt Brown. We un­ derstood this and brought the beef about the bad beef to Pa­ trolman Joe Algina who proved his worth to the Union by the sweet way in which he handled the problem. An Inspector from the Dept. of Meats came down to the ship the following AM and, although it was not in his power to condemn the meat^ said, "I wouldn't serve it." The following AM the WSA com­ pany-minded inspectors argued against putting it off, but the Bureau Inspector stuck to his original decision and the meat was condemned. The crew also decided it was time to make these companies put all the stores on before our signing on, instead of promising that the rest would come later, a thing which seldom happens. The following recommenda­ tions were made: a new and larger fan for the Recreation room, hooks for the Foc'les and mess room, new knives for the crews mess, a new library and a decent slop chest. Also it was recommended that the membership show a little more interest in their union and in their brothers by taking care of such things as the disposal of bad meat before they sign off. It is apparently a good crew With only a couple of trip cards and the rest'obligated members. WilT see you soon and keep you posted' on -die good ports and the bestr gin mills. J. M. Weir, Deck DeL G. E« Parker, Epg. DeL ALETL. G, BELL HAS STOLEN SMOKES CASE The Log, At a meeting aboard the Al­ exander" Graham Bell, the crew took up the question of an^ ac­ cusation made by the- skipper against a number of the men. Three cases of army cigarettes had apparently been stolen by someone and the cap'n implied that unless the cost was made Ode To Grande Ronde Purser Dear Editor: The following poem is about something of interest that occured on the SS Grande Ronde. It's title is "The Inebriate." Doc Heath was sick, had himself to blame. We all got drunk, he did the same. When we gassed up to the ship we'd come. But Doc stayed drinking 'til he was numb. 'Twas some party, I think there werfe six. Five from the city and one from the sticks. The drinks they came, the drinks they went. The Purser drank but he never spent. A small town druggist, that's what he claims, To save company money seems one of his aims. His slop chest prices a thing to behold, His prices are high and his stock is old. He opens it up when he sees filr And charges a buck for a two-bit kit. His prices are based on tho war xone pay. For he never heard of the OPA^ A couple of boys sitting on the bench. Had caught Old Joe from a local wench. Doc fed them pills, put them to bed, "See you tomorrow," is all he said. Morning came and morning went. But slUl no word the Purtcr sent. The pains they grew with the roll of the ship. But Doc slept on, stiff in his kip. From Canadan Club to alcohoL To benredrine and barbltoL We pounded his door to no avaB, The only response was a moan and a waiL It got so bad we broke in" the door. And there lay Doc, out cold on the floor. Said one of his patients, "I smeU skunk,"' The Bosun said, "No, it's the Purser^-dWiinki We stretched him out up on the deck, Man, oh man, what a human wreck! His eyes were hollowed and his cheeks were pale. He looked like a felon, escaped front jail. Diagnosis of his case, inside and out. Was acute alcoholism and not" tbn gout. His first known utterance was one of mirth. For he said all seamen were scum of the earth. . This Purser who drank but never spent. Went dragging his , doubled and bent. We thought he'd be wiser—a- better mart, Before we hit port—^Yokohama, Japan. xjohn Trainor. good he would dismiss the en­ tire crew and get a new one. After some discussion, and with the captain apparently backing down, the incident is considered closed. Blame for the galley's inabil­ ity to supply enough food was laid upon the Steward and the three delegates are to meet with him to iron out the difficulties. Also discussed were the glasses, silverware, crockery and pit­ chers. Two men who claimed to be SIU caUed in to have their books checked. One had no proof but said he could get it and the other is unable to speak English. Richard T. Solomon UNABLE TO HOLD MEETING, MEN HAVE WIND JAM Seafarers Log: Due to bad weather and other drawbacks no shipboard meetings have been held aboard the Claymont "Victory so far. The deck gang managed to get together though and discuss some union questions and some members of the stewards deI>artment and black gang got in­ to the bull session. However, because they were not official r-hipboard meetings we didn't make any decisions so there's nothing much to report. The delegates are Nelson E. Kiehl (engine), Daniel J. Hurley (stewards) and for the deck crew, Ammon J. Page CORRECTION In the Talisman story last week, the Log admits to two errors. One that the Talisman is not a Waterman scow but be­ longs to Mississippi. The other is that as a result of leaving the ship before beefs was the man named Soskind was not recom­ mended for membership. Union didn't run one of his r ships. His name is H. K. Sandvick, ' It hasn't been a pleasant trip for the deck gang because of a mate named Tanner who is strictly NMU and works the department from bell to bell. He has the impression that he knows it aU and fancies he's a budding Leonardo Di "Vinci . . . he's crazy about painting. As a result everything on deck is "froze" and you have to hit it with a hammer to break it loose. He's had the men painting in the pouring rain and when he was spoken to about it said, "it isn't raining on that side of the ship." As if that wasn't enough, he had the men turn to, to chip and scrape the boat deck, with v seas coming over the deck at the time, fn Manila he com­ plained that the men were tak­ ing too much time over coffed MOUSETRAP VICTIM THANKS MANY KIND FRIENDS Editor, Log: I want to thank my many friends for their kindness and consideration to me during my enforced stay in the local (New York) mousetrap. Thanks a mil­ lion for the many favors, I real­ ly appreciated them. Now that I'm out again, I'll be seeing all of you on the next trip. Clarence Carter CAPT, TELLS CREW SHIP MEETINGS ARE AGAINST LAW To the Editor, We of the "Valdosta "Vic came back from the Pacific on Oc­ tober 28th but we have not paid off yet and are unlikely to do so for another month. The ship is carrying an army cargo and they want all crews on articles so that they can "con­ trol the ship in their base." There are a fair number of book members among the deck and black gang although the deck crew, of which Scotty Smith is delegate, just doesn't hold together. Early on the trip we tried to hold a meeting but the old man came out with a lot of phony maritime letters to say that it was against the law and that the although the heat was terrific and one man was already down with the sun. While making out the mani­ fest I told him to order a com­ plete set of new tools as we had made the trip without any. He told me that everytime we used tools we put in for overtime. We are glad to inform you that we are receiving the Log regularly lately and that it sure helps break the monotony on long voyages. A. Mitchell LIKES UNION <5 ACTION ON WSA AND COAST GUARD Dear Editor, r an Oiler and naturally an SIU member although I haven't been sailing very long. I'm writing to say that I liked the way the Union puts a stop to the WSA and Coast Guard attempts to foul up the seamen,. We are human beings even though some of the owners and government agents don't think so. Clyde 'Tat" Parker > ..Gim — �Ftiday, November 23, 1945 ^ THE MS SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine If You Can Walk, Here's A Job By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH — We shipped 22 men during the past week. The Ferdinand Hassler paid off in Charleston with the overtime in dispute being squared away at the payoff. Some of the crew left without collecting their disputed overtime, and can collect same at the Bull Line office. We ship­ ped nearly a full crew for the Hassler plus a few replacements for the John Sherman, also in Charleston. Some replacements were need­ ed on the Francis O'Gara in Sa­ vannah and we've been moving heaven and earth in search of a Second Cook and Baker. We need three of them now and can't find one. We had to call on some other ports for men, and while some were supplied, we were still short. We have an­ other ship paying off in Charles­ ton, the August P. Loring, and they'll need a full crew—which will be tough to get. We have only a handful of men on the beach down here and most of them just came in, and want to stay home for a few days, at least. We talk some of them into shipping out right away, but AH'.We 6oT 'ANorm out! 1' rr NO NEWS?? Silence ibis week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: PHILADELPHIA JACKSONVILLE BALTIMORE NEW ORLEANS MOBILE NORFOLK Oh, If You Can Cook! Says Tampa By D. L. PARKER TAMPA—The voting in this Branch has so far almost exceed­ ed the total vote that was cast last election. It seems that the membership has awakened to their obligations and duties and is taking more interest in the Union, which is as it should be. I wonder where in the hell all we're still sending ships short-handed. We just got a call from one of our members in Charleston, tell­ ing us Brother Sakuta is coming to Savannah to the hospital. This is our first hospital case in over a month. We don't know what is wrong with him yet, but we'll see By LOUIS COFFIN him in a few days. If he can walk we'll try to ship him out. We The battle that we have been homeward bound troops; and that need every man we can get. If waiting for all these months is instead of sending these troop you want a ship come to Sa­ now ahead, and that is the com ships empty, we should fill them vannah. up with commies, and send them ing elections on Isthmian ships. back to the country that—they We are now in the midst of one of are always bragging and boasting the greatest organizing drives in —is the Utopia of the Universe. our history, and more than ever If that is what they want, that By BUD HAY the backing of the membership is what they should have. It will is needed. We must sail Isthmian, be the greatest of pleasure to see SAN JUAN — Business and her engines broken down. No talk Isthmian and think Isthmian. these skunks leave the country shipping has slackened off some one seems to know just • when True SIU men know that this that they have rapped and knock­ here, but next month I expect she will sail. The Cape Nome drive is the most important our ed, although they make sure that came in, and I am expecting the that there will be plenty of jobs Jean and Elinore, but am told Union has embarked upon. It is they enjoy all the benefits and when the men who live here get that all of these old ones are on for our membership to sail these fruits of the U. S. A. We know, without question, - off to pass the holidays at home their last runs and that they will vessels, and to encoimage Isth­ mian men to swing to the right that the American service man with their families. And we have be replaced with small new ones wiU never fall for all this commie side for the best in Union con­ plenty of men on the beach to of the Motor Type. It is also crap, regardless of all the phony ditions and wages. There is no ^ fill the jobs. rumored that they will start to propaganda in the commie and question that, with the complete The Cape Romain came in for re-christen all of them around cooperation of all hands. Isth­ fellow traveler newspapers and the Porto Rico Line and, after the first of the year. leaflets. Yes, we will do our ut­ mian men will vote SIU. discharging, she loaded for Wa­ The clock arrived from New We believe, as do all seamen, most to help bring back the boys terman and went to the Gulf, York and I am having a new that bringing back the troops without injecting political prop­ went aboard and told the men on blackboard made up so you can from Europe and the Pacific aganda into the picture. Since her what the score was; so in the tel lat a glance what ships are due should be first on the agenda for quite a number of our member­ event that they wished to payoff, and which ones are in the Island. all ships. We believe that re­ ship are ex-service men, they to do so here In San Juan where The Hall is looking better every turning them home is our job know that all this commie propa­ we had the replacements. One along with the Government's. It ganda will fail. This Union has I Oiler and one Messman paid off, day with the few small improve­ is true that ships come and go always been the first to aid and and we sent the men to take the ments that it is possible to make, empty handed, and we would like welcome service men into the jobs. But on sailing day in and the members are staying to make a sugestion that every fold, and will continue to do so. Ponce, which was Saturday, around closer so that they are ship returning from Europe or the Fifteen million good American seven men deserted the ship and Pacific be filled to capacity with service men can't be wrong. easier to get when needed. .HI she sailed short handed. We Can All Do A Double Job Notify Union When You Payoff MUST STOP This practice must stop, as the members on the beach who want to get back to the States are robbed of these jobs; and it makes the shipping list that much heav­ ier and doesn't relieve the ship­ ping situation any. Also, it is putting the Organization in a bad spot when it comes time to renew the contracts. This has happened several limes in the last two months, and this is to _ give you fair warning that the membership here on the beach is getting fed up with it. So if you do these things, and are brought up on charges, don't go around singing the blues that the /T' men are giving you a bad time when they suspend you from the shipping list for sixty or ninety days. Friday, November 9th", was pro­ claimed a legal holiday here in the Island by the Governor to Welcome the home-coming sol­ diers, and not a wheel turned. 6,000 came in from France on an Army Transport, and they sure ' jgot a royal welcome with parties in every town on the Island. PICKING OUT A GOOD ONE the cooks have disappeared to? I have all kinds of calls for cooks, and then the ships have to go out short of one or two cooks. I sup­ pose that they have opened up restaurants or beers gardens. Any way, the Port of Tampa is al­ ways short of cooks. It seems to me that the Steam­ boat Inspector here in Tampa has gone hog-wild with the is­ suing of seaman's papers. Yes­ terday there v/ere at least twen­ ty-five men sent down from the Inspector's office to get a letter from me stating that they would be given jobs, so that they could be given the papers. The Port of Authority Commit­ tee has been selected by the Gov­ ernor, and is now making prog­ ress here in this Port, which has been very badly needed in the past. If they are given the supr port of the public, Tampa will exceed all Ports in the Gulf area in shipping. Brother Johnny Williams, the Guitar-picking, Belmont Heights King-pin, arrived in Tampa yes- terday for a long thaw out. He states that the east coast is too cold for him. Nothing like Tampa oranges and sand — is there, Johnny? Shipping is picking up here little by .;^ttle. The famous Bull Line has a few ships in here, at least one a week. The Brandywine is due in tomorrow, its first trip here in a long time. I uiiderstand that she will be coming in regular. ^1 r Report Chinese Reds Seize U. S. Seamen SAN FRANCISCO — Charles Miner, Mutual Broadcasting Sys­ tem's correspondent, at Shanghai, reported that a news blackout was clamped down at U. S. Army headquarters there following the reported seizure by Chineses Communists of several American crewmen from a Liberty ship in the Chinwangtao area. Newsmen dependent on British sources wei-e told. Miner reported, that some seamen were seized by the Communists but that some later were released. An American Army spokesman in Shanghai, Miner added, refused to discuss the matter and the United States consul general's office referred inquiries to the Tientsin consu­ These men show interest in the jobs on the stewards department board in the Union hall. There late, saying only "vague" reports NEW SHIPS 'The Cape Mohican has been is a need for stewards department men in all ports (as every Agent will tell you), and these men had been received on the inci­ dent." laying here for two weeks with are doing their bit for the Union and the servicemen by not taking too much shore time. J �TB1& SEAW ARERB Fags Tan ' LOG Ftf<la7< Novambev 28, | C .nil THE WEEK'S MEWS m REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For, The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, BOUSING CHAMPION SPORTS CURRENT EVENTS.. r land, in a disappointing 10 Amazing Army made it 17 wins rounder. After Saturday's roundup, four in a row. by blanking the Penn undeafeated college grid teams AT HOME team, and riding roughshod over stood out from the pack as cer­ The United Automobile Workers called out 350,000 General them to the tune of 61-0. The tain bowl candidates. Army, of Motors workers in what was said to be a showdown fight for a 30% touchdown twins, Doc Blanchard course is No. 1 in the country, wage increase. R. J. Thomas, President of the UAW, declared that and Glenn Davis, each scored and should have little difficulty the company had chosen "between stable industrial peace and un­ with Navy. three times. Army now has a stable industrial dictatorship." Crux of the dispute lay in a GM. long rest before meeting Navy on refusal to back its "can't afford" statement by opening its books for Sen. Robert F. Wagner (D, N. Dec. 1st . . . The Columbia Lions Y.) is sponsoring the first com­ public view . . . Labor and industry were hopelessly divided as the bounced back with a 32-7 win prehensive bill to provide decent expected deadlock between the two developed at the Washington sessions of President Truman's Labor-Management Conference. over Princeton's Tigers . . . Con­ housing for every American. Last Robert Taft (R, Ohio) to intro­ week he joined with Senators necticut 54, Boston U. 0 . .. Tem­ The Senate rejected Truman's plea for continuing the USES ple upset the dope by taking a Arthur Ellender (D, La.) and duce the meatuiOe (United States Employment Service) under federal control for an­ other year . . . General Marshall and Admiral King retired. Dwight close one^from Holy Cross, 14-6 Eisenhower and Chester Nimitz were appointed Chief of Staff and LEWIS AND GREEN TALK IT OVER Ohio U licked West Virginia, 14-0 Chief of Naval Operations, respectively, to replace the two mien . . . Northwestern Wildcats took who had organized and run America's World War II machine . . . it on the chin from the Fighting Eisenhower disappointed many of his fans by openly embracing the Irish of Notre Dame, 34-7 . peacetime military conscription plan. Boston College defeated Scranton Testifying before the Congressional Pearl Harbor Committee, 12-0. Admiral Richardson declared his plea, prior to Pearl Harbor, that Undefeated Navy rolled over U.S. warships be brought to the West Coast for repairs and im­ the Wisconsin Badgers by a 36-7 provements was ignored. He was in command of the Pacific Fleet score . . . Colgate 20, Dartmouth at the time . . . Truman asked Congress to act immediately on a 13 . . . Unbeaten Indiana con­ health and social welfare program which would give all citizens "sL tinued by winning over the Pitt full measure of opportunity to achieve and enjoy health." Consid­ Panthers, 19-0 . . . Georgia 35, ering Congressional reaction to all other measures designed to help Auburn 0 . . . Michigan's Wolver­ the public generally, Truman's words were considered "just for ines knocked Purdue's title hopes publication." in the Big 9 by a score of 27-13 The CPA has decided that manufacturers and dealers can, and . . . Harvard 14, Brown 7 . . . should, absorb most of the increased cost of automobiles. It re­ Michigan State whitewashed stricted Chrysler, Ford and Studebaker increases to a small per­ Penn State, 33-0 . . . Iowa over centage and ordered GM to cut prices ... A B-29 landed in Wash­ Minnesota, 20-19 . . . VPI 44, ington after completing a 8,198 mile flight from Guam in 35 hours Richmond 6 . . . Rutgers defeated and 5 minutes. It established a new non-stop record. NYU, 13-7 . . . Yale's BuUdogs trounced Coast Guard, 41-6 . . . The Voice, Frank Sinatra, was ordered by his physician to keep Ohio State 27, Illinois 2 ... UCLA his mouth shut for 24 hours. He's suffering from a throat ailment. upset St. Mary's, 13-6 . . . LSU 9, Georgia Tech 7. INTERNATIONAL The opening sessions of the Labor-Matiagemeni Conference in AMONG THE PROS Washington found John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Russian occupation forces turned back Iranian troops sent td N. Y. Giants* rookie from Mis­ Workers, and William Green, AFL preeideol, in intimate discussion relieve tebel-besieged government forces in Azerbaijan Province sissippi, Junior Hoviou& .tossed 3 of strategy to counteract any anti-union proposals from industry's .. . Protest of Soviet interfernce with domestic affairs were made by scoring passes to aid'^ upset­ side of the table. Rumors are still afloat thai Lewis may attempt to Iranian ambassadors to Washington and London . . . The Soviet ting the heavily favored Detroit lead the UMW back into the AFL fold. newspaper "Izvestia" denied the revolt was a "separatist move" but Lions by the score of 35 to 14 . . ., rather a protest against "reactionary landlords and the police." In spite of Sid Luckman's hurling NO HANDOUTS the Washington Redskins came The Greek government has resigned, and the aged Themistocles from behind in the last quarter Sophoulis has been asked to form a new government . . . French to win a close one, 28-21 .. . Steve President Charles DeGaul has formed a cabinet with himself as Van Buren of the Philly Eagles, chief of government, in a compromise move after difficulties with and the leading ground gainer of the communists. the NFL, ably assisted in downing On trial for their lives in Nuremberg, 20 of the Nazi top figures the Pittsburgh Steelers, 30-6, by faced the judgment of the world, as charges of major responsibility, plunging across for two markers for World War II were made against them before the International and assisting on two others . . . Military Tribunal . . . Chinese Nationalist forces poured into Man­ The Green Bay Packers white­ churia but the communists were cutting their lines' of communica­ washed Boston's Yanks, 28-0, with tions, threatening the success of the drive . . . Pitched battles are Hutson receiving as usual and reported from Batavia and Surabaya as British planes bombe<l Lou Brock smashing thru the Indonesian Nationalists . . . Queen WUhemina of the Netherlands, line . . . Cleveland's Rambunc­ one of the richest women in the world, declared "we do not plap A tious Rams continued as Western any act of revenge nor establishment of colonial domination in Indo' Division leader by trimming the nesia" ... The Indonesians, misguided souls, don't believe her. Chicago Cards, 35-21, with rookie Bob Westerfield heaving three Britain's Labor Government is planning to nationalize all public counters. utilities except shipping . . . Japan was ordered to eliminate all her civil aviation industry and air training ... 75% of Bulgaria's voters SPORTS IN GENERAL turned out to vote despite the ballot box boycott by the Agrarian Lou Woods, Detroit middle­ party over alleged political coercion by the Government. weight, outpointed Cleveland's Johnny Lawer in 10 dull roimds P>le» Administer ClUMtsr Bowles told the Hotise Smell Businest at St. Nicholas Arena, N. Y. . . . The Irvington flash, Charley FuCommStteo that the "neatest, slickest and most perfectly timed" lob^. sari, kayoed Pat Demers of hying campaign he has ever come across has appeared in Washington Brockton, Mass. in the 3rd at on bsdialf of higher pritees for new autos. Labor has protested that Newark ... At Pai'is, Time Me­ pttioo tisee in the auto industry, which has denied pay hikes, would dina, French lightweight, won on amount to a "handout." (LPA) ' points from Jackie Paterson, Eng­ COLLEGE GRIDIRON i,' �Tziday. November 23, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven f <1 :r| (UP TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1945) —Unclaimed Wages— Calmar Steamship Company SS PHILIP THOMAS L. D'Angelo $ 18.56 E. Kindlin 8.77 Peter Speed 8.77 Benj. Rush 2.36 A. Thompson 01 N. Cramer Francis Meagher 67 Edward Schuberd Donald F. Feeser 67 Chas. Peoples William Robinson .67 Chas. Fritz, Jr James Truesdale 1.82 WUliam Wynn Ferdinand Cohrs 1.82 William Monterio . Anthony Barra 120.25 L. Almeida Frank Hill 98.75 H. D. Perey W. Spiers 112.28 Jesse Jordan ' F. Coppa 111.51 M. Stallworth James Truesdale 10.90 E. Morris, Jr J. Ferene 8.66 Arthur Cameron _ U. Radrigo 8.41 Herman Demick , Chas. Salm 8.50 Lawrence Kensinger Donald Hiatt 8.50 Clyde Whittington Fred Schanfile .70 John Campbell L. O. Wymbs 1.60 Carroll Wright - William Roberts 2.52 Walter Fisher . Robert Young 9.26 Wiliam Macko , Donald McDonough 11.78 James Erickson Frank Pinkowski 2.52 Robert McDowell _ Robert Bettis 1.68 Henry Cabe Demsey Conley 6.99 Harry Martin Paul O'Hara ....'. 3.77 Fred Fox Edward Samas 21.88 Billie Britt Eugene Walter 16.83 Howard Logue George Dougherty 53.74 William Bradshaw Paul C. Johnson 4.83 Archie Blue , Theo. Rzomp 10.34 Chas L. Brett Leonard Blevins 3.37 Victor A. Velasco 27.5J Anton Tankowitz 98.75 F. Driscoll 19.80 .... 98.75 Alfred Leebacker 98.75 Robert Rickett 19.80 .... 98.75 Francis Greenwell 98.75 F. demons 5.40 98.75 Myron Thomas 19.80 James Sylph 3.36 .. . 98.75 Sylvester Miranda 19.80 John Floyd 3.36 .54 . 6.71 2.69 ... 9.32 67 67 ... 4.03 .... 2.69 ... '3.36 ... 2.69 4.00 1.34 ... 6.04 1.68 30.72 ... 3.37 ... 26.93 ... 20.53 ... 26.93 ... 21.03 15.43 SS HOWSER SS A. BELL 11.23 (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) 6.43 J. S. Marcantel, $2.00; D. G. J. Wojenski, $2.00; J. De Bruin, .51 Jones, $2.00; M. Waldonado, $2.00; $4.00; T, Wyock, $2.00; R. C. Carl­ .40 P. Albano, $2.00; W. Brown, $2.00; son, $2.00; J. A. Burchfield, $2.00; 41.62 Lopez, $2.00; J. M. -Mullen, W. Jewel, $2.00; J. Johnson, $2.00; J. 20.52 Donald Thomas Fred Ehrman L. St. Clair C. Olsen W. White R. L. Ceaser Theo. Elmore J. A. Lopes B. Circuta R. McNiel L. J. Rose P. Cox 89 14 2.38 10.96 8.18 3.82 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.42 Salisbury, $1.00; F. Peace, $2.00; R. C. Hecker, $1.00; W. Siht, $2.00; W. R. Kruger, $2.00; J. L. Trukowitz, $2.00; N. A. Vrydenberger, $3.00. Total—$22.00. William Mullen W. Bruce, $2.00; H. J. Moore, SS WILLIAM STURGIS Wm. E. Doolan F. J. Taylor, $2.00; S. Williamson, $2.00; John Desmarets, $2.00; F. $2.00. Total $14.00. Fred Farren $ 2.45 $2.00; R. Warder, $7.00. Total— dkassich, $2.00; B. L. Stan, $1.00; SS MARIE MELONEY SS E. WHEELOCK Lawrence McDonald 3.30 J. Williamson, $2.00; C. Bickford, $27.00. J. Mulholland $ 98.75 William Sawyer 84 $2.00; H. Lambert, $2.00; T. Winn(Paid off in New York) Frank Norton 29.03 SS MADAWASKA VICTORY berg, $2.00; E. Mayer, $2.00; R. L. Foy 4.07 R. J. Forrest, $1.00; R. D. Wa­ John O. Miller 4.03 (Paid off in New York) A. Rood 2.01 C. Derrickson E. Tenny, $2.00; W. H. Lovett, 2.01 ters, $1.00; L. E. Walker, $1.00; R. S. Kinzler, 2.00; A. Acosta, $2.00; M. Kolanik, $2.00; R. W. Wm. McDeritt 2.36 J. Barpee R. M. Cassio, $L00; I. W. Walker, 7.27 $2.00; T. Burness, $2.00; D. R. H. Spain • .67 Floyd Betton 98.75 1.00; W. A. Hendricks, $1.00; Tenk, $2.00; G. Runieri, $2.00; Hess, $2.00. Total—$27.00. J. W. Gunter 3.36 B. Nias Dallas Cropper, $1.00; C. Peau, SS FREDERICK L. DAU 98.75 A. J. VanDyk, 2.00; C. D. DaughA. H. Wilson 5.37 Henry Davis (Paid off in Norfolk, Va.) 5.46 $2.00. Total $9.00. erty, $2.00; W. M. Worth, $2.00; A. Johnson 12.67 Carlton Brown 5.36 Wm. M. Robersoh, $2.00; J. A. SS HEWES F. A. lachetta, $2.00; G. P. SpanB. Farmer 2.01 Stanley Estes 67 Jackson, $5.00; R. H. Roberson, (Paid off in New York) gler, $2.00; E. McDermott, $2.00; F. Harrington 2.92 Royal Burrell 12.66 Jr., $2.00; L. A. Dewitt, $2.00; Wm. H. Green, $3.00; T. H. J. E. Gritzinger, $2.00. Total....$24, F. E. Harming 04 Bob Montgomery 12.66 Winders, $2.00; R. Korenski, John J .Powell, $2.00; Fred E. J. A. Wernboe, $1.00; F. L. E. Wilson 23.08 Eugene Private 7.50 i 12.00; W. M. Centers, $1.00; C. Golding, $1.00; J. O. Lee, Sr., Lee, $2.00; John H. Shaw, $2.00; Patrick McCarthy 18.13 Roy Cowley 5.00 Gomez, $9.00; R. H. Sloan, $1.00; $1.00; F. W. Striker, $1.00; W. C. W. R. Robinson, $2.00; V. C. R. Daisley 21.82 William Combar 7.35 A. A. Lean, $1.00; D. M. Martin­ Amlie, $1.00; H. McKenzie, $1.00; Hinley, $1.00; N. Deaton, $10.00; J. A. Schnidlin 12.72 James Gresback 8.16 son, $1.00; Z. Witt, $9.00. Total— F. W. Kenfic, $1.00; R. D. Jones, W. H. Wilkerson, $5.00; W. S. Svend Smith 4.03 $29.00. $1.00; R. S. Borowski, $1.00; J. E. Franklin, $5.00; M. R. Wickham, James Gleason 4.03 $5.00; L. H. Leonhardt, $5.00; H. Adam Hanke .67 E. Rountree, $5.00; W. B. Green, Henry E. Sohl' 1.01 $2.00; R. R. Culberson, $5.00; W. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Andrew Steetenroth ..' 1.34 HAiiover 2-2784 L. Smith, $5.00; R. B. McCorkle, •BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. J. Paul Tracy 5.05 $5.00; Richard Beckman, $2.50; Liberty 4057 Carlo Purpuro 3.37 L. B. Sanders, $2.50; R. M. Owen, BALTIMORE .'.14 North Gay St. 74 hrs.; J. W. P. Hale, 64 hrs.; $3.00; Jack Brady, $5.00. Total— Calvert 4539 Lawrence Hoyt SS WM. PEPPERELL 51.73 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. John V. Beg W. L. Vick, 46 hrs.; C. J. Dauphin, $84.00. The following men, who paid 55.42 Lombard 7651 13.23 off in New York on Nov. 2, have 54 hrs. NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI. M. L. Flynn SS BUENA VISTA HILL 4-1083 V. Henry B. Roosberg, 24 hrs.; J. W. 25.48 money due: (Paid off in New York) NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. 17.17 J. Robinson, Steward, 64 hrs.; Sawicki, 60 hrs.; K. Green, 71 Canal 3336 Martin Ferris B. L. Parker, $2.00; E. Andrade, -SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Jacob Knee 4.95 Luna, Ch. Cook, 86 hrs.; Davis, hrs.; B. E. Buehl, 4 hrs.; J. I. 3-1728 $1.00; J. H. Bithea, $2.00; L. 3.37 2nd Cook, 86 hrs.; Washington, Brown, 6 8hrs.; J. J. Ward, 50% MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. J. Du Base Brackett, $2.00; Al. Alford, $1.00; 2-1754 Paul Gibbs 3.37 Utility, 56 hrs.; Edwards, Utility, hrs.; R. G. Palchanes, 76 hrs. F. W. Cheshire, $1.00; A. A. HirSAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon D. Klemn The above is a rough estimate, 11.14 50 hrs.; Dorpman, Baker, 45 hrs.; San Juan 1885 shey, $1.00; W. L. Witchen, $1.00; 2.52 Wagner, Mess, 28 days messman names not on this list, can con­ GALVESTON 305 >/4 22nd St. D. Steedman C. R. Carper, $2.00; R. McGiU, 2-8043 H. Aradine 2.52 wages. Collect a Calmar office. tact the company for amounts RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. $2.00; T. M. Steward, $3.00; P. L. due. Collect at Smith & John­ 2.52 $ $ $ SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. A. Alesandi Hutchinson, $3.00; L T.. Kearley, son, Beaver and William Sts., 2.52 SS EDWARD G. JANEWAY SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. B. Frost PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. S. Provino 1.68 (Paid off in Wilmington, Cal.) New York, N. Y. after Nov. 26th. $3.00; A. A. Bugliono, $3.00; E. Mosley, $3.00; G. M.'Waller, $3.00; WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. $ $ $ O. H. Hall, 20 hrs.; H. HesseHONOLULU 16 Merchant St. J. N. Osborn, $10.00; H. D. Young, SS THOMAS SULLY DENNIS CALDWELL BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. hode, 12 hrs.; E. W. Enslen, 12 C. N. Walker, $1.00; C. G. 98.75 $3.00 Ivan Cresmanick .$ -CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. hrs.; N. Stoneburg, 12 hrs.; F. Overtime coming this Wiper off Allmyer, $1.00. Total—$48.00. SO. CHICAGO ...9137 So. Houston Ave. Marstall, 12 hrs.; I. Rybeinski, 12 the SS McAuley. Collect at Alcoa. H. J. Carey, $3.00; F. O. LanCLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. ft 4. 4. hrs.; L. Valliant, 12 hrs.; M. DETROIT 1038 Third St. dum, Jr., $3.00; B. Darnell, $3.00; SS CUBORE DULUTH 631 W. Miohigan St. Kneiss, 12 hrs.; S. Azzarello, 12 E. E. Davidson, $3.00; W. Waller, WiCTORIA, B. C. <602 Boughton SL Will the holder of receipt No. hrs. The following men have over­ $3.00; T. A. Lawson, $3.00; B. E. A^ANCOUVER .....144 W. Hastings St. L. S. Bugajewski, 68 hrs.; C. E. time coming to them: Maddox, $3.00; W. B. Brown, .TAMPA -<642 Zack St. 19398 kindly communicate with M-1323 Patrolman Keith J. Alsop of the Lansford, 41% hrs.; J. R. Gib­ J. Feeny, 16 hrs.; F. Moskal, 8 $2.00; H. M. Hankee, $2.00. To^ JlACKSDNVlbLE <920 M>in St. NoTfolk Branch, as his name was bons, 62 hrs.; E. R. Scott, 78 hrs.; hrs. Collect at Calmar SS Co. tal-^25.00. ^ 5-1231 omitted from receipt. IC. M. Baer, 80 hrs.; C. Newport, office. TOTAL—$261.00 SIU HALLS MONEY DUE PERSONALS S.' I �y Page Twelve THE NMU Scabs On Tugboat Strikers In Pbiify (Continued from Page 1) reinstated; another that the tug companies recognize the union; third was that the companies join the union in asking for a National Labor Relations Board election among licensed and unlicensed . personnel. NOT ALL AFFECTED Some non-shipping companies, including the railroads which op­ erate their own tugboats, were not affected by the strike action. This is the second tie-up within the past two months. On Sept. 14 a strike was called by unli­ censed help to enforce payment of a wage increase ordered by the War Labor Board. The tie-up lasted a week, and the payment was finally made on Oct. 15. SEAFARERS LOG f hi Fxidar, November 23, 194& *) LOOK AT WHO'S HERE! 'i ,. Warren Evans of the MEBA "Right now this is a matter of self-preservation. We won't take sides in a jurisdictional dispute. Evans further emphasized that MEBA members were not on strike, had no grievances, and would remain on board the tugs if necessary, to keep up steam and protect property. SCABBING FAILS Shipowners announced t h a they were "digging in for a finish fight," and prepared to lay up their tugboats, with only one boat in each company keeping up steam for emergencies. This action, along with that ta­ ken by the engineers apparently dooms the abortive attempt o; Curran's scabs to break a legiti­ mate strike for their own selfish, finky purposes. Whenever any NMU SCABS union, even a so-called union like Curran's scabbing NMU is ob­ the NMU, deliberately scabs The communists in the CIO maritime unions still deny that they attempted to raid the AFL viously using the tugboat situa­ with the avowed purpose of bngshoremen in New York.^ WelL 'dodging the truth is not a new tactic for the commies; anyone tion in an attempt to move in on the Lewis' union, and take over breaking a strike, then that union who will scab on men trying to improve their job conditions will do anything. (See story on pages 1 the waterfront just as they at­ forfeits any right to respect or and 12 on the NMU scabbing in the Philadelphia tugboat strike.) The above men. representing all of the communist influence in the maritime field, were pictured meeting in the NMU hall to discuss how , tempted to move in on the New consideration. to lake over the AFL longshoremen. Seated, left to right: Harry Bridges, president of the west coast York waterfront a short time International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. CIO; Ferdinand C. Smith, national secretary ago. They have nd contracts with of the NMU. and John Rogan. NMU official. Rear. left to right: James Bobbins, business agent. Ma­ any of the tugboat companies in rine Firemen's. Oilers'. Walertenders' and Wipers' Union, umdfiliated; Jack Winocur. vice president of the Philadelphia region, and the the marine department. American Communications Association. CIO; Joseph Stack. i>ort agent. NMUi Word has come to this of­ statement of E. J. Cunningham, and Sid Kaufman, port agent. Marine Cooks and Stewards Association, CIO. NMU National director, is ob­ fice that the Seafarer Log is not to be found in some of viously only for.public consump­ the seamen's Clubs in for­ tion, to excuse their scabbing. eign ports. Cunningham declared, "This Whenever in a foreign port strike, called by the Harbor and have not been rehired or re­ BaUots to an observer designated (Continued from Page, 1) Workers Union, is strictly an at­ go to the seamen's Clubs and instated prior to the date of the by each party for such purposes, period because they were ill or see if the Log is displayed. If tempt by John L. Lewis to raid election. At a date fixed by the 7. OBJECTIONS. CHAL­ you don't see it. ask for it. on vacation or. temporarily laid our union. We're going to move Regional Director, the Employer LENGES. REPORTS THEREON Find out why it is not put the ships." off, including employees in the will furnish to the Regional Di­ —Objections to the conduct oi out. and leave some of your This is in strict contradiction armed forces of the United States rector an accurate list of all the the ballot, or to a determination ship's copies of the Log there. to the facts, as the NMU has no who present themselves in per­ eligible voters, together with a of representatives based on the Notify the Seafarers Log of membership involved in the son at the polls, but excluding list of the employees, if any, results thereof, may be filed with all Clubs where you do not strike, other than their scabbing find the SIU paper. any employees who have since specifically excluded from eli­ the Regional Director within five strike-breakers. gibility. days after issuance of the Tally quit or been discharged for cause Payroll period' for eligibility: of Ballots. Copies of such objec­ LONG STRIKE Week ending Novembr , 1945. tions must be served upon the William E. Collier, field repre­ sentative of the Harbor Workers 4. NAMES ON BALLOT — In other parties. The Regional Di­ Union stated, "This is a show­ the event more than one labor rector shall investigate the mat­ down, and a fight to the finish. organization is signatory to this ters contained in the objections We are prepared for a year's agreement, the choices on the and issue a report thereon. If strike, if necessary." ballot will appear in the wording objections are sustained, the Rp For more than a year now, indicated below and in order enu­ gional Director may in his re , John Kmetz, president of Dis­ merated below, reading from left port include an order voiding the trict 50 of the Mine Workers with rank and file members of the NMU have been turning their to right on the ballot: (The order results of the election and, in which the striking Harbor Work­ books over to the SIU and asking in which the names of the contes­ that event, shall be empowered ers are affiliated, declared that to join the Seafarers. These men ting parties appear will be de­ to conduct a new election under the local NLRB was responsible the terms and provisions of this terminated later). for the present situation through are leaving the NMU not because agreement at a date, time, and delaying action on an election to they are non-union—else they 5. NOTICES OF ELECTION— place to be determined by him. ' determine the employees' bar­ would not want to join the SIU— The Regional Director shall pre­ If challenges are determinative of gaining agent and for also up- but because they are staunch bepare a Notice of Election and the results of the election, the , holding the company's discharge livers in unionism, and have very supply copies to the parties de­ Regional Director shall investi­ definite ideas as to what a union of an employee. scribing the manner and con­ gate the challenges and issue a should mean to and do for its duct of the election tp be held and report thereon. MEBA SUPPORTS STRIKE members. incorporating therein a sample 8. CONSENT DETERMINAAfter moving six ships with From time to time, we shall ballot. The Employer, upon the •TION OF HEPBESENTATIVES-rscabbing NMU crews on Monday, present one or more of our new request oiE and at a time desig­ "The Regional Director shall, if the strike was once more enforc- applicants, as space permits, so nated by the Riegional Director, and when appropriate, issue 'U . ed on Tuesday by the refusal of that the SIU membership can see will post such Notice of Election consent Determination of RepU . engineers belonging to the Mar- just who these men are," and for at conspicuous and usual posting resehtatives to the parties, setting . ine Engineers Benefit Association what reasons they are turning to places easily accessible to the forth the name of the labor . —CIO to move any ships with the Seafarers. eligible voters. organization which has been de^ scab crews. "We simply refuse NO REPRESENTATION to get into a physical fight and 6. OBSERVERS — Each party signaled and selected as the ex-^ Today, we present the signed get our heads skinned," declared hereto will be allowed to station elusive representative of all the statement of William Craig, who an equal number of authorized employees in the Unit for the WILLIAM CRAIG joined the NMU in March, 1943. observers at the polling places purpose of collective. bargaining Craig remained a member in representation. When a beef was during the election to assist in in respect to rates of pay, wages, good standing through March, turned over to a patrolman, you its conduct, to challenge the eli­ hours of employment, and other 1944 when, feeling that the NMU very seldom heard anything fur­ gibility of voters, and to verify conditions of emnloyment. When paying dues, assess­ was not representing him, he left. ther—and there was nothing you the tally. The parties will submit 9. RUN-OFF PROCEDURE — ments. fines, donations or any He sailed on the Rufus Choate lists of persons authorized to act In the event more than one labor could do about it. monies to the union, make on an SIU trip card August 11, as their observers to the Regional "When I paid up my dues to organization is signatory to this //i sure that you pay it to an date, and told them I was not Director. As soon after the elec­ agreement, and iii the event that'' I authorized representative and 1945. Following is Craig's signed sailing with them anymore, they tion as feasible, the vptes shall be no choice on the ballot in the that you get an official re­ ceipt. No matter how much statement, executed when he said that they would turn me counted and tabulated by the election receives a majority of the came to the Seafarers: Regional Director, or his agent or valid baUdts cast, the Regional over to the draft board. or how little you pay. follow "In my opinion, the NMU was agents. Upon the conclusion of Director shall conduct a run-off, "I left the NMU voluntarily, this procedure for your own because I did not feel that the not run by the members, but for the counting, the Regional Di­ election at a time and place to hi*, protection. membership was getting a fair them, and in a way I didn't like." rector shall furnish a TaUy of determined by him. Attention Seafarers Isthmian Voting To Begin Soon Says NMU Didn't Give Members Fair Representation On Beefs Attention Members! � 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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GOVT BUREAUS SNAFU REDEPLOYMENT SS SMITH VICTORY STOWAWAYS IDENTIFIED AS NAZI VICTIMS WORKERS SPURN JOBS; PAY IS CUT IN HALF CLOTHING INDUSTRY ON STRIKE JOHN MERRICK CREW HOLDS TWO SHIPBOARD MEETINGS MELLVILLE CREW BEEFS ABOUT DIRTY MESSROOM, ETC. CENSURE COOKS OF F. R. HASSLER CUT AND RUN CAPE COMFORT CREW VOTES EXTRA MEAL PAY DIVISION CREW OF FITZHUGH LEE ASSISTS NMU MAN SAYS NMU DIDN'T GIVE MEMBERS FAIR REPRESENTATION ON BEEFS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11-23-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0b862e430c5f53fb9f5fc4eba16ac56f.PDF 5aa8da9ef9e40f9bb2ad3d99cad4ea5a PDF Text Text m fr: F|j1 Sllij 111 Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N.Y« FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1945 HAVE YOU VOTED YET? No. 46 Await NLRB Ruling In isthmian Election Moving steadily in the direction of Seafarers' repre­ sentation for the Isthmian Steamship seamen, the SIU and the company have agreed to abide by the National Labor Relations Board decision on the Union's request for an election after that agency has investigated the pledge card —strength of the SIU. This«investigation is necessary under pression completely uninfluenced NLRB procedure, as only pledge by other factors. SIU spokesmen pointed out cards of those men actually work­ ing for Isthmian at the time of that under the mail voting sys­ petitioning for the election can tem nothing could be done to pre­ be counted. The NMU, which vent pressure and influence from asked to be placed on the ballot being brought to bear upon the after the SlU's original petition, crews by interested parties, which has also agreed to abide by the could lead to charges of unfair labor practices, prolong the issue NLRB's decision. Also to be determined by the and frustrate the wishes of the NLRB agents are the best possible Isthmian seamen.- They declared Fulfilling iheir obligations and duties as Union members, these men are casting their votes In the means of balloting in the election that "When the final vote is in, current elections for officers for the Atlantic arid Gulf District of the SIU. HAVE YOU VOTED YET? itself. The alternatives at the we don't want to have any doubts moment are: either the voting is about what is the popular ma­ done through the mails; or man­ jority wish of the men." ual voting of each port, with each STILL MORE PLEDGES . man casting his individual ballot Meanwhile pledge cards from under supervision of the NLRB Isthmian men continued to pile men and in complete secrecy. up and branch after branch re­ New shipping, hours are in BETTER WAY ported daily increases in the num­ effect at the New York Hall: Monday through Saturday— The latter system is considered ber of cards they were receiving. In New York large numbers 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. the better choice, and is favored WASHINGTON —According to ed for the transportation of troops of volunteer organizers v/ere Sundays and Holidays— by the Seafarers International a new program jointly announced to-the U. S., to carry relief to the IhOO A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Union as a means of allowing a getting instruction and answers by WSA Administrator Admiral needy abroad; to supply occupa­ free and democratic means of ex- to their questions, but it was tion troops on foreign soil, and obvious that many more of these Land and Selective Service Di­ to start U. S. postwar foreign workers were needed. rector General Hershey, mer­ trade. ^ Organization Director Earl chant seamen with thirty-two Both Land and Hershey ex­ "Bull" Shepard declared that a months of "substantially continu­ pressed confidence in the patriot­ lot of work must still be done in ous service" in the Merchant Ma­ ism of men eligible for discharge, By EDWARD ROBINSON (Aboard Ihe SB Finley Peier Dunne) the Isthmian drive in order to rine will be eligible for discharge. and felt that they would stay on assure a successful conclusion for SOUTHAMPTON, England — ago that marine underwriters ex- the SIU. No more men between the ages the job as long as they were Eighty-mile-an-hour gusts of pect shipping losses to continue of 18 and 25 will be recruited needed by their country. "It's imperative," he said, "that wind which ripped along the into the postwar period. The Log by WSA after November 15, un­ more members of the SIU take THE OLD JOB south coast of England on the less they are only eligible for limited service or have been dis­ It was emphasized that re-em­ fifth night of the "great gale" quoted an insurance underwrit­ jobs in this fieet when oppor­ By keeping in qualified for any military service. ployment benefits under Public have demonstrated that World ers' expert, Mr. Edward R. King, tunities arise. touch with the organizers at the "Continuous service" will in­ Law 87, and the proposed bene­ War 11 dangers still exist for as saying that much time would various branches, members can elapse "before the mine hazard is clude hospitalization periods, al­ fits under the merchant seamen's shipping and seamen. find out whatever they have to war service act now before Con­ lowable credit for shore leave, In one night over nineteen removed." know about securing • such jobs. medical treatment, or internment gress would not apply to those loaded mines were washed With a vast number of mines "This part of the job is more by the enemy. Any seamen re­ who have not served the qualify­ ashore, disrupting shipping and on the loose in waters all over important now than ever before," leased under this program will ing sea-time and seamen were tying up troops scheduled to re­ the world, the chances are that said Shepard, "now that the SIU not be subject to selective serv­ advised to stay on the job until turn to the United States. the number of lives and ships has petitioned for the election." ice induction, but qualified ap­ they have acquired the necessary lost in the next four years will The southwest of the Isle of plicant's certificate must be ac­ time. be greater than those lost in the The Certificate issried to the Wight was reported "littered four years of 1919 through 1922, companied by the notation that he is "eligible to be relieved from seaman," said the joint states with mines," and six were said that followed the last war. ' any future consideration for ment, "also establishes the sea­ to have exploded at Littleton Southwick and Brighton. The de­ classification into a class avail­ man's eligibility to assert em­ tonations shattered windows in ployment rights to the job which able for service." Final approval the areas, but no loss of lives he held at the time he entered must still come from the local have been reported. Naval bomb NEW YORK (LPA)—Pay raises the service of the Merchant Mar­ draft board. and other issues which caused the Members of the Seafarers ine, in the same manner as siich disposal crews went to work ALL RATINGS STILL NEEDED re-emplpyment rights are grant­ rendering the other washed-up recent New York dock srtike will are entitled to a weekly pay­ be cirbitrated by Wiliam H. Davis, Under the setup now in exis­ ed to honorably discharged mem­ mines harmless. ment from the Union if they former War Labor Board head. Seamen aboard ships tied up tence, men between the ages of bers of the Armed Forces. are laid up in a hospital. Be The Intl. Longshoremen's Assn.18 and 25 are still subject to draft "Seamen over draft age—un­ here were pointing out that na­ sure to get what is coming AFL and the employers' organi­ after leaving maritime service, der the present regulations, 26 val squads can only work on zation, the N. Y. Shipping Assn. , to you: Notify the Union the ,, even though tney had served con­ years of age and over—are also mines after they are discovered agreed to Davis' designation by and are asking, "What about tinuously throughout the war eligible to a Certificate of Sub­ day you are admitted, so that Labor Secretary Schwellenbach. those that announce their arrival stantially Continuous Service, period. there will be no delay in your Involved in the 18-day strike : It was further emphasized by provided they meet the same con­ by blowing a hole in the side of receiving the money due you. demands for an hourly pay hike • Admiral Land that merchant sea­ ditions as to the duration of their the ship?" men of all ratings are still need­ service in the Merchant Marine.", The Log pointed out some time (Continued on Pege 3) 32 Month Sea- Time Men Now Eligible For Discharge M i SI Attention Meihbers! Mines Still Menace Shipping Hospital Payments To Arbitrate Dockers' Beefs Ill �THE Page Two S E AF AREttS LOG Friday, November 16, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG 'Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At yi Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 X. X X It HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- - - -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Reff. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Entered as secopd class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. •267 Meeting The AttackGovernor Dewey of New York is reported to be advocating "the rule of tooth and claw" in dealing with labor. Whether he actually said this or not, isn't important. What is important is the general trend on the part of the corporations and their politicians toward the idea of using physical force, legally, if possible, against the working stiffs. The fact is that all over the country the bosses and politicos are warring against the democratic principle of free and direct collective bargaining. The general loss of the worker's take-home pay has resulted in a loss of purchasing power, and created a situa­ tion which the corporations must meet the best way they know how. They must find a market for their finished goods and their other profit making services. Labor, recognizing this problem, has proposed that workers be paid decent wages in order that they can buy back the bulk of the goods they produce. The workers want their own homes, electric appliances, autos, decent clothing and education for their children. Industry, concerned with capturing and holding for­ eign markets, is not thinking in terms of a better America By BUNKER for the common people. Their program calls for a nation of coolie labor, producing large quantities of cheap goods Shortly after the last war, On a recent trip of the Joliet, for export to foreign countries—which is impossible of when stomachs were empty in a Russian who said he "couldn't fulfillment as long as there are free and democratic trade Europe and the word "States", stand Russia any longer,'^ stowed unions to represent the working stiff. awey and tried to reach Consounded like "heaven" to the girls stanza. Despite the sympathy of The lawmakers, following instructions from their over there, stowaways were comthe crew, the man was turned corporation bosses, are attempting to win this civil war Tnon on west-bound ships. over to the-Russias for Soviet jus­ against organized labor through the enactment of laws tice. Another Russian who stow­ which would cripple the unions. It is for that reason they Most persistent stowaway of ed away on an American ship, are trying to amend the Smith-Connally Act, and in­ them all was Yope, a pretty Rot­ recently, tried to commit suicide terdam girl, who tried it several when ordered back to Russia troducing other union busting measures. limes on Black Diamond ships. from New York. Evidently Stal­ Typical of these political moves to shackle the In fact, it got to be such a habit in's "paradise" doesn't please all working stiff is the employer-backed Coast Guard plan hat everytime a Black Diamond the Russians. to put all merchant seamen into uniform and/or enlist ship pulled into New York the X % % them in a naval reserve. If they can win on this proposal, mmigration men would say, "Is One of the ships coming back as was pointed out some weeks ago, they could defeat any Yope aboard again?" from the islands last summer militant action by calling the very men involved into Yope had several free trips brought in a stowaway hidden "active servce" and forcing them to sail ships, or be, court- across, but always got shipped in one of the lifeboats. Appre­ martialed. promptly home. They say that on hended shortly before the ship » To meet this growing menace, the merchant seaman, ler last try the skipper broke docked, the man explained that ler of the habit by transferring he had to reach New York for can no longer dilly-dally about organizing the unorganized. tier to a Rotterdam-bound ship medical treatment and, being Every drive becomes more than just a question of bettering at sea. broke, it was the only way he the immediate conditions of the unorganized maritime could make it. XXX workers. It becomes a question of converting every non­ XXX union seaman to union consciousness. One girl, they say, did make it Not so many years ago the We must complete the organization of Isthmian, of on an America-France Line ship. crews of the passenger liners stop­ Sweetheart of a seaman aboard, ATP, of Esso. We must make the Seafarers' growth our she was smuggled onto the ship ping in Cuba and Mexico made own individual as well as collective objective. And we can't at LeHavre, and hid in the fire­ money helping Chinese to get into stop there. If the unlucky man's foc'sle all the way back. this country. Chinaman was caught, the crew How they got her off is still a Among the rank and file are the future leaders of the insisted that he was a "stow­ secret, but a seaman who knows SIU. We must give these members union training and claims this mademoiselle is still away." If he made it safely union education. Numerical strength alone cannot beat in the States today, having raised ashore, he paid off to the tune back the determined attacks of the would be slavers. seafaring family in the mean­ of two or three grand to the men who helped him make the trip. [ It will take brainpower, too. time. FORE 'N AFT SQUIBS By LOREN NORMAN For Labor Press Associates Oscar Ameringer once said, "It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease." W e might add that it's all right to stand up like a man, but it sometimes pays to squeak like a mouse. XXX Many business men who swear fhey want no "government inter­ ference" are begging the govern­ ment to grant price relief on their products. XXX They might raise wages—if they're paid enough for it. And the horrors of relief disappo.,r if they happen to be the party that'8 relieved. XXX Joe Worker says the t . ouble with too many standing c :nmittees is that they're laying down. XXX We've heard rumors tl :.t tho Japanese financial giants evs dis­ solving their trusts, but we aren't placing toQ much stock in them. XXX Press reports say that the Uni­ ted States is insisting that the Dutch and French must file the U.S. insignia off any lease-lend materials used in re-conquering Java and Indo-China. It would never do to let the natives le: rn their drive for independence was blasted by guns from the "arsenal of democracy." XXX Horse sense, says a wiseaore, is what a horse has that prevents him from betting on a man. " fey- - �Friday, November IB, 1345 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three C G Red Tape Delays Crewing By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—It is not an exagger­ presently loading grain and po­ day, the first in quite a while. ation to start this opus by stating tatoes for North Europe; it is Practically every man got off, so that this port has had one of its necessary to go up there myself, we had to do some fast work on most busy weeks in a long time. as Portland has always been a this one. Now we've reached the stage headache insofar as pierhead Times are going to be rather where we cannot get the ratings jumps of freeloaders is concern­ tough for a while, so far as get­ we need, although it is good to ed. ting men is concerned. If the be able to say that no SIU ship This time, when.I got up there, pressure stays on for a while has been held up for lack of I found a trip card bosun, former­ longer, the Christmas holidays men thus far. And even the en­ ly with the Navy, who had got will be upon us, and then it may By PAUL HALL try ratings are hard to push the impression that he was an well be impossible to get the men through the Commissioners, since The membership of this Union in their last New York meeting the new laminated cards came officer, because a bosun in the —chiefly because, since starting Navy, according to him, is allow­ this report, I have been with the had open for discussion a point which, in most seamen's mind, is very into effect. ed to throw his weight around. Vital: The Seamen's GI Bill of Rights. It looks as though now that They want a commitment for a Well, his particular weight ended Coast Guard people and have the seamen are going to get a shoving around on this issue in vessel that is scheduled to sail up on the dock, for the deck gang been told that their facilities will ^Washington, and are not going to receive this bill of rights. permit of issuing papers in not immediately before they will con­ The membership at the New York meeting was of the opinion sider the applicant; then when didn't like the idea of having to less than one week's time. This that something should be done about this situation. All of them We furnish the commitment, the speak to Mr. Bosun in order to is a helluva note, having to wait a week for men that we need for were aware of the fact that unless we do take action while this applicant is told he will have to speak to Mr. Mate. FAST WORK a sailing tomorrow. We'll have war and the sacrifices seamen made in it are still fresh in the peo­ wait a week for his card. I have This week looms as even busier to get some action on this mat­ ple's minds, then we stand to get nothing in the long run. an appointment with the Coast than last. Today, the day after ter, or else we may see some SIU It was the opinion of most of the members present that the Guard Commander in charge of Armistice Day (on which we ships delayed. However, we are Seafarers should request all seamen's unions to take action oh issuing papers for this morning, worked up this way), we have duly notifying the proper auth­ this beef; this action to consist of representatives from all unions at which time I expect to find out three payoffs within one hour. orities of the Coast Guard delay, notifying Congress and all interested parties that unless we do get what the score is. Then, for the rest of the week, so that placing of the responsi­ action on this particular thing, that all unions would petition for ON TIME it appears that we'll have one or bility for any and all delays will a strike vote. In other words, we would use economic pressure If any ship of ours, particularly two arrivals each day. We got be simple and definite. More of to gain something for seamen' which should be gjven to seamen one engaged in the transport of our first West Coast tanker Sun­ this in our next report. without any arguing or questioning. troops, should be hung up now it We know that the bureaucrats in Washington are not going to really would be embarrassing. give the seamen anytthing but a hard time and a lot of phony "rules" Only last week one of the Agents to contend wffh. We had good evidence of this in the bureaucrats in Boston, who handles both SIU Insisting that the Seafarers recent successful boycott of the WSA and NMU contract vessels, called Medical program was "out of order." Nevertheless, we saw that the hall to tell us that he "Had By J. P. SHULER when the Seafarers added economic pressure to this question, three NMU transports on the we won the beef. Thus, -the membership is of the opinion that we hook for three days past sched­ The waterfront around the Port kind of crap that the company should also apply the same type of pressure to gain for all seamen uled sailing owing- to insufficient of New York has been busy, and puts out. the Seamen's GI Bill of Rights. crew, whereas the ships he hand­ it has been hard getting enough Disagreements This point has now been referred to all other Bnsnches of the les with SIU crews aboard have men to man our contracted ships On the troopers that are going SIU for their action and, in all likelihood, will be concurred in by never been held up an hour and at the same time keep the over light and bringing back them at their meetings. There is no question that unless we do through our failure to furnish men. Isthmian Offices flooded with ap­ troops, there seems to be dis­ It was gratifying to us to be plicants. Although manning the agreements in the stewards dept. something about this problem before much longer, that we will complimented in this fashion, contracted ships comes first, it is about the distribution of the never get ©ny action. It is also true that some of the other seamen's unions will probably not see eye to eye with us on this problem. particularly in .view of the NMU of vital importance to the organ­ work. We have had several Chefs We know that some of them believe ih taking economic action only propaganda line at the moment; ization that the membership co­ complaining that, although they when it affects some political question which does not affect sea­ namely, that after November 1 operates to the fullest extent in allow one set of cooks to work men's welfare. We have all seen cases where some of the unions they are going to demand that all getting as many men' aboard one day and lay off the next day, have threatened not to sail ships not carrying soldiers, as well as ships carry troops home. The Isthmian ships now, so that we these cooks will not cooperate ships carrying freght and ammunition for the limeys in Java. We propaganda backfires terribly can get a big SIU vote when the in doing the work they are sup­ will not argue the merits of these two particular points, as this is when it can readily be proved election comes off in this com­ posed to. not the time nor the place for it, but we maintain that if any beef that they are not even moving pany. On the way over, the Chef has warrants economic action, theii it is beef that pertains to seamen's the ships now in the transport his hands full in straightening There have been a number of welfare and not to any beef of a straight political nature. business. his iceboxes, placing his stores, minor beeTs on ships paying off The ships are really coming in We shall find out shortly whether or not the Seafarers' views seeing that the butchering is the past week, but all were set­ here fast at the present time— are agreed upon throughout the industry. done, etc. Therefore, he has no tled at the point of production. not only a lot of SIU stuff, but time to fry eggs or make coffee, It seems that the environment in also quite a few SUP vessels, OUR PART OF THE BARGAIN and it is the duty of all of the which some of the Electricians in enough to keep McCall, SUP Pa­ The necessity of some members of this union learning union cooks to see that this work is this organization are traveling trolman now working out of our H responsibility is evident in several ways. A very good case of this done without giving the Chef any has allowed them to believe that office, busy all week and a little was shown in this port recently. A young fellow (who has not extra to keep him working on they are entitled to better con­ trouble. been a member of this union very long) had taken five consecutive There also seems to be a dis­ Sundays also. Then, too, we have ditions than are the rest of the ships in this port. The longest^he was in any of them was two days. unlicensed personnel in the SIU. pute between the duties of the a couple of ships in Portland He quit each of these ships and, upon quitting, he would not wait It only happens in rare occa­ Chef and the Second Steward. until he was properly relieved as per the shipping rules and sions, but it should be brought The duties of the Second Stew­ constitution but merely walked off. to the attention of Chief Electri­ ard are to see that all rooms and To top it-off, on the last ship he made, he took up with cians, who go high-pressure as messrooms are weU taken care Patrolman Joe Algina the question of whether or not he was soon as they are allowed to eat of, that all the condiments are entitled to pay involving two extra days, days which he did not in the officer's saloon, that they placed in the messrooms before work. are still members of the unli­ serving and that everyone is (Continued from Page 1) This brother's shipping record was broken out and it was censed personnel—that they are served properly. It is also his shown by this record that of the five ships he had been on since from $1.25 to $1,50 and a mini­ entitled to exactly the same bene­ duty to see that the passageways he was in port this time, on none of them hed he been properly mum guarantee of four hours are taken care of, etc. relieved and that on all of them he had tried to collect an extra daily work. Davis declared that fits as is the Wiper, OS or MessThe Chef-Cook is in charge of day's Wages to which he was not entitled. There is no necessity of he hoped for a decision before man. all preparing of food, both in the Only Agreement going into details why action of this sort is not good for the welfare Dec. 1. It was agreed that there galley and in the pantry. Both In Alcoa and Bull Line agree­ would be no strikes or lockouts of this union. the Chef-Cook and the Second The condition that this outfit has are conditions which have until the arbitration had con­ ments, there is a clause th-^t calls Steward are directly responsible for extra service to Electricians been fought for very hard—conditions which the shipowners have cluded. to the Chief Steward for the way Meanwhile the communists such as having their bunks made been beat into line to give. We, as union men, cannot afford to have these respective duties are per­ any individual, for selfish purposes, abuse these rules. Remember, suffered another defeat in their up, etc. -This should be discour­ formed. we have a contract and within this contract are laid out specific attempt to take over the AFL aged as much as possible. In no A lot of misunderstanding can duties for each union man. We have agreed to this in return for longshoremen, when their injunc­ other agreement do we have such easily be straightened out if the certain wages and certain conditions. tion forbidding the ILA officials a clause. The Electricians are en­ delegates are elected and meet­ In the event we do not hold up our end of these contracts, it from negotiating with the em­ titled to the services of a Wiper ings are called before the ship means that it gives some of these phony shipowners the perfect ployers was vacated by the Ap­ for two hours a day the same as leaves port. excuse to try to chisel and not hold up their end of the contract. pellate Division of the Supreme the rest of the crew. None of the many conditions which we have in our contract, Court. They should remember that were gotten easily. The quickest Way we can lose these conditions The court action was resorted their gains for conditions and is forsome freeloader or some fellow who refuses to accept the to by the commie-led group as a wages were gotten by the com­ responsibility of being a union man to deliberately break and last try at capturing the ILA, bined efforts of all members of The Full Employment Bill is abuse these rules. after they had been routed by the unlicensed personnel, and at stalled in Congress by the con­ These points for the protection of our conditions should be dis­ the united action of the SIU-SUP,' no time should they think that servative representatives. De­ cussed in shipboard meetings, and those Seafarers members who working in conjunction with the they are entitled to more than spite appeals by liberal leaders, , r.t know the score regarding our contracts and conditions should ex­ majority of longshoremen who any other member, lest they find nothing is being done to move plain to these younger members the necessity of realizing union opposed the communist grab for themselves in the same category it out of committee. WPA, here sTesponsibility the union way. power. as officers who have to take any come. Equal Rights To All In SIU Dockers Will Arkritrate Beefs It Won't Be Long • v!: i . Si,?l >ti 1 A �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. NoTember IS, 1945 The Log Gets A Bit Of Recreation "The Recreation Room in the New York Hall is for all the members,** they told us: "A place where a fellow can relax and take it easy, while waiting to ship** Now, that*s the kind of stuff we go for, but in a big way. So off we went to the 3rd floor at 51 Beaver Street, all dressed in our best relaxing clothes and wrapped in a very relaxed mood—as we always are. The fraternity of checker players must be the largest in the world, and truly international. Even the nosy newsman couldn't interrupt Paul Kita, Oiler (on the left), and John Pritz, AB, from their game. No matter where you go, you will always find the inevitable kibitzer. Here we have (left) Sven Jaxisson, AB, reading the Log while perched on the shoulder of M. J. Lucas, Ch. Steward. By throwing an ocrasi»"»^' glance at H. Kohv. Bosun, who is reading "This Is The SIU,'" Brother Jansson was able to cover all fronts in his hitch-hike to knowledge. t • Here's a lad who has a laudable curiosity. Maurice Parker, Oiler, takes a gander at one of the many attractive organizing posters that cover the New York H-'-U. It is because of the response of the SIU membership to these appeals that the Seafarers has made such tremendous strides in organizing the unorganized. Have you done your share? DO go up to the 5th floorl r. If anybody does, these men deserve a little relaxation. They comprise-part of the day's election committee, and are taking a tenminute break over a bottle of Coke. But ieven though ostensibly taking it easy, Charles Doroba. Oiler (left to right). Paddy Hanson. AB. and Henry J. Herkinkeins.^ AB, are still discussfng the voting. Ohi, yes; HAVE YOU VOTED YET? What a day! Even relaxing makes one feel tired. This weary pilgrim resting under the protecting arbor of the Log seems to have the right idea. It was a cross-word puzzle that wore him put. poor fellow. We're kind of tired, too. What with playing darts, getting in­ volved in a quiet game of pinochle, reading, writing and the very tiring, etc.—well, we're pooped. Hey. feller! Move over! �Frida7, November 16. 1945 TUe HERi$MfHi • e- QUESTION: — What suggestion have yttvt which, in your opinion, would improve the New York union hall? OMAR L. AMES. AB^ This hall is so much ol an iinprcvemenl ov^et the ooe at NumbM i Stone Sireeh ihal it's Katd to make any sug­ gestions abotit improving it. AU I can say is let us ke^ it this good. One suggestion that I ha've. is that we could use this hall as a standard, and get the other ports to clean up and run as ef­ ficiently as this even if they have to do it on a smaller scale. The members who use this hall should show their appreciation by see­ ing thai the toilets are left cleSner. and should use the-ash Itays and wuste baskets instead of the floor. ROBERT MORGAN. AB— We really have a nice setup in the New York hall now. but it should be kept cleaner. I suppose the members should be more care­ ful about the Way they throw butts and scrap around. I think that we should have more recrea­ tional equipment than at preseiU. We have enough room to provide one or two pool tables, and there are many members who would appreciate them. I know that it's a little expensive, but we should I be willing to pay for our pleasure. After all, it's only the original investment that costs so much, upkeep should be fairly cheap. SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Calls Steward Key Department By HERB KNOWLES and day between sailing in the on with pride by his shipmates, The SIU in a few more months, past and sailing in the fuutre. and everyone else. will have most of its ships back PROUD NAME Let me put you straight: In the on peacetime runs. The job we There will be great opportuni­ past four years, it was proven have accomplished in the past is ties for men who are willing to that the stewards department is a record well to bfe ptoud of, but prepare themselves, and take ad­ the key department aboard a ves­ now there has been a challenge vantage of knowledge that will sel. When a vessel leaves port put to us by the Steamship Com­ make them good SIU men—men and is gone for months, it takes panies, referring to our ability who know their jobs from A to a good stewards department to to run in competition with for­ keep that ship happy. On all the eign paSsenger ships in the stew­ Z, and are still willing to learn. ships that have come into port You don't only have a job to ards department. with a lot of beefs and trouble on This challenge I have accepted, do in the SIU stewards depart­ them, it was proven nine times without the least bit of doubt in ment, you have a name well to be out of ten that the stewards de­ my mind as to our ability against proud of and you can say that you partment was incompetent, and any country that will have ships are an SIU man with great pride did not do its job well. It will in the pal^nger service. There and with a feeling that only a take a good man to get ahead in are very feW Oldtimers left in good SIU or SUP man knows. the stewards departmeflt, and I the stewards department, but Sailing on freighters and tank­ don't think there is any man those that are left are the men ers will be different from what it aboard a vessel who has more with the know-how, and the de­ was during the war. The passen­ right to feel proud than a man in termination to keep the SIU stew­ ger ship will offer the greatest the stewards department who ards department record on top. opportunities, but only men who knows his job. They are men who know the are willing to learn their job JOB FOR ALL pleasure of sailing in peacetime, will get by on these vessels. in comparison with sailing for the There are deck and engine dept. KEY DEPARTMENT last four years under military men who stay aboard the vessels The man with the willingness where there is a good stewards restrictions. These restrictions that we have been sailing under to learn to be a good Cook, Baker, department even when it's a [lave taken all the pleasure and Pantry Waiter or any other rating, known fact that their officers oy out of going to sea. There for that matter is the man who aren't the best. This is only more will be the difference of night will be respected and looked up- proof of how important a stew­ ards department is. Don't you think that is something to be proud of? Surplus Ships Disposal' Bill New Gravy Train For Shipowners Let's make all our ships like these and they can be, if we just make up our mind to do it. This is going to be a job and a goal for every man in the SIU stew­ ards department, not just 90% of us. Those of you who discredit our department, will have to go some place else—we don't want you. U. S. shipowners are still rid- see why the shipping interests ,ng the gravy train at taxpayers so bitterly (and unsuccessfully) expense, as reports from Wash­ opposed the British Labor Party ington indicate that ship barons in their last election. And per­ will benefit immensely from pro­ haps understand that the ship­ posed government plans for the owners are part of this govern­ disposal of surplus ships to pri­ ment. vate interests; Uncle Sap is to foot the bill in his usual Santa DOING THEIR SHARE Claus manner. On the other hand, compare the realistic manner in which the British Government is ap­ proaching this problem. There the private ship interests pay full prices for value received, in direct contrast to the proposed American plan. The present method by which ANTHONY J. STANTON. FWT— John Bull is disposing of his The members should appreciate surplus ships is to sell vessels the improvements over our old at actual cost, less a 5 per cent ball by being more careful ih annual depreciation cost from keeping things clean, and in help­ the completion date of ship's ing to preserve the equipment and construction. Cash payment on facilities. * We should also have postwar delivery is also re­ an attendant on duty at all times quired. Proposed U. S. Government in order to see that certain basic These men lake iheir Union duties seriously. From left to right rules governing the use of the policy is to be on a very different are G. Rosenberg, Joe Arras, J. Whitten and G. Nunez who comprised hall are observed, and to assist in basis. U. S. plans now under- one of the daily ballotting committees elected by the membership keeping it clean. I also think that discussion call for surplus ship to supervise the elections in the Port of New York. They have done the gin mill on the first floor disposal to unsubsidized operators their part—have you? HAVE YOU VOTED YET? should be thoroughly investigated at prices as low as 35 per cent of to determine whether it IS a boha- 1944 construction cost, and as low Rde union place, and to see that as 40 per cent to the subsidized all employees are union mendiers. shipov/ner. In addition to these amazingly low prices, deferred payments at 3% per cent annual WASHINGTON — Due to in- ping in many areas. interest spread over a twenty creasing cargo movements, the 4. Withdrawal of 55 Victory year period may be obtained. War Shipping Administration has f overseas movements XIallocation to the intercoastal Further comparison shows that halted its program for laying up the British Government-owned 11% knot 14,677 ton (d.w.) tanker ships, it was learned here. ALMOST AT PEAK Empire BerCsford sold for 280,000 Some of the vessels already The November allocations call pounds to British owners. A placed in lay-up will be broken for 550 ships, which represents an typical war-built 10,000 ton cargo out to handle the new demands increase over tonnage requiresteamer sold for 300,000 pounds, for shipping space, it was also naents in recent months. In December the requirements are ex­ and "Empire" steamers went to learned. NEW DEVELOPMENTS pected to total 600 ships, which France at 240,000 pounds. U. S. Vice Admiral H. L. Vick- The tightening of shipping number of vessels compares with ery revealed that a 10,000 ton space was attributed to the fol- the peak operation of 620 WSA ships. Victory" ship would sell for lowing developments: around $639,000 (128,000 pounds). 1. Expansion of the program­ Beginning Nov. 15, WSA vessels Disposal price of 10,000 ton ming for coal and other emer­ will resume shipments to Russia. 15 knot "Victory" ship would be gency shipments abroad. These shipments were described $999,000 (198,000 pounds) to an 2. Turn-arounds of troop carry­ as "pipelined" Lend-Lease, in­ ing "blown up" Liberty and Vic­ cluding steel rails and railroad unsubsidized private owner. When these two sets of prices tory ships without lifting cargo. equipment especially ordered for are compared, perhaps one can 3. Opening of commercial ship- Russia. They will require 17 ships. Halt Movement To Boneyards ALBERT ROBERTSON. 2d Ck— Very'few people know what a fine hall tve have. In fact very few people know the kind of out­ fit we are. I think that we should publicize our activities through the radio and newspapers, and perhaps invite visitors to the hall for a conducted tour. I've come into contact with many- people who don't know we are the most important seamen's union be­ cause of the publicity put out by other outfits. Bringing visitors to the hall and using the radio and newspajiers for invitations would put us right on the map with the public. P 11 'if \ �•;vy-• Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 16. 1945 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Talisman Crew Hold Businesslike Meeting Crew Reports WSA Bungling On Thomas 0. Powers The Thomas C. Powers just came in» to payoff after a thir­ teen month trip, reports that first engineer on this trip was really some baby. "Your work, or your ability to do a job did not mean a thing: it all depended on whether the phony liked the way you parted your hair," reported Delegate George McComb. This egotistic­ al person was always sure to pick on the little guys, because he wanted to make sure that he did not get hurt. That must have been the rea­ son why he beat up on the sec­ ond engineer (a small guy), to prove to the crew that he was tough. "We told you this was some trip," McComb continues, "and our co-worker (the WSA) was really in there pitching with its efficient way of doing business when we needed a wiper at Manila." "There is a replacement pool there," report continues, "and there were at least fifty bona fide seamen there, but the WSA sent us a guy who didn't even have seamen's papers. Leave it to WSA to put the cart before the horse!" Crew Commends Ingersell Mate And Captain Crew of the Robert G. Ingersoll compliment both Captain Chapman and Chief Mate McBried of this vessel after having been on the articles for more than four months, in a report to the Log from Tacloban, P. I. They also report that they have very few hours of -dis­ puted overtime in the engine and stewards departments and none disputed at all on deck. Their first peacetime meet­ ing is planned for the home­ ward bound voyage, and the ship is expected to hit New Or­ leans about the third week in November. Ship's delegates are Justin Wolff, Deck; Kenneth J. Klundt, Engine; and Druska Kozolia, Stewards. A businesslike shipboard meeting on the SS Talisman (Waterman) discloses that not only did the crew know how to handle their own problems but that they disposed of them in short order. (Time 1 hour and 10 minutes.) Elected Chairman and Rec.Secretary, respectively, were Brothers W. McGeorge and H. L. Houghton and the meeting was called to order at 8:10 p.m. McGeorge, who was also the deck delegate, recommended that all unlicensed personnel hold up the payoff until all overtime beefs were settled. He reported a great deal of over­ time in dispute in his depart­ ment. Engine Delegate Jones re­ ported that his department would also have a considerable amount of disputed overtime for settlement when they hit port. He concurred in the McGeorge recommendation. Stewards Delegate Alvaro said his department was in the same MAKING FRIENDS condition, and that the men should stick together at the pay­ off. TO PAY ASSESSMENTS A motion was made and sec­ onded that Knowlton, a trip carder for 14 monttis, shouldapply for a union book and pay up all assessments and dues. The motion carried. , A motion was made and sec­ onded that Sliterman draw up a letter to Captain Schwaner (sending one copy to the union and one to the company) voic­ ing the entire crew's gratitude for the fair treatment everyone received on the voyage. The motion carried. Other motions included union books to be taken out by Earl T. Brown and Israel Soskind after paying up dues and assess­ ments; stewards department to obtain clarification of each member's duties; obtain written clarification of ship's carpenter duties; removal from saloon of control unit for station selection on ship's radio and placing it in crew's messroom. ^ NAMES IN LOG Two other motions were car­ ried. One called for posting in the Seafarers Log of names of any member who pays off before At a general meeting aboard* all beefs are settled. The other the SS Smith Victory on No­ called for a union investigation vember 3rd, Brothers R. W. of inexperienced ordinary sea­ Simpkins and E. B. McCauley men being shipped to the Alex were elected chairman and sec­ G. Bell as deck maintenance. Under good and welfare retary respectively. Having no old business, the meeting imme­ the meeting recommended diately swung into new busi­ some twenty items of needed repairs and improvements, ness. Several motions were carried such as: new living quar­ calling for: the painting of ters for Junior Engineers; messhalls, passageways, and full size wind chutes for foc'sle decks; enlarging of the all focs'les; keys for each mem­ stewards messroom; the steam- ber of the crew for focs'les, pipes in crew's laundry and a showers and toilets; shades for washing machine; a steam pipe in galley range stack for bet­ ter draft; soap dishes in crew's showers; and stowing away of cups and other gear for night snacks. It was also moved, supported, and carried to have the SIU "the best union in the world" write to Smith College, and ex­ press the crew's gratitude to that institution for the splendid library that they have placed aboard this ship. This to go on record before the next meetings held in the various ports. Inci­ messroom and quarters' lights; dentally, the Smith Victory is clear scuppers in both pantries; named after that well-known subsistence money every 24 women's college located at hours for new crew; ice cream; Northhampton, Mass. new chairs in mess room; reIt was also decided that any finishing of woodwork and table crew member giving non crew racks; electric washing machine; members use of the showers in fix portholes; clean ship for next the crew's quarters would be crew; locks fixed on all lock­ brought up on charges. This was ers; new coffee pots; new ice necessary due to the fact that cube trays; move water cooler; fresh water was running short; and overtime slips for each pe­ and it might be necessary to riod. ratin the supply if it became Items number 7 and number any shorter. 20 must have been the work of Before conchasion of the ' the shipboard humorist. No. 7 meeting, a fine talk on the im­ says "More turkey—^less chick­ portance and benefits of union­ en." No. 20, "Tie up chief en­ ism was given for the benefit of gineer in Snug Harbor." the younger crew members by Meeting adjourned at 9:20 ship's delegate Sam Druiy. p.m. Smith Victory Crew Thanks Coiiege For Shipboard Library Aboard the SS Joseph Hewes. a Bull Line Liberty, members of the stewards department make friends with the GIs. Left to right, Vinny Valentino, an unidentified MP, Louis Cirgiano and Blackie Meurtini. George H. Dem Crew Termed "Credit To Union" Members of the SIU aboard the SS George H. Dern on Oc­ tober 14, held a ship meeting to determine how many of the trip card men, aboard the Robin ship, should be given the privi­ lege of membership in the Union. The meeting, called to order by Delegate Frank Holland, named Brother Hudson as chair­ man, Frank Moran as master-atarms and Harold Frick as' recording-gecretary. ' The departments voted sepa­ rately on the trip carders and two men in the deck (Rock and Werthmeyer), one in the engine (Meyers), and eight in the stew­ ards dept., (Schuman, Hagan, Klahold, Pugacheski, Kendel, Bailey, Clueman, and De Vin­ cent) were accepted as worthy for membership. The others, An­ derson (deck); Boyd, Cozzi (en­ gine); Skillian, Berkowitz and Green (stewards) were declared unworthy of membership in the Seafarers International Union. NOTIFY LOG The vote againgt Green was unanimous, but the decision against Skillian and Berkowitz was made after considerable discussion and debate. The meeting considered that suffi­ cient evidence had been pre­ sented against those not accept­ ed to prove they would be poor union material. A motion to instruct Frank Holland to write to the Log and notify the membership of the crew's action, was passed. Under "New Business" the men discussed the improve­ ments needed on the ship. Among the items mentioned were, a new and smaller ice­ box in the crew's mess, fixing of the radio in the crew's quar­ ters, and the need fojs 6 more percolators for general use aboard, new toilet bowl in deck dept, and some good soap in­ stead of the variety of odd brands that have been used. Names mentioned as having participated in the meeting, be- a* sides Holland, Hudson and Frick, were: Carson, Jones and Stansburg. When the Dern paid off in New York, the Boarding Pa­ trolmen, Simmons and Haymond, had this to say about the crew. "It is a very good crew and a credit to the Union. They had the ship in fine shape with all trip card men educated during the trip. The delegates and crew are to be congratulat­ ed for their fine work as seamen and Union men." Delegates were, Frank Hol­ land (Ship delegate), Darrow Vick (deck), Floyd Smith (en­ gine) and Forest Carson (stew­ ard). The ship hit Antwerp and Rotterdam during its month and a half trip. She left Balti­ more Sept. 6. Aberdeen Victory Cadet Used Te Cheat On Overtime The Aberdeen Victory, accor^jing to Brother Leo Wallace, ha^ a policy designed to re­ duce the work of the acting and junior engineers. They put a cadet below to do the repair work and painting in the engineroom,^^ their idea being to break him in so that he was available for overtime work. IJhen, when some member of the crew could make a few hours overtime, they broke out the cadet and saved money. When the junior engineer took sick they had the cadet stand his ^ wdtch, saving the company more dough. "Cadets, who most times don't even make good wipers, are in the same grade as passengers or workaways as far as the agree­ ment is coneerned," writes Wal­ lace, "md are as irresponsible as high school kids." At the Frisco payoff of the C" Waterman scow, the Patrol­ men did a neat job .settling the few beefs that did exist, despite the complications created by the cadet's mis-activity. �•. - , • ••' ^ • ,. ,.;.,i.%,t • ••... Friday, November 16, 1945 i.-.yt^- THE SEAFARERS LOG ....... Page Sevea THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS MOVIES AND FREE BEER ABOARD THE J, WILLARD GIBBS To the Editor: Our engineers aboard the SS J. Willard Gibbs are the best officers I have ever sailed un­ der. The chief engineer has ar­ ranged for movies eyery night, and for two cans of beer for each of the crew. We are the . only ship in the harbor enjoying these privileges. We invited some boys over from an Isthmian ship anchored near us, and the conditions aboard our ship certainly openj ed their eyes. They are especial­ ly interested in the way SIU men get along with their of­ ficers. Some NMU men from other ships in the Jiarbor came over for a visit, and asked a lot of questions regafdng conditions aboard our ship. You sure can tell the difference between mem­ bers'of the two unions by their different behavior. '' We must have been too good to those guys, because they started to take over our seats, and bum us for a beer. We gave them one of our two-can allotment. Not being satisfied with this, they started bringing their phony paper aboard. Then the beefs started. As a resiilt of this, the chief and captain objected to our hav­ ing visitors aboard. Hope we can overcome this shortly, and have those Isthmian boys over again. At present we've been setting 55 days on the hook here in Samar, and we're not allowed ashore unless on business or sickness. Just like prison. ROBERT B. KNABB HOqUGAN NAVY FOULS UP MEN'S DAY OFF W The Log, The hooligan navy is "on the ball." Realizing that their con­ trol over seamen is slipping away they are making every ef­ fort to get as many of them fouled up as possible. Here's an example of their last stand tactics. They had promised a fire and boat inspection all week but they never showed up, giving astheir excuse that there was no steam on deck. On Saturday morning, how­ ever, the Inspector called the mate and told him that the in­ spection would be yes you guessed it—at 1.30 p. m. In .order to protect himself the Mate set sea watches, putting the watch below on "standby." Since this action was not in ac­ cordance with the Agreement, I instructed the men who were off watch to go ashore if they wished. Sailing time was posted for 7 ' a. m. Sunday and I knew that many of the gang being local boys would want to leave with their wives and sweethearts tears upon their shoulders. It so happens that I was shoot­ ing the breeze with the Mate when this phoney Inspector runs up and says "Ring the alarm for the drill." The Mate told him that we still didn't have steam on deck. The Inspector yelled "I don't give a damn whether we've got steam or not, we'll lower away and leave them (the lifeboats) set in the water for a week if we have to. When I say we're go­ ing to have a drUl, WE HAVE IT." This got me hot under the col­ lar—if these phonies had to have a drill whether they had steam or not, why didn't they have it during the week instead of waiting until the day we were supposed to be off. The only answer is that they saw a chance of getting the men into hot water and took advan­ tage of it. This land-loving fink (alias Inspector USCG) ac­ tually expected the entire deck gang to be aboard, not for a drill but for inspection, on a Saturday afternoon in port. When we were not accounted for he went up and beefed to the old man. Fortunately we have a good skipper and he let the Inspector know the score in no uncertain terms. (By the way the old man has a full book in the SUP dated 1911 which he proudly exhibits everytime an occasion arises.) I know that this is just one of many cases but we've got to show these guys that we're not going to stand for them. They are trying to get complete con­ trol of the maritime industry and they've got to be stopped. Gerald L. Stinson EVERYONE LIKES SMITH VICTORY, EVEN STOWAWAYS Editor, Log: Just a little news ffom that floating mass of steel, the SS Smith Victory. This is voyage number two for the "Little Miss." Voyage number one was made from Savannah, Ga., to Antwerp, and back to Camp Shanks on the Hudson with 1500 happy GI's. We had a beau­ tiful payoff on Oct. 15th, skiUfully handled by J. P. Shuler and Joe Algina. A vote of thanks to those two staunch supporters of unionism. On voyage number two, sail­ ing from New York to Le Havre, we arrived on October 27th. A total of six hours shore leave was offered to all hands, but few accepted. We departed on the 28th, pulling into Beantown on November 5th. I inight add that we had another nice payoff with aU hands satisfied. This one was handled in typical Seafar­ ers fashion by Brothers Swee­ ney and Lapham. A bit of excitement was had by all when two stowaways were found by Sonny Kirkland, our bosun, six days out of Le Havre. The two stows claimed to be Maquis. General opinion prevails that they could be PW's. We had plenty of them in Le Havre bringing aboard mail. Anyone desiring a short run should look out for the Smith Victory (named after a women's college in Mass.). Things are very lively all the time. We have a daily paper printed by the Army with a circulation of 1500, and called the "Sea Breeze." The Army has placed a permanent staff of officers and men on here, and they really are a swell crew. I might add that the skipper Paul Mahoney and his subor­ dinates are a fine group of of­ ficers to sail with. E. B. McAuley CONSTANTA SPUDS NO GOOD ON POP'S PASTRY To the Editor: There's a fine bunch of fel­ lows on our ship, the SS Joseph S. Emery, and they're always up to something — some gag or prank. They threatened to bring me up on charges for what I do not know.. Guess it wouldn't be too hard for them to prove their case. I am still a full book member, and had a birthday recently while on the ship. The chief cook made me a fancy cake to top aU fancy cakes, if you know what I mean. It had all kinds of r'-'i, Mate Of SS Gates Lauds SIU Grew Seafarers Log: I wish to express my thanks for the fine coopera­ tion of each member of yoxu- Union which was on the trip from June 15, 1945, to September 20, 1945. Their work and character is be­ yond reproach. For all this I can say thanks and hope that some day I have the honor and pleasure of sailing with these men again. I am go­ ing to list their names be­ low. L. L. Crone, Bosun; Percy Shields, AB; J. W. Balantine. Carpenter; M. Welch, AB; Fred Goodnight, AB; Charles Goodnight, AB; R. J. Shryocks, AB; Richy Cornelius, OS; Don Evans, AB; Jack Nuss, OS; Ber­ nard Gabor, OS. Again I say thanks and mnay happy voyages. Herbert H. Amass Editor's Note: The above letter was written by the chief mate of the SS John W. Gates who was formerly an NMU member. like to know the status of the beef. We struck for one day and there was to be a meeting held in New York as this was the second trip in a row that had this same dispute. Although I'm in good st-anding (paid up ahead), I've decided to return to the University of Michigan to finish, but I intend to ship again and stay in the Union. Howard C. Tucker Editor's Note:"" You got it! See money due list on page 11. SICK MEMBER SEEKS UNION INFORMATION fci J from New York to Porto Rico and here. While in PR the crew wanted to draw so I went topside and knocked on the old man's door. I told him (through the door) that the crew wanted a draw. His answer was "next time you rap on my door you had better hit the dock because Til be coming at you with two 38s." From then on he was known only as "two gun." i ..<n We had plenty of beefs aboard, the main one being Oil. ers standing donkey watches in port. We were refused pay for work betVv^een 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. so we tied her up here for three days by refusing to payoff. The donkey watch beef has not been settled yet due to some other fouling up. While the crew was paying hotel and meal bills ashore, waiting for this beef to be set­ tled, the company called 'the Hall and told them that on the Cape Taro the Oilers had also stood donkey watches but with­ out putting in for them. The Port Agent (Higdon) really went to bat and got the other beefs squared away but the Cape Taro Oilers who didn't put in for the donkey watches fouled us up. The crew stuck together 100% and backed up the delegates. They were Omar Ames (Deck), Vic Milazzo (Stewards) and my­ self (Engine). The Chief Stew­ ard was the only one I've ever sailed with who put out ice­ cream three times a week. He is Joe Johnson and we are all hoping to sail with him again. . This was a good all round union crew. Peter Salvo i CHANNEL FEVER To the Editor, I would like very much to have you send the Log to my home address because I will be hospitalized here for awhile. Could you give me some in­ formation pertaining to a re­ tirement card? And is there any form of mustering out pay for seamen? John Carleson funny decorations on it like Constanta potatoes (which were no good), pots and pans and a big butcher knife, also the nick.' name, Pop. Jt's things like that which really make life worth living. When you work with a good gang like this one. Well, that's Editors Note:—A member who one of the reasons why I like is in good standing may retire the SIU; the real friendly spirit his book by presenting it at the among shipmates. Union hall where he will re­ George M. Arnold ceive a retirement card. Broth­ er Carleson can mail his in and the card will be sent to him. ^WANTS STATUS Seamen are not covered by mus­ OF WAGE BEEF tering out pay legislation. :lti ON LOU GEHRIG Dear Editor, I was on the Lou Gehrig (East­ ern Steamship Lines) which payed off in Baltimore on Oc­ tober 26th after a Mediteranean run., We had some disputed over­ time for serving troops. I would CAPE ST, GEORGE CREW 100% IN NEyV ORLEANS BEEF The Editor: We finally paid off the SS Cape St. George at New Orleans on Oct. 8th, after a 45 day run David Chumbler is in the throes of channel fever as he looks over side of the SS Joseph Hewes. The Bull Line Liberty carried a general cargo to Port Said and was away from August to October. �T'fTE Page Eight SEAFAkERS LOG Friday, November 16, 1945 Asks End To Wartime Shackles By LOUIS GOFFIN Baltimore Calling All Men By W. CtJtlLEY RENTZ BALTIMORE — The placards here are spending most of their time chasing around trying to get ships manned. Almost every­ one on the beach has been shang­ haied, but still the board is full of jobs. Any man who wants to ship, in any rating, just drop in and we will guarantee to have him out within 24 hours after he hits port. Paid off 9 ships here last week —three of them in one day. Had the SS Francis Lee and SS Venore with a lot of little beefs on them and the men are all standing by, and no ships are being paid off until all beefs are being settled. BuU Line is now operating some coal colliers that are making this port. We are having some trouble getting them to put eight men in the stewards dept., but we have the SS Freeport SimmS ifa here now and, before she leaves. We will have the eijght rtiefa aboard her. That should settle that beef. Besides having so many jobs of our own to fill and no one to take them out, we have a num­ ber of Isthmian ships that would be possible to get men on, if we could get the men. There are some new changes being made in the hall here. At last we are getting some nice shipping boards put up and the dispatching system will be second to none. Voting has not been going so well, as there is no one here to vote and it's hard to even get a three man committee. There has been about 70 ballots cast up imtil this time. ILA Strike In Mobile Settled By JAMES L. TUCKER MOBILE—Shipping has slowed down, and at ^the time of this writing we are just waiting for the ILA to establish a picket line which will tie up the port of Mobile. The ILA has been nego­ tiating for the last forty days, including a ten day extension granted by the ILA to the com­ panies. We had the Alcoa Cutter in with a clean payoff and had the Caligna Hills, a Los Angeles Tanker, in from an 11 month trip. Most of the men had only beeii on it for a couple of months, with only about three men on for the full time. , We are still looking for a new hall, with no great prospects in view at this time of getting one very soon. Editor's Note:—Just as the Log was about to go to press, we xe- ceived the following telgram from Brother Tucker: "The ILA in the Port of Mobile settled the strike Monday with gains of 15 cents per hour and straight time with a 44 hour week." The Seafarers International Union ^has supported the AFL longshoremen in all the Atlantic and Gulf ports where they had wage and conditions disputes. Now with the strike settled to the satisfaction of the ILA long­ shoremen, shipping should re­ turn to normal in Mobile. Savannah Takes A Breather NO NEWS?? SUdBC* Aft iA0k mm HUN Bitiktteh AiiAbi of Hob taSikbwing ports: PHILAl^LPHIA SAN JUAir GALVESTON TAMPA JACKSONVILLE New Orleans Is Busy Merchant ships have been sailing for years, and the seamen who sailed them wore vvorkihg clothes such as dungarees and khakis. We also wore these same outfits when going ashore for various reasons. Of course, when we hit the big towns we broke out suits, collars, and ties. Then we not only felt well dressed, but looked it as well. As far as we are concerned, we are going to dress the way we please, regardless of certain admirals and ship operators who would try to regiment us into regular military service with the Object of breaking down oUr OBJECTS TO ADMIRALS We object to the continuance union conditions. of these wartime shackles such UNITED ACTION WINS as wearing uniforms, or being In the past few weeks, the hounded by the Coast Guard. phony medical setup of WSA was defeated through united action on the part of membership and of- .f fciials. With this same action, it won't be long before we eliminate other wartime measures. The Coast Guard kangaroo courts, the remainder of the RMO fink halls, and medical centers in all ports must go. We have travelled a long hard road, but the biggest battle lies ahead. All good Seamen are ready for the struggle, and with strong coop­ eration from all, we will emerge still a strong and militant union with the best membership on any waterfront. NORFOLK HOSPITAL Men Now In The Marine Hospitals STATEN ISLAND J. H. SMITH CHARLES MORi'ISON JOHN N. CONNOLLY CHARLIE MIZEL CARLTON P. BLANKENSHIP T. BRESCIO D. G. SLOAN E. G. WALKER G. SMITH W. SPENCER J. M. MARTINEZ R. POWELL G. SCHULZE L. R. KATES C. MIDDLETON. H. J. CRONIN L. L. MOODY t % X MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY E. R. CROWSLL L. LUZI W. B. SMITH MASON HALL E. F. GIBBS L. R. BORJA D. CARRlLLO L. VEENSTRA W. B. MUIR M. JOHN L. LOFTIN PORT OF NEW ORLEANS F. W. MURPHY J. A. SCARA J. E. WARD J. E. McCREADIE J. DENNIS (colored) C.T.WHITE J. P. SABERON ' i i s ^ By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH—Only eight men men shipped this week. Six on the Vernon Hood, and one on the By E. S. HIGDON Francis O'Gara. These two ships NEW ORLEANS—Things hum­ were in transit. One man was ming around this port and we sent to Charleston for the City have been kept busy settling of Alma. Two ships scheduled beefs and paying off seven ves­ for Charleston were cancelled. sels: We didn't have enough men to Tripidad; Paid off okay, no crew them up anyway, but we beefs. would have liked to see them Anson Burlingame, Robin Line; come in down here. Business is dull again, and we hope only for Clean payoff. a Abraham Baldwin; few small short time. We didn't have enough for a beefs, cleared up and paid off quorum at our last meeting, but okay. we did have enough for a balCape Faro, Waterman Line; lotting committee and managed Payoff clean, everything okay as , to get votes cast. usual. John A. Donald; 6% month trip, I 1 believe the SS Frederick Dau is due in about a week from now. good, clean payoff. Most of the crew is from Savan­ Captain Knot, Waterman Line; nah and should drop down for a No beefs, good payoff. visit, at least, and then we may Jackson, Mississippi Shipping; have another meeting. There Beefs about deck fresh water sup­ are still no hospital cases here al­ ply, payoff okay. though I came near being sent Stone, Eastern SS Line; Linen to one myself. My face is swelled and deck maintenance beef, pay­ ' up the size of a watermelon but I we managed to carry on. off okay. While the war emergency is not 6'vet as yfet, \)ve merchant seattiett feel that it iis high time that we were freed of our wartime shackles, and reverted back to peacetime sailing conditions. Prior to the war, we were governed by tha Seamens Act, and our union contracts were under the supervision Of the U. S. Dept. of Commerce. "We feel that as free civilian seamen working at our trade, we should return to prewar conditions without the interference of a bunch of phony wartime agencies. ELLIS ISLAND R. DICKSON LOUIS CERON JOHN LOPEZ D. MCDONALD ' S S S NEPONSIT E. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER s s s BALTi%iORE HOSPITAL JOSEPH TAYLOR PATRICK POWELL W. J. WOLFE ROBERT BRISTOL WILLIAM REEVES IVER IVERSEN DAVID HERON EVAN FREMSTAD CARLTON GRAYSON ROLAND JEWER 4^ SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. R. PETERMAN VINCENT SAN JUAN R. C. GRIMES JOHN W. GREGORY Sees The Ship Named For Him PHILADELPHIA —' The SIU Liberty Ship Francis J. O'Gara, named in honor of the former Inquirer sports writer who was reported dead in a torpedoing in the Indian Ocean, had a special visitor at her San Francisco berth recently. Less than 24 hours after he arrived in this country follow­ ing his liberation from a Jap prison camp where he h^d been held for more than a year, Frank O'Gara strode up the gangplank and trod the decks of the vessel dedicated to his memory. O'Gara, the one living Ameri­ can to have a ship named for^ him, told a fantastic story of his capture, imprisonment and return from the dead. He was one of three men taken aboard an enemy submarine which torpedoed the frei^tqr Jeari Nicolet in the Indian Ocean July 2, 1944. SlU White Caps Go To Russia The George Whitefield, Bull Line is going to Russia in style, and if there are any NMtJ crews around, they're going to be sur­ prised as all get out. And if any NMU piecards are there but NMU piecards haven't ship­ ped in fifteen years. However, when they get the next edition of the "Moscow Daily News" they're going to be mighty puzzled. Maybe the boys of the Whitefield will get their pictures taken—and there they will be, marching down the main stem all dolled up in their tra­ ditional white caps. When the skipper found out they were going to the commies' promised land, he gave E. Di Pietro 20 bucks to buy white caps for himself and his crew. "We'll do Russia in style," he said. "We'll show them what free seamen are like. I'm in favor of spreading democracy." And as for Brother Di Pietro— "I feel like a missionary," he said, "bringing light to the heathens." �Friday, Novembar 16, 1945 THE Job Opportunity For WSA: Teaching Fish How To Swim StAE ARERS LOG BUT THAT AIN'T ENOUGH One would suppose that, if theyt had the sayso, the WSA would' au jus Sheepshead Bay, or pan send Albert Einstein back to grade fried oxtail a la WSA. school to learn how to add one "Look at his plain white cook's column of figures, or ground Pap­ hat. Everyone knows it should py Boyington until he proved he be changed for a .wreath of gold could start a plane. That's just braid before he's qualified; be­ about the only sense one can sides he can't even give the WSA make out of the WSA's Order 53 three-fingered salute and doesn't that calls for "competence cards" carry his cook book under his for stewards department person­ arm." nel, most of whom have been The WSA training for cooks and bakers has become infamous shipping for years. Take, for example, Thomas De in the minds of the seamen. To Fazio—who certainly is not the attempt to continue this set-up exception among SIU stewards; into the postwar is considered there are many others among the another attempt to keep incom­ Seafarers who have equally excel- petents in soft bureaucratic jobs and aid the, operators in main­ , lent records. taining a black-ball system Although DeFazio has been chef aboard passenger liners and in against the merchant seamen. the finest hotels and restaurants If a man like DeFazio ever pre­ all over the world, and although sented the WSA "trainers" and 'examiners" with a prize winning he has prepared food for kings, patisserie they would probably queens and other notables, the flunk him to cover their own WSA would have this man go ignorance and incompetence. back to school for retraining and The Log still insists that the to undergo tests as to his com­ WSA bureaucrats themselves take petence. 'competence tests"—it is the one QUALIFIED . sure-fire way of getting rid of The fact that DeFazio can show the lot of them. recognition of his culinary abili­ ties on several continents and has cups, trophies, medals and hun­ BUT CAN HE PASS A TEST? dreds of other citations for his prowess in the catering field will not qualify him as a cook for merchant seamen, if the WSA plan is instituted. The SIU man's exhibition at the First Historical Culinary Gallery included cups and trophies award­ ed him at Rome (1920), N. Y. World's Fair (1939) and aboard ship (Italian Line 1939). A member of the AFL Hot^l and Restaurant Workers Union as well as the Seafarers, DeFazio is highly honored in his profession. This is testified to by his accep­ tance into the Helvetia Associa­ tion, membership in which is confined to only the most pro­ ficient in the culinary, profes­ sion. The WSA proposals for retrain­ ing cooks and bakers like DeFazio is more ably commented on by a seaman who, through long asso­ ciation with WSA trained cooks and bakers, is suffering from chronic gastritis and sourness of disposition. NO CARD He says, "How can guys like DeFazio hope to compete with such experts when he doesn't carry a WSA competence card to prove his, graduation from their chef's mecca? Surely the WSA won't allow us poor seamen to suffer an onslaught of this man's This is a sample of what Brother De Fazio can do, when he cooking after our stomachs have lets himself go. With his skill, De Fazio can get a job on any ship grown used to tripe and spaghetti —if the WSA will give him a Competence Card. N, Y. MEETINGS IN WEBSTER HALL New York Branch meetings are held every other Wednes­ day evening, 7 P. M. at Web­ ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. To get there take the 3rd Ave., Elevated and get off at 9th Stw or the East Side IRT Subway and get off at Astor Place. No cards will be stamped after 7:30 P. M.. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON NOV. 21. Page Nine .(• These are some of the trophies that Brother Thomas De Fazio was awarded in recognition of his outstanding ability as a chef. The WSA, under its Order 53, would have him turn it in for a Competence Card—after he has passed a test, and proved that he can cook. The question is, how would the mail order cooks that run the WSA know a good cook when they see one? AFL Opposes Compulsory Peacetime Military Training By LEWIS G. HINES, AFL Legislative Representative President Truman asked Con-, ready to admit that this effort gress recently to enact-immed- is doomed to failure already? We iate legislation providing for one assnveA that the power of Germany and Japan to make year's compulsory military train­ war is being totally destroyed. Is ing for all Arrierican young men. aggression then likely from any If labor were convinced that, other nation? • Now is the time to such legislation is essential to the |find out so that we can deal with nation's defense, we would sup-1 it before we get caught by sup­ port it. But we are not so con­ 'yi vinced. Therefore, the Ameri­ One argument advanced by can Federation of Labor opposes those who favor universal miliany hasty action on this proposal.'tg^y training is that it would disWe would like to know, first of courage any nation from making all, does America face any im- j -war on us. But European counmediate threat of war? If so, tries have had conscription for from what source? If not, why many, many years and it has not do we need to compel our youth' prevented wars, to give up a year of their lives to military training? Never be- Future wars will be fought acfore in its history has America cording to new patterns. The resorted to universal conscription, ^^omie bomb, jet propulsion and in time of peace. What is the other discoveries may make large armies a liability, instead of an urgency now? asset. The national defense must The American people have been be planned in terms of the future. led to believe that the United Na­ We should have a large air force, tions were determined to banish a large Navy and the finest scien­ future wars by world organiza­ tific research organization in the tion to keep the peace. Are we world. These can be adequately •i-' manned by. voluntary enlistment .a. if service in the national defense is made attractive enough. America's greatest weapon is the aimy. Later, he became a its capacity to outproduce any member of the crew on one of other nation in the world. Plans the Polish merchant-ships. His should be made now to convert confidence in freedom and de­ our production facilities to war mocracy on ships controlled by needs without delay if a war;, . * the Warsaw regime cost him emergency develops in the future. his life. After a short argument If this program is followed, with , his communist opponents, America will remain invincible he was found killed, with three and safe from foreign aggression, wounds in his body, floating in without having to subject the the Thames. nation's youth to the undemor The British authorities are ci-atic experiment of compulsory, busy, trying to find the murderer. universal military training. Murder Of Polish Seamen Gives Warning To Others The majority of Polish seamen express unfavorable opinions still refuse to go back to Poland. about communism and the Soviet Many of them, who were consid­ system. He was quite qualified ering their return to Poland, de­ cided not to go back to Poland, to do so, as he possessed first­ after an incident occurred'*on hand experiences, having been board of the Polish vessel "Ko- deported in 1939 by the Soviet wel" moored in London and pre­ authorities from Eastern Poland where he lived, to Siberia. paring^ for a trip to Poland. Wincenty Kawka, a young- sail­ Both his parents died there as or, belonged to the few who a result, of the conditions which trusted the assurances that free-. were forced upon them. In 1941, dom and democracy exist in Po-j after the signing of the Polishland. He was so careless as to Soviet treaty, he managed to leave 1! �Page Tan THE SEAFARERS Friday, iroTexnber 16, 1945 LOG THE WEEK'S MEWS IM BEViEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign SPORTS SPORTUGHT By GRANTLAMD the head coach. "Whatever you do, take the kickoff starting the third period, if you can. Don't let Notre Dame get the ball right after they have listened to Rockne between halves. I've found out what that means." The advice was overlooked Army kicked off to start the sec­ ond half and a Notre Dame back on the first play thereafter ran 75 v vVVV'WMWl CURRENT EVENTS.. AT HOME A sports enthusiast asks this players have. It was a matter Of President Truman was rebuffed in his efforts to retain for the one: "What man in football, keeness, alertness, smartness,' Federal Government the United States Employment Service. The player or coach, would you pick condition and love of the game. Senate Appropriations sub-committee voted to retmn the agency to as the top of the long list in the He gave his men a brand Of control by the individual states. This was seen as a move to add way of influence up®n his team sportsmanship that has never political patronage to bolster the power of the state politicos . . . and the game itself?" Oddly beeA questioned. Britain's Labor Premier, Clement Attlee, was reported to have enough this is easy to answer. opposed Trviman's proposals to outlaw the atom bomb because, re­ ON INSPIRATION His brilliant career came to an gardless of international agreements to the contrary, any nation I have never seen a Notre end on March 31, 1931, over 14 Dame player under Rockne's which decides on war will use all weapons/available to it . . . Attlee years ago, when they picked his reign who was not in superb spoke before a joint session of Congress to explain Britain's na­ broken body out of a wrecked physical condition, barring only tionalization program. Some observers declare that U. S. financial plane in the midwest. The name those injured in play or practice. interests wiU have to be appeased, or they will attempt to cripple is Knute Rockne. Britain before the Labor Party can show success. He had fine material as a rule, but a good part of this was due Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull was named for the yards for a touchdown with I know the lasting influence to the fact that many budding Nobel Peace Prize of 1945, for his work in the founding of the practically every. Army defender, that such men as Yost, Zuppke, stars wanted to come to Notre United Nations Organization . . . Commerce Secretary Wallace and fiat on the back of his neck from Haughton, Grange, Bierman, Lit­ former Postmaster Jim Farley were united in advocating inter­ tle and many others have had. I Dame and play under the bald- the blocking that followed. national agreements to avert economic -warfare between nations . . . know what these men, and others headed Norwegian^ KNEW HUMAN NATURE Wallace warned that unless the U. S. assists other nations in aban­ have meant to football. But I Strictly as a football coach on I also Recall this—when a big doning restrictive trade controls,,a costly war may result between still say Rockne. the technical side, it would be game was being played by Notre us, the British, and the USSR. Starting as head coach back in difficult to rank Rockne above Dame in either New York or Arriving in Boston, en route from Europe to Washington where 1917 when Notre Dame was well such men as Pop Warner, Hurry- Chicago, visiting coaches some­ he will testify on the proposal to unify the armed forces, General times numbering 10 or 12, imme­ down the football list, Rockne in up Yost, Percy Haughton, Bemie Eisenhower was asked by newspaper photographers to kiss his wife. diately headed for Rockne's room. Bierman and others who had ex­ the next 14 years made.Notre Quipped the General, "You take your pictures and I'll attend to ^ They all wanted to visit with ceptional coaching careers in Dame the synonym for football my business."Rock, who also had a keen sense their various primes. greatness, from Los Angeles to More charges of interference with investigation of the- Pearl New York and Baltimore—from Rockne was a fine coach, but of humor, a gift for repartee and Harbor disaster were heard as Republican Frank Keefe named what it takes to supply cheerful, Chicago to Atlanta. Facing a hardly the greatest. It was the Captain Alwin D. Kramer, now confined to the Bethesda Naval friendly entertainment. Rock's killing schedule of 10 games year inspirational side, his complete Hospital, as one person who has been'"badgered and beset" in at­ personality was always an out­ after year, his winning record control of the squad on and off tempts to break down his testimony .. . Brig. Gen. Julius Ochs Adler, standing feature. He knew hu­ was a phenomenal thing. the field, that took him to the who is president and general manager of the New York Times, • man nature, how to handle men, But Rockne's winning record front."The bark of his voice had including his famous top ser­ was rooting for military training for civilians in his speech before was only a small part of the job a lift to it th^ caught and held geant, the redoubtable Hunk An­ the Army and Navy Legion of Valor . . . Boeing Aircraft has an­ he did. Almost from the start he attention. derson, who on occasions was nounced a new "most versatile fighter in the world." gave his squads the finest spirit, I recall the night before an about as.easy to handle as a Ben­ The battle over UNRRA rages in Washington, despite the fact year after year, that I have seen. Army-Notre Dame game in New gal tiger or a Numidian lion. that millions of anti-fascists in Europe, who could be saved by this It wasn't so much a matter of York. Army's scout for Notre Something like. 80 of his players agency, face death from cold and starvation. All of which seems gameness, which most football Dame games 'filed this report to left Notre Dame to coach at other of little concern to the well-fed and comfortable Washington law­ colleges. makers. But if wasn't so much the Notre INTERNATIONAL Dame shift or any other part ..of Chief European Munitions Maker Gustav Krupp has been the Rockne system that such declared too ill to Stand trial as a war criminal. U. S. Prosecutor poaches as Frank Thomas, Harry Justice Jackson has . proposed that his son stand trial instead. The Mehre, Elmer Layden, Buck British, arguing against any further delays, demand that the father Shaw, Jimmy Crowieyi Harry be tried in, absentia . . . King Farouk of Egypt stated his country ftN THE RXTTSTEPS Studreher, Rip MilTsr, and is determined to force withdrawal of British troops from that coun­ muiy others carried to their MlDPLEWElGHT try. Egypt was "neutral" when Britain had her back to the wall, teams. It was more the Rodcne GREATS AJOWOOMES with Rommel's troops threatening Suez and overrunning Egypt. dontribution in the' way of omANOTHER KAYO Efforts to end the undeclared civil war were more hopeful dition, spirit and sniarineSs. X ARTiSr-WoRTHy as the Democratic League of China won Nationalist and communist have seen many slightly chtmb SLJCCESSOR agreement to convene the Political Consultative Council ... In Java, football teams. 1 never saw a British warships and airplanes attacked Indonesian positions and KBrcHELAnpPliCKEf diunb Notre Dame team that I Indian troops extended control to Northern Surabaya. /A' WALKER. can now recall. A fourteen year old Filipino boy upset a prosecution key point It is for these and other reasons in the war crime trial of Jap General Tomoyuki Yamashita as he that I rank Rockne on top when called damaging testimony against the General, a lie . . . Further it comes to his influence upon the denial of USSR Premier Stalin's "illness" came from Sochi, where game — not only when he was he is said to be vacationing but not ill . . . Myoshio Shiga, Japanese alive, but 14 years after his death. communist leader, called Hirohito a war criminal who should stand ^ trial for his part-in the Pearl Harbor action . . . Yugoslavian voters BEST FOOTBALL SECTION are said to switching -support from Marshal Tito. Instead of the The football query m.ost often 100% Tito vote, predictions are now for 95%. asked by servicemen is this: New Zealand labor was seen as bidding for more control of "Which section of the country that country's economy, as Labor Party President James Roberts ^ INTH6IRTWOBSHTS turns out the strongest football declared it time for labor to implement "cooperative ownership" FRBPDie cocHRAfje,v/areR teams, taking a general average of industry . . . Belgium Socialist Premier Achille van Acher won HAD RoGKY otrrpo»f*ma> year after year?" %vdte of confidence, ending a two day attempt by Royalists to <30f^k& A/JD ROCKV / The only answer we could of­ oust his government . . . The French planned to deport some 1,200 K0\> HIM iNTHE neAJTH SglMfiMflg. fer was that it is the Midwest. "fascists" from Tunisia to Italy . . . Spain's Foreign Legion has When you have « section year swelled by induction of 40,000 Germans, who were chased into after year that can turn out such Franco's territory by the French Forces of'the Interior during the^" teams as Notre Dame, Michigan, freeing of France . . . Meanwhile, support of Franco's government Minnesota, Ohio State, Illinois, continued from many sources in the democracies . . . Although the YCAf^SAGoAS Wisconsin, Iowa, yOu liavo a mass French are considered far from agreement on the formation of a new Boef of gridiron talent that ie hard Cabinet, General DeGaulle's selection as head of the state" was conSIU LOS IM7-45 sid.erfed certain. to beat. •'» * * �• ••v?| Ij Friday, November 16. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SS Alcoa Pioneer SS Pepperell (Paid off in Mobile) (Paid off in New York) L. B. Brown T. J. Kurki D. B. Fussell Z. P. Harrington J. Hodo R. H. Moore W. Rickey R. S. Buckley F. Jeter n E. Teter J. Hodo ...$ 1.00 1.00 l.OQ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1,00 Total $12.00 N. F. Dempsey A. Swiderski T. McConnell Stevens T. R. Bourgue P. Carihert R. Woodward F. J. Kornfiend R. L. Windham G. Griffin F. J. Greavers R. T. Smith E. M. Himes $1.00 -2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 —.. 2.00 2.00 Total SS Cody Victory $21.00 SS H^rt Crane (Paid off in New York) SS Howser Eye SS B. Williams SS Cody Victory SS Aiken Victory (Paid off in New York) 1,00 $ 2.Q0 J. Schlereth J. Cisiecke $ 2.00 2.00 2.00 J. F. Tates (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) 2,00 2.00 R. T. Prader $ 2.00 L. S. Merrill Total $ 2.00 $ 2.00 2.00 Grad Perry 2.00 L. E. Bergman R. Merritt 2.00 J. S. Schwippel 2.00 2.00 2.00 C. McCarty SS E. WHEELOCK 2.00 W. Sweetner 2.00 5.00 W. Cahill 1.00 W. West (Paid off in New York) E. M. Flesher 2.00 J. Winderweedle 2.00 1.00 G. E. Arthur; J. Rwacuk, $1.00; 1.00 Total $43.00 E. O. Rose, $2.00; Felix Vito, Total $ 8.00 1.00 Total _.......$ 8.00 $1.00; A. J. Lowery, $2.00; John 1.00 DONATIONS TURNED INTO Tuallo, $1.00; J. N. NeUe, 2.00; 2.00 M. Myerger, $1.00; A. W. Longuet, (Paid off in New York) NEW YOHN BRANCH (Paid off in New York) 1.00 $1.00; R. D. Steele, $1.00; C. Davis, $ 2.00 $ 1.00 H. M. Scaalegaard 1.00 L. Abelson $1.00; W. A. Philip, 2.00; C. O. 2.00 F. Ayala $ 2.00 . 1.00 J. R. Beurgeois 2.00 D. Johnson Gross, $2.00; H. H. Cooper, $1.00; 2.00 Jack Jeffry 2.00 1.00 E. Makila 2.00 G. Fritsch D. W. Michael, $2.00. Total $22,00. E. T. Morais 2.00 J. Gonzalez 2.00 2.00 H. Iliff 1.00 E. B. Miller 2.00 SS KINGS WOSLEY 1.00 E. Bader 1.00 F. Torres. 2.00 L. Lucas 1.00 (Paid off in New York) 1,00 1.00 R. Osol ...... :.... 2.00 J. Groves 1.00 C. E. Ramoz, $2.00; C. Canieve, Total $ 8.00 Total $11.00 1.00 J. Fidalgo 1.00 $2.00; G. Hudson, $2.00. Total 2.00 H. Reivson .. . 1.00 $6.00. .2.00 C. Bensinger 1.00 SS AIKEN VICTORY • 1.00 1.00 N. Atherfon (Paid off in New York) 2.00 A. Smyth 1.00 R. E. Roberts for the crew, 2.00 G. R. Sinclair 1.00 $13.00. SS Topa Topa SS PEPPERALL 1.00 2.00 E. Padilla 2.00 W. Eisenberg 1.00 SS KING WOOSLEY Money is due the following The following men have over­ 2.0Q Dominipk Ravposa 1,00 (Paid off in New York) men: time coming to them: 1.00 D. E. Mills 1,00 J. Remond, 3 hrs.; N. Edmon­ H. B. Goodman, $4.00; L. S. Delander, 9 hrs.; Maney, 6 hrs.; 2.00 R. Collins 1.00 Thomas, $4.00; W. H. Lowe, $4.00. son, 3 hrs.; J. Elliott, 3 hrs.; D. 1.00 Greaves, 10% hrs.; Laas, 13 hrs.; 2.00 W. Zettel Total $12.00. Merchant, 2 hrs.; W. Singleton, 2.00 P. Finner 1.00 Baurque, 11% hrs.; Jacobs, 7 hrs.; 2 hrs.; E- Wetzel, 2 hrs.; P. Dries2.00 E. Browser . 1.00 Taylor, 19% hrs.; Blanchette, TOTAL $271.00 sen, 2 hrs.; A. Donohoe, 2 hrs.; G. Van Tassell 1.00 19% hrs.; Smith, 6 hrs.; Cathcart, J. Gressey, 2 hrs.; R. Odes, 2 hrs.; Total $54.00 R. Free ... 2.00 16% hrs.; Dempsey, 16 hrs.; Cobb, Skinner, 1 hr.; J. Flippo, 2 hrs. R. Stump 1.00 4 hrs.; Mosher, 6 hrs.; Windham, Collect at Waterman Steamship W. Lasek ... 1.00 16 hrs.; Woodward, 17 hrs.; Korn- Company Office. L. Fayard 2.00 field, 16 hrs.; Plizynpki, 2 hrs. (Paid off in New York) DEAN EDMUND HORMEL R. Bottomley 2.00 XXX Collect at Calmar SS Co. office. J. Gcdlaway s. $ 8.00 O. P. Smith 2.00 Please contact Attorney Richard SS WILLIAM PATTERSON J. McCpngley 2.00 Antonio Schiavoni 1.00 X, X t, MCanton, 5 Chambers St., N. These men, paid off in Boston, R. Briggs 2.00 J. J. Doyle 1.00 Y. C. regarding your case against October 1, have money due: S. Diryackie 2.00 D. Shea SS BENJ. WJLit-IAMS 2.00 the Calmar Line. Zac Lewisch, 56 hrs.; Pedro H. Dittmer 2.00 A. Goyke 2.00 The following men have money De La Cruz, 42 hrs.; Gabiel GabXXX M, L. Piegrine 2.00 Ralph A. Kott 1.00 due: ling, 42 hrs.; John Twyman, 28 J. Hartman 2.00 W. J. Honel 1.00 JOSEPH BUCKLEY , C. F. Jones 2.00 A. Dorman Dougherty, 1 hr.; Sontapn, 1 hrs.; Daniel Alexander, 28 hrs.; 1.00 Archibald Volkert, 28 hrs.; LinContact H. C. Roch, Jr., in J. J. McAtee 2.00 W. Kahl 1.00 hr.; Suna, 1 hr.; Teitgen, 1 hr.; zie Ledbetter, 14 hrs.; Gustavo. New York, or write c/o Charles C. E. Mayo, Jr. 2.00 J. Paine 1.00 Montaya, 3 hrs.; Williams, 3 hrs.; Folentino, 14 hrs. SandwaU, Apt. 2J, 555 W. 156th A. H. Gentile 1.00 H. Miller 1.00 Jonas, 14 hrs.; Goldback, 10 hrs.; Collect at Bull Line Office. St., New York, N. Y. R. T. Giimour 2.00 V. Widder 1.00 Slater, 4 hrs.; Eames, 14 hrs.; Graham, 8 hrs.; Ward, 29% hrs. C. T. Stephens 1.00 J. Suver 1.00 Collect at Calmar SS Co. office. E. Esterline 1.00 1.00 W. Ulrich X P X 51 Beaver St. NEW YORK 1.00 HAnover 2-2784 J. Burgois BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. C. Kleeberg 1.00 SS HAGERSTPWN VICTORY Liberty 40S7 1.00 Paid off in New York, October SS JOHN HENRY John Byrne 9.43 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. R. Borchard Caivert 4539 R. Black 1,00 26th, 1945. All members of stew­ Voyage No. 1 James Doughty 9.23 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. W. Pieper 1.00 ards department who had dis­ Walter Ribbentrop 4.82 Lombard 7651 (Laid off at Baltimore) 1.00 puted overtime at the payoff, can NORFOLK 25 Commercial Pi. R. Irish 19.99 F. Keaveny $15.10 Joseph N. Kenney 4-1083 R. Satterfield 1.00 collect money due them at Calmar M. L. Wyser Lewis O. Brothers 23.00 .-. 3.33 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. 1.00 Steamship Company office. Canal 3336 J. Van-Thoor 9.68 L. A. Halbrook 6.27 Stanley R. Greenridge SAVANNAH . 220 East Bay St. G. Mullen 1.00 Joseph M. Gentry 12.90 3-1728 SS LOU GEHRIG 1.00 % X X Roy D. Brothers 14.64 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. N. Berger Voyage No. 1 2-1754 A. Nordgren 1.00 William Robinson 19.74 .SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon R. Davidson SS LOU GEHRIG (Laid off about 4/16/43 in N. Y.) Percy Piggott 1.00 16.01 San Juan 1885 1.00 The following men have oyer- Thaddeas J. Niedzielak ....$117.50 Philip Heon GALVESTON 305% 22nd St. V. Mastrota 95 2-8043 George A. Jones 10.00 1.00 for extra meals. G. Jesberger RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SS JAMES G. BLAINE SS JOHN DAVENPORT 1,00 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. D. Arscott Jack Wright, Paul Curtis, H. Voyage No. 1 (Voyage No. 1) . 1,00 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. C. Lefeber Tucker, T. Arrago, D. Snyder, B. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumsido St. E. Tuma (Laid off about 5/5/43 in N. Y.) Thomas McConbray ...$ 1.80 1,00 R. Williams. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Harold Scibbe $136.10 1,00 A. Casola ..J HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. SS JOSIAH BARTLETT James Reid 117.50 1,00 » » & BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. W. Gallagher (Voyage No. 1) 1.00 Albert Lindsay 117.50 CiyCAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. R, Middlelon SS PHILIP THOMAS SO. CHICAGO . . .9137 So. Houston Ave. Corriere 2.00 Chester Gautreau 6.72 W. Sheffield $81.24 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. The following men have extra Eugene Dakin 8.37 E. Di Pietri 10.00 W. Hitman 9.90 DETROIT 1038 Third St. meal pioney coming at 35c a meal. 2,00 Joseph E. Trudeau 6.65 J. Baslar E. R. Cotreau 11.80 .DULUTH ....531 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. R^ Slrahdly 7.17 K. Karlson Francis E. McGillicuddy, Juan Michgel Galicchio 2.53 1,00 VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. W. Specter 4.82 R. E. Sylvester LOO hopez, Nicholas Harris, Albert Herbert W. Haas 2.53 LOO Hogle, John McGinnip, John Rus- Arthur W. Mansfield ....... 17.96 J. West E. Siasor 2.53 •••-• JACKSONVILLE .020 22.64 A. Marshall kewitz, Robert Marasco, Anthony Arthur M. Leonard 2.53 Joseph Saunders .................. 9.98 J. F. HaU 2.53 .$59,00 Colangelo. Total J. C. Turner N. L. Gofford L. R. Hendricks James H. Laird R. D. Thompson R. S. Turman B. Stalsworth L. J. Lambelin W. Patterson H. M. Aldridge ' LeRoy Eckhoff J. Blackburn H. Taylor J. W. Cisky R. L. Kerchner J. L. Millner P. H. Tansler A. Titler C. O. Sigana I. H. French W.C.Scott. F. Schumack F. Mateo E. Rhodes R. A. McCoy C. M. Wagenfer G. Bush W. A. Hall p. B. Schaifler N. Durham Robert A. hoyfxy A. Mortel Leon Grangnord SS Herman Melville SlU HALLS MONEY DUE PERSONALS —Unclaimed Wages— Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc. 'i • "^(1 m I i ; r: �THE Page Twelve ALL IN FAVOR This is the way it is done in a democratic orgaxiization. These are SIU members voting for a balloting committee, one of which is elected daily from the floor to ^supervise the day's voting for Union officers. Incidentally, HAVE YOU VOTED YET? . Profits Rose Four Times As Much As Workers' Wages During War WASHINGTON — It will take a substantial wage increase all around to give American work­ ers their rightful share of the in­ come gains achieved by the United States during the war. Facts to support this contention are marshalled in the November issue of the AFL Monthly Survey. During the years from 1939 to 1945, the AFL publication reports, "Corporation profit rose four times as much as the average worker's income, and corporation earnings on net worth rose more than three times as much. (All these in­ creases are before taxes. All groups are subject to heavy taxa­ tion.)" "We ask," the AFL statement goes on, "that the, scores be even­ ed up and that our income be in­ creased in proportion to our in­ creasing productivity which was never compensated. During the war, workers' increased produc­ tivity resulted in an increase in corporation profits before taxes from $5,460 million in 1939 to $24,900 million in 1944, but our wage rates v/ere frozen and we did not share proportionately in this increase. Today our average yearly in­ come is cut back from $2,300 in 1944 to $1,900. At today's prices it costs $2,800 a year to support a family of four at a health and efficiency level of living. Of the 20 major groups of manufactur­ ing industries, not one pays an average wage high enough to support a family at this level, and in eight industry groups, the average wage is not even enough to provide a family of four with a bare subsistence living stand­ ard. "An income of $1,900 at today's high prices places us below the living standard we had at the time of Pearl Harbor." Meanwhile industry's profits as a whole are well maintained this year, and forecasts for 1946 show that if reconversion proceeds as expect­ ed, American companies will earn substantial profits next year. And with the excess profits tax lifted, corporation profits after taxes are expected to be higher than at any other time in history ... "There is only one way for­ ward. That is for management and labor to lay the facts on the table in collective bargaining and agree immediately on the largest wage increase the company con­ cerned can pay. To increase wage rates in accord with increased productivity is not inflationary for the volume of output is raised. This is the only way industry can restore- balance and create a demand for goods large enough to assure expanding production and steady profits." SEAFARERS Friday, November 16, 1945 LOG Still Plenty Of Work To Bo Done, Says Volunteer S i U Organizer Among the many young and militant SIU members who are sailing Isthmian ships as volun­ teer organizers is John Arabacz who has just completed a trip on the 88 Marine Fox. The ship, largest of the Isth­ mian fleet, carries a crew of more than a hundred men, and Johnny reports that a large number of them have - signed SIU pledge cards. He points out, however, "There is lots of work to be done in the Isthmian fleet. The number of disgruntled NMU men alone is enough to cause a problem for an organizer. They are so ,dissat­ isfied with their outfit, that their talk against it is hurting the chances of organizing the men in­ to any union. "While it's" true that most Isth­ Volunteer organizer Johnny Arabacz of the Marine Fox writes mian men like the Seafarers, his report on Isthmian progress for the Log. these guys are spreading poison; which means there's still a big found this condition to exist them better conditions, better job to be done in carrying the amopg some of the crews, there wages and real union represen­ story of real unionism, as rep­ can be no doubt that the Isthmian tation. f resented by the SIU, to all the men are continuing their ever­ This means that SIU men are growing acceptance of the SIU making the organizing drive Isthmian seamen." Although Johnny Arabacz has as an organization that will get their personal concern and are talking SIU wherever they go. What about you? Are you carrying your share of the load? SIU Way Sells NMU Crew Unionism NEW ORLEANS — From this port comes the not so unusual story of how three militant SIU seamen, though not intending to when they joined the ship, taught an NMU crew a lesson in union­ ism, and let six NMU full bookmembers convince themselves that the Seafarers was a better union by comparing the respec­ tive contracts. Brother Albert Colditz and two other SIU men boarded the SS Hannibal Hamlin in the Philip­ pines. During the voyage were ordered by the Steward to soogie the overheads and messhalls off hours and without overtime. This they refused to do, claiming that SIU ships always paid overtime for such work. Hearing this, the NMU crew members asked to see an SIU agreement and, after read­ ing it, they plainly saw where SIU Member Albert Colditz Seafarers paid more overtime and demanded beUer conditions than ships covered by their agree­ the crew that transportation, in­ cluding subsistence, was $55.00, ments. when in reality it was actually NMU SELLS OUT MEMBERS $64.02 without subsistence. SIU Upon arrival at New Orleans, member Colditz called the NMU the ship's delegate immediately patrolman in front of the ship's called the NMU patrolman but delegate and part of the crew,, he did not arrive until time for and told him to his face that he the payoff four days later. The was selling his members out, and patrolman ^ was told that three proved where the Los Angeles SIU men were trying to organize Tankers had paid $107.02 trans­ the crew. He called Colditz over portation and subsistence from and asked if he was an SIU man. Gulf to Coast port. • "Yes," replied Brother Colditz, "1 COOK SWIPES SOUVENIRS certainly am!" When the ship first docked at According to the articles they had signed, the crew was en­ New Orleans, the Customs came titled to transportation from New aboard and took all contraband Orleans to New York, but the and extra cigarettes, placing them That NMU patrolman denied this. Col­ under government seal. ditz contacted the New Orleans night, the Chief Cook broke the SIU hall immediately he went lock and seal, taking everything ashore, and had Patrolman War? including the crew's souvenirs, ren talk to two NMU men, Al­ and put them in his own locker. bert Winnick and William Hollo- The skipper, Capt. Butts, noti­ way. After discussing their beefs fied the Customs, and they open­ fully, Warren called Lykes Broth­ ed the locker, placing two men ers and the Commissioner, telling aboard the ship and not allow­ them that the-transportation had ing the Chief Cook off the ship. However, the NMU men refused to be paid. The NMU patrolman had told to press the charges, and asked This Isthmian Man Didn't Need, And Didn't Get, High Pressure By HENRY PIEKUTOWSKI I came aboard one of our ships and found a new shipmate de­ ciding whether to stay aboard this old rusty Hog Islander. Well, he finally stayed and, as it is with new and old shipmates, we soon knew this or that about each other. He said he had sailed Army Transports and a few Isthmian ships, and he had a trip card now in the SIU. Well, time went by, weeks and months, in our trip and James Prendergast lived with SIU men and in union conditions. Nobody jumped on his back at any time, screaming unionism, bending his ears with threats or promises. He didn't need, any of that. He lived in it. He received the various benefits. He heard and saw us speak and settle our beefs—and watched our overtime go down in the right manner. Now and then, he asked what the Customs to drop the entire matter. SIX MEN JOIN SIU As a result of the many beefs and poor conditions aboard this ship plus the NMU attempted sellout, six men refused to pay any more money to that phony outfit, and joined the SIU. They had compared contracts and con­ ditions aboard Seafarers' ships with their own, and decided to turn in their old books and join a real union such as the SIU. Brother Colditz and the other Seafarers who organized these formerly misguided men into the SIU deserve a big hand and con­ gratulations for the splendid way they took control of an unhealthy situation and settled it satisfac­ torily. With men like these broth­ ers, the SIU can't lose! it would cost him to join when he came back—which shows that of his own mind he was convinced he should join, and not sneak away from the payoff to sail Army Transports, and in this way save a lot of money. No threats, no promises—here was a guy who went through months of union conditions, union beefs, union men—and joined up at the payoff trustfully and quietly. During the trip he beef­ ed like we all did—about the chow, about the roaches, about this or that bit of overtime.. He and the rest of us made a lot of overtime, and we collected every­ thing. Our eyes were always open and, if words were necessary, we had them ready. What were the good things he saw in this crew? Well, first, he saw them always ready, always beefing, confident, cooperating and honest. And he also saw the force that made all this so strong and busy—^the SIU in the back ground, waiting in the ports for ^ beefs to settle with the chiseling companies, ready to protect all union brothers from overbearing officers, loggings, etc. Yes sir, with the union, you're safe from plenty of bad things, but you have to live the experi­ ment yourself if you don't belieVe there are such things for you. 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Title A name given to the resource November 16, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 46 Description An account of the resource AWAIT NLRB RULING IN ISTHMIAN ELECTION 32 MONTH SEA-TIME MEN NOW ELIGIBLE FOR DISCHARGE MINES STILL MENACE SHIPPING TO ARBITRATE DOCKERS' BEEFS MEETING THE ATTACK SQUIBS C G RED TAPE DELAYS CREWING EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL IN SIU IT WON'T BE LONG THE LOG GETS A BIT OF RECREATION CALLS STEWARD KEY DEPARTMENT SURPLUS SHIPS DISPOSAL BILL NEW GRAVY TRAIN FOR SHIPOWNERS HALT MOVEMENT TO BONEYARDS CREW REPORTS WSA BUNGLING ON THOMAS C. POWERS TALISMAN CREW HOLD BUSINESS LIKE MEETING GEORGE H. DERN CREW TERMED "CREDIT TO UNION" SMITH VICTORY CREW THANKS COLLEGE FOR SHIPBOARD LIBRARY ABERDEEN VICTORY CADET USED TO CHEAT ON OVERTIME CREW COMMENDS INGERSOLL MATE AND CAPTAIN JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR WSA: TEACHING FISH HOW TO SWIM AFL OPPOSES COMPULSORY PEACETIM MILITARY TRAINING MURDER OF POLISH SEAMEN GIVES WARNING TO OTHERS STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE, SAYS VOLUNTEER SIU ORGANIZER PROFITS ROSE FOUR TIMES AS MUCH AS WORKERS' WAGES BURING WAR SIU WAY SELLS NMU CREW UNIONISM THIS ISTHMIAN MEN DIDN'T NEED, AND DIDN'T GET, HIGH PRESSURE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11-16-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d87dc8344221155ff9a4f51a8fa7c815.PDF e1c99f9736e37184753834439e01c158 PDF Text Text IH Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1945 HIGHEST IN THE INDUSTRY No. 45 Seafarers Overthrows WSA Medical Program educational program being car­ ried on by the Seafarers Log in carrying out the membership man­ date regarding an expanded edu­ cational and publicity program. The invincibility of militant union action was clearly^pogitjon. That was the fact that demonstrated this week as company after company fell the WSA examining board had in line with the Seafarers' boycott of the WSA Medical been a bottleneck since its inDivision resulting in a resounding victory for the Union, ception. They refused, however, the working seamen and the American taxpayer. ^^o withdraw their support of the outfit that had provided a hidden, The War Shipping Administra-»tion together with some of the by the Sailors Union of the Pa­ but vicious, blackball system for shipowners used every tactic and cific. On October 24th the SIU device, in their attempts to de­ On one of the arguments even feat the stand taken by the SIU the shipowners found little room membership went on record branding the War Shipping membership, and later endorsed for disagreement with the Union's Administration's Medical Di­ vision as an anti-labor instru­ ment of the operators, and an unnecessary drain upon the taxpayers. It also criticized the WSA for iimeficiency and declared that the agency was seeking to perpetuate itself into the postwar period. The rapid pace of the Isthmian organizational drive A motion passed unani­ continued this week, as increasing evidence pointed to mously by the New York strong SIU support from Isthmian men. This support con­ Branch enjoined any member tinues to pile up as affairs approached a climax, with the from reporting to the WSA machinery of the National Labor Relations Board being Medical Division for exami­ called into action to determine* nation. the collective bargaining agency 9 (c) of the National Labor Re­ The Seafarers contended lations Act. for the company's employees. that the agreements called Very truly yours, for examination by a com­ Last week the Log stated that John McAuliffe, pany doctor, and the WSA a consent election had been re­ President was accused of having the quested from Isthmian. In an­ taxpayers pay the cost for the swer to that request, the Seafar­ This action now means that a ers are in receipt of a letter from preliminary hearing will be held shipowners. before an NLRB examiner in or­ the company. der to determine whether the SIU use against organized seamen. The Isthmian Company's letter has enough pledge cards to war­ South Atlantic, Waterman, dated November 2, reads as fol­ rant an election being held. FolOverlakes, Moran Towing, Amerlows: (Continued on Page 12) (Confinued on Page 12) Dear Sirs: In Germany, Italy, and all other countries which were, in some cases still are, under a dictator's heel, democratic labor unions were the first organizations to be seized and destroyed. Labor men were tortured, imprisoned, and killed to prevent their opposition (Continued on Page 4) Your letter of October 30, 1945, has been received. We are of the opinion that the most satisfactory way to deter­ mine the bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel employed by us on our vessels is to make use of the machinery set up for that purpose pursuant to Section riii I Strong SIU Swing Marks Isthniian Drive Voting For Union Officers Continues At New High Pace Continuing at a record breaking pace since opening day, the an­ nual election of officers for the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic and Gulf District, entered the second week of the sixty-day voting period with the expecta­ tion that the 1946 elections will surpass all previous records for membership participation in an SIU election. Members commented favorably on the idea of picture posters be­ ing placed in conspicuous spots at all polling booths to serve as memory-jogging supplements to the names appearing on the elec­ tion ballots, and to further iden­ tify these candidates. - With thirty one positions rang­ ing from Patrolmen, Agents, to Secretary-Treasurer to be filled, the voters have fifty one candi­ dates to choose from. Those meinbers who voluntarily serve on the Election Committee, after being democratically elect­ ed, deserve strong praise for will­ ingly fulfilling their obligations as union members. V According to the reports reach­ ing the Log office from the dif­ ferent ports, the SIU membership is taking a greater interest in this election than in any previous one. This is due mainly to the active unions, despite their fine promises of a $200 basic monthly wage, have kowtowed to the operators in the hope of grabbing a few crumbs to pacify their members and justify their existence. The agreement, which was ne­ gotiated by Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk and Norfolk Agent Ray White, will establish a new mark for maritime organizations to shoot for, and creates a step­ ping stone for a nationwide scale of $200 monthly for all seamen. In his report. Hawk states, " . . . the Seafarers International .7' 1.1 1 Anti-Union Laws Face Labor WASHINGTON — While increasing evidence piled up from all sides last week to prove that industry as a whole is well able to pay substantial wage increases without boosting prices, and President Truman himself approved such a step, the chances for a voluntary wage rise by the employers seem a bleak impossibility. As the operators in the major industries set themselves on rec­ ord as opposed to wage increases, Union has once again produced crying poverty in the face of for its membership in realities war-swollen profits and the tre­ and not lip service such as the mendous tax reductions voted National Maritime Union has them by a friendly Congress, been serving to its members . . . [President Truman warned Labor Seamen, on a nationwide- scale, at the current Labor-Managjecan rest assured that if it is at all ment Conference that strikes possible to get seamen $200 a must be dropped as a weapon. In month, it will be the Seafarers addition, the strong anti-labor International Union that will pro­ bloc in Congress is pressing for severe legislation that would defduce first." The four tugboat operators are intely curb the unions' ability to Eastern Transportation Company, face the industrialist on even Western Transportation Company terms. Martin Marine Transportation High government officials, in­ Company and the Dougherty cluding the President, and union's Company, all of Norfolk, Va. (Continued on Page 4) SIU Gets Tugboatmen Record Pay NEW YORK—The highest base pay for seamen anywhere in the world was gotten for employees of four Norfolk, Virginia, tugboat companies by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union after negotia­ tions that were just completed. The wage scale under the newly signed agreement will get for all ABs, Oilers, and/or Firemen $220 a month, an increase of $75 a month over the basic rate. In this way, and with very lit­ tle publicity, the SIU has pro­ duced a new high in seamen's wages, while other maritime 1^: m �-4* « Page Two THE SEAFARERS lOG Friday, November 9, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At SI Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 4. S. * i HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - v- - - - President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W,, Washington, D. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N, Y., uiider the Act of August 24, 1912. >267 By Any Other Name President Truman has declared that his plan for en­ rolling the nation's youth into compulsory military training is not conscription. Regardless of what he calls it, obviously it means that young men, who should be getting an education in the ways of democracy and peace, will be drafted to learn mil­ itary dictatorship and the art of killing their fellow men. Nobody who is convinced that we need a large killing force in order to maintain peace will care what name the President gives to conscription. In the same way, those who are convinced that such military power leads to war, and that another war will leave only a world of shambles, are opposed to conscription regardless of name. The AFL, as has the rest of the labor movement, has informed the President of its opposition to conscription, and pointed out that America's productivity is the greatest defense against foreign aggression. Some of the questions the opponents of conscription are asking must be embarrassing to high quarters. Just who are the prospective enemies we must arm against? If they are known, why are we waiting for them to create another war machine? Is it possible that our diplomats are planning, or expecting, war with one of our present allies? Are we admitting that efforts to establish permanent peace have already failed? And, what has become of the oft-repeated boast that "American technology and industrial capacity won the war? Americans have a right to know. ^ ^ Have You Voted Most observers who know the labor movement in this country are agreed that the year 1946 will be a crucial one for the American workers. That they are correct in their thinking is clearly dem­ onstrated by the stirring and alarming stories reported in •the daily newspapers. Undoubtedly there is a showdown brewing in Labor-Management relationship, and the de­ mands of organized labor will require expert statesmanship on the part of its leaders if they are to be won. The Seafarers International Union is part of this great struggle, and the officers who will lead it during this period will have to know that they have the wholehearted back­ ing and support of the membership. They cannot know this unless the count shows that every eligible member has cast his ballot in the elections, and their election to office is the popular will of the entire organization. More than ever before the importance of having a yote and using it faces each and every individual in the SIU. The very future of the Union and of the individual member is being molded at the polling booths. HAVE YOU VOTED YET? Fin a I Dispatch Despite threats from state of­ ficials, more than 200 members of the Louisville police force have joined together to charter Police Officials Local Union No. 448 of the AFL State, County and Muni­ cipal Workers Union. 4* 4> 4^ The first week of the conven­ tion of the International Associa­ tion of Machinists (AFL) was de­ voted to the framing of a mili­ tant program. Resolutions adopt­ ed included demands for: 1. A general increase in wages to offset the loss in take-home pay. 2. A 35-hour week, without re­ duction in take-Home pay, with its ultimate objective a SO-houf week. 3. Rigid enforcement of price and rent controls. 4. Action on the stalled bills dealing with the human side of reconversion: $25 Unemployment insurance; 65 cent an hour mini­ mum wage; severance pay; ex­ panded social security program, etc. President Harvey Brown blast­ ed the GM plan for a 45 hour work week; against which all la­ bor is united. 4> 4. 4> The Steelworkers Union is tak­ ing a strike vote in protest against the operators refusal to meet the union's demand for a $2 a day pay rise. Research discloses that two of the largest companies— U. S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel —have the highest assets of their history. 4 A- 4> Organized labor in Alabama is unitfed in condemning the op­ eration of that state's unemploy­ ment compensation. Workers are forced to take cheap employ­ ment—often at $10 a week—or lose their jobless pay. 4 4 4 The NLRB will report in about three or foUr weeks on the right of foremen to join labor unions. Meanwhile, the employ­ ers are whipping up a vicious campaign to influence public opinion against it, by the way of paid newspaper advertisements and unpaid press propaganda. 4 4 4 The Auto Workers Union are broadening their offensive against the major car makers. They have voted to strike if the companies do not meet their demands for a thirty per cent raise, which they claim can be met without raising car prices. General Motors of­ fered a 6 per cent increase, if the men work 45 hours a week, which the Auto Workers turned down. Against the threat to up auto WALTER LeBON Book Number 1481 Died in Philadelphia, August 18th. Joined SIU in December, 1939. ALBERT E. SHANNON Book Number 1956 Died in Noi'folk September 10th. Joined SIU in December, r 1938. WILLIAM MARTIN Book Number 1452 Died in Norfolk, March 25th. Joined SIU in December, 1938. MELVEL STROUD Book Number 38101 Died in (Galveston September 14th. Joined SIU in March 1945. IVAN S. LEWIS Book Number 24912 Died in New York Septem'^er 6th. Joined SIU in March 1943. RAMON BURGIS Book Number 28569 Died in New York August 17th. Joined SIU in October 1941. prices, the union threatened 1 sue CPA to keep the prices \.here they are. 4 4 4 Despite police brutality, the picketline in front of the SKF ballbearing plant continued. The strike of more than 3,000 steelworkers went on into the second month. SKF has applied to the courts for an injunction to stop' the picketing, and has sued the union for 2 million dollars. The company is long famous for its ^ anti-labor activities and its al­ leged Nazi tieups. �Friday. November 9, 1945 THE SEAFARERS Page Three LOG Warns Of Chiseling Operators By J. P. SHULER NEW YORK — Shipping in the gaining their demands by strik­ partment. These men should be Port of New York picked up some ing, if necessary, rather than be­ elected or appointed in time to this week. Although it isn't as ing pushed around by the em­ check all shipping cards of every good as it has been in the past, it ployer until the employer had a man shipping aboard the ships. looks like it is about normal for strong enough advantage to force They should do this in order to protect themselves from a bunch the reconversion period. There a lockout. were 22 ships paying off this It is well to remember that of freeloaders or dock-hired week—a number of them from every gain made by the seamen stooges that might be slipped on very short trips. The Victory was made through job action, or the ships at the last minute where troopers are making a round trip because the companies knew that the ships are having a hard time By PAUL HALL of about three weeks now. the seamen were in power to ex­ getting crews because the com­ There were 23 ships signing on, ecute job action. If the member­ panies are attempting to chisel on The Seafarers Log started out last week with putting out an most of them in the last couple ship of the SIU maintains the wages and conditions. With this "Overseas Digest." This edition is a condensed form of the regular of days due to the fact that the stand which they have taken at precaution, the SIU will be able Seafarers Log and will be mailed first class to every SIU ship every companies were trying to force this time, we will always hold our to keep its ships sailing with SIU week. The purpose of this is to furnish all.Seafarers members, as the members to pass the Medical wages and conditions, even if it men on her, thereby protecting quickly as possible, all of the current happenings with the maritime jobs for the membership and Examiners at 107 Washington takes job action. industry. keeping a bunch of phony free­ Street. It seems, at least, that we This Digest is not to be confused with the regular issues of the CHECK CREW loaders from sabotaging every­ Log because they are being mailed regularly as before by second have eliminated this evil from On each ship that sails, there thing that has been gained by our the shipping industry so far as class mail to each Seafarers ship. This Overseas Digest should be passed among the crew for reading, and then posted on the bulletin the SIU is concerned. All com­ should be delegates for each de­ fight. board in the messroom on each ship. Sending these Digest's by panies are now taking their men without insisting that they go ^ first class mail will guarantee a speedier delivery. through this blackball agency. DON'T FORGET TO VOTE CAST YOUR VOTE By LOUIS GOFFIN The day to day record of the number of votes cast in last year's Balloting opened up here General Election of the Seafarers is being broken every day in the Thursday, November .1, and ap­ Riding down south for a couple bait. We who have seen Red current 1946 General Election. The membership is showing a healthy parently this will be a record of weeks of sunshine, we found Army soldiers standing guard interest in this balloting, and very few book men aye going through year for the number of ballots time to relax and have a good over women stevedores; or the in­ any SIU ports without casting their ballot. All crews, as soon as cast. The men are cooperating look at the countryside through efficiency of the political promo­ possible, when docking in any port where there is an SIU hall, should wonderfully in forming balloting tion set-up; or the ships that took which we were traveling. make it their business to get to the Union hall immediately so they committees, and Jhere is always almost a month to unload when too can vote. REMEMBER, A GOOD UNION MAN ALWAYS a committee operating from 9 to We were conscious of Jhe dif­ 5 in the Port of New York. There ference between this free and the same job could have been VOTES! isn't a job on the ballot that democratic way of doing things done in New York in three days; ISTHMIAN MEN AID DRIVE doesn't have a candidate this year. and the way of life in the total­ are not likely to accept the com­ munist version of what is hap­ There is no need to go into great detail here regarding the That's something that hasn't hap­ itarian countries. Although the train crossed sev­ pening in their workers' paradise. Isthmian Organization Drive, and the petitioning by the SIU fqy an pened in the past few years. election within that fleet. One point, however, which has not been It is well to remember that the eral state boundries, never once A preview of the communist brought out in previous stories is one which, in itself, is a measure men on the ballots this year will were we asked to show more than system can be had by looking at by which to judge the interest of Isthmian seamen in the SIU— be the representatives through our railroad ticket, and it occur­ the unions they dominate and that is the large number ©f Isthmian seamen up and down the coast the year 1946, and now is the red to us that the same ride in run. The NMU is a good, or bad, ^ applying for membership in the Seafarers, as soon as it was made time for every man to make his the Soviet Union would require example of them. The NMU com­ public that the SIU had petitioned their company for an election. choice. So, if you are on a ship, special permits from the commis­ missars do the talking, the mem­ However, the best part about these men applying for books take time off to go to your local sars, police cards, passports and bership sits and listens. The com­ many other means of identifica­ missars do the agitating, the is the fact that most of all of fhem announced the intention not of Union hall and vote. membership must do the fighting. tion. getting a book to sail in SIU contracted ships, but rather to stay in LET'S SHOW THEM Looking at the various cities, Isthmian SS Company fleets and assist the Seafarers in their drive. More and more, every day, let­ COMMIES COME FIRST The desire of these men for union representation is marked. This ters come in from members on towns and villages we felt that spirit shown by these men as a result of our petitioning should be different ships complaining about America, for all its faults, it anti- The communist unions use the a great factor in the guaranteeing of a successful conclusion to this the chiseling tactics of the mates labor press and radio, its fascist- rank and file as pawns in a much minded reactionaries, was indeed greater game of political intrigue. drive. and engineers. There is no bet­ a much more pleasant place for a They operate on the basis that ter time than now to show these man to be. the communists need the mem­ END OF MEDICAL PROGRAM bums that we do not intend to be bership instead of the member­ Several of the contracted operators of the Seafarers have in­ pushed around by them, and to THEY'VE SEEN IT ship needing their union. tensified their squawking about the Medical Program boycott as show the operators that in order Although much of the commun­ In exactly the same way, the put into effect by the Seafarers. For instance, Mississippi SS Co. to keep their ships sailing that ist propaganda in this, country Soviet Union operates on the refused to accept for several days any man who had not first cleared they must live up to the agree­ has been swallowed by the staybasis that its citizens are neces­ X the WSA Medical Officers in the Port of New York. However, within ments. at-homes, very few seamen who sary only to preserve the com­ the past few days, it appears that the opposition from all operators, For once. Labor has beaten In­ have had the experience of a trip munist regime. Little thought, if including Mississippi, to the SIU position is now broken. dustry to the bat and has started or two to Russia will fall for the any, is given to the idea that the Most of these operators are now having doctors sent sti-aight state must serve the people. aboard ship to examine the crew members. The membership to be successful in carrying out their desires in closing this fink program We note that the NMU has now must, however, be on guard. Each man should make it his job to demanded that the government see to it that none of his shipmates clears through this Medical set-up. Although he's only a compara­ He says it is a little hard to use all ships to bring troops back This dispute, by the time this edition of the Log is out, should tive newcomer to the Seafarers, stir some of the new boys out of to America and stop the practice be well towards being finished, and if the Seafarers' members hold Brother G. W. Duncan, the deck their apathetic attitude towards of putting profitable freight runs , as tight on this beef as they have on other beefs, then there is delegate on the SS Tonto, is well unionism, because so many of before the needs of the veterans. , no question but what the beef will be won. Once again the commies have qualified to present the cause of them are temporary seamen and seized a worthy cause for their the SIU to the men aboard the take no pains to conceal the fact. ESSO MEN ASK ORGANIZATION own selfish motives. If they had ship. "Many of them, especially those attacked the government program The Seafarers Log, which has recently started being mailed into Esso ships has resulted in the Seafarers getting many communica­ Writing of a shipboard meet­ from farms, come aboard with an for unselfish reasons it would ing he says, "It was called when anti-union attitude firmly im­ make a wonderful story. Know­ tions from members of those vessels. we had things settled down after planted in their minds by the ing them as we do, we can see the For the benefit of those SIU members who are not familiar with this outfit, this is the Standard Oih Company of New Jersey, a leaving port. There was a full at­ press and popular magazines." true picture. These men innocently believe tanker outfit and one which the NMU has campaigned in several tendance." SOLD OUT . times for elections and went through numerous elections for collec­ Reporting that SIU literature that the conditions under which tive bargaining rights to secure a contract with Esso. In each of and the Log were passed out, he they work and live were created During the war they were these attempts, the NMU was defeated quite badly. For instance, says, "The RMO boys were es­ by benevolent shipowners, ac­ America's number one fink agency. The war hysteria which in the last election they lost at the rate of approximately 3 to 1 to pecially invited and we had much cording to Duncan. pleasure in explaining the bene­ "They tend to view with disbe­ made that role fairly popular the company union. The number of communications coming in from Esso men shows fits of unionism to them and lief the picture drawn for them among the weaker elements has that a good percentage of these men in that fleet would like very pointing out the improvements of shipboard conditions when passed on. Now the commies are much for the Seafarers to expand their organizational activities the SIU had brought about." the seamen were left to the ten­ in disfavor for having sold out to into that company. BAD CONDITIONS der mercies of the shipowners." the bosses. The Seafarers Organizing Committee is now surveying this He adds that, until three years But Duncan said that this was The popular move with the field and no doubt will come up shortly with recommendations to ago, he had never sailed on an not true of all the younger ele­ public today is to get the service­ .. that effect. Of course, it will be necessary for the Organizing Com­ American ship. Before 1942, he ment. "There are some," he men back fast. Besides, they hope mittee to take steps and measures to guarantee that in the event was "eating food which had been writes, "who seem to want to to attract the returning seiwicethe SIlTdoes expand into that field, that it will in no way or manner carried forward in open mess kits, continue as seamen during peace men to their cause. If they can interfere with the amount of effort that is being expended into in all weather, by stand-by men. time. These boys are willing lis­ attract these veterans to their i party line, they will then have a [#? Isthmian SS Co. We, should have a report within the near future I was drawing water from a teners and able learners. iDS to the Organizing Committee's findings and recommendations pump (when it wasn't locked); "We are all doing oui* best," he, real political toe-hold on the Am­ erican people. and washing out of a bucket..." concludes. regarding Esso. ' On Guard To Keep America Free ii iV'l Newcomer Does Good Job Onlonto til �•i--. i,0.5.v.-:,''' * ' :-'n^r. THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG The Secretary-Treasurer Reperts The By JOHN HAWK Norfolk Agent Ray White and I met representatives of four coastwise tug boat companies and negotiated a $75.00 a month increase in the basic wages for each rating. (The monthly wages for ABs, Oilers and/or Firemen on these tugs is $220.00 a month, and is the highest basic wages ever paid seamen in the history of the* ing the unlicensed personnel be­ Maritime Industry. fore. In other words, once again the Seafarers International Union has The President of this company produced for its membership in certainly needs an education, and reality, and not in lip service such if I'm not mistaken he is going to as the National Maritime Union get one. has been serving up to its mem­ BILL OF RIGHTS bership with all their ballyhoo According to latest newspaper about getting their membership reports the "Seamen's GI Bill of $200.00 a month. The seam.en on Rights" has been pigeonholed by a nationwide scale can rest as­ the House Committee on Mer­ sured that if it is at all possible to get all seamen $200.00 a month chant Marine & Fisheries for fur­ it will be the Seafarers Interna­ ther hearings. If the seamen are tional' Union that will produce ever going to get a BI Bill of Rights, we should take action first. now by sending wires to Schuylar ENDS DISCRIMINATION Friday, November 9, 1945 Log Casts A Vote Otis Bland, Chairman of the House Merchant Marine & Fish­ eries Committee, and each mem­ ber of the Committee urging im­ mediate action on H.R. 2346, and to give serious consideration to the Statement of Position of the Seafarers International Union of North America that is before the Committee on this bill. All Branches should be requested to send wires in also, and we should appeal to the American Federa­ tion of Labor to support our po­ sition. Last year's ballots on the gen­ eral election are still in our bal­ lot box and we need this ballot box for the ballots that are being cast on this election. There is no Looking over the poster of the candidates' pictures, to see who's point in keeping these ballots who on the ballot, members in the New York Hall debate the merits any longer, so if there is no ob­ of the various candidates. jection from the membership I will have them destroyed. The action taken by the mem­ bership at the last meeting for­ bidding any member of this Union to go to the WSA Medical ployer) while nothing is said of (Continued from Page 1) Center for a physical examina­ generally were in agreement as lockouts on the part of the in­ tion was a very good move, as it to reasons why wage increases dustrialist. has resulted in eliminating them were not only possible, but ab­ Another, more vicious, bill was on all coasts right now as far as solutely necessary to the nation's introduced by Representative F. members of the Seafarers Inter­ prosperity. Edward Hebert (Dem., La.) which national Union is concerned; and would declare strikes as "restraint our action will be instrumental Major factors contributing to of trade." If passed Hebert's bill in the WSA Medical Program go­ this policy are: decreased labor would mean the death of all ing out of business entirely very costs through elimination of unions in America, since a trade shortly, thereby eliminating the overtime at premium rates; down­ union that could not use the discrimination of oldtime seamen grading of workers due to excess strike weapon to oppose industry's and young, militant, union-con­ labor supply; increased worker great economic power would be scious seamen. Several companies productivity, with more in sight; useless to the workingman, and tried to force the Union to re­ industry's huge accumulated prof­ would soon dissolve — which is verse its position by woofing vio­ its, and excellent prospects for what these labor-haters have in lation of contract, and refused to future; elimination by Congress their minds. accept men that were dispatched of excess profits tax, and current to them because they refused to tax relief for recovery of excess go to the Medical center for ex­ profits already paid the govern­ ment. Johhny Marciano, well-known for his activity in the Seafarers, aminations. shows his credentials to the balloting committee, before he is al­ "I am of the opinion that the Admiral Land sent a wire, part lowed to vote. Brother Marciano was the first member to vote in I President has made clear to the of which I quote: "This is to ad­ people of the nation that the the New York Hall. vise you that the War Shipping workers of the country are en­ Administration has no intention (Continued from Page I) of dispensing with this program, titled to an adequate wage in­ or of making exceptions in favor crease," stated AFL President to fascism, communism, and all of any particular union, particul­ "William Green while speaking other isms. (Left) He wants to make sure: arly as long as the War Shipping before the Intl. Association of CAST YOUR VOTE Johnny Weir gives the ballot the Machinists. Administration remains under One of the main reasons why slow scrutiny. He said he want- X any obligation to bring troops HOLD PRICES Allied occupation forces are hav­ ed to be sure before he votes not back from overseas." John P. Frey of the AFL Metal ing so much difficulty in estab­ after. However, the WSA evidently Trades Dept. said, "Wages must lishing democratic labor unions realized that the Seafarers Inter­ I be increased, prices must be held in occupied Europe, is the fact national Union meant business; in check. Management and Labor that these labor men have been and the WSA reversed itself, and I must be equally willing to face eliminated by one means or an­ (Below) And so it goes. The made arrangements for the men the economic facts and be gov­ other. Now it will be necessary membership keeps the committee to undergo physical examinations erned by a genuine willingness to carry on an educational pro­ busy, but they like it. Indications elsewhere. to work out their problems gram perhaps lasting for years are that this year will see a rec­ in order to establish democratic through colective bargaining. ord vote cast for an SIU election. WON'T BUDGE By the way—have YOU voted, "Labor cannot of itself alone European unions. Norfolk Agent Ray White, Pa­ yet? control prices and what takes The Seafarers Log cannot stress trolman Keith Alsop and I had too strongly the fact that this is several meetings with represen­ place in our distributing system," your union. Benefit by the mis­ Frey continued. "But labor is tatives of the Chesapeake Ferry most assuredly on sound ground takes of your brothers in other Company in an attempt to nego­ when it insists that so far as it is parts of the world, and exercise tiate a contract with them. These directly concerned, it will not your democratic privilege of vot­ ferry boats have been tied up go-^ accept a lower real wage, and ing for the candidate of your ing on 3 weeks now, but the choice. Make this a better Amer­ wiU insist upon lower prices." President of that Company still It has. been estimated by the ica by keeping your SIU strong won't budge. The only conces­ AFL statistical staff that the in­ and democratic. sion that he is willing to make is crease in cost of living, from to reduce their present 56 hour January, 1941 until recently, was Irish Dockers Meet week to 48, and then pay time 47 per cent. Therefore, labor's and a half for time worked in ex­ demand for more is justly found­ In Dublin cess of 48 hours. This company ed on facts and figures. The annual Irish Docks Con­ does not even recognize holidays. ference of the Transport and Gen­ ANTI-LABOR BILLS In other words, the men on these ferries have to work the Meanwhile, two moves were eral Workers' Union, took place 4th of July, Christmas day and made in Congress to handcuff the recently in Dublin. Among the every other national holiday, and nation's workers. The House chief problems brought up at the Sundays without extra compen­ Miltary Affairs Committee sub­ sation because the President says mitted amendments to the Smith- meeting were the demands for we have been operating this way Connally Act that would nuUify decasualization of dock labor and for thirty years and he sees no existing union contracts if even the support of the British appli­ reason to change, our ways now. an unauthorized strike took place cation for a substantial increase Of course, they have never had a (even one led by company stooges in the basic wage rates and inxcontract with a Union represent­ and financed secretly by the em­ proved working conditions. Labor Faces Anti-Strike Law Voting Continues At Record Pace �\- Friday. November 9. 1945 HlRE^IVHi ITHIirK m THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Saga Of The Pride Of Ras Tanura By "GUM GUM" HENRY PIEKUTOWSKI PORT SAID — She's been a hot ship, on a hot trip.*' --ri cc T' 1 T J I 111 1 • drink? He isn't particular about 1 he SS 1 ulsa, now homeward bound, has been dramatic brand! enough with characters and incidents to write a book about, "Horseface" Tommy Hannen indeed. From New York to Philly, and most of the way (the Irish Greek Oiler and ama­ over, we had a shifting cargo of happy roaches and rats. teur Glencannon Engineer) is col­ Informing the Philly hall of thist disgusting situation yielded no a lonely beach for seashell-pickEither the exterminators ^ swim. A Panamanian QUESTION: What can SIU members do to action. were not ordered up for the job, tanker, and an NMU ship were help the Isthmian drive? drafted into the army or were finally restricted, but the Tulsa WALTER W. MUNCH: crew remained in good standing on vacation. It would be a good idea to put and retained their liberty. one or two full book members on However, thanks to our fourAH! THE PINUPS each Isthmian ship to act as vol­ legged hairy sailor, Skippy, a clever dog (accidentally acquired In contrast, Khorramshahr is untary organizers. They know from a Philly saloon) most of the going through a lot of reconver­ the score with respect to the ex­ rats were caught. Indeed, it sion. It's being evacuated by GI's cellent conditions aboard SIU ' shouldn't have happened to a and the last bits of equipment, ships, and can show the men how dog (on his first trip to sea), but but not the stupid flies or the much different things are on Sea­ it did and it w.as a swell perfor­ intense heat. On the main drag farers' ships. The use of SIU lit­ there are two clubs—"The Inter­ erature and the Seafarers Log can mance. We had several small cats national" and the "Allies Club" be quite helpful in getting the aboard that would have helped both filled with Persian "busi­ Union's story across to the imor' clean up the rats eventually—but ness" pin-up babes, working for ganized Isthmian men. But £d)Ove some human rat threw therh your flow of dough, happy talk, all. we must continuously talk overboard, probably because he and the half-a-load on you're get­ SIU unionism, whether we're on had a very delicate nose, or an Isthmian ship or meet the men shoved his shoes into the wrong ting. The Seamans Service Club is closing up too. We wonder JAMES T. RENARD: ^ places too often. A few Army what they'll do with all those sweet-smelling gas bombs signed piles of the "Pilot" — probably Many Isthmian men I have off the roaches fast enough. scrap them in the drive for Joe talked to seem afraid at first that Curran's pension! FLY FARMS they will be hurt in some way by We hit two ports in the Per­ Peacetime Khorramshahr should joining the SIU. After talking to sian Gulf—Khorramshahr and Ras mean no cowboy MP's or phony them at length, telling them of Tanura. Ras Tanura, a tiny siz­ military laws and punishments zling hole in Arabia, is. one of the hanging over the heads of "mil­ better conditions aboard our strangest ports in the world — lionaire" dog-eared seamen. Just ships, and showing them some of especially for seamen and their before we left, four crew mem­ our contracts, they appear to be never dying desires. This crew bers (one with a black cat and sold on joining the Union. Get­ has a clean, lucky record of per­ No. 13 tattooed on his arm) were ting SIU men who are willing to formance of which they are proud, captured by gun-shooting MP's organize aboard Isthmian ships is and which has undoubtedly at- in some off-limits area, and were one of the best ways to contact itached a good name to the ship, sentenced by an army bigshot to them. These men must be pa­ the union, and Captain Hubbard. 99% years restriction. We had tient. and show the Log and other The heat is unescapable — sui­ no fraternization with any of the Union materials to the unorgan­ cide, dive-bombing flies are in NMU ships, but one of our ships ized men. Sooner or later, this abundance. (These coolies must (Evarts) was t.here with us and breaks down the wall and makes have fly farms somewhere, where is now with us again in Port Said. the Isthmian boys open up. When these baksheesh flies wait for MEET THE CREW they start firing questions at you. ships to come in.) This tiny port We left Joe Tennant (chief cook give them the answers. is a vacuum, over-boiled fly- and stewards dept. delegate) in haven, where you have to stay the hospital due to a leg injury. aboard and save money — spend­ Perhaps bald, bearded, merryJOHN SZYAYARTA: All SIU men should stick to­ ing your time in misery, unless blue-eyed Joe is homeward bound gether on this drive because, in permission is granted by the now. We wonder if the Persian order to better conditions and 'Arabian Govt, and the American- varieties of drinkable gasoline wages throughout the industry, Arabian Oil Company for the have made his morale seaworthy we must organize the unorgan­ crew to go ashore and enjoy the again. ized. Non-union outfits such as recreation facilities available to Sanders, the carpenter, who Isthmian and Esso must be 'the oil company workers. Once keeps screaming that he needs brought into the Union fold by [shore liberty is granted, it can security watch overtime, claims selling their crew members on ]be retained only by the constant that he did a wonderful job of the SIU. Our book members good behavior of the crew. chipping the windlass, and ap­ NO WOMEN should sail on Isthmian ships, and plying a coat of red lead. The help organize them by telling of Shore liberty is Ras Tanura job only took three coolies" and the better conditions aboard SIU ^ means drinking a lot of good cold the Carpenter a total of six weeks ships. The constant talk and re­ beer, Coca-Colas, eating beauti- to complete it. The poor old petition of SIU's brand of union­ jful hamburgers (better than some windlass hasn't had a coat of ism will convince Isthmian men , of the experiments back home), paint, but perhaps it will get that their best bet is to join the movies every night, pool tables, dressed up next trip. SIU and enjoy the best contracts, and perhaps a game of bowling. Charlie Robinson, Messman, best wages, and best workra^ Otherwise, there's nothing else has been on the wagon for some existing in the port. Not one conditions in the industry. time. How he manages to stay souvenir shop, beer joint, or booton it is beyond our understand­ leg-strangers walking up to you ing. We suspect that his superGEORGE MASLAROV: whispering about the kind of bot­ dooper brew of coffee has ruined I sailed on an Isthmian ship. tle he has to sell. his taste for good liquor. City Service, a couple of years There's another special thing Weaver Manning, Deck En­ ago. and the way the officers gineer, has been shaping up the treat the men is pretty bad. They winches for home use. He and jump on you right from the start, "Red" Henry Twyman play a and sure keep up the old speed­ good game of checkers and cribup. I was a fireman, and know rj bage. They suggested that a few what I'm talking about. Quite a of the boys hold Joe James few Isthmian men sail continu­ (Reefer Engineer and engine dept. ously qn their ships, and tbey delegate) while our two barbers, take their conditions for granted. Phillip "Chico" Salino and RusWe must show them how Union sel Sanders, Carpenter, give him conditions will make their of­ a much needed haircut. ficers treat them like human beCasper Schweikhart, Steward, Jngs. This can be done by all SIU has been a very dramatic and men talking Union whenever humorous character, but at they see Isthmian men or sail on missing—not one woman to even present he's doing some decent their ships. The Seafarers Log is look at from a distance, or ask cooking indeed. He was nick­ flso an excellent way to show personal questions. Just all named, or branded, as "The Ca­ them how good our contracts and golden desert, a boiling sun, and mel" by Chips. Have you got a conditions are. J lecting plenty of chips in pino­ chle with O'Connor, who looks like one of the Smith Cough-drop Brothers (but naturally more handsome). Martin O'Connor has a red- bushy beard, making him a dignified deck delegate. I, myself, and a few others have donated our share toward the pinochle pots going to "Horseface." CHEESY TALK Joe James and Minnesota's pride, Gordon Ellingson (AB), had a comical argument at coffee time about which state produced the better cheese. Joe picked Wis­ consin and Gordon stood up for Minnesota. Personally, we like a sandwich of thin cheese kissed with mustard—and we don't care what state or cow it came from. Fireman "Blackie" Cecil Nel­ son, who says Missouri has no more mules, plans to go to Frisco, or England, or to the Army-Navy football game, or shack up in the St. George Hotel of Brooklyn. Oiler Raymond Duhrkopp has been trying to catch fish aU trip, and is now taking care of one of the three dogs owned by soldiers and being sent to the States. Oiler Bill Todd said during a con­ versation about allotments that his wife may be planning to have the cops meet him. James Scott, Bosun, heard that the Captain might buy him a baby carriage. Scott expects to need one soon, but he doesn't worry—he's a ro­ mantic guy. It looks as though Weston Hayes (reefer engineer) is falling away to a skeleton. He's only up to 219 lbs., so far. SKIPPER TOPS I don't believe, and I think I speak for all the crew, there is a better captain than Capt. Les­ lie J. Hubbard, or one who would have done half as much for his crew. If there are one or two, they're probably in some memor­ ial section' of New York's "Dog­ house," or doing a life of retire­ ment in a cottage facing the sea. If any of Capt. Hubbard's fore­ castle shipmates who might have been among the rank and file of the Tulsa's forecastle long ago, happen to read this article — they can be proud of the heart and hand of this sailor. He has been more than fair and square with the crew. In short—we say he's tops, and details are not necessary. Ather good men among the of­ ficers are: Edward Libby, chief mate; Gerald Lewis, 2nd mate; Wilfred Ferrell, 3rd mate; LeRoy DeWitt, radio operator; A^olford Anderson, purser; Ira J. Ryan, chief engineer; Charles Fortus, 1st asst.; Jerry Kolachuk, 2nd asst.; and George Rice, 3rd asst. i'-L''^'JJ I 1 I f- �.• r'-y-.y* :' :V^- • THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday. November 9. 1945 ,- SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS United Action Recommended On Geo. Washington John P. Mitchell Overtime Beef At a crew meeting on the re­ cent voyage of the troop-car­ rier John P. Mitchell, the ques­ tion of overtime for the stew­ ards department members or­ dinarily feeding troops for Sat­ urday afternoons and Sundays, when there were no troops aboard, was brought up. Members contended that these same men were allowed the time off in port or paid overtime for working during those nours, and should not be worked at sea when there were no troops aboard. Stewards dept. delegate Jo­ seph Cabral suggested that the toilets be kept clean by the men assigned to such work and was instructed to see that his suggestion was carried out He also declared that the messrooms should be kept clean Engine delegate Paolo Prinzi asked that a seat be left for both the Fireman and Oiler at supper time, so that both could eat their chow in the limited time allotted to them before go­ ing below on their watches again. The Bosun suggested that the wipers as the ordinary seaman be assigned to help make coffee for coffee time as v/ell. Delegate for the deck was Al­ fred Borjer. Crew members read the daily news bulletin issued by the members of the armed forces aboard, and sent a number of issues to the Log. At a recent meeting of the SS George Washington, several members commented on the need for the cooperation of all crew members with one an­ other, so that all would act in a Union manner. The crew com­ mended the SIU for getting the $45.00 per month raise for all seamen sailing, and asked that further raises be worked for till the scale comes to $200.00 per month or better, with a forty hour week, and overtime for Saturdays and Sundays at sea. The question of the Stewards department members using the quartermasters' "head" was set­ tled. The men from the pantry could use it during their work­ ing hours by splitting up the clean-up work between the deck and stewards departments. It was asked that the Union inquire why the crew's mail had not been delivered at Port Everglades and it was referred to the Tampa Patrolman. It was passed that the bath­ tubs be moved out of the deck department "heads," and that grates for showers and steam jets for laundrying be installed. A washing machine for each de­ partment was also asked. As well as that, the crew asked that the motion picture machine be used as it was prior to the war, and that a radio loud speak­ er be installed back aft. Under Good and Welfare, the point was raised as to getting settees for the deck focsles, and the insurance of efficiency of money draws and payoffs for the large crew this vessel car­ ries. The cooperation of all de­ partments was stressed again. Delegates were S. Weems, B. Taflewitz and J. S. Williams, for the stewards, engine and deck respectively. HAVE YOU VOTED? LAUDS MYERS CREW After voyage No. 6 the SS John F. Myers paid off in Frisco patrolmen report. They declare the ship came in in very good shape and it was said to be a good ship all around. Especially to be commended are the stewards department members: George A. Hando, Chief Steward; Robert S. Worland, Ch. Ck.; Josef Nowicki, Nt. Ck. and Baker; Ed. H. Mahl, 2nd Ck.; Maurice H. Clark, Gal­ ley Util.; Glenn C. Childs, Saloon Mess.; J. Schwartz, Crew Mess.; H. E. Ittner, Gun Crew Mess.; Vernon E. Duck, Saloon •Util.; Ross J. Hebert, Util.; and Claude Pennington, BR Steward. BUSINESS OVER, MEETING ADJOURNED , With their business completed the membership leaves the meeting hall satisfied that they've had their say in the running of their Union. A few moments before this picture was taken not a single seal was unoccupied. Gassed Up Third Gives Hilton Capt. Bad Time The third mate reported for duty all gassed up and ready to go aboard the SS Hilton on her last trip. When told to go below The Seafarers Log is your by the Skipper (J. F. Church) he Union paper. Every member talked back. Finally he was put has the right to have it mailed in irons after coming back up to to his house, where he and the bridge several times to see his family can read it at their how things were coming along. leisure. When the skipper' thought If you haven't already done everything was under control so. send your name and home and settled down to stand the address to the Log office. 51 third's watch. Chips appeared, Beaver Street. New York also gassed Op, dressed in his City, and have yourself added skivvies, and told the skipper to the mailing list. he'd relieve him and to go be­ low. The ice box in the crew's messroom went on the blink, the Bos'n and Chips as a watch, and remained that way until and if a day off fell on a holiday Chips finally fixed it. When the it was T.S. The first ass't had 500 hours engine delegate mentioned it to the chief engineer, he was told overtime, and yet couldn't spare not to talk out of turn and he'd an oiler a couple hours to fix have it fixed when he "got the combined deck and engine toilet. 14 men have three toil­ damhed good and ready." The "gracious" mate decided ets, and when one went bad it he'd give the crew some days created a lot of congestion. The off, so he told them to paint the toilet remained plugged for a masts and stacks, and only half month and a half. the deck gang would be allowed The Hilton underwent repair to work on it at a time. Before for a month in Antwerp and they started he said two watch­ strated back to New York. In es would have the day off and mid-Atlantic she broke down one watch work. When they and she limped into St. Johns finished, and the 4-8 and 8-12 for 2 more weeks of repair. started ashore, he stopped them There is no need to say that no and said only one watch a day one in the whole crew is mak­ would be off; he also counted ing another trip. GET THE LOG Quinones Skipper's Loss Of Memory "It seems that the Captain must have had a loss of mem­ ory," says the report of the dele­ gates from the Francisco M. Quinones. "Either that, or he just agreed to take action to get the crew to sign on, since the list of articles drawn up was absolutely necessary." The crew members declared that they needed percolators, hot-plates, fans and crockery for the messrooms, which were lacking when they signed ar­ Jos. M. Nicoliet Meetings List Needed Repairs ticles bn May 2. It appears that those same items were still lacking when they paid off in San Francisco, September 21. And the question still arises, the delegates say: "When will these items be replaced?" Another beef brought to light was the shifting of name plates over the doors, which it is said the skipper took upon himself to do. Through his confusing tactics there are^now two Wipers in the cooks* focsle; 1st Cook and Baker in the Wipers' focsle; and the Deck Engineer in the Oilers' focsle with three Oilers. The deck and engine depart­ ment members asked that the condition be remedied and the ship returned to her original status. Johnny Biggs, was the deck delegate; and John Cordry for the engine. Walter Wieland sailed Bosun, G. Genenati as Carpenter, and Ray E. Hanks as OS. The latter two are from the SUP, while the Bosun is SIU. At the first of two meetings aboard the Joseph M. Nicollet discussion of many points under Good and Welfare found the crew talking over the points of bedding and cots on deck and having them remedied. Mem­ bers also complained of the practice of some of throwing their cigarette butts out the portholes and on the messroom deck. They pointed out that ashtrays were provided. It was also decided that the ' four-to-eight watch should be served as soon as they entered the messroom for supper, and that seats should be held for them. The Steward spoke of the lin­ en situation and said there was plenty aboard. He declared fur­ ther that he would stay in the galley as long as he was needed, since the two cooks that had been sent him from the Mari­ time School knew very little about cooking. It was agreed that none of the crew would payoff until all overtime had been settled by the union Patrolmen and they had okayed the payoff, since there were a number of beefs on disputed overtime. The meeting stood in silence for one minute in memory of the Union's lost brothers. —R. W. Sweeney. Chmn. SECOND MEETING This meeting reaffirmed the crew's stand regarding the pay­ ing off only after the overtime beefs had been settled, and add­ ed the provision that all mem­ bers must be sober so they "will know what they receive. The crew members decided that each member contribute 75c to reimburse Brother Jack- , son who had paid for the floral wreath for the late Brother Bob­ by W. Fry, killed in Antwerp, August 12, 1945. It was said that the crew members agreed to leave their rooms in order and the keys in the locks for the next crew com­ ing aboard. The Steward reported that he had drawn up a list of repairs and replacements needed, such as mattresses; pillows; drains for messrooms and crew's pant r y ; installation of mirrors where needed, and repair of fans. It was asked that the Union contact the company and ar­ range for those repairs to be done before the next crew signs on. The crew also rr quested that locks be installed where needed, and that locker space be renewed, as well as a new ice box. The latter was said to be faulty, leaving the crew no place for night lunches. It was stated at the meeting that the decks to the fjuarters are in bad shape and needed re­ surfacing. The crew asked that the loud Speaker be replaced in the gun-crew mess—its original place—and not remain in the .j,* chie/ mate's room. —L. Fusebier. Chmn. �f"l Friday, November 9, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven •. ? ,!> THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS ^ NMU MEMBERSHIP DESPISES THEIR COMMIE LEADERS To The Editor: thing possible to aid striking seamen get relief, and also opposed the shipowners who sought to prevent this. There was no sermon attached to his help and all seamen were wel­ come regardless of race or creed. The most bitter enemy of this club is the communist party, which tries every way possible to slander this organization, be­ cause it cannot be used to pass out its filthy philosophy. We should give this club a bit of help by visiting their halls lo­ cated in all big seaports in this country and throughout the world. Joseph S. Buckley Living across the street from the NMU hall in Chicago, it is not unusual for me to meet a number of rank and file mem­ bers of that union. We have many interesting conversations and I've found out that the rank and file members despise the red rats, and hope we can all be one union some day. Their present agent, Ed Hendrickson, is strictly a commy stooge whom these oldtimers dislike intensely. Challenged a few weeks ago as to his sea ser­ NO CHANCE AT vice, he admitted that he hadn't worked on a ship since 1941. ALL WITH COAST Here's a well-known party GUARD EXAMINERS member shouting for a "Second To The Editor: Front" during the war but with­ After seven years continuous sea service, I decided it was time to get a raise in my en­ dorsement. So I hiked up to the Coast Guard nest at 42 Broadway, New York. I was treated very nicely by a guy dressed up in a monkey suit who gave me a blank to fill out, and asked me if I had a firing ticket. Told to enter an­ other room, I found another guy with a monkey suit seated be­ hind a desk. He had a lot of ribbons and stars on his suit. out. guts enough to make a trip After answering about fifty to defend the country they pro­ questions, he smiled nicely and claim as the "Worker's Para­ told me that I did not make it, and could try again in thirty dise." One important issue we old- days. timers must clarify to the You can plainly see that a younger members is what these guy doesn't have a chance with rats have done in the Maritime this bunch of Desk Clerks. Are industry since 1931. Then, they we going to take it laying down? first branched out as the Mar­ W. E. Waddle ine Workers Industrial Union, the waterfront branch of the communist party. They hate the ENTIRE CREW SIU because we organized the BECOMES FULL men who despised slavery and BOOK MEMBERS refused to be used as stooges for any foreign dictatorship. To The Editor: The SIU method to gain wage Our ship, the Halton R. Carey, increases and improved condi­ which left New York last May, tions by the use of "direct ac­ and paid off in Frisco Oct. 17, tion" at the point of production was well represented on the has shown the NMU leaders up west coast by the good old SIU. as the finks that they are.. We had twelve logs and about While I'm at it I'd like to 1600 hours disputed overtime, bring another matter to the and we beat all the logs and col­ membership's attention: lected 1500 hours of disputed We of the SIU and SUP have time. This was mainly due to gone on record against the con­ the fact that we were so ably tinued operation of the United represented by Charlie Kimball. Seamen's Service Club, because He literally tore San Francisco we know it to be a tool of the apart until our claims were sat­ shipowner, and a stamping isfied. As a result of his efforts, ground for anti-union propa­ the entire unlicensed personnel ganda. We also have the same of our ship became SIU book feeling toward such institutions members. as the Seamen's Church, which Speaking for the crew and we all realize has been used for myself, I will close with this years as a crimp joint by those thought, it's guys like Charlie who claim to be such good Kimball that make the SIU friends to the seamen. such a damn fine outfit, and the I wish to bring to light a sea­ U.S.A. such a swell place to live men's club about which little is in. heard, because they don't seek W. E. Hoagland cheap publicity, or receive aid from the Community Racket RETURNING GIs, carried on annually in the U.S. This place is located in the SHIP'S MOVIES old St. Lawrence Hotel Embar- PLEASE CREW cadero, San Francisco, and is known as the Apostleship of the To The Editor; Our ship had a good crew Sea. It is under the direction of Father Kelly who did every­ and officers on it and our few . li'v."?- • u-. r,--, PRAISES CREW FOR GOOD SEAMANSHIP Mr. John Hawk Dear Sir: I would like to take this opportunity in praising the crew of the SS Battle Moun­ tain for their loyalty and good seamanship after the engine had blown up and the ship had sunk while in the Texas City Channel. The entire crew perform­ ed their duties 100% during and after the entire emer­ gency. It will be a great pleasure to have any of the crew sail with me in the future. Sincerely yours, Milton C. McHenry, Master \ beefs were capably handled by Delegate Ray Roberts. This was my first ship showing movies, and it was just like a Broadway theaterexcept when the ship would roll; Antwerp was okay, and the trip back was fairly quiet except for a couple of rough days. One had to be a Quiz Kid to answer all the questions tossed out by the returning GIs. Whenever you went on deck, it was just like Times Square. No sooner did you take a step, than, bang, you ran into another GI. They were a swell bunch, but some of those questions were dillies. George Michna COOKIE'S CAMEL CAUSES CAPTAIN CONSTERNATION To the Editor: On a recent trip aboard a South Atlantic scow we had an Egyptian chief cook. He was a good guy, and a good cook, but a very poor Mohammedan, inasmuch as he was a rumpot in port. His home was in Alex­ andria where our ship was due to go. However, orders were changed and we put in to Oran to discharge cargo and load bal­ last before returning to the States. Cookie applied to the Old Man for leave to go to Alex and see his family, but the Fuehrer said a great big "No!" This did not deter Hassan in the least. He went ashore, got three sheets to the wind, and promptly bought a camel for his trip home. All he had to do was to go back aboard, and transfer his dunage from the ship of the sea to the ship of the desert. Cookie and his camel duly arrived at the foot of the gang­ plank (not without some trouble from the M.P.s). Some unkind soul blew the whistle, and the skipper blew his top. Giving Is this true? Can we, if the ar­ orders that Hassan was not to be ticles are up, demand to be allowed aboard, he placed an paid off in any port? Also, if a man has a suspected M.P. in charge of the galley to hernia, can he be paid off and see that he was obeyed. get transportation to the States? What finally happened to Our skipper is a hard person. Claude the Camel we don't His attitude to all and sundry is know, but when last seen he enough to make a man lay an was contentedly chewing while anchor against his eye. We tied up behind the sheds. I have been laying here at Ulithi thought I'd seen everything, but for about twelve days and are a chief cook with a camel was on the indefinite list. something new. We don't know when or where John (Aussie) Shrimpton we are going next. How is the beer at the Midtown? We could use some of it CREW TO REFUSE and scotch, as well. Gotta have TO PAYOFF UNTIL scotch, y'know. BEEFS ARE MET Andrew D. Sweet Eugene Fleshman To The Editor: (Editors Note:—Here are the an­ Our ship, the Edwin G. Weed, swers to your questions: has plenty of beefs. Over 600 1. Yes, if you are under 26 overtime hours in all depart­ years of age. ments are disputed by the cap­ 2. No. tain, and we have a Steward 3. No.) who is a company stooge and I SIU MAN KEEPS PERSONAL HABIT OF ORGANIZING To the Editor; never thinks of the crew he has to feed. The crew is going to refuse the payoff until all overtime beefs are settled. We don't want a new crew to sign on here un­ less the ship is thoroughly fu­ migated, and new glasses, crock­ ery, and silverware furnished. We are really suffering this trip in the tropics without cots, mosquito nets, and juices. Please send the latest South Atlantic SS Co. contract and some Sea­ farers Logs. Enrico J. Caringi NON-UNION SCOW VNE HELLUVA SHIP' SAYS FORLORN PAIR To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you know how things are aboard this Cities Service scow, the SS Canyon Creek, on which we have ben sailing since last May. This is one hell of a ship, and I wish to God I was on a union vessel. What they don't pull off on board is not worth mention­ ing. It's so disgusting that I envy all those aboard an or­ ganized ship or on the beach. We have been hearing about seamen being drafted and would like to know if there's any truth to it. We have also heard that it is now compulsory for sea­ men to stay aboard their ships for indefinite periods of time regardless of the ship's eirtioles. This letter will no doubt be a surprise to you. I helped with the organization of the Brandywine last October, and am now doing my best to try and or­ ganize this War Emergency Tankers ship. When I came aboard this ship last April, it v/as strongly NMU. Now, this ship should be a pushover for our union. Having been out since last April, we have not heard much about what steps are being taken for the merchant seamen at home Let us have some Logs and pledge cards. Norman Gould NAVY VET SAYS HE'S PROUD TO BE MEMBER OF SIU Editor, Log: My mother received her first copy of the Log yesterday, and enjoyed it very much. Keep on sending it. I am a Navy vet, and joined the SIU in July. I am very proud to be a member and as­ sociate with such a fine bunch of fellows. I expect to be in the New York hall next Monday ready to sail once again. Thanks again for sending the Log; it's a good paper. Leo A. Rossi ASKS THAT LOG BE DELIVERED TO HIS FOLKS To The Editor: I am a member of the SIU and would like to have the Log sent to my home address so that my folks can read for them­ selves what the Union is doing and has done for us seamen. Chester Madden v:rV,' 1 �Page Eight THE y SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 9, 1945 Port Tampa Takes A Muster By D. L. PARKER TAMPA — Well, fellows, in my Fred Bruggner has arrived and life time I have seen men come is giving the gals a play, and ab­ and go, and this past week none sorbing some sunshine which is other than Brother Louie Coffin plentful here. Emmet Garcia is in Port Tampa, shooting the bull the famous piecard, arrived from and relating sea stories to the the Big City via the Box Car route. He blew into the city of sunshine, oranges and senoritas to spread joy, drink orange juices(?) and shoot the Bull, which is his By JOHN MOGAN specialty. There is no telling BOSTON — The Port of Boston ing available a flock of berths, Silence ibis week irom the what kind of a tale that he will was posted last week as one of But we shall see what we shall Branch Agents of the follow­ spread when he arrives back in the Branches failing to send in see. the Big City about the big fish any news to the Log. It was a Well, it looks like a very good ing ports: that he didn't catch while here. pretty busy week for the Agent, week coming up for this Port, Anyway, this is the port that you PHILADELPHIA if not for the Port, which had Two Eastern Victory ships are can fish or hunt any time—or only fair business and shipping due around the first of the week, JACKSONVILLE any thing. for the preceding week. with a consequent spurt in shipThe Powellton Seam was in NORFOLK I spent the greater part of the ping. Then, too, we have three this past week and there were kids, for which he is famous. week in Montreal, together with or four Liberties scheduled to arGALVESTON some few changes on her. The Markos Franggos, the bosom pal Vice-President McHugh of the,rive. These, together with some Bull line is getting about one or of Curt Starke, the sea going mid­ BALTIMORE Fishermen, on Union business at deck replacements for the numertwo ships. a week in here now, get, is on the beach awaiting the request of President Harry ous SUP ships paying off here, and that helps out some; but they Curt's return so that they may Lundeberg. It is my opinion will have us scraping the bottom do not payoff, and that is not continue to talk of the ships that they were on together. that it is a little too early to of the shipping list insofar as neglect makes it necessary for so good. relate in the Log the nature of j ratings are concerned. The doz- us to contact draft boards very James Stanley arrived today Emmet Townsend of the ILA this business; suffice it to say ens of Messmen needed can be often in behalf of our members. from Fort Tumbull with two was in town the other day, and he that, if our mission was success­ supplied by the entry ratings, tic'kets"in"his~pocke't, 3rd Asst" signed an agreement with the ful, it will be a great boost for who show around here every clarify the status of seamen now Steam and Diessel, looking for shipowners here for a substantial the SIU. that the shooting has ceased. morning in droves. a soft berth on some rustbucket. increase for the longshoreman, I've stated that it was only a Nuf sed for this issue. Oh Harvey (Peanut) Jamerson ar- for a two year period. Longshore TOO, TOO LATE fair week for shipping and busi­ Southerners' rived from the Peach State this jobs here will be plentyful in the ness. Yet it was the type of busi­ One kid popped in today andly^^' I , . , , . who have yet to see snow can see pgg|. .^yeek, and he was walking next three months. We are exness that keeps us aU humping, sail: "I'm to be inductfed Friday. it up this way now, as we had our with a western ocean-roll. I pecting a Luckenbach in here squaring beefs as to conditions • chance of getting seaman's first snowstorm of the season don't know if it is from walking about the first of the month, as aboard ships in transit: SUP ships'P^Pers and going to sea?" This yesterday, Good old New Eng- across the corn rows, or walking that Company has resumed the requiring representation, and the indeed was a case of waiting a bit the barnyard inclosure. I intercoastal trade again. land! Dickinson Victory, carrying an too long before feeling salt surgall-Pacific District crew. This latter ship was a pleasure to pay­ off; the gang was swell and most IWANMA cooperative. GOOD PAYOFFS By JAMES J. TUCKER As a matter of fact, we're hav­ MOBILE — Shipping is still has a nice big messroom and one in here and then find out that ing a series of exceptionally good good here in this southern port large foc'sle back aft that was the ship is going to make an­ payoffs, and though the constant other trip. repeating of this truth may sound with all kinds of jobs going beg­ used by the Navy Gunners that can be fixed up, and it will make The crews have the impression monotonous, it undoubtedly is ging. a nice recreation room and lounge that they are to payoff with trans­ bearing results. For our ships Well, they have finally made a portation back to the Coast, but for the crew. are coming in now with the beefs turn-about; they have taken one We had some trouble about the they make the mistake of sign­ lined up, the books and trip cards out of the boneyard to make an­ ing foreign articles. Now the $45 increase, the Company agents picked up for easy handling by other trip. The old rustbucket, Moran Tug, MV Anacapa, came claiming that they had not been the Patrolman, making it pos­ ing in his veins! There are a SS Colabee, has been pulled out into Panama City, Fla. with a authorized to pay it, but after sible to settle everything at the great many of these, and unfor­ and is due to go to Pensacola and rider on the articles that they no one was shipped in about two point of production. tunately the Selective Service load coal for Europe. She has days they agreed to pay it, so all were to be paid off at the first There is so much SUP stuff boards are not treating bona fide been all freshly painted up in the American port after passing is well for the time being. coming in up here that Brother T. seamen any too well either. peacetime colors of the Ameri­ through the Panama Canal with McCall, SUP Patrolman, came up Many of the pursers have dis­ can-Hawaiian Line and she is in EXPECT TO PAYOFF transportation back to the Coast. from New York to stick around continued the practice of report­ very good condition, considering We still have quite a few ships here for a few days until the rush ing to Selective Service head­ that she was built during the coming around from the Pacific Once you are on foreign ar- , is over. He is working out of our quarters the names of men mak­ last war and has been operating' Coast with the expectations of tides the only way to get off is hall, and appears highly satisfied ing voyages on their ships. This ever since. 1 going in the boneyard. They get by being sick, or by mutual con­ sent, or by a replacement in an with everything about BeanAmerican port, and replacements town except the subways. Today are hard to find at the present he pays off a ship at the Army time. Here in Mobile we are hav­ Base at 10 a. m., and must hustle ing a hard time to crew up most over to East Boston to payoff an­ of the ships. By ARTHUR THOMPSON other at 2 p. m. With the limited time available for going from one SAVANNAH — This week was week, so we should be busy run- evidence of the promptness and MUST COOPERATE place to the other, he has plenty Its about time that some of the a fairly busy one with 30 men ning back and forth if any of efficiency of the RMO. of cause to gripe about the sub­ oldtimers woke up to the fact that I was sick a few days this week being shipped to Brunswick, them are payoffs. way system. and the report seems to have the SIU is now organizing one of RMO EFFICIENCY Charleston and our own town of spread. I don't know how, but the biggest shipping companys INTERCOASTAL RUNS We just got a communication gQ^. around. Well, I'm okay again in the world. They must cooper­ A couple of outfits have started Savannah. We had a bit of the doctor says he's afraid ate with the officials of the Union, on their intercoastal runs already, trouble getting a crew for the from Craig Vincent, announcing and Providence is being used tem- MV Coastal Mariner. Some of the delivery date of the MV I'll live, and I'm back at the and take some of these jobs on porarily as a terminal point on the men sent to Brunswick for Diamond Hitch. This ship has same old stand doing business as these ships so as to get them or­ ganized and they must contact usual. the East Coast. This may well the Mariner never showed up, prove to be a shot in the arm and one of the men we sent down We have no hospital cases, these ships every chance that for the Port of Providence, as was fired for alledgedly being which gives us three weeks with they can and let the crewmembers ^ satisfactory conditions down there' drunk for a week straight. We a clean bill. Nothing new has on them know that we are in­ will prove ap inducement to the haven't seen this member since happened and although the voting terested in them and want them operators to make it the per- and won't believe the story until started we haven't been able to into the SIU. manent terminal. we hear from him, but we were get a committee together. Two We have quite a few new C-3 The shift was caused by the put on the spot for a replacement, full book members at one time Isthmian ships that crew up out lack of berthing space in Boston; As it was, the ship pulled out in this hall is now a rarity. If of Mobile and New Orleans when but after the first of'the year, short-handed. I saw three at one time I wouldn't they are new out of the yards, Commonwealth Pier will be re­ We don't give a man much believe it. We'll probably get and just try and get someone to turned to commercial shipping by chance to register down here, since some at our next meeting, how­ go and try to ship on them, the Army, and diversions to New there is usually a job for every­ ever, and those who don't vote they are shocked that we should York and other ports will be less one who comes in and we rated here will get their chance in an­ ask them, Union men, to do such frequent. One of the mayoralty men are so scarce down here we a thing as to go on an unorganized other port. candidates is even saying that the have to ship them out as soon as been deliverd, crewed up and If you have a rating and want ship. Army has promdsed ot turn over we get them. There are about is now probably somewhere on to ship out some time soon come We now have one of the Waterthe Army base by March 1st, mak- four slups due in Charleston next the Atlantic Ocean. This is more on down. We need youl {Continwd on Page 9) New Run May Boom Providence NO NEWS?? Read Ship's Articles Carefuiiy Before Signing Savannah Still Reports Shortage Df Rated Men �I .--• iV?f*.VJ-~Ki";if.jTfc' u*/- •, • •';., Friday, November 9, 1945 THE Cooperate To Keep Ship Clean Attention I am sure that we would not go in the dining room at home and leave it like this for mother to clean up, so let us all give the messman a hand and keep the Messman a hand and keep the PUERTO PARADISO We haven't got a beautiful hall here—but there are few halls where they are setting on the porch playing dominoes in their shirt sleeves, and watching the dancing blue sea, and have those gentle sea breezes caress their cheeks while making plans for the evening's conquest of some shape­ ly and lovely Senorita. And the Rum is reasonable enough to have a night's fun on a seaman's pay. So, all you lads who wish for the balmy tropics and darkeyed damsels, we will still be at Page Nine LOG li On ships that are laying up, the crew must collect trans­ portation pay at the time of the payoff, and not wait until they are miles away from the sign-off port. By BUD HAY SAN JUAN — Business is going along as well as can be expected. When all the companies get their ships on schedule we should have about 12 ships a month; five for Waterman out of the Gulf; three for Bull out of New York, and three for Bull out of Baltimore. Then in the sugar season this * should get up to at least sixteen to eighteen a month. SEAFARERS If requested to stand-by they must do so up to a pe­ riod of ten days; otherwise they face possible loss of transportation pay. W "ir"" SS Claymont Victory SS Giles (Paid off in New York) $ 1.00 D. L. Searkowski 1.00 T. Maga \ 1.00 S. A. LeGrady 1.00. B. Schesnol 2.00 A. L. Bruce 3.00 A. R. Kern" 2.00 W. Beimborm 2.00 L. E. Bush 2.00 T. E. DeMontel 1.00 S. Pine 1.00 G. Suallano 1.00 L. Shrout 1.00 J. Sutton 2.00 R. J. Hopcrost 2.00 D. Horan 2.00 D. Jakubowski 2.00 John Kobb ;. 2.00 Wm. Webb 2.00 G. Sanders 2.00 R. Fisher 2.00 Robert Garfried J. Tingle 2.00 ... 2.00 E. Brahan 2.00 J. Caddell H. Lowery 2.00 2.00 J. Porterfield 2.00 G. Shumaker (Paid off in New York) A. Werth $ 1.00 The small Motor Ship Hausser W. C. Vanderpool 1.00 Eye, for Waterman, loaded in Ed Amerault 1.00 Humacao. We have the Cape St. Nelson Kiehl 1.00 George here in San Juan, and the Cape Remain of Waterman is in J. McMahon 1.00 (Co-nt'imied from Page 8) for the Porto Rico Line. R. Smink 2.00 man M-V-ls on the Puerto Rican The Cape Mohican and Gov. J. Lore 1.00 run out of here. She is a nice ship John Lind are in for Bull. The N. Sachuk 2.00 with large quarters with plenty Cape Mohican is going back in 1.00 of fresh air and plenty of gear to T. P. Nissen ballast, so as to get the schedule be handled on deck. She is the Robert Hendrickson of one a week out of New York 2.00 MV Loop Knot; we just hope Victor Berte r going. I understand that in the 2.00 that she will stay on this run near future the Bull line is to re­ W. P. Lawrence 2.00 instead of some of the rustbuckname these ships. G. Russell 2.00 ets coming back. TAKE A LESSON B. O. Howe 2.00 One of the famous land marks R. Beach The Steward of the Cape St. 1.00 of Mobile, the Battle House Hotel, R. Mieks George is a young fellow and, 2.00 is getting a face lifting. It was A. Webber 2.00 from the way his boxes and store­ bought by a group of local peo­ W. A. Pennock rooms looked, some of the so2.00 ple about two months ago from J. L. Morris 1.00 called oldtimers could take a few the Dinkier Chain, and they are W. R. Spake lessons on how to keep every­ 2.00 having it renovated so that it will J. Moloney 2.00 thing in its place, and not like a once again be one of the first T. F. Ranger 2.00 garbage pile as some of the ice class hotels in this town. C. Immediato 1.00 boxes that have been coming in MUST VOTE R. A. Page 2.00 look like. We can use more men It is the duty of every mem­ R. A. Chaslain 2.00 like this, boy, Red Farmer out of ber to get into the hall and vote M. J. Godbout 2.00 the Gulf; also Troxy, one of for his next year's officials who E. J. Neal Schuler's proteges, another good 2.00 will run the organization for him. R. J. Yatry 2.00 boy, who is on the fair side of $47.00 Total If you don't vote, don't come in W. F. Vaughan 1.00 30 and also out of the Gulf and the old stamping grounds, 45 later and blow your top about R. Sinclair 2.00 sailing the Cape Faro. Ponce de Leon Ave., and will wel­ how things are being run. SS Williams Victory P. T. Perry 2.00 The only complaints that these come you to the fairest of the Another C-2 was launched here i C. J. Schmidt 2.00 (Paid off in New York) men had were the way that the fair spots that was created for the this week for Waterman, the SS iM. Granard 1.00 G. Gunderson $ 1.00 crew was leaving the messrooms purpose of enjoying life. Fairport. This is the third ship D. C. Solgado 1.00 F. M. Visconti 2.00 each night, and I can sympathize We are always trying to make of that name to run for this com­ J. Troasi 10.00 with them. So, as good Union pany. We are expecting the City Total $56.00 W. Holliday 1.00 men and shipmates of.the Mess- litle improvement here at the of Alma in to be dry docked. V. Rosea 1.00 men, let us try and do better, so Hall, so, when you are in and T. Kulawiak 1.00 that all people will respect us as have any suggestions to make, S. A. Rembetski 50 men and not look upon us as a sing out and we will try our best C. A. Cavallo 3.00 herd of swine. The ship is your to fullfill your wishes. Hasia La S. D. Wright 2.00 home while you are on it, and Visia En Borinquen. WASHINGTON — Probably the walkout by a local. G. Finn 2.00 most vicious piece of anti-union The repeal bill was quickly con­ legislation that has come before Total $23.50 Congress in the last 10 years was demned by AFL Secretary-Treas­ urer George Meany who declared reported out of the House Mili­ SS Topa Topa By E. S. HIGDON tary Affairs Committee last week. that if the new bill can be ap­ plied to union contracts contain­ (Paid off in New York) NEW ORLEANS—On the SS work." In voting repeal of the Smlth- ing no-strike provisions "then J. M. Skinner $ 2.00 Milton H. Smith, Mississippi "We can live up to our end of Connally Act the Committee tack­ there just won't be any more noR. C. Oden 1.00 |ed on provisions that could com­ strike contracts." Meany said "We Shipping Co., the deck engineer the agreement, can you?" W. R. Chandler 2.00 "Remember, the AFL made pletely wreck collective bargain­ regard every contract we enter had a beef on doing electrical M. B. Franciose 1.00 you, Mr. A. J. Higgins." work which does not come under ing and union strength in con­ into as binding for the life of the J. M. Remond 1.00 the jurisdiction of deck engineer. tract negotiations. Among other contract and in that sense it is a J. C. Flippo BACKED BY AFL 2.00 The company refused to pay over­ The Building and Construction ^ things the legislation would make no-strike contract. If the pro­ V. T. McKleroy 1.00 time for this work but after ne­ Trades Council (AFL) which has^ a union legally responsible if its posed bill is interpreted as ap­ E. Wetzel 2.00 gotiating with them we came to charge of the maintenance of the. members violated a no-strike plying to such contracts, then the A. Keller 2.00 an agreement that they would Higgins Industries, Inc. and thcj pledge in a contract. A union effect would be to transfer all J. S. Wood 1.00 pay 56 hours of the 70 hours construction of the new Industrial could lose its entire contract with collective bargaining to the courts. claimed and would not continue Canal Municipal Building, honor­ a corporation as the result of a Collective bargaining, as we know Total $15.00 the practice of the deck engineer ed the Metal Trades lockout by spontaneous and unauthorized it, would be done for." FROM BALTIMORE BRANCH refusing to cross the workers line doing actual electrical work. R. A. Cook $ 2.00 of justice. HIGGINS AGAIN J. R. Suttler 2=00 "It is a fight to the finish," The Metal Trades Craft affili­ stated many workers, "either we H. Drummer 3.00 ated with the AFL decided to get union wages equal to the cost W. H. Snitcher 2.00 WASHINGTON—Impending sailings in resumption of inter­ take action against Mr. Andrew of living and our knowledge of R. Jordan 2.00 coastal cargo service made possible by allocation of merchant J. Higgins, Sr., when he refused the production line, or the Hig­ N. R. Myers 2.00 vessels, most of them Victory cargo ships, v/ere announced today to negotiate and respect the col­ gins Industries will not move." A. Pacey 2.00 by the War Shipping Administration. None of the vessels are lective bargaining rights of the L. Fields. Jr 2.00 Veterans of World War II from equipped to carry troops or passengers. organized workers. P. La Chapelle 2.00 various battle fronts expressed Schedules of SlU and SUP ships that will make westbound J. D. McLemore 10.00 The turmoil started at the re­ their opinion by saying, "We and eastbound transits of the Panama Canal are as follows: J. Schumm 1.00 cent Washington meeting of the fought the enemy for democracy Intercoastal Opera J. K. Ehnts 2.00 From Vessel National Labor Relations Board and the betterment of humanity C. Hall 2.00 McCormick Seattle when Mr. Andrew Higgins walk­ and expect job protection from WATER WITCH C. Jeffers 2.00 BILLINGS VICTORY Quaker Seattle our employer, Mr. Higgins, with ed out on the hearing. 1.00 Amer.-Hawaiian San Francisco Jess Cerda Monday morning, October 29, wages equal to those we left BAYLOR VICTORY Luckenbach C. E. Barber 2.00 Seattle ARCHER at 6:00 A.M. sharp, the lockout when we answered our country's Amer.Clyde Boyer 2.00 Hawaiian Seattle PAMPERO was in force. The ex-service men call to the colors. We perform A. Ellison c 1.00 SIOUX FALLS VICTORY Amer.-Hawaiian Seattle and the home front producers the same type of work as we did Ben Reaswitz 2.00 McCormick Line Philadelphia were carrying the following signs in the past, so why don't we re­ OCALA VICTORY A. Jansson 1.00 Arrow Line PASS CHRISTIAN VICTORY Baltimore telling the reason for their action: ceive the same wages as the past Pacific Coast Dir. New York "We want decent working for it takes the same amount of MALDEN VICTORY Total $45.00 Philadelphia hours, wages and conditions." material, production, time and j PARKERSBURG VICTORY Calmar Line TOTAL $186.50 "No union representation, no skill. V- J Read Articles Carefully Anti-Labor Bill Before Congress AFL Council To Fight HIgglns Intercoastal Shipping Resumed p •i is \ ¥ Svi fi-', Juij �TBE SEAFARERS Pag9 TAB LOG Friday^ Noyember 9, 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW ' / A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Lnien Members In Foreign Ports. CURBEMT EVENTS.. SPOBTS. SPORTIIGHT 1^ Too much has already been written about the "T." And yet it surprising the number of sideliners who keep writing in to ask just what the "T" is and how it works. We'll try, with no prom­ ise of success, to make it simple —for the last time. 1. The "T" doesn't demand oldfashioned blocking or hard body pressure. It depends more on speed and deception. 2. It needs a hard-hitting full­ back who can split an opened line. 3. It needs a fast-moving back who can circle a massed or tight­ ened line. 4. It demands a good passer who can work with deception and smooth ball-handling. These latter three qualities put heavy pressure on any defense. The greatest pro "T" I ever saw operate was the old Bear brigade with Luckman, Standlee, GaUernau and McAfee, if my memory isn't too fuzzy. They hit you every known way. The greatest college "T" I ever saw at work was Notre Dame's 1943 outfit with Bertelli, Creighton Miller, Kelly and two or three good fullbacks. They fell far away when Bertelli left, who was not only a great passer but the smoothest and trickiest ballhandler I've seen around. Ask Rip Miller, Captain Johnny Whelchel of Navy or Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech. It's true that the old Bears and By GRANTLAND Notre Dame's 1943 squad would have been hard to handle under any system. Material makes the system more than any system ever made material. And ma­ terial has made more coaches than any coaches ever made ma­ terial. The main answer to football success is your playing strength —the forward wall and the backfield—^your man power. And don't ever let anyone tell you a different story. Football coaches have done great jobs. Their gen­ eral average is the highest in sport. But the best still need good football players to have winning teams. After all, they can't rush out on the field and do their own passing, running, blocking and tackling. SPORTS FANS SQUAWKS Sports fans who move up into the 50 or 60-million class, rang­ ing from ages between 10 and 80 years, are certainly entitled to their beliefs, their squawks, their praise and their blame For, after all, they are the big part of sport, the major part by at least 90^ per cent. They pay all the expenses, all the salaries. They make both amateur and pro sports possible. And in too many cases they only get shoddy treat­ ment and take the big shove AT HOME around by both amateur and pro­ fessional promoters. They are taken for granted. They are rarely given any con­ sideration from baseball, foot­ ball, racing, boxing, golf, or other sporting directors. They are usually the goats, who have grown accustomed to tak­ ing the worst of it. Their hardi­ hood and their capacity for pun­ ishment is the most amazing fea­ ture of sport. They are too often packed in after the manner of human sar­ dines at race tracks and other sporting centers. They are too often overcharged. It has been said there is no law that forces them to take this beating. This is true. But they happen to love their games, whether it is boxing, baseball, football, racing, golf or some­ thing else. They are astonished at little courtesies they are so seldom shown anywhere or any time by the hired people who live off their main outlet for recreation and entertainment. They are really an amazing breed. They take it on the chin and on the shin, back of each ear, in the stomach and also in the pocketbook. COURSES TOO TOUGH Take golf, for example. It has always been my belief that any golf course should be trapped on­ ly for the star player. Put all trouble out beyond the 200 yard mark which the average player can't reach. The duffer or average player has enough trouble trying to hit the ball or get his bogeys. Why should he pay uncounted millions to make his golfing life more miserable? We have built too may golf courses against the skill of the pros and the crack amateurs who, after all, give most of their life to golf—and who pay nothing in retuin. Who cares whether a pro shoots a 63 or a 58? Why build coineses to keep him from breaking par on coui'ses which the average golf­ er cant handle in a 95? The Nelsons and the other parbreaking stars are a breed apart. Let them go around in even 3's. Who cares? But why keep pun­ ishing the 98 per cent who pay all the freight? Golf is our greatest playing game for everyone. It is a friendly and a companionable game, demanding its share of psychology, ^ philosophy, sports­ manship and nerve control—as well as physical skill. Big event of the week is the opening of the Washington LaborManagement conference called by President Truman. Big John L. Lewis of the UMW made the headlines with his clash with former associate Philip Murray of the CIO. Lewis sided with the AFL, and gave Murray a verbal spanking . . . The AFL position that wages should not be discussed by the conference won out, with Murray again taking a beating . . . Observers say that no labor leader at the conference will dare commit the workers to another "no-strike" proposition . . . Washington, in the meantime, was tied up in a trolley and bus strike. Republican Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee members charged that Army and Navy officials have been pressed to change their testimony, and that records had been destroyed in attempts tp conceal the truth of the December, 1941, fiasco in Hawaii . . . Soviet representatives were absent as the Far Eastern Advisory Committee resumed its sessions in Washington . . . The U.S. and U.S.S.R. were reported to have teamed up to defeat the smaller nations bid for more control in the United Nations Security Council. In New York, William O'Dwyer was elected to replace "Butch" LaGuardia in a landslide victory over his Republican-Liberal Party and No Deal Party opponents . . . The communist-dominated Am­ erican Labor Party, which backed O'Dwyer, declared it a victory over the fascist-reactionary forces ... In Detroit the PAC backed mayoralty candidate, Richard Frankensteen, was defeated by some 30,000 votes ... In Bridgeport the Socialist Mayor, Jasper McLevy, was re-elected for the seventh time, defeating candidates from both major parties. A report submitted to Congress by Comptroller General Lindsay Warren criticizes the amounts paid by WSA for ships purchased from Colonial Navigation Company . . . Twenty-one ships reached East Coast ports carrying 29,500 troops from Europe. GI demands have resulted in several Liberty ships being con­ verted into troop carriers. Servicemen awaiting transportation home insisted that they would do the converting with the result that 70 of them prepared a Liberty, complete with PX and sick bay, in two days. INTERNATIONAL Army officials in Germany are seeking an early transfer of ad­ ministration to civil authorities. They blame the wholesale re­ deployment of troops as crippling their ability to carry out Allied occupation objectives . . . Economic sanctions are to be used against neutrals who refuse to cooperate in turning over German assets to the Allies . . . Berlin's anti-fascist groups are demanding stern pun­ ishment for Nazi criminals and the loss of vote to "even inactive nazi party members." The French MRP (Catholic-Socialists) are supporting the eco­ nomic program of the Socialists ... In Belgium the return of King Leopold is expected soon, with the monarchists asserting that 60% of the people are in favor of the move . . . They say . . . Arab leaders have issued a statement deploring the anti-Jewish outbreaks in Egypt. Unoffieial reports from China indicate that U.S. Marines will be withdrawn from that country, to avoid involvement in the. civil war raging between the communists and the Central Government ... The Dutch offer of dominion status for the Indonesians has been turned down. The Indonesians are demanding complete indepe^.denee . . . The Soviet Union has expressed its sympathy with the peo­ ple of Indo-China in their struggle for self-government. >• Poland's Russian-controlled Provisional Government is seeking economic aid from the Western Allies despite a steady barrage Of domestic propaganda that the Soviet Union is Poland's friend, not England and the U.S.... In Rome, the Pope told the Italian teachers imion that they should make their influence felt. The War Crimes Commission has posed the question of how to deal with Japanese convicted of cannabalism, when no international law exists on the question ... No mention was made of the possible crimes committed by Jap troops under Allied command in the fight against the people of Indo-China and Indonesia. Britain's Labor Government was disturbing the international money men with its program for nationalization of the Bank of Eng­ land, and its speed-up action on putting communications under the people's control . . . Government police (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) were called into Windsor, Ontario, to "preserve law and order" but the massed automobile picket line was being maintained by the Ford striker,"!. �Friday, November 9, 1945 THE SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY Bishop Fish 1.68 Robert Green 7.57 Gilbert Jenouri 1.00 Walter Johnson 84.29 Richar Johnson 23.79 Hugh Johnson 84 William Lewis 6.43 William Lewis 13.58 Donald Lee Plonta 2.59 Herman Litz 16.85 LeRoy McConathy 15.57 William Melhorne 6.05 r Arcadio Ortiz 3.40 Edward Powers 84 Philip A. Pedrotty 13.69 Eugene Parker, Jr 10.10 John H. Quade 84 Henry M. Quattlebaum .... 8.23 Anthony W. Ratkowski .... 3.37 Walter Rudnicki 84 Charles Swift 8.42 William Sinclair 1.18 Clarence W. McTurner 1.07 Wallace Wildman 2.52 Reginald Ward 9.26 William Williams 84 Harvey Young 12.62 SEAFARERS LOG 2.34 2.24 11.66 7.53 .93 .91 .93 .93 .93 .93 .93 29.97 .93 7.57 9.01 .93 .93 .93 .93 .93..93 2.26 .93 .93 93 SlU HALLS NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK flEW ORLEANS . SAVANNAH 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St. Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI. 4-1083 339 Chartres St. . , Canal 3336 220 Ea*t Bay St, 3-1728 MOBILE 7 St. Mibhael St. SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 1885 305 H 22nd St. J, 2-1392 GALVESTON 2-8043 RICHMOND, Calif. 257 Sth St. SAN FRANCISCO 69 Clay St. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. SO. CHICAGO ...9137 So. Houston Ave. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULiUTH 631 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C. 602 BoUghtOn St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. TAMPA .842 zach st. M-1323 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 5-1231 Norman Tortini Allen D. Urlin John Verschoeren Leonard Zanotto —Unclaimed Wages— Calntar Steamship Company R. Kobervig Michael Koventz Wm. Krueger : Abrana Levinthal D. L. Lachowicz Wm. Moore 3.37 93 93 93 5.89 93 A. K. Monsen Leonard Nutt Harry Nousen Charles Newport William O'Brien Edward O'Brien SS Alexander Bell SS George Dern .93 5.64 .93 93 PERSONALS 3.12 'Charley Pape 93 Stanley Prusenski 158.68 James Russell 93 Carl Schoonover 93 Warren Sheets 93 Otis E. Smith SS HONDURAS VICTORY Han-y Altman Clyde Aumann Wallace W. Brunk Walter Brcsko Jorgcn Bodker Vardabo Barsotti Rearris Bryant Robert Bradshaw George Cort Orvis Eells Maurice Freitas Patrick Forquer Earl Enemark H. R. Fay E. E. Glenn Teafilo Gonsalves Willard Hitchock Hillard Harnzenger Robert Hibbard James Hannon Donald Hartman Albert Harrison Robert Jordan Harley Jackson Emmitt Johnson Page Eleven 82 HOLLAND B. WELLS 26.80 93 Get in touch with Deconhill 93 Tankers. You were short $231 in 93 your payoff on the SS Fort Char­ 17.92 lotte in Mobile. 4, i $ NORMAN BENSON (GEORGIE) HADDEN Write your mother, at 5 Chand­ ler Street, West SomerVille, 44, Mass. Anyone knowing his whereabouts, please contact his mother. 4, t " KEITH MARTIN COLE FOREST MAYNARD TUCKER SALVATOR BORDIERI Please get in touch with At­ torney Richard M. Cantor, re­ garding the accident that result­ ed in the death of John Oliver in the Mumbles Road, off Mumbles Head, Swansea Bay. 4. 4> BENJAMIN GOLDBLATT Get in touch with the Smith (Paid off in New York) and Johnson Company at 60 J. Jones S; 2.00 Beaver Street, N. Y. S. Day 1.00 1.00 P. D. Shoemaker G. W. Hopkins 1.00 G. D. Gonzale? 2.00 SS FITZHUGH LEE A. N. Wiggins 1.00 H. Wheeler has 9 hours coming. 1.00 G. M. Miller Collect at Smith and Johnson, 1.00 E. J. Glaser 60 Beaver Street, N. Y. 1.00 H. A. Abey W. F. Brown .2.00 2.00 P. D. Morris 2.00 H. M. Heedy (Paid off in New York) 2.00 A. E. Domroese F. Binttey ....! 10.00 W. J. Jones $ 2.00 V. Bowman ...; 2.00 J. M. Elliott 1.00 J. Lee 1.00 J. P. Wank 1.00 A. E. Whitmer 1.00 P. H. Kanmeui 2.00 Wi M. Smith 10.00 R. Harrell 1.00 H. Mitchel 1.00 J. K. Elliott 1.00 J. Whitley 2.00 C. Nelson 1.00 Levi H. Puff 2.00 A. J. Guesdala 1.00 Steven Kod 2.00 L. Nasukiewicz 1.00 2.00 S. Huren H. Montehaus 1.00 2.00 K. Karfakis Hobert Baker 1.00 Thomas .^said 2.00 Total .$13.00 Total $56.00 SS C. Lanham (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) L. Hudson $1.00 E. J. Muche $ 2.00 T. Thompson 1.00 R. E. Dean 2.00 Dan Lippy 2.00 W. B. Dodge 1.00 L. G. Glenville 2.00 R. A. Woods 2.00 R. J. Drew 2.00 J. J. Daly 1.00 R. M. Brikenback 2.00 T. M. Coffey 2.00 A. Bearden 1.00 E. Sakon 2.00 J. C. Picot 1.00 G. Gulien 2.00 1.00 W. E. Bradford 2.00 M. Brickhouse D. Paugh 1.00 H. Bark 2.00 W. Gorner 2.00 F. Lawrence 2.00 1.00 S. J. Gang 1.00 H. W. Frick L. Layter 1.00 E. L. Hunfer 3.00 LOO S. Williamson 1.00 J. E. Payne F. W. Smith 2.00 D. Ulsh 2.00 1.00 W. A. Jewell 1.00 W. McDonal D. Vick 1.00 G. H. Weilert 2.00 2,00 J. S. Johnson 1.00 R.Li Hock Hi Gbzzi 2.00 E. Sulprizio 1.00 N. H. Kahmeyer 2i00 D. V. Doeing 1.00 Ji Boyd 2.O0 G. Pat Mann 1.00 2.00 L. D. Voder 1.00 Bi Gleinmont H. Oden 1.00 R. C. Carlson 1.00 2.00 O. Burks 5.00 P. Brady 2.00 J. A. Dorsey 1.00 H. Hagen 2.00 D. Letourneau 1.00 Di E. Kendla M. Puzaczewski 2.00 C. Kiewe 4.00 L. Berkowitz 2.00 (Paid off in New York) H; M; Bailey 2.00 Total $47.00 (Paid off in New York) M. DeVincent 2J)0 F. M. O'Kussik $ 1.00 $ 1.00 R. R. McDonald C, W. Heppling 1.00 G. L. Traweck 2.00 2.00 J. M. Delendez H. F. Andbrson 2.00 H. E. Yordick 5.00 (Paid off in New York) 2.00 Ira Taylor. Jr J. O'Toole 2.00 L. Waddington 2.00 1.00 B. M. Hunt C. R. Stratton, Jr $ 2.00 F. L. Garson 2;00 I. I. Blumberg 2.00 2.00 A. Galza J. W. Mungo 2.00 H. S. Odom 2.00 R. N. James 2.00 2.00 W. P. Stone L. W. Bailey 2.00 Henry G. Megor 2.00 M. Gilmarlin 1.00 1.00 J. Gi Rivera A. Burley 2i00 H. Kahold 2.00 H. Kowalski 2.00 Ri W. Cooper 2.00 S. F. Schuman' 2.00 J. F. Lemansky 1.00 Total $11.00 A. E. Rouse T. W. Parker 2.00 O. D. SkilUn 2.00 2.00 J. E. Howard 2.00 F. Holland 3.00 G. Selleck 2.00 E, W. Owens $.00 (Paid off in New York) M. L. Fearsoh 2.00 Total $68.00 $22.00 B. Smith Z.OO R. Campbell $ 2.00 E. Ci Daale 2.00 W. E. Brown 2.00 (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) G. West 2.00 J. M. Lundy 2.00 H. J. Stark 2.00 P. Trasmil $ 1.00 G. Williams 2.00 G. Kolste $ 1.00 2.00 A. S. McGutcheon W. G. Thomas 2.00 jPrince Baker 2.00 K. Tomlinson 2.00 D) G. Boyle 2.00 J. Gruen 2.00 H. Evans 2.00 N. Taska 2.00* A. L. Gota 1. 1,00 Edw, Lof 2.00 H, Blue 3.00 A. Malouet 2.00 2.00 J. Foster D'i P. Tbcub 2.00 Wm. Benders 2.00 M. D. Martines 2.00 MONEY DUE SS Jonathon Grout SS Gape Comfort SS Monroe SS Jacksonv SS George Washington SS Rawles Total $33;00 Total SS Adair $ 9.00 Total $17.00 Total $ 9.00 is i': 1: •i '•V- ''A m �Page Twelve Isthmian Shows Trend To SlU THE SEAFARERS LOG THEY'VE LEARNED HOW Friday, November 9, 1945 Friendly Spirit, Good Contracts Sold Him On SIU (Continued from Page I) Reports have been pouring in lowing this hearing the exam­ recently attesting to the strong iners will hand down a ruling swing in SIU sentiment aboard and set a date for elections • to Isthmian ships. As proof of this begin. is a report from Charles Bueser SIU confidently faces this, con­ another Isthmian man who has ference, and the election which joined the SIU. Bueser, who has will follow at some later date. sailed aboard five Isthmian ships The number of Isthmian men in the past year, claims these ves­ who have been signing up with sels were very definitely in favor the Seafarers, and their stories of the Seafarers. The ships he as to how well the SIU is being sailed on were the SS Anson received aboard their ships, gives Jones, Jacob Perkins, Frank Wig­ weight to this confidence at this gins, Hawkins Fudske, and the time. Zane Grey. One Isthmian seaman who 'The men on these ships are joined the Seafarers this past not receptive to NMU propa­ week declared that that com­ ganda," said Bueser. "There was pany's crews were looking tow­ an organizer for that union aboard ard the SIU to get them the con­ the Zane Grey, and he was sadly ditions that exist on SIU ships; bewailing the fact that he hadn't that the men were tired of being Rank and file organizers for the Isthmian fleet leaving after been able to sign up one single at the mercy of the ship's officers. an instruction session. They are well schooled, both as individuals Another stated that he was re­ or in groups, in the problems facing the union, and the problems man. On the other hand, SIU organizers signed them up in and pick their own jobs—which quired to do many hours of over­ facing the Isthmian seamen in particular. wholesale lots, including one man is not possible in other places. time, painting and soogieing at who had been sailing on Isthmian "On board the Isthmian ships, straight-time pay. He pointed to ships for the past twenty years. men are not paid overtime for the overtime provisions in SIU CHOSE CAREFULLY jobs like they are on union ships," contracts, and said, "That's what "What sold me on the SIU, after Bueser stated. "That's another we want. The SIU can get it comparing it to the other union, reason why I joined SIU—the ex­ for us—and that's why Isthmian was the friendly spirit among cellent overtime provisions in men will vote for the SIU when members, and the good contracts their contracts. I strongly urge elections come up." they have on their ships," son- all Isthmian men to get in the SIU continues its urging to all Further proof of the Seafarers tinued Bueser, "I weighed both SIU, and enjoy the many bene­ members to aid this drive in any successful drive aboard the Isth­ unions in my mind before joining fits possible under good union manner possible until the victory mian ships is furnished by Calvin SIU, and found there's no com­ conditions. I was thoroughly sold is won, and Isthmian is under R. Specker, who is an SIU mem­ parison." on the Seafarers before I joined. union contract. This is a personal ber of three years standing. Bueser further stated that he Now I'm going back to carry the campaign involving all SIU men, Specker has been sailing on Isth­ was impressed by the manner in good word to other Isthmian and everyone should contact mian scows for the past four which SIU men go to their halls men." Isthmian men, sail aboard their months as a voluntary organizer, vessels, and do their utmost to and recently completed two trips get Isthmian signed up one hun­ to Italy aboard the SS Zane Grey. dred per cent. In his report, Specker claims With Isthmian under a SeafarThe wail of Mississippi was per­ that comparison between SIU and (Continued from Page 1) Jii. ers' contract, not only will that haps the loudest of all, despite the Isthmian vessels reveals that their ican Ranger and Smith & John­ company's seamen have their fact that they had maintained officers are overly strict with the son yielded to the SIU position conditions bettered, but condi­ their own doctors in Philadelphia crew. "It's really a 'Yes, Sir' out­ without much fight. Eastern tions on the entire waterfront and New Orleans throughout the fit," said Specker, "and the of­ Steamship made a loud and furi­ will be stabilized to the benefit of war. However, even their oppo­ ficers are on your neck all the ous protest but finally gave up all seamen. time, trying to make you speed sition vanished when they became when they realized that the men up. convinced that no SIU man was would not submit to the WSA "There were a couple of other medics. Alcoa and Robin (Seas going to present himself to the SIU men on ship, and they helped Shipping) had not participated in WSA for examination. me considerably," Specker stated. FIRST ROUND the examining board set-up. "We found that copies of the fore stating some additional facts, HAD OWN MEDICS Although the Seafarers have de­ Seafarers Log and other SIU we were able to sell the SIU. Bull Line and Mississippi Ship­ feated the notorious medical set­ The wartime heroes of the Mer­ literature were of considerable j Give the Isthmian men the true ping Co. were more obstinate in up of the WSA, the NMU, MC&S chant Marine are fast becoming value in selling the Seafarers ^ story, and they'll compare; then their refusal to cooperate. The and other unorganized outfits con­ the forgotten men of peacetime. Union to these men. They were they'll choose SIU. legal division of the Bull Line tinue to ship men through the This became increasingly evident also extremely interested in read­ "Most Isthmian men are either after calling upon Admiral Land fink agency.. this week as the House Marine and ing SIU contracts regarding over­ oldtimers who have been sailing (WSA Chief), MacAuliffe and a It is worthy of note that not a Fisheries Committee allowed HR time, working and living condi­ their ships for several years, or number of other bureaucrats, de­ single ship failed to sail, nor did 2346 to gather dust in congres­ tions. kids just out of school. The old- cided that, after all, sailing ships any leave port behind schedule sional pigeonholes. NMU MEN QUIET timers like to read and talk about was their business, not keeping due to the SIU action. This bill (HR 2346) is the Mer­ "Several NMU men were ih, benefits of the Seafarers, WSA doctors in soft jobs. Why This battle, concluded by the chant Marines equivalent to the aboard," continued Specker, "and while the youngsters are inter­ BuU stood so firm is not too clear, SIU, is just the first round in the GI Bill of Rights, and would give they were very quiet because the ested in the history and back­ for this operator didn't use any fight against the bureaucrats who them most, but not all, of the Isthmian boys didn't go for their ground of the SIU, and how con­ doctors before the WSA was in­ want to control the seamen's lives. same benefits as servicemen, such hogwash. By constantly talking ditions will improve under a troduced, and even now has its The WSA Medical Program was as disability benefits, death com­ the SIU brand of unionism, and union contract," concluded own medical examiners in the one of the bigge.st beefs the sea­ pensation, education and voca­ giving them time to digest it he- Specker. man had. Besides providing a Port of Baltimore. tional training, employment convenient, hidden system of rights, loans and vocational re­ beaching militant seamen, it was habilitation. typical of all bureaucratic set-ups Hearings on the bill were held in that it wasted the seamen's in mid-October, and seamen, their time foolishly. wives and families, and union rep­ From the Arctic Circle to the forgotten as the country returns estimates place the casualties in The victory over the Medical resentatives were heard by the South Pacific, merchant seamen to ways of peace, if the economy the merchant marine personnel at Program is the first on the Sea­ committee. No government wit­ have carried the munitions, food minded, pro-shipowner congress­ 27%. In the early years of the farers' list. Soon to be met and nesses appeared. Since then, no and other supplies without which men have their way. war this civilian navy suffered removed from any influence over action has been forthcoming from victory over the enemy would Instead of transferring the Mer­ considerably more losses than all seamen's lives are Coast Guard the committee, and apparently have been unattainable. During chant Seaman's Rest Centers to other services combined. control, the RMO and the WSA the Washington bureaucrats are this war of production and trans­ the United States Public Health These sources' say that of the itself. sitting on their collective fannies portation, thousands upon thous­ Service, the government has de­ 225,000 merchant seamen that on this much-needed bill. ands of them paid with life, limb creed that, in the interest of a served during the war, 774 are to do here in Congress that will GIs are entitled to everything and health. The epic stories of false economy now that hostili­ known dead, 4805 missing and assist these heroic seamen who, given them under the so-called the war at sea, the life-line of our ties have ceased, they shall be presumed dead; 487 taken prison­ by unconquerable spirit, survived Bill of Rights, and more too. Cer­ armies and those of our allies, completely wiped out of exis­ er, and countless others wounded the Japanese submarine torture tainly the Merchant Marine who have not yet been recorded in tence by the first of next year. by enemy action. In addition are treatment, and the thousands of endured all the hardships, terror, history. While merchant seamen do not those whose health broke down others who have suffered merci­ and privations of war are en­ Yet even before the state of whine ahout their problems and later as a result of their war less treatment at the hands of titled to the same. So far they emergency has been declared needs, countless non-maritime services. Nazi U-boats and planes, as well have received nothing from a over, the men whom the scourge big-wigs have acknowledged the House Democratic Leader John as Japanese craft, that they will grateful—in words, only—coun­ of war has left mentally and debt the nation owes to these men. W. McCormack last May told receive necessary medical and try. physically sick are likely to be Although figures differ, some Congress that "We have a job hospital care for life." Volunteer Organizer Says isthmian Men Are Interested SIU Beats WSA Medical Program Wartime Heroes Are Forgotten Congress Forgets Seamen Quickly � 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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NICOLLET MEETINGS LIST NEEDED REPAIRS GASSES UP THIRD GIVES HILTON CAPT. BAD TIME QUINONES SKIPPER'S LOSS OF MEMOYR FRIENDLY SPIRIT, GOOD CONTRACTS SOLD HIM ON SIU VOLUNTEER ORGANIZER SAYS ISTHMIAN MEN ARE INTERESTED CONGRESS FORGETS SEA MEN QUICKLY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11-09-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bf109efdb751a0452d198e53f2f06cee.PDF 2f6caca361643296b74b23950f7064d9 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1945 No. 44 SlU DEMANDS ISTHMIAN RECOGNITION No Ships Delayed As SIU Pushes Asks For Consent Election; Boycott Of WSA Medical Program Has Signed Piedges From The position taken by the mem­ bership in the Port of New York to boycott the WSA Medical Divi­ sion was having a telling effect as ship after ship left port manned by SIU seamen un-examined by WSA. All SIU branches have con­ curred in the motion which is designed to force the War Ship­ ping Administration's medical bureau out of business now, and forestall that government agency's attempts to continue into the postwar period. The action was taken after New York Port Agent Paul Hall recommended a discussion of the report that WSA Director Macauley was making speeches to the operators regarding the "value" of WSA medical examina­ tions and urging their support of legislation to perpetuate the agency. (Macauley's sales arguments as presented to the shipowners, ap­ pear on page 4 along with some of the obvious answers to his mis­ guided efforts to shackle the mer­ chant seamen.) ALL OPPOSED As seaman after seaman took the floor to voice his objections to the existing medieal set-up and express his wholehearted op­ position to its continuation, the meeting heard various tales of ridiculous and often costly (to was, in effect, a means of having seamen) situations created by the public foot the bill for the operators. this anti-labor agency. Admiral Land, fighting to pro­ • Not a single member voiced any tect the lucrative jobs these bu­ reason for the phony "medical reaucrats hold, protested the set-up" staying in business. Union's stand. He waved the Finally, on a motion presented b^ Deck "patrolrnVn" Jor Al^ina" I and seconded by almost every saying that the SIU was delaying man .in the hall, the membership the movement of ships and was put the New York Branch on holding up the returning of troops. record for the boycott. The records of the SIU—and • The meeting also instructed • the New York Dispatchers not to . . records of the Medical Disend any men for such examina-! ^ tfons. Officials were instructed show that the Seafarers have to notify all companies of the many times proven that the Med­ decision and to urge all ports to ical Program was responsible for shipping delays, and served as the concur in the New York action. 'The Sailors Union of the Pa­ chief bottleneck in the quick dis­ cific and other SIU affiliated or­ patch of vessels. As concurence with the union's ganizations were notified of the SIU decision and urged to pass views, the Seafarers has on file letters from its operators agreeing parallel measure. • SIU spokesmen declared thaf, with its statements that the Med­ inasmuch as agreements with the ical Program of the WSA was operators provide for examina­ holding up greatly needed ship­ tion by a company doctor, the ping. WSA Medical Division, like the The seamen's, refusal to submit WSA itself, was an unnecessary to the WSA examination has not expense to the taxpayers and resulted in any sailing delays. Majority Of Isthmian Men The Seafarers International Union has advised the Isthmian Steamship Company that it holds pledge cards from a substantial majority of its employees designating the SIU as their collective bargaining agency, and that the Union demands full recognition as the sole representative of the men in contract nego-twould make by becoming mem­ tiations. bers of the Seafarers. This announcement climaxed At the start of the drive the five-month long organizational drive by the SIU to bring the program ran into several major Isthmian seamen into the ranks difficulties. Among the toughest was the Isthmian system of hir­ of the organized seamen. ing crew replacements. The If Isthmian consents to a volun­ tight-knit operation of this sys­ tary election, it will be held im­ tem made it almost impossible to mediately. Should it refuse, the get more than a few SIU men Union will have to use the ma­ into the fleet. chinery of the National Labor Re­ Another obstacle to overcome lations Board to force an election. was the practice of members from The organization drive was a rival union who, instead of started with the avowed inten­ selling their own organization to tion of giving the Isthmian em­ the crews, were busy knocking it ployees an opportunity of win­ and, by implication, all unions. ning better wages and working Only constant educational efforts conditions by membership in or­ on the part of the SIU convinced ganized labor. these men that all unions are not alike, and that these men knock­ UNION EDUCATION The SIU plan called for first ing their own outfit didn't prove convincing these seamen of the that organized labor followed that advantages they would enjoy as union's pattern. union men and then, if they NEVER PETITIONED should favor unionization, con­ For five years, that organiza­ vince them of the gains they tion has been working within this fleet with the idea of bringing the crews under its banner. Not once during this time did they gather enough strength or courage to put the question of becoming Voting for the officers for the Atlantic and Gulf the bargaining agent to a vote. District of the Seafarers International Union for the year This, too, discouraged a number of 1946 began on November 1, when union seamen re­ of the seamen, because most of ported to all of the districts thirteen ports to cast their them figured that the rosy prom­ ises made to them were unob­ ballots, and will continue until December 31st, when tainable. the polls close. ' During the entire five months Thirty-one positions are to be to jog the memories of the mem­ filled this year, with 51 candi­ bership to whom, very often, the SIU has made the winning of dates in the files for posts rang­ names only are apt to be con­ these seamen to organized labor ts primary objective; selling the ing from Secretary-Treasurer to fusing. "The present officers of the Seafarers as the right union for branch Patrolmen. All means of publicity are be­ Union, stressing the fact that the them, became secondary in the ing used to assure the highest coming year will probably see campaign. In other words, great numbers possible, vote by eligible mem­ many important problems facing bers—the Seafarers Log. posters, the maritime industry, called for of pledges were signed because announcements at branch meet­ every member to cast his own the Isthmian men wei-e convinced ings, and personal exhortations vote and to constitute himself a that the SIU organizational drive : by union members to their broth­ committee of one to see to it that was not a purely selfish cam­ ers to "get out and say your his friends take advantageof their paign. Union rights and duties. Another winning Seafarers piece." Included on the ballot are two argument was the practice of Interest shown during the nominations period and the resolutions being submitted to a bringing Isthmian men to gen­ usually reliable conversational in­ referendum vote, to authorize the eral membership meetings where : terest presage a lively campaign purchase of Union halls in the they not only saw the Union's ports of Boston and Philadelphia. democracy in action, but took the with many ballots cast. A new feature this year is a The resolution for Philadelphia floor to discuss their own probpicture poster of the candidates. (ConHmtei on Page 5) (Continued on Page 12) Begin Voting For Officers �J.'' S'iw'; •,. Lv.-*;.'*- Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. November 2, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with tlx American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y." HAnover 2-2784 X. i, if X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK -------- Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 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 Goodbye, Dr. Chips The cries of wrath, indignation and despair eman­ ating from the offices of thescab-herding War Shipping Administration is testimony enough of the pinch those fink breeders are feeling these days. Their woe is the result of the niembership's action at the last meeting when they, through a unanimously adopt­ ed motion, ordered all members of the SIU to stay away from the WSA abortion factory, the Medical Division. Unable to make the public appreciate their "valued services" to the seamen, these parasites find themselves faced with the possibility of being forced to go back to real work. This not very pleasant prospect faces our bureau­ cratic comrades unless they can convince the Washington lawmakers that they are a boon to the maritime industry. Without a law being passed (even if one was enacted it would be impossible to enforce against any united op­ position by the seamen) they know that seamen every­ where will refuse their benevolent attentions. Doubtless the coming showdown will bring the ship­ owners to the side of their colleagues in the government "agericy, for where else could they find such a set-up? Be­ VANCOUVER, B. C. — The sides the control over the seamen's lives such an agency pro­ fight of the Seafarers Internation­ vides fGr the operators, the money they save by not having al Union to get clothing priorities their dwn doctors is worth some consideration. for seamen who lose their be­ Asks Socialization of Surprisingly enough, even though the SIU and SUP longings in ship sinking, fires, Nazi-Deserted Enerprises can win this issue anyway, no other seamen's union has etc., has been receiving support In a recent radio speech, Karl joined in the action. Can it be that some of them favor the from the local press. Frisch, president of the Vienna scab-herders of the WSA? Blasting the Wartime Prices Chamber of Labor, said, "One of Board (Canada's CPA) as regard­ the first problems which have to ing "itself as the eternal father be solved are the enterprises de­ The Isthmian organizational drive has entered its most of the Canadian people" one serted by their owners, the NazivltaT-stage with the Seafarers Internation Union call­ newspaper criticised the authori­ owned enterprises, the key and heavy industries, the mining, ore ing for an election. Under NLRB procedure the company ties for their prompt punishment smelting and electrical industries, now has two alternatives. First, they can concede the SIU for infractions of maritime code the production of vehicles, the demanded that the authori­ strength among their employees and agree to a consent elec- and ties be equally prompt "to succor power industry and the banks." ption, or second, they can insist that the matter is in dis­ them in distress." He continued, "Here only one uncompromising solution is pos­ pute and oppose an election altogether. Another paper stated, "two sible, namely state ownership as Ih-t^he first case, an election would then be held under crews are in the city trying, a prelude to final socialization." JNTLRB supervision, with all parties agreeing to show their through their union, to get new Frisch comes from the building clothes. Both lost all but what trades unions, and was an active istrength-at the polls. The second choice would merely be a delaying tactic they wore when their ships were leader before the Anschluss. wrecked." •—chosen as a general rule by those who fear that a vote at The two crews referred to are Frisch told his listeners, "We this time'would not favor them—because considerable time from the SS Westband Park, a are facing a terrible food crisis. is consumed going through the red tape of procedure, the freighter lost in a hurricane off It is our urgent duty together with the trade unions and other • appeals and finally waiting for the election date to be set. Mexico and the steamer Prince public bodies to assure the feed­ Under this arrangement, regardless of who causes the delay, George, destroyed by fire at ing of the people." Ketchikan. the seamen of the Isthmian company will be denied repreIn outlining the tasks of the Hugh Murphy, SIU Agent, is Chamber of Labor, he said that .sentation until the issue is settled. seeking authority from Ottawa I Any delay then, can only be useful to those who would to enable distressed seamen to one of the jobs is "to restart the disorganized and partly destroyed gain by keeping the men from union wages and union replace their , lost clothing. The industry, with a view to restor­ working conditions, and this does not mean the shipowners men were met by SIU officials ing foreign trade." Likewise he when they arrived in San Pedro. listed "tlie reintroduction of the alone. They were given money for cur­ eight hour working day, holi­ All of us. Isthmian men arid SIU alike, should enter rent expenses and other aid. On days with pay, collective bargain­ .this pluse of the drive with our weather eye open for any arrival at Vancouver they were ing, unemployment insurance, would-be saboteurs, any would-be disrupters of the or­ refused clothing priorities by tlie and a more effective form of shop Prices Board. ganizing program. stewards." Canadian Seafarers Fight Per Clothing For Shipwrecked Men The Isthntain Election Unable To Form Labor Council In Berlin Disagreement between the Western Allies and Russia over the form of trade union organi­ zation in Berlin has resulted in postponement of the establish­ ment of a central labor commit­ tee that would represent the 18 unions now in existence in the area. The differences are mainly caused by the Allies wanting to take their time to make certain that the central committee will be freely elected, whereas the Russians insist in organi; .jtion from the top and want the \. holQ thing over with quickly. A group of eight men, clanning to be a provisional comm ttee, asked permission to hold a meet­ ing at which a constitution vould be drawn up and presented to a soon-to-be-held mass rally of German workers. The commit­ tee was composed of four com­ munists, two Social-Democrats, one who claimed to be a Socialist and one who said he was non­ partisan and elected by workers to speak for them. Before the Allies' will allow the meeting, which will effect thousands of Berliners, they de­ manded to know how the men were elected, implying that they were, in fact, self-appointed. 'ti �Frrdaif. NOTember 2, 194S THE SEAFARERS LOG USES Will Not Furnish Scabs Page Three Shipowners Still Attempt To Chisel Steward Dept. WASHINGTON (LPA Exclu­ By J. P. SHULER sive) — The federal employment offices can't be used to provide Things have been going rather worked for the interest of sea­ scabs, or to discriminate against slow in this port the past week, men. But they have not yet ej?workers on strike. A directive with only 18 ships paying off and plained why men are kept wait­ ing for a period of two to 24 to this effect was sent out re­ cently to all regional offices of the 17 ships signing on. All of the hours before being passed; nqr U. S. Employment Service by beefs have been taken care of at why many men are being turned new USES director Robert C. payoff time in most instances, down, but later, when going to Goodwin. The agency has just and the men have collected the U. S. Public Health Servide By PAUL HALL been transferred from the War money. We have a few steward pass the U. S. P. H. cxaminatioits The Seafarers' unanimous action in boycotting the WSA's Manpower Commission to the dept. beefs that are hanging fire, with flying colors. Nor can they explain why thej/ Medical Program has caused much comment within the Maritime Dept. of Labor. but most of them will be settled call the Commissioner four days industry. First of all, of course, the shipowners are really howling The revised policy, which was in the near future. The men <,after a man has signed aboard a and making complaints ranging all the way from "The SIU is anti- made effective Oct. 1, is as fol­ involved should keep in contact lows: ship, and request the CommiaiGovernment" to "Breach of contract." This we expected and it "With the end of hostilities the with the 5th floor or the Seafarers sioner not to sign him on becausb can be taken for what is is exactly worth, which is NOTHING. policy has been revised to pro­ Log for money due them. of some communicable disease. The most interesting point, however, is the fact that not only vide that no referrals shall be One of the steward dept. beefs Regardless of the patting on thp members of our union are unanimous in the decision that our boy­ made that will aid directly or is in making up the purser's room back they give themselves, the cotting of this finky program is a good thing, but seamen from indirectly in filling a job (a) on a Moran tug. We have con­ members of the Seafarers are not other unions, and non-union seamen as well, have all expressed which is vacant because the for­ tacted this outfit and are now trespassing on their property an$ their approval,of the position taken by the SIU. mer occupant is on strike or is working on a settlement that all ships are signing on withoiit being locked out in the course should be favorable to the Union. the aid of the medical examiner?. All seamen, without a question, regardless of their union be­ of a labor dispute or (b) the liefs or their non-union beliefs, are unanimous in this otte thing. Since all stewards are supposed PLAIN CHISELING filling of which is an issue in the All of them feel, and justly so, that this is indeed a good beef to ship off the board, we are hav­ Another one is on ships leaving and must be pushed to the limit. The Seafarers are proud to have labor dispute. ing a little trouble with backdoor port with a steward complement been the first union to move against this finky set-up, and we "Regional directors are no of eight men, then picking up shipping, so delegates on all ships certainly intend to make every possible effort to break them and longer authorized to make ex­ military passengers, and that should be sure to check the ship­ ceptions in the policy, since the put them out of existence for good. ping card of every steward that wartime necessity for such ex­ makes the crew exceed 64 men. comes aboard a ship. Eastern SS Company, on this At the same time, we welcome all help from all unions and all ceptions no longer exists. ieeamen in our struggle against these well-paid, lard-bottomed "As part of the stabilization beef, would like to pay a. divi­ All men going on a ship should bureaucrats. Too long have we suffered being pushed around by program during the war it was sion of wages for three missing have their shipping cards checked these nincompoops and psuedo "Doctors." We have seen them the policy of USES to deny re­ men in the steward dept. while by the delegates, but especiaUy have young punks, fresh out of the WSA boot factory, pushing ferral to striking workers. The these passengers are aboard the so for the stewards as you may seamen around and shoving needles in them and treating them basis for that policy has now al­ ship, thus chiseling the men out wind up with a backdoor steward like a bunch of cattle. This, however, wasn't enough, but then the tered and the local officers of of what they should have coming if you don't make sure that be has a shipping card from the Sea­ professional bureaucrat, "Mister" McCauley wants to saddle the USES shall hereafter refer to as per agreement. farers hall. seamen with this thing permanently. We started this fight with other suitable jobs any striking The only possible interpreta­ these phonies and we are in it to the finish. workers who desire such re­ tion of the supplementary agree­ ferral." ment in this instance would be 4 4 4that 11 men are carried on a ship from the beginning of the voy­ The Strategy Committee elected here during the recent longage until the termination. On ishoremen's beef made several recommendations after observing the ships where the crew and pas­ SIU in action. One of these and perhaps the most important one sengers total less than 64 men was that one regarding the necessity of a la^er paper for the SIU, to increase the Seafarers' program of publicity and education. Although the SIU, SUP and and the ship signs on with a regu­ SAN FRANCISCO — Here is lar complement, this beef should This committee made good recommendations, and those which the AFL in general had voiced be paid for under the extra meal some good news for some of the were concurred in by the membership are being put into effect objections to his appointment, clause in the original agreements. guys of the SS William Prouse by SIU officials. Starting very shortly, our educational and pub­ former Representative Raymond We have two or three Eastern (South Atlantic) — some money licity program will be enlargened in scope, and, as soon as pos­ S. McKeough has been voted into ships with this beef pending now, due for overtime. sible and advisable the size of the paper will be increased once again. the Maritime Commission against (The names will be found on the recommendation of the Sen­ but we are taking action which Of course, even though the membership has gone on record ate Commerce Committee's that should make this company see the Bulletin Board, Page 11, un­ the light. for these things, we cannot rush into the job blindly and in over- he be rejected. der the ship heading.) enthusiasm handle these jobs in such a manner that we will not McKeough, who had been Mid­ SWEET PIE All of the overtime for the deck get full results from the actions. In other words, when we increase west Director of the CIO's Po­ our paper in size, we must see to it that the increased size carries litical Action Committee, was The staff at the WSA Medical dept. was handed in and settled valuable seamen's news and not just be a blown-up form simply confirmed by the Senate after a Examining Board on Washington before the payoff, with the ex­ Street has really been making an to comply with the membership's wishes. three hour debate. effort to hold on to its pie. Since ception of carpenter work done The Senate vote was 42 to 34 In the publicity and educational programs, we must be careful the Seafarers membership in this by the old man. This will have to see that the material we use will be of benefit to us and not for seating the ex-PAC man who, port went on record at the last to be settled later. There was one just something to put together in a hurry, and then sit back and take it is charged, knows nothing regular meeting to discontinue sheet turned in for the Deck En­ it for granted it will bring the results desired. Thfese things must about the maritime industry and patronizing this joint, they have be handled calmly and collectedly and shaped up with the is getting the Maritime Commis­ been bending our ears continually gineer; that was settled. And thought in mind to bring the very most possible benefits to our sion post as a payoff for his po­ telling us what good guys they that was turned in to the Pa­ litical work in the presidential are and how they have .always trolman. membership. elections. There is none for the rest of the One thing which is well to know is the fact that the Seafarers' black gang and none for the membership, at a time when other and larger unions are cutting BALTIMORE stewards dept. down on their educational and publicity programs, is just beginning WILSON BROWN The Company agent checked to make headway in these particular fields. It has been pointed FLOYD THOMAS out before that this particular lack of education, publicity, etc., has the stewards dept. overtime and WILLIAM RAJSKI scratched all overtime for passen­ long been a weak spot with the Seafarers, and it is indeed good PHIL H. ACREE gers, assuming she was manned to see that the membership of this union realizes this, and is now WILLIAM REEVES making good and clear plans to formulate such a program to cover for 80.- This has been reinstated these things which are needed by our membership. and is payable by writing to FORT STANTON Williams Diamond, Agents for A. McGUIGAN t 4 South Atlantic SS Co., 268 Mar­ N. GAMANIAN ket St., San Francisco, Calif. The shipowner and industrialist controlled newspapers of this E. T. HARDMAN country are aiming stories directly at the returning veterans for Once again I would like to ask H. LUTTLE the purpose of making them anti-union minded. all ships delegates coming in to J. KOSKINES the port of San Francisco EKid You have only to pick up an average daily paper to see the S. SHAKES dropping the hook in the bay thinking of these people who would have every veteran believe that R. LACOLLA to bring all of their disputed over­ unions are something to be hated by all of them. C. ABRAMAMSEN time and beefs ashore to the of­ K. JOHNSON We don't have to go into great details about how much of a lie fice as soon as possible. The P. D. ABBOTT this is. Every union man knows the answer. launches run on a schedule of Nevertheless, if these ex-servicemen are turned against organ­ NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL once a day, and it is impossible MOBILE ized labor the eventual outcome will effect us considerably. 10 or M. TEXADA for the Patrolman to get out 12 million veterans will carry much weight in politics and public M. E. CARDANA J. W. DENNIS there to pick up the beefs. Theseopinion. The ill-will of these men will prove a tremendous blow GLINTON MASON J. E. WARD overtime beefs are always dis­ against all sections of the trade union movement. R. A. (RED) SIMMONS S. PAPES puted by the skipper or engineer, The Seafarers are more fortunate than most other unions in F." VARELA J. SCARA so they .viU have to be brought TIM BURKE (Continued on Ftige 4) J. BUKETT ashore to be settled. Senate Over-Rides SIU Protest Men in Marine ttospitale This Week Frisco Reports On Overtime �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Break Macauley's Arguments Fer Centinuation Of WSA Medical Program Friday, November 2, 1945 Hershey Tries To Pit Vets Against Labor WASHINGTON (LPA)—A vio­ lent showdown between Selective Service Director Hershey and or­ ganized labor on Hershey's con­ In a speech to a group of not-quite contented shipowners, energy and contentment of the don't see what argument he has tinued attempts to pit returning WSA's Captain Macauley made the following eight points as working crew. A seaman may for continuation of the medical veterans against unions is in the reasons for peacetime continuation of the War Shipping Adminis­ not, like a soldier, travel on his set-up. Does he mean that the making. tration's medical set-up for (or against) seamen, and suggested stomach, but an easy and well- medics will see that the crew'is All sections of organized labor satisfied stomach increases his better fed? Or perhaps he's go­ agree that Hershey has deliber­ that the program be made permanent by law. ability, his efficiency and willing­ ing to get the WSA to spread its ately used the "superseniority" Below are two columns. On the left are Macauley's "reasons," ness to work, even when a very oil on troubled waters and settle idea in an effort to alienate un­ on the right the "reasons" are answered according to, the seaman's rough sea may reduce the effort the seamen's stomachs. Seamen ions and returning' servicemen. viewpoint. of the few who may have a ten­ are WSA-sick, not sea-sick. Hershey, whose firing has been SIU ANSWERS MACAULEY SAYS dency to be upset. demanded by several union pa­ 1. We have no argument with 1. Seamen have a right to be pers, climaxed his anti-labor the idea that seamen are entitled protected against physical and 7. Macauley should have stop­ career with the issuance of a 7. The whole program is bene­ mental weakness and communi'* to protection against disease and ped at the eighth word. 'The handbook for the guidance o^ cable diseases among their ship­ sickness. So are the rest of the ficial to the operator since by pre­ whole program is beneficial to draft boards. The handbook re­ venting or lessening industrial ac­ mates especially when confined people. That doesn't mean that the operator . . ." Through the flects Hershey's own peculiar in­ cidents and sickness, proportion­ to the close and narrow limits of they must submit to dictatorship medical set-up, they hope to run terpretation of the law, that a ate reductions may be effected in shipboard. A feeble-minded or of government bureaus. People a blackball system to eliminate returning veterans can oust a war the loss of time and money in the tubercular seaman or one af­ naturally want to be healthy and active union men. Another thing, workers with a greater seniority operation of a ship. By a prac­ flicted with V. D. or other in­ fit. Macauley should get behind the WSA plan would deprive tical program for the cure and re­ from his job. Hershey added fectious or contagious diseases the socialized medicine plan thousands of seamen of their habilitation of seamen, the oper­ something new to his anti-labor may endanger the entire ship's which would give all the people right to earn a living. It would ator is assured of having the best campaign by stating that union the right to proper medical care company. eliminate men who, through no qualified men available to do the membership may not be required and protection regardless of their fault of their own, are no longer job; it is hoped that by the con­ for regaining the old job. That ability to pay. In any case, agree­ as spry and nimble as they were tinuation and development of this would destroy both closed ments between the SIU and the operators provide for examina­ such a program and, in particu­ when they first started working shop and union shop contracts lar, by the continuation of the for the penny-pinching ship op­ was apparent to both AFL and tions by company doctors. job of pharmacist's mate, a saving erators. It would also eliminate CIO leaders. may be made on insurance rates handicapped war veterans. The violent showdown will 2. The crew of a merchant 2. The only savings under and in turnaround time by the probably occur in one of a dozen vessel has comparatively few Macauley's plan would be for court cases headed for the U. S. men and when unable to do his the shipowner. A bigger man­ institution of radio practique. Supreme Court. The first one allotted tasks it is necessary for ning schedule with a four watch 8. Sure, the feeling of security 8. The satisfaction and in­ that reaches the Supreme Court someone else to carry the sick system would provide adequate is a great thing. Seamen feel that this fall and is decided will set creased feeling of security af­ or disabled man's burden of work, manpower to take care of any they won't find it in dictatorial the precedent. forded a seaman by knowing that emergency aboard ship. duty and responsibility. care and cure and restoration to government agencies. That's one Both CIO and AFL spokesmen 3. The employer has a right 3. We agree that healthy com­ health and livelihood is available of the reasons they join the Sea­ have declared that Hershey's new farers International Union. union-busting endeavor stinks to to expect reasonably efficient petent seamen give, better service. to him is most important. high heaven. service from the persons he em­ Why doesn't Macauley insist that Expectations are that no final ploys. Healthy, competent sea­ shipowners remove all hazards Undoubtedly, Log readers can find many more arguments decision will be reached by the men will give the best service. liable to injure the health of sea­ against Macauley's absurd "reasons." We all know that, in ac­ Supreme Court until late fall. men? What about improved diet tual fact, the worthy Captain isn't interested in seamen's problems. Meantime, union leaders expect and elimination of the port stew­ dozens of superseniority fights in ard rationing system, which re­ If he were, he could assist in getting them real benefits. local unions and in lower courts. duces the quantity of food servec There's no reason in the world why the WSA medical set-up But the union conviction is that aboard ship? shouldn't come out in support of the SIU proposal for a four watch neither the returning veteran nor 4. We wonder if Macauley system. The reduction in working hours, the improved distribu­ the war worker will win com­ 4. For months ^at a time, a ship's crew is entirely dependent knows what he's talking about— tion of the work load, and the resulting reduction in health and plete justice and job rights until frankly, we don't understand his safety hazards, are reasons enough for any sincere medical Hershey's interpretation of the upon itself. law is defeated. point number four. agency's endorsement. Macauley knows full well that shipboard conditions, even with a powerful organization like the SIU work­ 5. If the American Merchant 5. Macauley, searching for ing for their improvement, are not the most healthful. He knows Marine, both in its vessels and in points to make, answers number too, that the ship operators have to be forced by the seamen's the men who man them, is not ef­ five with his own number six. unions to improve them, and that they fight us every inch of the ficient from both a technological Good food, good working condi­ way. By BLACKIE NEIRA and personnel standpoint, the tions, decent wages, union se­ MOBIBE —We've had several freight and passenger trade will curity and freedom from fear of beefs in Mobile last week. These be taken away from us by foreign bureaucrats will make healthy, so called engineers and mates competitors just as it was after happy and, therefore, competent who have come up during the the last war. This will reflect workers. The old flag-waving war, who if called upon could not Around the world, across the sea. on our national prosperity and on technique Macauley uses won't show you over three years' dis­ Or any port where I may be. the individual prosperity of every make efficient personnel nearly charges, have challenged several A sailor's life is fast and free. American. as quickly as the SIU proposals men on their experience and re­ His only home, a ship at sea. for improved working conditions, fused to accept them because without the aid of WSA medics. Life, as this can never be. they did not have enough experi­ Love is stronger than the sea. ence to oil a Victory ship. After 6. Good food, in quantity and 6. As we stated above, num­ As I felt that last caress. wrangling with the chief engineer jquality, both nutritional and ber six is the answer to point My heart sent out an S. O. S. off the Frestberg Victory, he fin­ tasty, can be provided to assure number five. Other than that we ally had to accept them and they War is hell. Who knows it more sailed the ship. Than 1 who left you on the shore. On the Mission San Jose the Off to cross the raging main beef was the same. I explained Not knowing when we'd meet again? to the chief engineer that they were just as capable as he was The sky again is overcast; (Continued from Page 3) when it came to oiling a T2 Tank­ That last caress seems years gone past. that they are placed in the strategic position of bringing these vets er, he refused to accept them, in­ I feel and yearn my love for you; home. Veterans returning aboard SIU ships can be shown the proof forming me that he was running Your love for me. I know is true. of union accomplishment and that the anti-labor papers are lying. the ship and he would hire who I wait the day that I can share Every member of the SIU should break out union literature, the he damned pleased. Three hours My love with you both here and there. SIU Constitution, the Seafarers Log and other union gear. These later the whole crew informed I love life, and I love to live. fhould convince them that not only have we done our share in this the captain that they were quitTo you my life and love I give. war but, more important, we have protected their future as working ing and would like to payoff. The men. We have raised the wages of seamen considerably, even while ship being in Drydock 30 more Someday, soon, your hand I'll hold we were defending the rights of our fighting brothers. days, he had to pay them off. The To put upon a ring of gold. Reports from many ships show that this job of acquainting the next day the captain came up to You'll know then my love was true; veterans with labor's role during the war is being well done. the Hall and told me that the The one I wanted, only you. Every ship's crew should discuss this issue at their meetings. Ships chief engineer had changed his Even though we're oceans apart. scheduled to pick up troops should not leave without plenty of union mind and would be glad to ac­ You're always close within my heart; gear aboard to pass on to these returning men. cept the men if we would send You are the one I'll always love. them down there. We did so, and Pai'llcular mention should be made of the Seafarers' program May God protect you from above. we don't expect any more trouble for the returning soldier, sailors and marines who wish to enter the Alfred L. Yarborough from that ship. maritime industry after their discharge. The Skipper Changed His Mind As Crew Acts Sailor*s Love Song Clearing The Deck �THE Friday, November 2, 1945 HEREIN MfHl ITHWK QUESTION: What is your biggest gripe ' while aboard ship? k <4 DREW McKINNIE, My biggest gripe aboard a ship is that the unlicensed personneL under the Chief Steward's man­ agement, don't get the coopera­ tion of the members of that de­ partment themselves. For the good of that department and, for the good of all men concerned, all men in the Steward's Depart­ ment must cooperate with one another and not lay in their sacks when there's work not done. We all know that we can collect overtime for any work outside the regular work. Such activities should be dealt with severely aboard vessels sail­ ing under SlU contracts. It's time they wake up before the crews SALVATORE FRANK, Jr., AB bring them up on charges for not My biggest gripe aboard any cooperating. ship is silways the purser. I've known for a long time that they always try and put the unlicensed personnel in the wrong, whether *it is for a draw or whether it is on overtime, or -whether it is when the skipper trys to log a man. Most of the pursers think they are running the ship, when in fact the ship always runs itself, with the aid of the crewmembers who do the actued work. The pursers should know that if it wasn't for the fact that sh^ run they wouldn't even have a job. Most of them, also, have large ideas and want to gel into the airplane business and fly high. RAY P. HANSON, OS I've been in the Union a year and think that we can be more unified. Aboard the Wm. Sturgis we had many beefs we didn't win because the crew didn't stick together as they should. In the deck dept. the Bos'n didn't run the deck as the agreements pro­ vide. I refused to work and the mate wouldn't stay off the deck. He threatened me with every­ thing from the Coast Guard to the "French Penal Colony" in the South Pacific Islands. A lot of fellows say let the beefs go at sea, and don't stand up for their rights. I think we should make any master or mate live up to what the sailors fought for before my time, and the only way we. as a union, can do this is to stick together. ROGER LAPP, OS My chief gripe aboard a ship is the Coast Guard {uid their actions against seamen. After a 104-day trip on the Cape Nome, the Coast Guard boarded the ship and, with their usual disre­ gard for the rights of seamen, proceeded to call the crew mem­ bers up to "explain" why they had been logged for taking a day off in Buenos Aires. They woiild listen to nothing, and declared that the "Master is always right!" They warned us all to be care­ ful as they would "take our papers away," if it happened again. Pointing out thait we had had no time off in all the time at sea, except for 14 hours in Cal­ cutta and Capetown, did no good. I wonder how long the Coast Guard is going to continue to hound the seamen with such threats? SEAFARERS LOG N. Y. MEETINGS IN WEBSTER HALL New York Branch meetings are held every other Wednes­ day evening, 7 P. M. at Web­ ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. To get there take the 3rd Ave., Elevated and get off at 9th St., or the East Side IRT Subway and get off at Astor Place. No cards will be stamped after 7:30 P. M. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON NOV. 6. Page Five The Seafarers Log Goes To A Payoff In a real true to Life fashion, the snoopy cameraeyed (f/II lens) Log reporter follows the boys of the Cape Comfort around as they go to the Calmar office for a payoff. READY FOR THE GREEN Anti-Union Higgens Enters A New Fieid NEW ORLEANS — The war­ time production-line smasher and selfcentered genius, Andrew J. Higgins, Sr., is again in the pub­ lic eye, and how he loves it. This time the Navy "E" and Army "Star" award holder is at­ tempting to enter the plastic building and construction field, which he terms is the only one of its kind—a new era in the industry. Little is said of the conditions and wages his workmen, will la­ bor under. Records show that he has ignored an NLRB ruling which stated that the Metal Trades Council agreement with his outfit would be in full force until differences between both parties could be ironed out. Recently in Washington, he walked out on that agency, ap­ parently indicating his idea that Higgins was bigger than the gov­ ernment. In Crescent City he refused to abide by union agree­ ments calling for union hall hir­ ing, and refused permission of union representatives to contact their members in various plants operated by him. Rumor has it that CIO men are being hired daily. Veterans are being brought in through the employment agency, with news­ papers and company stooges tell­ ing them that they can do any kind of work in the company without regard to unions. Higgins runs a newspaper, which operates as a mouthpiece for a company union set-up, tell­ ing the workers what a fine fam­ ily they belong to^—meaning of course, Higgins. Baloney is baloney, no matter how you slice it. Voting Begins For Officers (Continued from Page 1) mentions a specific building, at 127 N. 5th Street; while the one on Boston deals with a building in general. Each is to be voted on separately. Elsewhere (on page 9) will be found a facsimile of the ballot, and experts from the constitution defining! the requirements for voting eligibility. The SIU is known as the most democratic union on the water­ front. All power rests in the hands of the rank and file of the organization. They can keep it only if they exercise their rights as union members, the fore­ most of which is to elect officials who will truly represent them. f Crew members from Ihe SS Cape Comfort start to sign clear from the articles before Deputy-Commissioner Irving Johnson in the Calmar Line Office in New York. There were no loggings on the ship and all beefs on overtime were settled at the payoff. In the stewards department all the extra meal pay and differential in wages were settled. Everybody happy? SHAKING THE CAN ^ See the happy seamen around the paymaster's table? You'd be happy too if them were you. See that gal there giving the camera the GO? Yep. you guessed it—just one of the volunteers from the AWVS trying to glom nickles. dimes, and quarters from the happy seamen. The selling point for her can shaking was that the dough is to go to the USS. So what do you know? — Nobody gave any­ thing, which is why they are still happy. Trying to sell the USS to members of the Seafarers! Lady, what you don't know! One fellow gave her three cents and got a receipt that cost at least one-half cent—the dope! Look What He's Got! Robert E. Yordick, OS, from the Cape Comfort, compares his money with his pay slip after re­ ceiving the dough from the Cal­ mar Line paymaster. He knows his overtime pay and shows a top bill of a hundred. He better not come around to the Log office with that cabbage: the boys are hungry, and looking for another nickle so they can bang two of them together. So with the sun sinking below the horizon, bath­ ing dear old Calmar in romantic shadows, we regret­ fully take our leave of the happy boys, and sure as hell wish we had some of that cabbage. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. November 2, 1945 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Peter Zenger Was A Good Attention Members! if In Antwerp, See Hospitalized Brother Ship—But Not To Be On When paying dues, assess­ At a general meeting of the SS Peter Zenger it was decided that the Captain be brought be­ fore the meeting to explain why he had ordered the calling of a stewards dept. meeting and in­ Back from carrying troops, terfered with SIU business. The the Francis Walker crew reports skipper appeared with the chief that they were commended by mate and the purser when sent the Troop Commander of the for. He entered into a discus­ vessel for their part in carrying sion as to his acts and the mem­ troops from the theaters of war. bers demanded to know why he The crew members reported had brought along the other that the army group issued a two officers. The chief and pur­ daily bulletin and gave out a ser beat a hasty retreat when or­ final souvenier edition before dered out of the meeting. they docked. STEWARDS STORES The commendation from the The captain was told to take Troop Commander follows: note of the crew's beefs on the ABOARD THE stewards stores, since it was said SS FRANCIS WALKER that there were only enough OFFICE OF THE stores to last for approximately TROOP COMMANDER two weeks. 11 September, 1945 The meeting also decided that The Officers and enlisted men the delegate of each department aboard the ship during this trip join me in thanks to yourself would see that his respective and your crew for the whole­ department be kept clean and hearted cooperation in helping that he should inspect the quar­ to make for us a quick and ters at least once each week. pleasant journey. Negotiations for a new agree­ Fine food well served, the ment and a raise (since granted; ship's utilities kept in first class Ed.) were asked by the crew order aided by fine weather has at the meeting. prepared all of us for a fine re­ Earl Sherfield was elected ception to the States after a ship's delegate. long stay overseas. —James Rodenberry, Rec.-Secy. Leo J. Kraus At a deck department meet­ LI. Col. FA ing later a beef was brought up Troop Commander regarding the chief mate about topping booms. Again the cap­ tain was called iilto the meeting. He agreed to take up the mat­ ter with the mate and also The hilarious antics of the agreed to have the ship's dele­ Junior 3rd mate livened up an gate present at the discussion otherwise dull trip on the SS with the mate. Claymont Victory off the coast TO PLACE CHARGES of Dover, England. The Captain wanted a cluster light rigged This beef was also brought up over the pilot ladder, as it was at a further general crew meet­ dark enough for its use. ing and it was decided to bring The jr. 3rd went about with the beef to the attention of the a flashlight peering between Union Patrolmen when the ship the radiators and bulkheads ex­ was ready to payoff. This meet­ pecting to find one, contribu­ ing also instructed that charges ting to the Captain's ire and the be ready to be placed before crews' delight. The jr. 3rd used the Coast Guard against the to be an ex-cop from Brooklyn chief mate. and was still wearing a police­ The body also decided that man's suit coat and a golfers repair lists on the rooms, and tweed cap. All he needed was a details of the living conditions night stick and golf clubs. The be made out. As well as that, it skipper ordered him to go be­ was decided that the delegate low and put on a maritime of­ make up a list of the dates on ficer's uniform. which the crew was short on Having complied with that or­ linen, and to have the Union der, the poor guy came topside check on transportation money in time for a heavy downpour of for the crew. rain and the old man had him After some discussion the standing on the wing of the meeting went on record to boy­ bridge the entire watch. cott the master's liquor busi­ The jr. 3rd was also in the ness because of his action on habit of telling the ABs that the crew's cigarettes. they weren't allowed inside the —^R. J. Steele. Chmn. wheelhouse until informed that At the payoff after arrival, the they steered the rust pot. He Union Patrolman are said to also was very proud, when told by the good people in Antwerp have found a number of beefs that he looked "exactly like" involving the master of the ship. President Truman. PEEPING TOM In Boston, at South Station, he It was also said that the Chief was dolefully inquiring as to the Mate had a habit of "peeking direction to the Army Base through port-holes to see just while street cars properly label­ who was working on deck." His led were pulling up to the plat­ "spy" tactics did him no good, form every ten minutes. however, when the crew was H. SOMERVILLE paying off. After the Union Pa­ Troop Commander Commends Crew Of The Francis Walker Antics Of Junior 3rd Liven Up Duii Trip trolmen exposed both the cap­ tain and the mate before the Shipping Commissioner, all log­ gings were washed out and the disputes were settled. NEEOANV ^ ments, fines, donatiotu or any monies to the union, make sure that you pay it to an authorised representative and that you get an official re­ ceipt. No matter how much or how little you pay, follow this procedure for your own protection. Charles Parker Visits SS Richard Rush The delegates sent the follow­ ing letter to Agent Paul Hall from Mobile: At a stewards department meeting of the SS Richard Rush, Charles Parker a former trip card member of the SIU who is now a corporal in the Airforce Service Command, was welcomed by the crew members. He served with the 15th Air Force until the capitulation of Germany. Dear Brother: We would like for you to voice our appreciation to Pa­ trolmen Sheehan and Hamilton Some of the members, com­ for the way they handled our mented that they knew Mose beefs on the SS Peter Zenger. Parker, Charles' brother who Their actions brought compli­ was an oldtimer with the SIU ments from old and new mem­ and whose loss at sea in a tor­ bers alike. Please enter this ap­ pedoing was regretted by the preciation in our paper, the Log. Union. —Earl Sherfield, Ship delegate; Ship's delegates were: Don­ Dean Brannon, Deck delegate; ald Lund, Deck; W. L. Creech, R. J. Steele, Engine delegate; Eng.; and Frank Blanaro, Stew­ Jimmie Prestwood, Steward. ards. Returning from Antwerp the members of the SIU aboard the Cornelia declared they had had a swell trip for all concerned except for a few days of heavy weather, when this old rust bucket only did eighty miles per day of her usual two hundred and eighty. The ship is in bad need of fu­ migation and the Oilers declare they have to kick the rats out of their way when they walk down the shaft alley. The engine department mem­ bers say that they had the best delegate they ever had in Mate "Pop" Carson. There was not one hour of disputed overtime on the ship during the trip and at the payoff. Hard luck hit LeVerne Corn­ wall, Fireman, while trying to board a trolley in Antwerp. It was reported that he went un­ der the trolley after falling, and his leg was cut off. The ship's crew tried to get out to the Army hospital to see him, but found out about it too late to get transportation. They ask that any member getting into Antwerp in the near future to go and see this hos­ pitalized brother. A Cape Nome Crew Blasts Skipper A letter from the crew mem­ bers of the SS Cape Nome blasts many of the actions of Captain Jantze, master of this vessel, during their last voyage. It ap­ pears that his conduct is not that of any real shipmaster, but rather the conduct of a "Capt. Bligh." When approached by the deck delegate to question the fact that certain engineers and ca­ dets continually raided the crew's night-lunch and pantry, and asking him to tell them to stay out of the crew's pantry, Jantze replied: "Leave the of­ ficers alone." "Keep out of our ice-box," and "Go below where you belong." PRETTY PETTY It appears that the Captain took it upon himself to lock-up the officers' pantry during the day (except for fifteen minutes, morning and afternoon), to keep passengers out of the pantry, thus depriving the children of food and milk, the letter says. "This practice is petty in the eyes of the crew," they say, "and shows low character." When the draw lists were pre­ sented in Buenos Aires, the cap­ tain ordered that the stewards department would not be paid until 5 P.M., although all other departments made their draw at noon. At 5 P.M. the stewards depai-tment men could not get the amounts they asked for, be­ cause there was not enough money left. "What had happen­ ed was this," the letter con­ tinues: "Some of the passengers turned in African pounds for pesos, taking part of the money that was obtained for the crew's draw lists, although they, the passengers, could not get ashore for some time. LOST MONEY "Some of the fellows had to take money in African pounds to make up the amount they asked for," the letter goes on. "By doing this they lost money in the exchange ashore. For ex­ ample one man drew $56.51 worth of pounds. When they were exchanged ashore he re­ ceived $46.00 worth of pesos, losing $10.50 on the transaction." On the question of safety of passengers and crew, the letter cites the instance of one of the utility messmen alleged to have contracted a veneral disease in Cape Town, South Africa, who was issued a pass at the Cap­ tain's order to go ashore in Buenos Aires. He went to a doctor and received a letter tes­ tifying this condition. The Cap­ tain took no precautions to in­ sure the crew's and passengers' safety. The man worked for one month in this condition, af­ ter which orders were given that he stop work for one week. He was then given orders to start work again. The crew felt that he should have been given blood-tests and hospitalization. The Steward asked the Cap­ tain about painting the deck of crew's mess hall, which needed it badly. Captain's reply was: "I'm the master of this ship, and I will paint the mess hall when I get good and ready!" After leaving India some few cans of fruit juice were taken from the stores. Because of this, the Captain forbade the Stew­ ard to serve any fruit juices for ten days. And this while in the tropics where fruit juices are considered a necessity for the crew. The Steward submitted a seaorder to the Captain which would have been sufficient to bring the ship back to the U.S. The Captain cut the order to such an extent that they were out of necessary items five days from the U.S., the letter de­ clares. In addition he gave the Stew­ ards orders to send only ten bags of laundry ashore in both ports of dall. By doing so the crew ran short of hand towels. The letter was signed by deck, engine and stewards delegates, Elmer S. Lupkin; Ferdinand J. Bruggner, and Lawrence Wil­ liams, respectively, as well as nine more full book members: N. Yacishyn; Sylvester Knight; Svend Aage Smith; Walter Nel­ son; Joseph A. O'Neill; Richard Hungling; Herman Paul; Victor Shavroff, and James C. Battle. * �^ Friday. November 2. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBEBSBIP SPEAKS O REFUTE CHARGE J CONDEMNED SHIP WAS MAINTAINED Some of the Russians use the old Chinese bead board to count money, and when I asked why they didn't go in for cash regis­ ters like we had in America Editor of the Log: they said they didn't trust ma­ Some letters have arrived We, the undersigned members chines. The way it looked to at the Log office without the of the crew of the SS City of me, they might just as well have writers names or book num­ St. Louis, take issue with the counted money by weighing it bers. . statements published in the Log in bushel baskets, it was worth The Log must know, before of October 19, regarding the so little. it prints, the source of these mate of the same vessel, who One place did have a cash communicationa. was alleged to have given the register, and I asked the pretty All letters to the Log should order to "chip the deck on this cashier how she liked the ma­ clearly show the writers ship after she was condemned." chine (as they call it). She told name and book number if The letter is signed "Pecro any. me she got the job because she Contron," and apparently was It would be a great help if could play the piano and liked written by a member of the all names used in letters were it because of the way the num­ blackgang of that vessel who printed clearly in order to bers jumped up and down, the ^ was in reality a man named avoid misspellings. light flashed on and off, and the "Pedro Cintron," a probationary ringing bell, all by pushing a book member. single button. That's about how tial good union members among Since he never sailed on deck them so keep the educational he certainly is not qualified to material coming. speak for the men sailing in Edward E. Bletcher was the that department. Furthermore engine departipent delegate. his letter does not give the real R. Datson. deck delegate story, for he declares that the ship was "towed into Mobile" by two tugs," while in fact she TALISMAN CREW went into Mobile under her own COMMENDS power, and after she did hit a CAPT. SCHWANER reef, was towed into Vera Cruz, Mexico, where she dis­ To The Editor: charged cargo. The crew members of the SS From Vera Cruz the ship went Talisman wish to express a word to Tampico, Mexico, under her of appreciation for the fine at­ own steam, discharged more it goes, if you can play the titude of Captain Clinton W. cargo and left for Mobile under piano you're a qualified cashier, Schwaner towards his men her own steam again. too. throughout their recent voyage. •A The main point of this letter, The entire crew can say that Some of our smart salesmen however, is to point out that of cash registers better watch Captain Schwaner is a squarethe charge that the mate order­ out, and get good money and shooter and willing to meet ed the deck chipped "after she not roubles when they sell the them halfway. He conducted his was condemned" is not so, and ship on a manly basis, and if contraptions to the Russians. serves to bring the mate into Henry Prick we had more like him the ships dispute. We, and particularly and trips would be a lot smooth­ the deck men, realize that we er sailing. have few enough decent officers CREW BUILDS DECK We the undersigned express and certainly take exception to SWIMMING HOLE — our gratitude to a REAL skip­ making one of the decent ones per. (Editor's note: The failure look like a junior Captain SKIPPER'S IDEA of most signers to make their . Bligh. To The Editor: names legible makes it neces­ E. L. Patterson, WT After making a trip to the sary for us to omit even the Herbert Nadelberg. AB Pacific, the SS Coquille, a Pa­ few we could read. The orig­ John A. Tobin, OS cific Tankers scow, proceeded to inal is on file at the Log office, « Panama. All this with temp­ however. 36 crewmembers erature of 98 to 100 degrees in signed the letter.) RUSSIAN MONEY EXCHANGE MAKES focs'les without portholes. While at Panama the skipper SAYS LOG MADE CASH VALUELESS ordered a consignment of lum­ ber with which, on our return GOOD IMPRESSION To The Editor: I don't think there is another trip to the Pacific, we built a FOk SIU ON NAVY country in the world where a swimming pool between num­ To the Editor: seaman gets as bad as exchange ber seven and eight tanks. The I want to thank you for send­ of money as he does in Russia. free labor the crew put into its ing me the Log while I was in On the five month trip of the building was more than repaid the Navy. Take me off the mail­ Henry Lomb we called at Mur­ by the refreshing moments we ing list, as I was discharged last mansk, Venega, Bokeresk, and spent in it, even though it was week. It gave me great pleasure only 10 ft. by 20 ft. by S ft. It Malatov. was built four foot above the to read the Log and pass it on The Russians claim that 300 deck and supported by the sup­ to my shipmates, as it offset the roubles is worth 60 American bad impression made too often erstructure. dollars, but when you go out to by loud mouthed gas hounds At first there were several buy things you find out other­ and gold braided mess boys. let-downs, but now everything wise. It works out to about 5 Yours for a bigger and better roubles to a dollar in money, is ship-shape. The whole idea, Log. we are glad to say, was the old but its different in goods. John King man's and we hope that other For instance if you want a de­ water-loving sailors may be as cent meal it costs 60 to 80 COMPLAINS THAT roubles; drinks (Vodka only) are fortunate. The lumber used was 2 in. by MILITARY TREAT 10 roubles each, which makes 10 in. which was lined with No. SEAMEN AS LEPERS New York's Fifth Ave. living seem cheap in comparison. 5 canvas. We found that 5ft. 6 ($12-$16 a meal, $10 for 5 in. by 6 in. braces were needed To The Editor: to support it and when filled In the past five months of drinks.) There's no point in giving the within two inches of the top, the this trip aboard the SS Percy waitresses money for tips be­ roll of the ship did not effect it. E. Foxworth, we have had a few In closing I would like to say minor beefs in all departments, cause it's of no use to them. You couldn't buy a decent outfit that we have one of the best but succeeded in straightening of clothes for your 300 roubles. ship's crews lliat I've ever seen. out all concerned. Two and a half months of There's just no sense of value in Thanks to the SIU educational program there are many poten- these five we were not allowed the money,exchange there. When Writing Tn The Log seconds on chow because pf a serious shortage of food stores, due to the fact that we shared our grub with the Navy steve­ dores that worked our cargo for three weeks—seventy-five to a hundred men in all. We do not regret this, as they had no decent fresh food stuffs' for months previous (so they said). But we definitely do not appreciate their attitude tow­ ards us in return. Today, anchored here in Tok­ yo Bay, we were confined to the ship for reasons unknown to us. The Army and Navy still walks free. During this entire trip, putting into eight or nine ports, we were allowed liberty in only one place. We do not question the auth­ ority of the Military Govern­ ment in these ports, but why, pray tell us, are we being con­ tinually treated as lepers? A brass band to welcome us is not desired, only the privilege to go ashore fo^ what little recreation is to be found after five months of confinement aboard ship. Now that the war is won, if sailors are scarce for these far Pacific runs you may be assur­ ed that it isn't the sailing con- , ditions nearly as much as the conditions mentioned here. We represent the crew's at­ titude in this beef. A. G. Nelson T. A. Scoper H. J. Lanksler CATALINA COWBOY KIDNAPS ROW BO AT; GETS LOST AT SEA Dear Editor: While the Skagway Victory, an Alcoa scow, was riding at anchor at Eniwetok, one of the crew members decided to prac­ tice his rowing in the "Skagway Junior," a rowboat the crew used for minor excursions. This Catalina cowboy, in the hope of polishing up his Com­ mando Course training, rowed out a considerable distance. For some reason he couldn't get the boat back and drifted some three miles out. It was getting dark when he was finally miss­ ed by the crew who immediate­ ly lowered a boat and went to his rescue. While the "Skagway Junior" was secured astern for the night, the chief mate cut her adrift in order to keep any other Catalina-trained commandoes from repeating the performance. Incidently, when the rescue party got to the Catalina cow­ boy he had one oar out, rowing like hell in complete circles. Nicholas Fluetsch FOOD SUPPLIES AND MEDICAL CARE SNAFUED To The Editor: First I want it known that here aboard the SS Broad River we have one of the best skippers afloat. We arrived in Panama on the 11th of October. We had no flour, no fresh meat, and only a few canned goods for the crew and the 68 passengers aboard. On arrival, we dropped an­ chor and are still riding on it. About five days before we ar­ rived, the captain wired in that we would immediately on ar­ rival need food supplies and a doctor as we had sick men aboard. After five days we got food supplies and this was only after the captain had sent better than a dozen messages asking for food .supplies and a doctor. As the ship is under quarantine no one can go ashore, and they still haven't given us medical atten­ tion. We were told that we would have to wait until we dock. As this seems to be a common occurance according to the crews of ships anchored around us, we think there should be an investigation concerning this matter. The ship's delegates are send­ ing more extensive information on this matter into the hall. Eugene Lawson FIRST ARMY COOK ARGUES WITH EVERYONE ON SHIP To the Editor: On this 17 day trip on the Vassar Victory we had some first-trippers, several of them resplendent in their "high pres­ sure." Shortly after signing on, I discovered that I would have . to keep a padlock on my locker during the trip. Several of the first-trippers were just waiting for the Draft Act to expire, and had no in­ terest in Unions whatsoever. It was a pleasure to work with the GIs who did KP on the way back. They were right on the ball and did a lot less beefing than some of the crew. Something should be done about the guy who shipped as First Army Cook. Until he was transferred to the crew galley, he caused nothing but trouble arguing with the Army; with the Chief Steward, whom he ac­ cused of being a company man; and trying to push around the stewards' department personnel working with him. Otherwise, the trip was okay. "We brought back 2000 GIs, and some of them were the swellest guys I met in a long time. Edwin 'Westphal J �. •- THE Page Eight SEAFARERS • Friday, November 2, 1945 LOG Overtime Collected In Frisco By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS Come To Savannah, The Man Says NO NEWS?? By ARTHUR THOMPSON Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA JACKSONVILLE BOSTON NORFOLK GALVESTON SAN FRANCISCO — Here are some notes and news for you fel­ lows who are interested in the West coast situation. The SS Halton (Range Line) paid off with about 700 hours disputed overtime, which was all collected. The skipper had the OS bringing him coffee to his room and also on the bridge. We collected about 120 hours for this. The skipper tried to log some of the men. ten for one for their first offense. Needless to say, the logs were scratched and, needless to say, this guy was taken off the ship. On this ship the Firemen claim­ ed overtime every day for wip- ing down boiler fronts, but they never turned it in to the engin­ eers until the ship got into San Francisco. This caused a lot of confusion that could be avoided. The deck delegate of the SS William Prouse (South Atlantic) came ashore and we squared th^ overtime for the deck dept. The other delegates did not come ashore before the payoff. When^ the ship paid off the steward^ dept. was short 609 hours over­ time for taking care of passengers. This was squared away the next day. A copy of the overtime coming to each man has been sent to the Log. I would like to ask all delegates who come into San Francisco to bring your disputes ashore before you payoff, so we can square the beef before the payoff. The SS Knute Nelson (Seas SS Co.) paid off here in -pretty good shape. She had a full crew from Baltimore. Over $4,000 in extra meals disputed in this ship along with quite a bit of disputed overtime. All settled in SIU style, and the boys are happy. The MV Farallon (Moran Towing) came in from a long trip. We got transportation for two Savannah is all prepared for her Navy Day celebration today and business is at a standstill, but by Monday it will be past history and maybe we can get some of our members to ship out. We hope so, at least, because we have the jobs and hate to ask anyone else to help us man our ships. We have no hospital cases or at least we don't know of any. This makes two full weeks with­ By BUD RAY out anyone in the hospital. May­ be the climate has something to SAN JUAN — Things have get something done. I have talk­ do with it. Come down and see slowed down somewhat here, ed to Waterman here about get­ for yourselves. We need seamen, with no ships out of New York, ting a shore gang to paint while especially with ratings. and most of the old crop of sugar their ships are in down here. moved already. There is about They talk favorably of it, when 150,000 tons left, and most of the WSA turns them loose, which that on the south coast; a little will not be later than next March. in Humacao and Fajardo, but they The Bull Line did this work here will start to cut the new crop in peacetime, so they should start late in December to start grind­ it again in the near future, and that is a big help to the mem­ ing in March. bers on the beach. The Cape Faro of Waterman We had the Coastal Schepper came in, the first ship to enter in, a West coast ship, and was San Juan with peacetime colors she a mad house. Capt's Bligh and the local papers gave it a big and Hornblower were timid be­ writeup. She was pretty, but side Salt Water Swanson, who is LUCKYI HAD THIS how are they going to keep this lord and master of all he sur­ SAFE type of ship up with the size crew veys. The engineers were all MY OVER-1 that they carry? gassed up and blew the hot water TIME ! It would be nice if these ships boiler up so the men couldn't get carry Quartermasters and put hot water to keep things clean. three more Maintenance men on The old man didn't want to pay By LOUIS GOFFIN deck; then the Boatswain could subsistence for - the men-^o eat ashore, but I got the Health Dept. men who joined the ship in New Some time ago we wrote about down. They said that present York. Then, when she laid here the immediate settlement expect­ conditions were unsanitary until over ten days after discharge, ed in some beefs aboard the SS the time that hot water was avail­ we got transportation back to Colabee. All of these are now able, so now the men are staying New Orleans for all men who settled, the final one, a deck de­ stood by the ten day period. Ma­ partment beef on beams and Now lhat Ihe war has finally come to an end, and the boys ashore until she is repaired. Shipping remains fair and a jor Locke almost had a baby hatches for voyage number 14, are beginning to return home, it is timely to sum up labor's part man can get out if he wants to in when we forced him on that one. was noted in the last edition of in the tremendous effort.- Here are some of the highlights: two weeks time, or after they The SS Francis Bursley (Water­ the Log. PRODUCTION—Munitions output was boosted 11-fold, from have had their fling with the man) paid off with all overtime The men involved can collect a half billion dollars' worth a month to 5'/a billion at the peak, dark-eyed damsels of question­ okayed. their money at the American greater than the rest of the world put together. No wonder Gen­ able virtue, and kicked the Old The SS Marine Dragon (Water­ Hawaiian Line in New York. eral George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, called the record Demon around a few days. Some man) paid off in Seattle wiiX Also to be collected at the same a "miracle." of the boys coming here are going transportation back to New York. office are unclaimed wages for up in the better part of town and All beefs settled to satisfaction three men. (See Oct. 26th Log.) TRANSPORTATION—Railroad workers did what prophets Various crew members from of gloom called "impossible;" they carried a load double prewar meeting the nicer people and the of crew. Joe Wread reports things going a little slow up there. the Josiah Bartlett have money levels, though short of equipment and manpower. Seamen de­ marriage rate is going up. due at Eastern Steamship in Bos­ livered the goods to far-flung military outposts and to cur Allies ton. The beef regarding serving . despite intensive submarine warfare which took the lives of meals in the skipper's room on thousands of AFL members and sank hundreds of merchant ships. the Alcoa Pointer, which paid off U STRIKES—Contrary to the campaign of abuse carried on in San Francisco, has been settled By E, S. HIGDON against labor during the war, losses due to work stoppages aver­ ! for 400 hours. Brother Casey, aged less than 1/10 of 1 percent of time put in by the nation's guy, was he not? NEW ORLEANS — We paid OS should get in touch with Cap­ workers on the job during the war. And even those insignificant off the John A. Dix, Shepard The Patrolman and myself tain Ackerman at Alcoa's New losses were more than made up by toil on legal holidays. York offices for final settlement Line (SUP). There was a won­ have been kept busy in this Port MANPOWER—^American virtually scraped the bottom of the of his beef. barrel to secure needed workers for indtistry and the armed derful skipper on this ship. His signing up a lot of NMU men From Galveston the beefs con­ custom was to have the four to who are turning over day by day. cerning Biscamp and Herrard, forces. Millions of housewives took war jobs. Vast nuniLbers of two Oilers on the SS J. Bartrum, workers were provided through facilities of unions, which time eight watch bring him coffee in have been settled; the stewards' end again sent members thousands of miles to break manpower his stateroom at 5:00 a. m. with­ beef is still being processed and bottlenecks, as for example, in the gigantic atomic bomb project. out the payment of overtime. He should be settled in time to ap­ PRODUCTIVITY—Efficiency of workers in munitions indus­ refused to okay the overtime, and pear in the next issue of the Log. tries leaped 72 percent during the war; on the railroads by even the watch finally refused to bring LISTS SEAMEN'S FOES more. him more coffee. Leaving beefs aside for the ARMED FORCES—Three million union men entered the moment, we want to again re­ He informed the boys that if military services, including 300,000 from the railroads and a quar­ mind the boys of the enemies ter million in the fabulous Seabees. Thousands of them gave they did not comply with his they face: Enemies of the SIU their lives in battle. wishes, he would lock them in and aU organized and unorganized One final note: The great record was not achieved withoul number one cargo hole and charge seamen. Reading from left to right and sacrifices. Workers toiled almost inhuman hours—often as much them with mutiny. He had a back again, they are the commie as seven days a week for long stretches. Millions shifted to con­ habit of carrying a rod strapped gested war centers, living in tents, trailers, huts and Hooverleadership of the NMU, RMO fink around him at sea. When asked They know the conditions in the halls, discriminating medical villes. Their wages were frozen while prices soared. They en­ centers. Coast Guard kangaroo dured many other hardships, but they did the Job, voluntarily, by the Patrolman why he car­ SIU are a hundred per cent bet­ ried a gun he stated he was carry­ ter 1 Most all of these men. courts and penny pinching ^ip- without a labor draft. ing it for protection. A swell oldlimers. owners. SAVANNAH — Shipping was good again last week in Savan­ nah. We had to send almost an entire crew to Charleston for the SS City of Alma; and the SS Gorge Pomutz of the Mississippi SS Co. paid off with almost the entire crew changing over. The Pomutz was a clean ship with all overtime squared away at time of payoff. I got a call from Brunswick asking for a crew for the MV Coastal Mariner, and it looks like a tough order to fill. Reports are to the effect that the Savannah Line is to resume operations in about a month or so, and this would mean jobs coming into Savannah regularly. As it is now shipping is very good down here and we are short of rated men. We shipped 39 men this week so far and have 23 jobs on the board, and considerably less than that on the shipping list. If any of you who read this want a nice warm place to wait for a ship come to Savannah. The weather is still fair and you can leave your overcoat at home and should be able to ship out within a week. Captain Bligh Was Only A Pansy Reports Many Beefs Are Settled Labor's War Record Just A FIstol-Packing Papa ±1 �Friday, November 2. 1945 ••• •• THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Sections On Voting Taken This is How The Candidates Wiii From The SlU Constitution Appear On The Officiai Baiiet (Editor's Explanation: Probation­ , the members' certificate of mem­ ary members and members bership in the proper column for more than three (3) months in the year and month of election, arrears in dues or assessments such stamp shall bear the word Included as part of the ballot, though not shown here, are two resolutions being submitted to a "voted" the initials of the voting are not eligible to vote,) seferendum vote. These, if passed, would authorize the purchase by the Union of halls in the Ports place and the date of the voting. Section 5, Members shall be If the member is not entitled to of Boston and Philadelphia. The resolutions are not related to each other: You may vote for both, entitled to vote upon presenting vote, the judge shall void his for only one. or against both. Read them carefully. their membership certificates ballot, the tellers shall count the showing that they are in good ballots as they, are deposited and standing, and have not previously voted at the same election. Each the clerks shall keep record of member shall sign for their bal­ the count. Seafarer's fntematioBal Union of Nordi Amerlea ATLANnC £ GULF DISTBICT 1945 EISCnON OF OFnCERS FOR 1946 VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st THROUGH DECEMBER 31. 1945 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS — In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cross (X) in voting square to the left oi 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 WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON'THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK LINE PROVIDED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE UNDER EACH OFFICE. 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 INDEUBLE PENCIL. ^ SECBETABY - TBEASUBDI Vole lor OM • • ASSISTANT SE^ETABY.rikASOBEB Veto lor One • JAMES T. BRADY, Na 15« • J. P. SHULER. Na 101 WILUAM (CUIUKY) RENTT; Na 36443 Vet* for OM Vote for CM Veto lor OM • • Yolo lor One • JOHN MOGAN, No. 316 • NEW ORLEANS DECK PATROLMAN BALTIMORE EN(HNE PATRCHMAN BOSTON .AGENT Vol. IM OB. J. STEELY WHITE, Na 56 BALTIMOBE DECK PATROLMAN R. E DICKEY. No. 633 DOLAR STONE, No^ 1996 • • • • • Vote lor One CHARLES H. BUSH, No. 127 PRANK SULLIVAN,-Na 2 PAUL WARREN, No. 114 SS Cecil Bean ERNEST B! TILLEY, NO. 73 Veto lor Oa* STANLEY GREBNRIDGE, No. 166) • • • J05EPH LAPHAM, No. 247 • CHARLES STARUNG, No. 6920 o JAMES E SWEENEY, No. 1530 NEW YOnX AGENT ^ • • • RAY WHITE. No. 57 NORFOLK JOINT PATROIMAN NEW YORK DECK PATROIMAN Vrt. lofTwo • JOSEPH ALGINA, No. 1320 I THOMAS (ROCKY) BENSON. No. 7297 I • • • C J. (BUCK) STEPHENS, No. 76 Vote for CM RICHARD W. BIRMINGHAM. No. 390 TEDD R. TERRINGTON, No. 68 ROBERT B. WRIGHT, No 226 KEITH (JIM) AtsOP, No. 7311 GALVESTON AGENT Vole lor On* LEON (BLONDIE) JOHNSON, No. 108 • • D. L. PARKER. No. 160 RAY W. SWEENEY. No. 30 SAVANNAH AGENT Vet* lor OM JAMES SHEEHAN, No. 904 A. M. (SANDY) SCIVICQUE, No. 43 Vet* lor OM Vet* for Two PAUL HALL, No. 190 • • Vote for Oae NEW ORLEANS STEWARD PATROLMAN NORFOLK A(»NT EDDIB PARR. No. 96 Vol. I.f On. BALTIMORE STEWARD PATROLMAN • SAN JOAN, PUERTO RICO AGENT ARTHUR THOMPSON, No. 2888 • Vet* for Oae NEW YORK ENCKNE PATROLMAN Vol. to, Tm • JAMBS DeVnO, No: 183 D JAMES H. HANNERS, No. 216 • • JAMBS PURCELL. 37124 JOSEPH H. VOLFIAN, No. 56 VM. to, Twr. 0' CLAUDE FISHER. Na 362 R. E. GONZALES, No. 174 FRED HART, Na 4U PmLADELPHIA AGBir VM.io,OB. • ,1 I HARRY COlUNSt Na 496 JAMBS (RED) TRUESDALB, Na 5517 • JAMES L. TUCKER. Na 2209 TAMPA AGENT Vet* for CM • • NEW YORK STEWARD PATROLMAN • • • • • LOUIS GOFFIN, No. 4336 CLAUDE (SONNY) SIMMONS, No. 368 MOniK AOENT VMB l« OB* • CHARUS M. KIMBAU, Na 52 MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN V*M la, OB* • • • CHARUS E. BURNS. No. 7)7 ELVIS (EDDIB) HIGDON, Na 192 * LOUIS (BLAOUE) NEIRA, Na 2639) * A. Ramos W. A. Del Grande J. F. Clark R. H. Sullivan J. E. Jadwin L. M. Guam A. L. Hinde A. J. Brewster R. K. Block G. R. Moore 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 (Paid off in New York) S. Gelak $ 2.00 Geo. Seeberger 1.00 Harry C. Moore 2.00 J. McLeod 2.00 E. Cafferly 2.00 J. Kendig 1.00 Rudy Panasirk 2.00 S. Cole 1.00 W. Keller 1.00 T. W. Pation 1.00 Total $56.00 W. H. Bowman 1.00 SS Kelly D. Sweeney 1.00 (Paid off in New York) T. V. Logan 2.00 J. Connelly 5.00 G. Pugh $ 2.00 J. Redden 2.00 Leo F. Mills 2.00 O. O. Lawrence 5.00 F. W. Henderson 2.00 W. Hensen 2.00 P. Y. Spinney 1.00 R. H. Gangler 2.00 J. K. Shrzypkowski 1.00 J. Terraccian 3.00 Charles Archibald 2.00 F. A. Fannicaol 5.00 R. W. Kandal 5.00 BUD RAY, No. 647 Total JACKSONVILLE AGENT VoulorOM •IHCLO($ PERCY J. BOYER. No. 39 NEW ORLEANS ENGINE PATROLMAN BOSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Section 9. Mutilated or dis­ figured ballots, or ballots marked with lead pencil, shall be deemed invalid. Ballots torn in such a manner that part of the names of candidates or voting squares is destroyed are to be regarded as mutilated ballots. Where the choice of any member for any office cannot be determined with certainty, the vote for such office shall not be counted. This also applies where a member has voted for more than the desig­ nated number of candidates to be elected to any office. All ballots cast at any time, in any place and manner, except as herein pro­ vided, shall be deemed invalid. NEW OHIZANS ACBTt BALTIMORE AGSff VM. h, OB. JOHN HAWK. No. 3212 lot on the official tally sheet pro­ vided for that purpose. Mem­ bers shall mark their ballot with pen and ink, or indelible pencil and shall signify their choice of candidates by marking a cross (X) in voting square opposite names or by writing in the blank line the name of their choice if such name be not printed upon the ballot. Lead pencils shall not be used in marking ballots. When a member has marked his ballot; he shall deliver it folded to the judge, who after ascertain­ ing that the member is entitled to vote, shall tear off the num­ bered stub and deposit the ballot. The Committee shall then stamp SAN FRANCISCO AGENT - VoU far On* SS Cran.ston Victory (Paid off in New York) E. W. ElBott H. Gebbie E. Lowell E. Ganther E. Heady Paul Doyle P. Heady C. W. Barkley C. H. McQueen F. Jensen J. Gallagher E. Pettit, Jr. Read the instructions care­ Wm. White fully. If they are not followed, IE. B. Jensen your ballot may be voided and |R. Follett your vote will not count. Be E. McCollom sure to read the rules on elig­ |Luca Gentile ibility that are printed in the F. Neirdhardl J. Barnard adjoining column. R. H. Young J. I. Kuczer Wm. L. Wand H. D. Snyder ROBERT A. MATTHEWS, Na 134 ATTENTION! $43.00 Total $15.00 SS Cape Texas (Paid off in New York) 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 LOO 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 A. Quinones E. H. Tanna A. Miranda J. Flores P. F. Fernandez J. C. Evans E. Cortez J. Goglas C. Flores R. Encarnacion L. T. Alstrom G. Marbury L. Cepula M. Serine J. Reyes R. F. A. Berg N. Standras E. Razquez V. M. Eiscobar $ LOG 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 LOO LOO 1.00 LOO LOO LOO 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 Total $21.00 Total $120.00 i-i* �Pago Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG FridaT, Norember 2, 1945 0!^ TK WEEK'S NEWSm BEViEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Lnion Members In Foreign Ports, CURRENT EVENTS .. SPORTS SPORTUGHT By GRANTLAND Who is the greatest hitter that lead the league with 10 or 12 AT HOME baseball ever knew? It seemed home runs. The trick stuff had President Truman told the nation, via the radio, that industry to us that the best way to round ended before Babe moved to could well afford to increase wages without any raise in prices. out this argument was to go in the outfield in 1919. But told labor that it should modify its wage demands. Competent a direct line to one who was a "I've often wondered what Joe observers in both camps feel that he used a lot of words to say master at applying the ash. Jackson would have hit against nothing. Any agency established to handle his proposed progrey^ So I looked up Ty Cobb, author the pitching and the livelier ball would find itself swamped with demands and counter-demands. and producer of more than 4,000 that came in around 1920, The as I recall it, I picked up five base hits. The President took a blast at Congress for its failure to enact same might go for Nap Lajoie, home runs in two games. No, Ty didn't name Cobb. He another great natural hitter, who full employment legislation and its attempts to dissolve the USES "Walter Johnson was the great­ named Shoeless Joe Jackson. . A Congressional Committee advised "solving" the industrial didn't have as deep or as full a I'll tell you why Jackson be­ lash as Jackson used. With the est pitcher I ever faced," Ty went unrest by imposing drastic strike penalties . . . Also recommended, longs on top," Cobb said. "Back livelier ball Jackson and Lajoie on, "except Ed Walsh in 1908 was the repeal of the Smith-Connally Act (Slave Labor Law) to in those years we not only had would have had infielders play­ when he won 40 ball games and stop NLRB-conducted strike votes. to swing at a dead ball but also ing back in the outfield to keep saved 10 or 12 others. But when International control of atomic energy is being strongly urge$l a ball that was doctored in every out of hospitals. In one of the you speak of great pitchers, how by a group of 515 scientists, who declare there is no effective counterknown way. We had the spit ball. old-timer's games played in Bosweapon . . . British Premier Attlee is expected in Washington for can anyone overlook Cy Young? the emery ball, the fuzzed-up ball^t^n the lively ball, Lajoie's discussions with Truman regarding atomic energy developments. —a ball that would do a lot ofiii^e drive hit the center field "Cy had been pitching 15 years queer things that come at yon that was after Lajoie before I came to the Tigers, but The "U. S. is ready to crush aggression with irresistible force" with odd dips and breaks. So was through." reads a newspaper headline above a report of the unanimous House he was still a great pitcher. He the good hitters of that period vote for a postwar Navy greater than the tonnage of all other com­ won something like 510 ball bined fleets . . . How this was to to be accomplished if Britain, ABOUT HITTING had to choke the bat and go in for punch hitting. I asked Ty if he was ever games, which is more than most Russia, France and other countries decide to do the same thing "All except Jackson. Joe still tempted to become a slugger. pitchers ever worked in. Cy is unexplained . . . But the measure will provide great profits took his full swing and he was was a big, burly fellow and he the munitions makers in all countries . . . The War Dept. urged con-" often up there from .380 to .410. "Not with that dead, fuzzed-up solidation of Army, Navy and Air arms under a single department I knows I could never have hit ball," he said. "I always believed could hide that ball better than to be called "Armed Forces." above .300 with that type of in playing percentage, and the anyone I ever saw. He would Truman called for "universal military training" and argued swing. Only Jackson, old Shoe­ percentage was all against a free turn his back to you in the windswinger in those days. that this would not be conscription . . . Trainees would be enrolled less Joe, had the eye and the up and the ball would be on you as "civilians in training" instead of into any branch of the services smoothness and the timing to "Later on I tried a few times before you knew what was hap­ . A rose by any other name would smell just as well to the i do that. to go out for distance, but by pening. Cy had fine speed, a good conscriptees . . . PEACE IT'S WONDERFUL. I used to wonder why he didn't that time I had been around Butter rationing was reduced and shoe rationing abandoned, curve ball and perfect control. strike out at least twice a game, nearly 20 years and it was a as the CPA announced increased availability of those consumer taking a full cut at a ball that little late in life to change my He could pitch into a tin cup. He tems . . . The big Navy Day show in New York, at which Truman, flopped and ducked from the swnig or learn new tricks. You was also smart and game. C in C of the armed forces reviewed a seven mile display of fighting treatment it got, either by emery can't change the habits of 20 "The great thing about Walter ships, was part of the nation's tribute to the officers, men and or thumbnail or saliva. years in anything like a hurry. ships which fought from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay . . . The New Johnson was that you knew a fast "Taking nothing away from if you can change them at all. York housing situation was unchanged, and a veteran was reported ball was coming—but it didn't Babe Ruth, the Babe never had But I remember a series in St. to swing at a slappery or fuzzed-j Louis where I decided to take a help. You never had to worry to have worn out his newly acquired civilian shoes in a week-long up ball. -In those days you could chance on the slugging side and about a curve in those days from pavement pounding hunt for an apartment. y Walter, or any change of pace. A new high was reached by the United States Steel Corporation Just speed. Raw speed, blinding as its assets were announced at 628million dollars . . . The com­ speed, too much speed. The pany has interests in Federal Shipyards, Isthmian Steamship, Ore answer is that Johnson still holds Transportation, Seas Shipping and numerous other maritime and the shut-out and the strike-out non-maritime companies. record. With a better hitting, bet­ ter scoring ball club, Johnson INTERNATIONAL would have had several 40 game The Japanese appeared to be defying the MacArthur order that seasons on the winning side. they liquidate their industrial monopolies . . . The Tokyo govern­ Some day look up the records ment, according to the General's headquarters, has not replied or and see how many 1 to 0 games commented on the order . . . The USSR was expected to join the he lost. I can see that long, rub­ Far Eastern Advisory Commission after a compromise measure was ber right arm unwinding now, UN/VERSITY GFALABAMA made which would provide for appeal. MacArthur's vote would with the ball on top of you be­ BACi^ WHO IS HAIUD/VS break any stalemate . . . The smaller countries were demanding the fore you could even blink. No AS A -PASSFR SUPERIOR To right to participate in the Commission . . . Moscow has agreed to wonder a lot of ball players used BAOGH,Lf CkTMAN, evacuate Jehol and Chahar Provinces in China as soon as Chunking to get sick on the day Johnson &ReAr IbSSFRS. ASAIHSr forces can relieve the Red Army troops. was to pitch." GBOPGIA MSrSATuRPAY 13 Four American soldiers and two Italian consulate members' OF H\S I9ACR;AUS CL\CKm>, arrested in a raid on Tokyo's black market . . . Allegedly the GI's 'CRAZY' STUNTS ^ 3 TOP-TOOCMDOWA/S. sold Army supplies to the black market operators . . . U.S. Marii^^ I asked Ty what was the great­ were said to be in a perilous position as fighting spread between est thrill he got out of baseball. Chinese government forces and the communists in North China . . . "On the bases," he said. "I A British General was reported killed by an Indonesian "mob" as liked to riin and at times try out he sought to confer with Indonesian Nationalist leaders under a pre­ a few crazy things, such as scor­ arranged flag of rtuce. ing from first on a single or scor­ South Africa's Premier, General Smuts urged the immediate ing from second on an outfield calling of an international peace conference beeause of the obvious inability of leading statesmen to find a solution to world problems HB "BocffaMl CHOCmiS SPEW fly. . lOASsm eTAHto "Every now and then I'd take . . Brazil's new President, Jose Linhares, declared that elections -Tfi& i-uacMAAj, a erazy chance where I actually would be held in'that country as per schedule. General Vargas, the had no chance at all. I knew "strong man" who ruled the country for fifteen years, resigned oms that. But I also knew that a cer­ the army and navy withdrew their support of his government . . . tain amount Of efdzy tuhhing The United States recognized the new Venezuelah government in QjoN^ueveD \^oifrcsF73-ro Q Q^ , would put more pressure on the what was considered in some quarters as the qv.^ckest action on 'BfATTWOGWtlS TiDfi defense and maybe start a little record for the recognition of a revolution-imposed regime . . . Pa^ raJSI^lMS SUMIVW, ^^8-14-. attitude of the U. S. has been to refuse recognition to such putehes. hurrying. �Friday. November 2. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven BUUJETIN Notice! Along with the list of unclaim­ ed wages, Calmar SS Corp. re­ quested that the following men be notified that they had "re­ ceived overpayments; John A. Ward $150.00 John W. Burrell 55.00 William R. Phillips 100.00 Frank F. Nevins 50.00 William Joy 40.30 f^arles Berner 100.00 Benjamin Richardson 70.00 Glen Curl 75.00 Wilard Watson 150.56 Wayne Harshfield 100.00 SS CAPE COMFORT Robert Anderson $ Joseph M. Crookes Steve J. Dedik Leon C. Loe Gordon B. La Rock John E. MacCormack Philip T. Meyers John E. Ross Moffett L. Wolfe 10.19 62.30 7.42 8.28 5.72 9.43 8.28 9.98 2.48 SS JAMES W. WHEELER ;;harles E. Wells -4.77 Tames A. Clark 35.85 Thomas R. Holland 35.26 ^ames Prestwood 4.12 James L. Donzey 4.52 John H. Thornton 4.52 rienry F. Reynolds 4.14 James R. Long 3.84 James E. Price 4.34 Howard Christionsen 2.88 John Reed 1.38 Wallace McGiff 83 James Bottes 3.17 David E. Crome 83 David M. Bova 3.67 James L. Cochran 2.30 James W. Barrett 4.23 Donald A. Palon 2.48 Macon Welch 68 William E. Wilson 10.00 Alfred Smith 3.39 J. W. Duffy 22.07 De Lau Rich .i 5.68 Vii-gil Zimmerman 32.32 —Unclaimed Wages— Calmar Steamship Company J. W. Calhoun Knut B. Cato Morris M. Cline James C. Flppo Wm. Gable Jr Antonio Gonzalves Willie P. Henton Walter F. Haas Hardy W. Henderson Stanley Kasmirsky Forrest J. Leeson Joseph Mickshaw Joseph J. Mayer Paul J. Muckredis Wm. J. Niewoonder Walter L. Smith Darel J. Stalnaker George Smith Hasel T. Thompson John R. Wagner Archie N. Wright John L. Williams John B. Wagner 12.12 3.92 3.12 1.88 3.92 3.58 3.58 20.69 10.46 4.74 2.28 4.74 3.33 1.78 10.62 13.74 43.27 11.51 78 1.68 6.33 17.73 6.72 SS ROY K. JOHNSON A. D. Bailey 9.26 Daniel Byrne 9.65 Cyril W. Cortez 5.05 John E. Conrad 28.93 Edward E. Gray 12.21 Edmund W. Manz 10.99 John P. Maynord 6.25 Dutsy Meeks 64 James T. Walker 18.18 Anthony Metalica Philip T M.yers John J. O'Keefe Clifford G. Perry Angelo H. Rauseo Nicalos Retrovato , . 2.52 10.87 1.68 13.38 2.52 5.07 Thomas V. Roberts 1.68 John H. Rosell 11.66 Frank L. Ryan 5.66 Nicholas A. Retrovato ...... 7.22 Louis J. Sangiola 4.21 Donald E. Yarbrough 5.94 SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY Laurence B. Anderson 10.10 James F. Bender 4.02 Wm. Blessing 81 Ollie B. Blanton 6.73 Louis Bengal 9.85 Arthur E. Blair, Jr 5.05 Charles Burkhardt 2.52 Wm. Blessing 6.05 C. W. Christoffsen 87 Charles Coleman 33.37 Russell S. Dickerson 11.05 Eugene Farrell 84 ^^L0(S 2.00 J. Ducca 1.00 W. E. Ramsey DONATIONS TURNED INTO J. P. Frfuicaeur 2.00 R. E. Reid 2.00 NEW YORK BRANCH N. Swerla 5.00 F. Williams 3.00 A. Celentano $ 1.00 1.00 G. L. Boiter 5.00 J. Doyle 1.00 V. A. Pacinskas R. Hoey 2.00 P. Bistlini 1.00 Total $19.00 1.00 J. Koopman 1.00 F. Rothmeier J. McLeod 1.00 J. Moss 1.00 SS Hagerston Victory 1.00 F. Wood 1.00 J. Shaffer SS JAMES A. BUTTS 1.00 (Paid off in New York) G. C. Doyle 2.00 F. Carbone John H. Binney 9.81 A. Connick 1.00 D. A. Miles 1.00 $ 2.00 Albert J. Cassie 4.21 1.00 B. A. Ashmensky S. J. Rosczuk 2.00 A. Mullen E. A. Davis 2.00 Walter Cutter 2.11 P. Baughman LOO F. B. Rosenbaum 3.00 R. W. Rosencranz 2.00 Walter Cutter 10.87 P. Gilvany 1.00 J. Turek 1.00 2.00 James A. Creed 10.87 LOO D. E. Van Alstine . , . N. Botway 2.00 R. Besselman C. J. Johnson . 5.00 Leonard J. Dutra 4.90 J. HoUday LOO V. Mino ..._ LOO 2.00 Charles Gill 10.87 1.00 H. F. Weeks W. Worth 1.00 V. Tuttoilmondo R. N. Perry 2.00 A. Paesano 1.00 T. Aubert 1.00 M. F. Ellis 2.00 M. Masotte 1.00 F. laehetta LOO .. 2.00 J. Boyne 1.00 E. A. Prendergast D. Rubin 1.00 B. P. King 2.00 D. Mascia 1.00 G. Spangler LOO B. F. Nelson 2.00 AUGUST OSCAR SANDBERG E. PhiUips 1.00 G. Speehar 3.00 2.00 J. Ramos LOO J. R. Lathrop LOO Your testimony as to the corh- A. E. DeLosch 2.00 J. DeLeose 1.00 W. F. Erdeski SS HAGERSTOWN VICTORY LOO pletely disabling accident to Mack R. McCarthy T. Poldeks 2.00 C. Roy 1.00 Sebai^ino Amento 4.32 Bennetsen is necessary to his J. Trunbaur 1.00 2.00 L. Adamson 2.00 F. Newcomer George H. Bryan 1-20 case. Please contact him at 25 G. Landsman 1.00 A. Bodden 2.00 A. Ludington 2.00 Robert N. Brown 4.55 Soutli Street, New York City. S. Kauser LOO H. Sonkiasian 2.00 M. Nixon 2.00 Goerge W. Baker 1.19 M. Pariikos IJW Geo. Rousseau 1.00 J. Coyne 1.00 Allen C. Cochran ; 1.88 J. H. Green 3.00 1.00 M. Levy 2.00 W. Willoughby D. W. ShuUz 1.00 . 2.00 M. Nessenson 2.00 Harry B. Cress N. Benjamin 1.00 2.00 J. Ulser 1.00 G. Vesagas S. M. Zabawa LOO J. K. ELLIOTT 2.00 F. Harris 1.00 L. Pzelenka M. Schwartz I.OO LOO fl. Krizer 1.00 A. Pisani You have 34 hours coming for H. J. Gelsdorf NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. 1.00 Wm. B. Harrison 2.00 N. Madouros 1.00 30ST0N 330 Atlantic Ave. keying up the main engines. Col­ S. Moskowski 1.00 2.00 ^BALTIMORE 14 North Gay P. Mignano LOO M. Durpe lect at Mississippi. E. J. Blee LOO Telephone Calvert 4S39 A. Jasinski 2.00 1.00 R. Wilkes PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St, W. H. Green LOO ^ » W. E. Caddy 2.00 Wright 1.00 V. IfpORFOLK 25 Commercial PI. W. H. Trenche LOO SS WILLIAM PROUSE NEW ORLEANS .339 Chartres St. 2.00 R. Logan 1.00 D. G. McKenzie H, Serwen 3.00 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay SL Voyage No. 4 J. E. Dunne . 2.00 W. Daur 1.00 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. P. Arthur LOO 2.00 E. Lorentz 1.00 F. Brescia SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon Following is a list of overtime C. Majewski LOO G. H. Clement 2.00 H. Fitzsimmons 1.00 GALVESTON 30522nd St. due the men who payed off in C. Shaffer 2.00 RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. 2.00 1.00 P. J. Campbell San Francisco October 17, 1945. R. Waters 1.00 J. Girouard SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. A. J. Petti 2.00 A. Pelletier 1.00 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Thomas Wabolis, 150 hrs.; A. B. D. E. Riddle LOO 2.00 P. O'Brien H. Smith 2.00 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumsida St. Thommen, 148 hrs.; B. De Breuk, R. Floyd 2.00 2.00 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. R. Rasmussen 1.00 C. Paeigger 88 hrs.; S. Bergquist, 56 hrs.; W. C. Thies 2.00 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 1.00 1.00 G. Parsons BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Funk, 56 hrs.; W. Hightower, 4 A. Casano J. K. Schill 1.00 Total $70.00 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. hrs.; J. Kleissler, 6 hrs.; R. Hud- J. Branch LOO J. Curran 1.00 CHICAGO . . .9137 So. Houston Ave. dleson, 4 hrs.; P. Triantrafillo, 4 S. Seigenberg LOO CLEVELAND 1014 E. SL Clair St. SS Matthews (SUP) hrs.; I. Lowry, l%hrs*.; D, Smith, D. Clark LOO DETROIT 1038 Third St. Total $125.00 2.00 (Paid off in New York) DULUTH 531 W- Michigan St. 1% hrs.; A. Riebus, 1% hrs.; R. Andrew Boney VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. Adams, 12 hrs.; J. Kuzma, 33% B. Arnold LOO J. Merkel FROM MEN ON SUP SHIPS 4 2.00 "'/ANCOUVER 144 W. Haotings St. 1.00 hrs,; F. Blanco, 13 hrs.; W. Breier, W. Phelp TAMPA '...842 Zack St. E. Simth LOO D. Gillinkin $ 3.00 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 17% hrs.; C. Abraham, 13 hrs. W. Hopkins 1.00 Olf Olsen 2.00 Total $216.00 Collect at South Atlantic. PERSONALS MONEY DUE SlU HALLS -• �.I.-... Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG , Friday. November 2, 1945 Isthmian Seamen Want Union Conditions SIU Asks For Isthmian Vote THEY'RE LEARNING HOW Seamen of the non-union Isthmian Lines are turning more and more to the SIU and welcoming the Union's ororganizing efforts, on the East and Gulf Coasts as well as on the West Coast, organizers reported to the Seafarers Log this week. ' "Thousands of pieces of real!beginning to function as^ Union literature, have been sent ^nion crews. The ships are {Continued from Page 1) by the SIU to men sailing Isth-f^®'"^ "P' and unsafe lems. Coupled with the obvious mian ships," the organizers de- working and living conditions superiority of SIU agreements dared. "The Union's press is el^'^ated. The men are holdingij^ (the highest in the industry), widely read and well received, "meetings and discussing the merthe Isthmian men showed their Letter are received daily from its of the Union. They are con­ appreciation, signing SIU pledge Isthmian men anxious to join scious of their rights and feel cards by the hundreds. the SIU and bring the best con­ they are entitled to union rep­ ditions in the industry to these resentation. ASKS RECOGNITION "Most of the Isthmian men are non-union ships. Holding cards from a clear anxious for the collective bar­ "The Union is following the majority of the unlicensed per­ gaining election tc come about," policy of keeping not only the sonnel, the SIU has called for the organizers said. "They all membership^' but the seamen as recognition, convinced that these want a chance to vote." a whole well informed, and is seamen are overwhelmingly in continuing to widely distribute In every port on the East and favor of our organization. Hun­ our literature," the reports say. West Coasts the drive is being dreds of them have already be­ Ships' organizers for the Isthmian drive are instruced by Or­ I "Hundreds of clean-cut, younger intensified for this election. The^ come book members and hundreds ganizer Gene Dauber, preparing them for their task of bringing these more have become active workers seamen into the SIU. At this session they are going over the SIU's men as well as hundreds of the Union's organizing machine is in oldtimers who know the back­ full swing. Organizers for the in the organization drive. literature and comparing the better clauses of the Union's contracts ground of union conditions and SIU conduct instruction sessions The success of the, drive up till with conditions on NMU and other unorganized ships. the evil conditions as they ex­ for all the rank and file organi­ now is the achievement of the isted for years on the Isthmian zers sent to Isthmian ships. many rank and file members of ships aided and are assisting the Complete kits of Union litera­ the Union who are even now sail­ family obligations and other dis­ relax our efforts by any degree. drive." ture are distributed at these meet­ ing Isthmian ships and carrying advantages, because they are con­ In fact, we are now entering the Whatever efforts the NMU has ings and those boarding the ships most serious and most important the SIU message to the crews in vinced of the importance of their made have not been rewarded by as organizers are well prepared. phase of the entire drive. all parts of the world. work. The fruits of their labors any response because the Isth­ They are prepared to meet the To these men must go a vote will be an SIU victory in the elec­ Faced with certain defeat at the mian seamen are well aware of arguments advanced by non­ of thanks and appreciation. They tion and a step toward the im­ hands of the SIU, the rival union their phony sell-out poli­ union and company men. go aboard these Isthmian ships provement of their own condi­ can be expected to start its usual cies, not only with regard to the rule or ruin tactic by urging Instructions on how to meet with the advance knowledge that tions in the industry. seamen's conditions but inside such threats are given the ship's Isthmian been to vote "no union." they lose thirty to fifty dollars a the union. They know, too, the CANNjDT RELAX , This means that we must guard lack of democracy and absolute organizers. A full history of the month and must work under non­ union conditions. All of them The developments so far in this closely against any fouling up by communist control inside the SIU's fight to better the wages make this sacrifice, in spite of drive do not mean that we can them. It means that now, ipore outfit that completely wipes out and working and living conditions is outlined so that this know-j than ever, each individual in the any rank and file expression. ledge can be passed on. No SIU must consider this his per­ "Most of the conditions the points are being over-looked in^, sonal problem. This is the way Isthmian seamen do now enjoy, the drive to make Isthmian they now understand were we can push this drive to an achieved through the efforts of 100% SIU. early and victorious conclusion. the SIU," the organizers say. "This is the important drive in The SIU has promised these Isth- "They know the importance of marine history," the organizers say. They point out the years nian men the same high standards their own role in the industry. of anti-union background of the "They understand now the "NMU Patrolmen and their ap­ had told him that the NMU was a as we enjoy on the vessels of background of the fight over a company and compare the ter­ pointed ships' delegates are only communist - controlled organiza­ other operators. hundrea years for organization, rific task to that of the unions concerned with politics and not tion and that he would do himself The SIU does not make idle which brought the seamen up among the steel companies. His­ with the seamen," said James from, the role of serfdom and tory of those organizing efforts is promises. Moran, former NMU member some good if he quit it. well known. "But I had to find out the chattel slavery. when applying for membership in "They know that is was be­ "The day the Isthmian is put the Seafarers Int'l Union, re­ truth for myself," he declared. NMU was a 'political swindle'." cause of the Union's efforts and under contract the drive will be cently. . "And I know now that they were The delegates aboard the ships struggles on the waterfront that won," the organizers declare. He pointed out that his friends right when they told me the were there by communist ap­ crimps and sailor's boarding "But for the moment the probleni pointment and only made things houses were driven out of busi­ is to wind up the drive with j disagreeable for the crew mem­ ness." successful collective bargaining HE LEARNED HIS LESSON bers by handing out their reams The crews of Isthmian ships are election." of silly propaganda that had no­ thing to do with the wages and conditions of the workers. And PLANNING THE DRIVE all such delegates were directly appointed to the ships from the NMU's so - called "leadership" school, thus assuring that they were communists. Although they would have "la­ bor pains" on the political field in trying to convert seamen to their faction, they would do ab­ solutely nothing about wages and conditions, Moran said. When he heard about the way things were run within the SIU and the rank and file way the rr union is run, Moran decided that he'd had enough of the NMU and its political fakery and sabotage of the workers gains and condi­ tions. 'T'hat's why I'm turning in my NMU book and asking for mem­ bership in the SIU, a Union that fights for better conditions which will help me keep up my earn­ ings at sea. New York Agenl Paul Hall and Organizing Director Earl (Buli> Moran also asserted that the James Moran. who joined the NMU to find out for himself if ship's delegates are appointed , as Sheppard meet to lay plans for the Seafarers' organizing drive. In^ the stories he heard about the commie leadership were true, turns .<uch by NMU headquarters be­ telligent, workable planning., plus the efforts of hundreds of volun­ ftiK NMU book over to SIU Patrolman Jimmy Hanners and applies fore they even board ship, in vio­ teer ' organizers proved effective, when the Seafarers garnered pledges from the majority of the Isthmian seamen. lation of all democracy. for admission to the Seafarers. He learned, all right. Joins NMU To Find Out For Himself-He Does, And How! � 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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SENATE OVER-RIDES SIU PROTEST FRISCO REPORTS ON OVERTIME SEAFARERS BREAK MACAULEY'S ARGUMENTS FOR CONTINUATION OF WSA MEDICAL PROGRAM HERSHEY TRIES TO PIT VETS AGAINST LABOR THE SKIPPER CHANGED HIS MIND AS CREW ACTS SAILOR'S LOVE SONG ANTI-UNION HIGGENS ENTERS A NEW FIELD PETER ZENGER WAS A GOOD SHIP-BUT NOT TO BE ON TROOP COMMANDER COMMENDS CREW OF THE FRANCIS WALKER ATTENTION MEMBERS! IF IN ANTWERP, SEE HOSPITALIZED BROTHER CHARLES PARKER VISITS SS RICHARD RUSH ANTICS OF JUNIOR 3RD LIVEN UP DULL TRIP CAPE NOME CREW BLASTS SKIPPER THIS IS HOW THE CANDIDATES WILL APPEAR ON THE OFFICIAL BALLOT SECTIONS ON VOTING TAKEN FROM THE SIU CONSTITUTION ISTHMIAN SEAMEN WANT UNION CONDITIONS JOINS NMU TO FIND OUT FOR HIMSELF-HE DOES, AND HOW! Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11-02-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/094f4233ffc37ff37dfd072f44b906cf.PDF 3ab52f3a3501b2f3d541c8d463f44537 PDF Text Text -we***) Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District^ Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1945 No. 43 SlU-SUP AID BEATS COMMIE DOCK GRAB SlU-SUP SEAMEN MASS SIU Strikes First Blow Against WSA Seafarers' Help Turns Tide In Longshore Raid; Rout Commies With Counter-raily NEW YORK. Oct. 25—A molion calculated to put the WSA Medical Division out of business was unanimously United Action by the SIU-SUP, the ILA longshore­ passed last night by the regtilar fortnightly meeting of the men and the AFL Teamsters decisively defeated the attempt SIU in the Port of New York. of few communist-led "rank and file" longshoremen to The leadership was instructed swing the AFL longshoremen into the ranks of Harry to inform the necessary parties Bridges CIO outfit, and to take over control of the New that henceforth no member of York waterfront for the Com-^——— r the SIU would go to the WSA munist party. doctors for examination in this The communists leadership port. "called off the strike" when they Speakers for the motion were faced with the fact that the pointed out that the WSA med­ Wearing their now famous white caps, members of the Sea­ dockworkers, had voted to go back ics sought to perpetuate their farers Internationcd Union mass on New York's Broad Street to stop to work, determined to settle pro-shipowner and anti-seaman agency into the postwar pe­ communist hijacking of the AFL longshore union. They stopped it. their own affairs without com­ munist direction, leaving as the riod: agreements between the only "rank and filers" Joe Stack, operators and the Union pro­ Harry Bridges, William Warren, vided for examination by the and Salvatore Barone. company doctors, not the WSA; Warren and Barone, spokesmen the incompetency of the Med­ By PAUL HALL for the insurgents, admitted the ical Division had been proved charge of communist domination, beyond doubt; the cost of front. simply because During the past few weeks after the action had fizzled, prov­ maintaining the bureau was an they have continually sold of the longshore beef, the ing the accusations of the SIUunnecessary expense to the the maritime workers down Seafarers' fight against the SUP. (See the story on Warren taxpayers. the river at the whim of a communist infiltration of the statement in the first column of The action is to lake effect foreign government, and even waterfront and their attempt­ this page.) immediately. worse at the beckoning of a ed union raid has been quoted Telling him off: J. P. Shuler. The original walkout of the phony political party. (and often misquoted) with N. Y. Palrolman resents the cops longshoremen, arising out of an We will continue to fight approval by the country's pushing him around, and tells ILA dispute, attracted the at­ ALL these sellout artists— leading anti-labor papers. them so. tention of the National Maritime the communists — the ship­ Just for the record, we Union and fellow communists, owner — the phony govern­ want to affirm our position who saw in it an opportunity to beef. Commie goon .squads toured ment bureaus — for NONE against the things these procapture the ILA and strengthen the waterfront, intimidating the OF THEM MEAN ANY shipowner. anti-labor, unionthe steadily weakening position longshoremen to continue their GOOD TO SEAMEN. TO US busting papers stand for. "spontaneous" walkout. of the NMU. THEY ALL STAND FOR The SIU is proud of its At this point the Seafarers In­ THE SAME THING—SELL­ militant record on the water­ Gene Sampson, spokesman for ternational Union and the Sailors ^ ^ . Charges hurled by the SUPING THE SEAMEN DOWN front. We have been fighting Local 791 of the ILA, lead his Union of the Pacific affirmed f SIU that the communists were THE RIVER. the communists on the watermen back to work when the com­ their support of the AFL long­ . attempting to dominate the 18munists tried to take over the shoremen in resisting the com­ .day strike of New York long­ leadership of the action. The munist attack on a AFL water­ shoremen to sabotage the work­ other locals involved quickly front union. An action and ers' gains, were proven this week streamed back to work when the strategy committee was elected with the statements of Wrri. War­ commie touch was exposed: the by them and worked closely with ren and Sal Barone, leaders of rallying of the NMU and Harry a longshore committee elected the small rebel group. Bridges to the forefront of the from the docks. Leaflets were • "We are dopes and know we distributed and demonstrations nre dopes," Warren and Barone were called to publicly show sea­ said in a signed statement pub­ A statement by Harry Lundeberg, President of the men supported the right of the lished by New York newspapers. AFL trade unionists to decide "We have been duped by the Seafarers International Union, on the proposed Merchant their own problems against in­ Communists of the NMU and our Seamen's War Service Act (The Seamen's Bill of Rights) terference from a political con­ • attornies, Witt and Cammer. We H. R. 2.H6, was read before the House Committee of spiracy. saw Frederick N. Myers, viceMerchant Marine and Fisheries* Under the leadership of Joe . president of the National Mari­ erica, which represents 60,000 Ac­ Stack, NMU port agent, the com­ time Union distributing money to by Matthew D. Dushane, Wash­ munists rallied a number of men at President and Columbia ington representative of the SIU. tive seamen, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, I their seamen to "represent" the Streets, in Brooklyn. He got The statement was a compre­ am giving you our opinion, ob­ longshoremen for a "mass de­ $25,000 to distribute among the hensive analysis of the bill, and jections and suggestions in re­ monstration" before the SIU hall men to stay out of the docks. made suggestions which the Sea­ gard to the various phases of —h a v i n g properly provided And he was giving plenty of farers feels are necessary for the H.R. 2346. Our organization has themselves with a troop of them ten and fifteen dollars protection and welfare of the analyzed the proposed bill for a mounted policemen for pi-otec• apiece. We know many of the merchant seamen. period of months and the mem­ tion. men who -received that much, bership has discussed it exten­ The complete statement fol­ • and more." Later that day, the commies A scene from the SIU-SUP sively at our various meetings. Allegedly the men receiving lows; turned tail and ran before a demonstration: New Yorkers find Following is our analysis of each money from Myers and the NMU On behalf of the Seafarers In­ out what seamen think of Harry counter-demonstration called by ternational Union of North Am­ Bridges. Harry already kneVr. (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page }) (Continued on Page 2) J list For The Record 'We Were Diiped' Says Warren-CP Led Dock Beef SIU Asks Changes In Bill Of RightsTo Protect Seamen �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At SI Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 4. 4. t 4. HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 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 Trying Again In an attempt to increase controls over merchant sea­ men, the shipowners, through their Propeller Club of New Lgndon, are campaigning for a law to put merchant sea­ men in pretty uniforms and make them part of the naval reserve, as part of the armed forces. Like their landlubber allies who are advocating a large conscript army as a cure for wars and unemployment, the proponents of the uniforms are using the old "patriotic approach" to sell their bill of goods. Designed to eliminate direct collective bargaining, the plan would make every merchant seaman a reservist sub­ ject to military duty at call. Although Admiral Land de­ nied that such a set-up would interfere with collective bar­ gaining, it is obvious that any strike action would be con­ sidered a strike against government and therefore (to bu­ reaucracy's mind) illegal. Obviously the strike could be broken even before it started by simply having the govern­ ment recall the reservists to active duty and have them work their own struck ships. A famous case of Coast Guard interference with col­ lective bargaining occured in Pennsylvania some time ago. Despite promises to the union involved that the plant guards would remain under the collective bargaining agree­ ment if they would voluntarily become Coast Guard Police, the men were arbitrarily moved around in violation of the seniority clauses. SlU Routs CP In Dock Grab (Continued from page 1) Indian Seamen Present Demands Demands of Indian Seamen were outlined recently by Mr. Asafali, President of the Indian Seamen's Union, at a press con­ ference in Bombay. He said that the present wages of sea­ men — two-fifths of which the shipowners considered basic wages and the remainder as war wages—should be considered as basic wages. In addition, Mr. Asafali said that an increase was necessary, consistent with the rise in cost of living. tion and the calling of an inter­ national conference to consider their program. Seamen: Propose to renew all effort to establish the Interna­ tional Seafarers' Charter. With the support of the Conference they expressed the wish that the Belgian Government delegation in Washington should negotiate for the purchase of merchant ships from the U. S. since the Belgian mercantile marine had been reduced from 95 to 60 ships as a result of war losses. Fishermen: Claiming that the program drawn up by them, which includes higher rates of compensation for accidents and social security, be carried out. Inland Waterway Workers: Claiming Sunday as a day of rest. When they protested they were told they would have to take orders as part of the Coast Guard. When they finally took strike action they were hunted all over the countryside as military deserters. They were later court martialed and their union contract ordered renegotiated. iThey were even refused the right to withdraw from the Coast Guard, although their enrollment papers contained such a provision. Belgian Transport Coast Guard tactics against seamen are too well known Workers Convene 'and the list too long for listing here, but it is obviously With the Belgian Federation of ridiculous to accept Land's statement that "there is no Labor scheduled to convene at reason why a uniformed service should not have collective its first Congress by the end of Danish Seamen Get the year, all member trade unions bargaining rights." are meeting first in their own conferences. The Belgian Transport Work­ ers' Union which embraces the dockers, seamen, fishermen, bargemen, motor drivers and ship repairers, met during the first "It can't happen here," say the perennial optimists, week in September in Ostende. The secretaries of the member when discussing fascism and America. trade groups reported on the ac­ The Seafarers will go further: Tt won't happen here, tivities and claims of the workers not as long as we still have anything to say on the water­ they represented. Dockers: Claiming decasulizafront. If such a move were permitted, it would mark the be­ ginning of the end of freedom for the American seaman. Merchant seamen in uniform would soon find themselves in the position of the German and Italian worker whom we have just liberated from fascist rule. Special Vacations • A Bill providing Danish sea­ men who served the United Na­ tions during the war a vacation with pay in Denmark, has been introduced in the Danish Parlia­ ment by the Minister of Com­ merce. The Bill provided that seamen who served for six months or longer in a Danish or foreign ship, or in some other way were at disposal for war service, will be the SIU-SUP on Broad Street. More leaflets poured from the SIU presses and the longshox-emen, assured that the seamen ' were with them, went back to work in defiance of the commie goons. AFL longshoremen admitted that the SIU-SUP influence was the deciding factor in the com­ munist route, and marked the beginning of a new period in maritime history. "It was extremely heartenirt," one of them said," to see the SIU seamen coming out and mrking a real fight in support of iheir brother maritime workers. With the AFL seamen actively b.. lind us, we have no fear that .lese commies will ever be able tt take over. Now we know that wc lava them on our side to suppoi . our fight for conditions and aj ainst any outside sabotage. Tog 'ther we are unbeatable on the v aterfront." Meanwhile, negotiations for a new contract with their operators are now going on, and the long­ shore locals themselves' will vote on acceptance or rejection with­ out outside interference. entitled to a free voyage home and, on arrival, two days' holiday with pay for every month of war service up to a maximum of three months' period. �\ - Friday, October 26, 1945 THE SEAFARERS Page Three LOG GET THE LOG The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has the right to have it mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so, send your name and home address to the Log office, M Beaver Street, New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. Stewards Beef Is Settled By J. P. SHULER NEW YORK —The waterfront here is operating smoothly again with a number of ships sailing out that wore held up by the longshoremen's dispute. There has been a number of sign-ons in the past few days; and payoffs are picking up as the ships which were being re-routed to other ports due to the hold-up of load­ ing and discharging cargo are coming into the port of New York. The main beefs that have come up lately have been on regulat­ ing the manning scale on board vessels that are eliminating their gun crews. All of our compan­ ies insisted on sailing libertytype vessels fhat carried no gun crew with a 7-man stewards de­ partment. The stewards depart­ ments have been refusing to signon these ships due to the fact that they were all under-manned. All companies have now agreed to carry not less than an 8-man stewards department on liberty ships. They have also agreed to carry not less than a 9-man stew- ards department aboard C-type vessels. NOT YET SET The manning scale on C-1 MAV-1 type vessels has yet to be agreed upon. The companies are still contending that a 7-man complement is adequate in the stewards department aboard these vessels. At the present time, By PAUL HALL there are several of these ships in port and the men are reluctant The fighting tradition of tl^e Seafarers was upheld by its mem­ to sign-on until such a time as the bers the other day in the longshoremen's beef in this port. You company agrees to adequately will find the entire story in another section of this paper, so we won't man these ships with not less go into the details here. However, it was really something to see than 8 men. both the oldtimers and younger members of the SIU-SUP come The last of the survivors of the out in solid unity to fight Comrade Bridges and his stooges here. By J. N. KENNEDY SS Colin P. Kelly are in port It has been my pleasure and privilege to have been in many Towards evening of August with a number of beefs in the fights in which the Seafarers has been engaged over the years since 30th, the good ship George E. stewards department to be set­ its inception; however, it is my pleasure to say that in no other Hale, operated by the Waterman tled before she is finally cleared , beef has there ever been shown greater unity and solidarity by our Steamship Company, tied up to away. The Patrolmen are work­ members than in this beef in New York. This is a good sign, and the Pacific Paper Mills docks at ing on this beef and it should be it means- that, if we continue this show of unity, when we start Ocean Falls, British Columbia— settled by the end of this week. moving in to close the Government fink halls and to put an end a beautiful village of some three AN OLD BUCKO to the phony WSA medical program, and all the other finky thousand souls located in the There are a number of letters bureaus, we will have a real fighting membership to do the job with. splendor of Canada's great North­ coming in from different mem­ west. bers who are aboard vessels at THE BLACK BALL PROGRAM sea and in foreign ports, beefing As the crew went ashore, the According to the papers, Capt. McCauley of the WSA, in a good villagers literally opened about the treatment they are re­ speech made at the shipowners convention (Propellor Club), pleaded their arms to welcome them, ceiving from the officers on the with the shipowners to retain the finky medical division of the throwing open their doors so that vessels. The outstanding one of WSA. Of course, he gave "reasons" for the continuance of this the American sailors could enjoy these is the SS James Gillis, He's Out program. However, the gist of the entire affairs is that he is the sports of the village, both Smith & Johnson SS Co. The promising the shipowners that, by keeping this program in effect, indoors and out. chief engineer aboard her, a he can give them a first-calss blackball system, plus a guarantee After some bragging was heard, bucko by the name of J. P. Gerthat they can get the strongest and youngest of the seamen members of Local 360, Interna­ nert who got his education from to be worked as slaves. the NMU, is causing the most tional Brotherhood of Paper trouble. Apparently some action It is high damn time the Seafarers took further action to Makers, of which Brother W. H. will have to be taken against this back up its recorded position against this medical division; and Marshall is president—challenged guy as soon as the ship arrives in it is my personal opinion that we should consider notifying all ship­ the ship's team to a game of port. Softball, so we heard "Play Ball," owners and Government bureaus that our men absolutely refuse with the George E. Hale's team Some of the younger member­ to go through this medical division in any form or fashion. made up of ship's officers, ship's ship in this organization got their Unless the Seafarers do take such action, we are going to wake crew arid Navy gun crew. As the first lesson in direct action last up very shortly and see ourselves burdened forever with these finky score was tied at the end of a week when it became necessary black-balling programs. In fact, McCauly himself told the ship­ full game, it was declared no for the Seafarers to combat the owners that there was no need to try to get this program made contest; and villagers and U. S. commies in their effort to take permanent through cooperation with the union as this was useless, jailors went downtown to cool over the waterfront. The way in but recommended that such permanence be done through legisla­ off with some refreshments. The which they rallied is to be ap­ tion. It means, of course, that he wants the shipowners to sponsor local audience, of good size, too, preciated. It really shows that some legislation in Washington that would burden us forever with vowed it to be one of the best we have a membership that can this scheme. games witnessed there for many Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. be depended upon in case of a a moon. (above) couldn't carry his war- battle—whether it be with the Ships' meetings, as well as the r^ular branch meetings, should -discuss this problem and should not wait longer to do so. We Monday was Labor Day, a holi­ lime policy of blitzing the Nazis shipowner or with a sell-out set­ should take immediate and direct action to let the public, as well day for the mill, and a grand time over into peace. Because he found up such as the NMU leadership as the interested parties in the maritime industry, know that we was planned. The villagers and it 'efficient' to retain Nazis in or Bridges of the ILWU. Such Local 360 promptly extended to public office, he has been relieved action as this proves that the Sea­ will not go for this thing. all and sundry aboard the Hale of his 3rd Army Command in farers is a fighting organization a hearty invitation to join in the Bavaria by Gen. Eisenhower—and and can take care of any situaFASCISM BEGINS WITH UNIFORMS festivities, which included an­ public pressure. (Federated Pic-1 tion that may arise on the waterSpeaking of the shipowners at the Propellor Club meeting, the other game of softball, races and tures) front. biggest joker of all was this proposal made by the shipowners (Listen a barbecue, the whole day to be closely, you will find this hard to believe): topped off with a "Grand Ball." In requesting greater subsidies from the government, to meet However, the powers that be foreign competition, (so they say), the shipowners have made the had other plans, and to everyone's proposal that, in return for these subsidies, they will have the sea­ regret, townspeople and crew men and the officers on merchant ships decked out in uniforms alike, liberty expired Sunday at Tightening the control of their headquarters. Like Bridges, they permanently, and made a part of the U. S. Naval Reserve Forces— noon. Soon three sharp blasts Local, the CIO's Longshoremen, all make sure that Constitutions on the whistle echoed through headed by Harry Bridges has de­ and By-laws legalize their power LIKE HELL THEY WILL!! grabs. the lofty surrounding peaks, bid­ Since when have the shipowners taken it upon themselves to ding Ocean Falls a fond "good­ creed that no local may take The new ILWU-CIO regula­ promise to sell seamen strictly down the line in uniforms in the bye." action in support of any other tions, not yet denounced by nonbeginning, with slavery and regimentation to come later? For union's strike without sanction commie CIO unions, are: wishful thinking on the shipowners' part, this really does take Ashore and afloat, men and of the international leaders. 1. No local union may take women watched as the twilight the cake! strike action in support of an­ blended ship with darkness. Soon In effect this means that no They have dreamed for many years of really locking us up in a bend in the winding waterway matter what kind of a situation other striking union without con­ isome manner, so that it would be impossible for us to use our unions blotted the lights of the town confronts members of the LLWU, sent of the international officers. and our economic strength to better ourselves. This only shows from our view, and once again they cannot take action without 2. Local unions must consult you what the shipowners would really do if they didn't have sea­ the George E. Hale was under Bridges' permission. It is com­ the international before observ­ men's unions to contend with. The first thing you know, if we way for "Ports throughout the mon knowledge that Bridges him­ ing picket lines established by weren't organized, they would be having us in harness the same World." self follows the commie line, and other unions. as the slaves of Fuhrer Adolph and Comrade Stalin. If this were We, the men of the Hale, of­ this action places the rank and Thus Bridges makes constitu­ to go through—and let them try it!—it would mark the beginning ficers, Navy gun crew, and the file more thoroughly under the tionally legal his picket line of the end of freedom for the American worker. SIU and the SUP crew wish to thumb of the international labor crashing tactics and other finky measures. It would not be long before the cotton pickers, the factory work­ take this opportunity to thank fakers. Although dictatorships, such as Although newspaper reports in­ ers, the coal and steel workers would also be in uniform in the the citizens of Ocean Falls and Army reserve. Then let them try to improve their conditions! members of Local 360 for a pleas­ the Bridges set-up, is not exclu­ dicate that other CIO unions are Before they could say a word they would be called to "active" ant interlude. Add also our re­ sively a communist device, it is expected to follow Brdges' lead grets at being unable to remain nevertheless present in every in this, the facts are that except duty, and he who struck could be shot for mutiny. and enjoy the Labor Day program. unino controlled by the commies. for the communist run outfits, This proposal is Fascism (and there are fascists in America, too We can only hope that our visit No union unfortunate enough to no CIO union has any respect for ^Germany, Italy and Russia never had a monopoly on this brand left you people with memories as be influenced or taken over by comrade Bridges and would be of thinking) and the Seafarers will fight it with every means at pleasant as those we carried them can ever disagree with the against anything Bridges stood its disposal. away with us. policy sent down from party for, on general principle. Canadian Hospitality Makes Americans Feei At Heme Bridges Jumps On Rank And File .s 'I �•-• ••'j -;•••••.' ' Page Four THE Ask Changes In Bill To Safeguard Seamen SEAFARERS LOG PICKETS' Friday, October 26, 1945 SPIRITS VNDAMPENED We further recommend to the (Cantinued from Page I) of the six titles covered by the Committee that a clause be added bill: under Title I. which will insure Title I—Under Title I, Page 2, benefits of this bill to deep sea provision is made for the super­ fishermen. We feel that the deep vision and administration of the sea fishermen dm-ing this war bill by the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commis­ took the same risks as the men sion. We are opposed to leaving who sailed the vessels, and as a matter of fact, several fishing the control of this bill in the vessels were sunk or damaged hands of the Chairman of the directly due to war conditions. United States Maritime Commis­ We recommend that under sion, for the following reasons: Title I, Section 102. Subsection MC IS AN EMPLOYER (b). Page 4. be amended to in­ The United States Maritime clude all seamen who have ac­ Commission is, itself, a ship op­ tively sailed in American ships, erator, having under its jurisdic­ regardless of nationality or citiz­ tion thousands of ships belonging enship. We feel that these men to the United States Government. should be entitled to the same We do not feel that this bill can be administered fairly by an em­ consideration as men who areployer. We suggest, instead of citizens by birth or who have leaving the jurisdiction and ad­ lawfully obtained their citizen­ ministration of this bill in the ship, because non-citizens volun­ Tear gas, fire hoses, clubs and pistol butts were used against pickets of striking AFL movie hands of the United States Social teered their services to sail in unions in Burbank. Calif., when, tired of strikebreakers, they staged mass picket lines and shut Security Board, because not only American ships and were expos­ down Warner studio. Despite arrests and attacks by studio and city police, picket line continues have they ample facilities al­ ed to the same risks. Therefore, it to mobilize. (Federated Pictures) ready established on a nation is our opinion that the act should wide scale to handle such cases, be amended to afford benefits to but in our opinion they would be seamen who actively participated and 25) for hospitalization of war Service at its hospitals and re­ port of the children. We believe impartial in any decisions they in the sailing of American ships, servic..: seamen at the United lief stations. It also gives the these amounts should be raised might make and the seamen regardless of nationality or citi­ States Public Health Service hos­ dependents of disabled or de­ to prohibit the necessity of such pitals and stations. A war service ceased war service seamen, hos­ children becoming the wards of would feel the bill was being zenship. I Under Title 1, Section 102. Sub seaman will be furnished neces­ pitalization at hospitals of the sorrie charity institution. If any­ justly handled. Under Title I, we are further section (d). Page 6. we recom­ sary transportation and necessary Public Health Service, at special thing should be given to the opposed to the section on Page 2, mend that the following lines be expenses in order to get to such rates, which may be prescribed children of a deceased seaman, giving enrollees and students of deleted: Lines 21, 22, 23, 24, and a hospital or station. Provision from time to time by the Presi­ the amount should be sufficient any maritime school or institu­ 25. This recommendation is made is made for return transportation dent for the hospitalization of de­ to cover their cost of living, and and incidental expenses. Provi­ pendents of Naval and Marine should be decided on the merit tion the rights afforded regular for the -following reasons: seamen under the bill. We feel This particular sub-section de­ sions are also made for seeing- Corps personnel. In other words, of the case under the principle that the bill should only provide nies benefits to any seamen who eye dogs and electronic hearing dependents of the Merchant Sea­ that the children of a deceased benefits for seamen who have have had their certificate or li­ equipment. The Commission will men, who have been disabled or seaman, who lost his life for his actively participated and sailed cense revoked during the war. pay the costs for commitment of who have died as a result of war country, should be deserving of during" the war. We do not feel We know of thousands of seamen mentally incompetent war serv­ injuries, will get hospitalization a better future than that offered by a charitable institution. We at reduced rates. that men who did not sail, even who have had their seamen's cer­ ice seamen. though they were enrolled in a tificates suspended and revoked, While receiving treatment, the We urge the Committee to leave it to the judgement of the maritime school or institution, during the war, by the United seamen will be furnished free amend the proposed bill to in­ committee to raise the benefits should benefit by tljis bill, which States Coast Guard, for various barbering, free postage, free clude dependents of all merchant according to the prevailing con­ ostensibly was originated for the minor infractions and we do not smokes, etc., not to exceed $6.00 seamen, whether they were dis­ ditions of today. benefit of active merchant sea­ think it is justified to deny these per month. abled or not. We feel that there Part III also provides for burial men. men the benefits of the bill. We feel that the sum of $6.00 is a need for such an amendment benefits not to exceed $200.00. per month is not adequate to take ^ to the bill. Merchant Seamen, We suggest that this amount be care of expenses for a seaman have always come under the Uni­ amended to $300.00. while being treated. We suggest ted States Public Health Services, Title VI—^Administrative Pro­ that while a man is under treat­ and have been granted hospitali­ visions: As we have stated be­ Title II. dealing with education phase of the bill, ment that he receive at least zation and treatment under Fed­ fore, we are definitely opposed to and training: Title IV—Loans for the pur$30.00 per month for expenses to eral law, and we feel that it is the Chairman of the United States This section of the bill gives chase or construction of homes, take care of these items mention­ now time to also include the de­ Maritime Commission being Ad­ any seaman, who entered the farms and business property: ed in the bill. pendents of merchant seamen ministrator of this proposed bill, Maritime Service at the time he This section of the proposed under that law, such as the pro­ and we request that provision be was twenty-five years of age or bju provides for the right of war DEPENDENT MEMBERS younger, certain free education,' service seamen to apply to the Under Section 502 of Title V, vision now in effect covering de­ made in the bill for itp adminis­ plus maintenence while going to Administrator of the bill for a (on pages 26 and 27) the pro­ pendents of Coast Guard person­ tration by an impartial body. Under Section 601. of Title VI school. We are not opposed to the loan to purchase or repair homes, posed bill allows the dependent nel. idea of giving young men a year's farms and business property. It members of the family of a dis­ Part II. of Title V. amends the (pages 39 and 40) the Administra­ free schooling, paying their tui- 'gives the Administrator of the abled or deceased war-service sea­ Vocational Rehabilitation Act of tor is authorized to establish an tion fee and allowing them a cer-|biU the right to guarantee fifty man the right to get certain free June 2, 1940, to include disabled Appeal Board, as provided in tain amount to cover expenses, per cent of the loans. It author- medical advice and out-patient war service seamen. We approve Section 602. but we feel that all seamen, who izes the Administrator to pgy the treatment by the Public Health of this amendment. We believe that on such Boards war, interest in the first year on that of Appeal there should be a rep­ ^ould be given this privilege, part of the loan which is guaranresentation of the seamen, in or­ There are lots of oldtimers who teed by the Chairman. It further der to protect the seamen's claims. went to sea prior to the war, sail- establishes that no security is ASK CONSIDERATION ed during the war and wUl con- needed for the part of the loan Part III. of Title V, deals with her death or remarriage; to the We urgently request the mem­ disability benefits and death ben­ tinue to go to sea, who, we think, guaranteed by the Chairman. widow, if there is a child, the bers of Congress give serious con­ efits for war service seamen (Sec­ should they see fit to take a year's' Loans guaranteed by the Chairmonthly benefit payable will be sideration to this proposed bill, tions 531 to 542 inclusive, on schooling to advance themselves man shall bear interest at the $15.00 per month for the child, and that consideration be given pages 28 to 39). in nautical and navigation knowl­ rate of 4% and shall be payable edge, should be given this bene­ in full in not more than 20 years. Under these sections of the pro­ and $13.00 per month for each to our proposed changes and com­ fit along with the younger men. The Chairman may use other fa­ posed bill, a disabled war serv­ additional child; to a parent de­ ments. We wish to emphasize We, therefore, suggest an amend­ cilities of the Federal Govern­ ice seaman may be paid monthly pending for his or her chief sup­ the necessity of establishing de­ ment to this section of the hill, ment to determine whether the benefits, depending upon the ex­ port on the seaman, and incap­ finite hospitalization for disabled providing for the inclusion of all guarantee of any loans should be tent of reduction in his earning able of self-support, a monthly war service seamen, the estab­ lishment of hospitalization bene­ active seamen. capacity. These benefits range benefit of $45.00. approved. It is our opinion that the bene­ fits for the dependents of sea­ NO OBJECTIONS from $11.50 per month for a We have no objection to this Title III — Employment rights phase of the bill. 10% to 20% reduction, to $115.00 fits payable to the dependents of men; and guaranteed benefits for ior war service seamen: per month for a 100% reduction. a deceased war service seaman the life time of a man who has MEDICAL CARE We have considered all of the It alsp provides for additional are entirely too low. If children been incapacitated during the Title V—Benefits for disabled benefits for certain serious phy­ of the deceased war service sea­ war. We cannot urge too strongly phases of this section, and find that it provides preference in seamen and death benefits for sical impairments. It provides, man are also left without a moth­ upon Congress the necessity of employment for seamen in the surviving dependents: also, for death benefits payable er, they will receive only $30.00 giving serious consideration to same manner as is now given to Under Part 1, dealing with hos­ to the widow and children of de­ for two children and $10.00 for these particular phases of the bill, veterans under provisions of the pitalization and medical treat- ceased war service seamen. The each additional child. That which, in our opinion^ are the Veterans Preference Act of 1944. ment of war service seamen, pro- proposed bill gives the widow a amount is ridiculously low and most important subjects covered We have no objections to this vision is made (on pages 23, 24 monthly benefit of $50.00 until couldn't possibly cover the sup­ by this proposed bill. Seamen Have Right To Education Disability Benefits Too Low ^11 �;-'^ T^Z^-.^T^.' rJ'^'Vr-'^ •f Friday, October 26, 1945 Dinkier Hotels Put On Unfair List LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Having exhausted every effort to settle a strike called against the Ken­ tucky Hotel, managed by the Dinkier Corporation, the Louis­ ville Hotel Employees Council, an AFL affiliate in this city, has found it necessary to place this hotel on the "Unfair and We Do Not Patronize List." The list of Dinkier managed hotels are as foUows: Atlanta, Ga.—The Ansley Hotel. Montgomery, Ala.—Hotel Jef­ ferson Davis. Birmingham, Ala.—Hotel Tut•wiler. Mobile, Ala.—The Battle House. New Orleans, La.—The St. Charles Hotel. Savannah, Ga.—The Savannah Hotel. Louisville, Ky.—The Kentucky Hotel. Nashville, Tenn.—^Hotel An­ drew Jackson. Greensboro, N. C.—O Henry Hotel. Other information regarding {he dispute can be obtained irom Central Labor Union-AFL Corres­ ponding Secretary A. J. Smith, at 310 S. Fifth St., Louisville, Ken­ tucky. TH E Fine! Fine! A donation of $38 was made to the Bcdtimore Branch by the crew of the SS George Dearn (Robin Line) to be dis­ tributed to SIU members in the hospital in that port. The money Was collected by imposing fines of 25 and 50 cents aboard ship for ac­ tions in violation of shipping rules, such as throwing butts in the messrooms. putting feet on chairs and settees, etc. The money was turned over to Brother John Taurin of the Baltimore hospital committee by Frank Holland, ship's delegate. SE At ARE Its LOC Page Five Canadian Seamen Push 12 Point Program VANCOUVER, B. C.—Seeking a seamen's "Bill of Rights" for Canadian merchant mariners, the Seafarers International Union of North America, British Columbia Branch, will submit to the Ottawa government a 12-point legisla­ tive program. Outstanding in the seamen's proposals is a demand designed to bring the Dominion's seamen's wage structure in line with that of the U. S. "Canadian seamen want wages and living conditions aboard Can­ adian ships equal to or better than those of any other merchant marine in the world." Hugh Mur­ phy, SIU British Columbia Agent, stated. The SlU's wage program seeks the inclusion of the present war risk bonus of $45 monthly as part of the seamen's basic wage, plus a $50 a month increase in all seamen's wages. This would mean a $95 total increase and the elimination of the war risk bonus. Significant in the proposals is the Canadian's efforts to get legis­ lation adopted that would prevent Canadian operators from under­ mining union wages and condi­ tions by sailing vessels under flags of other countries. This paralleled the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union's demands in the U. S. that surplus tonnage sold to foreign operators ( or U. S. operators using foreign flags) must carry with the sale a pro­ vision guaranteeing that the ships will only be operated under U. S. union wages and working stand­ ards. The problme of surplus tonnage being different to the U. S. and the practice of Canadian ships sailing under other British flags makes it necessary for the seamen here to insist on measures slightly different to those in the U. S. Company Losing Money, He Says, So He Plans Luxury World Cruise Predicting a favorable decade plus thus created exists not be­ for maritime commerce under the cause • too many gadgets were Stars and Stripes, the Chairman produced, but because most of of the Board of Westinghouse us cannot afford to pay for them. Test this fact for yourself. Do Jack (Aussie) Shrimpton, 2nd really surprised that she finaUy Electric, M. A. W. Robinson, nanaged to make a few contradic­ you want a new car, or a re­ Steward on the 88 Bienville, got got hers. tions in his speech before the frigerator? A sewing machine, or quite a jolt when he read in the WhUe he was aboard the Alli­ a television set? Do you want annual session of the American Log that the William B. Allison son, Shrimpton tried to get the a house of your own to live in? Merchant Marine Conference. history of the voyage in verse had gone to the long lay-up. Do you want betterliving condi­ He rode her last year back from (and did a pretty good job, we Speaking of the new passenger tions, and a better education for vessels planned for this country, Australia, and still had vivid think). When he read the story your children? he said "Personally, 1 am ready, memories of that trip. Even then of the torpedoing, he sent it to If you haven't got them be­ * she was always in trouble, and the Log for the benefit of old to book my passage for a leisurely cause you'd sooner put the money trip around the world on such could reaUy be called a jinx ship, shipmates who may be interested in the bank, then we'd say maybe an American ship, stopping in and Brother Shrimpton was not in recalling that voyage. Robertson is right. If you haven't comfort at foreign ports. 1 hope got them because you can't af­ to meet many of you gentlemen ford them, then we'd say it was (the meeting was at the swanky because your paycheck is too Waldorf) by the way." By JACK (AUSSIE) SHRIMPTON damned small in relation to Later his speech turned to the prices. Sixfy Yanks from all the States, back in port again. OPA's attempts to hold prices Rolling round the 'Frisco bars, drunk and raising cain. down. "The Westinghouse Com­ The American maritime indus­ "Come on guys, another drink; we just got in today; pany finds itself in a most un­ try will only be profitable to the We that brought the Willie B north from Milne Bay. pleasant squeeze. OPA is hold­ people who actually do the work, ing the price of Westinghouse if and when the people in shore We put out from 'Frisco, a year come next December; products down, and labor is in­ jobs are living well. Surpluses Took a beating all the trip—don't we all remember? sistent that its wages be substan­ exported because the people ai-e Thirty days and thirty nights, rolling all the way, tially increased. Expenses aris­ too poor to buy them will make Christmas came and Christmas went, south o' Gladstone Bay. ing out of the changes during the slaves of the producers, the hand­ lers and the transporters. Then they sent us way down south—sound in wind and kidney war leave no profit cushion be­ The future of the maritime tween the price and expense of Fourteen days we took it rough 'fore we sighted Sydney, industry isn't black. Indeed it's making the product." Ran into the dirty stuff off the Barrier Reef; extremely full of promise, but— By Holy Joe—'twas touch and go—we didn't come to griefl Robinson went on to say that and it's a big "but"—not because he hoped improved efficiency of of people with ideas like Mr. Just a smoke-stack and a mast lurching through the spray. labor and machines would be pro­ Robertson. So we tossed for two whole days just off Townsville Day. fitable; if not, prices would have Then we started losing way, heard the skipper roar, to be increased, "because no busi­ "Lads, the steering's gone to hell! Each man to his oar!" ness can operate long at a loss." Neither he nor the other starv­ Felt her hog and felt her buck, strained the very streak, ing shipowners present explained Hopes to Christ our luck was in, that she wouldn't break. how they were going to make the (Continued from Page 1) Empty as a kettle drum rolling down a ridge. leisurely trip around the world" were not real longshoremen, but Thus we brought the Wille B under Sydney Bridge. while they were on home relief. stooges of the Communists from Then they ordered us up North, loaded to the line; Exposing the hand of many in­ the NMU and other CIO unions Made a fast run into Lae—thought we'd done it fine; dustrialists and shipowners, he that had joined in supporting the Unloaded all the lumber from our floating tomb. then told his listeners that "There insurgent group. When some Army guy (I tell no lie) broke the goddam boom. is obviously more industrial ca­ pacity than this country can Communist leadership of Finally we got away—turned our bows for home. use . . ." and the better the mari­ course, denounced Warren and Rolled our way to 'Frisco Bay, (listen to us moan)|^ time industry we have the more Barone as "sellouts," and im­ Lived on murdered flap-jacks, each and every morn. we can export, and the better use mediately elected a committee to Wondered why the belly-robber ever had been born. we can make our surplus pro­ take their places—who, no doubt, are more politically reliable than Sitting on the after hatch, a-gazing at the seas. duction. Listening to the 'sea-pups' a-shooting off the bxeese; What Robertson forgot to say Warren and Barone. Cursing, moaning^ morn and night, each and every day— was that, while no one would Both Warren and Barone re­ Thus we brought the Willie B north from Milne Bay. disagree with the prospect of a nounced CIO aid to the group large and prosperous maritime in­ and the support of Attornies Witt Just a pack o' rusty plates, a-puttied up with tar. dustry in the U. S., the idea that and Crammer, both of whom In we came—and time enough—'cross the 'Frisco Bar: our industrial capacity is greater have been cited before Congress­ Underloaded, overmanned, let no man say me nay. than our needs is not born out ional committees as being mem­ Thus we brought the Willie B up from Milne Bay. bers of "front" outfits. Many of by the facts. When millions of Americans these fronts have been working Sixty Yanks from all the States, hack in port again. want to buy Westinghouse and inside American labor to sabo­ Rolling round the 'Frisco Bars, drunk and raising cain; other products and can't because tage wages and conditions gained "Buy the girls another drink: we just got in today. they haven't the money, the sur­ by the AFL unions. We that brought the Willie B north from Milne Bay." Besides the wage adjustment sought, demands in Canada are: (1) Three months' paid holiday yearly. (2) A four watch, 5V2 day week (33 hrs). (3) Abolition of seamen's manning pool, to permit, hiring through union halls. (4) Abolition of shipping fees (Cana­ dians pay the government for the "privilege" of manning the ships). (5) Abolition of continuous dis­ charge books, (g) Complete re­ vision of the Canada Shipping Act. (7) Slop chests on all Cana­ dian ships. (8) Extension of the Sick Mariners' Act to include deep water and coastwise seamen. (9) All Canadian ships to carry Canadian flags. (10) Canadian cargoes to be carried on Cana­ dian ships only. (11) Extension of Unemployment Insurance to cover all seamen, and (12) adop­ tion of a national insurance scheme to cover all seamen. Neat Number Writes Poem About The Allison The Ballad Of The Willie B. Starlet Audrey Young looks mighty nice in her bathing suit, which we're told is the latest model. Good to look at — on Audrey. (Federated Pictures) 'We Were Duped'Says Warren Prior to the announcement by Warren and Barone, the real longshoremen had gone back to work when negotiations began again between their officials and the shipowners. Only the small group of "hold-outs" remained outside the dock gates. When the strike was announced as over, the small group of rebels appealed to the real leaders of the ILA to take them back into the locals after they had dis­ rupted the Union's negotiations and held up bargaining for a number of days. The Union's locals promptly announced they would have to appear for trial on Nov. 11, on charges of sabotaging the dockmen's gains in pay and longsought working conditions which have been sorepoints during the war. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday/ October 26, 1945 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Engineers Raked Over Coals On Del Norte For Anti-Union Acts Beefs On Feed And Ship's Repairs On Francis J. O'Gara At a general meeting of the crew of the SS Francis J. O'Gara, beefs on the stewards department were taken up and the Chief Cook was instructed not to use snuff while in' the galley. Individual boxes of dry cereals were asked for the crew, and it was requested that some be left out for the night lunches. The meeting instructed the Steward to see that the Messmen fill the sugar bowls before leaving the messroom; that all chili sauce and catsup bottles be placed in the icebox, and that messroom tables be completely set before mealtime; and the re­ lieving watches be fed before the watches below. Further re­ quests asked for cups at night, and that all dishes, glasses and silverware be dried. A later meeting of the engine department affirmed these ac­ tions and also affirmed a repair list from the deckmen. The list follows: Shelves over bunks; electric toaster and percolator for the crew's mess; shower heads in the deck department showers, and that the pipes be bent down; a desk in the seamen's quarters; weather cloths around the com­ pass platform; matches to amount to one box per person each day; one bench in the 4-8 quarters; waste baskets and clothes hooks in the deck quar­ ters; an oilskin locker; and ad­ ditional fan in each of the quar­ ters, and that the crew's mess icebox latch be repaired. A general meeting of the Del Norte crew took up disputes in the engine department. Fred Schwab and Benjamin Sosinsky. Oilers, complained against First Ass't Engineer Nagle for disputing their overtime for work on the evaporator. Schwab had 77 hours and Sosinsky, 52 hours to the date of the meet­ ing, which the first hadn't okay­ ed. They also said that Nagle was very hard to get along with. The meeting also complained about the actions of chief en­ gineer McGuire, who is said to have sent a trip card Wiper, L. Miars, who came out of the New York union hall, to Broadway for endorsement as a FiremanSome of the troops aboard the SS Madawaska Victory on her Watertender and putting him to return voyage to the U. S. They all seem happy to be getting back work in that capacity without to the States, according to the photographer, who was one of the having him clear through the crew members. Union Hall again. He is said to have told Miars that it was not necessary, and the latter be­ lieved him. The meeting unanimously Education was the keynote of SAW THE LIGHT passed a motion instructing the the meeting as there were many The>chief is also charged with ship's delegate to write the San tripcard men aboard the SS going around telling all the men Pedro Agent, claiming $2.50 per Scots Bluff on her last voyage. that "he'll fix them every way day for 12 days' compensation The members held that the pri­ he can on overtime." mary purpose of the meeting because of the master's failure Two trip card Wipers were re­ was to instruct these men in the to provide bum-boat service ported to the meeting as not history and the present prob­ ashore in Panama, as provided booking their overtime which lems of the SIU. in the agreement. they were entitled to under the The engine delegate reported The chairman called on the agreement. They were instruct­ to the meeting that a condition Bos'n, a 34 year deep-sea sailor, ed that charges would result for existed in the fireroom which to tell about the conditions as their failure to act as good union made it unsafe for the firemen they existed prior to the exis­ men, and are said to have "seen on watch, and generally men­ tence of unions. He then called the light" in short order. on Roy Hawee, Fireman, to aced the safety of the ship. He The chief engineer is said to supplement the Bosun's re­ said he'd taken it to the chief have wanted to put Ray Sanders marks. engineer who had given him the ashore after he was ruptured The chairman then read an "old heave-ho" and even refus­ while working on a feed pump article appearing in the Log ed to go down and look at the and unable to do any more written by Louis Goffin, as well condition. heavy work. Delegate Thomp­ as excerpts from the SIU book­ After considerable discussion, son saw the captain and was let "Here's How, Brother." the delegate was instructed to guaranteed that Sanders would It was pointed out to the lake the matter to the captain make the passage home. younger men the importance of At the meeting the chairman maintaining their membership so that proper repairs could be expressed hope that the men durng the days ahead, and that made in Panama. And it was would have their books ready responsibility falls on each man said that if the crew got "a runaround from the WSA there," at payoff time and conduct to be competent in his job. the delegates were to report to themselves as good union mem­ E. Kaprell, a former NMUer the union officials with a view bers should in meeting their making the voyage on a trip to getting the company to bring committments. card, asked permission to add­ about safe-working conditions Alex Newman, Bill Thomp­ ress the meeting. He expressed on the vessel. son and Bill Beckwith were his delight at the enthusiasm delegates for the deck, engine and fraternal feeling existing at GOOD EATER and stewards departments, re­ The deck delegate brought up the meeting. It was said that spectively. he was plannihg to payoff in actions of the 2nd mate in post­ ing a lookout on the flying bridge during Saturdays and Sundays, while none were re­ quired during the week. The ing the iron in the laundry, and meeting reported that the "prin­ it was stated that the iron was cipal object is apparently to for the use and benefit of all. have a stand-by to get the mate It was also suggested that the coffee and an occasional sand­ laundry be kept clean; and that wich." suggestion boxes in the messAs this mate's only diversion rooms be painted white; that at sea "is to play cards in the messrooms be daily inspected messroom and eat up the crew^s and that a blackboard be placed night lunch," is was unanimous­ there. ly voted to keep him out of the At a previous meeting the messroom, and all crew mem­ Steward explained the differ­ Panama under mutual consent, bers were instructed not to play ence between legitimate over­ and a special meeting of full cards with him. time and bum beefs that are a book members was proposed to The meeting asked that the headache to the shoreside Pa­ take care of his case before chief engineer put more pres­ trolmen at payoff time. reaching that port. sure on the lines to the drinking The Vassar Victory report was A leter from Paul Hall was fountains. furnished by Joseph H. Uzonyi, read, -dealing with the neces­ (Reported by Wm. McDonald, Rec.-Secretary for the ship's trip. sity of holding meetings. Rec.-Secretary) Trippers Must Show Faith It was ruled at a meeting of the crew of the Vassar Victory that all trip card men must show good faith by paying up part of their union initiation fee when paying off at the end of the voyage. Brother Emory asked that all books and cards be examined by the department delegates and be held in readi­ ness for the Patrolmen when they boarded the ship. The meeting asked that the army personnel eat either be­ fore or after the crew members to avoid confusion. Comment was made on the fact that someone had been hid­ liiiiiiis: Education On Scotts Bluff John Merrick Crew Cites Mate's Misuse Of Safety Equipment The only dispute cited at a recent meeting of the SS John Merrick were with the chief mate on the issues of overtime and his uncouth conduct during the voyage, and it was agreed that he be brought up on charges. It was said that he was "under the weather" some of the time, and alleged that he misused safety equipment and fire apparatus, and charged that he disposed of a hawser and a great quantity of dunnage. As • well as this, he refused two men the right to go to the hospital. The only controversy in the engine department was about the junior engineer who, it was alleged, had not shipped through the Hall. Action was asked by the crew. The entire crew agreed that no one payoff until all the over­ time had been settled and the question of holidays, V-E and V-J Days. INSTRUCTED TO WRITE Brother Drucker was instruct­ ed by the meeting to write a tribute to the purser and Stew­ ard, for their good treatment of the crew during the voyage. His letter follows: "Sailing with Calmar, one of the toughest companies on the high seas, the recent Mediter­ ranean voyage aboard the SS John Merrick was greatly im­ proved through two fellows I should like to thank here. "They are Charles Engwall, purser, and Charles Morrison, a darn good Steward. Both these gentlemen really went to bat to make things content aboard here. "A recornmendation should also be given to the stewards department, who went out of their way to accommodate the boys. "Our delegates, who did everything in their power to clear up the countless beefs and disputes were Thomas Thomp­ son, deck; Robert Kale, engine, and Eddie Atkins of the stew­ ards department. "As a whole the crew were a grand pack of boys. Let's hope in the future that the boys that sail with these fellows have ah excellent trip, the same as we did." BEST YET Brother Drucker further re­ ported on the payoff and the Union Patrolmen, as follows: "At the present moment we have a hot and fighting case go­ ing on. Naturally the "capital­ ists of Calmar' are trying to hold back on that thing we common­ ly call 'rope yarn,' but with us we have three of the most fight­ ing patrolmen. "They are in my estimation about the best I have seen yet— Brothers Leon Johnson, Keith Alsop and Ray White—and are going to bat. "The fellows are really sticking by, no backing out on this ship." �. THE Friday, October 26, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS GOES TO BAT FOR OVERTIME FOR THE BLACK GANG To the Log: , * It's about time that we im­ press upon all our new rated members of the black gang (oil­ ers iri particular) that when they work winches from midnight till 8 a. m. and then are com­ pelled to turn to until 5 p. m. they should also put in for 8 hours more overtime. I found these conditions on the SS John L. McCarley. I straightened the boys on this matter but the chief engineer at first refused to okay any such overtime so it took us two days extra before the ship paid off. Regarding all the unrated men we have in our hiring hall, such as Ordinaries, Wipers and Messmen; Why can't the dis­ patcher be given a waiver to ship any one of these men to any job called for on any of three categories. None of these jobs calls for any particular skill, so why not place them wherever needed? It's also' about time somebody went to bat on the question of Deck Engineer and Wipers' quarters on Liberty ships next to the messroom. It's next to impossible to sleep there. Now that most of the gun crew is off the ships, why not make dif­ ferent arrangements? A. Melendez BUCKLEY EXPOSES PILOT LIES ABOUT SIU MEMBER ^ the base of the spine, and would require immediate medical at­ tention; so I signed off the ship and was transported, through the WSA to a swell Army Hos­ pital there in Cairo, Egypt. A few days later I received $66.00 from the officers and crew of the SS Hewes. Since the ship left, the personnel had no way of knowing if I received said amount. So if you would please express my appreciation and thanks for their act of bene­ volence and heartfelt sincerety in the' Seafarers Log, I would be deeply grateful. Thanking you for your help in this matter. Nat Tombrow GET 500 HOURS OVERTIME FOR WORK CADET DID To the Editor: The following which occured during this voyage, is some­ thing which should be of in­ terest to the membership: We came into Panama outer Harbor October 5; 20 days and we got the Log and were glad to get them. This is the first union news we have had since we left Pedro. I have written but have not gotten any results as yet, as the mail is not on time. We of the Ft. Donelson want to thank you for sending us the Log. We think the SIU is doing a grand job. So keep up with the good work you are doing. We have over 500 hours for To the Editor: It gives me great pleasure to prove that the NMU Pilot is a damnable, lying, slander rag. On February of this year, these rats printed a story about Jerry Pietro, who spent over 2 years in a German concentra­ tion camp, calling him an asso­ ciate of Nazi soldiers. I spoke recently to a member of the Natonal Maritime Union who sailed as AB aboard the SS Carleton, who also spent time in this German camp. Olaf Olsen Fosse said that Jerry Pietro was a good Union brother, and at no time did he work that the cadet did that we associate with the German sol­ are putting in for. The chief diers, as stated by the Commy mate walks off the bridge and comes on deck and shows the rag, the NMU Pilot. boy how to work. He has a bad He says that to keep peace in habit, but he won't listen to me the camp, Jerry Pietro did beat or the bosun. hell out of two American sea­ Earl Fant. men who thought they were tough. Joseph Buckley ANSWERS MEMBER HOSPITALIZED, HE THANKS HEWES CREW FOR GIFT To the Editor: I am a member of the SIU and on August 18th I shipped out on the SS Joseph Hewes, a ^ Liberty reconverted to a troop . transport. We reached Port Said, Egypt, some 30 days later. After a few days in port, it was found that I had a cyst on ON SUGGESTION ON OVERTIME FINE To The Editor: This letter pertains to an ar­ ticle in the July 13, 1945, issue of the Seafarers Log, labeled "Lower the Boom on Paid Pas­ sengers," by Charles J. Hartman and John D. Lemore. These two guys think a mem­ ber should be fined for refusing overtime. If that's what they want they ought to go pretty Speaks His Piece letting his "shipping" boys take the punishment. But at all times his heavy company hand could be detected. In Germany, pris­ oners came aboard to perform SIU deck work at below SIU deck rates. Incidentally, Bremerhaven was the scene of a drunken, hellraising, pistol brawl featuring various assorted gold-braiders, including the old man and chief engineer, which, if conducted by the crew personnel, would most certainly have been brought to the attention of the vigilant Coast Guard. Exercising the democratic right of speaking his mind that all SIU members have, this rank and flier takes the floor at a membership meeting. well in hand with flat-head "Red Joe." In place of fining members for abuse of overtime, aU mem­ bers should teach the abusers the right and wrong. That is the only way to run a true sea­ man's union. Whenever a union makes a provision in the constitution that if a man refuses overtime he shall be fined, then it is time for the union to fly the Red Banner, "unquote." I would like very much to see this printed in the Log. Arthur E. Welch CALL FRANCIS MARION OFFICERS COMPANY STOOGES "Phonyism" ran riot on the SS Francis Marion with the old man, steward and purser on the last voyage. This triumvirate, in particular the Steward, who after all is rank and file rep­ resentative succeeded in messing up an otherwise congenial rou­ tine trip. The Steward whose "topsider" tendencies were at all times evident, was moreover pathetically incompetent and at times just downright stupid. It would seem that they should provide a man in his capacity who is at least reasonably liter­ ate, and can understand and conform to a Union contract. The purser, who fancied him­ self a combination of A1 Capone and Anthony Eden, ac­ tually could be labelled as near­ ly a stool pigion. He endeav­ ored to ingratiate himself with various brothers by petty brib­ ery and a honey-smooth line to the end of extracting informa­ tion. On one occasion he enter­ ed the forecastle of militant unioneer T. Lecisse with the in­ tention of intimidating the brother. In general this phony far ex­ ceeded his function as company clerk. At all times however, it was obvious that he served the retrogressive policies of the old man. The old man operated much more subtly than his stooges Incidentally the relations be­ tween the 700 odd troops and the crew on the return voyage from La Harve were excellent. More than one GI expressing satisfac­ tion with Uniop methods and the treatment accorded them by the crew. —C. Debusy, M. Sterne, P. Tomides. MEMBER BLASTS "OFFICIAL" PRICES FOR FRESH FRUIT To the Log: While aboard the Jessie H. Metcalf and unloading in Naples we ran short of fresh fruits. In fact, there was a real shortage of all, even when we left. It seems that we were loaded with about all the kick-off stuff they could get and put aboard. We sailed from New York on July 9, 1945, to load at Baltimore. On that long, long trip down there the real fresh eggs they •SUMMV ) UP.' J CITES MATE'S PHONY DEALS ON DONNER LAKE To The Editor: Here's one for the books. For several days, our phony, bald-headed 1st mate, F. W. Carlock, has been tying up two army YOs, 101 and 103, all by his lonesome self. Then all at once on Sept. 28, a hell of a cold and rainy morn­ ing, he gets the bright idea to call out three seamen to tie up on of the YOs, at 5:45 a. m. This one is only one of the many phony deals he's pulled. He doesn't go by the agreements or know why there is a union. Why don't they put this $150 a month shoe salesman on one of the NMU ships? We know these beefs will be taken care of when we get back to port. —Crew of SS Donner Lake WARNS MATES OF BAD BOOZE IN ITALIAN PORTS Dear Editor: We are laying here on the Louis Kossuth in Palermo, Sicily, waiting to get into drydock because v/e ran aground coming into Bari, Italy, and put a hole in the bottom of this rustbucket. It will be some time before we get into drydock, and we have been waiting in Bari and here over a month. Listen, brothers, if you come to this locality be sui-c and be cai-eful of what you driiili in these gin mills, for we have had one case of alcohol po'^-oning already. I know the urge to want to break the monotony of ship's routine work, etc., after getting into port, but be careful what booze you drink here. For you won't be helping yourself or shipmates by being laid up in hospital with a belly full of bad booze. —Black Gang Delegate put aboard turned bad, and they had to unload 41 cases and get others in their place. They also had to dump some of the meats overboard after we cleared from Baltimore. We only had marmalade; no jam or jelly was put aboard. There were cookies of only one kind and they tasted like they were left over from the last war. As I started to say before, think­ ing back to the day we sailfd from New York, while unload­ ing at Naples we kicked to the Steward about getting some fresh fruit aboard, so the gent went to the WSA to inquire about the same. The prices he came back with really would make any one sit back and bellow. So the crew got together and went around the market over there, looking over the list. This is in the socalled black market, the push­ cart and the farmers' market. The prices they found out themselves: Market Price WSA Price Watermelons 26 Lire each 70 Lire each Other Melons 13 Lire lb 23 Lire lb. Peaches 16 Lire lb 26 Lire lb. Grapes 9 Lire lb 18 Lire lb. The vegetables ran somewhat the same. After bringing the prices we got, the Old Man ask­ ed the WSA if we could buy iji the open markets. You know— the answer was "no," and on top of that they said therp was a charge of 50 percent for serv­ ing the ship. He made that re­ mark about the man with the lantern looking for someone who was really honest, but he would not be found in Naples. E. P. O'Brien •J J ^..tsi s.. , , • V- �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 26, 1945 Union-wise Crew Foiiows Ruies And Ship's Payoff Is Simplified By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Just completed an­ ment, and Robin didn't want to other busy week in this port, pay it the way the Patrolman with heavy shipping continuing. figured it should be paid. Other­ Not so many payoffs on the SIU wise, it was a very easy ship to ves£*3ls, which seem to be dis­ handle. charging most of the cargo here, Another example of a good, and retaining just enough to union-wide crew was that of the make the payoff "legit" in some Lincoln Victory, which also paid other port. On the SUP ships, off here. Everything was lined however, we are getting plenty up in apple-pie order by the Siisnce this week from the of payoffs, with at least six more ship's delegates, and the Patrol­ By ARTHUR THOMPSON Branch Agents of the follow­ scheduled for the first _of next man was able to sit down before ing ports: SAVANNAH — Last week was many replacements on her since week. the payoff and go over each in­ BALTIMORE the busiest we've had in a long the crew all seem to be satisfied "We're pretty cei'tain that dividual item with the paymas­ PHILADELPHIA time. We were called on to crew with the officers aboard. The Dwyer of the SUP will send ter, thus getting stuff on the paySAN JUAN up the SS Diamond Hitch, a new ship will be back in Savannah some one up here for these, at JACKSONVILLE AVI of the Alcoa Steamship Com­ again, so Savaimahans couldn't any rate, we hope he will be able pany and at the same time the want a better set up. to, because we've been notified SS John Mackay, a SUP ship was that there are three or four SIU LOTS OF SPUNK The SS Coastal Mariner, an­ ships scheduled to pay off at the paying off. After crewing up the In last weeks report I stated other AVI for the Bull Line, is same time. Diamond Hitch, with the Steward and Electrician coming' from the that Brother Call had been taken coming out of Brunswick, Geor­ EASY SHIP New York hall, I found my ship­ off the Miller with a bad hand. gia, in a week or two, and I ex­ Crewing up this stuff hasn't ping list nearly depleted. When I was misinformed, however, and pect to have a hard time crewing the caU came for a deck crew for just discovered that Cail made ler up. They already called for been too bad, inasmuch as we had the Mackay, I was stuck. On the trip because they couldn't an Electrician, and I happened only a couple that required en­ top of this, four SIU ships came get a replacement for him. He to have one on the list who will gine and stewards replacements. to Charleston and they asked for just got off, and is probably bound take the job. If any of you who The SS James Harland (Robin) a complete crew for the SS City for the hospital now. He did reads this wants to try an AVI paid off very clean, with a small of Alma and a few replacements show a lot of spunk though and come to Savannah, and you're stewards department. Since 32 on the other ships. I managed to a real union spirit in making the pretty sure of making this one. troops were carried on the re­ place most of the men called for trip with his hand in the condi­ It's scheduled for delivery about turn voyage, there was some roll for the payoff which ordinar­ overtime for the stewards depart­ ily would go on a supplementary. but I'm stiU short of a few men. tion it was. November 1st. I made two trips to Charleston WAY IT'S DONE and tried to get aboard ships pay­ This is the only way to get rid ing off, but the Army and the of beefs. 90% of them can be Navy both refused to let me handled this way, provided the aboard ships in the Embarkation between the two ports. Will you of the Union. Nothing was done individual overtime sheets are By E. E. HIGDON Dock or the Navy Yard Pier. I and since the slores were in­ kept in good order by each mem­ kindly be guided accordingly. saw some of the boys who had NEW ORLEANS — The Milton sufficient for the crew, they all ber, with the assistance of a good Yours very truly, a beef against the skipper of the H. Smith, Mississippi Shipping returned hungry! The ship was ship's delegate. That this sort of American Steamship SS John Hassler, but the beef Co., sailed in, and the company Agencies, Inc. cooperation is on the increase is will have to be taken up in New refused to pay overtime to the (Signed) Harold McCardell" attested by Louie Goffin in a re­ York since the Bull Line has no Deck Engineers for doing elec­ The requisition turned in at cent report, in which he says that offices down in this neighbor­ trical work which comes under Santos was cut to ribbons and the very little work is coming his hood. licensed personnel. We had sev­ food brought aboard ship wasn't way these days, that nearly all The skipper is a 23-year-old eral meetings with the company, enough to feed ten men well beefs are being settled in the punk who seems to be a first class but have been unable to get any enough to keep their pants up. payoff ports. louse; and I heard that he has satisfaction out of them. We are HUNGRY SHIP The docker's strike lasted but been in trouble before, refusing still working on this, however, They went to the American 24 hours in this port. The long­ to see one of the Patrolman in and will not give up until the Consul that afternoon and he told shoremen walked out, and had a New York. I didn't get to see boys get what is coming to them. them he would contact the cap­ mass meeting in Faneuil Hall to The Seatrain, New Orleans, tain. him since I couldn't go aboard, He assured them (in a give the matter a good airing be­ but I believe the ship is due in came in and there were quite a very sarcas.tic manner) that he fore the membreship. It was Savannah in a couple of weeks few beefs, but the beefs were and the captain would iron this pointed out that the New York settled and the crew was very all out to "their satisfaction." The and I'll see him then. and West Coast commies were well satisfied. Consul refused to let the ship's also alive with roaches, maggots, trying to disrupt the ILA and COPS GAS When SS Milton H. Smith, delegate sit in on the discussion, and worms and in very poor sanithat for the Boston outfit to stay ^ Charges are being preferred Mississippi, came in, we discov­ as he said this was no problem tary condition. out would not help the genuing^ against him by some of the crew ered that the crew had not re­ rank and file longshoreman, but*^ for taking gas out of the lifeboat ceived anything that had been would play right into the hands promised them. of the commies. There were a PROMISE MADE few hecklers at the meeting, By JAMES L. TUCKER Before they left Pensacola, Fla. identified as NMU bums, who got going South, they ran out of all MOBILE — Shipping continues C-l-Bs in next week that is on themselves in wrong for their fresh vegetables, potatoes, etc. the Bauxite run, expecting her trouble. They had been promised here in to be good with all kinds of jobs to take pretty near a full crew. We New Orleans, before they ship­ on board and no takers. NO FOLLOWING We should also have an old Hog ped out, that they could and crewed up the Frostburg Vic­ It's a funny thing about Boston, Island type in the Alcoa Pilot. It would get all these provisions tory, a trooper, this week and is funny, but you have less trouble but the commies cannot make whenever they wanted them. are still looking for cooks. What crewing up one of these old rust- any headway whatsoever — es­ Upon arriving at Rio de Janeiro, happened to some of our cooks, buckets than the ne'w ones. On pecially in the labor movement. fhey received a very, very small did they start up hash-joints the last Hog Island to go out of About the only place one might amount of stores—not sufficient ashore somewhere? here we only had to put about discern the propaganda tactics, for the personnel aboard ship. We had the Pan-Orleans in to three trip card men on her. etc., is among the idle rich and Captain Carpenter assiured the payoff after her third nine-day their coterie of intelligensia, or MIGHT GET IT to run his motorcycle. The com- crew that when they arrived at trip. Things is getting along medium-grade morons. For one We should have another C-2 cissioner in Charleston says this Santos they would be given the okay in the deck department now of these to try to move into Bos­ is a serious charge and, if proved, necessary stores, as they wanted and not a sailor got off her this out of the yard here for Water­ ton's waterfront with their as­ man about the 10th of Novem­ will go hard on the skipper. The to buy them there because they trip which is remarkable as we sorted collection of followers ber—the Kyska. This is the third gas he took from the lifeboat were cheaper. However, when have been using her as a train­ time that we have had a date would be like trying to check in­ could be the difference between they arrived there the following ing ship. of delivery on it, so we may get to the Waldorf-Astoria in dun­ life and death, if the crew had to letter was received. SHIPS IN TRANSIT it this time. They are also build­ garees and sea-boots. To sum up, abandon ships for any reason; "Dear Sir. We are getting q.uite a few ing another Madin Creek, this then, aU the "longies" in this ^ and a skipper who has no more We have received a cable from ships in transit from the Pacific win be the third of that name, port are in full support of the consideration for his crew than the Mississippi Shipping" Com­ coast in for orders, and some lay two of which was sunk with the real longs'toreman brothers in he apparently has is not fit to pany, Inc.. New Orleans, to the around for two or three weeks New York, 'md have consequent­ have a license. The case will effect that the purchases of Stew­ and then go over to Pensacola and loss of many of our brothers. ly gone back to work after the We are still getting our share of probably come up soon and you'll ards Department Stores continue load coal. We have one of Water­ the T-2 tankers in here viith brief sto'^-^age to discuss the no doubt hear more of it later. to be excessive at Rio de Janeiro man's Q-l-As in that is on the two so far destined for the bone- issues. The SS James Miller which left and Santos, and that vessels roust Puerto Rico run, but no turnover In regard to the Isthmian drive here two weeks ago just sailed by. not purchase anything except I in the crew as most of the fel- yard. Also the tankers are now She's back with a load of sugar fresh vegetables and fruit,, and lows just joined her in New Or- on the circle; one that crewed Boston is 'oing its share and .is up out of here is back and an­ making f-od progress for the arid is due to make another simi­ that the maximum purchases leans. other is due shortly to be back Seafarers mong the Isthmian lar trip. I don't think I'll need must not exceed $500 per steamer I We win have one of Alcoa's in the Gulf somewhere. seamen. Skipper Brought Up On Charges For Endangering Crew's Safety NO NEWS?? Mississippi Cuts Food Supply On Milton H. Smith Mobile Continues Good Shipping �THE Friday, October 26, 1945 SEAFARERS Page Nine LOG LABOR RELATIONS - 1945 Tampa Extends Port Facilities By D. L. PARKER TAMPA — It seems that the fair minded citizens of this coun­ ty and city, especially the busi­ ness people, have realized the reasons why this port has been a port of No-Call to the ships that are flying the American flag. This port has been dominated by a few political grafters and there was no incentive for the shippers and steamship operators to make any bids on exporting or import­ ing trades. Another thing, the channel from the bar to the docks was not deep enough to accommodate the larger ships, and the docks here are in such a condition that even walking upon them is dan­ gerous. Now thi^ past week the "iieopie voted as to whether there "would be'ca Port Authority set , up, so as to take care of the above matter and it was voted eight to one to set up this ma­ chine. As soon as this committee has been selected and approved, things here will begin to hum. and this will be a port second to none in the Gulf area. The Bull line will begin to op- erate as before the war. They are now getting one and two ships in here every ten or twelve days, and Moran tugs are com­ ing in here once in a while. The only trouble is that we do not have enough rated men here to fill the jobs, and it is useless to call other ports as they are short, too. AIN'T IT TOUGH The finky RMO is folding up here on 31st of this month, and we are being bothered with the ATS boys. Seems as if they are not getting the cumshaw from Uncle Sam, when they are on the beach. It gives me great pleasure to listen to their woes and wants, and then to give them the old one-two about deserting the Union when we needed them so badly during the War; and then to top it off tell them to go back to the Silvered Tongue Orators, and maybe Admiral Land and his clique will take care of them. Or they can sing that old song "No body loves me." KEEPING IN TOUCH Brother Dudy. Carpenter has put in port here for dry docking and general repairs, such as a dry tongue and some hand-made meat choppers: Just wondering how come he looses his meat choppers. Johnny Williams is doing a Charleston on the MV Race Point, heading for Brother Ray White's Port. Five Lancaster, Pa., police keep "law and order" in a strike against Conestoga Transportation Co.—by surrounding and assaulting a striking member of Local 1241, Amalgamated Assn. of Street & Electric Railway Employes (AFL). The strike, which saw scabbing and police violence, was won by the union after 27 days. (Federated Pictures) NMU Born Of CP Marine Workers Union By LOUIS GOFFIN Although we promised to harp on the subject of fink halls "again and again," and although we feel that we can't overdo it, this week we take time out to acquaint some of the newer members with the communists and their fellowtravellers and their role in the maritime industry. We realize that there will be a number of articles about these rats, but not many will be writ­ ten explaining how their tactics in the past few weeks tie into their activities of years ago, and what is obviously thtdr goal in the future. Under the name of "Marine Workers Industrial Union," which was the American Branch of the Moscow operated "International Seamen and Harbor Workers," NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS Sturdy Hog lslani|o Are On Their Way Out Of the 114 Hog Island merchant ships available iqr service at the outbreak of World War II, only 56 remain at the climax of a long < and brilliant sea record which included sailing in the most haz<^''ferdous waters during the heaviest enemy attacks. The sturdy Hog Islanders, de­ signed for World War I but com­ pleted too late to serve, were an important part of the American merchant marine at the outbreak of the war. They became battlescarred veterans of the Mur­ mansk, Red Sea, England and Pa­ cific runs during the five years that followed. Many of them tangled with the enemy long be­ fore Pearl Harbor. Everybody knew where he stood on this question. Above is a section of the October 10th meeting of the New York branch, showing the overwhelming vote against WSA Order 53, which Fifty-eight ships paid the full calls for "competence" tests for all stewards department raiiugs above second cook and baker. price, four in '40; nine in '41; 32 in '42; six in '43; six in '44 and J one in '45. Four of them were sunk deliberately, with other ves­ sels, to form a breakwater on the Normandy beachhead. Worn out Here is one Union wife who tainly put the labor baiters in ple who have seen those condi­ by 25 years of sea duty, these vets knows the score. We are most their place. tions appreciate a labor union. ended their careers by saving of us so accustomed to seeing the "BELIEVER IN UNIONISM" If the capitalists of this coun­ men's lives. try had to live on the working daily press against us that we "To The News: Three of them are still serving just shrug our shoulders and let "After reading a letter in "Pens people's wage they would soon as hospital ships, the balance car­ the lies go without saying any­ of the People" berating unionism, be striking, too. rying troops home and servicing thing. But Mrs. Louisa Molina, I must say I'm seeing red. I just "The - working class of people the armies of occupation. Some .wife of an SIU member, couldn't wonder if that person ever work­ do not want to break the poor V. have already headed for the bone- allow an attack in the letter ed for a living. dear capitalist, but want a rate of column of the Galveston News "My husband is in the merchant pay to jibe with the high cost of yards, others will follow. Before long the Hog Islander go by without answering that marine, and were it not for the living. If that is asking too much J will be only a name, but a name finky letter. union he would be sailing ships of the capitalist, then they cer­ that will long live in the memory Read it and see if you don't for the grand pay of $46 per tainly should Mayflower to an­ of the men who sailed them in agree that Mrs. Molina is well month, with roaches, rats and other land, but not one of free­ war years and in peace. educated in Unionism, and cer­ bed bugs thrown in to boot. Peo­ dom. "Mrs. Louise Molina." Union Wife Knows, And Gives, The Score the commies tried to take over the waterfront in 1934. The strike of 1934, and the re­ organization of the old ISU, gave them their first real opportunity of infiltrating the ranks of the honest trade unionists in the mar­ itime workers' movement. By late 1936, during a rank and file strike, they succeeded in splitting the seamen into two factions. One becoming the NMU and the other the Seafarers International Union. Under the new name of NMU, the old communist Marine Work­ ers Industrial Union continued its operations. The same com­ munists who had led the MWIU became officials in the NMU, and carried on the work of the com­ munist party within the new or­ ganization. FAILED OBJECTIVE Even though they duped thou­ sands of honest seamen into fol­ lowing their lead, they failed in their ultimate objective of cap­ turing the maritime industry. The only reason for their fail­ ure, and guarantee of their fail­ ure in the future, is the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and the SIU. Standing against the commie sell­ out of the maritime workers, these veterans of the labor move­ ment have out-thought them and out-fought them. That was the past. As for the present, little need be said. The events of the last couple of weeks have shown clear­ ly how the commies operate and what they hope to gain. A few days ago the united action of the SIU and SUP pushed these com­ mie rats back into their holes, when they tried to infiltrate the International L o n g s h oremen's Association. The tactics here were exactly the same as they'd used in split­ ting the old ISU. They lined up honest members of a union who had some disagreements and used them against one another. They made commie dupes out of them. We have one main advantage over them if we look for it. By watching the Moscow foreign policy we can know in advance what the communists are going to do in cooperation with their comrades over there. For warned is forearmed! �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 26. 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS IM REViEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, CURRENT EVENTS.. SPORTS... SPOR TLIGHT \ By GHANTLAND RICE AT HOME A leading expert on brain and and 26 found the Georgia Peach AFL delegates to the Washington Labor-management con­ muscular action has announced at the top of a great career. ference are committed to oppose any no-strike pledges or compul­ that man's mental and physical 3. Babe Ruth was 33 years old sory arbitration moves ... The admission of Mine Worker Presidenli prime or peak is around 33 years when he blasted his 60 home John L. Lewis into the AFL next January is regaiwd as pure —that most of his good work is runs. This was in 1927. But speculation . . . The results of the General Motors workers poll in­ done before he is 40 and little of the Babe fired 55 four base blows gives you man's athletic prime dicate that an overwhelming majority are demanding a work it after 50. in 1921 when he was only 27. But around 26 or 27. I mean the top stoppage unless GM grants the 30% wage increase . . . The United The expert admits that there it should be recalled that the States Steel Corp. has declared the $2 a day increase demand "im­ ones. I could name other ex­ are certain exceptions, but he is Babe was a pitcher until he reach­ possible" without raising ceiling prices . . . The Musicians' President taking the general average. He ed the age of 25. He was around amples. Walter Hagen was 21 James Petrillo, is demandng protecton for his members connected fixes the physical peak around 24 when he came to his pitching when he bagged his first U. S. with FM (Frequency Modulation) broadcasts. 33 years in the matter of age. prime. open crown in 1914 and he was The expected "invasion" of New York flopped as the U. S. The mental peak around 40. He JONES A CHAMP AT 21 26 when he won Jjis last one at Navy failed to "take the town over" during its visit. Reason for the may be entirely correct in sizing 4. Bobby Jones found his best Brae Burn in 1919. But after that lack of enthusiasm is not clear. New York hotels, which had been up the mental side of the argu­ year in 1930 when he ran into his British campaign was just as asked to keep rooms available for Navy personnel, began seeking ment. So many golden autumns his Grand Slam. He was then 28 customers . . . The NMU assistance to Bridges (ILWU-CIO) in his have slipped by since we were years old. A "Boy Wonder" at brilliant. ILA raid was exposed as a communist political grab rather than 33 that most of the details are The war cut into any Joe Louis a rank and file or Jurisdictional fight. One newspaper stated that the age of 14, he was 21 before he a bit hazy. But the expert uses won his first championship in rating but you could name his legitimate demands of rank and file members were defeated be­ up too many years in calling the 1923. While Jones was only 28 27th year and not be far wrong. cause of communist interference. By Wednesday, however, the athletic peak. when he retired from active com­ And there's the case of Mel NMU announced defeat, so did the Daily Worker. Here are just a few leading ex­ petition, he still had known 15 Hein, the Giant center now fac­ President Truman told Congress that one year of military amples— seasons of hard, tournament golf. ing his 19th or 20th football sea­ training for all males (17 to 20) was the only way to safeguard the. 1. Jack Dempsey was just 24 son, adding in his college years nation and keep the peace. Sounds like we will keep the peace the day he manicured Jess Wil- 5. Big Bill Tilden was 26 before at Washington State. Hein's peak even if we have to go to war to do it . . . Admiral King and Seche won his first major crown. lard and in this Massacre of was in the vicinity of his 27th retary of the Navy Forrestal opposed Army-Navy-Air combine pro­ His top years ran from 26 to 31, Maumee Bay, Dempsey was at his posals. Forrestal said that Hitler had all forces under one com­ and 28th year.although he remained a star peak. He was better that hot July mand and look what happened to him . . . The Navy is trying to ar­ VALUE OF EXPERIENCE afternoon than he ever was later through another decade. But you range tests of the atomic bomb tO' determine its effect of fleet for­ on. He earned a one-round knock­ could name his peak at 28 or 29 The eminent expert in sizing mations . . . Peace, its wonderful! out in that Toledo assault, bell or and not miss the mark by many up the mental and physical side Key proposal in the National Association of Manufacturers weeks; no bell. overlooked one important detail 'new" plan for avoiding a depression is the reduction of corpora­ 2. Ty Cobb was 25 when he 6. Jim Thorpe, greatest all- —it is the physical side that col­ tion taxes "to encourage initiative," their spokesman declared full turned in his greatest season. around athlete, came to his best lapses or takes the first dip. employment legislation is "defeatist." This was in 1911, when Ty de­ year in 1912 when he was in the Many veterans still hang on, A candidate for Yonkers (N, Y.) City Council, a coal dealer by livered 248 base hits, 147 runs, 83 general neighborhood of 25 years. veterans with fading legs and profession, accused of using statements made by Lincoln as his stolen bases and a batting aver­ That was the year Old Jim won and fading arms through greater own, said, "I am pleased and proud to have the opposition put me age of .420. He was almost as the Olympic all-around champion- experience and the smartness th»t alongside of such a great man as Lincoln . . . Lincoln split logs, good a year later with a .410 aver-1 only the years can bring. These I split coal and my political opponents are splitting hairs." age, but not quite up to his 1911 football and baseball. men have to offer their brains collection. The two ages of 25 You'll find this cross section against younger legs and younger INTERNATIONAL > arms. struggle for influence in Europe raged between the U. S. and Jack Quinn was a winning USSR as the Bulgarians boycotted the polls, charging the com­ pitcher well beyond 40, after 26 munists were throttling free elections . . . Yugoslavia's Tito was years Of pitching. When some warned that recognition would be withdrawn unless he allows one asked Jack how he could democracy in that country . . . Washington protested the. Soviethang around so long his answer Hungarian trade treaty which gives Russia 50% of Hungarian in­ was quite simple—"A wife and dustry and trade . . . Poles were said to be asking "When is the American Army coming to liberate us from the Russians?" . . . By six children," Wednesday, however, signs of improved relations between the U. S. But the golden age of sport is and Soviets began to appear. Russia's Ambassador Gromko made still youth—those years that run a hurried turnaround trip to Washington and back reportedly to fronj 23 to 27. At the ages of carry a personal letter from Stalin to Truman. Confusion existed 26 and 27 we have the winning regarding the purpose of his visit. combination of physical youth In Britain the Labor Government was running into trouble as and experience. Possibly the ages the wildcat longshore strike threatened to create a general strike. 22 or 23 would be the big years This was predicted by strike spokesmen who are called communist physically, but they ladk the ex­ influenced or communist. perience which later years bring. Twenty-four Nazi leaders were indicted for their part in the war. Knute Rockne never liked This indictment sets a precedent which might establish the prin­ sophomores and John McGraw ciple that warmakers can be tried and punished as criminals. Only, of course, the losers . . . Three Germans were sentenced to death never cared for rookies. and four other to prison in the first American trials for mass mur­ After all, there is no substitute der . . . General Eisenhower declared that Berlin voters would oust for experience, eight times out of the communists from domination of the area's government if given ten. In this diagnosis we must a chance of a free election . . . Sweden's Premier advised the stick with the general average— Riksdag (parliament) to abandon neutrality and join the UNO not with the exceptions. In sport (United Nations Organization), but to avoid being forced into any the best physical years would be bloc . . . The Allied Control Commission decreed equal justice around 23—the top mental years for Germans regardless of race, religion or pplitics. around 28. Vidkun Quisling died as a traitor. His crimes ranged from "As a matter of fact," several causing the death of thousands of Norwegians to stealing King ' well known trainers tell me, "the Haakon's spoons. In a manner reminicent of StalimHitler voting methods, the , ideal physical age, minus exper­ ience, is around 21 or 22. It is Soviet-influenced Outer Mongolians are reported by Moscow to experience and the know-how have cast nearly 500,000 votes for severance from China. The that make 26 or 27 the better plebiscite, according to Russia, showed that not a single negative vote had been cast. years." �Friday, October 26. 1945 THE SS STEPHEN LEACOCK John Felix 1.48 Alfred Lord 69 Alex Hitas 69 SS THOMAS WOLFE E. L. Ford Geo..W. Salter Robt. Bewley W. G. Willison ! Adelbert Whitehead H. C. Cloduis 4.22 20.28 10.32 2.75 1.37 11.02 SS VIRGINIA DARE A. Rugaber A. Rugaber Williard Mulling Williard .Mulling ; 8.74 .83 8.74 86 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG —Unclaimed Wages— South Atlantic Steamship Line Chas. R. Sergent John A. Grissop D. H. Schwartz D. H. Schwartz C. D. Johnson Harry D. Weir Leo E. Morall J. D. England John Trieste S. L. Beach , Donald R. Elan Theo. Pagacez J. P. Kalafactor F. R. LaCascio 1.42 1.42 8.53 98.75 98.75 3.24 30 2.13 2.13 2.13 6.71 11.38 3.55 2.84 SS WILLIAM DUNBAR 13.59 E. Okey J. E. Bristow 6.77 P. M. Kisiwi 4.07 R. H. Clement 107.70 Adam Karpowich 1.52 Chas. Copeland 43.75 A. E. Gibson 179.41 Michall Rossi 2.84 Warren Williamson 1.42 William Tarver 210.30 R. W. Porades George Geisel Wm. R. Bruner Morris Flores Maurice Ferratier William Berry D. Larsen Wm. H. Jackson John W. Gadburg George Walters Orson R. Micham R. R. Sexton SS WILLIAM J. PALMER W. Simonds H. H. Greenwald 6.75 Edward Collins R. K. Stine 6.75! Harry L. Toal 6.75 6.75 20.52 2.00 15.75 24.17 16.00 1.78 2.67 4.49 1.78 1.00 39.61 5.15 13.36 Paul Berthiaume 5.51 Jacob Goggins 7.23 Jessie Pickle 23.40 SS WILLIAM PROUSE Joseph Pistolesi 6.94 Glenn Arthur Kennedy 7.80 Wm. L. Miller 10.66 Arthur C. Townsend 12.02 Jerry Francis Barron 02 Wm. C. Riley 10.55 Orville E. Dehnert 69 Leonard Y. Craig 5.96 T. R. J. Winton 1.37 Andrew J. Smith 1.37 Manuel V. Homen 6.65 Matthew P. Zaleck 69 J. L. McClellan 1.37 Thos. E. Beckner 4.82 Raymond W. Long 2.75 R. F. Henderson 3.43 Wm. A. Bryan 4.13 Louis E. Hopkins 1.72 SS VIRGINIA DARE J. Monte Verde 3.62 L. Lang 10.53 SS WILLIAM K. KAMAKA J. Ryder 10.53 Steve Simmons 30.29 E. DePietro 3.80 Johnnie Rhoades 5.51 Joseph Paulier 1.90 Philip DePaz 75.12 SS WILLIAM G. LEE John Lukachyk 75.00 Robert H. Robbins 2.64 Wilmot F. Howard 10.80 SS WILLIAM R. DAVIE Jacob Dogart 42.38 Fred Shaia 1.42 Fred W. Eweder 14.00 Joseph Tardiff 10.00 Peter Perroti 6.00 Fred Shaid 3.56 Edw. J. Duggan 9.28 R. Burrows 10.42 E. S. Votey 13.79 Wm. Hoyt 98.75 EDWARD R. FRY C. W. Colgan 84 Your clothes, union book and Arne Mathreson ,.... 3.16 seaman's papers are being held J. M. Kafka 10.99 for you at the Tampa hall. A. J. Rasik 3.81 3, «. Sam G. Graham 3.81 LOUIS CIRIGNANO Michael Kamanswski 3.81 Receipt of LE.12.700 (twelve A. J. Forde 2.53 C. C. Bowden 1.69 pounds and seventy piasters— SS Aiken Victory SS Alcoa Pointer SS Hyde J. S. Gayan 3.38 Egyptian) plus $14.00 (fourteen (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in Baltimore) (Paid off in New York) L. C. Wilson 84 dollars—American) from you for $ 1.00 L. S. Bruno $ 2.00 G. C. Maxwell 6.77 transmission to Ignacio Tamburo, V. Rivera $ 2.00 L. Hayworth L. Otter 1.00 E. B. Preston 2.00 O. R. Stick 1.69 SS Joseph Hewes Messman, at 2.00 jT. F. Farnham 1.00 H. T. Gordon . 2.00 S. W. Lesley 12.09 the 56th Station Hospital in Cairo, J. Peason 2.00 L. Leitch J. Gallela 2.00 Wm. Castro 2.00 Chas. M. Raulsome 12.09 has been acknowledged. 2.00 'c. R. Wagner Jose Rosaro 1.00 2.00 Nicola Scendra 18.49 B. Boyle 2.00 A. Breaux E. Cavila 2.00 M. J. Merrigan E. J. Berthelot 2.00 Alexander Sarg 2.84 2.00 P. Donilo 1.00 G. T. Schiavone 2.00 E. T. Ogren 1.42 2.00 R. G. Schoenberg N. Shubon 1.00 Frank Roth jG. Rabsilber 1.00 2.00 j J. Silyer 1.00 J. Thompson • 1.00 2.00 j T. Jackson SS COLABEE N. Meyer 1.00 R. Vogel H. Hanes . 2.00 2.00 (Voyage No. 14 paid off in Mobile) R. Olsen 3.00 J. E. Christian 2.00 2.00 R. G. Wyatt The following members of the J. W. Curlew 2.00 M. R. Chastain 'j. LeBlanc 2.00 2.00 Deck Department have money R. CHARBANNEAU J. Bolten 1.00 G. E. McNamara R. Yantz ; 1.00 2.00 due: Your trip card receipt A 15279 J. Bull 2.00 H. Rogers 2.00 Parker, $14.75; Dairs, $13.10; is being held for you in New I. Madigar 1.00 F. L. Becker 1.00 Total $26.00 York. See Patrolman W. Hamil­ Averitt, $15.30; Berrian,. $13.65; J. Rayusa 1.00 R. Loocastec 2.00 Weems, $9.00; Singletary, $13.10; ton. J. Gonsolez 1.00 G. P. kosmos 1.00 SS Fitzhugh Lee Carlisle, $14.75; Burke, $16.40; Robert L. Aston 1.00 (Paid off in New York) R. Rymarquis 1.00 Kelly, $13.10. Collect at Ameri­ S. Reufavath 1.00 C. Morash 1.00 E. Adler 2.00 can Hawaiian, 8 Broad St., New V. Rachley 1.00 F. Mrozinski 4.00 D. C. Mitchins 1.00 York City. D. Korpie 1.00 H. Wheeler 5.00 C. F. Rdyak 1.00 J. Albert 1.00 W. E. Myers 1.00 B. Malloy 1.00 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. SS COLABEE O. Guennse'y 1.00 J. E. L. LeBlanc 2.00 G. Sanour 1.00 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. (Unclaimed wages) 5.00 C. H. Kleist E. Smith 1.00 A. J. Clement BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 2.00 Telephone Calvert 4539 T. M. Kyser, $4.25; J. Deakle, J. Jankewitz 1.00 W. J. Feher 2.00 L. Skibinski 2.00 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. $8.50; J. Ramsey, $44.06. Collect C. McDonough 2.00 R. A. Usko 1.00 L. Golembiewski 2.00 NORFOLK ..J 25 Commercial PL J; R. Pagan 1.00 Leo Brodeleau 2.00 W. A. Stout NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. at American Hawaiian. 2.00 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. P. Merx ; 1.00 G. Kitchen :. 1.00 J. F. Warr 2.00 X % X MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. J. MacNalley 1.00 P. C. Adrian 2.00 R. J. Nebe 9.00 SS JOSIAH BARTLETT SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon M. Stein 1.00 G. A. Lueth 1.00 1.00 P. Clark GALVESTON 305'/4 22nd St. Paid off in Boston RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. K. B. Sonday 1.00 E. Zellman 1.00 $56.00 Total S. B. Marshall, $36.90; S. Peter­ SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. A. Contegina 1.00 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. son, $25.20; G. Dresser, $28.80; SS Robin Sherwood Total $29.00 Charles Rex 1.00 A. Francis Baker, 30 hrs.; W. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. (Paid off in New York) A. Fuzzolino 1.00 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Sellow, 30 hrs.; H. Lewis, 32 hrs.; J. Kari $ 5.00 SS Hewes HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. M. Hillett 1.00 G. Brown, 20 hrs. Collect at BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. (Paid off in New York) J. W. Aubuckon 1.00 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Eastern Steamship in Boston. M. Holm $1.00 G. Meltzer 50 Total $41.00 SO. CHICAGO . . 9137 So. Houston Ave. X t it U. J. Benedith 1.00 A. M. Lemke 1.00 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. SS HONDURAS VICTORY J. G. Palmer 2.00 C. J. Kenefick 1.00 SS Del Norte DETROIT 1038 Third St. Voyage No. 3 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. U. R. Valentino 1.00 C. E. Delancy (Paid off in New York) 1.00 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. Harry Honsen — You have H. M. Miller 5.00 Chas. Achoy $ 2.00 A. Mullen 5.00 VANCOUVER, B. C., 144 W. Hastings St. $157.75 due. Write to Calmar, 44 F. H. Shumb 1.00 E. Scott 2.00 Total $14.50 TAMPA 842 Zack St. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Whitehall St., New York City and give your correct address. Total $ 3.00 Total $12.00 TOTAL $181.50 PERSONALS MONEY DUE Notice! SlU HALLS �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 26, 1945 How The SlU Broke The Commie Dock Raid: Left: Joe Stack, NMU Agent, on the steps of City Hall with a group of NMU "longshoremen," demanding police protection from Mayor LaGuardia. (Daily News photo) The NMU communist leadership sees a chance to take over the AFL longshoremen, who went put on a contract beef, and try to muscle in. Above is a squad sent out by the leadership to try to intimidate the longshoremen. (Daily News photo) Above: A handful of Commie beef marches bravely before the * SIU hall, and tells the Seafarers to be good. They felt safe. The Mayor gave them the cops they had asked for. (PM photo by Albert) >2^ Above: The commie putsch is defeated. Heartened by the SIU^SUP support, the longshoremen go back to work. Waterfront solidarity was too much for the comnue rats who thrive on workers' disunity. (Daily News photo) Above: They didn't. The Seafarers break through the police Unt5 and the commies call it a day# * when they se^ l : pro 3::tion gone. Paul Hall. New York SIU Agent, takes Warren's place on the lamp-post and tells New Yorkers that the SIU is opposed to the unscrupulous raid on the AFL union by the CI9 commits led by Stack and Harry Bridges. (PM photo by Adbert) :> •dM � 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 October 26, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 43 Description An account of the resource SIU-SUP AID BEATS COMMIE DOCK GRAB SEAFARERS' HELP TURNS TIDE IN LONGSHORE RAID; ROUT COMMIES WITH COUNTER-RALLY JUST FOR THE RECORD 'WE WERE DUPED' SAYS WARREN-CP LED DOCK BEEF SIU ASKS CHANGES IN BILL OF RIGHTS TO PROTECT SEAMEN TRYING AGAIN STEWARDS BEEF IS SETTLED CANADIAN HOSPITALITY MAKES AMERICANS FEEL AT HOME BRIDGES JUMPS ON RNAK AND FILE SEAMEN HAVE RIGHT TO EDUCATION DISABILITY BENEFITS TOO LOW DINKLER HOTELS OUT ON UNFAIR LIST CANADIAN SEAMEN PUSH 12 POINT PROGRAM WRITES POEM ABOUT THE ALLISON COMPANY LOSING MONEY, HE SAYS, SO HE PLANS LUXURY WORLD CRUISE BEEFS ON FOOD AND SHIPS'S REPAIRS ON FRANCIS J. O'GARA ENGINEERS RANKED OVER COALS ON DEL NORTE FOR ANTI-UNION ACTS JOHN MERRICK CREW CITES MATE'S MISUSE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT EDUCATION ON SCOTTS BLUFF TRIPPERS MUST SHOW FAITH NMU BORN OF CP MARINE WORKERS UNION STURDY HOG ISLANDS ARE ON THEIR WAY OUT UNION WIFE KNOWS, AND GIVES, THE SCORE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10-26, 1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7a627efe6fd3589196fe4cb01c09d838.PDF 486e919a23e6f5b1f889de9ff774f823 PDF Text Text -'yryr'-' 'S'''1:^:'-!K^''% **^-t'C':V:••'-• 'r;;i.VH>^-,;:?i^^irr':':;: " '• ' ]'• •' •k Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1945 No. 42 SlU Backs Dockmen Against CP Putsch SIU-SUP BEGIN ANTI-COMMIE DRIVE Calls For Relentless Fight To Drive Communist Finks From The Entire Waterfront Condemning the communists as finks and "exposed sabateurs of the entire labor movement," a special meeting of the New York Branch of the SIU voted unanimously to support the eastern AFL longshoremen in their fight against the attempted infiltration by the NMU and the CIO longshoremen under Harry tlongshoremen was branded Bridges. A rank and file committee as an excuse for an organization­ elected from the floor was di­ al raid on the ILA to gain con­ rected to work with the Branch trol or to drive the members into officials in determining strategy Bridges outfit. to drive the communists from the Meanwhile, more and more longshoremen returned to the waterfront. Simultaneous action in the docks as the communists move for same direction was taken by the domination became more clear. The leader of the "rank and file NEW YORK — Mounted police of them vaded" Beaver Street, where SIU New York Branch of the SUP, protect communist demonstrators work. The SIU and SUP went in­ headquarters are located. They and their representatives were longshoremen, William Warren, as angry members of the Seafar­ to action after the communist made sure, however, that they added to the strategy and plan­ was charged by the union offi­ ers International Union and Sail­ dominated unions injected them­ kept the mounties between them ning committee. Harry Lunde- cials as not being a longshore­ berg. President of the SIU-SUP man at all. or's Union of the Pacific surge selves into the affairs of the In­ and the Union Hall. ' It was pointed out that Warren forward in the first clash of the ternational Longshoremen's As­ Further SIU cmti-commie ac­ pledged his support against the had not paid dues to the ILA for SIU's . campaign to drive the sociation — AFL. in another at­ tion has been planned by a rank attempted communist putsch in a commies from the waterfront. tempt to gain control of the New and file Strategy Committee telegram to the eastern leaders more than a year, thus showing no concern for the welfare of the The action took place in front of York waterfront for their pal. elected from the floor at a special of the ILA-AFL. organization, and could not even the WSA offices on Broad Street. Harry Bridges. meeting. be considered a member any PROVEN FINKS Members of the NMU. MEOW Apparently assured that LaA resolution denouncing the longer. In addition. Warren was and MC&S and other non-mari- Guardia's police department commies as scab herders and The strategy committee of the proven to have been a CIO or­ lime communists sought to pro­ would protect them from the union busters who sabotage SIU-SUP is working very closely ganizer sent into an independent long the strike of longshoremen, wrath of SIU and SUP seamen, workers' wages and working con­ with a committee of longshore­ utilities union for the purpose of 'despite the fact thai the majority the commies had previously "in­ ditions Weis unanimously adopted. men elected off the docks, and swinging it into a commie-domi­ a series of demonstrations were planned to show once and for all nated CIO union. that the waterfront is not under TRYING TO STAMPEDE communist domination — and more, that the waterfront yv^ork- The longshoremen of the East Coast are demanding the right WASHINGTON — In a sur­ ers themselves do not want these to work without communist in­ prise move. John L. Lewis sent proven finks around. terference. The so-called "rank his men back to the mines. They Discussion at the meeting and and file" revolting against the had been called out. as a safety the resolution passed unanimous­ longshoremen and trying to stam­ The "Common Man," that old Man is getting his teeth kicked measure when the mine fore­ ly by the five hundred members pede them into striking are friend of the politician, is still in. Not that it's a new exper- men had struck for union recog­ present made it clear that, no working on a well-laid plot to getting knots raised on his rump ience; it happens so often and nition. matter what the differences were penetrate the dockers organiza­ It was made clear that this within the ILA, these differences tion, long a dominant factor in •regularly and often—and by his so regularly that no one really move was not final, that the ^old friend (you guessed it), the pays any attention to it. But it's men had gone back only tem­ must be settled by the longshore- opposing the communists on the shoremen themselves. The sup­ waterfront, and bring it under politician. It happens so often worth while looking at some of porarily. Lewis gave no ex­ posed concern of the commies in communist control. ^ , that hardly anybody takes notice the things that have happened to planation why this step was the NMU and the CIO longshore­ Repeatedly the communists taken. (Continued on Page 3} pOi it—not even that old football men about the "rights" of AFL have raised false issues and tried himself, who continues to lick the to sabotage the gains of the In­ shoe that boots him. ternational Longshoremen's Assn. which has won for their mem­ The competent columnist of the bers in New York and on the Labor Press Associates, Ben Dor, East Coast conditions second to devoted an article to the beating Postcards acknowledging re­ Delegates Yetlow, H. Goodine, SS Thomas MacDonough, Al­ none throughout the world. coa: Delegates Halcome, Nichalthat the Common Man has taken ceipt of the Log aboard ships in Syhura. transit continue to arrive at the MV Yaquina Head, Moran Tow­ son and Ward re-distributed the Their attempts are now being in recent weeks, and came • up office. Ship after ship report pushed through Thomas Ray and with quite an indictment of the that, after their copies had been ing: Bosun J. Joy i-eceived Log Log to Merchant Navy Club, Joe "Stack of the National Mari­ delivery and is holding them for Trinidad. politicos who "represent" us in thoroughly read by the crew, time Union who are both well Washington. Let us turn ^he they were re-distributed to other the new crew, the old one hav­ Even more important are the known for their following of the ing payed off. postcards notifying the office that stage over to Brother Dor and places where seamen of all na­ Communist Party line. SS Tumacacori, Pacific Tank­ the Log has not been delivered read the score on what's' been tionalities, and unions would ers: Delegates Carter (SUP), aboard. This condition is being The Seafarers International done to the Common" Man in the have a chance to read them. Kreuger, and Clark. remedied, but the only way we Union experienced the tactics of ^t couple of weeks: Among the ships that received SS Monarch of Seas, Water­ have of knowing about it by re­ the communists in their own strug­ •".Tt NOTHING NEW the shipboard deliveries are the man: Delegates Close and Endi- ceiving the postcards. gle to build the SIU, the resolu­ :"Don't look now, unless you're following. cott. The Log was re-distributed SS John Milledge, South Atlan- tion passed at the meeting deworried, too—^but' the Common SS Chas. Nordhoff, Alcoa: at "other ships and bars." (Conthnted on- Page 12) (Continued on Page 3) Common Mao Still Takes A Beating—Maybe He Loves It Mine Strike Ended <v Reports From Ships Say Log Gets Around '•rs- �mm HE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday. October 19. 1945 LOG m\, MOVING IN SEAFARERS L Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District WASHINGTON (LPA) — Only 10 members of the Houe of flepresentatives, out of the 453 vot­ ing, opposed the new tax bill which organized labor contends will favor the rich and profits swollen corporations. at the ex^ pense of the nation's workers. Passed by the House, the new tax bill promises corporations.tax reduction next year of at least two billion dollars, and was! sent to the Senate for confirma­ tion. Both AFL and CIO have protested the new schedules'' which were clearly written along the lines dictated by anti-labor lobbies representing industry and big business. The bill which the Senate will consider has been exposed bj^ labor economists as a "rob-thepoor, fayor-the-rich" measure. Treasury estimates indicate tha^ the nex tax plan, a revision of 4;he program proposed to Congress by Treasury Secy. Vinson, will pro­ vide several billions in handout^ to U, S. corporations. Even after the proposed taxes, corporations will end up with net profits of more than seven billion- Affiliated tc-ith the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 ^ % X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------lOJ Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 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 Waterfront Control The obscurity which shrouded , the activities of the National Maritime Union and other communists in the New York waterfront struggle has lifted sufficiently for the public to'share with trade unionists the true picture of what is behind the longshoremen's "strike." Even now, some of the press is of the opinion that this is a AFL-CIO struggle for control of the city's millions of workers. Nothing could be further from the truth for, in actual fact, hundreds of thousands of CIO men are unalterably opposed to any strengthening of the communist elements within or outside of their own organization. These unionists recognize communism and fascism as equal foes of the workers. As is customary for them, the American commies are once again posing as militants, as working class fight­ ers but, as is also customary for them, their militancy is entirely dependent upon the needs of their comrades in the Soviet Union. It is not coincidental that, at this very time, the Labor Government of Great Britain (violently anti-communist) is being embarrassed by communist inspired and led water­ front strife of greater proportions than our own. The pattern of both situations is cut from the same communist fabricated cloth. WITH THE SID IN GJUHADA By GENS MARICEY VANCOUVER — Hitting SIU ships here in Vancouver is a Pa­ trolman's dream. In the last few days we have had a run of ships in taking wheat for Franco. In most cases, they are here for at least 10 days, so that gives us plenty of time to get beefs squared away. Another impor­ tant feature is that it gives us a chance to explain what union­ ism is to some of the new comers in the industry. Some of the oldtimers seem to be surprised and proud that there is an SIU haU way up here in the wilderness of British Colum­ bia. Fortunately the SIU is here, but the kind of wages and con­ ditions associated with the names of SIU and SUP in the States are not here yet. The handful of Nearly, but not quite, for there would still remain the Seafarers and the Teamsters, both noted commie-fighters. The fight has already been taken up by the SIU and the SUP. The Teamsters have announced their support of the ILA and its fight against the communists. Other unions will enter the fray. The end result, if free trade unions are to continue, is that communists must be eliminated from any influence in the labor movement. It's not a matter of political preferences; it is a plain case of sel'f preservation. The communists must go. •'••v... rugged sailors who have pioneered the SIU up here have had their hands full getting the ships or­ ganized. The men who go to sea in Canada seem to have all the fight knocked out of them. The "lime juice" whip has been too severe and it seems that, like most workers under the "blood and guts," the Canadian seamen have been beaten to servility, ex­ ploited by the blood-hungry bosses on the one hand, and on the other, sold down the river by the scummy illegitimates in the labor movement who call them­ selves Communists, which may be the reason for this apathy. Phony strikes in the past that were badly smashed, many of them engineered by the Commies in cahoots with the ship owners. STATEMEHT OF OWNERSHIP The communists plan to control the waterfront either by directly taking the ILA members into their pal Bridges' STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., union, or through infiltrating the ILA-AFL_^and gaining REOUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CON­ GRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AND MARCH 3, 1933 of THE SEAFARERS internal control. LOG published weekly at General Post In either case, together with their control of other unions, they could tie up the Port of New York at the whim of the communist leaders. Since the NMU, the MC&S and the N. Y. Branch of the MEOW are all commie controlled now, the addition of the longshoremen would make their strangle-hold nearly complete. Soak-Tbe-Poor Tax Sent To The Senate . Office, New ork 1, N. Y. for October 19, 1945. State of New York, County of New ork, ss Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, per­ sonally appeared George Novick, who, haying been, dulv 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, ii) the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 191-2, ac amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in sec­ tion 53 7, Postal. Laws and Regulations, 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, 5 I Beaver St., New York, N. Y. Managing Editor (none) Business Managers (none). 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a porporation, 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 - cor{>ortion, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated copcern, its name and address, as well as those of each individual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic 4c Gulf District, 51 Beaver St., New York, 4, N. Y. John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Louis Goffin, Assist. Secretary-Treasury, 51 Beaver St., Now York 4, N. Y. 3. That the known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other, security holders own­ ing or holding I per cent of more, of 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, if 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 relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also _ iphs contain that the said two .paragrap statements embracing 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 spock, and 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 thpn as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies of 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 (This information is required from daily pub­ lications. only.) (Signed) GEORGE NOVICK, Editor Sworn to and subscribed before mo this 15th day of October, 1945. ROSE S. ELDRIGE, Notary Public. (My commis­ sion expires March 30, 1946). have resulted in a large percen- ' tage of once good men turnin?J|i their back on organization to fincT individual "security" in servility to the bosses. Even during thef height of the war, when man­ power was at a premium, it was still a tough job to get a man • into the union. The Park Steamship Company, consisting of about fifty freight­ ers is the only outfit- operating foreign going freighters. The men who sail these ships are hired through a Government manning pool. It is impossible to get on any of these ships without joining this finky flophouse. The SIU vigorously opposed the setting up of these pools, and' even called on the bona fide sea­ men to treat them as scab bureaus. of regimentation. However, the handful of oldtimers were over­ whelmed by the great number of, punks who rushed to the ships to beat the draft. Needless to say, the commie line of the "Canadian Seamen's Union" was an easy type of unionism to the punks who had never packed a book in their lives before. When it cam. 2 to the ballot on these ships the overwhelming ignorance of the "tailor made" seamen was too strong for the oldtimers. The*i;^ SIU was beaten two to or 2 on this ballot, so that gives tlie Commies here the lead tempo-^ rarily on the offshore ships. Even as things stand now, this organization has the best agree­ ments in the industry in Canada, and also the highest standards of conditions and wages yet attained in this country. On the Great Lakes the SIU op­ erating from Detroit has won an agreement on the C. N, ferries,*•paying the highest money on any ship flying the British flag. Tha^ ' ^ really something to boast ab^ 4 in view of the fact that Aus­ tralia and, New Zealand are iH' Qluded in that. �THE Friday, October 19. 1945 SEAFARERS Page Three LOG PURPOSEFUL MEETING SfU Fights Commie Putsch CContinued from Page 1) dares. It further provides that the communists shall be driven from the waterfront for their acts and attempts to take over real unions with their scab-herding and union-busting tricks to sabo­ tage the wages and conditions of the American workers. The SIU resolved to give the east coast longshoremen "our support and aid in handling their own problems without the inter­ ference of these- proven picketline busting phonies (the com­ munists), who would mask them­ selves as 'militants'." Action by other AFL unions also called for by the resolution, has already been answered by the New York AFL Central Labor Council which has put its strength on the side of the union. , ^ Jack O'Dwyer. acting New York Agent of the SUP, speaks in favor of the resolution calling for The strategy committee elected ,>%upport of ILA longshoremen in their battle against attempted commie infiltration. This special at the meeting consisted of the Michelet, meeting called for determining concrete action against the commie try for control of the weiterfront. following: Frenchy Wliiley Godfrey, Johnny Marciano, Mathew Sams, John Saiad, W. J. Brady and Johnny Weir. Seamen Hailed For Common Man Takes Beating Heroism in Pacific {Continued from Page 1) the common men during the last few weeks. ' "1. Will Davis was fired. Why? Because he said that the Com­ mon Man ought to have some wage increases, and that he ought not to have to pay higher prices , to get them. Truman fired Davis with less notice than any good union requires for its members, f and told him very plainly why he was getting kicked out. Davis spoke up for wage increases, so he had to go. "2. The unemployment com­ pensation bill has ,been put "on the shelf." That's a very tactful way of saying to millions of Commefi Men who thought that the federal government would do something for them on unemploy­ ment compensation, "Forget it. The states will take care of you in the usual generous fashion." ability to pay. In the second place, as some of the conserva­ tive moneyed groups are already boasting, the income tax today is far different from what it was be­ fore the war. Wartime manipu­ lation brought millions of new, low income families under the income tax rates; peacetime man­ ipulation is cutting the taxes on the rich, leaving the low income families holding the bag. "That is one of the most ser­ ious in the whole list of wrongs currently being inflicted on the Comman Man." "OUR" MEN So far Brother Dor isn't just beating his gums. These are just some of the things that the work­ ing stiffs have been putting up with. And the really dirty part of it is that it's being done to us by the guys "we" put into of­ fice. So what, asks Dor? So let's write these guys letters and tell them we don't like what they're doing. Let's sign petitions BILL RUINED and send delegations to Washing­ "3. The full employment bill ton; then those guys will have to has been weakened in the Senate. come through. What Congressman Manasco, Well, that has been for some chairman of the Committee which time now, the commie line. Now, ^as the bill now, will do it! (May­ Dor isn't a commie but he, like be we should say that the bill a lot of other "liberals," is falling has been emasculated in the Sen­ for at least that part of the ate and will be "Manascolated" in commie propaganda that calls for the House.) Anyway, what the the support of professional poli­ Comman Man is getting out of ticians—that kind that would sell the full employment bill, is the their mothers down the river for a vote, and change it the next day right to be a job hunter. "God loved the Common Man, when a little more pressure is put So he made a lot of them. Con­ on them by somebody else. Not being smart like labor gress loves the right to hunt for work so much that it is seeing columnists or political theoreti­ to it that millions of Americans cians, we wouldn't swear that we were right; but our slant on it get a chance to exercise it. is a little different. If we were - "4. The social security bill — / going in for political action, we "Whatever became of the social se­ would give our support to a can­ curity bill, anyway? didate who was one of us, a work­ "5, Look what's happening to ing stiff who still had dirt under the income tax. The income tax his nails, and believed in and be­ was originally a great victory, longed to a trade union. won after a long and bitter fight. The idea was to make the rich Then, maybe, we could be pay taxes and in proportion 'to reasonably sure of getting some their ability to pay. However, representation down there where the fruits of that victory are turn­ the laws are made. And, if we couldn't find a guy like that, we'd ing rotten fast. sure as hell not waste our time TAX ON POOR voting for one of two guys, either "First of all, a lot of the states of whom would give us a rooking fere raising most of their revenue the first chance he had. through sales taxes, collected pri­ We'd try something where* we marily from low income families, had more of a chance, like try­ pway out of proportion to their ing to beat the shell game. WASHINGTON — Final tri­ umph over Japan involved heavy cost to the American Merchant Marine in ships and men that carried troops and fighting sup­ plies to our armed forces, reports of the War Shipping Administra­ tions indicate. A total of 44 merchant vessels, most of them Liberties, were sunk in the Pacific by Jap sui­ cide fliers, shell-fire, torpedo at­ tacks and bombings. Other ships were sunk in the Indian Ocean by both Japs and Nazis. Scores more were extensively damaged, but sailed on to deliver their vital cargoes. Some were beached , and later salvaged, others were towed home or came in under their own power. General MacArthur said this of the merchant marine victory in the Pacific. "They have brought our lifeblood and they have paid for it with some of their own. I saw them bombed off the Philip­ pines and in New Guinea ports. When it was humanly possible, when their ships were not blown out from under them by bombs or torpedoes, they have delivered their cargoes to us who need them so badly. In war it is per­ formance that counts." During the Mindoro campaign when the fighting was at its hot­ test, MacArthur issued an un­ precedented command, ordering the merchant seamen off their ships and into shore foxholes for their own safety. "It's a matter of record" states the WSA, "that most of the mar­ iners chose to stay with their ves­ sels as long as the ships were afloat, in spite of this order . . MacArthur later said that he held no branch in higher esteem than the Merchant Service. Already newly organized, the committee's work has shown re­ sults. Working closely with the longshoremen, the SIU-SUP have demonstrated by their support that the dockmeii have allies against the commie goon squads that are touring the warterfront. The assurance that organized la­ bor stands with them in opposing the commie grab for power has given the longshoremen a more and physical lift. Already the majority have re­ turned to v/ork; and when the commie goon squads have been dispersed, which should be soon, peace will come once more to the waterfront, and with it the know­ ledge that a threat to the free­ dom of the American maritime worker has been dispersed. The present fight, however, has greater implications than that. If the fight is carried to its logical conclusions, this defeated raid should mark the end of any com­ munist influence on the water­ front. SIU Resolution On Longshoremen WHEREAS: The Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North Amer­ ica has since its inception fought a hard and bitter fight against the shipowner and communist sell-out artists to gain the best wages and conditions enjoyed by any maritime union today, and WHEREAS: After bowing and kowtowing to the bureaucrats in Washington and begging for the conditions won by honest trade unions, namely the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North America, the same commies who have supported every fink hall and Government crimp joint are now attempting to sabotage con­ ditions which they themselves cannot gain, and WHEREAS; The policy of Bridges and Curran is well shown in their pleas for a "No Strike Pledge" to exist in the postwar period and their actions taken in begging the UAW-CIO. and other organizatons not to go on strike, show that they are nut interested in militant action to benefit the workers but are only trying to forward commie politics as dictated by Joe Stalin, and WHEREAS: An attempt to sabotage and to infiltrate into the ILA by these commie sell-out artists is an assault against wages and conditions of every legiti­ mate working union on the East Coast, and WHEREAS: The Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North Amer­ ica has fought too hard for the wages and conditions that we have today to stand idly by and see them sabotaged by a couple of commie finks who are taking their orders directly from Mos­ cow SO THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we. The Seafarers International Union of North America, go on record as con­ demning this finky Bridges and his fellow commissars as ex­ posed saboteurs of the entire l^bor movement of the whole world and make every possible effort that we can, financially, physically, and morally to drive these rats from the waterfront, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we give the east coast Long­ shoremen our support and aid in handling their own problems without the interference of these proven picket-line-busting phon­ ies who would mask themselves as "militants," AND BE IT FINALLY RE­ SOLVED. that we call on all unions in all ports to endorse the position we have taken and ask them to join us in a relentless fight to remove these phonies from the waterfront on all coasts. STRATEGY COMMITTEE MEETS GET HEP; GET THE LOG The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has the right to have it mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so, send your name and home address to the Log office, 51 Beaver Street, New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. The rank and file committee elected, plan SIU strategy against the CP move on the waterfront. Seated (left to right) are: Frenchy Michelet, Whitey Godfrey, Johnny Marciano and Matthew Sams. Standing (left to right) are: Johnny Weir, W. S. Brody and John Saiada. �wwippfp THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 19. 1945 SS Williams Victory C. J. Ironwitz C. Remain H. H. Pope R. Gates W. Salamon Seymore Katchel G. J. Schick, Jr E. E. Ackley J. W. Brown M. H. Butilsom (Paid off in New York) D. A. Ortiz L. Galley W. Wilkenson R. Kleiman R. Galiffa Paul Embler Leo Rhodes D. Burell Ed Faile J. Rauscher D. Roszel Thos. Rosencrans M. Armondo , A. Carrillo T. Bowers Joseph Rader Oswald Wallace C. Cavallo Geo. Soullanlan Seymour Ross D. R. Richmond K. Jordan James Colgrove' R. Swillinger J. Trost H. Dodge F. M. Visconti E. Waterman D. F. McDonald C. A. Hancock F. H. Paschang T. Kulawiak R. Sokey G. Gunderson J. F. Rear don A. J. Barrett J. G. Steinback E. C. Martin R. C. Bockstock W. E. O'Sullivan J. L. Gajchot C. A. Erickson F. Olsen Wm. Hermannof A. Borgum V. Hasea 2.00 LOO 1.00 2.00 2.00 LOO 1.00 LOO 5.00 2.00 $ 1.00 1.00 r...... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total $44.00 2.00 1.00 . 1.00 (Paid off in New York) " 2.00 2.00 R. Weale $ 1.00, 2.00 LOO* L. Schutte 1.00 J. M. Rogulick 2.00 2.00 B. Adossa LOO .2.00 A. Allie 1.00 1.00 SS HILTON ,w. Casper. Jr. 2.00 A. Gangi LOO , 2.00 I. Kalogiros ... (Paid off in New York) 2.00 R. B. Welles 1.00 (Paid off in New York) Wadoiu 1.00 2.00 J. Agiar 5 I.OO J. D. Folsom 2.00 Schutlian $ 1.00 PDajosalo 1.00 2.00 M. J. Landroine LOO E. Baldanza LOO 2.00 2.00, A. Rosso 1.00 James B. Jordan A. L. Rosa 2.00 W. Y. Lipinchy LOO* 2.00 1.00 R. C. Gordon 2.00 P. A. Steweirt L. J. Dulra 1.00 A. Anagnostov LOO Clark 2.00 C. M. J. Reichlmaya 1.00 1.00 L. W. Rumery 2.00 B. H. Lessdroth LOO H. Bryant 2.00 1.00 2.00 A. L. Lemmage 1.00 S. Pateras LOO 2.00 C. Baurstow 1.00 J. Saucier 1.00 Robert Foster l.OCT R. E. Fall 1.00 E. G. King J. G. Drauch 2.00 2.00 1.00 J. B. McCoster P. C. Adkins LOO W. O. Dickson 1.00 1.00 1.00 J. A. Sharkey W. Whalen 1.00 H. F. Nurmi LOO Total $34.00 1.00 2.00 R. Rae H. D. Clements 1.00 T. M." Vlissa LOO 1.00 5.00 A. Kramer 1.00 D. E. Packer 1.00 L. N. Curgana 1.00 1.00 F. Dunn E. Stegall LOO 1.00 1.00 C. P. Parker (Paid off in New York) Total $14.00 Total .". $2ti.00 1.00 $ 2.00 Total $14.00 J. Zierirs 1.00 A. Carlson 2.00 1.00 (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) K. Dolaldson 2.00 1.00 C. Frye 2.00 G. Janduri $ LOO S. Pizerro 1.00 .$ 1.00 (Paid off in New York) D. McKeel 2.00 T. DeFazio LOO G. Lonski 50 1.00 $ 1.00 R. Connors 2.00 A. Suarez LOO G. Durham 50 Geo. F. Krajer 1.00 " 1.00 R. Thoms 2.00 C. Weaver 2.00 W. Conners 50 V. Palmetie 1.00 2.00 A. F. Chysna 2.00 C. F. Rocoford LOO J. Grubb 1.00 Paul E. Bumes 1.00 2.00 H. N. Ray 2.00 2.00 J. T. Harper 1.00 C. Saunders 1.00 F. LeFave 2.00 Total $ 6.00 E. Searcey 1.00 J. W. Ruiz 1.00 2.00 A. Burnett 2.00 2.09'°^ 1.00 G. B. Fannie T. Smith S. G. Graham 1.00 De Larde Aush 2.00 1.00 l.OO-^ E. McCulley 2.00 E. Sharkey 2.00 (Paid off in New York) 2.00 J. M. Foro 2.00 F, Oetyn S. Boguki 2.00 1.00' G. Findley $ 1.00 3.00 Total $26.00 J. A. McKenzie Total $53.50 M. Nicolin ' 1.00 R. Baniste 1.00 W. F. Chenaurt 1.00 2.00 C. Beaver E. W. Monahan .: 1.08 R. Carter 1.00 M. Menendez (Paid -off in New York) 1.00 J. Groover 2.00 H. R. Krentz LOO D. Medlock J. France $ 2.00 C. E. Bobbins 2.001 2.00. |G. Corbett ;.... 1.00! D. F. Byrne 2.00 W. H. Anderberg 1.00 2.00 E. Kirkland M. DeBarros 2.00 C. L. Stephenson 1.00 M. Wells 4.00 A. Morrales 2.00 R. Morgan ' 2.00 J. Ciliffi 2.00 J. Brown 2.00 R ^SSi OKLEANS - in a pre- ser, (3) senior assistant purser, R. J.'Banchard 2.00 A. Merrill 1.00 L. McDonald W. Wagner 2.00 cedent-establishing decision in (4) junior assistant purser, (5) T, Tranl 2.00 1.00 1.00 R. Wagner D. D. Borgialli 2.00! favor of the Seafarers Interna- junior assistant purser and phar­ C. Donoughne 1.00 macist's mate, (6) surgeon." 2.00 Beckham .-. P. E. Wilder, Jr P. Paulin 2.00 tional Union, Arbitrator E. E. 2.00 2.00 J. Thomas J. L. Mahoney UNION JUSTIFIED 2-®® 1 McDaniel awarded overtime pay S. Pearson Loa L. Bordeaux 2,00 ... . ,• LOO S. W. Johnson Despite the company's argument, 2.00 i J. Berkehonen 2 00 cleaning rooms and making F. Nichols 1.00 E. H. Mulvey "that if the purser referred to 2.00 1 R. Tucker 200 '^^'^® junior assistant pursers J. Haulon 1.00, C. V. Hardwick 2.00 1 ' and pharmacists' mates, in a herein is not a licensed personnel J. Diana 2.00; 1.00 W. Kenley in the full sense he is certainly a M. E. Greenwedd 2.00 1 case between the Union and the H. Yutru 2.00 R. Novack .... 1.00 licensed personnel for the pur­ D. R. Harvey Mississippi Steamship Company. 2.00 Joseph Paul Thornton ... 2.00 1.00 T. C. Butler pose of this agreement." McDan- M. Tartaglia 2.00 B. V. Harrison The far reaching award, be­ D. Metts 2.00 1.00 D. R. Preston iel's decision reads as follows: 2.00 ' R. K. Morgan sides the immediate claim for H. Kurtz 2.00 1.00 S. P. Anderson 2.00 "The junior assistant purser C. Gilvi overtime pay for two members of Carlos Torres 2.00 1.00 E. H. O'Neil .". 2.00 1 D. H. Wood 2.00 the steward department aboard and pharmacists's mate referred M. Soroka 2.00 T. Brown 2.00 1 to herein is not a licensed per­ Jesse M. Gause the SS George Pomutz, estab­ C. W. MacJunes 2.00 1.00 J. J. Bender 2.00 1 Jack Fitzgerald sonnel but is a registered staff lishes as correct the Union's po­ F. J. Fitzsimons 2.00 $39.00 Total James G. Daley 2.00 1 R. Rivera 2.00 sition that these grades are not officer. Therefore, the Union's Frank Smith claim is justified and the Arbi­ 2.00 1 licensed personnel andnot en­ E. Larson 2.00 A. B. Fries 2.00 1 T. C. Towne 2.00 titled to such services without trator rules that Anton Kofnovec (Paid off in New York) Rochel Bland is entitled to overtime pay for 2.00 1 F. F. Conway 2.00 overtime being paid. 1.00 S $ 2.00 Wm. Hamilton twenty-two (22) hours and Elton W. W. Reid W. Fristoe 2.00 READS THE RULES LOO H Lehmon Rushing Mistovich is entitled to overtime A. N. Losinaki 4... LOO P. H. Zeiske 2.00 4.00 ^ The Union agreement, Mc­ pay for sixty-six (66) hours." E. Rosa LOO S. W. Neilsson E. V. Stibler 2.00 R. W. Simpkins Daniel points out, requires that 1.00 ~Q J. Garillo 2.00 McDaniel was appointed as ar­ A. Schaffemegger 5.00 3.00, 1 E: A. Denmark "Routine duties for members of J. Males .;... LOO bitrator in the-case by the U. S. F. W. Whithurst 2.00 Lee Coursey the stewards department shall L. M. Moore LOO 3.00 1 Dept. of Labor Conciliation Serv­ J. C 6.00 2.00 i be to prepare and serve regular ice, and both the Union and the G. D. Wood 1.00 Melton Smith 3.00 1 meals, cleaning and maintaining John Deal R. E. Wiser LOO company agreed in advance to ac­ Total $71.00 3.00 - 1 of the quarters of the licensed cept his decision as final and L. E. Bigley 1.00 Z. B. Hartley 2.00 N personnel and passenger quar­ binding. R. T. Harrison LOO T. P. Jarriet 2.00 H ters, all dining rooms, messrooms, Thomas Nelson J. B. Harris LOO The Union's case, argued by (Paid off in New York) washrooms and pantry and any Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk- J. W. Maynard 2.00 n .' 2.00 James Sears R. C. Coons $ 1.00 work performed other than regu- and New Orleans Agent Eddie H. M. Negrille 1.00 F, H. Bacon 2.00 1 R. Basabe 2.00 I 1.00 Harrison Hill .... 2.001 lar routine work shall be paid for Higdon, resulted in a decision E. W. Anderson Paul Grimm ... 1.001 at the regular overtime rate." which should end shipowner bick-' J. A. Darmody 1.00 T. Dickerson 2.00 1 M. Gomez 2.00 1 1.00 C. Chester ... 1.00 The arbitrator then turns to the ering on who and who is not "li­ Z. Z. Shortf R. Ricketts 2.00' E ... 1.00 U. S. Coast Guard "Rules and censed pers9nnel" and whether D. F. Frase LOO R. J. Wells J. Heckotoll 2.00 1 5.00 Regulations for Licensing and or not overtime should -be paid C. F. Eberhart LOO E. Veal, Jr M. Caroon 2.00 Certificating of Merchant Ma- to members of the stewards de­ S. Gaizaiski 3.00 I 1.00 J. Williamson G. Medina 2.00 rine Personnel" Section 62.201 partment assigned to make up P. Glickman 2.00 I LOO C. Swinson J. Reyes 1.00 which reads,. "Registered staff of- bunks and clean rooms of junior's. A. Emery LOO • ficers shall be the following assistant purser and pharma- G. M. Hasko Total $105.00 LOO Total $16.00 grades: (1) chief purser, (2) pur­ cist's mates. Grant Total $442.50 IG. Sewell 1.00 SS Tristan Dalton SS Hewes SS Gardner SS Walter Ranger SS Cape Remain SS Governor John Lind SS Milledge Arbitrator Rules Pursers Are Not Licensed Personnel SS Ward Hunt SS Corneliai SS Smith Victory �P ar. THE Friday, October 19, 1945 HERE^MfNi ITHIVK QUESTION: What is your opinion about closing the RMO fink halls? HOWARD KEMPER — I feel that the clesiiig of the fink halls of the RMO yrill strengthen the union and put in a position to negotiate Imtter contracts with the operators. The shipowners probably know tbis, too, and are trying to get this fink hall set-up to stay in existence. Many of their own trainees would like to get away from them — we see them every day around the hall when they come in and say that they want to get out of the phony fink halls and ask for a chance to ship out through the Union's hiring halls. STANLEY MIECZKOWSKI — • The oldtimers tell me that the present RMO fink halls are a duplication of the Shipping Board set-up after the last war. The Shipping Board was then used to break down union conditions. This present fink hall set-up 'should be closed up, since it is a positive threat to the Union and .Union conditions aboard ship. As well as that, the fink halls are a factor which work against any man's independence and a sea­ man wants his independence more than anything. That is his free­ dom and something that he prizes. It is because of this that we have .come into the SIU which has wel­ comed us and made us a part of WILLIAM NANOFF — I think it's a good idea to close all fink the organization. halls and have seamen ship through the union hall. Then let all seamen get their papers just like they did Before the war. A ship with SIU men on it al­ ways runs better than a ship where a couple of V/SA guys don't want to live up to union rules. They came in with the war so let them go out with the end of it. We know that the sea­ men as well as the public don't want them. They are only a bur­ den on the taxpayers and the peo­ ple have got to pay for them in the final analysis. The whole fink hall set-up of the RMO is only making pie-card jobs for the government bureaucrats and tihould be put out of existence. EDWARD H. MARCOUX--I'd much rather sit around a com­ fortable SIU hall waiting for my turn to ship off the rotary hiring list than be herded into one of the RMO's dirty fink dumps where no man is certain of a job when he wants to ship. Person­ ally I think closing up the fink halls is a good idea. I know, too, that most of the seamen, even those who have been sailing out of the RMO fink halls want to get away from them and be in­ dependent of them. I've talked to many of them, mostly all of them would rather ship out of a good clean Union hall than out of a fink dunip—and you can say that again. SEAFARERS LOG Page Five WSA Finks Are Straightened Out Generally anonymous letters,t like forbidden words written by kids on the side of fences, are ignored, they are thrown into the Seafarers Log: to give us a salary, clothing, wastebasket without further ado room and board plus a won­ —even when they are as honestly I wont address you as derful education, we will be' identified as this one is. However, "Gentlemen" because we ready to concede that they the letter from "The Finks," haven't yet decided on the have accomplished something Which you will find in adjoining proper adjective. for their members. We "Finks" column, contains so many mis­ A group 6f former SIU mem­ have earned our right to at­ statements and half-truths that bers have had,the opportunity tend the Government "Fink" smell of a familiar anti-union to survey some of your literary schools by putting in our re­ origin that we have set aside our ignorance in current issues of quired time and going through strict rule against printing poison your so-called newspaper in the mill. Has your fine or­ pen letters to try to set these which you refer to us as ganization earned'any right to boys (or is it just one boy?) "Finks." We realize naturally belittle a system which gives straight. that the ignoramus who would every man ap equal chance? BONA-FIDE SEAMAN write such an article and the Have you put your pocket 1. The man who wrote the ar­ imbiciles who would print books where your mouth is? such trash are not even worth ticle you refer to has sailed We'll say you haven't! AU the paper this letter is writ­ through the war years, and has you can do is worry that some ten on, not taking into con­ beeii under attack many times— honest agency is cutting into sideration the time spent away losing one ship from under him. your revenue and opening the from important studies, but we He is a bona fide seamen and has eyes of your members as to think it about time you bunch been going to sea many years— what grafters and leeches you of phonies were straightened both peace time in the old, tough, are. You are preaching in out. We are exchanging the hungry days as well as all during your paper the very things word "phony" for "fink" which the recent war. that we have been fighting is our description for your­ 2. You are more than slightly against, namely Fascism and selves. mistaken in saying we called all Communism. WSA trained seamen finks. We We "Finks," who have for We realize that you very call the WSA set-up finky, be­ the past few years sailed the little people haven't the nerve cause, controlled as it is by the ships and dodged bombs and to print this in your paper be­ shipowners, its purpose is to train torpedoes would like to know cause it's the truth and natur­ a large pool of anti-union seamen what the great SIU has to of­ ally the truth is something you so as to keep wages and condi­ fer us in the way of an oppor­ shy away from but at least it tions down. Some WSA seamen tunity to better ourselves. We may give you an idea of what would like to see the last dis­ are finky, because they accept is thought of you by the peo­ charge of the man who wrote the conditions that the union ple who have some degree o.f the articles. No doubt, while fought so hard to get, while do­ intelligence. This is an open we were sailing, he was warm­ ing nothing to maintain these challenge. "Print this, we dar® ing his butt at home. conditions. (Elid you know that you." as recently as twelve years ago When the SIU is prepared 'THE FINKS" American seamen were getting as low as $27 a month? And would still be getting that muni­ doubled the seamen's wages dur­ of action and freedom from con­ ficent wage if it weren't for the ing the eight years of its exist­ trol in industrial relations are SIU and SUP?) More than that, ence. The SIU is a democratic­ necessary if we are to remain they are voluntarily serving as a ally run union and all decisions free from communist or fascist wedge for a return to the old are made by the membership. If controls. 7. You are quite wrong: We conditions by supporting and there is anything about the pol­ maintaining the fink hiring halls icy that you do not like, come in aren't little people, we are big and the rest of the anti-union and express your opinion and people—yes, indeed. We are big pirticipate in our meetings. people because we were thous­ apparatus. Thai's where SIU decisions are ands of little individuals who OFF THE COURSE grouped our strength so that we made. 3. We are not against the train­ were big enough to raise our­ AGAINST BOTH ing and up-grading programs in 6. You're kind of wrong about selves from little better than principle. We think that they are that "fascism and communism" slaves to the point where we are fine—^in principle. In practice, beef. The SIU is known far and free men. Nor is that all: wait they are off the course. The SIU's wide as the foremost opponent and see further advances we position is that as presently con­ on the waterfront of communism make for ourselves in the imme­ stituted they are a waste of tax­ and fascism. We oppose the NMU diate future. Also, wait and see payers' money, insofar as they because we are against the injec- what happens to you who have are poorly planned and poorly jection of a political philosophy put yourselves under the protec­ run. We say that a seaman can­ (communism) into waterfront is­ ting wing of the shipowner and not be trained on dry land; that sues; and we oppose the WSA his cooperating government agen­ the only way to make a seaman and the RMO because we are cies, when the operators are hun­ is to send him to sea, and let him against government control over gry for more profits. Who will learn the only way he can, by do­ worker-employer relations (fas­ protect you then. ing. Too many of the WSA in­ cism). We believe that freedom 8. Think it over. structors are incompetents, and some of them never went to sea themselves. (The September 14th AND THETRE UNION MEN issue of the Log carried stories of two of these men, who were themselves disgusted by the teaching role they were forced to assume by the WSA.) SAFETY FOR ALL 4. You're damned right we have a right to criticise this sys­ tem. The fellows coming out of these WSA landlocked schools do not just disappear with their cer­ tificates; they work aboard ship with seamen. And as seamen we insist that the men working with us must be competent, and can be trusted on the job. The safety of the ship and the entire ship's crew depends on each man know­ ing his job, and knowing it well. 5. The SIU charges the tremen­ dous sum of $2 a month as dues, which goes to maintain an orBiggest and smallest teamsters in Southern Calif» is the ganization that fights for the membreship claim of Local 381, Intl. Bro. of Teamsters (AFL). members' wages' and conditions; And here they are—80 poimd driver David Canot and Tony Villa, an organization that has about his 280 pound helper. (Federated Pictures) Finks Deny That They Are �• • •'(• lar- THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 19, 1945 SHIPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS IT'S WASH DAY AFLOAT Series Of Shipboard Meetings Take Up Beefs On SS Dei Aires Officers Went Down The Line With Crew Brothers Wm. J. Moise and Jimmy "Sloppy" Creel report that their last trip on the Bull Line's Babcock was one of the best two and a half month trips they've ever made. The ship came in clean with all beefs shaped up for the union Pa­ trolmen. On the payoff, chief engineer Harris and chief mate Powell went down the line with the crew to get the beefs settled at once. The brothers say that "Buck" Stephens, popular and militant SlUer, was 3rd Assistant and "Polack" Charlie sailed on her as 2nd. Capt. Nielsen, the master, was also given a good send-off as being a "top-flight" seaman and an all round good skipper. Frank Bode was Pur­ ser and, according to Moise and Creel, put out the money when it was asked for by the crew members in Marseilles, Leghorn and Gran. Not too many oldtimers aboard but all the crew were good union men and held to the contracts, they said. During the last voyage of the SS Del Aires a series of meet­ ings was held on the many beefs at sea, and the crew took ac­ tion to get their disputes settled, minutes of the meetings show. hadn't stuck together and fought the steamship companies. Several "minute talks" were given by the other brothers as to the conditions they had found aboard ships of other nations and the great difference be­ tween living on them and aboard ships under SIU con­ tracts. "These are good conditions that we have fought for and have gotten only by working together," the crew members agreed, and further said: "In order to keep them, we must continue to fight now more than ever. In doing this we hope to get a better outlook for a de­ cent living with the benefits and other necessities that other working people have." J. L. Sullivan, Sec'y. FIRST MEETING At the first crew meeting at sea the members stated their objections to the leaving of the messroom cluttered up with cups and plates, after the men had used them during the messmen's hours below and at night. The crew also took up the of­ ficers' beef that the Steward put out only two kinds of jam without consideration of any­ one's wants. The Steward prom­ ised to reform. Brother Blackie Crowell talk­ ed of the condition of the messhall, and it was carried that all members keep the messrooms THIRD MEETING clean by putting their cups and dishes back after using them The Steward was hauled over between meals. the coals for his actions when —Chmn Wallace, Chief Cook the ice-machine repeatedly kept breaking down and the meeting SECOND MEETING declared that he had been given At this meeting the chairman orders to report to the chief en­ opened the discussion with an gineer every time he found th outline of the beefs that existed ice-box temperatures below among the ship's crew, so that what it should be. things could be squared away Crew members alleged that right. every time he made such a re­ A motion was made by Joe Murphy that "some action be port to the chief "it was .with taken toward cleaning the laun­ smiles all over his face and he dry after the crew members had seemed very happy over the fact used it." It was pointed out that that the ship would not have the place was in a lousy condi­ any ice that noon for chow." Brother Rayfus contended tion and decided that each de­ Loggins were the rule of Cap­ that the Steward kept running partment would take weekly tain E. W. Staley, master of the to the chief every time there turns in keeping the laundry James A. Butts of the Calmar was a breakdown, instead of re­ Line. He even made a state­ space clean. The question of ice cubes for porting it to the engineer on ment to the chief mate in the presence of one crew member, the crew's meals was brought watch. Thus, said Rayfus, the Joseph P. Tassin, that on the up, and the Steward agreed to job of getting the boxes down previous voyage he had over do all he could so that the men to their respective temperatures two thousand dollars worth of could get cold water at meal­ was double the work because of loggings and made every one of time for "two meals a day." It the delay. was also said that everyone was them stick. The Steward agreed to notify at fault, because no cots had the watch also, and it was It is said that he got torepdoed and lost his ship in the been placed aboard before sail­ agreed that the stewards' de­ Mediterranean—yet he claimed ing for the tropical run. partment men would notify the Thomas Knakal, a trip card­ engine room at once if the temr to have made the loggins stick. "Watch my smoke on this er, was brought before the body peratures were not okay when trip," Staley said. And in the for not taking out his book after getting their morning stores. eyes of the crew he tried to three trips and was ordered by The same men getting stores al­ carry out this threat. Coming a motion to "take out a book on so agreed to check the ice-maback from the Philippines, no returning, paying up all assess­ chine and notify the enginemen one ordered the deck crew to ments and dues to date or get if it was not working. out of the SIU." turn to and paint the ship. J. L. Sullivan, Sec'y Charlie Rayfus took the floor Naturally, the crew members FOURTH MEETING in the deck department weren't and commented on postwar going to turn to on their own jobs for seamen and cited the Chief Cook Wallace, chairman time and "work for Jesus." ^o many advantages of having a of the meeting, commented on Staley came around and start­ good Union. He listed the. many the condition of the scuttlebutts ed logging the crew members things that the seamen would and passageways and declared for having "dirty focs'les." not have had, if SIU seamen that they were sloppy. He ask­ Which, as a matter of fact, was . ed that the men cleaning same an impossibility since the fore­ take more pains at their work. castles had just been painted didn't even inspect the foc'sles, Beefs were made on the con­ and logged the men for "not and were neat and spotless. dition of the messrooms in port, painting the ship." Later the While he gave this as a rea­ and crew members were urged son, the crew members s&y, he deck department was told to paint the ship and they brought to get them shipshape, since they were at sea again, and keep that work up to date. The crew feel that they were them that way. As well as that, logged because they wouldn't there were complaints that UfOffAT/r... work overtime without any there weren't enough glasses put out and it was suggested okays from the mate. that a list of things needed for All loggings were beaten by the messrooms be made for the Joe Wread arid Red Simmons, next time the steward opened SIU Patrolmen and all the logs were washed out when they up his storeroom. went to bat. —Chief Cook Wallace, Chmn. Loggingest Guy Ever; But SlU Stops Him MtfumtfYov An SIU ship is a clean ship, and AB Waller Gustaffson helps keep it that way. Here he hangs out the daily wash just above No. 4 hatch on the Finley Peter Dunn. Model MeetOn Madawaska Victory These are the minutes of a joint meeting of the SIU mem­ bership aboard the SS Mada­ waska Victory as held in the crew messroom. There can be no other way to come more straight to the point than by the actual reading of the minutes of the meeting, as they were re­ corded by the secretary during one of the most straightforward meetings that has ever taken place aboard this ship. Here are the minutes: The meeting was called to or­ der by Brother McCoskey at. seven-thirty p.m. Brothers Jones and Givulinovich were elected chairman and secretary, respec­ tively. Upon taking the chair. Brother Jones called upon the delegates of each department to give a verbal report of the mem­ bership of the men whom each represented. Also, each dele­ gate was asked to report on the union spirit as it was evidenced in his department. The dele­ gates spoke in order from stew­ ards department, deck depart­ ment, to engine department, and reported that everything was ship-shaped. A motion was passed to move to the next order of business. NEW BUSINESS Recommendation that the en­ tire membership give a vote of appreciation to the Steward for his exceptional ability to do his duty and a little bit more be­ sides. Also recommended thgt the crew give a vote of cohA-^|g' dence in his being "one of the best." Motion to move to next order of business. ' Unfinished Business Motion that delegates draw up a list of all complaints of last trip, combine them, list them in duplicates and give one list to the heads of their departments and give one list to the. Patrol­ man at the time of payoff. That this list be shown crew mem­ bers signing on for next trip so that it may be checked in re­ gard to complete fulfillment' of desires stated therein. Meeting was adjourned at eight-thirty p.m. Delegates for this trip were John Givulinovich, deck; Rob­ ert D. Jones, engine; and John C. Jones and John Koval, stew­ ards. New Men Taught On Patrero Hills The following are the minutes of a shipboard meeting held aboard the SS Patrero Hills, on September 29th: The meeting of Sept. 29 was called to order by the deck dele­ gate, L. Clark at 6:25 p. m., with a total of 31 members attending. The first order of business was election of a chairman to preside over the meeting. L. Clark was nominated. No other member being nominated, the motion was made and seconded that Brother Clark be chairman. All members present voted ap­ proval. E. R. Farmer was elect­ ed recording secretary by ac­ clamation. No old business to be trans­ acted, the first order of new business was the discussion of the condition of the messrooms in the morning before breaks fast. * The suggestion was madri that all persons using the messroom at night, clean up their mess before leaving. And instruc- • tion was given to the responsible persons, to have necessary cream, sugar and coffee in the ' messrooms for the night watches. The suggestion was made to use the Navy messroom as a ship's library and recreation room. Brother Wright, Chief Steward, agreed to ask the Cap­ tain's permission on this mat­ ter. It was agreed that each of the three departments would take turns in keeping the roomin shipshape. A general discussion was held about the Union agreement aboard ship, and questions about overtime was answered. �Friday. October 19. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS KEEP FIGHTING FOR ORIGNAL SIU DEMANDS To The Editor: After coming in from, a four month trip, the crew of the SS Richard Johnson got the "pay­ off" with the news of the slash of the bonus and that the WLB approved a few crumbs off the shipowners' and government bureaucrats' table. The crumbs ($45 per month) they throw at us are calculated to keep us contented, but they don't fool militant SIU men. The crew of the Johnson call for a renewed militant struggle for our demands as originally presented to the WLB. Brothers, even if the NMU doesn't know it, we do. The strike weapon is the only wea­ pon organized labor has, so let's get going and win decent wages, 40 hour week, and Isthmian. For the crew of the SS Rich­ ard Johnson.' Robert A. Larsen both funny and maddening, scambling after baboons in a typhoon. One square-head was 1XU ' YOU (/PYMAT good; he could out-climb and out-run them. In Colombo, while we were transferring a bad actor to a special cage, one got out and scrambled down a mooring line. Half-way to the buoy, the surg­ ing line started ducking him. Bumboats gathered for the show. Everytime the line dipped, he humped his back like a cat and hung on. He would not be driven back. He made the buoy and up the sternline of a Limey, with a BABOONS PULL Chinese crew, who put out fruit MONKEY BUSINESS to get him aboard. The square­ head went after him in a bumIN HOWLING GALE boat and an hour's chase was on. The Chinese finally hid him . To the Editor: in their galley, probably figur­ Last May, after returning ing on a barbecue, so it took from Cherbourg, I took one of the chief mate's authority to get the SUP's trans-Continental him out. shipments to the West Coast. We celebrated V-J Day in June 1st I signed on the Amer­ Colombo, all over Ceylon, in ican-Hawaiian operated De fact. Dressed the ship with Pauw Victory as bosun. The ship had a good deck crew and signal flags. It was too quiet the best mate I've ever sailed to suit me, as I remembered with—and that's his reputation the ungodly racket in New York in the West Coast halls. His the day of the "false Armistice" name is De Moss. We didn't last war. So I cut down on the whistle, said till the 25th, with three "dog-houses" full of Army per­ and the whole harbor followed suit. Next, it was flares. Then sonnel. At Melbourne we discharged a some went for the five-inch gun. Luckily, the gunners mutinied few Aussie fliers, and took fresh and stole the firing-pin, or water. The skipper, whom we there'd doubtles have been a called the "Old Woman" gave battle-royal—that Lirney flat­ us no draw; but we had a swell top would have made a swell time on the town. target. We had plenty of grand In Calcutta, we spent a week fights ashore, however. discharging and getting part of George W. Chamflin our deck load.,^ We took on passengers again, about 30 China-Burma Air Force Officers CREW OF THE mostly and 300 monkeys, for PATRERO HILLS lab. use. Then, brothers, is when the THANKS AGENT fun began, and I do not mean Editor, Log: maybe. There is nothing in the Upon instructions from the SUP agreement covering "mon­ entire crew of the SS Patrero key business," but I made a Hills I am sending this letter. good deal with the mate on over­ We wish to commend the Gal­ time for myself and the two day men, plus quite a bit of cargo veston Texas Agent, Brother time for the watches, and extra D. Stone, for the prompt way carpentry for chips. (The SUP in which he came to the ship. We called him on Sunday Patrolman here said it was a good deal, but I can't give you while we were laying in Port details, as you're not the only Arthur, Texas, 55 miles or bet­ eggs that will read this but a ter away. He came right out to the ship sea-going farmer amongst us and got the beef settled very knew much about our deck quickly. "passengers," on number - five This should be made kno'wn hatch.) to all SIU members, also to the Just as we hit a gale in the unorganized men, as to the way Bay of Bengal, some joker let loose one of the twelve cages. the SIU is run. Many thanks to Brother We chased the damned things from the trucks to the bilges. Stone. From the deck, engine and One jumped overboard and one stewards departments of the died of injuries, more than half SS Patrero Hills. our later losses came from that L. Clark cage-—TB, apparently. It was in one of their hcatlcss wooden houses. The ceiling and walls of the building were covered with ice and frost and you sure needed fur clothing. We The following communication sat there looking at the picture was brought into the Log office, but one by one we left the Rus­ and the Brother, unfortunately, sians to their movies and went left before we could learn his out to drink vodka and get name. However, it gives an ex­ warmed up. cellent pictiure of the good mor­ We had some experience get­ ale aboard the ship, and the ting out of the White Sea again good fellowship that existed. It and we struck a very heavy ice sure must have been a good trip. floe. We couldn't get the ship The letter: through and she was stuck there The good old Walter E. Ran­ in a field of ice for about a ger is in port again. She made week, during which time we a trip from Brooklyn Base to walked ashore over the ice to Antwerp, Belgium, in record play baseball and football with time with general cargo. Our crews of other frozen-in ships. skipper, H. E. Pickhardt, the We also enjoyed some skiing and boys call him "Picky") brought had the experience of catching back the 750 officers and enlist­ baby "seals and playing with ed men safely and put them them like pets. It seemed to be down in Boston. You will hardly find another rooMBAROAiC/ skipper on thg" waterfront where NBROOTJ the sailors, black gang, and even the stewards department agree that he is a great guy (no logs) and a gentleman. We are proud to sail under such a fine skipper. Chief mate Fritz and Boatswain John Ziereis are also on our list of regular fellows. Our chief steward Favras (Racehorse) Mondesire is still the easy going ("I want my pound of flesh") regular fellow, a good chief and a good friend the mating time and it was won­ indeed. Our Second Steward, derful to see. All in all, it was an experience Benjamin (my man Blue) Rich­ well worth having, and one that ardson is still fussing with the boys, but doesn't mean it. He is a seaman might never have in years and years of sailing. doing a fine job. Tom Cuba The troops had a wonderful time, they had the play of the ship. Of course, wherever the CHIP, PAINT "J,olly Ranger" goes, she is re­ membered. Everyone tries to CONDEMNED SHIP'S get aboard to find out if it is DECK, SAYS MATE true that there is such a ship as To Ihe Log: the Ranger. When the City of St. Louis Our hospitality, sportsman­ left Tampico she hit a coral ship, and good behavior is the reef on which the bow rested talk of every port of call we make. Officers, crew. Army of­ for two days and two nights ficers and enlisted men com­ until Navy officers came aboard pliment us on our chow, and and condemned the ship as ungood will. I hope the members seaworthy. And here's the laugh. After of the crew of the Ranger will keep up the good work in the the ship was condemned, the future, so we will always come mate had the deck gang chip home with compliments rather paint on the main deck. After she had lightened herself by than beefs. pumping fuel oil overboard, two tugs towed the ship into Mobile. ICEBOUND FOR Pecro Coniron RANGER CREW EARNS BOUQUETS FROM EVERYONE A WEEK, THEY PLAY BASEBALL PHILIP LIVINGSTON CREW BEEFS ABOUT CHIEF STEWARD Editor, Seafarers Log: When we were on a trip to Russia on the Henry Lomb, in Crewmembers of the SS Phil­ spite of losing eight ships of ip Livingston joined together in the convoy we otherwise had a filing a complaint against their swell voyage. non-union RMO "trained" Chief It was a great experience for Steward and their equally the boats and crews which push­ "well-trained" Chief Cook, the ed through one big field of ice latter an 18 year old trip carder. for two weeks steady, making "But we hope it will be his last" only fifteen miles a day, strik­ ing heavy chunks of ice which they state in the signed state­ made everyone think a depth ment which follows: charge had been dropped. It Brothers: "We, the crew on the SS made a lot of extra work for the deck hands getting the ship Philip Livingston, have had a in and out of ice covered piers miserable trip from San Pedro of snow covered villages. Those to Newport News. Our suffer­ people who live there sure are ings have been caused by a use­ rugged, standing so much of less Steward and Chief Cook. "They both signed on in Pe­ that weather. dro. Steward Fredericksen is One night about fifteen of one of these high pressure job the boys went to a movie show the RMO occasionally squeezes in on unfortunate ships. Accord­ ing to what we have learned, he apparently received his Stew­ ard's experience as a waiter in some hotel. After a trip on an Army Transport, he figured he knew, enough to don a flashing three stripe uniform and try his tricks as a full-fledged belly robber. In the meantime, he worked as a ship yard welder while he waited for the RMO to place him. We happened to be his guinea pigs. "There was much bowing and scraping by this suave gentle­ man the first days. We had to be "lenient" and "tolerant" un­ til he got every thing function­ ing satisfactorily. But the changes never occured, and we got impatient. When complain­ ing about the lousy food he put out, he got smart and asked the delegates to go with him to see the captain. It turned out to be a disappointment for this bigshot, as the Old Man himseK said the food was lousy and there had to be some improve­ ments made. "The improvements were nev­ er noticed, and the fact that the vessel was bound for the Boneyard saved the Steward and Chief Cook from getting fired. "Chief Cook R. Boys is a young, inexperienced lad of 18. There is no hope that this indi­ vidual will ever learn to cook the simplest of meals; but dur­ ing our visit in Galveston he managed to get a Steward's en­ dorsement from the Coast Guard. "This two man team 'works together beautifully. They have not got the slightest idea of how to cook or prepare food, and it is disgusting to see how much good stuff they are spoiling. "Steward Andreas Fredericksen is a true RMO character and does not even have a trip card. A union ship is no place for such a fink. Chief Cook Robert B. Boys is in possession of a trip card, but we hope it'll be his last. The life on a ship can be miserable enough without such niissfits to make it tougher." The statement is signed: Hen­ ry Stephenson, delegate; Hjalman Pedersen, Bosun; M. CcCasay, Carpenter; J. H. Wadhans, AB; Merton W. Saling, AB; J. D. Bray, OS; Cecil Alsenz, AB; James White, AB; Darrel Ryssel, AB; Edward A. Burden, Messman; Meredith D. Cassity, Messman; Edward S. Bergeran, 2nd Cook (delegate) Fi-ank D. Teeter, Messman; Carl E. Harmsen, OS and John F. Hayes, FWT. Letters! Letters! The "Membership Speaks" page is your chance to blow off steam or just talk about some topic which you think is interesting. Write about any subject as long as it per­ tains to ships and seamexu Send your letter to The Ed­ itor. The Seafarers Log. �^{•r- ••:!^y?:.-*yr'; . ...» ...4 ....if Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 19. 1945 Runs Himself Ragged To Get Men By ARTHUR THOMPSON Glean Payoffs Help Busy Ports By JOHN MOGAN HO HEWS?? SAVANNAH — After a slow start this week a deluge hit us. We had four ships in Charles­ ton, three of which called for nine replacements. One which is paying off next week will want almost an entire crew. On top of all this, and while I'm run­ ning mjrself bow-legged to find men, 1 get a call for a full crew fof a new AVI which is coming out of the yard next week. Since the Charleston hall was closed quite a few of our,ships pulled in there. Of course it's easy enough to make Charleston from here and the companies pay transportation, etc., without any question, but I wish they'd time their ships a bit. I get calls for fifty men or so when I only have a dozen registered. If I have a* shipping li^t full ' of men there are no ships. We'll do our Best, SUsnce Ihls 'vree'k frbm ibe BOSTON — We have just com­ big Waterman trooper. Also, at frrainch Agbitts bf fhblfolldtvpleted another busy week in this the moment it looks as though Ing poirtt: port. If the longshoremen's strike there will be at least four West BALTIMORE Coast ships paying off here the were to c'ontiuue a while longer, first of the week. In connection PHILADELPHIA with a resultant diversion of ship­ with these SUP ships, we make JACKSONVILLE TAMPA ping to the Port of Boston, our every effort to give these men representation at the payoff; but headaches will increase propor­ when we get five payoffs at the tionately. same time with only three Pa­ Fortunately, most of the pay­ trolmen available to cover the however, to crew them up with­ offs were very clean and vfere out help from any fink agency. handled to the satisfaction "of all We have no members in the concerned, everything being set­ By D. STONE hospital this week, but we had tled right at the payoff. Our a piece of bad news of one of our GALVESTON — the harbor have to learn the hard way. A only real trouble was the SS Gate­ members who had just left the way City, a Waterman junk-heap. here in Galveston during the past couple of months hence, I can hospital last week. In my report Quite a few of the members of two weeks looked like a convoy see the union halls up and down then I told how Brother John A. the coast full of men but no jobs, this crew stayed right with us for port, with about thirty ships at and the Agents, Patrolmen, and Call had left the hospital and several days after the payoff, anchor at all times—ships of all Dispatchers all hearing the same signed board the SS James Miller while we pushed the beef. One cry, "When will there be some about an hour later. Well, things descriptions. of the delegates (Deck) was H. Last Sunday, the seventh, we jobs?" H. Knies, who brought us as went all right until the ship hit had the Scotts Bluff of L. A. If I remember correctly, just pretty a brief on the intolerable Charleston when Call was taken Tankers back with us, paying off. before the war from three to six conditions aboard the Gateway This ship, considering the num­ months was the usual time that off the ship agaih. He had had City as any lawyer could draw ber of trip card men, paid off in a man had to stay on the beach a badly cut hand before, but was up. Perkins of Waterman came up waterfront, it will sometimes hap­ nice shape and with only one dis­ before he got another ship; and released by the hospital and prob­ from New York, and scrammed pen that an SUP ship may pay pute hanging fire. The crew dele­ we didn't ask the Dispatcher what ably hurt his hand again and had right back as soon as he knew off without a Patrolman to rep­ gates this last trip did a bang-up kind of a ship it was or where it to pay off. He hasn't come back this crew rneant business. The resent them. However, this job in keeping things straight. was going, nor what was the to Savannah yet, so I haven't got Only one freeloader, a donkey Captain's name, and if there was members of the crew were plenty doesn't happen very often. that was picked up in the Canal, plenty of overtime, A ship was the story from him. disgusted at his evasiveness, and Insofar as shipping is con­ was on board. This ivas an im­ what we wanted—but fast L.et's Nothing much of interest has finally threw in the sponge. All cerned, we've been making out the men expressed complete satis­ airly well by contacting the New provement over the last trip into look ahead, fellows, and take the happened locally except that the faction with the efforts of the of­ York hall for men when our own Galveston m July, when she car- jobs that are on the board now, weather turned cooler, and most rather than force the Dispatcher ficials here, despite the fact that pool got very low. Despite the in­ red thirteen freeloaders. to pick men up from the street of the hot weather pastimes have Give us more ships' delegates we were unable to accomplish creased shipping of the past two like these, and we wiU have to sail these rustbuckets. been discontinued. much. The Gateway City, we are or three weeks, we have not found smoother payoffs all the time. led to believe, now goes to the it necessary to request RMO for We managed to crew this ship boneyard, which is the only logi­ men with the exception of a FWT up nicely, with the help of New cal move for Waterman, as it for a hot ship. There are enough Orleans. would be next to impossible to kids around now just getting crew up this scow from now on. their entry ratings to take care When are our members going By RAY WHITE to get smart and hold their ships For the coming weekend "many of the Stewards Department situa­ down instead of forcing us to NORFOLK — Shipping this around, and maybe we will get a arrivals are scheduled, among tion or these Victory troopers and scurry around for guys to man them an Eastern Victory and a the converted Libertys. In line the ships? Every day in the hall week has been slower than usual quorum for a meeting this week. with SIU policy, we require a de­ beat my gums about this same for this port, and there are more It will be the first since June or posit on the trip card when it is thing, trying to geit the mem­ men around the hall than we have July and we could do with one. issued, whenever possible; but bers to ship. It's no go, though. seen in a long time. Several old There is one Isthmian ship in, rather than let a ship go short- Like all human beings they ^ill familiar faces have shown up but we have been unable to con­ tact her, as she is laying at an­ handed, or let RMO get its men chor at one of the Army piers aboard, we let the entry ratings here. However, we hope she go for free—especially when they By E. S. HIGDON will shift anchor and, when she come in here recommended by NEW ORLEANS—The Mission members. No doubt the records does, we will be ready to go "AH San Raphael, Pacific Coast Tank­ will show that these youngsters out for Isthmian." By BLACKIE NEIRA er, docked October 9th, and tried are 75 to 90% good Union ma­ We are all primed and ready to pull the following: terial; and the percentage that is MOBILE — If you are looking [sure of, and wait until they pay- to payoff what will probably be 1—^Wanted the men to sign on not, certainly doesn't get the op­ for a ship Mobile, is the port for off and then give the Patrolman one of the last of the long trips with riders 64 and 72, revised portunity to freeload the second The you. Xou name the job and we overtime that should have been for some time to come. when, according to West Coast time under the system as it op­ turned in weeks ago to collect Thomas Powers just came in from Shipping Rules, they should sign erates now. As a matter of fact, wiU ship you; and from the looks right then and there. This is a a thirteen-month trip in the Pa­ on with riders 64 and 72 Original. since the inauguration of the sys­ of things there is no let up in bad procedure. When in doubt cific, and the payoff promises to turn it over to the mate, or the be some fun. However, we are 2—^Wanted to pay the boys' tem whereby Headquarters sends sight. overtime when the ship came out a list of all freeloaders per­ Many ships from Frisco are engineer, and then if he refuses all set, and will settle things in back from the trip instead of on iodically, and this Branch makes coming here to Mobile with the to accept it make that your first the usual SIU manner. the port pasToll. up a card file from this list, we intention of laying up, but when beef to the Patrolman so he can We have had several ships in have nailed any number of free­ they get here for that purpose get to work on it right away. 3—^Wanted to date the articles here headed for the boneyard, they are ordered out for another If you are not ready to ship, back to the first of October when loaders. and some questions as to just trip. We had the City of Alma it should have been the ninth of There will be a considerable (Waterman) in Mobile this'week. don't take the job off the board. who is supposed to do the dis­ You hurt the Union more by not October, for the $45.00 raise number of jobs on the board for After we straightened out most showing up on the job when mantling, and just what is over­ (which would have set aside over­ the next few days. The dis­ of the beefs she was ordered to you're supposed to. In too many time on this. However, the Pa­ time provisions). Charles, to unload and pay off cases men have taken a job and trolman is working on it, and We held up the signing on for patcher's book already shows five after a five month sojoiu-n in the don't show up on board the ship soon should have some definite a day and they finally came to ships that will 'be crewing up S, W. Pacific. The deck depart­ or don't come back to the hall decision thrashed out to work on terms. There were a fe\/ hours Monday and Tuesday of next in the future. ment must have done all right— and let the Dispatcher know disputed overtime, and every­ week. Since the shortage in they never lifted the hatch cov­ that they don't want the job. The This is an important factor now, thing was settled. black gang members is acute, no ers once during the trip. They ony thing you are doing is let­ since we handle quite a few of When Tug MV Edmond J.'Mo- doubt we'U be getting some as­ came back thq^same way they ting your own union out on ^! these beefs in the near future, as ran arrived, they didn't want to the line in the James River grows limb. sistance in this department from left. . pay the raise in wages from Oc­ longer with the ships that have On the question of overtime. If you like the weather come tober 1st to October 12th, but Red Truesdale, who, we under­ we have had several payoffs here Souths Alcoa is going back on seen their day in the all out for after much discussion, they final­ stand, has quite an "on hand" reg­ where some of the members hold their six week run to Bauxite victory which we have just ly consented to pay it. istration at the present time. out overtime that they are not'City, rustpots and all. achieved. Praises Grew Of Scotts Bluff Horfolk Gets Boneyard Work Delay Signing On To Stop Chisoiing Follow Procedure In Overtime �THE Friday. October 19, 1945 Worried Messman Drinks P.R. Dry SEAFARERS OK's 65c Minimum By BUD HAY SAN JUAN — Things are start-; get three to four ships in every ing to roll along like in normal week here in San Juan. The George Wa^shington . stop­ times now, with some of the ships ped in and got 200 passengers running on schedule and the ship­ for the States, after taking a ping list changing every day. I load of workers to Barbados, and ^am having a lot of trouble with I understand she will continue members going aboard in outports this for a few trips. The Alcoa trying to make jobs. When I tell Scout was in for emergency re­ pairs and from the looks of her, the Company that the man must the Greeks should get her soon. come through the hall here in San Juan, they give me a big HAVE IT SENT ' story about how foolish it is to send a man over wheh there is If you come across any sea­ already a union man in the port men's bars, clubs or hotels where the job is. Well, this' is that do not receive the Log, just to give those men who do send us the name and address these things fair warning: the and we will see that they get next time this happens, I am copies. Any place where sea­ going to' bring them up on men gather should get the charges, and I am sure the Log, no matter what part of charges are going to stick. the world. i NEW APPROACH Shipping 'is good now and no man should be on the beach more than a week, if he is interested in getting out. In the last two weeks we have shipped 26 men in all SlU Patrolman report that ratings with plenty of trip cards there are increasing signs of the going out. War Shipping Administration re­ I have a messman with a brand new excuse for not working when verting to the peacetime policies his ship is in. He tells me he of the Maritime Commission, both has a problem, and that he must of which are looking for every get his skin full of rum to figure legal loop-hole to bind the sea­ it out. He has been fired twice men and continue their bureau­ in one week and the problem cratic existence despite seamen's isn't worked out yet. Fellows, protests. one of these days these jobs are Recent cases show that the War going to hang high, and there is Shipping Administration thinks a possibility that, when you go nothing of placing seamen in back to one of these ships after triple jeopardy for small offenses. having been fired, they won't Vigorous prosecutions far in ex­ accept you because of your past cess of the minor offenses are record, so if you feel tired, or taking place when the hapless want to wrestle with the Old victim turns out to be a seaman. Demon why not quit and do it The Patrolmen urge the mem­ right? bers to keep clear of the vicious machine that the bureaucrats are LAST RUNS creating. Marory for the Bull is making her last round trip, and I NO RECORD hear she is to be replaced with One recent case shows the rec­ a small new one; and I guess ord of a seaman who is married the Ellenor wiU be next for the and has three kids. He has been junk pile. The Jean seems to going to sea over twenty years be in good shape and they will and has no previous record of need a few of the old ones for misconduct of any kind. Further, the fertilizer trade. he has been trying to raise and The Unaco for Waterman is on feed and clothe his family on his her last run. But 1 suppose by pay as a seaman which has been the first of the year both of these reduced considerably, even Companies will have their sche­ though he sailed steadily during dules worked out and we should the entire war period and faced Page Nine LOG Shipowners Use Fink Halls ^ To Slash At Wages, Conditions By LOUIS COFFIN Now that beefs are slowly but surely being reduced in numbers, we find ourselves free to write about other subjects affecting the welfare of the Union. One of the most important is­ sues confronting us today is the matter of fink halls. It's a sub­ ject that can't be discussed too frequently. AFL Legislative Rep. Lewis Hines (above) supported the 65c minimum wage bill at Senate hearing. The 65c minimum, he pointed out, is 22c below even the Labor department's bare sub­ sistence budget of 87c for a fam­ ily of four. (Federated Pictures) For the benefit of those newer members who don't know exact­ ly what a fink hall is, we will try to briefly explain. Fink halls are hiring halls backed by the shipowners' because, through them, they can pit seaman against seaman in the scramble for jobs. The shipowners back these fink Punished Three Times For Minor Offense halls because they can ship men from them anywhere and' any­ time they see fit. They back the fink halls because, through them, they can deal with each seaman as an. individual, standing alone without the backing of his fel­ low seamen. They back the fink halls because, through them, they see their chance to return to the old days of dog-eat-dog among seamen which was so profitable to the operators. CUT WAGES In a nutshell, the fink halls are operated by the shipowners and crimp agents as a means of break­ ing up the unions, destroying wage rates and working condi-~ tions. They are operated so that the big shots can sit on their fat keysters, counting their profits which they increase every time they cut the seamen's earnings. It becomes the duty of every merchant seaman to fight against hazards not less than men in the They put the screws on—on a any cuts in wages and any reduc­ armed forces were called upon woman and three kids! tion in working conditions. It is to face. the further duty of every mer­ CRIMINAL CHARGES chant seamen, to fight for addi­ It appears that he entered port The seaman was thus placed in tional improvements in both recently and got a little tight aft­ jeopardy twice for the one minor working conditions and wages. er payoff. When he got home his offense! Not content with that, wife told him that she had no To do this, all seamen should the bureaucrats pursued the mat­ sugar. That ration stamps were register and ship out of Union ter further. The seaman has now not enough and many times were hiring halls. Anyone that re­ unable to be redeemed for sugar been notified to appear before a members the old days will tell Mr. Harold Weiss of the WSA due to actual shortage at grocery and that criminal charges may you of the conditions we seamen stores. had to organize and fight against. be preferred against him. While still lit up, this seaman In those days we were bathing Mr. Weiss informs the union went back to his ship and brought out of buckets (if we were lucky ashore ten pounds of sugar. He that many of these cases have al­ enough to have a bucket); we had was seized by the Customs and ready been tried, and a consider­ one big focs'le for all hands, blue able number of seamen are now fined $21.00. linen and a horse blanket for bed in jail for such infractions. It clothes. PUNISHED FAMILY appears that the WSA and the Thus the seaman had been Maritime Commission bring such NO NOTHIN' placed in jeopardy once. He was cases before the Court'of Special Twice a week we got eggs, fined $21.00 for sugar valued at Sessions and sentences of one to the most at 70c. But the matter three months are considered light. never any cold cereals, no re­ frigerator, no radio loud speak­ didn't end there. The bureau­ TURN ON SEAMEN ers, no crockery (cups and plates cratic machine swung into action. The seaman was turned over to However, during the war there were enamelware and tin), and the Coast Guard. were a number of cases where the cheapest of cold cuts for night lunches. On top of all that, This outfit held a hearing with such articles as sheets, pillow we had to work up to 18 or 19 cases, towels, and minor goods one of its hearing units and his were taken. Yet there were no hours without overtime, and if we didn't produce, or took a day papers were suspended. Thus he prosecutions. off to recuperate, we were fired is deprived of making a living "The sword of war is not yet without mercy. for his wife and kids, since he dry when it is being turned on If, because of the conditions, knows only the sea. The extra the seamen who have done heroic we should venture to talk back work in the war," one of the Pa­ "legal" lights of the Coast Guard trolmen said. "They have served to the mate or engineer, we were were girded for the struggle. and are now being put into a nut put on the "deferred list"—which cracker by the swivel-chair bu­ meant that we were "black ball­ ed" and had a permanent defer­ reaucrats." LISTENING IN TO THE GAMES ment from the sea. Members are warned to take All these things were the re­ note that the WSA and the Mari­ sults of the owners' successful time Commission are tightening operation of fink halls and crimp the screws to maintain their eco­ joints. Surely, no seamen in his nomic stranglehold over the sea­ right mind can face such a fu­ men and will use every means in ture possibility without determ­ ining to fight back with all he their power. has. CONTINUE FIGHT KNOCK 'EM OUT For a minor offense that was And having determined to fight committed while drunk the sea­ back, the most dii-ect and surest man mentioned above was placed way to keep what we have, and in jeopai-dy, not once, not twice, to go on to better things, is to but thrice! What would have knock the fink halls out of exist­ been petty larceny ashore, with ence once and for all. Knock 'em out and keep 'em out. the mitigating circumstances that Seamen, regardless of union the man was drunk and commit­ affiliation, must make up their ted a small offense to provide the minds to ship through Union hir­ wants of his family, was turned ing halls only. Boycott the fink into a big affair by the vicious halls and crimp joints regardless of any fancy names they operate circle that was created. under. The union is continuing its This column may harp on this fight to have this matter straight- subject again and again. There is Hearing a new champion crowned, and the end of the season. SIU members in the New York ened out and the verdicts set' good reason for it. We don't want aside. ' a repetition of 1921. recreation room listen to the radio broadcast of the world series.. �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 19, 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWSm REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, CURRENT. \ EVENTS... SPORTS... SPORTUGHT By GRANTLAND RICE AT HOME A short time back we opened or illiterates, such as Rube Wad400 scientists who helped develop the atomic bomb declared that a discussion on the importance of dell and Joe Jackson, can be and concentration and other mental have been smart baseball people. taking the hard way. For one attempts to keep it a secret from the rest of the world would lead to "an unending war more savage than the last" . . . Substantial aids on the side of winning com­ Rube Waddell was completely simple reason — the time they financial aid for Britain was forecast as Washington negotiations dumb until you handed him a have is short. On a general aver­ petition. neared agreement. The bone held out to the British is that Amer­ glove and a baseball. Then he This piece seems to have de­ became baseball smart. Joe age they are fading out at 30. icans would like to join in exploiting the Empire . . . President veloped a number of repercus­ Jackson could neither read nor They are about through at 35. Truman is said to want to continue the War Labor Board instead of sions and disagreements in the write, but he was a different hu­ They are gone at 40. Then, at it going out of existence at the end of the year. Cause is industrial scattered belief that physical su­ man being when you handed him what is supposed to be the prime unrest" . . . Admiral King is to be replaced by Nimitz, according to periority are the dominating a bat—"the big black bat his of life, they are through. Only Washington reports . . . Labor faces a tough battle in Washington a few smart ones have mapped points. brave song sang"—or sent him to out an extended trail on beyond. from those who advocate the outright repeal of excess profit taxes. If excess taxes are reduced (as appears fairly certain) the loss will This doesn't happen to be true. the outfield with a glove. have to be made up, and as usual the low income groups will be The mental or concentrative side 'ONLY ONE PLAY TO MAKE' GETTING AROUND the scapegoats. is still more important than the Two frigates were handed over to the U. S. Navy at Brooklyn. physical side. What good is a I asked Larry Lajoie once if he The baseball season is over, pitcher with blinding speed who had ever pulled a boner in a ball but the magnates have already These were the fir-st of Britain's lend-leased warships to come back can't locate the plate, who has game. "How can you pull a started on the next one by trad­ . . . German prisoners of war have helped "save New England crops , no change of pace, who doesn't boner," he said. "There's always ing their boys like they weren't again," according to a newspaper item. With thousands of unem­ know the weakness of opposing only one place to throw a ball— anything more than war sou­ ployed available, American workers were either not given an op­ always only one play to make." venirs. batters? portunity, or the wages proposed were so low, that some 18,000 POWs are used instead. Fine pickings for the "victors" ... At Cleveland waivered catcher When Lefty Grove first came Fred Merkle of the Giants was least three out of every ten workers in the country after June, Gene Desautels to the As. Giants along with the Athletics, I recall known as "Bonehead Merkle," but 1946, will be war veterans. It is estimated that 6,000,000 vets wiU sent first baseman A1 Gardella watching him strike out six of intellectually he was far and be seeking jobs between now and after that date. To find jobs for to the bushes. Lt. Bert Shepard, the first nine Yankees who faced away the smartest member of each 100 vets the USES (United States Employment Service) makes the one legged pitcher, was him, and then have his West Vir­ McGraw's old squad, and this in­ dumped by Washington. (Re­ 203 referrals to jobs. Apparently the jobs offered aren't in much ginia ears pinned back by the cluded Christy Mathewson. member the publicity they got for demand or carry sweat-shop wages ... A joint Congressional com­ Merkle was a keen student of fifth inning as he headed for the mittee has been assured of full co-operation by Army, Navy and cooling shower. Grove only be­ Kant, Schopenhauer, Plato, prag­ signing him?) came a great pitcher when he matic, and unpragmatic philos­ The Braves' A1 Javery and State departments, in making an investigation of the Pearl Harbor ophers, but his competitive re­ Charley Cozart and the Brown's fiasco. Open hearings begin in November learned how to pitch. flexes were slow and out of line. Sig Jakucki are all suspended Former President Hoover, who should know all about it, de­ Such students of golf as Bobby "for insubordination and viola­ clared that reducing the conquered states to farmers would imperil Jones, Walter Hagen, Tommy Ar­ Smart competitors in sport can tion of training rules." mour and others have all told me be very dumb people in other The Dodgers will have six the world. He spoke for a "just peace" without vengeance, but that they rate the mental or emo­ lines of living. They can be shortstops reporting next spring. with the punishment of people responsible for atrocities . . . The tional side of golf at 70 per cent among the dumbest. Just con­ Some of them are quite good. Government was attacking the problem of wages and prices in an —^the physical side at 30 per cent. sider the millions prize fighters Peewee Reese, of course, is tops. attempt to bring about a working relationship between the two. With prices of goods soaring despite OPA, and with the constant Many years ago on a knoll at have made, only to finish broke Old time boxer Willie Lewis threat of CPA's suspension, it was deemed certain that unless some Oakmont, one of the great courses and hungry and forgotten in their rates the hardest punchers he has administration program was adopted the strike wave would increase when not spoiled by plow share poverty. seen: Terry McGovern, Stan Ket- nationally . . . Non-agricultural employment will swing upwards traps and ice greens, I happened There are those who are only chel, George Chaney, Jack John­ from now on, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "There , to be standing with Bill Fownes, equipped to make a living out of son, and Sam Langford — "the will be more employed in November and December than are em­ an able critic of what it takes professional sport. They • are greatest of all." ployed today," states the Bureau . . . We hope. to win a big tournament. There , were nine survivors left, with INTERNATIONAL , only nine holes to play in this Tragi-comedy developed in Argentina as the two man military .--jaarticular National Open. They coup which ousted Dictator Peron took over all government posts , were all in a seething mass. except Public Works and Agriculture, which are unfilled. The BLOWING UP ON LAST HOLE new "strong man," General Avalos, has abolished censorship and , "This should be a great scram­ some other restriction, but the new anti-Peron government is com­ ble," I said to Fownes. pletely military with prominent civilian leaders refusing to par­ ticipate in it . . . Cuban railroad workers announced they would "I don't think so," Fownes said. "There are only two men from strike unless the employers abided by President Grau San Martin's the nine left who can concentrate decree granting wage increases. All Cuban organized workers are ; through 18 holes. They are Tom­ expected to support the railroaders. my Armour and Harry Cooper." British dockworker soldiers were being called home from Euro­ ' They ran 1-2. The others blew up pean ports to work at strikebound docks in England. Forty thou­ c completely. sand British, dockworkers show no signs of returning to work, de­ '• If Sammy Snead had only had spite being branded as wildcatters . . . The Island's food situation ' the ability to concentrate on his is reportedly serious . . . The first socialist measure to be intro­ ' play as Jones, Hagen and Nelson duced by Britain's Labor government was before Parliament this have done, he would have been week. It proposes to nationalize the Bank of England. Prime a sensation. I've seen Sammy in Minister Attlee is being criticised for not following the will of the his prime throw away a U. S. people and moving too slowly. The British feel that they voted for ' Oppn and $3,500 in cash in a Los Socialism not Churchillism which Attlee seems to be endorsing. Angeles Open by taking two B's In Java, the Indonesians have called for an all out war in their on two final holes where a ten fight for "independence." In Indo-China RAF forces routed • handicap player would have had Annamese natives 300 yards from the Saigon airfield. In Korea, the two 5's. The brain was still the people were cautioned against expecting self government for some ! major factor. After all, it was time. In all cases it seems difficult to tell who's on what side. -the brain or many brains that The Indonesians and the Annamese are being fought by "Allieddeveloped the atomic bomb. controUed Japanese," in Korea the former Jap politicos are running Brains in sport have nothing the country through the U. S. authorities. The "uncivilized" Japs to do with any intellectual trend. are not too. uncivilized when the Allies use them. Fine lawyers, able writers, smart Arch-traitor Pierre Laval, former French Premier, was executed, bankers, leading physicians can by a firing squad foUowing one of Frances most fantastic trials. be extremely dumb on the comLaval was revived after swallowing poison in an attempt to cheat ' petitive side of sport. Clowns the court's sentence ; �THE Friday. October 19, 1945 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG BUUJlTDi SS JAMES JACKSON Adam Thomas Chas. Swartz Albert S. Peters 4.13 2.75 7.73 SS JEROME K. JONES N. McLeod A. A. Ring ; William De Salme R. E. Barnum C. W. Billings Alfred R. Terry Harry W. Winfield Horance G. Munden Walter L. Stuart Willie C. Thomas James P. Reynolds Robert R. Meyer R. S. Carson P. J. Wiseman R. F. Haley : 3.55 4.27 4.27 4.27 4.27 2.95 9.19 9.00 7.11 7.47 6.52 8.65 28 3.90 7.59 SS JOHN G. BRADY Wallace W. Lantz 74.16 Clyde C. Moon 74.16 Kenneth Freseder 2.00 Walter N. Leach 5.76 Martin A. Muir 9.36 David J. Waters 74.16 Thomas A. Murphy 1.00 Charles I. Bernhardt 12.96 William G. Limion 11.84 SS JOHN W. BURGESS Donald Thorn 29.12 Tull Shelby 29.12 Robert L. Roper 29.12 SS JOHN GORRIE Dewey Cannon Leon Foucart I. T. Roberts Elbert J. Duffy F. A. De Lacqueseaux Harold C. Ivey Perry E. Norris '. Elmum Heatley Daniel Waide S. Selznick .Elefterios Ellas Clyde A. Depew Herbert Craft Raymond Shutts Elefterios Elias Harold C. Sedler Fred Newcity Leopold Pelletier Allen D. Stewart David D. Smart Demetrios Joannou James F. McKillif Carl S. Page George Ponthriand 24.28 29.49 19.55 20.55 3.81 91.50 32.40 3.24 28.80 1.80 10.66 10.66 1.58 2.13 6.75 10.66 4.98 2.13 8.53 71 19.91 26.31 24.83 19.22 SS JOHN LAWSON JPhil H. Acree 57.00 C. M. Edwards - 1.69 Frank Kababik 3.55 Joseph Kiwec 3.55 P. J. Pedersen 4.27 SS JOHN LAWSON Charley Savko William Page John J. Mallon Keith Baker Ralph Chappell John L. Bonnell Alvin Katrous Robert F. Nielson Louis Prieto Cesario Nelmida Hans C. Christiansen W. P. Johnson Roland Griziani Henry Willson John Hudak Glenn Murray Peter Perils Michael Katransky —Unclaimed Wages— South Atlantic Steamship Line SS JOHN MILLEDGE Harry L. Baublitz John Gallant Manuel De Barros John Hassiu Henry J. Wyosky J. F. Kriz George Margarites Robert Heyboer Sam A. Fawcett ...: Joseph O'Toole C. J. Hubner William A. Gilmour Earl O'Neal Daniel Farley Ejler Vogelius Alvin J. Madruga Thos. C. Hopkins Harold McBride Floyd A. Roff Thomas Tucker George Doring Kyle Hilton Gordon Silverthorne 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 15;20v 10.69 12.00 7.05 11.54 14.07 3.45 3.45 4.35 3.45 25.23 6.83 4.82 7.63 69 69 SS MATTHEW T. GOLDSBORO 5.51 Clarence C. Bowes 6.89 Theodore F. Cook 2.88 SS JOHN A. TREUTLEN Arthur Ludwig Hanse . 4.31 Henry A. Jeffrey, Jr 74 Herman Portney 2.82 William C. Donohue 3.24 SS JOSEPH WHEELER Steve Novitski 2.64 James J. Adams 1.83 Hugh T. Moore 4.79 Charles E. Seymout 1.88 7.11 Leslie Joyner 1.46 A. E. Hicks Carlos Reviera 11.38 Jbseph Sprengle 4.91 1.42 Franansisco Forte 2.00 Eugene Ferrine 2.84 Emery C. Sims 2.00 Carlos Reviera 20.00 Charles W. Phillips 24.88 John Soetmuldem 2.84 Anthony Dimgas, Jr 8.61 Carlos Reviera Paul W. Silva 2.80 Arthur Pratt 2.84 71.10 Bruce S. Brooks 14.60 George Gilbert B. Trottie 56.56 SS JULIETTE LOW J. Ykaim 54.75 9.74 W. R. Peterson 3.55 Gale S. Safford 53.45 E. G. Akers 1.42 Richard A. Carter 9.63 Stephen Grega • 5.27 Nathaniel. Deaton 3.39 Guy R. Williams 4.98 Ewell Hardin 10.32 L. J. Swan . .71 Robert R. Paustian P. G. Bergeron 3.55 SS R. McNEELY C. T. Henderson 7.47 3.56 Joseph McGinty 4.27 William Holliday 5.26 Elmo J. Foster 71 William Bryant 4.13 George E. Berry 3.19 Charles W. Cobb Alfred Childres, Jr 4.13 Charles Surrency 4.27 James McGee 4.13 W. H. Hempstead 6.20 4.13 John B. Veneklasan 32.97 Edwin Banion William J. Metzger 4.13 Charles E. Surrency ....; 12.33 4,13 Robert Palchanes 2i75 Dennis L. Filch Peter P. Raisch 4.13 Juan Hernandez 1.48 John W. Reilly 4.13 Robert Laliberte 14.46 Walter Palifko 4.13 SS LYMAN HALL Anthony Graziano 4.13 4.13 Leo P. McGarity 10.56 Howard P. Boedecke 4.13 W. C. Sanders 10.56 Carlos M. Ponce 4.13 R. Velasco *36.90 Merle. L, Dunster 413 Gail W. Wright 2.82 Clarence De Chenne 413 Curtis R. Parker 2.82 •Thomas Reid 4.13 Guy Whitehurst 44.84 Lawrrence Peterson 4.13 Paul W. Gowin 13.54 Alberto C. Rocha Geo. J. Oehiert 13.54 Clarence B. Bregg 84 Patrick M. Brennan 41.33 John W. Armiger 5.69 Jos..E. Scully 4.98 NEW YORK .... 51 Beaver St. .( 330 AtlanUc Ave. Robt. H. Ross, Jr 3.91 BOSTON 14 Nprth Gay St. Walter J. Kook 2.84 BALTIMORE Telephone Calvert 4S39 Chris Peralta 1.42 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. 25, Conimercial PI. Jose Velazquez 71 NORFOLK 339 Chartres St. Chas J. Wrazen 1.42 NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Geo. W. Salter 15.39 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. J. Fleet 9.80, SAN JUAN, P. IL .... 45 Ponce de Leon 305 "/4 22nd St. Wm. J. Gray 15.14 GALVESTON 257 6th St. Wm. J. Gray 1.37 RICHMOND. Calif. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. R. A. Keith 1.37 SEATTLE 36 Seneca St. John White 2.75 PORTLAND ...... 1,11 W. Bumside St. 440 Avalon Blvd. C. W. Chamberlain 1.37 WILMINGTON 16 Merchant St. Richard Vance 1.37 HONOLULU BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. R. K. Pelletier 1.37 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. John H. Muldoon 1.37 SO. CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houston Ave. 1014 E. St. Clair St. Kenneth Basham 1.37, CLEVELAND DETROIT 1038 Third St. Sidney Becker 1.37 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. John Hawkins ;...., 5.41 VICTORIA. B. C 602 Boughton St, Earl L. Adamson 42.13, VANCOUVER, B,C.,144W. HasUngs St. 31.28 11.38 8.53 2.84 6.04 '5.69 5.69 48.35 01 01 01 01 3.55; 3.55 4.27 6.40 09 SS MARY M; DODGE 1;50 11.02 Clyde Currington SlU HAtU TAMPA JACKSONVILJ^E 842 Zack St. 920 Main St, SS RICHARD CASWELL Robert W. Barton 98.57 Fred Kethcoat 05 Jas. Matherson, Jr 06 Carol H. Andrews 06 Solomon Suggs .04 Dave B. McKinney 06 Billy W. Williams 02 Wm. A. Saxon, Jr 47.41 Robt. H. E. Wentworth .... 97.80 H. D. Moehlenbrock 04 Ralph A. Alano 05 Paul R. Williams 08 Francis A. Johnson 03 Robert P. Jackson 97.32 Marion K! Cranson 142.31 Gorth G. Durham 82.16 Lucian A. John, Jr 05 Ben H. McLendon 108.96 Geo. A. Wessels, Jr .05 Wm. Daykas 03 Henry Bozeck 92.71 Carlos M. Banquer 77.43 Douglas A. Acker 04 Jack Holland 03 Carl W. Beasley 89.31 Leon K. Lawson Augustine Gonzalez James O. Lee Harold Bradley Paul Ginger Carlos J. Crain John Benarick William Powers Max G. Vogel Milton Robinson Dewey Rhea Edw. F. Leasgang Sam Y. Sherill Melvin Mason Wm. Siejack Harold Kemp Otis C. Spicer C. O. Whitley D. J. Wycoff Lloyd E. Warden 2.13 71 2.13 2.13 2.13 1-42 4.98 10.94 1-00 1.00 2.84 ' 9.35 3.44 2.06 6.20 2.06 69 27 5.70 110.16 SS ROBERT TOOMBS Julian Riley 25.78 Thos. E. Flogg 72.11 C. A. Stubbs 37 J. B. Sharpe 67.68 Wm. B. Grender 37 Robt. L. Toole 13.55 N. P. Perezyuski 4.00 Dan Campbell 1 7.49 Santos Antonetti _ .97 Davis Seitz 15.64 Burnet Gellman 28.44 Benj. Warino : 7.00 SS ROBERT FECHNER Coy Paxton 20.01 12.09 James Godsey 3.54 John Waritez 13.36 Louis E. Caraway 5.68 Lawrence Frank 40.62 Luther B. HaU 5.73 James Torres Willie C. Sanders 2.84 SS STEPHEN LEACOCK Jack Buhia, Jr 2.29 Wm. C. Eubanks 4.82 Edgar M. Giles 2.29 Daniel Collins 24.28 Edgar M. Giles 5.04 6.88 James B. Henley 2.29 Robert Brennan Harolo Bentley .69 Thos. L. McCulloch 2.29 Fred Hethcoat 2.49 George B. Fitzjatrick 71 Harry Goldstein 71 Harry Goldstein 71 Kenneth B. Greenway 3.55 Thomas J. Shelton 2.84 The Maritime Commission has Edw. Johnston 6.20 Harold W. Lawrence 6.20 issued instructions to all shipping J. Arpino 4.00 Commissioners and companies as T. L. Cook 3.07 to the amounts of allotments J. J. Boehm 78.68 that a seaman can leave on the H. A. Wages 42.24 artiqles against his earnings while A. S. Boone 2.25 at sea. According to this scale James Reynolds 4.27 the percentages start with 72% Geo. P. Rosaris 4.27 of $100 and decline as the scale of earnings advances. The notification carries a footliote pointing out that the amounts of allotments cannot be exceeded. Maritime Commission List Allotments Notice! R. CHARBANNEAU Wages Allot. Your trip card receipt A 15279 is being held for you in New $100.00 $ 72.00 79.20 York. See Patrolman W. Hamil­ 1,10.00 86.40 120.00 ton. PERSONALS DARWIN W. ATKINSON You can get your papers by contacting Joseph F. Padelford, 339 W. 70 St., New York City. i % X JACK GARDNER HAL SHATTO Henry F. Hendon, your ship­ mate on the SS William Prescott (Amer.-President Lines), wants you to get in touch with his at­ torney, Samuel Segal, 11 Broad­ way, New York, regarding his ac­ cident while aboard that vessel. 130.00 140.00 150.00 160.00 170.00 180.00 190.00 200.00 210.00 220.00 230.00 240.00 250.00 260.00 270.00 280.00 290.00 300.00 310.00 320.00 330.00 93.60 100.80 108.00 115.20 122.40 129.60 136.80 144.00 151.20 158.40 165.60 172.80 180.00 187.20 194.40 201.60 208.80 216.00 223.20 230.40 237.60 Wages Allot. $105.00 $ 75.60 115.00 82.80 125.00 90.00 135.00 87.20 145.00 104.40 155.00 111.60 165.00 118.80 175.00 126.00 ' 185.00 133.20 195.00 140.40 205.00 147.60 215.00 154.80 225.00 162.00 235.00 169.20 245.00 176.40 255.00 183.60 265.00 190.80 275.00 198.00 285.00 205.20 , 295.00 212.40 305.00 219.60 315.00 226.80 325.00 234.00 335.00 241.20 �N.­ Page Twelve THE IN COAL TALKS SEAFARERS SIU Ships Vet In Record Time Seeking a settlement of the soft coal strike which has closed many pits, are, 1 to r: Chairman Ezra Van Horn of operators group. Sec. of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach and Pres. John L. Lewis of United Mine Workers. Strike issue is refusal of companies to recog­ nize unionization of supervisors and foremen. (Federated Pictures) Another Army veteran, this one -with three years of service, half of which was spent overseas, had his seaman's papers faciliated by the Seafarers International Union. Master Sergeant Clarence E. Sargent of Decatur, Illinois, who shipped as a Wiper last week from the New York hall, is just one of the many hundreds of dis­ charged servicemen who have benefited from the SIU's policy of helping veterans find a career at sea. Sgt. Sargent whose decorations and stripes attested to his serv­ ice, heard of the SIU from a friend and came to the hall to see if the Union's promises were just words or if he would really get help. By the next day he had already shipped. and was discharged September Sgt. Sargent, who served in the 30, 1945. Illinois National Guard prior to| He served with the Army Air the war, enlisted in October, 1942, Corps. in the U. S. before going 52 Candidates To Run For Union Posts NEW YORK—The final official report of the Credentials Com­ mittee reveals a total of 52 can­ didates will seek office in the At­ lantic and Gulf District, Seafai'ers International Union elections to serve during 1946. A break­ down of the candidates shows 16 for Agents, 33 for Patrolmen, 2 for Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and 1 for Secretary-Treasurer. Of the 52 candidates, 37 face the voters at the polls, the others being unopposed. One candidacy for Agent was cancelled because the office sought (Charleston, S. C., Branch) was no longer func­ tioning. The Credentials Committee's list appears below: FOR ENTIRE DISTRICT (Offices: 1 Sec.-Treas, 1 Ass't. Sec.-Treas.) Secretary-Treasurer JOHN HAWK* Assistant Sec'y-Treasurer JAMES T. BRADY J. P. SHULER BALTIMORE (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Patrolman for each dept.) Agent WILLIAM (CURLY) RENTZ* Deck Patrolman R. E. DICKEY* Engine Patrolman DOLAR STONEERNEST . B. TILLEY Steward Patrolman CHARLES STARLING* NORFOLK (Offices: 1 Agent, 2 Joint Patrolmen) Agent RAY WHITE* Joint Patrolman KEITH (JIM) ALSOP* LEON (BLONDEY) JOHNSON* SAVANNAH (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent ARTHUR THOMPSON* JACKSONVILLE (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent LOUIS GOFFIN JAMES TUCKER NEW YORK (Offices: 1 Agent, 2 Patrolmen for each department) Agent TAMPA ' PAUL HALL* (Offices: 1 Agent) Deck Patrolman Agent JOSEPH ALGINA THOMAS (ROCKY) BENSON CLAUDE (SONNY) SIMMONS* CHAS. (COTTON) HAYMOND MOBILE JAMES SHEEHAN (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Joint Engine Patrolman Patrolman) JAMES De VITO Agent JAMES BANNERS CHARLES KIMBALL* JAMES PURCELL Joint Patrolman JOSEPH H. VOLPIAN.-^ CHARLES E. BURNS Steward Patrolman ELVIS (EDDIE) HIGDON ^ CLAUDE FISHER • LOUIS (BLACKIE) NEIRA R. E. GONZALES FRED HART ' NEW ORLEANS (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Patrolman BOSTON for each department) (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Joint Agent Patrolman) STEELY WHITE* Agent JOHN MOGAN* Deck Patrolman PERCY BOYER Joint Patrolman CHARLES H. BUSH JOSEPH LAPHAM FRANK SULLIVAN STANLEY GREENRIDGE PAUL WARREN EDDIE A. PARR Engine Patrolman JAMES E. SWEENEY ' A. M. (SANDY) SCIVICQUE PHILADELPHIA C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS (Offices: 1 Agent) Steward Pafrolman Agent RICHARD W. BIRMINGHAM HARRY COLLINS TEDD R. TERRINGTON JAMES TRUESDALE V" ROBERT B. WRIGHT Friday, October 19. 1945 LOG overseas with the 8th Air Force as Airplane Maintenance Chief on heavy bombers, B 24s and B 17s. He was overseas for a year and a half. ^ Brother Sargent wears three Presidential citations, the Bronze Star, American Defense Ribbon Good Conduct Medal, and the -rib­ bon for the European Theatre of Operations. \ He is credited for action in the air offensives in the Battles of Normandie, Northern France, the " Ardesses offensive, the Rhineland and Central Europe. "These were air'hot' actions,*- ' Sgt. Sargent said. "And it was our job to keep those planes in the air so that they could bomb the objective and soften up resis­ tance against the Allied drives." He says that the Union's pro­ gram is a real one and that he , intends to sail steadily and continue going to sea as a Union ^ seaman. TALKING IT OVER GALVESTON (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent D. L. PARKER RAY SWEENEY SAN JUAN. P.R. (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent BUD RAY* SAN FRANCISCO (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent ROBERT A. MATTHEWS* James Cobb, No. 265, nomin­ ated for Agent for the Port of Charleston, had his nomination cancelled by the Committee be­ cause the branch there was closed prior to the nominations. A res­ olution specifying the offices to be filled had previously been passed by the membership and Charleston will not be placed on the ballot. •An asterisk against a name signifies that the candidate is un­ opposed. Union Officers Apply For Strike Vote The possibility of a strike of union ships' officers aboard most of the 5,000 vessels in the Ameri­ can merchant marine arose this week when the Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, American Federation of Labor affiliate, ap­ plied to the National Labor Relation.s Board for a strike vote wtihin the next thirty days. The union, which has members aboard^ 97 per cent of Am^icanowned ships in the world, asked the strike vote in a telegram to the National Labor Relation Board after the War Labor Board rejected its plea for a 45 per cent increase in wages. Captain Harry Martin, presi­ dent of the Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, said that elim­ ination of the war bonus for mariners on Oct. 1 by the War Labor Board order means a wage cut of from 76 to 91 per cent for 15,000 members of the union. Al­ though the officers have been in­ cluded in a $45-a-month pay rise granted to all merchant seamen and effective Oct. 1, Captain Mar­ tin declared that the officers feel the amoimt is insufficient. Brothers William J. Moise and Jimmy "Sloppy" Creel drop into the Log office to report on their recent trip on the Bull Line's Babcock (a habit more of you should ^t). They had a good trip, as you . can tell by their expressions. However, turn to page six for a more complete report ,on the Babcock's last trip. Meanwhile, how about' more of you guys dropping in and telling us about your beefs and your experiences. Your old shipmedes like to hear about you. Delegates Say Log Gets Around (Continued from ^Fage I) tic: Delegates Dan Bergen, John L. Mahoney, and Mike Soraka, saw to it that the Log was de­ livered in quantity to the Sea­ men's Club in Bremerhaven, Ger­ many, after the crew had re­ ceived and read copies. The Germans said they were glad to get reading that didn't have Nazi censorship exercised over it. Aboard the SB Julian Poydras the delegates left Logs in the Victory Club, Rue Albert Mahien, in Cherbourg, France. And from there we have the report from Chief Cook Wallace that he left Logs aboard another SIU ship in Beira, Portuguese East Africa on August 18. The crew of this ship also promised to pass them along to other sea­ men and crews they met. Adding "Send more," C. O. Voelker, stewards department delegate of the SS Meyer Lissner fWaterman) reports that the Logs were received and distributed. Delegates Ted Reynolds, Carl Angenete and R. L! Starke of the Deconhil SS Mojave send their thanks on getting the paper. The crew was still reading the Log when the ship sailed, and will distribute their copies when they get to their port of destina­ tion. From the SS Fort Donelson (L, A. Tanker) Delegates Fant, La Fare and Otterson send back word that the UnitSh paper has reached them. � 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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NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1945 No. 41 SlU Protests WSA's Illegal Power Grab Steel Owner Says Operators Raise Pay Only When Forced UJ' New General Order 53 Affecting Cooks And Stewards Scored in Union Resolution A resolution calling for the membership of the SIU to oppose General Order No. 53 issued by War Shipping Administrator Admr. Emory 5. Land was submitted to WASHINGTON—startled pro- to live on that. He pointed out meetings in the Atlantic and Gulf District, on a coastwise basis this week. The Gen­ labor observers imagined the mil- that an income of $1,950 a year eral Order calls for members of the stewards' department sailing on WSA ships as lenium had arrived -when Pat­ clear of taxes was needed by the second cook and baker or above that rating to take out "competence cards" with the rick W. McDonough, million- ordinary city family to break WSA after examinatin, on or be-*— naire owner of the McDonough even on a maintenance budget fore January 1, 1946. These letter to the War Shipping Ad­ Steel Co. of Oakland, California, (confined to bare necessities and "competence cards" would be in ministrator. His letter, and the This Is "Supporf*! told a Senate labor sub-commit­ with no luxuries or savings pos­ addition to the certificates of ef­ letter from the Coast Guard, and tee that "employers never raise sible), and that a wage of $1 an While the NMU was assur­ ficiency that seamen of all rat­ the text of General Order No. 53, wages unless they're forced to" hour would be required to meet ing the striking longshore­ ings now carry and are an at­ as well as the resolution follow: and recommended that the 65- such a yearly income. tempt by the WSA to become a cent minimum wage bill become AFL President William Green men of their "support." their permanent body. law. elaborated on Hinrichs' figures to contracted ships were sailing The General Order requires The surprised committee was show how little could be pur­ despite the longshore beef. such men who fail in the WSA's rocked when it heard the indus­ chased at the 65-cent rate and The following are just some proposed examination to go back Dear Mr. Hawk: that a worker could only buy of their ships that left the trialist tell them that: to the WSA's training schools, There has been submitted to J. Profits rise when wages are about three-quarters of the. food port of New York recently; even though they had been go­ deemed necessary for a minimum increased. ing to sea for a number of years the United States Coast Guard ' 2. "Higher wages cause better adequate diet by the Department Henry S. Grove and are presently functioning in the enclosed General Arder No. William H. Kendrick's. of Agriculture. production." their respective capacities in the 53 of the War Shipping Adminis­ 3. "65 cents is a pittance, I Also supporting the bill was L. Donald S. Wright stewards department. The order tration. The effect of the WSA don't care where it is. It's really Metcalfe Walling, administrator Barbara Fritchie could be used by the WSA to General Order is that after Jan­ not American to pay 65 cents an of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Samuel Aitkins spread its control to other de­ who emphasized the importance Arthur Riggs hour." uary 1, 1946, no person in the partments. stewards' department in the rat­ 4. "Never in my 42 years as a of the new bill which would Bernard N. Baker Pursuant to instructions from ing of second cook and baker or working man and employer have bring under the fair wage law Benjamin H. Hill William Terry Howell the membership, John Hawk, higher shall be employed on any some 320,000 seamen and up­ I ever seen an increase in wages James Barbour Secretary-Treasurer of the At­ vessel owned or bareboat char­ ward of a million and a quarter freely granted." lantic and Gulf District protest­ tered by the War Shipping Ad­ agricultural handling and pro­ 5. "Raising the minimum wage ed General Order No. 53 in a ministration unless he holds a cessing occupations. to 65 cents an hour is not going WSA Competence Card from that to affect prices one iota." Administration or has been ex­ 6. His firm had made a profit of amined by that Administration at least one rhillion dollars a year ajjd has been found qualified to during the war, and that it was receive training, but has not been "too much." given an opportunity to receive • 7. He had raised wages for the training because of manning con­ same reason that anybody had ditions. All persons to whom the . . . 'because I was forced to.' Order applies will be given ex­ PAID HIGHER WAGES aminations by the War Shipping McDonough has run his own Behind the longshoremen's struggle, between those* Administration to prove that they business for 22 years, and before who advocate strike action and those who don't, lies a per for, despite their cries of are competent to meet the stand­ "solidarity," not a single ship that for 20 years was an appren­ ards set by that Administration for tice boilermaker, foreman and typically brazen attempt by communist-run and commun­ manned by their members- has such persons. Persons who pass failed to sail. Not a single ship Superintendent of various steel istic-dominated organizations to make political capital out such examination will receive the plants. During the war, he re­ of the ILA differences, regardless of the right or wrong of has been tied up to support the aforementioned Competence striking longshoremen. duced the price of invasion boats the situation and equally re-* sions of militant solidarity? The interests of these phony Cards. Those who do not pass from over $25,000 to less than gardless of the eventual outcome "supporters" lie, not in the work­ the examination, but who show SCABBED ON SEAMEN $12,000. This was the lowest in wages and conditions. Only too well known among ing conditions or wages of the that they are qualified to re­ price in the country, though he Supporting the rank and filers, maritime workers are the finky ILA membership and certainly ceive training, will be issued paid higher wages than the "like a rope supports a hanging actions of these self-styled "sup­ not in the merits of the internal Competence Cards after success­ other plants. fully completing the training. McDonough was among the man," is the communist Daily porters" during past waterfront ILA pro and con argument, but Worker which observes "the struggles. It was the NMU that in using the situation to rule or The War Shipping Administra­ many witnesses, including labor heartening sign of growing mari­ branded striking seamen as "Hit­ ruin as has alwa'ys been their tion has requested the Coast officials and ordinary workers, time solidarity" and commends Guard, pursuant to the Presi­ ler agents, fascists and enemies method of operation. who appeared before the com­ the "support" being given to the dent's Executive Order No. 9054, of America" back in the days The stakes for them in the mittee to urge the enactment of striking longshoremen by local as amended, to take steps through game are that they would swing that preceded Pearl Harbor. That the minimum wage bill which officials of the Marine Firemen, the Shipping Commissioners to the longshoremen over to their was, of course, after Hitler broke •would, over a two year period, Oilers and Watertenders; Marine insure that after January 1, 1946, West Coast comrade-fink, Harry the Soviet-Nazi pact. It was they step up minimum wage payments Cooks and Stewards; and the no person covered by WSA Gen­ Bridges and his ILWU-CIO. As who, during the SIU-SUP spear­ to 75 cents an hour. NMU. Representatives of these eral Order No. 53 (that is, no far as the communists are con­ headed War Bonus fight, manned : Presenting a convincing case in three unions reportedly distrib­ person in the stewards' depart­ cerned, the rank and file mem­ ships and scabbed on the seamen, support of the proposal, A. F. uted leaflets announcing their ment of the rating of second bers would be just as many terming the strike a phony beef. Hinrichs, acting director of the unity with the longshoremen. cook and baker or above) shall be pawns, to be used as long as they It was Harry Bridges who crash­ Bureau of Labor Statistics of the signed on any vessel owned or are useful and thrown to the ed the picket lines and offered Department of Labor, said that a Just what kind of support do bareboat chartered by the War wolves after they've outlived his ILWU-CIO men to the oper­ 65 cent wage would hardly pro- they mean? What kind of sup­ their usefulness to the commie Shipping Administration unless vi4e bare subsistence at present port are they giving? And Just ators. he presents to the Shipping Comline. Even now their expressions of what lies, insidiously hidden, in prices; and that ^most families would "go into a hole" if forced back of their new found expres­ 'support" are mere scraps of pa­ (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 4) Letter To Sill Frem Ceast Guard Commies Hope Fer Political Gain As They 'Support' Longshoremen �Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday, Oclober 12, 1945 LOG FOR YOUR FUTURE SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District A filiated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New Y6rk 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 X HARRY LUNDEBERG i. It i ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washingtoti Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 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 Ship Disposal Bill There's a noisy beating of gums these days in the Nation's capitol concerning the seventeen billion dollar ship disposal bill. Administration leaders are pulling for their sale without restrictions; lawmakers, shipowners. Maritime Commission and others demanding various re­ strictive measures be incorporated "to protect the U. S. merchant marine." Although these "protectors" speak so piously none of them, as far as can be determined, has raised the real issues and, for that reason, none has found the proper solution. The whole question is being discussed on the basis of elmininating or curtailing foreign competition to the ad­ vantage of the U. S. operators. Certainly no one will argue against protecting our country's legitimate share of world trade, but almost every­ one has his own pet idea about how to do it or what that share should be. Most of us, except the arch-nationalist, will agree that we cannot live in a land of plenty while the rest of the world goes without the goods vital to its existence. This means that, in our own interests, foreigners must be able to trade in world markets and must have demands that they return to work the ships to do so. The obvious fact is that U. S. tonnage Belgium Dockworkers and approximately two-thirds will be sold to them, and other U. S. tonnage will be op­ Want Better Conditions voted down the proposal. erated by Americans under foreign flags. The Belgium Transport Work­ The Hull sympathy strike in­ Unfair competition is not only dangerous to the shipowner and the manufacturer, but is even more dan­ gerous to the seamen and the factory workers. Unfair competition will tear down standards of living, regardless of the unions' bargaining strength. It's this unfair competition that is causing the alarm in Washington, and they're doing the only thing they know about eliminating it. Instead of forcing the foreign operators into a position of matching our costs, dollar for dollar, they try by ersatz methods to offset the other's advantage. Can Britain, Holland, Norway or any other country use cheaper coal than we? Of course, not. Can they sail in cheaper water or use bargain-rate trade routes? Of course, not. The only saving they can make is in the cost of labor and the cost of the workers' feeding and safety. Therein lies the answer to the Washington legislators. If they can agree to a law which provides that foreign shipowners, or Americans operating under a foreign flag, must meet American seamen's working conditions, pay, safety and other standards, they will find the real answer to their problem. U. S. manufacturers and shipowners hate to admit it, but the undeniable facts are that better wages and working conditions have actually increased efficiency and productivity which more than offset the additional money paid out. It is this American production know-how that will successfully compete with any foreign operators. ers' Union, listing the grievances of the Antwerp dockers, has filed a request for immediate improve­ ment of working conditions. The union is demanding the abolition of hiring for half shifts, which is being applied to the disadvan­ tage of the dockers; .hiring of gangs for finishing off cargoes, which will prevent arbitrary changing of personnel; improve­ ments in methods of hiring and the forming of gangs; and the in­ troduction of the Saturday halfholiday. (ITF) Dockers in Eight British Ports Strike The entire Mersey River dock system was shut down when the last of the port's 15,000 dockers joined the eight day old strike. The striking longshoremen jeered creased to four thousand men and the strike spread to include eight ports. Pensions For Injured Danish Seamen Pensions fo Danish seamen and fishermen who, while serving dur­ ing the German occupation of Denmark aboard ships in Allied service, sustained injuries which wholly or partially incapacitated them, are provided for in a Bill which has just passed in Den­ mark. The new law amends the Seamen's War Injuries Law of 1940. The Bill provides that the na­ tionality of the ship does not matter, the only condition being that claimants must not have shown anti-Danish feelings. (ITF) better their conditions, the very practical problem of in­ creasing our own wage structures and working condi­ tions. Unless we make sure that Seaman Johnny Bull, Seaman Haaken Olsen, and Seaman Hans Vanderveldt get wages and conditions equal to our own, we'll soon find that ships manned by them will sail while ours gather barnacles. GET HEP; GET THE LOG The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has the right to have it mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so, send your name and home address to the Log office, 51 Beaver Street, New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. . \ -< Mexican Workers Return From U. 5. It was announced last week that 67,000 Mexican workers will re­ turn from the United States when their work contracts come to an end in November. All of these men, most of the railroad work­ ers, were employed in the U. S. under agreement reached bebetween U. S. and Mexican gov*, ernments providing for a pi'earranged number of Mex'can workers being taken to the U. S. in order to alleviate the man­ power shortage. Mexican Stevedores Stage Protest Strike \ A three hour protest strike of stevedores paralyzed all Mexican ports in both Atlantic and Pacific coasts last August 31st. The strike was called by the dockers and stevedores union as a demon­ stration against a recent Mexican Supreme Court decision which, in the opinion of the dockwork­ The end result is that wages of seamen will be equal ers, deprived them of the right to one way or the other. Either we bring theirs up to ours conclude contracts with employ­ The stake which we have in this ship sale bill is, besides or they, through no fault of their own, will tear ours down ers and of the , benefits of labor legislation in general. (ITF) the moral question of aiding seamen of other countries to to their levels. �^ Friday, October 12, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Attention Members! When paying dues, assess­ ments, tines, donations or any monies to the union, make sure that you pay it to an authorised representative and that you get an official re­ ceipt. No matter how much or how little you pay, follow this procedure for your own protection. By PAUL HALL The War Shipping Administration has recently announced their plans for the recertification and examination of members of the stewards department. This in spite of the fact that this union and pther unions have opposed it since this idea was first suggested. Quite naturally, the SIU does not intend to endorse this program of WSA's Mr. O'Connell in any manner. Quite the contrary, in the ovent that the WSA insists on putting this program into effect, this union will take whatever action necessary to stop it, whether it is economic action or through simply boycotting the school. The point is thfit, regardless of what effort it takes to beat them, this union realizes that it is to our benefit and protection to do so. In the event we do not beat these people, it would mean that every man in the stewards department would have to go back to some bunch of phony examiners and go through a lot of lost motion and then be recertificated after a period of time. It doesn't require much of a mastermind to figure out why these people want to put this program into effect—it is simply be­ cause they want to protect their jobs and keep leaching off the taxpayers' dough. We will make it our businesg- to see that they don't get this oportunity. <. i THOSE SHIPBOARD MEETINGS Py Minutes from various ships' meetings are being sent and brought in in larger numbers than ever before. However, it ap­ pears that not every ship holds these meetings. Every man should make it his business, to see to it that a meeting is called as soon ias possible and ship's delegates elected. This should be done, not after the ship has started her voyage, but immediately upon boarding the ship, so as to guarantee representation for all the crew in what­ ever shipboard beefs may take place before the vessel starts her trip. After the trip has started, meetings should be held regularly. These meetings should deal, of course, with all problems of the union in addition to the problems of that particular crew on board that particular ship. Probably one of the most important points on the agenda for a shipboard meeting should be the education of the younger mem­ bers. An educational discussion should be held for these men's benefit and the policy of the union explained, as well as pointers given to show these men the value of unionism the SIU way. Each member must feel he is part of the union, and that the union works through him. Send copies of each meeting held to Headquarters Office so that the membership as a whole can act on each crew's suggestions, recommendations and actions. HOLD THAT MEETING—ELECT THOSE DELEGATES! How To Divide The Work In Stewards Department SHULER sign ons. There are a number of vessels in port that should start crewing and signing on, and we expect shipping to pick up again. However, there are al;ways jobs on the board when the hall closes at night. The War Shipping Administra^ tioii has created anotlier beef ber tween the operators and the Sea* farers International Union by sending out a directive on the stewards department comple­ ment. These directives are drawn up by some landlubber who has no conception of the work perform­ ed by the stewards department ott board a vessel and the manning scales are guaged by a pre-war scale. EIGHT MEN NEEDED On the Hog Islands and other old-type jobs, there were seven men carried in the stewards de­ partment. before the war. Now, the WSA states in its directive that seven men are sufficient com­ plement for stewards departments on board a Liberty ship not car­ rying troops. They probably never took into consideration the fact that there is a lot more deck space assigned to the stewards department, which must be taken care of on Liberties and Victories, than there is on the old-type ships. This dispute has caused quite a bit of disruption in the shipping schedule in this and other ports. The Union is holding out for eight men on Liberty ships that carry less than 40 in the crew. A GOOD PLAN With this new manning scale of seven men on the lod-type He retired his book to serve ships, some stewards department during the war in his old rating have had difficulty in arranging as a Chief Boatswain's Mate. their work. A good plan to fol­ Brother Barone served in Pearl low in laying out the work for Harbor and was active at the a seven man stewards department ship-repair base, as well as on board these ships is the Chief aboard the USS Laramie, a Cook and Second Cook in the galley, one Messman and one Util­ tanker. "I'd rather be sailing on mer­ ity Man to serve the officers, and chant ships, "Brother Barone says. two Messmen or one Messmen "There's more freedom and the and one Utlity Man to serve the seamen are more united as Union crew. men. Besides we have the best The licensed officers of the conditions in the world and we deck department should have hope to better them." their quarters taken care of by the two men asigned to serve the unlicensed personnel. On the Liberty ships carrying eight men, the two men assigned to serve the followed except that the eighth cals that the SIU would give any man should be signed on as a assistance necessary to win the utility and be used in helping the beef. All ILA locals thanked us Cooks in the galley and also tak­ for the offer, stating that they ing care of passageways, etc. would call the SIU in, if they CHEF'S JOB needed us. Our pledge of real support was A good suggestion for Stewards given with the full understanding sailing on Victories and Liberties thai the SIU, besides refusing to that carry troops is to assign the sail the ships, would place finan­ galley and the pantry to the cial resources at the longshore­ Chef. He should be accountable men's disposal. The SIU needs to the Steward for the manage­ no placards or handbills to an­ ment of this part of the Stewards nounce its readiness to help in Dept., and the Steward should not any and all legitimate beefs. Its interfere with the way it is run reputation among maritime work­ as long as it is satisfactory. ers is too well known. If there are any changes to be It is not the purpose of the made, he should take it up with Seafarers International Union to the Chef and let him make the inject itself into the internal af­ changes. The Second Steward fairs of any organization. The should be in charge of all the ILA membership runs its affairs room service, mess rooms, etc. He should have the same author­ and we run ours. It is, however,, extremely im­ ity as docs the Chef over the portant to the SIU that Bridges galley affairs. If worked in this and his cohorts be kept off the manner, it will keep down the East Coast. (Continued on Page 5) By J. P. NEW YORK—Due to the long­ shoremen slow-up, shipping in the Port of New York dropped off in the past week; there were a number of payoffs but few Can't Wait For Discharge OUR OWN TRAINING PROGRAM Speaking of this program of the WSA brings us to a point which has long proved a weak spot for this union. That is the lack of an upgrading system within this Organization, used for the benefit of our members. The same thing, in other words, that the SUP has had on the west coast during this entire war period. The SUP has a training ship which is union controlled and which has sup­ pled a great number of the new men coming into the industry on the west coast as well as upgrading members. This is much the same thing as should be done on this coast, especially in view of the fact that the WSA is going to insist on prolonging their life within the upgrading division. Some two years ago, SIU officials in Baltimore sponsored an upgrading system in that port for the benefit of SIU members. This pro^am, which did not cost the SIU one cent, managed to give 500 SIU members higher ratings. This proved very beneficial to the union in not having to call any fink hall for men; and in addition it allowed a large number of our members to increase their earning power. There is no reason why this Organization should not have its own training system and have it administered by the union. As was pointed out before it would result, first, of an end of the so^ called "necessity" of the continuance of the fink hall upgrading pro­ gram, and, secondly, it would make our organization independent of any fink hall for any qualified ratings. For instance, it would be a simple matter to obtain a ware­ house or loft of some sort within the same area that the hall in New York is now located and to stock it with the necessary gear to upgrade our members. The lack of a union upgrading system has been a weak point in the SIU program, it is not too late to correct this measure. It is up to the membership to decide what action should be taken on this. That's why it will be a good idea at future meetings, both aboard ship and at union halls, to put this as a point on the agenda for discussion and action. There is no reason why we should have to go outside of our own union halls for any rated men, especially so now since the shipowners and Government are trying up lots of scows. Let's discuss this problem among ourselves and come out of it with some policy regarding the absolute necessity for answering this problem. Any action taken on this matter by ships crews should be sent in for membership action. Not waiting for his actual dis­ charge from the Navy, Joseph A. Barone, AB, has again picked up his SIU book so that he can sail as a Union seamen. He will be discharged Oct. 23. Joe came out of the United States Navy in 1938, retired on sixteen years* service and wish­ ing to go to sea, promptly joined the Seafarers International Union. He sailed then steadily until June, 1940, when the Navy again called him back to the service. Commies Play For Longshoremen (Continued from Page 1) Nothing would please the comrats more than to see Bridges gang move in on the Port of New York and enslave the very men with whom they now "co-operate in solidarity." Let there be no doubt that Bridges, Curran, Kauf­ man, Harris, and company jdon't tolerate rank and file moves of any kind. The record of all communist - dominated unions speaks out clearly on this point. Despite efforts to prove other­ wise, the facts are that Bridges stood in line, hat in hand, plead­ ing before the War Labor Board for wages and conditions which the ILA already had. At that, he ended up with and still has lower wages than the ILA. In sharp contrast to the phony "supporters" of the strike, the Seafarers International Union, 60,000 strong with a record of militancy on the waterfront sec­ ond to none, notified all ILA lo­ Page Three �''Xr Page Four yrr--"X/ii' THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 12. 1945 Bureaucrats Grab For Soft Postwar Jobs Coast Guard Letter To Seafarers Hawk Blasts 'New Order' In SlU Answer the War Manpower Commission Government money as many of parties of contemplated action Dear Sir: that may affect them. That is Seafarers International Union (which directive is no longer law the very men trained by the War Shipping Administration were the purpose of this letter. of North America, Atlantic and since revoked June 13, 1945 and recommended to the Bureau of accordingly is no longer authorify Your acknowledgment of this Gulf District has received a copy Marine Inspection and Navigation letter is requested and any com­ of the War Shipping Adminis­ for any action). ments that you care to make of trator's General Order No. 53 Executive Order 9054 is a war now under Coast Guard supervi­ the proposed action requested of entitled "Qaulifications for Stew­ measure and any action taken sion as being fully qualified for under it expires with the cessa­ the endorsement of second cook the Coast Guard will be welcom.e. ards' Department." and baker or cook etc. and who tion of hostilities. Comments with respect to Gen­ This General Order No. 53 in­ are now actually sailing in those The proposed measure is not eral Order No. 53 itself should, cludes all stewards' department necessary for the furtherance of capacities and thus these men of course, be directed to the War personnel who hold certificates would be required to again take the war effort and is consequent­ Shipping Administration. Inas­ of efficiency in the rating of sec­ another examination before being ly outside of the scope of the much as it will be necessary for ond cook and baker or higher and allowed to sail on WSA ships purpose of the Executive Order, the Coast Guard to take various requires these men to pass an and if the examination was not and illegal and unconstitutional. steps to set up machinery for examination and obtain "compe­ passed they would then be re­ Congress has set forth the re­ complying with the request of tence cards" on or before January quired to go back to the very quirements to be met by seamen the War Shipping Administra­ 1, 1946, as a prerequisite for em­ school they graduated from and in the Merchant Seamen's Act tion, the Coast Guard would ap­ ployment on any vessel owned start over again. The War Ship­ (Title No. 46, Section 672 (g)). preciate receiving your acknow­ ledgment and comments as soon by or bareboat chartered to the Congress alone is the only body ping Administration should not War Shipping Administration empowered to take the drastic ac­ be permitted to continue this as possible. which constitutes practically all tion and the Administrator should waste at the taxpayers' expense. American shipping. Very truly yours, not be permitted to usurp the Experienced men who have sail­ L. T. CHALKER The Administrator purports to power given exclusively to Con­ ed in this war and during the Rear Admiral, USCG act under Executive Orders 9054 gress by the Constiution of the last war and have had thirty years experience or more would Acting Commandant and 9244 and Directive XVIII of United States. have to become school boys by WSA PLEDGE TO SIU force of the War Shipping Ad­ The Administrator's General ministrator's General Order Order No. 53 in effect is a state­ No. 53. ment that the safe operation of WHEREAS: The War Shipping have been granted after examina- perience or more would have to vessels requires not only the regu­ UNWARRANTED INSULTS Administration has issued Gen- tion by the Bureau of Marine In- become school boys at the whim lation of the seamen but the regu­ The War Shipping Administra­ eral Order No. 53 entitled "Quali- spection and Navigation, now un- of a group of bureaucrats by lation of cooks and stewards. If tor could under this usurpation fications for Stewards' Depart- der Coast Guard supervision; and force of the War Shipping Ad­ this is so it follows that the law take a similar step and require ment" which includes all person- WHEREAS: Such, overlapping ministrator's General Order No. of the United States requiring the examination to be taken by nel of this department holding of authority and duplication of 53; and the application of an 8 hour day ratings in the deck and engine certificates of efficiency in the jurisdiction can only be an at- WHEREAS: The Seafarers In­ for seamen in the deck and en­ departments and thus attempt rating of second cook and baker tempt on the port of the WSA to ternational Union of North Amer­ gine departments should be ap­ to set aside the Act of Congress and higher, and requires these make itself a permanent body ica has frequently protested the plied to cooks and stewards, and now embodied in the Merchant men to pass an examination and vvith restrictive power over the WSA's waste of taxpayers' money, that a vessel should not be per­ Seamen's Act. obtani "competence cards" on economic life of the seamen; and as well as its attempts to seize mitted to sail unless it has a set It' cannot be overlooked that or before January 1, 1946 as a jg indeed an attempt by the WSA jurisdiction of total control of number of cooks and stewards such unwarranted insults to the prerequisite for employment on to perpetuate itself even though all seamen's functions and af­ on the ship in the ship's comple­ very men who were so highly any vessel owned or bareboat jt was created only as an "emer- fairs in order to set itself up ment. commended by the President, chartered to the WSA, which gency" body to aid in the prose- as a permanent body; and Furthermore the War Shipping leaders of the' armed forces, as means practically all American cution of the war,.and should now WHEREAS: The War Shipping Administration has entered into well as yourself will result in shipping; and jlook toward liquidation since hos- Administrator could under usur­ an agreement termed "Statement War Shipping Administration WHEREAS: In issuing Gen- tilities have ceased; and pation of power, attempt to set of Policy with the Seafarers In­ ships being left at the docks un­ era! Order No. 53 the Admin-, WHEREAS: The War Shipping aside and abrogate the Acts and ternational Union pledging itself manned, even though those ships lalrator of the WSA purports to has entered into Amendments of Congress now not to interfere with the Union's are still necessary to bring our aT™' fS" ' t an agreement termed "Statement embodied in the Merchant Sea­ conditions for employment of its troops home and to feed those and 9224 and D.reet.ve XVIU ot pj, „ ,he Seafarers In- men's Act; NOW, THEREFORE, members under its contracts with yet abroad. WSA General Agents." The Seafarers International the War Manpower Commission fernational Union pledging that BE IT (whie directive IS no longer law ,he WSA would not interfere with RES.OLVED: That the member­ The Administrator's General Union has gone on record as op­ since revoked June 13, 1945 and ,he Union's conditions for em- ship of the Seafarers Internation­ Order No. 53 is an attempt to posing this action and demands accordmgly IS no longer authority , members under al Union go on record as opposed perpetuate supervision by a body that General Order No. 53 be for any action), and Executive its contracts with WSA General to the WSA's General Order No. created only to help meet war immediately rescinded. Enclosed Order 9054 is a war measure and Agents; and now seeks an arbi­ 53 and that no member of the conditions which should now look is a copy of a resolution duly any action taken under it ex­ trary abrogation of its own agree­ Seafarers International Union towards liquidation rather than passed by this organization on a pires with the cessatin of hos­ ment; and coastwise basis. submit' himself to the WSA for perpetuation. tilities; and Very truly yours, The War Shipping Administra­ WHEREAS: The War Shipping examination as to his competency tor's General Order No. 53 also John Hawk, WHEREAS: The proposed Administrator's General Order or apply for a WSA "competence admits that there has been a tre­ Secretary-Treasurer, measure is not necessary for the 53 hg^its that there has card;" and BE IT FURTHER Seafarers International Union furtherance of the wa effort and heen a tremendous shameless RESOLVED: That the Sea­ mendous waste of taxpayer and IS consequently outs|de fte scope taxpayers' and Govern- farers International Union pro­ of the purpose of the Executive ,he tests further the attempts by the Order and is illegal and unconhy the War WSA to usurp the functions and ion , an |ghjppjng Administration were power of Congress in making WHEREAS: Congress has set recommended to the Bureau of laws in order to perpetuate itself; General Order 53 aboard ship is essential to the forth the requirements to be met Marine Inspection and Naviga- and BE IT FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR , prosecution of the war including by seamen in the Merchant Sea- tion (now under Coast Guard suRESOLVED: That the Seafarers STEWARD'S DEPARTMENT orderly transition to peacetime men's Act (Title No. 46, Section pervision) as being fuUy qualified economy. This requires skill irt International Union protests and 672 (g)); and for the endorsement of second opposes the WSA's shameful and The War Shipping Administra­ the care of preparation of the tion now owns or charters sub­ WHEREAS: Congress alone is cook and baker or cook, etc., scandalous waste of taxpayers' stantially all ocean-going vessels foods furnished to the vessels. the only body empowered to take on their certificates of efficiency; and Government money and their of the United States, and operates The extraordinary wartime ex­ the drastice action of changing and proposed further wastage of such such vessels through Agents or pansion of the steward's depart­ the law and the WSA's Admin­ WHEREAS: Those men who moneys through continued train­ General Agents appointed by the ment makes necessary the follow­ ing regulations to assure such istrator should not be permitted are now sailing in those capaci­ ing "programs" which have failed Administrator. to usurp the power given exclu­ ties who were originally trained in their purpose; and BE IT The War Manpower Commis­ skill and to achieve the objec­ sively to Congress by the Consti­ by the WSA would be required FINALLY sion, by Directive No. XVIII, tives of Executive Order 9054, as tution of the United States; and to take another examination be­ RESOLVED: That the SIU pe­ dated Febraury 10, 1943, has au­ amended, and Directive XVIII of fore being allowed to sail on tition all Congressmen and Sena­ thorized and directed the War the War Manpower Commission. WHEREAS: General Order WSA ships, and would be re­ tors to oppose this General Order Shipping Administration to co­ Sec. No. 53 would empower the Ad­ quired to return to the very No. 53 of the WSA in its usurpa­ operate with the War Manpower 304.101 Persons included ministrator of the WSA to regu­ school they graduated from and tion of the powers of Congress; Commission in the recruitment 304.102 Examinations late members of the stewards' de­ start all over again if the exam­ and further that we petition the of men most qualified by exper­ 304.103 Training partment as a "safety" require­ ination was not passed; with a Congress of the United States to ience and training for service at 304.104 Competence Cards . ment and could be used as the basis for the WSA to further continued waste of taxpayers' investigate that WSA's tremen­ sea and to promote the most ef­ 304.105 Issuance of Manuals 204.106 Application for train­ usurp power and take similar money by the WSA; and dous waste of taxpayers' and Gov­ fective mobilization and utiliza­ ing before end of ship­ steps to require further examina­ WHEREAS: Experienced sea­ ernment money in violation- of tion of sea manpower resources ping out time tions of seamen in the deck and men who have sailed in this war the trust which was granted to in the prosecution of the war. AUTHORITY: Sections 304.161 engine departments now holding and during the last war and have the WSA under the war-time em­ Proper feeding of crpws and certificates of efficiency which had as much as thirty years ex­ ergency. of military and naval personnel (Continued on Page i) (Continued from Page 1) ; missioner (1) the aforementioned WSA Competence Card, or (2) a statement from the War Shipping Administration that he has been examined but has not had an opportupity to receive training, or (3) a waiver from the War Ship­ ping Administration furnished in accordance with established pro­ cedures. Under the President's Execu­ tive Order No. 9054, as amended, the War Shipping Administra­ tion is authorized to issue such directives concerning shipping op­ erations as it may deem neces­ sary and may exercise its powers and authority through such Gov­ ernment agencies as it may de­ termine. Such being the case, .the Coast Guard must comply with the request of the War Ship­ ping Administration. However, it is the policy of the Coast Guard, as you know, to advise interested Seafarers Resolution On General Order 53 Text Of WSA's General Order 53 �M HE Friday. Ociober 12, 1945 if SEAFAHERS LOG Page Five Complete Text Of General Order 53 fcp5 The following ships and crewmembers have volun­ tarily contributed to the support of their union paper, the Seafarers Log: SS J. Mitchell fW l-!? H. Hayes 1.00 ,N. Hansen 2.00 (Paid Off in New York) A. Raska 2.00 Name Donation H. Burge 3,00 Alfred Boyic $1.00 T. Rimlinel 1.00 C. O. Lynsky 2.00 A. Ranna 1.00 2.00 J. Bowes J. Maslinick 1.00 2.00 V. Seymour H. E. De Bat 2.00 2.00 A. Bally J. Howe 2.00 2.00 R. Herrero C. De Marco 1.00 1.00 E. Kwistksoski C. J. Sova 1.00 Total $24.00 2.00 R. P. Marion 2.00 Donald Engle SS Richard Rush 2.00 H. McMahon (Paid Off in New York) 1.00 D. R. Fisher Donation 1.00 Name P. Halloway A. E. Gordon $5.00 W. R. Foley 1.00 D. S. Livad 2.00 2.00 P. Frankmanis L. Ellorin 2.00 2.00 M. J. Fields T. G. Leas 1.00 2.00 M. Santiago M. W. Carter 2.00 2.00 P. La Torre F. Mulder 1.00 2.00 D. White H. E. McBroom 1.00 2.00 R. L. Wilkinson R. G. Bingham 1.00 2.00 J. Cabral .: 2.00 2.00 W- L. Creeck J. C. Cayon J. E. Foley 2.00 2.00 E. Hearst J. M. Wood 1.00 2.00 R. P. Vemay J. Rodriguez 1.00 2.00 Eugene Dunlap > J. Katransky 2.00 2.00 D. McFadden W. Abrams 2.00 2.00 S. B. Sorensen 1.00 2.00 S. B. Ingle R. Favata O. B. Anowood 1.00 2.00 A. Jefferson J. R. Ward 1.00 2.00 T. J. Jefferson R. L. Kinzler 1.00 2.00 T. J. Dolan 1.00 2.00 H. Sambert Paolo Pringi W. D. Prowant 1.00 2.00 Ralph Keen F. N. Bowers 1.00 2.00 Stephen Mosher 1.00 1.00 B. R. Smith J. Cura D. C. Grappam 1.00 1.00 W. Lieberman W. Jones 1.00 1.00 E. J. Laws C. M. Grace, Jr. 1.00 2.00 Oral Owens 1.00 2.00 D. Dean J. Czapeak A. Fischetti, Jr 1.00 1.00 $87.00 M. H. Watson Total D. E. Perna 1.00 F. Adams 2.00 SS D. Burnett C. O. Bean 3.00 (Paid Off in New York) Name J. A. Rosa P. A. Casalanwava J. Casalino J. Crowley B. Randall A. G. Petersen O. Wilson R. H. Doucet J. L. Osbourn J. Hill P. D. Cimby T. S. Bruder C. M. Thume Total Donation $1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 4.00 $27.00 SS Madawaska Victory Total $45.00 R. McAlpine $20.00 C. Bentley 15.00 C. T. Duncan 2.00 J. Van Dyke 1.00 C. J. Neumaier 1.00 Joe Carcello 1.00 SS Underwood 49.00 SS Brandywine $46.50 (Paid off in Philadelphia. See story on page 8) SS Edward W. Scripps 38.00 (Paid off on West Coast. See Story on Page 6.) TOTAL - $349.50 (Paid Off in New York) Name Leo A. Rossi Jack Jones F. J. Mazgat F. W. Anderson J. Roval J. E. Rose W. L. Paterson (Continued from Page 4) to 304.106, inclusive, issued under E. O. 9054, as amended by E. O. 9244, 3 CFR Cum. Supp. and Di­ rective XVIII of the War Man­ power Commission. 304.101 Persons included. Sec­ tions 304.101 to 304.106, inclusive, cover all steward's department personnel who will be employed on vessels owned by or bareboat chartered to the War Shipping Administration, and who hold certificates of service in the rat­ ing of second cook and baker or higher, which certificates have been issued by the U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation,, the United States Coast Guard, or any agencies exercising the func­ tions thereof. A chief butcher must have a thorough knowledge of all types of meat cutting, including the cutting of beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, and fish. A chief cook shall be able to cook and bake and cut meat. He must have a thorough know­ ledge of cooking and baking and be able to prepare all types of dishes. He must also be able to show skill in the cutting of beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, and fish. dance with the usual procedures. (e) Revocation of Competence Cards. The Administrator of the War Shipping Administration shall designate persons within the War Shipping Administration to form informal hearing boards in the major ports. Any person holding a Competence Card is­ sued under paragraph (b) of this section and who does not perform his duties satisfactorily and in accordance with the standards set forth in paragraph (a) of this. section; may have his Competence Card revoked or suspended by said hearing boards. The juris­ diction of said hearing boards shall be limited to those cases where it is alleged that a person does not perform his duties in ac­ cordance with the standards set forth in paragraph (a) of this section. Before any informal hearing board takes any action in revoking or suspending a per­ son's Competence Card, due writ­ ten notice shall be given to such person and such person may ap­ pear before the board and may be represented by counsel or otherwise if he so desires. A storekeeper must be familiar with the proper stowage and 304.102 Examinations. All per­ keeping of food, refrigeration of sons referred to in section 304.101 food, and control and issuing of will be given an apportunity to food from the storerooms. take examinations to prove that A chief steward must be fa­ they are competent to meet the miliar with all the duties of the standards set forth in section 304.- rest of the steward's department 104 (a), and to indicate what personnel, and must have a training, if any, they need to meet thorough and detailed knowledge such standards, and whether they of the grades of food, procedures are qualified to receive such train- for the receiving of food, the stow­ Any person affected by a de­ Appropriate notice will be age of food, refrigeration, plan­ cision of the informal hearing given as to the location of ex­ ning of menus, issue of food, board may appeal such decision keeping of food control records,' to an appeals board. The ap­ aminations at each center. and management of the mess. He peals board shall be designated 304.103 Training. Whenever an must also have a thorough know­ by the Administrator of the War examination, as prescribed in sec­ ledge of cooking, baking and meat Shipping Administration and shall tion 304.102, indicates that spec­ cutting, and safety rules in the be composed of a chairman from ialized training is necessary and galley, as well as sanitation re­ the commercial food industry, a that the person examined is qual­ quirements for all phases of stew­ representative from the steam­ ified to benefit by it he will be ard's department work. ship industry, and a represen­ given an opportunity to secure (b) Issuance. To those who tative from the maritime labor such training at the expense of union with which the person the War Shipping Administra­ successfully complete training against whom charges have been and those whose examination in­ tion as sooii as manning require­ brought is affiliated, and if said ments permit. Training courses dicates that training is unneces­ person has no union affiliation, will be established so that a per­ sary, the War Shipping Adminis­ he may designate the third mem­ son failing an examination in one tration will issue a Competence ber of the appeals board. phase of the standards set forth Card which will indicate the place 304105 Issuance of manuals, in section 304.104 (a) but passing of examination, the place of tifeinApplicable manuals io be the examination for all other du­ ing, if any, and which will state (a) To ties described in such standard, that the holder of such card has furnished without charge. wlil be able to take training only demonstrated ability to meet the supplement the examination anA program, applicable for those duties in which such standard for his rating as out­ training lined in paragraph (a) of this manuals covering the following person is not competent. section. j subjects will be furnished with­ 304.104 Competence Cards, (a) (c) Prerequisite for employ-i out charge to all persons referred Standards of Competence. For to in section 304.101: the purpose of the issuance of ment. On and after January 1, (1) How to stow and take care Competence Cards as outlined in 1946, or at such earlier date, to be of food on shipboard. announced by appropriate notice, paragraph (b) of this section, and (2) How to keep food records as the development of the ex­ as standards of competence to be on shipboard. amination and training program proved by examinations as out­ (3) Cooking, baking and meat lined in section 304.102, the fol­ may permit, no person referred cutting on shipboard. to in section 304.101 will be em­ lowing standards shall apply: (4) Such other manuals as are ployed on any vessel owned by A second cook and baker shall found to be necessary. or bareboat chartered to the War be able to cook dishes of major All persons receiving these importance and must have a Shipping Administration unless manuals will be required to sign knowledge of meat cutting. He such person holds a Competence a receipt for delivery. must have a thorough know­ Card, or unless such person has (b) Purchase of manuals after ledge of baking and must be taken an examination and is able to produce bread, rolls, bis­ qualified to receive training but initial issuance. Any person re­ cuits, cookies, puddings, pies, and has not been given an oppor­ ferred to in section 304.101 who other pastry items. He must also tunity to receive such training has received any manual without have a thorough knowledge of because of manning conditions. charge pursuant to paragraph preparing other desserts besides Persons who take an examina­ (a) of this section can purchase tion and are qualified to receive additional copies at cost from the baked items. such training but are not given War Shipping Administration. an opportunity to receive such 304.106 Application for train­ training because of manning con­ ing before end of shipping out ditions, will be given a statement lime. If any person referred to from the War Shipping Admin­ in section 304.101 has more than right way the Union is behind istration representative in charge two weeks shore time accumu­ them. of the examination center, to the lated because of time spent at On a number of occasions in effect that the examination has sea, such person will not be per­ the past we have had Stewards been completed, and that al­ mitted to take any training re­ Departments that were managed though training is required, it is quired after examination after badly, with some of the mem­ not possible for the person to two weeks of said shore time has bers doing all the work and others take training at the time of com­ elapsed, unless permission is re­ freeloading. The Stewards gave pletion of the examination or ceived from the War Shipping as excuses that "we don't want shortly thereafter. This statement Administration representative at­ to get in wrong with the Union will be surrendered by the per­ tached to the examination center as some members threaten to put son receiving same when he signs where such person takes the ex­ chai'ges against us," etc. The on a vessel. amination described in section Stewards should get this out of (d) Waivers. In emergency 304.102; their minds, because the SIU is cases when it may not be pos­ E. S. LAND, the Stewards' Union as well as a sible for a person to be examined, Administrator, Messman's. waivers may be issued in accor­ War Shipping Administration Dividing Work in Stewards Dept. Donation $1.00 3.00 (Continued from Page 3) 2.00 1.00 number of beefs where you have 1.00 too many men giving orders. 2.00 DIVIDE WORK 3.00 The key men in the Stewards Dept. should arrange to divide Total $13.00 the work as equally as possible among the men, and not let some SS Montauk Point of the guys push the work off on (Paid Off in New York) someone else or turn in overtime Name Donation for performing work that would J. Lapham $2.00 belong to other members of the E. Hicks 2.00 Dept. The Stewards should re­ J. Yader 1.00 member that they have a duty C. Sedwick 2.00 to perform aboard the vessel and P. Pawski — 1.00 that as long as it is done in the A chief baker must have a thorough knowledge of all types of baking, including the produc­ tion of bread, rolls, biscuits, cook­ ies, puddings, pies, crullers, and other pastry items. �;;"/r Page Six THE SEA FARtRS LOG Friday, October 12, 1945 - f SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS AB Without Pants Hollers From Shower SS Charles Fort Crew Complains About Chief Mate The entire deck department aboard the SS Charles Fort (Robin) signed the report on the ship's chief mate who, accord­ ing to the crew, wants to sub­ stitute the old "Pride and Glory of the Ship" in lieu of overtime pay. "The chief mate, one Thomas Carlton," states the report, "is quite a character. He greets you with a big friendly smile as you board the ship and you think to yourself that all is well and it's going to be a nice trip, but behind that smile he's already sizing you up and figuring out ways to do you out of over­ time. A fact that he admitted to us later in our trip." "It breaks his heart to let go of a few hours overtime and besides—why should he pay us 90 cents an hour when he can get $1.25 per hour for the same work. He blew his top when we put in overtime for cleaning the Steward s' passage-way and fountain. He expected us to do it for the "Pride and Glory of the Ship" as he says. . "On several occasions he came aboard 'stewed' and raised hell with the crew and Bos'n, where­ upon the Bos'n left the deck and took over. One time he raised so much hell with the Armed Guard they had to call a few MPs to confine him to his cabin. He also had trouble with them the trip prior to this one. "On another occasion he re­ fused to let the booms remain topped so that an outfit could discharge their remaining cargo, the Captain had to intervene. "We lashed fuel drums all night in a storm and he prom­ ised to give us that time off in port. One morning we had a fire pouring out of a focs'le and down the passage-way and he raised all kinds of hell for using the fire extinguisher, he said we should save them for big fires. "He's stubborn and bull-head­ ed and doesn't understand a thing about handling men, he is the type of man that would cry for food with a loaf of bread under his arm. In other words he is no good to himself or any­ body else." The report, ,which is on file in Mobile, is signed by Mike Drozda, Delegate, Howard Thompson, John Heder, Moses Sygall, C. Dawe, Henry H. Bouma, Robert "Miles" Macatee, Fred Neally, George Miller, and Theodore Higuera. ALL THAT'S LEFT "Tramp trips ai-e now again the order of the day," crew dele­ gates from the SS Wm. Madan declared after their last trip. They further report that all the local citizens of Comeau Bay, came down to see the first load of "bauxite" in there on an Am­ erican "tramp" ship of the Al­ coa outfit. One of the ABs left the show­ er while we were at the dock with the usual lack of clothing. He was greeted by a very ap- V Some of the ruins of Bremerhaven that the Allied armies left in their path. This picture was taken on July, 1945, before the Nazis started clearing away the rubble under Allied direction. Cape Comfort Has Jinx-Trip preciative feminine audience, and dropped his towel while he beat a hasty retreat for the bathroom. His modesty kept him mar­ ooned in the showers, howling for someone to bring him his pants, before he could face the blushing ladies on the dock. Settle Tiffs With Glares At Ten Paces Although the master said he wouldn't be able to payoff until the crew "served a year on his vessel," the SS Laura Bridgeman, (Robin Liberty), crew did get their pay when they hit Frisco. There were plenty of tripcarders aboard who fell for his line of bull. Only excitement was an occasional argument betwen two Sheepshead Bay "old salts" about who had the most seatime. They usually settled their dispute by going out on number four hatch, looking one Unable to speak English, the pilot managed to make the skip­ per understand that he intended to dock the ship. He did all right but the dock forgot to move over, so that the ship and dock met head on. Thus started the jinx, spoiling what so far had been a fairly good trip for the boys aboard the SS Cajfe Comfort. This Calmar C-1 carried a miscellaneous cargo, including a load of trucks, down to Venezuala and the deck delegate, W. Hunt, AB, says it was a good trip down with a good captain by the name of Moran. They put in to La Salina where the oil workers made emergency repairs to the collis­ ion damage, but the return car­ go was cancelled. Homeward bound, about 12 hours out, the Cape Comfort struck a Domini­ can ketch, taking off his jib boom and part of his port gun­ wale. One man was knocked over­ board and it took about an hour to locate him. Luckily the ship has gravity davits and motor lifeboats which made things a little easier. "Still, getting out of he'd to go on watch, getting the lifeboat in the water and then hunting for a man over­ board isn't easy on the nervous When Writing To The Log another in the eye and then— shaking hands with a promise not to get mad at one another again. Delegates aboard the Laura Bridgeman, which hit Panama, Hawaii and Luzon during its 5 month run, were P. Belcher, AB; B. Terhark, FWT; and H. Swilley, Mess. Some letters have arrived at the Log office without the writers names or book num­ bers. The Log must know, before it it prints, the source of these communications. All letters to the Log should clearly show the writers name and book number if any. It would be a greed help if all names used in letters were printed clearly in order to avoid misspellings. system," Brother Hunt says, "but, by chance, I had a quart of medicine in my locker to steady my nerves." They took the ketch in tow but couldn't make much speed due to heavy seas. It took 24 hours to make the 20 miles into Aruba where they turned the ketch over to the Venezualan authorities. "The old man," says Hunt, "worried all the way home about what kind of a shore job he'd be best suited for." Minutes Of Ship­ board Meeting On SS John W. Davis The delegates' reports at the meeting aboard the SS John W. Davis disclosed several beefs for discussion among the members. Brother J. E. Tansey was elect-" ed chairman and Brother R. C. Livernois, secretary. When the supply of regular meat was exhausted the Stew­ ard failed to provide substitute meat and most of the bulk foods such as barley, rice, sugar, cocoa and crackers was found to be infested with weevils. The eva­ porated milk had curdled. The Deck Delegate called at­ tention to the fact that although the mate had stated that there was no disputed overtime up to that time, two days out of New York decided to dispute several items without giving a reason­ able excuse. By a majority vote the cre^ recommended that J, Dalia take out a probationary book and that probationary book men Clyde R. Stahl and Louis Beaudoin are living up to all union regulations and conducting themselves as good union mem-' bers. In order that the next crew might enjoy as good a ship as possible the following list of im­ provements was proposed: 1. Radio be installed in crew's mess. 2. Furnish percolator and toaster. 3. Crew's quarters need gen­ eral maintenance work such as (a) tighten bunk fixtures, (b) repair or replace springs and mattresses, (c) repair fans in crew's quarters, (d) repair lock­ er handles, (e) replace crew's shower fixtures. The crew also called to the attention of union officers that they have seen no union litera­ ture aboard ship on this voyage. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. tr- Everyone Happy On This Ship It was one of those dream voy­ ages: The master liked the crew (and said so); the crew liked the master; and the crew liked the Log and remembered it the practical way. Captain F. C. Assmuss was so pleased by the way the crew of the SS Edward 'W. Scripps kept their quarters and messrooms that he sat right down and put it in writing. The crew was so pleased with the letter that they forwarded it to the Log office. It reads: "To the Crew: It has indeed been a pleasure to find all crew's quarters and messrooms as neat and clean as today's inspection showed. Qurters kept like yours not only show your self respect, but also your personal pride in your profession and the Union to which you belong or the service of which you are a member. An SIU ship is a clean ship and a clean ship is a good ship. Keep it up and we may all look forward to a good voyage." Then just to show how happy they were about the whole thing, the crew donated $38 to the Log. The following men contributed: H. C. Gordon, $3.00; 'W. P. Smith, $3.00; H. K. Johnson, $2.00; D. A. Wall, $2.00; B. B. Crocker, $2.00; F. P. Rabalois, $2.00; E. M. Jones, $2.00; G. Norhien, $2.00; D. Sheer, $2.00; H. J. Smith, $1.00; T. J. Means, $1.00. Engine Department: J. S. Sharp, $2.00; T. McRaney, $2.00; W. C. Lee, $2.00; W. Muckenfuss, $2.00; Lee Stankwytch, $2.00; Leo Stankwytch, $2.00; O. T. James, $2.00; W. Gunnell, $1.00; T. Doyle, $2.00; H. S. Whitly, $1.00. The Log thanks these broth­ ers for the practical way of showing that they like their union paper. iV. 1 �I, . I iJ Friday, October 12, 1945 THE SEAFAKtKS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS FACTS ON SHIP'S DELEGATES J Seafarers Log, The SS Robert Treat (East, ern SS) signed articles on May 1st in New York. Shortly after our department (stewards) held a meeting to elect a dele­ gate. We found that only two book men were aboard, these being the Chief Cook and Chief Steward, neither of them eligible -to be delegates. There re­ mained two probation books and seven trip card men. The Steward then suggested that one of the probation books be elected, whereupon I was ^ chosen. I promised to do my best to uphold the union, its constitution and the rights of the union brothers. I got the wholehearted and able assistance from the deck and engine delegates, but in spite of that many problems arose which I haven't been able to settle properly, due to the lack of information. For ex­ ample, who is supposed to cut the bacon for breakfast? We understand that the Chief Cook is to cut the meats but the Steward says the night Cook and Baker cuts bacon. . The night Cook and Baker claims that this is the Chief Cook's job. Who is right? tr , * I > •if Cook and Baker before the voy­ age begins. A good Chief Cook cuts the meats far in advance of his needs. The Night Cook and Baker may prepare bacon for the Chief Cook it his time starts at midnight. (c) Dishwashers are listed as Utility and are paid for pre­ paring and serving food. While agreements vary, most provide for Cooks and Messmen to split overtime between ^themselves. Night Cooks and Bakers were put on, creating a new job, for extra passengers and troops. At the start they were not under overtime payments for extras and only received overtime for hours worked. A good crew usually arranges for him to re­ ceive equal benefits with the Qthersr in the department. Ex­ tra bread, puddings, etc., come under his regular work. (d) A man is only respon­ sible for his own actions and conduct. However, overstay­ ing time ashore, as with other matters of breaking ship's dis­ cipline, is not a good union prac­ tice. Good union men don't put their organization or rep­ resentatives on the spot. The' delegate's job is to keep track of overtime, etc., and to see that the crew doesn't get taken over by the shipowners. He sees thai the union rules are observed and that no violation of the con­ tract occurs. He is the union's policeman not the shipo-wner's., DEBATE OVERTIME Another thing: The question of overtime for extra meals is being debated. We have Navy storekeepers aboard to take care of the cargo and, al­ though I found the answer in SHIP NON-UNION, the agreement which covers Cooks and Messmen, I don't see AND APPRECIATE anything pertaining to overtime BENEFITS OF SIU for the dishwasher or the Night Cook and Baker. How much The Log, is the latter entitled to for extra We've got a southern crew on bread, puddings and pastry? boards this Isthmian scow and Half the time I don't know what the score is and I feel like before I get back I'll really calling a meeting and resign- speak the good old southern ing, but then I'd be a quitter drawl. and not a union man, so I set This ship is like the rest of that idea aside. the unorganized ships; she's a However, a solution to the ma­ jority of the problems would be something or other. If I had my an agreement book. We have way I'd have every union man about three aboard, but two of take out one of these unorgan­ them belong to officers. Inci- ized ships so they could appre­ dently I have tried to explain ciate what the Union is doing to the Steward that the title, for them and has done. "delegate," doesn't mean tattleWe got here to Baltimore and tale or Second Steward, but he are leaving in a few hours. insists that the acting-delegate We have only a few men on (me) is responsible when men overstay their time ashore. Have board who are not Union men you any literature supporting and I'm working on them. I believe I'll show good results Ay position? before I get back. Will keep in Paul L. Witthaus touch with you no matter where t t » we go. Competent authority gives M. Riechelson these answers to the Brother's questions: (a) The Steward's suggestion BROTHER ENJOYS was incorrect. Any full book READING LOG member can be elected delegate with the exception of key po­ Editor of the Log: Enclosed is a dollar bill. Been sition men — Chief Steward, getting the Log right along. I've Chief Cook and 2nd Steward. Chef Cook and 2nd Steward. changed addresses, please for­ sition and he could have taken ward the Log to the new one. I enjoy reading it every week the job. and I get a big bang out of it. (b) Except when the ship car­ Anybody that couldn't enjoy ries a Butcher, the Chief Cook the Log is nuts. I'm just a broth­ cuts all meat (bacon, too). Us­ er member hungry for news. ually arrangements are made be­ Joe Carcello tween the Chief Cook and Night MEETING COMMIES WERE WILDCAT STRIKERS DURING NAZI PACT The Editor: George Vilie, Asst. Electrician on the SS Madawaska Victory and his son who got a special leave to meet him in Bremerhaven, Germany.* They hadn't seen each other in two years, and they had a real re-union. OPERATORS MUST LIVE UP TO OVERTIME RULES Editor, Seafarers Log: The question is often asked by seamen sailing today as to just "What are overtime beefs?" From the standpoint of ex­ perience it is certain that over­ time provisions definitely are' not only for the money one can make when he goes to sea.- It is more than that. It is to keep the shipowners and some of the licensed personnel who are stooges of the shipowners from making seamen do anything that is not covered by your rating. It is also to keep such people from riding men they dislike— There was a time when such people had a man doing every­ thing but his own work, for which he got nothing in return, just to show who was boss. I remember before we were re­ organized into a real union sea­ men were anything and every­ thing aboard ship, and we were forced to work aU kinds of hours during those days. This prac­ tice took work away from qual­ ified workers ashore, such as shipyard workers, shore-gangs and so forth. That saved the shipowners a lot of money by having the sea­ men do such work. Now, we stop them by putting in for overtime for any work that doesn't come under our ratings, under the agreements. According to our agreements with the operators any seaman of any particular rating should get first crack at" the overtime in his respective rating and de­ partment. If the head of the department gives it to someone else without giving you your share, point out the clause in the agreement calling for the equal division of overtime. Just to keep reminding the operators that we are union men always put in overtime for any work away from your re­ spective ratings. As union men men live up to our agreements and contracts which we had to fight so hard to get. We know that it is only by this method that we can main­ tain our union standards, John Marciano The last issue of the Log men­ seamen, it would at the same tions the fight "brewing in De­ time protect our American troit" between the automobile standards. workers and the automobile The wage stipulation of the companies. I think that the fac­ bill would have the force of a tory workers have taken a shel­ government agreement. If pass­ lacking while the bosses have ed, this bill may cause the for­ gotten richer on war profits. eign operators to lose interest I know that any fight like the in buying American ships un­ one the auto workers face is go­ less they are willing to main­ ing to be the business of all tain American standards. In the event the sale of these unions. But—don't you think that a lot of the unions brought ships goes through with the this on themselves by giving in wage stipulation and is violated all the time when the compan­ by a foreign operator, we could ies, with the government help, put enough pressure to enforce gave their legitimate wage beefs its observation. The teeth for this bill can be furnished by the old heave ho. Look at us in the SIU. In my American labor in refusing to opinipn we've come out of this unload or load cargo for these war stronger than we went in. ships if they come to American ports. Not only in numbers but in We can make it damn tough wages and working conditions. for these ships to get their We didn't get those things by letting the government and the cargo at American ports. It is up to us to give every shipowners walk all over us. support possible to the resolu­ We fought back even while we tion to maintain wage stand­ were doing our best for the boys ards as it would benefit all sea­ in uniform and we didn't take men concerned. any guff from the big boys be­ W. J. Brady cause they hollered "unpatrio­ tic" at us while they were scooping in their war profits. BOOZE-BIBERS The no-strike pledge is the BABBLE AND SHED main reason for the fight com­ ing up now all over the country. WARTIME BRASS The commies tried to make sure Editor, that nothing, not even legiti­ SS Knute Nelson: — Almost mate union demands, interfered all seamen after a few drinks with aid to Russia even though will state his union beliefs when they were the biggest wild-cat prompted, or as in this case, strike artists when Russia was when not, with a ferver equal doing business with Adolph the to anything. When the crew and carpet eater. The "no-strike" officers of the SS Knute Nelson idea was their baby. were enjoying the last few days It's too bad that the sins of of shore leave in San Pedro and others become our problem be­ Port Hueneme, Calif., it hap­ cause I think that they brought pened aboard this ship. it on themselves even though I Good old John Barleycorn agree that we'll have to support took the war time brass off of them in the showdown. our Chief Mate and 1st Ass't. Cal Tanner and gave us a perfect view of PROTECT SEAMEN IN SHIP SALES, MEMBER URGES Editor of the Log: The sale of American ship to foreign, operators under consid­ eration in a bill now before Con­ gress was discussed at the last Webster Hall meeting in con­ nection with a resolution sub­ mitted by Harry Lundebelg. The resolution pointed out that foreign seamen receive sixty dollars a month while American seamen get $145 a month. If these ships are sold with­ out any stipulations as to their use and operated under foreign wage standards, they will com­ pete with the American ships and American wage standards. The resolution asks Congress to include a clause in the bill re­ quiring the foreign operators to pay American wage standards on these ships. In this way the American government would not cut the throats of its own seamen. The resolution would have a two-fold effect; by raising the low standards of the foreign two phonies who were giving out with NMU teachings. We wonder if their arms or legs have suffered some type of an accident before the war to cause their minds and pride to slide to that all time low. Neith­ er can produce a 1936-37 picket card where several of the crew can, which leaves them at a lot less than popping off pressure when around. We also wonder if their pride, courage and character will ever go back to normal which will enable them to have the power to fight their way free of the NMU. Thomas Barton Abie Ellis �Page Eighl THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Oclober 12, 1945 SlU-SUP Help Philadelphia Longshoremen To Win Their Beef By HARRY J. COLLINS PHILADELPHIA — The long­ ratings call for on their certi­ shoremen had a beef on a west ficates. The Coast Guard is sup­ coast scow, the Peter Desmet, posed to examine these men and Alaska Packers, chartered by the to enforce this regulation. Well, She this all sounds good to some ex­ share out of the War Chest to op­ West Coast Grace Line. came in here with sugar, some of tent, but it could be used to dis­ erate in the last two years? it darhaged. According to the criminate against anyone that was This is one finky outfit that longshore agreement, they are not liked too well by the ship­ should be investigated and ex­ supposed to get around $2.50 per owner—if they do not like an^ posed. West-brook, The Peg hour for handling damaged particular individual they can House Boy, is all the time cargo. insist that he be examined by the By BUD RAY squawking about organized labor; The Company stafed that the Coast Guard. SAN JUAN — Well, things are think the WSA is about to fold why doesn't he try these lads for cargo was not damaged and the Most of the oldtime Cooks and gllng along pretty well down the teppee, and move off in the their high-handed tactics and tell longshoremen claimed it was. So Stewards know their work, but here with five Waterman ships in night down here when no one is the truth for once? in order for the company to beat it is real hard for them to Ex­ and the Shickshinny for Bull, looking. the Union, they decided to sail plain to someone else how they with the Ellenor and Jean due. The Public Health is giving no the ship to New York and unload do their work, while they could The Cape Texas should be start­ more physicals so I don't sup­ it there. The longshoremen con­ show anyone in actual work that ing down soon. tacted the hall here and asked for they know their jobs. So I do be­ pose the Companies will hire a The Waterman ships in are the doctor with their own dough to our support. I called Agent lieve that we should watch this Capes Faro, St. George, and Re­ do this. All of this closing of Dwyer of the SUP in New York, order No. 53 closely. We had a By EARNEST TILLEY main, the small Bell Ringer and government agencies wiU sure and they backed the longshore­ seaman here caught red-handed a new four hatch Liberty, Howwith two hams ashore and BALTIMORE — The fastest men up. land Gardner. Plenty of men The outcome of the beef was were lucky in getting him off on and largest Ijjilk ore carrier, the were shipped to all of them. that the cargo was finally un­ nine months probation, so some new SS Venore of the Ore Steam­ The Bosun on the St. George'' loaded and the longshoremen won of you wise guys lay off, mayb^ ship Co., came in with a 260 hour their beef. However, if it had you will not be so lucky. got fired for being in the sack all the time charged-up on giggle beef to settle for a wiper who not been for the SUP refusing to Well, I guess that we have said soup, then when I sent him to the sail the ship, it would have been enough for this time, so here's stood fireman's watch. Gardner as Bosun he went aboard Shortly after the ship got un­ a different story. Two ships, with to a bigger and stronger Union, and told the mate that he would der way Brother P§ters was pro­ sugar were diverted to Balti­ but before we close, the Crew take charge and didn't want the moted to Fireman and the old more because of a strike at one of the Brandywine deserves mate on deck, which was okay man, thinking hq was going to of the refineries here. We ex­ a little credit for their interest by the mate; but next morning get away with paying Wiper's pect this strike to be settled in the Seafarers Log, some one had to turn to the men pay, was called to account by the shortly. —Yep, you guessed it: The Serang Boarding Patrolman who de­ We paid off the Cape Mohuwas knocked out and in the old manded the 260 hours overtime can of the Bull line and the Old reliable bunk again. Upon wak­ Brandywine of the Deconhill ing at coffee time he went ashore put a heap of chair warmers back for the Wiper. Peters refused Company. We expect to payoff to payoff until he got what was for his eye opener, and hasn't on the market. the Cape Nome and the Jose coming to him. been seen since. JUST FOR ONCE Marti, both Bull line scows and After a lot of dilly-dallying ON THE LAM I was always under the impres­ the company, which must have looks like we will be needing By the way of Philadelphia All of these Waterman ships sion that the way to put a man lost sleep over the beef, called up men shortly to fill these two comes a communication from the have got No. 1 stewards dept. on out of business was not to patron­ to say that the skipper was going ships. old Brandywine, a most welcot>^ them, with good stewards and ize him. Well, why in hell don't to pay the overtime out of hiis Bill Luth, our Patrolman, is one, signed by the ship's dele­ some of the best cooks in the the men stay out of this USS own pocket. (That would be the racking up the bats Saturday. gate, G. Ray, telling of a dona­ He says that he is longing for the business. When I get a bad down here, and let the blood day.) old briney deep again. I think tion to the tune of $46.50 for the feeder in the Company I sup­ suckers who are backing off oi: that he has his eye on the Serang's Seafarers Log. While donations SOMEONE LEARNED pose it will be a humdinger so them go back to trying to make from ship's crews to the Log are I am keeping my fingers crossed. an honest living? By the way, After more arguments the beef job on the Cape Nome. Well not uncommon, this is the first we I don't know for sure, but I just how many millions did they was settled. Either the company good luck to you. Bill, in your can remember that includes not new job; we hate to see you go. or the skipper made good on the only every crew member, but the We just got wind of another 260 hours—and one of them got ship's officers and—^hold it—the brainstorm from the Washington gun crew. a lesson in how not to chisel. Brass. It seems that a certain If any of the oldtimers want to Harold J. O'Connell of the Food "Here's one to shoot at, broth­ pass away gracefully, come down Division of the WSA haS got the ers," writes Brother Ray. "They By D. L. PARKER and ship on one of these speed­ say-so onv General Order No. 53, all came across 100% for the TAMPA — Tampa has begun wery near all the crew paid off. boats. We're going to have super- which requires Stewards, Chief Log, from the skipper right down to see daylight again; we are get- It seems that one of the gang dupers running down to South Cooks, and 2nd Cooks and Bakers the line, even the gun crew. 'If seems to me that's a record of"** ting one or two ships in here ^ough with a Florida America. to have competence cards as to „ I Cracker, and he was cut down The Venore carries 25,000 tons their ability to perform their du­ some kind. I don't recall any every week. Although most of to the other party's size. of ore, with an over-all length ties in their particular ratings. ship going 100% before. It takes them are in transit, at least that Then two brothers got to drink­ of 582 feet and makes sixteen to the old Brandywine to start the From what I understand, these Let's hear from gives this port some hopes. ing Florida dew and decided to eighteen knots. This was her men are to be required to take ball arollin'. some of the other ships." Okay, We paid off the SS George grab some transportation back to maiden voyage—loading and un­ an examination on their ability to brothers? hold down the jobs that their Washington in Port Everglades Baltimore. They took a car with­ loading time, 29 days. The names, ratings and amounts out the owner's consent and de­ donated follow: this past week. Believe me, that cided to do a Barney Oldfield, Captain W..W. Fawks, $2; Chief ship needs a thorough overhaul­ winding up in the Fort Meyers Officer, A. Broussard, $1; 2nd ing in regards to some of the hoosegow with damages to the Officer V. Stevenson, $1; 3rd Of­ crew, such as the RMO finks car at about $650. It looks very By E. S. HIGDON ficer Murray, $1. that ship aboard her every trip. bad for them, as the State has Chief Engineer J. Turney, $1.50; ' In this part of the country it been alloted three million dol­ NEW ORLEANS — Here is . a now the men are paid off and 1st Asst. F. Richards, $1; 2nd Asst. on their way to Los Angeles, good laugh for all good SIU and is impossible to secure men for lars to build roads. J. F. Keenan, $1; 3rd Asst. H. Calif. the stewards department. Broth­ Noticed in the morning paper SUP brothers from the SS Van But don't forget to read this Jost, $1; Radio Operator G. El-jr., er Bailey is still giving the boys that Luckenbach SS Co. will re­ Brogan of A. B. Bull Company. little agreement that the Cap­ lis, 75c; Steward P. Jakubesak, sume shipping inter-coastal. First the best of chow. Brother Gor­ ship will arrive here about the The' master drew up agreement tain drew up, saying that the men $2; Bosun V. W. Bryant, $2. don is still Serang in the stew­ 1st of November. It sure will be (below) and wanted the would get shore leave only if they Oilers: A. R. Scheele, $1; P. Handley, $1; R. N. Scott, $1; two^ ards department and, believe me, a relief when the coastwise ship­ crew to sign it after making a signed it. trans-Pacific voyage and back to Pumpmen, $1 each; Firemen: T. he must have the patience of ping gets in full swing again. Here is the agreement: San Francisco where they re­ M. Whitaker, $2; C. T. Morgan, Job to contend with the new re­ Brother Donald Duck, I mean fused to pay the men off. After "It is mutually agreed between $1; D. E. Nash, 25c; Wipers: F. cruits that he has to work on there. The oldtimers who are Brother Donald Hall is giving the discharging a load of soldiers the master and members of crew Sayles, $1; A. Dean, $1. gals the once over. It has been there they proceeded to Norfolk, of the American SS Raymond ABs: G. Ray, $2; G. J. Erstad, here are a damn good bunch of Union men, and do every thing quite a spell since he graced this Va., but the ship ran out of fuel Van Brogan to proceed with the $1; R. Blanton, $2; F. B. Maury, fair State with his presence. Al­ and chow, so they pulled into the vessel from New Orleans, La. to $2; H. R. Johnson, $2; A. Bares, $i: in their power to promote unity ways glad to have the oldtimers Port of New Orleans. a final port of discharge on the Ordinary Seamen: F. Castillo, and goodwill to aU concerned. drop around and shoot the bull. Still the company did not want Atlantic Coast of the United $2; L. Cornelius, $2; B. J. Ives, $2. The deck and engine departments also have a good bunch of union Any of you Snowbirds that the crew to be discharged, stat- States. The final port of dis­ Chief Cook P. McCoy, 50c; 2n% have not taken your vacation yet, ng that the final port of dis­ charge to be the first port of Cook M. Hansen, 50c; Galleyman men. come on down to Tampa as it is charge was in Norfolk, Va. We entry. Transportation under War 3. L. Homer, $1; Messmen: W. We had . the famous Bull Line nice and warm here, plenty of proceeded through the proper Shipping Administration opera- Knight, $1; R. Vesceglio, $1; C. ship the SS Gov. John Lind in oranges, grapefruit and good look- channels to get this Crew dis- tions regulations No. 64 to be Adams, 50c; J. Hollinglsworth. Boca Grande this past week, and.ing haybags to entertain you. charged in New Orleans; and paid back to Los Angeles, Calif. $1.50. Chairwarmers Will Glut Market When Government Agencies Close Baltimore "Learns ThemAGood Lesson" Brandywine Officers, Gun Crew And Seamen Go 100PC In LogOil Tampa Begins To See Baylight Crew Asked To Sign Private Agreement �•J ;,.ti:-v.--.-.;,' ..rf > Friday. October 12, 1945 THE Boston Has Hectic Shipping By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — We have just had a.hectic couple of weeks in this port, during which time a good many of the ships scheduled for New York came into Boston, no doubt because of the longshoref \ men's strike. Every berth in the harbor was filled; quite a few J ships lay in the stream. Port­ land. Maine, absorbed some of the overflow, and to add to the confusion, we get a couple of payoffs in Searsport, Maine. All in all, we handled the sudden in­ crease in shipping and business in better than adequate fashion, even though the harassed patrol­ men were getting payoffs at 9 and 10 at night. Among the headaches was the Gateway City, a Waterman ^^ow. According to the crew, ''Renditions aboard this wagon were almost indescribable—say "almost," because one of the de­ legates on her did a beautiful job of describing what she was like. For the past couple of days we've been trying to give this af­ fair an airing, with a lot of stal­ ling on the part of "lyaterman. The crew wanted the hearing right here in Boston. Perkins of Waterman insisted it had to be held in New York, then sneaked out of town before the matter could come to a head. SEAFARERS Page Nine LOG FOR EQUAL PAY Gestapo Prowls In Jacksonville By WILLIAM (RED) MORRIS can figure on coming up this JACKSONVILLE — Shipping over here in Jacksonville, by the way to ship out if they wish. has been good here for the last action the flatfeet have taken few weeks, but looks as if it against the seaman—the same as The most acute shortage up will fall off here for a while. The they did before we were in the this way has been for F&WT WSA fink hall has closed up here, | war. You would think that the ratings. Virtually every ship op­ and those guys are really trying Chief of the Gestapo, who is erates with one or two Firemen to storm the Union hall. They ^ Judge of the City Court and an until just before sailing, then, use all kinds of excuses now that ex-Coast Guard stiff, has ordered luck being with us, the third one the fink hall has closed up; but his stoogies to pick seaman up for will walk in and say, "I'll take after looking at their ^papers and the least thing they do. And, that one." getting their names, we find the brothers, when you go up in Well, we're looking forward to majority of them in our Social front a Coa.st Guard stiff as another busy week, and if there Register, which is really paying Judge he really gives you the should be a delay in sending news old 1-2-3. The nearest you get off in the last few weeks. to the Log you can be assured that it is the pressure of business They have a big program map­ To urge support of a bill grant­ which causes it. ped out here for the porf of ing women equal pay for equal Jacksonville, it calls for dredging work, AFL Director of Organiza­ out the Channel to 35 feet, and tion Frank P. Fenton (above), going up the river past Jackson­ called on Pres. Truman, together with representatives of CIO and ville with it. One of the dredges women's groups. The bill is now is here now, and more will be before the Senate education and coming in soon. BY ARTHUR THOMPSON You can really tell the war is labor committee. SAVANNAH, — We finally had a ship pay off in Savannah. The SS James Miller of the Bull Line paid off without a single beef. The Captain used to be mate on the Golden Fleece and seems to to phone is when you pass thru be a regular guy. None of the By LOUIS GOFFIN the gates of the Blue Jay (better overtime was disputed and the known by the name Pea Farm) crew seemed to like all the of­ We note that a Congressional and not the other way round as to do your 10 days, and at times ficers aboard. The Miller will Corhmittee has recommended a it is now. up to 90 days. The flatfeet have be back in Savannah in a couple cut in the income taxes of the CRIMP JOINTS stooped so low as to wait outside of Weeks and may run between big money men, and so maybe 'it's the gates and catch you when Getting back to these fink set­ Savannah and Cuba for awhile. you come off the ship to get a ups that we're helping to fi­ a good idea to mention the tax We had a communication from nance. We remember that, after beer. They put some kind of a the WSA advising us that the burden we seamen carry. the last war, the Union which phony charge against you and MV Coastal Mariner would be Up until 1943, a seaman who represented the seamen at that throw you in the can. delivered Oct. 6th. It's a new could show he'd been out of the PROTEST PAYOFF time had to contend with the So, fellows, when you are down AV-1 from Brunswick shipyards. Some of the crew paid off un­ country for six months or more Shipping Board and various other this way be on the lookout for der protest, but a few are staying We contacted the company agent was exempted from paying in­ crimp joints. Through the ef­ these guys. around waiting for developments. in Brunswick, and he informed come tax; however, until the forts of the shipowner dominated ^ request from this Branch to the us that it will be ready' about bonuses started, the average sea­ Shipping Board and crimp joints, Waterman Steamship Corpora­ Nov. 1, 1945. men didn't make enough money the Union was knocked out of the Since the MV Bellringer from tion for a Port Committee was picture; and the 1920's and early to pay taxes, anyway. refused by Perkins, who stated the same shipyards was three 1930's became really bad years Later, some bright phonV fig­ that the issues involved had months late we won't lo6k for for the seamen. long- since been qualified. This is this wagon until around the first ured out that seamen where mak­ VANCOUVER—The recent de­ ing too much money, and the The situation that we face to­ one dispute where no give and of December. At any rate it's parture of the U. S. freighter Roy first thing we knew they saddled day is very similar. Instead of take is involved. Perkins abso­ another new job for us, and we this twenty per cent withholding the crimp joints and the Ship­ K. Johnson %ith a full load for lutely refused to give an inch can always use another one. tax on us, thereby cutting our ping Board we have the RMO. Holland inaugurated peacetime and this kind of arrogance should UNITED ACTION To operate as did the Union of service to European Countries. wages by twenty per cent. be challenged. We heard an announcement With the cost of living con- 1921 would mean fighting a los­ This is the first shipload from The problem of getting crews over the radio that Raymond Mc- stantly rising and this cut in take- ing battle, and history would re­ for the ships is currently a big Keough lost the appointment to home pay, it wasn't long before peat itself. That's what the finky British Columbia direct to Hol­ one. Only a couple of ships the post of Commissioner of the'we really felt the pinch. Then pro-shipowner outfits are hoping land since the outbreak of the sailed light, however, and then U. S. Maritime Commission, due to crown matters, they cut out for. war. only because the order was reto the opposition of the AFL. the bonuses. Instead, with the backing of The U. S. freighters Rufus E. '' ceived at the last minute. The This is another example of the As if to rub salt into a raw all seamen, regardless of Union Foster and Clarence F. Peck are operators have the ships lying result of unified action. The SIU affiliation, we can lick these fink at present loading the first wheat around with skeleton crews for a protested vigorously against the wound, we were always kept halls and crimp joints of 1945 cargoes out of this part to go aware that a lot of this tax money couple of weeks, then telephone appointment of McKeough be­ and safeguard the future of or­ to France since the outbreak of the hall saying their ships arc cause he was Mid-Western Direc­ was being used to pay for gov­ ganized seamen. The thing for us the war. It is expected that many ernment agencies such as the moving within -24 hours, request­ tor of the PAC—CIO. to do is to unite in denouncing more such cargoes will be sent WSA, RMO, WLB, all of which ing that the major part of the the RMO and ship only through from here to France and other We shipped 21 men the past were lowering' the boom on us. crew be assigned in the short the Union hiring halls. These hir­ war-torn European countries. week, but we still have 26 reg­ In other words, we were helping time left Naturally, that doesn't ing halls are a real Union bar­ istered. Some of our oldtimers finance the finky government set­ give us much of a break and, as The Salvage Chieftain, owned gaining weapon, and if we elimin­ a consequence, if the sailing date have come in since last week. W. ups. by the Pacific Salvage Com­ ate the fink halls we break the is really as given, they sail short- J. Brantley and Willie Hunt just STRETCHING THE DOUGH pany, Ltd., is due to return to the shipowners' anti-Union strong­ got back, but both are anxious handed. Pacific Coast. She has been on to get out again and we hope they Now that the war is over, in­ hold. loan to the British Admiralty One particular operator will won't have too long to wait. stead of worrying about lowering since 1941, for overseas service. SIU LEADS FIGHT call on a Friday, say that he is Brother Grimes was released the taxes of the big shipowners Bailing Monday, but that he Freight service to Hawaii has American seamen today have and corporations who made doesn't want to give his order from the hospital; Brother John been resumed by Matson Line; the highest wages and working plenty of profit on the war, we for the crew until Monday morn­ Cail came out of the hospital yes­ the vessel Makua cleared the port feel that seamen should have conditions in the history of the terday afternoon, and signed, on ing in order to avoid paying of New Westminster with a full their income increased by ex­ maritime industry, even though ^ wages to seamen for the week­ the Miller before the ink on his load. It is expected that the com­ empting them from tax payments. there still remain lots of room end. If he has troubles around hospital discharge was dry. Vin­ pany will maintain a fortnightly Some bright guys argued that for improvement in both. Unless service to the Islands with a regu­ sailing time, he has no one to cent San Juan is still in the hos­ pital, but he walks now with the seamen, because they only work seamen stay out of fink halls and lar call at New Westminster. blame but himself. aid of crutches and comes out eight months a year on an aver­ only ship through Union hiring ACUTE SHORTAGE now and then for a visit. His age, don't pay a full years taxes. halls, not only will we not make more gains, but the wages and seamen will find that they can We have had good cooperation leg is still in a cast but he seems That argument is a lot of bilgeconditions we now have will be accomplish more under the ban­ from New York in crewing up to be coming" around okay. John water because they have to torn down. ner of the Seafarers International these ships. It figured that there W. Gregory is still in the hos­ stretch their eight months earn­ Union wages and working con­ Union, and all seamen must adopt pital but we've had no reports ings over the full year. would be plenty of men on the beach on account of the strike, of any new cases. Because of the reduced stand­ ditions have been won in spite the slogan, "Down with all RMO We shipped 12 replacements in ards brought about by cuts in of the shipowners and phony gov­ fink halls, phony Medical Cen­ I and we were able to take care of a good many of them in all rat­ the stewards department to the bonus and higher cost of living, ernment agencies and We've got ters and fink Training Schools." We must demand that these wc feel j ings. This condition should pre­ SS George Washington which was. we that Congress should re- to keep up the fight. vail for some time yet; that is, in Port Everglades last week, and I peal the withholding tax altoThe SIU has always led the agencies and bureaus close up ^e ships being in Boston, and the all twelve made the ship. One! gether, and raise income tax ex- way in fighting for seamen's shop for the good of the seaman, Beiamen around the . New York hundred per cent cooperation of emptions so that those most able rights and will continue to do so. the industry, the taxpayer and ball, so that many of the boys this kind is what keeps us going. , to pay bear the greatest burden, Unorganized and even organized the country itself. Savannah Finally Gets A Payoff Seamen Everywhere Must Join SlU's Fight To Close Fink Halls Shipping To Europe Begins,BCSU Reports �mm THE SEAFARERS tOG Page Ten Friday, October 12, 194$, THE WEEK'S MEWS m REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, \ ——— r. came in as a relief pitcher in the ninth and won his second \ game of the series. So now its \ all even again and, after a day's rest, the boys go at it again We'll let you know what hap pened, so don't go away. The World Series is over, the didn't. The game went twelve SEVENTH GAME: Well, it's Tigers winning four games to innings before the Cubs could the Tigers! Newhouser bested three, just in time to make the wrap it up, but they done it. Borowy again, striking out ten AT HOME last edition of the Log. Hank homered in the seventh to Well, that's all until next year— Here are the highlights of the tie the score at seven-all. Borowy good thing, we're all worn out. A bi-partisan committee introduced, with President Truman's Series, game by game, for those blessing, a joint resolution on the St. Lawrence Seaway and power of you who are out of the States, project. Work on the international project is expected to start and did not have the advantage immediately upon Congressional approval , . . November 3rd will of our recent cold snap. end the career of the WPB and start a new agency called the Civilian FIRST GAME Production Administration. CPA is expected to break bottlenecks FIRST GAME: Ex-Yankee At Detroit and assist generally in the reconversion to peacetime productit^j^^ Hank Borowy shut out the Ti­ R. H. E . Although the Washington lawmakers found little time to assist gers with six hits. Bill Nichol­ 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0—9 13 unemployed victims of reconversion, a law to reduce excess profit son tripled in the first, knocking Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 6 taxes by some 50% and thus aid corporations, was pushed rapidly in two runs, and the route was Detroit (A) Batteries—^Borowy and Livingston; Newhouser, Benton (3), Tobin through the Congress. on. The first homer of the Truman declared that atomic bomb secrets will not be shared series was hit by Phil Cavaretta (5), Mueller (8) and Richards. SECOND GAME by other countries, except, Britain and Canada which participated in the seventh. Hal Newhouser, At DMrolt in the original experiments. He hopes that atomic energy would be Tiger ace, was yanked in the Chicago (N) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—1 third. deYeloped to serve man in peace . . . The Senate unanimously voted Detroit (A) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0—4 for postwar highway construction aid to the States to the tune of SECOND GAME: Hank Green- Batteries—Wyse, Erickson (7) and Gillespie; Trucks and Richards, l^^ billion dollars ... In his usual vicious style, Westbrook Pegler berg won this one for Detroit, THIRD GAME called upon veterans to organize and fight the unions, using physical belting a homerun with two on At Detroit violence if necessary. The government, says Pegler "now abandons in the fifth. Virgil Trucks, who Chicago (N) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0—3 them (the vets) in favor of their enemies on the picket lines" . came back from the Navy a few Detroit (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Textile and garment manufacturers were leading in the profit weeks ago, pitched a swell game Batteries—^Passeau and Livingson; Overmire, Benton (7) and making race this year. The National City Bank of N. Y. in a reporjt, for the Tigers. Swift, Dichards (7). ' showed that 320 industrial firms had upped earning 12% over FOURTH GAME ast year's profitable operations . . . Crying that the landlords can'1 THIRD GAME: Passeau pitch­ At Chicago remodel property "to meet the needs of returning servicemen," ed a one-hitter, the best game in 000 400 0 0 4—4 7 1 heading New York realtors called upon OPA to eliminate rent World Series history. The vet­ Detroit (A) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 5 1 controls. Apparently they plan to increase the number of cubbyeran hurler walked only one man, Chicago (N) ^ Greenberg, in putting the Cubs Batteries—^Trout and Richards; Prim, Derringer (4), Vandenberg role dwellings now being offered at exorbitant rates. Vice-Admiral Mitcher urged America to keep prepared for wAi*' ahead in the series. Rudy York (6), Erickson (8) and Livingston. FIFTH GAME and revealed Navy plans for training 3,000 fliers and 2,000 crewmen was the only man to connect for At Chicago the Tigers. yearly. This was in line with other war leaders who are speaking Detroit (A) 00 1 004 10 2—8 11 0 for huge postwar military establishments and conscription ! . . Navy FOURTH GAME: Tigers tied Chicago (N) 001 000 20 1—4 7 2 Secretary Forrestal announced the start of a large scale officer it up again, as Dizzy Trout pitch­ Batteries—Newhouser and Richards; Borowy, Vandenberg (6). promotion program which will upgrade 65,000 officers . . . Admiral ed a five-hiter. ffrout said he Chipman (6), Derringer (7), Erickson (9) and Livingston. •^imltz, welcomed home at San Francisco, declared that we must threw the "atom ball.") Detroit SIXTH GAME maintain a strong navy. He was greeted by admiring throngs chased left handed Ray Prim At Chicago when ho later came into New York,. . . Conversion of the Europa, with a four-run barrage in the Detroit (A) 010 000 240 00 0—7 13 now in Bayonne, N. J., to a troopship, has been suspended pending a fourth, on four hits. Chicago (N) 000 041 200 00 1—8 15 decision based upon the time element involved in changing her FIFTH GAME: Tigers step out Batteries -Trucks, Caster (5), Bridges (6), Benton (7), Trout (8) nterior. Opponents of the alterations claim that the work would ahead with this one and now own and Richards, Swift (6); Passeau, Wyse (7), Prim (8), Borowy (9) and ake so long that she would not be able to make more than five three games. Rivals of the first Livingston, Williams (10). trips before the redeployment of troops was completed and that game fought it out again. This SEVENTH GAME ler reconversion would be a regrettable loss to the merchant marine. time Newhouser beat Borowy, At Chicago who was knocked out in the sixth. Detroit (A) INTERNATIONAL 500 000 12 0—9 9 Greenberg got three doubles, Chicago (N) 100 100 01 0—3 10 The first peace parley of World War II (the Foreign Ministers' scoring three times. Hank apolo­ Batteries—^Newhouser and Richards, Swift (8); Borowy, Derringer Council) ended in failure after 22 days, and Byrnes (U. S.) said gized for not hititng a homer in (1), Vandenberg (2), Erickson (6), Passeau (8), Wyse 9 and Livingston. Molotoff (USSR) was going to discuss his latest proposal with this game and promised one for Stalin. Molotoff however, declared there was nothing to discuss . . . the next day. Will Hank hit a COMPOSITE BOX SCORE The United Nations Organization picked a U. S. A. city, probably homer? Will the Tigers win the San Francisco, for its permanent home . . . General Motors-owned DETROIT TIGERS series? Read the next chapter. G AB R H 2B SB HR RBI BB SO Avg. Opel works in Germany was reportedly demanded by the Russians SIXTH GAME: Well, yes and Webb, ss ... 7 27 4 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 .185 together with the I. G. Farben plants as her share of the repara­ no. Hank done it, but the Tigers Mayo, 2b 7 28 4 7 1 0 0 2 3 2 .250 tions spoils . . . Marshal Zukov,- Red Army General, expected in Cramer, cf ... 7 29 7 11 0 0 0 4 1 0 .379 Washington on President Truman's invitation, postponed his trip Greenberg, If 7 23 7 7 3 0 2 7 6 5 .304 "due to illness" . . . America's proposal that the entire United Na­ Cullenbine, rf .. 7 22 5 5 2 0 0 4 8 2 .227 tions Organization's preparatory commission be open to the press York, lb ._ 7 28 1 5 1 0 0 3 3 4 .179 was fairly certain of being adopted. Outlaw, 3b ... 7 28 1 5 0 0 Pierre Laval, French collaborator, was sentenced to death for 0 3 2 1 .179 Richards, c 7 19 0 4 2 0 0 6 4 3 .211 playing with Nazis . . . Previously Joseph Darnand, founder of the«j.4 Swift, c 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .211 notorious Vichy militia, was also sentenced to death for treason 0 Newhouser, p .......... 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 . . . Argentine police fought pitched battles with university stu­ 0 0 Benton, p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 dents, subduing them with tear gas and clubs . . . The Peron dic­ Tobin, p 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 tatorship was being defied by workers, students and teachers as 0 Mueller, p ... 1 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 well as small business men . CUBBEMT EVENTS.. SPORTS Vital Statistics Trucks, p Overmire, p Bridges, p Trout, p Caster, p Hack, 3b Johnson, 2b Lowrey, lb Cavaretta, lb Pafko, cf Nicholson, rf 2 , 1 1 2 . 1 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 Livingston, c .167 Gillespie, c .000 Hughes, ss Borowy, p CHICAGOT CUBS Wyse, p G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Avg. Vandenberg, p . 30 1 11 3 0 0 4 4 2 .367 Erickson, p 7 29 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 8 .172 Ercikson, p 7 29 4 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 .310 Derringer, p 7 26 7 11 4 .423 Passeau, p 7 28 5 6 .214 Prim, p 7 28 1 6 0 8 .214 Williams, c 1 0 0 0 9 G AB R 6 22 3 3 6 0 6 17 1 4 6 1 3 3 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 ^3 7 1 2 0 .0 2 0 2 H 8 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3B HR RBI 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • BB 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SO 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 Avg. .364 .000 .294 .187 .000 .000 .OOlii .000" .000 .0004 .000 .000 �' Friday, October 12. 1945 THE » 5[ SEAFARERS « Page Eleven LOG BUMJmN ,A SS AUGUST BEIMONT Clarence A. Nash Reamer C. Grimis John H. Prescott Ernest P. Manley, Jr Guy R. Retz Francisco Ruis Fred T. Miller Wm. C. Donohue Wm. C. Donohue Joseph Bowden Juan Cruz, Jr Raymond Rodriguez firThmosa Mills ' P. G. Cardinal Louis A. Tharpe Henry C. Buckner 11.38 10.66 71 71 2.00 6.98 .47 6.53 2.06 5.98 6.98 6.23 5.98 2.06 2.06 2.06 —Unclaimed Wages— South Atlantic Steamship Line 1.42 5.26 Geo. Shaffer 6.83 5.26 Patrick Stack 75 6.44 Chas. L. Simmons Ronald F. Davis 10.54 SS CHARLES A. KEEPER Herbert M. Parker 6.44 John Johnson 5.51 Harley F. Owens 36.26 Richard Heffley 5.51 Wm. P. Roma 56.17 Verbon Nash 4.13 SS FLOYD GIBBONS Lloyd Fanum 4.13 1.61 Arthur King 3.44 James E. Selph 1.61 Patrick L. Mentzer 5.51 Otis Dasher Roy G. Stockton 4.60 SS CONRAD KOHRS SS BENJAMIN SMITH Robert T. Whittles 4.60 Geo. Gavias 5.28 Cherry E. Bryant 2.75 T. J. Wickham 7.33 Richard Lund 5.28 Stephen Radwanski 14.67 S. A. Letson , 5.83 J. Jacobs 7.01 Robert Roberts 21.41 SS FRANCISCO M. QUINONES SS BUTTON GWINNETT Axel tenlund 19.32 E. R. Sherzer 10.56 SS CRANSTON VICTORY Gordon Warren 6.45 Louis Perez 2.96 Arden D. Pollock 71 Joseph Tierney 8.98 Carroll R. Williams 2.96 Clark 2.49 Horace Douglas 181.55 1 R. Carrollton 8.50 Norman Maurice Lundgren 5.33 Herman C. Cravo 35.52 B. Benedict 30.03 Aaron Moyck 7.83 S. Janowgky 5.69 2.13 SS FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH H- L. Mallory 5.69 Paul Cosares 19.27 1.42 Hugh W. Commioky 5. V. De Emanuels 5.69 Charles Owens 63 ,M. C. Kleiber 5.69 Colon Van Alsti..ne SS HENRY BACON Jose Montemegro 63 *>"L. G. Stockwell 5.69 .75 2.13 J. S. White ^ J. H. Bales 5.69 Eugene Blevins Wm. L. Kratz 75 5.26 6. L. Fleet 78.38 Jack Landreth Ingram T. Roberts 11.75 5.26 f,;A.dolph H. Lowers 1-07 W. Holgate Richard H. O'Connor 72 Bernard S. Brier 14.30 "Geo. H. F. Reier 2.13 Floyd P. Warner 3.38 11.02 John J. Grams 1.07 Earl L. Huffman 76.14 Geo. Bermudes 9.63 Alexander P. Huey Paul Madsen 1.07 John Stankicwicz 1.69 01 Wm. T. Nicholson 1.07 P^iilip Mahun Ernst Palmer 4.65 21.35 Tyler F. Muckado 4.98 John H. Foy Raymond D. Jenkins 4.65 4.13 Alfred A. Bernard 31.28 Irving Anderson 3.81 Henry Strad 4.13 Carroll L. Harden Chambers O. Wimkey 31.28 Wm. Rarnen 4.65 2.07 Jas. N. Leizear 28.44 Gustave Rosenfeld Wm. B. Piarrott 3.38 2.75 Tyler F. Mucado 31.28 Chas. P. Langley E. E. Dowdy 3.38 Russel J. Grenon 31.28 John B. Saaid 1.69 SS DAVID A. CURRY N. Viperman 2.66 Edward B. Kahrs , 2.62 2.84 Peter C. Forrest .; James Toothman 3.56 M. R. Wickham Wm. A. Wendt 2.00 2.84 Earl C. Bubar ;.. 5.73 Quillan E. Sargent . John Vairo 2.00 2.84 Peter C. Walsh 7.15 Chas. E. Fleming D. H. Winfelder 2.00 2.84 . Gerald Stalker 9.95 Donald C. Rudrnan John Saaid 1.50 1.42 Edw. Levinthal 4.30 James O. Lignon 1.50 2.84 Edw. E- Dowdy Russell A. Parter 8.53 Clayton A. Ingram 1.50 4.98 Wm. R. Piarrott Jacob Tojalosky 6.44 N. H. Thompson 1.50 2.84 Wm. L. Farnen James L. Jones 44.08 L. G. Yarborough . , , 1.50 4.27 Carroll L. Harden John S. Wood 14.20 Glenn D. Chapman 1.50 2.84 Carl Carlson K. E. F. Anderson 107.31 James V. Smoat 1.50 2.84 Raymond D. Jenkins Harold W. Witt .'. 2.17 Ernest M. Smith 1.50 ^ 4.27 Michlal J. Lyden Earl C. Matthews 2.17 Dee Guy Casey 1.50 2.84 Ernst L. Palmer Richer L. Johnson * 1.42 Chas. W. Royal 1.50 2.84 John Stankiewicz Willie J. McCartney 8.53 Keith J. Alsop 1.50 SS EDWIN G. WEED Joseph Cruz 8.53 Frank Blechta 2.00 James R. Hanchey 8.53 C. C. Mitchell 5.56 Floyd P. Warner 1.50 1.00 James T. Lassiter Ed. H. Bloomstrand 8.53 Lewis A. Romirez 1.50 46.11 John Nolawski 8.53 Robert Simmons 9.95 C. Carroccio 8.98 Albert Powers Wm. Willoughby 15.35 SS FELIX GRUNDY John Wright 10.79 51 Beaver St. James E. O'Donnell 8.46 NEW YORK Edwin T. Dixon 7.26 330 AtianUc Ave. Louis Goodwin 7.47 BOSTON BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. SS CAPE PILLAR Fred R. Miskosky 14.32 PHILADELPHIA ...6 North 6th St. Louis Kassen 3.55 Leroy G. Latimer 10.66 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PL Larry Kitchen 3.55 Alden H. Meade 4.27 NEW ORLEANS ...339 Chartres St. 220 East Bay St. Leon Aiken 3.55 Geo. W. Burket 9.24 SAVANNAH MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. L. Compredon 4.42 Lawrence J. CoUons 1.42 SAN JUAN, P. R. .45 Ponce de Leon C. Faupreaux 4.42 Salvatare J. Maggio 5.69 GALVESTON ZOSVz 22nd St. Martin L. Thorpe James B. Rogers Joseph B. Arces S\U HALLS NOTICE TO ALL HANDS To cut down on beefs and make the payoffs smoother: to know what is legitimate overtime, study your agreement. Keep an accurate record of your overtime, with date, exact hours worked, nature of work and by whom ordered. If possible, have the head of the department sign it. Keep separate sheets for "okay" and "disputed" overtime. Hang on tp your records until payoff. Remember: written evidence makes it much easier to settle your beefs at the point of production. RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. PORTLAND ...111 W. Burnside St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. SO. CHICAGO, 9137 So. Houston Ave. CLEVELAND .. 1014 E. St. Clair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH ....531 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C. . .602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER ..144 W. Hastings St. TAMPA 842 Zack St. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Thos. E. Gormley Juan Fernandez Andrew Molnar Alexander P. Huey ., Geo. F. Leak Leif Jensen Sam L. Barclift Kenneth P. Cowger .. Weldon C. Hensley Nils Lorenson Nils Lorenson Lester Willard 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 .02 02 6.75 7.11 7.11 SS HOWARD E. COFFIN Thos. J. Page Luther M. Vaughn . Eugene Manni Ole Martinussen Ronald Burton Theodore Paul Kenneth C. Thigpen William Wilson J. D. Depistrantonia Charles Abraham ,. C. Leslie A. Johnson J. Rinius A. Peacock J. Redden R. P. Marion G. A. Williams J. ConlanR. McNamara F. Daviddoski M. Baxter E. Boddy Randall Bishop A. Passanisi J. Murrett J. Bunnell H. E. German G. Rinius F. L. Goldfinger T. Hayston Arthur E. Smithson Ernest Bryant Robert Carl Aneceto Pedro Harry C. Bennett 12.39 9.87 7.79 6.44 7.13 6.44 6.44 3.50 3.55 .71 22.40 4.62 1.42 3.55 4.27 3.55 3.55 3.55 5.69 31.28 16.71 16.71 5.69 5.69 15.64 15.64 16.71 5.69 5.69 8.53 .02 1.04 10.86 5.51 4.50 SS JAMES JACKSON H. Weir Chas. S. Davis G. Smithion Ero Tommilla Wm. N. Sears Robert Porter Paul Tansky Robert Rose Harold James Edw. Schutte Hubert Gray T. B. Clarke John Kalmic Herbert Doyle Leon Malczyk 21.12 17.61 2.82 2.25 22.49 3.86 37.13 7.92 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72 MONEY DUE SS GOVERNOR JOHN LIND Six ABs and three OSs, paid off August 31st, have $4.13 each due for feeding cattle. Collect at Bull Line, New York. 4, t 4 LUCIUS Q. LAMARR S. Sandrowski, 6 hrs.; J. Col­ lins, SVa hrs.; Louis Horsfall, 29 hrs.; A. C. Roberts, 29 hrs.; Don­ ald Nichols, 29 hrs.; Herbert Fish­ er, 26 hrs.; Norman Gray, 11 hrs. The evaporator beef is still pend­ ing. The above men can collect by contacting Waterman SS Co. t' % JAMES A. BUTTS All men paying off in San Francisco have four weeks linen money coming. F. B. Hamel, 81 hrs.; R. Luksch, 81 hrs. Collect at Calmar. 4. 4. ^ SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY Paid off in Norfolk, the fol­ lowing men have money com­ ing. P. A. Pedrotty — $13.69; Richard Johnson—$23.79; Harvey Young—$12.62. Collect at Calmar 17 Battery Place, N. Y. 4. 4. 4. SS CRANSTON VICTORY R. Rosado, OS, has four hours due. Collect at New York office. 4. 4 4. SS ALCOA VOYAGER Mike Bratino and Edward Vitek have money due. Contact R. CHARBANNEAU Captain Hansen at Room 447, Ho­ Your trip card receipt A 15279 tel McAlpin, 34 St. and 6 Ave., is being held for you in New N. Y. any day between 6 and 7. York. See Patrolman W. Hamil­ 4> 4< 4^ ton. SS DEL AIRES 2nd Cook Carter, paid off on October 3rd, has 40 hours over­ time due. Collect at Mississippi office, 17 Battery Place. J. CONNORS 4 4-4. SS ELIZAR WHEELOCK Chief Steward on the SS Elizar The following men, paid off in Wheelock, please see Patrolman Fisher on the 5th floor of the New York on October 5th, have New York hall, to sign overtime money due: C. Gross, 22 hrs.; J. slips of Collin Hicks, Chief Pan­ Connors, 39 hrs.; E. Mason, 53 hrs.; W. Henrickson, 32 hrs.; J. tryman. Hocut, 8 hrs.; O. Gates, 42 hrs.; 5, it Frank Nagy, 24 hrs. Collect at Calmar. WALTER T. WYLER, JR.; 4 4 4 EARL V. MAKOSEN, TYLER F. SS ALCOA MASTER LUCHADO, ED RAMSEY, Voyage 27 CLYDE BRYANT, ROBERT BREIDENBACH — please com­ Clement Barrett and William municate with John C. Brunner, F. Panewicz can collect their 2nd Officer, SS Sheepshead Bay overtime for washing down Victory, American-Hawaiian SS bridge by writing to Alcoa SS Co., Line, New York. 500 Commerce Street, Mobile, Ala. Notice! PERSONALS �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Oclober 12. 1945 » SlU Unwinds Red Tape, Helps Navy Vet NEW YORK — The answer to the question "How Not To Get A Kicking Around?" was solved here this week. The solution was "Go to the SIU!"—as 19-year-oId Thomas Pitti, of Brooklyn, who was released Sept. 14 from the Navy after nineteen months serv­ ice, found out. Pitti came out of the Navy as a seaman second class after serving on a tanker fueling ships for their wai= runs and missions. SIU Rank And File Organizer Does Good Job On Isthmian Ships His excellent work of organ! ing Isthmian men temporarily halted by an accident while his ship was coming up Chesapeake Bay, Curly Rourke, Book Number 25689, expects to return to the job within a few weeks. Deciding that he would like Curly, one of the tjrpical young, to go to sea in merchant ships SIU rank and filers manning as an occupation, Pitti inquired Isthmian ships, had SIU pledge as to the procedure the day he cards from 22 of the 27 unlicensed was discharged from the Navy. personnel aboard the Montgom­ He was told to go the War Ship­ ery City before an accident sus­ ping Administration's RMO. pended his activity. A piece of flying steel from a chisel the Once at the RMO he presented bosun was using pierced his leg his Navy discharge and was told and he was hospitalized for a that that was "not enough" by couple of weeks. the swivel chair veterans of the The SIU man reports that the red tape battalion. He was told crew likes the way we get things he had to have his birth certifi­ THOMAS PITTI done and compare our agree­ cate, as well as the Navy dis­ ments with those between the charge and any other papers he younger elements discussing the NMU and shipowners. One NMU could muster from assorted Seafarers International Union. man signed up with SIU. schools, churches and former em­ They said the were going down to Rourke teUs of hearing his ployers—and the red tape began 51 Beaver St. They told him that older brother and his friends dis­ to writhe its paralyzing coils perhaps the SIU would do some­ cuss conditions aboard ships be­ around the young veteran. thing to get him straightened out. fore the men were organized and The Navy department had "I was more than curious," he when they were at the mercy of taken his baptisimal certificate at admits, "for my father was an every company stooge and fink. the time of his induction, and ILA member and used to work He says that men who have never Pitti no longer had it. He went longshoring." sailed under the old conditions to the Navy at 9 Church St., New At the Union's offices, Pitti can't properly appreciate the York, and was told by one of the was interviewed by Brother Jim­ change that has come to the bureaucratic petty officers there my Stewart. Yes, there was a maritime industry. that he couldn't get it back. His job for him if he wanted to go to "Many of the Isthmian men Navy discharge, was good enough sea as an Ordinary Seaman. And know," he said, "that conditions they asserted. it was in line with the SIU's plan aboard unorganized ships would Curly Rourke Catches Up On Union Literature to aid war veterans to get him be even worse if it wasn't for GOES TO COAST GUARD placed. He was given a request the operator's fear of our union and some of the laws enacted be­ said, smacking the cards down Then he went to the Coast letter to go to the Coast Guard cause of the union's fight." on the desk. Guard and asked about getting and get his papers. The Montgomery City carried a He says that the Isthmian men,' "Was it policy for the Coast papers so that he could get to Again one of the swivel-chair Guard to ignore a Naval dis­ New Orleans crew. Curly laugh­ with very few exceptions, like sea. He presented his Navy dis­ veterans gave him the bureau­ ed at a report in the NMU "Pilot" us and our way of settling beefs charge again, and the Coast cratic brush-off. They evidently charge, even though the Coast which claimed the crew had sign­ and doing business. But he points Guard is a department of the Guard petty officers, who have weren't interested if he ever Navy?" Lt. Ferris was asked. ed NMU pledges. "Here's the out that we've all got to pitch been "sweating out the war" worked or not, as long as they "Why couldn't they allow the proof that the story is a lie" he in and get a real job done. handling those roughneck mer­ weren't disturbed from dozing Navy discharge to be accepted chant seamen, told him again in their chairs. and permit a veteran to go to that it wasn't good enough. He work?" must have the birth or baptisimal SIU ACTS At first the lieutenant was non­ certificate. No, the Coast Guard Back at the hall, and now much — a part of the Navy — didn't worse for wear on his shoe committal, and said that he would recognize a discharge from its leather, Pitti explained his prob­ have to take the matter up with By JA.MES L. TUCKER „ own boss, the Navy. lem to Stewart again. Other of­ Commander Broach. His attitude was in great contrast to the po­ MOBILE — Shipping continues "I can't get a copy of it very ficers of the Union were asked sitions taken by the small bureau­ to be good with any kind of rat­ easily," Pitti told them. "I've what they thought—and the SIU crats and petty officers around ing going. It has been so good swung into action. already been back to the Navy New York. that we even shipped out a one recruiting office and they told Calls were put through first UNION GETS RESULTS me that I would either have to • to the Navy at 90 Church St., and arm fellow as messman, another write or go to Washington, and I the union asked questions. That Yes, he would call the Union war veteran. -We will be crewing might get a copy of the paper office gave the same answers back if something could be done. up another troop transport some that they had given Pitti. in a month or so." If it were possible, he would time this coming week, and will The Bureau of Naval Person­ also call the Coast Guard in New Pitti, a married man with $54.00 need plenty of stewards depart­ discharge pay as his total wealth nel in Washington was called. A York and instruct them to accept ment men. We still need men obviously didn't have money to Lt. Black there disclosed that the Navy discharge as proof posi­ tive, after checking Pitti's rec­ Pitti would have to come to Wash­ for the T-2 tankers, as there are ' go to Washington. He appealed ord with the Bureau of Naval ington or go through the "write about six in now and more com­ to the Red Cross and the USO. They couldn't do anything, either. a letter" routine. No, it couldn't Personnel. ing in all the time. be done any other way Lt. Black Three hours after the Union Back he went to the Coast said. We crewed up the Alcoa Master ^ took action on the matter New Guard. They hadn't changed The whole matter was hope­ York Shipping Commissioner R. with a bunch of oldtimers, so she their minds, either. They lessly tangled up by bureaucratic A. Shea called the Union back Now is the lime to come to should be a clean ship when she wouldn't even give him an ap­ bungling and "red tape." "Regu­ and said that a waiver had been the aid of your union. We comes back in. We paid off the plication blank, but did give him lation, you know," they said. granted in Pitti's-particular case. Jacob Westervelt with transport blank stares when he asked how Pitti must have his baptisimal The Coast Guard in Washington are engaged in an all-out ef­ fort to make Isthmian a tation back to the west coast, as the problem could be solved. certificate, not to prove that he has consulted the records and union outfit. This can only she went into the boneyard, and we expect the George E. Hale was born in Brooklyn, but to Pitti's papers would be granted. be done with the help of HEARS ABOUT SIU prove he was an American citi­ As soon as Pitti appeared be­ every rank and file SlUer and the John Marshall to go in He was met everywhere in the zen. They said that his Navy fore the Commissioner, the pro­ this week. We also paid off the afloat. When you tie-up along government offices with advice discharge was not proof that he cess was speeded up. His certi­ Alcoa Master, with transporta­ but no action. The WSA, the was born in Brooklyn, even ficates were granted swiftly and side an Isthmian ship, board tion back to N. Y., the William her and give the crew the Navy and the Coast Guard could though the Navy had his baptisi­ he was sent back to the Union score on waterfront union- Brewster and the Mission San do nothing to get him employed mal certificate filed with his serv­ to take a job as OS. Carlos. isnii Show them a copy of despite all their claims as to how ice record in their archives. And the moral to this story is our contract, tell them how The weather is still nice an they were getting men with war Calls to the United States Coast that if you go to a good Union we settle beefs, prove to warm down here, so if any service into jobs of their own Guard Bureau of Personnel were like the SIU you don't get a kick­ them that unionism, the SIU lows do not like the cool wini dndl Ji choosing. answered by Lt. Ferris, attached ing around: For' the SIU is play­ way, means more pork chops up north, just drop down and see Around the R!MO and the Coast to Admiral Donoghue's office un­ ing a leading role in getting re­ for them. us and take a short trip down t® Guard he heard some of the der Commander Broach. sults for the seamen. the. Islands or to Trinidad. 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Title A name given to the resource October 12, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 41 Description An account of the resource SIU PROTESTS WSA'S ILLEGAL POWER GRAB NEW GENERAL OREDER 53 AFFECTING COOKS AND STEWARDS SCORED IN UNION RESOLUTION STEEL OWNER SAYS OPERATORS RAISE PAY ONLY WHEN FORCED LETTER TO SIU FROM COAST GUARD COMMIES HOPE FOR POLITICAL GAIN AS THEY 'SUPPORT'LONGSHOREMEN THE SHIP DISPOSAL BILL HOW TO DIVIDE THE WORK IN STEWARDS DEPARTMENT CAN'T WAIT FOR DISCHARGE BUREAUCRATS GRAB FOR SOFT POSTWAR JOBS HAWK BLASTS 'NEW ORDER' IN SIU ANSWER SEAFARERS RESOLUTION ON GENERAL ORDER 53 SS CHARLES FORT CREW COMPLAINS ABOUT CHIEF MATE AB WITHOUT PANTS HOLLERS FROM SHOWER MINUTES OF SHIP-BOARD MEETING ON SS JOHN W. DAVIS COPE COMFORT HAS JINX-TRIP SETTLE TIFFS WITH GLARES AT TEN PACES EVERYONE HAPPY ON THIS SHIP WHEN WRITING TO THE LOG SEAMEN EVERYWHERE MUST JOIN SIU'S FIGHT TO CLOSE FINK HALLS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10-12-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/226ccf4456f3ab74cf823fc8e194d4f7.PDF d34942e56dd9d782e547f02d78d9c1f4 PDF Text Text •/>' "'-/r-' ' '• ' - ' . " . r • Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District^ Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1945 JUST ONE CONDITION i'if-psy '•'^04 -AND THIS MUST So ''^P& wiTrt -me No. 40 SlU Demands Protection For Seamen In Ship Saie N, r. MEETINGS IN WEBSTER HALL New York Branch meetings are held every other Wednes­ day evening. 7 P. M. at Web­ ster Hall. 119 East 11th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. To get there take the 3rd Ave.. Elevated and get off at 9th St.. or the East Side IRT Subway and get off at Astor Place. No cards will be stamped after 7:30 P. M. Please note that the Branch meetings are on alternate Wednesdays. Some members believing that meetings are on the 1st and 3rd, or 2nd and --4th-VfedneBdays. have been tnissing them, and so losing their standing on the rotary list. THE NEXT MEETING IS ON WEDNESDAY. OCTO­ BER 10th. Job Action And Union Meeting Convince One More Isthmian Crew To Go SlU Driving to protect and better the wages and working and living conditions of the American seamen, coastwise meetings of the Seafarers International Union passed a reso­ lution last week demanding changes in the Ship Sales Bill (H. R. 1425), now going before the Senate. The resolution was formulated by^— Harry Lundeberg, SIU President, threat to American wages and has already been passed by the standards. History after the last war shows Sailors Union of the Pacific on that many of the American op­ a coastwise scale. erators used the excuse of for­ The measure calls on Congress eign competition to lay up mil­ to provide against American-built lions of tons of American ships— ships sold to foreign operators the foreign ships were manned from being used to compete with by low-paid crews and competi­ American-operated bottoms as a tion was cut-throat. Once the method of cutting U. S. seamen's ships were laid up, the American wages and standards. operators slashed wages to al­ The resolution urges Congress most nothing. to make it mandatory for foreign Lively discussion centered operators "to pay the prevailing around the issue of sale of such American wages for seamen war surplus tonnage to foreign while in direct competition operators. Some members held with American flag ships," if that ships built with American such ships are those built by taxpayers' money should be laid American taxpayers' money and up and held in reserve to make sold to foreign operators or for­ a strong American Merchant Ma­ eign countries. rine a real fact. The resolution Citing the fact that American also points out that both Congress seamen are now receiving a basic and the American people have wage of $145 per month for the signified from time to time that rating of Able Seaman, the reso- they are ready to back a program lution points out that many of for a strong American Merchant the foreign seamen earn as little Marine. as $60 per month in American Spokesmen for the resolution money for the same type work, declared that it should have the and that low-paid seamen are a support of all the members, since it would aid in protecting U. S. seamen's standards and wages, and called on the members to de­ mand that the resolution's terms be put into the "Ship Sales Bill" At the New. York meeting John Wunderlich, Jr., a former Nor­ wegian Seamen's Union member — now on Isthmian ships — told of the conditions under which he sailed on Norwegian Successful job action patterned* after SIU policy and a visit and participation in an SIU member­ ship meeting convinced the crew of the SS Steel Inventor of the Isthmian Line that the SIU way was the way for them. Although the NMU had claimed the crew as 100% on their side, the shipboard im­ provement that the Seafarers' (Continued on Page 9) way was able to get for them and the demonstration of Seafarers democracy showed the Isthmian n;ien where their best interests lay. At the ship's meeting the crew members elected delegates on all LONDON—^Admiral Sir Charles departments, naming John WunKennedy-Purvis, deputy first derlich, Jr. (AB), Felix Tralla sea lord, disclosed here that the (Oiler), and Julian Mineses (2nd British Merchant Navy lost more Clook), for their respective de­ than 30,000 men killed during the partments. war but, he added, "cold figures The SIU program was outlined do not interpret the full qualities fpr unorganized ships and the of human endeavor, sacrifice and crew members received it with suffering." enthusiasm. This was compared "We started the war with be­ with the NMU's lack of any con­ tween 21,000,00 and 22,000,000 crete program for action. tons of shipping," he said. 'A petition stating the crew's "Twelve million tons were sunk demands was signed by most of and we built 5,000,000 tons in the crew. To make absolutely certain that they knew the procedures used in nominations and the spite of the overwhelming de­ The petition demanded that mands on manpower and work danger from falling overheads in qualifications for office under SIU By-Laws, every member present at the last meeting of the under blackout and bombard­ New York Branch was given copies of the Union's Constitution. ment." {Continued on Page 5) TO BE SURE THEY KNOW British War Loss, 30,000 Seamen -m �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 5, 1945 '' FORE 'n AFT SEAFARERS LOG By BUNKER Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Whenever seamen get together over their mugs of beer the talk eventually drifts around to Char­ ley Brown's, the Black Cat, and Affiliated xvith the American Federation of Labor other sailor hangouts in the ports of the seven seas. At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. To bring back some fond memories we'll list a few of the HAnover 2-2784 places that have been favorites % i with SIU men for many years. Some of the oldtimers can prob­ HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President ably recall most of these joints lOy Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. with the fond recollections: "I've been there." JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. A favorite before the war was P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City k Jack Dempsey's in Antwerp. The Manassa Mauler had no connec­ MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. tion with this joint, but the gal 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. who ran it had made her money in Port Arthur off the seamen be­ Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office fore she went back to the old in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. country, and she could maul any •267 patron-who took privileges. Le Havre had the Crystal, the Black Cat, and the famous "21." In this latter place the girls wore very little, but in the Black Cat The coming year, the first in the postwar period, may they never wore much more than a smile. be one of the most crucial in the existence of labor. The . unemployment attendant upon reconversion, and the Seamen who ran to Liverpool will remember the fish and chips "maintenance of profit" boys who are losing no time in wage-cutting, have already brought about a series of strikes In accordance with a resolution Baltimore:—1 Agent; 1 each, house run by "Ma" Gleason. The that seek to maintain the workers' inadequate take-home passed concurrently by all Deck, Steward and Engine Pa- Scandinavian Club in Bremen had good beer and most always branches of the Atlantic and Gulf trolmen. pay. a good fight, for it was favored District, the following elective of­ Norfolk:—1 Agent; 2 Joint Pa­ Although not immediately faced with the severe cut­ fices will be filled in the forth­ trolmen. by squareheads who enjoyed bashing in heads after the third backs that now plague shoreside labor, maritime this year coming elections, nominations for Savannah:—1 Agent. or fourth drink. Galveston:—1 Agent. will have more than its share of problems and difficulties which close October 15th: For the entire district:—1 Sec­ Jacksonville:—1 Agent. In London, of course, it was that will have to be resolved. retary-Treasurer; 1 Assistant Sec­ Mobile:—1 Agent; 1 Joint Pa­ Charley Brown's and the Mon­ It is this that makes the coming election of officers retary-Treasurer. trolman. goose. New Orleans offered half for the Atlantic and Gulf District so important. The men New York:—1 Agent; 2 each. Tampa:—1 Agent. a dozen bars in every block but chosen to lead the SIU in 1946 face important tasks—new Deck, Steward and Engine Pa­ New Orleans:—1 Agent; I each. Arty Simons,. The Snug Harbor, Deck, Steward and Deck Patrol­ and the Marine Bar always had and better contracts, and the organization of unorganized trolmen. plenty of play. Boston:—1 Agent; 1 Joint Pa­ men. seamen, to mention but two—that will in a large way de­ trolman. San Francisco:—1 Agent. Waterman stiffs piloted many a termine the future of the Union. Philadelphia:—1 Agent. San J;-an:—1 Agent. schooner over the bar at Mobile's It is important, therefore, that these officers be the Neptune Bar and the Rainbow. best that the SIU has in its ranks, that they be men who Tampa's Anchor Bar offered more have demonstrated to their shipmates that they are best fights at one time than Madison Square Garden; and Paul's Dryqualified to lead the Union. It is important that they be dock joint was a favorite, too. men chosen from the largest possible field of candidates, Remember "Ma" Booths in so that the membership can judge who can best serve their Panama City, "Ma" Cucarilli's in interests. Gulfport, and the Liberty Street Hundreds have already been nominated for the vari­ joints in Pensacola? All over the ' : ous positions open (a list of which appears in the adjoining SSSjSI; world there seemed to be plenty column) and, ideally, many more hundixds should be of "Mas" who didn't have too many of the motherly virtues and nominated. In the democratic set-up of the SIU, anyone Disclosures that it had won the buildings ended in a truce on were always willing to take the who meets the minimum qualifications can be nominated, support of Gerald L. K. Smith, Monday when Governor Dewey sailor's money. or can nominate himself for office. and other union-busters were demanded that both parties sub­ Among the Caribbean ports you The qualifications for candidates are provided in the credited with bringing about the couldn't beat Port-Au-Prince, mit to arbitration. SIU Coonstitution and By-Laws. They are fairly simple collapse of ex-Senator Robert R. where the wildest joint in the The strike tied up the large islands ran full blast only a hefty and most members can meet them: Any member can Reynolds' Nationalist Party. run for office providing (a) he is a U. S. citizen and a full Although it was actually only garment industry when garment beer bottle's throw from the Pal­ member in good standing for two years immediately prior an organization on paper Rey­ workers, AFL and CIO, refused ace. Trujillo had its attractions, nolds had hoped to have a presi­ to nomination; (b) he has three years of sea-service in any dential candidate ready for 1948. to cross picket lines. The realty too, but most famous of all was owners are being accused of "a the Marine Square Bar in Portof three departments, if a candidate for Joint Patrolman or •of-Spain, where the favorite in­ ^ tSf % sneak attack to enforce collapse door sport was throwing seamen Agent, or three years of sea-service in a- particular depart­ ment if a candidate for Patrolman for that department; The belief is widespread that of rent control" in their actions out of the second story window. ,'(c) he has not misconducted himself while previously em­ settlement of the oilworkers' on the elevator operators' wage In Havana the P & O, the Two strike will break the "Little Steel" Brothers, and La Parinas. Ponci, ployed as an officer of the Union; and (d) he is an active formula and set a pattern for demands. of course, boasted the Kofresi, full book member and can show four months discharges for wage demands by other unions. ^ % strictly an SIU hangout, and Neuthe current year, unless he has been an official or other The oilworkers are demanding Autoworkers are demanding a vidas swore by (or at) The Glory office holder during the current year. a 30% increase, the companies 30% wage increase, and a half Hole, where girls cost less than million strike vote ballots will be Any member who meets these qualifications can countering with a 15% offer. The taken during November to de­ a rum and coke. nominate himself by writing to the Secretary-Treasurer, government is epected to seize termine the union's course of ac­ And someday, when a monu­ naming the office he seeks and submitting proof of his eligi­ the refineries affected by the tion. The WLB is a dead horse ment is raised to immortalize strike if the pressure is felt by the those places where SIU men have bility not later than October 15, after which nominations military. 35,000 workers are in­ as far as the union is concerned spent their hard-earned dough will be closed. The Nominations Committee will then rule volved, with the union threaten­ and all cases have been with­ and loved their women, the most ing to call out 250,000 unless an drawn from it. on his eligibility. prominent name of all will be The Studebaker Corporation, in the Pennsylvania Bar at San In a rank and file union such as ours, nominating and agreement is reached. Also de­ agreeing to a 12c an hour in­ Juan, home of the SIU's own Bull manded by the union is an in­ voting are not merely privileges a member enjoys, but be­ dustry-wide agreement. crease, accepted the stipulation Line Marie, sweetheart of all the come important obligations and responsibilities. that further increases would be island stiffs—comely Marie who i J, t demanded when the other auto knew more galley boys, wipers, No member can claim the title "union man" unless he The strike of 15,000 Building workers get their wage increases oilers, skippers and chiefs than ' accepts this responsibility and fulfills his obligations, not Service (AFL) elevator, operators if the Studebaker rate is then any other gal between Ponci and only to himself but to the other members. in some 2,000 New York City lower. the Bronx. You And Your Union Offices Open In This Election �Friday, October 5, 1945 THE SEAFARERS Page Three LOG WSA Medical Program Has Hindered, Not Helped, Seamen In in attempt to carry over at least part of their present functions into the post­ war years, the War Shipping Administration has written form letters to all shipping companies and Maritime Unions boosting the past record of its Medical Examination Program and soliciting testimonials for itself. By PAUL HALL Nominations for officials in the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union of North America are now open and nominations are heavy. It looks as though there will be more nominees appearing on the ballot than ever before. This is damn good as there is no question but that with all positions opposed on the ballot, it will give the rank and file of the membership of this union a much better chance to select their officials for the coming year. At the last meeting in New York, constitutions were handed out as the members came into the hall so that all hands could thoroughly understand our nominating procedure. As a result hundreds of men were nominated for the various offices of this union. Let us see more of the younger members of this union on the ballot than before. The letter ends on a chastened? note, 'and asks if the program peals be taken to the highest au­ should be continued. We print thorities in the United States the letter below, followed by the public Health Service. answer sent by Secretary-Treas­ PROGRAM UNDESIRABLE urer John Hawk, in which Broth­ You state in your letter that er Hawk explains again why the the function of the Medical Ex­ Seafarers has continually op­ amination Program was to facili­ posed the medical program of the tate the manning of ships with WSA, and why we cast one big, "suitable" and healthy personnel. loud "No!" against its continu­ And the seamen found out often ance in any form or modification. that they were not '"suitable" to men who have never been to sea THE WSA LETTER and know little or nothing of the Dear Sir:— conditions under which seamen The Sign-on Program for mer­ work and live. Many were re­ chant seamen was inaugurated, fused clearance for having the while the United States was at ailments of advancing age. Thus war, as an emergency measure the war effort was hindered in­ designed to facilitate the man- stead of facilitated. nmg of ships with suitable and In citing reasons as to why we healthy personnel. Among the consider your program undesir­ major contributions this program able and not wanted by the Un­ has made to the health of mer­ ions and the seamen, we state the chant seamen have been thie following: yearly chest x-rays and the year­ 1—That the Medical Examina­ ly blood tests for syphilis. tion Program has become a "bot­ Through these two laboratory procedures many cases, of active tle-neck" in the manning of ships —— and the shipping of crew replace­ ments. 2—Your program has in many instances hindered the old-time seamen and beached him for minor ailments and ills which would not hamper his working ability; which in turn deprived, such seamen—v/ho know no other form of work—from making a liv­ ing and supporting themselves and their dependents. 3—Many times your Program has refused to pass seamen who had become involved in disputes with some operators, and thus your organization became a po­ tential "blacklist" against sea­ men who are organized in unions. 4—Your Program is not a co­ herent aid to the general health and welfare of the seamen—and is in real fact a duplication of the United States Public Health Serv­ ice proper—and is costing the This, of course, does not mean that the oldtimers should not run because it takes both the oldtimers and the young, vigorous members to produce a winning team. With the energy of the younger fellows, plus the waterfront experience of the old timers, the Seafarers can move along at a good, fast pace in this industry, to guarantee for seamen a good future. So, to all you boys up and down the line on both coasts who can qualify for office, it is your (Continued on Page 5) duty, if you think that you can make a representative of this union, to throw in your credentials for whatever office you feel best- tuberculosis and active syphilis fitted to handle. Let's make it a wide, open race this year. have been hospitalized and ren­ THEY WON'T SCAB dered non-infectious to others. In POPULAR SLOGAN. many instances, the disease has It is gratifying what response the Seafarers' resolution calling been cured or arrested. for the closing of the fink halls has brought. This thing is one of Now that the war is over, it is the main points of discussion now at practically all shipboard important to know whether the meetings, and you can hear conversations on the necessity of clos­ services provided at 107 Wash­ ing the RMO fink halls at the union hall in New York most any ington Street by the Medical Ex­ time you walk through the building. amination Program are still con­ sidered desirable by the shipping With hardly an exception, the entire membership of this union companies and the unions. The realizes the big danger these people represent to our securiti^ and continuance of the program, or its future. Most of the members are for immdiate, drastic action to discontinuance, depends upon close these places. There is no question, of course, that the best and quickest way to close them is through the good, rugged picket your attitude to it. If you want line along with the proper type of publicity. Plans are now being the program to continue, if you made to further this program of the SIU and the reaction in feel that it should be altered in Washington as to our demand that these fink halls be closed is form, if you feel that its scope should be changed in any way, if being watched. you feel that it should be discon­ Upon these developments hinge the future actions of the SIU. tinued at once, please write and In other words, if the reaction shows that the fink halls will be let us know. Your detailed com­ closed in the very near future, we wiU not have to move right to ments will be very much appre­ the point of production with our picket lines and economic actions. ciated. Very truly yours, On the other hand, if the reactions are not favorable—^mean­ Edwin Quinn, Sr. Asst. ing that if the bureaucrats and politicians in Washington do not Surgeon (R) •want to close these joints, then that, of course, calls for immediate U. S. Public Health Service and full action on the part of the Seafarers and indeed upon all Acting Executive Officer, MEP unions in this industry. In a very short while, we should know as to what the next move will be. As has been constantly stated, HAWK'S REPLY this fight against the fink halls by the SIU definitely must be Dear Sir: and is a well-planned and concerted action aimed, not at any In reply to your form letter to phony ballyhoo, but simply and unequivocally at the closing the all unions regarding the Medical fink halls for good. Examination Program, the Sea­ farers International Union reaf­ To demonstrate their sympathy with New York's strik: g ele­ JUST AN EVEN BREAK firms its past position and asks vator operators, members of Building Service Employes Intl. Union The action taken by the Seafarers at all Branch meetings re­ that this procedure of examining (AFL), these workers throng streets of garment district, refusing garding the nomination of Raymond S. McKeough for. Maritime seamen be discontinued immed­ to walk upstairs. Strike has won the support of both AFL and Commissioner has met with results. Through efforts instigated by iately, since the so-called "Sign- CIO in the city. (Federated Pictures) the SIU, this would-be "liberal" has been rejected by the Senate on Program," as you designate it, Committee for that job. was uttered only as a war emer­ gency measure, and the war This in spite of the fact that some would-be scab-herding, emergency has ceased to exist. labor-faking, picketline-busters and genuine old-fashioned, finkyminded piecards from other unions, outside of the Maritime In- The Seafarers International iistry, expressed themselves in various papers that the Seafarers Union has from time to time pro­ WASHINGTON—While figures In many cities the food cost in­ and those people supporting the Seafarers' stand were being "in­ tested the methods used by your show overall living costs have crease went well over the 50^ organization in its alleged "ex­ risen only 31% since 1939, the mark. Washington, D. C., exper­ tolerant" in their opposition to McKeough. aminations" of merchant seamen, rise has been much higher inso­ ienced a 51% rise in food prices This, in spite of the fact that McKeough, a former PAC Di­ ever since a few weeks after your and a 54% increase in clothing rector for the CIO in the Mid-west, as Maritime Commissioner arbitrary formation and ursurpa- far as essentials upon which the prices. would be called upon to make decisions affecting the SIU-AFL tion of functions ordinarily com­ average worker must spend most The 31% estimate by BLS, and NMU-CIO in disputes between the two. ing under the jurisdiction of the of his income are concerned, ac­ while an improvement on their The Seafarers has never made a practice to ask for any special United States Public Health Serv­ cording to the official Bureau of previous figures, does not meet the 34% revealed by a joint AFLbreaks or privileges of anybody. All that we have asked ice proper. In those stated pro­ Labor statistics. at any time is for an even break, and we take care of the tests, the Union pointed out that The BLS survey found that CIO study reported to the late rest. But to have two strikes against us in any matter before we your "examination program" had clothing prices have been hiked President Roosevelt. Union econ­ even get to bat is asking loo much, even from g fighting outfit much to be desired, since appeals 46%, house furnishings 45%, omists, concerned with the wage like the SIU. For that reason, we oppose McKeough. Let the taken from the decisions of your fuel, electricity and ice 14^^,, and freeze that limits pay increases labor-fakers, phonies, and would-be liberals stand warned that we examining physicians were ruled miscellaneous items 24%. CPA to 15% above i-ates of Jan. 1941, are-aware of their stinking finky tactics and aire not fooled in the upon by yourselves, and only aft­ rent control regulations kept rent declare that living costs have ac­ tually risen more than 45%. er such procedure could such ap­ increases down to 3.8%. least by their "surprise" at the Seafarers' position. •> Living Cost Up As Much As 50 P.O. �Page Four TUESEAFARERS IS THIS AMERICANISM? LOG Friday, October 5, 1945 a Finally Pinned Down, He Gets Medal It took the jMavy authorities a long time to catch uD*~i 1 —;; him, but when they did it was to Jve Brother Frani S-" C. (_uz Murray, AB, the rare Navy and Marine Corps est traditions of the Naval ServMedals, a service award given to civilians who have shown ice." exceptional heroism. When a fire broke out on a barge perspiring pretty free-- ly when we interviewed him aft­ nearby, threatening his ammuni-t er the presentation, and he ap­ tion laden ship. Brother Murray peared to be much more fearfuP immediately went into action to of the office interviews and pre­ help fight the flames. sentations than of the Naples Noticing some men trapped action. without thinking about the dan­ , The SIU brother has seen other ger to himself, he broke through troubles at sea and was aboard and led them to safety "un­ ' • the Matt Ransom when she struck doubtedly saving their lives." • j an enemy mine in African waters The action took place in Naples 'and all hands were given credit on October 23, 1943, while Cuz for their coolness in first abanwas serving aboard the SS jdoning the ship and later man­ Richard Bassett, but it wasn't un­ ning her with a crew of six to til September 26, 1945, that the bring the ship into port under Navy caught up with him and To celebrate the winning of a gold medal for Americanism from awarded him recognition for his her own power. (The full sto;ry the American Legion, union-baiting movie producer Cecil B. bravery. appears in the union booklet,. De Mille tells a nationwide audience about the dangers of the According to the Office of Port I "The SIU At War.") He was also closed shop. Award was presented to De Mille in New York, de­ Director, Third Naval District, on the Catahula when she was spite protest from AFL Pres. William Green. sunk by a Nazi submarine. New York, they couldn't locate I One of the reasons for not ap­ Brother Murray and, after locat­ pearing for the medal was that ing him, couldn't get him down CUZ MURRAY Murray has been at sea most of for the presentation. "We wrote the time and only hit New York numerous letters and made many last week after his ship the. phone calls to his home," a navy saving their lives. "The extraordinary heroism, Charles Seagers, docked "in Bosspokesman told us," but he seem­ ed reluctant to appear for the prompt and decisive action, and ston, after a three and a half outstanding devotion to duty dis- month trip. WASHINGTON (LPA) — Con-j groups are organizing pressure award." gress decided last week that it, on Congress for tax cuts ranging The award finally given to Cuz, couldn't take the time to con- up to 50%. The Committee on was the Navy and Marine Corps LOOKING IT OVER sider unemployment compensa­ Postwar Tax Policy, an industry Medal and was presented with tion legislation demanded by group, asked Congress in a re­ little ceremony because, "we President Truman and organized port to cut taxes 50% and put didn't really believe he'd show an immediate end to the 3% nor­ up" the Navy office said. The labor. Shelving the jobless pay bill, mal tax on individual incomes. citation presented with the medal the House Ways and Means Com­ The same thing was proposed by and signed by Admiral Hewitt, mittee agreed to work instead on Rep. A. W. Robinson (D., Va.) reads: The Commander, United Sta­ a tax relief program that will ben­ who also asked elimination of the tes Naval Forces, Northwest efit industrialists who have al­ 95% excess profits tax. ready accumulated $47 billion Rep. Martin, House Republican African Waters, in the name of in wartime profits and billions leader, asked for a 20 7o overall the President of the United. more in tax refunds for losses tax slash on corporative and in­ States, awards the Navy and Ma­ during the next two years. dividual incomes. But none of rine Corps Medal to No tax relief for American the tax ideas now before Con­ FRANCIS C. MURRAY, workers is in prospect. Taxes on gress propose tax relief for lowABLE SEAMAN cigarettes and movies, for ex­ income workers that could com­ for distinguishing himself by ample, are due to remain. Other pare with the tax relief already heroism while serving on board excise taxes on such items as allowed to corporations. the SS Richard Bassett in the jewelry, cosmetics and furs will Additional pressure on Con­ harbor of Naples, Italy on Oc­ be ignored, the Ways and Means gress to favor big business is ex­ tober 23, 1943. Committee made clear. pected to come from the newly "The SS Richard Bassett was Despite the warning of Treasury formed "Clearing House Confer­ moored to a pier in the harbor Secretary Vinson that taxes must ence on Tax Problems" which of Naples on October 23, 1943 remain high to liquidate the war­ was recently set up by 10 organi­ when fire broke out on a barge time Federal debt, big business zations including the Natl. Assn. which was being salvaged in a of Manufacturers and the Cham­ nearby berth. Several men from ber of Commerce. The "Clear­ the salvage party were trapped LOBBYIST Lawrence Ronning, and Ernest B. Brookshire, Oilers, want to ing House" will devote itself ex- below decks in the burning barge. clusi'^ely to reducing corporation Francis C. Murray promptly went read Cuz Murray's citation. taxes. to the scene of the fire and as­ sisted skillfully and energetically in leading out fire hoses and in fighting the fires to bring the flames under control. When he WASHINGTON (LPA) — John have closed 80 mines in Pennsyl­ noticed that men were trapped Alcoa Steamship Co. is plan­ in a compartment adjacent to the L. Lewis last week told bitu­ vania and West Va. The fore­ ning to commence its services fire, he fearlessly entered the minous coal operaors that the men are members of the United Clerical, Technical and Super­ from Mobile and New Orleans confined space and brought them present strikes of 36,000 mine visory Workers, a branch of the to Trujillo City and Dominican to safety, thereby undoubtedly foremen and supervisors is a District 50, United Mine Work­ outports during the last week of "major convulsion which stems ers. In a telegram to the Natl. Bitu­ this month, according to a com­ at Haitian outports where suf­ from the refusal of you and your ficient cargo offers. associates to permit the right of minous Coal Operators' Negotiat­ munication received from O. B. 2. Addition of New Orleans as union membership and collective ing Committtee, Lewis empha­ Cloudman, Gulf traffic manager a port of loading on the line's bargaining to be granted to the sized that "This disturbance has of the line. present monthly service from 50,000 foremen, supervisors . . . no relation to wages, hours or working conditions of the mineSailings for Trujillo City are Mobile to Georgetown, British in the mine industry." scheduled for every third week Guiana, beginning approximate­ The foremen's union demands workers." thereafter, with calls at Domini­ ly on the second week of October. can outports when sufficient car­ 3. Addition of New Orleans as a port of loading on Alcoa's pres­ go offers. ent fortnightly service from Mo­ In a circular letter signed in bile to Port of Spain, B. W. I., be­ behalf of the War Shipping Ad­ He's at the hall 'most everyday, but never brings his gear: ginning the last week of Sep­ Principal exponent of stales ministration and the Alcoa com­ tember. His time is spent at the door below, bumming every mate for beer. rights in sabotaging Kilgore fed­ pany, as its agents, Mr. Cloud- Mr. Cloudman said that in ad­ He hasn't shipped for so long a time, his last trip is a hazy dream: eral unemployment compensation man said WSA has also author­ dition to continuing the present Annoying Paul and all the boys for he's always blowing steam. bill is lobbyist Claude A. Wil­ ized Alcoa to offer the following Alcoa service from the Gulf to Sometimes he tries to sober up, to straighten out his affairs. liams (above). As spokesman for new services: But his attempt is very feeble, as he spawls upon the chairs. Venezuela, the line is looking Texas anti-union employers, Wil- 1. From Mobile and New Or- forward to an early resumption He never even registered to make another trip,' liams says jobless benefits de- leans to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, of its service to Jamaica, Barba­ Yet every day he's all hopped up about getting on a ship. stroy the moral character of the commencing the third week of dos, Martinique, Guadeloupe, The sailors go and sailors come, and find him still around country—^by helping workers de-1 October and approximately every Curacao, Aruba and Dutch Gassed up again and beating gums, about being outward bound, mand a living wage. ) three weeks thereafter, with calls Guiana. A1 Faguri Tax Relief For Industrialist But Not For Low Income Groups Alcoa Lists More Services From Gulf Coal Operators Refuse To Bargain i The Beachcomber �Friday. October 5. 1945 1 HE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Isthmian Crew Signs SiU Piedge Cards (Continued from Page 1) the crew quarters, due to.vibra­ ON THE DOTTED LINE tion, be eliminated; that the un­ safe railings on the cross-trees be eliminated and that the loose mast ladders be welded back on for safety of the crew. It also asked that adequate locker space be installed for all crew merhbers; that proper cleaning of the QUESTION:—Peacetime may bring unem­ crew's quarters and heads be put ployment to the waterfront. Do you think seamen into effect, and that the crew's heads and passageways should be covered by unemployment insurance? quarters, be painted. The meeting endorsed all the ARNT LARSEN. Bosun — I points of the petition and took feel sure there will be severe un­ the position that they would take employment in the maritime in­ further action if the repairs dustry in less than a year. Un­ were not made. less we get some unemployment Within two hours of the meet­ compensation plan worked out ing the mate and the company in­ now the men will not be able to spectors had agreed on the points eat regularly or buy clothes. Sea­ outlined from the meeting as they men haven't been able to save were presented by John Wundermoney during the past years be­ lich, Jr. With the other dele­ cause. although the pay has been gates he also put forward addi­ higher, so has the cost of food, tional demands that: clothing and other things neces­ Bob Jeffery of Isthmian signs SIU pledge card as his shipmates 1—^The flushing of toilets be sary to us. I think we and all look on approvingly. SIU Organizer Gene Dauber (right) indicates fixed. workers should get at least dotted line. 2—That showers be fixed and twenty-five dollars a week when and shower curtains in­ unemployed. If we get that much, stalled. TOASTING VICTORY then jobs will pay higher than 3—Fixing of fans and bunk that and the result will be that lights. people will have money to spend 4—That all rooms and quar­ and buy goods. ters be sprayed for bedbugs and cockroaches and that all vermin be eliminated. JAMES F. THQMSpN. OS — The company inspectors and Yes. seamen should get unem­ that mate also agreed to these ployment compensation. If jobs demands and work on such was daren't available and men can't ordered immediately. "ship out they'll still have to eat In addition, the company prom­ and feed and clothe their fami­ ised to rebuild the entire after lies. If things are bad in the section of the ship to properly waterfront they're not going to acconamodate the crew, as soon be any better in shore jobs and as this trip is over. • ^ <• seamen won't be able to make, a Crew members from this ves­ living ashore. It looks as though sel were invited to attend the we're going to have more men regular membership meeting of than jobs and unless we get some the SIU and note the democratic kind of unemployment pay for procedure of the union. Many ">eamen p's going to mean starv­ of them were seamen who have ing or stealing—that is. if any­ never sailed on anything but one has anything to steal. Isthmian ships and were im­ pressed that the union could bet­ ter their conditions. CHARLES FISCHER. FWT — SUPPORTS UNION STAND Seamen should get paid if the When they attended the union shipowners can't supply jobs for meeting there were approximate­ them. The families of seamen ly one thousand members pres­ have to be fed just the same ent. John Wunderlich, Jr. was whether they're working or not. invited to speak on the condi­ I think that it should be at least tions that he had sailed under $35 a week because, when you while in the Norwegian Seamen's go out to buy something these Union and on Norwegian and Ship's delegates Felix Tralla. Oiler; Julian Mineses, 2nd Cook days a dollar doesn't go very far. Panamanian ships. He com­ and John Wunderlich Jr., AB, drink a toast after successful job action. The shipowners won't like the mented on the fact that he had idea because they will want to been interned in a British con­ pick their crews from the ranks centration camp in Canada, near of thousands of unemployed sea­ Montreal, for fighting for better men so they can dictate the wages wages and conditions after the The Union points out that such (Continued from Page 3) and working conditions. fall of Norway. Wunderlich also took the floor tapayers an added and useless cases were being adequately min­ istered by the Marine Hospitals to speak on a union reso­ burden. 5—Your Program has many under the United States Public lution on the Ship Sales Bill, JULIUS SWYKERT. OS — I H. R. 1425, which is now before times cost the seamen sums of Health Service prior to your ex­ Congress. He declared that the money in fares and times lost istence. In fact the per-capita think that there will be a pretty bill should contain provisions that would be in the seamen's ratio of such cases treated in big jobless list in the future zind itTliMMl il that would aid the foreign sea­ pockets under normal circum­ the years prior to your existence that we seamen are entitled to will prove that. And the Marine men's fight for better wages and stances. protection against unemployment. Hospitals were built primarily for conditions, by inserting provi­ 6—Your Program gives no ac­ Unless we can get $35 a week we the seamen and certainly have a sions that would make the for­ tual treatment but sends seamen won't be able to stay healthy and record for fulfilling the seaman's eign operators pay American to the Marine Hospitals. the country will be full of un­ needs. 7—The Union's contracts call scales of wages should such Amer­ dernourished people. Someone ican-built ships be in direct com­ for the seamen in most instances It is noted also that our mem­ will have to pay the hospital and petition with American ships on to be hired without undergoing bers frequently apply to such doctor bills if that happens, and the rigid examination prescribed Marine Hospitals when in need the varied trade routes. if we can't the government will. by your program. At the victory toast a number They might just as well see that of treatment without recourse to The Union certainly feels that your Program. of additional pledge cards were our kids don't need that kind of signed and the ship is rapidly your Program should be discon­ money spent on them and pay The Union thanks you for the nearing the 100% mark for the tinued at once. for the prevention instead of the opportunity to again present its SIU Even the two NMU mem­ In the text of your letter you cure. Even the big guys who views and protests against the bers expressed their willingness assert that your major work has make wars should be attracted to Medical Examination Program. to sign with the SIU as an or­ been that some "cases of tubercu­ that argument, because they'll Very truly yours. ganization that has the policy losis and active syphilis have have a hell of a time getting Seafarers International Union. that can win conditions for the been rendered non-infectious to healthy cannon fodder for the John Hawk, Secretary-Tno. others." seamen. next one. ITHIITK Ask End To Medical Program / .a' �*1 Page Six TUt SEAtAHERS LOG Friday, October 5, 1945 , SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Balance Of Wm. B. Allison Survivors Return To N.Y. Patrolmen Have Uncomfortable Time On SS Cape Comfort Patrolmen Sonny Simmons and Frenchy Michelet report ad­ ditional evidence to prove that there is never a dull moment in this job of paying off ships in the Port of New York. They cite as an example when they went to the Calmar Broad­ way offices for the Cape Com­ fort payoff that Calmar intro­ duced a new wrinkle—"senior­ ity." It seems that the com­ pany had sent a Steward aboard the Capt Comfort, when she docked after a foreign voyage, to relieve Brother Maghee who had made the previous trip. Their reason was that the re­ lieving Steward had seniority with Calmar. When the Patrolmen tackled the company representative he admitted that Maghee was a competent Steward and had brought in a clean ship but, "he just didn't have the senior­ ity." The apoplectic Patrolmen a little later calmed down suf­ ficiently to talk coherently again and made it very plain to the company representative that SIU ships on a rotary basis and the union doesn't care "if a guy knows Jesus" he still takes his turn for a crack at the job. Sonny and Frenchy report that the payoff was clean, thanks to the work of two level­ headed shipboard d e 1 e g a t es, Brother P. E. Ambrose for the Engine Dept., and W. Hunt for the Deck. Oh yes. Brother Maghee is still Chief Steward on the good ship Cape Comfort. When the Log reported the homecoming of the SS William B. Allison survivors (see Sea­ farers Log. Sept. 7. 1945) it noted that twelve of the seamen were left behind at Okinawa. These men have now returned and add more details to the story which started with the torpedoing of their ship as it lay Deck Delegate Commends Skipper Of Thomas Hyde It's a pleasure to get one of those all too rare chances to hand a bouquet to a Skipper. The report from the SS Thomas Hyde, Calmar Liberty, Deck Delegate includes this rerriark, "I think on this trip I sailed with the finest captain that ever sailed the seven seas. Captain Hansen always had a 'hello' and a friendly smile for the men in his crew." The Hyde lay to at LeHavre for two weeks, the crew having "a hell of a good time" with most of the boys paying a visit to Gay Paree to see the sights. They carried some 500 GIs back to Boston, making the trip in ten days, which is something of a record for a Liberty cross­ ing. After discharging, the troops at that New England port the Hyde came on to New York via the Cape Cod Canal. All in all a splendid trip for the crew. Delegates were. Deck Dept., Bill Tasker, AB and En­ gine and Steward Depts. indentified only as Felix and Bob* re­ spectively. The latter two delegates are urged to send their reports to the Log office with some com­ ment on the Chief Steward. anchored at Okinawa on the night of May 24-25. The ship was hit by a Japanese aerial torpedo which killed three men and wounded four, the plane getting away without a shot be­ ing fired at it. The twelve men left behind were placed aboard the Frank McVeagh, incorrectly named the Frank McFay in the Sept. 7th story, which was scheduled to load pineapples at Hawaii on its return trip. When the survivors of the Al­ lison boarded her she had yet to unload her cargo and this wasn't completed before Aug. 29th. Log readers will remem­ ber that they went aboard on July 25t'h. While waiting for the ship to sail, the 12 went through addi­ tional air raids and even rode out a typhooon in a 15 by 18 foot doghouse dormitory. When rumor of the Japanese surrend­ er got around the navy ships, they were treated to a display of fireworks such as they'd never before seen and, during the night of the celebration, witnessed the enemy action which left the battleship Penn­ sylvania, a cruiser and two mer­ chant ships with numerous bat­ tle scars. Scuttlebutt was that the Jap fliers had come in on "a friend­ ly beam" and, after the bomb­ ing, landed untouched at the airport to surrender. Quarters aboard the McVeagh were bad but the food was good and a good SUP crew did their best to make the SIU men wel­ come. The men report the SUP poker players were not as adept as SIU men. Adding to the previous story of the Allison's adventures the survivors told of Navy red-tape when the ship, towed alongside a reef by a Navy tug, had to wait while the Port Director authorized her being moved, notwithstanding the fact that the reef threatened to finish the The last time the SS Orbis payed off in New York, job already started by the tor­ pedo. the beefs and excitement hit a record high. Not so, how­ The WSA had a change of ever, with this trip. The Patrolmen reported that every­ heart later and decided to can­ thing was smooth and what few beefs existed were squared cel the Hawaii stop so instead the McVeagh picked up 12 sail­ away in short order. tournament. ors at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. Skipper C. H. Mowry came "If the winner of the cribbage The McVeagh brought them in for some compliments, and tournament wishes to play the a copy of his invitation for the ole man for the ship champion­ in to Seattle, Washington, where crew to join him in checker and ship he is entirely welcome and after two nights at the USS, cribbage tournaments, which a further prize will be donated eleven of them got tickets to was posted on the ship's bulle­ to the champ." The notice then New York by train. tin board, appears below. gives the tournament rules and The returned men are Louis "If sufficient crew members concludes: Nagy, OS; Walter G. Smith, are interested we shall stage "Cook (winner of our last Messman; George Haase, OS; two tournaments on our way tournament) will supervise the John Bauer, 3rd Cook; Robert from Trinidad. There must be cribbage tournament and Tut- "Hemo" Mansfield, FV^; Clar­ at least eight contestants in tle, AB, will be boss of the ence "Buddy" Bregg, Oiler; each, one of which wiU be for checker tournament." Ralph Offenbach, Oiler; Leroy checker players and the other (Signed) C. H. Mowry, Master Hurlburt, 2nd Cook; Andrew for cribbage. Several attempts to find out Lutavis, OS; Dolph Sihler, FWT; "Both contests will start the who won the tournaments failed Francis "Red" Zuccolollo, Wip­ day after leaving Trinidad. Con­ as is seems that none of the er. The Steward, the twelfth testants may play in both series. crew hit the New York hall dur­ man, arrived in New Fork beA prize wiU be donated by the ing the days following the pay­ for the others and left before we ole man to the winner of each off. could get his name. mai. Orbis Skipper Challenges Crew—In Checker Tourney ALL IN A DAY'S WORK SIU Bosun is a lough man. Here Arthur Godfrey, Bosun on the Finley Peter Dunn, threatens Carpenter Chuck Collins with an upraised shovel. Collins got busy at once and swept up the deck. "No chips is going to leave shavings on my deck," said Godfrey. All in kidding boys—no overtime involved. C.G. StiU Active, Says Richard Bassett Delegate The Coast Guard is still swinging its weight around the port of Naples making arbitrary decisions regarding the U.S. seamen. According to word from Brother Milton L. Catlin, Steward Dept. delegate aboard the SS Richard Bassett, they or­ dered 50% of the crew to stay aboard every night for security watch even though other ships docked nearby were given free­ dom every night, with the ex­ ception, of course, of those on watch. With only four SIU book members aboard her, the Bull Liberty is being made SIU con­ scious despite the number of RMO and Sheepshead Bay free­ loaders. "They were, seasick coming over," writes the Dele­ gate, "and quite ornery, dodg­ ing work and the like." They did take a fairly clean ship into the Italian port in spite of that, and held ship­ board meetings every week. They plan to hold meetings twice a week on the return trip. The ship is outfitted to carry troops and the Steward Dept. is shy three men. Catlin included a message to Norfolk where the ship is sched­ uled to dock on its return. "Be sure to have the Patrolmen there when we dock." Inasmuch as Patrolmen are always on deck he must have something special for them, making a point to mention it that way. SEPT. 6 MEETING The minutes of the Bassett's September 6th meeting follow: Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M., Sept. 6, 1945. Elected Chairmen—Ross' Elected Rec. Secretary—Cat­ lin. NEW BUSINESS Business opened for ship's delegate, motion made by Dk. Eng'r., who nominated Bos'n. He declined. Brother Bowman nominated Dk. Eng'r., who de­ clined. Dk. Eng'r. nominated Bowman. Brother Richter nom­ inated Anderson who declined. The nominations were closed with Bro. Bowman elected unanimously. He is a full book member. GOOD & WELFARE The Bos'n made a motion that they keep everyone out of messhalls before meals» The Dk. Eng'r. said that the crew had a right to come in. messhalls. The Steward suggested that the Mess Boys come to work earlier and clean them up. Motion made and carried. 2nd Cook made motion to keep men out of galley. Motion made and carried unanimously. An AB stated that when he came off watch there was no night lunch. Steward replied he had a lock on the box so the watch could always find some­ thing. Dk. Eng'r. said he sailed larger ships but had plenty in ice box. Suggested a small sandwich for anyone who was hungry and clean up afterwards so the next fellow might get something. Motion made and carried. Motion made the Steward's Dept. stay out of Sailor's mess during lunch hour. Steward made the suggestion that gang eat on the half hour after prac­ tically everyone has finished eating. The motion was carried unanimously. Motio'n was made that OS and Wiper make coffee at 10:00 and 3:00. Steward made suggestion that coffee problem be brought up at next meeting after a few details had been ironed out. 2nd Cook made motion that drain under steam kettle in passageway be opened. Dk. Eng'r. said it was impossible to repair, stating reasons. Steward said Galley Boy would keep drain clean. Motion was made to adjourn. -V,.!;' 'vt:'bilii, j.'; -.Iji., �. r^r f< •• Friday. October 5, 1945 THE SEAPARbRS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS with some of the more youthful elements they've trained during the war. In doing so the WSA is carry­ ing out its anti-union policy as The Log, shown in its dealings with the I came around a couple of seamen lately. This was first days ago to pick up some mail evident from the actions of Capt. at the New York union hall bag­ gage room and boy, you've got to hand it to those guys for the prompt and courteous service they give the members. I found out that the fourth deck crew not only handle the baggage and mail but do the mailing of all the SIU literature that goes but. I think it's a tremendous job and I hope the members appre­ ciate it the way I do. Richard Grabowski BAGGAGE ROOM SERVICE BRINGS MEMBER'S PRAISE SAYS SHIP GEAR WILL DISAPPEAR IN BONEYARDS Brothers: Only sheer ornery stubborness will'prevent the shipowners and the government from agree­ ing to the SIU proposal that they pay seamen a special bonus rate for taking ships to the boneyard. If they pay an SIU crew the extra money they ask it will still be a hell of a lot cheaper for them than if they tow the scbws down to the boneyards. ^ Tugs alone will cost four times as much as the crews' pay on the bonus rate. I suppose they'll see to it that - ^ the government won't have any "rotting" equipment left aboard once the ships are in the boneyard. After all why should they leave those hawsers which are worth about 600 bucks apiece to the elements when they can find a home for them— and without paying too. Yes, a hell of a lot of govern­ ment equipment is going to dis­ appear when the shipowners get them down to the boneyards. E. DiPietro CORN MEDICS USE POSITION TO CURB UNION Editor: The present medical set up of the War Shipping Adminis­ tration which was foisted on the seamen as a war-time set-up is getting worse and worse. The Washington Street raee-track— where a guy is given the merry r run-around by a bunch of of­ ficious corn doctors is an ex­ cellent example of the way they are and have been treating sea­ men during the war. One seaman was recently turned down for having corns, the gossip on the beach says. Not bunions, but corns. By the same token the same guy might have had corns on the palms of his hands from heavy work: But you can bet your boots the so^ called "doctors" of the WSA's Medical Division wouldn't turn him down for that. The ex­ ample, nevertheless, is an in­ dication that the WSA plans to eliminate the old-timers from the industry and replace them me so that 1 can really enjoy them, and it's a good way for me to keep up with our busi­ ness. Alfred E. Taylor DECK CREW ON BIENVILLE m VISIT AND WRITE HOSPITALIZED, MEMBER ASKS Hello Brothers, Just a line to find out what oldtimers there are around the New York hall. I'd like to hear from them if they'll just drop a line, or if they have the time take a trip over here. It's not very far. (Sea View Hospital, Ward 11, Staten Island, New York.) Let me know when the elec­ tions start I'd like to get some Macauley while he was on the SIU literature so that 1 can keep Maritime War Emergency informed about what's going on, Board, which dealt with the as 1 don't know how long 1 The deck gang gol logeiher on Ihe Bienville during the will be here. I've been here bonus. last trip and had their picture snapped. The photo didn't come since Aug. 27th and it seems like While he was on there the out too good, but see if you can spot a friend of yours. (Left to a year, but the doctors say it MWEB acted like a bunch of right standing) George Griffin, OS; Roger Pelvin. AB; Bill will be a little while before I'm bureaucrats and doled out a Rogers, DM; Jim MacNiel, AB; Bud Horton. (Sealed left to right) discharged. few dollars when it looked as Jim Roden, AB; Sam, DM; Toni, Bosun and Ed. DM. So long and I hope I'll be though the seamen would give shipping out soon. them too much unpleasant pub­ do this to protect our own stand­ up troops for the return trip. O. C. Blake licity: For they knew the pub­ ards. Hitting Baltimore was my lic of the U.S. would let out a For this reason we must be first time in any Southern State loud holler if they found that U. S. SHIPOWNERS careful to see to it that the and as you all know there's no­ the seamen were being hound­ SEEK TO FLY Government doesn't turn over thing like a Southern belle with ed with all the war hazards and ships to foreign powers to be a tinkle in her voice and a soft being underpaid for their work. FOREIGN FLAGS run at cheaper rates or wages southern drawl. The trip from The policy of the MWEB was to Editor, Seafarers Log: and lower living standards, there to Belgium was quiet and give out enough to keep their Recent events show that the when such ships are going to uneventful but having been in scandal on seamen's earnings shipowners are planning to get operate on runs in competition Antwerp before 1 knew where from being noticed. their stooges within the Govern­ with American ships—the Am­ to head for some excitement. I Their policy was formulated ment bureaus to give them the erican standards must be a con­ hit the elite spots on Skipper by the same Capt. Macauley ships that were built during the dition of sale of such ships to Street. who even now is still formulat­ war for less than nothing. As foreign o p e r a t o rs, American From Antwerp to Boston all ing the labor policy for the War well as this some of the ship­ wages and working conditions we heard was the troops talking Shipping Administration and owners with foreign-fiag con­ must also be a coridition im­ about the German girls so the the Maritime Commission. nections are planning to get all posed upon the sale of the same next trip for me is going to be It's small wonder that we can the ships they can to operate vessels. If this is not done then aboard a ship stopping at some see where the WSA's anti-union under such flags, in "cheap" op­ it can be seen that such ships port in Germany. Getting sec­ policy is coming from. eration, to compete with the will be used to cut the guts out ond hand reports from other Red Truesdale ships they also operate under of the U;S. seamen's standards guys is alright but 1 like to get the U.S. flag. and wages — and such ships the lay of the land myself. The whole scheme can be were built with the American UNION MEN HAVE All in all the trip was very clearly defined as one which the taxpayers' money, with the sea­ UNION WIVES, WHO shipowners good, no squabbles or argu­ have carefully men helping to foot the bill ments. the chow was READ THE LOG, TOO thought out as a method of at­ through the high taxes they good—forEven nothing. tack against the existing Ameri­ have have been paying for To the Editor, Roberf L. Beach can standards of the seamen. years past. Is it possible to send me a The operators know that we There can be no retreat from copy of the Seafarers Log seamen gained our conditions the present high standards of ACTION AT POINT weekly? My husband, Bernard only after long years of strug­ the American seamen. The sea­ OF PRODUCTION Malloy, is now at sea on the gles and because of the Seafar­ men of the foreign unions un­ Thomas Hyde. He always ers International Union and the derstand this and are looking MOST EFFECTIVE brought the paper home and 1 Sailors Union of the Pacific: enjoy reading it from cover to Both have led the constant fight for the opportunity to better Brothers: their own conditions and bring cover. After attending the last meet­ for better wages, overtime rates them, up to ours. ing and reading some of the 1 have missed reading the Only by constant fighting to comment in the Log I'm happy past three weeks issues and 1 keep our standards and better to know that the membership have to save them all for him them, and constant striving of went on record to knockout all to read when he gets home the membership of the U.S. sea­ these wartime phoney bureaus again. All the best to the men's unions will all seamen be such as the RMO, WSA and Union and the paper. protected. And it is only with Coast Guard merchant marine Mrs. B. Malloy our support that the seamen of interference units. % % foreign nations will be able to These phoney board were set bring their conditions up to up to curb the union and help To the Editor, ours. Will you please send me the the operators instead they got We must Help Them To Help fooled and- we held our own Log by mail as 1 enjoy it imOurselves! mensly. 1 am the wife of L. B. during the war. Now, here we Bull Sheppard are back in peacetime, better Brown, 24133, and 1 cannot get the paper when he's away. equipped physically, mentally Mrs. L. B. Brown FINDS SOUTHERN and financially for "point of CoT production action" as our N.Y. » » » BELLES TO "Agent often remarks or as I To the Editor. and working and living condi­ LIKING HIS would say for "job action.." 1 have been getting every tions and have established Now we can "negotiate" dir­ issue of the Log sent to my standards second to none Seafarers Log, ectly with the shipowners on The John Stevens (Waterman wife, however, we have moved throughout the world. and 1 would appreciate it very It is logical that we as Ameri­ Liberty) on which we hit Ant­ our union demands, as civilian much if you would make the can seamen must support the werp during the month and a workers, without the "aid" of change on your records. foreign seamen in their fight to half trip carried grain from government agencies. John Marciano. She saves every issue for better their own lot. We must Baltimore to Europe and picked �II-. Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 5. 1945 Says Seamen Earned Gi Rights By E. S. HIGDON Tampa Spots Log's Unknown Crew By D. L. PARKER NO NEWS?? NEW ORLEANS — The John Brady of South Atlantic SS Co. docked in this port the first of the week. Andrew J. Greged, Captain, pulled a, "Captain Blood" trick by locking the messroom at sea (just for meanness). It seems that he had all the mem­ bers on the ship scared to death. There were a number of beefs in all departments, and the pay­ off was held up. "Captain Blood" said to the crew, "Pay off or else!" Some of the crew complied with his wishes and we pulled their trip cards—the rest of the crew held tight and he locked the gal­ ley and messroom. We had a hungry crew on our hands, but after much discussion we paid off and everything was settled okay. no more wars, but if there is re­ member these same men, young and old, wUl be called upon ,to do their duty again. Naturally these same men Will want to know that you have appreciated what they did in this war in helping supply our men on for­ eign shores. We do consider the fact that we have done our part, by delivering the necessities of modern warfare to our men. ^Take into consideration the hundreds of thousands of men and women in our armed forces, who have neVer been outside the continental borders of the United States, men in all branches of the service. Men who have given their time but have never been exposed to the dangers of war. Men who have never felt the im­ pact of a torpedo against the side of a ship; or a shell exploding on deck, buzz bomb explosions; or some fanatical Jap trying and some times succeeding in diving a suicidal ship of the air onto your own ship. Siiance this week hrom the TAMPA—^Weep no more: Those them in one of the Tampa cabs Branch Agextfs edE tha follow­ ; fugitives from the Thaddeus Mer- when it fs raining. i riman whom you have been try- Milton Pope—^Piloting one of ing ports: BALTIMORE j ing to identify are unknown no the Florida cabs. NORFOLK I longer. The boys whose pictures Snuffy Smith—Out on the high BOSTON I you published in a recent issue seas wishing to get home so that PHILADELPHIA j of the Log are known to us here he can drink some Tampa beer. SAN JUAN Most of the boys are thumbing ! in Tampa and their names are: GALVESTON their noses at the draft board. I Johnny Williams, Harvey (PeaI nut) Jamerson, Jake Woods, Joe DRIFTING BACK ? Saltis, C. M. Smith, Milton Pope, Shipping has been good here • Snuffy Smith and Ralph Seckinin the past, but has become mod­ ger. erate this week. It seems that some of the shipyard workers are • The data on these boys are as By J. P. SHULER getting "the boot", or something, •follows: NEW YORK—Ships paying off help in our drive to close this and are drifting back to ship out; Johnny Williams—Chauffering and signing on have slowed down finky set-up. It has not been but it isn't like it used to be for the Kingston, Jamaica, boys to considerably for the past week, necessary in the past week to some when they hit the Commit­ SUFFERED GREAT LOSS the islands on the famous George with only 18 paying off and 17 order men from the RMO. tee witlr their books showing two All of those men who were at Washington. signing on. However, shipping The $45.00 wage increase went years back dues and assessments Harvey (Peanut) Jamerson—In has been good and each night into effect the first of this month due. Couldn't they at least have home in the States or near home, the peach state, (Georgia) survey­ there are a number of jobs on the and all men signing on ships kept up their dues while work­ come under the Bill of Rights—a protection that they can depend ing the rolling hills of a peanut board. should be sure that they are sign­ ing? The union and brother upon now that hostilities have plantation, using a mules tail for There are several things of in­ ing on for the wage increase as members were completely for­ a compass, hunting oppossums terest which were brought out some of the companies may try to gotten then! When they walk ceased, an we think ahead and say that we, too, come under the and making mountain dew. by the membership at the last sign them on under the old wage into the hall they gaze around Bill of Rights? No. Remember, and gasp, "WOW!" "Did we too, that there are thousands of Jake Woods — Piloting one of regular meeting in this port. One scale. Joe (jiglo's prairie schooners of them was shipping the Stew­ The WSA has discontinued build this?" "Yes, w© did but boys in the merchant service who through the streets of Tampa and ards. It was brought out by sev­ transportation of men from one where were you?" Now that its left school or a good job to do eral members present that there port to the other. This has caused all over, over there, you want looking for live ones. should be a system inaugurated the union to have to open ne­ to use the word "we"—so the best his part in the service. Will he" Joe Saltis—^Keeping the homewhereby the men would ship off gotiations with the companies to thing to do now is keep your be guaranteed his job back, or a fires burning. the board, but they should be work out some means whereby shirt on salt and it may be a chance to acquire a free educa­ C. M. Smith—^Keeping the poor covered by approval from the men can be transported from one better trip next time. tion in some trade school or co!^ working girls from starving to steamship company so that they port to the other to man ships. lege? Will he have an equal death, also keeping the populace would not be turned down after The Merchant Marine Hearing SAME RIGHTS happy and contented by hauling waiting on the beach and then Unit of the U. S. Coast Guard is Is there any one who can say" -chance to apply and get a hometaking a ship and finding that not living up to the statement that the seamen of the merchant stead in Alaska, or wherever the company would not approve. that it would discontinue board­ marine do not deserve the same there are available homesteading Another thing that was brought ing ships and bringing men up rights as any other man or wom­ lands? Will he have hospital out was that a number of the on charges. However, it has an, or any other branch of our rights, the same as other service The Recruitment and Man­ men would come in the union slacked up quite a bit in the last armed forces? We, too, have suf­ ning Organization offices of fered great losses in valuable, but men will have? He, too, may be hall and pass their permit cards the War Shipping Adminis­ or probationary books to men on week. This may mean that they expendable men and ships: Ships shell shocked, or a cripple for tration in Philadelphia and the outside who are not members intend to cut it out. that are our livlihood in peace as life, because of some act of the Charleston, S. C., will sus­ of the organization and let them The War Labor Board is at its well as war times. Men who pend their activities and close in. This is a practice that could last stand and the companies will were trained in this great work enemy. The above are the rea­ by the end of October, it was be very detrimental to the or­ now have to use some other of delivering the goods at all sons that we want the same priv­ announced here today by ganization as we realize that the agency in order to destroy our costs. Men who are hard to re­ ileges as other service men. We Craig 3. Vincent. Atlantic National Maritime Union is mak­ wages and conditions. With all place at any time, especially in believe that we have been sub­ Coast regional representative ing an effort to infiltrate the SIU, of these official bureaus that time of war. jected to the same dangers as the sprang up during the war closed, of RMO. and will use any method to get the seamen should be able to ap­ Let us hope that there will be frontline man during the long a into our hall to cause disruption. ply the only weapon that the submarine menace. Therefore, we It is important that all of the shipowner understands and we ask for the same rights in this members of the Seafarers should may be able now to get a few time of need, the postwar period make an attempt to keep the gains that we have so long need­ By JAMES L. TUCKER of today. ships sailing without ordering ed by hitting the bricks if neces­ By ARTHUR THOMPSON men from the RMO, as it will sary. MOBILE -Shipping has picked SAVANNAH — We didn't ship up with about 200 jobs on the a man out of Savannah this week, board. Anyone wanting to ship but we got a call for 12 men for just drop by, you do not even ' the stewards department of the have to set your suitcase or seaAre you going to Antwerp? By WHITEY LYKKE SS George Washington which is bag down before you are shipped. If you are, you're invited to now in Miami. These men will We are getting a few more T-2 drop into "Windy" Walsh's This is a question that you should answer right now. Are be shipped in the morning. tankers in, and Alcoa is now you one of those guys who are contented to sit back and let other Green Comer for refresh­ The harbor is as barren of working steady out of Mobile to ships as Central Park Lake, and guys do all the working and fighting for a stronger SIU, and Trinidad. The Waterman is now ments and SIU gossip. Windy we know of nothing scheduled better conditions for you and your mates? Or are you a real running to Puerto Rico with the is an oldtimer among seamen for the near future. We have 17 union seaman? C-ls and expects to go back on and has been an SIU beok V men registered and Savannah member for years. Your actions right now answer this questiozu Your union the coastwise runs with some of boys paying off in other ports are their C-2s. His place, at 18 London St., drifting in from time to time. is now engaged in a fight to bring one of the biggest and tough­ The Charles Ford was in from One boy just came home is Clay­ est shipping outfits in this country under SIU contract. Are you corner of Rue Bordeax, An­ ton Ingram who was on the Henry taking an active part in this fight? Or are you expecting some­ a ten-month trip with the stew­ twerp, will be well stocked ards department in an uproar » Bacon when it was sunk. Most body else to do it for you? over disputed overtime. This was with Seafarers Logs and up Now is the time to prove yourself as a union man. See the of you remember the writeup in all settled after the Patrolman to date SIU literature of all the Log last spring. He received officials in your port about getting on an Isthmian ship TODAY! and Agent worked on it with the kinds, besides a variety of his Mariner's Medal about* a If you are on a union ship, look around and see if you can locale paymaster over the week-end, so an Isthmian scow, go on board her and talk to the crew. Ex­ month ago. refreshments for weary mar­ that the ship could pay off on plain to them the advantages of our union. Give them O'Ui In the hospital we have Broth­ Monday. Nearly every ship that iners. ers Peterman, Vincent San Juan, literature to read. comes in has a few freeloaders Windy has invited all SIU The Isthmian election is coming up soon, and the first thought on it, now that the war is over R. C. Grimes, and John W. Gre­ gory. J. Harvey just went in to of every SIU member should be "1 will do my damndest to help they think that they can go back and SUP men to make this their Antwerp headquarters. have his tonsils removed but he the SIU win the Isthmian election." to the farm where most of them fhould be out in a couple of days. belong. New York Has Vital Discussions Two More Close WINS OVERTIME SAVANNAH IS SLOW ARE YOU WORKING FOR YOURSELF? Come To Antwerp "'1 �^ Friday, October 5. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine i Ship Sale Bill Must Protect Seamen's Standards, Says SlU (Continued from Page 1) ships prior to and during the war. He pointed out that the provisions demanded by the reso* lution would not only aid the American seamen to keep up their own wages and standards, but would help the foreign sea­ men to raise their wages and standards to equal those of the American seamen. WM. J. PALMER SURVIVORS SOLVED that we go on record, as an organization, requesting and urging the Congress of the Uni­ ted States to make certain stipu­ lations in the Ships Sales Bill, to v/it: that any American tonnage purchased by foreign operators or foreign countries, carry the stipulation that if these Ameri­ can-built ships, built with Amer­ ican taxpayers' money, should go into competition with American flag ships in various trade routes of the world, that it will be man­ datory on these foreign opera­ tors to pay the prevailing Amer­ ican wages for seamen while in direct competition with Ameri­ can flag ships, and Wunderlich told of Union ac­ tions aboard Norwegian ships in 1941 after their Unions had been driven into exile. He told of the fourteen months he was detained in a concentration camp in Canada because of fighting for BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED better conditions aboard a Nor­ that we request all interested par­ wegian ship. ties, the American Federation of The resolution's provisions will Labor and the Congressmen to ' aid most of the foreign unions, support our stand on this issue, particularly those affiliated with and the International Transport BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED Workers Federation, (ITF), to that the various ports up and which the Seafarers International Four of the forly-thxee crewmen who with seventeen passengers survived the sinking of the down the Coast take steps to in­ Union is also affiliated. SS William J. Palmer, Sth Atl. Liberty, when she struck a mine off Trieste, Italy. They are shown Only one member present in form their Congressmen and Sen­ writing the story of their exepriences for the Log. Left to right, Albert R. Kocsis. Messman; Theo­ New York went on record as ators about the stand of the Sail­ dore Pagacez, Wiper; Joe Dunbar, Chief Cook; and Bertram Pino, OS. ors' Union of the Pacific. being opposed to the resolution. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, H. R. 1425, com­ monly called the "Ships Sales Bill," is at the present time in committee hearings before the House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee and the Senate Commerce . Committee, and WHEREAS, this bill has for its purppse the sale of surplus Amer, ican tonnage to both American ^-and foreign shipping interests, and WHEREAS, the American sea­ men's wages have recently been raised $45.00 per month on an overall basis, making the wages for an American Able-bodied Seaman $145.00 per month, and WHEREAS, the maximum pay of a foreign seaman is $60.00 per month in American money, and WHEREAS, after the last war . millions of tons of American ships (- wei'e tied up, the ship operators giving the excuse that they could not compete with the foreign op­ erators who were running in com, petition with American ships with low-paid crews, and WHEREAS, the foreign nations are going to depend a great deal on building their merchaant ma­ rines on American tonnage, which they expect to buj' in this coun­ try, and WHEREAS, it is obvious that 1 some of these ships that will be purchased from the United States by foi-eign operators will be in direct competition with our coun• 'J: try in various foreign trade routes, and WHEREAS, the American peo­ ple and the American Congress have signified from time to time, that they are ready to back a progi-am for a strong American Merchant Marine, ^THEREFORE, BE IT RE- Absentee Ballots Are Made Available To Merchant Seamen Men Now In The Marine Hospitals STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL W. W. FISHER FRED ENGLAND L. WREITH C. A. SHERROD A. RAYMOND JAMES F. CLARKE W. B. MUIR EMIL VON TESMAR L. M. MOODY, Jr. K. E. OLSEN B. B. LENOIR L. C. KATES BERTEL BRYDER J. A. SPAULDING L. L. LEWIS L. R. BORJA J. S. CAMPBELL R. A. BLAKE E. V. FERRER H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN ROBERT POWELL JOHN NEAL WILLIAM OATES 4- 4" t , GALVESTON H. BIGNALL 4- 4" 4- hOOtCATft.,. ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MC DONALD ' BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP, -BOSTON AMOS BUZZEL PETE KOGOY JOSEPH ELIE J. HINES JOHN DUFFY 4, 4 4' SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. R. PETERMAN VINCENT SAN JUAN R. C. GRIMES JOHN W. GREGORY 4. 4 4 MOBILE HOSPITAL AMIEL CONSTANTINE (SUP) JAMES V. HALL (BCSU) WM. CHAMBERS (BCSU) TIM BURKE E. E. MCCARTHY M. E. CARDANA i HARRY BENNETT FRANCES FOWLER LAWRENCE STEELE WALTER BYRD PATRICK DUFFY FRANK NICHOLSON 4. 4. 4. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL JOHN BUZELEWSKI KARL JOHNSON JOHN SARTOR JAMES ROURKE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS F. W. M^URPHY J. A. SCARA J. E. WARD J. E. McCREADlE J. DENNIS (colored) C. T. WHITE J. P. SABERON J. J. HALLOWALL Voting facilities aboard Amer­ ican Flag ships will be made available to" more than 200,000 men in the merchant marine un­ der completed plans announced today by the War Shipping Ad­ ministration. Operating under provisions of absentee voting laws, vessels car­ ry explanatory literature and ap­ plication cards for ballots. The captain, first officer, chief en­ gineer, and purser aboard all ves­ sels have been authorized to ad­ minister and to attest such oaths that are required by absentee vet­ ting regulations. A convenient place for marking ballots has also been provided. M. A. Mendlesen, voting super­ visor for the Atlantic Coast Dis­ trict of the War Shipping Admin­ istration, declared that in close cooperation with ship operators, maritime unions, American Con­ suls in foreign ports, the United Seamen Service, and Post Office authorities, machinery has been set up through which voting fa­ cilities will reach seamen on the high seas and far-flung ports of call, where the merchant marine is busily engaged in supplying and returning our troops to this country. Some applicant.s, it was ex­ plained, will not be able to vote because of local State laws v.'hich require personal registration. Permission to use State ab.sentee ballots is provided by thirty-seven States. I More than 70% of the total elig­ Ship Mali Delivery Checked Many complaints have been re­ ceived lately in regard to mail delivery while serving on Park and other ships. This matter has been taken up by SIU officials with Postal Authorities, and the Fleet Mail Office, in an endeavor to ensure prompt delivery of all seamen's mail. A thorough check of recent complaints is at present being un­ dertaken, and assurance from the Naval Authorities in charge that every effort will be made to as­ sure our seamen of regular and prompt delivery of mail. ible seamen applied for absentee ballots last year and despite the distribution all over the world, most of these men received State ballots in time to be filed. Because of the difficulty fre­ quently encountered when sea­ men change address and re-ship on other vessels after ballot ap­ plications are filed, seamen who do not receive their ballots are urged to make inquiry directly to Room 902, 39 Broadway, New York City. CIO Man Rejected For Maritime Post WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee has reject­ ed the nomination of Raymond S. McKeough to the United States Maritime Commission following objections from the American Federation of Labor. The vote, 10 to 7 against McKeough's appointment to the post, was the result of disclo.sures that the former New Deal Con­ gressman knew nothing about the maritime industry and was the Midwest regional director of the CIO's Political Action Committee. Every branch of the Seafarers International Union, with the membership indignant at his nomination by President Tru­ man, wired its protests to the Senate Committee urging that they turn down the nomination. Chiarman Bailey was informed that the appointment of Mc­ Keough would have repercussions on the waterfront insofar as nonCIO seamen would feel that they were in danger of being discri­ minated against by the man whose former loyalties have only been to a small segment of mari­ time worker's. One of those who voted for McKeough was Senator Bilbo of Mississippi. No new nomination has been made. a in �••>•::• ^i:,y •- THE Fi^ge Ten SEAFARER!^ LOG Friday, Ociober 5, 1945 THE WEEK'S NEWS IM REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, SPORTS... CURRENT EVENTS... BASEBALL say Graziano, the fans were in It was a tough fight, Mom, but the ring throwing wild ones. It we won, "we" meaning the Tig­ was a wild party and everybody ers and the Cubs. To tell the had a swell time, except for an AT HOME truth, there were moments when unidentified guy in the fifth row The War Production Board, in relinquishing all distribution we baseball experts weren't quite who went home with a shiner. controls over steel, copper and aluminum, virtually ended the plan sure we'd make it with our pre­ This was the third time these for controlled materials . . . Francis Biddle, former U. S. Attorney dictions, and it wasn't until the boys have met, and the first time General now named to the military tribunal which will try Ger­ last day of the season that the that Rocky's hard right really man war criminals, sailed for Europe aboard the Queen Mary. Tigers sewed up the pennant by- took: in each of the first two He was accompanied by his alternate. Judge John J. Parker of taking the first game of a last- fights Green got off the canvass the U. S. Circuit Court . . . Figures released in Washington reveal ditch doubleheader with the in the last round and took the de­ that almost two and a half million men were rejected by the Browns—won, incidentally on a cision. The biggest crowd of the ber 7th, as the rodeo is taking military as mentally unfit . . . The WLB, created immediately afterbase-clearing homerun by Hank year attended this brawl, and over now. Pearl Harbor, has decided to quit on Dec. 15th. Good news for from the looks of it they will be Freddie Schott, Paterson Greenberg. labor, indeed. As yet undecided, is the question of who will ad­ All season long we have been back in force when and if these heavyweight, knocker out John minister the Board's decisions after that date. plugging these two teams to cop boys meet again. Thomas of Fort Lauderdale in Governor Dewey moved into the New York elevator tie-up, their league titles, and toward This, incidentally, is the last ninerounds ... Joe Louis is out naming Former Supreme Court Justice Frankenthaler as arbitrator the end we were having that fight at the Garden until Novem­ of the Army, finally. in the dispute, and demanding that both parties submit the case sinking feeling that we were go­ to him ... As a truce was declared the garment industry, whose ing to have to eat a bound vol­ workers refused to cross picket lines, attempted to recoup the $50,ume of the Log, although Frenchy 000,000 lost during the dVz day strike . . . Conferences in the oil in­ Michelet assures us that it's no dustry bore no fruit despite the transfer of negotiations to Wash­ worse than Shuler's wheatcakes. ington. And that didn't make us feel any FINAL STANDING OF CLUBS better. Labor-management disputes headed for a new high with However, it's all over now, and strikes in oil, lumber, coal, automobile and other industries. The National League American League we can relax with the World Se­ Labor Department, under Secretary Schwellenbach, expects its ries, about which we make ab­ "reorganized" conciliation service to cope with the situation as the solutely no predictions. The odds W L GB PC W L GB return to direct free collective bargaining threatens to tie up more PC ...... 98 56 636 88 65 .5 75 quoted by the betting folks fa­ Chicago St. Louis . .. . 59 1617 3 Washington 87 67 .565 l/j big corporations. vor the Tigers 13-10, but save Brooklyn 67 .565 II 81 70 .536 6 Pittsburgh , , , , 72 .532 16 81 71 .533 President Truman wrote Prime Minister Attlee supporting in­ 6J4 your money and if things end New York , , 74 .513- 19 73 72 .503 II Boston creased Jewish migraton into Palestine. Britain's reply is said 85 .441 30 Chicago 71 78 .477 15 quickly we'll tell you who won, Cincinnati . .. ... 61 93 .396 37 Boston 71 83 .461 I7'/2 to include a .demand that the U. S. share with Britain the respon­ Philadelphia next week. .. 46 108 .299 52 Philadelphia 52 98 .347 34/2 sibility for policy and developments there ... A House sub-com­ Eddie Stanley set a new Na­ mittee urged Truman to keep the atomic bomb a secret, pending tional League mark by drawing Major League Leaders reports by the commission of scientists, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 148 free passes, one better than CLUB BATTING lATTING the State Dept., and Congress. the old record that Jimmy Sheckard set back in 1911. The major R H HR RBI PC Secretary of Treasury Vinson recommended a $5,000,000,000 R H HR RBI PC Chicago 722 1433 56 657 .276 Chicago . 595 1329 22 544 .262 tax reduction in excess profits tax (that's the big boy's tax) while league record for walks is held St. Louis. . 753 1468 63 682 .274 Boston . .. 597 1379 49 545 .260 by Babe Ruth, who strolled to Brooklyn 802 1459 55 713 .271 Detroit . . 627 1332 75 592 .260 Reconversion Director Snyder predicted 8,000,000 unemployed by Pittsburgh 745 1406 72 684 .268 Washing. 624 1374 27 558 .258 fiirst 170 times in 1923. But Ed­ New York.. 661 1417 1 12 612 .268 New York 659 1319 90 633 .258 spring . . . Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach is reported ready Boston 696 1421 97 651 .267 Cleveland die really earned his mark, since Cincinnati . 524 577 1246 65 536 .254 to take "strong action" in the oil controversy. 1287 56 475 .250 St. Louis 1294 64 551 .249 he is not a slugger and got no Philadel. .. 547 1269 56 496 .247 Philadel. . 594 499 1297 32 435 .245 The New York metropolitan housing shortage remained acute intentional passes. LEADING BATTERS LEADING BATTERS and a newspaper ad, according to a radio wit, read: "Refined^, It's Newhouser and Borowy for • PC AB R H AB R the first game . . . Tommy H PC gentleman, in iron lung, will move over." Chic. 493 94 177 .355 Stirnweiss, N. Y. 632 107 195 .309 Holmes, Braves outfielder, and Cavarretta, Holmes, Bos. . . . 636 127 224 .352 Cuccinello, Chic., 403 50 124 .308 INTERNATIONAL Brook. . . 606 126 197 .325 Dickshot, Chic. , 485 74 147 .303 Eddie Mayo, Tiger second base­ Rosen, Kurowski, St. L.. 511 84 165 .323 Estalella, Phil. , 451 45 134 .297 man, were selected as this year's Hack, Chic. 596 III 192 .322 Moses, Chic. . .. U. S. troops seized 21 banks in seven Jap cities while the 569 79 168 .295 New York.. 451 72 139 .308 Case, Wash. .., 503 72 148 .294 most valuable players by the Ott, Tokyo Finance Ministry was ordered to close institutions which Olmo, Brook. . .. 556 63 174 .313 Myatt, Wash. . , 490 81 144 .294 Brook. . . 576 114 177 .307 Hockett, Chic. , 413 47 121 .293 had operated Japan's colonization program. The bulk of Hirohito's Sporting News . . . Hank Borowy Galan, Lombardi, N. Y.. 368 47 113 .307 Myer, Cleve. . ., 524 71 153 .292 and Newhouser were chosen as Johnsno, Chic. ,. 556 94 165 .302 Newsome, Bos. , 438 46 127 .290 wealth is reportedly involved . . . Twenty three Japs, including the outstanding pitchers . . . former Premier Tojo were moved to Omori prison camp to await RUNS BATTED IN RUNS BATTED IN Louisville, after dropping the trial as war criminals . . . Chinese communists have agreed to form Walker. Brooklyn 124 Etten, New York . I 10 an all-party political council with the Government until a constitu­ first two games in the American Holmes, Boston .. 116 Cullenbine, Detroit 92 Pafko, Chicago , , Association playoffs, swept the I I I York, Detroit 89 tional government has been instituted through a national assembly Adams, St. Louis • I I I Stephens, St. Louis 88 next four games to cop the title. Olmo, Brooklyn . . 108 Binks, Washington 82 . . . Joe Stalin told the U. S., through Senator Pepper in Moscow, 108 Louisville will meet the winner Elliott, Pittsburgh that we are being too easy with the Japs. Stalin asked that Amer­ of the International League play­ icans "just judge the Soviet Union objectively." Which shouldn't HOME-RUN HITTERS HOME-RUN HITTERS offs, in which Newark leads Mon­ be hard to do. Boston 28 Stephens, St. Louis 24 treal three games to two. Four Holmes, Workman, Boston .. Japan has only about thirty-five ships left from her once 25 Ettei>, New York . . 18 Adams, St. Louis .. games take duke. 22 York, Detroit 18 great merchant marine, and few of these of more than 500 tons. Ott, New York 21 Cullenbine, Detroit . 18 Flash: Steve O'Neill says the Kurowski, St. Louis 21 Heath, Cleveland ... 15 The rest are lying at the bottom due to Allied air and sea action. Tigers are a cinch to win. O'Neill, The Japs now have less ships than any other maritime nation . . . LEADING PITCHERS LEADING PITCHERS although the manager of the Tig­ The de-nazification of Germany brought "Blood and Guts" Patton G W G W L PC ers, is strictly impartial. L PC back into the news when the General declared that "the Nazi thing Chic. .... 14 10 4 .765 2 .833 Muncrief, St. L. ,. 27- 13 Flash: harley Grimm says the Borowy, Brecheen, St. L. . . 23 14 Newhouser, Det. 39 . 24 9 .727 is just like a Democrat and Republican election fight," and brought 4 .778 Wright, Boston ... 14 7 .708 7 3 .700 Leonard, Wash. .. 3T 17 Cubs are a shoo-in. Grimm says Webber, More than a score Brook Ruffing, N. Y 17 II 7 7 3 .700 the wrath of the people down upon himself. he must tell the truth, even if he Wyse, Chicago .... 38 22 103 .700 33 19 9 .679 of Nazis still occupied high Bavarian Government posts when .688 Gromek, Clev Bukhardt, St. L. .. 41 17 Ferriss, Boston .... 35 10 .677 8 .680 21 is the manager of the Cubs. Mungo, New York . . 26 14 83 22 10 .667 General Eisenhower summoned Patton to explain. 7 .667 Wolff, Wash Barrett, Bost.-St. L. 45 23 12 .654 Benton, Det 30 13 8 .619 Passeau, Chic ' -44 18 12 .600 34 17 9 .654 Reynolds, Clev BOXING Argentina's government imposed a "state of siege" once more, Gables, Pitts Potter, St. L 31 10 .600 15 28 II .647 6 Erickson, Chi .591 Bevens, N. Y ; 29 9 13 26 7 4 .636 despite mounting protests at home and abroad. As part of the Big doings at .the Garden last Herring, Kklyn. 35 7 5 .583 22 7 4 .636 Carrasquel, Wash.week, when Rocky Graziano stop­ Prim, Chicago .... 34 13 8 .619 Hollingsworth, St. L. 26 12 9 .571 campaign to unseat the "Colonel's Government," Argentine labor Pitts... 35 16 10 .615 Lee, Chicago 29 15 12 .556 ped Harold Green in the third Strincevich, Beck, Cin.-Pitts. . . 25 41 18 15 .545 planned a general strike, which seemed sure of the support of 8 5 .615 Trout, Det Derringer. Chic. 35 16 1 1 .593 Jakucki, St. L. .'... 30 12 10 .:;45 small business as well as students and professionals . . . Frenclf^' round. Green claimed it was a Seats, Brook 30 10 7 .588 Grove, Chicago,.... 33 14 12 .538 6 .538 election results indicate that the Socialists have had successes, 34 7 fast count and tore into Rocky Sewell, Pitts 32 11 8 .579 Ryba, Boston Dockins, St. L. ... 8 6 .571 Haefner, Wasfi. .. . 37 16 14 .533 although these are by no means comparable with the British land­ after he had been counted out. Brewer, New York . 31 52 8 7 .538 28 8 6 .5 71 Berry, Phila. Brooklyn . . 41 17 13 .567 Gettel, N. Y, 27 9 8 .528 slide. There is little hope that they can achieve a majority and The affair turned into a minature Gregg, Butcher, Pitts 9 .526 26 10 28 10 8 .556 Dubiel, N. Y 44 14 13 .519 France will probably continue under a coalition government. riot with the handlers and man­ Adams, New York . . 65 II 9 .550 Pieretti, Wash Hutchings, Bos. ... 7 6 .538 Christopher, Phil. .. 33 13 13 .500 agers of both men joining the Roe. Pittsburgh .. . 56 9 9 .500 The Socialists have won 811 seats while the Communists, despite 31 33 14 13 .519 Overmlre, Det their expectations to the contrary, won only 326. frolic. Quicker than you could Major League Baseball �) Friday, October 5, 1945 TBE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG BUIJLETIN GREAT ISAAC Abele. Jekahs Daniel Collins Henderson, Peter .... Dowling, John 6.20 2.32 5.42 13.95 HILLSBORO INLET Trail, Gene A Vousloumes, George Vousloumes, George Monfroe, Philip Kalla.sti, John Diskikns, Robert Diskins, John Matheson, James Birkette, James Matheson, James LIBBY ISLAND Perker, Arthur Hopka, Edwin . Jensen, Swend POINT SUE. 49.30 34.63 22.44 20.00 8.00 20.00 8.00 22.00 4.00 68.43 2.61 3.43 MOOSE PEAK Kalka, John Mitchell, Richard E. J. MORAN S Robert, James H PETIT MANAN Benson, R Whitsad, L. W Aalberg, Richai-d S. Durrell, Amos Douglas, William .... 117.68 SABINE PASS 3.42 70.71 1.19 11.85 25.80 Mitchell, Joseph Mitchell, Joseph Mendell, Wilbur Midtlie, Bartram Roulette, Hawkin J Smith, George Oakley, Ford 146.94 212.39 10.32 22.91 15.01 4.00 4.00 16.42 ST. SIMON Godinez, M 24.48 Stanley, Archer A 6.12 O'Connell, Wilmer M Woempner, Jack 0 Baker, Leo R .45 Kelso, James Cuete, Thomas C SAND POINT 58.62 10.47 Jepson, Arnold F .53 SAND KEY 13.43 Kaulide, Henry .26 Kaulide, Henry 27.85 12.56 8.61 8.61 8.91 12.56 4.00 89.60 142.40 17.38 PIGEON POINT SANIBEL ISLAND 19.24 Tegen, Albert 9.10 McClaine, James V 20.54 POINT ARENA Andrew, Donald L. 12.64 4.50 Marioneaux, Walter Shustei', Ernest E 5.64 4.50 Peterson, John Wolcott, John W 8.05 4.11 Savage, Stanley Russell, Jack E 10.42 31.50 Evans, Robert Miller, Robert S 29.16 7.98 Miller, Robert S Larsen, Bernard 4.99 Morales, E 6.63 POINT ARGUELLO Garson, Jack 2.62 Harter, Raymnd 81.24 Blair, Hasper 3.95 Rowan,, Joseph L ~ 6.86' Rawlings, W. F 3.03 Barlow, John 6.32 Torres, G 3.95 Jackson, J. P 59 SANKATY HEAD Kasznowsky, Edward 12.24 Pattor, Wilbert 181.30 Mitchell, William A 10.15 Patten, Wilbert , 2.00 SOMBRERO KEY Silva, Anthony 325.89 Hale, Clarence 268.43 Silva, Anthony 2.00 16.50 Parker, Marion 171.36 McCord, Michael C. 150.00 Parker, Marion 2.00 Hale, Clarence Kissling, Robert 71.14 SOUTHWEST PASS POINT CABRILLO Gregory, Ivan G 6.10 1.91 Everett, William 1.58 Sutherland, G Wendt, Gerard 2.00 TRINIDAD HEAD Armiro, Tevdos , 1.57 Jones, Charles T 19.02 Schneider, R 6.29 Dubert, R E POINT JUDITH Vigmar, Miles Pennion, William G Mathiason, Nelse 3.74 .85 18.03 POINT LOMA Sadler, Harry W Critchett, Edwin 24.09 3.78 TYBEE Lorza, Nick Hinton, Ray M. Harris, Earl D Knowles, Lloyd E Gibson, Frank Korback, Archie Argo, Russell 10.43 23.00 YAQUINA HEAD Basaraba, N. B Olchevry, John Feliszek, Chester Albren, John de 18.28 Shaw, Duncan, Jr 13.42 jLangley, A. F 16.89 .LaFrance, George SS ALAN A. DALE Young, Grachy R Miles, Clyde E MONTAUK POINT (Hammings, Floyd POINT VICENTE 22.50 7.94 RESCUE 88.48 Simpson, Jerry 3.44 WOOD ISLAND 1.58 Newbold, August 1.53 Rothmah, Donald 1.53 Ecklund, Erid Breath, Harry Furr, Donald 15.65 81.85 45.13 18.36 19.12 26.39 20.40 South Atlantic Steamship Line 1.80 3.40 5.18 2.61 MOBILE POINT Martin, Jesse Sanford, Edward Mclbanicl, B l^'Phillips, Joe Levak, Clarence . Long, Frank B Carroll, William B Covert, Sam W Nelson, Jack Rhodes, Arte E Gillespie, Harold E Bullard, Joel H Daniels, Norman 130.48 Kipp, Richard D 2.50 Wanner, Edward 7.48 Doors, Joseph S 7.48 7.48 7.48 4.86 Joseph, Joseph Sappenfield, J Clayton, Everett 3.16 Parotti, Peter .79 3.16 RACE POINT MATAGORDA Chiotos, R. — Potter, A. H. Studt, John . Unclaimed Wages Moran Towing Company 15.30 SliOO 6.12 3.92 3.44 2,67 3.82 Raymond L. Rotter 1.04 Samuel B. Luttrell 1.04 H. M. Jensen $ 17.20 SS ALEXANDER S. CLAY Harry Kent 125.00 12.61 Axel Jensen 29.90 L. Del Rosco J. W. Harrington 07 SS ALEXANDER LILLINGTON Louis Duran 10.07 Garland W. Brown 3.44 Armada Garcia 2.87 Hormer W. Hahne 11.43 H. V. Walsh 5.30 SS ALBERT P. RYDER L. F. Carter 1.61 Isadore Cononico 2.00 R. E. Kellogg 65 Lloyd D. Thomas 4.27 Floyd C. Nolan 1.27 Kenneth Guenther 2.63 Thomas R. Parrett 1.27 Norman Lucas 51.90 P. Y. Spinney 2.10 Anthony Glambone 47,28 John P. Synoth 2.59 Searol Miller * 54.04 Raymond J. Marpool 1.00 Garrett Hogan 56.88 Raymond J. Marpool 47 Daniel Vallus 54.04 Harlod D. Jewell 1.34 James D. Moore 50.13 Fred Tatro 3.38 Vincent Perez 6.24 Wm. T. Gay 1.37 Sidney G. Moran 6.24 Wm. P. Dunn 3.56 William Stephens 4.82 Wm. H. Smith 3.56 Earl C. Corkin 11.02 D. B. Braselton 3.56 John P. Callanan 20.49 Earl C. Douglas 12.47 Therold Mcintosh 25.84 Francesco Frasne 3.56 Wm. J. Barber 10.69 Alfred C. Wallace 11.82 Andrew Carmen 1.78 Allen K. Marshall 30.17 Robert Rusell 1.78 Melvin V. Hoy 2.57 Thos. J. Swafford .^. 10.69 Robert Sharrenberg 32.90 Earl C. Robbins 8.26 Claude B. Arms 6.65 Douglas B. Patterson 27.71 SS ALEXANDER E. BROWN Paul E. Ambrose 34.96 George L. Bales 1.84 Claude B. Arms 6.65 James Stewart 1.84 Costa Tiskins 6.33 M. E. Chandler 1.84 Paul Meleck 1.84 SS ANDREW PICKENS Adolph S'chafter 01 Pascal J. Crosby ...: 10.00 Walter Carlisle 01 Wm. L. Smith 5.69 Mark Vedrene 01 Fred W. Sweder 3.32 SS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL John P. Ryan Milan Herchek Geo. M. Christmas Elbert J. Duffy Harry L. Rogers Marvin L. Piatt Cecil M. Futch PERSONALS .78 3.49 HERBERT R. KRUTZ 4.82 formerly of the SS Abraham 5.51 Baldwin, and 5.51 JOSEPH BUKLEY 1.04 FRANK DEVLIN 1.72 of the SS Norwalk, please call at the office of Jacob Rassner and Harry Eisenberg, 220 Broad­ way, Room 2003, New York City. » & & NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. R. P. JANESKO BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Book No. 28889, your receipt, PHILADELPHIA ...6 North 6th St. number 18239, for dues and strike NORFOLK 25 Commercial PL NEW ORLEANS ...339 Chartres St. assessment, is being held for you SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. at the 5th floor dues window of MOBILE . . . .' 7 St. Michael St. the New York hall. SAN JUAN, P. R. .45 Ponce de Leon GALVESTON 305 >4 22nd St. 4, t 4, RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th SL A. W. CAVINESS SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Book No. 31236. You owe Pa­ SEATTLE 88 Seneca St. PORTLAND ...111 W. Burnside St. trolman Keith Alsop $12.00 on WILMINGTON 440 Avaloa Blvd. receipt No. A10290. Mistake in HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. total of receipt in Norfolk pay­ BUFFALO 10 Exchangre St. off. Contact Alsop. ' CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. SO. CHICAGO, 9137 So. Houston Ave. ^ ^ CLEVELAND .. 1014 E. St. Clair St. A. DELANEY DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Book No. 29777—^Your receipt VICTORIA, B. C. . . 602 Boughton St. shows you paid $10.00 Strike VANCOUVER ..144 W. Hastings St. Fund which is incorrect. You TAMPA 842 Zack St. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. still owe it. SiU HALLS Arnold J. Evard Clarence J. Novak Hans Kalitski Frank Kababik Joseph Kwiec Carl Mielnik Ifred Borjer Albert Rescatore Wm. B. McAdams Ray M. McDonald Joseph Dinkins Hans Kalitski Irving S. Mumford G. White Billy Robertson 76 1.31 3.58 4.98 2.84 3.55 3.10 9.24 5.69 10.66 4.27 •.... 1.24 24.53 89 14.80 SS AUGUST BEIMONT Kendall R. Bowen 14.19 Jack P. Farrow 10.66 Noticel R. CHARBANNEAU Your trip card receipt A 15279 is being held for you in New York. See Patrolman W. Hamil­ ton. MONEY DUE M. J. Golbout, and E. J. Neal have seven hours each due. Col­ lect at Eastern SS Co., Boston, Mass. 4 t 4. SS PANAMA CITY The following men have port attack bonus due them for Algiers in 1943: F. M. Shiferdok, Alf Johnson, J. M. Brooks, John M. Gibbons, C. W. Murrell, J. V. Ferraro, S. A. Esposito, F. J. Prowwaski, G. B. Thurmer; H. C. Winter, J. B. Morton, C. H. French, W. J. Lumas. Contact Waterman SS Co., Mo­ bile, Alabama. 4* 4 4 SS MONTEZUMA CASTLf Following men paid off in Mo­ bile on Sept. 24, 1945 have money due. Deck Dept: Kelcher, 2 hrs.; Romerso, 6 hrs.; Kugle, 4 hrs.; Juliono, 4 hrs.; Lyons, 4 hrs.; Hipp, 4 hrs.; Gay, 7 hrs.; Tuner, 9 hrs.; Hipp, 9 hrs.; Quinlon, 7 hrs.; Cunningham, 7 hrs.; Mondello, 7 hrs.; Matesic, 7 hrs. Steward Dept.: H. Valencia, 24 hrs.; F. M. Spalding, 24 hrs.; R. 25 hrs.; T. Ortez, 25 hrs.; J. J. Corcoran, 25 hrs.; W. N. Atwood, 24 hrs.; M. Shull, 25 hrs.; J. Men­ delsohn, 25 hrs.; J. P. Berry, 24 hrs.; G. E. Long, 24 hrs.; C. Herbin, 25 hrs. Engine Dept.: Bell, 44 hrs.; Galbraith, 29 hrs. ^ �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 5. 1945 ISTHMIAN MEN- This Isthmian Seaman Is Speaking At An SlU Meeting—And MAKING MARITIME POLICY You Isthmian men hove been invited by the SlU to attend its meetings and state your viewpoints — and many of you hove accepted* This man is John Wunderiich, Jr., AB, who came to a Seafarers meeting in New York with a group of his shipmates from the SS Steel Inventor. When the meeting discussed the disposal of sur­ plus American ships, Wunderiich, a former member of the Norweigan Seamen's Union who has sailed two years with Isthmian, gave his opinion on how a pro­ posed bill would afFect the conditions of American and foreign seamen. Wunddrlich took the floor and spoke out of his experience on American and foreign ships. What he had to say helped formulate suggestions that the Seafarers will bring before Congress to protect the rights of seamen everywhere. 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FINALLY PINNED DOWN, HE GETS MEDAL TAX RELIEF FOR INDUSTRIALIST BUT NOT FOR LOW INCOME GROUPS COAL OPERATIONS REFUSE TO BARGAIN ALCOA LISTS MORE SERVICES FROM GULF THE BEACHCOMBER PATROLMEN HAVE UNCOMFORTABLE TIME ON SS CAPE COMFORT BALANCE OF WM. B. ALLISON SURVIVORS RETURN TO N.Y. DECK DELEGATE COMMENDS SKIPPER OF THOMAS HYDE C.G. STILL ACTIVE, SAYS RICHARD BASSETT DELEGATE ORBIS SKIPPER CHALLENGES CREW-IN CHECKER TOURNEY ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MERCHANT SEAMEN CIO MAN REJECTED FOR MARITIME POST SHIP MAIL DELIVERY CHECKED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10-05-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log