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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers Jnternational Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1945
AS YE SOW
No. 39
Strikes Sweep Nation;
Living Wages Demanded
Picket lines are marching throughout the nation this week as labor closed
issue with the employers over demands for a decent standard of living for
the American workers. Walkouts reached a record high with news services
estimating that 360,000 were idle. More workers were joining the picket lines
^almost hourly.
T
—
Involved in
in the walkout was' f^nsive against the United Auto.
organized labor in the steel, auto, Workers.
rubber, electric, oil, fruit, coal,
16,000 coal miners laid down
movie and building industries. picks this week when mine fore
PORTLAND, Ore.—A complete Thus many of the basic indus- men walked out. Most of Pennsyl
tieup of shipments of lumber tries of the country are being tied vania's bituminous mines were
from the Northwest was presaged up, and a final decision on the closed.
The issue is over the
today when the Sailors Union of issues can not long be avoided.
recognition by the employers of
the Pacific, AFL, notified 60,000
The reasons for the strikes the United Clerical, Technical
striking lumber makers, also af vary, of course, in each industry; and Supervisory Employes of
filiated with the AFL, that the but throughout all of them is the the Mining Industry, an affiliate
sailors would refuse to man ships demand of the workers for long of District 50, United Mine Workladen with strike bound lumber. over due wage increases on the
America.
A telegram from Harry Lunde- one hand and the employer drive
berg, secretary-treasurer of the to smash the unions on the other. WALK-UPS AND WALK-OUTS
Sailors Union at San Francisco,
Eleven thousand workers forced
ANTI-LABOR DRIVE
out by the strikes of building
advised that "no member of our
organization will sail ships into
Throughout the war the in .service employes in the New
sawmills or docks where a bona- famous "Little Steel Formula,"|York City and of 60,000 lumber
fide AFL picket line is estab backed by the coercive force of |oiiUs workers in the Pacific
lished."
the government, bound labor to Northwest.
In Detroit 90,000 were still out
inadequate wages. Now with the
the end of the war and the lifting or had been forced out through
of government restrictions, this walkouts in the automobile inpent up demand for adjustments dustry. In six States the contin
uance of strikes in the oil indus
bursts like an uncoiling spring.
Not all of the strikes are the try kept 30,000 idle. Deliveries
He offered an amendment which
results
of wage disputes. Many.
gasoline in the Boston
would leave it up to the gover
of
them
are
in
defense
of
funda|
were
halted
by a new strike
nor of each State to decide
mental
union
security.
Many
of
employes
of the Shell
whether he wanted federal funds
the
so-called
strikes
are
actually
Comapny
in
Waltham
and
to supplement current rates of
employer
lock-outs,
part
of
the
Cambridge.
payment. The amendment^ lost
In Philadelphia, nearly 15,000
when 19 Democrats, chiefly from campaign to smash labor.
The
greatest
strike
activitj'
conworkers
of the New York Shipthe South, voted with 32 Repub
tinues
to
center
around
Detroit,
building
Company
went on a sitlicans against the amendments.
States rights advocates got an- stronghold of the auto barons, down strike, their second within
other tongue-lashing when Sen. There Ford, General Motors and'a week. Eight Navy ships are
I Chrysler are united in an of- under construction at the yard.
(Continued on Page 3)
SUP Supports Oregon
Lumber Worker Strike
Jobless Pay Bill Good As Dead
WASHINGTON (LPA) — A ment; 23 Democrats voted "no."
thoroughly ineffective
jobless
Hearings nn emergency unem
pay bill is almost certain to pass ployment compensation have al
, both Houses of Congress, as a re ready concluded before the hos
sult of last week's Senate actions tile House Ways and Means Com
to emasculate the Kilgore propo mittee, to which the Senate ver
sals for Federal supplementing of sion now goes. Labor represen
State payments up to a maximum tatives who have been active in
of $2.5 for up to 26 weeks.
the fight at the Capitol say that
The Senate finally adopted a they would not be surprised if
bill which would allow the Fed the bill is bottled up in commit
eral Government to spend its tee, or is reported out in a still
funds to supplement jobless bene more shameful version.
SCABS STOPPED
fits up to 26 weks in a year dur
In Lancaster, Pa., five employes
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25—
ing the next two years. The pay
of
the^ Conestoga Transportation
The House Ways and Means
ments, though, would be at the
Nominations for 1946 officers chant vessels,
Company
were injured as 400
Committee today voted to
individual States' rates, which in
are now under way throughout | (d) He has not misconducted pickets prevented them from re
postpone indefinitely con
some cases are as low as $9.00
the Atlantic and Gulf District of himself previously while em- porting for work. One bus driver
sideration of the emasculated
and in June averaged $17.74. La
the SIU of NA. Qualifications ployed as an officer of the union. was stabbed with a hatpin, the
bill which passed the Senate
bor had supported proposals by
for candidates as provided for in
(e) That he be an active and police reported. The strike has
(S 1274) and killed complete
Senators Kilgore, Wagner and
the Constitution and By-Laws full book member and show four been in progress twenty-four
ly the administration's pro
others to raise all benefits to a
are as follows:
months discharges for the cur days.
posals
for
supplementing
•fair and uniform national level.
year prior to the date of
(a)
That
he
be
a
citizen
of
rent
State unemployment com
The worst blow came, though,
Two thousand employes of the
nomination, this provision shall
the
U.S.
pensation to 26 weeks at $25
• when by a vote of 56 to 23 the
Simmons Company, Kenosha,
(b) That he be a full member not apply to officials and other Wis., walked out in accord with
weekly.
•Senate agreed to return the U. S.
of
the Seafarers' International' office holders working for the a vote taken June 9.
Employment Service to the States
made
by
Sen.
Union
of North America—Atlan- union during the current year.
'Within 3 days."detention of the
Attempts were
In East Alton, 111., the Western
Any member who can qualify
; USES in federal hands until prob Kilgore to replace in the bill the tic and Gulf District in continCartridge
Company plant was
lems of reconversion unemploy- original provision of Federal "ous good standing for a period may nominate himself for office shut down by a strike of AFL ma
.ment had been solved was asked funds to pay up to $25 for 26 of two (2) years immediately by submitting, in writing, his in
chinists and about 5,000 employes
• by President Truman in his mes- weeks in all states, but he was Pi'ior to the date of nomination, tention to run for office, naming were affected.
| (c) Any candidate for agent or the particular office and submit^ sage to Congress, but adminis; beaten down I • a voice vote.
The two-week strike in the
The fear of Senators that in- joint patrolman must have three j ting the necessary proof of qual' tration wheelhorse Sen. Scott LuJ cas (D., 111.) sponsored the amend dustrialists in their States would years' sea service in any one of ification as listed above. The no- natural gas fields of West Vir
ment and the lineup on the vote have to hike starvation wages to three departments. Any candi- tice of intention addressed to the ginia resulted in a partial shut
. showed all of the Southern Demo- decent levels if the $25 jobless date for departmental patrolman Secretary-Treasurer must be in down affecting 1,500 workers at
• crats lined up for the amend benefit maximum passed was must have three years' sea serhis office not later than October the Lukens Steel plant in Coatesment. Almost evenly divided, 21 made clear when the "States vice in their respective departDemocrats joined 34 Republi rights" argument was smoked out ment. Sea service as specified in, 15th, 1945, when nominations will ville, Pa. Several mills are op
erated with natural gas.
cans in favor of the Lucas amend by Sen. Alben Barkley (D., Ky.). this article shall mean on mer-.be closed.
Nominations Are Open
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TME
SEAFARERS
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Friday, September 28, 1945
LOG
SEAFARERS LOG
Published Weekly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Oulf District
Afiliated with the American Federation of Labor
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
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4.
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HARRY LUNDEBERG -------
President
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK
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P, O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE -
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Washington Rep.
424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Entered as second class matter Jupe 15, 1945, at the Post Office
in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912.
•267
Shape Of Things To Come
All the workers of the country (as well as all the
industrialists) are looking to Detroit this week—for what
comes out of Detroit will determine the shape of indus
trial relations for months to come.
WITH
Labor and management are locked in a struggle which
promises to rival in bitterness the days of the sit-down VANCOUVER—Minutes of the
strikes in 1936. Labor's stakes are job security and a living meeting jointly sponsored by the
Seafarers International Union of
wage..
SIV IN CANADA
By GENE MARKET
Brotherhood of Railway and B. C. C. S. S. (C. P. R.) make a
Steamship Clerks — plus unor donation of 25c to finance the
ganized personnel such as Pur initial formation of the Council.
sers, Assistant Pursers and
B. That the interested groups
North America and the National freight handlers etc.
finance
the formation of the
It is not by accident that Detroit becomes thfe test Association of Marine Engineers ASHORE — Brotherhood of
Council on the following basis:
tube of postwar labor relations. Concentrated there is the on the question of the formation Blacksmiths—Drop Forg,ers and
fabulously rich automobile industry; concentrated also is
Helpers — Brotherhood of Rail Local Unions:
a Joint Maritime Council.
$10.00<»
the strength of the United Automobile Workers, the larg Meeting opened- at 10:30 a. m. way and Steamship Clerks and 10 to 50 members
the
International
Longshoremen's
50
to
100
members
15.00
est and one of the most militant unions in the world.
in the temporary headquarters of Association—Nanaimo Wharf Em 100 to 200 members
20.00
Over 200 membership
$25.00
The auto barons have taken upon their shoulders the the Victoria and District Trades ployees Assn'n.
Following considerable discus
responsibility of leading the great postwar industrial cru of a Joint Maritime Council:
sion
on the groups involved, it It was pointed out that operat
sade for low wages and the open shop. The auto barons Representatives from various
was M. S. C. that a second or ing expenses would not be heavy
have assumed this role, first because they can afford the interested groups in Vancouver, ganizational
meeting be held in and such a donation to start the
cost of such a crusade, and second because a successful Nanaimo and Victoria were pres Vancouver in the near future and ball rolling would carry the Coun
ent at the meeting.
for some time on a normal
smashing of the UAW would shake the entire labor move
that the organizations as named cil
basis.
The first matter under discus be invited to attend.
ment to its foundations.
sion was the necessity of indi
Following further discussion on
Delegates at this point felt it
The smashing of the UAW would "soften up" the vidual groups getting together so should be pointed out that the the operation it was M. S. C. that
rest of the labor movement for offensives from the big that concerted action could be formation of such a joint Council we suggest regular meetings of
taken whenever necessary to pro
the Council should be held every
industrialists in maritime, rubber, textile, etc.
tect the maritime industry as a would not interfere with the au three (3) months (at least), with
tonomy of any union. (Jrii:)ns
The knock-down and drag-out fight is being initiated whole. Delegates present ex would still be free to act as they ample provisions made for emer
pressed in no uncertain terms the
gency meetings to be called at
by the industrialists, but the struggle is not being avoided dissatisfaction
that exists with saw fit—but when pressure is the discretion of the Executive.
by labor. There are several factors which operate in favor rank and file members under the needed to attain quick action the
M. S. C. that the regular meet
of the unions. The workers now have some wartime sav present system whereby the joint council should be called up ings should be held in rotation be
on
to
act.
All
affiliates
should
ings which will help tide them over a lock-out period. The workers are so badly divided. All bear in mind that the welfare of tween Vancouver, Victoria and
automakers, on the other hand, are extremely anxious to delegates agreed that the forma all the workers should be the Nanaimo.
tion of a joint council would
get the jump on each other for the postwar warket in greatly
enhance the bargaining responsibility of the joint Coun Grievance procedure and the
passenger cars.
strength of the workers employ cil and no actions should be toler method of handling same as well
ated that would elevate one group as the election of a grievance com
on this coast. As pointed out
But under the most favorable of circumstances lock ed
at
the expense of another.
mittee should be left over to the
in the letter sent out urging all
out are grueling experiences for the workers and require organizations to attend the meet On the question of representa Constitution apd By Laws Com
the maximum of union militancy and steadfastness. Lock ing, too long have the workers tion it was M. S. C. that this mittee.
outs may mean a temporary loss of profits for the em been divided into small groups meeting recommend that each af Following some discussion it
organization be entitled was M. S. C. that a good slogan
ployers, but they mean hunger for the workers. One man each primarily concerned with filiated
its own problems regardless of to have three representatives seat to adopt would be SECURITY IN
fights with his bank book, the other fights with his belly. how the balance of the employ ed on the Council.
UNITY.
Following
a
discussion
on
the
ees
are
affected.
An offer by the Seafarers In
Every seaman, every truck driver, every textile worker
name it was M. S. C. that we ternational Union to pay for tem
Arising
out
of
a
question
by
a
has a direct stake in the struggle between the UAW and
present, regarding the recommend the Council be porary letterheads was grateful- the auto barons. It makes no difference whether AFL or delegate
absence of a representative of the named as the J-oint Maritime ly accepted by the delegates pres
GIG, all working men will affected by the decision in Masters Mates and Pilots Guild, Council.
ent,
A considerable discussion arose M. S. C. that a short press re.•Detroit,
it was M. S. C. that we proceed
over the operating costs and fi lease be given to the local papers
with the business on hand.
nancing same and a motion was covering today's meeting.
Delegates expressed the opin
NOTICE TO ALL HANDS
ion that the first step that should unanimously carried ' that we In winding up the meeting all
be taken would be to bring to recommend consideration of the delegates were urged to make
To cut down on beefs and make the payoSs smoother; to
following schemes:
gether all groups of the B. C.
know what is legitimate overtime, study your agreement. • Keep
A. That each employee of the every effort to see that all groups
Coast Steamship Service of the
an accurate record of your overtime, with date, exact hours
attend and assist the "next meet
C. P. R.
These workers are
worked, nature of work and by whom ordered. If possible, have
ing. This is the biggest venture "
roughly divided into the follow
the head of the department sign it. Keep separate sheets for
ever attempted for the maritime
ing categories:
"okay" and "disputed" overtime. Hang on to your records until
industry on this Coast and is
AFLOAT—^Masters and Mates
worthy of the support of every
payoff.
and Pilots Guild—^National Asso
worker and all groups,
Jtemember: written evidence makes it much aasier to settle
ciation of Marine Engineers—Sea
your beefs at the .point of production.
M. S. C. the meeting adjourn—
farers International Union —
time—12:30 a, m.
,.r.
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Friday, Septtember 28. 1845
THE SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
fireete Tie-up Ship in New York
By PAUL HALL
The necessity of SIU rank and file members taking jobs in the
Isthmian -SS Company is becoming more obvious daily. While we
are gaining considerable strength in the Isthmian fleet and have
the majority of the men in that fleet SlU-minded, there's still lots
of work to be done. To best typify one of the problems which we
do have in this outfit, I would like to show you a letter that X just
received from an SIU man on board one of the larger Isthmian ships:
Seafarers Organizer Reports "Everything
According To Plan"
"Dear Paul,
"Everything is working out according to plan, although at
times it looks like we are in for a very tough job. I say tough job
not meaning particularly that the average Isthmian man is hard
to organze, but because of the members of the NMU on these ships.
To put it plainly, as I see it, a good part of the Seafarers' trouble in
organizing Isthmian comes from disgusted NMU members. What
makes it very tough is that although these NMU men carry NMU
books, they continually blast their own union. When I try to talk
about the SIU way of unionism to some of the Isthmian fellows, then
they seem to have the idea we are the same type of outfit as the
NMU. It makes it damn tough when members of a union will go
on board an unorganized ship and then slam their own outfit. It
gives an unorganized seaman the feeling that all unions are the
same way.
"Believe it or not, the biggest thing that can happen on this
ship to help the SIU would be for the NMU to quit knocking their
own organization. No, Paul, I am not fooling—that's just the way
^the situation stands. You know we have a lai'ge crew on here—
around 100 men—and when you have eight or ten NMU book men
around the ship slamming their own outfit, then it sure leaves a
hell of a doubt in Isthmian men's minds about unionism.
"In the meantime, keep the mail rolling and get us over the
latest issues of the Log, as well as some copies of Mississippi con
tracts. Also, send along the dope on any problems affecting the
sailors so I can pass it along to the crew.
"Quite a few of the men are quiting this ship after this trip
and it looks like there will be a fairly big turnover in the crew.
NEW YORK — Charging the
Greek shipowners with attempt
ing to bust the seamen's unions
through the use of the U. S. Fed
eral Court, Joseph Kottler, attor
ney for the Federation of Greek
Maritime Unions, denied that the
dispute between the Greek sea
men and the Greek Maritime
Consul General was preventing
the loading of supplies for the
American forces in the far east.
in a petition before Judge Mur
ray Hulbert, Comdr, Anastassio.s,
Greek Maritime Consul General,
asked for an order directing the
United States Marshal to remove
fifteen seamen from the SS Niki
awaiting to pick up its cargo at
Staten Island.
•The shipowners' counsel de
clared that the seamen, part of a
thirty-eight man crew, had re
fused to leave the ship in com
pliance with the Greek. Relief Act
permitting the rotation of sea
men after a six month employ
ment period.
Attorney Kottler said that gun
men brandishing revolvers had
tried to forcibly remove the sea
men but that they had stood their
ground. He said that the men
were willing to leave the ship,
if they received the bonus to
which they were entitled for the
six months service, plus wages
and overtime due them. He was
unable to name the exact amount
claimed by the men.
Secretary Emanuel Pitharou.s
of the Federation of Greek Mari
time Union, in an affidavit,
charged that the Greek Maritime
Consul General had been domin
ated for years by the Greek ship
owners and that he had no know
ledge of any Greek law requiring
the rotation of seamen after six
months.
Fights Lowered Wage
Jobless Pay Bill
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Ireas.
"The statement that the re
fusal of the men to leave the ship
has rendered the vessel unable to
load her cargo, is utterly untrue,"
the affidavit said.
The Federation of Greek Marltime Unions is an affiliate of the
International Transport Workers
Federation (ITF) to which the
SIU is also affiliated.
(Continued from Vage I)
By LOUIS GOFFIN
Various beefs have been set
tled in the last week, and only
one or two minor items are pend
ing. These should be cleared up
one way or the other very soon.
At the present time there is a
building elevator operators strike,
and since m'ost of the companies
under contract to us have their
offices strike bound it is impos
sible for me to contact these out
fits, as it would require me to
cross picket lines set up in front
of each building. Therefore if
certain beefs are not settled in a
hurry, it is bqcause I have to
wait until such a time as the
strike is over, since the SIU will
not cross any picket line, now
or ever.
He said that the shipowners
would undoubtedly refuse jobs
aboard other ships to these men
with the re.sult that they would
be deported after thirty days,
facing the prospect of being jail
ed upon their arrival in Greece.
To force down wage scales,
unemployment authorities cut
workers off from jobless benefits
for refusing work paying less
than they previously earned. Sen.
Brien McMahon (D, Conn.),
above, charged at hearing on Kilgor# unemployment compensa
tion bill. (Federated Pictures)
Robert LaFollette (Prog., Wise.)
hit at Senators who would have
required a request in writing
from each governor before the
increase in number of payments
could be granted from Federal
funds. "The Senate pretends it
has a national responsibility, but
it is leaving it to the governors
of the States to get benefits for
all who are entitled to them,"
he said.
As it went to the House, the
jobless benefit bill still has in it
these provisions:
Brings some 700,000 Federal
and maritime workers in under
the unemployment compensatioix
system and directs the States to
give them the same benefits as
other unemployed workers.
Gives all eligible workers 26
weeks of unemployment pay re
gardless of present State laws.
Gives stranded war workers a
maximum of $200 to get home
or to a new job which is of no
greater distance than their home
towns.
"Enclosed in this letter you will find some more pledges, and
on checking you will find that we now stand with around 87% of
this ship. Enclosed also you will find a complete crew list of the The SS DeSoto, which paid off
PHOTOGENIC
in Boston on May the first, a beef
whole gang on this ship.
concerning a missing man in
"Incidentally, these NMU men raise another point. • Two NMU the stewards department is now
book men on this ship who want to come into the SIU have asked settled. Three men are involved
questions about our outfit and the possibilities of getting in. There's in this dispute. However, I do
only one thing I would like to say though, if these men are allowed not know who the three
VANCOUVER — Protesting
to ship within the SIU, we should make damn sure they won't go men are, so if any guy who had against possible cancellation of
around squawking about us like they do about their own union. No something coming on this divi the $45 per month merchant sail
fooling, this kind of conversation is really bad not to just one union, sion gets in contact with me, I ors' war bonus, a plea for an in
but to all unions;
will arrange that this money is crease of wages over the present
evenly
divided.
rate have been made by the Sea
"Please give my regards to J. P. and all the boys."
(signed by Book No. 29836.) The SS Mayo Brothers which farers' International Union of
also paid off in Boston: eight North America to the National
Give Isthmian Men The Score
men in the deck department who War Labor Board, Ottawa.
It can be seen very easily if we have enough of our men to go handled ships explosives have the Seamen's standards aboard
into these Isthmian ships and show and tell them just what the differential coming from ninety ship are so low now that an ac
Seafarers are, we can do lots towards remedying the set-back that cents to two dollars and a half tual boost in wages should be
NMU men in all Isthmian ships are giving all unions. It appears an hour. This is now payable at made over and above the present
rate, including the war bonus.
now that the NMU knows that it has no chance in an election in Waterman in New York.
this fleet and are simply fighting a defensive fight of the worst I have received unclaimed
The SIU of NA is preparing a
kind, by having their own members go into Isthmian ships and wage lists from Moran Towing
brief for submission to Ottawa
damn their own union. This situaion must and can be corrected. Company and the South Atlantic
on seamen's conditions and in
Steps have already been taken to overcome this problem. These SS Co., which will be published
support of a merchant marine for
steps consist of first, infiltrating our men into Isthmian and, second, in future issues of the Log. For
Canada.
of having Isthmian men come into our halls and our meetings. the benefit of you guys who
We must, in other words, let all Isthmian seamen see how this sailed in these outfits it will pay
union operates in all of its phases. This is the only way we will to keep an eye on the Log, as beefs in the SIU way, right on
be as successful as we would like to be in this drive.
you never know but that you the ship.
may
have some money coming.
While lots of Seafarers' members are doing a bang-up job in this
The SIU way as we all know is
fleet, we still need even more members to take jobs in Isthmian Results of other beefs wiU be to give proper representation to
ships. While we have been having Isthmian men attending meet in future reports as soon as they all our members, and it is my
ings in some ports, we must have them attending meetings in all are settled. At the present time personal opinion that there is no
of our halls. The Seafarers' very best members are devoting their I have received very few beefs union in the field that gives its
time and work in doing this job. We have an heavy investment from the outports, which is a membership greater representa Most ph •logenic — that's thq
In this drive both in union material as well as finances. It is up clear case of settling at the point tion, due to the fact that the of title Laura Norden won from Gl
to all Seafarers' members to protect this investment and to go all of production. It shows that the ficials of the SIU are all bonafide photographers in Florida. Sho
out in pushing this drive through to a successful end.
j officials are on the ball settling seamen.
deserves it. ,
SIU TO PROTEST
PROPOSED CUT IN
CANADIAN BONUS
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, September 28, 1845
Photo Highlights Of Current Strikes
Major Stoppages
A line-up of the major work stoppages throughout the
country yesterday, the date on which each began and the num
ber of workers affected was as follows:
March 12—7,000 at nine film studios, Hollywood, Calif.
July 16—3,000 at GM-Packard Electric Company, Warren
Aug. 21—6.500 at Midvale Steel Corporation, Nicetown, Pa.
Aug. 23—4,500 at Kelsey-Hayts Wheel Corporation, Detroit.
Sept. 6—15,780 at B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company, Akron,
Sept. 9—38,000 at Westinghouse Electric Corporation's
plants in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Maryland and New York.
Sept. 10—3.100 at Murray Corporation, Detroit.
Sept. 12—8,800 at River Rouge and Highland Park Ford
Motor Company's plants, Detroit.
Sept. 13—6,500 at Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit.
Sept. 13—2,500 dried fruit workers in the Santa Clara Val
ley, Calif.
Sept. 14—50,000 additional Ford Motor Company employes
Sept. 16—30,000 oil and refinery workers in Texas, Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and West Virginia.
Sept. 19—2,600 at Nash-Kelvinator Corp., Kenosha, Wis.
Sept. 19—3,500 at Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sept. 19—3,000 at Chrysler-Dodge Truck Corporation, Det.
Sept. 21—3,500 at Jones-Laughlin Steel Corporation's
mines, California, Pa.
Sept. 21—3,000 at Pressed Steel Car Company, McKees
Rock, Pa.
Sept. 21—2,5000 at General Electric X-Ray Corporation,
Sept. 24—11,000 in Building Services, New York.
Sept. 25—16,000 in Pennsylvania coal mines.
;
Marching through streets of Windsor, Ontario, members of Local 200, United Auto Workers*
form picket line ai'ound Ford plants. Strike action, involving 10,000 workers, followed stalling
on their wage demands.
• .11
Striking painters register for picket duty in New York, where
Mounted police stand guard over this large AFL-CIO picket line in Cleveland—union labor's
10,000 members of District Council 9, Bro. of Painters (AFL), walked answer to a vicious police charge into striking AFL pickets which injured 14. The pickets were mem
off their jobs following unsuccessful contract negotiations with Mas bers of District 54, Intl. Assn. of Machinists (AFL), strking the Parker Appliance Co. over a seniority
ter Painters Assn. Many contractors have since signed sepetrate dispute.
agreements, granting union's job security demand.
The entire community of Elizabeth, N. J., as well as all AFL and
CIO labor, got behind these Phelps-Dodge workers when they demon
United around full employment program, AFL, CIO and railroad brotherhoods marched to
strated against company refusal fd~ accept War Labor Board de gether on Labor Day in Seattle, Wash., led by Metal Trades Council (AFL). Left; Gov. Mon C. Wallcision. Workers are members of Local 441, United Electrical Radio gren, bareheaded in rain, pledges state aid in jobs program; Right: Labor and servicemen rub
I shoulders.
Machine Workers.
�Friday, Saptember 28. 194S
1 HE
HERI^MfHI
ITHWK
QUESTION:—What do you think of the Sea
farers demand that the RMO fink halls be closed
and Coast Guard restrictions on the merchant
seameh be abolished?
CHARLES FAHEY. Oiler — This
question has been discussed at our
meetings many times and the gen
eral opinion of everyone, including
myself, is that they should dis
band the RMO set-up now so
that they will not cause any fur
ther trouble. It is obvious that
the RMO people are only in it
to break the unions and fore
stall any future strikes.
The
Coast Guard should also relin
quish their hold on the seamen
now that the war is over. They've
been a pain in the neck all dur
ing the war and they should be
made to turn the whole thing
back to the Steamboat Inspec
tor. So let's all back up our
union on this fine move and start
some real action now.
^
FRANK VANDERAVERT. Bo
sun—I think it's a good idea to
have the Coast Guard restrictions
removedi for instead of helping
the seamen they seem to take a
delight in doing everything pos
sible to obstruct in whatever way
they can even going so far as to
look for trouble where none ex
ists. As far as the RMO fink halls
are concerned. I am entirely op
posed to having prospective sea
men go to-school for 3 months at
the taxpayers' expense when they
can learn more in one month of
practical experience at sea.
I
say close 'em all up and go to the
good old peacetime way of do
ing things.
WILLIAM GRAY. Oiler — The
fink halls educate their men on
the basis that they can ride ships
without belonging to a union and
as a result we get men aboard
ship that don't know their job
and think that an anti-union at
titude is all they need. These
RMO schools are just a liability
to the taxpayers because they
don't turn out seamen at all and
real seamen can be trained aboard
ship much better and quicker
than at their schools. The Coast
Guard is just another scheme to
make the seamen step in line.
With the war over they know
that their excuse for interfering
in the lives of the seamen is over
and they are trying to create jobs
for themselves at the seamen's
expense and at the taxpayers' ex
pense.
SEAFARERS
LOG
Seamen Re-hiring
Benefits Are Asked
At the request for the War
Shipping Administration both the
Senate and House of Representa
tives will consider an amendment
to the Act providing reemploy
ment rights for persons who leave
their positions to serve in the
merchant marine.
Under the Act any seaman
with a WSA discharge is entitled
to reemplviyment rights similar
in some ways to those of the
servicemen and the amendment
would provide for persons who
served in the merchant marine
between May, 1940 and the ter
mination of the unlimited nation
al emergency but who, either be
fore or after puch service, en
tered the armed forces.
The WSA also requested that
War Dept. civilian maritime per
sonnel be included in the bene
fits provided by the Act.
Norway's Labor Party
Turns Down CP Offer
The Norwegian Labor Party at
its Congress recently re-elected
Einar Gerhardsen, Premier of
Norway, as chairman of the
Party. Haakan Lie was elected
secretary.
The central execu
tive committee includes three
Ministers from the government
and Ingvald Haugen, chairman of
the Norwegian Seamen's Union.
Over 400 representatives voted
in the Congress.
The Labor Party voted against
joint electoral lists with other
parties. Gerhardsen at the open
ing session told the Congress,
"We had hoped- that the war
would have provided an oppor
tunity for pchieving a merger of
the working class, but leading
Communists thought otherwise."
Reports from nomination meet
ings held by the Labor Party
show that the majority of its
candidates nominated for elec
tion to the Parliament at the Oc
tober 8 elections were active in
Norway's fight the Nazis, many
of them having served long prison
terms under the Nazis. (LPA)
Anti-Franco Leader
Returns From Prison
Francisco
Largo
Cabellero,
former Republican Premier of
Spain, and trade union and So
cialist Leader, arrived in Paris
from Russia on September 16. He
came in the plane carrying a
party of Russian delegates to the
World Trade Union Congress. Ca
bellero had been imprisoned in a
German camp, according to re
ports from Paris. He had been
liberated . by Polish troops and
since had been in Russian hands.
Inquiries to the Russian govern
ment had gone unanswered and
his arrival was welcomed by
many
trade
unionists
from
abroad. (LPA)
JOSEPH ROY. AB—It's a very
good idea to close them up right
away. It was bad enough to have
them sticking their noses into
everything during war time
without having to put up
with them now that were at
peace. I hope we won't have to
put up with them much longer
because they've had me up a
couple of times for minor infrac
tions. They even tried me after
the captain took the log off. The
phony broadcasts calling for sea
men when they are all lined up French Civil Servants*
for half a block outside the WSA
is getting to be a pain in the Plight Aired by Unions
neck and something should be
The central organization in
done about that too.
Paris which includes the union
federations of civil servants (rail
Page Five
WAR AGENCIES MERGED
WITH LADQR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON (LPA) — A
somewhat stronger Dept. of La
bor emerged this week, as a re
sult of President Truman's ac
tion in shifting several agencies
to that department.
However,
the additions were nowhere near
as significant as made out in the
newspaper headlines, union lead
ers said.
Under an executive order is
sued by Truman, the Natl. War
Labor Board, War Manpower
Commission and the Re-employ
ment and Retraining Administra
tion were transferred to the de
partment.
The first two agencies are only
"shells" anyway. The WLB is an
the process of liquidation and had
been due to fold up after the
forthcoming
labor-management
conference develops new ma
chinery for the maintenance of
industrial peace.
With the elmination some time
way workers, public utilities,
health services, transport work
ers, and workers in state work
shops) met the first week in Sep
tember to examine the situation
of civil service workers. They
have been faced by rising prices,
and considerable disorganization
of various public services.
ago of manpower controls, the'
WMC was also on the way to dis
solution. Only agencies of con
sequence within the Manpower
Commission, which it had super
vised for the period of the War,
are the U. S. Employment Ser
vice and Appentice Training
Service.
The Appentice Training Serv
ice ^had in any event been sche
duled to go back into the depart
ment at the end of the war. The
real gain was the restoration of
the U. S. Employment Service.
However,
if
Congress
goes
through with legislation to re
store local employment offices
to state control, the Employment
Service will be little more than
a paper agency.
How significant the addition of
the Re-employment and Retrain
ing Service may be remains to
be seen. That service, which had
been in the Office of War Mo
bilization and Reconversion, was
set up by Congress to coordinate
plans of various agencies for em
ployment and rehabilitation of
returning servicemen.
So far
it has existed mostly on paper,
but Secy, of Labor Lewis B.
Schwellenbach may put some life
into it.
In
addition,
Schwellenbach
took steps to reinforce the U. S.
Conciliation Service, which he
hopes to make the mainstay for
postwar settlement of disputes.
He names a new director, Edgar
L. Warren, 40-year-old former
chairman of the. Regional War
Labor Board in Chicago, to fill
the vacancy created some time
ago by the resignation of John R.
Steelman.
Schwellenbach also
said he plans to enlarge the staff
and boost the salaries so as to
attract better men.
The meeting adopted a three
point program for immediate ac
tion: (1) to inform public opinion
about the conditions of civil serv
ice workers, (2) to organize a
large demonstration in Paris as
soon as possible, and (3) to ask
Transfer of the WLB to the
the government for a hearing. Dept. created some doubts as to
(LPA)
whether the Board was still in
First Shop Steward Vote dependent or subject to Schwellenbach's orders. Members of the
In U. S.-German Zone
Board held a "showdown" con
For the first time 1933, free ference with Schwellenbach on
and secret elections of workers the issue, and as a result he sent
representatives were held recent the WLB a letter assuring its
ly at an I. G. Farber factory in independence.
Frankfort, Germany. This was
Nevertheless, disintegration of
the first such election in the the Board appeared to have been
Frankfort area. A representative hastened by the switch. Chair
of the Military Government was man George W. Taylor, who had
present. It was estimated that planned to resign in the near fu
approximately 550 workers par ture, sent in his resignation at
ticipated in the election.
once to President Truman, effec
At the same time, Luxemburg's tive Oct. 15. The President ac
radio announced that an arbitra cepted it "with regrets." Another
tion court had been created in public member, Jesse Freidin,,
Frankfurt to settle labor disputes. also submitted his resignation.
While the Mayor of Stuttgart Both intend to return to their
announced the conditions govern private occupations—Taylor to the
ing the establishment of trade University of Pennsylvania and
unions, the U. S. Military Gov to arbitration work, Freidin to
ernment in Munich agreed "in law.
principle" to the establishment
Eventually, other agencies are
of trade unions in Bavaria.
expected to be brought into the
The
Munich
announcement Dept. of Labor. The Natl. Labor
contains 12 regulations to be ob Relations Board is slated to be
served in the setting up of unions. among them, but the transfer has
One of the regulations stated that been held up by legal trouble.
no negotiations about wages The unemployment compensation
and working hours can at present division of the Social Security
be permitted between trade un Board may also go to the Dept.,
as well as labor functions now
ions and employers."
scattered among vai-ious boards
Obvervors have .pointed out
and departments.
that until this restriction is lifted
by the Military Government, the • , Some new sections in the Dept.
growth of one of the most im are now under discussion, includ
portant agencies for the demo ing a proposed labor education
cratization of Germany will have service, a possible consumer di
been considerably handicapped. vision, and a bureau of labor
production.
(LPA)
�Page Six
THE
SEAEARtRS
LOG
Friday. September 28, 1945
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
Survivors Of Wm. Palmer
Return After Mine Sinking
Tarleton Brown
Meeting Lists
16 Cempiaints
Sixteen items to be taken
care of for the oncoming crew
were listed by the SIU mem
bers on the SS Tarleton Brown
at their Sept. 9 shipboard meet
ing.
Elected as chairman was
Brother Hogge, and Brother
Fama was elected recording sec
retary. The list of repairs and
improvement etc. were: (1) Ice
boxes to be overhauled and
checked; (2) two fans in each
messroom; (3) larger hot water
tank to be installed to heat
water for washing purposes; (3)
steam line to troop galley at
least 3 inches in diameter; (5)
spreads and sheets in sufficient
length to cover hunks; (6) scup
pers installed in mess hall, troop
galley and crew galley; (7) sep
arate .drains installed in deck
departments showers not in con
junction with galley; (8) two
messmen for crew's mess; (9)
Steward dept. not adequate
to accommodate troops, suggest
she carry at least 45; (10) enough
electric cords for toaster, hot
plate and percolator to facilitate
constant use; (LI) electric iron
for crew's use ahd wash tubs
with necessary steam lines; (12)
regular size pillows; (13) new
lockers and locks for entire
crew; (14) cover deck depart
ment's shower hot water line
with asbestos; (15) focs'les on
entire ship painted and (16) all
decks renovated inside rooms
and passageways.
Quite a list in anyone's lan
guage and the oncoming crew
might well check it against their
own repair lists.
The meeting, which started at
6.30 p. m., lasted for about half
hour. All of which means that
there must have been some fast
talking to get all those matters
into the record.
SS PARK VICTORY
The Robin Line, SS Park VicVictory payoff proved one of
the cleanest and most coopera
tive he had seen around these
parts on the past two years, re
ports Patrolman Jimmy Ban
ners.
The entire crew was congratu
lated for the excellent job they
did both as seamen and as union
men in cleaning the focs'les for
the oncoming crew and having
their union matters in good or
der for the Boarding Patrolmen.
The crew, every man a book
member, had their overtime and
other matters in good order
with a list of the amount of
dues each man wished to pay,
all ready for the payoff.
When the Liberty ship SS
William J. Palmer struck a mine
seven miles out of Trieste she
sank within 25 minutes with
complete loss of cargo but for
tunately no loss of life among
crew or passengers.
Most of the 43 crewmen ar
rived home the other day, more
than a month following the
sinking, after experiencing a
variety of modes of travel which
included a "hell bent for elec
tion" trip from Trieste to Ven
ice in U.S. Army trucks.
The Palmer, Sth Atlantic,
left New York on July 16 with
a cargo of 360 horses and some
3,000 tons of clothing shipped
by UNNRA (United Nations Re
lief and Rehabilitation Adminis
tration). Seventeen Yugoslav
refugees were aboard to tend
the horses.
The trip to the Adriatic was
uneventful and the boys re
ported a swell crew, fine sail
ing weather and good eating.
They stopped at the Rock for
orders and then Malta to dis
charge a man for medical care.
From there they went to Bari,
scene of the so-called 2nd Pearl
Harbor, and, after stopping at
Ancona for orders, proceeded
to Trieste. Everything was
okay on August 4th as they
sighted their destination and
then, at about 12.30 came a
roaring underwater explosipn
as the ship hit a mine (probably
a magnetic) and the number
four hold was torn open.
In about three minutes the
engine room filled with water
and the Palmer sank stern first
within 25 minutes. The crew
pulled for shore in the lifeboats
and about half mile of Trieste
were picked up by a British
Navy tug on which they were
served hot coffee.
They slept at the Naval Base
that night dining on bully-beef
and tea, much to their disgust,
but the following day U. S.
Army trucks with two drivers
and a girl friend in each, took
them down to Lido, Venice.
They say that the trip to
Venice was more hazardous
than any of their other exper
iences, including the ship's
sinking, for the army men drove
as if the devil himself was giv
ing chase.
The boys enjoyed a real para
dise at Lido but it didn't last
long and three days later they
boarded the John Ireland,
and went to Naples. At Naples
they stayed at the Seaman's Ho
tel and their treatment through
the three weeks there will prob
ably make another story.
Their return was aboard the
Charles Goodyear which docked
in Staten Island on Sept. 19.
Delegates aboard the Palmer
were Reuben George, DM, Deck
Dept.; Brother Ross, Fireman,
Engine Dept.; and Brother For
tune, Messman, Steward Dept.
Some of Ihe survivors of the Wm. J. Palmer aboard the SS
John Ireland after their ship was sunk by a mine off Trieste. They
are en-route to Naples. Picture taken by John A. Parker, Palmer's
Bosun.
SIU Aid Saves Seaman In
Chalmette Coast Guard Case
SIU assistance and represen
tation proved valuable to Broth
er Elias London when his ship,
the SS Chalmette (Pacific Tank
ers), hit Mobile where he was
charged before the Coast Guard
with "failure to clean up an oil
spill in the fireroom" and "log
ged four for one."
Specifically the charges
against him were "For willful
disobedience to a lawful com
mand and neglecting his du
ties" and, according to his own
statement, the case would have
gone bad for him if not for the
Three Shipboard Meetings Disclose Union
Consciousness Aboard SS Eliphalet Nott
Minutes of not one, but three
shipboard meetings disclose a
real union consciousness aboard
the Eastern Liberty, SS Elipha
let Nott, where the SIU men in
businesslike fashion voiced their
beefs and got them settled with
out unnecessary delay.
As a result, and with the
splendid cooperation of the
skipper, the result was as clean
a payoff as the Boarding Patrol
men have had in many a month.
Demonstrating a complete un
derstanding in handling of ship
personnel. Captain Roscoe (SIU
retired member) brought in a
beefless ship which was a credit
to the union and the company.
This was not a surprise how
ever to the old timers around
the hall who know Roscoe and
have considerable respect for
his judgement in working with
his men.
FIRST MEETING
The first meeting on August
12 came to order at 3 p. m. and
discussed the negligence of the
Purser in the case of Wiper J.
Doyle who fell off a ladder com
ing aboard in Galveston short
ly before midnite on July 28.
Doyle was helped aboard and in
the morning reported to the
Purser that he had injured his
shoulder and wanted hospital
attention. The Purser answered
that he would "take care of you
when I'm good and ready." The
crew decided to take further ac
tion against him on arrival in
the States.
Also discussed were the slop
chest prices which were higher
than the previous trip in almost
every article. A copy of both
lists was made for further in
vestigation and the meeting ad
journed at 3.40.
Brothers John Hansen and D.
Calicchio were chairman and
rec.-secretary respectively.
SECOND MEETING
Brother Calicchio called the 2d
meeting to order at 1 p. m. Aug
ust 19 and John Hansen was
elected chairman, Walter Karolak, recordiiig secretary. Calic
chio read the minutes of the
previous meeting which were
accepted, except for 'the report
on the slop chest and this is
sue was carried into new busi
ness.
Reports of all delegates were
given and accepted except for
the Wipers' overtime which is to
be taken up by the engine de
legate.
Under new business it was
decided to form a "repair, im
provement and safety commit
tee" with a chairman fr- -n each
department. The names of the
chairmen to be posted in the
mess. The meeting discussed
the question of higher wages
and it was decided that Brother
R. Colman be appointed to write
to WLB Chairman Taylor de
manding an increase in pay. It
was duly moved, seconded and
carried that the ship delegates
take immediate action on the
slop chest prices.
Among the questions raised
and settled under "new busi
ness" were (a) that crew mem
bers should receive a full set of
linen each week as long as there
was clean linen aboard, (b) that
all overtime sheets should be
discussed and checked with the
delegates before they are given
to the. proper officer, (c) a list
of all members, including their
standing, shall be posted in the
mess room, (d) no buckets to be
left in head or shower with
clothes soaking in them and the
delegates are to see the chief
engineer about opening the wash
room for the members to wash
their clothes.
In regard to keeping mess
clean it was decided that every
one will put their dishes, etc.
in the sink after using them.
It was moved and carried that
the meeting adjourn at 1.50 p.m.
THIRD MEETING
Brother Calicchio was elect
ed chairman and Brother Clif-
ability of the SIU Patrolman
who represented him. (London,
as is often the case, failed to get
the Patrolman's name but the
description fits Brother Neria.
Mobile please check.)
Brother London's story in
brief is that he pulled a live
burner and oil was spilled every
where, some into the bilges.
"I cleaned up all I could but
refused to go into the bilges
because it wasn't my job and
even the Wipers, whose job it is,
are supposed to collect over
time on that job according to
the agreement."
During the Coast Guard hearing, London says that the ques
tions came so fast that he
couldn't think and was saved
time and again by the SIU Pa
trolman's interceding and argu
ments.
Strangely enough when Chief
Engineer testified against him,
the Jr. 3rd and the 3rd gave
evidence in his behalf.
The Coast Guard findings
were "Specification 1 not
proved—charge not proved . . .
charge is hereby dismissed."
The Chalmette visited Pacific
ports during its three month
trip and according to London, it
was a good voyage, without in
cident other than his own
troubles.
At the New York hall he ex
pressed his appreciation to the
Patrolman in Mobile for the way
he handled the case. '
ton rec.-secretary. The meeting
again brought up the question
of the slop chest and it was
decided to send a committee of
two to the union hall on hitting
port.
It was strongly recommended
that the cabins be left clean for
the next crew and that all dirty
linen be made ready for the
Steward to pick up. The meet
ing adjourned at 1.40 p. m.
The reports indicate that 21
men attended the last meeting
(Sept. 9), 23 on Aug. 19 with no
attendance figures given for
Aug. 12.
�\*
Friday. September 2f„ 1S45
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
THOUSANDS OF
BEAUTIES IN
JACKSONVILLE
Dear Brothers,
Just a line to let you know
how we get along down this
way. I came to Jacksonville
and registered with Brother
Morris and hung around a few
days as shipping was slow.
Then bad luck hit me. I be
came sick as hell one night and
ended up at the Riverside Hos
pital with an emergency opera
tion on the stomach. But, boys,
the good thing is this.
The
nurses, and student nurses and
all the doctors treat you like a
"'king. And what nurses—beau
tiful and kind. The first thing
you notice are the beautiful
girls, and there seems to be
thousands of them waiting on
you hand and foot.
This is not a marine hospital
but they handle all the emer
gency cases, of which there are
quite a lot down here.
Hope to be seeing you all
soon.
W. O. Cunningham
HOPES SIU
AVILL CONTINUE
TO MAKE GAINS
IV.
Dear Brothers,
I'm the only deck department
member left aboard Moran's
w Yaquina Head, until the new
crew arrives. I'll hold logs for
them.
This vessel is still wai..ing
here in Frisco for orders and
we can only guess whether we'll
go to the Western Pacific, East
Coast or be tied up here but I
have it on good scuttlebutt that
this ship will be kept running.
I have a lot to thank our
union for and I hope the SIU
will go on making gains for
the seamen.
Jesse R. Joy
SHOULD NOT
SIGN ARTICLES
WITHOUT RIDER
Brothers.
The position taken at the last
membership meeting regarding
bonus on these boneyard jobs
should be held until the WSA
agrees to bonus payments on
them.
Because of the disadvantage
suffered by men who take these
jobs they are entitled to addi
tional compensation and even
the WSA will be forced to agree
that a man loses money when
he takes those short runs and
loses his place on the shipping
list.
He may lose a good ship and
a good run or he may be on the
beach for longer than he wants
and this is not made up by the
. straight wages, subsistence and
return transportation.
The proposal that everyone
seems to think is okay, is that
the boneyard run should pay
$75 for the first five days, $125
for six to ten days continua
tion of voyage and $10 a day
for every day over ten. This
in addition, of course, to regu
lar pay.
SINKING WM. J. PALMER
this epistle of Craig's. Either
my English isn't worth a damn
or the draft law is being used
for a purpose other than what
our government intended it to
serve.
Herewith is the com
plete paragraph word for word
—"If you fail to comply, we
shall be obliged to notify your
local draft board that you are
no longer an active seaman.
You will than be subject to
their disciplinary jurisdiction."
(Emphasis mine).
Now, I am wondering just
what disciplinary jurisdiction
the draft board has. I always
understood that the draft board
was for the purpose of raising
an army to fight the war. As
I see it, they have no disciplin
ary jurisdiction, but can order
Members of her crew waich ffom lifeboats as the SS William you to be inducted into the
J. Palmer sinks stern first after striking a mine outside Trieste. The armed forces.
ship sank within 25 minutes after the explosion carrying the crew's
It is quite apparent that these
gear along with the cargo to the bottom. The ship carried UNNRA
phony brass hats are now trying
shipments including horses. There were no casualties among the
to intimidate the seaman, by
crew or passengers. Picture was taken by SIU member. John A.
using the draft laws as a sledge
Parker. Bosun, of Rome, New York. (Story on page six.)
hammer over the heads of the
seaman and, no doubt, labor
as a whole.
The figures here only apply LOSING PLACE
I believe that we can well af
to the New York-Norfolk run
ON
LIST
IS
ford
to be more patient with
and must be adjusted for other
the
boys
in Washington, over
boneyard runs.
WORTH 75 BUCKS
their
reconversion
headaches;
No member of the SIU should Seafarers Log.
for
instance,
just
what
could
sign on to deliver these ships
they
reconvert
dear
old
Craig
Any
crew
taking
a
ship
to
the
until we have a rider attached
to coastwise articles guarantee deadyard is entitled to the $75 into? Maybe the CP will find
him a berth up at the "Pile It"
ing payment of this bonus.
bonus that was proposed at the
as publicity agent.
E. "Pete" Dipiedro
last meeting because (a) we lose
Perhaps one of the brothers
our place on the shipping list has an old dictionary he could
and (b) we take experienced give to Craig for his enlightASSISTANCE TO
men for this run while ships ment; meantime, I am writing
BROTHER IS
that are signing on foreign ar to my Congressman for his in
APPRECIATED
ticles are going hungry, for terpretation of "disciplinary jur
crews.
isdiction."
The Editor.
That's why I'm urging that
Well, I was certainly sur
At my request our union has
we insist on the members pro prised to see where Carl "Wil
rendered valuable assistance in posal.
liams" Sanjines took off out the
obtaining seaman's papers for
E. Weingarfen
fire escape. Last year he was
my brother, John J. Thomson.
trying to sell the Communist
line to Isthmian; he even made
I want to express my sincere "THRU THE HAWSE
a trip to sea on an Isthmian
appreciation to those respon PIPE" IRKED BY
packet. He is certainly getting
sible and assure them that their
brave. I hope that the boys
CRAIG^VINCENT
action will not prove detrimen
did away with his shirt, as that
To the Editor.
tal to our union or its cause.
communist odor is really ter
rific.
I
just
received
a
letter
from
James Fl Thomson
"Thru the Hawse-pipe"
Mr. Craig Vincent advising me
that
my
shore
leave
had
ex
BEEFS ABOUT
pired. However, I guess that HE'S AGAINST
USS STIFFS AT
this bureaucratic savior of the
FLAT PAY ON
NAPLES HOTEL
seaman had his wires crossed
DEADYARD RUNS
The Editor.
again, as I had been on a ship
I just spoke to a few friends three weeks before I received The Log.
of mine who were off the Wm. his letter Of cheer. (Vincent is
In my opinion delivering a
J. Palmer which hit a mine Regional Director of RMO and ship to the deadyard with just
near Trieste and spent some reputedly a leading CP fellow flat pay, is out of the question.
time in the USS club in Naples. traveller. ED.)
Taking experienced men out
The USS stiffs they have
What struck me as strange of the shipping hall just to de
working in that hotel were was one of the paragraphs in liver these ships is all wet and
treated better than our own
losing their places on the ship
men, who they are supposed to
ping list just for a few days pay
help but gave these fellows
is a ridiculous proposition and
a brush off. In the opinion of
no man in his right mind is go
the Palmer survivors this club
ing to have any part of it.
or hotel is just another racket.
C. Milligan
As an example of the way
things went, they say that they
SIU CAN MAN
were issued with one handker
SHIPS WITH
chief and one towel each for a
two week period even though
BETTER SEAMEN
everyone knew that they had
Seafarers Log.
lost all their gear in the sink
ing.
I have been sailing as a
Steward for some time and I
I believe it's about time we
believe Tni in a position to
went after these phoney USS
know that a man can be taught
clubs and stopped these guys
more in one week aboard ship
from making money in the sea
than
in three months at any
men's name.
maritime school run by the
John Marciano
WSA.
On my last trip aboard the
SS B. Gwinnett, I had a Messman from the RMO. If these
guys would pay more attention
to their job and less to their
uniforms we might have some
good clean ships and they
wouldn't be tossed off our ships
for not doing their jobs.
I don't think there is any
need for RMO fink halls as our
union is able to place better
men aboard and man ships
through the union hall now that
it is able to get seaman papers
for men willing to work and
become good union seamen.
Theodore Hess
Praises Shipmates
Henry Sziors, Oiler, back
from Le Havre on the John A.
Quitman. Waterman, has noth
ing but praise for his shipmates.
"They were a swell bunch," he
said, "real good union men.
There was only one trip carder
on the whole ship." The Quit
man had the happy job of
bringing troops back to this
country — to be demobilized,
we hope.
ATTENTION ISTHMIAN MEN
Remember that there is a
Seafarers Hall in all the ma
jor ports in North America.
That hall and all its facilities
are waiting to serve you.
Bring your beefs to us—we
know how to take care of
�Page Eight
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, September 28, 1945
Report Long Wait For Ship Berth
By JOHN MOGAN
BOSTON — After a lapse of a cessantly with three different op
couple of weeks, it is now time erators asking the same ques
for this Port to get back in the tion, to wit: "Did you get anyone
Log. It is good, however, to be for my ship yet?"
able to attribute our failure to A lot of members are retiring
stay in the news to the pressure their books lately. No doubt this
of increased business. Shipping has been noted in every port. It
and business has been consider creates a little more of a shipping
ably above average and, to make
it more difficult for our harassed problem inasmuch as most of the
By D. STONE
patrolman, several ships have members retiring hold good rat
been coming into Searsport, ings; consequently the hall is. fil
GALVESTON — Shipping this vessels and I understand they are
which is up on the Maine coast ling up these days with entry
past
week has slowed down. On going into the coastwise and West
300 miles from nowwhere.
Siisnce this week from the
ratings and the rated jobs go beg
October
5th, the MS Capston Indies trade.
These vessels coming into
Branch Agents of the follow Knot and the MS Hawser Eye Last week the SS Battle Mounr
ging.
However,
at
the
rate
the
Searsport, an ammunition dump,
ing ports:
wiU be delivered to Waterman tain, a Deaeunhill Tankers ves
are a real headache. The op Liberties are being de-commis
from
the Beaumont yards. On sel, after loading and heading for
erators do their best to stall off sioned it won't be long before
BALTIMORE
On
October
30th the MS Coastal sea the main generator blew up
the payoff, hoping to keep the there will be competition for jobs
Herald and on October 31st the injuring several members of the
NORFOLK
crews on until all cargo is dis once more.
MS Loop Knot will be delivered crew. The Electrician, H. Bigcharged, the idea being to pay
from
the same yards. All four nall, who came over from the
them off in New York or else
COME TO BOSTON
of these jobs are Cl-M-AVl type West Coast to take this ship, was
where. This, of course, saves the
the most seriously injured, and
companies transportation both Incidentally, the NMU stiffs
is
now confined in the Marineways—for the old crew, which have been pulling a fast one here
Hospital here in Galveston.
might have transportation and in Boston regarding these kids
When the generator blew up the
subsistence coming to them un just getting entry ratings at the
By HARRY J. COLLINS
vessel went aground, blocking the
der the provisions of Rider No. Commissioners.
Not long ago PHILADELPHIA—Here we go tes and saw where an old timer Texas City-Houston channel. Af
64 Revised, and for the expenses
ter several days enough cargo
involved in sending the replace they were parading up and down again doing business at the same by the name of Snow was ex
was lightered to bring the ship
peUed
from
the
Union.
When
old
place.
Things
are
slow
in
the
in
front
of
the
Commissioners
ments from Boston to Searsport.
with those phoney placards, now port of brotherly love. We had a say old timer I mean a man that back to the loading dock, where
A CITY TO AVOID
towboat strike here for the past has been to sea for quite a per she is being gas-freed before com
they are lurking at the application 10 days. The men finally won iod of time. Of course according ing over to Galveston to the ship
To date, the dodge hasn't work counter, and the Commissioner's out and they are now back to to his number he hasn't been an yard.
ed, thanks to the alertness of signature isn't dry on a kid's work; howver, as a result of this old timer in the Union, never The good ship Brandywine. is
ship's delegates, who get in touch
strike, ships that were supposed theless he has been in the Union still around and, as usual, giving
with us as soon as possible. Any papers when one of the Commies to have come here were re long enough to know better than us no end of trouble securing re
one who has ever been to Sears grabs him, hands him the address routed to other ports.
placements.
About every ten
to do what he did.
port will hardly blame any mem of the local NMU hall, and tells
days we start betting on the num
ber just in from a voyage for him there is a job down there for
We sent the George G. Craw Snow is not alone in his atti ber of replacements that she wiU
wanting to get his money im him. The office, too, is flooded ford to the boneyard in the James tude, there are a lot more mem call for. Some day I am going to
mediately and clear out for home
River and we are trying to get bers that are doing this same bet that she doesn't need one
or other civilized habitat. Some with their cards advertising the a crew together to junk the thing especially at the pay-offs, man, but I don't hope to win
time ago we reported here how NMU.
Arispa, She is going to the James and 99 per cent of it is being done that bet.
the natives keep the town treas Just before putting this in the River also. The oM Sandwich, the by individuals that have been in Electricians,
Stewards
and
ury lined by picking up seamen
Scharie, and the Algic are here the union less than a year and ABs looking for new ships, head".^
who have had two or more Coca- mail, a quick look around the too. All three are awaiting or who really don't know the score". this way as those are the ratings
Colas, lock them up for the port shows it loaded with ship ders, and it is rumored that the For instance, I had a member on we need. As a usual thing the
night, and in the morning nick ping. For the first time in a good Sandwich is going to be cut up
ship not long ago who was company orders the Electricians
them for a substantial fine and many years in this port, a ship for junk.
flipping his dip and upon ^eing 15 days ahead of deliver d^te
expenses incurred for lodging was paid off in the stream — a
As it is now, it looks like the questioned showed he was in the and the Stewards about five
overnight in the local calaboose.
• s
union with a Pro-Book which was ten days ahead.
The operators inquire querulous SUP ship. On the board right port of Philadelphia is the drop
At
this
time
I
would
like
io
ly, "Why don't the fellows stay now are about 75 jobs for Stew ping off port for all the old rust five months old. He admitted thank all tJfe members who so
It's about time that that he had never read the agree
on her up there until after the ard's Dept., a couple of dozen buckets.
some
of
these
old wrecks were ment and had never been to a willingly donated toward the buy
cargo is discharged?"
"black gang" jobs, and an equal
ing of a floral wreath for the late
scrapped, but they were good
union meeting and when asked Brother M. D. Stroud, 38101, who
Then, to add more grief, so number of Deck jobs. It is be ships in their day.
many ships are arriving up there ginning to sound silly to call on
why he didn't take a more active passed away Sept. 14th, here in
It seems that as the ships lines part in the affau^, of the union Galveston.
that they are now piling up in men from other ports to come to
the stream for a twenty-day wait Beantown for a job, but aU the change, so do some of the old frankly stated that if the draft
for a berth in some cases. Very other ports are getting free ads in timers. I was very much sur
latest advices from up that way, the Log—so, brothers, drop in prised the other day when I board was not after him he would
picked up the New York Minu not be sailing in the first place.
via telephone from James S. Mc- and take your pick of jobs
Rae, delegate on the SS Frank
C. Emerson, tell us that the
By JAMES TUCKER
Emerson is scheduled for a twen
MOBILE — Business is picking
ty-day delay before discharging
up in this port with the" Unico,
—after a 4-month voyage!
By BUD RAY
SAN JUAN, P. R.—Things are white feather.
machine and I'm trying to get a Cable Eye, Colabee, Herman
RATED JOBS OPEN
going better down this way with It seems as though the men are new typewriter as this gadget is 'rash, Samuel Parker and the
We've been having the good old a few of the ships that are to getting a little more union con on its last legs.
There isn't Tescumch paying off. Expect to
Bienville in here regularly; also run here steady already in. The scious as we have had another much in the line of furniture to lave some more T-2 tankers in
meeting and more of the boys are buy for the hall so am going to very soon. We will be crewing
the Claymouirt Victory; and the
Cape
St.
George
and
Cape
Faro
stopping
by the hall when their buy some lumber and turn a up another Victory troop transport
Madawaska Victory left very re
for
Waterman
in
the
Island
dis
ship
is
in,
gossip a little and ask carpenter to making a table for this week and will need all rat
cently after a short stay here.
questions.
The aforementioned three "troop charging and loading. The Bellthe mimeograph, another small ings in the Stewards dept., as she
carries about forty-five men in it.
ers" were in at the same time, ringer is to finish discharging 'at
The hurricane that hit the east desk for the Dispatcher and a
so that getting sufficient men for Mayaguez and then to Fajardo to coast was scheduled to pay us a couple of small chairs. I figure Will need other ratings too. Jobs
are on the board for most any
them was a problem. But we
call here in the Enchanted Isle by doing this we will save at type ship a person would want
dood it! The scarcity in this port load.
least
half
and
we
wiU
have
sturd
but the Lord put his hand on us
is for "black gang" ratings—we The Cape Texas has been in again and it passed us by. I don't ier, neater looking furniture. So and going most anywhere.
The Alcoa Pioneer sailed out
didn't have a single F&WT for and out for Bull and we're ex know which is the worst, the any time you are in and have a
on
the first trip ot the old
the Madawaska up to an hour be pecting another in from up north. wind or all the noise that was suggestion to make on how to im
run
down
to the islands and will
fore sailing; it looked as though The Ellenor and Shickshinny made in the process of getting prove the hall here we would
run
steady
out of Mobile, Should
appreciate it.
she was going to be hung up should be in the last of this week battened down at 2 a. .m
not
be
any
squawks about fresh
here; and then, with about a half- or the first of next.
I was under the impression'that
There is getting to be a lot of Junior Engineers are staff of milk on this wagon as the last
hour to go, in typical Hairbreath
Harry, fashion, two of our old It isn't too hard to pay off down men who are coming to the hall ficers the same as the Radio man she was seen the Ordinaries were
"black gang" members v/alked here now and shipping is good, squawking about captains logging and the Purser. If they don't out milking the cows she had on
in the door. Thfey, together with but I am short of ABs and other and firing them down here and want these men to eat with them, deck as cargo. We are having '
wanting to know if they can do they should have a mess to them quite a few ships in to tie up,
a WSA fireman, completed the rated men.
this
to them. Men, remember selves and put another man the Bayou Chico, Falmouth and
crew and enabled the Madawaska
The
other
night
there
was
a
that
when
you sign on a ship it aboard to serve them and take we are looking for the Colabee '
to get off per schedule.
ittle roundy go roundy between is to work in port as well as at care of their rooms. It is time and the Delmar to tie up soon.
Even as this is written there
one of our boys and an NMU man sea and if you refuse to do it you
are a dozen "black gang" jobs on on the Don Q. and as always can be logged or fired. So use that the high and mighty Purser
was put in his place and told that
the board, and no takers, so the the SIU won its point when the a little common sense.
he
is no more than the captain's
telephone is ringing almost in- lad from red square showed the Well, we bought a mimeograph
flunky and. not the captain.
New Ships Are Due In Galveston
NO NEWS??
It Is A Port For All Rustbuckets
PLENTY OF MILK
ON THE SS PIONEER
San Juan Reports Acute Shortage Of Ratings
�Friday, September 23, 1945
THE
Higgins Up To His Old Tricks
SEAFARERS
LOG
THE SUMMING UP
By E. S. HIGDON
Page Nine
Smith Victor About
To Sail From Sav.
NEW ORLEANS — Officials in production record in the con
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
struction
of
small
combat
boats
this port have been on the ball
SAVANNAH — The SS Smith
for the past couple of weeks what '—the firm and AFL employees
Victory
is supposed to leave for
I received the Army and Navy
with "Whitey" Hawk, Secretary- awards (the E and Star) which
Europe today but will probably
Treasurer, visiting the entire means excellent and outstanding
be held up again. It's been "sail
Gulf and getting the new setups production.
ing" nearly every day for the
•V arranged. That is why New Or
past week and a new delay crops
The American Federation of
leans has failed to appear in the
up evertimo. Tlie ship was in
Seafarers Log, but we are back I Labor showed its strength when
dry dock nearly three months and
"runnin' on an even keel" now I the members were locked out by
while they were converting it
and we will be here pitchin' Mr. Andrew J. Higgins, Sr.. when
to a troop transport nothing was
he cancelled the AFL contracts.
from now on.
done about the guns aboard. On
The AFL members expressed
the day she was to sail some brass
We paid off the John Swan and themselves through their spokes
hat decided the guns should be
the boys came in with 266 hours men: "No contract, no work."
taken off. This caused one delay.
of disputed overtime. They all After the War Labor Board told
went home happy with the ex the workers their contract was
I don't know what held her up
ception of one Fireman who had still in effect they went back to
on the other occasions but some
36 hours disputed overtime for work, and not before. It was
one in the WSA is probably be
blowing tubes, but before the estimated that at least 400 work
hind it. The ship is now only
Swan signed on the boy left the ers besides the office force re
What happened to millions of war workers after V-J day is forty days overdue which is not
ship and went home. His over mained at their post while ap summed up in this scene at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach, bad compared to some which
time was settled, voucher was proximately 4,500 remained out. Calif., where a lone woman is the only worker in sight. With all were three months late.
We
made out and sent to the boy's
labor, the laid-off Douglas workers, members of Local 148, United didn't have as much trouble get
•home.
Auto Workers are demanding that Congress act on urgent recon ting a crew as we thought. Most
We paid off the J. Ross—the
of the Stewards Department are
version legislation.
boys came in with 900 hours of
new men but we didn't have to
disputed overtime — they also
go to the WSA for them.
went home happy.
The deck and engine depart
The metal trades of New Or
ments are composed mostly of old'
leans was extremely surprised to
timers and some in the Stewards
By J. P. SHULER
hear that the Higgins Industries,
Department in the higher ratings.
inc., filed a petition for a Com
W. D. Canty who used to be
NEW YORK — This port had months ago, Capt. Thiebould of
pany hearing before the War
steward on the old Acadia
a fair week with 18 ships paying Alcoa SS Co. notified the Union steward aboard the Smith and
Labor Board. The War Labor
that Mr. Parks had no authority
' Board's action was that Higgins
off and 22 signing on.
There
the boys making their first trip
to settle disputes on Alcoa ships.
Industries, Inc., had to deal with
were numerous beefs in all de In the last five months, he has with him are lucky. Canty as
the Building and Metal Trades
partments on these ships, but proven his ability to chisel so most of you know is the Steward
' until a contract could be put into
who risked losing his papers whenthey were settled before the ships that the companies have gained
effect—the terms of the old agree
he complained about the food
confidence enough in him to place
paid off.
ment would be alive until the
him in charge. Several Stewards put on his ship by the WSA about,
new one would be drawn up and
Moran Towing Company went Dept. beefs have been brought in two years ago. Wm. Hamilton
• agreed upon by both parties.
STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL on the Chief Chiseling List this heretofore which have been paid is cook and a very good one so
there shouldn't be any complaints
In the meantime, the CIO obW. W. FISHER
week in an attempt to pay only or settled by the operators in the
about
the food.
. tained a list of the workers at all
FRED ENGLAND
$6.00 a night for men who stood company in which the beef oc
the Higgins plants, and mail was
Smith
College, of Massachu
L. WREITH
curred, but lately they have been
15 hours on deck. The company
' sent to each worker with a
setts,
for
which the Smith Vic
C. A. SHERROD
referred to Mr. Parks, who has
claimed that the men were on no conception of a Stewards tory was named sent a library
pledge card and self-addressed
A. RAYMOND
ehvelope enclosed. This was only
deck and did not work and were Dept. beef; therefore, the union is to the ship for the crew. They
JAMES F. CLARKE
a lost cause for the CIO, as all
W. B. MUIR
not entitled to regular overtime, taking steps to hold Stewards had a big write up in their mag
during this time Allied Crafts,
EMIL VON TESMAR
Dept. beefs at a minimum. In azine of the launching and seem
but were on security watch.
Inc., the company union had filed
L. M. MOODY, Jr.
order to do this, we think it bet to be rather proud of the ship
In
another
instance,
the
over
ia petition with the War Labor
K. E. OLSEN
ter that we should ship all of the and consider it more or less their
time
was
.disputed
on
the
Som
Board's Fifth Regional Office on
B. B. LENOIR
Stewards from the union halls. baby.
brero Key for the Stewards Dept. Most of our agreements leave us
Sept. 13, 1945. The contract of
L. C. KATES
All in all, we shipped thirtypainting. There was also a stand an out whereby we can force the three men this week and we
the petition alleges that a ques
BERTEL BRYDER
by job for one of the Moran Tugs. companies to order the Stewards only have twenty-nine men reg
tion concerning representation
J. A. SPAULDING
After the men put in for three directly from the union hall. We istered. Nothing is in sight for
had arisen involving the produc
L. L. LEWIS
days standby wages, the com advise any Steward who wishes the near future and we haven't
tion and maintenance employees
L. R. BORJA
pany refused to pay as they said to ship from the company to had a pay off since July 27, which
at the Industrial Canal and City
J. S. CAMPBELL
there
wasn't anything like that come to the hall and register as is not so good. Savannah seems
Park Plants of the Higgins In
R. A. BLAKE
in
their
agreement. All the beefs he will have a much better chance to be a forgotten port and mostly
dustries, Inc., excluding super
E. V. FERRER
were
collected
with the exception to ship than he would if he went foreign ships are coming in. We
visory, employees, with authority
H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN
of the standby beefs. The com directly to the company office.
^io hire, promote, discharge, dis
ROBERT POWELL
are still waiting for coastwise
pany has now agreed to sign a
cipline
or
otherwise
effect
JOHN NEAL
shipping
to start up down here
Although the V-E Day feeding
changes in the status of employ
standby agreement with the Sea
WILLIAM OATES
but
nothing
new has been heard
program was supposed to have
ees, ^or, effectively recommend
farers
at
the
rate
of
$1.00
per
yet.
tit
isuch action.
hour for regular time and $1.50 been suspended as of July 23,
MOBILE HOSPITAL
The South Atlantic SS Co. has
ships are still feeding according
It seems that Higgins Indus
AMIEL CONSTANTINE (SUP) per hour after 5 p. m. and be to V-E Day schedule. The Lib finally completed their unclaimed
fore 8 a. m., Saturday afternoons,
tries,. Inc., is now trying to buck
JAMES V. HALL (BCSU)
erty Ships bring 750 passengers wages list and same has been for
Sundays and Holidays.
WM. CHAMBERS (BCSU)
the WLB ruling so as to further
as often as they bring 550. The warded to headquarters. In look
The WSA has stuck
their
nose
the company unions now known
TIM BURKE
, , .
...
manning scales in the Stewards ing over the list I saw that Dick
E. E. MCCARTHY
m again and are delaying sailing^
ps .the Allied Crafts, Inc. Every
Carter had about fifty bucks
government official in Washing
M. E. CARDANA
of a number of^ships that are to
therefore, on almost every coming. Dick was on the Smith
ton knows that in the years 1943
be carried to the James River troop carrying Liberty that paid Victory so I went down and told
t t t
GALVESTON
through 1945, Higgins Industries,
boneyard.
The companies are off in this port, the union has him about it. Dick hit the ceil
Inc., has smashed every known . H.. BIGNALL
making no. comment but the WSA collected three hours daily for ing and asked the mate for
has issued a directive that they the days while the troops were time off to collect his dough. The
should only pay regular wages aboard, for all Cooks, - Bakers, mate let him off but if the ship
and transportation back to the Butchers and Pantrymen, includ sails tonight as per schedule he
port of signing on. There are ing the crews' Cooks.
won't gel much chance lo spend
about 20 ships affected and they
it. And I hear from one of the
The Bull Line notified the Or
are still laying in the Hudson
boys that money in Europe is
River awaiting agreement by the ganization several days ago that just so much paper.
companies and the WSA to pay where complement doesn't call
fair compensation. It is advis for Electricians on board a vessel,
able for any man on board a ship that they would not sign on Chief tiated with all the companies and
that's being carried to the James Electricians, but would sign on it is agreed that on any ship
River to the boneyard to contact Assistant Electricians for $137.50. where a Chief Electrician is car
However, this has been nego- ried and has Chief Electricians
the Union hall before signing
articles.
endorsements that he will be paid
his regular rate. It also agreed
"The shipowners to whom we
that
where the ships complement
are contracted have set them
calls
for an Electrician and there
selves up a phony organization
are
no
Chief Electricians avail
called The Atlantic and Gulf Dis
able that an Assistant Electrician
trict
Shipowners
Association.
can be waivered by the company
Mr. Parks, formerly of Alcoa SS
and that he will receive Chief
Co., has been placed on their
Electrician wages.
payroll as chief negotiator. Five
Moran Towing On Chisel List
Men In Marine
Hospitals This Week
�THE
Page Ten
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, September 28, 1945
THE WEEK'S NEWS IN
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Onion Members In Foreign Ports.
CURRENT
EVENTS...
SPORTS ...
•••••••-••
*
. . . .V-.,., *.-,-.*.'.*.*.-.-.*.-.-.*,-.-.-.-.-.-. ........
Billy Conn has been released
BASEBALL
The pennant race goes into the from the Army. After a brief
last bitter week, and the winners rest he goes back into the ring,
are not quite certain. The Cubs with a shot at Joe Louis as his
and the Tigers still lead and goal . . . Joe, incidentally, ex
their positions are a bit more se
pects to be out soon.
cure than what they were last
week, but neither the Cards nor
FOOTBALL
the Senators are eliminated
The official football season is
mathematically.
not
yet, but the rugged boys are
Here's the dope: The Cubs have
six more games to play, the pushing themselves around in
Cards have five.. The Cubs have a series of exhibitions—no effect
to win four of these to win the on the standings, but these games
championship, even if St. Louis sort of give you an idea of what's
wins all of their five remaining what. Here are some of last Sat
(Washington) Aguirre, Akins and
games. Aside from one game urday's results:
Seymour;
(Green Bay) G o o dwith each other, they play the Detroit beat the Cardinals 10-0.
same teams to wind up the sea Fenenbock scored a touchdown, night. Conversions: (Wash.)
son, the Pirates and the Reds. and Ryan kicked a field goal.
Aguirre 2, Weldon; (Green Bay)
Odds are on the Cubs—as you Philadelphia licked Cleveland McKay.
can see.
17-7. Touchdowns: (Philadel
The Chicago Bears nosed out
In the American, the Tigers phia) Van Buren 2; (Cleveland) the New York Giants 14-13.
have it easier. The Senators are Greenwood. Zimmerman convert Touchdowns: (Bears) Fordham,
finished with the seasons' play, ed two.
Grygo; (Giants) Klotovich, Liewhile the Tigers have four more Washington beat the Green bel. Conversions: (Bears) Gudaugames to play. If any of the Bay Packers 21-7. Touchdowns: skas 2; (Giants) Cuff.
games are rained out, it makes it
so much easier for them—and it's
been wet out there. Only one
win assures them of at least a
tie, and split will take the penMonday, September 24, 1945
ant . . . Who's your choice?
Major League Baseball
The Dodgers have dumped the
Giants, but good, in their bid for
third place money . . . The Pirates
are still around, but considering
their dates with the Cubs and
the Cards should be satisfied with
fourth place.
In the minor leagues, Montreal
and Newark of the International
are entering the final playoff for
the pennant. No games have
been played yet. St. Paul and
Louisville have each won two in
their battle for the American As
sociation playoff. Both series are
the best of seven games, and the
winners will meet in the Little
World Series ... In the Eastern
League, Albany is 3-2 in wins
over Wilkes-Barre.
BOXING
Old Chalky Wright, former
featherweight, who has been
around within the memory of the
oldest settler, took the decision
from Humberto Zavalla, Mexican
lightweight, in a ten rounder at
the Garden.
Although it was a pleasing
fight, and the decision unanim
ous, the fans did not approve the
decision, no doubt preferring Za
vala for his aggressiveness.
But the semi-final raised more
of a storm. Joe Saddler of Har
lem was given the nod over
Richie Miyashiro of Honolulu in
a six rounder, and the fans booed
until the main event started.
Richie, a SUP member from
Hawaii, was a hustler and grab
bed the crowd's imagination.
Saddler, a lad with a good repu
tation and a record of 23 kayoes
in' 26 bouts, had Richie on the
canvass in the second and third
rounds, but the little Hawaiian
came boring right in and had the
crowd on his side.
National League
American League
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Now York
Boston
Cincinnatti
Philadelphia
....
W
92
91
83
80
77
66
60
46
L
55
57
67
68
71
84
87
106
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Washington . . , . .
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New York
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Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia ,, ..
86
87
78
52
L
64
67
69
71
70
77
81
97
PC
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.565
.534
.523
.507
.480
.467
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CLUB BATTING
Chicago .,
St. Louis..
Pitts
Brooklyn .
New York .
Boston ...
Cincinnati .
Phila
R
693
717
733
767
649
683
503
536
H HR
1388 54
1404 62
1379 71
1399 53
1377 109
1391 94
1247 53
1243 55
PC
.275
.2 71
.270
.270
.269
.266
.251
.248
LEADING BATTERS
Cavaretta. Chi. .
Holmes, Boston .
Rosen, Brooklyn.
Hack, Chi
Kurowski, St. L.
G
125
151
141
145
129
R
591
589
605
615
642
563
582
491
AB
R
PC
471
92 .352 Cuccinello, Chic.
624 124 .349 Stirnweiss, N. Y.
590 125 .325 Dickshot, Chic. .
5 75 105 .323 Moses, Chic. ...
497
82 .329 Estalella, Phil. . .
Walker, Brooklyn
Holmes, Boston
Olmo, Brooklyn ,
H HR
13 10 22
1356 49
1301 73
1351 27
1285 89
1208 65
1267 64
1269 32
G
117
149
129
139
125
RBI
540
537
571
551
616
513
539
428
RUNS BATTED IN
HOME-RUN HITTERS
106
89
88
HOME-RUN HITTERS
28 Stephens, St. Louis
24 York, Det
22 Etten, New York
LEADING PITCHERS
G
22
13
23
33
36
38
26
24
43
27
26
32
29
34
29
26
32
34
28
40
W
14
9
9
17
20
16
14
8
22
11
15
9
11
15
10
16
L
3
.2
4
8
10
8
7
4
12
6
4
8
5
10
6
5
8
II
8
13
PC
.263
.261
.261
.259
.258
.254
.250
.247
AB R
PC
400
50 .307
617 104 .305
481
74 .301
564
79 .298
447
45 .298
123 Etten, New York
1 14 Cullenbine, Det. .,
106 York, Det
Holmes, Boston ,
Workman, Boston
Adams, St. Louis .
24
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17
LEADING PITCHERS
PC
.824
.818
.692
.680
.667
.667
.667
.667
.647
.647
.636
.619
.615
.600
.600
.583
.5 79
.577
.556
.552
Muncrief, St. L. ...
Newhouser, Det.
Leonard. Wash.
Ferriss, Boston ....
Wolff, Wash.
Cromek, Cleve
Benton, Det
Reynolds, Cleve. . .
Bevens. N. Y
Potter, St. L
Carrasquel, Wgsh. .
Ryba, Boston
Lee. Chicago
Trout, Detroit
Grove, Chicago ....
Hollingsworth, St. X..
Jakucki, St. L
Haefner. Wash
Gettel, N. Y
Christopher, Phil. ..
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26
37
30
34
32
31
29
43
29
30
35
33
28
40
32
25
30
37
27
31
Chester Howies, head of OPA, sees an economic crash if price
controls are not kept . . . Take your last look at those bell-bottom
pants. The Navy Deparment is designing a new uniform for the
swabies, should get them through any emergency . . . Arthur W.
Wallender has been sworn in as New York Police Commissioner,
taking Valentine's place, who is heading that cops and robbers radio
program . . . Want to buy a boat: The Normandy, former French
luxury liner, was declared surplus property by the Navy.
Eric Johnston, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, suc
ceeds Will Hays as movie czar. Eric will keep movies free from sex
and vice, for $200,000 a year. Who said crime doesn't pay? . . . And
11,000 elevator operators are out on strike in New York City be
cause the real estate operators wouldn't give them a $2 a week raise.
2,018 office buildings are tied up, while the elevator pilots are trying
to get $30 a week.
The House Ways and Means Committee shelved, by a 14-12 vote,
the emosculated unemployment compensation bill, giving the wave,
of strikes as an excuse ... A Long Island, N. Y., widow, a political,
church and civic leader, was arrested as a bookmaker. Probably too
much time on her hands . . . There is no "conceivable defense" at
present against the atomic bomb, say the men who directed the pro
ject for the U. S.
INTERNATIONAL
LEADING BATTERS
RUNS BATTED IN
Brecheen, St. L. ...
Borowy, Chi
Cooper, St. L.-Bos...
Passeau. Chi
Wyse, Chi
Burkhart, St. L. ...
Mungo, New York. .
Beck, Cin.-Pitts. . . .
Barrett, Bos.-S. Lfl..
Gables, Pitss
Erickson,' Chi
Prim, Chi. .........
Dockins. St. L
Strincevich, Pitts. .
Seats, Brooklyn ..,
Brewer, New York .
Sewell, Pitts
Derringer, Chic. ..
Butcher, Pitts. ....
Gregg, Brooklyn ...
Chicago ...
Boston ....
Detroit ....
Wash
New York .
Cleveland .
St. Louis ..
Phila
Henry Ford II, the old man's grandson, has taken over the
presidency of the billion dollar outfit. Henry the Twiced is only 28
years old; and it is nice to know that anybody in this country has
an equal chance at the big chips if he is careful enough to be born
into the right family . . . Take our word for it, the world didn't end
last Friday as that California sect predicted . . . Henry L. Stimson*
is out as .jSecretary of War, and has been succeeded by Robert P.
Patterson," long his assistant. Stimson was seventy-eight.
The Army cut the point requirements for discharge to 70, ef
fective
October 1st. It will fall to 60 on November 1st . . . Dean
GB
Acheson, acting Secretary of State lowered the boom on General
1
MacArthur for saying that the occupation of Japan could be ac
6
y'A complished by 200,000 troops, less than half of the previous estimate.
10
14
Acheson said that the occupation forces are the instrument of pol
16
33 J/2 icy and do not make it . . . New York City Council voted to change
the name of Sixth Avenue to the "Avenue of the Americas." Quite
a nlouth filler!
CLUB BATTING
RBI
634
654
673
685
600
638
456
485
AT HOME
W
13
22
17
21
19
17
13
18
13
14
7
7
15
IS
14
M
12
16
9
13
L PC
.813
.710
.708
.700
10 .655
9 .654
7 .650
11 .621
9 .591
10 .583
5 .583
5 .583
11 .577
14 .563
II .560
9 .550
10 .545
14 .533
8 .529
12 .52Q
The Big Five are having quite a time in London, agreeing on
nothing except that they'd rather be home. Russia keeps throwing
bombshells into the conference. Having asked for a piece or twq
of Italian colonies, their latest request was for an Allied Council to
rule Japan, after criticising our policy there. Meanwhile, Russia is
keeping a tight fist on the Balkan countries, insisting that they are
democracies and thus elegible for Allied recognition. We think
differently.
All restrictions on fraternization with Germans have been re
moved. GIs may get married there, if they get military approval . . .
"Lord Haw Haw," British traitor, has been sentenced to be hanged.
He is appealing . . . Russia wants a six billion dollar loan from the
U.S., and the boys are still batting it around . . . America will recog
nize the Hungarian regime ... A military revolt against the profascist government of Argentina was put down. General Arturo
Rawson, who led the Army in the 1943 revolution that led to the
present dictatorship, was behind this one, too, and was arrested.
He's no bargain, either.
Cantonal (county) elections in France indicate a definite left
ward swing. With half -of the results in, the others will be run-off
this Sunday, show the Socialists are the largest gainers. Communists
and other radical groups also gained . . . Russians maintain their
grip on Warsaw's communication and reconstruction work. Inci
dentally, you better have some dough in your pocket if you are
going there. Living costs will stand you about $250 a day, with a
room going for $56 a day and one meal about $60. A loaf of bread
sells for $3.
Japanese Kamikaze fliers were well rewarded for their job. ^
They were jumped two grades in rank—after they were killed . . .
Jap officials deny that Amelia Earhart, the woman flier lost on a
traijs-Pacific flight, is alive and a prisoner . . . Britain, U. S. and
France pledge elections in Greece as soon as possible, possibly be
fore the end of this year . . . Prosecution witnesses damning the
Nazi terrorists who tan the concentration death camps.
^'
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Eleven
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SS GEORGE WASHINGTON
Deudone, Jaaquin
Rhino, Leonard
Williams, Ralph
Cohen, L
Banks, George
Chisholm, Horace
Scarlett, Henry
Dickerson, Arthur
Williams, Robert ....
Bohlds, Thomas ....
Watson, Robert
Spears, Earl
., Wallace, James
Morel, Jose
Hayes, Eugene
Centneo, Max
Tate, Jim
Williams, Clarence ..
Sticher, John
Merkerson, Samuel
Stafford, Wallford
Hayes, Eugene
Smalls, William
,
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Hansen, William T
Melech, Paul
Wright, Esaw
Johnson, Gurden M. Jr.,
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TOWING CO.
Banks, George
Williams, Robert
Haynes, John
White, Willie
Goodwin, Archie .
Dickerson, Arthur
Stafford, Wallace
Smalls, Willie
Merkerson, Samuel
Dickerson, A
Powell, Irwin
Valsint, Maurice
Williams, Robert
Kyser, Bert H
Bliksvar, Alfred
Valler, Wilfred
King, William.
Smalls, William
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75 Lewis, Willie
2.88
3.67 Phipps, Randall
75 Willie Lewis
2.88
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2.75 Hilley, Charles
9.01
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1.80 Hilley, Charles
4.67
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ANACAPA
29.00 Hilley, Charles
42.43
67 Hogge, Elbert
22.75 Lewis, Willie
26.59 Robes, A
$ 16.25
67 I Williamson, D.
3.42 Glover, Henry
5.68 Mackay, Walter
5.34
1.08 Macho, D.
2.32 Lail, Alvin
2.88 Schulze, Anthny
13.03
4.92, Laidlow, A.
3.73 Rallo, Peter
2.68
ARANSAS PASS
9.00 • Macho, D. .
4.92 Thorpe, Edward Jr
2.68
41.08
4.50 [Laidlow, A.
8.98 Kegel, Thomas
2.68 Hunter, Lessel
4.50 Brinson, S
7.14 Lopez, Pedro
2.23
BAYOU ST. JOHN
6.30 Fossett, George
6.75 Cortes, Miguel
2.23
2.00
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6.77 Botifoee, Frank
46.33 Polla, J. P
Bailey,
Samuel
1.17
3.00 Martin, James
6.92 Williams, Douglas
46.15
Mann,
M.
V
12.64
5.63 Axson, James
.75 Haynes, John
45.82
9.48
2.86 Dozier, Alfonso
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45.76 Buschka, M. E
4.19 Hurst, B
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3.23
BLACK ROCK
Adams, Donald
6.08 Axson, James
6.32
Kress, Joseph R
183.17
Jake, 0
2.92 Cobb, Robert
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Nowell, Walter
8.55
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1.40 Hill, H. C
2.22
Zunigs, A
1.40 Kelli, John
6.38
BODIE ISLAND
Watson, A. ..
1.40 Ryskowich, Nicholas
2.75 Brady, Francis J
40.30
Rembert, E. ..
1.37 White, Charles C.
1.40 Weber, William
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S WAR BALLOT
2.32
Thornhill, G.
1.40 Thompson, W
1.34
INFORMATION
BOONE ISLAND
Layne, F
1.40 Cohen, Luis
7.55
Hinds, C
1.40
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Giles, Edgar M
state absentee ballots adressed to the following persons are be Henry, C
SS WELLANDOC
1.40
3.58
Canten,
Zeland
ing held at the War Ballot Office, War Shipping Administration, Lopez, P
21.43 Sexton, Dale
1.40 Nettles, C. E
2.61
Room 902 at 39 Broadway.
3.57 Priche, Max
Goskin, L
1.40 Moundros, C
3.28
8.70
Anderson, William
4.58 Nettles, C. E
New List Dated September 19. 1945
BURNT ISLAND
2.70
Russell, Walter
5.93 Weithers, George
Seamen
State Which Sent Out Ballot
2.15 Potvin, Leo
22.69
Schever, Albert
5.25 Younge, E
Algeo, Howard
Norristown, Pa. Russell, Walter
73.89 Solomon, J. P
13.25
9.30 Phillips, Arthur
Baney, William F
Newark, N. J. Schever, Albert
Jabin, John
4.74
8.62
SS WILLIAM WIRT
Berger, William G
Newark, N. J. Russell, Walter
Sacks, Jack
2.37
1.78
Braham, Louis A
Jersey City, N. J. Schever, Albert
2.58 Centers, Charles
4.74
1.78 Moore, J. F
Busch, Harry
Newark, N. J. Pertiller, Lawrence
2.58
2.64 McKinney, W. H.
FIRE ISLAND
• Campbell, Roderick
Trenton, N. J. Amlaw, George
2.58
Lee,
William
D
3.56
Crawford, James M
Camden, N. J. Bailen, Michael
5.98 Collins, Cornelius J
24.16
2.50 Jensen, Christian
Danyi, Louis
Jersey City, N. J. Hicks, George
10.40
Campoverda,
Moses
2.68
GAY HEAD
De Luca, Nicholas
Paterson, N. J. Rowe, Henry
4.43
2.68 Lopez, Juan
65.34
Donaldson, Wesley
Newark, N. J. Rhino, Lonard
2.81 Graham, John Muir
2.68 Graves, Richard
Henrickson, Peter J
83.38
Feinstein, Abe
;
Newark, N. J. Nicholson, Irving
28.20
Peterson,
George
2.67
Forcier, Mitchell J
Hackensack, N. J. Grice, Archie
12.62
4.28 Cole, William J. Jr.
GREAT ISAAC
23.66
Forbes, Alfred W
Jersey City, N. J. Merkerson, Samuel
Zavodny,
Ernest
3.80
38.17
18.49 Chanosky, Benjamin
Craul, Albert J
Newark, N. J. Ford, Gladstone
3.32 Vickers, Chalmer
Clegg,
Norman
31.19
26.13
Gregorek, Walter P
Jersey City, N. J. Miller, Edward
2.50 Manz, Edmund W
10.05
Haines, Albert Jr
Newark, N. J. Matthews, William
2.68 Barth, George A
8.41
Happel, John E
Woodbury, N. J. Johnson, Samuel
Krawczyk,
Joseph
2.68
8.81
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Portland, Oregon Less, Anthony
9.87 Anderson, Lloyd L
9.44
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7.50 Leibe, William
JERRY J. PALMER
3.69
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Paterson, N. J. Haynes, Abraham
Anderson,
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C
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Newark, N. J. Bartlett, William
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Jersey City, N. J. Bailey, Benjamin
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favor.
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2.23
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Manoel
Lemerond, Lawrence
New York, N. Y. Lopez, Phillip
5.32
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with
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2.23
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Link, Thomas W
Camden, N. J. Pagan, Enrique
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John
MacCormack, Robert J
Elizabeth, N. J. Chew, Samuel
19.19
5.73
Tranvik, Burton J
Macinta, Peter Paul
Jersey City, N. J.
4. 4. 4.
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1.78
Hughes, Royce B
Maletz, Henry J
Somerville, N. J.
1.78
Dennis, Thorton L
Mathesius, Edwin R
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Jersey City, N. J.
The three OS who paid off in
1.78 Boston have overtyne coming.
Warkentin,
John
9
Moore, William T
.^..Jersey City, N. J.
1.78 Collect at Eastern SS Co., 40
O'Connor, Leter B
Morfistown, N. J. NEW YORK
St Beaver St. Chambers, Keith W
BOSTON
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Atlantic
Ave.
1.78 Central Ave., Boston, Mass.
Zavodny,
Ernest
Ormsley, Thomas J
Newark, N. J.
14 North Gay St. White, Timothy
1.78
Parks, Alan H
NewVk, N. J. BALTIMORE
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Mosseller, Robert G
Reid, Theodore R
Newark, N. J. NORFOLK
SS MAYO BROTHERS
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Riedweg, Emil J
Portland, Oregon NEW ORLEANS .. .339 Chartrea St. Tranvik, Burton J
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Ross, John P
Portland, Oregon SAVANNAH
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men who handled ammuni
7 St. Michael St.
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Ruszczyk, Anthony A
.....New Brunswick, N. J. MOBILE
tion
have differential coming.
SAN JUAN, P. R. .45 Ponce de Leon
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Nelson, Marble E
Schuler, John C
Jersey City, N. J. GALVESTON
305
22nd St.
Contact Capt. Perkins at Water
Scott, Henry L
Mays Landing, N. J. RICHMOND, Calif
257 Sth St.
man, 19 Rector St., New York.
59 Clay
Sharp, Joseph H
Camden, N. J. SAN FRANCISCO
4. 4 4
86 Seneca St.
Simpson, Arthur
NevC^ark, N. J. SEATTLE
PORTLAND ...lit W. Bumside St.
SS JEROME K. JONES
Smith, Charles W
Newark, N. J. WILMINGTON .. ..440 Avalon Blvd.
Gerald E. Weaver has 31 hrs.
Smith, Gordon S
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Newark, N. J. HONOLULU
T. WILLMONTH, JR.
16 Merchant St.
overtime due. Write or eall at
10 Exchange St.
Smynoff, Alexander
.'.
.....Jersey City, N. J. BUFFALO
Stop in at headquarters office South Atlantic in Savannah,
24 W. Superior Ave.
Spencer, Harold E
Newark, N. J. CHICAGO
SO. CHICAGO, 9137 So. Houston Ave. in New York.
Georgia.
Stewart, James A
Camden, N. J. CLEVELAND .. 1014 E. St. Clair St.
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Thompson, Edwin J
Jersey City, N. J. DETROIT
1038 Third St.
BERNARD E. PARKS
SS LA FOLLETIT:
531 W. Michigan SL
Thompson, John R
Newark, N. J. DULUTH
Thornes, Erling
Toms River, N. J. VICTORIA, B. C. ..602 Boughton St.
Peter Vlahos has 36 hours due.
Your papers lost aboard the
Tingle, John W
Cape May Court House, N. J. VANCOUVER ..144 W. Hastings St. Colabee have been found and are Collect at Mississippi Shipping
TAMPA
842 Zack St.
Zullinger, Robert D
New Brunswick, N. J. JACKSONVILLE
,Co.
920 Main St. in the union hall in Mobile.
Notice!
MONEY DUE
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STRIKES SWEEP NATION: LIVING WAGES DEMANDED
SUP SUPPORTS OREGON LUMBER WORKER STRIKE
JOBLESS PAY BILL GOOD AS DEAD
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
GREEKS TIE-UP SHIP IN NEW YORK
SIU TO PROTEST PROPOSED CUT IN CANADIAN BONUS
PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS OF CURRENT STRIKES
SEAMEN RE-HIRING BENEFITS ARE ASKED
WAR AGENCIES MERGED WITH LABOR DEPARTMENT
TRALETON BROWN MEETING LISTS 16 COMPLAINTS
SURVIVORS OF WM. PALMER RETURN AFTER MINE SINKING
SIU AID SAVES SEAMAN IN CHALMETTE COAST GUARD CASE
THREE SHIPBOARD MEETINGS DISCLOSE UNION CONSCIOUSNESS
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1945
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII,
NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1945
No. 38
We Demand End Of RMO—Freeing
Of Seamen From War Restrictions
Amid cries of "close the fink halls" a resolution calling for the end of WSA and Coast Guard control over the lives and affairs of mer
chant seamen was passed unanimously by membership meetings up and down the coast last week. Introduced by Secretary-Treasurer John
Hawk and New York Agent Paul Hall, the resolution pointed out that the WSA and the Coast Guard were foisted upon the seamen over their
strenuous objections on the excuse that "a war is going on," and that the purpose of the new set-up was to further the prosecution of the war; and
that the ending of the war has removed any possible need for these organizations in maritime.
On the War Shipping Administration th3 resolution called for:
1. The closing of all RMO of- •?flees on a nation-wide basis.
3. The closing of all WSA
2. Discontinuance of the WSA schools training ordinary sea
medical program, and the rever men, wipers and messmen.
sion of all matters dealing with
4. An end to the WSA policy
the health of the merchant sea of encouraging seamen to wear
men to the United States Public uniforms, and an understanding
Health Service.
that seamen are civilians and not
——
—
—
a branch of the armed forces.
qualified physically.
it belongs legally, of all func
On the Coast Guard, the reso- tions that the Coast Guard now
5. The surrender by the WSA
of its illegal control of the is- lution stated that since its con- has dealing with merchant sea
suance of seaman's papers, and a
of the United States Steam- men and ships, such as issuance
return to l!he old policy that any boat Inspection Service and the of papers, inspection, etc.
Text of resolutions follow;
American citizen shall have the! Shipping Commissioner's office
RESOLUTION
right to apply for papers if he is was limited by the President's
Executive Order to "duration of
WHEREAS, during the war
the war and six months there rules, regulations and restrictions
after." that the Order be lived were imposed upon the seamen
up to, and that these bureaus by various government bureaus
be transferred back to civilian against violent opposition by the
status, under the United States seamen. Those rules and i-egulaMarine Inspection Service.
tions have all, more or less,
The Coast Guard was also ask taken away certain rights belong
ed to abolish its Hearing Units, ing to the seamen. The govern
which were established as a war ment boards re.sponsible for the
time measure.
Seamen who issuance of these rules and regu
have charges against them have lations used the excuse that "a
a right to be heard before the war is going on," and that the
United States Steamboat Inspec object was to further the war ef
tion C-Board Hearing.
fort. The seamen, as a whole,
The resolution further called did not agree, and our organifor the turning back to the De- zation at all times" has protested
partment of Commerce, where
(Continued on Page 4)
SlU Greets Returning Vets
With Man Te Man Program
While so-called friends of the Many did sign.
The pro-union attitude of the
veterans are rushing around slap
ping them on the back and mak servicemen, despite the anti-la
ing promises they can only keep bor program that had been fed
at someone else's expense, the them during their military service
Seafarers International Union is has been apparent for some time.
Tne July 6th Log reported that
making a practical demonstra
tion of welcoming the returning U.S. newsmen were told by
soldier into a civilian occupation. troops arriving home, "Don't for
Inviting veterans to enter the get the merchant seamen. They
maritime industry, the union has brought us the guns with which
And in June 29, writ
already instituted a program de to fight."
signed to speed up the obtaining ing to the Log. a GI said, "... GIs
of seaman's papers, and thus jobs returning from the front don't
aboard SIU ships, and further as want to return to the open shop,
sist in the veterans' rehabilitation low wage conditions of years ago.
I.abor must advance, not retreat
into a peacetime economy.
The former GIs for their part . . . " Just two instances among
show a decided interest in be many which indicate the feeling
coming seamen, union seamen, among the veterans.
Shipboard union conditions,
and many cases of vets seeking
out the union delegates have quality and quantity of unionbeen reported. Typical is the case made weapons with which to
of SIU volunteer organizers fight and the i-ecognition that the
aboard an Isthmian Line ship Washington back-slappers are in
when during their discussions sincere, have probably been
with crew members they were among the major .causes for the
approached by a spokesman for friendliness shown by the GIs
the soldier-passengers who asked towards organized labor. Few
if the GIs would be allowed to GIs seem to take the GI Bill of
sign SIU union pledge cards.
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Page Two
THE
SEAFARERS LOG
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. September 21. 1945
FORE 'n AFT
By BUNKER
Vublished Weekly by the
Back in '42 some of the lads in
Baltimore who were "keeping
them sailing" decided they might
as well mix pleasure with patriot
ism and piled on the Liberty ship
Joseph
Hughes, which was re
Afiliated with the American Federation of Labor
ported "on the best of authority"
around Pratt Street to be making
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
a five or six weeks' trip to Vene
HAnover 2-2784
zuela, with calls at such pleasant
spots as Haiti and Porto Rico.
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The cold winds of winter were
howling
in Baltimore at the time
HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- Vresident
and.
as
the
Hughes blew her three
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
long blasts of farewell to the icy
north, the crew meditated Joyful
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-T reus.
ly on visions of coy senoritas with
P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City
buxom bosoms.
The Hughes went south, as ex
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep.
pected, but the visions of shapely
424 5th Streetj N. W., Washington, D. C.
senoritas were roughly shattered
when she failed to keep her
Entered as second class matter June 1 5, 1945, at the Post Office
course and headed right through
in New York. N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912.
the Canal. From there it was 72
•267
days before the lads on the
Hughes set foot again on shore.
Instead of senoritas, rum and
cokes, the boys found themselves
in the midst of air raids at Suez,
it being the time when the Axis
One of the biggest showdown fights in the history of was going all out to drive the
out of Africa.
organized labor is brewing in Detroit between the auto British
While the ship lay at Suez the
mobile tycoons and the United Automobile Workers. The old man charged them all with
union is demnading a 30'i wage boost to compensate for being drunks, spies, saboteurs,
disrupters and a varied, list of
the loss of overtime pay, reconversion unemployment and other things not to be found
among Webster's epithets. For
the general rise in the cost of living.
tunately the Army Intelligence
The auto barons, bloated with war profits and look hadn't arrived yet in this part of
world and the British were
Oil workers in East Chicago contract with independent em- /
ing toward a cheap labor market with thousands of un the
too busy fighting to worry about have stopped work this week ployers.
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employed, have apparently chosen this moment to launch discontented crews, so the lads and called upon other refinery
4, it S.
a counter-offensive aimed at the complete destruction of suffered the captain's ravings workers to join them and the
with impunity.
At Linden, N. J.^ 90 Simnxons
organized labor in their plants.
After a long period of discharg 500 Detroit oil workers as the
plant
machinists still refused to
ing at Suez, during which broth threat of strike action spread
UAW leaders, no longer able to dam-up rank and er Paul Hall was caught in a Suez to all Gulf Oil and Texas Oil resume jobs until their wage dis
pute is settled.
The men are
file demands for militant action in defense of fundamental cinema and was nearly trampled refineries in Texas.
to death by barefoot Arabs when
members of the I AM-AFL which
union security, have announced that they are setting aside
the air raid siren sounded, the
S. 1 S.
has ordered them to stop the
four million dollars for the struggle and will "go all out" Hughes pulled out for home.
Union officials of the 15 un strike pending negotiations. The
She stopped at South Africa.
In strike action to win their demands.
ions involved in the movie strike local, however, has ignored the
When 12 days out of there on the
Present strategy indicates that the auto workers will way to South America, the skip in Hollywood declared this week international union's request,
that they would place 2,000 to
per lost his charts and the Hughes
take on the "Big Three" (Ford, Chrysler, General Motors) groped its way back to Cape 8,000 pickets around key New continuing their shut down which
started September 1st.
one a? a time. They hope that by closing down one outfit Town for a new supply, while the York theatres which persist in
showing pictures produced by
The machinists action is keep
and letting the competitors produce, a more speedy victory old man blamed the fo'castle "sa producers listed as "unfair."
ing 700 production workers from
boteurs" for throwing them over
can be won. First on the agenda is General Motors.
On the list are Metro-Goldwyn- their benches.
board.
So happy was the old man to Mayer, Columbia, Loews, Para
The present showdown announced by the employers finally make the port of Santiago mount, RKO, Republic, Samuel
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is but the final step of their four-year-long campaign to that he tossed a royal drunk and Goldwyn, Twentieth Century Blamed by Ford for the layoff
held the scow up for two days af Fox, Universal, and Warner
discredit and smash the union. Throughout the war the ter she received orders to leave. Brothers.
of thousands of Ford employees,
Kelsey
- Hayes - Wheel
workers '
employers conducted an extensive campaign of harassment Although he had promised to AFL President William Green
and provocation. They pulled every trick in the bag to feed the crew to the wolves when has called a meeting in Wash continued their strike despite
the ship got back to the States, ington in an attempt to settle the
break rank and file auto workers away from their union. the old man went through a seven month old jurisdictional pleas from their international
union.
Now that wartime restrictions no longer prevent militant change of heart, probably re dispute.
The action of the Kelsey union
membering his own relapse at
union action, the bosses will attempt open lockouts to Santiago, and amazed all hands
S" S" 3S'
has set off the spark in the pow
break the UAW.
at the pay-off by throwing all The 17 day old strike of the der barrel which promises to de
the logs in the ash can and tell Hoffman
Beverage
Company velop into militant action against
Already Ford has used the pretext of a strike at Kelsey- ing the commissioner "this is the plants in Newark, N. J., con the major automobile companies.
Hayes Wheel plant to close down his plant and throw thous best damn crew I ever sailed tinued as the International Broth Already Ford, Chrysler and
with."
erhood of Teamsters rejected an
ands out of work. This tactic may spread among the Among the lads making that offer which had been acceptable General Motors have been told
that their plants will be closed
memorable voyage on the Hughes: to the oUier unions involved, and unless they agree to raise wages
other corporations.
were Cotton Haymond, Rex continued to picket the plants. by 30% to make up for the work
In any event, it will be a bitter struggle—a struggle Dickey, Terry Magbon, A. Yagi- The company had offered to ers' losses suffered by produc
in which the entire labor movement has a stake. Should shyn, Whitely Doroba, Whitey boost drivers' wages to .$1.15 per tion cutbacks and increased cost
Richardson, and Jimmy Nelson hour after one year service, and
'the auto industry succeed in breaking the UAW, every and Bill Giebler, both of whom to $1.20 per hour at* the end of of living.
major employer in the country will take it as a cue to in are now sailing as first assistant the second year.
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engineers. Slewfoot Jackson was
tensify his own private union busting plans.
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crew's messman on this trip.
In Pittsburgh four Carnegie-Il
Tunafish (Gene) Tunnison, old
The painters strike in New linois steel rolling mills are shut
Fortunately, this is not likely to be the outcome. The SIU man, was the tattoo artist of York and the Bronx, aimed at down in an overtime dispute.
UAW, despite many weaknesses and vascillations on the the trip and if the odyssey had the Association of Master Paint
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part of its leaders, remains one of the most militant unions lasted much longer the crew ers (employers group) went into
could have set themselves up in its second week as 1,000 of the
in the country, and has behind it a history of uncompromis business as the living Louvre, for 10,000 painters were given a un Four hundred tugboat crew
men have stopped work in the
ing struggle. Once the rank and file forces its leadership Tunafish, who had decorated him ion okay to return to the jobs of Port of Philadelphia because the
self from head to foot, was fast painting troop ships.
owners have failed to shell nut
to get in motion, as they have now done, mountains will making a walking art gallery out.
The 1,000 are not directly in retroactive pay as ordered by the
be moved.
of the rest of the crew.
volved in the dispute being under War Labor Board.
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Auto Workers Face The Test
m
i
�fiiday. September 21. IMS
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
GOOD SOLDIERS — GOOD UNION
Page Three
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By PAUL HALL
At the last meeting of the SIU in New York, the membership
unanimously passed a resolution calling for the War Shipping Ad
ministration to close their fink halls in all ports. The Seafarers have
had a tough struggle during the war period with these people and
now we are opening the fight to close these Government Bureaus and
put an end to the piecard careers of some of the phony bureaucrats.
The experience of seamen has proven that these Washington phonies
have consistently tried to break down all seamen's unions by hamper
ing men who go to sea and in attempting to place rigid control over
them, not only on board ships but ashore as well.
The resolution calls for the closing of the so-called "training
schools**J^ Ordinary Seamen, Wipers, and Messmen as being unnecessa^^and a burden to the taxpayers, in addition, of course, to
being just plain finky in their set-up. The Seafarers' stand has al
ways been that a seaman can be trained far better and more com
petently right at the point of production—aboard a ship.
The union takes the position that the training and entry pro
grams of the Maritime Service have retarded many competent men
Home from the wars, these ex-soldiers shipped cut through the SIU and are now full fledged
from going to sea because of former union activities. The phony
union
men. They do not believe the employer proprganda that the vet and the union man have different
bureaucrats would not allow them to get papers or upgradings and
problems
and goals. Left to right are Brothers Carl McLaughlin. OS: Theodore Cucchiarelli. 2nd
follow their own chosen line of employment—that of going to sea.
Cook; John King. Oiler; John Lopeta. Chief Cook; and Richard Graff. FWT.
In addition to these curbs on seamen, the War Shipping Adminis
tration has also set up a so-called "Medical Division" which took over
the functions of the U. S. Public Health Service and was instru
mental in stopping many seamen from continuing to go to sea. This
particular arm of the bureaucratic octupus—the WSA turned down
many old time seamen because of natural ailments that come with
age. They did not want a man of say 50 years old, unless he was
as spry as a 16 year old kid and could give the shipowners their
pound of flesh accordingly.
during the awful days of estab
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lishing
beachheads and fighting
Rights seriously.
The WSA also tried to. put all seamen into uniforms with the
off
enemy
attacks. The odds at
Quick to recognize the value of
planned scheme of regimentating them and making them a part of
sea
for
the
merchant seamea
the Naval Reserve. This move failed because of actions taken by
adding returning veterans to the
were
just
double,
for they had
ranks, of organized seamen, the
''the SIU and SUP when they insisted that civilian seamen should not
By LOUIS GOFFIN
to
transport
the
troops
and then
be required to wear uniforms. Even now though the WSA still en
Seafarers has gone right ahead
The
beefs
are
still
coming
in
make
their
way
back
through
with its recruiting plans among
courages men to wear these phony uniforms by offering them ratings
and
I
am
squaring
them
as
quick
enemy
patrolled
waters
for
mor©
men
discharged
from
the
armed
such as Chief Warrant Officer, First-Class Boatswain's Mate and a
ly as possible. I will try to get forces. It has accepted as its duty men and equipment.
The seamen have come to
the results of each settled beef the responsibility of getting for
COAST GUARD CONTROL
know
their fighting
brothers
in
the
Log
as
soon
a
I
can.
A
those seamen who wish to go to
hell of a lot of other crap.
aboard
ship
and
ashore,
have
few
are
pending
due
to
the
fact
sea the opportunity to do so.
The resolution deals, too, with the question of the Coast Guard
come
to
know
that
among
them
that
the
overtime
sheets
haven't
The seamen and servicemen
and its control over the U. S. Steamboat Inspection Service, the
U. S. Shipping Commissioner's Offices, and the U. S. Steamboat In arrived in New York as yet, but have many common bonds of are many of the worthiest union
spection Service C-Board Hearings. We ask that the Coast Guard as soon as they do I will be in friendship, having shared many men. What the SIU can accom
of the hazards of war together. plish for the veteran is well
discontinue its hearing units, which were only a wartime measure, position to settle them.
and to return the functions of these bureaus to their peacetime civil Brother Hawk has been in the The beating taken by merchant known to those servicemen who
Gulf for the past couple of weeks seamen long before any other sailed on SIU ships to and from
ian status under the Department of Commerce.
the battlefronts of Europe and
The officers of the Coast Guard Hearing Units, through their on union business, the results of group felt the war is only too the Pacific.
so-called "investigations" on merchant ships have done more to which will be in his report. The well known.
These men will be welcomedmake rats out of seamen than any other thing. During the war forty-five dollar a month increase The SIU service flag shows over into the merchant marine and
period, if they could not find a beef on a ship to "investigate," then goes into effect October 1st, and fifteen hundred gold stars for without doubt will become good
they would encourage the men to report insignificant happenings all war time bonuses cease to ex members lost through enemy ac union seamen just as they were
during the course of the voyage—merely to bring some luckless ist, except for two-fifty a day in tion. In addition, seamen stood good soldiers, sailors and mar
sucker up on "charges"—where usually said sucker lost his seaman's the European and South Pacific side by side with servicemen ines. Many of them will be fu
areas. The attack bonus, in case
papers and his opportunity to make a living for his famliy.
ture leaders of organized labor.
a
Duripg the life of these bureaus' controls over seamen, the SIU ship hits a floating mine, is still beef concerning the three Oilers. The SIU program, unencum
payable at $125.
Certain in This beef is now settled and the
and the SUP have continually fought to have such controls abolished.
creases in subsistence will be in results are in this issue of the bered by problems of super-sen
.We, of course, were faced with many problems resulting from the
iority which is being used to di
Brother Hawk's report.
Log. From the West Coast comes vide veteran from worker in
war which limited our fight. We were not able to make our best
beef off the SS Alcoa Pointer, shoreside jobs, is designed to en
Received a couple of beefs from
f^ht in our attempt to rid ourselves of these pests.
Philadelphia—the SS Sea Falcon concerning private service for courage and promote friendship
The NMU, on the other hand, has continually fought to con and the SS Jean Ribaut, both Bull the skipper. This service con
tinue such controls and has many times blasted the SIU calling Line scows. On the Falcon a sisted of feeding this guy three and cooperation between seamen
©ur position "anti-Government." The NMU has fo,ught to make couple of beefs concerning the meals a day in his private dining and ex-servicemen in real union
these controls permanent on the theory that they were the fair- Oilers and one Wiper have been room and for cleaning up, by an fashion.
haired boys with the Government Bureaucrats and would be in a squared away, and they can pick Ordinary Seamen, after the skip Taken at random, the list for
the last three days of August
favored place to get a shot of life for their dying organization. IJ/iis, up their money at their leisure. per's dog and parrot.
shows
that over 35 discharged
in spite of the fact that these bureaus are basically anti-union and On the Ribaut there was a case
Evidently
the
old
man
on
this
servicemen
have passed through
would not hesitate to smash any trade union, even those which of the Chief Steward doing the
ship
has
the
quaint
idea
that
the
the
SIU
hall
in New York en
^'cooperate" with them.
Chief Cook's work. The company crew is aboard strictly for his route to jobs on union ships. The
The NMU has continually misled its membership, selling them tried to pay only a differential personal benefit. However, since list includes the names: Kehoe,
down the river, hoping to get a "break" from these Govcinment from utility man's wages, which its going to cost him over four Martin, Richmond, Dickie, Smith,
bureaus. It was only because of the exposure by the Seafarers of were being paid the Chief Cook hundred bucks for this service, I Soultanian, Petrulowisk, Bradley,
the bureaucratic maneuvers that the seamen are still free to make who had been demoted due to think he may wake up a wiser Franzione, Greenblatt, G o 1 d e r,
their choice of unions and get their feefs settled at the point of pro picking out the wrong women. and smarter man. Where some Sherman, Robertson, Vilcoff, Sul
duction.
This beef has now been squared of these guys get the idea that livan, Levine, Finn, all former
The Seafarers continually fought to keep these people from hang up, and the Steward will be paid they can get away with such stuff Navy men, and: Hollinger, Broding a permanent yoke on the seamen, which could be carried over both his own wages and the Chief is beyond me. If they would read ock, Malinowski, Manuel, Moclyill peacetime, and we have emerged from this war as free men once Cook's wages. Also the four to the agreement once in a while, ker, Ryan, Pagan, Valdes, and
again with many <>£ the phony wartime restrictions lifted. Now eight deck watch has three hours they would be able to see that Narcisso, all ex-Army.
those remaining, yokes will be brought under the direct fire and each coming for spotting booms. any such work performed by any
Viewed from here it would ap
attack of the Seafarers.
All the above can be picked up at crew member is overtime. If pear that the SIU program is ac
As long as the bureaus exist, our jobs and our security are in the Bull Line in New York.
the saloon is good enough for the ceptable to the vets because it ifj,.
dajiger. All seamen, regardless of union affiliation must unite in The SS Cody Victory, paid off rest of the officers it should be designed by men for men—unio.n
this fight—the fink halls and the shipowners' bureaus must go!
in Norfolk, had a security watch good enough for the master.
men.
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
SIU Greets Returning Vets
With Man To Man Program
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Page Four
THE
LOCKOUT WEAPON — UNION
Newspaper 1
Ngu'j? Vendor Mh Out 'in Hurry
SEAFARERS
LOG
Labor Dept. Supports
Move For Sixty-Fivs
Cent Hourly Minimum
MADE
:O. S. Forces [
Friday. September 21. 1945
MY IlkUMAt
^Continue
r s CoofiitatiJu 1
Half an hour after it reached the stands, this AFL and CIO published daily was sold out to news
hungry St. Louisans. Publishers didn't count on such compelion when they closed their plants to
break an AFL paper carriers strike and locked out workers from four newspaper unions without
pay. United as Newspaper Inter-Union Conciliation Committee, the four unions won their demand
(tor full pay during the lockout period. Publication of their paper ended when publishers agreed
to negotiate with the carriers. (Federated Pictures)
Despite all the talk about fabu
lous wartime salaries, there are
more than 5 million workers
making less than 40 cents an
hour and more than 4 million
others who make less than 65
cents an hour, according to a sur
vey of the Department of Labor
which is throwing its weight be
hind labor's demand for a 65 cent
an hour minimum wage.
The Wage and Hour Division
of the Dept. which made the
study, declared that a minimum
of 60 cents an hour for single
men and 80 cents an hour for a
family of four are needed for
the barest subsistence without
luxuries or savings. Actually, the
40 cent figure represents about
30 cents in pre-war purchasing
power, due to the mounting cost
of living. A "decent and comfort"
budget for a family of four would
require a minimum wage of well
DEMAND IMMEDIATE END OF FINK HALLS
' maritime industry be put back Service.
(Contimied from Page 1)
(b) We request that the United
and fought against such imposi into effect—that any American
tion by the government bureaus, citizen shall have the right to States Coast Guard immediately
apply for seamen's papers if he is discontinue the Hearing Units, on
and
the ground that it was only a war
'physically
qualified.
WHEREAS, such bureaus as
time
measure, and that the men
the War Shipping Administra II. United States Coast Guard
now
have
a right, under the fed
(a) We request that the United
tion, the Division of Recruiting
eral
law,
to have any charges
and Manning Organization, the States Coast Guard abide by the
against
seamen
heard before the
Division of Training, the Medi 'Executive Order of the President,
United
States
Steamboat
Inspec
'
namely
that
the
Coast
Guard
take
cal Program Division, also the
tion
C-Board
Hearing.
'over
the
United
States
Steamboat
Coast Guard Hearing Units and
(c) We request that all func
their issuance of seamen's papers, j Inspection Service and the Ship
ping
Commissioner's
office
for
tions
of the Coast Guard, at the
are, according to the men who go
to sea, imposing on the freedom 'the "duration of the war and six present time dealing with mer
months thereafter." The war is chant seamen and ships, such as
of the seamen, and
now
over and we request that this the Steamboat Inspection Serv
WHEREAS, the war is now
I
order
be lived up to, whereby ice, Shipping Commissioners, the
over, and there can be no excuse
I
these
bureaus
will be reverted issuance of seamen's papers, be
for the existence of these bureaus
to keep these rules and regula (back to a civilian status — the turned back to the jurisdiction of
United States Marine Inspection the Department of Commerce
tions in effect, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that we,
as an organization, go on record
to reaffirm our previous stand,
and to inaugurate the following
policy dealing with this subject: The Seafarers Log is getting
I. War Shipping Administration around these days.
The new
(a) We request that the War stream-lined method of distribu
Shipping Administration, as soon tion is showing results, and un
as possible, close up all RMO der it the Log is iinding itself all
: offices on a nation-wide scale. [over the world.
(b) We request that the War j A letter to all SIU ships stressed
Shipping Administration discon the importance of the Log in our
tinue its medical program, and drive to organize non-union
revert all activities dealing with ships, and pointed out that a i-ead
the health of the seamen back copy of the paper is as effective
to the United States Public as a brand new one, and that the
. Health Service,
Log, after it has been read by mann, and Joe Norvicki, the three
(c) We request the War Ship- the crew, should be distributed in delegates of the SS John Meyers,
, ping Administration to discon- places where seamen gather — took the Log around to the Sea
; tine all schools training ordin- hotels, bars, clubs and aboard men's Hotel in San Francisco, a
. ary seamen, wipers and messmen, unorganized ships. Included in place where the copies found
' as they are now unnecessary and the mailing was a postcard ad- many readers.
• a burden on the taxpayers.
dressed to the Log as a On the SS R. Toombs, delegates
(d) We request the War Ship check on the post office and as G. V. Mieux, Stan Porpovicus,
ping Administration to cease en a report on the re-distribution. and James Stewart report that
couraging the wearing of uni
the ship's bundle was distributed
forms by merchant seamen, in Thus far several replies have to the crew of the SS A. Lillingline with the policy that Ameri- come to us to prove that this ton.
; ^can merchant seamen are civil method of distribution is the best San Juan, Puerto Rico, got the
ians and do not wear uniforms, yet devised. The Log is going out Log after the crew of the How
and now that the war is over, to our ships and our members ard G. Coffin had finished with
- there is no excuse for the wear are passing them on to unorgan the copies they had received, ac
ized seamen.
ing of uniforms.
cording to Benjamin O. Wilson,
(e) We request the War Ship From London, Frank Becker William D. Gruni, and James
ping Administration to give up and Seymour Heimfling write McCoy, the ship's delegates.
the illegal powers taken upon it- that the Log was received by the Earlier, before this means of
self during the war, namely the Thomas W. Hyde and distributed reporting on the distribution had
control of the issuance of sea- at the American Merchant Sea been started. Steward Charles
Hartman of the Raphael Semmes
' "''^men's papers, and we request that man's Club.
the old established policy in the Harold Butler, Hank Kapel- had left a bundle of the Log in
where it belongs, under federal
law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the membership instruct the
officials of the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America,
on a coastwise basis, to prosecute
the wishes of the membership
through the various Government
departments, through President
Truman, the Senators and Con
gressmen, and that they rally
support from various labor bodies
by notifying all parties concerned,
and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED,
that we notify all maritime
unions regarding our position,
and ask them to take similar
action.
'Log' Is Getting Around These Days
the Seamen's Club in Bremen
haven, Germany; and Steward V.
Trobe of the William B. Wilson
distributed the paper among the
seamen at a club in Calcutta,
India.
The concensus of opinion
among seafaring men is that the
Log is the best seamen's paper
in the field. They want to read
it because it gives them more
waterfront news, more stories of
interest to seamen than any other
maritime paper.
The seamen want to get the
Log. so let's make sure that
they get it. Keep up the good
work of distribution so that we
can go on to our goal of making
the entire waterfront SIU,. and
seamen can get the conditions
and wages that they deserve.
over a dollar an hour, the report
showed.
The proposed amendment to
the Wage-Hour Act would raise
the minimum wage to 65 cents,
rising to 75 cents an hour in two
years. The five million workers
earning less than 40 cents an hour
are in retail trade, service jobs,
agricultural trade and local in
dustries and are not covered by
the Act.
Meanwhile Economic Stabiliza
tion Director William H. Davis
dropped a bombshell into indus
try's lap by declaring himself for
raising living standards by 50 per
cent without increasing the cost
of living.
He stated that he
would soon issue regulations per
mitting substantial wage in
creases without affecting the gen
eral price level.
Mr. Davis expressed his belief
that higher wages do not result
in higher prices because the extra
costs are absorbed by higher pro
ductivity and more efficient pro
duction methods. He pointed out
that the cost of living in 1944 was
practically the same as in 1919,
despite an increase in the aver
age hourly wage from 47 cents
to $1.02 and in average weekly
earnings from $22 to $46.
Management's answer to -Mr.
Davis proposal was a howl of
protest, and assertions that in
creases in wage levels without a
corresponding increase in prices^
would throw industry into bank
ruptcy.
Figures were quickly
whipped together to prove that
industry had been operating on
a shoe string and that earned
profits were barely able to keep
the operators Jn peanuts.
This defense was totally de
molished- by the report of the
steelworkers union-, which is ne
gotiating for wage increases, on
profits made by steel companies
during the 1940-1944 war years.
The union charged that the steel
operators had made more than
two billion dollars in "open and
concealed profits" from the Amer
ican people. The following fig
ures were given from the steelworkers study:
Profits after taxation rose 113
per cent. Total assets rose 22 per
cent. Dividend payments rose
82 per cent. Working capital rose
68 per cent. General reserves
rose 288 per cent. Undistributed
profits rose 81 per cent. Totcil
financial resources rose 131 per
cent. Pity the poor steel operator.
Reports of profits and divi
dends buried deeply in financial
pages without benefit of scream
ing headlines give the impression
that steel is not the exception but
the rule, that industry as a whole
has made tremendous profits out
of this war. Meanwhile more
than nine m.Rlion workers, rep
resenting many more millions of
dependents, made and still make
less than a subsistence wage.
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HEREIN MfHI
ITHIMK
1 HE
SEAFAREKS
LOG
NMU LOSES ESSO
ORGANIZING DRIVE
Page Fly»
Crew Commends Negley
Cochrane Steward & Cook
The NMU has again lost to
Esso, bowing to the company
union by a two to one vote. Of
They tell the story of the tor pointed out that the opinions ejfthe 1,112 votes cast, 659 went to
Esso's company union while the pedo that struck suddenly and pressed are not theirs alone, but
NMU got only 327.
effectively while the men were at are also shared by the entire
/
Standard Oil of New Jersey is mess. At once the order came to crew, seamen and officers alike.
"The Steward and Chief Cook
the same type of outfit as Stand
abandon ship. One AB looked up on this trip are really tops," they
ard Oil of. California, which the
SIU-SUP knocked over in a re from the table and said very write. "The Steward can't do
calmly to his neighbor, "Tell the enough to please the crew. He
cent election.
Evidence shows pretty conclu old man I'll be up soon. If this is goes out of his way to try to
the last of this chow I'm going please us. In fact, he asks the
ROBERT G. VARNON. Stew sively that the NMU is unabld* to get, I'm damn sure gonna fin crew what is their favori+e dish,
ard — The hazards of floating to organize Esso. However, as ish it."
and he puts it out.
mines still remain. After the last long as they are non-union they
"The entire crew would appre
Well,
the
war
is
over,
and
there
war several hundred ships were are a threat to the job security won't be any more tin fish, but a
ciate
it if the Log could mention
lost due to mine explosions. I of every union seaman, and since good steward and a good cook
these
men and what we think of
think the $45 increase is a good the NMU can't seem to get them
them.
They have really made
can
still
take
the
curse
off
a
bad
start but is not enough and if you organized, it may be that the SIU trip. Most of the beefs that come this trip a happy one, especially
average up a seaman's wages for will have to do something about
into the Log office have to do since the last stewards depart
the year you get a good idea of it.
with bad feedens, and the mo.st ment was .so lousy. (There was a
how small his income really is.
enthusiastic letters deal with piece in the Log about it, if you
Less experienced workers, like a
remember.) We feel that if a
good Cooks and Stewards.
soda jerker. get much better pay
One such letter reached us to man does a good job he should
even though they don't face the
day, air mail from Alexandria, be given credit.
responsibilities and hazards the
"So on behalf of the entire
Egypt. Two crew members of
seamen do. Going to sea is big
the SS Negley Cochrane, extolled crew and the officers of the
business with million dollar car
the Steward, Richard Cromwell Negley Cochrane, we'd like to
Merchant seamen will be
goes in the hands of the crew, not
take our hats off to Steward
and Chief Cook G. Vidol.
to mention the ship itself. I think covered by unemployment in
The letter signed by Mike Ros Richard Cromwell and Chief
these aU add up to the need of surance, for the first time, with
si, Bosun, and Eddie Mooney, AB, Cook G. Vidol."
benefits up to $20 a week, if a
really high wages for seamen.
liiiiii
bill now before the Senate is
passed.
iliiSlli
The Bill, approved by the
Senate
Finance Committee, is
WILFORD LOLL, Messman—
an
emasculation
of the Kilgoite
I'm a single man and I guess I
Bill which asked for a $25 a
can do alright on the present pay
week benefit for 26 weeks.
even though I know it isn't
By J. E. SWEENEY
Bringing up the bogey of "states
enough for a lot of us. If you
rights," the Committee changed
It is my sad duty to report to Many a lonely trip has been made
make a short trip you haven't
the provisions to keep the pres the membership that one of our bearable simply because Wally
earned enough money to cover
ent varying state benefits, but most respected and popular union would not let his spirits down.
you before you sign on again. I
He left behind a sweet little
would allow the Governors of brothers has been killed. Wally
don't know how married men
wife
who was his childhood
the
States
to
request
aid
of
Fed
Webb,
one
of
the
best
cooks
that
manage to make a go of it. Lots
sweetheart.
eral
funds
if
the
states
wanted
ever
rattled
a
pot,
w^as
lost
on
of us are young men yet and
Wally Webb comes from Bos
to' increase the duration of pay April 9 when his ship exploded
look forward to making a living
ton, and he is mourned by hun
ments.
in Bari, Italy.
at sea for many years. There are
Present
payments
average
The ship was carrj'ing a' load dreds of his friends and ship
others who don't want to sail
$17.74 a week, ranging from $9 of bombs and she apparently hit mates in this area.
all through life but keep going
in North Carolina to $19.61 in a mine which was floating loose.
lo sea because its the only way
Michigan.
Greatest
pressure Only the Chief Engineer of the
they can earn money. Unless we
against
the
$25
a
week
proposal
ship survived—he being ashore
get more money they'll have a
came from industrialists, who on business when the explosion
good reason to stop sailing.
feared that an increase in un occured.
OTTO CALLAHAN, AB — Sea employment benefits would tend
Wally was about 35 years old
life has no hardships unless you to raise wages in sub-standard
and he sure made any trip worth
bring ihem on yourself and all areas.
while. For not only did he turn
men can live a clean life. The
The payments to merchant out some mighty fine grub, but
only real hardship aboard ship seamen depends on whether the
he was cheerful as they come.
is the separation from your wife individual states wish to assume
and/or family and nothing can i-esponsibility. If they do, then
really be done about that. Our the sums will depend upon state
present pay, with overtime of laws. If they refuse, then the
course, is handsomely sweet and Federal Government will make
the long awaited goal is finally the payments, based on the
Negotiations for an agreement
achieved. But the more money level in this District of Columbia, covering working and living con
we earn the jollier my spirits on now at $20 a week.
ditions, an increase in wages, and
payoff day. Shipowners fare
Senator Kilgore, original overtime rates, have already been
beautifully with the hundreds of sponsor of the Bill, has an started between the SIU and the
thousands of dollars profit they nounced his dissatisfaction with CPR. To date they are proceed
make each trip. We who deliver the amended committee version, ing favorably, and the demands
the good and wares should get and will make a fight from the of the seamen have been made
at least $200 a month minimum Senate floor to carry his original clear to the company. The wage
wage. To me that would be provisions.
scales, working and living con
heaven and who wants to leave
ditions on these vessels are the
heaven.
lowest and poorest of any com
pany on this Coast. The nego
MIKE TSAKALOS, Messman—
tiating committee has a tough
As for me well, I'm single and
assignment in this agreement and
I might be able to get along on
will do its level best to nego
the $45 increase but what about
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17 — tiate successfully every term of
the married men who have a wife
A. Raymond Raff, Collector of it, as laid out by the crews of
and a couple of kids to support?
the Port of Philadelphia, said to these vessels. A new deal for
Suppose we take a married man
night diversion of Philadelphia- the seamen, and particularly the
who has 30 days or so on the
bound vessels had already begun seamen on these CPR vessels, is
beach. What's he supposed to do
due to the clogging of shipping long past overdue.
about feeding the kids during
lanes caused by a four-day work
that time? I'm sure nobody thinks
stoppage of more than 400 tug
we earn enough money to take
boat crewmen.
five of District 50, United Mine
care of those unavoidable per
"Unless the condition is eased Workers, the boatmen's union,
iods between ships. The way I
tomorrow," Raff said, "this port said a committee had been ap
figure it, the more need a man
will be badly snarled."
pointed to meet with the U. S.
has to be home once in a while
Approximately a half million Conciliation Service Commission
because of his family—^the less
tons of transatlantic cargo are er William Gann and representa
chance he has because he can't
aboard nine ships lying in an tives of the company.
Collier
Shapely Mrs. Darleen Demos .
stop sailing for enonomic reasons.
chorage pending mediation ef said the work stoppage was tried for the title "Mrs. America.**
Meantime the cut of the bonus
forts of the U. S. Conciliation called when the company failed and lost. The other contestant^ '
drove many good seamen to quit
service.
to pay retroactive overtime due must have been sensational 'F'
the industry.
William M. CoDier, representa- under a War Lab^r Board ruling. erated Pictures)
cARROI.
Question:—What's your opinion of the $45
basic wage increase just won by the Seafarers'
Intei^national Union.
Merchant Seamen
Cevered Under
Unempleyment BUI
Popular SIU Man
Is Lost In Bari
V
She Lost
CPR Agreement
Tugboat Strike Hits
Port Of Phiiadeiphia
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SEATAREHS
Friday. September 21. 1945
LOG
SHIPS' MINVTES AND NEWS
Cape Borda Electrician
Gets Fired While Asleep
KNOW THEM?
Do you know any of these
men? The pictures were taken
on the maiden voyage of the
concrete ship Thaddeus Merriman from Tampa to Cuba, and
thence to New Orleans. Send
their names and other informa
tion to the Log.
Geo. N. Alther
Suffers With
Too Much Skipper
In the words of the deck dele
gate J M. Eddleman of the Geo.
N. Alther ". . . . and were we
lucky that it was only a three
month trip."
Remember Capt. Chaffee?
R. A. CRAM CAPTAIN MAKES NEWS
AGAIN IN DELEGATE'S REPORT
This little incident happened a few months ago in
the Pacific on the Smith and Johnson Liberty R. A. Cram.
The ship visited the Phillipines and other South Pacific
islands during its eight months trip.
The deck delegate, J. Pasnoski, is as good a union
man as can be found and while
upholding the rights of the men
and the union, naturally became
involved in many arguments
with Skipper O. W. Chaffee.
The skipper used to beat his
gums about what good plans he
had for them. Time off and the
like when they hit port—plans
which he failed to complete.
The captain, in order ap
parently to get even with Dele
gate Pasnoski, assigned him the
post of lookout in the crows
nest during air-raid alerts. "In
other words," writes Charlie
Cirri, "the old man had hopes
cf getting the delegate knocked
off."
He later asked the SIU man
when he was leaving the ship,
"What's the matter, Joe?" he
said, "Am I treating you too
rough?"
"No!", retorted Joe,
"But I'd sure as hell like to get
a ship with a good skipper after
meeting you."
This is the same captain that
inspired Brother O. H. Pineo's
little poem (Log issue of August
17) and who logged a delegate
for being disrespectful to an of
ficer when a few members kid
ded the Purser for wearing an
ensign's uniform.
The Coast Guard upheld O.
Chaffee's decision, unfortun
ately.
Delegates aboard the R. A.
Cram were, besides Pasnoski,
John Boehm, engine; and O. H.
Pineo, steward. Cirri and John
Aydinian sent the story to
'
p.
the old esta
Bayou Chico
Mate Will
Get Tougher
The SS Bayou Chico, Water
man, had a mate on the last
trip by name of J. Ross who, ac
cording to reports here, never
slept during the entire voyage.
Of course, we know that sounds
impossible but that is what we
are told.
"He got off watch at eight
o'clock and was on deck until
he went on watch again. He
just kept right on working on
deck all the time" says deck
delegate Vincent Gilleseau, OS.
"And when 1 told him 1 would
bring him up on charges he
threatened to turn me in to the
Coast Guard."
He also told the delegate that
he would make it hard for him
unless the criticism ceased.
When he logged three fellows he
boasted that he was going to be
real tough with the next crew
that sails with him.
Gilleseau advises members to
watch their step with this man.
Remember the name, J. Ross.
The Hog Islander visited
Venezuela during its two month
trip.
September 5th was the end of
the voyage for this Mississippian, a voyage during which the
skipper took over every ordergiving job aboard ship, just as
a dictator in totalitarian coun
tries takes over every cabinet
post
The Bosun wasn't allowed to
run the deck gang, and the cap
tain was always there telling the
men what to do, why to do it
and when. He finally ended up
with the stewards department
keys when the Chief Steward
turned them over to him in dis
gust.
The trouble really started in
the stewards department when
the Chief Cook, who was drunk
in every port, was put ashore
in Italy and a messboy pro
moted to fill his place.
Things sailed along for a little
while after that but the crew
got tired of eating beef stew and
corned beef everyday, and some
times twice a day. To make
matters worse, the maggots took
over and the men lived on
tereal for almost two weeks be
fore things were remedied.
"My advice to my fellow mem
bers," writes Eddleman, "Is
steer clear of this Captain Wittelsberger."
Not suspecting any grief.
Brother Gil Jensouri reported
to the chief engineer tlie other
a. m. as per that personage's re
quest. The chief informed him
that he was charged with not be
ing aboard ship the night be
fore. (The ship. Cape Borda,
was in port and Gil was on
standby as Assistant Electri
cian.)
When Jensoui-i said that he
was aboard, the chief stated that
both the night engineer and
night mate had looked all over
the ship for him without suc
cess and had so reported.
Gil's explanation was that his
foc'sle was marked "Gun
ners" and that the Wipers' was
marked "Electricians" and that
possibly the enginee;: and mate
had looked for him in the lat
ter while he was asleep in his
own quarters.
"As long as you couldn't be
found, you're fired," the chief
announced. "I'll not discuss the
matter further."
On his own accord the sec
ond mate went to the chief and
told him that he had seen Gil
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when he, the second, came
aboard at 12.30 the night be
fore. "I'm an engineer not a
lawyer," replied the mate.
Despite the fact that he had
several
witnesses
including
stewards and some stevedores,
the chief would not change his
mind.
«
ONLY WORKS TILL FIVE
Jensouri waited around until
5 p. m. for the night engineer
and night mate to come aboard. ^
When they arrived" he went up
t
to the chief and asked if he
^
would talk to them about the
case. "1 work from 8 till 5,"
shouted the chief.
At this point the SIU man
called the union hall and Pa
trolman Banners got into the
case. Gil was told to get aboard
ship until the dispute was setled.
Then the skipper ordered him
off the ship because he was
"fired" and when asked why re
plied that the chief's story was
THOMAS W. HYDE
SHIP MEETING
After three days at sea, the
stewards department aboard the
Calmar SS Thomas W. Hyde
held a shipboard meeting, elect
ing a delegate and discussing
the SIU educational program.
Sixteen trip card men re
ceived some union information
and advice on the advantages of
organization for seamen. In
cluded in the discussions was
an analysis of the SIU pam
phlet, "You and Your Union."
The delegate promises that
more educational activities will
follow as the men go across the
pond and on the return trip.
The men signed on the Hyde
in New York August 24 and
are headed for London after'
loading at Jacksonville, Florida.
Minutes of shipboard meet
ings are to follow, according to
word from ships delegates.
FRANCIS WALKER
The SS Francis Walker, East
ern, paid off in New Ybrk and
was reported by Patrolmen
Hart and Hanner to be one of
New York's cleanest payoffs.
The crew, which signed on
Beerless and Womenless
in Boston, was complimented by
Brother John Herdling reports- the Boarding Patrolmen, for the
that when Bucky Reisdorf was way they performed their var
sent to an army hospital after ious jODS.
taking sick aboard the Richard
Bassett he lost out on having
some time ashore. The dele
HOLD THOSE
gation that visited him at the
hospital came away with blister
SHIPBOARD
ed ears after listening to his
opinion of the beerless, womanMEETINGS
less situation.
The Bassett, a Bull Liberty,
SEND THE
hit Antwerp during a sevenweek trip. Delegates were
MINUTES TO
Brothers Kelly, Reisdorf and
Carrol, Deck, Engine and Stew
THE LOG
ard Departments respectively.
the reason. "However," said the^ '
skipper, "wait while 1 call the
Coast Guard and maybe they
can help settle the matter."
Not having any fears about
facing the C. G., Jensouri wait
ed. Instead of the Coast Guard,
the skipper must have phoned
the Harbor Police for it was
they who showed up and took
him ashore.
It took Banners three days to
get the case settled but Gil final
ly wound up with pay for the
full time he lost.
GEO. STERLING
IN MOBILE
The Liberty ship George Ster
ling, out of Philadelphia with
a full crew of Pennsylvanians
on board, was in Mobile last
week loading lumber for the
Pacific.
The entire gang on this ship
came out of Brother Collins'
Sixth Street labor emporium
and want to be remembered to
the boys back in Philadelphia.
Included in the creiv are:
Steve Bergeria, Bosun- Martit
Otter, Messman; Miki Labcf
Messman; Irv Bloomfield, At.,
J. George, Oiler; Bob Alleva;
Deck Engineer; Joe Bulifant,
OS; and John Arbanus, Wiper.
Delegates are J. E. Milton, Oiler;
Bill Strange, AB; and Ronnie
Maston, Messman.
The Sterling signed on in
Philadelphia on August 9th.
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• Friday, September 21, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
THOUSANDS MORE
WOMEN THAN MEN
"IN DANISH TOWN
Getting Limey Sun
DM; and Engine Delegate Wag
ner, Oiler. I don't remember the
Steward Dept. Delegate.
HENRY E. SOHL
If8 A Dog's Life
Seafarers Log,
Brothers, if you guys think
that the South Sea Islands are
the place for seamen, or for
that matter any of the other
places you talk about, you
haven't seen anything until you
hit Denmark.
. This country is really a sea
man's paradise, especially
Aarhus where they are seeing
their fu'st Liberty ship, the Chas.
M. Schwab. They turned the
town over to us on a silver
• platter.
There are 6,000 more women
here than men and only five
GIs in town, so the competition
is absolutely zero.
Cigarettes
A Utile sun bath being en
can be sold for 300 kroner ($60) joyed by some of the deck gang
a carton.
on the Alexander G. Bell when
SAM EDELSON their picture was snapped. The
ship was in the River Mersey
headed toward Liverpool. (Left
VOTE OF THANKS
to right are David Bensden, AB;
FROM FELIX
Jack Martin, AB; Jack Lord,
Bosun and Joe, AB.
GRUNDY CREW
Seafarers Log,
The crew members of the
Felix Grundy would like to give
a vote of thanks to R. Busch,
Chief Purser, for his splendid
cooperation and dependability
' with the ship's personnel.
Also a vote of thanks to stew'ard depar-tmenLPatrolman "Hart
for the way he got the ship's
' payoff squared away.
JACK BROWN
t
JOB ACTION
i BRINGS VICTORY
^ IN BALTIMORE
Editor, Log,
The end of the war must
mean the end of the "no-strike
pledge" according to what the
crew of the SS Jean understood
* by the activity shown before
sailing from Elaltimore.
This
ship is hot, boys, but a good
crew fixed everything.
We joined the ship in Boston
and inherited a captain who
dreams about logging.
The repair list handed to
Patrolman Dickey in Baltimore
was a whole page long and he
\ spent four consecutive days
fighting with Bull Line officials
without much success. But he's
. an oldtimer and one of the best
. Patrolmen we've got, so he kept
. at it until the crew engaged
in some job action and the dis
putes were settled.
The job action was all three
departments asking for their
^ payoff "because of poor condi
tions aboard ship." This proved
to be enough and the same after. noon new mattresses and six
new fans were on their way, a
half dozen electricians started
repairs to bunk lights etc, and
sanitary men came aboard to
: declare war on bedbugs, roaches
. and the lika. Braajfi
show:^ers were installed.
Dickey scored on overnme ?fl?
; • us. Over sixty hours were in
dispute and was finally ap
proved by the port captain." The
entire crew of the Jean joins
in expressing their appreciation
of the Patrolman's efforts in
their behalf.
JULIO EVANS
JENARO BONEFONT
RANK AND FILE
DISCUSSION AT
SIU MEETINGS
JOE BUCKLEY, SIU
WRITES NMU PREXY
"DEAR HAM HEAD"
(An open letter from SIU
member Joe Buckley to NMU
President Curran in which Curran is told not to worry too
much when things look bad, and
is offered a berth on a lake fink
ship or flop house at 30 cents a
night. "You'd be right at home,"
says Buckley.)
Dear Ham-Head:
While coming home from my
job on the harbor tug I ran
across your picture prominently
displayed on the side of a build
ing.
Thinking you might be run
ning for congressman again I
stopped to read it. Gosh! Joe,
isn't your name Curran? After
we have been such good buddies
for all these years you never
told me. You held out on me,
Joe. I never knew you were a
Grace Line stiff.
Sure, I recall the terrible time
we had running the finks off
those ships back in the '34 strike.
Its funny we didn't meet in
those days when I was an Oiler
on the SS Santa Rosa, carrying
Seafarers Log,
The business meetings held
every two weeks by the New
York Branch are the most dem
ocratically run trade union
gatherings that anyone can at
tend.
The members express their
opinions on any subject that
comes up on the floor and this
is what I call a real rank and
file union democracy where the
organization is really controlled
a Pacific coast union card of
by the membership.
the ISU. Maybe you were one
It's much different in the of the finks we dumped in New
NMU. There the members have York—memory fades with time.
to swallow all kinds of dictates
Say, Joe, I notice your "Keep
of the leaders. If you try to 'em Sailing" column is missing
speak against their commie pol from the last two issues of the
icies you're hollered down as a Pile-it. Did your ghost writer
disrupter, a traitor to labor, a die or have they started to hold
shipowner's stooge and a fascist. your wake. Told you once be
Someone will start to holler fore that if times got tough
"dump that guy" and the around 17th St. we could always
chances are that they will.
steer you into a good 30 cent
flop-house.
I'm proud to say that I'm a
member of a real, militant, rank
I was wondering, as I read
and file
union like the SIU that poster, who wastes good
where every member speaks his money giving the seamen your
piece without worrying what life history when we all know
what a big over-fed bum you've
the other guy thinks.
always
been aboard ship and in
JOHN MAHCIANO
that pie-card job you've been
holding these many years.
WEATHER, TRIP
AND MATE GOOD;
CREW STAYS ON
Seafarers Log,
Say, ham-head, remember
when you made that soap-box
spiel on South St. during the
"coffee-and" days, telling your
listeners that no man should
hold office more than two years?
After a good trip with perfect
weather and a good chief mate,
I bet you wish you were back
most of the SS Noonday (a to the skid road days around
WsAfnanati C2) deck crew stayed "" South Street; though a guy
C31,
didn't have much, he didn't need
Only beef abcitrd her was a bodyguard when he met his
buddies.
that there is no place Ck
box for washing clothes.
Being a sentimental girjr at
Deck delegate was R. Hill, heart, ajod realizing that youc
... Lii'"iSfeiSk.
Going fo sea is a dog's life,
when dogs are aboard anyway.
When the Alexander G. Bell
put in at Savannah before proceding to the UK. a truck
driver gave the crew four pup
pies of undetermined origin.
Here AB Carl Thorsen holds
them for the photographer. Be
fore the ship got back to New
York the dogs were eating more
than the firemen.
day's about finished in the field
of organized labor, I feel that
we can put you to work in a
job which will fit your exten
sive experience. The Lake Car
rier's fink hall in South Chi
cago is very much in need of
coal-passers. Between job and
companionship on these fink
ships, you would feel right at
home. Then you can tell them
the man you used to wuz.
Sailing in the Great Lakes is
very, very safe and should an
other war come about, you could
still be a hero and hang up those
rubber pants you wear deep-sea,'
when ducking the army.
Do be careful. One Trip, for
what would we poor ignorant
seaman do without a great in
tellectual like you to lead us to
the promised land.
With deepest admiration,
JOE BUCKLEY.
SIU DEMOCRACY
IN ACTION AT
N. Y. MEETING
w
r
for adjournment when others
want to continue under "good
and welfare."
Lots of times I've had to sit
and listen to members blowing
a gasket about something I
wasn't interested in but I didn't
try to stop them by closing the
meeting.
It seems to me that our meet
ings should not adjourn until
all hands are satisfied and have
had their say. I was glad to see
so many old timers, and new
men, "object" when a few guys
tried to leave the meeting be
fore it had adjourned.
If meetings like this continue
alv.'ays, with full rank and file
discussion, the .SIU will get
stronger and stronger. It is a
good lesson in union democracy
to at1,end such a meeting as we
had the other night in the New
Yor.k port.
While I'm on "union democ
racy" I'd like to remind you
about responsibility that goes
with it. When a man takes a
job he should stay on the ship
and if he wants time off he
should ask for it. A good sea
man is a good union man and
a good union man is a good sea
man. When you take time off
without asking for it you lower
the boom on the bosun. If he
squawks he's a s.o.b. and if he
doesn't they run him off the
ship.
Union responsibility should be
accepted by everyone who calls
himself a union man.
C, H. BUSH
NEW ONION
RECIPE FOUND
ON SS BASSETT
Seafarers Log,
Aboard the Bassett we had a
culinary genius by the name of
William Tansey (known to his
intimates as "Rabbit").
Now "Rabbit" was the 3rd
Cook and had, among his sevflDMAIDSOtlP?
j WMFRFASF
IM HtB
CANS- .
Ygovofe!
Seafarers Log,
I attended the meeting at
Webster Hall the other night
and it was my first New York
meeting in two years. (I've been
on the West Coast.)
I was very impressed with
the democratic way in which
both officials and rank and file
members took full part in the
discussions—getting mad, beef
ing, debating, but always set
tling matters by vote in true
union manner.
I have one suggestion to make
though. I don't think anyone
should block the will of the ma
jority of the members by calling
eral other duties, the task of
manicuring the Cook's onion
supply.
Checking on "Rabbit" one
fine day, as he was often wont
to do, the Steward found him
sitting below among his onion
pile, calmly and resignedly cut
ting onions.
He took one look at "Rab
bit" and blew his top.
Said "Rabbit" Tansey, in a
meek voice, "I didn't know you
had to take the skins off."
D. CARROT.
�THE
Page Eight
SEAFARERS
FxidaTr September 21, 1945
LOG
Protection For Seamen Who
Become ill Aboard Ships
By J. P. SHULER
NEW YORK—The port of New happens first. In addition to his
York had a slow week with only wages, he ts entitled to mainten
18 ships paying off and 21 ships ance and cure, when he is taking
signing on.
All of the beefs out-patient treatment.
were settled at the point of pro If a man is injured aboard ship
duction and most of the men not due to the negligence of the
collected their money at payoff ship, he is likewise entitled to
wages to the end of the voyage or
time.
One of the outstanding beefs until he is fit for duty, which
brought to the hall for the past ever happens first, together with
, Silence this week fron» the
several weeks had been from sea maintenance and cure.
By BUD RAY
men who were put on disability
If a seaman is hurt due to the Branch Agents of the follow
ing ports:
SAN JUAN — This has been a toes. And every time that this
compensation due to war injur negligence of the ship, its officers
ies. Several of these men have or his fellow seamen, and he is
busy week here with nine ships stunt was pulled they called the
BALTIMORE
hall, so when she sailed she was
been discharged from Staten Is taken off the ship before the com
in, some to top off after being okay.
NEW
ORLEANS
land and the Hudson and Jay pletion of the voyage, he is en
around the Island and the others
JACKSONVILLE
Street Hospitals with discharges titled to his wages to the end of
The Ellenor and Shickshinny
new arrivals.
PHILADELPHIA
stating that they are fit for sea the trip or until he is fit for
sailed
during the week.
The
The Jacob Luckenbach tried to
duty. However, upon entering duty, whichever happens first, to
Washington
arrived
Friday
and
ship men off of the dock, but all
the WSA Medical Examining set gether with maintenance and
sailed
Sunday.
The
Bayou
Chico
the men on her were on their
up at 107 Washington Street, cure while he is taking out-pa
stopping off at the Army Base;
these men were rejected due to tient treatment and also what is
the Collabee going south to load
injuries and ailments derived called compensatory damages,
bauxite; Cape Texas in with a
from war injuries. These men which include damages measured
few passengers, so far no beefs on
can be put back on compensa by his lost earnings while laid up
her.
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
tion by getting a statement from and damages for pain and suffer
I was called to Ponce to the
the doctors at Washington Street ing, future loss of. earning power, SAVANNAH —• We shipped 36 and who insisted that they could Jean, but most of the crew was
to the effect that they are not disfigurement and any and all men to the SS Smith Victory, this always ship through the WSA gassed up and weren't there. This
fit for sea duty, due to injuries damages which may result be week and we'll need 32 more and would not have to pay dues is a helluva way to better condi
through war hazards and by re cause of the injuries he sustained next week. The 32 men needed and would also be on the payroll tions, putting the delegate, the
while waiting for a ship. These
turning to the U. S. Public Health from the accident.
are
all
for
the
stewards
depart
characters
get a cool reception Boatswain and the union on the
Service Hospital for treatment.
Before the war, it was very ment. We should not have much down here and unless they try spot by such actions.
Another very popular beef is a
The captain told me the> only
unusual for a company to pay a
man being logged for not per
trouble getting unrated men since to ship out of another port they'll thing he hoped was that he would
seaman his wages to the end of
wait
a
long
time
before
we
cgn
forming his duties when he is sick
have enough men to sail her that
the voyage and maintenance and nearly every male citizen in the find a place for them.
aboard ship. All of these men
cure as it accrued, unless he was state of Georgia either has or will We had no meeting last Wed night, and I told him he would
have collected. One very ridicu willing to sign a release of every
have seamen's papers. The com nesday since we couldn't get a as they •(yere all aft. Just then
lous beef was with South Atlantic
thing. Now, there is a rule which missioner has to stop giving out quorum, but I've talked with some the Serang walked by and the
when the company attempted to
skipper asked him how many
entitles a man to his wages to
claim that seasickness was not
papers at 12:30 every day so he of the boys here and there about men he had. He tried to cover
the end of the voyage immediate
the latest doings and about the
an illness and that no one was
ly at the completion of the trip, can catch up with his other $45.00 increase in particular. Al for -them and said they were all^^
entitled to a division of wages
together with his maintenance work.
though they are glad to get an there, so what does the Old Man
while a man was seasick.
and cure as it accrues, regardless This office has a flock of new increase most of them believe say but, "Well, why aren't they
As every man who goes to sea
out working?"
knows, a ship is one of the most of whether or not he has a law comers every day looking for a this is not enough. And the over
yer or if he has started suit. The
Well you can guess whatJci'nd
time
is
out
of
proportion
to
the
job. We have to take some of
dangerous places on which to
present rate of maintenance has
of
a spot this put the Bosun in.
wages
in
many
cases.
With
the
work. At the end of most every
been fixed at $3.50 a day for them in so we can man this ship increase an electrician will make As union men and seamen, do
trip, there are always two or
unlicensed personnel, which while but we have to be careful how about $1.30 an hour straight time you think such a policy as this is
three fellows who have been hurt
it isn't enough is a big improve many we take. They'll all be if we figure the actual amount helping our cause? If not, isn't
or become sick. Naturally, every
ment over the $2.00 that used to coming back to Savannah sooner of hours worked each week and it time that the membership took
seaman should know what his
be paid to seamen.
or later and we'll nave more his overtime rate is only 90c. This action and dealt with these per
rights are when he is unfortunate
men than jobs here. If we had means he'll be getting less money formers? First offense, a small
enough to become ill or injured.
a regular passenger run out of per hour if he works overtime. fine; the second time a larger
IE, during the course of the
Savannah we could handle these This is also true in a number fine, and the third time—what is
trip, a man takes sick through no
men but the only passenger serv of ratings. An AB will be mak the matter with the 99 Club for
fault of his own, such as drinking
ice here is the Savannah Line. ing about $5.00 per day or a little them as they would seem incur
or venereal, he is entitled to hos
The stewards department ship more than 60c an hour so his able and no good to us or the
pitalization. If he is placed in
Johnnie
Weir
who
has
shipped
ping
list in Savannah has sel overtime rate would be about cause that we are fighting for?
a hospital before the termination
The Geo. Alther, a Mississippi
with
Frenchy
Michelet
on
a
dom
had
more than fifteen men time and a half. Any rating with
of the voyage, he is entitled to
couple
of
occasions,
states
that
Liberty,
came in from Greece^
less
pay
would
be
getting
a
high
at
one
time
and
we'll
have
to
his wages to the end of the voy
age of the ship or wages to the the expression making both ends take quite a few trip carders. er rate of overtime but any rating Crete and Italy and somewhere
time he is fit for duty, whichever meet originated on a ship where Butchers and bakers are as scarce with more pay would be getting along the way the boys picked
French was Steward and served as hen's teeth because we never a lower rate of overtime. Some up some shooting irons.
The
both ends of the cow on the have a call for any and we may of the boys think that time and ship was shook down and most of
same dinner menu—boiled tongue have trouble getting them.
This ship sailed
a half with a minimum of $1.00 them found.
and braized ox-tails.
from
Galveston
and most of the
would
be
a
fair
rate
but
this
The WSA is leaving town next
The guy walked into the 4th
When someone swung at Mi week and some of the boys who would have to be taken up with crew were Texans, good boys, but
; deck baggage room. "I think chelet, Weir stopped them saying used to ship from there are now the powers that be and we know we all know how they love a
I've got some money due," he "He's eating his own cooking looking to the union to ship them from past experience that it won't shooting iron.
said, "and I'd like my gear which these days — that's punishment out. These are the men who be gotten for the asking. Any
Well, when the ship arrived
' I checked the other day." He was enough."
would not join when they could way it's an idea and our officials here the boys all went ashore for
given "money due" clippings to
who are trying to get our condi their play. The 2nd Cook went
look over, while they picked out
haywire and went back to the
tions etc., welcome ideas.
the Brother's baggage. "Thanks
We still have Brothers Peter- ship and got him a Luger with 60
a lot" said the guy as he handed
man and San Juanvin the hos rounds of ammo. Then he pro
back the clippings and picked up
pital and no new cases have been ceeded back' where he had his
Standing your watch at the wheel at night
his gear.
trouble, but was picked up by the**w
reported.
In the soft glow of the binnacle light.
'
But he didn't leave, just stood
local
gendarmes. At this writ- |[
Thinking of home and loved ones ashore
there looking.
ing
he
hasn't gone to trial but
And the end of the trip you are waiting for.
Finally — "Anything else we
we got him a mouthpiece who
can help you with?" asked the
tells me the least that he can
The meite's quiet tread on the starboard wing.
baggageman.
Take your gear when you get out with is seven months if
The engines low hum, their song they sing.
"No! But how much do I owe
go aboard! There have been the local authorities handle it.
You give her a spoke, she meets the swell.
you for checking my baggage?"
many cases recently of men But if the federals pick him up,
Four bells strike and all is welL
"Hell, that's just one of the
going aboard, waiting until he has a chance at from six to
union services every member
they were restricted, and twelve years.
Soon your relief on the bridge will come.
gets free."
then announcing that they
I wrote in the Log before that
The mate's coffee in hand, the galley he's from.
The guy started muttering,
had
to
go
ashore
and
get
their
concealed
weapons dbwn here,
You give him the course and a final jest.
"For the cost of a SIU book—
gear.
By
doing
this
they
give
carries
mandatory
jail time.
Then off to your bunk for a well earned rest.
union representation on beefs,
the WSA a chance to sneak Money does you no good and thj?
•hospital benefits, mail service,
in replacements. Often times calaboose is tough here; so for
Watch and watch is a sailors routine.
recreation facilities, union pro
they miss the ship and are in the love of Jesus remember this
Although very dull at times it may seem.
tection and now even free bag
for
a Coast Guard rap.
when down in the Enchanted
It's love for the ships and love for the sea
gage service.
Have
your gear with you; Isle: Rum and the Painted Ladies,
Away from lands troub>« where you're 'happy and free.
"Jeez it's wonderful what you
don't let your tinion down.
are to have a good time with and j^^get for two bucks a month."
JOHN M. GRAHAM
not to get fowled up over.
Souvenir Collectors! Don't
MO NEWS?? Tote Shootin' Irons In P.R.
Newcomers To Savannah
Worse Than
Hara Kiri
All This & Heaven Too
Sea Watch
Take Your Gear
�Friday, September 21, 1945
Many Atlantic-Gulf Ships
Now Paying Off In Frisco
By JOE WREAD
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
CaKiJig All SlU Men
Page Nine
UNITED FOR PEACE JOBS
Nov.- 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 lie-up along
side an Isthmian ship, board
her and give the crew the
score on waferfront 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.
SAN FRANCISCO — Everett make sure that he paid this and
W. Staley, Master of the SS James from his sorrowful, dejected look,
A. Butts of Calmar SS Company, one would think he had lost his
. thought that his authority was one and only friend.
.law and order complete and he
It would seem that these char
took great pride in exerting it to acters would learn sooner or later
extremes.
He kept his pencil that they can't get away with this
sharp and his log book open so kind of stuff with an SlU or SUP
he might make an entry at the crew. It guess it is up to us to
least provocation.
educate them the hard way.
This guy walked around aboard
There are quite a few ships ar
ship and boasted that "This is a riving in this port with disputed
short trip, but I am going to have time, where the heads of the de
$2,000 in logs by, the time the partments don't enter overtime
voyage is ended."
with the Purser officially. I have
He would walk the bridge and paid off ships where the Stew
boast of loggings he had made ard or chief mate—or 1st asst.,
on previous voyages. He stated told the delegate the overtime
at various times that he was wasn't good so there's no use of
a good captain and that he had the Purser sending it in to the
been with Calmar for seventeen office.
^years. He probably is a good
It's up to the ship's delegates to
skipper for the shipowners but see that all overtime—subsistence
he's a Captain Bligh with his —linen money and etc., is in
wings cropped as far as the crew cluded in the payroll by the Pur
Demanding full employment in peacetime, thousands of war
is concerned.
ser regai'dless of what anybody
workers in Camden, N. J., staged a huge rally, jointly sponsored by
The ship came in from a three thinks.
AFL, CIO and railroad brotherhoods. A committee of 200 was sent
and one half month trip with six
SHIPS PAYING OFF LAST
to Washington to demand Congress get busy on reconversion legisla
men in the deck department log
WEEK—SAN FRANCISCO
tion. (Federated Pictures)
ged and charged with everything
M/V Matagorda—Moran. Elec
from failing to dust under their tricians overtime settled on ship.
lockers to potential mutiny. Three Deck overtime short 410 hours.
members of this crew hung Will check with company on this.
around long enough to fight these Crew requested that R. J. Morris one thgt was sustained was cut
By AL KERR
Every
chai'ges and protest these log No. t. c. 4824 be relieved of his from $104.66 to $23.33.
TAMPA — At last things are able to tell what will and wiU
one satisfied but the skipper.
gings. These men were aquitted trip card. This was done.
beginning
to revert back to what not be good union material. The
and the logs refunded. The only
John F. Myers—Alcoa.
This
Richard Alvey—Bull. All over
they
were
before the war. Soon longer that we let conditions like
log that was sustained was cut was a clean pay off. We wish time settled aboard before pay
the
phrase
"Before the War" will these exist, the better is the opfrom 12 for 1 which amounted to to commend the crew for a good off. Most of crew collected trans
no
longer
be
ringing in our ears, pox'tunity for the shipowner and
$140.66 to 2 for 1, which amount job well done.
Most of over portation back to New York.
because
we
soon
shall have the the finky agencies that are only
ed to $23.33. The loggings time settled on ship. Some deck
Stanford Newhall—SUP.
All
Before the War" conditions with in existence to break our union.
amounted to $453 and it took overtime still to be settled with overtime settled aboard O.K.
So set to work—use every op
two days to fight these charges company.
SS Laura Bridgeman — Seas us again and few of the carry
portunity and club available to
overs
from
all
of
the
government
""iand logs.
John Marshall — Waterman. Shipping. Clean pay off except
beat
these union busters into sub
set-lips
left
with
us.
This took quite a lot of the wind Had a few beefs regards mate one messman who fed the skip
mission.
Now more than ever is
A
big
step
in
this
changeover
cut of the old boy's sails and working on deck and some dis per in his room. The skipper
the
time
for
unity and the chance
was
made
only
recently
with
the
left him quite a sad sister. Aside putes on Deck Engineer which disputed the overtime but the
to
better
ourselves.
seamen's
papers
being
taken
out
from the master being as phoney has been settled Had logs lifted company will pay 55 hours.
It is interesting to note the pro
James Cooper—President Line. of the hands of the RMO officials.
as the proverbial "nine dollar on two men.
gress
that has been made by our
This
gives
the
u.i.
.n
a
chance
to
James Butts—Calmar. Plenty This was a good clean ship apd
bill," the Purser could be put in
union
in our organizing drive.
ship out to sea men who are in
this same category. This guy, of logs and Coast Guard charges. a good cx-ew. The mate and cap
Nothing
could have been accom
terested
in
going
to
sea,
and
not
Robert W. Weckel, was a fine All charges were knocked out tain okayed all overtime but the
plished
in
this drive without the
so
much
interested
in
dodging
the
fellow (censored). In New Or and all logs but one lifted. The company scratched some.
full all-out effort of the member
draft.
leans he bought 150 cases of
With all of the dispatchers' ship. Regardless of how strong
Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola Com
boards filled as they are at the an anchor chain may be forged,
pany had the cases of Coke set
px-esent time, it is every union it is still no stronger than its
on the dock. The Purser gave
bx'others duty to recruit as many weakest link. So it is with our
the mate the impression that he
Let us fight for what
men as he possibly can to fill union.
was a good fellow and he didn't
these vacancies as he should be is rightly ours.
intend to make any profit on
them, but they were merely for
the convenience of the crew at
sea.
He therefore asked the
mate to, have the deck gang biing
By JAMES L. TUCKER
the Coca-Cola aboard.
MOBILE—Shipping has slowed the light of gun flares. Any one
The guy's were more than wil
down
to normal, but we expect [looking for a short run of about
ling to do this, which they did.
it
to
pick
up about the last of three weeks to a month should
After the vessel put to sea our
Remember the days on Stone Street, you salt.
this
month.
We had two ships drop by to see the dispatcher and
fine feathered friend brought out
When the lift took us up with a jerk and a halt?
in
to
payoff
this
past week, the it won't take long to have you
his Coca-Colas and he tried to
The members recall the deck we had there.
SS
Alcoa
Cutter
and
the Bexmard on the ships.
sell them, two for a quarter. This
The entire setup was a sordid affair;
In the hospital we still have
L.
Rodman.
We
had
two SlU
made the crew quite angry to
But all that was changed not so very long ago
Brothers Tim Burke, No. 7417;
ships
in
Pensacola
in
transit
load
think they had let this punk dupe
When we streamlined the outfit with Brotherhood dough.
ing coal for Europe, the SS Daniel M. E. Cax-dana, No. G-91; and E.
them in such a manner. Needless
Willard
and the John Sherman. E. McCarthy, P.D. No. 385. In
The elegant structure we have is a dream.
to say, no one bought any cokes
In
Mobile
we have several SUP addition we have two of our Can
Each department within is right on the beam.
iet this price.
and
SlU
ships
whose status no adian Brothers, James V. Hall
We've a lunch room and bar, satisfying hunger and thirst.
This didn't faze the Purser for
one
knows.
Can
it be that they and Wm. Chambers of the Brit
With a guard at our portals, right there on the first.
he found that he could sell them
are
destined
for
the layed up ish Columbia Seamens Union, an
On second is Dispatcher with Paul and his crew
to the Filipino Stevedores at $4
We also
fleet
that
we
will
have here in affiliate of the SlU.
Who tend to their work giving jobs out to you.
and $5 per case, which was even
have
one
SUP
member
there,
the Chicksaw Bend?
better than he had hoped to ex
The
third
as
you
know
is
our
recreation
hall
Brother
Amiel
Constantino.
tort from the crew. The crew
Brothers John Hawk and Theo
Where you spill out your yarns, the short and the tall.
dore Thomson were in town for
thx-eatened to swear out a war
The comfort and leisure found is beyond my poor word.
two days looking everything
rant for the Purser for charging
Exists
in that structure right up to the third.
over. They left here on Satur
over 10% profit which is allowed
day afternoon for Tampa, should
by law so he agreed to pay the
The fourth is for mail and baggage room too,
have arrived in Tampa about the
sailors three hours overtime for
'Till you're ready to go and ship out anew.
time the hurricane did. Wonder
bringing the cokes aboard. But
Administration offices on sixth and the fifth
who got the best of it?
being the chiseler he is, he wanted
Where labor our leaders with their natural gift.
to deduct tax from this amount.
We have had several veterans
Rhymes can't describe all the splendor that's there.
iWhen he found out he would
in to get seaman's papers and by
But it's a comfort to know it's all ours to share;
have to turn this tax over to the
the time you are reading this
Then let's tell the youngsters that come here who're green
government he paid the full
they should be out on the bound
That this is our hall so let's keep it clean.
amount.
ing main, heading back for some
I went to this punk's room to
—ALEXANDER FAGURI
of the places they had seen by
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Friday. Sepiemfcer 21. 184S
TBE WEEK'S NEWSm REVIEW
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports,
CURRENT .
EVENTS ..:
SPORTS..
BASEBALL
Neither second place teams in
the major leagues could do any
thing about improving their po
sitions in the last week. Time
and the imminent end of the sea
son are on the side of the leaders,
and each day sees them closer
to winning the pennant. The
Senators are three games behind
in the lost column, a terrific han
dicap, and have played four more
games than the Tigers; so the
Tigers can win almost by just
running along.
In the National, where things
are more even in the lost column
and in the games yet to be play
ed, the decision will be decided
when the Cubs and Cards meet
in the closing days of the sche
dule.
Report is that Frankie Frisch
wUl leave the Pirates after six
years, with catcher A1 Lopez to
succeed him as manager . . .
Detroit stopped sale of World
Series tickets. Too many appli
cants . . . The Cai-ds juggled their
schedule, and made the Dodgers
play a twilight doubleheader. The
Brooks, forced to sit up all night
to make the next game with Chi
cago, were boiling mad, and took
both games. Moral: Never get
your opponents sore at you.
Minor leagues in their semi
final playoffs, with winners of
the seven game series to meet in
the finals. Results as of press
time:
International League: — Mon
treal and Baltinrvore, each won
2 games; Newark won 3, Toronto
won 2.
defeated Billy Walker of Port
land, Oregon.
In Glasgow, Scotland, world
flyweight champ Jackie Paterson outpointed Jim Bardy in a
storm-interrupted fifteen round
battle. This win gave Paterson
the British Empire bantamweight
title.
Tami Mauriello, who is gun
ning for a chance at Joe Louis
a dangerous pursuit—was award
ed a technical kayo over Gunnar
Barlund when the latter was not
permitted to answer the beU for
the third round. The New Or
leans crowd didn't like the idea
of stopping the fight but there
was no doubt as to who was the
better man.
Morris Reif beat Victor Costa
in eight. Neither New York boy
heard the bell at the end of the
first round, and Costa clipped
Morris with a hard right. Reif
came back with a left that floored
Costa; at which point Costa's
•manager rushed over to Reif's
American Association: — Louis
ville won 4, Milwaukee won 2;
St. Paul and Indianapolis, 2 games
each.
Eastern League: — Albany won
3, Utica won 2; Hartford and
Wilkes Barre, 2 each.
The winners of the Interna
tional League and the American
Association playoffs will meet in
the Little World Series.
CLUB BATTING
corner and took a poke at hijn.
Both fights were exciting.
Ray (Sugar) Robinson, un
crowned welter champ, stopped
Jimmy Mandell of Buffalo, who
weighed 157% in the fifth round.
EAR AT THE KEYHOLE
The Philadelphia Eagles beat
the Green Bay Packers, 28-21 . . .
The St. Louis Flyers of the Amer
ican Hockey League started drills
this week . . . Sid Luckman, out
of the merchant marine, will play
the full season for the Chicago
Bears .
Major League Baseball
Monday, September 17, 1945
National League
American League
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
W
90
86
78
80
76
60
59
44
....
L
52
56
64
67
68
82
83
101
PC
GB
.634
.606
4
.549 12
.544 MV,
.528 15
.423 30
.415 31
.303 47
W
85
84
76
74
68
,70
66
51
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
L
60
6.4
68
63
70
74
78
92
PC
.586
.5 68
.528
.521
.493
.486
.458
.357
GB
2Vt
m
Major League Leaders
Chicago ..
Pitts. ...,
Broklyn . . .
Boston . ..
New York.
St. Louis . .
Cincin. . ..
Phila
R
672
723
732
659
625
688
484
520
H HR
1334 54
1358 70
1330 50
1330 94
1335 107
1328 62
1 198 49
1 188 54
CLUB BATTING
RBI
615
663
652
616
580
627
438
469
PC
.278
.271
.271
.2 70
.269
.269
.252
.248
LEADING BATTERS
G
Cavaretta, Chic.
Holmes. Bos.
Rosen, Brook. .
Hack, Chic. . . .
Johnson, Chic. .
AB
120 453
143 590
134 560
141 562
131 525
Cooper, St. L.-Bos...
Gables. Pitts. ......
Mungo, New York..
Beck, Cine.-Pitts... .
Dockins, St. L
Wyse, Chicago ....
Seats, Bklyn
Erickson, Chic
Barrett, Bos. St. L...
Prim, Chic
Strincevich, Pitts. ..
Derringer, Chic, . .,
Sewell, Pitts
Adams, New York ..
Gregg, Brooklyn .. .
Butcher, Pitts
23
26
26
23
PC
.358
119 .353
117 .380
103" .324
89 .310
R
P
27
25
41
30
33
33
31
62
38
28
9
4
11
5
14
7
8
4
8
4
19 10
9
5
7
4
21 12
12
7
15
9
15 . 10
11
8
II
8
16 12
10
8
Chicago ..
Boston
New York .
Detroit
Wash. . .
Cleve. . .
St. Louis
Phila. . .
R
5 72
559
606
578
585
545
550
468
H MR RBI
1261 22 523
1291 49 5.09
1215 78 584
1248 72 548
1280 27 524
I 173 64 498
1214 57 509
1209 31 407
PC
.261
.260
.258
.25 7
.25 7
.255
.250
.244
LEADING BATT^S
91
BOXING
Willie Joyce of Gary, Indiana,
RUNS BATTED IN
stopped Danny Bartfield, New
York lightweight^ in six rounds Walker, Brooklyn
Holmes, Boston
at the Garden. Bartfield's man Adams,
St. Louis
ager refused to allow Danny,
HOME-RUN HITTERS
who had broken his right hand,
to come out for the seventh Holmes, Boston
Boston
round. This is the fifth time the Workman,
Adams, St. Louis .
hand has been broken. In the
LEADING PITCHERS
serai-final Henry Majcher of
Pittsburgh beat A1 Seidman of
G W L
Scranton in six. Seidman at 150 Brecheen, St. L. ... 20 12 3
Borowy, Chic
11
8
2
outweighed Majcher by six Passeau,
Chicago . . 31 17
6
Burkhart, St. L. ... 35 16
pounds.
7
Jake La Motta of New York
kayoed Georgia Kochan of Ohio
in nine rounds at the Garden.
The boys didn't bother to box,
but threw punches from all direc
tions. La Motta at 162%, who has
been beating "heavy welter
weights," actually gave away one
pound to Kochan. In the semi
final Willie Shanks of Montreal
' ^
G
Lazor, Boston .... 99
Boudreau, Clev. . . 97
Heath. Clev
95
Dickshot, Chic. ... 125
Cuccinello, Chic. ., 114
AB
329
346
344
464
388
R
33
50
57
72
50
PC
.307
.306
.305
.304
.304
RUNS BATTED IN
118 Etten, New York .
109 Cullenbine, Detroit
106 York, Detroit ....
98
89
67
HOME-RUN HITTERS
28 Stephens, St. Louis
22 York, Detroit
22 Cullenbine, Detroit
23
18
17
LEADING. PITCHERS
PC
.800
.800
.739
.696
.692
.688
.667
.667
.667
.655
.643
.636
.636
.632
.625
.600
.579
.579
.571
.556
G
Muncrief, St, L. ... 25
Newhouser, Det.' , . , 34
Ferriss, Boston .... 33
Leonard, Wash. . .. 28
Benton, Det
27
Wolff, Wash
30
Gromek, Cleve
3.0
Ryba, Boston
31
Carrasquel, Wash. .. 33
Bevens, New York . . 28
Reynolds, Cleve. .. 40
29
Potter, St. L
34
Haefner, Wash
Gettel, New York .. 26
Lee, Chicago
27
Trout, Detroit .... 36
30
Jakuki, St. L
Grove, Chicago .... 31
Hollingsworth, St. L. 24
Christopher, Phila... 31
W
12
22
21
16
12
18
16
7
7
13
17
14
16
9
14
17
12
13
10
13
L
3
8
8
7
6
10
9
4
4
8
11
10
12
7
II
14
10
II
9
12
PC
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.733
.724
.696
.667
.643
.640
.636
.636
.619
.607
.583
.571
.563
.560
.548
.545
.542
.526
.520
I
AT HOME
Faced with public and service dissatisfaction with the rate of
discharges ffom the armed forces, the brass hats were forced to ac
celerate demobilization. The Army announces that it is now run
ning ahead of its schedule^ and that 1,300,000 will be out by Xma?
. . . The Sioux Indians have declared themselves at peace with
Japan . . . Mayor LaGuardia ended the meatless Tuesdays and^
Fridays in New York, for which hooray, but restaurant owners say
they are short of red points to get meat.
The Navy will test the atomic bomb's effect on warships by
dropping one on the Jap battleship Nagato. Navy'wants to see
the results of an underwater explosion on a ship . . . General Per
shing, who commanded the Army in the First World War, cele
brated his 85th birthday. He is in retirement at the Walter Reid
Hospital . . . All Manhattan trolley cars will go in 1946, to be re
placed by buses.
Six Democrats and four Republicans are on the joint SenateHouse Committee to investigate Pearl Harbor. They must report
not later than January 3rd . . . Darling, We Are Gi-owing Older:
Shirley Temple got married this week to Sgt. John Agar. Shirley
is 17 . . . The last of the POWs in this country will be gone by next
spring. That will be the end of one source of scab labor . . . Fritz
Kuhn, ex-leader of the German Bund, was deported to Gei'many.
He didn't look too happy.
Millions of New Yorkers welcomed General Wainwright to theip
city . . . Lt. Col. Devereux, commander of the Marines on Wake
Island, freed from a Jap camp. Denies he ever said, "Send us more
Japs." There were more than enough, he said wryly . . .Thirty men
and women, members of religious sect in California, are awaiting,
the end of the earth, due to come today, the 21st. If you afe reading
this, it didn't happen, at least not on schedule. If it really comes
through, the Log won't be published next week.
Attorney General Tom Clark recommended to Congress that
the Aluminum Company of America be broken up into a number
of competing companies. Alcoa is a tremendous monopoly that has
rigged high prices for its goods . . . 1945 food crops should be the
highest in years . . . President Truman said that U. S. is prepared
to fulfill the main requests of Europe for food relief . . . Stabiliza
tion Director William. H. Davis, who had come out for higher wages
at the present price level, was ousted by President Truman. The
Office of Economic Stabilization was turned over to the War Mo
bilization and Reconversion Board, under John W. Snyder, a con
servative businessman.
INTERNATIONAL
The Big Five, meeting in London, are stymied in their efforts
to draw up a peac-e treaty for Italy. Despite the half-promises to
regard Italy as much a victim of fascism as any of the invaded
countries—everybody seems to want a piece of hdr. Yugoslavia
wants Trieste and the adjacent provances, and Russia is making
passes at .Italy's African colonies. Strange, coming from a country
which has always popped off about "imperialism." England, to
whom the Mediterranean is of the greatest importance, is petrified.
Which reminds us of a story about great and noble nations that gath
ered in San Francisco and promised not to seek territorial gains
from this war.
Josef Kramer—known as the "Beast of Belsen" for his reign of
terror at that concentration camp—and 44 of his SS henchmen are
on trial for conspiracy to commit mass. murder. Twelve of them,
including Kramer, are charged with crimes at the Oswiecim concen
tration camp, where four million persons died. Murder has become
big business . . . Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian traitor, has been found
guilty of high treason, murder and common thievery and has" been
sentenced to be shot. He is appealing to the Supreme Couid, but
still remains a poor insurance risk.
With the military and the militarists trying to prove the need
for a large standing army, and citing the need for long occupation
of Germany and Japan, General MacArthur suddenly armounced
that the Far Eastern occupation force would be cut to 200,000 within
six months. He fair caught the big brass and the state department
with their protocol down . . . The Land of Equality, the Soviet Union,
has made some changes in its army set-up. Officers wiU receive a
free food ration in addition to their normal ration. Generals and
colonels will have permanent orderlies. Red Army clubs, formerly
open to all soldiers, will be exclusively for officers.
Sonae, though less than expected, of Japan's wartime leaders
are joining their ancestors by their own hand. War Premier Tojo,
the Pearl Harbca: lad, tried to kill himself and failed. The U. S.
Army doctors are pulling him through, to save -him for trial as a
war criminal .
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Turner, Marvin M
4.39 Meyers, A. E
21.60
Bailey,
J.
H
15.55
Kautsch,
Thomas
N
1.14
Ashby, Ralph C
171.69
Lumas, W. J
21.60
15.08 Malcewski, Raymond A
7.11 Eason, James
7.80 Jackson, E
McNabb, Eldee ...
21.60
Woodly,
E.
S
14.76
Weklynetz,
John
6.86 Watson, E
2.76
LAWTON B. EVANS
Rosenberg, Leslie J
3.60
16.92 Urbikas, Anthony
5.97 Frye, J
5.28 Williams, W. L
Lee, Logan L. ...
2.70
Members of the deck depart
14.02 Shandl, Frank J
2.52 Morton, H
Muszynski, Victor
5.28 Durege, R. E
2.70 ment can collect their securtiy
16.39 Jones, Charles
6.66 Smalls, J
5.28 Sherwin, H. W
Kuta, Edward B. .
2.70 watch overtime for the St. Johns
16.77 Williams, Gilbert H
3.24 Roll, Bernard
5.28 Griffin, C
Yantaz, Robert J.
2.40 in Belgium.
14.52 Baird, Forrest F
18.79 Peltier, Seadon
5.28 Gala, J. J
Roop, Edwin C. ...
2.40
Jack D. Wood, Jessie Sandino,
I 17.01 Wagnei', Cyrus C
12.29 Laurent, W
Puccio, Dominic J
5.28 Golightly, L
10.80 J. C. Odle Jr., C. M. Watkins,
15.74 Thurston, William E
52.18 Cottrell, James
^Winters, Eugene
5.28 Hickey, T. F
18.45 Phillip Narvees, H. A. Turpen,
White,
T.
R
16.51
Kay, Arthur R
5.97
Beaton,
Thomas
1.17 Thomas J. Whitten, R. E. Rohden,
SS JOHN SHERMAN
16.75
Bergstad, Sigurd
5.28 McGee, J. J
Silver, Joe R
2.25 Bruce Rogers, Wm. Lord, H. A.
18.91 Soule, Wm. H. Jr
42.92 Price, Paul
Steele, John E
1-33 J. Ybana
28.47 Townsend.
15.74 Cowart, Emory B
10.46 Brenstedt, Samuel
Parker, Gilbert G
15.59 Piechocki, M
3.33
Collect at South Atlantic SS
Weston, Wm. A
14.74 Neal, Hershell D
10.46 Macho, Damian
3.60 Co., 17 Battery Place.
SS ROBERT MILLS
De Forge, H.
16.14 Danberg, Karl G,
6.33 Wallace, James
22.50
X % t.
5.78 Price, Paul W
15.64 Biggs, John E
Woods, Doyle A
5.99 Walko, J. A
4.50
SS
CODY
VICTORY
Miller, David W
3.48 Canto, Paulino
Catalano, Russel
11.00
1.00
SS
PHILIPPINES
VICTORY
The following men who paid
Schepler, Charles R
8.91
SS GENERAL GEO. SIMONS Palmer, Alan,
75
off
in Norfolk have money due:
Goldie, Robert S.
6.63 Codrington, Elrich
2.00 Gagnon, Alfred
75
SS WILLIAM V. MOODY
Carl
Montgomery, $46.80; John
Lambert, S. E. ...
2.28
Daugherty, Henry
.75
SS SKAGWAY VICTORY
Wells, H
10.00 Helmich, Jene A
N.
Busby,
$40.50; G. W. Stowers,
12.62
Wood, Arthur
75
1.04
Valett, Perry
97 Askins, John L
$42.30.
Collect
at Alcoa, 17 Bat
9.87 Sherwood, Gale W
Breustedt, Samuel
75
Applestill, Herbert L
1.98 Crawford, Melbourne B.
tery Place.
5.73
McKnight, David
75
Oakley, Ford J
44.93 Fees, Gerald M.
27.75
4 4 4
Olson, Theodore
75
Applestill, Herbert L
424.44 Moore, Carl C
6.42
SS
SEA
FALCON
Dejewy, Leonard
.75
Cain,
Thomas
W
7.80
SS JOHN F. MYERS
Paid off in Philadelphia, these
75
NEW YORK
51 Beaver St. McKendrell, Richard
Ott, Willard F
12.54 BOSTON
330 Atlantic Ave.
Whidden, Juston
75 men have money due: G. M.
Oswalt, Luther J
- 5.35
Terrill, Ed\yard C.
8.49 BALTIMORE
14 Nortb Gay St.
Muscalli, Fi-ank
75 Wright, 3 hrs.; H. V. Cox, 4 hrs.;
Kirksey, Theo. J
5.04
Glass, Roger A
6.42 PHILADELPHIA ...6 North 6th St. Hansen, George
75 J. C. Bridges, 4 hrs.; Alfred NeSvenson, Carl A
1.38
25 Commercial PI.
Darby, William W
11.46 NORFOLK
vola, 32 hrs.
Collect at Bull
NEW ORLEANS .. .339 Chartres St.
Douglas, Horace
3.83
5.73 SAVANNAH
Wilson, Ralph A.
Line.
220
East
Bay
St.
Foster, R. A
27
Kulick, Michael .
6.42 TAMPA
...842 Zack St.
4 4 4
Hughes, Harry G
4.39
920 Main St.
7.80 JACKSONVILLE
Murk, Edward O.
SS JEAN RIBAUT
' McDonald, Pal
3.22
7 St. Michael St.
Rector, Logan S. .
5.73 MOBILE
Reilly, Richard P
138
The 4-8 watch, paid off in
SAN JUAN, P. R. .45 Ponce de Leon
CLIFTON ALBERTSON
Miscovich, F
.:
58 GALVESTON
305 H 22nd St.
Philadelphia, has 3 hours each
Marino, Joseph M
2.07
Please appear at the New York due.
RICHMOND, Calif
257 5th St.
The Chief Steward has
Firtke, Robert C
1.38:
SS POMPOON
SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St.
baggage
room to identify the bag differential in Chief
Perry, William A
1.38
Cook's
86 SeneTca St. that James Taylor claims was left
McLarin, W.
2.08 SEATTLE
Wolters, William R
1-38
wages coming. Collect at Bull,
PORTLAND ...111 W. '.^urnalde St.
WILMINGTON
440 Avalon 'Blvd. hei-e by you. Also, contact Tay 115 Broad Street.
SS ALCOA PROSPECTOR
SS JOHN F. MYERS
HONOLULU
16 Merchant; St. lor at his home, 99 Island Ave.,
4 4 4
31.38 BUFFALO
10 ExcoancW St. Quincy, Mass.
Gallagher, William
1.38 Wauters, Rene
SS
NOONDAY
Wauters,
Rene
185.63
CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Ave.
Gramm, Norbert J
2.76
t 4. 4
SO. CHICAGO, 9137 So. Houston AW
Entire
crew
has 8 hours over
Osol, Philip J
2.76
C. C. GRINBERGER
SS HENRY M. RICE
CLEVELAND .. 1014 £. St. Clair St.
time
coming
for
holiday in Bel
'Ulrich, Albert J
1-06
1038 Third St,
Nance, Edward S
4.22 DETROIT
Your
papers
and
passport
are
gium
on
Aug.
14,
1945. Collect
OULUTH
S31 W. Mkhicn St.
SS JOHN L. MoCABLEY
Ligeiko, John J
- .16 VICTORIA, B. C. . .«02 Bouchton St. in the baggage room of the New from Waterman office in New
5.69 VANCOUVER ..144 W. Hastints St. York hall. Pick them up at once. York City.
Tillman, Lawrence V
36.02 Dayton, Raymond E
MONEY DUE
S/(/ HALLS
PERSONALS
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�Page Twelve
THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. September 21, 1945
LOG
ISTHMIAN MEN-
Let Vaught Blair
Explain Why He
Chose Seafarers
r
I
"1 haven't been going to sea long, but
I was an NMU member, Book No. 146146-D
I've been around enough to know a rank and
in good standing, and was sent aboard
file union when I see one — and the SlU is
her by the NMU with the information that she
that kind of a union.
was 'well organized and well locked up.' I
"Last week I, along with several other
don't know about being 'locked up' but she
Isthmian men off the SS George M. Bibb,
sure wasn't 'well organized.' It wasn't until
attended the SlU membership meeting In
SlU men came aboard her that we began to
New York, and did the rank and file members
get some of our beefs settled. These SlU men
run that meeting! They had some beefs and
went to work like they knew what they were
they sure talked about them—and they got
doing, and I guess they did because condi
action on them! It didn't make any difference
tions aboard her began to improve at once.
whether the beef was against a shipowner,
"After watching these rank and file SlU
the Coast Guard, or an SlU official, they
men work I began to be ashamed of carrying
spoke their minds and got results.
an NMU book because the NMU wasn't doing
"Ail of us men from the Isthmian ship
anything for the seamen. It was then that I
attending this meeting were impressed be
asked if I could attend an SlU meeting.
cause we could see that in this type of union
Aboard ship or ashore the SlU fights for con
we would get representation for our beefs
ditions . •. and that's what I'm interested in.
and not have them buried and forgotten.
That's why I, and my shipmates on the SS
"I also want to soy a word about this
George M. Bibb, pledged SlU—will work for
Isthmian ship I'm on—the SS George M. Bibb.
the SlU—and will most certainly vote SlU."
Climb Aboard Brothers! Bring
SIU Conditions To Isthmian!
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WE DEMAND END OF RMO-FREEING OF SEAMEN FROM WAR RESTRICTIONS
SIU GREETS RETURNING VETS WITH MAN TO MAN PROGRAM
AUTO WORKERS FACE THE TEST
LABOR DEPT. SUPPORTS MOVE FOR SIXITY-FIVE CENT HOURY MINIMUM
'LOG' IS GETTING AROUND THESES DAYS
NMU LOSES ESSO ORGANIZING DRIVE
CREW COMMENDS NEGLEY COCHRANE STEWARD & COOK
MERCHANT SEAMEN COVERED UNDER UNEMPLOYMENT BILL
POPULAR SIU MAN IS LOST IN BARI
CPR AGREEMENT
TUGBOAT STRIKE HITS PORT OF PHILIADEPHIA
CAPE BORDA ELECTRICIAN GETS FIRED WHILE ASLEEP
GEO. N. ALTHER SUFFERS WITH TOO MUCH SKIPPER
REMEMBER CAPT. CHAFFEE?
BAYOU CHIO MATE WILL GET TOUGHER
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 1945
NOT EVEN HALF A LOAF
I
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>
Membership Appreves Pay Boost,
Mere Adjustments Seen Needed
General satisfaction with the
$45 wage boost won by the SIU
from the War Labor Board was
expressed last week in all ports.
The enthusiasm over the victory
was tempered, however, by the
knowledge that the increase still
leaves seamen's wages far short
of shoreside jrates and inadequate
for a man to maintain a wife and
children at a decent standard of
living.
When interviewed by the Log
in New York, rank and file mem
bers repeated over and over, "This
is just the beginning.",. There is
a general understanding by the
membership that from here on
in_is going to be a tough haul,
for we must now wring further
increases from the reluctant ship
owners bent upon union busting.
•V-'•
It
I
'.-tr..
OPAStudy Shows
10 MHIion With
No Johs In '46
HNK TMINIHG PROGRAM CALLED
FRAUD UPOH U.S. TAXPAYERS
Paul G. Bellingham worked in
a steel mill, his job was interest
ing—maintenance mechanic and
rigger—but Pittsburgh was a long
way from the
ocean and Paul
wanted the sea.
Paul is not a
young boy, but
he heard that
there was a cry
ing need for sea
men to man the
boats so that de
mocracy imight
not drown. Any
way that's what
the newspapers, the radio and
all the other propaganda agencies
were telling the people.
Well, Paul thought he saw an
opportunity to see the sea and
serve his country in the type
of work he was trained for—
mechanical, machining, rigger,
\'J
power plant, etc., so he tried to
enlist in the USMS. It meant a
drop from $1.75 an hour to
eventually $98 a month—^but he
•didn't mind too much. But they
,told him it would require a three
• i
^.lonth wait unless he went to
New York to "enroll. This he did,
" at his own expense, then after
r enlisting, moved his family to
I New Jersey where they would be
hr
After seven months of being
taught and then teaching at the
USMC Depot No. 5 in Baltimore,
Maryland, Frank DeMarco is
right back where
"
_
he started from
when he first
tried to become
a merchant sea
man.
Leaving an es
sential job in
Camden, N. J.
he travelled to
Baltimore, • there to enroll for
trainir(g as a seaman. Seaman
were "badly needed" the news
papers and radios were crying.
DeMarco found that exper
ienced seamen were passing
through the center in the course
of being upgraded and that these
men were receiving the doubtful
benefits of Depot No. 5's educa
tional facilities. DeMarco didn't
know that this was going on at
all the other training centers, too.
He was in for another surprise
when he started acting as an in
structor—here he was, never at
sea in his life—telling seamen
how to do things aboard ship. It
was obvious to him that many
of these men knew more about
what he was telling them than he
did hiniself-—or for that matter,
(Contimied on Page 4)
(Continued on Page 4)
'J.;.
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No. 37
WASHINGTON (LPA Exclu
sive)—A study by CPA research
ers, which the agency has so far
refused to publish, indicates that
by the end of 1946 this country
can have 10,400,000 people walk
ing the streets for jobs, while at
the same time we can achieve a
level of production higher than
in any peacetime year, and in
dustry can make the highest prof
its ever achieved in history.
The report has gained wide cir
culation among government
agency economists, and there
seems to be general agreement
that the 10,400,000 figure—which
confirms the predictions of AFL
and CIO spokesmen—is no wild
guess.
Profits figures estimated by the
CPA study assume removal of
the wartime excess profits tax
during 1946. CPA studies already
have revealed that industry's
profits before taxes rose from
$2,577 million in the pre-war
years to $8,842 million in 1943
when war production was "allout."
By the last quarter of 1946, we
can achieve a gross national prod
uction of $156 billion, along with
the highest profits in history, and
still have 10,400,000 workers job
less. This, labor economists in
dicate, makes even more urgent
action by Congress, industry, and
government agencies, to raise
wage levels, achieve full produc
tion, and full employment, de
spite the cries of industrialists J
that they "cannot afford" cuts in
profits and prices.
But there is a determination ex
pressed that promises a real scrap
from the rank and file, with no
quarter given. It is obvious from
the temper of the membership
that no union busting campaign
will prostrate the SIU, now or in
the future.
tained that there was still room
for improvement later on.
"I think the wage increase is
O.K.," said John Larivea, SUP
Bosun, "because it's much better
than before. It's a gain, all right,
and best of all we know just
where we stand when we start
A sampling of membership out on a trip."
opinion taken at the meeting last
There is still room for im
Friday night in New Orleans provement in making the Bosun's
showed that the men in this port pay more in line with the know
voted to concur in the wage and ledge and responsibility required
bonus adjustments because, on of the job, according to Cecil
the whole, they felt it was a fair Brown, SUP Bosun.
He said,
adjustment of the wage dispute. "This wage scale is a big gain,
All of them were of the opinion, but now is the time to get the.
however, that this was by no long-needed boost in a Bosun's
means an ideal and that it should pay. I think this should be taken
not be construed to mean that the up immediately."
SIU regards it as such.
"I think it's best to accept this
Said C. T. White, AB, "I think wage adjustment," said John
the main issue depends on Smalley, AB. "A year from now'
whether prices go down in line when prices have gone down to
with lower wages. If this wage pre-war levels, this should be
adjustment is permanent I think a petty fair wage.
The best
it's for the best as it is certainly thing is that this wage increase
much more than seamen ever got was voluntary on the part of the
before."
government and for that reason
"I haven't thought much about it they won't have an excuse to can
"I havent thought much about it cel it."
A. M.
"Sandy"
Scivicque
yet but it's better than having
to strike for it. I believe union thought that wages and condi
action brought this improvement tions could still be further im
about, for the unions made it proved. Said Sandy; "By con
known they would not be satis certed action the membership can
now attain the wage which the
fied with sub-standard wages."
SIU has always contended neces
J. G. Naugle, Bosun, believed
sary for a seamen to raise a
it was best to accept the wage ad family and live on the same stand
justment at present but main ards as skilled workers ashore."
New Basic Wage Scale
As Providee By W.L.B.
1
(BEised on Waterman Contract)
(Old Basic}
(Increase)
,1
1
(New Basic)
DECK DEPARTMENT
Boatswcun
Carpenter
Quarter-Master AB
AB
OS
$117.50
117.50
110.00
. 100.00
87.50
$45
45
45
45,
45
$182.50
182.50
155.00
145.00
132.50
117.50
110.00
.. 110.00
. 100.00
87.50
45
45
45
45
45
182.50
155.00
155.00
145.00
132.50
45
45
45
45
45
202.50
182.50
167.50
132.50
132.50
S
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; :•••
I
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Deck Engineer
Oiler
Water Tenders
Firemen
Wipers
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Steward
Chief Cook
Second Cook
. Utility Man
Messman
.
157.50
137.50
122.50
87.50
87.50
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�Page Two
THE
SEAFARERS LOG
Published Weekly by the
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, September 14, 1945
FORE 'n AFT
By BUNKER
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Lest, in the exhultation of vic
tory, we forget the price many of
our union brothers paid in help
ing to achieve it, let's consider
the story of Zack Cullison, a story
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
typical of hundreds of SIU men.
Zack, early SIU member from
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
Baltimore and the son of Captain
Cullison, well known Bull Line
HAnover 2-2784
skipper for many years, was Deck
it
Engineer on the John Witherspoon, Robin Line Liberty and
HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - President
the fifth Liberty to be launched.
lOS Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
The convoy which the Witherspoon was part of was bound for
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
Murmansk and was attacked by
150 planes ion July 4, 1942. The
P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City
planes got many ships during that
first attack, but the merchant sea
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep.
men gunners retaliated.
Zack
424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D, C.
was credited for shooting down
Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office
a Heinkel 88 from his post at
in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912.
one of the Witherspoon's 50 cali
ber machine guns.
'267
After this attack the convoy
immediately broke up, and on
the 5th the Witherspoon was sail
ing in conipany with the Samuel
Chase when they spotted a sub
With the end of the shooting war, the "duration" sea marine and opened fire. The
men are no longer in fear of their draft boards and are Chief went below and wired
down the safety valves, enabling
hitting the beach with unsteady legs and scurrying back the ship to do 14 knots. It seem
to shoreside jobs. Still taking the ships out are the real ed, says Zack, that the Wither
merchant seamen, those for whom the sea is a career, their spoon would shake itself to pieces,
but they outran the sub.
only job.
* _
The Witherspoon's reprieve,
^
The SIU cannot and does not blame anyone for not liowever, didn't last for long.
'wanting to be a seaman. God knows, it's hard and lonely While sailing alone on the 6th, Members of the Atlantic Fish
other union support has been
work, an underpaid and thankless job. As the WSA must the ship was hit with two tor ermen's Union ended their 18 pledged to the workers should
pedoes fired from an unseen sub.
now be finding out, at long last, a seaman cannot be made The first hit between one and day old Boston area strike today they strike.
Union leadership told the shop
either by government decree or by a landlocked school.
two holds, the second between (Sept. 10) after the RWLB issued
a "back to work" order and start stewards that referring the dis
four and five.
These words, however, should not be construed as Thanks to a crew of seasoned ed taking testimony in the dis pute to the NLRB would merely
criticism of the wartime seaman, most of whom were set veterans, only one man was lost pute from the union and fishing mean further delay.
owners.
Fourteen milk companies in ad
aboard ship by forces-beyond their control, and who-ful- in launching the boats into a boat
Issue
in
the
case
is
pay
chiseling
dition
to Bordens and Sheffield
heavy sea. Zack, who stayed
I-,4[iiled their tasks with bravery and heroism. Many of them on
by
the
operators
and
the
strike,
face
shutdown
unless the de
board to help get the boats
have given their lives in manning the supply lines, and away, then jumped off the stern which started on the trawler mand of the engine room and
many others have suffered greatly. What is important to into the cold Arctic water. "That Medford, tied up the majority of maintenance employes is met.
Voting under the Smith-Conthe professional seaman is that their ranks have been thinned water was so cold," says Zack, the Boston fishing fleet.
The Atlantic Fishermen's Union nally Act has been authorized
It
almost
killed
me.
I
couldn't
in the past few months, while the job yet to be done is
by 300 members of AFL locals
breath for a while and the ten is affiliated with the SIU.
making renewed demands upon them.
and
if their vote is for a strike,
minutes before the boys picked
%
%
they
plan to call upon other AFL
In New Jersey the WilsonWhat is important is that seamen are needed to bring me up seemed like an eternity."
affiliates
in the areas affected
Jones Co., printers and stationary
hack to this country the men in the armed forces who, After the crew had pulled manufacturers,
for
support.
found
their
plant
away, the U-Boat surfaced, apolo*
too, have eagerly awaited the war's end; that seamen are gized profusely for having to tor closed by the walk-out of 300 Among their demands are a
needed to carry supplies to the world's end to keep millions pedo the ship, and gave them di production workers.
forty hour week, increased take
The company's mis-interpreta home pay and sick benefits.
from starvation and misery; and all this, an accelerated job rections to the nearest land.
,.with a diminishing personnel, while some of those who Like many other tough Liber tion of a WLB wage decision was
ties, the Witherspoon had taken the cause of the strike which
remain are hitting the beach.
two torpedoes but still refused to started Saturday, Sept. 10.
All branches of the Sea
4. i t
No one knows better than the seaman himself what go down, so the sub sent another
farers
International Union are
Two hundred Bronx dock
'he has gone through. No one knows better than he that, he one into her. It smashed into the workers
protesting
the nominaiton by
returned to their jobs
ammunition in number three hold
is entitled to a rest, a long vacation, to recover his strenth and the explosion blew the ship following a six day work stop President Truman of R. A. McI" and forget his weariness. But this is hardly the time.
page brought about by the NY, Keough as Commissioner of
in half.
Although Nova Zembla was NH&H RR refusal to pay over the vitally important, to sea
But now, when the board is overfilled with jobs, is only 15 miles away, the wind was time wages for V-J day.
men, United States Maritime
not the time to relax. There will be time for that later. against the survivors and Zack Although the workers involved Commission.
Telegrams have been sent
Goldbricking now is a shortsighted policy. Present times spent four wet, cold days in the are members of the Utility Work
from
every port of the coun
ers
of
America,
joint
action
by
boat
before
he
and
his
mates
were
called for renewed effort to maintain and increase our
try to Senator Bailey, Chair
AFL
Railway
Clerks
aided
in
picked
up
by
a
British
corvette
organizational lines so that we can remain strong in the
and taken to Archangel, by which getting a satisfactory settlement. man of the Senate Commerce
postwar period.
Committee, which has opened
time Zack's hands and feet had
4" i 4/
The Brotherhood of Consoli hearings on the nomination,
By leaving jobs unfilled, the union halls are forced to turned black from the cold.
dated
Edison Employes in New pointing out that McKeough,
The other boat of the Wither
call upon the WSA to help man the ships—and there is spoon
was picked up by the York will vote to strike if the as former Midwest Director of
no greater anti-union force in America than the RMO. Panamanian freighter El Capitan recommendation of five hundred the Political Action Commit
Every man who is placed by the RMO, or trained by the which, although being chased by shop stewards is accepted by the tee of the CIO, is hardly non
partisan enough to decide
WSA, is future competition for the merchant seaman. The a sub itself, stopped at great risk general membership.
questions on which the various
The
issue
is
recognition
of
the
and
saved
the
men
from
probable
way to remove this non-union threat to seamen's conditions
union by the Edison company and AFL and CIO maritime unions
death in the Arctic.
is not to allow these fink agencies the chance to ship their
may differ.
mail-order sailors.
Senator Bailey was inform
union. And the union means you: It means your jobs, ed that appointment of Mc
Besides aiding the WSA in its union busting activities, your wages, your conditions. The operators welcome your Keough may have repercus
the failure of union men to ship out will make it more dif goldbricking. It means their position is strengthened; it sions on the waterfront, inso
far as non-CIO seamen may
ficult to negotiate with the shipowners on a new contract. means your position is weakened.
feel
that they are in danger
Can't you hear the operators yelling, "But you can't crew
The problem is easily solved: Get up off your easy of being discriminated againsi
your ships. Why should we sign a contract with you?"
chairs, grab a ship and do your job. Every berth you fill by one whose loyalties in the
The future of the seaman will be largely what he him now means just so many more after this war has become a past have been to only a small
segment of the maritime
self makes it. SIU men on the beach for long periods now distant memory. It's for your future, for your security. workers.
^re contributing to a weakened b^i
bargaining power for the No one else can do it for you.
\
A Job To Be Done
Protest Nomination
�Friday, September 14. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
SUP Bosun Tells Of Harrowing
Experience In Jap Prison Camp
By PAUL HALL
Now that the war's over quite a few of the shipowners are
tying up their ships. 'Although tnis action has not affected us as
yet as far as jobs are concerned, we can definitely look in the future
for a shortage of jobs because of these vessels being laid up. We
will find ourselves with many more men on the beach than there
are available jobs for.
This future difficulty is a foregone conclusion and must be ac
cepted as one of our most pressing problems. There are some who
would have you believe there is no need to worry about unemploy
ment in the future because of these layoffs. This, however, is strict
ly wishful thinking and is not the case at all.
^
•
The Seafarers has gone on record for something which, if put
into effect, will help tremendously in avoiding this coming crisis
of unemployment among seamen. That is the adoption of the 4-watch
system for all ships—the placing of an extra watch in the de.k and
engine departments as well as the placing in the Stewards Department of an extra man to handle these added watches.
Not only has the Seafarers gone on record officially for this
increased manning scale, but it is something which our SIU ships'
crews have endorsed time after time through our rank and file
ships meetings. This is one of the most, if not the most, important
struggles which the Seafarers should make in the near future. The
4-watch system has long been one of the things that seamen have
wanted and it is one of the things which all seamen will fight for
when called upon.
We are today, as a working group, hampered with the longest
working week of any industry. Even wtih the adoption of the 4watch system, seamen will still be working on an average of two
hours a week more than workers in other industries. So we can
see that such a thing is certainly not impractical, even though some
of the shipowners argue that the 4-watch system is only a "sailor's
dream."
Let us put this at the top of our agenda for future action, and
prepare a careful and intelligent fight for this demand.
There is no doubt but what we can win this fight if all unions
in this industry fight for it. The Seafarers should make known
their ideas and actions on the 4-watch system to all seamen, of all
unions, and on all ships and solicit their cooperation in this battle,
for it is a battle well worth the effort.
If any seaman has a story to
tell of his experiences in this war
it is Brother Joe McCullen, vet
eran SUP Bosun, who takes pride
in two things; his friendship and
association with Andy Furuseth,
and his loyalty to the union back
in the early days on the Gulf.
In the port of New Orleans re
cently to meet old friends and
look over the shipping prospects,
McCullen told about the last trip
of the SS Capillo and the three
years that followed.
Chartered by the Red Cross as
a relief ship, the Capillo was in
Portland, Oregon, loading sup
plies for Shanghai when McCul
len and a veteran west coast
crew, most of whom were over.
Calling All SIU Men
Now is Ihe lime lo 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.
SHIPBOARD MEETINGS A MUST
The recent mailing sent out to all ships on the proper way to
conduct shipboard meetings is beginning to show results. This
gear was only sent out two weeks ago and we are already getting
a good return from all ships. Top much importance cannot be placed
upon the ab^ute necessity of shipboard meeting. Not only is this
the time to iron out your shipboard problems but, most important
of all, it is the time that the union's policy and program should be
discussed and explained to union members. It is also the best
time to educate younger crew members to the ways of trade union
ism—the Seafarers' way.
One example of this came from a ship now on the v^est coast.
During the course of the ship's meeting, there was a point on the
agenda when the oldtimers of the crew gave educational talks to
the first trippers on union policy.
This^ethod proves highly beneficial in shaping up a good crew
to where they can work together to settle their problems. Another
thing which should be remembered is for crews to send in their
ships' minutes so they can be. acted on by those members who are
on the beach.
These shipboard meetings and these educational discussions
can be aided greatly by using the literature the Seafarers puts out.
For example, one crev^s delegate notified the Log that the SIU
booklet, "You And Your Union," was used as a basis for education
of the younger members on his particular ship. Thus the member
ship on that ship had an opportunity to discuss the union's policy
.and program and was given some idea of the manner in which the
SIU operates.
One of the advantages shoreside unions have over maritime
unions is that their membership is always present at all meetings and
can participate in the work of the union. In our case, however, only
a small fraction of the membership is on the beach at any one time.
,We must make every effort to offset this by shipboard meetings
and education. Since most of the membership is always at sea, we
must do most of our education aboard the ships. Regular shipboard
meetings are the key to the problem. Hold those meetings often.
Don't let beefs pile up.
NEW ORLEANS — Three new
These meetings are important and must be conducted. Not only 17,000 ton luxury liners now un
will this aid the membership in obtaining the best results by proper der construction for the Delta
interpretation of our contracts; but most important of all, by having Line, the Del Norte, Del Sud and
the membership educated to the SIU's policy, we can maintain our the Del Mar, will be ready for
'unity of program and action so that we can achieve our purpose of SIU crews next spring, accord
dhe bettering the seaman's lot.
ing to the officials of the Missis
forty years of age, joined her late
in 1941.
They were in Port Moresby
when news came of the Jap at
tack on Pearl Harbor, so their
orders were changed and the Ca
pillo sailed at once for Manila,
reaching that city just in time to
be caught in the midst of the
heaviest air raid that Manila had
yet undergone.
Says McCullen: "We were
chased around the bay for sev
eral days by Jap bombers before
we could unload. On the 27th
of December, 1941, we were an
chored near Corregidor when a
huge armada of Jap planes came
over. The Capillo was big and
painted grey, so they probably
thought we were an ammunition
ship. Some of their planes con
centrated on us while the rest of
them pounded Corregidor.
It
seemed as though hundreds of
guns were firing and the sky was
full of shell bursts. One plane
came in low right over us and
dropped a bomb through number
five hatch. A man was sitting
on the hatch with a sprained
ankle and the bomb went right
down the hatch beside him, ex
ploding when it hit the lower
hold."
With their ship on fire, the
crew abandoned the Capillo and
reached Corregidor, where they
volunteered to man supply boats
shuttling between the fortress
and the mainland.
It was on a trip to Manila for
supplies that
McCullen was
caught by the Japs. He had gone
into the old walled city and was
walking down a dark street when
two Jap soldiers suddenly ap
peared in front of him and jam
med bayonets toward his stom
ach, hesitating for a moment in
apparent indecision whether to
kill him or take him prisoner.
The latter alternative wpn out
and they marched him off to
Villamore Hall.
In this little music hall, intend
ed for about 500, the Japs had
crammed a thousand prisoners
arid here they kept them for
three days, without food or sani
tary arrangements.
When the prisoners were final
ly sorted, McCullen and some
others were taken to Santo
Thomas, where they spent the
next year and- a half. In 1943
they were removed to Los Banos,
from which they were delivered
by Army paratroopers in 1945.
At Los Banos so many died of
beri beri and other diseases that
there were never enough cof
fins in which to bury them all.
In addition to American and
Phillipino soldiers and civilians,
about 400 merchant seamen of
many nations were also impriSf
oned at Los Banos, according to
McCullen. The merchant marine
captives
included
Americans,
British, Dutch, Canadians and
Norwegians.
The Japs, says McCullen, were
strange people. Some times they
would completely ignore the
prisoners, while on other occa
sions they took delight in being
cruel and occasionally even bayonetted the tired and hungry men
for what they called loafing.
Prisoners were supposed to bowwhen a Jap soldier passed but, as
McCullen says, "We always tried
to look the other way to avoid
being humiliated. If we didn't
bow it usually meant getting hitby a fist or the butt of a rifle."
Occasionally during the first
year or two, loyal Phillipinos
would bring them coffee, but
later on this was only obtainable
at $75 a pound through the black
market. Bread could not be ob
tained after 1943. Cocoanuts
brought six American dollars a
piece, cigarettes sold for fifteen
dollars a pack. During the last year
of his imprisonment the menu
consisted of a thin, tasteless paste
made from some kind of hard
cereal and was limited to a tiimbler full every 24 hours. In order
to subsist the prisoners ate grass,
shoots of wild potato vines, roots,
and even the leaves of trees.
"All I dreamed about," says
McCullen, "was some of those
meals we had on the Capillo.
During three j^ears in prison they
seemed like feasts for a king. I
thought if I ever survived that
ordeal I would eat ham and eggs
every day for the rest of my .
life."
Three New SIU Liners Soon Ready
*
,^,1
sippi Shipping Company.
Identical in size, speed and ac
commodations, the ships are be
ing built in Pascagoula, Miss., and
will be launched this fall.
Each ship will accommodate
120 passengers and will be com
pletely air conditioned.
They
will be 492 feet in length, 70 feet
wide and capable of hitting IGt^
knots. When they are completed.
Delta Line sailings from New Or
leans will be stepped up to the
rate of one ship every eight days.
�Page Four
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Discharged From Navy, Finds
The Jap War On iWerchant Ship
Friday, September 14. 1945
Mud And Orchids
Mud and Orchids—blood and sand.
Death and beauty, hand in hand.
Men and misery, maul and mar
The beauty of this land they scar.
Stately, swaying palm trees hide
When William Zarkas, Bosun's
King Louis was the King of
Quag and mire where men abide:
Mate 2/c, USN, received his hon
France
Refuse
piles, all overgrown
orable discharge, he thought that
Before the revolution.
With
giant
ferns and brush unknown.
the sum total of his experiences
'Way haul way. we'll haul
he would relate to his, as yet un
away boys
Coral sea that's crystal clear.
born, grandchildren would be
And then he got his head
Myriad ships all anchored here.
how he shot down two enemy
cut off.
Garbage dumped to drift ashore.
aircraft while serving aboard the
Which spoiled his constitution.
And leave its mark for evermore.
USS Bagley.
'Way haul away, we'll haul
Colors bright and rephyr's breeze.
Little did he think that while
away boys.
Jungle rot and skin disease.
working in the "safer"' maritime
After being congratulated by
industry he would get into a
the skipper and men, he had time
Make Jans and men to rot and rust.
hand to hand tussle with a Jap
to study his own reactions. "I
anese suicide-dynamiter bent on
Plane that spurns both heat and tULrst
was more scared during those few
blowing Zarkas and his ship
Falls
to earth like meteor's burst.
minutes
than
at
any
time
during
mates to kingdom come.
Twisted
strut and broken wing
my
time
with
the
Navy,"
he
said.
It was while his ship, the Cape
Are
all
that's
left of this proud thing.
It
took
me
two
full
days
to
re
Perpetual, an APO converted C-1,
cover
my
nerve."
was anchored off Okinawa one
WILLIAM ZARKAS
The hallowed dead, forget them not
Thus William Zarkas, SIU
dark night last July, that Brother
Who
won this land of heat and rot
Bill found himself back in active Jap still in the water. This one member known as Holly by his
service fighting Japs—commando apparently carried the explosives shipmates because his hometown
style. On the 12 to 8 security with which they had intended to is the movie capitol, left the
watch, he was making his tour destroy the ship. One shot from Navy to get into hand to hand
aroimd, checking the ship when, him and a mighty explosion roar fighting with the enemy.
Which should be quite a tale
looking over the side towards the ed down in the water blowing the
bow, he saw a figure climbing swimmer to join the one Bill had for the kids who'll someday call
iiim "grandpa."
the anchor chain.
so neatly dissected.
Orders were to fire on any
swimmers near the ship and Bill
pulled his gun. He couldn't get a
bead on the guy, who was by
now climbing into the hawse Billed for many years by cir the job. "He was going to fire
pipe, so Bill got out of sight wait cuses and carnivals as "The Little me," says Kurt, "when I went
ing for the intruder to show his Strong Man," Brother Kurt down the dock, took a heavy box
head. Knowing the dangers of a Starke, AB, is continually amazing of stores from two ABs who were
struggling with it up the gang
ricocheting bullet in such close
skippers
who
think,
be
mates
and
plank, and carried the box on
quarters, he pulled out a hunting
cause he is so short, that he can't board by myself. When the mate
knife he was carrying.
saw that he said I could stay on
Imagine the surprise of the un do ship's work.
lucky Jap when he climbed out Kurt, who has traveled for his ship as long as I liked."
on deck to be barbecued by the many years with midget ac^, Since Kurt was shipped out of
(Continued from Page 1)
(Continued from Page 1)
knife Bill wielded so expertly. In likes to tell about the mate who Tampa back in '41 by J. P. "Red
near
friends
and
nearer
to
him
more
than the people who had
the meantime the Navy man, also was ready to fire him because Beans" Shuler, he has been going
during
his
training
period.
taught
him .
on the alert, had spotted another he considered him too small for
(Ccmtinued on Page 9)
Then followed his period of
Something was rotten in Den
disillusionment — Paul never — mark, he decided, but he kept
but let's not rush things. They right on, rigging, repairing, test
sent him to Fort Trumbull for ing torpedo nets. Gaining won
his training and there, this man derful experience, dry land ex
who wanted to go to sea, took his perience in the art of handling
shots, studied marine engineer torpedo nets. (A decidedly use
ing, seamanship and the other ful occupation for a man who
By GENE MARKEY
sundry facts of life necessary to wanted to go to sea.) Time and
We seamen of the SIU are quite money and better living and manning pools or central slave a seagoer. The weeks went by,
again he would ask about getting
capable of handling the job of working conditions. The super markets (as they should be more then the months, Paul became
his
seaman's papers but always
going to sea. We are also capable patriot officials of the Canadian appropriately named). Seameii FWT, worked on . the - Fort
the
same answer, "Not yet, no
of dispatching men to the ships Seamen's Union plead for the con- should demand to ship through a Trumbull power plant and more
ships."
without them being pushed tinuance of the pool, with it's un- legitimate union hall. Force the months went by.
around by some political heeler.' sanitary conditions and indus- bosses to pay adequate wages, By now he was breaking in The great fraud started to
When new seamen are required,! trial school regimentation. "We'll and supply decent working con OC's who were passing through dawn upon Frank. Here he was,
being "trained" at the taxpayer's
oldtime seamen are best fitted to fix it up," they glibly tell the sea- ditions.
the training center and almost
expense,
to man, non-existent
train them and we contend that [men, no doubt keeping an eye
S, t X
everyone thought Paul was doing
the best seamen come out of a on the possibility of a future job The Stately Barque "Pamir" very well, but he noticed that ships, by dry land sailors who
union hall not out of a govern as "po-jugglers" in this glorious which arrived here from the quite a few of the boys were were telling the public about the
ment flophouse.
institution. It is time the seamen Antipodes June 11, has made a going over the hill—disgusted. wonderful job being done by the
The SIU repeatedly demanded got wise and fired them out of record run from Vancouver to Our - man was made of better USMS training schools for mer
that the government sanction the their present role as "ace" dues New Zealand. She left here July stuff, though. He'd finish what chant seamen.
setting up of a school of seaman collectors!
7 and reached her destination 49 he'd started or bust trying. He The other part of the fraud was
ship operated by the seamen on Long before, and since the in days out of Vancouver. This ves wanted to get out—^but with a the manner in which the WSA
union premises, but of course this ception of Seamen's Manning sel was the smartest and cleanest good record—and he asked for was getting their maintenance
would never do. The SIU might Pools in Canada, the Seafarers sailing vessel ever to enter the disenrollment.
and other work done at coolie
teach the new men too much, International Union has consis Port of Vancouver. All credit to During all this time Paul's total wages. Enroll a man under the
especially the art of getting more tently opposed any form of gov her crew who was 100% organ sight of the sea was a small pretense of teaching him the sea
ernment regimentation of sea ized and sailing unuer a union part of Long Island Sound visible and then using him to stand
men. The pool idea having orig agreement. This ship, and her from Fort Trumbull and he was watch, be on call 24 hours a day,
Believe It Or Not
work all hours of the night, over
(By Ripley) — Liberty Ships, inated in England is a further crew, is very definitely an asset fast becoming insistent upon get
time Sundays, anything they ar
weapon against a strong militant to its country and the "Federated ting released from the USMS.
have been used as troop trans
union in the ships. The idea Seamen's Union of New Zealand."
It was obvious to everyone that bitrarily decided upon AND NOT
ports. Hospital Ships. Training
schemed out by the profit bloated
XXX
he was being used up there as PAY CIVILIAN LABOR WAGES.
Ships, Tankers, Mule Carriers.
shipowners in defense of their The Union company vessel cheap labor in the power plant They paid 87 dollars, or there
Prison Ships. Target Ships. Motor
abouts, a month.
rotten imperialist method of
Vehicle Carriers. Bulk Carriers. bloodsucking the seamen for the "Camosun" has been sold to the maintenance. He had firemen
Oriental
Navigation
Company
of
Frank's days as a USMS slave
working under him there and ap
Fire Test Ships. Engine Repair furtherance of their ill gotten
Tel Aviv, Palestine, through the parently was doing a satisfactory are over. He shipped out the
Ships and Artificial Breakwaters.
booty, is another chain forged Greek shipowning firm of John job. After 5% months of this other day through the SIU hall.
A Liberty Ship can carry enough
around the workers' necks under Livanos and Sons.
he managed to get a disenroll Seven months in training and
C-ridions for 3.440.000 men.
the guise of a necessary wartime
ment certificate but no sailing now he ships as a Messman, for
XXX
measure. It was an easy matter
Now that the War is success papers.
which he was not trained by the
for the shipowners here to usher fully .won, Canada shows her ap Meanwhile he had met some USMS.
in the "Pool" set-up. The gov preciation to her people. The SIU boys up there, among them
ernment which usually acts as Layoff is the Payoff."
Charlie McCummisky, Velton
the whip of big busines, did not In Australia the efforts of their Morton and Norman McCloud,
consider the voice of the sea people is al^o appreciated, the who advised him to get in touch
men in this matter. They just wartime ship building program with the New York union hall.
went ahead and did as they were is to be maintained. Ship Lines He arrived today and efforts are
told by the big boys.
are to be established and jobs as- already being made to get him
There is no further excuse for sured for her people.
seaman's papers and a ship out.
'f
SIU's Little Strong Man
FiNK TRAINING PROGRAM CALLED
A FRAUD UPON U.S. TAXPAYERS
WITH THE SIU IN CANADA
�Friday. September 14, 1945
ITHIITK
1 HE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page
Delegate To NMU Convention
Subjected To Much Intimidation
over and over, "The NMU is a
By DICK GILPIN
ed through the committees, and
democratic union." 'in the past
almost
every motion toward mili
year I tested the truth of that could repent and change their tant democratic unionism put on
statement and found it to be sad vote. While this speech was go the floor by rank and file dele
ing on I was informed by a -party
ly false.
gates was sidetracked or filbusgoon
in no uncertain terms that tered down.
Fully aware at the time I joined
Question: What was the strangest experi
that the NMU was a Communist if I spoiled the unanimity of the After the convention I left
ence you've had aboard ship.
controlled union, I was foolish vote I wouldn't walk out of town for a while to let things cool
Manhattan Center. NMU goon
EDWARD DOMPKOSKY. OS— enough to think that they could squads have a long record of liv down. Coming back to the New
My strangest experience was quite be fought on fair grounds. It was ing up to the union slogan of York shipping hall, I was greeted
painful—for me. It happened one my belief that seamen, regard "delivering the goods." Not wish by the usual bunch of commie
dark night aboard the James less of union, are too militant a ing to become a piece of goods, stooges. When asked if I was
Gunn when we were all singing group of workers to be led along I didn't vote at the next showing going to ship out an any more
NMU ships, I replied, "You're
and enjoying the air up n deck. a phony line.
of hands.
damn right."
They were as
Two or three of us were walk
My first ' clash with the
ing forward when suddenly the "brains" of the NMU came at a This wasn't the end. That night happy as a bunch of cats with a
deck opened up and swallowed general membership meeting dur I was approached by a couple of mouse. The murderous gleam in
me—or so I thought. What ac ing the time the United Mine goons, who declared that they their eyes, and their frank state
tually happened was that I had Workers were planning a strike. hoped it wouldn't be necessary ment that if I ever shipped on
fallen down the hawse pipe. A resolution to take "political ac to put any marks on me until after an NMU ship I'd never get off
While I was down there, wedged tion" against the "fascist fifth the convention. Next morning on alive, were too much for me. I
between the anchor chain and the columnist, John L. Lewis" was in the convention floor proceedings had become as closely acquainted
pipe I could hear the guys asking troduced. I took the floor and were held up for nearly an hour with NMU "democracy" as I cared,
one another where I'd disappeared defended Lewis and his miners, with the demands and ravings to. I quit.
to. When they finally hauled me explained the justness of their of commie fanatics that I be I have now joined the SIU
out I was still dazed and quite claims and suggested that the thrown out, be investigated, ex where democracy is not just a
cut-up about the whole thing. least the NMU could do would be plain my outrageous actions, ad slogan used to cover up totali
tarian methods, but an actuality*
And I do mean cut-up—still carry to remain neutral. The chair infinitum.
the scars.
man of the meeting, Joe Stack, After letting all this go on. have found a union that is not
countered by recognizing half a Chairman Curran made a little controlled by a ruthless minority.
DAYMON SADLER. ChS. — I
have found a union that goes
dozen big gun party line speakers speech about the NMU being a
guess my strangest experience
who ranted and raved until the democratic union, and that, after down the line with militant dol
was my first contact with infla
anti-union resolution was passed all, shipowners' stooges always lar and cents unionism and
tion. When the SS Daniel Wilgave themselves away sooner or doesn't fluctuate in- policy dicta
by a satisfactory margin.
lard hit Murmansk and we went
later,
anyway.
ted by a foreign power. I'll now
After this meeting I was ap
ashore, some of the boys told me
The
story of the rest of the con be represented as I want to be
proached by half a dozen smallto be sure to take a bar of soap
fry commies who tried by various vention you can guess. No reso- represented and not by a group
along. I went along with the
stupid arguments to . convert me ution against the party line leak of Communist Party mouthpieces.
gag and sure enough I found that
to the right way of thinking. I
the bar of soap covered every
didn't convert and they had my
thing; introduction, cost of en
number.
tertainment. future social engage
At the recent NMU convention
ments and dessert. Although the
I was a delegate elected from a
experience was strange and em
rank and file crew of militant
joyable I shudder to think of
Jimmy Stewart is that quiet, July display. "Great balls of
seamen
of the type you find in
shortages and inflation creating
the SIU, and no doubt sooner or unassuming and efficient guy you fire," we shouted.
such a condition here at home.
later this crew will be in the meet on the third deck lounge and Shutting out the glare with the
FRED LEUFFER. AB—I've had SIU. I was given four pages of recreation hall. He's the fellow borrowed glasses we could make
a few strange things happen since instructions as to what to present
out the reason for the phenome
I've been going to sea (1941) but and how to vote at the conven who hands you those books to non. Standing nonchalantly at the
read, the union agreements with counter was a guy—yes, just a
I suppose the one that stands out tion.
was when the skipper of the The first clash I had was on the shipowners, keeps the cigar guy—but the uniform and gold
Robin Doncaster was kicked off the first resolution, the reaffirm ettes and sodas coming, and does braid was just gorgaous. At that
the ship. It happened this way. ing of the no-strike pledge. The a dozen and one things which go moment someone shouted "Turn
The captain had been treating the resolutibin was put on the floor towards making the members out the lights and, save the elec
crew lousy commiting rash acts after a razzle-dazzle of patriotic welcome at the New York hall. tric."
which endangered the ship and speeches and no discussion. Only So, when the other day the With closed eyes we walked
everyone aboard. At every port four delegates voted against the phone rang and lifting the re out of the hall after handing Jim
the crew spokesmen protested to resolution, although a substantial ceiver we heard Jirnmy's voice, the eye protectors. The rest of
the U. S. consuls without success. number were opposed but afraid strangely excited and emotional, the story is told by Jimmy him
Finally at Montivideo the Naval to say so. One of the dissenters, we knew something was wrong. self.
Attache came aboard with the a former party member, hastily He was hollering "bring down
"That guy said that he had
Coast Guard and took the skipper changed his vote and disappeared some smoked glasses, bring down come to the SIU hall to get sea
off. He was charged with seven never to be seen at the conven some smoked glas.ses" and by the man's papers but I told him with
counts, among them negligence, tion again. Another of the rebels, sound of it, minutes counted.
all that braid and stuff he must
not following naval orders, and Robert Coleman, stayed silent but
be in the wrong place. I asked
taking his ship into a minefield. was kicked out a few days later.
him where he got it from and he
The real cause of his downfall His story has already appeared
said that it went with the captain
was the united action of the crew. in the Log.
rating he got up at Fort Trumbull,
They really stood together.
New London, where he had been
The ship was brought in by I was the sole delegate to speak
an
instructor. How long had he
LEONARD LESKOWSKY. OS another skipper who was among against the no-strike pledge. A
been sailing I wanted to know.
good
test
for
the
NMU
"demo
—First ship I was on was the some survivors of a torpedoing
Sailing . . . you mean on water
cracy," the barrage began. Speak
John Larson, South Atlantic, and we had picked up at Durban.
... Oh! I've never been to sea
ers,
ranging
from
outraged
penny
I was green as grass. I didn't s. A.
in my life. He said that they
ante pip-squeek commies to Joe
know anything! about leering
wouldn't give him seaman papers
CUrran
himself,
insinuated
that
I
and navigation. A convoy was
in New London that's why he
was
an
agent
of
the
shipowners,
just starting on its way. and I
was here.
a fascist fifth-columnist, and .SIU
was told to take the wheel. It's
disrupter, a Nazi, a Japan
"I finally sent him on his way
just like steering an auto they
ese spy and a moron.
so
that the regular inmates of
told, and left me there. What
the
lounge could come back in
Not fitting into any of these The only thing we could find
they didn't know was that I had
without
endangering their eyes.
categories, I took the floor and around the place was an old pair
never driven a car either. The
My
last
words
to him were: See
explained that I was only mildly of sun glasses, discarded by the
old man told me to give her a
here,
this
is
a
union, a good
expressing the views of the rank Editor in favor of glassless cheat
20 degree turn. Not wanting to
union,
just
go
away
and if you
and file crew that had elected me ers, and we rushed down to the
be accused of doing a bad job.
ever
come
back,
burn
that gold
I gave her a whirl and turned
to the convention.
After this third deck with these. When we
braid
first,
we
don't
-want
her more than 50 degrees. The
Curran made a speech which arrived we knew we had made a
phonies
around
here."
old man almost exploded—asked
must have been for my benefit, mistake in only bringing one
me if I were heading back to
since I was the only dissenter pair. For there, over by Jimmy's
That's the end of the story ex
Norfolk. WelL I've learned since,
left, assuring me that the NMU counter we saw it ... It was cept for one thing.
Jimmj^s
but I'll never forget the look on
was a democratic union; and that something that looked like a drinking lots of malted milks in
the skipper's face—^it was the
every brother was entitled to combination of the rainbow being order to regain the weight he lost
closest thing to a stroke I've
voice his opinion, but that dele exploded by an atom bomb, the because of the heat the guy in
ever seen.
gates who had made mistakes aurora borealis, and a fourth of gold braid generated.
Aurora Borealis Walks Into
New York Recreation Hall
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SEAEARbHS
LOG
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Friday, September 14, 1945
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SHIPS' M1N1TTES AMD MEWS
Crew's Response In Emergency
Changes LeHand Skipper's Mind
Officers Steal
From Each Other
On Edw. Sparrow
If, on some dark and f-ainy
night aboard ship, you should
happen to see a kerosene drum
moving along the deck, with a
chief engineer underneath it,
fellers, you're aboard the Ed
ward Sparrow with a bunch of
officers who can't get along to
gether and, we are led to be
lieve, who are part owners of
the Calmar company.
"To judge by the strange tale
we heard when this Calmar Lib
erty hit port, the officers aboard
her were over-anxious in their
efforts to save Calmar dough at
the expense of their crew.
When the acting Bosun was
told to lock up a drum of kero
sene he raised his eyebrows,
questioningly, and was told, by
the chief mate, "I caught the
chief engineer trying to make
off with it last night and I
want it locked up so that it stays
where it belongs in the deck
department."
'Apparently the chief himself
was no bargain for at the be
ginning of the trip he handed
the deck engineer a goose-neck
call of grease with the remark.
"That's enough for this trip."
When a holiday came he told
the Wiper that he could make
overtime if he would help blow
the tubes but after the job was
completed he backtracked by
saying that the Wiper would
have to collect without his, the
CM, signature. Another time
the Wiper was deprived of over
time while the chief spent three
days painting.
The Wiper's beef has been set
tled satisfactorily by the Patrol
man.
N, Z. VICTORY
ON ATLANTIC RUN
Loaded with lumber and
scheduled for an Atlantic run to
Liverpool, the New Zealand Vic
tory left Mobile last week with
a good percentage of book men
on board.
Included in the crew were:
Francis Knight, Oiler; L. L,
Stone, AB; Orestes Allen, Wiper;
M. D. Daravich, Electrician; and
Fred Swanson, Oiler. Swanson
was one of Mobile's stand-by
.artists till Tucker high-pres
sured him into getting signed
ap on foreign articles.
The Los Angeles tanker Marguerite LeHand left
Mobile recently with a crew that was shanghaied out of
every gin mill and cocktail lounge in town.
When the skipper took one look at his crew he threat
ened to fire them all when the ship got to New Orleans,
and shouted this fact all over
the ship and the pier, so the
crew was sure they were in for
a very short trip and a meager
pay-off.
But
circumstances
often
change the intentions of men
and so it was with the skipper
of the Marguerite. Going down
the river his ship rammed and
sank the light house tender
Magnolia.
In the excitement of the col
lision one of the officers on the
bridge rang the abandon ship
alarm and, before the old man
knew what has happening, the
crew had the boats out of their
cradles and over the side. The
old man later claimed that they
accomplished this feat in two
minutes flat. In fact the skip
per was so proud of this display
of expert seamanship that he
announced to the crew they
could ride his ship anywhere.
The tanker came out of the
tangle with only a dent in her
hull. The Magnolia didn't fare
so well and is now sitting under
the water with only her stack
showing above the tide.
Fort Frederica
Chief Steward
Nabs Duke Hail
GOOD DELEGATES
ON CAPE FARO
A clean ship and an easy pay
off resulted from good delegate's
work, when the Cape Faro paid
off last week in the port of New
Orleans,
After leaving New York on
thq^ 18th of July, the Cape Faro
made several Venezuelan ports,
including LaCruz, Quanta, and
Porto Cabello. All hands had
such a good time with the senoritas at Porto Cabello that the
mate had to call out reinforce
ments to wake up the deck gang
when the ship pulled out for
Cuba.
A beef on this ship, common
to many stewards departments,
was about a Second, Cook and
Baker who had the required
WSA papers saying he was a
Cook, but no experience to back
them up.
Delegates for the trip were
John Dugina, AB; Laymon Seay,
Oiler; and Skeets Ritter, Messman.
T. J. Jackson
First Liberty
Passenger Job
John Quitman
Crew Stands By
In Job Action
Although scheduled for MediBelieved to be the first Lib teranean waters the SS John
erty to carry passengers on a Quitman, Waterman Line, put
regular run, the Mississippi T. J. about as she neared Gibralter
Jackson has made several trips and returned home. When they
out of New Orleans to Brazilian docked at the Bush Terminal,
ports with six or eight on each Brooklyn, the master tried to
payoff without company repre
trip.
sentation
being present to settle
Warned before hand that the
beefs.
ship is no luxury liner, the pas
The officers at the army base
sengers, both men and women,
have to pse the crew's bath and then arranged for the skipper
washroom facilities; sleep in ca to do business outside the base
bins converted from gunner's so the old man took the com- L
missions, articles, and payrolls
quarters.
with him.
The Jackson is now in New
The disputes only involved
Orleans, where she has been three hours of legitimate over
loading for the past two weeks. time in the Steward dept. but
Brother A. E. Fassett, who the captain stood pat for about
made the last trip on this ship, an hour. Unfortunately for him
says the passengers get along the crew stood pat, too. All theO. K. despite the combined ac unlicensed personnel, including
commodations and seem to en two trip carders, stood by until
joy the trip.
the skipper decided to settle the
Sieweird dept. beef.
^
The Patrolman remarked later
> that crews like this make ship
HOLD THOSE
payoffs much easier and united
job action such as these men
SHIPBOARD
demonstrated will insure our
union against all shipowner at- ^
]}IEETINGS
tacks on wages and working
conditions.
Hooligan Navy Unwelcome,
Says Lillirilfton Skipper
Outstanding event in the payoff on the South At
lantic Alexander Lillington was the disappointment shown
by the gestapo officer who boarded the ship when she
hit port
Neither the old man or the crew minced any
The old art of shanghaing is
words in informing him that the
supposed to be out of style, ex
space was preferable to his com
cept in stories, but you can't
pany and that merchant sea-,
men's business could be very
tell that to Duke Hall. Duke
well .taken care of without the
stepped through the door of the
aid of the hooligan navy. Hats
hall at New Orleans the other
off to the skipper for standing
day after riding up from Tampa
by his crew in this matter.
and walked right into the arms
of Chief Steward Ted Tarring- CHAS. A. KEFFER
With 28 men in the Steward
ton of the Fort Frederica who IN NEW ORLEANS
dept. and 450 troops aboard,
was running around like a mad
The Charles A. Keffer, South she hit port an extremely clean
man hunting a Second Cook and
Atlantic Liberty, paid off in New ship. There were no disputes
Baker for a pier head jump.
Orleans last week after a four in the Deck or Steward depts.
Ted and most of the crew of weeks voyage from Frisco in but a number of disputed hours
in the Engine dept. All beefs
the Frederica were all for quit ballast.
were squared away before the
ting this scow at sailing time if
Despite the fact that the ship payoff.
a competent Second Cook
couldn't be found, so Duke's ar was well supplied with fruit
The ship was cursed with a
rival on the scene was like man juices, the steward refused to number of trip card men who
put any on the table and al
na from heaven.
though there was plenty of ice will never become good union
High pressured by Ted, Joe cream on board it wasn't until members. These monkeys were
Dread, Jimmy Doherty, and Ed the delegates brought the pres being led by an ex-NMU gasHigdon all at the same time, sure on him that he put this on hound who spent his time drink
Duke gave in and was rushed the table, evidently preferring ing with the officers and telling
down to the ship before he to have it melt in the tropics them what good guys they were.
None of the SIU men could find
could even wave to the ladies at than to serve it up to the crew.
a
good word to say for this punk
the Marine Bar.
Charges were brought against so he was sent on his way back
Others in the Frederica's crey/ a wiper for neglecting his job
were: Edward J. Esteve, OS, and thereby making the other to the NMU, where he could fol
low their policy of chop-licking
WiUiam Wolfe, AB, V. S. Alford wiper do all the work.
instead of settling beefs.
Jr., AB, C. H. Roberts, FWT, J.
Delegates for the trip were:
R. Pullen, Oiler, L. R. Bowen, James Powell, Deck Engineer;
Wiper, and J. H. Ponson, Wiper. Jerry Delmas, Oiler; and Pete dication that there is slowly get
ting to be a surplus shipping
Some of the boys were a little Tammaro, Deck Maintenance.
problem.
homesick for the Florida Bar
George Stack, AB; rode this
and the Metropole and were Maryville Victory
ship
in from the west coast.
hoping that this T-T would head
When
she pulled into Mobile, ac
The
Maryville
Victory
is
lay
towards Rio, but it looks so far
cording
to Stack, there was just
ing
in
Mobile
but
there
doesn't
as though they'll be sampling
SAKI instead, for rumor .says seem to be any rush about get enough line on board to tie her
ting this ship out, another ia- up to the dock.
she's Tokyo bound.
•
CAPE ST. GEORGE
CREW IRKED BY
MESS CROWDING
After a four day trip from
New York, the Cape St. George
pulled into the port of New Or
leans last week, where she is
scheduled to go on the Puerto
Rican run for the winter.
Chief beef of the crew on this
ship was about crowded messroom conditions. With a crew
of 45, the crew's mess seats
only 15, and the company has*
been asked to install a P.O. mess
to alleviate this crowding. On
this ship the Junior Engineers
and Assistant Electrician eat in
the crew's mess.
When the ship left New York
short handed, the WSA put a 16
year old schoolboy who had
never been to sea before on her
as AB. Upon arriving in New
Orleans, where replacements
were available, the WSA was
for taking the kid off and send
ing him home, but the crew pro
tested. If he was good enough
to help take the ship out, the\
crew told the WSA, he was good
enough to stay on the ship, and
they succeeded in keeping the
boy on board as Deck Main
tenance.
Delegates on this ship are
Omar Ames, AB; Joe Johnson,
Steward; and Vic Milazzo, Sec
ond Cook and Baker.
�, Friday, Seplember 14, 1945
THE
SEAEAREKS
LOG
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
DID BUM OX-TAIL
SOUP CAUSE
FRENCHTS MISHAP
Editor
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Rumor has it that Frenchy
Michelet's broken rib "accident"
is the direct result of some ox
tail soup he concocted aboard a
tanker the other p. m. He had
reported being hit by a taxi at
Times Square but a check with
the authorities did not reveal
any record of such an accident.
The rumor
persists that
Frenchy, trying to avoid expo
sure of his culinary defects,
rushed into the union hall to
get enough good menus from
Jake Shuler to last at least till
the ship left port. He antici
pated that the later bad menus
could be blamed on the lack of
food. However, at least that's
the way the story goes. Brother
Shuler crossed him up, and by
accident or design, gave him a
.couple of menus prepared for
Jap POWs, which one of the
men had brought in for a sou
venir. Naturally Frenchy didn't
know the difference.
Now the story circulating here
is that a couple of the larger
size members of the tanker's
crew had been suffering (the
same night as Frenchy's "acci
dent," mind you) with acute in
digestion after a supper which
included Frenchy's ox-tail soup.
JOHN WEIR
We're sorry to report that
Frenchy really did get hit by
a cab.—ED.
^ X %
WORKAWAYS AID
IN e. G, TRIAL OF
POINDEXTER MEN
Log,
li
We signed ship articles on the
SS G. Poindexter on May \2,
V 1945. Left New York to load in
New Orleans. We were helped
plenty by our Patrolmen down
in our SIU hall there. The
union representatives stand by
ready to help all our men to the
utmost of their ability.
The next port was Cartagena
- Columbia, and boy what a port.
As wide open as a house with
no bulkheads or doors. Plenty
to drink. We stayed there about
ten days then went to Cristo
bal, C. Z., also a nice port. From
there to Tocopilla, Chile, where
they say it hasn't rained in five
years,
- It was the first time I had
seen the Andes Mountains and
• what a sight they are. In the
morning the birds all leave the
island and coast and you see
millions of birds of every des
i-.
cription, big, small, fat and lean,
hunting food.
While anchored we saw
squids four foot long which we
tried to catch on a hook but
they let go as soon as they get
out of the water. We tried har
pooning them. I hit one but he
broke loose.
We started back and stopped
at Panama for fuel, picking up
about thirty workaways, and
then on to Jacksonville, Fla. It
was a good crew and we worked
all during this time without one
afternoon off. Incidently Peter
Kirkimilas is one of the best
Bosuns I've ever met.
When we reached Jackson
ville the ship tied up, all ready
to discharge when the Captain
and Chief Mate called the Coast
Guard and charged that we re
fused to work. As a result the
whole deck crew stood trial.
Even some of the workaways
came to our defense (some SIU
men were among them).
William "Red" Morris SIU
Agent in Jacksonville put up a
real good fight for us and my
hat's off to him for the job^
he did.
We paid off July 23 after a
most miserable trip with a most
miserable Captain Perdersen
and Chief Mate Arnold.'
DONALD GIANGIORDA
Page Seven
m
sure that these things are fol
lowed through.
The SIU is
pretty efficient and I'm sure we
could think of a system to guar
antee that the necessary im
provements, as drawn up by the
crew, "are carried out this trip we're getting a break instead of
what is rightfully ours.
not next.
Unless an increase in basic
Some of the ways that might
wages
come through, married
help solve this problem would
men
with
families ashore will
be to make it part of a Dele
gate's job to stay aboard until have to go on relief, Seamen
the next signing on or until must get a wage raise, its a
the new crew has had time to necessity which will have to be
elect new Delegates. Then, af fought for with all the weapons
ter turning over his records to we have.
the new Delegates, he could con
EDWARD KULIS2
sider himself relieved. Along
4> 4, 4'
C. Canfield
with that, the Patrolman who
paid off the ship should be re OWNERS' FIFTH
was collected thanks to the
quired to check back and see COLUMN SEEN IN
efforts of the union. Not a bad
if the repairs or improvements
RMO TRAINEES
dividend I would say.
are being carried out according
CLIFFORD CANFIELD, OS to his agreement with the com
A lot of the RMO trainees who
pany. A master file could be have been taking good union
FAMILY ENJOYS
kept in the Agent's office with wages away from SIU men are
the name of each ship and the
SEAFARERS LOG,
now in a very bad position. Al
list of improvements to be made.
SAYS SEAMAN
At signing on time the Patrol though they had a fine time
man should be there with the sailing on fink books as deck
To the Editor,
list to check up on the work.
cadets and engine cadets these
Just a line to let you know
These are a few suggestions guys find that we're catchitng
that I am now receiving copies
of the Log every week—I had that came to my mind. Perhaps up with them and are looking
previously turned my name into others, sailing with the fans in to get out from under.
They're coming into the SIU
^he librarian on the third floor disrepair, quarters unpainted,
short on one supply or another, hall in droves trying to get
at the New York ha)l.
The Log is very well received have thought about this and union books so that they can
by my family and friends as have come up with some bright
well as myself. They tell me ideas. I'd like to hear them.
KEFFER CREWMEN that they consider it the best
IRVING WEINSTEIN
labor paper they've read.
SAY THANKS TO
4* 4* 4*
Keep up the good work and
N. O. SIU REP
we'll show people a thing or GIVES OVERTIME
two yet.
Seafarers Log,
TIP ON CLEANING
MAX FINGERHUT
We SIU members aboard the
DIESEL PURIFIER
S. 4- t
SS Chas. A. Keefer want to
Dear Brothers,
thank the New Orleans branch SUGGESTS FOLLOW
of the union for the cooperation
I have just arrived back in
UP SYSTEM ON
given to us in settling the beefs.
New York after paying off in
We are well satisfied and feel REPAIR BEEFS
New Orleans on the MV Cape
that the officials there went "be Dear Brothers,
Faro, Waterman Line.
yond the call of duty" in getting
About four days before we
There's a point I'd like to let
become palsy walsies with us
our disputes squared away.
left New York we called up the the membership in on regarding
(The letter is signed by; hall and asked one of the Pa the cleaning of purifiers by now that the war is over. Some
(James S. Powel, Jerry Delmas, trolmen to call the company junior engineers on these Diesel of them, I suppose, never had
Bruce Hensley, James L. Thomp about getting the black gang's jobs. For two trips before this bad intentions and were just
son, Daniel S. Castrillo, John A. toilet and shower room painted, last voyage, the junior engineers misguided, some of them had
bad intentions but have come
Warken, Jerry Graves, Harold new mirrors put up, etc.
on this ship were cleaning puri
to
understand unionism, and
L. Frowiss, Joseph E. Pragl,
At the time of sailing nothing fiers without overtime. I in some never had good intentions
James E. Ramsey, Bill Di Long, had been done. I am not using sisted that between the hours of
Art S. Hernandez. Dwayne L. this example to put the Patrol 5 p. m. and 8 a. .m it was over and never will.
Its the last batch that we
Fleer, William W. Grovers. man on the spot, but to show time.
must watch out for. When the
Johnny R, Jordan, Peter L. Lam- what is happening on dozens of
Well, thanks to the good rep
days of struggle are back with
maro ((prob. book)). Tommy F. ships. The ship comes into the
resentation by our Patrolmen
Hall and Kenneth Crockett. ED.) home port with a list of im in N. O. we collected. In my us (and I guess we all know
& 1
provements to be made, drawn opinion its a nice victory for the that they'll come) these punks
will be the union busters' fifth
up by the crew. The list is turn SIU black gangs.
INVESTS IN SIU
column
in the ranks of the sea
ed over to the Patrolman at the
I want to mention my appre men.
AND GETS GOOD
time of paying off and from ciation of the Log coming each
JOHN MARCIANO
there on it may or may not go week to my home as it enables
CASH DIVIDENDS
through.
me to keep up with what's been
Dear Editor,
Does the Patrolman contact going on while I was away.
SO THEY TELL US !!
I was not a member of the the company? Sure! But does
"Lovemaking," argued the
THOMAS L. ATHEY
SIU until I met Emit C. Milton, he know if the company carries
Skipper, "is 75% work and 25%
4. t 4.
better known to the boys as out any promises it makes? Does
"Rebel." It was on the Moran anyone in the old crew, remain RAISE BASIC PAY
pleasure." "You're w^ r o n g ,
tug Dry Tortugas that this Ala ing aboard, have a list of the
skipper," said the Mate, "It's
bama "Reb" and I became bud proposed improvements? Does LEST FAMILY MEN
50% work and 50% pleasure."
dies and he showed me the SIU he understand that his duty is to GO ON RELIEF
The 2nd mate walked by
way of doing things.
call the hall in a few days if
Dear Editor,
and
they called him over. Tell
Although "Rebel" convinced the improvements are not car
After
few
weeks
on
the
beach
ing
him
about their debate they
me that the" union wasn't a slot ried out? Does the new crew
during
which
I
became
reacasked
what
he thought. "You're
know
that
they
have
to
look
machine into which you put a
quainted
with
my
folks
again,
both
wrong,
it's 25% work and
around
and
see
what
has
to
be
dollar and got out ten, it so hap
I'm
shipping
out
once
more.
I
75%
pleasure.
Not being able
done
before
the
ship
sails?
pens that it amounted to some
can't
understand
how
men
with
to
come
to
an
agreement,
they
Maybe
they
do
and
maybe
not.
thing like that for me.
With 423 hours overtime to It's all left to chance with no families are going to exist un called to a passing OS and
collcet at the payoff I naturally systematic following through less something is done about our asked his opinion. "All of you
wondered what was going to from the time the list is drawn pay. The cutting of the bonus are wrong 'cause if there was
happen to my dough. My total up by the old ci'ew until the doesn't bother me too much be any work attached to lovemak
cause I'd much sooner see a ing you guys would become
investment in the union was time the ship sails again.
raise in our basis wages so that hermits," was the seaman's
I
think
that
the
union
ought
$75.
we won't have to feel as though quick reply.
to
devise
some
way
to
make
Every cent of my overtime
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Page Eight
SEAFARERS
Friday, September 14, 1945
LOG
Discouraged That Free Loaders
Will Never Learn Their Lesson
By CHARLIE STARLING
BALTIMORE—Things are like road, only one could see the
coming off a good drunk in this light (Mack B. Singleton), and
he now has his transportation
fair city. Nothing to do or no
money coming and can get same
body to do it with. The only at Bull Line office here in Bal
help we will have for sure will be timore. The other 15 will be rid
two new Victories coming out for ing in a box car if they go broke.
the Bull Line some time this Ti-ansportation was not all they
week.
However, some bright lost, as it seems the Steward did
morning we will wake up and not turn in their last weekend
have the bay full of ships and no overtime. If any or all of those
men ever find themselves stand
pfece to dock them.
ing- in a bread line, 1 hope they
Had one of the cleanest pay- stop and think about the little
Ipjffs in here last week on the talk they had with me on the
George Westinghouse of the Robin William Rawle.
In closing let's hope that all
Line, and I would like to take
men
like these go down with the
fny hat off to all the crew for
WSA and stay down while the
the help they gave me, as 1 had SlU goes up, and up.
to pay this ship off alone and
had about 1,800 hours overtime
red-leaded in the Stewards De
partment.
' • I never dreamed there could
be such a clean payoff with all
the overtime paid at the payoff
and everybody happy.
Good
crews can work wonders when
they are not gassed up at the
tiayoff. This payoff of the West
inghouse is probably her last
one, as she is scheduled for the
boneyard and is one of five in
this port being readied for a last STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL
trip down the bay to the Fort
W. W. FISHER
Eustis anchorage in Hampton
FRED ENGLAND
Roads.
L. WREITH
After that one, 1 was very hap C. A. SHERROD
py for two days or until the Wil A. RAYMOND
liam Rawle paid off. All over- JAMES F. CLARKE
' tin^ on this ship was okayed, but W. B. MUIR
EMIL VON TESMAR
16 men had transportation due
th^em back to Charleston. It so L. M. MOODY, Jr.
happened that all 16 were trip- K. E. OLSEN
B. B. LENOIR
card men who have been going to
sea for about two years with the L. C. KATES
•^iTSA as their collective bargain BERTEL BRYDER
J. A. SPAULDING
ing agency. All but one said they
did not want anyone else and L. L. LEWIS
they always got everything they L. R. BORJA
had coming. (I wonder if they J. S. CAMPBELL
really know what they have com R. A. BLAKE
E. V. FERRER
ing.)
;So after an hour or so spent H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN
along with some of the crew try ROBERT POWELL
ing to show these men the right JOHN NEAL
Casualities Mount As Seafaring
NO NEWS?? Commandos Take Over San Juan
Silence ihis week from the
Branch Agents of the follow-,
ing ports:
HOUSTON
NEW ORLEANS
JACKSONVILLE
BOSTON
NORFOLK
CHARLESTON
Men Now In The Marine Hospitals
Asks Deck Men To Sail Steward
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
SAVANNAH—Business picked bring some of our men back, but
up for a while at least. We ship it's still important and necessary
ped 19 men during the week and for the welfare of the union for
just got a call from the SS Smith everyone to ship out as often as
Victory for 60 men. Forty of possible so we can keep our ships
these are for the stewards depart moving.
ment and may be hard to fill. The
I noticed a bit of poetry by
other 20 are deck and engine and "Top 'n Lift" in a recent issue
we should have no trouble get of the Log about which depart
ting these men, since our ship ment runs the ship. Well, here's
ping list is pretty heavy in these the way I heard it: The captain
and chief engineer were having
two departments.
The Commissioners office in an argument as to which was
Savannah is being swamped with more important and finally they
applicants for seaman's papers. agreed to change jobs for a day
Most of them are asking for OS to see who was the better man.
or wiper endorsements. We have Everything went along fine for
a crying need for messmen and a few hours and finally the en
bedroom stewards, but no one gines stopped dead.
seems to want to work in the The skipper was aU over the
stewards department. Maybe engine room trying to figure out
some of our excess ordinaries and why the engines wouldn't turn
wipers will sail, for oije trip at and, since no one would help him,
least, as an endorsement for an he whistled up to the chief and
said. "You win, I can't get these
other department is easy now.
I notice from reports from engines started and don't know
various branches that seamen are what's wrong."
again scarce. Even the RMO is The chief replied, "Hell, Cap
short of men. Maybe the forth tain, I ran this scow on the beach
coming increase in wages will an hour ago."
WILLIAM GATES
S- 4- 4ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL
D. MC DONALD
t
BALTIMORE MARINE
HOSPITAL
HARRY BENNETT
FRANCES FOWLER
LAWRENCE STEELE
4^ 4. 4
MOBILE HOSPITAL
TIM BURKE
J. P. CLARK
E. E. MCCARTHY
M. E. CARDANA
CHARLES L. LONG
t
4.
BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP.
BOSTON
AMOS BUZZEL
PETE KOGOY
JOSEPH ELIE
J. HINES
JOHN DUFFY
Normal Times Return
After Tanker Deluge
MOBILE—Shipping is slowing
down to normal again after the
deluge of tankers, as we do not
expect aify more in for a while.
Expect to have a new tank-car
rier out of Panama City for the
South Atlantic some time this
week.
We are now getting some C-ls
on the Puerto Rico run which
will be a lot nicer than some of
the old rust-buckets they had on
it before the war. Also a few
Liberties are being put on the
bauxite run, so we look for some
of the rust-buckets on that run
to be junked, which should have
been done a few years back.
We will have the old Unico in
from the Island run this week;
she's old, but stiU one of the best
of the ships that hit this area. We
have with us the Pan-Orleans,
the Little Queen Mary of the
Waterman fleet, still on the ba
nana run. It's only a short nine
(Continued on Page 9)
By BUD RAY
SAN JUAN — Well, things are
still buzzing along here in the
enchanted island.
Business is
improving with more ships com
ing in all the time. Shipping is
picking up but there are very
few rated men on the beach, and
we have to ship a lot of trip card
men. But it will be like old times
soon with the boys rotating their
turns with the fair ladies of
shame and going a few rounds
with the Ole Demon Rum and
then making a revolution on a
ship to get the system back in
shape and to recuperate the bank
roll. Well,. I,for one will be glad
If He Likes A Ship
He Sticks To Her
Steward Jimmie Higham has a
war time record for staying on
one ship which can't be matched
by many men in the unlicensed
personnel.
When the Waterman Liberty
William Evarts paid off in Bal
timore several weeks ago, Jim
mie hit the dock with his sea
bag after riding the ship for two
and a half years, during which
time she made 14 voyages, in
cluding one trip around the world.
Says Jimmie: "You can't find
a better ship than the Evarts
anywhere. She was a very lucky
ship the whole time I was on her.
We went through all the war
zones and never got a scratch—
didn't even see any action. She
always had good officers and
good crewmen who kept her
clean."
Although he doesn't look it.
Brother Higham has spent 22
years of his life at sea, 10 years
of which have been spent on ships
running out of Gulf ports
Before the war came along and
Waterman acquired Liberties and
other special types, Jimmie had
sailed every ship in that outfit,
including such well known oldtimers as the Bayou Chico,
Hastings, Cofresi, Maiden Creek
and Pan Orleans.
The biggest ship he ever sailed
was the Leviathan, on which he
made so many North Atlantic
crossings during the five years he
was on her that he can't remem
ber them all. This big liner, he
says, carried 1,100 in the crew of
which 150 were Messmen, who
were paid the magnificient salary
of $28 a month.
"There was no such thing as
overtime in those days," Jimmie
recalls. "Each trip we tied up
for about 12 days and often the
company would lay us off until
the ship was ready to sail, then
we would tramp over to the ship
ping master and he would hire
us all over again."
Of all the ports in the world
that he has visited, Jimmie likes
one best of all. "I've seen a lot
of ports," he says, "but the best
of them all is Mobile. That's
because its home."
to see things back to normal.
I understand Bull is to have a
sailing from N. Y. every week
and the Jean, Ellenor, and Maryory are to run out from Balti
more. Waterman's to have three
new ones and three old ones from
the Gulf. It sure looked sorrow^
ful to see the old Maryory come
struggling in looking like an 0I4
woman on crutches. There shoui^
be a law to make them pasture
this old veteran of two wars out,
and I am sure that any one who
has sailed her in the last few
years will agree with me.
I tried to lecture the boys on
the Collabee of the evils that
lurk around some of these houses
of ill fame but they were young
and full of vim, vigor and vitality
and nodded their head in answer
to the statements that
I
made. So on the arrival back in
Mobile, Brother Tucker can have
five purple hearts and five
medals for meritous action beyond
the call of duty ready to pin on
these brave wai-riors' chests.'
j
They landed on the beach at
Ponce and after a hard struggle
and fight every inch of the wa;^
they surrounded and took the Bar
Azul located on said beach; there
on they entered and proceeded to
give the ladies of the Scarlet Sis
terhood a play, and to down the
hatch with a few; along toward
media noche things started to •
roll and take shape.
Now, all of these questionable
sisters have a steady man and
when„things started to go wrong '
with the meal ticket, naturally
they had to get in the fracas. The
wind up was cuts on the boys
and from fifteen to forty stitches
were needed to hang them back
together. The 2nd Cook of the
Alther got a good break and a
good lawyer, so thirty days will
do it for him.
I got a call from the Alther and
was notified the C. G. would be
aboard to try seven men for mis
conduct.
'There were four of
them there, and I got them clear,
but the other three got this of
fense entered to their records.
Fellows, this isn't putting your
union in a very good light when
you persist in not turning to in
these outports; and you give the
C. G. an argument to hold ovef
you after this is all over.
Remember, if you are a good
union man and seaman you will
help fight the men who make a
practice of doing this.
•»>
�Friday, September 14. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
Page Nine
LOG
-:.g
lAilitant Shipboard Action Occurs In New York SIU's Little Strong Man
By J. P. SHULER
(Coniimted from Page 4)
to sea steadily throughout the
war. It may have been his luck
or his good living, Kurt says, but
three of his ships were lost the
trip after he left them. They
were the Edith, the Topa Topa,
and the Henry Bacon.
Since 1918 Kurt has been a
featured acrobat with circuses and
carnival midget shows, traveling
all over the United States and
Europe.
An expert in difficult acroba
tics, Kurt specializes in hand
stands and intricate somersaults.
One trick which he developed
himself and which always pleases
the carnival crowds is a three
finger hand stand on the tops of
Coca Cola bottles. Is it hard?
Just try a hand stand on the tips
of your fingers!
After returning from a roundthe-world trip on the Henry Ba
con in 1943, Kurt put in a sum
mer traveling with Ringling
Brothers just to keep in touch
with his old friends and keep his
reflexes, so important to an acro
bat, active and alert.
In his years of trouping Kurt
NEW YORK — This port has
seen a touch of militant action
in the past week wherein several
ships crews remained on board
until the beefs were settled to
their satisfaction. Among these
were the SS George Washington
v/hich has been sailing under the
promises of better conditions for
the last six months. Her crew
has worn out many big men with
his endless energy. He has done
as many as 33 shows a day, when
traveling with such big carnival
outfits as Harris Shows and All
American Shows; this in addition
to helping stow the show at night,
put it on the train, and get it set
up in another town on the fol
lowing day, all without any rest.
"Seamen and show people,"
Kurt says, "are very much alike.
They are unassuming, friendly,
and always willing to help a guy
along."
Kurt thinks his circus days are
gone forever. "It's not a job for
an older man," he says, "when
you lose that trigger-like reaction
you are liable to miss a cue and
hurt some one seriously. When
you notice that your hands aren't
as steady as they use to be it's
time to quit."
But Kurt doesn't want to lose
contact with his two great loves:
the circus and the sea. Now that
the war is over he plans to re
tire to a Florida chicken farm,
close to circus winter quarters
and close to his friends at the
Tampa hall.
decided not to sign off articles men 'at this time, these men are
until the deck department's quar finding new clauses in the con
ters had full length lockers, port stitution voted upon by the mem
screens, etc. She was also sup bership that went to sea through
plied with sufficient fans and out the war that make it diffi
got a new water cooling system. cult for them to be reinstated.
There are also a number of
The SS John Quitman, Water
man Shipping Company, started men that started to sea during
paying off in an Army Base the war now retiring their books
aboard the ship. The Patrolmen now that the war is over. There
were waiting in a payoff room are few ships being tied up in the
and the Master had an idea that bone yards and few new ships
he would pay off on board the being launched, so seamen and
vessel.
After the officers had ships are at a see-saw noW mak
paid off and the first unlicensed ing it hard to tell just what post
man
came up, the captain was war shipping will be.
By BILL LUTH
There is one thing which we
informed that there must be a
^ PHILADELPHIA — It seems Patrolman present before the must bear in mind; and that is,
as though the panic is on, boys. payoff. This crew stood pat and regardless of how many ships are
A few days ago, a couple of the old man and the commis tied up and how many seamen
guys strolled into the hall and sioner had to pick up their gear there are on the beach, that there
told me that they had decided to and bring it out to the payoff is going to have to be a certain
join the union. After a few ques room for the crew to accept their amount of seamen sailing,them—
no more, no less. If wages and
tions they admitted that they money.
had been shipping through the
There was only three hours dis conditions are maintained, it must
,WSA. Now that the war is over, puted overtime on this ship for be realized that we cannot cut
and the WSA and the RMO are the entire crew but the crew our throats by bowing to the
going to fold up, they realized stood for their principles and col shipowners, but that we must
that they had better join a union, lected the three hours before they continue united solidly and be
if they are to continue going to signed off articles. A number of prepared to hit the bricks in case
sea for a liyelihood. After "nosing these men were permit card men. the shipowners try to take ad
arcrund" they found that the SIU Book and trip card men are to be vantage of the fact that there are
is the best outfit in the country. congratulated for the militant more seamen than there are jobs.
It really griped me to see these stand they took on this payoff.
By D. STONE
guys who shipped through the
The Steamship Companies for
"factory" all through the war the past five or six months have
GALVESTON — The past two our busiest days, we here in
coming up here, not because they been reviewing their agreements,
(Coitfimtcd frotn Page 8)
weeks in this port were record Galveston were on our toes ex
are unionists, but because the and trying to chisel here and day trip, and pays off every third
weeks for this branch so far ship pecting to have to move off the
draft board is still after them.
island out of the way of the
there wherever they found an trip, but each time" she is in quite
However, I restrained my thick opening. But novf that the war a few get off and out go more ping was concerned. On one par hurricane. Fortunately this storm
ticular day we had no less than passed 50 miles west of Houston.
Danish blood and told them to is over they are aware of the trip card men.
hang around the hall, and that I fact that the seamen have again
In the hospital we still have 150 jobs on the board. How we Galveston got its share of rain,
would ship them if the members come into their own, and that Brothers Tim Burke, 7417; J. P. ever managed to crew up these and when it rains down here the
M. didn't want any of the jobs—all in the very near future economic Clarke, 37212; E. E. McCarthy, ships is still a mystery to us. water in the streets rises over the
because we have a hall full of pressure can be applied without P.D.-385; and M. E. Cardana, Nevertheless, we did and the only curbs.
men who can't get off their dead the interference of some of the G-91. We also have in the hos shortage was an Electrician on one
This past week also brought
^nds to take a ship.
Galveston its first C-4 type ship,
maritime set-ups that were de pital Brother Charles L. Long, ship.
Our books are not closed, and rived out of this war.
Next week we are getting up the SS Marine Star, Grace Lines.
45701, a newcomer to the union
no doubt some of these men will
There are a number of old book but a good man. He had shipped another M-A-V-1 type ship for These ships are not bad although
make good union men, but I'm members who quit the sea in 1942 out on the SS McKittrick Hills Waterman. There are two more they do carry a lot of deck gear.
not too hot about these guys who when shipping was really tough as Wiper and the night before the of the same type ships due out The quarters are nice and large
with plenty of elbow room for the
A have been sailing out of the gov who are drifting back to the ship was to sail he was hit by an of the Beaumont yards during
ernment
fink
halls
and
come
here
crew
members.
next
30
days.
These
ships
will
waterfront
now
that
the
war
haz
auto.
At
the
writing
of
this
he
i
only when the RMO dissolves ards are at a minimum. Although is still unconscious with his no doubt be used in the coast
Shipping continues good and
s from under their feet.
wise and island trade. During we need men in all ratings.
there's a dire need for rated sea parents by his bedside.
WSA Stiffs Flocking
To Seafarers Union
Galveston Reports Record Shipping
Normal Times Return
H
New Area Bonus Rates Now Payable
h
':r$
V"
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Page Ten
SEAFARERS
Friday. September 14. 1945
LOG
THE WEEK'S MEWSm REVIEW
J
A Sports And Nf^ws Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports.
CURRENT
EVENTS
SPORTS..
eight out of the ten games he
BOXING
By rallying in the last round, has pitched since he came from
and dumping Nick Moran, Mexi the Yankees, proving to be the
AT HOME
can lightweight on his pretty shot in the arm that the* Cubs
pants in the last few seconds of needed.
Following legislation urged by President Truman in his message
the 10th round, Ike Williams earn Miles below sea level, the
to
Congress:
Increase in unemployment benefits to a $25 weekly
ed a close, but popular decision Dodgers, Giants and the Pirates
maximum
for
26 weeks, to include workers not covered now, such
at Madison Square Garden last are having a battle royal for
as
merchant
seamen
. . . Early action on Full Employment Bill . . .
third place. All three are play
Friday night.
Substantial
increase
in the present 40 cent minimum hourly wage
Moran started well and took ing sloppy ball, with poor pitch leagues, the ultimate winners to . .. Clarification and liberalizaton of veterans benefits . . . Reduction
most of the early rounds, but as ing and plenty of errors, and it meet in the Little World Series of taxes ... He also called for extension of draft, and for the raising
the fight progressed Williams will probably be the case of the . . . This playoff business is okay. of Congressional salaries to $20,000 a year, a mere 100% hike.
solved his style and picked up least bad team pulling out ahead. It means more games and more
Director of Economic Stabilization William H. Davis will issue
in points. However, until Ike Dick Fowler, recently dis gate receipts, and gives a fourth
new
wage-price regulations to permit wage increases without af
charged
from
the
Canadian
Army,
place
team
a
chance
to
win
the
uncorked his knockdown punch
fecting
general price structure . . . Says wages can be upped 50%
pitched
a
no-hitter
for
the
Ath
pennant.
there was little to chose between
in
five
years
without increasing cost of living . . . He has all the in
letics
against
the
Browns,
win
Rumor
is
that
Marty
Marion,
them. There was little science
shown, the boys swinging from ning 1-0. He walked four men, just about the best shortstop there dustrialists in tears . . . Army cancelled all its cigarette orders and
their toes for the most part, but but two were wiped out by double is, may be sold by the Cards next cut down the gum and cereal contracts . . . Are your choppers in
plays . . . Bob Feller hurled the season . . . Just an old St. Louis good condition?
the fans liked it.
last
no-hitter in the American in custom. Build 'em up and then
1,600,000 lost their jobs in August, according to the Department
On Monday, also at the Garden,
1940
.
.
.
The
season
has
ended
of
Labor
. . . New York State to tighten regulations on sleeping
sell them for a pile of dough . . .
Freddie Schott, Paterson heavy
weight, knocked out the veteran for the International League, the A1 Barrillari of Baltimore pitched pills. Too many have taken the easy way out, sleeping their way
Freddie Fiducia in the ninth. American Association and the and won both games of a double- into Valhalla . .. New York Police Commissioner Valentine has re
Southern Association . . . Play
signed his job to become "chief investigator-commentator" on the
Schott had things pretty much
offs have begun in the first two header against Syracuse. .
Gang Busters radio program ... He will get $45,000 a year for mak
his own way, and had Fiducia
ing bang-bang over the air waves . . . LaGuardia paid him $12,500.
on the canvass six times before
A Tennessee preacher and a Virginia woman were killed by
he put him down for the full
rattlesnakes handled during religious services ... At the minister's
count.
funeral two others were bitten by the same snake . . . Evidently
After the fight the State Com
there are other things besides atomic bombs to worry about . . .
mission announced that the purse
Despite heavy taxes, war profits increased 120%, reaching six an^
of both fighters were being held
Monday, September 10. 1945
half billion dollars . . . The story of the victory over Germany is
up. The next day Fiducia claim
told
in official British and American films released for the public
ed that he had been offered $20,National
League
American
League
in
the
"True Glory." Good stuff; don't miss it . . . Pearl Harbor
000 by gamblers to throw the
inquiry
voted by Senate and House.
fight.
Fiducia's manager says STANDING OF THE CLUBS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
that he went to the Commission
W L
PC
GB
W L
PC
GB
INTERNATIONAL
before the fight with the story.
Chicago
84 49 .632
Detroit
78 56 .582
They will both appear before the St. Louis
81 53 .604
3!/l Washington
79 59 .5 72
I
The Big Five are meeting in London to draft peace settlements
73 59 .553 IQi^ St, Louis
70 65 .519
Wi
Commission in a few days to ex Brooklyn
New York
73 63 .537
MYi New York
69 65 .5 15
9
with
their former enemies. Italy will probably be the first country
Pittsburgh
74 65 .532 13
plain more fully.
Cleveland
67 64 .511
9tl
dealt with . . . America and Britain are insisting that repi-eseritative
Boston
58 77 .430 27
Chicago
65 71 .4 78 14
In the semi-final Abel Cestac, Cincinnati
54 79 .406 30
Boston
65 71 .4 78 14
democratic regimes must be set up in Finland, Rumania, Bulgaria
42 94 .309 43 !4 Philadelphia
46 88 .343 32
Luis Firpo's protege, beat Ben Philadelphia
and Hungary before they will deal with them . . . Russia insists
Moroz of Philadelphia in eight
that these countries are democracies . . . Russia insists she's a
rounds. It was a battle of beef—
Major League Leaders
democracy,
too.
Cestac tipped the scales at 218 ¥2
The Army can't convince our troops still in Germany that oc
CLUB BATTING
CLUB BATTING
pounds, while Moroz pushed the
cupation is necessary . . . The men want to go home . . . Part of the
marker up to 285.
R ' H HR RBI
PC
R
H HR RBI
PC
Other results: Louis Long, Chi Chicago ... 641 1266 53 586 .278 Chicago .. 535 1182 20 487 ,262 blame lies in the lack of a good Army orientation program . . . Lt.
Pittsburgh
.
685
1294
69
628
.272
530 1216 48 481 .260 Louis Zamperini, mile runner in the 1936 Olympics, who was given
cago heavyweight, kayoed Fer Boston ... .649 1287 93 608 .272 Boston
New York . 579 1164 70 558 .260
nando (The Mighty) Mcnichelli St. Louis . 655 1274 62 606 .271 Wash-ton . 542 1201 27 487 .257 up for lost more than two years ago, turned up in a Jap prison
.. 685 1239 50 608 .271 Cleveland . 520 1122 58 463 .257 camp ... He survived 47 days on a raft, and incredible cruelties
in eight rounds. Out in Wales, Brooklyn
New York . 598 1263 105 555 .269 Detroit ... 537 1148 69 510 .256
Cuicinnall
. 447 1133 42 404 .252 St. Louis . . 526
1 155 54 490 .25 1 at the hands of the Nips.
Jock MacAvoy, former middle Phila
489 1103 51 440 .244 Philadell .. 435 1139 30 376 .245
weight champ of England, out
Counterfeiters caught in Italy had printed their bogus $50 bills
LEADING BATTERS
pointed Tommy Davies of Wales
LEADING BATTERS
as redeemable in "awful currency" of the United States treasury.
in an eight-rounder. A1 (Bummy)
It was a lousy job, at that, and they reserved to be caught from
G
AB
R
PC
G
AB R
PC
Davis of Brooklyn was returned Cavarretta, Chic,. 1 12 422 86 .360 Cuccinello, Chi. .. 109 369 4 7 .312 a strictly artistic viewpoint . . . The Spanish Government in Exile
Holmes, Boston . 136 361 117 .351 Case, Wash
107 435 64 ,308 will meet in Mexico City on October 12th . . . Note to sportsmen:
the winner over Johnny Jones of Rosen,
Brooklyn . 125 523 109 .331 Moses, Chicago..
127 5 10 74 .306
Hack,
. . 134 533
99 .321 Boudreau, Cleve. .
Pittsburgh, the referee stopping Olmo, Chicago
97 346 50 .306 General Wainwright says you can't beat the game solitaire ... He
Brooklyn.. 125 502
58 .3 17 Meyer, Clev,116 469 67 .303
the fight in the sixth because
Mayo, Detroit.... 124 459 67 .303 won only 6.8% of 8,642 games he played in a Jap camp . . . Moral:
HUNS BATTED IN
Jones was not trying.
Don't play solitaire for money, and keep out of jails, Japs or
RUNS
BATTED
IN
Walker, Brooklyn
otherwise.
1 12
BASEBALL
Etten, New York
91
Major League Baseball
The American League pennant
fight has resolved itself into a
battle between the Tigers and the
Washington Senators, with De
troit still maintaining its pre
carious lead. The Yankees and
the St. Louis Brown have been
erased from the running and are
rassling around for third place
money.
The Yankees had a
chance to do something for them
selves in a long series with De
troit, but could win only two of
the seven games played. Exit
the Yankees.
In the National, the Cubs and
the Cards are still one-two in
the standings, with the Cubs pick
ing up a game and a half in the
last week. Chicago stiU looks
good with Borowy, wlio has won
X
Holmes, Boston .
Adams, St. Louis
107
106 Cullenbine, Detroit
York, Detroit
HOME-RUN HITTERS
LEADING PITCHERS
G
19
10
26
29
34
23
25
26
19
31
58
39
33
27
22
23
30
29
32
34
W
L
11
3
7
2
8
3
15
6
16
7
9
4
11
5
14
7
6
3
15
8
11
6
20 1 1
18 10
9
5
7
4
7
4
II
7
11
7
14
9
15 1 1
Minor League Standings
HOME-RUN HITTERS
28 Stephens, St. Louis
22 Cullenbine, Detroit
22 York, Detroit
Holmes, Boston . . .
Workman, Boston
Adams, St. Louis
Brecheen, St. Louis.
Borowy, Chicago . .
Dockins, St. L
Passeau, Chicago . .
Burkhart, St. L. ...
Cooper, St. L.-Bos.,.
Gables, Pitts
Mungo, New York . .
Herring, Bklyn
Derringer, Chi
Adams, New York . .
Barrett, Bost.-St. L..
Wyse, Chicago ....
Seats, Brooklyn ....
Beck, Cin.-Pitts. . ..
Erickson, Chicago ..
Sewell, Pitts
Prim, Chicago
Strincevich, Pitts. ,
Gregg, Brooklyn ..
85
83
20
17
16
LEADING PITCHERS
PC
.786
.778
.727
.714
.696
.692
.688
.667
.667
.652
.647
.645
,643
.643
.636
.636
.611
.61 1
.609
.577
G
Muncrief, St. L
24
Newhouser, Det. ... 34
Ferriss, Boston
32
Ryba, . Boston
29
Leonard, Wash. ... 27
Gromek, Clev
,29
Benton, Detroit .... 25
Wolff, Wash.
29
Sevens, New York . 27
Gettel, New York .. 25
Reynolds, Clev. ... 39
Grove, Chicago .... 29
Lee, Chicago
25
Potter, St. Louis .. 28
Haefnor. Wash
33
Hollingsworth, St, L. 23
Jakucki, St. L
30
Christopher. Phil.... 30
PierettI, Wash
38
Trout, Detroit ..... 32
W
11
22
20
7
15
16
II
17
13
9
16
13
14
13
15
10
12
13
13
14
L
3
0
8
3
7
8
6
10
8
6
11
9
10
10
12
8
10
II
12
13
PC
.786
.733
.714
.700
.682
.667
.647
.630
.619
.600
.593
..591
.563
.565
.556
.556
.545
.542
.520
.519
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
FINAL STANDING OF CLUBS
W
L
Montreal
95 58
Newark
89 64
Toronto
85 67
Baltimore
80 73
lersey City
71 82
Buffalo ...a.y
64 89
Syracuse .. . .V
64 89
Rochester:.;.-;'
64 90
PC
.621
,582
,559
.523
.464
.418
.418
.416
SOUTHEliN ASSOCIATION
FINAL STANDING OF CLUBS
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mobile
New Orleans
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock ..
W
L
94 46
85 .55
74 65
73 67
68 72
58 82
55 84
52 88
PC
,671
,607
.532
.521
.486
.414
,396
,371
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
FINAL STANDING OF CLUBS
W
L
PC
Milwaukee
93 61 ,604
Indianapolis
90 63 ,588
Louisville
84 70 -,545
St. Paul
75 76 ,497
Minneapolis
72 81 ,4 71
Toledo ;
69 84 ,451
Kansas City
65 86 .430
Columbus
63 90 .412
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
San Francisco
Oakland
San Diego
Los Angeles
Hollywood
W
L
104 65
98 71
90 79
89 80
82 86
77 92
70 98
65 104
PC
.615
.580
.532
,527
,488
,456
,417
.383
�Friday, Sepiember 14, 1945
THE
-" I
SS ALCOA TRADER
SEAFARERS
J I— \
/-•
LOG
Page Eleven
1
—Unclaimed Wages—
Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.
Scarlett, H
Bohlds, T
Murphy, J
25
25
19.50
Miner, Willianm C
2.64
Wolak, Walter
2.64
Geer, William R
12.34
SS CODY VICTORY
Piatak, Alex
3.63
Bankston, Arrelions,
1.48
3.ao
Langerin, Leo E.
Folse, William P
9.44
14.27 Short, Lloyd
2.76 Kulick, Michael
2.97
3.56 Linn, Kenneth E
Silva, Joseph G.
SS COTEAUDOC
2.76 Nielson, Clifford J
74
-••
5.07 Boone, Albq S
Foisy, Arthur T
2.64 Atkinson, I. S.
Bull,
James
11.31
Crawford,
James
M
1.14
4.91
McCamley, Richard J
2.84 Marshall, P
SS CASSIUS HUDSON
1.14
4.91 Bunnell, John L
Gabor, Frank
3.56 Holliday, L
SS HART CRANE
10.73
2.76 Loth, Edgar A
4.74 Kopcho, Michael
Fyock, Charles
3.56 Green, E. M
Odato,
Joseph
M
7.05
McClintock,
George
4.36
14.68
12.44 Reuber, Robert L
Denman, Frank
2.68 Brodie, J. M
Reilly,
John
F
4.81
McCollum,
Henry
4.49
5.11 Coulowridis, Dimitrious .... 19.35
•i i
Poppich, George
2.50 Kessler, C
89.10 Tefft, Lawrence E
6.88
2.64 Shirlock, Arthur W
6.12 Shedlock, Norman
f i
Thomas, William J
2.50 Smith, I. M
Moynihan,
Timothy
J
5.51
2.66
SS CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
8.82 Xidias, Dimitrios
Salas, Rafael T
3.63 Witt, H
Slaney, Edward R
:
2.25
4.73 Lucree, William
1.48 Noonan, E. J
Brown, Samuel G
7.12 Zaumseil, W. B
3.12
Van
Vliet,
Jacob
T
5.85
5.94
Ruggiero, Constantino
7.11 Watterhorn, K. G.
Taylor, Charles
7.20
SS FELIPI DE BASTROP
11.53 Smith, George
5.94 Wright, Louis W
Joyce, Thomas J
4.43 Barrial, F
7.20 McDowell, Raymond H
7.42
11.53 Hayes, Solomon
5.94 Mawson, Richard B
•Grimes, Lloyd
3.63 Hurley, L. J
29.50 Koch, Francis T
8.17
5.51 G. Newman
23.76 Bryan, William
Gromacki, Edward
2.64 Materson, J. J
14.00 Messier, Linwood J
1.44
1.35 Murphy, J
2.23 Peters, A
Maynard, Ezra A
2.84 Blues, F
10.00
1.48 Aguado, C
5.67 Lusby, Donald V
SS DUNDAS
Young, Charles E
2.84 Blues, F
10.10
1.48 Salter, H
9.81 Miller, William A. ..
Croteau, Charles
3.23 Friedberg, A. F
8.08 Mouritz, C
40.96
Scott, Elwood F
1.48 Dickerson, A.
Smith, Harry
2.68
7.07 Grogan, Aanthony
143.86
Wilkerson, Albert E.
1.48 Scarlett, H
Stevens, Le Roy A
7.83 SS GEORGE WASHINGTON
3.93 Fahey, Peter
137.26
1.48 Smith, William
Drewniany, Joseph J
3.22 De Santo, Candido
4.04 Arthur, V. F
6.98
7.23 Kiel, Henry Louis ....
Bennett, Thomas
3.22 Cole, Marvin
Bohlds,
Thomas
10.10
Moylon,
Roger
F
2.16
3.28
M.V. ANDREE
Shields, Frederick
3.22 Nisbeth, Baren
.14
Towns, H. P
2.71
Grant,
C
28.37
SS SS FALMOUTH
Ritchey, David
7.84 Brown, Eustas
.41
Henze, H
,
1.98
Leffler, L
39.57
Gates,
T. C
62
Thomas, Virgil
1270 Scott, Alfred
.03
Laffin, J
1.98
Chai, Lee W
167.57
Tucker,
W.
E
1.62
Russell, Ham
25.41 Johnson, Robert
.03
Galphia, H
1.98
Chung, Mow Young
109.89
15.78
Curran, George F
1.71 Thomas, Clarence
.03 Carroll, James H
Winekoff, H
5.52
Brown,
W
3.56
' Stonicher, Paul L
5.08 De Santo, Candido
.30
Meacham,
H
5.54
SS WILLIAM BREWSTER
3.23
Munsell, Donald 0
5.08 Van der Werken, Marcel..
.03 Lowrey, C
Weeks, Robert
.74
Mendy, Louis
618.36
3.23
Pierre Driessens
3.82 McCoskey, Maurice
.03 Wiggins, W
Christensen, L. ....
74
Cousins, Nelson
21.60
*
3.64
Peters, Berkley
42.69 McEtchin, William
.03 Vanderwort, R
Paetzel, Chris
74
Wilson,
Herbert
B
4.93
Emberg,
Oscar
Jr
13.03
..
2.99
McLaughlin, John T.
.03
Lucree, William .,
Cole, Marvin
74
Giangiordano, Danto
10.04
.04
Penco, E
Manuel, Sanchez
74
SS FARRANDOC
Gibbs, Ed. S. Jr
3.30
SS ALCOA TRANSPORT
.04
Lightfoot, J
Enrique, Allje
74
Santos, E
2.68
Watson,
Frank
11.47
.03
1.66 Camps, Chalres
Mathers, Wm
74
D'Olive, S
Vernay, James A
10.20
Vetrhus,
R.
3.68
.03
.06 Puello, G
Scheibold, B.
'.
74
Durant, Howard L.
Boyd, Charles E
8.26
.92 Ward, James E
Martins, M
.17
2.97
Hays, C
SS PEROY E. FOXWORTH
Snowden, Ralph W
7.23
Lourence, C
17.31 Norford, Thomas
4.95
.17
Guines, John M
Tone,
George C
6.65
Torp, Arlen K
5.51
De Souza, V
.79 Walter, John ..i
.14 Demitratos, Jerry L
74
Jlat-ris, Thomas
1.98
Watler, James E
7.23
.17 Litzheim, Raymond N
Quarles, Ch
1.58 Rodriguez, Jose
4.95
Simrhons, John .
1.98
Woodall, Lawrence A
69
Jones, Cr
.17
.79 Johnson, Robert
2.97
Jordan, S
Miller, William A
7.57
7.13 Hassell, Joseph
Green, L
.14
4.95
Ross, R
Foster, Floyd D.
7.57
Simmons, W. H
1.58 Grignon, Albert
.03
4.95
Gottach, E
Gutierrez, Arturo
8.95
703
7.92 Fonseca, Armand
Harris, E. J
5.42
Martin, T
Zimmerman, Henry D. .... 41.24
.14
.79 Willimas, Burnet
Foss, William
2.88
Peters, A
SS ROBERT LA FOLLETTE
Graham,
Benjamin
.07
1.58
Lauriano, Henry
2.88
Ruterford, Mack
SS CAPE EDMONT
The following men have money
3.96 Brown, E
Morgan, Theodore
2.97
.04
Bowen, J
due:
Coultas, James L
4.45
4.31 Howell, Williard
Greene, William ....
.32
45.14
Lawson, B
Joseph A. Gamos, 12 hrs.; Ed
Karr, John E
4.45 Shellman, J
.23
3.66 Freddie, A
1.78
De Costa, A
ward G. Blakmon, 12 hrs.; Eu
Shingleton, William M.
4.45
Morgan, Theodore
.31
3.71 Constantine, C
3.56
Canard, J
gene T. Cullinan, 12 hrs.; Frank
Jensen, Lindsay P.
8.91 Colley, Thomas ....
3.96 Manning, G
.25
» 3.56
Christian, J
Maher, 12 hrs.;. Floyd M. John
Smith, John L
2.97
3.76 Laland, H
2.67
Hulbert, H
son, 12 hrs.; William Memstead,
Mythen, Francis J.
2.97
3.76 Norford, C
2.67
Pittman, J
12 hrs.; William A. Weston, 24
Hyde, Whitman
.74
3.76 Jake, O
."
89
Smith, D. L
hrs.; Raymond F. Sly, 28 hrs.;
Osborn, C. W. .......
.74
3.96 Smalls, J
89
Chappell, E
GREGORY TROCHE
Joaquin Minis, 28 hrs.; Andrew
Little, John A
.74
p. Note
4.85 Hart, F
1.78
Get in touch' with Mr. Hinte- Minis, 28 hrs.; Andrew Kovalik,
Oden, Jack N
2.97
4.36 King, W
1.78
Pritchett, L
man.
Agent for the Coastwise 20 hrs.; Marlen T. Buttke, 20 hrs.;
Liddle, Lloyd J
2.97
4.45 Ford, C
1.78
Jones, D
Line at the U. S. Lines office, 1 Henry E.*Sohl, 20 hrs.; Dale L.
9.36 Preddie, Avelyn
2.71
Thompson, James T.
Broadway, N. Y. re: your beef on Fry, 28 hrs.; Monta A. Moore, 36
5.84 Snowden, P
5.40
Smith, James T,
the SS Joshua Hendy, and ex hrs.; Efstratios Vlahos, 36 hrs.;
2.86 Shipp, Elmer
1.80
Warren, Paul A.
plain your case. Or write to Mr. George L. Preston, 36 hrs.; Axel
74 NEW YORK
24.25 Lopez, Victor
,.
Marchand, John M.
51 Beaver St.
Peterson, Coastwise Line, Pier W. Johnson, 36 hrs.; Alphonse
330 Atlantic Ave.
28.50 Williams, Jarvis
4.52 BOSTON
Wentzell, Henry J.
No.
35, San Francisco, giving him Shimkus, 36 hrs.; Joseph C. CoriBALTIMORE
14 North Cay St.
all
details
of any vouchers you ture, 36 hrs.; D. L. Gilbert, 36
PHILADELPHIA
...6
North
6th
SL
SS
WILLIAM
CULLEN
BRYANT
SS ALCOA VOYAGER
have. Please give a fuller ex hrs.; Antonio Martin Jr., 36 hrs.;
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PI.
68.93 NEW ORLEANS ...339 Chartres St. planation to the union represen
.. 62.15 Reese, George
Fleming, G
Edgar T. Bush, 36 hrs.
68 Society St.
..
8.80
Dyksman,
Jacobus
3.91 CHARLESTON
Fleming, G
tatives, as they ai-e not quite sure
Collect at Mississippi Shipping
220 East Bay St.
4.62 SAVANNAH
.. 5.00 Quinn, John R
Vandersall, W
what to look for.
Co.
TAMPA
842 Zack St.
.. 1.78 Dabrowski, Frank
Janson, P. O
3.55 JACKSONVILLE
920 Main St.
t t- t.
4 4 4
4.45 Pringi, Paolo
54.31 MOBILE
Toler, C. H
.7 St. Michael St.
CREW OF SS JASON LEE
SS
VERDES
BERING
.75 Shafer, Paul W
Letson, G. L. Letson .
2.76 SAN JUAN, P. R. .45 Ponce de Leon
All crew members who were
GALVESTON
305'/,
22nd
St.
Fredrick
W.
Gouth
has $479
., 2.25 Ryan, Joseph
Turnbull, J. A
2.07
aboard on December 1, 1943 when coming to him, and collect at the
HOUSTON
6605
Canal
St.
.75 Gillezeau, Vincent A
2.81
Daines, A. N. Daines
RICHMOND, Calif
257 Sth St.
Brothers Ernest Martin and General Steamship Co., 553
.. 10.76 Kvalkauskas, Paul Cr.
12.16 SAN FRANCISCO
Stuart, J.
59 Clay St.
David Turenne were injured Stuart Building, Seattle Washing
2.88 SEATTLE
.. 5.75 Poppich, George
Seron, Louis
86 Seneca St.
please get in touch with attorney ton. (Submitted by the Seattle
1.83 PORTLAND ...111 W. Burnside St.
Balke, Ollie
3.20 Callaghan, Edmund W
Richard
Cantor, 51 Chambers branch.)
2.66 Shields, Delbert E
1.38 WILMINGTON ....440 Avalon Blvd.
/Hhamberlain, E. F.
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St. Street, New York City.
2.66 Stephan, George J
1.38 BUFFALO
Nelson, C. S
10 Exchange St.
4 4 4.
Gilbert Venouri, 25 hrs.; Jo
"3.76 Litvak, Joseph S
• 1.48 CHICAGO
Daines, A. N
24 W. Superior Ave.
CREW
OF
RICHARD
JOHNSON seph E. Gelinas, 19H hrs.; Gohl3.60 Harris, John
1.83 SO. CHICAGO, 9137 So. Houston Ave.
Burns, R
We have a letter at Log office man Traweek, 4 hrs.; Henry C.
16.02 Gillezeau, Vincent A.
1.18 CLEVELAND .. 1014 £. St. Clair St.
Elcano, Paul
1038 Third St. signed "Crew of Richard John Michels, 22 hrs..
5.64 Gavin, Joseph P
7.85 DETROIT
W. T. Straw
DULUTH
S31 W. Michigan St.
Collect at South Atlantic SS
Will writer please send
6.04 Hansen, Carl V
1.14 VICTORIA, B. C. ..602 Boughton St. son."
Burkhart, R. E
Company
office.
4.76. O'Neill, Patrick
-.14 VANCOUVER ..144 W. Hastinga St. HIS name.
Jackson, P
MONEY DUE
PERSONALS
SlU HALLS
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MEMBERSHIP APPROVES PAY BOOST, MORE ADJUSTMENTS SEEN NEEDED
OPA STUDY SHOWS 10 MILLION WITH NO JOBS IN '46
FINK TRAINING PROGRAM CALLED A FRUD UPON U.S. TAXPAYERS
A JOB TO BE DONE
SUP BOSUN TELLS OF HARROWING EXPERIENCE IN JAP PRISON CAMP
DISCHARGED FROM NAVY, FINDS THE JAP WAR ON MERCHANT SHIP
MUD AND ORCHIDS
SIU'S LITTLE STRONG MAN
DELEGATE TO NMU CONVENTION SUBJECTED TO MUCH INTIMIDATION
AURORA BOREALIS WALKS INTO NEW YORK RECREATION HALL
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1945
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SIU Brief Wins $45 Wage Boost
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NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1945
Papers Arrive On Ships Late;
Post Office Says 'Unavoiilable'
Climaxing a series of com mean that the mail has less kick
plaints regarding the failure of in it for us than it used to have.''
mail and Log deliveries at various
A check of the complaint in
ports comes this complaint from New York reveals that the fault
Brother Irving Weinstein aboard ' this time does not lie with the
the City of St. Louis at Vera ship operators. It appears that
- Cruz, Mexico.
the U. S. Post Office is respon
/• In a letter to the New York sible. Their explanation of the
hall, Weinstein says, "It is my trouble was that no regular serv
opinion that the fellows have a ice has been reestablished to
, legitimate beef against Water ports in Mexico and that the only
man, if not according to the let facility available was courier
ter of the law at least according service. This was deemed im
to the spirit of it. Down here practical and the alternative be
in Vera Cruz after five days we ing to hold the mail for a ship
haven't received any mail and going to the same port as the
after checking with some of the addressee making it quite prob
boys who have been aboard for able that latter would be headed
a few trips I find that after the home before the arrival of the
\ gun crew was taken off no mail mail carrier.
has been delivered here.
It's The post office has assured the
all piled up in New York until union that it is making every ef
the end of the voyage.
fort to see that personal mail and
"I asked the skipper about this each issue of the Log is forwarded
and he said he was getting his to the men in the promptest man
mail sent directly to Vera Cruz ner.
and not the postmaster in N. Y.
like the rest of us. He says we'll CIUDAD TRUJILLO SERVICE
get our mail in New York.
The Alcoa Steamship Co. has
"Where does Waterman get off
not making any attempt what received authorization from the
ever to see that the boys sailing War Shipping Administration to
" their ships get a chance to hear resume regular steamer service
from their folks back home. And between New Orleans and Mo
don't we have a right to get our bile and Ciudad Trujillo, Domini
union paper on time? Just be can Republic, it was announced
cause the war is over doesn't here yesterday.
MWEB Cuts War Risk Bonus Affain
WASHINGTON, August 31 —
The bitter, unending fight of the
Seafarers International Union to
raise the seamen's basic wage
paid off today when the National
War Labor Board ordered a flat
$45 a month increase for all un
licensed seamen, to begin Octo
ber 1.
Also effective the same date,
the Maritime War Emergency
Board eliminated all voyage
bonuses and cut the area bonus
from $5 to $2.50 a day, narrow
ing the coastal areas in which
these bonuses are payable. The
attack bonus of $125 and the war
risk insurance are still in force.
Both the SIU and the SUP
were parties in the cases before
the Board, and their comprehen
sive briefs and were mainly re
sponsible for the favorable rul
ing. The industry members, of
course, voted against granting
the increase.
While the increase did not meet
all of the SIU's demands, it may
be considered a definite victory
inasmuch as the $45 is now part
of the base wage, and will serve
as a starting point for future con
tract negotiations with the ship
owners.
This was the WLB's first impor
tant dispute case under the new
wage policy, which permits it to
take into account the loss of take-
WHITE HOUSE CALLS IN LABOR, INDUSTRY LEADERS
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No blows were exchanged at the meeting of labor and management representatives at the
White House last week, as this photo shows. Emerging from the Presidential
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session on the projected labor-management national conference, are: (l-to-r) AFL president William
Green. U. S, Chamber of Commerce president Eric Johnston. CIO president Philip Murray, and Nat 1
Ass'n of Manufacturers president Mosher. Probable date for a full-dress meeting is now set at early
November. (LPA)
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home pay resulting from elimina- j by the WLB was that an in
tion of overtime or bonuses. On crease in seamen's wages would
actually save the government
this point, the WLB said:
"The main assumption of the money, since it would help keep
board in determining what wage the old, experienced seamen on
increase is appropriate and the the ships, saving the millions no'W
effective date thereof is the com spent in recruiting and training
plete elimination of the voyage and transportation of new men,
bonus.
j half of whom, unfit for the sea,
"Weighing all of the equities in |would quit after the first trip.
the case arising out of the issues i With this increase the Seafarers
of substandard wages, overtime has taken the first step into the
and the elimination of the bonus,|
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and considering the fact that the|
wage increase will not be retro
active and the prospect that no
part of the increase will take ef
fect for at least thirty days, the
WLB is of the opinion that a fair
and equitable determination of
all the wage.s and overtime issues
in dispute calls for an increase
of $45 per month in the base
NEW YORK—Three RMO port
rate for all classifications."
offices have been sentenced to
An examination of the wage death, it was announced this
briefs submitted by the various week by the WSA, the execu
unions involved shows that the tion to take place at the end of
only effective arguments present September.
ed to the WLB were those made Amid the enthusiastic cheer
by the SIU.
ing of thousands of union sea
In its brief presented to the men, it was announced that the
Board on July 19 by Secretary- three fink halls located in Jack
Treasurer John Hawk, the Sea
farers made not only that point
but several other important ones
that completely and effectively
covered the seamen's case for
wage rises.
The SIU brief pointed out that
not only were the wages sub
standard, but in addition the sea
men have to support themselves
while away from their homes and
therefore were doubly hit by the
continually rising cost of living;
and that on top of that they were
burdened, under the 1943 tax
laws, by taxes even when they
spend more than six months at sonville, Florida, Savannah, Geor
gia and Portland, Maine, would
sea.
With the recent bonus cut the close their doors forever.
seamen's take-home wage was With the exception of the im
cut much beneath a decent stand mediate family — assorted office
ard, Brother Hawk said, and the holders, and NMU officials—there
effect would be to drive the more seem to be no mourners.
skilled seamen from the ships It is requested that jubilant
to shoreside jobs that would pay waterfront survivors do not send
them more. Unless increases flowers.
were granted, the brief added,
4 4-5shipping would come to a stand A survey of waterfront opinion
still at a time when it was most on the closing of three RMO of
fices disclose the following com
important that it increase.
One of the important points ments:
raised by Brother Hawk, and one PHILADELPHIA-^oe Smith,
quoted by the Board in its de AB: "Why did they stop at
cision was that a precedent had three?"
been set by President Roosevelt TAMPA — John Brown, FWT;
when he granted the railroad "The greatest thing to happen to
workers a 5 cent an hour increase merchant seamen since the found
in lieu of the 40 hour week, and ing of the SIU."
that the same principle was ap BOSTON — Tom Jones, Chief
plied by the WLB in the trucking Cook: "A damn good thing."
NEW YORK — Joe Curran:
industry.
Another argument recognized "What will we do now?"
Three Fink Halls
Sink As All
Seamen Cheer
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SEAFARERS
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SEAFARERS LOG
Friday, September 7, 1945
LOG
TWO-EDGED SWORD
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Published Weekly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with Ike American Federation of Labor
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
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HARRY LUNDEBERG
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105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE
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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.
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Risk Is Still There
The shooting war is over for the hosts of men in naval
and military uniforms even as it is for the.hundreds of
thousands of shoreside workers who, finding themselves
displaced by the cut-backs in war production, are fran
tically scanning the want ad columns in a search for se
curity in a peacetime economy.
But the shooting war is not over for the men who
sail the nation's ships and seek their livelihood on the
waterways of the world. The fact that it is not over is
well testified to by marine insurance underwriters who
know the score. They know—because these men deal in
that "most important" commodity called "gold." And
they don't take chances nor do they expect to be called
"strikers" for sitting down on their money bags when
the chances are too great.
The underwriters, quite by accident, of course, find
themselves making a case for the continuation of the seaman's^war risk bonus, for when they say that the war
risks' continue they know what they're talking about. These
men are trained experts in watching their companies' dough
and seeing that the hazards of the sea are well paid for by Not much has been heard about
the concrete ships built by the
the shippers.
McCloskey yards in Tampa, but
\|^hten we read in the newspaper that the marine un- according to some of the boys
derwr^ers expect ship losses due to enemy action to con who have been riding these stone
tinue 4png ^fter the peace declaration because of the vast scows, they are pretty good jobs.
number^of mines on the loose in waters all over the world, Built on the theory that they BRITISH UNION CONGRESS
save steel, are quickly con
we know that they know that seamen are risking their structed, and will stand a lot of OPENS MEET. SEPT. 10th
lives e^ery time they ship out.
punishment in rough weather,
^ery indication shows that the danger from mines four of these steamers were turn LONDON (via British Informa
tion Service)—The 77th Assem
is at least as great as it was following the last war when, ed out at the McCloskey yard, in bly of Britain's annual Trades
during^^he years of 1919 through 1922, some 350 ships addition to many concrete barges. Union Congress opens at Black
All of them, the John Smeaton,
were sunk by mines. (Some of these were missing ships Joseph Aspidin, Lechantelier, and pool on September 10. The fam
'and priesumed lost to mines.) Edward R.* King, American Thaddeus Merriman, were oper ous "Parliament of Workers" is
Ihstitute^of Marine Underwriters' expert, in an article in ated by the Bull Line before being scheduled to last for five days.
Its agenda contains 78 resolutions
the Journal of Commerce writes, "In this war, mining has turned over to the Army Trans from affiliated unions. The re
been don^ on a world-wide scale. Mines have been laid by port.
Brother Francis .Knight, Oiler, port of the General Council to the
airplanes and submarines and, while every effort will be rode both the Lechantelier and Congress on its activities during
inade to clear up these mine fields, many months will the Merriman on their maiden the year is another formidable
trips from Tampa to Cuba and document of over 200 pages.
elapse before the mine hazard is removed."
There are in addition a series of
Concrete Ships OK
Mo Shoreside Seniority For
Seamen Who Lemre Sea Before
Official Victory Proclamation
A statement that merchant seainen v/ho leave the service before
the end of the Unlimited National
Emergency, declared by President
Roosevelt, May 27, 1941, will for
feit their reemployment and sen
iority rights in their former shore
jobs was issued this week by H.
Cbase Stone, assistant deputy ad'Oninistrator for Recruitment and
Jl/Tanning, War Shipping Adminis
tration.
In a telegram to Craig S. Vin-
New Orleans and reports them
good sea boats, riding heavy
weather like a water soaked log.
Built like tankers, with engines
aft, these ships have roomy crew
quarters, but narrow engine
spaces make them hot jobs for
the black gang on tropic runs.
should the seamen's War Services
cent, Atlantic Coast Regional rep- Bill be passed by Congress, it is
resentative of Recruitment and not likely that those merchant
Manning Organization, Mr. Stone seamen who do not stay in the
added that merchant seamen in service until the end of the emer
the age group 18-26 who leave gency period will be entitled to
the merchant marine are still its proposed benefits."
subject to induction by Selective To qualify for reemployment
Service.
and seniority rights, a seaman is
''The end of the National Em required to possess a certificate
ergency is not V-J Day but will of wartime service based on sub
be a later date to be proclaimed stantially continuous service dur
by Congress or by the President," ing the emergency period, accord
Mr. Stone said. "Moreover,. ing to Stone's statement.
supplementary reports dealing
with important matters of policy
remitted from the last Congress
to the General Council. These
deal with the question of equal
pay for men and women, public
ownership of transport and the
fiscal policy. Another somewhat
lengthy statement of the Gen
eral Council's views upon the
problem of trusts and cartel is
contained in the General Coun
cil's report.
As many as a dozen resolutions
from unions deal with matters
relating to social insurance, safe
ty and welfare conditions in var
ious industries. Among another
dozen resolutions dealing with
wages, hours and conditions of
employment is One from the Na
tional Union of Mineworkers
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calling for legislation to ensure
that all wage contracts shall con
tain the principle of guaranteed
wages. Several other resolutions
in this section urge the prin
ciple of the equal rate for job for
women workers.
The United
Rubber Workers have put down a
resolution calling for a statutory
40-hour week in industry and4he
abolition of all overtime.
4^ $ $
FRENCH SEAMEN RECEIVE
SPECIAL ALLOWANCE
(ITF)—The special allowance
granted previously to the French
seamen has been increased to 20
percent of gross for men fed by
the owners. The allowance may
not be less than 750 francs in the
case of wages of 2,800 francs or
more; 670 francs for those over
2,300 francs but under 2,8000,
and 550 francs for those under
2,300 francs.
Where men are not fed by the
owners, the allowance is in
creased by 14 francs a day for
officers and 10 francs for other
ratings.
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Friday, September 7, 1945
TBE
SEAFARERS
LOG
$45 Wage Boost Is Won By Sill
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2. Mediterranean Area — AH
waters within the Mediterranean
Sea, including the Adriatic Sea,
the Agean Sea, the Black Sea, the
Sea of Azov, the Sea of Marmora,
the Dandanelles and the Bos
porus.
^ 3. Pacific Area — All waters
within the area bounded on the
north by 60° north latitude; on
MARITIME
the east by the 180th meridian;
WAR EMERGENCY BOARD
WAR LA20R BOARD
on the south by 13° south lati
DECISION 2D
By PAUL HALL .
tude; and on the west by 90° east
BONUS DIRECTIVE ORDER
BONUS
longitude
to its intersection with
At the New York meeting of August 29, there was a discussion
August 31, 1945
the coast of continental Asia and
Article
I.—AREA
BONUS
AND
by the membership that was very interesting. The point was brought By virtue of and pursuant to
thence following the coast of con
VESSEL ATTACK BONUS
up that some of the steamship operators had been using the war the powers vested in it by Execu
tinental Asia to its intersection
REQUIRED
ias an excuse to not make the necessary repaii's in crews quarters, tive Order 9017 of January 12,
with 60° north latitude.
1942, and the Executive Orders, Area bonus and vessel attack
C.—^Time When Area Bonus
etc, and have been abusing the wartime conditions so as to save
Directives and Regulations issued bonus shall be paid under this Payments Start and Stop—^Area
their hard-earned (!) pennies. Now that they no longer have the under the Act of October 2, 1942,
Decision to licensed and un bonus shall commence as of mid
war as an excuse they may as well start getting busy and cooperate and the War Labor Disputes Act licensed persoxmel employed as night prior to the day during
of June 25, 1943, etc.
with the union—as we intend to rectify this situation.
regular crew members on United which the vessel enters the area
States
flag vessels of the Amer and shall cease at midnight of
I.
Effective
from
the
date
of
One member brought out something at this same meeting which
ican
Merchant
Marine.
the day during which the vessel
elimination of the present "voy
^ould be taken seriously by all Seafarers members. That is, re age bonus," each classification
departs
from the area.
Article II.—AREA BONUS
gardless of what the crew wants in the way of conditions, it is shall have added to its present
A.—Amount of Area Bonus— Article III.—VESSEL ATTACK
practically impossible to get them unless the crew itself is a good base wage the sum of forty-five
BONUS
Area bonus at the rate of $2.50
union crew and will cooperate with the shoreside officials by going ($45) dollars per month.
per day shall be payable to each In addition to area bonus, ves
down the line to whatever limit necessary to gain conditions.
II. The foregoing terms and crew member of a vessel within sel attack bonus of $125 shall be
conditions shall be incorporated
This means that before any crew signs on articles they should in a signed agreement reciting any of the areas specified in Par payable to each crew member of
agraph B of this Article II, in a vessel (1) which is destroyed
have proper time to shape up the beefs for the union to take action. the intention of the parties to cluding periods during which the or substantially damaged as a
In this manner we will have plenty of time to have the necessary have their relations governed vessel is in port or at an anchor result of direct war hazard or (2)
thereby as ordered by the Na age.
on which any person is killed or
repairs made before the ship is scheduled to sign on articles.
tional
War
Labor
Board.
seriously injured as a result of
B.—Areas
It is good to see the membership take an interest in points of
direct war hazards or (3) which
this kind. As long as there is cooperation between crew members III. Since this directive order 1. European Area- -All waters
is otherwise subjected to extreme
and officials we can go a long way in remedying the problems cre may involve a question of in within the area bounded on the and immediate danger of destruc
creased cost to the United States, east by 60° east longtitude to its
ated by some shipowners screaming, "Don't you know there's a the directive order shall become
intersection with the north coast tion as a result of direct war
war en?"
effective only if also approved of Russia and thence following hazard. Vessel attack bonus shall
by the Director of Economic Sta the coast of continental Europe be payable whether the vessel is
WHY NMU IS FAILING
and Africa to its intersection with within or without any of the
bilization.
areas specified in Paragraph B
We had a fine example here the other day of just why the NMU Representing the Public — 12° west longitude: and bound of Article II above, and wdiether
ed on the west by 12° west longi
is not making any progress with the Isthmian men. To get a good George W. Taylor, Lloyd K. Gar
(Continued on Page 9)
rison, N. P. Feinsinger, Jesse tude.
picture of the entire thing, let us go back a few months. When the
SIU organizing drive first started, invitations were offered by the
SIU OFFICIAL WELCOMES BROTHER BACK FROM WARS
Seafarers to Isthmian SS Co. men if they cared to come in the SIU
halls and ship. Quite a few of these men shipped into the SIU and
Wiany of them are even now riding SIU ships. On the other hand,
there was a comparatively small number who took up the NMU
invitation and rode NMU ships. Typical of these men was Donald
McFarlane. This man went to the NMU for the simple reason that
he was an ex-member of the UAW-CIO outfit. He went to the NMU
hall after getting off the SS Marine Fox and shipped as Messman
on the SS Abangarez. Then his troubles really began. Besides
losing about $70.00 in legitimate overtime, he was thoroughly dis
appointed in the NMU style of unionism and what he had seen on
Ithat ship.
(Continued front Page 1)
peacetime years. The WLB order
has the effect of a contractual
obligation upon the part of the
operators. When the contracts are
up for renewal, the Seafarers
will have a starting point from
which it can go after the rest of
the SIU demands on behalf of
the working seamen.
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Freidin.
Representing Labor — Van Bittner, John Brophy, Robert J.
Watt, Paul Chipman.
Representing Industry (Dissent
ing)—Clarence Skinner, Vincent
P. Ahearn, Earl Cannon, W. B.
Maloney.
Not wishing to be classed as a freeloader, however, because of
his union background, he paid the NMU Patrolman $20 for making
the trip, and then made up his mind never to sail an NMU ship under
any condition. He then went back into the Isthmian SS Co. because
he could get better conditions there than on an NMU ship. He went
back into the same ship he was on previously, the SS Marine Fox.
On this ship's last voyage in New York, he was contacted again by
NMU organizers.
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These fellows, not knowing that McFarlane had been on an
NMU ship, immediately gave him a sales talk on the benefits of
being an NMU member. He didn't go for it and told them just what
was wrong with the NMU and how he lost plenty of dough by riding
their ship. This alarmed the NMU organizers because they knew
that if this fellow were to talk of his NMU experience the NMU
couldn't even get one signer for their petition on board the ship.
They then went so far as to take him back to the hall and introduce
him to all the piecards, including Port Agent Stack and Jimmy
(Campbell, Port Committeeman.
They gave him a lot of rosy promises about settling his beef and
that was all. The NMU organizers were all worked up by this
time and they told the other officials that the organizers could
do nothing in the organizing field because of the NMU officials'
inability to settle the membership's beefs. But more important than
that, their inability to settle beefs was causing their own union Sgl. Walter Stewart, brother of
members to leave them in big droyes.
SIU pie-card Jimmy Stewart, vis
Hearing the organizers tell off the NMU officials made up ited the New York hall last week
McFarlane's mind, and he left, there in a hurry. He asked one of the after liberation from a Nazi pris
©lU men on the Fox if he could help in the Seafarers' drive as he oner-of-war camp. He brought
felt the SIU could benefit not only the men on his ship, but on all with him to the hall Lt. Peter G.
Isthmian ships. He asked to work for tljp SIU in the coming Rutledge, bombardier of the B-17
in which Walter was gunner.
election for this company and this he is doing now.
McFarlane is now doing a good job for the SIU and. because Both soldiers showed keen inter
est in the new SIU building and
of men like this. Isthmian is going SIU.
In the operaUon of the union The
soldiers in Europe are not being
taken in by all the anti-labor
propaganda being fed them, ac
cording to Walter, and the record
of the merchant seamen is cer
tainly "well known and appreci
ated."
It was on January 10, 1944 that
Walter and his ship were over
Brunswick, Germany on a bomb-
ing raid The flalt was thk-k and
the plane kept at 23,000 feet. Sud
denly a shell caught their ship,
exploding the incendaries aboard
and killing 4 crew men outright.
Walter and five others managed
to bail out. It took them almost
25 minutes to float down to ear^
all the time the air was filled;
with exploding anti-aircraft
shells.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Coveted "Meriterious Service
Medal" Awarded To SlU Man
Friday, September 7, 1945
Calling All SIU Men FORE 'n AFT
Now is the time to come to
By BUNKER
the aid of your union. We
are engaged in an all-out ef- .
Only a few years ago Smith
and Johnson had one little ship,
The first indication that we
fort to make Isthmian a
a laker called the Raritan. Now
had another SIU medal holder
union outfit. This can only
they operate 35 Liberties.
among us came when a shipmate
be done with the help of
Brother Edgar LaBadie, Stew- .
of Lex Fanjoy asked if we had
every rank and file SlUer
ard,
was on tbe Raritan in Febseen the latter's Meritorious Ser
afloat. When you tie-up along
ruary, '41, when her career was
vice citation and medal. Chances
side an Isthmian ship, board
ended while bound north along
are that, had we waited for Bro
her and give the crew the
the coast with a load of coffee.
ther Fanjoy himself, this .story
Unknown to the skipper, the
waterfront unionwould not. have appeared in print
lightship off Frying Pan Shoals
Show them a copy of
had been withdrawn and the little
It seems that while the SS
our contract, tell them how
vessel came too close to the
Lawton B. Evans was anchored
settle beefs, prove to shoals in heavy weather. Before
off the Italian coast at Anzio,
them that unionism, the SIU
the officers could get a bearing
"violent gale and eleotrica
storm" broke. The SIU brother
way, means more pork chops and sheer her off, she hit hard
and fast. All hands got off safe
volunteered to cut the cables on
for them.
ly before high tide lifted her
a barrage balloon when the cable
off the shoals and carried her to
charged with static electricity,
deep water, where she sank.
threatened to ignite the gasoline
cargo.
Brother Ed Harrison believes in
Bosun Fanjoy went aloft and
getting on a ship and staying. He/
despite several electric shocks,
spent over a year on the William*
cut the balloon adrift. It was af
B. Giles, making a Cape Horn run
ter this that he was struck by an
to India, and five Mediterranean
electrical discharge which stun
trips on her. His next ship was
ned him and caused him to fal
the James Caldwell, Bull Line
to the crosstrees. Fortunately the
Liberty that was rammed and
brother was not seriously hurt
nearly sunk off Gravesend re
and the commendation states that
cently; and if this ship hadn't
his action may well have saved
been wrecked Ed says he would
the ship from disaster.
have spent a year on her, too.
The text of the citation appears
A1 Noble, FWT( also put in a
below:
year on the Giles.
The Administrator, War Ship
If any old timers start sound
ping Administration, takes pleas
ing off in the messroom about the
ure in Commending LEX FAN
"good old days" at sea, ask them
JOY for Meritorious Service as
if they remember when the
eet forth in the following cita
couldn't get any coffee after tb6
tion:
dishes were washed; when there
His ship, SS Lawton B. Evans,
was no night chow except bologna
was anchored off the Anzio
sandwiches, which were kept in
beachhead when a violent gale
the galley for the night watch;
and electrical storm broke. A
on many an old tanker the chow/barrage balloon floated from the
was carried to the messroom in""
tureens, getting well chilled by
stern of the ship at the end of a
1,000 foot cable. This wire was
this process in the winter time;
By LOUIS GOFFIN
anchored to a winch with the
and very often dumped on deck
lead running up the after mast
Outport beefs are still coming men involved will be notified by when the messboy didn't jump
and through a fairlead at the top
quick enough from a boarding
in; however, they are few in num mail and through the Log.
of the mast. It became heavily
ber. I note that the shipowners I've been notified that the sea. On many scows one cook did
charged with static electricity
are beginning to try new tactics guys who I have to contact have all the meat cutting, cooking, and
which discharged near an open
when settling beefs. They now now completed their vacations, baking; and a favorite-trick of
hatch containing gasoline cargo
call me "Mister," where not so and this will give me a chance to stewards was sorting out the ap
in cans. Fanjoy volunteered to
long ago they had other and not square away the few beefs that ples and oranges—the big ones
cut the balloon adrift, but the
for the saloon, the little ones for
so flattering names for me. As I have on hand.
terrific strain on the wire caused
a matter of fact, they treat me All this set me to thinking of the crew's mess.
it to jam in the fairlead at the
with the greatest of courtesy: can the wartime sailor and how he
You can call Eddie 'Seesholt,
top of the mast. Disregarding the
it be that they have discovered is going to react: The old soogee AB on the George Washington, a
possibilities of electrocution, a
that the war is over? Are they bucket and paint brush will be sailor in the true sense of the 4
shock which might cause him to
remembering the years before the working plenty of overtime,
word. Eddie, who is from West
fall to the deck many feet below,
war? We don't like to incon can see the old overtime hogs Palm Beach, has sailed AB on
or dismemberment from the whip
venience them, but we hope that really on the ball. I can also hear two of the world's largest sailing
of the released wire, he unhesi
their memory is bright; as for us, the. wails of the chief mate how yachts, the square riggers Joseph
tatingly went aloft and cut the
we never forget any injustices ling that the boys can't paint a Conrad and Seven Seas.
line adrift. Several times he re
straight line.
done our membership.
Other Floridians on the George
ceived minor shocks, and at the
Yes, it looks like the good old Washington recently were Johnny
This
is
for
the
information
of
moment of severing the wire he
days are here again.
Lopez of Key West and Charlie
was stunned by an electrical dis Above is a close-up of Ihe Men-' the membership. When paying In the early years after the Kellogg of Miami.
off
in
any
port
other
than
the
charge which caused him to fall torious Service Medal, and a pic
first World War, the run was
to the crosstrees below. Escaping ture of Brother Fanjoy holding port of New York, payrolls, over Hamburg and Bremen, Germany. They say that ship's loading
time sheets and logbooks have to
military supplies in the Mediter
death only by a miracle, his his award.
Those tow towns were a sailors'
be
sent
to
the
home
offices
of
ranean
were going to the Pacific
courageous action may well have
paradise. Wine women and song
the
companies.
Sometimes
it
by
way
of the Panama Canal, to
saved his ship from disaster.
takes three or four weeks before were so cheap that the average avoid paying the heavy duties
A copy of this commendation
these items arrive, so if you are American seaman with a ten dol slapped on American ships by
for Meritorious Service has been
heading for the big town and lar bill was a big shot; with a French- British canal authorities.
made a part of Boatswain Fanyou have disputed overtime pend few additional bucks a guy could Another British way of marking
joy's official record.
damn near buy the town.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 — The ing, be sure to make, a copy and The difference between now off lend-lease was by charging
Emory Scott Land,
for every American soldier going
United Maritime Authority, for bring it up with you. This will
Administrator six months after the formal sur give me a chance to analyze the and then is the fact that these to their aid in British ships!
•<
two towns are so bombed out,
render of Japan, probably will be beefs, so that when the sheets that a guy would have a hell of
For several weeks now Broth
dissolved by Jan. 1, a high Gov do arrive I'll be ready for them.
time finding a decent joint. ers Parker and Kerr at the Tampa
Final settlement of all beefs will
ernment official said today.
Also the prices are so high now hall have been trying to ship
be
in
the
Money
Due
page
of
the
Charging that he had been il The informant, who asked that
that a sailor finds it much cheaper "Nellie" aboard some outward
Seafarers
Log.
The
above
applies
legally suspended from the NMU his name not be used, said the
to spend his time and money here bounder. Nellie is a Zack street
only
to
the
companies
with
home
on "unspecified charges and date of the dissolution would be
in the U. S. A. Anyway, it's good character of the Greenwich Vil
virithout due or sufficient cause," decided after a general survey of offices in New York, with excep to rehash the so-called good, old lage variety who waltzes past
the hall at least once a day, pats
Samuel Levin through his law shipping needs by the military tion of the South Atlantic, with days
home offices in Savannah; East
his well oiled permanent, swishes
yer, named NMU President Jo forces.
ern with home offices in Boston,
his hips in a "come hither" way 4.
seph Curran as defendant in his
A War Shipping Administration and Mississippi whose home of
and
rolls his eyes at the men in- suit brought in Supreme Court official said the break-up of the
fice
is
in
New
Orleans.
Beefs
side.
So far Nellie hash't dohe
on August 23rd.
UMA would mean the end of the concerning these companies must
much
good,
but if he ever gets
The case as it develops should war shipping pool and the return be forwarded to the three above
inside
the
door,
Parker and K^rr
prove interesting to all seafaring of vessels to private ownership ports and takes a little more time.
swear
they'll
shanghai
him on
and union members.
for domestic and foreign trade.
As soon as they are settled the
one of their concrete scows.
From The
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Maritime Authority
To Bo DIsolvod
Curran In A Jam
UKf I A v..';;.-j.; J-'..
�'I
Friday, September 7. 1945
IHE
I THINK
QUESTION: Some of the letters coming into
the Log office'beef about how seldom seamen
see their families and therefore should receive
additional money in compensation for their hard
ship. How often have you seen your family in
the past year and what about this question of
more money?
i
IVAN USERA. OS — The last
time I saw my mother was three
months ago when I got in from a
four month trip. I stayed on the
beach for a month before I ship
ped out again. Now I'm back
after another forty days or so and
I'm shipping almost immediately.
It is lucky for me that my family
lives nearby and when I do hit
New York I can see them for a
few days anyway, I always feel
sorry for the fellows who come
from inland towns where it lakes
days and days of Jravelling if
they want to get home and back.
Without the bonus it's impossible
to live like men. Married men
will have no way of keeping their
families decently unless we get
more money.
wr
i
EDWIN VELEZ. AB — I saw
my family eight months ago
when I came back on the SS J.
Willcird Gibbs. I havn't seen any
of them since. 1 hear a lot about
getting a raise in wages and I
was wondering how anyone could
properly estimate in any fair
manner how much an an hour, a
day or a month it was worth for
a man to be away from his loved
ones. It seems to me that none
could possible measure this. It's
my opinion that an AB should
get a big enough base pay so that
the married ones can support
their families properly and the
single ones think about wives
and children.
JOHN YUSKIS. AB — I'm one
of those guys that's more for
tunate. I've been able to see my
people a few times in the past
year. After coming in on the
City of St. Louis which ran to
Brazil on a three month voyage
1 was lucky enough to get the DelAires, a Mississippi 02 on which I
put in six months. Being on a
02 I was able to get home about
three or four times in the last
few months. I think we should
have higher basic wages instead
of bonus because your bonus is
only good at sea and there are
many ports where bonuses don't
apply. If you get stuck in those
ports you're out of luck on the
bonus system.
If
f
ALEX STEWART, Bosun— I saw
my family after returning from
the Murmansk run on the SS
Phillip Thomas after six months
at sea. After nine days on the
beach I again shipped, this time
on the SS George Washington and
haven't Seen my family since.
Which makes it a total of nine
days out of 365. About seamen's
wages, of course they, should be
raised. We can't save any money
what with living costs so high,
living away from home, and all
the other things that eat up your
pay. It's tough sailing for the
single man and much tougher for
the guy with a family to support.
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Flv«
Gulf And Island Rivers Found
Ripe For Seafarers Org. Drive
After a complete survey of the
barge and towboat field on the
Gulf Coast, the special organiz
ing committee set up to investi
gate these boats is convinced that
a wide open opportunity awaits
SIU organizing efforts, and that
Gulf Coast tugboatmen are will
ing to cooperate in improving
wages and conditions in this in
dustry.
Principal seat of operations for
barge and towboat outfits in the
Gulf is New Orleans, which is the
home port of more tug and barge
companies than any other port in
the country, comprising river,
deep sea, and inland waterway
lines.
Gulf Coast and harbor boats
alone
employ
approximately
eight to nine thousand men. In
addition, there are a large fleet
of boats of all kinds running from
New Orleans up the Mississippi
and tributary rivers, offering a
huge field for organization.
An inland waterway system,
which stretches all the way from
lower Texas at Corpus Christi al-
NEW BUG KILLER
PROMISES US
SCRATCHLESS
DAYS
most to Tallahassee in Florida of
fers a continuous, protected,
chain of navigable waterways
which, connecting with the river
system, provide an artery of com
merce unequalled anywhere else
in the world. Using this water
way system are steam and diesel
tugs and self-propelled barges,
carrying oil and miscellaneous
freight.
Ranging from small three or
four man boats to big tugs which
carrying ten to fifteen men, the
inland water boats offer jobs for
Engineers, Mates, Deck Hands,
Cooks, and. Oilers; jobs which
could be made very attractive un
der SIU wages and conditions.
Both steamers and diesel tugs
and diesel self-propelled barges
comprise this waterways fleet.
No seaman's papers are re
quired
on
boats
navigating
the inland waterways. Deepsea
jobs, of course, require regular
endorsements.
In addition to the tow boat
field, a number of unorganized
tanker companies are still op
erating on the Gulf, using Beau
mont, Port Arthur, Houston,
Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans,
ports all handy to SIU halls, thus
facilitating an organizational ef
fort on these boats. Besides the
unorganized ships there are also
several NMU contracted com
panies running under open shop
agreements.
By FRENCHY MICHELET
From the deck of an approach to break the news to the widow.
The brother officer naturally
ing ship LaGuaria, Venezuela, re
sembles a Swiss mountain village, disliked the task but, steeling
except that the architecture is himself to the effort, he finally
tropical rather than Swiss. The approached the widow.
mountains are green-covered, rol
"Does the widow Callaghan
If all the advance raves that
ling affairs rather than the rug live here?" inquired the officer in
have preceeded civilian produc
ged giants of the latter country, his most tactful manner.
tion of DDT, the new miracle in
and the atmosphere is glutinous
"Mrs. Callaghan lives here." re
secticide, are true then the sea
rather then pellucid: well, any plied the lady haughtily.
men's life will indeed be more
way, you gotta climb like hell to "Mrs. hell," exclaimed the easily
bearable in the postwar years, as
get to a decent gin mill in either angered officer, "Wait until you
far as shipboard insect nuisances
place!
see what we're bringing up the
are concerned.
stairs.''
We
are
arriving
here
on
the
Used exclusively by the mili
morning of the day sacred to the
The reader probably realizes
tary during the war years, DDT
has proved to be the deadliest memory of Simon Bolivar, the than one of our favorite pastimes
bug killer yet invented. Harm great liberator. The bells of the is baiting the Sheepshead Bay
innumerable churches are busily bureaucrats. We like to ridicule
less to man and animal, DDT is
summoning
the faithful to .pray the miserable job that these don
sure death to marauding cock
ers
of
thanksgiving,
and making keys have made of training per
roaches and night raiding bed
quite a bit of noise about it too. sonnel fot the Merchant Marine
bugs. One treatment will last
We'll be happy when they get and to bewail the cost, which is
as long as three months, and any
everybody
inside because, as 'way hell and gone out of all pro
bedbug which tries to return to
Washington Irving has noted in portion to the pitiful results ob
his Sketch Book, when the great tained.
bell of St. Paul's is tolled it sours
All of which is by way of pre
all the beer near and far.
It face to an observation that a
would be horrible if such a ca WSA big shot made to us recent
lamity overwhelms the city while ly. We were beatin' our gums
the Del Rio is helplessly moored about the quality of cooks turned
in the nearby stream.
out in their Brooklyn link fac
The Del Rio is scheduled to lie tory, when the aforementioned
at anchor for ten days while big shot observed, "1 doubt if
awaiting berth. No shore leave, you could do half as good a
either. Oh, well, the rest will job of training cooks, Mr. Mido us good. This will be a won chelet."
derful opportunity to mediate . . .
Touche!
to commune with nature as it
It's quite true that we can't run
were. (We've got a whole case
a school for cooks: we can't lay
his former home will join his of nature's sweetest nectar to
an egg either, but we can damn
ancestors upon mere contact-with commune with, too.)
soon tell you when a professional
the treated area.
Buck Newman and the bucko
hen has made a mess of the job.
Sprayed in a room, DDT will mate are at it again, hammer
Yessir, we can't lay an egg, but
continue to kill flies and mos- and tongs. We never weary of
wc don't go around billing the
quitos for many days after. Now watching this pair go through
Government for squatting on the
mixed with a flat paint, DDT their little weekly comedy of
nest, either!
may be applied directly to a wall, checking the overtime.
Buck
The SIU is by no means the
keeping its lethal power almost breezes topside bright and early
indefinitely.
every Monday morning, fully re petty caviling group that the
Combined in paint it will also solved to use a tactful approach. bureaucrats would make them
give complete protection to ships Half an hour later he comes out to be. They had concrete pro
for six months against barnacles, storming down the ladder again posals for the training of new
moUusks and other marine pests, blowing a gale of uncomplimen personnel at the outbreak of the
saving millions of dollars in bar- tary remarks about mates gener war. They proposed putting the
ncle extermination.
ally and the tack-head topside in trainees right on the ships as ob
What with the RMO beginning particular. Reminds us of the servers where they would get
to close its doors, and the use story of the tactful policeman! It real steamship knowhow, and not
of DDT aboard ships, insect life seems that an officer of the law
a lot of theoretical nonsense that
in the United States, at least, was killed in line of duty and it
faces complete annihilation. It's fell to a brother officer, a man looks swell on paper, but con
affect on communists has not yet who combined a tactful nature tributes little in practical steam
been tested.
with a disposition to anger easily, ship operation.
�. .i:^- ,• •,••••' •
Page Six
THE
SEAFARERS
l^O G
• • •'" •
Friday, September 7, 1945
-5^
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
JAMES M. PORTER
REPLACEMENTS
COME EASY
*
After loading at St. Rose and
spending two weeks in New Or
leans—time enough to let the
boys hit all the juke joints along
Dauphine Street, the Smith and
Johnson Liberty James M. Por
ter finally headed down the
river on the first leg of a long
haul to Okinawa.
With all her holds full of
high test gas in drums and with
a deck load of jeeps, the Porter
will carry fuel to Okinawa be
cause a lack of pumping equip
ment and storage facilities pre
vents tankers from unloading
there.
When Captain "Log Book"
Sullivan paid off the Porter
here, along with the two radio
operators, some of the crew
argued that the articles were
automatically broken and left
her for an island run. She had
no trouble getting replacements,
however, as some of the boys
aboard let it be known that this
scow has an A-1 steward'depart
ment and good officers.
Crew Renames
Montauk Point
Gulfport Express
After wearing out her haw
sers at the Dumain Street docks
while the Navy decided whether
to send her to Europe, to Tokyo,
or on another canal boat run to
Gulfport, the Montauk Point
paid off in New Orleans last
week with no one yet knowing
what will become of this big
tug.
Better known to her restless
crew as the "Gulport Express,"
the Montauk has, in five weeks,
made two trips from New Or
leans to Gulfport, about half a
day's running time each way.
The first trip turned out to be
just for the exercise, as she took
down the wrong tow and had
to bring it back. The barges are
still laying in the river, waiting
for the Navy to discover who
they belong to and where in
hell they might be bound.
Four of the Montauk's steward
department who sailed together
on a four month's trip aboard
the Meyer Lessner are Harold
Karlsen, Steward; Albert Buckworth, relieving Steward;
George Kodak, Messman, and
Freddie Kline, Pantryman.
SS Robert Toombs Minutes
REPORT SHOWS CLEAR PICTURE OF
UNION MEETING HELD ABOARD SHIP
It's pretty nice when you can
read the minutes of a meeting
and get a mind picture of every
thing that happened there. We got
this feeling when we read the
minutes of the meeting held on
August 12th aboard the SS Rob
ert Toombs. As we read we
could see the faces of Garret and
Swain, of Bacon asking the
Bosun about overtime; we could
feel the indignation of the crew
as they talked about the Navy
crew coming to the messroom
in underwear, and the man who
jumped ship and the trip card
ers who didn't attend the meet
ing.
Here are the minutes, see if
you feel the same way about
them.
% X t,
Meeting was called to order
at 1.30 p,m, by Brother R. Gar
rett. Brother Miles Swain then
took the chair. Reading of pre
vious meeting minutes dispensed
with on account of lack of rec
ords.
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendation that the trip
cards of John Daly and John
Pitts be puUed because of their
refusal to attend the meeting.
Report on cleanliness of messroom. Should be kept cleaner.
Messman has agreed to soogee
and paint mess haU. Steward
OK'd this. Crew to cooperate in
keeping mess hall clean.
Motion to condemn Lewis Jay
Torres, former Steward, who
jumped ship in Santos, Brazil;
for the general way he fed the
crew .and handled the Steward
Dept. Also for striking a few
members of the Steward Dept.
and having one man unjustly
put ashore in Calcutta.
Notice to be posted in all SIU
halls.
Motion that the Navy crew be
advised to come to the messroom properly attired in, at
least, shorts. Not underwear.
Delegates to speak for the SIU
crew in this matter.
Motion that the toilets be
properly flushed and taken care
of.
Motion that Wm. Sears, Red
Hancock, and Wm. Samore be
elected to draw up and put into
effect a list of fines for in
fringement of rules regarding
messhall and toilets. Motion
that all book members take
charge of fines and that they
be donated to the Seafarer's Log.
Motion that Delegates draw
up list of dept. members, book
members and trip carders.
Motion that there be another
fan placed in the scullery. That
the radio be moved from Fire
men's foc'sle bulkhead and
placed on opposite side of messroom.
Motion made that Brother
Frank Hankiewiz be excused
from this meeting providing]
he attends the next one.
FISH STORY
Although his friends here in
sist that he went to Miami for
other reasons. Bill Zobrosky,
(center). Book IG, displays this
tine catch as evidence of his
prowess a la Issac Walton. "We
know," say his old shipmates,
"that Bill really went to Miami
to reenact those scenes we used
to enjoy on the old UK run."
TRIP MESSBOYS
MESS UP GALLEY
ON WILLIAM NOTT
The schoolboy cooks couldn't
cook. Worse than that, the first
trip messboys in a week's time
turned a brand new galley into
something out of a grease-lined
tramp.
The result was that
most of the crew of the William
Nott piled off her when she
reached Gulfport last week on
her maiden voyage from Tampa.
Last of the small Laker-type
freighters to be turned over to
SIU operators from the McCloskey yards in Tampa, the Nott
is loading Budweiger beer at
Gulfport and is scheduled for a
long run to the south Pacific.
In all, fifteen of these small
four hatch ships were turned out
in Tampa, seven of them going
to SIU companies, and all of
them proving handy little jobs,
economical and seaworthy. They
are of 1,900 net tons, 352 feet
over all, and equipped with high
speed uniflow engines that give
them a fourteen knot cruising
speed. Originally built for the
"British," most of these coasters
were retained by the Maritime
Commission when the European
war ended.
The Northern Wonder, one of
the fleet which came out about
two months ago is now in the
South Pacific on an inter-island
shuttle service.
Brother B. E. Sheeley, FWT,
who has made two of these
ships, says they can't be beat
for firemen, with only four
fires, and an automatic water
system that is really automatic.
GOOD AND WELFARE
Brother Bacon, AB, asked ex
planation for 8-12 watch not be
ing asked to turn to on over turn to on gravy overtime but
time August 10th by Bosun. refused difficult OT.
Bosun
Bosun claims he hasn't had com asked for complete cooperation
plete cooperation from 8-12 so in the Deck department by
therefore didn't ask them be which he meant everyone should
cause of their previous attitude do his part then overtime would
towards oyertime. He said that be distributed evenly.
certain men were very ready to
Meeting adjourned at 2.45 p.m.
SS Williatn B. Allison
Survivors dome Home
While SIU men aboard the SS William B. Allison^
Waterman Liberty, lived on K ration ^nd canned hash, the
Navy officials debated and debated whether to repair
their ship or declare it a total loss after a torpedo had
tormout her port side boiler and settling tank and wrinkled
the plates on her starboard side.
-Anchored at Okinawa, the Al erty Frank McFay for their re
lison along with the other ships, turn to the U. S. But the McFay
fought off the daily air raids hadn't even started to unload its
that came with clock like pre cargo and was still scheduled
cision but it was a night attack to make Pearl Harbor and pick
that finally laid her low. On up a cargo of pineapples'for the
the evening of May 24th there States. This was the first class ^
had been two raids and every passage for the 12. And they
one thought they had received haven't arrived yet.
their quota. But at three in the
FOOD WAS GOOD
morning of the 25th without a
Sixteen other Allison crew V
GQ alarm or for that matter
members were a little more for
without any warning at all an
tunate. On July 28th they were
aerial torpedo hit the port side taken aboard the APA ship Ne
of the Allison with a deafening
shoba and hit New York this
roar. The plane got away with week. Among them were:
out a shot being fired at it leav Chas. Zeitler, AB; James E.
ing three dead and four wound
Mann, Dk.M.; Lindsey Williams,
ed aboard the ship.
Bosun; Wm. Logan, AB; Hans
Rasmussen, AB; Fred Reth, AB;
TAKE OFF WOUNDED
Fred Allen, Ch.Ck.; A1 Bobbins,
Four LSMs pulled alongside Chas. Reyes, Richar(L,Baierlein,
to take the wounded and 300 Kenneth Kline, all Messmen;
Seebees off the ship, and a Navy and Roger Fontaine, AB.
tug stood by with everyone ex
They reported that they slept
pecting the ship to sink. While
in
canvas-racks without blank
the crew were given coffee and
water etc., the Navy officer in ets, mattresses or any bedding
charge at Okinawa surveyed the of any kind. They did say that
damage and decided to make the food was great, though., They '
the repairs there. The crew say they even got steaks for
breakfast.
stood by eating K rations the
first day, canned hash and
f
canned stew after that. Some of
the Navy officials apparently
disagreed with the decision to
repair and the debate went on
and on, and the SIU men ate
canned stew and hash.
Meantime, the ship's power be
Although there is supposed to
ing out, there was no electri
city, no means of communica be plenty of salvage work at
tion between ship and shore or various places around the world
other ships and to add tp their where the tides of battle left
troubles some of the ship's guns their toU of bombed and tor
had gone out of action. The pedoed ships, two big Moran
only thing that seemed to work tugs, the Race Point and the
according to schedule was the Point Lomas have been laying
Jap planes with their regular in New Orleans for weeks with
daily raids. The ship was not. no place to go.
Two months ago , the Race
able to properly defend itself
during these attacks and the , Point started down the Missis
sippi with barges but broke a
crew just sweated it out.
fuel
line at Pilot Town, which
SHIP GOES FOR REPAIRS
seems to be a favorite breaking
This state of affairs continued down point for ,many ships. A
until June 5th when it was de Navy tug picked up the tow
cided to take the ship to Ka- and the Race Point came bacTc
rama Retta for repairs (35 miles to New Orleans.
or so away). There the, ship,
John Ferensky, who copped
and the crew, lay for a whole the "Canal Street Beach
month with nothing being done comber's" title during a nine
about repairing her. On July months spell on the beach in
6th she was towed back to Okin New Orleans is bosun on this
awa where she now lays after tug. Others in the crew include '
WSA men came aboard and Jack Westfall, AB, Robert
condemned her.
Young, Wiper and Ed Fry, AB.
>
On July 25th, twelve, of the Cyril Arbour is Steward.
Allison crew were put aboard
Also plagued with engine
the Alaskan Steamship's Lib trouble, the Point Lomas, which
came in here after an eleven
months trip to Australia, is
berthed beside the Race Point.
Helping to "hold down the
fort' on this Moran tug are •
Brothers John Tilley, Steward;
Hulet Higgenbotham, 2nd Cook
and Baker; Fred Gandara, Messmna; William Kay, Messman;
Junion Cullen, Oiler; and Dalton Morgan, Oiler.
Tugs Point Lomas
And Race Point
Idle In N. 0.
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Page Seven
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
USMS GRABS
WANT TO SAIL
'^SIU, NOT NMU
people who understand what the
doing or not doing of this last
job might mean.
JOHN CAMPAIGN.
cSeafaxex's Int. Union:
TO LICK LABOR
We would like very much to
know if we can ship out of ,the "PROBLEM** BY
SIU hall on SIU ships. We have LICKING LABOR
graduatedn>from Sheepshead Bay
and were shipped through the The Editor, Seafarer's Log.
According to an article that
N~MU into one of their ships.
appeared
in Cosmopolitan Mag
It so happens that this NMU
ship, the SS Andrew Barnes, to azine, the cure for the "Postwar
which we were assigned was Shipping Problem" (the name of
tied up 'longside the SS William the article) can only be made
Wert, a SlUer, and we had to by the following:
(a) Lick the labor problem by
cross the Wert to get ashore.
In going aboard the SIU ship getting the sailors, officers, and
we were really impressed with shipowners to work together as
the difference between the two one team and successfully com
ships. It was this that convinced pete with foreign shipping.
(b) Turn
all
governmentus that we ought to get into the
SIU. There was absolutely no owned ships over to the ship
comparison in the cleanliness of owners at a fair price (about
the two ships or the conditions one-fifth of the actual cost and
aboard, as we saw them.
this to b^ paid in "notes").
(c) Conh^e subsidising the
What's more there was such
a difference in the crew per shipowners
that they may
sonally—the gang on the Wil- compete with foreign shipping.
That, my brothers, is the pro
gram laid down in the article
which obviously speaks the op
erators' point of view. They say
that this way they will be £ible
to solve the postwar shipping
problem.
They complain that American
seamen are unwilling to work
for coolie wages and under bad
conditions. They're right, we
are unwilling. This is a quota
tion: "Do you think a Norwegian
seafarer expects to get $200 a
month, plus overtime. His idea
of good pay is only a fraction of
that, and he is willing to work
seafaring hours." I think they're
liam Wert seemed to be a real
wrong about the Norwegians
group of good fellows. We would
too..
certainly appreciate it if you
We must not be fooled by the
could arrange for us to become
sentimental drivelings of the
members of your union for if
operators and their stooges.
what we have seen so far, since
This working together in unity
we came from Sheepshead Bay,
for the national interest has
is what we have to expect by
caused too many union men to
way of conditions aboard ship,
in our opinion there is only one
way for us to go—and that's to
the SIU.
FRANKLIN P. KELTERBORN
and MATTHEWS J. GILSON
Both these men have since
become SIU members and have
shipped on SIU ships.
Their
experience should be no sur
prise to anyone who has had the
opportunity to compare.—ED.
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THE. SEAFARERS
4.
LIKES "SEAMEN
AND THE PEACE;*
LOG EDITORIAL
Dear Editor,
I'm after reading your edi
torial, "Seamen and the Peace."
It is very good. Life is a battle
ground; you will seldom get any
thing that you don't work or
fight for.
Now that you've gone after it,
I don't see why with your fair
democratic, hard-hitting meth
ods you shouldn't eventually
make a clean sweep of the whole
maritime situation.
Even the big dictators got
licked, so I don't see why the
little ones shouldn't be fairly
easy. We're just after licking
the three big ones, the fourth is
in the process of being placed
on bis pants. There's very few-
See What
We Mean
Trying to dig out a story
for the Log. our reporter ap
proached a couple of the boys
in the shipping hall. "How
about a story, fellers?" No
one answered. "Didn't any
thing ever happen to you
guys?" No answer.
Just as he was leaving one
of them, very quietly, said.
"I don't supose any of the
Log readers would be in
terested but we just got back
after a trip on the Allison."
Well, the story that he and
his shipmates told appears on
page 6. It's a tale of tor
pedo. air raid and K ration.
In the opinion of the guys
who went through the ex
perience. "no one would be
interested." What do you
think?
The moral is STOP TRY
ING TO JUDGE WHAT THE
OTHER GUY THINKS IS
NEWS. Give your story to
the Log and let the readers
be the judge.
Having these men on the job
made life on the Cape Borda
very pleasant.
The Steward really puts out
the grub and sees to it that the
crew is well taken care of. The
• Chief Cook is A-1. Neither of
these men are paid enough for
their jobs (as neither are the
rest of the seamen) so the only
way the rest of the crew can
make up for it is through the
Log.
C. A. CORBICKLEY
There's the space. Brother:
ED.
4 4 4
COMPLAINS THAT
WSA ROBBED HIM
OF HARD CASH
The Log.
This is how a government
agency reached into my pocket
and robbed me of hard cash.
They didn't operate that crudely,
they didn't have to. They use
finesse and leave the cruder
methods to the professional dips.
But the effect upon me was just
the same for when they had
passed over me, like locusts, I
was out money.
WSA scabs on the beach. The
operators are joyously aware of
Here's how it happened. I
our problems, they say "... was supposed to get a promo
and the tremendous number of
tion to Storekeeper aboard the
qualified seamen available after
SS
Madawaska Victory, so I put
the war will restore a better bal
in an appearance at 107 Wash
ance to labor relations."
This is what they mean then ington St. (WSA Medical Dept.)
when they say "Lick the labor where they broke out a slip say
problem."
Brothers, are we ing they couldn't pass me be
going to wait until we are whit
tled down to a disunited mass
of humanity, acting individual
ly, kissing some engineer or
mate in the rear so that we may
make another trip or we are
going to act now, union style,
one for all, aU for one?
NATHAN WEINSTEIN.
Oiler.
4i 4.
WANTS PATROLMAN
TO SETTLE
HEAT PROBLEM
Dear Brothers,
A few lines to let you know
how we are. The crew is getting
along fine and we have a good
captain. The extreme heat is
our only beef and I guess the
Patrolmen can't do anything
about that. Or can they?
If its possible we would like
to have the Log sent to us as
we are going to be away a long
time. There's a muttering and
grumbling because we don't get
the Log.
If you can get it to us, the
address is SS Tulsa, c/o Post
master-general, N. Y.
JOSEPH W. JAMES
$.4 4.
be soft-soaped into complacent
stupor by these palsy-walsy op
erators only to be rudely awak
ened from their pipe dream—
wifhouf a union. In any case
its doubtful that the unity work
ed in the national interest at all.
The longer we delay the
counterattack, and attack we
must for nothing can be won ASKS SPACE TO
by defensive measures, the
worse it is for us. If we wait LAUD STEWARDS
before taking action and making DEPARTMENT
demands, until tiiey scrap threefifths of the present merchant Editor. Log:
Could you find space in the
marine, the resqltant shortage of
jobs will reduce our effective Log for a few words and a slap
on the back for our steward de
ness.
Not only will we have to fight partment and especially Stew
the operators and the govern ard John Szanderak and the
ment but also the thousands of Chief Cook, E. W. Herring?
cause of the results of my blood
test. At no time before that
had my blood been anything
but negative.
In the meantime the ship was
being held up because of the
shortage of ratings and knowing
I had passed in excellent health
only thirty days earlier I rushed
over to the Marine Clinic at
Hudson and Jay Streets. There
I took another test and came
through with the report I ex
pected—negative. A return en
gagement with 107 Washington
followed and I got the answer
from them "So sorry, a mistake,
y'know."
It was too late now to get the
promised promotion (it had been
necessary to fill the job with
another man) so I shipped as
Linenkeeper. The loss of pay
because of all this is what I
meant when I said they had
reached into my pocket and rob
bed me. The phony set-up of
the WSA has forced me to work
for less money just because of
their "mistake."
I know this is not the only
case that has been reported, but
.-1 -
it is surely about time that these
wartime agencies get off the tax
payer's necks and out of the
seaman's pocket. These quacks
should be sent to some place
where they can be beneficial to
mankind instead of detrimental.
THOMAS MAYNES.
4 4 4
BEEFS ON WAGES;
WANTS $200
BASE PAY
Dear Editor,
I'd like to say a few words
about the nice trip and good
crew aboard the SS Robin Doncaster.
I hope to sail again
with these guys whom I spent
over 100 days with, on the trip
which took us to Pearl Harbor,
Manila and Leyte.
My main beef though is about
wages. A lot of our brothers
are family men and have to
maintain two homes when
they're on the beach away from
their home port. With transpor
tation, hotel, clothing, eating
and other bills to take care of
I don't think the average sea
men can get by under $200 a
month and I'm sure none of
them could get rich on such pay.
K. BYMASTEH
4 4 4
TALK OPENLY;
j
DON*T TORPEDO
SHIPBOARD MORALE
Brothers,
Don't torpedo shipboard mor
ale by beefing about crew mem
bers or conditions under the sur
face. If you have a beef, talk
about it, but openly.
Now that the war is over, ship
board meeting are perfectly OK
and no trouble can ensue from
holding interdepartmental meet
ings or discussion groups.
It should be the duty of all
delegates to make sure that at
least two meetings are held: one
going over and one on the way
back. Chief purpose of these
meetings is to have open discus
sion of beefs. If a man doesn't
air his troubles or his opinions
before the crew at a meeting he
should shut up about them or
consider himself subject to be
ing suspected thereafter if he
persists in under-hand agitation.
Meetings are proving grounds
for democracy the SIU way. It
gives every man a chance to be
heard. And the chairman of the
meeting, provided a man is in
order, should give him a chance
to bfc heard. This is the Amer
ican, the SIU way, the opposite
of the NMU-communist-fascist
way and by use of shipboard
meetings we can keep SIU tra
ditions alive.
In case you don't know, the
folder called "Order," available
in the packets of SIU organiza
tional literature placed on ships,
tells how to run a shipboard
meeting.
JOHN MARCIANO
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Page Eight
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, September 7, 1945 •
Even Beachcombers Were Shipped
In Mohlle To Meet Shortage
By JAMES L. TUCKER
MOBILE — When the news ship would be like the Queen
came in here last week to hold a Mary.
meeting regarding the wage ad Strangely enough, we always
justment, we looked around the send the little Falmouth out with
hall and couldn't see anyone but a few book men because some of
Brother Lewis Noira and Phillip the old timers have a yen for
Monssen, who were cooling their those sawed off tubs on the
feet in the breeze from our new island run. Why they pass up
By JOHN BUNKER
fan after a hard day pounding new ships like the Chisholm
the bricks in the port of Mobile Trail and the New Zealand Vic
Silence this week from the
If present plans of Tampa's its own.
trying to crew up our flock of tory for old rust buckets is more
Branch Agents of the follow
Economic Development Commis An outstanding achievement
Victories and T-2s. In fact the than we can understand.
ing ports:
sion are carried to a successful toward reaching this end was the
hall was as bare of members as We are still shipping out Jun
HOUSTON
conclusion, the port of Tampa passage, during the last session of
the galley of one of those Mun- ior Engineers on the Victories, al
may, within the next two or three the Florida State Legislature, of
GALVESTON
son ships used to be bare of though the WSA wanted to cut
years,
become one of the most a Port Authority Bill, which will
BALTIMORE
food.
out this rating on everything
important
in the postwar acti create a central agency for hand
JACKSONVILLE
Whenever anyone shows his but transports.
ling Tampa's port development,
vities of the SIU.
SAN JUAN
face in the Mobile hall these days The last visit to the Marine
something
the city has never had.
Never yet having realized its
BOSTON
dispatcher Bob Jordan has him Hospital here revealed only three
This
bill
comes
up for referendum
full geographic and commercial
NORFOLK
on the way to a ship before he men: E. E. McCarthy, Pac. 385;
in the fall elections and SIU men
possibilities
in
becoming
the
port
CHARLESTON
knows what hit him. Even the M. E. Cardena,. G-91; and C. M.
that it could be, Tampa, at long living in Tampa should talk it u^
bars are deserted because, much Bowling, 7654.
Two of these
last, shows signs of coming into among their friends and neigh
as we hated to, we even shipped men are sci cduled to be released
bors.
out the beachcombers and shore next week and as soon as they
Another advantage in the bill
side stiffs. We just got tired show up in the hall we'll ship
is that it will remove the Port
hearing them blow off about "the them out.
Commissioners from politics and
days when I went to sea."
will do away with the old politi
Shipped out George Thomas,
Not being able to drum up any who was acting Patrolman here,
cal job of Harbormaster.
members for a meeting we did on the new Iberville, Waterman
Plans have been approved to
the next best thing and typed out C-2. J. E. "Hambone" Watler,
widen
Tampa's harbor and to
By WILLIAM C. LUTH
copies of the new regulations, went out on her as Serang on
dredge it to a depth of 32 feet
posting them on every one of the same ship.
PHILADELPHIA — Beware, happy, as some of these fines in the Ybor Channel, thus mak
our ships in port.
ing the harbor accessible to Lib
It's beginning to look, at last, boys, beware: There is a Captain amounted to over fifty bucks.
erties
and other large ships carry
Now, lads, if you ever have
As usual, we have plenty of as though the War Shipping has Bligh on the loose again. He
ing
a
full load.
the
misfortune
to
be
shipmates
ships on the board. In fact the got so many ships it doesn't know stalks through the alley-ways in
Equally
important is the recent
with
"Old
Log
Book,"
you
had
what
to
do
with
them.
They're
only old timers in this week are
the
wee
hours
of
the
morning
adjustment
in Florida's favor of
better
walk
slow
and
talk
softly,
accumulating
here,
including
two
the Falmouth and the Alcoa
the freight rates which hitherto
Pilot, which is covered with ore of the Tampa concrete ships that with his log book under his arm,
discouraged shippers from using
dust and filled up with sad-eyed have been sitting here ever since logging to the right and logging
Florida ports.
first-trippers who thought every their first trip.
to the left In fact, when he
The most ambitious plan of the
brought the Sea Falcon into this
Tampa Economic Development
port, I thought she was a lum
Committee is for a modern basiia
ber camp, there was so much
and docks at the site ol the pres
ent municipal pier and the Tampa
logging going ^ on aboard there.
Marine yards.
He had about thirty separate log
This projected port improve
gings in this little book, with the
ment
would include the latest
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
customary hearing before the
fruit handling equipment, a union
truck terminal, railroad storage
SAVANNAH — Last week was turned down. Our members who Hon. "MUD GUARD."
yards, warehouses, storage sheds,
sailed
thru
the
war
are
not
another slow one in here. We
It was brutal, boys—He logged
and
a turning basin to accommo
anxious
to
take
these
peace
time
shipped three replacements in
men when they weren't working,
seamen back in the ranks and I
date large freighters.
port, two to Mobile and four to certainly don't blame them.
which he can't do much about;
Among other encouragements
Charleston. We have a SUP ship I I think Brother Collins' column but he also logged men when or you will find yourself in his for shippers to use Tampa will be
in port with a young mate who's concerning the Union's finances they were working, which is a book for a Coast Guard hearing. a large grain elevator to fill the '
The old Algic came in right be holds of grain ships moving to
still wet behind the ears and . is one which deserves a lot of different story. He even tried
to log a guy for playing a flute. hind this SS "Lumber Camp" South American ports and stock- ,
'consideration.
It's
true
that
the
doesn't know what a boatswain
(Really can't blame him for that.) and what a difference in Skip yard facilities to facilitate the '
is for yet, but we hope to teach union should not build up a fund' This Captain Bligh — whose pers! Captain Withers of the export of beef, hides, and meat
merely to have a large bank ac
him in time. The machinists had count but I believe we should name, by the way, is E. B. Hud- Algic came in without a beef products. Previously, Tampa's
-a strike in one of our local ship- take it easy until we find out gins, Master Mariner — myself, and the crew pulling with him principal exports were phosphate
, yards which has delayed delivery what kind of a deal the ship and the Commissioner had quite 100%. It was really a pleasure and lumber.
.. of the SS Smith Victory. We owners intend to give us now that a session, and we finally showed to pay that crew off.
The port also has a good chance
. went on record to support the the war is over. If we have to him the error of some of his In closing, boys, it all boils of becoming a lumber importing
strike but the trouble seems to fight them as we always did ways. 'We had quite a few of down to the old saying, "It takes center, it being only a four days'
be over now and maybe the in the past we'll need plenty of these phony logs scratched, which all kinds of people to make a run to the mahogany forests of
Smith Victory will be calling for money but if we get a square made some of the brothers very world.
Central America.
a crew next week. Most of our deal from them we'll need that
members registered here are look money to expand. If we slow
ing for a job on her and we down on the spending until ship
.hope it gets out soon.
ping gets back to normal we'll
We had fifteen foreign ships in be better off
By E. S. HIGDON
. port in a week which doesn't I'd like to see some reports
mean jobs for our boys and some in the Log about what is being NEW ORLEANS — This week a head quickly. Last week, we renovated shore-home in the near
. of them have been waiting longer done to war criminals. Many of the. WSA here called a meeting had a meeting with the Missis future in the Log. Bunker has
.than they like.
our members have suffered much of all the Union agents and told sippi SS Co. officials in their of been doing some articles on the
The WSA is leaving Savannah during the war and I'm sure they them that since the ships were fices. A ^conciliator was present Gulf area and working on a way
on the 20th of September, and I would also be interested. They not being crewed up fast enough and though he could not hand to facilitate news gathering from
have already stopped paying are not here everyday to get the that "every order not filled 24 down a written decision, he told aboard ships. All towards mak
transportation. We are not sorry I daily papers but they'll always hours before sailing time, should us that, as far as he could see, the ing a bigger and better Log for
to see them go. We no longer pick up back issues of the Log be turned into the pool." We, decision should be with us and the enjoyment of the membership.
have to depend on the WSA for and can keep in touch with what's of course, can not agree on this that the Purser was not entitled Our financial reports may not
set up and are turning the orders to have his bed made or room show it, but New Orleans has
• seamen's papers either. Quite a going on.
few ex-service men in town here Good news is that our only over to the WSA only when we cleaned since he was merely a been busier then she has been for
been given papers merely by ap members in the hospital are definitely can not fill them in staff officer and not a licensed months and months. 'We have
officer. The case will be put be even had to put on a new man. '
plying to the U. S. Steamboat In Brothers Peterman and San the hall.
fore
an arbitrator and then we Sandy Scivicque is our new dis- ".
Even then too many orders
spection Service. That's the best Juan.
know
"the Purser will change patcher and Smitty has now f
have had to be. turned into the
bit of reconversion we've seen
some
of
his habits."
taken over as a counter Patrol
pool, because we have not
yet.
enough men in the hall to take John Bunker, Log journalist, man upstairs.
Some more of our ex-members
the jobs.
was down here this week—^he So—farewell, me hearties—and
. who were conspicuous by their
The Purser beef we have men had somje pictures thken of the remember if you want a ship jn
absence during the war are ap
tioned before in this column is hall with her face lifted—so ex quick order—come south, young
plying for reinstatement
One
still a live issue and is coming to pect to see something of our man, come south..
came to our last meeting and was
NO NEWS??
Tampa Plans Harbor Expansion^f
Beware: This Skipper Will Log
You For Breathing Too Heavily
WSA Leaving Savannah; Union
Needs Money For Postwar Period
Ships Not Crowed Fast Enough In New Orleans
K
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Friday. Sepiember 7. 1945
Big Plans For
New Union Hall
THE
FOR FOUR WATCHES
By AL KERR
TAMPA—Well, at long last A
MEETING! Thats right, for the
fourth time in a period of four
years, the port of Tampa held a
sineeting. With a goodly number
of men on the beach here and a
bunch of the boys in off of one
^ of the Moran tugs we were able
to get together a quorum for a
meeting. Naturally the first
thing that was brought up in un
der New Business was the motion
for a new hall. A building com
mittee was elected to seek a now
location and several places were
mentioned. At the present time
Nathan Weinstein. above, called
the building that the Union is
for
the four watch system and
located in is a disgrace to the
increased
manning in the Stew
Union.
I
ard Department in a motion, at
Having enough men to form a what is reported the first ship
quorum shows, without a doubt, board meeting, on the SS George
•hat the port of Tampa is already Washington in almost two years.
Starting to come alive again as it Both motions passed. A letter
was in peace time. It only re from this brother on page seven
mains for the coastwise trade to is headed "Owners Lick Labor
Start again and everything will Problem."
be back on a pre-war basis. At
the present time we are working
on several problems that will
make more jobs for the port of
Tampa.
Among some of the old timers
that were in this past week were
Kevins Ellis and Ralph Ashby.
When shipping gets tight in
Ashby helped us get caught up on Tarnpa and Captain Hudgins of
all of the news of the Islands, the 'Bull Line can't get men
particularly Georgetown, B. G. enough to crew up one of his
Seems that the Savoy and Paris ships, he always threatens to ship
Hotels are still doing a rushing Sujie and Woojie.
business, with Burl and several
Neither of them has been to
other 01 the dusky maidens in
sea
for a long time, not in fact
quiring about some of the broth
since about 1890, but Captain
er."?.
Hudgins, like the WSA, believes
* Thanks to having run aground
in having replacements always at
5n the Demerara River the scow
hand regardless of cost and keeps
Ashby was on, laid alongside for
his two aces-in-the-hole on the
nineteen (19) days so a joyous
qui Vive, ready to ship at a
time was held by all.
When
moment's notice.
They almost
Frenchy reads this he will with
got shipped several weeks ago
out a doubt have Buck Newman
when agent Parker phoned every
down on his knees saying his
port but Puerto Rico trying to
prayers for something along the
crew up the little William Nott.
same order.
In fact, Captain Hudgins ordered
BULL LINE JUNE sent in a them out of the Bull Line ware
letter the other day requesting a house and had them dusted off,
copy of the Seafarers Log. seems but last-minute replacements pre
that she wants to be able to keep vented Sujie and Woojie from
track of Sonny Simmons so that making the trip.
Sf he comes back down this way
Although Sujie and Woojie are
jshe can find him. At this time carved out of mahogany and are
she is in Atlanta, working, but about three quarters life size.
not in jail.
^.
SEAFARERS
LOG
$45 Wage Boost Is Won By SlU
(Continued from Page 3)
the vessel is in a port or at an
anchorage or on the high seas.
Only one vessel attack bonus
shall be payable in the course of
any passage of the vessel between
ports or anchorages. A passage
between ports or anchorages shall
be deemed to commence at the
time the vessel departs from, a
port or anchorage and to end at
the time the vessel departs from
its next port or anchorage. Shifts
in berth shall not be deemed
passages between anchorages.
Separation From Vessel and During Repatriation
(1) If a crew member is separ
ated from his vessel as the result
of a peril described in Article 3,
as amended, of the form of in
surance policy attached to Decision lA, area and vessel attack
bonus shall be payable to such
crew member until midnight of
the day on which he reaches a
port, but area bonus shall be pay
able only while within a bonus
area.
The Seatrain New Orleans is
back on her old peace time run
out of New Orleans to Havana
and she will be a happy home for
the boys who like the sugar run
iand a quick turn-a-round between
ports. The other ships of the
Seatrain fleet were converted
Snto baby flat tops early in the
war and so far no news has come
in about the Havana, Texas and
New Jersey.
^
»
Another ship now on the Cuban
run out of New Orleans is the
J. Miller of the Bull Line, which
was operating for a while out of
New York to the islands.
Rudolph Miller, Oiler, is one of
the men who have been on this
Bhip for several trips and he re
ports her a nice job for anyone
hunting a berth in the Caribbean
trade. She makes a 12-18 day
trip, calling at Havana and one
or two other Cuban ports.
member during his repatriation,
from midnight of the day prior
to which the vessel or other con
veyance on which he is being re
patriated departs until midnight
of the day of arrival of such vessel or other conveyance at a con
tinental United States port, but
area bonus shall be payable only
while within a bonus area.
C.—When Bonus Not Payable
After Separation From Vessel
(1) Bonus shall not be payable
(2) If a crew member is re while a crew member is on land
Article IV.—PERIODS DURING patriated to the United States after separation from his vessel.
WHICH AREA AND VESSEL after separation from his vessel
(2) Bonus shall not be payable
ATTACK BONUS PAYABLE as a result of either:
during the period that a crew
(a) a peril referred to in para member is detained either by cap
A.—During Ordinary Course of
graph (1) above, or
Voyage—Area and vessel attack
ture by an enemy of the United
bonus shall be payable to a regu
(b) illness or injury incurred States or by internment.
lar crew member of the vessel on
in the service of his vessel
which he is employed during the
(3) Bonus shall not be payable
and not occasioned by his
course of his employment aboard
to
a crew member:
wilful misconduct,
such vessel.
(a)
after voluntary termina
area and such vessel attack bonus
tion
of his employment
shall
be
payable
to
such
crew
B.—When Bonus Payable After
aboard his vessel for a
reason other than one set
forth in Paragraph B (2).
Mahogany Figureheads Better ABs
Than Those Produced By The WSA
Even Commies Don't
Seatrain New Orleans Want The Dynastic
Back In Old Run
Brother Charles Christian, AB,
Page Nine
Captain Hudgins maintains that
they are as good as the ABs com
ing out of the training schools.
Garbed in sailor outfits of 1860
and carved from solid blocks of
wood, Sujie and Woojie once be
longed to a Chesapeake Bay
steamboat captain. They are the
likenesses of his two sons and,
holding boat hooks in their up
raised hands, they once adorned
the port and starboard paddle
boxes of the Captain's proud
Chesapeake Bay packet.
When the steamer was dis
mantled many years ago the Cap
tain gave them to Captain
Charlie Wright, steamboat inspec
tor in Baltimore, who later passed
them on fo Captain Hudgins.
A hurry-up call for men from
Captain Hudgins to agent Parker
in Tampa generally "^nds some
thing like this: "All right, Par
ker. Send those men and send
them fast.
I've got two men
standing by here and if you don't
send over two good ABs in a
hurry, these boys get the job.
They've been up-graded by the
WSA, by blazes, and they're the
best damn ABs on my list."
Say Parker, "The next time
Captain Hudgins threatens to
ship out Sujie and Woojie, I'm
going to say, 'O.K., skipper, send
'em out.
But first send them
down to the hall for a trip card."
(b) after desertion or dis
charge from his employ
ment aboard his vessel,
(c) after
cepts
other
other
ated,
a crew member ac
employment on an
vessel for a purpose
than to be repatri
(d) after a crew member re
fuses without good cause
to be repatriated • to the
United States.
(4) A crew member repatria
ted after occurrence of an eveuJt
specified in subparagraph (3) of
this Paragraph C is not entitled
to bonus from his original ves
sel during repatriation. If such
ci'ew member signs on as a re
placement in the crew of the re
patriating vessel, he shall be en
titled to bonus from the repa
triating vessel.
If such crew
member sighs on as a workaway
on the repatriating vessel, he
shall not be entitled to bonus
from the repatriating vessel.
D.—No Double Bonus — If a
crew member signs on the vessel
on which he is being repatriated,
either as a crew member or work
away on such repatriating vessel,
he shall not be entitled to bonus
from such vessel in addition to
bonus payable under Paragraph
B of this Article I.
E.—Death of a Crew Memberwas in the port of New Orleans
Bonus shall not be payable for
last week to register after a
any period after death of a crew
leisurely trip back from the west
member.
coast, where he paid off the old
Article V.—EFFECTIVE DATE
Dynastic early in the summer.
This Decision shall be effective
After leaving New Orleans in
at
12:01 A. M. October 1, 1945, as
January this famous old Water
to all vessels whether at sea or
man rust bucket broke down at
in port. The provisions of this
Pilot Town before she cleared
Decision shall not be retroactive.
the river, a breakdown which
kept her in port for two weeks.
Article VI.—REPEAL
The shipyard men patched her
Decision 20, previously issued
up well enough so that she made
by the Maritime War Emergency
it through the Canal, but accord
Board, is repealed as of the
ing to Christian the old Dynastic
effective date of this Decision,
broke down in every port on the
except as to any voyage, area and
west coast of South America and
vessel attack bonus payable for
at various points in between.
any period prior to 12:01 A. M.
Several times sieam from the en
of October 1, 1945.
gine room turned the crew's mess
MARITIME WAR EMERGENCY
into a Turkish bath.
BOARD
Although the Russians were
(Signed)—John M. Catmcdy.
supposed to get this ship, along
with the Campfire, Bayou Chico,
Chairnmm
Sujie (left) and Wooije (or vice versa), oldlimers. are the Bull
and several other tubs that Water
(Signed)—John R. Stselman
man is unloading, they took one Line's aces-in-the-hole. Although' then went to sea in 1860. they
(Signed)—Frank P. Gxahanx
look and said "No, thanks."
have just beeii up-graded by the WSA.
Dated: August 31, 1945.
Al
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Page Ten
SEAFARERS
Friday, September 7, 1945*
LOG
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THE WEEK'S NEWS IN REVIEW
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Onion Members In Foreign Ports,
CUBBEMT
EVENTS..
for players, saying that the latter
BASEBALL
Trying to expert the baseball had refused to "cooperate." The
situation for our palpitating pub A-A plans to operate in eight
lic is a trying job. No matter cities in 1946, and has more than
how well one experts, the teams 150 players under contract, in
pay no attention and go on their cluding six former NFL men.
beat Johnny Lawer of Cleveland
merry way. We figured it was
BOXING
in
eight rounds. Lawer was
about time that the baseball pic
Artie Levine of Brooklyn, a dropped twice in the first, but
ture was clarified so that our
readers could go on with more short-ender at 5-8, knocked out recuperated quickly and put up
Georgie (Sonny) Home of Niles, a good showing.
important sports, like football,
Ohio, in the fifth of a scheduled
hockey and women; but the runPhil Terranova of New York
ners-up in both major leagues 10 rounder at Madison Square put the slug on Jean Barriere of
Garden. The fight was stopped
refuse to cooperate, and the win
by the referee when Home bled Montreal in the fourth round of
ners are still undetermined. All
freely from a sut over his eye. Up a ten round go. Phil weighed
we can say is that there must
to that time, however, Levine led 130, and Jean 132. Terranova
be one winner in each league.
on points. Home, a rugged sent Barriere to his derriere with
In the National the Cubs have
puncher, is always a threat and a left and finished the job with a
taken some of the heat out of
might have turned the tables. hard right.
the Cardinal threat, although
Both boys, middleweights, are Ike Williams, NBA lightweight
they are not breathing freely, not
ex-servicemen recently home champ, outpointed Gene Burton
by a long shot. The Dodgers
from the wars, and they put up in ten rounds. Billy Graham,
and the Giants are battling it out a good scrap.
undefeated New York light
for third place, with the Brook
In
the
semi-final
Vinnie
Rosweight,
stopped Donnie Maes of
lyn edge over the Giants—they
sano,
Brooklyn
middleweight,
|
Los
Angeles
in one round
have already won 12 from Ott's
boys—^the decisive factor.
In the American, the Tigers are
still up there, and meet the slight
ly revitalized Yankees in a seven
game series. The Tigers won the
first, 10-0 behind Trout with
Cramer and Greenberg homering.
The Senators are right where
they were last week, in second
place, but have lost a little
ground.
Wartime travel curbs still go
as far as the world series is con
cerned. The -first three gamea
will be played in an American
League city . .. Americus Poli,
veteran Jersey City pitcher, hurl
ed his third no-hitter. The New
ark Bears were the victim . . .
Bob Feller has won his second
game for the Indians since his
return . . . Dodgers beat the
Phils for the 13th straight time,
2-1. Both Dodger runs were un
earned, but their Indian sign .still
works.
Major League Baseball
MONDAY. SEPT. 3. 1945
National League
American League
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
W
77
76
69
69
69
57
49
39
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
L
47
50
55
58
62
70
75
88
PC
GB
.621
.603 ' 2
.557
8
.543
.527 WYi
.449 211.4
.395 28
.307 39/2
W
70
71
67
65
64
L
54
57
58
58
58
PC
.565
.555
.536
.528
.525
Chicago
Boston
62
60
63
68
.496
.469
8'/i
12
Philadelphia
40
83
.325
29Yz
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
GB
—
I
3/2
41/2
5
Major League Leaders
CLUB BATTING
R
Chicago
600
Boston
619
St. Louis . . 616
Pittsburgh., 632
New York . 564
Brooklyn
651
Cincinnati . 416
Philadelphia 452
H
I 188
1211
I 193
1215
1 197
1 165
1052
1019
HR
49
86
58
59
97
48
39
46
RBI
548
581
571
582
525
575
377
405
FOOTBALL
We hate to say it, but autumn
LEADING BATTERS
is practically upon us. Even if
G
AB
R
the weather acts like mid-sum
Chicago 110 416
84
mer, the football season is here, Cavaretta.
Holmes. Boston . 130 537 1 16
Rosen, Brooklyn. , 1 19 401 102
and the beef boys are pushing Ott,
New York. . 1 18 409
72
themselves around under the Hack, Chicago . . 127 503 94
broiling sun . . . The football
RUNS BATTED IN
Giants have started practice, with
37 men reporting to Bear Moun Walker, Brooklyn
Holmes. Boston
tain. At least it's cooler there . . . Olmo.
Brooklyn
i.
Up in Buffalo, the Cleveland Adams. St. Louis
Rams lowered the boom on the
HOME-RUN HITTERS
Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-0, in an
Holmes,
exhibition game. Hehrke, former Workman,Boston
Boston
Utah star, went 54 yards for a Ott, New York
touchdown the first time he Adams, St. Louis
handled the ball in the second
LEADING PITCHERS
period. Folella, of Cansius, re
versed his field and went 58 Brecheen, St. Louis , G W L
.18 10
yards for a score in the fourth Passeau, Chicago .. 27 14 53
Gables, Pitts
11
4
•quarter. The Rams, working from Cooper, St. L.-Bos.. 23
23
9
4
St. Louis
32 15
7
a T formation, gained 349 yards Burkhart,
Mungo, New York. . 25 14
7
to the Steelers 138.
Herring. Brooklyn . , 17
6
3
Wyse, Chicago .... 31 18
9
A footbaU war looms between Brewer.
New York. . 20
6
3
St. L
22
6
3
the nevirly organized All-America Dockins,
Barrett, Bos.-St, L.. 37 19 10
Football Conference and the Na Derringer, Chicago,. 30 14 8
Erickson, Chicago . . 22
7
4
tional football league. Commis Prim,
Chicago , .. . 27 10
6
Adams,
New
York,.
sioner Jim Crowley of the new Sewell, Pittsburgh. . 54 10 6
28 1 1
outfit warned that they were go Gregg, Brooklyn .. . 33 15 107
ing to raid the National League
CLUB BATTING
PC
.279
.273
.273
.272
.271
.271
.250
.244
Chicago
New York.
Boston
Cleveland .
Washington
Detroit . . .
St. Louis . ,
Philadelphia
R
479
536
494
497
506
482
497
388
H
1070
1073
1135
1047
1 1 15
1043
1069
1030
HR
15
63
48
56
26
59
50
29
PC
,262
,261
.260
.257
.256
.253
.253
.242
RBI
434
519
449
442
453
456
463
338
LEADING BATTERS
PC
.361
.359
.336
.328
.326
Cuccinello. Chicago
Case. Washington
Stirweiss. N. Y. . .
Boudreau. Cleve.. .
Moses. Chicago . .
G
AB
101 340
99 405
125 520
97 346
119 476
R
45
60
86
50
66
PC
.318
.309
.308
.306
.303
RUNS BATTED IN
108
104
101
101
Etten. New York
Binks, Washington
York, Detroit
Stephens, St. Louis
.
85
77
75
75
AT HOME
While U. S, armed forces were occupying Japan the cause of
our Pearl Harbor disaster was being made known in Washingtop.
Blamed in the reports were army and navy top officers and former
Secretary of State Cordell HuU. The public must share the blame,
said President Truman, because of the villification of President
Roosevelt every time he urged preparedness in the days before t^e
debacle.
Organized labor renewed its demands for basic wage increases
as Truman abolished the forty-eight hour work-week in war plants
. . . Navy plans for over 5,000,000 men, 12,000 planes and 12,000
ships in peacetime, are meeting with stiff opposition . . . Word
comes that several hundred survivors of the U. S, Cruiser Houston
are still alive and at a Japanese prison camp. The Houston disap
peared without trace in the Java sea in February, 1942 . . . New
York's Mayor LaGuardia predicted that the nation's housing short
age would continue until 1947.
Labor Day traffic accidents reached the highest level since
the nation marched to war . . . The military's bug killer, DDT,
now available to the public, will eventually save one to three
million lives a year from insect carried disease according to Swiss
chemists . . . Used car prices beginning to fall off as new cars are
rolling off assembly lines in Detroit.
A B-29 landed at Washington setting a new record for non
stop flight, Honolulu to the Capitol in 17 hours, 21 minutes . .
LaGuardia says that meatless Tuesdays and Fridays must continue
until meat suppdies increase while Washington announces the freeihg
of vast food stocks to the public . , . John L, Lewis, UMW Pi-esident,
has embarked upon an intensive organizational drive among raiiroad, air transportation and chemical workers. The catch-all District
50 conducting the drive looks like beginning of a new labor federa
tion . . . Those who have that homesick feeing can put in a bid
for a patrol wagon at the N. Y. C. Police used car auction.
INTERNATIONAL
Fat Hermann Goering, Hitler's right hand man, and 23 others
have been indicted by the Allies as major war criminals. Half of
them have got religion and, anticipating an imminent interview with
God, are calling for bibles . . . Russia is giving daily and prominent
attention in its press to the unemployment situation in the U. S.
Nagasaki, blasted by an atomic bomb, looks like a city of death.
The area where the bomb hit is absolutely level. Newspaper cc&nment: "This is destruction . . . never imagined by man and therefore
is almost indescribable." State Department announces it will rerfew^
diplomatic relations with Finland ... A general election is planned
for Japan in the near future. The new premier is making words like
a democrat. Time will tell.
Reports by Amreican newspapermen on the behavior of Rus
sian soldiers in Hungary have resulted in firmer Red Array dispipline . . . The NKVD (Russian secret police) have taken over con
trol. They better be good now . . . Ramonotwane, an African native
credited with being 130 years old, died this week. Probably decided
it wasn't worth it . . . Harold J. Laski, chairman of the British Labor
Party, bawled out Pietro Nenni, Italian socialist leader, for playing
with the commies.
•Max Schmeling, who has been playing marbles with the Nazis
these many years, confesses that he has always been a democrat
at heart. He wanted to publish books to teach Germans the demo
cratic facts of life, but the Allies turned thumbs down.
Minor League Standings
HOME-RUN HITTERS /
27 Stephens, St. Louis
22 York, Detroit
21 Cullenbine, Detroit
21
20
14
14
LEADING PITCHERS
PC
.769
.737
.733
.692
.682
.667
.667
.667
.667
.667
.655
.636
.636
.625
.625
.611.600
Muncrief. St. L
Center, Cleve
Ferriss, Boston , , , .
Newhouser, Det, .. ,
Leonard, Wash. .. .
Gromek, Cleve
Benton, Detroit , ,, .
Bevens, New York. .
Gettel, New York. .
Hollingsworth, St. L.
Wolff, Wash
Lee, Chicago
Reynolds, Cleve. .. ,
Grove, Chicago , ,,,
Christopher, Phila, .
Jakucki, St. L
'
Potter, St L. ......
G
22
25
31
32
25
28
23
24
24
21
27
23
38
27
29
30
26
T-t
W
10
6
20
21
13
16
11
12
9
10
15
13
14
12
13
12
12
L
2
2
7
8
6
7
5
6
5
6
10
9
II
0
10
10
10
PC
.833
.750
.741
.724
.714
.696
.688
.667
.643
.625
.600
.591
.577
.571
.565
.545
.545
\
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal
Newark
Toronto . .
Baltimore
eraey City
Suffalo
Rocheater
Syracuse
'. . . .
w
89
82
7.8
73
68
61
61
59
L
55
60
65
68
75
82
83
83
PC
.618
.5 77
,545
.518
.4 76
.42 7
.424
.415
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mobile
N. Orleans
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock
W
89
82
71
70
64
54
52
46
i
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus
w
L
86
82
80
72
68
66
60
59
59
62
64
69
76
77
81
85
.596
.569
.556
.511
.472
.462
.426
.410
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
L
PC
43 .674 Portland .. .. .
50 .621 Seattle
60 .542 San Francisco
62 .530 Sacramento ..
69 .481 Oakland
79 .406 San Diego
78 .400 Los Angeles
87 .3461 Hollywood
.
W
99
94
84
83
78
74
67
61
L
61
66
76
76
82
88
94
97
x.
PC
.619
.588
.525
.522
.488
.457
.416
.386
�• I
riday. September 7, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Eleven
]|IJLIJ]TIN
SS ALCOA PILOT
Mclnnis, Harry J
McCahe, Alber
Devitt, Lloyd L
Harvatin, Albert J.
Wolf, George F. E
Shannon, Ralph
Rooks, Richard P
Boulris, Norman E
Castell, Jose M
Martello, Joseph
Klincher, John W
3.01
2.88
8.87
5.69
5.55
5.35
5.35
5.36
42.47
1.46
33.21
—Unclaimed Wages—
Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.
Goldstein, L
Poison, H
Collins, A
Fletcher, E
Rletcher, E
Pelligrano, A
Bryors, S
Culbertson, Leroy
20.73
I Martin, J
Gustafson, Walter
20.73 Main, A
Burleson, Rufus
20.73
Lersch, F
Christianson, Norman
20.73
Tipping, E
Brennan, Earl
32.15 Iremonger, A
De Shane, Archie
20.73 Iremonger, A
Cassani, Louis
20.73 Iremonger, A
Spijker, William
20.73 Hardman, G
Bradley, Henry
:. 20.73 Kontis, Nicholas
Claude, James
8.74 Espinosa, Rafael
Rumsey, J. A
70 Harmon, Alfred L
Booker, Joseph H
SS ALCOA RAMBLER
Laskowski, Edwin
1.19 Cato, Knut B
Bryours, Skyros
6.93 McGillan, Cocneil
Welborn, Nathan
4.46 Pond, Bert C
Four^iier, John
10.04 Fischer, Henry L
Rodriguez, J
7.13 Noel, Lawrence
Rodriguez, J
4.03 Halbach, John C
Mangual, G
7.19 Renny, Winston E
Mangual, G.7.13 Maraszal, William
Nunez, M
4.42 Kantson, John
Murray, F
5.96 Urgitus, Charles
Bade, W
5.79 Lewis, Edward F
Hernandez, Pedro
32.92 McDonald, James
Pringi, P
11.00 Wheeler, Charles
Sharkey, James
;
15
SS ALCOA SHIPPER
Wheeler, Onie
15 Seymour, Charles E
Lowery, Benjamin
05 Chapman, Roy
White, Albert
60.00 Codenhead, Charles W. .....
2.53
3.03
86.97
.56
.78
27.95
8.89
20.32
16.17
38.75
36.63
36.63
1.38
68.50
6.46
9.80
2.68
4.91
6.93
4.02
3.71
23.01
6.96
3.44
3.44
2.75
6.54
5.51
3.44
3.44
2.88
4.32
Wright, W. W
2.47
Crisman, F. E
1.98
Drennan, Jack
1.98
Melvin, L. F
1.98
Werner, J. J
1.98
Ebeling, E. R
1.98
Rodriguez, J. H
1.26
SS ALCOA PIONEER
Gibbs, 1
39.28
W^ls, Charles E
4.65
Wilier, Edward
1.06
Lane, T. W
1.19
Pasinosky, Nickolas
1.06
Jacobs, George
1.19
Bowden, Herman
1.09
Livengston, J
1.51
Enright, Leo
1.06
Lenior, E
3.28
Henry, James
1.09
Mayer, A
3.28
Gibbs, Israel
1.09
Wernick, Abraham
66.71
Horton, David
1.09
Parga, A
1.69
Coffin, Andrew
1.06
Henrich,: Hans E
33.60
Porter, Henry
1.02
Sitiriche, F. R.
24.44
Ross, Louis
1.09
R. W. Jacobson
24.44
SS ALCOA PROSPECTOR
.96
Martin, Homer
Bell, William B
33.60 Sullivan, Robert
140.10 Wehner, Joseph
.99
Wernick, A
21.14 McCantz, R
187.61 Sousa, Harry
;
.99
Vasseur, Paul A
1.97 Wolfe, W. J
25.37 Massey, Alfred
1.09
Ronan, Donald A
75.00 Paconowski, G
3.47 Roman, Manuel '.
1.02
Bluhm, Malcolm W
3.33
Olsen, Fred
47
SS
ALCOA
POLARIS
Nicholson, Wm. F
24.66
Robinson, Frederick
1.09
5.50
\
Murphy, John J
23.61 Field, John F
Henry, Charles
1.09
2.00
Lessick, Theo. J
6.00 Hyde, Whitman ...
Burnfield, Paul
1.06
2.00
"Toole, Robert L
75.00 Woodward, W. N.
3.17
Douglas, Cleophas
1.02
2.00
» Nunninger, Martine H
32.38 Bivin, K
6.34
Henry, James L
34.65
2.00
McFaul, Joseph M
66.33 Malue, E. P
1.98
Gibbs, Israel
34.65
2.00
Smolders,
Jan
I^ebrigtsen, Karl M
25.00
Naugle, John G
7.52
Ross, Louis
38.11
SS
ALCOA
RANGER
2.00
Short, Lloyd
59.22 Tomer, E. J
Kohn,
Frank
.82
Olsen, Fred
2.31 Wright, S
30.00
2.00
Willis, Charles M
6.99 Humphries, E. E.
Mains,
Mack
N
.82
Sweeny, James
2.54 Gilesche, J
6.89
2.00
Winkelman, Charles M
18.73 Leiby, H. K
Isaksen,
Thomas
.91
Keough, Benjamin
9.50 Wickham, F
7.90
2.00
Bryant, Wesley C
1.74 Walsh, H. J
. 11.54
Monson, L. A
6.00 Santiago, Jo.se
14.93 Desimon, Walter F
2.00
Lennan, Wm. K
23.09 Sessa, R
Vanderwoort, Roy R.
. 11.54
Lindsey, D. A.'^.
6.00 Pickett, Richard E
13.97
2.00
Brennan, T. J
Larsen,
Knud
B
.
11.54
Martin,
C.
H
19.73
SS ALCOA PLANTER
Bentham, Alfred
12.70
2.00
Torrence, F. J
Russell,
Lawrence
O
12.70
Hall, W. E
16.65 Curry, George
12.70
2.00
Ward, William L
6.75 Bond, W. A
Ilm, Carl
.
15.88
Knight, W. 0
15.80 Allen, E. M
96.23
Onstat, J. H. —
68 Scheer, L. J. K. ...
2.00
Hiatt, Chester E
13.57
Davis, William R
10.00 McCarty, J
15.01
Chagestumaloglov, E. J
4.96 Schroer, H. J
2.00
Morrissey, Nicholas C. .... 11.54
Antonio, Juan San
10.00
2.00
Faraola, L
2.10 Maekins, R. J
SS SANDWICH
Moran, John H.
10.00
SS ALCOA TRADER
Madora, N. H
1.40 Barciszewski, L. .
2.00
Smith, V. C
r. 566.31 Surhans, R
1.58 Farmer, Dillwyn
2.00
15.50
Onstat, J. H
1.40 Marcoly, D
Mathews, Lyle
12.64
Murphy,
A.
J
2.38
Sorenson, S
1.40 Dahlstrom, S
2.00
SS ALCOA SCOUT
Mathews, Lyle,
29.66
70
Stanford,
Frank
2.53
Midland, J
1.40 McAuslln, W
1.58
Bothman, John
7.12 Gates, H
Boris,
A
2.43
1.88
vMarshall, J. M
:
1.40 Burgos, Ramon ...
2.77
Dolloff, Chris
10.00 Coffey, J
2.53
Stange, A
2.10 Carty, Harold
1.88
3.17 Flood, G
Gustafson, Walter
10.00 Bush, C
Wood,
W.
...
Mo'eller, G. A
7.14 Rennie, Wm
1.88
2.53
It58
Spijker, William
10.00 Doyle, J. J.
2.43'
Schoenstrap, L
10.75 Pelitier, F
1.88
1.58 Mclver, S. .
May horn, Willis
10.00 Morel, W
Mclver,
S.
.
2.43
Larson, A. T
5.26 •Malfara, J".
1.88
1.58
Pooler, Curtis
10.00 Lynch, L
Dooley, C. .
Benson, K. N
6.32 Lamm, W. Jr
2.53
1.88
Parent,
A
2.77
Masterson, Richard
10.00
Parades,
A.
Nelson, H
14.04 Wilson, J
2.43
1.88 Thomas, Gordon
• 5.16
27.30 Brooks, J
Welles,
J
2.53
Nicolaus, M.
17.58 West, William ....
1.88 Pooler, Curtis
16.67
20.73 Parin, L
2.43
Rudat, A
19.66 Cooper, S. G
5.92 Masterson, Richard
Prestigeacomo,
S
2.77 Ferrill, T
20.73
Weimick,
A
2.53
6.32
Hardin, G.
14.04- Dunham, M.
2.48
Bedsworth, Billie
20.73 Sweedler, J
2.33
7.02 Hall, M. L
5.92
McAllister, W
2.58 Wolfe, 1
Fladeland, Earl
20.73 Brown, T
Gomez,
E
2.33
4.40 Duncan, William
3.22
Neal, H
Dwyer, G
2.58
Costelas,
A
2.33
4.40
Beckley, E
Scheer, A
2.58
SS ALCOA PURITAN
Stovick,
E
2.53
4.40
Stevens, E. N
Lorenzo, J
2.48
2.33
10.00 Harrison, J. P
2.67
^ Overton, Robert
Melia, J
2.48 Balino, M. Lopez
Annopolin,
1
2.33
4.40
2.77
Stewai-d, L
NEW YORK
51 Beaver St. Vogel, E
Barnard, E
2.48
BOSTON
330
Atlantic
Ave.
Hahn,
Paul
2.33
4.40
3.61
A.
Kronlinitski
;
Gonsalves, T
Day, W
2.48
BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St.
Brown,
F
2.33
4.40
2.77
Nerio,
C
,•% Gilbreath, W. E
2.48 i
PHILADELPHIA ...6 North 6th St. Breslo, J
2.33
4.40 Rateak, C
2.87 NORFOLK
Florens, N. Jr
2.93 Cooper, A
25 Commercial PL Scarinzi, L
Thurston,
W
2.33
4.40 Dunn, P
3.12 NEW ORLEANS ...339 Chartres St. Wade, A
Luff, K
2.331
Wysocki,
J
2.33
68 Society St.
4.40 Wynkoop, R
2.77 CHARLESTON
t,Johnson, R. L
Matais, R
,
2.33
220 East Bay St.
Scholl,
R
2.33
4.40 Zitelli, A
3.22 SAVANNAH
Berg, L
2.33
TAMPA
842 Zack St. Israel, A
2.33
4.40 Sundberg, C.
2.77 JACKSONVILLE
Frey, J
2.33 Byrd, C
920 Main St. Van de Worken, M
Strawn,
P
7.13
4.40 Morine, K
2.67 MOBILE
Allumbaugh, R. A
7 St. Michael St. Sentholf, G
2.33
9.86
2.57 SAN JUAN, P. R. .45 Ponce de Leon Savino, C
Magnan, Raymond
3.67 Claflin, H.
2.43 Barton, E
GALVESTON
305
Vi
22nd
St.
Johansson,
T
8.91
8.86
Grimes, J. F;
Torres, S
3.53
6605 Canal St.
SS ALCOA POINTER
Rodriguez, G
3.12
6.39 HOUSTON
Condon, W. F
Mtichell,
F.
3.43
RICHMOND, Calif
257 Sth St.
Waits,
H.
G
5.06
5.08
Cleary, Raymond
26 Pohlman, E
SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St. Stanscheck, F
2.63
3.56
4.86 SEATTLE
Reynolds, James
3.18 Kerry, T. L
86 Seneca St. Johnson, J
2.63 Glynn, M
Welch, L. A
9.23
2.77 PORTLAND ...111 W. Burnside St.
Gebtes, Joseph A
1.12 York, T
440 Avalon Blvd.
Leys, J
9.23
2.77 WILMINGTON
Thopson, Winfield
1.25 Stanley, G.
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St.
"Carpenter, E. K
3.62
1.98 BUFFALO
^olbush, Alvin
1.91 W^ite, R
10 Exchange St.
Morse, W. A
3.56
1.98 CHICAGO
Peterson, Ernest
3.49 Carreon, F
24 W. Superior Ave.
HARRY J. CRONIN
Gordon, J. P
42.30
7.42 SO. CHICAGO, 9137 So. Houston Ave.
Cleary, Raymond
3.22 Brady, W. H
Get in touch with Miss L. Puthe, F
5.08
1.39 CLEVELAND .. 1014 E. St. Clair St.
_^cDermott, Raymond .... 4.88 Murphy, M
DETROIT
1038 Third St. Gowan, 550 New Chester Road, McElrath, Richard
1.98
2.11 DULUTH
P'^.Parsons, I. H
5.19 Owens, L. C
831 W. Michigan St.
14.51
2.47 VICTORIA, B. C. ..602 Boughton St. Rock Ferry, Birkinhead Head, Munchiger, H
Pereira, Antoine
10.00 Ingersoll, E
Chester,
England
Cox,
Ai-nold
K
2.68
VANCOUVER
..144
W.
Hastings
St.
16.541 Murchinson, W
1.98
Graves, Charles
Kolsaskolsky, John
Cole, Thomas
Jeffers, Joseph O
Johnson, Harold
Rodriguez, Vincent
Messerschmidt, Kai
Howard, Richard
Reyes, Jose A
Rasmussen, Hans
Helgeson, Alden
Overton, Robert
Lachanski, Ladislaus .,
Chiotos, Roy H
Pearce, Ashley M
Weaver, Jack B.
Janisch, William J
Gallagher, John J
2.50
2.89
5.74
10.00
12.00
12.00
2.00
2.00
4.00
4.00
10.00
10.78
5.06
5.65
5.65
14.75
8.16
SlU HALLS
PERSONALS
�Pag© Twelve
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
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Friday. September 7,
wW**
•• ©a>^/|f»g
Si
ISTHMIAN MEN-
;
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Donald McForlone
Knows The Score!
McFarlane first went to sea on an Isthmian ship (Marine Fox) in May
1945. Aboard her he ran into a Commie wind-artist who sold him a bill of
goods on the NMU. His next trip was on the NMU ship SS Abangarez. And
did that open his eyes! Listen to what he has to say —
"Ashore i belonged to the United Auto Workers — CIO and we got a fighting outfit, I figured
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$
when I went to sea that the CIO maritime union would be the fighting waterfront organization.
Was I wrong! The NMU stinks on ice, and no guy with any guts could stomach the stuff they hand
out, I was Messman on the Abangarez and was put to work cleaning sailors' quarters, I put in for
overtime and it was OK'd by the Steward, But when I got ashore the NMU patrolman kicked it out.
Said it was N&, The NMU smells to me almost like a company union,"
The work done by McFarlane
is strictly overtime on SlU ships,
and is paid for on the barrel
head. McFarlane heard about
the SlU record of seftling beefs
and came up to the New York
hall to look over the records of
overtime won by our members.
What he saw convinced him that
the SlU was his outfit, and he re
turned to the Isthmian Marine
Fox as a volunteer S3U organizer.
McFarlane's experience on
Isthmian and NMU ships is typic
al of the experiences of hundreds
of unorganized men who are
turning to the SlU for reprcsen\
tation.
Here are reproductions of McFarlane's discharge from the NMU
ship SS Abangeu'ez, and his dues
receipt on an NMU trip card. "Abdut
all the NMU is, is a dues collecting
agency," said McFarlane after his
experience with unsettled beefs.
Climb Aboard Brother! Bring SIU conditions and
wages to all Isthmian Ships.
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SIU BRIEF WINS $45 WAGE BOOST
MWEB CUTS WAR RISK BONUS AGAIN
PAPERS ARRIVE ON SHIPS LATE; POST OFFICE SAYS 'UNAVOIDABLE'
THREE FINK HALLS SINK AS ALL SEAMEN CHEER
RISK IS STILL THERE
CONCRETE SHIPS OK
NO SHORESIDE SENIORITY FOR SEAMEN WHO LEAVE SEA BEFORE OFFICIAL VICTORY PROCLAMATION
WHY NMU IS FAILING
COVETED "MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL" AWARDED TO SIU MAN
CURRAN IN A JAM
MARITIME AUTHORITY TO BE DISOLVED
GULF AND ISLAND RIVERS FOUND RIPE FOR SEAFARERS ORG. DRIVE
NEW BUG KILLER PROMISES US SCRATCHLESS DAYS
BIG PLANS FOR NEW UNION HALL
MAHOGANY FIGUREHEADS BETTER ABS THAN THOSE PRODUCED BY THE WSA
SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS BACK IN OLD RUN
EVEN COMMIES DON'T WANT THE DYNASTIC
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Workers To Face Decisive Struggles
EDITORIAL
Just as the storekeepers gave themselves Mothers' Day
to stimulate off-season business, so the Government by
ukase has .given us Labor Day to glorify the American
worker, a poor sucker on the other 364 days.
On the first Monday in September, every paper in the
country ditches its anti-union editorials and devotes a page
to dripping eulogies on the "dignity of labor," hinting,
however, that the boys should not take these droolings too
Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District,
seriously.
Seafarers'
International Union of North America
On the first Monday in September the industrialists,
politicians, and the labor-baiters join in the mass chant and
Vol. VII.
~
NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY. AUGUST 31. 1945
No. 35
fail all over themselves to praise labor and labor's sacrifices.
All this on the first Monday in September. On the
first Tuesday in September the assorted industrialists, poli
ticians, and the labor-baiters fall all over themselves to
make sure that labor continues to make sacrifices, and to
heap indignities upon the same "dignified" working stiff.
This is the traditional Labor Day, as the operators
would have it—a day off with pay as a reward for servility,
t Victory capped the SIU drive SIU will be entitled to send men
against government bureaucracy directly to the Commissioners and
one rousing chorus of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow!"
and
red-tape last week when con request the issuance of papers
and then back to the "normalcy" of smashing labor and
trol
over
the issuance of seamen's based upon an immediate job
labor's gains. This is as they would havfe it—and will have
papers was taken from the RMO available for the applicant.
it, unless labor itself takes a hand in the proceedings.
and returned to the U. S. Ship
The union has pointed out
ping Commissioners. This was a many times that periodic short
Labor Day can be turned from a Government and
By JOHN HAWK
reform demanded by the SIU ages of seaihen was due in great
operator sponsored holiday into a genuine day for the
On August 23, 1945 Brothers for over two years. In the past measure to the restrictive power
workingman.
Dushane, Weisberger and I rep all applicants for seamen's papers given the RMO during the war
Labor Day, l'94S, can mark a new era for trade union resented the Seafarers Interna had to be screened by the RMO. emergency. The SIU, through
ism, the gateway to new gains, better conditions and great tional Union and the Sailors This practice meant that the RMO President Lundeberg, had even
er security. Critical times are before us, and how they arc Union of the Pacific in Washing simply refused to approve many filed a suit in court against Ad
ton, D. C. at that meeting called qualified men for papers in key miral Land, Commander Waesche
finally resolved depends on what we do now. This Labor by
the MWEB to discuss adjust ratings, since this agency was and Edward Macauley for super
Day can be made into a genuine day for the rededication ments in the War Risk Bonus and interested in boosting attendance ceding their authority in stopping
of labor — a day for organizational strengthening and War Risk Insurance. Your rep at its "tin can sailor" schools.
American citizens from going to
streamlining; for the laying of plans; for a determination resentatives reiterated the union's Now, as before the war, the sea.
to throw off the weakening yoke of governmental inter previous position to the effect
that the Board was acting illegal
ference with normal unionism; for a determination to get ly,
plus the fact that since the
for labor the things to which it has rightful claim.
last reduction of the War bonus,
We in maritime know that the time of struggle with thousands of seamen have left
Regulation changes in Selective prove personal hardship or medi
the industry and that ships have
(Continued on Page 2)
Service, Passports and Certificat cal problems which require their
been delayed for that reason.
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WSA-RMO Control Of Seamen's
Papers Abelished; SlU Victory
MWEB Is Warned
On Further Cuts
The Draft Still Works
THEY NEED JOBS
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This lineup is in Boston, but it happens daily in U. S. Employ
ment Service offices throughout the country. Made jobless by the
war's end. thousands of workers stand in line for hours to register
for work or unemployment insurance.
(Federated Pictures)
WARNS SEAMEN MAY QUIT
The MWEB was also warned
that any further reductions in
the war bonus, which is actually
the take home wages of seamen,
would mean thousands of more
seamen would leave the industry
and the net result would be ships
laying idle for lack of crews.
It was made clear to the MW'EB
that the responsibility for ship
delays would rest squarely upon
their shoulders and not upon the
Union. It was also pointed out
that we still had a job to do to
keep our boys in the Pacific and
European areas supplied with
foods, clothing, etc. and to bring
the boys home from the war
fronts as speedily as possible.
"HEROES IN DUNGAREES"
We also pointed out that these
same merchant seamen during the
war were highly praised for the
good job they did and were com
monly called "Our heroes in dun
garees," but now that the war is
over this is one hell of a way for
the Government to show its ap
preciation to these seamen and
their families.
Your Committee made it clear
to the MWEB that the Govern
ment paid this bonus and that
cutting the bonus would not re
duce the Government expenses
(Continued on Page 3)
ing Rules which have done con
siderable hamstringing in the
past, are gradually being eased
now that the war has ended in
the Pacific. It might be well if
SIU rriembers clip the following
article for reference until
more information becomes avail
able.
SELECTIVE SERVICE
Under 26 years of age regula
tions continue as in the past. Sea
men in this age group who leave
the industry are liable for Army
service unless they clear with the
WSA and Selective Service and
PROBABLE ONEMPLOYED
BY DECEMBER, 1945
GOVERNMENT
WAR AGENCIES
, 400,000
SJHIPYARDS
. 600,000
ORDNANCE PLANTS . . .
1,000,000
AIRCRAFT
1,100,000
HAHAL , CHEMICAL,
RUBBER INDUSTRIES . . . 3,600,000
TOTAL (ESTIMATED)
6,900,000
ESTIMATED RE-EMPLOYED .. . 700,000
REMAINING UNEMPLOYED 6,200,000
•
presence ashore.
All ages are concerned with the
provisions of Public Law 87 if
they seek to return to their for
mer federal, state, or municipal
Civil Service jobs, or some of the
large corporations. These jobs
will require a certificate of con
tinuous service, which will be is
sued by the WSA, and will apply
in the same manner as veterans
discharge papers. The emergency
has not yet been declared over by
the President, therefore these cer
tificates will not be issued with
out proof of hardship or health
reasons for leaving the industry.
(These certificates will probably
be used for benefit eligibility if
and when we get the seamen's
bill of rights passed.)
PASSPORTS
The wartime regulations mak
ing it mandatory that all seamen
have passports, has been lifted.
Those who have already applied
will receive them but passports
will no longer be needed by sea
men.
CERTIFICATING
The wartime restrictions plac
ed upon the "certificating of entry
ratings" has been lifted. This
means the end of entry" ratings
through training schools and a
return to on the job training
through daily work aboard ship.
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THE
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SEAFARERS
Friday, August 31, 194S
LOG
RECONVERSION
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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,
York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
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HARRY LUNDEBERC ------ President
t05 Msrkec Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P. Q. Box 2 J, 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.
Labor Day. 1945
(Continued from Page 1)
the operators is fast approaching. The shipowners have
mode no secret of the fact that they are out to smash the
SIU, and go back to the dearly remembered open shop,
fink hail days.
For the Seafarers, Labor Day is more than a day of
corny speeches and insincere flattery. It is the day for selfexamination; for the renewal of its pledge that wages and
conditions of the working seamen must and will be bet
tered, and that freedom of action must be returned to the
merchant seamen.
For the Seafarers, Labor Day 1945, is a pause for the
drawing of breath, for the strengthening of our lines, for
the re-arming of our membership so that we can be better
able to go out and get ourselves the pie that the speechmakers promise in the sky.
The Waterfront Disrupters
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
tt
By LOUIS GOFFIN
On arriving back from the Chi
cago meeting, I was confronted
with a number of outport beefs
and slowly but surely these beefs
are being squared away. The
beefs concerning the American
Liberty Lines will be worked
on as soon as Mr. Hill, who seems
to be the complete authority on
disputed overtime for this outfit,
comes back from his vacation.
This vacation racket has been
a headache to me as every time
I call an office for the main guy
I get the old run around that this
bird is on his vacation. And no men involved can collect 88 hours
one seems to have any authority each at the Robin Line, 39 Cortto settle the beefs but that certain landt St.
guy I ask for. Of course, this is The SS William B. Wilson paid
the old crap that these guys try off in San Pedro in November
to get away with during the sum 1944: Albert A. Castle has $23.40
mer months. However, I catch due; collect at Eastern in Boston.
them sooner or later, and then we From the SS Dinand, Charles
go to bat and get these beefs Schuck has $21 due; collect at
Eastern in Boston. The SS Daniel
squared away.
I am expecting the good ship Williard paid off in Portland
Colabee in New York very soon, Maine: All hands have one weeks
and I certainly will be very glad linen money due; Richard Voelz
to see her, as I have a number of has adjusted overtime due; col
beefs to settle with that baby. lect at Calmar. The SS William
There's nothing like settling these Moultrie paid off in Seattle: All
beefs right on this wagon, since hands have ammunition money
I'll have the skipper there for coming, collect at Robin. The
verifications. All the items listed SS Richard Bassett paid off in
Day work Stewards
below will be in the Seafarers Norfolk:
have
coffee
overtime due; collect
Logi and the ports involved have
at
Bull
Line,
115 Broad St.
been notified.
The last voyage of the Alcoa Notice to all hands: When you
Voyager, all, hands have an attack write to the various companies for
bonus coming; collect at Alcoa, money due, you receive a voucher
17 Battery PL The Cape Comfort and clieck. In order to keep
paid off in Norfolk:
Various the records straight, be sure to
members of the stewards depart sign the voucher and mail it back
ment have extra meal money to the company office. All the
coming; collect at Calmar, 44
Whitehall St. The SB A. Rosen above can be collected by writ
berg paid off in New Orleans: ing or appearing in person at the
Extractor beef was settled and various companies involved..
..i II
Customs Warns
On Smuggling
Merchant seamen were warned
this week that all merchandise
landed from ship in American
ports is subject to strict custom
regulations, and that severe pen
alties will be slapped on those
who ignore them. The habit of
many men to bring back all sorts
of war souvenirs and carrying
them ashore on the assumption
that they were free of custom
jurisdiction, was given as the
reason for the issuance of the
new directive by the office of
the Collector of Customs in New
York.
Collector of Customs Durning
called attention particularly to
the following two paragraphs of
the Tariff Act of 1930:
"Any member of the crew of
any such vessel and any person
who assists, finances, directs, or
Merchant seamen have been plagued with stool pig
is
otherwise concerned in the un
eons, stooges and disrupters since the beginning of history.
lading, bringing in, importation,
Mflitant and proud by temperament, they have been the
landing, removal, concealment,
object of continual warfare by their enemies. The year of TLi- • •
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Tx •
•
-I
. . harboring, or subsequent transMaritime Union? During certain periods, on certain is- portation of any such merchan1945 is no exception.
Shipping is an industry vital to the nation's economy. sues, they have put on a good fight and by doing so attract-' dise exceeding $100 in value, or
It is, also an industry from which flow millions in unearned ed a good fighting element. But these militant periods came into whose control or possession
same shall come without lawprofits into the pockets of the shipowners. A servile labor only with the approval of Russia. During the recent years
supply is, therefore, a primary aim on the part of the th.ir poUoy ha. been ba«d on being shipowners' stoogesJ
Washington bureaucrats and the waterfront barons. They because Russia s interests demanded non-interference with ] penalty equal to the value of such
will stop at no expense or effort to smash honest maritime shipping. Worse, they have been the lowest form of stooge goods, to be recovered in any
there is—a tool of the government. Throughout this last court of competent jurisdiction,
unions.
period
they have been the main supporters of the RMO and
^ imprisonment for not more
Considering the odds, it is nothing short of amazing
^ c. 438, Title® II,
'
that the seamen have been able to build such honest hard its fink halls, and of the Coast Guard and its gcstapo tactics. 3062; Aug. 5, 1935,
The SIU is opposed to the NMU not only because they s. 208, 49 Stat. 526.)"
hitting unions as the SlUand the SUP.
But once such a union is built it does not continue to are Communists, or because they are "revolutionaries" but
Section 23.4, Customs Regulaserve its function automatically. It must be continually because of their tactics on the waterfront. We are opposed tions of 1943:
to them because they begged the WSA to take over the
cleansed of stooges and guarded from disrupters.
control
of shipping, because they got on their knees before "ARTICLES LANDED BY
One of the greatest sources of infection on the water
SEAMEN.—(a) . . any article
front today is the Communist Party. This movement is the shipowners; because they sabotaged the fight for higher which is to be taken ashore by a
doubly dangerous to the seamen because it is within the wages and bonuses.
seaman or officer of a vessel shall
In our book the NMU is a phony union, not because be declared and articles which
camp of labor and speaks with workers' words. It is the
from time to time they spout militant language, but be-[ are not properly declared shall be
Trojan Horse of maritime.
After their recent convention when they phanged cause behind these militant words they bend the workers to considered as having been unpolitics.
their line, the Communist Party of America signified its the will of Communist partisan ^
,
..... ing the offender and the master
intention of working its way into the American trade
The Communists profess to be revolutionists, but in to the penalties provided for in
unions. It even went so far as to move some of its union reality they are far from that. Their role on the waterfront' cection 453, Tariff Act of 1930.
officials out of the underground where they had been lurk has been a comtemptible one. Far from being the "savior ' - • • if at any port or landing place
situation is such that no daning while posing as "honest progressives'' and placing them of the working class" the party worked directly against the
interest
of
the
seamen.
the revenue will result
on their national board. Among these "exposed" to the
.-PL LJ
L
.uUIIU.UI--I therefrom, the article may be subclear light of day was Blackie Myers, Vice President of the
The showdown between their collaborating, political l ^uted for examination and the
unionism and militant, waterfront action of the Seafarers declaration made at the customs
National Maritime Union.
With this "revolutionary turn" we can assume that is bound to come soon. There is no place for sell-out tactics office on the pier. ... if the cir
the NMU will intensify its fight against the Seafarers; first on the waterfront, and when that day comes the NMU cumstances under which the ar
ticles are landed indicate an at
because the Communist International has always had its will fold up with a whimper; The Seafarers will welcome tempt to avoid customs inspec
gfirategic eye on transportation, and then because the SIU this showdown. We will ask no quarter and give none; It tion, the penalties prescribed in
will be a fight to the finish, for there is no room in this such section 453 shall be as
ts directly opposed to the commies on the waterfront.
sessed."
industry
for fink "unionism."
What then is the record of the communist National
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�Tfidar. A«au«t 31. 1S45
TBE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Thre*
NMU Patrolman Makes A Very
Quick Teur Of New York Hall
By AN EYE WITNESS
By PAUL HALL
We are getting lots ot first-trippers on our ships due to the fact
that some of our men have been leaving the industry and going
ashore since V-J Day. This means, of course, that We have a big
job ahead of us in educating these new fellows in the union way.
This applies especially to the men of the stewards department.
^ In those blown-up ships bringing troops home, we find almost
all of the stewards departments composed of green men. Not only
are they green in the way of their jobs, but also they are green in
the way of unionism. These fellows have got to be worked on and
shown how to operate both in doing their jobs and in their ship
board activities—^the union way.
Every ship's crew should work together in the education of
these men. Meetings should be called aboard ship frequently, and
the policies and program of the union discussed thoroughly. You
}u^ can't depend on these guys to be educated at the time of ship
ping out. It is true they can be given some instructions and infor
mation when they make their first SIU voyage on a trip card, but
this is no way gives them a thorough education.
The real way to do this is through shipboard meetings and ac
tivities. Hold those meetingsl Discuss those problems! Educate
these men! Thus, not only will we bettering our organization inter
nally and make it run more smoothly, but we will have better crews
when our battle with the shipowners and the fink halls comes up.
Only an educated and smart membership can fight a good fight. It
Is up to every SIU man to see that we are prepared.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 — The
boys were sitting around the dis
patching floor chewing the fat
this afternoon (everyone mind
ing his own business, mind you),
when suddenly we were treated
to a demonstration of footwork
which would have made the eyes
bulge on Jesse Owens. Through
the floor races a guy as if Satan
had him by the big toe and was
just ready to pull him right into
the bowels of the earth.
Make no mistake, this guy was
no stumble bum. He had speed
and style. He could pick them
up and put them down faster
than any man I've ever seen. The
only trouble was that the guy
was in such a sweat to get some
place else but where he was, he
was taking olf in all directions.
You gotta remember, of course,
that the Dispatching Floor of the
New York Hall is a pretty busy
place and a lot of guys are stand
ing around shootin' the breeze.
This meant that a man not only
had to have speed to get out of
the joint, but he had to be a
good broken field runner in or
der to avoid collisions.
Well, this bird was no broken
field runner. He bowled over a
half a dozen innocent bystanders.
More than that he ran smack in
to the elevator doors, thinking
that they were an exit to the
stairs. He staggered a bit from
that collision, but before you
could say Teheran he was off
again—this time toward the rear
of the hall and the fire escape.
If you could have seen this
bird shoot down the steel ladder
fire escape you would have
thought that he'd been climbing
cocoanut trees all his life. He
certainly must have used more
than two hands and two feet to.
negotiate two stories irf two sec
onds.
The last we saw df him he was
high-balling up the alley like a
streak of greased lightning.
"Just who in holy hell is that?"
I asked the boys as soon as I
could catch my breath.
"Why that was Carl Sanjines,
NMU Patrolman," the Dispatcher
replied admiringly. "Gosh, you
don't see any of our Patrolmen
movin' that fast." 'Course, you
can't settle many beefs under full
sail—but then, they don't settle
beefs over at the NMU an3rwayBoy—they sure are speed artists."
"But what was he doin' here?
Just showin' off his footwork?" I
asked.
"The truth of the matter is,''
the Dispatcher replied, "he sneak
ed in here under a false name.
He told the doorman that his
name was Carl Williams and that
he was an Isthmian man. Well,
you know how we treat Isthmian
men. We welcomed him and
were about to show him the lay
out when one of the boys recog
nized him and he took off like a
homing pigeon."
"Sanjines . . . Sanjines ..."
muttered the Assistant Dispatch
er. "Say! He's the Commie rat
who was blasting the SIU in the
Pilot. He's been screaming all
over the waterfront about how
disruptive we are."
"Disruptive are we," I says. *T
don't know how in hell he'd
know. You sure can't see much
of the scenery when you're mov
ing 70 miles an hour."
THE FIRST SHOT
The opening gun in the coming fight between the" RMO fink
balls and the union has just been sounded. The RMO in the port of
New Orleans i? trying to work with the shipowners to force the
union to use more of their finks. Fortunately the hard fight we
made to lift the restriction on seamen's papers had been won.
Starting several days ago, the union can now obtain seamen's cer
tificates for men who have not been to sea. This means that in a
very short while we will be absolutely independent of the RMO
link halls for manpower.
Let's all get set for a real finish fight with these people. The
Seafarers has never fooled itself as to who its very biggest enemy is
in this industry. There has been no question at all that the biggest
enemy of this union is the biggest enemy of all unions.—^The RMO
link halls! We know that just as soon as we take the shipowners
on in a battle, the fink halls will be there to supply the scabs to
sail the ships.
\
lap*
Salary Cuts Mean Manpower Shortage
I While in Washington, D .C. your spection and Navigation on a Na
(Continued from Page 1)
greatly because more money same representatives along with tionwide scale that the RMO has
Now we are going through a period of readjustment to peace
would have to be spent by the representatives of the Masters, nothing further to do with the
time operations, but we must prepare to put these people out of
Government in radio programs, Mates and Pilots met with the issuance of seamen's papers for
existence. For if we do not, we will find ourselves as did the sea
newspaper advertisements, plus Coast Guard re: the issuance of any rating.
men's unions after the 1921 strike—out of existence.
the cost of maintenance of bu seamen's papers, hearing units and HEARING UNITS TO STAY
We suffered a kicking around from the RMO for quite a period reaus and personnel to recruit, the question of reverting back to The Coast Guard will continue
during the war, and we are constantly being put in bum positions transport and train green men for peacetime requirements on the to have jurisdiction over the Bu
by them. They have attempted in many ways to cause the Sea the industry, than it now costs length of service needed before reau of Marine Inspection and
farers trouble. In several instances they damn near caused us ir the Government to continue to issuing AB tickets and the mat Navigation until December 31,
reparable damage. Now let us see how things will be. Let us get pay the same bonuses or take ter of waivers.
1945. The jurisdiction will then
our union in tip-top trim, then let us go in and take these people on home wages to the experienced RMO OUT ON RECRUITING
go back automatically to the De
seamen that went through the The position we took was that partment of Commerce unless leg
lor a finish fight.
rigors of war, in order that they the Union should be allowed to islation is enacted to the contrary
remain in the industry.
The Coast
recruit seamen directly -without before that time.
having to go through the RMO Guard informed your represen
DECISION IN 30 DAYS
The membership in the port of New York has complained several
The MWEB offered no propo for all ratings such as Electricians, tatives that they intended to con
times because of the lack of counter space on the dispatching floor. sals noj: did they indicate what Cooks, Carpenters, OS, Wipers tinue the use of hearing units as
This has at times caused some confusion and extra work for the action they contemplated on tak and M e s s m e n ; and seamen's long as they have jurisdiction.
Dispatchers.
However, they listened to otiT
ing.
However, the Board did papers should be issued to these
complaints
against the hearing
men
by
the
Steamboat
Inspectors
However, this situation will be remedied very shortly, inasmuch say that they would make a de
and Shipping Commissioners on units and agreed that a lot of the
cision
as
soon
as
possible
and
the
bs the entire gear will be shifted around on that deck so as to allow
receipt of a letter from a seamen's actions of their investigating of
the Shipping Dispatchers more counter space to work in, as well decision would go into effect 30 union that we can furnish a man ficers were not necessary, such aa
days after they made it, which
as beter facilities with which to work.
means that there will be no immediate employment, subject an investigating officer going
It is intended to make the shipping offices on the opposite side change in the bonus for at least of course, to such examinations aboard a ship and digging into
as are required by the Steamboat the Log book looking for grounds
©f the second deck from where they are now. This is a necessary 30 days.
change since instead of falling off with the war changes, movement
It is my opinion that we will Inspectors in the case Of Cooks, to bring a man up on charges ami
suspending a seaman's papers for
of supplies and redeployment of troops from Europe will keep ship have a decision from the War Carpenters, etc.
ping as it is for a period of time. Not omy will this result in better Labor ^oard, on our case before The Coast Guard agreed "with 39 or 60 days when the Master-wt
working conditions for Paul Gonsorchik and Red Truesdale, our it for a wage increase, before the the Union and has issued orders the ship made no formal charges
Shipping Dispatchers, but it will also mean better service for our MWEB makes a decision on the to all Shipping Commissioners against the man to the Coast
membership when throwing in for Jobs.
and to the Bureau of Marine In
War Bonus and Insurance.
(Contmued- en fsge 4)
BETTER LAYOUT ON SECOND DECK
�Page Four
PRIME MOVERS
The engine room to the Engineer
Of speed! hell rave to all who hear
Of pressures and of B.T.U.
Vibration, boilers and angles too;
Of diesel and steam he will discourse
And one of these he is bound to curse
As he moves in his world of multiferious meters
Hell tell you he runs the ship by jeepers.
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. Auguit 31. 1945
Stimulate Shipboard Union Action
As part of an intensified educational and union building program the New York
branch of the SIU has issued an "ammunition" kit containing booklets and a special
message from the New York Agent. In his message to the membership, Agent Paul
Hall points out that with the war over it doesn't necessarily mean that peace will come
to the waterfront and that thet"Order" as it's name implies, a fight' on our hands to smash
union had better prepare for the
tells
how to, conduct a union the RMO fink halls. We'll have
rough weather ahead.
meeting aboard ship or ashore. a fight to win wage increases.
The Captain's the Lord of all top side.
The kit, which contains a copy,
It tells of the growth of our union We'll have a fight to protect our
His mind's on charts and winds and tides.
of the booklets "Here's How,
and the importance of regular union from shipowner and Com
On logarithms and parallels
Brother" and "Order," is already
membership meetings and getting mie Stooges and disrupters.
Longitudes, latitudes and "what the 'ell."
being placed in the hands of the
all beefs up on deck where they
Now, more than ever before,
The absolute despot of all he surveys
ships' Delegates who will use the
belong instead of nursing them we must have a solid and united
And HE runs the ship, or so he says.
material among the. crews in or
and muttering. It also urges that membership which knows the
der to promote discussions, hold
meetings be brisk and to the! score and is ready to fight for
more shipboard meetings and
But I sing the song of the galley slave
point with the long winded mem its rights.
generally prepare for any strug
Who feeds these masters of wind and wave.
bers coming to the point quickly.
You must realize that no crew
gles which may come.
The engineer with his parallels
In the back of the book is a quick can be solid without continuous
"Here's How, Brother" deals
And the King of lop side with his "what the 'ells."
reference for Robert Rules of Or and democratically conducted
with the important theory that
All have to bow to the King of Chow.
der under which meetings operate shipboard meetings. If your ship
the good seamen make good
It s food and CREWS that run ships and howl
most efficiently.
has not held these meetings, start
union
men and vice versa, and is
And tho all the abuse seem to come his way
Included in the "ammunition" at once! Use these meetings to
a guide and reminder of your
It's pork chops moves the ships he'll say.
kit is a postcard and envelope, settle run-of-th-mill beefs, and
rights, benefits and responsibiliboth addressed to the Editor of also to inform the crew of union
—Top 'n Lift.
ti^ as union seamen.
the Seafarer's Log. The postcard policies and problems. Keep
is to notify the Editor'on Log Ship minutes of all meetings and for
deliveries. The letter in the en ward these minutes to headquar
TRUMAN DISCUSSES RECONVERSION NEEDS
velope starts out:—
ters for any action which may be
"Dear Editor,
required.
The following is something of
To help you educate the new
interest to the membership and members on the way of holding
the Log which occurred during shipboard meetings, the Educa
this voyage . . ."
tional Department has published
From there on it's up to the a book on parliamentary pro
men aboard ship to tell a story cedure entitled "Order." Hand
about what's happening around this book out to your new men
them. (The Log Editor urges all so they will understand how we
members to write in. What may operate.
Bundles of the Seafarers Log
seem very commonplace to you
might be good reading to some are now being mailed weekly toone else. Write in—tell about your ship.
The union paper
that meeting—that trip, that last should be a big help to you in
visit ashore.)
keeping your crew informed on
The letter from New York union news and problems. Dis
Agent Hall reminds members to tribute the paper among the crew,
keep their SIU talk up, especial and when they are through with
ly when they are in contact with them take the old copies ashore
Isthmian crews. A victory for the to places where seamen hang out.
SIU will mean a whole lot to Fill out the enclosed card andtell us if you getting the Log.
Members of War Mobilisation & Reconversion Advisory Board, which includes AFL Pres. Wil every member.
Send it to us at once.
liam Green and CIO Pres. Philip Murray, confer with Pres. Truman at the White House. Around the The Agent's mesage reads:—
Don't let your crew members
President are. 1 to r: Master Albert Goss
Natl. Grange. WLB member George H. Mead. Pres. James Dear Brothers:
G. Patton of Natl. Farmers Union. Edward A. O'Neal of American Farm Bureau. Nathaniel Dyre. Jr» The war is over but that doesn't be part-time union men. HOLD
of Small War Plants Corp„ Anna M. Rosenberg. Chairman O. Max Gardner. Reconversion Director mean that peace will come to the THAT MEETING! BRING IN A
John W. Snyder. Green, Pres. T. C. Cashen of Switchmen's Union (AFL), Asst. Sec. Holt McPherson. waterfront. The SIU is in for SOLID CREW!
PAUL HALL. Agenl
some rough weather. We'll have
Murray. Executive Sec. William Davlin and Economic Stabilization Director William H. Davis.
Warns That Further Wage Cuts Will Be Disastereus
men that they dispatch to the the conditions that the companies
and the Union were in agree
Union to be shipped.
ment
on and that the rest of the
SEAMEN'S PASSPORTS
working rules and wages remain
I visited .Mrs. Shipley head of status quo until the Board handed
the State - Department Seamen's down a final decision on the case.
Passport Division to find out if The companies opposed the Union
State Department seamen's pass on this matter and urged the
ports would be required in peace NWLB to leave the wages and
time and was informed by her working conditions status quo
that that matter was now under until the Board decided all the
consideration by the State De issues in dispute.
partment. However, she was of
GET COPY OF CHANGES
It is important that every Agent the opinion that a State Depart CALMAR AND ORE SS COs.
The NWLB ruled in favor of
inunediately get in touch with the ment Seamen's Passport will not
the Union' and ordered that the
Coast Guard representatives in be required in the near future.
their respective ports and ask for I reported to the membership wages and working conditions
copies of all changes in their regu sometime ago that Assistant Sec that were not in dispute be put
lations and restrictions that affect retary Treasurer Goffin and I into effect immediately and that
the seamen such' as T reported ^ad made progress in negotiating the rest of the working rules re
I have had
herein in order to inform oiur a contract with the Calmar Line main status quo.
, members and be able to properly and Ore Line but the companies copies of the working rules that
represent them. In fact every of refused to put the working con have been agreed to typed up
ficial of this Union should ditions into effect at that time and have forwarded them to all
thoroughly familiarize himself until the National War Labor Branches. Working rules and
with the changes in these Coast Board handed down a decision wages that are not covered in
Guard regulations and keep on the sections covering working these agreements will remain the
abreast of them.
rules that we could not agree on. same as they have been, which
We have hsen looking for the I later reported that Brothers J. means the conditions contained
day that we would be able to get ^ P. Schuler, Paul Gonsorchick and in the West Coast Union's unli
seamen's papers without going I represented the Union at a hear censed agreements will apply un
through the RMO and eventually j ing held by the National War La til the War Labor Board hands
put them out of business and that bor Board July 10th and 11th on down a final decision in this case.
The Calmar and Ore Steamship
day has arrived. Every man that this case and that the Union urged
-you call them for gives them a j the National War Labor Board Corporation have agreed to pay
new lease on life, they exist onlyj to issue ^n interim Directive Or 90 cents an hour also to pay
on the record o2 the number of| der to put into effect immediately $142.50 a month for unlicensed
(Continued, from Page 3)
Guard, but only followed out the
law by making an entry in Log
and logging a man 2 days pay for
taking a day off.
The Coast
Guard officials stated that they
would try and correct that situa
tion and in general all their war
time regulation and restrictions
are now being being relaxed or
abolished.
Junior Engineers. This is sub
ject to the approval of the Na
tional War Labor Board and will
not go into effect until they ap
prove of it. The Calmar and
Ore Line plus the War Shipping
Administration have agreed to
put riders on the ship's Articles
to make 90 cents an hour retro
active to signing Articles also to
cover the unlicensed Junior who
is now getting $137.50 a month.
I sent a telegram to all Agents
last week instructing them to put
these riders on all Calmar and
Ore ships as they sign on in or
der to protect the crews. The
only other riders to be put on
Calmar & Ore ships is WSA op
erations regulations rider No. 64
and No. 72 to protect the crew
for transportation and repatria
tion.
I want to bring to the attention
of the membership theU nomina
tions for regular officers of the
Union to serve in 1946 shall Be
made at the two regular meetings
next month. Any member who
can qualify may nominate him
self for office by submitting, in
writing, accompanied by the
necessary proof ,of qualifications
to run for office to the Creden
tials Committee in care of the
Secretary-Trea&iurer not later than
October 15, 1945. Copies of our
Constitution are available to ^ny
member for the asking at any
of our Branches.
Quarterly finance committee is
to be elected at tonight's meeting
(Aug. 29), this is a paid com
mittee inasmuch as there is at
least two days' work. It is re
quested that any member vjho
doesn't intend to be around sev
eral days and sober decline the
nomination to serve on this com
mittee because this is the Union's
most important committee as it
has to do with the Headquarters
financial set-up and business op
erations of the Union.
In line with the action taken
at the New York regular meeting
dated August 1, 1945 regarding
sending more Atlantic & Gulf Dis
trict representatives to the West
Coast to handle the problems of
the Atlantic & Gulf District mem
bers paying off our contracte4
ships out there: Steps have been
taken to put an Atlantic & Gulf
District representative in each
port on the West Coast. Inasmuch
as you have gone on record to
put men out there at your ex
pense if you have any problems
it is now up to you to contact
your representative at the port
of payoff.
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By IfUGH MURPHY
JOINT MARITIME
same as all SIU seamen in Can
SIU SEAMEN ON GREAT
ada; Wages and Conditions com
LAKES WIN INCREASES
Delegates froni the various
parable to those received by our
maritime unions met tit Victoria
Canadian members on vessels brothers in the U. S. A., who
Trades and Labor Council Hall
QUESTION: The famous landmark for on Friday, August 10th, for the operating on the Detroit River have the highest standard of liv
have just won a further wage in ing of any seamen in the world.
New York harbor is, of course, the Statue of purpose of discussing the merits crease
amounting to $12.48 per Great Lakes seamen know that
Liberty. Can you name others in various parts of joint union action on all mat month, retroactive to February the
seamen on U. S. ships are paid
ters of wage and working condi
of the world?
15, 1944. An increase in pay had much higher wages and have su
tions with our en^)loyers, and previously been won to take care
perior working and living condi
HARVEY HILL. AB — Yes.
matters of Provincial and Fed
of the increase in the cost of liv
down at Rio there's Sugar Loaf
eral Legislation where it affects ing, now this further increase is tions, and they realize that in
order to attain the same condi
Mountain and at Quebec there's
all, or any. Maritime group.
a direct gain, and does, at least tions, they must organize into the
a beautiful building called the
The consensus of opinion at this
give these men a higher stand SIU, the only seamen's organiza
Chateau Frontenac which can be
meeting..^as that such an or ard of living.
tion that fights for conditions in
seen for some distance before you
ganization was long overdue in
Their ultimate objective is the North America.
get into port. The best landmark
the maritime industry in B. C.
1 know is not the kind you mean,
All delegates present were en
, It's the Copacabana. No. not the
thusiastic about the idea and
one in New York. ' I mean the
were determined that such
spot in Rio de Janeiro where
council would be necessary as the
there's swimming, riding, danc
weapon by which they could se
ing, etc. every night.
cure the conditions on the job
Then there's the famous Moro
that all are striving for. It was
Castle at the harbor entrance of
with this realization of Security
Havana. Cuba; whenever I see
In Unity that they set forth and
it I remember the terrible fire
formed this Joint Maritime Coun
that destroyed the ship Moro
cil.
By FRENCHY MICHELET
Castle off New Jersey a few
The Seafarers International
years ago.
Union of North America has been
The lights of Puerto Cabello If you think those slumgoms
designated as the logical organi are dying away on the after hori that Shuler ladles out are bad,
EDGAR LaBADlE. Steward — zation to promote its founding zon at long, long last. It's good
you should have been around to
In Capetown. Union of South and establishment, as the SIU
to get to sea again.
sample some of the garbage "Hun
Africa, you can see the great had conceived the idea and called
"It's like a book, this bloomin' gry" John and "Pdltugee" Joe
• -Slilii Table Mountain with its table the other organizations to meet world,"
the philosopher says, used to put out in their stewpot
cloth of clouds, where there's a and discuss its possibilities. The
prime. When you found a roach
cable car that takes you to the joint meeting has been a success which you can read and care
or
so in your stew and went up
top for a view of the scenery. and the council is formed. This for just so long, but presently
to give old John a growl he used
you
feel
that
you
will
die
unless
There's the Aloha Towers in is the most progressive step taken
to say, "Well, they gotta eat too!"
Honolulu if you have time to by the rank and file members of you get the page you're reading
Years ago when the Del Sud
done
and
turn
another."
think about towers. One of my the maritime industry in B. C.
was
the Shipping Board's Salva
So let's leave the dry, withered
favorite landmarks is the oil wells to date, and will definitely be
tion Lass a few of the boys climb
grass
of
Puerto
Cabello
far
astern
drilled right out in the water of responsible for irnpfovements in
while we dream of all the good ed over the bow one night and
the bay near Maracaibo. Vene- their conditions -on the job.
times
we're going to have in gave her the more appropriate
suela. Then there's the very fa
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those bright green LaGuaira pas name of Starvation Lass.
mous Rock—^the Rock of Gibral
SEAMEN MUST DEMAND
That's what they all were then,
tures just eight hours steaming
tar at the eastern end of the MediPROPER MEDICAL CARE
brother, starvation ships and star
time
away.
teranean Sea. You can see it for
ON SHIPBOARD
Some day when we have noth vation wages and work-hungry
miles and miles on a clear day.
Many complaints are made at ing better to do we're going to officers who had evidently served
Of course, if I had time I could
their apprenticeship under Bligh
think of a lot more but that Union Headquarters in regard to sneak up Sheepshead Bay just
himself. It was the union that
to
get
an
idea
of
what
gives
improper medical treatment given
should do for now.
seamen. The apathy of shipping around that fink factory. What changed all that and it's the union
company officials and their skip the hell they teach those guys alone that's going to keep it
ANDREW J. MORVAY. Oiler
pers in obtaining medical assis there is beyond our poor under changed, because the Shipowner
The Golden Oale bridge in
tance for ships' crew members, standing. Tbe second night out is giving out nothing more than
Trisco. Its the cmly one of its
the lack of proper precautions to of New York we were taking our the union is strong enough to t^e
kind in the world, the longest
safeguard
the health of crews, usual constitutional on the boat from him.
single span bridge built. It goes
We visited a number of homes
and understocked medicine chests -deck when up the ladder bounces
from 'Frisco to Oakland. The
while
in Puerto Cabello and of
on board ship, is being severely a first-trip scho<dbcy Fireman
Cliff House is another 'Frisco
course
we made it a point to poke
with
a
whole
armload
of
dirty
criitized. This condition should
landmark which all of us remem
our nose into the galleys to seh
blankets
in
tow.
not
exist.
The
seamen
them
ber.
Then there's the Oloha
selves should take action where "What are you going to do with what was cookin'. The Spanish
Towers and Diamond Head in
Rice that was steaming away on
necessary to see that medical at that b^ gear?" we demanded.
Honolulu. You can see Mount
most
of the ranges was so gbod
"I'm
gcmna
plug
up
that
ven
tention is received by any crew
Stomboli off the Italian coast and
that
we're
going to pass along
tilator,"
the
guy
said.
"Man,
member requiring if, and when
Mount Vesuvius as you near
the recipe:
that
wind's
cold
down
in
that
firerequested.
Naples, I don't remember the
Render out a sizable piece of
Seamen should take no chances room."
name of it. but there's a famous
salt
pork and braise the follow
While the Wipers were shining
on their health. Medical atten
church which you can be seen
ing
ingredients in it — three
the
brass
in
the
engine
room
yes
tion costs nothing. The vessel
as you get into Istanbul. Turkey.
minced onions, two minced green
terday
they
pohshed
the
ship's
Seven
Oaks
Park,
recently
left
This church has four steeples and
the port of Vancouver with four old name plate. Remember "way peppers and a stalk of celery.
a big dome in the center which
crew members suffering from back when the Del Rio was the Season it with salt, pepper, one
can be seen for miles.
trench mouth, which is a very in Afel of stinkin' United States bay leaf and a teaspoonful of
Those chile ijowder. Now add two lb.
fectious and harmful disease. Shipping Board fame?
These men were definitely ignor were the days. Many's the time 2^ cans of tomatoes and One lb.
ant of the harmful nature of this We cooled our heels in those 1 can of tomato paste. Let the
THEODORE BRUDER. CD
There's the well known White disease to themselves and their cane-baoked chairs of the old whole thing simmer for a halfmedical Shipping Board hall on Conti hour and theh put in one gallon
Cliffs of Dover, and boy they real shipmates. Although
ly are white. There's Bishops treatment was given these men Street in New Orleans while we of well-washed rice (raw rice).
Rock off Land's End. England, before their vessel sailed from waited for "Captain" Markey to Add a ladle of stock and cook
where the Atlantic Ocean is sup port, and so-called precautions get damn good and ready to give over a slow fire 'til dry and dene.
The addition of stuffed olives
posed to start. Anyway that's taken for their care on shipboard, us a job.
when
brmsing the seasomnge
If
you
were
-a
good
bOy
and
had
where they measure from when these men should not have been
gives
it
an even richer flavco-.
brought
his
nibs
a
jug
last
trip
they time the number of hours allowed to proceed to sea, en
you
got
a
job
pronto.
Or
if
you
dangering
their
own
health
and
to cross the oceEUi. But why go
were finky enough to rate with
that far away? Before you see that of their shipmates.
Delegates on all ships should some lug in the shipowner's of
the Statue of Liberty, you have
to pass the Ambrose Light, that's immediately report such inci fice you got a letter to his exalted
pretty famous, and then you can dents to their union officials. Do highness behind the counter
see the lights of Coney Island as not leave port with anyone suf where they dished out the jobs.
they come over the horison. I fering from infectious disease. Yessir, brother, the finks got
haven't seen it yet. but there's Call for medical aid and notify the good jobs while the ordinary
working stiffs got eorns on their
one landmark a lot of the boys your union.
will be glad to look at. that's the Your health cannot be measured fannies waiting around for jobs
Japanese volcano of Fuji-some in dollars and cents. Take no that the fair-haired boys didn't
want.
thing going into Tokyo.
chances.
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SHIPS' MIMUTES AMD MEWS
GI Capture Adds
To Food Supply
On Blue Ridge
Some people have an ear for
music, others have a head for
figures, but the Sergeant as
signed to assist the Plumber Ma
chinist of the SS Blue Ridge
Victory, sure had a nose for
bottles.
The Ste\^drd Dept. of the Calmar ship, found its feeding
problem greatly eased by the
number of GIs on a liquid diet.
The army division, which she
carried, had among its other ex
ploits, the capture of a Nazi
whiskey factory. When she ar
rived in Norfolk on the 10th
of August the GIs-(without any
assistance from the SIU boys, of
course) had just about con
sumed the evidence of their
conquest.
"The cognac and sardi" says
Brother Joe Kelly, Plumber-Ma
chinist; "flowed like wine, and
the sergeant, who vO^as assigned
to assist in my department, kept
it flowing in the right direction
thanks to his uncanny skill with
his sniffer."
SS DelRio Crew
Does Union Job
Great Isaac
Back After
5 Month Trip
1'ie longest period at sea for
a tug in the history of naviga
tion is the record of the MV
Great Isaac, a Moran tug. Leav
ing New York last March she
was at sea for five months dur
ing which time not a single dis
pute or beef marred the trip.
With every deck department
man a SIU book, the reports
states that the men in all de
partments were fine fellows and
that they will make good SIU
men.
During one 78 day period the
only break in their monotonous
life came when the crew were
allowed to visit the U. S. De
stroyer, Columbia for a ship
board movie show. In spite of
their five months of constant as
sociation with one another, a
condition that often leads to
strained feelings among even the
smoothest natures, the crew is
reported tq have gotten along
swell without a single incident.
A pact between John S. Wil
liams, AB; James O'Manning,
Bosun; Harvey C. Jamerson, AB;
and Bill Hall, AB; that anyone
who cut his beard would pay the
other three 10 bucks each, was
never paid off. All arrived in
New York with well grown
hirsute adornments. (Whis
kers).
The Great Isaac spent the
greater part of its time in Pa
cific waters doing a job for the
U. S. Navy according to Brother
Jamerson's (Deck Delegate)
report.
LOAD NAZI GUN
ON LIVINGSTON
The 100% SIU crew aboard
the Bull Liberty, Robert R.
Livingston, heard about the col
lapse of the Nazi military ma
chine a month ^fter they had
left the U. 8. on a 2Vi month
trip in the Mediterranean stop
ping at Naples and Taranto.
At Taranto they picked up
"the only remaining Anzio type
gun left to the Nazis at the
finish." This little
trophy
weighed some 200 tons and in
the words of-our reporter "will
look much better at the Aber
deen proving grounds."
The crew of the SS DelRio,
Miss SS Co., were commended
by the boarding Patrolmen after
the ship paid off last Thursday.
Thanks to the three cooks, who
were all old timers, the feed
ing was described as swell, and
the otherwise qiliet 2% month
trip was only marred by a mate
named Rankins. This Rankins lists for each dept., giving the
seemed to think that time off men's names, book numbers,
for the crew started after the and where they wqfe paid up to,
first 24 hours each day and a plus what dues and assessments
Delegate cautioned that SIU they wished to pay in advance.
men should keep their weather This kind of cooperation is a
eyes peeled for him.
big help to. your boarding Pa
The letter from the Patrolmen trolmen and goes a long way to
reads:—"We would like to take wards building a better union.
this opportunity to thank the Let's hope we find more of these
crew who paid off the SS crews in the future."
DelRio. This was the most or
The letter is signed by Pa
derly and cooperative group we trolmen Jimmy Banners and
have run into in quite some Sonny Simmons. Hearing of the
time. We would most especially good feeding report. Brother J.
like to copimend Delegate Buck P. Shuler, Patrolman, decided
Newman.
to continue a long standing feud
He had few beefs and these and scoffed, "Good feeding—im
were in good order; books and possible. — not with Frenchy
trip cards taken up from all Michelet poking his nose in the
depts.; ar>d typewritten crew galley."
Crew's United Action Results In
Victory In Beef On SS Madawaska
Scheduled to carry 1,500 troops
the Madawaska, Bull Victory,
hit New Yoi'.: with some 2,000
army personnel, returning from
the ETO. The resultant over
crowding, with men sleeping all
over the deck, and even under
the crew's bunks, gave the lat
ter a hectic time and deprived
the Steward Dept. of proper
eating quarters.
Carrying a general cargo to
LeHavre, the Madawaska's or
ders were changed two days out
of that port and she headed for
Bremerhaven. She hit LeHavre
later. Comment from the crew
members indicated that they
found little anti-labor sentiment
among the returning GIs despite
the constant barrage of propa
ganda to which they had been
subjected during their army life.
Among the crew interviewed
were: D. E. Jessups, Chief Baker;
Frank Mazza, Steward; John W.
Austin, Paul Hoburn, Sam Gor
don and George Bartin. The
Steward Dept. Delegate Thomas
"Okiiiawa" Maynes and Deck
Delegate "Blackie" (we couldn't
OS Log Entries
Add To Bosun's
Sea Experience
When Bosun Ted Aune of the
SS Oremar, a Calmar Hog, sent
an OS to clean the old man's
deck, he didn't expect the end
get his real monicker) assisted
by the old timers aboard must
have done a swell union job
with the crew.
Although the majority of the
crew were first trippers, together
with this nucleus of veteran un
ion seamen, they staged a real
show of united, intelligently
militant action when they hit
port. Faced with Bull line at
tempts to break down the con
tract structure, company chisel
ing on legitimate beefs and
other pet Bull tactics; and know
•rr,
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ing they had good money com
ing. the entire crew refused the
pay off in what may be con
sidered a real test case.
Said George Bartin, who was
particular instrumental in get
ting the job done, "The soli
darity shown here, thanks to
the missionary work done by
the old timers, demonstrates the
value of concerted militant,
solid job action by a crew. There
were no phony beefs here and
the shoreside officials will win
out on the beefs, especially when
they have a crew like this one
to work with."
All beefs were later cleared
and shaped up union style.
At the Bush Terminal, some
of the boys headed for refresh
ments at the local bar where a
couple of NMU promoters tried
to nail the trip carders. Since
all of them seemed very well
satisfied with SIU conditions
and representation; and since
all had joined the payoff re
fusal, the NMU guys, after a
little persuasion, beat a hasty
retreat.
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DelNorte Delegate Warns
Of Skipper's Soft Soaping
In the August 17 issue of the Log, this page carried
a letter sent to the SIU by the skipper-of the SS DelNorte,
with the comment that the letter "tells its own> story."
Now, according to additional information, it would seem
that Skipper Moracchine is not the gilded lily he appeared
to be.
"Just a word of warning," ly he meant we'd give and he'd
take.
writes Eldor Peterson, Steward
"We had a phony stuffed shirt
Delegate of the DelNorte, "so you
purser aboard who would sit up
w^on't be taken in by a little soft
soaping on the part of Captain late at night with dear old
'Jules' (Moracchine) planning
J. Moracchine. As a member of
that crew he praised so highly 1 the ways of making the crew
walk a straight line.
wouldn't want to see other mem
"We were usually only in port
bers go through the same things
for a few days but on one mem
we did."
orable occasion it was for two
"At every port we hit in the
weeks. During this time we
eight month shuttling run, we
were not allowed a second draw
had the Coast Guard on our
although other ships in the same
necks for some petty offense.
port had two or three full draws.
Our dear Captain would cry to
result to be a run in with the
'Jules' claimed he could not get
the Delegates that he was a
2nd mate.
the money for a draw.
fair
man and believed in a giveIt happened last Saturday that
"We had far too many head
and-take proposition. Apparenthe gave a comparatively green
aches on that trip to list them
man the assignment on the
all so take a tip from me, fel
bridge, only to discover him SAYS SS FITZHUGH
lows, Captain Moracchine is a
missing when he checked some LEE BILGES STINK
phony and when he gets you to
ffiteen or twenty minutes later.
sea he'll show you a few of his
A good ship in the engine own rules and regulations. Per
At coffee time the OS reap
peared. "Wher've you been?," room department with the ex sonally, if he told me it was a
bawled the Bosun. ''Working ception of the bilges, says the nice day I'd run for my foul
for the 2nd Mate," came the report of L. K. Welch, Oiler weather gear.
answer. "And doing what for and Engine Delegate, on the SS
"Of course, what Capt. 'Jules'
the 2nd mate?" asked Ted. Fitzhugh Lee, South Atlantic says about the crew is true.
"Writing the ship's log" an- Liberty.
They were capable and willing
"Said bilges," states his re and on the job. It's the soft
swerde the OS. "In twenty years
at sea," said Brother Aune, "1 port, "stink like hell" to which soap 1 object to."
never heard of a 2nd mate get he adds the understatement,
So there you have it, fellers.
ting an OS to do his log en "and are highly unsanitary." When the Log printed the story
The chief engineer has promised of Skipper Moracchine's appre
tries."
A beef to the 1st mate re to take care of this beef, pronto. ciation of his SIU crew, we
The deck department worked thought he was responsible of
sulted and he agreed the whole
matter stunk and that the 2nd bell to bell and the mate was ficer stating his views.
The
Brother Mississippi Hog Islander, " SS
had exceeded his authority. As strictly on the job.
to the OS he's to collect on an Welch says the ship and the Delnorte is now at sea, when
overtime beef, which should put company are OK and the run she returns here we'll try to
the 2nd on the spot where he one of the best for men who add to what has already been
know how to cooperate.
belongs.
said about her skipper.
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Dear Editor:
Now that we have practically
eliminated the dictatorships in
Europe and Japan, (at least
that's what our politicians would
have us believe) we should open
the fight against the same ele
ments on the home front. Many
of the war time measures, en
acted in the name of winning
the war for democracy, have
been outright violations of our
democratic rights as workers, as
people, as citizens.
The dictatorial agencies es
tablished by Presidential orders
have, time and again, operated
as anti-labor bureaus, particu
larly those connected with the
maritime industry. Among the
worst of these agencies has been
the WSA Medical Dept.-, a com
petitor of the US Public Health
Service, which has instituted a
vicious black-ball system by
forcing us to take iheir examina
tion and accept their decision
on "whether we are in the proper
health every time we make a
trip.
When a WSA medic asks
questions about a seaman's un
ion affiliations its about time to
recognize them for what they
are. The WSA labor-baiters are
the same old crowd we've
known for years. Their clpak
of being a government official
doesn't hide them from us.
They're nothing but a group of
shipowners' stooges, working
for the shipowners and against
the seamen.
Most of them are dry land
sailors selling their time, even
their souls, to their employers.
Some of them had their field
daj^when the government gave
them posts as "dollar a year"
men while they were on the pay
rolls of the companies.
The
others would probably have
trouble making a decent living
if it wasn't for their government
jobs.
The war emergency is now
over. Their excuse for existing
has been removed. What new
reasons are going to be invented
in order to shackle the seamen?
JOHN MARCIANO
CREW MEMBERS
APPRECIATE
SIU PATROLMAN
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Page Seven
Seafarer's Log.
We, the crew members of the
Geo. Poindexter, which signed
off at Jacksonville, wish to ex
press our appreciation for the
excellent cooperation given to
us 'by SIU Patrolman W. (Red)
Morris.
^ He handled our beefs in a
real SIU way and-we can assure
anyone whose ship pays off in
Jacksonville that they'll get the
best possible aid.
Red was the Patrolman for all
departments and the entire crew
joins in wishing him the best
of luck. Fraternally,
Walter Lipnicky. Engine Dele
gate; Norman Ruckle. Deck
Delegate;
Pete
Kurkimilio.
Bosun; A. Neyes. OD; E. Melzer, DM; Dan Krickovich; A.
Anagnostou; J. Werner; P. J.
When the Log photographer asked Edgar LaBadie about land
marks (see "Here's What I Think" page five) he was told that the
oil wells drilled out over in water near Mazacaibo. Venezuela were
among Ed's favorites. The photog. a landlubber, thought
he was being kidded so Brother LaBadie promptly produced this
pictorial evidence.
O'Hare. (Pacific Book); and Wil
liam P. Spagnolas.
Editor's Note.—If you find incorect spelling in the names list
ed in the letter don't blame this
department. The best way to
insure that names and places
are spelt correctly is to print
them.
JAIL MAY BE
PREFERABLE TO
LOW WAGE JOBS
Log Editor,
Every port you hit these days
you find prices sky high. A
ten dollar bill doesn't go very
far if you want some food and
a drink or two. Unless wages
for seamen are based upon a
minimum of $150 he may be
just well off in jail instead of
working.
To live half way decently
base wages must not be below
$150 a month.
EMILIO DiPIETRO
XXX
SEAMEN'S WAGES
SHOULD EQUAL
SHORESIDE PAY
Seafarer's Log.
I believe that the wages for
merchant seamen should be the
same as those of workers ashore
pljis something extra for the
fact that seaman are away from
their families..
Of course as well as being
away from home and families
while employed on a ship we
face additional hazards in our
occupation which cannot really
be compensated for in money
alone.
Also overtime rates and con
ditions should be so arranged
that they stop this bickering
created by company officials be
fore the "pay off."
RUDY KLIER
a substantial wage increase I
will have to leave the industry.
As you know the bonuses have
already been curtailed and can
celled.
It is for this reason that I now
wish to retire my book. I am
sending dues for the months of
July and August and hope it
will someday prove worthwhile
to go to sea again. Maybe after
things get thrashed out the mar
itime industry will pay a decent
wage to the men.
Here's hoping for a well paid
merchant marine in the future,
keep punching.
"BUD" COUSINS. AB.
XXX
MAINTAIN AND
INCREASE PRESENT
WAGES
Dear Brothers,
Now that the shooting is over,
the shipowners have really
brought out their knives for
their pound of flesh. I think
that the temporary wartime in
creases should be maintained
and increased. "With the cost
of living the way it is how can a
man keep his family in any de
cent standard.
Remember that after the last
war we went back to terrible
conditions which kept up until
1937 . . . don't let us ever go
back to that.
E. JONES
RECOMMENDS LOG
The Editor, Seafarer's Log.
In my opinion the Log is a
honey, and it sure is my idea
of what a man's paper should
be. It's the best I've seen and
its style of "regular go-to-hell;
free - for - all; let-the-best-manwin" should appeal to all who
want the undecorated truth
about what's happening.
Here's wishing you the best
of luck and spread the enlight
ening word.
JOHN CAMPAIGN
HOPES %EA^WILL
BECOME WELL PAID
OCCUPATION
SAYS LOG WILL
DO GOOD JOB AT
Dear Union Brothers,
After serving during the war FORT TRUMBUL
with either SUP or SIU and hav
ing kept my pledge to the Union,
I now find that since the war
has ended it doesn't seem worth
the effort expended to continue
going to sea.
Unless, of course, we receive
Seafarer's Int. Union,
I have been elected to write
this letter concerning the ab
sence of the Log at this "royal
establishment." (USMS Fort
Trumbull). The only Log we
have seen in the past two months
was one some brother picked up
on a trip to New York.
We're sure that they would
help swing some of the non
union men in our direction. As
is stands now, all we can do is reconversion might be retarded
beat our gums, state a lot of as distinguished from the physi
truth without having the sup cal reconversion in the hands of
port of the paper.
industry itself." "What dis
I am convinced, as are the rest tinguishes the NAM from Jesse
of the boys, that the Log would James is apparently that James
do our cause a great deal of used a revolver.
good.
In effect they're saying that
CLARENCE L. HARRIS all the swollen profits that they
garnered during the blood let
XXX
ting are not going to find their
PUT ON UNION
way back and that if the gov
SUITS AND GET
ernment wants anything done
about reconversion it had better
READY FOR FIGHT
hurry up and pay off the black
SIU Log.
mailers.
JOSEPH FLEMING
Now that our take-home pay
has been knocked for a loop by
XXX
the end of the war and the cut
ting of the bonus, we ought to SAT. AND SUN.
get into our UNION SUITS and OVERTIME IN
dump any kind of "no-strike" PORT OR AT SEA
pledges, or the like, and start
fighting for oiu: rights through Log.
straight militant action.
With conditions the way they
Let the shipowners and the are and the cost of living 'so
government fink agencies know high it doesn't take much arith
we mean business and are pre metic to realize that standard
pared to back up our demands wages should be at least be
tween $200 and $225 a month.
The present wages are just about
enough for a single man to get
by on. A married man who has
a child or two will have to quit
going to sea if he hopes to sup
port his family.
Another point to make is that
everyone should be paid over
time for Saturday and Sunday
regardless of whether they're in
port or out at sea. You have to
eat every day and do the same
work out at sea or in port so
why get robbed.
JOE E. BAK and WM. WELD
for decent wages and working
XXX
conditions by any necessary ac
tion.
WSA MECHANIZES
Let's go all out for a sound
SEAMEN —
wage policy, (and this doesn't
mean we'U be satisfied with a IN WHEELCHAIRS
ten or twenty dollar a month in Brothers,
crease), the four watch system
I will have to agree with the
so that our hours will approach
guy
that said "you see some
the forty per week of the shoreside workers, bringing the thing new and different every
working rules of all companies day," but I never thought I
up to the standards demanded would see the day when the
WSA, in all its "wisdom," would
by the SIU.
dig out Civil War "Veterans and
John P. Shipowner isn't going
send them to sea.
to hand over these things gratis
It's not that I object to the
and without a fight, so we'd
better be prepared to go get old gent personally but when
them by the means and weapons they sent a sixty-tliree year old,
available to organized labor.
JOSEPH DAMES
XXX
COMPARES OUR
INDUSTRIALISTS
WITH JESSE JAMES
Dear Brothers,
Shed a tear for poor big busi
ness. Until the government pays
off for the undelivered materials
of war, which it ordered but
then cancelled as a result of
Pacific developments, the poor
industrialists may find it diffi
cult to get going on a reconver
sion plan.
Anyway that's what they
would have us believe. The Na
tional Association of Manufac
turers estimated that 3 billion
dollars is owed by the govern
ment, and if these funds are tied
up too long "industry's financial
who had never been to sea In his
life before, to take a job aboard
as mess man, I guess that about
took the cake.
If this keeps up we'll have to
build ramps between decks so
that they can get below and
back in their wheelchairs
Yippee!1!
JOHNNY JOHNSTOM
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SEAFARERS
Friday, August 31. 1945
LOG
Peace Brings Many Difficult
Probiems For Sill To Solve
By JOHN MOGAN
BOSTON — After a very slow most efforts shouldn't obtain,
spell for shipping and business, though, inasmuch as the Commis
Boston is now set for a slight sioner's office operated much
boom, with a half-dozen ships more efficiently and less expen
lying in the harbor and two SIU sively in peacetime than they
and two SUP paying off today. have been allowed to while being
The local politicos are promis needled by Coast Guard inter
ing ever-increasing business for ference. It is not likely that an
By RAY WHITE
this port, particularly with re administration and Congress in
gard to the shipping of food and terested in cutting huge wartime
Well, once again the world is of the seamen. "What is to be can workmen.
fuel to Europe and the debark -budgets will continue to approve
at
peace. Once again our ships done to keep these men sailing,
So men, each one of you, and
ing of homecoming troops. But the sinecures now decorated by
who
must
sail
if
America
is
to
can
ply
the
seven
seas,
free
from
this
does mean you, must get in
we'll have to wait to see how the some highly paid gold braid.
sinkings, free to carry on inter return to normal? Who must sail there and put your shoulder to
promises pay off.
Still the industry in general, national trade throughout the the ships that carry the goods of the wheel and fight. Now is a
A short while ago there was a and the SIU in particular, must world. There is, of course, much reconstruction to the poverty and critical time for the seamen.
frantic hubbub in the newspapers face up to some mighty tough hard work to be done. Many bomb-wrecked cities abroad?
There are those that would like
about developing the Port of Bos problems. For so long as WSA troops are to be brought home, and This cannot be done by phony
ton. After the hue and cry died will continue to.pay a non-union the sea-lanes will for a long time picket lines, by alphabetical gov to see the unions out of existence.
down the State Legislature ap man handsome standby pay, and be filled with the traffic of re ernment agencies, who, when the The first among these are the
propriated a measly $15,000 to refuse to pay the same to any turning troops. It is these troops present emergency is over, must capitalist shipowners, and the fat
men who have been sitting be
do the job. So we'll probably individual who is a member of that the men of the sea have car go into oblivion.
One of the hind the bureau desks during the
have another pier or two.
this union, we are up against a ried the supplies to, supported at first things that must be done
fight and "given everything for
There is yet some doubt as to "fink" outfit with the unlimited the gun stations aboard the mer is to turn the seafaring industry
democracy."
Soft jobs in these
the status of the merchant sea resources of the United States chant ships, and given their all back to the seamen themselves.
organizations
were
plentiful and
men insofar as release from the Government.
in'many instances carrying these These men have fought for their were filled to capacity.
industry is concerned. Although
unions, for their right to organize
Foremost among our problems supplies to our fighting forces.
1 am not saying that some of
all manpower controls were sup also is the fact that our members
Now we are faced with the and be recognized as a necessary
them
have not done a good job,
posedly lifted by executive or are not conscious of union pro problem of the take home wage and respected group of Ameribut
now
since it is over let us
der, WSA feels that merchant cedures and union aims. At the
give to labor what belongs to la
marine personnel should not be prseent time, with hundreds of
bor—let us make them give back
included under this order.
I members on the beach and with
to
the seaman what is his just
wonder how long an economy- a dozen ships in the harbor need
rights,
a living wage, a good labor
minded Government will sanc ing crews, we can't get enough
By E. S. HIGDON
union,
ready to protect the rights
tion the "standby" pay of all men to go to work even to keep
of
the
seaman in all instances,
leave
the
ships
and
go
home.
NEW ORLEANS — The Dis
those stiffs in fancy uniforms who ^
jjj.gg going, in a few inunhampered
by governmental red
made a 7-weeks trip twice a year stances. This is ja black eye for patcher is pulling out his hair There's still a big job to be done
tape.
since the war started!
us, and members should appre and cussing. The steamship com and the merchant seamen are
We havd fought for the demo
Boston reaUy went to town in ciate this fact. The only redeem panies call up for men. Smitty scheduled to take a big part in it.
cratic
way of life, and we have
What
do
you
think
will
happen
celebrating the two-day holiday. ing factor at this time is that gets 'em—'though he has to search
won. So let us stand ready to
when
the
agreements
come
up
for
around
because
the
hall
is
prac
The hall was open for business even WSA cannot produce any
protect our right to bargain col
as usual; but we might as well black gang men either. But just tically empty—and then the men renewal with Bull, Waterman,
lectively
with capital, our right
Alcoa,
Moran
and
all
the
rest?
have been operating a Kosher the same, our men should go out don't go down to the ships The
to
strike
if
need be, in order that
Will
they
say,
"Yes,
we
need
you
Delicatessen in Irishtown.
No of their way to fulfill these con steamship companies call back,
each man engaged in industry
—you've
been
an
a.s.set
to
ship
say
they're
sending
in
reports
to
one came near us. That is slight tracts of which they are a part.
Washington — copies of which ping?" Or are we giving them may have a living wage, decent
ly exaggerated, of course, for a
This Branch will soon take ac will be sent to the Chamber of something now to point back to working conditions?, and in truth
couple of the "old faithfuls"
tion on certain members who
a democratic life in a democratic
showed around to help us pass have been fouling up the detail by Commerce—and the gist of the later and say "Why should we?
nation. The war is won, the peace
You
couldn't
furnish
men
when
messages
is
Don't
Send
Any
Ships
the time. WSA was open for a
hopping on ships in port and to New Orleans. The Union Can't we needed them. Are you sure is up to you.
while, but when even the opera
hopping off just before sailing, Crew Them Up.
you can do it now? What good is
tors closed their doors, WSA did
thus leaving a lot of headaches in
An excellent record for the this agreement doing us?"
likewise.
their wake.
Men Have Got To Get Back
SIU, isn't it? An excellent record
Very shortly, we expect. East
The SS C1 a y m o nt Victory the men are piling up for them On The Job—have got to stay on
ern Steamship will get the green
will be in again in a couple of selves! All the things they struck the job and not let this temporary
light to resume its passenger
days, after a 21-day trip. Ad for and fought for—and now they exhilaration at the war's end keep
service. Also, a few additional
vance information has it that she won't man the ships.
them from it. After all, the mer
ships will be put on down New
is going to debark troops, crew
Just because the war's over chant marine has done, it's record
Bedford to take care of the island
up, and be in for no more than doesn't mean that the shipping must be kept clean—We can't let
ers down that way, who, inciden
three days before getting under is over and that men can just the union down now.
tally, are squawking plenty loud
way. We hope the crew will be
about the impossibility of one or
on deck—we hope.
two ships caring for their needs.
LABOR EDITORS TOUR THE PACIFIC
No more news from Boston for
In connection with Eastern,
this week—but when somebody
though, it is easy to visualize
decides to do something with the
some knotty problems. Many of
ships up this way, we'll be glad
its veteran employees, both men
to let the Log in on the secret.
and women, who were members
of our organization, will return
with the resumption of passenger
service. What a sick crowd those
will be who neglected to retire
their books at the beginning of
the war! It's really going to hurt
CHARLESTON — Shipping for
to dig down for about three years'
the past week has been slow, we
dues and assessments. Most of
shipped
three Oilers and one
them have been doing profitable
Messman
to the Margie Bull lay
war work, however, and these
shouldn't feel the strain on their ing in Wilmington. Have one
wallets too much. Naturally, this SUP ship in port and look's like
situation will apply up and down
it will pay off about the 27th.
both coasts, for the ex-shipyard
workers will be making their ap We will need six ABs, three OS
pearance in great number very and a Carpenter for her. Outside
soon.
of that things look bad for the
Then too, we've got to figure next two weeks.
on a general exodus from the in
dustry of at least 90% of the We only have about five men on
trainees of maritime schools. the beach here but they say if a
RMO is already feeling the pinch. ship comes in and 1 can get it up
But according to the newspapers to the ABC Bar they will take
To get a closeup view of the wax in the east, eight labor editors left on a Paciiic trip at the in
this is one of the agencies soon a look at it.
vitation of the War and Navy departments. L. to r: Col. Warren J. Clear GSC (not going); Lt. CoL
to go anyway.
Timothy A. Mclnemy, public relations; Len De Caux. CIO News; Alfred G. Larke, Federated Press;
I see our friend J. S. White is Under-Sec. of War Robert P. Patterson (not going); Lt. Joseph Miller. USNR; George Richardson. Am
The next thing to watch for is
the efforts of the Coast Guard working on the organizing drive erican Federationist; Tom Wright. IIE News; Samuel R. Harvey. The Railroad Trainman; Les Finneto retain its power over the Ship so we can look for things to start gan. Labor Press Associates; Lewis Herrmann, New Jersey Labor Herald; Capt. Louis P. Ade. public
relations. Wdliam T. Holloman, Seattle Aero Mechanic, joined the group in San Francisco.
ping Commissioners. Their, ut- popping.
Many Changes in Maritime industry Demanded
Laggards Give Union Bad Name
MARGIE BULL IS
IN CHARLESTON
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By ARTHUR THOMPSON
The Smith Victory is scheduled
for delivery September 4th, and
I expect to get a call for a crew
next week. She'll need a - big
stewards department, and I'll be
needing plenty of men. I've got
12 men registered in the stewards
department, but I'll still need
plenty of men. I sent three men
to Jacksonville and a couple to
Mobile, but still have plenty of
rated men in the engine and deck
departments. I had a Coast
Guard case scheduled for this
morning but it was not very ser
ious and panned out okay.
We still have San Juan and
Peterman in the hospital. We
A Job To Be Done
By KEITH J. ALSOP
A.
If
CHARLESTON — Things con
tinue to be slow in this port, but
it look's like there will be a break
soon. Maybe we won't have a
90 day wonder, with about ten
pounds of gold on his hat, tell us
that a war is on, and he is play
ing a big part in winning the war
by keeping peace in the mer
chant marine.
The seamen have been kicked
around in this war by the Coast
Guard and Army until it's a
shame. We all know that and
most of us are ready to do some
thing about it. We have had all
the right in the world to strike,
but we had a job to do and that
job was well done.
We still have a job to do, and
that is to see that the men that
survived overseas get back home
—so lets stick it out a little
longer.
V.
Future Looks Bright
By RAY WHITE
, I
SEAFARERS
LOG
Steward Department Men Needed NO NEWS??
SAVANNAH—We had an SUP
ship in this week, the SS Elbridge
Gerry, and had to send some re
placements aboard.
It was in
transit and had paid off in Char
leston. No other ships hit Savan
nah except foreign and non-union
ships.
M
THE
NORFOLK—Shipping has pick
ed up in this port this past week.
We have had three SUP ships in
to pay off. All beefs were settled
aboard ship, and we had no beefs
left pending.
Coastwise shipping will be
opening - up in Norfolk and the
future for the port looks bright.
In other words, it seems that Nor
folk will be self-maintaining. We
paid off the William Bevins with
all beefs well taken care of. There
are jobs on the board, and few
men on the beach.
The NMU is still walking the
picket line on the WSA. What
for, very few of the rank and file
in the line could tell you. They
are not striking, they say and
"NMU still ships WSA men, so
the question in our mind is "Why
the picket?"
If you want a job, fellows,
come on down. The beaches are
fair, if crowded, and the Virginia
girls aren't bad. If you care for
a southern accent.
Lot of ships are crewing for
the Pacific.
It makes us feel
pretty good down here to re
port that shipping is good, since
it is a fair trend of how things
will be now the war is over.
SIU men up and down the coast
drop into the hall and report the
usual effective work on the SIU.
expect to see San Juan out soon.
We had an accident across the
river when a Liberty ship plowed
into the dock and knocked hell
out of it, but nobody seems to
know the name of the ship.
Silence this week from the
Branch Agents of the follow
ing ports:
HOUSTON
GALVESTON
BALTIMORE
TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
SAN JUAN
Mobile Shipping Reported Good,
Many Jobs Are Now Available
By JAMES TUCKER
On July 27, 1945 Brother Emil
Shipping continues to be good
with forty-two men just arriving Harm, No. G-167 died at the
from Wilmington, Calif, to help Marine Hospital and was buried
man the T-2 tankers out of here. by his family at Summerdale,
We still need more men as we Ala.
We have had quite a good bit
expect about twenty more of
these tankers plus the ships that of standby work in this port but
are going back on the short runs it is about to be finished with,
so maybe we will have a few
to the Islands.
At the present time we have in more fellows to sail these Island
port the Chalamette, White Sands, jobs and the married fellows can
Montebelle HiUs, Stoney Creek, be home once in a while.
Chisholm Train, McKittrick Hills,
Fort Winnebage, Falmouth, New
Zealand Victory, Colarado
Springs Victory, Marysville Vic
tory, George Sterling, Margurite
Le Hand, and Iberville.
By J. P. SHULER
All these ships need men. The
NEW YORK—After the com
Margurite Le Hand had a colli pletion of a voyage on which you
sion going out Mobile Bay with have been unluckly enough to
the Magnolia (a Light House Ten run into a logging skipper, and
der) which sank and so far one you feel that he gave you the
man is still missing off the Mag works unjustly, then there is one
nolia.
thing you should do. Sign off the
In the Marine Hospital we still articles under protest, go to the
have Brothers Charles Dowling, Patrolman who paid off the ship
No. 7654, Tim Burke, No. 7417, and tell him your trouble. If he
and M. Cardana, No. G-91.
thinks your beef is okay, he will
take you to the Shipping Com
missioner's Office, and there you
will get a hearing. After listen
ing to both sides, the Commis
Well, here we go, if it isn't one sioner will decide who is right.
thing its another. It seems that If he finds the logging unjust or
we are getting a wave of steal illegal, he will order the logging
ing lately. By the reports we are removed and you get your
getting it seerhs that some un money. If he finds the logging
scrupulous persons are going was not excessive and legal; the
aboard ships and taking things logging remains.
The Shipping Commissioner's
that don't belong to them and
then quitting.
Another thing office was established by Con
some of our members are ship gress to settle all disputes be
ping aboard ships and the first tween a master or owner and the
thing you know they are up on crew. This includes almost any
charges for stealing ships foods. thing except overtime and bonus
Well, the quicker we, the mem beefs, which are purely a matter
bership, take action to rid our of negotiation and should be ta
selves of this type of individual, ken up by the union and the
the better it will be for all con company.
cerned. It is no secret what we
Since the war began, the
had to do in order to get decent Coast Guard has taken over the
food so now that we have it let merchant marine and has estab
us protect it.
lished, among other things, hear
Shipping around the port of ing units for the purpose of im
brotherly love isnt so hot lately, posing discipline on seamen. As
but it looks like it will pick up you all know, when a ship comes
shortly. Brother Lawerence C. into port, a Coast Guard officer
Dahl was laid to rest about two comes aboard and looks at the
weeks ago. Brother Walter LeBou log books and noses around to
will be buried Friday, August hear if anything happened on the
24th. They were both old time trip. These fellows are nicemembers of the union and I am looking guys and they become
sure that this will be somewhat yopr pals. You naturally spill
of a shock to all that knew them. your guts to them and tell them
May they both rest in peace.
all. The next thing you know,
I saw the action taken in New you are charged with misconduct.
Orleans recently on the wearing I don't .think this practice is fair.
of uniforms in the union halls. A man should be told that he is
Well, the membership in this port being investigated before he is
heartily endorsed that action, but asked to talk.
A regular hearing is held be
it keeps everybody busy remind
ing some of these uniform wear fore a hearing officer, an exam
ers not to bring their brass into ining officer and a stenographer.
the hall.
It is always best to consult the
The latest beef to hit the scrap union before appearing at these
pile was a man putting in for one hearings, to find out what to do.
hour between 12 noon to 1 p. m. After the hearing, if you are
because he was getting his linen found guilty, you may have your
on his lunch hour.
papers taken away for a month
H. J. COLLINS or longer, or forever.
Commissioners Must
Beciiie Log Beefs
Warns Membership
On Ship Conduct
Pag* NiM
Army Training MPs To
Break Postwar Strikes
By OLIVER J, PECORD
TOLEDO, Ohio (LPA) — The
Army has nothing better to do
with its MPs than to train them
in the skills of breaking strikes
through the use of guns, tear gas,
and the armed might that Amer
ican workers thought was intend
ed for use against foes of de
mocracy.
Toledo became a storm-center
as labor protest spread to other
parts of the country as the re
sult of exercises in a "basic train
ing" course for military police
men held in the center of the city
last week.
Helmeted military policemen,
350 of them with bayonets in
place, arrived at Scott Park to
"solve a problem" of removing
"snipers" from the old Toledo
University building located in
the park.
The peculiar thing to spectators
was that the "snipers," also MPs
who had arrived earlier in the
day, were dressed in civilian
clothes when they took over the
old University building.
They
carried buckets of sand and dirt
into the building with them, also
a hose.
When the troops arrived in the
afternoon, Capt. Paul GiUis in
charge went to the building and
read the "snipers" the riot act
and demanded that they evacu-
Calling All SIU Men
Now is the time 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.
'rnmm
Don't think that I wasted a lot
of words and space about the
Coast Guard—because they are
trying to take-over the merchant
marine permanently and make
these hearings a regular proce
dure.
When in doubt, and cannot
contact a union representative,
payoff under protest and contact
the nearest union hall immedi
ately.
ate. The peculiar thing was that
the troops under Capt. Gillis did
not refer to the "snipers" as
snipers, but as strikers, and as
the proceedings wore on, it be
came obvious- that the soldiers
were not being trained for war
duties, but for strike breaking.
JEER AT CAPTAIN
Actions of the so-called snipcia
were not in keeping with those
of snipers in enemy territory. In
stead of keeping quiet and firing
as snipers do, the "strikers"
jeered the Captain after he had
read them the riot act. Cries of
"come and get us," "What are you
waiting for," and insults were
hurled at the troopers.
Capt. GiUis explained that it
had been xhe intention of the
troops to remove the strikers by
means of tear gas, but that due
to the close proximity of home.i
and factories in the vicinity this
plan had been abandoned. In
stead, smoke pots were placed
near the building, and as the
smoke rolled toward the strik
ers the troops made their attack.
Attackers succeeded in reach
ing the second floor of the build
ing but could not reach the strik
ers who had retreated to the roof
because the beseiged men had
pulled the ladder after them
which they had used to get to tihe
roof. Then, ironically, the wind
changed and blew the smoke to
ward the attackers and the Maj.
J. O. Givens decided that the
strikers had won.
Information gleaned at the site
of the "problem" was that the at
tacking troopers who succeeded
in capturing the leader of the
strikers, Lt. Samuel Wolford of
Company D, would be given a
three day pass.
From unimpeachable sources,
the Toledo Union Journal has
learned that some members of
the Toledo Chamber of Com
merce were "exceedingly inter
ested in the maneuvers." Another
"problem" will be solved this
week in Bowling Green, Ohio, 25
miles south of Toledo.
NOT NEW MPs
The troops taking part in tho
"problem" were MPs from Carnpi
Perry, a government reservation
now used to house prisoners.of
war. They are at the camp al
legedly for "basic training," but
the greater proportion of them
have been in the Military Police
for many months and were well
trained for their normal duties.
The troops were moved in recent
ly and were not composed of the
regular MP units assigned to
guarding prisoners.
The original story of the "mil
itary problem" appeared in the
Toledo Blade and was thinly dis
guised with the writer of the i"u:-.
ticle constantly referring to the
snipers with quotation marks.
It is expected that a strong pro
test will be sent to the War De
partment by Toledo labor or
ganizations and that they will be
joined nationally by various in
ternational unions as weU as CIO
and AFL. One local labor leader
commenting on the demonsti-ation said, "this shows the think
ing of Army officials and shows,
to what use they want to put the
Army now that they can see the
end of fighting abroad is in sight."
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THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. Aiif)wi 31. IMS
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THE WEEK'S MEWS IM
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports,
GUBREMT
EVENTS..
SPORTS
BASEBALL
just about the best heavyweight
until Joe Louis and Billy Conn
get back, knocked out Archie
GLEANINGS
Moore, who at 168 gave away 18
The War Production Board has revoked all controls for auto
pounds, twice in one fight. Bivins Ben Chapman has been re
socked Moore while the latter signed to manage the Phils in mobile production. First cars off the assembly lines will be dis
1946 .. . Sentenced to voluntary tributed under rationing controls in order to get the cars into hands
was on one knee in the second servitude . . . Ball clubs will train
of essential users: doctors, cops, etc . . . To prevent inflation rent
and knocked him cold. Moore in the south again next year . . . ceilings will continue until June, 1946, says OPA. Meat rationing
was given a five minute rest and A1 Lopez is out to break the all- will probably last for another two or three months. However, meat
was awarded the round on a time catching record.
He has supply is rising and butchers are polite once again.
foul, and the fight was ordered handled 1,786 games. The record
President Truman has called for a two year extension of the
continued. In the sixth Bivins belongs to Gabby Hartnett, who draft law for the 18-25 year bracket. There is much opposition to
caught up with him again, and caught 1,793 . . . Byron Nelson this . . . Three air lines cut their passenger fare to iMt cents a mile.
the fight was over.
has won fifteen of twerity golf They predict a further cut to 3 cents a mile within a few year.
Bivins was without question tournaments. His take has been
Air lines have made a terrific profit in the last few years. The
the better man, but there is no more than $50,000 thus far. Not
rate could stand further cuts right now.
doubt that the foul blow took a bad for beating the tar out of a
Secretary of Treasury Vinson hints at income tax cut in 1946.
great deal out of Moore. The little rubber ball.. Dick Miller of
Hooray! Hooray! . . . The Army will ban its planes from flying over
Cleveland crowd who are strictly Huntington Beach, Cal., equaled
New York City; an aftermath of the Empire State crash . . . The
pro-Bivins booed Jimmy.
the world record for fly casting miracle insecticide, DDT, has been mixed with a wall paint and
In the semi-final, Danny Kapi- with a heave of 192 feet . . . Cpl. will chase fiies and mosquitos and other insects from a room ... A
low, of the Bronx kayoed Bobby Bob Halferty of Long Beach, Cal Wisconsin farmer claims to have succeeded in growing pre-salted
Giles of Buffalo in the fourth scored two consecutive holes-in- celery . . . Somebody ought to work on sandless spinach.
round. Kapilow weighed 147 to one in a recent match. One was
Radio hams can break their silence. No new applications will
153 for Giles.
a 308 yarder.
be received, but those who held licenses between Dec. 7, 1941 and
Dec. 15, 1942 can go back to their dits and dats . . . Army discharge
score will be lowered to 75 points . . . Some veteran combat troops
redeployed from Europe are kicking about being shipped to the
Pacific . , . Nelson A. Rockefeller has quit the State Department.
He is replaced by Spruille Braden, ambassador to Argentina . . . All
federal departments and agencieis return to the 40 hour week . . .
Monday, August 27, 1945
New York City planning to spend a billion bucks on subway and
street car extensions and improvements . . . New auto prices based
on 1942 level.
Things are popping in the Na
tional League. The Cards are
beginning to live up to their past
notices, and the pennant race is
wide open again. Playing the
kind of ball that the sports writers
all along said they could, the
Cards neutralized five games of
the Cubs' lead and are now only
two and a half games behind the
leaders. Climax of the spurt was
a sweep of the three game series
with the Cubs in Chicago.
A two and a half game lead,
even at this stage of the season,
is not too much insurance against
a club as good and as hot as the
Cards. Charlie Grimm is shakup the faltering Cubs in an des
perate effort to hold the lead. He
benched Bill Nicholson, 1944
home run leader, and sent Phil
Cavarretta, first baseman, to right
field. The ailing Heinz Becker
goes to first.
Now everybody, except the
most partisan Chicago and St.
Louis fans, who probably won't
draw a straight breath until the
season's end, can sit back and
enjoy a rip-roaring, slam-bang
pennant brawl.
In the American, there is not
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
much change over the positions STANDING OF THE CLUBS
of last week. The Tigers are
W L
PC
GB
w L PC GB
still in front, but not very com Chicago
74 43 .632
Detroit
68 51 .571
Russia has signed a treaty with the Chiang Kai-shek govern
St. Louis
73 47 .608
2!/,
67 53 .558
I'/t
fortably. The return of Tommy Brooklyn
ment
which, if carried out, will cut the legs from under the Chinese
66 53 .556
9
St.
63 55 .534
4!/j
New York
65 5 7 .533
Hy,
60 55 ,522
6
Bridges, their old pitching ace, Pittsburgh
communists.
The treaty recognizes the present government as the
65 60 .520 13
61 57 .517
bVi
from the Army won't do them Boston
56 67 .455 21
(Chicago
60 59 .504
8
only legal one and Russia promises to respect the territorial integrity
47 72 .395 26
57 63 .475 ll!4
much immediate good. The 38 Cincinnati
and sovereignty of China, and not to interfere in the internal affairs
Philadelphia
36 83 .303 39
36 79 .313 30
year old hurler expects to be
of the country. Furthermore, Russian moral and physical aid will
ready for relief roles in a few
be given only to the National Government.
weeks, but should be in fine form
Democratic Spaniards have formed a government in exile. All
by the time the world series roll
anti-fascist parties have adhered to it, with the exception of the
CLUB BATTING
CLUB
BATTING
around—^if Detroit wins.
Communists and the small Negrin wing of the Socialist Party, which
R
H HR RBI "PC
R
H HR RBI PC is under communist domination . . . Bulgaria has postponed its
On the other hand Bob Feller, Chicago ... 564
I 147 46 533 .283 Chicago . , . 461
12 417 .263
who rejoined the Cleveland In St. Louis .. 6CI 1 152 55 557 .273 Boston .... 470 1018
1085 43 427 .262 election as requested to by the U. S. and Britain, so that standards
605 1155 57 555 .272 New York . 496
992 55 461 .260 to assure full democratic participation can be set up . . . Four fliers
dians last week, has already Pittsburgh
Boston
600 1169 83 564 .272 Washington
484
1050 22 433 .259
4 70 1000 52 417 .256 who participated in the Doolittle raid on Japan have been discovered
thrown his weight around, by New York . 539 1149 97 503 .271 Cleveland
Brooklyn .. 619 1122 44 538 .271 St. Louis . 47U 1013 48 438 .253
pitching and winning his first Cincinnati . 396 995 37 367 .249 Detroit
1007 55 437 .253 in a Japanese prison camp. They were weak and haggard, but
461
Phila
430
954 44 386 .243 Phlai . . . . 365
971 26 317 .241 alive! They had been sentenced to death, as reported by the Tokyo
game—^giving four hits, and strik
ing out 12!
radio, but their sentences were commuted by Hirohito . . . Fate of
LEADING BATTERS
LEADING BATTERS
the others is still unknown.
BOXING
G
AB R
PC
G
AB R
PC
Pay of French troops has been cut from 27 francs to 6 francs a
History repeated itself in Madi Holmes. Boston. . 124 513 112 .365 Cuccinello, Chicago 98 333 43 .318
Cavaretta. Chicago 109 412
83 ,362 Case, Wash
92 377 56 ,3«6 dayj twelve cents in American money . / . Britain has brought back
son Square Garden last week, Rosen, Brooklyn 113 469 99 .341 Estalella, Phila. . . 93 335 37 .307
New York .. 113 388
67 .327 Boudreau, Clev. . .
97 346 50 .306 the dim-out in order to save coal . . . Subhas Chandra Bose, who
when hard-hitting Rocky Graz- Ott.
Hack Chicago ... 119 475
90 .326 Stirnweiss, N. Y... 115 479 78 ,303 headed the Indian puppet government for Japan, is reported killed
iano stopped Red Cochrane, wel
in a plane crash . . . Good news, of course, but not necessarily true,
RUNS BATTED IN
terweight champ, in the last
RUNS BATTED IN
as Brother Bose was reported killed once before . . . Viceroy Wavell
round of a ten round go—a repe Walker, Brooklyn
75 is in England discussing the whole question of India with the new
106 Etten, New York
74
Holmes. Boston
|0I Binks, Washington
tition of their June 29th battle.
70 Labor Government.
Olmo, Brooklyn
98 Stephens, St. Louis
As in the first fight, Cochrane
led handsomely for eight rounds,
HOME-RUN HITTERS
HOME-RUN HITTERS
clearly outboxing the victor.
I'S
Then in the last two rounds, the Holmes. Boston
26 Stephens, St. Louis
13
Workman, Boston
20 Seerey, Cleveland
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
23 year old Graziano, who had a Ott.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
York,
Detroit
|3
New York
18
13
18 Cullenbine, Detroit
nine pound pull in weight at 164 Adams, St, Louis
W
L
PC
W
L
PC
and seven years of youth over
83 54 .606
Montreal
84 49 .632 Milwaukee
LEADING PITCHERS
LEADING
PITCHERS
po
Toronto
73
60
.549
79 58 .577
the 30 year old champion, caught
Newark
72 60 .545 Louisville
77 60 .562
G
W L PC
up with the veteran and floored
67 65 .508
70 61 ,5^4 St, Paul , . ,
G W L PC Baltimore
Brecheen, St. Louis
Minneapolis
65 68 .489
;.. 63 72 .467
17
9
3 .750 Muncrief, St. Louis
20
8
2 .800 ersey City
him seven times before referee Passeau, Chicago . . 26
56 78 ,418 Toledp
62 74 .456
14
5 .737 Ferriss, Boston....
29 19
6 .760 iuffalo
Mungo, New York.P 24 14
56 78 .418 Kansas City
.'
56 77 .421
6 .700 Center, Clevleand .
Benny Leonard signalled the end Erickson,
24
6
2 .750 Rochester
Chicago .. 21
Columbus
..
Syracuse
55
77
.417
55 82 .401
7
Leonard, Wash. . . ,23 14
5 .737
«f the fight with Red out cold. It Wyse, Chicago .... 28 18 83 .700
.692 Benton, Detroit ...
21 11
4 .733
St, L-Bos.. . 23
9
4 .692 Newhouser, DeL .,
31 20
8 .714
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
was five minutes before Cochrane Cooper.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Cables, Pittsburgh.. 21
9
4 .692 Cromek, Clev
27 15
7 .682
Barrett,
Bost.-St.
L.
35
18
Wolff,
Wash
25
9
.667
could walk to his dressing room, Derringer, Chicago..
15
8 .652
PC
L
W
PC
W L
28 14
.667 Bevens, New York . . 22 10
6 .625
but even before he got there, he Burkhart, St. Louis .. 30 14 77 .667
Grove, Chicago .... 25 12
8 .600 Atlanta . . ,.
85 40 ,680 Portland
92 59 .609
Herring, Brooklyn .. 16
6
Holiingsworth,
St.L.
9
3
.667
20
6 .600 Chattanooga
78 47 .624 Seattle
88 61 .591
had erased completely the cry of Dockins, St. Louis.. 22 6 3 .667 Lee, Chicago
23 13.
9 .591 N. Orleans .
68 57 .544 Sacramento ...
79 72 .523
Prim, Chicago
25
9
"cheese champion!"
Red can Adams,
5 .643 Haefner, Wash
28 14 10 .583 Mobile
67 57 .540 San Francisco
78 73 .517
New York.. 54 10
6 .625 Cettel, New York .. 22
.583 Memphis . . .
58 65 .472 Oakland
72 80 .474
fight and nobody questions his Sewell, Pittsburgh., 27 II 7 .611 Christopher, Phil. .. 27 127 59 .571
Birmingham
49 74 .398 San Diego .. ..
71 82 .464
Strincevich, Pitta. .. 28 12
8 .600 Trout,- Detroit
29 13 II .542 Nashville ..
48 75 .390 Los Angeles ..
65 87 .426
guts now!
Greigg, Brooklyn ... 32 15 10 .600 Reynolds, Clev. ... 36 13 11 .542 Little Rock .
43 81 .347 Hollywood .. .
60 91 .397
Jimmy Bivins, of Cleveland,
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Forgery, Howard
3.22
Riddel, John W
1.40
Madruga, Alvin J
1.40
3.56
Giddings, Waynne
O'Conner, Walter B
1.40
Festa, Donencio
3.56
Hill, J. M
4.00
16.43
Winterberger, Walter
Faquette, G. P
44.99
2.88
Shea, James
Burschell, P.
52.88
2.88
Harringan, Edward A
3.13
Slock, T. .
.T4
Dellone, Camerone
11.25 Evanis, W
5.54 Cyrus M. Crooks
73 Collison, E. J
3.17
Winterberger, Walter ....
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Estol
Barton
4.90
Daly,
J.
R
73
Smith,
J
6.58
Walton,
J.
F
28.86
5.73
Reuss, Ramond E
2.23 Corriveau, L
13.01 Saporite, S
01 Estol Barton
28.86
8.76 Gray, R
Payne, George N
2.23 Blaise, F
11.14 Lane, J
32.45 Howard Bowen
28.86
1.33 Marx, H
Leland L. Lucus
2.23 Trembley, E. J
9.90 Bell, H. A
3.53 Don W. Harrell
28.86
3.11 Frosher, G
Forgery, Howard E
Fuchs,
W
2.23 Tubens, J
Maurice
Finn
9.90
Lashua,
C
1.63
31.76
1.99
Tucker, Thomas E
2.23 Smith, B. L
4.53 Archibald Glendenning .... 9.90 Burns, R. J
28.86
1.33 Sullivan, T
Moore, William H
4.45 Gallo, R
9.90 Warde, K
2.16 Newton A. Huff
3.28
2.66 Jaynes, H
Siuro, John A
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4.45 Michaelis, J. R
9.90 Kidder, H
2.16 George W. Grossman
3.28
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Koster, Joseph F
4.45 Mills, E. 1
9.90 Cogswell, J
8'.00 George G. Miller
3.28
8.09 Carroll, J
Reuss, Raymond E
9.90 Belair, L. J
6.00 Robert B. Graham
2.23 stith, Frank
28J4
8.34 Jordna, R
Vargas, Vincent
9.90 Daines, A
13.98 ,poloniak, Walter
3.28
12.00 Chester A. Holtz
8.34 Sullivan, A
Kavanaugh L. M
13.71 Latimer, H. C
2.00 James M. Smith
6.201 Aberson, C
11.23
8.34 Dosse, J. J
Doner, Francis E
9.90 Schleason, R. H
2.00 Walter O. Green
6.10 j Skaalebard, Hans
3.29
6.63 Donoghue, J. T
Grasso, Paul
Alfred
L.
Watson
10.89
Thorpe,
C.
A
4.00
Smythe,
E
5.42
Mulholland,
Robert
2.95
5.15
Ford, George W.
10.89 Kephart, O. A
7.19 Marshall A. Dodge
5.59 Lindfors, Rolf
2.98
5.15 Saunders, J
O'Leary, John H
130.03 Goodwin, D. G
5.42|Leight, Galen
3.19
7.19 Adolph F. Vante
4.92 I^clsaac, H
Parker, George
59 Herleikson, H. B
10.75 John Pritchard
8.23 Ellis, William
2.96
49.90 Gerourd, A
Welch, L
3.09 Williams, A. H
6.47 Colella, William
2.50
6.86 Howard F. Taylor
Landau, Ludwig F. W. ... 12.47 Bosworth, C."
David
M.
Baris
5.75
Harper,
W
6.30
Jones,
Glynne
2.98
Mitchell,
R
75
42.50
Morris, Max
17.32 Russell, C
6.47 , Sorensen, Sigurd A
3.19
10.58 William Chalkey
8.33 Keavney, F
Colon, Jose R
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17.32 G. J. Barnett
13.11 James Huguley
5.561 Watson, Edward
2.5ft
2.84 MacGregor, D
Sumpter, John D
17.32 Freiberg, J
5.56 Baldwin, George
2.68
30.72 Huguley, Herman
5.02 Carr, Jos. G
Kirk, William S
Rains,
Robert
3.62
Buen,
V.
N
3.18
.piacido.
Aldevera.
30.72
Bolick,
H.
F
6.00
9.63
Therrien, Hector J
7.76 Busey, W. A
14.73 ^ Kane, William R
11.75
5.35 Lein, Lyle H
12.15 Thompson, J
Ryan, Walter A
2.53 McCoy, J
1.98 j Yarnatz, Joseph
2.88
1.29 Hansen^ Olaf 1
Mikalajunas, John J
10.72 Coggins, F. W
6.34 Hughes, Edward
2.88
9.86 Halcombe, E
24.55 Brooks, Richard L
30.60 Irving, Daniel M
Thompson, William R
1-58 Hutton, Robert R
2.51
2.53 Ryder, J;
9.86 Longpbardi, Louis L
7.11 Modjeska, Stanley K
White, A
Luth,
W
79
Dermody,
Edward
5.02
Kenlyi
Arthur
L
9.03
Cederholm,
Sven
183.92
Hunter, J
35.64
1.58
9.03 Harkavy, A
2.71 Banton, Willis D. Banton .. 9.37 Smith, Harold J
Walcott, James
1.58
14.72 Kadian, V
23.61 O'Keefe, Edward A
Parker, Josejh
9.86 Brewer, William
7.52
22.09 Miller, A
7.16 Pigg, Nolan M. Jr
Malloy, Joseph
9.86 Cordils, Marino
.79
13.98 Schaule, J. A
7.16 Maszy, Francis
Williajns, James
2.71 Albaran, Edermio
1.58
Mason,
C.
E
Livington,
J
10.00
Archibald,
B
2.60
1.78
Hoffman, B
SS COLIN KELLY. JR.
4.75 The men who lost their cloth
10.00 Hart, C. A
2.31 Stoppel, B
5.35 Bennette, Carl A
Rennie, William
1.58 ing have money due. See M&
10 Donze, A
2.31 Drennan G,
5.35 Hyes, Vernon
Kojos, R
Fiddes, E
2.67 Walsh at the Waterman Office^
Peterson,
G.
A
16.50
Bryning,
Walter
2.31
5.35
Mauresetter, R
Nolan,
James
L
Gonsalves,
H
9.35
4.48 19 Rector Street, New York City.
Donohue,
Alfred
W
2.31
1.78
Pastern, A
62.12
15.11 Trumper, Henry
2.31 Doolittle,, a
1.78 Crawford, James P
Dollinter, M
% % %
3.90
4.43 Tuckfield, L
2.31 Propst, R. N
1.78 Emanuel, Marshall E
Fisher, J
SS WILLIAM MOULTRIE
3.46
8.44 Mayer, A. E
2.31 De Groff, E. R
1.78 Hughes, John J
Edwards, D
All
hands who paid off ia
Donze,
G
3.46
Warden,
C.
H
8.00
Berry,
James
W
2.31
1.78
Parker, E
Seattle
on July 13th have am
Palmer,
J
3.46
Johnson,
Arthur
34.39
Cox,
Charles
E
2.54
5.35
Marshall, J
3.46 munition money due. Collect by
26.52 Hetman, M
2.54 Wolocicz, Leon J
1.78 Vrocher, William E
Benetez, P
6.52 writing or calling in person at
20.56 Barber, E
2.54 Nicholas. Donald
2.67 Camp, Willis E
Staten. E
L,
4.80
Robin Lines, 39 Cortlandt St,
Owens,
Williams,
James
P.
„.... 24.60
2.54
2.67 Andersen, Bertie J
Hunter, F. S
D'Angelo,
L.
N
3.81
New
York. When receiving
Moore,
Henry
F.
...
22.70>
Burke,
Tim
E
2.31
5.35
Graham, E
Miller,
J
3.81
checks,
please sign the enclosed
Andrews,
S
73
Brewton,
William
J
2.31
Ballantyne, H
2.67
3.81 vouchers and send, them back to?
73 Mayes, J. S
3.52 Herlman, H
I. Logan
2.67 Walter, Guy W
3.81 the company office.
73 Cumbra, F. R.
2.31 Utley, C
J. Sweeney
1.78 Elliott, George E
3.46
Scarcliff,
C;
F.
,
Corbett,
H
35.23
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18.20
C. Williams
1.78 Archibald, Brumel
Stringfellow,
J.
5.29
Hayes,
J.
...
.73
Bryning,
Walter
16.17
SS RICHARD BASSETT
C. Noble
1.78
4.76 These members of the Stew
.73. Andersen,. J
16.17 Burlingame, R.
C. Douglass
8.02 Harrell, Don W
4.07 ards department who paid off in
.73 Mulder, A. N
16.17 Bernard, R.
J. Renka
.5.42 Hayes, Vernon
3.46 Norfolk have money due: Walter
16.17 Wheeler, R.
.73 Korolia, D. D
Shephaid, A
5.00 Wilson, Warren
Chamberlain,
E
3.46 Tilletson, Jack East, William
Halpin,
G.
.
16.17
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Emanuel, T
2.54 Benson. Guetaf H
Beattie,
J
3.46
Cederholm,
Sven
16.17
2.77
Rockwell, Allen
Jacobs, Robert Gordon, Vincent
16.16
2.77 Hughes, John J
Biinkman. V
Tayman, William Beach, Calvin
16.16
2.77 Reynolds, Robert C
Peder.si.m, Otto
Reid, Daniel Tamsey, and Phillip
16.16
2.77 Sweetser, Waller
Kearns, James
Chandnoit—all 28 hours. Collect
$19.00 NEW YORK
2.77 Camp, Willis E
51 Beaver St.
Kates, Louis
at Bull Line, 115 Broad Street.
Holder of Receipt No. 98212
330 Atlantic Ave.
17.79 BOSTON
2.77 Pudzik, John
Beihl, James
4* 4* 4*
BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St. contact Headquarters office in
Vrocher,
William
E
17.79
Nelson, H. I
8.09
SS
BLUE
RIDGE VICTORY
PHILADELPHIA ...6 North 6th SL New York City.
17.79 NORFOLK
Howard, T
14.48 Jacobs, Arthur N
25 Commercial PL
The
following,
who paid off in
4. 4. 4.
17.79 NEW ORLEANS ...339 Chartree St.
8.25 Light, Sam F
Bishop, S. B
Norfolk,
have
money
coming:
E. JONES
68 Society St.
17.79 CHARLESTON
11.51 Anderson, James W
Mapp Iran
Bair,
6
hrs.;
Eichenberg,
15 hra.;
220 East Bay St.
17.79 SAVANNAH
Czerkies, H
5.32 Fletcher, Ellis E
Book No. 41132, please see Joe Baily, 14 hrs.; Bengel, 12 hrs.;
TAMPA
842 Zack St.
16.16 JACKSONVILLE
Miller, D
3.12 Nidy, Joseph A
920 Main St. Algina, New York Patrolman.
Graupsteel, 11 hrs.; Shermin, 4
16.16 MOBILE
Chapman, R
8.23 Hughes, Charles M
7 St. Michael St.
4. 4>
hrs.; Swift, 4 hrs.; Powers, 1 hrs.;
16.16 SAN JUAN. P. R. .45 Ponce de Leon
Jensen, B
6.29 Johnsen, Emil
CREW PHINEAS BANKING
McGill, 4 hrs.; Weldman, 3 hrs.;
306'/, 22nd St.
24.66 GALVESTON
Hindle, R
5.64 Turner, Charles E
Voyage March 24^ 1944. Please Scully, 12 hrs.; Johnson, 31 hrs.;
HOUSTON
6605 Canal St.
22.24 RICHMOND, Calif
Hendrick, K.
6.14 Jackson, Lionel
257 5th St. contact Sol. C. Berenholtz, 1102 Young, 15 hrs.; Pedrotty, 19 hrs.
19.00 SAN FRANCISCO
Bourdonnay, R
.06 Brewer, William A
59 Clay St. Court Square Building, Balti Collect at Calmar, 44 Whitehall
16.16 SEATTLE
Jackson, R
86 Saneca St.
4.85 Blackman, Edward
more, in regard to the death of St.
16.16 PORTLAND ...111 W. Burneido St.
Wainwright, V.
5.00 Brown, Leonard
Brother
Joseph Waltone.
4. 4. 4.
440 Avalon Blvd.
16.16 WILMINGTON
Swindell, E
1.24 Howard, Louis
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St.
4. 4> 4^
SS DANIEL WILLARD
71.61 BUFFALO
Ryninger, G
5.15 Anderson, Lowery G
10 Exchance St.
CLARENCE WILFORD MacAll hands who paid off in Port
2.38 CHICAGO
Gray, L
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Page Twelve
THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. August 31, I94S
LOG
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ISTHMIAN MEN Read About-
Crew's Beef
The Seafarers' Way!
Settling
V
Typical of beefs settled by the Seafar
ers Is the one which occured on the SS Lou
Gehrig. When the ship docked In New York
the crew presented demands for overtime
for work which was not listed In the ship's
log.
Shoreslde union officials were con
vinced that the ship's officers hod altered
the log In order to throw some of the crew's
overtime money to themselves.
The Seafarers went to bat qt once!
Three department delegates off the ship and
a union Patrolman went to the home office
of the Eastern Steamship Company In Bos
ton and turned on the heat.
Results? Look below at the headlines
from that week's Issue of the Seafarers Log.
$25,210 went to the crew after the union
finished with the beef.
OFFICIAL OBOAN OF THZ ATLAHTIC AND OULF DISTBICT,
SEAFABEBS' IHTBBVAnONAL DHIOH OF MOBTB AKBBIOA
OLD AND NEW WLB HEADS DISCUSS JOBS
Rs. IS
$25,210 Is Collected On
Falsified Ship's Log Beef
TTiat a militant crew, plus competent shoreslde representation by experienced Pa
trolmen can force the shipowners to pay legitimate overtime—^veuKijen the ship's log
has been doctored to keep the wages down—was proven
^4^e Eastera
Steamship Company finally made out pay
^sliiayted
ovcrfime for the crew of the SS Lou Gehrig
• months ;
bei;
Beefs handled the Seafarers*
way pay off !
Isthmian men are welcome at
all 28 SIU halls. Come in and look
over the records of settled beefs.
It makes some mighty sweet
reading.
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
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It takes experienced and mil
itant shoreslde representation to
collect tough shipboard beefs.
Thafs what rank and file seamen
find at the SIU.
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WORKERS TO FACE DECISIVE STRUGGLES
WSA-RMO CONTROL OF SEAMEN'S PAPERS ABOLISHED; SIU VICTORY
MWEB IS WARNED ON FURTHER CUTS
THE DRAFT STILL WORKS
CUSTOMS WARNS ON SMUGGLING
THE WATERFRONT DISRUPTERS
NMU PATROLMAN MAKES A VERY QUICK TOUR OF NEW YORK HALL
PRIME MOVERS
STIMULATE SHIPBOARD UNION ACTION
GI CAPTURE ADDS TO FOOD SUPPLY ON BLUE RIDGE
GREAT ISAAC BACK AFTER 5 MONTH TRIP
CREW'SUNITED ACTION RESULTS IN VICTORY IN BEEF ON SS MADAWASKA
OS LOG ENTRIES ADD TO BOSUN'S SEA EXPERIENCE
DELNORTE DELEGATE WARNS OF SKIPPER'S SOFT SOAPING
LOAD NAZI, GUN ON LIVINGSTON
SS DELRIO CREW DOES UNION JOB
SAYS SS FITZHUGH LEE BILGES STINK
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
Polish Seamen
Thank SlU, Face
Uncertain Fate
NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY, AUGUST 24. 1945
New Labor Minister
Wage Freeze Is Lifted
But WLB To Continue
Among the hundred of thous
t WASHINGTON (LPA) — The however, to the limitation that if
ands of Poles who must decide
Administration has finally acted increases ordered by the board
whether to return to their home
to ease the wartime wage freeze, cause employers to demand price
land and an undemocratic rule,
Enthusiasm among labor leaders boosts, then they are not to beor become voluntary exiles, are
over this action was blunted, how- come effective until approved by
a considerable number of officers
ever, by the fact that the relaxa- the Director of Economic StabUiand men from the Polish mer
The Seafarers can easily organ tion came too late to be as effec- zation.
chant marine.
ize Isthmian, says Brother Rex A. tive as it would have been if itj These wage increases are to be
Despite SIU efforts on their be
Lindley, FOW, if only they are had been promulgated during the such as will "aid in the effective
half, these men have been re
transition to a peacetime econ
ready to go out to do the job. war.
fused permission sail American
As announced by President omy." That authority appears to
"The Isthmian men are all for Truman, the new program calls be broad enough to permit the
ships and the indirect result of
the SIU," said Lindley, "even the for:
this decision may mean that they
board to sanction wage raises sufNMU men who ride the Isthmian 1. Abolition for all practical ficient to make up for losses in
will be forced to return to Poland
ships. All we need is for some of purposes of the shackling little take-home pay due to reduction
and face whatever fate (and the
our members to ship on the steel formula.
Kremlin dominated Polish gov
in hours.
Isthmian scows, and talk to the
ernment) may have in store for
Democratic forces in Spain. men while they are on the job, 2. A green light to employers At once, thousands of unions
them there. Many of them, de Greece. Italy and other nations
and unions to negotiate voluntary'
expected to get into action to
spite their outstanding record in are hoping Labor party leader pointing out to them how dif wage increases as long as em-!demand wage increases. Labor
the Allied cause, may find them Ernest Bevin. above, new foreign ferent their conditions are from ployers do not make a claim for headers estimate that 70 to 80%
selves inside concentration camps secretary of Great Britain, will the SIU conditions."
price increases.
|of Ml agreements contain provior worse.
Brother Lindley was not talk 3. Continuation of the Nat'l sions permitting a reopening of
revamp reactionary policies of
ing theory, for he had just signed War Labor Board for the present,' wage rates as soon as the naThe events that lead up to this the Churchill government.
off an Isthmian ship, taking a loss with far greater discretionary au- ,tio"3i wage policy is revised,
situation are as follows:
The
of $50 a month in wages in order thority to approve wage raises' Unions expect to have a tough
United Nations' Governments es
tablished a joint ship-pool in or saw regime, the London Polish to do a job that he feels must be than it had during the past fcw.t^^ i" winning such wage inder to make sure that all vessels government declared themselves done to maintain postwar con years.
' creases—and labor leaders feel
were being used to assist the war at war with Japan. Warsaw does ditions for seamen.
4. Summoning of a national laa rise in strikes is inevitable
effort in the best possible man not consider itself bound by this Lindley feels that for the next bor-management conference to!'^ employers remain hard-boiled
ner. This agreement is to expire declaration.
few years the Seafarers' condi
towards demands for wage hikes.
The Polish seamen decided, al tions will depend on what is done work out an agreement for peace Besides, where employers say
six months after the war ends but
ful
settlement
of
industrial
dis
the Warsaw government seeks most unanimously, that they wish now. Isthmian, he pointed out, putes once the WLB folds up— "no" and the demands are subto have the Polish ships released, ed to continue the fight against was a large peacetime operator, which is expected to occur in six "ihted to the WLB as a dispute,
to be used as Warsaw sees fit. the Japanese and sought assur- and will remain as strong in the months or less.
jthe board's decisions are no longPrior to recognition of the Warfuture. Organizing Isthmian will In eliminating the little steel,
(Continued on Page 3)
fnforcable through seizure of
mean removing a low-wage threat ceding. President Truman re- Plants. Thus, strikes may prove.
to SIU standards. An investment stored to the WLB the discretion to be the only weapon for ennow of time and a little work, he it had prior to the imposition of forcement where adamant emsaid, would pay big dividends in that formula back in 1943.
, ployers reject WLB determina-the future.
That will make it possible for tions.
I" ^ statement announcing the
Lindley boarded an Isthmian the board to dispose of wage disship. Returning from the Euro putes on their merits, subject, I
(Continued on Page 2)
pean theatre with troops, he
signed off in New York.
By JOHN HAWK
AFL LEADERS GET TOGETHER
Due to V-'J Day falling on our tional Maritime Union contracts, "I talked SIU to the crew from
regular meeting day, the mem but not upward to meet the con the day I got on," said Lindley,
"and the men listened to what I
bership decided to take a holiday ditions in our best contract.
and not hold the regular meet The Executive Committee went had to say. She wasn't a bad
ing. Your officials thought that on record to have Harry Lunde- ship: the food was fair, and the
it would be a good idea to high berg. President of the SIU, and focsles were clean, but—and it's
light what went on at the Chicago myself, draft a letter to Admiral a big but—there was practically
Executive Committee meeting Land of the WSA notifying him no overtime allowed. You could
say, 'That's not my job,' but they
and what is doing in general.
that the SIU and SUP seamen on
Your S e c r e t a r y - Treasurer the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific told you 'Your job is whatever
you are told to do.' And that
brought to the attention of the Coasts would not stand idly by if
was
that. You had no comeback.
Executive Committee the fact our working conditions in our
"I
hung the leaflet. Here are
that the companies contracted to contracts are reduced by .any
SIU
Condilions
For You in the
the Atlantic and Gulf District are Government board or bureau,
engine
room,
and
everybody read
desperately trying to reduce the and that we expect Admiral
it.
It
made
a
great
impression,
working conditions in our con Land to live up to the "Statement
seeing
in
action
the
difference
be
tracts down to the working condi of Policy" that he signed on be
tions contained in the National half of the U.S. Government tween what Isthmian gave them
Maritime Union contract. The which guarantees that our work and what the SIU won for its
NMU, as you well know, does not ing conditions would not be re membership. Everybody in the
hold a single contract on the Pa duced for the duration or until black gang was favorable to the
cific coast. The few contracts that the WSA turned the ships back Seafarers, even an NMU man
aboard. Nobody took the leaflet
thej^ do have are strictly with to the private operators.
east coast operators. The argu Your Union officials have been down, and it was still there on
ment that our contracted oper successful in staving off, for one the day I signed off. Even the
AFL 2nd Vice Pres. Matthew Woll (left) shakes hands with
ators are ysing in their attempj year so far, the shipowners' at junior officers were impressed
Pres. William L. Hutcheson of United Bro. of Carpenters fol
to lower our working conditions tempts to reduce your working by our contracted conditions and
lowing opening session of the AFL executive council's midsum
is that they want stabilization. In conditions. The operators have said so.
mer meeting in Chicago. Both joined in the council statement
other words, stabilization down opened the attack again to reduce "That proved to my satisfaction
warning that V-J Day would find the U. S. unprepared to meet
ward to compare with the Na
reconversion headaches.
(Federated Pictures)
(Continued on Page 4)
(Conturned on Page 3)
Isthmian Crew
Favors The SIU
I:
Operators Hope To Reduce
Conditions To NMU Leveis
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No. 34
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. August 24, 1945
SEAFARERS LOG
PuMished Weekly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
At $ I Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
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HARRY LUNDEBERG
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I OS Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK -
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P. O. Box 2S, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE
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424 Jth 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.
The Peace Offensive
NEWS ITEM . . . Thousands storm job offices here—Rush
is on in metropolitan area as additional plants announce
dismissals — N.Y, Times Headline, Aug. 21, 1945.
Imagine with what surprise big business—yes, and
government itself — heard the Japanese wail of "Hold!
Enough!" Although at the cost of thousands of lives and
billions of dollars we had been fighting tooth and nail to
bring them to their "honorable" knees, their surrender
offer caught our industrial barons flatfooted. When the
moment arrived, when Hirohito asked for terms, all over
America the citizenry became aware that the people who
were running the country, for better or worse, had been
caught with their pants down.
America was not ready, and still is not ready for peace.
There can be no peace if the very things we fought for
are lost in the postwar period. We cannot possibly drift
towards a better world. The future must be planned even
as the war effort was.
We heard someone say the other day that "everyone
went out and learned a new war job just so that they'd
have some kind of trade to be out of work from." And as
things stand today, that's about the situation. Everyone
will know what kind of a job he should have if he were
working.
Caught by the sneak attack of peace, America plunges
into worse chaos than it did following Pearl Harbor. The
so-called "free press" tells its own story. "On the heels of
the Maritime Commission's order yesterday," says the news
paper, "cancelling 42 5 million dollars in contracts, the Fed
eral Shipbuilding and Drydock Company announced . . .
sixteen hundred workers in the company's Kearny, N. J.
yard were laid off. The layoff is for an indefinite period."
Another news item states, "As the exodus from the
nation's war plants that were working at top speed less than
two weeks ago, gained momentum, the USES offices were
Ttard pressed to handle the thousands of applicants they
faced yesterday. THIS NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO
MOUNT BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS DURING THE
.WEEK." (Emphasis ours).
It should not be necessary to remin,d seamen of the
very definite relationships between conditions ashore and
Jthose afloat. A shoreside unemployment problem will soon
find millions of men and women struggling to exist on
(Whatever money they can earn.
HKlilny
Pres. Truman Bans Wage Freeze
now pending before the regional no longer be used in the Board's,
WLBs in cases where employers figuring.
and unions have agreed on wage
In lifting the lid on voluntary
increases, or where employers wage increases which do not re
have asked for wage increases, quire price rises, Truman de
and have certified that no price clared that it is now safe to per
increase will be requested. Asked mit such relaxation because
how many workers would be in "there is no longer any threat
volved, Taylor said that a pre of an inflationary bidding up of
vious study had indicated that wage rates by competition in a
about 40% of the Form 10 appli short labor market."
cants involved less than 50 work
That very fact, however, makes
ers, but that some of the others
the relaxation something in the
involved large numbers.
nature of an "Indian gift." Em
Dispute cases, Taylor said in ployers are so much less likely to
elaborating on the new policy, grant wage increases now, even
will still be certified to the WLB if they can afford them, since
by the Dept. of Labor, not on the they will count on the pressure
grounds of interfering with the of ah army of unemployed to
war effort, but on the grounds keep wages down. Had that ad
they interfere with orderly re justment been ordered during the
conversion. He indicated that war, the pressure on employers
probably only the most important to comply would have been much
disputes would now 'go to the greater.
Board.
As another postwar measure.
AFL leaders have expressed
President
Truman revealed he
their confidence that they would
planned
to
strengthen the Dept.
be able to take advantage of the
of
Labor
and
bring under its roof
new policy to hike wages for
labor
functions
now scattered
many of their members, especial
ly in the building trades. Con amnog other agencies. The Con
struction workers in normal times ciliation Service in particular will
number about 2,000,000 men, and be expanded, he said.
during the building boom anti
During peacetime, he explain
cipated in the next few years em ed, "we must look to collective
ployment will probably rise to bargaining, aided and supple
more than 4,000,000.
mented by a truly effective sys
Wage brackets, Taylor said, will tem of conciliation and voluntary
arbitration as the best and most
democratic method of maintaining
discussed, let alone passed, by sound industrial relations."
(Continued from Page 1)
new policy — which had been
recommended by the WLB—Pres
ident Truman declared that "we
have had an exceptionally good
record of industrial peace during
the war" and "we must take steps
now to insure a continuation of
this record in the reconversion
period before us."
To that end, the Chief Execu
tive said he would call a labormanagement conference some
time in September. Citing the
wartime "no-strike, no-lockout"
pledge entered into by labor and
industry after Pearl Harbor, Tru
man declared that similarly a
"new industry-labor agreement
to minimize interruption of pro
duction by labor disputes during
the reconversion period ahead of
us is imperatively needed."
In the meantime, the President
urged labor and industry to re
new the no-strike, no-lockout
pledge, and to comply with WLB
orders voluntarily until after the
proposed joint conference reaches
an agreement—if it does. The
WLB itself will be dissolved some
time thereaftre.
WLB chairman George Taylor
revealed last week that immedi
ately benefited by the new wage
policy would be 1S,000 applicants
on Form 10s—voluntary petitions
Lost production through unemployment means lost ance legislation has yet been
cargoes for transportation which will also take its toll upon the Congress
our seamen. Like it or not, no segment of our people can
No Unemployment Bill, not even a bad one, covers the
escape the terrible scourge once unemployment starts to men who make their living on ships.
take hold of the country.
But Washington may well mark this period. They are
One of the answers, besides full production, is to pro on trial before the people. The present vacation may delay
vide adequate unemployment compensation for all those their appearance before the judge but this is to be a period
unable to find jobs. Yet, despite the lofty words from the of watchful waiting. It is extreiriely doubtful that the
nation's capitol, despite even good intentions on the part of people of America will be content to walk the streets while
I
]5ome people in high places, no acceptable seamen's insur- wilful and malicious men defy their will.
�Friday. August 24. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
Polish Seamen Face Terror
I'm Sure Glad He's On
The Committe
By PAUL HALL
According to a recent article in the Journal of Commerce, the
shipowners with whom the Seafarers hold contracts are squawking
about the manner in which the SIU negotiates beefs. They com
plain that the Seafarers use one company against the other to black
jack them into paying beefs.
In an attempt to gel these Poles
to return to Poland, the Warsaw
government appointed a M. ^Kolodziej whose agents arrived m
the U. S. some time ago as mem
bers of the crews of Polish ships.
Although they seem, to enjoy
their stay here, the Kolodziej men
are supporting the proposal that
the ships return to Warsaw's con
trol immediately. Willing to pro
pagandize for others to accept
the present Polish regime, these
people apparently prefer the safer
political aspects of Amserican life.
The part that took the cake, however, was where someone,
identified as a company official, stated that SIU representatives
took up too much of the companies' time in negotiating beefs after
the vessel's pay-off. We are damn glad to hear that the shipowners
do not like to negotiate beefs after the ship has paid off. We have
told them that as far as we are concerned, there won't be any more
beefs to settle after the payoff, because. We want our membership's
beefs settled before any ship pays off.
Inasmuch as these people are advertising now that they do not
have sufficient time to settle beefs after the^ ships pay off, we will
make it our business to see to it that they have the opportunity to
save themselves "trouble" by paying all disputed beefs on the ves
sel at the point of production.
All crews should take notice of this and act accordingly. In
other words, when you bring your ship in, bring her in as clean as
possible and have all your beefs lined up and have the crew squared
away to such an extent that they will be able to take decisive
action to assist the shoreside officials in settling all their beefs be
fore the ship pays off.
HAWK'S REPORT
{Continued from page 1)
Now is as good a time as any to show the shipowners that we
are not going to tolerate any chiseling attempts on their part re your working rules. All we can
garding contract beefs.
do at this time is to continue to
This brings us to another problem within the organization spar around with them before
which must be dealt with. That is crew education. No crew can the numerous government bu
stick together even in a single ship job action beef, much less a big reaus and boards until the trans
general beef, unless they know the score and act as union men. ition period from wartime to
This makes it all the more imperative that the members of this
peacetime is over, or until they
union who know the score and have been going to sea any length of
actually
try to reduce our work
time must do a job on these young members in this outfit and edu
ing
conditions
by not paying off
cate them. This must be done and must be done immediately, so
according
to
our
contract.
that we can streamline ourselves for the many fights that lay ahead.
Not only are we faced with the fight for raising wages and condi
tions, but we are face to face with the fight of preserving what con
ditions we have already gained. This can only be done through
cooperation of the crew members with their shoreside officials and
by immediate action by both on any beef that may arise. Lei's trim
the deadwood away now. X.el's prepare ourselves for this fight I
Today the wartime government
boards and bureaus are all at sea
for they do not know when they
are going to be tossed out. War
contracts have been cancelled
and workers all over the country
are being laid off. However, we
in this industry are fortunate in
Job of recruiting thousands of
1 was talking recently to a couple of guys who have been in that respect, for all the ships will
this business quite a while, although from their conversation, you operate full blast for at least a building trades workers for the
year or two, in my opinion.
hush-hush atomic bomb projects
would never guess they were around very long.
The National War Labor Board was given to WPB Labor Vice
We were discussing our organizing campaign, and one of these
has
not yet handed down a de Chairman Joseph Keenan, above.
fellows said, and 1 quote his words, "What the hell do we want with
The former AFL official reported
any more companies, anyhow? We have the best ships and best cision on our case, demanding an 100% cooperation among the
contracts in the whole field, and our organization is not overloaded increase in wages.
unions involved."
with a lot of members so our membership can be assured of good
The Maritime War Emergency
jobs at all times."
Board did not lose any time. They
ATTENTION ISTHMIAN MEN
have called a meeting for August
This is a hell of an attitude, and it reveals short-sightedness on
23rd, next Thursday, which 1
the part of this guy. We know damn well that as long as there is
suppose is to take another cut at
even one unorganized ship left in this industry, then that one unor
the war bonus.
ganized ship constitutes a danger to our conditions. We cannot
The Isthmian Line organizing
afford to sit back on our fannies just because we do have good con
ditions and let the rest of the world go by, because eventually we drive was thoroughly discussed at
Chicago. Records of the progress
would be in a hell of a fight to hold what we've got.
being made were exchanged by
The Seafarers today is standing in a damn good position. We Brother Hall and Bother Banks
came out of this war in fine shape and we have managed to buck who are heading the drive on the
some pretty tough problems successfully. We are in a position now Atlantic-Gulf, and the Pacific
to expand this organization providing, however, that we do not Coasts respectively. Plans and
take the attitude of: "What's The Use?" Just as long as there are strategy were laid down for pres
unorganized seamen who are used to sailing under non-union con ent and future activity in this,
ditions, we will always have a threat to our secujrity in the event drive. I can report that progress
that we at any lime take either job action or strike action. Those is being made and will continue
men who have been sailing under non-union conditions would take to be made if every member gets
ships out from under us, without, in any way, lowering their stand into the spirit of this drive and
ards. By organizing all these unorganized men they are less likely helps when and where he can.
Remember that there is a
to scab on us in the event of a general or a local strike.
So Brothers let's all get into
Seafarers Hall in all the ma
So, to all of you fellows who may have the same attitude as this fight and give our organizing
jor ports in North America.
this guy: This attitude, if it were adopted by all hand in the outfit, generals a hand to knock over
That hall and all its facilities
would eventually be the death of this union. We cannot afford to the Isthmian Line. (It means
are waiting to serve you.
ignore any longer the necessity of our expanding, and the necessity over 3.000 more jobs for you
Bring your beefs to us—we
of eliminating the dangers of unorganized steamship companies from to choose from in your own union
know how to take care of
hiring halls.)
the maritime industry.
them.
NO DEFEATISM FOR US
J:
r
{Continued from Page 1)
ances that they and their ships
would not be placed under the
control of Warsaw.
They e-xpressed a desire to serve on Allied
ships rather than sail under War
saw orders. This was not granted
and, now that the war against
Japan has ended, probably will
never be granted despite the fact
that Allied authorities attested
time and again to the skill and
experience of these seamen.
Incidently this Kolodziej was
ousted from his post as Secretary
when the Polish Seamen's Union,
ousted him and elected another
man to the Executive Board. <The
Polish Seamen's Union is af
filiated
to the International
Transport Workers Federation as
is the SIU.) After his ouster he
went to Moscow where he 'pre
sumably stayed until the "freeing
of Poland" by the Soviets.
In a letter thanking the SIU
for its a'd, A1 Adamezyk, Vicechairman of the Foreign Repre
sentation of Polish Trade Unions^
comments on the "fine e-xample
of ITF solidarity, which will not
be forgotten (by the Polish sea
men)."
His. letter reads:
". . . As you already know, the
Polish seamen were forced to re
turn to London. The U. S. au
thorities were unwilling to per
mit them to remain in this eodntry or be employed on Americaia
boats.
"The Polish seamen asked me '
to express their deep gratitude
for the assistance given them by
your
organization. They
do
realize that you have done every
thing in your power to help them
and they do know that :t was not,
your fault that you failed in this
effort.
"You have shown a fine ex
ample of ITF solidarity which,
will not be forgotten.
"1 will be grateful if you will
continue to inquire whether there
is any possibility of obtaining the
permission of the U. S. authorities
to employ, on American vessels,
the Polish seamen who are un
willing to return to Poland.
"The Polish Seamen's Union is
still interseted in this question,
and will be very grateful for a
clarification of this matter.
"Thanking you again for your"
great understanding and assis
tance."
Fraternally yours,
Al. Adamezyk
Vice chairman of the Foreign
Representation of Polish
Trade Unions.
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.Page Four
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. August 24, 1945
Display Of Fancy Knot Work
Contributed To New York Hall
Brother Warren Wymon, AB,
admits that there might be a few
knots that he doesn't know how
to tie, but out of the 5,000 knots
and designs known, there are
only a handful that he hasn't seen
; and used.
Wyman, who recently did a
specimen knot board and a model
rope ship for the New York hall,
started tying the hemp in New
Orleans almost as soon as he
could walk. By the time he ship
ped out in 1935 he knew more
knots than an old square-rigger
mate.
Rope work, says Wymon, is a
fascinating art, and one which al
most disappeared with the sailing
ship. Few men nowadays can tie
more than a square knot, a blowline, a half hitch and stopper.
Many men don't even know these.
However, a good week of practice
and any AB can tie all the knots
needed aboard modern ships, says
Wymon. Among the knots every
AB should know, Wymon lists the
following: Spanish bowline, bow
line on a bight, becket bend,
sheepshank, sling shortener, short
splice in robe, eye splice in robe
and the Livrepool wire splice. In
addition he should be able to rig
a bosun's chair and make himself
fast; also rig and use a stage. As
important as knowing how to tie
these knots is how and when to
use them.
Wymon suggests that the union
start a class in rope work so that
all SIU men will become profi
cient in this important branch of
seamanship. He believes that no
man should receive an AB ticket
without demonstrating essential
rope work.
The best rope for practice is
log line, commonly known ashore
as sash cord. Patience, says Wy
mon, is the prime requisite for
A MODEL SHIP OF ROPE
rope work. The ship model which
he made required a week of
steady work. The ship's wheel,
hardest design to make, takes
four or five hours when you are
"right in trim." When you are in
particular fine fettle try the 25
strand Turk's Head Double. After
much practice, you should be able
to do this one in eight hours. Be
ginners will take four or five
days.
The rope board on display on
the third floor of the New York
hall contains 34 knots and designs
and took a week for Wymon to
complete. It includes a wheel, an
chor, propeller and such essential
knots as the sheepshank, half
hitch, half round and half square,
garrick bend, figure eight, stage
hitch, stopper, splices, sizings
and whippings.
Sennett work, the basis of all
fancy rope designs, must be mas
tered before the student can pro
gress to making belts, bags and
other articles dear to the hearts
of men on long voyages.
Crew Favors SIU
(Continued from Page 1)
that the Isthmian men can be
had, if only we are ready to do
a job. And the best place to do
it is at the place where the
Isthmian men are working under
bad condtions.
Then they are
ready and willing to listen."
X
A three master under full sail is now on display in New York, a gift to the union by Brother
Warren Wymon. Made entirely of rope, it took Wymon a full week to finish the model.
Brother Lindley has done a fine
job, and the kind of work that is
necessary.' Those who are in
terested in shipping Isthmian to
help the Seafarers organize for
postwar conditions, come down to
the union hall to get further in»
formation.
HOW MANY OF THESE CAN YOU TIE?
Men In Marine
Hospitals This Week
STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL
MARTIN T. COLLINS
FRANK NERING
JOHANNES HEIKKURINEN'
S. ANTOINETTE
WILBERT CAILLET
'
J. FELLOWS
C. S. INMAN
E. T. O'MARA
LOUIS F. LEDINGHAM
PAUL V. MADISON
FREDDIE R. KIDD
LESTER M. WYMAN
JAMES F. CLARKE
W. B. MUIR
J. M. JOHNSON
SALVATORA BIONDA
EMIL VON TESMAR
L. M. MOODY, Jr.
K. E. OLSEN
B. B. X,ENOIR
L. C. KATES
BERTEL BRYDER
J. A. SPAULDING
Z. W. CULLISON
L. L. LEWIS
L. R. BORJA
RAMON BURGOS
J. S. CAMPBELL
R. A. BLAKE
E. V. FERRER
H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN
ROBERT POWELL
H. S. TUTTLE
.'ifi
DAVID NORDSTROM
SALVATORE LACORTE
JOHN NEAL
A. R. (ONE ROUND) KING
S. ANTOINETTE
E. DI PIETRO
WILLIAM OATES
J. F. CIARKE
L. MINGAUD
E. J. JOHNSTON
C. W. WARD
ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL
H. DE FORGE
J. LAWLOR
D. MC DONALD
t.
BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP.
JOHN SARTOR
LAWRENCE HEALY
J. E. HART
SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP.
VINCENT SAN JUAN
JOHN CAIL
B. R. PETERMAN
4. it 4.
BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP.
BOSTON
AMOS BUZZEL
PETE KOGOY
JOSEPH ELIE
J. HINES
JOHN DUFFY
vv
I 'I'-'
Irev
specimen rope board is being explained lo two admiring SIU men by Warren Wymon who made it for the New York hall.
On display in New York on the recreation deck, the board contains such fancy creations as a wheel, anchor, propeller, splices, sisings,
whippings and the more essential knots used aboard ship. Across the top of the board is the word "Seafarers" spelled out in fancy
braid.
s
�Friday, August 24. 1945
i HE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Five
WITH THE SlU IN CANADA
By HUGH MURPHY
QUESTION: Some of the new veterans' or
ganizations are taking in merchant seamen—Do
you think seamen should join?
In an effort to have the various
unions in the Maritime industry
join together in united action, we
recently sent a communication to
them urging that they meet with
us in Victoria, B. C. for the pur
pose of establishing a joint coun
cil.
The letter, which was addressed
to the National Association of
Marine Engineers, Mates and
Pilots Guild, International Long
shoremen's Association, Black
smith's Brotherhood and the Rail
way and Steamship Clerks Broth
erhood, called attention to the
success and failures in our com
mon struggle to better the con
ditions for our memberships.
WAYNE CAMPBELL. AB —
No. I don't think we should. Al
though the average seaman has
come into contact with the enemy
—and don't forget that at one
point the merchant marine had a
higher rate of casualties than
any of the armed forces—he is
still a civilian in my book. If a
BITTER STRUGGLE
merchant seaman put the same
time and effort that he would
"The experience of all Unions
spend in a veterans organization within the Maritime Industry up
into union activity, he would gain to the present time," states the
much more. He could get as letter, "has been one of bitter
much in benefits and preferences
as he would the other way. and
he would have a much stronger
union to get him conditions on
the job.
?
¥
NORBERT ROGAN. AB — I
certainly think a seaman should
join a veterans' outfit; especiaily
those men who do not want to
follow the sea after having served
during the war. A vets organiza
tion would help get him back in
to shoreside life, after having
been away from contacts and job
leads. A veterans' group is like
a union—an organization can do
more for an individual than an
individual can do for himself.
Even for those who intend to
keep on shipping, such an organ
ization can be very helpful in
getting for seamen what the ser
vicemen have already got in the
way of benefits.
RICHARD HOFFMAN. AB —I
think it's a very good idea for
seamen to get into an organiza
tion like that. We would fit in
very well, indeed. Having serv
ed with both the Army and the
Navy, we know what the boys
have been through—and conver
sely. they know what we have
been through. The boys in the
three services together can ex
ert a powerful influence toward
making a more prosperous Am
erica. We were in the same
boat together, and we have the
same interests now, and together
we have a chance of getting what
we need.
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
struggle in the work of organiza- America" have arrived at the con-l
tion, and in obtaining agreements elusion that a joint Council ofl
covering the working and living the maritime groups should bel
conditions for their particular established for the purpose ofl
memberships.
working in closer harmony with!
"We have all been striving to each other, to acquaint each other}
reach the same goal in devious fully, on our individual prob-|
ways, and according to the wishes lems,.for the purpose of concerted j
of our respective memberships, action where required. It is onlyj
sometimes meeting success, some- when we have achieved a unity j
times failures.
of purpose within our own ranks,!
"It has often been the silent that we can hope to. achieve a I
wish of many of us" the com- standard of living for our respec-j
munication continues, "that closer^ tive memberships second toj
cooperation between the various none."
maritime groups could be at
The letter closes with . . . "Wei
tained for the purpose of moral would therefore request that your I
strength in making demands up- organization elect at least two!
on our employers.
Delegates to attend a meeting to
"We all realize that acting as be held at the Victoria Trades
separate entities, or units, in our and Labor Council, Victoria, B. C.,
relations with our employers, is at 10:30 A. M. Friday, August
responsible to a great extent for 10th, 1945, for the purpose of es
our present conditions, (which tablishing this joint Council of I
are not all that could be desired), all maritime groups."
and of course are taken advan
Preliminary discussions have I
tage of by our employers, whose
already taken place between overfavorite pastime has been to play
selves and the National Assoeiaone group against the other, at
tion of Marine Engineers vdio
the expense of all . . . such a con
have pledged their support to a
dition must cease!
"It is with this in mind, that we plan of UNITED ACTION. This
the membership of the "Seafarers column will report further proInternational Union of North gress.
By LOUIS GOFFIN
Now that all the shooting is
over, the question is; what do we
do now? Plenty of guys now in
' v.-"
the industry will be leaving, hav
ti •
ing done their patriotic duty, and
those that are left will be faced
with the problem of sailing the
ships with short crews. It stands
By FRENCHY MICHELET
to reason that the reconstruction
The narrow, pop- ,ous streets who spend years at universities.
period will be a long one, and it
is very doubtful that any ships of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, She's usually to be found at one
seem like a bit of the old world of the modern bars sipping a deli
will be laid up.
transplanted lock, stock and bar cate liqueur and accompanied by
After the first World War we
rel to the shores of the new. The her "husband." She wears her
were faced with crimp joints.
architecture is predominately lovely hair shoulder length with
Shipping Boards and a phonySpanish and the Spanish artisans a tiny white ribbon prettily en
training school. Today we are
who built the houses apparently meshed in the cascaded waves for
faced with practically the same labored in their off hours to pro
all the world like some pretty
WILLIAM MURPHY. Bosun- situation.
We have the WSA,
vide the people to live in them school girl out for her first taste
No. I don't think we should. which is the same as the old Ship
because the blood of old Spain of night-life. Her dresses are in
While merchant seamen have re ping board. We haye the Sheepsflows freely in the veins of al variably of a white flimsy ma
ceived high praise, and have been head Bay and other training
most all who live and labor here. terial that blend well with her
put on an equal footing with the schools, which are the same as
The narrow streets of the city air of wide-eyed maidenly inno
armed forces by those who know the school they had in Norfolk in
remind one forcibly of the gal cence. Half the officers on the
of the job we did. we are essen 1919; and to top it off, we have
ley on a Liberty ship
seems Del Rio are proud of the neat
tially civilians. I do not think we the NMU, which is practically the
like they built the city and way that they outwitted the hus
have a place in an organization same as the crimp joints which
then found that they had forgot band by getting him lushed up.
composed of ex-mcmbors of the gave the old ISU quite a head
ten to leave room for the streets,
Verily, verily, brother, it was
armed forces. However, those ache around 1919 to 1D21.
so they crowded them in as best written;
who continue in the merchant
The difference is that today we they might.
"Yet the fruit were scarce worth
marine should attempt to get for have a strong Union in the SIU
Puerto Cabello boasts a popula
peeling
themselves and their shipmates to combat all these fakers. I'm
tion of 24,000. It should be a Were it not for stealing, stealing."
the benefits given to those who sure that the men who stay in
cinch to take the census. A guy
There's few of us who follow
were in the armed forces—and the industry are the type that
could stand on a corner on the the sea for a living who are not
should try to get these things will make it very tough for these
main drag at six o'clock in the a fugitive from some haunting
through an organization already phony outfits, and that by stick
evening and count the people el shoreside memory; for,
set up—the SIU.
ing together we can keep up the bowing their way into the gin A fool th^ was and he made
tradition of "the SIU, to get noth mills—no use bothering to count
his prayer
ing but the best in the maritime anybody who isn't here, because (Even as you and-1)
industry for the union seamen.
they are so damn sick that they're To a rag and a bone and a hank
We must realize that we have gonna die anyway.
of hair
a tough road ahead in the post
People don't shake hands in (We called her the woman who
war period, but good union men Venezuela. When friends meet
did not care)
never have to worry. The road they embrace one another by But the fool he called her his
that we will take will be the placing the left hand in the small
lady fail'—
right road, and with the backing of the back and the right on the (Even as you and I)
of the membership and officials left shoulder and shaking each So some of him lived but most
we are sure to succeed, notwith vigorously. We are thinking of
of him died—
standing the opposition from the introducing the custom to a cute (Even as you and I)
above mentioned outfits plus the little blonde number back in- the And it isn't the shame and it
hungry shipowners who will try States. With a few minor varia
isn't the blame
to break up our conditions.
tions it has infinite possibilities. That stings like a white hot ,
When we stuck together after
There's an adorable little darkbrand—
the first World War we were eyed darling who frequents the It's coming to know that she
successful in keeping good union better bars of this town and who
never knew why
conditions, but when we fell apart probably never went to school a (Seeing, at last, she could never
we lost everj^hing Let's make day in her life who knows more
know why)
sure that it doesn't happen again. about psychology than most guys And never could understand."
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Page Six
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday< August 24, 1945
SHIPS' MINVTES AND NEWS
William S. Young Steward ASS Julius Olsen Payoff
Dept. Commended By Army Costs Freeloader $75
Fine Crew,
Good Officers
On T. B. Reed
The SS William S. Young had an excellent Steward's
Although they had expected a clean payoff aboard
Department according to the Armed Forces aboard her, the Bull Line Liberty, SS Julius Olsen, SIU Patrolmen had
making their return from the battle fronts of Europe, their hands full when they found that the port purser had
Chief Steward Arthur J. Lomas displays the following' red penciled about two-thirds of the legitirnate overtirne
letters of commendation from the Commanding Officer and that no company representative was available to settle
and the Transport Surgeon.
"ZZIZ^
*the dispute.
"Dear Sir," reads the fir i let
An otherwise pleasant trip,
ter, "General sanitary coir ^Mons,
with eood officers and one of the
,. , ,
„ .,
, •
r \
a *
particularly of the mess, during
dinest crews afloat, was complete- f
^
' , . , ^J!
jthis voyage was of the highest
ly ruined for the boys who ship- |
' degree of excellence.
ped on the SS T. B. Reed, Calmar
'The menus were always palLiberty, when she arrived in
atable,
and the food was served
New York after a 21/2 months
voyage to Belgium and England. in a very appetizing manner.
..The cooperation of the Steward
The unpleasantness started
in all matters pertaining to his
when the Calmar Line, following
department making for the in
its usual chiseling tactics, arbi
creased comfort of all who parti
trarily chopped overtime pay
cipated in this voyage is especi
from almost all hands. In con
ally appreciated by the transport
trast to the ship's officers, from
surgeon.
Skipper Purdy down, who were
"I hope that it will be my good
"swell during the whole trip,"
fortune
to renew this pleasant rethe company's "dry land sailorlawyer-stooges" took delight in' lationship at a future date."
giving the men trouble at the
The letter is signed, Walter B.
Kreutzman, Captain, M.C., Transpayoff.
Most of the beefs were created port Surgeon,
through Calmar interpretations
The second, from the Colonel,
of SIU,SUP and Marine Cooks says, "I want to take this oppor- denced by the manner in which White, to whom we owe this
agreements, but all beefs were tunity to commend you for the ' all meals were prepared and report, "that brings pride to our
finally settled. Deck Delegate splendid work done by you and served with a minimum of con members, and it is good union
Frank Betz (SUP Book) gave the your department on our trip from fusion in spite of the overcrowd ism when a man performs his du
ties in the traditional SIU fash
men able representation and Antwerp to the United States.
ed facilities.
ion. I want to extend my con
handled his union responsibilities
"My
warmest
thanks
to
you
for
"I have noted particularly the
well despite the company's run- keen interest you showed at all your part in making our trip a gratulations to Brother Lomas on
the excellent performance of his
around. There were many trip
times in the discharge of the serv pleasant one, and all of us will
duties
as Chief Steward aboard
carders among the crew, mostly
ices of your department and the remember with pleasure the fine
Baltimore men, and almost all constant expenditure of energy in eating we did aboard the SS Wil the SS William S. Young, and
also to the members of his de
took SIU books.
any direction to add to the wel liam S. Young."
(Signed) Clarence K. Darling partment who so ably assisted
fare and enjoyment of the men
BEEFS ABOARD
Colonel, Cav. (TD) him."
aboard.
Commanding.
"The full cooperation between
ALEX. 6. BELL
"It is commendations like
your men and members of units
Beefs and more beefs were the
Union Recognition
aboard assigned KPs was evi- these" writes SIU Agent Ray
jrder of the day as the Alexan
"It is a standing prder of
der Graham Bell, So. Atlantic
*
the military authorities." re
Liberty, paid off on Aug. 10. Out
side of overtime and other money
ports Brother Chas J. Hartadjustments, the boarding Pa
man. Steward on SS Raphael
trolmen were presented with a
Semmes.
"that all persons go
sizable list of repair and main
ing
ashore
in Germany must
tenance beefs which included
A joint meeting of all depart- Also elected by acclamation, to
shower room scuppers, broken
wear their union buttons or
lock handles, deck surfaces in' ments of the unlicensed personnel act as Recording Secretary, was
service pins in order to iden
crew quarters, wringer- in laun- aboard the SS Raphael Semmcs, J. D. McLemore and by the look
tify them as Americans.
dry, poor ventilation in crew mess Waterman
, is reported of the reports this brother turned
Would you therefore ad
rooms, ice box in navy mess room by the Recording Secretary elect- in, it would appear that the mem
bers made a sound choice in both
and guard rails on crosstrees.
|ed by the members.
vise all members that they
All beefs were settled aboard,
The meeting, which was held cases.
should display their SIU but
according to the Patrolmen's re- on August 11 was called to order
Steward Dept. Delegate Hans
tons and identify themselves.
pr/ts, and a letter to the Log by Deck Delegate W. J. Brady Nicoleason reported five full
!
not only as Americans but
',oncerning the chief mate ap- who was then elected chairman books, three probation books, and
also as union men."
pears on page 7.
of the meeting by acclamation. two trip cards, John Keeley, En
gine Dept. Delegate reported five
full books, five probation books
and one trip card and Chairman ting system in crew's quarters.
Brady, speaking as Deck Delegate i (e) That the company be urged
reported seven full books and sixto rearrange the recreation room
We'll sail lo distant shores again, be it wartime or in peace.
probation books. All delegate re-' because as it is presently situated
And drink a toast to maidens fair out in China or in Greece.
ports were accepted.
(the noise keeps the watch below
We'll ogle all the dusky girls as they do their tropic dance.
Under
new
business
the
meeting
j awake.
Then go back again to Africa to see the natives prance.
passed motions on the following:
(f) Recommendation that the
We'll go ashore in Italy and eat their spicy food.
(a) To present the Patrolman Patrolmen obtain keys for the
with a request to contact office
And go romancing with the maids to put them in the mood.
forecastle in order that the doors
asking for a radio to be installed may be locked.
The next leave v/ill be in Egypt the land of mystery.
in crew's mess.
Veiled dancers hold you spellbound as you watch in reverie.
(g) Recommendation that the
(b) Request Patrolmen to ask
You waken then, somewhere in Spain, where senoritas are a dream. for water and steam pipes in laun Log print the information that
Where courting is tradition, 'til they see the wolfish gleam.
dry (the piping has been removed members must wear their union
We're off to sail the sea once more where ancient history lurks.
because the ship's former gun buttons when going ashore at
And drop the hook at Istanbul lo see those shapely Turks.
crew was allegedly wasting Bremenhaven (See box.)
water).
The Steward announced that
Then out again to Ireland to a blue eyed Irish lass.
(c) That the company install a anyone who needed a new mat
To roam the hills and valleys plucking shamrocks from the grass.
wall clock in the crew's mess
We're bound again for Boston, the port that I call "home,"
tress and pillow would have them
room.
And the nicest girls in all the world, no matter where I roam.
changed
at the port of New York.
(d) That the company install
— A. REEDEH, OS
port holes and improved ventilaMeeting then adjourned.
Raphael Semmes Men Hold
Joint Meeting Aboard Ship
HOME PORT
The crew decided that it would
be safer to remain on articles un
til their beefs had been squared
away and the company was so
notified by telephone. It was not
until thirty minutes after the
shipping commissioner had given
up in disgust and left for home
that Port Captain Swensen came
dashing down to the ship, breath
lessly announcing that he was
there to take care of the disputes.
However, he claimed, he was
without authority to settle the
overtime beefs created by the
port purser and this beef dragged
out through Saturday and Mon
day.
It was not until 3 p.m. Tuesday
that all beefs were finally settled
to the satisfaction of the crew.
One of the outstanding beefs
was an hour a day overtime for
the 3rd Cook for pumping oil up
to the galley. This amounted to
approximately 75 dollars and was
collectable. The money was di
vided between the other cooks in
the galley because the 3rd Cook,
a trip card man, failed to "appeai:^
for the payoff. Such is the folly
of free loading.
.J-
SS Henry Lomb
Mate Proves
Uncooperative
A non cooperating mate pro
vided the stumbling block to the
efforts, of a good union crew
aboard the Henry Lomb, Bull
Liberty, in improving the belov/ par working conditions.
Although Deck Delegate Jack
E. Gervais reported an unevent
ful trip, the SIU men held a
shipboard meeting at which
they draw up a list of beefs.
The mate refused an invita
tion to attend the meeting and
further refused any cooperation
in getting the beefs settled.
Good Feed Ship
The Thomas Sully
The Thomas Sully, Calmar Lib
erty, pulled in last week after a
ten week's voyage from Galves
ton to Messina and Naples with
wheat. According to O. Fleet,
FWT, this was a good feeding
ship, with okay officers topside
and below. Good weather all the
way helped the Sully do the long
stretch from Galveston to Mes
sina in 23 days, more evidence
that Liberties can chalk up some
fair runs now that convoy delays
are a thing of the past.
The crew were almost all book
men, with only three trip card
ers on board.
Steward on this trip was Bro
ther Joe Faulkner, Gulf oldtimer.
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THE
SEAFAHEKS
LOG
Page Seven
THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS
SEEKS SEAMEN'S
>BILL OF RIGHTS
INFORMATION
u
_ he Log
) iDear Brothers:
I think you might straighten
me out on the question of an ar
ticle that appeared in Liberty
magazine's "Vox Pop" section
entitled "The Men Who Deliver
The Goods." This can be found
in the May 12 issue of that publi
cation, and was written by a Mrs.
Kenneth Tout of Salt Lake City.
This article concerns the socalled Merchant Marine Bill of
Rights and, since we are at sea,
I have no way of knowing what
the union's position is regarding
this matter. I would appreciate
such opinions and any other in
formation you have concerning
this Bill.
Perhaps it would be a good
,idea if issues of the Log could be
sent to our ships while they are
at sea as the men are interested
in the union and what is being
done in our behalf.
Thanking you for any aid
which you might be able to give
on this, I remain,
GORDON MAXWELL
Editor's Note: The SIU. of
, course, favors a bill that will do
merchant seamen what the GI
p'
Bill of Rights is supposed to do
' for servicemen, but one that is
H^inistered democratically and
not by shipowners' agents, and
one without the failings of the
GI Bill. Our brief is now before
the congressional committee con
sidering various bills and amend
ments. Since Congress is now va
cationing—even as you and I are
not—the matter is temporarily a
dead issue. The LOG will report
on and explain the various pro
posals as soon as hearings are re
opened. As to your other ques
tion. for the past several weeks,
the LOG has been sent to all SIU
' vessels. You have probably re
ceived yours by this time.
' LETTER LAUDS
CHIEF MATE OF
ALEX. GRAHAM BELL
more valuable as time goes on.
Many a fo'castle argument as to
date and place can now be set
tled with authority.
H. S. SIMMONS
ENGINEERS AND
SENORITAS RATED
TOP QUALITY
Seafarers Log.
We fellows aboard the SS
Algic believe we have the best
bunch of Engineers ever as
sembled on the same ship and
we know they are the best that
we have had the good fortune
to sail with. Some of us have
been going to sea for twenty
years, and none less than three,
so we should be able to judge.
The Chief, Ernest R. Tobbetts,
is an ace, knows his job and has
the intelligence to know if his
men know their's.
He never
bothers anyone and is with the
men all the way. When there's
work to be done, he pitches in
and gives a hand.
The 1st Assistant, John J. Cal
houn, is one swell shipmate and
is liberal with time off because
he understands how to get the
best efforts out of his men. The
2nd, Sidney Cruthirds, is as good
as they come as are the 3rd and
4th.
All are tops and as we
said before they don't come any
b-'tter than this bunch. If at any
time, there is a job posted on the
board, grab it and let us know
if you agree with us.
The Agent and Dispatcher in
Puerto Rico proved to us how
swell it was to have someone tell
you the best spots for having a
good time and they're on deck
every day in case you need rep
resentation. All we've heard
about the "enchanted isle" is the
truth and the Senoritas and rum
of the best quality.
The Log.
It is the unanimous opinion of
the deck crew of the Alexander
Graham Bell that Chief Mate
Motschman is really a splendid
officer and shipmate.
S. CARPENTER
He did everything in his power
to make this a pleasant sailing
MEN MISS SHIPS
and we rate him tops.
The' crew highly recommended BECAUSE OF WSA
»',him and promise that you will enHello, New York,
J^oy sailing with him,
Andy and I, and a couple of
DAVID BESUDEN.
other SlUers arrived here (Mo
bile, Ala.) two days late to catch
SHIP CASUALTY
the SS Pilot Butte and Silver
LISTS WILL HELP
Peak, thanks to WSA meddling
in
our transportation problem.
FUTURE DEBATES
Lots of tankers coming in here
Brothers:
now and Tucker (SIU Business
Will you please send me the Agent) said he was putting in a
July 13, 1945 i.ssue of the Log as call for more men from New
I can't find one up here (Merch York and wording is so WSA
ant Marine Rest Center, Glad would not be so dumb about
stone, New Jersey) although I sending men on time.
Our brother, Andy Anderson,
have the July 20 and 27 issues.
had quite a case on a Southern
Thanks.
The list of casualty merchant belle already and don't be sur
ships during this war is really prised if he makes this his future
valuable—the first complete one shipping port. We went to the
we have seen. It will, become beach Sunday and came back on
f
the good ship Cavalier and he
met his heart throb. I could
hardly get him to the hall Mon
day morning to ship out. All he
would say was "I feel that way
about her and know she feels the
same about me." I have a feel
ing.
I finally got him down to the
hall and shipped him as a slave
driver on the Sunset T2.
Thanks to you fellows on the
quick action on the matter of
subsistance as some of' us were
low. The WSA office here sure
cussed the New York WSA
crowd.- All the men sent down
here from New York have ship
ped out and Mobile is glad to get
them.
Don't forget to log Andy about
his Alabama girl.
members, if the agreements had
an alphabetical index carefully
compiled and inserted in the back
of the agreement?
Almost all serious books, such
as geography, history and eco
nomics are thus indexed and yet in use, so in order to save water
for the long runs, the piping in
the laundry aft was removed.
C. H. MONTGOMERY few of those require close read
ing by so many people nor are
they referred to in so many
HONOLULU PAPER
serious controversies.
AND RMO AGENT
The compiling of an index
would
take a little time, and time
CREDIT SIU-SUP
is money, but don't forget that
Dear Brothers,
getting the last drop out of our
1 am sending in a clipping cut agreements means dollars and
from the Honolulu Slar-Bulleiin. cents in all our pockets as well as
largest newspaper in Hawaii. It protecting our working condtions.
is an undisputed fact that the SIUW. D. HENDERSON
SUP are in the lead.
I might also add that Brother
Carl Christiansen is, in seamen's HOSPITALIZED
language, "a crackerjack agent." SEAMEN NEED
JAMES E. COBB MORE ATTENTION
The ship has been on the At
lantic run since January and we
now have naval personnel of
three men, yet nothing has been
done towards replacing the pipes
and taps. There are no steam
lines leading to the wash rooms
on the ship. The result is that
we have a difficult time washing
clothes and I think its about high
time for the water and steam
lines to be placed in the laundry.
S. ft. 3^
I want to call to the attention
of the brothers that loafing on
the job, or doing a job in an unseamanlike manner, does not
hurt the shipowner, the captain,
the mate, or the engineer, biit
only adds to the work of our
union brothers. Therefore I want
to urge every brother member
to do his work to the best of his
ability.
It not only makes it
easier for his shipmates, but
doesn't leave a "bucko" a leg
to stand on, and aids our elected
representatives to obtain better
wages and working conditions for
us.
JOHN D. McLEMORE.
Editor's Note. The clipping re Seafarers Log
ferred to by Cobb is lengthy and
We brought a whole big seabag
space is limited, therefore this full of beefs with us to this port WILL SAIL UNION
condensation of the text.
(Frisco) where Brothers Louis OR STAY IN ARMY
Honolulu's excellent record in Zwerhng, Ray Sparrow and my
'turn around' for ships is due self met two able and concientious Hi Gang,
largely to the willingness to work SIU representatives on hand to
I'm now wearing an army uni
of members of seafaring unions. handle our problems.
form instead of civvies.. Six
This was emphasized by Carl
Zwerling, Sparrow (two of the months of this and yet I still have
Christiansen Agent for the Sailor's best shipmates and union men) the feeling of a seaman in my
Union of the Pacific.
and me had just hit port with the blood. I'm in the very best of
Speaking for the SUP and the SS Helen and a skipper who was health and wish all you fellows
SIU, Brother Christiansen said old and worn out, seemed tii'ed of the same.
that these unions handle 97 per living and got disturbed by every
I had some disputed overtime
cent of the ships coming into thing and everyone, who "got in from the SS Albert L. Burleson,
Honolulu and "we have been able his way."
American Range Liberty Lines,
to handle them without the help
Several trips to the Marine and if it's possible I'd like to get
of the RMO (Recruiting and Man Hospital here made me feel that some data on it. The voyage was
ning Oragnization.)"
more of the good neighbor policy between July 17 and November
Ryamond R. Sharp, representa between the U. S. and South 27, 1944.
tive for RMO of the WSA, con America should be spread and
Time was short when I left and
firmed the fact that no ships that we need more people to do
I
wasn't
able to get my perman
were materially delayed because the job. I feel that the idea of
ent
union
card, the one that en
of crew shortages. He gave credit the union's policy of spreading
titles
me
to
remain a member in
to the unions for handling ship good feeling will help our or
good
standing
while I'm in the
personnel problems and helping ganization among the seamen at
service.
I
wonder
if it's possible
this ho.spital. It seems very im
the ships .sail promptly.
to
have
the
Union
paper sent to
portant that SIU representatives
me
so
that
I
can
see how my
visit these men, particularly the
PROPOSES INDEXED SIU
union
brothers
are
doing.
boys, more often so that they
AGREEMENTS FOR
don't get to feel unhappy and
I think our union has done a
lonely.
swell
job for seamen and I'd like
EASY REFERENCE
We need more representation it if you'd put my address in the
The Log Editor,
on the Pacific coast to take care shipping hall with a request for
In order to argue convincingly of the membership's interests some of my old shipmates to
write.
on a beef and get the most out of here.
our agreements, every one of us
JULIO EVANS. Book 7573
I had a chance to get out of the
should be able to turn, unhesi
army and back into the Merchant
tatingly, to the right page in the LOAFING MAKES
Marine but there was a catch.
agreement instead of letting the
They made conditions. That I sail
subject grow cold during a long MORE WORK
ATS or with the WSA pool but
search through the book.
I refused.
FOR SHIPMATES
I wonder how many members,
I sail Union or stay in the army.
Dear Brothers,
including Patrolmen, can do this
So long and the best of luck to
About eight months ago this
or, for example, say how many
all in all you are doing for the
Waterman
Line ship (SS Raphael
times wages and overtime are
common cause.
mentioned in any given agree Semmes) was in the Pacific. At
NICHOLAS MANIFF. Jr.
ment.
As the agreements are that time the ship carried a gun
drawn up now, it is practically crew of twenty seven men and
Editor's Note: Brother Manifi's
requests are being taken care of
impossible to turn quickly to the officers.
Now everyone knows how care with one exception. The letter
clause you want.
Wouldn't it simplify matters less the "ice box commandos" are did not carry his address. If any
fdr everyone, particularly new about turning off water when not one has it please notify the LOG.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Fnday, August 24, 1945
Steward Shortage Hits Boston
By JOHN MOGAN
BOSTON — After a hectic two practically everything afloat will
weeks of shipping in this port, be used to transport troops.
things have slowed down to a Which will mean a continuous
headache trying to line up enough
walk, chiefly because WSA has rated men to take care of the
no idea at the present writing as feeding problem. Right now our
to what the several ships now jn "On "Hand" list for stewards de
harbor will get for assignments. partment is at its lowest point.
In the meantime, we're about tap
Deck jobs are going begging in
ped out insofar as stewards de Boston, despite the fact that our
partment men are concerned, records show plenty of deck men
with two of the ships in port on hand. The same applies to
about ready to take on large de the engine department. But when TAMPA — There wasn't much
partments.
the operators get ready to move chance for a very big celebration
the
ships again, our men will be of V-J Day here, unless you were
Business has been pretty fair
already prepared for it. All of
ready
for them.
also; Portland had a couple of
the
bars, taverns, restaurants,
payoffs; the Eloy Alfaro which Well, we're standing by for a
paid off very clean, and the Cal- lull, brothers, but when there is and so forth were all closed. How
mar ship, SS Daniel Willard, with any worthwhile news from Bos ever, it was evident that the ma
the customary number of beefs. ton we'll be sending it in to the jority of the people here in the
city were waiting for the big
These disputed beefs have been Log.
event, as the main part of the
forwarded to New York. The
celebration
didn't die down for
King Woolsey (Bull) paid off in
almost
a
day
and a half.
Boston; there were some dis
putes in the stewards department,
During all of this commotion
which were settled satisfactorily,
we were doing our damnest to
By KEITH ALSOP
with the exception of a couple of
crew a new Bull Line scow, the
beefs which the able Louie Cof CHARLESTON —Shipping has SS William Nott. We were able
fin will take care of in New been slow for the past two weeks, to get Curt "Slim" Starke to take
we shipped two cooks and ABs an acting AB job on her, along
York.
The new Waterman ship is now to Mobile for the SS Hagerstown with a couple of other fellows.
ready in Portland. We are crew- Victory. There are no ships in But even with the help of one
ing her up from Boston, and, ac port and nothing coming in for man from Jacksonville, who turn
cording to Waterman, she will the next two weeks, unless some ed out to be our. old pal, John
Bunker, and oAe-from Savannah,
proceed immediately to Boston thing slips in on a coast run.
for loading. This job is called We have a car for the port of we still, had to report .back to
the SS J. Rowland Gardner, a Charleston, so when you come work after V-J Day with the ship
four-hatch Liberty type, fitted to in call the office and I will be still needing part of her crew.
carry boxed planes and plane down in a few minutes. No beef
With the cut-back program
parts from Europe to the Pa is too small.
that has been put into effect at
cific. In view of deveiopments in With the war at an end let's hope the present time, there won't be
the Pacific, this one will also we can come in port without the any more new ships coming out
have her orders changed.
Coast Guard Gestapo being the of the yards here in the port of
I suppose it is safe to assume first one to come aboard. Let us Tampa. However, we are looking
that for the next several months' get back on peace time shipping. forward to the reviving soon of
Coastwise Runs To Be Revived—Says Tampa
CHARLESTON QUIET
By AL KERR
the old coastwise runs, and may
be in addition to this the P & O
will start up soon. With the re
cent action by the Interstate
Commerce Commission's reduc
tion of the railroad tariffs for the
State of Florida, the port of
Tampa should start picking up as
it will be cheaper for the perish
able goods wholesalers to have
their goods brought into the port
of Tampa. This ruling will make
it cheaper by about 300 railroad
miles, and will also at the same
time afford quicker delivery of
the goods to the markets. As soon
as this upward trend in shipping
is apparent here in this port^ we
will put a notice in the Seafarers
Log so that all concerned can
come down to ship out.
Among some of the oldtimers
that were in this past week, were
the Scarlett brothers. Arba has
just paid off in the port of New
Orleans. His brother, Bil), has
been working Jiere for the tele
phone company, but recentlj'
dropped something on his foot
and at the present time is laid up.
As Arba says, he is just goldbricking.
At the present writing this is
all for the land of sunshine and
snow white beaches.
Schoolboys Quitting
Seamen Are Needed
By JAMES L. TUCKER
MOBILE — Shipping is still
good with more jobs than takers^
and will continue to be good fpr
the next month what with
Tankers coming in nearly eve:
day.
The weather is nice and the
beer is flowing_freely, and with
things ending on the other sidef
quite a few of the school boys are i:
By WILLIAM "RED" MORRIS
deserting the ships in this port^
JACKSONVILLE — There isn't them off on probation.
istic methods of the Gestapo and When the Poindexter left here
without even collecting their pay.
much more of the merchant ma Another beef is the habit of GPU.
Billy Barrett, Oiler, got left on
rine shipbuilding program left for members taking a ship and then There are some oldtimers the dock looking like a hurricane We are in need of FWs, Oilgi-s,
Jacksonville now and when a few not going on board; often not re around the hall here now waiting hit him. When the ship was leav AB, Bosuns, Pumpmen, Electri
more tankers scheduled for the porting for a day or two. This for one of those romantic cruises ing the dock Brother Barrett cians and most any rating that
Navy come off the ways, we'll be puts us on the spot here with the that Frenchy Micbelet has been watched it pull away with noth you can mention to man the -ships
about cleaned up here on new agents and is tough for the boys writing about. In fact they aren't ing on but a pair of scivvies. For
ships. For a while there were sitting around the hall here on interested in ordinary scows tunately the old man was a kind in this port, so anyone wanting
to ship just come in and see the
quite a few T-2s and little three- slack days waiting for a break. It around here any more since
- 4'
soul and sent the tug back for dispatcher. He probably will hug^
island coasters coming out here would be better for all concerned Frenchy has been singing about
and it made plenty of good jobs. if men wouldn't take a ship 'til those beautiful South American Barrett, otherwise we would have your neck if you will only ship^ *
We had a Mississippi Liberty, they were ready to go on board dolls, and we are trying to rig up had to send him out to one of the Had one of our' members get
some senorita cruises for Tex nudist camps here.
killed this past week-on a motor- :
the George Poindexter, pay off and turn to.
The
Coast
Guard
in
this
port
Ringo and Mac McClendon. All for this time, but we'll have cycle. His name is Harold H.
recently after a two months trip
from Chile, South America. The has a bad habit of going on board Others around the hall are James, another column for you next Davis, No. 43018, and he shipped
out of Baltimore.
old man used a number of work- ships and trying to get the crew 'Burhead" Warr, Mess and B. E.
a-ways on the homeward voyage to say something bad about the Sheely, FWT. Had "Pop" Allred, week and keep off the editor's Had five T-2 Tankers in to pay
"No News" list.
to do work that he didn't want officers; then trying to get the Oiler, in here recently, too.
off and one SUP Victory /^ip
to pay overtime for. But we
along with four other ships to
lowered the boom on him at the
pay off. Brother Monssen, SUP
payoff, and he had to come
Patrolman, is kept very busy
through on this beef with plenty
along with the other Patrolman
of cash for all the men concerned.
settling beefs, all of which are
By WILLIAM RENTZ
There were a few other overtime
settled at or before the payoff.
beefs, but we got them all squared
NORFOLK—Shipping has been who expects to head this way So any ship that comes into this
away at this port.
really booming this week. There soon. This is good as there are area, if no patrolman contacts
There are lots of unorganized
not many familiar faces around the fhip shortly after she docks,
are
no
men
left
and
the
board
is
jobs out of Jacksonville on the
at this time, as most of the old- please call the hall and we wil^
full of jobs with no one to take timers are out to sea.
send one down to you. They aiiiei^
Sabine and other outfits, and we
them. We have called outports We paid off seven ships here in certainly coming in fast, and we
could do well to hit the ball on
these tugs and self-propelled
for men, but have still been un the past two weeks. All major try to get aboard as soon after
tankers, for they can provide
able to crew the ships. Anyone beefs were settled with only a she docks as we can.
plenty of good jobs.
midships gang to say bad things wishing to ship out really fast, few minor beefs left pending. The
We are expecting quite a few
Biggest headache down here j about the crew. It looks like they come to Norfolk.
of
the rust-buckets to be put on
reason these were left is that the
has been some performers who are going nuts on this business of
I would like to notify men on men did not keep a complete the Island run along with some
come in on a ship and think pulling papers and are resorting ships that are coming in to pay record of their overtime and turn of the newer ones so,, anyone
they're finished as soon as the to such underhand tricks to stir off to have all overtime written it in. We have plenty of ships wanting a short run down to the
ship is secured to the dock. They up business. This happened on a up and turned in, whether the coming in in the next two weeks. Island, come on down.
walk off the ship and then show Mississippi scow, with officers and heads of the departments say the It looks as if shipping will con We are still trying to get a bet
up at the payoff, leaving the crew both winding up behind the overtime is good or not. Make tinue to boom in this port for ter hall, but so far no luck. It,
rest of th6 crew to do all the eight ball. We got the crew off on a complete record of the overtime a while.
looks as if we will continue to d^
work in the meantime. These 2 months' probation and the mate and turn it in so that the Patrol We'd like to see some more business at the same old place, I
men have been brought up on got 6 months' probation. I thought man can settle the beefs properly. guys come in from all point
but at least it is being fixed up
charges by the Coast Guard and we were fighting this war for Received a letter from A. B. East, North, South and West—^to some so that it is a little cooler;
personally we don't have much democracy, but the way the Coast Ellis, oldtime seafarer, who has take a few jobs. Not only that, and we expect to have some more
sympathy for men like this, but Guard works around here we been down in the Pacific drinking but Norfolk is improving as a substantial chairs about the 1st of
so far we have been able to get ! must be fighting it for the terror cocoanut juice with the monkeys. sailor's town right along.
September.
Jacksonville Reports Many Jobs Soon Open In That Area
Korfolk Shipping On Upswing
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Friday. August 24, 1945
THE
More Ships Make Island Run
I,
SEAFARERS
LOG
Calling All SlU Men
Page Nine
Survivors Of Jonathan Sturgis
Visit SIU New Orleans Hall
By BUD RAY
Now is the time to come to
SAN JUAN — Well, the liur- Faro but can't find out what the
the aid of your union. We
ricane season is on us down this other one is; but I guess we will
are.engaged in an all-out ef
way and all hands are battening have the trusty Unace with us for
By E. S. HIGDON
fort to make Isthmian a
down and making everything se- somc time.
NEW ORLEANS—"Service was phalt tile deck. Snazzy — huh?
cure, oven to lashing the houses j Bull Line is to operate more to
punk — bunks hard, lOoms cold,] It's still hot as hell here and
union outfit. This can only
down, but the weather is swell th Island with a couple of C-ls
treatment rough. German pri.son the gin mills are doing a highbe done with the help of
otherwise.
There is always a'and more of the rusty veterans,
camps are not ideal places for va- flying business as usual. And the
every rank and file SlUer
nice breeze blowing and plenty j When the ships get established on
cationers," say William Weaver!pity of it all was that Tuesday
afloat. When you tie-up along
of beautiful scenery (some of it this run I expect to see a few
and Ralph Stough, SIU members night when "Peace" was spread
side an Isthmian ship, board
walks.)
who just returned to good ole all over the papers, the bars were
her and give the crew the
more of the Carioca boys of old
American soil. The men were on clo.sed tight as a drum. The
score on waterfront union
pel-forming on the lovely Capital
WHATA^
the SS Jonathan Sturgis v/hen streets wexe crowded. Gals sit
greens.
ism. Show them a copy of
she was torpedoed. Only fifteen ting on front fenders waved flags,
our
contract,
tell
them
how
The
grapevine
has
it
out
that
SUNSET/
men out of the entire crew were horns honked, whistles blew,
we settle beefs, prove to
Ham Head is to send one of his
saved and those men were threat bells x-ang, paper flew. Cops just
them that unionism, the SIU
emissaries here to open another
ened time and again by sub shots. stood on corners with that be
way, means more pork chops
hall of ill fame, better known as
Finally a Heinle sub picked them wildered look. Frantic hand wav
for them.
the No More Union for suckers.
up and they were cai-ried to the ing and gesticulating at the un
It sure must be getting tough to
"Fatherland"—their future home ruly crowd did no good. "Peace"
make collections uptown around
for the next year and a half. Now noisily rose and fell on New Or
Commie Corners when No Coffee
they're back and the whole world leans.
Time sends can shakers this far
is rosy again.
Talking about "Peace"—what
from Red Square. But he can
about
those holidays? Were they
look for more grief as the exRosy for them—but we're see
official?
Do the men get over
NMUers who have corne over ining green and blue. Those are
time?
A
SS Blue Island Victory
The Washington got in Satur to.the Seafarers lot the other mili
the colors of our new over-stuffed
day and sailed Sunday. There tant men in the NMU know that
furniture. Boy—this hall is real crew member called up a while
were only seven replacements this is a democratic union oper
ly getting to look like something, ago to tell us that he and the rest
ated
by
and
for
the
men
who
sail
this time and up to the time of
what with all the new bulkheads, of the crew had been given over
the
ships
in
peace
as
in
war.
Joe,
. writing I haven't seen anyone
windows, paint job and stairway time for Tuesday and now the
can't
you
see
where
the
little
red
who missed it; understand she
now going up to the third flooi\ company was asking for it back.
termites
have
chewed
just
a
little
is to make a few more runs here.
Just as soon as the material is We told him to keep it. After all,
bit
too
much
at
honest
men's
con
The good ship Ellenor arrived
available, we will have our as- the President proclaimed Tues
day and Wednesday holidays. If
and so far only two jobs on her. ditions, wages and contx-acts and
he wanted to retract his state
She has been in for a week and that your false statements are
ment, and then say he would pro
haven't been able- to see the deck about to engulf you? One thing
claim two more later, he should
delegate as yet. The rumors have we will give is that you ai-e the
have done it sooner so that peo
it that he tripped the light fan- most famous infamous character
ple would not be working under
who
has
ever
hit
the
waterfront.
•-tastic to the altar and has em
Silence this week from Ihe
the
.misapprehension that they
barked upon the sea of matri
Branch Agents of the follow
would
be getting overtime.
mony.' This ship is to run here
ing ports:
So
that's
that—New Orleans
steady from Baltimore in the fer
shipping
is
damned
slow and the
BALTIMORE
tilizer trade which makes it nice
By HARRY J. COLLINS
port is quiet—quiet—not a steamHOUSTON
for the boys on the beach as this
PHILADELPHIA — I do hope everybody spending it just like
.ship is stii-ring—not even a mouse
GALVESTON
master always calls for twenty
on it.
or thirty men to chip, paint and that no one individual will think we are spending it now. The
that I am throwing hints at him, old ISU finally woke up and
work in the engine room.
Whenever there are any jobs but when I look at the way we when they did they were broke
for rated men I have a hell of a are spending money lately I can't Well, let us wake up and don't
time finding them.
The cook help but go back to the time that let us go broke, because if there
By J. P. SHULER
situation is really rugged down we reorganized. Three days after was ever a time to save our
dough
now
is
that
time.
I
re
In
a
previous
issue
of
the Log, in a foreign port, it is the duly
the
SUP
took
over
in
the
Port
this way. I have no cooks on the
member
the
time
that
I
walked
of
Philadelphia,
our
phone
was
I
dealt
with
the
signing
of ar of the Captain to pay you your
list, 3 rated men on the engine
and only four ABs. Now that we cut off because \ve didn't have the waterfront here in Philly ticles. The following will answer eax-ned wages at the time you are
are getting ships here steady, enough inoney to pay the bill. without any kind of transporta several questions of what hap taken .off or before the ship leaves
when the fellows payoff here We had little or no stationary, no tion at all; now I am making the pens after the shipping ar port. Remember, it is very im
they should stay around the hall postage stamps, and last but not same front in a big Buick. Now ticles are signed and the voyage portant that you send a message
that we got what we want let us begins. According to the articles, or word to the Master telling
and not go back as passenger least no money.
call
a halt.
we are supposed to do our part him that you want to get paid off.
It sure was a bad deal in those
from the WSA.
and
the skipper and the officers If he does not pay off, you are
Another thing to bear in mind
The Waterman Line is having days, but we struggled thi-ough
are
supposed
to do their part. The entitled to receive two days' pay
I saw plenty of is this building proposition. Every
two C-ls allocated for this run that period.
articles
call
for a voyage of a for every day that you are rebranch
wants
a
building,
that
is
out of the Gulf. One is the Cape money in the old ISU and I saw
only natural and it is a good detex'mined length of time. If, quix-ed to wait until actually paid
thing, for if and when you have for no reason at all, the master off. After the completion of a
trouble, you cannot be thrown discharges one of the crew men coastwise txdp, you are entitled
out by some hostile-landlord. But without cause, before a month to receive your wages within two
T
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
before buying these buildings in elapses then the seaman is en days after the termination of the
SAVANNAH — Shipping was Juan, whose two broken legs are the various ports, it would be titled to recover his actual earned agreement under which you
signed on or at the time you are
slow again this week. We sent a fnending okay. We also had a well to consider as to whether the wages plus one month's extra
discharged,
whichever happens
wages.
If
you
quit
the
ship
be
couple men to Jacksonville and casualty from the victory cele union can carry these buildings fore the end of the voyage for first.
bration. Brother John Cail was in normal peace time.
six more to Tampa. We fiad one badly cut on the arm. He was
What 1 mean is, when a build no reason whatsoever, then you
In the case of ships making
proposition which fell through— just an innocent by-stander, ing is purchased why not buy one are charged with desertion and foreign voyages, you arc entitled
four ships under construction minding his own business one that will cari-y itself? For ex you therefore forfeit all your to get paid off within twenty-four
wei-e to be towed to Tampa for minute and a hospital case the ample, let us assume that we buy earned wages, bonuses, overtime hours after the cargo has been
and personal effects.
discharged or within four days
completion. I was contacted for next. I had a. few beefs sent in a building here in Philly, and the
from other ports and they are all building costs $12,000. Well, in
However, if you want to get after you ax-e discharged, which
some ABs to ride down and just squared away. Right now there this event, it is to be assumed off the ship and the Master also
ever happens first. However, instand by until all four ships were is nothing in sight except the that the structure will be three agrees that he wants you to get
all
cases, you are entitled to bo
transported. But when the Japs Smith Victory which is still in stories, the ground floor can be off, then you can sign a mutual
paid at the time of discharge, the"
finally surrendered the deal was drydock.
rented for $90.00, and the third consent to the discharge and you sum equal to one-third of the
off.
Here's one I heard which will floor for $40.00. The union will get all your earned money and balance due. If not paid off ac
I guess the unfinished ships will either get you a free drink or a use the second floor. This will your clothing .and everything else cording to the above, you are
just lay where they are. The trip to the hospital. A guy walk give the union at least $130.00 that goes with it. If, during the then also entitled to receive two
shipyards are cutting down their ed in to a bar and asked for a per month or $1,560.00 per year. voyage, you are taken ill or are
days" pay for each day you axe
personnel by the thousands and coke. The bartender handed him
In addition to this, we will have injured through xio fault of your
more of our old members who a bottle and the guy said, "I free rent. Of course the taxes own, then you ax-e entitled to requix-ed to wait until actually xestayed ashore for the duration changed my mind, give me a beer on such a building will be at wages, not only what you earned, ceiving vour Tnonev.
want to go back to sea. They get instead." The bartender took least $550.00 but even at that you but to the end of the voyage,
At the time of the payoff, if
a hell of a jolt when they'i-e in back the coke and gave him a will still have a margin to put plus repatx-iation bonus.
you
are not satisfied with either
formed that they must pay all beer. The guy drank his beer away.
On the other hand, if
If you are taken off the ship your wages or overtime or any
back dues and assessments pro and started for the door. The the union buys buildings in the
vided they are reinstated by the bartender called him back and outpoi-ts and pays big prices for is the case wlxere will headquar thing that came up on the txxp,
membership. We'll probably get said, "Hey, you didn't pay for the them and then uses these build ters get the money? I'll tell you do not sign off the articles, ex
a lot more of this all along the beer." Our friend said, "I gave ings for themselves, the cost of where — naturally by assessing cept under protest, which ixxeans
waterfront.
you the coke for the beer." "But the taxes, repaix-s, and the up the members.
that yoxx reserve any and all
In the hospital this week we you didn't pay for the coke" said keep will be too great for the
Well boys, I do hope that you
rights you have against the cap
still have Brother Peterman who, the bartender. "No," said our average bx-anch to carry. In this don't beat my brains out for this
tain
or the ship for any injustice
we are glad to report, is improv hero. "But I didn't drink it case headquarters will have to article.
Confidentially I have
remit to the bx-anches, and if this been spending a little money also. done you during the voyage.
ing steadily and Brother San either."
uomv f
i'
NO NEWS??
Philadelphia On Spending Dough
Responsibilities In Articles
Old Timers Want To Rejoin SIU
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THE
SEAFARERS
Friday, August 24. 1945
LOG
THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports,
SPORTS.
CURRERT
EVENTS
BASEBALL
THIS AND THAT
The baseball picture has been
clarified in the last week. The
leaders and the second place
teams have changed very little
from last week, but for the rest
of the would-be contenders—^boy
oboy!
The Yankees, who have
been riding straight along within
striking distance of the Tigers,
went and lost 8 straight games—
no wonder McCarthy got sick!—
and are mingling with rather low
company. Only Boston and the
hapless As keep them from fall
ing into the International League.
In the 'National, the Dodgers
have been playing footsie with
the invading western teams and
no/ionger have their finger tips
on second. Instead, they have a
new problem; and that is keep
ing the Giants, who are breathing
heavily on their rumps, from
tumbling them into fourth place.
Oh, well, there's always next
year!
Speaking of losing streaks, the
Cincinnati Reds, who were out of
the running long ago, built them
selves a losing streak of thirteen
straight games before they man
aged to top the Braves.
Chicago still looks like the class
of the National, although the
Cards have a chance, a small one.
The Detroit Tigers are getting
some active competition from the
Washington Senators, and your
guess is as good as mine.
Frank Beisler, defense star of
the Buffalo Bisons of the Ameri
can Hockey League, was named
to succeed Eddie Shore as man
ager of that team . . .Joe Louis
looks very trim at 215. He show
ed interest when he heard that
Max Baer intends to make a
comeback . . . By whose popular
request? . . . Bob Feller, who en
listed on December 11, 1941, is
out of the Navy. The speedball
star should be pitching again for
Cleveland very soon.
Apprentice J. Dean Jessop,
leading rider in the United States
this year, rode six winners in
seven races last week ... Stream
lined jet-propulsion racing autos
in short wave telephone contact
with their pits will be the next
thing in auto racing. Speeds of
BOXING
AT HOME
500 to 600 miles an hour, if the
tires hold up, should be reached
. . . Should be something to see
. . . Construction of a new race
track 14 miles outside of Atlantic
City will begin next month, at
an expected cost of 3 million dol
lars ... It will have stalls for
1,000 horses, covered stands for
12,500 spectators and a restaurant
where 700 people can sit at tables
and watch the races . . . The war
is over!
Major League Baseball
MONDAY. AUGUST 20. 1945
INTERNATIONAL
National League
American League
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
W
74
68
63
62
60
54
45
33
L
38
47
50
54
58
64
67
81
PC
.661
.591
.558
.534
.508
.458
.402
.289
GB
Detroit
lYt Washington
WYi Chicago
14
Cleveland
17
St. Louis
23
New York
29
Boston
42
Philadelphia
W
63
62
59
58
56
53
53
35
L
47
49
52
52
53
54
60
72
PC
.5 73
.559
.532
.527
.514
.495
.469
.327
The Little Steel Formula has lived out its useless life. Wage
increases may now be granted freely, provided they do not icsult
in price rises. However, wages may not be cut, says WLB . . . Tell
it to the MWEB . . . Archibald MacLeish, General J. C. Holmes and
Joseph Grew have resigned from ihe State Department . . . General
Charles de Gaulle visiting the United States to talk things over.
It is expected that ten to fifteen million homes will be built in
the next ten years. Only problem now is who will be able' to afford
them . . . Meat rationing may end this fall. In the meantime, more
meat will probably be alloted for the same number of points . . .
State of New York has bought a sanatorium to be used as a rest camp
for veterans . . . Lend-lease has been ordered halted. Total outlay
was more than 41 billion dollars . . . Five and a half billion dollars
worth came to us in reverse lend-lease.
Terrific rush to United States Employment Service for jobs,
after their shops were closed by cancellation of war contracts, sub
sided as the workers discovered that substandard wages were being
offered; a definite move by industry to lower the wages scales ...
Canada, on the other hand, has- a shortage of workers due to the
reluctance of men to go back to their former, more unpleasant jobs,
such as logging.
The ODT has removed the 35 mile speed limit for motorists.. No
change so far in New York State . . . Gas rationing ended . . .
Singing messages restored by Western Union. Can you sing? . .
Seven candidates for Mayor of New York City. Everybody is look-'
ing for a job! ... Nylon stockings will be back by Christmas, 'if
not sooner.
New bug killer, DDT, will be available for civilians soon. A bed
treated with this stuff is bed bug-proof for two to three months.
GB
\Yi
AYi
5
6Y2
SYz
IIY2
26^2
Tony Janiro evened the score
against Johnny Greco at Madison
Major League Leaders
Square Garden last week in an
eight rounder, upsetting 2-1 odds
CLUB BATTING
CLUB BATTING
against him. Defeated in their
previous meeting on July 20,
PC
H HR RBI
H HR RBI PC
R
R
Janiro seemingly learned his les Chicago . . 560 1098 46 511 .285 Chicago ... 431 950 12 389 .264
584 1108 54 543 .276 New York . , 473 936 53 440 .262
Louis ,
son, and went forward instead of St.
Brooklyn .
602 1073 42 524 .274 Boston .... 438 1009 42 397 .262
Pittsburgh
430 963 20 386 .256
569 1089 51 526 .272 Washington
back, and massaged Greco with New York
518 1094 91 482 .271 Cleveland .. 416 920 49 385 .256
leather very, very thoroughly.
Boston . . .
577 1105 80 543 .2 70 Detroit .... 416 914 47 392 .252
932 35 346 .248 St. Louis .. 427 934 45 398 .251
374
Janiro showed a good punch, Cincinnati
331 883 26 292 .239
918 42 369 .242 Philadelphia
Philadelphia 411
and the ability to absorb some
LEADING BATTERS
LEADING BATTERS
when, the other fellow did the
, throwing. Only 19, Janiro has
PC
PC
G
AB R
G
AB R
lost only two fights out of 42; Holmes. Boston .. 119 492 108 .370 Cuccinello, Chicago .92 315 43 .333
Chicago 106 402 83 .363 Case. Washington . . 92 377 56 .316
and in each cage he later beat the Cavaretta,
Rosen. Brooklyn . . 107 447 94 .345 Stephens, St. Louis 107 415 70 .308
93 335 3 7 .307
Hack.
Chicago
114 455 89 .334 Estalella, Phila
man who licked him. Tony is a
Ott, New York ... 109 3 74 67 .334 Boudreau, Cleveland 97 346 50 .306
good prospect, needing only a
little more experience before he
RUNS BATTED IN
RUNS BATTED IN
is ready for the topflight welter
73
Walker, Brooklyn
98 Etten, New York . .
weights like Ray Robinson or Red OJmo,
67
Brooklyn .
97 Stephens. St. Louis
Binks,
Washington
66
Holmes,
Boston
.
,
94
Cochrane. Keep your eye on him; Adams, St. Louis
94
he's a very good man.
HOME-RUN HITTERS
HOME-RUN HITTERS
• Other results: Sammy Angott,
former lightweight champ drew Holmes, Boston ....
24 Stephens, St. Louis
with Gene Burton of New York Workman, Boston -.
19 R. Johnson, Boston ,
Ott, New York
18 Seerey, Cleveland .
in ten. Abel Gestae, Argentine Adams, St. Louis . ..
18
heavyweight sent here by Luis
LEADING PITCHERS
LEADING PITCHERS
Firpo, knocked out Big Boy Ba
ker, former Fordham football
G W L PC
G W L PC
Brecheen, St. Louis .. 15
player, in the tenth.
8 2 .800 Center, Cleveland . .. 21
0 1.000
Chicago . . . . 25 14 4 .778 Muncrief, St. Louis . 18
1 .875
Eddie Steele of Macon, Geor Passeau,
Wyse, Chicago .... , , 27 18 7 .720 Benton, Detroit
19 1 1
.786
Erickson,
Chicago
.
.
.
20
Leonard,
Washington
7
,700
3
22
14
.778
gia, former middleweight champ, Cooper, St. L.-Bost. . . 23 9 4 .692 Ferriss, Boston
27 19
.760
easily beat Buddy Rose of Chi Mungo, New York . , . 23 13 6 .684 Newhouser. Detroit . 29 19
.731
Gables, Pittsburgh . , . 20
.667 Gromek, Cleveland . . 25 15
.714
cago in ten. Steele dropped Rose Herring, Brooklyn .,,. 14 86 43 .667
Sevens, New York . . 21 10
.667
Dockins,
St.
Louis
.
Wolff,
Washington
..
23
13
..
21
6
.667
8
.619
3
for a nine count in the ninth Barrett, Bost.-St. L. .. . 34 17 9 .654 Lee. Chicago
22 13 8 .619
24
I I
.579
round. Phil Terranova, former Burkhart, St. Louis .. , 29 13 7 .650 Grove. Chicago
Derringer, Chicago . ,,. 27 13 7 .650 Christopher, Phila. . . 26 1 I
.550
NBA featherweight titleholder, Gregg, Brooklyn . ,. ., , 31 15 9 .625 Haefner, Washington 26 12
.545
Prim, Chicago
. , 24
8 5 .615 Gettel, New York . .. 21
6
.545
stopped Augie LaPara of New Sewell,
Pittsburgh .,,. 27 1 1 7 .611 Flores, Phila
22
.545
.545
Orleans in the first round of a Strincevlch, Pitts . ., 26 11 7 .61 1 Dietrich, Chicago ... 12
scheduled ten round bout.
Japon will not be zoned for occupation. Recons^^ruction will be >
the responsibility of the United States, General MacArthur in _
command . . . Story is that Russia wanted a voice, but no go . ; . «
,Korea will get freedom . . . Things are moving quickly in Germany
and it is expected that occupation by Allied troops will not last v
more than 2!4 years . . . General Wainwright, hero of Corregidor,
has been found alive and well in a Japanese prison camp ... As was
General Devereux, marine commander at Wake Island.
^
Professor Harold J. Laski, chairman of the British Labor Party,
says that the hour of socialism for Europe is at hand ... It will take ;
three years to clear France of mines. In the past six months more
than five millions mines have been destroyed . . . American soldiers
in Biarritz, France, forbidden to visit Spain . . . Russia has a new
five year plan for rehabilitation, covering years 1946-1950.
Argentine universities and secondary schools closed their doors
in protest against government encouragement of fascist rioters.
Many of them were in Army uniforms and claimed to have orders •
to participate . . . "Yidkun Quisling, Norwegian traitor, on trial for
his life. Evidence against him so far is damning . . . Retain, sen
tenced to death for intelligence with the enemy, had his sentenced
commuted to life imprisonment, as recommended by the jury.
Both Britain and the United States warn they will not recognize
the new Bulgarian government unless new provisions are made
for the coming elections, to make it more democratic . . . Russia says
it was not the atom bomb but Russian intervention that brought
the Japanese war to an end . . . France giving $17- a month to every
American'soldier in the country, to make up for the high prices
and low rate of exchange . . . Japan has only 55 warships left out
of 382. Five-sevenths of her merchant fleet was lost.
Minor League Standings
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal
Toronto
Baltimore
Newark
Jersey City
Rochester
Syracuse
Buffalo
W
80
68
67
65
62
53
52
50
L
45
57
57
58
63
71
72
74
PC
.640
.544
.540
.528
.496
.427
,4 19
.403
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Little Rock
W
79
... 74
66
65
54
44
43
42
L
39
44
52
52
62
71
73
74
PC
.669
.637
.559
.556
.466
.383
.3 71
.362
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
W
L
78 51
76 53
73 57
60 63
59 69
58 69
55 74
51 74
PC
.605
.589
,562
.488
.461
.457
.426
.408
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE '
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
San Francisco
Oakland
San Diego .
Los Angeles
Hollywood
W
87
83
77
73
70
67
61
57
L
55
58
67
71
75
79
83
87
PCw
.613*
.589
.535
.507
.483
.459
.424
.396
�'4^
' Friday. August 24, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Eleven
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Johnson
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Leavitt, F. L
Lisek, Daniel
Rani, Jan
Schelsher, Donald B
Stanford, R. W
Stanley, Paul J
Twne, Eddie J
4.46
1.07
2.13
12.80
4.11
2.82
2.58
Unclaimed Wages
Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.
Anderson, A
Meredith, W
Blander, Julius
Acheson, William
IR*
Blander, J
Prado, Luis
Brandsen, K
Takers, James
11.38
.l^ooper, Walter
5.55 Beall, T
DeSmet, Frans
2.42 Meredith, W
Gillespie, Hector
1.42 Austin, A
Glidden, Joseph L
69 Conle, A
Justice, Harry
7.11 Benson, E.
Korecki, Paul
69 McCormick, B.
O'Connell, Edward
5.51 Martin, E
Rauk, Arkadi
5.33 Turner, George
Wigg, Boro
3.57 Tunson, J
" Worland, Robert
71 Hatson, A
Vid, Fillipic
89 Brickhouse, A. W
Jansson, Geir
.89 H. V. Kerr ..
Lewis, Leonard L
10.40 Rudolph, J. ..
Loftsson, Helgi
89 Burns, L
Pomroy, Alwak W
13.82 Daugherty, H. F.
Everett, Edward R
18.46 Enright, L. M. .
\ Hughes, James J
2.25 J. Flinchum ...
I Lind.sey, Floyd
2.25 Brickhouse
( Candler, William E
69 Newman, C. A.
llins, Lawrence J
69 Ballance, S. A.
Begley, Raleigh
8.26 Fields, L. A. ....
dlyton, Clarke
8.56 Hoy, M. V
Moore, Wilfred
15.02 Rainey, A. A
Huebner, Chrysostom J. ..
.69 Lewis, L. L
Koski, Albert
6.93 Dobrzanski, J
,'Kotrous, Alvin
1.37 Sturgis, R
Miller, Edward P
2.41 Floyd, W
Ziats, John
69 Partain, J. H
Robinson, Charles S
69 Butley, F. J
Bailey, Alphonse
98.75 Evans, F
Raiusbme, Charles
8.68 Massey, A. J
Barnett, Robert G
5.69 Hutson, A. T
Bryars, Reese
16.81 O. C. Stone
Coggins, William F
.'....
3.55 M. Mingo
Frietas, Herbert E
4.98 Alston, J
Padgett, William H
10.66 Layne, A. A
;
1 Brodsky, Arthur
69 F. Martinez
Steen,
J.
P
i^^Janonson, Sven
62
I Marett, Thomas
3.28 Young, W. A
• Reynolds, John
3.43 Vanthillo, G
' Rollins, Carl
3.28 Dobrzanski, J
*Stoubbling, Joseph
3.58 Smith, A
i Waro, James
2.74 Willis, J
r Moroni, Emil J
4.98 Messerschmidt, K.
f Nichols, Raymond
71 Lynum, A
j Nelson, Jack
4.98 Lennon, J. D.
^ George, James E
4.13 Huff, D
: Graves, Richard W
69 Burford, Gordon
Tabarrini, Lewis
5.51 Paine, E
Holman, E
Zeske, A
Sebastion, A. D
Vickery, J. L
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330 Atlantic Ave McNiel,' R
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14 North Gay St Jenouri, J. A
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25 Commercial PI
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CHARLESTON
68 Society St Kennette, Wm. A.
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220 East Bay St Quails, Frank
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GALVESTON
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HOUSTON
6605 Canal St Mason, Charles
RICHMOND, Calif
257 6th St
SAN FRANCISCO
59 CUy St Hassel, Benjamin
SEATTLE
86 Senect St Moore, S
PORTLAND
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WILMINGTON
440 Avalon BHrd Wrighton, W. V
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St
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24 W. Superior Ave Jackson, Le Roy
CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houaton Ave Brown, A
CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. Clair St Asbery, Allen
ETROIT
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LUTH
631 W. Michigan St
ICTORIA, B. 0. . .. 602 Boughton St Murphy, J. W
VANCOUVER, B. C.. 144 W. Haatinga St Edwards, W
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Kaluna, Aki
Schuck, Charles F
Hendrikus, Van Veen
Carroll F. Ladwig
Witte, William F
James, Robert H
Spinale, Cirmel
Thys, Charles
Scott, Thomas
Penn, Everette L
Kaufman, Albert
Seegmiller, Alfred
Hood, James L
Painter, Jesse W.
Nabors, John M.
Radtke, Max ....
Sokal, Edward ..
Gates, Leslie
Corriher, James
Jordan, Sherman
Kinney, Karl ....
Mallory, Barnard
Peterson, Walter H.
Davis, Guy
Szivos, A
Schuler, Glen W
Hill, David
Camene, Dementrius
Bush, Vincent D
Belfield, Louis C
8.88
6.16
6.11
3.71
3.71
3.71
3.71
3.71
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3.71
1.48
1.48
10.74
5.22
5.17
4.71
3.59
3.42
3.42
3.42
3.42
3.25
6.48
9.41
43.54
2.68
2.68
2.85
2.85
2.68
4.01 Barrett, Thomas
30.19
$17.75 Kristiansen, L
6.24 Lewis, Robert
19.80
18.61 Huggins, W
37.42 Juzang, Andrew
23.26
8.71 Jones, C
3.56 Lewis, Robert
23.26
1.20 Bryant, C
3.56 Moody, Lesley
19.80
1.20 Greene, W
19.80
19.60 Bell, Johnnie
1.20 Morgan, T
10.69 Robbinson, James
19.80
1.20 Haynes, S
3.56 Donovan, Arthur
3.00
91 Boggs, D
....
3.00
3.56 Boisdorf, Charles B
91 Scherzer, E
....
3.00
38 Brill, Keith E
1.37 Hamilton, H
....
3.00
8.47 Seaves, Leo
1.37 Jenkins, S. J
....
14.26 Scarbuliilo, Anthony
3.00
99 J. Godsay
....
1.58 Zaricski, Mike
3.00
99 Reener, J
....
Halme,
Paavo
4.75
Beekman,
Charles
P
3.00
2.06
....
3.00
9.40 Kinman, Johan E
99 Murphy, Kermit
....
3.00
,
9.40 Jones, James A
99 Burke, John
....
3.00
9.40 Calender, Dalmar
1.20 Lehr, Kenneth
3.00
9.40 Daley, Joseph B
1.95 Wells, John A
5.84
4.62 Jackson, Clarence
.33 Smith, Andrew
5.68
2.43 Lopez, Antonio
.66 Treacy, Francis
2.68
6.20 Leavitt, John W
.66 Butler, William
2.84
2.G8 Cole, Jesse W. A
.66 Petrianos, Steven
2.68
2.38 Cromplon, Earl M
.66 Waite, John B
Berger,
Ole
3.00
Steyer,
John
2.64
1.95
3.00
66 Bradshaw, Charlton A
1.95 Sheffield, George
Donald,
Cecil
F
3.00
Hanrahan,
Andrew
33
1.85
3.00
6.93 Smith, Michael
1.65 Bennett, Jonnie
SS WILLIAM B. WILSON
2.71 Dolomanuk, Alexander
3.63
3.24 Hammelmann, Bernhard ..
2.54 Mester, Louis J
2.84
2.05 Johnson, Carl 0
Albert A. Castle, paid off in
2.68 San Pedro, November, 1944, has
2.54 Wolpe, Sidney
2.45 Enedeker, Edgar
2.31 Szyayanto, John S
2.68 $23.40 due. Collect at Eastern
3.09 Marco, Abraham
2.31 Siguorelli, Louis G
.... 2.68 SS Lines, 40 Central St., Boston,
1.09 Small, Gordon P
2.68 Mass.
2.54 Bronowski, Victor
1.65 rJarovas, Theodore
Leighton,
Robert
2.88
8.14
1.65 Hanrahan, Andrew
ft t t
20.81
2.60 Haydno, Paul E
1.65 Suurhans, Rudolph
SS A. ROSENBERG
3.92
2.31 Peterson, John A
3.44 Glynn, John E
The following men paid off in
Triolo,
Sam
2.68
Joyner,
Earl
2.31
2.21
New
Orleans have money due
2.68
2.31 Schied, George J. Jr
2.18 Cook, Pieto E
them:
F. H. Cook, E. Maslang,
2.68
2.31 Hulak, John
1.85 Seelbach, Ole
and
E.
Nebaniak—all 88 hours.
2.84
2.31 McKown, Wilson
99 Dean, Everette
Collect
at
Robin, 39 Cortlandt
2.28
3.52 Sickles, Donald E
99 Goldsmith, Abraham
St.,
New
York
City.
10.13
2.31 Brown, E. 0
66 Godfrey, Graham
Babick,
Edward
M
3.47
ft ft ft
2.31
66 i^awrence, Ruel N
23.78
SS LINAND
5.35 Davis, George J
99 Thorp, Benjamin
1.48
11.88 Davis, George J
5.82 Smith, Gaston
Charles Schuck has $21 due.
Swimm,
J
65 Collect at Eastern, Boston, Mass.
Piazik,
John
2.67
1.98
3.28
7.13 Palmer, John 1
25.41 Smith, Gaston
ft ft ft
Dowling,
James
L
3.28
Thorpe,
Benjamin
3.62
27.95
SS CAPE COMFORT
3.28
20.42 Scheuermann, Adrien A.
12.09 Logan, Norman T
Paid off in Norfolk: P. Y. Mey
19.00
10.99 Kelly, Loyal M
5.75 Roberts, Reginald
ers,
$8.36; M. L. Wolfe, $2.48; L.
14.48
9.30 Perkins, Walter
6.61 Cronmiller, John E
C.
Loe,
$8,28; D. V. Doeing, $8.28;
11.73
10.15 Voison, Aimee
2.64 Tritt, Lloyd
G. B. La Rock, $5.72; L. J. Belik,
Voison,
Aimee
3.28
10.15
22.78 : Liongfellow, Maxwell
6.00 $7.42; E. Lindsey, $8.39.' Collect
7.26 Foster, T. E
17.50 Sweeney O. Melville
at Calmar, 44 Whitehall St., New
Bindak,
A
4.65
8.82
17.50 Dofrio, Francisco
York
City.
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3.10
21.71 P. Perrotti
4.43 Winters, Eugene
$ $ ft
3.10
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3.83 Campbell, Morris
SS
WILLIAM
MACLAY
Bates,
D.
R
3.I8
Winters,
Eugene
2.17
2.81
Noulis,
Michael
33.54
The
following
men
paid off in
Scott,
Penn
84
2.68
9.94 Portland, June, 1945, still have to
84 Gustav Bocer
2.84 Price, George
4.55 sign their vouchers: T. Young,
84 Murphy, James L
2.68 Masterson, Joseph
3.23 AB; W. R. Ruggie, AB; A. Plaza,
9.29 Davis, Steve J
2.68 Van Dyke, John
3.23 AB; D. Lund, AB; F. Krauac,
22.27 Cabrera, Gregorio
2.68 Isaksen, Thomas
Barrow,
Arthur
A
2.23
Bosun; W. Dunham, Oiler. See
19.80
6.68 Brandser, Kristen
4.86 Agent J. Mogan at the Boston
19.80 Bland, Frank E
21.66 Smaciarz, John
hall.
19.80
16.55 Hauke, Adam
19.80
17.82 Wolinski, Theodoi'e
ft ft ft
19.80
17.78 Weglarz, Theodore
SS ROBERT LA FOLLETTE
19.80
18.24 Stone, William
Voyage No. 9
Claude Fisher, New York Pa
Stone,
William
19.80
5.44
The
crew
paid off in San Pedro,
19.80 trolman, would like to see the June 20, 1945, has a $125 vessel
11.10 Jones, Jack
19.80 holders of the following receipts; attack bonus due, for action at
24 Brannen, Lee
No. 9317
19.80
8.58 Bruno, Matthew
Okinawa on May 4, 1945. Write
No.
13424—Trip Card
23.26
3.56 Davis, Edward
to J. W. Richards, Mississippi
No. A 9318
21.78
3.56 Rodi'iguez, Jesus
Shipping
Co., Hibernian Bank
No. 13435—Trip Card
21.78
6.41 Mock, Arthur
Building,
New
Orleans 9, La.
No. A 9317
21.78
5.42 Gray;, Raymond
ft
ft
ft
4, $ i
21.78
6.08 Taylor, George
SS ALCOA VOYAGER
SIMON GOLD
21.78
6.08 Warren, Sydney
All
hands who made the last
See
J.
J.
Morris
of
the
Eastern
21.78
3.21 Cressman, Walter
voyage
have $125 attack bonus*
Steamship
Company
in
regard
to
Gray,
C.
H
19.80
38
coming.
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Voyage
No.
6
of
the
SS
Lou
Donoghue,
James
19.80
5.66
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tery
Place,
New York City.
J®'
Clarke,
Florian
19.80
5.661
MONEY DUE
PERSONALS
�Page Twelve
THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. August 24, 1945
LOG
ISTHMIAN MEN
Trade Dnion
Democracy Action!
This
The man pictured belcw runs the Sea
farers International Union!
voice and vote ... and he exercises his
rights plenty.
He, and the rest of the rank and file
The Seafarers is the most democratic
members like him. decide all policies, moke
ally run union in the country — that is the
all decisions effecting the welfare and fu
source of its strength, of its militancy, of its
ture of their union.
unparalleled wages and conditions aboard
All branches of the union hold meetings
ship.
No cliques, no pressure groups dictate
every other Wednesday night at 7 o'clock.
At these meetings every member has equal
1
to SlU men!
«r
•r
All Isthmian men are cordially
invited to attend SIU meetings.
Many of them are already doing
so. They find there a warm frat
ernal welcome, an atmosphere of
good fellowship. Shipboard con
ditions in the coming years will
be determined by SIU policies and
actions. Come down and partici
pate in the formulation of those
policies.
t )
Your future is in the SIU!
-I
li
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
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POLISH SEAMEN THANK SIU, FACE UNCERTAIN FATE
WAGE FREEZE IS LIFTED BUT WLB TO CONTINUE
ISTHMIAN CREW FAVORS THE SIU
OPERATORS HOPE TO REDUCE CONDITIONS TO NMU LEVELS
THE PEACE OFFENSIVE
DIFINE CREW, GOOD OFFICERS ON T.B. REED
WILLIAM S. YOUNG STEWARD SS JULIUS OLSEN PAYOFF DEPT. COMMENDED BY ARMY COSTS FREELOADER $75
RAPHAEL SEEMES MEN HOLD JOINT MEETING ABOARD SHIP
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gvlf District. Seafarers International Union of North America
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. AUGUST 17. 1945
Vol. VII.
No. 33
STANDARD INLAND VICTORY
MARKS A GLEAN SWEEP OF
ALL PACIFIC TANKER LINES
In a final
smashing victory
which brought the Standard In
land Flee^ of California into the
SIU-SUP fold by a vote of 77%,
the union completed last week its
organizing drive in tankers on
the West Coast.
With this election victory the
entire coast is now solid SIUSUP as far as the tankers are
concerned. Standard Inland is
the last of eight West Coast out
fits to topple in the organizing
drive. What was once a citadel
of the open shop now becomes a
union stronghold.
Standard Inland Fleet operates
18 towboats; barges and inland
tankers in the San Francisco bay
area. With no opposition on the
ballot, the SIU-SUP won over
whelmingly in a company which
pays some ratings as high as $400
per month.
In the long and often bitter or
ganizing struggle which has now
ended, the SIU-SUP faced every
imaginable obstacle in its drive
to make the tSnlcer field 100%
union. In some elections it was
opposed on the ballot by as many
as 4 other organizations. Through
out the drive the union had to
fight sabotage from the NMU and
from their stooges and allies in
the companies and in the various
governrnent bureaus involved in
maritime.
Despite all the anti-labor lies
and provocations launched up
and down the coast, the tanker
men showed that they knew the
way to get pork chops — vote
SIU-SUP.
The complete score in the west
coast tanker field (6,000 jobs all
SIU-SUP), is a follows:
SIU-SUP TANKER OUTFITS
Los Angeles Tankers, Inc.
Deacon Hill Shipping Company
Pacific Tankers, Inc.
Richfield Oil Company of Cal.
General Petroleum Corp.
Tide Water Oil Company
Standard Oil of Calif.
Standard Inland Fleet of Calif.
Some record! Now for Isth
mian!
LAND WARNED WE WON'T
OPEN OUR WORKING RULES
The SIU Internationai Executive Board, meeting last^^gig^g^ ^y our organization on
week in Chicago, threw down the gauntlet to those ship May 4, 1942, called "Statement of
This was also signed by
owners and government bureaucrats who are now con Policy."
you as Administrator of the WSA
niving to break open east coast working rules. In a sharply on behalf of the U. S. Govern
worded letter to Admiral E. S. Land, SIU President Harry ment. I quote Section 2 of this
Seamen And The Peacr
..
EDITORIAL..
Peace, it has been said, is the absence of war, but the
military victory over Japan does not necessarily mean that
peace and security will come to the American people.
The industrial cutbacks that prece^ded by a week the
war's end hint strongly of the reconversion problems that
face the nation's industries and the immediate elementary
problem of groceries that face the American people, who
have not the enormous cash reserves that industry has.
Authorative government sources are now predicting that
there will be 7,000,000 unemployed by Christmas.
Congress, under the pressure of industrialists and re
actionaries who oppose social security and reconversion
legislation, preferring the hit-or-miss, profits first philos
ophy of "free enterprise," has left us with our economic
pants down. Victory over our external enemies is ours, yet
we are left facing the internal enemy—unemployment, in
security—without a weapon.
The future that faces the country so bleakly faces, of
course, the merchant seaman. In addition to the economic
letdown he shares with the rest of the American people, he
faces an opponent, the shipowner, who still has in fond
memory the time when seamen were little better than
slaves.
The merchant seaman will fight all measures which
threaten to take from him the conditions he won at so great
a cost. He is determined to better the wage and working
(Continued on Page 2)
iV-'
Lundeberg and Atlantic & Gulf'^j^jp ^orp.. South Atlantic SteamDistrict Secretary-Treasurer John ship Co., Mississippi Shipping Co.,
Hawk warned that the rank and Smith & Johnson, American Lib
file seamen of all coasts would erty Lines, Overtakes Freight
not sit idly by and allow the east Corporation, Eastern Steamship
coast operators to chisel condi Lines, Alcoa Steamship Lines,
tions.
Seas Shipping Company, A. H.
The Board pointed out to Land Bull SS Co., Baltimore Insular
that the east coast conditions had Lines. This "dispute" revolves
been guaranteed under the State around whether these ship oper
ment of Policy, and that since ators, (Agents of the WSA) can
Land had been a signer of that open for revision, the working
Statement the union expected rules in the collective bargaining
him to enforce its validity.
agreements' between our Union
The entire question is now and the above-named companies.
pending before the National War This "dispute" case went through
Labor Board, where the ship the War Shipping Panel over our
owners have petitioned for the protest, the Panel ruling that
right to open the working rules. these operators could open the
Following is the text of the agreement to amend the working
statement of the Executive Board rules. This is now pending be
as sent to Land by Hawk and fore the War Labor Board.
It is our contention that the
Lundeberg:
operators cannot open the work
Chicago, Illinois
ing rules for the duration of the
August 7, 1945
war, for the following reasons: In
Emory S. Land, Chairman,
the first part of May, 1942, you
U.S. Maritime Commission and
called all Unions and Operators
War Shipping Administration,
into Washington, D.C., and to
Washington, D. C.
gether with the Government a
Dear Sir:
policy for the shipping industry
There is pending before the was laid down, this policy look
War Labor Bpard a "dispute" ed towards establishment of
case between our Seafarers' Int'l., harmonious relations between La
Atlantic & Gulf District, and cer bor and Management for the dur
tain ship operators (Agents of the ation of the war. As a result of
WSA), namely. Waterman Steam this conference, a document was
•
document:
. . . "Wages and working condi
tions. Inasmuch as base wages,
emergency wages, overtime
rates, bonuses, war risk, com
pensation, repatriation and al
lotment conditions have been
generally equalized in East
Coast, West Coast, and Gulf
collective bargaining agreements, which agreements have
established equitable practices
and standards in manning the
American Merchant Marine,
now necessary to furtherance
of the war effort, it is there
fore agreed that the existing
collective bargaining agree
ments, including the wage
scales therein contained, be fro
zen for the duration of the
war."
This section was amended, via
a Western Union wire, on May
8th, as follows:
. . . "Agreeable delete six words
.-. . 'including the wage scales
therein contained' . . . from
Section 2 of your Statement of
Policy." (Signed Edward Macauley, WSA.)
Mr. Macauley was a co-signer
with yourself on behalf of the
Government to the Statement of
Policy. Under this Statement of
Policy, the collective bargaining
(Continued on Page 3)
�Page Two
THE
SEAFARERS LOG
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, August 17, 1945"
"Nmir to Finish th* Job!"
Published Weekly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
list-
At n Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
%
HARRY LUNDEBERG
X
X
'tis
%
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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
Seamen And The Peace
(Coutiuiu'd from Page 1)
conditions they now have. What the SIU is determined to
get is jobs for all bona fide seamen, wages that will give
them a decent standard of living, decent shipboard work- system, and do away with rotary shipping, which is the
• ing and living conditions, an.d end of government inter truly democratic way of dealing out jobs. And then we
must do away with the "complex" contracts We now have.
ference with collective bargaining.
"A simple contract should be drawn," it says, "speciThese demands are much the same as those of the
shoreside workers, and all of organized labor will fight ying eight hours pay for eight hours work, at the direction
shoulder to shoulder to attain these ends. The maritime in of the ship's officers."—a device that could ultimately erase
dustry, however, presents problems to the seamen which the lines between the various ratings: and a man could be
tired as a wiper and assigned to a fireman's work, at the
are not faced by shoreside workers.
The shipping industry is a so-called "deficit industry." ower rate of pay.
By this time the American seaman knows that no one
That is, the bookkeeping is so rigged that the operators are
By LOUIS GOFFIlf
able to milk the government for subsidies. The government is going to hand him anything on a platter. He knows that
through subsidies, therefore, is able to exert control over the forces against him are powerful and ruthless, and that What is true democracy in a
lis friends at court are few indeed. He has learned that union? Such a question has been
knany aspects of the industry.
The extent and nature of government controls and anything he now has he has gotten for himself through asked from time to time. There
regulations over shipping and thereby over maritime labor, union action; and learning that, he has found the solution fiave been many answers on this
subject and since it is every
to his problems.
are greater than in other fields.
The only way to escape the economic trap closing man's democratic right to express
To what degree these controls are imposed or relaxed
in the immediate future is the seaman's concern, and vitally about him is to make his own militant organization, the his opinion, I am going to try to
Seafarers International Union, still more powerful so that give mine in as' few words as
affects his future.
What, for example, will now be the role of the WSA? it can meet economic strength with economic strength: possible.
First and foremost is the right
As we have pointed out before, the WSA—which has con- Power with power: Trade blow- for blow.
The time for the operators' campaign is not yet, but it of the worker to organize. This
sistently acted as the voice of the shipowner—is seeking to
is his right under existing laws
transform its temporary wartime control over the water is approaching rapidly. There is still time for us to add to and
when a union is formed it is
our ranks, to increase our resources and to map our strategy. his right to decide by his vote
front into a permanent one.
We have some immediate tasks before us that must be the policies of the union. Under
If, despite the opposition of the SIU-SUP, it succeeds,
will it continue its maritime schools where "seamen" are completed. First is the all-important job in the organizing the American systeni a majority
turned out on a mass production basis? Will it continue its field: getting Isthmian and ATP and the other unorganized vote is the final decision of the
membership, but the minority al
lines into the Seafarer's fold.
upgrading schools? Its fink hiring halls?
ways has the right to speak its '
Then we must bring home to the NMU rank and file piece.
Another question that will be of importance to SIU
men is the one of trade routes. If these trade routes, as in the role that their leadership is playing on the waterfront: Such is the way in the SIU
the past, are restricted to certain operators, the limiting of the subservience of their union to a finky political party, where all voting on any point is
competition will put a ceiling over the number of jobs their policy of collaborating with the shipowners, the slan declared a rule. However, if the
majority of the members vote
available. Jobs for SIU seamen depend on the trade routes dering, lying tactics that split the waterfront.
such a rule, then it is out.
We must explain again what more and more of them against
that SIU operators get. There is now frantic maneuvering
It is always the right of the
by the operators behind the scenes to get for themselves now openly admit; that the NMU is taking them into a membership to bring back to the
either choice routes, or in the case of new companies, to dark, dead-end alley, and that they must consolidate the floor any item they wish regard
have the routes declared open to all who would compete.
anti-communist forces in their union and get rid of their less of whether it has been re-»>s
\
The attitude of the operators toward collective bar mis-leading leaders and join with the SIU in a united stand jected or not in the past.
Such is the true democratic ^
gaining will directly affect the seaman in the months to against the shipowners.
way of unionism.
come. Indications are that the shipowners will attempt to
Throughout this ensuing period we must all of us
This can hardly be said of
smash the SIU and other maritime unions. Attacks on over fight against the plan of the government fink agencies to Commie
controlled organizations,
time and the bonus, and the employers' brief before the retain their hold on the waterfront. The greatest pressure where the policies are formulated
NWLB plainly show the operators' attitude toward wage must be exerted to get rid of the whole kit and kaboodte of at the Commie Headquarters and"»
rises. Judge John J. Burns, counsel for several steamship the "old men of the sea" who are fastened on the backs of shoved down the throats of their
lines, warns that the demand of maritime labor for wage the seamen: The WSA, RMO, USS, MW£B and certainly mislead membership without a
vote of any kind. Such cases can
increases would, if granted, "disrupt the entire labor not least, the Hooligan Navy, the Coast Guard, which is hardly
be called true democratic
trying to maneuver the civilian seaman into a military unionism. It is more in the na
situation."
ture of Fascism.
The Journal of Commerce, mouthpiece of the ship- set-up.
The way of the future is still undecided. There are too A union that operates strictly
bwner, agrees that "The American seaman today plainly
wants a better living and more security than he had before many uncertainties, and the path cannot be charted too for the interests of its members
the war. It is not unreasonable of him to ask it; he should accurately, except for one thing: The Seafarers is growing will always exist, but those that
operate only for the ideals of a
have it. But it is not coming gratis." (Our emphasis.)
stronger daily, and will continue to grow in streng^. With
power wlU perish, wtd
The price that the seamen would have to pay? Well, a strong, militant union aware of the issues and the stakes,]the men that stick with such an
for one thing the Journal demands we adopt a seniority and determined in its program, the seamen cannot lose.
outfit will perish along with it.
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
�--tr
Friday. Augusl 17. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
Laad Warned On Working Rules
{Continued from Page 1)
agreements, working conditions,
working rules, etc., were frozen
for the duration of the war, leav
ing the question of wages open to
be determined from time to time
by the War Labor Board accord
ing to the National Wage Stabili
zation policy.
By PAUL HALL
V-J Day, the final military victory, has come. The victory over
the enemies of democracy has been accomplished, and now we can
go ahead to win the other fight—the fight to maintain and improve
the conditions that we have fought so hard to get against the de
termined opposition of the shipowners and some of their govern
ment stooges.
THE TRANSITION PERIOD
The war has seen seamen continually shoved around from the
r* very beginning. We have been at the complete mercy of various
government bureaus, which have affected our lives and livings
through phony decisions, encouraging the shipowners throughout
the entire industry to chisel seamen.
t-
Now, in the next few months, we should see the seamen relieved
from some of these war-time restrictions. With this easing of re'strictions, there will come a dangerous period for organized seamen
—a period which we must watch very closely, if we are to survive
and come out on top in the post war period. It wiU be a dangerous
transition, when the various government bureaus which have juris
diction over this industry gradually release control to the private
operators.
This period is our immediate problem. We must watch and
chart our course carefully; and make sure we are not antagonized or
prodded into any wildcat action which may injure us as an organi
zation. We must group our forces and be on our guard for unionsmashing moves on the part of some of the government bureaus and
some of the operators.
'
It is well that we have prepared ourselves as we have. We
have, in spite of considerable pressure during this war period, man
aged to keep our feet on the ground and to face the issues clearly as
they come up. The membership has been well aware dirring the
war of the struggles that we will face in the immediate postwar
months. That was the reason they assessed themselves an additional
$10 Strike assessment. The assessment has added greatly to our
large Strike Funds, giving us extra power, and in the event of a
, showdown fight on the waterfront, we shall be prepared financially
as well as physically. This does not mean, of course, that we will
rush foolishly at the first shipowner provocation into an ill prepared
fight. This would be foolish and playing the shipowners' game. The
SIU has matured considerably during the war in many ways, and
we shall use this maturity we have gained to fight not only a pow
erful fight, but to fight a smart fight as well, for it may well mean
either the taking over of the,entire maritime industry by the Sea
farers—or the end of the Seafarers.
HELPING THE DRIVE
At the recent Chicago meeting of the Executive Board of the
Seafarers, Field Organizers from each coast consulted on the Isth
mian Organizing Drive. The various problems confronted by the
Seafarers in this organizing drive were discussed, and measures
were taken to overcome these. One problem in particular was dis
cussed, whicjj the membership could be of some help in clearing up—
the problem that faced our organizers in the Isthmian SS Co. drive
because of the previous organizational activities of the National
Maritime Union.
That outfit has for several years been promising Isthmian men
hn election within that company so as to get them union represen
tation. These promises never materialized in spite of the propaganda
put out by the NMU. As a result of this, some of the Isthmian men
take the attitude that the Seafarers, too, may follow the same pro
cedure as the NMU.
It is up to the membership of the union to tell these Isthmian
men that this is not the case. It is up to the membership to tell these
men that any time the Seafarers have gone into a fight they have
won it, and the organizing drive in Isthmian will be no different—
we will win that, too. We can appreciate these men's feelings after
the phony promises made to them by the NMU, and we can easily
^understand their reaction.
One thing these seamen can and must be assured of, is that the
{Seafarers intend, the very day that it is possible, to force an election
with Isthmian, thereby giving all these seamen the opportunity for
union representation.
.•yf -
conditions for seamen, while
holding the seamen bound, both
morally and literally to our "No
Strike" pledge for the duration
of the war—n pledge which has,
as you well know, been scrupul
ously observed by the merchant
seamen.
responsible parties interested in
this issue.
You may be certain that the
seamen, affiliated with the SIU
OF NA on a nationwide scale,
will not stand idly by and .see
their shipmates on the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts suffer a reduc
A meeting of our Executive tion in conditions they have en
Board, held in Chicago, consider
Our organization, the Atlantic ed this grave problem from all joyed for years PRIOR TO THE
WAR.
& Gulf District, Seafarers' Inter
angles, and I was instructed to
national Union of N.A., the Pa
notify you that we expect you We earnestly request an imme
cific District, Seafarers' Interna
as chief signer on behalf of the diate answer from you, and that
tional Union of N.A., which in
United States Government, of the official position of your Ad
cludes the Sailors' Union of the
this pledge to the seamen during ministration of the Merchant
Pacific, at no time has violated
the war, to immediately take Marine be stated in black .end
either the spirit or the letter of
steps to see that this document is white on this issue.
the Statement of Policy which
not violated. We went on record We remain—sincerely,
we jointly signed on May 4th. On
further that should no action be
the other hand, these companies,
HARRY LUNDEBERG,
taken on this issue, and should
(Agents of the WSA) have seen
President,
the operators (Agents of the
fit.to flagrantly
violate a docu
Seafarers
Intl. Union of NJI«
WSA) be allowed to use Govern
ment signed by you on,behalf of
ment Bureaus to breakdown con
JOHN HAWK,
the United States Government.
ditions for the seamen, then we
Secretary-Treasurer,
They are attempting to use Gov
shall consider we have absolutely
Seafarers Intl. Union,
ernment Bureaus to cut down no obligation to live up to the
Atlantic & Gulf District
working conditions which seamen
Statement of Policy signed by
negotiated and established you and ourselves, and the re
PRIOR to the war, and although sponsibility of breaking the pol
still under the status of "Agents
of the WSA" are attempting to icy established for the duration
use U. S. Government agencies to of the war will rest squarely with
do their dirty work in reducing you, and we shall so inform all
A rivalry that had its begin
ning some twenty years ago,
when both contestants were 'first
shipmates, was renewe-d .last
You ask me why I'm all upset.
week in the New York hall .and
Why my hair is turning gray?
went twenty rounds to no 'de
Well, pull a chair up shipmate.
cision.
And listen to my say.
OLD TIMERS BATTLE
TO A DRAW IN N. Y.
THE AGENT'S BEEF
Chris Rasmussen, book number
36, displayed a slashing attack:
and an impenetrable defense
against John Taurin, bonk num
ber 980, who leaped into the fray
with an impenetrable defense
and a slashing attack.
The grit within my oyster.
The devil of my fate.
Is not the problems of the day
It's just my delegate.
I sent hini to a rustpot
That hit port the other day.
And by the time he got there
The ship had sailed away.
They went at it all day Friday
and most of Saturday, to the
cheering of the fascinated 'itoystanders, and each round ended
in a draw. Only the fact that
Brother Taurin works in the-rec
reation room of the Baltimore
hall, and had to return with the
end of his vacation, brought the
match to an end.
He always neglects the LOGS,
And he only thinks of dues.
When crews that have been weeks at sea
Are hungry for the news.
And when they ask "What's doing?"
He tells them "Not a thing."
For he never reads the LOG
Nor cares what day may bring.
He's affected by a briefcase,
Which disease affects the mind.
He'll even smoke the skipper's cigars
The best that he can find.
i
I want him here, I find him there.
He's never in his place.
And when I try to. advise him
He'll laugh right in my face.
He tells me "he's elected,"
Backed by the rank and file;
He'll draw his paycheck for his term
To make it worth his while.
He'll put his feet upon the desk
While he reads the "Daily News,"
All union business then can wait
While he absorbs their views.
, '
'
He settles beefs upon the ships
In his own original way;
That's for the Union Officials
Is the words that he will say.
He thinks our job is now all done.
The millenium come to pass.
No need to press our struggle on
He'll just rest on his (
).
Now this is just my delegate
Thank God it's* only one.
But he's enough to clog the wheels
Where work has to be done.
And this is why I'm aging fast.
Why my hair is turning gray.
For we must solve our problems
We're still upon our way.
—^Ex-Piecard
"I have to go now," said Bro
ther Taurin, "but I'll be back next
year during my vacation, and I'll
beat you then. It's only luck that
saves you, and has saved you
these past twenty years. But, by
Joe, I'll train all winter if need
be, and I'll get you yet."
"I'll be waiting for you," said
Brother Rasmussen. "You never
saw the day you could beat me.
If it weren't for my naturally
kind heart, not wanting to hurt
you, I'd have beat you twenty
years ago."
So they shook hands, and put
away the checker gear, making
arrangements for another tourna
ment next year, to determine the
checker championship of the east
coast.
�^IK-""-'!"-.
Pagie Four
THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. August 17. 1945
LOG
Two SIU Men Decorated In Union Hall
'
Two SIU men, one a Fireman and the other a Steward, received Mariners Medals
this week in a ceremony held in the New York Hall. Lt. Zenoff, representing the War
Shipping Administration, decorated Brothers John Jellette and Serafin Lopez and
praised their war time record as merchant seamen.
Following are the stories of the experiences which won for them the decorations:
JOHN JELLETTE
When your ship gets hit by a
torpedo you've got to "leave her,
Johnny, leave her." It doesn't
give you much time to run
around hunting for your best pair
of dungarees.
When the Alcoa Pathfinder receivcd a tin fish on the dark night
of November 22, 1942 off the east
coast of Africa, Brother John Jellette. Steward, was' blown out of
his bunk onto the deck. "When
he realized what had happened
he barely had time to hit the
water before the Pathfinder went
down. All he had on was a pair
of shorts.
One of the ship's two boats was
blown to pieces by the blast. The
survivors got in the remaining
boat and a raft, making the beach
at Zulu Land the following day.
With the second engineer and
Oiler Louis Galvin, Brother Jel
lette walked some thirty miles
that day'in search of help. Being
without shoes or clothes, the boil
ing sun and the rigors of the
walk were so hard on him that,
after spending, the night in the
jungle, he was unable to get up
on the following day. Brother
Galvin continued the trek and
eventually arrived at a Portu
guese larm. The Portuguese got
word to the British authorities,
who sent a plane with food and
supplies from Durban.
When the supplies arrived Cook
Charley Stevens, according to
Brother Jellette, fixed the best
chow that any of them had ever
eaten, turning out a corned beef
and cabbage dinner over an open
fire there in the jungle.
At Durban, Jellette spent near
ly four months in the hospital, as
the result of the hardships of
the sinking and his experience in
the jungle.
The Pathfinder was hit in the
engine room and went down like
a rock, being loaded deep with
t
ore. The entire watch below was
killed by the explosion.
SERAFIN LOPEZ
——
FORE 'nAFT
By BUNKER
Black gang men aren't suppos
It's tough when a man has '
ed to be the ones who carry
three
wives and can't get home.
knives to sea, but if it hadn't
T,
That's
the situation Brother
been for the pocket knife of Pro
Ahmed
Abdul
Hamid of Alexan
ther Serafin Lopez, FWT, some
dria
has
been
in
since he took a
of the crew of the torpedoed Liberty, John Randolph, might have ship out of Alex back in 1942. He
thought the ship would return to
gone down with the ship,
When homeward bound from Egypt after taking her cargo of
England on July 5, 1942, the cotton and' spices to New York,
Randolph was hit. by two torpe but a German sub made a change
does fired, in close succession of plans and Ahmed hasn't got
when a wolf pack attacked the home since. Meanwhile, three
The first hit at number pretty Egyptian girls are waiting
one hold; the second blew in the in Alex, writing impatient letters
ship's side directly under the to husband Ahmed and promising
Brother Seraiin Lopez. Firemem. receiving the Marine Medal at
bridge, almost cutting the vessel him plenty, of trouble if he does
a ceremony held in the New York Hall from Lt. Zenoff. representing
n't get home pronto.
in half.
the War Shipping Administration. The Mariners medal is the mer
It
appeared
that
the
ship
was
Ahmed took the Star of Suez,
chant marine equivalent of the Army's Purple Heart.
going down fast, so some of the an Egyptian ship, out of Alex and
crew launched a raft and jumped after stops at Aden, Port Sudan,
over the side, helping each other Durban and Jamaica finally ar
aboard the craft after struggling rived in New York after a fire on
in the cold water. When the men board and several close calls
tried to pull away from the sink from subs and bombers. In New
ing ship they discovered that the York the ship loaded several
raft was still secured to the deck thousand tons of shells and bombs
by a stout line.
for the 8th Army in Egypt and
Says Brother Lopez: "It was an started home. She stopped for
anxious time for all hands. The coal and water at Trinidad and
Randolph was settling fast and was about 800 miles off the Bra
we were tied securely to it. I zilian coast when a torpedo sud
couldn't hear anything because denly smashed into the starboard
the torpfedo blast had hurt my bunker, causing a shattering ex
eardrums, but when I noticed plosion that tore part of the ship's
them trying to unfasten the line side away. Fortunately, however,
I remembered the knife that I the coal stopped the torpedo and
always use for cleaning carbon the men below escaped.
off burners. Luckily, I still had Two boats were launched but
it in a pocket of my dungarees. I the crew has hardly set their
gave it to one of the men and he course for Brazil when three big
cut the line just in time."
subs surfaced and commanded
Life jackets in those days, in them to stop. ""We pretended that
cidentally, were not equipped none of us could speak anything
with knives, :
whistles and
~~~ lights. but Egyptian, says Ahmid,
AHUHU, "and
The men from the Randolph
Germans didn't get much inwere picked up several hours la- formation from us." The German
Brother John Jellette gets his award from Lt. Zenoff. Much
ter by a French corvette and ta- commander questioned them for
grief, hudship and bravery are hidden behind one of these attrac
ken to Iceland. Five of the ves a while as a gunner covered the (
tive—but cold looking—medals.
sel's crew went down with the boats with a machine gun, but he
ship.
got tired trying to speak Arabic
Undaunted by this experience. and the subs soon submerged af
Lopez shipped out again as soon ter giving the men directions to
as he was released from the hos the nearest land.
pital and has seen action since
On the third day another big
then in the North Atlantic and
sub with two deck guns surfaced
Mediteranean.
near by, looking them over and
then disappeared.
On the tenth day, after having
made more than 730 miles in the
ship's boats, they sighted several
big native sailing rafts, which
Known to all his friends as a towed them to shore. Here they
staunch unionist. Brother Dusan were fed, clothed and entertain
de Duisan, "WT, last, week gave ed before being sent to Rio.
one more example of what makes Brother Ahmed joined the SIU
on the Walter Ranger, an Easterm
a good SIU member.
Aware that many members are Liberty. Having sailed unorgan- ^
stymied in their efforts toward ized and foreign ships before, he
up-grading because they do not saw the benefits of' union con
know what sources of informa tracted conditions and has been
tion are best. Brother de Duisan an enthusiastic SIU member everdonated his entire marine library since.
to New York hall, so that all in Says Ahmed, "There is nothing
terested in marine engineering like good union conditions and
only a sailor who has been on up- •
can use them.
In addition to numerous books organized ships under different
of fiction and one on first aid, the flags can appreciate what a dif
library included the following ference it is."
books:
"Valve Setting," "Shafting "Mechanical Refrigeration,"
Belting Governors;" "Power Cat Fred Matthews; and r^'Audel'S-i
echism;" "Electrical Catechism;" New Marine Engineer's Guide."
Joe Algina. New Yort Patrolman, congratulates Brothers John Jellette and Berafin Lopez on their 'Boilers, Piping, Pumps"-^all by These books are now availal^e
awards. Brothers Jellette and Lopez are among the thousands of SIU men who have been liurt in Hubert E. Collins; '^arine En- in the recreation; room of the
gineering," by W. B. Petersen, New York hall to all members.:
sailing their country's ships, and two of the lucky few who live to tell their stories.
Gives Books
To Seafarers
�1 HE
Friday. August 17. 1945
ITHIITK
ft
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Five '
SPECIAL SHORE POLICE IS PROPOSED
FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN; USE AS A
STRIKE BREAKING WEAPON FORESEEN
WarBonusFound
Fifty Percent
Of Our Pay
By WHITEY LYKKE
NEW ORLEANS—A new angle deal as the proverbial snowball.
has
now been figured out by some The motive behind this scheme
QUESTION: In your opinion what is the
of the USS-WSA brain-trusters is obvious. It is in line with all
best rating aboard ship?
to keep seamen under control. A the other plans to hog-tic seamen
even more than has already been
certain Mr. Garcia of the United done. If the government with a
JOSEPH SCHWAB. 2nd Cook
Seamen's Service here in New military police can get the auth
and Baker—From what I've seen,
WASHINGTON
—
The
Labor
Orleans is currently busy ap ority of arresting merchant sea
the easiest job on a ship, next to
Department reported last week proaching the various seamen's men, it will also be able to make
being an officer, is Bedroom
that war risk bonuses for seamen
its own rules of conduct for us,
Steward. But I think I would accounted for approximately 50 unions here with a "unique set up curfew hours, off-limits
prefer my own rating. 2nd Cook. per cent of their earnings prior scheme" to really get the seamen places, etc.—^in the same way it
tied up—and I mean "handcuff- does for the Army and Navy.
It's a good job. the pay is fair, to the recent cut.
and the hours are not loo bad. Secretary Schwellenbach, in ;d." He proposes that the unions And
The Chief Cook has the respon making public the result of the along with the USS and WSA In case we ever hit the bricks
survey of bonuses, said the Bu have a meeting in the mayor's again, this Merchant Marine Po
sibility. and all you have to do
reau of Labor Statistics covered
is do your job to the best of your 990 seamen in nine different rat- office with the mayor and chief lice will provide a perfect set-up
ability. Also some of the ship injgs aboard dry cargo vessels. It of police for the purpose of set for protection of scabs and for
putting union men in a nice, cozy
board conditions are better for was found that bonuses consti ting up a new system for hand brig or guard house. It would
my rating than for the others- tuted 46.1 per cent of all earnings ing seamen. The plan is to have also be able to arrest crews who
in the case of ABs who worked us "irresponsible and dangerous" refused to sail a ship because all
like having a washbasin in the
in that rating during the year
foc'sle. where it is mighty handy. and 54 per cent of all earnings of seamen arrested by a Merchant the stores were rotten or because
Marine Shore Patrol (run by the there were no stores at all.
Of course each rating has its ad Ordinaries.
vantages and its drawbacks. But The average number of days' WSA), instead of by the regular As could be expected, some of
work for unlicensed men ranged police, who Mr. Garcia asserts, the NMU and Marine Cooks and
there's my vote.
from 278 for oilers to 300 for are beating and robbing us poor, Stewards officials thought this
messmen, and average net an defenseless seamen. According to was an exceUent plan. Think of
it: as their members start waking
nual income from $1,991 for MessFRANK AUBUSSON. AB —• I
him, the port of New Orleans will up and demanding representa
men
to
$2,300
for
Oilers
who
like my own job best—^AB. There
worked part of the time on high have the honor of being the trial tion, all the officials have to do is
is no responsibility. All I have
er paid jobs. The conclusions ground and when it has been a call their pals in the WSA and
to do is to get on deck and do my
were based on seamen employed success here, it will be put on a have their militant members put
job the best I know how. I would
from eight to eleven months dur nation-wide scale. Mr. Garcia al away to cool off by the Merchant
ing the twelve months, Oct. 1, so states that Admiral Land will Marine Shore Patrol for disturb
n't like to be Bosun, because he
1943, through Sept. 30, 1944.
accept this plan and give this ing the peace in the union haU.
has all the responsibility and for
Merchant Marine Police the full This is one of the many ways
the pay he gets it's not v/orth it.
authority of his governmental in which the "WSA and other gov
He is really the most underpaidagency.
ernmental agencies show their
man on the ship, considering his
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—The Remember what the MPs have appreciation for our work. We
job. Until the time that the Bo
Office of Vocational Rehabilita been doing to us in various ports have been taking risks for a
suns get a break. I'll sail AB. In
tion said tonight that only a under military control in this democratic way of living, and we
the meantime I think it would be
"trickle" of disabled merchant war? At least we have had the maintain and keep alive one of
seamen have taken advantage of right to be arrested as civilians the very few really democratic
a good idea for our officials to ne
the free Government employ by civilian police here at home, unions. Still, these brass hats
gotiate an increase for the bosun.
ment help and medical care that but if this scheme goes through don't consider us responsible
is theirs for the asking.
as planned, we will have just as enough to run our own lives—
much chance of getting a square they underestimate our intelli
ROBERT J. HOPCROFT. 2nd The OVR helps injured merch
gence in thinking we can't see
ant seamen much as the Veterans
through this scheme for enslav
Cook and Baker—To my way of Administration assists former sol he would like to do.
ing
us.
seeing it. even though it is not in diers and sailors.
Courses include physical res
my department, the best job Any seaman with a disability toration, a change to more favor It is time for the Goveinment
aboard ship is that of Chief En traceable to service on a WSA able working conditions, advice with its USS and WSA to realize
gineer. He is one of the few men ship is entitled to free medical on entering a business venture, that although we gave up privil
care, surgery and hospitalization. retraining in some type of shop eges to expedite this war, we are
on ship that Ccuinot be replaced, If necessary, he can obtain an ar
work, a correspondence course in
since he is an highly skilled tech tificial leg, back brace or glasses. the home, preparation for the pro still the same militant body of
nician. Not only is the pay rate If he wants to go to sea again fessions and commercial training. seamen who will never be led
high, but he is respected and he will be put in shape to do so if After his training is complete, the with rings in our noses either by
looked up to. if he knows his possible. If not, vocational ad disabled man will be helped to the shipowners or by a govern
visers will talk to him about what find a job.
mental agency.
stuff. It's reaUy the best passen
ger job aboard. Despite all the
strutting of the deck officers, it's
really the Black Gang men who
make the ship run. They can get
the satisfaction of a job well done..
Few Seamen Seek Aid
SlU m GAMADA
JEAN REMOND. AB —AB is
Ihe best job as far as I'm con
cerned. taking all things into con
sideration. I like to work on the
outside and I like the opportun
ity of teaching newcomers the
ropes. Most of the lime in port an
AB doesn't have to stand watches.
I and he is able to get around. I
believe in a man getting paid for
%he v^rk he does — and that is
why I wouldn't care to be Bosun
—he gets nothing bTit the head
aches. When you're on deck you
see more of the world than when
you're below. AB is the job for
me.
By HUGH MURPHY
There has arrived in B.C. a I gotten. Their susceptibility to
large number of Lascar seamen, hiring cheap labor, when, and
supposedly for the purpose of wherever available, is ever pres
manning smaU coaster type ves ent. "Atlantic Charters" and
sels under construction here, and other expressions of goodwill,
which are supposed to be operat whether signed or verbal, mean
ed by other than Canadian own nothing to them wherever profits
ers for service in the South Pa are concerned.
cific and China Coast. Canadian • Pre-war conditions are still
seamen locally are apprehensive very vivid in our memory. Re
of the true purpose of the pres lief, bread lines, police clubs, and
ence of these Lascars, and real intolerable conditions on the few
ize that some maneuvering is ships available to Canadian sea
taking place by local owners for men, while our tax dollars were
the acquisition of some of these distributed by our government to
vessels for local operation. shipowners in the form of sub
POST WAR SHIPPING
sidiaries. These shipowners then
Past experiences with* our lo chartered foreign shipping, man
cal shipowners are not easily for- ned by foreign seamen while our
own seamen starved ashore. We
intend to remain alert and vigil
ant. We "demand post war jobs,
wages and conditions.
STEEL WORKERS STRIKE
Friday, July 27th, 1945, at 11:30
A.M. workers employed by the
American Can Company, Van
couver, B.C., went on strike. The
strike was voted for by 88% of
the employees involved and is the
culmination of protracted nego
tiation by the United Steelworkers Union for a "closed shop"
clause in their present agreement.
Organized labor in Vancouver,
and vicinity, pledged support to
the sti'iking union.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. August 17. 1945
SHIPS' MDMUTES AMD MEWS
GIs Aboard Aiken Commend Minutes Tell
Slocuin
Entertainment By SIU Man Joshua
Meeting Story
To the Maritime Commission she was just hull V-616,
MINUTES OF
to the GIs aboard, she was their seagoing barracks, shut
WINFIBLD SCOTT tling
between the ETO and the USA; but to the SIU men
Skipper Of SS Delnorte
Expresses Appreciation
From the skipper of the SS
Delnorte comes this letter of
commendation to • the SIU
crew. The letter tells its own
story.
Sirs:
It gives me much pleasure
to report to your organization
the satisfaction of the crew
shipped from your hail last
voyage. -.To the last man they
proved themselves capable
and willing in executing their
duties and at all times were
on the jqb. '
Having expressed my ap
preciation to the members of
the crew, I wish to extend
this to the union hall from
which they shipped.
It is with best regards,
I remrin, yours truly,
(s) J. MORAGGHiNE, Master
SS DELNORTE
Thanks, Skipper.
. Below is the very comprehen
sive minutes of a ship's meeting
. The following are the minutes who sailed her, she remained the Mississippi's SS Aiken, aboard the SS Joshua Slocum.
We print it in full, as it came into
of a regular shipboard meeting troop transport and first Victory ship converted on that the LOG office, as an example of
held on the SS Winfield Scott, job.
'
what good minutes can be like.
Into the Log office, via Bro
If the secretary of the meeting is
Bull Line Liberty:
ther Lonnie Grantham, comes a
pressed for time, he need npt be
The meeting was called to or copy of a mimeographed newsso detailed—the important thing
der and Brother G. E. Taylor was sheet published by the army boys
is to keep minutes of meetings
elected chairman, and Brother R. aboard her and on their way
and to send them to the LOG.
home from the wars. Under the
1:00 PM—^Meeting opened. Wil
Gandara, secretary.
headline "Highlights of the Trip"
liam
Connors elected chairman,^
Discusions were held on the
the doughboys take time out to
and T. A. Nielson, recording sec
question of shipping of men, commend one of the crew.
retary.
union and non-union; on the san "Foremost in the spotlight,"
1:05—Meeting interrupted by
itary work aboard ship; on the states the item, "were the per
captain.
1:14—Meeting resumed.
need for conserving the water formances of Professor Cornelius
1:15 — Brother Shuman: Beef
Van
Dyck,
our
magician;
Proof
supply; and the shortage of linen.
against chief engineer.
that
the
hand
is
quicker
than
the
The debate continued until all
1:17—Brother Caldwell: Beef
eye was placed before us time
questions were cleared to the sat and again, and each was a most their chow there instead of in against food supply; claims it is
the army messroom." He said insuffcient.
isfaction of the crew.
astounding performance."
that the 16 servicemen were as
The union agreement with Bull, Brother Van Dyck, SIU 2nd signed to the ship as entertainers 1:18 — Brother Alcom: Beef
1:20 — Caldwell: Beef against
Line was read for the benefit of Steward, was formerly a profes which may account for the cap against Baker for not putting out rationing eggs, etc. Says fggs
sufficient amount of bood.
were held too long and spoile'd.
the trip card men. H. J. Cote, sional entertainer of some re tain's attitude. He asked that the
nown. A native of Holland, he union check into the matter.
1:22—WilUams (Chief Cook):
Chief Cook, was electeu steward has many theatrical write-ups
There was a small supply all the
department delegate, and report testifying to his excellence in
ABOARD NORDHOFF way around; also insufficient
ed that aU work was progressing legerdemain.
meat supply.
satisfactorily, with no complaints.
1:25 — Kennedy (2nd Cook):
While the'SS Aiken was dock
G. E. Taylor, Carpenter, was ed at Antwerp, Brother Van Dyck
There is a small supply of veget
elected deck delegate, and E. L. visited Holland and on his return
ables. Has never refused seconds .
Taylor, Deck Engineer, was elect to the ship, reported the dire
More dope on the Robert M.
to anyone when food was served.
ed black gang delegate. Both re needs of the people there. In LaFollette's skipper and chief
1:26—Mullins: Wants to know
ported no complaints in their de contrast to the relative abund engineer is contained in a report
the cause of the shortage; why;
partments.
the Steward did not get proper
ance in Antwerp, where there from members of the crew. When
the
last
word
is
written
about
food
supply before leaving. Ra
Fraternally submitted,
was no shortage and "money
this,
now
notroious,
paid
the
story
tioning
began about two weeks
R. GANDARA. Sec. talked," the Dutch people were
will probably become a "best
after leaving the States. Night
actually starving he said.
lunch is kept under lock and key,
Coming up for a second helping seller."
ON JOHN P. POJB
and is put out for watch only.
of compliments in the GI's paper,
-THE REPORT
Men coming back from shore
on the subject of seasickness, Talk about your rationing of
leave are not able to get into
they had this to say about Van water, fellows, we really had a
night lunch.
Dyck, this time about his ap good one. This happened on the
1:31 — Mims: Wants to know
petite. "Prof. Van Dyck . . . ran SS R. M. LaFollette, Mississippi
why
sugar is rationed a quart
a close second to Father Neptune SS Co., with a so-called Chief
. I
per
day.
when it came to meals con Engineer by the name of S. P.
J. G. JONES
1:34 — Kennedy (2nd Cook:
sumed."
Snell. Four days out of the Canal,
Brother Lonnie Grantham, for on the way to Honolulu, salt J. G. Jones, Bosun, who signed About one case of milk is used
mer SIU Patrolman and to whom water showers were installed—^no off the Charles Nordhoff, Alcoa, daily because soldiers come into
iiiiB.
we owe this report, calls atten fresh water at all.
has nothing but the highest praise crew's mess. Suggests seeing the
tion to the overcrowding aboard After we left Honolulu he gave for the merchant crew and offi captain about forbidding soldiers
from coming into crew's mess.
the ship. Designed to carry 1500 us a "break" and rationed us to cers.
troops, he said, she is carrying four quarts of water a day. We "I'd like to say something about 1:40—Bacon (Baker): He would
2,000. In addition the attitude of fell in line every morning at the Stewart who was taken off at be glad to put out bread for the
the army captain aboard, was 8:00 o'clock with buckets in our Le Havre, when an old injured crew, but cannot put out seven
crowding the crew members out hands. To be sure we didn't get:leg went so bad on him that he or eight loaves.
of their mess-room.
more the chief stayed right there may not ship again. IJp was a 1.41 — Sharpe (Bosun): Agrees
"With a crew of 28," he told and watched us with a six-shoot- good man — he tried to please with Bacon that three or four
us, "and with only 14 seats in the'er in his pocket, and threatened everybody. If you had a sugges loaves would be sufficient.
messroom,
the army captain in-.to shoot any one who took more tion, he'd listen to it. He made 1:42—Grubb: Wishes to know
LONNIE GARDEN
sisted upon 16 servicemen getting than four quarts. After several cakes on the men's birthdays, and if matters will be looked into
"A good crew and a quiet trip,"
days of this he got tired of it, and did what he could to make the now, or at the termination of the
says Lonnie Garden, AB, of his
just before we reached Okinawa trip pleasant. He was one of the voyage. '
voyage on the SS John P. Foe.
CITY OF ST. LOUIS he turned the water on again. boys, preferring to eat with them. 1:43 — Kennedy (2nd Cook):
Bull Line. The Poe signed off on
He's now in a .New Orleans hos There is a limited amount oif
MYSTERY OF VALVES
July 28th, returning from South- Another Waterman oldtimer,
pital. It's men like him who night lunch put out because of
In the forward deep tanks we make a ship, and make a union." the shortage. If more were put i
luunpton. Ghent and Le Havre, the City of St. Louis, came in the
with a bOcUload of ammunition. other day after a short run to had 650 tons of water which he The Nordhofif returned from out, there would not be enough
Tampico and Vera Cruz. Effici pumped over the side. The rea
for the voyage.
ent work by delegates Sagal, AB, son he gave for that was that he Le Havre with a full boatload of
1:44 — Alcorn: There was al
Caleeza, Fireman, helped to didn't know what valves to turn ammunition.
ways some kind of night lunch
SS JOHN T.HOLT and
bring this ship in clean as a to get it to the engine room. v/hen he went to the icebox.
. Brother Joe Rochelieu and whistle as far as beefs were con This chief also had the habit eteer to do business with people 1:45 — Caldwell: Suggests to
Phillip Sniden, both ABs, were cerned.
of cussing and discriminating like them.
chief mate that the box for the'
in the other day to tell about a Chief complaint of the crew against the crew all the time. He Needles to say Bob Matthews night lunch be kept under lock
good trip on the John T. Holt, was about the water cooler, which and the Captain were 100% and Charlie Bremmer straighten and key, because the watch was'
Calmar Liberty. The Holt has refused to function after they against'unio^. This was known ed them out when we paid off.
not getting any.
been out since March, making were several days out on this hot by the entire"'tirew because they At this time, we the crew of
4:47 — Foley: Wants to knowseveral shuttle trips from Eng weather run. The copier on the actually told us that in their op the SS R. M. LaFollette, would why the ship was not sufficiently^
lish ports to Ghent.
'
St. Louis is repaired every trip inion the unioii was just a bunch like to extend our appreciation stocked before leaving.
T.IITA some other ships coming and breaks down every trip. May of racketeers and that the union and thanks, for the great job that 1:48—Gonners: Suggests we see'
into New York lately with am be the next crew taking her out was going to kill the goose that Bob Matthews and Charlie Brem our delegates upon returning to'
the States.
munition, the payoff was held up will make Waterman install a laid the golden egg. Ed Black- mer did for us.
KAREM SHAHEEN 1:49 — Shou: Says he heard
until the ship discharged her en workable drinking fopntain on man, deck delegate, told them
RAY F. SLY
this scow.
I that one almost had to be a racktire cargo.
(ConliTPuei on ?age 7)
f
Add To Dope
On LaFollette
f
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Friday. August 17, 1945
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
Shanghaied!!
Editor, Seafarers Log
i
This letter deals with an inci
dent which I think is of interest.
It occurred on July 4th, 1945
(Independence Day you'll note)
aboard the ship SB Robin Tuxford, at the Bush Terminal,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Robin Tuxford signed, ar
ticles on July 3rd. I had made
two previous trips aboard her as
. a PO Messman. After she paid
- off, June 25th, I stayed abpard
"T, doing my own job as well as that
of the crew's Messman who ex
pected to make another trip on
Union
Skipper Of R. A. Cram Seeks
Board
Gets Poetic Slamming Bulletin
On SIU Ships
The "News for the Log'* mlmeo'd blanks seem to have
SS HELEN
I've got a suggestion and I
inspired one of our Union brothers into writing verse.
think it's a good one. On my last Brother. Anthony Gregoire re
Anyhow, SIU member O. H. Pineo, on an eight month trip
trip the deck delegate nearly had ports that the Bull Line SS'Helen
aboaird the Liberty ship R. A. Cram, S&J, gives out with
to dump the mate because of an is now on the West Coast, where
the following:
she will probably stay for son^
argument about posting union
bulletins on the ship's bulletin
board.
Since then I have been think
ing about this, and I believe it
would be a good idea if the Sea
farers had bulletin boards made
out of wood or some other ma
terial and furnished them to
ships leaving the ports. They
could be posted in every mess
hall and would be devoted ex
clusively to union information.
This would not only help to keep
our membership better informed,
but would at the same time cause
numerous beefs from mates and
Our last trip was on a ship.
Which we all thought was fine.
Alas! Alack! Ere we got back.
We had a hell of a time.
The skipper was a smooth one.
The mates were quite aloof.
They brought us up on charges.
Without the slightest proof.
/
Now we were all a damn good crew.
Without a bit of doubt.
Just ask the boys when they're around.
And they will bear me out.
V
*
Now I could keep on writing.
And still not say a thing.
But Brother Hall passed out these slips
So now I'm going to sing.
Here's what I want to tell you boys.
Who sail upon the sea.
Never ship with a skipper.
By the name of O. Chaffee.
her but had to go home to take
, care of some personal matters. I
'stayed aboard from the time she
signed off until June 30th. When
he came back he was to take care
of both jobs while I was off the
ship. Neither job was neglected
and the company paid out no exfra money.
On July 2nd I was aboard ship
« early in the morning but there
was no notice telling us when the
articles were to be signed. The
f notice was finally posted at about
' 11 a.m. that day. In the mean
time I had gone ashore and was
therefore not aboard when the
articles were signed. When I
came aboard on July 4th a sign
was posted restricting the ship at
6 a.m. July 5th so I decided the
best thing to do was get off the
ship.
STOPPED BY GUARDS
At 5:30 p.m. on the 4th I start
ed down the > gangplank with my
clothes but was stopped by the
guards and told that the ship was
restricted at 5 p.m. July 4th. This
' was the first anyone had heard
about the advance on the restric" tion.
The sign on the gangway was
^ never changed and we were not
given any notice whatever of this
change. A number of the fellows
who were depending on the post
ed restriction time, were going
ashore for the last time to bring
what clothes they had ashore
aboard ship. A good number of
Ihem were forced to sail with
only a few items of clothing and
had no way of telling their fam
ilies why they wouldn't be home
thai night.
" - Even though , I had not signed
the articles and had no intention
|, / of doing so, I was forced, against
my will, to remain aboard the
;iship until 11 a.m. the next morn
ing.
This is the first time I ever
heard of a man being shanghaied
^
He'll get you 'fore the trip is done.
Much to your regret.
You'll wish you'd taken my advice.
My pay-off I will bet.
Just ask the boys who sailed with me.'
On the battleship R. A. Cram.
And they will tell you O. Chaffee.
Lacks guts to be a man.
O. H. PINEO. 31144
you get for missing a show or a
Beachcomber
little night life? Nothing—and if
you didn't stay aboard you did
Beefs Again n't
have a job.
My Dear Brother Seafarers:
OVERTIME NOT PAID
It seems ages since we sat down The overtime rate is 85c an
to spin a few yarns as to condi hour for unlicensed personnel,
tions on the job but before I get $1.15 for officers. Every officer
into my beef I would like to com that works overtime loses money.
mend the paper (The Log) on Second Mate and Engineer make
growing up. Maybe I can get $228 a month clear of takeouts.
some of my beefs printed now The hourly rate is about even on
and have the membership jump overtime. The First Mate and
down my throat.
Engineer rate is $1.25, Master
Well, Brother Seafarers, here is and Chief Engineer $1.75 and
the set-up in the Army Transport $1.65. So you see these men take
Service, better known as the a cut in working overtime. Over
Transportation Corps. Some time time has been paid since July last
ago the TC started the so-called year but prior to that timt is, as
Security Watch in which you yet, unpaid.
worked eight hours but had to I want to congratulate the
stay pboard that night. What did membership for selecting Broth
er Bud Ray for the office down
aboard an American ship. If I here (San Juan, P.R.) and was it
had not demanded to be allowed a surprise to me to meet him. It
off I might have sailed even has been impossible for me to
keep in close contact as I've been
though I had no intention of mak
spending my time, this last year,
ing the trip.
combing the beaches on the east
The Robin Tuxford was due to side of this paradise and just
sail at five o'clock that afternoon, couldn't get enough hemp (or Sis
only six hours after I got off, al) to tie up in San Juan. I final
having been held aboard her like ly made the grade by arriving a
a criminal for eighteen hours.
few days late.
I would like to have this letter
Why do a green ticket and a
printed in the Seafarers Log and
blue
ticket AB have the same
any other paper that will print it.
base pay? Is there a difference in
I am willing to back up my state
ments in any court in the U.S. the pay of an Oiler and a green
I promised my shipmates that ticket AB?
I wouldn't let them down so Well, brothers, I must rhake
please let me know what can be this the end as I hear the old fa
done about an incident like this. miliar, "Stand by fore and aft."
So 'till the wind changes, fratern
Yours truly,
ally yours,
MICHAEL BASAR.
THE BEACHCOMBER
Book No. 40911
time. He left her in Frisco when
she sailed for Honolulu.
On the trip out from New York,
the Helen made ports at Panama,
Costa Rica, El Salvador--aiwl
Guatemala. Her cargo included
several thousand cases of Scotch.
skippers about posting iimion
material on ship's bulletin boards.
I would like to see some action
on this from the officials.
CHARLES L. SIMMONS.
Deck Engineer
Philadelphia Story.
Editor, Seafarers Log:
Here's a tip to members who go
into Philadelphia and would like
refreshments in a cool, comfort
able setting. Visit the Benjamin
Franklin Cocktail Bar. However,
here's the catch. Be sure to have
your coat on as the bartenders
have strict orders not to serve
anyone in their shirt sleeves. Of
course, if you're in uniform, shirt
sleeves or not, they'll serve you.
Woe to us poor 4-Fers who are
dry.
The reason for the no coat-no
drink idea is, I'm told, ,that the
fems who patronize the place ob
ject to shirtsleeves and open col
lar because the hair on the chest
might show. Such exposure is
objectionable, they say. Tish!
Tish!
It seems that many of these
joints are getting independent
and it reminds me of the joke in
which a drunk is refused a room
because of his condition. He be
came loud and abusive, demand
ing the clerk caU the manager.
SS Slocum
{Contimied from Page 6)
along with rest of crew that whea
ship returned to States the last
trip, the crew had to eat ashore
and put in for subsistence.
1:56—^Mullins (deck delegate's
report): There is no cooperation
aboard the ship. He has been up
to see the WSA agent about food.
The slop chest prices are um-easonable and should be investig
ated. Sufficient supply of cigar
ettes were brought aboard, and
crew now getting a pack a day.
1:59—Kennedy (stewards dele
gate's report): Put in a complaint
about the vegetables to the WSA
and ask them to inspect them. .
2:00 — Connors (engine dele
gate's report): All overtime okay
ed. Everyone satisfied with, over
time.
2:03 — Alcorn: Overtime for
towels to be brought up upon re
turn to States.
2:05—Meeting adjourned.
e e
The manager came but sided with
his clerk and the drunk was
thrown out. He sat on the curb
for a while, sobering up slightly,
and then, realizing what had
been done to him decided to have
his revenge. He sneaked back in
to the hotel, got behind the tele
phone switchboard, plugged in
all the house phones, rang .aU the
rooms. When the "HELLOs" of
the guests started coming over
the wire he stated firmly, "There
is a man in this hotel registered
with another man's wife-^mless
both are out within ten minutes
the house detective will be up
there." Within ten minutes the
hotel was deserted. Even the chef
left.
To become serious, things hero
in Philly are generally quiet, not
many payoffs, but lots of work
on transient ships that come here
to load. It seems when time
comes to sign on that is where
the fun begins, as nearly every
body piles off. This doesn't do us
any good as it often calls for a
lot of work on the part of tlie
office staff in getting replace
ments.
One of our brothers reported
that he was logged 10 days' pay
for alleged disobedience of a law
ful command. We protested this
for him and the hearing was set
for the next day at the Commis
sioner's office. This was two
weeks ago but this brother has
not shown up yet. That's not the
way to do things, feller.
Well, I guess I've had my say,
so here's to you,
FraternaUy,
No. 496
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. August 17. 1945
Merchant Seaman Remembers Okinawa
By BILL JOHNSON
Of the SS Robert
•' Thursday. April 26th
Now here it is. Okinawa! At
06000 we could see the prize isl:and which we are taking from
the Japs. It's only 300 miles from
the mainland and it sure will
make a difference in the Pacific
war. This morning the Navy ex
ploded a floating mine ahead of
iiS. We can see planes boxr\bing
positions in the hills. Big shells
explode as they find their mark
on the island, over which planes
are circling and radioing positions
' to the ships. The sky is alive
with planes, both bombers and
fighters and the roar of the guns
has not ceased since we pulled
into the harbor. Two of our
BILL JOHNSON
planes were shot down this after
noon by Jap ack-ack fire.
• At night we can see cruisers right over us and headed toward
and battle wagons lobbing shells the other island, where they sank
and rockets at the Japs while two ships. One was a freighter
planes drop flares over the tar and we- heard that a hospital ship
gets. The sky is a mass of flames was also hit. Some men have
been wounded from the shrapnel
and bright shell bursts.
of our own guns. The planes to
Friday. April 27ih
night were pretty high as they
Early this morning we received went over and none were shot
^our first air raid. It sure scared down.
hell out of me as I was soimd
Jasleep when the commotion Sunday, April 29th
Today is the Emperors' birth
started. By the time I got to my
battle station they had started day so they say and we expected
• laying a smoke screen and shells a lot of Nips to be out dying for
.were hurtling over us from the Hirohito, but it was an unevent
warships farther out. All the crew ful day with only two raids and
. was turned to today to help get no bombs.
out the cargo.
Tuesday. May 1st
The army stevedores are doing
a wonderful job of discharging
this cargo, considering how they
are held up by air raids aU the
time and they deserve lots of
credit. The battle wagons are
shelling the southern end of the
island almost continually.
have changed his mind for he It is a terrible, sight. It makes
suddenly swung over and fired you shaky and nervous and you
some rockets at another ship. (By think: "That might have been our
coincidence one of the naen who ship." Then all hands go to the
got hurt from that rocket burst mes room and drink black coffee.
was a brother of an armed guard No one jokes or says anything for
boy on our ship.) The suicide a while except perhaps to say, "It
plane then crashed into a light sure was tough on the boys on
cruiser. I saw it very'plainly and that ship." There's nothing ro
many men must have got hurt mantic about war.
when the Kamikaze hit the cruis Wednesday. May 16th
er's deck.
We are out to .sea again and
mighty
glad to be there, for we
When a plane flies in among
heard
that
the anchorage had
the ships it is as dangerous from
several
heavy
raids last night.
the fire of the other ships as from
Editor's
Note:
Bill Johnson's
the plane, with gunners getting
excited and firing all over the story is typical of the heroism
place, including the gunners on displayed throughout this war by
the merchant seamen. These are
the warships.
the men who will shortly face
Monday. May 7lh
shipowner offensives against
This is our 12th day here and their wages and working condi
we are nearly unloaded, which tions. If these heroes are forced
doesn't make us a bit unhappy. to march on picket lines they can
Saw a Navy transport today with be coui^ed on to show the same
most of its bridge shot off. Mist courage and self-sacrifice as they
and fog helps keep the Nips did in the face of Nazi and Jap
away.
anese terror.
r
'
Another air raid tonight. A
light wave of planes came over to
bomb the airfield and a Kamikaze
sunk a Liberty ship some distance
•from us.
One suicide plane came in very
low, just missing our stem and
' hit another ship in the side. It
'didn't sink it, however.
The all clear came after two
hours of bombing.
' Another air raid tonight about
I'eleven-thirty. 'What a racket the
guns make from aU the ships in
'the harbor. One suicide plane
suddenly appeared between us
and another ship, but we couldn't
i'tell whether it was shot down.
Friday. April 271h
The smoke screen they have
laid down by the small patrol
boats is very heavy and if it was
n't for that, I think we would
lose plenty of ships here.
Saturday. April 28th
Sever^ alerts today, then a
•'raid at 1930. The planes flew
•Wednesday. May 2nd
Today we could see the mar
ines making a new landing to the
south of us, which explains the
heavy shelling last night. The
noise from the heavy guns is ter Tuesday. May 8th
rific and we sleep with cotton in Heard today that the war with
Germany is over.
our ears.
Friday. May llth
Friday. May 4ih
Had one raid last night and a
On our ninth day here we are
destroyer shot down a plane very
having some hot action. Around
nicely. There was a big raid on
eight o'clock we had an air rai(f,
the southern end of the island
with a suicide plane trying to
and they say the Japs sunk a
get through heavy ack ack fire.
destroyer but lost many planes
It tried a suicide dive but missed
doing it.
and crashed in the water on our
port beam. At nine o'clock an Saturday. May 12th
other one came over and started I was reading in my bunk when
to dive on our ship but he must the air raid alarm went off and
I ran on deck. The first thing I
saw through the hail of fire were
two Jap planes, one of which
started a suicide dive straight-in
to a maze of ack-ack fire, with
both of his guns blazing away.
He was trying to hit a battle
wagon. 'When he was heading
straight for the war ship a shell
hit him and he exploded in a
burst of flames. Another plane
which was trying for the same
battle wagon succeeded in get
ting through all the fire that was
directed at him from every ship
and hit the warship, exploding
with a terrific blast on its deck.
There is something exciting,
yet sobering about air raids. You
see the planes high in the sky,
then they dive with their guns
spitting out every bit of ammuni
tion they have. A few seconds
later there is a. big ball of fire
and then the sound of the explo
sion. All the while you are
standing spellbound as you watch
a Nip going to join his ancestors.
Reports from the ITF (Interna
tional Transport Workers' Feder
ation) indicate that the upsurge
of militant action on the part of
organized labor in Italy, Holland
and the Scandinavian countries
continues despite the various ob
stacles being placed in their path
by government and the scobrge
of the war which has passed over
them.
A
has been established union rep
resentatives are to take part in
aU matters coneerning dock work,
provisions of labor, werking con
ditions. The program also calls,
for an international agreement,
possibly with employers, on all /j
phases of working conditions.
SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and.
Finnish representatives of the
•
ITALY
Scandinavian Transport Workers'
The Italian Socialists within the Union's seamen's division met re-,
Government find themselves in cently in Stockholm to draw up
"serious disagreement" with the plans for joint action.
Liberals over the former's insistFirst step in this direction was
anee upon the nationalization of
a
resolution calling upon the re
the Italian merehant navy.
spective Governments to immedi
Aided by their members in the ately investigate all laws and reg
Under-Secretariat of State for the ulations concerning the working
Merchant Navy, the Socialist an hours of seamen, manning and
ticipate success in their program social conditions aboard ship.
despite the objections of the Lib
erals whose main argument is The Seamen's Charter, adopted
that the shipowners will be pre at meeting in Britain last Janu
vented from carrying out the ary by delegates from vaiious
transfer of their assets abroad if countries, was also discussed and.
the conference agreed that an in
the measure is adopted.
ternational agreement was neccessary to prevent the poor wages
HOLLAND
Joint action by the Dutch and working conditions in some
Transport Workers' Union and countries counteracting efforts to
the Christian and Roman Catho maintain and improve wage and
lic transport workers' union in working condition structures in
adopting a program to cover the others.
working conditions of waterfront
workers, will probably be suc The meeting resolved to try to
realize in every possible way the"
cessful.
international program outlined in
They seek' measures to secure the Charter.
the re-employment of dockers by
their former employers, to have
a...
"casual workers" employment
regulated by agreement with the
Take your gear when you
Dockers' Unions, and immediate
regulation of wages and working go aboard! There have been
conditions of both groups. The many cases recently of men
demands include wage guaran
tees of 28.25 guilders weekly for going aboard, waiting until
"casual workers" and that regu they were restricted, and
lar workers be guaranteed their then announcing that they
"former wages."
had to go ashore and get their
Negotiations are to be opened gear. By doing this they give
between workers' and employers' the WSA a chance to sneak
organizations for the establish in replacements. Often times
ment of an institution to take they miss the' ship and are in
care of the workers' interests; for a Coast Guard rap.
the institution will be controlled
Have your gear with youj
by equal representation. In addi don't let your u -ion down.
tion, until such an organization
Take Your Gear
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Friday, August 17, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
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Page JWinc
Skipper On The Shlckshinny Anil
Algic Are Lauded By The Crews
By BUD HAY
SAN JUAN—This has been alJohnny had them straightened
red letter week; three ships in out on arrival and they weie flit
ting the ball like seamen should.
and all hands happy.
The Algic of Seas Shipping in Rope Yarn Charlie is the Sevang
to discharge, then off to a South on her, out from Snug Harbor for
Amreican port to load. All hands the summer. The old story of
have turned to every day and taking the boy from the country
the gang has plenty of praise for but never the country from the
the officers, and the officers say boy holds good in Charlie'.s o.-ise.
By HARRY J. COLLINS
this is the best bunch of men they They may take Charlie from the
; PHILADELPHIA—WSA mean owners association and, of course, these ships running. I say, do have been with in a long time.
sea for awhile, but as long as he
can walk he wiU be with us.
When
the
Old
Man
ran
out
of
away
with
the
WSA
entirely.
the
WSA
itself.
ing We Sure Attack (the Sea
Now you take the WSA: As I Likewise in the RMO setup, the money he went to a gin mill and Many more happy voyages. Rope
man). Yes, we praise them on
see it, \% is a waste of the tax unions maintain offices in all the fixed it so the boys could get Yarn.
one hand and we cut their wages payers' money. All their ships seaports of the country, in credit until the banks opened up The Shickshirmy came in .again
on the other. In fact we scheme are chartered to private compan Honolulu and Puerto Rico the next morning. I was in his and is expected to run here a few
all the time to do anything pos ies or concerns; those private Now that there is an over abun office when the CG came on more trips. The Steward is tak
board. When they asked him if ing care of the men on this pack
sible to throw obstacles in their concerns all maintain Port Cap dance of seamen why continue
tains, Engineers, Stewards Per these political ex-steamship there was any trouble he told et; they are all getting fat and it
way. Why shouldn't we? We of
sonnel and other departments workers in office? By doing away them as the master of the ship is mostly all the same crew who
the WSA are composed mostly of necessary to run these ships. In with this ilk, think of the break he could attend to all his beefs, started her in this run. Tliis ship
and that if all ship masters felt has another good skipper who ap
-» former steamship company of plain words, they are trusted that the taxpayers will get.
as
he did about such matters the preciates his crew and uses them
ficials who on various occasions with these government ships. And the USS! What in the Hell
CG
would soon go out of busi as men and not slaves. The CG
did
we
ever
need
this
bunch
of
have had rifts with the union of Why, in the name of common
ness.
Capt. Withers of the Algic hasn't done any business with
leaches
for
in
the
first
place?
The
sense is it, when the WSA main
ficials or their membership.
this ship since she has been run
tains large offices in all the ma SIU fought them tooth and nail deserves a big hand.
'HMO means: Rock'em, Mulch- jor seaports, that a duplication of at their inception. We don't need The Bayou Chico came in from ning here.
'em, Overthrow'em. Yes, they all the officials is maintained by any of their clubs and hotels. the Gulf and it is expected to run One nice thing, fellows, is when
have been trying to rook the the steamship companies?
These same clubs can and will be here steady. Johnny Grimes is the shooting is over the good of
It seems to me that the com used against us in case of a strike. ship delegate and he has every ficers will be the only ones to
heels will
pany being trusted with the ship Well, I guess that I have said thing under control. The only remain and the s
go
by
the
board.
So
let
us keep
trouble
was
a
couple
of
Messmen
about
enough
for
this
time,
so
and being responsible with its op
a
record
of
the
good-uns,
and
the
who
wouldn't
keep
clean
and
here
goes
for
a
bigger
and
better
eration does not need the assist
tried to shirk their duties, but bad-uns as memories might lapse
ance of the WSA offices to keep union.
as the years go by.
The SS Ellenore is swinging on
the hook in the harbor waiting
for a berth. Expect the Washing
ton in and as usual on the week
By J. P. SHULER
end. There should be some more
NEW YORK—We had another time with the boarding Patrol thus relieving them from duties the first of the week.
fair week here with 30 ships pay man and settle everything at the connected with shipping and give The checkers and dock workers
them plenty of time to settle their are all out on strike for more
ing off and 22 ships signing on. payoff.
We, cannot over-emphasize the beefs. This is the only way that money, and all other labor or
Bull SS Company in a couple virtue of settling the beefs before we win ever get fvdl cooperation ganizations in the Island have
membership, trying to Mulch us of instances lately has taken the
from the steamship o'wners.
iand last but not least Overthrow overtime that was approved by the ship pays off, for, in most in Another instance fs Eastern SS pledged their support, so if they
don't win in a few days we should
stances
when
they
are
allowed
us.
the heads of the departments and to be carried over, they are a Company. We have a dispute on have some excitement on the En
USS means: Useless, Selfish, the masters of the vessels to the long drawn out affair with the the manning scale in the stewards chanted Isle. Every strike that
Shipownerstooge. They are use company's office and run a red men involved getting only part department, and to which part of has been called this year has
less because any real seaman that pencil through about 2/3 of it, of their money at a later date. the agreement these circtim- been won by labor down here,
knows the score will not have without saying anything to any At this time we have the SS stances apply. The cases are on and that ain't bad in any man's
. ianything to do with them^ Selfish one. The port purser would show Julius Olsen, Bull Line, in port the SS Lou Gehrig and the SS country. In Unity There Is
because they are always bumming up at the payoff, about 3 p.m., with the crew standing by to be Logan. In both cases the ship Strength, and An Injury .to One
through the various community with no authority to re-adjust paid off as soon as her beefs are sailed with the regular comple Is An Injury To AIL
ment in the stewards department
chests and then requiring a poor these beefs.
settled.
to take care of a crew of 51 men.
seaman to go through an act of
In most instances, the overtime
I
note
that
in
the
Journal
of
On
the other side, these ships
Congress before he can obtain as- was legitimate, therefore the
isistance from them. Shipowner- crews refused to payoff the ships Commerce, the shipowners to picked up a number of passen
istooge because they have the until Bull Line sent a representa whom we are contracted have gers. The company figured the
financial backing of the ship- tive on board, to check the over- stated that the union's represen money involved and decided it
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
tatives have plenty of time to could get by cheaper with paying
work on disputes, but that the off a division of wages under the SAVANNAH —We finally • got
companies can only use a little 64 men complement. AU other the MV Bellringer crewed-iq>.-and
time as they also have other du companies have paid this beef, or she is bound for New York-and
ties, such as keeping the ships similar beefs, under the extra should be there before-you^reafd
sailing, making arrangements for meal clauses as per their agree this. Outside of that we haven't
cargo routes, etc.
ment. The chief chiselers in the done any shipping. The SS Smith
In this we agree with the com Eastern SS Company stated that Victory is still in the shipyartls
By E. S. HIGDON
panies. They have entirely too this is their interpretation of the and should be ready the first
much
work when the ships are agreement and that what the week in September. After crow
NEW ORLEANS', Aug. 12 — soon as replacements come down
sailing
to take time out to settle union or other companies think ing up the Bellringer I find my
New chairs — we finally found from New York.
legitimate
beefs. Therefore, the or do makes no difference to self with eighteen ABs still on
them after calling everyone for Other than stuff like that. New
only
time
that the companies them. We now have both of hand and a dozen men with en
weeks—searching in all the de Orleans has been a slow port. The
have
to
settle
legitimate beefs are these beefs pending a decision of gine department ratings. We
partment stores and plowing weather's been hot as hell, but
have quite a few old timers who
through the collections of second the shipping has left us cold. The when there is no shipping busi a referee.
hand stores without finding even only ship that paid off was the ness to attend to. The union Evidently the companies with are anxious to ship out, tout wc
one chair. Finally one day there SS T. J. Jackson—beefs on her should assist the companies in whom we are contracted think have nothing in view.
this situation by tying up all of that we are an organization that Brothers Peterman and Cunn
appeared (in small print) an in were small and easily settled.
significant little ad in the Times- However, the old beef about their ships alongside of the docks. can be pushed around at their ingham are still in - the .ho.si)iti>l
will. One of the quickest ways to and also Vincent San Juan who
. Picayune "Steel Folding Chairs Messmen making up the purser's
change
their minds about this is was in a hospital in Belgium (or
for sale." Made a lunge for the bed has come up again on the SS
to
throw
an extra line on all of sometime before being sent-back
telephone—called up-^got a spec- Francis M. Smith — Mississippi
their scows as fast as they hit to the States.
, ial price and now one hundred Line. Acording to all we can find
port. The evils of the war, such
, new chairs are on the first floor in sea law and working rules, the
Local Items
Silence ihls week from the as the various bureau set-ups in The machinists who walked out
deck of the hall waiting to be purser,-since he is not a licensed
the maritime industry, should of the Southeastern shipyards
, unpacked for the next meeting. officer is not entitled to have his Branch Agents of the follow
ing
ports:
have
no part in the postwar plans have returned to work and their
And something else new has bed made up. This point has
of
the
Seafarers International case is now before the WLB.
been added. It's the books from come up many times, but has
BOSTON
Union
and
they must be recog Yesterday we had a fire whkk
the American Merchant Marine never had any final settlement
JACKSONVILLE
nized
for
what
they really ^e-r is believed to have been:-=ca«s«-5«l
-liibraify Ass'n. There's a fuR 6- and now we intend to carry the
HOUSTON
just
tools
for
the
shipowners.
by a storm. The Wesley Momv» .,
.foot shelf of thao^ — mysteries, thing to a successful conclusion
BALTIMORE
mental Methodist Church wa»- A)
iZane Grey's, .short stories, some and settle once and for all. Th®
CHARLESTON
damaged by fire. It is' txdievodp
'iidtvels, things that men like to Purser must develop his domesTAMPA
'jead for entertainment—waiting liciiy to Ihe extent of learning
the church was struck by light
GALVESTON
- lor a job to show up. And we're how to make up.« bed with all
ning although this has not "beeifc
NORFOLK
going to get some more just as the wrinkles smoothed out.
confirmed.
Some Hew Maritime Definitions Are introduced
Operators Are Chiseling On Union Agreements
MV BELLRINGER 9S
FULLY CREWED
Long Search Finally Uncovers
New Chairs For Recreation Hail
NO NEWS??
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Page Ten
SEAFARERS
LOG
Demands Bold Program
To Speed Up Reconversion
Friday, August 17, 1945
VICTORY AT THE WALDORF
CHICAGO —The AFL Execu er of the nation's workers must version, peace may bring eco
tive Council opened its summer be halted by the restoration of nomic disaster to the American
meeting here with a ringing de collective bargaining between la people.
"This tragedy must be averted.
bor and management.
mand for action now to prevent 5—Congress must act immedi The peace to which all Americans
a postwar depression.
ately after it returns from its look forward after four years of
The council offered the nation summer recess to provide for hu war and sacrifice must not bear
a challenging 6-point program to man needs during reconversion bitter fruit. The millions of Am
speed up reconversion and pro by approving President Truman's erican young men in uniform
vide for human needs. This pro recommendations for emergency who have undergone the agony
gram declared:
supplementation of inadequate of modern warfare must find op
state
unemployment compensa portunity, not breadlines, when
1—^A new peace production
tion,
by
adopting legislation for they return home. The millions
program must be launched with
higher
minimum
wage standards, of war workers who have labored
vigor and dispatch on a scale
by
enacting
the
vital
Wagner post to the point of exhaustion in a
large enough to meet the nation's
needs but without interference to war housing bill and by extend victory production drive which
ing the nation's social security broke all records must not be
the war effort.
2—Wartime government con system as provided under the cast off with heartless disregard
of whether or not they will be
trols over labor and industry Wagner-Murray-Dingell bill.
able
to find another job.
'
The
council
declared
it
will
must be dropped as rapidly as
"America
cannot afford to let
amplify
its
recommendations
on
the war situation permits and an
these
things
happen because, if
each
of
the
points
of
its
program
effort made to substitute volun
we
do,
the
American
way of life
with
declarations
on
specific
pol
tary, cooperative methods for
will
be
obliterated
just
as certain
icies
to
be
drafted
during
the
cur
Now it's not only the guests at the world famous Hotel Waldorf
government directives.
ly as it would have been if Hitler Astoria in New York who are happy. These grinning workers are
3—Every reasonable encour rent meeting.
agement should be extended by AFL President William Green had won the war. But we won rejoicing at a 3 to 1 victory scored by Local 6, Hotel & Restaurant
the government to private indus said the council had decided to the war and we can also win
try to expand postwar production deal with the reconversion prob the peace if we plan intelligently Employees Int'l. Alliance (AFL), in an NLRB election covering all
lem first because it is the key to and act boldly and confidently." Waldorf culinary departments. Business Agent Antonio Lopez of
and provide full employment.
4—^The present alarming postwar recovery. On this point Mr. Green announced that the Local 6 (second from left, bottom) is congratulated by workers for
executive council had appointed his swell organizing drive.
shrinkage of the purchasing pow- the council declared:
(Federated Pictures)
"America is now getting too lit Secretary - Treasurer George
tle reconversion. Unless prepara Meany and Vice President Wil
tions for resumption of peacetime liam C. Doherty to serve as the
production are speeded up, it may AFL's fraternal delegates to the
Your union dues pay for be too late to avoid a major postr convention of the British Trades
service. The union can do war depression. Unless more ade Union Congress which will be
for you what you cannot do quate provision is promptly made held at Blackpool, England, next
for yourself. You can do for human needs during recon month.
some things as an individual;
but some things you can only
do by joining with others
who are also interested in
getting action.
By FRENGHY MIGHELET
The SS Alcoa Voyager, in port after 9 months shuttling
It is impractical for the in European waters, gave SIU Patrolmen some real head
Buck Newman was amusing recipe furnished by that master
whole work force to go to the
aches. One of them described it as the worst situation he .he gang in the Bar Americano of the culinary arts, that connois
office to talk over the work
had experienced. In addition to the beefs in overtime, di the other night with tales of the seur of fine foods, that dilettante
contract with the boss, and
so you select your best in
vision of wages, promotion differentials, Patrolman Sonny hungry scows that he's sailed in of the galley—J. P. Shuler.
(Signed) Buck Nedman
formed and ablest spokesman Simmons had the doubtful pleas-®
Fifteen unlicensed personnel his time. Naturally, he eventual
Johnny Glass
to go for you. But can your ure of pinning back the ears of
ly
got
around
to
rakin'
old
"Hun
•Whitey' Klacnowiz"
ablest fellow worker afford to an NMU upstart who was taking who left the ship during the trip gry" over the coals.
had been replaced by some nonsteind up for your rights if
up space on the SIU . ship.
American
hands all of whom ask "Brothers," Buck said, "when They tell us that we had a won
the employer can fire him for
The NMU book man, a Stanley
ed
for
SIU
cards.. Union repre you find two raisins in a piece of derful time, although we really
it? This is why the union Mills (name only mentioned for
sentatives
reluctantly
refused be Shuler's raisin cake you better couldn't spare the ten boxes of
must pay a salary to its busi identification purposes), complet
cause
the
men
lacked
American heave the damn stuff over the bicarbonate of soda that the creW
ness executive.
ely anti-SlU, wanted Simmons to
seaman
papers.
side because one of 'em ain't a used up the day after the baking.
But to -run your union your settle his overtime beef and back
executive needs more than ed his demands with the threat, The group appeared very ap raisin."
The crew aboard this scow is
his salary.
"If you don't get it, Joe Curran preciative of SIU conditions It's strange how seldom a sea one of the finest that we have ^
He must have money in or
will be down to the SIU Hall to aboard, and militantly stood by man makes port with a cargo ever had the pleasure of sailirig w
der to get the information collect." To which Sonny replied, while beefs were settled,
worth the freighting home. The with. That is, all but the finky •W.
and the assistance he needs
Curran at the SIU Hall would until all of the numerous beefs world is ours for the asking. To mate. Where this screwball ever
to negotiate agreements cov- be quite an educational job— were settled. The Patrolmen us is given the magic carpet that got his experience to sit for. a
vering your job.
for Curran. Better write your promised SIU efforts to get these wafts us to the remotest lands ticket is a mystery. He can't even
He must be able to help Congressman, bud."
men papers and expressed hope washed by the fartherest seas, tie -his own shoelaces. He got out
you get compensation for ac
of success because they felt that yet we seldom venture to carry on deck while we were alongside
cidents or for unemployment.
the men would be a credit to the away any of the treasures that lie in New York to help rig the
He must be able to pro
organization.
around free for the taking home. screen over the stack. After a
tect your interests whenever
By JAMES L. TUCKER
few fancy fiourishes with the
Co-operation of the skipper and
changes eire made in your
"Let
go,
let
go
the
anchors;
tackle he told the gang to heave
Shipping continues to be good the company eased some of the Now shamed at heart are we
industry.
'way.
(We very obligingly broke
Patrolmen's problems and all dis
He must work for laws to and will be for some time to come putes were squared away and To bring so poor a cargo .home out the whole Steward Depart
with about four T-2 Tankers due
protect workers and work
That had for gift the sea.
ment to help fish the screen out
in
the coming week and several paid aboard. The black gang
against laws that would in
delegate
is
to
be
congratulated
Let go the great bow anchor— of the drink.)
freighters due in and about three
terfere with your progress.
for
properly
taking
care
of
his
Ah, fools are we and blind—
The guy is a walking example
He must represent you in ships in the shipyard taking a
responsibilities. All disputed The worst we stored with ut of the dangers of delegating even
crew.
So
we
will
be
needing
civic and social activities in
overtime was in good order and
ter toil.
a little authority to small minds.
your community in order to quite a few men. We are expect all books and trip cards gathered
The best we left behind."
While working as Food Repre
get for you, your wife and ing about ten T-2 Tankers in
up for the boarding Patrolmen.
sentative
for the union we natur
your children the best pos this month.
Boy, we'll be here this time
There have been some changes Patrolmen Bill Higgs (Deck), next year trying to get rid of this ally had occasion to do quite a
sible opportunities for good
made in the hall so that it will be Fred Hart (Steward) and Sonny general cargo. By the time the bit of research work in the mari
and satisfactory living.
much cooler and as soon as we Simmons (Engine) handled the scow is fully discharged we'll time food field. It was interest
Your dues are an invest
can
get the metal chairs will have disputes aboard the Voyager.
ment in the benefits of a
have celebrated our 22nd birth ing to trace the steps by which
fifty
of
them
so
that
the
fellows
union—^steadily rising wages
day. (We celebrated the 21st SIU ships reached the enviable
standard of feeding that they
can
sit
down
while
waiting
to
as conditions warrant, great
Tuesday.) ~
now enjoy. We feel that our
ship
and
not
have
the
chairs
fall
er leisure through the shorter
Sign on the messroom bulletin many hours of diligent research
work week and vacations down with them in it.
board: "On Tuesday, July 24th qualifies us to state with author
Will have some of the rustwith pay, committees to rep
our esteemed Chief Stupid will ity that the greatest single con
buckets in from the island runs
resent you in grievances and
celebrate his 21st (???) birthday. tribution to better feeding on SIU
with the fellows telling a lot of
problems 6f the job, greater
Bring your own liquor. (In bot ships was the master stroke of
taU tales of the .^irls down there
security and belter employ
tles, please) and look forward to that inspired genius who dreamed
and
what
the
girls
would
do
for
ment relationships.
a good time because the three up the idea of giving Shuler -a
them
if
they
would
only.get
on
—A. F. of L. leaflet, 1937.
delegates will bake a cake from a shoreside job.
the beach.
Union Dues
Foreign Seamen Seek SlU Books
Plenty T-2 Tankers
�Friday. Augual 17, 1^45
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Eleven
THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Lnion Members In Foreign Ports
SPORTS
i
BOXING
I
T
jockeys have asserted their inno
cence.
Jake La Motta, Bronx middle
BASEBALL
weight, battered Jose Basora of
Puerto Rico into the canvas in Detroit is beginning to pull
the 9th round at Madison Square away from the rest of the league.
Garden. La Motta had things Only Washington is still within
f'toiui
pretty much his own way easy striking distance . . . The
MOM. I. •
Yankees have faded . . . Incident
"THE CONTRr NEEDS 4 MILLION AGRICULTURAL
throughout the fight. The kayo ally Joe McCarthy is back at the
WORKERS, SO IF YOU DON'T START HITTING-I'M
GOING TO FARM YOU OUT AND I
MEAN FARMi"
was due to the accummulated helm, denying rumors of rifts be
beating that Basora was getting tween Larry MacPhail and him
and not to' any one punch. Jose self. Joe says he will stay . . .
Brooklyn, among them a new,
In the National League, the much bigger park. Immediately,
showed -much gameness, but it
takes more than a stout heart to standings are practically the he will enlarge Ebbets Field, but
same, which makes the job so the new field will come . . . Rich
win fights. This* was the fourth much the harder for the Cards ard • C. Muckerman, St. Louis
fight between them. Each had and the Dodgers, who are the businessman, took over the
won one victory, and the other, chief contenders . . . 'Taint much Browns from Don Barnes. Says
time left, fellers . . . Branch Rick he will retain • Luke Sewell as
.battle went to a draw.
ey and two others have bought manager . . . Pitcher Jim Wilson
In the semi-final Aaron Wade, control of the Dodger baseball of the Boston Red Sox, who was
San Francisco, knocked out Mario club. Rickey, the guy who in hit by a line drive, will be out
Ochoa of Cuba in the second vented the farm system while the rest of the season. His skull
with the Cards, has big plans for was fractured.
round, in his eastern debut.
Other results: Buddy Hayes,
Boston, kayoed Rocky Progano,
Stamford, Conn., in three. AUie
Stolz, Newark, beat Wesley Mouzon, Philadelphia, in ten roimds.
: in|vr-;3'T^ MONDAY. AUGUST 13. 1945
Hubert Hood, Chicago heavy
. III....
weight, drew with O'Dell Riley of
Detroit, in a ten rounder. Danny
Carabella of New York beat Red
Hutchins of St. Petersburg,
Florida, in eight rounds.
}~
CURRENT
EVENTS ..
AT HOME
Between the false and the real peace announcements there was
much celebrating . . . Also much hangover ... At the first sign of
Japan's cracking, 12 billion dollars of war production was cancelled.
Government officials expect 7 million unemployed by Christmas. At
least 5 million munitions workers will be laid off within 60 days . . .
Congress will return to emergency session on September 4th to try
their fine hand on a solution ... A Washington psychiatrist says
Congressmen drink too much whiskey, affecting their work . . . The
Congressmen denied this charge in angry whiskey tenors.
D. C. Stephenson, once head of the Ku Klux Klan and now in an
Indiana jail for a sex murder, is crazy, says the attorney-general.
Took them a long time to find out . . . Peace ought to put an end to
war time . . . President Truman ordered a two-day holiday for fed
eral workers, with pay . . . Log editors worked on V-J Day, but
made up for it at night, on their own time . . . Rumor that John L.
Lewis is slated for a big job overseas for the government. Lewis
won't comment.
Major League Baseball
Soviet union officials touring the country. Dangerous business:
Democracy is contagious, and they might catch it. They claim the
Soviet unions are the most democratic. They just don't want to
strike, and they always agree with their government because their
government is always right . . . Just a coincidence.
American League
National League
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
They are predicting that peace will bring back polite service
in restaurants again. That would be the real victory . . . United
Press is offering a $5,000 reward for the guy who sent a false peace
story over the wires . . . The Army has discontinued the giving to
servicemen of sulfa drugs for self-adm.inistration.
Detroit
Washington
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
W L
59 43
5 7 45
52 47
53 50
51 51
51
53
49 51
34 66
PC
.5 78
.559
.525
.515
.500
.490
.490
.340
GB
2
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
W L
68 36
63 44
61 44
5 7 50
55 53
49 59
43 60
28 78
PC
.654
.589
.581
.533
.509
.454
.417
.264
5Vi
HEARD DOWN THE LINE
6J4
8
Madison Square Garden ex
9
9
pects better than a 2 million dol
24
lar year in receipts. And seamen
.fight for nothing . . , Capt. Tom
Major League Leaders
Harmon, former Michigan AllAmerica halfback, got his disCLUB BATTING
CLUB BATTING
chaige after almost 4 years of
H HR RBI
R
PC
service . ... The International
H HR RBI
R
New York
442 878 47 410 .266 Chicago . . . 506 1015 41 463
Olympic Committee is meeting in Boston
. .. .
413 934 40 373 .263 St. Louis . , 546 1034 45 507
London to plan the 1948 games. Chicago . . . 391 875 II 352 .263 Brooklyn
568 1004 42 494
379 867 14 340 .253 Pittsburgh . 526
999 45 484
Several American cities are bid Washington
Cleveland . .
368 841 43 341 .25 3 New York . . 476 lOIO 81 442
43
Detroit
.
.
.
.
342
358
830
Boston
....
.247
528 1001 70 495
ding for it . . . Bobby Veach, fa^ St. Louis . . 385 852 44 356
.247 Cincinnati . . 342
857 29
mous Detroit outfielder, is dead. Philadelphia 305 819 25 268 .236 Philadelphia. 388 866 38 317
348
He was a member of the power
LEADING BATTERS
LEADING BATTERS
ful outfield with Ty Cobb and
Sam Crawford. Oldtimers will
PC
G
AS R
G
AB R
Cuccinello. Chicago. 86 298 38 .325 Holmes, Boston ', . . 109 447 96
remember how those boys could (^se,
Washington .. 92 377 56 .316 Cavaretta, Chicago 105
82
hit . . . There isn't an outstanding Steinweiss, N. Y. .. 99 408 71 .314 Rosen, Brooklyn . . 99 402
410 89
l^ake, Boston
82 296 60 .308 Hack, Chicago . , , . 106 422 81
boxer in the services, according Estalella. Phila. ... 93 335 37 .307 Olmo, Brooklyn . . 101 408 53
to Cmdr. Gene Tunney, who
RUNS BATTED IN
RUNS BATTED IN
might know.
GB
Wi
V/i
I2J/2
15
21
24K2
PC
.285
.280
,276
.2 71
.270
.267
.249
,244
PC
.369
.363
.361
.341
.338
INTERNATIONAL
Peace has come to the world, 'tis said. But there is going to be
a few unofficial wars and revolutions scattered about the globe from
the looks of things. A civil war is in the offing between Chiang
Kai-shek and the Chinese Communists. Both groups are racing for
the coastal Chinese cities in an effort to seize them and the rich loot
of Japanese munitions. Whoever gets there first will probably seize
the guns and turn on the other. Odds are on the Commies . . . Dis
cord seeths in France. The Socialists are threatening to quit the
de Gaulle government if it doesn't relax some of its bureaucratic
control of the country's political apparatus. It also looks as if the
Socialists will reject the French Communist proposals for organiza
tional unity of the two groups. Meanwhile Petain was convicted of
'treason and intelligence with the enemy." He received the death
sentence, but it will probably be communited to life imprisonment,
which shouldn't be long considering his 89 years . . . British Parlia
ment opened this week 'with labor firmly in the saddle. First step
by the workers government will be to nationalize the Bank of Eng
land. This will rob the Tories of a vital weapon in their plans to
sabotage labor's program for a rising standard of living ... As for
Admiral "Bull" Halsey and his plan to ride the Emperor's horse,
he will receive shortly a special hand-tooled leather saddle from the
Chamber of Commerce of Reno, Nevada.
93
66 Olmo, Brooklyn
A plan to form a professional Etten. New York
92
R. Johnson. Boston
61 Walker, Brooklvn
•basketball league to parallel the York, Detroit
Adams,
St.
Louis
'
87
55
3 American Hockey League has
HOME-RUN HITTERS
HOME-RUN HITTERS
been dropped for the time being.
Going to wait until things jell in Stephens. St. Louis
|e
7".....
16 Holmes, Boston
.
|8
R. Johnson. Boston
12 Workman, Boston
the immediate postwar period be Etten,
|6
New York
11 Lombardi, New York
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
DiMaggio,
Philadelphia
16
I I
fore proceeding . . . Henri Cochet, Seerey, Cleveland . . . . .'T
Ott, New York
15
French tennis player, who has
W
L
PC
Adams. St, Louis
15
Montreal
75 39 ,658
beaten Bill Tilden and Francis
Newark
61 51 .545
LEADING PITCHERS
LEADING PITCHERS
Hunter, American stars, plans to
Baltimore
61 52 .540
Toronto
60 54 .526
resume play again. 43 years old,
G -W
L PC
G W L PC Jersey City . ,'
5 7 5 7 .500
he thinks he has a few more Center. Cleveland .... 19- 5 0 1.000 Gables. Pittsburgh . . . . 17 7 2 .778 Syracuse . ,.
48 63 .432
Benton. Detroit
18
11
Rochester
97
65 ,420
.786 Brecheen, St. Louis . . 14
7 2 ,778
years of competition left . . . Evi Forrias, Boston
25
18
92 70 .375
.783 Passeau. Chicago . . . . 23
12 4 .750 Buffalo
Leonard.
Wash
20
.750 Cooper. St. L.-Bost. .. 21
9 3 .750
dence of horse doping was indi Newhouser. Detroit . . 27 12
17
.708 He.ring. Brooklyn . . . 13
6 2 .750
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
cated by tests made on two horses Gromek. Cleveland ... 22 13
.684 Dockins, St. Louis . .. 19
6 2 .750
Bevens. New York ... 19 10
.667
Wyse.
Chicago
....
.
.
25
17
6 .739
> by the New York State Harness Wolff. Washington . . 22 13
W
L
PC
.650 Gregg. Brooklvn
, . 28 15 6 .714
Lee, Chicago
21
12
.600 Barrett. Bost.-St. L. .. 32 46 8 .667 Atlanta
Racing Commission. Sterling Grove.
72 38 .655
Chicago
22
10
.588 Prim, Chicago
. . 22
66 44 .600
8 4 .667 Chattanooga
Hanover, a $6.20 winner on July Christopher, Phila,
.579 Erickson. Chicago . .. 19
25
I I
65 44 .596
6 3 .667 Mobile
O'Neil, Boston
18
8
.5
71
Mungo,
New
York
.
.
..
21
ir
New
Orleans
64
46 .582
6
.647
26th, had been hopped up with Haefner, Washington 24 11
.550 Derringer. Chicago . . . 26 12 7 .632 Memphis
49 60 .450
Jakucki,
St,
Louis
.
.
,
25
I
I
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Burkhart. St, Louis . . 26 11 7 .611 Birmingham
benzedrine, while^ Josedale Lynn, Pioretti, Washington 28
92 67 .385
10
.526 Sewell. Pittsburgh . , . 27 11
91 67 .380
7 .611 Nashville
$5.10 winner on August 3rd, had Reynolds, Cleveland . 32 12 II .522 Strincevich,
Pitta. . .. . 25 10 7 .588 Little Rock
38 71 .349
a skinful of strychnine. Both
Minor League Standings
7.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
w
73
72
69
55
56
52
51
96
IiHianaoolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
St, Paul
Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
L
45
49
53
59
64
68
67
69
PC
.61*
.595
.566
.482
.467
.433
.432
.400
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W
83
"
71
69
66
64
58
56
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
San Francisco
Oakland
San Diego
Los Angeles
Hollvwood
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51
55
66
68
71
75
79
81
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.518
.504
.482
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THE
Page Twelve
SEAFARERS
Friday, August 17, 1945
LOG
BUUiETDP^
Unclaimed Wages
A. H. Bull Steamship Company
w
Wade. Leslie
Wade, Willy J
Wadsworth, Thomas
Waithe, James
Waitkus, Joseph
Wall, Edward 1.
Wallace James E
Ward, Calvin
Ward, Reginald
Warren, Bobby
Waters, Wayne W
Watson, William
Waugh, Joseph F
Wecke.s.ser, Edward
Weckter, Ralph
Weekly, Francis
Weir^^ Alexander
Weiserv Alfred H
Weitzel, Jacob
WeTcome, Walter
Wells, John E.
Wells, Leroy
Welters, Edward A
Wengec, Howard F
We.st, Harry
West, Harry
.We.st, John
We.st.ra, Jacob
Wheeler, Albert
White, Gerald L
White, John C
Whitehurst. John
Whitt, John H.
Whittemore, Harrison
Whitten, John V
Wicks, Allan G
Widemire, DeWitt Pi
Wilcox. Joseph
Wilezynski. Ernest
Wilfredf Ernest
Wilk, Alfred
WiBiaras, Albert
Williamsv George
Williams. Hubert
Williams, Ivory
Williams, Osborne K
W illiams,. Rassie L
Williamson, Ralph J
Willis, Dean E
Wilson, Benjamin
Wilson, Benj. O.
Wilson, Ransom
Wilson, Richard A
Wilson, Thomas
Wilson, W. E.
Winn, Robert i
Winters, Robert
Wintzel, Henry J
Woodi Carl
Wooten, Cameron
Worthy, Fulton
Wright, Kenneth 1
Wulff, C. E
....
....
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
.
..
..
..
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10.03
8.75
113.31
11.24
3.00
11.50
Lord, Robert W
3.50
Shipman, Harold 1
1.42
Hayes, Chas. R
13.62
Chism, Howard
4.08
Mitchell, Leonard
2.25
Johnson, Karl D.
3.50
Campbell, Francis
17.30
Davey, John
47.56
Doyle, John
.33
Fleming, Joseph
42.50
Robert, Arnold
38.92
Strebel, Joseph
2.25
Bromley, Robert
8.53
Gaffney, James
10.50
Gomez, Emil
9.00
Hemingbrough, Wm.
1.42
Hodges, Robert
21.08
Janovitz, Mirros
10.38
King, Wm
3.52
Adams, DoDuglas
4.25
Klem, Wm
.87
Ringnette, Romeo
6.75
Blessley, Raymond
5.00
Hanson, Roy E
4.62
Newton, Ilvan
3.50
Baczox, Mike
9.50
Wolch, Arthur
35.55
Petersen, Stephen
2.83
Roberts, Well
8.53
Dudder, Oral
5.92
Morris, Floyd
3.50
Schander, George
5.00
Sullivan, Frank
33.77
Smith, Marion
33.77
James, Alphonse
6.75
Smith, Marion
3.50
Smith, Marion
15.39
Watson, John J
.71
Halverson, Robert
34.87
Fordyce, Donald
1.42
Gentry, Allie
34.00
Honeycutt, Calvin
10.66
Malone, Joseph
34.13
Nelson, Roger
4.88
Nickerson, James
3.50
Trebetoske, Richard
1.50
Callahan, Wm
10.66
Gala, John
8.53
Giguere, Norman
12.00
Gordon, Donald
3.27
Nickerson, James
5.69
Gentry, Ollie
39.10
Trebetoske, Richard
19.91
Nelson, Roger
6.75
Honeycutt, Calvin
1.07
Kipper, Alexander
2.25
Lewis, Gerald
10.15
Yaceshyio. Nicholas
Yancy, Paul
Yant, Woodrow
,
Yopps, Arnold
Young, John C.
Young, W. M.
48.64
7.37
2.25
28
1.50
14.93
Z
Zaragoaz, Roberto
Zavrel, Gus
Zetsh, Kurt J,
Zioreis, John
Zipf, Albert .........:.j.:...
Zoleckas, Vincent R.
Zuinpft, Herbert .:...
2.25
75
1.50
7.50
2.13
2.25
16.54
MISCELLANEOUS
Carroll, William
Sutton, G. W. ..,
,,....
Kinney, John E.
Koyar, John
Mereados, Tomas
lllbNulty, Francis
,Wheeler, Robert
2.00
190.07
69
69
12.75
281.30
28.95
Hitchcock, Martin
Jones, William
O'Hare, James
Lomas, Harold
Sexauer, Glennon
Martin, John
Upchurch, Eric
Peterson, Frederick
Halverson, David
LaCrosse, Robert
Ahlstrom, Andrew
Garcia, Seveniano
Gardner, James
Schultz, Carl
,
Stankoski, Edward ....:
Temor, Catalino
Comet, Ralph
Dembicki, Peter
O'Connor, Tim
Griffin, Walter
Gray, Robert
Hansen, Einar
Amman, W
Habant, W
Peters, Woodrow
McKinnon, Alex
~
Bose, Frank
Ridge, Ralph
Glanville, Lewis
Allman, W
Allman, W
Carey, Joseph
Collins, W
Alto, Eno
Balcins, Paul ...
Baptiste, Louis
Hannon, Leo ...
Solstad, Richard
Anderson, Irwin
Johnson, Robert
Noonan, Raymond
Vickerman, Robert
Wanelih, Walter
1.50
11.02 Masucci, - Ciro
1-64 Earle, Allen
Sweetser,
W
1.50
1.50
170.71 Miller, Ralph
Hamer,
Clinton
1.50
CaUen,
Bertram
1.50
16.33
20.65
1.50 Differ, Howard
4.50 Sepulveda, Raphael
30.29
1.50 Peterson, R
4.50 Calhoun, James
Popejoy,
James
23.07
1.50
9-60 Zlatnik, Arnold
7.81
2.06 Gresham, Robert
1-38 Ellingson, Gordon
Wright,
G.
W
2.00
266.65
1.38 Gangi, Anthony J
5.51
69 Hathews, Earl
1.38 Weibley, James
Kvaka,
Rudolph
4.13
5.35
1.38 Madsen, Filip
1.37
1-38 Colecchi, Steve
2.06
1.38 Marturano, Lingi
12.00
11-02 Eads, A
1.50
8.26 Briggs, Alfred
17.59
8.26 Solstad, Richard
$ 1.42,Harvey, L. J
2.88
17.32 Kelly, Jack C
8.26 Anderson, Irwin
17.59 Lalor, Neville
-.
73,Jeter, Harold D
1.07
8.26 Vickerman, Robert
17.59 Mathis, Robert F. 4.11
8.26 Noonan, Raymond
1.72 Kocanovski, Edward
16.91 Mezick, Norman P
8.26 Johnson, Robert
20.70
1.26 Moore, Kimbrough K
15.89
4.47 Baptiste, Louis —i.........
.84 Onstat, John
1.42
3.44 Hannon, Leo
2.64 Baker, Earl M
2.06 Alto, Eino
8.06
.84 Briant, S. J
1,42
3.44 Wanelik, Walter
SS THOMAS SULLY
28.38 Browning, Charles M
2.04 Joe Faulkner, Steward, $38.43;
.69 Balcius, Paul
2.22 Barnett, Charles D
4.82 Collins, Wm
1.43 L. O. Morris, Ch. Ck., $34.64;
1.50 Condry, John E
22.03 Hillard, Donald
3.50 L. Gilbert, ^nd Ck., $21.74; R.
1.50 Cowart, E. B
3.50 Crawford, 3rd Ck., $22.65; M.
11.71 Caraway, Earl
1.50 Dennis, Lee T
16.93 Jones, William
5.69 Tamczak, $31.47; Jack Sireno^l
1.50 Hawkins, Alton L
4.82 Barrett, James
3.35 $24.61; C. O. Yacket, $18.43; R. M.'
1.50 Rodes, Philip D
1.42 Breary, $5.94; R. G. Crane, $6.49.
5.51 Mappin, Gieorge
1.50 Sacks, Alex G
2.29 Carter, Elmer
7.19 NOTE: 5 days sick 2nd Cook
1.50 Sharpff, Robert T
2.29 Taylor, W. E
15.53 pay pending a sick report. All
1.50 Sonza, Anthony R
1.42 subsistance paid at payoff.
25.48 Blackburn, John
1.50 Streeter, Harry W
1.78 Collect at Calmar office.
1.37 Care, Warren
1.50 Wilson,, Bassil
6.20 Taylor, Edward
3.50
ft ^ t
.
1.50 Duguid, George S
3.17 Sapna, George
8.95
SS THOMAS P. REED
.'.
6.00 Lesik, Harry
4.00 Egan, James
6.03 The following men who paid
1.50 Schroeder, Elmer
7.12 Ridge, Ralph
3.47 off this vessel on August 8 have
1.50 Barney, Robert
8.96 Glanville, Lewis
12.72 money due:
1.50 Meisner, Wlater
2.22 Johnson, Stephen
77 W. D. Malpasi,. 3 hrs; C. G.
1.50 Carnes, Alfred
2.22 Wright, Gail
1.37 Bicket, 5 hrs; H. Kennedy, 5%
6.00 Plaskenoke, Samuel
2.22 Smith, James
1.37 hrs; F. Hahn, 6% hrs; H. Hicks, 3
1.50 Sweet, Russel
4.01 Kvaka, Rudolph
8.18 hrs; F. Betts, 2 hrs. Collect at
1.50 Whitley, John
2.22 Mathews, Earl
1.37 Calmar office.
1.50 DePaz, Philip
3.49 Anderson, Karl
7.58
t 4. t
'
1.50 Graser, August L
2.22 Elicerio, Ignacio
3.52
SS
FLAGSTAFF
VICTORY
1.50 Litzinger, L
95.62 Bose, Frank
33.74
1.50 Millner, John L
95.62 Diamond, Jack'.
79 Three Wipers and two Electri
1.50 Fanner, Sam J
95.62 Michna, George
6.81 cians, who paid off in Seattle in
1.50 Drew, Robert J
95.62 Southworth, Chas
3.98 June, have overtime coming. Col
Anderson,
Lee
1.50
95.62
Hogge, Elbert
10.36 lect by writing to Seas Shipping
Byrd,
James
L
1.50
95.62
Cunningham, Robert S
18.47 Co., 39 Cortlandt St., New York
1.50 Davis, Maurice
95.62 Perez, Manuel
2.72 City.
X t %
95.62 Jones, James W.
1.50 Guldstrom, Jar. E
68.97
1.50 Higham, Thomas
95.62 Perts, Robert
10.42 William L. Crump can collect
1.50 Iverson, 1
95.62 Hayes, James
28.39 $12.24 overtime at Moran Towing
1.50 Jacobs, R. B
95.62 Hobson, Marion
10.79 Company's office.
X X t
95.62
Jurewicz, Gasimir
4.98
SS
GREENVILLE
VICTORY
McKenzie, Harry
9.13
95.62
SlU
HALLS
Overtime
coming
to Godfrey
95.62
O'Doherty, T
2.72
Meeting,
J.
E.
Glidden,
J. P.
95.62 NEW YORK
1.20
St Beaver St Pemberton, Raymond C. ..
330 Atlantic Ave. Samaroff, John
68.97 Thrasher, J. H. Lane, Elkton
6.75 BOSTON
14 North Gay St Schneider, Alexander
5.04 Robinson, R. L. Milton, J. W.
6.75 BALTIMORE
6 North 6th St
Rocker.
Snediher,
Clarence
26.84
11.25 PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PI
Collect by writing to William
Varley,
James
3.27
11.25 NEW ORLEANS
339 Chartres St
85 Diamond & Co., 1305 Vance
4.50 CHARLESTON
68 Society St. Curry, W
220 Eaat Bay St. Hanover, E
35 Building, Seattle, Washington.
4.50 SAVANNAH
TAMPA
842 Zack St. Ressler, Francis P
1.16
2.25 JACKSONVILLE
XXX
1
020 Main St.
SS CAVALES
11.00
2.25 MOBILE
7 St. Michael St Sweder, Frederick W
1.42 Overtime coming to Haven L.
2.25 SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 45 Ponce de Leon Barasck, Dave
30522nd St. Callahan, W
8.53 Hall and Lyle Downing. Collect
4.50 GALVESTON
6605 Canal St.
by writing Pacific Tankers, Pier,
2.25 HOUSTON
RICHMOND, Calif
257 5th St
24, Seattle, Washington.
4.50 SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St
17.00 SEATTLE
XXX
66 Senecc St
SS DAVENPORT
'
Ill W. Bumside St
3.57 PORTLAND
Holder of receipt No. 94595 is Peter A. Steward has 64 hours
440 Avalon Blvd.
18.13 WILMINGTON
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St. sued in Houston June 22, 1945, overtime. Collect at Eastern SS
4.50 BUFFALO
10 Exchange St
please get in touch with Galves Company office.
9.00 CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Av«.
ton
Agent.
11.25 SO. CHICAGO .. 0137 So. Houston Ave.
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DETROIT
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CHARLES LYNSKY
Voyage No. 6
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2.75 DULUTH
531 W. Michifan St
Entire
crew
has
attack
bonu$
Contact
New
York
Agent's
of2.75 VICTORIA, B. C
602 Bouyhton St
coming. Collect at Calmar office.
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Smith &' Johnson
MONEY DUE
PERSONALS
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2.73
11.02
8.95
17.73
6.75
37.86
14.12
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4.13
15.81
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STANDARD INLAND VICTORY MARKS A CLEAN SWEEP OF ALL PACIFIC TANKER LINES
LAND WARNED WE WON'T OPEN OUR WORKING RULES
SEAMEN AND THE PEACE
THE AGENT'S BEEF
OLD TIMERS BATTLE TO A DRAW IN N.Y.
TWO SIU MEN DECORATED IN UNION HALL
GIVES BOOKS TO SEAFARERS
SPECIAL SHORE POLICE IS PROPOSED FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN; USE AS A STRIKE BREAKING WEAPON FORSEEN
WAR BONUS FOUND FIFTY PERCENT OF OUR PAY
GIS ABOARD AIKEN COMMEND ENTERTAINMENT BY SIU MAN
MINUTES TELL JOSHUA SLOCUM MEETING STORY
ADD TO DOPE ON LAFOLLETTE
SHANGHAIED!!
SKIPPER OF R. A. CRAM GETS POETIC SLAMMING
SEEKS UNION BULLETIN BOARD ON SIU SHIPS
PHILADELPHIA STORY...
BEACHCOMBER BEEFS AGAIN
MERCHANT SEAMAN REMEMBERS OKINAWA
AFL DEMANDS BOLD PROGRAM TO SPEED UP RECONVERSION
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Setdarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII,
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY, ANGUST JO, 1945
"Since You Went Away"
No. 32
Hawk Blasts Employer Distortion
Of Issuos In SIU Wage Dispute
Shipowner double dealing and sabotage of the orderly process of collective bargain
ing was exposed this week by SIU Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk. In an extensive mem
orandum submitted to the National War Labor Board, Hawk revealed that the opera
tors have consistently tried to undermine SIU working conditions, and have failed in most
instancy to bargain with the union in good faith on the question of wage scale revisions.
PHOTOS WAHTED
Wilh the war over in the
Atlantic, and many security
restrictions being lifted in re
gard to shipboard activities,
crew members will likely be
toting cameras before long.
The Editor invites the mem
bership to submit pictures ta
ken on ship board for publi
cation on this page. Mail
photos to SEAFARERS LOG;
Beaver Street,. New York
City.
:k
In a detailed analysis of the*;pledge."
employer brief submitted to the The "WLB was reminded that it
Board on July 19, 1945, Hawk is still legal to strike in tjris
pointed out that every subterfuge country, and the machinery of
was being used to break down the Smith-Connally Act might
well be employed by the SIU if
union conditions—conditions won shipowner provocation continued.
during peace time and guaran
teed for the war's duration by the The crux of the question is an
increase in the basic wage to
"Statement of Policy."
compensate for war bonus cuts,
"Warning that the shipowners' it was pointed out. The seamen
greed may, if left unchecked, demand an American standard of
bring chaos to the waterfront. living—and that means both de
Hawk said frankly that ". . . the cent wages and union working
breaking of the 'Statement of conditions.
Policy' by any government agen
cy will release the seamen from The full text of Hawk's memo
their adherence to tlie no-strike- randum appears on page four.
HOME FOLKS WILL HEAR FROM THEM
''t
'
Seamen Demand USS End
ByE. S. HIGDON
Since the war began the United Seamen's Service has
been stepping into a field in which it does not belong. It
has been strengthening itself and trying to "endear itself"
in the hearts of seamen so that when the war is over it can
keep on going and hold a controlling, decisive hand in cases
that concern seamen. The idea of®
such an organization as the USS Our case against such condi
is to obligate the men in such a tions as have been created and
way that they will feel they must are being created is this:
listen to what is told them.
The Merchant Marine Sea
•Recently it has become public men are civilians and should not
knowledge that the USS has ap be considered as a part of the
pointed a cotnmittee to deal with armed forces. They can not be
post war service for the Ameri considered a temporary measure
can merchant seamen. It is the as the abnormal inflation of the
intent of this committee after the army and navy can. The seamen
war to establish and to continue are wage earners as are civilians
.recreation centers all over the on shore and we believe that they
r-: world. We are opposed to the should be treated as such. There
continuation of such clubs and should not be institutions ta
services in this couptry arid for which they can apply for aid so
') eign countries. It is a waste of easily. We need no charitable in
the taxpayer's money and an un stitutions. The USS, along with
desirable and unnecessary func the New York Doghouse, is look
tion to the bonafide pre-war sea ed upon as an organization for
men. Some of these kids who mulated for the purpose of giving
have just started going to sea charity.
have not got the salt water in 2. The SIU is interested pri
their veins yet, nor has the marily in securing, through ne
sound of the wind on the sea be- gotiations with the employer, de
corhe a part of them yet. They cent wages and working condi
I -w^ent to sea so they wouldn't have tions and equality in relation to
I to don GI clothes—^they're still capital This is the constructive
landlubbers and to them the USS way: the men will be able to
1, seems all right. They're used to take care of their own needs and
things of that sort. Not until help themselves. Relying on so
these kids are left alone to rely cial services or other, similar pub
One of the new features of the third floor recreation hall in New York is the installation of writ
on themselves without assistance lic reliefs does nothing — men
from a charitable organization must rely solely on their own en- ing desks. Pictured here are several members who just paid off and are writing home. The desks axe.
used also for rank ani file leters and articles to the LOG. Paper and pencil are always availablewill they become independent
why don't you sit down and wr^te now?
Bfad bonafide seamen.
. {Continued on Page 3)
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Page Two
THE
SEAFARERS LOG
SEAFARERS
Friday. August 10, 1945
LOG
MASTER ON SCHWAB
PLEADS INNOCENT
Published Weekly by the
J. P. Dunn, skipper of the SS
Charles M. Schwab, walked into
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
Ji&ipA.
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a.'daf2JL.
the Log office last week to ask
for
a
break
in
the
columns
of
the
OF NORTH AMERICA
paper. He said that the article
d dm A, doptD a/TYV a, AcffULAtlantic and Gulf District
written about him by Brother
Cornett in the June 28 issue of
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
p O/rvv (X
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Cc
the Log was not true, and he
wanted the membership to hear
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y»
his side of the story.
^
(dorpi
HAnover 2-2784
"I always try to get along with
the unlicensed men on my ship,"
4. t i
he said, "and I don't like to have
HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President
a false impression about me
j} O/inx ^ dcpl
spread on the waterfront."
lOy Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
The first thing the editor of the
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
Log did was to telephone Captain
S <A/vn k is, dopi
tP Am <X tAo43iiL
Martin, President of the Master
P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City
Mates & Pilots, and ask if Dunn
was a member in good standing.
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep.
He was. So here is his statement.
424 yth Street, N. W., Washington, D, C.
'When the SS Schwab arrived UcpeEntered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office
in Naples I was given written or
in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912.
ders by the Coast Guard'to keep
70% of the crew aboard at all
267
times. I heard no complaints
from the regular crew's delegates
and had no idea this rule was not
being enforced aboard all ships
until Mr. Cornett—a self appoint
ed delegate—persuaded an M.P.
Lieutenant to tell me that the
By BUNKER
rule was not being enforced very
well on other ships. Mr. Cornett
wanted me to give him definite
Now that many ships are get days on the Gulf when the SIU permission to ignore the order
ting back to a peace time basis, was founded lA the midst of a and when I pointed out that he
and the attention of all hands waterfront war, and well known couldn't do this without permis
doesn't have to be concentrated up and down the coast, Parker sion from the Coast Guard Mr.
on a look-out for subs, the old refused to become a piecard be Cornett complained to the Coast
timers are talking about reviving cause he preferred to stay at sea. Guard and quoted the M.P. Lieu
the equator parties that used to He never stayed ashore for long tenant. Result—disciplinary ac
provide plenty of excitement and er than thirty days at a time.
tion was taken against the M.P.
fun when the ships crossed the Mose Parker, his friends are Lieutenant by the powers that
line.
By FRENCHY MICHELET
proud to recall, was what every be.
Several of the boys the other SIU man should be: conscientious
"The M.P.'s descended on the At 6 P.M. of this evening of fuUness of its glory.
day were telling about a Neptune in his support of union principles, ship and shook it down. Mr. Cor Monday, July 9th in the year of
party on the Del Sud when the a considerate shipmate and a man nett was found with an entire our Lord 1945, the patio of the She spends her charms with a
lavish hand, with but little
cook refused to be initiated and who knew his job.
suitcase full of ladies' uijderwear. Bar Americano of Puerto Cabello, knowledge of their value and
took refuge in the galley, arming
He explained to the M.P.s that he Venezuela, presents a scene not even less of their transitory na
i 4. i
himself with cleavers and knives.
could win favors from the girls unlike that to be found in a ture. Today she is a lovely girl
While some of the crew distract David Swatek, AB, was one of with this and the M.P.s express thousand other gin mills scatter
ed his attention by poking at him the men who rode the old Camp- ed their amazement at his viril ed throughout these fruitful bursting with animal spirits—
at twenty-five she'll be a shuff
through the ports, another group fire, ex-Ipswich, out to the west ity and fined him fifty dollars. lands.
ling
hay bag with a body like a
sneaked up to the galley skylight coast recently, where the ship Next the vigilance of the M.P.'s A half-dozen dark eyed dam
bag
of
meal tied in the middle
and lassoed him as neatly as a was turned over to the Russians. surprised Mr. Cornett lifting a sels of questionable morals and
with
a
greasy
string.
Texas longhorn, hauling the fu The Russian crew had no sooner case of beer from the hold with unquestionable charms, are whilgitive out on deck to be shaved come on board, Dave says, than a heaving line arid turned him in ing away the tedium with shell But this is the fate of the trop
and shorn by King Neptune.
their officers turned them to chip to the Coast Guard and his pa beers.
ical woman and will so remain
ping
and
painting.
X t
pers were suspended for two As our party of five enter the until her enlightened sister of the
cool confines of the spacious pa North teaches her the way of a
Before accepting the ship, the months.
Lest we forget ...
clever maid with a man. For of
One of many men who founded Russians were, taken on a six "I did not call in the M.P.'s at tio six pair of eloquent eyes re the more knowing Northern sis
gard
us
with
an
interest
that
hour
trial
run,
during
which
any time. It was Cornett's o'wn
the SIU and have been lost in
ters the poet might better have
this war was Mose Parker, whose chow was served up by the Rus actions which brought them only a prospective ten bolivers sung:
on
the
hoof
can
awaken
in
the
sian
women's
steward
depart
aboard.
ship was sunk by an aerial tor
pedo while on the way to Russia ment. Says Dave: "They were "Mr. Cornett forgot to mention sleepy minds of these Venezuelan "She keeps with care her beauties
in 1942. Mose had just gone be good looking gals in a husky sort these items in his letter to the charmers.
rare
low when the torpedo hit, killing of way. Any sailors who get Log. Too bad, Mr. Cornett, and Brother Klacnowiz, whose vir From lovers warm and true.
tough with them are liable to end you couldn't even get elected tually unpronouncable surname For her heart is cold to all but
the entire 12-4 watch.
has earned him the affectionate
up over the side."
deck delegate."
gold.
As everyone who knew him
sobriquet
of "Clappy-Bitch,"
4. t
And
the
rich will come to woo.
will agree, Mose was one of the
J. P. DUNN . Master,'
turns on his well known charm
Ah,
honored
well are charms to
best black gang men and most Brother Charles Davis, Oiler,
SS Charles M. Schwab and a little comedy of lifted eye
sell
militant union leaders who had stopped in recently and told the
Member MMP, No. 697
brows ensues between him and
When priests the selling do."
sailed for this or any union. He boys about riding a Liberty tank
one of the comelier damsels. We
always had deck and engine of er out to the southwest Pacific
all interpret this as an invitation Far be it from us to pretend to
ficers well trained on every ship from San Pedro. They ride well,
to join the party and we do so any saintly virtues. However, we
he sailed, but he did it to instill he says, but are slower than a
without further ado.
did remember to do our bounden
in the die-hards of the quarter Liberty freighter.
Nowhere on earth, we believe, duty—-we taught the pretty little
deck a respect for the union and
is the law of supply and demand creature quite a bit of our native
He also made a trip on a soits newly-won contracts. He was called "bastard" Liberty, one of
better illustrated than right here tongue. Now she too, like so
liked by everyone.
at this now rum-laden table. Two many of her sisters, can rattle off
those special conversions that
One of few ships delegates to have the regular one and two
of the six girls seated here are such essential Americana as
lead any job action after the war Liberty holds combined to pro
natural beauties and all are eager "Shuler can't cook beans."
started, Parker led the crew off vide space for carrying planes.
for bolivers on the line. More
one old tub as a protest against Plenty of booms on these jobs.
over, they will bring a zest that
poor feeding and accommoda
the New York broker will seek
i, % t,
tions. The conditions were quick
for in vain in the mink-coated
ly remedied.
beauty.
In the SIU-SUP hall in Frisco
Several ports sent in news
On the Bull Line SS Jean, he is a box full of high pressure hats
"How sad a thing it is," some this week which arrived too
forgotten sage has sagely ob late to make the LOG. All
initiated a protest against bad collected from would-be trip
served, "that such a precious Branch Agents should see
food and led the men to the deck carders. When a high pressure
thing as youth should be squand that their reports reach thr<
when the company refused to stiff comes in asking to be ship
ered on children." How particu office of the Editor by Tues
hear the beef. In this case, too, ped out the dispatcher points to
larly true this is of the pretty lit day morning of each week.
action was soon forthcoming. He his fancy headgear and says,
tle animal who sits besides us to If possible, mail copy on Sat
'One
trip
card,
one
hat."
Threewas on the Bull Line SS Lillian
night. Her long, heavy hair, big urday so that the LbO rewhen that old scow broke in two fourths of the applicants prefer
Keep A "Log"
brown eyes and full red lips are ceives it on Monday.
to sacrifice the hat' and toss it on
and sank after a collision,
all the trappings of youth in the
In Your Pocket
i Although active in the early the steadily growing pile.
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Fxiday, August 10, 1945.
THE
SEAPAREKS
LOG
Grimm Asks Aid
In Robin Moore
Damage Suit
Page Three
Seamen Demand USS EnU
standards under democratic pro
(Continued from Fage 1)
deavor. That is the goal for cess.
Brother Oscar Grimm, surviv which we are striving.
4. Propaganda distribution is
or of the Robin Moore which was
For a long tinio the SIU and its one of the chief functions of the
torpedoed by the Nazis while the affiliates have been working for USS — their haUs have become
United States was still at peace, this. Even as far back as 1887 centers for a certain class of peo
this week appealed to Senator when Andrew Furuseth was ple who use them for their own
Robert LaFollette to aid him in elected Sec'y-Treas. of the Sailors political philosophies.
collecting damages from the Ger Union of the Pacific, that organi
man government. Following is zation became active in a feder 5. The real seamen who fol
the text of his letter:
al legislative program for hu lowed the sea before the war and
"I was the 2nd Cook on the manitarian laws for merchant who will follow it after the war
By PAUI, HALL
SS Robin Moore, which was the seamen. They were working are interested in the maintainance of rest and convalescent
The SIU meeting in New York last Wednesday had quite a first American vessel torpedoed against the various seamen's in homes under the supervision of
by German submarines. May 21, stitutes going under the guise of
surprise when crew members of 2 Isthmian ships attended. Although 1941.
the U.S. Health Service. If the
social service.
this was a surprise to the SIU men, it was nothing compared to the . "I suffered from exposure and Those organizations co-opei'- funds which are appropriated by
surprise the Isthmian men hfid when they saw the manner in which hardship in a lifeboat for two ated with water-front saloons, the government to the USS for
weeks and was incapacitated for rooming house crimps and assist molly-coddling recreation clubs,
SIU meetings are conducted.
a month. Subsequently I was op ed generally in keeping seafarers loans, etc., could be appropriated
We had one of our typical meetings with some of the boys blast erated upon in the U. S. Marine in a unique kind of slavery. They to the Public Health Service for
ing a couple of SIU officials in an outport for the manner in which Hospital, Staten Island, for vari shanghaied seamen and furnished care of seamen, it would be a
much better thing. The addition
they handled beefs. The matter was discussed
and con and the cose veins caused by exposure in strike breakers when the men al funds would better hospital
the boat, and will have to be op struck against conditions that
entire session finally wound up with the men in question being
erated upon again for the same included lousy mattresses, messes facilities and cut the money off
reprimanded and the matter corrected.
reason.
inhabited with roaches and stock from uses such as it is now put to.
"I
request
you
to
draft
and
in
ed with rotten food.
Another point brought up was the manner in which committees
The SIU is on record to con
troduce a bill to help me and In 1894 the Maguire Act was tinue co-operation with the U.S.
iare elected in this port. This matter too was discussed thoroughly other seamen so we can obtain
passed with the aid of the un
and ended up with the membership, by passing a motion, making compensation from funds in the stinted labor of Furuseth and Health Service and is also on rec
ord as being of the belief that the
the policy to be used in the future on this issue.
hands of German alien property then in 1898 the White Act spon USS or any other charitable or
custodian in the United States.
While this wasn't an unusual occurance for SIU rnen, it was an "Thanking you for any assist sored by the West Coast seamen's ganization is a duplication and
organization became a law—giv
eye-opener for these unorganized seamen and 2 ex-NMUers present. ance you may be able to render ing the right to seamen to draw in itself causes confusion by this
duplication.
The surprise shown by the NMU men was naturally no wonder me and other seamen as indicated half of their wages in any port,
which meant that the men no 6. We believe that if any mem
for the simple reason that many SIU members know the manner in above, I am.
longer had to go to seamen's in orial is to be erected out of gov
Respectfully yours,
which NMU meetings are conducted. Lord help the hapless rank
ernment funds to the merchant
OSCAR L. GRIMM stitutes to ask for a handout, nor marine for their heroic endeavor
and filer at one of those meetings who gets up and criticizes a piedid they have to sing for their
card, for he is immediately branded as a Fascist and disrupter, just
suppers in some mission gather during the war, it should be to
establish more snug harbors. This
ing.
.to mention the mildest terms, and then is thrown out of the meeting.
To date all humanitarian laws would be a matter of taking care
The "Membership Speaks"
of men when they really needed
Of course, to the Isthmian men it was another matter. These
page is your chance to blew and all progress made in securing
fellows are used to working for an outfit that is tough—where they off steam or just talk tibout better wages and working condi it instead of applying softening
have no say about anything—and for them to see seamen, like them- some topic which you think tions for the American merchant influences while they can still
ship.
iselves, making their own policy and settling their own problems is interesting. Write about seamen have been initiated and
any subject as long as it per fought for by the AFL without 7. What we need is an unrewas a real surprise.
any assistance from the pseudo- tarded growth of a co-operative
It is a damn good thing for these men to attend our meetings and tains to ships and seamen. social service organizations for relation between the steamship
!\
it should be encouraged because it allows them to see just what the Send your letter to The Ed seamen. We demand the right to companies and the men through
itor, The Seafarers Log.
,Seafarers is.
continue the betterment of our their unions. War bonuses now
paid to the seamen will be dis
Isthmian men attending our meetings will probably be a regular
continued after the cessation of
occurance now in practically all ports where we have haUs. Their
hostilities. The present basic
attendance shows that they have a real interest in this organization.
wages alone are not sufficient to
USS STILL PHONY
meet
the high cost of living and
SEAMEN'S SERVICE AWARDS COMMITTEE
some
provisions will have to be
Below is a brief summary of the various awards for which
The USS is still up to its old phony games. These people recent
made
to
offset some of the loss of
ly started efforts so as to prolong themselves into the postwar pe qualified Merchant Seamen may apply.
take
home
money when the war
MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE EMBLEM
riod. (No doubt, to assist the comrades in the NMU in their organi
bonus
is
eliminated.
This can be
Awarded to "seamen"—including any member of a ship's com
zational efforts.) The latest trick these phonies have done is to fur
brought
about
only
through
sin
nish NMU organizers a box which normally contains USS games, pany, who serves at ANY TIME, during the period beginning De
cere
and
honest
negotiations
be
but which is used by NMU organizers to get in and out of unorgan cember 7, 1941 and ending with the termination of the war, in (1)
tween
the
ship
operators
and
any
U.
S.
flag
ship,
or
(2)
any
foreign
flag
ship
at
a
time
when
oper
ized
ships.
This
is
typical
of
these
characters
and
displays
their
f
ated by, or for the account of, the Maritime Commission or the War maritime organizations. We real
true nature.
ize our responsibility toward that
While having the guts to come into SIU Hall and teU us they are Shipping Administration.
end during the reconversion pe
WAR ZONE BARS
interested only in the welfare of seamen, these people turn right
Awarded for service in a War or Combat Zone. One or Ml riod.
around and do something of this sort:
We hope that the negotiations
awards may be claimed.
will
be conducted for the best in
Recently, a committee of these do-gooders came up to the SIU
Atlantic War Zone includes service in any of these waters: North
terest
of the maritime industry—
HaU in New York and some of them got off a lot of high-sounding or South Atlantic Ocean; Gulf of Mexico; Caribbean Sea; Barents
harmoniously
and peacefully —
phrases about seeing that the poor seamen get "help." They were Sea; Greenland Sea.
having
in
mind
to keep a United
Mediterranean-Middle East Zone includes service in: Mediter
told then that it was a known fact and there was evidence to prove
ranean Sea; Red Sea; Arabian Sea; or Indian Ocean (West of 80° States merchant marine and an
that the USS in some ports were hand in glove with the NMU.
efficient personnel second to
These beloved characters expressed horrors at such a thought East Longitude.)
none.
Pacific
Zone
includes
service
in:
North
or
South
Pacific
Ocean;
iand claimed they were not guilty of such a thing.
Indian Ocean (East of 80° East Longitude).
However, with people of this type, their so-called horrors did
COMBAT BAR—COMBAT BAR WITH STAR
not fool us a danm bit as we know how these people \(3o business.
Awarded for service in a ship which—at ANY TIME—of such
It is a damn shame that they continue to get the money from people service was directly attacked or damaged by an INSTRUMENTAL
i who do not know the score.
ITY OF WAR. In cases of ABANDONMENT of the ship, as a result
'
We have threatened before to resume picket lines around some of the above. Seamen are awarded a silver star.
MARINER'S MEDAL
of their joints if this thing did not stop. Evidently this threat did not
A recent Act of Congress has provided the Mariner's Medal to
mean a thing to these people. All SIU men should viev/ these people
•with suspicion and prepare for an all out attack on them. If we be awarded to the officers and men of the United States Merchant
Marine who have been wounded as a result of enemy action. It is
don't bust them, they surely will try to bust us.
to the Merchant Marine what the Order of the Purple Heart is to the
There may have been some excuse for the USS when it was Army and Navy. In order that no worthy case may be overlooked,
first conceived—seamen needed special service when the war first personal applications are invited, but it must be borne in mind that
istarted. As a matter of fact the SIU was on the governing board of this is an award which is made only after careful consideration of
the USS at its inception. But despite all the high sounding phrases the extent of the injury and the circumstances under which the in
uttered by its various shipowner and social service sponsors, it jury was incurred. Unfortunately, official records are not always
Bpon became apparent that the organization was degenerating into sufficiently complete to make a just determination of an individual
ia racket. When this became clear we pulled out and have opposed case, and therefore an application should be accompanied by hospi
it ever since.
tal discharges or other evidence of medical treatment which would
Today thfe USS is a real threat to all bonafide union seamen. indicate that the injury was directly connected with enemy action,
For Immediate Atteailaa
and to a sufficient degree for consideration of an award.
Let's give it the boot.
Letters! Letters!
New Service Awards Available
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Page Four
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
-(Friday, August 10, 1945
Hawk Exposes Shipowners' Sabotage
Working Rules Can Not Be Sabotaged
Following are the Union's comments
with respect to the brief on behalf of
the employers submitted by their coun
sel at War Labor Board hearing of July
19, 1945, with regard to wage dispute
in the above case numbers with respect
to the matter of wages in dispute.
On page two of the companies' brief,
the companies charge the Union with
refusing to negotiate on the companies*
proposals re changes in working rules.
That part is true. However, the com
panies neglect to state that they also re
fused to negotiate on the Union's pro
posals re increases in wages, a fact which
can be verified by the reports of Com
missioner W. C. Liller to the Director of
the United States Conciliation Service of
the Dept. of Labor.
The reasons that the Union refused
to negotiate are set forth in its Exhibits
and Statements contained in the ver
batim transcript of public hearing held
by the War Shipping Panel of the Na
tional War Labor Board on December
12, 1944, in Washington, D. C.
Regardless of the interpretation by
Admiral Emory S. Land of the "State
ment of Policy," which the chairman of
the Panel predicated his decision upon,
the provisions pertaining to the freezing
of the agreements held by the Union are
explicit therein. These provisions were
agreed to and signed only by the Union
because it was requested that the Union
assist in avoiding chaos in the industry
which would undoubtedly hamper the
war effort. The "Statement of Policy"
was further given as a guarantee to the
Union that working conditions in its
collective bargaining agreements would
not be reduced, as shown in the "State
ment of Policy's" first sub-title, which
reads: "L Existing Collective Bargain
ing Agreements to Stand." Such guar
antee was given to the Union in return
for the Union's surrender of recourse to
economic action and adhering to the "No
Strike Pledge."
It appeared at that time that it was
no time for a display of economic action
on the part of either the Union or the
employers as general agents for the War
Shipping Administration, since the war
effort would be endangered. Thus, the
conditions of employment and working
rules of the Union's agreements were
frozen. However, the amendment to the
"Statement of Pplicj^" recognized that
the cost of living would surely fluctuate
under a war-time economy and provis
ions were made so that the terms of
wages could be opened up for revision,
without disturbing the rest of the agree
ments held by the Union and the com
panies involved in this dispute.
Union's Exhibit "B" titled "Statement
of Policy" which was submitted as evi
dence of the Union's contention to the
War Shipping Panel at the December 12,
1944 hearing, is here again submitted.
Any Government agency that allows
any departure from the terms of the
"Statement of Policy," the first sub-title
of which the Union repeats, states: "I.
Existing Collective Bazgaining Agree
ments to Stand"—^which allows any re
duction in working conditions that were
negotiated through collective bargaining
processes prior to U.S. entry into the
war—is as much as breaking the "State
ment of Policy," which was entered into
in good faith, and surely will release the
Union from adhering to the "No Strike
Pledge." Such departures will create
the chaos in the industry which was the
primary factor that the Union and the
Government sought to avoid; for the
seamen expect the Government to live
up to it agreement.
Warns End Of The No Strike Pledge
The membership of the Union feels
that, under the terms of the "Statement
of Policy," some of the working condi
tions of their existing agreements are
not as desirable as could be obtained.
However, since the companies evidence
a desire to lower the working conditions
that were negotiated through collective
bargaining processes during peace-time
by utilizing the War Labor Board or any
other Government agency or the war,
the Union feels that when its members
are so advised they will resort to the
legal means of taking a strike vote un
der the terms of the Smith-Connally Act,
since the breaking of the "Statement of
Policy" by any Government agency will
release the seamen from their adherence
to the "No Strike Pledge."
It is further pointed out that ail com
panies are acting as "general agents" of
the War Shipping Administration,
whether they are operating their own
owned vessels or chartered bottoms, and
have consistently used the excuse that
the War Shipping Administration must
pass upon all working conditions before
they are put into effect. As "general
agents" of the War Shipping Adminis
tration they are bound by the "State
ment of Policy."
The case before the Board is solely
(•ne of wages, and the working condi
tions do not enter into the matter, since
ruch working conditions continued in
Itffect and existed prior to and during
the highest peak of the monthly take
liome wage.
Cbunsel for the companies, A. V.
Cherbonnier, admits on page two of his
"Brief on Behalf of Employers" that he
was notified by the Department of La
bor and the War Labor Board that the
dispute involved "working conditions
and wages," and that a Public Hearing
would be held by the War Shipping
Panel regarding these cases on Decem
ber 12, 1944. Mr. Cherbonnier, in his
brief then proceeds to misrepresent and
distbrt the true facts when he states in
part, on page two:
"The Panel Chairman seemed consciuos that the main question was • • •
whether or not the issue of working
conditions is appropriately an issue in
this case * * *. (Page 44 of the tran
script of the hearing held 12 Decem
ber, 1944), because he permitted argu
ments by the Company and the Union
on the question, yet the Chairman re
fused to rule on the issue at the hear
ing." (Union's underscoring in em
phasis).
However, other portions of the tran
script expose Counsel's patent falsehood,
for on pages 112 to 118 Mr. Chalmers,
Chairman of the Panel states in part:
" * • • supplementary briefs may be
filed by both parties bn any and all of
the issues that have been submitted
to the Panel.
"It would be well for me to add
that it is the present position of the
Panel that after those briefs have been
submitted they will be duly consider
ed in the usual course in an executive
session of the Panel, and recommenda
tions formulated which will be trans
mitted to the Board. These recommen
dations will, in the first place, deal
with the wage proposals which have
been submitted by the Union. Our
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submission to the Board will also sum
marize our find of fact on the issue of
whether thS contracts cai) be opened
as far as working conditions are con
cerned, with the understanding that
the War Labor Board will make its.
own determination as to whether or
not under the contracts the working
conditions are open for consideration.
"The Panel will also expect to make
reconunendations on the proposals of
the employers for changes in the
working riiles, with the specific under
standing that they will only be con
sidered by the Board if the Board has
decided that the contracts are open
under the terms of the contracts and
under the action of the two parties
within the contracts."
In explaining the procedure in sub
mitting briefs the transcript shows that
the Chairman was quite explicit: (Page
113):
Mr. Chalmers: Our usual procedure
n
is to allow 14 days, after the time
when the record has been sent to the
parties, for the submission of supple- ^.
mentary briefs, of course with the un
derstanding that the supplementary
briefs should be exchanged between
the parlies at the same lime they are
sent on to the Board. Now, unless
•there is some special reason why 14
days is too short a time—
Slippery Tactics Of The Operators
Mr. Hawk: As far as the Union is
concerned, the Union objects to that
procedure. Here the Union comes in
with its case with briefs. Its whole po
sition is outlined in its brief. The
Company comes in here with nothing.
They don't even come in here with
counter-proposals, and now you iare
going to allow the Company to go out
and predicate their counter-proposals
or their counter-argument on our
brief? What kind of business is that?
"Mr. Chalmers: It is the regulation
of the War Labor Board, and I think
it is founded on a stipulation in the
Act. In any event, it is a regulation
of the Board.
"Mr. Hawk: But where is the Com
pany's statement and their position?
They are supposed to submit a brief
to us in the first instance.
"Mr. Cherbonnier: We did.
"Mr. Hawk: There has been no brief
submitted to us. You haven't ex
changed even your proposals with us.
You haven't even got a copy for the
Panel. You come in here with one
copy of the proposals.
"Mr. Chedmers: WelL I repeal that the
two parties under the law and the
Board regulations axe free to submit
to the Panel, exchanging between
themselves at the same time, supple
mentary briefs on the questions that
have been opened at the hearing.
"Mr. Cherbonnier: 14 days after re
ceipt of the record is quite ample for
the Company, sir.
"Mr. Chalmers: All right." (All un
derscoring are the Union's emphasis).
With respect to the foregoing the
Union points out that at this late date,
many, many months after the receipt of
the record, the Union is still waiting re
ceipt of brief from the companies, (page
114). As well as that it is shown on page
110 that the Union has complied with
the regulations of the Board by bringing
in briefs while the companies have not
as shown as follows:
"Mr. Chalmers: All I am asking is
whether or not there is any additional
evidence that it is desired to submit
into the hearing in coimection with
any issue, any aspect of the Waterman
Steamship Company case. I under
stand Mr. Cherbonnier's position to be
that there may be additional evidence
which he may desire to submit after
there has been a determination on the
question of whether or not the work
ing conditions are open. Is that cor
rect?"
"Mr. Cherbonnier: Correct, sir. We
don't wish to introduce that until that
first decision is made.
"Mr. Hawk: Mr. Chairman, there
has been numerous communications
exchanged between the union and the
War Labor Board. The Company was "
fully aware of what they are up
against when they come down here.
They got a high - powered attorney
here that they took out of the Army
to handle this case.
"Now, the union has complied and
is trying to do what is right by the
panel's procedure. We have spent all'
kinds of time and money preparing
what the board desires, with full
knowledge that these cases would be
heard in consecutive order. Now, we
have complied wifh the rulings of the
board, and I don't think that any con
sideration should be given to a com
pany to introduce this or that when?
they haven't even made an attempt to
play the game on the square."
In addition to this it is shown on
pages 66, 70, 74 and 75 of the same tranj
script the Counsel for the companies "'l
evaded the exchange of briefs with the
Union in statements by Counsel him
self as well as others.
(The above quotations also clearly ex
pose the untruth of Counsel's contention
on page three of his "Brief on Behalf of
Employers" presented at War Labor
Board Hearing July 19th and 20, 1945
that:
"No evidence was gffered by either
Union or the company to justify the
propriety of their respective demands
and proposals." For such was clearly
presented by the Union).
i:
Panel Agrees To Consider Conditions
As to the ruling of the Panel, this is
shown in the foUowinfi extracts from
the transcript from pages 115 to 118
inclusive:
"Mr. Kiggins (Industry member of
the Panel): Mr. Chairman, did I un
derstand you correctly that in submit_ ting the case to the War Labor Board
Panel, when it receives a determina
tion from the War Labor Board on the
question of whether or not agreements
had been opened up as to working
conditions, will so inform the interest
ed parties in order that then after that
has been ruled on by the War Labor
Board and they know the War Labor
Board's position that they will have!
the opportunity to submit briefs?"
"Mr. Chalmers: No, Mr. Kiggins,
that isn't the position that I outlined,
I indicated that the Board expects the
Panel to submit to the questions such
as are involved in the interpretation
of the agreement, and for the Board's
own decision. But at the same time to
submit to the Board the findings of
fact and recommendedions in connec
tion with all the issues that are in dis
pute, so that in case the Board de
cides that these issues are appropri rately a subject for Board determina(Continued on ?age 8)
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Friday, August 10. 194p
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By J. P. SHULER
QUESTION: What kinds of recreation do
you prefer aboard ship?
PETE DeFAZI. FWT—My fa
vorite recreation is my hobby—
training dogs. On my way to
Russia on the SS Shickshinny
back in '42 I bought a beautiful
Spitz in -Iceland and I've had
him with me on many trips since
then, 'till the Coast Guard beach
ed him last trip for stealing the
chief engineer's candy. He^has
provided a lot of entertainment
for other men as well as myself.
His name is Major and he's a real
war veteran, including V-E day
in France on the Goldsboro. I
have spent many hours at sea
teaching him to walk, roll over,
beg and do other tricks.
BUD TOTTEN, Carpenter —
Books are my chief recreation on
board ship, and I like magazines
like the Reader's Digest, Colliers
and Saturday Evening Post. No
comic books for me. I like to ride
a ship like the Warrior, which has
a recreation room with good ac
commodations for reading. All
the ships I have been on have
had good libraries furnished by
the Merchant Marine Library
Association and we should help
them by taking good care of
these books. The deck delegate
on the Warrior had chalrge of the
ship's library and collected the
books at the end of the trip, turn
ing them in for a new set of
books. On the Robert Frost, the
mate had built a set of book
shelves for the ship's library.
LOG
Seamen Under Army Jurisdiction
HEREIN WHii
ITHIIVK
V\
SEAFARERS
NEW YORK—We had a case
that came up several months ago
where one of our members was
court-martialed by the Army in
Belgium for an offense commit
ted on a ship. This brought up
the question as to whether civil
ians could be court-martialled by
the United States Army. Check
ing on this, we find that there is
an act that states that any person
or persons traveling with military
personnel are subject to a courtmartial by the United States
Army.
So seamen can be prosecuted
or persecuted under most any
status that arises. If he got drunk
on the street, he is a civilian; if
he doesn't like,the way the skip
per combs his hair on the ship,
he is in the Coast Guard; and if
he gets too rough with some of
his shipmates, he finds himself
before an Army court-martial as
did this member. He received five
years for the offense he com
mitted.
There are some skippers who
have not hesitated to use any of
these agencies to "get" seamen
whom they db not like.
A while back, we had a mem
ber who had already signed on
articles, but the man was effici
ent and did his work and the
captain had no excuse to fire him.
So he put Coast Guard charges
Attention Members!
When paying dues, assess
ments, fines, 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 procedure for your own
protection.
against him and could have well
deprived the man of his livlihood
for 6 months just in order to save
the company the price of cook's
wages for one month.
Most of the seamen are begin
ning to realize that they can no
longer act as seamen have always
acted. There was a time you
could get drunk in port or say
damn on the ship without losing
your papers, but now the Hooli
gan Navy has stepped in and we
must all attend chapel services
in order to be good seamen.
What's worse, the Coast Guard
is making a strong bid to hold the
Merchant Marine in its jurisdic
tion after the war. They have
been recommended by several
maritime unions who used them"
to do their dirty work. So, it is
well for all seamen to-watch their
step and not to do anything that
could possibly make the Coast
Guard set-up after the war a per
manent one.
WITH THE SlU m CANADA
By HUGH MURPHY
The first issue of our paper. The
Pacific Seafarer is another step
in our steady progress toward the
ultimate organizatin of all sea
men in Canada into the Seafarers
International Union of North
America.
Since receiving our Branch
Charter, which brings us Closer
into, conformity with the rest of
our International organization, it
:is fitting that our medium of ex
pression should likewise be al
tered to conform with our publi
cation, the Seafarers Log. We sin
cerely hope that the Pacific Sea
farer will meet with the approv
al of all our members and can
definitely assure them that it is
dedicated to give them truthful
and unbiased reports on all mat
ters of interest to seamen, par
ticularly our own membership.
All members can, and should,
take an active interest in their
paper, and should write letters,
or articles of interest for publi
cation. The expression of ideas by
the rank and file
members
through the columns of our paper
can, and will make a success of
the Pacific Seafarer.
RICHARD BOYLER, FWT I
like exercise and that's what I
miss on board ship, but 1 make
up for it by taking an exercise
outfit with me on every ship.
The whole outfit costs only six
bucks and it makes up for the
lack of exercise. On the City of
Montgomery everyone used my
spring tension devices and sever
al of the other boys bought them
too. Hobbies are good recreation.
On the Montgomery the Purser
spent his spare time making very
clever picture frames, which he
sold. Another man made model
planes. I hope to get a weightlifting set for my next ship, as I
find this kind of exercise is very
SIU ONLY BONA-FIDE
good for use at sea. On the Robin
SEAMEN'S UNION
Sherwood the Army had movies
LEO WALKER, FWT—On the
^ day and this certainly was Since the revocation of their
SS Wacosta we played cards a ^ppj^eciated by all hands,
Charter by the Seafarers Inter
great deal. There weren't gamb
national Union of North America,
ling men on board so we played
the Canadian Seamen's Union has
"500" mostly, with some games
engaged in dual union activities
lasting several days. A radio in
in Canada. Their disruptive tac
the recreation room helped to
tics in the seamen's field makes
pass the time away, with music
the struggle of the seamen for
and news broadcasts that mean a
better conditions much harder,
lot when you have been at sea
and hampers the work of the SIU
for a while. On the Alcoa Cutin obtaining a decent standard of
tier the whole crew seemed to be
living. However, the seamen are
musical.' Many of the boys had
becoming aware of this, and are
French harps and we used to sit
flocking to the SIU every ;lay.
on deck at night singing songs. I
CSU activities, as well as the ac
like to get on a ship where some
tivities of Pat Sullivan, President
one has an accordion or a guitar.
of the CSU in using his office as
The trip seems to be more fun
Secretary of the Trades and La
and everyone is in a better mood.
bor Congress of Canada to further
I read "The Sun Is My Undoing"
this dual unionism among the
on the last trip and it took me
seamen of Canada, is scored by
most of my spare time.
the American Federation of La-
bor in a resolution adopted at the
last convention of the AFL. A
communication from the Presi
dent of the American Federation
of Labor, to Mr. Percy R. Bengough. President of the Trades
and Labor Congress of Canada,
reads as follows:
Dear Sir and Brother:
I enclose a copy of a resolu
tion which was unanimously
adopted by the last convention
of the' American Federation of
Labor.
Please note the recommenda
tion of the convention that the
Trades and Labor Congress of
Canada and its affiliated organi
zations be called upon to cease
recognizing the dual Seamen's
Union in Canada, and to recog
nize only the Seafarers' Interna
tional Union of North America.
I sincerely hope you may find
it possible to carry out the deci
sion of the American Federation
of Labor convention as set forth
in this resolution.
Fraternally yours,
(Sgd. WM. GREEN)
President,
and policies of the Seafarers' In
ternational Union of North
America, and as a result at the
Convention of the Seafarers' In
ternational Union it instructed
the Executive Board of the Sea
farers' International Union to
revoke the charter of the Can
adian Seamen's Union, and
Whereas, This Canadian Sea
men's Union is at the present
time engaged in dual organizing
in Canada and its President, Mr.
Pat Sullivan, in his capacity as
the Secretary of the Trades and
Labor Congress of Canada, af
filiated with the American Fed
eration of Labor has been using
his said office to foster this dual
Seamen's movement in Canada,
and particularly in British Co
lumbia, where they have openly
joined hands with the CIO dual
organization, and are attempting
to infringe on the jurisdiction of
the British Columbia Seamen's
Union, a bona fide labor organi
zation, chartered and affiliated
to the Seafarers' International
Union of North America, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the convention
hereby
go on record requesting
THE RESOLUTION '
the officials of the American
"From Official Printed
Federation of Labor to notify
Proceedings,
the Trades and Labor Congress
American Federation of
of Canada and its affiliates, in
Labor Convention,
cluding the Labor Councils of
New Orleans, Louisiana,
Canada to cease recognizing this
November 1944.
dual Seamen's Union fostered by
Resolution No. 152.
the Canadian Seamen's Union
Whereas, The Seafarers' In and to recognize only the Sea
ternational Union of North farers' International Union of
America has been granted juris North America, and its affili
diction over Seamen and Fisher ates."
men in all waters of North
As stated in the above resolution
America and Canada by the the "Canadian Seamen's Union"
American Federation of Labor,
has no jurisdiction over the Sea
and
Whereas, The Seafarers' Inter men in Canada and is engaged in'
national in its orgnaizing activi dross purposes with the only rec
ties admitted to its affiliation the ognized Seamen's Union in Can
Canadian Seamen's Union upon ada, the
their request, and
Whereas, This union has re SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL
fused to live up to the principles UNION OF NORTH / MERICA.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. August 10, 1945
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
Monkeys Take Over, Have
Run Of SS Hart Crane
The crew of the Alcoa Liberty, mium ore, is reputedly a guinea
Frederick Ives
Hart Crane, i.s all for. .signing on pig run for Calmar to this part
Frank Buck if the ship makes an of the African coast, and may re
Back From Naples other
trip to East Africa. It will sult in steady service to Moinbassa.
v
keep the mate from having a ner
"The cleanest ship I ever rode" vous breakdown, they say and - Delegates for the trip were Mcis the opinion of Duke "Red" will save wear and tear on the Carty, AB; Blackie Greiger, Oil
Hall, Cook and Baker on the ABs.
er; and George Alcott, Messman.
On
the
return
voyage
of
a
four
SS Frederick E. Ives, Overlakes
Liberty which pulled in last week months' trip which included calls SS NEGLEY COCHRAN
at Dar Es Salaam, Mombassa,
from a Mediterranean trip.
Durban, Lorenzo Marks and "Be it ever so humble there's
Beefs were settled as they came Beira, the Crane brought back a no place like home" was the mot
up during the voyage to the sat deck load of monkeys consigned to on a sign in the messroom of
isfaction of all hands, and when to the States for experimental the SS Negley Cochran, Smith
purposes.
this ship paid off there was al
Although the mate and the old and Johnson Liberty which pull
most no disputes left for the Pa man conducted several investiga ed in recently from a run to Eu
trolmen.
tions to discover who unlocked rope. But, according to the crew,
Naples, according to Hall, is a the monkey cages every night, it wasn't too much of a home,
Back from Le Havre, France, on the SS Bienville, Waterman
good town now, with the curfew they never had much success, what with a steady diet all the
with the result that the scamper way back of cabbage, spinach troop ship, P. J. McCann (left) and Frank Brainard report a very
extended from seven to eleven,
ing simians had the run of the and saurkraut. For a change they pleasant trip. The Bienville was the first ship Brother Brainard rode
and the MPs not so anxious to
ship.
had tripe.
that had moving pictures, which helped make the voyage pleasant.
protect the seamen's morals, or
According
to
Stanley
Cooper,
What
stores
the
Cochran
had
so eager to fine them for being
caught in the wrong places. The Chief Cook, Bosun Morgan led were taken off in France, even
trip was like canal boating, the his men on a regular morning the dried beans, which is always
crew reported, with the Atlantic monkey hunt, trying to collect the last resort of even a hungry
like a mill pond aU the way over strays who wandered into the ship, and the Cochran's crew
rigging during the night. Their came home dreaming of hitting a
and all the way back.
favorite
roost was on the mast steak house right after the payqff.l ,j.he old SS Kenmar of the Cal- so bad on the Kenmar that the
The Ives was, reportedly, the
heads, so the deck hands got Delegates for the trip were
mar Line kept several patrolmen crew drew up a petition which
first Liberty to come back direct plenty of exercise crawling up
James Thompson, BR; Paul Het- busy when she paid off last week they presented to the American
ly from Naples, as most of the
the masts to coax the simians zer, AB; and C. J. Smith, FWT.
ships calling there are being
after eight and a half months consul at Cardiff. This resulted
down.
loaded with equipment and sent
abroad, during which time- she for a time in better chow. 'On
was on the shuttle service around the way home, however, the Ken
directly to the Pacific via the The monkeys also liked to
scamper in and out of port holes, CITY OF SAVANNAH the channel ports.
mar ran out of eggs, flour and
Panama canal.
with a preference for the officers'
milk when only a week out of
The
City
of
Savannah,
built
38
With
only
eight
full
book
men
The crew complimented Stew cabins. The old man yelled him
England.
in
the
entire
crew,
the
scow
came
ard Joe Maltais and Chief Cook self hoarse for the standby to years ago for the coastwise pas
Earl Morey for doing a good job
senger trade, has made its last in with many beefs that could During seven months overseas
"catch those damn monkeys."
have been settled at se&, thus the Kenmar made shuttle runs to
on this trip.
On the way home the Crane run for Waterman, having been demonstrating the need for con Rouen, Le Havre, and Ghent.
ran. out of meat, and the crew is sold, along with the City of Mont certed delegate training and edu Several times the ship narrowly
SS OREMAR
still wondering if two missing gomery, to "the Grace Line for cational work to carry the Sea missed floating mines and, on one
Because he was absent "with monkeys didn't end up in Stew their South American business. farers' story to new men riding trip across the channel, was sav
ed from possible disaster by a
out permission" for one day in ard Louis Corni's ragouts.
For the past year the Savannah our ships.
This
trip
of
the
Crane,
during
Liberty which cut in front of
Doing
their
best
to
handle
the
the port of Swansea, Wales,
has been running to Caribbean beefs that started from the time them and was sunk by a mine
which
she
brought
back
chroBrother Sidney Rothman became
ports for sugar.
the ship left port were delegates directly in the Kenmar's path.
fresh meat for the Coast Guard,
Richard
Keyser, AB and Richard
who licked their chops over this
Despite her age, this old scow
SS
JOHN
QUITMAN
Carlson,
Deck Engineer. No dele
terrible infraction of discipline
had one of the smoothest engines
on an eight month's voyage and Good work by the ship's dele to be found on any ship, and was gate was elected for the steward
department, and this lack of a
suspended his papers for thirty gates brought the SS John Quit
a favorite of oilers who like to representative for the belly rob
days.
man, Waterman Liberty, intd the
bers gave Patrolmen Fisher and
The Chief on this ship, the SS port of New York la.st week ride up and down jobs.
Hart
plenty of headaches at the Delegates Larry Noel, AB, Tom
Oremar. made the proposition to without a beef in any depart Among the crew making the
payoff.
McCreer, Deck Engineer; and
Rothman that if he would give ment. Four trip card men aboard last trip on the Savannah was
Poor
food
was
the
unanimous
Jack
Garson, Cook, write that the
up eight houra overtime, or the took out books.
Edgar LaBadie, Third Cook.
complaint of all hands. Like many John P. Poe has just completed
equivalent of a day's log, the The mate, according to the
ships that are stocked for a quick "a very interesting trip without
Coast Guard charges would be crew, was bottle happy during
trans-Atlantic run and then get a fight but with plenty of fun."
dropped. Rothman agreed, but the entire trip and was so stiff
stuck
for shuttle trips, things got Wrote the delegates: "Some of
the Chief forgot about the deal at the payoff that he didn't know
arid Brother Sidney took it on what overtime was. Prisoners of
the fellows took time off to visit
the chin.
Germany,
where they find nice
war brought to the states on this
women
and
plenty of them. Some
ship were used for painting and
of
the
boys
also took a trip into
SS WM. M. EVARTS chipping; which will turn out to
France but weren't much im
be an expensive maintainance
The crew of the William M. policy for Waterman, as the deck
pressed. Best part of the trip
Evarts voted unanimously at a hands entered overtime for the
was the last month down at the
The William B. Giles, con
meeting held aboard that ship in time these prisoners were turned
Leonardo Navy pier in New Jer
verted Mississippi Liberty, is
Baltimore on July 26 not to sign to on ship's work.
sey. It is nothing more than a
back from Leghorne, Italy,
articles for the voyage unless a
concentration camp. The marines
carrying
what Bosun Regin
new ice box was installed in the
figure that any merchant seamen
ald King called the "happiest
crew's mess. They also protest JONATHAN GROUT
is a suspicious stiff right off the
bunch of men" he ever saw;
ed the removal by the company Brothers Nathan Edmonson,
bat. They locked up one of our
The
troops comprised the 12th
• of the master and the Steward. Deck Maintainance, and Bill Ben
messmen for fishing off the pier.''
Air Force, home for a well
A copy of the resolutions was nett, AB, were among the crew
The three meri who toured Ger
deserved
rest before being
forwarded to the New York hall that had to leave the SS Jonathan
many
shortly after V-E day were
reassigned.
by Harold Paquette, chairman of Grout last week when the Army
Brothers Lawrence Noel, John
The Gilec, according to
the meeting; Frobert Cartwright, decided to convert all Iiolds of
Hulback, and Jack Jones. Hitch
Brother
King, was a very
deck delegate; Edward Burnett, this Mississippi Liberty into troop
hiking in army trucks, the men
good ship, with a good, co
engine delegate; and A. C. Vip- quarters. All hands were sorry
were guests of GIs on a 1000 mile
operative crew.
perman stev/ard department dele to leave this ship, which has a
trip to Cologne, Coblenz, Frank
REGINALD KING ,
good skipper and chief.
gate.
furt, and Liege in Belgium.
SS Kenmar Proves Training
Of Delegates Necessary
Crew Of SS Pee
Visits Germany
The Happiest
Bunch"
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seyen
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
J, Defends Stewards Against More Comments On The Log
Unjust Charges Of Members
I have seen so many stewards
being broxight up on charges in
meetings that I wonder if there
are any stewards left who aren't
in the 99-year club, or who have
n't, been dropped down to Second
Cook or Galley Boy.
p
You fellows who are always
quick to yell about "bum stew
ard" consider a few facts. In the
first place, the Steward has the
toughest job on the ship. Why?
Because he gets too many inde
pendent characters in his depart
ment who are there to make easy
money or dodge the draft, and
they won't cooperate. In fact
spme of them take the attitude
"to hell with you." If the Stew
ard lowers the boom on these
bums, some enterprising sea law
yer will stir up the crew and
high pressure them ifito signing
charges against the Steward.
I was on a ship recently where
the Steward took a Mess Boy to
the old man because the Mess
Boy acted like he was Steward,
captain and grand admiral of the
fleet.
Instead of letting the
Steward discipline this obnoxious
—; character, the engine room dele
gate (of all people) circulated
charges against the Steward. Fortuifately, there were some level
headed men on board who told
this delegate off.
The Steward is in a tough posi
tion for another reason. He is
not an officer and the unlicensed
men don't consider him one of
the crew. He is an unidentified
being placed somewhere between
heaven and hell. He has respon
sibilities but no authority. He
can ask for supplies but he can't
give anyone hell if they aren't
put on board.
^ Things have got so bad that I
Know one former- Steward who
is sailing as Cook, because he is
afraid to ship Steward for fear
^
some wise sea lawyers will bring
him up on charges and he will
lose his book. As he is an old
union man, this means something
to him.
Why don't they bring ordinar
ies up on charges for not cleaning
the heads? Or oilers for burning
up a bearing?
Why? . Because the men don't
give a damn what happens on
board 'till it starts to effect their
stomach. And then, watch out.
Steward.
I think that the new feature, "Week's News in Review", is a
good idea, especiaRy since the Log is being sent out to all ships. It
wiU tell them a lot of things they wouldn't know otherwise. In ad
dition, most of us are very much interested in sports, and once out
of this country we have no other way of getting the information on
standings, averages, etc. The only criticism I have is that the Log
could be bigger.
W. R. KIGER.
%
In my opinion our Log is one
of the finest union papers going.
think we could devote another
page or two to the sports, and
the feature, "The Membership
Speaks." Above all, never go back
to the old smaU size.
GEORGE H. KOCH.
news is very good, but I do think
you ought to give more than one
page to it, with more current
events and sports news.
CHARLES PATRICK.
Problems Must Be
Solved Before
Union Can Act
This new and larger issue is just the thing. Together with the
new building, it shows we are growing up. Only one thing is wrong:
I believe that each port should be required to be represented each
week. Otherwise, everything is fine—just what we needed.
VINCENT WALRATH.
Do I hear the echoing rumbles
of 1941 amid the rank and file?
Our leaders at that time accom
plished, through concerted action,
our objective—a slight increase
in the take-home money.
HARD FACTS PUT THEM WISE
On a recent trip I met several
members of the NMU in a gin
mill in Glasgow. Pretty soon the
conversation turned to unionism.
These lads were typical of the
misinformed youth who compose
such a large part of the rank and
file of the NMU, since the union's
communist leadership began its
policy of extermination against
the oldtimers who built the NMU.
Like a bunch of parrots, these
kids went through the old famil
iar routine of lies that we have
all heard a himdred times: first
that Carney, Innes and other ship
owner stooges (and all former
NMU officials) were now mem3ers and officials of the SIU. Of
course, it wasn't hard to set the
boys right about this lie and also
to assure them that we branded
these birds as n.f.g. long before
the NMU took any action against
them. We also told the boys that
Curran and his crew of Moscow
termites are also enjoying a
prominent spot on our n.f.g. list.
These lads were also singing
the old NMUvtune about the SIU
being a shipowners' union be
Completes 104th
Safe Voyage
X
I think the review of the week's
J. M. FASSETT. AB
We must muffle these rumb
lings at this time and look at our
wage problem from a different
viewpoint. Let us consider the
solidarity and unity of our sea
faring men. Is there complete
unity? Is there complete har
mony? In our own house, yes,
but what of the people next door
who will steal our bread and but
ter when we go visiting, or if we
showed any degree of laxity. Let
us not forget also the small army
of schoolboys, reared by the
Maritime Commission to plug the
SIU gaps almost as quickly as
they are made. These youngsters
know nothing of our feud with
the shipowners, the WLB or the
WSA.
In my opinion, and judging
from the unfavorable decisions
rendered by these agencies, it
would suit our interest best by
waiting until these agencies, deI notice that you are starting a trimental to our welfare, are dedelegate's school. This is a'very funct. Meanwhile it will be to
our advantage to reach the rank
good idea.
seamen, including the
Quit^ilia few men on the ships and file
now. especially new men, have NMU and the NMU leaders
I have received the Log that I
.no idea of what a union is or how; through pamphlets and leaflets
asked
for, but please put me on
wage
it came into being. I think all of.^o^ joint discussions of
the
mailing
list to receive it reg
" them would take out books at the problems,
ularly,
as
there
are many new
At
some
future
time
we
could
end of a trip if they were told
seamen
in
the
neighborhood
of
' something about maritime union have a meeting and point out to
Daytona
Beach
and
Port
Orange.
ism, its history, and its signific the rank and file of the NMU the
ance. In" this way, a delegate's policies of their leaders and the I find that the Log is an excellent
school will do a good job if part error of their ways, comparing way to reach unorganized sea
of the instruction deals with the their agreements, contracts and men and teach them something
. history of the shipping industry conditions with ous. All of this about unionism.
I have just finished
my 104th
before the seamen organized for in case their leaders fail to co
voyage
to
help
win
the
War for
operate
with
us
for
our
common
better conditions.
Freedom. Enclosed is a copy of
good in the post war future.
A school will also make the
If all this turns out to be of no the drawing of my last ship, auto
delegates better able to represent
graphed by all members of the
the crew, in disputes. They will avail then we have just lost some
crew. I have been iU, but will
money,
but
we
have
at
least
know the contracts better, and be
return to sea very shortly.
found
out
where
we
stand
in
re
able to talk up to some of these
Greetings to all of my friends
^-xwise-guy officers who think sail- gard to the loyality'or disloyalty
and brothers.
to all seamen.
•^ors are'just a bunch of stumble,
bums.
ALEXANDER FAGURI.
"LUCKY" UNCLE OTTO
Chief Cook
(OTTO PAUL PREUSSLER)
ROBERT HUTTON, AB
Calls Delegates
School Good Idea
4.
Praise Agent's
Thoughtfulness
This letter is to let you and all
the members know that the Gal
veston agent, Dolar Stone, is real
ly on the job.
Brother Stone not only had ar
rangements made for us but he
met us at the train and took us
to our rooms. So I think that
was mighty nice of him, becaur<?
everyone knows how hard it is
these days to get into a strange
town and get decent hotel accom
modations.
Any of you other boys, who are
sent this way to ship out will find
the same cooperation from Agent
Stone. We would like this pub
lished in the Log so all the mem
bers can know how well you get
treated down here.
cause we had the best contracts.
JAMES POPE
It only required a few minutes
RICHARD B. JONES
of logical reasoning to show the
lads how silly this argument is.
Of course, we have the best con
tracts, but anyone knows the
shipowners don't give away good
contracts. We did the fighting
It gives me a laugh how a lot
for better conditions.
of WSA characters are riding SIU
All in all, the night's work was ships fqr their first trip and then
deciding they don't have to take
finished with these NMU boys
out a book when they get back.
knowing the score and doing Not that we give a damn, but it
some real thinking about the makes us wonder what kind of a
phony propoganda line they are line these people are handed at
the War Shipping before they
given to swallow.
shoulder their sea bags and come
The point I want to make is down to the SIU for a trip card.
this: If we all talk to the NMU
Some of them even go so far as
rank and file wherever we meet to say, "Why should we take out
them, we will be able to set these a book when we can go to the
men straight on the Communist WSA to ship out again?" What
do they do, try a different union
line of the NMU, and we will be
ship until they run out of unions
doing them a distinct service, for then ship out with Standard Oil?
most of them are good American After that they must go on the
coastwise barges or head back
seamen.
to the farm.
WILLIAM W. HANOLD.
Steward
JOE ALGINA
Free Riders
Ruin Own Future
LUCKY UNCLE OTTO'S 104TH SHIP
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Hawk Exposes Shipowners' Sabotage
(Continued from Page 4)
tion. the Board will have the evidence
and recommendations available to it
to proceed immediately to the consid
eration of those issues thed were pre
viously in dispute.
"Consequently, I was indicating that
the Panel will expect in its submission
to the Board to submit not only the
question, not only its recommenda
tions on wages and kindred matters,
and not only submit for the Board's
consideration the question of whether
or not working rules are open for con
sideration. but also recommendations
"on those working rules in case, for the
Board to use in case the Board decides
that working rules are appropriately
open for its consideration.
"Mr. Kiggins: Well, I'd like to ask
the employers' representatives if that
procedure is satisfactory to them.
"Mr. Cherbonnier: Well, as I under
stand it, it is we are to submit, after a
receipt of the record, a brief which
wiU set forth the Company's position
regarding the right to have working
conditions in toto considered. That
will be submitted, and the Board will
pass on it, and if the Board says that
the working conditions shall not be
considered, obviously they won't be
considered. If the working conditions
are to be considered then it would
seem to me that they will have to go
on this record, the Panel to make a
recommendation, which is quite mea
ger, or to refer the matter back to the
parties to reduce the issues as small as
possible, so that what can be agreed
to is agreed to, and what cannot be
agreed to will be submitted here for
determination. As to that I am quite
in accord.
"Mr. Chalmers; Mr. Cherbonnier,
the Board of course can make up its
own mind as to what it wants to do
with the case, and the Board might
decide to refer back one or two or all
issues to the parties for their further
consideration.
"Mr. Cherbonnier: That's right, sir.
"Mr. Chalmers: I am not prejudging^
what the Board will do.
"What I have indicated is as far as
the Panel is concerned, the Panel will
present to the Board not only the is
sue of wages and not only the issue of
whether working conditions are open,
but at the same time wiU present also
to the Board its recommendations,
facts and recommendations, concern
ing changes in working rules, so that
the Board will be free, if it so desires,
to move on to its own final determina
tion of changes in working rules at
the same time.
\
"Mr. Cherbonnier: I understand
that. I just assume—and if I am not
correct I'd like to be corrected—that
if the Board felt a better job can be
done, that it wiU be more expeditious
to refer the matter back—the Panel
itself might refer it back."
The foregoing quotations, many of
which are Counsel's own statements
from the record, effectively expose his
own misrepresentation of fact and dis
tortion of truth in his "Brief on Behalf
of Employers." However, to' continue
with his "brief" on pages 5 and 6 under
the heading of "Issues to be Resolved
by This Board" Counsel seeks to pose a
series of hypothetical and technical
questions phrased in the "Do you still
beat your wife?" style for the Board to
answer.
Such questions are an attempt to sow
confusion and confound the Board; ques
tions designed to becloud the fact that
the only issue before the Board is the
question of wages. Thus, it is apparenf
that the companies are not content with
flouting the Board's authority, not con
tent with non-exchange of briefs, they
would have the Board give aid to the
companies' counsel's scheming and con
niving. As well as this the companies
Stewards Give Agent Bad Time
are also laying a basis for the compan
ies' future contention that the Board
erred: For working conditions in all
agreements vary from company to com
pany.
The companies, therefore, are seeking
to use, instruct and direct the War La
bor Board to rule that the Union should
go back into negotiations to change thege
agreements which the Union negotiated
through collective bargaining processes
during peacetime. The Union asserts
that working conditions are not part of
this dispute and that this is not the time
for any working conditions to be low
ered.
The public hearing before the Nation
al War Labor Board of July 19th and
20th, 1945 was called to hear testimony
on the wage issue involved. Since the
decision of this Board will affect all
seamen, not onlj^ the seamen of the Sea
farers International Union of North Am
erica and the Sailors Union of the Pa
cific, but, for instance those of the Na
tional Maritime Union, the Marine
Cooks and Stewards, and Marine Fire
men, Oilers and Watertenders of the Pa
cific, as well as that very small minor
ity of seamen who at present are not
union members, the Union feels that in
support of its contention on the issue in
dispute, that no weight should be placed
by the Board on those parts of the briefs,
statements and exhibits of any and aU
companies in this dispute which imply
that the cost of seamen's room and board
should be figured as part of the seamen's
take-home wage. The Union points out
that such living conditions were fur
nished by the companies for their own
convenience ,and prevailed while the sea
men's take-home wages were at peak
levels. Such, it is repeated by the Union,
are rendered to the seamen for the con
venience of the companies. In uttering
such figiu-es now the companies are at
tempting to inflate the actual take-home
wages of the seamen with figures that
MATE WITH IDEAS
have no bearing on the fact that the
seamen's take-home wages have been
drastically reduced to pre-war levels.. .
Inasmuch as the Board deems bonuses
to be a part of wages—the facts have
been set forth before this Board on page
6 and thereafter in the Union's brief inVj
this dispute now pending before it—and^
whereas the Board considers bonuses as
wages, and it has been the policy of the
Board that "No decreases in wages or*"'
salaries for any particular work may be
made below the highest rate paid for
this work between January" 1 and Sep,tember 15, 1942 without approval of the
"WLB," plus the fact that the Board in
general only approves of ^ decreases to
correct gross inequities and to aid in
effective prosecution of the war, the
Union, therefore, has submitted evidence
to the Board that the reduction of the
seamen's bonuses which make up a part
of their take-home wage will hamper
and impede the war effort instead of ^4
aiding the effective prosecution of the
war.
^
The Union believes that the War La
bor Board under its policies as outlined
in the Union's brief, as indicated above,
has numerous and sufficient reasons to
restore the seamen's loss in take-home
wages by increasing the take-home
wages to the point where they were in
the middle of 1942, in order to eliminate
the gross inequities that today exist as
to the take-home wages of seamen for
that comparable period, and to continue
to aid in the effective prosecution of the
war.
The Union requests that the Board
give its most serious consideration to the
comments introduced above and to the
Union's brief submitted at the hearing J
of July 19 and 20, 1945.
• .
Respectfully submitted
<
Seafarers Internaiional Union
Of North America
JOHN HAWK.
Secretary-Treasurer
Trip Of Otis Hall Pays Bonus
By GEORGE W. THOMAS
MOBILE — Shipping continues
By KEITH J. ALSOP
By DOLAR STONE
to be very good, with many jobs
CHARLESTON —Paid off the and aft and several spare rooms
GALVESTON—Today ends a myself made aU the dives in the still having to be filled from other
hectic week in Galveston. We had district trying to find these guys. branches. At the present time the SS Otis E. Hall, the American and baths. It is left up to the
this week six T-2 tankers, two of And at two o'clock we gave it up greatest need is for ABs, Pump Range Line ship that has been steward department to keep these
which paid off this week with the as a bad job.
men, Electricians, and Cooks. The here so long. She is crewed up quarters clean but having only
1
understand
Brother
Louie
help of New York from whom we
SS Unaco arrived yesterday from and ready for another trip. Let's seven men makes it a hard job. N
Glebe,
Pacific
District
Represen
ordered about 40 men to crew
down Bud Ray's way and, as hope she gets back in better In going aboard this ship I
tative,
is
jomg
to
enter
the
buck
found the Bosun, Steward, and
these ships up.
usual, she had a clean payoff with shape the next time.
ing
broncho
cuntest
in
the
61st
one Messman had no book, trip
The
men
that
made
hte
last
Had the Huntington Hill of
only a couple of overtime beefs
Deacon Hill in at Texas City. Due St. Rodeo. I understand that he which were settled. Our big head trip and paid off in Charleston card or shipping slip from the
to the fact that we could not fur has already purchased the full ache also arrived, the SS Colabee with doctor slipa- and by- mutual dispatcher. Not being able to re
nish replacements for this vessel cowboy regalia, from spurs to a and, as always, she was loaded consent have explosive bonus place these men, 1 had to leave
and transportation money coming them on as the ship came in and
we did not pay it off. The crew ten gallon ha^ 1 also have it on with beefs.
good
authority
the
L.
A.
tankers
cooperated with the union 100%,
Captain Foster had disputed and can get it at the New York left the same day.
representatives,
Stoner,
Chacon,
to the extent that they accepted
an hour's overtime for an AB office. 1 have sent a list of the 1 know it is a hard matter to
and
Winings
are
also
entering
a draw and took the vessel out
who was ordered by the second names to J. P. Shuler on the 5th get crews for ships, but every
their
names
in
this
61st
St.
Rodeo.
again. Nice going, fellows.
mate to go make him a fresh pot floor at the New York hall. Any man on a union ship should have
1
am
waiting
now
to
get
the
John J. Able of Calmar Line
of coffee and serve it to him on man that made this trip and his something to show where he
photographs
which
these
four
in transit from New York was in
the bridge. Neira managed to get name is not on this list, has the came from, and from the looks
Galveston during this week. The horsemen have taken so that 1 this hour paid to the man in same money coming. There is a of this ship some one was sleep
chance that 1 did not get your ing.
steward's department gave us a can print them in the West Coast volved.
The new booklet that came out,
bad time. This ship left New York Sailor and the Seafarers Log.
This second mate had a habit name off of the ship.
short two men in the steward's Four more tankers are due in of being paged for every meal, Paid off the SS Powellton "This Is The SlU" is a very good
department and as soon as the Galveston between now and the and had to be called two or three Seam, one of the new coal col book. Every seaman that comes »»
vessel arrived, the steward's de 25th of the month. Pumpman, times, and at every meal he liers that the Bull Line has. She in wants two copies of this book.
partment closed up the galley. Electricians, Quartermasters, ABs, would wait until two minutes be- had been out for three weeks and It shows the SlU has gained
We inunediately had them start attention: How about coming on for the meal hour was over and had only one beef, in the steward through hard work and top lead
down to Galveston and getting then demand to be served.
ership. 1 think there should be a
feeding again.
department.
Last night about ten o'clock 1 some of this beach sand between These men in the Steward's The manning scale for the booklet put out with the title of
received a call at home that the your toes while waiting for these Department should have written steward department is seven "Before The SlU," and let somCj^
vessel was at anchor in Bolidar ships to arrive and crew up.
up an hour's overtime for each men, and that is not enough. of the new members see what the
Roads waiting for the chief cook,
meal served, and then we would They should have one more man, SlU has really gained.
2nd cook and two messmen to re
have been able to collect this a steward utilityman, as this ship
turn to the ship. Sailing time had
money for them. We hope in the has officers' quarters midships
been posted during the day and
future that in any cases of this
these men did not return to the
kind, the members will please quite a number of new guys in
vessel in time, thereby causing a
tui-n this overtime in and let it the Gulf in 'order that we may
delay of ten hours in the ship's
be thrashed out when they get to crew these ships so that they can
sailing. Brother Kilkerson and
port. We hope that we wiU see sail on time.
f
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�LOG
Page Nine
A Spurt Of Activity In Tampa
By L. J. (BALDY) BOLLINGER *-
The Worm Turns,
Agent Has A Beef
TAMPA—^We had a busy week
here crewing up two new ships,
the SS Follensbee for the Bull
By HARRY J. COLLINS
Line, and the Eben H. Linnell for
South Atlantic. We had to dig PHILADELPHIA—Evils to the
the men from the street, because right of us. Evils to the left of
us. Will there never be an end
the first day here I had a run-in to them? The latest evil in this
with this bozo Black, who is the port of not-so-much brotherly
WSA stooge here in Tampa. I love is the Waterman Steamship
By E. S. HIGDON
had to tell him off in language Company's latest brain storm.
By RAY WHITE
which a seafaring man knows, When a ship comes in to port, the
' NEW ORLEANS — "Somebody out cinders, but a new office we
It is significant that the Chesa but which I cannot repeat here company sends one of its penciltake my dues — somebody take can use.
scratchers down from New York
my dues. Hey, girl, can't you take And it's a good thing we have peake ferries with their ante as this is a family newspaper.
to go over all the overtime; and
my dues? I've got a taxi waiting the office keeping us busy 'cause bellum ideas on the relationship
believe me, when he gets through
We
expect
the
next
two
weeks
outside—I have to catch a train. shipping is slower than usual.
with some of these overtime
between
"Boss
and
servant,"
who
to
be
busy,
too,
as
there
are
three
Can't somebody take this money? Ships come in and ships go out.
sheets,
it looks like one grand
It's three years dues and assess- But they are in transit, just stop for generations have maintained new ships coming out of this
mass
of
scratches.
knents. Won't somebody take my ping by to take a look at historic conditions that are disgraceful to yard. Bull Line has them all. We
This is all done in the Com
have
only
four
men
on
the
beach
- money before I leave here?"
old New Orleans and to take on the self-respecting merchant sea
here, so will have a tough time pany's office. The union official is
The guy was jumping up and cargo apd get fresh food and man, have been forced by a WLB filling them.
not given the opportunity to set
water. But do they need new
4 flown.
election to allow their unlicensed These are supposed to be the
on this scratching business at
"Okay, Okay—^we'll take your crews or do they payoff — well personnel to avail themselves of last ships built by McCloskey in a":
fact, he is not even conmoney. Where's your book?" And just check our reports. New Or
Tampa,
so
if
any
of
you
Tampa
N^^^d
about
the matter. However,
the hoofer drags out an NMU leans is getting the cold shoulder the protection and guidance of boys payoff in other ports after at the payoff, hell breaks loose,
book and planks down a bank for breakfast, lunch and dinner. the Seafarers International Union August 20^h, and are figuring on as the biggest part of the scratchroll. Die? We thought we'd laugh. Beef was served once, though. of North America as their bar coming home, you better get
overtime turns out to be legiti"Are you' sure you're in the right Louis Goffin sent us one to settle gaining agent. With all of the yourselves a roundtrip ticket.
mate.
Then the company overcompany's
propaganda
against
on transportation on the SS Amflnion hall, mister?"
time-scratcher
is not to be found.
mermar, Mississippi SS Co., and us, we only lost five votes.
Sailor Hall blew into town last
he has already gone back to
The man scratched his head, the following men have been no
A close study of these condi week with a pair of cowboy boots
York, and' the company
"Well, I don't know. It's been a tified that they may call for their
tions
has
been
made
and
an
on.
I
told
him
he
was
the
first
agent is not aboard the ship to
long time since I hit New Or money:
agreement is being drafted that cowboy I ever saw in Tampa, and represent the company. He did
leans." "Well, buddy," we ex
Norman Okray, Leo L. Siarplained, "this is the SIU." "Ow-r- kowski, Robert N. Terrell, Ed will enable these seamen to en-1 he told me that he won them in a send an office boy down to the
* let me out of here," screamed the ward Mayernik and George A. joy the conditions that their deep crap game. So now I guess there ship to represent the company,
sea brothers now have. Let's go is at least one guy running but when the beefs were present
NMUer. He grabbed his cabbage Thompson.
Isthmian!
'around Houston barefooted.
ed to him he politely stated that
and was down the stairs and gone
he has no authority to settle any
before he could be converted. The
beefs.
man was just scared of heaven.
I, like my partner in crime
- New Orleans travel by bus is
here,
was under the impression
''^t a stand still. The Teche Lines
By WILLIAM McKAY
eleven million tons of shipping, ing a short time in the private
that
the
proper procedure in cases
struck because five drivers were BALTIMORE—The SS Latrobe which would then make us the enterprise business, and their ap
like
this,
when overtime is in dis
> /jflischarged as a result of a strike has been turned over to the smallest maritime power in the peals to the workers will be on
pute,
is
for
the company repre
last May. Anyhow, all Mississippi, French Government, after having world.
the basis of their needs. If the
sentative
and
the union official to
Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and been repaired here. This is the One way to incite people to riot workingman does not get a fair
sit
down
and
go
over the disputed
Florida have sad looking, bedrag first of the ships that will be and disorder is to take away deal in the postwar period, he
overtime
together.
But the pro
gled passengers waiting for a given away under some phony their livelihood. When a person may turn to the commies, who
gressive
people
that
the Water
ride. Hitch-hikers along the lake deal. By the time the bureau goes hunr^ry for a day or two you will promise them anything and
man Steamship Company hires
highways are the usual thing. crats get through we will find can then talk any kind of ism to everything.
seem to have different ideas. Well
him, and he is ready to listen.
And the hall topside is still in ourselves on WPA.
Even Harvard professors ought
this is my idea, and I think that
an uproar. The carpenter is back The committee that- was set This is where the learned gen to know that seamen are people.
it is a good one: The next time
tearing up the floor on third, up, composed in good part of col try come in. They should not for
that this happens here in this
hammering and making all the lege professors, to compile data get that we are the ma,in bul
lovely city of ours, I think that
damn noise he can. But where on what would be required for wark today against the commun
we will request the presence of
there's smoke there's fire, and postwar shipping has come to the ists on the waterfront. The CP
the Company's pencil-scratcher
when all the smoke clears, there'll J conclusion that the U.S. will only is now back in the old Revolu
before the crew's payoff.
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
be, we hope, not a lot of burned need 868 ships. This means about tionary groove again, after spendAnother evil is when the union
SAVANNAH — Well, at long officials go to bat and collect dis
last the MV Bellringer has been puted overtime, the crew collects
heard from—only two and a half it at the company's office a week
months overdue. She certainly later. I believe that every mem
did not live up to her name in ber should be instructed to col
By BUD RAY
the matter of promptness. So far lect his money right on the ship
SAN JUAN—Things are still The dock workers are threat loading here. All hands happy on only the Steward and Chief Elec before he goes ashore, and by
irolling along about the same ening a strike for more money, her and the men say she has good trician have been called for, and doing this there will be no com
both were shipped thru the hall. plication later.
down this way. The only change which may come off any day now, officers.
is that yours truly got lucky and and the longshoremen have When in the Islands or any We have enough men to man her f
^
hit the Bolita for $125.00. That pledged their support when the where Spanish i^s spoken, never when she comes out next week.
We haven't had any other ships
will just about take care of the blow comes.
whistle or say. Hi, Babe! to the in and the SS Smith Victory is
lottery for a year.
Sugar grinding has stopped senoritas. But if you want to go
still in the shipyard.
Several of the boys who have completely, but there is still over big, here are a few phrases Brother R. Peterman who has
If any menfiiers are laid up
been working over at the Trans plenty to move, and as slow as to use in a soft voice, results been in the hospital since last
in
the Marine Hospitals in
port Service for the last two and business has been we should get guaranteed: For a sweet young February is, we are happy to re
your
port, send news of them
three years, and forgot where the some ships here soon. The only thing. Que mango tan sabroso port, in a much better condition.
to
the
Log. A regular depart
hall was, have lost their jobs and thing that has been in, in two (What a luscious mango). For the We hope he will soon be fully re
ment
giving
news of the men
are beginning to wander in, and weeks, is the Algic and she isn't hip swinger, Como se menea el covered. We have some new hos
in
the
hospitals
will be print
\ when the committee puts it on
mundo, y no se cae (How the pital cases this week: W. O. Cun
ed
as
soon
as
this
information
* them and tells them the score you
world quivers and still doesn't ningham and Vincent San Guan.
starts
coming
in.
should hear the weeping and
fall). And for an exceptional Cunningham is on his feet, so it
Not only the union brothers
moaning.
beauty, Dios te Guarde, Linda can't be serious. San Guan just
in
the hospitals want such
(May God watch over you Beau returned from Europe, so we
The garbage workers went out
news,
but the men on the
Silence this week from the
'on strike when the brass hats Branch Agents of the follow tiful). Just a friendly greeting is, haven't been able to contact him ships want to keep track of
Adios Linda (Hello, Beautiful). If yet. Outside of that we have a
fifed the fellow who organized ing ports:
their shipmates who are laid
you like this stuff let me know, healthy gang in Savannah.
them, but they were successful in
up.
Send a weekly report.
BOSTON
and we will continue our Span Quite a few old timers have
getting hini back to work and a
JACKSONVILLE
ish lessons in a lighter or more come home recently. Pat Ryan,
better contract signed. Those boys
HOUSTON
serious
vein, whichever you wish. Red Conners, and some of the
let the mess pile up and threat
ened to let it' cover the Capitol
A fellow hit the lottery for 18 boys who shipped out about the
grand and dropped dead. Well, same time. We hope they won't
J and, man, was it a sight around
' here! But the odor that covered
one consolation is he didn't die a have to wait too long to ship out
' the area wasn't just exactly of
pauper. So you fellows with a again, but maybe as we write this
faint heart don't play the lottery. a ship may be sneaking up on us.
looses, either.
He Grabbed His Cabbage & Ran Chesapeake Ferries
Landslide To SIU
Seamen's Jobs Depend On Ship Disposal Dill
SAVANNAH REPORTS
SOME SLOW TIMES
How To Make Friends And Influence Senoritas
NOTICE FOR ALL
AGENTS
NO NEWS??
t..
V-
r
�Page Ten
THE SEAFARERS
Strike Dynamite Seen
in WLB's Wage Pian
LOG
SOME MACHINISTS TAKE A DIP
Friday. August 10. 1945
Special AFL Report
Will Be Due In Aug.
WASHINGTON (LPA)
A
special report to the ^FL mem-^
bership will be drafted by the
Executive Council which will
WASHINGTON (LPA) — Hope living costs have increased more
hold its quarterly meeting in
for some sort of relaxation of the than 45% while the little steel
Chicago starting August 6. With
national wage freeze rose in formula permits wage hikes only
no
convention possible this year,
Washington last week as it was up to 15% above the level of Jan.
learned that public members of 1941. Rapidly recreasing takethe Council decided to address its
the War Labor Board have com home pay and cutback disemreport, which will deal with na
pleted a program that will punch ployment have sharply reduced
tional and international prob
one or two small holes in the many family incomes while
lems,
directly to the membership.
strict wartime controls.
prices have remained constant.
Questions of reconversion, full
The revision will not mean the As a result labor leaders and
employment, unemployment com
junking of the little steel formula congressmen have warned that
as demanded by all sections of the nation, having licked the in
pensation and minimum wages
organized labor nor will it come flation threat, now face the men
will
be among the issues discuss
even close to the 20% increase ace of deflation and mass em
ed. The AFL Weekly News Ser
which both CIO ajid AFL have ployment. Substantial raises in
vice said that "AFL leaders be
basic
pay
for
millions
of
workers
asked.
lieve that the record of labor's
would
provide
the
purchasing
The new policy, which business
accomplishments during the past
groups viewed with absolutely power that would greatly reduce
year and its plans for the future
no alarm, was reported to pro this economic menace, they con
will
serve as a unifying force and
Machinists aren't always covered with grease—as you can see.
vide for two changes; (1) Wage tend.
help
to mobilize strong grass
These
members
of
local
751,
Inl'l.
Ass'n.
of
Machinists
(AFL)
in
A Labor Dep't survey of hours
raises even beyond the limits of
roots
for
the federation's postwar
Seattle,
take
time
out
to
brush
up
on
their
swimming
form
in
the
the little steel formula may be and earnings during May, releas
program.
YWCA
pool.
granted when the employer ed last week, found that "Aver
grants them voluntarily and age hours worked per week for
where he gives assurance that he manufacturing industries declin
wUl not seek corresponding price ed to a level of 44.1 and weekly
jumps, (2) Wage raises in excep earnings to $46.03." The average
tional cases where take-home pay work-week in both the durable WASHINGTON (LPA)—Quick rounded out within a matter of is looked to as executor of the
has been drastically cut by loss of and nondurable goods groups was action to meet Great Britain's hours after Prime Minister Clem Labor Party's promise to nation^
overtime, incentive pay or by about an hour shorter than in home front problems at the same ent Attlee returned from the alize the mines of the nation.
April. Labor Dept. economists time that the war against Japan Potsdam Big Three conference.
Most of the Cabinet members
downgrading.
admit
that
there
has
imdoubtedly
is
prosecuted
is
expected
from
of
high rank are men in their
The newly elected House of
. These recommendations have
been
a
further
sharp
reduction
in
the
newly
organized
British
La
50's
and 60's. The "King'^ Privy
Commons got off to an "indecor
been submitted to Economic
both
hours
and
earnings
since
bor
government.
Coimcil"
which is the inner cab
ous"
but
vigorous
start
August
1,
Stabilizer WiUiam H. Davis for
May.
Cabinet
appointments
were
inet,
will
be composed of Ernest
which
combined
the
ancient
rit
approval. It is expected that they
Bevin,
Foreign
Minister, George
uals
with
singing
of
"The
Red
will be incorporated into an exe
Isaacs,
Minister
of Labor and
Flog,"
which
had
its
origins
in
cutive order which will be is
the days of the British general Nat'l Service, John Wilmot, Minsued by President Truman some
ister of Supply nad Aircraft Pro
strike in the early 1920s.
time after his return from Eu
rope.
The state opening of Parlia duction, Alfred Barnes, Minister
ment, which will hear the address of War Transport, and ShinwelL ^
Optimism in labor circles, how
of King George, does not take
ever, was not shared by employer
By BEN REES
place until August 15. Then the
groups and their publications.
The July 27 issue of the Execu NORFOLK — Shipping around activities was probably excuse Labor Party's program to carry
tive Policy Letter, published by the port of Norfolk has for the enough for the Coast Guard to out its election promises to build
the Research Institute of America past week been a little slow. We carefully place him in the ambul a better England for the common
for businessmen, stated confident did, however, put a full crew on ance that had been called for the men will be outlined.
ly that "Contrary to press reports the Cape Comfort and a full deck monkey-house boys, and carting The extent of the Labor victory
no fiat increase will be allowed. crew on an SUP C-2 and a few him off to the hospital before he became even more overwhelm
Nor will there be an automatic other replacements on ships that could convince them that he was ing as returns showed that six or
eight in ten voters in the armed
formula permitting raises to com were in port.
not sick but just resting.
forces
chose Labor.
pensate for lost overtime."
We are still trying hard to We are expecting several SlU
The
breadth of appeal of the
Employers were advised that make some coal-burning firemen ships to pay off in this port next Labor Party's program was also
"no attempt will be made to out of the "Monkey-house boys" week and are doubtful if we will
indicated in a listing of the oc
keep take-home pay at wartime that are sent to us, but without have men enough to man them. cupations of the newly elected
levels." Moreover, the publica much success. July in the stoke
BALTIMORE
Labor members of the House of
tion reported, WLB "is going to hold of an ocean-going towboat
MARINE HOSPITAL
Commons: 124 trade union of
•
consider the employer's ability to is unlike anything that the boys
ficials; 48 publishers, journalists CHARLES FULMEK
pay—a factor which has received had in school. In some instances
and writers; 45 municipal gov't
little attention up to this time." the boats have had to put into 'I thank thee Lord," the worker workers; 41 lawyers; 41 business WILLIAM PRIOR
said.
KARL JOHNSON
^
In determining ability to pay port and have these disillusioned
men; 34 schoolteachers;. 12 doc T. HEARRING
WLB may not be satisfied with youngsters carted off in an am "For all thy golden wheat.
tors and dentists; 12 cooperative PRESTON SMITH
reports of the company's account bulance to the hospitals. Which Enough to fill the world with
officials; 10 university teachers; EUS. ANDYA
bread
ants, but may investigate on its reminds me of an interesting oc
4 farmers; 3 civil servants; 3 JAMES BREWER
own, it was predicted.
curence that was occasioned the (Though 1 have none to eat).
ministers; 5 officers in the armed CARIE SHARTZER
Employers were also told that other day by one of these acts I thank Thee for the cotton bales forces; 2 peers; 1 policeman; and
C. MARTINEZ
"WLB recognizes that there may of mercy.
That tower high in air
5 miscellaneous professions.
J.
SHRIVER
be strike dynamite in this pro Jimmie Sparrow, the noted and To fend the world from wintry Prime Minister Attlee will be
LESTER
HEARRING
jected policy. With voluntary well-liked chef on the big Martin
gales
surrounded by a group of veteran KARL JOHNSON
cases, unions will be tempted to tug Eureka, had just returned (Though I have none to wear).
public officials in his cabinet. E. ANDYA
strike, to compel the employer to from his trip off and was sleeping
First
Lord of the Admiralty, bear
agree on the wage demand so that off the effects of the high-power I thank Thee for the whirring ing the brunt of the naval war CORRIE SHARTZER
wheels
JAMES BREWER
it can be submitted as a volun ed entertainment that he had
against Japan, will be Laborite WILLIAM MARSH
That
fashion
shoes
to
wear
'
tary case. Unless there is a been amusing himself with while
A. V. Alexander, who held the RAYMOND CARTER
Altho
the
stony
pavement
feels
switch in WLB thinking, this is ashore. Jimmie was on the
same post in the Churchill coali WILLIAM MYERS
• '^
going to be a top labor problem Focs'l head under the awning Unkind—when feet are bare.
tion cabinet. John James Law- PETE SADOWSKI
beginning this fall."
stretched out in repose. He was I thank Thee for the teeming son, an ex-coal miner, will serve
4 ft
Fringe adjustments, such as in full uniform, (the outfit that
herds
as sec'y of State for War. The
BRIGHTON
severance and vacation pay, will gained him the moniker of "Lieu That graze on grasses sweet.
second woman to hold a cabinet
MARINE HOSPITAL
be allowed without WLB permis tenant Sparrow") namely, a pair Though poUies throw me. empty post in Britain's history is Ellen
sion when the employer agrees of abreviated khaki shorts, bed
words
Wilkinson, Minister of Education. AMOS BUZZEL
and where they have been cus room slippers and an admiral's Instead of good red meat.
Miss Wilkinson held important PETE KOGOY
tomary in the industry or area. cap which was resplendant with
posts throughout the war, and M. ELIE
And though the landlord's heart
chaired the Labor Party confer- J. HINES
Labor members of the board, scrambled eggs and an • e x t r a
:
is coJ •
er-'e which d^ew up the election JOHN DU^Y
however, are expected to .un- large golden crescent moon.
Against my ^cst appeal
tinue then' fight for a much more As Jimmie's pace ashore had 1 thank Thf.s Lord, for all the pMiomi.
JOE INNIS
Miiiister .of Fuel and Power is
comprehensive relaxation of the been so hectv it had not fdlowed
ft ft ft
-^AJ
gold
Emanuel Shinwe 11, who has OYSTER BAY REST HOMR .
little steel formula than proposed him time fear a shave for a week That fills our vaults of steel."
worked in this field in the two
by the public members. Both or more and the pained and dis
=
AFL and CIO have agreed that tressful look that follows such
—Submitted by J.P.S. previous Labor governments. He HARRY GOODWIN
Attlee Fills Out His New Labor Cabinet
Norfolk Finds "Monkey House"
Boys Can't Cut The Mustard
Thanksgiving, 1945
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�Friday. August 10. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Eleven
fHE IVEEK'S NEWS IN REVIEW
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Lnion Members In Foreign Ports.
ball teams have commenced their
fall (?) practice, so pull out your
longjohns and shake the moth
balls out of your raccoon coat...
Navy will employ a T-formation
for the first time this year . . .
100 men reported for the Yale
ed (wartime) heavyweight, t^uite team . . . Didn't know there were
BASEBALL
In'^ the National League, the an upset. Walcott boxed rings a hundred men left in Yale . . .
Cjhicago Cubs have increased around Baksi, and managed to Johnny Adams, leading jockey
broke a collar bone when he fell
INTERNATIONAL
their lead over the Cards and the get in a few wallops himself.
off
a two-year old. Mint Quest at
Dodgers. The Cubs have won 41
CHITCHAT
The Pottsdam Conference of the Big Three is over. It will strip
of their last 50 games, which S/Sgt. Max Baer received a Washington Park, Chicago . . . Germany of her economic strength, leaving her incapable of waging
Ed
Wilson,
17
year
old
Topeka,
gives you an idea. Hank Borowy, medical discharge from the army
war. Germany will operate at a subsistence level, and the German
recently bought from the Yan- because of injuries received be-, Kansas, pitcher, hurled a perfect
people will be convinced "that they have suffered a total military
game—^no
hits,
no
walks,
no
runs,
"kees for $100,000, was brought up fore he entered the service , . .
defeat"
. . . Russia's intentions in the Far East were not mentioned
in
an
American
Legion
tourna
for reclassification by his draft Finland isj claiming the next
. . . Spain was warned not to apply for admission to the United Na
ment.
A
seven
inning
game,
Wil
board, and the Cub stockowners Olympic games. Said she was
tions organization.
didn't breath for two days. How supposed to have had the last one son struck out 19 of the 21 bat
ters
he
faced
.
.
.
Good
work.
The development of the atomic bomb may shorten the war con
ever, Hank was reclassified to called off because of war . . . Bersiderably. Japan cannot possibly stand that kind of punishment . . .
2-A> as "contributing to the war nie Bierman will coach the col
TROTTING RACES
40% of Hiroshima was destroyed by one atomic bomb . . . The next
^effort.:;.
lege All-Stars in their charity Titan Hanover, great trotter, war will, without doubt, be the last one . . . And the end of the
The Dodgers have recalled Tom contest against the Green Bay won the Hambletonian Stake in world, too . . . Ain't science wonderful?
Brown, kid shortstop, and are Packers ... Ed Kelleher, famous
A desperate famine faces Vienna, which is getting less food than
bringing up Ed Stevens, hard basketball coach, died in Germ straight heats, as was expected. the Germans . . . This despite the Big Three agreement that Austria
hitting Montreal first baseman, in any of a heart attack, while on a The three year old was made the was to be considered a victim rather than a satellite of Germany . . .
favorite a year ago ... So over Pierre Laval now in France to face trial for treason. Called Petain's
an effort to bolster the club in civilian mission for the army
the final stretch . ... Chicago looks j Catcher Joe Andrews went to the whelming a choice was he that "evil genius," Laval has testified in the former's trial, tightening the
' good, but don't sell the Cards or Phils from the Dodgers at the no bets were allowed on him in rope around the Marshal's neck.
the Dodgers short . . . Bob Cole waiver price . . . Larry MacPhail
Russia is making territorial demands against Turkey, who says
the mutuels . . . However, he won
man resigned as manager of the burning up the telephone trying
she
will fight rather than give in to force . . . Peace, it's wonderful
Braves, and Del Bi'ssonette, for to get new (and good) material $27,608.33, the winner's share of . . . Japan now has no battleships left in the fight . . . There is an
the $57,046.98 purse . . . the colt epidemic of infantile paralysis in Belgium. There were only two
mer Dodger first
sacker, took for the Yankees. i
tover . . . Coleman said he was fed
Shape of things to come: Foot has now Won nearly $60,000.
cases last May . . . The Zionists have renewed their fight for Pales
up with suffering . . . Just think
tine. The Arabs says they will resist it even if the Big Three back
.of poor old Ben Chapman, stuck
it . . . Turkey, Palestine, Poland, Iran, etc.—there's plenty of dyna
with the Phils.
mite to keep our peacetime life from becoming too peaceful.
In the American League, the
Russia's entry into the war marks the "period" to. Japan's death
race is tighter. Washington has
sentence. Says Senator Wiley (R., Wise.): "Apparently the atomic
put on a spurt and is breathing
bomb that hit Hiroshima also blew 'Joey' off the fence."
MONDAY. JULY 30. 1945
hard on the tail of the Tigers.
With the exception of the A's, all
AT HOME
National League
American League
the clubs seem to be very much
The Department of Justice, aided by the Treasury and Agricul
in the running. However, even
ture
Departments, have begun a drive against the black market, of
STANDING
OF
THE
CLUBS
STANDING
OF
THE
CLUBS
though the pennant battle is wide
which
there is plenty. Guys hashing big bills, a grand and up, will
open, there seems to be more in
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PC
GB
W L
PC
GB
be
asked
to explain where they got that dough. Story is that some
Chicago
63 34 .649
Detroit
53 40 .5 70
terest in the National League Washington
59 42 .584
6
54 42 .563
Yj St. Louis
of them, scared to pieces, are selling grand notes for $750 in small
Brooklyn
55 43 .56!
SYt
New York
50 43 .538
3
race.
bills. Banks would turn them in . . . New jet propelled plane flew
New York
54 47 .535
11
Chicago
49 46 .516
5
Yankee Manager McCarthy Boston
Pittsburgh
51 50 .505
14
48 49 .495
7
544
miles in 62 minutes. Pilot said he was taking it easy . . . The
46 55 .455 19
Cleveland
46 48 .489
7'/i Boston
still out. No definite word as to St.
43 53 .448 19'/2 civilian jeep will sell for $1,090.
Louis
45 47 .489
7/2 Cincinnati
26 73 .263 38
his condition or plans. One thing Philadelphia
32 62 .340 21J/2 Philadelphia
Some financial notes: The dollar has depreciated, and is worth
certain: Coach Art Fletcheronly 77 cents in Boston, according to the Department of Labor . . .
former manager of the Phils,
Major League Leaders
Consolidated Edison made a million dollars more this year than last
states he does not want the job
. Tide Water Oil made 2 million dollars more the first six months
if Mac decides to leave. That
CLUB BATTING
CLUB BATTING
of this year than in same period in 1944 . . . National Association of
leaves only 3 million candidates
PC Manufacturers calls for cut in taxes.
R
H HR RBI
H HR RBI TC
R
fpr the position ... Atley Donald, New York . 418
477 936 38 434 .284
825 . 44 389 .266 Chicago . . .
Hiram W. Johnson, Senator from California died at 79 . . . Wil
43 4 74 .279
Yank pitcher, 'was operated on Boston . .. . 370 860 39 333 .265 St. Louis . . 512 968
536 941 40 469 .277 liam O'Dwyer, DA of Brooklyn, resigned his position to run for
349 787 I I 306 .257 Brooklyn . .
Chicago . ..
for a frayed tendon in his right Washington 348 798 14 311 .251 New York ., 448 958 73 414 .272 Mayor of New York as a Democrat.. . . Newbold Morris is running
488 930 41 451 .2 72
327 762 34 300 .250 Pittsburgh .
Cleveland . .
arm. There is a possibility he Detroit
504 942 66 471 .268 for the same office, backed by Mayor LaGuardia, on a third,- "No
320 743 38 307 .245 Boston . . . . may return to action before the St. Louis . .. 332 755 38 305 .241 Cincinnati . , 323 800 26 300 .250 Deal Party" ticket . . . Other candidate is Judge Jonah Goldstein,
.233 Philadelphia
363 802 36 326 .245
end of the season . . . Mark Philadelphia 275 750 23 242
Republican.
Christman, third baseman of the
LEADING BATTERS
LEADING BATTERS
Severe shortage of sugar. There will be less cakes, pastries and
St. Louis Browns, was hit on the
PC soft drinks ... A midget television set will sell for $100, after the
G
AB R
PC
G
AB
R
head by a pitched ball in a game Cuccinello, Chicago 84 292 38 .329 Holmes. Boston.... 102 419 93 .365
with Cleveland . . . Last word is Stirnweiss, N. Y... 93 384 68 .318 Rosen. Brooklyn... 92 381 84 .362 war . . . Backers of postwar military conscription fear that the
Washington. . 92 377 56 .316 Cavaretta. Chicago. 99 378 77 .357 proposal will be defeated. Labor hopes they're right ... A bill pro
that he is resting comfortably, Case.
99 389 76 .337
75 266 55 .308 Hack. Chicago....
Lake, Boston
.307 Olmo. Brooklyn. . . . 94 383 50 .334 viding a hundred million dollar maternity and child care program
and will be back in about 10 days. Estalella. Phila.... 93 335 37
94 326 53 .334 has been introduced by Senator Pepper of Florida. This would pro
Boudreau, Cleveland 87 313 45 .307 Ott. New York
BOXING
vide to all women the care now given to the wives of GIs.
RUNS BATTED IN
RUNS BATTED IN
Tippy Larkin, veteran Garfield,
90
New York
62 Walker. Brooklyn
Jjew Jersey, lightweight decisive Etten.
86
R. Johnson. Boston
58 Olmo, Brooklyn
86
ly outpointed Willie Joyce, of Binks. Washington
51 Adams. St. Louis
Gary, Indiana, in Madison Square
HOME-RUN HITTERS
HOME-RUN HITTERS
Garden. Larkin, out of competi
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Workman, Boston
18
tion for a year, won the unani Stephens. St. Louis
15
GURREMT
EVENTS ..
SPORTS
Major League Baseball
Minor League Standings
mous votes of the referee and the
judges to beat Joyce, a 7-5 choice.
Larkin boxed beautifully to earn
this popular victory. In the semi
final, Jose Gonzales of Mexico,
128%, beat Pedro Firpo, of Cam
den, New Jersey, 131.
Other results: Chalky Wright,
former featherweight champ
knocked out Henry Jordan of
Philadelphia in 6 rounds . . .
Ruby Kessler, Brooklyn, fiattened Jackie Savino in the first . . .
Jbe Walcott, Merchantville, N.J.,
outboxed Joe Baksi, second rank-
12 Holmes, Boston
10 Lombardi, New York
10 DiMaggio, Philadelphia
R. Johnson. Boston
Etten, New York
Seerey. Cleveland
LEADING PITCHERS
Center. Cleveland . . .
Benton. Detroit
Muncrief. St. Louis .
Ferriss. Boston
Leonard. Washington
Newhouser. Detroit .
Bevens. New York . .
Wolff. Washington . .
Gromek. Cleveland . .
O'Neill. Boston
Lee. Chicago
Christopher. Phila. .
Grove. Chicago
Pieretti. Washington
Jakucki. ."t. Louis . .
G
16
15
12
23
19
25
18
20
21
17
19
24
21
26
22
W
5
10
5
17
12
17
10
12
12
8
11
11
9
10
10
L
0
2
1
4
4
6
4
6
6
5
8
8
7
8
8
PC
1.000
.833
.833
.810
.750
.739
.714
.667
.667
.615.579
.579
.563
.556
.556
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17
15
15 Montreal
Baltimore
Newark
LEADING PITCHl^RS
Jersey City
Toronto
G
W
L PC Syracuse
Cooper, St. L.-Boston. 20
9 2 .818 Rochester
Gables, Pittsburgh . . . 15
6 2 .750 Buffalo
Passeau, Chicago .... 22
II
4 .733
Wyse, Chicago
24 16 6 .727
SOUTHERN
Dock ins, St. Louis . . . 18
5 2 .714
Brecheen, St. Louis . . 12
5 2 .714
Gregg, Brooklyn
27 14 6 .700
Mungo, New York . . . 20 11 5 .688 Atlanta
Derringer, Chicago . . . 24 12 6 .667 New Orleans
8 4 .667 Chattanooga
Bowman, Cincinnati .. 13
II
6 .64 7 Mobile
Burkhardt, St. Louis . 25
Barrett, Boston-St. L.. 30 14 8 .636 Memphis
/ 4 .636 Nashville
Prim, Chicago
21
Strincevich, Pitts. . . . 23 10 6 .625 Birmingham
Sewell, Pittsburgh . . . 26
II
7 .611 Little Rock
w
70
55
55
55
51
45
44
37
L
36
47
48
50
51
56
60
64
FC
.660
.539
.534
.524
.500
.446
.423
.366
ASSOCIATION
W
69
63
65
58
45
39
38
35
L
36
39
40
43
57
64
66
67
PC
.650
.620
.612
.566
.450
.376
.3 72
.343
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
W
69
67
64
53
51
50
48
40
L
42
44
50
54
59
63
63
67
PC
.622
.604
.561
.495
.464
.442
.432
.3 74
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
San Francisco
Oakland
San Diego
Los Angeles
Hollywood
w
82
74
68
64
64
60
54
52
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�Page Twelve
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, August 10, 1945
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BUM^ri^
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Noll, William
Noren, Donald R
Norford, Alfred
Norford, C. Thomas
Nowakowski, Henry
Numumger, M
.69
10.15
2.25
2.25
12.82
5.83
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I
Unclaimed Wages
A. H. Bull Steamship Company
Tutt, Edward P.
Tye, Frank M. ...
U
Ulrich, Albert J.
Umphenoun, Dale L
Urbans, Oswald
Usher, Clifford
V
Valdes, Ramon
Valentin, Antonio
VaUus, Daniel
Van der Werker, H
Van Dyne, Wm
Van Kesteren, Herman
Van Laerhoven L
Vargas, Fernando
Vargas, Vincent
:..
Vargo, Frank
Vatle, Ingvald L
Velez, Pedro
Vence, John J
Verrier, Frank
Vezmar, Mile
Villanetiva, Bernaldo
Vipperman, Arthur C
Vogler, Louis E
Volpenheim, Paul A
43.24 _
.7l'»S
118.75
*2.29
27.96
4.38
2.25
ISeroff, Eugene
8.75 Stirewalt, Oliver
R
2.84
..... 7.82 Seltzer, Frank S
3.50 St. Pierre, Joseph L.
Rafferty, Eugene
Strange, James E
4.50
4.27
5.35
Sexton,
Harry
R
17.00
Bias
A.
Ramirez,
Gates, Raymond A
14.43
Strommen, Lyder K
11.73
26.53
.57'
Shackleford,
Claude
3.50
Luis
A.
Ramirez,
2.13
O'Brien, John
1.72
8.90
..... 60.38 Shaffer, Morris
1
5.69 Stubbs, Clarence
O'Brien, Vernon
2.25 Ramos, Francisco ....
Joseph
3.75
Stubbs,
David
A
4.50
1.42
'
Sharp,
Rauseo,
Angelo
H
7.82
Olgardt, Jack
3.75
8.53
2.25 Sullivan John J
5.55
7.07 Shebal, Robert A,
Olsen,
Herbert
3.00 Rawlings, Jerome
ir'
Sullivan
W.
W
4.50
85
Shemet,
John
28
8.75
27.00 Realbuto, Andrew
Olsen, Robert C
Suppa,
Frank
4.98
Short,
Donald
9.44
8.53
...«.l. 4.38
5.00 Reep, Therman
Orlin, Cyril B
37.14
18.00
.'.
11.03 Sutton, Cleaven
3.00 Shiper, James J
Orman, John A. W
6.75 Reid, Howard
Svanberg, Herbert A.
4.00
5.48
Shorf,
R.
A
2.92
Remolan,
Vincente
8.50
Orr, Eugene
7.20
Swisher, Charles
8.77
2.25
Sierra,
Ramon
R.
...•
.57
Renaud,
Albert
J
2.25
14.00
Ossou, Didier
Swokla, Walter
12.11
4.27
Silvia,
August
45.40
13.50
Leopoldo
Renta,
2.13
Ostling, Gunnar
3.00
22.99
86.40 Syrax, Philip
2.00 Simmons, Vincent
2.25 Reyes, Ciriaco ...
Overholser, Chas. D
Szewecki,
Lemel
5.25
12.00
x
Sites,
Oran
76.72
Reyes, Jose
16.88
Szyndro,
Leon
11.95
1.89
Skillman,
Anthony
14.22
Reyes, Jose
20.25
6.55
23.00*
2.25 Skinner, Andrew, Jr.
Padgett, Harry
11.16 Richardson, George
20.23
23.50
Skuzinsky,
Bernard
Richardson,
Lloyd
D
71.34
Padilla, Rafael
.... 2.71
2.70
3.75 Tait, Robert
3.50
38.37 Slaman, John
Pahapill, Johannes
.... 4.93 Richardson, Thomas
1.50
Nicholas
Tala,
8.53
2.25
4.06 Sloan, Austin D. —
PaUadino, Frank
.... 6.00 Richter, Carl
2.25
1.50 Tala, Nick
8.80*'
2.84 Sloan, Austin ....
Panis, Ramon G
12.31 Richter, Leo
27.73
2.50 Tala, Nicholas
2.75 Smith, Christian
Papisan, Edward E
1.42 Riddell, John W
Tandes,
Estoban
,
32.93
4.38
85 Smith, Curtis
Parker, Arthur E
2.25 Riebel, John
Taylor, Gerard
11."OO
Edward
5.12
3.75 Smith,
Parker, John W
123.02 Rinelli, John
Tetterton,
Chas
3.23
2.84
Parks, Chas. L
4.38 Smith, Floyd W
19.85 Rios, Juan
Theodorates, Gregorias M. 5.83
SS OTIS E. HALL
2.13
Parker, Leroy
8.36 Smith, Frank
5.51 Ritter, John W. .r.
Thomas,
Alex
2.25
The
following men that paid
.75
Parolls, John A
1.42 Smith, Fred O.
117.50 Ritz, Donald W
Thomas,
Burton
R
12.11
off
in
July
at Charleston have ex
8.25
Parrish, Wm
5.80 Smith, John C
28.15 Rivera, Carlos
Thomas, Joseph
5.69 plosive bonus and transportation
1.50
Parshall, Albert F.
2.63 Smith, Lambert K
.71 Rivera, Jose
Thomas W. J
6.75 money coming. Collect at Amer
9.30
Paskier, George
14.60 Smith, Robert
.... 9.76 Rivera, Juan Puig
Thomassen, Joseph
.28 ican Range Liberty Lines, New
.....
.33
Passina, Damian M.
75 Smith, Russell .....
3.11 Robelen, Raymond J
Thompson, Amos W.
43.24 York office:
«,
125.92
Patanaude, Arsene
14.22 Smolders, Jan
.75 Roberts, Osborne S
Thompson, Elma
2.25 James T. Devlin, Deck Eng.;
Smythe,
Julius
5.69
Patrick, Joseph
8.75
3.95 Robertson, Harvey
Thompson, Henry W. ... ... 2.25 Paul J. Cooke, Wiper; James L.
4.27
Patti, Laneria A
5.00 Snyder, Frank' A
4.62 Rodriguez, Gloriano
Thompson, Peter
2.25 Stevens, Bos'n; William T. Mack5.69
Pavelka, Rudolf
3.98 Snyder, Ronald A
„ 12.52 Rodriguez, Jose
Thompson, Robert
4.50 in. Deck Maint.; Norman S. Pro26.44
Pavola, Donald D
95.58 Solberg, Jens E.
2.25 Rodriguez, Juan
Thompson, Thomas E
2.25 van, AB; Robert A. Keenan, AB;
Solmon,
Edward
E
1.50
Pawlacyuk, John R.
Rodriquez,
Richard
1.42
117.03
Thompson, Nikko A
2.25 Pickett W. Lusk, AB; WiUey T.
1.50
Pearce, Otis M
4.27 Solomon, John
7.26 Rollins, Carrol J
Thorne, Allan
8.83
Lewis, Deck Eng., (Explosive bo
16.54
Pearson, W. A
118.75 Sonnenberg, Ed
16.92 Romans, Maurice
Thornhill, Earl J
8.83 nus only); August W. Deibel,
13.50
Soto,
Euslko
Peer, Chas. H
14.93
... 2.25 Ronquille, Chester
Thurman, Henry
;
3.44 Utility; Whitney G. Rankin, •
118 75
Pence, Garland W
1.50 Spain, Adron H.
2.25 Rosa, Evaristo
Tiligham,
Clarence
3.50 Steward; Staneslaw L. Baszkow-,
Penn,. Everette L
8.25 Spencer, Roger R. .........
3.50 Rosario, Jose
Tirol,
Manuel
G.
117.50
ski. Night Cook & Baker; Richard
3.75
Pendleton, Clayton L.
12.12 Spitz, Michael
2.13 Ross, Robert
Tkach, Walter .....JL
2.16 L. Stewart, Utility; Leon L. Reis
Spotts,
Walter
G.
1.50
Pepin, Rene
4.13
17.25 Roveal, Leon
29.75 er, Mess. (Submitted by Charles2.25 Tochinsky, Walter A
Perez, Anibal
6.25 Sprinker, Donald H
24.25 Rowan, Richard
Toomer,
Wm.
B.
2.25 ton Branch.)
5.69
Perno, Matteo J
16.54 Stafford, Geo. C
.. 35.55 Rozenfeld, Julio ....1
Tompkins, Ralph
9.59
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2.84
Perry, James J.
28 Staine, Wilfred R. ...,.
5.25 Rudis, Arthur
Touchstone,
Rex
J
2.84
5.25
SS KENAMR
Perry M.
1.50 Stallings, J. B
13.41 Rudloff, Leonard
3.75
2.84 Towler, Claiborne W.
Perry, Wai-dell
C. Rob'bins, Wiper, has 31 hours
42.66 Stanley, Goldman
1.42 Rue, Leslie
Trasmil,
Pastor
38.50
2.25
Peterson, O
coming—collect
at Calmar office.
2.84 Steenbiu-g, Earl E
8.40 Ruiz, Juan
1.67
8.25 Treinblay, Jos. A
Peterson, Murray A
5.69 Stein, Ralph R.
... 3.75 Ruley, Edward
44"
$
Trembley, Edward
31.63
3.75
Picone, Sabatino A
3.50 Stein, Robert J
... 10.38 Rumley, Alfred L
SS
MARINE
DRAGON
^
Treviso, Victor
21.98
3.12
Picot, Julien C
36.89 Stein, Theodore
2.40 Ruth, Jack Bernard
Turlington, Aldrige M
24.60 All haiids who were aboard orf
Steinrad, Marion
8.95
Pierce, Rubin
22.51
Turner, Dan ...
.83 May 16 and -17 have $1.50 each
Stewart,
Gordon
2.49
Pierce, William
... 95.62
Turner,
Melvin
2.25
due. Collect at Waterman, 19
5.69
3.00 Stigler, Emerson F
Pierce, William
.. 30.00 Saccucci, America
Rector
St.
28.94
3.50 Stilley, Joseph P. ...
Pierce, Winston
. 1.42 Sadler, Daymen I
t-S-S.
I
2.25
8.53 Stiner, Bill
Pietroskki
33.35 Seguin, Donald J
SS
JOSEPH
NICOLLET
Salis,
L.
R
:
2.22
Pignata, Frank A
1.50
3.27
Pike, Visnel H
76.77 Salmon, E. E
The following men should con The men who made the last
SlU
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San
Antonio,
Juan
2.25
Pitts, Kenneth D
14.38
tact the Beef Counter in the New trip, paying off in Galveston, are
NEW
YORK
SI
Beaver
St
Sanchez,
Herman
2.13
Plouffe, Normand
6.25
York Hall: Adolf Beckendorf, Al requested to send their launch
330 Atlantic Ave
1.00 BOSTON
Pohley, Fred R
!....... 4.32 Sanchez, Juan
bert Bowes, Nels Larson, Edward receipts, or a record of the launch
BALTIMORE
14 North Gajr St
fare they paid in Greece to Louis .
Sankup,
Joseph
H
2.13
Poldme, Rein
... 5.25
PHILADELPHIA ..i.. 6 North 6th St Ziegler, Howell Walker, James
Santos,
John
18.49
Polen, William J
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PI Bray, James Glidden, Harold Goffin, at the New York hall, so
... 2.13
that the company may reimburse
23.00 NEW ORLEANS
339 Chartres St Johnson.
Polenz, Arthur J
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HAWK BLASTS EMPLOYER DISTORTION OF ISSUES IN SIU WAGE DISPUTE
SEAMEN DEMAND USS END
MASTERS ON SCHWAB PLEADS INNOCENT
GRIMM ASKS AID IN ROBIN MOORE DAMAGE SUIT
NEW SERVICE AWARDS AVAILABLE
HAWK EXPOSES SHIPOWNERS' ABOTAGE
SEAMEN UNDER ARMY JURISDICTION
WITH THE THE SIU IN CANADA
FREDERICK IVES BACK FROM NAPLES
MONKEYS TAKE OVER, HAVE RUN OF SS HART CRANE
SS KENMAR PROVES TRAINING OF DELEGATES NECESSARY
DEFENDS STEWARDS AGAINST UNJUST CHARGES OF MEMBERS
MORE COMMENTS ON THE LOG
PRAISE AGENT'S THOUGHTFULNESS
PROBLEMS MUST BE SOLVED BEFORE UNION CAN ACT
HARD FACTS PUT THEM WISE
FREE RIDERS RUIN OWN FUTURE
CALLS DELEGATES SCHOOL GOOD IDEA
COMPLETES 104TH SAFE VOYAGE
STEWARDS GIVE AGENT BAD TIME
MATE WITH IDEAS
TRIP OF OTIS HALL PAYS BONUS
STRIKE DYNAMITE SEEN IN WLB'S WAGE PLAN
SPECIAL AFL REPORT WILL BE DUE IN AUG.
ATTLEE FILLS OUT HIS NEW LABOR CABINET
NORFOLK FINDS "MONKEY HOUSE" BOYS CAN'T CUT THE MUSTARD
THANKSGIVING, 1945
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
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NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 3. 1945
No. 31
SIU-SUP Position On ILO Meeting
Report Of The
Secretary-Treasurer
By JOHN HAWK
August 1, 1945
Regular Meeting
For the benefit of those members who were not
at the last meeting, and to bring the members up to
date on what is being done by the Union on the question
of getting the seamen an increase in wages:
At the last meeting I presented to the Union the
brief stating the facts and Union's contentions before
the National War Labor Board to justify the Union's
demand for wage raises. - This brief was printed in the
' Seafarers Log of July 20, while the Public Hearings be
fore the Board were held on July 19 and 20. The
Union's argiunents as well as the brief were put into
the record at the hearing. All the other maritime
linions were present at the hearing, and submitted
briefs and arguments that supported to a certain extent
the brief and arguments put forth by the Seafarers Im
ternational Union. However, they were limited in: cer
tain respects and the brief and arguments of our Union
were broader in scope. The brief and arguments enter
many more reasons for the Board to hang their hats on
and grant the wage raises.
For inslance, the NMU has for over a year howled
and complained in all forms of propaganda that they
were out for $200.00 per month for Able Seamen; yet
their actual demands before the Board show that the
NMU came in with a demand of $184.00 per month
for ABs.
On the other hand, the SIU came into the Board
not expressing the demand of a specific $200.00 per
month for ABs, but asking that the War Labor Board
set the wage rates in accord with the highest peak of
wages, by restoring to the take-home wages what has
been lost by the drastic cuts in the bonuses. This
position in the case of ABs is equal to or better than
{Continued on Page 3)
By MORRIS
It is the ILO's policy to try to eliminate sub-standard
conditions in industries and to try to bring them up to
the highest levels. The ILO's choice of the Sailors Union
of the Pacific-Seafarers International Union who have
fought for, won and maintained the highest wages,
working and living conditions in the industry over a
period of years is why we rightfully represent the
American seamen in the International field as well as
nationally.
I was delegated by the Sailors Union of the Pacific
and the Seafarers International Union to represent the
United States Seamen at the Meeting of the Special
Committee of the International Labor Organization and
proceeded to London where I attended all the meetings
of the Committee. This is my report of these meetings:
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the fol
lowing subjects:
1. Continuous Employment; 2. Entry; 3. Training;
4. Promotion to see whether there was any basis for
any international agreement, to be drafted by a tech
nical committee which was to meet in November. Our
Committee was not supposed to make any final deci
sions but only to give its opinion to the Technical Com
mittee. Anything the Technical Committee decides to
do'in November will have to be referred to a Special
Maritime Session of the International--Labor Office
which will meet in the early part of 1946.
The Committee was composed of twelve members,
four seamen's representatives, one from Norway, one
from the United States, and two from Great Britain
(one seaman, one officer), four shipowner's representa
tives, one from the United States, one from Great Brit
ain, one from Holland and one from Norway; four Gov
ernment representatives, one each from the United
States, Great Britain, Norway and France. Meetings
were held morning and afternoon from July 9th to 16th
inclusive.
The first and most important subject considered was
continuous employment. Although all members gener
ally were in favor of continuous employment, there was
considerable difference of opinion as to how this should
be obtained. The European seamen's representatives
thought this was a good time to press for International
agreement on this point for the post war period. Their
WEISBERGER
idea of how to get continuous employment was to set
up a pool system under which the seamen would be
either guaranteed employment or paid a certain percent
of sea pay while waiting for a ship. In principle we are
not opposed to continuous employment or being paid
while waiting. However, I took the position that al
though I was not against the European seamen getting
a pool system if they wanted it, we would not want it
for the United States as it would definitely interfere
with our rights under our "hiring hall" system.
Before the war the European seamen had no hiring
halls or pool system. They got their jobs either through
shipowner's office, a shipping crimp, off the docks,
Church agencies or through some influence. There were
often rankest discrimination and other abuses. One of
the worst abuses was laying men off while the ship was
in port. The majority of operators would lay off the
men without pay as soon as the ship hit the dock, even
if the ship was laying over for only a weekend. Only
the good "company men" would be rehired, on the Mon
day morning or when the ship was ready to go to sea
again. The European seaman thus had little or no se
curity at. all.
During the war the European seamen were frozen
in the industry by conscription. This was done by Gov
ernment regulated pools. While in these pools the sea
man got part pay even when not on a ship, but he had
to ship and go where he was told whether he wanted
to or not. The shipowners operated these pools with the
Government and although sitting in, the unions were
given a minor part. Even this was a better break for the
European seamen than they had before the war. They
felt, therefore, from war experience that they would
like to see some pool system in the post war period. The
European unions felt that the shipowners and the Gov
ernment should pay all the cost of the pool: If the sea
men were required to contribute at all, their contribu
tion should be very low.
The European shipowners, although they thought it
was too soon for International agreement, favored a pool
set up, provided: (a) they could limit the number of
men in the pool; (b) exclude men whom they, the ship
owner's thought undesirable; (c) set the standby pay
(Continued on Page 4)
Labor Leaders Breaking International Bread In New York
I
Leaders of Spanish and French
union movements met with Am
erican labor leaders recently in
New York. Much of their discus
sion dealt with eliminating antisemitism. "We will cleanse
France of anti-semitism," pledged
Leon Jouhaux, general secretary
of the French Trade Union Con
federation. Left to right are:
President David Dubinsky, Int'l
Ladies Garment Workers. AFL;
AFL Vice President Matthew
WoU; Adolph Held, chairman of
the Jewish Labor Committee,
Jouhaux. L. Grand, Jouhaux's
translator; B. Tomas. President of
the Spanish Trade Union Federa
tion. (LPA)
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Page Two
THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. August 3, 1945
LOG
SEAFARERS LOG
Vublhhed 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
HARRY LUNDEBERG
i
4.
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President
toy Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box 2 y. Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE -
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Washington Rep.
424 yth 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
For Four Watches
Every seaman who has ever beefed (and show us one
who hasn't) about the seemingly endless monotony of sea
watches on a long voyage, will welcome and gladly support
the Seafarers' stand for a four watch system at sea.
The maritime industry stands conspicuously alone
among the major industries in its adherence to the out-dated
56 hour ; week. Some shore-side industries have for many
years, and most have for the past decade, adopted the forty
hour work week as standard practice.
The American merchant marine is the largest and has
the finest ships of any in the world. It has always led,
thanks to our militant unions, in improving wages an|d con
ditions for seamen. The time has now come to take the
next big forward step, the introduction of the four watch
system.
SIU COLLECTS FROM
NMU CONTRACT CO.
From The
Assistant
Seo'y-Treas.
"T was the night before payday
and all thru my jeans
Incorporated as a major platform in its postwar policy, A young man by the name of
I
hunted
in vain for the price of
the four watch system will be advocated by the SIU along Gordon French made his first trip
some
beans;
to sea recently on the Bacon, a
Not a qucurter was stirring, not
with other important issues for the betterment of Ameri coastwise tanker operated by
even a jit.
Tankens,
Inc.
After
a
short
trip
can seamen.
French quit because of illness
The kale was off duty; milled
What is the four watch system? As the term suggests, and went back to his home in
edges had quit;
Chilicothe,
Ohio.
Forward, turn forward, O Time in
it provides for a forty hour work week by adding another
By LOUIS GOFFIN
But when French tried to col
thy flight
full watch to both deck and engine departments. Instead lect his wages by mail he didn't
Make it to-morrow just for a
After
quite
a
spell
of
arguing,
of the present 4 and 8 rotation, it would provide for a 12 have much hick and aft.er several
night."
fruitless letters he thought about the beef concerning the taking of
hour break between watches.
writing to the SIU. He had sign soundings on week-ends at .sea
ed
an SIU pledge card while ser on a number of Calmar ships has due will be in the next issue of
Plans are being worked out to include the Steward
ving on the Bacon and had re been settled in the Union's favor the Log. A couple of beefs with
Department in the forty hour week, as well, either by car membered the organizer telling
and is now payable at the Calmar Bull are now in the process of
rying m.ore Steward Department personnel to alternate in him how beefs were taken up
being settled.
office, 44 Whitehall Street, New
galley and serving duties, or in compensating these men for and squared away for SIU mem
Again I want to state that if
York City, to the men whose any beefs come in on Moran Tug
bers.
the 16 hour differential.
Although French is not an SIU names are listed below. This beef Boats, make sure that the skip
man
and Tankers, Inc., is en NMU concerned ten ships, and in the per of the ship signs his name to
All seamen who have stood sea watches on a three or
contracted outfit. New York Pa
four months voyage, especially in peacetime when turn trolman Joe Algina called the future it will be paid at the regu the disputed overtime sheets.
arounds are fast and port stops are short, know how hard
lar payoffs without being dis Brother Hawk and I spent a
day in Norfolk lining up the pro
this system is on physical and nervous capacities. After
puted. This proves that by being posals for the Chesapeake Fer
chow, washing clothes and other routine shipboard duties,
persistent sooner or later the good ries, and we should have an
the seaman has little time to partake of even the meager
beefs will pay off. The following agreement shaped up for negoti
ating very soon.
recreational facilities now available on board ship. The four
are the men involved;
watch system would provide time for adequate rest and
P. T. O'Sullivan, 5 hours; M. Norman Okray and George
Thompson have transportation
some of the spare-time diversions enjoyed by workers
Moore, 20 hours; B. Carmon, 4 money coming to them. The
ashore.
^
hours; L. Wyner, 37 hours; J. money will be forwarded to the
Blanco, 5 hours; C. Martin, 21 New York Company office where
Also important is the fact that the four-watch system
hours;
Disaro, 32 hours; D. E. it may be collected.
will open up thousands of additional jobs and provide a
Kaplan, 12 hours; E. Duncan, 22
livelihood for many men who have gone to sea since the
hours;
S. H. Cooper, 7 hours.
war started, who like the sea and wish to make it their
profession.
tanker company, explained the Attention Robert Weisman:
situation and not only got the lad have just received a notation
To any argument on the part of the shipowners that paid for the five days he spent on from Savannah stating that you
such a system is impractical or too expensive, it need only the ship, but the company gave have $3.90 coming. Write to South
be pointed out that the present three watch system, which him an extra day to make up for Atlantic in Savannah.
is required by law on American ships today, was not so "lost time."
Needless to say, young French The beefs submitted by Mobile
many years ago fought tooth and nail by the shipping in intends
to go out on an SIU trip on the Colabee are now being
terests as a "radical innovation."
squared up, names and amounts
card on his next trip to sea.
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Friday, August 3, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
The Report Of Secretarylreasurer
By PAUL HALL
(Continued from Page 1)
$200.0(f per month, as well as
comparable raises in other
ratings.
At the July 19 and 20 hearings,
the Chairman of the War Labor
Board and the whole Board, in
cluding the CIO labor members,
of which Van A. Bittner of the
CIO was one—and he is prob
ably one of the smartest and most
progressive leaders of the CIO—
came out and asked that the
NMU remove its pickets since
they were not hleping but were
damaging the seamen's case for
wages, while they were pending.
The Chairman of the Board,
Dr. Taylor, stated:
"The War Labor Board has
a policy of not acting on mat
ters during a strike or under
pressure. There is none in this
case, and the War Labor Board
has not mentioned up to this
time certain picketing which is
going on of other government
al agencies, because the Board
has not felt that it was of such
a nature that it would influence
the Board in its handling of
the case. It's a mater that the
Board has to determine at the
conclusion of this hearing.
"I would like to recommend
for the whole Board that we
very strongly urge that those
pickets be removed in order to
enable the Board—so that that
question might not be raised at
all during a consideration case
as to whether or not there was
a situation over which it would
make it difficult for the Board
to proceed.
"As I say, none of the Board
members have felt that it's a
factor that it had to take into
consideration. I think it would
be good insurance for the whole
situation if those pickets might
be removed. I don't know
whether any Board members
want to add to that? (No re
sponse).
"Is that aU there is, then?"
Mr. Bittner said: "I just want
to say. as I have told some of
the officers of the Maritime
Union, I join with the Chair
man of the Board in asking that
that not be done when these
cases are pending."
That is taken from the official
record of the hearing. From that,
all our members can see that the
NMU's maneuvers with their pic
kets are not helping the case for
the seamen any, while the deci
sion of the War Labor Board is
pending. In view of the fact that
this Board has asked that the
NMU remove its pickets, it ap
pears to me that the actions of
the Communist officials of the
NMU in forcing their members to
picket are prejudicing and en
dangering a favorable decision
for the seamen. After all it is this
Board that makes the decision
and not the public on the street.
As a matter of fact, the NMU's
phony maneuvers with their pic
kets is like a small boy saying
to a big bully with a big stick:
"Go ahead! Hit me! I won't do
anything about it!—I won't strike
back! See the sign, it says 'No
strike' Mister, see?" So the bully
with the big stick belts the small
boy, hard, very hard.
Since the hearing, the Union
has received the verbatim trans
cript of the record and has pre
pared comments to break down
the companies' arguments. This
is a nine-page brief that will ap
pear in the Seafarers Log of Aug
ust 10 in full, for it is too long
to read here. This brief supports
the U n i o n's contentions, and
(Contintied on Page 8)
The system of mailing the Log to each ship has been in practice
for two issues now and no doubt but some of our ships are now
receiving their bundles. This can be considered'as one of the most
important steps taken by the SIU in recent times as it will furnish
our members with news of their union's activities in all parts of
the world. Considering the comparative small outlay involved, this
is one of the wisest investments ever made by this union.
There are, however, several more things which can be done to
improve and guarantee proper distribution of our paper. The most
• vital of these things is, of course, for each of our ship's crews to dis
tribute copies of the Log that they receive in transit in all ports
touched auring the trip. For a long time, our members have com
plained about not seeing the Log in foreign ports, bars and various
«lubs. Now is the opportunity for all of us to remedy the situation.
No only can this system of distribution be regarded as a conveni
ence for the membership, but should be regarded as another means
of education.
It is up to us to increase our paper to an even larger size and
expand the news carried in this paper, so that the Log will be pn
even more effective educational instrument. The membership can
help on this particular thing by writing regular letters to the paper,
giving their points of \^iews on various problems affecting the union,
es well as news of their particular ship and crew. Thus, not only
will we have a well-distributed paper to be used as an organiza
tional and educational weapon, but we will also have news about
our rank and file members—^which, of course, is as it should be.
All of you fellows, before you ship on your next trip, ask your
The Story of the SIU, as told in pictures, is now beginning to cover the waterfront
union officials for some of the forms which are being distributed to on all coasts. Last week a 16 page picture book, entitled "This is the SIU," came off the
aU ships for the purpose of gathering ship's news. Thus we will
press and is causing much enthusiatic comment from SIU men and the labor move
have taken one more big step towards streamlining our organization
ment generally. Printed in two colors, the book traces the activities of the SIU in serv
iand towards the education of our membership.
ing a typical union member from the moment he comes ashore until he again signs on
^ X X
job it is doing. Many an Isthmian congratulate you on your booklet,
The lounge floor in the New York hall is beginning to take on a ship.
Photogi-aphs and illustrative man has had his eyes opened by 'This Is The SIU.' It's m-odern
a real clubby atmosphere now, especially so with the addition of
the new gear and games. We just had an addition to the gear on cartoons show the SIU New York the graphic story told in "This Is appearance, combining good writ
ing, photography, illustrations
that deck which is attracting lots of interest. This is a knot board Hall from top to bottom. Bag The SIU."
made by Warren Wyman, one of our members who hails from New gage room, recreation deck, dis One of the most attractive and typography, makes it an out
patching hall, beef windows, pieces of literature published by standing publication. P ri n t i n g
Orleans.
membership
meetings, they are any union, the book was com matter of this sort adds to the
Some of you fellows will probably remember the knot board
all
there
in
picture
and story.
mended last week by the AFL. A prestige of the American Federa
that Warren made for the SIU Hall in New Orleans. It was quite a
Produced by the Educational letter from Lew Johnson of the tion of Labor and your own In
large job and a damn good piece of workmanship. Quite a few of
the members showed a keen interest in this work as it was being Department, the book is intended Labor League for Human Rights, ternational."
The book is available to the
done by Warren, and they asked him to teach them a little of his primarily to aid the current or said:
ganizing campaign. And a good "May I be among the first to membership at all SIU halls.
"know-how."
There are still a couple of more things to be put into this lounge
floor before we figure it is complete. The next item to be obtained
is the installation of Venetian blinds on either end of this deck so
that v/e can have educational movie shorts as well as feature pic
tures for the fellows. Quite a few of the boys have inquired as to the
possibilitj' of such an arrangement, and after investigation, it was
found that such arrangements could be made very easily.
SIU PICTURE BOOK OFF THE PRESS
iti
i
As predicted here a while back, dipping and business on the
east coast is gradually declining over its past high level. At the
same time, it is increasing in the Gulf coast area to some extent,
iand in the wesf coast area to a large extent. We can look for fur
ther reductions of shipping in this area until such time as the Japianese war is over.
Shipping, after that day, of course, is unpredictable, as we do
hot know whether the operators will put their vessels in their regu
lar trade routes, or whether they will continue on the same basis
they are on now.
'
We can be certain of one thing—^that shipping fox the east coast
ports will probably never again-reach the peak that .it did at the
high point of the European war. The redistribution af shipping,
however will allow a lot of our members to ship from what was
normally their home port.
X
X
X X
The new organizational booklet which was referred to in this
column recently, entitled "This Is The SIU" is now off the press, and
Ss being distributed among unorganized seamen. This booklet was|
designed by the Log artist, Bernard Seaman and Log editor, Floyd
Utiller, for organizational work.
It seems that most of our members who have seen ihem want
these books to send to their homes so they can let their people know
Bomething about the union they belong to. For that reason, our 3rd
floor Librarian, Jimmy Stewart, has made an arrangement which
should be helpful to them. He now has a number of tbese books on
hand in manila envelopes and upon request of .a member, and pay
ment of postage, he will send a copy to any addres.'s desired.
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Weisberger Reports On London Conference
American seamen are generally in a better position in unacceptable, and this position is set forth in bur joint
(Continued from Page 1)
statement.
rates at a low figure; (d) have sub-pools or separate this respect than the seamen of other countries.
ft
company controled pools on the side (e) limit their ob
On the question of entry there was no general agree
3. Collective bargaining agreements also contain
ligation to the men in the pool for a short term of years; provisions regarding the method by which men are ment that this was a proper subject for international
(f) reduce the men in the pools if they thought there employed or hired, and by which a fair system of em agreement at this time.
were too many for the industry. They stressed that ployment is guaranteed to those seamen who do not
whoever paid the biggest part of the cost of the pool desire continuous employment at the expense of free
TRAINING
On this subject it was generally agreed that the man
should run it, and have the right to discipline the sea dom of action. The nature of service at sea is such that
men. They knew that they would have to pay for most many men whose career is the sea do not desire con ner and method of training should be handled by the
of the cost, and wanted to control the scheme before tinuous service at sea but in varying degrees desire various nations according to their own systems and
customs. I stressed that the best method of training was
they would agree to contribute to its cost.
intervals ashore. No scheme which would require of an
The European Governments could not well afford to American seaman more time at sea than he himself de actual experience aboard ship and that there were no
be again.st any scheme wanted both by the shipowners sires, failing which he would be eliminated from the schools ashore that can teach a man his trade aboard a
ship
and that
tlxiu the
tuc unions
uxuuxxa as
ao they
tiicv xxau.
tu xc^ugixx^c;
wiat the
wic seamen
dcaxxxcxx
.
A
oixx^ axxvi
xixai, the
tiic only
\/xixj way
v*c*jr a
o man
AAAUAA can
V-W** learn his
***»» business
and
had to
recognize that
were entitled to something in return for their services
is to go to sea. Our organization has always been opman. Any detailed scheme such as pooling almost inevit posed to shore training for seamen, that is not only
rendered during the war.
ably will impair some of these rights and privileges, and now, but also in the days of Furuseth we took the same
During the discussions on this subject, I made it
to that extent would be unacceptable in the United stand. There is nothing •wrong with the system of a
plain, that although I had no objection to the European
States.
man learning his business gradually at the place where
seamen getting any pool scheme they wanted, the
United States seamen would not want any such scheme
4. Freedom of men to enter the industry and to he works and we believe that a seaman must learn his
in the United States. My reasons for taking this posi leave it at will is at the heart of the United States way business aboard a ship.
tion were as follows:
of living. A detailed guarantee scheme which limits this
It was brought out by the European representatives
The American seamen are unwilling to surrender any freedom in any way would be unacceptable.
that under their proposed pool and training system that
of the rights they have fought for and now enjoy. One
5. Present working conditions of U. S. Merchant if there were too many seamen in any one particular
of these they fought hardest for and value the most is Seamen and present employer-employee relationships rating and a shortage in another rating, a man would be
the right to control their destiny through their own are the result of a long history of labor relations and forced to take training in another rating and if he re
"hiring halls". From 1912 to 1921 the seamen had their collective bargaining. No system would be acceptable fused he would be expelled from the industry. For ex
own "hiring halls". Those years the Unions were strong which proposed to eliminate or diminish any of the ample: If a man had been going to sea for a number of
and the men were well represented and got their rights. rights and privileges of seamen or operators thus es years as an Able Seaman and it was found that ABs
A disastrous coalition between the shipowners and U.S. tablished, or substantially change the system thus built were too numerous and cooks were short, he would be
Government officials caused the strength of the unions up. The European pool system being discussed in detail then be forced to train for that rating and accept em
to be destroyed and from 1921 to 1934 we had Govern here is based on a different background, and different ployment whether he wanted it or not. This is one prac
ment pools, shipowners' pools, shipping crimps and dis practices, and in so far as any scheme should seek to tice we have always fought against and will not tolerate.
criminations and other abuses resulted. Certain com substitute such European background and practices for
It was also pointed out that in the United States a
panies discriminated against seamen because of age and those of the United States, it would be unacceptable to
training program would not be needed because of the
required rigid medical examination. Buying jobs was the American Industry as a whole.
large number of experienced men now in the industry,
practiced. There was no equal distribution of jobs. Some
men were favored, and others had to spend long periods
6. Fundamentally, the American Seamen have to the probability of men leaving the Navy for the mer
ashore. Blackballing systems developed. Friends of the day great control over their conditions of employment chant marine and the inevitable post-war demobiliza
shipowners or politiciahs without experience were given and are, through collective bargaining, in a position to tion of part of the United States merchant marine.
jobs while qualified seamen stayed ashore without insist on the highest standards which the industry can
Every member agreed that any program for officers
means of support. College boys were shipped in the economically support. The seamen are not willing to
training should be equally open to any man and that
summer depriving bonafide seamen of jobs. Seamen who surrender any of these rights to control their destiny to
there should be no discrimination against any man
didn't carry favor with the officers by doing extra odd the Government or employers for any debatable guar
merely because he learned his seamanship in a particu
jobs, such as washing the mate's clothes and getting antee of continuous employment, and the employers are
lar way.
him a bottle, didn't get shipped out again. Anyone not in favor of governmental interference.
aboard ship complaining about conditions such as food
PROMOTION
7. Application of unemployment insurance to sea
or quarters was blackballed.
The committee generally agreed that an Interna
men and extension of their welfare benefits are pres- "
In 1934, after a bitter fight by the American seamen, ently being studied and considered by the Congress and tional standard should be set for ABs based on 3 years
we were able to get our own hiring halls again and all the execuitve departments. The present trend is to ac experience at sea followed by an examination, as is the
peace time law in the United States. The United Statqs
these abuses were abolished. We feel that if a pool
complish greater continuity of service by a variety of representatives as well as the European seamen's repre
scheme were established under joint control of Govern private arrangements looking to vacations with pay,
ment and shipowners with a minor part played by the periodic work ashore, retirement pensions, etc. We be sentatives favoi-ed certificates of competency for all
union, the above abuses would eventually return after lieve that this approach is as sound as any one inter rated men based on sea experience and examination.
a short time. The European seamen may think they are national ccheme proposed here considering the present The European Government and shipowners' represen
tatives, especially the British, were opposed to any cer
better off under a pool system because they never have state of world affairs.
tificates of competency and felt that this would be detri
had our system, the American seamen would certainly
not. American seamen don't want continuous employ
Therefore, although sympathizing with the general mental to their interests, for it would raise the seamen's
ment at the cost of a return to these abuses.
objectives discussed, it is deemed unlikely that the pay and standards.
During the time the meetings were going on, I talked United States would ratify any international conven
The union's position has always been that ho seaman
with the American Government Representative, Com tion requiring adoption of a "pool" system inconsistent should be rated or promoted to any job unless he is
modore H. C. Shepheard and the American Shipowners' with the foregoing.
qualified to handle that rating, as every man is expected
(signed) Robert C. Lee, Owners Member,
representative, Capt. R. C. Lee. I found that they also
to carry his own end aboard ship.
Morris Weisberger, Labor Member,
were against the pool system for the United States for
H. C. Shepheard, Government Member,
CONCLUSION
many of the same reasons as our organization's were.
All the subjects which this committee discussed will
We discussed the question fully and then wrote a joint
The Committee reached no definite conclusions on be again rehashed by the Technical Committee which
statement which we all signed giving our position in
the question of continuous employment, but a report of will meet in November in London. Those Committees
regards to applying any pool scheme to the United
the discussions was made and is to be sent to the No will have before them a report of our committee's dis
States. This statement was made a part of the report of vember meeting.
cussions. What the Technical Committee will do is any
the committee. It speaks for itself and is here quoted:
bodies guess.
ENTRY
"STATEMENT OF THE U. S. POSITION ON PROPOS
On this subject the European representatives* recog
However, I believe that at least on the subject of
ALS ON CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT"
nized that if a pool scheme were adopted, some quali continuous employment the report of our meeting will ,
The United States members of the Committee rep fications and restrictions on entry of men into the pro show that there are more difficulties connected with
resenting labor, management and Government agree fession would be necessary to keep the industry pool any International agreement on the subject than can be
generally with the general principle that increased con from getting overcrowded. They were also in favor of solved by the Technical Committee, even if it was con
pre-sea training as a condition of entering into the in sidered worthwhile to make an agreement without the
tinuity of employment among seamen is desirable.
dustry. I stated that the American seamen felt that any
An attempt to specify in detail on an international American, who is physically fit, and desires to go to sea, United States being a party to it.
basis a particular method of realizing this objective, should be allowed to go to sea, the same as any other
On the question of Entry, Training and Promotion
which would exclude or limit in any way alternative Amreican is allowed to follow a trade of his own choos it was generally agreed by all parties concerned that
methods, would present a great many difficulties. Some ing ashore. We do not believe that any board, whether these were strictly problems to be handled nationally
of these difficulties are:
it is composed of representatives of unions, operators and could not be settled on an International basis.
1. The inevitable post-war demobilization of a part and the Government should have the final say as to
As to continuous employment as proposed under the
of the United States merchant marine and the difficulty whether a man should be able to go to sea. Further, it pool set-up it is a form of regimentation and the Amer
in assessing the size of the post-war merchant marine has long been the determined union policy that the ican seamen have not signified their willingness to give
with any degree of accuracy makes it impossible to proper way to make -a man a seaman is to put him up their freedom for. a semi-Govemmental-shipowner
measure imdertakings of any detailed comprehensive aboard a •••'hip as a beginner and let him leam the busi controlled set-up.
plan of continuous employment with any degree of prac ness right from the beginning up.
The American Government and shipowner represen
Adoption of such proposals as introduced at this*
ticability at this time.
tatives agreed with me that' freedom of men* to enter conference Can only mean Governmental control of
2. Existing practices in the United States merchant the industry and to leave it at will is at the heart of ships after the war and the end of private operation on
marine permit continuity of employment in so far as the United States way of living. A detailed guarantee a world-wide basis. The union is opposed to this and
the seamen may desire, and it is oxir view that the scheme which limits this freedom in any way would be will fight it to the fullest extent.
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LOG
Page Five
Week Of The Big Wind is Over
By STEELY WHITE
The week of the Big Wind is trations to show the system of ging instead of zagging), Curran
gone and won't be back for an packing by the CP, and the job was assured that the "opposition"
other two years, if the NMU set done on the boys from the ships. would bury the hatchet during
up lasts that long. We refer to All these mongrels of the CP the "Convention."
the rubber stamp, Communist- spoke for the rank and hie, more,
"You must hang together or
controlled "Convention."
they were the "rank and file," but you'll all hang separately. The
This time no preacher opened forgot to mention that they meant members will get you," both fac
the Stalin sideshow with a pray the rank and file of the commun tions were told. (This advice was
er for divine guidance as in for ist party. There should be a dif taken, and so they were saved—
from the rank and file.) And so
mer years. Now that the com ference.
'Arry Bridges was conspicuous they congratulated each other
munist line has changed again
by Stalin's direct orders and their by his absence. 'Arry is playing publicly and brought each other
subservience to Moscow is so ob it safe just now and lying doggo. war bonds—at the membership's
JOHN MARTIN. OS—I intend vious to all, no preacher could Too many articles about 'Arry expense as usuaL
to keep shipping out on the east window-dress their party-line in the New York Times re his
Peace and silence reigned with
coast. From what I hear the Pa
convention enough to fool the policy of cooperation with the Curran in the chair — since he
cific runs are long and I'd hate to
employers made it extremely dif was blind to the few honest sea
seamen.
get stuck on a long trip with bad
Except for the Old Reliable, ficult for even the master minds men who raised their hands, who
chow or officers who are hard to
to use him.
he knew were not members of
get along with. Fve been to ports Admiral Russel R. Waeshe, who
The fierce fight that was sup the "Party." Issues dealt with?
like Antwerp and Rotterdam and gave them a Police Lecture as posed to break out between the But why ask, actually it was is
for the fiin you can have there head of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Curran-Stone (Stein) clique and sued evaded. There were resolu
the difference in bonus money be high array of brass hat officials the Myers-McKenzie-Stack-Rog- tions against the State Dept.,
tween the east coast and the west usually attending these Commun an-Smith gang or opportunists against Franco Spain; against
coast isn't worth it. Of course, ist soirees was missing. Walshe within the CP did not material Argentina; for Tito in Yugo
the Atlantic is rough, and it's no was duly thanked by the erst ize. After a trip to see William slavia; for the Daily Worker; for
fun being tossed around in a Lib while "class collaborationists" Zigzag Foster (who is now zig(Continued on Page 10)
erty in the winter, but getting to who acted as fingermen for the
CG
in
the
NMU
during
the
war
see interesting ports during a
trip is what will keep me on the years. No easy job to disentangle
themselves at once.
east coast.
The convention was marked by
an obvious fact, the non-com
munists were missing except for
ANTHONY SIRACUSA, OS —
a few sent by ships crews.
It's the west coast for me as far
These non-communist strangers
as entertainment is concerned,
found themselves surrounded by
even though I come from New
a packed Convention pre-cooked
York. The girls out there—and
and pre-heated in the Kremlin on
believe me they are really nice—
13th Street. All the resolutions
By FRENCHY MICHELET
treat -you as though you were
were made to order. To see that
There's nothing like travel to of charm to this fairyland of col
somebody. Around New York
no harsh rank and file voice broke
broaden
the mind. People who or. It is difficult indeed to recon
they act as though they do you
the spell, the rulers of the GPU
stay too long in one place broad cile this surface beauty with the
a big favor just to say "hello". On
seated themselves as heads of the
en nothing but their bottoms—as actual misery and squalor of the
the west coast the girls like you
Resolutions Committee (Freder
witness those WSA donkeys who p'^ople. But let's get ashore and
even if you don't have a big pay
ick N. Myers) and Constitutional
have grown pot-bellied and dim- see something of the town.
off to spend on them. And the
Committee (Ferdinand C. Smith).
witted from sitting on their fan
After a visit to the purser to
. difference in the bonus means a
Thus the charmed circle was
nies
and braying at the moon of draw our hundred bolivars ($33.lot, too. Figure out the difference
complete and all the Party mem
reason.
00), we join the boys at the gang
in just a three months trip and
bers had to do was vote "aye" to
Moved by a horror that some way for the ever-new thrill of
you have a good dollar-and-cents
the proposals piped in from the
member of our organization going ashore. Our party consists
reason for grabbing a ship out of
Kremlin.
might grow as dense as these of Buck Newman, Johnny Glass,
Frisco or San Pedro.
Communist party hacks out
august gentlemen from mere Frank PoUander and "Whitey"
did themselves as "orators" be""i
4."^ want of opportunity to get around Klacnowiz. (Brother Klacnowiz,
fore this hand-picked collection _ , .
®
and observe things for himself, having a . practically unpronouncby
blowing
the
smoke
of
high
FRANK KOBa OS — There
we have determined to write
able surname, has been affection
are more good ports and more sounding phrases and appropriate series of travelogues designed to ately rechristened "Clappypretty girls to see when you ship gestures into their eyes. Loud enlarge the horizon of the entire Bitch").
out of the east coast. The Pacific hurrahs led by the keepers of membership.
After running the gamut of
doesn't have any places like Rio, the trained seals, most of whom
We propose to visit museums pimps and panderers who infest
Santos, or Buenos Aires. And liv were on the party (pardon me and historical shrines, to note the the waterfront, we soon, find our
ing conditions ashore between NMU) payroll, riding on the peculiarities of manners and cus selves on the Avenedio del Monte.
trips are better on the east coast backs of the members on the toms of the various peoples, and Here, one minute's walk from
than out west. I pulled into Frisco point of production,
to inquire into their political and the docks, we find a two-storied
I even saw the perenial com
last December, but I came right
economic lives. If we should be stuccoed building boasting a sign
back to this coast to ship out munist "delegate" WiUiam Pen occasionally found patting the suspended over the sidewalk
again. Who wants to spend six or man there. Last time he showed posterior of some wayward maid bearing the old familiar legend
eight months oh a Liberty and up, he was "delegate" from the en in a local cat house or sipping "Bar Americano."
not get ashore except on some SS Keystone. This was on July 2, a potent beverage in a wayside
Brother, look to live long en
deserted island when you cem go 1942. The packed convention of gin mill, we feel sure that the ough to witness the miracle of
to places like the Texas Bar in CP members forgot to inform the membership will realize that it's the NMU collecting disputed
NMU members that the SS Key
Buenos Aires?
all done in a spirit of selfless sci overtime or the Commissars ac
stone had iDeen sunk off the
entific inquiry.
tually settling a beef in a memAzores early in February of that
Let
us
begin
our
tour
with
Oiler's
favor, but don't ever, ever
year. That was Penman's last
expect
to find a port on this good
visit
to
the
Venezulian
ports
of
trip. Many of the crew were lost
green
earth
that doesn't boast a
Puerto
CabeUo.
If
the
reader
and the rest scattered over the
JOE PETRUSICH, OS — While
"Bar
Americano."
seven seas. No convention meet will but faithfully dog our foot
you're waiting for a ship on the
As we cross the street to enter
ing had ever been held because steps for the day we promise to
bast coast there are plenty of
this
tropical paradise we are con
get
him
back
to
the
ship
simply
the convention call had not as yet
places you can go for entertain
fronted
with a sad, sad sight. A
crawling
with
culture.
been issued. No delegate had
ment. From my experience a sea
poor
little
dog-sized burro is
As the ship nears the entrance
been nominated. Yet here he was
man gets better treatment from
hitched
to
an
enormous cart load
as large as life, representing the to the small harbor, the city
hotels on the east coast than out
ed
with
luscious
fruit that would
Keystone, which no longer exist seems to smile sweetly in the
west. And here it isn't so far be
tax
the
strength
of a team of
tropic
sun.
Seen
from
the
deck
ed, and men who no longer lived.
tween ports. It's a long way from
horses.
The
unhappy
little animal
of
an
approaching
ship,
Puerto
Where he got the $75 convention
Frisco to Los Angeles and there
regards
us
with
a
countenance
of
expense fund supposed to come Cabello is a veritable paradise of
aren't any ports in between. On
unspeakable
woe.
We
are
deeply
from the crew is a mystery that color. The pastel shades of buff,
this coast you have Boston, New
only M. Hedly Stone, communist blue and ivory that adorn the moved because the unfortunate
York, Philadelphia. Baltimore,
National Treasurer of the NMU, buildings of all tropical cities little creature looks for all the
and several ports on the Gulf
lend an air of indescrible en world like a guy who has just
can explain.
coast close to each other so that
We could go on forever with chantment. The green-covered swallowed one of Shuler's ham
you don't have to travel far for
such examples, but cannot give hills that loom on the distant burgers.
a ship.
(To Be Continued)
space for more than a few illus- horizon lend an additional note
QUESTION: Where do you prefer to ship
out: from the east coast or the west coast?
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LOG
SHIPS' MINUTES AMD MEWS
Most Of Cape Falcon Crew
Face Charges As Performers
Precious Cargo
ALL SHIPS GET
FORM FOR NEWS On SS Sherwood
Almost every ship returning ^11
To help get news about the
A sad, but wiser, crew of the duct during the trip, few of them ships and about the member from the Mediterranean and the
Cape Falcon, Waterman C-2 that had sailed before on deep water. ship into the pages of the North Sea report having run
pulled into the port of New York Having quaffed a few stiff beers Seafarers Log, a m i m e o - close to drifting mines. The Rob
performers graphed form has been pre in Sherwood also came close to
last week, has learned to its sor these cork-drunk
were
all
for
"dumping"
the Pa pared and is being distribut some of this dynamite on her last
Just back from a voyage to row that the SIU doesn't want,
trip to Le Havre, but after firing
trolmen,
but
when
they
saw ed to all ships at the time of
Mediterranean ports, the crew of and won't tolerate, performers
several
rounds from the 3.5, the
Charlie
Simmons
and
Freddie
signing on, along with the
the James M. Porter, Smith and
who
destroy
ship's
property,
get
gunners
decided they were hav
Stewart,
Ihe
two
husky
piecards
Johnson Liberty, reports that
packets of educational ma
ing
target
practice with a school
who
covered
this
payoff,
they
drunk
at
the
payoff,
obstruct
the
Oran is a good sailor town once
terial.
changed
their
mind
and
weren't
of
porpoise.
more, with almost all of the work of the Patrolmen, and who
Space is provided on this
When they welded all the doors
MPs gone. The famous Provost- generally degrade the standing of so belligerent.
sheet for reports of meetings shut on the reefer holds the crew
Their
conduct
became
so
ob
Marshal, the gent who took union seamen.
held on the ship, for beefs
noxious that Charlie Simmons re that were settled by crew decided the Sherwood must be I,special delight in soaking mer
bringing back Goering's art col
chant seamen fifty and seventy- For conduct unbecoming SIU fused to represent them "for the action, and for any other in
lection,
or some of the French
five dollar fines for being caught members, almost the entire crew welfare of the union".
teresting items about the Treasury, but it turned out the
with the "mamselles" of Oran, of this ship, with several excep Both Patrolmen complimented ship or the crew. The forms
has also decamped and the una tions, will be brought up on the Steward and his department can be sent to the LOG from precious cargo was only charnpagne.
for few beefs and a sober gang
nimous opinion is that his ab
foreign ports or handed to
charges
in
the
port
of
New
York.
Delegates on the Sherwood
at the payoff, with the steward the patrolman at the time of
sence will bring considerable re
were Joseph E. Wilson, Oiler;
department
delegate
doing
a
par
joicing. "Shanker Alley" for Although the Falcon was out
the pay oft.
Charles
H. Carruth, AB; and Os
ticularly
good
job.
those who enjoy the dubious only seven weeks, the Norfolk
car
Grimm,
Baker.
They
also
thanked
B.
D.
Elliot,
pleasures and can stand its varied tug boat stiffs that made up most
a
20-year
union
electrician
mak
smells is, according to the Por of her deck and engine depart
ter's crew, once more wide open ments had such a bad case of ing his third trip to sea, for his
channel fever that they couldn't cooperation in helping square
and enjoying a brisk trade.
Robert Sullivan, skipper on wait 'till after the payoff before away engine department beefs.
t Newest of Waterman ships to
this ship, wasn't too popular af they started hitting the New Jer
be named after vessels the com
ter he refused to the let the crew sey bars.
pany has lost in the war is the
go ashore in Brindisi, where the Although they swore like wind
Topa Topa, special Waterman de
scow laid for twelve days. Sev- jammer men and wore a few tat
sign freighter, which came into
. eral of the boys built a skiff out toos here and there to masquer
New York last week after a fast
of dunnage and in this home ade as deep Water sailors, none
cruise at nearly twenty knots. .
made contraption the lads man of these characters was an oldChief beef on the Albion Vic calling at the hall and telling A feature of the Topa Topa and
aged to hit the beach. Named time, and judging by theii- contory, when she paid off in New about the trip were Henry Lea- other ships of the same class is
"Little Jimmy" for no particular
York a few days ago, was that vey, AB, and Charles Reiff, Mess- a crew recreation room, with •
re&son, the skiff has been willed |
this ship hit too many good ports man.
tables and chairs for reading and
to the next crew of the Porter,
on the voyage, with the draw list A report of the voyage was study. Quarters are air-condi
in case they get stuck in a good
consequently biting a sizeable turned in by engine delegate E. tioned and port holes have been
liberty town with a stubborn old
chunk out of the take home pay. B. McAuley.
eliminated.
man.
But the crew didn't mind too Copies of the Seafarers Log Paul Heller, Waterman oldChief Cook Paul Simpson was
commended for his special culin Well known ship to many hun much, considering that this Bull were dis1;)ributed in Capetown, timer, well known and liked by
dreds of SIU men who have sail line scow hit Calcutta, Colombo, Calcutta, and Buenos Aires, by many SIU crews, is skipper of
ary efforts. According to John
ed
her is the old City of Mont Cape Town and Buneos Aires, be H. Tintle, Carpenter. '
this ship.
Crowley, Deck Maintainance, all
gomery
of the Waterman Line. sides stops at Suez and Aden.
Other vessels recently acquired
departments were weU handled
by his company and given names
and the Porter was a good ship. She has made her last trip for "B.A.", the boys all agfeed, gets
of ships sunk by enemy action are"
Like many Liberties that are that outfit, however, and has the prize for good Idoking women
the new Hastings, BiennviUe,
surprising the shipping world been turned over to the Grace and juicy steaks.
With a cruising speed of 18
and Azalea City.
with their peacetime speed cap Line.
abilities, the Porter made the rim Built in 1910, she was once a knots, the Albion Victory made
back from Gibraltar to New York favorite passenger ship between this extensive itinerary in three Two meetings were held dur
the Gulf and New York. Recon and a half xiionths.
in 12 days.
ditioned
in 1942, she made a num
An otherwise pleasant voyage ing the last voyage of the William
Delegates on the trip were
Patterson, Bull Line Liberty.
"One of the best ships we have
Gene Badge, AB; George Cara, ber of trans-Atlantic runs before was marred by an accident in
Oiler; and Del Youngblood, Chief being put back in the South Am Buenos Aires which took the life Beefs discussed at the meetings been on" was the opinion of the
erican trade.
of Grayson W. Barley, FWT, and included improvement of mess SS Ammermar, Mississippi Lib
Cook and Baker.
seriously
injured Floyd Arman- room equipment and laxity on erty, by Brothers Norman Okray,
Albert Akulonis, Oiler, made
tiout.
Wiper.
While crossing a the part of the mess boys. The Bosun, and George Thompson,
the last run on her to Maracaibo
railroad
track
near the docks, Steward was called in on these Deck Engineer, in New York re
and reported a good trip.
these
men
were
struck
by a shift beefs and promised a change for cently after having spent six
The chief and the captain on
After loading ammunition in this ship were brothers, Fred Be- ing engine. Brother Barley was the better.
months on this vessel.
an Atlantic port, the Frank Spen vill and H. O. Bevill, respectively. buried in the British Cemetery, Patrolman Jim ShTeehan rec- One of the last Liberties to be
cer, a South Atlantic Liberty,
Buenos Aires. Flowers for the commended that this ship be fit built, this ship was launched last
was only three days out of Eng
funeral, according to the crew, ted with cots in the event of September. Several of her crew
land when the news of V-E day
were furnished by the skipper of warm weather runs.
have been on her since then.
came. She immediately turned
the Albion Victory.
around and sailed back to New After a short run to France, As has been the case on nu
port News, where she lay in the the J. Milledge, South Atlantic merous vessels, the purser on this
stream for a while pending fur Liberty, pulled into New York ship was a pharmacist's mate in
ther orders. From there the boys recently with few beefs. Accord name only, and his usual answer A baker who was an expert at good union crew, and good dele
took her out to Beaver, Oregon, ing to A. Reeder, OS, and A. Fa- when asked to prescribe medi making sweet rolls and cream gates. A weekly feature of the
puffs won the enthusiastic en
with her original cargo.
guri. Steward Utility, the Mill- cines or make bandages was, "I dorsement of the crew on the trip was inspection fore and aft
by the old man and the chief en
According to Winfield Thomp- edge was a good feeding ship and don't know anything about that.
son^ Steward Utility, the Spencer was kept clean fore and aft.
I didn't learn a damn thing at John McCauly, Alcoa Liberty gineer, but the crew endorsed
just back from a trip to Liver his custom as okay, and accord
was an A-1 ship, with a very
Sheepshead Bay."
Delegates were Pete Brock,
pool
and Antwerp.
ing to Robert Cooper, AB, it help
good Steward and a competent
Among members of the crew
AB; Bob Gray, Oiler; and A.
The baker was L. Kuzwa and, ed to keep the boat "ship-shape
crew all the way through.
Faguri.
according to the crew of the Mc and Bristol fashion".
Skipper of the Milledge is Wil
Cauly, he took special pride in In contrast with the McCauly,
liam "Prospector" McCullough,
preparing delicacies during the the Alcoa Bryant, formerly the
the nickname coming from the Last trip of the Dorothy result trip and almost always had rolls William Bryant, arrived in port
Delgeates on the Jesse Metcalf, days when he was a. gold miner ed in no major beefs, with dele or buns for coffee time. Also re la^t week with her fo'castles so
Eastern Liberty paying off here in Alaska. Chief Mate for the trip gates L. Shulte, AB; Juan Reyes, ceiving commendation was Rob dirty that the crew that relieved
recently, were M. Olsen, AB; I. was Dan Maltese, a fortner SIU Oiler; and Willie Walker, Cook, ert Irwin, Chief Cook.
on this scow thought a cyclone
Tanner, Oiler; and V, Malaras, man who is going out next trip seeing that conditions were kept The McCauly was an excep must have hit her. The Bryant is
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to SIU standards.
as skipper.
tionally clean ship, because of a on the Bauxite run.
Messman.
Oran Good Sailor
Town Once More
Topa Topa Is Air - Conditioned
Albion Victory Back From
Extensive & Expensive Run
City Of Montgomery
Goes To Grace Line
Two Meetings On
SS Wm. Patterson
SS Ammermar
SS Frank Spenecr
SS J. Milledge
JOHN McCAULY GOOD FEEDER
SS Metcalf
SS Dorothy
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Friday. August 3. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
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THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
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f jlwhat The Rank & File Thinks Of Their Paper
Members Hail New Log;
Suggest Added Features
As each edition of the Log comes out, it improves in all ways.
What a difference there is between the old one-sheet affair and the
fine paper we have today!
I
The new "Week's News in Review" is very good, except for one
I thing—the elimination of the International League and other minor
1 league baseball scores. Many seamen hail from the cities covered
, by those leagues, and would appreciate knowing the standings of
their favorite teams.
.J'' The article, "Labor Abroad" I'm sure was scarcely noticed, as
:ew are really interested in foreign "shoreside" workers unless they
iffect seamen directly. I think this should be eliminated.
"Here's What I Think" is fine and should be kept up, by all
leans. It represents a cross-section of what our members are
unking.
Keep up "Clearing The Deck", as I think it has something that
/ery seaman should read. Some of its disclosures are amazing.
JAMES A. BERRY.
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The paper as a whole is fairly well constructed, clear and con! cise, but has on certain trends a tendency toward that of high school
- Vcaliber. The articles have punch and drive, but a little satire placed
y around would help. Lacking is the humorous twist, and possibly a
f short story of, say, 2,000 words with reference to the sea saga.
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JOHN P. STANFORD,
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In reading the Log I find Ihe news articles very interesting, but
^
fail to find anything written about what concerns me most. I refer
^o the wages for which Til work when I return to sea again, and
f tthe bonus if any.
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I believe that most of the membership, like myself, is interested
in how much money they'll take, home when they sign on the next
'ship.
I suggest a series of articles also on how the different depart
ments of the union operate. This should please and further educate
the membership.
BILL OSWALD.
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I think there has been a big improvement in the Log. This is
something I have been awaiting for a long time—a bigger and better
union paper. It can even stand to be enlarged a little more, if pos
sible.
I suggest that the Log try to whip up a couple of humorous
jcartoons. We seamen can stand a laugh once in a while. I would like
[the Log sent to my home as I want to collect them.
I
"CHIPS" TENTLE.
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^ I notice that the many new special features recently added to
^ur Log have enlarged its scope tremendously and increased its
"read appeal".
When our brothers at sea receive the Log each week they can
look forward to a paper that is not only interesting from a seaman's
'standpoint, but which also gives a material analysis to the problems
thkt the workingmen face today all over the world, and which will
weld the sentiments of our newer brothers closer to the principles of
trade unionism.
A genuine rank and file paper such as ours has to be open to
criticisms from the membership. One suggestion that I might make
would be to include the maritime intelligence data on the sailings
and destinations of SIU ships on a special page.
ED EMERY.
In Ihe New York Hall, last week, the membership was
asked to give its honest opinion and criticism of the SEA
FARERS LOG.
Many letters have been received in response to this request,
and on this page we print a sampling of them. Many worth
while criticisms and suggestions for improvements were made,
and many of these will be incorporated in future issues of the
LOG.
This by no means exhausts the topic. Rank and file exam
ination of the LOG is a continuing process. If you have any
ideas, any criticisms, suggestions for features or news coverage,
send them in. The Editors will print as many of these letters as
they have room for—but every letter, whether published or not,
will receive the careful examination it deserves.
This is your paper, and must please you. Tell us what you
want, and how you want it.
The Seafarers Log is a good
paper and it is well put together.
The new idea of having a "Wek's
News in Review" is a worth
while improvement.
DOMINIC J. ZARELLA.
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if
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Speaking of our paper, the Log,
I think it is very good. It gives
us all the information and facts
about our ships and men the way
we want them. However, I would
like to make a suggestion, if I
may, and that is that I, and I be
lieve most others, would enjoy a
little more humor in it. Seamen
as a whole are a regular group
of men. They laugh at a time
when most men would cry or
pray. Therefore, I think that
jokes, cartoons or quips about sea
life, etc., would be a fitting addi
tion to our paper, which is for
and by the seameni
ARCHIBALD WHOLTON.
4< 4* 4I have been reading the Log
for a couple of years, and I can
see where there has been a great
headway made. I think with the
SIU growing as it is, the Log
should be enlarged still further.
The new review page should be
of great interest to the brothers
in the foreign ports.
LAWRENCE W. ANDREWS.
4* 4* 4*
The Log is something I always
look forward to reading when I
get back to the U.S.A. We likg
to know what is going on around
the ports, and now that the Log
will be mailed to all ships every
week, we will be able to keep up
with the latest developments on
the waterfront, and the other
things that we are interested in.
DUKE HALL.
if
if
if
I think the Log has improved
very much. It should keep im
proving until it is "tops", (yhe
week's news review is a ^od
idea and will be a good thing for
ships in foreign ports.
STEPHEN PARIS.
i.
The Log is a swell paper, which
keeps us posted on what's going
on at home. Sending it out to the
foreign ports is a good idea, and
now the boys that are gone for a
few months at a time can keep
up with the news.
WALTER MICHNOVICK.
if
To me, the Seafarers Log is
the main means of keeping
abreast of current union and la
bor events. Sure, we learn a lot
and take part in union activities
at our meetings, but the Log
brings the day by day develop
ments right home to us. It gives
a man confidence in the organi
zation and promotes a healthy
union feeling.
My only beef is that it is sel
dom we see the Log in foreign
pofts where the NMU has stacks
of their rag in all the USS clubs
and other places. Let's get the
Log distributed overseas!
DAN RIEHLE, Oiler.
(Editor's note: We are!)
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if
if
1 note a considerable improvement in the recent issues of the
Log, partly made possible through the increase in size. More news
is coming from the Outports, and a continued fearless exposure of
commie tactics of suppression of thought. The publication of the list
of vessels lost was valued information for our members, many of
whom wiU keep it for some time.
The report of the ILO developments in London rates a special
mention, and the addition of the sports and news page is something
the membership in foreign ports will value highly. All this, without
the unsightly advertisements so predominant in other labor publi
cations, tend to make the Log the best labor organ in existence. Keep
up the good work.
W. A. ATWOOD.
4> 4' 4 4The increase in size and new content of the Log is welcome and
is good. An index on the front-page might be helpful.
In relation to sports: expand it to a full page, with more details
on fights baseball, bowling, sports personalities, etc.
The current events resume I would expand to a full page, with
subheads to make it easily readable.
How about a questions and answers feature, which would under
take to answer specific, unusual problems that arise on deck, ih the
galley, and down below; also short cuts to various jobs aboard ship.
Illustrations describing knots would be helpful.
BILL MOORE.
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I think the Log just about fills the bill as far as the size of the
edition is concerned. But since we are planning to send copies of it
aboard every SIU ship abroad, I would like to suggest a little more
news of current events, because what little news we get on the
radio, while aboard ship, is never very explicit, and it only keeps us
caught up as far as the headlines are concerned.
What I miss while at sea is popular tunes and news about the
new films. I think a weekly revue of the "hit parade" and announce
ment of new shows would be interesting and a good innovation.
S. SACEAN.
4 4 4 4
Most of us think the paper is very interesting and the current
event news is great and should be continued. The reason this paper
is intere.S'lng is that it shows our union to be in back of us. Every
thing in the paper concerns the seamen; and it shows our union is
also thinking of the future. It helps to make a good union.
HUGH L. CLARK.
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The Seafarers Log has grown noticeably during the past few
months, with improvements all through the line. These improve
ments are along lines that should interest any American woi-ker.
In my opinion, increasing the size of the paper was a swell idea.
I personally believe that in order to keep the paper as good as we
want it, there should be an annual assessment just for the Log. This
would permit the paper to operate on a known budget, and would
be more business-like. I may be wrong; it is only a suggestion.
Another recommendation I would like to make, is to include the
arrivals and departures of all ships with which we have contracts,
including the ports of call.
PAUL REESE, Jr.
4 4 4 4
I think the news review sheet is all right: however, I don't think
too much space should be devoted to sports, as this is a seaman's
paper.
I think it would be a good idea to place the Log in business
houses around the ports, so people could read it and find out what
the SIU is doing. It might cost quite a bit but I think it would be
worth it.
JOSEPH BARRON.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, August 3, 1945
WHAT SHIP'S ARTICLES REALLY MEAN
By J. P. SHULER
NEW YORK—^This column car clauses: the nature and extent of
ried an item last week relating the voyage, whether coastwise or
foreign; port of destination; and,
life
tb ships articles which has as near as possible, the final port
brought a bit of questioning of discharge; the destination of
Before the war it was customary the voyage; the ratings and
for the commissioner that signed monthly base wage; and a sched
the ship on to read the articles to ule of the minimum amount of
food per man per day (which has
the men before they signed on. been greatly increased through
You can still demand that the union bargaining).
articles be read, and it is to your They also contain the signibenefit to do so before you put tures of the captain and the ship'ping commissioner and. the writ
your name on them.
ten
clauses that are termed by
Would you sign a pay-voucher
shipowners as warantees. Some
without seeing how much money of them are as follows: The ship
you were receiving? Or put your owner promises to give the crew
signature on a blank check? Well, a safe ship including proper and
that is just what thousands of safe tools and appliances; the
seamen are doing today, when cargo is safely secured and stor
ed, the captain and officers and
they sign ships articles without other members of the crew are
reading them. Shipping articles competent and know their jobs.
are a contract of employment in When we sign the articles we
which the shipowner says, "I are also guaranteeing that we are
wafit you to work for me under physically fit to sail, that we are
these conditions." And when you competent seamen and can per
sign them you say, "I agree to form the duties of the rating for
work for you under these condi which we sign on, that we will
obey all lawful commands of the
tions."
There are two types of articles, captain and all other officers.
coastwise and foreign. The main In addition to the printed
difference is that on coastwise clauses of the articles, there may
articles it is not necessary that be additional requests that we
you sign on or oil articles before wish to make, that should be in
a shipping commissioner. On for cluded in the articles. So there
eign articles you must sign on can be clauses attached making
and payoff before a shipping com provisions for transportation, ex
missioner or a consular officer in tra remumeration, and various
things that are not on the regular
a foreign port.
Articles are usually printed articles. These additions are call
documents with a lot of fine ed riders. Be sure to know what
printing on them, and they you are signing before you put
'• should contain the following your name on ships articles.
Sec'y-Treas.
Hawk'sReport
(Continued from Page 3)
takes the lead in trying to get in.creases in wages for all seamen.
In myf opinion, the sensible
steps for the Union to take are:
1. Wait until the decision is
handed down by the Board.
2. The Board's decision will
be acted upon by this member
ship
3. If that decision is not sat
isfactory, the membership can
reject the decision and appeal
it.
4. At the same time, the
membership can rescind the
"No Strike Pledge" and go on
record to conduct a legal strike
vote under the Smith-Connally
Act, as provided by referen
dum, while notifying the War
Labor Board, the National La
bor Relations Board and the
Dept. of Labor of the Union's
intention to conduct such vote.
The War Shipping Panel of the
War Labor Board has unanim
ously recommended to the big
board that the points we have ne
gotiated from the Calmar and Ore
Lines be put into effect as a tem
porary agreement, to work under
while waiting settlement of the
issues that are stiU in dispute.
A special decoration of some ,N. W. Funken, AB, tells about
This decision by the big Board kind should be voted to Brother making a trip to Durban fro
should be handed down soon.
J. J. Shiber, AB. Shiber spent New York by v/ay of the Panamt
Brother Coffin, the Assistant two years on the Alcoa Rambler Canal, in the George Westing
Secretary-Treasurer, and myself when that ship was on the Rus house of the Robin Line. The suM
proceeded to Norfolk on the case sian run and, paradoxically, the were knocking them off in tht]
of the Chesapeake Ferries which ;arctic route was the hottest part South Atlantic in those days, so;
have recently been certified for of the seven seas. Shiber says the the Westinghouse took the longj
the Union; In Norfolk we met Rambler was a good ship and al route around the Horn, beingwith the Union^s local Agent and ways carried a regular union 56 days at sea before the crew
officials and interviewed seamen crew. He was also on the Alcoa could get ashore. His brother,
•from these vessels as weU as sur Pilot when the crew on that scow Fred Funken, was lost on the
By WILLIAM McKAY
veying the existing; working con painted a big V-I-C-T-O-R-Y Henry Bacon, when the convoy
ditions. From this data we are sign on the ship's side. They in which she was going to Mur
n't
arrive
from
New
York!
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BALTIMORE — Some people
;assembling
proposals for our made several ports with this em mansk was attacked by 23 tor--,
derstand
from
the
SUP
Agent
are laboring under the delusion
Union
agreement
which will be blazoned on the hull before the pedo planes off Norway.
here
that
the
company
was
to
that as long as they are members
submited
to
these
companies for old man found it out and blew
blame.
of the union they can do no
Si t
his top.
wrong. Take those stupid don The big beef of the week was bargaining.
Brother Henry G. Quirk, AB|[i
keys in> the deck department of the William Everts. The Engine There are a number of import
one of the Colin Kelly crew
the SS Arthur Haddell, who in Patrolman and I \ isited this ant problems facing the Interna
her last trip, was" on the
dulged in an egg throwing con grand vessel, and wbat a mad tional' Union- as a whole and a
Michigan when that ship was- tor
test in the alleyway. .-The other house! The atmosjjhere must meeting of the Executive Board
pedoed 40 miles off Oran
members of the crew had to clean have gotten me, for 1 bawled out to discuss and solve these prob
sunk
almost before the crev
up the mess; and the crew's quar the first guy I met about the ice lems has been called for August
By
D.
STONE
could
pull
off in the boats. Th*=ters were left in a hell of a mess. boxes, fans, bunk lights and some 6, in Chicago. At the same time,
Michigan
was
hit at ten minutes i
This sort of acting up wiU tend other things. When I got through Brother Paul Hall' Director of
GALVESTON
—
Shipping
and
of
eight
in
the
morning; the '
to undo the work of the union, the Engine Patrolman asked me Qrganization for the Atlantic and
j
after it has gone all out against who I thought I was talking to. I Gulf Coast, and his area organi business has been very good dur Kelly at ten minutes of nine.
ing the past week. We have three
heavy shipowner opposition to told him, "Captain Perkins."
zers will meet with the West L.A. tankers in port now and in
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get decent conditions aboard ship.
Coast Director of Organization order to crew the vessels up it is
You fellows who used to fide
"Hell, that isn't Captain Per and his area organizers. These
The shipowners are continually kins," he told me.
necessary for me to call New the sea trains out of New Orleans '
brothers will compare notes on York for replacements. There are
beefing that the ships are manned
! will remember Joe Bennett, Firethe
Union's progress in its Isth still four or five more tankers for
by too many men. Take the Ven|man for five years on the Sea
mian Line organizational drive the same Company due to arrive
ore, for instance. This ship dis
thus
far and will discuss plans, !within the next thirty days. We I Trains Havana, Texas, and New
places 33,000 tons loaded—as big
Orleans. Joe, who has been going
map strategy and nation-wide co are going to need here in Galves
as any modern battlewagon. The
to sea since 1917 and who had )
ordination on the Union's organ ton men with the following rat
operators figured that a Bosun, 3
book 203 on the Gulf, also rod® .
izational drives on I s t h m i a n ings: Qt. Masters, AB, Electri
QMs, and 3 ABs were enough, but
the Topa Topa and Hastings fol
Lines, as well as other fields that cians, Combinations FOW for
the steamboat inspectors set them
several trips. The Russian ru#
are now unbrganized.
right on this—so now she carries
high pressure jobs. Pumpman, the Mediterranean, and the buzi
Our West Coast representative. Stewards, Chief Cooks, 2nd Cooks bombs in Antwerp haven't fazec;
a Bosun, .3 QMs, 6 ABs, 3 Deck
Brother Matthews, will also at and Bakers.
Maintenance Men, and 3 OS. And
him yet. He is headed for the Pa-*
tend the Chicago meeting.
this is not too large a deck de
cific
to get some more action.
The WSA has increased the Brother Louie Glebe of the Pa
partment as far as we can see it,
cific
District
arrived
in
Galveston
^ % it
maintenance and cure allowance
for a ship of this size.
during periods of disability, be this week to give us the line up According to reports from the
Our friend. Keys of the Galmar
cause of injury or illness, from on handling these tankers.
west coast, endorsements are not ^
Line, is now on vacation. We hope
Well, I stiU don't know who it $2.75 to $3.50 per day for the un The freighter loading in this so easy to get out there, with the
be remains there perrqanently.
was, but it got results. I was go licensed' personnel. They have area has dropped considerably inspectors "throwing the bobk at
There are several new Victory ing to get new cheaters, but
authorized their General Agents due to shortage of car unloaders, you", especially on tests for jp;®ships due out for the west coast changed my mind. The less I see to pay the new rate effective to particularly at Houston. The ior engineer and freezer. Despv»!
unions, and we kind of hoped to of some of those paymasters, port men that are still disable from WSA has deviated a' number of the manpower shortage on Paci
put a- ^ck department on them— captains and other fakers, the an injury or illnes occurring be vesseljs away fro-n Houston and fic ships, they aren't free and
fore August 1, 1945.
Galveston: but, lb and behold, if a crew did- better.
easy with the upgrading.
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Humor Can Upset Conditions
MANY RATINGS ARE
OPEN IN GALVESTON
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Nina
Alcee Fortier Full Of Beefs
By ARTHIHI THOMPSON
"Zipper" Ship Due In Boston
By JOHN MOGAN
SAVANNAH — Precisely as I
presumed, a ship drifted up the
river the other day and paid off
Monday—the Alcee Fortier of the
Bull Line. There were six Coast
Guard cases aboard, and two of
these were turned over to the
FBI.
One was a case of assault, or
so it was called, and the other
was bartering Government prop
erty and also destroying Govern
ment property. I don't know yet
Silence this week from the
how these cases turned out. The
Breuich Agents of the follow
others were being AWOL and no
ing ports:
sentence was given at the time
PHILADELPHIA
they went up before the CG be
NORFOLK
cause the CG was waiting for a
TAMPA
reply from Washington as to
JACKSONVILLE
whether or not the men in ques
HOUSTON
tion had ever been up before or
not.
The commissioner knocked out
two of the logs (one was ten days
for one) but that was only the
money end. The beefs were set
tled aboard. There weren't many
By JAMES L. TUCKER
of them and there wasn't any dif
MOBILE — Shipping continues ficulty straightening them out.
There were three WSA free
to be good in this port with all
kinds of jobs and runs and no loaders aboard and their names
takers. We are still having to call were sent to all branches and
uot of town to other branches for their trip cards to HQ. Some of
men. We expect the shipping to the stories these freeloaders give
be good for some time to come, for not wanting to sign up are
so how about some of you tanker almost laughable. They would be
men coming down as we expect if it wasn't so serious.
One wants to see his sick
quite a few more of them in.
mother.
I asked him if his mother
It has sort of slowed up on the
was
in
a serious condition, and
rain and it is warm, and the
beaches are getting a good play he said he wasn't sure but he
from the few fellows that are wanted to ask her if he could still
around. We are making a few go to sea or if she wanted him to
changes in the hall here so that stay with her. I told him the draft
it will be more convenient and board might not let him stay
much nicer for the fellows to ashore, but he said in that ^case
hang around in while waiting for he would ship out through the
WSA again because he knew he
some certain ship or run.
could get stand-by pay while
Anyone wanting a nice T-2
waiting for a ship and he wouldn't
tanker come on in.
have to pay any dues while he
was unemployed.
Another one wanted to know if
for the good of our organization.
So long for this week from the
home of the Bean and the Cod.
Keep the Log rolling—it is now
the talk of the town up here.
NO NEWS??
the union would pay his wages
while he was on the beach. Still
another wanted to sail out
through some other union. He
said it was only fair to give them
all a chance before he decided
which was the best. This sort of
stuff has been going on for some
time, and as long as our own
members refuse jobs we'll have
to keep putting guys on who are
a detriment to the union and who
help to give us a bad name.
Another ship, the Alcoa Master,
came in in transit and I was
given a list of repairs which are
now in the hands of the company
agents. The ship is expected to
stay here awhile and we should
get action.
The Smith Victory is still in
the throes of conve/sion and we
have to send a replacement once
in awhile because there aren't
many who care for a ship that's
not in commission. The pay is
pretty lean and since they are not
feeding aboard, the crew is in
convenienced quite a bit. The
nearest place to eat is at least fif
teen minutes from the ship and
you have to be damn quick to get
a seat and the feed they put out
there is strictly NG
We shipped thirty men in the
past week, and there may be a
few more before the week is up.
LOCAL ITEMS
The Southeastern Shipyards is
closed. Four hundred machinists
of the International Association
of Machinists, AFL, walked out
last Friday and the following
Wednesday the yards closed. The
matter has not been settled yet.
We have a new patient in the
hospital—^Brother Lehman Rush
ing. He is not seriously ill and
should be out soon. Brother Peterman is still in and in no con
dition to be seen. He doesn't rec
ognize anyone and his case is still
serious.
BOSTON — Business has been
good, but shipping for the past
week has been only fair. We have
had the usual amount of out-oftown "beefs" coming our way and
are taking care of them as quick
ly as possible.
, At present there are a couple
bf Liberties in port being conVerted. We'll be crewing up these
iships very shortly, thus cutting
Bhort the summer vacations of a
' good many members, especially
iKhe belly-robbers. Then, too, in
about ten days or so, there is a
of the incident. The point to this
bew tjrpe ship coming out of the
paragraph is that we cannot rid
Portland yard—a cross between a
the union of these drunken per
Liberty and a C-2, they tell me.
formers unless the membership
I haven't seen the ship; but ru
cooperates in the pressing of
mor has it she is a queer sort of
charges. (Note: J. Sweeney re
vessel—some of the boys are deports clean payoff on the Marion
Bcribing it as a "Zipper" ship.
except for the old and familiar
Anyway, this one is being asPOW beef, and a claim for 15
Signed to Waterman and should
hours per man for being denied
be taking on the crew about the
shore leave in Antwerp. These
Ist of August.
beefs will be taken care of in
We still have quite a number N. Y.)
bf NMU men coming up to the
Shipping took a sudden spurt
haU to turn in their "fink" books
over the week-end, and we should
land join the SIU. All of them
have a couple of payofffe this
have pretty much the same story:
week, and, incidentally, a chance
no representation for the rank
to reduce our overburdened "On
land file; too much politics; and
Hand" list for the deck and en
overdoses of commie propaganda.
gine departments.
Also, a new wrinkle has been
Of interest to many old mem
added—^members registering for
bers
will be the news that Don
a job are "requested" to carry
the banner which reads, "We are Ronan (now sailing chief mate) is
not striking; we are merely pro- a frequent visitor to the Boston
- testing" up and down before the hall. At this writing he contem
Shipping Commissioner's office. plates joining the SS Bienville
Refusal to accede to this "re (Waterman) here as mate, within
quest" carries a penalty of "no the next few days. It's good to
see so many SIU men climbing to
•ship."
the top, for their own sakes and
The NMU guys are flabbergast
By E. S. HIGDON
ed. They want to know what the
hell they are picketing the Ship
NEW ORLEANS—Domesticity have been put in, a new office
ping Commissioner's for on Tues
has been the key-word in New partitioned off, chairs and couch
day, when on Saturday they
Orlean's this week, and it will es ordered. We've contracted to
By BUD RAY
might be called on by their "in
keep on being "the word" for the have the topside finished off, to
tellectual betters" to cross their
SAN JUAN — Nothing much ship. He was turned loose after next few weeks. The hall is being have the decks on second floor in
bwn picket lines to sign on art
has
happened in the last week. the investigation but he lost ship. put in ship-shape condition. Al laid with asphalt tile and have
icles at the Commissioner's! As
Remember men, it is a Federal ready new doors and ^vindows the whole place newly painted.
I ja matter of fact, I'm kind of fiab- Had two ships in, one the Unaco offense to aid and abet stowaways
So in a month or so, if you
hergasted myself!
of Waterman out of the Gulf, and a conviction carries a stiff
want
to see one of the best lookin'
shouldn't run over half a slug
union
halls in the biz, just come
t Incidentally, the "request" also needed one replacement. She is
from the gin mills in San Juan.
take a look at the New Orleans
includes the Missus. So I have an one of the old ones, but there is
I understand the Ponce Cement
Branch.
Idea that many of the "better never any truoble on her and she
Corporation is buying some small
halfs" are saying to their NMU runs here steady.
The SS New Zealand Victory,
ships to go in the cement trade
mates, "Brother, I didn't marry
The
Milton H. Smith and the
The George Washington was in
around the Islands, and they have
you to carry a Hsilly sign for three
Point
Loma all paid off here this
just got a small one from Cuba.
again and, as always, she made it
days on Boston's Broad St. For
week.
Small beefs that were eas
on the week-end. We had to
As soon as .she goes under the
Gosh Sakes get yourself into an
ily
settled
showed up on the first
struggle to get twelve replace
American flag and starts to work,
.butfit that won't require your
two,
and
then
there was a damn
ments but made it by sailing
we wiU do bur best to organize
wife and baby to help win their
ed
big
beef
to
square off on the
time. We were priding ourselves
them. They shouldn't be bad lit
arguments." Anyway, if the pres
on the job, but when Monday
tle jobs for the men who live SS Point Loma—overtime in all
ent trend continues we'll finally
come we found out that six men
here, and those that like our little departments amounting to $1500.
have a united front in the indusBut Sully with tii.^t usual non
had missed her. Men, when you
Enchanted Isle.
"|ry—all SIU.
chalance,
red hair and oft.-i>.ey^
go for a ride down here check
I have pretty good information
song
finished
up the job on top.
The SS Francis Marion (Robin) your travel time first. Mayaguez
that the Bull and Waterman are
Every
man
got
the money com
penalty;
and
if
you
get
time
in
paid off here recently. There was is five
hours froiA San. Juan;
to have some ships here on a
ing
to
him.
this
cooler
down
here,
weU,
it
is
a fracas aboard just before the Ponce is four; Aguirre is three,
steady run before the first of the
All the ports in the Gulf are
payoff. Seems that the Chief Cook and Fajardo is one and a half. just tough time to pull.
year, and these will be small new
cooperating in placing stewards
did a little extra-curricular carv This time is after you get in the
Still having trouble with the ones of the G-1 type.
ing—on a Wiper. Patrolman car, so give yourself a little lee gyp taxis. The only ones you can
Am having a small sign painted on the vessels in various ports.
Sweeney asked that some of the way on time when going home.
ride is the Majestic, which has to hang out over the sidewalk, so This we consider an excellent
crew show up at our meeting to
The FBI jerked the Boatswain meters, and the DeDiego who the hall will be easier to find. Re idea, for now stewards do not
place charges against the Cook off of the Jean when they found have been fair, on the zone rates. member. Across from the big have to go to the company offices
with the cutting Ways. None of four stowaways on her at sailing The Majestic is painted a light church on Ponce de Leon Ave., to receive their jobs as they did
the boys showed up. However, the' time. Seems as though he knew cream with the name on the side, stop No. 5, Casa 45. Give us a before. Now, they can ship right
'iCoast Guard whipped Cookie's some of them and had been over and the DeDiego is black and yel ring when down this way. The off the board same as the black
papers for 6 months as a result friendly with the other aboard low. Any place in the dock area phone is 2-5996.
gang and deck department.
MANYJOBSBEGGING
SIU AGENT REPORTS
N.O. Hall Gets A Going Over
A Report From Enchanted Isle
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SEAFARERS
Friday, August 3, 1943
LOG
f
British Labor Wins Landslide
UNION HOSTESSES A HIT
WASHINGTON (LPA) — The
working men and women of Eng
land joined hands with many of
their rural and white-collar fel
low citizens to vote into office the
WASHINGTON (LPA)—Public
first exclusively Labor govern
members of the National War
ment of England last week. In an
Labor Board have at last taken a
overwhelming landslide, the Brit
concrete step toward easing up
ish Labor Party won 390 out of
on rigid wartime wage controls.
640 seats in the House of Com
mons. Winston Churchill, Brit
They have drafted a tentative
ain's wartime leader, was soundly
program which wiU meet some
repudiated as peacetime Prime
but by no means all of labor's de
Minister, and his Conservative
mands and have submitted it to
Party retained only 195 seats.
William H. Davis, director of eco
Clement R. Attlee, Labor Party
Servicemen had a good lime at this USO party in Seattle,
nomic stabilization, for his ap
leader, was immediately asked by
Washington, and they give a lot of the credit to their hostesses,
proval.
King George to form a Labor
members of Local 751. International Association of Machinists
CLEMENT ATTLEE
government, and the new Prime
Chief item in the program is a
(AFL). Here a few of them share their cake with three lovelies
Minister prepared to return to
proposal that voluntary agree from Puget oimd Sheet Metal's Plant No. 2.
the Potsdam Big Three meeting
..
ments between unions and em
as spokesman for Britain.
ployers for wage increases, even
though in excess of the little
Thus, the mother country join
steel formula, shall become auto
ed Australia, New Zealand, and
(Continued from Page J)
matically effective," so long as Soviet-American friendship (and
large parts of Canada in choosing
they do not form the basis for still more billions in Lend-Lease);
labor and socialist governments.
any
price increases.
for the Bretton Woods Monetary
The results of the election, it was WASHINGTON (LPA)—Twice
agreed here, foretell a leftward again last week the War Labor Labor members of the board Conference (which bankers can't
swing in the French elections Board ruled that "the laws of have been pushing for that pro understand); for San Francisco Disputes in the metals indus
next October, and lend encour the U. S. are superior to state position for some time, since it Peace Charter (which neither tries increased the total of idle in
agement to labor and socialist laws or state constitutions" when would be a great step back to they nor seamen understand as labor controversies throughout
parties in other European coun they interfere with union rights. free collective bargaining and yet); aid for Red China; and, of the country to more than 40,000
tries now struggling to rebuild The decisions slapped down the open the way to widespread wage course, unrelenting and militant this week.
war against all native "fascists."
on the ruins of Nazi aggression. so-called "right to work" amend adjustments.
This means: the members of the All plants of the Reynolds Met
Little change is expected in ment to the Florida constitution
Union chiefs are confident that SIU-SUP; all Americans who re als Company in Louisville, Ky.,
Britain's foreign relations, since which has been assailed by labor
thousands
of employers who are ject communism; all who expose were closed, and production at
the British Labor Party partici as qi, union-busting measure.
now
in
the
upper profit brackets these phony underworld charact two of the concern's plants in
pated until a few months ago in These two decisions, on top of a
can,
without
much pressure, be ers in their true light; all demo Richmond, Va., was tied up as
the wartime coalition govern similar one last month, will prob
induced
to
go
along on substan crats who believe in our way of workers attended meetings to dis- *1'
ment, and the new Prime Minis ably mean the scuttling of the
tial
voluntary
pay increases, if life. As for Republicans, they cuss contract negotiations. New
ter took part in both the San Florida law when it reaches the
and
when
the
new program is are due to be shot as kulaks, in York City and Glendale, L. I., a
Francisco conference that drew U. S. Supreme Court, according
promulgated.
an American Lubianka when the plants also were shut down.
up the United Nations Charter, to labor attorneys.
and in the first part of the Pots In both cases AFL unions were In addition to that relaxation, revolution comes, comrades.
Strikers at all the Reynolds
dam discussions between the U.S., involved. The first was a ruling the public members are also pro Ah, yes, they did remember plants were ordered by the War
Russia, and Britain.
against radio station WFTL in posing that the WLB's power to they were "trade imionists" on Labor Board later yesterday to
On the domestic scene, though, Miami and an affiliate of the make adjustments to correct in the last day, when the sometime end their work stoppage immedi
great changes are seen ahead, all Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical equalities should also be relaxed skipper of the Booker T. Wash ately.
ington, Captain Hugh Malzac, Spokesmen for the Rcjmolds^
aimed to benefit the people of workers. WLB directed continua by executive order.
England. Nationalization of the tion of a closed shop agreement. Likewise, the program would arose to present a resolution call company and officials of the AFL
coal mines, of the inland trans The second case was in Tampa include authority to ease up on ing on the NMU to bring the Aluminum and Tinfoil Workers
port systems, power, iron and and involved three box com the local wage bracket system, AFL's Masters, Mates and Pilots Union said that the stoppage was
steel industries, are early items panies and the Carpenters Union. which has been used to freeze Association into the NMU. Moved, not a strike. In Louisville the
on the Labor Party's agenda as The board directed, over the dis workers in many communities at seconded and carried. Thus the union's business agent .said, how
outlined in its election platform. sent of industry members, the pay scales even below the little wrecking character of the Krem ever, that a strike would be rail
lin gang stands exposed. This is ed unless the company agreed
So-caUed "free enterprise" must standard voluntary maintenance steel level.
the reason why they made no
be harnessed to the good of the of membership clause in the con
Under the overall program, the constitutional changes which "immediately" to re-enter negotitract.
nation as a whole, the Labor Par
little steel formula would nomin would define the NMU as an un ations with the union.
ty insists. If an indu.stry does not
ally be retained for dispute cases, licensed seamen's organization as Thirty-five hundred employes
measure up to standards of serv
but union spokesmen feel that recommended by the real rank were involved in the Louisville
ice to the nation, it must be pub
the other modifications would and file from the ships. And shut-down and about 3,000 in
licly owned, the new government
eventually force the little steel "Captain" Mulzac is not even a Richmond, New York and Glen
will maintain.
ceiling
into the discard.
member of the MM&P. This com dale.
By KEITH J. ALSOP
Controls over prices and other Shipping has picked up some
munist
and erstwhile steward, A walk-out of thirty men at the
The tentative program was pr»components of inflation should be
made
into
a captain through CP Edgar Thomson plant of the Carin the last week with three ships sented at a board meeting last
continued as long as necessary in port; the Jerome K. Jones,
pressure,
during
the reign of regie-Illinois Steel Corporation in*
week "for discussion purposes
after the war, and monopolies
Powellton Seam, and the Otis only." Industry members oppos Roosevelt for political propagan Braddock, Pa., ended last night.
and cartels should be curtailed
/•
Hall. The Otis Hall hangs around ed any revision whatsoever in da, lends his services to a cam It had made 1,500 idle. ,
and controlled in the public in
like an old stray dog but looks wage controls until price controls paign to wreck a long established Production in the country's
terest, the Labor Party holds.
old line officers' organization.
like it may get out in the next are also abandoned.
only plant manufacturing bullet
The election was hailed by
Such is the character of the cores was crippled by a walk-out '
two weeks.
AFL President Wm. Green, who
Communist movement in marine. of l,0OO employes of the McQuay- |
Had quite a time getting up
said:
That this campaign means choas Norris works in St. Louis. Mem
some men for the Jerome K.
in the industry does not deter bers of the CIO United Automo- r,
"The Labour Party's victory in Jones, but after turning over
them from their cries of "stabili bile Workers quit to protest what
Great Britain must be interpreted every hay stack and hen house
zation of the industry." Their they said was the management's
—as.JJie outcome of the insistent between here and the Gulf we
logic, like their political line, is dismissal of two women employes
desire of British workers to gain got up a crew and she sailed OK.
all twisted up. Their honesty of •who declined to accept work^not
higher living standards and a Would like to find a car for
greater degree of economic and the port but so far have not been AMSTERDAM, July 25—Plans purpose is exposed as fraudulent. specified in the union contract.
social security.
able to find three full book mem for building one of the world's
A stoppage by 200 employes
"The same aspirations for a bet bers to act as a committee. So if greatest maritime centers here
closed the forge shop of the
ter life after the grim experiences any of you full book men come has been announced.
The "Membership Speaks" Champion Machine and Forging
of war are moving workers in our by, stop in. I have used my last The buildings, each of huge page is your chance to blow Company in Cleveland.
own country. The results of the shoe stamp.
proportions, wiU include separate off steam or just talk about
In Milwaukee 150 employes of
British elections should not be
accommodations for all seafaring some topic which you think the Ben Hur Manufacturing Com
viewed as a repudiation of the
nations, a seamen's hotel, .post of is interesting. Write about
pany struck after a thirty-day
brilliant war leadership of Win
fice, auditorium, exposition space, any subject as long as it per "cooling-off" period. A spokesr
ston Churchill, but rather as a
dance rooms, restaurants, an in tains 'to ships and seamen. man for the AFL United Autom
popular .ejection of the stand-pat
ternational money exchange of Send your letter to The Ed mobile Workers said that the
domestic policies of the Conserva
fice, a laundry, and every facility itor, The Seafarers Log.
company had made wholesale
tive Party."
required by seamen ashore.
wage cuts.
i
y
Hopes For Wage
Hikes Are Seen
WLB Overrules
Florida Union
Busting Law
Big Wind Over
THREE SHIPS ARE
IN CHARLESTON
Maritime Center
Planned For
Rotterdam
Letters! Letters!
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�Friday, August 3, 1945
•
THE
SEAFARERS
Page Eleven
LOG
THE WEEK'S NEWS IN REVIEW
A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports,
SPOBTS
r '
. The leaders in both major lea
gues have tightened their holds
on first place. Detroit in the
^^merican and Chicago in the Na
tional have each gained one and
a half games over their nearest
rivals. None of the runner-ups in
either league is out of the pic
ture, and refuse to be counted
but. Brooklyn and St. Louis in
the National and Washington,
New York and Boston in the
American are all making noises
like pennant contenders. It's all
very wonderful: it keeps the fans
excited, gives baseball reporters
something to write about, and
keeps the turnstiles clicking.
CURRENT
EVENTS
BAB£»fUI(NS
hits in the remainder. The game
was called because of darkness.
Why didn't they put the flood
lights on, the sissies?
INTERNATIONAL
HITTING THE RESIN
Sal ^artolo, Boston holder of
the NBA's version of the feather
weight title had little difficulty
beating Freddie Russo, of Rahway. New Jersey, in ten rounds
at Madison Square Garden. Rus
nxaneeeect^
so, previously undefeated in 51 cmeupee.eeiiaii'te'
pooeees AS A
iteMAj Ai.»h« m,battles, offered little resistance in -ibtHt
SMCrt MrflBA.
* e>xe MifiBR kif
eortS
tb fWP-fIB PAtW MARP-TB
a slow bout. The title was not
MeeoHAHeat stake, which meant little to
—FORD FACTS
the customers who booed
throughout the match. Nothing sent here by Luis Firpo. Cestac
like a nice, friendly brawl to weighed 221 3/4 against 183 for
catch up on your sleep. In the. Thomas. Cestac is a well built
The biggest news of the week semi-final, John Thomas, of Fort youngster, and should make a hit
—and something that may prove Lauderdale, Flordia, beat Abel on the beach in a pair of swim
to have handed the pennant to Cestac, Argentina heavyweight ming trunks.
the Cubs—was the sale of Hank
Borowy, ace Yankee pitcher to
Chicago, for $100,000. Borowy,
who had won 10 and lost five, was
quietly waived out of the league,
before the opposing American
MONDAY, JULY 30. 1945
League clubs knew what it was
all about, and handed to Oharlie
American League
Grimm.
National League
BASE •'
Major League Baseball
r
The storm that went up from
the rival clubs in both leagues
'• after the deal was announced can
only be compared to the public
reaction after Pearl Harbor. The
. American League clubs were
angry because they had allowed
, Hank to slip from their fingers.
The National League clubs, be
cause it gave an outstanding
h u r1 e r to the league-leading
^ team. All critics admit that the
* deal was legal. What they object
to is what might be called "il
legality of intent"—which means
they had the trick pulled on them
rather than pulling it themselves.
Sure, there should be a code of
ethics in every business—for the
• other guy to follow.
BALLS AND STRIKES
Mgr. McCarthy is still under the
doctor's care, while Art Fletcher
. is handling ,the Yankees. No
word yet as to his condition, or
whether he will continue to man
age the team . . . Dixie Walker
may not repeat as National Lea
gue batting champ, although his
average has been climbing these
.past few weeks, but he is well in
front in the RBI division.
9
' Bob Feller pitched a no-hit, norun game against the Ford AllStars, for the Great Lakes Naval
Center. He struck out ten . . .
The Detroit Tigers and the Phila• delphia Athletics played a 24 in
ning, 1-1 tie, the longest game in
American League history. The
record in the National is a 26
inning tie game between Boston
r'and Brookljni some twenty-odd
•Xyears ago. For Detroit, Mueller
gave 13 hits and 1 run in 19 2/3
innings, and Trout 3 hits in 4 1/3
innings. For the As, Christopher
went 13 innings, giving 5 hits and
the lone run, while Berry gave 6
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
W
50
46
45
46
44
43
42
30
Detroit
New York
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
L
36
40
41
42
44
44
43
56
PC
.581
.536
.523
.523
.500
.494
.494
.349
GB
——
4
5
5
7
7 J/J
71/2
20
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
w L PC GB
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
58
54
53
49
49
40
41
26
32
39
39
46
46
47
51
70
.644
.581
.5 76
.516
.516
.460
446
271
I''
ll'/2
11 K2
16/2
18
35
Major League Leaders
CLUB BATTING
Boston
New York ...
Chicago
Washington .
Cleveland ...
St. Louis ....
Detroit
Philadelphia .
R
342
389
325
323
293
308
288
267
H HR
802 38
763 40
726 10
741 13
695 30
697 35
682 33
706 23
CLUB BATTING
RBI
308
363
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The meeting of the Big Three in Pottsdam still goes on, though
to what end no one knows. This is the tightest conference ever held,
as far as censorship is concerned, and the newsmen are burned up.
There was one rumor of a rift, which was followed the next day by
a statement that it was not so. Take your choice.
The conference was held up a few. days, while Churchill flew back
to England to find out that he was beaten in the general election.
The victory of the'Labor Party was a shot in the arm to labor all
over the world. A successful—for the people—Labor program will
do much for trade union strength in every country. How far the new
government will go in England, or how fast, is still conjecture, but
one thing is certain—England's foreign policy will change insofar
as her past support of fascist and reactionary governments in other
countries is concerned. It means, without doubt, withdrawal of sup
port from Franco in Spain, Prince Umberto in Italy and King George
in Greece, and a new policy toward self rule for India.
Unless help is rushed to the liberated regions of Europe, our
"Allies," thousands of people will starve and freeze to death, says
the Office of War Information . . . Vittorio Mussolini and his cousin,
Vito, face trial before the Italian purge tribunal. About time. The
trial of Marshal Petain in France still goes on. The latest of the
ex-premiers to testify against him was Leon Blum, who headed the
Popular Front, and who was aware of what went on during and after
he held office.
A leier in the Stars and Stripes complaining about officei^
squiring French gals about in jeeps, started action which resulted in
321 vehicles being stopped and seized by the MPs. No rank was
exempt ... A slight increase in the U.S. scotch quota is due . . .
Stalin is the last of the original Big Three . . . Russia has asked for
7 hundred million dollars from UNRRA. If granted, this and the
program to be undertaken in China will consume more than the en
tire expenditure authorized . . . Dr. Bernard Griffin, Roman Cath
olic Archbishop in England, claimed that Poland is controlled by
Russia, and the GPU. No political opposition, even though demo
cratic, is tolerated .
AT HOME
The Senate ratified the (San Francisco) United Nations Security
Charter by a vote of 89-2. Senators Langer, N.D., and Shipstead,
Mirm., were the two who voted against it. Others who were not en
thusiastic about the Charter, claiming that it did not go far enough
and consisted mainly of pious wishes, voted for it on the theory that
even if it could not guarantee a lasting peace, it could do no harm.
A B-25 Army bomber, lost in a deep fog, crashed into the Em
pire State building, killing 13 people. The two man crew, and a Navy
free-rider were killed, as well as 10 employees of the War Relief
Services of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. Luckily, only
half the staff works on Saturday, or the casualties would have been
at least double.
Funniest story of the week was the Communist Party conven
tion. As forecast. Earl Browder was removed from office and re
placed by William Zizag Foster. Also dropped from the governing
body were Robert Minor, one of the founders, and James
Ford, three times candidate for vice-president. In the pre-convention
discussion, Browder was called a "mis-leader" and a "bourgeios re
formist." In rebutal Earl accused the Foster forces of "IWWism"
and "semie-Trotzkiism." After his defeat, Browder was told to watch
his step and not to stray from the line. Some fun.
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Christopher. Phila. , .
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
^UIJ^ilTIN
if. •
rfadala, Stanley
Haigh, Horace
Hajek, Fred. W
Hail, Frederick, Jr
Hall, Fred, K
Hall, James
Hall, Kenneth 1
Hall, Lester M
Hall, Lester
Hall, Luther B
Hall, Russell S
Hall, Wilford I.
Halstead, Harold
Ham, Russell N
Hamilton, Denis 8
Hamman, Homer B
Hansen, Austen
Hansen, Howard
Hansen, Martin
Hansen,. Norman
Hanson, John T
Hanson, Nils
Harmon, Loren W
Harms, Arthur B.
Harper, Forrest G
Harrell, Alvin L
Harris, Charles E
Harris, John
Hart, F. A
Hartill, Alfred
Hartsell, Roscoe H
Hafcher, W. S
Hatton, James
Hawikns, Charles L.
Hays, Wilson W
Haynes, John
Heavey, Raymond M
Hecht, James
Henctgen, Charles J
Henderson, Robert
Hendrix, Ira
Hengstler, Henry
!
Henrikson, John
Henry, Charles
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Henry, Sam
Hernandez, Henry
Hernandez, J
- Hess, Edgar, Jr
Hicks, Clarence
Hiers, Arthur
Higgibothan, Earl
Higuera, Theodore
Hill, Lee W
HiUary, Arthur F
HiUary, Arthur F
Hinton, Julius
Hinton, WUlie P
Hippie, Thomas
Hodge, C
Hodges, Lem
Hoffman, Frederick J
Hoffman, Jack
Holder, Daniel A., Jr
Holder, Raymond
Holmes, Perry
Horan, Alfred L
Hoskins, W. R.
Householder, Robert D
Hrobuchak, Joseph
Huebner, Chas. L.
...
Huff, Conrade
Htiff, Newton A., Jr
Hughes, Franklin
Hunkiewicz, Frank
Husein, M.
Husein, Mohamed
Hutchins, Robert, ,....1,......,..
Jirfzarry, Antonio
Unclaimed Wages
A. H, Bull Steamship Company
.84
7.92
13.6(1
5.25
6.25
3.27 Jartin, Dominzo R
4.98 Jensen, Frede
4.71 Jessel, Robert E
2.25 Jimenez, E. ».
4.38 Johannsen, Sverre
11.32 Johns, Nichol
3.75 Johnson, Fred. J
15.20 Johnson, Johnnie J
2.84 Johnson, Larnie
6.75 Johnson, Orpha
5.25 Johnston, Earl F
9.00 Johnson, Roy K
1.50 Jones, Buford C
2.13 Jones, Charles H
6.50 Jones, Chas. S.
10.01 Jones, Charles S.
2.25 Jones, George D
2.25 Jones, Lamuel
14.22 Jones, Okal J
8.53 Jones, Richard E
15.64 Jones, Walter
4.33 Jones, William H
71 Jordan, Jimmie
5.00 Jordan, W. H
3.75 Jordan, Eric H
4.62
K
71
28 Kaboska, Raymond
2.25 Kalliomaa, Vaino J
45.50 Kalsnes, Einar H
1.42 Kane, L
9.50 Karavakyros, Thomas
3.20 Karkitos, George
5.69 Kaselionis, Anthony
10.38 Katz, Laverne
3.00 Kauk, Alexander
23.00 Kay, Julian G
3.00 Keegan, Richard
1.50 Keenan, Robert A
10.53 Kehoe, Richard J
76.72 Keim, W. E
13.50 Keith, Lawrence W
4.67 Keller, Gibson
2.25 Keller, Jesse H
15.53 Keno, James
23.00 Kescelek, Paul P. ,
84 Key, James
2.25 ECeyes, Lawrence
71 Kiiski, Toivo
8.75 Kimball, William M.
116.60 Kimbrel, Chesley
1.42 King, Ralph A
7.33 King, Ralph A
7.77 King, Wm. A
1.50 Kinney, Karl
51.19 Kiimie, Edgar
11.25 Kirkpatrick, Ellis F
2.49 Klinchock, Paul B.
43.59 Koch, Everett
9.00 Koehler, Vernon R
19.98 Koelter, G
2.87 Korhonen, Amos E
10.80 Koropsak, Frank
12.11 Koski, John W
118.75 Koster, F. Wallace
36.37 Kotselis, L
3.33 Kramer, William J
8.53 Krieser, Lawrence
12.75 Eirkovich, Steve
3.66 Krooks, F. P
4.50 Krowl, John
2.25
—. 39.10
^ckson, Joseph
...
6.75
32.00
Jackson, W^ter
Jackson, "Whesley
....:. 5.69
34.38
Jacobson, John
James, Joseph W. ................ 5.32
11.59
Jamison, G. G. ..........
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Laas, Martin
Lacroes, Pascual ..
Lada, Mike J
Ladmirault, Leon
Lamb, Woodford
Lancaster, John ..
Landfon, Jesus M
Landwersick, Jos. E
Lane, Daniel
Langford, Ray F.
Friday. August 3. 1945
Morrison, John
Morse, Robert B
Moser, Louis
Mull, Lester C
Mullaby, Edward E.
MuUen Lee
Murdoch, George
Murphy, Michael
....;
Murphy, Steven E
Murphy, Tansy
Murphy, Thomas A.
Myer, Harry
N
Nangle, Charles
Nash, Albert D
Neal, John S
Negron, Carlos P
Nelson, C
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Nelson, Eldert
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Newton, William
Nias, Bernard
Nichols, Thomas R
Nickols, Willie W.
Nicolodin, Nick
Nielsen, G. H
Nieves, Gregorio
Nobriga, Walter J
Nolen, James
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1.50
10.80
17.06
2.25
4.57
3.00
3.00
4.00
- 6.15
1.42
8.75
124.30 Mackey, Joseph Valentine 4.00
11.43 Larsen Lars
11.32
6.26 Madrak, Chester B
75.66 Lawrence Charles ^
117.50
31.99 Lawson, Carl C
....:
75 Mahimer, Mariana
96.56
6.99,Layton, WiUard R
36.26 Maldonado, Ramon
8.62
9.00 Malloy, James
2.25 Leahy, Wm. J
16.00
1.50 Malone, Joseph O
1.42 Leask, William
69 Maltai, Joseph
......t 8.10
10.53 Leavell, John ....;
10.93
5.00 Manning, John
3.55
35.79 LeBon, Walter
3.14
4.27 Marcoby, Dennis A
117.22
5.69 Ledo, Bienyenido V
4.00
:. 23.00 Marcum, Eads Allen
4.00
8.53 Leisure, John F.
5.15
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2.25
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10.84
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11.32
18.84 Marrero, Dorotes
10.53
71 Lemieux, Leland R.
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2.25
2.58 Letson, Sethuel
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4.27 Marsteller, Wm. F
8.53
12.75 Lewerenz, Jack
5.25
118.08 Martinez, Carmdo
4.98
3.95 Lewis, Joseph, Jr
2.84
18.38
1.44 Martinez, Eurilio
12.99 Lewis, Zac
2.25
26.20 Mascznic, Frank P
10.66
.71 Lieberman, W
5.13
Liknes,
John
2.13
Masterson, Patrick J
12.11
5.69
68.87
3.75 ' Lilly, Elmer J., Jr.
33.75 Mathes, Arthur W
2.25
50.52
23.61, Linscott, George J
1.50 Mathews, Charles
2.00
20.69
10.37
10.66 Linthicum, Lloyd
6.75 Matonis, Leon
75
42.39 Linton, Thomas
69 Mattson, Gustav A
11.32
9.50 Lipari, F
3.95 Maximo, Joaquim M
5.12
5.69 Maxwell, Theodore B
11.03 Lipinski, Leo J
Lohmann, Geo. L
13.10 Meade, Norman
16.00
SS OREMAR
Long, George W.
1.80 Meadows, Avis
4.25
31.02 J. Sakero and Ester collect di«
2.59 Meadows, Aero E
2.13 Langmore, W. R., Jr
8.50 Melia, Joseph F
18.85 vision of wages for the 4-8 watch,
15.64 Lonnon, Leroy
3.00 Mello, Manuel V
1.94 16 days' pay. Collectable at the
' 12.44 Lopez, Abel
Melville,
Henry
H
1......
2.25 Calmar SS Company office.
Lopez,
Genaro
4.50
6.82
2.84
2.25 Mendicini, Alexander
5.75 Lora, Miguel
4.
4.
, 8.53 Metz, Robert H
5.25
SS GEORGE W. ALTHERE
7.83 Lowe, Harry L.
13.50 A. Metzler, G. Sexauer, An
112.03 Metzler, Harry
2.25 Luciano, Sergio
6.20 Michelet, Alphonse
13.31 thony Korsal, N. Hanson, 94 hrs.
3.75 Lukac, Ludwig
14.88 overtime due you. Collect at
10.15 Mikalajunos, John P
2.25 Lukas, C
25.38 Mississippi SS Co. office in New
12.11 Mikalajunas, John P
18.76 Lund, Donald L
3.50 York City. (Submitted by Gal
2.13 MUler, Chas. M.
26.18 Lunger, George
Miller,
Conrad
E.
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12.00
Lutjen,
Heinrich
3.75
1.42
veston Branch).
12.80
22.95 Miller, Conrad E.
26.75 Lyman, Wm., Jr.
4 t 4
21.33
13.54 Lyniard, Elwood O. .......... 43.24 Miller, Fred
SS GILES
Miller, James
24.88 Joseph P. Brennan, Wiper, who
5.69
M
Miller, Robert
75
1.50
paid off in New York on July 26,
McAbee, James L
1.50 Miller, Wm. W.
71 report to the union hall in New
71
McAdoo, Robert
6.75 Miller, W. E
9.45 York to collect 35 days' pay on
35.55
McCabe, Paul B
4.25 Minghor, Albert
7.64 account of work-away carried on
3.00
McCarthy, John M
— 16.92 Mitchke, Amiel A
3.50 this trip.
4.38
McCastline, Paul
10.15 Mlicki, Ramon M
27.68
56.88
McClintock, Robert
3.75 Moe, Eric H
4 4 4
........
4.50
2.70
SS WILLIAM B. GILES
McComsey, Vernon J
23.00 Mohene, E
1
....
5.00
1.42
Irvin Underwood, Cook, has 35
McConkey, Everett A
6.05 Mokzeckl, Stanley ...
226.04
3.75
hours overtime coming, which he
McDaniel, Willie
2.25 Moliauski, Vladimir
12.80 can collect at the Mississippi of
1.50
McDonell, Edgar
2.25 Moline, V.
1.42 fice in New York.
30.57 McDougall, Herbert A
0.00 MoUberg, Arnie E
2.84
16.54 McGillis, Robert A
2.93 Monahan, Edward
4 4 4
3.75
5.75 MacDonald, Donald P
118.75 Monaghan, Thoiha§
SS
JOHN
J. ABEL
4.50
2.16
Mackay, Stewart K.
2.25 Moncho, T
P.
T.
O'Sullivan,
5 hours.
2;23
688.03
Mondowney,
Edgar
118.08
3.75
SS EDWARD SPARROW
Montalyo,
Augusto
1.42
21.12
SlU HALLS
M. Moore, 20 hours.
,
Mooney, Mills D
21.33
23.88
SS BEN CHEW
11.97
2.13 NEW YORK ........... 51 BeBver St Moore, Clarence D.BOSTON
330 Atlantic Arm Moore, James A.
45.23
B.
Carmon,
4 hours; J. Blanco,.
66.55 BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St
Moore,
P
51.43
5
hours.
26.75 PHILADELPHIA
6 North 6th St.
7.50
SS ARTHUR DOBBS
26 CommercUl PI Moore, Robert
5.69 NORFOLK
339 Chartres St Moore, Roland J
9.62 L. Wyner, 37 hours.
2.56 NEW ORLEANS
CHARLESTON
68 Society St Moore, Willard
1.37
75 SAVANNAH
220 Eaat Bay St.
SS ROY R. JOHNSON
117.50
6.32 TAMPA ................ 842 Zack St Moral, Simplicio
C.
Martin,
21 hours.
Moran,
Manuel
2.87
.... 020 Main St
1.69 JACKSONVILLE
Morelock,
Hubert
6.75
MOBILE
7
St.
Michael
St
12.11
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JUAN, P. R. .... 48 Ponce de Leon Morgan, Henry
3.50
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Disaro, 32 hours.
GALVESTON
305^ 22nd St Morgan, Stephen ....
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3.75
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6608 Canal St
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C.
M
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13.50
I
RICHMOND, Calif. ........ 287 6th St
5.69 D. E. Kaplan, 12 hours, •
SAN FRANCISCO
69 Oay St Morris. R. G.
5.25 SEATTLE
86 Senece St
SS J. MERRICK ^
111 W. Bumaide St
8.70 PORTLAND
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BUFFALO
10 Esehance St
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JOHN
UGCEDAHL
2.41 CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Ave.
5.00 SO. CHICAGO .. 0137 So. Houston Ava. Who made Voyage 9 on the SS S. H. Cooper, 7
.87 CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. Clair St Robin Sherwood, please get in The above Maintenance Men^
1038 Third St. touch with Lawyer Richard M.
can collect, their money at the
.75 DETROIT
DULUTH
831 W. MIchiKan St.
11.82 VICTORIA, B. C. .... 602 BouKhion 8«. Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, New Calmar office, 44 Whitehall St.,New York City.
34.13 VANCOUVER, B.C.. 144 W. Hastlncs 8t York City.
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SIU-SUP POSITION ON ILO MEETING
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY -TREASURER
FOR FOUR WATCHES
SIU COLLECTS FROM NMU CONTRACT CO.
FROM THE ASSISTANT SEC'Y-TREAS.
PAY DAY BLUES
SIU PICTURE BOOK OFF THE PRESS
WEEK OF THE BIG WIND IS OVER
ORAN GOOD SAILOR TOWN ONCE MORE
MOST OF CAPE FALCON CREW FACE CHARGES AS PERFORMERS
ALL SHIPS GET FORM FOR NEWS
PRECIOUS CARGO ON SS SHERWOOD
TOPA TOPA IS AIR-CONDITIONED
ALBION VICTORY BACK FROM EXTENSIVE & EXPENSIVE RUN
CITY OF MONGOMERY GOES TO GRACE LINE
JOHN MCCAULY GOOD FEEDER
WHAT THE RANK & FILE THINKS OF THEIR PAPER MEMBERS HAIL NEW LOG; SUGGEST ADDED FEATURES
WHAT SHIP'S ARTICLES REALLY MEAN
HUMOR CAN UPSET CONDITIONS
MANY RATINGS ARE OPEN IN GALVESTON
BRITISH LABOR WINS LANDSLIDE
HOPES FOR WAGE HIKES ARE SEEN
WLB OVERRULES FLORIDA UNION BUSTING LAW
THREE SHIPS ARE IN CHARLESTON
MARITIME CENTER PLANNED FOR ROTTERDAM
LETTERS! LETTERS!
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. JULY 27. 1945
No. 30
WEISBERGER TO I.LO. LONDON
CONFERENCE; SPEAKS FOR ALL
AMERICAN MERCHANT SEAMEN
Morris Weisberg, SIU Vice-President, flew to London last week to represent
American seamen at the annual meeting of the International Labor Organization,
and the Joint Maritime Commission. Many issues of vital importance to seamen of all
lands are to be considered by the conference,, and next week a final report on its work
will be printed Following is a digest of the agenda to be considered, and a statement of
SIU-SUP policy:
This policy has in recent years position in the light of the end of
found inspiring expression in our the war in Eimope and to restate
affiliation with the International it in clear - and unmistakable
Transportworkers' Federation and terms to our brother unionists
our active participation in the abroad, as well as to the ship
An International Conference work Of the Joint Maritime Com owners and government repre
dedicated to the purpose of im mission of the International La sentatives in the I.L.O.
There is little to add to the
proving the seamen's lot is al bor Organization (I.L.O.) The
ways assured of the support of views of the American Seamen opinion expressed in our previous
the SUP and the SIU. The officers on such vital matters as improved report except to say that we, the
and members of our organization wages and working conditions, seafarers of North America, con
have repeatedly voiced their de government control, lack of social sider some arguments and pro
termination to assist (he seafarer insurance, etc., have been pre posals presented at the confer
of whatever nationality, race, sented on several occasions, not ence of the I.L.O. Joint Maritime
color and creed in his struggle for ably at the meeting of the I.L.O. Commission as entirely out of line
emancipation and to give him all Joint Maritime Commission in with the convictions and deeplyLondon early this year. A report cherished beliefs of the American
the help he so justly deserves.
was presented to the Union mem seamen. An effort to bring about
bership and the American pub continuous employment at the
lic in general after our return in cost of the freedom of seafaring
January from that meeting in men seems to us contrary to the
London.
interests of the seafarers every
It was decided at that confer where and a gross interference
ence to convene a meeting of an with his and his fellow workers'
I.L.O. sub-committee early in right to obtain the best possible
July, 1945, in London, at which conditions for their labor.
While it must be realized that
the important issues of continu
ous emplojTnent and entry, train the conditions of foreign seamen
ing and promotion were going to differ considerably from the con
be discussed in preparation of ditions we enjoy, we continue to
another full-fledged conference maintain that the main and prin
The Seafarers Log is now
late in October. It is therefore cipal task of "the seafaring men
receivihg extensive distribu
necessary to analyze anew our
(Continued on Page 4)
tion aboard SIU contracted
CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT
AND ENTRY. TRAINING
AND PROMOTION
Rank And File Delegate Gets The
Old Heave-Ho By NMV Convention
If anyone still doubted that the
communist leadership of the
NMU had effectively stifled all
rank and file democracy in that
"union," the recently concluded
NMU convention should have an
swered all questions on that
score. Never was a convention
more autocratically run, never
was less freedom of speech and
action given to duly elected rep
resentatives of the membership.
Robert Coleman, NMU book
622, engine, one of the founding
rank and filers, found this out
when acting on the instructions
ROBERT C. COLEMAN
of his shipmates he voted against
some of the resolutions and con them all. They knew him as a
stitutional changes that the NMU sincere, honest seaman who
piecards were trying to railroad would follow to the letter any in
structions the crew might give
through.
Vilified from the chair and the him as to how to vote on pending
floor by Curran and his stooges, legislation. ,
Because the rank and filers are
without being given a chance to
at
sea practically all the time,
reply, Coleman was fo r c e d to
throw his book in when he real they have lost intimate contact
ized that his championing of de with the NMU, but of late ru
mocracy had made him a marked mors had been percolating down
about some of the resolutions and
man in the NMU.
Because his shipmates trusted proposed constitutional changes.
him and his ability to handle These were designed, the story
union affairs, Robert Coleman went, to insure the continued
was elected as the convention communist control of the NMU,
delegate from the NMU ship, SS in the face of mounting rank and
Colby Victory of the U. S. Lines. file unrest arising from their pol
They knew him as an original icy of collaborating with the ship
member of the union, holding one owners.
of the lowest book numbers of
(Continued on Page J)
•
New Log Feature
"Weekly Review"
ships and in foreign ports. It
LABOR MINISTERS AT ILO SESSION
serves, in many instances, as
I
the only link the men have
with home for months on end.
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To supply our members
abroad with news from home,
the Log will devote a full
page each issue to a weekly
round up of war and sports
news.
This issue, and all that follow
will be mailed in quantity to
all STU ships. Members
should pass the LOG ashore
in all foreign ports after readreading it.
The Editors hope the "Re
view" page will fill a need
aboard SIU ship abroad.
Turn now to page eleven and
read this new feature.
Attending the 95th meeting of Intl. Labor Organization gov
erning body in Quebec are. 1. to r.t Chairman Carter Goodrich;
Canadian Minister of Labor Humphrey Mitchell and ex-Sec. of
Labor Frances Perkins. ILO representatives unanimously agreed
to work with the Unit^ Nations Organization and invite.d the
USSR to send observers to their Paris conference.
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Page Two
Friday. July 27. 1945
LOG
''Peace, Brother*'
SEAFARERS LOG
Tubiished Weekly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiluftid with the Atnericiin tedetdikrn of Labor
At 51 Bfeaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnovCT 2-2784
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HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President
(01 Market Street, S«a Fraodsco, Calif.
J6HN HAWR - i- -- -- - Sety-Treas.
F. O. B&* 2S, Statiofi F., Nttr Vdrk City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Wdshingt&n Rep.
424 Jth Street, N.
WasUi^tOH, D. Ct
Entered as sedond class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office
m New York, N. Y., under the Act of Augu^ 24, 1912.
FORE *n AFT
By BUNKER
When a call came into the New
YOTk hall the other day for a
coal burning fireman.
Brother
Johnny Bryan was the only ta
ker. The ship turned out to be
an old rust bucket with the
queerest contraption for an en
gine that Johnny has seen in
many years of going to sea. He
says it is a combination dieselturbihe-quad. Sounds like some
thing by Rube Goldberg.
tit,
This ihcident shows how hard
it is these days to find coal burn
ing firemen. It's no job a man
would pick when he can go on
ah oil burner and feed the fires
by turning ^ valve.
Several coal burners that used
to ije crewed by the-SIU were
lost in the early part of the war.
Anyorfe who has struggled with
a banjo trying-to keep up a full
head of steam in a North Atlantic
gale, with coal that sticks to the
grates and & heavy slice bar that
lifts like a ton of lead, won't mark
•their passing with many tears or
.weeping. Nor will the coal passefs, who had to westle a wheel
bcirrow from the tsuftkers to the
chutes in a rough sea.
Rank And File Delegate Gets Old Heave-He
(Continued from Page 1)
The crew recognizing that the
rumors might be founded on
fact, instructed Coleman to op
pose any move that would enable
shcfreside communists to move in
to their union as a solid bloc. As
was expected, the move was
made. The CP leadership rec
ommended to do away with the
period of probation so that men
who had just joined—and, more
important, those who would be
given books in the future by the
leadership—would be allowed to
vote for officers and make policy
from the day they signed card's.
Acting on his instructions, Cole
man arose to present the attitude
of the men he spoke for. "The
crew I represent," he told Curran
and the other officials, "has in
structed me to vote against any
thing of this sort; anything which
will allow pieople who are not
even teamen to step in and take
over Our union. If this is adopt
ed, the control of the union will
pass forever from the hands of
the rank and file seamen into the
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One of the mysteries of the sea hands of these shoreside people
during this war was the disap who are here aU the time."
pearance of the little William Coleman was declared out of
Salmon, 1500 ton laker that used
to be on the sulphur rtm but of
Texas. When abbttt a day's run They say that when the torpedo
out of port she was lost and never hit her in the North Atlantic on
heard from again. The WSA just May 21,1042, the tin fish went
announced, however, that this right through one of her ruSty
little ship was sunk in the Car- sides and out the other.
ribbean May 18, 1942.
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The Frances Salmon, belonging
Every time you go up tot raise
to the same outfit, was sunk on
January 20, 1942 in the North At of grade or teplacement of psflbers
now, the Coast Guard puts you
lantic.
through a screenihg proijiss which
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involves your life history from
Speaking of lakers, .do any of
the time ^ou wOre three cornered
you fellows remember the old
pants. Most of the time, the boys
Suwied? She had her deck house
say, they already know more
smashed to pieces one trip when
about you than you can tell them.
the bosun's gang got careless and
One SIU brother found this in
dropped one of the after booms.
terrogation so personal and be
This laker was torpedoed in the came so engrossed in it that he
Caribbean in June of 1942.
forgot where he was and, upon
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leaving, said to the lieutenant
Still another laker that went to commander in charge, "Thank
the 'bottom was the Plow City, i you Mr. Anthony."
or-der and silenced by the Curran [and his shipmates' views.
would help him to get the story
machine. He also opposed, be
When Curran saw that he could of what had happened to their
cause of his. instructions, the CP not swing Coleman into his plans and suggestions to his for
proposed policy of paying dues Camp, he decided to give him a mer shipmates. Because they are
six months in advance.
good going over. As soon as,, the scattered all over the waterfronts
"I oppose this," he said, "be convention reconvened, Curran of many ports, he asked our help
cause it is nothing more than a took the microphone and an in carrying to them this story of
checkoff system in a streamlined nounced that there was a dis misleadership, which is ruining
form. If carried, it means a loss rupter present who had an idea what was once a r.jlitant union,
of representation by the rank and that the convention wasn't demo
Coleman is not slamming his
file. I feel that the system is cer cratically run, Then the CP ma former union, but condemns the
chine went to work and launched
tainly not democratic."
communist leadership. Like all
The same thing happened a vicious attack on Coleman who good union men he likes his
again: he was declared out of or had no chance to defend himself union—but he now realizes that
der without a chance to fully ex or explain his viewpoints.
under the commie leadership
plain his position to the rest of
Curran then wound up by in there is none of the rank and file
the delegates.
viting Coleman to throw his book control that all democratically
During the dinner hour Joe in, if he didn't like the way run Unions must have. He wants
Curran and James Drury came to things were being- run. Realizing the word passed to the member
Coleman and "explained" to him that he was now a marked man ship, so that they might do some
that hfs ideas were not "demo and that he could not get a dem thing before it is altogether too
cratic." Coleman answered that ocratic chance to defend himself, late.
that was a matter of opinion and Coleman took the offer and left
This the SIU will do, not only
the least that Curran could do the convention.
to the former crew of the Colby
was to give him the opportunity
Robert Coleman came to the Victory, but to all NMU men
of taking the floor to express his Seafarers hall, to see if the SIU wherever they may be.
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COLEMAN'S CONVENTION CREDENTIAL
imTioimL mneiriiiK umoo
Of floifnicii' CIO
July 2
-1945
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that
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was duly elected a delegate to represent (Port or VcssenSjg CQLflT llO.tOy at the Fifth
Consdtutional Coovention of the National Maritime Union of ./\merica, which is being
held at NMU Headquarters, 346 West 17th Street, New York City, commencing with
July 2nd, 1945 at 10 AJif.
Given undet out hand and seal this
JxOy
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ORIGINAL
National Office.
•NATIONAL MARITIME UNION
FBHDnjAND c SMUH, Sicfelary
�Friday' July 27, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
SIU Man in Battle Of Bataan
After several months at Camp
When brother Richard Lewis
O'Dennell, the group was taken
left New York in January, 1941,
to Cabanatuan prison, about 80
on the City of Alma, a Waterman
miles from Manila. Despite con
ship bound for Santos, he never
stant sickness, Lewis and others
thought that the voyage would
were forced to drag plows and
eventually take him to Shanghai,
work in the fields, all the time
Manila, and the infamous death
ill-fed and frequently beaten for
march of Bataan.
But the sequence of unforseen
"discipline."
events did that to this SIU sea
At Fort McKinley, their next
man and, recently arrived back
place of internment, the prison
in the States, he told a thrilling
By PAUL HALL
ers survived on two meals a day,
story of his experiences in the in
each meal being a cup of watered
THE ISTHMIAN DRIVE
tervening four years.
rice. Occasional meat was ob
The Isthmian organizing drive of the Seafarers has now been
From Santos Brother Lewis
tained by catching luckless dogs
In effect for approximately three months. Many of our members are continued on to Trinidad, then
and cats.
doing good work in this drive and with their continued help, and the through the canal to Honolulu
Last stop for Lewis and his
support of the membership, this drive will culminate in a victory and from there to China, where
companions was famous Bilibid
for the Seafarers. Inasmuch as some of our members are not fa he paid off sick in Shanghai. Af
prison, where, in conditions of
miliar with this drive, let us review it for their benefit.
ter hospitalization, Lewis caught
the utmost filth, the group was
the Rupa, another Waterman
rescued on February 4th, 1945, by
RICHARD LEWIS
Isthmian is the largest imorganized steamship company in this
ship, back to Manila, arriving
troops of the 37th Division. At
country, operating some 90 freight vessels, ranging all the way from there just before the Japs bomb
men in a space hardly large the moment of liberation the Japs
C-4 ships down to rust-buckets. The NMU attempted to organize ed the city.
enough for four. Every morning, started to shell the prison but, ac
. this company once before with their efforts reaching a peak In 1943
When it became impossible to says Lewis, one of the bed's oc cording to Lewis, the prisoners
when, after considerable hard work within this company, the NMU leave Manila, Lewis offered his
found that they did not possess enough strength to petition for an services to the army, along with cupants would be dead from didn't mind this a bit after what
they had been through and shook
election. The NMU blamed the lack of their strength in this com a number of other merchant sea weakness and starvation.
Weakness did not, however, their fists derisively at the Jap
pany to the rapid turnover of. Isthmian crews. This, however, was men and was put to work moving
save them from heavy work. guns.
not true.
supplies from Manila to Corrig- Most of the time they spent dig
After a thorough physical
The failure of the NMU to make any sizeable gains with the idor. He was on the rock during ging graves for their comrades, check-up and a rest, with plenty
isthmian seamen was simply the fact that the Isthmian men did not some Of the heaviest ^T-^-bomb- many of whom the Japs buried of food, the survivors were flown
ing raids, then went to Bataan, before life was completely ex
go for the phony policies and programs advanced by the NMU.
to Leyte and then sent by luxury
where he was serving when sur tinct.
liner to Frisco.
The SIU did not participate in that drive due to the fact that render came on April 9th, 1942.
Now back in Cleveland and
Brother Lewis himself was pro
we had other problems which took most of our effort. Now, however,
Lewis and several other mer
working
on the Lakes, Lewis was
nounced
dead
from
malaria
and
we have nothing to hinder us in this effort. The Seafarers, for the chant seamen, whose names he
emphatic
about one thing. He
was
lined
up
for
burial,
but
man
first time, is meeting its opposition in a head-on struggle, a struggle doesn't remember, were put in a
said,
"You
can be sine I'm no
aged
to
crawl
away
before
the
in which the largest steamship company in this country is the stake. stockade with Philippine civil
Today wt find many Isthmian men expressing a preference for our ians and troops for about a week, burial squad did its gruesome hero. The heroes are dead. They
are still on Bataan."
union.
after which they were started on work.
the infamous Death March of
On the other hand, we find many NMU men as well as paid or
Bataan.
ganizers in this country's ships working against us as hard as pos
His memories of this experi
sible. While we know that the thinking seamen in Isthmian will
ence include the sight of hun
never go for the propaganda put out by the NMU, it is weU that we
dreds of Philippino women being
realize that these people and their opposition are to be taken seri
raped by Jap soldiers running
ously. We cannot blind ourselves to the fact that even while NMU
amock, of soldiers and civilians
organizers are unable to do much with these crews, they neverthe shot as they tried to get water,
less spread rumors and lies in an attempt to villify the name of the
of men abandoned by the road to
SIU. It is interesting to note as well that this NMU outfit, as large
die or be bayoneted by the Jap
as it is, is so bankrupt in principle that they re.^.ort to mud slinging guards as the procession trudged
Relations between the Com headquarters of the Chamber of
for the lack of a good and honest trade union p'olicy. For instance, along. The only food during the munists and Swedish labor are Labor and to the City Hall to pro
when Isthmian men are told of the better SIU contracts in this field, seven days of the march was exceedingly strained because of test the present plight of the
the NMU'ers try to pass it off because they would have the Isthmian what furtive Philippines man the Finnish Communist's plea workers affected by the closing
men believe that the reason we have superior contracts (and they aged to pass to them along the that striking Swedish metal down of factories. Similar dem
do admit it) is that we are "shipowners' stooges."
workers go back to work. The onstrations are reported from
route.
Finns
want Swedish factories to most important north Italian
Jap guards, he said, taunted
EVERY MAN'S FIGHT
deliver ball bearings and mach towns.
them
and
boasted
of
inevitable
Even unorganized seamen such as Isthmian men recognize this
inery to Finland so that the Finns In Milan, American tanks were
for what it is—a lie—^for every one knows that shipowners do not American defeat.
in turn may meet reparations used to break up these demon
Their
first
food
after
the
Death
give seamen conditions and good union contracts to make stooges of
strations and the N. Y. Timei
obligations
to Russia.
March
was
a
filthy
meal
of
mag
them, but only because they are forced to do so. It is well that
The daughter of the Finnish correspondent in reporting the
goty
rice,
their
quarters
were
these people are basing their campaign on false propoganda of this
Communist leader. Otto Kuusin- fact also notes that at least one
sort for ir. is more revealing than anything else as to their own lack bamboo beds which housed ten
en, came to Sweden especially to high officer of the Allied Military
of conditions and tuiionism.
plead with the Swfedish Metal Government privately expressed
Workers Union, and the Swedish strong disapproval of this use of
In spite of these favorable points, however, this campaign must
Communists backed her request, tanks against striking workers.
be taken seriously by all SIU members. We must take this task for
but this pressure had no result.
the tremendous job that it is. Our opposition has already done so
Only 20% of Milan Province's
and has named the CIO's No. 1 Hatchet Man, Harry Bridges, to lead
&
450,000
industrial workers are
V7ASHINGTON, July 4—Cur
their campaign into Isthmian as weU as to attempt to sabotage the tailment of shipping through
What was in pre-Nazi days the now employed full time, largely
SIU. We must be on our guard in this drive and we must continu ports in the Galveston-Houston, nerve center of the largest Ger because of la'ck of fuel. While the
ally fight for the education of Isthmian seamen in the Seafarer's way Tex., area will be necessary, a man consumers' cooperative as employed workers asked for
of doing business. We have to carry this fight into every Isthmian War Shipping Administration sociation — the wholesale pur raises to meet the increase cost of
ship and to every Isthmian man that we can possible reach. It is spokesman said today, unless rail chasing agency of German con living, the unemployed and partour common duty to engage in this fight. Our strength in the com roads serving the docks operate sumers' cooperatives — has been time workers asked for the im
pany at this date is comparatively small considering the amount of on a seven-day schedule.
restored in Hamburg. The old plementation of a previous agree
work which remains to be done. The only manner in which we
Declaring that the Office of directors of this 50-year-old Ger ment between the major employ
can accomplish the rest of this task is to make it every man's fight. Defense Transportation has been man cooperative, which was ers' and employees' groups which
This company is the battle grounds on an organizational basis be asked to amend railroad regula closely linked with the German provided for the emergency pay
tween honest trade labor unionism and Communist Party "union tions so as to effect a full-work free trade union movement, have of three-quarters of normal wages
during the lay-off period.
ism." It is our job to show these unorganized men the benefits of week, the WSA official said that been reinstated.
the first and the detriments of the latter. One of the things, too, that longshoremen now find themsel
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we have found very good for the education of these men is to show ves idle on Saturday afternoons On July 4, all the workers of
Despite the fact that the Ship
them SIU contracts. Many of our members, because of sailing under because cargo is not being moved the north Italian industrial cen owners Association has informed
these contracts continually, often fail to appreciate them. Never onto and away from the water ter of Turin went on strike and striking Rottendam dock work
theless, they are without an equal in the entire industry and well do front on week-ends.
paraded in the streets carrying ers that increased wages amount
the unorganized seamen appreciate it when they are shown the facts. The WSA feels thete is no use posters with slogans such as "We ing to 25% above the rates of
Each time you ship, take along a few extra copies of various having ships tied up in ports be want bread;" "We want facts not last May would be paid, the strike
contracts and when you see men off Isthmian ships, give them a copy cause they cannot be loaded and words;" and "There can be no of Rottendam dock workers still
plans to reduce the number going reconstruction without purge of continues. The striking dockers
and discuss the agreements with them.
into Texas ports, he said, adding all fascists." After parading in state that what they really de
Tell them how they, too, can sail under these conditions. Our that the matter could be settled the city, the demonstrators went mand are not so much higher
nominal wages as better living
success in this entire drive depends upon each man playing a part— only by the ODT.
to the Chamber of Labor.
80, let's ORGANIZE ISTHMIAN—and let every SIU man be ah
Defense Transportation officials The same day, a vthousand conditions and increased rations.
organizer;
said the matter was being studied. workers in Genoa marched to the (LABOR PRESS ASSOCIATES)
WSA Fears Texas
Shipping Drop
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Page Four
SEAFARERS
Friday. July 27. 1945
LOG
Ship Casualties In The Atlantic
During the sub war in the Atlantic 1,554 U. S. merchant ships were lost. Hundreds were SIU ships, and thousands of SIU
men gave their lives. Thousands more now face equally dangerous waters in the Pacific. Last week the Log published the ships
lost between July 5,1942 and Sept 20,1943. This week we printed the rest of the ships lost, up to and including May 5, 1945.
Date
Name of Venel
Dale
AIM
Sept. 21—CORNELIA P. SPENCER
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Sept. 21—WILLIAM W. GERHARD
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Sept. 22—^RICHARD OLNEY..Mediterranean-Black Sea
Sept. 23—STEEL VOYAGER
Northwest Atlantic
Sept. 24—ELIAS HOWE
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Oct. 1—METAPAN
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Oct. 9—YORKMAR
Northeast Atlantic
Oct. 11-^OHN H. COUCH
Pacific
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Oct. 15—JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
Oct. 19—DELISLE
Nort.*west Atlantic
Oct. 21—TIVIVES
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Nov. 6—SANTA ELENA
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Nov. 11—CAPE SAN JUAN
Pacific
Nov. 23—ELIZABETH KELLOGG
Caribbean
Nov. 24—MELVILLE E. STONE
Caribbean
Dec. 2—JOHN BASCOM
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Dec. 2-^OHN HARVEY
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Dec. 2-^OHN L. MOTLEY....Mediterranean-Black Sea
Dec. 2—JOSEPH WHEELEIl..Mediterranean-Black Sea
Dec. 2—SAMUEL J. TILDEN
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Dec. 3—TOUCHET
Gulf of Mexico
Dec. 16—MCDOWELL
Caribbean
Dec. 26—JOSE NAVARRO
Caribbean
1944
Jan. —SUMNER I. KIMBALL
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 2—ALBERT GALLATIN
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Jan. 6—WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Jan. 10—^DANIEL WEBSTER..Mediterranean-Black Sea
Jan. 25—ANDREW G. CURTIN
Northeast Atlantic
Jan. 25"—PENELOPE BARKER
..Northeast Atlantic
Jan. 25—^WALTER CAMP....Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Jan. 29—SAMUEL HUNTINGTON
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Feb. 1—^EDWARD BATES....Mediterranean-Black Sea
Feb. 15—^ELIHU YALE
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Feb. 22—GEORGE CLEEVE..Mediterranean-Black Sea
Feb. 22—PETER SKENE OGDEN
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Feb. 23—^E. G. SEUBERT Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Mar. 4—^WILLIAM S. THAYER
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 6—DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Song Of The Merchant Marine
By ALEX H. G. ANDERSON
Out of this wax have come countless stories
Of Heroes and battles, and their many glories
But few people know of the efforts supreme.
Made by the United States Merchant Marine.
There are few songs for these brave fearless men
Nor to the ships which are manned by them;
Yet these men, in oil and salt stained dungarees
Are sweating and dying to conquer the seas.
Their ships carry food, guns and munitions;
To get it across is their sole ambition.
They know they must get it there at any cost.
For their cargo may mean a battle, won or lost.
They don't" know the thrill of a cheering throng—
Just the lonely wail of a seagull's song;
The hum of the engines—that is their theme,
A safe voyage home—that is their dream.
May God give them strength as they face the spray.
Keep a star in the sky to guide their way;
Let us all rise and show our esteem.
Give a hearty cheer to the Merchant Marine.
Mar. 9—CLARK MILLS
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Mar. 10—WILLIAM B. WOODS
Mediterranena-Black Sea
Mar. 12—^VIRGINIA DARE....Mediterranean-Black Sea
Mar. 13—H. D. COLLIER ....Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Mar. 17—MAIDEN CREEK
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Mar. 17—SEAKAY
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 19—JOHN A. POOR ....Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Mar. 29—RICHARD HOVEY..Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Apr. 16—MEYER LONDON....Mediterranean-Black Sea
Apr. 16—PAN PENNSYLVANIA ....Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 16—THOMAS G. MASARYK
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Apr. 17—JAMES GUTHRIE....Mediterranean-Black Sea
Apr. 20—PAUL HAMILTON..Mediterranean-Black Sea
June 10—CHARLES MORGAN
Northeast Atlantic
June 28—CHARLES W. ELIOT
Northeast Atlantic
June 29—^H. G. BLASDELL
Northeast Atlantic
June 29—JAMES A. FARREL
Northeast Atlantic
June 29—JOHN A. TREUTIEN
Northeast Atlantic
July —EXMOUTH
Undetermined
Naihe of Vessel
Area
July 2—JEAN ICOLET
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
July 6—ESSO HARRISBURG
Caribbean
July 24—WILLIAM GASTON
South Atlantic
July 28—ROBIN GOODFETJ.OW
South Atlantic
Aug. 7—WILLIAM L. MARCY
Northeast Atlantic
Aug. 8—EZRA WESTON
Northeast Atlantic
Aug. 28—JOHN BARRY
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Aug. 30—JACKSONVILLE
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 29—EDWARD H. CROCKETT..Northeast Atlantic
Oct. 29—JOHN A. JOHNSON
Pacific
Nov. 2—FORT LEE
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Nov. 12—LEE S. OVERMAN
Northeast Atlantic
Nov. 23—GUS W. DARNELL
Pacific
Nov. 23—WILLIAM D. BURNHAM..Northeast Atlantic
Dec. 3—FRANCIS ASBURY
Northeast Atlantic
Dec. 5—ANTOINE SAUGRAIN
Pacific
Dec. 10—DAN BEARD
Northeast Atlantic
Dec. 10—WILLIAM S. LADD
Pacific
Dec. 18—STEEL TRAVELER
Northeast Atlantic
Dec. 25—ROBERT J. WALKER
Pacific
Dec. 28—HOBART BAKER
Pacific
Dec. 28-^TAMES H. BREASTED
Pacific
Dec. 28—JOHN BURKE
Pacific
Dec. 29—.ARTHUR SEWALL
Northeast Atlantic
Dec. 29—BLACK HAWK
Northeast Atlantic
1945
Jan. 4—LEWIS L. DYCHE
Pacific
Jan. 9—JONAS LIE
Northeast Atlantic
Jan. 14—MARTIN VAN BUREN.
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 6—HENRY B. PLANT
Northeast Atlantic
Feb. 6—PETER SILVESTER Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Feb. 14—HORACE GRAY
Northeast Atlantic
Feb. 17—THOMAS SCOTT
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 20—HORACE BUSHNELL
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 27.—JAMES EAGAN LAYNE....Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 21—JOHN R. PARK
Northeast Atlantic
Feb. 23—HENRY BACON
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 23—CHARLES D. McIVER
Northeast Atlantic
Feb. 26—NASHABA
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 28-OKLAHOMA
Caribbean
Mar. 1—ROBERT L. VANN
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 20—THOMAS DONALDSON ....Northeast Atlantic
Apr. 6—HOBBS VICTORY
Pacific
Apr. 6—LOGAN VICTORY
Pacific
Apr. 18—CYRUS H. McCORMICK....Northeast Atlantic
Apr. 18—SWIFTSCOUT
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 27—CANADA VICTORY
^...Pacific
May 5—BLACK POINT
Northwest Atlantic
WEISBERGER REPRESENTS U. S. SEAMEN IN LONDON
(Contintud from Page 1)
everjrwhere is to build up inde
pendent and powerful organiza
tions of their own. Only thus can
we have unions which will be re
garded as worthy and equal part
ners, and respected as such by
the shipowners and governments.
Never can we accept the new
fangled notion that the seamen's
salvation and future progress
can be assured by government
and that it is the task of the state
to assume functions and powers
which solely belong to the naritime industry and its employees
botmd together in union of their
own free will and choice. To do
so win invite the very conditions
which we have been fighting
these last few years in foreign
lands with great loss of blood,
money and sacrifices. It is for the
inalienable rights to be free and
to follow our own choice, unham
pered by governmental regimen
tation and interference, that so
many of our citizens have given
their lives on land and at sea.
However, for the sake of the
record and as renewed proof of
our desire to be of constructive
help in the struggle of our fellow
seamen abroad for emancipation
and improvement of their condi
tion I should like to call attention
to a general statement of poUcy
presented by the SIU to the re
cent I.L.O. meeting in London.
This program, drawn up by Presi
dent Harry Lundeberg and af
firmed and supported by the
membership, stated the position
wita regard to continuous em
ployment and the proposals of
the International Seafarers Char
ter in this respect as follows:
"Certain proposals have been
made which we vigorously dis
agree with and which we will
not, under any circumstances,
adhere to.
"You propose that each coun
try set up a manpower pool in
the appropriate ports. Out of
this pool, the men would then
receive employment. These
pools" will be in joint control of
the government, operators, and
the union. You proposed cer
tain regulations In these pools
which in our opinion would
take away certain privileges of
the seamen's freedom.
"As for the pools themselves,
we believe that the question of
employment for seamen must
be handled through the union
hiring offices, completely con
trolled by the unions. We feel
that the seamen, and only the
seamen, have the. right to de
termine how this labor should
be sold.
"On the Pacific Coast, the
seaman have for the past ten
years operated and run their
own hiring halls, where men
have shipped out in rotation
system, i.e., the man who is
longest ashore, gets the first
job. It is run by elected offi
cials, who are responsible di
rectly to the membership, and
we have found out that this is
the only method and system
which is fair; and the men will
not, under any circumstances,
scrap that for any government
controlled or any other form of
hiring halls.
"As a matter of fact, the Pa
cific Coast seamen had the same
t3T)e of system during the years
1912 to 192L and operated suc
cessfully. These were the years
when the unions were strong
est and where the conditions of
the men who sailed the ships
improved most.
"We further cannot, as union
men, allow a pool to determine
who should be able to go to
sea and who should not. This
is certainly only the right of
the union and the men in the
union, and we do not care to
leave this vital issue in the
hands of outsiders; so we must
emphatically go on record to
be opposed to this type of em
ployment for seamen".
Now that the European phase
of the war is over and the re
maining burden of the war in the
Pacific will have to be borne
mainly by the American seamen,
it is necessary to underline and
amplify the previous position. Re
cent developments in our own
country and growing efforts to
undermine the position and gains
of the American seafarers should
make it evident to every clearthinking person that the trend
foward government regulation
and regimentation must be regis
tered at all cost.
It appears from a study of the
I.L.O. papers prepared in ad
vance of the July meeting in Lon
don that some groups are appar
ently prepared to go along with
proposals leading in that directino. A proposal of continuous
employment or whatever it might
be called, does not lend itself in
our opinion to the protection of
the seamen's right, gains .and
privileges. On the contrary, it
prepares the ground for national
and international regimentation
which must react severely against
the long-range interests of the
seamen themselves. If there ever
was a time to cry stop and to re
affirm the policy which has made
the SIU great and accustomed to
hard struggles, it is now.
A great many arguments may
be advanced in support of our
contention that continuous em
ployment is a double-edged
sword, endangering the rights of
the seafarers and interfering with
their freedom; Suffice it is to say
that a peace-time pool scheme,
nationally or internationally, is
indefensible and unjustified. Reg(Continued on Page JO)
'5
�Friday. July 27. 1945
I HE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Five
Vinson Supports AFL Novo
To Relax Wage Freeze New
' V/ASHINGTON, D. C. — An
nouncing that wage controls will
be relaxed to make up for loss of
wartime pay advantages. War
Mobilization Director Vinson dis
QUESTION: Do you think it would be a
closed
reconversion plans calling
good idea for the SIU to operate its own upBy "FHENCHY" MICHELET
for positive government action to
grad;'iig school?
A few days more will find the ture of the organization explain "prevent depression from com
good ship Del Rio lying in the ed to them in detail. The only ing to us as the guest of peace."
WILLARD MULLING, AB —I stream off the Venezulian port of beef aboard has been settled to
High wages, lower taxes, un
think this would be e very good Miracabo. When this looked-for the crew's satisfaction. It entail
employment
compensation and
event
occurs
we
will
naturally
be
ed
a
little
misunderstanding
on
idea. These new ships require
good men on deck because they so very busy visiting museums the mate's part as to what con public works form the backbone
have plenty of gear which has to and historical shrines and care stitutes voyage stores. The mate of the program in which Mr. Vin
be maintained and repaired. A fully avoiding cat houses and gin contended that the Stewards' son outlined a heavy role for gov
lot of fellows think after they get mills that we may not find the stores taken aboard in Philly be ernment rather than a policy of
out of school and carry seamen's time to do a rank and filer's duty fore we shifted to New York to letting things go" as necessary
to assure smooth national transi
were daily stores.
papers in their hip pocket that of occasionally scribbling some load
•
tion
to a peacetime life.
they are sailors. They have only thing for our swell Log. so We're
The departmental delegates got
going
to
do
our
bit
now.
started. An up-grading school
Mr. Vinson, making public his
together with the ship's delegate
run by the union would give
t
it
and threshed the matter out thor quarterly report to Congress and
training to the men while they
There's a number of oldtimers oughly. The ship's delegate then the President, stated "we must be
are on the beach waiting to ship aboard—Buck Newman, Johnny got together with the mate and prepared to compensate for se
out. It could be held in the hall Glass, Frank Polander, Frank Pe- that worthy was shown the light. vere declines in take-home pay."
and in that way a man would not tronne, Dominick Vaszquez and This was a creditable piece of He explained in a news confer
lose his place on the shipping Jake Martin. Jake is an expert work on the part of the ship's ence he meant increases in wage
list.
butcher, but he had the misfor delegate (Buck Newman), for the rates above Little Steel formula
tune to sail with Shuler in his mate has a head as hard as one limits.
(Jake's) formative years and we of Shuler's biscuits.
Making clear the official gov
are consequently obliged to unt J, t
ernment
position on substandard
JOHN DOTY. 2nd Cook and
teach him everything that old
Have a toast for those lighter pay issues, Mr. Vinson asked
Baker: Anything that brings the
"Hungry" taught him. It was moments:
Congress to raise the statutory
trainee close to the sea and actual
Shuler who showed Jake how to
minimum
wage from 40 cents to
"Here's to the light that lies
sea life is a good method of train
get enough slices out of a ten
at least 50 cents an hour, with
In
woman's
eyes.
ing for the merchant marine. The
pound ham to pave the whole of
provision for further permissive
And lies and lies and lies."
best kind of an up-grading school
the fore deck.
increase
to a higher level by the
it it it
for the merchant marine as far
it it it
industry committees" provided
as deck and engine departments
P.S.: By Buck Newman—
It shouldn't be difficult for the
for in the Fair Labor Standards
are concerned. I think, would be
(Shuler, please note)
Patrolmen who payoff this scow.
Act.
\ small ship of some kind like the
The delegates have collected all
The only beef on this scow is
In stressing the necessity for
SUP had in Frisco. I started out
the books and checked the month that Frenchy sticks his head in
granting
wage rate relief for
as a greenhorn and had to learn
up to which the member wishes the messroom port hole at every
workers
when
high-pay war jobs
from what I could pick up at sea.
to pay. Trip card men have been meal and holds up one finger and
dwindle,
Mr.
Vinson
declared that
but I think a union school for up
given a little union know-how tells the messman, "Give 'em all
savings to employers, resulting
grading would be a line thing.
and have had the financial struc the pork chop that they can eat."
from reduction of overtime prem
Every man should want to pro
iums, downgrading of jobs and
gress. I am going up for my
increased manufacturing effi
steward's papers this week.
ciency, "would permit some rise
in wages without a compensating
rise in prices."
PAUL SHARPE. Bos'n — My
In event of early collapse of
idea of an up-grading school is a
Japan, which some industrialists
ship where a man comes on
have said would bring us close to
board, gets a pair of dungarees
One of the youngest affiliates dropped to 65 cents a pound. economic disaster, the mobiliza
and starts getting his hands dirty of the SIU is the Gulf Coast Dis However, as Brother Biggs points tion chief indicated that a great
pronto. This up-grading school trict Fisherman's Union, which out, the spread between what the publio works program and broad
should teach men all kinds of has grown from the 60 members fisherman gets and what the con ened unemployment insurance
wire and rope work, rigging, and it had 16 months ago to more sumer pays is so great that the would have to carry most of the
how to use paints and care for than 6,000. This month the first suspicion arises that black mar load, until industry could be rebrushes. How in hell anyway do Issue of its official publication. ket conditions have been created. geared to high speed peacetime
so many guys nowadays get the The Union Fisherman, an attrac
Now that the fishermen are re operation. He said present plans
idea that the only thing an AB tive 24 page slick paper maga
ceiving the highest prices ever for a postwar works program
does is stand a wheel watch or zine, made its appearance with
paid them, they have been able must be enlarged and blueprint
run errands for the mate? A informative articles of interest to
to get out of the economic serf ing speeded.
union up-grading school could fishermen and shoreside workers
dom that was their lot. State
The Vinson program was in
teach these sailors how many dif alike.
<• X
ments from members of the vari cluded in his lengthy quarterly
ferent jobs there are to do on a
In the lead article Secretary- ous locals attest to the new posi report, titled, "The Road to Tokyo
ship.
Treasurer E. M. Biggs tells of the tion to which the union has and Beyond." Tone of the report
substandard conditions under raised them: "Just bought two was that the government has a
which fishermen worked but two new nets," says one. "I have responsibility to guide the nation
years ago—^with prices dictated to bought a new motor," says an In reconverting to peace, just as
J. p. FOLEY. AB—One of the
them by dealers miles from the other. "I see that Jack got him it had in gearing for war.
^ms of the SIU is to provide
sea
with a "take-it-or-dump-the- self a new pair of shoes."
good crews and a union-manned
fish"
finality—and how the union
The GCDFU is a lusty baby
up-grading school would help to
succeeded
in
raising
the
fisher
and
is growing rapidly. The field
do this. The strength of the union
men's return.
for expansion is large, and the
lies in education: not only the
Brother Biggs relates how the union is going after it in a big
education of its members in
men getting 8 cents a pound for way, not only among fishermen,
unionism, but also in their pro
groupers were notified by the but in allied fields. After months
fession. If SIU men are the best
fishdealers of a cut to 6 cents a of hard work, the union has suc
seamen it v^l help to get more
pound, with another cut to 4 ceeded in organizing several hun
and better contracts. Just be
in the
cents probable in another week— dred sponge fishermen
cause we have contracts we can't
Tarpon
Springs,
Florida,
area.
neglect the necessity for furnish
this at 9 time when the retail
The field is a large one, but the
ing the best seamen. There are
price for groupers was 68 cents a
progressive, militant GCDFU has
plenty of experienced SIU men
pound.
who could run a good up-grading
Since the fishermen organized, no fears on that score. It knows
schooL which could be held- at
thye are now receiving 12 cents a what the job entails, and knows
the hall.
pound, while the retail price has that it can do it.
Notes From SIU's
Wandering Steward
SIU Fishermen Establish
A Monthly Union Magazine
�THE
Page Six
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. July 27. 194S
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
William R. Davie Right In
Thick Of Okinawa Fighting
Add to the list of fighting SIU loaded to the gunwales with ex
ships tlie name of the William R. plosives. One of these boats hit
a Navy Liberty, blowing her sky
Davie, South Atlantic Liberty.
Just back from a long trip in high.
The Canada Victory, whose loss
the Pacific which included Okin
awa, several of the Davie's crew has been announced by the Navy
stopped in the hall and told about was near the Davie when she was
The Jonathan Grout, Mississ this voyage to the land of the hit by a suicide plane.
Most thrilling incident of the iiiii
ippi Liberty that was among the Kamikaze.
first of this type launched back
After signing on in New York trip occurred one night off Okin
in '42, arrived in New York last last October, the ship went to the awa when the Davie was unload
week with a.mate who, accord West Coast in ballast and then ing. The anchorage had been
ing to the crew, must have been after loading in Oakland sailed alerted for an air raid and the
ships were in total black out un
trying to buy an interest in the for Guam.
company.
Here she unloaded and return der a smoke screen. Finally the
Several times during the two ed to Pearl Harbor, picking up Japs came over and, baffled by
months' trip he offered to pay another load there for Okinawa, the haze* thrown up by the smoke
the overtime out of his own pock where she arrived on D Day plus pots, couldn't find their targets.
CECIL KEANE
PHIL ADELMAN
et, if the men who did the work 14. This, however, didn't mean One kamikaze, howevei-, seemed
would not enter it on their over that the Davie had an easy time to spot the Davie and circled
time sheets. Needless te say, the of it, for the Okinawa fighting around above her for several
minutes angling for a dive. At
men told the mats his lender sol was tough right up to the last.
icitude for the company didn't
At Okinawa the Davie's crew one time when this Jap came
efleet them one bh and as far as saw plenty of Jap Kamikaze (sui over about 100 feet above the
tt.ey were concerned his genero® cide) planes, and the gunners masts, either gathering up his
ily was useless.
shot down one of them by 20 courage or to try to spot a good
Brother Frank Lovell was int
On another occasion this i.oate millimeter fire off Haha. The Da place to land his TNT, someone
the hall the other day after mak
pushed
the
wrong
switch
on
the
irsisted on paying for a puddin vie, according to Phil Adelman,
spar that fell overboard in .rough Oiler, and Cecil Keane, Bos'n, was Davie and lit up the cargo lights ing a trip on the Deaconhill
weather. Maybe Mississippi fs the first ship on the eastern side on number four hatch. Luckily, tanker. Mesa Verde. Deaconhill
the Jap was hit just then by a
crying the blues to their mates, of the island.
says Lovell, has one of the best
destroyer
and blown to pieces or
During the 22 days that the
end telling them that profits have
contracts
to be found anywhere
A ship whose popularity help
dropped to 200 per cert!
Davie laid at anchor at various the Davie might have been
and no one will go wiong by ed to get a full crew almost as
among
the
missing.
Delegates on the Grout were places along Okinawa, she went
soon as her name went on the
Part of the Davie's cargo were riding their ships.
Nobel Petersen, AB; W. T. Fagan, through 76 air raids, besides at
board last week was the R. Jones,
Oiler; and Mike McCowine, Mess- tacks on the convoys by suicide 2500 carrier pigeons, with a fev/
While the Mesa Verde was layman.
boats, small sixteen foot craft signal corps men as caretakers. ^ing loaded in the Hudson, an old Overtakes Liberty.
All hands liked this scow and
rust bucket came along and
smacked her in the stern, dentmg reported a fine trip to Black Sea
the fan tail and carrying awa> a ports. Only minor beefs remain
ed at the payoff, thanks to good
With maggots in the potatoes piece of the after railing. Being
Are the Dutch glad to see the
The Paca made it back from and weevils in th6 flour, it was, smacked like this is no joke when work of the delegates and, being
Rotterdam in 12 days, with her literally and figuratively, no pic you are sitting atop a load of high crewed up with a 100% full-book
Yanks?
Just ask the crew of the Wil engine turning over 89 revolu nic for the crew of the J. Din- test gas," so the deck hands rig- crew, there were no beefs about
free loaders.
tions part of the time.
land, Eastern Liberty that pulled ged fire hoses, the navy gunners
liam Paca, Calmar Liberty which
Larry Bartlett, OS, who made in last week.
Only event of the trip was
stood by to throw the ammuni
came back from Holland last his third trip on this vessel, re
some
firing practice at mines seen
tion
overboard,
and
a
couple
of
After living on rations for two
week. One of the first ships to ported a good feeding ship with
floating
in the Mediterranean.
company
watchmen
on
board
ran
months, the men were glad to
reach Rotterdam after the port a "sv/ell Steward."
around
shouting
for
life
jackets.
Says
steward
department dele
get back to New York, where
was reopened, the Paca was met
Delegates were Earl Stimson, they can get seconds at meal But the other ship got its anchor gate, A. Knoles, "I recommend
by a motor launch v/ith a depu FWT; Arlie Dudley, .3rd Cook;
time and make up for some lost chain fouled up with the Mesa the Black Sea to all brothers
tation of the town officials wel and Charley Roberts, AB. Char
Verde, thus averting a second wanting to ship. It's a sailor's
weight.
coming them to Holland, and lie Collins, who could write a
crash
that might have caused a paradise."
On the way over three ships,
then at the pier by what ap book about his experiences dur
catastrophe.
peared to be half of the city, ing three months on the beach including an American Liberty,
Lovell reports a good crew and
were lost in submarine action
cheering and waving Dutch and over in Persia, was Bosun on this
good officers on this trip, with a
about
sixty
miles
off
Brest.
On
American flags.
ship.
the v/ay across the channel on a young chief whom everyone was
shuttle trip to Ghent, another mistaking for the yeoman when
they first came on board.
ship hit a mine.
When the Patrolman went on
board to pay off the William J.
Palmer, he was told that the of
To have a ship smash into your caught in the crash, one severely
ficers had appropriated the toast
room while you are asleep is bad injured and another killed.
er from the crew's mess and were
enough, but to have a jagged
Telling about the incident in
having toasted sandwiches for
Brother George Fossett,
piece of steel tear off the seat , of the New York hall the other day
their night lunch. This kind of
FWT, got a standby job on
your pants as you make a hasty were Ed Harrison, FWT; James
hurt, as this toaster had been put
exit is adding insult to injury.
the Elijah Bartlett when she
Redman, Cook; Kenneth Myers,
on board only because of previous
Such was the unfortunate ex Messman; Henry Martin, BR; and
was in port last time, and
action by the crew.
perience of the Steward on the Estle Walker, Chief- Cook.
then
tried
like
hell
to
get
off
But things were soon squared
James Caldwell, when that in
away. The Patrolman took the
her before she sailed. He
bound Liberty was rammed last
toaster out of the saloon, and told
SS TALISMAN
even thought up a sad tale
week by the British freighter
the officers if they wanted a
Bapanui off Norton's Point in
for the commissioner, but he
Restriction of the crew when
toaster
to use some action them
Gravesend Bay. The bow of the
couldn't get off the articles.
the ship was at Marseilles irked
selves, and put it back in the
linrey freighter tore a thirty foot
crew's mess.
Back in port again, George
the boys on the last trip of the
hole in the Caldwell's port side.
Other beefs on the Palmer in
says he is glad he made the
Looking out of the port in the Talisman, Mississippi C-2, but no
cluded a demand for fumigation
crew's mess at breakfast time one amount of argument could change
trip, for the Bartlett was a
of the ship and repairs to galley
of the wipers saw the oncoming the mind of the army authorities
swell ship, with a steward,
equipment.
ship and enabled the men there and the crew watched this town
deck and engine gang that
to escape a second or two before from the stream. Delegates for
Delegates for the trip were
were all okay. Best of all, he
the Papanui hit them. Tragedy the trip were Albert Weber, AB;
John Parker, AB; Carol Ross,
says, she was a good feeding
occurred in the gunner's mess, William Vanicky, Oiler; and
FWT; and C. B. Arms, Chief
however, where two soldiers were Nicholas Nomicos, 2nd Cook.
Cook.
ship.
Mate Pays Ship's
Expenses Out Of
His Own Pocket
Iff
Serious Accident Narrowly
Averted By SS Mesa Verde
Black Sea Is
Sailors'Heaven
Dutch Treat Is On The House
SS J. Dinland
Patrolman Restores
Toaster To Crew
Farce And Tragedy On Caldwell
Sad Tale Turns To Good Deal
I
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�Friday. July 27. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Paga Seven
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
Commissars And Chiselling
Shipowners Irk Union Mate
Rights Of Members
While In U.S. Army
Just a word to let you
i just signed off a ship on will realize that the course they
know that I will not be back
are
steering
will
land
them
in
•which I was first mate. This
to ship out. as I am now in
shoal water.
packet was sailing under the
So much for the union front. the army as a "selective vol
"Red Flag of the NMU" and,
unteer." I have paid my dues
Now for a few words on recent
needless to say, it was complete
up
and I would like to know
maneuvers by the companies, and
with political commiss>."'"S and a
when
I come back after the
this one , has really started. I had
special library for the education
war if I can ship out again
the port captain down checking
and enlightenment of the ignor
through the SIU and con
overtime with me and it was all
ant masses.
tinue going to sea.
okay, but "too much." The cap
The political commissars were tain and I were then given a
I want to thank the union
right on the ball, graduates of little talk on the postwar period, for everything it did for me,
I the commie leadership school, primarily on the elimination of
and hope other boys out of
and were quitfe conversant with overtime.
maritime school find the SIU
Roberts Rules of Order. The net
as cooperative as I did.
I was informed that this com
result was that they ran the show,
pany expected the mate to get
JAMES A. DONOVAN
and any of the crew who had the
out and supervise the deck work
guts to buck them were immedi
EDITOR'S NOTE: You sureon his own time, and also to lay
ately ruled out of order. This
awake nights figuring ways to ly can. Any member of the
left the floor for the commissars
SIU going into the armed
chisel a few nickels from the
to use in disseminating the NMU
forces is relieved from paying
boys.
brand of communism and world
dues from the day he enters
While it must be remembered
revolution. The pitiful thing is
to the day he returns. Since
that the other boys were, not that the sole purpose of overtime
you are in good standing
smart enough to out-maneuver is to eliminate all work in excess
now. you will be when you
the commissars at the meetings, of the eight hour day, with the come back. Meanwhile, good
and thus were fed on the ap bonus cut overtime becomes part
luck. Brother Donovan, and
proved NMU diet of communism. of the take-home pay. So, broth a speedy return.
ers, stand by to clear the decks
It is quite apparent that these
for bucko mates and skippers in
Super-Militant Leaders of Labor
the postwar period, but don't
are trained to be agitators and let
look for me.
some little OS come up with the
On my last two or three ships,
beefs. Wherever possible, they
the
slop chest prices have been
f bring up the battle cry of "Racial
damn
high, and I believe the
Discrimination" whether it is
It's good to see that the growth
membership
could do well to and vast increase of membership
warranted or not. Every NMU
beef sooner or later ends up that start a little fire in the right in the SIU since the war. The
way, when they want an easy place, and bring prices down influx of men from all over the
way out. These commissars cre where they belong. It is obvious country, indeed from all over the
ated more ill-feeling between the that the seaman is geting chisel world, has greatly overcome the
colored boys and the white boys led again.
old narrow sectionalism that used
than I ever saw on a ship before. I think that will be all for to hamstring the efforts of the
I believe it is safe to say that the now, but keep your union going union.
colored boys resented it more and keep it strong in the Ameri
I remember when a Yankee
than any one else, as they realize can way. We do not need Stalin coming down to ship out in the
that this phony communist prop to run America. If you ever Gulf was treated like an unwash
aganda is really hurting the
lose your union, you and your ed headhunter fresh out of the
cause of the colored people.
bush; and if a Baldwin County
family are sure going to lose your
This constant nonsense also
citizen arrived in New York he
stirs up anti-NMU feeling amid bread and butter.
was considered to be just a dumb
"Through The Hawse Pipe" grits-and-red beans boy who was
ships.
Nn. 19224 (retired)
Maybe some day the NMU boys
n't capable of walking down the
street by himself.
We brand ourselves an Inter
national Union. How idiotic, then,
to judge a man by sectional lines.
What does it matter where a man
is from as long as he can produce?
I'm an oldtimer, but I will
In working around the water Seafarers men to talk to unor welcome any former cow hand,
front and coming in contact with ganized seamen whenever you dirt farmer or dish washer,
the unorganized seamen off the meet them. Tell them that labor whether he's from Kokomo or the
Isthmian ships, the American laws protect them in their desire Louisiana swamps, as long as he
Trading Co., and other independ for union representation, and if has taken up the sea as a pro
ent outfits, a fellow can't help they are discriminated against at fession and proves he can be a
but notice the cleancut type of any time by the company the good seaman and a good union
Seafarers will stand by them and man.
men riding these scows.
PERRY J. ROBERTS
They all understand what fight the issue for them. This the
union conditions would mean for SIU did on the west coast in the
them and almost all of these men case of Johnny Hansen, when he
would gladly see their ships or was fired by Standard Oil of Cal
You have no idea how much
ganized under the SIU. The big ifornia for union activity. The
handicap, however, is that these Seafarers won this beef, Hansen better it makes me feel to see
men are told in the company hir was proven right and Standard the Log increased in size, as well
ing offices that they should not paid through the nose and liked as improved in quality. Honest
to Henry it used to make me feel
talk to anyone about unions, and it.
Wherever you see men off the ashamed everytime I saw that
that they should not sign any
unorganized ships, in Rio, Lon single sheet that we called our
union pledge cards.
Consequently these men are don, Cape Town, tell them about "paper." Keep up the good work,
afraid to cooperate with any their rights and their opportun and try like hell to put just one
union organizers for fear of being ity under the SIU. Let's bring more double sheet in that rag and
black-listed although they want them aU under the Seafarers ban we'll have the best damned pa
ner.
per in the field.
to see the organizing job done.
W. E. WYMAN
The answer to this is for all
BULL SHEPPARD
Hails Disappearance
Of SIU Seclionalism
Laws Protect Unorganized
Men Who Want To Join Union
Asks Even Bigger Log
• V,:
NMU Turns On
Men Who Built It
The NMU, the once strong rank
and file union that was built on
the blood and strife of honest
rank and filers, has now turned
against these very men that built
it. I am one of them myself and,
disgusted with the way this union
is being taken over by people
who aren't interested in the sea
man, I turned to a rank and file
outfit like the SIU.
As it is now in the NMU, you
have to be a "yes man" to every
official, and you are a great guj'
as long as you don't bring in o
beef to be settled. Before set
tling beefs they are more inter
ested in seeing if you have your
dues paid up in advance. If you
have a beef, you are patted on the
back* and told to run along like
a good boy.
If you come back again to see
about your beef you find they
have "overlooked" it. Instead of
r
K
A
•
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" •;
Delegates' Duties
It has been in my mind for a
long time to set forth my ideas of
VINCENT J. KELLER
several important obligations of
taking it up, some commissar
ship delegates:
takes you by the arm and has
A delegate should be elected
you sign a bunch of letters to
by the entire department. Very
Congress, although you have no
often they are appointed by some
idea what the hell it is all about.
friend and no one else has a
Joe Stack thinks he is a com
chance to be elected to this im
bination
of Stalin and Napoleon,
portant job.
and hates to hear the word
A delegate should turn in the
"beef."
book numbers of men who do not
The NMU has lost the fighting
behave themselves as union sea drive that made many militant
men.
oldtimers believe it had what the
A delegate should listen to all seamen needed. It is a front now
the beefs that the crew brings to for outside interests who aie us
him, and not just take action on ing the NMU and rank and file
the ones that he feels like push seamen for their own advantage.
ing.
VINCENT J. KELLER,
GEORGE A. THORNHILL
former No. 9543 NMU
Shipowners Preparing'For
Postwar Drive On Unions
As war draws, nearer to an end
it is evident that the ship oper
ators are tightening up on over
time and conditions. This was
especially noticeable the last trip
I made in the Atlantic.
The ship was a new T-2 tank
er, the SB Mesa Verde, built and
operated at government expense,
but under control of the Deconhill outfit. While on this coast
the skipper acted as company
agent since offices are maintain
ed only on the West Coast.
The SIU-SUP contract for these
west coast tankers is in many
respects a model contract. Unlike
many others, this contract is
specific as to what work is over
time. The ship operators signed
the contract in order to guarantee
a supply of qualified men during
the war and the WSA approved it.
All wages on these ships are
paid by the WSA. The ship op
erator runs no risk in the opera
tion of the vessel. He invested no
money in construction of the ship,
lays out nothing for its maintainance, and has no worries about
wages. His only concern is keep
ing the books straight so as to
know how much is coming his
way in the form of "operator's
fees."
The WSA is now issuing more
and more orders, specifying ex
actly what overtime work shall
be paid for. Often these orders
conflict with the provisions of
the union agreement. Random
examples of such conflicts is the
WSA order that no penalty meal
hours will be paid for. Similarly,
an order has come down to cut
out all overtime for men on
watch, regardless of what they
are asked to do. Carpenter work
has been ordered cut out. Even
though the contracts call for over
time for all such work, the oper
ators have a pat answer when
you try to collect it: "The WSA
has disapproved."
This is becoming a stock phrase
that we are going to hear a lot.
The ship operators have' packed
the government agencies with
their stooges and are now prim
ed to use these government agen
cies as the spearhead of their
postwar drive against our uniom
and the conditions we liave won.
FRANK LOVELL, AB
SUP No. 3265
�Page Eight
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. July 27. 1945
UNION'S OK, VET SAYS
Recent Strikes Win For Unions
In Most Cases, Survey Shews
WASHINGTON (LPA)—Strikes took a downward turn during the past week, as
thousands of .workers returned to their jobs, in most cases winning complete or partial
victory on the issues which brought them out on the picket line.
As a result newspapers had good reasons to cry the blues. The great "strike wave
which they had been inflating for weeks, went into ebb tide, leaving little to justify
scare headlines.
ternational Typographical Union, ecutive board after extensive dis-
During the week, 15,000 work which at this writing has closed cussion voted last week to con
ers marched back into shipyards down seven daily newspapers in tinue its no-strike pledge, but
on the Gulf and west coast, after four citids — Birmingham, Ala.; only until the end of the war
short-lived stoppages. Nearly 10,- Fort Wayne, Ind.; Jersey City, with Japan. When that day
000 miners in Illinois—members N. J. and Bayonne, N. J.—with comes, UAW president R. J.
of both the Progressive Mine papers in other cities next in Thomas asserted that he would
"I was a union member before I went into the service, and I'm
begin to authorize strikes of auto
Workers-AFL and United Mine line.
and aircraft woVkers, and "there going back to the union." says Pvt. Chet Horton. "We got $9 to $15
Workers union—rreturned to their
At stake is the ITU's demand will be plenty of them" he warn a day when non-union fellows were getting $5 and $6." Entertain
jobs after winning a "no meat- that the publishers continue, as ed, because of the great backlog ing him at Madigan General Hospital, Tacoma. Wash., are Cleo Carl
no work" strike. Their protest they have in the past, to include of unsettled grievances in the in and Berneal Myers, Local 751, International Association of Mach
dustry.
inists (AFL).
(Federated Pictures)
walkout wrung from the OPA a in their contracts with the union
a
commitment
to
observe
the
promise of extra red points for
union's laws, as revised at each
the miners.
annual
convention.
Printing trades unions called
off a six-week strike that had This year, many leading pub
By FREDDIE STEWART
crippled operations in R. R. Don lishers have combined to resist
the
demand,
claiming
that
at
the
nelley & Sons, notorious anti
Strike season is definitely here. conditions were favorable.
iduction of hours below the point
union Chicago prirttery, where last convention, certain provis
Another economic consideration, which management is willing to
Mass
picketing,
sit
downs,
walk
part of the output of Time, Life ions were added to the laws—re
bearing on union policy has been go.
and other national magazines is lating to arbitration, overtime outs, aU point to the end of the the belief that reduction of work
Labor looks at hours not only
Labor - Management honeymoon.
produced. The fight of the unions pay, vacations and other items
ing hours might be a cause as the viewpoint of monthly cost of
for a "closed shop" shifted to the which should be passed upon by But the question is asked again well as a result of reductions in production, but from the view
bargaining table, but if a new collective bargaining. The pub and again, why? Last week I read the cost of productions. Workers point of lifetime cost of produc
deadlock develops another strike lishers charged the union was
have long felt what scientific tion. Here the question of the
trying to put over changed work a book entitled "When Labor Or
may occur, it was predicted.
management
has begun to dis hours becomes inseparable from
ganizes" by a Professor Brooks,
"Thirty" was written also on ing conditions by "unilateral ac
close, that more work may ac that of the speed of work. The
and published by Yale University.
one of the bitterest of the recent tion."
tually be turned out on a forty, worker is interested in what hap
However, Woodruff Randolph, He had some good thoughts on rather than a sixty hour week pens to him at the end of the tenstrikes, the 2^ week walkout of
1700 delivery men, members of president of the "Typos," hit the the subject and I'd like to pre basis, if a sufficiently long period year period, while management
an independent union, which had publishers' claim as a smoke sent some of them.
is taken into account. Accumu may no longer be greatly con
paralyzed distribution of New screen to cover up a campaign
lated fatigue reduces speed and cerned with that problem. If at
Equal work for equal pay, is a causes spoilage, high accident the end of ten years the worker
York City's big dailies and caused aimed at smashing the union's
the metropolis a news "famine". laws, weakening the "closed primary demand, according to rates, rapid labor turnover, ten is incapable of maintaining the
shop," and breaking down con
Union leaders claimed a vic ditions which had prevailed for Brooks. Union demands will rep dencies toward exhausting de required speed of hours of work
resent an attempt to force em bauches, and acute industrial un he is eliminated from industry
tory in the terms upon which decades.
ployers to regularize production rest.
and becomes in some measure a
they returned. They were given
sufficiently
to render overtime
Management and labor may burden upon his family or com
Despite reprisals against the
assurance by the War Labor
Board's Printing and Publishing Union, laid down by the WLB af work unnecessary. Back of this is march together. Union leaders munity.
to distribute have learned by experience, how
Fear of unemployment is the
Commission on two vital points: ter the ITU refused to call off its the desire, first,
work
among
as
many
people
as
basic
reason for forms of restric
ever,
that
intense
pressure
from
strikes—and
from
which
labor
(1) that all of their demands, in
possible;
second
to
protect
union
tions.
Wherever fear of unenfa
well-organized
labor
group
is
members
of
the
board
dissented
cluding a proposed "welfare
fund", would be considered on —Randolph made it clear that the members as human beings from very often necessary to compel ployment is strong there are dual
their merits, and (2) that the union is in this fight "to the fin the disturbance to social relations attention to this matter and that and opposed attitudes on the part
commission would consider or ish" and will close down newspa which results from irregular hours labor's interests may demand re- of labor.
dering arbitration on the "wel pers all over the country if the of work.
fare fund" issue if a settlement publishers remain adamant on
The second major policy of the
the question of accepting the labor movement has been to
could not be reached.
union's laWs.
shorten hours of work. Unions
The union had demanded a 3
By WM. McKAY
Meeting in Minneapolis, the have subsequently made efforts to
percent payroll contribution by
United
Auto
Workers—CIO
exsecure
wage
increases
as
soon
as
the newspapers to the fund,
BALTIMORE, July 19—Any re the practice.
which would be jointly adminis
port in the Pilot to the effect that
The unions are usually blamed
tered by management and labor,
for
delaying shjps when it takes
SIU
members
are
picketing
the
LABOR COMPETITION
and which would be used to pay
a man at least 2 to 3 hours to pass
WSA
in
Baltimore
is
pure
crap.
sick benefits, old age pensions and
There are no SIU men on the the doctor.
similar benefits.
picket line and there won't be
We finally put a crew aboard
Management had refused to
until the membership decide that the new SS Venore and of course
negotiate on that and other is
there is something to be gained they waited until the last minute
sues, and rejected a proposal for
for the benefit of all seamen. SIU before calling for the crew. She
arbitration. Under the settlement,
representatives in Washington is sailing for South America and
however, the newspapers agreed
are taking care of the bonus beef no question about it, she is a
to direct negotiations on some of
and are in there keeping an eye beautiful job. Her quarters come
the issues, including the welfare
on the basic wage rates. The close to being 100 percent right
fimd, and the WLB's Printing
NMU picket line was a publicity and unless they start lousing her
Commission began hearings on
stunt for the NMU. You can de up with poor grub and cheap sup
remaining points. Ultimate arbi
pend upon it the NMU will do plies she should be a good all
tration of disputed points is an
nothing to hurt the feelings of around job.
ticipated, either by agreement of
their pals on 14th Street.
Shipping is a little spotty at
both sides, or by an order of the
We have contacted the WSA this moment but djie to pick up
commission.
doctors here about the numerous and we have -a couple more new
While these and other strikes
questior^ that are asked the sea ones scheduled for crews soon.
were settled during the week,
men when taking the physical The Victories going out of here
others kept breaking out — most
examination. Most of these ques are headed for other ports for
of them due to stiffening and ar
When AFL and CIO compiled in St. Louis, winners and losers tions have nothing to do with the conversion to troop ships. Some
bitrary attitudes by management
amicably shared the rewards. It was at the Quiz of Two Cities radio man's physical condition and we talk here about coastal and interagainst, prompt settlement of
hope to have them eliminated. coastal shipping getting going
program where the victorious visitors were members of United Elecworkers' grievances.
Pete De Catte of the SUP and soon but at the present low bonus
One of the toughest of the cur tricaL Radio ft; Machine Workers (CIO) and St. Louis was represent Jim Gormley of the MFOW also rate such ships will be difficult
(Federated Pictures) registered a strong protest against to crew up.
rent walkouts is that of the In ed by InlL Assn. of Machinists (AFL).
PERIOD OF LABOR UNREST
No "Picketline" For Baltimore
C J
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Friday, July 27, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Nina
Another Bucko Bites The Bust
By E. S. HIGDON
WSA Again Fouls Up Details
By ABTHUR THOMPSON
SAVANNAH — This week was
one of the slowest we've ever had.
Only one replacement was ship
ped out. No ships were paid off,
and our shipping lists have in
creased to 42 members. We are
Btill waiting for the SS Bellringer, which was supposed to be de
livered on May 15, 1945. It's only
67 days,overdue now, so we may
have a few more weeks to wait.
The Smith Victory is still in dry
dock being converted. It won't
be ready for at least another
month.
DEADUNE!
Several ports sent in news
this week which arrived too
late to make the LOG. All
Branch Agents should see
that their reports reach the
office of the Editor by Tues
day morning of each week.
If possible, mail copy on Sat
urday so that the LOG re
ceives it on Monday.
get out and the WSA won't take
them. Personally I don't like this
WSA business at all, but we
would like to get our men out
and if something doesn't come in
soon we'll be swamped with men.
We have 42 on our shipping lists
and for Savannah that's a lot, and
this does not include the men
available but who still have a few
weeks before they must ship out
again.
LOCAL ITEMS: Mayor Thom
as Gamble died about a week ago
By D. L.
while on a vacation in Tennessee.
A piece in the local paper boast TAMPA — Shipping here in
ing of the fact that the Savannah
Fire Department had not been Tampa has picked up quite a bit
called out for a fire for a week. in the past five weeks. Although
The probable explanation is that I we don't take in a hell of a lot
it has rained every day for the of cabbage, we manage to exist.
past two weeks and a lire could We will have about five ships out
n't make any headway. No new between now and the 10th of
hospital cases to report in Savan August, and our shipping list is
nah although Brother Peterman almost blank, so if any of you
brothers want to take out a small
is still a patient.
Here's another piece of infor but fast scow come on down.
mation you can take for what it's Had the MV Sankty Head in
worth. A word often used aboard this past week and had quite a
ship is "mess." Here's what the bit of trouble with the captain
and CG. The-old man wanted to
put out to sea with two sick men
aboard. The Coast Guard was
NEW ORLEANS—On the 12th
voyage of the SS James Miller,
the oxtail didn't suit the captain
nor the chief engineer. On the
13th voyage, every goddam thing
in the stewards department was
wrong. / Sore because the cook
wasn't specialized in "fawncy
cuisine" to the extent that the
meat on the oxtail peeled off
evenly, the captain fired the
stewards department and was
forced to take it back with suffi
cient evidence for firing was not
produced. Sore again because he
had the crew he'd fired. Captain
"Bligh" set up his constant watch
for things slightly out of line.
He watched, he checked and he
tallied and finally lodged the fol
lowing charges against Robert
Coast Guard is Getting Tough
Last Wednesday the WSA call
ed me and asked how many men
I had on our shipping lists. I told
them, and they said they would
call me at eleven the next morn
ing and let me know whether or
not they -could send our surplus
members to New York or a west
coast port. At the meeting that
night I reported this to the mem
bers and advised those who wish
ed to ship out to be at the hall at
eleven A.M. the following morn
ing. There were quite a few
around the hall the next morn
ing, and I called the WSA at
eleven to find out what the score
was. They, in their usual slip
shod manner, were still waiting
for information from New York,
and said they would call again at
three o'clock. Some of the boys
Were tired of waiting and they
gave it up as a Tfum steer. At
three that day the WSA called
again and said they could take
any of our men who had a rating
above OS, Wiper or Messman. By
this time I only had a few who
Would wait and they told us they
would not take less than ten. Now book says: "Mess" was originally
we have about six who want to derived from the Latin word
meaning "to send" and came to
mean a portion of food sent or
served up, as in the Biblical
"mess of pottage." Subsequently,
it meant a dish sent up for sev
eral people and then the people
themselves, in the sense that is
now used in the Army or Navy
Mess and in the Merchant Mar
ine. Of course, in pre-SIU days
"mess" in the Merchant Marine
meant what Noah Webster call
ed it. If you don't know, look it
up or ask any old timer.
WATCH FDR ViOLATiON OF UNION SHIPPING RULES
PARKER
called down and it seemed that
they were in accord with the cap
tain.
I asked the captain and the
CG officer if they would assume
the responsibility of taking these
two men to sea, but they balked
til
ji,
Carl Ellis, Steward. "1. No night
lunches served." The captain was
careful not to disclose the fact
that the chief engineer had re
peatedly refused to raise the
temperature of the ice box, there
by causing 350 pounds of meat to
spoil and to be thrown away.
"2. The passageway was dirty."
This was an open and shut, case
of manufacturing a charge. As it
happens, the SS James Miller had
been in port—the water had been
turned off and rationed; she put
to sea again—water was turned
on and two hours later an inspec
tion was called. Up to the pas
sageway dashed the captain with
his mouth drooling — "Ah-ha,
filth and dirt, me hearties." He
had 'em. There had not been
time to clean the passageway
since setting sail.
The next charge was: "3. Im
proper stowing of dirty linen."
Twenty-four hours overtime was
put in and okayed for such work
—but still claimed the buckeroo
skipper "the men throw their
dirty linen down the ladder."
Shame—naughty, naughty, sea
men. We must learn to be a lit
tle neater.
at that. Then they gave the two
men involved a certificate to go
to the hospital, and it w'as found
that one of the boys had appen
dicitis and the other one stomach
trouble.
The captain filed
charges
against Brother John Prescott.
The trial was held then and there,
with the result that he came
clear. That was a very poor pol
icy on the part of the captain.
Publicity Stunt Ends,
Houston Reports
To cap the whole thing off
charges against Ellis; Bob Dun
bar, MM; John J. Zinzel, 2nd
cook; Joseph Gagliano, MM, were
logged for going ashore without
permission. So the Coast Guard
heard the case—gave the men
two months' "suspended suspen
sion." The SS Co. removed the
captain and the chief engineer
and a^greed to pay overtime for
the week end the Miller spent in
the mouth of the Mississippi.
Warning: A couple of guys
from the USS were in the office
NEW YORK — Shipping has come to eventually; so see to it Steely is a great guy, but has a
this week trying to sell us on the
great benefits of their organiza
been very good with fifteen hun that you make it your business to bad habit that the doctn':s haven't
By GULF REPORTER
tion. Why, they give dances for
dred members shipped these last put a stop to that sort of practice cured him of as yet: He is a
the
seamen, they furnish a loan
Kleptomaniac
specializing
in
false
HOUSTON—Seeing
as
how
the
few weeks, and probably wil aboard these ships.
service — and they obligate the
teeth.
So,
boys,
don't
let
your
!
editor
and
the
membership
in
the
It is Teally funny—I have heard
continue to be so. We have also
false teeth lay around the hall ,last New York meeting have me men for postwar times.
Bent about twenty eight members quite a few of you members
where Steely White can get at on the pan for not sending in
The USS is holding out one
of the deck and engine depart squawking about certain mem
them,
for you will be shy a pair, news from this port, I will now hand with a gopd strong shake.
bers
who
promote
themselves
to
ments to Mobile, for three T-2
Behind the scenes, the other hand
higher jobs from Wiper, O.S. and or even a half pair. Now, now. do so.
tankers.
Steely, don't get sore, or I'll tell We have been fairly busy for has a couple of crossed fingers.
Messman.
And
what
did
you
do?
We dispatchers here in N. Y.
that wee lil' son of yours on you, the past week, but now it looks The "little angels" who came vis
are being confronted with a cer Nothing but squawk.
and he'll beat the hell out of you. as though it will slow dovm for iting tell us that SIU members
While you are on the ship, the
tain situation, and the members'
But coming back to the SIU: a bit. The sturdy Beggar, a Mis frequent their dances and come
cooperation is of the greatest im ship delegate should be notified It wouldn't harm any of the sissippi scow, paid off here yes
to the USS for help, and now that
portance to settle it. Probably the and he in turn should tell that members to study the shipping terday and we shipped a full crew
fink organization wants us to give
particular
individual
that
is
not
Bituation is not quite deliberate,
rules, contracts and constitution to her.
referral
slips to the seamen so
at least we like to think so. Most the policy of the SIU and if he and everything about your union. The beefs on this wagon were
that
they
may receive loans. Just
new members don't quite under- refuses you can always bring The oldtimers are more than settled SIU style—at the point of
like
the
old
Shipping Board—a
Btand the policy or the shipping that member up on charges. As happy to help out the new mem production to the crew's satisfac
new
Doghouse
idea—USS joins
rules we have in the SIU. We you and I know, there are quite bers. Those menAjers that have tion—for around three hundred
the
ranks
of
charity
halls. Keep
are having quite a few rated en a few members that were waiting been in for several years, should hours.
away
from
them.
These
damn
gine members taking jobs out of weeks for that particular job. So. by now understand the SIU and
The NMU removed their so- places must be knocked out of
the hall' as wipers, and then see to it yourselves aboard ship what it stands for. Make the called "picket line" from the
the picture—what good are they
aboard the ship, when there's an that the imion rules are followed unionism of the SIU a daily topic WSA here. Don't know whether
doing
when they keep the men
opening, they promote themselves for the protection of all.
of discussion aboard the ships, for they've decided to quit their pub from relying on themselves?
to the vacated rated jobs.
The other day I sensed that it will prove helpful to new and licity stunt for good or not, and
That, boys, is in direct viola someone was at my back, and to old members. The Educational don't really give a damn as this especially to their own men.
tion with the shipping rules, and my great surprise it was Steely Department on the fifth floor
of latest gag of theirs is not only
If you don't think so then come
you newer members should know White. If you don't know him, let the N. Y. hall will let you have obvious as all hell but is positive down and talk to a few of the
and understand what this will me put you wise. Mind you,' all the material you need.
ly disgusting to all seamen—and NMU men in this port.
By W. PAUL GONSORCHIK
�Pag« Ten
THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. July 27. 1945
LOG
ILO London Maritimo Conforonco
tend to defiect from that course training schools. The record of
(Continued from Page 4)
Illations of this kind are likely to Bqt since there seem to be the union emergency training
open the way to many abuses on strongly-held different opinions program speaks for itself and will
the part of the governments and on the subject it is worthwhile to continue to do so in the future.
shipowners, not to speak of the recall the experience of the SIU
Looking at post-war conditions
harm that is boimd to result to and its affiliate, the SUP with its as they appear today and consid
the unions as democratic instru own pre-sea training plan during ering the excessive number of
ments chosen freely by the sea wartime.
seamen available everywhere
men for the defense and enhance Some time before the United there will be no need for pre-sea
ment of their economic interests. States entered the war, the SUP training of any nature. As has
It is our task as unionists to had recognized the need to train been said before, the only way to
preserve the free and democratic seamen in anticipation of the train a seaman is to take him
character of our organizations. pent-up and steadily mounting aboard ship and let him leam his
We will not and cannot permit demands for seafaring personnel. business from the beginning up
that any restriction whatever be This was done through the An ward. In an emergency, a train
placed upon the- right of the sea- drew Furuseth School of seaman ing program should be deter
nian to choose his work, to sell ship and the union-operated mined and operated solely by the
his labor at greatest advantage training ship, the Invader, a 136 unions. The operators, with whom
and to fight for further improve feet over-all, 25 feet 6 inches we have satisfactory contractual
ment shoulder to shoulder with beam two-masted schooner of relations and who are well aware
his fellow workers, regardless of nickel steel construction, with a of the splendid services rendered
government policies and regula draft of 13 feet 6 inches. Accord by the umon in training, man
tions. Above all, we must beware ing to the SUP annual report of ning and sailing the ships, have
of a trend that will reduce the December, 1943, 8000 men had concurred in this view.
union to a minor partner in a been trained up to that date. In
In conclusion, I wish to state
government - employer scheme 1944, which was our biggest year, that we cannot expect immediate
and thus rob our organizations of we practically doubled this fig results from the July meeting in
the very right to exist.
ure. The work of the union train London, nor a satisfactory meet
Many minor questions raised in ing school has been excellent and ing of minds between the position
the I.L.O. papers are worthy of is being continued. The results of the Amercian Seamen and the
discussion. However, since our po have been highly praised by Foreign Seamen's Representa
sition has been made clear in steamship operators and seamen tives. Our attendance at the Lon
principle we feel that we can alike. The only ones that don't don Conference is necessary and
dispense with technical details. like it are the govermnent bu important in order to restate the
loses a month's wages which is
By J. P. SHULER
reaucrats.
principles and policies of the SIU
The business in the port of New rightfully his.
II
on these matters. The member
Of course, merely having your
Somewhat similar objections So much for the experience of ship of our Unions has through York saw its slowest work in a
the
union
with
pre-sea
training.
bng time. Not many ships and name on the Articles does not
apply to the proposals on entry
long years of hardship and strug
and training. There, too, it should It should be emphasized, how gle learned to recognize that no not many beefs. What beefs mean that you can quit work or
be kept in mind that — in the ever, that this was undertaken trust can be placed into anyone there were were settled at pay take off the rest of your time in
port. It does mean that you are
words of Andrew Furuseth and under the stress of wartime and or anjrthing but our own ECO off time.
There are a number of men protected as long as you perform
the above-mentioned union state in order to cope with the steadily NOMIC STRENGTH. Convinced
ment of policy—"seamen are not mounting demands for emergency of the duties and obligations of bringing beefs to the hall after it yoiu- customary duties in the
made on shore, regardless of what trained merchant marine person the American Seafaring men to is too late to settle them, such, as right manner. Men finding them
the theories of certain people are." nel, the SUP and its officers ?! ward their fellow Unionists signing off articles imder mutual selves under this pressure should
However, leaving aside the de ready expressed as far back as abroad, we trust that our posi consent at the request of the mas contact the Special Services de
tails and technicalities raised 1942 the view that the only ones tion will in time be understood ter. All members should know partment at the union hall before
that once you sign Articles that signing off Articles.
with regard to entry and train to undertake and carry out such by them.
a
training
plan
should
be
the
sea
Merchant seamen are protected
you can collect 30 days wages, if
ing, I should like to quote from
you are signed off without cause. by a number of laws. Some men
the opening paragraph of the men's unions and then only when
Many times the head of some are ignorant of these laws there
I.L.O. paper on entry, submitted an emergency exists. Otherwise
department will want to get rid by losing money and conditions.
to the July meeting. This state seamen should be trained aboard
a seaman who has already In a number of cases things could
ment sums up the position of oxor ships as crew members at the
point
of
production.
This
view
signed
on Articles and he will be have been corrected, if they had
union as well and comprehensive
By LOUIS COFFIN
has not changed. Any proposal
bulldozed in to signing off under contacted the hall for jthe infor
as any outsider can.
"In normal conditions a man that places pre-sea training into
When the SIU was first con- mutual consent, In this case he mation beforehand.
who is not definitely unfitted the hands of others but the unions ceived, it lacked a big bank acfor seafaring should be as free is entirely unacceptable to the count and it lacked a large mem
SIU and the SUP.
to make it his career as he is to
bership. But it did have a small
There are powerful reasons for determined group of militants.
choose ^y other, and having
By GEORGE W. THOMAS
entered it he should be as free our stand. First, it is in line with In those first days of the SIU
the
union
policies
and
principles.
to leave it later as he would be
there were no union halls. There
MOBILE — Shipping continued tice to make every ship at least
to leave any other Ccireer he Second, we have proven beyond were, of course, no agreements to
to
be very good this week, forc forty-eight hours before the pay
doubt that the union can show insure jobs, and no good wages
might have chosen."
off, in order that all beefs may
Needless to say, we are not in better results than a great public that would help a man stay on ing us to call many jobs to other be settled and the men can make
agreement with governmental training program fostered and the beach after he left a ship. branches, and prospects of ship a clean payoff and get everything
and other plans of regulating en paid for with the taxpayers' There was no profit in fighting a ping for the next several weeks they are entitled to. In the past
try into the seafaring trade by money.
union fight, except for the satis to come are very bright. Patrol month there have been more
Union President Harry Lunde- faction a man got out of the fight
means of pre-sea training. We re
men Neira and Thomas paid off ships than ever before in the his
fuse to accept any conditions that berg. President of the SIU, state itself and the knowledge that he
several
ships which crewed up in tory of this port coming in for
in the words of the I.L.O. paper in reports on several occasions, was bettering conditions for him
New
York.
These ships came in payoffs. It takes time to settle
"may have to be imposed in re that the government expense in self and all seamen everywhere.
with
a
good
many beefs which these beefs due to the fact there
gard to entry into and departure training seamen through the
Disputes during that period of the Patrolmen were able to settle are so many different companies
from the occupation", even WSA school scheme amounted to early organization were settled at
to contact. It is requested that in
to the satisfaction of the men.
though the I.L.O. paper adds that $654.00 for an ordinary seaman the point of production. When
the future that the ships' dele
In
this
port
we
make
it
a
practhese conditions should be con and $1308.90 for an AB. On the companies were organized and
gates collect all the disputed
ceived in the man's own and the other hand, the training program agreements made, conditions im
overtftne, and if the Patrolman
by the proved somewhat and the union
general interest and not be de operated and financed
that in union there is strength, it doesn't get aboard when you ar
signed to tie him to his occupa SUP did not cost the American halls became stronger. The agree is up to us to see that the old rive, bring it up to the Union Hall
taxpayer a single cent, meaning ments meant so much, for so
tion against his will".
militant spirit of the early days so we can square it away and the
The road to hell is paved with that hundreds of thousands of much had been expended in is not lost, for no organization men can have a clean payoff.
good intentions. We prefer to let tax dollars were saved, not to achieving them, that every man can rest on its present laurels or
Any men in the other branches
the seamen look after themselves mention the considerable admin knew them from cover to cover the achievements of the past. The who are in need of a job come on
as good union men do. We do not istrative expenses of running the for his particular department and future will demand a fighting de down and get a good ship. We
want them to become wards of WSA and Maritime Commission seldom did a ship come in with termination for many problems have acquired a blackboard simi
the state and dependent upon a
bum beefs.
lar to the one in New York and
will have to be met.
government agency that may or
Although most of the oldtimers It is time now as we look into also a new bulletin board. In the
may not disbar them from the
are gone from the ranks, some the postwar years to remember future the Constitution of the
exercise of their lawful and freely
having been lost in the war and how much was sacrificed to build union will be upheld very strictly
chosen occupation.
others graduated to officers rat this union and to promise our as far as gambling and drinking
It has long been our determined
ings, their fighting
spirit must selves that the same saci'ifices are concerned in the hall. We
union policy -that the proper way
still be maintained.
will be made in the future if need have posted signs to that effect
to make a man a seaman is to put
Now that we are strong finan be, to preserve the achievements as we are too busy to have to
him aboard as a beginner and let
cially and numerically, wise in that the oldtimers fought so hard waste time with a bunch of
him learn the business right from
the ways of union organization to get and were so vigilant to drunks causing a lot of foolish
the beginning up. We do not in
arguments in the hall.
and confident in the knowledge maintain.
" IT'S A MARCH OF DEATH 11
Some Beefs Have Time Limit
Early Union Builders'
Record Is Lauded
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HIT MOBILE
I' .
ui' r*-".**
; .AtM.itk.'
''•J
�Friday, July 27, 1945
This page is intended for the beneht
of SlU men in foreign ports. We hope to
be able to keep them informed on what
is going on at home, both In sports and
current events. Suggestions from the
membership concerning the news coverage desired, wUI bb welcomed.
—The Editors
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Eleven
SPOBTS..
.The national pastime is hitting cision over Tony Janiro in an over near Princeton, New Jersey,
a terrific pace these days, as the eight rounder. Johnny was the He reports that he htirt his right
second half Of the season gets in aggressor throughout the fight, shoulder and back and lacerated
which was the fc jtor that won his left leg. How serious his into swing.
him
the nod. Actually Janiro juries are is not known at thi«
The pace is particularly hot in
the American League, T<rith every outpunched him, but that was writing . . . Last Saturday two
club a contender, excepting the because Greco was always boring records were set at the Behnoat
Athletics, who are taking it on in, carrying the fight. Greco was Park track. A new mark was set
the chin from everyohe and lov the heavier pupcher, another fac in the daily double betting with
tor in his favor.
$202,800 pushed through that
ing it.
In
the
six
nound
semi-final,
window. "The total amoimt wag
Detroit is stiU on top, and
should stay there, on form. Hav George Morelia, Mexican battler, ered that day hit $3,704,466, for
ing Hank Greenberg back in the beat Phil Palmer of "Vancouver. a new track record . . . Joe Louis
lineup is helping them no end. Bally Carubia, from Harlem, built denies that he is about to be dis
Though not quite in shape, and up an early lead and beat Pat charged. He points out that he
showing the effects of hot having Giordano of Toronto in a six has only 71 points, and besides
he wants to stay in imtil it is all
played for four years—^Hank was round battle.
FLASHES—HOT
AND
COLD
over
. . . Rogers Hornsby, one of
one of the very few big leaguers
.
.
.
Chet
Laabs,
who
helped
hit
baseball's
immortals, is operating
in service who did not play b^
the
St.
Louis
Browns
to
their
first
a
baseball
school for youngsters
—Gfreenberg has nOt lost his hit
ting eye. Although he is not hit pennant last year, was released in Chicago, and doing a fine job.
ting at his former pace, he has from his war job and has rejoin Horftsby is not the "director" of
The heaviest blows of the Pacific war have been unleashed poled several home runs, and ed the ball club. He should be the school He is the teacher,
against Japan these last few weeks. Up to last Stmday, she had knocked in runs when they were more than helpful . . . Lightweigh personally instructing the kids—
champion Bob Montgomery was who range from 12 to 17 years—
been under naval bombardment for sixteen days, and under air needed.
hurt when his automobile turned in the fundamentals of baseball.
attack foi fifty consecutive nights—and the blows are still continu
The Yanks have been doing
ing.
In the most audacious move of the war, Admiral Halsey's Third' poorly these past few weeks, and
there is talk of Manager Joe Mc
Fleet sailed right into Japan's home waters, twenty-five miles from
Carthy retiring because of ill
shore—within spitting distance of Hirohito's front porch—and pour
health. Larry MadPhail has so
ed thousands of shells into the coastal cites. Neither the planes nor
far succeeded in keeping him in,
the fieet encountered any opposition from the Japs. Their ships are
although the final say so rests
still in hiding and their air force consistently refuses to get off the
Monday. July 23, 1945
with the doctors who are putting
ground. Opinion is that they are being saved for the last dance, but
Joe through the paces, while he
meanwhile the Japanese mainland is taking a terrific beating.
National League
is taking a vacation. Red Ruffing
American League
In tlie fiist two naval strikes alone more than 800 enemy planes
is back in harness, too, after put
were destroyed or damaged; more than 125 locomotives were ruined,
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
ting in two and a half years in
and 374 ships, totalling 159,000 tons, were sunk or damaged. That
the Air Corps. So far his pres
W L
rc
GB
PC
GB
W L
ought to give you an idea—and these figures are only a partial score.
Chicago
52 32 .619
47 35 .573
ence has made little difference in Detroit
Rumors are that the Japs are putting out peace feelers, but the the Yankee fortunes.
49 38 .563
Washington
44 37 .543
2<A Brooklyn
49 38 .563
New York
42 39 .519
41/2 St. Louis
word is that the Allies are holding to the "unconditional surrender"
Pittsburgh
46 42 .523
St. Louis
41 39 .5J3
5
In the National League, the Boston
New York .
46 45 .505
43 41 .512
5
demand.
Cincinnati
40 41 .494
43 41 .512
5
Chicago
Cubs have taken over Chicago
These bombing and shelling forays are, of course, the begin
Boston
41 45 .477
Cleveland
38 43 .469
SJ/j
full
possession
of
first
place,
with
Philadelphia
25 67 .272 31
Philadelphia
29
52
.358
171/2
ning of the "softening up" process. The Japanese Army must still be
met and destroyed, and a new invasion seems iminent. 'Whether on the Cardinals and the Dodgers
Major League Leaders
the China coast or Japan itself Allied soldiers wiU be making new fighting it out for the second
notch. The race is not as close as
landings to mark" the third and last act of this tragedy.
in the Amercan League, although
CLUB BATTING
CLUB BATTING
only Cincinnatii Boston and the
RBI
H
PC
PlC
RBI
H
It
Phils seem to be absolutely hope
410 810 375 .283
330 766. 296 .269 Chicago
. .. .
less cases. The Phils, like wages, Boiton
829
403
St.
Louis
435
.277
357 716 333 .265
New York .
448 813 414 .276
315 697 276 .2571 Pittsburgh
...
President Truman is stiU in Pottsdam, conferring with Stalin have a ceiling over their heads, ChicUgo
479 840 415 .27S
304 692 275 .252 Brooklyn
Washington
457 816 426 .274
and Churchill. The proceedings are entirely secret, with the press and not even an act of Congress Detroit
276 646 264 .246 Boston ....
403 850 371 .27!
Cleveland
267 637 246 .243 New York .
kept at a respectable distance and fed the most innocuous of hand can help theifi.
276 664 256 .24»
St. Louis
296 659 273 .241 Cincinnati .
336 740 302 .244
258 664 227 .240 Philadelphia
The Dodgers were somewhat Philadelphik
outs about the luncheons . . . William Joyce, "Lord Haw Haw," under
trial for treason in England, claims that he is an American citizen, prematurely counted out when
LEADING BATTERS
LEADING BATTERS
born in Brooklyn. Trial has been postponed untih September to al they fell from first to third place.
AB R
PC
rc
AS R
G
low the i)irth records to be checked . . . Sam Pope Brewer, New Those who had picked them for
367 83 136 .371
Cuccihello, Chicago . .274 38 89 .325 Holmes, Boston
sixth
at
the
beginning
of
the
sea
343 74 126 .367
York Times correspondent, charges that Marshal Tito is using strong
Case, Washington . . .316 48 101 .320 Rosen, Brooklyn
..216 41 68 .315 Cavaretta, Chicago ..327 67 116 .355
arm metiiods to muzzle his opponents, and is branding anyone who son nodded their heads and said, Lake, Boston
Olmo,
Brooklyn
....341
48 116 .340
.312
52
93
.
.298
Stef>hens, St. Louis
310 47 102 .329
criticizes him as a "fascist." Communist Party tactics are the same "I told you so." But anyone who Estalella. Phila. .. , .303 35 94 .310 Ott, New York
all over . . Spain's Franco promised to restore the monarchy in the makes predictions about the un
RUNS BATTED IN
HUNS BATTED IN
near future. The Spanish people, who have had more than their predictable Dodgers is sticking
81
54 Walker. Brooklyn
share of trouble, are not at all enthusiastic . . . The "npn-fratemiza- his neck out. The Dodgers put R. Johnson, Boston
7)
Etten, New York
53 Olmo, Brooklyn
tion" policy of the U. S. Army in Germany has been revoked, and their spikes firmly into third York,
71
Detroit
45 Hobnes, Boston
the GIs can now resume what they have been doing all along—step place and began making motions
HOME-RUN HITTERS
HOME-RUN HITTERS
ping out with the German women . • . The Belgium cabinet seems to to climb out. They have just fin
16
have won the first round in its fight to keep King Leopold out of ished a succesrful western tour Stephcns, St. Louis
'4 Hobnes, Boston
15
R. Johnson, Boston
•' Lombard!, New York
their country. Leopold says he won't abdicate, but he wori't attempt and are digging in; awaiting the Etten,
Workman,
Boston
19
New York
o
»
to return to the country until the. people-decide whether they want invasion of the western clubs. It Hayes, Cleveland
Lake, Boston
°
should be fun, and might be de Cullenbine,
Detroit
»
him. Damned sporting of him . . . Marshal Petain is on trial in cisive.
Estalella, Philadelphia
«
"
France for treason. Chief witnesses against hini so far have been
Most interesting news for the Clift, Washington
LEADING PITCHERS
Daladier and Renaud, both ex-premiers, who have testified to Pe- Dodger fans is the return to ac
LEADING PITCHERS
tain's pro-Nazi activities even before France surrendered. Petain tion of their old pal and hero.
G
W L PC
G
W
L PC
17
4 0 1.000
claims everything he did was for the Allied cause . . . The Soviet Babe Herman. Yep, that right— Ferriss, Boston
20 16 2 .889 Buker, Brooklyn
Gables, Pittsburgh .... 11
1.000
4
the forty some odd year old vet Bemton, Detroit
]2
f
} .889 Cooper, St. L.-Bost. ...18
9
.900
Union is beginning to reconvert to peacetime industry. The Russian eran was induced or seduced back Muncrief, St. Louia
5 1 .833
.778
7
Bowman,
Cincinnati
.,,10
Leonard, Washington ..17
I
3 .786
.769
Passeau, Chicago
20 10
workers have returned to the eight hour day, with no reduction of |from the west coast and si^^ Newhouser, Detroit ...22 14 6 .700 Wyse,
.722
Chicago
20 13
Bevens, New York ....jj
' J .692 Strincevich, Pitts
9
.692
19
pay. Plans are being made to increase the output of the individual ^ to a contract. He is^eing used Gromek, Cleveland .••• 5 '' J .688
.667
12
Barrett,
Bost-St.
L.
...25
.667
Borowy. New York ....17
0 5
.667
10
workers. Stalin promises a bigger Soviet navy, saying tlje Russian strictly for pinch hitting pur- Christopher, Phila
2!
jl 6 .647 Bnrkhardt. St. Louis ..21 11
.647
Cregg,
Brooklyn
23
St. Louis
20
0 6 .625
.643
9
Mungo,
New
York
....17
people Want "a stiU stronger and mightier" navy . . . Otu- St^te De poses, and is doing pretty well, Jakucki.
.625
Wolff, Washington
18 10 6
.625
5
with a home run to his credit.
Pieretti, Washington ..23
9 6 .600 Hutchings, Boston ....30
.625
5
partment declares that the U. S. will insist on its rights to participate
Grove. Chicago
9
9 6 .600 Erickson. Chicago .... 17 11
.611
At the Madison Square Garden O'Neill,
Sewell,
Pittsburgh
....23;
Boston
4
6 4 .600
.600
9
on an equal basis when Allied arrangements for Polish elections are last Friday, Johnny Greco of Lee, Chicago
17 10 7 .588 Derringer, Chicago ... ,21
made. Somebody honest better count those ballots.
Montreal got the unanimous de-
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LOG
Friday. July 27, 1945
BpjJiiVra
—Unclaimed Wages—
A. H. Bull Steamship Company
Franklin, W., Jr
8.18
B
Frankowski, Stanley
3.27
Bearher, J. C.
28.71
Fredriksen, A
5.20
Beadle, Harvey
573.31
Frohlich,
Herbert
4.62
Beasley, Arthur
7.80
Frotton, James R
12.11
Beckles, Clarence
7.20
Fusco,
Anthony
3.50
Bednar, Michael
11.09
7.07 Cardoso, Noer
Bedtras, Edward ..
46.82
5J Dennis, Louis G
4.50 Crank, Ollie W.
2.22 Cardoso, Adelino A
Behun^ Stephen J.
4.62 Gallaspy, James
1.50 DePompei, Anthony R
1.42 Crawley, Wm
7.11
4.08 Carl, Bert B
Belles, John
4.98 Gallen, Edward
1.42 DeSantis, Francis
118.75 Cresta, Carmine
42.50
JI Carlson, Gustav
Benion, Frank C. ..
28
67 Desjardins, Raymond
10.67 Crew, W. J
Galvani, Louis
5.69
.75 Carlson, Roy N
Bennett, Wm
23.00 Gantt, Alvin R
2.25 Devlin, James
2.25 Croke, Thomas
51.19
9.00 Carolan, J. C
Bennington, Dean G
.-. 2.84 Gapse, Basilio
4.50 Devlin, L. E
8.75 Cromie, Willy
35.96
Berry, Albert H
2.25 Carr, Ewell, Jr
7.91 Garcia, Felipe
5.69 Diapoules, Menelaos
3.50 Crothers, Richard
17.00
Berwick, Louis
26.75 Carrington, Lensey
2.87 Gardenhour, W. C
8.18 Diza, Vicente C
30.00 Cruz, E
75
Beyer, John J
^... 10.53 Carriveau, Reuben, Jr
10.27 Garrett, Wayne
2.00 Dickerson, Edward
14.53 Cruz, Esteban
23
Billings, John 0
3.55 Carroll, Bernard V
17.25 Garrison, Mortimer
9.62 Dickinson, Kenneth
71 Cruz, Pedro de la
10.33
Birkeland, Monroe
23.00 Carroll, John
9.50 Gawronski, Adalbert
10.18 DiFalco, Ronald
6.75 Cud worth, Perrin L
5.09
Black, Bernard
8.75 CarroU, Wm.
1.50 Gaylor, J. A
5.25 Dixon, Ben
14.26 Culberson, Robert C
8.46
Black, Leslie A
— 20.68 Carter, Fougie
4.27 Gehlert, John E
9.00 Dixon, Henry
17.25 Cullinan, Edw. M.
1.73
Blanda, Joseph
3.00 Carter, Richard A
68.27 Gentry, John
1.42 Dixon, Louis
9.45 Cunningham, Leo
9.60
Blankenship, Carelton P. „ 8.53 Casey, Edward E
4.88 Gerie, Harry
5.25 Doak, Wm. J
5.67 Cushing, Geo. H. ..
28.55
Blankenship, Lionel
15.64 Cassidy, Edward
23.00 Gettings, 1
5.00 Dohms, Herman W
1.50 Czemeris, John —
2.25
3.50 Cassidy, Luke J
Blanton, Ollie
6.75 Gibbs, Philip
8.75 Dominski, Floyd
1.42 Czombus, Steve ....
21.33
24.05 Cassidy, O. J
Blanton, Thos. A
Donoughue, Charles ......— 9.24 Gillette, Frederick S
8.25
117.59
Bloem, Alexander
34.87 Catanzaro, Arthur
Domin, Francis
3.75 Gilliken, George C
69
1.50
3.50 Cates, James M
Bloem, Alexander
47.56 Girlando, Joseph G
2.13 Doroba, Charles
17.25 Dall, Salleh ....
10.20
2.25 Catrone, John
Bloom, Wm. R
3.50 Glendening, Gordon
2.84 Dougherty, Walter R
7.50 Dallia, J. Paul
27.82
1.42 Caucelo, Rodolfo
Bodden, Martin
56.84 Godfrey, E
.71 Dowling, Chas
14.93 Daley, Raymond
9.00
Bolauid, Lester
2.25 Cavanough, M
9.00 Goetz, Herman C
4.00 Dowling, John
6.97 Dames, Joseph A
6.75
Bolenala, Edward
38.42 Cepeda, Luis
5.00 Gomez, Jose
10.63 Doyle, F. A
2.00 Dann, Johp E
3.00
Boling, William
4.50 Chadburn, Wm
3.00 Gomez, Juan
42.36 Dressen, Francis
1.50 Dasher, Clifford A
.71
Boll, Herman E
45.23 Chamberlain, George
118.75 Gonzalez, Franckco
18.00 DriscoU, Wm. P
42.65 DaSilva, Horacio
.57
Bonnell, Wm. H
386.14 Chamberlain, Herbert
5.00 Gonzalez, Luis
4.50 Duarte, Ananias, Jr
2.25 Davenport, Joseph
14.08
Bora, Alexander
2.25 Chamberlain, Stanley P. .. 4.50 Davenport, Percy
2.25 Gonzales, N
3.75 Dudley, Knolley
2.23
Borgialli, Diminic
8.64 Chancey, E
2.25 Goode, George K. ..
4.38 Dunbaugh, Allan J
15.61 Davidson, Charles
8.53
Borlang, Sjur
4.00 Christy, Paul
17.85 Goodman, Bernard
114.47 Dupree, Mac P
3.72 Davis, Floyd, Jr
.87
Boteler, Sumner
25.11 Chase, Theron
3.75 Goodwin, Archie A.
2.25 Dwyer, Maurice J.
22.75 Davis, Chas., Jr
1.42
Boughton, Lorin
10.15 Chasseran, H. 0
29.(;0 Dyer, Edgar
4.50 Goodwin, Ernest E.
4.95 Davis, Cleo C
4.50
Bouquet, Jules J
56.15 Chieftain, Paul E
67.15
16.09 Davis, Edward E
Gordon,
Samuel
70.00
Bowden, W. J
34.84 Chmelowsky, Leo L
5.75
3.75 Davis, George W.
3.50
Bowman, Clyde L
45.40 Chrapczynskr, Ladislaus
.... 2.83 Gorham, Cleopias
3.42 Eaton, Clifton
10.27 Davis, James D
Gorman,
Richard
8.42
Boyce, C. W
2.84 Christoferson, Walter E.
2.25
26.08 Eaton, John
11.32 Day, Roy
Gormley, A. J
5.00
Boyer, Leroy A
5.69 Christen, George
33.77
6.69 Edson, Bert, Jr
21.33 Dean, Harry T
Gotham,
John
5.51
Boyle, John J
113.05 Chrysna, Albert J
.... 23.50
13.48 Edwards, Mortimer J
4.88 DeFretes, R
Goven, Adrian J
16.16
Boyle, Bernard
6.25 Cimorelli, Clement
Edwards,
Wm
... 8.53
11.25
23.00 DeJesus, G
Graham,
Chas.
F.
4.62
Bozard, Marvin
28.44 Clark, Bernard A
. 20.53
5.85 Ehrmann, G. W.
.71 DeJesus, Guillermo
Graham,
Samuel
G
2.13
Bradley, Alphonso S
117.50 Clark, Edward B
1.42
10.50 Elias, Pedro delu Cruz ...
118.75 Delaney, Patrick
Grams, John J
4.25
Bradley, Frank
8.06 Clark, Kalinoff
... 8.75
57 Elicerio, Ignacio
1.50 Delvalle, Pedro
Grant,
Billie
5.60
Bradshaw, Chas C
4.27 Clark, Raymond
Ellington, Lee B
.. 269.44
2.13
Grant, Donald W.
6.75
Brady, John
9.63 Clemens, A.- C
Elliott,
G.
W
18.72
4.25
Grant,
Edward
13.19
Braid, George
10.28 Clements, Luis
Ellis, Leslie E
3.55
11.38
Grant, James W
2.00
Bray, John B
3.55 Clifford, Kenneth E
Emerson, D. H
... 43.80
33.77
Grant,
Wellington
18.00
Brazil, George
2.79 Clish, Arthur
Emery, Eugene H
17.66
21.59
SS OREMAR
Grayson, Robert
27.10
Briant, Louis
1.50 Coker, Gibson H
Engelhardt,
A
6.75
10.66
Greene,
Frank
8.50
J.
Sakers,
9
hrs;
Halloway,
5
Brigman, B. R
43.24 Coleman, M.
Eringis, Victor
5.58
. 2.25
Griffin,
Clifford
12.68
hrs;
Gongalez,
10
hrs;
Ester,
23
Brindise, William J
3.00 Coleman, Robert A
Erney, Alfred R
2.25
6.00
Griffin, Ewing W
2.53
Britt, Bruxy
1.50 Collados, Jose
2.25
65.94 hrs; Howe,' 15 hrs. Collectable at Escobar, Jose
Grimes,
Berry
2.25
. . 56.88
Brock, Robert M
33.05 Collins, Morris L
,... 5.25 the Calmar SS Company office in Escubio, Fortunio M.
Grover, Cobler
4.25
Essington, Lavern D.
6.75
Brown, Kenneth
' 1.34 Como, Peter
87 New York.
Grohulski,
Wladislaw
3.75
Esterling, Clyde W
XXX
. 11.38
Brown, Russell D
2.25 Conwav, Daniel J
15.22
Guerra, Jesus
5.00
SS
LORING
Evanchik, Joseph
14.22
Bryant, Roilo H
11.03 Conway, James
14.39
Guerra, Jose
2.25
These men, who paid off in Evans, Albert C
... 8.89
Bryant, Vernon E
4.27 Cooper, James
1.42
Guzman,
Antonio
5.75
... 2.25
Buckland, Gordon
71 Cooper, Michael
3.12 Norfolk have the following Everett, Moncre I
549.02
Buckley, James W
,.. 2.16 Corbett, Ed. P. ...
2 25 amounts due them: B. Ricketts, Eversley, Lambert A.
Buffington, Arthyr
2.13 Corbett, Wm. C
8.53 $60.93; R. Rollins, $60.93; J. Free
Bullock, James
4.50 Corbishley, Chas
1.50 men, $30.64; C. Manning, $28.23;
4.38 NEW YORK
BuHock, James
ll-09,Cornett, Clyde C
42.66 S. Bell, $1.37. Collect by writing Faircloth, Harold
61 Beaver St.
to
Eastern
in
Boston.
Falk,
Karl
BOSTON
330 Atlantic Ava.
4.27
Bumpus, Isaac M
3.55 Countryman, Eugene S. .... 33.77
14 North Gay SU
t t a.
Fall, Harold K
Burdge, Gilbert R
113.76
3.50 BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA
6 North Sth St.
SS
J.
BLAINE
Burgess, Willard E
4.00
Faulds, Harold, Jr.
2.58 NORFOLK
25 Commercial PI.
W. Gordon can collect $39.60 by Faulkner, Wm
Burgess, Paul
23.50
332.78 NEW ORLEANS
39O Chartres St.
writing to Eastern in Boston.
Feliciano, Angelo
Burke, E. B
118.75
31.61 CHARLESTON
68 Society St.
SAVANNAH
220 Eaat Bay St.
Ferger, Karl P
Burke, John S
9.00
XXX
23.00
M. A. DUNHAM and A. J. Dean
842 Zack St.
SS ALCOA MASTER
Burke, Raymond C
6.04
Ferguson, John H
2.25 TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
920 Main St.
All
hands
who
were
on
board
.
who
were
on
the
Cranston
VicFernandez, Stanley
Burke, Richard E
3.75
40.71 MO®"
7 St. Michael St.
5.83i^°''y
March 10, 1945, contact during the buzz bomb attacks in Ferrari, Gino
Butler, Wm
... 1098 SAN JUAN, P. R
48 Ponce de Leon
30SVI 22nd St.
. . 19.61 GALVESTON
Buydos, George P
12.11 Benjamin B. Sterling at 42 Broad Antwerp have an attack bonus of Ferrel, Paul
6606 Canal St.
3.75 HOUSTON
Buzon, Theodore L
2.25 way concerning an accident $125 coming. Collect at Alcoa, 17 Fer^fy, Francis
RICHMOND, Calif
257 Sth St.
Battery PL, New York.
which occurred at that time.
Filker,' Boris
2.85 SAN
FRANCISCO
89 Clay St.
Finnegan, Thomas J.
% IS,
XXX
2.25 SEATTLE
86 Senecc St
Cabrera, Angel
6.59 Holder of Receipt No. A6607
SS OREMAR
Fisher, Walter. F
.... 4.00 PORTLAND
Ill w. Burniide St.
Calesa, Joseph
27.73 see Charles Simmons, Patrolman
Extra meal money, an even Fitzpatrick, Daniel F. .. . 6.40 WILMINGTON
440 Avalon Blvd.
Calicchio, Dominic A
25.04 at the New York Hall.
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St.
split flve ways for 760 meals, are Fleming, O
BUFFALO .... I
10 Exchanae St
CaUis, Willie K
6.00
due
the
following:
McTurner,
Flynn,
John
X is, %
CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Arm.
Camara, Arthur J
9.76
Chief Steward; Brown, Chief Forbes, Alfred
.... 6.75 SO. CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houston Ave.
EDWIN
L.
GREEN
Campbell, John
85
Cook; Edwards, 2nd Cook; Nor- Forgette, Simon H.
.... 6.00 CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. Clair St.
Your retiring card is being held fleet, 3rd Cook; Jackson, Mess- Forrest, Vernon Lee
Campbell, Morris L
17.25
1038 Third St.
.. ,
3.00 DETROIT
DULUTH
531 W. Mlchlfan St.
Canney, Everette, Jr
2.88 at the headquarters office in New man. Collect at Calmar, 44 White Fortin, Geo. A
.... 4.27 VICTORIA, B. f. .... 602 Boufhton St.
Carawan, W. ~F.
10.53 York on the 6th floor.
hall St., New York.
Fowler, Samuel
.... 6.77 VANCOUVER, B.C.. 144 W. Haetln.. SI.
MONEY DUE
SlU HALLS
PERSONALS
c.
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WEISBERGER TO I.L.O. LONDON CONFERENCE; SPEAKS FOR ALL AMERICAN MERCHANT SEAMEN
RANK AND FILE DELEGATE GETS THE OLD HEAVE-HO BY NMU CONVENTION
NEW LOG FEATURE "WEEKLY REVIEW"
SIU MAN IN BATTLE OF BATAAN
WSA FEARS TEXAS SHIPPING DROP
SHIP CASUALTIES IN THE ATLANTIC
VINSON SUPPORTS AFL MOVE TO RELAX WAGE FREEZE NOW
NOTES FROM SIU'S WANDERING STEWARD
SIU FISHERMAN ESTABLISH A MONTHLY UNION MAGAZINE
WILLIAM R. DAVIE RIGHT IN THICK OF OKINAWA FIGHTING
MATE PAYS SHIP'S EXPENSES OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET
SERIOUS ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED BY SS MESA VERDE
BLACK SEA IS SAILORS' HEAVEN
DUTCH THREAT IS ON THE HOUSE
SS J. DINLAND
PATROLMAN RESTORES TOASTER TO CREW
FARCE AND TRAGEDY ON CALDWELL
SAD TALE TURNS TO GOOD DEAL
COMMISSARS AND CHISELLING
SHIPOWNERS IRK UNION MATE
RIGHTS OF MEMBERS WHILE IN U.S. ARMY
NMU TURNS ON MEN WHO BUILT IT
DELEGATES' DUTIES
HAILS DISAPPEARANCE OF SIU SECTIONALISM
SHIPOWNERS PREPARING FOR POSTWAR DRIVE ON UNIONS
LAWS PROTECT UNORGANIZED MEN WHO WANT TO JOIN
RECENT STRIKES WIN FOR UNIONS IN MOST CASES, SURVEY SHOWS
PERIOD OF LABOR UNREST
NO "PICKETLINE" FOR BALTIMORE
SOME BEEFS HAVE TIME LIMIT
EARLY UNION BUILDERS' RECORD IS LAUDED
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HIT MOBILE
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. JULY 20. 1945
HE CAN'T CONCEAL THE RECORD!
No. 29
WLB Hears Our Wage Disputes
This Week, SlU Brief Submitted
SIU wage disputes with all contracted operators was-laid before the National
War Labor Board on July 19 for a full airing and decision. Over the past months the
union has been fighting
to win substantial increases in basic wage rates in order to
offset the cut in take-home-pay brought about by the bonus slash. The Board has prom
ised a prompt decision on the case. Following is the text of the SIU brief, tracing the
history of the disputes, and out-*
lining the union reasoning in de ditional compensation of 25% of the seamen we represent engaged
their base wages in the form of in a strike for increases in the
manding basic wage increases:
war bonuses in lieu of an actual take-home wage rates because of
July 19, 1945 base wage raise, which, as will
the inceased freight rates and
In order that the National War be hereinafter shown, was the the increased cost of living. This
Labor Board may have before it shipowners' reasoning in their at strike resulted in the tie-up of
the background of the above tempt to keep the. base wage numerous ships in all ports.
cases now pending before it on rates down to sub-standard levels.
CALLED OFF STRIKE
the question of wages, the Union This a d d i t i o nal compensation,
Upon
the appeal of the late
hereinbelow sets forth a short however, together with the base
President
of the United States,
history of the war bonus and the wage rate is the take-home wage.
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt, to release
basic wage which make up the
In
1940
the
freight
rates
con
the
ships
for
the sake of the Na
take-home wage for the unlicen
sed ratings sailing as crew mem tinued to surge upward and the tional Defense Program and the
bers of the companies involved: shipowners consented to an in Lend-Lease Program, the Sea
HISTORY OF WAR BONUS crease in the war bonuses from farers International Union of
Wth the inception of World 25% to $30.00 per month, again in North America and the Sailors
War II in September, 1939, freight lieu of an actual base wage rate Union of the Pacific acceded to
rates in the marine industry sky- increase and again keeping the this appeal of the late President
' rocketed sharply . and the unli- seamen's base wages at sub that the ships be released and
sent to sea and that the case be
* censed seamen were granted ad- standard levels.
In 1941 the freight rates con put before the National Defense
tinued skyrocketing to such an Mediation Board for arbitration.
extent that the Maritime Com This was done and the case be
mission placed them under its came Case No. 80 of the NDMB.
own control and froze them. The On October 4th, 1941 the Na
Following extensive war ser dom the Black Rock was involved shipowners in March, 1941 agreed tional Defense Mediation Board
vice, especially in the Normandy in a number of interesting inci to increases in the monthly war rendered a decision on this case
invasion, and preparatory to fur dents. She was assigned the task bonus from $30.00 per month to with the provision that the de
of towing back to England the
ther overseas assignment, the SS Fort Norfolk which had been $50.00 and in May to $60.00 per cision be retroactive to August
month, again in each instance in 16th, 1941. The decision granted
ocean-going SIU tug Black Rock mined in the Channel. During
lieu
of an actual base wage in the seamen an increase of $20.00
If you suddenly get "greetings" has just returned to the United this tow the SS Fort Norfolk sud
crease, and in each instance still per month in the war bonuses
from the President and swap States, towing a large SIU denly sank without warning and leaving the base wage rates at which then fixed the bonus at
your suit of dungarees for a dog freighter that was torpedoed in SIU members of the tug's crew, sub-standard levels.
$80.00 per month and which was
In August and September 1941
tag and fifty bucks a month, don't the Persian Gulf, the War Ship who had gone aboard the SS Fort
(Continued on Page 11)
blame it on your fellow neigh ping Administration reported to Norfolk, were require'd to aban
don the ship with great haste in
NO NEWS DELIVERY
bors back in the local draft board. day.
order to save themselves. This
It may be that you haven't been
tug was also assigned the diffi
answering those draft board no In "the long tow home" was the cult task of towing the large
tices that most male army elig- Alcoa Prospector. She was at British cruiser HMS Scylla in
tacked, apparently by a Japan
ibles receive from time to time.
ese submarine, while steaming heavy seas. All of these tasks
During the past few months a from Iran to Montevideo, and af and others were performed under
stack of letters from draft boards, ter an overhaul in this country the constant threat of being
and draft classification cards have will once again be available for bombed and strafed by enemy
aircraft. On one occasion the
accumulated in the New York war service.
Black Rock was made the center
Hall, with the blissful owners
Before
ranging
as
far
as
the
of
an enemy air attack, which
probably out at sea tilling tall, .
was
dispersed by the tug's own
tales in the messroom of how
^nd
guns.
they never
:r have to worry about
was in the thick of action during
their draft boards.
the consolidation of the Norm After the completion of the
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Although the ship's purser is andy beachhead. The vessel par Normandy operations the Black
supposed to notify your draft ticipated in the now famous llock was dispatched to Bombay
board when you join a vessel, "Mulberry" operation, which con to undertake the tow of the Alcoa
this system is subject to neglect sisted of the transportation and Prospector. Enroute to undertake
or mistake on the purser's part construction of artificial harbors this assignment the vessel towed
and to the delay caused by rout on the Normandy beaches. The a torpedoed Liberty ship, the
ing the notice through the WSA Black Rock towed a number of Robert R. Hoke, from Suez to
The seventeen day strike of the newspaper deliverers in New
in Washington.
large concrete component parts Bombay. Upon arrival in Indian
York
City which tied up 11 metropolitan papers is over, and you
Ocean
waters
the
vessel
was
as
of the harbors from the United
, If you prefer the merchant Kingdom to the required location
won't
be seeing customers like these lined up before the newspaper
signed towing the Royal Navy
marine to the army of occupation
buildings.
When the Newspaper Guild and Newsboys Union as
off the Normandy beaches.
which inyplved voyages from serted their refusal to work with scab deliveries, the publishers gave
it still pays to notify your draft
board direct with a post card each During return voyages from Bombay to Columbo and to Cal iip and accepted the union's proposal to arbitrate a demand for a
time you sign on a ship.
Normandy to the United King cutta and return to Bombay.
3% payroll tax to go for a union unemployment and health fund.
SIU Tug Home With Outstaniling Record
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Draft Board
Still Drafting
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THE
SEAFARERS LOG
SEAFARERS
Friday, July 20, 1945
LOG
<«Miieh Better Than Yeur Own**
m
Published WeekJly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
/Affiliated with the American federation of Labor
^ |S)
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
IIAndver 2-2781
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HiVRRY LUNDEBERG ------- President
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK -------- Secy-Treai.
P. O. Box 2 5, 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
Time To Attack
The outstanding labor hater in Congress is, without
doubt, John Rankin of Mississippi. His name has been
consistently coupled with the most vicious anti-labor leg
islative proposals laid before that body.
His latest move is an attempt to drive a wedge between
the unions and the veterans through a bill that would
exempt honorably discharged servicemen from joining la
bor unions, even where the closed shop is established by
By BUNKER
contract.
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If passed, the bill would completely negate whatever Among many brothers shipping
union contracts now exist, and leave the unions powerless out together from SIU halls are
to meet the wage-slashing campaigns of the employers. It the sea-going Lawsons of Sanford, Florida. In New York re
met sweel Maae, in 9ay P«z««,
would set the stage for civil warfare in tliis country, by cently, trying to catch a Liberty
'if?
And
Fifi
irf
Port
an
Primie,
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setting up 10 million veterans whom the employers would for the Pacific, were Leon and
There
was
Nanosan
from
far
Japan
certain'y seek to use as a scab pool against the unionized Hubert, back from New Orleans
Though I haven't seen her since.
where they got off of the SS Von
workers.
Steuben.
' There was Molly Brown from far Cape Town
To be sure, only a small percentage of veterans would Father Lawson, who used to be
And Marribelte from Peru;
fall for this dodge, since most of them are union members Chief Steward of the Missis^pi
A «ute. Norway maid who wore a braid.
now, but enough would be affected to make the situation liner Del Brazil before the Army
And an E£nburgh lass named "Sue.
extremely dangerous for freedom and democracy in took her over, started the boys to
There was Kate O'Bourke whom 1 met in Cork.
sea ten years ago on cruise ships
America.
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And Alma the Danish kid.
out of New York. Another broth
The chances are that the bill will not pass. It has er, Harold, was lost on a ship
Some Turkish Belles from the Dardinelles.
And Tsabelle from Madrid.
already been hotly blasted on the floor of Congress. In which was last heard from two
J
addition, a majority of the committee that had voted in years ago in the Indian Ocean.
I knew girls galore in old Singapore.
% ^ %
favor of the bill signed a statement protesting against the
And Reda who lived in Rome.
One
SlUer
reports that Balti
But I winked my eye and said good bye
bill. But however decisively the bill is defeated, labor can
more probably has the most po
When the good ship sailed for home.
not relax its vigilance. Other bills will surely follow this lite panhandlers of any port up
one, for the thought of so tremendous a potential anti- and down |he coast. On a stand
I knew dusky Queens in the Phillippinei.
And some in the South Sea Isles;
labor force as the veterans is sending the employers into by job recently he was walking
Also
a peach on Waikiki Beach.
up Pratt Street in dungarees and
paroxysms of joy.
I remember her sunny smiles.
blue shirt when a bum stopped
The job of the trade union is manifold. Not only must him and said, "Hey, buddy, how
But I'll flirt no more, now my trip is o'«r
It open its doors to the veteran, and publicize positively the about two bits?"
And
my seabag is stowed away.
role of labor during the war—both of which it has been Our union brother, being pretty
For I'm anchored for life with sweet little wife
doing to a great extent—but it must put forth a plan or low himself and in search of a
Whom I met in the U.S.A.
plans that will insure jobs for all. None of the proposed cheap stew turned the bum down
plans so far do more than scratch the surface, and in the with a quick reply, "Say, fellow,"
he said, "can't you see I'm work
last analysis seem to be leading to a new, and still unpro ing this end of the street? How
ductive WPA, which will be unable to do anything to about moving uptown a little
solve the unemployment everyone ^ems to expect.
further?" The bum was _very
Labor has in its ranks many competent economists apologetic for encroaching on our
and experts who know the score. Now is the time for them friend's territory and moved off
the street.
to prepare a program which labor can present as its own upAfter
having a fifteen cent stew
contribution for postwar security. Otherwise comes peace our brother left the restaurant crew of old timers before she On the list of ship sinkings
and unemployment, the ^'Rankin Bills" will follow each and started back to the ship when pulled out for South America was just made public are the names
other and then, one day, there won't be any labor move he bumps into the bum again. Buck Newman, lately piecarding of Liberties that were caught in
"Did you do any good, chum?" in the port of Norfolk. Buck went
ment.
to Philadelphia for a visit and the castast'fophe at Bari on De
a^s the panhandler.
"Hell, no," says our sailor had the misfortune to meet cember 2, 1943. One of these was
friend, "I tried the whole block Frenchy Michelet, poet laureate the Samuel J. Tilden, an SIU
and I didn't get a damn cent." of the belly robbers. Frenchy troop carrier just coming towards
To which the bum replied, talked Buck into making the Del- the harbor at the time the dive
The NMU, at its convention, reaffirmed the no-strike "Don't get discouraged, fellow, it Rio, telling him romarttic tales of bombers attacked. She was hit
pledge, as was expected. However, nothing was said of takes a little practice. Here's two darke^ haired maidens down Rio and sunk in a few minutes. Other
bit's and a bottle of bay rum. .1 way. By the time the beer and
carrying the pledge into the postwar era, which was an made enough for both of us."
the effect -of Frenchy's poetry ships lost in Bari included the
important part of the commie program, before the line was
wore
away. Buck was hard and John Bascom, John Harvey, John
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changed by the French communists. What's cookin' Joe? Latest recruit for the DelRio fast on the ship's articles.
L. Motley and Joseph Wheeler.
FORE 'n AFT
Sweethearts
How Come, Joe?
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SEAP ARERS
LOG
Page Three
Frame-up Coast Guard Charge
Backfires On Pheny Skipper
By PAUL HALL
FROM THE FLOOR
The membership in this union, particularly those who are conisidered "young members," is showing a healthy interest in the man
ner in which their union operates. We have many of these fellows
around e^-ery day, and questions they ask are many and varied.
The question, however, that comes up more often than all the
rest is, "How is SIU policy formed on the organizational problems
that the members feel should be dealt with?"
This is a fair question and dpserves a fair answer, so let's look
into the record and give these men an answer.
There was a fine example of this during a meeting a while back,
when questions were raised by the rank and file as to relations be
tween the various districts of the Seafarers. Other questions raised
concerned the methods that might be used in obtaining better work
ing conditions, living quarters and wage increases; the methods used
in conducting union affairs; and the attempts of the WSA to elim
inate seamen's unions.
The discussion on the WSA was a fiery one participated in by
the membership and officials—a discussion which spread after the
meeting, down the steps into the streets and into every spot where
seamen gather.
The main emphasis of the discussion dealt with the reluctance
of some union members to take jobs on hot ships, and how this
allows the WSA to fill the jobs with their own men who do not go
through our halls.
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The dangers in this, it was pointed out, are that the WSA pools
do not consist merely of maritime school boys, who in most cases can
be made into good union men, but also of the scum of every port
who have never been and never will be union men.
The results of this clarifying discussion and the action taken by
the membership were evident the next day, when book members
responded to jobs called, and not a fink from the WSA pool was
shipped.
THE POLICY MAKERS
Also thoroughly discussed were the relations between the
various SIU districts, and a policy was recommended by the mem
bership—that all members of the SIU, regardless of the district, be
given full and equal shipping rights in all districts, no matter what
port they are in. Because of the sentiment expressed by the full
discussion of the rank and file, this is now the policy of the SIU.
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SAN FRANCISCO —It is safe
to say that the crew of the SS
Robert M. La Follette did not
have a premonition of what
would befall them in the course
of the coming voyage, when they
signed on this vessel in New
York January 10, 1945.
Now they have memories of
what is probably for them the
most hectic voyage of their car
eer. You see, most of the crew
were young, clean-cut fellows
and it is very likely they had
read stories of where crews have
mutinied and where sailors have
been knocked around by mates
with belaying pins or marlin
spikes. Well, in the course of the
voyage the ship navigated the
Canal and went out in the South
Pacific, via Honolulu. In Hono
lulu one night, not having any
thing better to do, the guys put
on a little show. One fellow had
a ukelele and another one had a
hula skirt which he . put on. So
the boys put on a show and sang
a few songs and a good time was
had by all. Incidently, the Skip
per witnessed this display of tal
ent and seemed to enjoy it.
It was during their stay in Eniwetok that the trouble actually
began. Came the evening of
April 7, 1945. Sometime during
the afternoon some of the fellows
from the William R. Davie decid
ed to pay the crew of the La Fol
lette a visit. They took a couple
of cases of beer with them and
boarded the La Follette. Then all
the gang, after consuming about
one bottle of beer apiece, decided
they would put on a show just
like the one they had staged in
Honolulu. They sang a few songs
and were having a pretty good
time when the skipper sent the
By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS
mate back to tell the guys they
were making too much noise.
With 'this the fellows quieted
down for a while — after which
they eventually became noisy
again. It wasn't long before the
master stepped out of his cabin
and fired six shots with his trusty
six shooter. He then got the mate
and Gunnery Officer to accom
pany him back to number five
hatch where he told the guys that
if they didn't break up that
drunken and riotous meeting he
would shoot into the crowd.
Some of the boys immediately
protested against this kind of
treatment because weren't they
all Americans where this kind of
action had become a thing of the
past? Evidently the master did
not even concede the men the
right to protest because he there
upon signaled ashore for a board
ing party. He then secured a
crew list and indiscriminately
checked off eighteen names of
men who were to be sent ashore.
When the Marines came aboard
they were armed for an invasion,
or so it appeared to the crew. The
skipper made all the men muster
on the boat deck and then he
singled out the eighteen men who
were being sent to the brig.
It might be well to note here
that six of the men who were sent
ashore were not in the sing-fest
at all. After being in the brig for
five days, fifteen of the men were
sent back to the ship and the
other three were not allowed to
go back to the ship. They were
sent back to Honolulu on a Navy
plane and from there they were
sent as workaways back to San
Francisco, where they had to
spend two months awaiting the
return of . the vessel to San Pedro.
When the vessel arrived in San
Pedro the Skipper had charges
against the eighteen men which
included among others, charges
of mutinous, riotous, drunken and
disorderly conduct. At the Coast
Guard hearing which followed.
Brother Charlie Brenner very
ably defended the men and suc
ceeded in getting all the charges
knocked out but the disorderly
conduct.
We immediately demanded res
toration of the five days' pay and
bonus for the men while they
were ashore, plus a division of
wages for the entire deck depart
ment for the three sailors' who
were left aboard for five days.
This we got. The three men who
were sent back to the States also
got wages till the end of voyage,
plus transportation back to New
York.
This should be the happy end
ing of this story but it isn't. The
Coast Guard later put charges
against the skipper and suspend
ed his ticket for six months, and
put him on probation for a year.
I might add that there were
about 600 hours overtime in this
ship that I was able to collect for
the boys. In closing I would like
to add that this was one of*the
best crews I have ever had the
good fortune to represent. At
the payoff there wasn't one case
of drunkeness. This was one of
the cleanest and most level-head
ed crews I have ever come in
contact with.
Here I would like to give spec
ial credit to the following: R. G.
Sly, deck delegate; Ed Blackman,
engine delegate; and A. J. Kuberski, stewards delegate. They
did a fine job of assisting us at
the payoff.
ROBERT LaFOLLETTE CREW
This is how policy is made in the SIU. In most cases initiated
by the membership, proposals of policy and tactics receive a thor
ough discussion from the floor and, if approved, becorne the official
position of the union—to be carried out to the letter of the motion,
by elected officials. An official who might choose to slight the
Wishes of the membership in this union would soon find himself
judged by that same membership in the same democratic meeting.
This is- the way union policy should be made, if it is to express
the wishes of the rank and file. However, in some unions this is not
the case. Policy there, as in the NMU, is made by a small minority
who force their decision down the throats of the membership, no
. matter what the affect might be on the union welfare. The NMU
ruling group takes, its orders from a foreign power and would not
hesitate to sell the American seaman down the river if the Com
munist International ordered them to do so.
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WHERE THE POWER LIES
'A democratically run union is controlled by the rank and file,
hs in the SIU where the expressions and decisions of the memberBhip are binding on the leadership, and the decisions of a minority
^oup can carry no more weight than that of any other minority.
The daily interpretation bf the SIU policy, based on the de
cisions of conventions, port meetings, conferences, and referenda,
fs the job of the elected officials. "When an official at any time fails
to carry out the policy of the membership, then it is time for him
to resign his position—^before the membership puts him out.
This is the only way a bona fide union can exist. The demo
cratic control of the union by the rank and file of the SIU is a
guarantee against the union degenerating to the same low level of
the communist controlled outfits.
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Looking over the lengthy list of charges which made them look like the mutineers of the
Bounty, are these six members of the LaFollette's crew, recently returned from the West Coast, where
the Coast Guard cleared them and yanked the skipper's papers. Captain Edward (Muntiny) Foster's
boys include, left to right, standing. G. V. LeMieux. and Bill Johnson: seated. Ed Miller. Ed Bush. A*
J. Kuberski. and Joe Vamos.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. July 20. 1545^^
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Ship Casualties In The Atlantic
During the sub war in the Atlantic 1,554 U. S. merchant ships were lost. Hundreds were SIU ships, and thousands of SIU
men gave their lives. Thousands more now face equally dangerous waters in the Pacific. Last week the Log published the ships
lost between December 8, 1941 and July 4,1942. This week we printed the rest of the ships lost, up to Sept. 20, 1943 inclusive.
Date
Name of Vessel
Area
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—CARLTON
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—DANIEL MORGAN
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—FAIRFIELD CITY
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—HEFFRON
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—HONOMU
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—HYBERT
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—JOHN RANDOLPH
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—MASSMAR
Northeast Atlantic
July 5—PAN KRAFT
July 5—^PETER KERR
Northeast Atlantic
Northeast Atlantic
July 5_WASHINGT0N
Northeast Atlantic
July 6—JOHN WITHERSPOON
Northeast Atlantic
July 6—PAN ATLANTIC
Northeast Atlantic
July 7—ALCOA RANGER
7—OLOPANA
Northeast
Atlantic
JulyGulf of Mexico
July 8—J. A. MOFFETT, JR
Gulf of Mexico
July 9—BENJAMIN BREWSTER
Northeast Atlantic
July 9—HOOSIER
Northwest Atlantic
July 9—SANTA RITA
July 12—ANDREW JACKSON
Caribbean
Caribbean
July 12—TACHIRA
July 13—ONEIDA
Caribbean
July 13—R. W. GALLAGHER
Gulf of Mexico
July 14—ARCATA
Pacific
July 16—FAIRPORT
Northwest Atlantic
July 16—GERTRUDE
Gulf of Mexico
July 16—WILLIAM F. HUMPHREY
South Atlantic
July 19—KESHENA
Northwest Atlantic
July 21—COAST FARMER
Pacific
July 21—WILLIAM DAWES
Pacific
July 22—HONOLULAN ....Approaches to Mediterranean
July 24—CHILORE
Northwest Atlantic
July 24—ONONDAGA
Caribbean
July 27—STELLA LYKES
Caribbean
July 28—EBB
Northwest Atlantic
July 29—CRANFORD
Caribbean
July 30—ROBERT E. LEE
Gulf of Mexico
Aug. 6—WAWALOAM
Northwest Atlantic
Aug. 8—KAIMOKU
Northwest Atlantic
Aug. 13—^ALMERIA LYKES....Mediterranean-Black Sea
Aug. 13—CALIFORNIA
:
Caribbean
Aug. 13—CRIPPLE CREEK
Approaches to Mediterranean
Aug. 13—^DELMUNDO
Caribbean
Aug. 13—R. M. PARKER, JR
Gulf of Mexico
Aug. 13—SANTA ELISA
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Aug. 15—^BALLADIER
Northwest Atlantic
Aug. 17—LOUISIANA
Caribbean
Aug. 18—JOHN HANCOCK
Caribbean
Aug. 19—WEST CELINA
Caribbean
Aug. 27—ARLYN
Northwest Atlantic
Aug. 27—CHATHAM
..Northwest Atlantic
Aug. 29—TOPA TOPA
Caribbean
Aug. 30—JACK CARNES
;...Northwest Atlantic
Aug. 30—STAR OF OREGON
Caribbean
Aug. 30—WEST LASHAWAY
Caribbean
Sept. —^WICHITA
Undetermined
Sept. 12—PATRICK J. HURLEY
Caribbean
Sept. 13—JOHN PENN
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 13—MARY LUCKENBACH
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 13—OLIVER ELLSWORTH Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 13—OREGONIAN
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 13—^WACOSTA
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 15—AMERICAN LEADER
South Atlantic
Sept. 16—COMMERCIAL TRADER
Caribbean
Sept. 17—MAE
Caribbean
Sept. 18—^KENTUCKY
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 20—SILVER SWORD
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 21—JOHN WINTHROP
Northwest Atlantic
Sept. 22—^BELLINGHAM
Northeast Atlantic
Sept. 22—PAUL LUCKENBACH
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Sept. 23—^PENNMAR
Northwest Atlantic
Sept. 24—WEST CHETAC
Caribbean
Sept. 24—ESSO WILLIAMSBURG....Northwest Atlantic
Sept. 24—LOSMAR
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
ept. 24—^WEST CHETAC"
Caribbean
Sept. 27—STEPHEN HOPKINS
South Atlantic
Sept. 28—^ALCOA MARINER
Caribbean
Oct. —^LA SALLE
Undetermined
Oct. 2—^ALCOA TRANSPORT
Caribbean
Oct. 4—CARIBSTAR
..Caribbean
Oct. 4—ROBERT H. COLLEY
Northwest Atlantic
Oct. 5—LARRY DOHENY
Pacific
Oct. 5—WILLIAM A. McKENNEY
Caribbean
Oct. 7—CHICKASAW CITY
South Atlantic
Oct. 8-JOHN CARTER ROSE
Caribbean
1 \
1
Dale
Name of Vessel
Area
South Atlantic
Oct. 8—SWIFTSURE
South Atlantic
Oct. 9—COLORADAN
..., South Atlantic
Oct. 9—EXAMELIA
Pacific
Oct. 10—CAMDEN
!
Caribbean
Oct. 11—STEEL SCIENTIST
Northwest Atlantic
Oct. 18—ANGELINA
Northwest Atlantic
Oct. 19—STEEL NAVIGATOR
Caribbean
Oct. 23—REUBEN TIPTON
Pacific
Oct. 25—PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
South Atlantic
Oct. 26—.\NNE HUTCHINSON
Northwest Atlantic
Oct. 27—GURNEY E. NEWLIN
Northeast Atlantic
Oct. 29—PAN NEW YORK
Caribbean
Oct. 29—WEST KEBAR
Undetermined
Nov. —SAWOKLA
South Atlantic
Nov. 1—GEORGE THACHER
South Atlantic
Nov. 3—EAST INDIAN
Northwest Atlantic
Nov. 3—^HAHIRA
Northeast Atlantic
Nov. 4—WILLIAM CLARK
Caribbean
Nov. 5—METON
Caribbean
Nov. 7—NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Nov. 8—WEST HUMHAW
Approaches to Mediterranean
South Atlantic
Nov. 9—MARCUS WHITMAN
South Atlantic
Nov. 13—EXCELLO
South Atlantic
Nov. 13—STAR OF SCOTLAND
Northwest Atlantic
Nov. 18—PARISMINA
Northwest Atlantic
Nov. 18—^YAKA
South Atlantic
Nov. 20—PIERCE BUTLER
South Atlantic
Nov. 23—ALCOA PATHFINDER
..Northwest Atlantic
Nov. 23—CADDO
Nov. 27—JEREMIAH WADSWORTH. South Atlantic
Nov. 28—ALASKAN
Caribbean
Dec. —JAMES McKAY
Northwest Atlantic
Undetermined
Dec. 9—COAMO
Dec. 14—^ALCOA RAMBLER
South Atlantic
Dec. 14—THOMAS B. SCHALL
Caribbean
1943
Jan. 1—ARTHUR MIDDLETON
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Jan. 9—BIRMINGHAM CITY
Caribbean
Jan. 9—BROAD ARROW
Caribbean
Jan. 9—COLLINGSWORTH
Caribbean
Jan. 9-:-MINOTAUR
Caribbean
Jan. 10—LOUISE LYKES
Northeast Atlantic
Jan. 23—BENJAMIN SMITH
Approaches to Mediterranean
Jan. 25—BRILLIANT
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 25—CITY OF FLINT..Approaches to Mediterranean
Caribbean
Jan. 27—CAPE DECISION
Jan. 27—CHARLES C. PINCKNEY
Approaches to Mediterranean
Jan. 27-^ULIA WARD HOWE
Approaches t6 Mediterranean
Jan. 29—SAMUEL GOMPERS
.....Pacific
Feb. —ATLANTIC SUN
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 2—JEREMIAH VAN RENSSELAER
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 3—DORCHESTER
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 3—GREYLOCK
Jfortheast Atlantic
Feb. 5—^WEST PORTAL
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 7—HENRY R. MALLORY
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 7—ROBERT E. HOPKINS
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 9—ROGER B. TANEY
South Atlantic
Feb. 10—STARR KING
Pacific
Feb. 17—DEER LODGE
South Atlantic
Feb. 21—^ROSARIO
.Northeast Atlantic
Feb. 22—CHATTANOOGA CITY......Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 22—EXPOSITOR
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 23—ESSO BATON ROUGE
Approaches to Mediterranean
Feb. 23—HASTINGS
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 23—JONATHAN STURGES ....Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 23—NATHANAEL GREENE
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Feb. 28—WADE HAMPTON
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 1—FITZ JOHN PORTER
South Atlantic
Mar. 2—MERIWETHER LEWIS ....Northwest Atlantic
South Atlantic
Mar. 3—HARVEY W. SCOTT
Mar. 4—STAG HOUND
South Atlantic
Mar. 5—EXECUTIVE
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 8-JAMES B. STEPHENS
South Atlantic
Mar. 9—JAMES K. POLK
Caribbean
Mar. 9—MALANTIC
Northeast Atlantid
Mar. 9—PUERTO RICAN
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 9—THOMAS RUFFIN
....Caribbean
Mar. ID—JAMES SPRUNT
..Caribbean
Dale
Name of Vessel
Area
Mar. 10—RICHARD BLAND
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 10—ANDREA F. LUCKENBACH
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 10—RICHARD D. SPAIGHT
South Atlantic
Mar. 10—VIRGINIA SINCLAIR
Caribbean
Mar. 11_WILLIAM C. GORGAS Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 13—CITIES SERVICE MISSOURI
...Caribbean
Mar. 13—KEYSTONE
Approaches to Mediterranean
Mar. 16—BENJAMIN HARRISON
Approaches to Mediterranean
Mar. 17—HARRY LUCKENBACH....Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 17—TRENEE DU PONT
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 17-^AMES OGLETHORPE....Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 17—MOLLY PITCHER
Approaches to Mediterranean
Mar. 17—WILLIAM EUSTIS
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 18—WALTER Q. GRESHAM....Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 19—MATHEW LUCKENBACH Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 29—WILLIAM PIERCE FRYE
Northeast Atlantic
Apr. 4—GULFSTATE
Gulf of Mexico ,
Apr. 5—SUNOIL
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 6—^TOHN SEVIER
Caribbean
Apr. 11—JAMES W. DENVER
Approaches to Mediterranean
Mar. 13—ROBERT GRAY
Undetermined
Mra. 20—MICHIGAN
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Mar. 21—^OHN DRAYTON
South Atlantic
Apr. 24—SANTA CATALINA
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 27—LYDIA M. CHILD
...Pacific
Apr. 29—McKEESPORT
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 30—PHOEBE A. HEARST
.....Pacific
Northwest Atlantic
May 5—^WEST MADAKET
May 5—WEST MAXIMUS
Northwest Atlantic
May 6—SAMUEL JORDAN KIRKWOODSouth Atlantic
May 8—PAT HARRISON
Approaches to Mediterranean "^
May 13—NICKELINER
Caribbean
May 16—WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT
......Pacific
May 17—H. M. STOREY
Pacific '
May 28—AGWIMONTE
:
South Atlantic'
May 28—JOHN WORTHINGTON
South Atlantip
May 30—FLORA MacDONALD
Approaches to Mediterranean
June 3—^MONTANAN
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
South Atlantic
June 6—WILLIAM KING
10—ESSO
GETTYSBURG
Northwest
Atlantic
June
19—HENRY
KNOX
Red
Sea
and
Indian
Ocean
June
27—SEBASTIAN
CERMENO
June
Red Sea and Indian Oceatt
July —SAMUEL HEINTZELMAN
Northwest Atlantic ^
July 2—BLOODY MARSH
South Atlantic
July 3—ELIHU B. WASHBURNE
Caribbean
July 5—MALTRAN
South Atlantic
July 7—JAMES ROBERTSON
July 7—WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON
South Atlantic
Caribbean
May 8—ELDENA
8—THOMAS
SINNICKSON
South
Atlantic
May
10—ALICE
F.
PALMER
Red
Sea
and
Indian
Ocean
May
South Atlantic
May 12—AFRICAN STAR
May 12—ROBERT ROWAN ....Mediterranean-Black Sea
July 13—TIMOTHY PICKERING ,
Mediterranean-Black Sea
July 14—ROBERT BACON ..Red Sea and Indian Ocean
South Atlantic
July 16—RICHARD CASWELL
Aug. 8—HARRISON GRAY OTIS
Approaches to Mediterranean
Aug. 13—FRANCIS W. PETTYGROVE
Mediterranean-Black Sea ^
26—JOHN
BELL
Mediterranean-BlacW
Sea
Aug.
26—RICHARD
HENDERSON
Aug.
Mediterranean-Black Sea
Sept. 15—BUSHROD WASHINGTON
Mediterranean-Black Sae
Sept. 20—FREDERICK DOUGLASS..Northwest Atlantic
Sept. 20—THEODORE DWIGHT WELD
Northwest Atlantic
This list will be continued next week, and rup until
completed. Many seamen have axmounced their inten
tion of clipping these pages to save, for this list is a
capsule history of the seafarers' contribution to the war
effort, and a monument to the memory of their ship
mates who have given their lives for their oountryk >'
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THE
Frid&7« July 20, 194S
SEAFARERS
LOG
Oh Yes, He Also Got A Medal
HER^MfH
* Modesty is no ddubt a virtue,
but when carried too far wreaks
hardships on overworked editors.
Some weeks ago we ran a story
about Juan Oquendo, Jr., Night
Cook and Baker, who was cleared
of framed charges brought
'n LIFT
against him by a reputation seek
outside of the above. And the ing skipper.
NMU book he holds insures him
Well, the other day Brother
a salary of $175 per week. Some
Oquendo was in the Log office to
union man (some sacrifice! Union
pick up a copy of the paper. We
ism a la Joe Curran pays and
passed the time of the day with
pays and pays).
him. With one thing leading to
Yes, this non seaman "seaman '
another, as sometimes things do,
non union "union" man, collects
somebody asked him what he did
heavily for his $2.50 dues pay with his medal.
ment per month. Be it noted that
"What medal?" we asked.
this fatted parasite pays the same
dues as poor devils of NMU sea "Why, the Mariners Medal that
men whose earnings hardly al he got," was the answer.
low them to live.
We calmed ourselves with great
Yet, this is the type of bum difficulty and led Oquendo into
who demands that opposition ship a corner and got the story from
out and casts aspersions on "how him. It seems that the SS Rosario,
do they earn their living" etc, BuU Line, was coming back from
etc. Well, take a good look at England when it was torpedoed
the known facts of how this bum on February 21, ^43. Only 10
makes his living while selling men of the crew were saved, and
the NMU members down the riv 15 of the gun crew.
er through sweetheart contracts. One of the men was caught in
Do you know that the NMU his quarters, his legs pinned
"contracts" are lower than that down. Oquendo pulled him up
of any other union in the indus
upon deck and fitted him with a
try? This is an established fact. life preserver. Just as he finished,
And these "contracts" were ne
the order was given to abandon
gotiated during the "rule" of Joe
ship. The man, Oquendo later
Curran, NMU President and Stal
learned, did not survive, but it
in stooge.
was not because his shipmates
So much for this unknown had failed him.
scum of the earth—this bombastic
gutter rat and opportunist picked Brother Oquendo was awared
up by the misnamed "Commun the Mariners Medal on May 15th
ist" Party, to shield the real op of this year.
erators of the racket from the We shook hands with Oquendo
NMU members; a racket netting and wished him good luck.
millions into the coffers of the If you ever swim home, towing
Browder sneak thieves and poli your scow behind you, remember
tical Mafia operating out of 50 it may be worth 3 lines in the
East 13th street. New York City. Log.
For The RecordFront The Record
By TOP
This is a letter to get things
off my chest. I note that the Stal
inists political Bund in control of
the NMU are hard put to it to
HUGH H. RAE. OS;
answer the constructive opposi
tion within their ranks or the de
Crowded quarters are one of
'ilill
veloping organizational construc
fhe most unattractive features as
tive
campaign of the SIU-SUP.
far as I'm concerned. How can a
man be satisfied at sea when he
So, unable to answer logically
* is jammed in like we are on Lib
they revert to the cries of "Why
erties and some of the older
don't they ship out" if any mem
ships? On the Robin Adair we
ber of the opposition stays on the
were packed like sardines. And
beach any length of time. (Now
I don't like some of these sea
isn't that something coming from
lawyers you meet up with who
a lowdown clique of racketeers
try to stir up trouble when somelike those whose seamanship rec
thing about the ship or the of
ords and capabilities as seamen
ficers doesn't satisfy them. If
stinks on ice—who can no longer
they don't like the way a guy
by any stretch of the imagination
parts his hair they want to bring
be classified as seamen.)
him up on charges. Instead of
Let us see what kind of "sea
talking things over with the dele
men" these are who tell everyone
gate, they sour the whole crew.
else to ship out and use calumny
and lies to mislead the men on
the ships.
r
ALEX ANDERSOH, Bos'iu
If a truly impartial investiga
Low pay in peace time is no tion was made of the NMU lead
good. If you sure a skilled seaman ers seamanship records we will
you should be paid for what you find the following to be true:
know. And I think if a seaman
Joseph Curran; a trifle over 3
was guaranteed so much a year
years total sea service. Yet this
he would be sure of an income. I bum is 39 years of age. He has
h^ve also noticed in the last few made one trip since 1936 to dodge
years that too many men at sea the draft. It will be noted that
don't give a damn for their ship he did not ship from the rotary
mates. I started to sea on square
shipping list as an NMU member
riggers and I have been sailing
should and take the .ship that
for 20 years, bqt J never saw it came up in his turn—this would
like it is now.^ If men would co
be too dangerous; he. might draw
operate on a ship a voyage would
a tanker loaded with high test
be much more {feasant. Every
gas in convoy or a crawling Lib
man should be willing to do his
erty that was duck soup for subs.
share of the work.
No! This "seaman" chose a fast
ship running alone — the Santa
Elena. So, by this act he dodged
the NMU shipping list, the risks
PATRICK C. MOORES, Fireman: „
:
and the draft as well. Yet, he
By LOUIS COFFIN
The monotony of life at sea
drew two salaries on the trip-gets me. I don't see why every
his. wages as a "sailor" and his Well, it was like old times. In
•ship couldn't be fitted with a ra
salary as NMU President. (Prettv the past week I assisted Brother
dio in the crew's mess. My last
smooth eh! Some Union man! Hanners in paying off the SS
trip was. on the Joliet to Russia
Some patriot! Some sailor!—some Cape Faro, and a couple of days
and we were 25 days at sea. Then
later assisted Brother Colls in
louse.)
we lay in port in the Black Sea
paying off the SS Wm. Wirt, On
Now where was this bum for the. Faro, where the beefs were
for 38 days and when we went
35 years of his life? What did he very few and all settled at pay
ashore the Russians acted like we
do? How did he live? Where did off time, I discovered that the
were saboteurs. We were four
he live? We know that part of skipper was an old shipmate and
days at Istanbul, where we had
this 3 years service was sailing friend of mine from the old days
to watch the purser and the old
during
the famous West Coast down in New Orleans when we
'.man riding back and forth in the
strike of 1934. Did he turn over sailed in the forecastle together.
launch. I just got married, so
his wages to the strike? History
maybe I need to stay ashore for
mentions not. He looked after In many of such cases where I
^awhile.
'
......
Joseph Curran — this we can meet old shipmates who are now
on the bridge, I find that they
swear to and this we know.
have become so high-pressured
Who knows his past? Do the •that they forget old forecastle
S. E. CARPENTER, Oiler:
NMU
members know who this shipmates. I can truthfully say
I don't like the monotony of
man
is
— his birth and back that such is not the case with the
working on these new ships like
ground?
No. Today this punk is Faro's skipper, W. Ravannack,
the Marine Drag^ and C-2s,
still
unknown—his
past a mys and according to the crew, he is
There isn't enough to do. I would
tery.
There
is
even
doubt that one right guy all the way
rather ride an old up-and-down
his
real
name
is
Curran.
through. It's really a pleasure to
job where you make 30 minute
rounds and the watch passes That he is a stooge for Stalin write that there are still some de
quickly. On the Marine Dragon political racketeers Curran knows cent officers riding the scows to
I was evaporator maintainance. well — collects his pickings and day.
The work was easy, but the keeps his mouth shut while do On the SS Wirt we had a num
watches seemed like eight hours. ing as he is told. We know that ber of beefs, which were as usual
Long trips are no good either, he worked as a shore gang Bosun settled on board at the payoff. A
when you run out of fresh veg for the Grace Line at scab wages; couple of errors in the deck de
etables and fruit and have dehy that he refused to support a rank partment were later corrected
drated eggs every day. Of course and file strike when called on, and the men involved can collect
I miss my wife and family, too, and that he took out an ISU boox at the Alcoa office, 17 Battery
but if you go id sea you can ex and made one payment only. This Place. These errors were due to
pect that. You can't take your man never carried a union book the ignorance of the mate, whose
family with you.
in his life as lar as it is ^nown, experience with the agreements
QUESTION: What,^ to yon, ^e the most un
attractive features of life at sea?
wr. V
wrr
Page FIT*
r
v
Report From The
Ass't Secretary-Treas.
was nil. This guy was brand new
and still wet under the ears, and
like some other mates and en
gineers read the agreements as
if they were written in Chinese.
This guy did not have the
slightest knowledge of what it is
all about. So considering these
facts I felt that it was my duty
to educate him, which I proceed
ed to do with the approval of the
master of the ship, who seems to
be a pretty good guy. I'm sure
that this mate will know how to
turn in the crew's overtime in
the future. Incidentally, both of
these ships were crewed up with
damn good union men, and repre
senting such crews is always a
pleasure for any union official. •
I have a number of outport
beefs which are in the process of
being settled, and since it takes a
little longer settling theSe than
it does when I'm aboard at the
point of production, I will have
to wait until either the next is
sue or as soon as all these beefs
are squared away. I wiU notify
the ports involved by mail as well
as have it printed in the money
due list of the Seafarers Log.
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Page Six
SEAFARERS
Friday, July 20, 1945
LOG
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
Sturges Survivors!
Pity Passengers
On Senorlta Run!
Survivors of the Mississippi
Liberty, Jonathan Sturges,
are asked by the parents of
Darwin Lumbaltis, Cook on
this ship when she was lost,
IQ get in touch with them.
Write to Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Lumbattis, 4213
Jeumine Avenue, Culver City,
California.
Brass Hats Extend 'Nen-Fraternization'
To Cover Merchant Grew Of Marine Dragon
Because the Army would like ship is being operated properly*
to run the Marine Dragon, Water and we are working to the best
man C-4, on a strictly military of our ability. The attitude and
actions of certain personnel of the
basis, and because the crew Transport Command are especial
Take your gear when you
would like to see her run like ly objectionable.
One of the most popular ships
go aboardi There have been
any other merchant ship, under It has been noticed that the many cases recently of men
crewing up in New York these
the
authority of the master, they crews of other transport ships going aboard, waiting until
days is the George Washington,
drew up the following petition are allowed immediate shore lib they were restricted, and
Alcoa passenger vessel, running
when the ship reached port last erty when the ship docks. On this
then announcing that they ^
•to. Puerto Rico and other islands
week.
ship, we are always restricted un had to go ashore and get their
of the Caribbean. Needless to
The petition, as given below, til all of the troops have debark gear. By doing this they give
was signed for the entire crew ed. As we are in port for so few
say, the Dispatchers never have
the WSA a chance to sneak
any trouble filling up the vacan According to the crew that by M. Wolinsky, Frank Crider, days, we would like to avail our in replacements. Often times
cies on this scow, for the senor- brought the Arizpa in from Eng and Arthiu- McMillan, deck, en selves of this extra liberty.
they miss the ship and are in
gine, and steward department In view of these statements, we for a Coast Guard rap.
ita run is always popular.
land, the second mate's amuse
In' again after a short ten day ment was running around with delegates, respectively.
respectfully request that, some
Have your gear with you;
trip to San Juan, the crew report a stop watch timing the deck The Transport Commander's action be taken to facilitate clos don't let your luiion down.
ed that the passengers they haul hands at work; and the old man, Office issues an order each voy er harmony throughout the ship.
ed down this trip were very in probably not getting enough ex age prohibiting any fraterniza
dignant about their "treatment" ercise pacing the bridge, came tion between the troops and the
and published a big story of their down and helped the Steward merchant crew. We are not al
lowed to talk to, or to fraternize
hardships in the San Juan paper. clean out the icebox.
It seems that they had no deck The purser, they said, was an in any way with the troops. Many
chairs, and no entertainment had independent character who spent of us have found former friends,
been provided. Some of them his time playing cards and tak or relatives, among the troops and
couldn't sit under the shower? all ing pictures. Such menial jobs as we resent the fact that we are
day in the warm weather and this applying iodine or making ban unable to associate with them in Several shipboard meetings, at ard department working rules
general. The impression is cre which unionism was discussed were answered by Chief Cook
hurt too.
dages was out of his line.
ated that we are not fit associ and besfs were taken up and act John Retoure. It was decided al
As Leon Lawson, AB, put it, "No omelets" was the standing
ed upon, were held during the so to enforce messroom cleanli
ates for the troops.
"These passengers are lucky
, ,,u T 1 order on the Arizpa, which also The Transport Command limits last voyage of the William Wirt, ness and cooperate with the Mess- '^1
they're ,getting
rv„:.o+ menus.
T X, back
. T toxT_the IslJ featured one-meat
boys in cleaning messroom gear
our purchase of supplies. We are Calmar Liberty.
ands. Maybe they'd rather ride
Different
questions
about
stewafter
coffee time. A more ade
not
allowed
to
avail
ourselves
of
in the 'tween decks of a Liberty According to John Dugina, AB
quate
night lunch was requested
the
facilities
of
the
Post
Exchange
and deck delegate, there were
like the troops have to do."
and
the
matter was takert up with
aboard
the
ship.
The
Transport
several Sheepshead Bay boys on
Big beef when the ship pulled board, hard workers and good Commander office contends that
the Steward, with improved con
in was about five or six of the
ditions resulting. The purser \vas
shipmates. Brother Bill Thomp the Post Exchange is for the ex
deck gang who had such a case son, well known Gulf oldtimer, clusive >use of the troops.
instructed to post slopchest price?
of channel fever after this short did a good job of teaching the We resent the attitude of the
and keep regular slopchest hours.
trip that they couldn't wait to se
first trippers a few things about Army Transport Command tow
To help get news about the
Suggestions for improvements
cure the lines or top booms and the SIU and unionism.
ards the merchant crew. We are ships and about the member
to living quarters on the Wirt in
waltzed ashore, leaving the work
under the impression that the ship into the pages of the cluded a list of recommendations
to the others. The Washington Howard Shantz, SUP man, was
Seafarers Log, a mimeo drawn up by each department, as
carries nineteen men in the deck chief mate on the way across, but
graphed form has been pre follows:
had
to
get
off
in
Swansea
because
gang, with quartermasters and a
pared and is being distribut
of illness.
Engine Department:
'
fire watchman.
ed to all ships at the time of
Installation
and
repair
of
read
Delegates were Joseph Pospis,
The Hastings, Waterman C-2, signing on, along with the
deck, and Cooper Daniels, for the
hung up a record not long ago packets of educational ma ing lamps on bunks.
steward department.
Drinking fountain for the en
when she became the first Water terial.
gine room.
man ship to pay off in the port of
Latest reports are that the
Space is provided on this
Washington will go on a MiamiBoston without any beefs.
Faulty shower heads replaced
sheet for reports of meetings
Caribbean run shortly, carrying
On a two months trip to Ant held on the ship, for beefs or repaired.
farm laborers from the Barbados
werp, the ships delegates settled that were settled by crew
Improved ventilation for toilet
and other islands.
beefs as they came up on the action, and for any other in
and shower rooms.
voyage, to the satisfaction of
teresting items about the
Deck Department:
everyone concerned.
ship or the crew. The forms
Installation of • grating under
Deck Delegate Boris Sagol, can be sent to the LOG from
showers.
Deck Maintainance, reported a foreign ports or handed to
Soap trays for shower rooms.
fine cooperative crew; men who the patrolman at the time of
New rheostat for radio loud
knew how a union ship should be the pay off.
speaker.
run.
"A swell ship and a good crew." Jack Loos, AB; James Ackerman,
Clean or renew life preservers.
Oiler;
and
"William
Oswinkle,
2nd
Such was the unanimous opin
Steward Department:
Cook. Blackie Ackermaft was
ion of the boys who came in last Bos'n.
All mattresses cleaned or re-,
week ' on the Felix Grundy, The crew especially commend
placed.
$o^th*Atlantic Liberty.
^
ed the skipper, W. E. Wade, and A happy ship and one that took gled out by the WSA for use in New percolators.
Brother
Todd,
AB:
Benjamin
The fact that the ship had no the mate, Constantine Petekies. few replacements was the Mad movie shots here in port last
more than two or three small Only exciting event of the trip, aket, Waterman C-2 which came week, is a special Waterman C-2 Hayes, Deck Engineer; and John«.;
\
beefs which were quickly settled, according to Deck Delegate Loos back last week from a run to with a recreation room in the Retotu-e, Chief Cook, were delegates on this ship.
crew quarters aft.
was due, according to the crew, was when an AB appropriated an southern France.
to a first rate group of deck and evening gown from one of the According to J. L. (Blackie) Brother Ed Steffens, Deck
engine officers, a good Steward ladies in a Marseilles cafe and Madders, Oiler and engine dele Maint., kept the crew entertain
and Bos'n who knew his job.
wore the dress triumphantly gate, she was a "swell" feeding ed with his harmonica and is re
Although the captain wanted down the docks, with several of ship with a good line up of of portedly a virtuoso of no mean Writing from France on the
the entire crew to stay aboard, the ladies running after him try ficers on deck and below. He ability. Another musical mem SS Marina, Brother Anthony
and although most of the men ing to retrieve the appropriated mentioned H. A. Adamson, first ber of the crew was H. B. Wal Ruszcryk, asks about the bonus
assistant, as. being "one .of the ters, Deck Engineer. Walters cuts and sends greetings from the
would have stayed on the ship, property.
the greater part of the crew left "It was a gesture of Interna best union men I've met at sea." packs an Hawaian guitar on entire crew. Also inquiring about
because of the bonus cuts smd tional good will," said the AB. Adamson is an SIU oldtimer from every ship he rides, but he can the bonus was Brother William
plan to sail on the Pacific.
play everything from a tenor sax Franklin, Jr., in France with the C I
"It was what the limeys call re the Gulf.
Delegates on the Gnmdy were verse lend lease."
The Madaket, which was sin to • jews harp.
Calmar Liberty, Frederick Dow.'
Take Your Gear
Characters
On Arizpa
Ship Meeting On Williain Wirt
Asks Improvements For Quarters
ALL SHIPS GET
FORM FOR HEWS
SS Hastings
Felix Grundy, Back From France,
Wins Praise Of Entire Crew
Madaket A Happy Ship
4
SS Marina
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Friday, July 20, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
Navy Gun Crew
Praises Steward
To express our thanks to the
stewards department on this ship
we find that the best way is by
giving the Steward a note of
thanks.
The food on this ship has been
the best example of a good, at
tentive Steward and a capable
staff that this gun crew belieVes
can be found anywhere.
The chow hall and the rest of
the ship that the stewards depart
ment had charge of were always
in tip-top condition.
We find that it is a lot better
to live in a clean ship than in a
dirty one. Thanks to the Steward
of the SS Michael Edelstein we
~iiave lived on a very clean, wellordered ship.
The Steward of this ship is L.
W. Highsmith.
Lt. (jg) VERNON J. CRAIG
TKOS. A. CHEEK. GM2c
ALBERT J. KUMMICK, Sic
JOSEPH A. BENSIVENGA, Sic
EDGAR L. CAMPBELL, SMSc
HARRY L. DAVIS. Jr.. Sic
DESMOND L. REARDON. Sic
EDWARD SILHOWSKI. Sic
HARRY L. WARNER. Sic
v'>^
CUSTER BLANOS, GM3c
WILLLRLM F. LINK. SM3C
Letters! Letters!
The "Membership Speaks"
page is your chance lo blow
off sleam or just talk about
some topic which you think
is interesting. Write about
any subject as long as it per
tains to ships and seamen.
Send your letter to The Ed
itor. The Seafarers Log. .
Hits Roughhouse
Conduct On Ship
*
»
I would suggest that all crew
members upon arrival back in
port realize that when they leave
a ship in such a condition as the
Metcalf was, that it is certainly
not good advertising for union
men and would not help us win
better conditions and contracts.
Company officials coming on
board and seeing the rubbish and
dirt such as was on this ship have
a good point against the union in
negotiations. You would never
expect to see food and rubbish
on the decks two days after the
ship got in and before the payoff,
but such was the condition on
this ship.
Roughhouse tactics such as pre
vailed here are very unusual, but
one instance like this can spoil
the efforts of many crews to live
up to the SIU constitution, which
I would like to compliment the definitely states that we will take
crew of the Del Norte who paid care of ship's property.
off this ship in Staten Island last
M. OLSEN. AB. deck delegate
week. Although this ship was
gone for eight months and the
men had plenty of excuse for hit commendable and is the union
ting the bars at the end of this wdy of doing~ things. It makes
trip, every man was sober at the the work of the patrolmen much
easier.
payoff.
WM. HAMILTON
This kind of conduct is very
Del Norte Payoff
f
Proposes Qualifying
Tests For Electricians
I have a beef to make in regard | My beef is this: I believe it is
to these new C-2s, T-2s and ships highly important that the eleclike the Robin Tuxford which are tricians going aboard these ships
electrified, with intricate electric be given enough of an examina
al equipment on deck and below. tion JSO that the commissioners
'It is becoming customary to can be pretty sure they have
ship as second "electricians on something on the ball. I spent 17
these vessels boys who don't know years at sea and I still have
an armature from a light socket. plenty to learn, but I'm damn
Of course I realize that the com tired shipping out as electrician
missioners are throwing around a and then having to do that job
-lot of tickets in order to man the and be school teacher to an as
ships and in the democratic way sistant who is supposed to be
we have in the SIU of hiring men qualified to take over in case
we don't quiz them about hov/ something happens to me.
D. DeDUISIN
they got their ticket or what they
know, but we take it for granted
that the commissioners consider
ed them qualified for the job.
Is it possible to send "me week
. But the point is that many of
'these electricians are not quali ly a copy of the Seafarers Log?
fied at all. A greenhorn can go My husband, ionnie Grantham,
firing or oiling on a Liberty and is now at sea. He always brought
learn enough in a couple of the paper home to me and I en
watches to get by without doing joyed reading the Log," as I was
too much damage to the plant, acquainted with many members
but with these complicated elec of the SIU.
Mrs. LONNIE GRANTHAM
tric jobs it is entirely different.
MORE FAN MAIL
'h
Says Bos'ns Are Underpaid,
Calls For Increase In Wage
It used to be that you could
get on a good ship once in a while
and make it a home. But the only
home a bos'n finds on a ship these
days is the old men's home. It
gives a bos'n grey hairs — and
plenty.
I have been going to sea for 15
years and I have plenty of ex
perience the hard way. But what
do I get paid for this experience?
Exactly $12.50 a month more than
a six months AB who couldn't
splice a line if he was given a
diagram.
As a bos'n I am supposed to
know the ship's rigging and deck
gear. I am supposed to be an ex
pert in splicing rope and wire, in
mixing paints, doing canvas work
and general maintenance. I am
responsible for the expensive
gggr on a two million dollar ship,
jg ^^is responsibility
worth? I receive just $30.00 per
month less than a junior engineer
who hasn't much more to do on
these turbine jobs than sit under
a ventilator and keep from fall
ing asleep.
The other day T woke up and
said to myself, 'What are you go
ing to sea for anyway?" I didn't
have a very convincing answer to
that except that it has been my
business for 15 years, and when a
fellow puts in the best part of
his life in a profession he sure
hates to quit.
Every day you see bos'n's jobs
listed on the board without any
takers. Why? Because a bos'n
can make as much money with
out any headaches sailing as AB.
PostwarSeourity
For Seafarers
Now is the time for seamen to
get together and do something
about wages and postwar bene
fits. Not that we want charity,
but if servicemen are being vot
ed -everything they want, and
Congress is feeling so generous,
why shouldn't seamen, who took
the risks when the risks were
greatest, have a share in this generc.^ity too?
This unemployment insurance
provision is very important, for
cutbacks in the war effort will
eventually effect shipping and
many merchant seamen will find
themselves on the beach whether
they want to ship or not. I also
think that a merchant seaman
who has put in two or three years
steady at sea during the war
should have the advantages Of
the educational provisions where
by he can study for six months
or so and take some kind of
specialized course.
There should also be prefer
ence for merchant seamen in any
future public works program.
ALBERT FRIEDGEN.
Chief Elec.
Rap Performers
Who Hurt Union
Now that we're talking about
an increase of wages let's also
talk about an increase, of wages
for bos'ns, the rating on these
ships that has been underpaid for
In the matter of drunken per
years.
formers who deliberately sabot
JAMES 'Windy" WALSH. age union conditions and lower
Bos'n. the prestige of unionism by rais
ing hell at the payoff we recom
mend that such performers be
severely dealt with, as these men
are definitely a detriment to the
We would like to thank our welfare of the SIU.
brothers for their generous dona Anyone that is drunk and caus
tion of $103.00 from the SS Cran ing trouble when a ship pays off
ston Victory and also the union should be fined for the first of
officials for being so kind in tell fense. Such a fine, should in our
opinion be not less than twentying different crews about us.
five dollars. On second - offense
the
guilty member should be ex
Things are not so bad here. We
pelled
from the union, as anyone
are not tied down as they are in
who has this little respect for his
some of the other hospitals and union brothers will be a con
we get good food and cigaret'tes tinuous performer anyway.
every week. We also receive the Performers at the payoff also
Log and can keep in touch with interfere with an orderly settle
what is going on along the water ment of beefs in the interest of
the crew. Although such cases
front. But we are all waiting for are not very numerous they are,
the day when the medics say nevertheless, deserving of action
okay and we can be outward by the membership and we be
lieve the above provisions should
bound again.
be incorporated in the Constitu
Here is wishing you all a happy tion.
voyage and a safe return.
WALTER SICKMAN
K. PETTERSON
ARCHIBALD McGREGOR
JOHAN KALLESTE
REMBERT G. GOODLOE
A. R. REEDE
N. GAMANIN
RALPH STALL
FROM FT. STANTON
Examine Ship's Stores
Before Signing Articles
After you sign on a ship and
get out to sea it's a hell of a time
to discover that the ice box is
empty and all you have in the
dry stores is crackers and pickles,
and plenty of rice if you are on
some of those Gulf ships.
Before you sign on articles it
is the time to appoint a commit
tee and have a look-see at the
stores. If you have a hungry trip
don't always blame the Steward
because often the company tells
the Steward it's goinfi to be a six
weeks' trip and it ends up by be
ing a six months' trip, which isn't
the Steward's fault.
This is often true of Calmar
ships going out without enough
stores. I was on the Texmar for
Wants J. H. Lee
In a recent Log I see that
J. H. Lee was mentioned in
one of the articles. We were
on the beach together in Syd
ney. Australia, in late '43 and
early '44.
I hope this gets into the
Log so Brother Lee can send
me his address. I'd like a lot
lo hear from him.
A. C. "Red" WELLS
229 East Avenue
Greenville^ Pa.
18 months and the Daniel Willard
for 8 months, so I know some of
the tricks Calmar uses. It is im
portant on ships run by this out
fit to have a look at the ice box
before you get tied up on articles.
L. K.. Steward
Not A Free Ride
How about some imion educa
tional literature to tell the boys
that the steward department K
something besides a good place
to take a free ride?
I made a trip on a Liberty with
two schoolboy cooks who went
to the Sheepshead Bay cook
school because they could get out
quicker that way. One of these
boys was a machinist and the
other one was a linotype opera
tor. As cooks they both would
have been good boiler makers.
The ships are full of men who
ship out as cooks or messboys
because they don't think they
have to know anything in the
stewards department. You don't
even make a good messboy over
night, but the messboys think
they are doing you a favor by
waiting on the crew. I remember
when a messboy made more than
a cook on a good trip.
14-YEAH STEWARD
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SEAFARERS
Friday, July 20. 1945
LOG
FROM RIGHT GUARD TO ABLE SEAMAN
If it weren't for the war, he might have been an All-American football player. As
it is he is a merchant seaman, sailing from SIU halk But the speed, the skill, the footbaU savvy that made him a regular guard on the best freshman-football team ever to
have come out of Duquesne University have not deserted him, and after the war, when
he resumes his education, Paul 'T^ed" ^ai£, AB, will slip onc-c more into dented shoes,
and convoy that pigskin over the^
liked as the following incident,
goal line.
told the Log by a shipmate, dem
Red went to Duquesne from
onstrates. In St. Augustine, in
East Washington, Pa., High
August, 1944j a security lieuten
School, in 1942, on a football
ant went to the crew's icebox
scholarship, and played on the
and filched himself some night STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL
freshman team that year—a team
lunch. Red walked in, catching MARTIN T. COLLINS
so strong that it scored freely
the officer with his pants down FRANK NERING
against the varsity in scrimmages
and his mouth full, so to speak. JOHANNES HEIKKURINEN
a varsity team that had on it
He asked the man what he was S. ANTOINETTE
AlhAmerican material, such as
doing there. Receiving no an WILBERT CAILLET
John Matisi, tackle, and Max
swer, Red put the officer out.
J. FELLOWS
Kielbasa, halfback, who made
When the ship called at Oran, C. S. INMAN
several listings as the outstanding
two MPs boarded the ship and E. T. O'MARA
players in their positions. In ad
took Red off, to face charges. LOUIS F. LEDINGHAM
dition, there were several men
Only the second mate and two PAUL V. MADISON
now playing on service teams,
crewmen were allowed to testify, FREDDIE R. KIDD
considered among the strongest
although the entire crew wanted LESTER M. WYMAN
in the country.
to. The trial was short and sweet, JAMES F. CLARKE
Red was a guard on that team.
and Red was fined $500. When he
P. GALLATLY
He is of medium height, and
got back aboard ship, the crew L. R. BURCH
weighs 175 pounds after a show
held a meeting and insisted upon W. B. MUIR
er.' His powerful body is hidden since he began, for he is a strong paying his fine for him. For how F. SARMENTO
behind broad shoulders and a union man.
many men would a crew do that?
H. V. WILSON
Compact frame, so that you might
J.
M. JOHNSON
Among
the
ships
he
has
sailed
•underguess his weight by as His father, now a stonemason,
L.
G. GRAHAM
on
have
been
the
William
Pace,
•much as fifteen pounds. But he once organized for the United
SALVATORA
BIONDA
Calmar;
the
Jean
and
the
Tris
;is all there—and he can hand it Mine Workers in those days when
EMIL
VON
TESMAR
tram
Dalton,
Bull
Line;
and
the
out, as well as stand the hard it was worth a man's livelihood,
L. M. MOODY, Jr.
and perhaps his life, to buck the C. J. Finlay, Overlakes.
body contacts of football.
At the present time Red is K. E. OLSEN
coal
operators.
Red,
the
thirteenth
• The draft and the army reserve
of sixteen children, has inherited studying for his mate's license, B. B. LENOIR
took most of the Duquesne team
all of his father's belief in social and the odds are that he will L. C. KATES
that year, and the school cut out
make it. And here's another good BERTEL BRYDER .
the game. Red himself went.to justice and the need of strong
bet: when he does, he will be as J. A. SPAULDING
sea at tnat time, and has been unions to protect the workinggood a union man as he is now. Z. W. CULLISON
Sailing since. What is more, he man.
L. L. LEWIS
has been sailing only union ships Red is a quiet lad and well|He won't be a bucko.
L. R. BORJA
RAMON BURGOS
J. S. CAMPBELL
THE NEW SEAFARERS LIBRARY
R. A. BLAKE
E. V. FERRER
H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN
ROBERT POWELL
H. S. TUTTLE
DAVID NORDSTROM
R. GILBERT
B. CUCUTA
S. RIVERA
O. STENMO
L. MELANSON
W. C. WAGNER
EVERETT KNOWLES
PABLO ORTIZ
JOSIAH MEGILL
SALVATORE LACORTE
EDWARD J. KARKELL
JOHN NEAL
SOL R. DURRETT
A. M. DUCLOS
DEAN WHEELER
A. R. (ONE ROUND) KING
OSCAR F. HEIL
F. PALERMO
R. L. HUNTER
A. MOULTON
V. A. KENNY
^
R. A. LYNN
F, E. SALLINGER
B. KLIMINSKY
H. STILLMAN
Men In Marine
Hi^itals This Week
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ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL
D. McDONALD
XXX
FORT STANTON
ARCHIBALD McGUlGAN
N. GAMANIN
REMBERT G. GOODLOE
XXX
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It looks from this shot as though Brothers Jim Stewart and Bill Homer might be reading two
of those spicy books that were banned up Boston way. Stewart is in charge of the library corner
fitted up in the new recreation floor at the New York hall. Homer, Oiler, made the last trip on the
Marine Dragon.
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BRIGHTON HOSPITAL
F. ALASAVICH
JOHN DUFFY
PETE KOGOY
JOHN BARR
TOM MCCARTHY
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PETE KOGOY
J. DUFFY
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BALTIMORE
MARINE HOSPITAL
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EMIL HARM
HERMAN ZILMER
WILLIAM PRIOR
PRESTON SMITH
•JOHN CISIECKI
KARL JOHNSON
HARRY JOHNSON
VINCENT DALCHUK
CHARLES FULMEK
JAMES BREWER
JOHN COLVIN
LESTER L. HEARRING
J. HEARRING
ELZIOR MORIN
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JOSEPH BRENNAN
W. DWARANCZYK
W. MESSENGER
DANIEL FLINTJER
E. ANDYA
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MARYLAND
' STATE SANATORIUM
C. MARTINEZ
J. SHRIVER
Brother Lester Hearring was
brought in from Tampa on July
3rd, by an army bomber, in bad
shape. So far he is doing very
well.
.
JOHN TAURIN,
Hospital Committee
it $> $>
NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL
JAMES E. WARD
^ i
JAMES W. DENNIS
J. DE FARGE
JOHN E. McCREADIE
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XXX
SAVANNAH HOSPITAL
B. R. PETERMAN
Nbtice!
The following men should see
the Secretary-Treasurer at once:
Joe Hefner, SS Quaker Hill.
Clyde E. Mills, SS Quaker Hill.
John W. Piebel, SS Marne. .
Thomas L. McBroyer, SS Quak
er Hill.
John Orbananas, SS Marne. .
Russell Wilde, SS Marne
James Keakipin, SS Marne.
Clifton Eaton, SS Mame.
Andrew King, SS Marne,
More Logs For Ships
Starting immediately, cop
ies of the enlarged Seafarers
Log are being mailed to SIU
ships in foreign ports. It is •
suggested that these papers,
after they have been read by
the men aboard, be taken
ashore and distributed among
places where seamen gather,
such as Red Cross, clubs, res
taurants and bats.
�f'- <<
Friday, July 20, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Nine
Calmar Almost Pulls Fast One
By WM. McKAY
BALTIMORE—We are getting I could cite many examples of
along swell with the Calmar pay what a louse this paymaster is,
master in Baltimore. When I say but no doubt you all have heard
,
'o',
"swell," I mean we are swelling of him. Even the other company
up with all the lies this character officials can't stomach him.
is feeding us.
The new Ore ship, Venore is
He tried to pull a fast one on out and if it were some otlier cutthe crew of the Bethore. He told fit I might give them credit for
them they could pay off under building a real nice ship. Howi
mutual consent, and they could ever, I must admit that she hag
standby and get paid every week. good quarters for the crew, with
By JOHN MORGAN
I got on board and told the crew adjoining showers and toilets iii
BOSTON — The Editor, being of this apparent plan to under
No news this week from not to pay off until they got a each room, recreation rooms and
a persistent cuss whose yells for mine the industry. We have a the Business Agents in the month's pay, and the Commis a lot of other inlprovements.
sioner backed me up.
While on my vacation last
/"copy" can be heard way up here case in point which we're work following ports:
Most of the crew held fast, bul week I visited Agent McLean in
in Beantown, will be happy to re ing on right now. A member in
NORFOLK
the Steward talked his depart Buffalo. He was always hustling
ceive a little news from Boston. good standing, with an Ai-my
TAMPA
ment into paying off. And, of around the ships, and tried to
But here's hoping he doesn't medical discharge for "nervous
JACKSONVILLE
course, when they did their beef drag me along with him. From
whack this literary effort to pieces ness", was forced to deposit his
HOUSTON
was finished. Nice guy, huh?
the looks of things the SIU is go
with his blue pencil—or is a red seaman's papers with the U.S.C.G.
ing places on the Lakes They
pencil favored by Ye Editor?
after the WSA ^medico examined
have some of the same headaches
Anyway, the news from this him—and admittedly found no
we have on the coast, free-load
port doesn't differ much from thing wrong with him. A letter
ers, stooges, etc., but they are
previous dispatches. Business and from the Brother's own family
way ahead of the NMU in their
shipping are fair. There have physician, stating his fitness for
By BUD RAY
area. Keep up the good work,
been quite a number of conver laborious work, and sea dutjj in
sion jobs, and rumor has it that particular, was ignored as com SAN JUAN, P. R.—We had a Fellows, remember there isn't boys.
we can expect a great many more pletely as an Allied protest to the few oldtimers in and it looks as any more than just enough men I've been trying to figurq cut
though they will be running here in this department to do all the what the WSA is trying to do
in weeks to come. We don't have USSR.
steady.
It has helped the ship work that has to be done, and if
too much difficulty "crewing up'
In view of the prevalent atti ping list, and we are getting a you get gassed up or refuse to with the seamen. But I don't
have to figure hard. That bunch
these jobs, as we have a fairly tude of the former ambulance
large' "On Hand" list. However, chasers, it seems we have only steady turn over of jobs. We are turn to, it makes just that much of chairwarmers never sailed a
insofar as the augmented stew one recourse to defeat their tac now shipping on an average of a more work and undue hardship ship and don't know a thing
about shipboard (conditions.. They
ard department is concerned tics, and that is to dispatch our man a day which isn't bad for on your mates.
The SS George Washington ar have never been torpedoed, but
we find it is necessary to issue a membefs directly to the ship, by down this way.
good many trip cards to WSA passing WSA examining clinics. The SS Ellenor was in and the rived with 276 passengers and it in turn are trying to torpedo the
graduates. It remains to be seen It might be a good idea to do it only one who had a beef was looked like old times with the seamen's living conditions. They
what kind of , union men these anyway, as many members state the mate. It seems that when it publicos and Ladies of the Scar are continually issuing phony di
boys prove to be, although to that the Boston Medical Office is came time to secure the ship for let Sisterhood vying with each rectives to the detriment of the
date the majority of them have so "crummy" they are in constant sea, most of the ABs had taken other for the crew's payoff. But seamen.
French leave after he had given she only stayed one night. No They now have a form the sea
turned out very well indeed.
fear that their clothes will be them ample time off to go to their beefs on her and, of aU things,
men have to fill in when they
The local "cell" of the NMU come infested while lying on the
has gone into its act of picketing bench. Other ports no doubt are homes. We must remember there she sailed on schedule with^ full take physical exams. This fonn
the Shipping Commissioner's of having similar trouble, for it does is a time coming when your union crew. I understand she is to is worse than anything thought
fice in Boston. Most of our mem look an awful lot like a "policy officials will be sitting down with make more trips here in the near up by the Gestapo. When a
the "shipowners to get new and future.
bunch of despots regulate every
lA bers are puzzled by this display line."
better contracts. If you think Had a West Coast ship in with move a man makes, he is no
of "action" (which calls for an
increase in the minimum hourly Brother Lapham paid off the John Shipowner isn't going to a modern Captain Bligh aboard. longer free. This is the case with
wage and protests the bonus cut), SS Bienville on July 5th. Every remember all- these things and There were plenty of beefs but the seamen today. The sooner we
for they well remember that only thing was fine and Brother Lap- throw them in our face then all the men didn't contact the hall do something about those leechham wishes to express publicly I can say is that you are living until she was ready to sail. The bureaucrats, the better.
old man hired a WSA replacement
his
appreciation of the fine type in a false paradise.
ANY
of delegate we have on the Bien This organization was built by and I ran him off and put a book
ville. The ship paid off at the the sweat and unending devotion man on her. This heel told me
Army Base (which is stiU verbot- of many an oldtimer who will that when our version of the Ges
ACC»t)^TAL ANO
en to patrolmen) and all three never cross the bar with us again, tapo (CG) quit dictating he would
OMINT^MT,OA/ALS
delegates lined up. the members and if we have this same fight to stop going to sea. I was almost
By D. STONE
of their respective departments go through again we will miss thrown out of his office when I
and took them to a lunchroom their guidance and leadership to asked him why he wasn't with GALVESTON — Shipping very
close by where the business and gain what we lose. Most of the Hitler's crowd as all his thoughts brisk with some very good berths
"beefs" were handled with 100% ships coming here will let you seemed to be Nazified. Fellows, on the board for the past two
cooperation of the ship's crew. hire a standby out of the hall in lest we forget these phonies we weeks. Crewed up one Liberty
These Army and Navy dockings the event you wish a few days should keep a record to refer to that came in for the pay-off, one
require a conscientious type of off; it wiU help your brothers who when the war is over.
C-2 for a pay-off, one C-l-m-AVl
delegate in order to insure effi are on the beach, and keep the The men who have been get crewing up this week. We are
ting jobs out of the haU cleaning
cient pay-offs. Brother Lapham's heat off yoirr union.
just about completely out of men.
a short while ago, when J. Hawk experience with the Bienville Had the SS Jean in again and
The Brandywine is in again
and M. Dushane were in Wash again emphasizes the importance the fellows on the beach made a
with
about half of the crew to be
ington battling the bonus cut, of electing efficient, union-mind few pesos on standby work.
replaced.
This rust bucket is get
Everything else on her was okay,
the NMU was conspicuous for its ed department delegates.
ting
harder
and harder to keep
Brother Sweeney and I paid off but for a couple of performers in
absence. Their failure to manifest
men
aboard
and it is one of the
the
stewards
department
who
solidarity in the industry con the SS Walter Kidde at Castle
best
feeding
ships along the
made
things
miserable
for
the
cerning the bonus cut no doubt Island, which is another Army
coast.
men
they
have
to
work
with.
had its influence with MWEB, pier. This was another very pleas
About the 25th of this month
whos members might have en ing experience insofar as dele
we
will have the Luiston Victory,
tertained the notion that they gates aboard our ships is con Boston did not leave the ship as
an
SUP
ship, coming out of the
could afford to cut the bonus and cerned, as we met the delegates an SIU crew should. The quarters
ship
yard
to crew up. This is a
that the NMU could still be ex outside the pier, instructed them were strewn with discarded be
J
conversion
job.
pected to "play baU." Anyway, as to their duties qf the pay-off, longings; the alleyways were
Somewhat
later the Mexico
today they are out with the plac and the result was another 100% dirty; and virtually the entire
Victory
will
be
out. This one too
ards—a beautiful example of the score. In my opinion, public cred mess department had walked off
is
a
conversion.
and
left
the
mess-rooms
and
scul
old adage about "locking the barn it to these delegates whenever
after the horse is stolen."
possible will inspire all members lery in a most untidy condition. holds and don't belong to the I have been informed that there
We continue to have trouble chosen by their brothers to repre
At our meeting of July 5th I union, showed their appreciation is about 75 ships equipped to car
with the WSA medical depart sent them to extend themselves to stressed the point that we cannot by buying a nice fi^^e tube Pilot ry grain, which will be on a
ment in regard to the treatment do an excellent job of it.
allow our members to quit a ship radio and giving it to the branch. steady run between Texas and
of members submitting to the The SS John Blair (Calmar) that way, even if it requires that Well, fellows, the gentle the European area. The way these
"sign-on" eJtamination. It appears paid off here recently. The ship disciplinary action be applied to breezes of the sea still caress our vessels are handled it takes no
obvious that there is a deliberate was in bad shape from the sani the offending member-s. The cheek as we lie under the sway more than three or four days to
plan to eliminate old-timers from tary standpoint, with several brothers should remember that a ing palms, listening to the surf load. Fast I caU it.
the industry. Members recently members returning to the Hall contract is an agreement between with a lovely senorita whispering
discharged from the Army and after looking her over and refus two parties, and wherever the sweet music in our ear, and a vacious gals who invented love
Navy, who are desirous of return ing the job. Unquestionably the SIU is one of the contracting bottle of Boca Chica to put us in you want, and cheap but good
ing to their peace-time occupa- Blair requires complete fumiga-' parties, SIU means the members the right spirit of the work to rum, well, need more be said?
;.tion as seamen, are aliso victims tion, but the crew that got off in collectively and individually.
be done. So if it is beautiful cur- We'll be seeing you.
;
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Peantown Reports Good Payoffs
NO NEWS??
The Mate Had A Good Beef
Several Converted
Jobs Are Coming
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�Friday. July 20, 1945
TME SEAFARERS LOG
Pag* Ten
AN OLD EGG BURNER GIVES
ADVICE TO NEW STEWARDS
By HARRY J. COLLINS
OOOPERATION GOOD
BETWEEN PORTS
We of the union cannot help
but notice the number of yoimg
Stewards that are sailing our con
tracted ships. Naturally, we are
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
glad to see tiffs young blood get
ah.ead, but some of them are get SAVANNAH — Business in Sa
ting off on the wrong foot. So vannah was not too slow last
here are a few hints to you young week. We shipped ten men from
Stewards: when you have any Savannah and sent nine men to
trouble with any member of your Mobile and one to Charleston. I
department, don't go to the skip was glad to find out that all of
per with your troubles. Call a the men sent to these other ports
meeting of your department anc turned up for the job. A couple of
let the members settle the bee: times before when men were
between themselves.
sent to other ports some of them
If the man you have trouble failed to show up, but this time
with is wrong, the stewards de we got 100% cooperation.
partment delegate and the rest of
At the present writing there is
the department members will tell nothing in sight but it seems that
him he is wrong and they wiH when shipping looks bad it comes
tell him what to do. Of course, all at once when we least expect
there is a possibility, because of it. We haven't enough full book
your inexperience that you your members on the shipping list to
self may be wrong. If a member form a quorum and consequently
of your department, after being we don't have as many meetings
straightened out by a meeting, as we'd like to but we try to get
still persists in doing the wrong a meeting as often as possible and
thing, you stiU should not go to at least we read the communica
the skipper. Wait until the ship tions and other important mat
pays off, and if you think the case ters which relate to seamen.
warrants it, prefer charges
No new hospital cases have
against the man and let the mem
been
reported since last week.
bership decide if the man's con
By E. S.
Our
boy
with the broken leg is
duct was prejudicial to the crew.
NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans
Never use your position as Stew out and the cast on his leg doesn't
is hotter than Hell these days and
hamper
him
a
bit.
He's
in
and
ard to right a personal wrong,
so Ponchatrain Beach plays the
real or fancied. In plain words, out all day and if he could he'd
part of heaven to all the Crescent
ship
out
today,
busted
leg
or
not.
just being Steward does not give
City dwellers. No vacation trav
The
weather
continues
hot
with
you ^he right to ride a man and
frequent rains which do not cool eling keeps the city crowded and
cuase him trouble.
us off a bit and we keep one eye those Yankee tourists (who have
Last, but not least, if you eat trained on the river for the next lost their traveling consciences)
in the crew's mess you will be in
are filling and overflowing the
and after two weeks rest (?) a position to right any misunder ship.
Brother Healy is a total wreck. standing the minute it occurs, and
The uncountable rules and regu at the same time you will be as
lations were too much for him. sociating with the right people.
PHILADELPHIA —Things are
awfully slow around the City of
Brotherly love we haven't had a
payoff in three weeks. We have
about 60 members on the ship
ping list, the biggest list that we
have had in this port since the
loutbreak of the war. I have been
noticing the old feud reappearing
;in the Log between two certain
members of the steward depart
ment. WeU, I must say that it
was I who succeeded in shipping
Frenchy Michelet, and that is
more than New York can claim.
A word to the wise: Whei^ in
the Port of Philadelphia and you
are on a ship that is docked at the
Army Piers 94, 96, 98, 100, do not
smoke on deck because if you do
you will be subject to Army rules
—and believe me that is not so
good.
Brother Red Healey has just
returned from a USS rest camp.
He went there to quiet his nerves,
Welcomes Vacationing Piecards
HIGDON
beach and especially the Vieux
Carre. Talk about bathing beau
ties—^well, you can see plenty of
good lookin' gams strolling along
the boardwalk and no end ef
"Godivas" stretched out on the
sand. All of you piecards who
are scheduled for vacations, come
on down. The Welcome Mat is
laid out for you. But if you're one /T
of those guys who want a ship-^
this ain't the place. Shipping Is
Still slow and we've got all the
beach men we can handle.
runs so deep down the street in
By JAMES L. TUCKER
Even with shipping the way it
front of the hall.
MOBILE—^This week has been We are getting quite a few T-2 is, the Patrolmen, Agent and
one of the best in the' history of Tankers in here and will have stenog have been kept busy run- ^
Mobile with all kinds of good several more in the next couple ning the organizers back to their
By J. P. SHULER
and bad jobs going. Had to call of months. So how about some of own office and retrieving articles
- NEW YORK—The port of New resented losing him. So, at sign New Orleans, Galveston, Savan
appropriated "for keeps" by the
York has had a busy week pay ing on of articles on the next trip, nah, and New York for men to you tanker men dropping down
organizers. But, we're damned
to
take
one
of
them
out,
especi
ing off 36 ships. All beefs, except the Skipper told Thompson that man these ships in all depart
glad they are here, for organiza
a few left pending on the Cal- he could not sign on because the ments, and even getting men ally Pumpmen and Electricians.
tional work is keeping stride with
And
while
you
are
waiting
to
mar ships, were settled at the rest of the crew wouldn't sail from all these ports we still had
take your pick, don't forget that the non-uniort ships coming in
point of production. Capt Shee- with him.
to call the RMO to get some of we have a few hot spots in this and the men who are joining up '
han being the supreme judge at Thompson, realizing that Cap the rust-pots out.
town for you to take in at night. with the SlU.
this time on all Calmar beefs tain Bishop might change his
makes them a long drawn out af tune, got a letter of recommenda Had eleven ships in for paying- So remember, you don't have to Just yesterday three NMUers
piled into the branch, cussing out
fair. However, the day is near tion from the chief engineer that off, most of them in from about a be lonesome, even at night.
their former union affiliations. It .
when we will have a signed 'fiad made the last trip and the our months' trip. It surely did
seems the NMU wanted to place
agreement with the Calmar and chief who is now on the ship for Iceep the piecards busy from 10
to
14
hours
every
day
of
the
them on a ship with "no ifs and
Ore SS Companies. Their cases the next trip. Thompson could
week,
and
on
top
of
that
it
rain
buts" to boot. W. D. Moore, A. L.
were taken before the War Labor have acquired a license himself
ed
every
day.
It's
beginning
to
Chatfield
and R. J. Behringeisgaid
; Board last week, and the union from either of these recommen
ook
as
if
the
Mobile
Branch
will
"NO!!"
seems to have a much stronger dations.
By KEITH J. ALSOP
have to get a row boat to get in
"We'll turn you over to your
case than the company. Most of
He then got a petition from the
the engine department working entire crew stating that they had and out of the hall, as the water CHARLESTON — Shipping has draft boards," growled the NMU.
been slow for the past two weeks. "Hell, take your goddam NMU.
rules were agreed upon by the no objections to sailing with him
Shipped twelve men in all three H^re're our books. We don't want
company and the union before and requested to be signed off, of
overall increase in wages for departments. We have the SS
they went to the Board and articles unless Thompson could
some time, immediately went to Otis Hall, one of the American 'em. We'll go to a union that gives
should be in effect in the near fu make the trip. There is a Port
bat, and there has been arranged Range line tubs lying at anchor you a square deal."
ture, also quite a number of items Committee meeting coming up on
a meeting before the National and has been there for the past So now the three of them have
in the steward and deck depart this, and favorable results should
War Labor Board to convene three weeks. Had ten men to shipped SlU on the SS Coty Vic- ;
ments working rules.
be obtained.
July 19 and July 20. There is a pay off with doctor slips, but the tory along with a couple other
There was a beef on the SS The SS Caldwell of the Bull great possibility of ' getting an
fellows who just joined up be- ,",
Arizpa about signing on the Deck Line was rammed amidship by a overall wage increase, which all company refused to pay the ex cause they like the "congenial at
plosive bonus. They only had
Engineer, Bill Thompson. The tanker at breakfast time the seamen know is needed.
800
tons and didn't tliink that AVas mosphere and fellowship" they
ship came in and paid off with other morning. None of the un
find on our scows.
Bill Thompson as Deck Engineer. licensed personnel was seriously It is the consensus of opinion enough.
• Nothing was said at the time of injured, although the Steward that, if a wage increase is not I got Paul Hall on the phone Did you know that an
payoff about him geting off the lost his trousers in the collision. granted, action Such as the and told him the low-down. He extra man, namely an assistant
Steamship Companies can under had me to hold the line while he cook, has been added to the stew
ship. There were charges against About two weeks ago, several
stand must be put into effect. The called the company agent, and ard department in the crewing
the Steward on the SS Arizpa members of the Labor Board is
job action seems to be the only after about two minutes he had of- N-3's? There are now eight
signed by the entire crew, and it sued a release recommending
weapon which the seamen's 'it straight and said the company me_2 in this department and that
seems that the captain blamed that there be allowed a 15% raise
unions have ever used that ob would pay the bonus.
eighth man is getting $112.50 a
Thompson for the charges against for the seamen above the little tained results. Therefore, we
Fellows this is only one ex month. New Orleans port has seen
this Steward.
steel formula. The Seafarers might as well prepare ourselves ample of unionism, without which this through and is working on ^
The Steward was the captain's Union, having hau the case be for job action in the not too dis we are lost.
the proposition of getting the ^
personal shoe shine boy and he fore the War Labor Board for an tant future.
All out for Isthmian!
same deal on the Liberty ships.
Mobile Reports A Record Week
Thirty-six Ships Payoff In N. Y.
EXPLOSIVE BEEF IS
WON ON OTIS HALL
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page EleVMI
WLB Hears SIU Disputes
I
f T;
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effect a $10.00 increase also term
ed a "War Emergency Increase"
but the unfairness of continuing
to term the original May, 1940
$10.00 increase a "War Emer
gency Increase" was so apparent
that the shipowners consented
that it then be considered as a
"basic wage increase," still leav
ing the $17.50 termed a *War
Emergency Increase," As time
went on, it became apparent that
in all fairness not even this could
be termed a "Temporary" In
crease" and in November of 1944
the $17.50 ceased to be termed a
temporary increase the shipown
ers consented to add it to the base
wages.
WLB approve such decreases? States granted the railroad work
"A. Only to correct gross in ers a 5 cents an hour increase ia
equities and to aid in the ef lieu of granting their demand for
fective prosecution of the war." time and a half after a 40-hoiuf
It is argued that no reduction work week.
Former Economic Stabilizer,
of seamen's wages should be
James
Byrnes, granted permis
made in the face of the law as set
sion
to
the Trucking Commission
forth in the above. On the con
to
grant
fringe increases in ex
trary now that the bonus has
been reduced to $40.00 the War cess of the 15% line established
Labor Board should grant relief by the Board under Executive
TAKE-HOME REDUCED
Order No. 9328 and under this
•The Union now wishes to point to the seamen rmder the follow permission the Trucking Com
ing
statement
found
in
the
same
out that this Board should con
mission is universally ordering
sider the above and note that directive reading:
"O. Under what conditions approximately 5 cents an hour
today the seaman stands in a
increase in lieu of the 40-hour
worse position than he did at the will the War Labor Board ap work week.
time the United States entered prove increases?
The National War Labor Board
"A. To 'correct maladjust
the war. Since the entry of the
has
also adopted a policy in sev
United States into the war the ments or inequsdities, to elim eral industries of granting fringe
BASIC WAGE SU#-STANDARD basic wage rate of the seaman has inate sub-standards of living, to increases in lieu of the 48-hour
The exhibits will show that remained stationary and no in correct gross inequities, or TO work week.
even after the above increases crease has been given in the war AID IN THE EFFECTIVE
The fringe increases now be
were put into effect that the great bonus except the increase from PROSECUTION OF THE come very important to the sea
majority of basic wage rates re- $80.00 to $100.00. The seamen's WAR'."
men if they are not to go all out
mafned sub-standard. It was only take-home wage has remained It is inconceivable that the dis- 4o break the "Little Steel For
because the war bonuses were stationary since approximately asterous effect' of this reduction mula."
super-imposed upon the sub January, 1942. It has remained will not hurt the effective prose The Board has the power and
standard base wage rates that this way through 1942 and 1943 cution of the war. The policy is is requested to increase the sea
the seamen remained quiescent, and until April of 1944. At that penny wise and pound foolish. men's base wage where it should
refusing to quarrel with the ter time the bonus was cut to $80.00 The men now at sea as they come do so in lieu of establishing a 48minology "war bonus" rather in certain areas, that is to say cut in and feel the effect of the re hour work week.
than impede the war effort and back to what it was before the duction on their take-home wage The sub-standard correction
in order to abide by their "no United States entered into the will consider turning their efforts principle should be applied to all
war. There was no justification elsewhere. The most efficient will ratings which are now receiving
strike" pledge.
On April 1, 1944 the Maritime for this cut; it should never have leave first, they are the experi less than 55 cents per hour in
War Emergency Board put into been undertaken. The cost of' enced men who can take shore base wages and other ratings be
BONU:i CUTS
living during 1942, 1943 and 1944 positions as well. The govern proportionately increased in ac
The seamen's monthly take- effect the cut referred to in Part
and to date in 1945 has steadily ment will have to pay the ex cordance with the Board's policy.
I,
the
"History
of
the
War
Bonus,"
home wages remained stationary
gone upwards. National War La pense of advertising for new re Board and Room should not
the
question
then
no
longer
re
until April 1, 1944. At that^time
cruits. It will have to pay the considered in the computation of
the Maritime War Emergency mained a matter of terminology bor Board Release B 275 reads as
follows:
travelling expense of these men, the sub-standard formula because
the
take-home
wage
had
been
Board reduced the seamen's war
"Q. Whai is the difference it will have to provide training it is an industry where Room and
bonus in certain areas thereby reduced. The Union therefore
and training quarters. Fifty per Board are supplied by the em
immediately
opened
up
this
dis
between wages and salaries?
reducing the seamen's monthly
pute
case
in
July,
1944,
basing
its
"A. The term "salary*' means cent of these new recruits will ployer for his own convenience,
take-home wages $20.00 per
demand
on
the
increased
cost
of
all
forms of compensation com leave after the first voyage be and because of the nature of the
tnonth, by setting the minimum
war bonus rate at $80.00 per living and the 'Meany-Thomas, puted on a weekly, monthly, cause they will not be able to work over which the seamen have
Report" of a 43% increase. While annual or other compar^le adjust themselves to the life at no more control than governmenf
month.
this
dispute was in progress the basis, except a wage basis. The sea. The efficiency of the rest of officials have who receive a per
On July 15, 1945 the Maz-itime
Board
made the second reduction term "wages" means all forms the crew will be impaired. The diem travelling allowance over
War Emergency Board further
effective
July 15, 1945.
of compensation computed on moral of the men in the areas and above and in addition to
reduced the seamen's war bonus
Not
only
zXias
the
increased
cost
an hourly, daily. pJeee-work where the cuts are put into ef their specified compensation, be
$40.00 per month in certain areas
fect will spread to the other cause they like the seamen have
of
living
cutting
in
on
the
sea
or other comparable basis.
thereby reducing the seamen's
men's
basic
wage
rate
but
the
Q. Are bonuses, gifts, loans, areas. The seamen in the Pacific to maintain their homes and feed
take-home wages $40.00 per
companies
were
withholding
the
fees
and commissions, when will begin to plan to leave and their families when their work
month and resetting the mini
mum monthly war bonus at new tax imposed upon the sea given as compensation for per as soon as some advantageous po calls them away from home.
$40.00 per month. The seamen men outlined in the following sonal services included in sition opens up will leave. The The Union in its effort to do
war effort will be definitely ham everything possible for the ef
wages and salaries?
whose monthly basic wage rate part.
pered.
Pressure brought by the fective prosecution of the war and
"A. Yes,
are $100.00 or less have actually
NEW TAX BURDEN
deprivation
and suffering of their to avoid further unrest among
"O. Can wages or salaries be
received a reduction of $60.00 a In 1943 the tax laws were
families
will
further cause these the seamen caused by these in
month in take-home wages as a changed. Instead of the compan decresised?
seamen
to
take
other positions justices requests that this Board
"A. No decreases in wages or
result of the war bonus cuts ies bearing the economic tax burand
decrease
their
efficiency.
give its most serious considera
alone since April 1, 1944, which dent, part was shifted to the salaries for any particular work
tion to the above.
may
be
made
below
the
high
now bring his take-home wages seamen. No longer was the sea
PRECEDENTS SET
est
rate
paid
for
this
work
be
$40.00 per month lower than his men exempt by being on the high
Fiorther reason for the Board to Respectively submitted,
tween
January
1
and
Septem
pre-Pearl Harbor standard.
seas for over six months a year.
grant relief herein set forth in
JOHN HAWK.
Seamen whose monthly base The companies instead of paying ber 15. 1942 without approval the following points:
Secretary-Treasurer
wage rates exceed $100,000 per the tax from their funds com of the WLB,
In the transportation field the
Seafarers International
"Q. On what basis can the late President of the United
month have received a larger cut menced to act as check-off agent
Union of No. America
in take-home wages because their for the government and deducted
war bonus in certain areas was about one-fifth of the seamen's
reduced from 100% of the basic wage (both the basic wage and
wages rates to 66 2/3% effective the bonus and this check-off con
THE 6,000 MILE BRIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC...
April 1, 1944 and from 66 2/3% to tinues). The take-home pay is
Requires several timesn mucfi sh^ins capacity,spannins twice as many miles,as AcBrkige Aaoss the Atlantic.And tlie averase
33 1/3% effective July 15, 1945. thus further reduced.
distance (romthc sta^s area to combat zones is ten times as sreet.
(Continued from Page 1)
in lieu of an increase in,the sub
standard base wage rates, and
added this to make up the sea
men's total take-home wage.
While the National Defense
Mediation Board's decision in
creased the take-home wages o:
the seamen $20.00 per month by
iraising the war bonus to $80.00
Ijer month, the decision still left
the base wage rates at sub-stand
ard levels.
In December 1941, directly af
ter the entry of the United States
into World War II the Maritime
pommission and the U. S. De
partment of Labor jointly invited
all seamen's Unions and all ship
owners to a conference in Wash
ington, D. C. regarding the war
bonus.
At that conference the Mari
time War Emergency Board was
created and authorized to arbi
trate disputes on war bonuses.
Their first arbitration resulted in
setting the war bonus for seamen"
at $100.00 per month minimum
pBnus in the early part of 1942,
again in lieu of an increase of
the base wage rates and still
leaving the base wage rates at
sub-standard levels, while still
augmenting take-home wage.
HISTORY
COST OF LIVING
OF BASE WAGE RATES
In a fairly recent case before
With the inception of World this Board (The National War
War II in September,' 1939 the Labor Board), a report of the
teamen's base wage rates for the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
respective unlicensed ratings United States Department of La
Were $27.50 lower per month in bor was submitted to show that
all in^ances than the present day the cost of living had increased
scales set forth in the Exhibits. 25,1% from Jan. 1941 to July
In 1940 the seamerfs cost of 1944. There was also submitted
living had further increased and a report of the Mitchell Commit
companies' income rose with the tee that this figure should be at
increases in freight rates.
least 3% higher, that the cost of
For these reasons in May, 1940 living had risen at least 28.1%
the shifK)wners consented to put during that period of time. This
ii^to effect a $10.00 increase term Board expressed its opinion that
ing it a "War Emergency In in fact the cost of living had gone
crease." In February, 1941 a fur even higher. At or about the
ther, increase of $7.50 was put in same time the American Federa
to effect and this was likewise tion of Labor and the CIO had
termed a _^War Emergency In made a joint investigation which
crease." Later in 1941, namely in was embodied in the MeanyOctober 1941, there was put into Thomas report and in which it
was set forth that the cost of liv
ing had risen 43% during the ap
proximate period above mention
ed. Since the time of the AFL
and CIO investigation food has
become more and more scarce
and the United States Govern
ment officials point out that it
will continue to become more and
more scarce.
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SEAFARERS
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Friday. July 20. 1945
LOG
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Unclaimed Wages
Waterman Steamship Corp.
C
WATERMAN Steamship Corp
Corder, Thomas
114.35
Cornett, Wm. L
31.67
Corsetti, Frank
38.11
Cox, Floyd
- 3.96
Crabtree, R. N
13.86 Hudson, H.
Czosnowski, Edward
20.82 Hull, Martin J
Hunt, Harry
D
Hunter, Floyd
Darling, J
3-39 Hurley, William J
Davidowski, Francis
2.17
I
Davis, J
26.60
Dellett, H. F
9-64 Ireland, J
Delaney, J. F
1-93 Irvin, Chas. H
De Maitile, D
6.13
Drake, C
28.16
Duran, Paul
3.26 Japel, Rudolph
DctraM, P
19-95 Jensen, F. H
E
Enger, W
F
Fagm-i, Alexander
Farmer, H
Ferguson, N
Ferguson, Robert
Fernandez, Episanio
Ferrigno, F
Fisher, Ottis W
Fisher, Ottis W
Fitisoff, John
Fljmn, Alphonse C
Frye, Raymond W
Fudge, H
Fulford, S
Fuller, Edward
Fuller, Peter
Fulton, R
G
Garrett, Norman
Glennen, R. A
Clock, Harry
Goldsborough, John
Gordon, Samuel L
Grennier, F
Grossnicklans, Wm
H
Hall, Wm. K
Han, Joseph 1
Harris, Wm. M
Harris, W. M
Haunshilt, Edward
Henderson, S. B
Hopkins, Ralph K
Hornsby, E. R
1-30
3.22
10-65
25.13
3.50
1.36
2.37
2.58
1-53
419.32
2.06
69
19.23
4.68
4.98
2.82
:... 17.90
MONEY DUE
6.88
K
Karschner, Wm
Kenny, William
Kizziah, Aaron D
Kostilich, Thomas
Quard, Donald
25.97 Quinn, James
17.19 Quinn, James
..... 2.75
R
.61
L
Lacy, Robert E
Lamp, W. S
Laudreth, Jack
LaVagnino, A. S
LabeU, Wm
Lee, Van R
Le Foe, John R
Lewis, G. N
Linden, Jack D
Lord, A
Lowney, John
McNeil, G
Manion, Samuel
Mansfield, Wm
Marchant, John P.
Marschak, H. J
Masterson, H. E
May, E. L
Mehegan, J
Messer, Richard
Mikkelsen, Gunnar
Milder, L. H
Nagel, Joseph
Nelson, Cecil Willard
Newell, Richard
Newell, Richard
O
Ostrander,
Orval
1.30
5.75
P
Park, Alexander
1.37 Park, Alexander
4.22 Paskien, George
43.58 Perona, Joseph
4.51 Petterson, Wesley F
44.55 Pickett, John T
17.90 Pinto, D
253.60 Poldme, Rein
2.58 Pomianek, Joseph
6.53 Pond, B. C
Jessler, E. E
Johansen, Gilbert
Johnson, B. A
Johnson, L. E
Johnson, Tauno
Johnston, James V
Johnston, James V
Joslin, James
19.03
5.01
6.20
42.43
19.81
M
4.87
8.53 McGee, Robertson
1.37
1.19
3.52
22.75
9.22
12.06
17.90
12.06
16.52
8.26
1031.72
11.31
5.75
—
10.54
8.53
11.69
3.44
1.98
.. 27.52
33.47
11.29
5.14
1.98
8.50
3.21
34.13
1.60
... 3.96
1.37
12.06
2.06
6.40
10.54
2.06
13.76
4.44 Sutton, Harold
24.89
T
23.36
3.82 Tayler, Harry
2.75 Taylor, John H
Thomas, Dewey LL
Thornton, H. B
17.66
U
Usdavins, G
22.67
V
3.65
Vienna,
Lewis
J
20.08
".
12.06 Vink, Arnold H
3.52
W
4.13
Waindle, Bernard Kenneth
4.65
Wehe, W. W.
2.36
West, Wallace
3.17
Westbay, Charles.
14.89 Wigton, Frank
Wilson, F
1.37 Wilson, Joseph
14.89 Winarsk, Frank
9.99 Wdlowicz, Leon J
Woods, Arthur M
Rakiecki, John
Rasi, P. A
Reyes, Wil; Burneo
Rice, Earl F
Rice, Earl F
Robertson, L. A
Rodricues, John
Rogers, Edward C.
Rosa, Dudley F
Rostant, Philip
Reed, Ernest Herbert
Rudat, A. 0
3.17
12.06
2.42
8.48
5.65
1.37
^82
2.06
12.06
1.55
5.71
13.86
Sanders, Russell
Schultz, C. J
Schwatka, Fred E
Seenean, Henry C
Shea, John P
Sheridan, Edward J
Smith, G. E
Spinney, Prescott
Stanculsvie, Paul
Statkiewice, Peter
Stefano, R. D
Stofel, H. A
6.38
7.23
2.75
12.06
166.39
5.75
4.65
20.41
1.54
1.06
2.37
59.82
WARNING! Free Loaders!
WILLIAM WIRT
S. Gordon, 10 hrs. at 90c and The men listed below are pro
1 hr. at $1.35; J. Savage, 8 hrs; E. fessional free loaders. You will
O'Neil, 1 hr. Collept at Alcoa, 17 note that each man was issued
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WLB HEARS OUR WAGE DISPUTES THIS WEEK, SIU BRIEF SUBMITTED
SIU TUG HOME WITH OUTSTANDING RECORD
DRAFT BOARD STILL DRAFTING
TIME TO ATTACK
SWEETHEARTS
HOW COME JOE?
FRAME-UP COAST GUARD CHARGE BACKFIRES ON PHONY SKIPPER
SHIP CASUALTIES IN THE ATLANTIC
OH YES, HE ALSO GOT A MEDAL
FOR THE RECORD-FROM THE RECORD
REPORT FROM THE ASS'T SECRETARY-TREAS.
PITY PASSENGERS ON SENORITA RUN!
BRASS HATS EXTEND 'NON-FRATERNIZATION' TO COVER MERCHANT CREW OF MARINE DRAGON
CHARACTERS ON ARIZPA
SHIP MEETING ON WILLIAM WIRT ASKS IMPROVEMENTS FOR QUARTERS
ALL SHIPS GET FORM FOR NEWS
SS HASTINGS
FELIX GRUNDY, BACK FROM FRANCE, WINS PRAISE OF ENTIRE CREW
MADAKET A HAPPY SHIP
SS MARINA
NAVY GUN CREW PRAISES STEWARD
SAYS BOS' NS ARE UNDERPAID CALLS FOR INCREASE IN WAGE
RAP PERFORMERS WHO HURT UNION
HITS ROUGHHOUSE CONDUCT ON SHIP
FROM FT. STANTON
DEL NORTE PLAYOFF
PROPOSES QUALIFYING TESTS FOR ELECTRICIANS
POSTWAR SECURITY FOR SEAFARERS
EXAMINE SHIP'S STORES BEFORE SIGNING ARTICLES
NOT A FREE RIDE
FROM RIGHT GUARD TO ABLE SEAMAN
HOSPITAL NEWS
AN OLD EGG BURNER GIVES ADVICE TO NEW STEWARDS
COOPERATION GOOD BETWEEN PORTS
WELCOMES VACATIONING PIECARDS
THIRY-SIX SHIPS PAYOFF IN N.Y.
MOBILE REPORTS A RECORD WEEK
EXPLOSIVE BEEF IS WON ON OTIS
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1945
Fighting Colin Kelly
Another eventful chapter in the story of a fighting
Liberty came on June 4th near Belgium when the famous
SS Colin Kelly hit a mine and was badly damaged.
Bound up the Straits pf Dover for Antwerp on her
way from Boston, the. Kelly was nearing the river when an
oyster type? mine made contact*:
with the hull at the engine room bunch of officers, and an engine
and blew a hole in the ship big that ran like a clock."
V^nough to drive a truck through. Nine Nazi swastikas were
Fortunately, none of the men be painted on the Colin Kelly's
stack, a record of action-packed
low was lost or injured.
voyages to the Mediterranean.
Like many Liberties which She took part in the invasion of
have had holes blown in them Sicily and her gunners shot down
which would have sent other five planes in one day of heavy air
ships diving to the bottom, the raids. Subsequent events in the
Colin Kelly stayed afloat, some Kelly's career included a heavy
of her crew remained aboard, and storm in the Atlantic last Decem
she was towed to Tilbury.
ber when two men were washed
With the vessel scheduled for overboard from her deck and lost.
an indefinite stay in England, the Members of her crew
crew Was repatriated on the SS who stopped in the New York
William Patterson, enjoying the hall before shipping out again
luxurious accommodations' of were John M. Fassett, AB, Henry
S. Odom, Oiler, John Gorgei, Or
number three hold.
Said the first group back: "We dinary, Joseph W. Carey, Oiler,
really hated to leave that ship. Edward P. Malley, OS, and W. H.
•She fed well, she had a swell. McDonald, Wiper. ,
COLIN KELLY CREW TELLS
No. 29
NMU Marches Phony Picket-line
Te Cover Past Bonus Sell Outs
By JOHN HAWK
This week the National Maritime Union threw a phony "picket line" around the
Maritime Commission offices in New York, Washington and the other major ports. It
was a phony picket line because it was merely a publicity stunt to cover up the real
facts of the bonus struggle. It was phony because while the NMU men were marching in
front of the RMO in.New York, NMU dispatchers continued to call for replacements
from that very agency. It was*
phony because the line could not,
who has sabo- gles of the SIU-SUP which won
the various bonus increases.
possibly effect the course of the taged them,
bonus struggle, but could only Since the bonus is part of the To begin with, in September,
serve to confuse the rank and seamen's wage, let us first look 1939 there was an industry-wide
file seamen as to who was really at the record of wage increases meeting in Washington to con
responsible for winning the bonus over the past years, and see what sider the bonus rate. At that
in the beginning, and who would union was responsible for win meeting the AFL maritime unions
be responsible for increasing ba ning the present standards.
went after the operators and won
sic wages to compensate for the
from them an admission that the
The SlU-SUP is directly re seamen deserved a 50% bonus
loss in take-home wages.
sponsible for the present mari rate. That afternoon Joe Curran
In this complicated picture it time wage scales—and all rank
double crossed the rest of mari
Is best that we let the actual and file seamen know this to be time labor, and accepted a 25%
record speak for itself. In doing a fact.
bonus. This sabotage temporar
this we will be able to see just Let's start with 1940—May, to ily kept the bonus rates down.
wba_has,. alw^i _fou^t for the be ex^ti In that month the SUP But the SIU-SUP immediately
led fhi^ industry in winning a $10 won $5,000 life insurance for its
increase in the basic wage, and members.
OF MINE
10 cents an hour increase in over Throughout 1940 the SIU-SUP
time. That was for the West membership hammered away,
Coast.
striking a ship here and a ship
On the East Coast the NMU be there, and by militant waterfront
gan to sbream, and wanted to get action increased the bonus grad
in on the increase won by the ually from $30 to $40 to $50 and
SUP, and finally got the $10 in finally to $60.
crease, but settled with no in The militancy of the SIU mem
crease in overtime. Despite this bership finally resulted in the
precident, which was used by the Washington politicians again call
shipowners as a weapon against ing an industry-wide conference
us, the SIU walked out and won
(Continued on Page 5)
the $10 increase plus the 10 cent
increase in overtime. This meant
that the SIU led in winning the
highest wages in history on the
East Coast.
In February, 1941 the SIU-SUP
won another $7.50 increase in ba
sic wages. Again the NMU rode
in on the gravy won by the mil PRINCETON, N. J., July 6 itancy of other unions, and got The weight of opinion in the
the $7.50 boost. This time it final country today is overwhelming
ly won the 10 cent increase in ly on the side of including the
overtime. Thus, from May, 1940 members of the United States
to February, 1941, NMU men had Merchant Marine under the GI
been forced to give up the 10 Bill of Rights—a proposal em
cent overtime increase simply be bodied in a bill which has the
cause the phony policies of the support of Admiral Emory S.
NMU leaders had failed to win Land, head of the Maritime Com
for them what all other seamen mission, and is now before Con
gress.
•mjoyed.
MERCHANT MARINE
INCLUSION IN 61
BILL IS BACKED
In October, 1941 the SUP won
another $10 basic boost and a 5
cent increase in overtime. The
SIU won $10 basic boost and a
10 cent increase in overtime. Afler much wailing and moaning,
the best, the NMU could do was
to get the SIU basic boost, but
only half of its overtime boost.
i']
Back again in New York aftre a short but eventful trip on the Colin Kelly are these members So much for the recent history
. of her crew, the first to arrive. Left to right, standing, are J. P. Morris. Deck Maint.. Leonard R. of wage increases. Now, how
Johnson. Messman. and Malcolm E. Rahn. Messman. Seated, left to right. Meyer H. Black, Messman. about the bonus rates? Here
. Aubrey R. See. FWT. and Henry G. Quirk. AB.
again it was the militant strug
The public has always had a"
rather hazy idea of the relation
between the merchant marine
and other branches of service in
wartime. A survey by George
Gallup shows, for instance, that
about one person in four believes
that the merchant marine is ac
tually a part of the armed forces
today, and nearly one in five be
lieves that the GI Bill of Rights
already applies to men in the
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
By BUNKER
Published Weekly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated vnth the American Federation of Labor
At 51 Beaver Street, .New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
HARRY LUNDEBERG
S.
------ President
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas*
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - -
Washingtor^ Rep.
424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Entry As Second Class Matter Pending
>267
Slave Labor
Labor throughout the country has been vehemently
protesting the practice of using prisoners of war to take
jobs from the American working man, particularly at a
time when layoffs and cutbacks are steadily building up a
growing list of unemployed.
Seamen know how these POWs have been assigned to
do work aboard ships, taking needed dollars out of their
pockets. Labor is opposed to this practice, because it
is opposed to slave labor in principle, not only in this coun
try but abroad.
Demands are being made by several European coun
tries to use the German civilian as well as the military popu
lation in slave battalions to repair the damages of war.
It is well to remember that slave labor is bad not only
for the slave but for the man he supplants. No lasting
progress can be made in building a stable economic econ
omy in Europe, if the European worker will be tied to the
subsistence level of an industrial slave—and an unworkable
economic system is the forerunner of the next war, despite
all the pious phraseology of Breton Woods, Dumbarton
Oaks and San Francisco.
The European war has ended. There is no need to keep
these POWs in this country. They should be sent back as
soon as arrangements can be made, to rebuild their warbattered cities, and to rebuild their free trade unions as the
only practical bulwark against their own fascists and war
makers. A free Europe cannot exist without free unmol
ested trade unions, composed of free workingmen who
want only peace, security and freedom—even as you and 1.
The Delegates School
A motion for a school to train the membership in the
duties of ships delegates has been passed unanimously by the
New York membership meeting, and has been sent to the
other ports for action.
Long a recognized need, the delegates school proposes
courses in the history and principles of trade unionism, SIU
contracts, public speaking, duties of delegates, the settling
of beefs and other subjects.
Conspicuously absent from the courses of study is a
political line, which in the case of the NMU turns com
munist politics into porkchops for Joe Curran and his
Moscow mates.
The proposed school will mean the strengthening of
the union. An informed and active membership is the best
hope for the future of the SIU A strong union is an in
formed. union jealous of its rights and prerogatives.
Make way for the delegates school! Make way for a
stronger, streamlined SIU, which will lead the waterfront
to postwar jobs, higher wages, and better conditions!
W'l
FORE 'n AFT
SEAFARERS LOG
S,
%. Friday, July 13, 1945 ^,
"I JUST DARE you 1"
TRIBUTE
(To Seamen of the SIU-SUP)
They sailed on deathtraps through the years;
They gave their lives, their blood and tears!
Through calm or tempest, steel or flame.
They sailed the ships and played the game.
The Nation's peril their only thought;
What price the wonders that they wrought?
Through day and nights, through months and years
Grim courage rode o'er human fears.
Sail On! SaU On! Into the night
To beard foul tyrants in their might;
And some returned and some went down
Where wild seas swallow ships and sound.
Oh silent ships, and silent men
Who ne'er may see Home kin again!
Who man our shuttles on oceans wide .
And leave their mother or their bride.
Like ghosts they vanished from our shore.
And some our land will ne'er see more;
As ghosts they came—as silent go:
The sinews of red wars ebb and flow.
Our merchant heroes in dungarees
Who brought the tyrants to their knees!
No need have these of speech or pen
Who've earned the tribute of all men.
Yet—somewhere—through this mighty land
Each seaman dead is near at hand
As loved ones pray with empty heart
To honor men who played their pari.
Yes, in the seaports of the world
Where ships are gathered—flags unfurled—
Shipmates will speak of those who've gone
And rise in toast—"We'll carry on!"
Old Glory's there! It flies on high.
The colors billowing to the sky!
Our hope—our future—from the brave
Jlnd warning to the power drunk knave.
So stranger, plying trade on shore.
Safe from all dangers, wrecks and gore.
Give thought to men who sail the sea
Whose lives and cause were spent for thee.
-Bard of Avonport^
Last week I went over to the
Marine Hospital with Joe Volpian, the Patrolman who hands
out the happy cabbage, dispenses
the Logs and talks over beefs
with the men at the various hos
pitals.
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Many of you men who sailed
out of Baltimore will remember
Zack Cullison, one of the boys
who made the run to Russia in
that hard-luck convoy of July,
1942. Zack won the Mariners
Medal on that trip. His story, ty
pical of many, SIU heroes who
took the ammunition over in the
early days, will be told in a
forthcoming issue of the Log.
i 4- 4.
The "splint and cast" deck at
Staten Island looks more compli
cated than the cargo gear and
standing rigging of one of those
old Luckenbach ships, with
booms, toppin' lifts, block and
tackle and stays enough to rig a
skysail yarder.
Recently out of this deck, and '
now following the pretty nurses
around in a wheel chair, is Jack
Johnson, who made a rough trip
on the Russell R. Jones this past
April.
All the hazards of the sea are
n't from bombs or torpedoes, as
Johnson can well te.stify.
When three or four days out of
Southhampton the Jones hit a
storm that rose to howling fury
in a few hours time, scattering
the convoy and conpelling the
ship to heave to.
George Kane of, Tampa was
bos'n on this ship and on the 8th
of April, with the vessel rolling
her bulwarks under and taking
seas fore and aft, the mate called
him out to lash some steel pipe
that had broken away from its
lashings on the fore deck.
^ While trying to wrestle with
this dangerous deck load^in the
dark, the bos'n was smacked by
a piece of rambunctious pipe and
almost knocked overboard.
^
On the second day of the storm,
with the ship still hove to, John
son went on deck to secure a
loose fire hose and was caught by
a heavy sea which threw him
against number five hatch, break
ing his leg. He says "hello" to
Blackie Hall and other friends in
Mobile.
» » »
The TB patients at Staten Isl-_
and are shortly to be moved to'
a new hospital at Rockaway
Beach, which will be run as a
convalesceht home, with ;the pa
tients spending part of the time
on the beach.
% % %
Best joke of the week is at the
expense of two New York Pa
trolmen who went down to pay-^
off a ship in Weehauken, Getting on the right pier but the wrong
ship, they listened to a flock of
sad beefs, let some of the lads
cry on their shoulder about bum
food and overtime and were all
ready to beat up the Steward
when one of the crew threw in
his book and said, "Here, howmuch do I owe?" One of the Pa
trolmen looked at the book. He
looked again. Then, very quiet
ly he packed his brief case arid Vfrli
beat it. ^ You guessed it . . . they
were on an NMU ship.
�Fddar, July 13, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
Pag* Tfas**
LOG
Observer Finds NMU Convention
Far From Democraticaiiy Run
At this writing the NMU con-*
vention is still going on, and it is
too early to offer a comprehen
sive repcHl and analysis of what
was done — and more important,
what was not done. That will
have to wait until the next issue.
However, we offer the following
By PAUL HALL
story written by a visitor to the
convention, on the typical NMU
GOOD CLEAN FUN
lack of democracy and the bu
There are good beefs and bum beefs and just plain beefs. AH reaucratic way in which the of
iSeamjBn are going to beef about something. That's OK, the business ficials ran the convention, effec
of beating your gums is a damn good practice so long as it doesn't tively stifling the voice of the
rank and file.
reach the stage of flipping your lid. Getting back to the point of
The NMU convention is one of
beefs, however, it is well to illustrate a few classics that have come the most amazing conventions I
|ip recently.
have ever attended. The conduct
A ship came in a while back and the ABs had an overtime of the chairman, Joe Curran, and
claim for burying the Bos'n at sea . . , now by the widest stretch the subtle intimidation of dele
Of the imagination that's a bum beef of the bummest sort. An gates who refuse to fall into line,
other
ship came in and the Steward, who incidentally was a trip would be hard to beat.
nji
card man, had an hour a day down for figuring out his overtime .
One of the basic principles of
<No comment). Just so we won't skip any departments let's look at parliamentary law is that the
black gang beef that popped up last week. Three oilers put in chairman of a meeting is sup
overtime for keeping the bell book on the grotmds that they were posed to be impartial, and refrain
doing engineer's work.
from comments on motions. If he
Fortunately, however, the good beefs outnumber the bad by wants to comment, he must relin
far. AI Stansbury and Blackie Mobley, old SIU men, came in
quish his chair to the vice-chair
short while back, on a Mississippi wagon with a Bell-to-Bell Chief man before he can take the floor.
and First. This First was a wise guy who spent his watches with This is done every so ofteri by<
^ a paint brush in his hand. The result was that Al and Blackie had most chairmen—but not by Joe
overtime they hadn't even put in for.
Curran.
Joe speaks on just about every
FOULING YOUR SHIPMATES
motion that's made. If he likes it,
Some "upgraded" cadets got tickets and^ shipped on a Robin ship he tells the delegates what a fine
Being typical wise guys, they put the oilers and firemen on the motion it is and how necessary it
butterfly and spent their time in the machine shop manufacturing is that it be passed. If he doesn't
Bouvenirs in typical cadet style. The result was that the boarding like a motion, he not only speaks
SIU Patrolman collected a bunch of overtime that hadn't even been against it, but insults the maker and acting against the best inter
of the motion, and makes him feel ests of the NMU. On other mo
claimed.
There are stiU plenty of good
A helmsman on a Morgan Tug got sentimental on Christmas like two cents. Frequently he tions, amendments were made
and said, "Merry Xmas Captain" to his rum pot skipper. The skip fails to bring it up for a vote, which, though they received sec Samaritans in this world if the
per logged him two hundred and fifty bucks, for talking at the even though it is a legitimate mo onds, Joe completely disregarded pile of seamen's wallets and other
and failed to put up for a vote. personal papers in the New York
tion with a second.
VrheeL Needless to say that log was beat in a few seconds.
It is not at all unusual for Cur This convention is also charact hall is any indication.
Another ship came in with the deck engineer cooking, the cook ran to stand up as chairman and
erized by a most amazing record Picked up on the streets, in
wiping and the wiper serving meals. This was all straightened out tell the maker of a motion that
of unanimous votes — something
on the payroll in short order, to the men's satisfaction.
he's a jerk, making a lousy mo you only see in controlled meet subways, bars, restaurants and
Tlie point of all this is that bum beefs have a tendency to kill tion, holding up the convention. ings. I have spoken to several other places, these personal ar
ticles have been sent in over a
good beefs. For example any AB, mess boy or fireman, might have
delegates who disagree with var period of several months by peo
several hundred hours of border line overtime that is collectable.
ious motions, but failed to vote ple who received no remunera
The company paymaster and persoimel department look it over
against them for fear of reprisals tion for the effort other than the
searching for just one flaw. The WSA phtyieys do the same. If these
from the entire officialdom of the satisfaction of doing a good turn.
bunas find that one flaw they hit the ceiling and use that as an
NMU and their loyal hacks.
Occasionally, the finder enclos
excuse to protest all the good legitimate claims.
Some delegates who voted es a letter, expressing the wish
We have printed agreements. These agreements are our con
against official resolutions, got that the loser will find them. Most
tracts with the company. Naturally these agreements can't cover
nothing but cold stares after that often the articles arrive in the
everything, if they did they would have to be the size of an ency
from old friends who had shipped mail without any explanation.
clopedia. The use of plain common sense is the answer to most of
out and been very close to them The following men can pick up
©in: problems. In many cases it's a point of give and take and the
for long periods of time. In other personal effects belonging to
side that uses the best logic does the most taking.
cases, loyal NMU men, who voted them by calling at the New York
in a minority on certain ques hall, 51 Beaver Street.
RECORDS ARE IMPORTANT
tions, were called "fifth column
ists"
by delegates who learn their Andrew Ahlstrom, Allen Bry
Time and time again we have pointed out that overtime payant Workman, Edmond Belkofski,
slogans in the Daily- Worker.
tnent is a protection against overwork, undermanning and bulldoz
John
S. Sweeney, Wm. E. Giebel,
This intimidation of a delegate
ing. When we can reduce our working hours, put extra men on the
Norman
Dukes, John Untich,
who disagrees with a motion that
ship and raise the base pay scale then we have achieved another
Graydon
Rawls
Suit, Wm. Chas.
Curran favors is so great that the
gain for the industry.
G.
Lingard,
James
Patnick New
dissenter is forced to keep his si
An Eastern wagon came in a while back after nine montiis on
man,
Theo.
Harrette,
Joseph B.
lence and refrain from voting.
the Normandy shuttle. The crews overtime sheets were clean and
Glovier,
Philip
O'Conner,
Robert
The tie-up between the conven
iaccurate, but they didn't jibe with the ship's log. The result was
Bryum
McCorkel,
Wm.
Chas.
tion and the communists (called
that an investigation prompted by the pay-off Patrolman proved the
Leitch,
Paul
L.
Yancy,
Frank
a fink outfit by the Buffalo CIO
^log phoney. A few midship tickets fell in the ensuing controversy
Council
for their recm-d of strike Kolk, Thos. P. Korol, Victor B.
»end the overtime records were accepted as the bona-fide log and
breaking) is very obvious. The Cooper, Joseph A. Spaulding, Ed
these boys are collected all they had coming. This is a perfect ex
Daily Worker lies on almost every die F. Holec, Chas. Colletti, Ja
ample of why a crew should keep complete overtime records.
table. The Press Committee of cob F. M o s e r, Lyle Wesley
This Eastern beef is also a good example of good clean cut
ficially hailed the Daily Worker Krause, Henry Foy, Harry C.
unionism. On this beef just a few phoney hours could have meant
for its coverage of the convention King, Frank Plum, John Stever,
the loss of thousands of dollars to the crew. The Patrolmen reprein a manner that was obviously Laurence Makowska, John B.
Wilkes, Alfred McDonald Robert
Benting you aren't supermen. In almost every case they take your
"inspired."
son,
Adrien Cloutier, Edward
word and fight for what you claim. You are doing yourself, your
The postwar no strike pledge,
Burke,
Jose Manuel Castell, Hen
shipmates and your union, a service when you make your claims
a recent commie favorite, was not
ry
Paul
Jandrys, Edward Apel,
genuine and keep your records accurate.
brought up even once at the con
John
Henry
O'Brien, A. E. An
In the meantime this-war isn't gojng to last forever and with
vention. The CP line is being
derson,
Henry
Fulton Talbot, Pe
the end of the war comes the end of bonuses. Our job for the future
changed but Curran and his Mos
ter
Edward
Fember,
and James
is to get larger crews, shorter hours and increased base pay. Four
cow mates won't know just how
Lester
Chalfant.
•watches are worth fighting for . . . Even though we know the ship The swim suit Frances Vome far to turn imtil the Commies
owners would like to see the two watch system back ..again. Three models is made of spun glass. It's hold their convention at the end
Keep In Touch With
hours on and nine in the sack makes life a hell of a lot sweeter reinforced with opaque cloth of this month.
though to quiet objectors.
jand longer.
Your Draft Board,
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PAPERS RETURNED
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THE
SEAEAKERS
LOG
Friday. July 13. 1945
Ship Casualties In The Atlantic
Loss of 1,554 United States flag balance of 984 was lost in marine stroyed by German or Italian lantic where wolfpacks of Umerchant ships of 6,277,077 dead casualties resulting from convoy submarines, air attacks and boats prowled against convoys to
weight tons from war causes and operations, reduced aids to navi- •
the British Isles and North Rus
marine casualties largely due to gation, blackouts, etc. Marine
sia until curbed by fast-expand
war conditions, was announced losses include those lost in U. S.
ing Allied naval and air power,
last week by Vice Admiral Em inland waters.
• including the use of escort car
ory S. Land, Chairman of the The destruction of ships by the
riers.
United States Maritime Commis enemy has, of course, been ac
The dark days of 1942, .before
sion and Administrator of the companied by heavy loss of life.
new methods of combating enemy
War. Shipping Administration. The latest Merchant Marine cas
attacks on shipping had been
The losses occurred diming the ualty list reports merchant sea
perfected, witnessed the height of
period from September 1, 1939 to men 5,579 dead and missing, and
the German and Italian attempt
May 8, 1945.
487 prisoners of war, a total of
to halt the transport of troops
The bulk of the tonnage was 6,066 as of May 1, 1945.
mines, with 68 lost in Japanese and munitions to the European
accounted for by the 570 ships An overwhelming percentage areas. The most extensive de- war theater. In the five months
lost from direct war causes. The of the merchant vessels were de- struction was in the North At from March through July, 204
Date
Name of Vessel
1940
Dec. 8—CITY OF RAYVILLE
Area
Dale
.Pacific
1941
May 21—ROBIN MOOR
Caribbean
Sept. 7—STEEL SEAFARER....Red Sea & Indian Ocean
Oct. 19—^LEHIGH
.Approaches to Mediterranean
Nov. —^i\STRAL
Undetermined
Nov. 17—TURECAMO BOYS
Northwest Atlantic
Dec. 3—SAGADAHOC ....Approaches to Mediterranean
Dec. 8—NISQUALLY
Pacific
Dec. 12—LAHAINA
Pacific
Dec. 12—VINCENT
Pacific
Dec. 17—MANINI
Pacific
Dec. 19—PRUSA
Pacific
Dec. 20—EMIDIO
Pacific
Dec. 23—MONTEBELLO
Pacific
Dec. 31—CAPILLO
Pacific
1942
Jan. 1—MALAMA
Pacific
Jan. 2—RUTH ALEXANDER
Pacific
Jan. 18—^ALLAN JACKSON
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 19—CITY OF ATLANTA
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 20—FRANCES SALMAN
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 21—^NORVANA
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 23—^VENORE
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 26—^FRANCIS E. POWELL
Northwest Atlantic
Jan. 29—FLORENCE LUCKENBACH
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Jan. 30—ROCHESTER
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 2—W. L. STEED
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 4—INDIA ARROW
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 5—CHINA ARROW
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 5—MAJOR WHEELER
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 16—^AZALEA CITY
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 16—WEST IVIS
Caribbean
Feb. 19—LAKE OSWEYA
....Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 19—MAUNA LOA
Pacific
Feb. 19—PAN MASSACHUSSETTS..Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 20—DELPLATA
Caribbean
Feb. 21—J. N. PEW
Caribbean
Feb. 21—REPUBLIC
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 22—CITIES SERVICE EMPIRE
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 22—LIHUE
Caribbean
Feb. 22—^W. D. ANDERSON
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 22—WEST ZEDA
Caribbean
Feb. 24—NORLAVORE
Northwest Atlanitc
Feb. 26—MARORE
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 27—R. P. RESOR
Northwest Atlantic
Feb. 28—OREGON
Caribbean
Mar. —P. A. F. NO. 11
;
Pacific
Mar. —STEEL AGE
South Atlantic
Mar. 3—MARY.
:.
Caribbean
Mar. 4—ALBERT F. PAUL
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 5—COLLAMER
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 6—MARIANA
Northv/est Atlantic
Mar. 7—^BARBARA
Caribbean
Mar. 7—CORDONIA
;
Caribbean
Mar. 10—GULFTRADE
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 11—CARIBSEA
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 12—OLGA
Caribbean
jMar. 12—^TEXAN
Caribbean
Mar. 13—JOHN D. GILL
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 13—NUMBER FOUR
Pacific
Mar. 13—NUMBER TWO
Pacific
Mar. 14—^LEMUEL BURROWS
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 15—^ARIO
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 16—^ALKALINER
Gulf of Mexixco
Mar. 16—^AUSTRALIA
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 17—MUSKOGEE
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 1&—^E; M. CLARK .....—
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 18—^PAPOOSE
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 18—W. E. HUTTON .—
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 19—^LIBERATOR
Northwest Atlantic
k,:
Name of Vessel
Area
Date
Mar. 21—OAKMAR
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 23—^NAECO
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 26—^DIXIE ARROW
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 27—CAROLYN
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 28—^EFFINGHAM
Northeast Atlantic
Mar. 30—CITY OF NEW YORK
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 31—^ALLEGHENY
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 31—BARNEGAT
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 31—MENOMINEE
Northwest Atlantic
Mar. 31—T. C. McCOBB
Caribbean
Mar. 31—TIGER
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 2—DAVID H. ATWATER
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 2—OTHO
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 3—^BYRON D. BENSON
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 3—^WEST IRMO Approaches to Mediterranean
Apr. 4—COMOL RICO
Caribbean
Apr. 5—CATAHOULA
Caribbean
Apr. 6—BIENVILLE
Red Sea and Indiarrt Ocean
Apr. 6—EXMOOR
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Aiir. 6—SELMA CITY
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Apr. 6—WASHINGTONIAN Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Apr, 9—^ATLAS
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 9C—ESPARTA
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 9—EUGENE V. R. THAYER
South Atlantic
Apr. 10—GULFAMERICA
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 10—MALCHACE
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 10—^TAMAULIPAS
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 12—DELVALLE
Caribbean
Apr. 12—^ESSO BOSTON
Caribbean
Apr. 12—LESLIE
Northwest' Atlantic
Apr. 15—MARGARET
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 15—ROBIN HOOD
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 16—^ALCOA GUIDE
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 19—STEELMAKER
—".Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 20—CONNECTICUT
South Atlantic
Apr. 20—WEST IMBODEN
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 21—PIPESTONE COUNTY
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 22—SAN JACINTO
.....Northwest Atlantic
Apr. .23—^LAMMOT DU PONT .....' Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 26—^ALCOA PARTNER
Caribbean
Apr. 29—MOBILOIL
Northwest Atlantic
Apr. 30—FEDERAL
Caribbean
May 4—EASTERN SWORD ;
Caribbean
May 4—JOSEPH M. CUDAHY
Gulf of Mexico
May 4—MUNGER T. BALL
Gulf of Mexico
May 4—NORLINDO
Gulf of Mexico
May 4—TUSCALOOSA CITY
^
Caribbean
May. 5—AFOUNDRIA
Caribbean
May 5—JOHN ADAMS
Pacific
May 6—ALCOA PURITAN
Gulf of Mexico
May 6—GREEN ISLAND
Caribbean
May 6—HALSEY ....J
...Northwest Atlantic
May 6—^LAIDA
Pacific
May 8—OHIOAN
Northwest Atlantic
May 12—ESSO HOUSTON
Caribbean
May 12—NORLANTIC
Caribbean
May 12—VIRGINIA ....:
..........Gulf, of Mexico
May 13—DAVID McKELVY
Gulf of Mexico
May 13—GUFPENN
Gulf of Mexico
May 15—^NICARAO
'-...Northwest Atlantic
May 16—GULFOIL
Gulf of Mexico
May 16—RUTH LYKES
Caribbean
May 17—CHALLENGER
Caribbean
May 17—FOAM
Northwest Atlantic
May 18—ISABELA
Caribbean
May la—MERCURY SUN
Caribbean
May 18—QUAKER CITY
Caribbean
May 18—WILLIAM J. SALMAN
Caribbean
May 19—HALO
Gulf of Mexico
May 19—HEREDIA
Gulf of Mexico
May 19—OGONTZ
.Gulf of Mexico
May 20—CLARE
Caribbean
May 20—ELIZABETH
,
Caribbean
May 20—GEORGE CALVERT
Caribbean
May 21—PLOW CITY
....Northwest Atlantic
May 23—SAMUEL Q. BRQWN
Caribbean
t
r
'
American merchant ships were
sunk, an average of more than
one a day. In June of 1942, the
highest point of losses of the war
was reached, the enemy sending
49 U. S. vessels to the bottonx in
30 days.
Starting with the sinking of the
SS City of Rayville, November 8,
1940, after striking a mine, seven
American merchantmen were
sunk before Pearl Harbor. Before
the end of that December, eight
more had been "sunk.
A complete list of the ships
sunk follows:
Name of Vessel
Area
Caribbean
May 24—BEATRICE
Caribbean
May 26—ALCOA CARRIER
Gulf of Mexico
May 26—CARRABULLE
Northeast AtlanticMay 27—ALAMAR
Northeast Atlantic
May 27—CITY OF JOLIET
~ Northeast Atlantic
May 27—MORMACSUL
Northeast Atlantic
May 27—SYROS
;
Caribbean
May 28—ALCOA PILGRIM
.-.
Caribbean
May 28—NEW JERSEY
Northwest Atlantic
May 30—ALCOA SHIPPER
Caribbean
June —L. J. DRAKE
Caribbean
June —TILLIE LYKES
.......Gulf>of Mexico
June 1—HAMPTON ROADS
Caribbean
June 1—KNOXVILLE CITY
Northwest Atlantic
June 1—WEST NOTUS
Caribbean
June 2—CITY OF ALMA
Caribbean
June 2—ILLINOIS
Northwest Atlantic
June 3—^AEOLUS
June 3—BEN AND JOSEPHINE....Northwest Atlantic '
...Caribbean
June 3—M. F. ELLIOTT
Northeast Atlantic
June 3—STEEL WORKER
Caribbean
June 4—VELMA LYKES
Caribbean
June 5—DELFINA
South Atlantic
June 5—MELVIN H. BAKER
South Atlantic
June 6—GEORGE CLYMER ,
-..Pacific
June 7—COAST TRADER
Caribbean^
June 7—EDITH
Caribbean •
June 7__SUWIED
..:...?.^i.v...Garibbean
June 8—FRANKLIN K. LANE
: ;
Caribbean
June 10—HAGAN
....Caribbean
June 11—AMERICA N
Northwest Atlantic
June 11_F. W. ABRAMS
12—CITIES
SERVICE
TOLEDO..Gulf
of Mexixco
June
Caribbean
June 12—SIXAOLA
...Caribbean
June 13—SOLON TURMAN
Caribbean
June 14_SC0TTSBURG
Caribbean
June 14—LEBORE
Northwest Atlantic
June 15—CHEROKEE
Caribbean"
June 15—KAHUKU
Caribbean
June 15—WEST HARDAWAY
: Caribbean
June 16—ARKANSAN
Mediterranean-Black Sea
June 16—CHANT
Caribbean
June 17—MILLINOCKET
Northwest Atlantic
June 17—SANTORE
Northwest Atlantic
June 18—SEATTLE SPIRIT
,
Caribbean
June 19—CHEERIO
Northeast Atlantic
June 21—^ALCOA CADET
Caribbean .
June 21—WEST IRA
Caribbean
June 22—E. J. SADLER
Gulf of Mexico
June 23—RAWLEIGH WARNER
Northwest Atlantic
June 24—^OHN R. WILLIAMS
Northwest Atlantic 7
June 24r—MANUELA
Caribbean
June 26—^POLYBIUS
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
June 27—EXPRESS
Caribbean
June 27—^POTLATCH
Northwest Atlantic
June 28—RAPHAEL SEMMES
Caribbean
June 28—^RUTH
Caribbean
June 28—SAM HOUSTON
Caribbean
June 20—SEA THRUSH
Northwest Atlantic ,
June 28—WM. ROCKEFELLER
Caribbean'
June 29—THOMAS McKEAN
June 30—CITY OF BIRMINGHAM-.Northwest Atlantic
Gulf , of Mexico
July 1—EDWARD LUCKENBACH
:
Caribbean
July 1—WARRIOR
July 3—.ALEXANDER MACOMB....Northwest Atlantic
Caribbean
July 3—^NORLANDIA
July 4^HRISTOPHER NEWPORT
July 4—^WILLIAM HOOPER
Northeast Atlantic
Northeast Atlantic
This list will be continued next week, and run until
completed. Many seamen have announced their inten
tion of clipping these pages to save, for this list is - a
capsule history of the seafarers' coxitribution to the wair
efiort. and a monument to the memory of their ship)*
mates who have given their lives for their country.
,
�THE
Friday, July 13, 1945
mmm
I THINK
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page FIT*
NMU Marches Phony Picket-line
t"
i.
not fight any cuts. Said "Blackie" not surrendered the bonus itself,
{Continued from Page 1)
to discuss the bonus question. Myers at that meeting:
as did the NMU. We recognize
Curran again sabotaged a united "... we know that this bonus that the bonus is part of the takefront of labor by saying, "I'm not thing is a pot of gold in the long home wage, and we fight every
here to pull anybody's chestnuts run and we are not going to beat inch of the way to retain it.
a dead horse to death."
out of the fire."
Just what is this "picket-line"
This was just what the oper In other words, the bonus was going to win for Curran & Com
ators wanted, a division in the already a "dead horse" to the pany? Some publicity in the
ranks of labor. And so the Mari NMU over a year ago. No won Daily Worker, but little else.
QUESTION^: What, for you, are the most time Commission then proposed der the Board felt *ree to chop What will it lose for them? It
that bonus rates be tied to cargo hell out of it. The Board knew may jeopardize their cases before
attractive features of sea life?
insurance rates. When the SIU that the NMU would make no the WLB, and result in their
discovered that the Maritime fight.
members again getting a hosing.
Commission had the power to And further at the same hear
control insurance rates in the ing Myers said, "We don't expect For our part, we say to the
LEONARD POLLACK, FOW—
first place, • it refused to become from the Board any relief as far NMU rank and filers, we intend
to lead the industry in the matter
Getting a good payoff and the
a party to this swindle and in as the bonus is concerned."
of
wages and conditions—just as
chance to spend it after the trip
September, 1941 launched the There is defeatism on the
we
always have. But our task is
is over is mighty attractive to me.
famous bonus strike. The SIU waterfront, if I ever heard it.
During a three or four months'
made
harder by the constant sell
was soon followed by the SUP, Despite the NMU's supine ac
outs
from
the CP clique. We in
trip you plan all the time what
and AFL ships on both coasts ceptance of the Board's autocrat
you will do with your payoff
vite
you
to
study the record, and
ic and illegal actions, the SIU
were tied up.
to
reach
your
own conclusions as
when you get back, and during
Here again the NMU leaders continued to denounce the de
to
who
best
represents
the sea
this time you have to do without
acted as company agents, and cisions as illegal. The SIU con
men
on
the
waterfront.
many ordinary pleasures. , When
failed to join the strike. Curran tinued to consider the bonus rates
you work ashore you get so used
called the strike a "phony" and a living issue which had to be
do amusements and conveniences
defended at all costs.
a "bum beef."
don't appreciate them,
that you
y
For two weeks the SIU-SUP Finally, on June 6, 1944, the
Bein^ at sea makes you look for
strike held solid, receiving much Board again called an industry
ward to the things that a land
(Continued from Page 1)
support from rank and file men wide meeting in order to defend
worker just takes for granted,
of all unions, despite the sell-out itself from SIU-SUP attack. merchant service, whereas neith
and you really enjoy them when
tac ics of the Commie leaders in Again Joe Curran became the er of these f;wo things is the case.
you hit the beach.
apologist for the JBoard. He said When the opinion of "inform
the NMU.
The strike ended in the Na at the meeting:
ed" voters is analyzed — that is,
tional Defense Mediation Board, "Let us make use of this Board. the voters who know the status
which promptly boosted the bon Let us accept the fact that we of the merchant marine in rela
JOE DE CARLO, Oiler—What us to $80. Needless to say, Joe cannot always be winners. We tion to the other forces and who
the hell, why not admit it? The Curran, who had done his best to must sometimes lose out . . .
know that the GI Bill of Rights
main feature to me of this sea break the strike, went running "Our union stands unequivocal does not apply to merchant sea
life is meeting plenty of pretty to Washington to beg for the ly on a continuation of this Board men now—they are found in fagirls in foreign ports. Sometimes sitme rate. He got it.
We continue to respect the' vor of extending the bill of rights
it gets you into trouble, but what In December 1941, when war decisions of the Board."
to include those seamen.
is trouble if you have a lot of fun? broke out, all operators and
There you are. It was Curran The vote is: Should the GI Bill
I i^member one gal in Glasgow. unions joined in the creation of who made it possible for the Board of Rights be extended to include
She was pretty, but she had three the Maritime War Emergency to continue, despite the unani all men in the merchant marine?
children and . . . well, I'd rather Board. This Board's authority mous rank and file opposition to Yes, 60%; No, 33%; Undecided,
forget that part of it. Brazil is was specifically limited to . the it on all coasts. It is Curran, 7%. People supporting the pro
the best place, though. Besides "arbitration of disputes' between therefore, who is directly respon posal give many reasons, of which
w6men there are other good fea unions:' and operators ovei?
sible for the present slash in (he following are typical:
tures of going to sea. You meet creases in bonus rates."
bonsu—in take home pay.
"Men who deliver the goods of
good shipmates and see many Despite this limitation, the And so today Curran & Com
war deserve just as much as men
parts of the world. But I still Board has ever since (with the pany, with great fanfare, throws
who have to fight . . . Those men
think that the haybags . . .
aid and connivance of the . NMU) a picket line around the Maritime on the high seas go through just
juggled the bonus rates around Commission and the RMO (two as much danger as any man in
in the most capricious manner agencies, incidentally, which had the armed forces . . . The merch
whether or not any disputes ex nothing to do with the bonus cut). ant marine boys aren't going to
This great show of militancy is, have any easier time than the
isted in the industry.
HOMER TONER, Oiler—There
From the very beginning the I repeat, phony. It is phony in rest finding jobs after the war . . .
- are enouc^h pleasant features
SIU-SUP denied the Board had the first place because Curran
about going to sea that I'd like
„ Battle casualties are very high in
merchant marine . . . They've
any authority to gratuitously in himself IS largely responsible for
to do it all my life. Sometimes
terfere in the bonus rates. But the bonus cuts; and it is phony in
the work is hard and gets mon
the NMU upheld this meddling, the second place because this so- try, and they're volunteers, too."
otonous but with a good crew and
and made it possible for the called picket line will accomplish On the other side, reasons given
good officers, life on board ship
Board
to usurp authority to the nothing—except some cheap pub for opposing the idea of putting
is okay. Engine room experience
point
where
it could finally today licity.
is^educational and gives a man
merchant seamen under the GI
slash the take-home wage Of the Without fanfare and breast Bill of Rights include: "They can
something he can use ashore,
seamen. The Maritime War Em beating, the SIU has been taking join up and quit as they please
such as mechanics, pipe fitting,
ergency Board is a Frankenstein, concrete steps to meet this threat , . . They're not entitled to special
boiler work, electricity and so
the creation of Joe Curran and to the seamen's living standards. benefits because they're not call
forth. I like plenty to eat and I
his machine in the NMU. Any These steps were not undertaken ed on to fight . . . They get big
don't have any kick coming about
wails from the NMU over the last week, or last month — but bonuses for everything they do."
chow on the ships I've been sail
bonus
cut are so much hyprocrisy last year!
ing.
—for it was their own policies In July, 1944 the SIU open
which made these cuts possible. ed its contracts with all ship
Had the NMU leaders joined owners and demanded substan
the other maritime unions from tial boosts in basic wages. We
DON CARROLL, OS — I like the beginning, and conducted have been fighting these cases
outdoor work, so being on deck with them a joint struggle in the day in and day out ever since.
suits me fine. Working in an of defense of the seamen's living The cases have been heard by the
fice or being cooped up in some standards, no bonus cut would War Shipping Panel of the War
factory wouldn't agree with me. have been possible today. Today Labor Board, and we have now
Before the war I worked on the the seiimen face a cut directly received notice that they will be
Lakes, but deep water is better and solely because of the crimin heard by the National War La
because you travel more and hit al policies of the Communist bor board on July 19, 1945.
We understand that the bonus
more interesting ports, which is Party on the waterfront.
rates
must be absorbed into the
In
case
there
are
those
who
one feature about going to sea
which will keep me sailing after doubt what I say is true, let me basic wages of the seamen. And
we have fought for that for tfie
the war. A seaman gets a chance quote from the record.
for an education that other peo In the meeting of the Advisory past nine months. We challenge
ple don't get. If he keeps his Committee of the National Mari Gurran to show when he opened
eyes open and travels beyond the time War Emergency Board on his contracts for wage adjust
waterfront bars, he can leam a April 12, 1944, the NMU had al ments. It Was not last year, of
lot about life in other countries. ready given up on the question that you can be sure.
of the bonus rates, and indicated But while we have been fight
to the shipowners that it would ing for a basic increase, we have
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SEAFARERS
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Friday. July 13, 1945
SHIPS' MINUTSS AMD MEWS
Job Action
On Mitchell
Frank Barbaria Shanghaied "Bell System"
On Biddle
On 12 Month Shuttle Run
A good example of job action
According to Johnny "Slim"
Johnson, Oiler and engine dele
in regard to the recent beef on
sailing short handed on troop- Brother Frank A. Barbaria, ranean on this tanker, the Owy gate of the Robin Line Liberty
carrying Liberties, was the John electrician, was feeling very pa hee, during the past eleven Nicholas Biddle, the last run of
that crate to the land of the
P. Mitchell of the Robin Line.
triotic one day last year when he months.
This ship fitted out in New arrived in Frisco from Hawaii Although they carried high test happy Soviets was spiced by the
gas and called at Naples before antics of Chief Engineer- J, L.
One of the most enthusiastic York, then moved to Boston for after a six weeks' shake down the war ended, Frank reports the
Walker.
boosters for the Seafarers Log in cargo. When it came time to sail run on a new C-2. An electrician most excitement of the eleven
and
it
was
obvious
that
only
nine
Like numerous other charact
the SIU is Steward David Hen
was needed at once and no soon months occurred when the old ers who have been in the news
men
were
to
be
carried
in
the
derson of the SS George W. Alsteward department, the crew re er had the C-2 hit the dock than man got periodically "gun happy" lately. Chief Walker ran a bellther, Mississippi Liberty.
fused to^sign articles for the trip. Frank was "shanghaied" by the and took pot shots at anyone he to-bell ship and made the en
Before making the last trip on Seeing that the crew insisted Frisco agent to take out a new didn't like.
gineers very unhappy by camp
the Alther, Brother Henderson on signing only with a full com T-2.that was held up waiting for Returning from the Mediter
ing on the floor plates all of the
came into the Log office and took plement as argued for by the an electrician.
ranean last. trip, the Owyhee trip.
a big bundle of papers back to union, and not content with as Throwing his gear into a sea came within about 20 feet of hit
the ship. He reports distributing surance that "it will be remedied bag, Frank took a few minutes to ting a fioating
mine. Several The third, says Johnson, en
them at various places m Brmdisi before the ship sails," the WSA call his family, and then made other mines were sighted near joyed the Chief's company on
every watch and wasn't even
and Ancona, where they were^j^jg^ ^ sqeeze play and sent 19 the tanker on a pierhead jump the Straits of Gilbralter.
eagerly read by British seamen men down to the ship without just before she pulled into the Repatriated from Aruba after a trusted to count the revolutions
and NMU men, as well as SIU clearing them through the hall. stream. That night she sailed on spell in the hospital there. Broth by himself. The Chief also got a
bang out of peeking from the
crews.
This didn't scare the crew into what the Frisco agent promised er Barbaria rode the Esso tanker fidley to see if the firemen were
The Alther, which paid off in signing on, however. They mere Frank would be "just a few Esso New Orleans, one of the
ships the NMU is trying to or sitting down on watch. Feeling
Galveston, arrived at Bari shortly ly packed their bags and walked weeks' trip."
It would have been a few ganize. If all the Esso fieet is as the engine to check on the oilers
after the second big explosion off the ship, letting the WSA boys
weeks' trip all right except that much anti-NMU as this crate, was another favorite passtime of
there.
take the Mitchell out.
this boss spanner.
Chief Steward John Jellette, after they unloaded in Australia Frank says they are throwing
who stuck with the crew on this the ship was ordered to Aruba. away a lot of good Moscow mon . During this four months' trip,
beef, was relieved by a WSA In the New York hall the other ey. "Those Esso men may be the Chief had the engine apart
day, on his way home, Frank told company stiffs," says Frank, "but so many times the oilers knew
Vincent San Juan, hospitalized steward.
about making four shuttle rurfs they know what a phoney out how to put it together blind
folded.
after an accident in France, sends
between Aruba and the Mediter fit this Curran set-up is."
Almost a match for Chief Walk
best wishes to the crew of the
er,
according to the Biddle's crew,
SS George G. Meade and would
was
old man "Bluenose" McCorStill
afioat
and
going
strong
like to have his shipmates of the
mack. Not to be outdone by
after continuous service ever
Mead send him some letters. His
since the start of the war, the Del
The freezers didn't have a li "Blood and Guts" Patton,, old
address is:
Sud pulled in last week ^and paid
cense and they didn't wear gold Bluenose packed a couple of rods
Hospital Plant 4388
off with few beefs. Delegates on After paying off recently in braid, so the officers of the Bull himself.
189th Genetcd Hospital
this trip were William G. Os New Orleans, the crew of the Al- Line Hilton didn't think it was
When round the tip of Scan
APO No. 513 .
wald, Oiler; D. De Jesus, AB; and exander Stephens, Mississippi sea going etiquette that these en dinavia, the Biddle went through
c/o Postmaster, N.Y.C. William Delvin, Messman.
Liberty, still had 63 hours apiece gineers should eat in the saloon several days of sub attacks, with
coming to them in the way of with the hoity-toity, according to one near-by ship being sent to
disputed overtime for carrying freezer J. R. Wallace, who made the bottom.
..
penalty cargo and standing se the last trip on this old Hog.
curity watches.
But aside from this beef and
But Agent Ed Higdon at this the fact that the freezing equip
port went to bat for the crew at ment was pretty old and run
the pay-off and although this down, the trip to Antwerp was The Julian Poydras returned
overtime wasn't paid on the spot, smooth, says brother Wallace. last week from a Russian run,
with the crew reporting an un
The SS Del Norte arrived in the Coast Guard in England, giv- each man collected 61 hours out The Hilton has four refrigerated eventful trip except for several
port last week after spending'en a summary trial, and depriv- of the 63 later at the company of holds and carries a good sized minor beefs.
seven months on a shuttle runjed of his papers for ninety days fice. "That," says AB Jack O'Brien freezing uotfit.
between England, French, and|The only offense the Coast Guard of Philadelphia, "is what I call Brothers David Crow and A riequest that the showers and
Belgian ports. Of her original Gestapo could prove against him real shore-side action. We all James Purcell were the other heads be painted was turned
down by the Chief, and it is the
crew, fourteen were left abroad was "talking back to the Chief thank Higdon for doing a good freezers on this trip.
job on that beef."
opinion of the crew that this
for various reasons and she re
The Stephens was out nearly
should be done before another
turned with men picked up in Engineer." In addition the Chief
crew takes her out.
six-months,
with
a
load
for
India,
logged this wiper three times for
England and Belgium.
and
a
return
cargo
of
coal
from
Delegates S. Jankowski, AB; A.
Although the Del Norte experi different so-called offenses.
Lorenzo Marks to Santos.
Another old crate that was on E. Beavers, Oiler; and William
enced no trouble herself, she was The crew were worked on all
The Steward on this ship was the trans-Atlantic run before the Alvaro, Messman, complimented
in several cross-channel convoys holidays in foreign ports, but this
knifed and killed during the voy Liberties, C-2s started taking the Steward of this ship for good
which lost one or two ships on practice didn't turn out so good,
age home by a probationary book over, was the City of Montgom feeding and a well run depart
each run. The crew witnessed
man named CosteUo, a "perform ery, a Waterman rust bucket.
as
the
Patrolman
at
the
pay-off
ment.
action with German E-boats and
er" who was taken off the ship The Montgomery is now on the
collected
overtime
for
their
work
saw other vessels sunk by mines.
in Santos.
South American run, a good bet
Thanks to Chief Engineer Wil ing on legal holidays for steve
for the lads who have been a
liam (m report you to the Coast dores.
long
time away from those dark
Guard) Risher, the black gang Deck delegate was John Bilko,
eyed
senoritas with the stream Steward and engine depart
did not have a happy trip on this AB. Eldor Peterson, BR, was
lined hips. A sure sign that these ment meetings were held on the
"bell-to-bell" scow.
With
the
war
over
in
the
steward department delegate.
South American runs are getting last trip of the Calmar Liberty,
According to George Saucier,
Atlantic, and many security
popular is the fact that no trip Arthur Dobbs, with beefs about
Deck Engineer, and black gang
irestrictions being lifted in re
carders were needed to take this overtime and working rules V>eing
delegate Leslie Kolb, Oiler, the
straightened out okay. Engine
gard to shipboard activities, ship out on her last trip.
Chief made life unpleasant for
Delegate Walter Wnarowski, Oil
crew members will likely be
Delegates for the voyage were er, and Ed Bialon, OS, helped to
engineers as well as unlicensed
toting cameras before long. C. Nelson, Jose Garcia, and N.
men. He didn't trust the officers
smooth out beefs before the
The Editor invites the mem Davis.
and liked to pop up below at odd
Dobbs arrived home, but report
bership to submit pictures ta
times during^ the day"* or night,
ed dissatisfaction over, feeding on
ken on ship board for publi
trying tc-Taurh one of the black
this ship, with little variety in
cation on this page. Mail
j-gsetii doing something wrong.
Keep In Touch With meats and vegetables.
photos to SEAFARERS LOG,
Because he had the audacity to
51 Beaver Street, New^York
The Dobbs had a breakdown
Your Draft Board.
talk back to this would-be tyrant,
City.
and was delayed at Gilbralter fof
one of the wipers was taken to
three days.
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Steward Shows
How To Plug Log
Sends His Thanks
Del Sud Back
Quick Action
Settles Beef
Freezers Frozen
Del Norte Returns Home
After Seven Month Voyage
SS Julian Poydras
Senorita Run
SS Arthur Dobbs
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TBE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
Lowers Boom
On Paid
' Passengers
I
A great many men of all de
partments think they are passen
gers and don't have to do any
thing, except gold bripk and pass
the work along to some one else.
" A lot of men on deck will refuse
overtime, thinking'^hat thereby
J they are giving the mate a head
ache. The same goes for the way
> they treat the Chief Engineer and
the Steward.
I think there should be a fine
for any union member refusing
overtin^e if it is possible for him
to work, and not let a few do
the job when all hands should
take their turn.
I suggest that a provision be
made in the Constitution provid
ing a fine for members who re
fuse overtime just to make it bad
for the steward or other depart
ment heads or because they don't
want overtime they have to work
for. Of course, everyone likes
easy overtime,. such as gangway
watch, or serving extra meals.
There are jobs which come up
at sea which have to be done. The
men who refuse these jobs be
cause it keeps them out of their
sack for a few hours are merely
destroying the good that was ac
complished by hard-fought union
organization.
How about some brother help
ing us out on this and making
such a motion as we have sug
gested before a meeting.
CHARLES J. HARTMAN,
JOHN D. McLEMORE,
SS Raphael Semmes
Oldtimer
Has Beef
I have been sailing as Steward
all through the war but now I'm
in the Staten Island Marine Hos
pital for a little dry dock atten
tion.
A Steward has a tough job
these days. He can't please any
body and a man is crazy to sail
Steward when he can go Chief
Cook without any worries.
I w^is oh the Texmar for 18
jjionths and on the Bellingham
for more than 9 months, so I have
had some experience. But a lot
of new men on the ships now
who don't know how to boil water
blame everything on the Steward.
How can a Steward give the men
steaks when the companies don't
put them aboard? You can fry
meat "LL. •.|hat doesn't mean you
can chew it and when the meat is
old and tough why blame the
Steward?
On one ship I disrated the Chief
Cook because he wouldn't take
orders and he wasted food. This
kind of a man shouldn't be al
lowed to join the union. How
can a Steward run his depart
ment right when the crew brings
him up on; charges every time he
tries, to use his authority?
I'i. /
"OLD TIME STEWARD"
Ex-GI Seamen Bewildered
By Ship Full Of Gold Braid
I went down to Philadelphia
not long ago to join a ship, with
my sea bag on my shoulder and
my Marine Corps (over-age) dis
charge in my pocket. Man, was I
glad to be out of the ranks and
back in the merchant marine
again.
Then I saw my ship. Or at least
it was supposed to be my ship.
But I thought I must have wan
dered into the New York Yacht
Club regatta or the annual An
napolis cruise. There was enough
gold braid leaning against the
rail, wandering around the decks
and decorating the bridge to out
fit a cruiser of the Omaha class.
I felt surprised that the bos'n
didn't call out his gang to pipe
rhe on board.
I saw one man loaded with gold
braid and thinking he was the
captain I asked him when the
ship would sign on. But it turned
out that this individual was only
the third cook, better known as
the galley boy.
The purser? He was really a
dilly. He looked like the admiral
of the Philadelphia Navy yard on
an inspection tour.
After we were at sea for a few
days it got hot and some of the
lads broke out in civilian clothes,
which made nie feel at home.
Having overlooked outfitting my
self with a high pressure I felt
very lonely until I painted some
gold braid on my black fireman's
cap.
One of the oilers had a very
fancy single screw design on his
cap, with one gold bar. When I
asked why he didn't have at least
twin screws on his hat he didn't
like it a bit.
I was glad to get off this ship,
for I felt rather naked all trip
around this splendor and sartorial
elegance.
But seriously, brothers, there is
danger in sporting all this gold
braid. It will lead to the day
when we shall be saluting and
piping, clicking heels, doing cal
isthenics on the quarterdeck, and
forming guard mount when the
8-12 goes below.
NEIL FITZGERALD, Oiler.
Ed. note: Brother Fitzgerald
was in the Bougainville fighting
and other Pacific campaigns be
fore being released as over age.
He put in two hitches in the Ma
rine Corps before the war, once
serving in the marine guard of
honor on the Presidential yacht
Mayflower during Harding's term.
Bassett Crew
Restricted
We would like to protest the
action of the ships agents in stop
ping shore leave on this vessel
when there was no reason for it.
The Richard Bassett of the Bull
Line was at pier 22, Brooklyn
when shore leave was stopped at
11 A.M., June 30. As the ship
was not fully loaded, the captain
extended the shore leave to 8
A.M., July 2. Then the Customs
guard came on board with a no
tice restricting all men from 8
P.M., July 1. Bu this time almost
all of the crew were ashore.
The night mate called the port
director and explained it was
impossible to have the ship load
ed before 4 P.M., July 2.
The port director said the re
striction would be lifted if the
ships agents agreed, but A. H.
Bull refused, thus making a small
group of men stand watch for
the benefit of the rest of the crew
who were ashore.
Nothing can be done about this
now, but how about reminding
the agents that such stringent
regulations which were all right
in '42 and '43 can be relaxed a
little now with the war over in
Europe.
EDWARD J. KELLY.
DWIGHT CARROLL
PLUGS BIGGER LOG
In picking up an NMU "Pilot"
down in New Orleans last week,
I was interested to see their dem
agogic, swindle campaign in re
gard to seamen's wages, in which
they take credit for everything
that has ever been done or ever
will be done for the seaman.
The technique of this NMUcommunist propoganda is simple
and no seaman should be fooled
by it. Briefly, it is this: to start
a slogan campaign such as "$200
a month for ABs", then, if the
other unions raise a skeptical eye
about it, the NMU rakes them
over the coals for not being in
terested in the seamen. And when
other unions, when the time is
ripe, also go in for more practical
wage increases, the drum-beating
commies from 17th Street can say
that they were only following the
lead of the NMU.
Always the NMU technique has
been the same: the use of slogans
to make the membership think
the leaders are doing something
for them. Keeping the members
hypnotized is their policy. During
the past few years we have had
a constant parade of NMU causes,
which get the membership all
hepped up and excited but which
in the end do absolutely nothing
for the seamen.
These rabble-rousing "causes"
included "Down with the Fas
cists", "Elect Marcantonio", "Aid
for Tito", "Aid for Red China",
"Relief for Russia", "Keep 'Em
Sailing", "Picket Pegler", etc., etc.
Demagogy is the art of becloud
ing the real issues and that ia
what the NMU leaders thrive on.
While good old-line seamen in.
the NMU are sickening of this
political skuU-duggery, Curran
and his henchmen will be think
ing up a new slogan for them.
They will keep promising the
membership the moon made out
of green cheese, and then launch
ing a tirade against the SIU and
Harry Lundeberg's SUP if they
don't get it.
As for me, I woke up to this
nonsense long ago. As far as I'm
concerned it's all just a lot of
phony "Moscow Music".
Old N.O. NMU'er.
Glad to hear you are going to
improve the sheet. It doesn't need
to be the Pilot's size and be full
of baloney. Take it easy and
buij^d well.
Now if you are sincere citizens
of the United States, you can
slay the Pilot and carry a big
headline across the bottom of the
page something like this: "Al
ways anti-fascist and anti-com
munist."
The following leter was sent to Your bonus map will probably
New York by a west coast SIU keep the Log in more hands long
man riding a War Emergency er than anything else published
for seamen's information.
tanker:
PHIL McCANN
This outfit would much rather
have SIU men than others that
ride these ships and I think that
now is the time to stuff these
ships with SIU men for they are
the best shipmates and workers. It seems like most of the let
We belly robbers do a good job ters written to the Log by crews
on these tankers and they won't are beefs and gripes about ships
or skippers and engineers.
have any kick coming about the The SIU h3s a lot of ships and
chow.
they aU aren't like you might as much good to write a letter to
think
by reading some of these the Log giving a big hanq to a
This is my fourth trip with this
letters.
good skipper or a good Steward
outfit and I never see enough SIU
I remember one ship I sailed or Chief as it does to be giving
men aboard. With the foolish which was damn good and there these quarterdeck performers heU
way the NMU stopges act , on are • plenty of other crates like aU the time. Let skippers like
these ships trying to educate the her. She was the William B. Murray know that they are ap
newcomers, a good SIU crew Giles, with C. C. Murray as Cap preciated and we may get a lot
could sew up these tankers in no tain and Worsham Chandler as more like them.
Chief. Both of these men were Among some other good men
time. If we want to do anything tops and you couldn't find a bet I might mention old man Good
with these tankers, now is the ter old man than Murray. Some man, formerly of the Dynastic,
time to act.
of you old timers may remember and Cjemey, Chief on the Calhim from the Clearwater, which mar Line; also Blackie Smith,
Sincerely,
ran out of New Orleans back in who sailed Chief Mate with the
PJIJ. (Steward) the '20s.
Bull Line.
Bk. No. 17751
It seems to me that it does just
J. a-
WSA Has School Tankers Need
On The Brain SIU Seamen
The WSA has school on the
brain. They would start a school
to teach wipers how to clean
heads if they had any instruct
ors who ever cleaned a head.
Their latest brain storm is a
school for "Stewards .Training
Mates." Fancy title, isn't it?
But take it from me the name
is aU there is to it. On an order
from the company I went to this
school, which consists of a nineday course to teach steward de
partment men how tp handle
troops. We studdied from a sheet
of mimeographed papers and af
ter it was over I ddn't learn any
thing that I hadn't known after
my first trip as a messboy.
I think it's foolish that trained
cooks should be subjected to this
kind of phony schooling.
HENRY MARTIN, Chief Cook.
Calls NMU Line
'Moscow Music'
Good Officers
Deserve Boost
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Friday. July 13, 1945
French, Swedish Seamen Make
Gains, Prepare For New Fights
(ITF) The French Merchant Swedish Seamen's Union finallyFor a voyage U.S.A.-England
Marine Officers and Seamen af signed, on June 9, a new collec the total earnings a month of an
filiated with the CGT (French tive agreement effective from AB would be approximately:
War risk bonus 4 days 40% zone
Federation of Labor) and the ITF, June 5.
When it started negotiations in War risk bonus 5 days 125% zone
held a joint general meeting at
Webster Hall in New York on January, the Union had based its War risk bonus 5 days 175% zone
June 26th. About 450 officers, demands on conditions laid down Total war bonus approx ....$ 32.94
71.90
and seamen were present at this in the International Seafarers* Monthly wages
Charter. The negotiations event
meeting.
Unanimously they adopted a ually became so deadlocked that
Total earnings
$104.84
motion condemning the activities strike notice was given for June
Seamen sailing out from U.S.
of certain shipowners, which 6, after a ballot among the mem ports on voyages exclusive of Eu
were opposed to the recovery of bership. The day before the strike ropean waters receive a compen
France and demanded that the was to begin, a last minute con- sation of 105 kr. a month or $25.00
public authorities take the nec cilliation proposal was put for for higher cost of living, thus
essary measures to purge and ward and although it did not bringing their wages up to $96.90
reach the seamen's expectations, or approximately equal to the
punish the guilty.
Other motions passed called they were unwilling to bear the American seamen.
responsibility of a conflict at a
for:
The nationalization of the time when shipping is so badly
French merchant marine as the needed to relieve the distress in
only way to assure the restora Europe.
The new collective agreement,
tion of a merchant fleet worthy
By J. E. SWEENY
however, brings the Swedish sea
of the French nation.
A wage hike of 70% on their men a step forward towards the
BOSTON—This little warning
basic wages to become effective application of the minimum de should be given to the member
mands stipulated in the Interna ship, in the event they hit Searson August 1, 1945.
The unification of their pension tional Seafarers' Charter.
port, Maine.
The basic wages of Swedish
fund, in order that seamen may
The first night ashore, and if
look forward.with confidence tO| seamen were increased by 35%. you are one of those who take a
the day that they will have to The 20.7% cost of living index few, you are lucky to get back to
remains in effect. War risk bon ship without hitting the hooseleave their tedious trade.
The right for all seamen to vote uses are paid according to zones; gow. And remember, it's just a
while away from their country. 25%, 40%, 80%, 125%, 175% and few. You haven't made a rumpus.
The International Seafarers' 200%. The 200% bonus, is applic Just ask any of the brothers who
Charter sponsored by the ITF to able to the zone ranging between have paid off the $12.70 they
be elaborated by the Internation West of longitude 160° West and hang on you.
al Labor Organization, and quick East of longitude 60° East.
If you go ashore the second
ly put into application so that the
The wages per month of an AB night, they'll be spotting you.
International competition will no on a Swedish ship are now as And it's thirty days the second
longer be permitted to be carried follows:
time, and all the lawyers in the
out to the detriment of the sea Basic wage Kr
250.county cannot save you. Ask any
men.
Cost of living index
52.of the boys. Even the skipper's
(ITF) After six months of long Total Wage Kr
302.plea of sailing shorthanded means
and tedious ' negotiations, the
or $71.90 nothing.
WARNS OF RACKET
IN SEARSPORT
Men In Marine
Hospitals This Week
STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL
P. GALLATLY
L. R. BURCH
W. B. MUIR
F. SARMENTO
H. V. WILSON
J. M. JOHNSON
L. G. GRAHAM
SALVATORA BIONDA
EMIL VON TESMAR
L. M. MOODY, Jr.
K. E. OLSEN
R. C. BURNS
B. B, LENOIR
L. C. KATES ,
BERTEL BRYDER
J. A. SPAULDING •
Z. W. CULLISON
L. L. LEWIS
L. R. BORJA
RAMON BURGOS
J. S. CAMPBELL
R. A. BLAKE
E. V. FERRER
H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN
ROBERT POWELL
H. S. TUTTLE
DAVID NORDSTROM
R. GILBERT
B. CUCUTA
S. RIVERA
O. STENMO
L. MELANSON
W. C. WAGNER
EVERETT KNOWLES
PABLO ORTIZ
JOSIAH MEGILL
A HARD FOUGHT GAME OF DARTS
SALVATORE LACORTE
EDWARD J. KARKELL
JOHNNEAL
SOL R. DURRETT
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A. M. DUCLCS
DEAN WHEELER
A. R. (ONE ROUND) KING
OSCAR F. HEIL
F. PALERMO
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R. L. HUNTER
A. MOULTON
V. A. KENNY
R. A. LYNN
F. E. SALLINGER
B. KLIMINSKY
H. STILLMAN
SAVANNAH HOSPITAL
B. R. PETERMAN
ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL
D. MCDONALD
FORT STANTON
ARCHIBALD McGUIGAN
N. GAMANIN
REMBERT G. GOODLOE
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BRIGHTON HOSPITAL
. The following members of Bos
ton Branch are in Brighton Ma-r
rine Hospital:
F. ALASAVICH
JOHN DUFFY
PETE KOGOY
JOHNBARR
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The Jewish Welfare Board of
Brookline, Mass., called the Vicory ,9, is doing a good job of help
ing the boys at the hospital, giv
ing up their time and money, and
coming up to the hospital giving
out cigs, candy, and fruit. They
go to the Army, Navy, Marine
Hospital each month and do-what
they can for the boys. As all tfiis
money is their , own . spending
money they deserve a lot of
credit.
JOSEPH E. LAPHAM,
Boston Patrolman.
SAVANNAH HOSPITAL
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hall's new recreation floor. But it is a far cry from the old hall at 2 Stone Street ... the enlarged piano box with the hard benches
. . . and it is something to smile about. In this friendly argument are left to right, Thomas Athey, Jr. Eng.. J. F. Long. FOW. and
G.,B. Palmer. FOW.
NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL
We've got some men in the
Marine Hospital here in New Or-;
leans who would appreciate a
littli; attention. How'd you feel if
you were stuck in bed (even
though there are Sjime damned
good looking blondes and red-r
heads nursing you) an* you
didn't get some dope on how the
outside world's doing without
you?
Get out the pencils and paper
or an old battered typewriter and
write at least one letter today to
one of these guys if you know
him. Even if you don't know the
guys, they're brothers and it
won't take too much time to
write a note on a card, or to buy
one of those special "get well
cards" just to let someone know
he's still important and that the
crews still sailing are thinking
about him.
Address letters for the follow
ing men to 210 State Street,
New Orleans, La.
JAMES E. WARD
JAMES W. DENNIS
J. DE FARGE
JOHN E. McCREADIE
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School For WSA Bureaucrats
By W. PAUL GONSORCHIK
NEW YORK — Shipping has
been rather hectic for the' past
two weeks, and it will probably
continue so, especially in the
steward department. Manning
these Victory, C-2 and Liberty
scows that are being converted
into troopships is a job, and the
WSA is doing its damnedest to
make it more difficult.
The WSA claims that for cer
tain key jobs in the steward de
partment aboard the Victory
ships, the men must go to that
up-grading school for several
weeks. I wonder when they will
learn to stop wasting taxpayers'
money (which means your money
and my mine)?
What can they teach an ex
perienced baker, butcher, chef or
cook of long experience, when
their instructors are men who are
not even capable of making good
messmen? To listen to the tech
nical bull they throw yOu, you'd
imagine that they've had years
at sea, when a good many of them
have not been out more than six
months. These are the boys that
are to teach^ the oldtime bakers
and butchers how to do their
jobs. It beats all hell the way
some of these Government agen
cies can find to spend money fool
ishly.
What did some of you fellows
learn at the Hoffman Island
school, outside of drill? You've
learned more at home setting the
table, cleaning up around the
house, and keeping the garage
tidy, before you came to sea. How
about some of you fellows writ
ing in and pointing out just what
you did learn at these scho'ols,
and how much it helped you
when you went aboard ship as a
green hand — particularly you
feUows who went to that Hoff
man Island school.
Personally, to me, trying to
force experienced men go to a
school that is handled by, incom
petents is hash for the dogs. Why
not send all these WSA bureau
crats to "a retraining school to
teach them how to run the WSA?
Red Truesdale got a letter from
Blackie Gardner, from way down
under. He, McCuistion and Peg
Leg Anderson are all on the same
T-2 Tanker. From what I can
understand, Blackie shanghaied
a kangaroo into McCuistion's
bunk one night, and now the
kangaroo is chasing Mac all over
Australia.
Those of you members who are
really interested in helping in
the organizing drive, contact Paul
Hall or the organizers on the
fifth floor of the New York hall.
The organizers are doing a fine
job, but the work could be done
much quick-'r if everyone coop
erates with them.
If you are bringing any of your
friends to join the SIU please be
sure that they have a spare pass
port .photo, so that it can be at
tached to the permit card.
It's Hot Shipping In Gulf City
By JAMES TUCKER
she has been converted to a troop
MOBILE—Shipping has been carrier. Anyone wanting to go
very good in this port with quite back to see some Madamoiselle
a few jobs -being called to New just drop in.
Orleans, and at the end of-the We now have Brother Tucker,
week we still have forty-five jobs the Charleston Agent, in town to
still to be filled. So any one wish relieve Brother Bales as Agent,
ing to get out in a hurry just drop temporarily. We wish Brother
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in on Mobile; we run out to all Bales a nice vacation.
parts of the world.
In the past week we have paid
off five ships with all overtime
By D. L. PARKER
beefs settled to the satisfaction of
the crews. The ships that were TAMPA —Things in this port
paid off are Alcoa Cutter, Alcoa are on the boom again. We just
Pilot, Falmouth, all Alcoa scows; finished crewing up two Water
the Governor John Lind, Bull man scows—that is, almost. We
Line, and the Unaco, Waterman. had to call about four different
Besides crewing up these ships, ports and were still two men
we also crewed up two new ships, short. One of them was the
the SS Topa-Topa, Waterman C-2 SS Northern Adventure, and the
out of Mobile; the SS Francis other one the SS William Lester.
O'p^xa, Calmar Line tank carrier The company changed the name
gr ^ of Panama City, Fla., and the of the Adventure to Francis BurSS Cody Victory, Alcoa, which fiey — wonder where that one
has been converted to a troop came from.
I have completely exhausted
carrier.
the
supply of seamen power here
The SS Dolmar took a crew tor
the Sunshine run down to Brazil. in this port, with only four men
Quite a few of the fellows were on the beach now. I suppose that
getting homesick for the senor- we will be getting more of these
itas that abound in the cities of baby Liberty greyhounds.. of the
sea in the near future.
South America.
, We are needing men for the Brother Joe Lopez went out
stewards department, as we will Serang on the William Lester
have the Hagerstown Victory out with all Tampa boys, and one of
el the shipyard just as soon as our retired members, Perice
NO MEN ON BEACH
NO
This week we received sil
ence from the Branch Agents
in the following ports:
PHILADELPHIA
CHARLESTON
JACKSONVILLE
SAN JUAN
HOUSTON
By CHARLIE STARLING
BALTIMORE — Business has
slowed down a little here, but
that does not mean you can't get
a job. We would like to see some
old time stewards department
men come this way, as we have
some blow-up Liberties that will
crew up in the next two weeks.
We had one of the Bull Line's old
tubs in last week and there was
a beef thereon with all hands
signing a statement that a certain
Messboy was dirty, lazy and so
forth. Looking over this signed
statement I came across a name
that looked suspiciously familiar,
and on checking what do I find
but that the unclean Messboy had
also signed the petition. That's
just another proof of the old say
ing that people will sign any-
Chief Electrician Hides Books
By E. S. HIGDON
NEW ORLEANS — Shipping is
not so good—^not so bad—^just
fair. Most of the ships coming to
the port are still in transit, but
we've had several payoffs this
past week—the SS Calvin Austin,
SS Babcock, and the SS Leona
Polk.
The beefs on these scows have
all been simple ones—easily set
tled, as usual, to the satisfaction
of both crews and companies.
And since both Mobile and Tam
pa have had a scarcity of men on
the beach, New Orleans has sent
brothers to these ports to help
out.
Some guys just never learn.
There's a finky chief electrician
aboard the SS Memon who,
though asked to produce his
books, hands the crew the old
line of "mind your own business
and I'll mind mine." The ques
tion is asked—do those books
really exist—if so, where are
they?
Mr. Richards of Mississippi SS
Co. is going after the electrician
today to clear up the case and
also he's forcing the buckaroo
skipper to let the men use the
laundry room. Seems the skipper
preferred dirty or dingy clothes
on his crew up to this time.
And when it comes to an open
and shut case like the SS Blue
Island Victory with its transpor
tation beef of last week — we
can't get any action. The WSA
White, went out as chief slave
driver. I am sure that there will
be no disputed overtime when
she pays off at the end of the
voyage.
Information for all the P&O
stiffs: There is a rumor that the
company is going to revive ship
ping again, with one passenger
from here to Havana, one from
Miami and a passenger car ferry
from Key West to Havana. Won't
that be a day for the bean pick
ers?
I was sitting in the hall the
other day, wondering where I
was going to get enough men to
crew these ships up, when some
one came in and asked how ship
ping was and, by George, the old
cock of the walk. Sonny Sim
mons, came in. First thing that
he wanted to know was how are
all the squabs, and where were
they now. I gave him a telephone
list about two feet long, and now
I don't supppse that I will see
him for a week or so.
still won't discuss the beef. But
the crew feels they're getting a
raw deal and are beefing for
some quick action. They've got
rights and this transportation
money is right—especially when
"licensed" -personnel are given
the thing the unlicensed men are
asking for. Discrimination is a
thing of the past and the union's
job is to keep it there. New Or
leans is batting for a home run.
TWO NEW SHIPS TO
BE CREWED SOON
By D. STONE
GALVESTON—The 16th and
17th we will crew up two new
ships for Waterman, the M. S.
Cable I. out of the Houston yard
and the Blackwall Hitch out of
the Beaumont yard. These vessels
are Cl-M-AVl Diesel type vessel.
We also have two Victory ships
in the Galveston yard being con
verted and these should be ready
in the next two or three weeks
and calling for crews.
This past week shipping has
been very slow. We have now
over a hundred men on the beach
here. The draft board recently
has been grabbing off some of our
members who have stayed ashore
too long. Five of the local boys
just last week received their preinduction .notices. All five of them
are now aboard ship and I doubt
very much if any of thme will
again over stay their leave.
thing in the way of a petition.
A word of thanks is in order
to the crews of the ships that
have been in this port recently,
for their cooperation in keeping
the proper manning scale.
Brother Dickey and myself
had two good beefs from a Miss
issippi ship involving high slop
chest prices and the breaking of
the 2nd Cook and Butcher down
to Messboy. The slop chest beef
is getting fairly common and
needs cracking down on. In this
case the crew were refunded $43
in overcharges.
The other beef was certainly a
raw deal. Our man was shipped
as 2nd Cook and Baker, but when
he got to the ship the captain
said what he wanted was a 2nd
Cook and Butcher. The man told
the captain he was no butcher,
but the captain told him to sign
on anyway and it would work out
okay.
However, when they got to sea
the Steward broke this man to
Messman because he had a man
that was a much better butcherThen when the ship got back to
Norfolk the Coast Guard put the
man up on charges of incompe
tence as a butcher and they took
his papers for three months.
The case is being appealed and
we shall push it as much as we
can, and show them they can't
do just as they please. This sort
of thing is the limit, and shows
we have good reason for not
wanting those people to have
anything to do with us in peace
time.
Shipowners'
Love Song
Curran is a friend of mine:
He will do it any time.
For a nickle or a dime;
Fifteen cents for overtime.
Psyco-Sawbones Hold Up
Shipping To Stow Grub
By JOHN MOGAN
BOSTON—Shipping and busi
ness is slow. We have had several
payoffs in Searsport and Port
land, Maine. This coming week
will be much better from reports.
Several ships will hit this port
within four days as of this writ
ing.
We are having the same old
trouble with the WSA psychodoctors here in Boston and at
least two ships have been delayed
due to their actions. There are
two of these misfits here in Bos
ton and when the clock strikes
twelve (mealtime), they both
walk out for chow and leave the
joint (it's rather crummy and
dirty) in charge of an office girl.
Consequently all shipping stops
from twelve to one.
The NMU has given a story to
the Boston Globe stating that the
bonus is being cut 33 1/3 per
cent. By their statements it is
obvious that they have been col
laborating with the WSA in re
ducing the take home money of
the seamen.
Incidentally,
several
NMU
members scabbed in our recent
tiff with the WSA over a proper
manning scale for the Stewards'
Dept. on converted troop carriers^
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WASHINGTON (LPA)—Labor that they would be offered if the their anti-union campaigns. Since' ?
leaders this week saw a good proposed law ever comes to the the right of employes to organize
AKRON RUBBER WORKERS STRIKE
chance that the notorious union- floor of either the Senate or is a fundamental right, any en
jHjsting B2H .Bill, authored by Kcuse. However, it was pci:
croachments upon liiis right does
Senators Burton, Ball and Hatch, out that after hearing testimony violence to the concept of a free
may never reach the Senate floor of representatives of labor and trade union movement. The right
intact. The legislation, designed liberal groups the Senate Educa to strike will be curtailed," he
to create a new Federal Indus tion and Labor Committee may concluded, "in that this measure
trial Relations Act but denounced report out a greatly modified bill. encompasses compulsory arbitra
by all sections of organized labor There is a possibility even that tion. This measure sets up a com
as a bill to enslave and strait- the committee would refuse to plicated set of machinery which
jacket unions, has been sent to report it out.
will be resorted to for the pur
the Senate Education and Labor "One thing is fairly certain," pose of interfering with and de
Committee.
declared one Congressman. "That laying the processes of collective
Chairman of the conunittee, bill is going to find damn tough bargaining."
w^hich is known as the nearest sledding in the Senate Commit Donald R. Richberg, real au
thing to a pro-labor committee in tee. Remember it was that com thor of the B2H biU, made head
the Senate, is James Murray (D, mittee that turned up the mul lines when he offered to debate
Mont.) author of the full employ titude of civil liberties violations the presidents of the AFL, CIO
ment bill. No amendments have and the detaUs of how anti-union and UMW and forfeit $1000 to the
yet been offered to take away the employers hired
professional Red Cross if he was not judged
bill's more pernicious provisions strike breakers and built up ar a winner by "impartial judges.
but labor leaders were confldent senals to shoot down their own The challenge, branded as "cheap
publicity" by one labor leader,
workers."
was
not. answered and expecta
New NLRB Chief
He predicted, however, that
tions
were that it would not be.
B2H would probably not reach
CIO,
AFL
and UMW officials will
even a conunittee hearing before
undoubtedly
give their view
September or October. Its only
supporters outside of Congress, so points at the Senate committee
far have been the reactionary hearings.
newspapers and columnists. Westbrook Pegler who has long sought
the destruction of the Wagner
Act and the Nat'l Labor Relations
Board contended that the intro
duction of the B2H bill proves
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
his contentions up to the hilt be
cause B2H would undermine the There was very little shipping
Act and the NLRB. In addition in Savannah last week. Only
AU rubber production stopped in Akron, Ohio when members
it would practically outlaw the pleven men in all three depart
closed and union shop and make ments. We now have a shipping of United"Rubber Workers (CIO) struck the Goodyear and Firestone
it almost impossible for a union list with mostly ABs and Oilers plants and the remaining two tire companies closed for repairs,
as we had before our recent ship Goodyear workers expressed willingness to return to work after
to caU a strike.
ping spree. We did not have
The Workers Defense League enough full book members, how Navy seizures of the plant. Here workers picket ttop) Goodyear,
and (bottom) Firestone plants.
(Federated Pictures)
Paul M. Herzog, appointed by last week joined other liberal or ever, to form a quorum.
President Truman to head the ganizations in condemning the I spent a good deal of time on
National Labor Relations Board, bill as a threat to the existence of the various ships in port straight
was sworn in on the same day the trade unions and the democratic ening out small beefs and I also
NLRB celebrated its 10th birth way of life. The WDL's national had a few which were sent from
day. A former chairman of the counsel. Max Delson, said that other ports to be straightened out
New York State Labor Board, the legislation is "a definite threat with the South Atlantic. After
Herzog at 39, heads into the to the organized labor movement squaring these away I asked
stormy reconversion and postwar in the U. S." He asserted that "if them to supply me with a list of
WASHINGTON (LPA) — For were considered sound for the
battles between the CIO and AFL it is enacted into law it wiU not unclaimed wages and they agreed
the
first time since 1881 the AFL holding of our convention.**' Sec
on jurisdictional issues the NLRB only impair the functioning of to send it out as soon as possible.
tions of the AFL laws and con
has never before had to confront. the Nat'l Labor Relations Act, but Our Assistant Secretary Treas may not hold its annual conveU' stitution provide that conventions
But almost all organized labor will afford recalcitrant employers urer asked me to get this list so tion. President Green has advised shall be held annually and that
approved his appointment. (LPA) the opportunity of intensifying
that he can complete his records. all AFL affiliates that the Office officers must be elected by deleBrother Peteiman is still in of Defense Transportation "re ^tes in attendance at conven
the hospital and last week Rubin jected the application filed by the tions were presented. Probably
IN 10 VEARS
Hubbard, who makes more noise officers of the AFL to hold the the council will re-elect Green
65th annual convention of the and its other officers to carry on
in the Savnanah Hall than the
the administration until a con
combined membership, fractured AFL next October."
HAS HELD 2R000 ELECTIONS
ODT's travel ban has prevent vention is possible.
his leg while skating. We're not
sure how long he'll be there but ed practically all unions from
Two results of the convention
hope he will be out soon. The holding national conventions in ban on the AFL are the possibil
nurses in the hospital will have volving more than 50 out-of-town ity that it may keep the United
their hands full while he is there delegates. The August meeting of Mine Workers out and the Int'l
because nothing short of two the AFL exexcutive council in Ass'n of Machinists in. Prediction
broken legs can keep this boy in Chicago wiU consider what to do has been that the convention
place for more than five minutes. about the postponement of the would create a new executive
There is no sign of anything convention and such questions as council position for John L. Lewis
new coming in at present but we the election of officers.
who has insisted on that as a pre
hope to have a few more ships Green declared that ODT was requisite for the reaffiliation of
given "facts and reasons which the 400,000 UMN members. The
before this gets to press.
lAM, with 600,000, has threatened, m
to withdraw from the AFL be^
cause of the executive council's
failure to settle a long-standing
MONTREAL, July 1 — Harbor sengers form the outer wall of jurisdictional fight to the lAM'fi
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workers got a look at something the big stack. Even the wireless satisfaction.
shack,
chart
rooms,
and
other
new in cargo liners this week
with the arrival of the 15,000 ton auxiliary cabins are all complete
distance due to their brilliant col
LampOTt & Holt ship Defoe m ly housed in the smokestack.
from Liverpool and Belfast on The Defoe carries the very lat ors. Her builders have also looJcest type of lifesaving gear. Her ed after the safety of^the crew
her maiden voyage.
Less than three weeks out of lifeboats are unsinkable, are by making it possible to turn off
the shipyard of Harland-Wolfe, equipped with special wireless the ship's engines without going
Belfast, the Defoe is the first ship sets with a range of 600 miles, below. Whoever happens to be
passing along the main corridor if
to aiq?ear in port with her navi and with nu»tor£
gating bridge, living accconmoda- The Defoe's crew is also equip the ship is hit by bombs or tor
tion and dining room all inside ped 'With apedal lifiejackets pedoes merely moves a lever and
the big streamlined smcficestaek. which, should the crew be forced the motors immediately come to y < J
Her entire cabin space for 24 pas into the sea, can be seen for some a stop.
SAVANNAH SHIPPING
HITS A LULL
AFL's 65th Convention
Blocked By TravelBan
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Novel Ship In Montreal
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Wald, Leon Y
Walker, Alton B
Walker, Elmer R
Walker, G
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Walker, Gus
Walker, H. T
Walker, John E
Walker, Thomas D
Wallace, Elmer L
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Wallace, Harvey E
Waller, Edward E
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Walls, Edward
Walowitz, Harry
Walsh, J
Walter, William F
WannaU, William E., Jr. ...
Ward, Admiral D
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Ward, E. W
Ward, Willis
Warner, William S
Warup, Charles P
Warren, Paul
Warren, William
Washington, Wilfred
Wasteney, Richard
Waters, Eugene
Waters, William V
Watkins, Edward W
Watkins, Wayne W
Watson, A
Watson, A. L
Watson, F. M
Watson, John J
Watson, James L
Watson, Tellis L
Wayson, John W
,
Weathersby, John E
Weaver, J. W
Webb, John R
Webbs, John R
Weber, Charles
Weber, Carl F
Weber, John C
Weber, Charles E
Weber, M. E
Webster, William P
Wedge, Primus L
Weickgenannt, Albert
Weigand, J
Weinker, William J
Weinreich, Frederick O. ....
Weiss,. Harold
Welch, Francis J
Welch, Joseph
Unclaimed Wages
Mississippi Steamship Company
14.10
17.72
15.10
2.79
23.78
.98 Welsch, Joseph
63.39 Williams, Alfred C
4.69 Wendel, George R
.04 Williams, Arthur L
1.42 Wendell, A
26.67 Williams, Charles
3.96 Werhan, George J.
7.34 Williams, Clarence
98.75 Wery, Edgar J
6.00 Williams, Enos E
2.23 Wessels, L. E
21.16 Williams, George G
24.98 Weseltier, Richard
82.36 Williams, George R
2.00 West, Howard E
7.82 Williams, J
5.02 West, Lewis F
2.96 Williams, John L
143.17 West, Norman
2.84 Williams, Lindsey
2.80 Westhoff, Robert
9.72 Williams, Ralph L
.71 Weston, B. A
9.72 Williams, O
21.46 Wheaton, Alexander
.74 Williams, ThdS. R.
10.72 Wheeler, Fredric A
82.04 Williams, Wilbert
4.32 Wheeler, George M
2.32 Williams, William J
.39 Wheeler, George
5.65 Williamson, Samuel W.
3.71 Wheran, G
.59 Williamson, W. P
1.05 Whitaker, Lane E
9.86 Williamson, William
.87 White, Amos L
13.40 Williford, J. E
2.11 White, Charles C
42.18 Willik, Mikal .'.
.74 White, F. J
1.20 Willis, George B
.99 White, F. S
'7.51 Willis, .Gordon L
.80 White, George A
5.69 Willis, J
2.64 White, Herbert
98.75 Williston, Joseph V
3.77 White, John E
5.92 Wilma, Raymond
3.52 White, Louis M
19.51 Wilson, Bena E
1.98 White, Paul B
38.39 Wilson, Bennie
11.63 White, Robert
61.68 Wilson, Ernest L
2.23 Whited, Elmer W
5.72 Wilson, Harry P
.69 Whitney, Chas. J
.01 Wilson, John Banker
20.09 Whitney, Ivan
3.40 Wilsop, John H
71.41 Whittier, C. .57 Wilson, John' M
8.89 Whiltier, W. E
3.00 Wilson, John W.
70.39 Whitting, C. H
13.03 Wilson, Melvin
4.27 Whittington, Clyde W., Jr.
.79 Wilson, O. H
1.63 Wibbleman, Roy L
20.38 Wilson, Robert C
.99 Wickstaud, E
.99 Wing, L. S
15.75 Wiegand, J. A
17.80 Winnick, Anthony, Jr
2.54 Wify, L
... 1.65 Winter, Henry M
65.58 Wiggins, Gerald W
9.10 Wipe, Max
39.59 Wiggins, Willie O
2.23 Wittkope, Ernest D
.74 Wilborn, C. J
6.67 Wittlesberger, W
16,36 Wilce, H
3.00 Wolff, Justin T
16.93 Wilcox, R. W
22.52 Wolfe, John R
;
15.82 Wilce, Horace D
1.98 Wolf, Moffett L
11.47 Wilde, Guenton
5.69 Wolford, Woodrow
11.84 Wilder, R
2.47 Wolinski, Theodore
1.42 Wilder, Roy
2.51 Woo l, Leland L
11.36 Wilding, Emil L
28.00 Wood, P. E.
1.48 Wilkins, C. T
3.80 Wood, R
23.25 Wood, William E
Wilkins, Oliver G
114.59 Woodby, Dewey
Wilkerson, Walter J
13.97 Woodall, George M
Wilkinson, Winston P.2.89 Wood, Carl F
Will, John
PACIFIC TANKERS
15.84 Woodly, Edward S
Willey, Virgil W
MONEY DUE
The following men have over
time coming to them: Snyder 71
hrs; A. Satbal, 46 hrs; Reynolds,
46 hrs. Write to Pacific Tankers,
Inc., 433 California St., San Fran
cisco 4, Calif.
^
&
SB JOHN BLAIR
Ray .Rife, who paid off in Bos
ton, hf ^ three hours due. Collect
at Ca!.ri^r, 44 Whitehall St., New
York City.
X % %
SS T. BROWN
C. Tinney has 8 hours and %
day's pay of galley man coming.
W. Repsher has three days' pay
due for doing sick man's work
Collect at Mississippi, 17 Battery
PI., New York City.
. X X X
SS COCHRANE
R. Riley, Oiler, has $3.65 due
him. See Patrolmen Algina or
Volpian on 5th floor of the New
York haU.
11.17
5.94
2.88
14.53
.99
2.08
5.13
.50
8.06
32.46
3.57
2.84
11.81
13.06
1.33
.... 17.30
12.47
4.90
2.23
6.40
5.94
2.13
14.17
' 3.13
14.82
2.82
6.65
.. 7.19
17.10
61.62
2.11
4.98
5.46
2.17
.. 10.00
.. 7.11
145.49
8.53
29.12
17.79
5.25
.23
3.40
.35
.. 26.46
1.90
30.59
36.89
5.69
2.75
3.55
1.50
2.64
12.56
13.60
BAGGAGE AT NEW YORK
The following men have old
baggage in the New York check
room. Pick it up.
R. Beach, L. Cobb, O. Emberg,
W. Hogan, E. E. Bailey, C- H.
Toler, L. Carey, W. E. Girard, J.
Hart, P. Craw, E. Crowey, F. Nitchell, Coloors, W. Foley, A. Banis.
D. Laine, McDonald, A. E.
Brandstake, J. P. FuUen, J.
Dougherty, L. H. Thorp, Tyler, L.
M. Enright, C. E. Halgrow, V.
Lopez, V. Walrath, H. Mallony, R.
Cunningham, A. Coti, J. Doris, C.
Glovier, O. Soranson, H. E. Meisling, R. Tharp, Richardson, H.
West, G. Braden, N. O'Loughlin.
N. Stern, R. Mason, young, R.
May, Whidden, J. Bugyi, W. B.
Jones, W. A. Morse, A. R. Phaneuf, R. W. Foster, E. Janeway, E.
Manni, 'B. R. DeForrest, J. Fan-
cutt, E. L. Penn, S. Wise, P. Barrello, I. Veney, J. J. Williams, G.
L. Scognomiglio, W. F. FuUbright,
F. P. Schwerdt, Gardeneo, D. L.
Delarie, F. La we, S. W. Johnson,
Nagle, A. Zavacky, J. W. Jame
son, A. Thurston.
Packages are in the baggage
room for the following:
James R. Tucker, Robert Burns,
.Chas. T. Gaskins, Fred H. Riedel,
James E. VanSant, C. B. Pack,
Jr., Joseph Joseph, Richard K.
Boyler, T. J. Weber, M. E. Me
dina, John A. Ruhley, Claude A.
Ray, Wm. Morris, Sam C. Trager,
and Edward M. Brown.
An influx of draft classification
cards are coming in to the bag
gage room — if you haven't re
ceived yours directed to this ad
dress, please check.
Woods, Herbert
Woods, Richard N?
Woods, Richard
Woods, Thomas
Woodward, Rufus
Woolf, Max S
Woollard, John R
Workman, Charles H
Worrel, Clarence T
Worth
Wread, J. M
Wright, Arthur
Wright, Geo. W
Wright, Glen Dale
Wright, John
Wright, Robert Burton
Wright, Swayne
Wuartz, Clifford T
Wunsch, A. F
Zanco, John
Zaniewski, Walter
Zastrow, Robert W
Zanrowski, Harry
Zavrowski, H.
Zelenske, Edward P
Zelligs, Mendel
Ziereis, John A
Zierio, J. A
Zimmerman, John 0
Zook, Donald Milton
Zurich, Stephen
Zvnda, Vincent W
Zwicke, Stanley F
Zydel, Stanislaus H
Zynda, Vincent W
4.74
18.72
2.00
11.85
8.53
15.64
4.22
3.38
18.18
3.16
2.23
7.10
4.27
36
26.14
23
1.07 Abston, M
2.80 Abston, Max A
60 Ahearn, T. F
Allen, B. L
Anderson,
E. J
7.69
Xidias, Dimitrios
Arnold, Earl W
Auburn, Donald E
Yadanza, Peter A
15.00 Aumann, C. B
Yadaya, Peter
9.75
Yantz, Robert J
5.69
Yarborough, Henry
3.28 Bakkerod, Bertran
Ballard, E. A
Yarick, James W
1.98
Barnes, J. V
YeUin, Sidney
6.95
Beiter, F. C
Yenna, Lucas L
42
Bell, Chas. O
Yeoman, S
45.34
Benson, E. L., Jr
Yettaw, Cecil LL
5.07
Bergstad, Sigurd
Yorio, Dominick
1.48
Birch, Oscar
Young, Emil
9.85
Blair, Paul
Young, Harry M
5.64
Boddeau, R
Young, Herbert
2.40
Bohn, Wilbur J
Young, Jas. M
8.56 Bowden, Jay C
Young, Wm. F
4.50
Bowman, M. H
Youngberg, Lawrence A. .. 6.11 Breedin, Newton
Youngblood, William F
11.38 Brett, Stanley T
Yuknis, Alton J
99 Brockman, Wm
04
24.15
4.98
.20
8.89
9.04
3.33
2.06
82
114.71
1.07
1.88
2.38
10.59
8.53
1.87
Waterman
SS Corp.
$ 1.80
16.83
12.06
12.06
3.39
7.23
10.24
12.06
25.15
17.90
29.55
25.91
9.02
4.70
65.40
36.97
59.01
10.55
5.63
5.75
2.68
12.23
17.90
1.37
17.90
12.06
1.37
8.26
12.06
Brown, W. J
Bullock, John
Zacala, Loyola J
5.36
Burman, V. M
Zaeicski, Mike
17.77
Bur, John Z
Zahari, Z
14.00
Burns, N
Zalesky, Joseph
8.53
Zane, Victor
2.13
Cantor, T
2.13
Casey, Soloman
4.22
Candell, Don D
13.56
Coulia, E
12.06
ALFONS SHINKUS
Chadez, C
12.06
2.30
Who joined the SIX! in Wil Chavez, J
39.92
mington, your books are ready CCook, Lawrence D
for you. Call for them at the 6th
floor of the New York hall.
S/U HALLS
XXX
SS PHINIAS BANNING
NEW YORK
51 Beaver St.
BOSTON
330 AtlanUc Ave.
Will any of the former mem BALTIMORE
14 North Gajr St.
bers of the crew who were on PHOADELPHIA
6 North 6th St.
25 Commercial PL
that vessel in July, 1944, when NORFOLK
339 Chartres St.
Joe B. Walton was lost at sea, NEW ORLEANS
CHARLESTON
68 Society St.
please communicate with Sol C. SAVANNAH
.... 220 East Bay St.
Berenholtz, 1102 Court Square TAMPA
842 Zaik St.
Bldg., Baltimore 2, Maryland, as JACKSONVILLE
920 Main St.
7 St. Michael St.
promptly as possible. He repre MOBILE
SAN
JUAN,
P.
R.
48
Ponce de Leon
sents the widow and surviving
GALVESTON
305 H 22nd St.
infant child.
HOUSTON
6605 Canal SL
RICHMOND, Calif
257 5th St.
XXX
SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St.
SS PIERCE BUTLER
SEATTLE
86 Senecr St,
111 W. Bumside St.
Will any of the former mem PORTLAND
440 Ayalon Blvd.
bers of the crew who were on WILMINGTON
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St.
this vessel in November, 1942, BUFFALO
10 Exchaat* St
when she was sunk by enemy ac CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Av».
tion, at which time Felix Gtiffin SO. CHICAGO .. 9187 So. Houston Ave.
was injured, please communicate CLEVELAND ;... 1014 E. St. Clalr St.
1038 Third St.
with Sol C. Berenholtz, 1102 DETROIT
DULUTH
831 W. Michifan St.
Court Square Bldg., Baltimore 2, VICTORIA. B. C
602 Boughton St.
Md., as promptly as possible.
VANCOUVER, B. C., 144 W. Hast^ga St.
PERSONALS
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FIGHTING COLIN KELLY
NMU MARCHES PHONY PICKET-LINE TO COVER PAST BONUS SELL OUTS
MERCHANT MARINE INCLUSION IN GI BILL IS BACKED
SLAVE LABOR
TRIBUTE
THE DELEGATES SCHOOL
OBERVER FINDS NMU CONVENTION FAR FROM DEMOCRATICALLY RUN
PAPERS RETURNED
SHIP CASUALTIES IN THE ATLANTIC
FRENCH, SWEDISH SEAMEN MAKE GAINS, PREPARE FOR NEW FIGHTS
WARNS OF RACKET IN SEABOAT
SLAVE BILL MAY TAKE A BEATING
SAVANNAH SHIPPING HITS A LULL
AFL'S 65TH CONVENTION BLOCKED BY TRAVEL BAN
NOVEL SHIP IN MONTREAL
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JULY 6, 1945
Strike Scare
Product Of
Headlines
WASHINGTON (LPA)—News
papers have made a "Roman holi
day" out of a flareup of work
stoppages during the past few
weeks. Many of them have seized
upon the brief rise in strikes as
arguments for enactment of the
vicious Ball-Burton-Hatch antilabor bill or other repressive leg
islation.
Actually, however, even with
the utmost scouring and scratch
ing, the newspapers were unable
to add up more than 100,00 work
ers idle during the peak of the
stoppages. That's less than 2/10
of 1% of the 52,000,000 workers
on the job during that period.
By last weekend, that figure
had taken a nosedive, and strik
ers were back on the job in near
ly a?l the major
' Biggest of the controversies—
that involving jurisdictional dif
ference between the AFL Build
ing Trades unions and the UAWCIO over reconversion construc
tion in Detroit area automobile
plants—was settled, at least tem
porarily, by leaders of the rival
organizations.
The settlement was worked out
at a series of conferences held by
AFL and UAW officials in the of(Cotitinned on Page 10)
SS Canada Victory
Sunk By Suicide Jap
WASHINGTON—The SUP
ship. Canada Victory, was
sunk by a Japanese suicide
pilot while carrying a war
cargo to Okinawa. WSA re
ported. Although the vessel
sank within a few minutes
after the bomb of the attack
ing plane crashed into the
No. 5 hold all of the merchant
crew save one and the entire
Navy armed guard were res
cued.
Skipper Makes
Periodic Trips
To Coast Guard
You've heard about the pitch
er that went to the well once too
often. Here's one about a skipper
who ;one.-cWuwdH make one trip
,too; many before the Coast Guaf^
His name is Howard McLean,
of the Albert S. Burleson, Amer
ican Range Line, and he is about
to be brought up on charges for
the third time.
Skipper McLean is—or so he
fancies himself — a rough, tough
master of the old school, a regu
lar Charles Laughton sort of Cap
tain Bligh. To give him his due
he doesn't draw tlie line between
(Continued on Page f)
No. 27
NEW SHIP BILL BEFORE HOUSE;
SlU DENOUNCED CLAUSES OUT
* WASHINGTON, D. C.—A new j amount for which the Commis
ship disposal bill was reported sion determines similar tonnage
favorably to the House this week could have been built under nor
mal conditions on or about Jan.
by the Committee on Merchant 1, 1945.
BUFFALO (LPA)—AFL Cen Marine and Fisheries. The new Sales to foreigners of vessels of
tral Labor Unions and their af bill, titled HR 3606, eliminated the tanker and "C" types would
many of the bad features con
filiates are becoming increasingly tained in HR 1425, features which be held up for a reasonable time
incensed at the failure of the the SIU has consistently opposed. after the cessation of hostilities,
which time the bill defines as six
War Dep't to repatriate Axis pris
For instance, foreign operators months. During that period these
oners of war whose employment are no longer given the inside ships must have been available
in several sections of the country track in the post war race to ob for sale or charter to citizens of
is threatening to undermine tain excess American tormage the United States and it must be
owned by the USA. And "C" shown that no responsible offer
union wage standards.
ships
will not be sold to other by such a citizen to purchase or
Latest to join the growing de
than
American
operators until 6 charter was made within that
mand that German and Italian
months
after
the
war and all SIU time. This limitation would indi
prisoners be returned to their
contracted
lines
have an oppor cate that Liberty ships, except
home lands is the Buffalo Federa
tunity
to
bid
for
them. The new bulk dry-cargo, may be sold to
tion of Labor. "Officials in charge
bill
eases
the
way
for SIU opera foreigners at any time after
of war prisoners," the Federation
tors
to
build
a
large
post war enactment of the bill. A qualifi
said in a resolution, "may have
fieet.
It
was.
toward
this
end that cation of the provision for sale of
a batter job'and inay b^e'f ecdiViiig
the
SIU
appeared
in
Washington
"C"type vessels to foreigners is
higher-salaries tl^n they can se
this
spring
and
testified
before
contained in the bill, which pro
cure in civilian life, together with
the
Committee
in.
opposition
to
vides that not to exceed five ves
the possibility of conspiracy on
HR
1425.
sels
of such types actually under
the part of unscrupulous employ
charter
to non-citizens for at least
Provision
for
the
consideration
ers who would not hesitate to re
one
year
prior to the date of
of
prewar
foreign
construction
duce the wages of the American
enactment
of the bill, at not less
cost
in
determining
sales
prices
worker." The AFL group de
manded that the POWs
re of vessels is omitted from the new than the statutory sales price.
turned to Europe at the earliest measure. This bill would base all The measure permits charters of
possible moment "and for the prices upon a prewar domestic war-built ships by citizens of the
time they do remain here they be cost determined in accordance United States, but makes no pro
prohibited from competing in any with a formula established by the vision for chartering to foreignr
manner with American workers." measure. That cost could be an ers.
UNIONS GET ANGRY
AT USE OF POW
PLANNING FOR UNION EDUCATION
The Ships: Delegates School goes to the rank and file for advice and suggestions before swinging
into action. These men have all been at one time or another ships delegates, and the union is draw
ing upon their experience in shaping up plans for the' establishment of a union school to educate
the membership on contracts, parliamentary law. labor history, etc. Details of the plan will be re
leased in the near future. Seated around the desk, from left to right, they are G. Brundage. FWT;
George Novick, Assistant Editor of the LOG; Fred England. Jr. Engineer; Whitey Lewis, Deck En
gineer; Joe Algina, New York Patrolman, and Harry Simmons. OS.
Old Timers Needed
In Organizing Drive
With the Isthmian drive well
under way, the Seafarers Inter
national Union called this week
upon the veteran SIU men with
plenty of experience to lend a
hand and help get the organizing
drive into high gear.
Thus far, according to the or
ganizers, it has been the younger
members who have been doing
the work of contacting the Isth
mian seamen and convincing
them to sign SIU pledge cards.
While they have been having
some success, what is needed, it
was pointed out, are the oldtimers who gained invaluable expe
rience in the formative days of
the union. They must do their
share of the work.
"To organize a big outfit like
Isthmian," said New York Agent
Paul Hall, "requires plenty of
hard work, mixed with the savvy
that comes only with experience.
Our big need now is for the oldtimers who have been through
the mill and who know what
unionism means. They can sell
the SIU to the Isthmian men, be
cause they know from first hand
knowledge, from the pre-union
days, what it meant to work on
unorganized ships," .
Wishful thinking, it was stress
ed, and the knowledge that the
Seafarers has the best conditions
of any maritime union, will not
get pledge cards for a showdown
before the National Labor Rela
tions Board. A job of convincing
remains to be done, and the best
convincer is the one who knows,
from experience, what he is talk
ing about.
Isthmian is one of the largest
potential operators of freighters
in the postwar period, and the
union which signs it to a contract
will be in a position to dominate
the waterfront.
So aU you oldtimers who did
such a good job in lining up the
Gulf and the Atlantic Coast, there
is a job waiting lor- you. Come
into the SIU hall and speak to
the Agent or the organizers.
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THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. July 6. 1945
LOG
SEAFARERS LOG
Published Weekly by the
SEAF4RERS 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
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HARRY LUNDEBERG
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President
(0$ Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK -
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- Secy-Treas,
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York Qty
MATTHEW DUSHANE -
- - Washington Rap.
424 Sth Street, N. W., AH^ashington, D. C.
Entry As Second Class Matter Pending
2«7
Legalizing Oppression
Three United States Senators—^Hatch, Ball and Bur
ton—have introduced a new Federal Labor Relations Bill
to take the place of existing labor laws. This bill, if passed,
will put upon the American workers the shackles they have
fought lor four years to remove from the people of Europe.
Drafted largely by corporation lawyers, headed by
Donald Richberg, former Washington bureaucrat who
made his beginnings as a labor lawyer, and financed by
Samuel S. Pels, wealthy industrialist, the bill has been called
"the most elaborate straitjacket for labor ever put up to
Congress."
FORE 'n AFT
And
Worse
During the 18 months it took to draft the bill, the
work went on in the greatest secrecy. Not once was any
X %
reprssentative of labor called in for advice or consulted
about its provisions, and the finished product shows it. All
of labor — AFL, CIO, the RaUroad Brotherhoods, the
think that I shall never see
United Mine Workers, and other independent unionsL ship worse thsui a Liberty.
have united in opposition to this proposed legislation.
Liberties
A ship with lines resemblin'
By BUNKER
-
Brother Harry Cohen, Oiler,
who has been riding Liberties
and C-2s on the west coast for
the past two years and who has
seen action in several far east
campaigns .made his first Atlan
tic trip this spring on a Water
man rust bucket. After a big
time ashore with the girls in
Swansea, Harry decided that he
had been wasting his time in the
Pacific.
^—-3
O—
4-1-.
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P
The AFL has declared its intention of fighting the bill A mud scow fashioned by a
gremlin.
with all its strength. In a preliminary anlysis of this 5 5 page
document, President William Green disclosed these basically A ship that doesn't run, but trots,
A ship that trembles doing two "In two years out in the palm
objectionable features:
and sand country I saw exactly
knots.
two grass skirts," he'says. "And
The bill proposes compulsory arbitration, a restriction A ship whose engine works
what was inside of them? A
upon their freedom that the American workers can never With noisy grunts and mighty
couple of marines saving wear
jerks.
accept. Compulsory arbitration has been fought since the
and tear on their uniforms."
, earliest days as the first step toward industrial slavery. La A ship that will always roll etnd
if % if
bor will not give up this fight now.
toss.
Trying to show you thai it is boss.
Brother
Harold
Rohris
and
the first-trip mess boy who claimed three hours overtime for bringing up a can of peaches from the
dry stores. And then there is the
famous messman who came into
port several weeks ago claiming
overtime for plugging in the
messroom fan. Since he was rid
ing a C-2, he figured it was elec
trician's work.
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XXX
IT.;
The Alcoa Prospector, which
paid off in this port recently, ar
rived home after two years
aboard with only one man aboard
out of the original crew. Sole
crewman of the gang that took
her out in '43 was Chief Cook
McCasnts.
After the Prospector was tor
Under the pretence of revising the National Labor
Jim Lamb were in the hall the pedoed in the Indian Ocean and
Relations Act to make it more equitable, it would make With quarters that are loo damn other day, reporting a hungry towed in, for repairs, McCasnts
small.
trip to Antwerpt on the Bull stood by the ship until it was
that law an instrument of labor oppression.
Most all ships will try to pleeuw
Line's Cape Nome. The mate, obvious she would be there for a
It would prohibit labor and management from enter But only fools sail Liberties.
they said, was such a hard work long time. Long after the rest of
er
that he was out on deck every the boys had gone, McCasnts also
ing into voluntary closed shop agreements, except under
*
—FRANK HOLLAND,
morning
before eight bells. Slush shipped out on a homeward
an unworkable percentage basis.
Dispitlcher, BaUimore
The bill would take from workers in small shops the
rights they now have under the Wagner Act.
These proposals would establish government regimenta
tion of labor in peaceful normal times—without the favor
ite excuse of a wartime emergency—to such a degree that
would seriously undermine free collective bargaining.
We have continually warned labor that the operators
would use any means at their disposal to maintain the high
exorbitant profits they are now making through the war.
This is the first major step in this direction. If labor
permits these shackles to be put on it, even more reaction
ary measurp will be introduced to emasculate its liberties.
" The bill must be defeated, and defeated decisively, or
we too will go, in our own American way, down the road
toward slavery and fascism.
A'''-
Critique On
The Peiitiealization
Of A Trade Union
The trouble with
The Curran Cxew:
They reprecsnt
The GPU.
ing down, painting and splicing
were his favorite occupations.
Several of the Cape Nome crew
picked up a new fad in Antwerp
and came back sporting ear rings.
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if
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.^Uec Anderson, AB on the
Jose Marti, is also back from a
run to Antwerp. Anderson re
calls the good old days when an
American dollar would buy a big
evening along the water front in
Hamburg or Antwerp and an ex
tra four bits would get a com
plete tattoo job in three colors.
bounder. But when he was only
three days at sea he got torpe
doed again, after which, he de
cided he might as well go back
on the Prospector. He waited a
long time, but she finally brought
him home.
XXX
Two RMO boys who were sent
down to the Claymont Victory
when the crew on that ship re
fused to sign on, became interest
ed in the beef and talked to the
delegates. After learning the rea
if if X
sons for the militant action here '
Pat Dowling, Steward on the they both came up to Beaver
Matawaska Victory, tells about Street for trip cards.
�THE SEAFARERS LOG
Friday. July 0. 1945
Page Three '
SIU Man Returns To NX After
26 Long Months in Nazi Prison
By PAUL HALL
—AND STILt GROWING
The 12 page Seafarers Log has met with comments of approval
from all of the membership. It seems to be the unanimous opinion
of the rank and file that increasing the Log to a larger size was a
very good idea. Plans are now being made to increase the Log even
larger than it is, to a 16 page paper.
Naturally there are several problems to be met before this is
possible, which are being dealt with now. Once these have been
settled the paper will be enlarged to 16 pages, as was recommended
by the SIU Educational Committee and approved by the membership.
In addition, with this issue, bundles of Logs will be mailed to
all SIU ships weekly.
By sending the Log to all SIU ships, our membership will be
kept informed of all the up to the minute happenings all along the
waterfront. In addition to receiving the Log on-board ship, the mem
bership should also make it their business to give or send their
mailing address to the librarian on the 3rd floor of the New York
Hall, so that the paper can be mailed to their home as well.
PROTECTING CREW'S GEAR
One of the things most destructive to union conditions is for
some "(irunken performer to disrupt ships' crews and destroy ships'
gear. We had a fine example of a disrupter of this sort in this port
recently. This fellow had been drunk and raising hell in every port
during the entire voyage. Then to top it all off he showed up drunk
as hell at the payoff.
Because of the confusion this man caused by destroying crew's
property and raising hell in general, the crew did not receive the
same representation that they were entitled to.
As a result of this, this man has been brought up on charges.
There is no question but that when a man of this type pulls a thing
of this "sort" he has no place in the SIU.
Thiy union had to fight hard for every condition that it has:
fresh milk—^refrigerators in crews' messhalls—white linen—and
many other things which were gotten one by one only after long,
tough battles with the operators.
The quickest way to lose these things is to have some drunken
bum abuse this gear or to destroy it, as was the case on this ship.
In all likelihood this guy will get what he deserves from the
trial committee when he appears for trial. It is the dUty of every
union man to protect the crew's gear. Not to do so plays into the
hands of the shipowners, because the shipowners always try to use
such isolated cases as an example of why not to give seamen better
conditions.
Let's do away with such performers for the good of our Union.
It was 10:17 p.m. on the night had to bail every day with their
of February 23, 1943. The Jona hands and caps to keep the boat
than Sturges, a Mississippi Lib afloat. "It was like being on a
erty, was rolling along in a home roller coaster," Joe recalls. "We
ward bound convoy when a tor bounced up and down for 41
pedo suddenly smashed into her days."
number two hold. Within a min On April 15th, when they were
ute a second torpedo tore into the about 200 miles off the coast of
fireroom, forward of the boilers. England, a German sub surfaced
As the convoy ploughed on, and came alongside. The sub's
leaving the Sturges to its fate, the commander, in perfect English,
old man ordered her abandoned ordered them aboard, as prison
and the crew took to the boats. ers.
Although the U-boat crew
And then, for more than a year,
the fate of this ship was a mys treated them well, giving the
tery of the sea, until word came^i'men a hot bath and good food,
from a German prison camp that Joe doesn't like to think of the
some of her crew had been cap six days spent on board. The sub
was trying to get back to France
tured.
What happened during that after a long trip and for six days,
eventful night and the two years with the prisoners cooped up be
that followed, was told the other low, they played hide and seek
day by brother Joseph Garrido, with British patrol planes and
who was repatriated after 26 surface craft. Several times depth
months in a German prison camp. charges were dropped too close
"I was in the motorboat with for comfort.
ten other men", Joe said. "The From Brest the seven surviv
next day vve picked up four more ors were hurried to Dulaj, a pris
on an overturned boat and short on camp near Bremen. Here they
ly later we saw the Steward all were interrogated one by one al
alone in a third boat. We divided most continually for twenty one
all hands between two boats and days. "They were mighty anxious
tried to stay together. But rough to find out, all about Liberties,"
weather separated us the next Joe says. "They wanted to know
night. We saw signals from the about their holds and double bot
other boat that night. She was toms. They got mad at me be
cause I didn't know."
never heard from again."
From Dulaj they were taken
They were soaked by heavy
seas on the second night and to a concentration camp 30 kilo
stayed wet for the remaining 39 metres from Bremen. Some sixty
American merchant seamen were
days.
"For two weeks," said Joe, "we housed here along with more
tried to buck easterly winds. And than 4,000 British merchant navy
although we were only about 400 men, captured since the start of
miles off the coast of Newfound the war by subs and raiders.
land, we had to turn around and
Except for a lack of meat and
sail east."
a monotonous diet of soup, tur
In doing that the survivors of nips, carrots, kraut and black
the Sturges accomplished one of bread, life wasn't so bad, accord
the longest small boat voyages of ing to brother Garrido. The
the war. Living on meager life American army and navy sent
boat rations and in almost con warm clothing and Red Cross
stant danger of swamping, they food packages came regularly
every week. The YMCA furnish
ed athletic equipment; with the
English teaching the Americans
soccer and the Yanks showing
the limeys how to play ball.
Five of the seven were repatri
ated during 1944. Last to leave
were brothers Garrido and Jo
seph Munjes of Brooklyn.
Highlight of his 26 months in
prison camp came in Marcl^
when a shipment of 13,000 cig
arettes, gift of the SIU, arrived
at the camp. ""Were we popular,"
says Joe. "The krauts would have
sold us the whole camp for those
cigarettes. And believe me, it
made a lot of friends for the SIU
among those other merchant sea
men."
Calling All Girls!
• By E. S. HIGDON
He can cook—^he can wash—^he
can sew—he's young and he's
single. Twenty years old, Bennie
Farmer is the youngest seaman
to receive his endorsement as a
Steward and he's already had
that rating for fourteen months.
Bennie, who has the perfect
prerequisites for a husband, says
he learned to cook when he was
twelve or thirteen in his father's
hotel in Brandon, Mississippi, and
now he can flip off the fanciest
dish as easily as he can snap his
fingers.
. The only thing his cuisine lacks
is the touch of technique neces
sary for French pancakes. His
crew laments the fact, but still
waits around to get a ship with
"Red".
Right now in New Orleans,
Red's pals who like to pet their
stomachs are waiting for a berth
with "their" Steward.
Bennie has been a member of
the SIU for three years—has been ,
in all the major battle zones and
is ready to go again.
OUT FROM UNDER THE NAZFS HEEL
THE BEST YET - WITH PICTURES
The latest book put out by the Educaitonal department for use
in the organizational drive is just coming off the press now.
Called "This is the SIU", this book is aimed primarily at letting
the unorganized seamen know just what the SIU is and how it
operates. The book should be very effective in acquainting unor
ganized seamen with the Seafarers.
The artist for the Log, Bernard Seamen, designed this book,
and from the looks of it this is the best work he has yet done for the
Seafarers
The book is a picture review of the SIU in action. Now that
this particular item is out of the way, the educational committee can
get back to work on more books and features, etc., planned for use
in the Seafarers Educational Program.
This program should reach its full strength very shortly and
will be pushed to the limit, as there is no doubt whatsoever that the
educational stuff we have turned out has been greatly beneficial to
fhe organization. Although the SIU is a little late in turning this gear out, now
that it is all off the press and ready to use, we will have an Educa
tional Program second to none. Not only is our gear well written,
in language seamen can understand, but it is also attractively illus
trated and made up. Most of it is in two colors. It is a job the
union can well be proud of.
All members should not only read this gear carefully, but should
make a point of distributing to unorganized seamen. The finest
books and pamphlets are no good if they sit on the shelf.
After 26 months in a German prison camp. Brother Joseph Garrido arrived back in New York
Keep a pocket fuU of our union literature. It will be a mightly last week and visited friends in the halL Garrido, above on the right, is getting "squared away" with
t'Patrolman Charles Simmons. No dues are charged these men who have neen in prison camps.
.
good salesman for the SIUI
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Friday, July B. 1945
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NMU Rank & Filers Choose SlU
Wants Union
Not Politics
A Revolt In The Ranks
Within the last several months, the rank
and file of the National Maritime Union has,
in increasing numbers, shown its disgust wth
the sell-out tactics of the NMU leadership.
They are becoming fed-up with the political
policy of "collaboration" with the shipowners
that has sold their interests down the river.
In greater numbers the membership is turning
to the Seafarers of bonafide trade unionism.
On this page we print letters and excerpts
from letters sent to the SIU. We think they
speak for themselves.
I want this letter to be my ap
plication for membership in the
Seafarers International Union. At
present, I am a member of the
National Maritime Union in good
standing, but I
longer want
them t o repre
sent me official\ ly. Actually, in
more than three
years that
f-have been a
member of the
I NMU, they have
never represent
ed my interests
in the trade union field.
I have been shipping for 18
1 had $538 worth of overtime o'clock, when an NMU piecard
years, and have been a union
aboard
the SS Pueblo, — Barber would meet me;
member both in this country and
Asphalt SS Co.—which was okay 1 waited there and nobody
in Belgium, for I am a firm be
ed by the steward and the cap came. The company said there
liever in the principles of trade
was no use in waiting, that I was
unionism. However, I can no tain, and only collected a little
wasting my time. 1 went back to
more
than
50%
longer consider the NMU a trade
the NMU, but couldn't get to see
union, in the' accepted sense of —$308.
the Patrolman to get the okay to
1
went
to
theg
the word.
see the Port Agent, and without
NMU to get a I
In the years that 1 was a mem representative to|
his okay 1 couldn't see him. The
Patrolman avoided me. He was
ber there, the NMU did nothing go with me to
always out, except during the
for the seamen. The meetings the company, but
brief period when 1 went out for
are devoted to outside interests- couldn't get any- .,
lunch,
but he always managed to
body. 1 stayed ' ^
the NMU brand of politics—and
have
just
left when 1 got back.
in New York f
whenever anyone brings up any overnight on the
So 1 never did get the rest of
thing dealing with seamen's af chance that I'd get an official the the money due me.
fairs, he is called a disrupter, and next day. When 1 went to the That is the beef of all NMU
his points disregarded. The rank union the next day, 1 was told men—no representation.
HARRY N. SPOR
and file seaman has no voice in to be at the company offices at 3
deciding union policy—the lead
ership is the one that lays down
the line.
We, the undersigned, are turn
For some time my friends have
been telling me about the SlU,
ing in our NMU books and would
and after studying the stands and
like to be admitted as members
the way each union operates, 1
of the Seafarers International
have decided to make my appli
Union. We are fed up with the
cation.
representatives of the NMU and
1 hope my application is accept
the unfair methods by which
ed. 1 am a good union man, and
that union handles beefs.
I want to join a good union.
NMU Representation
Cost Hint Big Dough
More Beefs On NMU
JAN VICTOR ROOMS
GEORGE
No Interest
In Membership
GEORGE E. BROAD
JOHN WILLIAM BROAD
4.
4.
I feel that I
have to wait
around on shore
too long for a
ship and i}. e y
have pulled a
couple of bad
deals on me on
my overtime. 1
would like to
sail with the SlU.
LEROY STEARNS
1, Harlan Hobbs, do hereby
apply for membership in the Sea
farers International Union. Here
tofore, 1 have been a member of
the National Maritime Union, but
1 no longer have
any desire to be
a s sociated with
any trade union
4 4 4
that is more in
During the
terested in pro
time 1 was a
moting its own
member of the
interests through
NMU 1 was dis
politics and fake
pleased with the
propaganda/than
represent a t i o n
they are in rep
that 1 got as a
resenting seamen. Through talk
union man. The
ing to a friend who is a member
disputed o v e rof the SlU and with other sea
men, and by reading the agree
time was not ta
ments and policies of the SlU, 1
ken care of, and
am convinced that there is no the ships were not covered by
comparison between the two the patrolmen when we arrived
groups.
or signed on.
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HARLAN D. HOBBS
- FRANK A. ULRICH
JOHN
4.. 4.
I am turning
in my NMU book
on my own free
will, and applyfor membership
in the SlU, be' ' . cause I do not
:like the unfair
system of ship
ping rules and
r e g u1 ations of
the NMU.
JOSEPH J. VUJTECH'
4 4 4
I would like very much to join
the Seafarers International
Union. Up to now 1 have been
a member of the
NMU for some
time, but 1 have
become very
dissatisfied with
that outfit, and
the way in which
they take care
of the interests
of their mem
bership.
ROBERT A. SNEIDER
pi
Fail To Get Overtime
And Transportation.
We, the undersigned, members
of the National Maritime Union,
request of the Seafarers Interna
tional Union the privilege of
turning in our NMU books and
joining the SlU
r ^
' • for the foUowing
reasons:
", 1. Under the
if NMU contracts
we have been
working forlow^er wages and
'l' worse conditions
* y ' " than do the SlU
wk seamen.
2. In the NMU
we've had to
take any ship that the NMU of
ficials told us to take, even when
we were not satisfied with the
NMU Threatens
Men With Draft
1 should like to join the SlU for
the following reasons:
1. A seaman has no job choice
in the NMU—they try to force
you aboard the first ship that
comes along,
whether you like
the boat or not.
If you refuse,
they threaten to
report you to
the draft board.
2. From what
I can see and
from what I am
told by SlU
members, the
SlU really tries
to get you whatever money is
coming to you. The NMU has its
hands tied because of its policy
of collaborating with the ship
owners.
3. 1 know that the SlU carries
oui its agreements.
WILLIAM E. BLUE. Jr.
Calls SIU The
Seamen's Union
ship. They told us that if we re
fused, they would turn us in to
the draft board.
3. The NMU did not go to bat
for us to get money-4;hat was
rightly due us. Aboard the SS
Andrew Briscoe, which paid off
in Jacksonville, every man had
a day's pay and some hours of
overtime due him, plus transpor
tation back to New Orleans. The
skipper verified that, but the '
NMU never tried
|;:|s| to get these
I things for us,,
and we never
|i got them.
4. Bryan
II Swaim aboard an
SIU ship on his
first trip as a
member of the
111 Marine Cooks &
1 Stewards, was
able to see how
the SIU men
stuck together to ,
get all their money before leav
ing the ship, and how they stuck
with the men of the MC&S till
they got what was coming to
them. This example of solidarity
impressed us very much.
BRYAN WILLIAM SWAIM^
DAVID L. SUPPLEE
New Members
Have No Rights
At Gran a Fireman-Watertender was sick, so 1 worked four
additional hours a day, for which
1 was entitled to overtime—and
which 1 did not received. 1 told
the NMU repre
sentative when
he came aboard
ship. He told me
to go to the hall
during the week,
which I did.
There, after I
told my story, I
was asked many
questions. Then
they told me that they could not
or would not get the overtime for
me, since 1 was a new member,
and did not have the right to
complain. They said 1 should be
glad that they were letting me
sail in the NMU, instead of be-,
ing in the Army.
JOHN E. FILIPOWSKI
Although 1 was never a mem
ber of the NMU, 1 sailed on one
of their contracted ships. Since 1
believe in-unionism, and wanted
to join a seamen's union, 1 kept
my eyes open
throughout the
trip to see how
the NMU oper
ated.
I did not like
I don't like the
the way^ things
way
the NMU
in dispute were
handles
their
handled by the
shipping. You
NMU. Then
have to wait
again aboard
three of four
ship. I discovered that all their
weeks before
activities were slanted toward
you
can get a
furthering the ends of the com
ship.
JFromwhat
munist party. So 1 paid the NMU
I
am
told by
dues for the time I was aboard
friends
who be
ship, and left them. Now I'd like
long
to
the
SIU,
it
seems
that in
to join the SIU, for from what I
the
SIU
a
man
who
wants
to ship
hear it is a seaman's union for
fast can get action.
- f;
seamen.
RALPH ARMSTRONG
ROBERT A. HALL
Shipping is Poor
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Friday, July 6, 1945
SEAFARERS
LOG
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USS MEANS CHARITY FOR THE SEAMEN
Skipper Makes
Periodic Trips
To Coast Guard
QUESTION: What system of training is
best for seamen: a government training school
or experience on the ships ?
TONY KATILIUS. AB. —The
only way for a man io become a
sailor is lo start fresh from the
pier like in the old days. Too
much training in these govern
ment schools is devoted to dis
cipline. We don't want the mer
chant marine militarized in any
way, shape or form, but if that
isn't what the WSA wants why
do they have so much of it in
their training schools? I've been
going to sea since 1938. I look
plenty of hard knocks, but I still
think it's the best way to leam.
EUGENE McCORMACK, Cook
>-Leam on the ships, I say. You
can't make a cook in a school,
especially when the instructors
are fancy uniform boys who don't
know jamoke from charley noble.
The union could run a. training
school of its own and give the
newcomers plenty of good in
struction from men with years of
practical experience. We have^
men in^the SIU who would make
good instructors. In the stewards
department like everywhere else,
I believe a man should start- at
the koffo™
work his way up.
BILL MOORE, AB—The ideal
set-up would be to enable the
men to study on board ship at the
same time they are getting their
practical experience. These now
ships have good facilities for
studying while at sea and it might
be possible to work out some
"home study" courses which a
man could work on at sea and
turn in at the end of the trip. At
Sheepshead Bay. they teach you
to steer with a high-and-cry
wheel. Anyone who ha^ had the
helm in a heavy sea with the bow
swinging all over the horizon
knows this kind of instruction is
useless.
THEODORE HESS, Cook—No
Sheepshead Bays after the war!
That's taxpayers' moneV and they
are wasting plenty of it teaching
the boys how to form ranks and
march straight. March them
straight from the union hall with
a trip card onto the dock for their
first trip. That's the way I would
do it and that's the way to make
real seamen out of them. I've had
school boys on board who didn't
know how to use a bread knife
without getting cut, and that is
no joke.
(Continued from Page 1)
the officers and the men. He
treats them the same, and neither
group likes it.
On this last voyage, McLean
went gunning for the first mate,
Charles Crosland (an old SIU
man, Gulf book number 86) who
was well liked by the crew. In
Glasgow, the captain tried to put
Crosland off the ship, but the
crew said they'd all sign off if
the mate was put on the beach.
So Crosland stayed.
Throughout the trip, McLean
used foul and abusive language
against the officers and the crew,
calling the engineers, among
others, "bastards," "SOBs" and
calling Crosland "tramp" on the
foc'sle head.
Delegate Joe Krupsky went to
the skipper on behalf of the men
and told him that the crew did
n't like to have him cussing out
the mates before the men; that it
created disrespect for men whom
they all liked.
When the ship returned, Mc
Lean brought charges against the
chief mate, for disobeying orders,
but the case was dismissed.
When the charges were drop
ped, Crosland; 1st Assistant
Campbell; 3rd Mate McGee; AB
Straw, and OS Jett filed charges
of their own before the Coast
Guard, charging the skipper with
using "abusive language."
The case has not yet come up,
at this writing, and it wiU be in
teresting to see what the Coast
Guard thinks of this charming
character.
Crosland, as is evident from his
SIU book number, is one of the
founders of the Seafarers. He
joined in Mobile, back When Clin
Banks was Patrolman and Scotty
Ross the Agent.
Crosland still keeps in touch
with his old friends in the SIU,
and visits the union hall in what
ever port he is in. At present he
is down in New Orleans, beating
him gums with his old shipmates
there.
By RAY WHITE
Have you ever been in a port
and needed a loan for a few days,
or maybe just a helping hand?
Did you ever find yourself broke,
with a big head? Did you ever
wake up in liie morning and
wonder what kind of a fool you
had made of yourself, and feel so
low that the little ant on the
ground looked like an elephant
to you? Did you?
So you need some dough, and
someone directs you to a USS of
fice. Well, you don't know what
the score is, and you go in. As a
matter of fact you don't give a
hang, just a few bucks to tide
you over until a draw.
Well, you are greeted at the
door with a rather sickly grin
from some dame at a reception
desk, who asks you where you
were born, who your great uncle
Henry was, and where grandpa
met grandma, etc. By this time
you are getting pretty disgusted,
but you think, "Oh well, I started
this thing, so why not see it
through?"
But you have not reached the
payoff, brother, not by a long
shot. You are escorted in, greeted
by a dame who says she is a so
cial worker. She looks you over,
wants to know what you did with
your last payoff, and why you
don't have sense enough to stay
away from blondes. By that time
you are so confused that you
wonder what in the name of holy
heaven you are doing here any
way.
You look wildly at the door,
think how in the v/orld you can
get out, when she goes into her
song and dance about the respon
sibilities of a seaman to his chos-
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
had 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.
One Certain And Two Probables
Is Tbe Score For SUP Ship
WASHINGTON, June 4—You over American shipping and air
can't put a good ship down, not fields. As they flew near at mastheight the guns of the Victory
when it is manned by experienc
ship opened fire and one plane
ed, disciplined SUP men, as the was immediately downed. Direct
Japanese air force found out.
hits were scored on two others.
The SS United Victory, pioneer They were then observed climb
of the hundreds of merchant ves ing but subsequently lost altitude
sels of the Victory type carrying rapidly and were listed "prob
supplies for the crushing of Jap ables."
an, has again triumphed over Three Marines, two Navy men
enemy efforts to sink her, it was and one merchant seamen were
announced today. This time it wounded by fragments of an ex
was at Okinawa, a few weeks ago, ploding projectile, it was report
and at least one of several Jap ed.
anese planes attacking was shot Once before in the Pacific, at
down in the action, with two Peleliu, the United Victory sur
"probables."
vived enemy attack. Shells then
The SS United Victory was dis pierced her hull and midship
charging cargo in the forward house but there were no casual
area when enemy planes swooped ties.
en career, etc. Well, by this time,
you are really fed up, and all you
want is the throat of the guy who
told you to come to this place
anyway.
The above is just John Doe,
average seaman, who wants a
loan—not charity, gentlemen, just
a loan. Who ever heard of an
honest to goodness seaman want
ing charity? Give to you? Yes!
Why, of course, he will; the shirt
off of his back, if he thinks you
need it, brother, but a handout
for himself? No.
An odd loj:, and no one can
understand them but the men
they ship with; the men that have
gone down to the sea in the ships,
faced the odds and death togeth
er, to deliver the supplies to the
armed forces.
They have risked their lives to
keep the supply lines intact, with
stood the long, lonely months at
sea, then when they come back,
go on a binge—the seamen's tra
ditional way of blowing off steam,
and who is to say they are
wrong?—and wind up broke. It
has happened to everybody — it
has happened to you.
Do you want charity, do you
want some prying female to study
your reactions, to see what the
psychological payoff is, to regis
ter your response to stimuli? Do
you want this, when you have
found yourself in a spot and you
just want a ten spot for a couple
of hours, do you want her to
say, "Mr. Seaman Doe, I will take
your case up with your Union
Agent, the Shipping Commission
er, the Boai'd of Public Welfare
and the Red Cross. Come back to
see me tomorrow." Then, when
you think she is through at last
she will call you back and say in
a trained honeyed voice, "Mr.
Doe, you might try the Travelers
Aid Society."
Well, it may be allright for a
hop-head; it may be allright for
a panhandler, but for Mi". Sea
man Doe it won't work, because
it will do something to his pride
that he and all the seamen have
treasured for years, and have
strived to preserve. When a man
losses his pride, he doesn't have
much left, brother.
He will get out of the place
with his adams apple working up
and down, wondering who in the
hell called this a loan service any
way, and where in the name of
all that was holy did it get its
name, and whoever in all the
world can call it a seaman's "ser
vice"?
•j!
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THE
SEAFARERS
Friday, July S, 1945
LOG
SHIPS' M1N1JTES AND NEWS
improvements
Recommended
Torpedoes
MeetingSquaresBeefs
Aboard SS Cape Borda
On June 10th, a meeting was According to John Polaski,
held at sea of all departments
on the 88 Gateway City with other day to ship out again, the
Armand Capolongo, Engine Dele last trip of the Grace Abbott was
During the last trip of the 88 chief engineer; and the need for
gate, acting as chairman.
uneventful.
Cape
Borda two meetings of the stricter attention to sariitary du
We, the undersigned members Pm-pose of the meeting was to
engine
department were held at ties by the Wipers.
John
mentioned;
rather
casual
of the Seafarers International hear all beefs before the ship
sea,
with
Brothers Joseph E. Gelly,
that
this
Calmar
Liberty
was
Beefs about payment of over
Union have voted, at the ships made port and arrange to make
inas
and
E.
L.
Foster
sending
in
in
a
convoy
that
was
heavily
at
time
for sea watches in Bangor
meeting of the 88 Oriental, May up a repair list necessary for the
two
complete
reports
of
the
pro
tacked
not
far
out
of
Murmansk,
and
refusal
of the old man to put
26, 1945 to subscribe to the fol comfort and convenience of fu
ceedings
and
the
men
who
at
losing
several
ships.
A
ship
ahead
out
a
draw
at
Loch Na Keal were
lowing resolution:
ture crews on this old Waterman of the Abbott was torpedoed but tended.
discussed, and it was decided to
Whereas, the bonus will be cut rust bucket.
successfully towed ashore. 8ix Both meetings were opened by refuse the payoff if these dis
or substantially lowered in all Recommendations for improve- ships and an escort, the crew the department delegates calling putes were not settled satisfac
areas except the Pacific and ments included: more adequate were told, went down before the for a one minute period of silence torily when the ship arrived
whereas living costs remaining at showers, repairs to lockers, larg- convoy reached Murmansk,
in remembrance of our late home.
their present high level make it er pantry for crew's messroom Another episode of this "un- President and those of our Broth
A survey of overtime was ta
impossible to maintain a decent and a radio for the crew s mess, eventful" trip was a surface fight ers who have been lost at sea.
ken;
no definite beefs were made
standard of living at the present It was also suggested that the between the convoy escorts and
Informal
meetings,
the
dele
other
than about sea watches.
basic wage,
company provide some means for ^bat appeared to be a small Ger- gates explained, would result in
Engine
department men who
Therefore, be" is resolved that more fresh water capacity, as this man raider or a minelayer. The more cooperation among crew attended these meetings included:
bt at night by members and a better under
this ship's meeting of the 88 vessel carries enough water only
E. L. Foster, Charles Nangle,
for
short
voyages.
Oriental go on record urging the
the convoy's destroyers and the standing between 8IU men and
8IU-8UP leadership to take all Another beef was the poor con crew of the Abbott watched the their union, which is especially Charles Donohue, Joseph, E. Genecessary steps to raise our pres dition of the boilers on this ship. gunfire from the ship's gun tubes. important with trip carders and linas, George Langill, Arthur
Kaefer, Kenneth Rohde, John E.
ent wage to meet the require 8he made it into New York with After an interchange of heavy new men.
Haag,
John L e n h e r t, Henry
ments for a decent standard of more water leaking out of the fire the German ship caught fire - Under discussion were various
Micbels
and George Krum.
living, and furthermore promis boilers than went up in steam. and exploded.
plans to give Firemen time off in
ing our wholehearted support to Waterman seems to be sending The Abbott was out four and a port, which was arranged, to
Yours fraternally,
any action toward achieving this three or four of these old ships to half months.
everyone's satisfaction, with the
JOSEPH E. GILINAS,
end, and
sea with a wish and a prayer.
"XT
Be it finally resolved that this Concerted union action at the
resolution be handed in to the pay-off of this vessel resulted in
Seafarers Log for publication.
the payment of considerable over
time that otherwise would have The Bull Line Liberty Ferdin
SIGNED:
and Hassler arrived in New York
James Murphy, Paul L. Jones, been lost.
a few days ago after a short
Henry W. Austin, J. W. Roski,
coastwise trip, with Harold GaEd. Pachaski, Victor Quendo,
baree, OS, and Alex Dolomanuk, After shuttling for nine months*
John E. Perkins, S. C. FaenUtility, acting as deck and stew between England and north-ofponilli, Gerald Louski, R. A.
OSCAR KOITARU
ard department delegates, re
Weber, Lawrence M. Fuchis, J.
Europe ports, the Alcoa Master
spectively.
Who
shipped
out
of
the
8IU
E. Wenks, H. Sliterman, Jack
docked last week with all hands
K. Bowen, Wilbur Dyslin, Isaac several months ago on a 8outh Requests were put in to the mighty glad to be back in the
The Raphael 8emmes, Water
Wenstein, Aime Giguere, Wil Atlantic ship, get in touch with company office for a toaster for
man
C-2, returned from a six
shipmate
Leo
Kodura'nd
at
815
good
old
U8A.
the
crew's
mess,
an
electric
iron,
liam Duncan, Joseph Rosnis, J.
weeks'
European run with the
43rd
8treet,
Brooklyn.
and new cots and mattresses.
G. Harris, Albert Lewis, R.
Although feeding got to the
crew
giving
a big hand to the
Rodriguez, Wm. C. Mitchell,
point where some of the ice box steward department for good
Julio Ortiz, Henry Herkeimer,
ravens found poor pickings on the chow and "good mess^boys who
J. R. Ellington, George Shaif,
night lunch, the crew reports that knew how to run a mess room."
D. E. Sickles, T. F. Luckado,
the belly robbers did a good job John McLemore, old 8IU book
Robert D. Flood, and J. E.
Minnis.
for the slim fare the W8A kept man out of New Orleans, was
Bos'n on this ship, making his
putting on the crate overseas.
third trip.
The Delmar, Mississippi Hog, the Gulf, had one of his narrow Paul 8tonicher, 8econd Cook According to Walt Doyle, AB,
returned last week from a run to est escapes at Constanza. Going and 8teward Department dele the deck department had some
the Black 8ea, with Jimmy De through the dock area at night gate, said there were few beefs trouble with the chief mate, who
Vito, FWT and black gang Dele he had to climb a fence to get to on the ship for such a long trip had the impression for a while
Four months without a beef is gate, reporting a smooth trip and the ship. A Russian guard who and the delegates ironed out dis that he was an admiral of the
fleet, but the mate was soon edu
a mighty good record, thinks a good crew. Aside from charges believed in shooting first and ask
cated and the trip proceeded
8teward Ramon Gonzales of the brought against one man for de ing questions from the corpse al putes as they came up.
tanker Hubbardton, and he at liberate negligence in missing sea most scored a bulls eye as Jimmy One of the last shuttle ships to smoothly..
tributes his smooth sailing on this and port watches, DeVito says the high-baUed it over the fence with get home, the Master's payoff re Charley Hartley, another SIU
ship to the presence of 8IU men trip was almost devoid of beefs. several lend lease bullets whist minded the boys of the "good old old-timer, was boss of the belly
8everal trip carders took out
in "all departments.
days" back in '42. Five trip card robbers on this trip.
ling too close over his head. De ers took out books.
A T-2 tanker operated by War books on this trip.
Emergency, this ship has been on DeVito, who has been around Vito was in such a hurry to clear
the western ocean run, which somewhat since he took out book the hurdle that he left most of his
suits brother Gonzales fine, for 185 in the early days down on pants on the fence.
I would like to thank the crew
he has a wife and young daughter
Good work by book members
in England.
on board the 88 Hilton, Bull Line, members of the 88 Cape Nome
Gonzales believes that now is
resulted in one deck and five for their kindness to me when I
the time to line up the War Em
There are still a few W8A free black gang trip carders joining was confined to bed after my in
ergency Tankers under the 8IU
the union when this old rust jury on this vessel.
loaders riding the Bull Line ships
for postwar jobs, and he says if
bucket pulled into New York.
Fraternally,
down to the Islands and 8outh The crew recommended that
more 8IU crews like the one now
THOMAS • E. RUARK
on the Hubbardton will sail these
America and then giving a lot of the "advantages" of the social
Bk. No. 35991
unorganized vessels, they can be
fancy reasons why they don't register be extended to William
brought under contract.
want a book when they get back. Chance and J. D. Bell, both trip
Among 8IU men on the Hubcarders.
Lother 8chessl, Wiper and En
Keep In Touch With
bardson are Phillip Maganda,
Delegates on this trip were
gine Room Delegate on the Cor- James B. Jordan, A.B., A1 RawMessman, Paul 8winger. Chief
Your Draft Board,
nelia, reports several of these ring. Oiler, and F. Hunter, MessCook, and Woodrow Perkins,
Wiper.
dharacters on the last voyage. |man.
Want Wage
Scule Upped
SS Ferdinand Hassler
Wants To Locate
Alcoa Master Back
After Shuttle Run
Steward Of Semmes
Gets Crew Glad Hand
DeVito Outraces Bullets
In Constanza Handicap
Says WET Can
Be Organized
SENDS THANKS
SS Hilton
Free Loaders On Ship
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
Engineer Passes Writes From
Buck To Fireman Stony Creek
Last week while on watch on
the SB Claymont Victory the
water recirculator broke down. I
notified the night engineer and
tried to start the fan to keep up
steam. Then the night engineer
messed with the recirculator and
lost the plant. He couldn't get
any draft to the fires.
Instead of being a man and
taking the rap he placed the
blame on me. Consequently I
was fired. After a few minutes
they hatl^ the recirculator going
again and the plant was in per
fect working order.
The captain of this ship threat
ened to have the Coast Guard
take my papers, but when I ask
ed him about his license he said,
"Well, we'll forget it this time,"
1 hope you can do some good
with this beef and keep these
engineers from shifting the blame
for not knowing how to run these
new Victory and C-2 jobs onto
the shoulders of unlicensed men
who aren't responsible for oper
ation of the plant.
JOSEPH H. DINKINS
WANTS LETTERS
Brother Eugene Maggio, who
joined the Marine Corps and lost
a leg at Okinawa, is now in the
U.S. Naval Hospital at Mare Islland, California. He would like
very much to hear from former
'' shipmates.
As engine room Delegate
aboard the SB Stony Creek I'd
like to report a little incident
that occurred in the Canal Zone
recently.
When we hit the Canal after
being out four months three men
from the black gang were brought
before the Coast Guard on
charges.
They were tried, convicted and
paid off.
Basil Hillman, a Wiper, was
pulled off on trumped up charges
of inattention to duty and inab
ility to stand the heat of the en
gine room, and had his papers
pulled indefinitely.
Byron Colgrave, Second Pump
man, had his papers pulled for
five months. William J. McCar
thy had his papers pulled for five
months.
The first assistant on here is an
ex-insti'uctor at Kings Point and
he thinks he has a bunch of ca
dets under him.
Saw the new Log for the first
time in Panama. The NMU men
read the Log for the news about
seamen and then the Pilot for
Joe's latest political propaganda.
This ship has an SUP Deck
gang and SIU in Engine and
Steward Departments.
Joe Bsckley Answers
"One Trip" Curran GI Poses
Dear "Keep 'Em
Sailing!" Curran:
Thanks for the compliment I
read about myself in your column
in the Pile-it. Really I didn't
realize my ability to become a
historian.
Why not caU me "ten book
Buckley?" After all, what's in a
name?
They tell me that you had to
wear rubber pants when you
made that historical trip to Africa
(or was it Staten Island?). Hang
ing out with shipowners never
did build up a worker.
Say, Joe, remember that night
in New Orleans when an admir
ing member of your union punch
ed you in the mouth and you
highballed it down Conti Street?
Now I'm in the pie. Wish they
would hurry with that check, for
beer comes high in Chicago.
Swinging a banjo on the Lakes
gives a guy little time for writ
ing history. You ought to try it,
"One Trip," a good sweat might
do you good.
They tell me that to get into
the NMU now you must get reli
gion. Taking a nose dive was
never in my line, such as an old
mission stiff like yourself. How
many purple hearts did you get
for glad-handing the shipowner
ED LORMAN during the war, Joe?
Were you thinking about re
viving the Marine Workers In-
'Rum & Coke Run' Paradise
GIs Get
The Score
duslrial Union since Earl Browder got the gate in favor of WeeWiUie (Ziz-Zag) Foster?
What in hell were you doing
on South Street about a month
ago? Surely the great "Kpep 'Em
Sailing" wasn't looking for a
cheap flop. I didn't think times
were getting so tough up at 17th
Street.
Look me up, Joe and I'll give
the price of a coffee, although I
understand you're against coffee
time now.
By the way, Joe, I came up
from Brazil last year on one of
your luxurious tankers of the C.
D. Mallory fleet. Such conditions!
I'm surprised that a militant (,?)
leader permits such rust pots to
sail for the NMUKeep 'Em Sailing Joe. What
would we poor seamen do with
out such heroic leadership!
With deep admiration,
JOE BUCKLEY
(Editor's note: "Brother" Cur
ran heaved some of the old Com
munist poison against some old
militant NMUers, who were
thrown out for questioning Joe
Curran's leadership. Among other
misstatements of fact was that
Joe Buckley is an official of the
SIU.
Brother Buckley is not an offi
cial of this union. Throughout
this war Brother Buckley has
been keeping the ships sailing, in
all war zones.
Because of the shortage of coalburning firemen
on the Great
Lakes, he has recently taken on
that job.
One reason that Brother Buck
ley is not an official of the Sea
farers is that he refuses to run.
He believes his place is with the
working seamen to protect their
conditions at the point of produc
tion— aboard ship. He does not
have to be forced into a few
weeks' trip by the draft board.)
It's tough down in this island all the sad beefs and towing the
paradise to tear away from the brothers into the bright spots to
beautiful women and write let spend their dough.
ters, but here is some news about Hope to see all you Bull Line
the beachcombers down here who stiffs and rum and coke hounds
are looking for a ship but not down here soon.
B. BANAL While in foreign ports on vari
ous trips I have been reading the
trying too damn hard to find one.
Stars and Stripes and my im
Personally, I rate a two stripe
pression of this Army sheet is
uniform as a second engineer, but k" . . ;
that
it doesn't want to give Am
even the gold braid won't do me
erican labor a break in report
any more good now because I
ing the news.
owe too much money.
Because of this attitude, many
Emilio Garcia is on the beach
soldiers are coming home with a
here, Loo, and a sweet gal by the
bitter feeling toward labor due to
name of Jeiiny is making it tough
the slant they have been getting
for him to ship out. If any of
The "Meipbership Speaks"
through the pages of Stars and page is your chance to blow
you guys get ashore down this^
Stripes during the past two years. off steam or just talk about
way don't forget Jenny. She's
To change this attitude of the some topic which you think
okay.
soldiers I have gone out of my is interesting. Write about
Leopoldo Colon is a good Fire
way recently to talk to troops any subject as long as it per
man and one of the best in the
coming home and tell them the tains to ships and seamen.
'SJU. He keeps a full head of
story of the SIU—how we sailed Send your letter to The Ed
stearri in the engine room but
the ships with war cargoes to all itor, The Seafarers Log.
he's losing steam plenty fast
the fighting fronts and lost two
down here in San Juan.
thousand men doing it. All SIU
Louis Cohen is in the Marine
men who have been through the years. We fought the subs and
Hospital but he likes it; and Joe
labor troubles of the '30s and the bombs; the WSA and the
Tossas is trying to make an im
who sailed the ships in this war Washington political phoneys;
pression with his fancy mous
should talk to these troops and and the shipowners."
tache but the women aren't im
counter-act the anti-labor propo- When the newspaper reporters
pressed.
ganda they have been fed.
came on board to interview these
George Davis, a good Bull Line
To the charge that we are mak troops on arriving in the States,
AB who is living in Catan, Puerto
ing a lot of money you can prove several of them told the report
Rico, wrangles a pack of Chest
to them by figures published last ers, "Don't foi-get the merchant
erfields out of some gal every
year in PM and other papers that seamen. They brought us the
day but he won't tell who she is.
merchant seamen receive ap- guns with which to fight."
I think we'll sweat it out of him
proxirpately the same pay, over a Enough said, brothers. There's
next time he wants two bits for
year's time, as that of Navy men. an opportunity on all these Lib
rum and coke.
Francisco Vega wants to say S. Banal shows why San Juan Here's what I tell the troops: erty troopers to keep plugging for
"hello." He's making a living off beach combers hale to leave. "The SIU has had three battles organized labor and the SIU.
to fight during the past three
JOHN MARCIANO
the night clubs now, listening to Could this be Jenny?
Letters! Letters!
I
Puzzles
I'm writing for two reasons.
The first is to let you know how
much the Log has meant to a guy
that doesn't get much home news.
To me the Log is a letter present
ing a broader view of home front
happenings than we are able to
gather from news reports. It has
helped me in discussions of post
war plans.
The second reason is one that
perhaps confronts many brothers
now in the army. That is, how
can we have our seaman's time
entered on our service record?
Perhaps my presentation of our
case seems crude, but I'U present
the argument in order.
First, is a merchant ship armed
a private enterprise? Or is it un
der the jurisdiction of the War
Department?
If a seaman joins the Navy is
he given credit for his seatime?
When a seaman dies is it for
the glory of country or company?
These questions arose in my
mind when I asked for authori
zation to have entered on my ser
vice record the fact that I am
authorized to wear seamen's rib
bons. I have written to the Bu
reau of Awards in Washington for
my certificate but as yet I have
rceeived no answer. Can you give
me any information on this? I
was on the SS Eldena to Mur
mansk in 1942 and on the SS
Samuel Johnson to Africa in
1942. I was recalled into the
Army in 1943.
Sincerely,
EDWARD J. WHITE,
1st Sgt., 20217434,
Co. A, 63 Eng. Battalion,
APO 44, c/o Postmaster,
New York, N.Y.
We'll do the best we can. Here
goes:
1. A merchant ship is a private
enterprise, working for God, for
Country, and greater profits for
the shipowner. However, an arm
ed merchant ship is under the
jurisdiction of the War Depart
ment. The Coast Guard handles
matters of discipline, and the
WSA controls the business end.
In combat zones, ships are under
command of the Army or Navy
head in that area. If it sounds
complicated, don't blame us. '
2. If a seaman joins the Navy,
time served in the merchant ser
vice is not counted toward his old
fogy time. Time towards long
evity begins with the first day
spent in service.
3. No answer.
4. According to the U. S. Mari
time Service, Army personnel
who have been awarded seamen's
ribbons are entitled to wear them.
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THE
ANOTHER 22 GRAND
IN U.S. WAR BONDS
Participating in the "Mighty 7th" War Loan drive, the Atlantic
and Gulf District withdrew $22,200 from the Hospital and Biirial
fund and invested it in bonds which will mature at $30,000.
Following is the resolution which was passed up and down the
coast, ana subsequently acted upon by the Secretary-Treasurer:
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, Jul7 6, 194S
CHECKING UP
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Ireas.
By LOUIS GOFFIN
RESOLUTION
The be^s are still conUng in,
WHEREAS: The Atlantic & Gulf District of the Seafarers Inter but now it's a little tougher set
national Union of North America has in the Hospital, Burial Funds, tling for the simple reason that
more than sufficient cash to meet the ordinary disbursements re most of the company guys with
the authority to settle beefs are
quired of these funds, and
hitting the beaches, and gin-mills
WHEREAS: This cash is lying idle in the bank, and
for cool drinks during the hot
WHEREAS: United States Defense Bonds constitute the safest spell. This makes it a little harder
investment in the world, the entire integrity of the government be for me to catch up with them.
ing their guarantee, and
However, sooner or later, I nail
WHEREAS: The government has urgent need of this money to them and then roundy go roundy
To guard the health of its members. Local 155, Intl. Ladies Gar
finance a war in which our members are front line fighters, there we go until the beefs are settled
in favor of the men involved. ment Workers Union (AFL) conducted a free X-ray survey at its
fore be it
Beefs, received and settled are New York City headquarters in cooperation with the Brooklyn
RESOLVED: That the Secretary-Treasurer of the Atlantic and
Tuberculosis .Assn. Watching while a technician X-rays a unionist
as
follows:
Gulf District be instructed to withdraw $22,200.00 from the Hospital
and Burial Fund, and with this money purchase war bonds, having
From Savannah; a minor beef are, 1. to r.: ILGWU Vice Pres. Charles S. Zimmerman; Dr. Herbert
concerning a Fire-Watchman. R. Edwards: Local 155 Manager-Sec. Lcuis Nelson and Dr. Leo Price,
a matured value of $30,000.00, and be it further
(Federated Pictures)
This
has been settled, and is now director of Union Health Center.
RESOLVED: That a banking committee of three men be elected
at the New York Branch meeting to go with the Secretary-Treasurer payable at Alcoa.
to deposit these bonds in the safe deposit box. These bonds shall be From Norfolk; a number of
beefs on an Eastern scow which
examined by each Quarterly Finance Committee.
I had to transmit to Boston. With Another heroic chapter in mar "The efficient services of this
JOS. DI GEORGIO. 7524 the able assistance of the "Bean
itime history was written re vessel are very much appreciated
J. A. DICK, 23705
City" officials, this beef should cently by the SUP tanker, Tor and it is requested that the mas
J. L. ROBERTS, 6649
bear fruit soon. As soon as I am rance Hills, in the Pacific waters ter of the SS Torrance Hills be
notified I will have the names on her maiden voyage.
so informed."
and amounts due inserted in the
220
miles
from
the
nearest
land,
Log. From Baltimore on the SS
THEY LIKE HER
Woodbridge Ferris, the standby the Torrance Hills saved the lives
of ten Navy fliers whose blazing
time for the sailors has been set
tled, and is now payable at Cal- plane had crashed, the "quick and
ntelligent action and excellent
WASHINGTON (LPA)—Sec'y revamp the Dep't's information mar. Another beef on this scow seamanship" of her master in the
should be settled this week.
of Labor Lewis B. Schwellen- section. Both Washington corres Various other beefs from the emergency winning official Navy
bach, newly appointed to the post pondents and labor leaders have outports are now in the process commendation.
repeatedly objected to the pres
• by President Truman, plans a ent information setup in the La of being settled, and the results The commendation signed by
complete reorganization of the bor Dep't and charged that it was will be posted as soon as possible. Vice Admiral D. W. Bagley, USN,
commander of the Hawaiian Sea
Labor Dep't and the amalgama practically impossible to reach In the event that these beefs are Frontier, follows:
settled.
before
the
Log
deadline,
tion of more than 20 labor agen Miss Perkins for a press inter
"On the morning of 4 May 1945,
cies and offices strewn throughout view or a discussion of union I will have them inserted in the
the
SS Torrance Hills observed
money
due
list.
other government departments. problems.
At this time I'd like to congrat an airplane in flight which was
Schwellenbach, in his first press Reporters questioned Schwel ulate the Editors and everyone afire. Personnel were seen to
conference, announced that he lenbach on two other issues of else who had something to do parachute from the burning
had selected six trusted friends crucial importance to labor—^the with the building up of the Log. plane, which subsequently crash
to be his "eyes and ears" in ef Burton-BaU-Hatch (B2H) biU and It is my personal opinion, and I'm ed.
fecting the reorganization. None the little steel formula. The new sure the opinion of numerous
"The quick and intelligent ac
of the six will be placed on the secretary said he had not read others, that we have the finest
tion
taken and the excellent sea
government payroll but will work the B2H bill vfhich has been de maritime labor paper in the
manship displayed by the master
for three to four weeks with the nounced by all sections of or world. Reading the Log in its
iiew secretary in charting the re ganized labor as a move to en present form should be convinc of the SS Torrance Hills resulted
in the prompt recovery uninjured
organization. Two of the six are slave and strait jacket unions. He ing.
of aU ten officers and men of the
well known to organized labor— also confessed that he does not
Just in: A few beefs from Bal crashed airplane. Without such
Dr. John Steelman, former head know what he will recommend timore on the SS Tarlton Brown alertness and prompt action on
of the U. S. Conciliation Service on reconversion or postwar have been settled, and amounts the part of the SS Torrance Hills
who left his government position wages. He expressed no disagree- and names will be in the next some or all of the airplane's per
last November, and John Carson, ment with the wage freeze.
week's issue of the Log.
sonnel might have lost their lives.
Washington representative of the
SUP Ship Saves 10 Fliers
NEW LABOR DEP'^T SETUP
MAY GIVE UNIONS VOICE
Cooperative League of the U.S.A.
Still up in the air and unde
cided is the question of whether
Schwellenbach will create labor
advisory committees, and wheth
er he will ask President Truman
to appoint a CIO assistant secre
tary of labor. The AFL already
has Dan Tracy, from the Int'l
Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, in the post of assistant sec
retary. Before his death. Presi
dent Roosevelt planned to ask
Senate approval of John Gibson,
former head of the Michigan CIO,
as Tracy's CIO equivalent.
Further evidence that Schwel
lenbach intends to work closely
with organized labor was the dis
closure that he has asked the
CIO, AFL, UMW and Railroad
Brotherhoods to name liaison
•men to confer with the six brain
•trusters in the shaping of plans
fpr the reorganization of the La
bor Dep't. It was also predicted
that Schwellenbach would bring
in a number of new assistants and
Baiigi'gai gpg'na mmm
Win Election On
C.P.R. Fleet
VANCOUVER, B. C.—The re
sult of the recent vote conducted
by the Canadian Department of
Labor among the unlicensed per
sonnel in deck and engine room
departments on vessels of the
CPA fleet, has left no doubt in
the minds of everyone on this
waterfront that they are determ
ined to better their miserable
conditions. The vote has shown
conclusively, in their choice of
representatives, that the SIU is
the only organization that can do
anything for them.
The result of this vote was
93.8% for the SIU. The claims
made by the Canadian Seamen's
Union and Brotherhood of Rail
way and SS Clerks were not sub
stantiated on investigation by the
Department of Labor and were
therefore ruled out.
The attempts of the CSU to
confuse the issues involved were
of no avail, as these crews were
definitely aware of their past rec
ord of collaboration with shipowners and government, and
would not fall for the phoney
propaganda and lies spread by
CSU stooges. These seamen have
been very emphatic in their
choice, and intend to better their
lot with the same determination.
U.S. Ships Load
crews of U. S. minesweep
In Canadian Ports ersThethink
that war worker Betty
V.ANCOUVER, B. C. —Owing Schiler is pretty. They voted her
to the great increase in shipping the girl "we would like to sweep .
(Federated Pictures) ,
out of Pacific Coast ports to meet off her feet."
the demands of the supply of war
materials to the various theatres
of war in the Pacific, all Pacific
Coast ports in the U.S. have been
clogged. It is understood that a
great volume of war cargoes will
be diverted to British Columbia
ports where some" facilities are
still available for the dispatch of
these cargoes.
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Friday, July 6, 1945
THE
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SEAFARERS
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•
LOG
Page Nine
IMPROVEMENTS IN N.Y. HALL
By J. P. SHULER
Savannah Agent Finds
The SS Brandywine
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
SAVANNAH —I missed send true in a port where replacements
ing in the report last week. I was are hard to get.
kept on the go with nine ships If a ship is hot and we have no
hitting this port in rapid succes men for her, we have to call the
sion. Only one ship was a payoff WSA and they will begin to look
for the SIU and two were pay upon us as a clearing house for
offs fo^he SUP, but nearly all their top heavy lists. If you don't
of them wanted replacements and like the ship you're on, payoff
it was no cinch to find crews for before you sign articles. 'This will
"them. I still have quite a few give the Agent in your port a
ABs and Oilers on the shipping chance to get replacements with
list, but all other ratings are SIU books.
When the SS Noah Brown paid
scarce.
Not by design—^the waves of off there were no beefs except re
Fate washed her ashore—we solv lieving for supper. This had to be
ed the minor sea mystery that sent to New York since their pay
has had Brother Parker agog. The master had no authority to pay
Brandywine was in for a few it. All other beefs were squared
hours and had to sail shorthand- away before the payoff. Frank
ed. She seems to be a good ship, O'Leary was chief mate and, be
but when I put the jobs on the ing an SIU man, we didn't expect
board for her only one AB took any trouble. He left the ship,
a job. The Stewards department however, and we hope the new
was short three men and I only m^te will be as good.
had two men on my list. I hope A few beefs were sent in from
Brother Parker can rest easy New York. These beefs have to
be settled here since the main of
now.
I had a bit of trouble with men fice of the South Atlantic is in
paying off after signing articles. Savannah and all the records are
The Coast Guard called me up on kept here.
the matter and said, although no I'm not sure when our next
ch^ges .could be preferred ship will come in. The new AV-1
against a man for paying off un which was promised to us is more
der mutual consent, it neverthe than a month overdue.
less wouldn't do us any good if a That's about all there is to re
ship was delayed because of men port this week, except that the
quitting only a few hours before weather is hotter than a blast
sailing time. This is especially furnace.
NO
It was a poor showing
again this week. 9 branch
Agents failed to send news
of their ports to the Log. Fol
lowing are the ports not rep
resented in these pages:
BOSTON
BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA
CHARLESTON
TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
MOBILE
GALVESTON
HOUSTON
In a late issue of the Log there
was an error in this column that
proved embarrassing to the last
crew of the SS Blue Island Vic
tory. The crew of the SS Blue
Island Victory stood pat at the
payoff in the Army Base and
would not sign off of the articles
until they could get representa
tion from the hall. It was the SS
Blue Ridge Victory, which had a
number of new men aboard her
at payoff, that paid off, against
the advice of the ship's delegates,
without representation aboard.
There has been quite a number
of changes made in the building
in the past week, all of them
proving beneficial. The recreation
room has been rearranged, a li
brary put in, a variety of games,
and a lot more union literature
made accessable. The fourth floor
baggage room has been rear
ranged so that it makes the bag
gage room in the Pennsylvania
Station look like a junk heap.
Building! Building! Who's Got
That Brand New Union Building
By BEN P. REES
The improvement of the Log
has become noticeable to every
one and it is easy to see that it
is one of the best labor papers in
the field. The Log is the one me
dium all members everywhere
have to let them know what is
going on in the organization. It
can be made a real rank and file
paper if all the members wiU
contribute by writing letters
about their last trip, articles,
poems, etc.
Ships have been paying off
steadily in the past week, about
3 to 4 a day. There has been more
sigh ons than payoffs. With the
converted Liberties and Victories
going out now, shipping will hit
its peak in the Stewards depart
ment. Most of these ships are
being converted and are sailing
from the Port of New York.
There are several ships that
have signed foreign articles, go
to Europe, and return to this port
without discharging cargo in for
eign port. On some of these ships
the companies want to keep the
men aboard without signing offuntil they make a Pacific voyage
and return.
This has been handled in the
manner satisfactory to the crews
up to now, and we will use the
same system on other ship, there
by getting most of the men paid
off that do not wish to make the
Pacific voyage.
It is vacation time for the Pa
trolmen in this port now, and we
are operating on a minimum of
men. So far, we have succeeded
in getting aU ships covered and
all beefs settled at payoff time.
A young man walked into the "Is this the same SIU as the one
union hall a couple of days ago in New York?"
and announced, "I want to join AU hands within hearing dis
tance immediately joined in to
this union."
He was asked what do you sail explain that we had already ac
as? 'T haven't," he replied. "I cumulated an immense building
have just finished the maritime fund to purchase buildings suit
school and have been awarded able for union halls for all of our
an ordinary seaman's certificate. branches; and that that imposing
I am going to sea and I want to structure that he had seen in New
York was the property of the
start right."
I couldn't resist the tempta same SIU; that the Norfolk only reason that we had not al
tion of asking, "Why do you want branch was not just a red-headed ready purchased a building in
to join this union?" He replied. stepchild of the New York SIU keeping with our activities and
If I don't join the SIU the WSA but a lusty, growing, active and the class of men that ship out of
is liable to put me on a ship of faithful blood brother of that re this port was that these members
that other union. How much do spect-inspiring organization that were ^o busy going to sea that we
he had looked into in New York. just had not had time to make a
you want?"
As I explained each item that We then pointed to the black proper survey and bring the find
makes up the initiation fee he board, filled with jobs for all ings before the membership for
just nodded his head until we ratings in all departments, and their approval; that a building
reached the ten dollar building' showed him that we had shipped committee had been busy and
By BUD RAY
assessment. He then quickly one-hundred and sixty men, paid had dug up a number of likely
looked
out of the window at the off and settled satisfactorily all places and had obtained all of
SAN JUAN—^Things are begin If we all put our shoulders to
two
by
sixes anchored to the out beefs and made necessary re the information as to price, etc.
ning to look up this way with the the wheel and work, we can
side
curbstone
that are used as placements on five ships in the By this time it was five o'clock
SS George Washington coming swing the East Coast solid SIU.
and all hands decided to' go out
props
to
keep
the
end and side past seven days.
down for the Puerto Rico Line, I Was talking to some NMU and
and inspect these places. En
wall
from
falling
down;
and
then
We
showed
him
that
we
had
and Ponce and Mayaguez being MFOW men and after the dis
assured of weekly sailings. Of cussion they had to admit it was across the old, dirty, low-ceilinged far more jobs than we had men masse, we marched past fifty
course, we don't know what ships the SIU and the SUP, and they firetrap that was built even be to fill them, and that we had had seven of Norfolk's "almost-beer
they are going to be, but I im alone, who had gotten and kept fore window weights were in to send to New York, Baltimore gardens" without even looking in
agine they will be the old rust wages and conditions, and that it vented; and with a look of min and Savannah to man these ships and made an enthusiastic inspec
tion. Something will be doing
pots that they are afraid to send looks as though the Uptown La gled sympathy and pity, he asked. with good SIU members.
now.
We
further
told
him
that
the
to the Pacific.
bor Fakers are riding for the big tertainment and food that he was
So fgr the Unaco has been here fall.
served; Music and dancing (plen
regularly out of the Gulf; the SS Brother A. C. Torres, who is ty of the Island's most beautiful
Jean has been in and she is sched back after an absence of three were on hand for this); Don Q
uled to come back; the Shick- years, had a coming home party Rum by the case for those* who
By E. S. HIGDON
shinny is in and the good ship and yours truly considers it a wanted it; the swellest people to
Ellenore arrived from Baltimore. lucky day that he had the good set on the balcony and bat the NEW ORLEANS — Shipping claim that the ship, according to
Plenty of ships but few jobs.
fortune to be invited.
this week has been slower than our agreement with Waterman, ia
breeze with.
So far 40% of the '44 and '45 Here is just a little of the en- Then came the native dishes as molasses in January. Not until not "under repairs" but put in
sugar crop has been moved and
only the natives know how to the 29th was there any excite for "reconversion".
fertilizer is starting to come
prepare: Lechon Asado (Roast ment, and then came a beautiful The chief" engineer says that
the acetylene tanks will have to
down. I am looking for things to
Pig), Arroz con Polio (Rice & beef.
go back to normal; business is
Chicken) and Plantans. So a word The Blue Island Victory paid be drained of all their oil, thereby
getting better aU the time with
to the wise: If you are ever in off here and wanted to keep eight putting the ship completely out
more arrivals and the shipping
the Island and one of your Puerto men on board. The WSA refused of working condition so some
list is turning over a little faster.
Rican shipmates invites you to to even discuss the matter of welding can be done. So the beef
AlLthe shore side heroes who
one of these parties, forget the transportation back to the port of has been turned over to New
have been holed up since the
waterfront and enjoy yourself signing on. All the rest of the York for settlement, since we
shooting started are now showing
for a day and evening that you crew was peacefully given the can't seem to get the big shots in
up, complete with uniforms. Won
will always be glad to remember. transportation due them, as were New Orleans to talk turkey.
der why?
We have a new phone number, the four licensed mates and as Organizational work is rigging
The WSA is having trouble
2-5996, and it is automatic. So sistants who were paid off and up fine. The Gulf ships are turn
ing to the SIU for a good deal
getting their boys out on jobs,
when you are calling the hall just then re-hired.
aiid now sends them to the hall
be patient and after a long time We class this as discrimination and we expect a full membership
looking for ships.
against unlicensed personnel^ and in the near future.
—surprise! It works.
Boosts Puerto Rican Parties
A "Beautiful Beef" Wakes N.O.
V." _. .
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THE SEAFARERS LOG
Friday. July 6, 1945
Headlines Produce Strike Scare
tee composed of equal member "independents" held out for a
ship from each group, headed by longer period, eventually strag
a neutral chairman, agreeable to gling back after their exexcutive[_
both sides, whose decisions, in board ordered them to end the
case the parties are unable to strike. Some, however, still held
Allied occupation authorities in north of Italy the members of the
agi-ee, will be final and binding. out.
First of the local committees A strike of 15,000 workers at 11 Hamburg, according to Meyer Federation now total 8 million.
was to be set up in Detroit, and Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Lib- Lewin, correspondent for Over Lizzardi announced that plans
meanwhile all strikers are to go by-Owens-Ford plants in 10 cities seas News Agency, are hamper are now being discussed for the •
back to their jobs, the agreement also was called off, on WLB ap ing all efforts to organize labor convocation of a National Con
provided. Also, ultimatuihs serv peals, as were many other small on a wide scale, while the local gress of the union movement
ed by the rival groups on Detroit er walkouts, including one of Chamber of Commerce, which ap some time within the next 2
employers — requiring them to drivers that had tied up publica parently is filled with Nazi.s, is months.
permitted to operate under far
XXX
use exclusively the members of tion of the Pittsburgh Press.
less
restricted conditions. Lewin The General Federation of Ag
one organization or the other— Among strikes still under way
are to be suspended.
was that of the Printing Press bases his story on long interviews riculture, the General Confedera
The agreement is still to be men at the Lakeside Press of the with leading Hamburg trade tion of Labor (CGT) and the Fed
eration of Christian Workers have
ratified by the executive councils hard-boiled, anti-union R. R. union officials.
Union
meetings
are
strictly
decided to form a permanent
of the Building Trades Depart Donnelley & Sons in Chicago. De
limited
to
40
delegates,
the
offi
committee
in Paris that will draw
ment and the UAW, but such ap spite a WLB order to the men to
cials
complain,
with
permission
up
a
common
policy of these
proval is expected to be a for return, the strikers stayed out,
required
for
edch
meeting.
three
most
powerful
French labor
mality. It must also be "sold" to insisting their stoppage did not
Unions,
they
charge,
are
allowed
organizations.
Joint
action
has be
locals in Detroit. Meanwhile, as affect war production. They are
no
postal
service
or
exchange
of
come
imperative
since
in
recent
a result of the agreement, most fighting for a "union shop" con
printed
matter.
months
reactionary
forces
have
of the strikers involved in the tract, such as prevails in the en
The
purge
of
Nazis
is
much
too
begun
-an
undercover
campaign
Detroit controversy are returning tire industry, and which the Don
nelley management is bitterly re slow, according to Franz Splid, a against labor and also because
to work.
Reichstag member before 1933, the government has shown that
Another big strike that practi sisting.
and
former national labor federa it is not at all willing to imple
cally "folded up" during the Two other daily newspapers
tion
secretary. The ONA writer ment the promises it made to la
week was that of 6,000 truck were still "down" — the Jersey
has
spoken
to seven members of bor during the period when labor
drivers represented by an "inde Journal in Jersey City and the
the
new
Socialist
"Free Trade was in the front ranks of the
pendent" union in Chicago. The Baynone Times—as members of
Unions."
Six
of
these
men are fight against the Nazis.
men walked out in protest against the International Typographical
veterans
of
Hij;ler's
jails
and sev The Paris Radio has announced
unsatisfactory wage awards from Union remained on a "sick" spell,
eral
are
erstwhile
underground
that in 3 months the total number
the National War Labor Board, staying away from work, until
workers.
of
unemployed has diminished by
and at the beginning quite a few the managements agreed to union
They
point
out
that
the
chief
60%.
Paris Radio however forgot
thousand members of the AFL- demands.
of
the
regional
government
em
to
mention
that though unem
A threatened serious railroad
Teamsters also struck.
ployment
service
is
a
Herr
Lindeployment
decreases,
take-home
However, the Office of Defense strike—on the Erie—was averted
man,
who
is
a
well
known
Nazi
pay
of
the
workers
also
decreases.
Transportation, on orders of when the White House set up an
party
member
and
a
former
SS
Thus,
after
a
few
rather
quiet
President Truman, seized the Emergency Board under the
lines, and 14,000 troops were Railway Labor Act to consider man. The AMG excuse that this weeks, French labor again is
man is irreplaceable is not ac raising its voice, pointing out that
STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL rushed, into the area. Thousands demands of the Brotherhood of cepted by the union leaders, who
wages don't keep pace with the
of the soldiers were used to man Railroad Trainmen that the man
P. GALLATLY
state
that
he
could
be
replaced
ever
increasing cost of living.
the trucks or serve as guards. agement comply with the terms
L. R. BURGH
overnight
without
the
slightest
There
have been strikes of lino
With this big show of force, the of the union's agreement and pay
W. B. MUIR
difficulty.
type
operators
in southern France
Army virtually "cracked" the a number tJf long-stalled wage
•F. SARMENTO
and
strikes
in
the public utilities
X
It
X
claims. About 4000 train service
strike.
H. V. WILSON
UNRRA
has
accepted
the
offer
system
of
Montauben.
Right now
Most AFL strikers returned employees were involved in the
J. M. JOHNSON
of
the
Swedish
government
to
there
is
considerable
agitation
right after the seizure, but the dispute.
^ L. G. GRAHAM
provide free hospital and conval among the teachers who are
SALVATORA BIONDA
escent facilities for 10,00 slave strongly organized in France!
EMIL VON TESMAR
workers*liberated in Germany. They state that they are unable
L. M. MOODY, Jr.
to live within their pay.
XXX
K. E. OLSEN
First examples of the projected
XXX
R. C. BURNS
Italian land reform are now being The slowness of the authorities'
B. B. LENOIR
reported in the Italian press. In action against collaborationist
L. C. KATES
WASHINGTON, D. C. — AFL Hatch-Ball-Burton bill discloses the area! of Syracuse, Lentini and employers has caused a series of
BERTEL BRYDER
President William Green denoun basically objectionable features. Cassaro (Sicily) 1,300 hectares of strikes in many Norwegian en
J. A. SPAULDING
uncultivated land has been turn terprises. Especially in the metal
ced the new "labor relations" bill Among these are:
Z. W. CULLISON
introduced in Congress by Sen "1—^The bill proposes compul ed over to the agricultural coop industry, where many employers
L. L. LEWIS
ators Hatch, Ball and Burton as sory arbitration. This is a restric eratives and 2,000 farmers are did a thriving business with the
L. R. BORJA
a legislative "straitjacket" for tion upon their freedom that the now assured of work. At Caltan- Nazis during the period of occu
' RAMON BURGOS
isetta (Sicily), 200 hectares of un pation, the movement has as
the nation's workers.
wage earners of America will cultivated land belonging to some sumed important proportions.
J. S. CAMPBELL
Senator Wayne B. Morse, of never accept. Organized labor
R. A. BLAKE
Oregon,
declared it was "slanted" has fought compulsory arbitra big landowner has also been Similar strikes also are going
^ E. V. FERRER
according to the employers' point tion since its earliest days as the turned over to agricultural co on in Denmark, where the work
' H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN
operatives.
ers of the Carlsberg Brewery in
of view. Reactionary newspapers first step toward involuntry ser
ROBERT POWELL
In
an
interview
granted
on
Copenhagen are striking against
and columnists hailed the propos vitude. We will not give up that
H. S. TUTTLE
May
26,
Oreste
Lizzardi,
Socialist
the slow procedure in weeding
ed legislation but labor and liber fight now.
DAVID NORDSTROM
Secretary
of
the
Italian
General
out
pro-Nazi elements among the
al leaders united in condemning
R. GILBERT
Federation
of
Labor,
disclosed
office
personnel,
"2—Under
the
guise
-of
revising
it. Mr. Green said the AFL would
B. CUCUTA
that
with
the
liberation
of
the
(Labor
Press Associates)
the
National
Labor
Relations
Act,
fight it with aU its strength. The
S. RIVERA
the
bill
would
so
thoroughly
text of Mr. Green's statement
O: STENMO
transform that law as to make it
follows:
L. MELANSON
an instrument of labor oppres
"In introducing their new la sion, rather than emancipation.
W. C. WAGNER
bor relations bill. Senator Hatch,
EVERETT KNOWLES
Ball and Burton declared that it "3—The right of contract is se
PABLO ORTIZ
has been 18 months in prepara riously impaired by the bill,
. JOSIAH MEGILL
tion. Yet in all that time labor which would prohibit labor and
SALVATORE LACORTE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—^At last labor will have its own news
was never even consulted about management from entering into
EDWARD J. KARKELL
voluntary closed shop agreements program on the air I
the
provisions
and,
in
fact,
never
JOHN NEAL
Begiiming July 7, and continuing each Saturday at 6:45 P.M.,
saw a copy of the measure before except on an unworkable per
; SOL R. DURRETT
centage basis.
EWT, for the rest of the year, the American Federation of Labor
it was introduced..
. A. M. DUCLOS
„
"These circumstances indicate "4—The scope of the Wagner will present over the Blue Network of the American Broadcasting
• DEAN WHEELER
an anti-democratic and hostile at Act also would be seriously lim Company "The American Federationist of the Air," a weekly news^
• A. R. (ONE ROUND) KING
titude on the part of the bill's ited by the new bill, which pro magazine. The program will be listed in the radio columns of the
OSCAR F. HEIL
sponsors toward the workers of poses to exempt small employers newspaper as "Labor-USA." .
SAVANNAH HOSPITAL
Each program will feature special reports by AFL staff experts
America. Surely, those principal from obligations required of lar
. B. R. PETERMAN
ger enterprises.
on
mattejps
of outstanding interest to labor, as well as covering news
ly
affected
by
a
radically
new
ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL
legislative proposal should be "5—^In sum, this measure seeks highlights. In addition, the AFL plans to present a "guest column"
D. MCDONALD
given an opportunity to present to establish government regimen by a high-ranking personality ip the nation's life each week. The,
FORT STANTON
their viewpoint, if the spoxisors tation of labor and industry in programs will be conducted by Phil Pearl, commentator for the AFL.
ARCHIBALD McGUIGAN
If you are interested in the news of labor and its views on all
were acting fairly, impartially normal times to a degree that
N. GAMANIN
and in good faith.
would gravely undermine free important national and international questions, make certain to 1.7
listen to these programs—regularly!
y
REMBERT G. GOODLOE
"Preliminary analysis of the collective bargaining.
(Contmued from Page 1)
flee of Ass't Secretary of Labor
Dan W. Tracy in Washington and
with the collaboration of Clinton
Golden, labor vice chairman of
the War Production Board.
Under the plan — regarded as
precedent-making—^joint machin
ery will be set up on both na
tional and local lines to clear up
jurisdictional disputes as they
arise.
In localities where the AFLBuilding Trades and the UAW
both have local unions, a joint
committee will be created for
"peaceful and orderly adjust
ment" of any differences that
may arise.
If an adjustment cannot be
reached on a local level, it wiU
be referred to a national commit-
Men In Marine
Hospitals This Week
FederationOpens Fight
On NewSlaveLaborBill
Watch For AFL Radio Program
'The Federationist Of The Air'
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THE
SEAFARERS
Page Elevw
LOC
BUIXETIN
Snell, Samuel P
Snelling, Wesley E
Snidach, Henry
Snow, John F
Snyder, Elston
Snyder, R
Sohl, Henry E
Sokoloff, Harry
c Soils, Trapindio P
Solomon, C. T
Sommer, Daniel W
Soper, Neal W
Sokoloski, Joseph
Sopp, George C
Sordelet, Jennings L
Spadaro, Salvatore G
Spafford, Geo. T
Spahn, Alvin P
Spann, Norman
Sparagowski, S
Speegle, B. E
Spencer, Earl James
Spencer, Thomas E
Spencer, William N
Spicer, Charles L
14.30
21.81
6.50
1.45.
15.20
5.25
24.17
3.09
27.64
2.31
2.82
15.40
6.40
5.69
4.83
16.23
9.72
8.2&
2.23
20.82
9.40
2.30
7.11
1.42
2.02
—Unclaimed Wages—
Mississippi Steamship Company
Spicer, Harry J
Spiers, Willie P
Springett, George B
Sprang, Leory
Spring, Wilfred
Springs or Springer,
Erwin P
Stacey, Dave
Stachelek, Edward
Stagg, Bertie
Stagg, Preston W
Stampley, Maurice C
Stang, Alfred J
Stangenberg, P
Stankey, Frank J
Stanley, Willie
Stannatich, A
Stark, John
Stavick, Joseph F
Steed, Robert L
MONEY DUE
2.33
2.16
2.12
6.45
1.80
2.23
2.64
2.84
4.98
16.59
.74
... 5.92
2.09
8.63
16.00
22.85
.04
2.13
2.13
...
Steele, Clair R
Steffen, Paul J
.'
Stein, T. F
Steiner, Edward
Steinberg, Sidney
Stephens, A
Stephenson, A
Stephenson, Robert A
Stepnosky, Edward L
Sterling, Lewis
Stevens, Ash ton
Stevens, Joseph
Stevens, Charles G._
Stevens, Frank S
Stevens, J. R
Stevens, W. G
Stewart, Clarence
Stewart, E
Stewart, J. F
Stewart, Malcolm E
Stewart, Wm
Steyer, John R
:....
St. Germain, Rudolph S
Stiener, Ray A
St. Nicholas, Benjamin J...
Stockvoag, S
Stockwell, Louis G
Stoddard, E. G
Stoddard, Edwin S.
Stokes, Bin
Stokes, Joseph B
Stokaylo, Theodore
Stokken, Askid M
Stoltz, Casimire A
Stoltz, D
,...
Stone, Chas.
Stone, Frederick
Stone, Henry M.
Stonebarger, Glen
Story, Samuel
Stough, Rufus E
Stovall, Walter H
Stowell, Paul F
Strahle, Wesley O.
Strain, Arnold
Straton, Nighbert
Street, Tracey
Strelitz, Frank B
Strickland, P. r.
Strong, Clinton
Strong, Clinton
Strong, S.
Stutes, Kirby
Stutz, Kirby J
Stybnicki, Gabriel
Subat, Ralph F
Sudano, Ciro P.
Sugerman, Daniel L
Sullins, Fred
Sullivan, Dennis
Sullivan, F
Sullivan, Joseph 0
SumAiers, Thos. P
2.97
1.98
5.63
92
99
8.53
1.90
3.00
12.37
5.15
1.27
33
2.06
10.69
12
2.31
4.43
02
46.00
1.42
30.31
3.00
3.73
122.28
2.97
37.60
4.27
9.80
11.59
14.47
74
5.69
5.75
5.78
1.50
01
87
137.46
1.98
68.76
1.24
17
5.75
2.64
50.48
4.27
25.41
71
26.75
2.00
1.78
2.75
17.55
1.73
2.91
. 9.60
2.23
18.76
22.27
45.42
3.17
19.56
5.69
SS WOODBRIDGE FERRIS
SS TARLETON BROWN
Virgil
Brown, .84; L. Kramer,
The following men have a re
4.21; E. Sinenes, 4.21.
fund on their slopchest bill from
Collect at Calmar office, 25
their last trip that may be col Broadway, N.Y.C.
lected by getting in touch with
4. 4. i
SS GEORGE PICKETT
the Baltimore hall.
A. Alldredge, 104 hrs; R.
Samuel Welch, .45; Norman
Schmidt,
104 hrs. Collect at Wa
Gilmore 1.65; Paul Palpasma,
terman,
19
Rector St., N.Y.C.
1.68; John Veneklasen .45; Reed
4. 4. t
Humphries, 1.95; Louis' Michalec,
SS
WILLIAM
PEPPERELL
2.03; Edward Wallace, 2.48;
George Binnesman, 3.54; Carlton McCamley, 9 days' wages; G.
Preisch, 1.04; Patrick Kennebery, Gabriel, 9 days' wages; A. Petillo,
.45; Daniel Merrill, 1.50; Albert 9 days' wages plus 32 hrs. over
Colditz, 3.98; Leopold Thys, 1.50; time; Geo. Carkin, 41 hrs. over
Samuel Henninger, .45 Lester time; S. J. Maggio, 5 days' wages
Deemer, 2.48; Wm. Repsher, 2.03; plus 21 hrs. Bemmell, 80 hrs.
Jeff Davis, 3.53; Harvey Egerter, Collect at Calmar.
2.03; Merle Martin, 2.48; Arthur
SS FITZ HUGH LEE
Sutter, 4.07; Eugene Selig, 2.33;
W.
M.
Cousin, 27 hrs; A. ZielinJesus Salcedo, 1.59.
ski,
27
hrs.
Collectable at Smith
(Submitted by the Baltimore
and Johnson SS office.
branch.)
Collect at Calmar SS office.
t, X ^
4. 4. t
SS T. MERRIMAN
SS BEN CHEW
L. S. Herpin has $6 lodging R. J. Hallis, 7.65; R. H. Reed,
money coming. Collect at Bull 6.73; H. P. Harris, 10.10; J. J.
Rose, 3.79; J. J. Swykert, 9.71; B.
SS Co., 115 Broad St., N.Y.C.
Williams,
4.33; R. J. Hughes, 1.39;
StCollect at Calmar SS office.
SS STEVENSON TAYLOR
4., 4. 4.
The following men have money
SS WOODBRIDGE FERRIS
due: J. Suski, 56 hrs; C. Donald,
8 hrs; W. E. Carr, 8 hrs; H. Hil- The Deck Department, paid off
lion, 8 hrs; G. Sanford, 8 hrs. Col in Baltimore, has 20 hrs. each for
lect at Calmar, 44 Whitehall St., standing by, except the Mainten
ance Man, who has 2 hrs. Collect
New York City.
at
Calmar, 44 Whitehall Street,
^ S. %
New
York.
SS CAPE NOME
X t t
Gorum, 12 hrs; Battles, 12 hrs; SS RICHMOND
MUMFORD
W. Toomer, 12 hrs; Chapprell, 6
Will holder of receipt No.
PEARSON—Voraga No. 8
hrs; A. Francis, 6 hrs. Collect at
The
following
men
have
money
70562,
who paid off the SS But
Bull Line SS office.
due them: E; Hardman, 7.85; J. ton Gwinnett in Jacksonville on
4. 4
Campbell, 14.24; C. Carter, 7.85; June 15th, please send his name
SS COLABEE
V. Bodine, 7.85; J. P,. Krieg, 7.85; and book number to Agent Wil
Mclntyre, 8.06; W. Knoffe, 3.98; L. E. Surrency, 13.94; K. D. Bar liam Morris at the union hall in
G. Nawy, 7.20. Collect at com rett, 13.94; H. C. Mk:urdy, 7.85; Jacksonville.
pany office.
J. R. Covell, 7.85; L. Bragg, 13.35;
S X *
» » ^
T. MacLeary, 13.35; A. (Sonsoulin, Former crew members of the
SS HILTON
11.13; J. McDonough, 5.40; A. SS PHINIAS BANNING at the
Roy Anderson, 24 hrs; M. At Rogers, 14.69. This money can time Joe B. Walton was lost at
kinson, 24 hrs; S. E. Solet, 17 hrs. be obtained by writing to Miss sea, July 1944, get in touch with
Entire crew has , two weeks' issippi Shipping Co., Hibemia attorney Sol. C. Berenholtz, 1102
Bank Building, New Orleans, 9, Court Square Building, Balti
' linen money due.
Collect at Bull Line office.
Louisiana.
more, Maryland.
PERSONALS
Sunseri, John
Supinski, Julius
Susick, David
Susoif, William P
Svendsen, John Berger ....
Svendsen, Viktor
Svenssen, Nils A
Swancer, Stephen
Swann, John L
Swannie, George E
Swanson, R
Swartz, John
Sweder, Fred W
Sweeney, Benjamin M
Sweeney, Walter A
Sweetser, Wm.
Swenson, Andreas E
Swindell, Elbert J
Switzer, Gerald
Sylvera, Adden R.
V"
Syrax, Philip ..
Syres, P
Sczwecki, Lewek ...
Szarythe, Edward J.
Taber, Elmer E
Taft, Humphrey
Tages, Jose M
Talbert, W. H
Talbot, Harry H
Tamargo, Armando F
Tancrel, Mark G
Tangen, Olaf
Tapias, Jose
Tarko, John
Tarmacki, J
Tasa, Waldimir
Tate, James
Tate, Robert
Taucree, M
Tausch, Curtis
Taveres, Jack
Taylor, G
Taylor, Gerard
Taylor, R. F
Teas, Guess A
Tebben, Theodore .
Teems, Charles D. .
Temple, Charles E.
Temple, Raymond
Templet, A
Tetzloff, Oscar E
Teunisen, Frank
Thater, Paul K
Theriot, Arthur A
Thevik, John E
Thomas, H
Thompson, Arnold E
Thompson, E
Thompson, G
Thompson, James
Thompson, R
Thompson, R. W.
Thompson, Virgil L
Thure.son, Joseph F
Tiblis, Rudolph F
U
Umphenour, Dale L
Underbill, Frederick
Underhill, Robert
tj»?schweif, Gerald
Urban, F
Urchuck, Richard M.
Varlin, Kurt
Valchos, Peter
Valentin, Antonio T.
Valette, Henry V
Valine, J.
VaUa, John
1.81
71
2.23
63
1.65
1.98
123.75
33.21
22.60
9.95
1.69
4.39
1.78
13.68
29.86
.79
4.43
3.32
1.27
1.81
.79
80.67
6.75
2.44
3.55
2.97
74
4.75
7.57
2.23
13.90
5.94
123.75
1.42
3.76
47.40
5.60
2.30
1.74
6.51
117.50
.20
3.56
10.54
6.60
1.93
10.47
.79
2.79
3.23
21.23
3.96
2.64
1.12
2.97
y.. 7.82
5.44
79
11.42
5.69
79
12.88
43
32.05
8.26
79
8.80
43.07
23.24
1.40
20.68
108.51
1.58
19.16
4.80
6.51
7.35
Van Asschf, Francis C
5.70
Vance, Elmo L
2.64
Vance, Robert
1.98
Vandergrift, John J
32
Vanderhicler, M
2.90
Van Dick, George
1.65
Van Dyar, Jacobs
1.30
Van Ellis, Roy
38.82
Van Hille, Herman A
4.97
Vannais, Phil C
3il6
Van Rillaer, Louis
123.17
Vancile, John
1.48
Vargas, 1
8.72
Varmon, Robert E
5.64
Varnon, Robert G
42
Vasques, Miguel
36.23
Vaughn, Thurman Lee
19.30
Veasy, H
2.31
Veilleux, Armand A
2.23
Velasco, Peter F.
:79
Venegra, C. A
04
Vergara, Joseph R
2.64
Vertra, James T., Jr
5.08
Vetrano, P. J
28.00
Viano, Balisar^o
2.23
Viau, Charles 1
4.29
Vicker, M
.27
Vidal, Andrew
7.24
Vierd, A
17.11
Viera, Salvador A
120.28
Vierra, Albino
5.70
Vigo, Ferdinand V
5.70
Villar, Frank
33
Villas, J. M
8.63
Vinas, Carlos A
3.96
Vinas, Charles
.14
Vinas, Jose
2.44
Vincent, Edward
2.00
Vincent, Frank G
8.46
Vincent, John
123.75
Vincent, Norman D
17.30
Vineyard, Robert P
2.64
Vink, Arnold
7-63
Vlachos, P
5.01
Voliva, Jessie B
2.23
Von Hille, Herman
5.91
Von Nordeck, Edgar Louis 4.74
Voohries, Allen D
1.24
Voorhees, Winthrop D
35.22
Vorel, Edward J
10.79
Vuisbee, Walter C
6.40
W
Wade, L
Wade, Willie J
Wagner, C. W
Wagner, Frank
Wagner, Joseph
Wagner, Lewis M
Wahl, Joseph E
Waindle, Bernard K
Wakefield, D
3.80
16.54
30.41
9.01
3.31
4.62
.79
74
10.78
SfU HALL$
NEW YORK
51 Beaver St.
BOSTON
330 AtlanUc Ava.
BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St.
PHILADELPHIA
6 North 6th St.
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PL
NEW ORLEANS
339 Chartres St.
CHARLESTON
63 Society St.
SAVANNAH
220 East Boy St.
TAMPA
842 Zack St.
JACKSONVILLE
920 Main St.
MOBILE
7 St. Michael St.
SAN JUAN, P. R
45 Ponce de Leoa
GALVESTON
30514 22nd StHOUSTON
6605 Canal SL
RICHMOND. CaUf
257 5th St.
SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St.
SEATTLE
86 Senect 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 Avn.
CLEVELAND
1014 E. St. Clair St.
DETROIT
1038 Third St.
DULUTH
531 W. Michigan St.
VICTORIA. B. C.
602 Boughton St.
VANCOUVER. B. C., 144 W. Hastlnga St.
�Page Twelve
THE
SEAFARERS
Friday. July 6, 1945
LOG
ISTHMIAN MEN!
7. You walk info any one of fhe 28 SlU halls in North Amerisa and register,
2. Your name is entered .on the master shipping list along with all other men on the beaeh,
3. When a job you want is posted on the shipping board, you throw in your registration card, if
more than one man throws in for the job, the man with the oldest date on his card gets it.
NO FAYGRITISM, NO BACK DOOR SHIPPING, MEN LONGEST
ON THE BEACH GO OUT FIRST. THIS
<
IS JOB DEMOCRACY. THIS IS THE SlU WAY.
f r
This shipping list, with each man's
name written on a separate slip and
placed in order of registration, is
available to the members at all times.
You always know where you stand on
the list, and just who is ahead of you.
*
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5
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
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STRIKE SCARE PRODUCT OF HEADLINES
SS CANADA VICTORY SUNK BY SUICIDE JAP
NEW SHIP BILL BEFORE HOUSE; SIU DENOUNCED CLAUSES OUT
UNIONS GET ANGRY AT USE OF POW
SKIPPER MAKES PERIODIC TRIPS TO COAST GUARD
OLD TIMERS NEEDED IN ORGANIZING DRIVE
LEGALIZING OPPRESSION
VERSE AND WORSE
SIU MAN RETURNS TO N.Y. AFTER 26 LONG MONTHS IN NAZI PRISON
CALLING ALL GIRLS!
NMU RANK & FILERS CHOOSE SIU
WANTS UNION NOT POLITICS
FAIL TO GET OVERTIME AND TRANSPORTATION
NMU REPRESENTATION COST HIM BIG DOUGH
NMU THREATENS MEN WITH DRAFT
MORE BEEFS ON NMU
NEW MEMBERS HAVE NO RIGHTS
NO INTEREST IN MEMBERSHIP
CALLS SIU THE SEAMEN'S UNION
SHIPPING IS POOR
USS MEANS CHARITY FOR THE SEAMEN
ONE CERTAIN AND TWO PROBABLES IS THE SORE FOR SUP SHIP
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
ALCOA MASTER BACK AFTER SHUTTLE RUN
DEVITO OUTRACES BULLETS IN CONSTANZA HANDICAP
STEWARD OF SEMMES GETS CREW GLAD HAND
SAYS WET CAN BE ORGANIZED
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
ANOTHER 22 GRAND IN U.S. WAR BONDS
SUP SHIP SAVES 10 FILERS
NEW LABOR DEP'T SETUP MAY GIVE UNIONS VOICE
FEDERATION OPENS FIGHT ON NEW SLAVE LABOR BILL
WATCH FOR AFL RADIO PROGRAM 'THE FEDERATIONIST OF THE AIR'
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
No. 26
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. JUNE 29. 1945
THE 'SEAFARERS LOG' GOES 12 PAGES
Labor Faces Vicious
New Anti-Labor Law
WASHINGTON (LPA) — American workers who
have endured four years of rigid war-time restraints on
their rights would, as a reward, be given a permanent set
of chains under a bill introduced in the Senate during the
past week—with all the fanfare of a Hollywood premiere.
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' f Nominal sponsors were Sen; ators Carl A. Hatch (D., N.M.);
DullllO UUl IvIUVCdiHarold H. Burton (R., O.) and
Joseph H. Ball (R., Minn.). Ac
tually, however, the vicious measiue was drafted by a group made
up largely of corporation attor
By JOHN HAWK
neys, headed by Donald R. RichThe Maritime War Emergency berg, who got his start in life as
Board has repeated its past per a labor lawyer, but who in recent
formances by going through the years has been propagandizing
formality of drafting up propos for legislative shackles on unions.
als and notifying the signatories
to the "Statement of Principles" These attorneys and their as
by telegram and by letters, using sociates spent 18 months at the
up a lot of much needed paper job of fashioning what is un
doubtedly the most elaborate
and at the taxpayers expense.
sti-aitjacket for labor ever put up
These notifications invited the to Congress. Their work was fi
signatories of the "Statement of nanced by Samuel S. Fels,
Principles" to come to Washing wealthy industrialist, who comes
ton, D. C. from all parts of the from the "Fels Naptha" soap
country to attend a meeting to family.
discuss and make recommenda
tions on the Board's proposals. It would take many columns to
Of course the expense of the ship list all the "union-busting" fea
owners who travel from Frisco, tures of the 55-page bill, but here
New Orleans, Mobile, Boston and are some of the major provisions:
other points and their hotel ex 1. It would wreck the Wagner
penses is paid also by the tax Act, labor's "magna charta."
2. It would destroy the safe
payers through their government
guards
of the Norris-LaGuardia
general agents' contract, but the
anti
injunction
act, permitting
union officials' travel expenses,
the courts once again to ham
regardless of where they come
string unions by injunction or
from, is paid by the seamen. Reders as they did in years gone by.
(Continued on Page 8)
3. It would impose compulsory
arbitration on workers engaged
in "essential services" — a term
broad enough to include almost
everything.
4. It would practically wipe out
the right to strike.
5. It would virtually outlaw
"union shop" and "closed shop"
agreements, now enjoyed by a
In order to stream line the Dis major proportion of America's
trict, and prepare it for an inten organized workers. Such con
sive organizational drive, the tracts would be legal only if the
rank and file members of the union involved had been selected
Great Lake s-SlU voted last by 75 per cent of the employes in
month to have the International the bargaining .unit, and only if
appoint an administrator. Broth 60 per cent actually ratified the
er Harry Johnson was appointed "union shop." Various other tests
Administrator by SlU President would also have to be met before
Harry Lundeberg. This action such contracts would be valid.
was formally concured in by aU 6. It would create a paradise
Lakes branches.
for anti-labor bosses anxious to
Mardy Polaner, out-going Sec smash unions, by subjecting
retary-Treasurer of the District, j workers and unions to prosecuwas lauded for the good work tion for violating any of a set of
done during his four years in of- 11 listed "unfair labor practices."
fice. Under his leadership, the |These unfair practices would inDistrict was able to force several elude, among others, "discriminwage boosts from the operators, ating" against employer repreBrother^ E. g. Lashover has sentatives; participating in any
been assigned, by the Adminis strike, slowdown, or sitdown; in
trator, to the post of. Secretary- fringing in any way on terms of
Treasurer.
(Continued on Page 10)
Are Explained
'USS Plans Post-War Program,
No Pork Chops Included In It
International
The social workers have discovered the American seaman! Halleluiah!
Planning a glorious future for the American seaman, the RMO-USS, in trying to Administers
devise a way of perpetuating their soft jobs after the war, have just announced a world
wide social service scheme to keep the American sailor happy and contented. And if the Lakes District
RMO-NMU alliance with the USS is. any criterion, the program is designed to keep
seamen sleeping in railway sta- harpies of the docks with a pro
him underpaid as well.
,,
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liom, huddling together for
In an expensive and,fancy book;
outlining this program the USS
walking the streets to the
throws a heavy smokescreen over point of exhaustion or finding
the issue of better wages, which cheerless, unsanitary flops in
IS the fundamental need "of Am- cheap rooming houses."
Remember when the sailor could
erican seamen, with a picture of
pick
out his own hotel anS lean
health centers, flop houses, rest
( homes, art contests and a miscel against the bar of his choice?
laneous mumbo jumbo of social That will be entirely unneces
.service designed to "elevate" the sary if the USS-RMO carry their
post war schemes into effect.
f seaman.
" Dripping with sentimentality No longer will the sailor have
to enjoy his fun where he finds
over the tragic social life of the it. Steering him clear of the juke
, .poor :sailor, this book sobs about box joints and the perfumed la-,
j_the segman having nothing in his dies of the waterfront, the land
life but "taverns and streets;" and locked sailors and ladies of the
it moans that "reports abound of USS will protect him from the
gram of education, recreation and
culture which will make him
happy without the horrid necessity of bettering wages.
And every seaman who has
"enjoyed" the red tape of the
RMO medical examinations will
be happy to know that the post
war scheme of the USS also in
cludes a "program of immuniza
tion and health education," with
a staff of overpaid quacks in the
different ports of the world.
The Seamen's Service will also
run flop houses which, to quote
its propoganda spiel, will be staff
ed with people "who speak the
seaman's language." (Hell! And
we -thought we spoke English,
too.)
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, June 29, 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
a, i
HARRY LUNDEBERG
i. a,
------ President
105 Market Street, San F^ncisco, Calif.
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JOHN HAW& - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas,
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE -
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424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Entry As Second Class Matter Pending
Learning The Lesson
Despite the opposition ol the maritime unions, the
sliipowners and their Maritime War Emergency Board suc
ceeded in cutting the Atlantic area bonus, reducing the al
ready substandard seamen's take-home pay.
Two lessons are to be learned from this act. One is
that the no-strike pledge has taken freedom of action from
the workingmen, while the power of the operators to op
press has not been weakened in the least. ^
The second is that the lack of unity in the maritime
field plays right into the shipowners' hands, by dividing
labor and labors' strength. The real tragedy of the situa
tion is not only that there are two unions in the field, but
that one has been the tool and stooge of the operators. After
having served as the willing, boastful mistress of the ship
owners, the National Maritime Union is in no position to
cry betrayal of its virtue.
What can the seamen do? Unfortunately, our hands
are tied now for the duration of the war. The Seafarers has
voluntarily given its word not to strike, and will keep its
word. However, we may anticipate further action from
the operators the day the Pacific war ends. We must be
prepared for that day.
The one solution is one big, strong maritime union un
der the leadership of the Seafarers International Union—a
Union that has never been tainted by collaboration with the
shipowners, and that has never put the interests of a foreign
power over that of the maritime workers—a Union that
will work to restore the lost take-home pay, and increase it,
by the only way it can be done, by militant waterfront
action, at the point of production,^
Pardon Us For Pointing
Senator Edward V. Robertson (R., Wyoming) charges
that there was "fantastic waste and graft" in connection
with the building of the Alcan and Latin-American high
ways.
Senator Homer Ferguson (R. Michigan) said that the
War Investigating Committee had called "similar graft and
corruption" to the attention of the Attorney General re
peatedly, but had "failed to get any information or aid
from him."
Senator George D. Ailien (R., Vermont) pointed to
much bigger corruption" in the U. S. Maritime Commis
sion. (Surprise!) He cited the case of five ships, originally
Valued at $35^^,000 that were sold by the commission be
fore the war for approximately $200,000, apd which they
repurchased after Pearl Harbor for more than $3,000,000.
Senators Overton (D., Louisiana) and Bridges (R.,
New Hampshire) have introduced a bill calling for salary
increases for members of Congress and the Cabinet. The
bill, if passed, will increase Congressional wages from $10,000 a year to $15,000 a year.
May we suggest that the gentlemen, after feathering
Itheir own nests (and turning down any upward revision of
the Little Steel formula), get going and find out what is
happening to the taxpayers' money?
Liberated Gl Praises Seafarers
Contributes To SiU Fight Fund
NOTICE TO
MEMBERSHIP
Wiih Ihis issue, the LOG
from now on will consist of
12 pages.
The addition of four more
pages will allow us to give
you some of the features you
have always wanted: an ex
panded "Membership Sppaks"
section, and a page devoted
to ships' news. Since we are
physically unable to cover
every ship, we look to the
membership to send to the
LOG r^^rts of ships meet
ings, happenings aboard ship,
and other items of interest.
You want to reeul about
your old ^ipmates—and they
want to read about yoii, so
let\ get going!
The following letter from a repatriated Gl prisoner,
of war, was received last week.
We reprint it, not only for its interest, but as a perfect,
example of what SIU crewmen can do to counteract the
vicious anti-union propoganda sown among the servicemen
by labor-hating groups.
Seafarers International Union
Dear Brothers,
I am one of the 375 GIs who
just returned from a prolonged
Nazi vacation, behind barbed
wire. Fortunately we crossed on
the SS John Lawson, an SIU
manned ship. I am sure I speak
for aU the POWs when I express
J thanks for the courteous recep-
MiLliONAiRES PUN TAX STEAL
Not quite satisfied with the ex
orbitant profits they are making
out of the blood, the sweat and
the tears of this war, the million
aires of America'are quietly, but
industriously, going in for a lit
tle postwar planning of their own
to make their profits even great
er.
With little public shouting, but
working, oh, so busily behind the
scenes, these forces are attempt
ing to put through a constitution
al amendment to limit the Fed
eral income tax to 25 per cent
of the gross income.
If passed, it will be the great
est legislative steal in the history
of this country.
Before the war, there was a 75
per cent tax on the highest
bracket — and even without the
expenditures of war, the govern
ment needed the money. Since
there is expected to bd no decline
in postwar government expenses
compared with the prewar years,
the burden of supplying the gov
ernment income, if this bill is
passed, will fall upon the should
ers of the poor.
It is estimated that to make up
the difference, the lower income
brackets will have to pay the
same percentage as the million
aires. In other words, a man mak
ing $2,000 a year would pay
about $500 in taxes (compared
with the $175 he pays now), while
a person making a million dol
lars would pay $250,000 instead
of the $800,000 he pays now—a
saving of $550,000.
This amendment has already
been passed by 17 states, , in the
quiet of the night, with organ
ized labor the only real force op
posing it.
tion we received from the sea
men. They're a swell bunch of
men and a credit to the union.
On the way over I had many
discussions with Brother John
Marciano—and it was a pleasure,
indeed. Too bad there are not a '
million more organized workers
like him. He eats, breathes and
sleeps Union.
He told me about the swell job
the SIU has been doing in its
struggle to better conditions on
the waterfront. I was glad to
hear this, since I've always be
lieved that to keep fascism out
of America it was not only nec
essary to whip it aboard, but to
build a strong educated organiz
ed labor movement at home. It
is of umost importance to keep
wage levels at least at parity
with prices.
GIs returning from the front do
not want to return to the open
shop, low wage cpnditions of '
years ago. Labor must advance,
not retreat.
In closing may I say—^keep up
the good work. To you who move
our supplies, we owe an everlast
ing debt of gratitude. We are
fighting for you abroad. You
keep up the fight for us at home.
Please throw the enclosed 2
bucks into your fight fund.
Fraternally,
Pvt. SEYMOUR RAYACK
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THE
Fzidar, Jun« 29. 1945
SEAFARERS
SHE'S OK
FEATUERBEDDING
WSA STYLE
The food division of the WSA is up to its old tricks. They re
cently pulled a brand new idea out of their hat, calling for the re
training of Stewards Department men who take jobs on the re
converted Liberty and Victory ships used as troop carriers.
Not satisfied with having spent millions of dollars in training
these men (or the majority of them) as food handlers, the WSA now
advances a so-called "program" for the re-training of these same
men at ah additional cost of a few more millions of dollars.
The operators with whom the SIU holds contracts have been
asked by the Seafarers, their opinion of the calibre of men the SIU
has sent to man jobs in the Steward Departments. Each of them is
satisfied with the men's work and their ability to handle their jobs.
The question comes up then, yhy the necessity of a re-training
program for the Stewards? The answer is very simple. These-job
loving fakers of the WSA want to do just as much as possible to
keep themselves in the jobs that they have—^regardless of the cost
to the taxpayers.
Our membership has gone on record as being definitely opposed
to attending any of these phony retraining programs, and any at
tempt by theAVSA to force them through this re-training period will
only result in serious trouble throughout the industry.
This Union recognizes the necessity of training men for up
grading in the Stewards Department, and the record shows that the
SIU has endorsed the up-grading program of the WSA. This does
not mean, however, that we are in favor or will ever be in favo'' of
going for their re-training program.
Even an observer whp is not familiar with this industry, or
familiar with the sly ways in which these WSA bureaucrats seek
to perpetuate themselves, can see the selfish and totally unbusiness
like method they are using to keep themselves in soft jobs.
- • Nowhere does the WSA explain why these men, who have been
working at their jobs throughout this war—many of them for years
before that—need retraining, particularly at a time when there is a
real shortage of Stewards to man the ships needed for the Pacific
phase "Of the war. .
What has happened to make these men, who have been doing
the job all Slong, suddenly incompetent? If they are incompetent,
then the WSA should revamp their entire system of primary train
ing, and revamp their own bureau for having done so bad a job.
Beef Squad Fails
With Isthmian Crew
It happened on an Isthmian ship a few days ago. Ani
SIU man rode this Liberty from one port on the Atlantic
coast to another and in the six or seven days that it took
the vessel to make the trip he found the crew almost one
hundred per cent in favor of the SIU. "Hell," he said, "I
went on her thinking I'd have a
tough job. But except for a
couple of NMU stiffs they sold me
on the idea. All I had to do was
collect pledge cards. The boys al
ready had made up their minds
which union they wanted."
But word of the crew's prefer
ence for the SIU got ashore in
her second port of call and be
fore the boys knew, what was
happening there was a surprise
By LOUIS GOFFIN
visit from an NMU goon squad.
The muscle boys tried to convince
Quite a number of beefs were the crew that they wanted the
handled through this office in the Joe Curran (Pork Chops) Corpor
past couple of week, in which I ation and tried to coUect a bunch
assisted and settled quite a few. of pledge cards after some strong
• Beefs settled are as follows; On persuasion.
the SS John Gibbons, a broken The goon squad visit, however,
watch beef which paid off in Bal proved to be a waste of time.' No
timore. Took the matter up with sooner had they departed over
the Overlakes outfit, and the beef the side than the crew began
was settled in time for the pay writing letters to the SIU protest
off. The total amounted to over ing the action and stating in no
1500 hours.
uncertain terms what their union
The SS Wm. Maclay, which preference would be.
paid off in Portland, had a beef
Typical of some sixteen letters
submitted by Boston on handling received from the crew of this
ship's explosives. Men had re vessel is this protest written by
ceived 90c an hour, the difference an ordinary seaman who was
from 90c to $2.50 is now payable "convinced" by the NMU muscle
by Alcoa.
boys that they represented the
A number of beefs concerning interests of American seaman.
members of the three depart.c .T- oc our n J Says this letter: "I was misinments of the SS Simon Wdlard,
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organizer. I
which paid off in Jacksonville, is
represented by
now payable at the Waterrnan office. On the Hagerstown Victory, I j.jj
which paid off in Mobile, various
Isthmian men, according to
beefs have been settled.
SIU
organizers
are visiting the
The SS Woodbridge Ferris paid
.
off in Baltimore. The coffee beef
increasing numbers, learnis now settled and payable. The/"g.
benefits of union orgamresults on the other beefs will be f
^
asking for literature
settled very soon. Both of the
f^e ships,
above ships belong to Calmar.
!
"
The Messman's beef on the SS, there is inserted an item explainGeorge Pickett, and extra meal ing how to keep a clear record of
beef on the SS Walter Fleming'your overtime. It would be to
are now settled and payable at the membership's benefit to read
the Waterman outfit here in New this item, as it may be the means
York. I worked in cooperation of collecting future disputed overwith Brothers Hawk and Shuler time. I am now working on a
regarding manning scales on con- number of outport beefs, and I
verted troop ships.
will notify the ports involved as
In various issues of the Log soon as possible.
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
By PAUL HALL
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Pag« ThxM
LOG
The Hosiery Designers of Am
erica say actress Andrea King is
the "best-legged girl in Holly
wood." The rest of her's above
average too. (Federated Pictures)
SS BANVARD TO BE
SOLD AS SCRAP
Battered beyond repair in war
service, the SIU ship John Banvard will be offered to the high
est bidder as scrap, it was an
nounced by the Maritime Com
mission this week.
The first of the Liberties to be
scrapped, the Banvard was de
livered into service on April 8,
1943. She received her baptism
of fire off the Anzio beachhead,
Italy, January 27, 1944, when she
was hit by an aerial bomb, and
NO PIE IN THE SKY
towed to Naples for repair.
The WLB has recently turned down the petitions for wage in Later, while fully laden she ran
hard aground in Praia Bay in the
creases filed by the SIU-SUP and the MEOW.
Azores. After being refloated she
The NMU has not been turned down by .the WLB, because they was towed to Jacksonville, Fla.
have not officially petitioned for a wage increase, in spite of all the
crap they've been peddling about their program for $200 a month.
SHIPS DELEGATES
DISCUSS SCHOOL
Their contracted operators unanimously opposed the NMU re
quest for a raise in wages at a recent meeting between them and
the NMU "leadership"—the same "leadership" that has been fawn
ing upon the operators for years now, all in the name of "unity."
The NMU membership should be able to see now that there is
no doubt but that they have been completely soldjiown the river;
Many is the beef they did not collect because of the "cooperation"
between the leadership and the shipowner. Many is the man who
• was classed as a disrupter when he brought up a beef on the floor
of an NMU meeting.
The lesson to be learned is that no matter how much tins socalled labor-management cooperation is ballyhooed, it can work
only up to a certain point—the point where any demand by labor
cuts down one cent of management's profits. The NMU has willingly
taken terrific beatings at the hands of the shipowners, all in the
name of ' cooperation and unity."
Cooperation between the shipowners and seamen is necessary to
a degree—and that degree is covered by the points in our contracts,
the furnishing of competent men who do their job in a workman
like manner.
No improvements of conditions or wages will ever be gotten
through this phony cooperation touted by the NMU. The only reason
the SIU today has the highest wage scale and overtime rate and the
best conditions in the industry is not because it "cooperated" with
Called together by New York Agent Paul Hall to obtain advice on setting up a delegates school
the shipowners, but because it fought them.
from
men who have saUed as ships delegates, these SIU brothers had many practical suggestions to
The only way we will be able to raise these wages and conditions
make.
From left to right are; Frank'Krevey. Cook; Oscar Kela. SIU book man now sailing as first
to still a higher point is not by "cooperation," but by use of our
assistant; A. Yacishyn. Bos'n; John Hudele. OUer. and Mario Figueroa. AB.
economic strength—action at the point of production.
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Friday. June 29, 1945
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UNITY IN ACTION
Old Smear Tactic Used Again
I see by the Comintern
swindle sheet, the NMU Pilot or
Little Daily Jerker. that Hamhead Curran, the land-locked
"sailor." has broken bounds again
and is hard at work earning his
lucrative salary by berating the
SIU, through another attack on
ex-NMU members supposedly in
the SIU.
Not having the courage to do
his own dirty work, he speaks
through a dummy — a certain
Jake Faber. The growth of the
SIU has given the comrades a
case of the jitters. They see the
handwriting on the wall. So, this
old, old, smear tactic is dragged
out for the ten thousandth time.
It's the reverse of the red bait
ing tactics used by employers
against genuine trade unionists.
When we call these NMU skunks
Communists of the Stalin order,
we do not call them "reds." That
would be an insult to all bonafide trade unionists with red
blood in their veins, who have
courage enough to do their own
talking.
Being believers in unionismor they wouldn't have been driv
en from the NMU by the Party
who feared them—it's only nat
ural that they would go to
union whose policies are in direct
opposition to the NMU wreckers.
They could not go to the MFOW
if they were outstanding op
ponents of the CP, for the CP ap
paratus therein have a working
agreement with the NMU "lead
ers" who belong to the same
Partj', not to accept them.
They could not go to the Com
munist controlled Marine Cooks
& Stewards of the Pacific for the
same reason. And they would not
ship off the dock or shipowners
office, or the War Shipping Ad
ministration where the Commun
ist Party has infiltrated and set
up working relations with the
NMU to put these insurgents on
the spot or turn neutral NMU
members back to the NMU if
they are politically dumb or will
ing to remain silent. ,
So they came to the SIU. There
was no other outlet on this coast
for union men to belong to. These
men belong to the east coast—the
only other liberal-minded demo
cratic union for unlicensed men
Now that the SIU, per se, thru is the west coast SUP.
Thank God that an east coast
these ex-NMU members, are I
union exists that opens the door
"Fascists" etc., soto voce and
to union men who believe in
basso profundo via the CP water
democracy and our way of life—
front section loudspeaker, the CPthat bars the road to the evil
NMU officials are all Sir Launpower of the Joe Currans and the
celots looking for the Holy Grail.
CP ramifications in marine over
Curran is King Arthur surround
the lives of men and their rights
ed by his Knights of the Round
to earn a living in their calling or
Table. A beautiful picture by in
trade.
ference with those dastards of
the NMU who quit the "union" May you prosper, SIU, and
and joined the SIU. Treason, keep up the good work. Keep an
's treason, they shall suffer for open door to all NMU insurgents
this—egad. And they sailed dur against the Mafia which controls
ing this war, to make it worse. their lives. May they come in by
Now where would union men thousands and bring, their ship
be bound for after being driven lines with them by staying on the
from the NMU because they ships and kicking, the Communist
threatened the Stalinist control NMU and its CP delegates over
and policies in marine? Surely the side when they come to col
Hamhead wouldn't expect them lect their tribute for selling them
to jump off the dock. This is still down the river.
a democracy and still America—
not Stalin's Russia, where oppo Keep up the good work SIU!
sitionists are purged by lead pois-'More power to you.
oning via a Mauser bullet in the
One of the 99 Year
back of the head in the Lubianka
prison.
Club, proud of it.
FRANKLIN VETS BOOSTS LABOR
- - 'I
V - A
ALL SHIPS GET
FORM FOR NEWS
To help get news about the
ships and about the member
ship into the pages of the
Seafarers Log. a m i m e o graphed form has been pre
pared and is being distribut
ed to all ships at the time of
signing on, along with the
packets of educational ma
terial.
Space is provided on this
sheet for reports of meetings
held on the ship, for beefs
theit were settled by crew
action, and for any other in
teresting items about the
ship or the crew. The forms,
can be sent to the LOG from
foreign ports or handed to
the patrolman at the time of
the pay off.
Carrying picket signs in a drive to organize employes of the
F. W. Woolworth Co. store in Kenosha, Wise., are Pres. Hartwick C.
Dahl, Kenosha Trades & Labor Council (AFL) and Pres. Jack Milward, Kenosha County CIO Council. The drive is conducted by Local
526, Retail Clerks Intl. Protective Assn. (AFL) (Federated Pictures)
The Super-Militants
(To the 'Xeaders" of the CP-NMU Comintern Axis)
Support for the new Super Militants,
List' to our sho^uts o'er the land.
Our Stalin has given the orders
And WE, the tools—understand.
Forget the sellouts of yesterday.
It was all for the "Party line"
We now resume the "Class Struggle"
Our Stalin has called the Time.
We will now berate John Shipowner
For the contracts WE SIGNED in the "peace"
Our theme song was "Cooperation"
While Stalin received the Lend-Lease.
We'll drag the "red" flag from our pocket
Where we have concealed it so long.
It's Stars and Stripes for the mothballs
WE CONFESS that "the line was wrong."
Attack the bloated shipowners.
Forget sweetheart contracts WE GAVE,
Shed tears for low wages of seamen
Ah, the mercilous robber knave.
We're thru with the Chamber of Commerce,
It's out for "Our No Strike Pledge,"
For Stalin has given the signal
And there is no room to hedge.
Our phony "democratic" word battle
Resounds from our 13th Street walls
Our Foster attacks Our Oil Browder
As into the "groove" we must fall.
The "democratic" word battle is echoed
By the landlubber "Men of the Sea"
Who connive in the NMU Kremlin
As with Stalin's "new" line they agree. ^
.
Away with our class collaboration.
For Political Strikes we are bound
(But when Allied ships needed manning
No sailors 'mong these could be found.)
We still have the cut rate contracts.
We still drive the backdoor deals.
We now dod the masks of "trade Unionists"
As dogs at the Master's heels.
We're now super duper, arch xnilitants,
Tho, as usual, we'll be far from the fray
And, as usual, our members are suckers
In the Comintern game that we play.
'Xabor and the returning vets have much in common," says
Radarman 2/c Thomas L. Y^ng, wounded veteran of U.S.S. Frank
lin and a member of Joint' Council . 42, International Brotherhood of
^ Teamster (AFL). In the editorial offices of Southern California
. Teamster, he points approvingly to their headline story on labor's
: ipostwar program.
So s^y for Uncle Joe Stalin
To his Comintern voice ii) the land.
For the body of Europe lies prostrate
" Where Freedom may yet make its stand.
—Top'n Lift
Men in Marine
Hospitals This Week
STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL
P. GALLATLY
L. R. BURGH
W. B. MUIR
F. SARMENTO
H.V.WILSON
: J. M. JOHNSON
L. G. GRAHAM
SALVATORA BIONDA
EMIL VON TESMAR .
L. M. MOODY, Jr.
K. E. OLSEN
R. C. BURNS
i
B. B. LENOIR
V
L.C.KATES
BERTEL BRYDER
j
J. A. SPAULDING
i
Z. W. CULLISON
L. L. LEWIS
L. R. BORJA
RAMON BURGOS
J. S. CAMPBELL
R. A. BLAKE
E. V. FERRER
H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN
ROBERT POWELL
H. S. TUTTLE
DAVID NORDSTROMR. GILBERT
B. CUCUTA
S.RIVERA
O. STENMO
'L. MELANSON
ELLIS fsLAND HOSPITAL
D. MCDONALD
�Friday, June 29, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
FORE 'n AFT
Page FIv*
More Is Heard From
Our Wandering Steward
By BUNKER
Just back from a trip to Molotov^sk, Russian port on the White
By FRENCHY MICHELET
Sea, brother Bill Hanold, Steward
of the Overlakes Liberty John Now that we are comfortably Buck Newman is aboard as an
Gibbon, says this boom town of settled in the bellyrobber's focs'le AB; seems like old times again.
the far north is one hundred per aboard the Del Rio we find our- Previous voyages with Buck have
cent better tha.i Archangel or seif with time on our hands, so taught us the wisdom of care
Murmansk. Which still isn't say we're gonna make with the words fully stashing away the liquid
ing a hell of a lot for Molotovsk, for the Log.
nourishment. As the bard so
QUESTION: What, in your opinion, are the according to brother Hanold. But
knowingly points out:
4 4 4
the Russians here aren't quite so Paul Hall and Jimmy Hanners
qualifications of a good Ship's Delegate?
suspicious of Americans and do will be pleased to learn that the "If you stick a slock of liquor in
your locker.
not think every Yank is a capit chief cook aboard this scow is
It
is
slick to stick a lock upon
alist enemy of the proletariat. their old friend of the Dynastic,
your
stock.
They even invite seamen into Dominick Vaszquez. Dominick
Or
some
joker who is slicker's
JEROME FLECK, OS—A good their huiiies for tea and Intourlst made a hit with the boys by serv
going
to
trick you of your
delegate must know the agree has a recreation center which ing grits as often as "Shoemaker
liquor;
ment because most of the crew features hostesses who speak En Shuler serves red beans and rice
Though you snicker you'll feel
never bothers to study them. He glish.
-in other words, twice a day for
sicker from the shock."
knows how to get all legal over
S- 4the voyage.
time and distribute overtime so a With all suitable ships tied up
4 4 4
4 4 4
few men won't grab it all. A in hauling GIs to the fighting
A
deep
affection
for
old
"Hun
In discontinuing the column
delegate should be somewhat of fronts, the War Shipping brain is
a diplomat and be able to smooth trying to dope out a way to haul gry" has prompted us to name a "Straight From the Galley" some
over disputes between oj^icers home some 70,000 wives of Am dish for him. We call it Shuler time ago, we took leave of the
and men. He should represent all erican soldiers, sailors, and mer en Surprise. The principal in membership with some words of
wisdom culled from the very
the crew equally and not show chant seamen, who got them gredient, of course, is tripe.
4
4
4
fountainhead
of knowledge. The
any preference. I think its im selves spliced in the British Isles,
We
are
en
route
to
New
York
reader
will
perhaps
recall the lit
portant for a delegate to keep a Australia and other foreign
for
a
cargo.
Then
it's:
Hello
Partle
dialogue
between
the Shep
careful record of overtime, with a places. To complicate matters,
adi^!—and
we're
South-America
herd
and
the
all-knowin,g
Echo
copy for each man.
hundreds of children have to be
bound, brother. Way down there wherein the Shepherd was given
accommodated, too.
where a few milreis buy as much a few pointers on the handling of
4. i t
of
heaven as they peddle any women. We blush to confess that
Among many SIU men who
where
on earth. Speaking of a the sagest piece of advice of them
have retired their books and are
seaman's
conception of heaven— all was inadvertently omitted. In
now sailing as mates or engineers
cold
beer
and someone else's gal the most classical Doric manner,
are Joe Scully and Jim Turnbull.
CARL MILLER, MESSMAN—
—how's
this
for a perfect toast: then:
Turnbull is now'ashore study
A good delegate is a fellow who
ing for his chief mate's ticket;
"Shepherd: Thanks, gentle Echo!
takes an interest in going to bat
Scully
for
his
Second's.
Both
were
right thy answer tell
for the crew. He sees to it that
ABs
on
a
round-the-world
trip
of
What
woman is and how to
the crew gets whed is coming to
the Mississippi Liberty Jonathan
guard her well.
them and that all hands live up
Grout and want to say "hello" to
Echo: Guard her well."
to the agreements. The delegate
shipmates
who made that voyage
should also instruct the crew in
Remember, brother, guard her
back in '42.
t' e principles of unionism. I've
well!
4 4 4
seen some men take it easy on a
Despite
newspaper
comment to
trip and let the other fellows do
'the,contrary,
WSA
says
there will
their wesk. -Za cases like lhat the
be
few
intercoastal
or
coastwise
delegate should lower the boom
runs started for some time to
and the rest of the department
Another experiment in inde
come. Atlantic and Gulf ports
should back him up.
will be needed to handle Pacific
pendent political action by labor
war cargoes and all available
wiU be watched very carefully by
ships will be used in freighting "Here's to ye cibsent Lords, may
the trade unions, when Richard
war supplies.
they
Frankensteen, Auto Worker of
4 4 4
Long in a foreign country stay
E EN J AM IN RABINOWITZ.
ficial, runs for mayor of Detroit
Latest
of
SIU
men
to
be
mar
Drinking
at other ladies'
AB—The confidence of the crew
this
fall. The two highest voteried, abroad is Bos'n J. Williams
boards
is essential if the delegate is go
of Boston. Three years ago Wil
The health of other absent
getters in the primary will parti
ing to do a good job. If the crew
liams met "the girl" in Glasgow
Lords."
cipate
in the runoff in November.
knows that the delegate will go
and got himself engaged. Since
down the line for them they'll
then he has made fourteen trips
take their beefs to the delegate
THE GOVERNMENT STEPS IN
to the British Isles but never
instead of the officers. A good
could get ashore long enough for
delegate listens to all beefs and
a honeymoon. Last trip he made
if the crew wants him to push a
the grade, took a week off, and
beef he does it whether he likes
got married. He says it took him
it or not. Sometimes a delegate
the whole trip home to recover
needs plenty of brass with these from the beer he had to drink.
tough mates and engineers. At "Those Scotch weddings are real
other times he has to be smooth ly something," says the Bos'n.
and diplomatic.
"They may count their pennies
A Labor Mayor
.u
up there but they don't count
their beers. I drank so much they
had to tap me."
Exchange Hopes Dim
BILL BLANTON, FOW — The
best delegate I ever met was an
niler who made five trips on the
same ship. He knew the agreetnents and he wasn't afraid to
criack down when someone didn't
live up to them. That went for
both officers and crew. If it was
a good beef he got action but he
didn't try to push bum beefs. For
that reason the officers respected
him and he could get results. We
had a clean ship and a coopera
tive crew because the delegates
knew the principles of unionism.
WASHINGTON, June 14—Lit
tle hope is held by the State De
partment for release through exchange of American merchant
seamen held by the Japanese,
Senator Magnuson said today. He
quoted a letter from Joseph C.
Grew, acting Secretary of State
saying that "prospects for an
early exchange of nationals with
the Japanese are far from encour
aging. Seamen who this Gov
ernment contends are rightfully
entitled to civilian status, are re
garded by the Japanese Govern
ment as prisoners of war," Grew
said.
Soldiers step in to operato Chicago's trucks following govern
ment eeixure of the strikebound truck lines. The strike, opposed by
Pies. Daniel J. Tobin, Intl. Bro. of Teamsters (AFL), who has oxdexed members of his union to stay on the job. is led by Local ^05*
Chicago Tzuck Driven Unioa (unaffiliated).
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, June 29, 1945
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
LIST SAILINGS
Sure sign of peace on the
western ocean is the daily
register of ship arrivals and
sailings now to be found
again in the Journal of Com
merce and other publications.
Discontinued when the war
started, this shipping news
gives the name of the 'ships,
dales of arrivals and depart
ures. and ports of call for
outward bounders.
Prize Combination Commands
The SS Charles M. Schwab
Cassius Crew
Holds Meeting
On behalf of the entire crew name when calling the roll at The following are the minutes
of the SS Charles M. Schwab, boat drill, except the officers of a ship's meeting held at sea
aboard the SS Cassius Hudson on
Calmar, we wish this letter to then it's Mister.
May
12, 1945:
appear in the LOG.
The only good thing on the ship
The Schwab is commanded by is the Stewards Department, run Brother Stanley Ackerman was
The "good ship" M. Michael
J. P. Dunn, with Mr. Rowe as by Charles Mills of Boston.
elected chairman. The first order
Edelstein, Smith & Johnson SS
the chief mate.
I don't' think any member of of business was to vote upon the
Company, has just finished a
The master is a mystery to this crew will ever ship on a scow eligibility of trip card men to be
pleasant voyage of short dura
everyone; no one can figure out where this mate or skipper is come members of the union. It
tion.
how he got his license. He is a signed on. Everybody knows was the pleasure of the meeting
It was made very pleasant by
raving maniac when the ship is there are some sorry characters to admit all trip card men into
our union Steward Depsurtment,
going in and out of port—^posi masquerading as ships officers, but the SIU. The following men were
composed of the following men: We also wish to extend a vote tively the most nervous man
never did we dream that the law voted in:
Oliver Hodge, Chief Cook; Sam of thanks to Chief Steward L. W. have seen in twenty years of go of averages would throw a skip James Sumpter, Crew Messuel G. Howard, 2nd Cook and Highsmith for the capable man ing to sea.
per and a mate like these two to man; Leroy Annerson, Night
Baker; Lemuel Jones, Ass't Cook; ner in which he supervised his He didn't know how to hold gether on one ship.
Cook and Baker; Richard Miller,
Cecil D. Wilson, Utilityman; Wal department.
fire and boat drill, and still does- Please advise all members to Saloon Messman, and Leonard
ter C. G r o s V e n o r, Messman;
nt. If you ask him why the mate look for these two before signing Schreiber, Wiper.
ROBERT WEIDEL,
Charles C. Thompson, Utilitydoes
this or that, his answer is on.
Among the motions passed was
Deck Delegate .
*
man; L. W. H i g h s m i t h. Chief
worthy
of Caesar: "I am Jhe mas
C. C. CORNETT, one to investigate the exorbitant
SANTOS
P.
GARCIO,
Steward.
ter of this ship."
f
Book No. 43653
prices charged for slops. Cigars
Engine Delegate
These men in their very effici
(This
letter
was
also
signed
by
While
in
Naples
the
crew
was
that
sell 2 for 15 cents on shore
WALTER C. GROSVENOR,
ent way rendered excellent ser
R.
L.
Windham;
PhiUp
R.
Cole;
restricted;
70%
had
to
stay
on
were
sold on ship for 12 cents
Stewards Delegate
vice, and made us all proud of
board at aU times. No other ship Francis J. Joos; Robert J. Lasso; apiece. A carton of chewing gum
the SIU Stewards Department.
(This letter wcis also signed by in the harbor was observing this John H. Doran; Roger J. Harth; sold for $1.25 instead of $1.00.
We would like also to take this the following crew members: rule. Even after an Army Officer Nels Kaartrup; Alec J. Caviteke;
BASIL SKELOV,
means of saying. Hello! to all our William G. Rarrts; Pedro Gandia; of the Military Police advised him F. Ruiacoppo; George Rousseau.)
Recording Secretary
brothers in New York, and hope Lamar Palmer; V. Shavroff; Em- that the rule was not enforced,
to see them real soon. Now, we iliano Ocabso; William McMillan; he continued to keep the crew
are down in good old New Or- Wallace J. LaNasa; Maurice R. restricted.
leans.
Huffman; and Daniel A. Ahart.) The chief mate is a mate in no
sense of the word. He lives on
deck, and always has his nose in
everything the Bos'n and crew
SS Yaka,
tice of it. A seaman deserves his
do. He will go off for a while.
June 5, 1945 rights ashore as well as others.
This morning at 8 A.M., on the The night watch was allowed
above naiped vessel, a company ashore this morning and had a
official posted immediate restric chance to take care of any un
Now that the war in Europe isf
tion of the vessel by the Port finished business. When the day
over and many restrictions have
Authority of New York. This re workers tried to get off this eve
striction stated that all liberty ning, they were refused even the
been lifted in regard to shipping,
would expire as of 8 A.M. June privilege of using the telephone
it's time for Delegates on the
5, 1945. There was absolutely no on the dock.
ships to brush up on their oratory
Another ship coming in last
previous notice and it left many There was the incident of the
and call the lads together for week with few beefs to be settled
members of the crew with unfin Bos'n. He was ordered by the
was the South Atlantic Liberty
some shipboard meetings.
ished business that might have Mate in charge to inspect the
John Lawson. Engine Delegate
been attended to if the custom lines. iThe Customs Guard refus
Shipboard organization is the Johnny Marciano reported that
ary
12 hoiirs notice of sailing had ed this and they had words. The
key to successful union effort and several meetings were held at
been posted.
guard started pushing the Bos'n
shipboard meetings afford an op sea which helped to eliminate
We, the members of the crew,
portunity for democratic action. disputes at the pay off.
and spy from behind the life would like to know why the com
They give the membership a Action by the crew of this ves boats, etc., to watch what's going panies habitually find cause to
sreak away from the agreements
chance to bring beefs out into the sel was largely responsible for on. He never sleeps.
open and for free and open dis reinstating Steward Vincent Wil He calls everyone by his last that they have signed with the
liams after the company let him
union. Are we to be pushed
cussion of shipboard problems. go for turning in "excessive
around and made to feel we are
A meeting provides a means for Steward Department overtime.
prisoners to their high pressure
education in union principles. At As on some other ships, the ofmethods? It causes discontent
ment among the members and
a shipboard meeting the men also ficers of the SS John Lawson did
not
like
penalty
hours
and
want
there
is nothing worse than sail- ^
get experience in public speaking
ed the time listed otherwise, but What an alert union-minded ing a ship with a disgruntled ^
and parliamentary p r o c e d u re, the Delegates insisted on listing delegate can do for his shipmates crew.
which is helpful in maintaining overtime as provided for in the was illustrated by J. W. Bigwood,
It may be only a minor inci
the kind of democratic union that agreement and every cent of pen Engine Delegate aboard the Ma dent but it should be stopped be
we in the SIU are proud to have. alty time was collected at the rine Dragon, when she paid off in fore the companies make a prac
around and ended up by drawing
New York.
Delegates should make use of pay off.
SIU educational literature, and Delegates on the Lawson were Brother Bigwood had the men The engine department consist his-gun on a man who had never
taken his hands from his pockets
during a trip of several months Leon Davis for the Steward De in his department all lined up, ed of the following men:
all
during the incident.
one booklet can be used for dis partment, Johnny Marciano for and the beefs shaped up so that J. I. Waites, Chief Electrician;
cussion at each meeting. Between the Engine; and Sam Napoli for everything went through as R. Rutledge, Ass't. Electrician; J. The Bos'n refused to press
meetings the booklets can be the Deck gang.
though greased. In the words of L. Madden, Plumber; Aden Coop charges when asked by an in
__ passed around and read by the
the boarding Patrolman, "It was er, Jr. Engineer; Delegate J. W. spector.
crew. On some ships, different
the best job I've seen in a long Bigwood, Jr. Eng.; R. A. Racine, Must we continue to suffer
men are appointed to read the
time. The Marine Dragon is one Jr. Eng.; J. Kelley, Jr. Eng.; Wal abuses of petty officials when
,
educational booklets and give a
of the biggests ships the SIU has, ter Stanuch, Jr. Eng.; S. Messa- attending to our duties?
. report on them at each meeting.
and the job Brother Bigwood did ros, Jr. Eng.; S. E. Carpenter, We hope that the matter can!
was a delight to see. He was Evp. Maint.; Richard B. Probert, be brought to light jand further
Let's remember that the real
really
on the ball, and had ship Evp. Maint.; P. J. Edge, Evp. incidents of this tjqie curbed im
strength of a maritime union de
mates' interests taken care of." Maint.; S. Sczylvian, Oiler; L. P. mediately.
pends on shipboard activity. We
Commendation is due not only Gooder, Jr., Oiler; L. R. Holland, FRANCIS E. GUONEY, 28382
dan make shipboard meetings a
Brother Bigwood, but the entire Oiler; A. Rezenda, FWT; A. T. BENJAMIN TAFLEWITZ. 21015
key to strong organization.
engine department for the coopr McLucas, FWT; B. James, FWT; ANGELO MEGLIO. 6035
"BULL" SHEPPARD,
eration that they gave to the L. J. Probjecky, Wiper; J. Four- RALPH LEWIS, 35258
Bk. No., Gulf 203
Delegate and to each other.
neir. Wiper; C. Walmsey, Wiper, JOHN NICKEHSON
FAN MAIL FOR THE
STEWARD'S DEPT.
SS Yaka Crew Resents
HighhandedTreatment J
Shipboard Meetings
Key To Democracy
Beefs Settled Aboard
Lawson By Delegates
J. W. Bigwood
Does Good Job
•")
�Friday, June 29, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
THE MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS
Learns UnsoKssm gafveston
The Hard Way With Their
The following letter was sent
to Paul Gonsorchik, New York
Dispatcher, by an old friend, who
is not a member of the SIU. We
print the excerpts because we be
lieve our readers will be interest
ed in the remarks of this seaman
who became pro-union the hard
way—because of the rough treat
ment handed out by the scab out
fits.
Dear Paul;I read your article in the May
nth issue of the Seafarers Log
and it was just about the clinch
er in making me decide that
every seaman should and must
join the SIU.
Since I saw you last I went to
work for Cities Service. I hurt
my leg on her and was laid up for
a while, but more than that, I got
my belly full of that outfit.
That is one company I would
like to unionize; it's really a
lousy outfit. The Isthmian line
also needs it badly. The time is
now at hand when we must do
something, otherwise we will find
ourselves in a mess similar to
what we had in 1921, and again
from 1929 to 1935.
The oldtimers will remember,
and it might do some good if they
repeated the story of cqnditions
in those days.
I am off tankers or any.other
non-union .ship for good; and if I
can't get what 1 want, I will go
shoreside this summer and work
in the mountain resorts as a chef.
Your friend,
LOUIS REICHERT
Ft. Stanton Men
Gets Crew's Gift
(The following letter was ad
dressed to the crew of the SS
Frederick Ives from our brothers
in Fort Stanton Hospital ac
knowledging a gift of $21.)
Dear Brothers,
We received your check today,
and we wish to thank you very
much for remembering us. There
are three of us here and the
s money was equally divided.
Things are very good down
here. The treatment is good and
the food is fine. There is noth
ing to complain about; especially
after having been in other hospi
tals, we find this place heaven.
We send our regards to all
, brothers, and know you will keep
up your good work of sailing the
ships.
We thank you again for not
having forgotten.
ARCHIBALD McGUIGAN,
Book No. 22934
N. GAMANIN,
Book No. 8
REMBERT G. GOODLOE.
Book No. 28162
*
i
Fed Up
Pinky Piecards
To the Editor:
The discontent of the NMU
rank and file with the sellout pol
icy -of their leadership is clearly
shown by the following incident:
A few weeks back I paid off a
ship in Galveston. One night, on
my way back to the ship, I hap
pened to walk by the USS. Hav
ing a few minutes to spare, I de
cided to take advantage of the
Orchids, to Ray
To the Editor:
The object of this letter is to
express our sincere thanks and
gratitude for the treatment shown
us by Brother Bud Ray, the
Puerto Rico Agent.
We are being detained for a
short while on the island in dur
ance vile, and Brother Ray has
not forgotten us while we are
out of circulation. We have been
getting the Log, which keeps us
up to date as to what is happen
ing in the SIU, and in addition
he has been sending us cigarettes,
tobacco and candy, which are
very scarce to begin with on the
island.
Neither of us knows Brother
Ray personally, so whatever he
has been doing for us comes from
his spirit as a union brother. We
shall never forget Brother Ray,
or the SIU which he personifies.
EDUARDO CASTRO.
Book 27881
JUAN PUIG RIVERA.
Book 2846
"good service for the men in
dungaree^."
One of those familiar benevol
ent ladies who are making untold
sacrifices to help the morale of
the merchant seamen invited me
to sit down, as there was going
to be a meeting. I felt out of
place, but my curiosity prompted
me to stay.
A chairman was elected and
the minutes of the previous meet
ing was read. There were some
reports and discussion on all the
"wonderful things" they were go
ing to do for us. Then the floor
was turned over for discussion.
Without any hesitation, a young
seaman arose and asked, "What
can we do to have the union of
ficials, who are sitting around and
doing nothing, come down to the
ships and settle beefs."
You could see the embarassment on the poor old lady's face.
But she turned to the chairman,
who was hesitating, and asked
him if Hb wanted to answer the
question. (The chairman was ah
NMU man, and from the previous
disfussion he seemed to be the
contact man between the NMU
and the USS.)
The chairman, who as an NMUer should have been proficient at
answering this kind of question,
told the seaman that he was a
new Agent in Galveston-, and that
he wasn't quite, organized, but he
would personally talk to Dusheene (NMU piecard), and see
what could be done about it.
After this, the meeting adjournned, no doubt to avoid still more
Thanks Crew
Recently received was this
letter from a woman in Eng
land, voicing appreciation for
help , extended her by the
merchant crew and gun crew
of the SS Arthur R. Lewis.
Says this grateful English
woman:
"1 am writing this to you
which 1 hope you will accept.
1 wish to thank you for your
kindness and sympathy, also
for the fifteen pounds sent to
me by officers and crew and
gun crew of the SS Arthur
Lewis, so 1 express my
thanks to one and all. 1 thank
each of you for your kindness
to me and my children.
Please write.
MRS. A. EDWARDS.
47 Bergland St. Woden St
Ordsall Lane 5, Alford 5
England
embarassing questions.
I went oyer to the young fel
low, and asked what union he be
longed to. Naturally, it was the
NMU. I explained to him how on
SIU ships the patrolman com#s
aboard and settles practically all
the beefs at the point of produc
tion, before the payoff.
He told me that he had heard
that the SIU was a better union
and was sorry that he had joined
the NMU outfit.
This is another indication that
the NMU rank and file i§ begin
ning to smell the Curran-Smith
sellout leadership, and recognizes
that the SIU is a militant organi
zation. The number of union mil
itants who are changing their
books over to the SIU proves this.
E. PANICALI. Oiler
ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED
Suggests Food
Commission
Having been on a number of
ships on which beefs about in
sufficient stores and short feed
ing caused bad feeling during the
trip, it seems to me that the use
of ship's food committees would
eliminate much of this trouble.
By cooperating with the stew
ard from the time of signing on
until arrival back home, this
committee, composed preferably
of the 3 Ships' Delegates, could
prevent misunderstandings be
tween the Steward and the crew.
Smart Stewards often invite
one or more of the Delegates to
inspect the ice box, dry stores,
and requisitions before the ship
leaves port. In this way the Stew
ard can protect himself and, if
stores s --m insufficient, action
can be taken by the crew before
it is too late.
A good food committee can
take other important action for
the general welfare of the crew.
It can bear down on the night
lunch sea gulls who camp at the
ice box and have it cleaned out
before the 8-12 even goes below.
The food committee can also
enforce mess room cleanliness by
educating the "don't - give - a damn" sailors who clutter up the
table with bread crusts, dirty
knives, and jam jars, and who are
too lazy to wish out their cups atcoffee time..
Here's a chance for beneficial
union action of the kind that
helps to eliminate beefs by tak
ing advantage of the old axiom
that "an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure."
JOHN BUNKER,
No. 27195
Collects Dough
I was on the SS Daniel Huber,
Mississippi SS Co., and paid off in
New York last November. At the
time of payoff, we had a small
beef regarding linen and in the
excitement of getting off the
scow, I forgot all about it.
But it appears that, although I
did forget it, the New York of
ficials didn't; for it just happened
that yesterday, while on the 5th
deck, I happened to be glancing
over the disputed dough collected
for the membership and whose
name do I see, but my own. I
have several bucks coming to me
and, no fooling, it is really going
to come in handy.
I think it's a damn good thing
and a damn good system to take
care of your affairs in this man
ner. It makes me feel damn good
to think that we Seafarers mem
bers have our affairs handled in
this manner. One more good rea
son for being a Seafarers mem
There is no scarcity of rank- and file SIU men who are anxious to give a hand in the organising ber.
drive. Here is a group of good union men receiving last minute instructions from Organizer Whitey
HUGH E. LEE.
Lykke before boarding some of the open shop freighters and tankers.
Book No. 22897
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y
Page Eighl
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, June 29, 194&
HAWK EXPLAINS THE BONUS CUT
lA^
least the same scale of wages that The War Shipping Administra
(Continued from Page 1)
the Marine Cooks and Stewards tion and other government agen
gardless of what the signator
of the Pacific Coast got from the cies in Washington, D. C. are put
ies of the "Statement of Prin
War Labor Board, the NMU of ting the pressure on the union to
ciples" advise or recommend, par
ficials signed a Supplement Stew club the men into signing on and
ticularly seamen's imion repre
ard's Department agreement that sail the ships then work the prob
sentatives, the Maritime War Em provided a similar wage scale to lem out afterwards. Several ships
ergency Board made their de
the SIU Supplement Agreement have been delayed so far.
For the third time in five days The Shipbuilding Com
cision on the Seamen's War Bonus
for troop ships. Consequently, My position is that the War the 20,000 striking rubber work mission has ruled in favor of An
exactly in line with the board's
they not only lost money for their Shipping Administration can or ers in Akron, Ohio, voted to con drew J. Higgins, president of
proposals.
members by waiting so long to
Their recent decision, which sign a supplement agreement, but der their General Agents, the op tinue their strike against the Higgins Industries, makers of
landing craft, when he suddenly
becomes effective July 15, 1945, they deprived their own members erators, to pay the same scale of Goodyear Rubber Company.
terminated his contract with the
wages
on
these
ships
that
the
War
C.
V.
Wheeler,
president
of
the
tops all the phoney decisions that of more money by not putting
Labor Board ordered paid on striking local, said he gave a full New Orleans Metal Trades Coun
they have ever made.
their case in as a dispute case be troop ships or else get us an im report to the membership of the cil (AFL). The unions claim that
Paul Hall had a graph made up fore the War Labor Board.
showing the bonus that is to be When we opened the wage mediate hearing from the War show-cause" hearing before the the contract had until September
13 of this year to run.
paid in each area as per the new scales in all our agreements we Labor Board and make the de WLB, and that he read an appeal
cision
retroactive
to
signing
ar
The company is plugging for a
by
the
Governor
of
the
State
urg
decision. There are enough cop also put this matter before the
ticles.
They
even
refuse
to
do
new
election, asking for proof
ing
the
men
to
return
to
work.
ies of this graph and the decision War Labor Board last year. The
that.
Instead
the
WSA
ordered
that
the
unions really represent
Wheeler
added
that
the
local
vot
so that each member may have a Panel has just acted on the case
the
operators
to
pay
the
wages
in
the
men.
However, as the unions
ed
unanimously
to
continue
the
copy in order that every member and made no decision but refer
our
supplement
agreement
and
if
pointed
out,
no other unions are
strike,
which
began
on
June
9th.
may know what the score is so red it back to the unioh and the
the crews won't sign on, order
claiming
representation
in the
that you can discuss this matter. operators for negotiations.
^ %
them off the ships.
yard, and it looks like the old
The
CIO
and
the
AFL
in
De
We opened up negotiations on
Now that they have reduced
fashioned runaround.
I think that if we can get this
the seamen's take home wage in this matter along with the ques case into the War Labor Board troit have accepted conditionally
the Atlantic Ocean, North and tion of manning scales and wages immediately with the assurance a peace formujh and averted the
The strike of the truck drivers
South lower than it was before for these newly converted troop that their decision will be made immediate danger of a wide
in
Chicago—independent as well
spread
walkout
over
a
reconver
we entered the war, in spite of carrier Liberty and Victory ships.
retroactive
to
the
signing
on
date
as
AFL—seems
to have been ef
sion
work
dispute.
the increased cost of living since The operators refused to nego of these ships, that we should go
fectively broken by the Office of
The
jurisdictional
battle
cen
tiate
on
wages
and
wanted
to
ap
that time and the seamen have
along and man these ships to the ters around which union will Defense Transportation.
no recourse to obtain increases ply the scale of wages in our
best of our ability.
supply the men to handle the re- The executive board of the Inin the basic wages because of the Supplement Agreement for the C
National War Labor Board's hold Type troop ships. We are de On the other hand, if they don't conversion work-in the Packard,,dependent Truck Drivers Union,
the line policy. The Maritime War manding the same scale of wages want to go that far I personally Budd Wheel and Chrysler plants. ^ on a split vote, urged their men
Emergency Board apparently is that the War Labor Board gave would not encourage our mem In all some 29,000 men' are di-; to return to work. The union of
satisfied for they announced in the Marine Cooks arid Stewards bers to take these jobs. I have rectly involved. However, if a ficials said that they had been
this decision that they would not of the Pacific for troop ships be sent a wire into the War Labor formula for agreement is not placed in a "straitjacket" by the
reduce the war bonuses in the At cause our men are doing exactly Board requesting that they order reached the entire automotive War Labor Disputes Act, which
lantic Ocean any lower for the the same type work on exactly a rehearing on the case immedi and aeronautical industries will prevented them from any speech
or action which might be con
be affected.
the same type of ship that are ately.
duration of the war.
strued as encom-aging the inen to
The War Labor Board is hold
carrying troops.
t J. J.
STEWARD MANNING BEEF
We have informed the crews ing a hearing at Washington,^ D. Two men were injured in Elk stay away from their jobs.
In the early part of 1943, the on these Liberty and Victory type C., July 10, 1945 on the issues in hart, Indiana, as "loyal workers" The officials added that the
War Shipping Administration converted ships of our action and dispute regarding the Calmar & drove through a picketline in 6,000 independent drivers will re
started converting C type vessels they have refused to sign on until Ore Steamship Corporation front of the North Indiana Brass ceive an increase of $4.08 a week
to carry troops. The union placed this matter is straightened out. Agreement.
Company.
in pay, retroactive to January 1st.
demands upon the ship operators
In addition, overtime benefits,
to pay the Steward's Depart
retroactive to. March 7th, were
ment wages that apply to a Class
promised.
B Passenger ship scale and to al
Ellis T. Longenecker, of the
so increase the manning scales.
ODT, who has been trying to get
After several months of arguing
the strikers picked up by their
on this matter, we couldn't get
draft boards, announced that he
anywhere and our members were
would retain control of the truck
losing money by continuing to
lines until he is sure that he is
San these ships under freight ship
no longer needed.
wage scales and without the prop
t. S. S.
er ratings aboard the ships. So
Rumor
is
that
Jack Lawrenson,
dividually
and
collectively
are
the
War
and
six
months
after,
By
HUGH
MURPHY
the membership of the Union
NMU
commissar
on the Great
free
to
express
their
ideas
and
then
proceed
with
the
regular
re
went on record to sign the sup- VANCOUVER, B. C.—Agree
Lakes,
is
now
ex-commissar
on
plement Steward's agreement ment was reached between the quirements of the law governing opinions. The men on the Fer
the
Great
Lakes.
However,
Law
ries
are
more
than
pleased
with
which provided a much larger North Vancouver City Council the War-time Labor Relations
manning scale and much higher and Representatives of the SIU Board to establish ourselves as the change they have made both renson is still a piecard in New
York and will continue to be one,
wages for rated men. This agree- of North America, governing the official bargaining agents. in their union and their condi
unless the comrades decide to
tions
on
the
job.
After
that
negotiations
for
an
ment was signed on November 3, wage, overtime and working consacrifice
him, among some others,
AU
credit
goes
to
them
for
their
agreement
were
commenced,
dur
1943. We also went on record to ditions covering the unlicensed
when
the
NMU line officially
interest,
and
successful
conclus
ing
which
time
the
CSU
was
bus
tackle this problem again when personnel in deck and enginechanges.
That,
of course, will
ion
of
their
negotiations
which
ily
blasting
these
men
through
we open the wage scales in all the room departments on the North
have
to
wait
briefly
until the
gained
for
them
$20.00
and
$22.the
columns
of
their
paper,
call
agreements for wage increases. Vancouver City Ferries.
NMU
holds
its
convention
on
50
increase
in
their
monthly
ing them "Book Carriers," "Pike
In the meantime, the Marine The crews on these Ferries had Pole" seamen and what have you. wage, deck and engineroom re July 2nd, so it'can be legal.
Cooks and Stewards of the Pa been working under agreement In our association with these spectively; increases in their
cific and the NMU continued to signed by the IBU (now CSU) men it was quite readily under overtime rates from seventy-five Although the communist party
sail the troop ships for the since April 10th, 1942. This agree stood why such a condition exist cents per hour to ninety - four convention won't be held until
freight ship scale of wages imtil ment was ixnsatisfactory to the ed between them, and the CSU, cents Euid ninety-six cents per the end of July, the resolution
July 1944. At that time, the Mar men at the time, which, of course, while they belonged to that so- hous, deck and engineroom re recommended by their national
ine Cooks and Stewards of the meant nothing to the officials of called seamen's union. What is spectively; as well as yearly hol board will be passed, and Earl
Pacific got a War Labor Board the CSU who were hungry to get hard to understand is why they idays with pay (foiurteen days), Browder, and some of those who
Decision increasing^ their wages an agreement, any kind of an ever remained in it as long as twelve days per year sick leave, supported his policy, will prob
for C Type troop ships. They did agreement, and incidently was they did. The condition was that and seven days per year in lieu ably be made the sacrificial
not get the class B passenger ship the only one they had until they you had a forward and progres of statutory holidays, as well as lambs. Maybe Cufran, too. Good
bye jjorkchops!
scale but got what was called an signed another phoney with a sive group of men who realized a recognized six hour day on
intermediate scale of wages. This tow boat Company recently, and their conditions were substand split shifts, and other conditions.
Although there is some confu- "
did give them a higher scale of which is now the only agreement ard, and knew exactly what they
A
Grievance
Committee
was
sion
in the ranks of the commun
wages than we had in our sup they have. On December 1st, wanted, and how to proceed in
ist
trade
unionists as to what the
also
established
whereby
condi
plement agreement for about 8 1944, the crews on these Ferries, getting what they wanted, handi
ratings carried in the Steward's disgusted with their conditions, capped by an organization that tions can be improved from policy will be, with some of the
Department on troop ships.
and the fact that they could get knows nothing of negotiating month to month. A good job, comrades opposing each other on
The NMU, in spite of blasting no representation from their so- agreements, or the affaL-s of sea well done, these men are satisfied the union floors, the line is slow
the SIU Supplement Agreement, called union in disputes arising men, nor even interested. A set and proud of their membership ly beginning to turn. Here is a
sign of the times: At the regional
continued to benefit the ship op from time to time, finally made a up which would not allow the
conference in Detroit, of the
in
the
SIU,
an
organization
where
erators by sailing their ships for move to better their conditions men to give expression to their
Auto
Workers Union, a condition
the freight ship scale of wages and joined the SIU 100%.
ideas, it was inevitable that these they are free to give expression al revocation of the no-strike
until October, 1944. Then, in- Our first job was to break the men eventually came into the to their ideks and have shown
pledge was demanded. The reso
^t^diof going into the War La- phoney existing agreement which SIU where they rightfully be that they are more than capable
lution was not opposed by the_.,
^SSt Board and demanding at was signed for the duration of long, and where all members in- of carrying them out.
communists.
BM'SE sm
Gains Won In Ferry Agreement
�Friday, June 29, 1945
THE
Page Nine
SEAFARERSLOG
Election Scheduled Next Week;
Victory Is Seen As Assured
By KEITH (JIM) ALSOP
Organizing Drive
Going into High
:•' - f.:.'.- •
-
; Vv. ntnTlfy^iCTJg:^
Shipowners
Atempt
Bums
Rush
Ir^
In Steward Dept. Manning Beef
By J. P. SHULER
Holiday Changes
Next Meeting Night
Since next Wednesday falls
on Ihe 4fh of July, fhe regu
lar union meetings in all
ports will be held on the fol
lowing evening, July 5fh.
The New York meefings
confinue fo be held at Web
ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street.
NORFOLK— We have an elec
tion on the Ferries coming up
next week. This will bring about
eighty men under the banner of
the Seafarers. We are also push
ing the drive on Isthmian. Every
By WHITEY LYKKE
member should go all out in this
We are just getting the baU
drive.
Shipping is booming in Nor started in the organizing field.
folk and no men on the beach. Organizing, as any of
the
You can come to Norfolk and
brothers who have done it know,
pick your job, ship and company.
We have been shipping Wipers is a slow and hard process. You
as Fireman and Oilers, also OS don't just jump on some unor
as acting ABs. We expect plenty ganized company and get a con
of shipping the next two weeks, tract over night. It takes a lot
so come on down and help us
of slow patient work on the part
keep the old rust buckets sailing.
We have had to call Baldy of the organizers, and the part
Starling in Baltimore for a num of the rank and file helping them.
ber of men. In case you don't
I merely point this out so the
know who Baldy is, I will ex membership will know that we
plain.-He is the Baltimore Patrol-' a™""™ unde;way"and 'm~aking
man who has settled so many I good solid progress.
beefs with Capt. Perkins of WaJust as we know that the open
terman that his hair has almost
shop
lines will fight us, so we
come out.
know that the NMU will run
I paid off four ships last week.
true to form and attempt to sabo
There were no beefs left pending.
tage real organization of the sea
It seems like our biggest head
men. They will attempt to stall
ache is the wages and manning
any
election we may call for,
scale on the converted troop
and attempt to cause dissension
ships. Hawk is working on that
among the crews so as to dis
now and in the near future may
credit organized labor. They
be we will have something defin
know that their agreements, con
ite to work on. We had to stay
ditions and past history make
pretty much on the ball the last
them the laughing stock of all
two weeks as the Draft Board re
seamen, when compared with the
quested two of our regular patrol
SIU.
men to make a trip. We had to
So, to keep the unorganized
replace them with green men un
men
from learning what condi
til we could obtain experienced
tions
the
SIU can give them, they
men.
help the company keep the sea
men "in place," that is where
they can be kicked around with
out the protection of a militant
union.But all this backstabbing
Nine port Agents failed to
will not give the NMU control
send in news to the LOG this
of these men.
week. In accordance with the
vote of the membership, we
90 percent of the crew mem
bers realize •',^e difference be
shall each week print the
tween the Nivrj's political schem
names cf the delinquents.
ing and the SIU's militant trade
Following are the silent
ports:
unionism. They have already ex
pressed their opinion by signing
BOSTON
our pledge cards stating that they
PHILADELPHIA
want the SIU to represent them.
CHARLESTON
Our job now is to tell the new
SAVANNAH
crews within the company about
JACKSONVILLE
the conditions that only our
MOBILE
union can give them. The only
SAN JUAN
way we can do that is to get on
GALVESTON
their ships and plug for our
HOUSTON
union.
NEW YORK—The port of New Congressional Medal of Honor.
York has seei> quite a bit of ac
Among the SIU ships paid off
tivity the past week in the crev/- in the port of New York in the
ing up of ships that are to carry last week were the SS George
troops being returned from the Washington of Alcoa Steamship,
European theatre of war.
the Mennon of Mississippi Ship
The shipowners, thinking that ping Company, Oliver Loving of
they had the union in a pinch, the Alcoa Steamship. All of these called training stations. Most of
yelled emergency and pulled their ships were paid off Saturday ^ these men are willing to admit
old patriotic cry of "Keep them P.M., each covered by three Pa- ^ that they have learned more in
j*" sailing for the sake of the Army. trolman, all beefs were squared their first week at sea than they
Their patriotism, however, does away at payoff. The SS Loving did throughout their three
not reach the point where they was held up for five hours until months training period with the
are willing to properly man the the beefs could be squared to the WSA. It is recommended by the
ships and pay adequate wages. crew's satisfaction before signing membership of the SIU that these
parasites be put on a straight
Backed by the WSA, they at off.
tempted to sign on ships with the
In an attempt to hold their pie, pension where they will no longmanning and wage scale that the WSA is sponsoring a program er have to hold up ships by "resuited the companies. The SIU to "reeducate" seamen that have training" men for duties that they
membership recognized the been going through the process have performed long before most
BUM'S rush and refused to take of being educated by this same of these so-called "educators"
the jobs until something was done set-up for the last three years. No knew a mast-pole from a propelto assure them of protection from one realizes better the farce of tor.
these war profiteers.
this "education system" than the
This week ends with no unsetAfter the shipowners realized boys that have been through tied beefs on ships paying-off in
that the membership of the SIU Sheepshead Bay and other so- the port of New York.
would not be stampeded into ac,,i cepting some sweetheart agreeI ment, a meeting was arranged by
the shipowners and the WSA
By D. L. PARKER
with the Union for an agreement
of the manning and wage scale.
TAMPA—Shipping has picked
After a lot of finagling, the WSA up in Tampa this past week. We
and the shipowners agreed to a crewed up two ships—one Alcoa
rider on the Articles which stated and one Waterman. I called upon
"Any adjustment in these cases Brother Thompson in Savannah
now before the NWLB shall be and Brother Morris in Jackson
retroactive to the first employ ville for men for one crew, as we
ment on this vessel on this voy are kind of shorthanded here.
age." So all men signing on LibBrother Sailor Hall went Seertys or Victorys that are con
rang on the Waterman, and he
verted into.troop carriers, be sure
had a very good crew with him,
that this rider is attached to the
all oldtimers. I ran into 'some
articles before they are signed.
difficulty on this Waterman. It
A patrolman of the NMU has
seems that the port captain, Joe
settled a beef, and I quote the
Wheeler hasn't .gptten over his
out of Port Everglades and
chiseling habit of old.
Tampa. So far, this is just a ru
He disputed everything that mor, but I believe that part of it
was legitimate overtime; but af is true. So all you P&O stiffs
ter a call to the Secretary-Treas watch this Tampa column for
urer in New York, and some heat more information.
in the right place, Chiseling Joe
relented and paid up in full. This
bird has been a thorn in our side
ever since I have been here. How
ever, when the right pressure is
By WILLIAM McKAY
put on, he comes across.
We are expecting another Wa
BALTIMORE Shipping is still lunch. We worked on the old
terman and another Alcoa this going full blast. and looks as man and talked him out of call
week, and believe that we will though it will continue that way ing the Coast Guard, but the sea
June 8th issue of the Pilot to get two or three more in the for some time to come.
man had to pay the damages, of
prove it, "For action beyond the near future. So it seems thac we
The rust bucket Alcoa Scout course. He was a pro book mem
call of duty, we commend patrol will get on the shipping map came in last week. We under ber, the kind that likes to get the
man William Larkin to the mem again, and I will sure appreciate stand that she is so rotten that Steward up out of his bunk at
bership and officials of our union going aboard ships again and even the Russian government re 3 A.M.
says the crew of ti. > SS Horace getting the boys their due.
Coming events will justify the
fused to buy her. I went down
" H. Harvey. Late Saturday he re
We 'haven't seen the Brandy- to her with the inspectors and strike fund — a vital weapon to
mained aboard ship to see that wine in some time. Has anybody had a few things changed on her. combat the unfair employer who
every thing •Ovks done in a Union heard of her? That old tub was
The inspectors said it was the want to continue making the
manner," end of quote. We are so much of a pain that I miss her. cleanest ship they had seen for large profits at the expense of the
the first to admit that settling a Quite a few of the boys keep ask a long time, which says a lot for working seamen. It takes more
beef at any time or place is be ing about her.
the crew. However, fellows, don't than a strong union feeling and
yond the call of duty of any rep
Brother Joe Pagola is riding sign on these rust buckets until guts to wage a strike. Also need
resentative of the NMU. We rec- herd on the Northern Wanderer, you have contacted your union ed are funds to take care of the
ommend that the NMU go so I am sure that the crew will hall.
men and their families during the
through the regular method of be w^ll fed on that ship.
Some guys will never learn. time they are on the beach.
can shaking to send a delegation
From what I can understand One guy wrecked the ice box on
In the past the seaman stood on
to Washington to see if patrol- the Ifeninsular and Occidental SSjthe SS Stevenson Taylor because his own two feet and slugged it
j jnan Larkin is not in line for the Co. will have a number of ships, longshoremen had eaten all the out with the operator and the
Rumor P&O May Resume Shipping
NO NEWS??
Strike Fund Will Justify Itself
finks. This time we shall be pre
pared, so there won't be any
empty bellies on the picketline,
and no can shaking.
The strike fund will be the big
factor in helping us maintain our
independence as a free labor
union; and the big silver club
that wiUl defend us against the
shipowners' attacks.
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THE SEAFARERS
Pxida7< June 29. 1945
LOa
Labor Fights Anti-Labor Law
LABOR REJECTS THEM
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an agreement; "inducing or coer of case-hardened "bm-eaucrats." of compulsory arbitration."
cing" non-members to join
All labor organizations united Sponsors of the bill claimed
union under tiireat of discrimina against the measure in an impres that it was patterned after the
tion; "interrupting" or "delaying sive show of unity.
Railway Labor Act, but leaders
work to force adjustment of
of the Railroad Brotherhoods rid
President
William
Green
of
the
grievances, and a host of other
AFL denounced the proposal as a dled that claim. A few sections of
such conditions.
the bill borrowed language from
7. It would authorize suits for "straitjacket for labor" and "anti the Railway Labor Act, but add
damages against unions and then- democratic." He said it would ed to that was a mass of restric
transform the Wagner Act into
workers.
tions and manacles for labor that
8. It would permit the outlaw an instrument of labor oppres are nowhere to be found in rail
sion,"
and
establish
rigid
"gov
ing of any union which violated
way labor legislation, the Broth
ernment regimentation."
provisions of that law.
erhood chieftains declared.
President Philip Murray of the
9. It would open the way to
levy of heavy fines and imposi CIO characterized it bluntly as a Senatorial backers of the mea
tion of jail terms for unionists "bill to enslave labor" and added sure claimed it would establish
who defy injunctions or other that it was a "bald-faced attempt industrial peace after the war—
court orders obtained under the to destroy unions and nullify the but if so, that would be accom
basic constitutional rights of plished by enslaving workers on
law's procedures.
The so-called "industrial peace" bill sponsored in the Senate by
workers
which only after long the totalitarian pattern, labor
10. It would deprive millions
these three men would straitjacket labor, nullify its hard-won gains
of workers in small firms—those years of struggle finally have spokesmen said.
The bill was referred to Senate and destroy unions, all branches of organized labor warn. L. to r.:
with 20 or less employes — from been recognized."
rights now guaranteed by the President John L. Lewis of the Education and Labor Committee Sen. Harold H. Burton (R., O.); Seiu Carl A. Hatch (D^ N.M.) and
Wagner Act.
United Mine Workers called it a for hearings, but in view of the Sen. Joseph A. Ball (R., Minn.). (Harris & Ewing photo via Federated
The bill contains a myriad of "ripper bill which would decapi united labor opposition, it was Pictures)
other restrictions, besides setting tate and rape the Wagner Act, generally agreed that the propo
up a new "super" board and a the Norris - La Guardia anti - in sition would have hard sledding
network of lesser boards that junction act and regiment Ameri in Congress.
Food Cost Rise Hits
Rank & File Trend Toward SlU Is Seen Low Income Families
t WASHINGTON (LPA) — The
By E. S. HIGDON
Jacksonville, Fla., and a day's'
CRIPPLING
OP
A
sharp rise in food costs during
NEW ORLEANS—Busy is the pay plus some overtime coming.
the year has had an alarming ef
word for New Orleans shipping None of us got it."
this week. Three ships — Mon- Blue said: "None of the men
fect on families with incomes un
' tawk Point, Alexander Stevens really like the NMU." Supplee
der $1000 a year, resulting in
and Egglestein—paid off on the stated, "The NMU makes you
By RAY WHITE
their either going into debt in or
' same day, and kept the piecards take a ship out whether you like
der to subsist, or in their having
NORFOLK—Well, it looks as if
running around in this summer it or not and throws the draft
diets that will impair their health.
sunshine, settling beefs. And then board in your face, saying they the phone]' bigwigs of the USS
these ships signed on, keep will make you go into the army are beginning to worry. This
This is the conclusion reached
ing the Dispatcher going, getting if you do not take the ship as
port
is
no
longer
a
lend-lease
port
by
the Department of Labor, in
men to fill the berths on board. signed."
and
lots
of
the
shipping
is
shift
study by the Bureau of Labor
The SS James Miller paid off, So it's "So-long, NMU—and up
too, and there was a hell of a with the honor fiag for better ing to the West Coast. We find
Statistics that has just been made
beef. It seems that the skipper working conditions and wages these people wondering what is
public.
in his gold braided hat and a and brothers on shore who will going to happen to the Big Red
While "It appears that. most
HBnky chief engineer did rot par- go to bat for guys treated dirty
Apple that they have been eating
t ticularly care for the way the at sea.'"
Americans in cities were eating
since the war.
; meat peeled off the ox-tail that
much
better in the fall of 1944
• was fixed for dinner. So the Wednesday night, the agent Naturally, they would like to
than
might
be expected under
: skipper, in true old time form, gave a little fatherly advice to
war-time
conditions,"
the study
= ups and fires the whole crew. The the membership, telling- thepri function after the war, trying to
asserts,
"the
diet
of
the
low-in
company did not want to pay the that when they were signed on keep the seamen classed as peo
come
groups
though
improved,
^ 30 days wages coming to the men for a job to take their gear with ple who are unable to attend to
was barely adequate, if that, and
if they were fired, and the skip- them and be ready to go to work •their own business, and have to Pres. Trumeui asked the House it was obtained ,at a relatively
f per insisted on another crew. The as soon as they set foot on board. be dependent on some social ret to reject the amendment creating high cost.^'
a cost-plus formula for farm pro
; union went to bat and — yeah, He cited the case of the Alex
ducts
;which the Senate approved In the fall of 1944, the govern
up
to
get
along.
The
seamen
are
that's right—^the union won. The ander Stevens. An oUer was sent
when,
it extended the life of OPA. ment study shows, families with
independent
and
have
clearly
men signed on again, and the down to the ship and since he did
The
inflationary
amendment was incomes below $1000 a year spent
: skipper and chief engineer will not have his clothes with him distinguished themselves in this
authored
by
Sen.
Kenneth S. 71% of their weekly income for
( have to eat what they get and refused to turn to oiling winches war and they resent very much
food.
Wherry
(R.
Neb.),
above.
when the chief engineer told him being classed as bums by the
!; like it.
r Three ex-NMU members came to. So the ship was left without
; in this week beefing all over the an oiler for the night. All this is USS.
; place and asking to be taken into against port rules and the men The USS was supposed to be
• the SIU. The three seamen were were advised that if for any rea set up to help seamen and not
1943 compared
ipartd with 1936-1939 averaqe
t, David L. Supplee, William E. son they did not like the jobs discriminate against any union.
BEFORE TAXES
• Blue and Bryan Swaim. "The they were sent on, they should But we find that this policy has
NMU is not doing what it prom- call the haU immediately, in or not been adhered to in this port.
'iM
j ises", they said.
der that someone else could be
They are almost an open recruit
sent
on
the
job.
Swaim wrote in his application
ing organization for the NMU. It
' for admission to the brotherhood Besides all the beefs and pay is a proven fact that when non
^ pf.>hc-5ea, "I hereby ask the SIU offs—the branch itself is getting union men go to the USS for ra
for the privilege of turning in my things straightened up—we have tion tickets and happen to men
NMU book and joining the SIU just bought a '40 Buick Road- tion joining a union they are
^ because the NMU promises to go master for union business; taxes promptly told not to join the SIU
to bat for money you rightfully for the last six months of 1945 but to join the NMU. There is
have coming to you. They just have been paid on the building; also open resentment toward SIU
• promise and that's the end. orders are in for fans, a loud men who are compelled to go
Aboard the SS Andrew Briscoe speaker and folding chairs. there to obtain ration stamps for
, every man had transportation Branch finances have been check shoes and food.
, money back to New Orleans from ed and double checked for errors.
Of course, the seamen are wise
to the move of the commies and
ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR refuse to be intimidated by any
social organization set up by
JANUARY U TO JUNE 6
them. These people have no
knowledge whatsoever about
Deck Engine Steward Total seamen or what wiU benefit them
or their needs. There is no place
SHIPPED
8721
7226
7690 ^3637
in post-war shipping where USS
is wanted, or needed, so before
REGISTERED
8442
7119
6312 21873
they are completely exposed, why
don't they close their doors.
USS Is Worried Over
Its Nice Red Apple
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Elevm
BUIJJmN
Sihler, Delph
3.56
Sijerkovic, Predrog
7.24
Reynolds, Eugene M. (E.)
2.23
Silldorfe, Claus O
179.87
Reynolds, Joe
9.81
Silvay, L^roy S
1
32.36
Reynolds, John L
41.26
Silverman, Maury
1.65
Reynolds, Odis
5.94
Silverthorn, W
15.34
Reynolds, Rooman
4.42
Simoneau, Geo. H
5.72
Rhodes, E. (Rhoades,
13.18
6.34 Simmons, Claud
9.04 Schwartz, S.
Roash, C. M
7.01 Ruthkowski, Boleslaw
Edwin B.)
5.19
82
6.73 Schwell, L. .
2.00 Simmons, J
Robbins, Albert
1.42 Rutkoski, F
Rhodes, R. B. (Russell B.) 117.50
Simmons,
Steve
M
3.00
Ryall,
Charles
R
3.96
Schwoll, Lawrence E
33
Robbins, Michael
158.00
Ribeiro, Jose
815.54 Robbins, Robert H
1.52
2.11 Scivicque, Alex. M
4.22 Simmons, Eugene V
5.69 Ryopponen, Viekko A
Rice, CC. G
7.61
1792.55
5.17 Sconza, Edgar J
2.80 Ryopponen, V
1.24 Simons, John G
Roberts, Alley J
Rice, R. R
82 Roberts, A. J
8.27
22.88
Scott, Claude 1
9.04 Simpson, J. P
Rich, Benjamin A
6.49 Roberts, Charles E., Jr.
6.95
12.09
Scott, Floyd
6.00 Siren, T. F
Rich, Charles I
:
1.98 Roberts, Elmer
.84 Scott, Henry Lester
2.23
2.49 Saar, Julius T
10.45 Skarupa, Joseph
Richards, D
1.58
20.38 Scott, James
1.50
87.14 Sabitino, Florida
2.23 Skinner, C
Robertson, James
Richards, F
79 Robertson, James D
5.46 Scott, John D
3.50
23.25 Skipper, H
3.57 Sadler, P. D
Richard, W. L. (William L.) 12.40
Safford,
Gladdest
1.65 Scott, William R
1.42
5.41 Skladanik, Joseph
Robinette, Hershel K
4.03
Richardson, D
3.96
27.81 Scrimsher, William
1.24
5.92 Slater, Charles
Robinson, David 0
13.91 Sager, O. E
Richaux, J. A. (Richeaux,
...
1.58
Saillard,
Gaston
Slater,
K
1.73
Scully,
Jos.
E
15.50
Robinson, Richard F
14.22
Albert J.)
89
_
3.46 Scurlock, Glenn A
— 22.12
61.44 Slavik, Frank
Robinson, Robert A
166.48 Salatich, Blaise P
Rucker, J. (Richer, Joseph)
2.64
5.64 Sczepaniak, George H
10.82
11.38 Slayton, Harold
Robinson, William B
98.75 Salberg, Alfred
Richmond, C. S.
98.75 Seabridge, Albert
5.71
49 Slerdeck
Robinson, Wilson C
121.26 Saliba, James
(Claude S.)
11.55 Robylanski, Joseph
„
4.69 Seaman, Edgar R
117.50
4.49 Slummer, David R
125.00 Samstay, August J
Rick, C
17.80
... 4.06 Seay, Thomas E
2.23
2.23 Sloman, Alfred R
Roche, J
21.25 Sanborn, George B
Rickard, Robert M
8.83 Rochell, William
Sanchez,
Leandro
127.81 Sebolewski, Frank J
1.07
2.23 Small, James
13.22
Rickoll, Raymond W
1.58 Rodgers, Herbert C
20.72 Seda, D
17.77
1.90 Small, Walter
224.98 Sanchez, M
Riddle, William'J
6.92
Sande,
F
3.17
Smallwood,
Walter
47.19
Sederholm, Jack R
117.50
Rodiomski, Stephen
24.81
Rideout, James A.
8.21 Rodriguez, Celso
...
9.23
Sandefer,
Daniel
D
Smiley,
Andrew
2.11
Sederquist,
Howard
A
43
74
Riedie, George, Jr
16,69
3.18 Seefeldj, Francis M
10.00
5.69 Smith, Armstead
Rogan, Robert
2.97 Sanders, A
Rieva, Francisco
79
21.33 Seeg, Richard
3.46
1.14 Smith, Benjamin F
Rogers, Albert S
2.61 Sanders, Forest E
Rifkin, Melvin M
133.19
2.88 Seeger, Everett H
5.12
1.10 Smith, Carey E
Rogers, Edward C
1.98 Sanders, R. F
Rigby, Walter
7.59 Rogers, Edward G
... 160.34 Segard, Cris P
5.69
2.49 Smith, Charles L
8.91 Sandgreen, G
Riley, Earl K
3.00 Rogers, James 0
.79 Sehorn, William
9.24
3.23 Smith, Clark C
20.62 Sands, Charles E
Riley, Francis R.
5.07
... 103.71 Seibert, Fred M
2.49
2.64 Smith, Clinton
Rogers, John G.
5.97 Sands, Leroy E
Riley, George
1357.33 Rogers, Justin B
.79 Self, Berry H. P
3.46
8.08 Sfith, Desmond
4.01 Sanford, Edwin C
Riley, James W
2.84
.83 Self, Jack
3.00
1.49 Smith, Dwight T
Rohner, Jean S
79 Santos, John S
Rimberg, Chas. E
12.03
Santiago,
Antonio
3.70
Smith,
Douglas
7.36
Sellers, Benjamin F
2.67
Rohner, John
40.79
Rinaldo, J. (Frank E.)
14.39
... 4.98 Sellers, Charles
1.50
1.42 Smith, E
Rokstad, John H.
123.75 Santiago, Frutto J
Reiner, Gene G. (Riner) .... 151.22
5.77 Sequin, Hector
4.50
2.82 Smith, Earl C., Jr
Roll, Nicholas
4.87 Santon, E. C
Riopel, Louis A
8.53
7.13 Serna, F
1.24
25 Smith, Ferdinand
Romankiewiz, Robert
2.23 Sardico, A
Risher, W. F. (William F.) 32.19
... 12.02 Serna, Philip
17.08
5.94 Smith, Frank
Roman, A. R
2.84 Sargent, Kormit
Risk, J. L. (James L., Jr.)
3.09
Sarkus,
PhUip
3.96 Seymour, C.
2.38
1.53 Smith, Gaston
Romanoff, Nicholas N
3.77
Ri^o, Andrew
10.79
7.11 Seymour, Chester J
1.83
71 Smith, J
Rome, C
,
74 Sarvice, Charlie
Riche, P. R. (Ritchie,
,
2.13 Shaffer, E. C
2.69
79 Smith, James H
Rome, George A
1.58 Sauls, A. A
Paul R.)
1.10
Saul,
P
1.58
Smiith,
John
F
408.97
Shaffer, Roy
—
8.27
Rome, Lee J
75.71
Rittenhouse, E. (Edward)
5.15
... 7.91 Shallick, J. H
31.77
8.50 Smith, John R
Rordia, G. P
52 Saunders, Parker A
Ritter, John
9.47
SavUle,
W
:...„
...
7.12
Smith,
John
W.
12.81
Shamberg,
H
99
Rosato, Vincent
99
Ritterbusch, Robert
74
.79 Shamblin, Dale E
10.46
4.50 Smith, M
Rohe, Walter J
34.48 Savoca, Joseph
Rittine-ir, P. C. (Paul C.)
5.70
Saya,
C
-.
6.94
Smith,
Marion
C
2.84
Shannon,
G.
R
9.74
Rosenbaum, D. A.
82
Rittner, Paul C. .-.
5.70
.
38.39 Shapiro, Morris M
, 4.74
,.. 110.61 Smith, Marion E
Rosenbaum, M
2.53 Saylors, Chas.
Riuttala, Heimo A
19.99
.. 14.65 Shaver, Neil S
5.69
6.27 Smith, Richard C
Rosing, A
39.98 Scanlon, Stanley
Rivers, G. P
1.32
Scales,
Clifford
R.,
Jr.
.71 Shaw, Charles D
24.02
5.64 Smith, Roy C
Ross, C
1.50
Riviere, Edward J
3.04
... 98.75 Shaw, Charles G
117.50
2.47 Smith, Robert H
Ross, E. T
7.50 Scharton, Robert
Rizzuto, Jennie
.^... 1.32
Schatten,
H.
J
.01
Smith,
Robert
L
6.68
Shaw, Charles H.
12.89
Ross, Geo
46
Roach, Donald L
3.23
Schaultian,
Melvin
3.96
Smith,
Thomas
E.,
Jr
13.68
Shaw, Dewey
5.00
Ross, Ralph S
25.23
Roach, John
4.74
10.80 Shaw, Duraed
60
01 Smith, T
Rosser, G. M
51.00 Schein, Bernard L
Road, Albert
1.88
Schiin,
Ole
J
.82
Smith,
William
A.
2.82
Shaw, Leslie L
5.94
Roth, John F
78.53
... 5.49 Shaw, Roger F., Jr
12.41
40.31 Smith, William H
Rothers, Fred
1.27 Scherrebeck, Kay
Scherdin,
Francis
L.
L.
1.70
Smith,
William
V
40
Shaw,
R.
J
2.97
Rothers, Fred A
9.67
.. 3.55 Shea, James A
5.81
7.52 Smuckler, N
Rouke, Pat
11.42 Scheuffele, David D.
2.23 Shea, J. E
2.80
33 SmuUen, John W
Roundtree, Norman J
4.17 Schneider, John R
Schneider,
Paul
SS HAGERSTOWN VICTORY Rousseau, Joseph H
19.91
36.91
Shea, J. N
:
1.09 Smyley, Bera
2.23
.. 2.49 Shea, Mortimer
The following men, paid off in Routh, Newel L
6.20
11.50 Schindler, F
Schindler,
Theodore
, 15.75 Shea, Thomas
Mobile, have money due: for dif Rovery, Leonard
4.78
10.27
202.26 Sheeks, Addison W.
ferential in longshoremen's work: Rowe, Lee J
5.26
76.16 Schmidt, Emile R
Schmidt, Otto John
.. 5.94 Sheffield, Wm
A. Cockran, 1.90; M. Bart, 8.60; E. Roy, Joseph C. (Joy,
412.34 NEW YORK
51 Beaver St.
-. 5.92 Shelby, Arthur J
Werda, 3.30; G. Smith, 2.25; R.
14.26 BOSTON
Jesse A.)
;... 2.23 Schmolke, Otto M
330 Atlantic Ave.
Oden, 1.20; P. Machredias, 1.80; Royal, Floyd
2.84 BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St.
42.35 Sehori, William Adolph .... 1.58 Sheldon, Robert
Schrank,
Charles
E.
..
10.41
PHILADELPHIA
6 North 6th St.
J. Williams, 2.00; G. W. Baker, Royals, V. C.
Shemet,
John
.-.
2.82
,3.96
SS Commercial PL
137.46 Shenberger, Iran
Jr., 1.20; K. Scherrebeck, 1.80; J. Ruach, Marvin T.
6.00 NORFOLK
' 5.69 Schreiber, Dean H
NEW ORLEANS
339 Chartrea St.
.. 3.00 Sheppard, Gilbert
C. Flippo, 1.90; J. Golebieski, 1.60; Rubin, Philip
5.94 <aiARLESTON
9.90 Schreindl, E. P.
68 Society St.
Schreiner,
H.
J
..
2.97
J. Mertz, 1.20; and 8. J. Kasmir- Rucker, Benjamin
Sheppard, James
5.07 SAVANNAH
3.91
220 Eaet Bay St.
.. 3.96 Sherry, Eu.gene
842 Zack St.
sky, Jr. Eng., 21 hrs. Collect at Rudnicki, Walter
70 TAMPA
82.84 Schreyer, John E
Schuler,
J.
P
920 Main St.
..
1.44 Sherwood, Quentin R
Calmar, 25 Broadway.
8.91 JACKSONVILLE
Rub, C. J. (Rueb,
MOBILE
7 St. Michael*i5t.
.10 Shiber, James J
79 SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 45 Ponce de Leon
Chester J.)
2.67 Schultz, Anthony
t, ^ ^
7.50 Shields, J. A
4.50 GALVESTON
Ruiz, Frank
2.67 Schultz, Oscar A
SS WOODBRIDGE FERRIS
305H 22nd St.
Schupstick,
J
2.23
660S Canal SL
Shimelfenig, Frank E
3.92 HOUSTON
Rushing,
Elmer
2.49
The following rhen, paid off in
257 5th St.
.13 Shipley, Lawrence E
9.27 RICHMOND, Calit.
Rush, Ben
18.33 Schwaner, Clinton W.
Baltimore, have money due; 4-8
SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St.
Schwartz,
Karl
H
2.97
Shirah,
William
E
103.76
Rusin, Frank J
7.11
SEATTLE
66
Senecr St..
watch, L. JCramer, 5 hrs; E. C.
10.13 PORTLAND
Russ, J.
84 Schweinefus, Joseph B. .... 2.23 Shiveley, Paul
ill W. Bumside St.
Sims, 5 hrs; V. M. Brown, 1 hr.
Shotwell, Sherwood
20.55 WILMINGTON
440 Avalon Blvd.
Russ, Walter C
4.27
Collect at Calmar, 25 Broadway.
16 Merchant St.
Shows, Harvey E
178.09 HONOLULU
Russell, C. A
20.96
10 Exchange St
% % %
Shuks, A
2.12 BUFFALO
RusselL E.
5.92
CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Ave.
SS WM. McKLAY
Shupler, Samuel
10.14 SO. CHICAGO .. 0137 So. Houston Ave.
Russell, Edward J.
62:01
JOHN WALTERS
Sick, Robert E
186.80 CLEVELAND
5.94
1014 E. St. Clair St.
The men, paid off in Portland, Russell, John G
1038 Third St.
20.28 DETROIT
9.30
who handled ship's explosives Russell, Raymond A.
Of the SS Bethore: all your Sieben, Virgil
DULUTH
531
W.
Michifan St.
1.98
20.52 gear is at the Calmar Office, 25 Siekmann, Walter J
have differential coming, At the Ruth, IJoyd A
VICTORIA, B. C
602 Bouyhton St,
7.59 Broadway.
Alcoa office, 17 Battery PL, N.Y. Rutkowski, Andrew T
Siegfried, John D
86 VANCOUVER, B. C., 144 W. Hasting* St.
—Unclaimed Wages—
Mississippi Steamship Company
MONEY DUE
SlU HALLS
PERSONALS
'TVX.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, June 29, 1945
Sv.
Pr-.
ISTHMIAN MEN.'
THES? S lU CONDITIONS
WITH Alt OTHERS ON/
THE WATERFRONT /
ENGINE
ROOM.
STEWARD'S
DEPT.. . •
ovmi0 FOR msiDLm5rdR£S\ -rWoHOURS
Section 13. Ko mate shall relieve the helms
man except in an emergency. Soogieing, chip-.,
ping, painting, etc., shall not -be considered an
emergency.
When' sailors are reauired to handle Stewards
or Engine room stores, both on the dock and
aboard ship, they shall be paid overtime at the
regular overtime rate.
iff ^ ::^etiE\/ES FOR SUPPER
OV^^Mg
W£RXIME RDR spjw GUAS :
OILERS VONO CLEAMI^IG..
Section 18. Oilers shall do no cleaning or
station work but they shall be required to leave
safe working conditions for their reliefs, keep-Ing the spaces around main engine clean of any
excess oil.
Section 10. When the sailors are used to re
move hatches and strong backs for the purpose
of loading or unloading cargo, or to cover up
hatches when cargo is in the vessel, they shall
receive overtime as per section 34 of the general'
rules of this agreement.
mrBRfENVERSr VuTi BS\,
Section 7 Water tenders shall perform rou
tine duties, tend water and boiler auxiliarie.s. .
oil temperature.s. stack draft and supervise,
firing.. He shall handle an> valves in connection
with the operation of the boilers as directed b> '
the engineers
NOTE—This section also .applies to KWT
._j=iR£mN-s.vuxias
Section 23. The practice of putting sailors
ashore on dock to handle lines when docking or
undocking is to be avoided as far as possible.
If, however, no other means of. handling lines
is available and sailors are put "on the dock to
.catch the lines, or to let them go, the sailors
actually going on the dock are to receive $1.00
apiece in each case. This is to be in addition
to overtime, if they are working on overtime
at that particular moment.
Section 38. When members of the Deck De
partment are required to handle or dump gar
bage they shall be paid at the regular overtime
rate.
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Section 24. The watch on deck as well as the
watch below shall receive overtime for tying up
and letting go after 5 I'.M. and before g A.M.,
and on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and
holidays.
Section 16. Members of the Steward Depart
ment shall not be required to chip, soogie
scrape or paint, but when arfy member is re
quired to scrape, soogie or paint, the regular
overtime rate shall be paid to members actually
engaged In doing the work.
OvfeCTME FDP.<:LE4N/AI<3
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Section 3. Overtime shall be .paid to all mem
bers of the Stewards Department actually en
gaged .In cleaning meat and chill boxes aj)d
store rooms. Two cooks shall be assigned to
clean the ice and chill box and shall be allowed
three hours overtime for the Job.
ggBAiR lvbRk:.,, ^ QvtCT/vjg F0R"LAT5 MFALS
Section 19. The deck engineer shall not be
required to do any repairing or cleaning in the
Engine Room or fire room without the payment,
of overtime.
Section 36. When members of the crew are
required to use spray guns, they shall.be paid
at the regular overtime rate during straight
time hours and at the rate of time and one-half,
the overtime rate, during overtime hour.s.
Section 22, When members of the Deck De
partment are required to do carpenter work,
they shall be paid at the rate ot ninety cents
(nOc) for w.itch on deck .and One Doli.ar .and
Thirty-five Cents ($1.33) per hour for watch be
low. On vessels where no carpenter is carried,
only boatswain shall handle ground tackle.
.
Section 17. At sea the foiir to eight watch.'
shall relieve iteelf for supper.
Section 39. "Overtime shall be paid when
saiiors are required either in port or at sea to
I - chip, scale, prime or paint galley, saloon, living
quarters, forecastles, lavatories and washrooms,
which are not used by the Deck Department.
This shall al.so apply to ail enclosed paisage•ways ivith doors or bulkheads at both ends.
C^eSXiyiB'FOR. 1Y)A/G
Section 13. One wiper shall be assigned to
cleaning quarters ot unlicensed personnel of
engine department daily. Two (2) hours will be
allo\ycd for completion of this work. Wipers
shall not be required to paint crews' quarters.
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OVERTIAIE FOR PAlNn'iN&
Section 10. Kircmen shall be required to do
routine duties of the watch such as keep burn
ers clean, clean strainers, drip pans, punch car
bon He shall not be required to leave the con- '
fines of the fireroom at any time to do any work
outside of the fireroohi
Section 22. firemen shall not be required to
shine brass bright work or floor plates at any
time.
Section 7. When -members of the Stewards
Department are required to serve late meals,
due to the failure of officers to eat yyithin the
prescribed time, the members of the .Stewards
Department preparing and serving the meals
shall be given one (1) hour overtime.
Ol/eST/ME RDR GALLEY KANSE
Section 12. On vessels which still have coal
burning stoves the man who starts the fires In
the morning shail be given one half hour's over
time each day.
GVE/^IiME fDR FREBimiCEOZE^
Section 14 When 2nd Cook is required to
fl-eeze ice cream he shall be paid one hour over
time or ice cream bricks shall-be bought by the
Company
0\/ERriMeAFTER R^IAR,UOURS
Section 5. .\ny work iicrformcd by any mem
ber ot the Steward's Department other than the
regular routine work as defined in this agree
ment shal; be paid for at the regular overtimi
rate This clause is added due to the fact that
the Steward's Department has a required
amount of routine duty to do within their eight
hours and to prevent the head of the Depart
ment from requiring men to do odd jobs such
as handling linen cleaning extra state rooms
etc., dufing their regular working hours and
then expecting the men to perform ttielr regular
routine work as laid out by the ship within
their prescribed eight hours work
OVBRTiMB FOR
Section 20. The wiper may assist in doing
repair work to the extent of moving hea*->
parts, etc., but no'actual repair work shall be
done by the wiper without the payment of
overtime
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NOTE—Overtime shall be paid to any rating
which cleans boile> bilges, amy type oil tanks,
etc
SICK
Section 13. When any member of the Steward
Department is required to serve members of the
crew who are sick and in hospital he shall re-,
•ceive one hour overtime for each such serving
regardless of number of men served
J
OVERTIME FOR SToRES
Section 1. Members ot-the Stewards Depart
ment shall not be required to carry any stores
or linen to or from, the dock, but when stores
or linen are dellve'red as near as possible to
store room doors, meat or chill box doors, they
shall place same in their respective places afid
overtime shall be paid for such work to all men
required to put in more than eight (S) hours
work that day
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THE 'SEAFARERS LOG' GOES 12 PAGES
LABOR FACES VICIOUS NEW ANTI-LABOR LAW
BONUS CUT MOVES ARE EXPLAINED
USS PLANS POST-WAR PROGRAM NO PORK CHOPS INCLUDED IN IT
INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTERS LAKES DISTRICT
LEARNING THE LESSON
LIBERATED GI PRAISES SEAFARERS CONTRIBUTES TO SIU FIGHT FUND
PARDON US FOR POINTING
MILLIONAIRES PLAN TAX STEAL
BEEF SQUAD FAILS WITH ISTHMIAN CREW
OLD SMEAR TACTIC USED AGAIN
ALL SHIPS GET FORM FOR NEWS
THE SUPER-MILITANTS
MORE IS HEARD FROM OUT WANDERING STEWARD
SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS
SHIPBOARD MEETINGS KEY TO DEMOCRACY
SS YAKA CREW RESENTS HIGHHANDED TREATMENT
J.W. BIGWOOD DOES GOOD JOB
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
WITH THE SUN IN CANADA GAINS WON IN FERRY AGREEMENT
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
No. 25
NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 22. 1945
Atlantic War Bonus Is Cut
Ignoring the appeals of the SIU not to sabotage the living standards of the seamen, and listening to the bleat of the profithungry shipowners, the Maritime War Emergency Board this week cut the Atlantic area bonus from 100 percent to 66 2/3 per
cent in the north eastern section and to 33 1/3 percent in the central and southern sections (see map below).
The cut was illegal, since the Board has never been granted authority to do anything but arbitrate disputes between man
agement and labor over the bonus increases. But the failure of the NMU to line up with the rest of labor in fighting the Board's
-•jurisdictional grabs in the' ~
Three SIU Men Decorated
For Their Extreme Heorism
WASHINGTON, June 2 2 —
Three SIU seamen, who risked
their lives to save their comrades
were the recipients of service
awards during the month of May,
it was announced.
Paul Irwin Valentine^ 2nd Cook
and Baker, and Ensign George E.
Baker, one-time OS, were award
ed the Merchant Marine Distin
guished Service Medah Only U3
of these citations have been made
since the beginning of the war.
Fireman William A. Sullivan won
the Meritorious Service Medal,
one of the 11 thus far awarded.
Paul Irwin Valentine, Second
Cook and Baker aboard the SS
Daniel Huger, Mississippi SS Co.,
whose home is at 280 South San
dusky St., Tiffin, Ohio, was
awarded the DSM with this citati9n:
"For heroism beyond the call
of duty.
"His ship was subjected to a
two-hour high level bombing at
tack by seventeen enemy planes.
As a result of a near miss, bomb
fragments pierced the hull and
the cargo of high octane gasoline
exploded. Despite heroic efforts
to combat the flames two to three
hundred feet high, the fire was
soon out' of control and the ship
was abandoned. Upon arrival of
the Shore fire brigade it was de
cided to try to save the ship with
foamite, It was necessary to have
a few men return to the ship, en
ter the adjacent hold, and play a
hose on the heated bulkhead to
prevent the raging fire from
spreading. Second Cook and Ba
ker Valentine was one of fouur
(Continued on Page 6)
past, and the strong behindthe-scene support given the
Board by shipowners and brass
hats, means that the Board now
has the power to sabotage the
living standards of the rank and
file seamen.
The cut is scheduled to start as
of July 15, 1945. The Board has
pledged itself to keep a bonus
"floor" of 33 1/3% for the dura
tion of the war. Following is a
break down of the various bonus
areas throughout the world.
CLASSIFICATION I ,
190% BONUS—$100 MONTHLY
MINIMUM
Voyages or portions of voyages
whiie within waters in the area
bounded on the north by 60°
north latitude; on the east by the
180th meridian; on the south by
13° south latitude; and on the
west by 80° east longitude to its
intersection with the coast of
continental Asia and thence fol
lowing the coast of continental
Asia to its intersection with 60°
north latitude.
CLASSIFICATION II
66 2/51% BONUS—$80 MONTHLY
MINIMUM
CLASSIFICATION IV
NO BONUS
Voyages or portions of voyages
while within inland waters of the
Western Hemisphere. For this
purpose the Western Hemisphere
is defined to include North Am
erica (except Alaska west of 136°
CLASSIFICATION III
west longitude and the Aleutian
33 1/3% BONUS—$40 MONTHLY Islands), Central America, South
MINIMUM
America, the Hawaiian Islands,
and
all islands within the areas
Voyages or portions of voyages,
described
in Classification HI.
not included in Classification IV,
while within the following
waters:
Voyages or portions of voyages
while, within all waters not in
cluded in classifications I, III or
IV.
A. The Pacific Ocean east of
136° west longitude.
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B. The Atlantic and Arctic
Oceans west of the line fol• lowing 12° west longitude
to its intersection with the
northwest coast of Africa,
thence following the north
west and west coast of
Africa to its intersection
with 18° east longitude, and
thence following 18° east
longitude.
SEAMEN'S FRIEND
Among the friends of organ
ized maritime labor is Con
gressman Welch of California.
As member of the House Com
mittee on Merchant Marine 8E
Fisheries, he requested the
MWEB to delay any bonus cut
until basic wages were increas
ed. The text of his petition,
which was ignored by the
Board, appears on page six.
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THE
SEAEARERS
Friday, June 22, 1945
LOG
SEAFARERS LOG
Published W^My by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
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At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
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HARRY LUNDEBERG
President
10 S Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- --
- Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE
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424 5 th Street, N. W., ^ITashington, D. C.
Entry As Second Class Matter Pending
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Peacetime Conscription
The House Military Affairs Committee has closed its
public hearings on a proposed peacetime military conscrip
tion bill. The bill was supported in the main, as might be
expected, by the professional militarists of the country—
the ranking officers of the Army and Navy—and "Citizens
Committees" of Wall Street brokers and industrialists.
An Ode To The WLB
(Written on the Third Anniversary of the Board)
HE GAVE A FOUR
STAR PERFORMANCE
There is more than one way of
crashing the movies, but Walter
Stanberry, member of the gun
crew on the SIU Liberty John H.
Labrobe, certainly did it the hard
way. He went for a swim.
Clash the cymbals, beat the tabors.
Blow the bugles, rattle sabers.
Shout the news in accents bold:
Today the Board is three years old.
_
Was ever an infant less tender and mild
Than this, F. D. Roosevelt's most terrible child?
Not a moment of peace has it had in its life;
It was nurtured in discord and weaned upon strife.
Indeed, like Minerva's, its birth was aberrant;
For it sprang, armor-clad, from the brain of its parent.
Through a war-weary head rests upon its young shoulders.
In Its childish breast, lust for the battle still smoulders.
So, on its third birthday, let's all give a cheer
And wish it God speed in the coming new year.
But lest we forget the close squeaks of the past
When we thought its next breath would be also its last,
I'll recall its 'scapes' the most deadly breach
And celebrate them in this lyrical speech.
Last week the East River in
New York was ablaze with klieg
lights, and swarming with direc
tors, technicians, cameramen and
actors. The government was mak
ing a documentary film about the
waterfront.
In Chicago several thousand teamsters, independent as
well as AFL, have gone on strike for the second time in 30
days, tying up 12,000 trucks (emergency deliveries are be
ing made).
Recall for a moment that ominous date.
When the President floored us with nine-three-two-eighi.
From April the eighth till the twelfth of May,
We twiddled ouf thumbs and collected our pay:
We issued no rulings, we processed no cases;
We answered all queries with shrugs and blank faces;
And then out of boredom, for worse or for better.
We sent to our public this bitter form letter:
The action reached a climax,
Stanberry leaned far over the
side, 'So as not to miss anything,
then he slipped and went over the
side into the black water.
On the third day of the strike the Army took over and
$oldiers drove the'trucks for the union-hating employers.
In the words of Ellis T. Longenecker of the Office of De
fense Transportation, who took over for the government,
^You can't beat the U. S. Army. The Army will break the
Strike."
"Dear Mr. Zilch, we are writing to you
Because we have, nothing else better to do.
Our skill and experience the President spurns;
Instead, he relies on a fellow named Byrnes.
Our noblest efforts, we're sad to relate.
Have been basely subverted by nine-three-tv/o-eight.
The opposition to a peacetime draft came from the
churches, schools and colleges, and from every shade of
labor opinion—with the exception of the communists.
The AFL spokesmen before the committee stated their
opposition to compulsory military training, and declared
that in any event the matter should not be considered until
the servicemen of this war have returned home, an4 are
able to add their voices to the discussion.
It has been pointed out that military conscription in
Europe has proven no deterrent to war; that even ip the
more democratic countries — Switzerland . and France,
among others—conscript armies have been used as a strike
breaking weapon. If anyone is in doubt as to the uses of a
large standing army—^let them look at the American scene
•^^ven today.
But Mr. Longenecker goes even further than that. He
|s going to refer the names of all strikers under 3 8 to the
draft boards. He hopes to. have the men drafted and as' signed to drive the very trucks they quit.
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We don't know v/ho Mr. Longenecker is, but we think
1^ has read too much of certain writings by the late Adolph
Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
Turning the government into a strikebreaking agency
Is not a new idea. The labor haters have been advocating it
|or years. That is why they are in favor of peacetime con
scription.
That is why we are against it.
NOTICE TO ALL HANDS
K.
To cut down on beefs and make the payofis 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 to your records imtu
payoff, i
Remember: written evidence makes it much easier to settle
your beefs at the point of production.
"So please be advised that your wage application
Has been painlessly put to death for the duration;
And your personal fortune is now in the power
Of a genius who dwells in an ivory tower.
So great is the strength of this man in a crisis
That he now has control of all wages and prices.
He resides in a room full of technical tracts.
Hermetically sealed from all practical facts;
While there he will sometimes go into a trance
And perform his exotic 'Inequities Dance.'
And then, with Ben Cohen as his sole recorder.
He'll shout out some wild new ExecMive Order.
He managed, to wrap himself
around a slippery piling, and
shouted for help. But the actors
were so busy acting, and the di
rectors so busy directing, that no
one even heard Stanberry for a
full ten minutes.
"And so, Mr. Zilch, you can see where we're at—
. The War Labor Board is now hors de combat.
If you're grimly determined to raise a big fuss.
For God's sake call Byrnes and don't bother usi"
But to rebound with vigor from shocks such as these
Was mere child's-play and fun for our young Herculee.
From Jimmy it wangled the May 12th directive.
And d^KI*dly pursued its dual objective:
To serve as an unmire, without fear or fervor.
And to sit, oh so lightly, on the wage rates of labor."
V
—Voice of 212
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The SS John Latrobe w:as at
Pier 27, right in the middle of
the activity. Stanberry was on
watch, with nothing to do but to
nurse a shrouded 5 inch gun
which pointed toward the Pepsodent sign on the Jersey shore.
So, he, decided to watch the
movie making.
Finally, one of the waterfront
coppers pulled him out, and he
was taken to the Brooklyn Naval
Hospital, suffering from exhaus
tion.
"After this I ain't going to look
at anything but Lana Tiarner,"
Stanberry said, "and I'm going to
be sittin' in a seat when I do
that."
Keep In Touch With
Your Draft Board,
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Friday. June 22, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
Strike Wave Grows As Labor
Battles Union Busting Campaign
Strike actions are on the increase all over the country. This is due, in the main, to
three reasons: the inability or unwillingness of the WLB to act on wage increase requests
based on mounting prices; the layoffs of workers and the reduction in take-home pay
due to cutbacks; and the evident attempt of some employers to take advantage of la
bor's no-strike pledge by violating contractual agreements with the unions.
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t Each of the actions is a major
story in itself, and cannot be ade
By PAUL HALL
quately covered in this s h o r t
space. However, we will give k
SHAKING THE CAN
brief summary, to .show the mag
There came in recently a ship on which the Skipper had been
nitude of labor unrest and the
shaking, the can for what he called a "Proposed Seamen's Bethel."
One of our members gave this guy 5 bucks for which he got a receipt. WASHINGTON, June 13—1,154 among the armed forces. During dissatisfaction of labor with the
Seamen are targets for lots of can shaking rackets and always American ships were lost be the year 318 ships were sunk, dilatory tactics of the government
have been. This, however, is a brand new type and to our knowl tween the outbreak of the Euro with the highest losse^ of the war agencies, and the revolt of the
edge has not been used before. All members should view with sus pean war and V-E Day, it was re reached in June, when 49 Ameri rank and file against the one-sid
picion any person, or group of people, putting the lug on them for vealed today, at the cost of 6,066 can vessels were sent to the bot ed nd-strike pledge.
merchant seamen dead, missing tom.
In Akron, Ohio, a general strike
money, regardless of the claim made for the cause.
or captured.
against
the city's rubber plantk
The bulk of American tonnage
It is a funny thing—seamen are the lowest paid skilled workers
is
being
discussed. 20,000 men
in the world, and what wages they do get they have to fight like Overall Allied merchant ship destroyed—570 ships of 5,431,456 walked out of the Goodyear
hell for every step of the way. It looks as though when some of ping losses totalled 4,770 vessels, deadweight tons was sunk by
plants after negotiations oh
these people, including some companies, need a few bucks to start —2,570 of them British—aggre subs, mines and air attack. The grievances broke down. The
gating
21,140,000
gross
tons,
a
other
American
vessels—mostly
some racket they go to work on the seamen's sympathies and pockets
fleet more than three times that small ships totaling only 845,621 workers in the Firestone Co. vot
first of all.
ed 8 to 1 to strike, accusing the
If any member runs across people of this kind, get as much in this country had in 1941, though tons deadweight — were lost in company of failure to abide by
formation as you can and bring it straight to the union hall so it less than half of that flying the marine accidents resulting from WLB directives.
American flag today.
convoy operations, blackouts re
can be investigated.
6,000 workers walked out of
The most extensive destruction duced navigation aids and other two plants of the Pittsburgh
COMING: A BIGGER WG
was in the North Atlantic, where wartime hazards.
Plate Glass Company.
The Seafarers Log is going to come into its own very soon. Plans wolf packs of U-boats prowled Although sinkings were pro A midwest regional conference
are being made now to increase the size of the Log again, and to against convoys, sinking 219 ships gressively lessened as protective of the United Auto Workers—^the
add more features. Johnny Bunker, one of our members and the until curbed by fast expanding measures became effective, sub largest union in the world—voted
same fellow who wrote "The SIU At War," is back in port and is Allied air and naval power. Next marine warfare remained unabat 5 to 1 to ask the NLRB to con
going to assist in shaping up these new features for the Log and the Caribbean Sea was the most ed up to the very day of victory. duct a strike vote. This is signi
give the Editors a hand in general, making our paper the best on popular hunting ground for the In the first four months of this ficant, since the auto union voted
submarines, with 122 of our ves year an additional 22 ships were last year, by a 3-1 majority, to
the waterfront.
sels
lost there.
lost. ,
In accordance with the resolution passed and concurred in by
keep the no-strike pledge.
the majority of the mem'oership, the Seafarers Log will be mailed to The blackest days for the mer- Not included in these figures
Truck drivers in Chicago are
the home of every member who requests it. In addition, the Log chant seamen were in 1942, when' are American-owned ships under still on strike, in the face of the
will be mailed tojsvery SIU ship as well. If you want the union enemy action was at its height foreign flags, or merchant vessels army taking over their jobs, and
paper mailed to youf home, let us know.
and the percentage of losses operated by the Navy and desig- the threat of the Office of De
fense Transportation to refer to
among seamen were higher than nated as military losses.
WE MAKE FRIENDS, ETC.
the draft board any striker under
38 years of age.
The organizing campaign in Isthmian SS Company is beginning
The five printing unions are
to show real signs of progress. The Isthmian men are now coming
maintaining their walkout against
into our union halls regularly. Isthmian crews returning from their
first trip since the drive started, call at the SIU Hall in the same Members of the Seafarers from Justices of Supreme Court, May the open shop, R. R. Donnelley &
manner as the Seafarers members do. The reception given the Sea lillinois and New York who are ors of cities, and Town and Coun Sons, world's largest printer, af
ter the company stalled on con
farers by these men has been very gratifying and all members of eligible to vote will be interested ty officials.
A merchant seamen away from tract negotiations. A WLB order
the SIU should feel proud of the fact that, not only Isthmian men,
in the following information on home may vote by absentee bal to return has been ignored.
but all unorganized seamen look to the Seafarers for guidance and
the voting requirements of these lot. To do so, he must register in These strikes mark the early
leadership on the waterfront.
person, applying for an absentee simmerings of a cauldron getting
two
states.
Our strength is becoming greater every day among all unor
ganized seamen and with the continued interest of our rank and file
ILLINOIS: The war time vot ballot at that time. Voters in the heat. Unless some action is
membership, as well as the cooperation and hard work on the part ing law does not include merch towns of 5,000 or less do not need taken to alleviate the intolerable
of the Seafarers officials, it will only be a question of time until ant seamen. However, there is a to register. To be counted the position that American labor has
ballot must be received by state been placed in, the watched pot
Isthmian 'comes under the Seafarers banner.
officials
by noon, November 5th. will certainly boil over.
general absentee ballot law which
This is the first time that the Seafarers has met head-on in
direct competition with other maritime unions in the organizing offers seamen a chance to vote. A
ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED
field, and the outcome of this drive should be interesting, and should man must register in person as a
provide a peek into the future to see just what union is going to voter. Those so registered should
be THE union.
write to their county clerk re
Since the Seafarers has started on the offensive in the maritime questing a form for application
industry, we have increased our membership and financial resources for a ballot.
and generally streamlined and tightened the entire organization.
This means, naturally, we will be able to travel at a much faster This year there is a special pri
mary election in the 24th Con
clip on the waterfront.
gressional District on July 31st,
SHOW 'EM THE WAY
and a special election for the
In view of the bonus cut, it is more important now than ever same district on November 6th.
before that the SIU hits the waterfront with all the strength that it In order to be counted the special
can gather to bring the entire industry ino the fold of the Seafarers. primary ballot must be received
This industry is not big enough for several major unions in the by the coUnty clerk by July 31st,
pos^ war period. First of all, fewer ships will be operating then as and the ballet for the special elec
there are now. Then, too, some of the maritime unions in the field tion must be received b^ the
today are selling out the seamen as fast as they can and many sea county clerk by November 6th.
men, particularly those on the NMU ships, are losing faith in water
The 24th Congressional District
front unionism.
includes
the following counties:
If this feeling grows to any extent, even though the NMU is a
Clay,
Edwards,
Hardin, Gallatin,
dual and hostile union, it will make all NMU men union haters.
Hamilton,
Johnson,
Massac, Pope,
This would be bad for all unions.
Saline,
Wayne
and
White.
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? First of all, we can encourage
these men to stay within that organization and make an effort to
NEW fORK: A general elec
upset the leadership, to try to change the NMU policy to one of tion will be held this fall to elect
bonafide unionism. Secondly, all Seafarers members should carry
There is plenty of rank^ and file interest in the SIU organiDag
the word of this outfit to every NMU ship and every NMU member
drive.
All the members realize that a strong SIU is the only hop*
who desires it, and show them by examples what a true maritime
Keep
In
Touch
With
for
post
war jobs, wages and conditions. And to help make the SIU
union is like. The:. Seafarers must show the way for the entire
strong,
they
are offering their services as volunteer organizers. Her*'
industry.
Your
Draft
Board,
a
typical
line-ttp>
of volunteers outside the organisers office in Ih*
After this is accomplished, and only then, can all seamen on all
New
York
hall.
How
about you, brother—have you done your part?
ships enjoy union conditions—^THE SEAFARERS WAY! 1
ALL ATLANTIC SHIPPING
LOSSES NOW REVEALED
VOTING REGULATIONS FOR N.Y. & ILL.
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Page Four
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
New Booklet On Parliamentary
Proceedure Now Off The Pressi
Do you stammer when you get
on your feet? Do you know what
a gavel is used for, besides tap
ping a keg of beer? Do you get
goose pimples before a crowd?
Can you start a fire by rubbing
two motions together?
In short, what do you know
about running a meeting? Well,
if you know as little about these
things as we did before reading
the new SIU educational booklet,
"Order!", you, too, will want to
read it. (adv't)
"Order!", subtitled "How to
Conduct a Union Meeting on Ship
and Ashore," is the fourth of the
educational series put out . by the
Educational Department o f t h e
Atlantic & Gulf District. Written
by an expert in his field, and il
lustrated by Bernard Seaman, it
will tell you everything you want
to know about parliamentary
procedure.
HERE^WHi
ITHMTK
'W
QUESTION: What new feature would you
like to see in the Seafarers Log?
CHARLES ROZHON. Deck En
gineer—I think the present fea• tures are enough. I cannot think
of anything new I'd particularly
like to see.
However. I think there ought
to be more stories on the SIU
ships and membership. The fel
lows are all interested in what is
happening to their friends and
buddies. The one drawback or
being a seaman is that you are so
often out of touch with your
friends, sometimes for several
months at a time. The LOG ought
to give more space to this kind
of news.
It explains very simply the
rights and priviliges of every
member at a meeting, what he
can do, and when, and how he
goes about doing it. To prevent a
meeting from degenerating into
a mob scene, with everyone
speaking at one time, certain
rules of order have been laid
down, clearly defining the pro
cedure to be used at any particu
lar moment.
»
In addition to explaining the
technicalities of a "point of or
der," "tabling a motion," and "ap
pealing the decision of the chaii*,"
the new booklet tells how to
make a motion, how to amend it,
and the rules of discussion, and
many other necessary bits of in
formation.
I
Sill
WILLIAM BOND. Oiler — I'd
I like to see more news of outside
unions. Knowing what the other
unions are doing and how they
are going about it can help the
SIU in its struggles. It will also
give the seamen a more rounded
labor education. Seamen are not
a group apart from the rest of
the workers. What happens to
them affects the seamen very
much. I think they should be
made aware of what is happen
ing throughout the labor move
ment. I. for one. want to know
and I think that the LOG should
give as much space to this fea
ture as it can.
"Order!" performs a appreci
ated task by giving valuable
hints on how to prepare your
speech, so that it is connected
and coherent. It also gives agen
This is the cover of the new SIU Booklet. "Order." Profusely I
das for meetings, ship and ashore.
illustrated with cartoons, the booklet gives the method of holding
Sound interesting? Get yourself business-like and democratic meetings aboard ship and ashore. |
a copyt Free at the union hall. Every union man should have one.
Some Of The Illustrations In Booklet "Order"
Tt^'Benrro
SP£Al(/$
Friday. June 22, 1945
iTHeL'PS..^
HAROLD C. ANACKER. FOW
—What the LOG should do. in
every issue, is to run a summary
or index of the outstanding
events of the past month or two,
and give the dates of the LOG in
which these stories appeared. The
• LOG is the only way we have of
keeping in touch with the things
happening in the maritime field.
When we get off a ship, without
having seen a paper in months,
we always ask the Patrolman to
tell the news. He always does,
but he can't possibly cover every
thing by memory. A new feature
of this kind would solve the
problem.
J. H. LEE. Jr. Engineer—The
I
LOG
could be really helpful to
p'
the membership if it ran a listing
tei? •of places to go and things to see
L//'-'
I
in every port. A seaman coming
into a strange town doesn't know
where to go to have a good time
and like as not will run into a'
clip joint. It's mostly guess work.
Above are two illustrations from the new booklet. "Order!", put out by the Educational Depart If the LOG could run every week
a directory of places — dances,
ment of the Atlantic and Gulf District, as a guide in conducting meetings on ship and ashore.
The character on the left is showing how not to act at a meeting, by violating the cardinal prin bars. etc.—it would be doing the
membership a good service, by
ciple of the Seafarers, democracy for all. On the, right is the cartoon Ulustrating the text on the mak
seeing that they had a reasonable
ing of motions and amendments. Amendments, the booklet points out. are made for the purpose of chance of having a good time,
clarifyiitg a motion, but can be overdone.
and by steering them clear of
I
clip
joints.
"Order!" is published free for the membership of the SIU. Come down to the hall and get your
copy today.
�Friday, June 22, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Five
Postwar Conscription Seen
As Move Against^nionism
By WILLIAM McKAY
SS Frances Lee Stars
In Coffledy Of Errors
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
NOTICE FOR ALL
AGENTS
If any members are laid up
in the Marine Hospitals in
your port, send news of them
to the Log. A regular depart
ment giving news of the men
in the hospitals will be print
ed as soon as this information
starts coming in.
Not only the union brothers
in the hospitals want such
news, but the men on the
ships want to keep track of
their shipmates who are laid
up. Send a weekly report.
BALTIMORE — Shipping has
been very good in the Port of
Baltimore and from the looks of
things it will continue that way.
There are indications that we
are going to have a lot of grain
shipping, which will be a change
from the scrap iron that was sent
but of this port in pre-war days.
The local pie-cards have been
kept very busy, not because of
the many ships paying off, but
for the simple reason that Cap
tain Perkins and a few other
company representatives insist
on hanging fire
on the most
simple beefs.
We note that the law makers
are going to pass a bill allowing
the defense workers $25 a week
when they lose their well paid
jobs but, of course, merchant sea
men and veterans are not consid
ered in this bill since the work
they have been doing evidently is
not considered defense work.
It is time we were getting to
gether on a matter like that to
beef out loud, for as far as the
politicians are concerned all you
are going to get out of this mess
is what the merchant seamen and
veterans got out of the last war—
a good old kicking around with a
few dirty old clubbings thrown
in to boot.
There is a great deal of specu
lation going on as whether it is
in the best interests of the coun
try to have a postwar military
training period for our young
men. In our opinion, the ability
of the average American to ab
sorb military training in a much
shorter period of time than the
men of other nations, shows that
we spring from a nation of fight
ers who had to battle for their
very existence when they found
ed this country.
We are inclined to think that
this postwar draft was hatched in
the minds of some of our bigger
industrialists to use it as a wea
pon against labor. It has been
done before and as the British
would say: One never knows,
does one?
Most of our men and material
being deployed from the Euro
pean theatre direct to the Pacific
zones will go via the Panama
Canal, and friend shipowner and
their WSA stooges are getting
ready to establish a pool of sea
men in the Canal area.
It might be a good idea for the
SIU to think about sending a rep
resentative down that way, be
cause within a few weeks beefs
coming from the direction of the
Canal are going to be loud and
long.
The Baltimore hall improve
ments are about finished and we
are hunting up some decent
chairs and other furniture so that
the men can relax. One of the
rooms is being reserved for a
library and reading room, and
we are interested in getting aU
the worthwhile books we can to
stock it.
If you have a couple of books
or so to spare send them along
to us.
The part that struck me funny
was the fact that the men were
kicking about not having enough
water to take a bath in.
Next day a girl came into the
office in a rather perturbed state
of mind. She had a letter from
the FBI concerning her husband.
It seems he shipped out and fail
ed to report for his physical be
fore the ship sailed, as he was or
dered to by his local board. I
The SUP ship, the SS Elwood
I had only a couple of men reg went to the FBI in Savannah and Meade, just came in and we have
istered in the Stewards Depart gave them all the details in the to put on a full deck crew.
ment, so I called Charleston for case. They said they would turn Two Robin Line ships are due
help, and had to ship a couple of it all over to the draft board who in this week and one of them is
WSA men, much as I hated to, would then act on it.
in transit and the other is a pay
because the time was short.
The guy did no intentional off. I hope Til have enough men
The ship left on time, but did wrong and probably nothing will to fiU the job.
n't get far. The next morning she be done about it. At any rate,
was back at the dock,. and she nothing can be done until the
had a beef about rationing water. ship returns. I don't think it can
I went down and saw the skipper be stressed too strongly, however,
and read the law to him and that failure to comply with orders
everything was apparently squar from your draft board can get
By E. S. HIGDON
ed away.
you in plenty of hot water.
NEW ORLEANS—This port is ships — one a cuaw to sail for
Shore leave expired at noon Agent Jack Parker called from
busy
with ships in transit—there Waterman on the 2nd of July—
and the ship was due to sail that Tampa for some men for a new
aren't
many signing on or paying the other the SS Hydra to sail for
night, but Fate stepped in again ship and I managed to round up
off
here,
but the city is cfowded the Mississippi.
eight
of
the
men.
They
were
and held it up. She was still
with
seafarers
from the SS Sea- New Orleans has had two other
given
transportation
by
the
WSA
there aU night and-during the
train
New
Orleans,
the SS Ke- payoffs, the SS E. LaMarr of the
and
six
of
them
came
through,
early hours Sunday they were
testing the engines. Either the but two of them missed the train. gum, SS James I. McKay, the SS Overtakes Line on which there
lines were too old or the engines I said it before and I'll say it Charles S. Haght, SS Wm. Brew was a beef in the Stewards De
too powerful; but, whatever the again: This kind of carrying on ster, SS Richmond P. P. Hobson, partment now cleared up with no
cause, one of her lines parted and is bad. Transportation is some SS Moldova, SS Sam Houston, hard feelings, and the SS George
before they could stop the en thing we had to fight for, and if SS George A. Marr, and the SS Uhler. Next week there will be
gines the other lines parted, and we abuse it we may lose it. Aside Mordova. New Orleans knows four ships in this Gulf port to pay
the ship shot across the rivpr from that the Agent in Tampa there's a war on and that seamen off, and we expect to see an ex
and got stuck in the mud.
didn't get the amount of men he are doing their damnedest to keep
ceptionally busy time for the
the U.S. on the winning side.
One of the sailors, whose name expected and may have had to
Crescent City.
we couldn't get, was ashore at take non-union men on the job. Good progress is being made in
This is no time to flood the union our organizing drive. Soon that
the time and when he saw the
"Brotherhood of the Sea" banner
ship pulling away from the dock with too many newcomers.
—with all the membership co-op
Every
new
man
who
comes
in
he dove overboard and started
erating
as they have been—^will
means
so
much
longer
you
have
after it. The current got him and
be
flying
even higher than ever
to
wait
to
ship
out
and
this
may
carried him downstream. It was
before.
reach
serious
proportions
in
time
about 2:30 A.M. and rather dark
NOTICE ALL PORTS: Do not
and the current in the Savannah to come.
By D. STONE
The MV Check Knot finally got ship Henry H. Rowell, Messman.
River is nothing to sneeze at.
Fortunately for our hero, he squared away. She's leaving for He just pdid off the E. Scripps of
GALVESTON—This week has in this organizing drive,
finally bumped against something Charleston and Norfolk and has the Alcoa SS Line, with a record been pretty busy. We only had 21 We wish to thank the crew
hard and held on. The Coast not signed foreign articles yet. I not to be proud of. He stayed payoffs, but there are a lot of members of the following ships
Guard picked him up hugging went aboard to take a gander at drunk all the time he was at sea ships in transit that want replace for their contributions for flowers
her. The quarters are pretty good and also hit the Chief Cook on ments. As there is only a hand for the funeral of the late Brother
and there aren't i a n y booms the head with his favorite cup. ful of men on the beach here and James A. Nelson who was buried
since she has only three hatches. The Chief Cook had to have sev in Houston, we have be.en forced here in this port by the Union on
The engine room looks good, but eral stitches taken in his head, so to call New Orleans and Mobile. May 30th: SS Thomas Sully, SS
the material in the construction if you want to keep out of a It has been impossible to get Wm. Pace, SS Geo. W. Alter. Also
looks cheap. Some of the bulk tangle with this guy—keep him enough ABs, so any AB who Hy Block and J. L. Nissen of
heads in the house are made of a off the shipping list.
wants to ship out will be more Galveston, who made individual
kind of plastic which doesn't The SS T. Merriman, Bull SS than welcome in this port.
offerings.
make a very neat job.
Line, paid off here in New Or We had such a rain storm here
The mattresses are filled with leans with a small beef in the the other day that they could
what looks like horse hair, and black gang. They complained that have launched anything up to a
I'm sure they won't last long. Of the oiler did all the overtime Victory ship right in front of the
course, she may turn out to be a work and n * the company won't hall. Brother Lyyke and I had to
good ship and we certainly hope pay off for overtime. The case is use a pair of oars to get the car
so, but that remains to be seen. hanging fire—but we expect set down to the Union Hall.
The mate is an SIU man and has tlement soon. Now the army is It is good to note the progress
the screw of another ship down a good name. The chief engineer going to take her over. The Mer being made in the organizing
stream. When the tide rose, a seems to be okay also, and the riman is a ship the merchant sea drive by the SIU. We will, of
couple ,cf tugs pulled the Lee off Stewaru is not a company man. men will hate to lose, for she is a course, do everything possible to
the mud anJ she was tied up He's been in the union for quite nice, clean cement ship that men make every unorganized man in
again with no harm done, and our a while, has a full book, and was were glad to get a berth on.
this area an SIU man. The mem
]>4U0 none the worse for his ad- well liked by the crew of his last
The government takes over the bership, especially the y o u n g e r
ship.
veiture.
above, but is releasing two more element, is very much interested
SAVANK,1H—Last week, when
the Francis Lee was in, I had
some trouble getting men for the
Stewards Department. Two of
the men paid off and some extra
men were needed because she
was supposed to carry troops
back. The call came in as soon
as the ship hit the dock, and the
men were wanted in a hurry as
the 'ship was supposed to leave
immediately.
SEE BUSY WEEK IN N.O.
AB Seamen Needed Way Down
Peep In The Heart Of Texas
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Page Six
THE
Ship's Officer Suspended
For Assaulting Messman
By J. P. SHULER
SEAFARERS
LOG
N: Y. MEETINGS IN
WEBSTER HALL
Mew Yozk Branch meetinga
ar* hald evary olhar Wadnes>
day eronlng, 7 PM. ai Wabalar Hall, 119 East lltfa Straat,
baiwaan 3rd and 4ih Aranaaa,
To gal Ihara laka lha 3rd ATa„
Elaralad and gel off al 91k SI.,
or the East Side IRT Subway
and gal off al Aslor Place.
No cards will be stamped
after 7:30 PM.
Friday, June 22, 1945
YOU SHOULD SEE
WHAT'S HAPPCNIHG]
RACK HOME,''THE
UNIONS HAVE
PUSHED WAees
UP TO ZiLCHy
Business in the Port of New member Tommy Howard (knov/n
York stepped up a little this week to crews that have sailed in the
with 22 ships paying off and 21 focs'le with him as "Tommy the
signing on.
Tattler"), a good Waterman SS
The SS Prospector of the Alcoa stiff, who beat up a mess boy in
.DOLLARS A
SS Company, paid off here in an St. Johns and was jailed for it.
Army Base, and two Patrolmen Tommy is now at his old game
WEEK/
managed to get aboard her. This again. But what a difference! No
is the fourth SIU ship that has at jail this time. Not even an entry
tempted* to pay off in an Army in the ship's log. Why? Mr. How
Base in New York in the last two ard is the first assistant engineer
aboard the SS Warrior—an of
weeks.
ficer.
The crew of the SS Blue Island
Victory paid off, but all of the The Merchant Marine Hearing
(Continued from Page 1)
other crews held fast and de Unit of the USCG boarded her on
manded representation. The re arrival here and followed the who volunteered to risk his life
sult was the ships paid off in the usual procedure of questioning in an attempt to save part of the
company offices. The operators the captain and officers. The cargo, which was so necessary to
realize that the crews must have captain and officers regarded the the continuance of war opera
representation at payoff. They episode so insignificant that it tions. That the fire was eventu
have all agreed now to arrange was not mentioned. But Jorden, ally brought under control and
the payoffs of all ships that are in the Messman involved, didn't msot of the cargo saved, was due
Army Bases in an office, so that take it so lightly. He knew the in no small measure to his out
policy of the SIU was not to put
the Patrolmen can be present.
charges against anyone as long as standing bravery.
The shipowners and the WSA it could find another solution to Ensign George E. Baker,
USMS, of 11718 Cloverdale Ave.,
have been patting themselves on the problem. •
the back and admitting what good So he brought his beef to the Cleveland, Ohio, won his DSM attack, the falls of a lifeboat were
guys they are, and how consider Hall. Charges were placed while serving as ordinary seaman fouled with the result that the boat
ate they are going to be to the against Howard. He appeared be aboard the SS Matt W. Ransom, filled with water and its occu
ting up early and going to bed fore the Merchant Marine Hear Smith & Johnson SS Co., the ci pants were thrown into the sea.
soldiers that are being returned ing Officer with a staff of lawyers tation reading;
The men immediately swam tohome after a long hard war in and witnesses that reminded one "For distinguished conduct un Ward other lifeboats, but the
Europe.
of the old Capone days. For such der especially hazardous c o n d i- Chief Engineer, who had only
an
insignificant charge, this seem tions.
one arm, clung to the life net
They have arranged it so that
"While the crew was abandon spread over the ship's side. All
these soldiers, who have been get- ed strange.
late for the past three years, now Attorney Ben Sterling repre ing the sinking ship in which he efforts to get him to another life
will have nothing more to do sented the Messman, Jorden, at served, following enemy torpedo boat failed, whereupon Baker vol
untarily climbed down the net
than clean toilets, mop decks, the hearing and evidence was
handle heavy boxes of food stuff, brought out in the testimony of feloniously assault him. How while the ship still had consider
clean up garbage and act as men all eye witnesses that Howard ever, this testimony of the Cap able headway—^released the Chiefial servants from 6 a.m. until 9 struck Jorden with a salt shaker, tain Bligh Brigade was not very Engineer— swam with him to a
a can of milk and his fist.
p.m. each day.
convincing to the Hearing Officer. nearby lifeboat, and assisted him
Of course, the fact that the According to the testimony of The result? Howard had his li into the boat. In performing this
practice will eliminate a merch Captain Morgan Hiles, 3rd Assist censes and certificates suspended gallant act he imperilled his own
ant seaman from the payroll, and ant White and 1st Assistant 2 months with 8 months' proba life, but managed to keep afloat
until he was picked up a half
line the shipowner's pocket with Tommy Howard, what had once tion.
hour
later.
a few- more dollars of the tax seemed a small incident was now This should be a warning to
payers' money has nothing to do the case of the First Assistant some of those would-be feuhrers "By risking his lifp in saving a
with the situation.
protecting himself from a violent who would hide their cowardice disabled shipmate under especial(ly hazardous conditions. Baker
There are many who will re berserk pugilist who intended to behind an officer's rating.
SCRfiLION
I'VE JUST BEEN
DISCHARSED...
I'D LIKE A TRY AT
ONE OF THOSE JOBS
PAYING ZILCHY
SCRlULION BOCKS.
You WERE HOllERlM'
ABOUT 'EM —
mmAi!£WS^
SIU Members
Are Hoflored
upheld the fine traditions of the
United States Merchant Marine.'l
Service in an emergency aboarc
the Liberty ship John C. Calhoun,'
Calmar SS Co., won the MSM for
Fireman William A.' Sullivan, of
Whistler, Ala., his citation stat
ing:
"While moored on the outboard
side of a heavy laden ammuni
tion ship, the SS John C. Calhoun,
loaded with high octane gasolineJ
was set afire by an internal ex
plosion. Though the fire was rag
ing toward the engine room, and!
the danger of new explosions was
ever present, Sullivan, the Chief
Engineer, his three assistants, and
the Third Mate refused to aband
on ship, and, with utter disregard
for-their personal safety*, remain
ed aboard throughout the night
fighting the fire until it was suc
cessfully extinguished."
Congressman Welch States The Case For Seamen
(Congressman Richard J.
Welch comes from California
and is a proven friend of the
SIU-SUP. When the Maritime
War Emergency Board announ
ced that it wcis contemplating a
cut in bonus, Welch filed a
statement on behalf of the sea
men. asking that no cut be
made effective until the basic
wage scales could be upped.
The voices of the shipowners
were too strong to buck, how
ever. Following is the text of
Welch's statement, as submit
ted on May 26 to Edward Macauley. Chairman of the Board.)
May 25, 1945
Throughout the twenty years
of my Congressional service I
have been a member of the
Committee on Merchant Mar
ine and Fisheries of the House
of Representatives. This has
brought me into very close
touch with every phase of our
maritime interest. As you will
recall, I took an»active part in
the development and enactment of the Merchant Marine
Act of 1936, and I am particu
larly! anxious that no steps ever
be taken that will bring the re
turn of the deplorable condi
tions which existed prior to its
passage.
The following language ap
pears in the statement of prin
ciples which led to the estab
lishment of the Board:
"In order to afford a proced
ure for settling questions re
lating to war risk compensa
tion and insurance ... such
questions shall be settled in
such manner as shall most cer
tainly assist in the prosecution
of the war . . .
"Insofar as areas, war bonuses
and insurance are concerned,
it is regarded as desirable and
necessary that a uniform basis
for each item covering the en
tire nation and the entire in
dustry be reached."
In the beginning through col
lective bargaining the maritime
companies and unions arrived
at a bonus agreement on the
basis of an increase in "take
home pay." There was com
plete agreement on the part of
all concerned as to the dangers
involved during war-time, and
a provision was written into
contracts providing $5000 in
surance coverage. This was a
"war risk" insurance. The War
Shipping Administration took
over the handling of this insur
ance. It developed that these
first War risk insurance policies
only gave protection to merch
ant seamen against direct act
of war, and when this weakness
was discovered, a second form
of policy was issued.
The splendid service render
ed by our merchant seamen has
been a major contributing cause
to our successes. Some 6000 of
them Tiave given their lives in
the present conflict and they
have won a place in the heart
of every American. Their rec
ord demands that every pos
sible protection should be ex
tended to them. However, this
second war risk insurance pol
icy has been limited in its scope
by administrative interpreta
tion. The result has been that
many deserving cases have re
ceived no protection, I strongly
recommend that steps be taken
to rectify this sitfiation. Con
gress has given its.SEinction to
these insurance policies by the
passage of two acts (Public Law
17 and 449). It seems desirable
that HR-2346, known as the (a) until our merchant seamen ^
"Seamen's Bill of Rights" and have a wage adjustment which
HR-1899, known as "Seamen's has been approved by the War
Unemployment Insurance Bill," Labor Board or (b) until the
are desirable to give full mean
War Labor Board has agreed
ing to these public laws and to to the reopening of the agree
war risk insurance. I am there ments made with licensed of
fore doing everything I can to ficers, despite the fact that they
bring about their passage.
do not expire until six months
The so-called "war bonus" after the end of the war. When
paid to our merchant seamen is such wage agreements read
in fact a wage increase given^ justing wages shall \become ef
for the purpose of maintaining fective for ALL mercliant seaart adequate labor supply. Sea- men, consideration can be
menship requires special skills. given to reducing the "War
Incentive must be retained to Bonus" in ALL areas equal to
the amount of any wage in
insure an adequate supply of
competent merchant seamen. crease granted.
This is no timC for taking ac
By carrying out the two rec
tion that will in effect lower ommendations I have madq.
their wages. The very nature , above to give adequate war risk'
of their employment makes insurance coverage and retain
them subject to occupation
the war bonus, ,I believe the
from one ocean to another. Board will more fairly meet the
They must at all times be avail economic requirements of our
able for voyages anywhei'e in merchant seaman and a.t the
the world, regardless of the same time discharge ite respon
War. Thus the matter of "war sibilities in our war effbrt to
bonus" is an industry-wide the public by encouraging ti-e
matter that cannot be limited necessary manpower to man
to any single ocean.
our ships.
I therefore strongly recom
Very sincerely yours,
mend that there be no down (Signed) RICHARD J. WElCl
ward revision in the war bonus
ItC.
k-vi.', •-•J.
,1
�THE
Friday, June 22, 1945
SEAFARERS
Page Seven
LOG
T
BUIIMIN
M
l Morris, William J
1 Morrisey, John T
1 Morrison, Vernon M.
1 Morrow, J
1 Morrow, Joseph T
1 Morrow, Roy N
1 Morse, Howard
1 Mortensen, Martin C
1 Mosedale, R
1 Moseley, A
1 Mosher, William F
1 Moss, George D
1 Motes, Louis J
^ Motler, W
Mouton, O'Rell P
,..
Moyne, R. H
Mracko, Frank Stephen ....
Mularz, Frank A
Mulholland, Robert
Mullen, Edward J
Mulley, James
Mulligan, Donald F
Mulligan, Leo V
Mulrey, Arthur J. ..."
Monday, David E
Mundy, Munrow R.
Munnerlyn, Chas. J
Munyer, Harry J
t Murdo, R
i Murphy, David V.
Murray, Chevalier C.
si Murray, Francis
i Murray, John C.
._...
Murray, John T
4' Murray, Joseph B
Murry, Paul
Murphy, Peter
Muscatto, Charles A
Muskat,'Edward
Mustakas, G
Myer, Clayton H
Mylonas, Peter
2.23
3.20
8.40
9.02
248.16
11.88
15.82
133.19
1.21
5.09
27.29
10.74
.63
2.47
17.14
82.15
150.00
12.52
4.02
134.61
11.66
6.91
3.28
4.50
16.10
3.61
8.78
22.93
2.89
17.64
9.44
3.17
.80
12.58
18.80
42.94
2.11
2.11
14.52
23.17
23.17
3.94
Unclaimed Wages
Mississippi Steamship Company
Puum, Konstantin
Pyhus, Alex
84
11.88
7.52
Quillan, Edgar J
1.27
Quinly, D. F
Quinby, Wm. S
2,23
Quinn, John O
;.... 8.40
4.45
) Overholt, Charles D.
90 Perkins, J. W
Nelson, Arthur M
Quinones, Anastesio^
6.83
5.38
5.69 Perkins, Mac M
) Owens, Irving N
Nelson, Charles F
Quinn, Robert E
32.17
96.29
21.19 Perpente, E. J
( Owens, J. F
Nelson, Eldred E
R
1.51
129.86 Pereth, Luis
) Owens, Marvin G
Nelson, Harry G
Perry,
Saul
4.06
Rabinowitz, Benjamin
16.59
Nelson,' John A
!
n
Peret, Mitchell
70 Rackley, Paul W
16.00
»
^
Neskey, Steve
9.05 Peters, F
^ Paaoao, Wm
16.09
Radford,
Mike
1.07
Nesser, Wm
.53 Peters, T
, Pace, John R
1
5.95
Radzvila,
Frank
40.10
Nesser, Wm. F
5.29 Pieters, Wilhelm
Padolin, Isia
10.92 Ragas, Norman
2.31
Newak, Joseph J
.... 5.59 Peterson, Carl E
Page, Frank M
28.24 Ragland, Wm
39.46
Newberg, Walter
.tT.
, 23.50 Petersen, Charles E
Page, Waldo
98.75 Raherta, S
20,
Newton, C
1.98 Peterson, J
Pallay, Stephen A
14.81 Ramey, Harold
12.61
Newton, Clarence Osborne
.... 7.11 Peterson, Lawrence R
J Pallaro, S
13.54 Ramin, Walter
7.11
Nicholson, E. S
2.00 Peterson, William J
, Palmer, C. T
3.96 Ramos, F
13.79
Nick, Jules T., Jr
11.88 Petterson, Karl V
J Palmer, Francis G
10.90 Ramvich, Henry Erling .... 209.79
Nickens, John C
1.50 Petit, Michael
^ Palmer, John
15.09 Rancic, Leonard
23.26
Ncles, Paul
10.23 Petrianos, Stevros J
J Panhurst
26.04 Rando, Frank, Jr
2.85
Niedt, Norman A
.01 Petro, Paul
J Panlon, M
33 Randolph, Claude N
3.16
Nielson, Nils
79 Petterson, Algot
J Panter, Bruce A
3.71 Randolph, Wayne G
2.11
Nieves, Francisco
.... 5.83 Pharo, Joseph
J Panto ja, Jaime
5.64 Rank, Dean 0
33
Nihoff, Archibald
4.31 Phelps, Allen D. .1
J Pappas, John
8.08 Rankin, W
1.27
Nikonowiez, Walter
.. 20.30 Phillips, Richard B
J Pqrrata, Rafeel
1.39 |Ranta, Eugene
39.46
Noah, Wilbur
, 148.99 Piacitell, Vincent M
J
Parish,
Charles
J
3.76 ^Rappaport, A
33.18
Noble, Albert
55.21 Pichet, Ralph A
J Parish, Edward A
4.92 Rapport, Haris K
1.98
Noel, Harold L
, Parker, James
2.42 Pickle, Jfesse R
J
7.11 Rappmundt, Paul
2.23
Nogas, Edmund
5.69 Picou, John W.
, Parker, John A
3.23
5.52 Rassmussen
Nolan, Robert
31.03 Picou, Rene
, Parker, L
1.98
4.90 Rast, Howard
Nolan, William V
9.24 Piedra, Charles A
i Parker, Lee
45.86
74.41 Ragerby, Alex
Nordell, James L
19.87
1
Parker,
Richard
M
11.14
Pierce, Renwood
2.23 Ratcliffe, Robert
Noren, Donald R
3.38 Pierre, S.
) Parodes, Rudolph W.
13.01
1.69 Raverta, Stanimer
Nosidlak, Frank S
_...
....
2.97 Pihl, Royal P
,
Parrett,
Thomas
R
26.41
9.34 Rayford, Raymond W
Novaes, Delmar
24.45 Pinkham, Joe
1 Parsons, James C
2.08 Rayne, James V
4.27
Nunez, Eugenio
5.94 Pino, Beltram
, Partain, J. W
9.39 Reagan, Wren
5.00
Nunez, Gaillermo
... 19.25 Pirnie, John
I Pasinosky, J
40.17 Reams, R
13.25
Nunez, J
!
Paska,
John
...
7.52 Pirog, Anthony J
16.28 Rech, Warren
.74
Nurmi, Tauno E.
Pastrana, Damase
... 5.07 Pitney, Eddie J
11.49 [Recker, Edward A
3.55
O
1.58 Pizzeck, Guido
Patin, Ralph
.74 i Redmond, William T.
4.98
...»
.99
'
Patterson,
E.
A
3.56 I Reed, Charles
Placador, Joseph
4.98
N
' Paugh, Dorsey
... 2.84 Platts, Fred H
.Reed,
Ernest
17.77
.79
4.b7
Naasik, John
;
2.13 Plumbe, James O.
Pauiuoda, Edward T
22.34
I
Reed,
John
A.
2.14'
Magle, J
1.16
' Paul, Morris
, 28.41 Plunkett, Thomas G.,
.99 Reep, Therman
1.42
Nash, Frederick J. ,
5.83 O'Brien, Paul D
8
Paulson, William E
... 5.72 Podgornik, Baldomir
-^2.45 Reese, Vance B.
2.13
Natale, Alfredo
1.75 O'Brien, WiUia* G
20.62 Payne, George
... 1.07 Polask, J. W
7.52 Reeves, Oliver D.
4.98
,35 O'Brien, William T
Naugle, John'G
3.76 Payne, Gordon L
... 5.03 Polome, Rein
14.46 Reffitt, C.
1.98
7.33 O'Callaghan, Michael
Naylor, Edwin L.*-.
24.98 Peace, Wm. T
1.58 Pollock, Leonard D
2.23 Regan, J. T
4.64
6.56 Odom, Claiade
Neal, Alfred
12.17 Peak, Alan P.
.74 Politis, Gustave
Reid,
F
9.75
3.42
.79 Odom, Hwiest L
-ys^eal, G. ^
50 Pearson, Wayne W
.74 Pomkaez, Frederick
Reid,
Roger
A.
7.99
.60
6.00 O'Dowd, Geo. M
Nealon, J. P
121.26 Peck, J. H
1.14 Ponson, John H
Reisbeck,
E
13.13
2.84
Neveille-Neil, George V..
7.12 O'Hara, Earl
16.98 Pope, Milton S
Peckham, Dale O
1.00
4.22 Remarine, Bern
Nielson, Charles ...
5.50 O'Keefe, Joseph James
2.07 Peckham, Sherman B
38.52 Popovich, John
2.39 Resseler, F. (Francis P.) .... 13.69
O'Kussick, J. J
4.50 Pedersen, Bjourne
.95- Porter, Fred W
59
11.74 Restucher, H
Olander, Erik
13.83 Pedersen, H
... 10.53 Porter, Vernon L
Rith,
F.
(Reth,
3.56
Olden, Thomas
8.53 Pedersen, Otto
2.67 Porter, William W.
Fi-ederick B.)
5.69
33
Olivier, Benjamin P
.33 Pedroza, F. M
. 44.71 ,Porter, Wilson Woodrow ....
9.95
SS GRACE ABBOTT
3.63 Rever, A. (Alexander)
Oliver, Edward H
2.38 Peed, Louis W
12.97
Reyes, J. W. (John W.)
33
Voyage No. 7
Oliver, Ralph D
18.06 Pekkola, O.
10.89
Reynolds,
E.
V.,
Jr
72.52
Herman Close, Jr., $2.52; Earl Oiler, Ernest
2.84 Pelikeze, Stanislaw
8.69
R. Tucker $1.68, H. C. Bloxone, Oiler, Juan
7.29 Pellay, Wm
34.97
rs, Richard W
1.78
Steward, $19.35; N. W. Jorgensen Olsen, Charles
5.08 Perrelay, Earl M
. 3.76
t, T. A
2.38
$31.42, R. V. Keyoth $24.89, A. A. Olsen, Christopher
29.14 Percival, Robert Louis ...
10.90
William C.
74
Abrams, Jr. $1.68, J. W. Polaski Olsen, Hans
12.96 Perdue, James W.
NEW YORK
SI B.a..r Si.
9.45
)us, Donald A
78 BOSTON
$3.15, L. C. Abrams $5.05, G, Ru- Olson, Edwin J
330 Atlantic Ave,
8.91 Perez, Adolfo
1.06 •
ant, Abel L
38.85 BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St.
dat $1.68, C. Gross $20.20, J. A. Olson, Ernest A
9.40 Perez, Julio
1.52
6 . North 6th St.
all, Chris
19.30 PHILADELPHIA
Payne $26.16, A. A. Barstow Olson, William David
5.35
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PL
»n,
George
W.
75
$33.81, C. Labrose $49.00,. E. J. Olson, William L
9.27
NEW ORLEANS
339 Chartres St.
G. K
98.75 CHARLESTON
McDougall $21.65, C. F. Eastman O'Malley, Leo B
68 Society St.
3.88
William G
2.97 SAVANNAH
220
East Bay St.
''$1.27, C. Lugo $31.80, W. Velas Oneaha, Joseph L
5.11
TAMPA
842 Zack St.
quez $28.59. Collect at Calmar SS O'Neill, Joseph A
WILLIAM L. HART
j
1.98
920 Main St.
Chad
8.74 JACKSONVILLE
Company Office.
O'Neill, R
3.23 Please get in touch with Charles j
MOBILE
7 St. Michael St.
)onald J
18.17
i- i a>
SAN JUAN, P. R. ,,,. 45 Ponce de Leon
Oninby, J
2.42 T. Gaskins, Rt. 1, Box 495b, Dov.79 GALVESTON
305^4 22nd St.
SS SIMON WILLIARD
Orlando, Birschel A
8.53 er, Florida.
]
1.27 HOUSTON
P
6605 Canal St.
6.45
Ship paid off in Jacksonville. Orme, Nathan
257 5th St.
t t t *
]
4.74 RICHMOND, Calif
it, Martine
1081.48 WM. CHARLES G. LINGARD ]
The following men have money Orr, Wm. T
SAN
FRANCISCO
69 Clay St.
4.27
Lewis
SEATTTLE
86 Senecs St,
3.71
due, as follows: R. O. Dioner, 5 Ortalano, J
Claude
1.48 PORTLAND
Your seaman's passport and op- 1
Ill W. Bumside St.
;
3.81
hrs; F. St. Cyr, 5 hrs; J. Aiello, Ortega, Alfred, Jr.
mme, Joseph H.
117.50 WILMINGTON
erating engineers union book are 1
440 Avnion Blvd.
43
5 hrs;
Harvey, 5 hrs; M. Peret, Ortez, P
16 Merchant St.
ci, Leon
5.97 HONOLULU
being held for you at the New 1
3.55
5 hrs; K. Nielson, 5 hrs; R.-Davis, Ortiga, Robert T
BUFFALO
10 Exchaace St.
R.
W
3.38
York hall baggage room.
1
CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Ave.
15.83
. 5 hrs; T. Vlahos, 1 hr; J. De Ortiz, R.
J
27.57 SO. CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houaton Ave.
t
4.
t
^
98.75
Caires, 1 hr; D. E. Snyder, 16 hrs; OryaU, Floyd A
45.99 CLEVELAND
1014 E. St. Qair St.
WILL P. SCALO
^
40
J. W. Redding, 16 hrs; A. Kula, Oger, O
1038 Third St.
80.05 DETROIT
Book
number
41411,
see
.
Fred
37.65
$5.25; J. Cruz, $5.25; P. Cardona, 08er,-0. O
DULUTH
531 W. Michigan St.
7.89 Hart, Steward Patrolman, at the '
$5.25. Collect at Waterman SS Ostolazo, Guilermo
VICTORIA, B. C
602 Boughton St.
9.27 VANCOUVER, B. C., 144 W. Hastings St.
Co., 19 Rector St., New York.
O'Toole, Rex B
33.99 5th floor of the New York hall. 1
MONEY DUE
SW HALLS
PERSONALS :
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Page Eight
THE
SEAFAkERS
LOG
Friday. June 22, 1943
fSWMIAN Mtfl /
HERE^ OME OF VOOR
'X^ISMAN K£CE/N!Tl.y WALKED/MTO T»J£ SEAFARERS
HAU. /A/ AfEW YORK J^J'/'TAHD JO/AlEDTHHOMIOA.
-^-vs
hlERE. IS WHAT HE SAID:
I>i THROUeH WORKING K)R ISTHMIAN;
1^
-THAT IS, DNTIL THEY ARE ORGANIZED ^^^AND f^cEDTO
STfZ^HtEM OUT WAGES AND COAlDlTiOAlS. IwAs o/N THE S.S, ZHNEGREy.
WE WERE FORCED TO STAND So-CALLED SECURITY WATCHES —
AFTER A FDU. PAY'S. WORK — AND NO OYERTlME ;^V. EGGS WERE
RATIONED
NOT BECAUSE THERE WERENT PTENTYOFTHEM,
BUT BECAUSE "THE STEv\^\RP WANTED TO SAVE TOUGH^^^^# LATER.,
I WAS ON THE S.S. STEEL INVENTOR
THERE WAS NO FRlGlPAlRE,
AND THE OLD FASHIONED ICE BOX WAS OUT OF ICE MOST OF TfiE TiME.
THE FCOPlSS^tii/WENT 8AP.- THEN I JoiNED THE S.S, ANNiSTON
E GOT NO OVERTIME FOR PUMP/NG GARBAGE . THE
SHIP WAS HUNGRY AS HELL
AFTER 4M MONTHS ON THE
ZANE GREY I RECEIVED A TOTAL OF ONLY 90 HOURS ovfeRTiME.
AND WE GET KICKED AROUND PLENTY AT PAYOFFS
FROM NOW ON I WANT A UNION PATROLMAN ID f^pRESENT
ME IN MY BEEFS WiTH THE SHIPOWNER. ^
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ATLANTIC WAR BONUS IS CUT
THREE SIU MEN DECORATED FOR THEIR EXTREME HEROISM
PEACETIME CONSCRIPTION
AN ODE TO THE WLB
HE GAVE A FOUR STAR PERFORMANCE
STRIKE WAVE GROWS AS LABOR BATTLES UNION BUSTING CAMPAIGN
ALL ATLANTIC SHIPPING LOSSES NOW REVEALED
VOTING REGULATIONS FOR N.Y. &ILL.
NEW BOOKLET ON PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE NOW OFF THE PRESS
SHIP'S OFFICER SUSPENDED FOR ASSAULTING MESSMAN
CONGRESSMAN WELCH STATES THE CASE FOR SEAMEN
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. JUNE 15. 1945
PhilippineRibbon
For Merchant
Seamen
Postwar Prosperity
For Everyone (?)
WASHINGTON (LPA) —
The "United States News."
published by ultra-conserva
tive David Lawrence, last
week carried a prediction for
the future that had govern
ment and labor economists
laughing out loud.
"At $120 billion of national
income." said the paper,
"there will not be 60.000,000
jobs. There will be several
million unemployed. Yet. for
all but the unemployed, there
will be prosperity ..."
The logic is fascinating,
said one economist. "There'll
be jobs except for the jobless,
food except for the hungry,
homes except for the home
less, clothes except for the
naked. The idea that there
will be prosperity for every
one save several million un
employed should put to rest
any doubts about whether
we'll have a healthy econ
omy. Everyone knows that
apples are nutritious and
with millions of unemployed,
selling apples on the street
corners, how can we help but
become a healthy nation?"
President Truman has author
ized the wearing of the Navy's
Philippine Defense Ribbon and
the Philippine Liberation Ribbon
by officers and seamen on ships
of the Merchant Marine partici
pating in those operations, the
War Shipping Administration has
announced.
In a letter to Vice Admiral Em
ory S. Land, USN, (Ret'd), Capt.
J. K. Vardaman, USNR, Naval
Aide to the President, said under
date of May 16:
"With further reference to your
request to the President, some
time ago that Mercfiant Marine
personnel be allowed to wear the
Philippine Defense Ribbon and
the Philippine Liberation Ribbon:
"The President has directed me
to advise you he approves the
wearing of these two ribbons by
Merchant Marine personnel, un
der rules and regulations similar
to those prescribed by the Navy
Department for wearing of the
same ribbons by naval person
nel."
Hundreds of SIU Liberty ships,
Victory ships, C's and Hogs have have been subjected to enemy at
transported troops and supplies tack and some have been sunk or
in the operations that have re put out of action with serious
gained the Philippines. Many casualties among their crews.
Higgins Dumps Agreement,
Provokes Union Walkout
By WHITEY LYKKE
New Orleans, June 8—There is a strike going on down
here at the Higgins Industries, Inc., leading manufacturer
of landing craft. Andrew J. Higgins^ who poses as a staunch
"friend" of labor, recently cancelled his contract with the
New Orleans Metal Trades Council, AFL, forcing the
walkout. The unions here charged
Higgins with preparing to re still working, scabbing on the
union.
establish the open shop.
Oiie is E. J. Vorel. He walked
One of Higgins purposes seems through the pickctline the first
to be to divide the returning ser two days and was scared off only
vicemen from the workers, with when he was told that both the
the hope of smashing the unions. Shipriggers Union and the SIU
In one newspaper interview, Hig were blackballing him.
gins was quoted as saying that he
Another is Ben George Ferris.
was against veterans paying He turned out to be.a super-scab"high" initiation fees to unions, ber. He not only works as a fore
an unfounded charge. The unions man during the strike, but is also
involved walked out on the prin instructing other scabs in splic
ciple of "no agreement — no ing and general rigging work.
work."
These men are being blackball
1 At the shipyard there are about ed by the Shipriggers Local No.
forty members of the Tugboat- 635 of the Ironworkers, and will,
men's Union of the SIU, who, of of course, be cut into our social
course, refused to cross the pick- register.
etline. This branch has had rep Of the 3,000 men employed by
resentatives at their strike meet Higgins, there have been only a
ings, and has found that there are dozen or so men walking through
leveral retired or ex-SIU men the picketline under police escort.
a
gef>
No. 24
Board To Cut Bonus This Week,
According To Shipowner Shoot
LABOR SOLIDARITY
Louis Saillant (right), secretary
of the French General Confeder
ation of Workers and president
of the Council of National Resis
tance. is greeted in San Francisco
by K. C. Apperson. organizer for
the International Association of
Machinists — AFL. Saillant was
one of the outstanding leaders in
the underground fight of free
French unions against the' Nazi
oppressors. (LPA)
Favors Benefits
For All Seamen
Philadelphia sentiment is over
whelming on two points about
the Merchant Marine. One is that
merchant seamen should get the
same benefits after the war as
soliders and sailors, and the other
that the United States should
maintain a huge merchant fleet.
Whether this fleet should be op
erated by the Government or by
private companies is a disputed
point, and one on which many
Philadelphians have formed no
judgment.
Eight out of ten city residents
think they should get the same
benefits basing their opinion
principally on the risks run dur
ing the njonths when submarines
were taking a heavy toll of Atlan
tic shipping. One person in eight
was against extending service
benefits to the seamen, and one
in sixteen had no opinion. When
interviewers for The Bulletin
Poll inquired whether the coun
try should keep a large number
of merchant vessels after the war,
they found virtual unanimity.
Eighty-four per cent of those
talked to said "yes" and only four
per cent "no." On the question
of Government vs. private oper
ation, exactly half thought the
Government should be the oper
ator.
The Maritime War Emergency Board is scheduled to
meet this week and render a final decision on the reduction
of tonus rates in "non-combat areas." According to the
June 11 issue of the Journal of Commerce, which accur
ately reflects the views and plans of the shipowners, the
Board has received many briefs*
demanding a change in the bonus adjustments would hurt the war
effort "because the pressure of
rates, and is now ready to act.
simple
existence for them and
Significantly, all the briefs de
their
families
would be too great
manding cuts in the bonus come
to
allow
them
to remain longer
from the shipowners. The Pacific
Shipowners Association demand at their jobs."
ed that the bonus should be abol Representative Patterson quot
ished entirely in the Atlantic. ed MWEB member John SteelThis position was supported by man, who said he recognized that
the American Merchant Marine bonuses and\vages were one but
Institute and many individual that technically the MWEB had
no control over wages and, there
operators.
fore,
could do nothing.
Aside from the SIU brief de
The
California Democrat con
manding the retention of full
tended
that MWEB must put an
bonus rates until basic wages
could be adjusted, briefs on be end to its "mechanical" thinKmg
half of the seamen were filed by and take the initiative in facili
Representatives Welch (Rep., tating an "ordinary transition."
Calif.), Patterson (Dem., Calif.), He also wrote Vice AdmLal Em
ory S. Land, War Shipping Ad
and De Lacy (Dem., Wash.).
"The matter of war bonuses is ministrator, to the effect that the
an industry-wide matter that WSA cannot dodge its responsi
cannot be limited to any ocean," bility as owner of the fleet and
Representative Welch wrote. He as the agency directing its war
recommended readjustment of use. He urged Admiral Land to
wages for all seamen, stating that recommend delay in bonus re
after this had been accomplished, ductions and use his good offices
and only then, would a reduction to facilitate wage adjustments.
of bonuses in aU areas be in Capt. Edward Macauley, Dep
order.
uty War Shipping Administrator,
Representative De Lacy, who is the only member of WMEB in
is a former marine fireman, told Washington at present. Dr. Steelthe board "war bonuses have now man and Frank C. Graham, the
become part of seamen's take- third member, are expected to
home pay." He cautioned that re come here for a meeting which
ductions in bonuses before wage probably will be held Friday.
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE AND
A GOOSE FOR THE WORKERS
WASHINGTON, June 8—^An astonishing double stand
ard toward pay rises was indicated by President Truman in
two conflicting statements at his press conference yesterday.
Commenting on the $2,500 "expense" account voted by
the Congressmen to themselves, the President indicated that
he did not like the method used, though he would not veto
the bill. However, he said, if members of Congress would vote
to increase their basic salaries from the $10,000 a year they
now receive to $15,000 or $25,000, he would be glad to sign
the bill. Having been a Senator, he said, he knew that mem
bers of Congress were grossly underpaid.
Meanwhile, labor leaders who spoke to the President this
week, asking for an upward revision of the Little Steel for
mula, were told by Mr. Truman that the formula still stood
and thai there was no change contemplated in the "wage
stabilization yardstick."
Two Senators lost no time in taking up the President's
suggestion. Today Senators H. Styles Bridges (R„ NJI.) and
Overton (D. Louisiana) introduced a bill to raise Congression
al salaries to $20,000 a year.
This would represent a 100 per cent increase.
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THE
SEAEAkERS
LOG
Friday, June 15, 1945
SEAFARERS LOG
Published Weekly by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated uith the American federation of Labor
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
J.
HARRY LUNDEBERG
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President
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK -------- Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box 25, Station p.. New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE
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- Washington Rep.
424 .5th Street, N. W., Washington, D, C.
Entry As Second Class Matter Pending
Judge, Jury And Jailer
No decision has yet been made on the Coast Guard bid
to take over the peacetime control of the merchant seamen.
Not much has appeared in the papers of recent days, though
you may rest assured that those busy little bureaucrats are
working night and day trying to expand their power. When
the Coast Guard comes out into the open to demand that
its present war emergency control be made permanent, we
must hit them and hit them hard.
Foremost among the opponents of the Coast Guard
power grab has b^ the Seafarers International Union, and
through the Log and other publications, we have time and
again exposed the dangers inherent in military control over
civilian workers.
Those seamen who have been before the Coast Guard
on charges know the tremendous power that agency wields.
Case after case, which in shoreside industry would have
Thanks to the cooperation of
meant at most a reprimand, resulted in the seaman's papers
rank and file members of the
being lifted for various periods of time.
union, packages of literature pre
A shoreside worker who is fired can always get a job
pared by the educational depart
ment will be placed in the hands
In another factory or shop. He is not blacklisted or barred
of the membership sooner than
from working at his skill. Indeed, the law of the land for
was expected. Realizing the im
bids the blacklisting of a worker, since this takes from him
portance of giving this literature
his only means of livelihood, his trade or profession.
the fastest and widest distribu
By LOUIS GOFFIN
On the other hand, the merchant seaman who has had
tion possible, these members vol
his papers lifted is unable to go to sea, he is unable to earn a I've met various guys whQ are unteered their time to collate,
Uving. He cannot turn to anything else—^seafaring is the under the Impression that carry fold and package the material
ing a union book makes them* a every union man will shortly
only thing he knows.
union man. I differ with have at his disposal.
One of the inhuman methods that was used by all the good
them, because I believe that a The packages, which will be
totalitarian countries to prevent revolt from below was to good union man does more than placed on the bunks of Seafarers
members on all ships in port, con
punish not only the man who actively opposed them-^but just carry a book,
his family, too, punishing the innocent along with the al I believe that to be a good tain a copy of the Constitution
union man, a fellow has various and By-Laws of the union; the
leged guilty with one indifferent blow.
booklets "You and Your Union,"
This is the case here under the present Coast Guard duties toward his brother mem "Here's How Brother," "Order!—
bers, and to the oinion. In a very
(Control over merchant seamen. The brass hats punish inno few
words, my opinions of what How to Conduct a Union Meet
cent-people, the wives and children of seamen, by unjust constitutes a good union man is ing on Ship and Ashore," "In
economic action against what the military mind considers as follows: He is tolerant to his structions To Ships Delegates,"
shipmates, and helps the young "The SIU at War," health infor
an offender.
mation and organizatinoal leaf
Merchant shipping is a civilian occupation; its person first trippers. in the understand lets and pamphlets.
of union contracts, and their
nel is civilian, and wants to remain such. Seamen do not ing
This literature will serve two
duties aboard ship.
want a military setup, the unnecessary harsh, degrading He attends all union meetings purposes, to educate the mem
discipline, the sea scout uniforms, the unbending, final-as- aboard ship and regular meet bership and to aid in the organiz
drive. A better educated
death military law which continued Coast Guard control ings at the union halls. He ac ing
membership will eliminate the
cepts as part of his union duties petty disputes and beefs which
will mean.
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
Everything's OK Now
The waterfront workers can relax. The new com' mittee set up by USS "to study the postwar needs of Am
erican merchant seamen" is in good hands, and the seamen
«an rest assured that their interests will be taken care of.
On the committee are the following representatives
of the seamen: six shipowners; two WSA representatives;
-Iwo from the USS, one of them an industrialist; and one
iW^all Street financier.
Oh, yes, and one each from the NMU, NMEBA, and
^he MM&P.
,
So, relax, everything is going to be all right.
ans
the chair, or recording secretary's
job. He never declines nomina
tion for various committees that
are necessary for the well "> being
of his union. He acts as ship or
department delegate when re
quested by the crew.
He keeps his book in good
standing at all times, and never
squawks when paying dues and
assessments, because he knows
the money is used to better his
wage and working conditions. He
always makes it his business to
participate in all union discus
sions, and when in port always
votes in the yearly elections, and
•
Rank And File Helps Distribution
sometimes turn what would
otherwise be a happy trip into a
seagoing nightmare.
The organizing material will
give union brothers literature
on all referendum ballots. He
helps to organize, because as a
good union man he is q self ap
pointed organizer.
He has pride in the fact that he
is a loyal member of the best
union in the maritime field, and
when some one asks him what
union he belongs to, he proudly
states: the Seafarers Internation
al Union of North America,
with which to approach unorgan
ized seamen everywhere. More
such material is being prepared
and will be available soon.
The brothers who helped pack
age the material are: John W.
Riebel, Bk. No. 22761; Frank
Brainard, No. 88, Pac. Dist.; Tony
Zachel, No. 41214; Howard E.
Kaul, Pac. Dist Book; Jesse Blodgett. No. 42041; Ray Stirl Tucker,
T.C. 19133.
Book Campaign
A lifeboat, fully equipped and
with a sail rigged, is on exhibi
tion in Atlas Court at Rockefeller
Center throughout this week. It
has a special story to tell. In
boats like this merchant seamen
on the war-scourged ocean lanes
have looked back to see their tor
pedoed ships burning and sink
ing; and with every ship and its
cargo a library was lost.
In the years of the war, the los^
of seagoing collections of the
American Merchant Marine Li
brary Association has " reached
perhaps into the hundreds of
thousands of volumes. The life
boat, symbol of the association's
spring drive, serves as a remind
er and an invitation to New York
ers. It reminds them of the con
solation that books give to men
in the slow, lonely, toilsome life
of the sea; and it invites them to
share their books with these sea
farers.
May the lifeboat be filled with
books many times over in the
course of this week, and may the
association's campaign through
out the city prove that people on
nc
land are grateful to men in peril
on the deep.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
Bucko Skipper Comes To Grief
For Harsh Treatment of Grew
A bucko skipper, still living in
the 18th century, who threw 9
man into irons for what was no
more than a minor infraction,
came to grief last week as the
SIU successfully pressed charges
against him before the Coast
By PAUL HALL
Guard.
Captain C. H. Deal, w ho
A CLEAN SHIP, A CLEAN PAYOFF
handcuffed OS William Vel
Since the Seafarers have been stressing the importance of sub
osquez,
Jr., for 11 hours and
mitting beefs, the ships paying off lately in New York have been
15 minutes, and threatened the
much cleaner than before. The membership is learning right along
the proper manner in which to submit their various disputes.
rest of the crew of the SS Grace
Abbott (Calmar) with the same
When a ship comes in, all hands should have seen the Ships
treatment, suddenly pleaded
Delegates and have all their beefs down in a clear, concise manner.
guilty in the middle of his trial,
Then your Patrolman can devote his whole effort to the settlement
after having unsuccessfully tried
of those beefs, instead of spending the biggest part of his time in
to defend himself. His license was
trying to get them written down clearly. However, there is still
suspended
for one month and he
room for improvement. All members should remember that the
was
put
on
three months proba
cleaner a ship is brought in, the better the representation the crew
tion.
members will receive, because it allows more time for the officials
William Velosquez, Jr., (left) the seaman who was thrown into In a desperate effort to regain
to work on the disputes and settle them the SIU way—at the point
irons
by bucko Skipper Deal, is being congratulated by Patrolman some of his prestige. Deal turned
of production.
Jimmy Hanners on the successful outcome of his case. Patrolman to the crew and dramatically
It is well, too, for crew to consult, as soon as the ship docks, the Manners was assigned by the Seafarers to handle the pressing of
shoreside Patrolmen, so that all the beefs can be settled before the charges against the skipper; This marks the first time that any asked if they didn't want to ship
pay-off. By having the disputes settled before the ship is paid off, disciplinary charges have been brought against a ship's officer by with him a^in. To a man they
our members will have more time to spend with their families ashore, the SIU, as the union dislikes taking a man's livelihood away from answered "no."
The SS Grace Abbott was a
instead of having to run in and out of the union hall or the company him.
hard working ship. The crew had
office to get the dough which is coming to them.
worked overtime for several days,
putting in 4'/^ extra hours each
BUCKING THE BUCKOS
day.
We have had many bucko skippers up this way, but one of the
This day, Velosquez was asked
prize packages of them all came in here recently. Captain Deal of
to work overtime again and he
the SS Grace Abbott, Calmar SS Company, undoubtedly will rate
said he
too tired from the
very high in the "heel" class in the Maritime Industry.
That sad, sorrowful noise you
previous days' work and could
There is a complete story in this week's Log about this char hear these spring nights is not
not make it. He asked to be ex
acter and it will give all the details.
the sound of the surf against the
cused. The skipper considered
We bring this beef up here to point out that the Seafarers do shore, nor a wolf baying at the
his authority threatened and or
not intend to allow their members to be pushed around by men of moon, nor even Mayor LaGuardia
dered Velosquez handcuffed to
raging at someone or evei-yone.
this sort.
the rail of the monkey bridge.
Kept there one hour in the rain,
We have a pretty clean record in this outfit regarding the prose No, what you hear is the weep
he was removed to the number 2
cution of licensed men on ships' beefs. We have this record, first of ing and wailing and the gnash
mast table for a total of 11 hours
all, because we do not like to see any man deprived of his living. ing of teeth emanating straight
and fifteen minutes.
Secondly, we don't like to squawk "Copper" to any of the Coast from the NMU hall on West 17th
Street.
The
word
has
come
Guard officials, or to anyone else for that matter.
Deal threatened the rest of the
through, first
in unbelievable
crew with the same treatment if
There are times, however, when something must be done with gasps through the grapevine,
they wouldn't work overtime af
people of this type, and this was one of them. Our membership has then in apologetic forthrightedter the watch, saying he would
good relationships with most all of the licensed officers on our con ness in the Daily Worker — The
call a destroyer crew to bring the
tracted vessels, and cases of this kind are an exception, rather than Communist line has changed
ship
in. The next day, realizing
the rule. It is interesting to note also that any time the Seafarers again!
his
mistake,
the skipper called
have taken up a beef between the crew and some of these buckos The order is out: No more "co
Velosquez
to
him,
and asked him
before shoreside authorities in the various ports, our men have operation" with the shipowners!
to
forget
the
entire
incident,
always been judged right.
Russia^ trying to blackmail the
promising
to
remove
an
earlier
This outfit doesn't take pride in putting any seaman on the Allied nations into giving it more
log.
beach, regardless of his rating, whether he be an ordinary or a concessions, is holding the spectre
NEW YORK, May 31—A new
skipper. However, we feel that men of this calibre are mad dogs of "revolutionary communism" procedure to be followed by Velosquez had been logged 4
for 1 for being an hour and a half
and have no place on a ship and should not go to sea. Not only does over their heads.
merchant seamen in New York late returning from liberty, when
this type of man have trouble with the unlicensed crew, but with What you hear is the NMU, and City when applying for food and
the licensed officers as well, as the record will show. It is our opin the other communist leaders, shoe rations was announced to he was unable to get a launch to
ion that the Seafarers, in making a. fight in matters like this case, weeping for the bourgeois com day by the local War Price and take him to the Abbott.
When the ship came in, a dele
are not just helping themselves, but are helping all phases of the forts that soon shall be but mem Rationing Board.
gation
of the crew came to the
entire maritime industry.
ories.
In
a
letter
sent
to
the
New
New
York
hall, demanding that
Gone will be the warm featherYork
office
of
the
Seafarers,
R.
charges
be
preferred against
DO-GOODING NO GOOD
beds of the shipowners, the warm
Katz, of the Consumer Depart Deal. Although the SIU does not
fleecy
blankets
of
super-profits,
The USS in the Port of Norfolk is at it again! Our members
and in. their place the cold,- cold ment, stated that his last dis ordinarily like to prosecute ships'
will recall the various beefs we have had with this outfit in Norfolk
charge paper must be shown by officers, and take their livlihood
wcHcld of the. "class struggle."
about their scabby, finky ways. They are npt content with being a
Gone will be the aromatic cig each applicant, to prevent seamen away from them, in this case it
charity or hand-out organization, but they must also interfere with
ars, of the operators, the banquets applying for and obtaining dupli was felt that action was absolute
affairs that definitely are not their business.
ly necessary in order to save fu
at the Hotel Commodore with the cate rations.
The latest reports from the Norfolk Agent state that the officials landlocked profit - makers, the "Merchant seamen," ssiid the ture crews from high-handed
of the USS in Norfolk are agitating against the Seafarers among all popping of photo bulbs and letter, "must present to the Board methods.
unorganized seamen in that port. Rather a coincidence (or is it?) champagne corks.
their last discharge paper which
Patrolman Jimmy Hanners was
that these people are trying to turn the seamen against the Sea Ah, it's to be a long, long cold will be marked by the issuing, assigned to the case, and with the
farers at a time when the SIU is waging an all-out organizational year for our comrades.
clerk.
able help of Attorney Ben Sterl
drive.
It shouldn't happen to a dog,
"In those instances where the ing was able to secure justice.
It only proves what the Seafarers have maintained-right'along especially, a Russian bloodhound, seaman does not have a discharge
Captain Deal was charged with
—^that these people are detrimental, to the seamen's welfare. This,
-^Top 'n.Lift slip or a discharge book, a letter unlawfully putting a man in r:
from the company employing irons, and misconduct. His de
in spite of the fact that they get their dough by blowing off about
him, stating length of time sea fense; "before he entered his plea
the free tickets, etc., they are giving to the seamen. These profes
man has been at sea on the last of guilty, was that he was unsional dorgooding busybodies make a great show of doing something
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trip, and confirming the fact that famili^ with the regulations, and
for seamen so as to enable them to panhandle money from various
he is still in their employ would thcHight- that was the only way
organizations and people. They use their position, instead of : helping,
be appreciated."
seamen, to interfere with their personal rights.
he-could punish a man. He was .~ tV
War Price and Rationing Board hdmonisbed by the Hearing Of
The SIU at one time maintaihed- a picket line-around the-Nor
folk USS for just such phony triokst Unless theyi correct this-aituaNo. 2531.2,' which handles ration ficers and the Chief of the Ship
ing for merchant seamen, is lo ping Commission, for his actions
tion immediately, we shall throw another picket line around them
cated at 107 Walker Street.
as the sentence was set.
and make it stick.
NMU On Merry Go Round Again,
Gurran Moots Self Coining Out
PROCEDURE FOR
RflTIONING STAMPS
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, June 15, 1945
Little
SlU
Tug
Did
A
Big
Job
I"
I lil-
hi.'}
With the relaxation of security- more than 200 Allied tugs to be Navy gunners.
Mainy of the huge invasion ves
regulations, that unsung, over used.
looked hero, the deepsea tugboat, It towed a British cruiser, ships sels had to be pushed into posi
has at last come in for its share and barges through enemy sub tion off the invasion harbors, be
marine and air attacks, fighting fore troops could even be landed
of -well-earned glory.
The ending of the European off bomber raids with its two In addition, the tugs were busy in
war permits the story of the SIU guns. It narrowly escaped being the construction of artificial har
tug, the Black Rock, operated by dragged to the bottom several bors, built a mile offshore.
Moran Towing Company, to be times, when ships it was towing This was done by towing huge
concrete barges and caissons and
told, and recognition sho-wn of were sunk.
QUESTION: Which is the best sailor's port?
The Black Rock ranged as far sinking them to form a solid
the role played in the winning of
as Bombay, India, and reached breakwaten
the war.
The Black Rock sailed to Eng New York only a few days ago It was a big job done by a little DAN BOYCE, Oiler—San Juan.
land under its own power in May with a large disabled freighter in ship. Seafarers will appreciate Puerto Rico—you don't have to
1944, and participated in the tow. All this was done with a the magnitude of the job done by ask me twice. It is a town where
Normandy invasion, one of the regular crew of 31, plus a dozen the Black Rock and other tugs. things are always popping, and
it's within walking distance from
the docks. Accommodations for
seamen are pretty good—sleep
ing, eating, music and dancing. It
is
easy to have a good time, and
Eugene Arnold, 21 year old Or
it
doesn't
cost much. The climate
dinary Seaman, member of the
is
ideal.
The
last time I was there,
Seafarers, is one ybung lad who
three
of
the
deck gang signed off
does not let the disappointments
and
stayed
for three months.
of life keep him from what is
That
ought
to
give you an idea.
the most important thing to him
For
further
information,
read
, —^the development of his artistic
what
Bud
Ray
the
PJl.
Agent
talent.
writes about San Juen.
Kept by the necessity of work
ing since the day he left school,
from going to art school; or from
being able to buy the right kind
of materials, Arnold did not give
ED LARKIN, FOW — Rio de
up trying to improve himself.
Janeiro, in Brazil, is the place for
If he couldn't get canvass, he
me. You can have a good time
used the only stuff he could get
there for practically nothing. The
aboard ship—window shades. If
women are good-looking and
oils were beyond his. reach; he
friendly. There is always plenty
used crayons or pencil. If he could
to do in Rio—sightseeing, swim
not get solitude, he closed his
ming, dancing, or what you will.
ears and worked in a crowded
Get • there during a fiesta, and
focs'le. Since models are not al
there are plenty of them, and you
lowed within fifty yards of a ship,
will have the time of your life.
he did the next best thing, he
It's a scenic city, with plenty of
closed his eyes and dreamed them
scenic women.
up.
Cast your eyes at the picture
he's holding up—is there any
thing wrong with his talent or
his imagination?
Professionals, too, think his
RUSSELL DICKERSON, AB—
talent shows promise, and when
Give me Marseilles, in sunny
he hit the shore after his last
France. The women are absolute
trip, he was offered a scholar
ly beautiful. I read a letter in
ship in a commercial art school.
today's paper where it said that
But again fate stood in his way.
the French women are the
Illness in his family made it im
world's best—not only on beauty,
perative that Eugene continue
but in understanding and personworking so he was forced to pass
cdity. That sure is right! Besides
up the free instruction offered
that, the population is friendly,
him.
and there is plenty to drink in
Brother Arnold comes from
Marseilles. It's expensive, but
Babylon, Long Island, where he
Eugene Arnold, SIU artist, displaying one of the drawings that definitely worth it.
went to high school. He was in
he made on his last trip. Brother Arnold, not having regular
the Army for eight months, in
materials,
uses whatever he can find aboard ship. In this case he
the Corps of Engineers, and re
ceived a • medical discharge. On has used an old window shade. His work is considered promising
his retiirn to civilian life, he de enough to Warrant an offer of a free scholarship, which he is unable
cided to ship out until the end to accept. Oh, yes, what do you think of Brother Arnold's friend?
ANTHONY RATKOWSKI, Car
of the war, when with clearer
penter—I
want to go back to Port
>
conscience he could pursue his No, she was not on that last trip with him.
Bu Spain, Trinidad. It can't be
art career.
beat. There is plenty of congenial
But throughout it all, while in
companionship; the people in the
the Army in a barracks with 60
port go out of their way to help
other men, and on board ship,
you. The beautiful tropical sur
he has not forgotten his first
roundings have to be seen — it's
love. He draws diligently and uses According to a publicity re in cooperation with five sanitary
something
out of a moving pic
engineers
detailed
to
the
WSA.'
•whatever materials he can get— lease issued last week by the War
ture. I remember it very vividly:
"Included
in
the
new
sanitation
-wrapping paper as well as win Shipping Administration, mer
the delicious rum punch. Hotel
program are," according to the
dow shades.
chant ships will henceforth be so release, "domestic water supply
Paris, the delicious women at the
When you add such spirit to a clean you can eat off the deck. No
Queens Park Hotel — all this at
and waste systems, garbage stow
known talent, you can't lose. We
just about the lowest prices pos
think Brother Arnold will get bugs will be allowed aboard, un age, plumbing and plumbing fix
sible.
I want to make this a steady
tures, the stowage, handling and
der the new regulations.
there.
run.
preparation of food, insect and
"Modernized procedure calling vermin control, lighting and ven
for the liberal use of insecticides tilation."
will be under the direction of a
NOTICE TO ALL HANDS
trained corps of sanitary engin Well, there it is boys—all down
on
paper.
Let's
hope
that
from
eers and inspectors," says the
To cut down on beefs and make the payoffs smoother: to
publicity release. It goes on, "The now on when the union asks that
know what is legitimate overtime, study your agreement. Keep
sanitary program is to be carried a ship be fumigated, the opera
an accurate record of your overtime, with date, exact hours
out with a trained staff of 30 in tor" will not demand an act of
worked, nature of work and by whom ordered. If possible, have
spectors located in major ports.
the head of the department sign it. Keep separate sheets for
The, 30 inspectors will -Work un Congress., If he does—we'll just "okay" and "disputed" overtime. Hang on to your records until
der the jurisdiction of the United show him this fancy publicity re payoff.
States Public Health Service and lease.
•Remember: written evidence makes it much easier to settle
An Ordinary Seaman But An Able Artist
No More Bed Bugs—They Say
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SEAFARERS
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LOG
Shipyard Workers Are Laid Off,
Now They Try TO Ship Out
V.
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
SAVANNAH — Last week was ment papers to prove it and he
pretty fast and rather busy. We believed these papers would en
got the Burke off unassisted by title him to some money after the
WSA and the MV Check Knot, war wa.s over. The bank asked
the new Waterman diesel job, him to show these papers and the
which was nearly two months farmer produced them. You've
overdue. The crew is all SIU guessed it. They were his pay
Additional proof that govern with the exception of a few trip checks for over a year. He
By E. S. HIGDON
ment employees in the maritime cards in the Stewards Depart thought he'd have to wait till the
end of the war to cash them.
ment.
NEW ORLEANS—Shipping in and lodged a beef for subsistence agencies are cooperating with the
This ship is a new type (AV-1),
the New Orleans port has been and lodging for the time they did NMU to the disadvantage of
and
the first of its kind to come
other
maritime
unions
has
been
without
steam
and
hot
water
on
very slow this week, as all of the
ships that have come here have the ship. There was more trouble demonstrated by the NMU itself from Southeastern Shipyards.
Another one similar to it is long
in getting this settled, but after in its official paper.
been in transit.
overdue
from Brunswick, Ga.,
There was some excitement in a hard discussion the men were The following letter was pub
but
we
are
in hopes that it will
By JOHN MOGAN
lished
in
a
recent
issue
of
the
this Gulf port, however, when promised pay for the time they
be
ready
before
the
month
is
up.
Pilot,
and
bears
out
the
charge
of
Francis V. Higgens, Chief Cook, did without.
BOSTON — As usual, every
• was finally caught up with and Some of the men off the SS the non-communist waterfront There was quite a celebration
thing
in Boston has been calm
pulled off the SS William Bevins. Sandwich just arrived in port and unions that government em here the other day when the
He had been put on the "do not have turned over to the New Or ployees are acting as recruiting Southeastern Shipyards launched and peaceful except the weather.
their one hundredth vessel. The Shipping has fallen off a bit in
ship" list on October 7th, 1943, leans branch the authority to agents for the NMU.
but has been sailing illegally handle the transportation beef on "Editor of the Pilot: I have MS Long Eye was the name of it, recent weeks, but we attribute
since that time. After some dif which they have never collected been, receiving your complim.en- but I don't believe we'll get that that to the reorganization the in
ficulty, Higgens signed off under —though the case has been hang tary issue of Pilot for some time. one. She slid down the Savan dustry is undergoing at the pres
ing fire for some time. We are I read it with much interest and nah River to champagne on her
mutual consent.
And there was trouble on June going to bat for them to collect. then pass on each issue to some nose and 100th painted on her ent time. At this writing we can
already see the end of the slump
sides.
5th when the SS James Miller, Might sound like all "trouble"
Bull Line, paid off. Philip Ander in New Orleans, but that isn't
Work seems to be slowing and the return to normal ship
son, messboy on the Miller,-jump (piite the truth. The organizing
down in the yards, however, as is ping for this port.
campaign
to
get
the
unorganized
ed off the ship, ducking the PaHowever, though things in Bos
evidenced by the number of
'' trolman. Quite a guy — he re ships under the SIU banner is
plumbers, machinists, electricians ton have been rather slow, the
fused to do his work and was in going along fast and hot. Just as
or what have you who are trying same cannot be said for the outthe habit of cussing out the rest soon as a ship hits the port,
to get seamen's papers so they ports. In Portland, Me., there has
of the crew. Watch out for this Lykke is down there with liter
can sail now. None of them tried- been a big increase in business.
ature and pledge cards. And the
man and DO NOT SHIP again.
very hard to get a ship during Jimmy Sweeney has been doing
The crew of the SS Wood Isl- results are good. Soon every ship
the days we were trying to side valiant service m^ing the 240will be an SIU ship.
step torpedoes, and now that the mile round trip to Portland and
big money days are over at the back about three times a week,
yards they are anxious to be pa with only three trains a day run
triotic and join the merchant ning up that way. But in spite
of his great work up there set
marine.
merchant marine applicant who Of course, the fact that the tling "beefs" and lining up the
By PAUL GONSORCHIK
seems a good prospect. (Empha draft board is breathing down "pierhead junipers" on the baux
By JAMES L. TUCKER
NEW YORK — Shipping has
sis is ours: Editor). They seem their necks has nothing to do ite run, we found we needed his
slowed down a bit, but not so that
CHARLESTON — Well, ship very happy to learn more about
services even more in Boston. So
we don't have jobs. We still have ping has slowed down, and I am merchant marine members, their with it. But these characters
Brother
Gene Dakin has been as
can't get their papers so easily
enough to go around.
getting a breathing spell. Had duties, and activities.
signed
to
look after things up
To those of you who are un the SS Joshua Hendy, an SUP —Dossie E. Bodamar (Maritime anymore.
Maine
way
for the rest of the
I had the Steward and the
aware of Shipping Rule 5, deal ship, in to pay off, and shipped a
Service Recruiter,
summer. Already, Gene has the
Chief Cook of the SS Francis Lee
ing with hospital cases—if you full crew. Brother N. A. Huff,
Decatur USES office)."
situation weU in hand.
are discharged from the hospital Jr., of New Orleans, was the To which the Pilot answers: in yesterday. They were due for
and report to the Dispatcher at Bos'n and it was a clean ship "Thank you very much for your a hearing at the Coast Guard. I On Memorial Day some of the
the union hall within 48 hours, poming in. Had the SS John Mar courtesy."—as well they might, attended as their representative brothers and I placed a wreath
your discharge will be honored tin Miller, another SUP ship in although we'd call it more than and the case came out to their on the Boston Common Memorial
satisfaction. It seems the skipper Plaque, which honors seamen
on your shipping card. If you for a stopover on the way west. courtesy.
delay longer than the 48 hours, Looks slow for the next couple How much longer will this is quite a nasty character and who lost their lives in the ser
you will have to reregister. This
heartily disliked by the crew. He vice of our country. Attached to
of weeks. The beach is getting common-law marriage of supvery much wanted the Steward the wreath was a ribbon inscrib
includes those reporting from
a nice play as the gang likes some p o s e d 1 y impartial government
and Cook removed from the ship ed "Seafarers International Union
convalescing hospitals.
of the pin-up girls that hang agencies and the communist con
and was having trouble getting of North America." We observed
Quite a few members come in
around over there. Still having trolled unions be permitted to
rid of them. They, in turn want that the grounds surrounding the
with the old story, "I didn't
trouble with the draft board on continue? Or aren't the agency
ed to get off the ship also but plaque are well kept, but that a
know." This is a rather poor ex
some of the fellows who stay heads interested?
good many names are missing
were encountering diffculties.
cuse, since it means that you are
ashore too long—so a word to the
from
the roster. If possible, we'd
. not familiar with your own ship
The old man had them on like to get a list of all Massachu
wise, fellows, ship out and give
ping rules, union contracts and
charges for getting gassed up in setts brothers lost through enemy
some of the other fellows a break.
constitution. There is no reason
Cuba, and he said he would drop action, in order to have their
for this, since the union has
the charges if the men would pay names memorialized.
printed material, written simply
off under mutual consent. This
If any members are laid up they would not do and the We are still looking around for
and entertainingly, that gives you
in the Marine Hospitals in charges went in. They each had a suitable hall but have not been
all the information that you need.
For your protection you should
your port, send news of them their papers suspended for thirty able to find one that fits our re
quirements. So it looks as though
By
D.
STONE
read these pamphlets and book
to the Log. A regular depart
days and this was agreeable to
lets and know what your rights GALVESTON — Recently the ment giving news of the men them since it enabled them to we'll be at the same old stand for
a good while yet. Come up to see
•are, priviliges are—and the rights port representative for the RMO in the hospitals will be print
get off the ship.
us sbme time.
and priviliges of your fellow in Galveston has been making a ed as soon as this information
No other ships are due in that
members, who are protected the direct bid to get SIU members to starts coming in.
Not only the union brothers I know of but some do come in
[same as you.
register at that finky outfit.
now and then which have been
If you haven't already received
in the hospitals want such
re-routed
or diverted.
Two
of
the
members
she
ap
yfhem, go to the fifth floor of the
news, but the men on the
proached
turned
her
down
fiat
Here's
a
true story I heard the Brother Walter Cahill is being
New York, hall and get yourselves
ships wazit ,*o keep track of
and
immediately
reported
it
to
other
day
and
you can take it for held in the New York County
copies of the shipping rules, the
their shipmates who are laid
the
union.
One
of
them
wanted
what
it's
worth.
A Georgia farm jail on charges of murder. Cahill
constitution, union contracts and
up. Send a weekly report.
an
endorsement,
and
being
on
a
er
went
to
a
bank
not so long ago insists that he was innocent, and
the latest educational material.
to apply for a loan. He said his that he was in a barroom at the
Make it your business to know ship, went to the RMO to get the
were told by Mrs. Banks that she savings had all been spent to time the murder took place. He
your union, and by cooperating letter of committment.
with it, save yourself and the He was refered to the union, would square everything away keep his family alive and now he is appealing to his shipmates who
was flat broke and in desperate were in the bar with him to come
but was told that if he would with the union.
union a lot of grief.
need.
The bank wanted to know forward and testify concerning
A last minute plea from the register with the RMO he would Just how this Mrs. Banks could
if
he
had
any collateral to put up his whereabouts.
poor Dispatchers — don't ask us get the endorsement immediately square them with the union re
for
the
loan.
from
them.
Both
of
these
men
mains to be seen.
whei* a ship is headed for, when
If you have any information
. it hasn't been in port for 12 hours stated that they would be in I wonder how Mrs. Banks The farmer said he was work which will help Cahill clear him
•^ and hasn't even discharged her trouble with the union if they would feel if the union threw a ing in the shipyards for over a self, get in touch with the Dis
registered with the RMO but picketline around her fink hall? year and he had some govern trict Attorney.
cargo,
is
a guy/
get th) ,
Freeloaders Make Social Reg.
USES Plugs NMU
SIU HEROES ARE
HONORED INDOSTON
ADVISES STUDY OF
SHIPPING RULES DRAFT DOARD IS
COMDING REACH
HMD STILL RAIDS
SEAFARERS MEN
NOTICE FOR ALL
AGENTS
Notice!
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Intercoastal Sin'Miffg
Soon To Ihcreaoe
Unofficial government sources
predict that intercoastal shipping
will increase beyond all peace
By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS
time highs within the next three
San Francisco—Well, here goes from the sunny port
of San Francisco. That's a joke, of course, as I have seen the months.
sun about once since I have been here. ^ And to think that I Refusing to allow themselves
left a climate like we have down in Florida for this. But I to be quoted, these officials point
guess we will survive. At least we are not alone out here as out that a revival of intercoastal
shipping will take a great load
I have seen quite a few of the*
old-timers from the Atlantic and easily be referred to the Coast off the transcontinental railroads,
Gulf in the past couple of weeks. Guard as a disrupter and banish now strained to capacity.
To remind you fellows again ed by losing his certificates.
While much war material for
there is a job out here for every I say, let us do away with
Coast
Guard
influence
in
the
Bu
the Pacific will continue to be
one who wishes to come out.
reau altogether, and get some old sent directly from the eastern
In roaming around today
skippers and engineers back in
came across a copy of the Ship
there who know what it's all and gulf ports, the railroads alone
ping Register for June 2, 1945.
will be unable to handle the vast
There is an article on i>age 6 en about, instead of the ninety day
wonder.;
who
control
the
set-up
quantity of civilian goods to the
titled " Controversy Over Navi
now.
That
goes
double
for
the
West Coast, now that limited
gation Bureau," which is very
WSA and USS, too.
civilian
production is being al
interesting.
We have been successful in en
attention,"
it
"Considerable
ticing quite a few of the Atlantic lowed.
says, "is being directed at the
and Gulf men to stay out on this It is unofficially intimated that
proposal of the Coast Guard to
coast
and ship. I can't under the Maritime Commission will re
permanently retain the Bureau of
stand
why more of you fellows lease seven million tons of ship
Marine Inspection and Naviga
don't
come
on out, because most ping to serve the intercoastal
tion, with the prospect that this
of
the
best
ships
we have are out trade. Seven million tons, mean
will become a matter over which
on
the
coast
and
will remain out' about 700 Liberty or victory
controversy will center before a
here
for
some
time.
ships.
final solution is reached.
"Unless one of several propo
sals is incorporated into legisla
tion by Congress, the bureau,
which was transferred for the
dirration of the emergency by
executive order from the Depart
ment of Commerce, will probably
be returned to its original posi
tion in the Government.
"Admiral Russell R. Waesche,
Commandant of the Coast Guard,
is strongly of the opinion that the
bureau would function more ef
ficiently if it were retained under
the jurisdiction of his organiza
tion. In this position he has the
backing of Joseph Curran, presi
dent of the National Maritime
Union and of other CIO maritime
labor unions, including the Am
erican Communications Associa
tion. A certain number of ship
operators are also in favor of this
proposal.
"On the other hand, the con
templated transfer of the bureau
is being vigorously opposed by
the Seafarers International Union
of the American Federation of
Labor and reportedly also by the
Sailors' Union of the Pacific.
"Many ship operators are also
not convinced that it would be
wise for the Coast Guard to re
tain the bureau, although some of
these are reluctant to see it re
turned to the Department of
Commerce as the SIU advocates."
The article was very correct in
stating that the Seafarers Inter
national Union was vigorously
opposed to the Coast Guard re
taining jurisdiction over the Bu
reau of Inspection and Navigation
after the war.
After the experiences that our
members have had with the Coast
Guard, we emphatically don't
want any part of the Coast Guard.
The membership of the Seafar
ers have suffered abuses and in
dignities at the hands of the
Coast Guard that would fill volunries.
It is to be expected, however,
that the finky NMU would want
the Coast Guard to retain control.
Why? Well, it's like this: Often
times it seems that, the officials
of the NMU experience difficul
ties in explaining some of their
finky actions to the membership.
Occasionally one of the rank and
file might dare to object^ and
when this happens he could very
Fridfifr, June J5; 1845 -i
NMif STEWARD APPLIES TO SW
NMU officials are so lax in pushing beefs, according to Chief
Steward Francis Dunne (above left), that many old timers are
leaving the outfit, some of them qukting the sea in disguest. "I quit
going to sea last year," said Dunne. "I figured all unions were like
the NMU—just dues collecting agencies." Brother Dunne is now
sailing on SIU ships, and is having his beefs settled on the point of
production. He knows what militant unionism is, because his father
was the Secretary of a Schuykill County local of the United Mine
Workers.
"There is a great similarity between the United Mine
By J. P. SHULER
Workers and the SIU," said Dunne to Red Trusdale, (shown right)
NEW YORK—The payoffs and time of the seamen and officers of New York Dispatcher, "both outfits think of their members first-—
sign-ons have been slower in the the union if this would be re and get fmr them real conditions."
past week than in any week of membered by the men consistent
this year, with 18 pay-offs and 17 in patronizing this setup.
sign-ons.
One of the members came in
The Alcoa Prospector came in with a peculiar beef last week.
after being in drydock on the He was wiper aboard a ship in
other side for two years, due to a port and no fireman would ship
torpedoing. There was only on6 aboard her. In addition to his 8
of her original crew aboard her. hours a day wiper duties, he stood
Most of them were repatriated a 8 hours fireman watch. He want
year ago.
ed wiper's pay plus fireman's pay
The Edward Sparrow of Cal- and wanted 8 hours per day for
watch while
mar SS Company was in Friday standing fireman's
Seamen will second the charge I Jackson, Mississippi, decided re
with a prize crew of free loaders. he was wiper and 8 hours a day by Rep. Donald L. O'Toole (D.
She signed on in the port of Bal doing wiper's work while he was N.Y.) that the War Department cently, and can join a trade union
timore, and had 4 NMU book a fireman, which of course was a has been using prisoners of war if they want to.
The local coppers formed a lo
members aboard her, who were little out of order. He received to displace American workers and
shipped by some company fink fireman's pay plus 8 hours a day to undermine their wage scales. cal of the American Federation
of State, County and Municipal
herder in that port. It is well for doing wipers work. Such cases
the membership in all ports to as these would not arise if the The Congressman stated that Employees (AFL) and refused to
realize that if we are to keep members would ship instead of during the latter part of April, obey orders of the City Commis
such bums as these off our ships laying around and beefing about several hundred carpenters were sion to resign. The court case was
laid off at the New York Port of to prove that they were gdilty of
we cannot all ride C-type ships; how tough shipping is.
that there are a certain number Although it has been hard to Embarkation, and that the work insubordination, and of an act
of rust-buckets to be sailed, and keep the ships manned, we have they were doing was turned over tending to injure the public ser?
vice.
in order to maintain conditions got by with calling the WSA for to the POWs.
on these scows there must be a a minimum of . seamen- If we are "These AFL carpenters," said it was proven in court that the
number of union men on them. to defeat these fink agencies, we O'Toole, "are for the major part city did not act until a "citizens
The manning scale for the new must all cooperate by manning, married men with: families. They committee" of local" business men
converted Liberty and Victory our contracted ships, staying on are respectable and decent citi objected to the mayor.
ships have takep up quite a bit them until they are paid off, and zens of the coDfimunity . . . These
of our time the past week. The seeing that they are left in good carpenters received a daily wage The Printing. Pressmen of Chi-'
National Maritime Union has ne condition for the next' crew thati in the neighborhood of $13.20, but cagp, backed by the other AFL
the prisoners of war receive but
gotiated with their operators and boards them.
80e.
This may be some brass hat's 'printing trades organizations, are
they have settled for a 28 man Often we hear little squawks
I once again trying to crack R. R,
Steward Department on the Lib from various other ports that idea of economy but. to me it is Donnelley Sons Co., the IcU-gest
erties and a 45 man Steward. De blast officials and ships delegates merely, an, effort to establish a private printing firm in the worl(| i
partment on the Victories, The because the beefs are not settled coolie system and coolie stand?
SIU'is not in a hurry to make a entirely to their satisfaction. In ards. How can the War Depart Donnelley's has been a citad' jji
final settlement on the manning most instances after checking ment justify such an act? What of anti-unionism since the begiw
scale. We want to be sure that these men, we find that if they, explanation can we give to these ning of the century, when it
they are adequately manned be had shown more militancy at the American citizens asito why their smashed the unions in its plant,
fore leaving port.
time of payoff-and had aided the livelihood is being taken away even running a "scab" apprentice
from them?"
school to train its own operators.
There has been a number of Patrolman and Ships Delegates
Called back to work by the
men in, the past week, asking for by remaining on articles until all
referral slips to tha Personal Ser beefs were squared. away< they Policemen- are not- only cops, WLB, the unions denied they
vices of the USS for loans and would have a hell of a lot less to but they are people too, a jury in were on strike, saying that the
men, had left their jobs because
etc. The Seafarers International squawk about.
Union has gone on, record time The $10.00, strike assessment the position that-they have thus they could not work under "in
«
after time to condemn methods will be in effect-after next Wed far, we need not fear postwar tolerable conditions."
by which the United Seaman's nesday, but most of the boys are conditions because we are one or Donnelley prints many of the
Service operated. The USS is not insisting on paying it< as they ganization that will'be able to nation's largest magazines, int-''
endorsed by this organization. payoff: now. If the membership cope with the shipowners' poli eluding Time, Life, and Readaonf
Therefore, it would save a lot of I of the SIU continues to maintain tics and back-slapping.
Digest.
When Members Shun Old Ships
The Free Loaders Can Thrive
�I
•* Friday, June 15, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
Page Seven
LOG
m.
Unclaimed Wages—
Mississippi Steamship Company
have been a member of this out
fit since the day it started, and it
is really gratifying to see the
progress that we have made Maloy, J
15.33
115.64 Montierro, John V
.. 9.57 Mee.ster, William M
since that day.
35
1.32 Montross, Paul J
6.71 Mefford, GiUum ...J
Malvenan, WiUiam
DEXTER L. WORRELL, AB Manor, John
When you run across a skipper
5.62
108.65 Moody, Robert, Jr
2.84 Meier, GranviUe H
that is square, well you ought to
10.82
1.48 Moon, Eugene
10.54 Meissner, Richard
Manor, George N
say so. At least that's the way I
65
:
22.88 Moon, Jessie W
12.52 MeUo, N. R
Manske, Wendel J
I look at it. I just paid off the Al
13.86
4.80 Moore, Arthur R., Jr
.24 Melone, E
Manterys, Bolesane E. .
exander Graham Bell, and the
84.76
73 Moore, Benjamin B
2.54 Melton, Lyle H
Mantyloffen, M
skipper on there is named Cap
Moore,
Gordon
S
1.50
Memoli,
Steven
97.33
3.46
Maples, Lyle W
10.66
tain William "A. Depuey.
2.23 Moore, John
1.69 Mendez," Genero
Mapp, Ian J
1.93
7.33 Moore, WiUiam H
4.86 Menendez, F
He's OK. When he hears that I am an apprentice undertaker. Marchant Douglas
3.74
3.55 Morales, Alfred
6.68 Menor, Victor
there is a beef he comes right in During the pitch black of the still Marchese, Angelo
2.74
4.81 Moreaux, Allen A
5.64 Mercadi, T.
to the focs'l and tries to settle it. night, a small, dim light makes Marcus, Morton
61
14.68 Moreau, Camille
.79 Mericas, Evangelos
I Not only that, he deals with the the pale face of the dead men Marhefka, Andrew G
1.98
4.36 Morel, Jose
10.54 Merlesena, Guy
^ department delegates — none of seem like the luminous paint they Marceline, Peter
1.68
2.90 Morejou, Greg
10.69 Merritt, Charles
this trying to make the crew stool use for escape panels aboard our MarciUo, Felicie A
vessels.
To
make
the
picture
Morgan,
Bruce
P
4.50
Mertrud,
V
5.12
.79
Marcus, S
on each other. He treats the crew
more
psychologically
complete,
a
Morgan,
David
L
:
1.48
Merz,
A
5.67
7.58
Marcus, Wm. J
as self-respecting union men, and
black cat sits at his feet, his green Mardis, Owen C
7.63
38 Morgan, John C
2.00 Messana, Emile J
we treat him the same way.
eyes
staring
at
me
with
all
the
Morgan,
Robert
J.
74
Messana,
Emile
J
38
2.61
Marek,
Henry
J
I want to say that I highly rec
coldness of a shipowner.
Morgan,
Walter
T
1.00
Messaros,
Stephen
5.69
7.50
Marfino,
A.
J
ommend the Alexander Graham
2.23
6.00 Morley, Charles W
1.58 Metclaf, N
Bell for a good clean trip. At I cut the neat slit in the dead Marin, Gipriao
man's
throat,
as
I
would
like
to
Morris,
Albert
A
1.78
Metcalfe,
Charles
L
6.40
2.85
Marinus,
Felix
least as. long as this skipper is
do to shipowners, and insert the Marjerdoff, W
1.78
3.81 Morris, David
3.03 Metros, Edward
on her.
fluid
with
a
huge
needle.
After
Morris,
Harvey
W
20.57
101.01
.74 Metzger, Paul D
Marsh, Edmond H
E. J. DUFF.Y,
1.98
3.96 Morris, L. A
1.77 Meyer, Wm. J
Marsh, Leonard
' Engine Delegate this job has been completed,
turn out the light to let the man Marshall, Ernel R
Meyers,
Charles
E
2.38
2.23
develop, like Kodak film.
55.36
12.80 Meyer, Claude A
Marshall, WiUiam E
Now, after a most tiring day in Martenaen, C. A
1.40
1.25 Meyers, R
the undertaking parlor, I must Martin, Duane
3.52
1.48 Michael, J
SS WILLIAM PATTERSON
return
home
to
my
wife,
and
her
Michalik,
Charles
V
1.98
138.55
Martin,
Homer
C
Recently I had to go before the
Paid
off in Philadelphia,
6.21
5.53 Mikkelsen, P. Y
Martin, James E
: Coast Guard for an upgrade en
A.
Diaz,
20 hrs; T. Bell, 20 hrs;
2.33
2.83 Milanovich, Alexander S. „
Martin, Joseph J
dorsement. I needed a bit of ad
Atkinson,
7
hrs; Henderson, 7 hrs;
7.11
6.77 Milazzo, Vic
Martin, Neal
vice and assistance, so I went to
C.
Hayes,
7
hrs;
D. Thomas, 7 hrs.
Miley,
D.
B
3.62
Martin, Robert C
3.62
the New York hAll of the Sea
Collect
at
Bull
Line
office in NewMillard,
Henry
S
19.75
1.80
Martin, J. San
farers.
York.
Miller,
Alonzo
E
10.70
4.88
Martin, Thomas
I . received every cooperation
H ft
5.58
. 21.99 Miller, Aaron
Martin, WiUiam
possible, and made the grade.
MV SCOTCH CAP
5.69
3.84 Miller, Alfred W
Martindale, Peter
Even though I am not a full
1.42 The following me nhave vouch
.. 13.33 Miller, Bert G
Martinez, Antonio, Jr
member, and hold only a proba
10.66 ers which are being held in the
7.11 Miller, Carl
Martinez, Jose A
tion book, there was no hesitancy
4.50 New York HaU until July 1, 1945:
1.07 MiUer, Charles F
Martinez, Rene J
on the part of the union. I re
28.14 J. E. Kane, H. J. Tilden, Bjame
6.77 MiUer, Charles
Martinkovich,
Frank
C...
ceived all the necessary assist
2.84 Strommen.
2.23 Miller, Clarence J
Martz, George W
ance. This is only one more rea
Miller,
Donald
J
6.71
11.41
Masheroff, M
ft ft ft
son why I'm damn glad that I'm
SS WILLIAM PEPPER
2.25
.... 19.66 Miller, E
Masen, Charles L
in our outfit.
3.63 AU hands have 5 weeks' Unen
.79 Miller, E. A
three aunts, and brother. This, it Masen, C
RICHARD ALLEN,
Miller,
E.
L
01 money due. CoUect Calmar SS
16.10
Pro. Book No. 41669 self, is nothing but Arsenic and Mason, J
Miller,
Elden
2.64
Company.
2.20
Old Lace. So, you see, I have no Mason, James
Miller,
Edw
1.28
.74
Masterson,
F.
G
means of escape whatsoever. But
ft ft ft
19.13
.11 Miller, Elwood L
SS E. G. HALL
my instructor is teaching me how Mates, C. J
3.59 The following men have money
1.38 Miller, F
to embalm people while they're Mathiasan, John W
Miller,
G
5.43
11.55
Mattes,
Edward
P
still standing up. He, like the
due Ihem, payable at the Alcoa
9.94 Miller, George C. (MiUer,
shipowner, wants more business Maupin, WiUiam B
office, 461 Market Street, San
H.)
1.13 Francisco, California: L. Crac8.62
Mauro, George
I write this to call to the mem at my expense. However, he shall Maxson, Ormond E
Miller,
J
74 cock; Smith; Pollett; J. Mangia.... 1.98
bership's attention a union ser have my wife, her brother, and Maxwell, Gordon W
Miller,
James
R
3.98
106.65
cino. The cooks have 14 hours
vice- that many either forget the three aunts tonight, for I in MaxweU, Jerry
18 due for washing coats. The pay
.33 Miller, John
tend
to
embalm
each
of
them
about or do not know exists. This
:
11.14 roll for the rest of the crew was
3.96 Miller, Joe H
May, Alvin M
information may come in handy ever so neatly.
Miller,
Joseph
L
'
21.33
20.30
May,
Charles
M
But, hereafter, when I return
checked and found "everything
at any time, there is no telling.'
6.93 paid."
5.64 Miller, Richard
through the cobblestone streets MayhaU, Chas. R
I arrived on the SS Frank Em on the way to my haunted look Mayer, Ernest
1.48 (Submitted by the New Orleans
. 2.23 Miller, Robert
erson recently, and wound up ing house, I should like to go in Mayne, Joseph A
2.23 branch.)
4.44 Miller, Victor R
with Coast Guard "charges against to my drawing room, and find re Mazingo, Joseph
Mills,
Lloyd
D
1.14
9.56
me. One of my shipmates, Ray laxation in reading the Log.
4.20
1.16 Mills, Ralph
Mead, Herbert W
;
SiU HALLS
Brockhaus, called my attention After these murders are com Meaders, Joseph P. ...
Mills,
Russell
11.93
.. 6.50
to something that -he had seen in mitted, will you please commence Meder, Herbert
31.84 NEW YORK
51 Beaver St.
12.15 Miner, Paul C
the Log—that our union has a to mail me an issue?
Minotto,
R
1.00 BOSTON
330 Atlantic Ave.
Medford, Charles G
2.53
14 North Gay St.
special service division to take
4.74 BALTIMORE
Medrand, Joseph
.75 Minton, James M
ERIC
IVIE
UPCHURCH
.PHILADELPHIA
6 North 6th St.
12.88 NORFOLK
care of beefs of this sort.
Medvesky, John
4.98 Miraglia, Felice A
25 Commercial PI,
This was good news to me, as I
36.96 NEW ORLEANS
Meehan
.".
13.70 Mistretta, Salvadore
339 Chartres St.
' knew what it meant to appear
Mitchell, Barton A
1.42 CHARLESTON
68 Society St.
220 East Bay St.
before those people without help
MitcheU, J
5.35 SAVANNAH
DONALD McNEIL and
842 Zack St.
ROBERT C. WILSON
of any kind. Accordingly, I went
Mitchell, J. R
3.96 TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
920 Main St.
WALTER JOHNSON
to the New York haU and pre Your case will come up for trial
Mitchell, Marcell
2.79 MOBILE
7 St. Michael St.
sented my case to the Beef Win- soon, Please communicate with Contact the New York Agent at Mitchell, R. J
64.83 SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 45 Ponce de Leon
305 >,4 22nd St.
dew, and had Patrolman J. P. Silas B. Axtell, 15 Moore Street, your earliest opportunity.
Mitchell, R. M
45.34 GALVESTON
HOUSTON
6605 Canal St.
Sbuler assigned to defend me at N.Y., Phone: BO. 9-8286. Anyone
Mitchell,
Samuel
P
10.50
JACK BIBLER, No. 41485
RICHMOND, Calif
257 5th St.
knowing the address of Brother
the hearing.
47 SAN
FRANCISCO
59 Clay St.
Stop in and see the New York Mitchell, William W
And defend is the proper word Wilson, please notify Attorney
5.69 SEATTLE
86 Seneca St.
Business Agent at yoxir earliest Mobert, Roy K
for it, too, as I was acquitted of Axtell.
Mogan, Stephen J
4.13 PORTLAND
Ill W. Burnside St.
opportunity.
440 Avalon Blvd.
all charges. There is no doubt in
Moise, William J
3.56 WILMINGTON
4. % %
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St.
my mind but what, if I had been
PEDRO GUERRA
Mole,
Raymond
A
7.61
All witnesses to the death of
BUFFALO
10 Exchange St.
without twis representation, I Book number 20669, AB; please ANDY BURIS on February 12, Moller, J. H
34 CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Ave.
r-A
would have gotten a good hosing^ get in touch with your wife. It 1945, or to the condition of the Monday, WiUiam M
23.25 SO. CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houston Ave.
1014 E. St. Clair St.
I think this service of the Slli; is very urgent. Anyone knowing gangplank on that date, com Mondfrans, Harry .....
256.63 CLEVELAND
1038 Third St.
is a damn fine one, and it make^ the whereabouts of Brother Guer- municate with his attorney RICH Monju, Raymond H
26.74 DETROIT
DULUTH
531 W. Michigan St.
a guy feel good to know that we ra please notify the Agent, Bud ARD M. CANTOR, 51 Chambers Monroe, J
13.96 VICTORIA, B. C
602 Boughton St.
get this kind of representation. I Ray, at San Juan, P.R.
Street, New York City.
Montgomery, WiUiam E. .. 21.66 VANCOUVER, B. C., 144 W. Hastings St.
!, Skipper Of Bell
h Is An OK Guy
Undertaker Wants
To Read The Log
MONEY
EveryGooperation
Special Service
Dept. Is Praised
"'f-f
�Page Eight
THESEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. June 15. 1945
I:
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w/-
'4
Your dues have built a strong
union capable of forcing the ship
owner to pay you a living 'wage.
SIU wages are the highest in the
industry—and they will go higher
in the years to come. Your two
bucks a month is ammunition in
that fight. It is a guilt edge in
vestment which pays plenty of
dividends.
V
The old timers remember ship
board conditions before the SIUSUP stepped in. Bad grub, ver
min infested bunks, long hours,
no overtime. All this is changed
now—and it was your monthly
dues which made it possible for
the union to accomplish the
change. The union will keep
these conditions, and improve
them.
Not only does the union settle
for you overtime and working
condition beefs with the ship
owner. but it represents you be
fore the Draft Boards, the Coast
Guard, the Immigration Service,
and all other agencies which may
attempt to push you kround. The
union looks out for your welfare,
ashore as well as at sea.
¥
North, South, East. West. There
is an' SIU hall in every major
deep sea and Lakes port in the
country. Twenty-nine SIU halls
in Canada, the United -States and
Puerto Rico, stand ready to shipyou out. or give you aid and ad
vice on any problems you may
have. $2 a month from you pays
for all this.
\^IU\
'///
Sio
7
fv'
I SWhen a man is laid up he really
needs a friend—and finds one in
the SIU hospital delegate. Not
only does this delegate bring $2 a
week benefits to pay for smokes
and incidentals, but he brings
reading material, and good cheer
from the brothers back in the hall
and on the ships.
fr.
i:
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i;.-;-,'-'.n'
D",.
iSi'
I' pK
The membership is kept infohned of union news, policies
and decisions through the weekly
union paper, the SEAFARERS
LOG. Beside the LOG. educa
tional leaflets anid booklets come
•off the press every month. SIU
men are good union men because
they are informed!
Your union is the most demo-cratically run union in the coun
try. Rank and file control is a
principle of the SIU. and every'
member has equal voice and vote
on all questions. The membership
IS the SIU. and what it decides
becomes policy which is binding
upon, all officials. Officials, from
lop to bottom, are elected every
year by a two month referendum
vote.
Your $2 a monfh does a pretfy big job, don't you
think? Especially, when you consider that the small
matter of overtime from a single trip more than
takes care of your dues for many months. The SIU
, is a good investment in post wor jobs, wajges and
[security! ^
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PHILIPPINE RIBBON FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN
BOARD TO CUT BONUS THIS WEEK, ACCORDING TO SHIPOWNER SHEET
FAVORS BENEFITS FOR ALL SEAMEN
HIGGINS DUMPS AGREEMENT, PROVOKES UNION WALKOUT
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE AND A GOOSE FOR THE WORKERS
JUDGE, JURY AND JAILER
RANK AND FILE HELPS DISTRIBUTION
BOOK CAMPAIGN
EVERYTHING'S OK NOW
BUCKO SKIPPER COMES TO GRIEF FOR HARSH TREATMENT OF CREW
NMU ON MERRY GO ROUND AGAIN, CURRAN MEETS SELF COMING OUT
PROCEDURE FOR RATIONING STAMPS
LITTLE SIU TUG DID A BIG JOB
AN ORDINARY SEAMEN BUT AND ABLE ARTIST
NO MORE BED BUGS-THEY SAY
NOTICE TO ALL HANDS
NMU AND ACA FAVORING COAST GUARD CONTROL
INTERCOSTAL SHIPPING SOON TO INCREASE
WHEN MEMBERS SHUN OLD SHIPS THE FREE LOADERS CAN THRIVE
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Official Organ of tfw Atlantic and Gulf District^ Seafarers International Union of North Am€ri4:a
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. JUNE 8. 1945
No. 23
File Brief On 12 Wage Disputes
SHE MAY COME BACK AGAIN
i
\
SIU MAN JOINS CHINESE
MANILA GUERRILLA BAND
An SIU seaman stranded in
Manila after the American recap
ture of the Philippine capital told
his gaping neighbors how he
fought for three days with a
Chinese guerrilla band and help
ed wipe out a Japanese nest in a
Manila church.
• He is Thomas S. Marett, Jr., 19,
of Tampa, Florida, who has been
sailing for two years.
"1 couldn't get back aboard
ship one night because the army
boats had quit running for the
night, so 1 went back toward
town and met up with a Chinese
guerrilla named Nuberto Koo and
a Chinese girl, Mary Tee, who
was only 16," Marett said.
"They invited me to stay with
them for the night, and when
they told me the next morning
they were going to destroy Japs
holed up in a cathedral, I decided
to go with them. There were 16
Chinese girls and- 10 men in the
band.
"After walking along trails for
11 miles, we got within sight of
the cathedral, and had to flop
when the 14 Japs inside started
machine gun fire.
We started
throwing hand grenades.
"Pretty soon the Jap command
er fan out the front door with his
fifle, yelling, 'Kill all Americans,'
and he nicked me in the side. I
was stunned for a minute, but got
•
the Jap with a carbine the Chin
ese loaned me, and then Nuberto
dragged me to safety.
"After 1 felt better, I crawled
back. The Chinese had practical
ly destroyed the cathedral with
hand grenades. When we counted
the 14 Japs, all dead, we found
five had been killed witlT bullets
from my carbine. The Jap com
mander was loaded with money
so 1 took it, (180,000 pesos worth
about $90,000) along with his
sword."
In the three days Marett was
with them, the guerrillas called
him "Big Yank,", and they be
came good friends. Now that he's
back home, he still corresponds
with some of them.
He served on an army trans
port before going on overseas
runs, and has made thre trips to
England and one to the Pacific.
Ask Prompt WLB Action
On The Contested Cases
Final briefs were filed this week by the SIU on 12 wage dispute cases pending be
fore the War Shipping Panel of the War Labor Board. Prompt consideration of the dis
putes were demanded by Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk, who pointed out in the briefs
that living costs have far outstriped basic wages now being paid the seamen.
Sent tp W. E. Chalmers, Chair the Trucking Commission is uni
III.
man of the War Shipping Panel, versally ordering the 5 cent an
Inter company inequities and
and to A. V. Cherbonnier, negoti hour increase in lieu of the forty
inequalities should be corrected
ator for the shipowners, the brief hour week.
for aU ratings and should be
listed the maladjustments and in
The National War Labor Board brought up to at least the mini
equalities which exist in the mar
has
also adopted a policy in sev mum wage rates prevailing in the
itime wage standards. The Pan
eral
industries of granting fringe
el is scheduled to go into execu
maritime industry (for example,
increases
in lieu of the 48 hour
tive session this coming week.
the prevailing wage rate for
Following is the text of the brief: week.
Boatswain Mate is $110 or more
At the time this Union opened The Maritime Transportation a month—though two companies
its contracts with the above nam Industry is still bearing the brunt involved in the dispute pay $105.
ed companies, the Meany-Thomas of the war burden. No longer are
report showed that the cost of these men helped to the same ex a month.)
living had increased to approx tent by the war bonuses which
CONCLUSION
imately 43% above January 1, have been and are now being In view of the prevalent unrest
1941. The Union at that time was considerably reduced from those
firmly convinced that the Na temporarily paid in the past. The in the Maritime industry these
tional War Labor Board would fringe increases now become very demands warrant your most seri
revise the Little Steel Formula important to them if* they are not ous consideration.
in accordance therewith. Since to go all out to break the Little
Very truly yours,
then it has become apparent Steel Formula.
JOHN HAWK
through the Board's policy that The Board has the power and
is
requested
to
increase
the
sea
the Little Steel Formula is not to
be materially changed but is to men's wage where it should do so
be supplemented and made work in lieu of establishing a 48 hour
able by making corrections of week.
differences peculiar to certain in
II.
dustries due to the length of the
The maladjustment correction
work week and for apparent mal
Within 30 days from June 4
principle
should be applied to all
adjustment and inequities.
ratings which are now receiving an NLRB election to determ
Therefore the Union urges the less than 55 cents per hour and ine the collective bargaining
Panel to give consideration to other ratings be proportionately agency will be held for the
wage increases for the following increased in accordance with the
personnel aboard the Chesa
reasons:
Board's policy.
peake Ferry Company boats in
I.
Board and Room should not Norfolk. Virginia.
In the transportation field the be considered in the - computation
In January 1945 the Seafar
President of the United States of the maladjustment formula
granted the railroad workers a 5 because it is an industry where ers petitioned the NLRB for an
cents an hour increase in lieu of Room and Board are supplied by election, and produced pledge
granting their demand for time the Employer for its own con
cards to prove representation.
and a half after 40 hour week.
venience and because of the na The election was ordered this
Economic Stabilizer James ture of the work over which the
Byrnes granted permission to the seamen have no more control week.
No other union will be on
Trucking Commission to grant than government officials have
fringe increa.ses in excess of the who receive a per diem travel the ballot, and the ferry men
15% line established by the ling allowance over and above will vote either SIU or no
Board under Executive Order No. and in addition to their specified umon.
9328 and under this permission compensation.
SIU Petition For
Ferryboat Eiection
Is Granted By NLRB
Merchant Seamen Continue Frozen To The Ships - WSA
Easing the draft regulations for
men over 30 years of age will not
effect merchant seamen, accord
ing to an announcement issued
this week by the War Shipping
Administration and the War
Manpower Commission. Seamen
will continue to be frozen to the
industry, and must obtain a
WMC release" before taking any
other job. Failure to obtain such
a release when leaving active sea
service would make a man elig
ible for immediate induction into
the army.
The statement, issued jointly
by Craig Vincent for the WSA,
and Joseph O'Connor for the
WMC, emphasized that it was
still necessary to deploy troops
and materials from Europe to the
Pacific, and that the present force
of 230,000 seamen in the industry
was hardly adequate to do the
job.
Vincent said the WSA would
continue its policy of not issuing
certificates of availability to mer
chant seamen wishing to leave
the industry, "unless they could
give a good reason."
It was admitted by Vincent,
however, that his word was not
final. It is still possible for the
individual to • appeal to the WMC
for a release based upon "ex
treme hardship, physical disabil
ity, or evidence of a higher skill
in some" other industry."
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SEAEARERS
Friday, June 8, 1945
LOG
SEAFARERSuJDG
"TJie .Bridge'
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SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
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Raise The Basic Wage
This week a dozen cases of the Seafarers International
Union, petitioning for a general increase in wages and over
time and for adjustment of wages inequities and inequalities
will come up for consideration before the War Shipping
Panel of the War Labor Board.
No one can question the fact that the seamen are un
derpaid. Only the blind stubborness of the administration
in adhering to the long inadequate Little Steel formula
has prevented a wage rise in the past.
Even official government agencies, not to mention
studies made by labor which indicate a larger increase, ad
mit that rising prices have far outstripped the wage ceilings
as set by the Little Steel formula—yet political considera
tions have put the lid on further increases for wage work
ers while permitting profits to soar to stratospheric heights.
The situation has become worsened by the efforts of
certain interests to slash, or remove altogether, the war risk
bonus which alone has kept the seamen from sinking to
the level of peonage.
From The
Assistant
Seo'y-Treas.
By LOUIS COFFIN
Like the refrain of a wellknown popular song, "My dreams
are getting better all the time,"
your beefs are getting settled all
the time. A couple of disputes
resulted in fresh money for most
of the Stewards Department who
paM off the SS Eleazer Wheelock
in Norfolk, and for the entire
crew of the SS Thomas Reed who
made the last Coastwise trip. In
case the money due list is acci-i
dently passed up, the men in
volved are listed below from the
SS Wheelock:
The justice of the seamen's cause is so obvious that the
WLB, if relieved from the political pressure thatJias ham
strung it, cannot do other than grant the cost of living
increase. The orderly, due process of law, if it is to be M. Morton, Chief Steward, 44
hrs; R. A. Lewis, Chief Cook, 66
respected and adhered to, must be just.
The Line Has Changed -Again
hrs; R. Plumer, 2nd Cook, 66 hrs;
W. Whittle, Galley Utility, 66 hrs;
J. Tutwiler, Saloon Messman, 66
hrs; J. Daniels, Pantryman, 66 hrs.
The crew of the Reed have
three nights' lodging money due.
Well, the communist line has changed again.
Assisted in the settling of securilgr watch beefs and sougieing
Prodded by Jaques Duclos, a French communist, the work by oilers on sea watches, on
CP has beat its breast and. admitted that it had fallen into the SS Grace Abbott. This money
the pitfalls of "class collaboration." Now they're going is now set up, and can be collect
ed at Calmar in New York.
back to the "class struggle."
The Bosun's beefs off the last
Of course, they called us "disrupters" when we said voyage of the SS John Daven
they were playing the bosses' game. But we aren't a French port, with the able assistance of
communist who speaks for Stalin.
J. Sweeney was settled through
Boston, and is payable at Eastern
So look for the NMU, acting "independently," to be in New York.
come more militant—unless Russia enters the war again,st Beefs in the process of being
Japan.
settled, are from the SS Nath
aniel Macon, MV Tybee arid the
MV Sankety Bead. These beefs
should be settled soon, and names
and amounts dud' will be in a fu
ture edition of the Log.
Look for more militant waterfront action on the part
of the NMU but action, not to get concessions for the
seamen, but to embarrass and harry the government. Look
for a flurry of wildcat political strikes, which will gain the
workers nothing, designed to advance the cause of the Again I wish to remind the
membership, when paying off in
communist party.
Collaborating or "militant"—it's the same old com
munist line in which the interests and conditions of the
workers don't mean a thing. We don't think the seamen
will be fooled.
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New York Settles Variety Of Beefs
By J. P. SHULEH
NEW YORK — There were a ed by the Coast Guard. He will
variety of beefs on the 21 ships be taken care of in a way that
that paid off in the port of New may surprise him.
We had 21 ships signing on
York last week, and practically
all of them were settled at pay which made it 50-50, signing on
and paying off.
off time.
Eastern SS had the Lincoln The Seafarers have had a num
Victory with a beef about work ber of Coast Guard cases in the
ing short-handed in the Stewards past week, batting 1000% with no
Department, which was settled to one losing his papers. The men
the satisfaction of the crew. She have been charged with every
will probably come into drydock thing from drinking salt water to
to convert to a troop transport.
spitting in the ocean.
The American Liberty Lines One of our local piecards,
had only one ship, the Walter Claude (Sonny) Simmons, has
Christiansen. She paid off all been in drydock in the Marine
clear.
Hospital. We are all glad to see
The Mississippi SS Company him back because of his ability
paid off the SS T. B. Robertson to handle most any beef, but I am
and the SS Aycock.
especially glad to see him back
There were no beefs left on because he keeps me from being
the Tulsa, Alexander Bell, Mil- the ugliest piecard in New York.
ledge and the Shickshinny, all The Black Rock of the Moran
South Atlantic Ships.
Towing Company is due in for
Waterman SS Company had payoff with twelve and one half
the SS Mayo Brothers, James Mc months behind her.
Donald, City of Savannah and the
Warrior all squared away at pay Bill Fowler who was aboard in
every capacity in the Engine De
off time.
The SS James McCauley had partment has been batting our;
the usual Alcoa mixup and was ears off with some tall tales.
It remains to be seen whether'
squared away at the payoff.
the
Curraniskites follow the ma
Two exceptionally clean pay
jority
party line's "yes," or if
offs were the SS Robin Locksley
they
stick
to Browder with hia
and the'SS Nicholas Biddle of the
single
no
vote.
Robin SS Company.
The SS Richard Alvey and the Here's looking forward to post
Golden Fleece of the Bull Line war shipping handled by the
were well represented by Depart shipowners and the Unions where
ment Delegates aboard her and economic action, our one efficient
were not hard to square away. weapon, can be used to our ad
The Smith and Johnson SS vantage.
Company had -the SS Fitzhugh
Lee and the SS James Giles with
no beefs left pending.
James Nelson, Book num
The SS Grace Abbott of Calmar ber 20437, died in Galveston,
came in with a skipper a little May 25th and was buried on
on the psycho side with a num May 30th.
ber of his men logged and charg-
Final Departure
HEALTH
INSURANCE'
PART OF U.&. POPULATION PROTECTED/
GA
outports to keep a copy of their
disputed overtime, and if pos
sible, have the head of your de
partment sign it. Written evi
dence makes it much easier to
settle your beefs.
AGAINST MEDICAL'
AND HOSPITAL COSTS
•
HO SYSTCMATIC HEALTH PROTECTION
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Thre6 '
THEY GUARD THE UNION'S FINANCES
By PAUL MALL
NEW EDUCATIONAL BOOKLET
The latest book in the Educational Program was just received
this week and the title of it is "ORDER." It is a book giving all the
parliamentary procedure Tegarding holding of meetings. This book
should be beneficial both to the fellows on the beach as well as the
fellows on the ships. It furnishes a guide for meetings both on ship
and ashore as well as giving pointers on how to speak on various
topics. The book has been well received by the membership and
will make a valuable addition to our other educational publications.
\
PEDDLERS OF GLORY
Many of our members squawk about the high prices charged by
slop chests. Many a meeting we have blasted ships chandlers for
the gear they have put on board some of the scows we have con
tracts for. Now there is another beef we have with these people
which the Seafarers is going to push and it is this—Quite a few of
these ship chandlers board all of these ships before pay-offs and
immediately catch one of these young guys who doesn't know the
difference and high pressures him into buying a uniform. They give
some of these young kids 101 excuses why they should have a uni
form; preferably with plenty of gold on it. They feed them full of
this stuff and give him a lift uptown to their joint and proceed to
clip them good and proper; sometimes charging as high as 100 bucks
for an outfit of this sort. We are opposing this, not just because it is
a clip racket, but it is the phoniest thing in the world to get one of
these guys to wear one of these scab outfits on the pretense that it
makes them look like a hero. The Seafarers have always been op
posed to the wearing of uniforms and has made no secret of its op
position. So, we intend to see to it that these "peddlers of glory"
have their little racket busted up.
MILITARY COURTESY AND FINANCE
Now that it has been announced that they have lifted the cen
sorship on the European theatre, it will be interesting if we could
get an investigation in regards to the prosecutions, or should we say
persecutions, of merchant seamen in some of the war areas by milit
ary personnel. Many is the time our members have been hooked for
minor infractions of petty rules.
For instance, walking up the wrong side of the street cost one
fellow 100 bucks. Pretty expensive walk, anyway you figure it.
What aroused most of the seamen was not so much the money in
volved (although it meant a real loss) but the manner in which
some of the "military" shoved them around, telling them "there's
nothing we would like to do any better than to give you merchant
seamen a good going over."
When these things are properly brought to light, it will make a
hell of a story. One of the points of it that we would like to know is
just exactly where the money of these guy's fines went. What was
it used for? Whose pocket did it go into?—Some places they call it
shakedown.
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COMMIES PROMISE TO SCAB
The changing of the Commie line reminds me of an incident that
happened a short time ago in the hearing offices of the NLRB
Regional Director. The Seafarers representatives and N]M[U repre
sentatives were there to set up ways and means of conducting bal
loting in an unorganized company. In the midst Of this conversation
dealing with this subject, a commie shyster from the NMU, a doubletalking soil; of a bum, (as you would expect from some commie
lawyer) brings up in the midst of the conversation the "No-Strike
Peacetime Pledge" of the NMU. He made the statement to the Sea
farers representatives that "If you walk off of them any time, we
will walk on them and sail them."
This sudden opening of discussion on the strike question did not
come as a surprise. It was no surprise that this character, without
a callous on his hand, and who never worked a day in his life for
an honest day's wages, and who galls himself as representing sea
men and a seamen's union, should come out with talk of this sort.
We shall see to it that the IJMU rank and file membership knows of
this position that some of their officials take. These people, as long
as their line was collaboration, would have loved very much to
agitate the Seafarers into an unwise move, such as wild cat strikes,
etc. This would have given them the phony excuse for scabbing as
they threatened to do, and of taking our ships on the least and
Smallest pretense. Now, let us see what they will do.
Rank and file democracy at work: The quarterly finance and investigating committee going
over the books of the union, preparatory to reporting to the membership meeting on the income and
expenditures of the union. Seated left to right are James A. Dick. Chief Steward; Theodore Thomson.
Chief Bookkeeper at headquarters; John L. Roberts,-Peck Engineer; and Joseph DiGeorgio. Deck
Engineer.
Chief Stewards Distribute Logs
OLD TIMERS HIT
PORT OF SAVANNAH
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
SAVANNAH—Business in Sa
vannah was not too bad last
week. We had a ship pay off, the
SS A. Burke of the Mississippi
LinCj and there were no beefs.
Quite a few oldtimers were on
her, and they had everything
squared away when I went
aboard. Fred L. Pittman, an oldtimer probably known to most of
you, was bosun and had intended
making another trip. However,
he was taken off, and sent to the
Marine Hospital. He has TB. The
deck engineer was L. A. Marsh',
another oldtimer, and he was a
great help at the payoff.
When you walk into a club or a bar in a hard to find,
hard to pronounce port, just a little tired of the sea, wish
ing you were home, and you look down and find a copy of
the Seafarers Log—boy, ain't it a grand and glorious feeling!
But, brother, those Logs didn't get there by themselves.
—iThey weren't tossed into the sea
at New York in a corked bottle.
They have made their way all
over the world only through the
cooperation of the Chief Stew
ards
on every SIU ship.
U. S. naval officials now have
Knowing what news from
definite information that Ger
home means to a man who has
many ended the war with about been away for months, the. Chief
450 to 500 submarines of all types, Stewards have agreed to take it
including some 150 to 170 that upon themselves to distribute
were in "operational status," a your paper to the clubs, hotels
and bars of whatever port they
Navy spokesman said today. This hit.
official information bore out earl The following Stewards have
ier unofficial disclosures that Ger reported to the Log office as to
many was believed to have at the the places they have personally
most somewhat less than 200 U- distributed the SIU paper:
boats in active service. Of this M. G. Whale, of the SS C. Hud
number, between fifty and sev son, made it a point while in Ant
werp to visit the Clifford E. Ashenty were believed to have been I by and give the crew there th<;
actually at sea when the surren-! latest news of home and their
der came. The spokesman also union brothers.
revealed t h a t Germany was Conrad Icay, of the SS Charles
knocked out apparently just in ^ Keffer, left a batch of Logs at
the Victoria Hotel in London.
time to head off another U-boat •A. G. Herron, of the SS Walter
"blitz." Nearly all of the opera Kidde made two stops in London,
tional submarines, plus others leaving papers at the Golden
which were being completed and Square Club, and at the Victory
made ready for service were Docks.
"brand new," and "obviously be
The Chief Steward aboard the
ing fitted and readied for a very SS R. Ingensoll made th$ Con
intensive campaign." According tinental Hotel, in Marseilles his
to the U. S. Navy reports, only port of call.
thirty-seven of the fifty to sixty
The entire union owes a vote
U-boats at sea have surrendered of thanks to the Chief Stewards
to date.
for the job they are doing.
Nazis End War II
With 500 Submarines
I sent some of the boys to New
York to ship out. My list was
getting top heavy. Right after
that I shipped 21 men to the SS
Burke. That brings my list down
to 39 men. I hope I can ship
them out soon.
We liad a little excitement
down here. A truck or some such
motor vehicle ran wild, and
crashed through a bridge in front
of the hall. The driver got away
without, apparent injury. No one
seems to know who it was, and
the vehicle was stolen from the
repair shop. The newspaper ac
count called it a bus in one place,
a 20 passenger truck and also a
passenger vehicle. I still don't
know what it was. Maybe the re
porter who covered the story had
a bad Saturday night.
One of our boys ran into some
bad luck recently. When he re hope he has better luck there.
That's about all that happened
turned from his last trip some
in
Savannah except that I went
one either stole, or took by mis
take, the baggage containing all fishing Sunday and got a bad
his papers. He came to Savannah, case of sunburn. My face is the
and last Saturday there was a fire color of a boiled lobster. We
in the place where he wdS stay caught quite a few fish though.
ing, and some more of his gear How big were they? Well, not
was destroyed. He's leaving in so very big, but you should have
disgust for New Orleans. Let's seen the one that got away.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. June 8. 1945
NMU Leaders Tailor The History
of the West Coast Sailors' agree were all opposed to the Copeland
By JOE BUCKLEY.
ment. If a deal were possible, Fink Book Act, as a move that
No. 312 G
The educational committee of Curran would call the strike off. could be used to blacklist milit
the NMU has printed a pamphlet And just a few days earlier, Cur ant seamen, who accepted these
called "Do You Know That?" in ran had agreed to fight side by handcuffs in the name of "mili
tant" unionism? Joe Curran!
which it makes some very, very side with the other unions!
On April 17, 1939, Curran call
OCTOBER STRIKE
interesting statements about the
ed
a strike against the Standard We are being constantly treat aneers" on the Commie-NMU
The strike on the West Coast
militant record of the NMU.
ed to a deluge of propaganda by propaganda machine.
When the newly created mil- was called on October 29, 1936, Oil of New Jersey, against the
the Stalinist NMU leaders, who Two such programs are sure to
lionnaires of the last war discov and all members of the West wishes of the membership, who
look
to Washington as a Moham capture the imagination and win
ered that their own poor, hard Coast unions who were here, wanted all ships to be struck, not
medan
looks toward Mecca, to do the sympathy of all the seamen,
just
one
company.
Curran
forced
working ancestors were a barrier were ordered to remain to give
"something
for the seamen." The in and out of our union. It would
his
membership
to
sail
ships
car
to high society, they dug into the rank and file a hand in fight
"something"
generally is aimed establish us as the progressively
rying
"hot
oil,"
under
the
threat
their pockets and bought them ing the old, now dead. Interna
at
greater
control
of the seamen minded Union of the maritime in
of
expulsion
from
the
NMU.
The
some ancestors with a more tional Seamen's Union. The
by
government
bureaus
and ship dustry. As we are firm in our
NMU
lost
the
strike.
strike on the East Coast was not
genteel background.
owner
regimentation.
Nothing determination to remain the topThe
NMU
record
through
the
When the National Maritime so much directed against condi
constructive
is
ever
proposed
in notch bargaining agent of the
Union discovered that their own tions, for ISU ABs were getting war years has a particularly of
the
line
of
greater
freedom
and
waterfront, nothing else could be
history on the waterfront was only five dollars less than West fensive .odor. When Lend-Lease
democracy.
more
convincing of our inten
was
passed,
the
NMU
called
nothing really to set their mem Coast seamen, but against the re
Let
us
do
something
for
our
tions
than
such a long range pol
Roosevelt
a
"War
Lord,"
and
the
bers shouting, they hired them actionary leaders of the ISU. Cur
selves
in
line
with
the
concepts
icy.
This
would clearly demon
"protector
of
British
Capitalism."
selves a high pressure writer and ran came into power because he
of
what
we
are
fighting
and
dy
strate
that
we are here to stay.
They
charged
that
Roosevelt
was
had them a brand new history promised the men he would do a
ing
for.
We
have
demanded
the
Brother
members,
this is only
trying
to
have
millions
of
Ameri
made up. Not only did it read better job. Let's look at his mili
liquidation
of
the
Commie
infest
my
proposition
in
the
rough. How
can
youth
shed
their
life
blood
on
better than their true record, but tant record.
ed
USS
at
the
termination
of
hos
about
some
discussion;
some ac
the
battlefields
of
Europe,
to
save
When
the
strike
ended
on
Feb
it totally eliminated any mention
tilities.
WHAT
is
the
matter
with
tion
with
positive
and
construc
whatever of their sell-outs and ruary 6, 1937, the longshoremen the money of the rich. Along
the
idea
of
the
creation
of
an
SIU
tive
proposals,
hot
negative
slo
with
the
other
communist-conof New Orleans continued their
double-dealings.
SUP
pernxanent
home
and
snug
gans
as
in
the
NMU
which,
when
trolled
outfits,
they
shouted
that
strike against Luckenbach SS Co.
THE FACTS
larbor for our members, owned boiled down and digested, mean
the "Yanks are not coming."
Let's take a look at the record and Swayne and Hoyt, and man
and
operated by the Union.
exactly nothing at all.
Curran
and
the
NMU
were
—^the real record, not the one ned their picket lines. All West
Here
our
old
seamen
could
re
JOSEPH M. (Windy) WALSH
strictly
isolationist
and
condemn
that Curran wishes it were—and Coast union men refused to sail
tire
and
our
sick
find
convales
Book No. 2693
ed
the
SIU
and
the
other
mari
see what the NMU really was and the ships.
cence, without recourse to gov
time
unions
for
asking
that
ships
NMU SCABS
is today.
carrying lend-lease cargo to Brit ernment handouts and without
The NMU claims it was the However, members of what is
the taint of "Charity." This would
ain be armed.
first union in the maritime indus now the NMU walked through
be a port in a storm for all of us.
FAMOUS DOUBLE-X
try, which is the first lie. The the picket lines and sailed the
This idea isn't new: the Rail I should like to call the atten
NMU was created after the strike ships. The ships were unloaded June, 1941, rolled around. road Brotherhoods already have tion of the membership to condi
of 1936-37. On October 26th of at San Pedro, California, by order Adolph double-crossed Uncle Joe such a home, and the Actors tions of some of our shipmates at
1936, Curran flew to the West of Harry Bridges, the "militant" and invaded Russia. Remembef Equity a similar project. Such a Fort Stanton Marine Hospital.
Coast to meet with the leaders leader of the West Coast long the Cleveland convention of the project would have the support The majority of them are flat
NMU? Curran and company took
there—Harry Lundeberg, Harry shoremen.
complete turn, under commie of all the membership. We would broke, and cannot do anything
Bridges, Earl King, Mervin Rath- Soon afterward the ISU called
all be happy to contribute tow about it as they are bed patients.
bone, Charlie May, and others, to a strike against Lykes Brothers party orders. The slogans changed ard getting it started on its way. The only income they have is
discuss starting a rank and file SS Co., and placed a picket line completely: "Roosevelt is the Here we could get the best of the union hospital benefit, which
movement on the East Coast. The in front of the docks. Under the greatest leader in the country." Medical attention as a part of a they are only entitled to get for
West Coast seamen were even militant leadership of Joe Curran, "This is a people's war." "We regular union service.
52 weeks. Many of them have
then preparing to strike the West the NMU broke the picket line must, positively, send arms to Another field of endeavor that
been in the hospital for longer
Coast, and Curran's job was to and scabbed on the ISU workers. Russia." "This is our fight. We has been negleted by our unions
than
that, and these men have no
get the-East Coast seamen into In 1938 the Pacific Coast Mar must get into it." They called in in the maritime industry is the income at all.
sistently
for
a
second
front
at
the
the fight.
ine Firemen, the West Coast
education of our sons and daugh So how about you guys getting
Curran flew back to New York Sailors, The Marine Cooks and time when we were having great
ters. We intend to remain in the together on your payoff, and
and reported to the strike strat Stewards and the Marine Trans difficulties in Africa.
industry
as the bargaining agent sending a few bucks to those
egy committee, on which were port Workers I.U. 510, picketed in Their beautiful hand-tailored
of
our
seamen;
and we shaU be a guys. You won't miss it, and it
Jerry King, Black ie Meyers, front of 45 Broadway, in New history does not mention how
progressive
force
as long as we will mean a hell of a lot to them.
Larry Hennessey, and Walter York, fighting
the government they tried to defeat every milit keep our high standard of mem
Also try to drop them a few
Waite. A few hours before Cur training schools. Who violated ant move of seamen for a bonus
bership
and
maintain
our
role
as
lines,
as they get very little mail,
ran was to speak before-the rank the lines, sneaking through and for sailing ships into sub-infested
protector
of
the
working
"stiff"
as
which
makes them feel they are
waters.
Their
only
concern,
as
al
and file meeting, he proposed to signing up for the school? The
opposed to the misleadership role forgotten men.
ways,
was
the
preservation
of
Waite and Hennessey that they Young Communist League and
Russia, and everything else went played by the Commie stooges in The crew of the SS Cranston
go to the Shipowners Association the National Maritime Union.
the NMU.
Victory, .when we were there
by the boards.
and the steamship companies and
COPELAND BEEF
One
sure
way
to
maintain
our
very
recently, donated $103 to the
try to make a deal on the basis When the West Coast unions The bonus was only a second
high
quality
of
membership
is
by
SIU
and
SUP boys at Fort Stan
ary issue, in the words of Joe
education.
Why
not
create
a
ton,
and
they
sure appreciated it.
Curran. That the bonus did come
scholarship
furtd
which
we
could
ARTHUR L. GRESHAM.
through was due to the fight put
Book No. 5978
up by the SIU-SUP, and that is use to open the doors of higher
why the seaman's family is pro education to these deserving
tected at home, and-his life pro youngsters. Ten or twelve could
tected on all ships -by armed be assisted through college," or
guards. Insurance for the sea through technical schools.
Your article on the NMU
These kids would benefit, the
men was gotten them because of
leadership's
concern over the
the militant fight by Harry Lun working class as a whole would trend of their rank and file
benefit, as they would become
deberg, SIU President.
"bright
stars" in a workers toward the Seafarers was a good
THE REAL REASON
and true one, and this puts the
The NMU, which never won a crown. Later these kids would finger on the sore spot of that
strike before the war, is for the be able to help us. In the indus alleged union.
try this wchild be concrete lead
extension of the no-strike pledge
ership unparalleled by the "slog- Continue the fight, and you'll
after the war, primarily because
win out eventually.
a strike would interfere with the tions, and better rates than do the Labor and management be
shipping of machinery and sup NMU contracts. A study of the tween them can handle their own
plies to Russia after the war. various contracts will easily affairs, in the traditional way of
They bring up the phoney pro prove it.
collective bargaining. And we can
posal of "cooperation" with the Nor do they mention the all do this without the interference
shipowners for the same reason, important subject of the com of meddling politicians. That is,
even though they knojv it means munist control, of the NMU, as long as we are a free people,
selling out.the seamen to the ship which dictates the every policy, and the totalitarians do not take
operators.
great or small, of the NMU.
over, which could happen.
Nowhere in the "history" of the It's a great little book. It leaves .In the long.run the truth, fair
NMU do they mention the fact out more than it tells, and re play, decency and work well done.
that the contracts of the SIU give paints and reshapes evefytliing it will win.
greater protection, better condi- does tell.
.JOHN CAMPAIGN
Proposes SIU Snug Harbor
Asks For Mail
Make A Retreat
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Page Fire
The Coast Guard Pulls A Fast One
QUESTION: What is the best ship you were
ever on?
.4*
William Balchelor. AB — The
best ship I was ever on was the
John Gallup, belonging to Smith
and Johnson. It's the one ship
I'U never forget. Why? Well, it
was a seaman's dream. The crew
Was great, the officers were okay,
the chow was good, there was
plenty of overtime, and the quar
ters were clean and comfortable.
What else can you ask for?
(Editor'S^MPTRie following incia^?^uccurred several' nSSISS 'inspect the ship the first tSmg in
ago, but we tell it now because of what it reveals concerning the the morning.
Coast Guard method of handling seamen. It is this sort of procedure The Quartermaster and the two
which the Coast Guard'hopes to continue into peace time.)
AB's arrived at the wharf first
Ever hear of a man being''water had a rather gamey flavor. thing in the morning, the ship
guilty and innocent at the same Upon investigation it was found was in midstream and no Coast
timii? It happened to three SIU that a dead rat was floating on Guard official was in sight. Nor
was there any sign of the Public
trip carders recently when they
the top of the fresh water tank.
were hailed before a Coast Guard The three SlU-dispatched men Health Service which had been
Invited to look things over.
Judge. The actions of the men
immediately went to the third
had been praised by the Coast
mate and asked for a pass to go The next thing the men knew
Guard as being in the best inter
ashore in order to protest the con they were before a Coast Guard
est of the maritime industiy, and
ditions of the ship. They received hearing officer, and charged with:
all three charges brought against
the pass without argument, went 1. Desertion, 2. AWOL and 3.
them were so out of line that
Failure to join.
tjiey were dismissed—and yet the ashore and began telephoning.
The first call was to the War By now the SIU was on the Job
Judge insisted upon cooking up a
Shipping Administration. The and sent a patrolman to rep
new charge and making it stick.
WSA announced, in effect, that resent the men before the Cozist
Some "principle" was involved it didn't give a damn how many Guard. The SIU got into the rec
about the Coast Guard not being dead rats were in the fresh water. ord the testimony of the Coast
able to make a mistake and the The next call went to the Coast Guard boarding officer — all of
"good of the service."
Guard (the union hall was closed which substantiated the picture
It all started when C. M. as it was late at night). The of lousy conditions given by the
Chaney, J. D. Riffle and R. R. Coast Guard said that if condi men. The Coast Guard boarding
Ullan were dispatched to one of tions were as bad as was describ officer said frankly that he didn't
the more notorious rust buckets ed, the men had a good beef and blame the men for not staying
as Quartermaster and . AB's re could not be blamed for piling off aboard the ship. The SIU then
spectively. When they boarded and complaining. The Coast knocked out the charges one by
the ship they found the fresh Guard agreed to come down and one. It was obvious that the men
did not desert because, the mom
ent they left the ship they con
tacted both the WSA and Coast
Guard and told them of their
Seven NMU men, aided by the but a downright lie—
movements. The men were not •
pie-in-the-sky promises of Yalta, "That ain't the way I heard it," AWOL because they had a pass
Teheran, the no-strike pledge, he said. "I heard it different. Not from the third mate. The men
and the doubtful prestige of Joe only did I hear it different, but I had not failed to join the ship, be
Curran, could not prevail against saw it different—I was there. The cause they had joined it, leaving
the simple truth as expounded SIU went on strike in 1941 for an only after they got the mate's
increase in the bonus, and they permission.
by an SIU rank and filer.
It happened aboard the SS F. won the strike.
All of which should end the
Q. Barstow, WET, when one, lone
"Not only did Curran refuse to story. But it doesn't — for the
Seafarer found himself compet join the strike, but he called it men were found guilty. Guilty
ing with the seven NMU mem 'phony' and a 'bum beef.' The of what? Being "Absent Afler
bers for the rest of the unorgan NMU got it for their men because Leave." The judge decided that
ized crew.
Curran -went' crying down to the "good of the service" demand
When the NMUers went into Washington, and asked for the some sort of punishment, and so
their Yalta theme song, our rank same conditions that the SIU had. he cooked up a fourth charge
and file volunteer organizer did If it wasn't for the Seafarers, you after the SIU had succeeded in
n't have to do much, because the guys would still be working for knocking out the first three.
rest of the crew just laughed it peanuts."
The judge then sentenced the
off. Hot-air porkchops can't be When the fact was backed up men to one month's suspension.
fried.
by some of the non-union men, After a moment's thought, how
But when one of the Curran. the NMUers had to give way. ever, he suspended the suspen
Doys started bragging about how Twenty-five of the crew were so sion, and placed the men upon
Joe had gotten the seamen the impressed that they signed SIU probation for six months. The
bonus, our hero blew his top. pledge cards—and included were "good of thfe service" had been
Phony propaganda is one thing. 4 of the NMU men.
safeguarded.
Tanker Men Hear Score On Bonus,
Francisco Ramos, Chief Stew
ard—I remember most the Witchita of the Robin Line. I sailed
her in 1942 as cook and baker,
until she was torpedoed in Sep
tember 24 of that year. She was
a good scow. All the crew were
oldtimers and 100 per cent union,
and it was a pleasure to sail with
them. And, of course, even if I
have to admit it myself, the feeds
were the best. I was really sorry
to see her go.
Harold Nelson, Jr. Engineer—
For me the best ship was the SS
De Soto of the Waterman Iiine.
I liked riding that boat so much
1 made four trips with her and
V she was perfect every trip. There
. were all oldtimers on her. and the
engine gang were good SIU mem
bers. We had a crackerjack Stew
ards Department each trip and 1
never had better food. We had
B good run each trip—no trouble
at all..
$100 FOR SOME FLORIDA ORANGES
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liipsi'i
^
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Carl C. Lawson, Bos'n—I don't
have to think twice—it was the
John P. Mitchell of the Robin
Line. The mate was an old Pa
trolman of the SIU, named
O'Leary, and he was tops. The
ship was good for Overtime, there
were no disputes and no beefs. It
was a real clean ship, and the
food was 100 per cent. There were
aU oldtimers on the bridge and
they knew their business.
They throw them away in Florida, but Brother Karl V. Pettersson. Book number 100, who has
been shipping since 1907. paid $100 for two small bags of oranges. Brother Pettersson was passing a
bond rally, and bought $100 worth of War Bonds, and was given the oranges as a bonus. With hint
are some old friends just off the SS R. K. Jones. Calmar scow. Left to right, they are: Alphonse Bailey,
FWT; Pettersson; Bill Frederick. FWT; and Danny Byrne. AB.
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Friday* June 8* 1945
Advocates Carefull Checking For
Ali^^sssfhie Shio's Free Loaders
By BUD RAY
SAN JUAN, B.R.—The ship butter, potatoes, rice, beans,
owners and Some of their cap matches and what have you, onetains are still trying to_pull fast third of the time now.
ones by getting men from the Some of the boys are trying to
be tough he-men when they come
WSA for replacements. The ship
ashore down here. The croakers
delegates ahd the men must co love it, as it'gives them plenty of
operate with the hall here by practice sewing the poor suckers
By E. S. HIGDON
By D. L. PARKER
checking all new men for ship upj But then I suppose it, must
We expect a couple of long trip had only one ship to pay off. We
be good clean fun to some people
ships here in the Gulf this com- crewed up the Richard Dixie TAMPA—Quite a few of the ping cards, and notifying us if to leave a certain percentage of
boys are now drifting down anyone gets off.
their hide in every place they go.
ing week. The membership here which was originally intended
is getting interested in the or- for the French. She was remodel- Tampa way and I am very glad We had a Waterman Liberty in. Or have they started to give
that they are doing so, because An AB got off on Saturday, and purple hearts for these wounds?
ed here, and has now been turn
on Sunday when I got aboard I
willingness to help in every way
ed over to the Waterman SS we are getting one of the steel found a nice USS stiff all settled
possiole.
1
ships that the McClosky ship in a bunk to make the trip.
Company.
yard built for the British. In fact, He has been sailing for four
The branch itself is now get
ting straightened out. With the We had the SS William Bevins we were to get it this past week, years, and the best he has in the
young element here to help us, in from Baltimore. Quite a few but after taking it out on a trial line of union papers is a trip card
we believe that within a very of the crew members paid off by run the Maritime Commission from the NMU with one month
short time this port will again be
j^^nsent and were replacturned it down because there was paid. Needless to say I gave him
one of the most progressive, as it , ,
mu /-.i.- ^
i -ci
the old heave ho right quick, and
not sufficient space for crew
used to be in the old days. This
brought an SUP man aboard.
will enable us to go all out in the Higgens, who was discovered to quarters.
organizing drive. As some of be in the social register, was re- She will be out in another ten The old man gave me a thous
and excuses for not wanting him.
these ships ^will be heading tow-J placed with another man despite or twelve days and I hope that I
Has he got Coast Guard clear
ard Texas and Mobile, the coopprotest. He demanded trans- will have enough members to ance? Has he passed the doctor?
eration of these ports will be nec
crew her up. These ships have a
essary to make the organizing portation back to Baltimore be cruising speed of sixteen knots —and all the rest of the malarky
you get from these labor hating
fore he would pay off, but we
drive successful.
and only four hatches. The Alcoa stiffs. But my man stuck' just the Whenever you are on the Isl
finally convinced him that it
It is very important that these would be healthier for him to Co. is taking this one. Also two same. Don't forget, you men must and, try always to ride a metered
more are coming out for the demand that all replacements cab as the cabbies who hang
ports closely follow the move
Waterman Company in about come through the hall, and you around the gin mills will sure
ments of the Isthmian ships and P^y
"^^er mutual consent.
must contact the hall whatever hang you on the horn fro fare. In
report them to the other port im- |
intend to have a meeting three weeks.
The SS Henry D. Whiton will port you're in on the Island.
mediately. Remember, it is up to
,
-•
the event you think you are over
XI- officials
a-- • 1 andJ XIi: !-• with the Waterman Line as soon be leaving soon, and I will be
the
the membership:
The good ship SS Jean arrived, charged just demand a receipt
in every port to do their utmost
Possible, to settle once and for damn glad of that. She has been and those that didn't quit were and get the license number. The
to bring the Isthmian ships under all the dispute over messboys a headache due to the actions of fired by the skipper—who doesn't BSC is out to get these bandits,
the SIU banner.
making up pursers' bunks, as this the captain and mate. It seems dispute overtime, but just ques and that usually brings them
tions it until New York okays it. around to the right price.
Shipping from this port has will be a grief that will turn up
If
you want to make that ship, The $64 question this week:
been very slow this last week. We regularly in the future.
and you want time off down here Why do some of those guys run
but don't want to hit the beach, to the USS to live and get taken?
you'd better call the hall and get Then they run to the hall to
a standby. Shipping out here is sing the blues. when they get
double tough. If you are stuck thrown out for performing? Mor
By PAUL GONSORCHIK
you will be repatriated, but it is al: Stay the hell out of them. No
no joke arriving back in the self-respecting seaman would
NEW YORK—Shipping's sort'unless the membership—you, and
States with rope yarns.
want to be seen going in or com
of slacked down slightly in the you, and all of us—gets to them
We have quite a few Keptive ing out. They are just another
first week of June. But we had and helps to turn them into good
men here who are turning out to doghouse wherever they are. Just
quite a few outport jobs in from solid union members.
be number one gigolos and lov remember these great givers of
Baltimore and Philadelphia and Fink Halls will attempt to
ers. Some of these gals are hung charity are -not out to benefit or
shipped about 80 men to those flourish in peace time as now,
only more so, and it's up to the
up real nice, with their big broWn
two ports.
Speaking of shipping, our well membership to eliminate that po
eyes, and lumpy in-just the right beter us in any shape or manner,
known organizers, Blackie and tential threat to its job security. every time that one of .the boys places and not too unfriendly— Let us all get into the organiz
Gene are doing a fine job here in Our future lies in the solidity of doesn't part his hair just so, he but enough of that, or the beach ing drive and let the whole
New York. They would be able unionism. Don't let anyone kid gets fired; then I have to go over will be overloaded with all the waterfront know what we have to
to do a lot better job if the mem you that you won't have to have to Seddon Island and get things great lovers.
bership in all ports would coop a Union—imless you want to get straightened out again. We are The. Navy is letting the men offer, and that we are the only
expecting another Moran tug in stationed here bring their famil democratic seamen's union on the
erate and work together with a buck a day pay.
them in organizing the unorgan The SIU has worked hqyd to shoftly to get pne of the Navy ies down. Things have been waterfront. So until every Am
ized. All members are potential reach that standard for seamen barges that was built here.
tough enough, what with not be erican ship is SIU, let us pull to
organizers, so call on Blackie and and has the best to offer, so let's If any of you Brothers want to ing able to get ham ,bacon, lard. gether.
Gene—^you'll find them on the 5th keep it that way. The old timers make coastwise trips, come on
have paved the way, and now it's down to Tampa in the next week
floor—and give them a hand.
We dispatchers here in New up to all of us to teach the new or so, and there will be plenty This I told Captain Berkins job, making it hard on the two
of jobs.
and, as always, he said he didn't cooks.
York have been receiving good comers.
give a damn if they never paid I have been doing a little work
cooperation from the membership
off. But by this time, I had added on transportation for ships at an
in manning these ships. It sure
up all extra meals for a total of chor and have made some head
makes things run smoothly. If
1210 meals, and at 35 cents a way. I have a meeting with one
we continue this cooperation,
By CHARLES STARLING
meal this made $423.50; and paid of the Hercules men and will see
there will be no occasion to call
the outports for men, as we do BALTIMORE—You have heard Perkins, and brothers, this is one they were as extra meals.
if we can't do a little better. As
now and then.
the old saying—"Little Old New for the books. While I was in his Captain Perkins was pretty it is now, you can ride in for a
This in turn makes it difficult York"—and right now that is just office going over the pay roll with happy about this ahd went on to buck, but try and get it back.
for them to man their ships in what this fair City of Baltimore him, we came to a big red line okay all the other overtime, but The Hercules Company is. will
their own area. So don't let your is.
through 64 hours on two cooks he won't be so happy when he ing to run boats to our ships at
contracted ships be delayed be
and one messman for cooking wakes up and finds out he could five bucks a load each way, j
cause it is one or two crew men We have eight ships in from midnight meals for Seabees.
have paid only $57.60 in over which would not amount to over]
short. It is good unionism and long trips to payoff this week,
time.
This goes to show that it 50 cents each, and that ought to
seamanship to see to it that those and from the way things look we These brothers had turned in pays off to stSnd by and get all be a help. Hercules is having!
ships are sailed out on time. On are going to stay this way for a three hours each meal as their your money at the payoff.
trouble with their men over
the other hand, it is a very bad good long time. So if any of you agreement reads, but old Red All you brothers that ship on charging and putting the extra!
reflection on the union with the are in outports where shipping is Pencil could not see it that way. ships that have 11 men gun crews bucks -into their pockets. So if ^
number of men hanging around slow, just come on to Baltimore All he could see was extra meals. make sure that you carry a 3rd you fellows ask for a receipt we
the union haUs up and down the and you won't have any trouble However, we had a very good Cook. If not, call the hall at once, can stop the over-charging.
crew on this ship who had an
coast when there are only a few getting out.
nounced that coming payday and let us know about it. We The six crew men of the SS
takers for a job.
We had one of the Waterman
have had four ships within the J. Lee can get back the money
- We must organize the unorgan- ships in a short time ago, with there would be no payoff Until last two weeks that sailed with-[they were overcharged by conized seamen, for in therm will be about 1200 hours overtime red- everybody had what was coming out a 3rd Cook, and in each case tacting me anytime they are in
our real opposition in the future, leaded by Captain (Red Pencil) to them.
the galley man was given the Baltimore.
COASTWISE RUN ON
Organizing Progresses in The Guif NEW
SHIPS OPENS
Organizing Key To Union Future
RED-LEAD SKIPPER OUTSMARTS SELF
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Kenny, A. J
33
Kenny, Peter F
J.14
Kephart, Stanley
11.84
Kerhoney, Amos E
3.55
Kerns, Albert
2.13
Kerr, Alexander T
71
Kertley, Marion
13.26
Kessen, A. K
1.32 Kovamees, Wasile
Kessler, Francis
37 Kozielewski, Stefan
Kettler, A
3.76 Kozlowski, Jos
Keyes, O'Malley
136.34 Kraft, Edwin
Keyes, Will 0
21.23 Dramer, Allen
Khoth, Frank
8.23 Kramer, George L
Kelcey, Arthur A
7.92 Kramer, L
Kiersvik, Hans
2.97 Kramer, George L
Kiley, Albert J
8.11 Kraszenski, Leo
Kimball Charles
2.89 Krekel, Mareo A
Kimball, W. H
99 Krenclez, E. R
Kinkead, S
01 Kretzer, Gustav
Kinney, Henry W
15.00 Krieg, Joseph P
Kirby, George F
5.27 Krueger, Paul
Kirby, Robert
11.88 Krifser, Lawrence R
Kirkland, Joseph
1.31 Krighton, A
Kirkpatrick, Ellis F
121.63 Kriz, Joseph F
King, Orval C
1.91 Kroenenberger, Eugene
Klavins, Anthony A
79 Krowkowski, Constanty
Klaveness, Dad
2.38 Kruse, Walter C. Jr
Kleiber, Melvin C
12.02 Kubisch, Mike
Klie, John N
18.61 Kubitz, Henry J
Klincher, John William .... 10.57 Kuhor, Edward
Kline, Robert W
6.97 Kuhar, Edward
Klinger, Harry A
60.79 Kuhn, Edward
Kneck, E
60 Kuhu, E
Knell, Frederick G
80 Kulhanek, T
Knickerbocker, Earl H
7.48 Kullgren, Alexander
Knight, L. F
01 Kulovitz, Louis E
Knight, R
3.34 Kurki, Toiva
Knight, Russell
19.30 Kurz, Edgar W
Knight, Truman R
3.96
Knighton, Augusta
1.40
Knighton, A
2.00 Lablanc, Albert
Knowles, E
11.88 Ladmierault, Leon
Knowles, Everrett
29.58 Lafoe, John R
Knowles, H
2.08 Lafrenque, L
Kncx, Thomas L
6.77 Lahman, Robert
Knudsen, Wenton
177.35 Lain, Guys
Kochanovski, Edward C.
34.84 Lavid, Frederick S
Koenig, Arthur G
2.64 Lala, Joseph N
Koenigseder, Max A
2.84 Laland, Harold
Kohlzanski, J
8.69 Lamb, James F
Kohrs, Ralph
2.84 Lamb, Lynn R
Knoeony, Jaroslau
16.15 Lambeth, Johnnie D.
Kontis, Nicholas
1.42 Lamont, Howard A
Koplitsky, Hyman H
9.72 Lancaster, Robert, Jr.
Korapka, Stanley J
9.90 Landa, Thomas
Korb, Alexander
103.37 Landry, E
Kornek, Joseph S
3.02 Landry, E. A
Korzynski, Arthur
117.50 Landry, Harry J
Koster, E
1.67 Lane, T
Kostegan, Stefan
4.27 Lanero, Lino
Kostelich, Thonaas
5.79 Lange, Carl
Koszyk, Joseph M
2.13 Lange, Gus A
Kough, B. M
33 Langham, S
Koulla, D. P
1.32 Lanton, Alfred
Kouis, Martin
100.35 Lantz, Warren D
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Mississippi Steamship Company
PERSONALS
Will holder of receipt number
96487 see Patrolman Sheppard or
Algina on the 5th floor of the
New York hall, or send his name
and book number to the 6th floor?
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Any member of the crew of the
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found by the Savannah branch.
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Street, Savannah, Georgia.
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Lapertasa, Anthony
Lardreveau, W. J,
Large, Harold L
Laris, Joseph W
Larkin, Edmund
Larkins, Frank L
Laris, Joseph W
Larrison, Joe
Larsen, Holger R
Larsen, John A
Larsen, N
Larivee, Adolph
Lashy' John
Laskaris, Geo. M
Latty, Roger
Latzgesell, Albert
Lauzon, Stuart
Lavador, Diosdado
Lavender, Robert
Lavoie, L. J.
Lawes, Norman
Lax, Herbert
Leach, Otto L
Leaman, C
4.91 Lowe, Charles
Lear, Duke C
.67 Lowe, Jesse
Leathern, Luther
8.69 Lowry, Jess
Leavey, Henry P
Lecourt, Henry J
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3.56 Lozoda, J. R
Lee, William W
9.81 Lubinski, Walter C
Lee, Wm. O
Leeuweke, Klass I
235.00 Lucas, George
6.26 Lucia, Michael L
Lefakis, Antonios
19.80 Luciana, Toribio
Leger, Michael L
.99 Ludwig, Edward, Jr
Lehay, Thomas R
Lehn, Edward A
24.61 Lugo, Cirilo
Leideman, Geo. A
2.23 Lupieu, H
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Leister, Dave
3.20 Luster, Milton B
Lennen, Ralph O
1.76 Luizza, Michell
Lennox, Robert J
2.71 Luke, Bertal
Lepape, Noel Marcel F
1.07 Lunt, Harold D
Lerma, Roberte
6.40 Lusgber, Dale
Lasaya, Mike E
.33 Luxenberg, Robert
Lesley, S. W
1.07 Lvles, Elton, L
Lester, A. M
2.54 Lyles, Jess M
Lewis, E. M
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Lewis, John, Jr
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Linder, A. R
3.96 Lyons, T. F
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3.56
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5.69 Lociano, Toribio
2.12 McCarthy, Francis C
11.84
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1.69 McClain, John 1
1.42' Lodigiani, Guiseppe
5.92 McClanahan, James L
6.79 Lofton, Lionel V
5.69 McClusky, W. H.
6.41; Loman, Joe R
McCourt, Peter M.
7.29
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McCourt, P
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1 Lomax, Clarence W
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Jack M
4.17
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Daniels, 66 hrs. Collect at Calmar office, 44 Whitehall St., New
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Maclntyre, Walter
McKale, John E
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McKay, William J.
McKee, Charles
McKeldin, Robert M
McKenna, E. J
McKenzie, James
McKinley, John P
McLain, Thomas
McLand, Norman 3
McLaughlin, Bernard
McLaughlin, Edward J
McLemore, D. M
McLemore, Leonard E.
McLennon, Wm. K
McLeod, George
MacLeod, Wallace R
McMahon, Victor J
McMahon, W. J
McMaster, D. C
McMaster, David C
McMillin, Charles S
McMillan, James
McNair, Wm
MacNeil, Richard
McNicholls, Thomas J
McPhail, John
McPherson, Roger
McPherson, William C
McQueen, J. V
McQueene, Robt
McQueeny, D. J
McRoberts, Harry
McVey, Edward P
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Macaskill, Frank
Maccoline, Hugo W
Macken, Norman
Mackey, H
Madden, Hy J
Madrand, J
Madrid, Joseph
Mafara, Howard W
Maffia, Alfred P
Magee, V. P
Maggio, Frank
Mago, O. K
Maguire, John E
Maguire, J. W
Maher, Frank T
Maher, Joseph M
Mahon, Joseph H
Mahone, Malcolm
Mainville, Marcel S
Malcolm, .John W
Maldenado, Bolivear
Malier, J
Malley, Edward P.
Malone, Joseph O.
Maloney, William J
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NEW YORK
51 Beaver St.
BOSTON
330 Atlantic Avo.
14 North Gay St.
.01 BALTIMORE
6 North 6th St.
.01 PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PL
24.14 NEW ORLEANS
339 Chartres St.
CHARLESTON
68 Society St.
SAVANNAH
220 East Bay St.
TAMPA
842 Zack St.
920 Main St.
1.42 JACKSONVILLE
MOBILE
7 St. Michael St.
21.94 SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 45 Ponce de Leon
71 GALVESTON
.30554 22nd St.
6605 Canal St.
64.35 HOUSTON
257 5th St.
33 RICHMOND, Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St.
5.64 SEATTLE
86 Seneca St.
5.00 PORTLAND
Ill W. Burnside St.
04 WILMINGTON
440 Avalon Blvd.
16 Merchant St.
137.50 HONOLULU
1036 W. Fifth St.
74 ASHTABULA
BUFFALO
10 Exchange St.
1,42 CHICAGO
24 W. Superior Ave.
98.75 SO. CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houston Ave.
CLEVELAND
1014 E. St. Clair St.
DETROIT
1038 Third St.
3.23 DULUTH
531 W. Michigan St.
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THE
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SEAFARERS
LOG
HERE IS AN
'When I discovered that the SIU keeps
its promises to men who aren't even
members, I knew I hadn't made a
mistake..."
June 1> 1945
TO ALL SEAUEH:
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K7 name le George B. Murpfy, and mr last ship was the Marine
Fo* of the Isthmian SS Company, where I was messman. t
I was approached during sy last woyage on the Fox
an SIO
member and asked to sign a pledge card for the Seafarers. I said
I would and did, even though I felt that If the company-found put
X would got fired.
This SIU man promised that If I wer.e fired, or wanted to
leare for aja reason, the SIU would see to it that I would get a
union ship from their ball.
For personal reasons, I decided to leare Isthmian, and I went
to the SIO hall to see If they would remember their promise. They
did. Bot only did I get a shipping card, but was helped to get a
higher rating, that of third cook, on the SS G. Stiles of the
Robin Line.
I originally signed the SIU pledge card because I knew that
a union was needed to get us Isthmian seamen the conditions and
treatment that we couldn't got for ourselves as Individuals.
When I discovered that the SIO keeps Its promises to men who
aren't even members, I knew I hadn't made a mistake.In the first
place. I shall see to It that the unorganized men I meet hear of the
Here is the actual letter
written to the Seafarers by
George Murphy, Our ad
vice to Isthmian men is to
stick on their ships and tight
for a union contract under
the SIU banner. But if you
do get bounced, come to an
SIU hall. There's plenty of
jobs.
way the Seafarers operate.
George B. Murphy
Here is the shipping board
in the New York hall at 51
Beaver Street. It is full of
jobs for all ratings. Isth
mian men are Invited to
drop In and look It over at
anytime.
Seafarers International Union
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FILE BRIEF ON 12 WAGE DISPUTES ASK PROMPT WLB ACTION ON THE CONTESTED CASES
SIU MAN JOINS CHINESE MANILA
MERCHANT SEAMEN CONTINUE FROZEN TO THE SHIPS-WSA
RAISE THE BASIC WAGE
NEW YORK SETTLES VARIETY OF BEEFS
THE LINE HAS CHANGED-AGAIN
CHIEF STEWARDS DISTRIBUTE LOGS
OLD TIMERS HIT PORT OF SAVANNAH
NAZIS END WAR II WITH 500 SUBMARINES
NMU LEADERS TAILOR THE HISTORY FACTS TO FIT NEEDS OF A FINKY LINE
THE COAST GUARD PULLS A FAST ONE
TANKER MEN HEAR SCORE BONUS,
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North Amerka
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY JUNE 1. 1945
1945 Memorial Day—For Oar Sailors,
Soldiers and Merchant Seamen,
No. 22
Wartime Ban On Ship Movement
Information is Lifted This Week
The men on the beach will no longer have to take ships blind, not knowing whether
they will wind up in Manila or Cherbourg. Froni now on ships movements in the At
lantic and its adjacent waters and, with some limitations, the western coastal waters of
South America, can be released by union dispatchers for the information of the member
ship. The news will also be available for the general press and radio. This leaves shipping
tin most of the Pacific and the Indian oceans still subject to war
time censorship, however. .
Convoys Dropped
The announcement was made
by Byron Price, director of the
Office of Censorship, and printed
in the May 24 issue of the Journal
of Commerce, shortly after the
British Admiralty and the Navy
Following is printed the ex
Department announced abandon
change of letters between Lunde
ment of the convoy system in the
berg and Mr. Philip D. Reed,
Atlantic, and the restoration of
newly appointed chairman of the
peacetime navigation rules with
"fact finding committee."
respect to the display of lights,
MR. REED'S LETTER
the exchange of signals and so
Dear Mi-. Lundeberg;
forth.
--At the request of Admiral
•War Shipping Administration
Land, I have agreed to be chair vessels were to be notified today
man of a temporary committee to that they need no longer foUow
review post-war needs of Ameri the ziz-zag course in the Atlantic
can' merchant seamen and to and that their radio equipment
make recommendations to the may be unsealed.
United Seamen's Service. I would
Byron Price, in announcing re
like you to serve on that com moval of the restrictions, stressed
mittee.
that the identity and movements
Admiral Lan^d will attend the of . war ships, including trans
first meeting of the committee, ports, remain restricted but there
(Continued on Page 4)
(ContinueJ on Page 5)
Lundeberg Opposes
Plan To Continue
USS In Peace Time
The long expected maneuver,
on the part of the social workers
and their NMU allies to continue
the United Seamen's Service into
peace time, was exposed this
week by SUP President Harry
Lundeberg. Lundeberg had been
invited to join_^ a phoney front
committee which was to "exam
ine seamen's post war needs."
One of these "post war needs"
was presumed to be continued
spoon feeding by the United Sea
men's Service.
>
Lundeberg not only rejected
the invitation to serve on the
committee, but reaffirmed the
SIU opposition to the entire USS
set up.
BALLOTING COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK
OVERWHELMING VOTE CARRIES
STRIKE FUND AND AMENDMENTS
An enthusiastic membership, | during the week of March 12,
plainly aware of possible future ^1945. Another dealt with the procontingencies, o V e r w h elmingly^ ceedure to be used in submitting
ratified the special ten dollar financial reports,
strike fund assessment, in a five
The constitutional provision
week voting period that ended dealing with the reinstatement'of
on May 23.
members was changed to read
Also passed by referendum vote that a member more than six
.were seven constitutional changes months in arrears may be reinthat were submitted to the mem- stated by a membership meeting
bership at the same time. The upon payment of all back dues,
results of voting, as revealed by:fines and assessments. Members
the balloting committee at the so reinstated shall be regarded as
New York hall, showed that the probationary members for a
constitutional changes were each period of one year.
passed by better than a 95% "yes"
The Strike Fund Assessment of
vote.
$10, as stated in the resolution, is
i The Strike Fund Assessment a one time assessment—the funds
ireceived 88% "yes" votes of all to be used only in case of a gen
'the eligible ballots cast.
eral strike of all ships, and then
Most of the amendments' sub only after a. referendum vote of
mitted to "the referehdumi vote of the menibership.
•the membership concerned themThe membership, alerted by
These are the men who checked the votes you cast on the strike fund. On the left side of the
'iselves with proposals for slight disturbing occurances, such as the
table (from left to right) are; Walter Kosmider, 2nd Cook; Louis Galvin. Deck Eng.; Robert Wixiningr
changes in the voting procedime, proposed bonus cut, responded in
as recommended by the Agents' all ports in support of the re row. On the right side of the table (from front to rear) are: Joseph F. MankuskL ^WT; John C*
Julicks, AB; Curt Starke, Acting AB.
conference held in New York solution.
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THE
SEAT AHEHS
Friday, June 1, 1945
LOU
FASCISM!
SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
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HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President
101 Market Street, San Francisco, Caltf.
JOHN HAVK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep.
424 Stk Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
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PUBLICATION OFFICE:
11 BSAV]^ STREET
New York, (4) N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
Second Class Mailing Rights Pending
A Warning Signal
Hi!
It is a brazen pimp, indeed, who advertises his trade in
the public press. Their way is to pluck at your sleeves from
the shadows, plying their sorry profession with a minimum
of publicity.
But no such scruples, it seems, inhibit the ptofessional
labor finks who flaunt their scabbing activities shamelessly.
In an adjoining column, we reproduce an advertise
ment that appeared in Rob Wagner's Script, the voice of
producers around Hollywood, offering to the employers of
that area the services of "highly-disciplined" veterans to
*'protect" their plants, and their "most unique specialty,
the ex-Marine Guards Intelligence Divisions" for confiden
tial investigations.
We don't know personally who is the "chief of staff,"
the "adjutant and inspector" or the other men in this setup.
&ut we do think the military setup, replete with titles and
discipline, the wording of,, the advertisement, are all too
transparent veils not at all masking the old fashioned strike
breaking outfit such as flourished a few years ago.
We think that the ad, had it been written with more
candor, could have read: "Do you want a goon squad to
keep union organizers out of your plant? Do you want to
hire labor spies to infiltrate the trade unions, disrupt them
and put the finger on the leaders? We have on hand a se
lect group of highly disciplined veterans, who have been
successfully inoculated with an anti-union prapa^nda."
It is inevitable, when profits are more important to
some producers than any human rights, that an unscrupul
ous operator should take advantage of the situation to sell
the services of professional goons.
But more is involved than a few immoral characters
looking for an easy thirty pieces of silver. This advertise
ment poses two problems that the American labor move
ment will have to face in the near future.
First is the spectacle of some employers already prepar
ing for that postwar period. Even while beguiling the la-i
bor unions with honeyed words of cooperation, some oper
ators are already hiring armed guards and "intelligence"
men.
Second, is the use of veterans of the armed forces as
an anti-labor force. As the Seafarers Log has pointed out
on more than one occasion, the great danger facing Ameri
can trade unions is the employment of the jobless veteran
as a strike-breaking, anti-labor unit. Fascist spellbinders
ivill attempt to rally unemployed, maltreated veterans
iaround a standard of dumping the civiliam off the gravy
train.
This is what happened after the last war. Unless the
'unions bestir themselves and make a conscious, determined
effort to bring the veteran where he rightly belongs, into
labor's camp, it will happen after this war.
CAN A
Ex-MARINES
HELP YOU?
What's your probltm? ,
Is it present, or postwar;
public, or personal? Efther
"way, we have a'service that
can be of !ua to you.
We've banded together a
hunch of well tralne>i, highly
disciplined, smart appearing
and well mannered veterans.
At a moment's notice, on a
?4-hour hasis, we ran supply .
you. with a uniformed armed
guard, a licensed chauffeur,
a trained courier, or, given
a little time, a hundred
men to protect your phuitw
(Incidentally, we're doi.ag
just that for some fifty plants
and installations in this area
right now.) Perhaps you don't
have a factory, let us interest
you in our most uniqud
specialty, the ev-MARlNE
GUARDS INTELLIGENCE
UIVISIONI
f«»
Who do you svant investi
gated ? Ask our Chief Of
Staff, Harold C. Keyes,
formerly of the United States
Secret Service, to furnish
you with one or more' of his
Well set-up operatives.
This isn't just another
detective agency {far from i/),
sind if you want further
information, call FI 1284
and ask to speak to our
Adjutant and Inspector,
ROSCOE ARNETT, formerly
Lt. Col., USMC (ret.), who
was recently in charge of
,
recruiting fOr the Corps here
in Southern California until
he retired after 42 years of
service. We're pretty sure our
vetejtffts can fill your 'hill.
Many Beefs Squared Away
T/:S. If you knStu in
•tionorably Dheharged Marine
urho-wantsa yooJ,-permanent
job with a future, tell him
to eaii the Colonel, loot
Or drop in to
2525 W.7th St.. L. A.
By LOUIS GOFFIN
Quite a number of beefs were On the SS John Gates, nine
squared away from this office, weeks linen money is now pay
and elsewhere in the Log are the able to all hands. On the SS
notices of the money due. Some Hastings the crew members who
R09 WAGNER'S SCRIPT
of the beefs were a little weather joined the ship in Mobile and
beaten, but we managed to smack made the trans-Atlantic voyage,
Here is an advertisement clip them over, and they are now paying off in Boston, have trans
ped from the May 12th issue of payable.
portation money coming.
Bob Wagner's Script, published Some of these beefs are listed On the SS Walter Ranger, the
weekly in Hollywood. The ser below, in case some of you have Bos'n was used to furnish equip
to the prisoners of war. We
vices of strike-breakers and stool missed the past money due lists. ment
On the SS F. Ifessler we had a contended that the Bos'n's job
pigeons are openly and brazenly penalty bonus beef, which took a' is to handle gear for the crew
advertised^ Significantly, war vet little time to settle, as the War only. The company squawked,
erans are the goons being offered Department held back in letting but we held fast, and the beef
for hire. The returning veteran us know how muph penalty cargo was settled in our favor, at three
a day.
and his relation to the trade was carried. After pushing it for hours
a while we got the information, bn the Cape Faro, the two
union movement is an issue of and all hands now have $21.93 wipers have 92 hours cCming to
paramount importance — as the each coming, taxes already de each, for various types of work
done below. Every item was set
editorial at the left points out.
ducted.
tled in their favor.
The record of the SIU in set
These returning veterans are not anti-labor. Returning tling beefs is unexcelled, and if
from the battlefields of the world, they demand what is the a guy has anything coming we
it our business to see that
right of all of us, a job at decent wages. If they become make
he is paid.
convinced, through employer propaganda, that the trade I note in the NMU Pilot where
unions stand between them and jobs, tKey will tprn against these commie fakers are rapping
the SIU. This is a healthy sign;
the unions.
every knock is a boost. They are
If we .don't get them on our side, the finks and scabs weeping and wailing that the
SIU officials won't back their sell
will.
out plans.
They are the outfit who are in
favor of the ship sale bill, that
is, they are in favor of turning
over our ships to their comrades,
We don't want to go out on a limb, but from where the Russians, instead of favoring
the sale of these ships to strictly
We are sitting it seems that the rains have ended, and New American
operators.
York is coming into its justly famous spring weather.
They rant and rave that we
won't support them on the phoney
No place in the world is more beautiful than New set up wherein the Coast Guard
would take over the entire Mer
York in the spring (when it doesn't rain).
chant Marine and keep their kan
"What seaman is so salt-crusted that he does not re garoo courts in operation to put
member with a sigh the gentle breeze caressing the hair of bonafide seamen on the beach.
They rap John L, Lewis, and yet
the girls as they relax on the quay. Or the sun, warm and it was not so long ago, when
lazing, smiling softly at the young gkls on the benches. Or Lewis was head of the CIO, they
the playful wind swirling their skirts as they saunter back were cheering him.
to their offices. Or the happy, happy piping of the Song These Commie bums rant and.
birds as they watch the young girls stroll through the lanes rave to the four winds, but the
raiik and file of the seamen are
in Central Park. Or the girls .,.
wise to these -labor fakers whose
only interest in the seamen is.to
Ah, New York in the spring. They wfll have to double carry out the . party line of their
the bonus before we ship out too soon again!
masters from Moscow.
Spring Gms To Our Head
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i'HE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Secretary of Labor
By PAUL HALL
CANDIDATE FOR OBLIVION
There has been, considerable space devoted recently in the
various newspapers to the fact that President Truman is contem
plating the cutting down of the various government bureaus and
boards. Truman seems to be economic-minded regarding the spend
ing of federal dough on overlapping bureaus.
The Seafarers has a candidate for this cutting down process.
We offer the RMO Division of the WSA.
These people pay out plenty of good dough to men to stand by
in the various ports. This was getting to be such a big joke in the
maritime industry that even the WSA got the jitters and made some
mild attempts to change things. Nevertheless, this dough being spent
is still going out.
In addition to this, a comparison of the WSA's operating ex
pense for each man shipped with any maritime union in the field,
will show that there is expense padding some place. These people
are charging the Government thousands of bucks for the handling
of very few men.
4
President Truman Installs
New Regime In Labor Dept.
There is finally going to be a
change in the Labor Department.
Next month Madam Perkins will
step down as Secretary of Labor,
and her place will be taken by
Lewis B. Schwellenbach, a Fed
eral Judge and former Senator
from Washington.
During his term as Senator,
Schwellenbach had what was
known as a "liberal" record. He
was an orthodox New Dealer and
supported such legislation as the
Social Security Act, Wagner Act,
Lewis B. Schwellenbach, 50- Wage-Hour Act, and other sim
^ear-old former Senator from ilar bills.
Wcishingion. is the new Secretary Toward the close of his term in
of Labor. Schwellenbach's Con December 1940, Roosevelt re
gressional record was New DeaL warded him with a federal judge
and generally pro-labor. As an af- ship for the eastern district of
torney he frequenlly represented, Washington
trade unions. In the Senate hej Shortly after President TruEupported all major legislation man's appointment of Schwellenbacked by organized labor. (LPA) bach, AFL President William
Messmen Seen Important
Cog In Ship Operation
Last week the New York Dis
patcher received a letter from the
Smith & Johnson Port Steward,
which made a good point. Frank
P. Hoover pointed out the vital
role played aboard ship by the
"lowly
messman."
If ever there was a bunch of fakers- drawing good government
dough for Joing absolutely nothing, then it is certainly these people. Every man on the ship has im
To make room within their organization for the various commie portant work to do, and none
stooges whom they seem to prefer to anyone else, they certainly should be looked down upon by
other members of the crew. In
abuse everything that is efficient or economical.
this
respect. Hoover made a con
Our opinion is that these facts should be called to the attention,
not only of the President, but of the people who are responsible for tribution wheri he wrote;
the activities and behavior of these RMO officials. It is our further "I feel that you have basically
opinion that the RMO should not be revised just for economy's sake, discovered something that your
organization should make every
but should be eliminated entirely.
effort to impress upon the mem
bers; that is, that these new men
STRIKE FUND MEANS POWER
coming into the Stewards De
Voting has been completed and the ballots received from all partment are just as important a
branches on the constitutional amendments and the resolution call cog in the wheel as anyone else
on the ship and they are not to
ing for a $10.00 strike assessment.
be classed as a so-called "lowly
The balloting committee has completed tallying ballots from all messman" but as one who has a
ports. They report that all the amendments carried and that the large responsibility.
strike assessment resolution carried by over 88% majority. The
"This particularly applies at
carrying of this $10.00 strike assessment will come as a surprise to the present time with the great
the rest of the maritime industry in the face of some maritime food shortage because he is the
unions preaching their own post-war "no strike" line. It is no man who handles the food and if
surprise to members of the Seafarers because the Seafarers' position he does not have any incentive to
and policy has always been clear on this issue and it is very inter take care of the food on his ship
esting to note that even in spite of high powered propaganda in the he can waste untold pounds,
field against the SIU policy, the membership has shown that this is which by the end of the voyage
the policy they believe in. By having passed this resolution, the will show up on the general feed
Seafarers will now be able to build a large strike fund; a strike fund ing aboard the ship.
which will be the equivalent of giving us extra power to fight any
dispute with any shipowner.
Their shipping system and handling of men is obsolete, but then
what can you expect from a "bureau?" They figure, and this is<the
angle taken by all bureaucrats, that the more awkward these things
are handled, then the more jobs there will be for some of their
bureaucratic pimpsi
OLDTIMERS RETURN TO GULF
From all reports heard up this way, the Gulf area is beginning
to pick up now. A couple of old timers shipping out of the Gulf—
Bill Frederick, and- Danny Byrnes—paid off here recently
and .stopped by the hall for a while before they grabbed a rattler
heading for New Orleans. These, fellows told us that the Gulf is
returning to the old style now as in the pre-war days.
• It is good that some of these old timers do drift back into the
Gulf as we know that during the war, shipping fell off in that area
considerably and as a result many of the old timers from down that
way started to ship from both east and west coasts. Now that ship
ping is retu^rning to all Gulf ports, it looks as though it might be
quite a boom there. Our old timers should go back into that area
and help to educate the green membership down there and work
with the officials in seeing that the expansion of the Seafarers is
handled properly.
In the very near future, the Ports of New Orleans and Mobile
will' probably have the ships traffic in those, ports increased by at
least 100%. This is due partly because of a return to those ports of
some of the operators using them as key ports in their peacetime
set-up as well as the fact that quite a bit of the overflow from thej
west coast will be handled there.
,
Page Three
"You yourself, as a seaman,
know that no matter how good a
crew you have, if your Stewards
Department does not function
correctly it upsets the whole mo
rale of the rest of the ship."
Well said, well said. All hail
the messman!
And we, on our side, would like
to point out that Mr. Hoover is
one Port Steward with whom it
is really a pleasure to deal. The
SIU has always found him gen
tlemanly and courteous in hand
ling the various disputes that
arise between the company 'and
the union.
Green's statement declared;
"We regard Judge Schwellen
bach as a most capable and wellqualified man to serve. He show
ed that he possessed a very clear
understanding of labor and la
bor's problems when he served in
the United States Senate. His
record there was excellent from
a labor point of view. We look
forward to his service as Secre
tary of Labor with a feeling o£
confidence and satisfaction and
will gladly cooperate with him as
fully and completely as possible.
"In addition to that, we are go
ing to urge that he take steps to
consolidate within the Labor De
partment all the agencies of Gov
ernment that deal with labor
problems and labor questions and
in that way to expand the ser
vice of the Labor Department.
"We hope that he may set up
an advisory committee so that we
may serve with him and cooper
ate with him in his work as Sec
retary of Labor."
New York Shipping
Sets AU Time Record
Nearly 20 per cent of the 77,000,000 tons of supplies shipped
to the battle fronts from all Am
erican ports last year went
through New York harbor, set
ting a record.
The tremendous accomplish
ment of the merchant seamen in
maintaining the supply line un
der the greatest of difficulties has
brought acclaim from military
and governmental leaders, as a
vital contribution to the victory.
BOSTON AGENT IN NEW YORK
Censorship Ends
{Contimied. from Page 1)
is no objection to publication or
broadcasting of the identity and
arrivals of transports from Europe
in Atlantic or Gulf Coast ports
after they have reached quaran
tine.
Vessels arriving or departing at
East Coast ports with military
cargo, particularly if consigned to
the Far Eastern combat zone, will
continue to be treated as during
the earlier years of the war, even
although they happen to touch
en route at ports within the "free"
zone.
Johnny Mogan, Boston Agent and Vice President of the Inter
national. stopped off in New York last week on his way through to
the Great Lakes on union business. When he walked into the Log
office we made him pose for his picture.
Brother Mogan has high hopes for brisk post war shipping out
of Boston, and invites all ratings to. come to "the home of the bean
and the cod."
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Page Four
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, June 1, 1945
Seafarers Oppose Continuing
U§^ Operations liT Peace Time
(2) Which functions should be for your information, a copy of a
(Contimied from Page 1)
letter., sent to Admiral Land, deal
continued?
which will be held on the 48th a—Residential clubs,
ing with the status of our organi
floor of the General Electric b—Recreational services,
zation of .seamen, affiliated with
Building, 570 Lexington Avenue, c—Personal Services,
the American Federation of La
New York City, on Friday, Jime d—Medical services, including bor, on both coasts and in the
1st. We will meet at 12:30 p.m.
Great Lakes, m reference to the
rest centers,
for luncheon and continue into e—Public education and inter United Seamen's Service. This is
the afternoon as long as neces
the official position, of our organi
pretation.
sary.
(3) If some of these services zation and has not been rescinded
It does not seem probable that should be continued, under what by any of our membership.
many meetings will be required. auspices should they be organ
1 have carefully scrutinized the
On June 1st, we should be able ized??
questions
to be considered by the
generally to review the situation,
USS is a private, non-profit committee on post war services
and if we decide additional facts making group organized under
are necessary, we would assign the auspices of the War Shipping for seamen, and 1 have had your
responsibility to individual com Administration. The Board of letter distributed to our member
mittee members or sub-commit Directors and the Executive Com ship. We have discussed the mat
tees and hold another and hope mittee include representation ter fully in meetings of our mem
fully a final meeting in the late from the shipbuilders, ship oper bership at each port, with hun
dreds of members present, and 1
summer or fall.
ators, maritime labor unions. War have been instructed by the
the J Shipping Administration, the U.S. membership, by duly passed mo
Enclosed you wiU find
names of those invited to serve ^ Public Health Service, and the tions, that neither myself nor any and functions of the union by der the United States PubUc
on the committee and a tentative public.
Health Service. Therefore, we
other official of our organization these charitable set-ups.
list of some of the major ques-| (4) if there should be an in- can become a member of your There is only one need which can see no need for the duplica
tions to which we should address ternational organization continu- committee. 1 was also instructed is paramount, in our opinion, tion of such a service by the
ed, what should be the relation to inform you of the reasons for which should be maintained after United Seamen's privately oper
ourselves.
ship
between it and the old line our position in this matter, which the war, and that is rest homes ated charitable organization. All
With a few days 1 will send
seamen's
welfare agencies, such are as follows:
you a digest of a report prepared
for men who have gone through we want is what we are entitled
as
the
Bethels
and Seamen's
to under the law.
by the staff of the United Sea
The overall reason is that the certain war hazards. We reiter 1 hope you will understand our
men's Service, which gives help Church Institutes?
ate our former position, that
(5) Approximately how much membership of our organization these rest homes should be under position and the reasons why I
ful data.
is composed of bonafide seamen
I know that there are many de money will be needed for the who are going to sea today, who the control and management of can not accept your invitation to
mands upon your time, but this is program and. how should it be have gone to sea before the war, the United States Public Health serve on the committee. The
above opinions are not the opin
an important subject and 1 hope secured?
and will continue to sail after the Service, which, as you know, un ions of individuals, but express
der
the
law
is
responsible
for
the
you will serve and can arrange
THE UNION'S REPLY
war. It is their opinion that there
to be present on June 1st. If this
May 17, 1945 is no necessity for the United medical care and hospitalization the mass feelings of the men
which we represent.
is not possible, will you appoint Mr. Philip D. Reed
Seamen's Service, such as resi for merchant seamen. We strong
ly
feel,
and
we
are
on
record
to
someone from your organization Chairman of the Board
Sincerly yours,
dential clubs, recreational and
the
effect,
that
any
establish
who could represent you?
HARRY LUNDEBERG,
General Electric Company
personal services, public educa
ments
which
deal
with
the
health,
President,
Seafarers Inter
570 Lexington Ave. at 51st St.
Sincerely yours,
tion and interpretation, are not
the
physical
and
mental
welfare
national
Union
of North
(s) PHILIP D. REED. New York 22, N. Y.
desired by the men going to sea. .
of the ^ men needing such atten
America, Affiliated with
Dear Sir:
tit
We are looking at this propos tion, should and must come un
the A. F. of L. Questions to be considered by the 1 have received your letter of ed post war era program from a
Committee on Post-War
May 8, 1945, inviting mc to serve practical viewpoint. The AmeriServices to Seamen
on the committee dealing with
merchant seamen, as you
know, are civilians. They work
post-war
services
for
the
Ameri
(1) Should any of the present
for wages and conditions which
USS functions be continued? If can merchant seamen.
If you are unfamiliar with our are negotiated for by the union,
so, where?
position in regard to the United and they should be treated as any
a—In overseas ports?
Seamen's Service, 1 am enclosing. other American wage earner.
b—In domestic ports?
Recognition w.is made this past week of the vital role
They do not need an organization,
which we term as a charity or played by merchant seamen in the victory over Nazi Ger
ganization, to take care of their many. Both military and civil leaders paid tribute to the
needs and wants. We are prim
arily interested-in attaining the rank and file men who delivered munitions and supplies to
maximum possible wages from the European armies. Statements came last week from
our employers and the best con Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S.«job. Their contribution to final
The attempts of a government agency to usurp the ditions possible for the men go Army Chief of Staff; Admiral E. victory
wiU long be remember
ing to sea. We feel,-as American J. King, Commander in Chief,
rights of a labor union, because the politicos have nothing citizens, that we should not have United States Fleet, and Chief of ed."
to do and see their easily earned salaries slipping away, is to rely on social services, such as Naval Operations; Gen. Dwight General Vandegrift pointed out
both annoying and amusing the labor movement in Galves the United Seamen's Service or D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied how the Marine Corps has been
ton, Texas. As in other ports throughout the country, the any other type of service estab- Commander; Admiral Chester W. aided in its invasions by the onerli.shed for the seamen. In the Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pa chant marine. "The men and
WSA set up its RMO office in'?—-—;
;
Galveston to supply cheap and
the picture minds of the men who go to sea, cific Fleet and Commander in ships of the merchant marine
Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas; and have participated in every land
docile labor for the shipowners. of the RMO, with its joint packed that becomes degrading.
The stock in trade of the RMO to the rafters with those kids We know that at the present Lt. Gen. Alexander A. Vander- ing operation by the United
is the newly hatched sea scouts dressed up in their cute sailor time, some of the United Sea grift. United States Marine Corps States Marine Corps from Guad
alcanal to Iwo Jima — and we
turned out by the various gov suits and no place to go. The men's Service recreational cen Commandant.
ernment maritime schools—^the RMO took it as long as it could, ters-have become political propa General Marshall said, "The know they will be at hand with
supplies and- equipment when
ones that advertise, "Learn to tie and then blew its top.
Now every time an SlU ship ganda centers for certain people American merchant marine has American amphibious forces hit
a knot, become a seaman, and
hits the port it calls the SlU hall who are preaching polilici^ phil- carried out its war mission with the beaches of Japan itself . . .
earn lots of dough."
and demands that the union take osohies which are un-American, great distinction, and has dem
Most of them youngsters, they men from the RMO whether we and which are against the Consti onstrated its ability to meet the we of the Marine Corps salute
not only know nothing of the need them or not. Dolar Stone, tution and the welfare of this challenge of redeploying our full the men of the merchant fleet."
All those in favor of sending
maritime industry, but are inex SlU agent in Galveston, tells country. We know that the power in the Pacific."
copies
of these statements to the
perienced in the labor market them politely where to go, and United Seamen's Service has fur
Admiral King said, "The arm
generally, and it takes them some sends out only a union crew. It nished social workers, has paid ed forces, with the help of the Maritime War Emergency Board
time to wise up to the fact that happens every time, without fail. for and established social services merchant marine, have pushed say "Aye."
they are getting a hosing from The RMO doesn't seem to get in certain u^-ion halls, not how the fighting 5,000 miles west. To
the shipowners. By the time they the idea.
ever, affiliated with the Ameri gether, they'll go the rest of the
do, the RMO has another bunch At first it was amazing, then can Federation of Labor. We are way."
to send out.
amusing to Stone. Now it's get opposed to these tjnpes of services, Devotion of duty by the men
And there's where the beef ting to be a little annoying. for the above reasons, and will at sea was praised by General
comes in. They can't send them "When will these government- continue to be so.
Eisenhower: "The officers and
out in Galveston, not to SlU con employer agencies realize," asks We are also of the opinion that men of the merchant marine, by
tracted ships, since the union h^ Stone, "that they were created to behind thb purpose of all these their devotion to duty in the face
has enough men on hand to man help out only if the unions were charitable activities for seamen, of enemy action, as well as nat
its own ships. If necessary, sea unable to handle the job, and there may well be people who in ural dangers of the sea, have
men are called from the outports. not to take over the unions?"
tend to supplant the activities brought us the tools to finish the
V-E Role Of Seamen
Praised By Leaders
Galveston RMO Officials Try
To Take Over Seafarers Hall
�Friday. Juno 1, 1945
HERiiMlfHi
ITHIITK
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Herbert Ward Tells Role
In PhiHpines
Adventures that rival any to ganize guerilla activity, but was • '•
come out of this war, and almost captured some months later. Ta
as hair raising as some of the ken to Fort Santiago, Ward was
stuff that the high pressure writ punished and tortured in an ef
ers write down in Greenwich Vil fort to make him reveal the lo
lage in New York City, were re cation of the guerilla camp, but
vealed in the West Coast Sailor they could not break him down.
By J. P. SHULER
by Herbert "Buck" Ward of the After the Japs gave up, they sen
Business in the port of New
SUP, in his own story of his ac tenced him to 25 years in the
tivities as a guerilla in the Phil Monte Lupe prison at New Bili- York for the past week has been
ippines.
bad. In a short while a prison on the slow side with onb' 21.
break
was engineered in which ships paying off and 23 signing
His ship, the -SS Capillo, was
MICHAEL MATKO, FWT: I
on.
sunk at Corregidor on Decem 150 inmates escaped, who once
Three of the payoffs were in
want a chance to go back to
ber 29, 1941, and together with again joined the guerillas.
Army
bases and, sorry to say, the
school and complete my educa
They were harassing small
the other SUP members. Ward
crews
paid off without waiting
stayed on in the Philippines, tak units of Japanese that wandered
tion. I'm in the engine depart
for
representation.
On the SS
ing supplies to nearby points. In into the mountains, when about
ment, and I'd like to go to school
Lou
Gehrig,
several
of
the mem
March, 1942, told by a naval of the last of December, 1943, they
to study engineering, so I can get
bers
came
to
the
hall
and
stated
ficer that the situation was hope heard that American forces were
that
most
of
the
crew
were
going
a higher rating. Sailing is my
less, and given an offer of a small near. So they went down from
to
payoff
regardless
of
where
it
' profession, and I want to make
boat to make their escape, the the mountain in force to liberate
was held.
men set out. Running into some Carmona, Cavite, killing some
the most of it. Those of us who
This shows poor unionism, and
Japanese fishing boats which sixty Japs. They set up military
had to go to work at an early age,
the
members might well remem
fired on . them, they turned back police in the town and then proand never had the chance to
ber
that
th6y can have represen
to the mainland, destroyed their ceede.d to Binon Laguna, and
tation
aboard
the ship at payoff
study should have that chance
boat and waded ashore, evading freed that, too.
time
if
they
demand
it. We are
now.
After liberating three more
the Japanese sentries.
now
contacting
all
of
the com
Ward went to the home of towns, thej met up with the 11th
panies on ships paying off in
Charles Sturman, an SUP mem Airborne Division and set off
Army bases, and have hopes that
ber, and stayed there until June, with them. Then runners caught
in
the future all ships tied up in
1943, when a notice in the paper up with them to tell them that
Army
bases at payoff time will
that anyone harboring aliens the Japs had returned to Binon
payoff in the company office.
would be severely punished came Laguna again, killing the guerilla
There are a number of Liberty
to his attention. Rather than jeo unit there. They went back, ex
and Victory ships coming into
pardize his friend, "Buck" Ward terminated the Japs, and con
New York now that are being
EDWARD J. KOCANOVSKI.
turned into Santa Tomas Civilian tinued their campaign, with the
converted
into troop carriers.
2nd Cook & Baker: I'm interest- Concentration Camp.
aid of a mortar and two bazookas
This has slowed shipping up in
ested in hospitalization and pen
During the time in the camp given them by the Army.
The guerillas joined with the the port a little, but as soon as
sion provisions. I intend to con Ward and Frank Peters, a Cavite
they begin coming out of the
regular army units again to mop
tinue shipping and I want secur Navy Yard worker from Oakland,
shipyard shipping should pick up
would go over the walls between up the scattered elements of the a bit.
ity on the job. However, what
oil clals. Stealing Jap radio Japanese forces in the Caramoun
The manning scale for these
ever bill is passed should be su equipment, and hooking up to Mountains.
ships is being worked out be
Then their job was done. In
pervised and inspected by mer the Jap Commandant's car at
tween the shipowners and the
chant seamen, and not by a bunch hight they furnished radio news the words of Ward himself, "Af union. The WSA has" tried to
ter this was over, we were able
of landlocked Washington politi from California to the Philip
stick its nose in as usual, but the
to 'adjourn action'—and return
pines.
Seafarers is taking the stand that
cians who have no understanding
He went over the wall in July to our status as merchant sea
we will bargain with our con
of or sympathy for the problems along with several others to or men."
tracted owners and 'disregard the
of the merchant seamen.
bureaucrats.
Last week the Piloi ran a pic
ture of the "Little Flower" and
Joe Curran. It stated that the
"Little Flower" called Joe Cur
ran "brother," and asserted that
the seamen must not take r .cut
JAMES F. BYRNE. Steward:
in wages after the war.
I'd like most of all to see good,
But as soon as he left the NMU'X,^
substantial hospitalization and
hall, the "Little Flower" issued a
pension benefits for war disabled
statement that he would use the
merchant seamen. Unlike the sol
city employees to fink
on the
elevator operators if they were to
diers and sailors, the war injured
strike for wages and conditions.
merchant seamen have no protec
It will now be up to Curran to
tion. If anything happens to us,
furnish
these city .employees.
The following is a copy of a let along to brother members on
we are through — there are no
There
aren't
enough men that are
ter, signed by the crew of the SS other ships we sail in the future." willing to work under the city
laws that take care of us. We
Finley Peter Dunne, addressed to
The letter signed by the folshould have at least the same that
lowing
members:
the
Stewards
Department.
We
ask
shoreside workers, in far safer
that
it
be
printed
in
the
Log
so
jobs have. We have war casual
Whitey Godfrey, Bos'n; Chuck
that
the
entire
union
may
know
E.
Collins, Carpenter; H. J. Veaties—they don't.
of the good work done by these sey, AB; Carl Thorsen, AB; Wal
ter Gustavson, AB; Austin Mcbrothers.
Mahon, AB; Robert A. Kennedy,
"To Courtland Bailey,
AB; John Decker, OS; William
WALLACE PERDUE. MOW:
O'Brien, OS; Edgar Nelson, AB;
Chief Steward,
E. Panicali, OS; G. T. Payne,
I'd like to see most a good pro
A1 Bailey, Chief Cook,
FWT; Charles Doroba, FWT;
vision for home loans. I am going
Benny Goldfein, Wiper; Justo R.
Tom
O'Donnell,
2nd
Cook
to get married in the near future,
Velasquez, Deck Engineer; Ed
and Baker,
and I'd like to see my wife com
ward
J. Williamson, Oiler; Rob
Richard Wilson, 3rd Cook,
fortably set while I'm out to sea.
ert A. Hunter, Oiler; Vincent M.
And other members of the
Russo, Oiler; Wilbert Blanton, paid wages to keep the streets
Also. I'd like to have a place of
Stewards
Department:
FWT; Bernard L. Gabor, Wiper. clean, or do any of the other jobs
my own to come back to when I
that the city needs done, as can
"In gratitude, and to show our
come back from a trip. I don't
be seen by thousands of posters
think a seaman should be de appreciation, we, the undersign
advertising for city workers.
ed, crew members of the SS Finprived of the normal life that
1.00
ley Peter Dunne, wish to thank H. C.. Nickels
shoreside workers have—marri you for the fine treatment we H. E. Gruber
1.00
age. a home of his own. and a have received during this trip, Nels Evenbeck
1.00
59
family.
, • and we will pass the good word J. Gorrie
The Little Flower
And Brother Joe
QUESTION: What Would You Most Want
To See In A Seaman's Bill of Rights?
y
Page Fire
Praise For Steward
Honor Roll
Keep In Touch With
Your Draft Board.
�Page Six
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THE
SEAPAh^EKS
Friday. June 1, 1945
LOG
Organizing Progress Reporteii
By ¥as^3U¥er, Bfitisli CoiiHuSifa
'
Expect SAippii^
Toward
West Coast
By HUGH MURPHY
VANCOUVER, British Columbia.-:-I wish to commend the SIU
on the good organizing materip"*!
it is putting out. It sure hits tbe
spot around here. I would appre
By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS
ciate your listing Vancouver and
By E. H. HIGDON
SAN FRANCISCO^This is the Victoria on all printed matter you'
initial report from this port of turn out. This means, a lot to the
NEW ORLEANS — Things are;on the William Bevans, Eastern
the
country but you will be hear "International" on this coast, as
Keep youi eyo open for M.
still holding good here, andjSS Co., along with a beef about
ing
more from ys from week to we are conducting a strong or
Brother Smith, our Dispatcher, is dumping garbage. This mate A. Sieahan. Chief Cook and
week.
We have obtained a brand ganizational drive at present and
giving way at the seams trying to claimed he was a good imion man. Steward, now aboard the MV
new
office
from the International of course, have the conrtmie con
fill all the jobs on the board. So When asked what union, he said Tybee (Moran).
at
105
Market
Street and we have trolled "Canadian Seamen's
far, for the past, two weeks, he NMU, and Brother Sullivan gave
also
office
space
in the SaUors' Union" to combat, as well as the
This
mem
did
not
clear
has done it without calling the him the horse laugh. We won
Union
haU
at
59
Clay Street, shipowners, and the unorganized
through
the
hall,
claiming
that
WSA, which makes them yery, the beef; the boys got paid.
where
we
are
in
constant
con seamen.
the
company
told
him
that
he
We
understand
through
the
very unhappy.
tact
with
the
membership.
I We started voting the CPR fleet
The meetings in this port are grapevine that our former Agent, did not have to clear. When we
might
add
too
that
we
are
getting
today. Voting should take about
getting better all the time, with Frenchy Michelet, is shipping out. checked we found that this was
all hands getting up on their hind He must have found out that one not so. that he was told to come very valuable, assistance and co ten days. A ballot was ordered
of the ships he used to be to the union hall before going operation from all the west coast by the NWLB to substantiate our . J
legs to have their say.
application which had been chal
The Tow Boat and Allied Steward on is due in soon. How- aboard the Tybee. He signed officials in this port.
I have spent most of my time lenged by the "Canadian Sea
Workers Union (an SIU affiliate) [ ever, we will have to check with on. and the ship has now sailed.
so far in setting up a working
is calling on us for men, and we Brother Shuler on this.
All ports are to look out for system, etc., while Brother Kim men's Union" and the "Brother
hood of Railway & Steamship
Rumor has it that the Missis
have been able to supply a few—
this ' man. and keep him off ball, who is assistant west Coast Clerks." Neither of these organi
sippi
Shipping
Co.
will
get
a
new
mostly members who have had
representative, has been on the zations could substantiate their
their papers suspended by the C-3 here in the Gulf soon, but this your ships.
front
most of the time. He has counter claims to our application
LOUIS COFFIN
"Gestapo." You don't need pa is orJy rumor so far.
been
working right with the to the Board so were ruled out.
pers to work these tow boats.
Pacific
District Patrolmen in pay The vote is being taken SIU or
We are getting an Isthmian
ing
off
ships and settling disputes no union. We are looking for
ship in her every now and then,
of different kinds. We have man ward to an 85% or 90% SIU vote.
and all the crews we talk to are
aged to keep fairly busy so far
very much interested in the Sea
We are gaining strength daily
and we are just about in a posi
farers.
in spite of the opposition we have
tion now to handle any problem
We have been having a bit of
to contend with and will some
which might arise.
By
HARRY
J.
COLLINS
trouble because some crews are
day soon be a real asset to the
bringing in dirty ships. By this PHILADELPHIA — We had it was agreed that they were to The most important message I International.
time, those fellows ought to know quite a few ships in the last week, pay for no more than one hour wish to get over to the member
ship at this time is this: You have
that SIU ships are clean ships. and handled them in stride. The for this work.
seen
fit to put your own paid
(Editor's note: This is being
No crew likes to go aboard a SS Anton Dvorak of the Robin
Keep In Touch With
officials
out here on the Pacific
dirty scow, and have to clean her Line had the prize beef of the taken up by the New York of
Coast
to
represent
you.
Okay,
you
week.
up before they can live on her.
fice. and will no doubt be
Your Draft Bocard,
Brother Sullivan had a little The Oiler and the Fireman squared away. Robin is one of bave them now and you'll have
beef on the Bodie Island, Moran were both required to relieve the the last of the Seafarer's con ust as many out there as it takes
Towing Co. It seems that the four to eight for supper, and they tracted outfits to start paying to do the job "efficiently. But you
also have some responsibility in
Chasing Rainbows
mate wanted to be mate and an only collected a half hour apiece this particular beef:)
this matter.
for
this
work.
Ordinarily,
the
AB, too. Also, he thought he
Captain Watke, a former Port
could have the Icebox Comman fireman relieves the watch for Captain for the Robin Line, was As the tempo of the War in
the Pacific accelerates and the
dos do seamen's work, but he supper and collects one hour for skipper on this ship, and, putting
activities
in the Atlantic subside,
soon found out that he couldn't the work. However, I understand it mildly, she sure was in one
the
bulk
of the American ton
from the company that the point hell of a turmoil. There was no
pull that stuff.
nage
is
going
to be shifted out
We also had the same trouble was clarified last September, and thing but beefs on her, especially
to this theatre. That means, in
about the food, which was abso
nut shell, that it is absolutely
lutely terrible.
imperative that you Atlantic and
The crew had written char'ges Gulf District members will also
against the Steward, which they have to come out here and help
By PAUL GONSORCHIK
took to Baltimore, where most of man theSe ships.
. NEW YORK—Shipping is very We have built the SIU into a the crew came from.
The Sailors' Union and the
good here, and if anyone in the strong union, second t6 none, an In comparison, we paid off the Pacific District of the SIU have
outports wants to ship out of honest union that does whatever SS Charles W. Stiles, also of the been doing a damn good job in
New York, and is having diffi it can to settle your beefs. To the Robin Line, and that was a ship manning the ships so far, but the
culty in getting here, make ar membership, the union is known of another color — hardly any time is come when you can't
rangements with your port Agent for the way it jumps to their beefs at all. Both these scows expect these organizations to
for transportation. Of course, this aid. To the outside, the import were out for more than five and carry the burden alone,
means you must shi^ out upon ant thing is its reputation for a half months, and there was one I I" my opinion at least seventyarriving at the New York hall. sincerity and honesty. Let's keep thing they had in common—the five per cent of the American tonWe are again having trouble it that way—it only takes a few wishy washy manner in which nage will be operating out of
Pacific coast ports, leaving
with certain kinds of beefs, the bum beefs pushed by smaU time they paid off the crew.
kind that are almost uncollect- gyp artists to ruin the union's The company should adopt a twenty-five on the Atlantic and
able—as for example, when you reputation. So keep your beefs system whereby they give the Gulf coasts. This will mean that
sign articles, and are fired be legitimate.
crew a written statement of unless you men come out here,
cause you went out to get stewed Understand your shipping rules, wages, bonuses, draws, slops, so there will be one hundred per
instead of doing your work.
your contracts with the various cial security and withholding de cent of the membership compet
companies.
Above all, study your ductions. Then the payoff would ing for jobs on twenty fiv^ per
Red Truesdale went out a sim
union
constitution
and read up be much simpler. As it is, the cent of the available ships. So
ilar beef the other day, and Red
on
the
union
literature.
If there men think they are being short for the sake of yourselves and
go six days for this member.
"The company paid, but let's not is anything you don't understand, changed because they don't know the organization I trust you fel
have this sort of thing. Event ask any union official—that's how much is withheld for taxes. lows will heed this call.
ually you will be demanding to why we have them. I'm sure they
If they were given a statement
We are building a new offce
get paid for the time you do not will be very cooperative in giv of wages, as is done by South
here
in the hall, and Brother Woling
you
the
desired
information.
work, or even just for looking
Atlantic and other companies, lee, the old SIU wood butcher, is
None
of
us
knows
too
much
about
the ship over.
there would be little or no misun doing the job. Let's hope he does
Don't forget the union is stick anything, unless it's getting derstanding at payoff.
right by us.
ing its neck out when it takes fouled up with the law.
In closing, we'd like to remind
a bum beef, so be sure you are The more you- know about the
you that when you take a ship
doing your job. If someone has union and the way it work.?, the
and then change your mind, bring
been signed in your place while Ibasier it will be to keep the union
your shipping cards back to the
you are also on articles, we will on an even keel.
hall. If you do this, we will -be When the fishing season open
handle your beef. But don't lay And don't forget, please, -don't
able to ship another man in your
ed in Hollywood, screen actress
down on the job, and get fired for ask the dispatchers to get you a
place". If you don't, and we are
it; for if you raise hell then, you day's wages because you went
closed when the ship sails, the Poni Adams took: time out to go
Qre setting yourself before the out to look over a ship, without
company will have to go to the and cast for rainbow trout. Looks
Coast Guard.
taking the job.
RMO, and that , ain't good.
like fun.
New Orleans Hums With Jobs
NOTICE FOR ALL
AGENTS
Two Ships From The Same Line
But What A Different Pay Off
Bum Beefs Weaken Our Union
-•/
�H
Hass, Joseph Jr
Hagan, Hobert L
Hale, William Y
Halk, Shel'ton T .Jr.
Halko, Walter
riall, Donald F
9.15
31.77
133.19
3.79
8.92
.^... 10.28
Hall, Edward J
Hall, John O
Halle, John F
Hallebough, Charles
Halleran, John A
Hals, Johannes
ftalsey, G. K.
•sHam, Alvin M
Hames, Joseph H. Jr.
Hamilton, B
Bamm, C. :..
Hamm, Frederick J. ..
Hammet, F^ A
Hancock, Alfred A
Handley, B. F
Hane, John
Hang, Tam
—Unclaimed Wages—
Mississippi Steamship Company
117.87
4.94
9.40
1.42
3.55
2.13
29.00
98.75
2.64
.94
33.53
1.42
41.00
1.69
.'/.
Hanlon, Edmond F
Hansen, Austen
Hansen, A. H
Hansen, Erling A
Hansen, Helger
Hansen, Mattin G
Hanson, Carl B. C
Hanson, C. B
Hansen, E. B
' ilardeman. Earl T
J . Hardeman, Standford
Hardgrove, Lloyd H
Hardy, John E
Hare, Frederick P
Hare, J
ttarmmand, J. J
Harmon, Archie
Harmon, Daniel J
Harrell, James M
Harrell, Paul
Harrigan, Milton J
Harris, C. H
Harris, Morgan A
Harris, Robert S
Harris, T
Harris, Theodore F
Harris, Walter H.
Harrison, Bonnie
Harrison, Edward
Harrison, John H
Hart, Harry
;
Hart, James
i.
Hart, Robert S
Hartenstein, Lawrence L.
Hartman, Zac H
Hartsuiker, Abeno
—
7.24
6.09
3.53
13.68
3.77
64.00
5.92
41.35
14.72
1.32
.88
14
1.58
9.90
5.79
3.83
4.78
30.11
43
33.00
18.03
7.60
20.00
7.11
3.33
5.94
6.68
.79
5.69
2.39
2.47
84
13.11
32,27
6.34
2.89
1.98
.3.13
10.45
Hartz, J. J
Harvey, Zol B
Harzold, Henry J
Haskins, Earl W
Hassen, A
Hatzell, Allan F
Hauptflerick, Robert
Hawkifis, Geo. R
Hawkins, John
Hawthorne, Charles A
Hayden, Dan W
Hayes, Geo R.
Haybes, Herbert B
Haynes, Woods M
Hayton, W. N
Hazelet, James A
Healy, Eugene
Healy, Timothy
Heard, J
Heath, Charles G
Herbert, Leo
.'.
Herbert, Roland
Herbert, W. L
Hecimonvich, Daniel J
Hedges, Gaines
Hedler, Clarence F
Heicer, John F
Heil, Clarence
Helvin, Milton S
Hemstead, William
Henderson, F. W.
Henderson, Gordon B.
Hendin, Max
Henricks, John
Hendrick, R
Heiken, Edw. A.
Hendelman, Jacobus T
Henry, Charles
Henry, James S
Henson, Fred L
Herce, Mario
Hergenrader, Theodore
Herhausen, Otto T
Herkinheins, Henry
Hernandez, E
Hernandez, Edward J
Hernandez, Juan
Hernandez, S
Hess, Benedict T. V
Hesse, Hebert C.
Hess, Theodor
Hestness, Eli V
Hestenes, Gawle
42.00
22.56
2.23
23.70
4.20
... 14.08
5.39
3.46
38.25
15.84
5.50
4.58
15.34
3.94
10.03
2.84
6.49
24.98
4.21
.22
19.90
2.23
7.50
13.31
3.55
25.60
10.82
98.75
2.28
7.13
5.32
3.38
5.92
98.75
.75
5.03
2.17
.74
25.57
1.42
.74
4.95
7.52
1.98
2.37
3.81
5.69
9.71
3.13
7.91
9.91
5.69
2.84
MONEY DUE
SS EDWARD
SS CHARLES W. STILES
The following men have over Pruitt, 4 hrs. Collectable at the
time due. them; James R. Price, A. H. Bull vSS company office.
t. ^ t.
Jr., Deck Eng.; Henry P. Fields,
SS D. G. BURNETT
Oiler; W. I. Enlow, Wiper; Mat Q.
Bird, Oiler; James P. Stephens, Deck department has overtime
Wiper. They can ^colJ|ct at the vouchers that are collectable at
office of the Robin Line in New the Waterman SS company office.
%
I.
•York.^
'^
SS J. GROUT
(Submitted by the Philadelphia
Deck department has overtime
Branch.)
vouchets
that are collectable at
* t »
the
Mississippi
SS company office.
SS MARINE DRAGON
»
ft '4
. J. W. Bigwood, -3 hrs. (carp.
MV SANDS POINT
Work); Roland Racine, 3 hrs. Crew paying off in Mobile,
(carp. work). Collect at Water September 23, can collect trans
man SS Company office.
portation money at the Moran
^ % t.
Towing office.
SS R. LEE
J. Pantojo, 4 hrs; J. L. Well, 1
ht; J. F. Meyer, 2 hrs; Wm. Molte,
HARRY T. PITNER
4 hrs; M. Laster, 5 hrs; P. Cen<drowski, 2 hrs. Collect at the Cal-s' Contact Agent's office in New
York. '
mar SS Company office.
PERSONALS
I
Hewitt, Robert B
Hey, George
Hesketh, William A
Huatt, Earl L.
Hickey, William R
Hickey, William R
Hickman, A
Hickman, Thomas E
Hicks, Delbert C
Hicks, Graham E
Hicks, Homer L.
Hicks, Wm
Hilaszek, Stanley
Hildreth, B. H
Hill, Charles E
Hill, Dale H
Hill, Henry
Hill, John W
Hill, K
Hill, Raymond W
Hillary, William S
Hiliman, R
Hilton, Don L
Hinds, Alfred M
Hines, Angus I. Jr
Hinson, Hoyle W
J
Hubtze, Robert
Hirdstra, K
Hirschkowitz, M
Hitchcock, Willis, W
Hitchner, John
Hoagland, Frank M
Hock, John W
Hock, John W. Jr
Hock, J. W
Hodge, Clarence
Hodges, Robert L
Hoehn, C. A
.'.
Hoffman, Eugene C
Hofman, J
Hogan, Edward E
Hoggins, Willits
Hokamon, C. O
Holcomb, R. E
Holcomb, Robert B,
Holder, Charles E
Holdren, Robert F
Holland, Alonzo C
Holland, -Frank E
Holland, F. P
Holland, J. P
Hollingshorst, C
Holman, Alex D
Holmb, James R
Holovich, E.
Holstead, Sam J
Horoshin, J
Horton, Don C
Hoskins, Frank M. H
Hossler, Richard D.
Hoth, L
Hoth, Lester F
Kougens, Alfred
Howard, Joseph
Howe, C
Howell, R
Howerton, Jesse J.
Howes, John S
Howie, James
Hoyt, Robert W. ...
Huffir, R
Hubbs, Robert ..i....
Hubbs, R
;....
Hudson, George D.
Hudson, J,
Huff,,Newton A. Jr.
)3nff, Newton R. Jr
Huggeft, X
Huggins, James
Hughes, G
Hughes, Henry C. Jr
Hughes, Wallace G
2.23
74
2.23
10.13
2.71
2.10
32
2.23
25.90
.42
1.16
1.42
114.59
.33
.45
13.53
10.33
79
2.25
2.81
20.07
7.76
11.88
^16.81
4.50
10.80
9.56
2.47
98.75
50.62
.79
.99
66
46.01
3.55
5.77
10.72
13.54
12.42
5.45
2.23
3.51
1.65
2.84
5.94
19.26
1.42
5.99
4.13
52
^ .39
'13.99
56.40
22
74
2.97
40.00
9.95
4.14
1.34
69
82.73
Huguley, James M
Hull, Geo. C
Hull, John N
Humphrey, H
Humphrey, R. O
Hume, Peter F
Hungling, Richard J.
Hunnicutt, E
Hunt, Geo. A
^
Hunter, Cecil H
Hunter, Elliott
Hupe, Fritz
Huppert, George F. .
Hurlbut, B. V
Huss, Philip L
Husto, H
Hutcherson, Howard H. ....
Hutson, Dewitt T
Hylander, George W.
Human, Jack
I
Icay, C. A
Igob, Edward L
Igob, Wm. V.
Ilm, Carl August
Imboden, Scott A. Jr.
Inglehart, Harry N.
Inman, Clark S
Isaacson, Arthur R
Ivellord, E. J
4.27
11.71
.71
1:48
20.00
14.22
3.23
1.20
2.84
12.83
1.24
10.88
4.94
61.87
2.23
1.24
3.56
1.04
1.98
1.39
4.22
2.23
2.12
.51
5.46
2.23
15.09
147.01
.45
J
.
2.88
Jackson, C
Jackson, Edward
,
2.71
2.77
Jackson B. W
5.69
Jackson, John A
3.36
Jackson, Justin L
3.23
Jackson, Leslie M.
5.00
Jackson, Mark B.
7.90
Jackson, Robert
Jacob, Wm
2.25
1.50
Jacobs, Arthur
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Johnson, Thomas J
Johnson, Walter
Johnson, William
Johnson, Wm
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Jones, C
Jones, George F
Jones, Charlie H
Jones, Charles M.
Jones, Edgar F
Jones, George F
Jones, John W.
Jones, Raymond Jr
Jones, Thomas
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Jordank, E. J
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Jordan, William H
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Judge, Edward M
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Keicher, John H
Keitel, Ernst
Keller, Irvy
Keller, Irvy P
Kelly, Charles F
Kelly, L
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SlU HALLS
NEW YORK
51 Beaver St.
BOSTON
330 Atlantic Ave.
BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St.
PHILADELPHIA
6 North 6th St.
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PI.
NEW ORLEANS
339 Chartres St.
CHARLESTON
6S Society St.
SAVANNAH
220 East Bay St.
TAMPA
842 Zack St.
JACKSONVILLE
920 Main St.
MOBILE
7 St. Michael St.
SAN JUAN, P. R
45 Ponce de Leon
GA1.VESTON
305'/4 22nd St.
HOUSTON
6605 Canal St.
RICHMOND. Calif
257 5th St.
SAN FRANCISCO
59 Clay St.
SEATTLE
86 Seneca St.
PORTLAND ....... m W. Bunuide St.
WILMINGTON
440 Avalon Bhrd.
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St.
ASHTABULA
1036 W. Fifth 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.
pULUTH
531 W. Michigan St.
VICTORIA, B. C
602 Boughton St.
VANCOUVER, B.C.,-144 W. Hastings St.
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THE
SEAFARERS
Friday, June 1, 19^
LOG
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AltE HBAOOUARTERS
FOR fFTHMIAN SIAMEM.
There is more
to a union hall than just dispatching men to jobs. Even though Seafarers' jobs
are the best paying in the industry, even though Seafarers' working rules have always been pace setters
on the waterfront, the SlU does not confine itself to winning shipboard conditions. Seafarers' halls are
organized to give the meii off the ships the maximum comfort and relaxation. Part of this is the mainten
ance in every port of efficiently operated baggage rooms.
All Isthmian Men
ore invited to use the Seafarers' free baggage checking service. A pack
age or a brace of sea bags will be checked for a day or a month. Your gear is safe and fhere is no charge.
All Seafarers' halls are conveniently located near transportation and port facilities.
The SlU Brother
in this picture just paid off a transAtlantic ship and is checking his
gear with the baggage master in
the New York hall. He will prob
ably leave it checked until he ships
out again.
SEAFARERS
INTERNATIONAL
UNION
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WARTIME BAN ON SHIP MOVEMENT INFORMATION IS LIFTED THIS WEEK
LUNDEBURG OPPOSES PLAN TO CONTINUE USS IN PEACE TIME
OVERWHELMING VOTE CARRIES STRIKE FUND AND AMENDMENTS
A WARNING SIGNAL
MANY BEEFS SQUARED AWAY
SPRING GOES TO OUR HEAD
PRESIDENT TRUMAN INSTALLS NEW REGIME IN LABOR DEPT.
MESSMEN SEEN IMPORTANT COG IN SHIP OPERATION
NEW YORK SHIPPING SETS ALL TIME RECORD
V-E ROLE OF SEAMEN PRAISED BY LEADERS
GALVESTONRMO OFFICIALS TRY TO TAKE OVER SEAFARERS HALL
HERBERT WARD TELLS ROLE AS GUERILLA IN PHILIPPINES
THE LITTLE FLOWER AND BROTHER JOE
ORGANIZING PROGRESS REPORTED BY VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf JDistrict, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1945
STAUNCH UNION MEN WITH 82 YEARS SEA TIME
No. 21
N.Y. Branch Sets
Impressive Record
For Beefs Settled
Settling beefs at the point of production pays divi
dends for the membership! The record rung up this week
by the New York Branch is indisputable proof of this.
Technical beefs with three different operators were settled
in favor of the crews. These beefs not only involved many
hundreds of dollars in overtime,«men fed. The SIU demanded
but more important, they proved overtime for these men.
once again that the SIU is ready
This is not the kind of a beef
and able to enforce the letter
that is settled easily, and the
and spirit of its contract work company used a variety of tactics
ing rules. And those working
to avoid paying. The New York
rules are the best in the industry. Branch doesn't let these beefs
Take, for instance, the beef on
slide, however. And this week
the SS William Rawle, operated
the messman and the utility man
by the Bull Line. This ship car making the last trip on the Rawle
ries a 34 man gun crew and the collected $140 apiece overtime.
mess room seats only' 12 men at More than that, the two trips
a. time. This meant that the mess- previous will pay overtime to the
man and utility man had to work men in those ratings, one of these
three different shifts to get the trips paying $360 each to the
messman and utility man.
There was a POW beef on the
SS Warde Hunt this week. POW!
beefs are always tough, but the
New York Patrolman waded into
These SIU old timers first went to sea when the ships were made of wood and the men of iron.
this one with fuU steam.
But they never got conditions then like they do now under the union contracts. Here they are looking
Prisoners on merchant ships are
Ihrough the "Money Due" list in the LOG after signing off a ship last week. From the expression on
their faces it looks like they have a nice bit of overtime coming. Left is Brother William Kemmerer,
(Continued on Page 5)
for 45 years a ship's cook, and a good one. He is now 70 years old. On the right is Brother L. D. He wouldn't permit his name to
Callahan, one of the best Deck Engineers that ever lifted a wrench. He has been sailing for 37 years be used in this story—he was get
and is now 57 years old. "The good old days didn't have nothin' that could compare with an SIU ting his license, and he didri't
want "the operators to know in
contract," said Brother Kemmerer.
^
advance what side of the fence
Thomas C. Renick, a first
I'm on."
He came into the New York pumpman aboard the War Emer
hall the other day, weather-beat gency Tanker, Great Lakes, came
en from a nine month trip, and into the Seafarers New York hall
wanted to pay his strike assess on Wednesday carrying pledge
ment. He had come across the cards from the black gang asking
Shipowners contracted to the built during or since 1941, thejriers for this trade.
Seafarers Log in an out port, and for SIU representation.
Since the SIU is not carrying
SIU are already making their company is actually stronger in Alcoa will acquire five more read about the referendum.
ships today than it was before "exporter" type ships now being It was explained, to him that on a drive among WET, his ap
post-war plans and notwithstand Pearl Harbor. Alcoa will use C-ls,
ing talk of reducing the merchant with limited passenger accommo built. On the completion of the the voting was not yet over; that pearance was somewhat startling,
program it will have 18 new car
but Renick explained it to the
fleet, all are preparing to expand dations, in a drive to develop go ships, and may also add slow though the sentiment of the men New York officials.
was well-known, still the propo
trade and . travel possibilities in cargo ships. It is also considering
their fleets.
sition had not been legally pass The NMU, he said, was trying
the southeastern Caribbean;
three
fast
new
liners
for
service
to organize the WET, and the
To be sure, much of what now
ed.
in
the
Mediterranean,
the
size
de
tanlcmen,
who had seen the con
The
company
is
interested
in
"Listen," he said. "I'm going for
is specified inetheir plans is still
pending
on
what
airline
routes
ditions
on
the NMU ships want
developing
means
for
lowering
my license, and I expect to get it
tentative. Too many unknown ob
are
established
to
that
area.
no
part
of
them.
the
cost
of
moving
bauxite
ore
real soon. I came in to pay up
stacles and uncertainties — chief
among them is the kind of ship from the Guianas. It has been re
WATERMAN SS CORP.: Wat my dues and get a withdrawal "To my knowledge," he said,
sale bill passed by Congress — ported at various times to be con erman has developed elaborate card. It isn't my fault that this "a full majority of my crew want
stand in the way of a complete sidering special types, of ore car- postwar plans for the acquisition voting isn't over yet, and I don't the SIU, and 24 have signed
pledge cards that I know of. Not
picture of post-war shipping be
and operation of ships both for want to leave owing anything.
Be Specific—Brother! itself and for its subsidiaries.
"Even with my license this is only unorganized men, but even
ing drawn.
still my union, and as long as NMU men themselves prefer the
• However, an inltling of what
When calling Ihe ^'lew York
W. B. Garner, executive vice- they are fighting for me, it's only SrU. We aU of us know what an
the merchant seamen may expect hall, fell ihe swiich-board oper president, stated recently that his
fair that I help foot the bill. I NMU contract means—or doesn't
after the war has ended may be
company will buy from 50 to 100 insist that you take the money— mean."
ator
exactly
what
you
want,
. gotten from the operators' plans.
C-type ships if restrictions on
Renick, who belonged to the
""We give below the general post and she will -connect you with non-subsidized operations are re and I want to . give $25."
NMU
for a brief period in its
His
$25
were
taken
as
a
volun
war expectations of three of the the right party. Don't be vague.' moved from the ship sales bill be
early
days—when
it made noise
tary
contribution
to
.the
strike
operatorsof SIU ships, as re When your call goes through fore it is passed by Congress.
like
a
fighting
rank
and file union
fund,
and
he
went
away
satisfied.
vealed this week in the Journal two or- three hands before you
—has
had
an
opportunity
to see
NEWTEK SS CORP.: Newtex As he stepped into the elevator,
Of jCommerce.
finally get the one you want, is seeking ships to operate be someone . said, "That's what how the NMU functions, and un
- ALCOA SS COMPANY: With
derstands why the seamen prefer
more than 15 of its own ships you are tieing up the lines for tween New York and the .Texas makes a union."
the SIU^ to the CUrran crew.
You said it, brother!
(Continued on Page 3)
afloat, about 10 of which were somebody else.
Boosts Strike
Fund Before He
Becomes Mate
NMU Organizes WET
For Seafarers
SIU CONTRACTED OPERATORS
REVEAL POSE WAR GROWTH
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THE
SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the Aimricsn Federation of Labor
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*^^267 '
The Miners Win Again
The United Mine Workers have once again this year
emerged as the victor in their continuing warfare against
the coal operators. In both the hard coal and soft coal fields,
in the face of the most determined opposition, and despite
the most shameful campaign of vilification carried out
against them, they were able to win the most important of
their demands.
Arrayed against them in their fight for the necessities
of life, were the united opposition of the coal operators,
government agencies, and the commercial press, which did
its usual hatchet job in trying to turn public opinion against
the coal workers. Joining in this unholy alliance was a very
small section of the labor movement which added its voice
to the vicious slanders.
Despite these forces against them, the Miners were
able to win. How were they able to triumph over such
opposition? Why have the miners been among the very few
American unions to get any substantial concessions from
the employers?
The answer is a simple one. The Miners have con
sistently applied the traditional trade union tactics at the
place where they are most effective, the point of produc
tion. In place of the new, strange philosophy of "coopera
tion" with the employers, which has not yet won one major
concession for the American workers, the miners met' the
operators with their own weapon, economic pressure.
Determined in face of the opposition, calm before pro
vocations, the miners have rested their case on two points:
the firm belief that their case was just, and united,
disciplined trade union action.
The miners have done more than just win an im
portant concession for themselves. They have taught the
American trade union movement a lesson. Will IT learn
the lesson?
Let's Not Forget
Every so often we print a letter reminding the mem
bership of our brothers in the various marine hospitals,
particularly in Fort Stanton. Pressed by our own personal
problems, being on the beach only for short periods of time,
ij^is too easy to forget our sliipmates who are ill.
The union does what it can, making sure that the men
get their hospital benefits and handling their beefs. But the
union is often somewhat impersonal. The money the men
get, whfle it keeps them in smokes and other minor needs,
is not all they want—not by a long shot.
What they miss and Want most, is the comradeship of
and the contact with, even if only through the mails, their
buddies and shipmates.
. It is no great sacrifice to write a few lines every so
often. The task once begun takes no time at all, and is
valued beyond any monetary standard. Every seaman
knows what k is to be alone and forgotten. Don't let your
rfiipmates feel that you no longer think of them. Write
every so often, and if you are near a hospital pay a per
sonal visit.
LVt:'-
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, May 25, l!145
Miners Victory
70,000 hard coal miners return
ed to work this week, after a
three week strike had won im
portant concessions from the coal
operators. Idle since May 1 as a
result of refusal of the operators
to make any concessions to the
union on a new agreement, the
miners held fast in face of great
government pressure.
Even though the government
seized the mines, the miners stay
ed out, in accordance with their
established tradition of "no eontract, no work."
Since the notorious Smith-Connally Act makes it a crime to in
spire a strike during government
operation, a flock of FBI men
were assigned to the mines to
check for violations of the law.
However, they were unable to
flnd a scrap of evidence showing
any organized effort to encourage
a strike. The men just stayed out
by themselves. They needed no
urging from anybody.
As a result, Attorney General
Francis Biddle found it necessary
to announce publicly that he
could find no basis for prosecu
tion.
Shortly afterward, the operat
ors went a long way in yielding
to the UMW. They finally agreed
to a settlement which will result
in an aggregate increase of
$1.37% a day to the miners.
Most of this sum will cover pay
for travel time underground—the
well-known portal to portal de
mand—and the rest represents an
increase in vacation pay from $50
to $75 a year; 4 to 6 cents an hour
night shift differentials, and pay
ment for 15 minutes lunch time
underground.
The total gain is somewhat,
higher than Lewis obtained for
the soft coal miners recently.
The government may take over
1,200 Chicago trucking firms this
week as 6,500 striking truck driv
ers rejected a WLB proposal that
they return to work. Involved di
rectly was an independent drivers
union. While the AFL Teamsters
Union is not striking, many of its
members have refused to cross
the independent's picket line.
U.S. Runs Up Atlantic Total
Score Of 126 Submarines
The Navy this week pulled the
Atlantic submarine story out of
its closet of military secrets and
disclosed that: 1. At least 126 Uboats have been sunk by Ameri
can forces out of a total of "about
500" destroyed by the Allies dur
ing the war. 2. Germany made a
frantic gamble in the last weeks
of war, throwing a formidable
pack into the Atlantic under OTder orders to blanket the East
Coast from Maine to Florida. Be
cause definite proof is required to
get credit for "kills," it is likely
the American total is well above
the official figure. Gerraany.'s last
sub effort fizzled out, the Navy
said, because our ships and planes
were on the job in the Atlantic.
This was the score in the elev
enth-hour battle. Two ships sunk,
three others torpedoed. Five subs
destroyed, the rest kept sub
merged. To stop the raiders, four
United States aircraft carriers
and 48 destroyers were in posi
tion. They pounced on the Ger
man fleet In mid-Atlantic.
Ingram revealed that 125,000
officers and more than a million
men fought the subs during the
three-year struggle. "This was
one of the decisive battles of the
war," he said. "If it hadn't been
woii the war in Europe wouldn't
have gone on. The battle was
waged over 30 million square
miles of ocean, and victory wasn't
in sight until CVE's and destroyer
escorts started joining the fleet in
large number in 1943." Ingram
gave this roundup on convoys:
16,760 ships escorted across the
Atlantic since start of the war.
Of these, less than a score were
sunk in convoy. Roughly, Navy
ships and convoyed craft cruised
more than 50 million miles and
patrol pilots flew additional mil
lions of miles. A total of 3552 es
cort vessels was employed. Troop
ships, heavily escorted, made fast
time on speeds of over 15 knots,
but freighters could do only be
tween 6 and 10. The largest con
voy was 119 ships, with 9 escort
craft.
A strike of 1,400 employees of
the United Parcel Service, mem
bers of Locals 138 and 804 of the
AFL Teamsters Union, has stop
ped deliveries of 375 New York
department and specialty stores.
Sympathetic action on the ptui)
of other locals of the Teamsters,
who refuse to handle goods con
signed to the stores, is proving of
great aid to the strikers.
4
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(ITF) The French Seamen's
IJnion, an affiliate of the ITF, af
ter many vigorous demands, wori
a decision recently from the Mer
cantile Marine Authorities, re
storing to all seamen their allot
ment and family allowances
which the Vichy regime had de
nied seamen working for the
Allies.
'
j
i
t,
i
The executive council of the
International Association of Ma
chinists (AFL) has come out
against peacetime military con
scription, calling it "a violation of
American tradition and a direct
blow at democracy." •
They also petitioned the NWLB
to raise the basic wage rate, on
the grounds that take home pay
Subs To Surrender
is falling as hours are being cut
German submarines that were from 48 to 40 per week.
^
prowling the Atlantic when
Germany surrendered are now
t
surrendering at U.S. and Ca
Miners' lives are pretty cheapi
nadian ports.
out_in Pennsylvania. 14 miners
Orders were radioed from were killed in a mine accident in
London directing all German September, 1943, and only now
and Gierman-controlled ships at has the case, charging criminal
sea to head for the nearest negligence, come to court.
Allied port and remain there
The operators pleaded "nolfli
for further orders.
contendere," law talk for "wa
have no defense." It seems that
UNALIENABLE RIGHT
just before the blast the operatcrfS
were
warned that the mine was
There are three kinds of kickgassy,
and were urged to improva
er^mules, shotguns and s6amen.
ventilation.
But the owners did
The mule kicks because he was
nothing.
bom that way; the shotgun kicks
because it was made that way, So they were fined $500 apiece
and seamen kick because it is a —a total of $2,000. Pretty cheap,
right granted them by the \inion. even for miners' lives.
�i'HE
Triday. May 2S, 1945
SEAFARERS
LOG
What's The Take,
Harry?
The Seafzurezs Log never runs
divorce stories or other keyhole
stuff. However, we noticed the
other day that Mrs. Harry Bridges
is suing the longshoremen's chief
piecard for divorce.
The thing that interests us is
that she is asking for $450 a
month temporary alimony, to
support herself "in a style and
By PAUL HALL
manner fitting
the wife of a
Shipping is continuing goo<i in the port of New York and it
prominent union official."
is well that it is, as we are able to take the surplus men from those
$450
a month for a divorced
outports where shipping is slow, and bring them here where they
wife? We wonder what Harry's
can ship out without waiting around.
full take really is.
For example, one day 16 union members came up from Savannah
where jobs are few. This means that these oldtimers with key ratings
were able to take some of the hot jobs off the board, giving us a
For Labor Curb
hand in getting the scows out.
The RMO in the Gulf area is trying to give some of our branches
a headache. Agent Dolar Stone of Galveston reports that no sooner
does a ship dock than the RMO starts phoning, insisting that they
send some men to the hall.
Sloney, being an oldtimer and knowing the score, tells them to
go to hell, or words to that effect.
Squawking to these people does no good, as the record plainly
shows. They continue to be tools and stooges of the commies by
being the pipeline for them to get at some selected ships, in addition
to^trying to move into fields that were specifically barred to them.
If they insist on trying to scuttle the honest maritime unions, In an axlicle in the current ismaybe the time ha^ come to drop the Reefing and try some action, ue of American magazine. Rep.
even to the extent of throwing a picket line around their joints. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma,
above, self-styled friend of labor,
4. 4. 4. 3^
utlines a "moderate bill" for la
Since the NMU has begun organizing War Emergency Tankers, bor control which he suggests
the SIU has been getting signed pledges from the WET men in that labor movement accept be
droves. You might think that Curran had thrown a bomb into one fore more repressive measures
of their scows.
are passed. This is one of the
preliminaries
of an anti-labor
The NMU guys must be doing a particularly good job (for us),
drive
which
union
members
for these WET men have been coming into our hall in gangs, asking
should
watch
for.
to sign an SIU pledge. This probably is the first time in our union's
history that seamen have come from their ships straight to the union
hall to be organized, without having been approached by SIU or Course for Handicapped
ganizers at the point of production.
Seamen Is Established
So far we haven't tried to walk into WET, but the interest these
men are showing in the Seafarers certainly makes us think about
the ad visibility of such a move.
There is no work in convincing NMU tankermen that they are
getting a good kicking around. As one of them said—and his is a
typical reaction—"The only time you get any attention from these
bums is when they are trying to organize. After an NMU contract
has been signed, the trouble begins.
^
"Then the Commie stooges and piecards kick us around, forcing
us to ship out within a certain number of days. The hell of it is
that unless you do take a job within a certain time, these lice write
to your Draft Board, asking that you be thrown into the army.
"This isn't the worse thing though. What gets me is the way
those Bums handle our beefs—they don't. They just let them wither
on the vine. Our beefs don't mean a thing to those guys."
So—as I say, it is advisable that the Seafarers consider this
reaction.
4
4'
41
4"
There seems to be an increase lately in the number of seamen
brought up before the Coast Guard hearing units. This seems to bear
out our contention that it would really be tough if the Coast Guard
did take over the merchant marine in the postwar days.
It is not too difficult to realize how the Coast Guard "disciplinary
system" can be twisted to serve the shipowners. If the CG takes
over, every time you ask for an extra 5 gaRons of milk, or for union
representation, it can very easily be interpreted as subversive
.activity, and many a good union man wiU find himself in the same
position as many good union men are in today—high and dry on the
beach, without a dime, without a job, and without seamen's papers
to look for a job.
SUP MAN IS A HERO IN
JAPANESE PLANE AHACK
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 18
—Extraordinary heroism was dis
played by a SUP seaman when
seven Japanese planes attacked
the Morrison R. Waite off the
Philippines several weeks ago, it
was annoimced today.
In his report on how the ship
was saved, the skipper. Captain
F. F. Boyd, paid particular trib
ute to Brother Anthony L. Mar
tinez, acting AB, who saved sev
eral of his shipmates at very great
personal risk.
Of the seven attacking planes,
three were' shot down, and two
others were listed as probables in
the ship's log; Of the several hun
dred- soldiers aboard, 16 were
killed in the action.
Carrying troops and war sup
plies, the vessel became the tar
get of a wave of enemy bombers.
In addition to strafing the deck,
one plane succeeded in starting^
fire forward, before the attack
was beaten off.
SIU Contracted
Operators Will
Soon Expand
* Originally created for the purpose of supplementing the union
hiring hall in emergencies only, the RMO is getting too big for its
britches, and is attemi^ting to take over the functions of bonafide
unions. This is altogether contrary to the promises made by the
Washington bureaucrats when they created this crimp setup.
We owe it all to the NMU, and the holy horror that the men
have of the twisting commie line. We can't say that we blame them.
They know also how the NMU tanker contracts run. They know
that their contracts are such in name only, and offer the men no
protection at all.
Page Three
The Maritime Service has es
tablished at Baltimore a boat
swain's course for seamen pre
vented by color blindness or other
physical defects from obtaining
able-bodied seamen's tickets.
Lieut, (jg) George W. Walker,
officer in charge, said applicants
to take the course, which will
cover from one to four weeks,
depending on the student, must
have twelve months of sea time
as ordinary seamen or acting
AB's. The school will receive as
candidates men from all sea ports
between Baltimore and Jackson
ville, Fla., he said. Men complet
ing the course may take exam
inations making them eligible for
boatswain indorsements on their
seamen's papers.
(Coiitimied from Page 1)
ports of .Houston and Brownsville.
The old line, which sold its ships
to British interests, was reorgan
ized in 1943.
The new line has no vessels as
yet, but has until December 31
of this year to acquire them, in
order to qualify for a common
carrier certificate. Type and num
ber of vessels are unknown.
French Shipping Low
PARIS—^The French merchant
marine, which had a total ton
nage of 2,700,000 before the war,
has been reduced to 900,000 tons,
according to a statement by Min
ister of Transport Rene Mayer.
All but 8 per cent of the trawlers
have been lost.
France now controls only 170,000 tons of her shipping, the
rest being in the inter-Allied
pool. Two hundred thousand tons
are manned by British and Amer
ican crews, some 90,000 tons of
which are being returned to
French operation for civilian im
ports. French crews have been
sent to New York to man Liberty
vessels allotted to this country.
As the flames heated the ship's
magazine and threatened the fill
ed gasoline tanks of the Army
stowed nearby, the-hold was or
dered flooded. The flooding and
the efforts of the crew finally extingmshed the blaze whil" the
ship's guns continued to shell the
planes.
Martinez, after helping the gun
crew as a loader, took a leading
part in fighting
the ship fire,
braving the imminent possibility
of ammunition and gasoline ex
plosions.
Plunging below decks he res
cued several injured men, despite
pitch darkness and the fact that
part of the ladder to the deck had
been blown away. Then Martinez
dove overboard and saved sol
diers who had jumped or had
been blown into the water.
Tribute was paid by Ensign Ir
ving M. Goldstein, commanding
the Navy armed guard, for the
assistance given his gurmers by
the vessel's civilian merchant
crew. More than enough seamen
volunteered to man the guns, he
stated.
When the action was over and
the ship found seaworthy enough
to make port for repairs, it was
discovered that in addition to the
16 killed,. 5 soldiers were missing
and 41 wounded. Two Navy gun
ners were also wounded.
The Morrison R. Waite, oper
ated by the Coastwise Pacific Far
East Line, had her first combat
test during the American land
ings on the Anzio beachhead, in
Italy.
While she was delivering sup
plies for the Fifth Army's drive
on Rome, six German planes at
tacked, dropping bombs near the
ship. One singled out the Liberty
ship for attack, but was brought
down by the guns which 12 vol
unteers from the merchant crew
served with the Navy armed
guard.
DRUNK STORY
A drunk was walking down
the. street with a big pink ele
phant following him. From time
to time they would converse in
friendly fashion, but finally the
elephant got too chummy and
began to rest its trunk heavily on
the fellow's shoulder.
"Look here, you," said the
drunk. "If you don't cut that out,
I'm gonna take a couple of
aspirins and get rid of you!"
SETTING *EM UP
Army Will Exchange
Foreign Money
Seamen who wish to ex
change foreign money for
American dollars, may do so af
the Army Finance Office, 2
Lafayelle St., New York.
They must have with them
a letter from the ship, or from
InstrucloT Bill Bombardier, left, looks as though he really en
the operator staling that the
joys
his job of putting these girls through their paces. They are
foreign money was drawn'
members
of the women's call of the Physical Culture School which
against their pay.
Jmnt Cowaeil 29, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (AFL)
provides for its members and their families in Seattle. Washington.
�Page Four
THE
SEAFARERS
NMU Leaders Shew Concern Over
Rank And File Trend Toward SlU
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Friday, May 25. 1945
LOG
The P//t>/, oflficial organ of the National Maritime Union, is devoting more am
more space to denunciations of the SIU. Take the
18th issue, for example; four
separate anti-SIU stories appeared, occupying 96 column inches of space.
With so much to be said concerning Teheran and Yalta, it must indeed be an
important question which is given 96 inches in The Pilot. As a matter of fact, it is an
SOME SEAMEN VOTE WITH THEIR FEET
M' '
V
important question—as well thattion that the shipowners are go and NMU-rank and file members
NMU leaders know.
ing to give living wages and con —however hard the Communist
What was said in 96 inches? ditions only when forced to.
Party leaders in the NMU have
Not much that was new — but The NMU leadership's method attempted to build one. Honest
much that was significant. The is one of diverting the attention NMU men know, and admit, that
SIU was the "whipping boy" in of the seamen away from the SIU conditions are superior, anc
, the familiar Curran routine de waterfront by promises of pie- that SIU beefs are settled.
signed to make the NMU rank in - the - Washington - sky. They
More than that, dozens upon
and file forget their unsettled would make it appear that peti
dozens of NMU men are coming
beefs.
tions sent to Congress on the
The SIU was denounced as a question of Terheran wijl put into our halls to throw in their
bunch of disrupters, shipowner's pork chops on the seamen's table. books in disgust. On this page we
reprint a few of the letters sent
agents, fascists, stool pigeons, etc.
to
us from NMU rank and filers,
And
this
attempt
by
the
NMU
This is unfortunate because
giving
their reasons for wanting
leaders
to
ignore
the
problems
of
this sort of hysteria obscures the
SIU
representation.
Read those
the
men
on
the
ships,
has
meant
real issues involved, and makes
letters—^for
they
are
true and
that
hundreds
of
beefs
have
been
it more difficult for honest rank
they
are
typical.
4eft
unsettled
and
the
NMU
rank
and file NMU'ers to learn the
and filers have been done out of
These letters reveal that all of
score.
. As for the SIU, no amount of thousands of dollars of legitimate the circuses put on by Curran and
Company, all of the cleverly con
name calling will swerve us from wages and overtime.
traveling the road of honest, mil In the past whenever a mem trived propaganda,, simply can
itant trade unionism. Nor will it ber hit the fioor to inquire why not take the place of honest
prevent us from exposing those his beef hasn't been settled, he union representation. Maybe
false leaders who would seduce was branded as a fascist, ship some of the seamen would enjoy
circuses after they get pork chops
NMU books overflow the wastebaskei in the Dispatchers' office
and disarm the seamen with owner's agent, etc.
but
they
certainly
don't
want
at
the
New York SIU hall. This is a couple of months' collection of
It was the increased resent
political slogans and«circuses.
What are the real issues be ment of the NMU rank and filers circuses in place of pork chops. discarded books, turned in by NMU rank and filers who were dis
tween the SIU and the NMU? Or •because of the conditions which Arid that .is the situation in the gusted with phoney, sell-out leadership and wanted to join the SITT.
more correctly, between the SIU has recently given Curran & NMU.
and the NMU leaders. The issue, Company a bad case of the jit It is not necessary for the SIU They know that our fight for as one union in the field is sell
reduced to its simplest form, is ters and forced them to look for to prove to the NMU rank and waterfront conditions is also their ing out the seamen, it makes it
a new scapegoat. They hope to filers that we have no beef with fight—and that before seamen twice as difficult for the remain
one of trade union method.
The SIU method is one of find this hi the SIU. Now the them. They know this. They can get maximum wages ai^cl con ing unions to maintain water
straight-forward, militant and man with a beef is called an "SIU come to our halls in increasing ditions they must all join in the front conditions. It is for this
reason that we tell NMU men—
numbers to join us, or to get ad struggle together.
constantly vigilant unionism. This disrupter."
There is no wall between SIU vice on their problems.
They understand that as long clean up your own outfit and then
method is based upon the convic
we can talk about a joint program
for all maritime labor.
The NMU rank and file must
break the Communist Party"While members in good standing in the NMU, we rode
ments and they are ahead of anything the NMU has. I would
Shipowner strangle hold on their
numerous ships and attended NMU meetings. We found out
like to join the SIU because the men in your union control
uhion. They must clean it of
that this outfit, instead of being what their publicity says
it, whereas in the NMU the seagoing members can not even
Yalta men who are ready to sac
they are—a 'democratic union'—they are not this at all. But
speak at the meetings. There doesn't seem to be any chance
rifice waterfront conditions on
instead, they are simply a political party setup who operate
of getting anything settled at an NMU meeting, except
the alter of pressure pqlitics.
with the thought in mind not of bettering their member
politics."
It is gratifying to the SIU to'
ship's job conditions, but instead, are interested only in push
see
the streams of NMU rank and
ing their politics."
filers knocking on our doors for
SIU books. But these men have
important work to do. They must
give their knowledge of the NMU
GEORGE ZIEGMAN
leaders'
methods to the rest of
4^ 4^ 4> 4'
the
NMU
membership.
"There was no union spirit on that (NMU) ship . . .
The crew got a real hosing as far as its beefs were concerned
This is not an easy job, because
... I have a buddy in the SIU and he has been telling me
the Communist Party has install
ROCKFORD L. PORTER
how your union is run. It sounds like the men on the ships
ed a formidable propaganda ap
get their beefs taken care of. That's what I'm Interested in,
CHARLIE C. REDWINE paratus at 346 West 17th street.
so I would like to make application to join you."
But it is becoming increasingly
4.
"It was quite by accident that I made a voyage recently
clear that even this apparatus
W
on one of your SIU ships. I found the working conditions on
can not smother the facts of life
[ 'i -r.
this ship to my liking. The thing, however, that I found I
—an unsettled beef is an unset
liked most about the Seafarers, after making a trip on one of
tled beef—call it what yob will.
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your ships and efter coming into your union hall, is the fact
,A11 seamen know that there
JAMES A. JOLICOEUR
that you did not attempt to tell me what I should do with
must
eventually ^be unity on the
4> 4. 4. 4.
my personal affairs . . . Enclosed find my union book. If
waterfront.
Labor divided plays
"1, Larry Brent, hereby apply for membership in:the
It is possible for me to become a.member of and sail from
into
the
hands
of its enemies. A
Seafarers Union. I must state frankly at this time I am a
the SIU, then it would be greatly appreciated, as I feel that
strong,
united
waterfront cain
I f/paid up. full book member in the National Maritime Union,
I will be better off as an SIU man sailing with good con
fight
for
and
win
conditions far
but I no longer wish to remain a member of a union that
ditions and fighting for better conditions, than I will be as a
above
any
now
enjoyed.
puts politics ahead of representation for the seamen. They
member of an outfit who puts politics before conditions."
also boast of their democratic rights, but they don't even
But unity by itself is not
follow a rotcury shipping. The only representation we have
enough.- There must be unity on
is to have our books checked for dues and the million and
the basis of a fighting
trade
one assessments. I have talked to several members and
union program. That is why the
oldtimers who have left the NMU for the SIU, and all have
SIU, which has such a program,
told me of the much superior conditions of the SIU. There
must be the core, the keystone of
DAVID F. GROW, Jr.
is no comparison."
waterfront unionism.
%' % 4. 4Let the NMU rank and file
"I just got off an NMU ship after a long month's, trip. I •
think this over. Let them begin
had over three hundred dollars overtime and I am still wait
at once to set their own own
ing for about half of it to be collected. I have met different
house in order. Let them drive
fellows that belong to the Seedarers and they have convinced
out the fakers. Then we can
me that I could get much better representation there than
march
forward together and faces,
LARRY BRENT
I can expect from the NMU. I have also seen your agree
our enemies, united in purpose,
strong in numbers.
Excerpts Front NMURank &'File Letters To SIU
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�THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Pag© n©»
N.Y. BRANCH SETS IMPRESSIVE
RECORD FOR BEEFS SETTLED
QUESTION: How would a cut in the bonus
affect you?
CHARLES DOROBA, FOW:
This is the way I look at it. If a
man spends his lifetime learning
a skilled trade, he ought to be
paid a decent wage for it. I got
aU ratings in the Black Gang. The
wajr I look at it, I'm a skilled
man. Well, I ought to get skilled
pay. I been going to sea for a good
many years, and it's about time
that we seamen received pgy
comparable to shoreside wages
for skilled men.
-
ROBERT H. SJOBERG, AB: It
would drive me from the sea—
anc^ I dont want to leave it. I
would sail as long as the war
went on, but I would certainly
have to quit after it was over. I
am not following the sea because
of any romantic urge, but to make
a living and enjoy a fair stand~ ard of living. Unless the bonus is
kept or incorporated into the
basic wage scale, a seaman's wage
V is not enough to keep a man in
^ decent conditions. Wages should
equal those of shoreside w.orkers.
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A
N.Y. Doorman To
Join Information
Please!!
Pity the poor doorman at the
New York hall!
We always knew that he had a
tough job, what with tossing out
drunks, keeping his good eye
peeled for NMU stooges, making
iiiSP
the
boys show their books, and
iiii^
acting as referee and peacemak
er. But it wasn't until the other
day, that we really understood
his troubles.
Coming out of the elevator we
caught Brother Moran neatly
clipping something out of a mag
azine.
"Aha, Mickey!" we said. "Cut
ting paper dolls!"
"No," he said, " 'tisn't that. But
not that it won't be coming to it
some day soon now."
We looked closer. He had clip
ped a coupon for a 24 volume
PAUL E. SMITH, Oiler: I fig encyclopedia.
ure it wohld be a double cross. "It's self-preservation," said
I'm new at sea. I came into the Mickey dolefully. "I gotta do it
^hips after graduating from the to keep my job."
maritime schools, where I went "New union regulations?"
because of all the government "My own regulations, for my
leaflets telling what money was own protection. You got no idea
made at sea. I contribute at home, of the damnfool questions these
and so I had to figure careful be guys fiing at me. First hour I
fore joining the merchant marine. was on the job, some goon want
Now, after going to school for ed to know what time was ebb
months, I find that the Board is tide in the harbor. And right be
talking about cutting our wage. I hind- him, sandwiched between
say it's a doublfe cross of all the two drunks, was a feller asked
men they recruited from jobs how many animals was in the
Bronx Zoo.
ashore.
"First I thought it was a gag,
and I was about to blow my top.
But they mean it, ^rious. So
what's a feller gonna do?
"Would you believe it—one of
them, appealing to my strong
union feelin', asks for one of my
private telephone numbers — a
blonde. I told him to come back
in a week. I'll have them books
then." He added, in explanation.
"But that won't give a blonde's
telephone number."
"No," said Brother Moran grim
ly. "I'm gonna heave it at his
head."
IB
Bif
AEftMCOM^j
JAMES (PADDY) WALSH,
FOW: It would affect me plenty,
brother. I'm single, but even so
I'd have to pull in my belt. I got
shipmates that's married and got
kids. You should hear them belly
ache. One guy on my last ship
spent seven days trying to figure
out how to break the news to his
wife. He figured siure as hell she'd
make him quit going to sea if
there was a bonus cut. And he
didn't want to quit the sea—he's
Issuance of a postage stamp
a seaman! It looks to me like the commemorating the thousands
Board is goin' to break up that of merchant seamen who have
happy home.
lost their lives in the present
war, and who have successfully
kept the supply ships sailing,
VITAL STATISTICS NOTE
• From a country newspaper: was urged by a Ipcal of the
"Due to shortage of paper, a num automobile workers in Toledo,
ber of births will be postponed Ohio.
The latest official figures re'
until next week."
port close to 5,500 seamen as
Keep in Touch With
dead or missing, and more than
500 as prisoners of war.
Your Draft Board*
A Seaman's Stamp
WELL PROTECTED
"How did Jim get that black
eye?" "He was waiting at the
stage door for a chorus girl,
and—"
. '.'And her fiance came along?"
^.•<^'No. Her grandson came out
and lidced hell out of him."
*
(Continued from Page 1)
supposed to be self sustaining,
and not in any way add to crew's
work. But as any seaman can
testify, this is seldom the case.
On the Hunt the POWs cooked
their own chow, all right, but
stores had to be issued to them.
The union put in for overtime for
the Chief Steward to cover the
time he spent issuing stores. Re
sult? 264 hours overtime for
Steward Mattesson.
Bosun John Ziereis was in
structed to issue equipment to
POWs on the SS Walter Ranger.
This again was in violation of the
understanding between the Mili
tary and the merchant marine
that POWs would involve no ex
tra crews work. Therefore, Bro
ther Ziereis put in for overtime
for the work involved in issuing
the equipment each day. The
New York Branch collect 3 hours
per day overtime for him.
The SS Marine Dragon, oper
ated by Waterman, is a C-4 with
the highest manning scale in the
Stewards Department of any
C-4 afloat. Despite this, every
man in the galley collected 5
hours overtime this last trip for
feeding extra personnel.
The SS A. K. Johnson, oper
ated by Calmar, made a transAtlantic voyage from New Or
leans—paying off in New York,
When the ship discharged cargo
in New York the Master failed
to ask the crew to remain aboard
to take the ship back to Ne.w Or
leans. It wasn't until the actual
payoff that he made this request.
Under the terms of rider 64 Re
vised, the crew demanded trans
portation back to the port at
which they signed on. New Or
leans. When this was turned
down, they refused to payoff the
ship and the SIU shoreside of
ficials went to work. Result?
Transportation was paid to all
hands.
Aside from the ship's beefs, of
which these are typical, -the New
York Branch defended an un
usually heavy number of men
before Coast Guard hearing units
—AND WON EVERY CASE. Not
once in a blue moon does an SIU
man lose his papers—unless he's
really a bad performer and the
Coast Guard has the goods on
him. But with SIU representa
tives appearing to represent the
members, no man is framed or
railroaded.
None of the beefs mentioned
in this article are world shaking
in themselves. But they add up
to something pretty important.
They demonstrated what the SIU
method of operations is—and
how that method protects the
membership.
In the SIU beefs are settled!
Sgt. Dorf man Wants To Keep
In Touch With Union News
I wonder if it is possible to get*
the Log sent to, me out here? I'd I was unfortunate in getting into
like to keep up with the agree a light jam. By contacting Fddie,
ments, and I damn sure want to I was exactly 12 hours getting
get-back to sea after the war if out of said "jam" due to his un
tiring telephoning, walking, rid
there are any ships going.
ing, etc. On top of this, he insisted
I was in an outfit a while back that I take a few bucks for a
with a lot of SIU, SUP and NMU flop and meals, and he arranged
guys. Arguments would go on all to ship me the following day.
the time, until one of the SIU Tell the boys in New York that
boys would ask, "Who got the they have a friend here.
bonus for the seamen?" No an
Yours,
swers were to be had from the
WM. C. DOTSON
NMU.
If you could send the West
Coast Sailor along with the Log
I would sure appreciate it. If Charles Doroba
$5.00
there is any tariff, let me know Bernard Gabor
.,
l.QO
and I'll shoot it through.
Eder Williamson
3.00
Steady as she goes,
Chuck Collins
3.00
Sgt. RAY DORFMAN. Thor Odonnell
2.00
(Retired)
N. Russo
2.00
Godfrey, G
1.00
J. Payne
1.00
A. McMahon
2.00
R. H. Wilson
l.OO
B. Goldfin
1.06
G. Retherford
.'.
2.00
When a "feller needs a friend" C. J. Bailey
10.00
you surely have one here in the
person of fi. S. Higdon, Business
Agent of our office here in New
Orleans. And it makes you feel
powerful good to know you have
someone of this type you can
depend on.
Coming here from New York,
Honor Roll
Lauds Help Given
By New Orleans
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THE
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SEAFAhEUS
Friday, May 25, 1945
LOG
Shippjfig Boost Seen One Seen
In Caribbean And Puerte Bb:e
irv
By BUD BAY
Tampa Member Gets Crossed Up
By Variety Of Marine Sawbones
By D. L. PARKER
ICAME HERETO
TAMPA—^In my forty years at
©ETA TOOTH
sea, man and boy, I have listened
to some very tall and varied
yams, both sea stories and others,
but thfi other day one of our
brothers spxm one that tops every
thing that I have ever listened to.
Brother George Cain is his mon
icker, and he happens to be one
of the Tampa boys.
It seems that on his last trip
across, some of the deck cargo
was doing a lot of shifting. The
Captain ordered him and the crew
to lash it as they were in a storm,
and he did so. While lashing the away sent him to the hospital and
cargo the ship gave a 41 degree put him in a cast.
list and all those pipes came roll
ing on top of him, breaking one So the next day this USPH doc
foot in three places and his big tor received a letter from the hos
pital in New York stating that
toe on the other one.
they
had made a mistake, and put
After making port in New
the
cast
on the wrong Cain, and
York, he was sent to the hospital
to
get
this
man to the hospital at
where x-rays were taken. After
once.
Boy,
that is what I call ef
staying there about a week, one
ficiency
on
the part of the New
of the doctors told him to get his
York
doctors.
Oh, weU, with the
clothes and discharge as he could
hustle
and
bustle
nowadays any
go home. When he went to the
thing
can
happen.
x-ray room, the nurse told him
Am expecting the good old
that she had just x-rayed his feet^
so he speaks up and tells her that Brandywine in this week. Noth
it could not be him as he had just ing like having a ship in every
two weeks. Am expecting some
come in.
It seems that there was another Morans in too. Had the Edmon
fellow there that carried the same and Margot (Moran) in last week
name and he was the one that from New Orleans with quite a
was x-rayed, so that was squared few SIU men aboard them. Some
away. But, lo and behold, he was of the shipping big shots from aU
sent away from the hospital and over the Gulf are in Washington
upon arrival here in Tampa he re now, trying to get coastwise ship
ported to the USPH. The doctor ping started again. I sure hope
hM-e x-rayed his feet and found that it will soon start, so we can
that they were broken, and right get on the map again.
NMU Wiper Tells Off Phoney
Port Officials In Galveston
By D. STONE
GALVESTON—Shipping busi
ness in the past week has been
very good, with six ships paying
off in this area. So far our big
gest concern has been crewing
vessels with about 100 men on
the beach in all ratings.
With the help of New Orleans,
we were able to crew these ships
up completely.
The other day, one of our mem
bers who was on a ship in transit
dropped into the USS club for a
few laughs. When the meeting
was called to order, and after
the minutes from, the last meet
ing were read, those present were
asked to place their problems on
the deck.
Some high pressure wiper took
the floor and asked the USS to
investigate why certain Agents
and Patrolmen did not spend
more time on the waterfront in
stead of sitting on their big, fat
cans.
The chairman who happened to
be an NMU official said he would
investigate the man's complaint.
After the meeting the SIU man
approached the high pressure
wiper and asked him what union
he belonged to.
The HPW answered, "No More
Union."
Something smells awful bad
when a seaman finds it necessary
to make his complaints against a
union official at a meeting of a
so-called "charitable" and "non
profit" organization.
I see in a recent issue of the
Log that Paul Gonsorchik has
been drawing a little heat in New
York, and is contemplating ask
ing to be transferred to Galves
ton.
Paul, don't have any illusions.
Galveston isn't very cooL It is
stinky hot down here, and I don't
mean the weather.
NOTICE FOR ALL
AGENTS
Stories for the LOG should ar
rive in the New York publica
tion office not later than Mon
day of each week. This means
that most of the outports
should mail copy on Saturday.
All copy should be typed, and
double spaced.
The Editors.
MARITIME DAY IS
CALLED A PHONEY
By J. P. SHULER
The Seafarers in the port of
New York, as well as in the other
branches, celebrated National
Maritime Day this week by ship
ping out of their union halls on
their contracted ships, with the
thought in mind that they will
enjoy better the conditions
brought about by union action
than any phoney holiday set aside
by some land lubber for the credit
of thie Merchant Seaman. All of
the government bureaucrats can
be assured that if they will re
frain from sticking their noses
into the private industries, such
as shipping—and let the compan
ies and unions settle their own
problems, such as bonus, wages,
conditions and etc., eigreed upon
by the employees and employers,
it will be appreciated much more
by bonafide seamen than a dozen
of socaUed holidays.
A lot of the oldtimers will be
glad to know that Fred Wread,
an old book member in the Sea
farers who had his papers re
voked in the port of Baltimore,
will now be sailing with us again.
Patrolman Jimmy Hanners went
to bat for his papers and they
have been returned.
The SS Blenheim of the Water
man SS Co. has at last been turn
ed over to the Army or some
body. It had been rumored before
that she would be sold to the Rus
sians, but she was crewed up out
of the SIU hall for another trip.
Frenchy Michelet shipped aboard
her as the Steward, but as soon
as the crew saw him aboard, they
immediately demanded that she
be disposed of in any manner, to
save the members of the Seafar
ers riding her from malnutrition.
There are a.number of good re
ports concerning the distribution
of the Seafarers Log coming in
now. A lot of. guys are proud of
the fact that they can get it in
foreign ports, thanks to the co
operation of many members who
handled the distribution from
their ships in foreign ports.
Tuesday of this week wiU see
the close of the ballotting on the
new constitutional amendments
and the extra $10 strike assess
ment. It appears that this will be
the largest amount of votes for
the allotted time of any balloting
in the SIU history.
San Juan, P. R;—We had us a days. And that's the treatment
meeting down here the other day. that they're going to hand out—
It so happened that there were or will try to—for some time tr^
two ships in and ilie boys flocked come.
down to the hall. The ships were And this is the reason: it seems
the Sea Dolphin and the Shick- that some short time ago two sea
men went there at night, chargedshinny.
Business has picked up some up on giggle soup, and dumped
what; but now that the war in two nurses and a croaker. So
Europe has ended, there should from now on when a man goes
he more ^ips coming here on a there under the influence of li
quor they throw him in a padded
steady'run.
When any ship gets replace cell until they think he's sober.
ments down here, the Delegates Seems to me that it's kind of un
should check all new men for scientific to treat all drunks as
shipping cards. When a new ship maniacs just because two jerks
is loading at any port other than went off the beam. Or maybe the
San Juan, it is impossible to get doctors here in P.R. aren't scien
on it every day. When a man goes tists.
to the hospital, the WSA sends The Coast Guard dewn here is
pretty tough, but they can be
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talked to. However, when a man
Allenlion all ships: When
is before them, and blows his top
you hit any port in Puerto Rico,
about his shipmates and how be
contact the union hall.
would rather not go to sea with
The address (s 45 Ponce De
those poor excuses for seamen,
Leon Avenue, San Juan,
the Coast Guard will do him a
The telephone number is 1885.
favor-^tl^'ll flx it so he won't
have to, 6y pulling his papers for J
one from the pool; and I don't get six months or so.
to know of it until the man is They have only moved about
discharged from sick bay and 25% of the 1944-1945 sugar crop,
comes to the hall looking for a so we should get a few ships in
ship to get back to the States, and the near future to lofid. Now all
by that time his ship has sailed. you fellows who like beautiful
One man went to the hospital senoritas and like a few rounds of
recently all gassed up and crying potent fluid, both of which are
for attention, and they put him in plentiful here — well, we'll be
the Reason Refinery for nine looking for you.
Old Timer On Geo. Wasbington
By ARTHUR
SAVANNAH — -When I arose
from my downy bed Monday
morning I looked forward to an
other slow and dreary week. But
when I arrived at the office, I
Weis informed that a ship had
dipped in during the night, and
it turned out to be my old friend
the SS George Washington. I had
not been notified that this ship
was due in, consequently I was
nearly caught short for men.
_ There were a few replacements
to be made in the Stewards' De
partment that I could not fill be
cause the notice was too short.
Since they weren't absolutely
necessary the ship left without
them. At least we did not have
to call the WSA for men. The
other departments were filled
without any trouble.
At first I was surprised that
there were no beefs aboard but
when I saw some of the oldtim
ers I could understand why. The
payoff was as clean as anyone
could wish.
The Stewards Department, and
especially the delegate, deserve a
word of commendation for the
way they cooperated with us at
the payoff. And the delegates of
the other two departments were
also on the ball. They supplied
us with lists of the entire crew
with their book standings and it
was comparatively easy to get all
the books squared away.
There were a couple of candi
dates for the social register in the
deck department and their names
were sent to Headquarters. They
did not sign on for another trip,
much to their chagrin. They
thought they couldn't be yanked
because the WSA put them
aboard in Miami where we have
no hall.
We have our hall fixed up fair
.'PiV.
THOMPSON
ly well now, and we've added a
baggage room—so if you should
come down for a visit, you can
leave your gear here But don't
leave it too long. We haven't as
much space as our larger halls.
There was a scarcity of unor
ganized ships in this port as well
as others so there wasn't any
thing we could do in the way of
organizing. We get a few Isth
mian ships in from time to time
but it's pretty tough to get our
men aboard these scows.
The WSA gets all the jobs, and
if a union man goes to them for
a job they send him right back
here. They don't have much love
for us, and won't go out of their
way to help us any. But we do
get our literature aboard and
sometimes I manage to see them
off the ship.
When we get our car I'll be
able to do more and maybe I can
manage to get a few jobs if I can
get the men to take them. That's
about the hardest part of the
whole business and also the most
important. If any of you should
sign on an Isthmian ship. which
hits Savannah, let me know ais,
soon as you gefin. We haVa a
sign on the back porch whith^
faces the river so you can't misis
us. And Til be looking for you.
'A'..".,
�TUB SBAPARERS
•FMMY, Mmf S5. 1S4»
Around The Ports
Deluge Of Ships And SlU
Hero IHt Charleston Beach
B7 JAMES L. TUCKER
CHARLESTON—Well, it's fi
nally happened. The sky opened
up and a deluge of ships hit this
'port. The number of payoffs had
us hopping all over the place—
and we hope fh keeps up.
We had the Josiah Parker pay
ing off in Wilmington, N. C. All
beefs were settled. Then we went
over to Savannah and assisted the
Savannah Agent on paying off
the Eastern Pride and the George
Washington.
The SUP ship, the Willis Van
Devanter paid off with all over
time squared away. There was a
full SUP crew on it, and some of
them haye already shipped back.
Another SUP ship, the MooseCleveland, paid off in Wilming
ton, but we were unable to make
it, as we were paying off the SS
Jerome K. Jones, of the South
Atlantic.
On the latter, all beefs were
squared away, with the exception
of the master and the chief mate
workjng on deck one day. Quite
a few oldtimers on this scow,
with all book men in the Deck
Department and the Engine De
partment. The Stewards Depart
ment had mostly trip card men.
We'd like to thank the Engine
Delegate, William Busby, book
number 31174, and the Deck Del
egate, Salvatore Volpi, number
20629, for the able way in which
they handled the delegates' job
in their departments. Wish we
had more like them.
The SS Monroe, the famous
Bull Line ferry boat, came in to
load coal. There were some beefs
on her about electric fans and the
water cooler. We straightened out
the fan beef, though there is still
need for more of them. Couldn't
do anything about the water
cooler beef.
The original electric cooler was
left in New York to be repaired
and the one on the ship now is of
the type used about ten years
ago.
On the SS Monroe, we met the
Bos'n, AU>eno Galza, who has
just been awarded the Distin
guished Service Medal and the
Mariners Medal. We all know
that those Distinguished Service
Medals are few and far between,
and it takes something to get
them, even though they don't buy
groceries. Best of luck to you.
Brother Galza. We're all proud of
youl
We have three very good dele
gates aboard that ship, so who
ever is the lucky man to pay off
that ship this trip should have no
trouble at all.
To wind it up, we had another
SUP ship, the F. Southall Farron,
Union Sulphur Company, in tran
sit. There were no beefs; the ship
was clean.
ISTHMIAN MEN ARE SHOWN HOW
By KEITH J. ALSOP
New Orleans Reports
Jobs For All Ratings
NORFOLK, Va.—Shipping has
glowed down a bit in this port,
and probably won't pick up for a
\^ek or two. The_ movement of
By E. S. HIGDON
ships to the west coast can al
ready be felt. However, there is
still enough here to keep our men NEW ORLEANS — Things are
still humming in this beautiful
moving.
Cajun
City. The dispatcher, agent
We had two Isthmian ships in
and
patrolmen
are so busy cov
this port in the past week, and
were able to- reach the men with ering ships and trying to find men
pledge caids. We explained the to fill the jobs on board that they
advantages of collective bargain
ing to the men and showed them are really kept on the run.
how the union could get them We have paid off quite a few
higher wages and better living ships this past week, and we ex
pect a much larger business next
and working conditions.
Forutnately for us, there was a week. If there are any men who
perfect example to show to the want to ship out, here is the place
Isthmian men. There was one AB to come. Between now and the
who had about 150 hours coming first of June, we are expecting
to liim. The skipper, who is the anything like one hundred or one
final judge in these things in the .hundred and fifty ships in port.
Isthmian setup, gave him $1.50— There should be some good spots
for some of you men who are
just about 1 cent an hour!
Idling your time away waiting
We showed him where he could for a good bet.
have collected 90 cents an hour
if he had been on a union ship. Here is one for the books. The
Axid that was one argument those Public Health Service has taken
on some new rules, here in the
gutys could understand!
port of New Orleans. Quite sud
Nothing much else here. How denly they have been turning
ever, just one word of caution: down ordinary seamen for poor
Keep your nose clean with the eyesight and color blindness. That
Coast Guard; they are getting really is a good kick.
tighter and tighter.
Some guy walked into the hall
last week and picked up a Log
dated April 27—^you kpow, the
•one wife Brother Shuler's picture
;in it. He went over and: asked
Brother Higdon how in the world
they got him away from the Mar
ine bar long enough to get a tie
around his neck, as the last time
he saw Shuler, he Was the best
barker in the Marine Bar.
lOGl
LOG
IregF OVTvD
m.
BUIiliE'njP
Unclaimed Wages
Mississippi Steamship Company
Fogle, C. H
15.75
Foley, Frank J
2.47
Folsky, Leon E
3.96
Folsom, Samuel P
17.10
Forccelline, Robert C. ........ 1.07
Forehand, O. A
3.82
Farnen, William L. (Forman, W.)
1.65
Forsman, John A
41.23
Forsthe, Edward C
2.06
Forsythe, E
2.54
Forsyth, Joseph H
12.84
Forward, H. 0
2.47
Foster, Edward M
10.50
Foster, Joseph H
26.41
Foster, James
65.41
Fowler, James F
14.25
Fox, Paul A
1.24
Fraley, Charles E
15.00
Francillo, Luigi
73.56
Francis, Joseph P
56.40
Francis, Vernon H
1.27
Francis, Warren C
3.17
Franklin, Henry R
117.50
Franklin, Joseph S
9.95
Franklin, Leon W.
15.83
Franson, Carl 1
2.23
Franzella, Salvator
2.97
Fraser, A
9.30
Fraser,^Angus L
32.91
Fraser, Noble
8.42
Frazier, Leslie D
5.94
Frederick, William E
245.69
Freeman, C. M.
25.30
Freeman, Emmett L
9.Q0
Freeman, Horace
7.14
Freimanis, Lina
2.23
French, E
11
French, John F.
9.24
Frenkler, John
5.92
Frick, Harold W
2.64
Frierson, Alvin W
12.35
Fritz, Charles C
4.98
Frost, William A.
87
Frum, Emile
25.20
Frye, Raymond W
3.96
Frye,- Raymond
2.42
Fudaez, Michael
8.29
Fulford, William E.
3.79
Fulsebakke, K. M
98.75
Punk, Clarence W
2.11
Funk, McClaren
4.13.05
Fuselier, Edward L.
99
Fyfe, Cyril H
862.40
Gardiner, Edward A
Gardiner, Edward F
Gardiner, James
Gardner, C. J
Gardner, S,
Gargan, John
Garner, Herman 0
Garrett, Ralph
Garrett, Wayne M
Gan-ison Roy
Garrity, F
Gary, Allen L. Jr
Gates, George E
Gatewood, Albert W
Gaupp, Otto A
Gaiirtney, Irvin
Gauthreaux, Claude J
Gavigan, Robert
Gavrilon, Theodore
Gay, John B
Gaylor, Enoch J.
Gaylor, E. J
!
Gearhart, Dale B
Geaunses, P
Geiss, William J
Genter, Francis J
Georgevich, George
Gerard, John A
Gericevich, Vadimir
Gerland, Willie
Geron, Earl
Gever, Andrew
Geyer, A.
Ghee, R. M.
Giagibone, Vincent
Giannola, Vincent J
Gibbons, Francis
Gibbs, Howard T
Gibles, Wm
Gibbons, William
Gibson, Wallace
Gichenko, M
Giebel, William
Giebler, William H
Gietek, Chester W
Gilbert, Forrest S
Gillander, K
Gilanders, Kenneth
Giligus, Churchill Ed
Gillis, Leo
-
5.78
20.28
8.32
33
2.47
20.62
2.82
2.67
9.86
71
2.90
2.06
47.08
10.96
14.93
65
3.38
6.35
3054.56
26.82
25.06
51.76
13.06
6.00
2.97
59.44
5.94
8.53
5.46
5.94
155.67
36.48
1.48
1.58
2.85
1.60
74
114.59
1.58
3.95
2.60
3.23
.79
4.98
18.87
2.97
5.29
3.96
56.70
1.84
MONEY DUE
SS JOHN W. GATES
All hands that were paid off in
Gaaso, Hallder
7.23 Norfolk have 9 weeks money
Gaddie, Daniel A
1.78 coming. Collect at Bull Line, 115
Gaffney, J. J
8.90 Broad Street, New York.
Gafford, Ben P
5.44
% % %
Gagliano, Joseph
11.10
Gainey,' Gilbert B.
34.13
SS CAPE FARO
Galaza, Jose G
74 G. W. Burket, 92 hours; A.
Gallegher, Manus
.59 Demddo, 92 hours. Collect at Wat
Gallefos, Adolph
3.13 erman SS Co., 19 Rector St., New
Galligan, William T
s.
.70 York.
Gallordy, J. H
2.72
Galuska, John
2.84
t S. t
Gambertoglio, Francesco
.79
SS WALTER RANGER
Gambino, A. J
17.76
Gamble, Joseph
39.54 John Ziereis, Bos'n, has 39
Gambuco, A
... 4.42 hours due. Collect at Eastern SS,
Garbett, J. K
3:87 Pier 25, North River, New York.
Garcia, Alfred
2.97
% %
Garcia, F. A. .........
12.57
SS F. HASSLER
Garcia, G
7.52
Garcia, Rafael
;
240.40 Penalty bonus of $21.93 coming
Gardanse, M
2.97 to all hands. Collect at BuU Line,
Gardner, Clarence F.
4.90 115 Broad Street, N. Y.
i
i
SS HASTINGS
Transportation money due to
GUILLERMO NUNEZ
the men who joined the ship in
Two checks from the Missis Mobile and paid off in Boston on
sippi SS Co. are being held for February 6, 1945. Collect at Wat
3rou at the 4th floor baggage room. erman SS Corp., 19 Rector St.,
N. Y.
New York hall.
PERSONALS
Gillis, W. H
Gichesko, MatthOw, (Gin-
cherko, M.)
Giordano, Giuseppe
2.00
.33
98.75
5.15
6.20
7.44
1.42
5.92
.74
53.86
.41
.41
13.81
1.92
3.56
3.23
3.29
45.86
6.91
5.08
13.54
11.88
Gioretti, Louis A
Girnuis, M
Gison, Michael
Gjerpen, Kaau A
Gladstone, John E
Gleason, John J
Glover, Joseph B
Gluck, Murray B
Gluck, Murray B
Godfrey, Graham, W
Godfrey, Fufus
Godsey, Joseph
Godwin, Edw. B
Godwin, James A
Godwin, Robert
Goes, Dcwitt W.
Goetting, Paul K
Going, Edward H
Goldsborough, John
Goldsborough, T. (Goldsborough, Frederick S.) 1.22
Goldstein, David
1.98
Goldsworthy, J. F
18.87
Gomes, R. J
3.00
Gomez, Aurelio
4.18
3.33
Gonzales, S. M
Goodner, Leon P
.71
18.37
Gordon, Eddie L
98.75
Gordon, Kenneth B
Gordon, S. B
1.75
Gorgai, John
2.23
Goriup, Erminio
1.82
Gosselin, Louis C
1.65
14.93
Gould, Thomas E
Goulden, Bernard
117.50
Gourdain, L
16.32
Grabbe, Maurice R
8.91
Grace, James
1.24
5.94
Graham, Austin P. Jr
2.82
Graham, James J. Jr
Graham, Listen G
2.84
Graham, T
3.46
Graham, Thomas
30.57
Grenade, Louis
52.44
Grande, J. D
4.26
Grant, John
3.62
Graves, John T
.35
Gray, Edward C
1.24
Gray, Gordon H.
12.37
Gray, Homer W.
9.90
Gray, Jackson D
50.97
Gray, Lawrence
1.46
Gray, Leon
2.12
Gray, T
1.19
Green, Vincent P
2.64
Green, Roy J
1.98
Greenbaum, Joseph G.
9.24
Greene, Clyde C
50.65
Greentree, C
4.27
Greenway, Kenneth
4.57
Greer, James M
69.27
Gregory, Benjamin F.
8.95
Grey, Erdmann W
25.60
Griffith, Claude G
7.13
Griffith, Phonzo E
12.78
Grindle, R
2.25
Grondin, Lorenzo J.
7.62
Grundmeyer, A
15.33
Guerin, J. J
73.64
Guidry, Albert R.
3.23
Gulbransen, Thorleif
12.32
Gumren, Ed. Gregory
2.77
Gunderson, C
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Gunderson, K
1.42
Gunning, W
25.45
Guptpn, George R
9.26
Gurskie, Alexander
44.59
Gustin, Joseph
1.65
Guszczyinski, Edward
4.22
Guthrie, J. P
2.23
Gutzwiller, William A
10.66
Gwartney, I
2.23
Gwyn, Robert L
4.62
Gynikisnya, S
3.23
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Friday. May 25. 1945
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the Stu halls in all the major Atlantic and Pacific ports hong out the "We/-
come" sign for Isthmian men. You'll find these halls full of rank and file seamen just like yourselves: Inter
ested In the some things, concerned over the some problems. When you have a couple of hours to kill, drop
In and shoot the breeze. You'll find a friendly ear.
SlU HALLS
cire modern, clean and filled with good fellowship. Whether Its a magazine and an easy
chair, a game of cords, the matching of wits In a chess game, a round of pool, or a coke and a cigarette—
you'll find It In an SlU hall.
RECREATION DECK of the Seafarers' hall at
51 Beaver Street oflFered this scene to the photo
grapher last week. The old timer In the back
ground Is reading the Seafarers Log.
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N.Y. BRANCH SETS IMPRESSIVE RECORD FOR BEEFS SETTLED
BOOSTS STRIKE FUND BEFORE HE BECOMES MATE
SIU CONTRACTED OPERATIONS REVEAL POST WAR GROWTH
NMU ORGANIZES WET FOR SEAFARERS
MINERS VICTORY
THE MINERS WIN AGAIN
U.S. RUNS ATLANTIC TOTAL SCORE OF 126 SUBMARINES
LET'S NOT FORGET
SUP MAN IS A HERO IN JAPANESE PLANE ATTACK
NMU LEADERS SHOW CONCERN OVER RANK AND FILE TREND TOWARD SIU
EXCERPTS FROM NMU RANK & FILE LETTERS TO SIU
N.Y. DOORMAN TO JOIN INFORMATION PLEASE!
SGT. DORFMAN WANTS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH UNION NEWS
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 18, 1945
No. 20
MWEB Promises There Will Be
Ne Bonus Cut For Thirty Days
Seamen's Bill
Of Rights Is
Before Senate
The proposed Seamen's Bill of
Rights, long stymied in the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee, will now be intro
duced into the Senate by Senator
Radcliffe (Dem., Md.). Chances
for the passage of the bill are
bright, as many Senators have
indicated their intention of sup
porting it.
The big fight, however, will
be to get a bill that will give
more than lipservice to the mer
chant seamen of America, and,
avoid the inadequacies and in
justices that stud the GI Bill of
Rights.
Ever Increasing Living
Standard Asked ByAFL
WASHINGTON (LPA) — The
government should adopt as its
basic post-war policy the "main
tenance of a high and ever in
creasing American standard of
living," the Executive Council of
the AFL declared in a resolution
adopted at the close of its quar
terly meeting here.
"This is a basic consideration,"
Two SUP Men Are
Killed Off Mindoro
First struck by a Japanese
aerial torpedo that failed to ex
plode, the SUP ship, John M.
" Clayton, was hit by a bomb, kill
ing two SUP men and four naval
gunners, off Mindoro, Philipine
Islands.
The ship, set afire, was ordered
beached and abandoned, after the
flames had been put out. At first
believed impossible of being sal
vaged, the ship was sufficiently
repaired to make it seaworthy for
a journey to a port for complete
overhaul.
/
The John M. Clayton was de
livered on January 11, 1943 and
was operated by the AmericanHawaiian SS Co.
The Seamen's Bill, introduced
by Rep. J. Hardin Peterson (Dem.
Fla.), has been held up in the
House, while the committee has
been tied up with the Ship Sale
Bill, which, if not watched, may
contain all those NMU-backed
provisions that will turn the bulk
of the fleet over to foreign
nations.
The present war bonus rates are safe until at least June
12, according to a statement made last Saturday in Wash
ington by Maritime War Emergency Board Chairman
Captain Edward Macauley. The Board chairman made
this statement during a meeting called to consider reduc
tions of the Atlantic bonus to at
sure and make the decisions in
"floor" of 33 1/3%. Throughout the dark of the night when the
the meeting the Board and its seamen's representatives could
proposals were under SIU fire, not object.
and Macauley obviously wanted Early in the meeting, which
to avoid any further union pres- was attended by leaders of all
f
* maritime unions and a sprinkling
of shipowners, SIU Washington
Representative Dushane demand
ed that Macauley tell the union*
whether or not any dispute over
the existing bonus structure ex
isted between management and
labor.
Macauley admitted that
Men taking standby jobs in
no dispute existed, and that the
poit must be certain to keep a Board was acting on its own in
iSKJiWd of -vorking hours, and itiative in considering reductions.
have the record initialed by
Thereupon SIU Vice President
Hawk
took the deck to trace the
the department head. Without
entire
history
of the bonus ques
such a record it is all but im
tion and denounce the illegality
possible for the union to collect of the Board's move to consider
from the shipowner for this bonus reductions when no dis
time.
pute existed in the field.
It was significant that no ship
Many hours of legitimate
owners
testified at the hearing.
time has not been paid because
While there can be little question
of carelessness in keeping rec but that they are inspiring the
ords. Don't let this happen to present MWEB offense against
the seamen's standard of living,
you.
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Keep Record Of Work
Done In Order
To Collect
the Council said. "It should gov
ern all our domestic and foreign
FIRST NAZI VICTIMS READY TO COLLECT
policy relations and decisions."
Also, the council called for
"the planning and financing of a
vast program of urban and rural
housing, road renovation and re
building, rural electrification and
long overdue public works."
"Safeguarding the foundation
of our American way of life and
well being by the maintenance of
unclosed economic opportunities
for our citizens under a system of
free enterprise is imperative to
perpetuate our constitutional, so
cial and political order," the
council added.
"International cartels and in
ternational trade controls which
tend to limit or restrict free and
full scope of economic opportun
ities of our people must be dis
couraged.
"Government controls and di
rection of our life made impera
tive by war requirements must
not continue after the emergen ^
Here is part of the crew of the SIU ship Robin Moore, after they had been rescued in the South
cies of war have passed."
Atlantic by a British freighter. The Moore was torpedoed May 21. 1941 (four years ago next Monday)
before the United States and Nazi Germany were at war. The crew drifted in lifeboats for two weeks
before rescue. Under international law the German government is liable for damage for torpedoing a
neutral ship. Well, the boys are ready to collect. How about giving them a few jewels from Goering's medals?
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THE
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. May 18, 1945
THE SOUEEZE ISON
Published by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of I^abor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
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President
10 J Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
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Seamen The First Target
The threatened slash in the maritime bonus has been
temporarily averted, with the Maritime War Emergency
.Board admitting that no request for a downward revision
had been made by either labor or management.
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
By LOUIS COFFIN
A Port Committee meeting was
held with Waterman, for the pur
pose of settling various disputes,
which could not be settled any
other way. The findings of this
committee have been sent out to
ports involved. Due to this
This, however, does not mark the end*. Now that the
action, we have been assured
total military victory is no longer a matter of conjecture that Waterman will settle beefs
but of time only, the operators will try again. They have at payoff time.
not given up, and another attempt will be made soon, pos However, if beefs concerning
this company should be sent into
sibly even within 30 days.
New York, we have the word of
Nor is the waterfront the isolated target of a particu Capt. Anderson that these beefs
larly vicious employer group. All sections of the working will be settled one way or an
jpqpulation will soon feel the lash of the employer offensive. other immediately. We contem
plate future Port Committee ac
Practically speaking, the squeeze has already started— tion with other companies when
a sliarp decline in take home pay has already been noted in necessary.
'the war production industries. Downgrading and the abol Although we. believe in be6fs
being settled at the point of pro
ition of overtime have taken from the workers those mar- duction,
many of these companies
g:inal dollars that spell the difference between "get-by" and hold fast and refuse to pay off,
sub-standard'living conditions.
regardless of whether a beef is
good or not. These companies,
Labor members of the President's Cost of Living Com other than Calmar, with whom
mittee have found that living costs have risen 43%, while we do not have an agreement as
wages have been tied down by the Little Steel Formula. yet, will be served by Port Com
Even the public members of the War Labor Board admit mittee action in each ease, where
we feel that these beefs are . pay
jthat costs have outstripped wage increases.
able in accordance with our con
During the war years, despite the stories camfuHy tracts.
planted in the commercial press, the basic wage of the At the present time we have
American worker has not been high. He has been able to requested a Port Committee
meeting with the Eastern Steam
keep within hailing distance of the mounting prices only ship Company to be held in New
through the temporary grants of overtime rates and York soon. Action at this pro
bonuses. When war production needs have been met, and posed meeting will be in a later
production returns to the "straight" 40 hour week, the report.
average worker will find his take home pay more in the The Chief Cook and the 2nd
Cook who made the last trip on
nature of a token paymfiht.
the SS Ben Bourne have been
notified by telegram that their
Now is the time, in this lull before the storm, when money
is now payable at the
the American workers, shoreside as well as waterfront, must Mississippi office in New York.
close ranks. The employers are aiming at smashing the All hands on the SS Thomas
entire organized labor movement—a necessary first step Reed who just joined the ship in
Since the shipowner is-as yet unwilling to take the rap
publicly for sponsoring such a reduction, the MWEB, al
ways the good stooge, sacrificed itself for the operators, and
took the blame.
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toward economic enslavement of the workers.
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Despite its signing of a "nonaggression pact" with organized
labor, the New York Chamber of
Commerce is supporting an antilabor bill introduced by Con
gressman Mike Monroney (D.
Okla.).
Monroney's bill would subject
unions to anti-trust laws, from
which they are now exempt.
Is the honeymoon already
over?
XXX
Women are beginning to move
into the labor unions, heretofore
almost exclusively a man's world.
The Women's Bureau of the De
partment of Labor amiounced
that the girls now form 25% of
the total membership of trade
unions.
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When the War Labor Board
denied a five cent an hour raise
to 130 cleaning women of the
Empire State Building, the dear
old ladies, some of them grand
mothers, almost hit the bricks.
The women, members of Local
32-J of the Building Service Em
ployees (AFL), almost walked
out, and only at the last minute
consented to give the WLB an
other week.
They're never too old to be
militant unionists.
XXX
Both President Truman and
Economic Stabilization Director
William H. Davis are against any
relaxation of the little steel
formula. We sort of remember
the alleged promise to boost
wages that CIO President Phil
Murray claimed to have brought
from the White House last year
to the Auto Workers Convention.
Of course, then the boys were
talking loudly of rescinding the
no-strike pledge.
Five independent telephone
workers unions have united into
the United Communications As
sociation (unafiliated). These are
the workers who threatened the
recent strikes, in order to bring
their wages up to something that
approached a decent scale. The
various outfits felt that together
they had a much better chance
to standardize collective bargain
ing and improve conditions.
4- 4. 4.
Motion picture film technicians
in eighteen laboratories in New
York and New Jersey have voted
for a strike in an election con
ducted by the National Labor
Relations Board under the SmithConnally Act, it was announced
yesterday by John Francavilla,
president and business manager
of Local 702, Motion Picture
Laboratory Technicians, Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
The technicians are demanding
higher wages and more specific
job classifications. Strike action
now depends upon approval of
the local's international organiza
tion. Union officials said a strike
could tie up the showing of films
on the East Coast after films al
ready finished
have been ex
hausted. The technicians inspect
and process the films in East
Coast theatres.
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F8R SHIPPING TO
DESPITE V-E
NEW YORK, May 14—Victory in Europe will have
no immediate effect on shipping, and any future falling off
will be gradual, government authorities said today.
The demand for space to move personnel and cargoes
will continue, and a natural increase in transport to the
Pacific was developing, that will
require all the tonnage that can
be spared from the Atlantic.
By PAUL HALL
Despite all obstacles in thp
It was announced recently that
Now that V-E Day is here and gone and the veterans are being
way, the A.F. of L. has not Europe would require some 12discharged on the point system, it is well that we watch carefully
given up its efforts to weld the million tons of food alone in the
and see to it that some of the "brains" in Washington don't try to
labor movement under one next year. This was more than
setr up another one of their so-called bureaus or departments to
banner. So declared President a third of the total dry cargo ex
handle something similar for merchant seamen; From where we sit,
William Green recently in an port from this country in the
any plan of this sort for the merchant seamen is unnecessary. We
address at a testimonial dinner last peace year, 1939.
know, in the first place, that the industry at present hasn't any more
honoring Max Zaritsky, Hal
Not only will cargo ships be
men than is actually) necessary to man American ships. Secondly,
ters' Union chief, on the letter's needed, but personnel transport
and most important, any such move would probably furnish the
80th birthday.
requirements will increase, rather
WSA, or its equivalent, the excuse to thrust themselves further into
Green lauded Zaritsky for than diminish, it was said. The
seamen's affairs and problems.
the letter's attempts to bring War Department will be depend
about labor unity and then ing upon merchant shipping to
It is my opinion that these people will start a thing of this sort
voiced this pledge: "I will nev move millions of men from Eu
very shortly so as to perpetuate themselves in office.
er rest until labor is once again rope to the Pacific theatre, to ship
The boys at the merchant mar united into a single, all-power out fresh troops, to return home
This attempt will probably be made after some so-called "union"
suggests it. Their idea, naturally, will be the same as the WSA; ine training school in Florida ful trade union movement in from the battle fields discharged
first, to perpetuate themselves by having to call the RMO fink pools have all agreed that Nance Stilley America."
and furloughed servicemen and
"There can be no united the wounded.
for replacements to take the jobs of those men who have befen
is the mermaid they'd like best to America without a united labor
"pointed" out of the industry. Secondly, it will give them the
It was pointed out that it took
opportunity to have a green and docile membership which they can neet. It's things like this that movement," he said.
two years to put a million and a
make men go to sea.
handle to meet their own ends. Let us be on guard.
half men in the United Kingdom
before D-day. 'While a better re
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cord is expected now, the much
greater distances involved wiU
The RMO in the Port of New York is constantly interfering with
strain shipping facilities for some
the SIU; not just in the matter of our routine affairs but in other
time to come.
matters as well.
Supplies to the Eastern battle
To give one of these instances as an example—^recently an
fields offer a distinct problem.
unorganized ship came into the Port of New York and most of the
Not only will the direct materials
crew on her, although not members of the Seafarers, had signed SIU
of war and the food and the
pledges signifying their desire for SIU representation. As soon as Because the skipper of the SS*
clothing needed to maintain our
the company found this out, the entire crew with the exception of Walter Kidde, Arman Garabearmies have to be shipped with
four, were fired and an order was placed with the RMO for crew dian, wanted to maintain his own
the greatest of speed, but the
replacements.
question of building barracks,
record as an economical master,
air bases, storage facilities will
As soon as these new crew replacements had shipped and cleared he did not hesitate to file un
demand
tons of building and con
through the RMO, their actions were such that you didn't have to warranted Coast Guard charges
struction materials that was not
against
Juan
Oquendo,
Jr.,
Night
look twice to see that there was collusion between the NMU and
met with in the European phase
some one of the New York RMO officials. Out of the first six men Cook and Baker.
of the war.
When
the
gun
crew
on
the
ship
who managed- to ship irtto this unorganized ship through -the RMO,
General Brehon Somervell,
five of them were ships organizers recently graduated from the was reduced, the Steward's De
partment was cut down, and
Commander
of the Army Service
NMU "Leadership School."
Brother Oquendo^ was dropped
Forces, estimates the overall sup
ply requirements as six tons per
The RMO in the Port of New York have been guilty of tactics after having worked nine days
of this sort right along throughout the entire war period. This is aboard ship. When Oquendo
man for the initial shipment of
equipment, and approximately
collusion of the rankest sort. These phonies who are on government asked for the thirty days penalty
one ton per man per month for
payrolls at the taxpayers' expense, and who at the same time follow pay due him under the contract,
maintainance before actual com
and .uphold the Communist Party Line and assist Communist Party the skipper filed charges against
bat. There will be , 7 million
dominated unions in pulling deals of this sort; should have the him with the Coast Guard.
Garabedian charged Oquendo
American soldiers in the Pacific
hatchets put on their necks immediately. It is high time that rank
theatre.
and file labor in this country woke up to the fact and realized'that with threatening the Steward; in
some of the officials in these so-called "government bureaus" are fluencing three men from turn
pushing the CP Party Line even harder than the CP is pushing it ing to and not working on May
AT SAN FRANCISCO
themselves. It is high time that these phony RMO pipe lines for 3rd.
Joe Algina, Patrolman, handled
the CP are abolished.
JUAN OQUENDO
the case for Oquendo, and was
able to prove that Oquendo him
self was aboard ship by 11 o'clock
One of our old members brought up a beef the otlfer day and on the night mentioned, and that
(Continued from'Page 2)
told the counter Patrolman, Joe Algiha, that he had not collected on while the three men did not re
the ship he had paid off for some reason or other. Algina talked to turn on time, they had done so Baltimore ^ have three nights'
the member in preparation to taking the beef up with the company on their own. He was able to lodging money due which will be
and the point came up that the reason that he had not collected the prove that Brother Oquendo did paid on the regular ship's pay
money was that he had never submitted his overtime slips to the work on May 3rd. On the threat rool at the completion of the voy
head of the department, the Ship's Delegate or to anyone else for charge, the witnesses for Oquen age.
that matter.
L. Lelly, wiper, whq made the
do were not able to be rounded
last
trip on the same ship, has one
up
in
time,
and
he
was
logged
This is only one instance where, through carelessness, our mem
hundred hours coming for sound
$9.16.
bers have lost a few bucks. In shaping up overtime, always check
ings, which is now payable at the
With the head of your department, as soon after the work is com The general > charges were Calmar office in New York.
dropped
by
the
Coast
Guard
for
pleted as possible. Your contract calls for this and.it must be done.
In this manner, not only do you have a copy, but the head of your lack of evidence, and Brother I have been in touch with
department and the skipper have copies as well. Then when your Oquendo got his 30 days pay. Washington on the Maintainence
scow arrives before the pay-off, all of your disputes can be handled. More, his record is still clean; Men's beefs with Calmar, on tak
can Skipper Garabedian say the ing soundings weekends at sea.
same?
This beef has been pending for
This case is a rare one and it doesn't happen often; nevertheless,
quite some time, and I am in Appointed by "President Wil
once is too many times. First of all, it shows a lack of union educa
hopes that •whatever comes out liam Green. International Repre
tion ori the part of some of our members. Second, it means that some
of Washington will settle this sentative Robert J. Watt is AFL
of our members are not getting the full benefits of contracts that the
beef once and for all. Am still consultant to the U. S. delegation
Seafarers hold with the various steamship operators.
looking for some Stewards De at San Francisco. He proposes
Both of these points are worthy of calling for an enlargement
partment men who made the last that the International Labor Of
of our-educational system-within our union. We all know that to
trip on the SS Eleazer Wheel ock, fice. to which the SIU is affiliated,
realize the best' from contracts that you must first of all KNOW
in order to square up their extra become the main arm of the pro
these contracts.
meal beef, which is payable.
posed Economic & Social Council.
Green For Unity
Tries Framing Cook To
Save Finky Reputation
With Port Captain
COFFIN'S REPORT
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THE
SEAFARERS
MWEB Promises There Will Be
Ne Bonus Cut For Thirty Days
LOG
Priday. May 18. 1945
LAUNDRY WORKERS WIN UNION FIGHT
strike called by the SIU for role that they have been playing
higher war bonuses, the National since Germany attacked Russia
Defense Mediation Board arbi in June, 1941, regardless of what
trated our case and gave us $80 effect it liad on Uie pockets or
a month bonus and other conces welfare of merchant seamen and
sions in the way of port bonuses. their families, stating that the
In December, 1941, after the MWEB should postpone any re
U. S. went to war, a meeting of ductions in bonus until the NMU
all Maritime Unions and ship had negotiated increases in basic
owners was called by the Mari wages for seamen directly with
time Commission and the Depart the operators.
ment of Labor, and after three Curran reassured the MWEB
day's deliberations, the Statement that, regardless of whether they
of Principles was adopted by the cut the bonus or not, the NMU
shipowners and the unions and would live up to their no-strike
the MWEB was set up then to pledge and keep 'em sailing.
A bitter four and one half year struggle to organize the large
arbitrate only any dispute in the McKenzie read a telegram from Community Laundry in Los Angeles was finally ended when con
war bonus which might lead to a Philip Murray, ^ead of the CIO, tracts were Signed last month with Local 52. Laundry Workers In
strike
or ship delays which would into the record, and spoke of ternational Union. AFL, and Local 928. International Brotherhood
Report on Maritime
mobilizing the whole nation in of Teamsters. AFL. This broke the powerful anti-labor front that
impede
the war effort.
War Emergency Board
We pointed out that because of behalf of the merchant seamen. has existed in Los Angeles for decades. Pictured here are the pleased
Meeting
the National War Labor Board's The irony of their position is that Laundry and Teamster officials after signing the contract.
Little Steel Formula" the sea- they have not officially opened
Held at Washington, D.C, nien
recently were denied an in up their own contracts for an in
May 12,1945
crease in the basic wages, and crease in the basic wages.
By MATTHEW DUSHANE and that regardless whether a sea The Marine Cooks and Stewards
man's earnings are labelled war and ACA—CIO affiliated unions—
JOHN HAWK
bonus or basic wages, it still endorsed the position of the
We attended the Maritime War means that it is his "take home" NMU, if you could call it such.
Emergency Board meeting held pay.
Captain Martin, President of
in Washington, D. C. on May 12,
We showed that the MWEB the Masters, Mates and Pilots,
1945, regarding their proposals to proposals meant that the seamen AFL, and other representatives of
cut the war bonuses in the At would make less "take home pay" that organization protested the PARISIAN WORKERS paring to strike for a raise. At an
lantic.
average salary of $80 a month,
than he made before the war, bonus cuts.
Parisian workers are develop they point to the sky-rocketing
Your representatives took the plus the fact that the cost of liv- Mullins, representing the ship
position that the SIU and SUP ng has increased 43% according owners' Merchant Marine Insti ing militant mood as French la black market in which beef, for
have always taken at these meet to the Meany-Thomas report. But tute—incidentfy the only ship bor grows increasingly impatient instance, costs between $4 and $5
ings: that the MWEB had no the seamen's so-called basic owner representative present— at the failure of the de Gaulle ad a pound.
business to propose reductions in wages have remained status quo had no quarrel or objections to ministration to stabilize and
i' Ik t>
bring down the cost of living. In
the bonus unless there was a since October, 1941.
the Board's proposals.
stead of genuine reforms in the Barge Sailors
bonus dispute between the ship
FALSE PROPAGANDA
Chairman
Macauley
of
the
national economy, de Gaulle is
(ITF) Barges operating on Brit
operators and the Union. The
We told Macauley that he, as Maritime War Emergency Board relying more and more on con ish in-land water routes will soon
Board admitted that no dispute
WSA Deputy Administrator, was informed us that the bonuses servative forces. Resorting to the be under the command of British
existed, but contended that they
on one hand still spending thou would remain the same as they strike weapon, Paris printers and women.
had the authority on their own
sands upon thousands of Govern are now for thirty more days, theatre employees have won
motion to propose reductions or
ment or taxpayer's dollars, on and that they would then have wage increases in recent weeks. The plan for training women
increases as the war hazzards
volunteers for the operation of
radio programs and all types of their decision ready.
Stockbrokers' clerks are also pre- barges sailing on the Leeds and
changed.
advertising, to recruit merchant
Liverpool Canal has already been
BONUS HISTORY
seamen into the industry, telling
CHILD LABOR
introduced and women are now
We pointed out that the war them how big the merchant sea
undergoing a two. months' train
bonuses were $60 in the Atlantic men's bonuses were and the "big
ing course.
prior to our entry into the war, cabbage" they were making;
After their training is complet
and that the $60 bonus was ar whereas, on the other hand, the
ed, each team of two women will
rived at through collective bar same Macauley, as Chairman of
be given control of a barge em
gaining between the shipowners the Maritime War Emergency
ployed in the transport of essen
and the Unions.
Board, is proposing to reduce the
tial war cargoes. A minimum •
We also pointed out that in bonuses" or this "big cabbage"
wage of 3 pounds a week is guar
October, 1941, as a result of a that the seamen earn; and that
anteed, but it is expected that
this will have the effect of a lot
they
will earn more money.
of old time experienced seamen
4>
leaving the industry in disgust
because of Macauley's manipula
Songbirds Strike
tions.
(LPA) More than 300 musici
Experienced married seamen
You'll remember that last
ans,
singers and stagehands of the
will
also
leave
the
industry
be
week Brother Arthur Thomp
world-famous
Naples Opera
cause
of
insufficient
"take
home
son. Savannah Agent, told us
House went on strike at the be
how the log book got its name. pay" to support their wives and
ginning of April after the BritishIt seems that in the old days children. Others who were re
supervized managemeftt had re
the bosun used to throw a log cruited into the maritime in
fused demands for a general in
over the bow and then count dustry because of the big pay
crease in pay. Work was resum
promised by the Recruitment and
ed a few days later when aU de
Manning Division of the WSA on
mands were met.
their radio programs, and who
were trained at Government ex
The management, which had
pense, will also leave the industry
become aware of the strike only
ri
disillusioned, even if they will be
after 1600 ticket holders had sat
drafted into the Army.
down in their seats to listen to
We asked the members of the
"La Boheme," was forced to re
MWEB to state their opinion on
fund admission costs five minutes
their own proposals and they re
before the curtain was scheduled
fused, stating that they would
to go up. The workers demanded
base their decision on the record
an average wage increase of 50 to
of the meeting.
100 lire each per performance.
We wound up stating that the
MWEB's proposals would lead to
The war has drawn thousands of boys and girls under 18 out of
until it passed the stem. The chaos in the maritime industry, schools and into the labor market, costing them even the minimum
ship's speed Wcis thus computed and that it was their respons opportunity' to eqpiip themselves for later life. State labor laws are
and entered in a book—which ibility as much as ours to keep necessary to protect them, and the AFL is seeking to improve such
became known as the log book. the ships moving in order to con laws. In the top map. 16 is the minimum age for factory work in
We asked the LOG artist to tinue our all-out war effort.
the white states; less than 18 in the black. In the bottom map. 18
show us just how it worked.
is
the minimum for school-hour work except on farms and in domes
NMU MANEUVER
Here is his explanation.
The NMU stuck to the govern tic services in the grey states; and .in the-bla^' states; work is per
ment-shipowner collaborationists mitted for those under 18.
(Continued from Page 1}
they hesitate to take open re
sponsibility for such a move.
Macauley's promise that no
bonus cuts would be made before
next month; gave all interested
parties time to "submit briefs" to
the Board. Several Congressmen
have announced intention of fil
ing briefs on behalf of the sea• men. In all frankness," the seamen
must face the fact that "briefs"
will have little weight with the
Board or its shipowner sponsors.
Following the meeting, Broth
ers Hawk and Dushane issued the
following statement;
HERE'S HOW IT
USED TO BE DOHE
�Friday, May 18, 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Pag« F!v»
OUR DOUGH IS ON BROTHER ZANOS
AS NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP
.History of The SIU Dog
I am writing to your in regards Once aboard, he was fed and tied
to the article in one of your re to my bunk. At certain times he
cent- issues about the dog that was taken for walks.
was ashore in Charleston. I be On the last day of our stay in
lieve there w;as a slight error in Boston, exactly 15 minutes be
this article. First of all, I was the fore the boat left, someone cut
one who rescued Brownie (the Brownie loose. It was then too
dog) from the ASPCA, and not late to do anything about it.
We paid off in New York
the police.
There is one thing -that may March 6th. When I returned to
concern you and that is that I, my home in Philadelphia, I sent
J. Sterling Sanstrom, was his a letter to the Boston Shelter.
Their reply was very nice. They
, owner.
Brownie left Philadelphia informed me that Brownie was in
aboard the SS John B. Lennon on a run -down condition, and they
October 10, -1944. The crew of were trying to build him up. They
the Lennon elected him their also told me according to the law
mascot. The following are the they could not send him, and
ports he has been to: Port Said, would have to come and get him
and Suez City, Egypt; Aden, Ara in a car. This was impossible, be
bia; Khorrumshare, Iran; Irak, cause I had no car. The result
Bahreen Islands; Mombasa, Tanga was that they would have to do
East Africa; Bfeira, Protuguese away with Brownie as the doc
East Africa; Capetown, South toring was too great an expense.
Africa; Port of Spain, Trinidad; So now Brownie is dead.
I just thought you would like to
and then home to Boston.
Before the ship had docked, find out the full truth of the story
Brownie jumped off. None of the of Brownie. The dog was treated
crew heard of him until the chief swell by the crew of the SS John
mate saw Brownie's picture in B. Lennon when he was alive.
the Boston "Globe." The mate in
J. STERLING SANSTROM
formed me. A wiper and myself
4 4- S"
went immediately to the Charles
ton police station.
They told us the dog had been
i
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If you believe in portents, in coming events casting their shadows before, then
Tommy Zanos has proved that the SIU will soon banish the NMU from the waterfront.
This little matter was taken care of by SIUer< Tommy Zanos, Chief Steward and
rising,young heavyweight fighter,
when he beat Johnny (Bearcgt) Jones, until recently
an NMU Steward. Beat, did we say beat? Zanos kayoed Jones in 24 seconds of the 6th
round, when they met last Aprils
in Chicago.
MEET THE SIU CHAMP
Tommjf, who is as good a union
man as he is a fighter, has been
taken up by the SIU, and is being
pushed as our choice as the next
heavyweight champion of the
world. The union is all out for
Zanos, and from the looks of his
record the membership will not
be disappointed.
14 STRAIGHT WINS
Tommy has been fighting more
than five years, four as a pro
fessional. In that time he has had
21 bouts, winning 16 by knock
outs, and three by decision. He
was defeated twice, both times
during the early part of his
career. Currently he boasts 14
straight wins, 9 of them by kayos.
Always known as a powerful
hitter, he has in recent months
improved as a boxer, and is show
ing a formidable left. His more
recent matches have been against
Joey Montgomery (TKO in 4
rounds); Bobby Lawson (KO in
3 rounds—fracturing Lawson's
jaw); and Willie Richardson (KO
in 2 rounds).
Promoters are trying to ar
range bouts with Lee Savold, and
Gus Lesnevitch, light heavyweigh champ, now in the Coast
Guard.
Tommy Zanos is a good look
gendS GrCetlllffS
ing lad of 22, his face unscarred.
Of average height, powerBrother Zanos stripped down in the New York hall last week to
fully built, weighing about 215
show us how he looks to his opponents in the ring. From this sample,
pounds.
Tommy
brings
to
mind
Somewhere on the Pacific
another Greek with the classic we'll continue going to sea. thank you.
Here are a few lines to let you Greek body, the wrestler Jimmy
and that unless he acted quickly, up with the SIU. It didn't take
know that I haven't forgotten Londos.
him long to find out that only
things would get out of hand.
the fellows in the SIU. I've been
the SIU could offer security to
CAPABLE
IN
JOB
getting the Seafarers Log for
QUICK THINKING
Zanos
is
not
a
case
of
only
a
quite a while now, so I know a
Zanos' quitk thinking saved the working seaman.
strong
body.
The
lad
is
capable
little about what's going ardUnd
the ship and his shipmates, but The SIU is the first union that
and alert, as is evidenced by the he was burned on his face and Tommy has ever belonged to,
some of the ports.
When- I get back to the U.S. fact that he was able to advance arms and, far worse, lost his and now he is a convinced
again, I'll drop- into the hall to from Messboy to Chief Steward, vision for four days. He slowly unionist.
see what's cooking. From what the highest position in his de regained his eyesight, but was "It's a great feeling," he said,
I gather, though, the situation is partment, where ability to make forced to wear dark glasses for "to know that you Jrave an or
pretty well in hand—as it is out decisions and to lead men are six weeks. The skipper com ganization behind you, that
the most important qualifications. mended him for his heroism be
here.
everybody is working together
Tommy,
though easygoing and fore the crew.
Say hello for me to a couple
and lending a hand. You know
of old shipmates of mine—Patty friendly, impresses one with his Tommy comes from Vander- that you aren't alone."
Walsh and Bill Kilgus, both old savvy, and gets the fullest co grift, Sa. Like so many others
members of the SIU. Tell them operation from his shipmates.
who do not know its character, The SIU recognized Tommy's
Baldy was asking for them. You His fighting career was almost he went to the maritime school abilities and leadership qualities,
must) know them—Pat is always cut short last year when he went at Sheepshead Bay, where inci and as soon as he had got the
either coming off a drunk or go far beyond the call of duty. While dentally he won the boxing tour necessary experience, pushed him
ing on one with Kilgus—or vice in Port of Spain, Trinidad, a fire nament. Bob Olin, a leading con in getting his endorsements for
broke out in the messmen's tender for the heavyweight title, higher ratings.
versa.
focs'le
and Zanos, disregarding tried to get him to stay there
At the next meeting, tell the
And now, recognizing his
fellows there is a bunch of U.S. personal danger, began tossing to do morale work, but Tommy ability in another field, the SIU
Marines on this side of the globe overboard flaming mattresses and refused—he wanted to ship out. stands right square behind Tom
that sure as hell welcomes you. wooden lockers. Though the
my Zanos in his bid for new
CONVINCED UNIONIST
You're doing a damn fine iob of alarm was being turned in. Tom
honors.
keeping, chow and equipment my knew that directly overhead Once on the waterfront, he
coming out here. From the ex was stored the ship's ammunition. learned the -score, and he joined
perience I've had I" know sure
ds hell that the SIU is doing its
part.
Sgl. JOSEPH T. PENDLETON
Fort Stanton, N. M. say hello.
Five members of the six-man
SS-21 MAG-21
Keep sending me the Log. so I
I'm
still
bedridden,
although
crew
of the tug El Vivo lost their
c/o Fleet Post Office
can keep in touch with what is
I'm
really
okay.
Since
I
can't
get
lives today in a collision between
San Francisco, Calif.
around I've told the delegate to happening. This place is at' the the tug and a Liberty ship in the
get the names of aU the boys end of the world.
L. C. KATES swollen Mississippi River near
here, so you can send them their
Editor's
note:
Brother
Kates here. The sixth member was
hospital benefits.
I sure would like to see some has returned, hard on the heels saved. He said the tug was struck
of the boys and have a few drinks of his letter. However, why don't amidships during a fog and sank
with them. If you see some of some of you fellows write to our within a few minutes. The other
my friends, say hello for me, and men at Fort Stanton? It wiU help vessel apparently was undamaged
have a drink on me. If you see cheer them up at the time when and proceeded later. The survivor
some of my women friends, just they really need it.
said the blow split the tug open.
Sgt. Pendleton
taken to the Friend Shelter So-
ciety of Boston. We were then
escorted, by two policemen, to
the shelter. There we found
Brownie among many other dogs,
and returned him to the ship.
Greenlee Reports
Grub Is All OK
Scotland
Just a few lines to let you
know fhat we are still rolling
along, and I do mean rolling.
We have everything running
along very smoothly on the ship,
no beefs. We are teaching the
Messboys the union way.
We have five gallons of kickapoo juice just about ready to
come off. Tell Frenchy Michelet
that Snozzle McCormicfc can't
hardly wait to get at it. It's all
Heavy Ross and I can do to keep
him off it.
Old Snozz is a good cook, but
he has no help. However, he is
geting the 2nd Cook and Messboys pretty well in line, and they
are turning out okay, and by the
time you get this they should be
doing all the work. Snozzle sends
his regards to all of the boys.
We are still at sea, but should
be in by four or five days. We
are hoping to get shore leave and
meet some nice Scots girls and
some fellows named Haig and
Haig.
We have a good gang on deck,
all books. The mate and the old
man are* really tops, and the
black gang is a good bunch. Ross
has the wiper making his bunk
—^it's the boy's first trip. (He'll
wise up soon.)
We wiU drop you another line
when we hit port.
WHITEY GREENLEE
TriniiT''r''-' 1-^
To Old Friends
Ft. Stanton Men Appeal For Mail
Collision Sinks Tug
In New Orleans
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Friday, Mey 18^ 1945*
w-ant his opinion, he'll tell you,
"It's a GOOD- deal." Let's wish
theih all the happiness in the
world.
^
We are expecting a good num
ber of Moran tugs to pull in this
week. That will keep us busy,
but we hope there will not be too
many beefs.
^ Mr. Shilling of the Alcoa SS
Company doesn't seem to want to "
cooperate
with the union. He is
Shipowner forcing us on the
one-sided
in
his opinions. He re
picket line to hold what we have;
and the easier it will be for us to fuses to pay legitimate beefs. I
make bigger and better gains in
the future.
The officials of- the- New Or
Let us always bear in mind leans Branch wish to thank
that money is power, so let us Brother C. Howell, Book num
get some power in the Strike ber 27955, for donating a paper
Fund.
clipping machine to the branch.
BUD RAY. Agent
Shipping is still good in Nor
folk. We have had to call outports for a number of crews, but
managed to crew up the scows
ok. We are pushing our organiz
ing and educational programs to
the fullest extent. Had two unor
ganized ships in, and although it
was impossible to get aboard we
shipped four men on them and
that they will move to another
were able to get literature aboard. he case of an AB on the SS Char
State. Cigarettes have additional
les
Burelson
who
was
badly
cut
In the end this will pay dividends
as the seamen are waking up. up by one of the gun crew. It tax of 4c added.
They are tired of being pushed appears that- the AB, Charles Voting is rather light here as
around by the companies and Holsapple, and the Steward were most of the members are Pro
they don't want the phony set up having a little friendly argument members. Brother Johnnie Ep
of the communist organizations. when the Navy butted in, and in person was seen celebrating V-E
vited Holsapple on deck and
We had quite a beef on an thereupon did a little carving. We Day today by gator-jocking one
Army dock payoff—the SS An got Holsapple out of jail and to of the reptiles that is so well
drew Pickens of South Atlantic the Marine Hospital. The Navy known in this state. Wonder if it
SS Co. The beef was in the bag, man got 60 days and was turned could be some of the Everglades
think we will have to put a little
NEW ORLEANS
but was let out by the crew. Out over to the Navy, who, we feel swamp-dew that is so well known
fireworks under him to get him
of the whole crew there were sure, doesn't want people of his here, and so weU liked by the
on the ball.
Things have been going at
imbibers of intoxicants.
only nine men aboard who were kind in the service.
fairly good speed this week here There have been quite a few'
real union men. The names are: -Two of our members who were Just arrived from the South in the port of New Orleans. The oldtimers hitting this port lately.
L. D. MuUis, Richard Furr, James ashore for the first time in Balti west Pacific—Three Ton (Tiny) Patrolmen and Agent have been It is really good to see all you'
Kirkj Thomas Burke^ Frederick more were knocked down by a S. C. Gainey one of Slim's (Curt kept on the ball, signing on and fellows getting back to the Cres
Rouser, Williaym Slade, Vincent hit and run driver. Alex Piatek Starke's) bosom pals. He was paying off ships and settling a cent City once more.
McDermott, Howell Arledge, Wil was kiUed and James Brewer has looking for a mouth full of meat few beefs.
E. S. HIGDGN, Agent
liam Cauthen.
The
SS
Alcoa
Pilot
was
finally
choppers
as
his
came
up
missing
a broken leg and other injuries.
squared away after settling a few
They are the kind of men that They were members of the crew in the invasion.
NEW YORK
the union wants and needs. Out of the SS Floyd Gibbons which The SS Wino, I mean Brandy- beefs on her; There was one good
Payoffs in the port of New York
of the rest of the crew there v^ere had arrived from New York.
wine, has failed to come in for a one in the Stewards Department.
were
slow the past week with
Some
supplies
had
been
ordered
only a few book men, the rest The local cops have caught up trip or so, and that makes me
only
22
ships paid off, but on
and
the
crew
said
they
would
not
were trip card and probationary with the hit and run artist and no most damn unhappy, as she has
these
22
ships were practically
sign
on
until
all
the
stuff
was
re
book. This branch will send out doubt he forgot to insure his car been a source of ups and downs
a list of names of these men and and is of no benefit to the men to me for the last three years. I ceived. We also had to pull two all of the old beefs' imaginable;^
OS because they did not show up and a dozen or so beefs that have
recommend that they not be whom he so foolishly struck.
am sure that from now on she
given books with the privilige to Shipping in this port continues will be a pleasant ship to board for work. There was another beef never been experienced by the
about the Chief Cook not getting New York Patrolmen before.
ship, as they are not the kind of very slow with a large beach list, as she is all SIU now.
paid for doing someone else's However, all these beefs were
men that the SIU membership and t"he only places around here
D.
L.
PARKER.
Agent
work
in addition to his own. All settled aboard ship and we have
can look on as brothers.
with any income are the clip
this
was
finally settled and they only one small Steward Depart
Shipping for the future still joints. If some of our members
ment beef on the SS Bayou Chico
pulled
the
end of this week.
looks good and the hall is empty. would only send cigarettes to
PUERTO RICO
still
pending. The company agrees
The
SS
Cody
Victory,
Alcoa
Come on down to Norfolk and their brothers in the Marine Hos
Well,
things
are
beginning
to
to
pay
a division in wages but'
Steamship
Co.
paid
off
May
8th.
ship.
pital instead of giving them to
look
up,
here
in
the
Enchanted
the
union
is holding out for a di- ^
There
was
a
dispute
about
over
RAY WHITE. Agent people who in turn sell them
Isles.
In
the
last
two
weeks
we
vision
of
wages plus overtime.
time
for
two
Cooks,
but
that
was
back at 50 cents a pack, they
have
had
twelve
ships
in.
Very
All
of
our
sign-ons have been
settled
in
no
time
at
all.
Went
would be helping out the men in
BALTIMORE
few replacements, but it sure i.s back to sign her on on May 10th, cleared.
the hospital who find it hard to
good just to see a little activity but orders were changed to sign The SS Blenheim missed the
Before the war, the United buy any.
Russian sale and is still operating
her on May 11th.
States had only a matter of about The Hall boys—Avin, Bob and around.
7,500,000 tons of shipping and Paul — not all from the same Some of them are coming dir The SS T. J. Jackson, Mississ with an SIU crew. Frenchy
was a third rate maritime power. family—fat boy Charlie Simmons ect from across, and it sure is ippi Steamship Company, signed Michelet shipped aboard her asAt the present time we are the and myself visited the hospital pitiful to hear the tales some of off on May 9th, under Article 64, Steward and the crew will prob
greatest maritime power in the but were not able to see all the the boys tell of how they have revised, and everything is alright. ably wish that the Russians had
world with approximately 50,- boys. Some are doing fine and been robbed of something to eat. , We had to send quite a number taken her befbre they get back
000,000 tons of shipping. But do some, I am sorry to say, not so And the trouble has to lay with of men to Galveston to finish to port.
we intend to remain in that good. Most_ of the sickness has the Cooks and Stewards because signing- on the SS Peter Dunn and The Patrolmen in this branch
status? Not if some bureaucrats been caused by the hardships I had two Liberty's of the same the SS Nott as they semed to didn't benefit by the lull much
as they have been hitting the
and politicians have their way. they have gone through during Company in the same week on have quite-a shortage.
waterfront
on the organizational
There was a little bit of excite
Take Mr. Lewis Douglas, form this lousy war. We •'sure as hell the same run. One of them had
drive
during
their spare time.
er deputy administrator of the need a bill of rights for merchant no complaints on the food and the ment here in New Orleans that
Last
Wednesday
night's meet- i
WSA—and we can be happy that seamen and the sooner the better. other crew had been eating can should be of interest and quite a Ing seems to have been one of
WM. McKAY, Agent ned beef stew for the last twenty- surprise to some of our brother
he is the foflner deputy adminis
the most educational meetings
six days. I was contacted at 11
trator — who proposes that we
that we have had in this port for
o'clock at night as the ship was
give most of our tonnage away to
TAMPA
a long time and the membership
only going to take fuel and water
foreign nations and retain about
is still talking about it. >
10,000,000 tons, to become once Things at the present tiye here here, then proceed to a south
Everyone around is- holdingagain a third rate maritime pow in Tampa are a little slow. The coast port to load before getting
their
breath on the outcome of
er. In so doing, thousands of Am only change at this writing is the stores. But I got in touch with
the
meeting
on the bonus cut.
erican seamen would be put on weather, and quite a few of the the WSA and she stayed in here
Nothing
has
happened
so far and
the beachk and thousands of boys have been commenting on long enough to get stores.
here's
hoping
it
remains
statusshoreside workers would also the short summer we had. Be
All of the ports in the Island
quo.
lieve it or not the weather here is have been opened up again, so if
lose their livelihood.
J. P. SHULER, Palrolman
as
cold as it was this past winter. you are ever down this way load
Douglas maintains that foreign
t
It looks as though we are go ing, call the hall and at least let
nations can operate ships much
Shipping
is
still going strong
cheaper. Meanwhile, we are ing to be short of beer in this us know you are in. The num
as usual. The membership is sure
heavily taxed and buy bonds for
ber is San Juan 1885.
taking the ships out at present,
building ships, only to see them *10,M0IIEY! JOST^
When down here remember members. Brother Greenlee, an but kind of expect a slow period fc
given away with little or no re PAID S0ME(HiOTAXES/|you can get all the vegetables and ex-pie card from New York, who for several weeks soon, at least'
turn for the huge investment.
tropical fruit you want. Ice cream paid off the SS Henry M. Rice a until matters in Europe are more
This is only a forerunner of
is
plentiful. Milk is a little hard few weeks ago really went and definitely settled. Nevertheless,
what, no doubt, some people are
to
get at times, but can be had got himself fouled up good. If shipping will be better than av
planning for, and the next sug
with
a little pressure inn the right you look at his third finger, left erage—so continue to head for;
gestion will be along the lines
places.
The company squawks hand, j'ou will see- that he is New York to ship out.
that we scrap part of our Navy.
that it isn't good for your health, branded — by a woman! That's I would like to take this oppor
. It should be remembered that
but it is all pasteurized, and tl^e right! He was married May 10, tunity to pass on Brother Stew
the planning and effort in build
companies are not worried about 1945. He doesn't know what he is art's statement to the member
ing the greatest Navy and mari
your health.
getting into, does-he,-fellas? But ship. He is the Mail Clerk and
time fleet in the world helped
baggage room man. The baggage
Men, we must remember the it won't take him long to find out. room is getting so filled up with
cause President Roosevelt's un
The lucky girl (or is she?) is the
timely death. Scrapping or giving state, as the Governor has signed bigger the strike fund we have
stenographer here at the hall. We luggage, that he is having a time
the
less
chance
there
is
of
John
away our merchant fleet comes a bill adding 3c tax. There are
had' noticed- both of them going of it to find a place to put the in
imder the head of sabotage in our abofit six breweries here, and
around- in a daze, but no one coming baggage,
opinion.
they state that they cannot man
Keep In Touch With knew what was in the air until it If you have excess baggage,
Well, here we go off to the jail ufacture beer with that much
was all over. But seriously, he kindly refrain from using, the'
Your Draf t Board,
house again, and this time it was tax added, and I sincerely believe
has a nice little wife, apd if you
(Continued on Page 7)
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"••r" A'v.^fV-Wri:-
LOG
Page £^ven
Around The Ports
sioner's office, the head commis
(Continued from Psge 6)
sioner disallowed the log. Murbaggage room for a storage room phay got his two day's pay back.
for six to twelve month periods.
Baggage held there will pot be It was brought before the com
baggage anymore, but probably missioner that this logging took
be given to other members that place while ship was anchored in
are in need of same. So kindly New York before the voyage be
find out the score on how long gan, and that Brother Murphay
you can keep your luggage at the during the whole voyage proved
fiaggage room.
to be an exceptionally good sailor.
The other day the Mail Clerk However, Captain Young in the
9.18
.52 Fieldson, Charles
.. 14.58
was called again by the Postal face of this evidence, maintained Doqglas, Earl
39
1.12 Fifer, Edward M
7.50 Eckert, F. A.
Inspector. All mail over ninety that it was more a matter of Douglas, Richard E
3.00
.01 Filipovich, L. A
11.57 Eckert, Oscar. <
days must be turned back to the principle to him in" logging this Dowal, J
3.96 Finch, Wilfred
25.50
1.05 Eckols, Alfred J
post office. So boys, be sure to man than the money that was Downes, John M
Edelstein,
A
Findley,
F
5.29
7.92
2.23
Downey,
James
W
have your wives and sweethearts involved, and he still held tight.
Edmonds,
E
Finnell,
Jas
12.80
.69
7.35
Downie,
J
address your letters with this,
The Commissioner explained "to Downs, Raymond
01
4.98 Edwards, Conrad H.
4.10 Finnegan, J
'Tlease hold until called for;
the
captain
that
this
was
beyond
Egan,
James
Finnegan,
Thomas
H
10.58
15.05
2.23
Draves,
Robert
I am sure that then the post of
18.59 Fischer, John L.
.76 Egan, J. W.
2.23
fice will not ask Brother Stewart the intent of the law, and the Dressier, Fred
14.13 Fisher, Benjamin L
28,93
- 3.55 Egner, Fred A
to send those letters addressed logging was really severe in it Driggers, Eddie T
<33
— 58.44 Fisher, Daniel W
3.90 Egner, Robert L
that way, back to the post office. self. Because the man "turned to Driscoll, Edwin G
when
he
was
awakened
and
the
Eickmeyer,
John
A
2.23
2.64
Fisher,
Harry
M.
Jr
2.23
Dryall,
F.
R
And please, please, he says, don't
3.30
.79 Fristoe, Ashby J
1.98 Eklund, Erick R
put your excess baggage in the fact that,he was model sailor all Drydale, Wayne
trip,
he
would
not
entertain
the
Eklund,
Paul
.82
.99
Fitch,
Richard
T
.......1140.86
Dublanica,
Peter
baggage room for storage. We are
log, and disallowed it.
1.91 Fitzgerald, Charles'
.04 Elrdo, Simon F
5.64
Ducote, Luke C
not responsible for same.
3.92 Fitzgerald, John D
3.46
5.50 Eldhuse, Anton
Glad to see some of the mem This in itself may seem small, Ducote, Reese A
.14 Fitzgerald, John R
8.43
5.94 Eldhuse, H
bers are taking an interest in our as it only involves two day's pay, Dudley, Arlie L
9.90 Fitzgerald, Robert J
2.40 Elf, Knute
8.27
union literature. Knowledge but that is not the idea. The way Dufour, Andrew T
5.15 Fitzgerald, W. J
3.71 Elliott, Jas
69.67
about your organization is very the log was written up was Dugan, Richard E
15.21 Fitzpatrick, John J
.90 Elrod, Roy F
99
important, just as important as "absent from duty without leave Dugas, Anthony J
Endres,
Edwin
3.44
25.99
Flaherty,
John
J
<83
Duett,
Charles
O
our contracts, constitution and and without sufficient reason."
8.53 Flaves, J
7.61 Engelhardt, Eugene E
;34
Duke, Joseph
shipping rules.
How can a man be absent from
18.74 Fleming, Berney
9.86 England, Fred R. ..T
2.16
As Truesdale puts it, "We all duty without leave when the ship Duke, Stanley F
2.64 Fleming, J
.01
11.25 Englso, Minyard D
voted on those rules up and down is laying in the stream awaiting Dukes, J. W
9.24 Fleming, Thomas H
10.69 English, Thomas
2.13
the coast, to the Gulf and back, convoy, no shore liberty granted Dukeshire, I
04
26.60 Engstrom, Lincoln C. E. .. 21.20 Fleury, Arthur
so let's live up to them. What's and the man in question laying DuMaduros, F. R
Enna,
Anthony
2.31
.72
Flockhart,
David
F
9.71
Duncan,
E.
T
the use of having them if you in his bunk? Can you see how
38.65 Flores, Albert N
6.03 Ennis, Walter R
30.25
don't care about them? Then, the ridiculous this is? It appears to Duncan, Frank A., Jr. ..
Enoches,
E
3.62
Floyd,
Ross
F.
.1
152.63
2.07
Duncan,
Mota
H
first thing you know, you will be me that Captain (Bligh) Young
.72 Fluence, Humolla
10.05
98.75 Enna, Joseph Jr
working 15 hours a day, at the would do very well to log a man Duncan, Roy W
3.96 Flynn, John J
12.12
8.76 Epperson, Hebert A
rate of $1 per day, only a stooge for a legitimate reason and not Dungan," Charles W
4.27 Flynn, J
02
.74 Erikson, Anton J
Dunham, Frank ..<
to the shipowner."
attempt to deprive a man of his
1.74 Flynn, R.
1.33
63.99 Erickson, Irvin C
Dunkin, Leon B
Which is true, when the mem salary for such petty reasons.
1.65 Flynn, Raymond J
79
5.96 Erco, E
Dunlap, James Allen
bership decides to let down a lit
Erwin,
Winston
B
5.94
Flynii,
William
P
2:82
1.98
Dunn,
Oscar
Jan
Things in this port seem to
tle. It was not so long ago either,
34.08 Foley, Stephen E
2.23
21.38 Escoffier, John
ttiat we were getting that buck be running very smoothly. Bill Dunn, Walter L
Esteve,
George
L
7.71
Ford,
James
A
5.94
8.61
Dunphy,
John
Luth
has
taken
over
as
Patrol
or two a day and no overtime.
1.39 Forsman, John
43.29
2.55 EstreUa, M
Bear that in mind, boys, when man, and it looks like he is go Dupuy, Edward
55.64 Forsyth, Joseph H
8.35
9.87 Etheredge, William L
you think that you don't need a ing to stick around for a while. Durant, Howard L
14.75 Fort, Robert B
51.34
1.19 Etherton, Teery G
•union. That is what will happen He went out and bought himself Durant, W.
167.11 Fortes, John N
8.53
5.78 Evans, Benjamin T
three rooms of furniture, and if Durett, Sol R
to you.
Evans,
C
35
Flory,
H.
E
7.76
2.64
Durfee,
Charles
E.
Drinking is an art, but when I know the lady in jquestion it
Evans,
E
2.30
5.63
Durham,
J
one imbibes so much that he gets looks like Bill is here to stay. In
9.40
5.31 Evans, Harry
high and nastily inebriated, it closing let me state, keep away Durr, Harold
Evans,
J
1.20
16.39
Dust,
Roy
W
from
the
Coast
Guards
and
settle
then causes difficulties. I am not
Evans, Leonard N
3.77
preaching .about having drinks your troubles in the Union HaUs. DeTenbeck, Hugo
CREW OF
1.98
31.13 Evans, Robert A
(Dutenbeck, H.)
•Hell, I like to drink as well as the
SS
GEORGE
CRAWFORD
HARRY J. COLLINS Dutton, Robert R
Evans,
W.
1.00
12.29
next man—^but why get drunk in
When
you
signed
off on Decem
Agent
Evans,
W.
H
5.97
3.52
Dvorack, C. E.
your union haU. First, you are
ber 10, 1944, there was hanging
Evans,
William
H
10.03
19.64
Dwight,
Eugene
N
violating the constitution. Sec
9.75 fire a broken watch beef. It was
. 10.05 Evensen, Even
Dwyer, Arthur J
ond, you make trouble for us Dis
MOBILE
10.66 agreed by all members that the
2.23 Ewing, William F
Dwyer, C. J., Jr
patchers. You delay our work
money, when paid, should be di
Shipping was good around here Dwyer, Raymond F.
37.22
and cause confusion, and gener
F
vided
among the crew. However,
for
a
while
but
has
slowed
down
.73 Fahey, J. L
Dycus, Thomas L
ally it ends up in some one get
11.63 the Company has mailed vouch
at the present. But we in the Dykema, Martin
2.90 Fair, David C
ting hurt.
99 ers for the fuU amount to 15
port of Mobile think that ship
If you drink, then hold it. Be
Fajatowski,
Jacob
11.96
members of the cr'ew, leaving out
•sociable. No one Wants to asso ping will pick up in a few days.
Falana, John M
14.30 in the cold the Stewards Depart
Eastman,
Alfred
6.81
ciate with nasty temperments, Only have two ships in at the
Falls, l^m
16.36 ment, the Bosun, Deck Engineer,
and you generally lose some good present. One is from New Or Eaton, Edward Currier.... 44.85 Falnes, J.
10.56 Deck Maintenance, and two
4.45 Faucette, J.'
friends by being nasty and leans (Alcoa), and. the crew is go Eaton, Edward C
Wipers. Will the following crew
Eaton,
Jasper
C.
21.80
.troublesome.
(Fancutt, John)
52.88 members please turn their nxoney
ing to be paid off here. They only
123.75 Farrar, M. G.
So let's cooperate, and refrain have been on articles seven days. Ebanks, Carlman
.35 in to the New York Agent's of
from getting somsed and trouble- She will be here for a good while
Farrell, W. E
6.36 fice so that it may be pooled and
vSome in your union hall. After in the shipyard, and we expect
Farrow, Jack
2.64 divided equally: Charles Rolkieall, we have work to do, where she will keep a skeleton crew
Farthing, Roger J
1.90 wicz. Earl White, Edward Bobas you are on a good time. And aboard.
Farthorn, William P
3.26 inski, Edward Rook, Clif BrumSS THOMAS REED
as much as we all would like to
Fath,
J.
A
76 met, Alfred Mowel, Thomas Old
join you, during working hoxirs We have the SS Juliet Low, E. J. Lelly, 100 hours. Collect Fawcett, Paul G
;
2.13
en, Robert Hairsten, Roger MenSouth Atlantic SS Co. in transit at the Calmar SS Co., 44 White
it's hardly possible.
Fay, J. E. (John)
1952.92 dez, Don Schumaker, Thomas
from New York. Seems the only hall St., N. Y.
So when you drink, keep a
Fay, J
2.97 Shea, Harry Gooden, Paul Gazie,
4
straight course, sober up and man to have an agreement on
Fay,
William
J
!.
13.86
Don Payton and John Sullivan.
SS CYRUS W. FIELD
head for the Dispatcher's Board. board Ship is the master and he
Fearon, Joseph R
2.23
won't
show
it
to
the
members
on
t- t- S.
Disputed overtime is waiting Fereroff, Peter, P.J.R
•The jobs are not in morse, and
12.34 Bearer of receipt
66845, for the
of
the
crew
unless
it
benefits
the
for
the
following
men:
W.
D.
each ship has her sailing course.
36.79 payment of three months' dues
Feher, Leo
steamship company.
Austen, 22 hours; W. A. Landry, Felix, Frank M
4.95 and the annual strike assessment,
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK,
26 hours; J, A. Puczykowsky, 7 Feltman, Charles E. ..
GEORGE
BALES.
Agent
3.96
Dispatcher
paid in the port of New Orleans
hours; A. LaGarde, 7 hours.
72.14 and signed by Patrolman L.
Feltz, Ford G
The men can get their money Fenn, Roy
2.81 Clark, please report to the book
by writing to Oliver J. Olson & Feraci, Charles E
, PHILADELPHIA
.66 keeper in the New York hall. It
Co., 260 California St., San Fran Ferdensky, J
2.23 is necessary to get your name
Brother Murphay, deck Main
cisco, California.
Ferguson, H. H
.50 and book number.
tenance man on the Wm. Sterling
4"
it
t
49.73
Fernandez,
Manuel
R
• of the Waterman SS Company
4. ft
SS B. BOURNE
3.46
Ferri, B. CJ
'was logged two days pay for over
JOHN
GRUEBNEH
1.42
Chief Cook and 2nd Cook, who Ferri, Edward V
"Sleeping between one and two
1.78 Please contact Silas B. Axtell,
haVe 188 hours each due them Ferris, Benjamin
in the afternoon in port. Captain
Fetterhoff,
J
.46 15 Moore Street, New York, as
from
the
last
vbya^e,
can
collect
Young of the ship held tight and
6.00 your case against the SS Lafay
at the Mississippi SS Co., 17 Bat Ficaratto, J
^would not rescind -the log. The
"Fitarelli, Donato ....'.
1.42 ette is ready for trial.
tery PL, New "York.
following day... at the Commis-
Unclaimed Wages
Mississippi Steamship Company
PERSONALS
MONEY DUE
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, May 18, 1945
\l
\}se Our Facilities
The Seafarers has created an efficient and
smooth working shoreside apparatus to protect
the interests of the men on the ships.
All our time and thought is devoted to seeing
that SlU men receive the best wages, the best
conditions, and the utmost union protection.
L
But there is more to the SlU than winning ship
board wages and conditions. We keep our men
clear of jams while they are ashore.
We represent our members before the various
government boards and bureaus. We see that
thbir rights are respected and that they get
the breaks due a merchant seaman.
WE WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU ISTHMIAN MEN
DROP INTO ONE OF OUR HALLS
Coast Guard, Draft Board,
Immigration Beefs:
The SlU maintains a staff of officials completely
familiar with all the complicated rules. Wo stand ready
at all times to aid Isthmian men in any disputes they
may have, or give them advice as to their rights and the
limitations imposed upon them.
Our "Beef window" is open all day — every day.
Bring your Coast Guard, Draft Board or Immigration
problems to us.
If you need representation on any of your problems,
go to the SIU hall nearest you.
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
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MWEB PROMISES THERE WILL BE NO BONUS CUT FOR THIRTY DAYS
SEAMEN'S BILL OF RIGHTS IS BEFORE SENATE
KEEP RECORD OF WORK DONE IN ORDER TO COLLECT
EVER INCREASING LIVING STANDARD ASKED BY AFL
TWO SUP MEN ARE KILLED OFF MINDORO
SEAMEN THE FIRST TARGET
NEED FOR SHIPPING TO CONTINUE DESPITE V-E
TRIES FRAMING COOK TO SAVE FINKY REPUTATION WITH PORT CAPTAIN
OUR DOUGH IS ON BROTHER ZANOS AS NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP
HISTORY OF THE SIU DOG
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N.Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 11. 1945
No. 19
Maritime War Emergency Board
Proposes New Bonus Reductions
If the Maritime War Emergency Board has its way, merchant seamen will henceforth face Jap subs and bombers with the
knowledge that their families back home are having their already inadequate allotment checks cut further.
This is the meaning of a notice received last week by all maritime unions, that the Maritime War Emergency Board was call
ing a meeting in Washington on May 12 for the purpose of "discussing a revision of bonus rates."
The Board let it Jie known unofficially that it favors the following reduction in the Atlantic area bonus: Those areas paying
100% bonus plus $5 per day?
should be reduced to 66 2/3% the shipowners choose this oppor view of war risk, the bonus cut
(or $80) and the daily $5 elimin tunity to instruct their stooge is outrageous. Whatever the
ated; those areas paying 66 2/3% Board to reduce the seamen's liv shoreside bureaucrats
ington may think, the war isn'
should be reduced to 33 1/3% (or ing standard.
over and the seamen know it. De
The
seamen
know
why
this
$40). The Pacific area would re
livering
tanks and planes and
main untouched for the moment. move was made at this particular
shells
to
the
Pacific theatre is no
At the end of the war in Europe time—it is a maneuver on the
game
of
tiddlewinks.
Many men
the Board would reduce all the part of the operators to drastic
are
going
to
lose
their
lives, leav
Atlantic area to 33 1/3% (or $40) ally reduce the take-home pay of
ing
widows
and
orphans
ashore
the
seamen
before
they
are
able
and this amount would serve as
to
incorporate
much
of
the
bonus
The war bonus won by the
a floor for all areas for the dura
into the basic pay schedules. It SIU even before the United States
tion of the war.
This iis a stab in the back of has only been through the bonus entered the war was higher than
the seamen_at a time when they system that Seamen \vere able to that now proposed by the MWEB
are least able to ' protect them approach anything like a living I in May 1941 SIU men received
selves. Faced with the necessity wage, and the operators know an Atlantic area bonus of $60
of delivering war supplies to the that the unions will not allow plus port bonuses. In October of
Pacific, hamstrung by the - no wage scales to fall back to pre 1941 SIU won minim.um area
bonus of $80. That was before we
strike pledge, wage ceilings war levels.
-frozen by the War Labor Board, But even from the point of.were in the war. And yet today.
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with the Pacific campaign still the seamen. Not only has one
ahead of us, the Board wants to government bureau "frozen a ceil
cut the bonus to only 33 1/3 per ing and pre'^ent seamen from ad
cent!
justing their wages to meet the
The shipowners and their cost of living, but now another
Washington stooges could have government bureau comes along
hardly chosen a more effective and actually reduces the take
way of demoralizing the industry home pay.
and driving the old timers ashore. And what is this Maritime War
The backbone of the industry is Emergency Board which. now
the experienced old time seamen, does the shipdwners' dirty work?
most of whom are beyond reach It is the government-shipowner
of the draft. If they find it im apparatus established shortlypossible to support their families after the SIU Bonus Strike in
in their regular trade, they'll look 1941 to arbiiraie bonus disputes
for work ashore where they can between labor and management.
support them.
Its original charter was crystal
The question of bread on the clear as to its duties—it was to
family table is real and pressing. arbitrate and only then if labor
Basic take home wages for the and management had a dispute
seamen run as low as 34c an on the bonus questions.
hour. Ask any housewife how Over the past three years, how
many pork chops she can buy ever, this Board has usurped au
out of a 34c an hour pay en thority originally denied it, and
velope. Maritime workers, along has arbitrarily set bonus sched
with the rest of labor, are being ules irrespective' of whether or
squeezed between frozen wages not a dispute existed in the in
and skyrocketing prices. But the dustry. And now, with authority
seamen are in double jeopardy. vested in it only by shipowner
Whereas shoreside labor has connivance, it sabotages the sea
the Little Steel Formula imposed men's living standards.
upon it as a wage ceiling—it is The SIU has always denied the
able to maintain that formula authority of the MWEB to juggle
also as a floor for wages. Not so
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HAWK ASK$ PRESIDENT TRUMAN
TO STAY WAR RISK BONUS SLASH
The President of the
United States,
White House
Washington, D. C.
and the take-home wage, below
that enjoyed by the seamen in
1941 — before the United States
went to war.
Dear Mr. President:
A reduction in the bonus at this
time means a cut in the takehome wage of the seamen at the
moment they can least afford it.
The Little Steel Formula has pre
vented an adjustment of their
basic wage to meet living costs,
and so they now face helplessly
this new thregt to their living
standard.
The American merchant sea
men appeal to you to stay a
pending cut in their take-home
wages—a cut which will mean
hardship and suffering to their
families ashore.
The Maritime War Emergency
Board, created by executive order
on December 18; 1941 to arbitrate
disputes between management
and -labor over the question of
war bonus rates, has announced
its intention of now reducing the
war, bonus—even though no dis
pute exists in'the industry.
The reductions proposed by the
Board would bring the bonus.
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As you, Mr. President, so ably
pointed out in your V-E Day pro
clamations, the war is only half
oyer. The merchant seamen face
many months of danger and
death in the delivery of muni
tions to the Pacific front. Their
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Published by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
By LOUIS COFFIN
I received a huge number of
so-called disputed overtime beefs
from the Savannah Agent who
paid off the ship. He assured me
that most of these beefs were
bad, but due to the fact that when
the ship paid off all hands took
it on the lam, he did not have a
chance to tell the crew that their
beefs, other than one or two, were
pretty lousy. Deck Maintenance
man's beefs on soundings are
pending. The work the Stewards
Department did on Deck was
paid to them at the payoff. How
ever, most of the men were un
der the impression that they had
not been paid. I checked all pay
rolls, log books and overtime
sheets, and the results plainly
show that this money was paid.
------ President
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK -------
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P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE
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Make Isthmian SIU
Friday. May 11, 1945
IT!
Have just received a list of
overtime due to various members
of the crew off of the SS Fred
erick Dau, this overtime was
settled.by Agent Thompson, after
the crew left the ship. Amounts
due are on another page of the
LOG.
I have been getting quite a
number of Prisoner of War beefs
from various outports. In 1943
we got our first beefs of POW do
ing crew'^ work and we tried oim
best to get the WSA to pay off.
However, we lost out. We then
got in touch with the War De
partment, and they assured us
that this practice would stop. It
did stop for a period of time, and
now it is starting again. I be
lieve that the POW's are worked
deliberately for the purpose of
assuring the American public that
we are not coddling them. How
ever, the average inland citizen
does not seem to understand that
we have collective bargaining
agreements which state that the
ship's crews shall do all the work
necessary aboard our contracted
vessels. The use of prisoners to
do the work of the cretv means
the loss of bona fide overtime
which would be earned in the
regular course of a voyage. We
will attempt to get in touch with
the War Department and see that
they stop this practice.
union; those who know why things tick, and know that
begun a great organizing drive to put
only in union is there strength and protection for the work
into the ranks of the contracted oper ing stiff—know it and go out to do something, about it.
of This drive will mark one of the out
To Uncle Otto: good wishes and many happy voyages
in the history of maritime labor, and
to a good union man, and may you organize many more
making the waterfront 100% SIU.
unorganized ships.
The Isthmian men, along with the rest of the merchant
seamen, are wondering about what is going to happen to
them after the war ends. They are worried by the develop
ing offensive against their standard of living. The present
Only two more weeks and the referendum vote on the
move to cut the maritime bonus is the handwriting on the
wall that promises no good to the seamen—organized and proposed constitutional changes, and of far greater import
ance—on the Strike Fund Assessment, will be over. Comes
unorganized alike.
May 23rd, and those who have not voted will find them
The drive to organize Isthmian is the answer to this selves left on the pier. An eligible member who does not
problem. Only a strong, united, militant waterfront can vote has failed, not only the union and his fellow members,
save the seaman from the retrenching moves of the opera but far worse, has betrayed himself; for he will have failed
tors—amoves that can only lead to economic slavery for the to participate in the formation of union policy that may
seaman. Only if the waterfront workers stick together
greatly affect him in the near future.
with a singleness of purpose, with a determination to hold
Even now, the War Maritime Emergency Board is
on to those conditions that they have and to better them,
can they hope to defeat the united actions of the ship op spearheading an attempted cut in the bonus, though the
war yet goes on. This is a sobering reminder of what the Now to the question of uni
erators after, the war.
merchant seaman will have to face when the Japanese side forms. I think that now since
The SfU is the banner for such a united struggle, for of the war is ended.
the War in Europe seems to be
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at an end and that most of the
only it has a program and. a method which can help the
The NMUf decries this move to cut the bonus, but boys in the armed services who
seamen. Only the SIU faces the future with no illusions,
being discharged are getting
and with a determination to protect the seaman and keep their protests end with whining cries for "collaboration." are
back into civilian clothes, there is
him free.
There can be no partnership of any kind unless it comes no reason cin earth why merchant
from both sides, and therein lies the weakness of the NMU. seamen, who are really civilians,
By joining the SIU the Isthmian workers will not only
Their slogan is offered, knowing full well that the ship cannot unload these disgraceful
better their present wage and working conditions, which
owners will not cooperate in any way which could benefit monkey suits which quite a num
are below those on SIU ships; not only will they gain the
ber are wearing. Garbage collec
the seamen. Tjie slightest threat to their profit level will tors
and street cleaners wear uni
security they cannot have under their present non-union
bring the hardest warfare against the merchant seaman. It forms and the type of outfits some
setup, but they will be forging a weapon which will pro
cannot be otherwise—their god is profit, and whosoever seamen wear are not up to par
tect them in wage-slashing days to come.
with the public servants. So
stands ip its way will be bitterly fought.
The SIU has
the Isthmian Line
ators; The success
standing victories
will go far toward
Referendum Deadline
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The attack on the present bonus, if anything, is not an
argument against the strike fund assessment. If anything,
it is a warning that the reaction has alrea'dy begun. It is a
Turn over to the "Membership Speaks" and read the
warning that the future will bring even greater attacks
letter from "Lucky" Uncle Otto Paul Preussler who. this
year is celebrating his fortieth year as a merchant seaman. against the merchant seaman's standard of living.
There still remains to the seaman the weapon that will
Uncle Ckto is sailing on a ship that has only 6 book
enable him to fight for his economic freedom. A vote for
members on it, yet this man who has been sailing for four
the strike fund is a vote for the seaman's self-protection
decades still is young enough in spirit and body to promise
a method of defense to keep him from once again sinking
to brin^ in a full union crew when he returns.
into the morass of economic slavery.
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It is men like Uncle Otto who are the backbone of our
We are being forewarned. Shall we be forearmed?
Uncle Otto On The Ball
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what do you say fellows, get rid
of these burlap outfits and come
to the Union Halls dressed as a
seaman should be dressed, either
in dress clothes or good old Mex
ican serge (dungarees).
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New Jersey Village Officials
Shake-Down SIU Crew Members
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By PAUL HALL
A point brought out recently in a regular meeting supplied food
for thought for all union seamen. There was a committee being
elected off the floor to take care of certain union affair's and there
ivas a little trouble at flrst in getting enough men to accept nomina;ion. This caused one of the fellows present to blow his cork. His
-emarks were very good and they are well worth passing along as
a message to all of our members. He said-:
"You guys have got to realize that to be a good union man you
have to be a union man ALL the time, not just when you have an
hour'ij overtime beef at stake. Every man should show just as much
willingness to work for the union's welfare in general as you Would
^work to see that your own personal beef is settled. This is the only
Vay we are going to build and keep a good union."
"What this guy said was absolutely right. It is no good for any
organization if part of the membership remembers that they are
union men only when THEY have some dough at stake and' then
forget they are union men when there is some work to do .for the
organization. A good union man is a union man all .the time, not
part of the time.
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The MWEB announced this, week its intention of calling a meet}ing with a view of cutting war bonuses. The Seafarers must now
torepare for a fight. The SIJJ-SUP will fight the same fight we have
'always fought regarding this particular outfit. The MWEB has no
jright or authority to cut tlhe seamen's bonus in any manner, shape
pr form.
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The NMU, quite naturally, can be expected to take the opposite
position. Although they would like very much to have things stay
status quo, they will not quarrel with the Board, no matter how
much the Board cuts the bonus. It's tough fighting beefs for seamen
ivhen one of the maritime unions finks and scabs on every beef
;hat any union brings up. The officials in the NMU, without a
l'^%stion of a doubt, will go along with anything handed down by
l-'ny phoney Washington bureau at this time, for the simple reason
'^ lat we know that the Communist Party line today is "Government
ureaus Can Do No Wrong." This being the Communist Party line,
iturally it is the NMU's line. These people will let the seamen take
k ly kind of a beating, regardless of how wrong it is, as long as the
P Line tells them to do so.
It will be very interesting to note what position these phonies
ike when they try to.explain to their membership just why they
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liled to put up a fight on behalf of the seamen's living standard.
Right now they are in the process of kissing fannies and grovel,g at the feet of the MWEB, asking them for a j)ostponement of
ny meeting. If these bums were like working mdn and union men,
nd not wriggle in the dust simply because it is a CP Line, they
would line up with the rest of the maritime unions and create a
fighting front. If this were done there is no question at all but what
we could fight back qnd prevent the MWEB from taking away any
of ihe seamen's rightly earned dough.
4.
The Seafarers' organizing drive is taking on new power now
ith the new sets of literature which just came off the presses. This
icerature is now being distributed and is well received in all secions.
Frenchy Michelet, who has been-very active in the Seafarers in
,he past year, is now stationed in New York and is working on the
n-ganizing drive. His experience on the waterfront should assist
Igreatly in moving our whole program along at a faster clip,
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Speaking of the organizing end, we have seen sorne strange
jsights over the past 10 days. We have had whole crews of Isthmian
Line seamen coming up to the union hall in a body and inquiring
I about our outfit. Just this morning, believe it or not, one of the
f.Engineers off an Isthmian Line scow, which is now lying in port
and who, incidentally, is an ex-NMUer, brought several of the Black
Gang up to the- hall so that they could look things over and talk
jabout the'SIU policy. With this sort of reception of the Seafarers
by the Isthmian Line men, organizing them under the SIU banner
\bhould not take as long or be as tough as it was supposed to be at
irst.
NEW COATING EOR LIFE RAFTS
Chances for survival of the
'^ipwrecked have improved with
;he developrpent of a special
waterproof coating for the balsa
wood life rafts and floats. The
coating, which is made of "Vinyiite" resins by the Akron Paint
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and Varnish Co., imparts greater
and longer-lasting moisture-re
sistance and tensile strength to
the basic wood surface of the
float. It is non-inflammable and
permanent in color. —
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been the object of concentration
BRITISH UNIONISTS TOUR U.S.
by con artists, swindlers and
petty racketeers. But one of the
most disgraceful shake downs
ever directed at the men who
brave torpedoes so that the war
goods can be delivered to the
fighting fronts, is now being con
ducted by the town officials of
Leonardo, N. J. Here's the story.
Many SIU ships which previ
ously docked at Cravens Point
are now being directed to Leon-ardo, N. J. Last month the SS
Blue Ridge Victory docked there
and Brother E. M. Kalin, Junior
Engineer, walked down the gang
way. At the foot of the gangway
he was stopped by a Marine
guard who said:
"Hey bud, you got a match on
you?"
Kalin, thinking that the Marine
wanted a light, searched through
his clothes and finally discovered
a half used package of paper
matches—which he offered to the
guard.
Thereupon Kalin was grabbed
by the shoulder and hurried to
the yard gates, where the Marine
put in a call for the Leonardo
constable. Kalin was taken by
the constable to the Leonardo
Town Recorder and fined $50—
Four British women, all union members, have come to the U.S. just like that! No charges. No
to conduct an inspection tour of our factories and war plants, re Trial. Just a neat, clean high
paying a similar visit which four American women unionists re wayman's job.
cently made in England. Sealed (left to right); Edith Maycok of
Tailors and Garment Workers Union; Mary J. Brodie of Electrical Later that afternoon Brother
Trades Union; standing, Barbara Bates of National Union of Gen Williams, messman on the Blue
eral & Municipal Workers; Margaret Jennings of Notthingham Ridge Victory, walked down the
gangplank and got caught in the
District Hosiery Workers Society.
same shakedown. Only, when he
Decision Unanimous
PSSST.^ MERE COMES)
AWOTMERONJE/J
The War Labor Board is a great institution—
For all labor troubles they have a solution.
Just till out some forms, a hundred or more;
Sure, they will accept them and send you some more;
"Don't 'phone us," they say, "or send us a card.
Just fill out Form 60 in length but a yard.
And when we receive it you'll hear from us soon—
In six months or so, on some afternoon.
Your case is a tough one, we'll have to admit—
Forms 30 or 60 just don't seem to fit.
So our latest and best we are sending to you.
Form forty-four thousand, six hundred and two.
Please notice the clause in paragraph eight.
It cancels all forms you have sent us- to date.
Page 450, clause^ 301,
Explains clearly. Sir, that you start on page 1.
Item 602 is the one you must watch.
Don't write it in English, please write it in Scotch.
If •^Ve haven't sent you the knowledge you seek.
Please write us again in Hebrew or Greek.
Our legal department, the best in the land.
Has all college theorists—they'll understand.
If you don't get our order that gives you more pay.
It's because our best men are processing your 'Hay.'
Your case has a place down deep in our files
Which extend underground about 21 miles.
We assure you they're kept both safely and clean;
They're brushed every morning and vacuum-machined.
Now don't be impatient—you'll hear from us yet.
In eight or nine months—Oh, we'll not forget!
Your War-Labor Board will then send to you
Form fifty-nine thousand, nine hundred and two.
When the war is all over and tyranny blasted.
And bur staS is no longer afraid to be drafted:
When Hitler is dead and his renegades run.
Then we'll docket your brief. Boys, as Case No. 1."
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appeared before the Town Re
corder the fine was $105.
Let this story serve as a warn
ing to all men who sign on or off
in Leonardo. Keep your eye
peeled for these racketeers. Don't*
give them a chance to shake you
down.
New Hospital Service
Is Opened In Miami
MIAMI, Fla., May 1—Injm*ed
SIU men will no longer be shifted
from point to point in their at
tempt to get decent medical
in Florida. An addition to the
city owned Jackson Memorial
Hospital, made available by a
loan from the Federal Works
Agency, will add 189 beds to the
hospital's capacity.
The facilities for the merchant
seamen will be handled by the
United States Public Health Ser
vice. The grant was made be
cause of the increasing number
of injured seamen from the Car
ibbean and the Pacific shippe^ -*
into Miami. According to offi-~ *
cials, some 800 were brought in
to the city last year.
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bonus rates around—and we con
tinue to deny that authority to
day. However, we must face the He was an old salt, a very old self. AU of which makes sense,
facts frankly—the shipowners salt—and stowed away safe and you'll agree.
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will welcome any MWEB dictated secure in Sailors Bnug Harbor, But the cops, being shoreside
bonus cut and will follow its out in Staten Island. Or so they cops and not understanding, sent
directives quickly, and with en thought.
out an alarm for him. A.nd they
Even if a man is 100 years old, never , found him, until a month
thusiasm.
All of which proves that sea and retired from the sea, he is later, his money gone, he seated
men's take home wage can not still kind of young to be taken himself in a restaurant in plain
be left to the caprice of some out of life, with nothing to do vietv and drank coffee.
"Wliy," he said, to the cops,
shipowner dominated govern
"I didn't know there was going
ment bureau. The full take home
wage must be incorporated into
to be a fuss.'I was just seeing the
sights,"
the basic wage schedules.
- This is what the SIU is fight
He paused for a moment to
ing for. We now have many cases
admire the sleek lines of a C-3
pending before the War Labor
that was crossing the street, her
Board in which adequate wage
blonde hair tossing in the wind.
He sighed.
adjustments are being demanded.
But now the seamen are asking,
"Hell," he said, fingering his
"What if the War Labor Board
last eight cents, "I was coming
sabotages our demands, just as
back in a few days."
it has so many of labor's de
"Where was I?" he said,
answering their insistent ques
mands in the past?"
This artistic masterpiece of baking is the work of Elmar Kaasiki
To that the SIU can only but sniff the sea air and bat the tions. "No place, just around.
answer—our no strike pledge was breeze about the old clipper days. Went to the movies and rode the Baker aboard the SS Floyd Gibbons. The cake was presented to the,SoWilliam S. Clark picked subways, and looked around."
based upon the. promise of or
oNice personnel of the New'York hall on behalf of the crew. Some
derly adjustment of our griev himself up, and with the help of
That's all he would say. But idea of the craftmanship required may be received from the ,fact
pile a change that some radio ride the subways, indeed! That's that the American flag, the SIU emblem and a clipper and a,Libertyances and the protection of the
living standards of our members. program had given him, decided a story for landlubbers. He ship were done entirely in color, and the rosebuds were in four^
SRoiild the government fail to to see the Big City. He left Snug doesn't have to tell us. Ask any different shades of pink and red.
carry out its end of the bargain, Harbor on April 7th, telling no seaman what he would do .with
should it continue what appears one, kind of figuring that a man a pocket full of dough, and a
to be deliberate provocation, we who has managed to live as long month's liberty.
can not consider ourselves bound as he had can take care of him Heave ho, Oldtimer!
by a pledge which works only to
the detriment of the seamen.
Who Wants A Snug Harbor?
SEAMEN CAN GET AID FROM
ASK TRUMAN TO
NEW AFL SERVICE BUREAU
SIU members may be inter community resources and full un
ested in learning that an AFL derstanding of the policies and
Service Bureau has been set up procedures in the public depart
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by the New York Labor War ments as well as those of the
""touched—not only as compensa Chest to provide AFL unions voluntary agencies. It is this in
tion for the risk involved in their in New York City with an in formation that the service Bur
work—but also in order to pro- formation and referral service eau places at the disposal of the
. tect the living standard of their through which they can help Ipcal unions for the benefit of
wives and children at home.
their members to obtain assist their members.
We therefore ask that you re ance, when it is needed, from
The address of the Bureau is
affirm the original executive or social and health agencies.
10 East 40th Street, Room. 801,
der confining the authority of the These agencies number more and the telephone number is
Maritime War Emergency Board than a thousand and operate un- Lexington 2-4540. The office is
to- cases where the bonus rates , der either public or voluntary open from 9 to 5 o'clock, Monday
are under dispute^ by labor and auspices. They include family through Friday. When necessary,
Haskel Gilblom, Chief Cook, presenting the cake on behalf Og
management.
services that are ready to help appointments can be made after the crew of the SS Floyd Gibbons to Joe Algina, Patrolman, wh^
This Board has announced an families and individuals with
(Continued on Page J)
accepted it for the office personnel.
>
industry-wide meeting on May 12 I their personal problems. They
'i
for the purpose qf reducing the , also include many types of spebonus. We appeal to you for I cialized services in the field of
prompt executive action before I health and welfare. Some of these
; this date — so that the seamen I services are financial assistance
April 30, 1945 1944 to March 31, 1945.
ances as at March 31, 1945 weri^'
may face the hazards of their . in the home, care of dependent
Cash on hand in the various reconciled to headquarters' vreC*
To
the
Members
and
work, secure in the knowledge children, vocational guidance,
branches was verified from the ly report of that date and stg |
, that their families at home are recreation, prevention of delinq Officers of the
weekly reports of the branches ment from Federation Bank |! '
Seafarers
International
Union
adequately fed and sheltered.
uency, nursing care and care in
filed at headquarters. The con Trust Co., of New York.
of
North
America,
(j*.)
specific types of illness, such as
Respectfully submitted,
tinuity of these weekly balances All cash receipts of head
Atlantic and< Gulf District
tuberculosis,
heart
ailments,
can
JOHN HAWK.
was determined by the examina quarters as shown by branch re,
cer. Through the New York 51 Beaver Street
Secretary-Treasurer
tion
of the branch weekly reports ports and records of the Nev^
New York, N. Y.
Seafarers International Union Labor War Chest, AFL unions
of cash receipts and cash pay York office were deposited in thi
contribute to the support of a Gentlemen:
Of North America, AFL.
ments.
proper fund accounts kept with
large number of these welfare
Atlantic & Gulf District
the
Federation Bank and Trus'!
In
accordance
with
instructions,
General
Fund
Cash
of
Head
and health facilities throughout
Co.,
of New York.
the city. The Service Bureau we have examined the books and quarters, hospital, burial and
FEWER LOW-PRICED maintains a working relationship records of the Atlantic and Gulf shipwreck fund cash, strike and
SPAHR, LACHER & BERK
District of the Seafarers Interna organizational fund cash, annual
Accounlanfs and Audiioss'
with
these
many
organizations,
CIGARS PRODUCED
90-50 Parsons Boulevard '
has current information about tional Union of North America, strike assessment fund and buildJamaica, N. Y.
'Figures of the Internal Rev their programs, the type of ser for the period from December 31, ipg assessment fund cash bal
enue Bureau indicate the extent vice they render and their elig
Statement of Funds — As Of March 31,1945
to which cigar manufacturers are ibility requirements, and is the
taking advantage of their op link between the local AFL union
Cash
Total
portunity to "gyp" consumers.
and the agency most appropriate
-Balance
Available
During February, it was re- in a given situation.
Per Books
Total
Funds I
l-?
vealed, more cigars were mark- It is generally' accepted that
As At Mar.
In Year
In Year
In Year
Bonds
As At Mar.
' % eted than in the same month a the union is a natural place fbr
31,1945
1942
1943
1944
At Cost
31,1945
^ year ago. But the "joker" is that its members to turn for help and
'S
74,413,365 fewer 5 and 10 cent advice about personal problems, General Fund—^Headquarters .... $ 90,528.45 $ 5,160,00 $15,000.00 $50,320.00 $ 70,480.00 $161.00Sw
2,173.83
2,17i
cigars were released, a reduction as well as problems related .to General Fund—Branches
Strike
&
Organization
Fund-......
121,864.02
10,000.00
$15,000.00
25,000.00
146,664
f of about 58 per cent.
employment. The unions want to
158,099.751
Wholesale and retail dealers in do everything they can to be of Annual Strike Ass'm'l Fund ...... 158,099.75
Building
Assessment
Fund
167,640.00
167,640.00')
sist that OPA regulations, per- help to their members in con21,340.70 10,000.00 20,320.00 32,190.00
62,510.00
63,850.70
mitting manufacturers to fix their jUection with these problems but Hospital Fund
own prices on new brands, are often the giving of such help Total Available Funds
, responsible for the gouge.
requires a thorough knowledge of- As at March 31, 1945 .....^
$561,446.75 $25,160.00 $50,320.00 $82,510.00 $157,990.00 $718.436.75:
Auditors Statement On Seafarers Union Funds
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THE
f riday. May 11. 194s
SEAFARERS
LOG
A Good Union Man
THE NMU vs PORK CHOPS
»
Advocates Four Watches
When the American taxpayers'
ships are laid up and scrapped
after the war, staggering unem
ployment looms on the horizon
for the merchant seamen. How is
this coming unemployment prob
lem going to be solved? It is al
ready being discussed by the sea
men in the union halls and on the
ships, that one of the ways is the
establishment of the fdur watch
system aboard all ships in the
postwar era.
To get a picture of the dismal
future in store for the shipping
industry, read the big business
magazine. Fortune, of November,
1944. In a survey made on the
Maritime industry it found that
in 1939 the shipowners operated
1,017 ships in both domestic and
foreign trade, and 279 ships
laid idle.
By the end of 1945, there will
be in operation 5,500 ships to
carry on the war to its conclu
sion. After the war about 1,600
ships will be sailing the seas—
and 3,900 ships will be designated
to rot in the bpneyard. In other
words, in a period of destruction,
shipping is plentiful and bloodprofits flourish for the shipown
ers; but in peaceful times, the
shipowners offer scrapping ..and
laying .up of ships and tragic
iadfen&s and starvation for the
.jseamen."
iji The question of unemployment
ias iKJt a new one for the trade
(Unions. During the depression era
^he progressive trade unions, in
ilorder to solve the terrible unem
ployment, proposed and fought
jjfor a 35 hour week with no rejvduction in pay. Some of the
.'.unions to this day are working
. ' under this condition.
Everyone remembers the ab\ normal days when one third of
the nation was ill-fed, ill-clothed
\ and ill-housed. This created an
existence of a mass of hungry
job seekers, whom the bosses
purposely utilized to drive a
wedge between the employed and
unemployed.
On. many occasions this proved
an effective means by which the
employer could cut down the al
ready pitiful wages received by
the workers, and destroy their
hard won working conditions.
These tactics of the profit hun
gry bosses alarmed the trade
unions. They realized that it was
necessary for the life of the union
to demand a 35 hour work week,
to prove to the unemployed
workers that the unions are in
terested in helping them in their
unfortunate condition.
We too will be faced with this
same terrible situation, and soon.
The seamen are . entitled to jobs
after the war, and the seamen's
unions cannot ignore this vital
problem. For the postwar period,
the SIU must be prepared now
to demand from the profit_bloated
shipowners the manning of all
ships with four watches.
Sam Shatkovnick, No. 6337
The Pay Off Blues
I'm i dilhyrambic stanza,
I'm a rhapsody insane,
A psychiatric bonanza:
Something atrophied my brain.
I'm a scource of irritation.
To the decently sedate;
I'm a gay regurgitation
From 3 rich ambrosial plateI'm a glorified delusion.
And I stimulate the sorrow
Of my shipmates, in profusion,
'Cause I'm paying off tomorrow.
—Blackie Morrow, No. 1937
I am about 9,000 miles from
New York, at some islands in the
Pacific Ocean, delivering the
goods and hunting for Japs.
We have on board 6 SIU bookmembers—and will have the crew
all SIU when we return home. I
am the only book member in the
Steward's department, but all
will join—I am working for it.
Best wishes
"Lucky" Uncle Otto
OTTO PAUL PREUSSLER
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conference to work out legisla
tion which would embracce vol
untary instead of compulsory
manpower controls.
With V-E Day close at hand,
and with wholesale cutbacks al
ready taking place all over the
country, no likelihood whatever
is seen for the revival of any
legislation involving a "labor
draft" or a "labor freeze."
AFL Service Bureau
(Continued from Page 4)
5 p.m. The persons to call are
Miss Sarah E. Marshall, director,
or Miss Rita Lowenstein. The ser
vice is free to any union member
who wishes to use it. Referral to
the Bureau should be made
through the union's Welfare Com
mittee or through the manager
of the local.
By FRENCHY MICHELET
The NMU commissars are
promising the rank and file $200
a month. This rosy little dream
is prettily illustrated in a piece
of characteristic Alice-In-Won- i
derland type of literature that,
shows the membership climbing
laboriously to the two hundred
dollar goal. The two hundred
dollar goal is aptly symbolized by
a big round moon.
We congratulate the artist. The
illustration is in keeping with the
spirit of the whole pipe-dreamy
plan. The NMUers have every
bit as much a chance of getting
two hundred dollars a month un
der their present politically mind
ed leaders as they have of reach
ing the moon!
The rank and file of the NMU
will certainly eventually get two
hundred dollars a month. Yes,
and more too, but they will get it
like they got every other improv
ed condition that they now en
joy—THE SIU-SUP WILL GET
IT FOR THEM.
They will get the two hundred
dollars a month only after the
SIU-SUP gets it first and then
they'll go hat in hand to the La
bor Board with their old, old
story:
"Please, sirs, bring
wages
up to the level of the SIU and
stabilize the industry."
That's what they are doing
now, and have been doing to get
all the improvements they are
now pointing to with pride. The
NMU is enjoying bonuses today
because the SIU got it for them.
Although the Supreme Court
has approved the portal to portal
pay agreement in the soft coal
mines, the hard coal operators
refuse to accept it in the present
coal controversy.
Meanwhile, the hard coal min
ers have refused to go back to
work unless a new contract is
signed with the operators. The
government has taken over the
mines, but finds it can't mine coal
with bayonets.
John L. Lewis seems to be
firm in his decision to make the
operators drop their stalling tac
tics and negotiate a new contract.
Labor leaders throughout the
country are watching the situa
tion with great interest, and may
be forced through rank and file
pressure to borrow some of Lewis'
militancy.
Incidentally, the old bogey
about the shortage of coal seems
to have been exposed by the
government itself, when the WPB
lifted the "brownout," originally
instituted to save coal.
X t i,
Reports of cutbacks and the
accompanying unemployment lare
reaching this office. Recent dis
patches from Portland, Oregon
state that 10,000 are now jobless;
and that of the 112,000 now em
ployed in the shipyards would
shrink to 25,000 by the end of the
year.
From San Francisco comes
news that the layoffs there have
l They are enjoying higher wages
I and-oveftime because the SIU got
them first;
and even now Joe
Curran is kissing the collective
fannies of the Labor Board to in
duce the board to give his NMU-,
ers a five cent boost in overtime
and a fiVe' cent buost in extra
meal money to come up to fhe
rates now enjoyed by the SIU.
"Please, gentlemen," Curram is
saying in effect to the Labor
Board, "don't compel us to con
tinue to work for 85c an hour
overtime and 30c for extra meals
when the SIU is getting 90c and
35c respectively. It's bad when
we try to organize. We want sta
bilization in the industry!"
That the NMU is able to shape
up any literature at all for or
ganizing purposes is a tribute to
the skill and ingenuity of the
personnel of their educational de
partment rather than to the fact
that they have anything to say.
One of their latest pamphlets
recounts the hardships that the
seamen endured a few years ago.
It's quite true as this pamphlet
claiijtis that the seamen lived and
worked under intolerable condi
tions . . . that the cockroaches
were ravenous creatures which
stood up in the corner and fought
you like a man . . . that the rats
tackled any cat foolish enough to
poke his whiskered puss into the
foc'sle doorway . . . that the meat
was frequently capable of mov
ing under its own power long,
long after the power of locomo
tion had departed from the ani
mal from whence it came.
To suggest that the NMU had
a hand in remedying the situa
tion, however, is exquisitely
laughable. But we can match it
with an instance of claims every
bit as ridiculous:
Lord Macaulaj' tells a story of
an English preacher, who finding
that preaching was a none toowell paying proposition in itself,
resolved to supplement his in
come with dog stealing on the
side. The poor guy was detected
become so numerous that the
in the act of swiping the mayor's
AFL council has declared" the •
dog and consequently sentenced
manpower shortage bugaboo has
to be whipped for the offense.
turned into an unemployment
The disgrace naturallj' thinned
spector."
the flock even further and the
poor man was in danger of want
The Supreme Court ruled that
ing bread. In desperation he fin
an employee may collect dam
ally hit upon a capital plan. He
ages equal to back pay due him,
determined to hold a grand re
even though he has made a sep
vival meeting and he illustrated arate settlement with his employ the text of the sermon he plan
er.
ned to preach with a quotation
Chiseling employers had held from St. Paul:
out compromise settlements to
"Thrice was I scourged with
thier workers who had had over
rods."
time claims, and many, rather
—Corinthians.
than go through complicated and
It
takes
more
than whippings
drawn out suits, had accepted the
to
make
an
apostle,
chum, and by
bait.
the same toke.n, it takes more
J, 4
than a membership who have la
Fifty general chairmen of the
bored under finky
and intoler
Railroad Machinists union (AFL)
able conditions to make a good
from aU parts of America and union.
Canada met in Chicago last week,
The NMU would still be battl
and passed a resolution for a 6ing cockroaches for a shot of
hour day in the postwar period,
eight-to-one diluted milk to put
as a solution for the expected
into their greasy coffe, if the sea
unemployment.
men had been dependent upon
Like the weather, unemploy
the NMU to do anything about
ment is the one thing everybody
these conditions.
is talking about, but ain't doing
However, we bear the bonifide
anything about.
seamen of the NMU no malice. To
show our good faith we want to
General Motors, Ford and extend to them a sincere invita
Chrysler spent $20,000,000 in 1944 tion. When their communistic
on advertising when they had leaders succeed in getting old
nothing to sell. Of course, the John Shipowner to shell out $200
money was charged against op a month to the NMU rank and
erating expenses and so was tax- file, we cordially invite them to
free, and was in effect paid by visit us at Bangkok, because we
the taxpayers.
will be the King of Siam!
llili
Uncle Otto Reports
SLAVE LABOR BILL QUIETLY PASSES AWAY
WASHINGTON (LPA)—Three
months of battle, millions of
words of oratory and thousands
of columns of newspaper debate
boiled to just four lines at the
bottom of daily papers last week.
The four lines were:
"The House returned the work
er-jail bill to the House Military
Affairs Committee yesterday,
thus sending the measure to its
grave."
• In returning it to the commit
tee from which it came, the
House, in effect, turned down the
Senate's invitation for a joint
Edgar Emery, Fireman, iypifies Ihe good SIU member.
Wifh a bundle of LOGS under
his arm. Brother Emery is
about to make the rounds of
local hotels, clubs and bars to
bring news of the SIU to the
unorganized seamen. Each
week others like him pick up
bundles and distribute them.
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THE
SAVANNAH
iT
m
SEAFAhERS
LOG
Friday, May 11. 1945-
NORFOLK
The Port of Savannah is the
Shipping is still good. We have
forgotten port again. We haven't
had to call Baltimore and New
seen an SIU ship here since the
York for men the past week. We
SS Frederick Dau paid off. There
paid off a couple of Robin'Line
were a few replacement jobs on
ships and also a South Atlantic,
SUP ships but outside of that we
but had only a few minor beefs
haven't shipped anyone.
pending.
• The Isthmian Line's SS Charles
We are pushing right along
M. Hall was in but nobody want
here on. Army base payoffs. So :d
ed a job on her. In the deck de in the Port of New Orleans, and
to take the various shots and it far we have managed to either
partment they had three ABs, the number of beefs coming up
get aboard ships or have an of
is up to the man himself. '
three acting ABs and three Or are giving us the run-around. We A^. r. MEETINGS IN
On, going over their log I founc fice to payoff in. This is due tp f
dinaries. Pity the poor bos'n. had one good one on the SS Wood
few men had been turned down the members aboard ship who
WEBSTER HALL
There was a bos'n's job open Island, Moran Towing Co.
except for communicable di will not pay off without union
New York Breach meetingi seases. One guy gave me a mean representation.
on her but after a look at the
material on board which passed It seems as if the chief engineer are held every other Wednes beef on being turned down by It can be done, fellows, so when
for seamen, the brother sent over had a grudge against the Oiler, day evening. 7 P.M. at Web the medicos, but on checkijgg you dock in the Arniy base to
from Charleston to take the job James Burke, for no apparent ster Hall. 119 East llth Street, found he had an acute case o: payoff, hold tough.
said, "I can take it but not that reason. This Oiler put in for between 3rd and 4th Avenues. scabies. However, it is up to us We have received quite a bit
much." He did bring over all the overtime and the chief engineer To get there take the 3rd Ave« to check on this sort of thing and of our organizational and educa
SIU literature he could handle, disputed it. He told Brother Elevated and get off at 9th St., I make it my business to visit the tional literatQre and are distrib
however, and maybe during the Burke that he was a company or the East Side IRT Subway medical admittance offices and uting it all over the places where
course of her next voyage some man, and that he would see to it and get off at Astor Place.
see" that the members ^re being seamen hang out. It is also up
of the crew may become interest that he did not collect the over
No cards will be stanq^ treated right. It is still my opin to every member to help in this
time. But after Burke went to after 7:30 PAf.
ed in sailing union ships.
ion that these examinations are drive. Help put out the literat
the
company he was paid.
It seems they don't give match
too severe. Most of the bodily ure, especially abodrd unorgan- ^
At this point, the chief engineer
es or soap to the crew. The Stew
harm that seamen have contract ized ships. This is your fight and
ard tells them there is plenty in fired him, using an incident that man should have had it suspend ed has been the result of the you can help put it over!
the slop chest whenever anyone had happened over two weeks be ed indefinitely.
wear and tear of their job. .
We are moving right along on
asks for them, and to a newcom fore as an excuse. We then had
On the SS Webb Miller we had the Ferry Companies here and
Now you can see what is really
er who doesn't know any better to get in touch with the chief going ondn some of these ports. to have all the food taken out of should vote them in the near fu
he gets away with it. This is only engineer and the captain, and af The crew has not collected for the boxes and examined and re ture. There are also quite a few
a small item, of course, but if a ter quite a bit of discussion, the their lost clothing as yet, but we stored. When we told the Stew tugs here that are not yet or
company will let that sort of stuff Agent and Patrolmen finally suc have the lists here in the office ard to feed the men individual ganized, but they are right for
go on in this, day and age I can ceeded in getting the company to and we are going to go to work platters he called New York for picking and we expect to move
imagine how far we'd get with a agree to putting the man back on on it as soon as possible.
an okay.
on them shortly.
big beef. Of course, if we want the ship.
"What
the
hell
do
we
care
who
Well, this seems to be the port
to organize this outfit some of our The SS Tonto, Pacific Tanker, We think that just about covers he calls? If people like that don't
the
waterfront
here
in
New
Or
where
you really become a real
members will have to sail these paid off April 30. There were
want to cooperate for the good seaman, that is if a big tattoo will
leans
for
this
week.
ships to teach the unorganized plenty of beefs on her, but as
and welfare of the union then it's^
E. S. HIGDON. Agent about time we got rid of them.
men on them what the real score,' there was no representative in
is.
On this particular ship the Stew
this port, the overtime was sent
ard and Chief Cook were gone
We got the news from unofficial back to Frisco as demanded by
BALTIMORE
for about a week and there was
sources that the NMU is going the crew and master. It was
Where are all the ships going? no one to look after the cooking
to open a branch here next week. signed on May 1 and the. crew
From
the looks of things this port or give out linen as the Steward
I understand that they were kick seems to be satisfied.
ed out of here before for raising The SS Thaddeus Merriman, can't be on the map any more. had the keys locked up in his
too much hell and for nearly Bull Line, paid off April 30 also However, we have been getting room.
burning the hall down. But so Everything on her was pretty- a few jobs on tankers recently
WM. McKAY, Agent
far it's only talk. I'll let you well cleared up. There were no and if the members cooperate
know if there is any truth in it beefs hanging fire. The new crew and ship on them we'll get a lot
PHILADELPHIA
more. We have had several cases
later.
signed on on May 2.
before
the
Coast
Guard
here
late
Shipping here in this port has
The landlord sent us a nice
letter last week. He wants an in It seems as if we can expect ly and the results have been very been good lately, and we hope
that it will continue. Paid off help out. "Lil Abner" was in port
crease of five bucks a month in some trouble with the WSA. They good.
the rent, if we want to sign a new are giving the captain, chief en One of our men on the SS three ships last week, and every here and went to become a fulllease in August. He did the same gineer, gunnery officer and pur James Rumsey was jumped by body was hkppy except the deck Hedged salt. Of course, the boys
thing last year. I checked with ser fans for their port holes, but the chief engineer who walloped gang on the Waterman scow, SS up in New York don't think he
the OPA, and they said they they do not seem to have any in him over the head with a flash Sterling. The company agent will ever make it, but take it
couldn't do a thing about it. It tention of doing the same for the light. The victim of this assault held pat on a security watch beef from me he is trying.
looks like we'll have to pay be crew on the SS Francis M. Smith, was an SUP trip card man but and we had to forward it to
'Let's keep up our fight against
cause there isn't another place Mississippi Steamship Company. we went to bat for him, and with Brother Goffin in New York.
the phoney Coast Guard."
Had plenty of ships in port but
available, and quite a few people Brother Sully arrived here Fri Attorney Berenholtz' help had
RAY WHITE. Agent
would like to get the place we day, and we expected him to take the case up on trial again. This most of them were in transit. We
have.
over Monday as he was duly chief was a nasty character and shipped 115 men and we have
NEW YORK*
Did you ever hear how the log elected patrolman. We are not remarked he would kick hell out about 28 men on the beach, and
book originated? In the old days sur& yet, but it seems as if we of anyone who talked back to with the SS Ellinor of the Bull
All of our beefs have been set- I
they used to throw a log over the will have to let one of our pres him; he is a pre-war fink and be Line and the SS Reed of the- tied at the point of production on I
lieves
himself
to
be
lord
and
mas
Calmar
Line
paying
off
this
week
bow and time it till it passed the ent patrolmen go. This is going
the 32 ships' that were paid off
stern. In this manner they de to be a bad deal as they are all ter of all he surveys. However, I believe that we will clean the lere in the past week.
termined the speed of the ship. good men, and they are all con the hearing officers wouldn't go shipping list off.
for his stuff and lifted his license
We are having a new wrinkle Success has finally been reach
This was recorded in a book scientious workers.
for
sixty
days.
pulled
these days. It seems that ed in the struggle to regulate our
which became known as the log. We have collected a half a day's
when
the
payoff rolls around and Stewards Department manning
One
of
our
old-times—Jimmy
And the poop deck got it's pay for Richard D. Hanvey. The
there
is
any
disputed overtime scale on the Bull Line ships. The
Stevens—had
to
go
to
the
WSA
name from the Pope. The skip first assistant on the Alcoa Pilot
beef was handled by the regular
per used to have his quarters aft, refused to pay it. We also col doctors for an examination and settled on the ship, the men are patrolm*an, Claude Fisher and by
told to leave their names and ad
and before every voyage the lected eight hours overtime for
dresses
with the purser. He, the • Trenchy Michelet, who is noW
Sunday
and
four
hours
Monday
Pope, or one of his i-epresenlapurser,
will make out a special working as organizer in the port
tives, came aboard to bless the for the Chief Cook, as he had
voucher
of the overtime in ques of New York. The Bull Line
ship and pray for her safe return. been doing 2nd Cook's work.
tion
and
will mail it to the ones ships will now carry 8 men or
This ceremony took place on the The survivors of the SS Russell
over in their Stewards Depart
that
are
concerned.
Pope's deck, as it was called then. H. Chittenden arrived in New
ment. This beef finally came to
Well,
this
in
itself
sounds
al
As time went by the name was Orleans from Frisco to be paid
right, but we are getting a kick a head when the Stewards De-"'-.kicked around until it became the off. They had to wait about a
back on this. Some of our mem partment asked for overtime in '
poop deck.
week before the captain come in,
bers are coming back into the excess of 8 hours on the SS Jean.
Now, here's one I do not know but everything was finally settled
hall and they are telling us that There were 7 men aboard lier y
and it's got me worried. Why is on May 3.
they did not get their overtime and as any Steward Department
it that stuff shipped by freighter There were quite a number of
mailed to them as promised. Now, man will know, it is absolutely
is caUed cargo and stuff shipped beefs about the skipper. This
to avoid this in the future when impossible for a Steward Depart
by car is called freight? I won man seems to be a bit "loco." He
the disputed overtime is settled ment of 7 men to perform their
der if Bunker can teU me.
tried to run the ship aground
on the ship, don'J be in such a duties in a period of 8 hours:
ARTHUR THOMPSON. Agent about twelve timgs and finally on being told that he had to take hurry to scram. Wait until the Mississippi was our leading
succeeded in doing so. He was shots Jimmy agreed; but an purser makes out your special payoff company last week. They
taken before the Coast Guard in nounced that the only shots he overtime voucher. Sign it, and had the SS Groute, SS Giles, SS
NEW ORLEANS
some foreign port for a triaL He wanted was Calverts and not te collect your money there and Marymar, SS Poindexter, SS Del
All this week the agent and pa got away with a mere six months' tanus as he had never heard of the 1, and you will not have any Aires, SS Akon "Victory and the
trolmen have been on the ball, suspension on his license. We are the stuff. The doctors advised me headaches later.
SS Talisman.
paying off and signing on ships all under the impression that this that they ran not compel anyone
HARRY J. COLLINS. Agenl
(Continued on Page, 7)
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�Friday, May 11, 1945
THE
Around The Ports
SEAFARERS
Page Saven
LOG
J
BIJUJETIN
cooperation from those that have
(Continued from Page 6)
the experience, and pass it on
Calmar was follow-upper, with
with a little patience, a great
the SS Blue Ridge Victory, SS
change and improvement can
Ben Chew, SS J. A. Burtes, SS
then be made for all hands. The
J. Able, SS. Mangor, SS Daniel
oldtimers know what I am'talk
Willard and the SS John Merrick.
ing about, for they have on many
The extra meal beef on the SS voyages broken in' their own
John Quitman of the Waterman cooks and bakers and taught the
Steamship Company, has been messmen the right and wrong in
settled at last. For no good rea their work. It still can be done,
6.35
.57 DeMarino, Joe
2.97 Cumba, C.
son at all Waterman decided to and it would probably knock off Corkern, Sheldon E
23.82
15.05 deNeville, F
.74 Cummings, Charles H
pay 17% per meal instead of 35c, a lot of these extra beefs coming Cormier, Emile J
8.91
Cummings, F
.02 Delvalle, T
as per agreement. The beef was in, and save the patrolmen extra Corn, John (Corns,
37.37
23.68 Demmary, Arnold
4.43 Cummings, Ted
:
settled at the 35c rate and the work all around. Just remember, John W.)
6.09
2.31 DeMare, Eugene J
36.66 Cunningham, Charles W.
men involved can scan the money you cannot improve and situation Cornelissen, Elfin,
.54
5.13 Dendo,- A.
60.99 Cunningham, Chas. W
due column for the amounts that by aggravation. Improvements Cornforth, William
Denton,
Edward
F
52.15
Cunningham,
Seaton
G.
.33
117.50
Correia,
Manuel
T
are coming.
come through cooperation and
26.60
1.16 DeOlivera, M. C
3.47 Curl, Harry,
There were a number of new understanding.
Cosentino, Aldo A
Depew,
Clyde
A.
.—
6.75
Curry,
George,
•
.84
804.27
members in to ask if they could
Costa, Enrico
6.67
18.50 DePiertro, Anthony
3.56 Curtis, Allen R
take off their uniforms now that Those of you that take a ship, Cottle, Francis M. Jr
2.25
8.39 Derecky, A
.40 Cuthbert, Richard G. .
V-E day has jcome. They seemed and within three minutes after Cotton, Charles W
6.75
6.85 Deresky, A. E
41.57 Czarnecki, Sigmund J.,
surprised to find that it was nev having your assignment card Cottrell, John
Dermond, Milton
1.42
16.08
er necessary for them to wear a handed you, turn it back are car Couchman, Henry D
Dernott, J. W. S
18.00
13.11
uniform and the old spirit of be rying it a little to far. After all,- Couchman, Henry D
8.46 Desjardins, Raymond C.
.84
15.56 Dada, Stanley E
ing merchant seamen instead of why put in for the jobs, when Coulter, Sam H,
you
don't
want
it
in
the
first
Dafnis,
Artstedes
11.88
Desmoulins,
B.
B
22.05
1.40
merchant marine is prevailing
Coulton, W
place? Do you wonder why we Coveleski, Thaddeus
23.94 deTreitas, F
23^85
1.98 Dahlguist, Erik V
around the hall.
8.29 deVries, Peter
23.07
4.16 Dahlenborg, T. '
Voting for the amendments to dispatchers are going nuts? We Covy, Allen P
.79 DeWailly, H. L
79
23.76 Daily, Philip J. Jr
the donstitution and the addition are not shipping ten men a day— Cowan, Billie
it
runs
into
the
hundreds,
and
Dake,
C.
M
.53 Dewar, R. D
1.80
21,77
al' strike assessment is going
Cowart, Emory B
:
2.97 Dewey, W. F
36.00
1.44 Dam, Espur H
Strong and the port of New York things like that just waste our Cowen, Norman
time.
So
how
about
a
little
co
Damguard,
Dolmer
E
16.63
Dey, Stanley D
12.00
4.50
should put out another all-time
CCox, Robert M. M
6.43 Dial, David
5.94
1.19 Damare, Eugene J
high record. This proves that the operation on that score? Don't Cox, Warren C
1.65 Diaz, A. G
1.42
627.65 Damos, F
membership is interested in their throw in for a job, when you in Coxhead, Harvey
1.00 Diaz, Carlos M.
2.23
2.84 Damson, Chris
welfare and in exercising their, tend to throw it back at us in Coy, Thurman W
15.77 Dick, Hugh
6.11,
5.64 Dana, Ira B
rights as rank and file members the next few minutes; Play ball Coyle, David R
.74 Dick, H. A
49
2.97 Daniels, Lonnis C
to make the rules by which their like a sport, what say? . . .
Coyne, James J
Daniels,
Thomas
W.'
3.96
To
members
that
do
not
know,
Dickens, Woodrow
5.24
8.89
organization is governed.
Craddock, Leonard E
.10 Dickenson, K
your mail clerk and baggage
.01
2.90 Daniels, William H
J. P. SHULER, Patrolman room are located on the fourth Cragie, A
Daniels,
William
J.
B
1.48
Dickenson,
Woodward
W.
.74
6.66
Craig, Drew W
4 % iDanzey,
C.
A
17.12
floor. That is where you get your Craig, Wallace F.
Dickey,
Clarence
G
1.40
2,81
Shipping's climbing high and mail, and letter for your ration Crandell, Caleb R
1.58 Dietrich, Edward H
13.04
19.22 Danzey, J. L
we are getting short of all rated coupons. The fifth floor is the Cranford, Charles L. Jr.
.02 Dillingham, Donald A
38.21
2.84 D'Archowlean, F
men. Shipping is so good that major beef department in the Crawford, James M."
9.08 Dilliman, Albert J
8.95
1.78 Dare, Edward J
some of the boys are sticking hands of brother Algina, so when Crawford, Leo L
26.60 Dinass, George S
8.11
3.73 Dasilva, Jose
their noses up at some of the you call the operator, kindly tell Crawford, Rupert W
20.54 DiPopola, J
9.90
5.94 Davenport, Harry T. . ,
jobs, though three years ago these her what you want and she will Creel, Robert Ck
Davidson,
C
7.00 Disney, Edward E
2.84
.59
very jobs were considered damn connect you with the right party. Cressman, Walter
3.96 Dixon, C. C
4.31
34.50 Davies, James
good ones. And that is not re And don't ask us over the phone, Crews, Allee W
Davilla,
Dominick
3.96
Dixon,
F
2.00
1.00
lieving the pressure here in New "how's shipping?" There's only Croke, Thomas
9.20 Dixon, Geo. W.
9.58
4.98 Davis, Charles P
York. We shipped over 1,000 one answer to that, shipping is Cronan, John J
5.46 Dixon, Ray M
1.40
2.64 Davis, Charles S. Jr
members last week. At that rate, always good here in New York. Cronin, John J
1.32 Dixon, Stedtoe
2.92
5.69 Davis, E. R
we are practically at the bottom Don't ask us what we have on Crosby, Stephen W.
Davis,
George
F
.79 Dobbins, David J
8.04
.35
for men. If any members are find the board. The hall is the place Cross, P
2.23 Dodd, Nevin Wilson
3.28
.70 Davis, Jas
ing it hard to ship out in the to come to see what there is on Cross, Robert P
Davis,
James
C
12.49
Dodds, P. J
33
3.71
outports, come to New York. V-E the board. I am sure the jobs Crosswhite, Louis
2.23 Dodson, R. W
.33
6.40 Davis, Lowell
Day has come and it is going to are there for all, so don't forget Crowley, Eugene,
85.77 Dolese, Sidney L"
.74
6.34 Davis, Oscar Thomas
take a lot of ships to bring our to take a job. St^ too long and Crowley, Wm. P
1.98 Domio, Roy
1.04
49.18 Davis, Rudolph
boys back. The shipping is going the local board may get you be Cruz, Luis
2.88 Donahue, Jack
2.38
3.96 Davis, William J
to be fast and furious, and the fore one of us dispatchers can. Osmereka, Michael L. Jr.
21.60 Donnelly, Elmer C
3.96
24.17 Davis, Wm
quicker we man those ships, the So grab a tub and talk that lug Cuadra, Alfredo, .75 Doran, Thomas B.
11.74
28.81 Dawden, L. W
<iuicker the boys will get back of a friend on with you. Shipping Cueria, Joseph C
20.38 Dorgan, Maron
2.13
92.71 Dawe, Roddy
home. What say, boys? are we is damn good, but you can make Cullerton, James A.
Dawson,
Carl
J
2.13 Dorr, William W. Jr
2.23
2.07
going to delay these ships or see it a lot better.
11.91 Dotson, William R
.41
6.34 Dawson, Joseph E
Ciileton, John J
that they go out on time?
Dawson,
Joseph
E
11.91
Doty,
George
.33
30.58
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK, Culeton, John,
Day,
Howard
Elbert
3.23
I notice that there are quite a
Douglas,
Claude
L
22.24
3.46
Dispatcher Culotta, Samuel E
Day, Sidney C
.33
few beefs coming in about the
Dayse, Harold
13.46
stewards department. I have
Deacon, Thomas I
15.34
often wondered if any one ever
Dean, Homer J
12.92
thought about the great number
Dean, Robert L
202.24
of new members that had never
The following men can pick up
SS FREDERICK L. DAU
SS NATHANIEL MACON
Dean, T. O
.37 their belongings as listed below
been to sea before and are now
.'...
2.44 at the Seas Shipping Co., 39 Cortsailing these ships. And the fact The following men, paid off in Paid off in Seattle, Washington, Dease, Francis J
April 13, 1945
Deaton, Jay Douglas ,
5.94 landt St., New York, where they
that in the stewards department Savannah, can collect at Calmar
it takes a lot of experience to Steamship Co., 44 Whitehall St., 1213 extra meals served during Diblasi, Charles
20.62 are being held.
the voyage shall be divided DeCamp, Carl E
22.93
handle that kind of work. It's an New York:
D. Ashman, 1 sea bag; J. BigDecareaux, Ignaco
ungodly and very much unap R. H. Pinckney, $2.52; T. Laak- among the following men:
.91 ley, 1 suitcase; F. Durdeen, 1 zippreciated job, and believe it or kenow, $2.52; A. A. Valois, $2.52; Arnold Boyle, Chief Cook, 150 DeFazi, Richard
625.29 ber bag; P. Fembler, 1 suitcase
hot, most of the stewards depart A. J. Desario, $14.31; J. Gajdire- hrs; Alfonso Saville, 2nd Cook, Defoe, Michalios
7.11 and 1 paper bag; W. Gibson, 1
18.75 sea bag and 1 mandolin; R. Galament men since the war are there wicz, $5.05; R. L. Louzow, $10.10; 137 hrs; Clevland Edmondson, Nt. DeGraffeureid, E
because they had no choice in F. Seriano, $7.42; A. Gonzalez, Cook and Baker, 150 hrs; Ellis Dehler, Frederic, A.
4.28 zar, 1 paper box; H. C. Jates, 12.23 sea bag and I suitcase; W. Mcthe matter. So you start to have $2.52; H. W. Simmons, $32.44; F. Gaines, Galleyman, 50 hrs; Sam de Jeses, Gilbert
difficulties with inexperienced A. Schuster, $39.36; C. E. West, uel Johnson, 50 hrs; Francisco deJesus, Jose
5.69 Gough, 1 sea bag; F. Murphy, 2
, 2.77 suitcases; S. A. Markowski, Pa
men and instead of helping the $16.94; E. A. Hampson, $3.37; J. Vargas, 91 hrs; Robert Williams, deJesus, Pedro
situation out, some of you start F. Morzenski, $5.89; H. E. Beers, 91 hrs; Raymond Rodrigues, 90 Delaney, Joseph
10.89 pers and 1 sea bag; J. Moran, 2
to belittle the men and use ob $14.42; T. D. Sanchez, $6.67; L. H. hrs; Anthony Gregory, 100 hrs. Dellinger, James M
1.98 packages, I suitcase and 1 bag; J.
Delmonico, E. H. ...'.
scene and impolite terms. And Johnson, $9.90; F. Miller, $10.10; Collect at Bull Line Office.
4.22 Prambie, 1 sea bag; H. Roberts, 1 .
i> t SDelong, Wm. F
then there's your problem—^argu P. Marabet, $11,05.
29.15 suitcase; Wm. Schweisgut, 1
SS DOROTHY
t> t.
ments and no cooperation, which
bundle; Wm. Wright, 1 sea bag;
SS
FRANK
STOCKTON
N. Shadlock, Oiler, has 53
makes any voyage, regardless^
P. Sankas, 1 bag.
SS
SIDNEY
LANIER
how short it is, a hardship on all C. Yost, 32 hrs; E. Bielat, 8 hrs. hours coming for supper relief.
i i
hands. That sort of thing is not Collect at Calmar Steamship Collect at Bull Line Office^ in Burton Sassao, Wiper, 79 hours.
Collect
at
Robin
Line
office
in
Company
Office
in
New
York.
SS
ELEAZAR
WHEELOCK _
New
York.
•good unionism or good sportmanNew
York.
tS.
^ip.Experienced hands in the
t- * tMembers of Stewards' Depart
iSS JOHN GRIFFIN
Steward department are a rarity, SS MADOWSKA VICTORY
ment who have overtime coming
and it takes plenty of time to The members of this ship have Fred Kelly, Oiler, 30 hrs; P. SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY on extra meals, please contact the
train good bakers and cooks, even money due for penalty cargo. Col- Simmons, Oiler, 30 hrs; J. Weiss,
C. Swift, 6 hrs; A. Coleman, 2 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer at
good stewards, 90 days will hard- lect at Bull Line Office in New Oiler, 30 hrs. Collect at Robin hrs; E. Farrell, 1 hr. Collect at the 6th floor of the New York
ly ever do it, but with the right,York.
Calmar Line Office in New York. office.
Line Office in New York.
Unclaimed Wages
Mississippi Steamship Company
MONEY DUE
PERSONALS
�Page Eight
THE
SEAEARERS
LOG
Friday, May 11, 1945
EManrsHipA UMON SHIP/
p»*
OUR UNION has launched a drive to bring Isthmian, and all unorganized ships, under the SlU banner. This
drive is of vital importance to YOU — for a strong SlU means jobs and conditions for all hands. Here is
how you con do your port:
Talk To Isthmian Crews!
Tell fhem about SlU conditions, the rotary shipping. Show them our contracts and let them see for them
selves how the SlU has the best wages and conditions in the industry.
r
Take Them To SlU Halls!
Show them how a militant, rank and file union operates — how we settle beefs aboard the ships —- how
SlU union democracy guarantees them full voice and vote once they are under the Seafarers Banner.
Distribute SiU Literature!
There will be placed on your ship envelopes containing union literature. It will be extremely effective^f
it gets into the hands of the Isthmian men. Keep some of this literature with you at all times so that you
can pass it out when you meet a man from an Isthmian ship.
LET THE WATERFRONT KNOW WE'RE OUT
TO MAKE THE ISTHMIAN SIU
Seafarers international Union of North Amsrica
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NEW YORK
BOSTON :
BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
NEW ORLEANS :
CHARLESTON
SAVANNAH
TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
MOBILE
SAN JUAN, P. R.
GALVESTON
HOUSTON
RICHMOND, Calif.
51 Beaver St.
; 330 Atlantic Ave.
.14 North Gay St.
6 North 6th St.
25 Commercial PI.
.. . 339 Chartres St.
68 Society St.
. 220 East Bay St.
842 Zack St.
; 920 Main St.
7 St. Michael St.
45 Ponce de Leon
305/2 22nd St.
6605 Canal St.
257 5th St.
POST-WAR JOBS
WAGES AND
CONDITIONS
SAN FRANCISCO . ;
59 Clay St.
SEATTLE :
86 Seneca St.
PORTLAND
;
111 W. Burnside St.
WILMINGTON
440 Avalon Blvd.
HONOLULU
16 Merchant St,
ASHTABULA
. •. . 1036 W. Fifth St.
HUFFALO
10 Exchange St.
CHICAGO ...
24 W. Superior Ave.
SO. CHICAGO
9137 So. Houston Ave.
CLEVELAND
1014 E. St. Clair St.
. 1038 Third St.
DETROIT
531 W. Michigan St.
DULUTH
602 Bcughton St.
VICTORIA, B. C.
144 W. Hastings St.
VANCOUVER, R C.
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MARITIME WAR EMERGENCY BOARD PROPOSES NEW BONUS REDUCTIONS
HAWK ASKS PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO STAY WAR RISK BONUS SLASH
MAKE ISTHMIAN SIU
REFERENDUM DEADLINE
UNCLE OTTO ON THE BULL
NEW JERSEY VILLAGE OFFICIALS SHAKE-DOWN SIU CREW MEMBERS
DECISION UNANIMOUS
NEW HOSPITAL SERVICE IS OPENED IN MIAMI
WHO WANTS A SNUG HARBOR?
SEAMEN CAN GET AID FROM NEW AFL SERVICE BUREAU
AUDITORS STATEMENT ON SEAFARERS UNION FUNDS
THE NMU VS PORK CHOPS
SLAVE LABOR BILL QUIETLY PASSES AWAY
EVERY SHIP A UNION SHIP!
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 4, 194S
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Mine Owners Sabotage WageNegotiations;
Hard Coal Miners Strike For Contract
Government seizure of the na
tion's hard coal mines lopmed
nearer this week as union con
tracts expired and the coal oper
ators continued their stalling tac
tics in negotiations with the
United Min/, Workers.
Meanwhile, a compromise set
tlement offered by Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins and turn
ed down by the operators, was
accepted by the miners.
Mrs. Perkins' compromise pro
posed:
1. Payment for travel- time to
the amount of $1.50 per day.
2. Vacation payments of $75.
3. Increases of four and six
cents in shift differentials.
4. Payment for overtime after
7 hours work, instead of af
ter an accumulated period of
40 hours within a given week.
The operators refused to accept
the first and. fourth terms, claim
ing, that, these would raise the
price of coal more than $1 per
ton to the consumer. The miners
maintain that the increased cost
would amount to only 39 cents a
ton.
A War Labor Board order that
the contract be extended for an
other thirty days was relayed to
New Lifeboat Is OK'd
A new lifteboat has been ac
cepted for American merchant
ships by the Coast Guard, after
months of intensive tests. Made
of aluminum, the new boat
weighs considerably less than a
wooden one of the same cubic
capacity, and approximately half
of a steel lifeboat of the same
capacity.
The new aluminum boat is re
sistant to. the corrosive action of
the various chemicals found in
sea water, and because of its
lighter weight, materially reduces
the weight installed on upper
decks, affecting the stability of
the vessel.
both parties, with the proviso that
future agreements be retroactive.
The alternative was government
operation of the mines.
.How the situation will develop
is, of course, rather hard to say.
Both sides are experts at negoti
ations. The miners, led by John
L. Lewis, are one of the most
militant labor' organizations in
America, and seem to be stead
fast in their determination not to
work without a contract.
The coal operators, among the
most reactionary forces in Am
erica, are experts in skillful sa
botage of orderly collective bar
gaining proceedure, and are us
ing the excuse of a national em
ergency to try to break the min
ers' organization.
The threat of government seiz
ure would do the operators little
harm, as their profits would go
on, in any case. But as Lewis has
pointed out in the past, "You
can't mine coal with bayonets."
No, 18
NMU RAISES PHONEY
$200WAGE DEMANDS
TO COVER SELL-OUT
The top leadership of the National Maritime Union
is currently engaged in trying to convince the seamen that
they have a "program" that will raise the basic monthly
wage scale to $200, We leave aside for the moment their
hocus-pocus about "take home" wages which ignores the
withholding tax deduction which would reduce the $200
scale to a much lower "take home" figure. Stripped of its
wriggling contortions and verbal gymnastics, the NMU
"program" proposes to effect a 100 percent increase in
the basic wage scale, to offset the impending bonus cut
when the war in Europe terminates.
In an "open letter" sent to the SIU and other maritime
unions, the NMU National Council invites "comment and
criticism" and wants to know whether we are "for" or
"against." Without further hesitation we wish to record
our vote "for" a 100 percent wage increase for seamen.
It would be difficult to find any seaman in his right mind,
who would be "against" doubling his present wage scale.
There can be no disagreement on this point!
BY WHAT METHOD
The question that immediately arises, however, is
how are we to go about getting a wage increase. By what
method are we to achieve the announced goal of a $200
basic monthly scale? Unless the proposal is to remain noth
ing but a pious wish, the question of method assumes para
mount importance. It is precisely on this fundamental
question that we find sharp differences of opinion.
The NMU "program" outlines a series of steps, whicK
they contend will guarantee success. The first step is to
get the War Labor Board to apply the 5 J cent hourly min
imum wage to the seafaring industry. The second, is to
enact the Pepper Bill, now in Congress, to raise the min
imum to 6 J cents. The third is then to get Congress to
adopt the CIO proposal for a 72 cent minimum. Even if
the seamen got beyond the third step, they would still fall
short of $200 a month.
The gap is made up by some plain and fancy juggling
with figures on subsistence, etc., etc. In fact, with all their
statistics they never quite get up to $200. But we won't
haggle over a few dollars one way or another. Even if this
method only resulted in basic wage scale of $18 5.30, which
is their top statistical figure for ABs, we would be for it.
However, this in their eyes astronomical figure would mean
giving up all the hard earned gains in living and working
conditions. This we will not do.
"YALTA MEANS PORK CHOPS!"
How do the NMU wizards propose to solve this prob
lem? Why, they answer, on the basis of Bretton Woods,
Dumbarton Oaks, Teheran and Yalta. By "unity," if you
please! First, the seamen must win the confidence of the
shipowners and their political agents in Washington by
promising that there will be no more strikes or stoppages.
Then the "friends" of labor in Congress must be rallied to
the support of "unity" by adopting the aforementioned
legislation. In addition, the YMCA secretaries, social work^
raCffilKK:;:.
(Cmtimui
Fage 2)
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W-'
ers, women's clubs, ward heelers, preachers, in a word, the
*'puhlic" is to he mobilized on behalf of the seamen. This
is the "method" by which the NMU officialdom proposes
to win a 100 percent wage increase for the seamen!
We must he pardoned if we appear a little skeptical.
Suppose, for the sake of argument, that the methods ad
vocated by the NMU leaders fail to achieve the desired
tesults. What then? Nowhere in the history of seamen's
struggle for decent wages, working and living conditions,
is there a shred of evidence that the method proposed has
worked in the past or will work in the future. On the
contrary, hitter experience has taught that the seamen
got only what they were strong enough to fight for and
win with the aid of their fellow workers.
DON'T FORGET HISTORY
It is only necessary to recount, briefly, a few episodes
to refresh the memory of the Yalta medicine-men. After
the last war, the government utilized the apparatus it had
built up during the war, to smash the seafaring unions in
1921. From 1921 to 1934 neither Congress, the Administra
tion or the "public" lifted a finger against the brutal ex
ploitation of the seamen by the profit-hungry shipowners.
'When the seamen struck for union recognition in 1934, the
government did everything in its power to help the ship
owners smash the strike.
It was only because of the fighting solidarity of the
seamen and the shoreside workers that the strikebreaking
Attempt failed. After the seamen heat off a second attempt
by the shipowners to smash the unions in 1936-37 the gov
ernment again came forward with an attempt to dogcollar the reamen, through the Copeland fink-book. In
spite of the sabotage of Curran on the East Coast and
Bridges on the West Coast, the seamen fought the finkbook and heat it. From then to the outbreak of the war
the government made repeated attempts to smash the union
hiring halls by establishing government fink-halls. While
the other unions were desperately, battling against the
^k-halls, Curran apd company came out with the slo
gan: "Pack the government shipping halls."
AN UNCEASING STRUGGLE
Since the war the seamen had to fight, first, to establish
more adequate bonus payments and then to resist unwar
ranted bonus cuts. The NMU officials sabotaged this fight
-/
By LOUIS GOFF^
I am glad to state that beefs
from the outports are very (few
and far between, and those that
I have on file, which have not
been settled, are now in the pro
cess of being finshed up. There
is one beef concerning the tak
ing of soundings by Maintenance
men aboard a couple of Calmar
scows, and I am in hopes of hav
ing this beef settled up this week.
Dur toughest job is with Water
man, where we have about four
or five legitimate beefs, which' as
yet have not been settled^ due to
the fact that Captain Perkins, the
Company representative, refuses
to pay off. His answers on these
beefs have been nothing but alibies and noes. However, we haVe
applied the Port Committee sec
tion of the Agreement on this
bird, and we should meet some
time this week. We have hopes
that all these pending beefs with
Waterman will be settled at that
meeting; if they are not, we will
all along the line. It is only because the fight was made, des bring in an impartial referee, ,and
pite and against the Curran policy, that the NMU members his decisions will be final and
enjoyed the gains made by other unions. This was demon binding.
strated most clearly in the slogan raised by the NMU leader I am still getting overtime dis
ship in their last negotiation's for a wage increase when they putes, which are written on or^
paper or letterhead sheets.
demanded that the wage scale be "equalized." That is, dinary
We have the proper overtime
brought up to the higher standards already won by the sheets which have been sent to
SIU. The whole record proves that, because of the phoney all the branches, so if any crew C'l
leadership of the NMU, they functioned like parasites, liv member pays Off in an outport, he
should try to get some of these
ing off the gains made by other unions.
sheets and copy Ms disputed
Now they have the cast iron gall to lecture us about overtime on them.
how to gain a 100 percent wage increase by the easy, pain And again I repeat, try to get
less, method of writing letters to your Congressmen or elect the signature of the head of the
ing broken down ward heelers to public office. In doing Department in order, to verify
so they are deliberately creating false illusions and disarm that such work was done. It is
ing the seamen for the struggles which will inevitably come much easier to collect when I
have such evidence.
in the next period.
Our Social Eegister and "Do
INDEPENDENT UNION ACTION
Not Ship" list wUl be sent out in
Against this false policy of depending entirely upon mimeographed form to all the
shipowner controled politicians in Washington, we must West Coast and Lakes District
halls this week. We will send
advocate and continue to practice independent trade union supplements
to these forms from^
action. By this we mean direct negotiations with the ship time to time. Master files, when
owners based upon our own economic strength—our completed, will be sent to all At
lantic and Gulf branches; mime
power to strike!
It has been only by strike actions that the maritime ographed forms wUl be sent tem
unions haye been able to force the shipowners to listen to porarily.
Like all seamen, I believe in
reason in the past. This situation will not change. It will high wages and the best of work
be only by the threat of our economic strength that the ing conditions on all ships, but I
do not believe in sacrificing any
shipowners will listen to reason in the future.
It is only along this road that we can hope not only of our conditions for a lot of ship
owner and NMU promises. My
to defend our living standard, hut to win further wage experiences
from the 1921 strike
concessions to meet the ever increasing cost of living.
convince me very well not to be
lieve in the promises of shipown
ers or officials who would attempt
to sabotage working conditions
which were won by good union
Four alternate public members of the War Labor seamen through action on the
Board, whose job is the freezing of the wages under the waterfront. Yes, two hundred
Little Steel formula, were promoted to the status of regular dollars a month is something that ...
no seaman would sneeze at. How
members, and had their salaries raised from $9,000 a year ever,
if it means to sacrifice what
($173 a week) to $10,000 a year ($192 a week), by an we already have, then this two
executive order
hundred a month is shallow in its
We wish these four struggling arbitrators well. The entire meaning. However, know
SIU is always pleased when struggling workers pull them ing the shipowner like we dp, we
selves out of the clutches of poverty. We seamen know can rest assured that this pipe
dream will fly away on .the
how hard it is to live on $173 dollars a week, we find it clouds, and that the only way we
hard ourselves, and the extra 19 bucks per week should will ever get raises, when this
war is over, will be through good
help ease their way a bit.
We shudder to think of the taxes these hard pressed, union militant action as it was in
.
and presumably under nourished, bureaucrats will have to the past.
I, for one, do not, and never
pay, and any seaman making $ 110 a month caught raising have, trusted the shipowner or *
a fuss will have his h(X)k lifted.
any stoogie gang of Commies "
We have only one question: Did the War Labor Board with their pie in the sky" promvote on it?
(Cpntinued on Page f).
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Page Three
Dispatcher Gonsorchik Weaves A Dream
t NEW YORK CITY, May 1— South Seas is something we can't
The mystery of the three missing quite figure out—but they didn't
stock brokers, who have been the get there on the Bayou Chico. So
objects of a three week, country
wide searcTi, was solved with the
delivery of the following tele
WASHINGTON — Just three
gram to the SIU hall today:
weeks ago Congress resounded
Docked at
(Name of
to impassioned oratory on the
desperate need for freezing war Port censored) today. Gonsorchik
lied. Gonsorchik is a
workers to their jobs.
The echoes had hardly died (three words censored). No hula
down, the nation was still at girls. No sunshine. No moon
By PAUL HALL
shine. Not even beer. Only rain.
And soogeeing yesterday, and to
Last week when walking down Pearl Street with a couple of
day, and sure thing for tomorrow.
the boys, we noticed a fellow standing on a corner right near an
Tell Gonsorchik
(10 words
unorganized steamship company's office. He had that rather hang
censored).
dog look on his face, which is usually characteristic of this par
Signed
ticular type.
(Names withheld by the
The thing that attracted our attention first was a piece of paper
Editor)
this monkey had in his hand and he seemed to be hitting everybody
And so now the story can be
who came along the street, (most of whom were seamen,) with a
it must have been a scab ship,
told.
line of conversation. We noticed that whatever guy he was talking
and
it serves them right.
It was a warm, languid day.
to at the moment would listen for a second, then shake his head war, and the shape of the peace
So
that's all there is, except
brightly, yes, and then, after a couple of more seconds, shake his yet to be decided when Sen. The boys lolled around the sec
that
Gonsorchik
is asking to be
head no and then walk off with the same expression on his face Albert Chandler (D., Ky. ) ond deck dispatching, dreaming
transfered
to
Galveston,
before
that you usually see on a guy's face after he has turned down a threw over his duties as Sena soft, smooth, blonde dreams; and
three
bedraggled,
disillusioned
cold,
wet
beery
dreams.
Nobody
South Street bum panhandling for a quarter. This got the best of tor to take a $50,000 job as
looked at the board. Nobody brokers, snared by the song of a
our curiosity so we moved in on the guy to see what the score was. baseball "czar."
spring-fevered dispatcher, hit the
cared.
This was his story;
WLB officials admitted that
shore.
Back of the counter, clutching
"Are you men seamen?" We told him yes. Then out gushed a the Little Steel formula had no
torrent of words. "How would you like to have $200 a month wages? bearing on this 500% wage in the microphone with the techni
que of a Sinatra, was Paul Gon Maritime Service Quits
We must uphold the Terehen and Yalta Decision. It is a shame we crease from $10,000 to $50,000.
sorchik, just as languid, just as
could not have saved Wallace. It will be even a bigger shame if we
dreamy. He didn't care either. Recruiting Men Under 26
think of striking in peacetime—blah, blah, blah."
PAYS TO ADVERTISE
He'd just as soon be in Central WASHINGTON, April 25—The
To the uninitiated, this would have been very confusing to say A man wrote to a Montreal Park with his beautiful wife.
Maritime Service has stopped re
the least, but knowing the spiel that the commies use, we knew newspaper:
But Paul is a man with an eye cruiting men 18 through 26, it
about what the next move would be. And sure enough, this brilliant "Thursday I lost a gold watch I toward his duty. He looked at the
young fellow winds up in a squeaky voice: "If you believe in all valued highly. I advertised in board, and winced—the SS Bayou was disclosed today.
this mister, and want $200 a month, please sign your name here," your lost and found column and Chico looked back at him with a The effect is to leave men in
and here flourished the paper in his hand which was an NMU waited patiently. Yesterday, I smirk. Go on, it seemed to say, this age group in essential war
petition.
'
went home and found the watch fill me up. Now, even on good jobs, or available for the armed
in
another suit. It certainly pays days, the Bayou Chico is some forces.
To those of you who have not already guessed, this was one of
thing to fill. Nobody wants any In general, the new regulation
the NMU "organizers" working on the "unorganized." It is no damn to advertise."
part of it.
is in line with one which was
wonder that this outfit is rapidly making itself the laughing stock
discontinued about eight months
But
Paul
drew
him
a
deep
LOVELY NUMBER
of the labor movement.
breath; hi.<5 duty was plain, and ago when enlistments were
To have the stupidity to get out and hustle this kind of crap in
he was man enough to do an un opened tq men 17 Vz to 50 years of
the streets in this manner is not only harmful to a guy's personal
pleasant job. He grasped the age.
reputation, but is absolutely disastrous when it is done in the name
mike firmly, and spoke up in a
Under the new regulation, the
of an outfit which calls itself a "union." It is damn tough enough
soft lilting voice.
Maritime Service will accept men
fighting the shipowners and the government bureaus without some
"Okay, fellows, here she is— between the ages of 17 years, 9
so-called labor unions in the maritime industry making such jack
the Bayou Chico, the ship of your months and 50, exclusive of the
asses out of themselves!
dreams. The one all seamen look 18 through 26 age group.
forward to — the south seas
t t
I
special, straight to the land of
everlasting
summer, of soft You Can*t Work On Fish
One of the many points of discussion in the Port of New York
breezes caressing your brow The Atlantic Fishermen's
is the shipping rules. The dispatchers here sometimes have a hell of
while you rest under a palm tree. Union (affiliated with the, SIU)
a time with fellows who take jobs and then don't show up on the
"Three beautiful maidens to was turned down by the WSA in
ship to turn to and then to top it aU, don't even bother to notify the
smooth your brow. Three beau their quest for a larger meat al
dispatchers. This causes a hell of a lot of confusion at times and it
tiful maidens to dance for your lotment. The union has been
must be stopped.
delight; Three beautiful maidens claiming that the work is so
'JThe SIU has the most democratic set of shipping rules in the
to
strenuous that the men cannot
industry and there is no necessity for a man to abuse them or not
And on he went. His voice work efficiently at the present
live up to them in ANY respect. Our responsibility, according to our
grew stronger, and his spiel more red point ration allowed them.
contracts, is to man ships With competent men, and to man them
alluring. The men on the benches They were dii-ected to the OPA,
within a certain period of time. It puts us in a hell of a weak posi
woke up and listened rapturous under the excuse that fishing
tion if our members do not take these jobs and turn to when they
ly. Gonsorchik was weaving a boats do not come under WSA
should. Even though the percentage of men abusing this rule is very
deep spell, and men could smell jurisdiction. The OPA turned
.small, it should be remembered nevertheless that ANY abuse of this
the wild exotic flowers of the Pa 'down a similar request last Jan
rule affects the welfare of every member of this union and all of us
cific islands, and could actually uary.
must realize that our shipping rules, to be kept democratic and to
see, tantalizingly out of reach, Several boats remained tied up
be protected, must be lived up to.
slender grass - skirted maidens in Boston and New Bedford be
floating through the air out' cause of lack of red points.
t 4.
through the open windows.
In response to an announcement made by the Seafarers, un
There is no telling what would
organized seamen from various outfits are coming up every day to
have happened had this contin
look over our-union hall. These men come from all outfits and.it is
ued. Slowly the men approached
interesting to watch their reactions in seeing how a union operates.
the counter, to put their books in
The Seafarers IniemaiionFor instance, the other day we had a large group of Isthmian Line
for the Bayou Chico; Paul him
al Uhion and the Port of
men up to look the joint over and they were very impressed with
self was about to put in for it—
Baltimore regret to an
when the men were brushed aside
the set-up.
nounce the passing of Bro
by three wild-eyed brokers who,
ther James McCaulIey, an
What struck most of them was the manner in which the mem
hearing Gonsorchik's dream mel
old time member of the SIU.
bership's overtime disputes and beefs were taken care of.
ody in the streets below, rushed
Brother McCaulley was
in demanding to ship on the
These fellows will be coming up now in even greater numbers
formerly
Patrolman in Balti
Bayou Chico.
to see how our outfit works, so all members and' officials should
more
and
held book number
The SIU men awoke from their
talk to them and give 'em the dope on the Seafarers and the man
1.
He
was
very active in the
dreams sheepishly. They swept
ner in which we operate, as well as any information they may care
early
days
of the union and
the hall clean of the assorted
for regarding our contracts. Most of all, we should show them how
instrumental
in its growth.
brokers and financial tycoons; and
our membership's problems are handled, and in this manner, they
Brother McGaulley passed
Whether you admire the girl deposited them back on the
will know what belonging to a union can mean.
away in his sleep, and was
or the sunsuit—^the effect is pret street.
buried by his friends.
"
Let them see for themselves the benefits of trade unionism in ty nice. The gal is Ella Raines of
That's all we know. How these
action!
Universal Pictures.
three brokers ever got to the
Job Jumping Senator
Goto Big Wage Hike
Final Departure
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Friday. May 4. 1945.
SIU Founder Honored In Congress
Andrew Furuseth, founder of responded to his seemingly irre
our union and known to all as sistible pleas for freedom for
"the Abraham Lincoln" of tlie seamen.
seamen, was honored in Con "It should be noted that until
gress last month by Senator Har success crowned Mr. Furuseth'i
-A
old H. Burton,-of Ohio. Senator legislative campaign American
Burton eulogized i^ruseth's lead seamen could not strike after
ership of maritime labor and signing of shipping articles. The
praised the legislation won by penalties for striking or quitting
Furuseth which removed seamen the ship had been unchanged for
from the status of slave labor. centuries, and it was Mr. Furu
Following is the text of Sen seth's self-selected task to abolish
ator Burton's remarks on the these penalties.
floor of the Senate, and the ex "The principal laws passed by
tension of his remarks as printed Congress to bring about these
in the Congressional Record:
changes are:
Tribute to Andrew Furuseth
1. The Maguire Act of 1895.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
2. The White Act of 1898.
3. The La Follette Act of 1915
of
HON. HAROLD H. BURTON
"By the passage of these meas
ures American seamen were by
of Ohio
In the Senate of the United States degrees made freemen and now
n/r J
-R/r
uioin/ii:
i have
Monday,
March
12, 1945
. , . the. legal, right
, , to quit their
.
' jobs in any safe harbor anywhere
"Mr. BURTON. Mr. President, on earth,
recently as a member of the «j^ -g signifi,cant that although
Board of Visitors on the part of 22 years have passed since the
the Senate 1 visited the Umted enactment of the La Follette law
States Merchant Marine Acad^t^er nation has to date grantemy at Kings Point, N. Y., and
to seamen.
I noticed among those especially,
honored was Andrew Furuseth,' "Probably the principal episode
who during his lifetime has conFuruseth's life was the pretributed greatly to improvement paration and passage of the La
in labor conditions of seamen of Follette Seamen's Act of March
the United States.
14, 1915, which virtually completed
"I have been advised today that his life work of making the
this is the ninety-first anniver American seaman a free man.
sary of the birthday of Andrew "Mr. Furuseth prepared most
Furuseth, and 1 ask unanimous of the. data for the committees of
consent that there be printed in the House and the Senate and
the Appendix of the RECORD a submitted numerous pamphlets,
memorandum with regard to his of which he was the sole author,
career, which has been obtained in support of this measure. At
from the library of the American that time, this legislation was
criticized as being inimical to
Federation of Labor. '
American
shipping but since the
"There being no objection, the
memoradum was 'oXr^rto b;' Passage of the act it has been re
printed in the RECORD as fol cognized by shipowners that it
was a much needed reform.
lows:
"For many years past Mr. Fur
"Andrew Furuseth, president of
useth
has been president of the
the International Seamen's Union,
International
Seamen's .Union, lave been amended so as to pro
was born in Romedal, Norway, on
with
headquarters
at Washington, vide for the freedom which the
March 12, 1854, the son of An
D.
C.,
where
until
recently, he seaman of today has.
dreas Nielsen Furuseth and Mar
tha Jensdatter. He was the fourth has been in constant attendance "•While having only an ele
child of eight born to them. The at congressional committees on mentary education, Bfe. Furuseth,
family was very poor, according behalf of seamen. He was largely by self study, became a learned
to Mr. Furuseth, and at the age responsible for that portion of the and cultured student of the law
of 8 he was fostered away from'Jo"®^ Act of March 5, 1920, which and of economics. He is the au
his parents until confirmed.
jS^^e added benefits to seamen, thor of innumerable pamphlets
agreed that ALL men aboard
"Mr. Furuseth went to sea in
which have been submitted to FRENCH SEAMEN
ships are entitled to the same
1873 and sailed successively on pelled him to retire did he fail the respective bodies of Congress
(ITF) The New York Section of
food.
Norwegian, Swedish, English,
in support of seamen's bills, as the French Seamen's Union, an
.
French, German, and American
well as articles in technical, pro affiliate of the International
Added Indemnity for Sea
ships. He came to the United
principal accomplishment fessional, and trade magazines.
men's Families in France—
Transport Workers' Federation,
States in 1880 and almost imFui-useth can be said to be
French
seamen in the United
mediately began his agitation for
entirely unselfish man- "Mr. Furuseth attended num organized just three months ago,
States
hospitalized
or waiting
a change in the status of seamen.
almost single handed. erous international conferences has made rapid achievements for
their
turn
in
the
pool, who
In 1887 he was elected secretary
responsible for changing and was a respected and beloved its membership.
are
sending
family
aUotmcnts
of the Pacific Coast Seamen's
^®Sal status of seamen in the delegate to the conventions of the In addition to the many indi
to
France,
will
now
receive
Union, subsequently named the United States from that of a com- American Federation of Labor vidual dispute cases successfully
an additional $2.80 a week to
ever
si.nce
the
International
Sea
Sailors' Union of the Pacific, and parative serf or peon to that of men's Union became a part of the solved on board French ships,
cover the increased cost of
at that time an organized struggle a free-born American citizen. American Federation of Labor in the following general improve
living.
ments have been obtained for
was initiated to change the status This reform he has accomplished 1892.
it*
in
a
lawful
manner.
He
has
ad
the
French Seamen of the New
of seamen from what approxim
"During his long period of as York Section:
GERMAN MINERS
ated serfdom to a standard of dressed himself to the agencies of
law and order that are in exist sociation with the seamen's
comparative freedom.
1) Shore Allowances—^All French German miners in the city of
"As early as 1890, when Mr. ence in the United States. He has union, Mr. Furuseth consistently
seamen in the United States Alsdorf have installed the first
Furuseth was a delegate to an convinced Members of the House refused to accept more than an
will now receive $4.50 per free workers' committee in Ger
international seamen's conference and Senate of the justice of the absolute minimum salary to en
day
for food and lodging. Un- many. "The members of the com
at Glasgow, he championed his seamen's cause and, accordingly, able him to keep body and soul
,
til
now,
this allowance was mittee are former anti-Nazis, and
views on the freedom of the the statute's of the United States together. His labor has been en
received only by the crews since they enjoy the confWence of
tirely unselfish, and for nearly a
sailor.
of two ships.
the miners, they have been ap
half a century his every effort has
A detailed story of the life ac
proved
by the Allied authorities,**
2)
Paid
Vacations—All
French
been a disinterested one to ele
complishment of Mr. Furuseth is
according
to a report. "The head
seamen
having
a
family
in
vate the status of those who man
told in a book called The Sailor's
quarters
of
the committee are in
the United States will now
our ships.
Union of-the Pacific by Dr. Paul
the
executive
office building of
receive a vacation schedule of
"Mr. Furuseth often told his
S. Taylor, of the University of
the
mine.
'Whoever
enters it saltwo days a month.
intiinate friends that the only
California, published in 1923.
ultes with the traditional miners'
person tvho was really independ 3) Food—Up to now, there was
greeting, 'Good luck' (Glueck-'
"Mr Furuseth began his work
ent was one who had nothing
a distinction made on board
in Washington in 1893 and suc
and wanted nothing for himself.
French ships between officers* suf)." The Nazis had forbidden
cessive sessions of Congress by a
and seamen's meals. After
greeting and had insisted* On
He, himself, lived that sort of
series of legislative enactments
life."
union action was taken it was "Heil Hitler."
f
ANDREW FURUSETH
-• .:fe';
h
�r'Friday, May 4. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Fiv»
K:
^^BIBSHIP
1,500,000 Seen Losing Jobs
In 6 Months After V-E Day
SOS-SOS
Crew Of SS Benjamin Bourn
Condemns The Sloppy Mate
A leaky crafi and a rising sea—
"Ahoy" shouts Hamhead, "Listen to Me!
Rush forth, ye Commies, and plug up the leaks
The water is rising to the seal of my breeks.
"Flash SOS signals to Union Square
We need fresh stooges, they've plenty to spare.
Everyone connected with ships^
Heave ballast o'erside; give publicity wings!
in Americh knows by actual ex Greetings To Members
And pray to the Kremlin that succor it brings.
perience, or has heard of, the
The gang on this ship, now at
terrible conditions that existed on
sea, sends their best regards to
"We toss in the darkness in one hell of a fright.
them during the early dark ages
all
the
SIU
men
and
wish
them
In fear that our members may all see the light.
of shipping. Today, after years
smooth
sailing.
We
are
also
sub
So
send up a signal, see that color's NOT red
of bitter struggling, the shipping
mitting a poem which is de
And
the Bosses shall tow us to safety and bed.
world observes in. envy and ad
dicated to the heroic dead of the
miration the living conditions on
"Nothing in sight but the rising sea,
SIU, and in memory of the liv
board an American vessel. Com
A perilous voyage* as with treasure we flee.
ing which unflichingly continues
pany and union, officers and sea
We
are far from a port, the "brains" growing wild
to deliver the war goods, in spite
men, have arrived with a great
Shipowners! Shipowners! Oh, save now your child!"
of shell and torpedo.
measure of success, at a mutual
Fraternally
It's the NMU scow on a mountainous sea—
imderstanding and relationship
D. E. JONES
"Ahoy!"
shouts the Hamhead! "All listen to me!
which is typical of the American
(The poem will appear in a
The Commie Brigade to the buckets and leaks!
way of life. However, during
future issue of the Log—Editor).
The water is rising to the seat of my breeks."
these days of chaos and labor
shortage, there enters into our crew are willing, in the face of
—OLDTIMER
branch of work new and inex his youthful incompetence, to ig
perienced faces. Some of them nore them and place the beefs in
are competent; others are not. In the petty class. However, we can
our specific beef we are going not be submitted to the unsani
to relate upon what we think to tary conditions that has existed
be incompetence on the part of oi^ this voyage.
Mr. Bernard L. Schein, working We have an illustration enin the capacity of chief mate losed depicting the^usual array of
on board the SS Benjamin Bourn garbage on the port quarter of
on her 9th voyage.
the SS Bourn. This particular
It is not very difficult to sym scene was executed. by a Phila
pathize with the enthusiasm and delphia artist (a crew member)
ambition which burns in a young at Port Said, and the signatures
mate's heart when he is bending attached give witness to the fact
A little grey dog hit the
his fervent efforts to prove his that the. drawing is the actual
mettle to the company by offi condition that existed there with STEWARD
beach and set out to see the
ciating in money saving devices. out any exaggeration whatsoever.
town. And we do mean a dog,
That is all very well, but unfor For further proof, the Coast IS PRAISED
the four legged kind. Belong
tunately the chief mate's methods Guard officer at Port Said can be
S.S. Rufus E. Foster ing to Brother Johnny Haggie,
in money saving provides a men consulted. This man wias shocked
At Sea
or viceversa, the neat, clean,
ace to the health of the seamen. at the sight of this scandalous
small fox terrier went to town
April 12, 1945.
For many weeks on the voyage display of garbage and ordered
with a vengeance. We don't
of the Bourn the garbage accum the chief mate to dump it as Dear Sir and Brother:
know whether he got gassed up
ulated to unsanitary proportions soon as possible.
' We are nearing the completion or not, but the Charlestown
We ask you in the name of of our trip on the S.S. Rufus E. cops picked him up, and he
Which provided the seamen with
flies and filthy odors. Either human decency, for the preven Foster, Mississippi Shipping Com spent the night in the brig.
through gross neglect or a cal tion of rat and fly multiplication, pany, out of Boston, February
Because his fancy handloused indifference for the com and for any possible disease that 1945. As 4ime is plentiful and
can
arise
as
a
result
of
this
negli
fort of his shipmates, Mr. Schein
heads are clear, we are sending
has fallen far short as an of gence, to put a definite stop to this communication commending
ficer. On several occasions the this sort of practice. Namely: to brother James Coyne, who is
garbage was dumped by seamen have garbage accumulate and sailing in the capacity of Chief
on the 4 to 8 watch, at night in then have it dumped in order to Steward; on this vessel. Every
the proper waters, because of the save money. For health's sake one aboard, including the of
unbearable filth that accumulated garbage should be dumped daily ficers "have nothing but praise,
and they put in for overtime. The whenever conditions permit it. for the Steward Department, and
chief mate said the men were not
WILLIAM PELLICONE
the way in which it is rim under
authorized to do so and accord
LAURENCE MAKOWKA the very capable supervision of
ingly •wrote "dispute" on their
ROBERT LINDSAY
Brother Coyne.
overtime sheets.
JOHN BANACH
Aside from his work as Stew
W. A. PERRY
There are many complaints that
ard, his amiable personality and tooled collar, carrying tags with
WALTER LAPSHAS
have multiplied to the chief
his jovial mannerisms helpfd to the inscriptions, Khorramshahe.
GEORGE LAPSHAS
mate's disadvantage, but we the
brighten up the dull and monot Persia; Aden, Beira; Capetown,
Trinidad and the U. S. Mer
onous parts of our voyage.
chant Marine, clearly stamped
We, the undersigned, would him as an old salt, the police
like to take this opportunity, to held him and did not turn him
give a vote of thanks to Brother over to the ASPCA.
Coyne and the entire Stewards
Brother Haggie saw the story
Department.
in a Charleston paper and
Fratei-nally yours bailed him out. We don't know
Robert J. Jones, 10320-A; Rob -what he told him. but it must
ert Arelque, 32367; Joseph Alves, have been plenty.
Do dogs have hangovers?
20586-A; Edward A. Lane,
A-1527; Raymond Rousseau,
33840; Maurice G. Varney, 58763;
BACKFIRED
Edward C. Franlon, 32506; Scaturo, 32065; Joseph A Grondin, Seeing her former boy friend
43045; Walter A. Foster, 23872; at a party, a girl decided to snub
Charles Kastsonis, L3854; A. R. him.
Wood, Jr. 30794; A. M. Moyen, "So sorry," she murmured
41762; E. E. Roberts, 29350; E. J. when the hostess introduced him,
Weber, 32888; Jeremiah Mc 'but I didn't get your name."
Carthy, 25625; Carl Pearson, "I know you didn't," said the
27332; Paul Carroll, 49424; George unabashed young man, "but you
certainly tried hard enough."
C. Fohy, 25391.
Dog Hits Beach—Beach Hits Bog
* WASHINGTON (LPA) — Pro
duction cutbacks that will throw
some 1,500,000 workers out of
their jobs during the six-month
period following V-E Day are
now practically taken for granted
by War Production Board offi
cials.
Even this estimate may be too
low, however, it is admitted. The
1,500,000 figure is based on a 1012% cutback but some WPB
authorities believe that the total
will be closer to 25% during the
first few months after V-E Day.
In spite of this, however, top
WPB authorities insist on refer
ring to this unemployment as
"frictional" — expected to last
only until the resumption of civil
ian production can absorb those
laid off. A current WPB memor
andum admits that the period be
tween the layoffs and resumption
of civilian production at even the
limited rate at which many sec
tions of industry say they can
move will be two to six months,
with the longer period given as
the probability for the major part
of the reemplo3maent.
Many such cutbacks and can
cellations of contracts were an
nounced during the past fort
night, particularly in aircraft and
shipbuilding. More such reduc
tions are on the way—in radar,
radio, artillery, communications
equipment, tanks and certain
other munitions, authoritative
Washington reports indicate.
WPB economists estimate the
cutbacks during May will result
in the layoffs of 300,000 workers.
Behind these cold, hard figures
is, of course, the human problem
of jobs for workers laid off. So
far, relatively little has been done
by either Congress or the Admin
istration to take up the slack,
union spokesmen point out.
In conferences with govern
ment officials, unions have been
insisting that an orderly recon
version program be worked out,
so as to facilitate the shift of
laid-off workers to civilian pro
duction without undue delay.
OP A Shoe Ration
Regulation
Merchant seamen who apply
for a shoe ration must submit
their discharge paper to the
board, according to a new proceedure initiated by the OPA.
In those instances where a sea
man does not have a discharge,
he must have a letter from the
company employing him, stating
the length of time he has been
at sea on the last trip and con
firming the fact that he is stiU
in its employ.
Keep Yourself Posted
Maybe you won't know what
you are drinking, but you should
know what it costs and how
much of it you're getting.
The OPA regulation which
went into effect last week re
quires the costs of drinks and the
number of ounces served be post
ed above the bar. Th. regulation
should strip these phony-bottomglasses down to their fundamen
tals.
Keep your eyes open, and make
sure the sign is posted. Then
compare what you get in one
place with what other places sell.
Get what you are paying for.
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TAMPA
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)
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. May 4, 1945
Steam Ship Company, who was
fined four days' pay,- the total, of
$14.67, for wearing a high pres
sure hat while on duty aboard
the ship. The captain, Stephen H.
Elloit, claimed that Binning's re
fusal to take his hat off when told
to do so, constituted the willful
disobedience of a lawful com
mand by the master. (Stop, cap
tain, you are breaking my heart.)
It appears to the writer that
there are things of far greater im
portance than logging a man for
wearing a high pressure hat,, and - •
captains like this one should re
member the days when they were
uniform struck. Of course, we
don't condone the wearing of uni
forms in the merchant service.
However, as there is no law
against this practice, we think
the captain has exceeded his
authority, and the commissioner
here agrees with us.
Well, I guess I have said
enough for this time. Will try to
do better next week.
HARRY J. COLLINS. Agent
In" the past few days we were
seeing, quite a' few of the Tampa
boys coming in from long trips.
Red (Canteen Slim) Wilson has
arrived upon the scene with all
his meat choppers- missing. We
are just wondering if that is for
professional reasons, or could it
be from talking when he should '
have been listening; anyway we
I received official notification that the jobs as they come in the bet have let their books go in bad
are always glad to see him.
a new ship was to be ready on ter it will be for all concerned. standing, but most of them come
I understand that (Two Ton)
April 20th. This is the 27th and Had one Coast Guard case this in and pay up in full. Some want
Foghorn Charlie Simmons has I'm still waiting.
to be re-instated under Art. 7Unofficial
arrived, although I haven't seen sources which seem to be better past week, a case of desertion. I Sec. 1 of the constitution, but the
him yet. He was seen buzlzing informed say that the date is defended the man and managed meetings here feel that they
to save his papers.
the gals at the Old Fort yester more likely May 20th.
The sun is shining on both sides should pay everything before
day and catching up on some of
shipping, as they have been mak
the drinks that he missed while "We had unother meeting down of the street down here in Texas, ing good money all tKis time,
gone. It is always a pleasure to here which means we are batting and the beaches are all opened while we were taking our chances
see and shoot the bull with the 1.000. Somebody said Savannah so perhaps that accounts for the with the torpedoes.
old timers, as they always have was no longer on the map and men not wanting to take a ship
some great tales and yarns to that the boys down here don't out. That and the fact that all We still have the phoney RMO
want meetings. Nothing could be the jobs that I have had recently pulling their hair because we
spin.
further
from the truth. "We pack were on ships that had made one don't have to call them for men,
We have the concrete floating
in
so
many
that we don't have or more trips. Do the ships have and they don't know-what to do
sidewalk (Chantilier) in. She is
enough
chairs
to seat them all. to be new in order fbr men to with all the stooges they have on
in the drydock for repairs. That
damn ship is almost as bad as the And it's not just to retain their take jobs? Looks that way to me. their payroll. Let them sweat.
Erandywine for bum beefs. The places on the shipping list either,
D. STONE. Agent We just received an invitation
from the phoney United Seamen's
skipper and mates and engineers because we seldom have" enough
MlS-Service to attend a luncheon
must think that they are kings; men on the list to make any one
NEW YORK
wait
very
long.
NEW
ORLEANS
at
the Hotel Senator (a USS flop
every day there is some kind of
The
SUP
ship
I
paid
off
de
house),
but
we
told
them
we
were
The past week in the port of
trouble on her. The latest one is
Things have been a little quiet
this: On night watch there are serves a word of praise. It was here this week<^s far as shipping too busy holding and improving New York has been steady v/ith
two men, so one of them asked the SS Sarah Hale and she came is concerned, 'ffuT your Agent and our working conditions to bother 26 ships being paid off and 31
signing on. The crews of most
the other one to stand his watch
Patrolmen have been busy mak with them.
E. S. HIGDON. Agent
of these ships should be highly
for him; which he did. Lo and
ing the ships in port to settle
G.
MASTERSON.
Patrolman
behold, I got a call from one of
commended
for the way that they
minor beefs on the working rules.
L.
CLARKE.
Patrolman
the office punks, and he tells me
conducted
themselves
on the trip
Had a Waterman C-3" in port
and
at
payoff
time.
As
long as
that this brother is fired and to
for the past two weeks and had
come down to the office for his
this
keeps
up
we
can
maintain
BOSTON
a beef on her regarding quarters
pay. Then and there I blew my
All hands and their cousins are union conditions.
for the deck and engine gangs. It
top and informed the so-and-so
seems when they build one of just about getting over the blind The new membership is begin
that I didn't have any more men
these wagons the question of staggers from the effects of ning to realize that there is more
to replace this brother and I in without a beef. The delegate quarters for the man who sail thirty-four arrivals within the to being a good union man than
would have to call Savannah, had it all squared away and the these wagons is completely for past three weeks. Ten West Coast paying dues and collecting over
Norfolk or New York for a re quarters were newly painted and gotten and everything is figured ships are included in the above time.
placement. This didn't suit him clean. I mean really clean. No out for the comfort of the Ice Box figures and I regret thrat we could
The SS Thomas J. Lyons of
so well so I can't repeat in this dirty gear laying around for the Commandos. We tried to get not contact all the West Coast Smith and Johnson was paid off 'r
article the rest of the conversa next crew to clean up. It was a some of the extra unused rooms
by Patrolman CoUs and myself.
tion, but the result was that the pleasure just to walk aboard.
The entire crew was there in a
marked Gun Crew, but the Navy
brother went back to work the One of our boys is being trans refused to let go, although the
sober condition. Delegates in all
following night.
ferred from the Savannah Hos only thing in these rooms is Navy
three departments had all the
I want to thank Brother Stone pital to the one in Fort Stanton baggage. So the Deck Maintainunion books marked where they
in Galveston for the manner in in New Mexico. His name is ence men are still quartered with
were to be paid and all' their
which he unloaded the NMU Rembert Goodloe. If one of his the watches, also the Wipers are
beefs were in writing that could
pimks off the Erandywine. He friends or shipmates should read put one in each watch foc'sle.
easily be understood. They were
did a hangup job, and now we this, drop him a line. The guy is
all paid. The ship paid off in 30
The set up now is one Oiler,
can keep her in good shape.
lonesome and a letter now and one Fireman and one unlicensed
minutes.
ships as our territory runs from
JBrother, if you are ever in then would mean a lot to him and
junior in the same room togeth Rhode Island to Maine. Neverthe South Atlantic SS Company
Tampa and need a good sea-law only take a few minutes of your
er with a Wiper, making four less, all the ships' delegates ojn had the Leacock, James Swan,
yer just call on me. In the last time.
men to a room the same as deck. SUP vesells phoned the hall up Lyman C. Hall. They were all
two weeks I have attended more We have our hall painted up
clean payoffs. We also had the
court sessions than half the law now and it's beginning to look Shipping for the ^coming few on arrival and we gave them as SS Thomas Wolfe that was out
weeks
looks
good
here
from
all
much information as possible. about 13 months. She was an ex
yers in tovm. The reason '— it like a union hall should. And I
seems that all the boys are tak know the boys like it much bet we can learn as a lot of ships are Several trips were taken to Port- ceptionally good payoff.
landj Maine, as we had four ar
ing on too much block and tackle ter than they' did. When you due here in the near future.
rivals in that port within a week, The Calmar SS Company had
liquor, and then John Law takes come down you wUl, too.
namely three Alcoa and one seven ships paying off. One of
them to the hoosegow. As soon
them being the SS Mangor which
ARTHUR
THOMPSON.
Agent
Waterman.
as I aiTive I begin to get calls
brought
in a strange beef. She
from the county and city jails
On the SS MacLennan, Water was rammed on her way out.
stating that one of your members
man, that paid off in Portland, Some of the boys got excited and
GALVESTON
is locked" up; come and get him.
there were several beefs which jumped over the side. The rest
This has happened at least twenty Shipping and business very
could not he settled on board so of the crew put in for the divis
times in the past two weeks and slow during the past week. There
they were sent to Louie Goffin in ion of wages while the rest of
some of them are two and three are plenty of men in all ratings
New York for settlement and I the men were absent from the
time losers. Oh, well, I may here in vGalveston. Ninety-one
just received a letter from Goffin
study law some day so the ex men on the beach at present and The circulating air system has that he could not collect on these ship.
of tile companies for which
perience will be of some benefit. more coming in every day to been installed and the hall is now beefs. (New Orleans nlease 4ake
register.
we
are
contracted have ships
D. L> PARKER> Agent The SS Erandywine came into a lot cooler, and any of the notice.) These beefs involved the paying off here, everything was
brothers who have been in New 2nd Cook and the Oiler.
settled at the point of production.
Texas City again and called for Orleans in the good old summer
5 replacements which we filled, time know that it gets plenty hot I was informed that we can ex One of the hardest things to
SAVANNAH
pect weekly arrivals at Portland,
but in order to complete the crew
get in this port is a balloting
Maine, during this summer.
That ship we waited so patient it was necessary to put 3 trip- here.
committee.
It is surprising how
ly for finally got here and paid card men on this ship again. This
We notice that with the new
JOHN MOGAN, Agent
some
of
our
worst beefers on
off and took about half of the Stinks when there are 91 mem set up on the meetings that the
overtime,
etc.,
that
involves them,
men off our shipping list. An SUP bers on the beach.
hall is crowded on Wednesday
PHILADELPHIA
lose
their
militancy
when it
ship paid off down here two days During the past three weeks and the brothers are really tak
comes
time
to
do
something
for
later, and that meant eleven more every ship that has left this area ing a interest in their union now. Well, here we go again, doing
the
organization.
jobs. I couldn't get enough men has gone out short handed due to Good work and keep it up.
business at the same old place.
here; and had to ask my sidekick the fact that at the last minute The Agent here has been busy Business and shipping is still The absence of uniforms around
in Charleston for three ABfe. He some member of the crew deserts, as a bee, getting the various com good. We had eight ships in port the New York hall is obvious. Al
shipped them down right away thereby working a hardship not panies to understand that the old last week, two payoffs, six in though this is a democratic or
so we managed to get crewed up only on the remaining members slipshod methods used in the past transit. Business for the coming ganization and it is agreed that
without the assistance of our not of the crew but puts the union on are definitely out and a new or week does not look so promising; a man has a right to wear any
so highly esteemed WSA.
der is in effect.
the spot.
The prize package of the week kind of clothes he likes, it is to
I also had a few replacements The sooner that the member Now that the defense plants are which I believe is of interest to be remembered that a uniform is
to make on another SUP ship ship wakes up to the fact that laying off meh a lot of the old the iftembership was the case of a forerunner to regimentation in'
which was in transit. But now there will be few, if any, new Gulf Numbers are showing up Leonard S. Binning, AB, on the every instance, and the quicker
the situation looks bleak again. ships out of these yards and takes around the hall. A lot of them SS Noonday of the Waterman
(Continued on Page 7)
V. '. t1
.. ifckJtirlit.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Seven
Around The Port^ John L. Lewis Declares That
And take a ship, fcyget her
(Contimui from P#gr 6)
our new membership realisjes this hips, and back on your arrival,
and sheds their monkey suits anc just give her your lips.
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK.
scab provisions for dungarees and
Dispatcher
union conditions, the sooner we
LeJibr leaders visit the Pacific
Washington, (LPA)—^John L. Lewis, in a magazine
will have a stronger organization
front and meet Nimitz. L to R:
BALTIMORE
J. P. SHULER. Patrolm-m
Cain. Regional Director 'tyril' article titled "There Is No Labor Movement," last weci:
Shipping is off somewhat in O'Halloran of UAW-CIO; Thomas declared that "Labor's temple is a Tower of Babel."
4*4.
This week's shipping is ex this port and the beach lists are J. Crowe of Int'l. Brotherhood of
Answering several questions put to him by Colliers
tremely good. As .a matter of fact, longer than they have been for Boilermakers, AFL; Vice-Presi
it's so good that it looks like we some time. The Liberty ship pro dent Roy Brown of Int'l Assn. of magazine, Lewis asserted at the outset that the questions rest
will have some difficulties in gram ended some months ago Machinists, AFL, and Nimitz.
—--r-an assumption that has no
manning them. So if there are here and we have not been get
base
in fact. "Repeated refer
any of the boys up and down the ting many Victory ships lately,
ences
to 'the labor movement'
coast that wishes to get out fast, due to the Navy taking some ol:
New York is the place- to ship them. Reports are that others are
plainly imply your belief in the
but of.
being taken to Wilmington, Del
existence of an organized, mili
. I wish to thank the member to have diesel engines installed
tant body that speaks for the
ship for the cooperation the dis The new ore boats, supposed
workers of the nation as a whole.
patchers are receiving in ship ,to be the biggest things afloat,
There is no such body," wrote
ping out and letting us know are way behind schedule due to
Lewis.
when you don't take the jobs. It the yards concentrating on the
makes things easier, shipping be tanker output. But with tanker
"A 'labor movement' in the
comes smoother, and there are production cutback as it was l^st
sense that you use it, presupposes
week, maybe we'll get the first
less registered complaints.
unity, and there is no unity," the
We are having a few Moran of the ore boats soon.
mine workers' leader continued.
deep sea tugs in, and a few tank Loading of grain and other
"Aside from the AFL, the CIO
ers—so, boys, how about those peacetime cargoes is picking up
and the United Mine Workers,
iobs? Twenty to thirty ships are in the port and 'although a lot
there are a number of powerful
on the board. That's a lot of ships, of ships will be in transit from
independent unions, each going
eh, what? Anyhow, we are pretty their signing on, port business in
its own unaffiliated way. Even if
sure to fill them out. As a mat this area will boom throughout
we accept inflated membership
ter of fact, we will have to, but the summer. The ships are mak
figures, the total is around 15,000,it will be tight. Those men that ing much quicker turnarounds in
000. At least 40,000,000 wage
we had sent to the Pacific Coast port nowadays, and some of them
earners are unorganized, and
and the Lakes had put a slight just about get the crew paid off
therefore unrepresented."
drain on us, but with the desired for one voyage when they start
"That there is no real labor
cooperation, we will mangae. off,on another.
movement
in the U.S. today is
The construction men are
Even if the boys take some of
primarily
due to politicians,"
the jobs for ^everal days, 'till working on the new offices and
Lewis
said.
"Not only have they
some are tired of the beach and social rooms for the hall here and
divided
labor
by their intrigues
decide to head out for the deep, •they ought to be finished within WASHINGTON, D. C. — The lation of the Wagner Act and this but they continue disunity by
ruling
was
affirmed
by
the
Sec
a month or so. The three Patrol United States Supreme Court
it lessens the pressure.
a persistent intensification of inmen
and myself were duly sworn ruled that an employer cannot ond Circuit Court of Appeals.
Blackie Gardner, our night Dis
terlabor differences."
patcher, shipped out to the West in and obligated into the Central forbid employes to solicit union The literature distribution case Turning to the magazine's first
Coast la^t week. We'll miss him, Labor Council last week. That membership on company prem developed at the plant of Le question, Lewis stated flatly that
but I see quite a few of the old gives us four votes in the near
Tourneau Co., machinery manu the workers are not to blame for ^
timers are rolling in of late. Some election and assures us of full ises during non-work hours, and facturer, near Toccoa, Ga., where the industrial strife that has
support of the Central body any in a companion case upheld the
days it's" like old times.
two employes were suspended for marked the wartime period.
time we need it.
right of union organizers to dis violating the company rule. Here,
I would like to state that the
WILLIAM MCKAY, Agent tribute labor literature on an em too, the Labor Relations Board Damning the Smith-Connally
membership should take more in
law, Lewis charged that "No
„
.a
.
.
,, .
terest in voting. The ballot com
ployer's property despite a com said the Wagner Act guarantees
u
i
more inflammatory piece of legisCRIME PAYS!
were violated but the board lost|,„^.^
.
mittee will be in session on the
pany prohibition against such ac in the Fifth Circuit Court of Ap lation was ever passed, for this
third floor, and it's to your ad HARTFORD, Conn. — Further
grotesque slave statute not only
peals.
vantage to get interested in the proof that the maxim, "Crime tivity.
invites industrial conflict, but
various proposed changes and doesn't pay," does not apply to Both cases were decided by an
The Supreme Court said "the commands it."
amendments in your constitution. black niarket operators;
8-1 vote with Justice Reed deliv Wagner Act did not undertake Other Lewis remarks: "Man
And don't forget, as Red Trues- William H." Warren, president
ering the single opinion covering the impossible task of specifying agement itself has been encour
dale, our Dispatcher, puts it, "You of a liquor rectifying wholesale
in precise and unmistakable lan aged to adopt a stand-pat at
are missing the opportunity of a company, cleaned up nearly a them and Justice Roberts dissen guage each incident which con titude, for government seizure of
lifetime that presents itself. And million dollars by adulterating ting.
stitutes an unfair labor practice. plants—the Administration's fa
what do you do—you pass it up. iquor and selling it above ceilOn
the contrary, that act left to vorite approach to industrial
The solicitation case grew out
So you'll be sorry when you get ng prices.
the
board the work of applying peace — is nothing more than
that 1-A classification. A short Indicted for conspiring to vio- of the discharge of four employes the act's general prohibitory lan shadowboxing, a thinly veneered
Step from the Army and Navy." ate CPA regulations. Warren of the Republic Ajviation Corp., guage in the light of the infinite cover for the continuance of op
aircraft manufacturer, on Long
Study your shipping rules, your virtually pleaded guilty and was
sland. One had flouted a com combinations of events which erator control."
constitution and your contracts sentenced to a year in jail and
"Have I a remedy to propose?
pany rule designed to prevent so might be charged as violative of
with all the companies. By know fined $3,000. Two-fellow conspir
Why not? The plain nature of the
liciting of any sort, and the other its terms."
ing them, you help your Patrol ators escaped with lighter pen
three were wearing union buttons On this premise the court de sickness suggests its own cure.
man out on payoffs.
alties.
during the progress of a drive to cided that it was a proper exer First and foremost, there must be
an immediate and final end to the
organize the plant. The National
Labor Relations Board held that cise of authority for the board to present alliance between certain
the dismissals interfered with the hold that the action complained sections of organized labor and
political 'machines' in Cities,
workers' right to organize, in vio- of violated the act.
states and the nation. Until this
is done, labor is on the same dis
credited level as tariff barons,
trust beneficiaries, spoilsmen and
other privilege seekers. The ter
mination of this sinister partner
ship will, I believe, open a broad'
way to labor unity."
WASHINGTON—A new government directive on wages
was issued last week and labor leaders who have been waiting
.
•
.'S!
for some indications of thaw in the little steel wage freeze
decided that Spring is a long way off.
The new directive, handed down by the Office of Eco
(Continued from Page 1)
nomic Stabilization, went no further than to grant the War
ises. I believe strictly in the old
Labor Board some discretion in passing on "fringe" adjust
saying that "a bird in the hand
ments such as shift differentials and paid vacations.
is worth two in the bush," and
Even these non-basic wage adjustments cannot be allowed
like
the guy from Missouri, I've
without approval of the Director of Economic Stabilization
got
to
be shown.
who will ascertain whether the adjustments will cause an ^
To all members, keep your eye
increase in price ceilings or production costs.
*'QJ course, k
the Little Suel
on the last page of the LOG, as
"This ^rective," admitted OES Director William Davis,
Formula^ 'Mutc/uns, W* ourselves .hate to jiive wage imreases."
you never know when you may
"is a carrying forward of the policy of setting definite firm
find
your name on the unclaimed
ceilings on so-called 'fringe' adjustments in all wage cases."
wage list.
'There's No Labor Movement'
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS NLRB
BAN BP "UNFAIR PRACTICES"
New Brder Bints Hope
Df Wage Freeze Thaw
COFFIN'S REPORT
�Page Eight
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, May 4, 1945
BULUEll^
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Ml
Unclaimed Wages—Mississippi SS Company
.27
Bonura, V. T
8.47
Bouzon, William J
1.33
Booker, Joseph H
5.94
Boone, Albert
29.00
Booth, A. C
2,12
Bothe, Melvin H
35.00
Booy, Arend
3.61
Bordelon, Thomas A
26.53
Bori, Herbert E
3.98
Boruta, Victor A
6.11
Boss, W
5.50
Bosworth, Chester J
9.03
Bosworth, Robert
5.64
Boucher, Robert J
1.36
Boudreaux, Charles J
.79
Boudreaux, D
4.00
Bourdon, Arthur P
.99
Bourdonnay, Louis
2.24
Bourdennay, Louis
7.6(f
Bourg, Junice A
14.67
Bowen, James
16.36
Bowers, Emery F
8.53
Bowman, Richard
32.40
Bowman, Walter E
17.74
Boyd, Edward A
. 5.94
Boyd, Harold C
.97
Boyd, Ralph S
4.90
Boyde, E. S
'
2.23
Boylan, David R
8.91
Boyle, John
11.20
Bracio, E
133.19
Bradford, Robert I
2.33
Bradley, Charles A;
.76
Bradley, Robert C
.99
Bradshaw, David A
,
7.52
Bradsher, J
8.35
Bradsher, J
8.35
Brady, Bill J
1973
Brady, Edward W
3.79
Brady, Jack D
Bragg, J. W
.08
Bragg, Lawrence E.
1.58
Brandon, P.
3.30
Brannon, Geo. J
15.84
Brazawskas, Victor
1.48
Breedlove, Leon J. Jr
8.25
Breen, H. V
60.00
Bregy, T
2.23
Brennan, Earl E
5.86
Brephy, J. C
.86
Brewer, Chester
37.63
Brewer, Edward G
5.88
Brewer, M
5.20
Brewer, W.
.79
Brewer, William A.
5.20
Brewer, William H
.20
Brian, James T. (Brian,
James T.)
11.85
Brian, Matlie
2.62
Briant, Joseph I
12.22
Brincka, Steve R.
75.35
Brindle, John N
2.23
Bristol, James T
2.97
Brittingham, Frank J. ....
2.23
Brockelbank, Orrin A
,4.87
Brodie, William H
2.21
Brooks, Bernard W.
5.33
Brooks, James
.33
Brooks, 0. M. Jr
11.58
Brooks, Paul E
6.40
Brophy, J. C
. 8.89
Brosig, August A
18.09
Broussard, Jake
1.98
Brown, Clare R
4.92
Brown, C
.90
Brown, S.
....:
2.97
Brown, George
.89
Brown, J
8.74
Brown, John
9.04
Brown, M. J
84.33
Brown, I^formah J
15.09
Brown, Paul H.
2.82
Brown, R
1.98
Brown, Reginal. H
2.84
Brown, Theodore, G
3.55
T .i:. r..i.
Brown, T. O
J...„
Browne, Richard I).
Brownell, Geo
Brownell, G. L. (Bronnell,
George L.)
Browning, Alan E
,.
Browning, Daniel
Broylis, W. N. (Boyles,
William N.)
Bruner, C
Bruner, Harry
,
Brunei, Alphee
Bruno, ,G
_.......
Bruno, G. I
Brunson, Forrest H
Brunson, L. P.
Bryant, Clinton
Bryars, Reese H
Bucci, Anthony P.
Bucher, N. C
Buckelew, Charles L
Buckley, Edward
Buckley, R
Buckley, Rodney S
Buckman, L.
Buffett, James
Bufkin, P
Bulaga, Raymond J
Bulaga, R. T
BuLford, A. 1.
Bulick, Eustachy
Bullard, Allen J
Bullek, Michael G
Bunce, Robert
Bunek, Joseph
Bunker, John G. Jr
Bunker, L
Bunt, Warren
Bura, Fajk
Burger, John
Burress, John A. ,
Bunten, John
Burcliff, Thomas
Burke, John F. Jr
Burke, S
Burke, T
Burkey, Gerald R.
Burns, F. BBurrows, Clarence
Burswig, Joseph .!
Burton, Garlan E
Burton, James
Bush, Keith L
Busha, Julius P. .:
Butler, Floyd R
Butler, Lloyd
Butler, Robert L
Buttke, Marlen T
Butsko, Edward J. g
Buydos, George P
Byars, John D
Byles, Dudley E
Byman, Nils E
Bynch, P
Bynum, G. R
Byrd, Alfred J
Byrne, Daniel F
Byrnes, Joseph G
C
Caballero, Anibal
Caban, Angel
Cabaud, Phillip G.
Cabral, John
Caddell, Jessie G.
Cagorinovice, Oscar
Caha, Ernest
Cahill, William E
Cain, Charles M
Caldwell, Roger Glen ....„
Call, C. B
Callaghan, Edward
Callahan, Robert
Callan, Francis W.
Callender, Robert P.
Colvin, Robert
23.25 Camblor, Joe
9.03 Czuneron, Howard E
.33 Campbell, Edward B
Campbell, John C
100.24 Campbell, Lawrence J. ....
10;50 Campbell, Walter
1.89 Campion, Harry J
Cancello, R. E.
2.84 Cangiano, Anthony
2.47 Canter, T
20.62 Cantin, Joseph E
4.87 Cantrell, William A
1.07 Canada, Herbert H
.43 Capdevielle, Joseph J
17.79 Caporale, Alfred
1.34 Carrasco, Marion C.. ......
18.98 Cardona, Victor M
12.09 Carey, B
6.93 Carley, Richard E
14.39 Carlsen, K
.99 Carlson, Carl A.
15.O0 Carlsen, Chris
.".
4.37 Carlson, Kenneth
.79 Carlton, Robert
9.48 Carmines, Charle's D
55.43 Carpenter, Foster
1.39 Carpenter, R. J
9.40 Carpenter, William A. ....
11.28 Carpenter, W. A.
.79 Carrasco, Robert
.741 Carrey, H. R
.99' Carrillo, Richard B
.70 Carrolton, Ronald
2.97 Currington, Clyde (Carrington, C.)
1.86
2.77 Carroll, George A
2.31 Carroll, M. M
6.08 Carruthers, R.
50.72 Carstens, Carl A
.41 Carsters, C. A
12.24 Carter, Charles
.71 Carter, Clarence Alvin
18.39 Carter, Richard
11.38 Carter, R. F
3.57 Carter, W. M
.74 Casas, Peter C.
448.48 Casey, James E
7.34 Casey, Robert F
4.53 Casey, William
2.25 Cason, J. D
2.64 Casassa, Eugene J
93.09 Cassidy, W. M. ...ji
11.13 Castanel, Patrick R. .;
.60 Casteljon, Buenventura A.
98.75 Castineda, S
.71 Caswell, Robert E
.65 Cavanaugh, T
2.13 Caviness, Arvin
133.19 Centrachio, J
15.94 Chaffin, John L
2.23 Chalmers, George
18.17 Chamberlain, Earl G
43.99 Chambers, Stanley
. 4.42 Champion, L. C
6.00 Chandler, Llyod M
1.00 Chandler, Worsham S. ....
2.07 Chapman, Albert J
5.16 Chapman, Albert J
Chapman, Byron
4.53 Chapman, Clanton S. Jr.
.74 Chapman, Charles W.
3.28 Chase, Theron 0
.71 Chauncy, Howard
102.36 Chaimcey, Howard H
2.97 Chauncey, Howard H. ....
100.00 CChausier, A
2.84 Cheek, Richard
38.46 Cheklin, Peter
Chernin,
Abraham
46.52
28.00 Chevalier, Harold F.
31.05 Chiaculas, Louis
.04 Childers, William 0
.53 Chipley, Ralph L.
4.06 Chisholm, F
1.83 Choquette, Joseph P.
2.23
103.19
6.83
18.61
• 16.83
2.53
.33
.05
67.54
4.27
1.98
2.60
2.56
4.08
14.77
.69
2.38
10.69
.79
.74
34.80
6.00
1.90
10.66
2.96
25.54
14.00
.79
2.54
11.72
4.35
26.35
1.42
Christehsen, B
Christensen, C. R
Christiansen, N
Christie, Lawrence J
Christiansen, Norman W.
Christensen, William H.
Chudslew, G
Cieslak, Ralph
Cieslak, S
Cissna, Thomas
.7..
Clagett, Owen
Clagett, Owen L
"
Clamp, George H
Clark, F
Clark, H.
Clark, Henry V.
Clark, John D.«
Clark,' James E
Clark, J. O
Clark, John W.
Clark, John W.
Clark, L
Clark, Woodrow
Clarkashaff, Samuel
(Clarkshoff, S.)
Clarkin, Bernard N
Clary, Richard D.
Class, Robert
Clegg, Daniel L
*
Clemens, Cecil L
Clendenning, Paul
Clericassio, Michael
Clesi, Michael F
Clifton, Fred
3.91 Clifton, James
5.93 Clippard, Frederick B
4.14 Cline, Joseph F
.01 Coody, Stanley
8.23 Coates, George J
.42 Cobb, Clarence W.
2.47 Cobb, Otto C
2.82 Coccia, Baldo
3.96 Coffey, Walter T
3.51 Coldsborough, Fredrick S.
.75 Cogley, John M
466.56 Colby, John B
69.59 Colca, Philip J
20.66 Cole, Calvin A.
"2.23 Colella, William A.
1.80 Coleman, Charles A
27.26 Coll, Andrew
7.24 Collett, Arthur G
2.23 Collin, Harold E
9.32 Collins, Charles E
15.67 Collins, Eugene
10.80 Collins, Byron,
4.50 Colomb, Eugenne L
2.23 Colpitis, Lawrence H.- ....
5.64 Colt, Kenneth H. (Cpx,
5.64
Kenneth H.)
8.69 Condos, Geo.
.79 Condrey, Samuel C.
137.46 Con jour, Leon J
6.43 Connell, Pete J
14.51 Conneb, Willis,
1-.48 Connor, Harry G
40.39 Connors, James J
2.11 "Conrad, Benjamin,
3.58 Contini, P
1.98 Conway, E. L
5.94 Conway, James R
39.95 Cook, Vincent E
4.94 Cook, W.
6.36 Cooke, Paul D.
6.36 Cooney, Levere
6.75 Cooney, James L
.71 Coop, Wm. E
2.97 Cooper, Frank E.
11.88 Cooper, Houston
.79 Copeman, Charles J
2.64 Corbett, Timothy,
45.78 Corbishley, Charles A
14.77 Cordes, Henry George ......
3.64 Cordray, Eugene
—
11.73 Core, W.
5.64
11.34
2.97
19.48
1.65
1.07
1.04
18.13
2.13
9.36
2.07
1.58
2.16
01
.47
4.48
2.94
5.70
.24
27.12
4.00
54.63
.33
3.38
7.82
2.82
11.32
2.84
2.82
4.62
2.23
10.09
8.73
5.94
1.98
.42
2.23
18.02
4.95
26.48
4.22
2.97
1.22
25.57
43.70
1.60
1.31
10.45
3.56
, .95
.09
1.48
14.38
3.81
1.48
.82
16.93
47.47
7.44
.73
10.85
5.64
5.94
.65
6.74
1.42
2.25
3.56
1.78
59
74
3.48
79.09
6.43
19.49
5.59
1.52
5.58
7.90
1.98
6.88
98.75
18.57
Money Due
SS WILLIAM PATTERSON
All members of the- crew that
paid off April 25, 1945, in Phila
delphia, that have disputed over
time can get same at Bull Lino
office, 116 Broad St., New York
City.
(Submitted b y Philadelphia
Branch)
a. ft
4.
SS VASCHAL LINDSAY
Nicholas Nomicas has extrai
meal money due. Collectable at
the Eastern SS Company.
ft'ft ft
SS POINT VICENTE
Joseph Joseph, $180.00; Edge?
Mayfield, $192.00; J. Sappenfield,
$340.00; E. Clayton, $518.00; P. B.
Parotti, $261.00; -Allen Logen,
$929.00. Collectable at Moran
Towing office.
ft ft ft
•'
SS FRANCIS M. SMITH
James E. Basore, John L. Medders, T. A. Sherlock—Collect dis
puted overtime at the Mississippi
SS Co., New Orleans, La.
(Submitted by the New Orleanaj
Branch.)
ft ft ft
SS JOHN BARTHRAM
Toyler, Messman, and Himt,
Oiler: vouchers are held for you,
at the American Hawaiian SS
Co., agents for the A. H. Bull
SS Co., 1305 Vance Building,
Seattle, Wash. (Submitted by th®
Seattle Branch.)..
ft ft ft
SS WILLIAM PATTERSON
Crew can collect their disputed
overtime at the Bull Line officei
115 Broad St., New York. Ship
paid off in Philadelphia, April
25. (Submitted by Philadelphia
Branch.)
ft ft ft
'
SS WILLIAM STURGIS
Following men can collectj
overtime at the Calmar Office,
44 Whitehall St., New York:' 6.
Schindler; O. Dauphine; E. Weingarten; F. Fox; B. B0tt; Loguej
H. McCabe; N. Holten; H. Mar
tin—all for 32 hours.
PERSONALS
Members of the crew of the
Pan Crescent at the time she rati
aground the Mississippi River,
April, 1944:
Please contact Richard A
Dowling,
602 Maison-Blanctia
Building, New Orleans, Louis
iana with regards to clothing
lost.
L. CLARKE, Palrolmau 23062^
* * •
Robert Beach, book numbef;
42562, see Patrolman Hart, in the
New York hall, about receipt
91346.
• • •
R. A. Thue, book number 42563,
see Patrolrtian Haft about receipt
91345 in the New York hall.
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NMU RAISES PHONEY $200 WAGE DEMANDS TO COVER SELL-OUT
MINE OWNERS SABOTAGE WAGE NEGOTIATIONS; HARD COAL MINERS STRIKE FOR CONTRACT
NEW LIFEBOAT IS OK'D
WASHINGTON SUCCESS STORY
DISPATCHER GONSORCHIK WEAVES A DREAM
JOB JUMPING SENATOR GETS BIG WAGE HIKE
SIU FOUNDER HONORED IN CONGRESS
1,500,000 SEEN LOSING JOBS IN 6 MONTHS AFTER V-E DAY
CREW OF SS BENJAMIN BOURN CONDEMNS THE SLOPPY MATE
SOS-SOS
DOG HITS BEACH-BEACH HITS DOG
STEWARD IS PRAISED
JOHN L. LEWIS DECLARES THAT 'THERE'S NO LABOR MOVEMENT'
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS NLRB BAN OF "UNFAIR PRACTICES"
NEW ORDER DIMS HOPE OF WAGE FREEZE THAW
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America
NEW YORK, N.Y., FRIDAY. APRIL 27, 1945
Vol. VII.
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No. 17
SIU Fights Coast Guard Grab For
Post War Jurisdiction Over Seamen
The United States Coast Guard has opened its long eximcted maneuver to win peace time jurisdiction over merchant seamen.
Having obtained this jurisdiction temporarily for the duration of the war, through Executive Order 9083, the brass hats and their
shipowner sponsors now hope to continue to keep merchant seamen in a military straight-jacket permanently.
A public hearing called by the Coast Guard on proposals to transfer all functions of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and
Navigation from the Department of Commerce to the U. S. Coast Guard, was held in New York on April 19. Appearing to testify
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»were two or three shipowners'*
representatives and the follow- choice. Hawk pointed out, in an
ing representatives of maritime official SIU statement read into
labor: John Hawk and. Joe Al- the record, that a continuation
gina for the SIU, Meyers and of Coast Guard "supervision" in
Stack for the NMU and Wino- to peace time would mean a con
cur for ACA. As could be expect tinuation of military discipline,
ed, all the shipowners and the kangaroo comrts and victimiza
NMU and ACA mis-leaders of tion of union militants. Seamen
labor were loud and unanimous will fight to maintain their civil
in their praise of the Coast Guard. ian status. Hawk warned, and
Not only was "Blackie" Meyers will fight to maintain the strength
loud in his praise of the Coast and integrity of their trade
Guard's "Gestapo" method of unions.
handling seamen, but he plumped The hearing held iri New York
for the equivalent of a contin was significant for two reasons;—
first, it revealed that the ship
uous discharge book.
owners
are now anxious to have
"Cut out all jurisdictional dis
a
military
supervision of their
putes and get done with the job
industry—^which
means that they
of consolidating the papers. Con
anticipate
launching
a union
sideration should be given to
busting
drive
when
peace
comes;
making it mandatory in the
and
second,
the
NMU
leaders
are
Steward's Department that men
servile
shipowner-agents
in
the
serve a definite apprentice period
before upgrading from messman maritime labor movement, ready
to cook or baker, and that the to fasten any chains demanded
date that the man is upgraded upon the seamen, asking only in
should be recorded on the docu return that the government aid
them in smashing the legitimate
ment."
maritime
unions headed by the
Mey^ / proposition follows the
SIU.
lines of the continuous discharge
Into what sort of slavery is the
book by giving a man's history
NMU ready to lead the seamen?
when he is issued papers or new
endorsements. With this history Ask any rank and filer how the '
right on the front of a man's Coast Guard officers conduct
papers, the shipowner could dis themselves when they come
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criminate against him because he
JIM: Probably because we're was too much of an oldtimer, or
gonna take 'em someplace.
not enough of one, etc.
JOHNNY: Yuh mean 1 gotta
The SUP-SIU, which led the
cook for a lotta women an' kids! fight against the Copeland fink
Nosey women pokin' in an' outta book, has always maintained that
my galley. Wouldn't let my own a man's shipping record should
A Japanese suicide plane which
wife do that. An' kids that'll eat not be on his papers. Seamen
hit
smack in number 3 hold could
us out of our ship! 1 won't cook should not be forced to give their
not
stop the SIU men on the SS ..
for 'em. No, sir! 1 won't!
record to every fink-herder and Kyle V. Johnson from participa- .
MUSIC: UP AND DOWN — labor hater in the government ting in the invasion of Luzon. A
or shipowner's office. This is the
FADE OUT BEHIND:
number of soldiers and the Stew
NARRATOR- The ship was the first time that the NMU leaders ard were killed, and a hole torn
"HENRY BACON" — a Liberty have dared to openly advocate in the side, but after an emer
ship named in honor .of the fa such a repressive measure against gency patch was made in this
mous architect who designed the the seamen.
Winocur, representing the ACA, side of the vessel it was able tc
Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
continue in the convoy.
And the little band of women and went down the line with Meyers The ship was given credit for
children were Norwegian refu and Stack in praising the Coast shooting down 6 Jap planes, with
Guard's war time record—a re
gees being evacuated to the Unit cord which is one of Gestapo the members of the crew helping
ed Kingdom. They were part of
like methods of repression and to man the gims. The crew was^:
a group of several hundred who
terrorization of merchant seamen. commended by the Army officers
were divided up among the ships
Only John Hawk, Vice-Presi and General MacArthur for their
of the convoy. Nineteen of them
dent of the SIU, spoke out in de splendid behavior and action dur<
came aboard the "HENRY BA
fense of the seamen's basic rights ing and after the attack.
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the right to be civilian em- The ship, which crewed up :
. MUSIC: OUT
ployees and organize and bargain Galveston, has just returned to>f
through unions of their own that port.
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Heroic Actions Of SS Bacon Crew
Retold In CBS Dramatic Program
When the SIU crew of the
SS Henry Bacon dove from their
sinking ship into icy waters so
that their places in the lifeboats
could be used by refugee women
arid children, they wrote one of
the most heroic chapters in the
history of the maritime industry.
Ever since their story was first
printed in the Saafarers Log.
newspapet-s" and magazines all
over the country have been print
ing eulogies of their self-sacrific
ing conduct. Latest to pay them
homage was the Columbia Broad
casting System, which retold 4he
^tory in dramatic form over a
coast to coast hook-up Tuesday
^ternoon, April 24, 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Following is the sctip as enact
ed by professional actors—^stage
dii%ctions are included:
SOUND: BUSY RUSSIAN
HARBOR—HOLD BEHIND:
' JIM: Why're we wditin' rotmd
liere? AU our cargo's been imloaded.
/ JOHNNY: Yeah. The Russians
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have already moved most of it
off the docks. They sure move
fast.
JIM: Scuttlebutt says we
brought seventy-five hundred
tons of war cargo to Murmansk.
Why d'ya s'pose the convoy does
n't heave anchor and get the . . .
JOHNNY: Hey! What's this
comin' aboard?
JIM: A bunch of women ~an'
kids!
JOHNNY: What're they doin'
here?
JIM: Look! They're carryin'
bags an' stuff—like refugees.
JOHNNY: Why d'ya s'pose
they're comin' aboard the "BA
CON.?"
SIU Ship Survives
Jap Suicide Plane
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THE
SEAFARERS LOG
SEAFARERS
LOG
Post-War Cornerstone
Published by the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated •with the American Federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
------ President
(05 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK
- Secy-^Treas.
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
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ADDRESS
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The Military vs. The People
Organized Labor
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Mates Fight To,{
Aot As Seagoing
Chambermaids
The mates aboard the SS Otis |
E. Hall, bless their hearts, ara*"
animal lovers from 'way back.
There is nothing they like better;
than the chance to play house
maid to 300 howling, chattering,
very much un-housebrokea
monkeys.
They love it. Especially where
there is the slight matter of overtirpe involved. And the cre^
loved it, too. The sight of all that
gold braid messing around with
the cute little ba—, we mean
monks; swabbing up after 300
healthy simians that had never
heard of modern plumbing!
When the ship payed off the
Deck Department naturally put
in overtime for the water sougeeing up after these passengers.
So it became beef number one
with the American. Liberty SS
Corp. We fought the whole
bloomin' lot of them: the master,
the mates, the SS company. Only
the monkeys didn't care. They
were neutral.
All of our beef experts pulled
every bit of strategy they knew,
but they couldn't get past first
base. Brothers, we lost. But we
went down fighting.
The operator, faced with the
prospect of paying twice, the
mates having already been paid,
was not very sympathetic. W. J.
Hill, assistant to the vice presi
dent, wrote us:
"It is true that the ordinary
practice when a vessel carries
live stock that the sailors in most
all cases receive the amount of
money, whatever it may be, for
taking care of such cargo, but I
do not know of anywhere • that
you will find it in writing or in
print that such money is spe
cifically to be turned over to any
particular parties. I do. want to
impress upon you, however, that
Merchant seamen have been approached by many
The American workers are traditionally opposed to servicemen's organizations, inviting them to membership.
peace time militarism. They have long since discovered that At least one exclusively seamen's outfit has been formed.
a brass hat, more often than not, covers a labor hating mind. What then should be the attitude of the merchant seaman
They have seen picket lines broken by National Guard and toward these groups?
regular troops, who always were on the beck and call of the
The SIU, in line with its 'policy of not dictating to its
employer, but never ready to give aid to the worker.
members in affairs outside of union matters, takes no-posiThe American workers have seen anti-democratic tion on the question. What the individual does is up to his
totalitarian regimes abroad come to power partly through own conscience and desire, and the question of picking an
the military regimentation of the workers. They know that organization, if any, is his alone to decide. But should he
employer sponsored militarism and free trade unions can choose to belong to such an outfit he has the responsibility
not exist side by side.
to see that its program is pro-labor.
It is for these TeasOns that the military caste in the
After the last war, the veteran was used in many local
JJnited States was never able, in the past, to maintain con ities as an anti-labor force by the employers; used to break
trol over any major section of the economy in peace time. strikes and smash the unions.
Today, however, with the Army and Navy grown to
Organized labor is watching with great interest the
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unprecedented size and exercising either direct or indirect development of the various servicemen's organizations and
control over the country's entire economy, the military is the roads they are taking. It has learned the lesson of twenty
in an advantageous position to make a bid for post war five years ago and is paying much attention to the problems
power. The first such bid came this past week when the of the veteran.
I do not entirely agree with what
the mates on this vessel did, and
Goast Guard asked for permanent jurisdiction over merch
The veteran has many special problems (as does the lave told them so, but since
ant seamen.
merchant seaman) and will ask for special legislation to they did accept the money, and
It is no accident that the merchant seamen were compensate him for the losses he has suffered: the losses of kept it, and performed the worfc^
singled out as the first group of civilian workers to be time and opportunity, of jobs and skills. Some of this has J
"ot tlunk that the crew
marked by the military for a peace time straight jacket. already been taken care of—though inadequately—by thej®'^®"?^
Company
Seamen are one of the most strongly organized and militant GI Bill of Rights. Additional legislation will be proposed, to|j^°;
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by the mates.'
.^oup of workers in the country. Likewise, the shipowners help integrate the veteran into civilian life once again.
That's that, brothers; there i£(
Isre one of the most anti-labor and profit-swollen employer
However, the problem of the veteran goes beyond nothing in our agreement which
groups. A clash between the two would appear in the offing, so-called "special privilege." It includes more than grab says a mate cannot slip a chamTims the advisability, from the shipowner point of view, legislation, and the veteran himself is aware of that. He has berpot under an impatient) i
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of having his employers under the thumb of the military. also the problem of the civilian—thfe problem of jobs, of monkey.
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Thi§ Coast Guard-shipowner maneuver is of great security, of peace and democracy.
Tuesday Night
significance to the entire labor movement. For if the miliIt is in these things that organized labor too has a stake.
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succeeds in regimenting the seamen, it will no doubt It too, is "intensely interested in a society where a man can The Tuesday Night Canteen ' \
feei bold enough to march inland and attempt military live at peace with his neighbor, and raise a family without for merchant seamen, sponsored ^
discipline of the truck drivers, the auto workers, the coal fear of insecurity. It too, wants to see the four freedoms by the American Women's Hos
©iners, etc.
flower in this country. It knows that unless the veteran has pitals Reserve Corps, will con- ;
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The struggle of the seaman to retain a civilian status security and freedom he is likely to fall into the fascist tinue until further notice at the i"
[ ' iind the independence of his union, is the forerunner of the camp and be used to sm^h the free trade unions in America. Great Northern Hotel, 119 Wv f
Jijght which will face the entire labor movement,
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Whatever final veterans organization comes out of this 56th Street, New York City.
According
to
those
who
have
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The SIU will conduct itself honorably in this fight, war, it must be strongly democratic and must be pro-labor
attended
previously,
the
place
and in a manner aimed at safeguarding the independence in its outlook, and must work hand in hand with the trade
worth going to. There is danci^f i
the union movement. We ask the rest of labor to care- unions of this country in building a free, secure
Uic America
xxincxiuaja floor show, beer and bgautif* T
t ^ully follow our struggle, and if necessary, give us a hand— for all the people. Else we may yet, even in victory, lose girls. What else do you feUow v
pn the picket line or on the floor of Congress.
want?
the war.
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NatiM's Military Leaders Pay
Tribute To The Merchant Seamen
By PAUL HALL
The balloting on the constitutional amendments and the $10
Strike Assessment resolution has aroused the same interest in the
Port of New York as did Vie last general election. The interest
shown is to be noted as progress, and a fellov/ can hardly keep from
comparing the difference in the membership's point of view now
and that of a few years back.
All hands today realize the problems facing the seamen in the
post-war period and the necessity of building up strength and re
sources for our organization in our fight to maintain and raise our
conditions. The enthusiasm and interest shown by the Seafarers'
membership on these things, especially the building and strike funds,
shows that the membership are aware of our problems.
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The new booklet, "Here's How, Brother," is causing plenty of
comment. This comment comes, not only from our membership who
like it very much, but from other trade unions as well. We have
had numerous request from other unions in other fields for copies
of this booklet.
Speaking of educational booklets, the next one of the Seafarers
series should be ready very soon for the membership. This is the
one regarding the conducting of meetings, both ashore and aboard
ship. This booklet, once distributed, should result in better meetings
for it gives the manner in which to bring up various points for dis
cussion, etc. It is worded in the same language as "Here's How,
Brother" and it will be illustrated with cartoons by Bernard Sea
man, the same guy who does the cartoons for the LOG and our
other booklets, etc
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4. 4 5- 4The recently launched organizing program of the Seafarers is
getting the full support of our membership, not only in taking jobs
with unorganized companies, but for the distribution of our literat
ure in the various SIU ports. There is no question but what this
drive will be successful. With the membership giving their support
in such a manner it is hardly possible to do anything other than to
succeed.
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There is something that our members riding our contracted
vessels can do to help this organizing drive. That is, regardless of
the port you are in, whenever you are around any crew members of
unorganized ships, spread the good word of the Seafarers and tell
these people the score. Tell them the benefits of unionism over the
cut-throat policy and insufficient living wages and conditions of
non-unionism.
In doing this, one effective thing to be used is the Seafarers Lqg.
For that reason, it is more neccessary now than eyer before that our
papers, literature, etc., be given full distribution in all ports of the
world. So all of you members in contracted ships should take care
of the literature put aboard your ship by the union Patrolman and
see to it that it gets into the hands of as many unorganized seamen
as possible, regardless of the port.
. The men who know, the men
on the fighting lines who depend
upon the merchant seamen for
their supplies, are aware pf the
splendid job lhat the seamen are
doing.
Mai^ tributes have been paid
to these seagoing civilian heroes,
who until recently had a higher
ANTWERP DOCKERS
STILL FIGHTING
OPPRESSION
(LPA) Recently dock workers
in Antwerp, Belgium, went out
on strike in protest against the
low wages on the dockside. On
being promised wage raises, they
returned to work. The promise
was not kept. When they started
a protest stoppage, they were
locked out for 15 days. The lock
out was lifted only after a mass
demonstration of dock workers
went to the Town Hall. European
labor leaders are pointing with
pride to the fact that the tradi
tional militancy of these workers
has not been broken even by the
years of Gestapo terror. Workers
who have been in the front ranks
of the fight against Nazism are
not simply looking for a "return
to normalcy." Employers who try
to beat them down are going to
find that these workers are pre
pared to fight oppression at home
just as bitterly as they fought the
Nazi oppressors from abroad.
casualty rate than the armed
forces, but who nevertheless' kept
the ships sailing and delivered
the goods.
yi& print below a few of the
tributes paid the merchant sea
men by men who know the story.
The list is much too long to be
included in its entirety, but the
latest commendations are given;
"In behalf of the men of my
command, I thank the men of the
Merchant Marine for their pledge
of full cooperation in our com
mon effort to destroy the forces
of tyranny and darkness. The
huge quantities of supplies that
have been brought across the
Atlantic are a testimonial to the
job that has already been done."
General Dwighl D. Eisenhower.
"It is a source of great pride to
see how these sailors of the
United States Merchant Marine
are cooperating in every way to
enable the soldiers of the United
States Army to reach the far
shore in the best of condition."
The laie Brigadier General Maur
ice Rose, Second Armored Di
vision.
The men who carry the ships
of the merchant fleet to far off
ports and up to dangerous beaches^"the men responsible but who
are never praised enough, the
men of the U. S. Merchant Mar
ine" received high praise from
Cpl. Lawrence E. Albrillon, Mar
ine veteran of the South Pacific,
at a recent launching of a Victo:^
ship in Oregon.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in a
message read to 1,000 Maritime
Service officer candidates at Al
ameda, praised "the valor
of the merchant seamen partici
pating with us in the liberation
of the Philippines." "With us they
have shared the heaviest enemy
fire," said his dispatch, read by
Capt. H. H. Dreany, assistant
commandant of the Maritime
Service. "On these islands I have
ordered them off their ships and
into foxholes when their ships
became untenable targets of at
tack. At our side they have suf
fered in bloodshed and death.
The high caliber of efficiency and
the courage they displayed in
their part of the invasion of the
Philippines marked their conduct
throughout the entire campaign
in the Southwest Pacific. They
have contributed tremendously
to our success. I hold no branch
in higher esteem than the Mer
chant Marine Service."
THE MEMBERSHIP VOTES IN NEW YORK
iV. ITALY WORKERS
ARE FIRM AGAINST
FASCIST LEADER
(LPA) Threats of reprisals not
withstanding, workers in north
ern Italy have refused to desig
nate representatives to serve in
the fake unions of the Fascist
government. Mussolini's Minis
ter of the Interior has threatened
the owners of the factories where
these workers are employed with
court martial, if they do not ob
tain from their workers a big
vote for the government. So
far, the workers have stood firm
against the Fascist unions.
Ready, willing, and able—and eager—are these brothers lining
up before the polling booths, to have their books checked. It is their
votes, along with thousands of other full book men, which will
Cuban Dock Workers
decide whether a $10 strike assessment will be levied on every
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Dock workers throughout the member. From left to right: James O'Keefe, AB, committeeman;
The recreation room in the New York hall is going to have island have asked President Grau Mohamed Agreel, AB, signing the register; and waiting their turn.
several additions in the next few days for recreational facilities. The San Martin for a 40 per cent in Jose G. Lopez, Oiler; Joseph Pilutis, OS; James Russell, AB; Edward
deck will be rearranged so as to allow either billiard tables or ping- crease for the loading of sugar. J. Kelly, AB; and Edgar Emery, FOW.
pong, tables (or both if the membership desires them) to be placed
there. Either a juke box or a radio will be installed and more of a
HERE ARE THE BALLOT BOX GUARDIANS
variety of different type games Will be added to go along with the
stuff we now have; crib, checkers, etc. This recreation deck should
be a comfortable place as soon as the warm weather sets -in due to
the fact that it is wide open on both sides and has plenty of big
windows.
This stuff has been a little long in being set up—what with;
priorities for the master radio, fixtures, etc. This will make the hall
more comfortable for the membership, not only for studying and;
reading, but for batting the breeze with old shipmates. To any of
you fellows down the line Who would like to add any suggestions as'
to the gear being installed, either come up and give it in person or;
drop us a line and let us know your thoughts on the matter.
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Shipping is now booming up the East Coast after the short:
slump of a few weeks back and it looks now as thought it will stay^
this way for a while to come. We can look, however, right after:
/VE day, for a slump in shipping because in-all probabhty there will
be plenty of pulling ship.s out of active service for conversion into
troOp carriers, as well as diverting other ships into the Facific area.
Just before the voting began on the coastwise referendum in the New York halL the five brothers,
For that reason, it is a damn good idea for our members paying off
the West Coast, (providing their private affairs will allow), to in the ebove picture were chosen as good union members to examine the credentials of each voter to
'bast their vote. From left to right they are: Daniel Snitcher. AB; S.
srtay on the West Coast and ship from there for such a time as many insure that oiriy these
Cezboae, OBer; WilUun T. Conaelty, Oiler; Edgar-A. Johnston, OS; James O'Keefe. AB.
Ottf jobs Will be from there.
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Friday, April 27, 1945
Seafarers' Shertest Member Is
Mighty Long On Trade Unionism
The size of a man's body does
n't determine the quality of his
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fighting heart, or the strength of
his unionisrn. Brother Curt
This week all inspectors at the rhents, especially education and
is four feet high, but one
Vli •S Starke
Packard
plant in Detroit walked Jiealth, are understaffed.
of the stoutest SIU men you'll
out,
causing
the day .gnd night
Aside to Mayor La Guardia: a
run across.
shifts to close down, when the simple solution, raise salaries!
Despite his size. Brother Starke
management tried to increase the
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is an Able Seaman—and a damn
number of engines the men had
A
gain
of
4,000
members
in the
good one. No man ever worked
If
to inspect.
last
year
has
been
made
by
the
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aloft with more agility than he,
American
Federation
of
Teachers.
This
is
additional
evidence
sup
and he can splice right along
porting the charge of urtion of And no wonder: teachers' salar
with the masters.
ficials that the employers are ies are in most cases set by law,
Starke himself is a living tes
using the no-strike pledge to in and have been mainly untouched
timony of how the SIU protects
in recent years. Elementary union
stall a speedup system.
its members, for if it had not
education—when
an individual
The company tries to get more
been for the union he would not
worker
finds
he
cannot
help him
profit from each worker, at the
today be going to sea. It was in
self,
he
gets
together,with
others
same time that it hopes to goad
the Spring of 1941 that the Tam
in
his
plight.
the men into a strike, and dis
pa hall dispatched Starke for the
credit the union.
first time to an American ship.
AFL Insurance Unit
The mate took one look at his
A drive to unionize 10,000 rest
4-foot body, and refused him. The
Pays Dividend
aurant woi'kers yet unorganized
union went to bat and forced
has been begun by the Hotel and
NEW YORK, April 23—A divi
the shipowner to give him a
Restaurant
Workers
Joint
Board
dend of $2.50 a share to be dis
chance. A chance was' all he
(AFL) in New York City. Among tributed among stockholders of
needed—and today he is an AB.
the targets are the Schrafft chain
The sea has always held a fas
and Toffenetti's, on Times Square. the Union Life Insurance Com
cination for Brother Starke. When
Seamen wiU please note that pany was announced yesterday
he was a child in Germany he
these places are anti-union.
by Matthew Woll, the president,
used to listen to the stories of
after its nineteenth annual
adventure told by his uncle, a
Local 802 of the American Fed meeting.
skipper, in the German merchant
eration of Musicians (AFL) has
marine. The uncle promised to
Mr. Woll announced that the
disbursed $125,977 in 1944 from
take young Curt to sea as soon
its relief fund to more than 500 company, organized and owned
as he was "big enough." But
needy members. Most of them by trade unions affiliated with
Curt never got big enough—and
are over 60 and on the inactive the American Federation of
the uncle refused to let him
list.
Labor, had $88,662,961 of individ
aboard his ship.
Just one more argument in ual and group life, accident and
Broken hearted, he turned to
favor of unionism.
health insurance in force. He
the only work he could get,
^ ^
pointed
out that the dividend an
strong man in a traveling circus
American textile workers have nounced was equal to a return of
of midgets. He was the underwon a minimum wage of 55 cents 5 per cent on the $50" originally
stander and supported a human
an hour, after more than a year's paid for a share.
pyramid on his shoulders.
fight through the War Labor
About the time Hitler came in
Board and other government
LUCKY TOUR
to power Starke came to the
agencies.
•
,
United States and joined the
50,000 workers will be affected
Royal American Midgets.
immediately, and approximately
400,000 will be benefited event
"It wasn't a bad job," he ex
ually. An increase in the basic
plains, "but all the time we tour
wage had been demanded more
ed Oldahoma and Kansas and the
than a year ago, but was kicked
Dakotas. I. never got to even look
arouiid from one alphabet agency
at the sea. Finally I couldn't
Brother J. P. Shuler and Curt Starke have a reunion in the j to another. However, when the
stand it emy more and I headed
New York HaU 4 years after they first met in Tampa. It was Shuler.; production of needed' war goods,
for the Atlantic Coast."
Curt knew from past experi then Tampa Dispatcher, who forced the shipowners to give 4 feet such as cotton duck, fell off beence that the mates would give fall Slarke a chance at a job. Starke is now an AB. smd entitled to cause the workers were unable
to live on the pitiful salaries and
him the heave ho if they could, sail any ship in the SIU fleet.
moved into other industries, the
and so he went directly to the
government saw the light.
SIU hall in Tampa. It was J. P.
^ ^ 4*
Shuler, then Dispatcher, who got
After all the fuss and feathers
him seaman's papers and a job. WASHINGTON, April 17—In4
trying to put the lid on the Mine
A couple of weeks after Curt secret testimony before it, re
Workers
for their portal to portal
had shipped out, and the boys in leased today by a subcommittee
pay
demand,
it is gradually be
the "Tampa hall had ceased spec
of
the
Appropriations
Committee
coming
a
national
policy. The
ulating on what kind of a seaman
War
Labor
board
last
week ruled
of
the
House,
James
V.
Forrestal,
he would make, a big truck pull
Families of merchant seamen in favor of travel time for open
ed up in front and workmen be Secretary of the Navy, declared
gan to unload a sign. The sign that contrary to popular belief and servicemen are warned by pit copper miners in New Mexico.
read, in big letters, SEAFARERS the German submarine menace the War Department against the In most mines and many in
bunco artists who may try to dustrial plants, workers have to
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
still
is
serious
in
the
Atlantic.
NORTH AMERICA.
cash in on their grief over those travel great distances, in some
cases as much as a few miles,
"Hey," yeUed the Agent, "I While there are fewer submar who are lost.
from
the gate to where their
didn't order that sign. The mem ines, he said, "they are mech These ghouls get the names working
time begins.
bership didn't authorize * me to anically more efficient and more from the casualty lists and put
Now
that
the ice has been
spend all that dough."
difficult to catch," and the men on an act to sell the families broken, look for similar demands
"It's all pai4 for, brother," said ace around the British Isles "is "memorial" specialties, "hall of oh the part of other unions.
one of the truckmen. "A guy by now a very serious one" because fame" notices or some other
4 4 4"
the name of Curt Starke bought it of a determined Nazi effort to bunco game. These are never
The American Federation of
and told us to put it up here. And cripple General Eisenhower's authorized and never materialize, State, County and Municipal Em
supply lines. Admiral Ernest J. even though payment has been ployees is trying to hike the
up she goes."
King, Commander in Chief of the made by the Arrowing family. wages of New York City civil
Fleet, cautioned the committee
Insurance Rate Lowered against
If you hear of anybody being service workers. They are trying
"any false impression of
approached
by these grave-rob to raise the minimum wage to
Merchant seamen who wish to Japanese naval and air impobers,
notify
the authorities at $1,500 a year, hardly an exorbi
increase the amoimt of insurance tency by their apparent light re
tant amount, what with wages
they are carrying are eligible for action to our air strikes on the once.
"frozen"
and prices very, very Two years ago Julie London
wartime insurance at a lower homeland." "It will be a dif
"fluid." New York has been hav was just another lovely face (and ^JL
rate. Under the new rate the ferent story when we approach
ing great difficulty in finding
)ody) to the movie scouts. Bui
cost of government insurance will their shores to land our Army
workers
rich
enough
to
work
at
today
she is under contract, the
be 50 cents per $1,000 a month, and Marines," Admiral King
the
salaries
the
city
is
now
pay
happy
result of a long tour with
instead of $1 per $1,000.
said.
ing. As a result, most depart- the USO.
$1
$1
Subs Still Menace Atlantic
Ghouis Are Fleecing
Seamen's Families
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Post War Jurisdiction Of Seamen
m. •
CAN I MAKE
cooftmioH
N-mervu
ANOTHER TRIP
SIR?
Oh Mr. Mate—Oh Mr. Mate,
Can I get on the jour to eight?
I'll shine your brass and—
And just to prove how true the old song is, read the
latest issue of Colliers .Magazine. The publicity hounds of
the NMU scored again, and how. The story is all about their
educational work, "leadership" school and "labor-managenaent cooperation."
Last but not least, the story tells how the NMU is
teaching the boys that it is wrong to strike even in peace
time. Mr. Daniel "Squeaky" Boano is the Master of Cere
monies with Professor Leo Huberman conducting the sell
out symphony. The article should have been written by
Beatrice Fairfax, but since it really does show the real faker
role of the NMU it does all right anyway.
Incidentally, Basil Harris, head of the U. S. Lines,
happened to be around at the same time the writers were,
and was highly eulogized by the NMU fakers as "a great
friend of Labor and a true union man"—^so soon are picket
lines forgotten.
W. M.
GETS THE BUSINESS and everything was carefully in
vestigated by Lt. L. D. Connor
FROM COAST GUARD and Lt. J. F. Strumpf of the
Several months ago .my sea
man's certificates were revoked
indefinitely by a U. S. Coast
Guard officer in Norfolk.
I
When my ship was in Bizerte,
the army had courtmartialed me
on a couple of charges—Coming
aboard under the weather, tak
ing a few nips in the foc'sle, etc.
^ I wa." fined and sentenced to
thirty days in the army stockade.
When I came out I shipped on
another boat which was on a
shuttle run. I kept my nose, clean
for a few months and then had
another courtmartial in Mar
seilles, for which I was fined.
JThe Marseilles courtmartial re
cord was sent to Norfolk, and
that is the one where they
claimed I was supposed to be pre
sent for a hearing.
My certificates were revoked in
Norfolk last December, and an
appeal to have the case reopened
was turned down by Norfolk. I
then filed an appeal with Admiral
Chalke in Washington, which has
to be done in thirty days. I
thought my case was hopeless, so
I didn't follow it up.
Several weeks later I received
a card from the Coast Guard say
ing that if I was still interested
in the case to make a notarized
statement giving my reasons for
thinking I should have my papers
back. My main reason waS' that
I hadn't been properly notified
that a hearing was to be held,
and also that up until last trip I
had had a clear record.
^ I proved that I had never been
notified; also that the Norfolk
unit was very careless of the
facts. I could prove everything I
said by the dates on my papers
Coast Guard headquarters in
Washington.
The outcome was that the
charges against me are dismissed
and my papers are OK.
The two lieutenants who
helped me in Washington went
to a lot of trouble. They also took
responsibility on themselves by
having a dispatch order sent to
Norfolk. That dispatch order was
a big thing as it had to be OKed
by Admiral Chalke, captains,
commanders, etc.. It also kept the
draft board off my neck as I was
scheduled for a pre-induction
physical.
They are also going to investi
gate other cases heard by the
Norfolk unit; so any one who can
give good reasons for reconsider
ation should get in touch with
the Washington CG headquarters.
Duke Dushane, here in Wash
ington, is the man who showed
me how to go about all" of this,
and he spent plenty of his own
time doing it. Duke figures that
if I wrote to the Log and ex
plained my case, it might help
others who have had the same
trouble.
SIDNEY DAY. No. 50029
machinery, with the same de provided no fundamental and
(Continued from Page 1)
aboard the ship. They snoop liberation and solemnity as the permanent changes were effected
around the officers, trying to get original laws, as developed and thereby. This consideration then
them to squal on the unlicensed amended over a period of many brings us to the changes in the
men. They pussy-foot among the years.
Code proposed by the Cora-^
crew, trying to pick up somcT
Our country has been and still mandant of the United States
thing on the officers. They at is engaged in a great war of sur Coast Guard.
tempt to set department against vival. As part of his alleged war
These changes in the regula
department, to make of seamen powers, the President of the tions refer to the issuance of
a bunch of snivelers and stool- United States, in his capacity of licenses or certificates to the per
pigeons.
Commander in Chief of the Army sonnel of the United States Mer
And if the first mate says that and Navy, issued Executive Or chant Marine. It is to be noted
the Bosun parts his hair on the der No. 9083, dated February that in the machinery set up for
wrong side—a full fledged Coast 28th, 1942 which effected the the issuance of these licenses,
Guard trial is. in order. Many a transference of all of the func the Commandant of the United
man has had his papers lifted tions of the Bureau of Marine States Coast Guard wiU have
because of some shipboard gos Inspection and Navigation of the complete power and control of
sip picked up by the Coast Guard. Department of Conunerce to the that very important function of
All of which means that while Bureau of Customs and United the Bureau of Marine Inspection
the Coast Guard is in control, States Coast Guard. By far the and Navigation of the Depart
the military has the power to greatest bulk of the functions ment of Commerce. Nothing in
pick up a man's papers and pre were transferred to the Uniteh the proposed regulations indicates
vent him from making a living States Coast Guard.
that they are to be temporary
in his trade. That is what the This Executive Order, accord and for the duration of the war
NMU leaders are accepting. ing to its own preamble, was is only. Therefore, it must be as
Whereas a legitimate trade union sued solely by virtue of the au sumed that they wiU be perm
functions to protect a man's right' thority vested in the President anent and will extend beyond the
to work, the NMU is willing to by Title 1 of the First War Powers duration of the war and into
let the brass hats decide whether Act of 1941, and "in order to peacetime.
or not a seaman can work. The expedite the prosecution of the If they be for the duration of
NMU has ceased to function as war efforts."
the war only, we oppose the
a trade union—it is merely a
These functions were trans changes as being unnecessary,
trade union cover for the labor ferred for a limited period of
bothersome and wasteful. The
hating shipowners and Coast time and for a well defined pur end of the war is Europe is an
Guard hierarchy.
pose. It is sufficient to note that immediate prospect. The final
The SIU has served notice on the delegation of the inherent termination of the hostilities with
the Coast Guard brass hats that right of the Congress to enact, Japan cannot be too far away.
we intend to fight this move maintain or change our laws was Changes of this character, if in
right down the line. This week modified, if at all, to a limited tended to be temporary, should
copies of the SIU statement were extent and circumscribed with have been proposed long before
sent to Congressmen and Sen the limitations of a special emerg this time.
ators, warning them that this ency existing.
If the changes are intended to
totalitarian piece of legislation
Among the powers of the Sec be permanent, then we are of
may soon be presented to them retary of Commerce, incidental the opinion that the Command
for action. If and when that hap to the proper functioning of the
ant of the Coast Guard is seeking
pens, we shall rally, not only laws of Congress set forth in Title
to effect by means of a device
waterfront labor, but the entire 46, is the power, duty or right
which has been accidentally de
labor movement ashore in the to draw up a set of rules or regu posited in his hands by the ex
smashing of a military plot to lations to implement the main igencies of the war emergency,
take over a vital part of the outline of functions vested in the to perpetuate the control of his
country's economy, the maritime Department of Commerce by the department, and to bring about
industry.
Congress of the United States. permanent changes in funda
Following is the text of the Need attention be called to the mental polices without the con
SIU statement presenting to the fact that these powers or duties sent or knowledge of the Con
were vested, as a matter of the gress of the United States. Such
Coast Guard by John Hawk:
policy of our sovereign law mak a move, effecting such a radical
ing Congress solely in the De change in our fundamental law
Statement
partment of Commerce? They is violative of the orderly pro
of
were
not intended to be divested cedure of our government. It is
Seafarers International
from it or transferred to any an attempt to usurp powers, and
Union of North America other agency of the government,
to make laws, without the solemn
Affiliated with the American unless by proper process of law. deliberation
and consent of the
No great objection would be Congress of the United States.
Federation of Labor
offered, possibly, to minor
Representative of 60,000 Mer changes in the Codes or regula It is one of the worst examples
bureaucratic infringement
chant Seamen on the subject of tions, by the transference of the of
proposed changes in the Regula Commerce Secretary's powers.
(Continued on Page 7)
tions of the Department of Commercec attached to a notice of
MOVIE CABBY JOINS TEAMSTERS
Hearing dated March 27. 1945 is
sued by the United States Coast
Guard.
The Congress; of the United
States, in a series of enactments,
codified and now found in Title
46 of the United States Code An
notated, has vested in the De
partment of Commerce certain
powers with respect to the super
vision, control and regulation of
the Merchant Marine, its vessels
and personnel. This is an historic
policy and dates back for many
years in the life of our country.
The sovereign power of the
United States, exercised by its
Congress, and no doubt ratified
by the executive branch of the
Government, has found expres
sion in these enactments or laws.
Obviously, these laws should not
be lightly or easily set aside, side
stepped or disturbed. Certainly,
changes should not be effected
Character actor Frank Faylen has played so many taxicab driv
by means of trick, device, or sub
ers
in
the films that Local 640, IntT Bro. of Teamsters (AFL) de
terfuge. Any alteration in this
cided
he
deserved an honorary membership card. Above, Faylen
expression of the sovereign will
must be brought about solely by as he appeared in the Warner picture "No Time For Comedy" with
the. employment of the same Rosalind Russell and Ray Miland.
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Friday, April 27, 1945
sbowiixg Ibeir interests in main
taining a democratic policy and
Shipping has slowed down con
protection from the shipown^s
siderably this past week; only
by castlztg their votes.
Shipped 6 men, 2 to each departJ. F. SHULER, Patrolman
tnent. With about 45 members
i, t. t.
^
on the beach scattered all over
Shipping has picked up this
Texas, I find it hard to get men
week, probably will continue for
to take jobs. Guess that it is the
quite a spell to ce~ie. We also
good old sunshine that causes it.
have sent a few men to the lakes
The" beaches aie open now and
and quite a few to the west coast
the boys like to lounge around
and take in the sights. With these can keep cool between beers or got off with a reprimand and Leacock, William Lee, John for Pacific shipping.
suspended sentences but, now we Gorey, Fetcbaer nnd the Schicknew style bathing suits and play ships.
We do have some difficulties
Brother Eddie Higdon arrived come to the old timers. One, a Shiimey. All beefs were squared in manning some of the Calmar
suits that the gals are wearing^
well, the bays do get an eyeful, in town last Friday and took oyer Fireman, was sick. He contacted away on them.
Company . ships, especially the
the duties of Agent, relieving the chief engineer and made ar T'he (Robin Line had the SS Ida Ore boats, but if there is any
and I don't mean sand.
At last the good ship Brandy- Brother Michelet who has gone rangements to have another man Morris, James Gunn, Sidney Len- member who really wants a
wine is straightened out, and to New York. It is rumored that stand his watch, paying him the iefr ®nd the Samuel Griffin.
steady run. I'd say come to New
The SS Gallen Stone of the York and take one of the Ore
there isn't a sign of an NMU he will-try to instruct Brother regular rate of pay 90 eents per
stooge aboard. Brother Bryant, Shuler in the art of cooking, at hour. But the ensign came aboard Eastern SS Company .paid 'off. boats. As we all know, just yet
the ship's delegate, has done a
what he told your hours later, and without even This was her Maiden Voyage and they do not have first class hotel
good job and deserves a lot of correspondent before leaving seeing the man, said that he was she came in exceptionally clean accommodations, but with a few
here. Also he said that he had not sick. At the hearing his for a ship on her first trip. We good book members aboard, I am
credit.
hopes
of getting Brother Shuler papers were lifted for thirty days. also had the Alexander C^ay of sure that something can be done
Have the Albion Victory in this
Is this what you ccdl .justice? the Eastern SS Co.
to
buy
a new suit.
port in transit, with headaches.
to bring them to a fair condition.
The Bos'n on the Adair, an Smith and Johnson paid off As we all know, every one can't
Paid
off
the
SS
H.
M.
Rice
of
Seems that the engineers and
mates never heard of Abe Lin Alcoa Co. last week. A clean other old timer, also had his four ships. The Overtakes three, sail the C-2s, so why not take a
coln freeing the slaves, imtil I payoff and no beefs. There were papers lifted for thirty days for and the American Range Line vacation trip aboard one of the
went aboard and blew my top.| a lot of oldtimers and ex-pie taking, part of one day off. The had the SS Gregory as her only Calmar Ore boats ... eh, what?
Then they decided that the boys cards on her. Among thejn Bull- mate gave him permission to take payoff. All beefs on these ships Attention, Engine Department,
needed a little time off so knock- Sheppard. A nice job, brothers, this time off but the coast guard have been squared away to the especially Assistant Electricians:
ed the gangs off an hour or two
thanks for the way you always thinks different. Is this satisfaction of the crews. We I had been advised on more than
earlier.
j brought her in. Brother Greenlee what you call justice?
had a number of sign ons all one occasion ^^ere in New York,
Three Oilers, 1 AB and 1 OS ex-pie card from New York, also Until such time as we can fight squared away.
fire with fire be careful of what This makes our third consecu- by reliable sources that an ex
Want to sign off, but the skipper
Now if any of' you wish to en you do, go, or say as these ti-ve busy week, so shipping perienced FOW can sail under
refuses to sign them off. His reathat rating without having that
sons are that it. is too much joy our beautiful city and girls HOOLIGANS are composed of should be in full swing here for endorsement, and in the event
'trouble and work for himself and come on down and grab yourself doctors, lawyers and ankle-deep a while. Now and then you hear
that you do have difficulty in
men grumbling because they signing on in New York as
the purser. All Agents on all ^
^JhereJs plenty of both, sailors.
Question: What is justice?
LEROY CLARKE,
can't ship out, but in this case Assistant Electrician by the U. S.
coasts watch for this vessel When!
GLENN
MASTERSON,
RAY WHITE, Agent you generally find that there are Commissioner, take note: take
it pays off, as I believe that when
Patrolmen
four or five buddies aU wanting commissioner's name; go to the
she comes in it will be stinking
to ship Bos'n or Deck Eng. on nearest phone booth and call
with logs.
CHARLESTON
the
same ship of the C-Type pre
All you members that ship out
BALTIMORE
Whitehall 3-2300, extension 174,
Business is still slow in the ferably.
of Galveston: When you are'
and ask for the Commander in
We are glad that the Seafarers charge. Explain the situation,
ready to ship bring your gear Shipping in this port continues Carolinas. Weather is nice and
with you, so that when you make' to be slow, but we are looking the beaches are getting a nice have a good payoff record to brag
a ship you don't have to go back' forward to a lot of shipping very play. E. W. Scripps, Alcoa Steam about as it seems all the Mari and I am sure that the error caii
be rectifie^d. But where the SIU <
home to pack up. Your gear can'
loading of grain ship Company, was in for a few time Unions are boasting at this
has
a contract with-the Company
be left in the hall and be safe as in this port. HoWever, it is to be days last week in transit. A few time. The NMU's main boast is specifically stating that their As
this hall has a fireproof vault. expected that most of the ship- minor beefs were straightened the number of jobs that they are sistant Electricians must have the
Which I am using partly for a Pi"g ^iU be shorter runs, so save out before she sailed. Had a call finking out and the official organ
endorsement, then we can't, un
•baggage room.
some of your money, fellows.
from Norfolk for eleven men. We of the MFOW has to brag about der the circumstances, help you
There is considerable talk sent seven from Charleston, and the NMU's finking, as the rank
D. STONE, Agent
about the bonus—when and for Brother Thompson sent four from and file of the MFOW seem to be out.
This week we have been hit
what areas it will be cut. I do Savannah. Thanks, Brother so thick that the Commissars
again
with that certain negli
NEW ORLEANS
not see why bonuses should
White, for taking some men off have not been able to educate gence which causes confusion
Things are still humming in cut as long as one American sol- the beach from this small port. them into the art of keeping them
this beautiful Cajun city and dier remains in Europe. There is Expect a C-2 out of Wilmington, sailing under scab circumstances. among the members and extra
•your Patrolman and Agent, and always danger from the Nazis N.C., for the South Atlantic The balloting committee on work for the dispatchers. It must
Dispatcher are so busy covering |
their cohorts. Perhaps the Steamship Company about the the amendments to the Constitu be an awful hard job for some of
•ships and trying to find men to steamship owners will become middle of June. It looks slow for tion and the additional $10.00 you to let us know when you are
dispatched and don't take the job,
fill the jobs on the board that we! bighearted and include it as base the next week or ten days.
strike assessment is under full to let us know that you are not
pay.
I
am
not
joking.
Sometimes
are kept on the run.
JAMES L. TUCKER, Agent swing and the members are taking the job. The WSA is
There are still a lot of the old- they get an enlargement of the
making good use of our membertimers showing up here every J heart, but they usually die from
ship's
laxity. They generally fill
NEW YORK
•day, some of whom we haven't if'
had.
those jobs for the Companies.
seen around the Gulf in quite a I have had several cases before The SS Blenheim of the WaterThen you come in and want your
long time.
the Coast Guard, but they were man SS Company paid off here
registration card back. Then the
The WSA pulled a hot one this settled OK. However, let me last week and is to be turned
same old argument again—I did- '
ALBANY,
April
7
—Members
week. They signed on a 13-man warn some of you members, don't over to the Danes. You will re
n't know this or that.
Steward Department on a mule'go around trying to beat up gun- member her as the ship that was of the merchant marine will not
have
to
worry
hereafter
about
I'd say, study the reverse side
wagon. Then the Army brains nery officers. We know some of captured from the Germans in the
extension
of
their
State
motor
of
your assignment card whep
decided that they would not ship' them exceed their authority and first part of the war and proved
vehicle
licenses
as
long
as
they
you
are dispatched to a job. Then
any Missouri Canaries on her so tiy to run the ship, but your best a headache tliroughout her ex
are
in
the
wartime
service.
The
there
will be less headaches fop
the WSA ordered the Steward's bet is to take your berf to the istence as an SltT ship. However,
Department cut to g men. But . skipper and bave it entered in there were a number Of good jobs bill to place members of the mer everybody.
chant marine on an equal foot Four hours is sufficient time
all hands were on articles, so the log.
on her and we hate to see her go. ing with members of the armed for a man to pass the doctor and
WSA said to cut oft four men. We There is a lot of beefing regard The SS Antinious of the Water
demanded to know what jobs ing slop-chest overcharging, and man SS Company also paid- off forces, as far as operator and look the ship over to decide if
bhauffeur licenses are concerned, he cares to take the job or not
were being cut out. After much officers selling cigarettes. This is with all beefs squai-ed away.
arguing it was decided to cut off another beef you should, keep Among the ships that paid off is now law by Governor Dewey's He can call by phone or come to
a 2hd Cook and Butcher, one track Of. Then we can get to from the Bull Line were the SS signature. The bill applies to li the hall and immediately let us
Baker's Utility, and 2nd Cook, gether and go to the proper peo Livingston, SS Hilton, SS John censes to members of the mer know. Others are probably waitr
one Galley Utility and the Night ple and have those guys on the Hay, SS Sea Falcon, SS Joshia chant marine who have been in ing for the job that he doesn't
service since Aug. 16, 1940.
want. How about a little coop- '
Cook and Baker making 5 men pan. "
Leach and SS William Tilgman.
eration
on this? What say, boys,
to be let out. So these men all
WtLUAM «IoKAY, Agent The SS James Miller also of the
do
we
get
it?
received one month's pay plus
Bull Line paid off here. She had
After
all,
lot of you feel
the time they Were on articles.
NORFOLK
no beefs. She is a small laker but
damn
hurt
when
you come back "•
One Electrical Maintainence man Had the Robin Adair in from generally has more beefs than
five
or
six
hours
later
and want
was cut out so he got the salne a four months trip. As everyone would the SS Queen Elizabeth.
your
regular
card
back,
and then
pay. Brothers, did the WSA and knows the HOOLIGAN NAVY The Mississippi SS Company
are told that you have to register
the Company try to get out of (Coast Guard hearing unit) comes had the SS Flying Eagle, SS
all over again, because it's; aftM j
paying this money, but your of aboard to see how the boys have Frelinghauser, SS R. Johnson
the
four hours. You lose all your ^
ficials held tight and the brothers conducted themselves. The nut- and SS Poster with all beefs set
previous
day's advantages you
were paid.
come of this visit was that fom- tled aboard. The Sturdy Beggar,
have
had
and
you burn up about
At the present writing, there is men wound up on charges—^two also a Mississippi ship, paid off
it.
But
how
about
the guy thai*
a lot of. noise going on around deepsea sailors (from Sheepshead Without any beefs. She has been
you
beat
out
of
the
job? Perhaps
here due to the wOTkmen putting Bay) and two of our oldtimers. a prize headache heretofore.
that
ship
was
going
where he
in a circulating air system in the The deepsea men had three and
Among the South Atlantic
Wanted
to
go,
and
it
was yovt
main fioor, so that the brothers four charges apiece on them and ships paying off were the SS S.
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Retold In CBS Dramatic Program
Page Seven
INSURANCE BENEFITS COME THROUGH
CHARLIE: Maybe we're in refugees. Into-the other went as
{Contmiiei from Page 1)
many of the crew as it would
contact
with 'em by radio.
SOUND: SHIP'S DIESEL EN
GINES—SOUND OF GALLEY- JIM: Not a chance. We can't hold . . .
DISHES, ETC. HOLD ALL BE use the radio. Some Nazi might SOUND: WATER SLAPPING
pick us up.
AGAINST Llb'E BOAT—HOLD
HIND:
BEHIND:
JIM: Hey—Johnny! Got any JOHHNY: (BRING IN) Coffee
—coffee—anybody want coffee?
JOHHNY: The Bos'n and some
thing in the refrigerator?
of
the men are trying to build a
JOHNNY: You guys make me CHARLIE: We sure do.
life
raft.
sick. All you do is eat!
JIM: Johnny—you're a pal!
JIM:
Hey —look! The Chief
JIM: C'mon! Be a good cook JOHNNY: All right — here's
Engineer's
gettin' out of the life
an' rustle somethin' up for us. your cups. Hold 'em up an' I'll
boat—givin'
up his place to one
• CHARLIE: Yeah. We've just fill 'em for you.
of
the
kids.
come off watch. An' we're hun
JIM: Hey! There's a patch of
JOHNNY: How many men are
gry.
blue sky.
in
that life boat?
, JOHNNY: If you'd look around
JIM:
Looks like fifteen crew
CHARLLIE:
The
fog's
liftin'!
you'd see a plate of sandwiches
men
and
seven gunners . . .
— there on the table. Is that SOUND: BRING IN PLANES
Union members are receiving the first benefits from the insur
enough or do I also have t' feed —FROM DISTANCE BEHIND:
JOHNNY: And that's all she'll ance fund which was recently inaugurated by the New York Hotel
Trades Council (AFL), Above, the first check is paid to the widow
you?
JOHNNY: Yes, sir! We're com- hold!
of a member by Pres. Axel McConney of Local 144, Hotel & Club
CHARLIE: Well — that's more in' outta the fog.
JIM: What're we gonna do?
Employes
while her son looks on.
I y like it!
JIM: Look at that sunshine. JOHNNY: We're gonna swim.
JIM: How 'bout some coffee?
All of a sudden it's a beautiful Come on, boy! Over the side!
day.
Just look ...
JOHHNY: In a minnit—in a
MUSIC: STRING—HOLD BE
minnit . . .
CHARLIE: Wait a minnit . . . HIND:
tude of the people of the United
(Continued, from Page 5)
JIM: What's that you're cpok- JOHNNY: Come on! I can't
NARRATOR: The Nazi planes upon the rights of its citizens and States toward this type of man
in'?
stand here. Lemme pour this cof came back to strafe the life boats
upon the functions of the other euver, the real object of which
fee.
I
got
work
t'
.
.
.
jis to extend, solidify and rivet
and
the
seamen
swimming
in
the
JOHNNY: Thifc? Well, I—one
branches of the government.
water. The master of the "HEN We state, as a matter of policy, down the tenure of office of cer
of those Norwegian kids ain't CHARLIE: Quiet!
RY BACON" and all of her of at this juncture, that the SIU of tain government employees.
feelin' so good. I'm fixin' some
JOHNNY: Huh? What is it?
Government by fiat or decree
ficers but one - were lost. With North America is unalterably
milk toast and . . .
them were lost many of the crew. opposed to the intervention, to must be shuffled off, as repug
CHARLIE:
I'
hear
planes.
A
JIM: I don't mean the milk
Men from Dayton, Kentucky; even the slightest degree of a nant to our institutions, and true
toast. I mean that smell like lotta planes . . .
Robinson7 Illinois; Revere, Mass military branch of the govern Constitutional government re
roast beef . . .
achusetts; Chocowinity, North ment in the affairs of the Mer stored.
JOHNNY: That's what it is—
Respectfully submitleds
Carolina; Jersey City, New Jer chant Marine.
roast beef. Those women an' kids
JOHN
HAWK
sey. Americans from a dozen of
The experience of the thous
look like they've never tasted
Vice President
these United States. One of the ands of seamen whom we repre
good American beef.
Seafarers Intemationeil
rescued seamen has written a sent, with the temporary trans
JIM: Thought you weren't
Union of North America
poem about the heroes of the SS ference of the powers of the De
goin't' cook for 'em!
HENRY BACON. It begins . . . partment of Commerce, has been
' JOHNNY: What're you talkin'
unsatisfactory and distasteful.
JIM:
Yeah.
So
do
I.
CHARLIE:
about?
This is not the lime or place to
JOHHN'Y: Yuh' don't s'pose . . . The ship was the SS HENRY draw an indictment of the con
JIM: That's what you said.
(Continued from Page 6)
BACON
duct of the United States Coast ! fault that he didn't get the job.
JOHNNY: I said no such thing. SOUND: GENERAL QUAR
The name we remember so Guard, of the affairs of the Bureau I Think how he must have felt too.
And if you go around puttin' TERS
of Marine Inspection and Navi I bet you a nickle to a rotten egg,
weU,
words in my mouth—I'll put you VOICE:' (FILTER) Battle sta
gation,
of the Department of
out of my galley!
tions! Man your battle stations! She was searching for the long Commerce. Briefly, it may be he felt the same as you did about
lost convoy
JIM: Okay—okay!
losing yom card.
MUSIC: STING-FADE OUT
stated that the policy of this I And to Cpl. Wilson, where ever
When down came the Angels
CHARLIE: (EATING) These BEHIND:
country has always been to con you are: Long time no hear from
of Hell.
sandwiches are all right.
fine the military functions of its you. What gives? And believe it
JIM: Jolmny always makes NARRATOR: Twenty-three MUSIC: UP AND OUT
government
in their proper or not, I can still- squawk and
bombers and torpedo planes
good sandwiches.
sphere.
Our
experience
with the hoUre with the best of them. Why
came out after the convoy. They
NARRATOR: Those heroic
JOHNNY: Cut out the blarney! found the "SS HENRY BACON" members of the "HENRY BA Coast Guard during the course don't you write now and then?
CHARLIE: Where'd those refu sitting—alone and unprotected— CON'S" crew sacrificed their lives of this war verifies and confirms I And also any of the oldtimers of
soundness of that policy.
gees come from?
like a duck on a pond. And they
the SIU of NA who are in the
gave up their places in a life
We object to the intrusion of
JOHNNY: I heard the Captain came in for the kill,
boat—so that refugee Norwegian the United States Coast Guard ' armed forces, . write and let U3
say they're from some island off
women and children might live. into the affairs of the Merchant ,know where you are, and here's
MUSIC: OUT
' good' luck and happy hunting to
Norway. The Norwegian under
Just recently, Admiral Land, Ad
ground got word to England that SOUND: ZOOM OF PLANES ministrator of the War Shipping Marine, a civilian activity. We I you all.
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK,,
they were starvin' there. They —ACK-ACK BATTERIES — Administration, received the fol fear the effect of such intrusion
and encroachment upon the
Dispafche*
were rescued an' taken to Russia. HOLD BEHIND
lowing message from Crown
rights and gains that we have
Now we're takin' 'eni to England.
Prince
Olav,
commander-in-chief
NARRATOR: The gun crew
won over the course of many
And I'll cook roast beef for 'em barely had time to man their bat of the Norweigian forces. It read,
MOBILE
years. We believe that control
if I want to!
i |jJ.JSJ teries before the bombs began to in part . ,.
over the issuance of seamen's
Things have been very rushing
CHARLIE: Okay—okay!
fall.
MUSIC: SNEAK IN BEHIND: licenses and papers may prove around this port. We lost one of
MUSIC: UP AND DOWN
SOUND: BOMB EXPLOSIONS NARRATOR: "I am in receipt the opening wedge for future in- our best Patrolmen last week out
FADE OUT BEHIND:
BEHIND:
of a communication from the cui'sions into the Maritime In of this port, who is being sent out
NARRATOR: The convoy mov- NARRATOR: As the bombers Norwegian High Command in dustry. We fear that this control to the Coast as an organizer. We
ec} on West through the Norwe came in they met a blazing bar London, commending highly the can and may be exercised in such rank and filers out of the Gulf
gian Sea and into the North Sea. rage of ack-ack fire. Five, of them spirit, loyalty and ability of the a way as to injure and emasculate hate to lose Brother Kimball, but
This happened just a few weeks were shot down within a few officers and crew of the vessel the labor organizations which it will benefit the organization
ago but spring had not yet come minutes. But the others came HENRY BACON, of the United haye thus, far been responsible by him going to the coast.
to that part of the world. The back — again and again. They States commercial fleet. On re for the great improvement in the Paid off the Cape Texas (Bull
weather was heavy. The sea was dropped their torpedoes int Ji the ceipt of this heroic tale I find it lot of the American merchant Line) after two days continuous
arguing, getting all the overtime
.£ray and cold. An icy wind blew water. One of them struJ« the incumbent upon me to express to seaman.
For these reasons we object | beefs straightened out, or what 1
J through the convoy. It penetrat "HENRY BACON" undef; the you. Sir, my appreciation and ad
ed layers of sweaters and heavy Number Five Hatch.
miration of the outstanding dis most vigorously to any changes | thought was all the beefs. When
jackets. Fingers froze inside the
cipline and self-sacrifice display of any kind in the regulations of ^ the ship paid off the boys said
SOUND: EXPLOSION.
warmest gloves ...
ed by the officers and crew of the the Department of Commerce af-, they were short forty or fifty
MUSIC:OUT
VOICE: (FILTER) Abandon HENRY BACON, in pact with the fecting the maritime industry, at hours. This overtime was not
SOUND: SEA AND WIND- ship! Abandon ship!
finest tradition of American sail the hands of the Coast Guard. turned over to me. If it had been
We say that your time has passed turned over to me I would have
SHIP'S ENGINES —HOLD BE
ors."
and is passing and that you got it straightened out with the
NARRATOR:
The
vessel
began
HIND:
should gracefully retire from the company trouble shooter.
to settle immediately. Her crew MUSIC: UP TO END.
JIM: We've lost the convoy lowered the four life boats. One
We have the Unico in. Had a
situation with the emergency that
again.
had been damaged by the weath
created you. The violent reac few minor beefs but were taken
CHARLIE; Second time we've er and capsized immediately. The
tion of the Congress of the United care of. Also the Pan Orleatis.
)lo^st it in three days.
States, both branches, to the at Well, that is all for this time.
second was smashed to bits as it
^ JIM: In this fog you could lose was lowered away. The other
tempt .to foist the War Manpower Hoping to see some of you old;
twenty convoys. I never saw it wo were launched successfully.
Control Bill upon this country is heads down this way soon.
sd-thick.
the best indication of the atti
Into the first went the nineteen
G. BALES# Agenl
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. April 27. 1945
BULLETIPP
f'
Wis
Unclaimed Wages—Mississippi SS Company
Abear, Frank W.
Abrams, Orville E
Adams, Donald R
Adams, J. B
Adams, James H
Addison, Grady W
Addison, Walter 0
Agol, Bertram
Ahlstrom, Ellis
Aiello, Michael
Aiboll, L.
Akin, Roy J
Albert, John
Albritton, Richard M
Alderson, Elmer S
Alexander, Benjamin
Alexander, D. W
Alexander, L. C
Alexander, R. L
Alfano, Biaggio
Alfaro, Lloyd J
Allen, Clyde R
—
3.96
3.67
.99
.93
2.18
28.11
2.36
1.42
.93
47.40
.74
14.56
1.98
5.70
13.53
9.42
8.53
4.50
23.00
.71
2.84
9.87
The Overtakes
Freighting Co.
Allen, Ulric C
Allie, Abram
Allison, Blair
Alltmont, Nathan R
Alston, Robert
Alvarado, Enrique
Alves, Louis
Amen, Robert C
Amenta, Sebastian J
Ames, Joseph 0
Ames, R
Ammons, James C
Ammons, P. E
Amos, Floyd R.
Amos, John S. Jr
Anagnostov, A
Andelario, Amadeo ...
Andelim, L
Anderson, Arthur
Anderson, Arthur H. ...—.
Anderson, Eugene B. .".—
Anderson, Ernest
Anderson, Frank, E
Anderson, Frank W
Anderson, Fred
Anderson, George
Anderson, J
Anderson, L. H.
Anderson, L. J
Anderson, Niels D
Anderson, Norman D
Anderson, Ronald
Anderson, Robert G
Anderson, Vincent
Anderson, Warren R
Andrews, Edgar C
Andrews, G
Andrews, N. R
Andrews, F. W.
Angotti, G. J
Angell, Mrs. A. F
Annis, Albert A
Anoyo, M
Antezak, Anthony B
Anthony, Joseph S
Arable, Joseph
Arceneaux, R
Archer, Victor Sealy
Ardone, M
Argiz, Cosme
Arma, Pio
Arman, A
Armstrong, J. G
ArmstrongC Ralph
Arnad, E
Arnio, E. A
Aronson, Leon
Arroyo, M
'
Arthur, John J
Arthur, Arvant
Arzamendi, Joseph
Ash, Andrew
Ash, Bernard
Ashley, Floyd L.
.'
Ashman, Daniel
Ashmusen, S. G
Asplund, Raymond Oliver
Atkinson, W. D
Atwood, Robert T
Aubert, Golden A
Augulevicious, Frank I. ..
Augustin, H. T
Auslitz, John
Austin, Weldon E
Avelis, Frank J
Avelleno, P. G
Avera, Philip J
Avery, Arthur
Avogostan, A
Axelson, John A
Ayres, Robert E
$ 14.53
Saad M. Ali
.48
Jesse Brecher
... 40.62
.Wbert - Boone
4.91
Dmitri Bartoi
4.62
Herbert E. Bori
4.27
Harry A, Burnett, Jr
Robert P. Bir
........ 6.32
... 9.24
Robert L. Brewer
... 1.07
Norman Campbell
17.90
Jack McK. Dalton
33.74
Horace G. Dodd
13.75
Avery Edwards
9.36
Avis E. Ebanks
9.24
F. Fall
... 3.56
Paul S. Foster
.. 9.24
Julio Figueroa
... 165.19
Francis W. Fullbright
13.77
Harold J. Garty
Aaron Gray
... 30.57
Marijan Glazer
... 731.83
Luther G. Hudson
... 8.32
Lawrence E. Healy
... 3.55
John Haprian ...A
... 9.60
Harold D. HoUingsworth .. 2.13
James N. Hurson, Jr
5.53
J. R. Howard
12.80
Everett G. Judkins
... 23.61
George Jordan
... 6.20
Anthony F. Jeffers
.69
Norman F. Jakes
8.26
Alphonse M. Kocaj
... 103.27
LeRoy P. Lawrence
... 9.00
Victor Locoparra
8.79
George Moore
4.82
James M. McLaughlin ... 5.93
Wm. J. McLaughlin
... 5.93
R. C. K. Muse
... 40.08
Richard Powers
... 8.89
Erich Pfrommer
... 2.06
Walter Polifko
... 2.00
G. Peorazo
... 1.58
Wm. Ruhemann
.69
F. Ragsdale
... 1.42
F. Ragsdale
... 8.53
Paul Rodriguez
6.15
Gordon Ray
4.27
Wm. I. Smith
17.02
Roy G. Stockton
. 17.02
John R. Sellers
14.53
Joseph Sollar
... 29.71
Joseph Sollar
... 4.25
Michael W. Saarv
... 9.24
Jos, R. Tillis
r...... 7.17
John W Tanner
... 5.81
Emory E. Taylor
... 1.00 Babbitt, Charles A
Geo. G. Ward ......
... 7.11 Babil, Albert
Leopold Wareham
.70 Bacon, ^ohn H
If.:;
11.85 Bacon, L
11.58 Baggis, A. D
2,14 Bailey, Alphonse
113.44 Bailey, Andrew
1.58 Bailey, Delmar A.
123.75 Bailey, Edward E.
8.53 Baisley, Raphael W.
11.98 Baker, Joe D
9.97 Baker, Lehman
1.98 Baker, Myron C
1.79 Baker, Walter
2.13 Baker, William L
47.00 Baldwin, Thomas B. ....
1.48 Baldwin, T.
76.84 Ballard, Alvin
2.23 Bamberger, Edward O. .
12.48 Bande, Wm
26.60 Banks, Harold C
2.89 Barbee, Richard
3.98 Barbello, Peter .............
1.43 Barber, Elmer D
1.99 Barfield, Emmery S
137.46 Barbee, Glade R.
56.72 Barker, Wm
1.78 Barkowski, Robert A. .
3.30 Barksdale, Walter R
.04 Barlizo, Fileman
32.00 Barnes, Alan L
7.76 Barnes, Ellsworth P
2.96 Barnes, Edward T
20.28 Barnes, Robert D. ...
179.84 Barnes, Sidney C
15.62 Barnett, Glenn H
v.53 Barnett, T
2.82 Barnum, LeBaron
44.72 Baron, Waldamer v._._....
21.13 Barrantine, James
28.00 Barrett, Daniel J
46.00 Barrett, Kenneth D
46.00 Barrett, Richard ..
12.50 Barrett, Thomas F. Jr. .
3.63 Barrett, W. A. Jr
6.00 Barrett, William P
5.26 Barrett, Wm
92.16 Barringer, Jos. E
.82 Barron, Joseph F
2.80 Barronse, Rollan L
2.23 Barrosse, Beverly O
1.98 Barrows, Cornelius Jr. .
40 Barrows, Robert S.
9.24 Barry, Robert W.
2.06 Bartlett, Thomas H
172.82 Barton, Cilieve C
7.82 Barton, Russell C
10.80 Bartter, T. W
.01 Basmente, Frank S
6.08 Bateman, William M. ...
6.84 Bates, Raymond A
1.42 Bates, William I.
3.00 Battle, James M. Jr
.83 Battle, Martin J
8.08 Baudy, Thomas A
40.17 Bauer, Helmuth E
.79 Bauer, Walter E
7.82 Baughman, Wm.
3.95 Bause, Wm
9.95 Baxter, Richard D.
12.08 Baxter, Thomas
2.87 Bayer, Edward S. Jr. .
3.96 Baylor, Robert
3.76 Bazemore, Reginald ..
33 Beachley, Donald S. ..
4.27 Beall, Thomas S
5.94 Bearwood, J
11.86 Beasley, G. C
36.00 Beatus, Salo
6.13 Beaufort, Paul T. .......
7.52 Becker, B. H
33.95 Beaumon, Robert
2.23 Becker, J. D
. .42 Becker, Theodore
Beecroft, Charles
Beeler, Howard .....
13.15 Beem, H. J. ..
16.45 Beeson, W. E
2.12 Begn, J
Money Due
SS JESSIE METCALF
5.94
.60 Behrman, Hyman
Paid
off in Boston, March, 1945
6.75
3.00 Beight, J
A.
A.
Waichekauskas, Oiler, 24
5.23 Belkinger, Royal A
18,55
hours
dumping
oil; W. Siht, Car
11.38 Belkofsky, Edward
6.50
penter,
8
hours
for greasing run
18.15 Bell, Edward J
1.78
ners;
Bissonett,
Boatswain and
1.98 Bell, Edward L
1.
.99
Kallum,
AB,
each
have 2 days'
1.42 BeU, Ernest
35.53
2.08 BeU, E. 0
8.29 pay and subsistance. Chief Cook
.33 Bell, WUliam C
74 and 2nd Cook and Buerkle, Mess31.36 Belsom, Sidney M
.79 man, splitting 202 extra meals.
.17 Benajxen, J. C
1.58 W. N. Rollins, FWT, 10 hours
10.05 Bendixon, John C
1.58 water test. W. A. Sanders, FWT,
4.75 Bendixon, "J. P.
' .63 14 hours water test. Collect at
4.75 Benefield, Timothy S
3.46 Eastern SS Company office in
,
15.59 Bennett, Daniel CC
11.71 New York.
i
i
1.97 Bennett, Earl A
1.95
SS E. W. MOORE
2.13 Bennett, Harry C
71
R. H. Richrode
8.27 Bennett, J
10
Cook
$60
due for division of
6.77 Bennett, Joseph H
7.00
wages
as
agreeji
upon between
1.42 Bennett, Roger G
60
Agent
and
Cooks.
Collect at
3.17 Bennett, Wm
26
Waterman
SS
Co.,
19
Rector St.,
.99 Bennett, Wm
44.70
New
York.
76
2.64 Benoit, Roger S
(Submitted by New Orleans
11.26
2.31 Bensching, Robert K
branch)
3.57
2.64 Bensley, E. J
5.07 Benson, Lloyd Francis ....
6.87
.99
11.40 Bensussan, Isidore
.79
9.70 Beren, Paul J
98.75
2.53 Berger, Frank H
1.24 The following men have left
1.02 Berger, Morton J
3.55 their seamen's papers in the
98.75 Bernard, Virgil
10.80 Bernay, Harry A
1.07 Baltimore hall:
98.75 Bernsee, T. W
1.98 John MartoreUa; J. N. Weber;
1.65 Berrty, Antonnio
47.47 W. Lee Draper; J. E. Trumbull;
2.13 and R. G. Barrett.
1.19 Berry, George W.
2.30
31.91 Bert, Adel
.71 Will holder of Receipt No.
1.98 Berthiaume, Paul L
4.87 78492 please see Patrolman J,
2.97 Berthold, George E, ........
^
3.76 Hudson in New York.
1.58 Best, George
S.
aj
4
3.50
35.10 Bette, Theo. F
9.37 Bettis, Robert T
8.17 Holder of receipt number 39772
7,50 see Patrolman S. Colls, fifth fioor
42.00 Bevens, T. L
Benneward,
John
M
7.50 of the New York office.
2.54
4.
75
1.25 Bias, B
EVERET L. PENN and
2.23
5.69 Bieneek, Frank J
BYRON R. DeFORREST
2.97
2.23 Biggers, Earl G.
Your
seamen's papers and bag
31.03
16.85 Bilacc, Louis L
gage,
which
you left on the SS
- 9.24
7.82 Bingham, James" L
John
Blair,
are
held at the New
3.96 Bird, Wm. D
36.99
York
office.
i
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11.28 Bishop, Roy
19.48 and MUNTASGHA, Book number
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2.84 Bitts, D. R
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6.06 Blackman, Richard E
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2.14 Blalock, Pat D
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1.78 Blanchard, Lloyd L
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2.85 Blocker, William
14.79
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20.09 Blevins, Maurice F
4.91 pital In the New York area and
5.75 Blevins, Richard R
9.45 want to be sure that the SIIT
2.47 Blodgett, Donald C. ........
2.23 hospital delegate visits you,
3.21 Blyss, Linn, Bliss^ Linn)
1,48 simply drop him a penny post
3.94 Bloh, John H
5.46 card and write your name,
5.60 Blowguist, K. E
20.88 ward. number and hospital on
.10 Blue, Calvin B. Jr.
19.63 it. You will then be visited , i
25.52 Blum, Murray
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' 1.58 know that you are laid up, the
42.00 Bodine, Virgil W
49.89 delegate can't be blamed for
11.88 Bogard, Frank V.
6.49 failing to visit you.
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2.23 Boler, Jesse E
2.25 Bolticoff, B. (Balticoff,
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SIU FIGHTS COAST GUARD GRAB FOR POST WAR JURISDICTION OVER SEAMEN HEROIC ACTIONS OF SS BACON CREW RETOLD IN CBS DRAMATIC PROGRAM SIU SHIP SURVIVES JAP SUICIDE PLANE MATES FIGHT TO ACT AS SEAGOING CHAMBERMAIDS THE MILITARY VS. THE PEOPLE VETS AND ORGANIZED LABOR NATION'S MILITARY LEADERS PAY TRIBUTE TO TEH MERCHANT SEAMEN CLEARING THE DECK SEAFARERS' SHORTEST MEMBER IS MIGHTY LONG ON TRADE UNIONISM SUBS STILL MENACAE ATLANTIC SHOULS ARE FEELING SEAMEN'S FAMILIES GETS THE BUSINESS FROM COAST GUARD AUTO LICENSE BILL FOR SEAMEN OK'D
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STRIKE FUND VOTING
IS NOW PROGRESSING
Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District,
Seafarers* International Union of North America
Vol. VII.
A,
NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. APRIL 20. 1945
No. 16
AN EARLY BOOSTER FOR THE STRIKE FUND
Displaying the same enthusiasm for the Strike Fund
Resolution that had been indicated at the port membership
meetings, rank and file members pushed into the third floor
of the New York Hall to vote this week as the Resolution
and seven proposed constitutional changes were submitted
to a coast-wise referendurn baUol.'?—;;;;; ;
The ballot is reproduced on
The men made no bones about page 7 of this issue for the con
their approval of the $10 strike venience of the membership. It is
assessment as they showed their expected that everyone will read
books to the watchers, and one it carefully and acquaint himself
eager beaver wanted to pay his with the provisions of the amend
$10 at once. He was persuaded ments. These changes, if passed,
to hold off until the entire mem will be the governing rules of
bership has had a chance to vote the SIU, and as such affect every
and make it official.
member of the union.
The voting which opened Wed If there is any doubt in any
nesday will continue through one's mind as to the meaning or
May 23rd, to allow the fullest
(Continued on Page 7)
participation of the membership.
The seven proposed amend
ments to the constitution were
drawn up at the Agents' meeting
in New York in March, and pass
ed by the membership on a coast
wise basis to be referred to a
referendum vote.
Gallant Vessel
Award Is Made
To SUP Ship
Four Dead In
Tanker Crash
Four seamen were killed and
twenty-seven others missing
when two tankers collided in con
voy 700 miles at sea off Sandy
Hook. The SS St. Mihiel, War
Emergency Tankers, Inc., carry
ing 180,000 barrels of 80 octane
gas, burst into flames when she
struck the 11,516 ton SS Nashbulk, operated by the National
Bulk Carriers, inc.
The fire was not brought under
control until after the abandon
ship order had been given. All
but one of the victims were
members of the St. Mihiel crew.
The skipper, whose name has not
been disclosed, is "belieiffd to
have gone down with the ship.
Some of . the crew were trapped
in the ship, others were lost when
they jumped into the flaming sea.
Ten survivors have been taken to
the Marine hospital on Staten
Island.
It is reported that a Coast
Guard cutter has recovered the
bodies of four missing crew
members at Federal Anchorage
22, about 40 miles offshore.
NEW YORK, April 10—The
firsi: gallant ship award ever
made to an American merchant
vessel was presented to the SUP
ship, Samuel Parker, at. Bush
Terminal, Brooklyn, yesterday.
Called the "most hit" vessel
still in service, the plaque was
presented while admiring work
ers swarming over the ship's
sides, and longshoremen.bringing
supplies
aboard heard why the
Brother Mickey Moran. SIU Electrician, wu so enthused oyer the idea of-building a big post
ship
was
being honored.
war strike fund that he showed up with his sawbuck even before the voting on the proposition opened.
The
Samuel
Parker was in
Here he is trying to press his money • on Patrolman Jimmy Hanner's who explained, that the
heavy
action
during
the six
union couldn't accept any money until the membership had voted the assessment on a coast yise re
months
of
1943
in
the
Mediter
ferendum. "Ten bucks is mighty cheap job insurance, is the way I look at it." said Moran.
ranean and survived repealed
bombing attacks during the in
vasion of Sicily.
"The stark courage of her gal
lant crew—in battle and heroic
WASHINGTON (LPA)—With the European phase*'
rescues — caused her name to be NEW YORK DOORMAN
perpetuated as a gallant ship,"
of the war about at its end, a new tug-of-war has started
HAS A BEEF
said
Admiral Land, in making the
between organized labor and the Administration over gen Shipping at the port of Balti
I have a beef that I want to
award. Ribbons will be awarded
eral wage increases which are necessary, labor contends, to more is expected to increase with to the members of her crew who submit to the membership
give workers adequate buying power in the postwar period. the end of the war in Europe, ac were on her in the Mediterranean. through the LOG.
cording to a survey by govern
This doorman's job has devel
Administration officials have'*
should be confined to specific in ment agencies. It is expected
oped into the most trying job in
indicated they will keep the lid dustries.
TOP MAN
that • the character of the trade
the Union, what with tossing out
on as long as possible. James F. Leaders of the AFL argue, will change, as it already has to
drunks, answering foolish ques
tions, and having to listen to all
Byrnes, before retiring as direc however, that unless the "Little a small extent, and increase to a
the old gags about why a guy
tor of war mobilization and re Steel" formula is modified now new high.
When
the
war
ends,
food
and
hasn't
got his book with him.
conversion, put out a report in and wage increases allowed, materials of all kinds .for the re
If the membership would co
which he % posed raises in pay workers will enter the reconver habilitation of devastated areas
operate it would make things
rates untijf? "after" full produc sion with too little buying power, will probably make up the bulk
easier for everybody. If you're
tion had bfen reached and "after" thus leading to an economic col of the export tonnage, with im
gassed up, don't come around;
"it had been determined how lapse.
ports swinging back gradually to
come back when you're human
The AFL set forth its views in those needed by American man
much of the wartime increase in
again.
A good union man always
wc^rkers' productivity would car the latest issue of its research ufacturers.
carries
his book with him, and
publication "Labor's Monthly
ry over into peacetime.
the
rules
say you must -show it
Survey.":
full production and full employ
A similar stand was taken by
before
you
can get into the
four heads of war agencies in a "It's time to end the mistaken ment.
building.
review of their work for the past idea that wage increases lead to "A return to free collective bar
T'
If these over-exuberant guys
.year, released last week. The re price increases," the AFL de gaining," the AFL maintained,
don't
stop pestering me, I'll have
port was signed by William H. clared. "Wage increases cari be "should make possible wage in
to
take
their books away, which
paid
out
of
savings
of
industry
creases "to restore workers' buy
Davis, director of economic stab
I
very
definitely
do not want to
ilization;
OPA
administrator from the workers' enormous rise ing power without increasing
do.
Please
take
this
in the way
Chester Bowles, WLB chairman in production per man-hour dur prices. Free enterprise cannot
it's
offered:
the
Union
will oper
exist without a high national in
George W. Taylor and war food ing the war."
ate
much
more
efficiently
if
administrator Marvin Jones. The Federation warned that come, and high workers' buying
everybody
does
his
part.
Tell
They contended that-prices have after V-E Day, when long over power to create a market for the Fred Vinson, President Roose
your shipmates to help.
been held during the past year time hours end, earnings of work products of "industry."
velt's last major appointment,
L. GRANTHAM
and warned against lifting of ers will take a catastrophic drop The AFL reiterated previous will have the final word on in
wage controls lest "runaway in unless hourly rates are boosted. demands that wage rates should dustrial reconversion and post
Keep In Touch With
flation" occur. Taylor in a speech Current rates, it said, are insuf be hiked up about 15 cents an war .planning. Vinson succeeded
f reiterated that stand and de- ficient to provide the purchasing hour to furnish the purchasing James Byrnes as Director of 'War
Your Draft Board,
j'I^clared increases, if allowed, power necessary to bring about power needed to yield production. Mobilization and Reconversion.
DEMAND WAGE FREEZE END
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SEAFARERS
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Friday. April 20, 1945
LOG
SEAFARERS LOG
From The
Assistaiit
Sec'y-Treas.
Published by the
SEAFARJIRS' immiSATlOmh UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
------
Having missed the March 28tK
meeting due to the fact that
Brother Hawk and I had to at
tend a meeting with Calmar offi
cials in rega*<I to negotiating an
agreement, I waS not able to
make a, report at that time. How
ever, since there was not very
much to report, I do not think it
was missed. Slowly, but surely,
we are arriving at an under
standing with this outfit, arid we
hope to have the pleasure, in the
near future, of informing the
membership that these negotia
tions have been completed.
President
(05 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - ^ecy-Treas.
F. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep.
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Am still working on a number
of outport beefs. Unfortunately,
the majority of these disputes are
uncollectable and not in accord
ance with our agreements. I hope
the boys, will not be disappointed
when a bad beef does not pay off.
Also, since most of the compan
ies
have the old story of papers
the low income groups; the use of the no-strike pledge by
and log books not yet having ar
the bosses to undermine the labor movement. Point out rived, I have to sit in on them to
that with the disappearance of blood-soaked war profits, force them to give me some acthe employers will try to retrench where they always hajte -tion.
b^fore,^ the expense of the worker, by reducing wages.
Explain to. them that when they get their musteringout pay, and take off their OD's, they are even as you and
I-^civUians looking for a job, and that the consideration
and adulation that they get so deservedly now, will go with
their uniform.
When they are back, two choices face them—-to join
with the rest of the American labor movement in fighting
fosT fair wages, and fair conditions—or to be herded by the
bosses into a scab pool to be used to break the back of the
only force that can keep them from economic slavery, the
trade unions of America.
This is a job we seamen must do, and not out of ideal
ism, either. It is a question of being practical. The SIU, and
your own labor conditions, depend on the strength of the
rest of organized labor. A weak labor movement means a
scab pool that will threaten the security of the SIU. Strong
unions mean security for all.
Become an emissary for labor, and protect yourself!
Quite a number of , members
have been in to see me on outport, beefs, which have not been
sent in to me as yet. Until the
beefs are sent; in I have no way
of settling,, since the shipowner
will not listen to verbal beefs un
less I have something in writing
or until the ship gets back, where ^
they can contact the skipper or
the he_ads of the various depart
ments to verify if such work was •
done.
dphe attitude of the American servicemen toward the
trade union movement will greatly influence labor con
ditions in this country after the wajr. The influx of more
than twelve million veterans into the ranks of organized
labor would make it a powerful agency for the common
good.. Veterans hostile to unionism could deal labor heavy
Having attended meetings of
blows.
maritime unions for a number of
Unlike the merchant seaman, wlio generally is a mem
years, I can state frahkly that for
ber of, or influenced by unions, the average GI abroad not
real Democratic meetings, ours
only has no direct contact with the labor movement but
are tops. I believe that there is
not a union in the field which has
is constantly being fed anti-union propaganda.
such frank and open , discussion
Elsewhere in this issue we print a letter from a former
by all hands as are held in the
AJFL organizer now with the infantry in Europe. It is his*
SIU and SUP meetings. Every
one speaks his mind on variong
feeling that the GI will be a staunch unionist because 1L'
subjects
and it, is as it should be,
has seen the value of organization in the Army, and knows
proving again that our Union V
that the best organized outfit wins.
education is traveling in the
right direction.
This may be so, and we hope it is so. But at the best
The
State
Department
has
issued
invitations
to
31
it is a negative approach. It leaves too much to chance and
Regarding the $10 strike assess
too clear a path for the reactionary elements who are also organizations, among them Organized Labor, to be available ment, of which I am heartly in
interested in organizing the veteran—^into an anti-labor for consultation to the American delegation at the San favor: For the benefit of the
outfit. We need only to remember the union busting days Francisco Conference. The State Department made it clear young members who are not far
miliar with past history of the
that organized labor would have no official voice and seamen's
that followed the last war.
labor movements—the
old timer can acquaint you with
Many unions are doing their best to keep in touch with would not attend even in an "advisory" capacity.
A "consultant" is someone you pay no attention to. what happened in the 1921 strike.
their membership by means of special bulletins, their imion
It was lost by the seamen.
papers and letters, attempting to counteract the deliber
The shipowner was in the driv
ately malicious lies of the employer-kept press. But there
er's
seat at that time, due to ship
are millions of men who are outside of their reach. And
lay-ups, lack of enough funds of
here, we chhik, is where the merchant seaman enters the
The Strike Fund Resolution, along with several pro the union to carry on a success-'
picture.
strike, and by certain officials
posed constitutional changes, was submitted to the mem ful
who
had lost all interest, in, ths
Just as the SIU has asked you to ship on unorganized bership this week. Voting on it will continue until May
strike
and the union.
ships and become unofficial organizers for the Union, so 23 rd, to insure the fullest participation by men now at sea.
must not happen again.
too you can become unofficial foreign ambassadors for the
It is of the greatest importance to the welfare of the WeThis
must keep our conditions and
trade union movement as a whole.
SIU that the strike fund resolution be passed. There is no wages. To wage a successful
When you hit a port and meet up with the GI's, tell doubt but what the operators are preparing for that post strike we must have enough
them what the unions have been doing on the home front war day when they can bring their union-smashing into money to battle, not only the
shipowner, but the WSA and the
to protect their interests. Tell them how many shoreside the open.
NMU, who will surely work
unions have included in their contracts with the employers
Peace in Europe and Asia will probably mark the be against
us. So mark "yes" for,
provisions that will provide them jobs under compensated ginning of warfare in America—industrial warfare. Any
the strike assessment, which is
seniority rights. Tell them how we are fighting reaction at union which is not prepared financially and organization your bread and butter in the fu
home.
ture years to come.
ally to fight for its existence, will be a dead duck.
Point out to them that at the end of the war they will
It is not that we wart to strike. It is that we must be (
be civilians again, and will face the very same problems prepared to meet any onslaught on the part of the operators.
Keep In Touch With
that the trade unions are meeting with now: the widening
Vote for the Strike Fund Resolution!
Your Draft Board.
gap between wages and prices; the mounting tax burden on
It's your postwar job insurance!
They're Hard of Hearing
Build The Strike Fund
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GI Joe Not Anti'Union
WASHINGTON, D. C.—One of the great war mysteries is what
American soMierS and sailors overseas think about organized labor
and what they propose to do about it when they get home after
the war ends. A great deal has been written about the subject,
mostly from anti-union sources. Labor has heard dire threats. Oc
casionally it has received a pat on the back. The following letter
received by AFL Organization Director Frank Fenton helps to clear
up some of the mystery and should be heard carefully by every
trade unionist:
"Dear Brother Fenton:
"From somewhere in Frahce, PFC Walter L. Mitchell, a combat
infantryman and former AFL organizer now on leave of absence
from the Federation, wishes to report. After months of combat, m
which I have experienced many of the horrors and terrors of mod
ern warfare, comes a brief but welcome respite from foxholes
in a 24-hour rest camp, where again I thank God for watching over
me and write my first overseas letter to you.
"It has beeh my privilege to discuss the war, postwar, peace
and 'home'-front situations with GI's from all walks of life. GI's
from union families, from non-union fafaiilies> from union industries,
from non-union and anti-union industries and GI's from the farm—
all live and pray and fight for the day when they can return home
6hd go back to work and live normally again.
"These boys have all learned, the hard way-, what organization
meahs. They all know that only through united effort, unity of pur^
pose and personal sacrifice can any objective be taken ahd held.
"It is my belief, contrary to the anti-union propaganda at home,
that our unions are safe from the threat of GI destruction. Instead
of the 'predicted' death for unions, there will be an influx of new,
rugged and, at times, reckless blood which may prove hard to satisfy
or control. Never will any serviceman forget that the best organized
outfit wins!
"We of the American Federation of Labor must be on the alert
that discharged servicemen are not misled in choosing their brganization. The organization that has led the battle for economic ad
vancement for working people throughout pre-war and war years
Should and will be the chosen organization for well-informed vet
erans on their return to employment."
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SEAFARERS
LOG
New Booklet Is Published By
SIU Educational Department
"Here's How, Brother!" is the
latest of the booklets put out by
our e d u c a t i o n al department.
Packaged in an attractive green
cover, and illustrated by the
prominent labor cartoonist, Ber
nard Seaman, the booklet is sim
ply and entertainingly written
in seamen's language.
The booklet points out that
one of the jobs of the oldtimer
is to acquaint the new member
and the trip card man With the
ins and outs of his shipboard
SUP Ship Rescues British Seamen Get
Two# Army Airmen Increased Payment
Racing almost a hundred miles For Dependents
through high seas in the black of
the night, the SUP ship, John
Howard Payne, effected the res
cue of two injured Army airmen
whose plane had crashed in the
•'acific.
The vessel Was 75 miles from
the scene when the ship's radio
picked up the message. Maximum
speed was put on. and the Navy
gunners joined merchant seamen
as ektra lookouts as the ship
plowed through the heavy seas.
For many hours the search
continued until investigation of
J several flares disclosed a man
waving a luminous paddle from
a yellow rubber raft. Skipper
Orion A. Larson maneuvered his
vessel to make a lee for lowering
a lifeboat. The raft was drifting
rapidly but in spite of the diffi
cult Conditions, both of the pain
fully injured men were transfered from the raft.
SUP men manning the lifeboat
were Kenneth W. Leonard, Boat
swain; Leroy V. Accord, AB;
Kenneth G. Neilson, AB; George
R. Bones^ Jr., Ordinary Seaman.
Medical assistance was requesteff of the SS Whirlwind which
had joined the search ahd tWo
Navy medical corpsmen Were
taken aboard to attend the two
fliers. Two other possible survi
vors Who were thought to be
adrift in lifebelts could not be
found.
(ITF)—The families of British
mechant seamen who are pris
oners of war, are to receive larger
financial remittmehts, it was an
SEAFARERS* INTERNATIONAL UNION
nounced recently.
A. F. of L.
The first step in this direction
was made during the summer of
1941, When scales of payments to
Above is how the cover of Ihe new booklet looks. It is printed
these families Were laid down and
in
bright
green. Below is. one of the several illustrations drawn by
which Varied according to the
Bernard
Seaman.
This one illustrates how not to act aboard ship—
rank and family circumstances.
don't
turn
to
if
you
are gassed up.
After investigation, however, it
was discovered that these ar
rangements did not meet the
needs of large families..
The new arrangement now pro
vides that the minimum payment
to the seaman's family will be at
the increased rates payable to de
pendents of deceased or missing
seamen, with additional provis
ion for pocket money in intern
ment camp; pension fund contri
butions; and the accumulation of
a small balance for payment to
the seamen POWs on their re
turn.
DISSOLVED
Two soldiers home on leave
Were having a chat.
"But wereb't you engaged the
The cartoon below shows how one crew should turn the ship
last time we- met?" asked one." over to another crew-^^verything bright and Clean and shipshape.
"What happened? Did you break
it off?"
"No, not exactly."
"Then she did?"
"No, she didn't."
"Well, then—"
RESOURCEFUL
"You see, she told me What her
. A doctor had an urgent phone clothes cost, and I told her what
call from a gentleman saying his my pay was. Then our engage
small son had swallowed his ment sagged in the middle and
fountain pen.
gently dissolved."
^ - "All right, I'll Come at once,"
-the doctor asSuried him. "What
I ty lare you doing ih the meantime?"
. And the gentleman replied,
Tijiur Dritfi
"Using a pencil."
Keep in Teiteh Wtih
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duties as well as educating him
in the principles of unionism.
It tells you how to protect
yourself and the union, and ex
plains the principles of shipboard
cooperation, from the time you
are dispatched to the time you
hit the beach.
"Here's How, Brother!" is in
valuable in that it tells you how
to go about keeping a record of
your overtime, and how to go
about presenting it in the proper
shape so that at the payoff every
thing will go smoothly. While
the Patrolman is there to protect
your interests and handle your
beefs, it is to your advantage not
to have your overtime claim de
velop into a beef.
Nor is the booklet for new
comers only. The oldtimer will
find, plenty here, too; the little
things that eVery man gets to
know after awhile, but Which
sometimes Sink into the back
side of his mind and need a
little shaking up to be brought
topside.
You SIU men will like "Here's
How, Brother!", so drop into the
nearest hall and get yourself a
copy.
GERMAN SEAMEN
STRUGGLE AGAINST
THE NAZI REGIME
(ITF) From Frankfurt-oh-Main
now cleared of the Wehrmacht
and occupied by the American
forces, comes word of an amaz
ing strike of the Bargemen there
against Nazi oppression. The
ITF's source declared:
"Shortly before my departure
from Frankfurt-on-Main, I exper
ienced something which until re
cently would have been unim
aginable in Nazi Germany—a
strike and a real demonstration.
It began when the Gestapo board
ed a ship to arrest a sailor and
his wife, who was the cook on
board. The crew of 16 refused to
unload the boat before thleir com
rade had been set free. When the
police tried to intervene, the
stevedores and crews of other
ships adopted a threatening atti
tude; hundreds of men downed
tools and left for the town in
groups. The police tried to dis
perse the crowd in Zeil, the main
street in the town. At the same
time further demonstrations
broke out in the market place.
"Both demonstrations merged
and women With empty baskets
began to curse the war. Without
anybody knowing who gave the
word, some 2,000 people began to
run through the street urging
soldiers on leave to join them.
The chaos reached its peak when
10 minutes later, the masses out
side the prison ,in Eschenheimer
Landstrasse demanded that the
political prisoners should be set
free. Stones were thrown at the
windows of the administrative Of
fices of the prison. Three lorries,
with . SS men armed with
machine-guns, drove up in front
of the prison and opened fire.
Some of the demonstrators were
killed and many seriously woundded; there were no arrests . . .
The strike in the port lasted until
two days later, when the sailor
and his wife were released."
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Coast Guard Examination For
Reefer Engineers Is A Faroe
You can't beat the Coast Guard because they know all
the answers. In fact they have them all written down strict'^ Camel Walk A Mile
ly according to Hoyle and Audell—^just listen to what hap
Because They Can*t
pened only last week.
Afford A Taxi
Brother J. R. Wallace, Pacific 106, had served four
years ill the Navy prior to be-*
The R, J. Reynolds Tobacco
cpming a merchant seaman. Of turned down he protested that he
Co.,
makers of Camel cigarhad
a
large
family
and
needed
these four years he was in full
eftes,
has got a beef. Everybody
promotion.
He
further
offered
to
charge of a three-quarter ton
and
his
Uncle Joe is making
go
aboard
any
type
of
ship
and
C02 and a one quarter ton am
prove that he could do the job. money, but old R. J. Reynolds,
All he got for his trouble was the they're losing money. And they
arrogant answer from the ex want the OPA to give them a
aminer, "Study birth control and price increase.
learn the answers before you
Here are some of the figures
come around again."
they cited:
This isn't the first complaint
Liggett & Meyers Tobacco
we have received about these
Co.
(Chesterfield) had a net
phony shoreside examiners. The
profit
of $25,750.00 for the base
truth is that they are shilling
period
of 1936-39, before taxes.
for the Maritime Coinmission
In
1944
it rose to $31,240,000.
training and upgrading schools
|:
Americcui Tobacco Co. (Lucky
and have no use for the guy who
Strike) had a base profit of
learns his the hard way.
$28,937,500 and in 1944 it hit
It is time now to insist that $42,722,000.
no examiner be appointed by the
Philip Morris & Co., went
government who is not a thor
from $5,587,750 to $12,581,000
ough master of his profession. A
monia refrigeration plant. Since shoe maker knows his last but
P. Lorillard (Old Gold) raised
getting out of the Navy he has
the
jackpot from $4,006,500 to
been sailing regularly below. he doesn't try to tell an iron $9,929,000 in 1944.
Hearing that there was a great worker how to drive a rivet.
But—^poor old.C^els dropped
shortage of Reefer Engineers he Neither can these Coast Guard
immediately went over to the ex CPO's and war baby stripers tell from $33,940,750 to the abso
aminers and applied for an in real seamen how to do their work, lutely intolerable figure of
$31,620,000.
dorsement.
much less examine them for raise
How do they expect R. J.
The first step was waiting in in grade. Let them go to sea and
Reynolds & Co., to live on
line for about an hour until his
name was called. Going into the put qualified seamen in their THAT kind of money?
examining room he was con jobs.
fronted by a shoreside Coast
Guard Chief Petty Officer who
THE BUSHY EYEBROWS WIN
started throwing questions at
him. Of the twenty four ques
tions which required written
answers, three quarters were re
lative to ammonia plants which
are now practically obsolete.
The main point however is that
the questions were purely aca
demic and had little or nothing
to do with operation. There were
practically no questions concern
ing the most modern and most
generally used marine refriger
ant, "Freon." No matter how well
the questions were answered they
had to be word for word like
the written answers held by the
examiner or it was no dice for
the indorsement.
When Wallace protested that
his answers were in essence the
same as the government answers,
the examiner scornfully replied
that he went by the book. When
pressed, however, the high pres
sure CPO admitted .that he didn't
know anything about refrigera
tion and couldn't answer the
questions himself.
Wallace must have stepped on
the toes and hurt the pride of the
landlubber examiner because al
though he answered seventeen
of the twenty-four questions ac
cording to the answer sheet, and
demonstrated his knowledge of
the other questions, he was still
tiu-ned down. In any kind of ex
amination a seventy-five per cent
score is passing but evidently this
two-bit examiner has his own
code.
Whether Charles O'Neil, bushy-eyebrowed president of the
A Spanish member of the Appalachian Coal Operators, or John L. Lewis, bushy-eye
SIU with seven years sea time browed president of the United Mine Workers, won out in the
took an oral examination for an
Oiler's endorsement and because miners' contract fight depends on which set of bushy eyebrows you
of his poor English was unable consult. One fact they a^ree on: UMW won a pay increase of $1.07
to answer the questions in the a day. Bushy-eyebrowed O'Neil's side contends that the UMW gained
exact manner, When he too was as much as $1.50 a day. (LPA).
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Friday, April 20, 1945
N, Y, Times Demands
Fair Treatment For Us
Pointing out that merchant seamen have perform
ed "some of the most dangerous war services," the influentional New York Times has joined the ranks of these call
ing for a Merchant Seamen's Bill of Rights. The articl^
under a Washington date line, appeared in the March 24tli
tissue, and is reprinted below:
,
"A long-neglected subject that
eventually may affect a quarter /
of a inillion or more veterans of ''
some of the most dangerous war>
services is the status of the com-'
Labor pressure scored two vic
missioned and enlisted members .
tories in Vermont recently.
of
the Merchant Marine.
A bill requiring unions to reg
ister and pay taxes was with "It is said that 80 per cent of
drawn from the State Legislature. those serving since the start of
The State Senate defeated a the war have been sunk at least '
bill, passed by the House, which once.
_ .'
would have imposed punishment
"In aU veterans' job prpfer- •
ranging up to $5,000 fine and
ences
the merchant marine/ takes ,
from one to five years in jail for
his
placq
in line below the least
anyone using "coercion to force a
of the veterans of the armed ser
person to join any organization."
vices, regardless of the compar
In boss talk, "coercion" means able risks encountered or injur
handing a guy an application ies sustained.
card.
"There is no provision for con
tinued periodic treatment for
^ i 4:
these men, even though the GI'
Action by Local 3 of the Inter Bill of Rights holds out the prom
national Brotherhood of Electric ise that every veteran of the
al Workers, AFL, forced the Ha- armed services may have free
birshaw Corp. to cough up with a necessary hospitalization for the
half million bucks to the em rest of his life, if he is unable to
ployees of four of their plants.
pay for it. Also, there is no per
The money was due on the manent pension program for the
night shift bonus of five cents an disabled merchant mariner. The
hour on the 4 to 12 shift, and rehabilitation program promises*
ten cents for the 12 to 8 shift.
well on paper, but there hre sub
stantial reports that the service is
% X
suffering from poor administra
The Gallup Poll, these people tion in many States and from
who go around asking all kinds ignorance of the- operation of' it
of questions, and who very often rather generally.
come up with the wrong answers,
"The result is that disabled
picked a winner last week.
Merchant Marine personnel who
Persons were asked if they had need rehabilitation have been
enough money saved to tide them discharged in large numbers from
along if they lost their job at the the hospitals and have disappear
end of the war, and Gallup dis ed, to become probable charges
covered that 40 per cent ques on the community as indigents.
tioned didn't have a dime to their There has been no indication of
names, and were worried about agitatipn f.jr discharge bonuses
for the Merchant Marine veter
their postwar prospects.
Now that even Gallup knows it, ans and there may be good rea
do you think maybe Congress will sons why they would be separ
make the,same startling discov ated from the veterans of the
armed services. But the veterans'
ery? It's not likely.
program cannot be considered
%
%
closed until Congress makes a
Local and long distant tele substantial effort to determine
phone operators in New York the status of these men.
"At the least there should be
City voted 13,813 to 658 to go out
an
effort to recognize the dignity
on strike unless their wages are
of
the service and give to the
hiked. This is a continuation of
thousands
of disabled Merchant
the similar action of several
months ago. At that time, asking Marine veterans some distinction
for $5 a week increase, they were from members of the civilian pop
offered $4 by the telephone coni- ulation who have taken no risk
pany. The WLB stepped in and and suffered no injury connectedawarded $3. The beef now is that with war."
the company did not push their
$4 offer before the WLB in good
He also expects Lewis and his
faith.
Miners Union to come back into
The telephone operators, or the AFL. It was the White House,
ganized in two indrependent he points out, acting through Dan
unions, want the lines to be taken Tobin of the Teamsters, which
over by the government.
kept the "tough, strike-calling
miners' boss out of the federa
4, $ 4,
tion."
According to Victor Riesel, la
44
bor columnist for the New York
Post, the influence of the CIO Almost twenty thousand Am
with President Truman will-be erican Fede^tion of Labor mem
much less than it was with bers have already made the su
Roosevelt. He expects the AFL preme sacrifice in this war. In
to-become dominant in Washing other words, one in every ten
ton politics.
American fighters killed in com
Riesel points out that the CIO bat to date has been an AFL ^
went down the line with Wallace, man. As of the end of March,;
actively fighting the- Democratic there were 52,000 AFL wounded,
machine, while the AFL backed 9,900 AFL missing and 7,000 AFL
Truman from the very beginning. prisoners. ,
Labor—
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THE
Admiral Takes Over
The SS Amelia Galley
You think you've heard of^
brass-batty seamen? Brother, you FOE OF SLAVE LABOR
ain't heard nothin' until you lis
ten to the story of Chief Stew
ard Dave Archer. This guy was
A so nutty about uniforms that he
had shoulder boards on his pa
jamas.
The character was hired from;
the WSA by the Bull Line and
sent aboard the SS Amelia. When
he came aboard he saw the gun
nery officer up forward looking
over the 5 inch gun. He walked
up to the Navy man, looked
pointedly at his single stripe, and
then said, 'T am a Lieutenant,
Junior Grade, in the Naval Resecj^e. I outrank you and I'll ex
pect you to salute me when I
come aboard."
The stew-pot admiral then
called his department together
and announced that they should
salute him when ever they met
Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney
him on deck, and that unless they
(D.
Wyo.), more than anyone else
called him MISTER Archer he
in Congress is responsible for the
would not reply.
in the Senate
The admiral figured that now successful fight
against
the
slave'labor
bill.
everything would be lovely, if
O'Mahoney,
who
comes
from
he could only get the carrots and
Wyoming which isn't highly in
dustrialized or unionized, carried
the ball for labor for the last
two months. O'Mahoney's battle
was endorsed by all of organized
labor. (LPA.)
Bond Salesmen Are
Invited To Visit
broccoli to come to the attention
whenever he entered the galley.
Well, as you no doubt suspect,
MISTER Archer didn't get the
respect to which he thought he
was entitled. As a matter of
fact, the SIU tossed him off the
ship when the Amelia hit the
first U.S. port.
COZY MINISTER
Representatives of the Treas^
sury Department will be invited
to attend SIU membership meet
ings to promote the sale of War
Bonds, on a motion made by Sec
retary-Treasurer Hawk at the
Chicago Agents' Conference.
The motion instructed Presi
dent Lundberg to write a letter to
the Secretary of the Treasury explaning that the apparent poor
sale of bonds by seamen is due to
the impossible job of getting the
individual seaman to report the
exact amount of bonds he has
bought.
NORWEGIAN
SABOTEURS
A very deaf old lady from
Balaam's Crossing, Arkansas,
went to visit her daughter in St.
Louis. After being there a few
days she was taken quite ill and
her grand-daughter, fearing that
it might be appendicitis, sent for
the doctor. She asked the doctor
to make an examination but to
be very casual about it, so as not
to frighten her grandmother.
Increased sea communications
between Norway, and Germany
are of highest military import
ance to the Germans at this cru
cial stage of the war. Because of
this, the Norv/egian sabotage
forces have stepped up their ac
tivities and are successfully iso
lating the German garrisons in
Norway by cutting these comm.unications.
After spending half an liour
with the old lady, the doctor
came out and reported that aU
she needed was a complete rest.
Very much relieved that it was
nothing serious, the girl took her
sewing and went to her grand
mother's room for a chat.
Frequent attacks on German
ships are I'eported and an espe
cially important operation of this
kind took place during February
in the port of Fredcriksstad in
the Oslo fjord. Thirteen tugboats,
lying ready to two three big Ger
man ships out of the harbor, were
boarded in broad daylight by
Norwegian saboteurs. The Nor
wegians sailed them out to sea,
passing German warships lying
at anchor and brought them
safely to the Swedish harbor of
Stroemstad. (Two of the tug
boats were scuttled at sea be
cause of insufficient supply of
fuel.)
"How did you like my doctor?"
she asked.
"Your doctor!" The old lady
Ri^egan to giggle. "Child, I thought
i.^ j5rou said he was your preacher!
—•and I was just laying here
thinking how fresh city preachers were.
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Bailey Bill Banning Royalties
Wonld Hit Union Health Funds
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Senator Josiah W. Eaileyj
who haiis from North Carolina and believes that all Amer
ican workers should be drafted and regimented by the Gov
ernment, introduced a new kind of anti-labor bill which
the would outlaw employer payments to a union for any pur
Marine Hospital In
Los Angles Area
Unending agitation by
SIU-SUP culminated in victory
this week when a merchant mar
Union Men Needed
ine hospital with 300 beds in the
On Great Lakes
Long Beach-Los Angeles area
was authorized by the U.S. Pub
DETROIT—The Great Lakes
lic Health Service. Ultimately season has just opened. There
the institution will be expanded is a shortage of men here on
to provide 800 beds.
the Lakes, so why don't some
Maritime unions have been of you former Great Lakes sea
trying for twenty-five years to men now on the coast come
have a marine hospital construQ- back here and help us teach
ted in this ar.ea. The nearest hos these people the advantages of
pital is in San Francisco, and being SIU? All of you know
cases here that could not be sent that the LCA must be broken
north have been contracted to if we are to get decent condi
other hospitals in this region.
tions here.
Budget Bureau permission has
We are greatly in need of
already been granted, and ap some good Union men who
proval of the Federal Hospital
will go to bat up here as they
Board is expected.
.
did and still are doing on the
coast. We have a tough com
BRITISH TRANSPORT bination up her^ composed of
the fink LCA and the com
WORKERS
mie NMU.
(ITF) Following the demands
The NMU is pulling the same
made by the workers' represent
phony
"cooperation" stunt up
atives on the British Road Haul
age Central Wages Board, it was here in conjunction with the
agreed to .request the Minister of LCA. Their program can only
Labor to amend the existing result in the enslavement of
all seamen, and create a month
wage ceilings.
ly
income for the Commie
The Minister of Labor will be
asked to -increase by 4s. a week, Party. We cannot permit this
the statutory pay of all adult to go on.
workers, and for certain classes
Any of you who are inter
of junior workers (under 18) an ested can get full details re
increase of 2s. 6d.
garding your draft stcdtus and
releases, and the organizational
OPEN SEASON
drive information at the New
A young -lawyier from the York HaU.
North sought to locate in the
Upon arrival here report to
South. He wrote to a friend in the nearest SIU hall for as
Alabama, asking him what the signment and instructions.
prospects seemed to be in His city
Come on home, fellows, and
for "an honest young lawyer and
let's make these lakes fit for
a Republican."
In reply, the friend wrote: "If a seaman to work on. You
you are an honest lawyer, you know we have done it else
will have little competition. If where. Let's do it here, now.
you are a Republican, the game
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laws will protect you."
pose other than a straight checkoff of dues.
Sen. Bailey admitted his bill
was aimed at President John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Work
ers Union and President James
C. Petrillo of the American Fed
eration of Musicians,
Lewis was seeking a 10-centa-ton royalty from the operators
for a health insurance fund to
protect sick and injured mine
workers in his recent negotia
tions. Petrillo has already won
a royalty of a fraction of a cent
per record from recording com
panies for a fund to provide free
public concerts and employ idle
musicians.
Actually, however. Bailey's bill
would go far beyond banning
such royalties, union chiefs said.
If enacted, it would hit health
insurance funds already estab
lished in many industries through
collective bargaining beween
unions and employers.
Several unions—notably the
Hatters and the Ladies'* Garment
Workers—have negotiated agree
ments under which employers
pay 2 to 3 per cent of their pay
rolls into health funds, admin
istered either by the unions or
jointly by the unions and em
ployers.
These are used to pay .sickness
and accident benefits, medical
costs, hospital expenses and death
benefits for employes covered by
the agreements.
Similar pacts have been se
cured by the Upholsterers and
the Furniture Workers' unions
and the idea is spreading.
These and other similar gains
by unions would be wiped out
under the Bailey bill, labor
spokesrhen said.
However, Joseph A. Padway,
AFL counsel, challenged consti
tutionality of the North Carolina
Senator's measure.
UNION REPRESENTATION BEFORE COAST GUARD
Whenever an SIU or SUP man gels tangled with the Coast Guard, a union official is right on
tap to represent him and see that his rights are safeguarded. The Special Services Department in
New York has rung up a remarkable record of acquitals before the CG Hearing Units. The SUP is
also on the ball in the Pacific. Here is a picture of the union in action. On the extreme left is SUP
agent Carl Chrislianson of Honolulu testifying before a Hearing Unit regarding a collision between
two ships in a Pacific convey.
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week with plenty of overtime on'
deck security watches which the
"Well, here I am again, the aame
company tried to pay off at $6.00
per ni^t; but I held out and got
bid story; no AS's or Stewards.
15 hours per man.
Paid off the SS Alcoa Pilot in
Brother Bull Shepard arrived
Gulfport; had a few minor beefs,
in
our midst April 12 on a Alcoa
but got them all squared away
wagon. Believe he intends to
OK.
.spend a few days greeting old
Also, had the old Eastern tub
friends before leaving again. With
him are Several other old timers
Falsniouth. She is run by Alcoa
Had to take the Steward's De down from Boston without a position I would have been-in if bers that have been shipping out so the wagOn they brought in is
in fine shape, for which. Brother?^
partment off. Seems the Steward clearance from the hall, but after I had to call the WSA for men of Galveston the past few years
we thank you. It is a pleasure
are in for a pleasant suiprise.
wanted to be the whole cheese kicking the gong around for two after taking two of their men off. have rigged this hall up in first to pay off a wagon like that.
hours we had them send him We wdre not so lucky on another
and not feed the boys. He had back and ship a steward off the ship that needed a Wiper in a class shape.
LEROY CLARKE, Patrolman
been on that old tub S6 long that board.
hurry. We scouted all over town
Paid off the SS John A. Dix cff
he thought that he could do just This coming Week still looks looking for a man and had to call the Shfepard Steamship Company.
NEW YORK
as he wanted to do. Also, had a good as there are plenty of ships the WSA as a last resort. This is This ship paid off clean and the
a
bad
thing
and
the
sooner
our
ship
was
comparatively
clean.
The port of New York has seen
few minor beefs on deck, but got in and due in. We can stand
This week we haVe the SS another fair week With the num-.
them all squared away OK. The plenty of men from the oulports, members realize it the better it
will be for us. We can't afford Alvion Victory of the Bull Line, ber of payoffs increasing.
company officials put the deck so Come on down and ship.
to
overload our union with green in transit. A good many of the
department on the spot because Shipping is still good. We have
Thifty four ships were paid Off
men.
If there is a job On the members of this creW are former
they were not there to shift the called several of the outports for
this
Week, mOst of the beefs be
ship after they were unloaded men but were unable to get as board it should be taken by a shipmates and personal friends Of ing settled before payoff.
Only one man got his papers pidl many as we needed. So it was Union man even if he does have mine. Several of them came to The SS Edelston of Smith and'
ed, because he had a previous log necessary to c^l the fink hall for more time to wait and even if he the meeting Wednesday and took Johnson gave us quite a bit of
wants to wait for a ship where an active part. Nice going fel
men again.
against him.
he can ship out with some of his lows. Perhaps if more members trouble in the Steward's depart
What the hell is the matter Well, we finally managed to buddies. The trips are not very
ment. It seems aS if 'everyone On
with all the old Gulf sailors? The get in the army docks for a pay long nowadays and you can al when they are on ships would her had Coast Guard charges'
make the meetings, all of the out against the other. She was check
Gulf Was good enough for you in off. The SS B. Bourn of the ways meet again next trip.
ports would be able to have a ed and there were only three
hard times, and it should be good Mississippi SS Company came in
meeting
eVery meeting night.
I
visited
the
hospital
last
week
enough now. So, why not OOme from a four months trip and had
book members in the Steward's
and
found
some
of
our
old
mem
To those members that ship out Department. The Coast Guard'
down and see us soon? Shipping quite a few beefs as well as a
large number of trip card men. bers there. R. C. Shedd who was of Galveston regularly: When you charges against one Of these Was
is good.
Had the Waterman Ship Pan There was quite a militant crew unlucky enough to have a boom are ready to ship bring your gear dropped, one was exonerated and
Orleans In Sunday, April ?, 1945, aboard and they insisted that an dropped on his foot, and T. M. to the hall as this hail has a fire the other got pfobation. All and
With a load of bananas. Had to Agent be present at the payoff, Griffith who had to get off his proof vault. Your gear will be all we batted 100% with the
get the crew from the RMO to or the payoff would have to be ship in Cuba to be flown to the safer here than in the USS dub. Coast Guard having had a big
man the ship. Seems the boys held at the company office. Cap U.S. for hospitalization and Clay Which reminds me to say that week defending 17 men. None of
don't want to take her because tain Rogers was down for the ton A. Ingram, a survivor from since this hall has been Open more them lost their papers.
of the members are using it to Balloting for the neW constitu
she only makes eleven-day round company from New York to the SS Henry Bacon.
sit
around and play cards, check tional amendments and the $10.00
landle
the
payoff.
With
his
help
Ingram
is
out
now
and
home
trips.
ers, etc., instead of using the USS. additional strike assessment will
we
were
able
to
get
a
Patrolman
for
a
visit.
Griffith
is
probably
in
Have the Cape Texas in now;
D. STONE, Agent start here on April 18. Appirwill write about it in the next aboard and square everything Philly by now although when he
away.
This
was
made
possible
by
left
here
I
wasn't
quite
sure
he'd
ently there will be a big turnout
LOG. She belongs to the Bull
the action taken by the crew. So make the train. Shedd's foot is
on this. It is the concensus of
Line.
when you pull into army docks improving and since no bones
NEW ORLEANS
opinion of the membership that ^
to pay off, demand union repre were broken he should be O.K. in
NOTICE II!
Well here we are again, doing this assessment will be one of the •
sentation
or payoff in the Com a few more days.
Due to the fact that there is an
business
at the old stand. Things jest things that the Organization"
excessive amount of luggage here pany office.
I had a case with the Coast are really humming here in this has ever advocated and will'be
Brother Hawk, the Secretary- Guard last week and it turned out port. We are shipping anything our biggest weapon in our fight
ih oiu- branch which has been
left during a period of several Treasurer, and I attended a meet better than I thought it would. that looks like a seaman and so to hold conditions and wages at
years, it will be necessary for us ing with the Labor Board for the The man was already on proba far no ships have been held up the union standard after the war.
to dispose of it so as to enable us purpose of voting the Chesapeak tion for an offense committed a for lack of men, although much
J, P, SHULER, Patrplman
to check baggage coming in. Ferry Company. We hope to hold week previously. I was afraid to oUr disgust we have been
4
i
Therefore, we hope all the boys an election in the near future. I his papers Would be lifted for at forced to calLthe RMO for a few
Shipping has slowed down over
will see this, notice and Claim feel confident that we will win it least six months but they gave men but that is only as a last
the week end, but has picked up:
their gear within the next thirty hands down and bring them un him tSe minimum, thirty days' resort.
from the outports, such as Bos
der the banner of the SIU. This suspension.
days.
Our Agent, Brother Michelet, ton, Philadelphia and Norfolk.
will bring up the income for the
GEORGE BALES, Agent port as well as be a big advance That's about all that has hap is leaving this week to take over We have shipped 30 men to those
pened during the past week here
ment for the men who work on in Savannah, except that our hall another job for the Union qnd is ports and expect other ports to
being relieved by Brother Eddie
the ferries.
is beginning to look a little bet Higdon, an old timer. The port call in for more men in the near
NORFOLK
I
Shipping prospects still look ter every day. We're trying to Will be in good hands as Brother future. Shipping here is still booming, good, so you book men come on
get the little incidentals that the Higdon has been working in New Would like to bring this'parti
the boys are picking their jobs down and ship so we can discon
cular item up to the attention of
boys have asked for. While there
now and we are having quite a tinue having to use the fink hall. is a severe scarcity of these York and Philadelphia and he is Chief Stewards, especially. Quite
not a green man.
time crewing the old tubs. But
things down here we manage to Brother Shuler, please note a few of you Stewards know the
RAY
WHITE,
Agent
as yet we have managed to stay
get them after a little searching, that you will soon have Brother shipping rules, some don't, others
clear of War Shipping recruits.
and we hope to have a place Michelet back and he says that just disregard them.
Well, It seems as if we have
SAVANNAH
down here Soon worthy of the he will try to teach ygu to cook, Stewards of late are getting in
found a pardner for the lad of
the habit of promoting messmen
men
who sail SIU ships.
but doubts if it can be doho.
Waterman SS Company, namely Shipping in the Port of Sa
ARTHUR THOMPSON, Agent. From all the dope we can get to the position of 2nd Cooks,
Morgan Hiles. Only this bucko vannah has dropped considerably.
Bakers, and Chief Cooks. That is
here, this port will be one of the violating shipping rule No. 30,
would-be Simon Legree is skipper Only three men have shipped out
largest in the country within a which says that no Messmen, OS,
on the SS Robert M. T. Hunter of since rny last report and quite a
<iALVESTON
few weeks. So all you boys who or Wipers can be promoted to a'
the South Atlantic SS Company. few of the boys are coming down
He broke the agreement about this way to register. We like to Shipping has beeh slow this would like to ship out come on higher rating, even if he has the
every way he could during the laVe them down -here, of course, past week in this port but we are down and grab yourselves atty endorsements and had just com
trip. He would pull sneak fire but if shipping doesn't pick up expecting things to pick up again kind of a run that you like.
pleted a voyage. First, he must'
drills, one in the morning and we'll have a tough time getting shortly.
We had a few cases at the Coast come off the ship. Then he must
then one in the afternoon. He al them out. One ship was due in Since this pOrt has its car, we Guard but so far the score is still register at the hall for the high
so had the AB'S to bring his meals last week and we're all waiting are able to make those ships lay in our favor. No papers lost.
er rating, and then ship out ac
to his room and dispute their still. It should be in tomorrow ing in"the out of way ports. Had
Had a Mississippi Shipping cording to the shipping rules.
overtime. This bum really had though, and two new diesel jobs to replace severar men on the Company wagon in hefe last The only time OS, Wipers and
everything messed up in general for Waterman are coming out of Brandywine the first week that Week with a mate who insists On
Messmen may be promoted is in"
but failed to hank any of the the yards in a matter of weeks. we had the car, and while I was working on deck. The boy claim an emergency while at sea. If
Once in a while I have one or making the ship took the NMU ed this pay but it will haVe to go'
crew with the Coast Guard,
fC&tmnned &n Page 8)
At the pay off We had him two replacements-and then I have Steward that had been riding to a port Committee. The Broth
tough time getting men. We this ship off. The Captain didn't ers waited until payoff tO claim
singing a different tune, our tune.
He had to pay all the overtime, had a West Coast ship in last like the idea Of losing his fair this pay which makes it hai-d
as well as being raked over the week and the WSA put two re haired boy who had been With for your officials to collect^ so fOr
coals by the Patrolmen and Coast placements on board and they him for five months. After talk Pete's sake. Brothers, When yOu
Guard. His name is Chance, so were immediately removed and ing to him I convinced him that make or claim overtime put it
be careful when you Ship with replaced by SIU men.
for the best interests of those con down the day it is claimed. Doh't
this bum. He really tries to throw
We were lucky enough to find cerned, the Steward should be wait until the end of the trip to
the book at you.
do this. It Will aid In collecting
two oldtimers who shipped out paid off.
Eastern also tried to pull a fast even though they could have The new hall is now open here overtime.
one with one of their old Com stayed ashore a while longer. in Galveston and is located at
Paid Off a South Atlantic Com
pany Stewards. They sent him They realized What a hell of a 305 22nd Street. All you meto- pany mule Ship during the past
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THE
SEAFARERS
Strike Fund Vote
ts New Proceeding
•v., (Cpniinu^ / from Page Ij
>ordrng of jay of the amenS^
jiients, he sd.iuid ask lo have it
Ixplained before he votes.
I The voting rules are simple:
Anyone who is a full book memin good standing is entitled
to cast a vote in, this referendum.
Do jjot use a lead pencil, use
either pen and ink or an indelible,
^pencil. Do not put any other
'rnerkings on the ballot, or it may
be invalidated,
The rules are simple enough.
If followed carefully there should
be no confusion or mistakes
made.
The Strike Fund Resolution
was introduced before the New
York membership on March 26th,
and passed unanimously. It was
concurred in by the other ports
on April 11th, and directed for
it referendum vote.
The Resolution provides for a
single $10 strike assessment on
each member to
used for a war
Page Seven
ONE BAT FOR ALL THREE!
v'hest to meet the expected post
war union-busting drive of the
The money raised will
be kept in a special fund, to be
used only in case of a general
strike of all ships, and then only
if called by a referendum vote of
the membership.
It was pointed out in the reso
lution that the seamen after the
last war were practically reduc
ed to slavery by the vicious as
sault of the operators. It is, ex
pected that the same attempt wUl
be made after this war is ended.
The strike fund will permit the
SIU to protect the conditions it
has gotten for its membersconditions that are far above
any ever enjoyed by a maritime
union.
If the expressed opinions of the
rank and file are any indication,
the resolution is as good as pass
ed, and the SIU can actively plan
its fight to remain strong and
powerful after the war.
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT
qONSTITUTIQN AMENDMENTS AND RESOLUTION BALLOT
INSTkUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Vote either YES or NO — Mark a cross (X) in the aquare.
Do not use a lead pencil in marking the ballot — ballots marked with lead pencil will not be
counted.
MARK/YOUR BA1.LOT with PEN and INK or INDELIBLE PENCIL. DO NO'? PUT
ANY OTHER MARKINGS ON THIS BALLOT.
FOREWORD
THE ATLANTIC AND GULF AGENTS ASSEhflBLED AT THE RECENT ATLAN'TIC
AND GULF DISTRICT AGENTS CONFERENCE HELD Hi NEW YORK, N.Y. FROM
MARCH 12, 1945 to MARCH 17, 1945, DREW UP AND RECOMMENDED THE ADOP
TION OF THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION- AND THE
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED AND CONCURRED IN BY THE MEM
BERSHIP ON A COASTWISE BASIS TO BE REFERRED TO, A REFERENDUM VOTE.
VOTING PERIOD FROM, APRIL 18th THROUGH May 23. 1945
BALLOT
•CONSTITUnON AND SIO.OO STRIKE ASSESSMENT
RESOLUTION
ARTICLE Vn, SECTION I.— Shall be amended to read;
REINSTATEMENT
Members more than six months in arrears may be reinstated through the concurrance of
the membership at a regular business meeting or at a special meeting upon payment of all
back dues, fines and assessments. Members so reinstated shall be regarded as Probationary
Members for a period of one year.
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ARTICLE XERgt^ECnnON Vn — Shall be amended to read;
In the regular meeting held in Branches during the second meeting in January, the Com
mittee on Election shall open the Ballot Box, count the nuno^^er of ballots therein contained
and count the number of votes for each candidate. The result shall be noted in the Minutes^
The Committee shall then forward to Headquarters all used ballots (i.e.. All ballots taken
from the Ballot Box, including blank and disqualified ballots), together with a copy of the
tally sheets, under sealed cover, marked "Ballots For Officers". That in the event an. riection
committee is not available then the ballots from that particular port in their entirety used qr.
unused, shall be forwarded to Headquarters by the Branch Agent.
YES •
NO •
ARTICLE XRL SECTION K — Shall, be amended to read:
All Committees mentioned in Article #13 shall be full book t..embers in good standing
but shall not be employees of the Seafarers' International Union of North America.
YES •
NO •
ARTICLE XV, SECTION V, Paragraph m
Shall be amended to read;
He shall, prepare weekly financial reports showing in detail the income ^d expense and
forward copies thereof to Headquarters, together with- duplicates of receipts for income and
original vouchers for expenditures. He shall at the end of each week remit to the SecretaryTreasurer any money on hand in excess of Two Hundred DoUars, with the exception of tho
New York and New Orleans Branches which shall be allowed to keep on hand $.500,00,
respectively.
YES •
NO •
ARTICLE XXL SECTION II — Shall be amended:, to read;
The initiation fee shall be Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars, and shall accompany the appli
cation for membership, and the dues shall be Two DoUars ($2.00) per month, payable in
advance.
YES •
NO •
NO •
ASnClE m SECnON IV — ShaU be amended to read:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the European War is drawing to its final stages, and we all know that after this
War is ended the shipowners will begin an assault on our conditions and wages with a
viciousness never before known, and
WHEREAS, to fight all shipowners and labor haters who would like to see us broken after
this War, and the seamen reduced to slavery as they were after the last War, we murt
have finances to fight them successftiUy, and
WHEREAS, sheUing out a few bucks now to prepare for the fight wiU protect our living,
standards after the War, and
ABTICIE XBS. SECn^^ W —> ShoU be amended to read:.
WHEREAS, our wages and conditions today are far above any Maritime Union in history and
are indeed worthy of protecting and extending, so
Members shaU be entitled to vote upon presenting their membership certificates, showing
that they are in good standing, and have not previously vote4 at the same election. Each THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we go on record to assess ourselves in addition to
the ASA a single $10.00 Strike Assessment: so as to guarantee a real Strike Fund that
member shall sign for their baUot on the official tally sheet provided for that purpose. Mem
can carry us through any crisis, and
bers shalTmark their ballot with pen and ink, or indelible pencil and shall eSgnify. Aeir choice
of canffidates by marking a cross (X) in voting square , opposite names or by writing in the BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, if this is carried, then the additional money be added to
blaidr line the name of their choice if such name be not' printed upon the ballot. Lead pencils
the ASA Fund which cannot be used unless in a General Strike of all ships, and then
•hall not be used in marking ballots. Whpn a member has marked' his ballot; he shall deliver
only after a referendum baUqt to do so, and
it foldoil to tile judge, who aftee ascertainiue that the member is entitled to vote, shall tear
off the numbered stub and ifeposit the ballot. The Committee shall then stamp the members', BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that if this resolution is carried that it be placed, on a
ballot, as per constitution, as soon as possible so that the membership will have the op
certificate of mcmbecsbiF in the proper column for the y wr and month of election, such stamp
portunity to express themselves by secret baUot.
shall, beat the, word "voted" the initials oI the voting place and. the fiate of the voting. If the
member is not entitled to vote, the judge shall void his ballot, the tellers shall count the ballots
ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE ABOVE RESOLUTION
as they are deposited and the clerks shall keep record of the count.
Balloting for Officials shall bq secret and shall take place each day during the months pf
November and December — Sixty (60) day referendum provided that there are not less thm
tjiree (3) nor more than six (6) full book members in good standing elected to look at their
books and -guard the ballot box and no ballot shall be accepted except those cast in the
regular manner.
YES •
NO 0
YES •
NO •
YES •
NO •
Be Sure To Cast Your Ballot Before May 23rd
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Friday,'April 20, 1945
BUUJETIN
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Unclaimed Wages—Seas Shipping Company
Willie J. Carpenter
ORIENTAL—VOYAGE lA
John
W. Royal
Dick Kardel
2.85
Robert
A. Jackson
John- Melopaulos
2.74
James
I.
Fossatl
G. Brennan
1.42
William R. Barnes
ORIENTAL—VOYAGE 2
Daryl D. Walizer
James F. de Paw
20.12 Wilson C. Jones, Jr
Thomas F. Niebauer
21.15 Joseph A. Poehnelt
Victor B. Cooper
6.89 Robert L. Chuites
6.44
71
2.13
8.53
14.93
17.06
7.11
3.55
3.55
ROBIN GRAY—VOYAGE 70
ORIENTAL—VOYAGE 3
52.67
L. k. Welch
8.92 John E. GofF
C. A. Ray
11.88
ROBIN LOCKSLEY
H. J. Butts
16.11
VOYAGE 11
PETER WHITE—VOYAGE 3
Joseph
Gamblick
3.37
Joe R. Graves
602.13
James Winters
2.63
J. Chadwick Hagbey
2.63
REINHOLD RICHTER
VOYAGE 1
ROBIN LOCKSLEY
W. N. Beatty
2.64
VOYAGE 12
D. Morgan
2.64
Sjur Borlang
2.95
D. Kerr
2.64
Fidal Lukban
11.38
REINHOLD RICHTER
ROBIN LOCKSLEY
VOYAGE 2
VOYAGE 13
Robert Lee Bladsacker
30.71
Francisco
Morciglio
;
7.28
Charles J. DeCromer
30.71
Henry
R.
Singleton
7.11
Harold R. Storer
30.71
L. C. Sawyer
30.71
ROBIN LOCKSLEY
VOYAGE 14
RICHARD RUSH—VOYAGE 2
16.42
Robert Hall
4.27 John W. Przelecki
Vito
Karchmajeski
8.88
John F. Martins
4.27
Charles
Mundis
2.64
Nelson H. Ostman ............ 4.27
R.
V.
Kern
2.84
Frank Revill
;.. 4.27
Harold
L.
UpdegrafE
2.84
Bernaldo' Villaneuva
4.98
Clarence C. Short
Paul J. Combs
William D. Baisley
4.27
ROBIN LOCKSLEY
4.98
VOYAGE 15
4.98 Vito Karchmajeski
RICHARD RUSH—VOYAGE 3
ROBIN SHERWOOD
Johannes T. Norgaard
7.82
VOYAGE 12
Gunnar K. Svalland
4.98 Paul Marifke
David F. M. Sykes
7.11 Robert E. Hardin
...
Gerard F. Hanraham
.7. 4.98
ROBIN SHERWOOD
James W. McFarlin
2.13
VOYAGE 13
RICHARD RUSH—VOYAGE 4
P. Gonzales
W. Dickson
2.17
ROBIN TUXFORD
Harry Justice
12.61
VOYAGE 11
William Maximo
6.75
Carlton S. Johnson
26.84 Edward Hosinski
Thomas R. Stoneking
7.42
ROBIN TUXFORD
Albert Weber
9.60
VOYAGE 15
ROBIN ADAIR—VOYAGE 69 Manfred Keillitz
Leon Gray
-6.48 Andrew Jones
Angelo Stranery
2.13
ROBIN WENTLEY
ROBIN ADAIR—VOYAGE 71
VOYAGE 6
John Hatgimisios
3.77 C. Hill
John Aba
5.34 P. Fitzgerald
%
C. Gundersen
;.
ROBIN DONCASTER
Arthur H. Duncan
VOYAGE 2
Eugene H. Haas
Lawrence Holmes
40.00 Joseph Kniffin
J. L. Sterne
ROBIN DONCASTER
A. L. Ottinger
VOYAGE 4
J. E. Stilman
!
Eugene O'Brien
2.84 B. K. Monroe
D. F. Kelly
ROBIN DONCASTER
F. R. Steigler
VOYAGES
r
Theodore M. Ross
7.38 J. M. Boyt
Julius A. Batille
3.69 R. Hite
Kenneth D. Bailey
41.65 A. B. Ottinger
Henry B. Perrin
ROBIN DONCASTER
ROBIN WENTLEY
VOYAGE 7
VOYAGE 7
Gregory J. Colburn
6.44
I. J. Sullivan
Jabe H. Steadham
6.44
Jack Anderton
:
Franklin K. Buchanan
1.45
Karl L. Sneath
Clint D. Reavis
6.44
Robert W. Ross
6.44
ROBIN WENTLEY
Albert C. Bogel
6.44
VOYAGE 8
Douglas E. Smith
1.45 Howard G. Rogers
Franklin C. Loschi
1.45 Glifford M. Spratham
Jule F. Zaleski
6.44 Thomas Brooke
6.15
5.36
5.93
.71
52
22.13
10.66
ROBIN WENTLEY
VOYAGE 9
Oscar F. Nelson
Paul T. Amos
Richard L. Amos
Ray Bough
Frank Aghazarmian
John A. Lambert
Ray Bough
:
Wilbur J. Bohn
ROBIN WENTLEY
VOYAGE 10
W. H. Kuehn
George R. Golden
SAMUEL GRIFFIN
VOYAGE 2
Roman Gonzales
Allister Murner
SAMUEL GRIFFIN
VOYAGE 3
William Carlson
SAMUEL GRIFFIN
VOYAGE 4
John Snivernarz
Theodore Wiglarz
F. A. Lenk
Theodore Wiglarz
James D. Matheson
Emilio DeSanto
98.75
WALTER COLTON
98.75
VOYAGE 1
98.75
John
L.
Buck
12.80
98.75
Homer
O.
Wooley
19.75
98.75
5.28
WALTER COLTON
5.36
VOYAGE 2
1.22 Paul L. Garrett
36.50
WALTER COLTON
VOYAGE 3
8.53 Roy Simpkins
:
1.07
20.60 Douglas H. Hudson
1.07
Paul L. Garrett ....:
10.82
Winston L. Castleman
19.17
Jose M. Delora
11.31
98.75
80.44
WILLIAM MOULTRIE
VOYAGE 1
A. Michelet
11.42
Samuel L. Ash
2.75
2.66
Oscar Anderson
;..... 21.69
2.61
2.61
2.95
3.20
SAMUEL GRIFFIN
VOYAiE 5
Harry Weisberg
Theodore Paul, Jr
John Slaman
.'.
Louis E. Williams
Helon Ballantfne
1.32
11.38
5.69
3.55
2.84
SAMUEL GRIFFIN
VOYAGE 6
Edward B. Chachulski
3.Q7
SIDNEY LANIER
VOYAGE 1
Donald D. Knox
James L. March
John Camara
Bobby Lancaster
Abry C. Mullen
Halbert S. Ray
Thomas J. Whitford
J. E. Mathews
W. F. Morris
J. A. Hugdens
G. L. Prescott
Lonnie Sims
6.46
5.15
5.15
5.95
5.14
5.15
5.81
12.56
.89
23
5.19
5.89
SIDNEY LANIER
VOYAGE 2
Leo E. Narodzonek
Ellis D. Weller
Donald M. Grove
Joseph J. Radziewicz
Howard E. King
Lester E. Leach
James B. Thompson L....;....
Ralph A. Barber
Walter R. Compean
Frank Gecan
Alan Whitmer
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
14.22
1.84
3.17
3.32
1.35
5.65
5.65
71
2.84
4.58
4.58
5.29
3.16
SIDNEY LANIER
3.87
VOYAGE 3 .
5.80
5.47 Frank Lis
5.64
SIDNEY LANIER
VOYAGE 5
George Bartin
10.66
THOMAS MASARYK
3.55
VOYAGE 1
.64
Walter A. Ogden
2.95
14.53
4.60
THOMAS MASARYK
2
12.30
VOYAGE
2.97 Elmer S. Schrouder
.70 C. Siegler
14.52
7.94
8.61
478.98
WILLIAM MOULTRIE
VOYAGE 2
Philip Syrex
28.74
Clifton E. Mainers
5.00
David Hall
5.20
Regis F. Hartnett
5.20
Bryan G. Downes
5.19
Newton A. Paine
5.15
Robert M. Snell
28.74
Leo N. Cullman
i
5.15
Edmund Zalusky
5.15
Angel Uriarte, Jr
.....' 5.06
Thomas Morgan
5.15
Walter I. Little
5.18
William Szyts
5.15
John RicUy
!.. 27.77
Harold Greenlee
^ 5.19
Karl F. Karlson, Jr
27.82
Mike Agic
5.18
Aubrey Silverthorne
5.17
Arthur H. Foerch
5.20
Earl R. Pennock
5.17
Money Due|
SS JOHN H. B. LATROBE
James Houghton, 1 hr; Richard
Floyd, 4 hrs; H. Boucher, 4 hrs;
R. Eubanks, 4 hrs; A. R. Swiscowski, 1 hr; E. Rihn, 4 hrs; W.
Apple, 5 hrs; S. Birkland, 2 hrs;
C. Bandu, 2 hrs; M. Silva, 90 hrs;
A. Gniewkowski, 4 hrs; L. Minks,
4 hrs; C. Eister, 4 hrs; J. Bubler,
4 hrs; R. Peak, 5 hrs; J. Kivler, 4
hrs; G. Berkimer, 4 hrs.
*
Collect at Calmar, 44 Whitehall
Street, New York, N.Y.
I > *1
SS JOHN BLAIR
W. White, 19 days. Second
Cooks Wages. Collect at Calmar
office, New York, N. Y.
i
SS BANVARD
J. Knapp, Oiler: you have
money coming to you and can
collect at the SIU Hall, New
York.
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i
SS BETHORE
Thomas Donoghy, Oiler, 24 hrs;
Thomas Estelle, Wiper, 2 hrs; B.
Seliste, Dk. Eng., 12 hrs. Collect
at Calmar SS Company office.
a> a> i
SS PEPPERELL
The following men have $36.00
each coming to them for security
watches in New York: A. R.
Thebochearu, J. R. Pawlaczyk, J.
E. Peters. Collect at Calmar SS
Company, office.
4. a^ a;
SS BAYOU CHICO
Rogers, AB, 7 hrs;.Japel, AB,
4 hrs; Wallander, OS, 7 hrs; John
son, AB, 6 hrs; Brinck, AB, 6 hrs;
Davis, OS, 10 hrs; Frye, AB, 3%
hrs; Messer, AB, 3 hrs; Reyes,,
OS, 7% hrs. Collect at Waterman
SS Company office.
WILLIAM MOULTRIE
VOYAGE 3
Michael F. Larkin
u.... 49.08 R. Denzek
39.82
Howard V. Wilson
5,08 H. Fenton
22.75
H. Knutson
:
S.OQ^
WILLIAM MOULTRIE
VOYAGE 5
WILLIAM MOULTRIE
Richard F. Eastman
2.63
VOYAGE 6
A. Madigan
22.75 Richard W. Townsend
18.72
Around The Ports
(Cont'muei from Page 6)
you are in port, it can't possibly
be an emergency, for the Hall is
open from 8 AM to 9 PM on week
days and from 10 AM to 6 PM on
Sundays and holidays. Therefore
it is easy enough to call your
Union Hall for replacements.
These shipping rules apply to all
the Departments.
Some Stewards are under the
impression that they stand alone
and their word is law. Person
ally, I know they are wrong and
for the benefit of those that don't
you belong to an industrial
Union. The Engihe Department
at any time or the Deck or Stew
ard Department can hold a meet
ing when one or the other of the
Departments is violating any of
the SIU Rules or it's Constitu
tion. With cooperative methods
among the three Departments
aboard the ships, difficulties can
be ironed out practically 80%
except that which must be iron
ed out on arrival in Port. The
SIU is a solid union, and all De
partments are combined for but
a purpose, the betterment of con
ditions and wages. The SIU is
progressing and without your co
operation and interest, we as an
organization, wouldn't have pro •i
gressed this far. We, as members
of the SIU, are fully aware that
there is only, a small dent into
the maritime field and that we
must all cooperate to expand our
union. • For witho*ut expending,
we will be static and will be
come stale and lose interest.
So let's study more of our con
tracts, the shipping rules and oui!
constitution for a bigger and bet4
ter Union in the SIU of NA.'
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK^.
Ditpateher /
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STRIKE FUND VOTING IS NOW PROGRESSING
FOUR DEAD IN TANKER CRASH
GALLANT VESSEL AWARD IS MADE TO SUP SHIP
DEMAND WAGE FREEZE END
TRADE UNION EMISSARY
THEY'RE HARD OF HEARING
BUILD THE STRIKE FUND
GI JOE NOT ANTI-UNION
NEW BOOKLET IS PUBLISHED BY SIU EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
SUP SHIP RESCUES TWO ARMY AIRMEN
BRITISH SEAMEN GET INCREASED PAYMENT FOR DEPENDENTS
GERMAN SEAMEN STRUGGLE AGAINST THE NAZI REGIME
COAST GUARD EXAMINATION FOR REEFER ENGINEERS IS A FARCE
N.Y. TIMES DEMANDS FAIR TREATMENT FOR US
LABOR-SPOTLIGHT
ADMIRAL TAKES OVER THE SS AMELIA GALLEY
BAILEY BILL BANNING ROYALTIES WOULD HIT UNION HEALTH FUNDS
MARINE HOSPITAL IN LOS ANGLES AREA
UNION MEN NEEDED ON GREAT LAKES
BRITISH TRANSPORT WORKERS
BOND SALESMEN ARE INVITED TO VISIT
NORWEGIAN SABOTEURS
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
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Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers* International Union of North America
Vol. vn.
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1945
No. 15
WSA Proposal Threatens Collective
Bargaining, Says President Lundeberg
Drink Up—There's Plenty Where That Came From,
WSA proposals for "incentive pay" to keep seamen oii
a ship for more than one trip, were labeled as a move "to
undermine the collective bargaining structure of the sea
men's unions" by SIU President Harry Lundeberg last week
in an exchange of correspondence with WSA AdministraIn, a letter to
. an incentive
:
7:
7to remain
T"
J the
ru i.SIU, Admiral* (1) As
Land proposed that seamen re in the employ of the same oper
ceive 2% days basic wage for ator, officers and seamen who
each month served on the same serve aboard a vessel or vessels
vessel, provided he signs foreign of the same operator are to be
articles following the completion entitled to cash benefits equal in
of his first trip for the same amount to 2% days basic wages
operator.
(excluding bonus) for each month
Lundeberg pointed out that or pro-rata portion thereof served
one of the SIU principles of on such a vessel or vessels.
unionism was that in aU matters "(2) Such benefits are to be
of wages and conditions we in
(Continued on Page 3)
sisted on direct negotiations with
the shipowner and the inclusion
of such agreements in written
contract. Of course the union is
in favor of giving the seamen
more money, but this should be
given though a collective bar
gaining contract so it cannot be WASHINGTON, April 11 —
withheld or jerked around to John L. Lewis, and the United
suit some political maneuver.
Mine Workers Union have
Far from being able to get wrangled wage rises estimated
such an "incentive pay" directly from $1.25 to $1.30 a day from
from the shipowner, the union the mine operators in an agree
has found itself "forced to fight ment reached late today. The
tooth and nail for every cent— terms of the new contract must
and only then to have- the War^ yet be reviewed by the War
Labor Board refuse to approve Labor Board.
much of it. How is it, asked The terms of the agreement
Lundeberg, that one agency of were not officially revealed, but
the government (the "WLB) knifes they are understood to include
the seamen's just demands for the following points in addition
pay increases, while another gov to the wage increase:
ernment agency (WSA) pretends 1. A $75 vacation payment, a
to offer money on a silver plat
compromise between the min
ter (so long, of course, as it isn't
ers' demand for $100 and the
in a union contract)?
present $50.
It was suggested to Admiral 2. Second and third shift dif
Land that he could better spend
ferentials of 4 and 6 centa
his time by influencing the "WLB
an hoirr, respectively, instead
to permit the seamen decent
of 10 and 15 cents as asked.
wage increases, rather than at 3. Termination of the contract
tempting some tricky handout
on one year's notice, instead
that could be used to undermine
of 20 days, as Lewis proposed.
union contract security.
4. The Miners were not to at
tempt to unionize the fore
Following is the .exchange of
men.
letters between Land and Presi
5. The dropping of the union's
dent Lundeberg:
demand for a 10 cent royalty
FROM ADMIRAL LAND
from each ton of coal, to be
"Gentlemen:
used to set up a health fund
"The problem of labor turn
for the miners, controled by
over in the Merchant Marine has
the union.
for some time • been the subject The increase results from time
of consideration by this Admin and a half paid after seven hours
istration as well as by the Mari work, instead of after eight hours
time Industry.
under the present contract. The
"The following proposal is sub minera are working on a nine
mitted for your consideration, as hour day for the duration.
a possible means of reducing From the viewpoint of the
turnover and encouraging con miners, the new agreement must
tinuous employment aboard ship: be considered a definite victory.
New Contract Is
Won By Miners
BRANCHES PASS STRIKE ASSESSMENT
FOR THE UNIBN'S POSTWAR SECURITY
Unanimous approval of a special $10 strike assessment
INJURY DAMAGES
to provide a defense fund against the expected postwar
SOUGHT
union-busting drive by the shipowners, was voted by every PORTLAND, Greg. — A mer
branch of the Atlantic and Gulf District. The resolution chant seaman who was threewill now go to the membership as provided for in the con quarters of a mile away when his
stitution, for a secret coastwiset'
ship's awareness of the anti-labor
referendum vote.
plans of the operators.
Pointing out that the Union
The resolution proposes that
must have finances to "fight all the money raised through this
shipowners and labor haters who assessment shall be kept in a
would like to see us broken after separate fund in the treasury to
the war, and the seamen reduced be used only in case of a general
'to slaverjv as they were after strike of all ships, and that such
I the last war," the resolution gra' phically revealed the member
(Continued on Page 3)
ship exploded at Port Chicago,
Calif., last July, has filed suit
against. the United States Lines
asking $28,000 for injuries. Leo
nard A. Fitzgerald said he was
thrown to the floor of a tavern by
force of the explosion and per
manently injured. (He is not
an SIU man.)
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Page Two
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, April 13, 1945
SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President
(0$ Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Trea^.
P. O. Box 2y, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - 'Washington Rep.
424 .5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C
^
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BOSTON (10)
BALTIMORE (2)
PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
NEW ORLEANS (16)
CHARLESTON (9)
SAVANNAH
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The WSA Bearing Gifts
Considering the role of the WSA in the past, the offer
of a wage increase in the form of an "incentive payment" is
extremely suspicious. As the consistent voice of the ship
owners, the WSA has never in the past shown any partiality
toward the working seaman, and such sudden tenderness is
\
indeed strange.
Truthfully, it came as no surprise that the Atlantic
The SIU-SUP exists only because it fights for the wel and Gulf District Branches voted unanimously for a special
fare of its membership, and will continue to exist only if $ 10 strike assessment to be used in case of a postwar general
it maintains its uncompromising fight to better wage and
strike. The vote showed rank and file loyalty and an aware
[working condidtions; but in this case we are wary about
accepting this "gift" because it looks like a booby trap; a ness of the industrial facts of life.
move to take away rather than to give.
Now none of us particularly wants a strilte. We have
The WSA claims this offer is made to keep the ships no particular yearning for the lost wages and the bashed
manned, by encouraging continuous employment. Let us heads wliich waterfront warfare means. We'd prefer in
state right now that there is no shortage of seamen; the dustrial peace and the maintenance and extension of our
beach is full of men. Furthermore, no ship has been delay
working conditions. We hope we do not come to a general
ed because of failure of this union to man the ships. There
strike.
must be other reasons then for this "gift."
Build The Strike Fund
We believe this may well turn out to be a weapon to
be used to undermine the union. It has been a cwnmon
trick on the part of employers to offer wage increases over
the head of a union to prove the union unnecessary. In this
case the gift is especially suspicious, as several wage increases
negotiated with operators have been turned down by the
[W^ar Labor Board. Why are the shipowners now offering
through one government agency what another government
agency has refused? Another thing is that this may be the
first move towards abrogating the twelve month articles.
pThe operators have ever been casting eyes back into the past
when seamen were tied to their ships. It took many years
for union organization to break this slavery. The seaman
certainly does not want that day to return. Can we trust
the operators with this foothold?
The SIU welcomes whatever wage increases it can get
for seamen, but not at the expense of their union security.
If there is a shortage of men, if there is a need for encour
aging continuous employment, let it come through the
regular channels of negotiations with the operators. Let
there be protection for*the men, in the form of a contract
and safeguarded by their own organization.
We don't want gifts from the WSA, sitting on Capitol
Hill playing at being a God, giving but then taking away.
Is:- •
-/ .
But—there is a but. When, some time after the war,
shipping schedules go back to their peacetime levels, are the
operators going to sit by quietly, satisfied to continue things
as they are now? Will they be satisfied with smaller profits?
Or will they attack where they have always attacked
before? Won't they try to slash wages? Won't they try to
smash the seamen's organization, the SIU?
We think they will. We think that at the first sign of
a shipping drop the shipowners will go back to their old
tricks—to wage-slashing, lockouts, fink-herding,
and raids
on the union halls.
That is why we voted for the strike fund: to protect
ourselves against future contingencies. Unless we are pre
pared, we shall go down to defeat under the operators' at
tack before we are ready to fire a shot. With the fund we
can fight them; we can beat them and keep the conditions
we have already fought so hard to get.
As we said, we hope those days don't come. It's just
that' we are not sure that they won't.
All we know is that decent ^ages for seamen mean a
cut (however small) in shipowner profit. And a shipowner
would rather part with his grandmother than with some of
his profits.
Seek New Study
Of Manpower Bill
WASHINGTON, April ll-^Influential Democrats of the House
were considering today possible
moves to send the stalemated
manpower control legislation
back to the Military Affairs Com
mittee "for further study."
Such a move, if successful, it
was agreed, would' be likely to
result in no committee action
soon, if ever. But, it was argued,
it would keep the programs
which the House and Senate have
passed but not brought together
"alive though in a state of sus
pended animation."
Under the present circum
stances both House and Senate
measures are wrapped into the
conference compromise which the
Senate has rejected decisively.
The Senate's request of the House
for a new conference to work out
something to enact after three
months of cijntroversey, has been
lying on the desk of the Speaker
of the House for more than a
week.
The proposed new solution of T
the problem, it was brought out
today, has grown out of a feeling
by these influential pemocrats
that when VE-Day comes there
might be an exodus of wOTkers
from war plants which would en,,
danger production in critical la
bor areas and call for Congres
sional action.
With the legislation under com
mittee jurisdiction, it was con
tended, it could be amended R
promptly to meet conditions and A
be expedited to the floor for vot-(if'ing tests.
�IHE
Friday, April 13. 1945
Gl Bill Of Rights
Due For Revision
Revision of the GI Bill of
Rights, which is expected to be
carried over into the proposed
Seamen's "GI Bill," is forecast
in light of growing veteran dis
satisfaction with many of its provisions.
Discontent is chiefly centered
on the loan- program, which is
particularly meaningless and
cumbersome. As was pointed out
in a recent issue of the Log, loans
under the present Bill are made
by private banks and guaranteed
by the government. Banks have
not changed their character since
you and I were young, Johnnie,
and they demand gilt edge secur
ities before they invest in any•/ thing. As the Bill stands today,
' it is useful only in guaranteeing
interest to the banks.
Proof of the unworkability of
the loan provision is conclusively
given by the figures of the Vet
erans Administration that thus
far only 18 loans have been grant
ed for farm purchases, 50 for
buying business and only 2,400
for buying homes. There are
more than a million and a half
» ;terajis eligible to apply.
Most of the revisions are aimed
at changing the law to provide
direct loans by the government.
Rep. Wright Patman (D., Tex, as) author of the veterans bonus
' law of the last war says the Bill
is useless in aiding GI's to buy
farms. He .proposes to expand
direct loans under the JonesBankhead. Tenant J>urchase Act.
A bill to permit veterans to
borrow up to $12,000 for pur
chasing farms at 3 per cent in'terest and with 40 years to pay
has been introduced by Rep. Paul
Cunpingham (R., Iowa).
The GI Bill was a compromise
between those who wanted to
give real aid to the veteran and
those who wanted to make it a
bankers' relief bill. As a result
it is pretty much fouled up.
\r
Keep In Touch With
Your Draft Board,
SEAFARERS
Page Three
LOG
SUP Ship Sunk, All Hands Saved
Brother Ralph Piehet Branches Pass
Interviewed By Look $10 Assessment
Ralph Piehet, SIU seaman, re
patriated on the SS Gripsholm
last February, after having been
a prisoner of the Nazis for two
years, was one of six seamen in
terview by Look Magazine in its
current issue.
The question asked was, "What
did you mind most while in pris
on?" Brother Piehet, who makes
his home in New Orleans, an
swered, "The thing that got me
was the way they treated us and
the stuff you couldn't get. So I'm
working overtime on rehabilita
tion. I mean making up for all
the things I've missed."
Brother Piehet was torpedoed on the Johnathan Sturgis, Miss
issippi Shipping Copipany, in February 1943, and working at time
and a half should have his future well taken care of, to make up
for the time lost.
Tugboat Work Day Reduced
WASHINGTON, D. C. —Tug
boat owners and operators of five
companies in the port of Balti
more have been directed to re
duce the basic work-day from 9
to 8 hours a day for "single crew"
boats and from 11 to 10 hours for
"double crew" boats but were
authorized to start the work day
of "single crew't boats any tiipe
between 6 a.m. and 5-p.m. and to
pay straight time for the hours
worked during the basic day,
WLB has announced. The board's
decision followed substantially
the recommendations of its War
And No Kiddin'
During a weekly press confer
ence with the local congressman,
one of th6 society reporters asked
him:
"Tell me, Senator, do you be
lieve that tight clothes s^op cir
culation?"
"Not with a woman, my dear,"
replied the solon. "The tighter
the clothes, the more she's in cir
culation."
ROTTEN EGGS FOR THE SICK
Shipping Panel, which conducted
a public hearing on the issues.
In a majority opinion. Dexter
M. Keezer, a public member, said
the provision permitting the em
ployers to start the work day any
time between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.
and pay straight time for the
hours worked would offset the
increase in rate of pay resulting
from the decrease in the number
of hours worked by permitting
greater flexibility in the use of
the crews and the reduction of
idle time. In addition, the 48
hour week for "single crew" boats
is the standard work-week of
tugboat employes, Mr. Keezer
said.
The board's order provides for
time and half pay for work be
yond the basic day and no reduc
tion in the weekly and monthly
rates of pay provided by the
present contract.
On each "single crew" boat for
which a crew is called out to be
gin work after 5 p.m. the wage
rate is to be the basic hourly
rate plus 12% percent.
The Tiigboat Operator's Assn.
of Baltimore is comprised of five
companies: Curtis Bay Towing
Co., Baker-Whiteley Coal Co.,
Chesapeake Lighterage Co., At
lantic Transport Co., and Charles
H. Harper Co. The companies
employ 75 licensed and 125 un
licensed employes.
SEAMEN TO GET
mEE ART COURSES
This truckloBd of Botfen oggs, hazily buried when organized
labor demanded an invesligalion, is only one evidence of bad con
ditions existing at MiUedgeyille (Ga.) State Hospital. Yet when
labor finally forced an investigation of the vermin-ridden hospitaL
doctors and hospital employes made a report which was a defense
of their regime and an attack upon organized labor.
The Council of the National
Academy of Design has voted to
give free art instruction to sea
men in the American merchant
marine. John Taylor Arms, di
rector of the Academy, made
known the offer as a result of
the successful Third Annual Mer
chant Seamen's Art Exhibition
which was held at the Academy
from Dec. 12 to Jan. 3.
t The SUP ship, SS James H.
Breasted, has been sunk in fight
ing off the Philippines, the WSA
reported this week, but so effici
ent was the rescue work of the
SUP crew and the Navy person
nel that not one man was lost.
(Continued from Page 1)
a strike only to be called after
a referendum ballot is taken on
the question. .
.
After the war the shipowners
will resort to all the old tricks
they have puUed time and again,
in order to break the Union and
take back the wage increases and
improved conditions that have
been won only after years of
bitter struggle. The expenditure
of a few dollars now will enable
the Union to meet the attacks of
the operators and win.
The resolution was introduced
March 26 before the New York
membership and concurred in by
the other branches, on April 11.
The resolution as passed and
the names, and numbers of the
men who originally introduced it
follow:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the European war
is drawing to its final stages, and
we all know that after this war
is ended the shipowners will be
gin an assault on our conditions
and wages with a viciousness
never before known, and
WHEREAS, to fight all ship
owners and labor haters who
would like to see us broken
after
*
this war, and the seamen reduced
to slavery as they were after
the last war, we must have fin
ances to fight them successfully,
and
WHEREAS, shelling out a few
bucks now to prepare for the
fight will protect our living
standards after the war, and
WHEREAS, oiu: wages and con
ditions today are far above any
maritime union in history and
are indeed worthy of protecting
and extending, so
THEREFORE, BE IT RE
SOLVED, that we go on record
to assess ourselves in addition to
the ASA a single $10.00 strike as
sessment so as to guarantee a
real ^strike fund that can carry
us through any crisis, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
if this is carried, then the ad
ditional money be added to the
ASA Fund which caimot be used
unless in a general strike of all
ships, and then only after a re
ferendum ballot to do so, and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED,
that if this resolution is cairied
that it be placed on a ballot, as
per constitution, as soon as pos
sible so that the membership will
have the opportunity to express
themselves by secret ballot.
Signed by:
E. F. McCORMICK. 21756
DONALD WEST, 32059
JAMES A. SCHMARK. 30916
J. F. WELCH, 6589
1. C. BRIDGES, 29464
J. ARRAS, 458
Carrying more than 600 officers
and troops with their equipment
and stores, the freighter was in
convoy off Mindoro when first
subjected to enemy fire. After
two bomber attacks . the troops
were successfully debarked.
For several days thereafter the
area was under constant air
bombardment and in expectation
of naval shelling the Liberty ship
was ordered to anchor in the lee
of an island. The naval bomb
ardment started early in the eve
ning, heavy shells exploding
around the vessel. The ship was
illuminated by flares and shrap
nel peppered her in many places.
During the shelling the Japan
ese landed paratroops on the isl
and and the SS James H. Breast
ed was then subjected- to straf
ing from shore by machine-gun
fire. Late in the evening a bomb
plunged into the ship's hold, set
ting afire the gasoline cargo.
Skipper Bernard A. Kummel
gave the abandon ship order as
a head wind fanned the blaze
and one lifeboat" and its davits
were blown over the side. As the
remaining lifeboats were lower
ed the crewmen were targets of
heavy machine-gun fire
from
shore. A PT boat towed all safe
ly to shore as the vessel went to
the bottom.
NLRB Reverses Itself
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
National Labor Relations Board
which has reversed itself so
many times that it now complete
ly dizzy, has now ruled that fore
men and other supervisory em
ployes are entitled to the protec
tion of the Wagner Act and can
form unions or join unions.
The board had so decided some
years ago in the Union Collieries
case. Only a few months ago, the
board overruled its own decision
and held in the Maryland Drydock case that foremen could not
be grouped into "appropriate"
units for collective bargaining
purposes. This decision was fol
lowed by strikes called by "inde
pendent" foremen's organizations
in the Detroit area.
So now, by a two to one ma
jority, the board has come* around
again to the conclusion that fore
men and supervisory employes
are entitled to organization, just
as the American Federation of
Labor had contended all along.OHriure Unnecessary
They were entertaining the
preacher at lunch, and the guest
remarked to the smaU boy of the
house: "Don't you ever say prayors at your meals, my child?"
**Oh no," said the bright boy.
"Dad says our cook's pretty re
liable."
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. April 13. 1945
Fortune Magazine Reveals Seamen's Not Mean Drop In Jobs
Wages A Minor Factor To Shipowners Victory In Europe Will
p;
By JIM CORSA
Victory in Europe "will be followed by an immediate
increase "in shipping that v/ill involve all available Ameri
can Seamen for at least one year. The decision of the War: s
Department to ship two and a half million men now in the
European theatre to the Asiatic front, complete with their
lioain 1S43."
Fortune Magazine is definitely Of course the usual reply to
Liberties Will Be
a class publication—^but not for charges of excessive profits is
the working class. It sells, as you that the operators might as well
Converted
probably know, at a buck a copy, ride the gravy train while it's
WASHINGTON. April 4— supplies, will utilize every ship at^-rope were sent there over a
and is devoted to the interests of still roUing down-grade. It's also
Hundreds
of additional Liberty the disposal of the United Na period of two years, the task
the captains of industry. So you true that before the war many of
ships
will
be converted into tions. This and the continual soon to face the United Nations
can be sure that articles in "For iSie unsubsidized operators (those
movement of supplies will tax
tune" are written from their v/ithout the juicy mail contracts) ' troop transports after V-E Day, the merchant fleet to the utmost. assumes enormous proportions.
viewpoint and tend to favor it were only able to grant relief to to shift the armed forces in Eu
Moving 3 million men and their
(after all, no subscribers equals their stockholders by paying di rope to Asia and carry our
Other factors will enter into supplies from Antwerp to the
no advertisers equals no'income). vidends out of capital—operat wounded and battleweary the increased call for shipping Far East will require an estim
troops back to the United space that will make an unpre ated 1,200 transports and a pos
WeU, "Fortune" commissioned ing profits being nil. It's also true States, it was learned' today.
cedented demand upon merchant sible 2,200 cargo ships for three
a professor of economics at that the authorities have, since
The
Liberty
ship
has
proven
seamen:
or four months. An estimated
Swarthmore College, Wilcox by '43, put a damper on the "take" itself the workhorse of the
name, to make, a certain survey. of profits of the above-quoted di American merchant fleet. Be 1. Large relief shipments to the 1,200 ships monthly will be re-;
quired to keep the men contin
His report resulting from it ap mensions.
devastated areas of Europe. uously supplied:
sides
its
primary
job
of
ferry
^ ^
peared in the November and De- But, according to the "Fortune" ing supplies, it has been recon
sember 1944 issues under the report, there's every indication verted into six or seven other 2. The possible resumption of
It is not expected that f)ie"'«
limited commercial shipping shifting of the battle lines to I
title "Merchant Marine." Con- that the transfer of the war-built war-purpose vessels.
imder the agreement which
sidering the source and the in-'merchant fleet from government
The
Liberty
has
been
con
permits each member of the Asia will decrease East Coast and
tent behind this report it is very,' to private ownership will take
Allied shipping pool to with Gulf shipping. Not only are trans
very interesting to the unlicensed place at very reasonable prices; verted into baby flattops, tank
hold enough shipping to meet continental railroad facilities al
seamen. For while his welfare is that subsidizing of many routes ers, colliers, and transports of
its own essential require ready taxed to capacity but West
not so much as referred to, there will continue and perhaps be in- troops, prisoners of war and
ments.
are some pretty embarrassing creased. Thus the companies so Army mules. As troop and
Coast ports cannot handle much
Statements made at the expense favored will be guaranteed a POW carriers they provide ac 3. Movements of wounded, bat,
, , '
,more than what they, are now,
of Mr. Shipowner. Statements profit above operating costs (it commodations for about 500
tie weary and rotated ser-'.
,.
that point to a want of efficiency: used to be said that the Dollar persons, although a few ships
vicemen from both Europe
is only
a portion, though substantial, of
in operation'that dwarfs the al- Steamship Line could run its have carried as many as 1,100.
and Asia.
About thirty days are re 4. The longer distances involved the Pacific supplies.
ledgedly all-crucial question of ships empty and still show handquired
for conversion. No spe
American wage standards. We some earnings, so large was the
—it is 3,310 nautical miles In February, it was disclosed
pay
for
the
mail
contract).
cific
time
has been set for the
quote from the report:
from New York to Antwerp;
actual beginning of the work,
but it is 9,631 nfiles from that Admiral Kinkaid's Seventh
"It is true that American wages And keep in mind that 'For- but in view of the nearness of
Antwerp to Manila—will re Fleet in the Philipines was sup
have been half again as high as tune's" analyst's reference to the
quire many more ships' than plied, not from the coast, but
foreign wages in the Atlantic crying need for improved effici V-E Day, it is expected to be
soon.
at the present to maintain directly from the naval supply
trades. But payrolls are only 10 ency in handling the ships. That
normal schedules, since the depot in Bayonne, New Jersey.
to 15 per cent of operating costs. alone, il would appear, would
time element of deliveries is
The difference in wages, there result in sure operating profits,
HINT OF SUMMER
, of the greatest importance. 30,000 tons of supplies were,
fore. can be no more than 4 or 5 even considering the higher
When it is considered that the shipped monthly to the fleet, a
per cent of such costs." Prof. Wil wages and living conditions on
American
vessels
running
in
troops
and material now in Eu- distance of some 9,000- miles.
cox goes on to say that while
competition
with
foreign
com
some operating expenses are
higher for American companies, panies.
some are equal to those of for All in all, it seems like a sorry
eign competitors and some, such joke played at the American sea
as fuel oil, less.
man's expense to claim that the
The author of the "Fortune" wages he gets are. already too
articles continues: "Costs might high. It makes it appear that the
Brothers Joe Squires and Hal man's life? Did anyone ever de
be cut and revenues increased operators wrangle with the sea
Whitney,
were the subject of a vise a scale big enough to make
... Before the war. a typical man's imion only for the pure
broadcast made by comedian Bob men brave?
freighter spent two weeks at sea sport of brass-knuckling him.
Hope over a coast to coast hook "Listen, it takes nerve to go
and two in port. It was earning That, or out of unvarnished (and
up of the National Broadcasting down to work in a hot engine
money only half the time. If the unadmirable) orneriness.
room never knowing when a
Company recently.
average turnaround could be cut
in half, income would go up a
Squires was the hero of the SS torpedo might send thousands ot
third. On the usual voyage, GREEN SUPPORTS
Maiden Creek when she sank, tons of sea water in to snuff out^
moreover, the pay load ran from
and he gave his life so that the your life. It takes courage to man
WAGE DEMANDS
three-fifths to two-thirds of ca
crew might be saved.^Last year an ammunition ship after you
pacity. If ships could sail full
the union succeeded in having a heard how Nazi bombers blew
OF MINE WORKERS
and down, revenues would be be
Liberty Ship named in his honor. up 17 shiploads of ammunition at
WASHINGTON, D. C.—AFL
tween 50 and 66 per cent higher.
Here is the text of Hope's Bari. I was there about that
time. I'll never forget it. Neither
Ship design, port facilities and! President William Green pled
broadcast:
will men like Admiral King who
cargo-handling devices, and the ged support to the United Mine
"Did you ever hear of Z-men? said, 'The Navy shares life and
packaging of freight might be workers in their current crit
Sounds like a gag, doesn't it? death, attack and victory with
improved. There is room for sci-. ical fight for wage adjustments.
Well, it isn't. Z-men are the guys the men of the U. S. Merchanl
entific study of opereiting meth-1 "The miners have always re
without whom General 'Ike's' Marine."*
ods; shipping has been little ex ceived too little and never too
Army
and Nimitz' Navy couldn't
plored by efficiency experts and much," he declared in a public
live.
Nearly
6,000 of them have
management engineers."
j statement. "The American Fed
died from enemy torpedoes, MUNITIONS OUTPUT
How do you like those senti eration of Labor stands with
mines, bombs or bullets, since.our
UP 20 PER CENT ,
ments? That's only the one side the mine workers in support of
zero hoim at Pearl Harbor.
of the question. The other is that the justifiable fight which they
"Z-men are the men of the WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
of profits. Here is another quota are making to. secure decent
merchant marine. Their identifi daily rate of production during
tion from the report:
wages and humcme conditions
cation papers have a Z on them, February in the 'l3 most critical
"Between the invasjon of Po of employment. It is my opin
so they call them Z-men. They're programs of .the war effort shot
land and the attack on Pearl ion that the coal operators
union men too. They work for up 20 per cent over January, des
Harbor, earnings of the shipping should have promptly granted
scale. Yeali, scale! Joe Squires pite the worst weather conditions
companies were high . . . Nine all of the demands which the
If may still be loo early for worked for scale. He was a sea in years—and without a labor
teen companies, which chartered miners made."
draft.
man on the S. S. Maiden Creek.
eighty-one ships to-the Maritime
Extension of the existing con the beach, but Alice Craig could He and Hal Whitney, the deck That figure is certified to by the
Commission to carry British car tract pending further negotia- play around in our tub if she
engineer^ stayed aboard to handle War Production Board in a pro
goes to the Red Sea for a hire of ation on terms of a new agree wanted to.
the lines so the rest of the crew gress report of munitions put out
$31 million, made a gross profit ment was directed by the Na
could get away before the Maiden by Hilano G. Bathcheller, WPB
on the round trip of nearly $27 tional War Labor Board and
Sign posted above entrance of Creek sank under waves 30 feet chief of operations.
million . . . The twenty-eight agreed to at the last moment, a West Coast beauty salon:
high. The crew was saved. They
(major freighter) companies thus averting another coal
"Don't whistle at the girls who never saw Joe and Hal again.
Keep In Touch With .
cleared $46,500,000 after taxes strike at least temporarily.
emerge from here. One of them Did anyone ever make a wage
Your Draft Board, ^ r
in 1942 and an estimated $32 milmay be your grandmother."
scale big enough to pay for a
il
Bob Hope Lauds SlU Heroes
In Coast To Coast Broadcast
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Friday, April 13, 1945
Labor—
Spotlight
The Texas House of Repre
sentatives. has passed an anticlosed shop bill, by the narrow
margin of ' 68-63, despite the
strong opposition of -organized
labor.
The bill, backed by Vance
Muse, promoter of the "Christian
American Association, Inc." an
anti-labor sucker racket, goes to
the State Senate, where it has
a fair chance for passage.
The bill is modeled on similar
measures now being widely in
troduced in several states by
union haters!"
The United States Chamber of
•Qommei'ce, voice of big business,
Which recently concluded a non• aggression pact with the AFL and
the -CIO for postwar industrial
peace, is secretly backing antilabor legislation, with the Na
tional Association of Manufac
turers. The NAM, which spilled
the beans, refused to sign this
labor Munich pact. The C of C
- denies the charge, but personally
we believe it. Did you ever hear
the story of the lion and the
late, lamented lamb?
Tom De Lorenzo, militant auto
union leader, has been the target
of' the manufacturers for a long
time. The latest move is to rail
road Turn into the army. De
Lorenzo is appealing his inducr
tion on the grounds that he is
essential to his union.
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if
The United &ass and Plumb
ing Corp. of Port Huron, Mich.,
pulled a general strike against
the government, and so far we
haven't heard any talk of inductihg the board of directors or send
ing them to jail. They don't be
long to a union.
The concern, under contract to
the UAW-AFL, said' that the de
mands of the union made profit
able operation impossible. The
armed forces will be probably
overjoyed no end to hear of
United's determination to fight
for freedom of profits to the
last Gl.
4 i
Decision by the NLRB that
foremen are workers and have
a right to organize has already
spurred action by the unions.
The Int'l Ass'n of Machinists,
AFL, and the United Mine Work
ers have planned campaigns to
organize the foremen.
r
Chief Stewards
On The Ball
The Chief Stewards are on
the ball, and doing a fine job of
distributing the LOG to the
SIU men in foreign ports, giv
ing them what is in many
cases the first news they've had
from home in months.
Getting the LOG to the sea
men who were out on long
cruises, and isolated from prac
tically all contact with their
friends at home and with the
Union, is a problem. The simple
solution of giving the Chief
Steward a bundle to give out
at the places where seamen
congregate, hotels, clubs and
bars, is the solution.
These Stewards have been
doins[, a good Union job, as the
reports now coming in assure
us. The first report was made
by Frank Puthe, Chief Steward
aboard the SS J. Jackson. Bro
ther Puthe covered the Mer
chant Seaman's Club, Centiuy
Hotel in the Port of Antwerp.
The Steward of the SS Hilton
made his- contacts at 40 Park
Street, in Bristol, England. The
other reports that have come
in since then tell the same
story, of men eagerly asking
for the LOG to find out what's
been happening and to whom.
Take a bow. Chief Stewards!
Lifeboat Radio
Is Developed
New lifeboat radio equipment
that automatically transmits SOS
and radio direction finder signals
and is capable of operating over
distances of 1,000 miles or more,
has been developed by Radiomarine Corp. of Am'erica, Charles J;
Pannill, president, announced re
cently.
The new model, Mr. Pannill
pointed out, is designed to meet
the wartime demand for more de
pendable communication betAveen
victims of maritime disasters and
rescue forces. Its hand-driven
power generator, which replaces
storage batteries, and its two-way
radiotelegraph and radiotele
t. if if
phone facilities are combined in
Tlip demand of John L. Lewis a single binnacle-shaped water
that||the Mine' Workers be given proof housing. The transmitter
a s,|it on the executive council may be used for voice or code..
of ti?ie AFL as a condition for
their return is called a "trivial,
insignificant difference that can STRIKE LOSSES
be overcome within the next
AGAIN REPORTED
years," by President Dan Tobin,
ON DECLINE
of the'AFL Teamsters.
However, qualified observers
don't think it will take quite that WASHINGTON, D. C.—Strike
long.
* losses are still running below last
year. In February, man-days of
if i. ^ '
idleness due to stoppages amount
A strike protesting the use of ed to 412,000, or only 6-100 of 1
German war prisoners in com per cent of time put in by the
petition with free labor by the nation's workers during the
United States Gypsum plant in month, the Department of Labor
North Kansas City has been revealed this week. For the same
called' off when the prisoners month of 1944 the loss was 470,000 man-days.
were removed.
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page
WSA Proposal Threatens Collective
Bargaining, Says Pres. Lundeberg
workers including seamen, is the
War Labor Board, and the War
Labor Board only. Has the War
Shipping Administration now the
authority to change that policy
in regard to seamen?
3—Is this not a direct threat
to the Union's collective bargain
ing rights, when a governmental
bmeau" takes it upon themselves
to suggest certain conditions
which the Unions have been un
able to get from their operators
through collective bargaining and
through the War Labor Board?
For your information, our, or
ganization recently appeared be
fore the War Labor Board in
disputes dealing with wage raises
in both the dry cargo and pas
senger vessel trades, and also in
the oil tanker trade, and War
Labor Board turned us down.
It appears to us that with the
War Shipping Administration
now suggesting this plan, that
they, in a way, are undermining
the coUective bargaining struc
ture of the seamen's unions.
4—^Under the proposed plan
we can see a direct threat to our
hiring hall system, because under
the rules at the present time in
force and effect regarding th^
men shipping out of our union
halls, after a man leaves a ship
he can not arbitrarily go back
to the same ship after spending
a certain period ashore. He must
then compete with his fellow
seamen for the jobs, according
to the date he came ashore. In
other words, the men who have
the longest time on shore are en
titled to the first jobs.
5—In regard to the labor turn
over in the merchant marine, it
is true that there may be quite
a turnover as compared to other
industries, but that is only natmal. A great majority of the
ships today are out on voyages
from six to twelve months, and
naturally after a man has sailed
in war infested waters for a cer
tain period he is going to take
his allotted time ashore, which he
is entitled to according to the
Selective Service ruling. How
ever,
1 do not believe the turn
LUNDEBERG'S REPLY
over during the last year has
April 6, 1945
been as great as it was two or
Admiral E. S. Land,
three years ago.
Administrator.
6—^Your proposals, even should
War Shipping Administration
they be considered, exclude sea
Washington, D. C.
men in the Coastwise and Alaska
Re: Labor Turnover in the
Trade, and also in the Island
Merchant Marine
trade.
You can readily see that you
Dear Sir;
c
are setting up two standards of
1 received your letter of March
conditions for seamen sailing out
3rd, dealing with certain propo
of the same union hall, or out of
sals by the War Shipping Admin
the same port, which would cre
istration as an incentive for mer
ate a lot of disruption.
chant seamen to remain in the
We suggest that if the War
employ of the same operator for
Shipping
Administration is in
a period of time.
earnest about giving anything to
1 have been authorized by the
the seamen, that they should use
Atlantic and Gulf seamen, affil
their good office to prevail upon
iated with the American Feder
the ship-owners to raise the
ation of'Labor through our In
wages through the regular chan
ternational, the Great Lakes sea
nel, namely through collective
men affiliated with the Seafarers
bargaining agencies.
International Union of N. A., and
Awaiting your reply, 1 remain
by the West Coast seamen, to
Sincerely yours,
answer your letter, which wiU be Substantial deferments of sea
HARRY LUNDEBERG
the answer from aU unlicensed men in the Great Lakes has been
President, SIU of NA
seamen affiliated with the Amer recommended by the ODT in or
ican Federation of Labor.
der to furnish enough seamen to
Before we reply to your three handle the record shipping sea Response to Shulei^s
proposals, we first want clarifica son expected this year.
tion from you or from those with A closed conference caUed by Two Union Card Beef
in the War Shipping Administra Senator Mead's war investigating To the Editor:
tion who concocted this scheme. conunittee with high government
1—It has always been the pol officials to consider the problem On the page entitled "Around
icy of our organization to deal of moving the huge Great Lakes the Ports" of the April 6th issue,
with the operators directly, with shipping quotas, seems to have I note an interesting report from
whom we have collective bar solved some of the manpower the N. Y. Patrolman J. P. Shuler
concerning an SIU Great Lakes
gaining contracts. You, yourself, difficulties.
have repeatedly affirmed that L. C. Turner, director of the member carrying an NMU book.
position' as your policy when ODT's waterways transportation The SIU book was his "sum
dealing with labor relations. In department, announced that the mertime" book and the NMU a
other words, as we understand "ODT now has the authority from "wintertime" book. He informed
it, all questions dealing with the Selective Service System to the Patrolman that "this was a
wages and conditions pertaining recommend very substantial de democratic country and he could
to Merchant Seamen should and ferments for Great Lakes (Ship carry as many books as he liked."
must be dealt with under the pre ping workers in the 18 to 30 age This is not an issue of funda
vailing coUective bargaining sys group. It now appears that Great mental rights to carry one or a
tem. Has there now been a Lakes shippers wiU not lose the hundred books but of education
change in your policy?
considerable number of men in in the trade union policies which
2—Under the Wage Stabilizing the draft that was thought at each union represents. There
should be no confusion on this
Act, established by the President first."
through the War Labor Board, The U. S. Maritime Commission point. Once these principles are
it is our understanding that the has made avaUable some 28 boats clear in a member's mind there
only ones who have the right to that wUl be chartered to the can be no confusion as to what
determine the question of mone Great Lakes operators to help the SIU-SUP stands for or what
tary matters, dealing with wage handle the record cargo year ex the communist-controlled NMU
stands for.
pected.
It was pointed out that 340 mil The need of the SIU is to bring
lion bushels of grain must be forward its policies and principles
moved this year compared with clearly before all members, old
the 292 million bushels last year. and new. Only through educa
83 million tons of ore must be tion can any doubts that exist
moved, compared with 81 mil in members* minds be cleared up.
A man miist know exactly what
lion tons.
"Last year was the biggest sea the SIU stands for and what the
son the lakes ever experienced, NMU stands for. There is no
and this year must be even big meeting point between them.
JOHN MARCIANO, 6282
ger," said Turner.
(Coriinued from rage 1)
payable to an officer or Seaman
only after he signs foreign art
icles following his accrual of con
tinuous service benefits by prior
service with the same operator."
"(3) Periods of continuous ser
vice by which benefits are
measured are not to be broken
while a seaman is ashore because
of illness or injury, while await
ing or during repatriation or on
leaves of absence or vacations.
"The foregoing is submitted for
your comment and recommenda
tion.
"Sincerely yours,
E. S. LAND
Administrator."
LakesSeamen
Are Deferred
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THE
SEAFARERS
Friday, April 13, 1945
LOG
jobs are pretty nearly all sewed
up.
p.
Have jusi gotten back from
I did have a few beefs to take
the Agents' Conference, and I
care of and they were a welcome
must say that since I have been
relief from the monotony. And
ion official of this union this past
how I love to get something from
conference was the best one that
a shipowner. One brother came
I have ever attended. When I
in the other day with a pay
first came into the union it was
voucher in his hand and a hurt
very small and weak, although
look on his face. He asked me
much better than any one on the
to check over his pay voucher
East Coast, and since that time
which
I did and I found that he
will be the same 2,8043. Those for Boca Chica and Don Q rum
I have watched it grow from wanted instead of the way the
had
been
short changed to the
members that ship out j)f Gal there would have been plenty of
year to year and this past year WSA desired.
tune
of
one
hundred bucks. A '
In closing we wish to thank veston regularly are due for a sickness, but good old Puerto Rihas set a precedent for any union
typographical
error
no doubt, but
Frenchy Michelet and his staff big surprise when they see this can rum cures all ills but female
it's
mighty
funny
these
errors are
to shoot at.
in N. O. for their cooperation in new Hall. There should be no trouble.
It seemed to me that in this these disputes we had with the excuse for members hanging The boys on the beach got full usually in the company's favor.
year's conference all the Agents WSA.
around the USS club now as you of pep and painted the hall. And There was no. trouble in collect
ing the money though, and our
were of a very serious mind and
G. BALES, Agent will have a clean bright place to you sure can see the difference
from the motions and resolutions
hang around in. When you are as we used lighter paint and you brother lost his lost look. A few
that were made in the confer
ready to ship bring your gear, don't mind setting around wait other minor beefs' were also
BOSTON
squared away with the usual dis
ence they had been thinking of
for this hall has a fire proof vault ing for a job.
the vital changes that would have At this writing it is very busy that we will use as a baggage Well, all the strikes are cleared patch and now I'm sitting back
to be made in order to prepare here in Boston, plenty of shipping room. There will also be tables away and sugar is starting to waiting for more.
If any port has too many ships
our imion for the vast changes and plenty of business, settling and chairs (not the folding type come in again so am looking for
that would have to be made for beefs, paying off ships, etc. Am chair either). Cards and reading business to pick up. And we sure I wish they'd send a couple down
the post war period.
sending a clipping taken from material and perhaps a radio pro can use a little, although four out here. The grapevine tells rhe
there is one ship due in next
Tampa boys take notice, the the Boston Globe relating the
of five that are coming in are week and I verified this report
good city of Tampa is about to story of how fifteen of our Bro
NMU or unorganized.
thru the company and a new.
undergo a change of government. thers made the supreme sacrifice
So will ring off for this time, Waterman diesel job should be
It seems that instead of main saving 19 Norwegian refugees
hoping to see plenty of the boys out of the yards in a few weeks.
taining a Mayor that it will be from German subs and dive
in the Enchanted Isle in the near Outside of that there isn't
come a city that wiU be run by bombers.
future as you need n6 priority for much. Savannah sleeps peace
Nothing more to report at this
a manager with seven committee
Grog or the Dark Eyed Damsels. fully on and the boiling sun is
•men as advisors. They are advo writing, so wiU close with best
We are overstocked on both.
melting away the few pounds of
cating a post war era that will be wishes.
I wish Michelet or Shuler fat I picked up in New York and
beneficial to all such as build
JOHN MOGAN, Agent
would send me a recipe for cook every day I get about ten dif
ing ^ore play grounds, various
ing this home killed beef and ferent guys most of them in viding
I
can
locate
one
that
isn't
recreational centers, yacht basins
NEW ORLEANS
going to cost me a month's pay. pork. If either knows how to beautiful uniforms wanting to
and last but not least larger
make it tender and tasty we will
docking facilities with the ex ^ Shipping gets better all the Shipping has slowed down know that we at least have two ship out. I tell them all I'd be
pectations of having one of the time in this port. The board stays again. Expect a bunch of ships of the great world's renowned only too glad to oblige. The only
thing I insist on is that they
largest ports in the gulf. I am full of jobs with but few takers. in shortly. Have a. new M.A.V.I, chefs in our midst.
bring their own ships.
at
Houston
now
but
it
will
be
a
There's
a
scarcity
of
rated
men
for that one hundred percent.
The
Alcoa
Cutter
was
in
and
Fraternally Yours,
Well we still have one of our throughout the entire Gulf area. couple of weeks yet before it calls most of the men gave me candy,
ARTHUR
THOMPSON,
old friends with us. Brother Bo Mobile and Galveston call us for a crew.
gum and smokes to take to the
Agent
Anderson. He is ex-Brandywine regularly for men and we have Have had trouble getting crews members in the hospital and jail.
now since the old man stopped one hell of a time digging up the past couple of weeks. In order
P.S.—^I pass the Log around to
So on to a greater SIU of the
!ihis pay. Lo and Behold I met even half what they need. Those to get the ships out ha'd to call men who go down to the sea in as many people as I can and ask
one of the well known characters we do manage' to dig up look the RMO. The members should ships without glory but plenty for comments. Most of those who
of the fair city of Tampa who like we did just that—dug 'em up. take these jobs and not force of guts to fight for their rights have been reading the Log note
It appears that more and more agents to call the RMO.
was dressed up in a uniform that
the improvement lately and men
D. STONE, Agent here at home.
shipping
is going to be diverted
is well known to all citizens of
BUD RAY, Agent tion it. Those to whom the paper
any city that is of any size. (City to this area, so all you brothers
is new say it's a swell little pub
Fireman) His name is Bill Scar
lication and very enlightening.
PUERTO RICO
SAVANNAH
lett, who by the way is a very
Personally I like it better every
Had
a
West
Coast
ship
in
and
good member of this union. Upon
week.
Before
the
recent
conferences,
two men were sent to the hospi
N/1
meeting him I had a cigarette in
shipping
in
Savannah
was
prac
tal. The Boatswain got cut up in
my hand and I asked him the
NEW YORK
the Don Q night club and one got tically nil. During the confer
right proceedure of combatting
ences we had a boom down here.
hurt
when
the
staging
he
was
We're hitting the 16 and 17
same, and this is what he told me.
working on carried away. So I think the income was some hundred bracket for shipping ^
"Smoke same until it burns
when I went aboard the next thing of a record, and as for the again, with 24 members shipped
your lips and then get a tooth
mornmg I found they had been shipping, it was damn near im from outport branches for the '
pick and make a crutch and then
replaced with WSA men, but I possible to get enough men. Now month of March, and we have
smoke it until it burns your
run them back and sent two shipping is taking another nose sent as many members of the
,tonsils and after the last draw
dive. Maybe .we need another
union members down.
Deck and Engine Department to
take the ashes and put them in
Whenever a ship is in the Isl conference or something.
yoxu: vest pocket to remind you
We have 64 men on the ship the Great Lakes for the .season's
and I wish one of the men would
opening. The tanker organizers
that there is a shortage of
call the hall and let me know ping lists here and during the are hitting the ball for their
cigarettes.
past week we shipped only five
where she is laying.
men.
The men are breathing share of shipping. Glad to see
D. L. PARKER, Agent
This Don Q night club is a good
the^ membership take such an in
place to steer clear of when down
terest in the drive. And incihere as it seems as though some OX. If X SHlPOUTOKl misri dently, it might look as if we
MOBILE
one is always getting fouled up
may run into a slight shortage of
We in the Mobile Branch
in there.
men
before the month is up. Not
would certainly appreciate some who want to ship hustle on down
Had one of the Bull Line rock
that
we
here .in New York can't
of the members from other and help us man these scows.
piles in and mostly all book men
use
them,
we can, but .I'd hate
branches putting in an appear The Agent has returned from on her with a few old timers and
to
see
it
get
so that ships are
ance here, especially A.B.'s and the conferences, praise Allah. everything was up. to the minute
laying
around
with five or six
all Steward department ratings. Don't know how long he will be on there. George Libby was
men
short
while
in port. So come
For the past three weeks we with us as he is a very sick man. serang and Big Jim King was in
up
and
take
a
job.
have been shipping every avail The hall is full of G-books these the engine room. These two are
If you shotdd pull in before
able man and that isn't enough. days—seems like the old-timers telling the story of the Chiefs pet
9
p.m. during the week, you'll
We have the O.K. of the steam are drifting home again.
and music maker who went to
see
Blackie Gardner, an old timer
ship companies here to bring men
GLENN MASTERSON the Inspectors with a letter from
in
the
SIU is holding down the
from New Orleans as far as
Patrolman
said Chief to get inorsed for deck
Night
Dispatcher's
job and Red
transportation is concerned, but
engineer. When the Inspector
Truesdale,
doing
the
Prima Doriwhen we call Frenchy Michelet
asked him how to free a wild cat
GALVESTON
na
for
A1
Kerr
during
the • day,
he is also begging for men. The
said novice's answer was "Open
I'wish that we could get more
WSA has, in both places, ex The port of Galveston now has the door to let hira eut and run
.cooperation from the -members
hausted its pools so we don't look a car. You members headed this like hell." This is 1Kinfi!s and
in taking out hot ships. We, the
to them for any asdstance, or way please advise me either by Libby's wersion of the atory. No
wire or telephone and I will be need to say but he didn't get the
dispatchers, face the same old sit
want any.
This week we crewed np ia able to contact your ship where- indorsement.
down my neck for jobs and I'm uation, wanting your shipping
new C-2, one C-3 and-a couple ever it may be.
"It is getting spring down this- anxiously looking downstream in cards back. It would save diffiof old wagons. After much con Monday April 10th the new way again. The temperature hopes of a ship, but I c^m see .culties .and time if you repoi^
)/
troversy with the WSA we finally Hall will be located at 305% dropped to 60 and all hands al nothing bigger than a iew Navy back to the dispatcher within the
crewed the new ones the way we 22nd Street the phone number most froze. If it hadn't of been tugs and I've been told those
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Fridayr April 13r 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
^ - "•''?•'•••
Page Serea
LOG
Around The Ports Shipowners Attempt Chisel On
i
have been paid off last week have
(Contmued from Pagt 6)
hour to four hours if you do not been very cooperative and most
intend to take the job. Other- of the beefs were settled before
'wisK, you will have to re-register. the ships paid off.
There has been a number of
Too many members are under the
men
in this port from the Great
irhpression that if they go out on
Lakes
where they are starting
a job today and do not take it,
an
organizational
drive and
and don't report to us, and come
should
get
results.
back the following day, they can
get their shipping cards back. In my few spare minutes this
That is not so. You go to the week I glanced over the Pilot and
bottom of the list. In other words, I see at least they have decided
you'll have to re-register. Not to do "something" for the sea
only that, but we send another men.
The $200 a month salary is a
member to the same job on a call
wonderful
idea providing that
from the company. Eventually,
they
don't
lose any conditions
the member is turned down be
cause he reported to the ship, or overtime. I think that all
and did not tell the officer that Maritime unions should cooper
he did not want the job. The ate in trying to advance the
mate or stewai'd or engineer is wages of seamen but we know
under the impression that he has ship owners are not going to give
us an increase of wages and that
gone ashore for his gear.
the only way- that we can get
Why not cooperate and save them is through economic action.
all this useless traveling? If you If the National Maritime Union
don't want the job after you've wants to cooperate wholeheart
been assigned, let us dispatchers edly and cancel their no strike
know immediately. After all we pledge after the war in order
are sure that you yourself don't that we might get better condi
want to be running around on a tions and wages, I think they will
wald>goose chase. You'd probably receive the cooperation of other
be quite burned up about it and Maritime Unions. But no boneget paid for it, and we can't get fide rank and file organization is
yqw^days wages because it is the going to be misled by a lot of
nJvmbers fault for not notifying ballyhooing political bunk that
us. All this can be so easily has never obtained results.
avoided if you'd only adhere to Their program looks good on
the reverse side of your assign paper and the theory is wonder
ment card.
ful, if they get the cooperation
To members in full standing, of the SS companies that they so
•who bring in their friends for often publicize. But to Jthe man
permit cards, study the last weeks that goes to sea for a living it
LOG on the Agents Conference is strictly a bunch of hooey and
pertaining to permit men. Be is fooling no one.
ddvised as to certain principles
J. P. SHULER, Patrolman
and rulOs laid down at our agents
Conference.
CHARLESTON
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK
Shipping is slow and looks as
N. Y. Dispatcher
if
it will continue to be that way.
4 4. i
Quite
a few men on the beach
. There are a number of new
here,
mostly
home town fellows.
things poping up that are caus
The
weather
is nice and the
ing quite a bit of trouble. One
beach
has
opened
up so when I
of them being the correct com
want
any
men
I
just
have to go
pliment on ships which are re
over
to
the
beach
and
some one
turning- to the United States with
will
come
by
shortly.
war Prisoners. There will be
JAMES L. TUCKER. Agent
quite a lot of this now and we
are trying to work out some
manning scale that will cover the Corporal Wilson Praises
situation. The companies insist, as
SIU Progress in 4 Years
they are leaving the States with
Just a note to let you know
out any extra passengers, that
they are not required to carry that the LOG reaches me regu
any extra men in the stewards larly and that it certainly is in
department, but should divide teresting. Every copy is passed
wages of the extra men coming along to some one else. Not sea
back. This is a good angle from men.
the companies part. It saves I believe that by passing the
weekend overtime and etc., but copies along we are able to help
it will not work out so well for with the education of people in
the seamen, as they will be other lines of industry. They can
undermvnned on the return read and see just what can be
done to promote better conditions
voyage.;^
We h|ve got Waterman and and harmony between employer
South Atlantic companies to go and employes. An outside slat
down the line and put on a full always helps.
compliment before- leaving the I believe that right now the
SIU is making some of the most
states.
All the companies will bear progressive steps that have ever
watching in their manning scales been made in organized labor. It
now as they would like to re seems to me that there is more
duce them to a peace time quota. ground work being laid for fu
We have had 27 ships paying ture solidity. The policy of the
off in this port for the past week whole outfit is 100% American
and progressive. I am awfully
with no major beefs.
sorry
that I have had to be away
The Albion Victory of the Bull
from
it
all for these four years.
Line had a junior engineer beef
on her. It has been straightened Tell Paul GOnsorchick that he
out and setting a precedeftt on a looked mighty natural in the
few of the things the junior en- March 9th issue. Can he still
y gineers have been doing with squawk as loud as ever?
Fraternally
out payntent of overtime, such
GPL. C. B. WILSON.
as painting, etc.
A6056 (Retired)
• All the crews of the ships that
Maintenance And Onre Rights
There has recently been a regular epidernic of petty
shipowner chiseling on seamen who become ill or injured
ab^rd ship. Racketeering claini agents have been attempt
ing to badger the men out of the maintenance and cure
which is due them under general maritime law. The situa
tion has become so bad that the^imion has demanded, and re "To all General Agentst
ceived, a statement of clarifica "Wages, maintenance and cure
tion from the War Shipping Ad are not to be withheld in any case
ministration. All seamen should merely because the claimant has
read carefully the following gov filed suit or is taking steps to that
end or has submitted a claim for
ernment statement:
damages. Whenever wages or
maintenance are due to a sea
man
under the General Maritime
N. r. MEETINGS IN
Law, General Agents are in
WEBSTER HALL
structed to pay, promptly, cjirNew York Branch meetings rently, and in full.
"No settlements shall be made
are held every other Wednes
or
attempted, in the payment of
day evening, 7 P.M. at Web
such
wages and maintenance, for
ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street,
an
amount
that is clearly less
between 3rd £ind 4th Avenues.
than
that
to
which the claimant
To get there take the 3rd Ave.,
is
entitled
under
the general mar
Elevated and get off at 9th St.,
itime
law."
or the East Side IRT Subway
(sgd.) WILLIAM REDNER,
and get off at Astor Place.
General Counsel
No cards will be stamped
"E. A. GLOOMQUIST,
after 7:30 P.M.
Director of Wartime
Insurance."
This statement is clear enough.
All members should clip it out
and show it to any claim agents
who attempts to chisel on main'
tenance and cure. But more than
that, the membership should be
on the lookout for a phoney new
claims release which has made
an appearance on the West Coast.
This release is reprinted be
low. If any shipowner submits
one of these to you, refuse to
sign it. A good rule to follow is,
don't sign anything until you
consult your union.
Beware Of This Phoney Release
DO NOT SIGN THIS UNLESS YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS—THIS IS A
FULL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
S(o all to ttil^om
Ktuim
alkali riimr mr ma^ nmrprtt,
tliat I
tlic undersigned, for and in consideration of..ft..Xl&.fc...3.Ulft...of ..5IXrY!T!n0..and...l9/1.0Q...($i62*19)
. DpLLARS^
;
;
; !
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have remised, released and forever discharged and by these pres
ents do for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, remise, release and forever discharge
AlM.kiP'...P.a.C.k©r.3...As.aoaiatlon
and
United States of America, acting by and through the Administrator, War Shipping Administration, and its
General- Agents and Agents under Service Agreements, Berth Agents and Sub-Agents acting on theh
behalf, and Owners and in particular the vessel
S«S. . " JOIQl. P,... SBAFBOTH?*.#
its engines, boilers, tackle apparel and furniture, its owners, operators, charterers, lessees, managers,
officers, and crew, and each of them and all persons, firms and corporations having any interest in or to said '
~ vessel, of and from any and all claims and demands of any and every kind, name, nature, or des.ription,
and from ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, injuries, actions or causes of action," either at law, in equity, or in
admiralty, which I now have or in the future may have against it or them or any of them, including any end
. all claims or demands for wages, maintenance, cure, compensation, reimbursement, transportabon, suste
nance, or expense under any law or duty imposed by any law of the United States of America, or any State
thereof, or for any other account, whether or not the same be now existent or known to me or whether it
later develops or becomes existent or known to me in the future, by reason of or arising out of personal
illneaaes suffered by me dioring a voyage commencing 7-12-44 |^d
8®18«44
the employ of said vessel and/or its owners and/or its agents at
when the undersigned.,
S6.B,
suffered, from „tub,Qrc,ulosi3,„and„,o,tlier.,.Siar.lQus..,llInesse9^
fr,om...wlaich...I.,auff.erad .during.•.tlie..-.v«yage -aod...f poro"*bich..I..Jbad..,thereifcofore
av^fered.
It is further understood and agreed that this settlement is the compromise of a doubtful and disputed
claim and that the payment herein provided for is not to be construed as an admission of liability, which
is expressly denied.
The undersigned does hereby affirm and acknowledge that he has read the foregoing release or had it
fully explained to him and fully understands and appreciates the foregoing words, terms, and their effect,
and that this is a full, final compromise, release and settlement of all claims, demands, actions or causes of
actions knoWn or unknown, su.spected and unsuspected, and, as a further consideration and inducement for
thi.s eompr.-.niisc settlement the provisions of Section 1542of the Civil Code of the State of California, wjjkh
reads as follows:
«
"A tfcncral release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his
* favor at the time of executing of the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settle
ment with the debtor;"
•
arc hereby expressly waived by the undersigned, who does hereby expressly agree that this release shall
extend and apply to all unknown, unsuspected and unanticipated injuries and damages, as well as those
which are now disclosed, and the undersigned hereby affirms that he has affixed his signature hereto
voluntarily and of his own free will and accord.
This release contain.^ the entire agreement between the parties hereto and the terms of this release
are contractual and not merely a recital.
Witnessed by:
m.i. ItKLbASt OF .VLL Cb.Vf.MS
Do you understand that signing tjns paper,3ettles and ends EVERY claim for DAMAGES,-as well as
for compensation, maintenance, cure and wages? Answer
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iCIiiimnl m»y wriu*
Dated
M-i« ICAIIF.,. I0.44..;.M .£
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Mf "no".
lo hfi un«i*reltnJing>
FILL HELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
�Page Eight
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, April 13, 1945
BiJIJjEVIN
P*
Unclaimed Wages—Seas Shipping Company
GEORGE VON L. MEYER
VOYAGE 1
John S. Granroos
1.00
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
VOYAGE 2
WilUam P. O'Shea
2.84
Howard H. HoUand
1.42
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
VOYAGE 3
Thomas E. Leonard
12.02
Frank Verrier
6.00
William Borden
12.64
Oscar Hassinen
12.64
David C. Bangs
12.64
Bob H. Estes
12.64
Norman R. Philipp
12.64
George E. Sauer
12.64
Alphonse Maples
12.64
, Frank Verrier
12.64
Everett D. Sherman
12.64
N. J. Murdoch
12.64
Francis J. Cook
9.22
John R. Lawver
12.64
J. L. Hart
12.64
Donald B. Hudgins
12.64
James M. Adams .......:
12.64
Fred N. Hanshew
12.64
William Rogers
12.64
Deward P. Broden
12.64
Charles E. Kohrs
12.64
Thos. E. Leonard
8.42
Robert W. Caylor
2.11
Joseph Lee
9.74
Joseph La France
9.74
Nicola De Rosa
2.90
Julian B. Carpenter
2.90
Adalbert E. Chmidewski .. 9.22
Terrance Shea
12.11
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
VOYAGE 4
George "W. Gill
4.76
Wniiam Borden
4.76
O.scar Hassinen
4.76
' Walter Bierman
4.43
David C. Bangs
4.85
Bob H. Estes
4.92
Edward W. Stanczak
4.29
Norman R. Philipp
4.33
George E. Sauer
3.52
William L. Powell ..;
6.45
Alphonse Maples
7.14
Frank Verrier
6.82
Everett D. Sherman
5.34
N. J. Murdoch
4.68
Francis J. Cook :
4.69
John R. Lawver
4.82
Willie R. Farris
4.74
Harold Gates
15
Notice For All
In-Patients
If you are in a marine hos
pital in the New York area and
want to be sure that the SIU
hospital delegate visits you,
simply drop him a penny post
card and write your name,
ward number and hospital on
it. You will then be visited
weekly, receive the Seafarers
Log regularly, and get the $2
hospital benefits due under the
provisions of the Constitution.
If you don't let the union
know that you are laid up, the
delegate can't be blamed for
failing to visit you.
•
John Canning
„...
Pedro Maren
John Boulay
Albert Barteo
Arthur Spencer
Joseph Lee
James M. Adams
Edward P. Broden
Joseph La France
George L, Hough
Adalbert Chmidewski
.70
.50
1.89
.73
1.00
1.21
8.80
2.34
8.99
7.28
4.35
JOHN GRIER HIBBEN
VOYAGE 3
Harry Wonlotowitz
— 5.56
Harold Wilt
1.59
Adolph Iversen
— 1.89
Clifton Albertson
7.09
James Taylor
5.84
John Darcy
4.30
Arkad Rauk
24
Israel Brodsky
5.05
Joseph Masser
4.86
Henry Gillet
1.40
Sidney Winters
61.92
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
VOYAGE 5
JOHN GRIER HIBBEN
Lome M. Kenny
16.22
VOYAGE 4
Willis Wright
181.39
31.67
Raymond Blais
1.42 Charles R. Harvey
JOHN P. MITCHEL
HENRY SCHOOLCRAFT
VOYAGE 2
VOYAGE 3
71
Lawrence M. Walsh
8.10 Ira A. Ashe
Lemil D. Arnett
27.38
IRA NELSON MORRIS
Romeo Palisano
59.64
VOYAGE 1
Louis Diamantopolus
38.40
Joseph Prambi
5.26 Finley L. Goldinger
7.90
Charles
A.
Froberg
5.92
JAMES GUNN
William H. Ambrose
4.34
VOYAGE 1
5.92
James Stevens
14.99 Herbert P. Bailey
Donald E. Griggs
6.32
JAMES GUNN
JOHN P. MITCHELL
VOYAGE 2
VOYAGE 3
Domingo Vanquez
43
Francisco G. Vega
59.40 Robert L. Saunders
15.01
A. Haddud
2.95 John F. McGuigan
1... 13.82
JOHN P. MITCHELL
JAMES GUNN
VOYAGE 4
VOYAGE 3
Joseph Moser
27.90
Gustav Aim
98.75 Ralph Glascase
2.71
John Campbell
98.75
JOHN P. MITCHELL
Basillio Veras
98.75
VOYAGE 5
David Bogie
98.75 Francis Monteleone
3.21
Angel Deibe
98.75 A. Asol
8.88
John Inman
98.75
JOHN ROSS—VOYAGE 1
James Van Selakos
98.75 George Zimmerman
9.12
Edward Ford
.... 98.75
David
Allen
434.18
98.75
Benjamin Axelrod
Robert EspeU
8.53
Alexander Mendicini
98.75 C. M. Gallen
2.92
John Lynch
98.75 J. Briner
25.89
Littlefield
45.24
JAMES GUNN
Deshaue
21.53
VOYAGE 5A
L.
Perkins
7.37
Emilio Martinez
11.98
JAMES GUNN
VOYAGE 6
George Tliormer
Luis Botelho
L. C. Rodrequez
9.81
7.11
7.11
JAMES HARLAN
VOYAGE 1
Jack O'Keefe
William Nutter
Lawrence B. Entonelli
Harvey V. Wilson
Millard R. Davis
5.50
5.50
16.47
22.75
95.37
JAMES HARLAN
VOYAGE 4
Yei Yunk Tek
2.64
JOHN BANVARD
VOYAGE 4
Mike Lasoya
William Baker
Dennis C. Waters
Arthur Vipperman
3.23
2.50
.67
28.90
JOHN.BANVARD
VOYAGE 5
Clarence C. Gass
James Sutton
Howard Hockman
Walter M. Cody
T. F. Hendrick
L. H. Beauchamp
Emell Greenlee
5.93
5.00
5.25
5.26
6.44
1.68
.37
Money Due
SS R. J. EDMONDSON
JOHN WITHERSPOON
S.
Roguen $17.00; EshbacK
VOYAGE 1
$10.00;
A. Jochet $15.00; Pufnack
R. Bacon
22.33
$7.00. Collect at SIU Hall, 5th
KNUTE NELSON—VOYAGE 4 Floor.
Fred Bura
8.00
t t 4
Robert W. Shearer
8.00
SS JOHN C. CALHOUN
Herbert O. Pomeroy
8.00 Repatriated Seamen's Wages
Maurice J. Valentine
8.00 J. Kennedy $193.66; J. Quimby
LOUIS JOLIET—VOYAGE 1 $160.30; J. Eddleman $172.86; R.
A. Knight
65.28 Morris 172.86; C. Montgomery
T. L. Scott
65.28 $180.63; H. Moore $180.63; S. GusH. D. Potts
65.28 ley $180.63; C. Logan $188.43; L
G. D. Dawson
65.28 R. Deakle $186.43; J. V. WilloughJ. Lewis
65.28 by $184.63.
F. A. Kile
41.90
Wages and Transportation
J. Eddleman $578.53; H. Moore
LOUIS JOLIET—VOYAGE 2
R. Moriglia
5.32 $92.50; C. A. Logan $728.70; E.
J. P. Mikalalunt
2.56 Graham $212.60; C. Shively
$430.12; J. Pappas $314.30; J.
LOUIS JOLIET—VOYAGE 3 Royal $323.74;. J. Miller $350.58.
C. Henry
1.42 Collect at Calmar, 44 Whitehall
C. Henry
1.98 St., N. Y.
Hubert Bui'tain
29.10
^ ^
H. J.' Fitzgerald
1.98
SS J. HEWES
E. Kznenewski
8.66
Linen money for the crew for
John Kanston
10.64
four weeks. Collect at the Bull
Line company office.
LOUIS JOLIET—VOYAGE 6
Lincoln C. Hayle
4.58
4, 4. S,
f
SS ANDREW. PICKENS
MARY BICKERDYKE
T. Kloss 7 hours; J. W. O'Berry
VOYAGE 1
35 hours; T. Tishnor 32 hours;
Billy M. Delfs, Jr
6.38
,
O. Weidum
17;78 S. Hardy ,35 hours, -v^ .
Collect South Atlantic SS Co.
(Submitted by Charleston
NICHOLAS BIDDLE
Branch)
VOYAGE 1
Rowland W. Flint
2.92
4 4. i
I '
SS WM. JOHNSON
Jesse W. Edwards
26.86
Walter J. Sherrell
4.38 The following can collect their,
Anne Hansen
4.38 money at the Bull Line Office:
Stanley J. Kasmirski
18.78 W. Collins, $2.90; P. Balcicy,
Wiley E. Parrotte
3.38 $37.10; W. Wanelik, $1.10; E. Alto,
Howard D. Schayler
2.12 $3.45; L. Haiman, 1.10; Baktiste,
John P. Edwards
2.64 $1.65; R. Johnson, $21.00; R. Noonan, 21.00; R. Vickerman, $21.00;
NICHOLAS BIDDLE
Anderson, $21.00; R. Sobstad,
VOYAGE 2
H. Bavblitz
17.69 $21.00.
NICHOLAS BIDDLE
VOYAGE 4
JOHN ROSS—VOYAGE 2
Frans F. Karlson
8.85
E. C. Hubbel
6.45 Joseph F, Pineau
61.52
LYLE KRAUSE
Albert M. Jeffers
18.50 From SS John T. Holt, Proba
JOSEPH S. EMERY
Elmer J. Shipp
18.50 tionary Book No. 44786, your gea^
VOYAGE 1
18.50 and papers are in the 4th flooij
Z. Kassar
2.60 Michele Carlucci
T. Latella
11.45 baggage room, New York office.
JOSEPH S. EMERY
Rowland A. Biggs :
8.53
4 4 4
VOYAGE 2
Tom Mack
8.53
FRANK PIMPLIN
E. J. Shipp
5.69 Albert H. Stimec
135.44 3rd Cook, SS Cranston Victory?
Your gear is in the Philadelphia
JOSEPH S. EMERY
NICHOLAS BIDDLE
branch
SIU Hall.
VOYAGE 3
VOYAGE 5
4 4'4
i '
Guy Battles
56.17 John Hatgimisios
7.36
T. J. LUMONA
JOSEPH S. EMERY
NOAH BROWN—VOYAGE 1
Pick up your Pacific District
VOYAGE 5
Joseph H. Turnipseed
10.48 duplicate book at N. Y. head-*
Walter P. Fawle
12.94
quarters, 51 Beaver Street.
'
NOAH BROWN—VOYAGE 2
KNUTE NELSON—VOYAGE 2
4
4
4
fi
* 8.91
William A. Richards
4.84 John Wilson
JOHN D. McLEMORE
40.24
Ronald A. Ambers
3.99 George Emmons
Contact your brother Arthur B.
^
15.50
Raymond O. Richards
4.12 George Wright
McLemore, Lt. Air Force, atj
Stanislac
Karpavicus
1.42 once.
Grover C. Lewis
6.32
,
John W. Fegan
4.12 NOAH BROWN—VOYAGE 4
4 4 4
is;
Frederick Pomykacz
10.17 Charles H. Fo,ster
ROBERT C. WILSON
1
63.12
Lawrence B. Mangan
5.04
Contact attorney Silas B. Axi
ORIENTAL—VOYAGE 1
John A. Bloom
4.71
tell, 15 Moore Street, N. Y., conpi
E.
Townley
95.74 cerning action against "SS Viii»
Ferdinand Hartung
5.27
5.69 ginia Dare.
William J. Studt
- 4.17 Ch. H. Harley
, j
5.69
Keith E. Mino
' 3.99 H. L. Dodd
4 4 4
5.69
Donald H. Sprinker ............ 4.44 E. D. Townley
CHARLIE COLLETTI
!
Alexander Kauk
...... 4.78
Z 336439, your papers are held
Keep In Touch With by the baggageman, 51 Beaveij
Virgil L. Conrad .................. 4.44
Carl B. Furr
4.44
Your Draft Board,
St., 4th floor.
PERSONALS
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WSA PROPOSAL THREATENS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, SAYS PRESIDENT LUNDEBERG
NEW CONTRACT IS WON BY MINERS
BRANCHES PASS STRIKE ASSESSMENT FOR THE UNION'S POST WAR SECURITY
THE WSA BEARING GIFTS
BUILD THE STRIKE FUND
SEEK NEW STUDY OF MAN POWER BILL
GI BILL OF RIGHTS DUE FOR REVISION
SUP SHIP SUNK, ALL HANDS SAVED
BROTHER RALPH PIEHET INTERVIEWED BY LOOK
TUGBOAT WORK DAY REDUCED
NLRB REVERSES ITSELF
SEAMEN TO GET FREE ART COURSES
FORTUNE MAGAZINE REVEALS SEAMEN'S WAGES A MINOR FACTOR TO SHIPOWNERS
NOT MEAN DROP IN JOBS VICTORY IN EUROPE WILL
BOB HOPE LAUDS SIU HEROES IN COST BROADCAST
LABOR-SPOTLIGHT
WSA PROPOSAL THREATENS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, SAYS PRES. LUNDEBERG
LIFEBOAT RADIO IS DEVELOPED
LAKES SEAMEN ARE DEFERRED
SHIPOWNERS ATTEMPT CHISEL ON MAINTENANCE AND CURE RIGHTS
BEWARE OF THIS PHONY RELEASE
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OiTIOIAL OBOAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTBICT.
8SAFABEBS' XNTEBNATXaEAL UNION OF NORTH AUERICA
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N.Y„ FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1945
MINERS VOTE FOR STRIKE
SIU-SUP AGENTS' CONFERENCE
PREPARES UNION FOR EXPANSION
AN HONEST MAN
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Turning a deaf ear lo Ihe phoney palriolic outcrys of the profit
swollen mine owners, four hundred thousand soft coal miners across
the nation voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike if the operators
continue to stall union demands for decent wages and conditions.
Here miners at the Pittsburgh Coal Company's Montour mine wait
in line to cast their ballots in an election held under the SmithConnally Act.
This vote greatly strengthened UMW President John L. Lewis'
hand in the negotiations with the owners. This week he extended
the old contracts for another month, while attempting to reach an
agreement on the new contract.
\i
No. 14
SIU membership meetings
have been treated with a great
variety of excuses from mem
bers who wanted to miss p
meeting and yet have their
shipping cards stamped. These
excuses have run all the way
from "My wife is having a baby
tonight." to "I fell asleep in the
public library Eind they locked
up the building on me."
This week, however, a letter
arrived from a brother out in
the flood areas of the Mississ
ippi, and the note was a model
of honesty. He wrote:
"Dear Brothers: I wish to be
excused from the meeting of
April 11. My wife is not sick,
as I am not married. Neither is
my mother sick. Nor is the
flood hurting me any. To tell
the truth I'm broke and do not
have enough money to pay my
way to New York to attend the
meeting. Fraternally yOurs.
J.W,"
One of the most important Agents' Conferences held
in the entire history of the SIU, a conference out of which
came many vital policy and organizational decisions, closed
last week in Chicago after laying a course for the Union in
the post war period. Attended by all the Agents from the
Atlantic & Gulf District, the«Great Lakes District and the Pa strikes and lock-outs.
Following are excerpts from
cific District, the Conference sat
the
official minutes of the Con
for five days, and is now submit
ting its actions and decisions to ference:
the membership for approval in
COAST GUARD VS.
all ports.
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
Out of the conference came a
unity and spirit of cooperation At the beginning of World War
between the various districts 11, an Executive Order of the
which • holds promise of great President placed the Bureau of
gains for the union during the Steamboat Inspection and Navi
difficult days which lie ahead. gation under the jurisdiction of
Among the important decisions the U. S. Coast Guard, and the
reached by the Conference was to U. S. Coast Guard thereafter per
establish : equal shipping rights formed all the functions of said
for all SIU-SUP members on all Bureau such as issuance of sea
coasts; to reduce the transfer fees men's certificates, examinations
from district to district; to de for licensed officers, discipline of
mand revision of the so-called unlicensed and licensed seamen.
"Seamen's Bill of Rights;" and to The Executive Order establish
establish more efficient inter- ing this procedure was for the
district machinery to handle
(Continued on Page 4)
Crew Of Henry Bacon
Thanked By Norwegian SIU Men Beaten For Curfew Violation
Crown PrinceForVa lor Nazi prisoners of war,'protected by the Geneva Convention, got better treatment
at the hands of the United States Coast Guard in Cherbourg, France, than did four,
The heroic crew of the Henry Bacon, many of whom American SIU seamen arrested for a minor curfew violation recently. The four SIU
sacrificed their lives that Norwegian women and children men arrested by the Shore Patrol for exceeding the curfew by a half hour were thrown
aboard the ship mght live, were thanked this week by I into the brig for five days, beaten when they asked to communicate with their skipper,
Crown Prince Olav, commander-in-chief of the Norwe deprived of beds, smokes and#^
—
gian Forces. Last week the LOG carried eye-witness ac washing facilities.'
I r'
counts of the action of the Bacon*
' In addition to the severe treat
crew; how, after the ship was tor convoy and came into a life and ment, they were fined two for
pedoed, they gave their places death fight with the enemy. After 'one, and had their papers lifted
in the lifeboats to the Norwegian having downed five enemy planes for 30 days.
repatriates. Nine SIU men and the vessel was sunk. The HENRY
six officers lost their lives when BACON carried. 19 of the eva Frank Brennan, Junior Engin
cuees ... all 19 were saved. The eer; Dick Ashead, Junior Engin
the ship sank.
eer; Peter Calikis, FiremanThis week Admiral Land, Ad master: and all officers but one Watertender, and Blacky Crowwere
lost,
together
with
others
on
ministrator of the War Shipping
ell, Ordinary Seaman, were re
Administration, received the fol the vessel.
turning to the Madawaska Vic
"On
receipt
of
this
heroic
tale
lowing letter from Prince Olav:
I find it incumbent upon me to tory, Bull Line, on February 25,
"I am in receipt of a communi express to you. Sir, my apprecia when they were picked up by the
cation from the Norwegian High tion and admiration of the out Shore Patrol at 8:30 P.M., oneCommand in London commend standing discipline and self-sac half hoiu: after the curfew. They
ing highly the spirit, loyalty and rifice displayed by - the officers were stone sober and in no way
ability of the officers and crew and crew of the HENRY BACON, disorderly.
of the vessel HENRY BACON, of in pact with the finest tradition Taken to the brig, they asked
the United States commercial of American sailors."
to communicate with their skip
fleet.,
per, Captain Brownley. Then"The communication reveals
answer was a* beating at the
that with the last convoy to leave
hands of the SP with clubs.
Murmansk were carried to safety
"You guys get $5 a day for
around 500 Norwegian men, worunning aU over France sight
•aen and children, all evacuees
seeing," said one, S 1/c Boyd,
J -.m Western Finnmark (a Nor
Navy, swinging his club.
way province). Most of the eva
cuees were taken on board Am WASHINGTON, April 4—Tlf^ During the five days they were
Senate, by a vote of 46-29, re in the brig, they were denied
erican merchantmen.
beds and had to sleep on a cold
"During a storm the HENRY jected 'today ' the compromise
BACON was separated from the
(Continued on Page 3)
(Continued on Page ))
Slave Labor
Bill Dead
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Peter Calikis, one of the four SIU seamen who were beaten and
held five days by vicious Navy authorities in Cherbourg, tells his
story to George Novick, Assistant Editor of the LOG, in the publi«
cation office in New York. Details of his experience are in the
accompanying story.
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SEAi^AkSjRS
LOG
Friday* April 6* 19*45
V
SEAFARERS LOG
r"s;
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
By LOUIS COFFIN
------ President
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - - - - - ^ - - Secy-Tfeas*
P. O. Box 25» Station t*., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep.
424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C
t,
X
i
Directory of Branches
BRANCH
NEW YORK (4)
BOSTON (10) .v....
BALTIMORE (2)
PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
NEW ORLEANS (16)
CHARLESTON (9)
SAVANNAH
TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
MOBILE
SAN JUAN, 28 P.R.
PUERTO RICO
GALVESTON
HOUSTON
ADDRESS
RHONE
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.—Norfolk 4-1083
339 Chartres St.—Canal 3336
68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930
220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728
423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-1323
920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231
7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392
45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885
219 20th St.—Galveston 2-8043
6603 Canal Street
"OOINO MY WAY?'
A Company Union Line
As all seamen know, there is a great backlog of un
organized men who must be brought into the union if the
conditions Won after so ttiany years of struggle are to be
PUBLICATION OFFICE:
safeguarded
in the postwar era.
51 BEAVER STREET
Nor is this a question of one industry alone. If a sub
New York, (4) N. Y.
HAnover 2-27^4
stantial section of American industry remains in a sub
normal wage condition,, it Will be a scab nest threatening
the existence of every other union in America. So it is that
the activities of the unions in the Curran-Bridges-Browder
lineup are of particular interest to everyone who believes
that unions must remain strong and free.
Elsewhere in this issue is a story of the brutal beating
The NMU in particular is conducting an unusually
of 4 SIU men in Cherbourg by Navy Shore Patrol. The firfky type of organizing drive. The NMU brand of union
men were guilty of not getting back to their ship before ism was revealed unashamedly last year in a leaflet issued
the curfew. For this they were jailed, fined and viciously during an NLRB Pacific Coast election. An election, in
beaten. From all accounts this was done, not under the cidentally, in which they took a beating from the SIU-SUP.
The leaflet, entitled "An Open Letter to the Standard
direction of some brass hat, but of non-commissioned mem
Oil Company of California," was addressed principally to
bers of the Shore Patrol.
the executives of the. Standard Oil and only incidentally
All this indicates a resentment of merchant seamen to the men. It was the lowest sort of scab appeal and trade
on the part of drafted Navy men. Nor is this surprising union baiting in the history of any allegedly bona fide
when we consider the campaign of slander against the union. It whined that the SIU believed in strikes, while the
seamen that has been carried on in the press and on the NMU believed in postwar cooperation of management
and labor, and wanted to "eliminate any strife in the mari
radio. Inflated stories of high wages paid merchant seamen,
time industry."
of their cushoney jobs and their indifference to the war
"Boiled down," said the leaflet, Vit means that support
effort, are purposely contrived to drive a wedge between for the NMU means achieving these objectives by co
the armed forces and the merchant service. It is part of operative methods, using the American w^eapon of political
the employer inspired campaign to make the returning action. Support for l;he SUP-SIU means support for
war veteran anti-labor, and a willing tool of the union strikes."
Support us, it says in effect, use your influence on the
busters and scab herders.
men to sign with us. We won't strike—ever.
The time is not far distant when our armed forces
No wonder they lost the election!
will be returning home. Two courses 6i action are open to
The militant days of the NMU have long since ended.
these men. Either they become integrated into the Ameri- Theit appeals are no longer to the men, promising to work
ican trade union movement—or fed by these fascist lies for them, to improve their conditions, *to increase their
earning power. Instead it is an appeal to the bosses, promis
they become the nucleus for an American Hitler.
ing to be good boys, not to strike, to make no trouble for
These "Cherbourg Incidents" are not very impottant the operators.
in themselves. They gain meaning only when they aire
When a so-called union relies on such tactics it be
considered in the light of the possible success of the smash- comes nothing more than a Company union, muzzling its
:the-unions drive of the big business brasshats.
men and putting the finger on the militants in its own
organization.
It is the duty of the trade unions to counter these
The NMU is continuing in its tradition of strike
ianti-labor lies going the rounds. Either they counter them,
breaking,
with whicfi it started its career, and is begging the
or they too become a casualty of this war.
operators for handouts.
But more than that—it is the duty of every individual
The SIU-SUP remains the only maritime union that
Tunionist to become a committee of one to do a little pro continues to fight and organize for the seamen's welfare
paganda work himself, to protect himself, his union, and at the point of production. Remember, nobody ever gave
thereby his living standard.
the seamen anything, voluntarily.
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A Disturbing Symptom
Since arriving back from the
Chicago Conference, ray time has
been taken up almost exclusively
with quite a Dumber of beefs,
which I have on hand from some
of the outports. Slowly, but sure
ly, these beefs are being settled,
and while some are good, quite
a number are bad, and hard to
handle. I was forced to send a
couple of beefs to Savannah and
New Orleans, due to the fact that
the Mississippi and South Atlantie Companies have their home
offices in these ports, and all the
sheets are there.
Some of these companies try
the old run around game and I
have to camp on their doorsteps
in order to make sure that they
do not use that old gag about be
ing but of town or out to lunch.
As soon as each beef is settled, I
will notify the port involved,
and put the amoimts due in the
Seafarers Log. I can assure the
membership that I will do the
best I can with any beefs sent in.
The Social Register and "Do
Not Ship List," are going to be
set up in files for each branch. As
soon as they are set up, they will
be sent out complete. Mimeo
graphed forms will be sent to the
Pacific and Lakes District as soon
as possible.
,
Like everyone else, I have a lot
to learn in the operation of &
large organization, and by at
tending the Agents' Conferences,
both here and in Chicago, I ha(i
the advantage of getting an ed
ucation in how a union operates.
Both of these meetings were
very constructive, and for the
best interests of the membership
now and in the future. I had the
pleasure of becoming acquainted
with the officials of the West
Coast and the Great Lakes, ahd>
found them to be men who un
derstand the seamen's problems,
and who are working everyday
towards the betterment of these
problems. With the cooperation
of the officials of all the Coasts,
and the backing of the member
ship, we are sure-to go forward
in the right direction
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In Your Pocket
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The New York City Joint
Board of the Textile Y/orkers
Union has come out vigorously
against post-war military con
scription. The union calls it a
"severe threat to the free activ
ity of labor, because it can be
used to break strikes," and re
calls it was so used in France,
when low paid railroad workers
were called back into the army
for "refresher" courses.
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1400 steel workers stopped
work at the American Chain and
Cable Co., in Reading, Pa., this
week because the firm's officials
refused to bargain with them.
At the present, negotiations
are handled by the New York of
fice, with the usual stalling tac
tics. The United Steel Workers
asked that local management be
given the power to make deci
sions, and do something concrete
about the falling off of their in
comes.
Slave Labor
BUI Dead
LOG
UNION SMASHER
Buck Taylor, swaggering, pre
tentious editor of a union hat
ing sheet, lobbies for the fascist
Christian American Association
in the Texas legislature. The as
sociation, strongest in Texas
where it is trying to force a ban
on the closed shop, conducts a
nation-wide drive to destroy
unions through state legislation.
Brass Hats Hope
The National Association of
For Militaristic
Letter Carriers is calling upon
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organized labor to support their labor draft bill, in the face of Post War America
drive for a wage increase. They President Roosevelt's fourth ap
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Page Three
SIU Men Beaten For Curfew Violation
Warn Seamen On
Cherbourg Beating
SIU men should watch their
step while in Cherbourg. This
port is rapidly becoming infa
mous for the bxutal action of
the enlisted Navy and Coast
Guard personnel against mer
chant seamen.
Several beatings of seamen
have been reported. At least
one man has been shot "trying
to escape."
Official notice seems to have
been taken by the operators.
All men on shuttle runs to
Cherbourg are refused shore
leave. Seems that they are
afraid that'the men will try to
settle the score with the SP's
on their return trips.
A seaman who was in Cher
bourg last November when the
Army was in charge, says there
was no trouble then. It evi
dently began when the Navy
took over.
Watch your step, fellows,
don't give these goons a chance.
SEAh AHERS
(.Continued from vage 1)
tirely excessive. The biggest beef
stone deck. They weren't per was against the 30-day suspen
mitted to wash or shave. Navy sion period.
"•'iVhy p. month's restriction?"
•men in the * brig could shower
asked
the Patrolmen. "Not only
every night and were given beds.
The four seamen were marched are they taking the men's livlito chow every day, with their hood away from them, but the
arms folded, watched very care action is a positive hinderance to
fully by a guard armed with a the war effort. At a time when
there is a scarcity of seamen, and
tommygun.
the
newspapers and radio calling
"At the same time," said Califor
experienced sea personnel,
kis, "Nazi prisoners were walk
these
qualified and experienced
ing about casually, permitted to
smoke and talk, about two hun men are beached. From that view
dred of them guarded by four or point alone it doesn't make
five men with rifles. We were sense."
more dangerous than enemy sol The SIU Patrolmen made it
very clear in their conversations
diers."
At the Coast Guard trial, the with Captain Brownley that they
four men were found guilty of didn't consider the incident the
being AWOL for the five days result of official Navy or Coast
they were in the brig, fined two Guard policy, but the action of
for one, and had their papers irresponsible individuals.
"It all goes back to the vicious,
lifted for thirty days.
However, before the men even false propaganda, all too preval
went to trial, the Coast Guard ent, that merchant seamen get a
notified the skipper to log the better deal as far as pay, food,
shore leave are concerned than
men.
The SIU took the case over as do servicemen. That kind of talk,
soon as the men returned and as wholly untrue, only causes dis
signed Patrolmen Johnnie John satisfaction and disruption in our
son and Freddie Stewart to cover ranks. It is'more prejudice than
the case. Johnson and Stewart reason."
The beef has been turned over
spoke with Captain Browley for
forty-five minutes, pointing out to the Special Service Depart
the injustice of the decision and ment of the SIU, and Joe Volthe tactics used by the Navy per pian will fight the men's case to
the bitter end.
sonnel.
"That's the kind of stuff we're
fighting against," was the way
Stewart put it.
The Skipper promised to lift
the log, but changed his mind be
ALFRED M. ROBERTSON
fore the Commissioner, saying
Call at the 4th floor baggage
he wa5 afraid "of getting into
room of the New York headquar
trouble himself with the Coast
ters for your folder, containing
Guard.
Coast Guard passes, and service
The Patrolmen pointed out the ribbons.
obvious injustices of the case:
4. 4. 4first they considered the period
LOUIS SALVATORE
of detention, the severe treatment
accorded the seamen as wholly
Your Union book. No. 7336,
unwarranted in consideration of, and notebook are being held for
the minor infraction involved; you at the 4th floor baggage room
the fines levied were held en-1of the New York headquarters.
have not had a wage raise in 20 peal for passage of such legisla
The desire of the American
years. SIU is supporting them. tion.
military machine to perpetuate
Twenty one Democrats, twenty
an all-out military bureaucracy,
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four Republicans and one Pro
is one of the major forces
After conducting 381 strike gressive voted against the bill behind the drive for peace
elections as provided for under which would have "frozen" work time conscription, Lt. Col. Roscoe
the Smith-Connally Act (passed ers to essential war jobs at crit S. Conkling asserted last week.
to prevent strikes—^remember?); ical labor-supply points. The bill
established
employment Col. Conkling, a member of
the NLRB reports that 71 per also
cent of the workers who voted ceilings to prevent hoarding of the Presidential Appeal Board
workers, and provided for penal until January, 1945. charged in a
wanted to strike.
The Ai'L took part in 381 polls, ties on both workers and em pamphlet published by the Post
263 in favor of a strike. The CK) ployers for violations of orders War World Council that the
Army, in order to insure its con
voted 24 out of 27 elections. In and regulations.
dependents voted y^ 36 times The bill was a result of a tinuation in power, was demand
put of 43 tries. However, opjy a compromise worked out by a ing passage of peacetime con
very small percentage of the joint House-Senate conference, scription now in order to take
strike votes actually led to set up after the Senate had re advantage of the war fervor.
HOTEL BILL OF HEALTH
strikes. It seems that the men jected an earlier, more severe In making this essential point,
(T-ol.
Conkling
said:
were only vpthig tp mamtam House draft measure.
The Senate requested a new "The greater the number of
^at to them is the backbone of
• any free unionthe right to conference with the House, and soldiers, the greater the number
it probably will be held some of officer personnel the higher
strike. ,
time after the informal Easter soars the rank of the regular
"recess" that the lawmakers have officer with its increased pay and
importance. With the expansion
Management is deliberately fo taken.
With
the
defeat
of
the
original
of our army to 10,000,000, regular
menting labor trouble, R. J.
May-Bailey
"national
service"
Captains
and Lieutenants have
Thomas, President of the United
Bill
and
the
present
only
slightly
been
promoted
to Brig.-Generals,
Auto Workers told the Mead
milder
version,
it
is
thought
that
Lieut-Gen^als
and
Generals. Re
Senate Investigating Committee.
the
chances
of
passage
of
any
duce
that
army
to
1,000,000 or
"No management could have
job-freeze
law
in
this
session
are
less
and,
with
exceptions
here
been naive enough to doubt that
very
slim.
and
there.
Generals
again
be
the wholesale discharge of union
The
opposition
of
almost
all
of
come
Colonels
and
Majors.
Their
committeemen and workers in
the manner chosen could have organized labor against what pay is decreased, their authority
had any effect other than the they termed an unwarranted re contracted, and their social posi
promotion of industrial strife," gimentation of American Labor, tions receive a jolting setback."
and the apparently imminent He added that "No nation on
said Thomas.
termination to the European war earth can be or ever has been
were the major factors in the de more completely militarized as
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feat of the bill.
will be the United States of
President Milton Murray of the
America.
The Kaiser or Hitler
Newspaper Quild is in the midst "Brother Joseph Curran," says
could.
not
rival our militaristic
of an interesting argument over Murray, "... several times has
mindedness
if we adopt the pro
'the Harry Bridges case. Murray invited me into the alley to de
posed
compulsory
military train
is agin Bridges. He thinks may bate our political difference. (I
ing
of
our
youth
at
the close of
With the signing of master policies, free insurance benefits be
be he ought to be a little coy have rejected the invitation for
this
war."
came available to the nearly 25,000 members of the New York Hotel
about getting ihto such a quarrel. lack of a 40-60 chance.)"
Trades Council (AFL), Life insurance, hospitalisation, sickness and
He remembers that Gardner Jack
4. 4.
accident benefits, costing more than one million dollars a year, will
son, a PM reporter, got into an Progressive groups in Missouri
Keep
In
Touch
With
be paid for by the employers. Above. President Jay Rubin of the
"ideological discussion" with an are backing a 40 cent minimum
Hotel
Trados Council signs for the unien while hotel owners and
NMU goon, and was "persuaded" wage law. Present minimums are
Your Dra^t Board.
insurance
representatives look on.
by
a
pair
of
brass
knuckles.
as
low
as
12
cents
ah
hour.
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THE
SEAFARERS
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Friday, April 6, 1945 • •
Agents' Conference Prepares For Expansion
Hot Air Artists Confuse Issues
man in the United States Navy.
(Cfmtmtied from Page 1)
duration, and a period of six
THE IRON HAND
months after the termination of
Oftentimes a seaman has been
the war, when it is- to revert baOk tried and sentenced to revocation Unfortunately, because of the jare now preparing to carry, on
to the Department of Commerce, and suspension of his license for war, and the unlimited amount their training program after the
which has always had jurisdiction the smallest infraction of disci of taxpayers' money appropriated war, notwithstanding the fact
of the Bureau of Steamboat In pline, and often without the pre to them during this war, these that there will be a large over
sentation or hearing of factual bureaus have been in an excellent flow of seamen after this war is
spection and Navigation.
evidence, and sometimes through position to build up a ca§e for over.
BRASS HAT MANEUVER
They have fostered and estab
At this time, there is a strong the testimony of shipmates who themselves, which consists of
move, headed by Rear-Admiral often use the Coast Guard "hear long-winded press releases, my lished a "uniform" for merchant
Waesche'and other high-ranking ing units" to settle personal sterious "statistics and figures" seamen (civilians) which is be
Coast Guard officials to ask Con grievances against a man by fa dug out of the air by studious coming so ridiculous in the eyes
economists or bureaucrats who of the General Public and regu
gress to enact legislation placing bricating false stories.
the Bureau of Steamboat Inspec Further we find that it has head these bureaus, and are re lar Armed Forces that the wear
tion & Navigation permanently been the policy of various Coast luctant to surrender the power ers of these nondescript Maritime
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Guard officers who board the and prestige they have enjoyed Commission uniforms are "Jack
during the war, and do not care
Coast Guard.
ships to snoop around a ship and which way they get it, or wheth asses of the Hooligan Navy."
As American merchant seamen, deliberately build a case, so they er it wiU benefit the country or
POST WAR THREAT
we are opposed to any such pol may handle it. We find them not.
They have established shipping
asking the seamen if the officers The various functions of the "pools" in every seaport in the
icy for the following reasons:
1. The administration of laws are "okay" and asking the of- War Shipping Administration, United States, and in certain for
and rules governing the merchant ^ ficers if the seamen are "okay." through the Maritime Commis eign ports under the auspices of
marine has always been a civilian In short trying to use one seaman sions, and the decisions they have the Recruitment & Manning Or
fimction under the Department | against another, and thus insti- handed down relating to seamen, ganization, a sub-division of the
of Commerce, which is perfectly tuting "Gestapo" tactics and have made the seamen view them WSA, directly challenging and
in line with the fact that the Am- methods foreign to American with suspicion and hostility. They threatening the Union Hiring
erican Merchant Marine has al- standards.
have established training schools Halls of the Seamen's Unions, and
ways been a civilian enterprise. We find further that the Coast and centers, supposedly to train obviously plan to keep these
2. During the war, the Coast Guard has violated the Federal new seamen during the war, and "pools" in existence after the war.
Guard has established "hearing laws time and again, by putting
units" or "courts" to try merchant' seamen in "double jeopardy." For
seamen for infractions of discip-' instance, a seaman might already
line, and in these "coin-ts" the [have been punished according to
seamen are tried by Coast Guard i the Federal Statutes, when he
officials, mostly lawyers in uni reaches a U. S. Port—but then he They - have established a "La I to act as "finks," and could util
form, who have no sea experi is again dragged before a Coast bor Relations" set-up, attempting ize the_ offices of the Shipping
ence and do not know the prac- Guard "hearing unit" and sen- to horn in on the legitimate col Commissioners as a hiring hall,
tinql end of the merchant mar- tenced further, which usually lective bargaining rights, and according to 'Federal Statues
ine. In short, a seaman is not takes the form of suspending his have established so-called "U. S. dealing with Shipping Commis
given a chance of being tried by seamen's papers, or taking them Maritime Service" ratings, along sioners under the Act of 1872.
Navy lines, with handles such as This was tried by Admiral
his equals, a. right given a sea- away entirely.
"Commanders, Lieutenants, Bosn's Land before, when in 1939 he is
Mates, Seamen 1st class, 2nd sued an "order" to ship all sea-class," etc;, with certain induce men to the vessels ojjerated by
ments offered to any "uniform the Maritime Commission out of
This system, which we as sea- pathies for a civilian, and would and title" crazy characters who U. S. Shipping Commissioners
men, know only has its equal in judge a man by Coast Guard have drifted into the merchant Offices, and this became the
a "totalitarian" country, and is standards, which is military in marine, and thus trying to estab practice on the Atlantic and Gulf
lish what is definitely a semi- Coasts on vessels operated by the
strictly un-American, is creating its conceptions and rules,
military scheme, which can easily Commission, but when Land at
suspicion and disruption on board ^ 5, "We realize the Coast Guard
be used as a strike-breaking tempted to enforce this rule in
vessels, and develops stool-pig- has its PROPER functions, such
agency during a seamen's strike. the port of Seattle, Washington,
eons and snivelers among the gg Coast Patrol, Ice Patrol, Life.We can picture easily what will where the vessels COLDBROOK,
weaker characters now going to saving Service, Lighthouse Serhappen should the functions of COLLINGSWORTH arrived from
sea in the American Merchant vice, and we have no quarrel with
the Bureau of Navigation be
Marine.
that part of their service, and transferred into their hands. They the East Coast ports with NMU
3. We find further that the we say they are doing a first-class will have the power to give and crews, they were stopped, and
U. S. Coast Guard has establish- job in these functions. But we take seamen's papers; and obvi this ceased to be a practice. The
ed a so-called "screening period" j are definitely opposed to any ex- ously without their phoney train Sarlors' Union of the Pacific
fof entrance in the merchant mar- tension of their jurisdiction to ing set-up, no man would ever forced this issue, throwing a
ine. This was established osten- embrace the U. S. Bureau of Na- be able to enter the merchant picketline around the vessels,
taking the crews off, and tieing
sibly for the purpose of elimin- vigation, which is distinctly a marine.
up these ship until Land was
ating any possible sabotage, but civilian function under our form
forced to abolish his idea of using
PHONEY "EMERGENCIES"
we find that this "directive" is- of Government, and should be so
sued by the Commandant of the reverted back to the Department We know the clause in the the U. S. Shipping Commission
Coast Guard in 1944, is full of of Commerce after the War, Merchant Marine Act of 1936, er's offices as "fink halls." The
dealing with the Bureau of Navi SUP removed this threat by win
loopholes, and may v/ell act as a where it belongs.
Not only do we face this drive gation, which authorizes the head ning this beef, but we can read
discriminatory weapon against a
of the U. S. Coast Guard higher- of that department to suspend all ily see that the activities of this
man.
We further find that should a ups, to take over the functions rules dealing with manning and proposed set-up is just as unde
man be denied his seamen's pa of the Bureau of Navigation af certification in any "emergency," sirable to the seamen as is the
pers by the Coast . Guard he has ter the war, but right within the can be used as a strike-breaking set-up under the U. S. Coast
thereafter no avenue of appeal. U. S. Maritime Commission a weapon, and under the proposed Guard, and consequently we must
He is not told why he was denied similar plan is taking shape, to "Maritime Service" set-up, they fight just as hard to keep .the
his papers. In short, a strictly take over the various functions could also declare an emergency jurisdiction of the Bureau of Na
"Nazi-Fascist" Toftalitarian set of the Bureau of Navigation, such during a strike and force these vigation out of the hands of the
up.
as the Steamboat Inspection and so-called "Lieutenants" "bos'ns Maritime Commission, as we do
4. Should the U. S. Coast also certificating and licensing of mates," etc.—seamen 1st and? 2nd to keep it out of the hands of the
Guard retained this function af merchant seamen. In short, class, firemen 1st and 2nd class. U. S. Coast Guard.
ter the war, we can see that no snatch the jurisdiction from the
civUiara will ever be allowed to Department of Commerce, and
get seamen's papers, as it will be thus, two "government bureaus,''
only natural that they will favor fighting for control over some
a Coast Guard man against ' a thing which doesn't belong to
civilian, and further if a seaman them, which is typical of any bu- The Department of Commerce tered by, for the most part, .prac
wants to go for his officers' pa- reaucracy, who eliminate ques- is the proper Department to tical steamboat men, either expers, and sit for an examination tions of practical administration, handle the jurisdiction of the Bu mates or skippers, or engineers.
he will probably have to sit be-' and even of principle in their reau of Navigation, and the U. S. They understand the problems of
fore a Coast Guard "academy", greed to perpetuate their hu Shipping Commissioners. It is the merchant seamen much betman, who would have no sym-, reaus and themselves in office.
strictly a civilian set-up, adminis
(Continued on Page 5)
Phoney "Labor Relations" Set-Up
Coast Guard Follows Nazi Method
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Labor's ^Friends' Rally
To Support of Bridges
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2—
Harry Bridges' promise to in
dustry not to strike, even after
the end of the. war, has won
him support from the "very
best people" in his light against
deportation.
The Harry Bridges Victory
Committee has released, from
time to time, the latest addi
tions to those who have peti
tioned the government to halt
deportation proceedings.
Of late, especially since
Bridges' infamous pledge, there
have been some strange addi
tions to the usual list of Com
munist - fronters and the dogooders. who will sign any
thing.
The last release from the
HBVC includes these wellknown "friends of labor."
Judge Sylvain J. Lazarus of
the Superior Court of Califor
nia.
Stanford Clinton, prominent
attorney representing business
interests.
William J. Mulpeters. Presi
dent of the Gray Line in San
Francisco.
.A. C. Jewell, Undersheriif of
Los Angeles County.
The Women's Democratic Di
vision of the 69th Ass^bly in
Los Angeles.
Republican Leader Bartley
C. Crum.
William M. Malone. chairman,
of the Democratic State Cen^
tral Committee of California.
King^ ~C^ u n't:^' Democratic
Club of Seattle.
Has anybody seen a "class
struggle" lately?
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SIU Man Awarded
The Purple Heart
Brother Frank J. Dirksmeyef,
28 Regan Way, East Boston, was
awarded the Purple Heart last
week for wounds received in en
emy action. He was on the, MV' \
Blenheim in Antwerp last month
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when a Nazi V-bomb came over
and hit the dock alongside. The
Chief Engineer was also wound
ed and received a Purple Heart.
Brother Dirksmeyer is how re
cuperating, and will ship out
again after a short rest.
Praises Door Man
For Good Job Done
I would like to take time out
to compliment the setup in New
York regarding the doorman. Re .-44
cently, on starting into the build
ing I found I had forgotten my
union book. The doorman would
not let me in until after I had
been properly identified. This is
as it should be.
A union hall for union men.
This is what we have. This way
we can be damn sure that our
hall is not raided or infiltrated
by any South Street bums or"
Commies as well.
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SEAFARERS
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Page Five
Agents' ConferencelTOGETHER—FOR VICTORY
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*ter because their original calling
was with the merchant service.
As seamen (Civilians) we are
^ better off under the jurisdiction
of the Department of Commerce,
and we hereby recommend that
^"we go on record as follows:
1. To oppose any and all attemps of the Coast Guard to take
over the functions of the Bureau
of Navigation, permanently.
2. That we oppose any attempt
of the Maritime Commission, or
the War Shipping Administration
to take over the functions of the
Bureau of Navigation.
3. That we go on record strong
ly appealing to Secretary of Com
merce Wallace to use his office to
fight to regain the jurisdiction of
the Bureau within the Depart
ment of Comhfierce where it
rightly belongs, historically and
practically.
4. That we go on record to ac
quaint the various Congressmen
and Senators with our views on
this subject, and
5. That if and when this sub
ject comes before Congress, we
solicit the support of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor in this
fight, and that we be represented
when hearings are held."
2 Seamen's Bills Before House
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Both bills have substantially
'the same provisions that we feel
the Seafarers International Union
should fight
against, and we
found plenty of "bugs" in both
bills which should be eliminated,
and no doubt there are plenty
more changes in order to get a
half-way decent BiU of Rights
for Merchant Seamen.
Your Committee has outlined
only the main flaws in both bills,
because We feel that in order to
be effective in the passage of a
decent Bill of Rights to fuUy cov
er Merchant Seamen, these two
bills should be properly analyzed
by an attorney, in conjunction
with', a representative of the
, Union who knows seamen's probY lems and what they want in the
MAIN OBJECTIONS 1. Both Bills provide that the
Administrator of the Maritime
Commission—^WSA, shall be "ad
ministrator" of the bills.
We are opposed to administra
tion of this Act-to-be under the
jurisdiction of the Chairman of
the Maritime Commission, WSA,
because the WSA is a large em
ployer of seamen and if the
Chairman of the Maritime Com
mission,, WSA, is to be the ad
ministrator of this Bill, he is
' placed in a position of being able
/ to put pressure upon the seamen
"i in any way, shape, manner or
' form. We feel that the adminis
trator of this Bill should be an
independent-Government official,
in no way connected with the
employing agency. We suggest
that the'Department of Labor or
Department of Commerce be de
signated as administrator of this
Act.
TOO MUCH POWER
2. The Administrator's powers,
imder these proposed bills, are
too broad- He is empowered to
In. lay down all'rules and regula'tions, make findings and awards
which he may decrease . or in
crease or discontinue, etc. A sea
man has no appeal of his case,
although the bills set up a Board
of Appeals, appointed by the ad
ministrator. He can over-rule
the Appeals' Board's decisions,
and his decision is final.
3. We are opposed to the part
of the bill where it includes Mari
time Commission enrollees and
other elements who have not ac
tually sailed during the war. In
our opinion, the only benefits or
beneficiaries to come under this
bill should be bonafide merchant
seamen and offshore fishermen
who have had the required war
time sea service' outlined in the
bills, and all others should be -ex
cluded from the benefits under
the biU.
Seamen who are entitled to
benefits under this act should be
active seamen and offshore fish
ermen who can show at least 90
days actual sea service and to in
clude any seamen and offshore
fishermen regardless of the
amount of service, who was in
jured because of war-time activ
ities during the p e r i od of
employment on a vessel or during
repatriation or internment, with
no strings attached to this, such
as is now proposed under the Act.
We are opposed to the authori
zation under the Bill that knocks
out of benefits anybody that has
misconducted himself through the
contraction of a disease.
KANGEHOO COURTS
4. We are also opposed to the
provisions in the bills to allow
the Chairman to knock out of
benefits any seamen or fishermen
determined by evidence satisfactgry to the Chairman, that a man
is guilty of mutiny, treason, sa
botage, or rendering assistance to
an enemy of the United States or
of its allies, by refusing him a
certificate of War Service. This
should be amended, not by the
determination of the chairman,
but should be determined by a
Court of Law conviction.
There Is Always Seme Joker
Under provisions in the bills
such as mentioned above, a sea
man or fisherman, regardless of
the amount of sea service and the
man's war record, means nothing
/ if at any time during the war the
Coast Guard-had revoked a man's
seamen's papers,:^.for any period
of time, he Would be ineligible
for the issuance of war service
certificate, and would not be en
titled to benefits under the bill.
5. That regardless., of what
Federal Agency gets jurisdiction
of administering the Act, we be
lieve that the U. S. Shipping
•
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Commissioners, imder the DE
PARTMENT O F COMMERCE
should issue certificates of War
Service in all cases only to peo
ple with proper proof of their sea
service.
6. There are provisions in both
bills referring to United States
Employment Service that could
interfere with our Union Hiring
Hall rights under the broad pow
ers of the Administrator of the
Act. That should be studied and
eliminated.
CONCLUSION
Therefore, your Committee, be
ing practical seamen and not
lawyers, recommends:
1. That President Harry Lundeberg be instructed to iihmediate-
ly engage the proper attorneys to
apalyze Bill HR 2346 and Bill HR
2180, and to set forth our objec
tions to these bills, along with
our reconunendations to amend
these bills, in order to get proper
bill of rights to cover merchant
seamen, and the copies of these
recommendations be forwarded
to every affiliated branch of the
Seafarers International Union of
North America, in the seaman
and fishermen's fieldy
2. We also suggest that Presi
dent Lundeberg appoint a Union
Seamen's official who knows just
what the seamen wants in a sea
men's G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS to
work on these two bills with the
attorney.
JUNGLE SOUVENIR
SlU-SUP Reciprocal Shipping
Your Committee recommends| (c) No member shall be remov
the adoption -of the following ed from any ship after completion
policy:
of a voyage, provided, he has met
(a) There shall be joint regis his Union obligations, cooperat
tration and equal shipping rights ing with Union Officials, etc., re
within the shipping regulations gardless of the Port or District.
of the Port and district of regis (d) When a man receives
tration for members df all SIU transportation, regardless of the
District Unions in all ports, with ship, company or District, he
the exception of the Port of New must get off that ship, and cannot
York, where the established SUP ship back on that ship until such
Branch shall continue to register time as he has cleared through
and ship all SUP members for the Union Hall in the particular
the Port of New York.
port of paying off.
(b) There shall be a complete The Committee calls to your at
exchange of "Social Registers tention the fact that the SUP and
among the district unions."
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Killing a 250 pound man-eating
tiger was all in a day's work for
Cpl. C. A. McCrary of the Com
bat Military Police. He ran into
the animal while scouting for
Japanese in the Myitkyima, Bur
ma, section.
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Fxiday, Apnl 6, 1945
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Agents' Conference Prepares For Expansion
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the SIU, Pacific District do not
accept for Probationary member
ship anyone who has sailed on a
trip card less than six monllis
while the Atlantic and Gulf Dis
trict will accept for Probationary
membership those who have sail
ed on trip cards for thirty days
and the Great Lakes District will
accept for Probationary member
ship those who are sailing on vessels under their jurisdiction and
the Committee suggests that
these factors be given considera
tion on shipping men.
The Committee also wishes to
call to yoiu- attention the fact that
the Great Lakes District issues
to passenger vessel stewards
crew temporary membership for
the period that they are sailing.
When they leave the jurisdiction
of the Great Lakes District they
are free to make application and
be accepted for membership of
other SIU District Unions.
New Policy On Book Transfers
should occur, that the shipown
ers, backed by the WSA, will at
tempt to move in on the. seamen's
unions in order to cut wages and
conditions, and most of all to
break up our hiring halls. To
day there are shipowners antici
pating the post-war era in order
to move in on our hiring halls.
SOLIDARITY
Then, more than ever, is it of
the most vital importance that
the seamen of the SIU of N.A.
STAND TOGETHER, and ACT
TOGETHER as one body of men
on all coasts and Great Lakes.
We know there are various
other unions in the field with
different policies and principles
than ours; where will THEY
stand if the seamen are locked
out? Where will they be if the
seamen of the SIU decided to
strike for better conditions? Will
they use that opportunity to move
in our jurisdiction, and in con
junction with the shipowners,
scab on us?
We can only guide our actions
on the record and the activities
of these other unions in the past.
The NMU (CIO) is our chief op
ponent in the maritime field; the
past policy of this organization is
far from being clean. It has scab
bed on us before in some of our
past fights for conditions. The
policy of the NMU is dictated by
political commissars affiliated
with the Communist Party, and
thein policy is determined not for
the benefit of the workers in any
industry, but for the benefit of
the Communist Party and what
ever its policies may be from
time to time. We frequently find
the Communist Party-controlled
unions on the side of the bosses,
acting in a scab-herding capacity
for the employer, and for the
Communist politicians, whose in
terest is more and more becom
ing alike, and it is increasingly
difficult to distinguish. one from
the other. They want control of
the workers! They want them to
be slaves economically and poli
tically.
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Your Committee recommends required to pay a $1 transfer fee,
the adoption of the following the current hospital and burial
assessments, and the current
policy:
(a) Any full book member in month's dues.
Your Committee further rec
good standing of any District may
ommends
that the following
transfer to any other District
transfer
procedure
be adopted:
Union affiliated with the SIU,
1.
Upon
being
accepted to
subject to the provisions and
transfer,
the
transferee's
mem
rules of the respective Districts.
bership
book
in
the
District
from
However, no member shall be
which
he
is
transferred
shall
be
forced to transfer from one Dis
picked
up
and
immediately
for
trict to another as long as he re
mains in good standing in his warded to the headquarters of
the District into which he is
original District.
transferred.
(b) A man applying for n 2. A membership book for the We must bear in mind that the pated in all major struggles with
transfer must be a full book District into which the member policy of th^ Communist Party the SUP, but during the last
member of his original District is transferred shall then be is leeches is dependent on the In years they have split away from
Union. This means that proba- sued, which shall have recorded ternational policy of the Com the SUP, and are now going for
tioi^ary members are not ehgible in it the membership number of munist Party. The American some of the Commie program
=
to transfer.
his original District, as well as Communists take their orders di coming from the NMU (CIO).
(c) The applicant for transfer the new number. The new num rectly from Moscow, and what Several of their officials are
must have paid all current as ber shall be entered into the or benefits Russia, they will fight strictly communist-party curb
sessments and current month's iginal bqok.
for. Should the Soviet Regime stone politicians. However, there
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dues to his original District. If
3. The original book shall im issue a "directive" to. strike in is a strong bond between the men
the applicant has paid dues ahead mediately be returned to the Dis the United States, the American in the SUP and the MFOWW, ce
to his original District, these dues trict Headquarters from which Communist Party will do its dirty mented through years of strug Miss Florida for 1945 is delighlL.'
are not credited to the District to the member has transferred.
work without consulting- the gles fought together. We can, we ful Jeni Freeland. She will rep
which he has made application
workers,
and vice-v^rsa, should believe, definitely be sure of resent her slate at the annual
4. Upon adoption of this proto transfer, and he must begin cedme, it shall be the policy that there be a "directive^ for- no- backing from the MFOWW mem
paying monthly dues from the if any member is transferred strike, the Communist Party bership in any just fight we might beauty contest at Atlantic City.
Agent D. L. Parker say» they all
date of his transfer into the new contrary to this procedure, all members will go to the extent of find ourselves engaged in.
District.
monies collected from such mem scabbing to stop a legitimate These are factors which must grow this way down in Tampa.
definitely be tafcmi into consider Tampa shipping is on the up
(d) Upon being accepted for bers shall be remitted to his orig strike.
tremsfer, the applicant shall be inal district.
We can readily see that regard ation in determining the policy grade. There are some spots
less of the consequences to the in any major struggles in which open for discriminating seamen.
First come, first served^ no reser
American seamen, the Commun- •our organizations might find
themselves
in.
vations.
ist-party-controUed CIO mari
time unions might ^weU aid and
abet shipowners in any fight we
Your Committee recommends to that particular District.
the adoption of the foUowmg
4. All non-members dispatched may have with them. Qp the
ppKcy on Trip Cards:
aboard vessels under contract to other hand, should it be to the
1. A Trip Card man shall pay our organization for the first time, interests of the Communist
We have found through bitter of scabbing on their fellow worl?-^
dues and assessments to the Dis must be dispatched through the Party to strike, then they will experience that if we "mix" pol ers, if it suits, their particular
trict that issued him this lYip Union Hall, with a Trip Card pull through the NMU strike ae- itics in our Union affairs, it will phoney politicai line.
Card. No Trip Card man shall be from the organization that dis tion anywhere which might well create dissension and disruption,
required to surrender his Trip patched them.
be a time when the seamen are creating factions, and thus weak Our organization is built for
the purpose of bettering the
Card for a "Trip Card in another
5. Any crew member found not prepared to strike, or do not ening our Union.
wages, working conditions of the
District until such times as he has aboard ships who does not have a intend to stiike, so we cannot
We
have
had
exj^rience
with
men
who follow the sea, and to
-been accepted for membership Trip Card, who was shipped in minimize the fact that tffis 'soattempts
of
the
Communist
Party
date
we have kept , our Union '
by an SIU District Union.
outports, or who shipped after called union, no doubt will scab
through
their
stooges,
trying
to
'clean
of demogogues and would2. The District Union that has hours, shall be lined up by the on us.
take over the seamen's move be emancipators of the workers,
the man's duplicate Trip Card on Union official that contacts the
MARINE COOKS
ment, to further their political namely the Communist or • any
file shall receive all Revenue due ship.
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ideologies.
We have found other political .party which may
that respective Union,
6. When Trip Card men be Then we have the Marine
through
our
struggle against have had ideas about running our •
Cooks
&
Stewards,
also
a
CIO
•
Trip Card, men, in good come members of another District
them,
that
this
demogogic outfit, Union to suit their political fancy.
affiliate
composed
of
the
Stew
standing with their organization, other than the organization which
the
Communist
Party,
is only an
ards
Department
men
on
the
Pa
desiring to become a member of originally issued same, the Dis
CRUMBS
auxilliary
of
the
bosses.
'Their
cific
Coast.
They
all
take
'their
another District Union, may trict joining such Trip Card men
We
now,
as delegates from all
do so provided that they are ac shall notify the respective head policies from the NMU—^strictly policy, in the final analysis, only
Seafarers
International
branches,a commie-line organization. We benefits the employers and their
ceptable, and make application quarters of such transaction.
east,
west
and
Great
Lakes,
go on
own
phoney
political
ideologies,
can expect their officials to ' be
record
to
continue
keeping
thesje '
which
are
far
from
being
Ameri
on the side of the NMU-CIO in
political
crumbs"
out
of
our
can
in
concept
or
principle.
any fight.
Unions, and to unmercifully clean SCABS
FIREMEN
them out if any attempts are
Realizing the possibility of a The industry will be fiooded
The MFOWW (Marine Firemen, Through their stooges in their made by them to infiltrate and
fight with the shipowners and the with an overfiow of men. Thous Oilers, Watertenders & Wipers Unions they are constantly keep disrupt our Unions, and we again
War Shipping Administration in and of men with WSA training; Association) on the Pacific Coast, ing them in a turmoil, diverting go on record condemning the
the post-war era, we now stop thousands of discharged Navy composed of black-gang men, is the energies of the membership Communist Party and their fel
and analyze what the seamen, af and Coast Guard men.
"Independent" of any national to internal, instead of external low-travelers, as a tool of the
filiated with the Seafarers Inter- We cannot overlook the fact affiliation, and from 1934 on they fighting. We have found that employers, and detrimental to tte
nation Union of N. A. are faced that when the war is over, and fought and worked closely with these leeches da not mind advo American seamen and the work
with.
if a sudden slump in - shipping the Sailors Union—and partici cating and supporting the policy ers as a whole.
We Must Know All Our Enemies
Trtp Onrit BuNs'& Regulations
A Statement On PoUtleat Action
A Look At The Other Unions
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NEW ORLEANS
Page Seven
these men do come around to us
and do want to ship out, and
there are a few occasions where
we could use rated men, I find
that -the WSA will not release
those for the simple reason that
they are not on the "First Five"
list.
If they do take the jobs, they
lose their stand-by-pay. Quite ri
set-up I'd say. Looks like it's the
old regimentation sj^tem; knock
you in line and pound your head
their way. What difference does
it make if that man could have
been used on a ship that was
sailing within several hours or a
day later. We could have used
him.
Speaking of contracts, every
bonafide SIU man that registers
and ships out, has a contract
with himself and the union he
represents and the Company
with which he sails. It's not a
question of belonging to Savan
nah, Mobile, Boston or any
branch elsewhere. The predom
inating issue is that you and you
belong to the SIU of North Am
erica. It's one solid body and
you're a part of all Branches of
the SIU of NA in the United
States.
Each and every member is a
"potential organizer." It would be
very comforting to our New York
Organizer Lykke, if he could get
more members to cooperate with
him in getting at some of these
unorganized tankers while you
are in New York. Why not see
him in the 2nd floor Organizer's
office. Many men are desirous
of sailing on tankers, quite a few
of our members are sailing them
now.
Speaking of a bigger and bet
ter SIU, how would it be if a lot
of you members that have bag
gage in the Baggage Room over 6
months would take out same. The
Baggage Room, I must say, is not
a cold meat packing house, nor a
vegetable storage. Please refrain
from bringing such unnecessary
produce, to the Baggage Room
Clerk for checking. If you insist
I'll say that he cannot be respon
sible for meats. As it is, I myself
have difficulty in getting my reg
ular ration of meats, and I may
make personal use of same. Yum
Yum.
The Baggage Room is well
filled up, so boys don't bring
your small packages in to be
checked until some of the excess
baggage had been taken out.
Thanks for ypur cooperation
and don't forget, grab a hot ship
and give that girl you're avoiding
the slip, Mama needs the bacon.
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK
New York Dispatcher
WHAT'S DOING
Shipping has picked up down
this way and looks good for the
coming week. We have several
ships in transit and very little
beefing aboard those scows, out
side of trying to get enough milk
^or the crews.
from the Great Lakes this week.
the time of the payoff.
, I presume the RMO can stick
JACKSONVILLE
Both of the men had old num
The
people
who
should
know
out th'eir chests again, as we were
bers on the Lakes, but for some
say
that
shipping*
is
going
to
con
hort of ABs and Firemen and
On my return to Jacksonville
reason,
neither one of them
tinue
fast
and
hot
down
here
for
had to call on them for replace from the AgeMs' Conference I
ments. We found we needed found that business had picked the next few months at least. seemed to realize that they are
affiliated with the Atlantic and
twelve men to fill jobs. After up a little. We shipped a full Maybe for a longer period.
putting them through the third crew for the SS Alex G. Bell. A couple of SUP ships are due Gulf District.
degree we found five that were This ship has undergone exten here also, but the respective rep One of them has a Great Lakes
on trip cards previously and one sive repairs for the past three resentatives of their crews are book that is paid up. He went
that was registered with us. What months. Monday the 26th we got here to take care of them, al down and applied for a trip card
these guys try to t)ull would beat word that the SS Dry Tortugas though if they need help they in the Atlantic and Gulf but was
straightened out before he ship
a royal fiush. Anyway we gave was in and would pay off that know where to come for it.
Sixty-four men were shipped ped out.
them the air and re-ordered six afternoon. We also got an order
more saltys and the vessels got for four Oilers. Due to the fact out of Savannah in the last two
The other came in to pay up his
under way in good shape (we that we had just crewed a ship weeks and the shipping lists are Great Lakes, SIU book and he
practically empty. If things keep showed his NMU book. When
hope) with a large percentage of I didn't have the men here.
booming
as we hope and expect, questioned about this he stated
book men.
I called Tampa, Savannah, and
The SS J. H. Meyers , (Alcoa) Charleston but there were no we may have to ask some of our that his Great Lakes book was
was paid off here last Friday and men in those ports so then 1 larger branches to supply us with his summertime book and that
what a pleasure it' was to' walk called Mobile. Charlie Kimball men. We've been running our- his NMU book was his wintertime
aboard and not find one beef and told me that he had plenty of sel'ves bowlegged rounding them book. He stated that he liked
dne clean job. Th& crews will al- men there and he could put them up and we don't want to, call on the SIU agreements better but
ways be remembered by the Old
4 p
he any outside agency to help us that his wiritertime friends ship
Mgh as good SIU members, and called the airlines office he was man SIU ships.
ped out of the NMU hall. When
we hope on the return voyage told that four seats were avail We're having a meeting to told that he couldn't hold a book
will be the same. '
able but the men might get night. Most of the boys who are in both organizations, he became
We were informed at this writ bumped in Atlanta unless they on ships still in port have prom indignant, informing the Patrol
ing that the Pan Orleans (Water had a priority. Brother Kimball ised to atterid. I hope we have man that this was a democratic
man) which is now in the repair then called the RMO and solicited room for them all.
country and thought he should be
yards in New Orleans, is going to their aid in getting priorities but
ARTHUR THOMPSON. Agent entitled to as many books as he
be converted into a Banana Wag the RMO turned him down on the
liked. The Patrolman's democ
on and will be ready for her first flimsy excuse that Mobile was in
racy was not as liberal as this
NEW
YORK
trip about April 3rd. So it looks a different area from Jackson
guy's, so he took the Great Lakes
aS if our Agent, Brother Michelet, ville.
The waterfront Patrolmen in book and told the man to use his
now at Agents' Conference, •will Iri the meantime the ship is the port of New York caught a NMU book in the future.
*have a headache drawing up a delayed over twenty-four hours breathing spell here last week. The man came back in a few
Banana contract with the Water- while we get men from Baltimore We had only had 26 ships paying minutes and wanted to get an
»man "SS Co. on his return. It will which is twice as far as Mobile off and no major beefs ori any of SIU trip card, Atlantic and Gulf
^
give Brother Michelet a from Jacksonville. The company them.
District. It took another hour to
fiance to run in a" few i^ecipes, will no doubt try to saddle the It seems as if the SS Lou Geh get him straightened out.
on How Arid Whaf td Use the Union with the responsibility for rig is a jinx ship so far as the The final results being we sent
Banana For in his STRAIGHT that delay but I say the blame Deck officers are concerned. On him back to the NMU to ship out
FROM THE GALLEY column. lies squarely on tHe Inefficiency
her last trip in a number of them as he seemed to like a change
Take notice. Brother J. P. Shuler, experts in the RMO. Rather than were pulled off by the Coast able policy.
may be a tip from the wise.
J. P. SHULER. Patrolman
cut a small piece of red tape and Guard. She is now in again with
, One of our repatriated SIU get a ship out on time they leave a number of Coast Guard charges
% if if
members. Brother Ralph Piehet, the red tape and delay a ship a to be preferred against the Mas Shipping's on the "Hot Chart
drops in now and then and gives full day. That's one more way ter. .Among them is one that again here in New York and jobs
all the stories of his past experi not to win the war faster. Ship concerns the unlicensed person are plentiful for those that want
ences. He is now taking it easy, ping for the next few days looks nel. We had three members left to ship out. On most occasions
but says he is about ready to go slsck
on the other side due to the fact you can practically pick your job
back to sea. So best of luck,
ROBT. A. MATTHEWS. that the Master posted a notice and destination. To the out-port
brother Piehet, we are always
Agent cancelling shore leave 15/ min members where shipping had
glad to have all of the old timers
utes after shore leave had stop slacked down, and to those, where
,'back.
ped. The ship sailed the same day Local Boards are about to wolf
SAVANNAH
• 'The SS Edmund Weed was paid
leaving the men there through no you—why not head for New York
last week with only a few minor
and see the sights and tackle
It looks ris though this port has fault of their own.
beefs. All departments paid off finally got its riame on the map
some
of these jobs and relieve
The Albion Victory, Jose Marti,
clean. Mostly the crews are re again. We had four ships to pay
the
high
pressure?
William Johnson, and the Madasponsible for this, and are to be off last week and all beefs were
We are rather scarce for all
waski Victor all of the Bull Line
commended for the way they settled in favor of the crews.
paid off this week, with no ma ratings, including the Steward
paid off, being sober and Union- Things are expected to be good
jor beefs. The Irwin S.. Cobb, Department, believe it or not.
thoughtful at that time. Had a down here for some time to come, Robin Lockesly and George
The good ol' summertime is
few trip card men aboard. All t have shipped everything I
here,
and the New York beauties
Westinghouse of the Robin Line
have taken out Pro-books and all could get my hand on. I had fine
are
pai-ading
around with wolf
all had beefs settled aboard. The
are happy. Most all signed off, cooperation from the Delegates
ish
looks
in
their
eyes. A sailor
Calmar SS Company only had*
and are now headed back to their on the SS Dinian of the Eastern
the Firmore, William Pepperell, is a sailor, and contacts are plen
PHILADELPHIA
port of signing on (Philly) to give Line. This was a clean ship to
R. H. Lee and the Henry Jocelyn. tiful.
orir Bro. Agent Hany Collins an board.
All beefs on these ships h^e The other day we had an AB Well here we go again, doing
other good chance to ship a good -1 hope that all other crews will
been settled and overtime is col come in for a job, a WSA man. business at the same old place
crew.
in the future see that their ships lectable.
We could have used him, but he as usual. Just returned from a
• Have the SS Merrimari and the are left clesri for the next crew
Calmar seems to see that it explained to us that he couldn't joint Agents Council in Chicago
SS LaCharitlier (Bull line) in port that goes aboard.
pays to cooperate with the Union get his release from the WSA and I really believe that it was
and with only a few beefs. These
PAT RYAN. Agent Proiem in settling the beefs and is giv unless he was one of the "first the most constructive conference
are concrete ships and most of the
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five" on the list. This was be that I have ever attended. With
ing us a better break now.
crew have made one or more
We had the SS J. Willard, cause he was on stand-by-pay. the reciprocal shipping rights, no
When
I
came
back
from
the
trips, so we expect little trouble.
After graduating from this pull offs after thirty days and
Goldsboro and the Schoharie of
That is about all for this time, coriferettCe in New York and
the South Atlantic SS Company. "Mutton Head School" they are many other benefits, I think it
Chicago
I
found
things
humming
hoping next week will find our
The beefs were settled aboard pooled in order to graduate and will tend to bring both Coasts to
Agent, your correspondent, set down here in Savannah. We had
the ship except a few minor beefs are placed that way on the list gether.
a
half
dozen
ships
here
sailing
or
for better news.
with stand-by-pay. AU don't get With the new setup on organ
in .the Stewards department.
preparing
to
sail.
Of
course,
I
G. A. MASTERSON,
We had the SS Samuel John stand-by-pay, but most- of the izational activities, which will be
misSed
most
of
the
fun
since
they
<
Patrolman
paid off before I got here, but son of the Eastern SS Company men are there for a long time placed in the hands of Brother
Pat Ryan handled that in splen in and she was the reverse of the and do get disgusted waiting for Hall, I really believe we should
Keep In Touch With did fashion.
Lou Gehrig. The Samurf-John jobs, especially if they have fa-' go a long ways in organizing
milies to support. What I'm try some of these unorganized comson
had a very clean payoff.
There are no beefs pending,
Your Draft Board.
ing
to point out is that when
We
had
a
couple
of
men
in
since he squared them away at J
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panies.
• Some of our members came
into the hall and stated that their
ships had been diverted to the
Pacific. Coast, so it looks like we
will have more, ships following
the same route. So the A & G
agents Conference to send A & G
officials to the Pacific Coast was
timely in itself.
We have quite a bunch of new
officials who have taken office
during the last election. They are
aggressive and industrious, and
with a little help from the rank
and file, this union should go
places during the coming year.
I see that the Secretary-Treas
urer did not let any grass grow
under his feet as it did not take
him long to get the eight page
Log rolling, so lets all get to
gether and send in a little bit of
news so we can keep these eight
(8) pages filled.
Well, there is not much of in
terest in this city of brotherly
love, but in closing we will say,
shipping is pretty good, not many
men on the beach, here is to_^ a
bigger and better union.
HARRY COLLINS, Agent
CHARLESTON
i-if
r HE
Business has picked up with a
full crew shipped to a Waterman
Ship. Looks slow for the next
week. Quite a few old-timers
are here on the beach, they evi
dently can eat a lot more at
home as they are putting on
weight—wonder if it is the food
or the beer?
JAMES L. TUCKER. Agent
GALVESTON
Shipping and business was
very brisk in this area during
the past two weeks. Due to the
fact that there was very few
men on the beach here, I had
to call New Orleans for men and
we just about cleaned out that
port. Had to give the RMO sev
eral orders for men but I am only
calling them as a last resort.
The hall in Houston will be
open for business Monday, April
2nd at 6605 Canal Street. The
members will find that this hall,
although smaller than the other
place that we Ijad, is a much
cleaner and better located hall.
After April 10th the Galveston
Hall will be located at 305'/z 22nd
Street. I have already purchased
the furniture for the office and
a goodly portion o.' furniture for
the hall. The members coming
into this port will, I am sure,
be well pleased with the start as
this new hall is m'uch brighter
and cleaner, also centrally locat
ed. I feel sure that our members
will spend a lot Of their time in
the hall instead of USS clubs.
Just received word that an
other M-A-V-1 has arrived in
this area from the lakes. This
vessel will be in drydock for
several weeks before they take a
crew.
According to reliable sources,
this area is due to have a lot of
shipping shortly. During the time
that I was attending the Agents
conference about 7 ships were
paid off in this area running
from rust buckets to T-2 tankers.
Had a lot of ADMIRALS from
the New Moscow coming in to
the Hall looking for trip-cards
for these T-2 jobs. We were able
tho to crew these ships up with
out using them.
D. STONE. Agenl
NORFOLK
Shipping in this port has been
very good the past two weeks,
and the prospects for the com
ing week look even better. The
hall is pretty well cleaned out,
and if some of the men in the
out ports will come to Norfolk
they will hit good shipping. This
win stop the flow of trip card
men which is necessary when the
port is short of book men.
It seems that some of our wor
ries are over on the coastwise
coal buckets. They are changing
most of the tubs over to the su
gar and ore runs, to Cuba and
South America. So don't hesitate
to take these ships. The ship it
self may be an old scow but the
runs are good.
All members please take no
tice that in the future, until we
are able to get another hall, the
regular meetings will he held at
312 E. Freemaston Street, the
Carpenters' union hall. This hall
has adequate sitting for all mem
bers and was rented for the small
sum of $7.50 a month. This will
be a big help as our regular hall
is much too small for our meet
ings.
We are still batting a hundred
per cent score with the Coast
Guard, and if the men will notify
the hall for representation and
not try to settle it themselves we
wiU try to keep up the good
work.
Ships that come into the army
docks to pay off—^if the men will
come to the hall and bring .their
disputed overtime we will settle
it at the CO office before the pay
off. We cannot get aboard these
ships at the army docks.
RAY WHITE, Agent
BALTIMORE
"Ships That Pass In The
Night." Did yoti ever read that
story? Well, I did, and from the
looks of some of the rust buck
ets that come in here, they ought
to be kept in the dark all the
time. They sure as hell are an
eyesore, but what makes matters
worse is the way some of the
crews leave their quarters and
messrooms. You don't hurt the
shipowner by leaving a dirty
ship, you hurt the union men
who take your place.
Most of the beefs in the
Stewards Department come from
inexperienced Stewards. This is
about the most responsible job
dn any ship, and no man should
take this job unless he knows
ShAt AREK.S
Friday. April 6, 1945
LOG
SIU UNCLAIMED WAGES
SEAS SHIPPING CO.. INC.
General Agent, War
Shipping Administration
39 Cortlandt Street
• New York. N.Y.
CLOVIS VICTORY—VOYAGE 1
Bert C. Pond
18.93
Roy Kinkade
7.82
Wayne Harman
7.82
Kenneth Cooper
2.84
Garfield MiUer
2.84
William Winkler
.2.84
George V. Stewart
2.84
Richard Stockard
9.95
Louis Acosta
38.39
ELDENA—VOYAGE 4
C. P. Day
7.52
J. McCallum
7.52
G. J. Thompson
7.52
R. J. Storck
7.52
F. Fromm
7.52
EL SALVADOR VICTORY
VOYAGE 1
George L. Harpham
4.04
FRANCIS L. LEE—VOYAGE 2
William McDonald
11.00
FRANCIS L. LEE—VOYAGE 3
John M. Creagh
3.21
Nile G. Dunbar
5.95
Charles H. Jones
2.04
Frank Dunovich
23.26
FRANCIS L. LEE
VOYAGE 4
Jose Saravia .i
$ 11.38
Arthur K. Briscoe
18-71
FRANCIS L. LEE'
VOYAGE 5
Sylvester Halligan
8.00
Leslie R. Teague
5.69
John Frankowski
5.69
Robert Z. Little
3.56
Robert M. Morley
8.00
John W. Mertz
8.00
Joseph M. Peturulski
10.84
James H. Rogers
8.00
Jesse M. Barrahle
Charles A. Raymond
William A. Oswinkle
Richard D. Hessler
Charles E. Glover
Walter C. Thomas
James F. Clark
George S. Lucas ;
!..
Stanridge B. Selina .—,
Jesse Kirby
William McManus
Henry M. Wilson
Austin D. Sloan
Albert C. Belt
4.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
5.00
FRANCIS L. LEE
VOYAGE 6
Homer R. Nelson
James E. Warner
Adolph Pizzo
Andrew P. Upchurch
Edward J. Jakubowski
JOHN GRIER HIBBEN
2.00
VOYAGE 1
2.00
N.
J.
Smith
6.27
2.00
Henry
J.
Fou
,
7.20
2.00
24.87
2.00 Leopold Lang
FRANCIS MARION
VOYAGE 1
H. Davis"..
:
119.81
F. M. Roberts
14.17
N. Borneau
1.48
R. Green
376.63
W. Den Dulk
.,... 10.26
R. Hughes
2.34
GEORGE H. DERN
VOYAGE 2
Henry Kovalski
165.07,
GEORGE H. DERN
VOYAGE 4
Stephen GiU
;
• 51.84'^
Carroll P. Wilson
'4.27
GEORGE H. DERN
VOYAGE 5
John H. Wymond
25,07.
GEORGE H. DERN
VOYAGE 6
Willis V. Whitehurst
19.20
Andrew L. Dickerson
2.1^
Die Jensen
4.00
Floyd Curtis
' 4.00
Arthur W. Bolton
4.00
Patrick W. O'Flynn
4.00
William E. Kennedy ....
4.00
Jose Silva
4.00
Jesse L. Waters
....... 4.00
Cosmo J. Lecesse
4.00
Money Due
FRANCIS MARION
VOYAGE 2
JSS JOSEPH NICOLLET
Walter E. Girard
98.75
All
crew members who paid
Vincent B. Pocoraba
46.41
off
in
Charleston,
March 26, 1945
Harold Broker
5.59
can collect transportation at
FRANCIS MARION
Waterman SS Co., 19 Rector St.,
VOYAGE 3
N. Y, C.
by
Charleston
L. Pelleteer
7.05 .(Submitted
Branch).
FRANCIS MARION
i.
4.
i "
VOYAGE 4
SS CAPE CORWIN
R. Weis
4.98 Steve Colecchi, 2 hrs; L. MarR. Beisuk
2.49 turano, 3 hrs; J. Weibley, 1 hr;
E. Backen
2.84 Madsen, 6 hrs. CgllecJ^ at BulT ' E. Branch
3.22 Line Office, New York.*"
^
Lawrence Bradshaw
3.55
4 4 4.
SS KEPPEL
FRANCIS, MARION
Crew members who have not
VOYAGE 5
received their transportation
Walter Kamp
114.47 money may collect same at Simp-*
son Spence, Young, 10 Bridge *
FRANCIS MARION
Street, New York, N. Y.
VOYAGE 6
4 4 4
Hugh MacArthur
1.49
SS VONODDA VICTORY
Marion Courtney
1.49
Subsistance for meals for
Arnold Hayman
1.49
Jeinuary
Ernesto Torres,
1.49
E.
Podgurski,
L. Eddinger, S.
Gilbert Rios
1.49
Milan,
W.
Parrish,
A. Hoxie, E.
Aubrey Simpson
1.49
Hofmann,
W.
W^agner,
M. Stone- v
Robert Bond
1.49
wall,
W.
Tochinsky,
J.
BochnoFrancis McGuire
1.49
wicz,
N.
Barksdale,
21
meals
each.
William Smith
1.49
George Marini
;.. 1.49 J. Jefifery, 18 meals; R. Fithen,
Don Hilton
7.48 12 meals. Collect at Robin Line
Office, New York City.
FRANCIS MARION
4 4 4
VOYAGE 7
SS WM. WILSON
Fulton; AB, 26 hrs; E. Rebas,
Root
14.57
32 hrs; J. H. Swinford, 25 hrs.
FRANCIC N. BLANCHET
Collect at Eastern SS Company
VOYAGE I
office. New York City.
Thomas Aracena
22.91
SS JOS^AH PARKER
FRANCIC N. BLANCHET
Lodging money for the follow
VOYAGE 2
ing men:
Bjarne Johansoii
" 1.76 V. Zane, P. Viera, L. Dougherty,^
5 nights each. B. Notaiboitolo, .b"'
FRANCIC N. BLANCHET
6 hours overtime. Collect at Miss
VOYAGE 3
issippi SS office in Ne# York.
Lawrence Shipley
79.63
4 4
'
AUGUSTUS
R. KERN and
Deanne D. Brummund — 43.09
ROBERT BALIZET
Kenneth W. Scott
7.24
Pay vouchers are,waiting for"
Jessie J. Lyons
28.99 you for the work done by prison
ers when they cleaned tanktopa
FRANCIC N. BLANCHET
in Italy. The vouchers are in the
VOYAGE 4
SIU Baltimore hall.
Fred R. Pohley
f.. 25.52
how to cook and order stores. It
is no damn fun to have ulcers
of the stomach—too many sea
men die from this complaint.
There are quite a number of
men coming to the hall here who
are only 3 and 4 years back in
their dues. Most of them had
good paying jobs ashore and ex
pect to get reinstated for a few
dollars. One question they always
ask is why can't they take out
a new book and forget about the
old one." They get sore as heU
when they fihd they can't do
this.
The prize beef of the week was
a guy who came to the hall and
asked me to collect his pay and
clothes as he was too tired to do
so. In fact, he claimed he was a
physical wreck and the ship was
12 miles from the hall. WeU, I'll
be darned if I didn't fall for his
iine and go get his gear. When
I got back he was gassed up and
in the Agent's chair. I'm glad
we,'re never too old to learn.
Shipping has picked up in this
-port the past week and we have
prospects of several new C-type
ships due out soon. There are
quite a number of men on the
beach in this port, and a good
many of the ships here are in
transit from this port to New
York.
P. Edwards should get in touch
with Patrolman Starling in Balti
more. The boys and gals here
are the same as when you left.
We ain't got any new ones yet—
GEORGE H. DERN
you gotta wait imtil some of the
VOYAGE 1
others grow up.
58.67
WILLIAM McKAY, Agent Richard K. Akridge
Keep In Touch With ^
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SIU-SUP AGENTS' CONFERENCE PREPARES UNION FOR EXPANSION
CREW OF HENRY BACON THANKED BY NORWEGIAN CROWN PRINCE FOR VALOR
SIU MEN BEATEN FOR CURFEW VIOLATION
SLAVE LABOR BILL DEAD
A COMPANY UNION LINE
A DISTURBING SYMPTOM
LABOR-SPOTLIGHT
SIU MEN BEATEN FOR CURFEW
BRASS HATS HOPE FOR MILITARISTIC POST WAR AMERICA
HOT AIR ARTISTS CONFUSE ISSUES
PHONY "LABOR RELATIONS" SET-UP
COAST GUARD FOLLOWS NAZI METHOD
SIU MAN AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART
PRAISES DOOR MAN FOR GOOD JOB DONE
LET THE DEPT. OF COMMERCE DO IT
2 SEAMEN'S BILLS BEFORE HOUSE
TOGETHER-FOR VICTORY
THERE IS ALWAYS SOME JOKER
SIU-SUP RECIPROCAL SHIPPING
NEW POLICY ON BOOK TRANSFERS
WE MUST KNOW ALL OUR ENEMIES
TRIP CARD RULES & REGULATIONS
A STATEMENT ON POLITICAL ACTION
A LOOK AT THE OTHER UNIONS
SIU UNCLAIMED WAGES
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SECURITY
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UNITY
Vol. VIK
^
OfTUaAL OaaAN OF THE ATLAHTIO AND GULF DISTRICT,
aS&FABEBS' INTERNATIONAL UNI(»T OF NORTH AMERICA
NEW YORK. N.Y., FRIDAY. MARCH 30. 1945
No. 13
53 SIU Men Decorated For Heroism
Seafarers Is Set For
Big Organizing Drive
By PAUL HALL
This is it, fellows! We're going to open a drive to or
ganize the unorganized. This is the moment the union
has been waiting for over the past few years. Now is the
pay-off. All of our early fights to win contracts in 1938
and '39, all of our day-to-day struggles to build the SIU
One Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal, 45 Mariner's Medals awarded
posthumously, and 7 Mariner's Medals awarded for wounds and suffering as the result;
of enemy action, were presented to SIU men in the official award lists released this month
by the War Shipping Administration. Not only did SIU men receive a great percentage
of the awards made, but the highest award available to seaman, the Merchant Marine
Leads Coast Strike
into its present dominent place
fakers. We can also expect them
as the best union on the water
to follow their usual line when
front, all of our sacrifices of men
we go to work on them and it
to Heep the ships sailing in war
begins to hurt, that is, their usual
time—all of these struggles were
cries of all the way from "Rob
aimed toward the day when we
bers" to "Nazis." The thing that
would be big enough and strong
will make a success of the Sea
enough to go out into the field
farers' fight is work—^plain, hard
and win new contracts. This is work and plugging! It requires
the day.
the cooperation and support of
For liie past 12 months we have the entire membership. The fin
been carefully preparing so that est officials in the world cannot
we would liave the machinery to accomplish anything unless they
fight with. Today, we not only ai*e backed up by rank and file
have the machinery to go into membership. This does not mean
President Herbert Sorrell of
the fight with, but that machinery just good wishes and moral sup
is in good order and capable of port. Jt means 100% backing all the Conference of Studio Unions
taking on a tremendous load, and down the line, whether it is in a (AFL) is leader of the strike
of pntting^ up a hard fight.
fight on the dock or negotiations that had 19,000 Hollywood movie
" On the Wegt Coast, the SIU- with the shipowners.
SUP has succeeded in organizing We have the thing that is nec workers out and threatened clos
the toughest tanker outfits in the essary—an educated membership. ing of movie houses in a retal
Industry while getting the best Along with the officials that they iatory move by the International
agreements ever known in the have recently elected, this mem Alliance of Theatrical Stage Em
"tanker field.' At the same time bership will lay out programs ployes (AFL). Jufisdictional dis
they gave the NMU the licking and study them so as to concert
of their lives, practically running and direct their efforts to any pute between the two is cause
them out of existence on the particular point they so desire. of the strike.
West Coast.
This is what will accomplish re
\ Here on the East Coast, even sults.
before bur machinery wa« in or
der, we had made inroads into It is up to all of us to carry to
the tanker and 'unorganized the unorganized seamen on all
freighter field. Now, with every Coasts and all ships the word of
thing in battle order, we can ex the Seafarers. It is up to all of
CLEVELAND — An estimated
pect to redlly be going to town us to show these unorganized
total of 14,000 officers and seamen
men
the
difference
between
trade
in a short while. It is well to
will be needed within the next 30
note'too that we have the same unionism in the Seafarers and days, when the Great Lakes bulk
the
NMU.
tools on this coast as was used
cargo fleet begins its 1945 move
on the West Coast—^bold leader So, let us take facts from the
ship—militant membership — the record—^let us take them into all ments on April 1.
finest basic unionism and trade fields—^let us show all seamen Assurances have been given by
union labor policy in the mari that the only way to successful the Coast Guard that its facilities
conditions is not through follow would" be given to open the ship
time industry. —
ing
any finky political line, but ping lanes, in spite of heavy ice
This will be quite a scrap and
we are going to face some pretty that the true way to conditions blockades reported in some areas.
"tough opposition. The shipown is to fight right at the point of
An earlier start is being made
ers have millions of bucks to production for "them in the same this year to meet the estimated
fight us with and they are willing manner which the Seafarers have requirements of essential prod
done to get the highest wage
to spend plenty of it.
ucts, and shipping this year is
The Commies, after being driv scale and conditions ever known expected to break the all-time
en out of the West Coast, are now in the industry.
record set in 1944.
preparing a drive in this area,
All SIU Great Lakes men
not only so as to take their mem MINE STRIKE VOTE
should
report now to their union
berships' problems out of their
mind, but to try to save, a little The nation's coal miners today halls. Following are the ad
face at the severe fanny-kicking gave John L. Lewis an over dresses:
that they received at the hands whelming vote of confidence and Buffalo, 10 Exchange St.;
of the SIU-SUP on the West the authority to call them out on Cleveland, 24 W. Superior Ave.;
strike. The vote, taken under the Detroit, 1038 Third St.; South
Costst.
We can expect the same usual povisions of the. Smith-Connally Chicago, 9131 S. Houston Ave.;
dislpuption and confusion that Act, was more than 6 to 1 in Chicago, 1014 E. St. Clair Ave.;
follows any of these so-called or favor of strike action if it be Milwaukee, 730 S. Second St.;
Duluth, 531 W. Michigan St.
ganizing campaigns of the NMU came necessary.
Great Lakes
Season Opens
•Distinguished Service Medal, wail*
presented to SIU Ordinary Sea become exhausted in his attempt
to rescue a third shipmate. In
man Mike Kuzma.
spite
of his own injuries, Kuzma
Kuzma was aboard the tanker
succeeded
in towing both men
Virginia when she was struck by
out
of
the
flaming area and in
two enemy torpedoes. She ex
supporting
them
until they were
ploded and the surrounding
picked
up
by
rescue
craft. For
water became an inferno of
this
deed,
"exemplifying
the
burning gasoline. Only 14 men
creed
of
the
merchant
seamen,"
survived the death trap. Kuzma
was severely burned in the blast, he was presented the Distinguish
but swam through the fiame- ed Service Medal.
swept water to assist another Mariner's Medals were awardbadly burned seaman who had
(Conthmei on Page 5)
Predictions Of Desperate
Nazi Submarine Warfare
Their sacred Rhineland overrun, their armies routed
and confused, the former Nazi supermen are staking their,
existence on the "secret weapon" of World War I—an allout submarine offensive to cut the Allied supply lines*
Spotlighted by a determined, though unsuccessful, E-boat:
attack against a European-bound*;;;
Allied convoy last week—a con
voy that contained many SIU
vessels — this unrestricted sub
marine warfare has been fore
cast by many military observers,
and by the Nazis themselves.
Many observers, from Major
George Fielding Eliot to the The Glamour Boys of South
South Street scuttlebutt sales Street were imexpected casualties
men, have warned of this one as the Battle of the Curfew raged
last fling left to the desperate into a climax in New York City
Nazi overlords. The Germans this week.
themselves have been boasting Several unidentified wipers
of a new midget submarine—the dressed up as admirals, first class,
latest of their "secret" weapons were stopped by the SP's as they
that wiU win t)ie war.
Last week's convoy, protected
by an extensive air and sea cov
er, suffered no losses and reach
ed its destination safely. The Eboats, attacking in groups from
the coast of Holland, made sev
eral futile and fatal attempts to
reach the convoy.
Major Eliot, writing in the
New York Herald Tribune, warn
ed of an impending submarine
offensive.
"The Germans," said Major
Eliot, "are known to be collecting
considerable numbers of U-boats
in Norwegian ports, and at least
a score of these submarines are tried to enter a Broadway gini
fitted with a new device which mill after midnight
enables the submarines to draw "Nix," said the SP's.
in air while remaining submerg "But we 'ainT sailors. We're
ed. Thus, the imderwater cruis merchant seamen," said Our He
ing radius of the submarine is roes.
greatly increased, and it is en "The orders says no uniforms,"
abled to avoid detection by air said the SP's, "and that's what
craft to a much greater extent you got plenty of."
Hung by their own gold braid.
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—^By Request!
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History Of The
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The Manpower Draft
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—Justice
them over," discussing replacing women in industry, and
the rest of that talk that sounds like tightened belts rather
than three squares a day.
And that's where the slave labor bill comes in. Suppose
the slave labor bill is passed and really enforced. The first
casualty will be the trade union movement.. You'll get
yourself a job off the dock. The pay will be prettf low, so
you and your shipmates get together and decide to pile off.
Well, along comes the government and says-you're "frozen"
or else it's off to the brig. Get the idea?
It is nothing more or less than an anti-union drive to
get us back tothe days dear to the hearts of all operators—
the open shop.
Under the manpower draft all freedom of movement
is gone; militant action to maintain wage and working con
ditions, raised only through so many years of bloody
struggle against the operators and their goon squads, would
be impossible.
There is orily One answer. In this great fight to once
again "make the world safe for democracy" we must not
win it abroad to lose it at home.
America cannot b<^ free unless Labor is free.
It would appear that the wair in Europe is approaching
a speedy end. As our armies race over the "sacred soil" of
the Third Reich, through the demoralized Nazi armies,
the long awaited day of V-E cannot be far away.
Victory in Europe dc)es not mean the end of the war,
of course; it will mean the intensification of our effort
against Japan. But one thirig is certain, and that is that a
one frcint war will not take more material than Has the
two front war.
The United Mine Workers, one of the few unions left
And so it is more than curious that as the end of the
that
hasn't been bamboozled into dropping the fight for
Furopean conflict nears; the louder grow the cries for a
fair conditions, an,d the coal operators are closing in for a
draft of labor.
;
showdown
on their new contract.
It is more than curious that v/hat was not considered
Hearing the howl that has been raised over the miners'
a "must" legislation back in the dark days of Pearl Harbor
demands
(they reached clear over to Yalta), you might
has assilmed such huge proportions as we near the end of
think that John L. Lewis was taking over the country.
the long haul in Europe.
Actually; the miners who have been notoriously underpaid,
Beyond the phony cries of material shortages are the
wretchedly housed, arid ill fed, have raised no revolutionary
testimonies of the Army higher-ups themselves that there
is actually no shortage at all; that the productivity of demands.
They are asking for conditibns that long have'been
i^erican labor has exceeded expectations. The bottleneck,
if any, is certainly not in labor's productivity, but iii the granted in other industries: tools of production paid for
by the operators (free explosives and safety equipment),
general management of distribution.
wage differentials for the second and third shifts, increased
American seamen have done more than their share in vacations with pay. Even the most controversial demand,
ferrying ^he supplies across. The brass hats theniselves for payment by the operators of fen cents per ton into
testified to the piles of goods lying on the docks of the the uniori treasury for "mcklern medical and surgical
.French harbors, xmabled to be moved because of military service, hospitalization, irisrirance" etc., is not new in trade
transportation "SNAFU."
union history; arid at least two unions in this area have
Why then all the howling for slave labor?
such contractual agreements.
From where we sit it seems that the administration
The kept press of the operators arid the iridustrialists
' is pointing beyond the present situation. We think it is are, of course, vociferously opposed to these demarids. It
Iboking beyon(i the war into the days of global peace. It is might cut into their profits a bit. But the loudest howl
looking ahead to the days wheii the boys are back and has come from those intrepid champions of the working
looking for the 60 million jobs that everybody's talking class—-meiribefs 6f the Comiriunist Party who called it a
about.
"strike plot against the nation" and a conspiracy to "shatter
Maybe there will be 60 million jobs. But the big boys the decisions of Yalta."
act as though they really don't believe it themselves. At
Union sabotage by theSe Comunists, is nothing new,
any rate, they are making provisions for mass unemploy as witness their actions in the Montgomery Ward Strike:
ment, talking about 52 weeks of unemployment insurance, The only satisfactiriri from- these fink tactics is that they
for servicemen, severance pay for war workers "to tide will "Yalta" themselves right out of the union movement.
Miners Are Slandered
St;'
The Union Label is as rich ill
tradition as the emblem of any
other organization in all history.
From the time of early Rome,
when Pompilius organized the .
crafts of his day into guilds, down
to the formations of the present
Alnerican labor unions, there is
evidence that various groups Ol
organized workers have used
some symbol to distinguish theilj
products from those of others in
the market place.
In early Rome, Pompilius or
ganized guilds of musicians, car
penters, and other trades whicH
proved so successful Julius Cae
sar later used to further his own
plans for social reform.
The guilds were later traced to
the ancient Saxons in England
about the eighth century. They
provided the instrument for law '
and order and a sound social
structure. The guilds spread to
the continent to such an extent
that law makers and courts be
came employed against support
ers of the labor rtiovement.
The Union Label idea may havei
been implanted from the Gold
smith's Company stamp or "hallmark" placed on gold or silvel?
articles to attest their jjurity and
quality of workmanship, first
used in the fifteenth century.
Among the other craft guilds,
the first to attain a position of
strength comparable fo that of
modern labor, unions were thei
weavers, who were powerfully
organized in Flanders and Bra
bant. Their products having ai
world-wide market, rather thani .
a local one, gave the weavers
unusual advantages. Trade regu
lation and protecfion were this
guild's aims and it spread rapidly.
In 1756 the weavers, finding ap
prenticeship regulations and fixed
wage standards flouted by em
ployers, carried on a strike. This
strike proved very successful. Iii
1802 laws were passed in Eng
land against guilds and trade
Unions, but this was combatted
by workers combining under , the
the cloak of Friendly Societies.
Since 1824 Labor Unions in Eng
land have enjoyed a sort of re
cognition under law. The strug
gles of the British guilds paved
the way for the American Laboij
Union, which in turn has giveh"
the world's workers many useful
ideas, not the least of which is
the Union Label. LOOK FOR
THE UNION LABEL! DEMAND
UNION-MADE GOODS!
—FORD FACTS
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
Stowage Rules For Liberties
LABOR'S RECORD SINCE PfARL HARBOR
ONLY ONE TENTH OF 1% OF AVAIUBLE WORKING
TIME HAS PFEN LOST THROUGH STRIKES ...
JAN. I <
h
... OR, ABOUT 1 DAY OUT OF 3 YEARS
INCREASE IN PRODUCTION PER WORKER
DEC.
1942
Fi 99 9
Fi9999
100%
APRIL
1944
130-135%
SOURCE; WAR fROpUCTIQN BOARP
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Nazi Submarine Warfare
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than was formerly the case.
"This seems likely to bring
about submarine operations at
focal points of traffic, notably in
the vicinity of British ports
where the Coastal Command of
the Royal Air Force formerly
made U-boat warfare suicidal.
The reason the time for the re
newal of the U-boat effort seems
near is that if it is to do Ger
many any good it must come
soon.
"It may be presumed," added
Major Eliot, "that Allied air and
naval forces, having had ample
notice of German plans, will be
ready to deal with the new Uboats. Hehvy shipping losses in
the North Atlantic now would be
p serious embarrassment, because
of the switch of shipping to the
Pacific and the increased de
mands of the great offensive in
the west iand the need for reliisf
tonnage to take care of the starv
ing people of liberated Europe."
German broadcasts have been
boasting of alleged successes for
a new midget submarine. Nazi
radio declared that the new ves
sels penetrated the Thames es
tuary to attack an Allied convoy
and sank one freighter and prob
ably another one.
The new craft is described as
just big enough for one man. Be
fore entering the ship, a man
must train several months and
"for the last three days live on a
light diejt," probably Hitler's
promises.
The "last gasp" theme is ad
vanced by the Nazis themselves.
"Present U-boat activity," said
one German commentator, "is
most promising for the develop
ment of the West front situation.
and even indirectly promises re
lief to our hard-pressed East
front. Every ship sunk now car
rying supplies to the Allies' West
front armies is worth two or
three sunk during the last U-boat
offensive."
Nazi submarine warfare has
extracted a heavy toll from mer
chant seamen. Official casualty
lists, through January 31, show
5,438 officers and seamen have
been reported dead or missing,
while 579 are listed as prisoners
of war.
Since the start of the war, more
than 32,000 American merchant
seamen have been shipwrecked
through enemy action, but be
cause of improved safety equip
ment and naval protection only
16 per cent have been lost—an
average of seven out of a normal
crew of 42.
The stepping-up of its undersea
attack by the Nazis intensifies the
danger for the least publisized of
any of the nation's forces—the
merchant marine.
Do the Congressmen dawdling
over the Merchant Marine Bill of
Rights read the papers?
Good Union Men
Found On The
SS Mayo Brothers
It sure isn't a blue Monday
when you can start the week off
on a ship like the SS Mayo
Brothers of Waterman SS Co. We
just had time to set our bags
down when the delegates of all
departments were ready with
their books and crew lists. No
beefs and not a man of the crew
drunk. Every man of the crew
had a good word for the skipper,
and most of this crew are staying;
WASHINGTON, March 22—
The War Shipping Administra
tion has directed its general
agents to make changes in meth
ods of stowage and preservation
of food supplies on all Libertytype ships now under their oper
ation or hereafter delivered
them.
The WSA order, issued by G.
H. Helmbold, Assistant Deputy
Administratoi: for ship operations,
sets out instructions with respect
to the temperatures at which the
various food compartments are
to be maintained. These instruc
tions will be supplemented by
the issuance of a detailed stow
age plan for each of the various
refrigerator boxes aboard ship
which will provide better ventila
tion in the boxes and improve
sanitation.
Specific Instructions Given
T' e order, which is the result
of surveys and studies made of
stowage and preservation of food
ab?)ard ships, conveys specific in
structions on boxes for egg and
cheese (formerly dairy box),
meat and vegetables.
Among other changes in the
'egg and cheese box" shall be not be obtained, a suitable sub
the installation of two vertical stitute material should be used.
battens several inches from the
Guard Rail Required
cooler pipes. A hasp and padlock
4. A 4-inch metal guard rail
must be installed on the door of shall be fitted on shelves and a
the "meat box" and changes or removable
vertical
partition
dered with respect to the "veg (wood or metal) shall be supplied
etable box" include the following: for forward end of shelves to
1. If at present the blower is provide secure storage of cornnot located in the forward in modities on shelves.
board corner with 15-inch min The ship's companion-way is
imum clearance behind, it shall required to have metal sheeting
on the under side of portside
be moved to this location.
companion
ladder directly out
2. To improve drainage, a metal
side
ship's
refrigerated
boxes to
drip plan shall be provided under
keep
dirt,
etc.,
from
falling
the blower and connected to a
through
on
to
deck
below.
IV2 inch soil pipe secured to the
forward bulkhead and leading Superseding and replacing all
previous instructions with refer
down to the deck.
ence
to refrigeration tempera
3. Two canvas curtains over
tures,
the following temperatures
lapping 3-inch at'the center shall
shall
be
maintained in all boxes:
be attached with hooks to the
Egg
and
cheese box—30-31 de
inside of the vegetable box door.
These curtains shall be of such grees Fahrenheit; never below
length to come with 2 inches of 30. ,
Vegetable box—32-34 degrees
the deck and they will be of such
width that the two combined Fahrenheit.
Meat and fish boxes shall have
will fully cover the entire en
trance. The curtains shall be temperatures as low as possible,
weighted at the bottom with never above 10 degrees Fahren
pockets of stand. If canvas can heit.
FIVE YEARS SEA TIME STILL
REQUIRED FOR CITIZENSHIP
As many foreign born seamen have found out, the bill
sponsored by Senator George L. Radcliffe, and now before
the U.S. Senate to give citizenship to foreign seamen who
have served three years aboard an American owned ship
during war time, has not yet been passed. Because of this,
the old provision demanding five*
;
;
years' sea time before elegibility dence in
in the
the United
United States and
six months residence in the state,
for citizenship still stands.
An inquiry to the Immigrants' but his service on the vessel will
Information Bureau, publishers be considered part of such resi
of the Handbook of American Ci dence. His service and his good
tizenship. gave the following in conduct during such service must
formation as far as a foreign be proved by two citizen wit
nesses or by duly authenticated
born seaman is concerned:
copies
of records of the depart
"A person who served with
ment
having
custody of the rec
good conduct for five years on
ords
of
such
service, or if he
board a ship belonging to the
served
on
a
private
vessel by a
United States Government, but
certificate
from
the
master of
other than a Navy, Marine or
such
vessel."
Coast Guard vessel or on any
American boat of more than 20 Under the Radcliffe Bill the
tons, which has its home port in procedure is simplified and the
the United States, may apply for requirements are eased. The Bill
citizenship without applying for provides citizenship to foreign
a first paper and in any court born seamen who have served
having naturalization jurisdic three years, in war time, on Am
tion. He must file his petition erican owned vessels. In order to
for a second paper either while obtain his papers the seaman
in the service or within six must promise to "continue to
months after the termination of serve . . . until cessation of hos
his service. He does not need to tilities in which - the United
prove on what date he arrived States is presently engaged un
nor the manner in which he ar less prevented from doing so by
rived. If the service ended more illness."
than six months prior to the If he voluntarily ends his sea
filing of his petition he must service, his papers would be i-eprove five years continuous resi- voked and his citizenship can
celled.
This crew made this ship with
No declaration of intention,
the help of a good union-minded certificate of arrival or period of
Captain, from what we were told residence is required under the
by different crew members. She Radcliffe Bill. It is not even
was lousy when they shipped on necessary that the applicant
in Norfolk two months ago. Good speak English or pass a literacy
work fellows, you are real union test.
men, not just book carriers.
However, the Bill is not yet
JOHNNY JOHNSTON.
passed. The old law is still in ef
CLAUDE FISHER.
fect, and a foreign seaman must
JOE WREED.
follow the proceedure shown
above.
—N. Y. Patrolmen
Twice As Good
Cheesecake alway makes news
and here is some hot off the wires.
From time to time the Seafarers
Log will bring you the best of
this type of art.
You don't mind seeing double
when you look at "twin-ups"
Patty and Barbara McClean.
They're the first set of twins ever
to appear in a major movie pro
duction.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, March 30, 1945
Seamen's Bill Of Rights Now Pending
A "Seamen's Bill of Rights" to give to merchant sea
men the same postwar protection that has been granted to
the armed forces "has'been'introduced before Congress hy
Representative J. Hardin Peterson (Dem., Florida). .While
this bill has the same defects of the GI Bill, it is nonetheless
Blasts Labor's Foes
ia step in the direction of recog-*;
inizing the sacrifices made by the ing what they are, they're going
to be more than half sure that
•merchant seaman.
your home or farm or business
Read the provisions of the Bill will' pay. Anybody can get a loan
• Familiarize yourself with them. from a bank on a paying propo
Know your rights and how to get sition, so why this air of nobility?
:thein—if the Bill is passed.
Or the educational benefits:
WHO IS COVERED
Paying your tuition for a year is
1. Seamen who have had at something, but who can live on
least 90 days of war shipping, and $50 a month? Or on $75 with
who continue to ship for six dependents? Book learning feeds
months after the end of the war. the mind, aU right, but never yet
2. Seamen who are disabled, or was there a man who got fat on
Latin.
Jprisoners of the enemy.
Both biUs faU to accomplish
3. Seamen who have been re
what
they set out to do, A move
leased by the WSA, but explicitment
is now afoot in Congress to President Frank X. Martel of
•ly allowed to keep their rights
iron
out
the defects of the GI the Detroit & Wayne Country
:by the WSA.
Bill. In the opinion of many, Federation of Labor (AFL), test
4. Trainees who have complet- these bills are almost as bad as ifying before a recent Mead com
•-ed their course of study.
no aid at all, for they hold ont mittee hearing, said: "The at
5. Dependents of eligible sea the illusion of help which will mosphere ... is charged with a
suspicion that employers in basic
men.
not be forthcoming.
industries intend to try to de
WHAT YOU GET
stroy organized labor after the
Education — All war seamen
war."
•will be eligible for one year of
^free schooling or training with an
allowance of $50 a month if single
with no dependents, or $75 a
month if there are dependents.
The seamen's section of the In
Those who entered war service ternational Transport Workers
before 25 and those over 25 who Federation, to which the SIU is
interrupted their education are affiliated, is watching with great
eligible for additional schooling interest the contract negotiations,
in proportion to length of service. which will be resumed in April,
(ITF) The recent ouster of
Henri
Morin De Linclays, presi
between
the
Swedish
Seamen's
Loans — The government will
dent
of
the French Line Inc., was
Union
and
the
Swedish
shipown
^'guarantee one-half of loans up
hailed by the French seamen and
to the sum of $4,000 for the pur ers.
chase of a home, farm or busi The proposals of the Swedish the French General Federation of
ness.
seamen wiU be based on the In Trade Unions (C.G.T.) as a big
Employment Rights—Civil ser ternational Seafarers' Charter, step forward in the purge of
vice preference as granted to ser adopted by the seamen's section Fascists and Vichyites still hold
vicemen. Special sections devot of the ITF as a basis for contract ing important positions in French
industries.
ed in the USES to place seamen. negotiations.
The charter proposes a world The French Line Inc., was es
FOR THE DISABLED
minimum pay rate for seamen tablished in the U.S. March 1,
Hospitalization — Lifetime care which would tend to equalize 1943, as a subsidiary of the
•for any wartime disability.
wages and working conditions for French Line, greatest of French
Rehabilitation — Training and aU seamen, thus abolishing inter shipping companies, when former
guidance in the vocational re- national competition at the ex Secretary of State, Cordell Hull,
high-pressured the U.S. Treasury
^habilitation for disabled seamen. pense of seamen.
to release nearly a quarter of a
Disability Benefits — Same as
million
dollars in French frozen
Ifor servicemen. Based on a perfunds
to
De Linclays to set him
FINAL
NOTICE
'•Centage of disability with $ll5 as
self
in
business
here.
'the ceiling, plus additional sums
FOR UNCLAIMED
The
sailors
accused
De Lin
^or loss of each leg, arm or eye.
IN N.Y,
BAGGAGE
clays
of
"collaborating
with
<l$265 is your take if you are toVichy,
paying
different
wages
to
3tally blind and have lost two or
men
of
the
same
ratings
and
ap
The baggage room in New
imore limbs.
York is full of unclaimed bag pointing himself head of an Am
FOR DEPENDENTS
gage that was moved over from erican operating corporation pur
Hospitalization—Dependents of the old offices on Stone Street. porting to be the official French
'•iiisabled or dead seamen entitled Some of it has been lying shipping agency." All in all,
around the hall for over a year. French seamen gathered evidence
"40 medical care at a low cost.
Death Benefits—$50 a month It is necessary to move it out covering 350 instances where the
5for a widow with $15 for one de- in order to make room for cur French Line offices had had deal
^ndent child, plus $13 for each rent baggage checked by the ings with the enemy. French
seamen described the French
^additional child. A dependent men on the beach.
All unidentified baggage thai, Line as "practically a Goebbels
•^parent gets $25 a month, and two
has been around for 8 months bureau."
^et $45.
, The criticism of the Seamen's or more will be disposed of at
-BUI is the same as that directed the end of this month. Claim
-against the GI BiU. The thing your gear at once if you have
4ooks better ^d smells sweeter any around.
Members must claim baggagd
•^than it really is.
in
New York in person and pre
Take the loan provision: The
sent
the claim check when doing
igovernment wUl guarantee one
so. No baggage can be m'ailed to
half of a loan of $4,000 to buy
home addresses.
;you a home or a farm or a busiiftess. But the loan itself must
Keep In Touch With
eome from a bank; it is not a
j®K>vernment loan. And banks be
Your Draft Board,
Swedish Seamen
Open Negotiations French Unions
Help Purge Of
Fascist Shipowner
Notice!
Organize For Post War Jobs
The shipping is so hot that
anybody who knows that water
is for washing and not for drink
ing can get himself a berth. Not
only have they scrapped the man
power barrel but they're using
the barrel itself. Today a man
can get himself a ship anytime
he .wants to, but what's he going
to^ do in six months or a year
or two years aftqr the war is
over?
^
During the last four years the
membership of the SIU has
grown tremendously, and we
have good contracts with many
operators. But the end of thg war
is approaching, and before long
a good number of our merchant
ships will be sold to other coun
tries or scrapped. Then what are
you going to do? Instead of ship
ping as often as you want to,
you may have to spend two or
three months on the beach. That
is unless—
Unless you help organize for
the SIU, in order to help yourself.
The more companies under con
tract to us, the more jobs will be
open to SIU members.
Organizing today is not what
it was years ago. It is no longer
necessary to take a ship or com
pany by force. Today it's much
easier.
You do il by shipping on un- .'
organized ships..
Thanks to militant unions we
have the Labor Relations Act
which gives us the right to peti
tion the government for an elec
tion among the crews within a
company. If we have reasonable
proof that we have a majority
supporting us by having the
crews within the company sign
our pledge cards, showing .their
preference for th6 SIU as bar
gaining agent, we can win theright to bargain for agreements.
That is where YOU come in!
By shipping on an unorganized
ship and explaining the advant- 4
ages of an SIU agreement and
SIU protection to the crew, you
win assure yourself and the rest.#
of the union greater security and
more jobs when this war comes
to an end.
Don't be a slacker who is con
tent to sit back and reap the
fruit of the labor of real- union
men. Be active, then you will
have the satisfaction of knowing
that you did your part to secure
better conditions for seamen.
For information, see the Or
ganizer in the shipping hall, 2ndfloor, 51 Beaver Street, New
York.
WHITEY LYKKE.
FORE 'N AFT
By JBUNKER
Now that the port of Antwerp is open again and they are
pushing in ships as fast as the docks can take them, a lot of seamen
are getting back to a town that used to be a favorite in the days
when the Black Diamond Line made it a regular port of call.
But they are finding that Antwerp has changed since the good
old pre-war days when things were cheap and the American dollar
went a long ways. The city is grey and battle-worn. Most of the
windows in the cafes are boarded up, for bomb concussions have
blown out much of the glass throughout the city. Some of the
elaborate cafes around Station Street are only one room affairs
now, with the rest.blocked off to save heat. On cold nights the girls
sit around the stove, shiver, and., listen for "fly bombs."
Prices have gone up, too. Cognac is expensive and beer costs
five times what it once did. A man can blow in a couple of nights
what used to be a month's pay.
Down on Skipper Street the prices are cheaper and the
"mamselles" a little less attractive than in the uptown joints, for
the best of them have gone to Brussels to help the soldiers spend
their money. But there's still plenty of life along the Skipperstrasse,
with orchestras in some of the cafes and juke boxes in the rest.
The girls down there must not have treated the Jerries so well, for
the area is a favorite target for buzz bombs. The hospital at the
end of the street is conveniently located.
Some time ago this column offered a list of sea going expres
sions which belong to the vocabulary peculiar to sailor men. Brother
Adolph Capote added to the list with some more good ones such
as "sea gull" (chicken or duck) and "lowering the boom" (hitting
the old man for a draw). Here's a few more for the collection.
"skid row ship"—a ship that went to sea with drunks and beach
combers; the rag, tag and bob-tail of the waterfront, because
she was so bad no one else would take her.
"extra' feed"—^milk that was spliced six parts water to one part milk.
"field days'—the days you worked for glory. Aftetf your watch you
turned to on the homeward trip and chipped, painted, sougeed,
cleaned tank tops and etc., so the old rust bucket would look
good going into her home port. • .
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Fiva
TO THE HEROES OF THE CREW GIVES LIVES
SS HENRY BACON
REPATRIATES
By A CREW MEMBER
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The ship was the SS Henry Bacon
The name we remember so well.
She was searching for the long lost convoy
When down came the Angels of Hell.
The planes came quick and were many.
The number, I believe, twenty three.
But five were shot down by the gunners
And went plunging to death in the sea.
Walker, who was a Navy gunner
Was manning number seven we know.
Saw a "Jerry" coming in from the starboard
And sent her flaming to the waves below.
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But the odds were still against them.
They were 'waging a losing fight:
And knew that without help from the escorts
That death would be riding that night.
Then came death and destruction
She was hit just abaft of the beani.
But the Gunners still manned their stations
They were out for them all so it seemed.
They all ran out of ammunition.
And there was nothing else left to do
But to make their way to boat stations
And abandon the rest of the crew.
Now the Chief Engineer was an old fellow.
He said, "Boys, I've lived my time.
There's no more room in the life boat ,
So one of you young fellows take mine."
That was something we can never forget.
He would never survive it he knew.
Still he gave his last last chance of life
For the sake of the rest of the crew.
There were also passengers aboard
But they all got safely away;
Leaving officers and crew aboard her
To go down with their ship that day.
That Captain, was a fellow we all admire.
He stayed on the bridge to the end;
He'd rather rest on the bottom forever
Than to go back without all of his men.
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As this issue went to press
a compromise draft-labor bill
was passed by the House of
Representatives by a vote of
167-160. (There were 103 ab
sentees in the House that day.
Why don't the Congressmen
do something about their own
absenteeism?) The Bill now
goes to-the Senate floor, where
much more debate and opposi
tion is expected.
Under the new Bill the man
power control program is put
into the hands of Director of
War Mobilization James F.
Byrnes, and to whatever agen
cies he chooses. "Essential" war
workers are frozen to their jobs,
and ceilings placed on plant
employment. Both employer
and employee £u:e liable to fine
or imprisonment, or both, if
the law is violated. The Bill,
if passed, would be put into
effect in those areas or local
ities that the Brass Hats con
sider "critical."
Another step on the march
toward "democracyl"
Crew of SS Tristram
Dalton Discovers How
To Keep Ship Clean
' When the Tristram , Dalton ar
rived in Norfolk recently the
boarding patrolmen were amazed
at the cleanliness of the rness
room. Before too much search
ing they discovered the reason
for it. The following notice was
posted on the bulletin board:
RULES TO BE LIVED UP TO
IN THE MESSROOM
By J. P. S.
Nine SIU men and six officers
gave their lives that their ship
mates and refugee women and
children might live, when the
SS Henry Bacon of the South
Atlantic SS Company was tor
pedoed in the North Sea recently.
Of all the sacrifices and heroic
deeds of the merchant seamen
during this war, one of the most
gallant and self sacrificing epi
sodes is told by the survivors of
the SS Henry Bacon.
The convoy was far over the
horizon. The crew of the SS
Henry Bacon were working
frantically to get the engines to
working so that she might catch
up before dark. No one knew
better than Capt. Donald Haviland and his crew the dangers
that lurked around the coast of
Norway for a "Lame Duck."
Alfred Carini, Chief Engineer
and the black gang had her just
about Jeady to give the slow
ahead when the alarm went off.
Flying straight from the Nor
wegian coast were 23 bombers
and torpedo planes closing in fast
for the kill. The gun crew hardly
had time to man the guns before
bombs were falling.
But with the aid of the mer
chant crew, the gunners were
soon in action and proved their
mettle by opening up such a'fire
that it momentarily baffled and
checked the Nazi airmen. As the
bombers dived in one after an
other they were sent blazing
down to the waves.
It was something like a motion
picture scene except there was
no screaming or shouting.
The gunners were putting all
of their attention to knocking
off as many of the enemy as
possible.
The engine department was
trying to get set to get under
way. Everyone was going about
his duties systematically.
The Steward had in his care
19 women and children .who were
fleeing Nazi Norway for freedom
and safety.
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The gunners had shot down
five of the planes and it looked
as if the lone ship might be vic
tor, when a torpedo plane caught
them midships.
The guns were giving them so
much hell that the remaining
planes left except one which
climbed out of reach and circled
until positive the ship was sink
ing. Whether that Nazi pilot
knew it or not, he was witnessing
one of the most heroic deeds of
this war.
There was not life boat space
for all. One boat was gone. There
were 19 women and children
aboard. Fifteen men must sacri
fice their lives. The ship was
sinking slowly. No one was in
jured. They had plenty of time
to decide. The master did not
call for volunteers. He merely
stated, "All of the crew can not
go, I don't want to go back with
out a full crew." The Chief En
gineer who was already seated
in the life boat, said, "I am an
old man and have already lived.
These youngsters have their
lives ahead of them," and calmly
got out of the boat.
The Bos'n Halcond Lannon had
a brother aboard. It was agreed
that one should go and one should
stay. His brother reluctantly got
in the boat and the Bos'n dived
in the chilly waters to an icy
grave.
Only two officers were saved.
Among the unlicensed personnel
J. Mastracc, C. Krains, Geo. Shipka, Fred Tunken, Robert Cramer,
D. Schieshert, J. Martin, sacri
ficed their lives that their ship
mates might live.
Such men as these can be called
radicals, have their bonuses cut,
their papers taken and etc.
But they can never be robbed
of the satisfaction that like other
merchant seamen they did their
part.
For your own sanitary benefit,
fines will be put on any member
that doesn't live up to these rules.
The fines will be turned over to
the Seafarers Log at the end of
the trip,
Then there were others who followed.
1. Feet on table or chairs
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Not knowing if they would survive;
But they knew that they were useless to their country 2. Failure ta take cup back
Proctor, Joseph Walter
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to sink
.10 ed posthumously to the following Reed, Hollo^ay William
Unless they made: it back here alive.
SIU heroes:
Reilly, John J.
3. Ashes and cigarettes not
Ross, Richarc
in ash trays
' .10 Ashley, Ernest Shreve
For hours they stayed in the water.
Taylor, Leslie
Some died in that cold Arctic Sea:
4. Using cups as ash trays
.10 Baggott, Edwin B.
Banaag,
Nicasio
Teagarden, Kenneth
But they knew that the lives they were giving
5. Sitting on table
.25 Bernard, Adrian Theodore
Turner, Lemuel
Would keep us all happy and free.
6. Throwing matches or
Blome, Cornelius Frederick
Vincent, Thomas George
butts into alleyway/
.25 Boykin, Bobbie
Wayson, John William
Some were rescued by English destroyers
7. Coming into messhall
Christensen, Soren Axel
Westover,
Hal
Who heard their SOS far away.
without shirt or pants
.25 Clark, Robert Clinton
White,
Charles
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And rushed there as quick as possible
Corbin, William Henry
Wilcox,
John
Horton
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8.
Fighting
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in
messhall
Lest they all should go down that day.
Williams, James
while in port
10.00 Dixon, Ray
Gardner, Eugene John
Willis, George Monroe
9. Spitting in messhall or
Those brave men we will always remember
Gill,
Odus H.
Woods, Frank Lester
alleyway
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They were shipmates to you and to me.
Grech, Paul
Wright, Nathaniel Burnett
They gave their homes and their loved ones
Hall, Elmer
Wright, Oswald amuel
For an unknown grave in the sea.
Howard, Florin Herald
Sumpft, Herbert Victor
Huebner, Carl Louis
The following SIU men receiv
Perhaps their names will never be heard of.
KeUy, Herbert William
ed Mariner's Medals for wounds
Just sailors in the merchant marine;
Lesniak, Joseph
or physical injuries received from
But they've kept Old Glory waving
enemy action:
Lynch, John Joseph
Though we don't realize how much it means.'
Mitchell, Benjamin Carl
Barbee, Robert
Narvaez, Jose Gonzales
Cullison, Zachariah
Nobles, Eugene
De Duisin, Dusan
So gather close around the table.
Page, Don Dolphy
Dickey, Rexford
Let's drink a toast to the Bacon and Crew:
Papineau, Victor J.
Grauwichkle, Charles .
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Lpt's give them a word of thanks. Boys
Kurtz, George.
Parker, Moses Grant
They gave up their lives for you.
Joe's the guy who sails as bos'n
But was making this trip as A. B.
Saw the others away in the lifeboats
Then plunged into the icey sea.
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Slave Labor Bill
Passes House
THAT
MAY LIVE
SIU Heroes Are Honored
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WHArS DOING
Around the Ports
Friday. March 3p, 1945 '
LOG
The Membership Says
The following recommenda
tions for improvements to be
made in living conditions aboard
the BB Bayou Chico have been
drawn up by the book members
in good standing whose signa
tures appear at the end of this
article. It is earnestly urged upon
the officials of the Port of New
York that these recommenda
tions be taken up with proper
parties at the Waterman office,
to whom a copy of these recom
mendations is being' forwarded
through the master of the vessel.
The vessel at present falls far
short of standards accepted by
sold lo the Russian Government, printed on •the reverse side of
but these orders were changed so your assignment card.
Keep yourself posted as to
we
will still be riding them for
This ends another week with
shipping
in New York with the
'a
while
longer.
all beefs being setUed aboard the
Log.
and
drop in and see us.
Patrolman
Volpian
is
now
ships before payoffs.
PAUL and AL,
making the hospitals a couple of
There was a big Steward De days a week. He reports that we
New York Dispatchers
partment beef on the George have about 60 members in dif
Pendleton of the Calmar SB Com ferent Marine hospitals in this
BALTIMORE
pany which came to $1160 for the port.
crew. It was settled before the Volpian also defended 15 cases
There is an old parable in the
crew paid off the ship.
to the Coast Guard this week and Bible which says (some like) as
The Captain of the SB Richard batted 1,000 as none of them lost
you soweth, so shall you reap.
Bassett of the Bull Line had their papers.
These
few words have a world of
quite a number of hours of the There were 30 ships- paid off
Steward Department overtime here in the past week, quite a meaning when applied to the
disputed because he said he did number of them being of the trade union movement^ If you
not know that painting was over C-type ships. They have not be want your union to grow, then it
time for the Steward Department. gun to crew up yet. The dispatch is up to you to get into the field
This is very clear in the agree ers are having a hard time crew- and help organize the unorgan
ment but the beef had to be taken ing the ships without calling the ized.
The maritime field has not been
over the master's head to the WBA. When all these ships start
fully
exploited by organized la- j
company office before it was set crewing up they are going to
bor.
There
remain many com
tled. This was settled before the need a lot of men, so if there are
panies
which
are operating water
ship paid off.
any men up or down the coast
The Richard Alvey and Rufus that want to catch a ship they born traffic but do not have a the BIU as acceptable to union
Peckham both had extremely should be able to ship within a contract with any union.
seamen. We feel, however, that
The BIU has set up an organ
clear payoffs.
week for most any rating from izing campaign to bring union these recommendations are just
The Bayou Chico of the Wa the port of New York.
and reasonable and that improve
conditions to many of these un ments can be easily made before
terman SB Company was another
J. P. SHULER, Patrolman organized seamen. In the post
ship with very few beefs.
she sails. And this would make
war era our union has a dual re the ship more of a credit to the
The SB Rafeal Semmes of the
Waterman has a captain that is Bhipping in the Port of New sponsibility, one is to see that a BIU and to the Waterman SB
still living in the past. On the York has fallen off somewhat, maximum of jobs come into our Company.
last trip the Btewards Depart with only 1500 men having ship hiring halls and to see that there
Here are the recommendations:
ment had overtime for feeding ped in the last two weeks. But are no men working under sub 1. Install adequate hot and
liim meals on the bridge or in his things should start booming now, standard conditions and thus po cold water showers as provided
room. This beef was straighten as we paid off seven ships last tential finks on union men.
for in the agreement with this
It is natural for some people to company. Bhowers should be
ed out and the old man was Tuesday, with others due soon.
warned not to let this happen We shipped five ABs from Nor assume that the, present high larger and better situated.
again. Throughout the last voy folk this past week, with the wage levels will be maintained
2. Ph-ovide a means for remov
age he continued to have his WBA paying transportation, and after the war, but this is a great ing stagnant water from the fan
meals served on the bridge. He five more from Baltimore. This mistake. The employers have no tail.
informed the boarding Patrolman is a good means of cutting the intention of giving up some of
3. Repair port holes. Fit new
their profits made so easily in gaskets on ports to insure black
that he has always had this done "Fink Halls."
and will continue to do so. The We have definite word that the war time. As a matter of fact, out. Fit new gl^ss where needed.
boarding
„ Patrolman and Water- I Gateway City is being converted when these war profits end, they Oil dogs on all ports and fix for
man SB Company both agreed to a reefer. It should be ready to will/try to make up for them by easy working. Line up dogs for
that this was a captain's right, so sail in five weeks, and anyone reaching into the pockets of the blackout screen.
long as 90c an hour was paid^ to ^ having a reefer endorsement seamen and reducing their wages, 4. Install scupper in deck out
the messman that served him, would be appreciated up this giving them rotten food and side deck department shower and
lousy conditions.
The union took the stand that 90c way.
fix scupper outside engine show
an hour must be paid and that We have a new organizer, The only way for seamen to ers flush with deck.
they don't give a damn who paid Whitey Lykke, who is hitting on protect themselves is to join the
it. For once the company agreed all cylinders. Right now he has BIU. Only then will they remain
,with the union but decided that his hands full with a tanker elec- free American workers, and not American-Hawiian Line
slaves.
the master would pay it as he tion coming up this week.
Hits The Jackpot
M. McKAY, Agent
was getting the service. The Spring is beginning to show it
money came out of the captain's self here in New York, so all you
Shed a tear for the
pocket for this beef and possibly fellows that went south with the
etecunship companii^, yrhp ue
PUERTO
RICO
he wiU eat in the saloon from birds can come back now that
giving their all for thp war ef
now on.
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the birds have returned.
A six week strike against the fort—and taking all.
The SB Varnada Victory of
Paul and I have been talking sugar bosses came to an end this
Take the good old American
South Atlantic BB Company came each other blue in the face about week with a victory for the Hawaiian Steamship Company.
in with a subsistence beef. The victory gardens in our few slow workers.
Good old A-H just hit the jack
stove was out of order for 21 moments. Paul even came in
Field hands and cane cutters pot for more than 7 million
days and the crew were fed sand with a couple of blisters to show were raised 23 cents a day, bring bucks, which proves that pa
wiches and water. They can col his good faith.
ing the mmimums up to $1.83 for triotism, besides giving you
lect full subsistence for these 21 It's a downright pity that some cutters ai|d $1.73 for the field
that old glowing feeliiig, also
days at the South Atlantic office. of our members refuse to cooper workers. Mill workers will now pays well.
James Downe, Book No. 3112, ate or are lacking in union edu receive a minimum wage of 37
Seems like good old A-H had
an old timer, was in to pay up cation. When you're shipped out, cents an hour.
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11 old tubs lloating around that
.his dues last week and he pre please read the reverse side of
There were about 150,000 sugar had been launched in those
sented his original book that sur your assigmnent card. Live up to workers out on strike, which was dark years between 1910 and
vived through three torpedoings. what it says; if you don't, please called by the General Confedera 1921. They were lost through
The book looked a little ragged, don't argue with- the dispatcher tion of Workers.
enemy action and the WSA has
but has come through a lot less about being dropped to the bot It was a noble victory, not just ponied up all that dough—
shaken than a number of us.
tom of the shipping list.
only for us, but for the sugar averaging more than $650,000
The repatriated crew of the Bome of the boys take jobs out interests a? well, as the Com.- per boat—and given it to A-H
Henry Bacon paid off here last and then refuse them—^but don't modity Credit Corporation in to ease its heartache and re
week. There were only 24 sur notify us. And then expect to get creased the subsidy on sugar to move the red ink.
vivors and they told a story that their cards back. They won't. cover the raises. In short, every
Oh, yes, the payment includ
should make us proud to be If you take a job, but then find body won, except the poor tax ed allowances for delay in pay
union brothers to some of the it's N.G., you have 12 hours in payer who has to pay more taxes ments on boats sunk in 1942
crew that went down with her. A^hich to pile off. But remember to protect profits.
and 1943.
Waterman has had three ships, if you don't take the job and
Anyway, the sugar boats will
Incidentally, 34 SUP men
the SB Bayou Chico, Gateway don't notify us, you are dropped be running soon.
were lost on these ships.
City, and Arizpa scheduled to be according to the regulations
MANUEL
NEW YORK
5. Repair all decks to remove
overhead leaks in foc'sles and
mess rooms.
6. Check all bunks and renew
springs where needed.
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7. Replace or repair broken
deck guard around steering en^
gine to prevent oil and watei
from slopping up deck.
8. Provide electric toaster for
crew mess room.
9. Secure all engine room hand
rails and gratings. Many grat
ings are loose and on two occa
sions have fallen through when
men were using walks.
10. Repair valves on all boilers
for blowing tubes.
11. Install wash room for clean
ing clothes on starboard side of
shelter -deck, with water line,
scrubbing table and steam lipr.
12. Provide better quarters for
firemen and wipers. On this ship
these crew members sleep in a
foc'sle that hasn't changed from
the standards of 1919, when the
ship was built. Quarters are
crowded, ill-ventilated and un
comfortable. It is recommended
and urged that another room be
provided to accomodate either
firemen or wipers.
13. Fumigate vessel against
rats.
14. Repair doors on crew lock
ers where necessary.
15. Provide adequate baking
board for galley so that night
cook need not inix bread on mesa?:
roorti table.
16. Provide better ventilation
for galley, including skylight or
port hoie fans and black out
screens.
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It is further suggested that a
copy of the list be published in
the Seafarers Log so that BIU
men may know conditions below
standard need not be accepted
nor tolerated.
' Fraternally submitted,
JOHN BUNKER
RAYMOND FREYE
JOSEPH GREENBAUM
ALPHONSE FLYNN
HARRY GLOCK
LEWIS MARCHETTE
EDWARD ROGERS
NILS DAMMER
900 Shipy^d Workers
Strike At Kaiser Plant
RICHMOND, Calif., Mar. 24Nine hundred members of an
AFL shipbuilding union , quit
work at Henry J. Kaiser's Rich
mond BY No. 3 today, protest
ing what the union described as
a violation of agreements by
the management. Btan Lore,
business agent of the AFL Lofts- ,
men. Shipwrights, Joiners and
Boatbuilders Union, said "This is
not a strike. We are holding pro
test meetings 24 hours a day."
Officials of the yard were not
available for comment.
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Texas Votes ProM Of Labor
Hating 'Christian-Americans'
AUSTIN, Tex.—^Following charges of scandal and high-pressure
lobbying, the Texas House of Representatives voted 111 to 14 to
investigate the notorious Christian-American Association which is
sponsoring anti-labor legislation in Texas and many other States.
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A legislative committee was given broad authority to subpoena
'j all books, records and financial accouHts of the organization which,
^according to charges made in the debate, is "spending thousands of
dollars" to enact House Bill No. 12 which would outlaw the unionshop and a State Constitutional amendment with the same objective.
One of the significant features of the investigation was the fact
' jthat it was sponsored by Rep. Ennis Favors, who originally spon
sored the legislative proposal of the Christian-American Association.
In a speech before the House he explained:
"I want to say th^t I have consistently voted for House Bill No.
12. But I don't propose to vote for it any more until these charges
pre investigated. I'm telling you that scandalous charges aire being
made on the streets of Austin and in hotel lobbies. There's a bug
under the chip somewhere."
U. S. Senatot W. Lee (Pass^the Biscuits Pappy) O'DaniCl, a con
firmed, labor-baiter who has consistently denied any hook-tip with
+he Christian-American Association, may figure in the probe.
\'9- • At the last minute an ainendment was adopted broadening the
investigation to include the activities of Texas unions fighting the
uhion-s>op ban. The a^iendrtlent was sponsored by Rep. E; Nichol.son, one of the co-authors of the Christian-American biU.
Texas labor leaders said they had no objection to the inquiry
and would welcome the opportunity to go before the legislative
committee to tell their side of the story.
Crew Of Francis Lee
Spend Fine Christmas
SEAFARERS
LOG
Pagie Seven
FACES SERIOUS
CRISIS IN DRAFT BILL
Some People
Like Tripe ^
WASHINGTON, D. C.—^Now is the time for all good men to
come to the aid of th? party. Now is the time to talk tripe!
No, we aren't practicing on our typewriter. We are inspired
by a letter from the New Economic Stabilization Director, Wil
liam H. Davis, to his successor as Chairman of the National War
Labor Board, George Taylor, which winds up as follows:
"We need to look ahead with all the foresight we can
muster: to estimate as closely as we can and plan for foresee
able contingencies. But we should not relax controls until we
have felt the force of the impending change and had a chance
to check our policies in the light of its observed and measured
effect upon the economic currents.
"Now is no time to relax either the price controls or the
wage controls developed imder the Stabilization Act of Oct.
2, 1942. It is rather a time to push ahead with all the seven
points of the stabilization policy announced in the President's
message to Congress of April 27, 1942."
Yes, sir, the date of that policy referred to by Mr. Davis was
April 27, 1942. Now is the time, three years later, to do something
about it, says Mr. Davis. And that is the tripe which some of
America's public officials are trying to feed the nation's workers
instead of the wage increases to which they are justly entitled!
The only part of the 7-point program mentioned by Mr. Davis
which was ever strictly enforced was wage control. Price control
has been seriously relaxed while profit control and high income
control have been abandoned.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The
legislative situation in Congress
on forced labor draft proposals
has taken a critical and danger
ous turn.
The House of Representatives^
following its recent anti-labor
trend, refused to concur with the
voluntary manpower biU adopted
by the Senate and sent the meas
ure to conference.
The legislation now rests witH
the conference committees ap»
pointed by the House and the
Senate and the membership of
these committees appears to be
packed with proponents of forcedlabor schemes.
During the next week or two
the conference committees will
try to work out a compromise
between the dangerous MayBailey Bill adopted by the House
and the more acceptable O'Mahoney-Kilgore Bill pased by the
Senate.
After their first meeting, con
ferees predicted eventual agree
ment on a bill for "limited" na
tional service which will provide
jail penalties for workers who
refuse to take war jobs to which
they are assigned.
This much at least can be said
The American Federation of
for the recent crew of the Francis
Labor
has fought bitterly since
L. Lee, a Robin Line Liberty ship
the beginning of the year against
Not,, only was she perfect as far
any such compulsory legislation.
as Deck, Engine, and Steward's
Lined up against labor has been
er, $5.94; Chas B. Funderburk a powerful coalition of Adminis
SS RAWL
Departments were concerned, but
perfect cooperation between mer
Anderson, 8 hrs; LaPlant, 4 hrs; $5.94; Virgil L. Frederick, $5.94 tration forces, the War and Navy
Huddle, 1 hr. Collect at Bull Line John Medvesky, $5.94; Patrick S, Departments and the old guard
chant marine. Navy, and Army
Steakin, $5.94; Mike Dikun, $5.94; reactionaries in Congress.
Office.
was brought to light at ChristClinton McDougal, $5.94; William
at 4. a;.
nias time.
F. Thompson, $5.94; C. B. Max While the AFL triumphed in
SS DANIEL HUGER
well, $5.94; Quendo BOnet, $5.94 the Senate, after an initial set
This is the story: It was our, lot
Voyage No. 7
Collect at Mississippi Line Office. back in the House, it was pointed
to be laying at anchor in the
out that it is extremely more
The following men can collect
Azores v<rhen this all important
3t 3t 3t
difficult to defeat a conference
holiday came along; not only in hearty community singing, and room allowance due therri for No
report in either branch of Con
SS LOU GEHRIG
the Azores, but confined to the Christmas carols going till the vember 18 to November 20:
gress than a bill coming up foi;
Charles H. Bush, $5.94; J". J. The following- men have vouch original consideration.
ship. This meant that we had early hours of morning.
Boehm, $5.94; Louis Wendler, ers waiting for them at the
little to look forward to; so after
A
good
time
was
had
by
all,
$5.94; Stefan Kadziola, $5.94; Agent's Office, 51 Beaver Street, That is why legislative experts
a short potv-woW it was decided
and
when
the
folks
back
home
Lawrence McVey, $5.94; Joseph N. Y.: Charles P. Mitchell, Fred consider the present situation
that we would have a party of
hear of the kind of fellowship D. Caldwell, $5.94; John McPhil- erick C. Arsneau, Arthim L. Kerr, more dangerous to labor than at
cur own.
Geo; C. Francis, Thomas F. any time since the President first
that exists amongst the various
' I With the approval of Captain branches of our armed forces, lips, $5.94; Hugh E. Lee, $5.94; Campbell, Harlan J. Veasey,
recommended labor draft legis
. ixVIarion Pavletich, (plus a nice they are assured that they need Frank Littleton, $5.94; William T. Lynn R. Stahl, Arne W. Jensby, lation to Congress.
Connelly, $5.94; Harvey Eaton,
contribiitidri), a collectioii was rieVer worry about the Nazis or
Nikodem Olewnik, Jesse L. Wad
taken up amOrigSt the officers to anyone else overrunning the good $5.94; Chas J. Hengtgen, $5.94; dle, Gerard Morin, Douglas W. Even the fact that the armed
William Warfel; $5.94; Russell
piirchase liquid Christmas cheer. old U.S;A.
forces of the United Nations have
Swinehard,
$5.94; Carl L. Leslie, Brown, Alfred Wismann, Saad
A short sales talk by myself with
been making such tremendous
Aly,
Edward
Searles,
John
H.
H. W. HAUSE. Chief Steward $5.94; Joseph Pascente, $5.94;
•Army officials produced a reffl
progress
against Germany that
Frank Wilson, $5.94; Robert Ush- Healey, Jr., John A. Fay,
SS Francis L. Lee
honest to God Christmas tree, one
collapse of the Nazis by summer
4* 3t 4"
that had been flown in for their
is being freely predicted, is not
SS
ARIZI^A
oWn use from Canada. The tree
likely to halt adoption of some
Attack bonus payable at Ant form of labor draft.
was erected by the Deck Depart
werp, Belgium, Dec. 1, 1944. Col
ment, ti'immed by .the gun crew
Senator Thomas of Utah, chair
:who also decorated No. 3 Hold,
lect at Waterman SS Co. Office.
man
of the Military Affairs Coiriwhile the lighting effects were
mittee,
stated that the Senate
taken care of by the black gang.
SS IARD HUNT
conferees
had suggested that the
The ship's officers made the tree
W. E. Herhingbrough, 12 hrs; Souse managers agree to a pro
ornaments from magazine covers
Morris Janovitz, 12 hrs; James vision under which the WMQ
aiid cotton. Right about here the
Gaffney, 12 hra; Robert Bromley, would be authorized to investi
Stfewatd's department took over,
16
hrs; Melvin Buchan, 22 hrs; gate the utilization of labor by
arid these boys really turried out
>9 feed fit for kings, set on a table
Emil A. Gomez, 12 hrs; King, 12 the War and Navy Departments
and other agencies of the Govx
/ that would do credit to the finest
hrs; Robert Hodges, 12 hrs; Er- ernment.
^;
/ hotel. In all, there were 31 dif
vin Anderson, 12 hrs. Collect at
ferent item's including meats, sal
"In view of the findings in in
Bull Line Office.
ads, pies, cakes, cookies, candy,
vestigations by the Byrd Econ
4> t
and riuts, even good old Ameri
omy Committee and the Mead
can HOT DOGS; nothing was
Committee Investigating the War
SS JOHN POE
overlooked. The gun crew fur
$125 attack borius payable to Program," Senator Thomas de
nished an improvised orchestra,
clared, "I don't think anyone is
all crew members. Chas. O. Bean,
and all hands turned to to furnish
disposed to disagree to that."
Chrisfmas ireb riqg^ up in No. 3 hold of ihe SS Francis Lee. 16 hrs. Collect at Bull Line Of He reported the "beginnings 6f
their Share of the entertainment.
iThe evening was topped off with Liquid cheer is also evident.
fice.
compromise."
•m
MONEY DUE
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Ship Disposal
Bill Up Again
^
THE
PERSONALS
SEAFARERS
LOG
.
. 1
Friday, March 30, 194S^N^
SIU UNCLAIMED WAGES
WILLIAM J. SCANLON
Mose Morrie
.... 3.55
ANSON BURLINGAME 1,
American Liberty
See attorney Richard M. Can
VOYAGE 1
Steamship
Corp.
tor in New York City.
N
George
A.
Putney
9.42.
As of Feb, 28, 1915
WiUiam Nickel, Sr
The ships disposal bill pend
4- i
P. Fitzgerald
10.56
E. W. Nitcher (USNR)
. 9.75
CREW
ing in the House Merchant Mar
A
29.60
P. Nolan
5.94 Lester Bretton
SS GEORGE PENDLETON
ine Committee, received another
Walter Adamezyk
$ .07
During the payoff at the CalANSON BURLINGAME
' -lease on life this week when it
James H. Allen
35.55
I
fciar
office on March 22nd, some
VOYAGE 2
was announced that Comrnillee
Abram Allie
17.37 Philip N. O'Connor
......
3.44
hearings would be reopened prior one accidentially took Patrolman Harry A. Anderson
45.3;
6.44 Harold R. O'CuU
59.93 Robert L. Hunt
Ecil
Carroll
to any disposition of the legis Johnny Johnston's top coat. It Sven O. Anderson
4.74,
5.89 Thomas Olden i—
93.64
was brown gabardine and had an
James H. Black
16.36
lation.
John B. Arroyo
4.47 William S. Olsen
... 4.13
English label. Please return it to
Leonard Clements
14.58
Chairman Bland of the House the 5th floor of the Nev.^ York
M. Gallagher
16.83
B
Committee fixed April 19 as-the headquarters.
15.65
Amos Baum
.15 W. R. Parry
7,22 WiUiam Temple
date for resumption of hearings
Edgar W. Blackburn
133.20 Edmund F. Paul
4. i 4.
5.69 Chester Buckmaster ........ 15.65
on the bill. At that time Admiral
ANTHONY GRAZIA170
Andrew Bobby
7.11 William Pennings
5.51 Terrence Bradley
14.26
Land is scheduled to reappear
Please call at headquarters of Daniel Brown
4.45 John P. Piazik
7.57 Gordan E. Brew
17.86
before the Committee, and again fice; you have the wrong Proba
24.58
Manuel Primack
112.34 Robert L. Hunt
urge its passage. Other repre tionary book in your possession.
Harold Primmack
17.34
5.51 Opie W. Barrier
"... 17.82
sentatives of the shipowners will Your correct book is waiting for Paul S. Cardinal
Paul A. Bell14.40
Alfred
H.
Carter
:—
....
8.95
also testify.
R
you.
David W. Akin
85.32
Michael Casorta
. 140.00 Tully Robertson
....... 1.48 EcU E. CarroU
143.12
This is the bill which received
Elud Castonguay
3.55 Charles Rogers
46.93 Herbert Labeigriga
CREW OF^TUG ANACAPA
18.00
condemnation by the SIU-SUP
Harry
L.
Cheatham
.........
....
17.82
Owen
S.
Rogers
7.11 John Hughes
See
Attorney
Sol.
Berenholtz,
24.00
three weeks ago when Vice Pre
WaUace B. Copeland
.... 4.45 Michael Roland
2.97
sidents John Hawk and Morris 1102 Court Square Building, Bal Robert O. Coyle .....
ANSON BURLINGAME
.... 1.18 Charles Rolkiewiczy .......... 108.78
Weisberger appeared before the timore, concerning your claims James J. Coyne
VOYAGE 3
3.44 George Rosenberg
7.42
while
salvaging
the
SS
Balls
Committee in Washington. Both
Emily CroweU
.... 2.41 Ansel B. Rossan
3.91 W. Skinner
.. 15.34
Bluff.
Hawk and Weisberger made it
Norman P. CuUars
• * •
.... 45.86 Victor C. Ryan
.. . , 5.92
ANTONIN DVORAK
i
clear at that time that the AFL
W. S. VAN VEEN
VOYAGE 2
seamen were opposed to a whole
S
35 Joseph Saunders
2.84
sale and indiscriminate disposal Your discharge from the SS ames C. Davis
4.45 F. Agniolites
33.06
13.04 Charley Schofield
of American tonnage to either John Grier Hibben, dated 9-5-44 W. Devlin
21.79 Clarence Hodge
in the New York Agent's James Dick
the foreign operators or the junk
4.98 ARTHUR R. LEWIS—VOYAGE 1
61.85 William J. Scott
office.
23.82
Thomas N. Brinson
50.83
George
Sebastian
yard.
* * •
Thomas F. Shea ..
90.19 CHARLES FORT—VOYAGE 3
. Demanding post war jobs for
Raymond Engstrom
10.12 :;'aul Snook
FRANK L. WILSON
2.59 H. Rountree
23-13
the members of the SIU, Hawk Some of your papers are being
2.11 C. Hargroves
47.28
William Shore
and Weisberger advised the Con held in the lost and found de
James
Shutts
2.84
28.08 CHARLES GORDON CURTIS
gressmen to delay disposal of partment of the Seamen's Church William Ferguson
Vlichael Silva
_... 2.51!
William
J.
Fitzgerald
42.12
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American ships until such time Institute, 25 South Street, New
,
2.84
iigene Flowers
2.75 Sstavo Silvestrin
Bernt
O.
Bloomquist
.... „,27.58
that the American operators had York.
John W. Singer
7.82
Roy McWherry ...
been given an opportunity to
27.58
Otto J. Smith
61.50
Raymond
J.
O'Brien
determine their own post war 'he Skipper Doesn't
27.58
Nicholas Galanos ..
17.82 Philip Snider
9.96
John D. Malafouris.
... 27.56*
needs.
Dionista
P.
Garcia
.62
Christ Staalsen
..... 7.57
Like Strangers In
John H. Phelps
27.58
E. Gardner
4.21 ioy E. Stream
8.26
One of the major drawbacks
The Messroom Paul
George
E. Wilson
27.58
Gazic
77.11
WiUiam SuUivan
7.42
to the bill as drawn .up by the
Ival Spoenemein
105
Harry
Goden
77.11
Speaking of bucko skippers, we
te»- U. S. Maritime Commission, was
WiUiam Garrett
105
.02
the fact that foreign operators had one on the last trip If you Arlo Gwilt
\
D. L. Thomas —
20.76
were given a chance to purchase don't think so, take a gander at
CHARLES M. CONRAD !:
H
Andrew Thompsen
4.98
American ships under more fav the following notice which was Robert Hairston
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93.64 ;Sdmund Thompsen
8.53
Manny
Hollander
:
40:66
orable conditions than were the posted on the bulletin board of Paul Hamilton .
8.95 Pernie Thompson
:
69.68
O.
Jensen
;
8.92
American operators. A French the SS Antinous.
Bivins Henderson
13.77 Thomas T. Tooma
15.34
shipowner, for instance, could
G.
E.
Perkins
12.60
H. W. BASCH, William Hicks
.71 Benny Troup
2.81
buy a Liberty or C ship on the
Engine Delegate Boss Holmes
32.71 dhn Tucker
r:..... 8.95
CHARLES M. CONRAD (
basis of pre-war French construc
CREW NOTICE
John Hope
3.04
VOYAGE 3
'
tion costs. The American oper 1. Keep Soldiers, Stevedores, William Hough ......
V
1.37
George
Lucas
13.16
ators, on the other hand, would and strangers out and away from Joseph F. Howard
72.52
3.44 George R. Vickery
be required to pay on the basis your messrooms.
CHARLES M. CONRAD |
W
I
of the higher pre-war American 2. If the messroom is found in
VOYAGE 4
'
26.31
4.47 WUUam Walker
costs.
a condition such as it was this Antonia Iregarry
Eugene Carney
4.00
Gaus Wass
1.79
4.00
J
. Hawk and Weisberger pointed morning it, or they, will be lock
George
Watt
07 Aubrey Thurman
ed up and key placed in care of Stephen J. Johnson
Jerzy
Piasecki
10.66
.54 Earl "White
out that this discriminated
..... 126.68
C. Bono
10.5r.
6.11 Russell T. Wilde
against the American operator, the officer on duty so that only J. Jones
4.45
those
actually
on
duty
will
have
G.
S.
Jordan,
Jr
4.21 Joseph R. Wing
and therefore meant fewer jobs
77.49
CHARLES PADDOCK \
\
for American seamen in the post access to it for night lunch. The
Leo
J.
Wojck
7.57
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messboy is not aboard as yoxu:
ty '
war period.
Leland
Wood
8.23'
Raymond
E.
GreenweU
....
9.95
3.56
W
, servant and has enough to do to Jack C. Kayne
4.82 Charles G. Jett
10.06
29.86 Thomas Woods
handle meals and wash dishes WiUiam R. Kiges
Alonzo
Wright
36.97
James
L.
Crowley
22.12
11.38
and clean up during daytime, Floyd King
A.
Brice
Slaybough
87.54
11.71
without having to walk into a John J. Kubas
D.
L.
Cain
!
2.41 J. Youman
pig-sty in the morning. It was Walter Kubi.ski
50.00 Raymond E. GreenweU'.... 6.30
2.11
11 a.m. before he caught up with Edward Kuhar
i
7.11
everything this A.M.
SEAS SHIPPING CO„ Inc.
CHARLES PADDOCK
L
If you are in a marine hos3. You have a recreation room
Agent/General
Agent
War
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Joseph LeBlanc
31.82
. pilal in the New York area and aft. I don't know whom it was Fred Lindsey
Shipping
Adminislraiion
WiUiam
F.
Santry
7.82
30.57
Amos
P.
Schneider
want to be sure that 'the SIU last night that kept singing and Fred Litsch
2.84*
39
Cortlemdt
Street
2.59
shouting up until 11:30 P.M.,
John
D.
Bray
5.60
, 8.53
hospital delegate visits "^you, keeping everybody awake amid Vernon Lough, Jr
ALGIC—VOYAGE 15
John P. Murphy
10.66
simply drop him a penny post ships. Stop it voluntarily or I'll
G. Cooper
$ 8.18 Henry A. Nauta
...... ' 6.40
M
card and write your name, stop it by sending you up to the A. M. Mailhes
James
Hamilton
50.48 Charles C. Gore
9.75
6:40
ward number and hospital on Army Pen.
Aubrey C. MuUen
Victor Makarawicy
8.26
6.40
ALGIC—VOYAGE
18
4. If as last night, U.S. Govern WiUiam P. Malloy ....;.
John B. Edwards
63.52 Harold V. Henhtorn
it. You will then be visited
6.40
33.60
ment property continues to be
2.84*
weekly, receive the Seafarers destroyed, appropriate measures Lawrence B. Mangan .... 6.88 MitcheU Bein
6.34 Roy E. Parker
Noel W. Axtell
Lester
Matthews
8.26
1.42
Log regularly, and get the $2 will be taken to find out who does
6.75
.14 AMY LOWELL—VOYAGE 1 Sidney C. Greer
hospital benefits due under the it and the offenders made to pay. Thomas McClees ...
Charles F. Thomas
'
G.
W.
MerriU
^
Leroy
S.
Jobe
15.65
9.75
provisions of the Constitution.
T. R. Sorensen, Master F. E. MiUer
^
29.19 Harry R. Ward
111.63 Edward S. Harris
SS Antinous
Joaquin Minis J.
10.20 Allen L. Clark
If you don't let the union
13.97 Frederick L, Cherry
Victor Mlyhek
— 8.95 A. Nelson
iB'.aa
1.69 Jack A. McDaniel
know that you are laid up, the
Manuel J. Montero
delegate can't be blamed for
4.13 AMY LOWELL—VOYAGE 2
Feep In Touch Wfth
L. Moore .....
18.98
failing to visit you.
3.18 Leroy F. Brooks
Alfred MorreU ....
35.30
121.18 Morris H. Anderson ...
Your Draft Board,
Ml
i
Notice For All
In-Patients
I
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53 SIU MEN DECORATED FOR HEROISM
SEAFARERS IS SET FOR BIG ORGANIZING DRIVE
PREDICTIONS OF DESPERATE NAZI SUBMARINE WARFARE
MERCHANT SEAMEN OBEY CURFEW-BY REQUEST!
GREAT LAKES SEASON OPENS
HISTORY OF THE UNION LABEL
THE MAN POWER DRAFT
MINERS ARE SLANDERED
NEW FOOD STOWAGE RULES FOR LIBERTIES
FIVE YEARS SEA TIME STILL REQUIRED FOR CITIZENSHIP
SEAMEN'S BILL OF RIGHTS NOW PENDING
ORGANIZE FOR POST WAR JOBS
TO THE HEROES OF THE SS HENRY BACON
CREW GIVES LIVES THAT REPATRIATES MAY LIVE
SLAVE LABOR BILL PASSES HOUSE
THE MEMBERSHIP SAYS
TEXAS VOTES PROBE OF LABOR HATING 'CHRISTIAN-AMERICANS'
LABOR FACES SERIOUS CRISIS IN DRAFT BILL
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TRIPE
CREW OF FRANCIS LEE SPEND FINE CHRISTMAS
SHIP DISPOSAL BILL UP AGAIN
PERSONALS
SIU UNCLAIMED WAGES
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OFFICIAL OKGAH OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTBICT,
SEAFARESS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AREERICA
VOL VII.
NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. MARCH 23. 1945
OLD AND NEW WLB HEADS DISCUSS JOBS
No. 12
$25,210 Is Collected On
Falsified Ship's Log Beef
That a militant crew, plus competent shoreside representation by experienced Pa
trolmen can force the shipowner's to pay legitimate overtime—even when the ship's log
has been doctored to keep the wages down—was proven again this week when the Eastern
Steamship Company finally made out pay vouchers to the tune of $25,210 disputed
overtime for the crew of the SS Lou Gehrig. The Gehrig paid of^ iii New York almost two
Ciii
FINAL NOTICE
FOR UNCLAIMED
BAGGAGE IN N.Y.
months ago with the official log*
being made out in such a way! Last week New York Patrolthat all the overtime turned in.
in , man Jimmy Hudson, ship deleappeared phoney, "Work listed as gates George Masterman, George
done in port would be dated Kara and Robert Griffist, went
when the ship was at sea (ac to Boston. There, with Boston
cording to the log). Naturally, Patrolman Jimmy Sweeney, they
the company, took the position went to the Eastern SS office and
that the crew was merely making set up the overtime which is
a racket out of the overtime,' and now payable in New York.
at first refused to pay any of it. If the crew" had not stuck to
However, the crew stood fast, gether, or if they had not receiv
and was supported by the New ed full support from their shoreYork officials. Before long the side officials, or if there had not
mates broke down and admitted been cooperation , between the
that they had falsified the log in various SIU branches involved,
order to throw some of the un the Eastern Steamship Company
licensed overtime to themselves. would have been 25 grand to the
The Mates are now on trial be good—and the men who earned
fore the Coast Guard.
the money would have been just
The record of overtime kept by that much poorer. The SS Lou
the various departments was so Gehrig beef is a lesson in co
carefully entered that the com
pany agreed to rewrite the ship's operation — cooperation which
log from the Deck Department mean^ money in the pockets of
the men who earned it,
overtime.
The baggage room in New
William H. Davis (left), who has quit the chairmanship of the
WLB to succeed Fred M. Vinson as Economic Stabilization Director, York is full of unclaimed bag
discusses WLB problems with Dr. George W. Taylor (right), who gage lhai was moved over from
succeeds him as the head of WLB.
the old offices on Stone Street.
Some of it has been lying
around the hall for over a year.
It is necessary to move it out
in order to make room for cur
rent baggage checked by the
NT
men on the beach.
All unidentified baggage that
h^ .been
for 8 months
By JOHN HAWK jtion and Shipping Rules, if necor more will be disposed of. at
We have had'^ith us for the e'ssary. To bring forth recompast week, the A^^nts from all mendations to the .membership, the end of this month. Claim
our Branches, with the exception All proposals will be put to a your gem at once if you have
'of our San Juan Agent. These referendum vote of the member- any around.
Agents are attending a general
(Cornfinved oh Page 7)
conference for the purpose of
WEBSTER HALL IN NEW YORK HOLDS RECORD SIU MEETING
considering post war problems
that the Union will be confront
ed with. These problems are;
1. Setting iip the- structure to
establish . a concrete educational
' program for the membership of
• the Union, in view of the fact
that- we have joined into the
'.Union many young members who
' J are not familiar with seamen's
union movement and unionism in
. general. •
;
. 2. Setting up of an organiza
tional program in order to in
crease the number oL jobs now
. controlled by the Union, by con
centrating our efforts to organize
. copipanics tha^-are unorganized
and secure contracts with job
control. .
....
.3.. The purpose of this confer
ence ..is to also aiBEord an -oppor
tunity for the newly elected
branch Agents to meet one an. other and, discuss the problems
that the U^nion is confronted with
and to formulate a program and
policy in'order that' they may be
able to coordinate their efforts,
thereby giving the membership
better representation.
4. To discuss the advisability
of opening additional branches
on the Atlantic & Gulf Coast and
also the advisability of sending,
representatives out on the Pacific
_ __ purpose of effecting
^i
Symbol of the rapid growth of the SIU is the gigantic meetirgs being held these days by the New York Branch. It was only dx
Coast for the
'better representation to the mem- months ago that we crowded into the 6th floor at 2 Stone Street. Now, however, even the new building at 51 Beaver won't hold the
bership.
men ashore on meeting night. Above is a general view of the Grend Ball Room of 'Webster Hall during the, meeting last Wednesday.
5. To overhaul the Gonstitu- evening. Over 1200 men attended.
.
Hawk Sees Conference
Improving Service To
Rank &'File Members
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SEAFARERS
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Friday, March 23, 194S
SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
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President
10 J Market Street, Saa Francisca, Calii.
JOHN HAWK - - - -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE
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424 Jth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
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Directory of Branches
BRANCH
NEW YORK (4)
BOSTON (10)
BALTIMORE (2)
PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
NEW ORLEANS (16)
CHARLESTON (9)
SAVANNAH
TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
MOBILE
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PUERTO RICO
GALVESTON
HOUSTON
ADDRESS
PHONE
51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-2784
330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 405 7
14 North Cay St.—Calvert 4539
6 North 6th St.—Lombard 7651
25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083
339 Chartrcs St.—Canal 3336
68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930
220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728
423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-1323
920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231
7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392
45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885
219 20th SL—Galveston 2-8043
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PUBLICATION OFFICE:
51 BEAVER STREET
New York, (4) N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
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The United Mine Workers
By HAHHY LUNDEBERG
In an effort to secure better working conditions in that
most hazardous of all occupations — coal mining — these
union brothers, the United Mine Workers of America are at
present in negotiations with the mine operators. It is a well
established fact that the mine workers have the hardest and
most dangerous work of any industry; casualties in the
mines will show they have the highest rate of any industry
and they are the lowest paid; they are certainly entitled, by
any humane standard, to an adjustment of these conditions.
But what do we find, when these workers go in for a
"New Deal" for the miners? A vicious campaign is launch
ed against them; it is being conducted on a nation-wide
scale by all the tools the coal barons can muster, including
many "New Deal Bureaucrats" in Washington; the flunkies
of the kept press, and their fellow-travelers the "Totalitar
ian Liberals" breathing their hot air over the radio, and
joined by their scab-herders, the "Communist" snoopers.
They profess to attack John L. Lewis—^insinuating that
he is unpatriotic; that he is a would-be dictator, and in
short they are using any phoney line that they think they
can peddle for their masters, the coal barons. The truth of
the,matter is they are doing their dirty work, and they are
getting paid for it,—and nobody is fooled.
600 LONGSHOREMEN
STRIKE AT BOSTON
Requiem
Down along the water front
Propped against a shed
Stands an object of crystal beauty
Its past romance is dead.
.
From its symmetrical head to its shining base
There skirted a paper gown
With the likeness of a hero
Whose exploits are world-renown.
It once held powers to love and hate.
To kill and to forget.
It could also conjure images
Of beasts no one has met.
It could create a desire to love our foes
-And some of our friends to throttle;
Now, alone and foresaken is the object of my prose—
Just an empty whiskey bottle.
THEODORE WATSON
when he, too, joined the chorus of scab4ierders and union
bustefs of the Totalitarian Phonies, by adding his two-bits
worth to the attack on the mine workers. And believe me,
it was only worth two-bits, too!
This character is now back into his own Broadway
Zoot-Suit. The heat got too much for him when he was
parading around in a so-called Navy-Lieutenant Com
mander's uniform, and public opinion revolted against
such doings.
"Windy Walter"^—said nothing about the "leadership"
The United Mine Workers elected John L. Lewis to of the United Automobile Workers (CIO). No heat is put
negotiate and represent for them. They need a tough man, on them because they're down in Washington, licking the
and a smart man, and one who will stand up to just such a boots of the "Totalitarian Liberals" who now infest prac
poisonous barrage as they are subjecting the mine workers tically every Government Agency in Washington, and why
to now. No one can deny that the mine workers are should "Windy Walter" condemn these so-called CIO lead100% behind John L. Lewis.
iers? Because they are donating the workers' money to elect
One of the more notorious of the radio "hot-air" ar •some of these phonies, but in return never get a thing for
tists, a character who has earned his living by snooping and th workers but a lot of hot air and false promises. .
delivering tid-bits of gossip about the dear girls and boys
oj the wonderful world of Hollywood—and Broadway1^" and who earns his money by being nice to the mis-fits who
dccupy the night clubs of New York—and who probably
Bas never done an hohest day's work in his life, presumed
iupon the tolerance of the American Public the other night
M-
• •y.
If the leadership of the American Labor movement
had any guts, they should come out NOW, 10Q% behind
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers in their fight
for their rights! It is the duty of the American Labor
movement to stand behind the mine workers in their
fight. They have a JUST fight!
BOSTON, March 19 — About
600 longshoremen went on strike
at the Army base and Castle. Isl
and Terminal of the Army Port
of Embarkation here today, re
fusing to load ships with over
seas supplies in a dispute ovel^''
the use of tractor-trailer units.
The International Longshore
men's Association, AFL, conten(|ed the tractor-trailer operation
was hazardous.
Soldiers, stationed here for
training in stevedoring work be
fore going overseas, were, used to
load the ships.
The Army said the men refused
to work when the tractor-traUer
units were put into operation to
carry cargo to the sides of two
ships* at Castle Island.
Cargo previously had been cai>
ried to all ships by industrial
fork-lift "chisel" trucks, which
are acceptable to the imion, the
Army stated. It added that the
tractor-trailor operation was used
only when a sufficient number of
fork-lift trucks were not avail
able.
After an all-day conference of *
Brig. Gen. Calvin De Witt, Jr.,
commanding general of the port,
and union officials, it was an
nounced that General De Witt
has agreed to resume fork-lift
truck operation by borrowing
such trucks from other work
pending arbitration of the use of
tractor-trailers.
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Buying Uniforms Is A Sucker's Game
By PHIL COHLEY. SUP No. 2310
One of the easiest f(wm of regimentation and one
which is most pleasing to those to be regimented, is the use
of the uniform. The average un-suspecting civilian wil
readily don a recognized uniform when given the slightest
opportunity or permission to do so, even if it entails digging
PROMINENT LABOR CARTOONIST
TO DRAW FOR SEAFARERS LOG
lOG VONTMIBVTOR AT WORK
down in his own pocket and pay-*
No real merchant seaman can
ing
redicuJnus prices set by
find one reason to wear a uni
racketeering tailors who are
form. The reasons given by those
making a killing at, this game.
who do wear them are merely
subterfuges to hide their underlyii^ vain-glory and their desire
to give the impression they are
something which they honestly
know .they are not. Some of
these animals give the excuse
they need the vmiform to get bus
and train tickets or they need
them to hitch-hike on the high
way.
^
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^ permanent example of this
isituation is found in any public
parade which is the favorite ve
hicle used by uniform-crazed or
ganizations, lodges, and crack
pot flag-wavers? to display them
selves as strutting peacocks in
get-ups ranging from Salvation
Sals to Admirals in the Portu
guese Navy.
Here is Bernard Seaman al his drawing board about to pillor
with pen and ink some profit swollen employer. Tfie demand for
Seaman's cartoons is such that it would take 10 men to supply
A merchant seaman does not them. The LOG is proud that it has been chosen as one of the few
need a uniform to get a train or outlets for his work.
bus ticket; all he has to do is
produce his papers and discharge
at the ticket office and he will be
given the proper priorities. In
the case of the hitch-hiking ani
mal it might be well for him to
bear in mind that union seamen
Both operators and miners are the Labor Department it was
are fighting to maintain wages in
now
admitting that despite al said that the Government might
the industry and it has not come
most
continuous
conferences over step in if management and labor
to the stage yet where a seaman
the
past
weeks,
labor and man continued deadlocked.
With the war came a new can't pay hi§ way on the train. A
Meanwhile, President Lewis of
agement
are
no
where near a
mania for uniforms. New auxil real seaman who is broke can
the
UMW, branded the employer
settlement
of
their
wage
dispute.
iaries were formed in every still get where he is going with
anti-labor
propaganda as "in
In
Washington,
v/here
the
nego
branch of the military services. out the aid of a phony uniform;
flated,
distorted
and false."
tiations
are
being
conducted
at
In recruiting for these new he has before the war and will
Hotel
Shorcham,
observers
say
branches of service much stress during and after the war. The
that the atmosphere is getting
was placed on the smart uniform famous boxcar sailors would
explosive."
which went with that particular never think of stooping so low as
The present conti-act expires
branch, thereby playing upon the to put on a uniform for the mere
only
8 days from now—on March
£^e-old desire to wear a uniform. purpose of getting a ride some
Atlantic. Gulf. Pacific and
31
at
midnight—and the slogan
This would not be so bad if they where.
Great
Lakes Agents of the SIU
could put the same stress on the
The uniform throughout the of the United Mine Workers is
and SUP are meeting this week
wages that were to be paid.
world has been used by all na No contract, no work."
The
union
has
already
filed
in
Chicago for the purpose of
It is at the point now where it tions as a take-off for regimenta
notice
of
its
intention
to
strike
laying
post war plans for the
is no longer possible to identify tion and gradual and unsuspect
after
the
contract
expires,
if
no
the eonglomeration of nondes- ing build-up to the militai-ization
International. Out of the con
'qript get-ups that is met every of the peoples involved. This renewal is negotiated-The NLRB ference will also come pro
day on the streets. The sad, part places the innocent peace-loving is preparing now for the holding
posals for closer cooperation
of all this uniform-craze is that citizens in the position of mere of a strike vote in the coal fields,
as
provided
under
the
Srnith-i
between
the Districts.
Uie civilian working for private pawns to be used at will by the
Connelly
Act.
A full report of the Joint
interests, operating for private power craving war lords, when
As yet the government has Conference, as well as the At
profits, is also being sucked in. ever they think the time is right
Such is the case of the new to atke over some smaller and given no indication of whether or lantic and Gulf District Con
not it intends to step in and seize ference held in New York last
comers in the merchant service. weaker country.
Clothing and tailor shops in all
It is a known fact that an the mines as it did last year when, week, will be printed in future
the seaports have cooked up cer otherwise intelligent and self- the operators sabotaged the pro issues of the LOG.
tain imiforms and rating insig- reasoning person is entirely cess of collective bargaining. At
nias fdr the entire unlicensed per changed once he is given a uni
sonnel. Before the war, these form. He will take orders and tion in organizing his storm these angles before any of you
same land-sharks were robbing execute orders and endure the troopers; even to the extent of would-be Admirals pay out your
the seamen of their hard-earned strictest discipline, which he issuing fancy xmiforms to induce hard-earned money for these
I
money for fiamishings worth half would otherwise have never the youth of Germany to join the cloaks of regimentation. If you
youth camps of the storm troop cannot control this craving for a
1^ the price they charged them. And have dreamed of doing.
ers. Japan is anpther example of uniform I would suggest you go
in the past these .same people re
early
use of the uniform in regi to the nearest recruiting station
fused credit to seamen on the
mentation
of the youth of that and they will furnish you, free of
bricks during strikes, because the
country and in training them in charges, a uniform you will be
•• strike kept them too busy fur
obedience to the military dic entitled to wear.
nishing the scabs.
tates. The young school children
Also don't forget there is no
A merchant seaman is no more
attend school in semi-military such animal as a "merchant mar
entitled to wear a uniform than
outfits with a uniform cap and ine." If you try to impress peo
a shipyard worker or any other
the Japanese star and in place ple vith this title, they will be
defense worker. Both are civilian
of
a school-bag they have mili
workers, working for a private
tary
knapsacks on their backs asking you where y,our U.S. Mar
ccmipany with interest only in
ine's uniform is and where is
Hitler recognized the import for their books.
the profit to be derived from-it's
It
would
be
well
to
consider
your
rifle.
ance
of
this
angle
of
regimentaoperations.
8 Days Before Miners' Strike
Deadline; Lewis Holds Firm
SiU-SUP Conference
In Chicago Now On
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One of the country's top-flight
labor cartoonists, Bernard Sea
man, will contribute cartoons
and illustrations to all future is
sues of the Log. Seamen is prob
ably the most discussed labor car-,
toonist in the country, and his
work has appeared in all of the
larger AFL papers, as well as in"
the New York Post. Baltimore
Sun. St. Louis Post Dispatch. PM
and others. In addition to his
vast output of individual eartoons, Seaman has been drawing
a syndicated weekly panel called'
The March of Labor," which is
published by 105 trade union pa
pers.
It was during the depression
year of 1934 that Seaman's con
siderable talent was first discov
ered. He painted picket signs
for the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union. The signs'
he produced were so effective,
that after the strike ended he
was appointed staff cartoonist
for Justice, official organ of the
ILGWU. He has held this post
for the past 10 years.
Aside from Seamen's regular
contributions to the Log. which
appear throughout this issue of
the paper, he is illustrating the
SIU booklet entitled "Here's
How, Brother," which will be off
the press in the near futui-e.
Honor Roll
MV Sankaty Head
SS Tristram Dalton
SS Panama City
C. Bently
SS Alfaro
W. R. Carlson
E. Norton
SS August Belmont
Charles Urgitus
.SS Sarazen
F. C. Dubby
Samuel Griffin
SS A. S. Clay
E. C. Peirtaske
SS Robin Tuxford
J. Blaine
SS Frank C. Emerson
Fred Hethcoat
SS A. Pickens
G. R. Wail
M. C. Fulks
SS R. Fechner
G. Eastman
R. Riola
MV Yaquima Head
C. T. Duncan
Ramond Ratoff
C. Patraiker
Thomas Murray
SS Babeock
J. H. Woodington
James Minstock
F. Hall
F. W. Henderson
C. Baggs
SS Treat
SS B. Gwinette
W. G. Manning
P. Gibbs
R. Pierce
William Harding
N. H. Lindsjo
Rees
Emmett Garcia
J. H. Cronin
$92.00
58.00
33.00
25.00
22.00
20.00
18.00
16.00,
16.00
14.08
14.00
13.40
12.70
12.00
11.50
10.00'
11;00
10.00
8.85
8.00
8.00
7.00
7.00
6.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
8.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
l.OO
1.00
1.00
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Friday. March 23. 1945
1
Crew Of Marina Refused Workaway
By JOSEPH E. GELINAS
(Ship's Delegate)
After you read this communi the p r i s o n e r's compartment,
cation I hope that you brother where we were also treated as
such. We were given strict or
will benefit by our experiences
ders by the Troop transport comFor we survivors of the SS Mar rnander concerning what he ex
ina sure got around and sure got pected from us. What he meant
kicked around after we lost our was that we were not to be re
patriated as passengers, which is
ship last January.
the right of all torpedoed seamen,
According to the public press but as work-aways. We were ex
we seamen are doing a good job pected to do forced labor in or
That's true, but at the same time der to get home.
the WSA and USS are giving the
"If this work is not completed
public a lot of false propaganda
about .how well they ^e treating in the prescribed time," the com
us. If you don't believe it, listen mander snarled, "you wiU be sub
ject to the following:
to what happened to us.
After oiir ship was hit by two
"Cut out of the chow line.
mines we were rescued by a
"Pay stopped.
Navy escort. Once we landed on
"Subject to court-martial.
the beach we were transported
These repatriated SIU men stood firm against all intimidation aboard the repatriation ship, and'
"Locked in quarters.
to London in a Navy Dispensary.
are
shown
here when they met together in the New York hall to figure the wages due them from
"Restricted to one cup of
We received the best greetings
the
shipowner.
(Left to right seated) John Kozar. Wiper; Harold Reese, OS; Joseph Gelinas, Oiler;
water a day."
that a seamen can expect. I quote
Art
Kaefer,
Oiler;
John Kinney, Wiper; (Left to right standing) Pat Daugherty, Oiler; Victor Carlson,
one of the Navy medical officers; Do we seamen have to accept
OS; C. Thompson, 2nd Cook; Slim Geiberson, OS; James Meeks, FW; Gene McNeely, Utility; Joe
"What the hell do you want to these conditions? I say we don't.
come in here for and crowd up And aboard the ship we said that Barringer, FW; George Dingle, Gfdley Utility and Antohn Alvarez, FW.
this place." That was our greet we did not intend to do any
ing when we arrived all schooner sobgeeing, or other work laid out
rigged and two men injured.
for us, because we were union
After seeing what we were up men and intended to live up to
Editor, Seafarers Log:
against, we walked out and wait our rights.
ed in the cold for two hours be
None of us were cut out of the We, the undersigned members
fore we got a truck to take us to chow line, or court martialed, or of the SS T. B. Robertson, beg
a USS club. We spent a couple anything else. The Brass Hat, through the paper to recommend
By WM. McKAY
of weeks in various clubs until soon found that he couldn't in- Brother F. E. Stokes as one of
I have attended a number of the men going to sea regard their
the WSA found a ship on which timinate us, and so he let us the best Stewards we have ever
conferences
where the welfare trade as an ancient and honor
to send us home.
alone. All torpedoed men must sailed with. He is ready at all
of
the
seamen
and our union able one. These men are intelli
On Feb. 1, 1945 we were put remember that they won't get times to get out of his bunk and
were
concerned.
But the Agents gent and educated and are play
aboard the SS Argentina. We anything on a silver platter—you do anything for the men on the
Conference
which
has just end ing a vital part in this war.
ship. He deserves our thanks as
were given living quarters in gotta fight for your rights!
ed
in
New
York
City was In past years it was taken for
a good union man.
the most constructive I have ever granted by the riiipowners^ that
Fraternally yours,
attended. If the welfare of your the seamen were a stupid lot and
Richard Backmann
Union is to be considered above could be treated like slav^. Now,
Robert Vanderau
individual problems, then we however, they have been forced
R. Z. Banister
must eliminate individual prob to alter their opinion and they
J. L. Waters
lems for the good and welfare of have also been forced to alter the
W. H. Greene
conditions aboard their ships. We
the majority.
Floyd B. Cronin
There are a great many indi have conditions now which were
William Beckmann
vidual problems which confront not dreamed of years ago.
But good conditions aboard the
the seamen which do not come
under the heading of union ac ships are not enough. What does
(ITF) — The French seamen, immediate importance is the
tivity, aaid- ther member ctMieeiaa-r it gain a man if he has a nice
meeting in a general session in fact that most French seamen
ed is in need^ af-ad'nce and help. home • afloat, only to spends his
-Npw York recently, unanimous sailing out from New York have
This type cf aerv'.ce should be time ashore gassed up in a gin
had practically no contact with
rendered our members by the mill. And that is where the
ly elected the following union
their central union since the war
officials: Jean Laurain, general began, thus creating a situation Holder of receipt No. 76589 various branches. At the present Union must; again play a role. We
time this is the policy of the Port must not only win conditions
secretary; August Cren, secre where many questions remain to please contact Claude Simmons
of New York which has set up a afloat, but create them ashore.
at New York Branch office, 5th Special Services department.
be settled and adjusted.
tary; Louis Batut, treasurer.
Special service and recreation fa-'
floor.
The
I.T.F.
offers
its
congratu
The International Transport
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The matter of home contacts is cilities are the order of the day
lations to the new section and
Workers Federation has given its
the most important problem of for the SIU.
J. BRANIGAN
"wishes the new general secre
full support in the establishment tary the best of luck in the diffi Steward of SS Blue Ridge, see our younger members. This is a
of the New York Section of the cult tasks he will be called upon Freddie Stewart, New York Pa serious matter for many men Navy Is Building USS
have lost contact with their
Club For Merchant
French Seamen's Union and has to execute.
trolman.
homes
and
it
is
taken
for
grant
Seamen In Saipan
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given the new section an office "We have no doubt that Mr.
ed that they will head for the
in the I.T.F. headquarters at 5 Laurain will succeed in doing a The following crew members nearest gin mill when they hit
good job to the benefit of the of the SS Pierce Butler should the beach. To counter this the A United Seamen's Service
Beekman Street.
residential club for American
Mr. Jean Laurain, who is 31 French seamen calling at New see Sol C. Berenholtz, Baltimore: Union must set up proper recrea merchant seamen is being,erect
years old has been very, active York and for the benefit of the Alton Dawson, George Lohmna, tional facilities to take care of ed on the Pacific island of Saipan,
and successful in the reorganiza French Merchant Marine in gen Walter Haas, Thomas F. Day, Leo these men while they are ashore. it was announced this week.
tion of the French seamen, first eral. The Section can continue to P. McHugh, Robert C. Bradley, It is not my intentton to cast The club- building is being con- J
while sailing on French ships as a count on the active cooperation Peter Nicolaides.
any reflection on the old timer—' structed by the U. S. Navy and ^
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delegate of the union and re of the I.T.F.
he dressed. and acted only in a completion is promised by Api'il
WILLIAM J. SCANLON
cently while on shore leave in
manner that bespoke the times 1. A USS representative is ea
New York. Militant trade
Oiler on last trip of SS John and conditions under which he route to Saipan and supplies, in-|
unionist and officials of the I.T.F.
Stevens, please see Attorney worked. But the days of the eluding a large quantity of can
feel certain that he will be a
Richard Cantor in New York.
dungaree seaman is past. Today teen articles, are being shipped ^
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great asset to the French Sea
from the United States.
men's Union.
Will holder of receipt No. 75225 send name and book number to Establishment of more USS
A tremendous amount of work
see Patrolman Algina in New Patrolman Johnson in Norfolk. clubs for merchant seamen is be-,"
m
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York.
. is cut out for this new section.
ing considered in the general
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C. R. SCATES
Chief problem facing these work
area which provides jumping-off
Receipt Nc. 77012
Will holder of receipt No. 72272
ers, is the proposed transfer of
places for landings in Japan or
who paid off the SS Thomas SuUy Will you please see J. Hudson, China, but their planned locations,
new ships built in the U.S. to sail
March 12, 1945 in Norfolk, please New York Patrolman.
, under the French flag. Of equal
cannot be disclosed at this time.
Editors Mail
French Seamen's Union
Forms New York Section;
Affiliated With The ITF
Union Has Responsibility
For Members While Ashore
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Triday, March 23. 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
Page Five
LOG
Launch Service For New York Harbor
Repair Lists Ma!ke For Lifeboats Get
A Pleasant, Clean Trip Two Way
Radio
The Assistant Deputy Administrator for Ship Opera
tions, War Shipping Administration, Washington, D. C.,
has authorized, under certain conditions, launch service at
the expense of the War Shipping Administration for the
ercvs of vessels owned by, or under bareboat charter to, the ,
War Shipping Administration*
when such vessels are anchored tablished by this letter have, as
in
the stream in the port of New their objective, the establishment
We've just joined pur second successive ship on which Two-way radio sets, as part of York.
of a service to ships' crews in
the members of the unlicensed crew have put up, out of standard lifebdat equipment, are We quote below from Mr. G. vessels lying at anchor which will
their own pocket and on their own time, such facilities as being perfected to allay the an H. Helmbold's letter to the Atlan provide addition oppw^unity for
of castaways because, even
shore leave at Government ex
mirrors, soap trays and bunk shelves. Brothers, this should xiety
without wireless training, they tic Coast Director authorizing the pense which, in normal times, is
n't be The Operators have contracted with the Union to can learn by the returned signals launch service:
not customarily provided. Abuse
equip and maintain comfortable
that their distress calls have been
"As you are aware, the subject of the privilege will result in the
quarters, so they're obliged to constitutes legitmate union ac heard.
of transportation for ships' crews withdrawal of such launch ser
furnish both the material and tivity, you can't be fired for your
Previous
protection
of
this
na
when vessels are anchored in the
labor needed for the purpose. In part in drawing it up. That pro ture contained only one-way stream in the port of New York vice individulaly or collectively.
fact, the man who knowingly tection is guaranteed you in the transmission, but the receiver has been under consideration for
Very truly yours,
goes ahead "and does this kind of Union agreement.
G. H. HELMBOLD.
built into the new tjqje apparatus some time and decision has now
work on his oWn time is (1) help Here is a list recently submit will supply an added lift to the been made to supply launch ser
Assistant Deputy
ing break down hard - earned ted. When the skipper saw it he morale of survivors by permit vice under certain conditions.
Administrator for
union conditions, (2) violating sounded off with, "My God, this ting them to remain in constant Where the subject of launch hire
Ship Operations
the union agreement, and (3) per IS a yard long! What do you Avant touch with approaching rescue is covered in agreements with
haps doing some -shore-side work to do, put the ship in drydock? craft. In the event that there is unions, such agreements will
Well, the yardage was run up be a wireless operator in the boat, govern and ships so operated will
er out of wages.
But of course far and away cause previous crews hadn't medical advice also can be sup not be affected by the provisions
most instances of this sort occur squeaked, let alone squawked plied if necessary.
contained in this letter.
SS WM. PACA
but of lack of knowledge. What about repairs, though they had
The receiver will pick up the "It is to be clearly understood
got a radio receiver installed. The usual wireless signals on both
.that launch hire is authorized for J. Crawford, 13 hrs; A. Koplist ran like this:
long and short-wave, but is not the port of New York only, but man, 191^ hrs; H. Underwood, 6
adapted for vocal use. The new
FOC'SLES
is extended within the port to all hrs; L. Szydloski, 13 hrs; P. Bel
equipment also can serve to warn areas where launch service is cher, 6 hrs; J. Duval, 1 hr; R.
Furnish keys
off rescue vessels.
Furnish bunk shelves
presently established as shown on Cannon, ZVz hrs. Collect at CalThe present equipment sends the rate schedule for launch ser mar office in New York.
Furnish windscoops
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signals only on the international vice, port of New York, publish
Furnish wastebaskets
distress
frequency
of
500
kilo
SS
J. T. HOLT
Furnish coat-hooks.
ed by the United States Coast
cycles.
The
new
transmitter
will
Repair fans (rotors)
Guard imder the Port Security Earl Semaughi, 2 hrs; B. J.
send on that frequency and also Coordinator of that service.
Repair lockers (hasps)
Maguire, 2 hrs. Collect at Calis capable of send on short-wave.
Repair bunk lights
mar office in New York.
"Launch
service
will
be
sup
The latter will be especiall valu
Repair ports (leaking)
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plied
at
War
Shipping
Adminis
able in determining the exact lo
Replace mirrors as needed.
SS
BENJAMIN
WILLIAMS
tration
expense
under
the
follow
cation of the craft by means of
ing
conditions,
which
become
ef
WASHROOMS
the instantaneous direction find
Antolin Alvarey, $10.10. Col
Replace soap trays (showers) er, another of the Federal Cor fective immediately:
constitutes good union procedure
lect at Calmar office in New
"Launch service is authorized York.
Replace toilet paper holders
poration's developments.
in these cases"^W this? If any me
Replace broken toilet seat
for
vessels operating under
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chanical or electrical fixture
The new apparatus will occupy
needs repairing, report it to the Replace mirrors as needed.
no more space than is taken up G.A.A. and Bareboat Charter.
SS WILLIAM PACA
chief engineer. If it's anything Furnish coat-hooks
by the single frequency transmit "Launch service will be sup
in the carpentry line, report it to Paint out (sailors)
ter, now in use in lifeboats. Like plied gratis to vessels on articles The following men who paid
MESSROOM
the chief mate. He will order
the present equipment, the new other than tankers after such ves off the above ship in New York
Furnish black-out ports
the necessary work done, and
set wiUl be contained in a water sels have been at anchor in the on March 15 have the following
that on Company time. But Furnish coat-hooks
tight case that will float unharm stream for a period of 48 hours. amounts due:
A.Kingsepp, 11 hrs; R. Overshould your request go unheeded, • Repair refrigerator '
ed if it falls out of the lifeboat. For tankers, the service is imme
street,
16 hrs; A. Maglio,'Jr., 25
Install rinsing sink (pantry)
or should the work be of such a
diately
available.
Power for the new transmitter
hrs;
A.
Compolongo, 17 hrs; C.
kind that it cannot be done dur Install rack for percolator
and receiver will be furnished by "Launch trips are restricted to
Danforth, 4 hrs. Collect at Cal
MISCELLANEOUS
ing the trip, see that it is in
a manually-cranked generator.
a maximum of one round trip
New York.
cluded in the List of Repairs and Soogee out passageways
Like the present lifeboat trans per man per day within a 24- mar office in
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Remove dry-stores cans from mitter, no previous training or
hour period and when possible
Alterations.
fidley cross-alley
MV MOOSE PEAKE
Before the war, the submission Install laundry facilities (sink, technical knowledge is necessary launch trips should be set for
to operate the new one.' Regul designated hours.
'of such a list was a routine mat scrub and ironing boards)
Transportation money from
arly
used SOS signals are radiat
Jacksonville
to New York is pay
ter,.. "The delegate for each de Install bin for soiled linen.
ed automatically by the transmit "Where Zones 11, 12 and 13 ai-e able at the Morah Towing Com
partment made notes during the
involved, advantage is to be ta
trip, and at the joint meeting held OTHER ITEMS REPORTABLE ter by the simple process of set ken of the lower rate provided pany office, 17 Battery Place,
just before getting in, the notes House for m o n k e y-bridge ting a switch and turning a crank. when four or more passengers New York City.
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were read off and any last-min wheel (Libertys)
are carried, and launch trips
ute additions made. The result Mattresses and pillows
SS
FLOMAR
N. Y. MEETINGS IN should be arranged accordingly.
was a list of repairs an4 altera Bunk springs
WEBSTER HALL
"Launch tickets will be used Crew which paid off in Port
tions for the crew's quarters. This Folding cots
and
issued to crew members. land, Ore., was taxed on trans
term< included the galley, all Quality of food stores
New York Branch meetings Members of the armed services portation to New York. This tax
store-rooms, the carpenter's shop,
China and silverware
are held every other Wednes permanently attached to vessels will be refunded by Calmar Line.
the steering engine room—^when Water cooler
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day evening, 7 P.M. at Web are included.
ever improvements needed for Shower curtains
ster HalL 119 East 11th Street,
SS
AMERMAR
"Launch tickets will be signed
convenience or efficiency were Library cabinet
between 3rd and 4th Avenues.
vetoed by department heads. This Safety equipment
William E. Rigo, OS, 21% hrs.
To get there take the 3rd Ave.. by the Master or Chief Officer
goes for safety equipment too, Air-circulating equipment
Elevated and get off at 9th St.. and it will be necessary for the Collect at Mississippi office in
such as the lifeboat gear.
Etc., etc.
or the East Side IRT Subway launch operators to submit New York.
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launch tickets to the General
Three copies of the repair list That list was a dandy, we must and get off at Astor Place.
Agent
in
substantiation
of
their
were made. One was kept for agree. But brothers, the ships we
SS
CECIL
N. BEAN
No cards will be stamped
invoice.
the information of the next crew. sail are our homes, and who after 7:30 PJt4.
"The launch company nearest Paid off in New York 2/16/45"
! The other two copies went to the wants to live in a hovel? As a
patrolman at the pay-off. Of matter of fact, the company op ing is an excellent softener-up to the ship's position must, in all John Ellis, Utility, $2.83; Bror
cases, be used and no additional Wiggs, Cook, $36.01. Collect at
these, one was kept at the Union erating this particular ship made per.)
American Liberty SS Co. office.
hall and the other was forwarded no objections to carrying out
Let's get these lists in! Remem compensation for launch hire will
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the Company concerned. This every last item on the list. For ber, your union officials will pitch be authorized or paid for devia
SS VASCHAL LINDSAY
procedure got action, and still they recognize that a contented with you. In fact, it may be that tions made in transporting ship's
personnel
from
the
zones
for
does. But it's up to you to put crew makes a good crew, and before long headquarters will
Paid off in Philadelphia March
that list together!
isn't so 9pt to quit at the end of print a check-list to make the job which rates have been establish 17, 1945. Steward Department
Remember that your Union the voyage. (If you should have easier. Meanwhile, why not clip ed.
disputed overtime is payable in
will back up the submission of to put up a sales-talk some time this article for reference during "It is to be understood that the New York or Boston office of
such a repair list. Also that, as it to get an item OK'd, the forego- your next trip?
provisions for launch service es Eastern Steamship Company.
By J. C.
MONEY DUE
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TRE
SEAFARERS
LOG
niday. Much 23, 1945.
WHATS DOING
Around the Portis
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what he wanted to do. He said
"I'll stay on this damn ship that
-T cleaned up so well, even if this
skipper stays on. He can't bluff
me." So the old man may eat in
his room next trip but the Stew
ard wiU be there to sign the
overtime. This is the letter I re
ceived from the steward before
the pay-off:
"I am sending you my steward
delegate to explain to you what
is going on on my ship. '^There
fore I am calling a special meet
ing of the membership before
paying off this ship. I will be in
to see you as soon as I can get
away from my work.
Thanking you I am sure.
L. B. GURIUSBELIZ.
the past week with 29 signing on
and as I stated before, no beefs
left
- .
We had one cf the EuU Line
We are having good liick with
scows in this port last week and
the Coast Guard cases here.
it seems that the old man and
Brother
V o 1 p i a n represented
the engineers were ex-piecards
some
25
men in the past week
of the NMU. The first guy to hit
and
not
one
had his papers lifted.
the crew messroom was the First
We
have
also been able to
Assistant wanting a letter for one
check
the
slop
chests going
of the black gang who had made
By-FHENCHY" MICHELET
aboard
the
ships
and
the crews
a pierhead jump at 3:00 o'clock
are satisfied that they are getting
Ui the morning and who wanted
This is the last column that our wage scales. It is well that
better quality and quantity.
to be clear with the Union. He
will appear under the "Straight we have this SIU-^UP confer-'
Summertime has come again in
was told by Brother Dickey and
ence now so as to lay strategy
the
port of New York and we From the Galley" heading. We for the days ahead. It is also
myself that a letter from us
hope it is here for a while as are about to 'assume a new role well that such a spirit of cooper
wouldn't do him any good and
wading around in the snow is not in the SIU setup and consequent ation is manifest between all dis-;,
if he was such a good union man
so
pleasant for the patrolmen ly plan to change the format of tricts of the SIU international. As.
he had no -damn business ship
who
make the ships or the mem
ping on a SIU ship at three in
the column to conform with our long as we remain solid within,
bership
that pay off of them.
the morning. We were told that
• no one can crack ys from with-,
In closing I want to state again duties.
he had been doing us a favor by
out. I expect very important de-'/
Well, everything- else is run that it is the duty of the ships
It is only with the greatest cisions and plans to- come out of
keeping the ship from
sailing
short handed and Brother, we ning pretty smooth down this delegates to contact the Union • reluctance that we can bring our this Chicago conference—^plans'
way and a damn good tiling be hall on their arrival in any port. selves to leave Shuler as sole which will mean a biggeir and
know what he means.
cause
I am running out of wind.
Seeing he was getting no where
J. P. SHULER. Acting-Agent spokesman for the Stewards better SIU in the years, to come:
Dept. It's like settin' the tail to
CHARLIE STARLING
with this, he said he had a beef
We realize that by ending this
Patrolman
to turn in and we ought to get
We New York Dispatchers wag the dog.
column we strike terror to the
rid of the damn no-good steward.
wish to take this opportunity to The guy's a menace to naviga heart of Oscar of the Waldorf.
Well brothers, I already knew
thank the Baltimore membership. tion. He's beached more men than How is he going, to run his gal
NEW YORK
the score on that beef and lhat
The reason being that we have the Coast Guard. He can't .cook ley without our aid? I don't know
was where I blew my cork. I Things have been going on an received excellent support on the beans, but he can generate more
brother—she'll have to solve that
told this bum to get the heU out average in the port of New York, filling of Black Gang jobs by the hot air than a sack of the damn
problem as best he can.
of the crew messroom and stay so far as paying off and signing Baltimore membership. With the things.
out while we were doing busi on ships and settling beefs. Once close cooperation of the New
This is being scribbled in the
ness. Brother L. B. Guriusbeliz again all beefs on ships paid off York branch and the nearby out- lobby of the LaSalle Hotel in
May I close with a word of
was Steward on this HOME and in the port of New York are ports we are gradually putting Chicago. All the ranking pie- wisdom in the most classical Dor
the brother had been a member settled and not one left pending. the pressure to bear on the "Fink
cards are here for the joint SIU- ian manner?
of the NMU two or three years However, we still have a few Hall" here in New York. Several
SUP conference that begins to "Shepherd: What most moves
ago but had turned in his book out-of port beefs that we should times in the past week they have
morrow. This conference shoiild women when we Ihem address?
and joined the SIU. So there finish by the end of this week. called us to try and get us to
iron out all the kinks in our in
Echo: A dress.
Brothers was most of the beef—
The SS Del Aires came in this take men off of their hands. ter-union relations and pave the Shepherd: Say, what can .k^ep.they were out to get revenge.
week. The Steward aboard re Sooner or later the taxpayers way for some real progress in her chaste whwn J adonr?
Our next order of business was
fused to get off after being re are going to demand a reckoning, the maritime field.
with Captain (Too Good) Blood.
Echotr A door.
quested by the membership on and Oh, Brother, when they do. We all know that the maritime
It seems that this monkey was
Shipping
for
the
past
two
the last trip. Needless to say he
labor movement is in for a hot Shephnd: Then teach me,
too good to eat with his own
is off the Del Aires and will not weeks here in New York has time after this war ends. The Ecfho, how can I come by her?
officers in the saloon so he had
been good, with 1703 in all de
ride an SIU ship again.
shipowners, eocky and beliger- Echo: Buy her.
the messman bring his meals to
partments being shipped. Quite
We
are
still
having
our
trouble
ent with their drawers full of
Shepherd: But what can glad
the wheel-house, then he would
few C-jobs will be in this
take them to his room and dine. on the transportation system week, so shipping should remain war profits, will open an offen me when she's laid on bier?
where men on ships laying at an
sive against our conditions and
Echo: Beer."
chor for the purpose of loading, good.
discharging cargo or awaiting Had three tankers in the past
berth, receive one round trip week, BO all available pumps and
transportation per day. We are pumpman-machinists have ship
working on a solution to this ped. Any one with either of these
matter and think that it will soon endorsements would be appreci
be revised so that each watch ated in this port. At the persent
will have one round trip per day. time we'have 11 tankers operat
The outstanding beef of this ing out of New York with more
ASHLEY, EARNEST SHREVE
_:AB
port from the SS Lou Gehrig of coming from the we'st coast. With
the
tankers
and
the
Agent
Con
the Eastern SS Company has
BANAAG, NiCASIO
Chief Cook.
been settled to the satisfaction of ference on our hands at the same
time, we have had our hands fuU.
the crew.
BERNARD, ADRIAN raEODORE
AB
With Frenchy and Shuler try
The Agent's conference was in
ing
to
teach
each
other
how
to
full swing here the past week
BOYKIN, BOBBIE
,
?
AB
and we got a lot of assistance cook out of a "Sheepshead Bay
He was advised by the Steward from all of the out-port Agents. Manual" in our office, you can
BUCHANAN, JOHN LESLIE
Steward
that the messman was entitled to Aside from their business on the imagine the commotion. They
CORBIN, WILLIAM HENRY
Oiler
overtime for this but he screamed conference a number of them finally ended up by having a few
imported
New
OrleansProlines
and stomped about the safety of helped collect beefs from their
GARCIO, RICARDO MARINO
FW
the ship and ordered the Steward ports by giving full explanations and mUk for lunch.
The Seafarers should, in the
not to sign any overtime for this and details.
GRUNDEMEYER, ALBERT AlERED Oiler
work (Steward signed same). We are not doing so well here coming year, advance with large
and
rapid
strides.
With
the
pres
Now the Skipper also wants Ao about shipping men without call
HARRINGTON, IRVING GILBERT, Jr FW
get rid of the Brother.
ing men from the WSA, although ent group of Agents, interested
LYNCH, JOHN JOSEPH
OS
I brought out that this Brother we have arranged to have trans only in the welfare of the Union,
has been Steward for 16 months portation paid from one port to and with the good militant mem
MITCHELL. BENJAMIN CARL Deck Eo^jf,
aboard this ship without any the other. It is well for a lot of bership that we have, I see no
reason
for
failure
to
do
so.
beefs against him but along the old-timers who are on the
NARVAEZ, JOSE GONZALES
Oiler
comes Gaptain (Too Good) Blood beach to remember that one good Read your Log from time to
time
to
follow
the
shipping
in
with his few NMU brothers thing they could do for the or
PANICO, FRANK SAVERIO
2nd Cook
(which he was too good to eat ganization would be to sail the New York.
—N.
Y.
DISPATCHERS
with) and makes a two months ships in their respective depart
ROSS, RICHARD
Messman
^relief trip and says this Brother ments and keep down as many
TAYLOR, LESLIE
, 2nd Cook
is no damn good and insists that trip card men as possible as w^
he be fired. The Company then may have to buck some long
TEAGARDEN, KENNBH® ...: !.
.. Oiler
wanted to transfer om Brother to shipping lists in post war days.
another ship and I asked him There were 37 ships paid off
BALTIMORE
H/i Iflfbumhiam
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THE
Friday, March 23, 1945
SEAFARERS
Page Seven
LOG
Senate Kills Forced Labor Legislation
SS HIBBON HAS TWENTY
COOKS IN TWENTY DAYS
The crew on the SS Hibbon
had a great variety of cooking on
'.the last trip because there were
a great variety of cooks. Between
the time the ship sailed from the
U.S. and the time it paid off back
in New York, every man in the
•SteTYards Department and' the
Deck Engineer had at one time
been '"promoted" to chief cook,,
and then demoted to his original
rating.
It all happened because the
Gunnery Officer (Lieutenant, jg.)
fdidn't like the chow. The wishes
or appetites of the crew, or even
of the skipper, made no differ
ence at aU; the Naval Lieutenant
kept changing cooks until he
fdund one which suited him. And
the skipper was weak enough to
let this jerk run the ship.
The ship'was only one day out
when the Lieutenant walked into
the galley and fired the cook be
cause he didn't like the soup that
day. He promoted the 2nd Cook
to Chief Cook. Then the follow
ing day, didn't like the 2d Cook's
gravy, so he promoted the Chief
Pantryman to the Cook's job. But
the I^antryman didn't boil eggs
right, and so he too was fired.
And so it went until the entire
Steward!s Department had held
the job, and been found unsatis
factory.
It was then that the Lieuten
ant begahfto look to other De
partments, and notified the Deck
Engineer that henceforth he
wordd be the Cook. The Deck
Engineer told the Lieutenant to
go to heU, and within the five
minutes the Lieutenant returned
with a signed order from the
skipper making the Deck Engin
eer a Cook.
But even a man who had used
as much steam and handled as
much grease as the Deck En
gineer couldn't satisfy the Navy,
and he was fired.
All this upset the Lieutenant
so that he stationed his armed
men at the two gaUey doors, and
instructed them to "shoot in the
head" any messboy who served
the merchant crew ahead of the
gun crew.
All this is now in the hands of
the Coast Guard, with the union
pressing charges against this
character. If the SIU has its way,
the Lieutenant won't have any
problems with cooks for a long
time, he'll simply eat bread and
water, and like it.
HI*- TIME TO START SUrFER.^
FARMERS WANT UNIONS
SHOULD FARM OWNERS ORGANIZE?^
ooob iDeA
BAb IDEA
AI i
' 24.
DONT KNOW
12.5%
I
EACH SVMBOl REPRESENTS 10%
OF FARM OWNERS QUESTIONEO
SOURCE; FORTUNE FARM POll, 1943
PICTOGRAPH CORPORATION FOR PUBIIC AFFAiRs'COMMUTEe. INC.
U. S. fanners are dissatisfied with the representation given
them by the farm bloc in Congress and want organizations of their
own,
shown in the statistics above, reproduced from a pamphlet
by Ceirey McWilliams. Small Farm and Big Farm, published by the
Public Affairs Committee. Inc.. New York City.
(Federated Pictures)
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS
Black Is White
"Now you see this black cube
before you? You think it is
black? And you see this white
cube? You think it is white?
Well the black cube isn't black
nor is the white cube white. They
are both the same color."
(Confusion —• cries of fake,
phony, etc. Officials call "Or
der! Masier at arms, throw the
men out, seize their books!" The
Party decides to compromise
and calls ^ for democracy and
rights of free speech instead.
Quiet prevails and the "dialec
tical materialist" continues).
"Now, let's say that the black
is the shipowners, and the white
is the workers. Yet if we are to
make industry work we must co
operate and (triumphantly) if we
cooperate as we should there can
be no difference between us!
By BUNKER
Therefore, black now isn't black
nor is white—white. We are both
simple as ABC. It is the very es
If you havn't noticed this column lately it's because I have been
sence of Stalin's Marxism."
at sea on the Bayou Chico, an old Waterman tub. Some of you old
(More disturbance in the hall. hands will remember her as one of those Gulf-built ships that came
Cries of "How do you get that out the same time as the Hogs and the Kearneys; about the same
way? What kind of baloney is size, with well decks and quarters aft. Some of them were originally
built for coal, thep converted to oil burners.
this?)
We left New York on Christmas Day, and with the board full
The Party spokesman bitterly, of C-2s, Victories, Liberties, and various good ships of one kind and
"We have Trotskyites in the hall. another, the dispatcher couldn't entice a crew for an old timer like
the Chico. Two old timers signed on before they saw her; AB A1
for the Union in our case that Frye, of Baltimore and A1 Flynn, early SIU member out of New
was before them, covering wages Orleans.
WSA put on the sales talk and sent down the rest of the crew.
and working conditions for un
licensed Junior Engineers. The They all thought they were going down to Rio and there were plenty
wages for the unlicensed Junior of sad faces on these lads when the pilot took us up the Sound.
Engineer set by the War Labor
Still short of men, we picked up two more at Boston; brothers
Board is $142.50 per month. The Harry Glock and Joe Greenbaum, Harry says hello to shipmates of
Seafarers Internation Union now the Corfresi, old Waterman ship that ended her days as part of the
has the best wages and working breakwater on the Normandy beach head. He made seven trips on
conditions in the industry for this her. Also "shanghaied" was Joe Greenbaum, who has been on so
rating.
many ships he carries his discharges in a suitcase. Joe helped or
ganize the Eastern.
Seriously, boys, the Bayou Chico, is not as bad as she sounds.
Keep In Touch With The book members on board are making recommendations for im
provements in the crew quarters and if Waterman comes through,
Your Draft Board,
she won't be bad at all. A good sea boat and faster than a Liberty
when they push her.
FORE 'N AFT
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Secretary • Treasurer's
Report
(CoiiMnued from Page I)
ship.
6. To discuss government bu
reaus, such as WSA, Coast Guard,
etc. with whom we have to do
business every day, in order that
, we don't take different positions
on problems that arise.
7. To define specifically, the
dual organizations that exist in
^the maritime field today.
After this conference is over,
all of the Agents of the Atlantic
& Gulf District, The Sailors
Union of the Pacific, The Pacific
District and the Great Lakes Dis
trict will attend a joint confer
ence at Chicago which will con
vene on March 19, 1945. There
we will become better acquaint' ed with one another and the
problems that the Union is faced
we have Wobblies in the Union,
enemies of the war effort at
tempting to undermine the Te
heran and Yalta Conference, sa
boteurs of freedom. Fascist-mind
ed individuals. Wreckers of peace,
disrupters of the people. We must
demand their expulsion if we are
to preserve democracy. Reactiona r i e s, copperheads, die-hards.
Hitler stooges. Franco agents,
criminal elements, SIU stooges.
We must purge them from the
industry."
Thus ends the imaginery lec
ture on Employer-Employee Re
lations a la NMU Cooperation
with the shipowners. Imagin
ery? Well, think it over Brothers
for this is exactly the line pur
sued and reasoning behind their
labor front policies.
"WINDY" WALSH, No. 2693
WASHINGTON, D. C.—-Having
won a smashing victory in the
Senate, the American Federation
of Labor prepared for a ^owdown battle in the House against
compulsorj' manpcv/er legislastion.
Efforts wHl be made to induce
the House to concur with the
Senate bill which is satisfactory
to the APL. While the House pass
ed a dangerous forced-labor bill,
it was considered likely that a
majority would now agree to go
along with the Senate measure.
One of the important factors in
the situation was the overwhelm
ing vote of 63 to 16 by which the
Senate rejected the House-ap
proved May-Bailey Bill and
adopted the O'Mcihoney-Kilgore
substitute.
The latter measure contains no
penalties against workers but
provides fines and jail penalties
for employers who willfully vio
late manpower ceilings and other
controls of the War Manpower
Commission.
The biU gives the WMC statu
tory authority for the first time
to go into war plants and elimin
ate manpower waste and hoard
ing.
Labor will be affected in this
way: If the War Manpower Com
mission decides that the working
staff of an employer is too high,
it will set a lower ceiling, thus
requiring thfe discharge of a num
ber of workers. These workers
will then be directed by the
WMC to take other and more
vital war jobs. If they fail to ac
cept jobs approved by the WMC,
they will be denied certificates of
availability and will be unable
to get another job. In other
words, displaced workers will
have to take jobs approved by
the WMC or have no jobs.
This arrangement was consid
ered severe enough by the
AFL but far preferable to the
May-Bailey Bill which meant
work or jail.
with, thereby affording better
cooperation and coordination be
tween all districts of the SIU.
Weisberger and I represented
the Seafarers International Union
before the House of Repre'sentatives Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries and op
posed certain parts of bill HR
1425. A full report of our action
taken there was printed in the
la.st issue of the Spafarers' Log.
Negotiations for a signed con
tract with the, Calmar and Ore
Steamship Companies are under
way.
Negotiations covering wages
and working conditions for Re
frigerator Engineers are also un
derway with the Bull Line.
The War Labor Board has
handed down a favorable decision
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Friday, March 23, 194S '
Andrew Furuseth's 91st Birthday Is Observed
March 12 is a Red Letter Day for AFL seamen, for
it was on that day 91 years ago that Andrew Furuseth, the
founder of our union was born. Furuseth, "the seamen's
Lincoln," founded the Sailors Union of the Pacific, which
in turn helped organize the Atlantic & Gulf District of
the SIU. Thus we trace our his-'
tory directly to Furuseth, and ents until confirmed.
Furuseth went to sea in 1873
honor his memory.
and .sailed successively on Nor
The following brief biography wegian, Swedish, English, French,
was written by Miss Mae Wag- German and American ships. He
gaman, former secretary to Furu came to the United States in 1880
seth;
and almost immediately began
. ANDREW FURUSETH, Presi his agitation for a change in the
dent of the International Sea status of seamen. In. 18.87, he was
men's Union, was born in Rome- elected Secretary of the Pacific
dal, Norway on March 12, 1854, Goast Seamen's Union, subse
the. son of Andreas Nielsen Furu quently named the Sailors' Union
seth and Martha Jensdatter. He of the Pacific, and at that time
was the fourth child of eight born an organized struggle was initi
to them. The family was very ated to change the status of sea
poor, and at the age of eight he men from what approximated
was fostered away from his par serfdom to a standard of compar
ative freedom.
As early as 1890, when Furu
seth was a delegate to an Inter
national Seamen's Conference at
Glasgow, he championed his
views oh the freedom of the sail
or.
A detailed story of the life ac
complishment of Mr. Furuseth is
told, in a book called "The Sail
ors' Union of the Pacific" by Dr.
Paul S. Taylor, of the University
of California, published in 1923
by the Ronald Pfess Company of
New York.
Furuseth began his work in
Washington in 1893 and succes
sive sessions of Congress by a se
ries of legislative enactments re
sponded to his seemingly irresist
ible pleas for freedom for seamen.
It should be noted tljat until
success crowned Furuseth's leg-
Ouryfferc/iant^Marine
Spurred by Atlantic competition and the Gold RuSh of '49,
.Americans developed the Clipper, with sharper bows,
slimmer lines, loftier spars and a great spread of canvas.
Old Salts said the new-type ship would capsize.
The CI I pper Ship. Sea Wi tch sailed^from
New York to San FranciscoCisSO) arriving
in 97 doys instead of the customary 150./
The 'Olorious Clippers"hcidarnvedl Over
90,000 men made the trip inone year.
InCQlifornia.eggs were
155^
socentseach.athm
slice of horn cost
\ a dollar.
W
lEn the same year, the \
American Clipper
"Oriental" broke into
Informatj on courftiy of American
Britain's
Tea Trade, running
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"J from
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'Verc/>a/7i
mercna/Ttmar/ne
/Har/ne /nsncut
/nshtute.C'cw Yofk.
Honq Konq to London in 91 days. a American shi pyords were
record which was followed by other deluged with orders,ancl prospeedy voyages.
duccdL a steody stream oF the
noblest and fastest sailing
ships of all time.
TThe Red Jacket, Flying Clou27Sovereign
of the Seas,and Staghound.will sail for
's
ever incur hisbry.while Doaald McKayk
Lightning holds theoll-time recordfor a
days run-436 nautical miles-Faster
than most steamers oF to-day.
; The grandest ships ond. the greatest
soilors -this was Araericds achievement
in theage of the Glorious Clippers!
day,, the
W'/ahyest Amer
ican Merchant Marine in his
tory c^ifers theoceans,while
present programspromise, by/9^4^.
a Merchant Marine aimost equal
to therest of the wor/d's combinedf
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COPVWIOHT tOAJ JVCt/>WKE
islative campaign American sea
men could not strike after sign
ing of shipping articles. The pen
alties for striking or quitting the
ship, had "been unchanged for
centuries and. it was Furuselh's
self-selected task to abolish these
penalties.
•
The principal laws passed by
Congress to bring about these
changes are:
Furuseth prepared most of the
data for the committees of the
House and the Senate and subw
mitted numerous- pamphlets, o£
which he was the sole author, in
aupport of this nieasui'e. '..if that
time, this legislation was criti
cised as being inimical to Ameri
can shipping but since the pas-,
sage of the Act it has been rec-^
ognized even by shipowners that
it was a much needed reform.
1. The Maguire Act of 1895
For many years Furuseth was
2. The White Act of 1898 and President of -the International
3. The LaFoIlette Act of 1915 Seamen's Union; with" headquar
By the passage of these mea ters at Washington; D. C.,'wher^
sures American seamen were by he was in constant attendance at
degrees made free men and now Congressional Committees on be
have the legal right to quit their half of seamen. He was largely
jobs in any safe harbor anywhere responsible for that portion of
the Jones Act of March 5, 1920,
on eartli.
which gave added benefits-to sea
It is significant that although men, and never until sickness
22 years have passed since the en compelled him to retire did
actment of the La Follette law no fail to raise his voice for those
other nation has to date granted who go down to the sea in ships.
the same rights to seamen.
.His principal accomplishment
Probably the principal episode can be said to be that in an en
in Furuseth's life was the prep tirely unselfish manner, almost
aration and passage of the La single-handed, he changed the le
Follette Seamen's Act of March gal status of seamen in the Uni
4, 1915 which virtually completed ted States from that of a compar
his life work of making the Am ative serf or peon to that of a
erican seaman a free man.
free-born America'n citizen.
Don't Believe Everything
You Read—On Tomato Cans
By ARTHUR THOMPSON
4'
There was a Slewai-d on one of
our ships who was extremely
particular about his department
and made things pretty rugged
;br the boys. He was disliked,
accordingly. Two of the messmen finaUy decided to pull a gag
on him and see if they could un
balance him enough to make him
iuman. One day they' went to
work in the store room and
changed all the labels on the
caimed goods. They did a very
'neat job and no one could have
told that the cans had been tam
pered with.
WeU, the resulting confusion
was something for the books.
When the Steward sent for
peaches he opened the can and
found to his amazement—spin
ach. He looked at the label and
it said peaches, but there was nomistaking the contents for any
thing but spinach.
He then sent for some canned
beets and on opening these cans
found that they contained cher
ries. The Steward was suro by
now that he had torpedo horrors.
But he had a steadfast heart and
he stuck to his job. The crew,
however, complained violently
about the strange menues.
In desperation the Steward
finally confided to the messboys
the whole strange story. He told
them to. keep" it quiet, but the
crew was getting chop suey in
stead of fruit and salad, and
prunes instead of string beans.
He said that he Was taking the
heat for the crazy menues be-
Keep In Touch With
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fOUTHjE PItlMES/
cause he was sure that no ona
would believe his story if ho.
told it.
One of the messboys finally'
suggested that he send the story
into Ripley, which the Steward
did when the ship hit the next}
port. After leaving the port the
Steward sent to the storeroom
for some apricots but the mesS'^
man said, "We're out of apiicota
so I brought you some pears."
The Steward opened the can
and found it full of cotton with a
test tube packed in the center. He
opened the tube and inside was a
note which read, "I don't believe
a word of it. Robert Ripley."
(P.S. I don't vouch for this
story, but this was the way It
was told to me in a Savannah gin
mill.—A.T.)
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OLD AND NEW WLB HEADS DISCUSS JOBS
$25,210 IS COLLECTED ON FALSIFIED SHIP'S LOG BEEF
FINAL NOTICE FOR UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE IN N.Y.
HAWK SEES CONFERENCE IMPROVING SERVICE TO RANK & FILE MEMBERS
WEBSTER HALL IN NEW YORK HOLDS RECHORD SIU MEETING
THE UNITED MINE WORKERS
REQUIEM
600 LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE AT BOSTON
BUYING UNIFORMS IS A SUCKER'S GAME
PROMINENT LABOR CARTOONIST TO DRAW FOR SEAFARERS LOG
8 DAYS BEFORE MINERS' STRIKE DEADLINE; LEWIS HOLDS FIRM
CREW OF MARINA REFUSED WORK AWAY
UNION HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEMBERS WHILE ASHORE
FRENCH SEAMEN'S UNION FORMS NEW YORK SECTION AFFILIATED WITH THE ITF
LAUNCH SERVICE FOR NEW YORK HAEDOR
REPAIR LISTS MAKE FOR A PLEASANT, CLEAN TRIP
LIFEBOATS GET TWO WAY RADIO
SENATE KILLS FORCED LABOR LEGISLATION
SS HIBBON HAS TWENTY COOKS IN TWENTY DAYS
FARMERS WANT UNIONS
THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS-
BLACK IS WHITE
ANDREW FURUSETH'S 91ST BIRTHDAY IS OBSERVED
DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ-ON TOMATO CANS
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OFFICIAL OBGASr OF THE ATliAHTIO AND GTULF DISTBICT,
SBAFAEEBS' IHT^NATIONAL UHIOH OF NORTH AMERICA
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY MARCH 16. 1945
No. 11
"7
Agents' Conference Gives OK
To Drive For Post War Jobs
ATLANTIC & GULF AGENTS CONFERENCE
Hall Receives Post Of
Director Of Organization
NEW YORK, March 13—Far reaching plans for
streamlining the SIU to win post war job security for the
rank and file members, are now being drafted by the
Agents' Conference meeting here for the entire week.
Among the most important proposals being drawn up
for action by the membership is-*
a plan for an intensified organi dure in simple terms as a guide
zing drive up and down the for all meetings, both aboard
coast to bring into SIU halls the ship and ashore. It also contains
maximum number of new jobs. suggestions on how to shape up
In line with this plan the Con your thoughts for presentation
ference has recommended the on the floor.
4. "Foc'sle Card." A redrafting
establishment of the new post
of
the present SIU foc'sle card so
of
Director of
Organization,
as
to contain much more infor
Brother Paul Hall has been ap
mation
and suggesteds of benefit
pointed Director by tbe Confer
to
the
crews.
ence, and will be charged with
5. "History of the SIU." A full
the duty of setting up coastwise
length
and profusely illustrated
machinery for this new drive.
The Business Agents from all ports briefly interupt their conference to have a picture taken.
book
tracing
the history of our
Hall will handle both the job of
Seated around the tables from left to right are: Dolar Stone, Galveston; Matthew Dushane, Wash
union
from
the
year 1870 to now.
New York Business Agent and
ington -Representative; Ray White, Norfolk; John Mogan, Boston; D. L. Parker, Tampa; Robert
A
definative
treatment
of some
Director of Organization out of
Matthews, Jacksonville; Harry Collins, Philadelphia; John Hawk. Secretary-Treasurer; Frenchy
of
the
most
exciting
chapters
of
his present office,
Michelet, New Orleans; Arthur Thompson, Savannah; James Tucker, Charleston; William Mc
American labor history. A book
The union's publication pro of historical interest.
Kay, Baltimore; George Bales, Mobile; Louis Goffin, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and Paul Hall,
gram
will be greatly expanded
New York.
Beside this formal program of
under present Conference plans. education, special issues of the
The Seafarers Log will be imme Log and other leaflets aimed at
diately doubled in size, and be the unorganized will be issued
given a streamlining with liberal from time to time to meet the
use . of
j
, „ pictures, , cartoons
,
,and
. .needs
of the Director of Organispecial features from the ships'nation
and outports. The aim is to
The Conference has considered
make the paper a real reflection only part of an extensive agenda,
responded
admirably,
I
wish
to
or direct attacks day and night, of the life of the union and the
Heroism of the SIU crew,
Navy gunners and even the mast especially commend Boatswain they continued to assist the gun men who sail the ships. Its col- which includes revision in ship
ping rules. Constitution, the es
er's Boston terrier, "Skipper," Clark C. Smith, of Santa Barbara, crew in manning the guns."
iumns will always be open to the tablishment of new branches, etc.
helped save the American war Calif., and Maintenance A- B.
From Walter K. Neill, one of rank and file members for stories, The final report of the Confer
freighter ALCOA PIONEER from John R. Peterson, of San Fran its representatives in the South poems, or beefs.
ence will be carried in a future
destruction during violent en cisco, for their oustdanding per west Pacific, the War Shipping
An extensive educational pro issue of the Log.
counters with Japanese planes off formance. They seemed to be Administration has learned of the
gram is being laid out by the
Leytc, the War Shipping Admin everywhere. They had all the part played by "Skipper," Cap
Conference. The program is not
istration reported this week. The hoses playing on the forward tain Gavin's Boston terrier. He
only aimed at giving rank and
commander of the Navy armed deck and next were standing on reports:
file members a sound presenta
guai-d and four of his men were the bridge and had the fire there
"Two days before the vessel tion of union problems and tac
killed, and nine Navy gunners under control.
was attacked the dog had been tics, but also at aiding the Direc
and five members of the ship's
"These men worked under ex severely reprimanded by Captain tor of Organization in his drive
crew, including the captain, were treme difficulties and hazards ex
Gavin for entering his cabin for new contracts.
wounded.
tricating Chief Officer Daniel J. without permission. He even in
The National War Labor Board
The following five
booklets
The vessel was anchored in Noonan, who was seriously in
ruled
on a dispute this week be
San Pedro Bay when a forma jured and pinned under twisted stalled a screen door to keep have been approved, and are now
tween
the SIU and the operators,
in the process of being written:
tion of three enemy fighter planes steel plates and beams in his "Skipper' out.
and awarded unlicensed Jr. En
1. "Here's How Brother." A
"When the bombs fell on the
approached at 6,000 feet. The fire room directly under the spot
gineers $142.50 per month. Work
two
color booklet, profusely il
ship the ensuing explosion
of the ship's guns caused two where a bomb had exploded.
ing rules were also set in the di
knocked the master unconscious, lustrated by one of labor's top
planes to crash in the water and
"As fourteen members of our broke a rib and inflicted other cartoonists. It is addressed to rective, which follows:
, one plane was set afire.
The bombs from one plane fell armed guard were casualties, the injuries. The dog also received a crew members boarding the ship I. Rate for Unlicensed
Junior Engineer.
oh the bridge deck of the ALCOA senior petty officer remaining shrapnel wound in the back and and explains the duties through
asked
for
volunteers
from
the
A Junior Engineer (Unlicen
the explosion blew him through out the voyage and at payoff.
PIONEER, killing five
gunners
2. "Stewards Department Man sed), when carried, shall be paid
and wounding several SIU men. merchant crew to man the guns. the screen door and into the
The entire bridge a'nd forward On the next alert, less than an cabin, where the Captain lay. ual." A short pamphlet contain at the rate of $142.50 per month.
deck was immediately in flames. hour later, all guns were fully Despite his own wounds 'Skip ing department working rules This rate is to be effective for
signing on of articles
per" proceeded to lick Captain and suggestions on inter-depart the first
Capt. Andrew W. Gavin, of New manned.
following
the date of this Direc
ment
cooperation
recently
drawn
York City, reports:
Gavin's
forehead,
reviving
him.
"The crew continued to dis
"The three forward holds con charge cargo, many seamen 'Skipper' now is permitted to up by a rank and file stewards tive Order on Liberty, Victory,
C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-4 type ves
tained gasoline cargo but our working from 18 to 24 hours visit the master's quarters at all meeting.
3. "It's Your Meeting." This sels.
nierchant crew soon had the fire straight, and although we were hours and without special per
one gives parliamentary proceunder control. Although all hands averaging seven or eight alerts mission."
(Continued on Page 2)
SIU CREW WINS HIGH PRAISE
FOR SAVING ALCOA PIONEER
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SIU Steward Praised
For Service To GTs
The following communication
was received by me from an of
ficer serving aboard the SS John
McDonough who informed me
that the motive and moving fac
tor behind this splendid gesture
was instituted by Brother Ray
Lightfoot, night baker and cook
while serving aboard the above
named vessel.
Not only was he considerate
- toward his fellow countrymen
who are serving in the armed
forces, he was in readiness at all
times to do an extra little some
thing if necessary to help a fel
low crew - member with hi®
friendly advise and counsel. In
appreciation for this he received
a citation signed by every mem
ber of the ci-ew, from the captain
down, including the gunnery of
ficer, Army officer and all mem
bers of the gun crew.
Fraternally submitted,
JOHN MOGAN. Agent
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HEADQUARTERS
Port Troops 13lh Port
Luchtbal Barracks
11 December, 1944
To the Officers and Men
of the SS McDonough
Gentlemen:
The cigarettes, which the of
ficers and men of the SS Mc
Donough so generously contribut
ed from their weekly allowances,
have been received and distrib
uted to the men of this installa
tion.
In view of the cigarette short
age which has existed these past
several weeks, let me assure you
that the men of this command
fully appreciate your friendly and
considerate gesture. It is partic
ularly pleasing to me that a feel
ing lives between our two ser
vices capable of motivating such
an action.
Since the troops of this com
mand are Port Troops, every of
ficer and every man here under
stands and commends the grand
Work of the Merchant Marine. We
are proud that we share with you
a portion of the responsibility of
delivering supplies to our fight
ing forces.
On behalf of the entire com
mand I again thank you for your
thoughtfulness; and wish each
and every one of you good health,
good luck and a safe voyage to
your next destination.
Sincerely yours,
LEON V. CHAPLIN.
Colonel, T. C.,
Commanding.
Friday, March 16; 1948
Decision On
Jr. Engineers
CASUALTY
(Continued from Page 1)
II. Working Rules for
Junior Engineer (Unlicensed)
The following shall be incor
porated in the agreements be
tween the parties:
1. Junior Engineers (Unlicen
sed) shall work under the direc
tion of the Chief Engineer and
may be assigned to regular
watches or day's work.
2. The Junior Engineers (un
licensed) shall not be used in lieu
of an Assistant Electrician on the
type of vessels now carrying an
Assistant Electrician. On vessels
carrying one electrician, the Ju
nior Engineer (Unlicensed) shall
receive overtime if called upon
to perform electrician's work.
3. Duties of Junior Engineers
(Unlicensed)
Shall assist the engineers in
maintenance work in Engine De
partment. He shall not be re
quired to do any clenaing of boil
ers, painting, cleaning paint, pol
ishing work, wire brushing, chip
ping, scaling, or operating a
lathe. However, he may assist an
KilifanI in The Call.
engineer or machinist in the ma
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chine shop on lathe work. Their
work shall be confined to main
tenance and repair work only in
cluding work on deck machinery
and all piping. They shall assist
in taking on Engine Departmnet
stores.
Brother Alberto Galza, Bosun on the SS Delisle, received last
4. They may be' required to
replace any unlicensed member month the highest award available to seamen, the "Merchant Marine
of the Engine Department only Distinguished Service Medal." When the SS Delisle was torpedoed,
when said member is sick or in the spring of 1942, brother Galza displayed extreme heroism in
missing, in which case he shall be saving the life of two of his ship mates. As a result, he was decor
governed by the working rules ated in the office of Captain Edward Macauley in Washington on the
afternoon of February 15, 1945.
of the respective rating.
5. When on day work, their
Following is the text of the citation given him by Admiral
hours shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 Emory S. Land, on behalf of the President of the United States:
p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a m
The President of the United States takes pleasure in con
to 12 Noon on Saturdays.
ferring the MERCHANT MARINE DISTINGUISHED SER
6. When assigned to watch
VICE MEDAL ON
duty and not replacing any other
ALBERTO GALZA. BOATSWAIN
unlicensed member of the En
in accordance with the following
gine Department, he shall'receive
CITATION:
overtime if required to do any
For heroism beyond the line of duty.
maintenance work between the
When the SS DELISLE was torpedoed in the spring of 1942,
hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., on
the Third Mate, who had previously lost a leg. was again seri
Saturdays after 12 noon, Sun
ously injured while standing bridge watch. Galza was at the
days, and holidays. Between the
wheel at the time, and. though severely cut about the head and
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. week
shoulders by the wreckage of the wheel house, he carried the
days and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Sat
helpless Third Mate from the bridge over decks listing forty- S
urdays, his working rules shall
five degrees, and lowered him to 'the comparative safety of a
be as specified.
lifeboat. The SS DELISLE survived this torpedoing, but on a
7. At sea when they are on day
later voyage, in the fall of 1943. she was again torpedoed while
work and are shifted to sea
rescuing survivors of another torpedoed ship. The Master of
watches, they shall be paid over
the ship, another one-legged veteran of the sea. was blown from
time for watches stood the first
the bridge to the fore deck and lay seriously Injured and hope
Saturday after 12 noon and the
lessly pinned down by a cargo boom which had faUen on his
first Sunday. Thereafter, they
artifical leg. Galza. on this occasion, was aft assisting in the
shall not receive any overtime for
rescue, but immediately ran forward when told of his Cap
Saturday afternoon or Sunday
tain's plight. Finding that he was not able to move the heavy
watches when serving continu
boom, Galza cut the Captain free from the pinioned leg. carried
ously on watch duty.
him to the side, and lowered him to a waiting .raft but a few
8. In no case shall overtime be
minutes before the ship sank.
paid when work is performed
His heroic actions on these two accasions, in keeping with
due to wartime emergency con
the finest traditions of the United States Merchant Maifine. were
ditions or emergencies involving
instrumental in saving the life of one of his officers, and un
safety of the ship, cargo, passen
doubtedly the sole means of saving the life of another.
gers or crew or for saving life at
For the President
sea or fire and boat drills of
(Sgd.) EMORY SCOTT LAND.
other emergency drills when so
Chairman
ordered by the master or Govern
February 15. 1945
ment inspectors.
(seal)
Representing the Public:
Lewis M. Gill
The directive makes the con
Dexter M. Keezer
ditions here cited effective on
Representing Labor:
ships operated by the Alcoa, Bull,
James A. Brownlow
Eastern, Mississippi, Overtakes,
FLOYD HOLCOMBE
John Brophy
Seas hipping. Smith and Johnson, , Your book; 151G, was found
Representing Industry:
Waterman, American Range and and is being held at the N. Y.
Walter T. Margetts
South Atlantic lines, all under Head quarters office on the 6th
Hoey Hennessy
contract to the SIU.
floor.
Baltimore Member Awarded
Coveted Marine Decoration
PERSONALS
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THE SEAFARERS LOG
Page Thn*
SAVANNAH
JACKSONVILLE
Business in the Jacksonville
Branch picked up a little in the
past two weeks with two ships
paying off froni long trips. We
had the SS Richard Coulter "of
Overlakes, and boy what a pay
off. She arrived Thursday and it
was Monday night before the
pay-off. About fifteen of the
gang had charges against them
with the Coast Guard. All were
r: squashed with the exception of
one who had his certificate pick, ed up for two months.
Quite a bit of overtime dis
puted in the black gang which
was sent to New Yor,k for settle
ment.
The SS King L. Woosely of
Bull Line also paid off the past
week. There was quite a bit of
overtime in the steward depart
ment which wasn't written up
correctly and we had to rewrite
it before the company would pay.
Shipping for the near future is
bit uncertain but we will have
a ship out of the shipyard around
iMarc'h 20th. At the present time
your correspondent is attending
the Agents' Conference in New
York City and it is my opinion
that out of this Conference will
come some very constructive and
concrete ,proposals which will
definitely "benefit the membership
of the Union.
ROBT. A. MATTHEWS, Agent
PHILADELPHIA
WHATS DOING
Around the Ports
TAMPA
This port has begun to come
back to life again. This past week
we had two Moran tugs in, and
believe it or not we shipped two
men.
The Brandywine was in and
out again. Shipped a messman,
and had a call for one fireman
which we could not supply. It
seems to me that the members in
Tampa should take a little inter
est in the Union and take those
jobs, because one of these days
they will be raising hell for the
same job.
We don't want to boost the
RMO by calling them for re
placements. Let them sit and
suffer with their great surplus of
men. One of these days they are
going to have to explain the
score to the taxpayers.
Brother Bo Andersen took the
Brandywine out last week. It
must be that he heard the accent
of a certain little blonde who has
been sitting on his doorstep. If
any of you boys like oranges,
sunshine and Cuban girls, come
on down to Tampa for your va
cation.
D. L. PARKER. Agent
means perfect, as they do not al
low all watches to come ashore.
The Union is working to have
them revised to read, "one round
trip per day for each watch."
Some of the SS companies are
very reluctant in notifying the
Union of the time and place of
their payoffs. Therefore, we
would like to call to the attention
of the ship's crews, that it is their
duty to call the Union Hall for
representation before paying off
the ships.
We are still having trouble in
the stewards department where
the gun crews are being cut
down. Alcoa and Bull Line es
pecially are trying to reduce the
stewards department below its
required complement. All mem
bers of the stewards department
should see that a full comple
ment is there to sign on before
signing Articles.
We have had quite a number
of transportation beefs where the
crew members demanded a pay
off at the first port in the United
States and would not stand by
the ship until she came into a
zone as required by Rider No. 64.
We should realize that at pres
ent these riders and various other
beefs that arise, take quite a
while to settle as we have to
handle them through a medium
of negotiations and the compan
ies will not cooperate as they
would in the days when we
could hang the ships alongside
the docks for the settlement of
our beefs.
Here's for the old day.s.
J. P. SHULER. Patrolman
NORFOLK
Shipping is slow at present in
the Port of Norfolk but we hope
for a change soon. At the present
time we are shopping around for
a new hall as the present one, to
be frank, stinks. Finding a new
hall here is like finding a needle
in the proverbial haystack.
Buck Neuman was down to
the Navy Yard to see the Admir
al about getting an old Navy
launch to run around the harbor
to meet the incoming ships. Buck
figured he was gonna get in on
the Lend-Lease before Uncle Joe
got all of the boats and the Volga
Boatmen beat him to it.
The post war situation for the
SIU here in Norfolk looks very
good, what with several newcompanies who will remain a per
manent fixture. The tugboat com
panies are expected to expand
some of their activities as to run
ning offshore tugs. The ferry
boats are lining up with the SIU
and we expect to vote them soon.
We are out to organize every
thing that floats in this port, ex
cept the Navy. One thing we
must bear in mind, a great num
ber of the men in the armed
forces were former seamen and it
is up to us to protect their in
terests while they are on active
duty. This we can do by main
taining a strong and active union.
An organizing policy will be
adopted by the Union in the near
future and it is up to every
union official and member of the
union to give this program his
full support.
Legislation by the shipowner
stooges in Washington, D. C., is
very active—most of the bills be
ing introduced are aimed at
regimentation of the seamen, not
to mention the disruption of con
tracts and the slashing of wages.
These people are looking to con
tinue with their huge profits af
ter the war when subsidies are no
longer available from the pockets
of John Taxpayer. Then their
main source of revenue will be
from the pockets of the seamen.
RAY WHITE. Agent
Sometimes a word to the wise
is sufficient, other times you have
NEW YORK
to'beat it into someone's skull.
How about these Coast Guard
The port of New York is run
cases? I believe this has been
brought to the memberships' at- ning along at its normal rate
/•V tention on several occasions. with 34 ships paying off and 27
When the Coast Guard officer signing on the past week.
All ships that have paid off
comes aboard to question a mem
ber of the crew, do not tell him had minor beefs all settled
anything unless, your union of aboard before paying off, with
the exception of the Akien Vic
ficial is present.
• If you live up to this strictly tory, which had a security watch
GALVESTON
you are less liable to get your beef that is now collectable. Note
Shipping in this area seems to
self in trouble. You must be the Money Due list for the money
be on the up trend. Had an SUP
made to realize that when a involved.
We have practically solved our ship in Galveston, the SS Jean
Coast Guard officer questions you
he is not merely asking questions manning problem through an ar of the Bull Line, in Lake Charles
' for his health, he is piking pure rangement to pay transportation Two ships in Houston, loading
ly 'and simply to make a case from one port to the other. There one of which was the SS Roy K
against you as an individual or were a number of men shipped to Johnson of the Calmar Line. In
against some other member of this port from Baltimore and to transit from New Orleans.
Jacksonville last week.
The SS Jean needed a number
the crew.
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Among the ships paid off of the of replacements and due to the
As a rule all Coast Guard of
ficers are pretty clever and they Bull Line were the SS John Foe, fact that our membership in this
have a way of asking questions J. Olsen, J. Cauldwell, none of area is scattered all over the
State of Texas, it was necessary
that they can generally get the which had outstanding beefs.
The SS Arizpa of the Water that we call New Orleans for
answers out of you that they
want. But if your Union official man SS Company was a mad some of the replacements.
is present he can often advise you house, but was straightened up
Another thing that isn't doing
NEW ORLEANS
to the satisfaction of the crew. any good is the fact that some of
as to your rights.
Now in the case of being a wit Waterman also had the SS Pick our members think that after
The Agent left over the week
ness against any Union brother, ett, Willard and City of Mont they have made a trip that the^
end
for the Agents Conference to
you must realize that if any mem gomery, Roger Griswald, Desoto can stay ashore as long as they
be
held
in New York. He must
ber is active, so as to be against and Wacosta, that paid off with want to and that their deferment
also
make
the joint SIU-SUP
the good order of the crew he can practically no beefs. Something is good for all time. Just this
Conference
to
be held in Chicago
be brought up on charges in the new for Waterman.
week a wiper who had stayed
the
week
of
March
19th-26th, so
All the other companies with ashore too long before shipping
Union. In this way the Union
he
will
probably
be
gone .some
can take proper action against the the exception of the Eastern SS was taken off a ship after having
time.
We
are
making
out pretty
paid off ships here this week.
individual.
signed the articles. In another
well
in
his
absence.
There
are
One
of
our
main
beefs
has
been
If and when the Coast Guard
instance a wiper made just one
several
ships
in
port
and
plenty
puts charges against you it is a on the new directive from the trip and then stayed ashore for
^ good idea if you appear for trial War Shipping Administration in over a year. As soon as this man of jobs for all takers.
when they tell you to, otherwise structing different SS companies was notified to appear for his The Mississippi is getting about
it will result in the suspension to pay one round trip transpor pre - induction examination he a ship a week in from the South
of your certificates. Once this tation per day to and from ships hopped into Galveston, expecting American run so things are be
ginning to shape up like old
happens it is hard for the Union anchored in the stream over the to be shipped immediately.
to get your certificates back; be period of 48 hours, awaiting It is the policy of the Seafarers times. We are fortunate in hav
cause the Coast Guard trial of birth or to load her discharge to defend and help our members, ing enough trip card material
ficer takes the position that you cargo. Although the transporta but at the same time these mem hanging around the hall that we
are ignoring them and that you tion arrangements are much bet bers should co-operate with the don't have to call the finky RMO
dbn't take enough interest in ter than before and have caused Union by observing the limita for help, praise Allah.
your certificates to retain them. the Union quite a bit of work in tions on their shore time.
GLENN MASTERSON,
HARRY COLLINS, Agent achieving them, they are by no
D. STONE, Agent
Patrolman
I knew it was gonna happen
for nearly a month. Savannah
was as quiet as a cemetary, but
as soon as I left for New York
business started booming. Two
ships are paying off next week
and we haven't enough men
there to man them. There are
also two or three pay-offs in
adjacent ports and their shipping
lists are even smaller. It may
pay some of you guys who like
lots of sun and palm trees and
grits and 'lasses (not the apostro
phe in front of 'lasses), to head
south so we can get full crews
for those ships. When I get back
to Savannah I hope to see an en
tire new gang on the beach.
There are still quite a few
ships under construction down
this way and we'll be called on
to man most of them. Let's hope
we can do it.
ARTHUR THOMPSON, Agent
BOSTON
Along with myself, all the
agents will be writing from. New
York where the annual Agents
Conference is being held. I have
had an opportunity to meet a
number of old shipmates and
friends, and to me it is somewhat
of a reunion.
There are several new agents
present at this "Conference and
they are suggesting some very
progressive changes which will
be beneficial to our membership.
The only change I note among
the older agents is the color of
Harry Collins nose. It is begin
ning to resemble the color and
contour of a Concord grape.
I will continue to be on the
alert for more changes and will
report same.
With all good wishes for a
successful and constructive con
ference.
JOHN MOGAN, Agent
PUERTO RICO
Things around here have
slowed up since the WSA took
the small ships off that were
running here hteady. Although
there is a little work for the
boys on the beach cleaning holds
and painting, they can't get rich
but it does give them rice and
beans until something else shows
up.
I got a couple of notes from a
fellow who was in jail, telling
me how he had been framed and
how his Union book was all paid
up and what a militant man he
was so when I got back in the
office and read them I got down
to the local bastile to see him.
Lo and Behold it was a super of
the MNU who had come ashore
to re-arrange the seating in the
Don Q night club and change the
ideas of the local police on how
to run their business. But it
seem's as though he had forgot
ten to take the knife out of his
pocket when coming ashore, so
when the frisk came he was
thrown in the clink under $700.00
bail. Carrying concealed weapons
is a straight jail sentence down
here so when any of the boys
come ashore while in the En
chanted Isle's be sure and leave
those things aboard.
The strike fever has hit the
population down this way and
they are aU trying to out do one
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday. March 16, 1945
Around the Ports
of a young fellow just turning
MOBILE
83 years of age. When we visited
him Mat let us understand that Things are beginning to look
all he wanted was his $2 benefit good around this port again. We
and we could take our $150 and have a few of the old time ABs,
the flowers and go to a warmer Oilers and Firemen hanging
climate.
around to ship, but no stewards
When we think of men like dept. What's the matter ship
Mat and Andy Furuseth and mates? Why don't some of you
some of the other grand old- brothers drop down and ship out
timers, we can't help comparing of Mobile?
them with some of the boys who Have a ship every week from
walk into the office with the Panama City Fla, Tank Carriers,
attitude that the world is then- 4 hatch jobs. Alcoa and also
oyster and that the Union and Overlake Freight Corp. Have a
By "FRENCHY" MICHELET
the United States Merchant Mar few Alcoa ships on the island
ine was created for the sole pur trade. Boys make plenty of over This is the eve of the day that "Everybody knows this old lion
pose of providing them "with an time on an average 6 week trip. begins^ the most significant is harmless," the trainer kept say
excuse to keep out of the Army. Well heres hoping we see a Agents Conference in the history ing encouragingly. "You know it
Most of the young fellows are lot of you old timers coming of the Seafarers. Today, as'never and I know it," the by-stander
before, this organization needs its objected, "but the question is,
OK; give them a chpnce and down south.
officials
to sit down and lay out does the lion know it!"
they'll make good seamen and'
GEORGE BALES, Agent an aggressive program of expan Yes Sir, Mr. Macauley, the
good union men. Most of them
sion. This program, once adopt question is, "Docs Hcinie know
are smart enough to realize and
ed,
must be entrusted to men of it!"
NEW
YORK
appreciate the fact that the job
initiative ^— men of vision and
they have is a fairly decent job
SAD. SAD SONG
Shipping's on a steady beam foresight—men who will pursue
because a lot of good men fought
They're
wailing in the messrooms.
like hell to make it a good job. now, boys. If any of you men are the goals set at this conference They're moaning by the cooler; •
If there ever was anything having difficulty in getting out, to an uncompromising conclusion. The Steward ordered a Cook
BALTIMORE
built with "blood, sweat, and from the out-ports, how about
The rank and file of the SIU And the Union sent him Shuler.
Shipping out of this port con tears" it is the maritime labor hitting for the port of New York? is aroused as never before. Their
Have your Agents contact one activities- on the floor in the vari Old "Hungry" has been beating
tinues on the slow side, but beach movement and there's no place
list turnover is fairly steady. It in it for those self-called individ of the Dispatchers here in N. Y. ous meetings during the last few his gums for two years about how
looks as if the manpower short ualists who accept the real ben to find out and see what we have months indicate that they are well he fed on the Seatrain Texas
age is over, as far as the Mer efits of unity but who balk at on the board, and then have him aware of the danger facing the back in '42. Herman Troxclair,
chant Marine is concerned, and helping maintain that unity. make arrangements to be sent union in the post-war period, and his Chief Cook oh that wagon,
it will be noted that there is a We'll be glad when this war is up to N.Y., for the required jobs. they are demanding to bo led in chanced into the hall in New Or
tendency on the part of the over for a lot of reasons and one As the weeks go by and at the to new fields by an aggressive leans just before we went East
younger fellows to stay put on of them will be that we'll be rate the jobs are coming in, we and determined officialdom. This for the Conference. We asked
their ships rather than take a able to rid ourselves of a lot of will need the men here to keep membership will not tolerate the Brother Troxclair what kind of
chance with their draft boards. chiselers who can pack up their the ships going again.
shirking of responsibilities by stores J.P. had dished out on
the scow. "Confidentially,
Most companies are getting rid gear and their individualism and
The beefs and complaints are their leaders.
of their old rust buckets while take it with them to the steam still coming in to us here on the We see by the papers where Frenchy," Herman said "the scow
there is still a chance to get a ship companies. The average Dispatchers 2nd Floor. In times Heinle has cut loose in the sub was so hungry that the rats
good price for then But there's steamship company likes individ- of rush, this makes it a trying marine warfare with all of his brought their own cheese
j
still a few of them left, such as uali.sts; they are such dependable time for us. In order to get quick old fury. There must be some aboard."
the Ore Line's Cubore which al people when there's a job of cut and fast results, when you mem mistake! Mr. Macauley and his If a steward has a few old-tim
ways gives us a headache to crew ting the other fellows throat to, bers dial the SIU number: HA. stooges distinctly told us that the ers aboard, he will probably have
up no matter how many men are be done.'
2-2784, the operator will ask you danger was past when they trouble feeding 'em curry because
WM. McKAY, Agenl what and who do you want to knifed hell out of our bonus.
on the beach. The Coast Guard
they remember 'way back in
cooperated in having her despeak to? If it's beefs or wanting That reminds us of the story Shipping Board days when cooks
loused this trip but all hands will
Patrolmen, tell the operator what of the animal trainer who was used this pungent spice to kill the
CHARLESTON
be glad when the new Ore Boats
you want and she'll connect you urging the by-stander to put his stink of the finky meat the un
come off the ways and the old
Shipping has been good in the with the proper officials. And an head into the lion's mouth. organized ships were burdened
tubs can head for the scrap heap. Deck Department for the past other way that you all could help
with in those days. Here's a way
to
make 'em eat curry and like it:
us
is,
when
we
are
calling
jobs
There's a rumor around that few weeks. No shipping in the
and occasionally hits the- front
because Sheepshead Bay has so Engine and Steward Departments on the hour, kindly cooperate on the ships on payoff, and set Cut up a few chickens as for
many deadheads who will need in two weeks. Looks as if it will: with us by not having your wives, tling beefs. But at night we have fricasseeing, feet and all. Opqn
jobs that we are not going to get continue to be that way in all sweethearts, sisters, uncles, bro quite a few of the boys that come the legs with a cleaver to get at
rid of our war time merchant three departments for the next thers calling us up at that par in with a load on and pester the the savory juices. Now parboil
ticular time. It causes a great life out of the nite Dispatcher, the chicken in well-salted water
fleet. There's a surplus of them few weeks.
in this port and we hear that Plad two SUP ships in to pay delay and interefers with our Red Truesdale. It becomes very until tender. Remove, reserving^
New York has thousands of them off. The SS Benjamin H. Brew business calls. In the ne^r future, irritating at times. Keep your the stock. Remove the meat from
hanging around hoping that ster, Union Sulphur Company we'll probably have a public tele head and remember that the the bones and dice. Now fry a
Uncle Sam will make a berth ship was the cleanest job to hit phone booth installed on the night dispatcher has work to do. half-dozen large diced onions in
for them even if it is on a mud this port since I have been here. third floor to take up your per Don't interfere with his job. For butter. Skim out and save the
scow. Those WSA pools are No beefs against anyone on the sonal calls. But in the meanwhile, the benefit of those that don't onions. Fry the meat good and
crowded now and they are get ship. Company paymaster did not try and restrain your personal know it, it would be' advisable to brown in butter. Put in the
ting bigger and better all the want to pay transportation but it calls to the dispatchers' office to study your constitution, for one onions and the stock. Let simmer
time, so it's up to us to keep an was ok'd and payed before the a minimum. •
can be fined as high as $25 for for twenty minutes. Brown a
For the benefit of the members being stewed in your Union Hall. tablespoon of curry and two of
eye both on the WSA and friend pay off—$15.00 Log donation
shipov/ner. When a bureaucrat from the deck crew, thanlcs to of the SIU, especially the new But to date; there has been little flour in butter. Add to the stock
and simmer for twenty minutes
thinks his job is going to be cut the SUP and SIU men.
members that don't quite under of it. So lets keep it that way.
longer. Lastly, stir in two slight
from under him he really gets The SS Laura Keene, a Sudden stand the shipping rules, contact
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK ly-beaten eggs and serve with
desperate. Talking about ship and Christensen Ship, -paid off your 5th Floor and ask for same
N. Y. Chief Dispatcher
rice. Oh, Boy!
owners some of them must be in with no beefs and $22.00 Log don and study them. They are im
Our feet are beginning to itch
training for post war operation ation from the deck crew. Had portant. The better they are un
something awful. To make mat
since the patrolmen report they five month trip with no beefs. derstood, the better cooperation
ters worse, a bunch of the guys
are showing up at pay-offs so
Had a phoney skipper here on the organization will receive from
SS AIKEN VICTORY
off the SS Pumutz have been tell
they can learn all the tricks one SUP Ship, who refused to you all^ in running a smooth
about how to beat down -what the take some OS's. The ship sailed Union. While you are in the Dis Money due for Security ing us tales of old "Monte" again. '
Monte, where they feed you that'
crew has coming to them.
with a new skipper and two patchers Hall, study the rules Watches;
Mat Little, the SIU's oldest OS's that the old skipper had that are located on the bulletin
R. Bunce, Bos'n, $18.00; H. cold beer with a "head" like a
frosty white cloud. And it's serv
member who has survived the refused. We had good coopera board. Take an interest in your
Tintle, Carp., $12.00; H. Udiljak, ed to you by those dark-eyed
Dunkirk evacuation and a couple tion from the other members of Union.
of torpedoings found Pratt Street the crew who refused to sign
Probably everyone of us get DM, $6.00; J. Gehlet, DM, $12.00; darlings, half Spanish—^half An
a Tittle tougher to get across articles with skipper, backing us a hankering for a drink of hooch J. Parson, AB, $18.00; T. Benson, gel, that makes it taste like the
now and then, but it's quite AB, $18.00; J, Purcell, AB, $18.00; nectar of the Gods.
than the English Channel or the up.
annoying
when one gets a little J. Tomko, AB, $12.00; J. Aguiak,
Well, we gotta quit now. We
North Atlantic and ended up in
JAMES L. TUCKER. Agent
bit too much under his belt and
lent a guy a suit and we gotta tag
the local Marine Hospital after
gets by the doorman. I can read AB, $6.00; R. Sasso, OS, $12.00; along with him to the gin mill to
a slight argument with a truck.
Keep In Touch With
ily say that Brother Grantham H. Breninger, $12.00. Collect at see that nobody knocks him back
Ho'vever, a little thing like that
is
quite efficient as a doorman. Mississippi office in New York. on our pants.
is a minor skirmish in the life
Your Draft Board.
{Continued from "Page 3)
another. The small ferry boats
went out and won their demands
in less than 24 hours. The rail
road workers threatened and won
a small increase. All the sugar
workers are out and have been
for three weeks at time of writ
ing this. The new glass factory
that just got started in January
is out and the paper workers
went out in simpathy with them.
I have only a few members on
the beach and most of them are
not rated men. The WSA re
patriates all continentals who get
off down here after they have
had their fling with the dark
eyed damsels and tried to whip
the Old Demon Rum. But the
Old Demon always wins.
Shipping should pick up when
the sugar deal is straightened
out and they get a little raw
sugar on hand for the ships to
take out.
BUD RAY, Agent
Money Due
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AGENTS' CONFERENCE GIVES OK TO DRIVE FOR POST WAR JOBS
HALL RECEIVES POST DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION
SIU CREW WINS HIGH PRAISE FOR SAVING ALOCA PIONEER
DECISION ON JR. ENGINEERS
BALTIMORE MEMBER AWARDED COVETED MARINE DECORATION
SIU STEWARD PRAISED FOR SERVICE TO GI'S
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(^FICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. MARCH 9. 1945
Vol, VII.
UNIONS DON'T FORGET
No. 10
Hawk, Weisberger
Present Views To
House Committee
DEMAND A LARGE POST WAR
FLEET FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3—^A large post-war merchant marine for a pros
perous America and for jobs for seamen was the demand presented to the House (Com
mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries this morning by SIU Vice-Presidents John
Hawk and Morris Weisberger. The SIU officials were appearing before the Committee
to testify in opposition to the Maritime Commission sponsored bill HR1425, which
War veierans in Los Angeles needn't feel lost when discharged would open the way for large*
J
from the armed services, for the new Veterans Service Center is
ready to'lend a hand. Here, VSC officials confer with a veteran on
job placement and readjustment to civilian life, (left to right) Dr.
Robert Ziegler. director of the AFL Veterans Bureau of Employ
ment;. VSC Director Arthur H. Tryon; Shevy Wallace. CIO repre
sentative at the center; and Veteran W. A. Needham. member of
Local 1781. Int'l. Assn. of Machinists (AFL). This set-up is similar
to the AFL service bureau recently established in New York, and
reported in last weeks issue of the LOG.
scale disposal of American ships
to foreign operators.
Weisberger took the witness
chair first, and read into the rec
ord the entire statement of the
SIU as prepared by President
Lundeberg. (Statement appears
on pages 4 and 5 ol this issue).
Weisberger was interrupted fre
quently by the members of the
Committee who questioned him
on various aspects of the state
ment. Weisberger made it clear
that the AFL seamen were un
alterably opposed to gi-anting to
the Maritime Commission at this
The- crew members of the SS John Banvard, ship- time the authority to set any ceil
ing on the size of the post war
Wrecked abroad, worked long hours at salvage, kicked merchant fleet.
around in Europe until finally repatriated across the sub- "Don't sell these ships now to
$104)00 Overtime Beef Won
For Crew Of John Banvard
ihfested Atlantic, would have been chiseled out of $10,000
overtime if the union had taken the shipowner's "no" as
fihal. But it didn't! And after"*
weeks of work, Patrolmen J. P.
Shuler, D. Stone and- Johnny
Johnstone are ahle to atmounce
~'a' complete victory with pay
ckecks waiting for all hands., ,
-The^ SS John Banvard went
aground on a reef off the west
cpast of Eur' pe last year. The
crew, at" great personal danger,
worked many long hours taking
off the cargo and salvaging val
uable ships' equapment. At the
payoff in New York on December
29, 1944, overtime was listed for
tile salvage time worked. The
cbmpany screamed and declared
triat this work was necessary for
the "safety of ship and cargo."
; Stone, Shuler and Johnstone
w^nt to work on the beef, and
/ this week the union received no'tice that the Robin Line had
capitulated and would pay .the
/£* l ien the money due them. The
- exact amount is $9,912. Another
victory for the SIU way of do
ing things!
•'(All crew members should
cheek the Money Du© list on
, page 3 for the hours coming.)
the foreign operators," Weisber
ger said, "wait until the Ameri
can operators have had a chance
to build their own trade routes.
No one can know how large our
fleet should be until after the war
ends and our operators have had
a chance to extend their lines."
It was made clear to the Com
mittee that the SIU did not op
pose the formulation of legisla
tion providing for the eventual
disposal of surplus tonnage, but
that the union opposed bill
HR 1425 because it allowed for
immediate disposal of the ships,
and because it gave preferential
treatment to the foreign oper
ators.
John Hawk followed Weisber
ger to the stand and gave the fol
lowing statement:
"We feel it is too early in the.
game to know how much dis
cretionary authority to give any
agency or any part of the execu
tive branch of the government
and still protect our merchant
marine in accordance with na
tional policy as it appears in the
Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
We're in the middle of a great
war which has made d^g-_
changes in the world and '•cirprobably make more. To atteivQu
at this time to look far ahead .'g
the lime when peace arrives and,
on a guess, now to estimate what
the conditions then will be is
(Continued on Page 2)
INTER-DEPARTMENT COOPERATION IS THE THEME
Union Is Found In
Good Financial
Condition
We, the duly elected Quarterly
Finance and Investigating Com
mittee, having been elected at
the Regular Branch Meeting held
Wednesday, February 14, 1945, do
hereby state that:
We have checked the bank
statements for • all funds under
control of the Secretary-Trea
surer against the weekly financial
reports and the report of the
Certified Public Accountants for
the 4th quarter 1944, and have
found that the funds were prop
erly accounted for and in order.
We made test checks of various
Branch weekly financial reports
and found their bills and receipts
were listed correctly and corres
ponded with the Secretary-Trea
surer's weekly financial reports
and that they were recapitulated
properly.
We made test checks from
Branch financial reports to dues
record ,cards and found that they
(Continued on Page 7)
: . -r.
These rank and file Stewards Department men met in the SIU New York hall between trips
to discuss ways and means of effecting closer cooperation within their own department and be
tween the three departments. They met three different days to exchange ideas and suggestions.
Results? A new booklet is being drawn up to add to our fast expanding supply of union literature.
The new booklet will be all about the Stewards working rules, and should be off the press in the
near future.
�^<S
THE
Pag» Two
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, March 9. 1945
"It's ThH Big!"
SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
------ President
10 J Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- ^ Secy-Treas.
P, o; Box 21, Station P.,. New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - "Washington Rep,
424 Jtb Street, N. W., Washington, D. G
S. i S.
1.
Directory of Branches
BRANCH
NEW YORK (4)
BOSTON (10)
BALTIMORE (2)
PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
NEW ORLEANS (16)
CHARLESTON (9)
SA'MNNAH
TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
iVWBILE .
SAN JUAN. 28 P.R.
PUERTO RICO
GALVESTON
PHONE
ADDRESS
51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-2784
330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 4057
14 North Gay St.-^alvert 4539
6 North 6th St.—Lombard 7651
25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083
Chartres St.—Canal 3336
68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930
220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728
423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-1323
920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231
^ 7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392
^
,
o
,
.OQC
45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885
219 20th St.—Galveston 2-8043
-laittet
Demand Post War Jobs
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Ireas.
mittee and this Congress as the
(Continued from Page I)
trustees
of the property of the
fantastic.
country, and our merchant ships
PUBLICATION OFFICE;
"The broad grants of authority are just as much a public trust
SI BEAVER STREET
contained in this Bill are being as our Navy is. Extreme caution
made on little more than a therefore, appears to us to be
HAnover 2-2784
New York, (4) N. Y.
gamble
on the future. Whenever needed in. passing any bill which
267
the people through you in Con wiU take the control of our mer
By LOUIS GOFFIN
gress have given the executive chant marine out of the hands
branch of the government, wide of the people and place it in
I received a number of beefs
authority you have generally act the hands of an executive agency. from Boston concerning the SS
ed with your feet firmly on the While it's all right to plan on Steephen Leacock. After quite a
ground of proven fact. That is the future when there's a ten to bit of discussion with Mr. Hun
the only protection the people one chance that youT estimates of ter, representing the company,
have for their basic interests. We the future situation are correct, we came to an- a®ceement.. Ail'
feel that the merchant marine is it certainly would be a crime money due from this vessel ir
^
By PAUL HALL
a basic interest of all the people
now payable. Names and amounts
J. The NMU Pilot, little brother of the Daily Worker, and that the authority to dispose against the national interest, we will be in an issue of the Sea
think, for Congress to give up
Lis been recently running full pages in regards to their of it should not be granted until its authority and turn it over to farers Log. Also from Boston, one
so-called "program" calling for 200 bucks a month for such time as all the surrounding some executive agency when the beef concerning the SS Flying
facts indicate whether such grant chances are ten to one against a Eagle. Three sailors off the 8-12
AB's, etc.
is being made wisely or not.
correct estimate. That's the way watch claim that they were not
The Seafarers has been questioned at various times
paid arrival day overtime. I
"We
seamen
believe
that
at
we feel about this now.
in regards to its thoughts on^
checked
with the Patrolmen who
this particular thing which calls pioneered for and fought so hard this time complete protection "The merchant seamen have paid this ship off, and found that
should be written around our fast
for a "guaranteed" wage. First, for during the past years.
vessels such as those of the Vic heard a whole lot 6f kind words all beefs had been settled aboard.
The
NMU
has
willingly
offered
let us put it on the record that
and they appreciate them. They Therrfore, as far as the cohithe Seafarers is indeed for to throw out all of their working tory type, the C types and the have, come from all sides. We pany and the Union is concerned,
hi^er wages for seamen and for rules and conditions for this so- fast tankers so that they may hope we've done the type of job
there are no beefs pending frc»m
befter conditions, otherwise, we called $200 "program." This the not, through the use of authority that merits them. We've heard this ship.
'
handed
to
any
agenoy,
be
turned
would not have always had a Seafarers will not do. We recog
about the 60,000,()()0 jobs and the Beef from Baltimore regarding c
over
to
other
nations,
to
the
pos
higher wage scale than the NMU nize the fact that in the seamen's
plans fpr a prosperous future. the SS William Harper going hi
has. We would not have always fight for wages and conditions, sible detriment of our own.
But we're wondering whether for repairs in Bermuda. WatcheS
'We feel that the Bill migl't some forces aren't at work al
had a higher scale of overtime nothing substitutes for actual
permit
greater benefits to for ready that may result in our pay were maintained, and crew de
than they do if we did not be militancy at the right moment.
eign
operators
than to American off being disposition of our good mands overtime for week-epdg.
We
know
that
by
offering
to
sur
lieve in fighting for wages and
operators.
We
don't
think this is ships to foreign competitors and Company claims ship did not go
render
to
the
shipowners
all
the
cohdifions.
Let us state now that the Sea condition^ for which we have the time to even consider putting the 60,000,000 jobs going up in in for the purpose of loading or
farers is highly in accord with fought, we could negotiate a $200 foreign operators on an equal smoke. We don't want to open discharging cargo, therefore since
anything that will make more a month guarantee. But we would basis with American operators. soup kitchens again for boys she went to an anchorage for
dough for seamen. For example, be making a grave mistake by But this Bill in certain sections waiting around deserted ports to minor repairs, they maintain that
throughout the Seafarers' hist giving away overnight that would permit certain foreign op sign on ships after three months watches shall be kept, as tech
ory, we have always fought for which took many, many years of erators to stand in a more favor or six nioriths or a year of idle nically the ship is at sea. So, for
higher wages and conditions. Our hard struggle to obtain. For, re able position than some Ameri ness. To give away too much the above reason, the Company
contracts call for the highest scale gardless of what beautiful prom can operators who might not be authority right now, when the refuses to pay. I do not recall
of vvages, overtime rates and con ises the shipowners make us so able to meet the conditions and future is so uncertain, may result collecting this kind of beef be
ditions of any maritime union. as to take these conditions from specifications that seme agency in paying off these seamen, who fore. - The Agreement does not
The Seafarers fought for and se us, we know that the thought in would draw up for the purchase have been so highly praised for cover repairs.
cured higher bonus rates to make the shipowners mind would be of ships.
their contribution to the war by Also from Baltimore regarding
more dough for seamen, when not to guarantee us anything, on
'The estimates that have been taking away their jobs from them the serving of meals to Skipper;
the NMU officials not only re the contrary, to take away our made heretofore with respect to and giving them to coolie labor," on the bridge on the SS William
fused to assist the Seafarers in conditions and then cross us up the tonnage that will l?e required Hawk then read into the record Yoimg. I contacted the company
thei? fight for all bonafide sea- on wages as well.
is believed by Us seattien to be the resolution passed by the At and after quite a tussle with the
Now
that
the
Seafarers
atti
menf, but on the contrary even
pulled right out of the air. We lantic & (Sulf District, which op representative and ihe Skipper,
sabotaged the fight that the Sea tude is clear, let us go back again don't see how our vessels can be posed the Maritime Commission who maintained that only 36
meals were served to him, and
farers was putting up for higher to this "program" as proposed by sold until at least sufficient facts sponsored bill.
thai: no latd" mCals for the Second.
bonus rates. While it is clear the commies. It is continued from are on hand to give us a good
Cook were involved, we wound
that we are for more dough for week to week, usually about estimate of the number of ships
at the 36 hour overtime rate.
seamen—we will not, under any along the same line. Due to the we'll need in our commerce. Cer
Keep In Touch With Ifup men
involved in this beef feel
conditions give away the rights, fact that they are using this tainly today there are not enough
Your
Draft
Board,
they
they
are entitled to more,
conditions and privileges for sea "program" as a basis for so-called facts at hand to indicate this.
men which the Seafarers have
"The seamen regard this Com
(Continued on Page S)
(Continued on-Page 7)
Wage Boost, Yes—^But Not
At Sacrifice Of Conditions
Jii
1,
�pHday, March 9, 1949
TffE SE4F4»ERS
Page Tlaee
L0Q
Money Due
NOTE: Some of the above men
have collected this money—
Stewards Sept.
others have not. Those who have
F. Mitchell, Steward, 208 hrs;
not can collect this money by
M- Gaddy, Ch. Cook, ;JQ8 hrs; H.
contacting the Bull Line Office
Miller, Nite Ck & Bk. 208 hrs;
in New York.
R. Billingaley, 2nd Ck, 208 hrs;
* * *
p. Werhack, MM, 298 hrs; O.
SS MARIBEAU B. LAMABR
Papp, MM, ;2Q8 hrs; Jl. Moretz,
Crew has overtime coming.
Ptil. 208 hrs; R. Carpenter, MM,
Collect at Waterman SS Co. of
jeO hrs; G. Drew, MM, 160 hrs;
fice.
W. Branch, 2nd Troop Ck, 160
* « *
hrs; J.- Roster, Util, 160 hrs; B.
MV SANDS POINT
d^ac'^^son, Ch. Troop Ck, 160 hrs;
Crew which paid off in Mobile
C. Robblns, Util-i 160 hrs; G.
By "FRENCHY" MICHELET
on Sept. 23, 1943, have $50.55
Sl,au8hter, Util., 160 hrs.
One of the brothers on the question ain't never watched
transportation money coming.
Chas C. Finke, FWT oyertime
Rodman
apparently has us con brother Michelet go to work on
I92 hrs, overtime for cooking
Collect New York office of Moran
fused
with
Jesus. He called this the pig. Try this on the gang,
meals 69 hours; Pete Smith, FWT,
Towing Company.
office
to
ask
us ta go down on bub:
overume 192 hrs, overtime for
the
Army
docks
to settle a beef.
cooking meals, 69 hrs; K. KamiRub a loin of pork with a mix
Brother,
union
officials
are not
limi, Carpt., Overtime 96 hrs,
ture of salt, pepper, a tiny pinch
permitted on Army Docks. True,
overtime cooking meals, 69 hrs.
each of ground thyme and sage.
they have Coast Guard passes,
Now put it dry into a covered
Engine Dept.
are citizens, have sworn alleg
roasting pan in a hot ov.ejq for
-G. Gunderson, Deck Eng. 220
iance to the United States, and
fifteen minutes. Meanwhile have
hrs; D. Tolan, Oiler, 308 hrs; J.
are in every other way identical
three quartered onions, two
y/eiss, Oiler, 296 hrs; J. Knapp,
ly qualified as you brothers who
cloves of mashed garlic and the
Oiler, 2^8 hrs; C. Fike, FWT, 224
man the vessels in these Army
juice and skins of two lemons
hrs; R.' Pottisiy, FWT, 224 hrs;
docks, but the fact that they are
simmering away in a pint of
P. Smith, FWT, 196 hrs; R. Lang,
union officials render them liable
water. After ten or fifteen min
Wiper, 182 hrs; F. Vivoni, Wiper,
to a peculiar disease. Any brass
utes pour off the grease from
172 hrs.'
hat knows that if they were per
the pork, pour the broth over the
You CcUi hear the sabers rattle
mitted on the docks they would
meat and roast until done, bast
Deck Dept.
In the journalistic battle
immediately shoot the guards,
ing
the meat occasionally with
Korneluisen, Carp. 144 hrs; H.
Between the might Shuler and the dauntless Michelet;
swipe a few howitzers and set
the broth. Boil the sweet pota
Liller, Bos'n, 144 hrs; H. John
These two stewpot broilers.
fife to the piers. They might even
toes with the jackets on until
son, A.B." 144 hrs; H. Phillips,
Highly skilled good food spoilers
prevent some well-fed shipowner
tender. Let them cool, then slice
A.B. 144 hrs; F. Ferrara, AB. 144
Contest weekly in a pen and ink affray.
stooge, who has the run of the
them lengthwise and fry with a
hrs; G. Jones, A.B. 144 hrs; L.
docks, from gyping the seamen
How Frenchy mixed both squash and beans
sprinkling of sugar and vinegar
Martin^ A.B. 144 hrs;' D. Coxey,
out a few of their rights. And
In one pot in New Orleans.
in butter.
A.B. 144 hrs; J. Smith, O.S. 144
brother, that's sabotage of the
Is a story J.P. dearly loves to tell.
hrs; S». Brown, O.S. 144 hrs.
We are in receipt of a letter
rankest kind.
"Why that bum can't boil potatoes.
Collect at Robin Line SS Office
from a poor misguided brother
Let the uninitiated babble of
Or even slice tomatoes."
iin .lilew York.
who takes us to task for our
the glories of Greece and the
Cries .the Frenchman with a whooping battle yell.
views on marriage. He devotes
grandeurs of Rome to their fool
EE JOHN BANVAHD
all his letter to giving us hell
To each belly robbing dueler.
ish hearts content, but believe a
^ PETER SALVA
for our cynical attitude and neg
(meaning Michelet and Shuler)
seasoned traveler when he tells
lects to mention his present cir
1<)5 hours coming. Collect at
We suggest a finish contest Christmas day.
you that the finest sight on earth
cumstances.
But five will get you
Bull Line Office.
Let them eat each other's cooking.
is a table-side view t)f a roast
eight
that
some
cute little trick's
SS STEPHEN LEACOCK
(St. Pete will do the booking)
loin of pork and sweet potatoes.
got
him
all
souped
up with this
J. Rooney, 3.15; J. Little, 13.35;
And send both poisoned corpses on their way.
Any brother who has ever seen
romance stuff.
J. tjpner, 3.95; G. Klosowski,
a pig work his way through a
9.15; J. Brown, 8.25; R. Walker,
EPITAPH
Ah, listen to the wisdom of
bushel of corn is probably labor
4.05; A. Howatich, 6.65; J. Moring under the delusion that no Hafiz:
Beneath
this
stone,
side
by
side.
risey, 1.35.
animal on earth gets more pleas
Lie two brave souls who ate and died.
"Pleasant the snaffle of Gourl8 to 12 and 4 to 8 oilers have
ure out of jest plain eatin', but ship. improving the manners and
What
each
of
them
cooked
the
other
ate;
4 hours each. 4 to 12 Firemen,
that's because the brother in carriage; But the colt -who is
So they Hchly deserve their miserable fate.
8 hours. Deck Engineer, 11 hours.
wise will abstain from the ter
Collect New York Office of South
r-S. Ulcers
CREW
OF
DESOTO
rible thorn-bit of Marriage/'
Atlantic SS Company.
PRAISED FOR A
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Verily, brother, the sages of
the ages are of one mind on the
CLEAN SHIP
SS W. YOUNG
subject.
E. Keen, 36 hours overtime for
I
should
like
to
report
to
the
Gather the honey, son. but
serving meals p'l the bridge. Colother essential materials. There membership that the SS Desoto
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
don't pick the flower. Women
le<^t New York office of the Bull
for, you must have been hard put was one of the best ships to pay
are sweet in satin but they're
Line.
'
War Finance Committee
at times to find space for the off I have hit in this port of New
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deadly
in gingham.
1270 Sixth Avenue War Loan. That you always did York for some time. Everything
SS JOHN GALLUP
Hearken
to the wisdom of the
New York 20, N. Y. is a tribute to your personal in was in order and the department
wisest:
The following men who paid
February 15, 1945
terest in this great endeavor.
delegates had crew lists and
off on the Sth of Jan. have money
Please
pass
along
my
thanks
to
union books ready for boarding "When the Himalayan peasant
Mr. John Hawk,
due: Jarnes E. Rathbone, Wiper
meets the he-bear in his pride
the members of your staff.
patrolmen. The^crew was right
New York City
3 hours; Albert Cioffi, Wiper, 3
He
shouts to scare the monster.
Sincerely yours,
on its toes, and indicated that it
Dear Mr. Hawk:
hoiurs,
who
will often turn aside;
Frederick W. Gehle,
had a sound grasp of what mari
Collect at Smith & Johnson
But
the
she-bear thus encount
On behalf of the War Finance
State Chairman time unionism is all about.
SS Co.^ office in New York.
ered rends the peasant tooth
Committee for New York, I wish
Good work fellows, and I hope
and nail.
to thank you and your associates Crew Of SS Hart Crane
that
you bring in future ships in For the female of the species is
for your whole-hearted coopera
more deadly than the male." .
tion with us during thfe Sixth War Lauded By Ch. Engineer the same shape.
JOHNNY JOHNSTON
Loan. As you know, this loan
We noted in a recent article
Patrolman
was the most successful in the To Baltimore Local of SIU:
of brother Paul Hall's where he
I
wish
to
express
my
apprecia
history
of
our
state
and
our
na
said
that the educational pro
Will holders of receipt numbers
tion
for
the
cooperation
I
re
tion.
gram
of the SIU was well under
76189 and 76190, who paid off the
way. We hope that the man
That New York State exceeded ceived during the past voyage
SS J. Cohen, please send in
The New York Baggage Room chosen to direct this work is one
names to Patrolman Algina, its huge quota of $4,226,000,000 from all members of the black
by ^,447,000,000 (over 30%) is in gang. The general good fellow has been collecting unclaimed of no common abilities. Not only
New York.
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no small measure attributable to ship shown between the licensed gear for over three years and should he be a profound scholar
and unlicensed personnel made must now make some disposition with a keen scientific mind, but
• PETER ^MITH. formerly em the support given us by Labor.
I realize that your production the voyage a i-eal pleasure during of it. All members who have left his mental endowments should
ployed aboard the SS. JOHN
their baggage in the hall for be of such an exalted nature that
BANVARD, contact Mr. Lannig, problem is a serious one today these trying times.
(signed)
H.
O.
MELQUIST.
over
12 months should immed he should even be capable of
considering
the
manpower
short
Operating Manager of the Robin
teaching Shuler to fry an egg.
Chief
Engineer
iately
claim it.
age
and
restrictions
on
paper
and
Line.
^ JOHK PANVA^P
SS MABINA
Robert H. Guiberson, 51 hrs.
Acting A.B.; C. Thompson, 63 hrs,
2nd Cook; G. McNeely, 31 hrs.
Stew. Utility; G. Smith, 59 hrs.
Bedroom Stew.; Harold Reese,
120 hrs, O.S.; Bernard Pilarcyzk,
54 hrs, O.S.; Victor . Carlson,
22 lirs, O.S.; Patrick Dougherty,
32 hrs. Oiler; J. E. Barringer, 75
hrs, FWT; Antonlin Alvarez, 40
hrs, FWT; James Meeks, 58 hrs,
FWT; John Kozar, 5 hrs, Wiper;
John Kinney, ;6 hrs. Wiper; Ar
thur Kcefer. 23 rs, .Oiler; Joseph
E. Gelinas, 49 hrs. Oiler; George
Wingle, 58 hrs, GaUey Util.; Ne
ville Williams, 69% hrs. Crew
Mess.
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Friday. Marclh 9. 1945
Seafarers Demands Large Post War
Merchant Fleet For Full Employment
Statement of President Lundeherg to
House Committee on Merchant Marine
And Fisheries, March'3,1945
The Seafarers' International Union of North Amer
ica is composed of 61,000 active, unlicensed seamen,
sailing American ships out of overy port in the United
States and the Great Lakes.
We have a vital interest in the determination of
the proposed Bill (HR: 1425) now before the House
Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee. There are
certain parts of the Bill with which we do not dis
agree, but we have strong objections to other parts of
the Bill.
SECTION 1 of the Bill authorizes the Maritime
Commission to dispose of certain American tonnage,
built in American yards, during the period from Jan
uary 1, 1941 to one year after the finish of the war. We
have no argument on that.
SECTION 2 sets up a procedure of pricing, under
which these ships may be sold, based on pre-war dom
estic costs and pre-war foreign costs, with certain al
lowances for depreciation and war wear and tear of
these vessels.
Whether the prices are correct or not, we are not
in a position to determine. That we will leave to the
judgment of the Merchant Marine Committee. .
SECTION 3—(a) authorizes the Commission, at its
discretion, to sell the ships to American citizens at
pre-war domestic prices as determined in Section 2 of
this BiU, allowing the American buyers to operate their
ships without restriction as to trades, services and
routes.
SECTION 3—(b) allows the Commission, at its
discretion, to sell vessels to American operators at pre
war foreign costs, but limits the operation of these ves
sels to certain specific trade routes in foreign or domestic
commerce of the United States.
We are opposed to leaving the sale of these vessels
to the discretion of the Commission. Discretion as to
the sale of these vessels should not be left in the hands
of the Commission due to the fact that this would
leave this particular phase of the Bill open for prefer
ential selling to certain ship operators. We do not say
that that would happen, but there is nothing in the
clause to stop it. We are either going to sell the ships
or we are not going to sell them, and if they are sold
there should be no discretionary power left in the
hands of the Maritime Commission.
No Restrictions
On U.S. Operators
We are opposed to limiting vessels, bought under
pre-war foreign costs, to specific routes, because we do
not know whether shipping companies who before the
war ran ships in trade routes established by the Com
mission, will be able to buy ships under pre-war for
eign costs. If they, under this Act, are able to do so,
there certainly should be no restrictions on other
American operators, who might want to run their ships
in the same routes.
SECTION 3—(c) deals with the disposal of oil tank
ers, and authorizes the Commission to sell these tankers
at the pre-war foreign cost of building the same types
of ships. It allows the buyer to operate these ships in
foreign trades of the United States without regard to
the route or service, and also allows the buyer to run
these vessels in domestic trades under certain con
ditions.
This section also states that the Commission may
permit the operation of such tankers in commerce be
tween foreign countries.
We object to the wording of "may permit." We do
not think that the Maritime Commission should have
the authority to determine whether an operator should
be able to run American tankers between two foreign
countries. That should be absolutely within the rights of
the buyer. If he can find charterers for his vessels, it
should be his privilege to run the vessels between two
foreign countries if he so desires. It must be re
membered that about 60% of foreign oil production of
the world is American owned.
SECTION 3—(e) permits the Maritime Confimission
to lease ships on a bare-boat charter to American citi
zens, with the exception of oil tankers.
Why Exclude
The Oil Tankers
leave in the hands of the Maritime Commission or the
President.
We say that the foreign operators must be made ^
to purchase the American vessels under identically the
same terms and. conditions as the American citizens.
• Subsection (e) further authorizes the Commission
to "avail itself of the services of any other agency of
. the United States Government with duties or powers
in respect of extension of credit or financing services,
and any such agency is authorized to extend such facil
ities and services to the Commission or to the purchaser
for the purposes hereof." As we understand this, the
purchaser of the vessel might then turn around and
buy the vessel under Lend Lease, or under the R.F.C.,
or any other United States Governmental Agency which
has the authority to lend money to foreigners.
That seems absolutely incredible that we should al
low foreign ship operators to come in here and buy
ships at far easier terms than can American citizens,
and on top of that to finance the pm-chasing • of these v.vessels, with no guarantee that payment will be made
by the foreign countries. We might as well say that
this clause, in our opinion, definitely authorizes the
Maritime Commission to give away ships to foreign
countries. How, then, are we going to be able to main-'
tain an American Merchant Marine which we need,
under these conditions? How can we expect American
operators to go into the shipping business when they
must pay American money to buy their vessels while
on the other hand foreign operators will practically
be given American built ships, built with American
tax-payers' money.
No American* Merchant Marine can exist under
such conditions. We will again be faced with condi
tions brought about by having all American imports .
and exports carried in foreign vessels. Not only will
the foreign operators have the advantage of getting the
ships for nothing, but they will operate their ships
under cheaper conditions, will buy their supplies in
foreign countries, will hire cheap crews which are paid
far below the American standard of wages for seamen,
and repairing of their ships will be done in foreign
yards at cheaper rates than in American yards. We must
also take into consideration that prior to the war there
were only one third of the Anierican ships running in
certain foreign trades subsidized under the American
Merchant Marine Act of 1936. While these types of ships
and routes may well be able to exist, what will become
of the other two-thirds of the American ships which
are not subsidized? They will simply be eliminated
from the seven seas.
We definitely object to the exclusion of oil tankers.
We can see no reason, if other types of vessels can be
chartered to American citizens for operation, why oil
tankers can not come under the same category. The
Commission might find itself in the position that the
purchase price of oil tankers may be too high for
American operators to buy, but American operators
might well be in a position to charter these tankers for
operation. However, under this sub-section (e), Ameri
can operators are absolutely denied the right to charter
oil tankers. We would then like to know what the
Maritime Commission intends to do with the oil tank
ers. As the MerchantMarine Committee probably knows,
by the end of 1945 the War Shipping Administration
will operate approximately over five hundred high
speed tankers, built at the approximate cost of $3,000,000.000 each. It would be well for these ships to be
disposed of in such a manner as to protect the Ameri
can tax-payers and to protect the national defense of
our country.
SECTION 4—(a) gives the Maritime Commission
the authority to sell ships to foreign operators, to ifoncitizens of the United States and foreign countries, if
the Commission finds that the ships are not necessary
for domestic or foreign commerce of th' United States.
We object to the clause in this section giving the
Commission the leeway to determine whether it is
necessary or not to retain the ships under the American
flag. That is too important a matter to be left in the
hands of the Maritime Commission, due to the fact
that the post war trade will determine the necessity
for the amount of tonnage the American Merchant
Marine can absorb in peace time.
SECTION 4—(c) authorizes the Maritime Commis
sion to sell ships to foreign operators, based on pre
war foreign costs, as determined under Section 2.
This, we strenuously object to on the grounds that
it puts foreign operators in a more favorable position
than the American operators. Section 3- (a) of the
Bill proposes that American citizens may buy ships
from the Maritime Commission at the depreciated pre
war domestic cost. We can not see why foreign oper
ators should be able to buy American ships, which will
run in competition with American ships, for pre-war
foreign costs compared with pre-war domestic costs to
American operators. That would make a big difference,
as we all know it was much cheaper to build ships in
foreign yards than in domestic yards be'fore the war.
As a matter of fact, under the Subsidy Bill of the
Merchant Marine Act of 1936, amended, there is a
subsidy granted to shipowners building ships in Ameri
can yards, because of the difference in costs between
The above are the most objectionable clauses in
American and Foreign yards.
That doesn't seem sound to us, and we think it is the Bill, that we, as American Seamen, believe should unfair to the American public and tax-payers to put be rectified. Following are the reasons for our obthe foreign competitors in a more favorable position jections:
The American Merchant Marine Act of 1936, passed
than the American operators.
by Congress, Section 101, reads as follows:
"It is necessary for the National defense and
development of its foreign and domestic commerce
that the United States shall have a Merchant
Marine:
SECTION 4—(e) reads as follows:
"(a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne
"Payment of the sales price for vessels sold
commerce
and a substantial portion of its waterunder this section shall be made upon such terms
borne
export
and import foreign commerce—and
and conditions as the Commission with the approval ,
to
provide
shipping
service on all routes essential
of the President shall prescribe. In connection with
for mainteuning the flow of such commerce at all
sales to noncitizens, the Commission is authorized
times.
to avail itself of the services of any other agency
"(b) capable of serving as a naval and military '
of the United States Government with duties or
auxiliary
in time of war or national emergency.
powers in respect of extension of credit or iineuic"(c)
owned
emd operated under the United
ing services, and any such agency is authorized to
States
flag
by
citizens
of the United States insofar
extend such facilities and services to the Commis
as
may
be
practicable,
and—
sion or to the purchaser for the purposes hereof."
"(d)
composed
of
the
best equipped, safest and T'
We are definitely and unalterably opposed to this
most suitable' types of vessels, constructed in the
subsection, and request your honorable Committee to
United States and manned with a trained and effi
delete it completely.
cient
citizen personnel.
First of all, it again puts the foreign buyers on a
"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the
much better basis than the American buyers, because
United States to foster the development and en
the payment of a vessel bought by a foreign operator
courage the maintenance of such a Merchant
can be made on terms and conditions as the Commis
Marine."
sion, with the approval of the President, shall pre
That is the policy as laid down by the American
scribe. We do not know what the Commission or the
President may prescribe. That is too much power to
(Continued on Page 5)
Abide By
Peop le's Decision
Discrimination Against
American Operators
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Page Five
Lundeberg's Statement To Committee
(Continned from Page 4)
people in regard to- the American Merchant Marine.
It is our duty to see that it is lived up to.
'
A memorandum of questions and answers relating
to the Ships _ Sales Bill furnished by Admiral Land,
dealing with ships to be disposed of, is estimated to
c^hsist of 2,545 Liberty type dry cargo ships; 515 Vic
tory type dry cargo ships; 613 "C" type passenger and
.dry cargo ships; 231 coastal dry cargo ships; 27 refrigdrator cargo ships; 504 high speed tankers; 62 Liber
ty type tankers; and 62 coastal type tankers, totaling
4559 government-owned merchant ships available for
private 'operation when the war is over.
It js our opinion that none of the fast ships, such
as Victory ships and "C" type ships and fast tankers
should be sold by the American Government to any
foreign operators or foreign countries. We feel that
the American Merchant Marine needs this fast tonnage
and it is essential that the American Merchant Marine
have fast and economically run ships in order to com
pete in the foreign trades of the world.
Prior to the war, up to 1936 (before the Merchant
Marine Act was passed) the American Merchant Marine
was composed of slow ships built during the last war,
which could not compete with the high speed freighters
and passenger ships operated by various foreign coun
tries. After 1936, when the Maritirfle Commission started
to. build faster and better ships, the American Merchant
Marine then looked like it would find its place in thesun.
This Is Our Opportunity
America now has the best chance it has had for
generations tq become one of the leading maritime natiohs of the world, which this country must be. The
American continent has thousands of miles of coast
line and it is essential that we have an up to date fast
fleet of American merchant ships to carry our foreign
commerce in, and it is also very essential for our
National Defense.
Wp found ourselves short of ships during the last
war, and through the short sightedness of our political
and military heads, we again found ourselves short of
ships in the second world war.
iiow, the American people have spent billions of
dollars, and today are carrying three-fourths of the
war material and supplies to our troops and to the
troops of our Allies to all parts of the world. If we
can do that job during the war, there is no reason why
during peace time American ships cannot carry the
foreign trade of this country. It has been said that
certain foreign countries depend on the income of the
Merchant Marine to keep up their total national income.
This is refuted by a report by the Department of Com
merce on the importance of shipping to foreign ex
change resources and national income. The report shows
that the amount of foreign exchange received by other
nations-from shipping operations wei-e. as follows:
Norway 35% of value of all products produced
and Sold abroad.
Greece—24.1%
'
/ England—13.4%
Netherlands—9.2%
Denmark—7.1%
Sweden—5.9%
France—4%
Japan—4.7%
Germany—3.7%
United States—1.9%
.Thus, need for foreign shipping services are not
so strong as applied to trade with the United States.
Thus, also, an American Merchant Marine should
not seriously injure, for example, British-American
trade as claimed. ,
'
Furthermore, if American ships carried less, there
is no assurance that business would go to British lines,
for instance, rather than to the lines of some other
country. To illustrate:
In 1929 Britain's share of world shipping was
37.21%. Norway's was 5% and the United States' was
713%. Yet by 1937, when the United States' share had
dropped to under 7%, Britain's share remained almost
the same while Noryi^ay's share had cljmbed from 5%
to 8%. •
Although Britain's Merchant Marine is necessary
to hold' the Empire together, it is significant that in
1937 her income from shipping was only 1.3% of her
total national income. Other percentages of national in
comes derived from shipping are as follows:
Norway—11.2%
'Denmark—2.4%
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Sweden—1.1%
Japan—.7%
France—.5%
Germany—.3%
United States—^^.09%
Thus, excepting Norway, no maritime nation would
suffer a great hole in its pocketbook if it lost some of
its shipping business.
Generally speaking, the maintenance of merchant
marines before the war were for most countries prim
arily a matter of military strategy and national prestige.
Who Gets
The Axis Runs?
Furthermore, we would like to know who is en
titled to pick up the shipping of the Axis countries
such as Japan, Germany and Italy. It is assumed that
they will not be allowed to maintain the large Mer
chant Marines they had prior to the war. In the Pacific
waters, Japanese shipping was dominant prior to the
war. They had fast vessels carrying a great amount of
American exports and imports. As a matter of fact,
the vast valuable silk cargoes imported to this country
were practically all carried in Japanese ships. Are we
now to assume that this should not go to American
shipping? Who is more entitled to take over the Pacific
trade routes, formerly held by the Japanese, than
American ships? Who is doing the fighting in the
Pacific waters if it isn't the American Navy, Marines,
Army and the Merchant Marine? We certainly should
do everything we can to capture this shipping for
America after the war. This belongs to the United
States and we are now in a position to take over and
operate shipping lines in all waters where the Axis
nations were in control prior to the war.
Today, all countries are Maritime conscious. They
all want ships after the war, and have made post-war
plans to operate a large Merchant Fleet. China, for
instance, is contemplating operating shipping lines be
tween China and the West. Russia plans a post-war
Merchant Marine. Brazil and Argentina have set up
government-controlled agencies to operate seized Axis
shipping to North America and Europe. These countries
were not Maritime nations prior to the war, and we
certainly should not turn around and give them a
number one priority to establish themselves in the
shipping business as competitors of the United States
at the expense of the American Merchant Marine.
Prosperity And
Self Protection
There is a theory among certain big industrialists
in this country that this country is primarily an agri
cultural and industrial nation, so consequently we
should not bother about an American Merchant Marine,
but we should allow foreign countries to make the
money in American shipping so that they can buy
our goods.
This is a selfish and short sighted policy and ac
cording to figures (previously quoted), does not hold
water. This country must establish a permanent firstclass Merchant Marine, capable of carrying the large
majority of its foreign trade, regardless of the ideas
of individuals and regardless of the ideas of other
nations.
From time to time. Admiral Land has advocated
that we build a Merchant Marine second to none. He
has stated that this countiy should have between fifteen
and twenty-five million gross tonnage for American
shipping after the war. These are very vague figures.
Recently Admiral Land stated that we should have
sixteen million tons.
We say that Admiral Land is not in a position to
determine whether we should haye' sixteen miUion or
twenty-five million tons of shipping. These are just
figures picked out of the air. We should have tonnage
adequate to protect our nation in an emergency, and
secondly, a Merchant Marine capable of carrying the
majority of our foreign trades—exports and imports.
We should be encouraging operation of American ships,
and what this Bill proposes to do is to give the foreign
countries an edge on us. We should give ourselves the
first break and think secondly of other nations.
Although experts and politicians predict there will
be .no other wars, there has been not one as yet who
could give us a guarantee that there will be no more
wars. We know, as practical people, it is better to be
prepared than to take statements of people who are
guessing at the future.
Labor's Relation
To Merchant Marine
Today, approximately two hundred thousand
American Seamen are manning American vessels.
Some of these men went to sea before the war, and
have gone to sea for a number of years. Others have
become sailors during the war and are now qualified
seamen. A vast majority of these men, who came into
the Merchant Marine during this war, are young men
who never before worked in any other industry. Con
sequently, the Merchant Marine thas become their
livelihood, and we know that they are not going to
leave the Merchant Marine when the war is over. They
are not going to go back to work they neyer had be
fore. Also, there will be thousands and thousand.s of
men discharged from the Navy and Coast Guard and
other branches of the armed forces who will want to
go to sea.
What are we, as a nation, going to do with these
men? Are we just going to discard them? Millions and
millions of dollars have been spent by the United
States Maritime Commission to educate men for the
sea, both as officers, cadets and in other ratings. Big
institutions have been built at the tax-payers' expense
with the view in mind of developing men for the Mer
chant Marine. Whether we, as a union agree with this
or not is unimportant at this time. We do, however,
want to point out to you that the purpose of spending
this money has been to develop the Merchant Marine.
We must not forget that should the foreign coun
tries get the ships under this proposed set-up, they
will be able to practically get the ships as a gift. We
also want to pont out to the Marchant Marine Com
mittee the conditions under which they will operate
their ships, based on the conditions under which they
operated their ships prior to the war. For instance, the
wages on foreign ships ran for an average seamen
from 10.00 a month to a maximum of $50.00 per month.
The American seaman's wages prior to the war was
$100.00 per month.
If we, as a nation, give ships to foreign nations, let
us say to England, what happens then? Prior to the
war English seamen averaged approximately $50.00
per month, and that is a very high figure. A large per
centage of English ships were manned by coolies from
the Indies at the rate of approximately $10.00 a month
American money. A great number of Holland ships were
operated by Malayan crews for approximately $15.00
per month. A large number of other nationalities ships,
including Britain, were manned by Chinese seamen for
low wages. Are we now going to give the foreign coun
tries American ships built at the expense of the Ameri
can tax-payers, for foreign ship operators and nations
to use to exploit their seamen and thus use cheap labor
to compete with American seamen and American oper
ators? That does not jibe with the theory of brotherly
love, which we hear so much about these days, and it
would also mean the loss of jobs to thousands and
thousands of American Seamen.
The same condition would prevail in the shipyards,
for with a big American Merchant Marine there would
be plenty of repair and drydock work for American
shipyards, and it would relieve the unemployment,
which might become a fact after the war. We know
that foreign operators very seldom repair their ships
or dry-dock them in American yards. Consequently,
by not protecting the American Merchant Marine, we
are not protecting the Amerian Seamen nor the Amerian shipyard workers. Besides, every waterfront com
munity and seaport profits by a large American Mer
chant Marine, because the equipment, supplies and
food sold to the ships alone employs thousands and
thousands of people.' Foreign ships very seldom buy
food or equipment in American ports. They buy their
supplies in their own ports or in the ports of other
foreign countries, where they can buy it cheaper.
In view of the' facts presented to your Committee,
we respectfully urge your Committee, in deliberation
of the Bill, to take our arguments into consideration,
and that you, as members of Congress, do everything
in your power to retain a large and powerful American
Merchant Marine for the benefit of our country.
Respectfully submitted.
HARRY LUNDEBERG
On behalf of:
• THE SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF NOARTH AMERICA, and
THE SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC
(Affiliated with American
Federation of Labor.)
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Friday, Maz^ %
JtSki,
membership on behalf of A1 Ke/y;
Red Trusd^e and
for the
cooperation >veVo beep receivlpg
when you members take jobs out
and live according to the reverse
aide of your assignment cards.
But we .dispatchers are being
pestered by another situation that
I would like to get aired out.
Meeting nights are every other
Wednesday, held at 7 p.m. at
119 East 11th Street—the wettr
known Webster Hall. The meet
ing, as you all know, starts at
7 p.m. and the deadline is 7:39'
p.m., and those of you members
that corne in after 7:30 pjn. can.not get credit for the meeting.
It's a Union rule, acted upon and
passed, to be lived up to.
If you were in the Hospital or
had a fieath in the family, that'«
something else. Sometimes we do
give regards to an exceptional
case of when an individual's train
was delayed and had evidence!
pertaining to that fact, he is ex
cused.
PHILAPELPHIA
WHATS DOim
Well, here we go agaia, doing
business at the same old place as
usual. Things are a little slow
here this week. Mostly all the;
ships are in transit, however, we
expect Xo pay oQ. a Robin Line
ship and I guess that this will
Mostly the crews are responsible
move some of the boys off the as to reveal the fact that our car are plenty of beefs aboard.
for
this and are to be commended
There
was
a
transportation
go vessels all have linoleum on
list.
for
they way they handled their
beef
on
the
SS
W.
Young
of
the
all
the
decks.
It
must
have
been
We are being asked a lot of
beefs
aboard, and being sober at
Waterman
SS
Company
which
a
way
of
getting
in
a
plug
for
his
questions about overtime that
the
time
of payoff.
held
the
payoff
up
for
a
couple
sponsor
who
sells
opnie
kind
of
differant members have coming
Calmar,
Mississippi South At
of
days,
but
was
sqared
away
be
floor
wax,
but
spnie
of
the
kids
to them. The best answer to that
lantic
and
American Liberty
fore
the
rcew
signed
off.
signing
up
are
liable
to
give
us
a
question is, if the membership
will look in the LOG they will new beef. They'll be putting in One of our prize bucko skip Lines all had ships paying off
pers, the master of the SS A- L. with .beefs settled aboard.
be able to see for .themselves. In f<;ff linoleum money.
Lewis
of the Seas Shipping Com
In case any Savannah boys are
this port we cut the money due
J. SHULER. Pafrolman
pany,
brought her in about as
Hst out and post it on the bulletin out of town they may be inter
• • •
board and any member that has ested in learning that one of the well disorganized as could be ex
Shipping
in New York has
any overtime coming to him can •local clothing stores burned down pected of a man of his type. How picked up again and things look
trace it a year back by merely last week. I happened to be pass ever, his roar turned to a whine a lot better for the boys where
looking over the bulletin board. ing by at the time ^d it was a when confronted by Union Pat the "Local Board" is on their
We are still having the same honey of ^ fire. J started to look rolmen and the crew at payoff tails—^so "boys—^better grab 'em
old trouble with members .quit around ^or the "Little Flower" time. Apparently, thp Seas SS while they're hot!
ting the ships at the last minute. and then remembered I was no Company thinks no more of him
The biggest part .of this head longer in New York. The local than the Union, as the SS A. L. The WSA stUl has around 6000
ache is the boys from the RMO. fire fighters got the matter in Lewis saUed with a new master. men on their list—so therefore,
The beef pending from the SS I'd suggest to the OS that have But it's really quite out of qrThese guys run absolutely wild, hand, however, without anyone
Banvard,
also of the Seas SS six months or better sea service, der to ask your dispatchers "aw,
being
hurt
and
I
guess
everybody
as we have no way of controlling
Company,
which went on the go to 42 Broadway, the Inspectors come on, give me credit, stamp
is
happy
except
maybe
the
in
ibem and the RMO states that
rocks
in
the
Azores, has been office, and take your exams for my card—^no One will know the
surance
company.
they can not control them either.
settled.
Her
crew
can scan the Duration of War Blue Ticket, difference." That is being very
ARTHUR
THOMPSON.
I believe that the RMO should
Money
Due
column
in the Log which enables you to ship out as unreasonable to ask. For then
Agent
make some effort to control these
an AB.
to
the
tune
of
approximately
you're attempting to make dis
men.
$10,000.
This
brings
a
total
of
Quite a few members .that had honest officials out of us—apd
The membership must be made
GALVESTON
about $14,000 collected in over been shipping nut as acting ABs I'd like to say that the -SIU repu
to realize that in most cases when
After making a number of trips time from this ship. This was on six months sea experience and tation is above reproach. One of
-the Branch Agent caUs the RMO
are being rejected by the com its foundations is that all of ua
for a man it is generally for a to Houston in search of a new
panies through the WSA. The members built the organization
job that cannot be filled other location for the hall in that port,
N.
Y.
MEETINGS
IN
WSA has quite a few AB's on for seamen, to be run honest ahd
wise. These kids go to the ship I have at last been successful in
the beach and claim they can fair. So, boys, let's play the game
WEBSTER HALL
and look around and then they locating a place. The new hall
supply
the regular certified AB's. fair and honest with ourselves
decide that they don't want to will be located at 6605 Can,al
,
So
I'll
say
again, OS's with over and the SIU.
New
York
Branch
meetings
Street.
The
Canal
Street
buses
sail on it. Instead of coming -back
are held every other Wednes six months sea experience, go and
PAUL GONSORCHIK.
to the Hall, they don't say any stop almost in front of the door.
Chief Dispatcher.
thing, they just pile off, and they
During the time that I am at day evening. 7 P.M. at Web get your "War Duration AB Blue
don't notify the RMO either. So tending the Agents' Conference, ster HalL 119 East 11th Street, Ticket" before the WSA closes
in cases where the ship is in an Bro. Hall, Houston patrolman, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. the door down on you. And, as
NEW ORLEANS
outlaying district there is no way wiU be stationed here in Galves To get there take the 3rd Ave.. A1 Kerr had mentioned in his
that we have of telling whether ton and the hall in Houston will Elevated and get off at 9th St.. previous article last week, about
or the East Side IRT Subway those of you members in the Things are humming here .in
be closed.
the ship is crewed up or not.
"Savage Dept." you should real this port again after a quiet week
In cases of our own member- I intend to furnish this new lo and get off at Astor Place.
ly
go up and get all the Eng. and the indications are that next
No
cards
will
be
stamped
^ip we can and do control thip cation with enough equipment to
Rm. endorsements possible. Pre week will be equally lively. Wq
situation. But in cases of these carry on the business in that port after 7:30 PJM.
dominating rating I'd suggest is; put a full crew aboard the SSj
probationary members we do and to make it comfortable for
have headaches with them. I those members that live in through the patient work of var Elect. - Pump - machinist and es Roy K. Johnson, a new Calm£ic
don't mean all of them, because Houston, so they will have a place ious patrolmen in the Port of pecially the Ref. Eng. endorse Line ship that was delivered fronq
ments, which will be in great de the local shipyard Saturday. As
some of them are turning out to to sit around and shoot the
N. Y.
mand within the next four two other Mississippi ships paid
be very good members. However, breeze.
The Alcoa Scout has been caus months.
off and took almost a full crewthis is -food for thought for the Am crewing up a new Liberty ing us quite a bit of trouble. It
each,
there's very few men leff
coming Agents' conference.
At this time I'd like to take
fpr the American Liberty lines on was rumored that she was to be
on
tlie
beach.
HARRY COLLINS. Agent or about March 13th.
sold to the Russian Government the opportunity of thanking 'the
The Agent took the loggings
D. STONE' Agent but conditions aboard her was
on
the' Delmar before Com
so bad, Stalin probably smelled
SAVANNAH
mander
Brown, the head Com
it from there. Now, it will be up
NEW YORK
missioner
in this port, for an ap^
to the niembership of the Sea
All is quiet on the southern
peal.
He
won
all but one of the
front. There's not a ship in the Business has picked up in this farers International Union to
cases,
which
should
prove that
straighten
her
out
before
the
ex
harbor except the one that's port last week. Paid off 37 ships
brother
Michelet's
contention
that
terminator gets her.
about ready to sail and she is all and signed on 29.
the
men
were
treated
unjustly
crewed-up already. We shipped SS Francis Walker of Eastern
The size of the meeting last
had basis in fact.
twelve men out last week but we SS Company had the payoff set Wednesday night exceeded any
A number of the old-timers are
have ninety registered. Shipping for Saturday but the crew decid that we have had. There were
drifting back to the Gulf and the
here reminds me of New York, ed to wait and collect all their approximately 1200 members
meetings are beginning to take
it's so different.
overtime at the time of payoff present. There have been a niunon an old-time slam-bang aspect.
' From where I sit it looks as and time of signing off articles. ber of members from the NMU
However, this is a good sign, for
though things will remain quiet She paid off Monday with all in the last week to transfer their
a union is never so healthy as
here for a while but maybe I beefs settled.
books. We don't know whether
when its membership take a real
have a bad seat. I hope so any The crew of the SS A. P. Lor- it is a case of the men getting
interest
in its affairs. When an
way.
ing, also of the Eastern SS Com wise to themselves or rats de
United Press reports that U. S. organization gets as much cab-:
Every day I have a few new pany, went up to get paid off serting a sinking ship.
comers asking for a trip card or a Monday morning and found that
The SS George Cohen of the seamen in Britain prefer British bage in the tiU as ours has, it
job or just a promise of one. the payroll was made up tp mid Overtakes Freight Company was gals to Americans or any others. calls for a vigilant membership
' When I finish telling them the night Saturday night. It took really a messed up job. The skip Questionnaire replies say Brit to see that the dough is handled
properly.
sad story they want to know why about a day's finageling with the per was under the impression ish females are:
the hell the Government keeps company but the crew waited that the ship was his domain and
GLENN MASTERSQN,
"Cuter and more polite, easier
broadcasting for men over the patiently until the beef was set no one should trespass. It took to get along with, friendlier than
Patrolman
radio. Well, a snappy comeback tled and the payroll was cor the physical efforts of patrolman American girls, not as spoiled as
for that one is, "They have no rected before they paid off.
James Sheehan to remove him their American sisters." The iSoll,
other way of broadcasting except The membership of the SIU is from the gangway so that he taken by the United "Seamen's
over the radio." But I listened in beginning to learn that with the could get aboard to settle the Service, also discovered that a
once in a while and hear the same Eastern SS Company a beef beefs. The beefs were numerous
blue-eyed red-head is the favor B. Tafiewisz
2.00
cry and it makes me wonder too. pending is a beef lost.
and the sliip was in haywire con ite valentine of the merchant
B. W. Covert
.* i.og
One night Fibber McGee de The SS Warrior, of the Water dition. She was squared away be
service, but since these are a rar-voted an entire broadcast to re man SS Company, is still around fore paying off.
F.
M.
Tucker
j.oo
^
itv, 61 per cent prefer blondes.
cruiting members for the Merch and needless to say with her
J. F. Conley
i_oo
About six ships from the Bull
ant Marine and even went so far ! famous "Captain Bligh," there Line this week, all paid off clean.
—PM T. A. Scoper
I.QQ
Jkround the Ports
Valehtine?
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APL Demands FDR Unfreeze Wages Now
Textile Workers Void "No Strike
Pledge;" Miners Hold Strike Vote
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Sharply rejecting the find
ings of the public members of the National War Labor
Board against any change in the wage freeze, the AFL mem
bers of the board called upon President Roosevelt to prevent
"economic disaster" by promptly and realistically modify
:\ssei'ting that cdtfon textile WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—A
ing the Little Steel formula.
vt^rker^ have lost faith in the strike vote of the Nation's half
Since the President incorporat straight time hourly earnings for
million
bituminous
coal
miners
National War Labor Board, Emil
ed the Little Steel formula into all wage earners subject to the
(Rieve, president of the Textile is scheduled to be taken on Mar.
an executive order and thus made War Labor Board's jurisdiction.
Workers Union, announced last 28—three days before the expir
it part of the nation's stabiliza "The workers of America are dis
week that the anion ^ad releas ation of their contract—under
tion program, the AFL group illusioned by this chaiige in wag6
ed 100,000 menibers in fifty-three terms provided in the Smithcontended that it is up to the Cbntrol technique. But they have
(Continued from Page 1)
mills from the "no-strike" pledge Connally Act which Congress
President to make the final deci not been hypnotized into believ
made by organized" labor on Dec. passed two years ago to "get" were being properly posted and sion on whether the formula ing that on increase for somd
Workers is an increase in the
24, 1941. This is the first action of UMW President John L. Lewis. that the system is thoroughly ef should now be changed.
Wages
of all Workers. Only sta
By
serving
notice
on
Govern
its kind taken by any group in the
ficient.
Arguments of the public mem
We found that all of the of bers against modification of the tisticians can be confused by the
Congress of Industrial Organiza ment agencies involved that a
; dispute exists that threatens to ficials of the Union are 'properly formula were blasted to smither magic of their averaging tech
tions, Mr. Rieve said.
nique."
"Political connivance has de interrupt war productior^ Lewis bonded for the year 1945. The eens in the AFL dissent.
has
paved
the
way
for
a
legal
bonding
company
being
the
Uni
The dissenting report was
The
statement
charged
that
the
prived the National War Labor
coal
strike
and
has
turned
the
ted
States
Fidelity
&
Guaranty
signed
by AFL Secretary-Treas
public
members,
after
a
year's
Board of its independent tri-pardelay, have resorted to the tricky urer George Meany, VicePresitite nature and caused cotton tex tables on his Congressional foes Co.
We checked all the financial expedient of changing the "meas dent Matthew Woll, Robert J.
tile workers to lose faith in the who certainly never intended for
bbird's processes," he declared. Lewis to be able to use the Smith- transactions of the Un^on handled uring rod" of wages in order to Watt and James A. Brownlow.
Connally Act to his own ad through the Secretary-Treasur justify their position.
They emphasized at the outset
He predicted that the position
vantage.
that
the record of the President's
er's
office
for
the
4th
quarter
and
From
the
beginning,
the
AFL
taken by the union would result
Under Section 8 of the Smith- found them to be correct.
original
7-point anti-inflation
group pointed out, the NWLB has
in strikes in war plants. Potential
Connally Act, which Lewis cited
program
is
a "sorry one" on every
We
found
that
there
were
1898
limited
its
sphere
of
regulation
walk-outs, he contiued, would af
in his letter to Secretary of Labor new members joined in the 4th to "wage rates" and has not used point save wage regulation,
fect plants producing duck, cot
Frances Perkins, it is made man quarter, September 30th through gross earnings or "take-home adding.
ton blankets, sheets, pillow cases
datory for the NLRB (National December 30th, 1944, making a pay" as its guide. In their latest
"The contrast between the re
and other war material.
Labor Relations Board) to take a total of 9437 joined in the four report, however, the public mem sults attained by the War Labor
The union head ^said after a secret ballot of the miners on the quarters of 1944.
bers seized upon a new measur Board and those produced by the
closed meeting of the TWU exe 30th day after notice has been
We made a complete inventory ing rod, "adjusted straight-time other agencies involved in the
cutive committee in the Park given, unless the dispute has of the various receipt books.
hourly earnings." This amounts program is startling. Indeed, the
Central Hotel, that he had been been settled in the meantime.
to
a statistical about-face since control of wages has been so ef
MEMBERSHIP BOOKS
''deluged by requests for walk
The only other exception pro
the
"adjustments" that are in fective that the deficiencies of
7294,
outs in telegrams i by the bushel." vided in the Act is if the "plant, On hand last report
cluded
make the new measure a the entire program have been
78
At the meeting* the executive mine or facility" involved has Issued
kind of "take-home pay figure." hidden from public view.
committee adopted a resolution been seized by the Governnlent.
7216 Exposing the injustice of this "Nevertheless, by some strange
charging cotton textile manufac In invoking the Smith-Connal- On hand this report
method, the AFL asserted that quirk of reasoning, whenever the
UNION BUTTONS
turers with exerting political ly Act, Lewis had the rare satis
if 10 men in a plant received a program is lagging more than
pressure upon government agen faction of quoting from his bitter Buttons on hand last report....2835 10 cents an hour increase, an usual, the pressure is placed upon
Received from Manufacturer 2118 averaging processes used to show the one area of control that has
cies in connection with union de political enemy. President Roose
that 20 men received a 5 cents succeeded. As a consequence, the
mands for a general wage in velt, in support of his contention
4953 hourly increase.
that the Act had forced him to
thumbscrews have been steadily
crease of 10 cents an hour and a "give, a notice that may of itself Buttons sent to branches
797 "In this manner," the AFL tightened upon workers until now
minimum rate of 60 cents an be provocative of disturbances in
statement declared, "the public they have been asked to foregO
Buttons on hand
4156 members have concocted a 36.7 even certain benefits which are
the industry."
hour.
After a careful count and re- per cent increase in adjusted conducive to healthful living.
checking of reports for the past
two years, we find that there is If at some future date, the upon by the membership at a
an excess of 673 buttons on hand. cause for this excess is found, we regular branch meeting or a let
All previous quarterly reports are of the opinion that the Secre ter to the bank from the Secre
is easily seen due to their refusal were rechecked and we can find tary-Treasurer should not be held tary-Treasurer authorizing the
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"education" in their leadership to settle legitimate overtime dis no reason for the excess, as all responsible for the cost of these depositing and withdrawing of
school, as well as a rallying point putes for their membership. previous reports were accepted buttons, as a full accounting will funds in the name of the Seafar
for their meetings, it is well that Meeting after meeting, the rank by the membership. Herewith is then be given.
ers International Union.
the Seafarers look at this and and file of the menibership in a listing of the buttons on hand. We accompanied the SecretaryOur reason for this recommen
that union hit the deck and want
see just what's back of it.
dation
is that several times in the
Treasurer
to
the
Federation
Bank
Actual count on
past,
the
Union has had difficulty
and
Trust
Company
safe
deposit
First, what is a guaranteed to know, "Why can't, or won't the
Feb. 15, 1945
2711
in
getting
union funds that were
vault
and
checked
the
National
vc^ge and who is going- to pay NMU officials settle their legit Received from Mfgr
2118
Defense Bonds deposited there in banks in the name of individ
it? A guaranteed -wage means imate disputes?" Just why they
and find that there are bonds uals, due to death or other rea
that the one who accepts it wiU w,ont settle these legitimate dis Actual number of
putes
is
no
secret,
because
in
be forced to take any job as
buttons on hand
4829 having matured value of $213,- sons. Most recent experience was
their
haste
to
wine
and
dine
the
500.00 deposited therein. These the one itemized in this report, as
signed to him. This is easily seen
Buttons on hand as
shipowners
and
give
them
nice
as the shipowners, or any busi
per above report —
4156 bonds cost the Union $157,990.00. a result of the death of Olden
Banks, Mobile Agent. These
ness man for that matter, is not banquets, they often times forget
BRANCH ACCOUNTS
funds
will be tied up for six
going to guarantee anyone a spe all about the men whom they Number of buttons over
673 Due to the death of Olden
months
or more.
cific amount of dough without represent.
Banks, Agent in the Port of Mo
Curran said a few years back
NEW BUILDING
something in return. A man
No, Brothers, this stuff just bile, Alabama, checks drawn
would have to stay on whatever at a rank and file meeting that: won't cut the mustard. The Sea against Union funds deposited in Last year the membership went
particular job he was on just as any time he was caught wining farers will never be willing to the First National Bank of Mo on record to assess themselves
long as it was the company's and dining the shipowners he sell our conditions down the line. bile by Olden Banks in his own $10.00 Building Assessment for
pleasure. If he were fired for any would have turned phoney. This Oh the other hand, we are highly name were protested and return the purpose of buying their own
cause (and we all know damn came from the Great Curran him in favor for making 200 bucks a ed to Headquarters as uncollect- buildings. We are of the opinion
well that the shipowners can find self and was made at a time month for AB's. So, let us fight able. Until such time as his es that the Building Fund has suf
f plenty of cause) then his guaran when the commie officials in the together. Instead of giving con tate is settled these funds in the ficient fun(Js to start negotiations
teed wage would stop. If he quits NMU were making a big fight ditions to get wage boosts, le tus amount of $1220.57 will be held for the buying of a building in
New York.
of his own volition—then bang— for rank and file support from make new gains in the same man by the Bank , in Mobile.
Under the present lease of the
there goes the money again. If the NMU membership. This say ner in which we received the In view of the foregoing we
He fails to return at the proper ing of Curran's' has the sympa things in the past—^by hard fight would like to make the following Building of 51 Beaver Street, the
rental could be saved and applied
time while awaiting assignment thy of all seamen because all ing and by earnest unionism.
recommendation:
for a job, and if he did not sit in seamen mistrust officials who There is no short cut to condi We would like to recommend to the buying of the building, the
the assignment hall until the very collaborate so very closely with tions for seamen. Nothing will that in Branches where the rental of the basement and first
last minute, then there's even the shipo-wner. Usually after such substitute for the picket lin— Agents deposit their funds in a floor would pay the taxes of the
more reason why he won't get the collaboration, it all winds up with nothing will substitute for fight. bank that these accounts are to property. Under this set up we
a' cut for the seamen in Wages So, let's go and set about the task be opened in the name of the would be in the building rent
200 bucks.
and
conditions. In this case it of a raise in wages. But once Seafarers International Union. free and have only the expenses
.The NMU officials are reaUy
happens'
to be conditions, for this again, let us remember never to The atithority to do this can be of the upkeep.
plugging this dream of pie-inthe-sky and naturaRy it is to is what Curran and Company give away one thing we have to secured in the form of a resolu Property now is available attion from the bank t» be acted
their advantage to do so. This have offered to thrpw away.
secure this.
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Friday, March 9, 1J49'
New York Dispatchers Busiest Men In Union
NEW YORK DISPATCHERS AT WORK
If there is any job in the SIU him up a bit. He was on the observe the shipping rules and
Maiden
Creek
when
she
was
tor
letting
us
know
whether
or
not
which requires a man of iron
with nerves like rubber bands— pedoed in the Mediterranean last he took the. job dispatched to.
March. He had his head cracked
"The rules and regulations of
that job is Dispatcher in New upon, his arm smashed, and spent
our
union are not just printed
York. All day long 500 to 1,000 over a month in a foreign hospi
words, they were fought for over
men face the Dispatcher with tal before being well enough to the years, and much blood was
not only demands for jobs, but stand repatriation back to the spilled to get them. We had
many hard, lean years when the
for information on beefs, on pay United States. ,
old-timers
died in all corners of
"Red"
Trusdale,
the
Night
Dis
offs, on shipping rules, on con
the world in the belief that they
patcher,
is
an
old-time
SIU
mem
tracts and wage rates, and on the
were building a union worth the
million little personal problems ber, having helped found the or
sacrifice.
ganization
in
New
York.
He
sails
which plague seamen when they
"It is up to us, all of us, to live
are ashore. Each union brother, all ratings on Deck, and has sail
whether gassed up or sober, ed on runs throughout the world. up to the traditions of the oldwhether his question is serious or He was a member of the crew timers, and to observe the rules
screwball, must be given a cour- which brough the old Essex which have been instituted for
tious answer. And this takes across a stormy Atlantic, only to the good of the union."
have it sink beneath them in
time—and it takes patience.
Long Island harbor. This was in
. Fortunately the New York Dis 1941. A year later he was torpatchers are courteous and pa pedode, being one of the first SIU
tient men, otherwise they would men to be on the receiving end
(Continued front Page 7)
have cracked long ago. The Chief of a Nazi tin fish.
Dispatcher, Paul Gonsorchik, his
The Dispatchers have high prices that*are within reason and
assistant, Alexander Kerr, and
praise
for the rank and file men undoubtedly in the post war era
the Night Dispatcher, James
of
the
SIU, and their cooperation when speculators return to pri
"Red" Trusdale, have a wealth
vate business, there is little
of information on everything with the officials. '"Don't let doubt but what real estate prices;
from shipping rules to gin mills, anyone say that the new kids en will go up so that the value of;
and all day long they pass it out. tering the industi-y are not good the building would be an asset
union men," says Paul. "Some of
Paul is the old-timer on the them may not know all the score, to the soundness of the financial
structure of the union and high
job, having first taken the job in but they are learning fast.
Feb. 1941. Old-timers wiU re The Dispatchers have one com rentals will not drain the union's
member the barren roon on the plaint, however, and it was ex funds. Also it is an advantage to
6th floor at 2 Stone Street, with pressed by Gonsorchik in the own our own building, as we will
not be harassed by hostile land
Paul's broken down desk in the following manner:
lords
who in times of strikes
middle of the room and a couple
"We
have
been
receiving
a
lot
would
do everything in their
of hundred men sitting on his
desk, hanging on his shoulders, of cooperation between members power to disposses the union.
No, Chief Dispatcher Paul Gonsorchik is not a swoon-crooner,
everything but sitting in his lap. being shipped out, but they are We, therefore, recommend that he is merely calling out the jobs over the public address system in
quite lax in some of their duties.
Those were rugged days.
I want to plead with all men to a building committee, be elected the New York Dispatch hall. Behind him is A1 Kerr marking the"
Paul has shipped an average of observe the reverse side of their at the next regular branch meet jobs on the big new dispatching board. Night Dispatcher "Red"
500 men a week over the past 4 shipping card. This requires that ing to open negotiations with the Trusdale wa^ not on watch when the picture was taken.
years. This adds up to something all men who are turned down, or real estate agent for the purchase
over 100,000 men. Small wonder don't want the job, must report of a building here in New York.
that seamen from Iceland to Bor the fact back to the hall. If this
EARL H. O'DONNELL.
neo know Paul Gonsorchik.
No. 30704
is done, it would save us a lot
Received a letter from M. B,
PHIL H. AGREE,
A1 Kerr, Assistant Dispatcher, of headaches.
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No.
1837
Cato,
former FWT of the SS
is new to the job, having left the "Always remember that some
it will have to go before a Port
James
Gillis, in regards to 156
ships to pie-card last December. day you may be that '"returnee"
MATTHEWS SAMS,
Committee, as the company re
hours
claimed
by him. Checked
The last trip A1 was on banged due to some brother failing to
No. 21386
fuses to pay any more.
with company and they have no
such -record, according to the
THESE MEN SAIL THE SHIPS OF OUR MERCHANT FLEET
Patrolmen who paid this . ship
off.. The beef was out, as safety
of vessel was recognized.
Union Is Sound
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Goffin's Weekly Report
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Have come to a working agree
ment for Deck Storekeepers on
C-4 ships, and as soon as it is
approved by the WLB, I will
port it to the membership.
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Will have complete lists of un
claimed wages from the various
companies in future editions of
the Log.
During the past week Brother
Hawk was in Washnigton on
Union business, ^and therefore
could not be present at the larg
est meeting in this Union's hist
ory. The hall we rented was hot
quite big enough to accomodate
all hands, so it looks like we will
have to get a much larger hall
for future meetings. It is a pleas- ure to state that all hands took h •
large part in making this meeting
one of the finest we ever Kad.^
The interest by new members -in'
Union activities is especially
gratifying, and we hope that this
keeps up, proving that our Union
education is operating in thip
right direction.
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fobs posted for the day. These SIU men have been bombed and torpedoed by the Nazis>: kicked around by the WSA and the Coast
Guard, but they keep sailing the ships in all waters and all weather.
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HAWK, WEISBERGER PRESENT VIEWS TO HOUSE COMMITTEE
DEMAND A LARGE POST WAR FLEET FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT
$10,000 OVERTIME BEEF WON FOR CREW OF JOHN BANVARD
UNION IS FOUND IN GOOD FINANCIAL CONDITION
WAGE BOOST YES-BUT NOT AT SACRIFICE OF CONDITIONS
STEWPOT REQUIEM
UNION THANKED FOR WAR FUND RECORD
CREW OF DESOLATE PRAISED FOR A CLEAN SHIP
SEAFARERS DEMANDS LARGE POST WAR MERCHANT FLEET FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT
AFL DEMANDS FDR UNFREEZE WAGES NOW
TEXTILE WORKERS VOID "NO STRIKE PLEDGE;" MINERS HOLD STRIKE VOTE
NEW YORK DISPATCHERS BUSIEST MEN IN UNION
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SEAFAREBT IRTBBlffAXIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
Vol. VII.
No. 9
NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1945
New York Welcomeis Five SIU
Repatriates From Nazi Prison
EX-SIU OFFICIAL TELLS OF NAZIS
Jerry Petro, old SIU man and ex-official in the Gulf, was
among tho!,e repatriated from Nazi camps on the Gripsholm last
week. One of his first acts was to visit the new SIU hall and
see how the union had progressed since he left two years ago.
Here he is (left) telling some of his ejcperiences to New York
Night Dispatcher "Red" Trusdale.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24—Last Thursday was '^Hero's Day" in New York—for the
diplomatic exchange ship SS Gripsholm arrived with five SIU men aboard who were
being returned to their homes after many heartbreaking months in Nazi prison camps.
Some of the union brothers had been away for years, their only contact with the SIU
being the packages and cigarettes sent to them and allowed through by the Nazi guards.
When the Gripsholm docked"
the SIU men were taken to Wilshire House on 56th Srteet for a
mass interview with the press.
They were greeted there by New
York union officials and were giv
en the warmest of fraternal wel
comes. After a round of parties,
which lasted two days, the men
were conducted through the new
SIU building, and expressed
their appreciation for the fact
that the union was fighting to
maintain conditions for them to
return to.
All of the repatriated brothers
had stories of privation and
hardship to tell. Three of them,
Ralph Piehet, William Weaver
and Rufus Stough were torpedo
ed on the Johnathan Sturgis,
Mississippi Shipping Co., in Feb
ruary 1943. The other two, Paul
"Jerry" Petro, former SIU Pa
trolman in Houston and John F.
Monteverde were sunk on the
SS Hoiiomu, Matson Line on
July 5th, 1942. All of them have
been prisoners since that time,
living on German subs, prison
ships and in German prison
camps.
Lord "Haw-Haw," the English
commentator broadcasting for the
Nazis promised the attack on a
thirty-eight ship convoy in early
July 1942 when he announced
that Germany planned to give
America "real fireworks" on the
Fourth of July. His estimate was
a day late but on July 5th the
Russia-bound convoy was attack
ed with all the strength the
Nazis could muster. The result
was the sinking of thirty-two of
the thirty-eight ships. But let
Jerry Petro tell the story, his
story is that of all the boys, ex
cepting the fact that the Honomu
survivors were twenty-three days
in a lifeboat while it was forty
days before the Sturgis men were
picked up. In addition, the Stur
gis survivors were also sunk on
a German Prison ship which hit
a mine off the Norweigian coast.
Jerry tells a story that has be
come all too familiar to SIU
members. Nineteen men man
aged to get in the lifeboat on
July 5th. By July 28th, when they
were picked up by a German sub.
SIU Demands For Free
Launch Service OK'd
Crews bn ships chartered to
or owned by the WSA will
henceforth get free launch ser
vice in New York Harbor. This
demand,, made by the SIU last
year, was granted in a directive
handed down by the N. Y. Dis
trict Marine Supt. for the WSA.
Under the directive, all crew
members will receive one free
round trip ticket per day—
provided, of course, that they
receive shore liberty.
eleven had died leaving only
eight. Among those who died,
was an old time militant SIU
member from the Gulf, '"Silent"
Hayes.
The sub landed Jerry and the
other survivors at a small north
ern Norweigian port and from
there they were taken to "Stalag
322," a German prison camp in
Norway. Here the Nazis, flushed
with their early successes, were
arrogant and brutal.
From this camp they were ta
ken to Oslo and then loaded on a
German prison ship which trans
ported them to Frederickshaven,
Denmark. Despite the Nazi per
secution the boys were warmly
welcomed by the Danish citizen
ry and the Germans had to re
double their guard.
From Denmark they were ta
ken to Wilhelmshaven, Germany,
where they were questioned for
fourteen days.. Standing pat, the
SIU members refused any infor
mation except the identification
required under the rules of war.
They were then taken to their
next prison which was destined
to be their only home until their
(Contimud on Page 2)
IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME AGAIN!
SIU FIGHTS SHIP DISPOSAL BILL
Recognizing that the prere
quisite for post war jobs is the
existence of a large post war
American fleet of ships, the SIU
opened war this week on the
' "Merchant Ships Sales Act of
1945" which is now before the
House Committee on Merchant
'Marine and Fisheries. This act
opens the way for mass disposal
of our war time fleet of merchant
. ships to foreign operators, thus
cutting down the number of post
war jobs and creating ' a large
•-foreign flag fleet running into
J ••
American ports under substand "Washington will be Harry Lundeberg, SIU President, SIU "Vice
ard labor conditions.
Presidents John Hawk and Mor
A definative analysis of the ris Weisberger, and the SIU
bill and reasons for our oppo Washington Representative Mat
sition to it, will be printed in thew Dushane.
Meantime, rank and file sea
the next week's issue of the
men up and down all coasts are
SEAFARERS LOG.
pouring telegrams of protest in
House committee hearings on to Washington, demanding that
the bill are being held in Wash- the government do nothing to
ingt<M5 this week, and top SIU sabotage the maintainence of a
offii.iols will appear to give large merchant fleet after the
labor's viewpoint. Spearheading war.
(Continued on Page 4)
the opposition, to the bill in
Repatriated SIU men are obviously glad to be out of the Nazi
prison camps and back in the U.S. again. This group was snapped
at the Wilshire House in New York just after the men had alighted
from the Gripsholm. Left to right: The wife of a repatriated skipper;
SIU repatriate William Weaver: A1 Kerr, New York Assistant Dis
patcher and part of the SIU Reception Committee, and SIU repa
triate Ralph Piehet.
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THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, March 2, 194S
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SEAFARERS LOG
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District
Organization Seen The
Key To Post War Jobs
By PAUL HALL
From The
Assistant
Sec'y-Treas.
Many of our members are ask over-staffed apparatus with
ing the question today, "What superfluous membership.
happens when the war is over Our financial
condition is
and
the shipo-wners start laying sound, while the NMU's finances
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor,
By LOUIS COFFIN
up ships?"
would drive a bank examiner in
This is a fair question and sane if he tried to fathom their Had quite a busy week, hand
HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President
there is no use in our kidding conniving intracacies. Even to ling various beefs, negotiationa
ourselves about the answer. In day, rather than have their and other items that keep pop
105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
the first place, post war Shipping funds tied up by court order and ping up in this office. No. 1 on
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
will consist of larger and faster examined by competent court my agenda was a letter frpm the
ships.
This means that a cor auditors, they are settling claims ex-crew of the SS Robert Lovett
P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City
responding tonnage can carry a and cases against the NMU hand regarding week end overtime and
corresponding \ cargo with less over fist regardless of the price statements of wages. Contacted
MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Re
men much faster, resulting in so as to avoid any light whatso-. the company and squared this
424 Ith Street, N. W., Washington, D. C
that many less jobs. Already, ever on their actual financial beef away. We realize that cer
tain companies do not issue a
many tons of shipping are being status.
transferred to other flags and in This comparison, favorable statement of wages at pay-off
the end, we can rest assured that though it is to us, does not mean, time, so for the benefit of all
Directory of Branches
the countries receiving thase that -we cah rest On our laurels._ hands, just drop in or •write fo BRANCH
ADDRESS
PHONE
ships and shipping will not re- In prOviotis articles, 1-bave point-; the respective companies And
,NEW YORK (4)
inquish it. This competition nat ed Out the humber Of mcih that' they, will give you. Or sehd by
BOSTON (10)
330 Atlantic Ave.—Uberty 4057
BALTIMORE (2)
14 North Cay St.—Calvert 4539
urally will mean fewer jobs for will be unloaded from the trans mail, a complete statement. How
PHILADELPHIA
6 North 6th St.—Lombard 765 1
us. Many of our members re ports, -pools, schools, etc. 1 have ever, we have requested that ffll
NORFOLK
25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083
NEW ORLEANS (16)
339 Chartres St.—Canal 3336
member the period frPm 1923 to tried tO show the dangers of the companies furnish these state
CHARLESTON (9)
- 68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930
SAVANNAH
220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728
1934 when there was nothing un RMO and WSA set-up. So now,i ments when a ship pays off.
TAMPA 7...-.1..^423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-1323
usual for men to wait as much as the actual qiiestiOh of Our post •Brother Volpian and myself
lACKSONVILLE
920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231
MOBILE ....
7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392
War security and jobs rest in dim attended a meeting with Mr.
six months between ships.
PUER^^R'I(?0
45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885
The question then must be, ability to Orgahize—^to go into; Kiggens of the Bull Line regard
GALVESTON
219 20th St.—Galveston 2-8043
"What are we doing to safeguard the areas Where we are how ing refrigerating ehgineers. While
our interests in the almost ihevit- weak — to Organize and gain; our Working rules are similar,
i
able shipping slump that will fol strength where little or no or-: other items are hot, and the TePUBLICATION OFFICE:
ganization exist today.
sult is that we came to no agree
low the war?"
This means that we must cOn-; ment as yet.
51 BEAVER STREET
The question of post war se
tinue and intensify hur fight to Sat in a long session along
curity for the union is essential maintain cohditions and Wages.'
New York, (4) N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
wim Brother Volpian and Shuler
ly a question of jobs. While we
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Our organizational apparatus at the Calmar, Line. We went
must maintain our wage scale must be strengthened and kept
through every item of the Cal
and conditions, we still must up. Every member of this union
mer proposals and agreed with
have the jobs first! This means,
must play a definite part in the. veiy few of them. We meet again
then, that we have an organiza program of building for the fu
in the very near future, and hope
tion task ahead of us. We must ture.
that we can get these sessions
concentrate upon the unorgan-Our future is secure only if We. oyer with once anti for all.
ized lines, and there are quite a are to make it so. Our officials;
few of them up and down the" are powerless without the un
York Patrolmen, and myself'took
by their representatives who gave coast. We must ,galvanize the
(Continued from Page 1)
reserved, wholehearted support a look at the meeting hall on E.
them
one
apple,
two
cigarettes
rank and file into volunteer or and help of the membership. SO, llth Street, and we recommend
exchange last month. This prison
ganizers—men so sure of the
was at Milag Nord, located in the and a picture of Hitler.
let us all, membership and Of ed that this Hall be rented eVOiy
Their
first
taste
of
real
free
rightness
of their cause, and so ficials alike, put our shoulders to- other Wednesday. Seating ca
center of the horseshoe formed
by Bremen, Hamburg and Wil- dom came when they crossed the certain of the backing of their the wheel and push together! Let pacity is over 750 and it is also "
helmshaven. They had a ring Swiss frontier into France and union, that they will ride the un-' us set about today securing Our equipped with a public address
side seat to the destruction ' of were besieged by cheering Am organized ships and line them up gains for tomorrow!
system.
Germany's greatest seaports and erican soldiers who showered for the SIU.
Had a call from Baltimore re
nightly watched the greatest fire gifts on them. In Marseille they
There are other factors, of
garding • manning scale in black
works display of all time with were first put aboard the "Al course. Manning scales must be
gang of Alcoa Vi(ftoiy ships and
bombs falling as thick as hail gonquin" and then after two days increased, and the four watch
am checking with other compan
transferred to the Gripsholm. system must be fought for. Both
stones.
ies
who operate this type of ves
SS tHOMXs HAYWOOB
Their treatment improved with In New York they were met by of these factors will increase the.
sel, and find that the Junior En
each German reverse. When their relative^ and SIU represen number of jobs per ship. And this I. Ibrain, BOs'n, 2 hrs; H. HaSiz,, gineer is a licensed man standing
^drth Africa fell Nazi arrogance tatives. The SIU put the full re must be done. But first and fore AB, 3 hrs; H. Bradly, AB, 4 hrs;, the First watch, and that no Un
began to vanish and when France sources Of the union at their most we must get more ships, R. Quirk, OS, 4 hrs; A. Belter,; licensed juniors are carried. We
•was invaded the guards actually command. Rufus Stough carried and this means signing up new- GS, 1 hr; j. DiCkes, OS, 1 hr; F. are trying to get three wipers on
i Wirling, AB, 1 hr; W. Wahzel,: all Victory ships.
began to curry favor with thei his union button through the lines.
t)risoners. Don't make any this- whole Ordeal and proudly dis This is a big task, and We must AB, 1 hr. The above men can Am 'getting a new set-up on
take, however, the boys wOte played it as the only union but carefully examine Our own or collect fOr removing cOial to gal- Oiir Social Register and Do Not
"never overfed and watery sbttp ton which survived over two ganization, as well as others in ey at the Waterman SS Co. of Ship lists, and will take up ways
and boiled potatoes was their years in a German Prison camp. the field, to see how well pre fice, 19 Rector St., 10th Floor, and means of operating on a
pared we are to fight for these New York. * • '4
stream line basis at the Agents'
diet throughout their long imessentials.
Conference which meets here in
•prisonment.
SS DOBBS
New York on March 12th.
A comparison of the status of
The repatriates were unani
M. Francisco, 67 hrs; F. C. Am glad to state that due to
the SIU as compared with that of
mous in their gratitute to the
Gray,
75 hrs; J. Gorganuiss, 67 the good work of the officials in
the NMU should furnish the an
7SiH.-'for the cigarettes and pack-,
hrs.
Collect
at Calmar SS Com all branches, beefs are far and
swer.
ages sent them. Without these,
pany
Office.
few between. However, any beef
Our
membership
has
grown
Jerry says, life would have been
• * *
that is sent in will get immedi
JOHN
G.
ATHERTON
during
this
war,
but
this
growth
almost unbearable.
i
MV YAKIMA HEAD
ate
attention. Am working on a
has
been
a
steady
one,
based
on
The effect of the incessant Ydur papers are in the Baggage
J. Olchovy, Oiler, $71.85, 107; couple of beefs with Alcoa and
contraets
with
operators
who
bombing of German transporta-i Room in the New York hall.
will be in business after the war. hrs; D. Peliszeh, oiler, $41.13, 59 Calmar, also Victory ship man
tion was shOwn when they start
The NMU, on the other hand, hrs. Collect at Moran Towing ning scales which I will report in
ed for Switzerland to be ex->
next week's issue of the LOG.
has had a mushroom-like growth Company office.
changed fOr German prisohersJ
JOHN B. WILKES
•
•
•
with "war baby" contracts that
The journey, Which in nOrmat
ruary 15 as overtime coming for
SS ROBERT LIVINGSTON
times requires only eight hours, Your probationary book, re will vanish aifter the war, leav-'
Ixingshore^ work. Collect at
Marano,
17
hrs;
Aoam,
6%
hrs;:
took five
days with frequent ceipts and photographs are in the ing that drgahizatibn with a dahWaterman
office.
Hanson,
1
hr;
Klem,
5
hrs;
Me-;
gerous
surplus
in
membership.
stops while destroyed tracks, Baggage Room in New York.
•
•
•
glio,
11
hrs;
Blessley,
5
hrs;
RinThe
SIU
bperdtes
6n
ah
effici
roadbeds and junctions were be-,
•
•
•
guette,
8
hrs;
Cormier,
4%
"hrs<
ency
basis
30
'that
even
with
ai
SS
MOOSE
PEAK
ing repaired or by-passed.
» Crew which puid off in Jack
50% Ibss bf ihcbme and shipping,- Collect at Bull Line office.
R. bLIVER
In Geneva the Americans were
we Could still maihtaih our ap-"
sonville in January, can ebllect
met. and furnished with all beces-' Book 411^6, next time yOU are paratus and union halls - 'dh a'
SS
LAvrroN
B.
BVANS
;
transportation.
Collect froth the
sities. The Germans who were in New York sOe Patrolman Al- 100% sedle. The NMU, on the I "Deck Department which paid;
Moran
Towing
Company, New
being exchanged were also met gina, 5th floor.
other hand, has a unwieldy, off in Newport shipyard on Feb- York.
SIU Repatriates Made
Welcome In New York
Moftey Due
^ v.;
ji.y:r..V.iT'a
�>riday/ March Z 1945
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
PHILADELPHIA
— •*
Pasre Thz««
Agent. Expect to have them set
tled about a week from this date
and wiU notify all concerned in
the "LOG."
Appeared before the Coast
Guard as council for several of
the Brothers and made out O.K.
JOHN MORGAN, Agent
WHATS DOING
' Something that is getting
•quite common these days is these
'KANGAROO courts that they are
^holding for the benefit of some
of our members on the other side.
'It seems from the information
•that we have that when some of
We may menTion at this time One especially is the skipper on bat the fink halls in one port, we
our members are caught out of
TAMPA
'bounds they are hauled before that the Army, Coast Guard In the Moran tug, Hillsboro Inlet. have to have the cooperation of
all.
No
chain
is
stronger
than
its
some Shavetail Lt. and they are telligence have a copy of these He makes the ship every five
Things are still slow down here
fined from $50;00 to $200.00. The documents in their possession and days, not to put out a draw but Weakest link.*
in God's coxmtry, with quite a
Bearing
this
in
mind
let's
all
it
remains
to
be
seen
just
what
to
fire
or
log
the
crew.
We
are
joker is that there are no rules
few of the boys around. Among
' 'posted on the ship telling the action if any will be taken on trying to put the bridle on him' Work together for our own com the old-timers here we have "One
and think We sOoh Will be able mon cause.
inen where these out of bounds the matter.
Round" King, Bill Simmons,
WeU,
I
guess
thhat
we
have
to lead him around to see it the;
AL KERR, Ass't Dispatcher
districts are. For all the mem"Bo"
Anderson and Emmett Gar
Taers know, the minute you step said enough for this time so we Seafarers way.
cia.
Although these boys are
down the gangway maybe you will close for now, so here's to a The Marine Dragon is still im
here
now,
don't be surprised if
BALTIMORE
and causing plehty of he&daches.
will be fined for being oiit of big union.
they turn up there or some other
HARRY COLLINS, Agent She should be Ifiled up after this: Shipping has been fair and the port in that vicinity, as there
bounds. This Branch has evi
so She win run Smoothly hefe-| prospect of it becoming better is aren't a hell of a lot of jobs
dence where the Army has fined
after.
\ very doilbtful as not many ships down this way.
a crew member for being out of
NEW YORK
There was a chief cook in,i are expected during the coming
bounds and allowed two brass
Made a trip recently to Port
waiting to be tried for starving week.
hats to be out of bounds and
Everglades and boarded the SeaWe have the Del Aires in with
failed to "take any action against a chief cook who had 130 hours the 'drew. He asked me Who this SS August Belmont, South At train New Orleans. Everjrthing
them because they were OFFI overtime for a six weeks' trip. guy Frenchy Michelet was. He' lantic SS Co.—^This ship came in is okay on her and aU hands sat
CERS. It appears to the writer On the bottom of his overtime said, "You know I admire that during the week without any isfied (must be that good Cuban
^ that this smells sonriewhat of a slip he stuck in 25 hours. He guy. I have been reading the beefs and the whole gang compli rum they get in Havana, eh wot?)
great big juicy herring, or should stated the reason for turning it LOG and using his recipies on mented the Steward (which is The good ship Brandywine was
we be real plain and state that in is in case he left anything out. the last trip. I think he is smart, pretty rare these days) as to how here the other day. We straight
we think that this is a racket. Of Overtime like that makes it hard a pity he is baldheaded."
well he fed the bOys. Patrolman ened her up and converted a few
course, nobody can hang a gdy to collect legitimate overtime.
I said, "Brotlier Michelet is Starlin who paid this ship off "non believers." Althought this
for thinking.
We have been haying quite a neither smart nor baldheaded. He says for Brothers Frenchy Mich scow is not in perfect shape,
We have documents on file in bit of trouble with the Bull Line has just beat his gums together elet and J. P. Shuler to take note. there is an improvement over
this office where a Ch. Steward in trying to reduce their stewards so much talking about something Frostberg Victory, Alco SS what she was a while back.
was fined $200.00 for Ijeing out of department. They pulled a of which he knows nothing, that Co.—^We received delivery of this There seems to be no relief in
bounds and an AB was fined sneaker on the SS Monroe. Only he has jarred the tip of his head tub during the week and a whole sight here in regards to an in
$50.00 for the same offense. But signed seven men on articles, re out through his hair." The guy gang was shipped to her. So far crease in marine traffic, so as to
the Chief Engineer that was ar fused to sign on the rest of the was exonerated of his charges, the only beef on her is that WSA give the members in this area
rested for-the same offense was compliment. It is well to watch after promising to discard Mich- hair mattresses should be junked. more job to make. This, however,
fined nothing. And not only that, all companies that are reducing elet's recipies and lake some ad And the Company refuses to hire shoTxld change as soon as the
all three of these men were told their gun crews, as they might vice fronri a real good cook.
war is over in the Atlantic. For
any Jr. Engineers.
to «be at the Provost Marshall's try to pull the same thing.
New Hall—^We have shopped that reason the Seafarers should
J. P. SHULER. Patrolman
office the next day for a hearing There have been about four
around and foimd that it is im make plans as soon as possible to
* • «
^nd the said Chief Engineer did stewards departments on the SS Shipping for the past week in possible to buy a hall in this port be prepared for the post-war pe
not even show up at the hearing Arthur Dobbs since she docked. the Port of New York has picked at a reasonable price; All prop riod, and the increase in ship
and nothing was done about the The more we put on the lousier up. From the way things are erty owners want us to put up all ping and business in the Gulf
-onatter. However, an MP came she gets.
starting out this week, shipping the dough in the Bank of Eng area.
aboard the ship and told the Ch. The SS Flying Eagle was paid will continue to pick up for the land before they will sell. This The old-timers know from past
EngT tKafTfe would have to ap off here. She was the cleanest next few weeks.
being the case we are going to history that the Gulf as a whole
pear the next day and when the ship that has been around in a A tip for the black gang dept. extend the lease on our present should really boom as soon as
Ch. Eng. did go ashore the Port long time. Crews like she had would be for all men possible to hall and spend a few bucks fix things return to normalcy. Much
Director in charge was not avail make paying off a ship a pleas get a Reefer Engineer's endorse ing it up so it will be a hall the of the traffic now on the East
able and the case could not be ure.
Coast will be diverted down here.
ment. Especially for those men men will be proud to come to.
settled. This statement was made Occasionally some one shows intending to go to sea after the Joseph Mullen. This brother Knowing this we should at our
by the Chief in question and is on up here with the NMU Pilot in war. There will be a great num passed away in the Marine Hos Agents' Conference, make the
_ file in this Branch.
his hand, with the page open to ber of ships converted into ref. pital. He was buried by the necessary plans to prepare.
But in the case of the poor General Notices, under National ships. The C-4's of Waterman union and the membership col To the fellows up the line—^we
Chief Steward, after he was fined Port Committee, which states, and Robin will be ideal for this lected $70.00 and turned it over can't offer any jobs here if you
• the previous night the amount of that in certain ports on certain work. 'The Waterman Steamship to his widow and kids. She sent decide to head this way—-BUT—
$200.00, an MP came aboard the dates, there's a vessel attack Co. has two ships' that at the us a nice letter thanking the for Rum N' Coca Colas' and
pretty Senoritas — that's some
, ship the next day and demanded bonus due. This is repeated from present time are being converted membership.
thing
else. So we'll be seein'
A.
Davenport
and
Dumas,
oil
that the Chief Steward pay up time to time and probably serves to Ref. ships. The Bull Line has
you.
ers
on
the
SS
Wm.
Brewster,
Al
the fine and if he didn't he, the the purpose of filling the space already converted two, one of
D. L. PARKER, Agent
MP, was going to take him off where some poor sucker's over which has a reefer job open at coa Line, the overtime that was
submitted
to
the
Patrolman
at
the,ship. At this time the Cap time would be listed if the NMU present. In the near future, more
time of payoff, we have checked
tain of the ship told the MP that ever settled any beefs. Whatever ships will be converted.
NEW ORLEANS
the Steward or himself had no the purpose of the notices it is There has been a big demand the overtime of the ship and
irioney to pay the fine and to this rather confusing as all attack for Pumpmen and Pump mach. found that this time had been Things continue slow here this
•the ''P threatened to take the bonuses are set by the WSA and Especially on the SIU-SUP Tank paid at the time" of regular pay week. The Sandwich payed off,
Steward in question off the ship. are not settled by any union and ers that have been coming in off.
but she makes a very short trip.
'At this point the Steward pro since the first of April, a ship lately. The unorganized Tankers Red Cross Meeting: We attend We expect an improvement next
duced a U.S. Postal Money Order has to have an actual attack be have been calling for a lot of ed with other AFL Unions who week as the Delmar is in fron a
which was offered to the MP and fore the attack bonus is paj^ble. these ratings also. In the near are launching a drive for funds. South American run and is to
thi§ he refused to accept. The When calling the NMU for in future the need for these en The question was brought up as pay off tomorrow and the Miss
upshot of the whole affair was formation on this, the answer is, dorsements will become greater to what aid the Red Cross gave issippi has another one due in
that the Captain had in Ws pos '"If your ship was torpedoed at as the tanker field opens up. At to merchant seamen in foreign from South America Tuesday.
session $150.00 in "blu^ seal" that date and that port you have the present time it is much ports and were told that this isn't Calmar has a new scow due to
money which is not supposed to an attack bonus coming." It does easier to get an endorsement their problem that the USS took make a trial run Monday, which
be -used in Africa and he offered not matter a damn what date than it will be in peacetime. So care of merchant seamen. Of probably wiU mean a complete
this to the MP who in turn ac and what port your ship was at a word to the wise should be course we reserve our comments crew for her early in the week.
on this kind of aid.
cepted same.
tacked, you still are entitled to sufficient.
' The local fink mill is refusing
WM. McKAY. Agent enrollments in their schools for
'But you should see the receipt an attack bonus if your ship was The Brothers here in New
the next several weeks—an en
that the MP gaVe the Steward actually attacked.
York have been giving us ex
couraging sign. We haven't had
for his money. It was an ordin- It would save us a number of cellent support in our fight
BOSTON
to caU the fink pool for a man in
dfy piece of yellow paper. The headaches if the SIU members against the fink halls. At the
War Department has receipts, who read the Pilot were to class present time the fink hall looks We had a very busy week here some time now. The lopal RMO
Form Nq. 38, for this purpose, such statements as this with the like a meeting hall for all of the in Boston and in Portland Maine. has a nice setup—each stooge has
and it seems queer to the writer rest of the hooey that they read Gold Braids • of the U.S.
We had to miss three ships that a stooge. Lucky thing Uncle has
that as this was a legal transac- in the Stdlinski Journal.
With the continued good sup paid off at the Army Base as the a gang of dough. Only a rich
Frenchy Michelet is doing a lot port of our membership here in crews paid off*on board ship in country like ours can afford to
• tion that the Army MP did not
pay a herd of finks six bucks a
'take the trouble to issue the of beefing about his mules. We New York and with the outports stead of on the dock.
'Customary receipt for the money too are having our share of getting the same type of support, The Agent was quite busy tak day to hang around and wait for
i:hat was paid to him. In the trouble with the jackasses in the in the near future we should be ing up beefs with the Eastern a job.
case of the AB, he received a port of New York. Most all of able to reduce this menace. But SS Co., along with a beef sent GLENN "CURLY" MASTERSON
' flukey receipt also.
them in the form of skippers. regardless of how much we com in by Brother McKay, Baltimore
Patrolinaa
Around the Ports
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Page Four
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
«
<
Friday. March 2, 1945
SIUFIGHTS SHIP DISPOSAL BILL
(Contimcd from Page 1)
Following is the resolution
" passed unanimously at the New
York Branch meeting Of Feb. 28
THESE MEN SABOTAGE LABOR
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Merchant Mar
ine Act of 1936, passed by Con
gress stated as follows:
"It is necessary for the Nationa
defense and development of its
foreign and domestic commerce
that the United States shall have
a Merchant Marine;
"(a) sufficient to carry its dom
By 'TRENCHY" MICHELET
estic water-borne commerce and
a substantial portion of its waterToday is February 14th—the the man. There's no ill the flesh
borne export and import foreign
first Valentine Day that we've is heir to that the open road
commerce—and to provide ship
spent at home in a number of wont cure. We haven't had a
ping service on all routes esyears. We can remember when single contented day since we
• sential for maintaining the flow
Valentine Day was a looked-for tied ourself to a desk. Save a
of such commerce at all times.
event in our life. Our heart was place by the fire for us, Jeff,
'•(b) capable of serving as a
fresh and eager then and full of we're gonna "blind" a fast one
naval and military auxiliary in
dreams. We thought a certain before many more moons have
Here is the team which has consistently held labor to a sub
-time of war or national emerg
little dimpled darling the sweet come and gone.
standard wage. Left is William Davis, chairman of the War Labor
ency.
est of mortals and "Winnie" the
The Delmar paid off here Sat
"(c) owned and operated under Board which this week turned down labor's demand for the end of loveliest of names. Much water urday afternoon with half the
the United States flag by citizens the Little Steel Formula. Davis sent a report to Economic Stabili has flowed
under the bridge crew logged. The skipper of this
zation Director Fred M. Vinson, right, stating that the cost of living
of the United States insofar as
since then—^we are an older, sad scow is log-happy. This character
had not "outrun" wages and the workers should be denied their
may be practicable, and—
der and wiser man, but nothing spent quite a little time in the
demands
of wage boosts. Vinson has in the past consistently sided
"(d) composed of the best
that life has since shown us is booby hatch in Northern Ireland
equipped, safest, and most suit with profit lusting employers against labor, and it is likely that he nearly so sweet as the memory several years ago. After carefully
able types of vessels, constructed will see things the way Davis does.
of Winnie's smile. So here's to checking all the circumstances in
in the United States and manned tion shall be made upon such
of our Winnies — may the each log, we're fully convinced
SUB MENACE GROWS all
with a trained and efficient citi terms and conditions as the com
memories never fade.
the gentleman jumped over ^e
IN THE PACIFIC
zen personnel.
The mattress situation aboard fence to get out.The Coast Gu^d
mission with the approval of the
"It is hereby declared to be President shall prescribe. In con
the new Overlakes scow Rodman officer in' charge of the trials
That the fnenace to our ships is but another instance of the
the policy of the United States nection with sales to noncitizens,
evidently felt the same way, be
to foster the development and the Commission is authorized to from Japanese subs is growing, pouring of the taxpayers' money cause he cleared everybody con
encourage the maintenance of avail itself of the services of any is indicated by a new defense down rat holes. This ship just cerned. We then tackled the com
training program instituted on
such a Merchant Marine."
other agency of the United States the West Coast. The Maritime got in here from Houston. She missioner and pointed out to him
has a bunch of brand smackin' the injustice of the fines. Being
WHEREAS, at the present time Government with duties or pow Commission has opened a bar
new
mattresses aboard that are a reasonable man, he naturally -aisthere are approximately fifty ers in respect of extension of rage balloon and kite defense
too
narrow
' for the bunks and advised the old man to scratch
services, and school, and has requested all
million tons of American ship credit or financing
are stuffed with a wire-like hair them. The "master" refused to
any
such
agency
is
authorized
to
ping, as compared with approx
bosuns to become familiar with that sticks hell out of you when do so until he was ordered to ^o
imately eleven million prior to extend such facilities and serv the equipment.
you try to sleep. The officials of so by the head of the port. For
ices to the Commission or to the
the war, and
purchaser for
the
purposes ports, and American seamen, as this port have been raising hell tunately, the head commissioner
WHEREAS, these ships have hei-eof."
a reward for thetir services dur with the WSA, but no dice. It is also a reasonable man, so we
been manned and are manned
ing the war, were in the bread seems that the vessel must make don't anticipate any trouble when
WHEREAS,
this
can
only
mean
by American Seamen who have
lines on a nationwide scale, and on© trip with them before they we all get together Monday
^
can be removed. The big shots morning.
been called upon to deliver the that the foreign operators and
WHEREAS, past experience in the WSA admit that the mat
Our good friend, brother Gre
goods for our armed forces in all foreign countries will be able to
buy American ships, built with has proven that foreign ships, tresses are no good, but they are gory, having heard us say that
ports of the world, and
money from the American tax under normal conditions, very apparently covering up for the we liked baked apples, called us
WHEREAS, at the present time payers, under conditions and seldom do any repair work or guy who let the contract, for a during the week to tell us that
a bill has been introduced in terms far easier than American drydocking in Americdh ship whole mess of the damn things. he had baked some for us aboard
Congress called 'The Merchant operators and American citizens yards. Consequently, in addition So, meanwhile, the poor seamen the mule scow Sam Walker. THey
Ships Sales Act of 1945" or "H.R. can buy these ships. As a matter to depriving thousands of Amer must sleep the best he can.
were so darn good that we
1425," which is coming up for a of fact, foreign operators will be ican citizen seamen of their livliBoy, when this scrap's over and bummed the recipe. Here it is:
public hearing before the Mer able to buy American ships with hood, also thousands of shipyard old John Public starts poking his Core the apples and place them
chant Marine Committee on money borrowed from the United workers will be out of work, if inquisitive nose into some of in a baking dish with a little
March 1, 1945, and
States Government under Lend this Bill goes through in its pre these kettles of fish,
he's sure brown sugar sprinkled on eacbr
sent
form,
and
therefore
Lease.
In
other
words,
the
Amer
gonna
uncover'
some
stinkin' Let bake for fifteen
minutes.
WHEREAS, Section IV of this
messes. But then, what can you Meanwhile have a mixture of the
bill, entitled ''Sales of Vessels ican tax-pnyers will again finance
BE IT RESOLVED, that this
Not Needed for United States the foreign countries and for Organization, the Atlantic and expect when a few guys get to peel of several apples, brown
Commerce or Defense," Sub-Sec eign operators in their buying of Gulf District of the Seafarers In spending other peoples' billions? sugar and a dash of cinnamon
American ships.
Municipal dough's been sticking and a little water simmering
tion "E" reads as follows:
ternational Union of North Amer to official fingers since the birth away on the range. At the end
'•(e) Payment of the sales price
WHEREAS, under such condi ica, composed of sailors, firemen of history:
of fifteen minutes pour the mix
for vessels sold under this sections the American citizens and and cooks, who man ships out of Who shall doubt the secret hid ture over the apples and bake 'til
American operators will be at a Atlantic and Gulf ports, hereby Under Cheops' pyramid
done. Then call Frenchy.
disadvantage and we will again go on record condemning the Was that the contractor did
A number of brothers are evid
be faced with the rapid decline proposed Bill, and request that Cheops out of several millions?" ently under the impression that
of the American Merchant Mar Congress take adequate steps to
Good old Jeff Davis, better there are personalities involved in
ine. Foreign ships will again be insure retaining a large Merch known as the "King of the Ho our little differences with Shuler.
used to carry the exports and ant Marine after the war, and
boes," was in to see us Monday. This isn't so at all. All our critic
imports of the United States be
He
made us an honorary member isms are meant to be construc
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
cause American flag ships will
of
the
Hoboes of America. We tive. We are trying to make a
that we call upon the American
not be able to compete with for
propose
to keep the card among cook out of the dop. . . er . . . guy.
Federation of Labor, and also
eign flag ships due to the fact
every labor body on the Pacific our most cherished possessions. To show our faith we want to
that the foreign operators will
Coast to go on record to back us Jeff's an old man now and chock take this opportunity to brand as
operate ships without any finan
in our fight to retain the Amer full of fascinating tales of adven a malicious lie the understatftd^
cial outlay, and will also man ican Merchant Marine, and
ture. It's a tonic just to talk to ably popular notion that J.P. got
their ships with crews which are
his steward's papers from Sears
paid much lower wages than are
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, from ships and from friendly & Roebuck. Actually, Shuler gofe.
paid to American seamen. Ameri that it shall be the duty of all labor bodies to the various Con his papers from a cockeyed in
can seamen will again be faced Officials of the Atlantic and Gulf gressmen and Senators in Wash spector who had drunk his lunch
with the same conditions they District of the Seafarers Inter ington, D. C., and
in nine gin mills. The worthy
faced after the last war when national Union of North America
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED( gentleman gave J. ^P. the papers
^
most American ships were tied to rally all support in our fight that this particular resolution be under the delusion that he was
up while foreign ships were car in the various ports, and to send widely publicized and i-eleased to endorsing a guy sitting three
rying American imports and ex- proper protest from our Unions, the Press in the various ports. I chairs away,
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NEW YORK WELCOMES FIVE SIU REPATRIATES FROM NAZI PRISON
SIU FIGHTS SHIP DISPOSAL BILL
ORGANIZATION SEEN THE KEY TO POST WAR JOBS
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1945
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f^SfEUS JOQ
OmOlAL ORGAH OF THE ATLAimO AMD OfTLF DIBTBICT,
SZAFABIB8' nfTBOIAtlOlfAL VNIOV OF EQBTH 4IIEBICA
Vol. VII.
NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1945
Officials In Action
No. 8
Record Attendance
For First New York
Bi-Monthly Meeting
Labor Support
New York officials conduct the largest (non-strike) meeting in
the history of the union. Shown here on the platform, facing the 700
members who were able to crowd into the hall, are (left to right)
Freddie Stewart. Recording Secretary; William McCuistion, Chair
man; Paul Hall. New York Agent; John Hawk, District Sec'y-Treas.
AFL To Open "Service
Bureau" In New York
The American Federation of Labor has opened in
New York a city-wide "Service BUreau" which will aid all
AFL members in the metropolitan area with their personal
and family problems. This Bureau, located at 10 East 40th
Street, is supported by the New York Labor War Chest.
The SiU has grown so rapidly in size that it has all but
outgrown the new hall recently acquired in New York—•
at least as far as membership meetings are concerned. At
last Wednesday's meeting (the first
regular bi-monthly
meeting), so many men were on the beach that it was
impossible to get them .all into*
the meeting hall. 700 men crowd thousands of men on the beach
ed into the third floor meeting in all ports.
room, and the overflow of 300 The first of the bi-monthly
were forced to gather on the dis meetings (every other Wednes
patching deck, one flight down. day) was called for 7 o'clock. By
1,000 men at a regular member 6:30 the hall was half filled. At
ship meeting is eloquent testi 6:45 there was standing room
mony of the growth of our union. only, and by meeting time the
Master-at-arms was turning men
1,000 men at a membership away and sending them to the
meeting during the war shipping second deck. All those who went
boom is also a warning that a to the second deck were given,
post-war slow down will see credit for the meeting and ex
cused.
Evidence of rank and file in
Larger Hall Hired
terest
in the union were the loud
For New York Meeting
beefs which issued from the sec
ond floor when it was announced
The next membership meet that the overflow was being ex
Control of U.S. labor would be
placed in the hands of the War ing held in New York (Wed cused. Dozens of men complain
Manpower Commission'under the. nesday, Feb. 28) will be at ed that they didn't come to the
bill introduced by Sen. Harley Webster Hall. This Hall will meetings only to have their cards
Kilgore (Dem. West Virginia), be used for the meetings every stamped, but they wanted to par
shown above. This bill is much other Wednesday until further ticipate in the running of the or
preferable to the May "Slave La notice.
ganization.
bor Bill" which passed the
Webster Hall is located at 119
"I've never missed a meeting
House. Senator Kilgore's bill is East 11th Street, between 3rd when I've been on the beach in
being supported by both the Am and 4th Aves. Take either the the past five years," growled one
erican Federation of Labor and BMT or the East Side IRT sub old-timer, "'and I don't intend to
CIO leaders.
ways to 14th Street, then walk start now." (He got into the
meeting).
Latest indications are that la 3 blocks south.
New York and District officials
bor has forced into line enough
Remember, meetings in all
Senate votes to defeat the May ports are now held every other took imniediate steps to correct
this situation which denies full
BilL Show down will come next Wednesday evening at 7.
week.
(Federafed Picture)
(Continued on Page 4)
The Seafarers has always been#
opposed to "social service" by
•religious or charitable organiza
tions, because such organizations
usually turned out to be an arm
of the shipowner and used char
ity hand-outs as a weapon against
decent wage structures for the
seamen. This ' new set-up, how> £ver, is something quite different. The U.S. Maritime Commission
. It is not a charity, it is run by announced this week that five
and for organized labor, and it more members of the SIU who
can render many services to sea gave their lives in action will be
men which are not at present honored by having Liberty ships
-.withifi the capabilities of the
named after them. This brings
union.
Following is the first Bulletin to a grand total of 20 SIU dead
issued by Sarah E. Marshall, Di whose names are now carrjed on
rector of the Bureau, and gives the bow of merchant ships—fit
the general perspectives of the ting tribute to their heroism.
new service.
The SIU was the first organiza
NEW YORK LABOR
tion in the country to urge that
WAiJ CHEST
Liberty ships be named after the
Labor League for Human Rights men who sailed and died on them.
10 East 40th Street
Last year Brother John Hawk
New York 16. N. Y.
wrote to Admiral Land suggest
BULLETIN NO. 1
ing this procedure. A few short
"Many AF of L unions in New months later the first SIU man
York City have Welfare Com was so honored.
mittees to serve their members The five brothers who will be
"on individual problems which honored this spring, as the ships
are not covered by' union con are launched, are:
tracts or union negotiations.
EDWARD H: HINTON
Other unions do-not have such
committees. Both groups of the
DUDLEY H. THOMAS
' unions, however, are compelled
• to devote a considerable amount
Here is pari of the crowd which jammed the third floor meeting hall in New York last week.
JOHN L. McCARLEY
of energy and time in helping
Besides those seen in this picture. 300 men were on on the second deck waiting to get into the meeting
JOHN C. PRESTON
their membei's to solve their
in case anyone left . . . but no one did.
•v
Future meetings in New York will be held in Webster Hall, every other Wednesday evening at 7.
FRANK E. SPENCER
'
{Continued'on "Page 2)
5 More Liberties
Named For SIU
Hojiored Dead
Part Of The Record Crowd
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Pagf» Two
THE
SEAFAREkd
LOG
Friday, February 23, 1945
SEAFARERS LOG
From The
Assistant
Sec>Treas.
Published by the
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf Oistrict
Affiliated with the American federation of Labor
HARRY LUNDEBERG
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By LOUIS COFFIN
President
to J Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.
JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas.
P. O. Box Zy, Station P., New York City
MATTHEW DUSHANE
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- Washington Rep.
424 ith Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
it
Directory of Branches
BRANCH
NEW YORK (4)
BOSTON (10)
BALTIMORE (2)
PHILADELPHIA
NORFOLK
NEW ORLEANS (16)
CHARLESTON (9)
SAVANNAH
TAMPA
JACKSONVILLE
MOBILE
SAN JUAN. 26 P.R.
PUERTO RICO
GALVESTON
ADDRESS
PHONE
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.—Norfolk 4-1083
339 Chartres St.—Canal 3336
68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930
220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728
423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-H??
920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231
7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392
45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885
219 20lh St.—Galveston 2-8043
lPUBLICATION OFFICE:
yi BEAVER STREET
New York, (4) N. Y.
HAnover 2-2784
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AFL To Open "Service
Bureau" In New York
(Continued from Page I)
family problems of a health and
welfare nature.
"If all of the AF of L unions
established Welfare Committees
and did an efficient job, we would
iiave a picture of 600 t6 700
unions in New York City trying
to learn about the available ser
vices in the dity and endeavoring
to establish effective contact with
all agencies operating in each
field. The effectiveness of so
many unions operating independ
ently would be measurably re
duced.
"Such duplication of time,
money and effort of each indi
vidual union could be elimin
ated by a central service bureau
equipped to serve all unions in
Greater New York City,
"A cursory examination, of
health and welfare services in
New York City indicates that
there are over 1,100 agencies in
this field and that these are,
broadly speaking," equipped to
handle the following types of
problems:
' "I. HealthHospital and convalescent caire.
Cancer, tuberculosis, and heart
ailments.
Physically handicapped.
Mental hygiene.
Others.
"il. Care of the Aged.
"III. Children's Services—
• Camps — Health Services —
Temporary Shelters,
bay Nurseries — After school
programs.
Placement of children outside
their homes.
Delinquency.
"IV. Family Welfare Services.
"V. Lggal Aid.
"VI. Assistance to the Foreign
Born.
"VII. Public Assistance.
"A central service bureau
which is known to and used by
all of the AF of L unions in New
York City, can help them meet
such problems of their members
by placing them in contact with
the appropriate agencies.
"One of the great problems
which we will be facing in the
near future will be the accom
modation of demobilized veter
ans of which two groups are of
particular interest to unions:
Veterans who are already
union members.
Prospective union members.
"It is important to note that
the AF of L in New York City,
with its 750,000 members, repre
sents the interests of approxim
ately 300,000 to 500,000 families
with an estimated population of
one and one-half to two million
people, or about one-quarter of
the total population. We can,
consequently, assume that onefourth of the veterans returning
will either be AF of L members
or will come from families of
AF of L members. The AF of L
in New York City has a definite
responsibility to these veterans
and should be in a position to
render services to them.
"Veterans services offered by
the Veterans Service Center, es
tablished by the War Manpower
Commission, include:
"The protection of veterans'
rights as devised by law under
As head of Ihe division bf provision for revision
Was a man of prompt decision. Merlon Quick
Ph; b; in c^Sthehics; PbQ in pathogenies.
He had just the proper background for the work.
From the pastoral aroma of Aloma, Oklahoma.
With a pittance of a sRlary in hand.
His acceptance had b^n Whetted, even aided and abetted.
By emolument that libfted Sohie ten ^ran'd.
So with energy ecstatic this fanatic left his attic.
And hastened on to Washington, D. C.,
Where with verve and vim and vigor he went hunting for
the negro
In the woodpile of the WPB.
After months of patient process Marion's spiculeur proboscis
Had unearthed a reprehensible hiatus.
In reply by Blair and Blair to the thirteenth questionnaire
«S!F
In connection with their inventory status.
They had written, "Your directive when effective was
defective
In its ultimate objective, and what's more.
Neolithic hieroglyphic is, to us, much more specific
Than the drivel ypu keep dumping at our door."
This sacrilege discovered, Mertoh fainted, but recovered
Sufficiently to write, "We are convinced
That sabotage is camouflaged behind perverted persiflage;
Expecf me on the 22nd inst.''
But first he sent a checker, and then a checker's checker;
Still nothing was disclosed as being wrong.
So a checker's checker checker came to check the
checker's checker
And the process was laborious and long.
Then followed a procession of the follow-up profession.
Through the records of the firm of Blair and Blair;
From breakfast until supper some new super-follow-upper
Tore his hair because of Merlon's questionnaire.
The file is closed, completed, though our hero, undefeated.
Carries' on in some department as before.
But victory is in sight, hot bbcause of, but in spite
Qf Merlon's mighty efforts in the war.
-author unknown
the Selective Service Act and their old jobs or find new jobs.
the GI Bill of Rights.
"The AF of L Service Bureau
"Helping to solve the person can help AF of L unions, their
al problems of veterans by re members and veterans, who seek
ferring them to the proper pub to get back their old jobs in
lic or private health and wel trades organized by unions or
who Wish to enter a trade or
fare agencies.
"Helping them to get back ganized by the AF of L.
This is my first report and in
the future I will try to have «
weekly report for the Seafarers
Log, concerning the activities of
this office. Due to the fact that
I have only been at this job a
couple of weeks getting acquaint
ed with the ways and means of
operating, I've been a little slow
in getting out a report, but now
I'm getting the hang of things and
I'm sure that I will have this of
fice running on a smooth, busi
ness basis.
This job has been out of ex- ,
istence for a number of years
and it heeds to be biiilt up. With
the co-operation of the member
ship), I'm sure this can be done.
I'm sUre that the officials of the
union will co-operate in helping
me shape up this job.
1 received a couple of beefs
from Baltimore off of a Calmar
ship, the SS William Pepper.
These beefs concerned all hands
on deck and the three oilers. The
sailors had a beef regarding seciority watches which were stood
in Russia; the oilers beef was in
regards to carpenter work in the
engine room on day work. After
contacting the company on these
beefs, I Was told that the ship
was here in New York and that
the company would contact the
Ghief Engineer and the Chief
Mate to verify if this work was
done.
The Chief Engineer claimed
that the oilers worked thirty-two
hours, figuring
at the rate of
adding each fifteen minutes work
ed a.«? a full hour. Explaining
wasn't necessary, as the company
was only interested in whether
the men worked or not, and so
they agreed to pay the full
amount that the oilers claimed.
The Chief Mate claimed that the
men didn't stand their watch on
deck at all hours of the night.
His claim was that he only or- rdered one man on deck at vari
ous times. Well, we convinced
him that when a man was on
deck during a security watch he
was entitled to overtime in ad- '
dition to his regular $6 rate. The
beef was settled on this basis. All
this money can be collected at Calmar, 44 Whitehall St., N.Y.C.
Since Brother Michelet is now
Agent in New Orleans, we have k
new food handler in the person
of Brother Shuler. Needless to
say, he has the experience, hav
ing been Chief Cook for Admiral
Dewey at the Battle of Manila.
He was serving coffee to the Ad
miral when Dewey made his fa
mous saying: "Fire when ready
Gridley."
V
Honor Roll
SS Francis Walker
SS J. Parker
E. W. Manz
I. Truelove
E. Harris
g.oo
g.OQ
5.00
4.00
4^00
E. Page
gloo
H. S. Clarry
L. Begajowski
P. Rasmuss^n
2.OO
2.OO
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TME SEApARtkS
L0G
Pa^ TkxM
The messboy said, "No, we
have a very religious crew. They
all quote the Bible every time
WHATS OOING
Well, here We go again, doing
they come in for chow. They aU
business at the same old place as
stand
and look over the table and
usual. Buck Newman has depart
say,
Hebrews,
13-8."
ed from our midst and has gone
Frenchy, being encouraged,
back to the city of opportunity to
borrowed a Bible from the Skip
once again recoupe his somewhat
per—opened it at Hebrews, 13-8
sadly , depleted bankroll. The
and
read: "Jesus Christ, the same
Missouri
these
days
and
we'd
like
co-operation
during
the
time
1
'boys will miss you Buck, but ments. It seems that on some of
yesterday,
today and forever."
to
see
the
USPH
set-up
planned
have
been
in
this
port.
these
ships
the
officers
give
the
keep up the good work.
the way it ought to be before we
Good
sailing
Brothers,
members
that
made
the
last
trip
J.
P.
SHULER, Patrolman
The ridge runners are all gostart
backing
it
up.
Right
now
time
off.
Then
they
wait
till
the
LeROY CLARKE,
, ing to ship on the same ship. Well
Patrolman we're fixing up the Baltimore
that is one ship on its return that ship is ready to sail and when
BOSTON
Hall a little so the members can
these
birds
that
were
on
last
trip
will be in order.
•be comfortable and can spend a
don't show up, they call the
Several weeks ago I was asked
There is quite some talk about union and put the pressure on us.
BALTIMORE
cpngenial hour or so with ship
by
Brother Pat McHugh, Sec'ya building here but as yet I have The trouble is that in most cases
mates without recourse to the
Treas., Fishermen's Union, if I
only seen one of the committee these ratings are AB, Deck Eng., Business was slightly off dur near-by gyp joint.
would sit as a panel member for
that is trying to function. What's Chief Cook, or Oilers. I think ing the past week but is due for
WILLIAM McKAY, Agent labor, on a case involving the
the matter committee? Let's get that it would be in order to con a pickup most any day. The Vic
Fishermen's Union. I agreed and
going before we get put out of tact the steamship companies and tory ship launching schedule has
after
five meetings the Industry
NEW YORK
our home.
inform them of this evil and may fallen behind considerably but
member
and the Public member
We had the SS Charles Hull of be we can eliminates these head the occasional one that does go
voted
for
the boat-owners. I, of
into service is enough to ease up This port did a normal business
the Alcoa in last week, and to aches.
course,
voted
for the fishermen
the
beach
lists
which
show
a
ten
last week with 34 pay-offs and 29
sajr the least that was the prize
HARRY COLLINS, Agent dency to pile up at the least ex sign ons. There were 691 ship and then drew up a minority re?
crew. The Boatswine, P. R. Harcuse these days. .
ped in all departments and 712 port and presented the report to
ing, T-C No. 24708, had the school
Quite
a
few
men
have
been
re
registered.
The hall is still crowd the NLRB.
SAVANNAH
kids on that ship all hipped up
I just received a letter from the
porting
from
shore
jobs
and
the
ed
and
the
only trip card men
that $44.00 was'too much to join
NLRB
informing me that they
the union. But the real joker be Shipping picked up some backwoods saying that they had shipped were on Waterman and
have
upheld
the minority report
hind the whole thing was .the around this port last week. Had heard the WSA's plea for mer Calmar ships.
and
therefore
have ruled in fa
Turd Mate. It seemed that this a West Coast ship for Atlantic & chant seamen over the radio and The SS Marine Dragon is back
vor
of
the
Fishermen.
there
is
considerable
griping
in port with plenty of beefs. That
bird from all indications was a Pacific in for a pay-off and every
Last week we received a call
former NMU stiff and he sure thing was settled to the satisfac when they find out that we can't was to be expected as she is our
for
blood donors as the mother of
take
them
until
the
beach
lists
tion
of
the
crew
at
pay-off
time.
first
C-4
and
it
will
take
a
trip
or
sprinkled the good old Gospel to
one
of our members was in the
ease
up.
It's
peculiar
how
many
Placed
a
full
deck
crew
aboard
two
to
square
it
away.
Her
man
the boys. He became violent and
hospital
and needed a blood
men
decide
to
be
patriotic
and
her.
Also
had
a
new
Liberty
for
ning
scale
is
the
main
issue
and
attacked our esteemed patrolman
transfusion.
We put a notice on
return
to
sea
just
at
the
time
the
American-Range
out
from
here
is
being
worked
on
now.
who in turn gave a splendid per
the
board
and the following
formance which was enjoyed by last week, which took a full crew. draft boards decide to tighten up The SS Hibbon of the Overbrothers
volunteered
and gave a
lakes Freighting Corporation
all but the Mate. The final up Looks as if things might be and start reclassifying.
pint
of
blood:
shot of the whole thing was that slow around this port for a while Hair mattresses on the Victory brought in the prize beef. Most
Neil J. Haskins, Charles T.
the Company, after asking for an as there is nothing scheduled to ships is a prime beef in this port every member of the Steward
Mills,
Roland E. Colmer, Anthony
explaination. from the union, re come out around here anytime in at present. The WSA headman Dept. had worked in every rat
J.
Novicki,
Lawrence Johnson.
ing
and
finally
the
Deck
Engin
moved the somewhat bruised and the near future and don't know here says he can't do anything
We
have
been very busy with
eer
was
put
in
as
Chief
Cook.
indignant Mate from the ship.
of anything that might be coming about them until the ship has
Coast
Guard
cases and I am
The
Skipper
was
a
weakling
made a trip. Apparently, one of
We have beeii having some dif in.
happy
to
report
that all four
ficulties with the Dole Dishing Have quite a few men register our "patriotic" businessmen cor without enough guts to run his cases were dissmissed. A few
department of the United Sea- ed at the present time especially nered the burro and packass hair ship and it seems as if the gun more months of this work and I
supply and is peddling it back to nery Ensign took over the ship.
jmah's service. It seenis that some in the black-gang.
The SS Monroe of the Bull will be ready to hang out my
smart GEE in their New York
CHARLES WAIDi Agent Mr. Whiskers via the usual poli Line renewed the beef of reduced shingle.
tical priority channels and at
office sought by some unseen
priority
prices of course. Prob Stewards Department. It seems We have a few beefs pending
power to get the officials of the
NEW ORLEANS
ably the Government can't can that when some of these ships with the Eastern and I hope to
SIU to recognize their" settip.
cel or is afraid to and that's where take men out of the Gun Crew get these cleared away shortly.
When one of our members went
Nothing more of importance ta
Things ^re relatively quiet here your twenty percent deduction the company thinks that they
to them for a loan he was told
report
so will close with best
that he could not get a loan un this week. We had three ships goes boys—that's where it goes. have the authority to reduce the wishes.
We've been doing good work Stewards Dept. as they see fit.
less his Port Agent signed a slip paying off and two signed on.
JOHN MOGAN, Agent
Most
of
our
activity
was
con
down
this way exploding the But there is still an agreement
stating, that he was upright. Well,
this the union official could not fined to settling port side beefs bubble about those fabulous by which they have to abide. And
wages the merchant seaman is speaking of abiding by agree
GALVESTON
do as we hal already gone on rec while ships wer'e loading.
ments,
there
are
a
few
things
of
supposed
to
get.
As
a
result
a
We
made
all
the
ships
in
the
ord to have nothing to do with
this outfit officially. So natural harbor to put Union literature bill has been introduced into the which our membership should be Shipping and business in this
ly when the man was turned aboard and to tell the boys that Maryland legislature providing reminded.. We are shipped for the port has been good for the past
down for a loan on this account Feb. 13th was Mardi Gras and the same income tax exemptions purpose of reporting to a ship, two weeks with three new ships
y<)u can readily see that this in they get overtime for this day as for merchant seamen as those al working while aboard, and not coming out of Houston and a
tiihe would cause a lot of dissen- the longshoremen were getting lowed the men in the military getting off as soon as it hits the South Atlantic ship the SS Mary
M. Dodge paying off here Feb. 13.
tion. I believe that this was the overtime. But unfortunately the services. If this bill should be dock.
The
Eastern
SS
Company
has
come
law,
and
we've
no
doubt
This
ship paid off clean, no beefs.
Moran
agreement
only
calls
for
real motive for the USS; to force
agreed
that
the
4
to
8
watch
shall
that
it
will,
the
Maryland
law
Had
one case for the Coast
holidays
enjoyed
by
the
long
the SIU to recognize their setup.
W^ll, we by-passed that one shoremen wKile in Continential makers will forward a joint res relieve itself for supper. That is Guard. Bro. Sweeny handled the
and 'we thr^tened to expose the West Coast Ports, so the boys olution to Congress requesting the company with whom we have case and was successful in hold
that they do the same in regards an agreement to come across, so ing the man's papers for him.
USS to the Central Labor Union, worked for Jesus that day.
to
the Federal Income Tax Law. we are batting a hundred per This ship was one of the cleanest
State Federation of Labor, and to We expect another quiet week
Calmar
Line and Waterman cent on that score now.
ships that I have seen in some
the American Federation of La this coming one as we only have
Skeleton.
Crew
Beef
of
the
SS
time.
have
been
letting
go
some
of
their
two
scheduled
arrivals.
But
we
bor in Washington itself. We also
Banvard
was
settled
Saturday.
We will have 3 new Liberty
old
ones
on
the
Russian
market
expect
a
new
Liberty
out
of
Del
istated that the Community Chest
All
men
who
returned
on
her
ships
the 1st of the month, the
recently
but
they
will
be
replac
ta
yard
for
Waterman
soon.
This
here in Philly would be notified
have
1
hours
each
per
day
for
ed
by
Victories
or
C-types.
Some
SS
Clifford
E. Ashley for the Bull
is
the
last
one
the
SIU
will
get
of the manner that they were
Line will be delivered about the
dispersing the funds that was so out of this yard as their con of the older Liberties are begin each day on her return.
It-is to every member's advan 25th and the SS Chas. H. Lanagraciously given to them from tracts to build Liberties are fin ning to show signs of wear and
tage
to get his beefs settled at han for the American Liberty
tear and we look for a lot of
the citizens of the City of Broth- ished.
the
point
of production and to Lines about Feb. 27th. There is
lend-lease
sales
of
these
ships
' erly Love. Low and behold, with We have ah SUP ship in pay
get
his
money
before he leaves also a SUP ship for Luckenbach
within
the
next
few
months.
in the hour, Captain Mathaisen, ing off today. She is a mule ship
the
s^ip.
after that.
The
WSA
is
still
training
a
lot
and
all
the
Deck
Dept.
had
to
who is Chairman of the USS
There
was
a
messman
in
the
of
men
but
most
of
them
will
end
D. STONE, Agent
wear
hats
while
the
ship
was
be
here in Philly, called me and
other
day
who
was
telling
of
a
up
in
the
Army
if
the
war
in
Eu
ing
discharged
to
avoid
being
slated that temporarily he would
rope should end abruptly and trip that he made with Frenchy
instruct his agent here to advance discharged with the cargo.
loans to the members of the SIU Bro. Masterson, the new Joint that's the way it will end. At Michelet. For some reason, the
without a referral slip. However, Patrolman, arrived during the tempts are being made in Balti crew hadn't been squawking too
befiore this became the policy of week and went right to work more to get a U.S. Public Health much about the food, so Frenchy
his International office he said, he hitting the front. His first ship Medical Admittance Office going had hopes " of making another
would have to takfe it up with was a mule ship. Nice place for but there's opposition from local trip. Just before the ship got in,
alleged medicos who have been Frenchy called the messboy in
the board of directors in New an ex-Deek Eng. eh what?
making a good thing out of the and asked:
Your
correspondent
will
be
York at the next regular meeting.
"Has the crew been squawk
medical
examination for too long.
leaving
at
the
end
of
this
week
So far So good.
•We are having quite a lot of and I would like at this time to Union pressure could breakdown ing? What do they say about the
trdiible with last minute replace- thank all the Brothers for their that barrier but we're all from food?"
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Page Four
THE
SEAFARERS
LOG
Friday, February 23,194$t.
U
Ports Of Aden And Colombo To
STRAIGHT
Get Merchant Seamen's Clubs
• The opening of United Sea made available by Robert Bossio, among the works of the cele
men's Service clubs for American the present owner. Built in 1872 brated painter Bruschi, whose
merchant seamen at Aden, on the by the celebrated architect Leo frescoes adorn the walls and ceil
Gulf of Aden, and at Colombo, nardo Corsini, it mixes neo-clas- ings of the many richly decorated
Ceylon, •was announced Saturday, sic with Greek oriental design rooms. The ballroom is a hall of
Februai-y 17, by Douglas P. Fal and is considered the finest villa mirrors, paneled with gold leaf
coner, executive director of The in all Tuscany. Now seamen rest and illuniinated by bronze and
' c.. .'.1 . / ,3
and dine during shore leave crystal chandeliers.
Service.
; ,
The Aden club consists of two
buildings erected for the USS by
the army, he said. The roofs are
lined with straw matting to ward
By 'TRENCHY" MICHELET
off the terrific heat of the region.
This is New Orleans ih carni bones with a cleaver and put the
The main building contains a
val time ... Mardi Gras ... 'The meat and bones into a hot oven
snack bar, dining, room, kitchen
and recreation lounge. The sec
City that Care Forgot." Stuff like in a covered pan. Let roast dry
for 15 minutes, then pour, off the
ond building affords sleeping ac
that may sound swell in Chamber grease, add a little water, squeeze
commodations for 50 seamen.
of Commerce folders, but we lo over the meat the juice of 3 lem
Nearby, through arrangement
cal yokels know it ain't so. Care, ons, throw in the skins and "bhe
with the British, the seamen may
brothers, is comfortably domic bay leaf and roast 'til tender, and
use tennis courts, a swimming
iled at the local SIU hall. He's be sure you cook plenty.
pool and a rugby field.
here, bag-and-baggage and ap
In Colombo, Mr. Falconer said,
parently plans* to remain for the Here's ham what am: Put a
USS is taking over one of two
season. In other words, brother large smoked ham into a pot of
large facilities formerly operated
Michelet has his troubles. He cold water. Season with the
by the Red Cross. He added that
can no longer say, "See the juice and skins of 3 lemons, a
a USS overseas representative is
Agent." That dog don't hunt no few whole cloves, 3 bay leaves,
now studying the need for a club
mo', 'bo.
a pinch of thyme and three raw
at Bombay, India. USS already
onions, simmer for three hours.
has a club at Calcutta.
There are 3 mule ships in this Let cool in the liquid and re
Return of the United Mine Workers to the AFL has been held
Mr. Falconer also announced
port
. . . three of 'em. What move (this should be done the
up by the AFL executive council pending John L. Lewis' withdrawal
the removal of the USS club at
earthly use people can have for day before the ham is baked).
Leghorn, Italy from 3 Via Bene of his demands for a seat on the council. Shown above, in happy so damn many mules is more
detto Brin to a more favorable mood, are leaders of the Progressive Mine Workers (AFL) who than we can figure out. And to Reserve the liquid. Remove the
location at 2 Corso Amedo where oppose Lewis' return to the Federation. (Left to right) Felix Good- trot all three of 'em in here the skin, bone and tie. Now make a
an historic villa named "The nick, PMW executive board member; President John Marchiando very first week that we take paste of about % pound of brown
(Federated Picture) over the port is to add insult to sugar and a few spoons'-of dryGold Leaf Palace" has been and Attorney C. C. Dreman.
mustard moistened with the
injui'y. Maybe this man Roose stock. Smear it over the top of
velt thinks he's got trouble run- the ham, dot it with whole cloves,i
nin' this country with so many put it into a baking pan along
people mad at us, but he should with a few pints of the stotk and
try runpih' this office with three
bake for abgut an hour and a,ha.l|
mule scows in port if he really or until done, basting frequently.
SS SHICKSHINNY
SS FINLEY
SS CARLOS J. FINLAY
wants to know what trouble is.
Byron Jones, 17 hrs; D. Gar
Voyage No. 2
Things are rather quiet here as
A. Ferrara, Bos'n., 3 hrs; Ne
It's good to get our feet under far as shipping is concerned.
Joseph Czaplak, FWT, 16 hrs; diner, 17 hrs. Collect at South vola, Deck Maint. 2 hrs. Collect
H. W. "Austin, Oiler, 35 hrs. Col Atlantic SS Cotftpany office, 17 at Overtakes Freight Corp. of Mother's table again after all Brothers Bales and Thomas came
these years. We like everything to our rescue yesterday and took
lect at Overtakes Freight Corp. Battery Place, New York.
fice, New York.
« * *
about
living at home again ex a few men off beach here for jobs
,
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office. New York.
cept those damn weeping-Annie in Mobile. Between us all we
•
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SS A. DOBBS
SS E. WHEELOCK
radio serials that are prime favor managed to persuade the oper
.1. Weinstein, Dk. Engineer, 30 J. Malazinsky, 2 hrs; G. L. Voyage No. 7—Paid off in
ites with the female element at ator involved to go for transpor
hrs: R. A. Webber, Oiler, 51 hrs; Newman, SVz hrs; F. Gray, 1 hr;
Wilmington, N. C.
S. LaCorte, FWT," 21 hrs; J. T. P. P. Souza, 3 hrs; J. Gurganus, John Balnes, Bos'n; Peter Gel- home. How the hell anybody can tation. We hope to do this more
Manfredi, Oiler, 23 hrs; W. Van- 1 hr; M. Franciose, 3 hrs; F. J. laty, AB; John Graham, AB; Ed work up any enthusiasm for the often, because, as these Mobile
icky, FWT, 33 hrs. Collect at Stanton, 2 hrs; M. L. Johnson, 2 Zakiewicz, AB. Collect lodging stilted dialogue the characters in officials pointed" but, we simply
Overtakes Freight Corp. office. hrs; E. H. Wilcox, 10 hrs; S. money at Calmar SS office. New these soap operas use is beyond have to start making a real ef
our poor understanding. We are fort to keep the trip cards down
Kuleza, 14 hrs; R. Sjoberg, 76 hrs; York.
New York.
trying to type this and not listen to a minimum.
»
W. Wenzel, 16 hrs; F. N. Pokers,
* * *
to some dame named Linda. Lin
SS FINLEY
3 hrs. Collect at Calmar SS Com
SS WM. G. LEE
da
blew her cork a few minutes
pany office. New York.
• Voyage No. 3
Sheridan,
9
hrs.
Collect
at
ago.
"How dare you," she just
« * *
Joseph Czaplak, FWT, 1 day's
South Atlantic SS Company of told the wolf what's trying the
SS W. N. FERRIS
pay, 2 hrs. overtime; H. W. Aus
fice, New York.
old badger game. People don't
tin, Oiler, 1 day's pay, 8 hrs. over
R. Patterson, Dk. Maint., 6 hrs;
»
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talk like that •where we come
time. Collect at Overtakes J. Buzbee, Oiler, 12 hrs; R. He
SS WHEELOCK
from. Every time a broad gets
Freight Corp. office, New York. witt, AB, 1 hr; H. Winters, Oiler,
indignant with us it's, "Take your
2 hrs; J. Kuzma, Dk. Eng., 2 hrs; E. Jurgen, Oiler, 131/2 hrs; P. hand off my leg, you dope."
Malinkas,
Oiler,
22
hrs.
Collect
J. Graboroiecki, AB, 1 hr; G.
(Continued from Page 1)
Keep A "Log**
at Calmar SS Co. office. New
There's a number of old-timers
Santos,
AB,
2
hrs;
D.
FrederickIn Your Pocket
in port—Huff, Cabrera, Witutski, union democracy to those men
son, AB, 2 hrs. Collect at Calmar York.
« « *
Gaglino, Chappell and '"Pop" unable to crowd into a meeting.
SS Company office. New York.
SS ROBERT FECHNER
<t>
*'
>i>
Rothers, a real old-time belly- Brothers Hawk and Goffin hired
B.
Stagg
contact
South
Atlan
robber. "Pop" was sailing stew Web.Ster Hall for the meeting
SS W. N. FERRIS
tic
SS
Co.
office,
New
York,
to
ard even before Shuler bought next week, and for every other
Four weeks linen money due
collect
overtime
for
relieving
for
his last suit of clothes, which week which promises to produce
members of the Stewards Dept.
should make him about the most large attendance.
32 meals to be divided between dinner.
<c
«
«
experienced man in the Gulf.
From now on there will be
2nd Cook and messman. Collect
SS
PAN
YORK
seats
and elbow room for all
at Calmar SS Company ^office.
Carl Olsen, 12 hrs; F. Dam, 16 A number of brothers have members at every meeting. And
New York.
* * *
hrs; F. A. Marshall, 1 hr; E. R. writeen to ask us to give a few if the union continues to gX0\v,
Weber, 1 hr. Collect Waterman pork recipes. Here are two:
we'll even hire Madison Square
SS CARLOS W. FINLAY
Take a fresh ham, repoove the Garden.
Kook, 571/2 hrs., $54.60; Mauser, office in New Orleans.
*. * «
skin, (save for rendering) bone it
331/2 hrs., $30.15; Ferrara, IO1/2
SS MEYER LISSINER
and tie it securely for easy cut
hrs., $9.45; Nevola, 91/2 hrs., $8.55;
Gustavson, 31/2 hrs., $3.15; Moore, F. W. Brandeburg, 8 hrs. and $4 ting. Mash a few pieces of gar
7 hrs., $6.36; Lazor, 7y2 hrs., $6.75; boat fare. ,Collect at Waterman lic and stuff it into the meat
along with a few quartered
Thimble, 111/2 hrs., $10.35; Hill, 11 office, Norfolk.
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4>
onion. Mix together salt, pepper,
hrs., $9.90; West, 91/2 hrs., 8.55;
a tiny pinch of ground cloves and Will the holder of receipt No.
SS
T.
J.
JACKSON
Ebanks, lOVi hrs., $9.45. Collect
a little thyme. Now rub the meat 75382 please see J. Algina, New
A.
Schultz,
9
hrs,
Collect
at
at Overtakes Freight Corp. office.
^
Mississippi office. New Orleans. well with the mixture. Crack the York patrolman.
New York.
'AltVf
No Agreement On Lewis
INioney Due
RecordAttendance
For 1st New York
Bi-Monthly Meet
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RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR FIRST NEW YORK BI-MONTHLY MEETING
AFL TO OPEN "SERVICE BUREAU" IN NEW YORK
5 MORE LIBERTIES NAMED FOR SIU HONORED DEAD
PART OF THE RECORD CROWD
SATIRE IN RHYME
PORTS OF ADEN AND COLOMBO TO GET MERCHANT SEAMEN'S CLUBS
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